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Kourtney Kardashian: Here’s 87 Things in My House You’ll Never Afford!

Kourtney Kardashian has opened up her Calabasas mansion to Architectural Digest to share 87 of her favorite decor items. We'll just give you a spoiler alert now: none of them came from IKEA. Kourtney and her interior designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard (who naturally has a British accent and spells his name with a “y”) go room by room to show off all the overpriced things. She starts in the entryway, moves on to the kitchen, then finishes the tour in the living room. Among the tidbits you'll likely have to auction off your firstborn child in order to afford are: Vintage Belgian mirrors  Custom made entryway table by an artist in Venice, Calif. Stainless steel kitchen sink with an Inox single level mixer with pullout spray Heritage Number 14 kettle Kelly Wearstler bowl, gifted to her by sis Khloe Museum-quality Oscar Niemeyer chair designed in 1971 Damien Hirst diamond dust skull, a Christmas gift from Scott Disick Books! Lots of books! (For display only, we're fairly certain.) I don't know about you, but I don't even know what some of those words mean. “I love having my kids' toys everywhere,” Kourtney reads from a script. However, we detect only one “toy,” which carefully rolls into frame on the limestone floor: a mini Rolls Royce. “My kids amazing art is always on display,” she tells the camera, and we do see drawings pinned to the Sub-Zero fridge, most likely created with heirloom crayons made with organic paraffin.  “It's very chic but practical,” concludes the reality star, which leads me to believe she and I have very different definitions of the word “practical.” Looks like Kourtney's hot bod isn't the only think her ex Scott Disick's been missing. After seeing the riches involved, we're certain Kourt keeps her fortress locked away from her thief mother Kris Jenner, who was accused of stealing marble from Kim Kardashian's home .

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Sinkhole in Florida: Buildings Collapse Near Orlando Theme Park Area

Sections of a building at a resort near an Orlando, Florida theme park district collapsed into a sinkhole late Sunday, forcing the evacuation of guests. Dozens of visitors staying in two adjacent three-story buildings were also evacuated. Sinkhole in Florida: Report The sinkhole ingested part of Summer Bay Resort in Clermont, Florida. “I was in the tub when the ‘boom’ went off and the tub literally popped up and came down,” Debbie Ward told MyFoxOrlando, recalling the experience. “She thought it was an earthquake and got out of the tub, and could “hear the cracking and the ceiling and glass breaking and we decided to get out as soon as possible.” Engineers have been drilling to see if the land has stabilized. Paul Caldwell, the owner, says one building was destroyed. Back in March, a Florida sinkhole killed a man when it opened up near his Hillsborough County home. The sinkhole prompted evacuations in the neighborhood. Sinkholes are as much a part of the Florida landscape as palm trees and alligators, especially in recent years. Florida has more  than any state in the nation. Experts say sinkholes aren’t occurring at a greater rate than usual but that the high-profile nature of recent one in populated areas has drawn attention to them. So how does it happen? Much of Florida is made up of porous carbonate rocks such as limestone that store and help move groundwater. Dirt, sand and clay sit on top of that rock. Over time, these rocks can dissolve from an acid created from oxygen in water, creating a void underneath the limestone roof, creating the sinkhole. When the dirt, clay or sand gets too heavy for the limestone roof, it can collapse. Sinkholes are caused naturally but they can be triggered by outside events. Heavy rain, drought followed by heavy rainfall, tropical storms and human activity – such as overuse of groundwater, drilling, excavating and construction – can contribute.

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An Island Without The Sea

From the wall of the Malec