Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington

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    In Shea, the taxpayers (a corporation and two partnerships related through common ownership, or for our purposes, “Shea”) were in the home development business in Arizona, California and Colorado. Shea wasn’t in the habit of throwing up a spec home and calling it a day; rather, it preferred to develop planned communities ranging from 100 to 1,000 homes. The builders emphasized the features and lifestyle of the planned communities to potential buyers, advertising their developments with cliché, but apparently effective, slogans like “The Pursuit of Happiness.” Shea invested significant funds – upwards of 30% of total budgeted costs, in some developments — in the amenities – such as pools, golf courses, and clubhouses –for each neighborhood. In addition, Shea was held to its promise by state and municipal law, which required the builder to post bonds to secure its performance with regards to completing these common improvements. In the event Shea failed to finish the improvements, it would be required to pay the bond amount over to the government agency. Similar bonds were entered into to secure performance with homeowners associations established for each development. In general, when Shea sold home to a buyer, the purchase contract identified the home as the subject matter of the contract. Depending on the state of sale, however, additional documents were required to protect the buyer. In Arizona, the contracts required the purchaser to initial and sign an acknowledgement…

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    Robert Boyle. I will be telling you all the important facts that happened in his life time. I will tell you when he was born and when he died. I will also tell you where he was born and in where at. Also who his parents were and if he had and siblings. I will try to tell you all about Robert Boyle's life. Like what discoveries he made, tell you how he's important, and how he became known. Robert Boyle was born January 25, 1627 in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. His parents were Richard Boyle…

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    Robert Boyle was born in 1627, he was the seventh son of his father Richard Boyle. Boyle was named the father of of chemistry after he created a vacuum pump and found Boyle’s law, became a philosopher, chemist, physicist, and an inventor. He gave the first accurate definition of a chemical element, chemical reaction, and a chemical analysis. In 1641, Boyle went to Florence with his tutor who was French, he spent his winter studying with Galileo Galilei. He was also part of the “Invisible…

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