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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has described her ex-husband Kris Humphries as a 'cancer' that she wants out of her life for good.
The 31-year-old socialite labelled Humphries, who she was married to for just 72 days, a 'fame-hungry jerk'.
She says that she is sick of dealing with the basketball player who has been difficult since their break up in October 2011.
A court hearing took place on Wednesday as part of ongoing divorce proceedings between the former couple and afterwards Kim had some harsh words for Humphries, 27.
According to sources, Kim said: "Kris is the first person I ever had to break-up with and that f***ed with my emotions."
Humphries has issued subpoenas to the TV star's current boyfriend Kanye West, Kim's mother and manager Kris Jenner, NBC Universal and Bunim/Murray - which produces the Kardashian reality shows - in a bid to prove the marriage, which took place in August 2011, was a fraudulent publicity stunt which Kim went ahead with to boost her career.
However, Kim is confident any TV footage evidence from 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', including out-takes, will "backfire in his face" and will show Kris as a "manipulative, vindictive, petty, fame-hungry jerk".
The sportsman is not ready to accept the Kim's deposition until he has more information about the programme and is instead seeking a marriage annulment.
Speaking about when the cracks started to appear in their relationship, according to TMZ.com, she added: "He told our producers he would destroy my career and me if the show wasn't edited right. He's a cancer."
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Eat With the Heat Food Truck Rally Tomorrow; Food Trucks Tonight
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You're invited to Eat With the Heat tomorrow, August 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., as part of a monthly lunchtime roundup that was just announced. This is the first of a series of monthly roundups that will be hosted by the American Airlines Arena the second Thursday of each month.
Eat With the Heat will feature more than a dozen food trucks, as well as various surprise giveaways and entertainment.
Heat "goodies and giveaways" will be distributed, and select fans will
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probably means free tickets to Disney on Ice instead of Heat Games).
Free parking is provided in the P2 garage. Trucks serving from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. include CheeseMe, Daddy's Grill, Dolci Pecatti Gelato, the Fish Box, the Flying Saucer, gastroPod, Grill Master Café, Jefe's Original Fish Taco, Latin Burger, Latin House Grill, the MexZican Gourmet, Miso Hungry, Mr. Good Stuff, Ms. Cheezious, Purple People Eatery, the Rolling Stove, Slow Food Truck, and Sugar Rush.
A few small food truck roundups will be scattered around greater Miami this evening:
Food trucks at Pep Boys in Westchester from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Trucks include Clarabelle's Cupcakes, Havana Rice, Monster Burger, Perros Express, Purple People Eatery, Sir Pizza Mobile, and Yellow Submarine. Pep Boys,1060 Bird Rd., Miami
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Carter Aviation's VTOL prototype achieving lift-to-drag values 2.5 times better than helicopters
Significant progress has been made as performance flight-testing of Carter's vertical takeoff / landing prototype continues. In terms of the coupling of speed, range and efficiency with VTOL capability, there is no competing technology.
The POC is continuing to expand the high speed / slowed rotor envelope. Over the last month, conservative performance flight-testing has yielded the following results:
· Lift-to-drag ("L/D") values of 10-12 at high speed cruise at a test weight of 3,950 lbs – around two to two-and-a-half times better than the most efficient helicopters
(L/D is a measure of the efficiency of an aircraft. Higher L/D ratios are one of the primary goals in aircraft design, inasmuch as an aircraft's required lift is determined by its weight, delivering that lift with decreased drag leads directly to enhanced speed, fuel economy, climb performance, and glide ratio.)
· Speeds of 160 mph at 200 HP (with this configuration expected to exceed 235 mph at 25,000 feet & 350 HP)
· Altitude of 12,000 feet
· Flight with the rotor slowed to 106 rpm
· Thus far, an advance ratio of 0.85
(The advance ratio is calculated by dividing the forward airspeed of the aircraft by the tip speed of the rotor. As the rotor rpm (i.e., the tip speed) is reduced, the advance ratio increases. As the advance ratio increases, drag on the rotor decreases dramatically, resulting in increased efficiency.)
Additionally, jump takeoffs are now routine and used in virtually every test flight.
The company will continue to expand the high speed/slowed rotor envelope in the coming weeks, and will gather more data on flight efficiencies under those conditions. A video showcasing the company's progress is available at, http://www.youtube.com/
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The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association is excited to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the Tupelo Elvis Festival, which will be held June 4 - 7, 2015. The preparation began shortly after the 2014 festival and there is a lot to look forward to.
After an overwhelming success at the BancorpSouth Arena last year, the Tupelo Elvis Festival is excited to welcome fans from around the world back to the 2015 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Preliminary Competition. 2015 contestants will compete to represent Tupelo, Mississippi in the 2015 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition in Memphis, Tennessee. Each night former Tupelo winners will perform their tribute to the King of Rock n' Roll.
For a limited time, pre-sale ticket packages will be available to purchase Tuesday, January 27th at 9:00 a.m. Central Time for all customers (walk-in and phone). Tickets can be purchased at the Tupelo Elvis Festival office located at 108 South Broadway Street in Downtown Tupelo or by calling 662-841-6598.
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Tupelo Elvis Festival Presents: Elvis Presley Enterprises 'First Ever' Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Shawn Klush
As the 15th Anniversary of the Tupelo Elvis Festival approaches, the excitement for each event is building. The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association encourages fans to wrap up the festival weekend with the Gospel Brunch Sunday, June 9th. The 2013 lineup will not only be entertaining, but will also pay tremendous tribute to gospel background of Elvis Presley.
The morning will begin with a catered brunch outside the Lyric Theatre on Court Street. While eating, patrons will be entertained by the Tupelo Unity Choir. Following brunch, The Landmarks will perform inside the Lyric and open for the Elvis Presley Enterprises 'First Ever' Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist, Shawn Klush. Shawn will perform along with Elvis' favorite gospel family, 'The Blackwood Quartet' with special guest, Joe Moscheo of Elvis' Imperials Quartet. The EAS Band will accompany the musicians during the concert.
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It has been more than 20 years since LaRue County had a new property valuation administrator or PVA.
LaRue County Fiscal Court approved four county road resurfacing project recommendations presented by Patty Dunaway, Chief District Engineer with the Kentucky Department of Highways' District Four at the courthouse in Hodgenville Feb. 11.
FRANKFORT – Rep. Toby Herald, R-Beattyville, right, discusses legislation with Rep. Terry Mills, D-Lebanon, during a recess period in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Hodgenville City Council adopted a pair of municipal orders Monday – and tabled a third.
The council members voted to identify all City vehicles with a "City of Hodgenville" decal "placed prominently on the front door on each side if the vehicle has doors. If the vehicle does not have doors or the decal would obstruct the operator's vision, then it will be placed where the decal is readily visible to the public."
The vehicles are to be numbered in a similar fashion and display standard government license plates.
The May 20 Primary Election will decide which of five men – all Democrats – will become LaRue County's next sheriff.
Candidates began filing Nov. 6, 2013, for the May 20 Primary. The last day for partisan candidates to file was 4 p.m. Jan. 28.
Thomas "Tom" Claycomb (D)
Kyle Williamson (D)
Linda Carter (D)
Todd R. Skaggs (D)
Joe Pearman (D)
Jerry W. Rock (D)
Tommy Turner (D)
Johnny Cottrill (D)
Scotty Lee (D)
Chad Puyear (D)
A pair of political newcomers are seeking the office of LaRue County Attorney.
New Haven will be getting a new location for its Nelson County EMS station.
Last week, after hearing EMS Director Joe Prewitt's report on the EMS Committee meeting held earlier that morning, the Nelson County Fiscal Court authorized County Judge-Executive Dean Watts to enter into a lease agreement with property owner Keith Carter for a building on the north side of town.
Prewitt said the new ambulance service facility will be north of the stop light on New Haven Road inside the city limits.
LaRue County ambulance runs are up 129 transits since last year and almost 500 more than two years ago, Mike Cottrell, emergency medical services director, told magistrates meeting at the courthouse in Hodgenville Jan. 28.
The local service showed 193 runs in December, bringing 2014's total to 1,963 compared to 1,834 in 2012 and 1,453 in 2011.
"Our service has been working very closely with Sunrise Manor and other medical providers in the county, which accounts in part for the increase," said Tommy Turner, LaRue County judge-executive.
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New Angels not eating
Hi just bought 6 new angel fish. They've been in the tank for 2 days now and they dont seem to want to eat. They swim around all day nibbling at the plants and moss but when I go to feed them they eat it and spit it out. They have eaten a little of the freeze dried warms. Is this norm? Any suggestions on encouraging them to eat. They are def hungry because every time I walk over to the tank the swim to the top.
Try feeding them different foods.
thanks Monster Fish Ive put flake pellets and freeze dried worms
Placed in a new tank fish can go off based on nerves for a day or two but being new and without entry quarantine I would be concerned about internal parasites or gill flukes which can cause this spitting early on as a symptom.
try feeding some brine or mysis shrimp. New fissh are more lkely to eat somethng like that. If that doesn't work call the lfs and find out what they were feeding the angels and go get some of the ame.
thanks wkndracer andjmsaltfish Ill see if I have some brine left from my salt water days great idea.
dont have any brine but have a reg shrimp. Think it would be okay to take a section of that and cut it up into really small pieces and see what happens?
Don't do any thing, it is normal , when the fish get new home , they always don't want eat any food
You put too much flake, it make your fish tank dirty
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you can certainly feed fish cooked shrimp :) I feed it to my bettas.
thanks Jimmytruong87 Ive fed once today I usually feed twice a day except sat and mon no food on those days. Ill chop up a little of the shrimp if they dont eat Ill buy frozen tomorrow
live food, black worm
thanks aokashi this is better than raw?
My angels are bigger but I buy feeder fish- my lps combines feeder guppies, white clouds and the like. My angels are in heaven eating there live snack......
thanks kubalik. I thought live black worms were bad about caring disease?
Thanks Wrangler the ones I have are about the size of 50 cents pieces. I have (pia) endlers in the tank with babies and they swim right past them maybe they aren't old enough to want to hunt or they are catching them when Im not looking
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Business Technology (BT) is a means to an end. BT is there to support the business objectives. Similarly, the task of IT leaders is to provide the most appropriate technological infrastructure to all employees so that they can pursue the business objectives most effectively. In other words: IT and business leaders should have the same perspective.
Yet, new Forrester survey data indicates several gaps in opinion about network infrastructure aspects between business and IT leaders. We see a risk that IT will purchase network and collaboration assets that do not address the demand by business lines. Similarly, there is a risk that business lines remain unaware of network and collaboration assets that IT has put in place. Under both scenarios, businesses waste valuable resources and end up with an inefficient network and collaboration infrastructure.
Our new report The Expectation Gap Increases Between Business And IT Leaders helps sourcing vendor management professional define an IT and networking strategy that supports overall business goals. This report is a follow-up of our 2012 report, Prepare For The Connected Enterprise Now. Our main messages to business based on the survey results are to:
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Recently we attended a Colt Technology Services analyst day in London. It was great to see a technology services provider who is trying to embrace both disruptive ICT trends and challenges facing enterprise IT. Here is a high level summary of our views from the event:
Dan: Colt views its network assets not as its key differentiators - but its IT services. Although IT services today account for only a small fraction of Colt revenues, Colt views its network infrastructure assets as a means to an end to support IT services. Whilst we agree that network infrastructure runs the risk of commoditisation, Colt's network helps to differentiate Colt's offering from both IT service providers without network infrastructure and carriers with a less impressive network footprint. Quality network infrastructure is the basis for developing reliable, secure, and compliant ICT solutions. Maybe Colt ought to view itself more as a communications integrator than an IT Services provider.
John: Colt's provides a strong European IaaS offering. One of the presentations focussed on Colt's European datacenter footprint. At Forrester we get many inquiries on hosting and IaaS-specific options for Europe as many clients have to address regulatory and business requirements for data to reside in specific countries. Colt has a substantial number of data centers in European countries including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland.


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Officials postponed the conclusion of the trial of a Martinez woman charged in the death of a toddler she was baby-sitting.
The trial of Lawanda Concettes Tripp, 41, started Monday and witnesses testified through Tuesday afternoon. A key prosecution witness, who was not named, isn't available until Thursday morning, Assistant District Attorney John Markwalter said.
Tripp is charged with murder in the death of 22-month-old Teaira Michele Hall, who was in Tripp's care.
Columbia County authorities have arrested a second suspect in the June 11 shooting of an Evans man.
Joquel Tre'Shon Downs, 17, of Augusta, is being held in the Richmond County Detention Center after his arrest this weekend in connection with the shooting of Julian Derrick Bell, said Columbia County Sheriff's Capt. Steve Morris.
Robert Donnell Hobbs, 19, of Martinez, already is in custody for the shooting that started with an argument over a basketball game at Wedgewood Park Apartments.
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A fake Facebook page was created last weekend that depicted a candidate in the 12th District runoff race in an obscene manner.
Lee Anderson called authorities Sunday and told them that someone created a false Facebook account under his name, according to a Columbia County Sheriff's Office incident report.
Anderson said a picture was posted on Facebook of his face on another man's body who was engaged in sexual activity. The picture also was posted on Anderson's campaign Web site and e-mailed to many people on his contact list.
Columbia County authorities were called to a Martinez home Friday where they found a small, inactive meth lab inside the residence.
At about 4 p.m., the Columbia County Sheriff's Office was notified of possible drug materials inside the home on the 400 block of Old Anderson Road.
"Components of an inactive meth lab" were discovered inside a bedroom, said sheriff's Investigator Johnny McDonald.
Because the case remains under investigation, McDonald would not release the resident's name and said charges are pending.
Four teens accused of gluing locks at Greenbrier High School in May pled not guilty to the charges Friday.
Greenbrier seniors Brooklyn Leigh Bella, Dynisha Antionette Clemons, Elizabeth Sutton Metz and Kristin Arey Tannehill – were indicted in July for second degree criminal trespass. They pled not guilty to the charges at an arraignment hearing in Evans.
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Local talent show
Local performers will take the stage tonight at the Columbia County Amphitheater in Evans to prove their talent.
The Columbia County Amateur Series resumes from 7-9 p.m. and will continue most Fridays through Sept. 8.
The series, based on America's Got Talent, features 40 performers between the ages of 7 and 60 whose talents include dancing, hula-hooping and singing.
A winner is named each month and that participant will go on to compete in the September finale for the grand prize.
Lakeside High School and University of Georgia graduate Reese Hoffa, competing in his third Olympics, at last will bring home a medal.
Hoffa won the bronze medal in the shot put behind gold medalist Tomasz Majewski of Poland and silver medalist David Storl of Germany.
Majewski's throw of 21.89 meters put him in the lead, while Storl's best of six throws put him three centimeters short at 21.86. Hoffa followed at 21.23 to win bronze.
The assistant district attorney who prosecuted the case against Scott Dean in 2011 can take the word "assistant" off his title when he becomes district attorney of the North Georgia Circuit in January.
Parks White, 37, beat Robert Lavender in Tuesday's Republican primary; there are no Democratic challengers in the November election.
Columbia County planning commissioners gave their approval Thursday for improving cellphone coverage for motorists and residents near the Columbia County Fairgrounds.
The board recommended 4-0 rezoning more than 17 acres at 5030 High Meadows Drive, just off William Few Parkway, to special district for construction of a 195-foot-tall wireless tower. Chairwoman Jean Garniewicz was absent.
The tower's height became the topic of conversation at the meeting.
A Martinez woman told authorities Tuesday that someone she had invited over to swim attempted to drown her.
The 37-year-old woman said she invited a male friend and his friend to her home to go swimming. She said they were hanging out around the pool, drinking alcohol and swimming at about 11 p.m. when the man grabbed her from behind and dunked her underwater three times, according to a Columbia County Sheriff's Office incident report.
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Big Boi, Little Dragon Perform 'Mama Told Me' Live on 'Fallon' — Video
Big Boi has been promoting the release of his second album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, and last week he hit "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" to perform "My Mama Told Me."
The Outkast member brought out Little Dragon to sing the chorus for the song. As rumors of his sophomore album began swirling last year, the rapper revealed that he was working with the Swedish group.
Strangely, the recorded version of the track features Kelly Rowland instead of singer Yuki Nagano who fronts Little Dragon. Big Boi showed up in Austin to sing the track with Nagano earlier this year, but apparently that version was nixed for whatever reason.
Big Boi's album officially drops tomorrow through Island Def Jam — it is his second solo album after 2010's Sir Luscious Left Foot. To catch the new version with Little Dragon watch the performance below.
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Stepping out for a night on the red carpet, Brenda Song was on hand for the Los Angeles premiere of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" on Monday night (June 22).
Posing for pictures at Mann Village Theatre, the "Suite Life" star looked cute in a stylish sleeveless wrap dress as she headed in for the night's show.
Celebrating with a belated party, Brenda Song got her groove on as she rang in her 21st birthday at The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Friday night (April 3).
Having turned 21-years-old on March 27, the Disney cutie joined a few close friends for a bite to eat at Yellowtail sushi before finishing things up at the posh hotel nightclub, The Bank.
Her career as an actress, singer and model is well underway, and last night (April 2) Brenda Song was among the Disney kids that showed up to the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" premiere held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
The "Suite Life On Deck" starlet donned a gray jumpsuit matched with black shoes and accessories as she walked the red carpet and gracefully smiled for the cameras.
Picking up an award as "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" won Fave Movie, Ashley Tisdale was on-hand at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon (March 28).
Chumming it up at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, the Disney darling looked stylish in a little black dress, mingling with fellow attendee Brenda Song and her HSM co-stars while walking the orange carpet.
Joining up with her fellow co-stars, Brenda Song was on hand meeting "The Suite Life on Deck" fans at the World of Disney Store in New York City on Friday (March 6).
The Disney starlet even had the pleasure of getting a double smoocharoo from the Sprouse twins, as Dylan and Cole puckered up and pecked Miss Song on each cheek.
Making for quite the lineup on NY PIX this morning (March 5), Bridget Marquardt and Brenda Song were both spotted out for promotional duties in New York City.
Miss Marquardt was there boosting interest in her new Travel Channel series, Bridget's Sexiest Beaches, which premiers Thursday, March 12th with new episodes every Thursday until June 4th.
It was a star-studded affair as the Jonas Brothers premiered their new "Jonas Brothers: 3D Concert Experience" last night. And Demi Lovato and Brenda Song showed up to get in on the action.
She's one of young Hollywood's most promising rising stars, and last night (February 9) Brenda Song was spotted at the Los Angeles premiere of "Friday the 13th."
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The University of Nevada soccer team closed out a two-match road trip with a 2-1 loss to San Diego State Sunday afternoon at the SDSU Sports Deck.
With the loss, Nevada drops to (4-9-3, 2-5 MW) on the season, while San Diego State improves to (8-6-2, 6-1 MW).
"I'm proud of the team today for a valiant effort," head coach Dr. Melissa Price said. "We scored first on a great goal by Chris from Daisha going end line. We were well prepared and had some breakaway chances to win the game. We might have fallen short in the final minutes, which is disappointing, but overall we battled and that will be an important experience as we push to qualify for the Mountain West tournament."
Wolf Pack midfielder Chrisalyn Fonte scored her third goal of the season in the 12th minute to give Nevada an early 1-0 lead. Daisha-Jones Oglesby supplied the assist for her team leading fourth helper on the year. Two minutes later, the Wolf Pack committed a foul in its own penalty box that led to a penalty kick for the Aztecs. Victoria Barba scored on the penalty kick to even the score at 1-1.
San Diego State kept the Wolf Pack defense busy in the second half, recording 19 shots in the final period. The Nevada defense withstood the San Diego State attack with multiple clearances and saves by Wolf Pack goalkeeper Kelsey Quintos. With just under a minute left in regulation, Aztecs forward Kelsey Booth put in a shot past Quintos to give San Diego State the 2-1 win. The Aztecs had 33 shots in the game to five for Nevada. Quintos had eight saves in the game.
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Stephen Jackson and D.J. Augustin combined for five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the host Charlotte Bobcats held off the Denver Nuggets, 100-98, on Tuesday and denied coach George Karl his 1,000th victory.
Denver's Chauncey Billups, who scored 25 points, had a chance to the game but missed a jumper with two seconds left. The Nuggets had a seven-game winning streak snapped.
Jackson had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Bobcats (8-13), who have won three straight at home.
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Carmelo Anthony had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Nuggets (13-7). Anthony is 22-of-72 from the field (30.6 percent) in his last four games.
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The internet craze set up this summer has seen a whole host of A-listers and business leaders pouring buckets of ice and water over themselves to raise awareness of motor neurone disease (also known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease). The disease affects around 5,000 people in the UK.
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AlbinoTopaz (born April 26)[1] is an artist, fursuiter, and fursuit-maker who lives in Arizona, United States. She's most notable for her character "Tayerr" and dancing at numerous furry conventions.[2] All of her fursuit characters' names end with a double "r".
- Tayerr - A male, mostly black, pharaoh hound with white,green and grey markings. He is based on an original character of AlbinoTopaz's named Salemn Tayerr. There are currently 4 known versions of this suit.
- Lamarr - A male, mostly light grey, angry deer with black, white, and orange markings. He is AlbinoTopaz's third character suit.
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- Bieberr - Based on Canadian singer Justin Bieber, Bieberr was originally AlbinoTopaz's second character suit. He was sold as a "Lavender Corgi" in 2015 and now belongs to InkedFocus. He has been renamed to "Jay B".
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- Plox - Another suit made for a friend of AlbinoTopaz. Plox is a black bear with red, white, and yellow markings.
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I too will be offensive by wishing people Merry Christmas, and refusing to shop at businesses that have "holiday" sales.
This is a discussion on Merry Tossmas is almost upon us. within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; CitizenLink: Merry Tossmas It's an oldie but a goodie, But means even more nowadays. And yes I intend to offend....
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It's an oldie but a goodie, But means even more nowadays.
And yes I intend to offend.
I too will be offensive by wishing people Merry Christmas, and refusing to shop at businesses that have "holiday" sales.
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
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Love it! Merry CHRISTmas!
God is love (1 John 4:8)
People who get offended by "Merry Christmas" take themselves too seriously, IMO. If you're not a Christian, that's fine - accept the greeting in the spirit it was intended. Don't get offended by how that intention was expressed.
Or is that just too hard for people?
The only time I use "Happy Holidays" is when signing Christmas cards that already say "Merry Christmas" in them (no sense in being redundant).
And as for catalog season, yes, it's upon us. Back when I was working, I used to take all the catalogs to work and leave them in the break room for people. We would all get together and place orders, to save on shipping costs. Then after the season was over, several of the parents in the office would take them home so they could do crafty things with the pictures.
I think it's silly to get offended about any reference to a commercial holiday, which is all it's ever really been.
It's especially silly, if you consider that the solstice has been celebrated by humans ever since they realized the seasons change. The December 25th date, established 45 BCE in the Julian calendar as the winter solstice, was not even associated by christians with the nativity until 354 CE. The Roman festival Saturnalia, for example, was celebrated beginning around 217 CE, from December 17-23. Brumalia was an even more ancient Greek solstice festival honoring Dionysus.
So, don't get offended if someone says merry xmas, merry christmas, happy holidays, happy hanukkah, habari gani (kwanzaa), or any other seasonal greeting. The greeting offered is more about what particular event the greeter is celebrating, rather than the greet-ee, who can offer their own greeting in response. Why not just accept any offered greeting with good cheer?
Let's just hope for a successful commercial season for all the businesses which depend so much on it.
"We're paratroopers. We're supposed to be surrounded!" Dick Winters
This is true, since the Lord Jesus Christ was born in the early spring, (approximately April 4th) when the sheperds truly DID "watch their flocks by night".
Merry CHRISTmas will remain the greeting that crosses my lips, because the celebration is STILL about Christ the Lord. Anyone that has a problem with that, will simply be required to get over themselves.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Osculare pultem meam! - Kiss my grits!
allow me to drag out my soapbox for a moment:
all Christmas seems to be about anymore is gimme gimme gimme. I am personally sick of it; its not repeat NOT about material things. its about different things to different people (to me its about being together with family). I'm not heavily religious, but first and foremost Christmas is about the birth of Jesus.
ok, I'll put the soapbox away now
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"We're paratroopers. We're supposed to be surrounded!" Dick Winters
agreed, I didn't mean to imply everyone else was wrong; just sharing my point of view.
the gimme gimme thing mainly comes from the inlaws
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[sigh] I hate all this stuff about "the war on christmas." Anyone has the right to say Merry Christmas. And I have the right to say "Happy Solstice" or "Happy early new year" or any other *#$&$$& thing I want to say.
Sheesh. [rest of my rant deleted because I don't want another private note from an admin!!!!!!!]
Rodc13 has it right.
"I pledge allegiance to the war banner of the united states of Totalitaria. And to the Republic, which no longer stands, several bankers, who are now god, indivisible, with Bernanke bucks and credit for all."
That's because we have allowed this country to fall into the hands of the terminal "whiny". If one person out of a million is "OH-fended", well we have to stop.People who get offended by "Merry Christmas" take themselves too seriously, IMO.
I say "Hell no."
It's basically a Christian country, founded by brilliant Christian white guys, who valued freedom, and welcomed all.
Merry Christmas.
And Happy Solstice -- and Happy Kwanzaa -- and Happy Hannukah -- and anything else you want to say. And if anyone gets offended because I say something other than Merry Christmas, they can kiss my big lily-white you-know-what.
We should be inclusive, people, not exclusive. Because our founding fathers valued freedom, we ARE a melting pot. "Merry Christmas" should be fine. So should Happy Solstice, Kwanzaa, and Hannukah.
"I pledge allegiance to the war banner of the united states of Totalitaria. And to the Republic, which no longer stands, several bankers, who are now god, indivisible, with Bernanke bucks and credit for all."
The reason we give presents and traditionally take days off is Christmas. Not Happy Holidays or Kwanzaa or even Hannukah, but Christmas. It is the Christians' Holiday (even if they did steal the time of year it falls from Pagans). Now you can say anything you want as a greeting during that time of year, but you also have to expect the Christians will get ticked off, rightfully so. The 1st Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, not freedom from consequences of what you say.
Yeah, that's true enough. "Merry Christmas" should be fine. But companies -- retail sales and media alike -- are deliberately erasing it and actively shunning it. Many stores outright forbid their employees to wish customers "Merry Christmas," although other specific holiday greetings are not similarly forbidden.We should be inclusive, people, not exclusive. Because our founding fathers valued freedom, we ARE a melting pot. "Merry Christmas" should be fine. So should Happy Solstice, Kwanzaa, and Hannukah.
Like it or not, 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas -- not some generic "all-inclusive holiday season with Christmas mysteriously vanished." The vast majority of Americans celebrate the traditional Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year cycle. It's okay to wish someone Happy Thanksgiving, and stores still have Thanksgiving sales. Ditto New Years. Ditto Independence Day, ditto Mother's Day, ditto Valentine's Day. But Christmas is deliberately being erased. It's obviously becoming not fine to say "Merry Christmas" and not okay to have a Christmas sale. Something is rotten there.
If 90% of Americans did not celebrate Christmas, there would be no holiday catalogs. It's Christmas that drives those sales, and the political agenda in trying to erase the word while maintaining the sales is awesomely obvious to everyone, and distasteful to nearly everyone who isn't part of that political agenda.
So be careful in your "inclusive" speech to include the majority as well as the minorities you're worried about. Don't go trying to erase and deny what 90% of us participate in, and then claim that the erasure is somehow "inclusive." It's not. It's an agenda to erase a large segment of American history and values.
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Former Microsoft CEO and all-round good egg Bill Gates has spoken up in support of the Microsoft Surface tablet, saying that Apple may need to change its approach in order to compete.
Gates says that the benefit of the Surface is that "You don't have to make a compromise. You can have everything you like about a tablet and everything you like about a PC all in one device. And so that should change the way people look at things." When asked whether Apple would have to change its tablet strategy in response, Gates said there is a "strong possibility" it would, in order to compete with the "exciting" form of the Microsoft tablet.
These words come from an interview with Charlie Rose during his PBS TV show. In true form, though, Gates was far from "down" on the Apple empire. He admitted that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs "did some things better and I did", saying that Apple's tablets have historically been much thinner and more attractive than Microsoft's.
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What's all the fuss about the Microsoft Surface about? It provides the traditional tablet experience, plus an unusually discreet - but still fully-physical - keyboard. It flips out much like the Apple Smart Cover, protecting the screen when not in use. Apple used to offer a desktop keyboard dock for the iPad, but it was discontinued following the release of the iPad 2.
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School Leadership and Student Outcomes: Identifying What Works and Why Best Evidence Synthesis
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Welcome to the School Leadership and Student Outcomes: Identifying What Works and Why Best Evidence Synthesis. The Ministry of Education's new School leadership and student outcomes: Identifying what works and why: Best evidence synthesis iteration (BES) was launched by the Minister of Education, Hon. Anne Tolley, at the opening of the University of Auckland Leadership Centre on 4 November 2009.
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The new synthesis of 134 New Zealand and overseas research studies or reviews has been developed collaboratively using Ministry of Education guidelines. Professor Viviane Robinson and Dr Margie Hohepa at the University of Auckland were lead writers for this synthesis of effective leadership practices.
The big finding of the BES is that when school leaders promote and/or participate in effective teacher professional learning this has twice the impact on student outcomes across a school than any other leadership activity. New Zealand principals spend less time on those activities that make most difference than many of their international peers.
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This is Kenny Sia, one of my favourite bloggers in the whole world.
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Kenny is not too ugly right now, but he is soon to be much better looking – because he will be shaving his head for charity. And I think that kind of generosity makes a man VERY attractive.
Right now, he is trying to raise quite a bit of money for a charity near his home in Malaysia that helps kids with cancer. The hospital asked him for help, and he said "Yes".
So I am making my own donation … and I'd love it if you would help too!
I look at it this way… if we donate enough that Kenny reaches his target (he is half way there!) we all get to see him shave his head and look like a Bhuddist monk. And if he doesn't, well … I'm sure Kenny will shave his head anyway, and we will still have made a big difference to some kids who are particularly in need. So this is a win-win situation. Fun and giving-all in one package.
You can make your donation at:
(I used the PayPal option) , as well as read about how Kenny got involved.
Go Kenny!


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Washington Times latest to claim climate change treaty "chip[s] away at national sovereignty"
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From The Washington Times' October 27 editorial, "Green World Government":
Environmental alarmism is being exploited to chip away at national sovereignty. The latest threat to American liberties may be found in the innocuous sounding Copenhagen Climate Treaty, which will be discussed at the United Nations climate-change conference in mid-December. The alert was sounded on the treaty in a talk given by British commentator Lord Christopher Monckton at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minn., on Oct. 14. Video of the talk has become an Internet sensation.
The treaty's text is not yet finalized but its principles are aimed at regulating all economic activity in the name of climate security, with a side effect that billions of dollars would be transferred from productive countries to the unproductive.
The control lever is the regulation of carbon emissions, which some purport are causing global warming. The treaty would establish a Carbon Market Regulatory Agency and "global carbon budget" for each country.
In effect, this would allow the treaty's governing bodies to limit manufacturing, transportation, travel, agriculture, mining, energy production and anything else that emits carbon - like breathing.
Treaty supporters market the agreement through fear. Even though mean global temperatures have been on a downward spiral for several years after peaking in 1998, we are told that catastrophe is imminent. "The world has already crossed the threshold beyond which it is no longer possible to avoid negative impacts of anthropogenic climate change," says proposed treaty language being circulated by Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund and other groups. It is critical that they cultivate a sense of impending doom to justify the sweeping restrictions and new powers enshrined in the treaty. The sky is falling and they want us to act now, act swiftly, act before it is too late - but don't read the fine print.
We look forward to headlines about record cold temperatures during the December climate summit, and to hearing desperate speeches about stopping irresistible global warming during the signing ceremony, held during a blizzard.
Black helicopters return: Beck, others use climate trade negotiations to fearmonger about world government, communism
Limbaugh claims that signing on to climate change treaty equates to "[t]urning over [U.S.] sovereignty to" UN
AP: statisticians reject Drudge-pushed global cooling myth as "not scientifically legitimate"
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Farmhouse nr Perugia - beautiful location, house and pool with stunning views of the Tuscan hills
Our classic Italian far is built in a traditional style with high chestnut-beamed ceilings that keep the house cool even on the hottest summer's day, beautiful stone floors and many large rooms for relaxing, eating or playing in. It has 6 bedrooms, 4 bath/shower rooms, a large sitting room, dining room, games/TV room, kitchen, larder and laundry room, however the best of all is our amazing view looking south west over the Tuscan hills around Cortona. There is also a loggia for covered dining on the terrace just off the kitchen, needed in the summer to escape the heat!
Outside we have extensive grounds, starting with our beautiful classic electric wrought iron gates and stone/brick pillars leading to our Cypress tree lined drive through our olive grove. We also have a large fenced in heated swimming pool with plenty of seating and sun loungers. There are also two sizes of children's swings for small and larger children.
Our area is known in Italy as the sunflower. This is because in almost all directions within 30-45mins we have beautiful towns to visit (Cortona, Perugia, Assis, Gubbio, Sansepolcro to name but a few), lovely hilltop villages, fantastic restaurants, and Lake Trasemino with activities in abundance and much more. Umbertide is our local town with a lovely square and castle and has a few supermarkets, wine shops and one of the best Gelateria's in Italy!
When looking for our house we wanted seclusion, classic Italian architecture, views of the countryside.....the Italian dream, and we think we have found it! We have since modernised the house with underfloor heating, modern windows and mosquito nets built in, top of the range kitchen, beautiful floors, games for all ages of children and two fridges to hold all the necessary ingredients for a good holiday!
We love our visits in spring when the hills are emerging from winter and the wild flowers are in abundance, the summer when we like to relax around the pool or read a book under an oak tree, or our autumn/winter visits when you can light our large open fire and cosy up with a book and a glass of wine having been out for a stunning walk in the hills. Something for everyone.
Top Traveller Review
We had a wonderful holiday and the beautiful house and views far exceeded our expectations.
About the Owner
About Rachel Buxton
Having visited Italy all my life and then going to university in Florence and subsequently spending time in Rome, Milan and Florence I love Italy! The people, the food and wine - everything! If you are looking for peace, culture, fun, enjoyment, good food, welcome hosts, passionate people, great wine, space, sun and time Italy is for you and we hope our house as well.
Rachel Buxton purchased this farmhouse in 2007
Why Rachel Buxton chose Perugia area
Having been looking for a farmhouse to buy for a couple of years we found our house while on holiday nearby. It was everything we wanted with fabulous views over the hills of Umbria and Tuscany, large enough to fit our friends and family in (but not get in each others way!) and with some land for my husband to work on and keep busy so that everyone else can relax around the pool.
What makes this farmhouse unique
The house is near the top of the hill which is great for catching any breeze that is around, very necessary in the summer months. We have sleepy little villages at the bottom of the hill on both sides with fantastic restaurants and Umbertide and Citta Di Castello are 20 minutes away with restaurants, shops and typical facilities. The general area is known as the Sunflower of Italy as most of the fields cultivate sunflowers and within 45 minutes you can reach Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio, Cortona, San Sepulcro, Arezzo, Trasimeno and Spoleto with numerous local festivals etc.
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(6 traveller reviews)
We had a wonderful holiday and the beautiful house and views far exceeded our expectations.
It was the perfect spot for a relaxing family holiday and the safely fenced off pool was great as we had little children with us. The accommodation was spacious, very comfortable and well equipped. Beautiful historic towns like Perugia and Assisi were within easy reach and we loved the whole area.
Beautifully restored farmhouse with stunning view
A real treat of a week with my family! This property is in a very special position on the top of a hill with breathtaking views. The farmhouse has been beautifully and very tastefully restored and offers clean, spacious accommodation with extremely comfortable beds, lovely linen, plenty of bathrooms and elegant dining and lounging areas. The kitchen is a proper "cooks" kitchen with all the culinary equipment you might need and it conveniently opens out onto the terrace where we enjoyed all our meals (and cocktails!) overlooking the view. It was also brilliantly equipped for the children - inside is a great playroom/TV room with loads of DVD's & toys and there is all the usual baby stuff you could need - they had even supplied bath toys & bath seat! Outside the properly fenced large pool was heavenly - very pretty, a nice big ledge where the young ones could paddle, loads of sun loungers and no horrible chlorine!! Garden swings and games too. Locally we enjoyed some really memorable Italian food - both informal (fab family pizza/pasta places) as well as more formal but relaxed Italian dining at its best at the local Wine Bar and Agritourismo. (Antonella the house manager found us a lovely babysitter during our stay). There is also a really good "Coop" supermarket in Umbertide with impressive deli and bakery etc which was invaluable for provisions. I would highly recommend this property for either families or large adult parties.
Wonderful for a Family or Friends Holiday
My wife and I were in the house for 9 nights, two nights overlapping with members of our family and a week with a group of our own friends.
The property is beautifully equipped, was exteremely clean, and is noticeably well maintained. It is spacious and comfortable with a a swimming pool of a perfect size. We would certainly highly recommend Casa Matira to Family and Friends. Indeed all our guests were full of praise.
Italian Idyll
Casa Matira provided me and my family the best two week vacation of our lives. How much fun to drive a few kilometers straight up a mountain and arrive to a gorgeous stone villa and the breathtaking views of Tuscany. The interior is designed and decorated with a refined eye for quality and detail -- comfortable beds, a spacious, well-appointed kitchen that opens onto a lovely covered dining area, a surfeit of big, comfortable bathrooms that would humble the finest hotel -- Casa Matira offers the perfect combination of personal and elegant. The house also has a large pool with perfect temperature salt water that's always refreshing but never too cold, and a game-room for families that includes a pool table, tv, dvd player, cd's and dvd's. The bedrooms are so comfortable and there's zero sense that the house is a rental (none of the skimping on beds and couches one can find in rental properties). But hands-down the best part of Casa Matira is it's setting in the remote hills of the peaceful countryside. This is a don't-miss property and the owners and caretaker are relaxed and extremely accommodating (wine and food upon our arrival despite specifically not requesting it). The transition back to city living was particularly painful!
-- The Burlingame Family
Outstanding Umbrian holiday
We stayed in beautiful Casa Matira over Easter. Wonderful location with stunning views over amazing country. House has got everything you could want, and great pool room, table tennis etc. can thoroughly recommend it for large family parties.
Had a great stay. Lots of good weather, local wine and delicious food. A great way to unwind and recharge the batteries
From the Owner
"Having been looking for a farmhouse to buy for a couple of years we found our house while on holiday nearby. It was everything we wanted with fabulous views over the hills of Umbria and Tuscany, large enough to fit our friends and family in (but not get in each others way!) and with some land for my husband to work on and keep busy so that everyone else can relax around the pool."
Activity and Interests
Lake Trasimeno, the largest lake in the Italy, has several life guarded beaches, the best of which is at Passignano which is a 30 minute drive. Windsurfing, sailing and other water sports are also available.
It is about a 2 hour drive to either the east or the west coast of Italy.
The nearest airport is Perugia, only 45 minutes drive from the house, which is served by Ryanair from Stansted. Other airports around 2 hours drive are Forli, Rome Ciampino, Rome Fiumicino, Pisa, Florence, and Ancona. Terontola station, on the main north-south line, is a scenic 45 minute drive from the house making Rome and Florence are an easy day trip by train.
A car is essential for exploring the area.
There is a food store in the village 4km away and the nearest restaurant is a 10 min drive. The local villages with their shops and restaurants are all within a 10 minute drive. The nearest town is Umbertide (15 minutes), Perugia, the capital of Umbria, is 40 mins away.
Tourist destinations within an easy drive include: Arezzo, Assisi, Cortona, Gubbio, Montone, Sansepolcro, Spello, Spoleto, and Siena.
We have a house book provides info on shopping, dining, sightseeing and local activities.
Further Details:
Umbertide provides all everyday needs, with many excellent local restaurants - from dining in the gardens of a beautiful old manor house to cheap but delicious pizzerias, some suggestions:
Zen Zero - not far from the Co-op is part of a small parade of shops. It has an unassuming entrance, but don't be put off as it serves excellent value Antipasto, Pizzas and Pasta and has outdoor seating.
La Rocca - in the main square has fantastic fish based pasta dishes and complimentary homemade limoncello after the meal!
Montone, a beautiful local village is well worth a walk round and a visit to one of its many restaurants:
Ristorante Erbaluna - in the top square near the outdoor theatre with fabulous food and is very welcoming.
La Locanda del Capitano - from the main square in Montone walk up Via Roma for about 50 metres and it is on the left hand side. Excellent food and wine with a friendly atmosphere, definitely one for a special occasion.
There are many other suggestions in our 'House book'.
There are many concerts and musical events in the area, often in the open air during the summer months. The tiny nearby village of Preggio hosts an opera festival in August, which is a magical experience.
At the other end of the scale, the Tuscan Sun festival in Cortona attracts international performers. There are also many food festivals celebrating local produce and regional specialities such as truffles, mushrooms, chestnuts, little deep-fried pastries - the list is endless.
For visitors interested in Italian renaissance art, master works of Piero della Francesca, Signorelli, Pintorrichio, Perugino, and Fra Angelico are within an hour's drive. Also nearby is Deruta, a ceramic centre for centuries, where visitors can watch the artist's hand-painting the traditional designs.
Also available is: Horse riding, private yoga tuition at the house, scenic flights from Sansepolcro, cooking classes, walking and cycling tours, and wine tours.
Prices and Availability
Rental rates
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Event Price
29 May 2017 - 9 Jul 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
10 Jul 2017 - 3 Sep 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
4 Sep 2017 - 22 Oct 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
23 Oct 2017 - 5 Nov 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
6 Nov 2017 - 17 Dec 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
18 Dec 2017 - 7 Jan 2018
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Additional pricing information
|No additional mandatory fees
|Refundable Damage Deposit
Booking Notes:
Once we've confirmed availability a provisional booking will be made and we'll then email you a booking form for completion along with our terms and conditions.
In order to secure your dates you must return the booking form with a 25% deposit.
Changeover Day:
Normally Sundays with arrival after 4pm and departure before 10am.
Please contact us if you wish to discuss alternative days, we will be happy to try and accommodate you.
Owner's Cancellation Policy
- 12
- Available
- 12
- Unavailable
From the Owner
"The house is near the top of the hill which is great for catching any breeze that is around, very necessary in the summer months. We have sleepy little villages at the bottom of the hill on both sides with fantastic restaurants and Umbertide and Citta Di Castello are 20 minutes away with restaurants, shops and typical facilities. The general area is known as the Sunflower of Italy as most of the fields cultivate sunflowers and within 45 minutes you can reach Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio, Cortona, San Sepulcro, Arezzo, Trasimeno and Spoleto with numerous local festivals etc."
Property Type
- farmhouse
- Away From It All
- Family
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Air Conditioning ...
- Fireplace ...
- Hair Dryer
- Heating ...
- Internet ...
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided ...
- Living Room ...
- Parking ...
- Telephone ...
- Towels Provided ...
- Tumble Dryer
- Washing Machine ...
- Coffee Maker ...
- Dishes & Utensils ...
- Dishwasher ...
- Freezer ...
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave ...
- Oven ...
- Pantry Items ...
- Refrigerator ...
- Hob ...
- Toaster ...
- Child's Highchair
- Dining ...
- Dining Area
- Books ...
- DVD Player ...
- Game Room ...
- Games ...
- Music Library ...
- Ping Pong Table
- Pool Table
- Satellite / Cable ...
- Stereo ...
- Television ...
- Toys ...
- Video Library ...
Pool / Spa
- Heated Pool
- Private Pool ...
Onsite Services
- Private Chef
- Staff
Location Type
- rural
- autumn foliage
- churches
- forests
- library
- live theatre
- museums
- playground
- recreation centre
- restaurants
- ruins
- theme parks
- winery tours
- zoo
Leisure Activities
- horse riding
- outlet shopping
- scenic drives
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- Babysitter
- groceries
- hospital
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- equestrian events
- freshwater fishing
- golf
- mountain biking
- tennis
- water skiing
Floor Area
- 380 m²
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath (no shower), Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Bath (no shower), Shower Enclosure
- Toilet 1 - Toilet
- Toilet 2 - Toilet
- Shower room 1 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Shower room 2 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Family Bathroom with bath & walk in shower on ground floor En-suite to Bedroom 3 - large walk in shower & bath En-suite to Bedroom 4 - large walk in shower En-suite to Bedroom 5 - large walk in shower Separate cloakroom on ground and first floor
- 6 Bedrooms, Sleeps 12
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Cot
- Bedroom 2
- Bedroom 3
- Bedroom 4
- Bedroom 5
- Bedroom 6 - This bedroom has air-conditioning for cool nights all summer
- Description of sleeping capacity: Sleeps 12 (6 Bedrooms, 4 bathrooms) Notes on bedrooms: Bedroom 1 - Double (Super King) or Twin Bedroom 2 - Double (Super King) or Twin Bedroom 3 - Double (Super King) only Bedroom 4 - Double (Super King) or Twin Bedroom 5 - Double (Super King) or Twin Bedroom 6 - Twin (with air-conditioning)
- Balcony ...
- Terrace ...
- Golf ...
- Garden ...
- Barbecue
- Veranda
- Ski & Snowboard ...
- Self-catering
House Rules
- Max. occupancy: 12
- children welcome
- Notes on accommodation: Our house is very child friendly, with cots, high chairs and there is a selection of children's books, DVDs and board games. We have also have a large top step to the pool where the water is 20cm deep - an ideal place for tots and toddlers. The pool is private (12 x 6 metres) with heating and has a salt filtration system and is discretely fenced. Excellent provision has been made for hot weather (fans, large insect screened windows all with external shutters and covered dining) and for colder weather (underfloor heating, double glazing and a big open fireplace in the sitting room). Broadband is permanently available. The bedrooms can be flexibly configured as singles or king size doubles (three with en-suites) making the house suitable for groups of adults sharing or families. All linen our is a minimum of 200 thread Egyptian cotton. In the games room there are: Books, DVDs, CDs and a 49" flatscreen LED TV with a surround sound system, pool table and table tennis. Outside: Our pool is 12 x 6 metres and has moon shaped steps. there is a large top step in the pool where the water is 20cm deep making it an ideal place for tots and toddlers to play and be easily supervised. The pool is discretely fenced for security. Around the pool we have classic wooden loungers and also a large table and chairs under an umbrella, a great place for lunch or cards. There are various other areas to sit outside including the large terrace (under the loggia if you want to escape the sun) or under our beautiful Italian Oak tree. The house is surrounded by 5 acres of land, part of which is a lovely olive grove and it has a cypress tree lined drive. We also have two sets of swings for small toddlers and larger children. Utility Room: Microwave, washing machine, tumble dryer & ironing board. Cleaning / Towels / Linen / Maid service: All linen and bath and pool towels are included. The house is cleaned weekly. Other: The house has a large Loggia attached to the kitchen for meals with extensive views over Tuscany. Unlimited broadband is available as is UK Freeview channels.


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UPDATE 4-Yum profit beats street, shares down on outlook
(Adds company comment, range of 2008 estimates )
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES Feb 4 (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N: Cotización), operator of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut chains, beat Wall Street's quarterly profit target on Monday, but forecast 2008 earnings below analysts' expectations and shares fell 2.3 percent.
An economic downturn in the United States has prompted people to spend less at restaurants and investors are jittery about the growth potential of budget-oriented, fast-food purveyors, who are seeing food and labor costs rise.
Sales at established U.S. stores rose only 1 percent in the quarter, compared with 17 percent in mainland China and 5 percent internationally.
Yum said in a statement it was raising its full- year forecast for 2008 earnings to $1.85 per share from $1.82 per share, principally due to growth in China. The company said its forecast excludes one-time items that would increase per-share earnings by 6 cents to $1.91.
Fourteen analysts polled by Reuters Estimates had 2008 targets for earnings excluding items that ranged from $1.82 to $1.91 per share. The resulting average was for full-year earnings of $1.86 per share, excluding items.
A Yum spokeswoman said she believed that some analysts' models included the one-time items excluded from the company's forecast.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Larry Miller said a lower tax rate boosted Yum's net income by 5 cents during recent fourth quarter. Continuación...