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Guess How Much Credit Card Debt: Oprah's Audience
Guess How Much Credit Card Debt: Oprah's Audience
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Oprah's "Best Life Week" is coming to a close today, and yesterday's show was "Money Day" featuring Suze Orman. On their way into the show, audience members were asked how much credit card debt they had and 225 people admitted to having this type of debt.
Oprah's team then totaled the numbers submitted by the in-debt audience. Can you guess the total debt for these 225 people?
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lostbronte 6 years
I think a lot of Oprah's target market is part of the culture of entitlement. She spends a lot of time telling people "You deserve it!" So that could be a factor. But I thought I read somewhere that $10,000 is the national average credit card debt per person.
lilkimbo 6 years
I think it is just credit card debt. $13,000 would be an extremely small amount if it included mortgages, etc.
hlj504 6 years
It seems like a lot, but I figured it would include mortgages, etc. - which could make the amount considerable higher than if it were just, say, credit card debt.
melizzle 6 years
Yikes.... esp. if it's just credit card debt.
magickalrealism 6 years
It was lower than I expected, but debt reform is going to be a big thing in the next year so I think the overall debt of people will get smaller.
MartiniLush 6 years
Wow! That is shocking! I am going to download the free Suze book - although the only debt I have is my mortgage....I definitely need some tips for saving more! :-) On another note - is anyone else having problems seeing the user names for the commenters? All I see is the avatars and the "registered since" date.... :?
Meike 6 years
...$10,200 average??? Wow...out of 225 people? That's unbelievable...
ThePerfectScore 6 years
I watched that episode... crazy! I love Suze tho... I suggest everyone dl the free book on Oprah.com
4evrfuzzy 6 years
The amount is $13,000, not 10. I know this because before I guessed the number (correctly) I multiplied 225 by 13 and came up with answer b.
Spectra 6 years
10,000 in credit card debt alone?? Holy crap, that's a lot. I could see maybe if they figured student loans and car payments in there, but 10K in credit cards is just way too much. Heck, if you have to carry a balance on your card, THAT'S too much in my opinion.
bluebellknoll 6 years
I can't believe it. And that's only credit card debt?!?!
shydcgirl28 6 years
I guessed right! But now I'm disturbed by how few made up such a large debt...
lilkimbo 6 years
I'd be interested to see if there were maybe one or two people who brought the average way up. That's a pretty small sample size.
supercoolnat 6 years
Wow, that's crazy! What are these people charging on their credit cards? I mean, I understand some people have trouble managing money, but an AVERAGE of $10,000? Crazy.
Liss1 6 years
I can't believe i guess right! That is sad!
TidalWave 6 years
Well considering that 25 year old girl on Momma's Boys has 168,000 in credit card debt, i'm not all that surprised.
starangel82 6 years
Whoo, I guessed right!
ilanac13 6 years
yay - it was a good guess! i think that we all seem to be getting a decent grasp on how much debt folks have - on average so that when you take a large audience size like that - you can estimate what the total is.
Kimpy521 6 years
Wow.... I thought my card was bad, but now I feel pretty good about it!
aimeeb 6 years
lilkimbo 6 years
I should have done the math, Peggasus. I think that kind of answers my question. I'm guessing people average way more than $10,000 in debt from all sources (including mortgage, etc.) Thanks for posting!
Peggasus 6 years
That averages out to $10,200 PER PERSON. Yikes!
lilkimbo 6 years
Is this the total debt or the total credit card debt? I see nothing wrong with having a mortgage, a car payment, and student loan payments, but having exorbitant amounts of credit card debt seems like a much bigger problem.


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If i had the chance I would live there for sure. Being that I live in Western Australia, where you average night out results in one of your friends being attacked, I can easily deal with some occasional business shake downs by yakuza, if it means I get to experience their legendary hospitality.
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Not one single call
Hey guys, a little about myself. I am just starting back in the buisness after being out for 7 years. I was only in buisness for 1 season due to very poor financial planing. I plan on doing it right this time around. My Question is this, I have had an add in a city wide news paper for over a week, Have passed out fliers to 2 whole neighborhoods and have 2000 more fliers to go, have signs on my truck with the phone number and web site, but I have not got a single call. The last time I started, an add in the same paper got me 32 yards. I know we had 9 inches of snow just 3 weeks ago, but is anyone else in the K.C. area having this problem. I have been living off a 401K since Dec. while I was getting things set up, but now I am starting to get worried. When will they call???
what I've found with advertising is that you have to hit them at just the right time...when they are thinking about their landscape/lawn. Many people will hold onto your info and call you later. Most people seem to wait til the last minute to schedule service...which makes us all nuts in early spring.
You've not wasted your money on the advertising. THe more people see your business, the more likely you will get calls.
Just keep at it.
Hi Stunmi,
Hang in there, like garpa said, tehy'll call, but when they are ready. Since you already passed out some flyers, people are starting to think about you. A lot of them don't see a need to call anyone until they actually need the work done. Homeowners don't think like we do, because they don't have to prepare to cut 100 lawns a week, tehy just want theirs done.
So hang in there, and with it warming up, it will only be a matter of time before the calls start.
Keep on passing out the flyers, and getting yourself seen around town as much as possible. I have been wearing my work shirts to the grocery store for weeks. People start to remember seeing it when they are stuck in line behind me at the checkout!
PS- something not so funny to check, but you did have the right phone number on the flyers, right
Hang in there, and good luck!
TWINS Lawn Care
Give your lawn that first impression people will look twice at!
like Twins said , getting your name out there is sooo important. If I was allowed to only give one tip for a new guy/gal , to get work, I would tell him/her to buy many shirts/caps with the biz name on and the phone number. People DO read things on shirts...and they will subconciously remember your biz name over time. I know that doesn't put food on the table right now, but in time, it will. Trust us on this one as most of us know how stressful it is when you are trying to grow the biz...dont quit...wear your "uniform" as much as you can...not only while working. My wife says she is SO SICK of seeing the logo she could puke...but then she also says she cannot believe how my biz has grown in only 3 years...and we started with ZERO accounts.
Thanks guys. Not hurting money-wise yet (truck and house paid through June) but will be if I don't get at least enough to cover those bills. I have gone so cheap it isn't funny. Using a troy built 24" high wheel I had w/ 10 hp motor I just installed. A craftsman 21" push, a Stihl 036 weed eater and chain saw I had since the last time, a Homlite blower I got for 50.00 and a 2000 F-150 and 8' trailer I had since the last time also. I had a dealer tell me he could get me a snapper 36" for 1800.00 and as soon as my tax return comes in, that will be bought.
You guys have taught me my lessons today though. Since I posted this morning, I have had 2 calls and 2 estimates to give!!!
Thanks to everyone.
Good to hear you are getting your calls now!
About buying the 36" mower, maybe you can hold off on buying it right away until you get the work lined up to require it. This way, you can always have the money just in case, and should be fine in using the other mowers you already have. Just some thoughts.
Garpa, my wife is the same way, she already told me she is sick of seeing my "TWINS Lawn Care" wardrobe, and I haven't even shown her my new TWINS Lawn Care underoos yet!
TWINS Lawn Care
Give your lawn that first impression people will look twice at!
her favorite line is "are you ever going to take off that damn goober hat!"...yes dear I'll take it off...when they put me in the wheel chair or when you win the lottery sweetie pie....
Patients, I started getting a bit touchy the past few weeks without a call, but they are coming in now. I have ahd a bid and a meeting over two commercial lawns this next week. It will come, just be ready when it does and read all you can on Lawn Site!!!!!
Good luck and great mowing.
"If it is on fire or bleeding I can usually fix it, other than that we might be in trouble"
patience is a virtue! I'd say a month from now you're going to be asking us how in the world will you ever get caught up
Every year I get nervous about getting calls early on, and every year in May when I'm booked up and turning down estimates I shake my head at those worries. I'm trying to play it cool this year.
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These are the chords off the live BBC Introducing video (I think its in a
different key to the album version) but played without a capo, so the chord shapes
are different but sounds the same.
Verse 1
A F#m
6am you left me for the last time,
C#m D
on my doorstep blinking in the sunshine.
A F#m
Blamed and framed I'm frozen in the picture,
C#m D
hanging in the space you left inside me.
Bm F#m
I climbed upstairs into the final scene,
waiting for the credits to appear
for all the years that I've been starring (starring)
starring in a film with you and leading (leading)
A F#m
leading with the star I knew but I'm waking up
C#m D E A
in along beam of light where the dust is dancing as the music fades.
Verse 2
On my way out for the very last time,
off my doorstep straight into the sunshine.
Walking west and following the coastline,
looking for a sea change.
Bridge 2
Bm F#m
Oh you led me here when the world began
A C#m
and the breakers shook the moonlit sand.
Bm F#m A E7
Saw your pale face shining through the spray and I was blown away,
Chorus again and then just combinations of these chords until the song ends.
I think it sounds about right, have fun!


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Terry Dean Lukkasson
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Terry Lukkasson of Port Orchard passed away Aug. 6, 2013 in his home. He was born in Stanley, N.D. March 1, 1949, and after his military service moved to Bremerton in 1967. On July 19, 2012, he was united in marriage to Patricia Whitlock.
As a man of many trades, he worked in auto mechanics, logging, construction and maintenance. In life he was fun loving, always smiling, and a friend to all. Anyone who knew him will miss his MacGyver-like skills and tenacity in accomplishing whatever he set out to do. We thank God and him for so many wonderful memories.
He is survived by his wife, Trish of Port Orchard; son, Alvie (Evonne) Lukkasson of Pacific, Wash.; daughters, Misty Hanson of Cohasset, Minn., Deborah Lynn of Port Orchard; sister Maxine (Rusty) Braaten of Seabeck; brothers, Roger Lukkasson of Lacey, Mark (Chris) Lukkasson of Port Orchard, Jerry (Michelle) Lukkasson of Quartzsite, Ariz., and Larry Lukkasson of Port Orchard; along with six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and oodles of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by father and mother, Carl Johan and Stella Louise Lukkasson; son, Derrian Lee Lukkasson; sister, Sharon Rae Jones; and great-niece, Jessica Jean Lukkasson.
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Carter Hull, a recently retired IRS tax law specialist testified today that he was told to send documents to the Office of Chief Counsel for their review -- which is led by political appointee William Wilkins.
This could go right to the Whitehouse as evident by unprecedented attacks by the Dems on IRS Inspector General J. Russell George during the 2nd half of the hearings.
Rep. Elijah Cummings is deeply worried about something big and is in panic mode.
Read more: Watchdog decries 'unprecedented' treatment by Dems at IRS hearing | Fox NewsDemocrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.,raised his voice and was at times shaking as he vowed to uncover the "whole truth." He claimed nobody was trying to attack the IG.


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the previous page was not to cause distress to anyone it was a chance to help with de-programming.
if it did cause anyone any harm why did you continue to read or allow it to alarm you? it was a comedy you were supposed to dance and laugh and get off unhealthy food.
there were no codes or secret messages or a desire to cause any bigotry to anyone I firmly believe pretty much the whole world is of love. however we are controlled and that is when individuals lose themselves. we don't have to give away so much of our life. we really don't. we give our power away by voting with our money. we build up the giants then complain. don't buy their products.
the main character was in fact a mixture of males but it was really the be(a)st of marriage. your self involvement which led to stalking and tricks and acts which is always unacceptable scared me each time. I believe you have been programmed because It was obsession which I will never forgive.
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Sewickley solar-panel neighbor continues to question installation
The brouhaha over solar panels on a home in a historic Sewickley neighborhood continues as Henry Avenue neighbors question the borough's guidelines for the power source.
Henry Avenue resident Christy Semple questioned the approval process and installation of solar panels on the roof of a home owned by Dorothy and Andrew Falk — who live two homes away from Semple. Several people were on hand last week at a council meeting to support Semple.
The Falks installed solar panels last month after receiving approval from the borough's historic review commission and council.
Semple said the borough's current procedure offered no notice to nearby residents.
"The review process is so abbreviated," she said, adding that nearby neighbors had to go through a lengthy evaluation for projects on their homes. Properties within historic neighborhoods in Sewickley have more stringent policies than nonhistoric areas.
"Why was this not tabled to look at actual drawings and panels?"
Now, she and other neighbors have an unpleasant view, Semple said.
"This is a view we see all day, every day from our home," she said. "We see it out our ... windows. We see from where we sit at our dining room table."
Council President Bob Hague said the development of guidelines wouldn't have affected this application because the Falks' request was made before policy changes were considered.
Hague said he supports the addition of solar panels, but suggested policies would be needed to govern such additions.
But he cautioned against making rules too strict.
"What you end up running into is competing rights of homeowners," he said.
Solar panels face an alleyway and neighboring homes. Some panels could have been visible from Little Street, but were relocated, Dorothy Falk said.
"We're doing good things for the environment, so it's a surprise there would be any objection to it," she said.
The Falks' home was built in the late 1800s, Dorothy Falk said.
Andrew Falk said the addition of solar panels is an "investment to improve the value of our house and to lower our electric bill."
They say the panels create about 80 percent of what they consume, with additional power going back into the grid.
Manager Kevin Flannery said borough workers will re-examine the installation, making sure details of the contract were followed.
Council member Charlie Driscoll, who serves on the historic review commission, said the group has discussed solar panels and how they might be governed in the future. He added that the homeowners could have added more.
"The homeowner was fairly reasonable in not doing more," he said.
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Sheriff's right-hand' wants to take over
Published: Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 11:07 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 11:15 a.m.
First in a series Terrebonne Parish sheriff candidates.
Vernon Bourgeois
Vernon Bourgeois is one of four candidates for Terrebonne Parish sheriff in the Oct. 20 primary. His opponents are Godfrey "Doc" Buquet, Orville Callahan and Will Torres. If none of them receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two finishers will compete in a Nov. 17 runoff.
Age: 49.
Party: Democrat.
Current job: Major, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office.
Contact: Campaign headquarters, 1356B W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma, LA, 70360; P.O. Box 950, Houma, LA. 70361; call 985-876-2427, fax 985-876-7316.
Web site: www.VernonBourgeoisSheriff.com.
HOUMA -- During the grim days of the 1980s oil crash, an era of widespread bloodletting in Houmas industrial-job market, 24-year-old Vernon Bourgeois was one of hundreds of local residents looking for work.
Newly married and recently laid off from an oilfield-sales job, his employment search took the Terrebonne High graduate to a shoe store in Southland Mall, where he ran into then-Sheriff Ronnie Duplantis.
Jobs were scarce in Houma in 1982, but Duplantis was looking for deputies, Bourgeois said.
The encounter led to a 25-year career at the Sheriffs Office that has left Bourgeois, one of four candidates in this falls sheriff race, one step away from the top of the departments administrative hierarchy.
He doesnt second guess the decision.
If you can do the work, youre hooked, Bourgeois said. Its in your blood.
After years spent climbing the ranks of the Terrebonne Sheriffs Office, Bourgeois, now a 49-year-old major in charge of operations, is vying with three other local candidates for the parishs top law-enforcement job.
Sheriff Jerry J. Larpenter, after 20 years in office, announced in March he would not seek another four-year term in favor of pursuing a bid for parish president.
Former sheriffs Col. Godfrey Doc Buquet, current parish Human Resources Director Will Torres and former Houma Police Chief Orville Callahan have joined Bourgeois in the race for Larpenters law-enforcement job, which paid $143,806 this year.
Bourgeois, a veteran deputy who has held a slew of posts within the Sheriffs Office, said he would run for sheriff just one day after Larpenter announced his candidacy.
On March 21, Larpenter told The Courier he would vote for Bourgeois.
Im only one vote, but Vernon Bourgeois is my right-hand man, Larpenter said. My loyalty is with him because of his loyalty. I would love to have Vernon Bourgeois as sheriff and me as parish president because I think we could accomplish a lot together.
His close ties to Larpenter, however, have drawn fire from critics, who say the two men would wield too much power in tandem if both win their election bids.
Bourgeois said any such cooperation with Larpenter would be above board and for the good of the parish.
Ive never done anything illegal in my life, Bourgeois said. If theres anything done between me and him thats a group effort, its for the betterment of Terrebonne Parish.
Bourgeois said his years of experience, working in a more than half-a-dozen capacities as a sheriffs deputy and administrative officer, make him the best candidate to manage the Sheriffs Offices $22 million budget.
I know Im the best qualified, he said. I want to move this parish forward.
Addressing overcrowding at the parish jail in Ashland is a major issue in Terrebonne, Bourgeois said. An expansion is one avenue that parish officials are exploring.
Were looking at it, but moneys an issue, Bourgeois said.
Hiring more deputies and evaluating the availability of money for salary hikes are also among Bourgeois priorities.
If its within the budget, Id like to see the deputies get an increase, he said.
Continuing the fight against illegal drugs is also crucial to reducing crime, Bourgeois said.
Easily 95 percent of our crime is drug-related, he said.
Still, he said, adding more agents to the Terrebonne Narcotics Task Force, established by Larpenter in 1987, may not be the sole answer to drug-related crime.
Quality personnel is the key, Bourgeois said. Youve got to have a strong-minded person to do that.
Married with two sons, Bourgeois is involved in a host of community organizations and law-enforcement groups, ranging from DARE, anti-drug classes directed at elementary school children, to the American Cancer Society.
Ashley Vidrine, Southern Regional director for the Louisiana Alzheimers Association, said Bourgeois was instrumental in raising the profile of the associations Regional Advisory Council, based in Houma.
Hes been very active in helping us to flourish there, she said. We couldnt have done a lot of what we do without his help.
An advisory council member, Bourgeois helped the Alzheimers group by lining up volunteers and sponsors as well as contributing hours of his time, she said.
The thing that youve got to love about Vernon is hes very loyal in everything he does, she said.
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China Sovereign Fund Received $30 Billion New Capital Last Year
China Investment Corp., the nation's sovereign wealth fund, received $30 billion of capital from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange by the end of last year, Executive Vice President Jesse Wang said.
The funds were a one-time injection and any future capital will have to be applied for separately, Wang told reporters while attending meetings today of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing.
Chairman Lou Jiwei said last month the sovereign fund had received additional capital after having invested almost all its cash in 2010. CIC was set up in 2007 with $200 billion from the Ministry of Finance. It had $410 billion of assets at the end of 2010, according to its latest annual report.
"We're going to, still in accordance with our existing asset allocation plans, expand our diversified assets in a balanced manner," Wang said of investments after the capital injection.
Wang also said CIC won't be participating in efforts led by the Chinese government to help Europe resolve its debt crisis. Such efforts, if any, may be conducted through the People's Bank of China, the finance ministry or the International Monetary Fund, Wang said. CIC is a commercial investor and so wouldn't be part of such aid, he said, without saying if the sovereign fund would invest independently.
"If financial assets are undervalued in a certain region and we think we can, with limited risk, get relatively good returns, we'll invest," Wang said. "But we won't make decisions on a very speculative and short-term basis."
CIC likes emerging markets for longer-term growth prospects, Wang said. The fund is also confident in Chinese banks and that any rebound in the bad-loans ratio for the nation's lenders won't be "too big" because of ample provisions, capital and profits, he said.


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Miners Strike to Bring Down Gorbachev
Justin Burke,, The Christian Science Monitor
FROM a small room on the second floor of a nondescript building in this bleak Siberian city, a group of coal miners have transformed an underground strike into a mass movement that threatens to topple the Soviet system.
The room is the headquarters of the Novokuznetsk Workers' and Strike committees - forces that have idled 88 of the 101 coal-related mines and industries since early March in the key Kuzbass coal field, the nation's largest.
Unlike their counterparts in the Donbas coal region of the Ukraine, the Kuzbass miners have no economic demands. They are waging a purely political strike, demanding that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resign.
"We have come to the conclusion it will be impossible to solve the economic crisis under the current government structures," says Ravil Vakhitov, chairman of the Worker's Committee. "We just don't want to change governments, we want to change the system."
Despite such militant rhetoric, strike organizers aren't trying to achieve goals overnight. Restraint, education, and preparation are the operative words at the Novokuznetsk headquarters. Drawing on experience from a 1989 walkout, the strike leaders are learning from their mistakes, as well as training miners to serve as organizers and agitators.
"The Workers' Committee has been a school," says Mr. Vakhitov. "There are guys who are now leaders who a few years ago couldn't speak in front of a crowd. But after they worked at the committee, they became used to talking to people and were exposed to organizational methods."
Indeed, the Novokuznetsk strikers have evolved into militant missionaries of the proletarian class - spreading across the country, seeking converts.
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"It's funny that we have to reteach them what they knew so well in 1917," Mr. Gonturov said, referring to the Bolshevik Revolution in which Leningrad factory workers played a vital role. Movement begins to grow
The miners' movement has spread rapidly, threatening to collapse Soviet industry. Factories nationwide have announced their support for the miners' goals and are striking, or threatening to strike, pressuring the government from all sides. Even in the normally docile Communist stronghold of the republic of Byelorussia, workers are following the miners' example. Workers in Minsk, the Byelorussian capital, virtually shut down the city last Thursday, protesting steep price increases introduced by the government last week.
The price hikes, together with the miners' leadership, have so fanned the flames of worker discontent that conservative Communists are trying to disassociate themselves from Mr. Gorbachev in an attempt to avoid being dragged down with him.
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"The Atelier is a warm and classy place, rich with the feel of Umbria. Our spirits have been soothed and our souls revived."
Ron & Francesco, Georgia, USA
The Rocciaviva Atelier/Architect's Dream House (a perfect honeymoon destination!) is perched just above the olive groves at 600 meters with incredible views of the Umbrian valley below. It's a unique place where the old world meets new - a stylish loft nestled at the edge of a peaceful Mediterranean forest. Created by architect Martin Stubenrauch, it is a perfect spot for people who want to be surrounded by an impeccably designed space with both charm and sophistication - and all the comfort you need. A contemporary aesthetic mixed with the warmth of the old world, the Atelier will appeal to those who are attracted to the playfully eccentric.
The architect used his love of clean lines and open light filled spaces in partnership with his sensibility for the Umbrian tradition that carries with it the wonderful stone and iron work of fine craftsmen – the entire place becomes a celebration of breathtaking views over the 10th century Castello of Campello Alto and the splendor of the Valle Umbra.
Despite it's seemingly remote position, Rocciaviva Atelier is perfectly centrally located in Umbria – within 35 to 60 minutes you reach Spoleto, Assisi, Orvieto, Todi, Montefalco, Bevagna, Perugia, Norcia and other wonders of this region.
Seeing is believing! Once you step foot inside Rocciaviva Atelier, that has some of the whimsical qualities of a tree house combined with the hipness of a Soho loft, you'll immediately feel at home with the beautiful travertine floors, custom made doors and windows, and above all, the fine sense for design. A contemporary aesthetic mixed with all the warmth of the old world. (Of course it is also fully heated.)
The kitchen is fully equipped with marble counter, dishwasher, stove, oven, refrigerator, and complete cooking utensils - all it takes to prepare and enjoy delicious Italian meals at home
What a beautiful treasure! Rosemary & Jean Michel Avril, Australia & France
Sleeping Loft
You will wake up to the same breathtaking view you fell asleep to when
the medieval castle below was splendidly lit. The open sleeping loft has
a generous closet space and a double bed with European style feather comforters. It is absolutely quiet and peaceful.
This bathroom is like a "Smart Car": well designed, elegant and highly functional – you'll be amazed how it all fits.
"It's been brilliant! What a wonderful spot for the first week of our honeymoon, we're sad to be leaving the trees and bird's eye view of the beautiful Castello below. We shall be telling our friends about this place!"
Rhian & Chris, Edinburgh, UK
After three weeks we have so many happy memories here. The Atelier was perfect and we couldn't have found a better place for our honeymoon – the days here were truly special. Kelly & Paul Ort, Baltimore, Maryland
The Atelier is so very comfortable and cared for, the views are outstanding; our experience here was incredibly peaceful.
Ian & Elsperth Ross, Scotland
I now know what it feels like to be perched above one of the most beautiful places on earth up here in the Atelier. It's a perfect blend of Swiss Family Robinson and all the comforts of home in a unique & truly gracefully designed place!
Heather Forman, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Nearest beach
|Tus 175 km
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|Car not necessary
|Nearest Amenities
|8 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Rome or Ancona 150 km, Nearest railway: Spoleto or Foligno 15 km
|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Dishwasher, Cooker, Fridge, Freezer
|Double beds (1), Dining seats for 2, Lounge seats for 3
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden
|Parking, Not suitable for wheelchair users
The Umbria region
Umbria (known as the Green Heart of Itlay) is a magical and
diversified region where people usually find more things to do here than they
have time for. There are wonderful paintings, churches, and artifacts to see,
as well as incredible hiking. Each hill town has its own attractions to take in
as do the wonderful towns in the valleys. (including Spoleto, Montefalco, Bevagna, Spello, Assisi, Perugia, Norcia, Todi, Orvieto and Foligno)
Umbria is a treasure to be discovered and has already been by many. One can also be in Arrezzo and Cortona in 1 hour, in the incredible town of Gubbio in 90 minutes, it just depends what you want to do with your free time. You will not run out of things to do. Rome is only 75 minutes away from Spoleto by euro star train.
Spoleto is the home of the world class festival Due Mondi in early July as well as Perugia hosting the incredible Umbria Jazz Festival also in July.
Campello sul Clitunno
Regarding restaurants, there are many to choose from ranging from the basic
and simple trattoria to more elegant and ambitious ristorante ... many
within 20 minutes or so, and others a bit further and well worth the 35
minute drive.
There are numerous small super-markets within 15 minutes, specialty stores
galore (also wonderful local wines!) and 3 enormous supermarkets "American
style" 25 minutes away. Campello has 2 good butchers and across the piazza is the local vegetable store where you will find wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables and let's not forget the splendid pasta fresca specialties of "Laura".
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"That's the way we like Italy the most"
The location, the view, the quietness. Really amazing. Real italian countryside, with lots of cultural outings. Great variety in things to do and to go to. Nice neighbours. The Atelier is good for two persons for a few weeks. Very nice to have your breakfast or dinner outside with the remarkable view over Campello Alto. I can just say: Do it!
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"Stayed for just one night. Accommodation was clean and tidy. Lovely setting at the back of owners house. Village was really lovely - few nic..."
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PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PAYMENT BY CARD. CASH OR CHEQUE ONLY. The Old Dairy is a fine old house dating back to the 17th century and is situated on the High Street in the picturesque market town of Olney.
The house has had an eventful history having been substantially rebuilt in 1779 after a fire which devastated much of Olney (burnt timbers and stonework can still be seen today). It has been two public houses, the Bell and the Two Coopers and most recently the town's dairy. The house has been refurbished to modern standards but still retains much character from a bygone age. The proprietors, Nigel and Jane Gregory, having many years experience in the hotel trade, realised the need for short term, fully serviced, self catering accommodation in the area. They have converted of an old barn in the courtyard at the rear of their home into two, luxury, self contained, studio apartments. Providing a cost effective alternative to hotel accommodation for business people and tourists alike. The Old Dairy offers high standards of decor, furnishing, and comfort. The apartments are fully equipped and provide serviced accommodation for guests wishing to stay tone or more nights. The Old Dairy is a non-smoking establishment. Kitchen area equipped with microwave, hotplates, refrigerator, utensils and crockery. Living area includes desk / dressing table, dining facilities, double bed, easy chairs, television. Ensuite shower room contains wc, sink, shower. Services include weekly cleaning and linen, all utilities, private access, secure car parking. Guests are provided with a starter pack of fresh milk, tea, coffee, sugar and cereals. Wi-Fi access in all rooms.
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text: Angus T. Jones Apologizes for 'Filth' Comment 'God pushed me into another year,' he says in video By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted Nov 28, 2012 12:25 AM CST | Updated Nov 28, 2012 2:15 AM CST STORY COMMENTS (23) (Newser) – Angus T. Jones has offered an apology—but no explanation—for calling Two and a Half Men "filth" and urging people to stop watching it. In a statement, the star thanked the cast and crew for their "support, guidance, and love over the years," People reports. "I apologize if my remarks reflect me showing indifference to and disrespect of my colleagues and a lack of appreciation of the extraordinary opportunity of which I have been blessed," Jones said. "I never intended that." Jones' family blame his "filth" remarks on his Seventh-Day Adventist church, which they fear is exploiting him. The star explains his reason for staying with the show in a video from his church obtained by the New York Daily News. "I am confident that I am there for a reason for one more year," Jones says in the video. "I don't think I would have been on the show if God hadn't kind of pushed me into it. Because otherwise I genuinely didn't want to do another year of the show." Angus T. Jones arrives at the People's Choice Awards earlier this year. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow People (Source Grid ») New York Daily News (Source Grid ») Celebrity • Entertainment entertainment • television • Two and a Half Men • Seventh Day Adventist • Angus Jones • Angus T. Jones CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 74% 14% 2% 4% 5% 2% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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MICHELLE SINGLETARY: Obama Gets Some Tough Love
By the time I called her, Velma Hart was surprised at how her words had been dissected and analyzed. Hart is the middle-aged, middle-class Maryland woman who asked President Barack Obama to reassure her that he remained the crusader for change she had voted for.
"The financial recession has taken an enormous toll on my family," she told the president last week during a town-hall meeting in Washington. "My husband and I joked for years that we thought we were well beyond the hot dogs and beans era of our lives. But quite frankly, it's starting to knock on our door and ring true that that might be where we're headed again. And quite frankly, Mr. President, I need you to answer this honestly: Is this my new reality?"
Hart, who was a U.S. Army Reservist for almost a decade, gave voice to the frustrations of everyday Americans.
But some saw more than frustration.
When we talked, Hart said she was amazed at the attention she's getting for her remarks, which have overshadowed anything Obama said during the forum. She said her comments and question, which were meant to elicit comforting words from Obama, have become political fodder and been misconstrued as proof that Obama's die-hard supporters were prepared to abandon him — and do what? Become tea partiers?
"I think he has made progress," she told me. "I just thought by now the progress would be more evident for the man-on-the-street level."
By her own account, Hart's personal finances are in pretty good shape, at least when compared with the almost 44 million people living in poverty. She has a well-paying job. She's the chief financial officer for AMVETS, a nonprofit Maryland-based veteran services organization. Her husband is employed. She can afford to send two children to private school. She says she and her husband have managed their money well.
Despite the fact that during the broadcast Hart said she worried that soon her family might be forced to dine regularly on hot dogs and beans, she didn't mean that literally. She says she made that statement to add levity to a discussion that isn't funny — the state of our economy.
"It was symbolic," she said. "I'm a lot more fortunate than others."
It is the possibility of deep financial trouble that is worrying Hart. It's the higher cost of gas, groceries and other living expenses that is making her anxious. It's the fact that her home has lost value. It's her having to pull back from discretionary spending and shopping so her daughters can stay in private school that makes her feel less well-off. Hart is concerned about the people she knows who have lost their jobs.
In his answer to Hart, Obama ticked off a list of financial reforms dealing with student loans, health care, credit cards and mortgages. He said he understood her frustrations.
"I'm not saying once in a while you don't want to get a new pair of shoes," Obama joked.
Hart was still not feeling it. And the "it" is finding relief from her financial fears.
But when I pressed her, Hart says what really disappoints her is that the change Obama promised hasn't come fast enough.
"I was operating off expectations he set during the campaign trail," Hart said. "I thought there was something special and secret he knew that would make things operate differently."
I asked Hart: "Are your expectations unrealistic?"
"Absolutely," she said. "It took decades to get here. He's only been in office for two years. But I guess I started to believe, on some small level, that he had a magic wand. Maybe in that respect my question was somewhat unfair."
Hart isn't a symbol of fed-up Obama supporters. She's a stand-in for people who are doing OK financially but who are still uneasy.
So what did she want to hear from the president?
"I wanted him to say, 'No, this is not your new reality.' I wanted him to say, 'I don't know what the new reality is. We are still working through a lot of stuff. This is a transitional period. It is going to be hard now. There is light at the end of the tunnel. We are going to get to the light, but it's going to take some time. Right now, you are expecting too much from me.'"
Hart jokes: "If he had said that, I would have run up and hugged him and run the risk of being shot by the Secret Service."
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