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As a stay-at-home mom, there are some things I've come to realize. Some were certainly easier to accept than others, that's for sure.
For instance, it can be lonely. Only spending time with tiny humans can leave you aching for an adult conversation. Or, boredom is a thing. (Who would have thought?) But it's actually a really good thing! (I'll explain more later.) Oh, and did you know that it is actually possible to feel like Supermom? Yep. It is.
Anyway, here are 10 things I've come to realize about my role as a stay-at-home mom. And of course, some of these apply to working mamas, too!
- It's easily the most misunderstood job in the world. Sure, you may get to wear yoga pants all day, but it's not a vacation. Instead, you spend your day making meals, cleaning up messes, rocking crying children, reading books in funny voices, setting up art projects, tackling temper tantrums, wiping poop from places poop shouldn't be, tickling your giggly kids, and about a million other things.
- Your home will be a disaster and that's okay. Every single day I pick up the house and do laundry, and every single day there's another mess and another load ready to go in the wash. When you are home with your children, the house is lived in. There are toys and art projects and stacks of mail and piles of clothes and quite frankly, it never goes away. Give yourself some grace and know that the mess = life.
- You will have good days and bad days and so will your kids. One thing I constantly struggle with is understanding why my kids have bad days. I mean, I made them their favorite breakfast. They got to go to story time at the library. Heck, they even had dessert for a snack. Why are they still so cranky? But then I have to remind myself that they are human, too. Just like me, they can wake up on the wrong side of the bed. The good news? A bad day can be fixed. (See number 5.)
- It can be a lonely gig. Sure, you're never really alone, but not being around other adults can take somewhat of a toll on you. Make it a priority to find community. Whether you get together with other moms for playdates or meet your spouse for lunch, being around adult humans can help.
- Fresh air and good music can fix almost any problem. When it's only 9 am and all of my kids have already melted down and I'm about to scream, I do 1 of 2 things. I either pack everyone in the car and go for a drive with the windows down or I turn on some music and attempt a dance party. 9 times out of 10, it works and we can hit "restart" on our day.
- You will want to pull your hair out. When I worked full time, I longed to be a stay at home mom. I envisioned a perfect, happy life, at home with my littles. But the reality? It's the hardest gig ever. My children drive me crazy sometimes. I feel like screaming every once in awhile. When I'm ready to pull my hair out, I've got to take a minute by myself in another room and breathe deeply. Then I put my good mama hat back on and go give my kids some grace.
- Some days you'll do it all and some days you won't. Believe it or not, there actually have been days where I have showered and put on clothes, cleaned the house, done the laundry, made dinner, and did something awesome with my girls. There have been plenty of days when I felt like Supermom. But there are certainly other days where I don't check off everything on my to-do list. Life happens and sometimes the laundry gets put off. Kids get hurt and we miss a playdate. Naps get refused and the world falls apart. That's just part of it.
- Boredom happens and it's a good thing. Staying home all day can get a little tedious. Kids get tired of their toys. You run out of ideas. You've watched that movie too many times, etc. When boredom sets it, creativity does too. It's kind of amazing to see what my kids come up with after a few minutes with "nothing to do."
- Happy mom = happy kids. When I am in a funk, it's almost always because I haven't done a good job taking care of myself. To be the mom I want to be for my kids, I've got to take time for myself, too. Whether that means a nice shower and a hot cup of coffee each morning or some alone time perusing the aisles at Target, I've got to recharge and refuel so that I can be the mom my kiddos deserve.
- It's the best gig around. I may not always realize it now, but this job is the best one in the world. Years from now, I'll look back on the years I was able to stay home with my girls and will be so very thankful. Even though it's difficult and downright exhausting, it's a blast, too. I'm so thankful to be able to spend my days with them.
Do you agree? What else would you add to the list?


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After presenting you earlier the Air Max 95 and the Air Griffey Max 1, we show you today the Air Force 2 from the Freshwater Pack. The Nike Air Force 2 is kind of celebrating a comeback in recent months and in this particular colorway is also not looking too bad. The upper comes in a mix od white/black and blue leather with a good amount of crackle pattern. Look out for these in stores now.
Nike "Freshwater Pack" Air Force 2
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Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri, whose "Madras Cafe" is yet to come out Aug 23, has reportedly begun shooting for director David Dhawan's "Main Tera Hero".
The 33-year-old was spotted filming the first scene at Film City here with Varun Dhawan, who shot to fame with "Student Of The Year".
Nargis, who stepped into Bollywood with "Rockstar", will soon join the team of director-writer Rumi Jaffrey's "Shaukeen" remake for a month-long schedule.
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, "Main Tera Hero" also features Ileana D'Cruz and it is scheduled for an April 4, 2014 release.
This is the first time Varun will team up with his father, David, known for giving hits like "Partner".
Ram-Priyanka played a trick on Lakhia, sent fake wedding invites
Actors Ram Charan and Priyanka Chopra, who are working together in the "Zanjeer" remake, recently played a prank on the film's director Apoorva Lakhia by sending his wedding invitation to his friends.
The duo reportedly sent a text message from Lakhia's phone to everyone that his wedding is about to take place soon and they're invited.
The message read: "Hey. Hope you guys are doing fine. I have an announcement to make. I've finally decided to tie the knot. I know it's been long due. The official invite shall reach you soon. I want you all to be part of my big day, regards Apoorva."
And Lakhia ended up answering calls explaining the practical joke to everyone, including his puzzled parents, while Priyanka and Ram had a good laugh.
Will 'Grand Masti' spoil Aftab's marriage plans?
Actor Vivek Oberoi jokes that no father would allow his daughter to marry Aftab Shivdasani after watching him in "Grand Masti".
The adult comedy brings together Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani and Vivek on the big screen again after the 2004 hit "Masti".
Going by the promos, the film is replete with double-meaning dialogues.
"As far as me and Riteish are concerned, we are already married, but I am worried about Aftab, who is still single. Which girl would agree to marry him after watching 'Grand Masti'? No father will give away his daughter to Aftab after the film releases," Vivek said in a statement.
Directed by Indra Kumar, "Grand Masti" is slated to release Sep 13.


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The $341 million Consumers Credit Union, headquartered in Kalamazoo, Mich., has become the latest CU to start offering its members mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
According to the NCUA, as of Sept. 20, Consumers had close to 1,100 first mortgages outstanding worth close to $133 million. It had modified 36 first mortgage loans worth roughly $6.5 million by the same date.
Relatively few CUs have taken the leap to start offering FHS mortgages, dissuaded in part by regulations and requirements surrounding the program and by the perception that relatively few of their members would be attracted to mortgages insured by the government.
But Kathi Vlachos, mortgage manager at Consumers, said her credit union took the leap to FHA after its members and the public at large-potential members for the credit union's community charter-started asking for FHA-backed mortgages.
"A number of our members started asking for the loans," Vlachos said, particularly older members who were often asking on behalf of children or grandchildren they wanted to help with the purchase of their first home, she explained.
FHA-insured loans often have more lenient allowances for family members, such as parents or grandparents, to help with the down payment or closing costs. In addition, compared to privately insured loans mortgages, which often require a 5% or even higher down payment, FHA-backed loans require only 3.5% as a down payment.
"FHA mortgages can benefit virtually any homebuyer needing a low down payment home loan," Vlachos explained. "And, because the loan is backed by the federal government, we're able to provide financing to buyers with varying circumstances and sometimes challenged credit."
Vlachos, who had a strong history with mortgages before she came to the credit union, said Consumers wanted to add FHA-backed loans as part of the overall effort to ramp up, streamline and modernize its mortgage lending program. Like the rest of the country, she said the credit union's community had also seen a drop in home prices, but that prices in the area had seemed to stabilize.
FHA-backed loans are also good for the CU's members because they allow for the sellers of the home to contribute up to 6% of the home's price toward the closing costs of the property. This can help properties that had been considered hard to sell in the market to move more quickly.
Other FHA benefits include 100% mortgage insurance for the mortgage issuer, a streamlining approach which makes for an easier application and the use of nontraditional credit history to qualify borrowers and underwrite loans.
Vlachos pointed out that FHA had also taken steps to make its insured loans more competitive with privately insured loans, including getting rid of requirements that sellers had to make minor repairs to their property to make it eligible for FHA-backed loans and allowing both buyers and sellers to contribute to a property's closing costs.
Still, Vlachos acknowledged that getting to the point where Consumers handled the whole origination process for FHA-backed loans was still in the future. Currently, the credit union has qualified those of its staff who have been the most successful in mortgage origination to take applications for FHA-backed loans. But the other details of originating Consumers' FHA-backed loans remains with a third-party mortgage vendor until the credit union finishes the rounds of training necessary to qualify more of its staff in the full process of originating FHA-backed loans, Vlachos said.
But even with the extra effort, Vlachos maintained that offering the FHA loans was worth it. Given the instability around the real estate market and economy, FHA-backed loans seemed likely to retain their popularity among many credit union members and the public at large, particularly first-time homebuyers who might also be first-time credit union members.
"Loans to first-time homebuyers can represent an opportunity for us to influence a family's financial decisions, including credit union membership, for years," Vlachos said.


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Cowboys fans should feel insulted by the way this season has gone through the first eight games.
Now, they can add injury to that insult as defensive lineman Marcus Spears and safety/kickoff returner Akwasi Owusu-Ansah were placed on the injured reserve list on Wednesday, ending their seasons halfway through the 2010 campaign.
Spears was injured in the Sunday night debacle that spelled the end for the Wade Phillips tenure in Dallas. He finished his year with 24 tackles, one behind the line of scrimmage and three quarterback hurries.
Owusu-Ansah's injury is actually a more severe blow to the Cowboys.
The rookie was the team's top kickoff returner this year with a 21.7 yard average per return on his 25 attempts.
He was also a backup safety and a part of the severely thinning secondary that includes Michael Jenkins, a player whose future with the team is without a doubt in question after his horrible display of effort in Sunday night's game when he dodged yet another tackle after his infamous ducking of Brandon Jacobs a couple of years ago.
Curiously, the Cowboys replaced the two players with two defensive linemen and no defensive backs as they added Jeremy Clark and Jimmy Sadler-McQueen to the roster to replace Spears and Owusu-Ansah. Reckon they just added Sadler-McQueen to replace Owusu-Ansah because they wanted another odd hyphenated name? Not everyone can be Maurice Jones-Drew.
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Los Angeles, California – "Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf and his girlfriend of 2 years, Karolyn Pho has gone on separate ways. The 26-year-old hunk actor was currently spotted in Los Angeles with a mystery blonde, clearly not Karolyn Pho which turned out to be his co-star Mia Goth (the pair were caught in pictures taking a pre-Thanksgiving stroll to Starbucks).
Shia LaBeouf has been filming the controversial Lars von Trier film "Nymphomaniac," in which he will engage in "real" sex scenes. Most of the rumors circulate that Karolyn didn't like the idea of sharing her man, even if it was just a movie, many think that the scenes must have offended Pho.
Shia LaBeouf and Karolyn Pho, a stylist, first met in 2011 at a karaoke club in Los Angeles. Buzzs about the former couple's troubled relationship began to surface last August where some pictures of them surfaced in the internet showing Karolyn and Shia in a heated argfument while Karolyn is crying.
According to a certain website, "Karolyn doesn't want him having sex with somebody else -– simple. She's begged Shia to ask Lars if it's possible to make the scenes appear real, rather than shoot them real."
This isn't the only breakup LaBeouf has gone through in the public eye. From 2009 to 2010, the former Disney actor dated "An Education" actress Carey Mulligan, who quietly married Mumford & Sons singer Marcus Mumford in April.


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If you are looking for a beautiful hike that pretty much the whole family can do, look no further. Lower Calf Creek Falls is just over 6 miles out and back, but don't let the distance scare you, the hike is relatively flat and offers plenty to see all along the way including ancient granaries, petroglyphs and quite a diverse collection of Plant Life.
Getting Here
Lower Calf Creek Falls is located on Highway 12, about 15 miles North of Escalante Utah. Highway 12 is a scenic byway and provides some great scenery including Boulder Mountain, Hogsback and Hell's Backbone. The turnoff to the Lower Calf Creek Recreation area is well marked with signs. There is a big parking lot, restrooms as well as some camp sites. If you plan on camping at Calf Creek, however, be sure to arrive early as campsites are on a first come first serve basis, and often fill up in the morning during peak season. Water is available at the trailhead and you'll want to be sure to bring plenty of water with you, especially if hiking in the summer
The Trail
The trail head begins just a hundred yards or so down the paved road from the parking lot. The trail is well marked and meanders its way through the sandstone canyon just above calf creek. The trail is mostly flat with just a few rollers as you ascend and descend to the creek along the trail.
A trail guide is available at the trailhead that points out some interesting spots along the way. You'll notice along the trail there are posts with numbers on them, these mark interesting sites such as an ancient granaries, petroglyphs and unique plant life. Information about these can be found in the trail guide. After hiking for just over three miles you will reach your destination.
The Falls
Lower Calf Creek Falls is 126 feet and falls from the canyon above into a pool, which then flows down the canyon. There is no path beyond this point and trying to climb above the falls is nearly impossible. There is an upper calf creek falls above lower falls that is only accessible from a trail on highway 12.
Trees and plants surround the falls and make for a great spot for lunch or a snack. The water in the pool is quite cool, but still good for a swim for the stout-hearted. There is also a few stronger trees for setting up a hammock. The area around the falls is beautiful and comfortable and it is easy to spend an hour or more enjoying the beauty and peace of the falls. While it is a busy trail, the space below the falls is quite large and rarely feels crowded. With the orientation of the canyon, the falls gets sun early in the morning to midday and is completely shaded by the early afternoon.
Misc Info
The hike can be done in a morning or an afternoon, with plenty of time to spend at the falls. While Lower Calf Creek is a destination hike there are also some other areas to check out nearby including Upper Calf Creek Falls, Hell's Backbone, Boulder Mountain, Escalante or a little bit further is the Burr Trail to Capital Reef National Park (4×4 is advised for this trail.) If you are looking for a good place to eat after the hike I recommend the Burr Trail Grill in Boulder, they have some unbelievable burgers, sandwiches and home made pie.
That's it for this post. As always if you have any questions you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and don't forget to get outside and have some fun!


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We are just finishing up week two of intense exam design sessions today. Last week we created the outline for the MCTS Windows and Web exams. Lots of great discussion by a group of excellent subject matter experts for each session. Please know that these people are rock stars and they have your best interest at heart. They fight for what is right and what will make a great exam experience for you and the industry.
This week, we are finalizing details on the outline for the WCF and ADO.NET MCTS exams as well. I'm sitting in the WCF session and I can tell you that my head hurts at times from the passionate discussions that are taking place. We have very knowledgeable people in the room for these sessions and each has a passion for the technology. They want to ensure the best experience and coverage for the exam and this results in some really great discussions and sometimes, a little arm bending too.
Next week, we tackle the MCPD Windows and Web exams and I fully expect the sessions to go the same way.
In the end, we know that we will never satisfy everybody's wishes for what should be covered in an exam but know this, your peers are helping to ensure that the most important aspects are represented here to ensure that we are validating real-world skills.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their hard work, perseverance and patience over these weeks. I hope that you are happy with the results when you see the prep guides posted later this year.


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New dentist office offers Botox treatments
There's now a dentist office in Old Town where you can get fillings for your teeth and Botox for your wrinkles.
Dr. Jennifer Voke has opened the new office Jennifer Voke, DDS Total Facial Esthetics at 315 Lincoln St., Ste. D1, which offers family and cosmetic dentistry, Botox and skin care.
A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, May 17. The office opened in April.
Voke, of Mukilteo, with the help of her staff, is focused on helping her patients put their best face forward – with healthy and beautiful teeth, skin and smile.
"I've found that the only part of dentistry that people want to have done are things that they can see in the front of their mouth, so to add the whole element of the facial esthetics and the skin, it all kind of goes together," Voke said.
In addition to Botox and derma fillers, Voke's office offers chemical peels, facial waxing, dermal planing, wrinkle correction, European facials and more by a licensed medical esthetician.
"If someone has three fillings in the back of their teeth, and if they also want to get the wrinkles around their face fixed with derma filler or Botox, too, because they're numb, that can be done at the same time," Voke said.
Voke and her staff strive to improve their patients' self-esteem and confidence. The office also offers free nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, and all of the dental chairs are also massagers, so that patients feel better all around.
"We're proud to do that," said Lindsey Pierce, a licensed medical esthetician.
"There really is an art to it. I think that's my favorite part of working with Jennifer, too, is that she's into that as much as I am, which is awesome because most doctors don't care."
Voke, originally from Alaska, has never been a fan of going to the dentist. In fact, she quit going altogether after leaving for college in 1993.
She was a bartender in Seattle with a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Washington when her lack of professional dental care and sporadic flossing habits caught up with her. She developed excruciating pain in one of her molars.
At first, she refused to go to a dentist – she even begged a friend to pull her tooth so she wouldn't have to go – but eventually she caved and made an appointment for an emergency root canal.
During her root canal, the dentist spoke of the high level of artistry involved in his work. Knowing she didn't want to be a bartender forever, she decided to pursue a career in dentistry.
"I am not a fan of going to the dentist, but I love the artistic part of dentistry," she said. "It's about restoring or making better of what you have."
In 2005, Voke graduated from the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. She has received honors for her clinical achievements, including an award for clinical excellence from the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.
Before opening her own office, Voke worked in dental and public health clinics in New Mexico. She also worked as an associate dentist at a clinic in Silver Lake.
When she found the Old Town location, she knew she was home.
"I found this spot that was really unique, and it was the first time I saw myself doing something like this," she said. "I imagined what it could look like."
Lindsey Pierce, of Lake Stevens, is highly trained in customized facial esthetic services and skin treatments. She graduated from the Euro Institute of Skin Care in 2005, a prestigious school in Renton. She worked for a well-respected plastic surgeon in Kirkland for eight years.
"Gene Juarez, who is actually a good family friend, wanted to get me into hair, but I said 'No way,'" Pierce said. "I've always had a passion for skin. I just love to change it, transform it."
Total Facial Esthetics is open Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday by appointment. Call 425-212-9334 to schedule an appointment or go to www.vokedds.com for more information.
It looks like this dentist's office is keeping up with the trend. Dental spas are a great way to include relaxing treatments as well as tend to your oral health! Delta Dental of Iowa recently wrote a blog about the great benefits of a dental spa.


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The 10-micrometer-long flagellate cell might have a big story to tell about the evolution of eukaryotes.
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Oxytocin and social contact together modulate endocannabinoid activity in the mouse brain, which could help explain the prosocial effects of marijuana use.
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Researchers identify a subset of proinflammatory cytokine-producing B cells that may spark multiple sclerosis-related inflammation.


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Book Reviews
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- Full Text PDF
- Published: Apr 30, 2012
- Pages: 1057-1068
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1980.tb03525.x
Book reviewed in this article:
Financial Statement Analysis. By GEORGE FOSTER. Englewood Cliffs
Problem and Failed Institutions in the Commerical Banking Industry. By JOSEPH F. SINKEY, JR.
The Dow Jones‐Irwin Guide to Modern Portfolio Theory. By ROBERT HAGIN.
Forecasting: An Appraisal for Policy‐Makers and Planners. By W. ASCHER.
The Basic Theory of Corporate Finance. By KENNETH J. BOUDREAUX AND HUGH W. LONG. Englewood Cliffs
The Investment Decisions of Firms. By STEPHEN J. NICKELL.
Financing Black Economic Development. By TIMOTHY BATES AND WILLIAM BRADFORD
Financial Management: An Introduction. By STEPHEN H. ARCHER, G. MARC CHOATE, AND GEORGE RACETTE.


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Christchurch (Va.) four-star wide receiver Deion Walker is going back to Cali. Originally from Ventura (Calif.), Walker was well traveled before he became a highly prized recruit.
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text: Hasselt is a Belgian city (in the north), very close to the German border. I went from Madrid to Dusseldorf and from there caught a bus that took 2 hours to get to Hasselt. It's really quite small and very touristy. I wanted to test a new car at the Lommel circuit. I stayed at the Radisson SAS hotel. The hotel is new, and its worth mentioning that from the bed you can see the person in the shower (the shower does have a screen, though).


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The NW Documentary team recently completed our next feature length documentary, Voyagers Without Trace. The film tells the story of three French adventurers who, in 1938, were the first to kayak the greatest rivers of the American West. Newlyweds Genevieve and Bernard de Colmont, and their friend Antoine de Seynes were three dashing young Parisians seeking adventure. The trio traveled from their homes in France, boldly setting out to be the first to kayak the Green and Colorado Rivers.
The trio captured their 900-mile journey on 16mm color film, but the film has remained unseen in an archive for years. It offers a vivid window to a time when the Wild West was transitioning to the Modern West, when the rivers flowed wild and undammed, before guidebooks and GPS. They set out as a new vanguard of outdoor recreationalists, packing a new set of equipment and expectations, to seek out adventure merely for the joie de vivre.
They called themselves, "Les Voyageurs Sans Trace," voyagers without trace, gliding lightly down the river, packing minimally, and vanishing into history.
Genevieve, who turned 22 on the journey, became the first woman to solo paddle the two rivers. She and Bernard were on their honeymoon, having been married just weeks before the trip. Together their entire lives, they later settled in San Tropez, France where they crossed paths with Brigitte Bardot. One of their kayaks was later used by a Frenchman during World War II to escape Nazi occupied France. It now lives in a museum commemorating the French Resistance.
This film will use the journey of the French Trio as a lens through which to see the river as the river as the Trio found it, and the river as it exists today. We will set off in search of "Les Voyageurs Sans Trace," on an adventure of our own, to uncover the lost pieces of their story in small towns and silent canyons.
This is an opportunity to tell an amazing, untold story. Fall 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the French Trio's adventure.
Visit the official website: frenchkayakfilm.com
Your donation helps support the completion of this film.


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A calendar of LDS-themed events from around the United States and Canada.
Pioneer Day Commemoration Concert: Broadcast, July 23, 7 p.m. MDT (see broadcast.lds.org)
Ozark YSA: Regional YSA conference, June 24-26, Springdale/Fayetteville (register at ozarkysa.com)
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Temple Hill: "How Great the Love" mixed-media art exhibit, through July 31, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Pioneer Day musical celebration, "My Father's Field," July 23, 7:30 p.m., Oakland Temple Hill Interstake Center, 4770 Lincoln Ave., Oakland
Orange County Single Adults (31 and up): Conference, Elder Shayne Bowen, Brad Wilcox, Alisa Goodwin Snell, Craig Jessop, Marvin Goldstein, Vanessa Joy, Aug 4-7 (see ocbcconference.com for registration and schedule)
San Diego: Mormon Night with the San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves, June 25, Petco Park
San Francisco: LDS Night at the San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego, July 5, 7:15 p.m. (contact Cameron Lochte at firstname.lastname@example.com or 415-972-2254 to order 25 or more group tickets)
Los Angeles Temple Visitors' Center: Japanese fireside, July 10, 5 p.m.; "O Say Can You Sing," with Barbara Dodge, July 11, 7 p.m.; David Blasucci and friends, July 15, 7 p.m.; "Of Patriots and Pioneers," by Tapestry, July 23, 7 p.m.; "A Special Destiny," multicultural pioneer memories, July 30, 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Bay Area Genesis Group: Gathering of Sisters, June 25, 4:30 p.m., Oakland Temple Hill Interstake Center, 4770 Lincoln Ave., Oakland
Tampa Bay YSA: YSA Conference, June 24-26, 13510 North 42nd Street, Tampa (for registration information, see www.wix.com/tampabayysa/conference2011#!register)
Boise: Organ Fireworks! concert, Mormon Tabernacle organist Richard Elliott, July 4, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise (see www.idahotickets.com for ticket information)
Moscow institute: Summer institute class, Tuesdays, through July 26, 7 p.m., Moscow Idaho Student Stake Center
Nauvoo: Sunday Sociables, Sundays, 7 p.m., Historic Nauvoo Visitors' Center (see www.historicnauvoo.net)
Carthage: Martyrdom remembrance, June 28, 4:15 p.m., Carthage
BYU Vocal Point: June 25, 27, 28, July 2, 7:30 p.m., Nauvoo Outdoor Stage, Nauvoo; July 1, 5 p.m., Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Fairfield, Iowa (see pam.byu.edu)
Nauvoo Pageant: July 5-30, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.; southwest of the reconstructed Nauvoo Temple country fair, 7 p.m.
Indiana YSA: Regional YSA conference, July 15-17, White River Ward building (registration July 15 at 6:30 p.m.)
BYU Vocal Point: July 1, 5 p.m., Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Fairfield, Iowa (see pam.byu.edu)
Come Home to Kanesville pageant: July 19-30, Historic Kanesville Tabernacle, 222 E. Broadway, Council Bluffs (see www.kanesville.org)
Western Kentucky YSA: Regional YSA conference, June 23-25, Western Kentucky University
Washington, D.C., Temple Visitors' Center: Humanitarian Exhibit, "Love Thy Neighbor," through October, open daily 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fireside, "Why I Believe," Elder Allan F. and Sister Terri Packer, June 19, 7 p.m.; U.S. Army Trumpet Ensemble Concert, June 26, 7 p.m.; patriotic fireside, Gordon Smith, July 3, 7 p.m.; Spanish Night of Music and Inspiration, July 12, 7:30 p.m.; "Why I Believe" fireside, Josh and Sandra Turley, July 17, 7 p.m.; Pioneer Day Celebration, July 23, 7 p.m.; Pioneer Heritage Fireside, former Sen. Bob Bennett, July 24, 7 p.m.
Mormon Trail Center: "The Healing Power of Christ," sculpture exhibit, through June 30, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., 3215 State St., Omaha (for information, call 402-453-9372)
Palmyra YSA: Dance, July 8, Palmyra Stake Center, 2801 Temple Road, Palmyra, starts after the pageant
Hill Cumorah Pageant: July 8-9, 12-16, 9:15 p.m., Hill Cumorah
Norman: "Weaving the Tapestry of Faith from the Heartland," musical performance, July 8, 7 p.m., Lloyd Noble Center, University of Oklahoma (see 900miraclesyouthintheheartland.com for ticket information)
Concert: Portland Mormon Choir and Orchestra, "America the Beautiful," June 25, 7:30 p.m., Skyview High School Auditorium, Vancouver, Wash. (for ticket information, www.portlandmormon.org or 503-489-7101)
South Carolina YSA: Beach Blast, July 23, 1-6 p.m., Huntington Beach State Park ($5 per person)
Middle Tennessee YSA: Regional YSA conference, June 23-25, Western Kentucky University
Concert: Portland Mormon Choir and Orchestra, "America the Beautiful," June 25, 7:30 p.m., Skyview High School Auditorium, Vancouver, Wash. (for ticket information, www.portlandmormon.org or 503-489-7101)
Rock Springs YSA: Eight-stake YSA conference, July 16, Rock Springs Stake Center (contact Rob Young at firstname.lastname@example.com)
Ottawa YSA: Canada Day in the Capital YSA conference, July 1-3, Prince of Wales Chapel, 1017 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario (register at canadadayinthecapital.eventbrite.com)
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If you look at the foogers, the white boxes that house the pots and markings will easily fit on a double width panel. The jacks can simply go on the bottom half. I figure that if you just reorient the pcb, then everything is gravy after that.
I contacted a guy in St louis about making this modification for me but I don't want to send my Foogers to him. I wish that I could just send them in to Moog.
Amos seemed to indicate that he thinks it would be possible to change the bypass switch into something that is gate triggerable.
I really wish Moog would consider this as a factory modification if they have no interest in getting into the modue business.


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Three dolphins were surfing up my street the other night. I've seen them surf perfect tubes with authority. They're always in the right spot. Were not the only creatures that enjoy surf!
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That's awesome, must've been great to witness!
Aug 31, 2012, 12:53 PM #3
It's even better when you're in the water with them. That is, until you get cut-off by one of em.
I've noticed mullet swimming in the crest of the waves lately. Pretty common throughout late summer and fall. This is also when I notice the most sharks in the water. Nothing big, just spinners (I think). They're capable of some pretty impressive acrobatics as well.
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The best is when you see the dolphins jump out of the waves... Pretty bad ass...
i was surfing a shoal last week and out of no where a huge dolphin came flying at me through a set that had already broken on the outer bar. it came with in like 5 feet of me then turned and swam around until a bunch of others showed up. it was really crazy.
and this year i was fishing in captiva florida in a back bay when a pod showed up and jumped into our wake. they rode it for like 10 minutes straight and were doing acrobatics out of the water. dolphins are just unbelievable creatures.
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I used to see them jump the bow wake of the submarine I was on when we were transiting on the surface. I'd be up there on the conning tower and when the ocean was glassy and the sun was low in the sky it was phenomenal. Almost made up for the rest of the time I spent underwater.
Aug 31, 2012, 08:55 PM #8
Two weeks ago I saw a bunch of them jumping 5' in the air, they are awesome! And Hanna, i wouldn't worry about dolphins, they're like the dogs of the sea (man's best friend). They have saved people's lives countless numbers of times. One that comes to mind is that guy who got attacked by a great white in Cali a couple years ago, as he was struggling to get away from the shark, a pod of dolphins came in and made a barrier between him and the shark, while another one helped him to shore. My girlfriend went to FLA a couple weeks ago and swam with dolphins, I'm so jealous, def need to put that on my bucket list.


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Larson filling in as executive director at Bonanzaville
Barbara Larson has assumed the duties and responsibilities of the executive director position on a temporary basis at Bonanzaville U.S.A., in West Fargo, until a fulltime executive director is hired. She is filling the spot vacated by Bruce Whitmarsh, who resigned his position Nov. 24, to pursue other career opportunities.
Larson, who resides in Fargo, has previous connections with Bonanzaville serving as events, volunteer, and docent coordinator from 2002 until 2006.
Her personal roots also go back to the pioneer village. "I have a very close affiliation because I grew up familiar with many of the buildings. I've always been concerned about Bonanzaville being successful because of the preservation of our heritage. I have a great passion for it."
"The Hagen house is closest to my heart as it was the home of my grandparent's aunt. My grandparents and I spent many summer afternoons visiting there. Growing up in Horace, the Thue Brink Store was also a great part of my early years and I remember going to both."
Larson said her goal in her newfound role will be to step up the docent and volunteer program, striving to secure a volunteer for "each and every building at Bonanzaville." Anyone interested in being involved with the endeavor is encouraged to contact Larson at 282-2822.
Sylvan Melroe, president of the board of directors of the Cass County Historical Society at Bonanzaville, said the group is pleased and happy to have Larson on board. "She is a very organized lady who knows a lot of people and just gets things done."
Melroe also has a long affiliation with the group, serving on the board for three years and as its president since last April. Prior to that, he dedicated a 20-year span to volunteering at the pioneer village.
As part of the recent action affecting Bonanzaville in a big way, Melroe said the plan is to move in the village's most recent acquisition, the elevator donated from the Hank Trangsrud farm, northeast of Kindred. The plan is to move it to the Raymond Interchange on Monday Dec. 21, and then Tuesday morning, at approximately 9 a.m., finish the relocation from the interchange to Bonanzaville, all weather permitting.


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Carlos Pinilla is the Partner in Charge of Garrigues Labor Department office in the Canary Islands, where he has developed his career since 2008 following the integration in Garrigues of the firm Llorens.
Previously, he was a partner and Director of Labor Law Office "Llorens & Díaz de Aguilar (2001-2008) and also worked as a lawyer in the area of Labor Law and Social Security in the office of "Abogados Asociados Viera y Clavijo 62, SL (1995-2001).
He has specialized in labor law, especially in the retail and hospitality sectors, construction, automotive and banking.
He has extensive experience in advising Spanish companies on the drafting and termination of employment contracts, particularly those of senior executives, as well as on transactional labour law issues (mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructurings) and outsourcing. He is frequently asked to advise on the adjustment of employment levels labour force adjustment plans, collective bargaining agreements and dismissal procedures.
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I haven't found a thread like this around yet. Anyway let's see your pets! Tell us a bit about them, and, of course, post your pics.
This is Silas (top) and Hilda (bottom). They're your run of the mill moggy tabby cats, though Hilda in particular has some ginger colouring on her too. We adopted from an animal shelter last February after our old Siamese cat passed on. Yeah, we've always been cat people, never had a dog, but I love dogs too.


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|I'd usually choose Perl for one huge reason: the code, if well written, can always run either on Windows or Linux. Even if we're talking about ASP applications (once I deployed on Linux a site application written in Perl/ASP on a NT4 box). What I really can't understand is why Perl is not more widely used, once it's far more productive than Java, for instance, it's not property of anyone and it's so feature rich! Maybe it's the lack of marketing effort (marketing seems to be everything in these days...).


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Edmonton (Canada), June 21 (IANS) Germany overpowered Sweden 4-1 and China ousted Cameroon 1-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the women's football World Cup.
In Ottawa, Germany's top scorer Anja Mittag on Saturday intercepted a poor pass to shoot the goal into the far post for a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute, reports Xinhua.
Mittag earned a penalty 10 minutes before the break and Celia Sasic made it 2-0, and she headed in her second goal of the game in the 78th minute.
Sofia Jakobsson pulled one back for Sweden later but Dzsenifer Marozsan's looping shot gave Germany convincing 4-1 win.
Germany wait for the match between France and South Korea for the quarter-final opponents.
In Edmonton, Wang tapped in a perfect cross of Li Dongna to beat Cameroon goalkeeper Annette Ngo Ndom in the 12th minute for the sole goal of the match.
China put much efforts on defence from the very beginning and never changed their strategy even with a one-goal lead.
Cameroon came all out in the second half, leaving more space in the back when Wang, who used to play the center back but was played as a forward for this match, got at least three solo scoring chances but failed to extend the lead.
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As with all things in life, a wedding requires sacrifice. You have this vision of what you want, but nine times out of ten it's just not possible to make that exact vision come to life. And more often than not, it comes to down money.
Every little aspect of a wedding costs money, from the photography to each stamp on the invitations, and pretty soon it all starts to add up. Few brides and grooms can splurge on everything, so they have to make sacrifices. Sometimes these are easy because it's something you don't really care about, but sometimes these sacrifices are really, really hard.
Mr. Parasol and I are no exception, and we have made quite a few wedding sacrifices along the way.
No florist
Image via Chris van Stone
When I heard about floral centerpieces and bouquets that run upwards of $100 each, I knew that we couldn't afford a florist. Thankfully, this isn't a terribly difficult DIY project, especially considering that our floral needs are pretty small (two bouquets, two boutonnieres, and some arrangements for our Mason-jar vases). The most challenging part has definitely been researching and deciding which flowers to use, but this is how I discovered billy balls.
Image via Studio Stems
I am seriously loving these cute yellow flowers right now, and I'm excited to incorporate them into our wedding day!
I'm also thankful that doing my own flowers means I'll get exactly what I want. I'm shocked by how many friends have told me that their florists got their flowers wrong. I couldn't imagine this happening to me, especially if I paid hundreds (or thousands!) of dollars for professional flowers, so I'm glad I don't have to worry about getting the "wrong" flowers.
No videographer
Image via Tommy's Advice
Ideally, it would be great to have a professional video of our wedding, but a videographer was never a top priority for us Parasols. The idea of watching a video of a wedding actually sounds kind of boring, so we knew we wouldn't get much use out of a video anyway. And considering how expensive videographers can be, we weren't inclined to make room for one in our budget. Although it would be nice to have a wedding video "just because," I guess we'll just have to rely on our awesome photographers to capture our special day.
No DJ or live music
Image via DJ Professionals & Video
This one was't a huge sacrifice for us. While we both love good music, especially the kind you can dance to, we live in the era of iTunes playlists, and putting together a good mix isn't that difficult. Plus, Mr. Parasol still has a lot of good friends from his band days who are very musically talented, and one of them will be putting together our wedding playlist. Mr. Parasol already saw his handiwork at another friend's wedding, and he said it was absolutely amazing. Now our music will be more personal, and we know that it will be good.
No candy bar
Image via Style Me Pretty / Candy Bar by Amy Atlas
When I started seeing pictures like these, I fell in love with the idea of having a candy bar at our wedding. Doesn't this look so deliciously fun and sweet? It's just too darling! And who wouldn't want to leave a wedding with a bag full of tasty candy?
But, as I soon learned, candy bars can be really expensive. Between the candy itself, the pretty glass jars and plates, and the decorations, the cost of a candy bar quickly adds up. While Mr. Parasol and I could have potentially found a way to work this into our wedding budget, we decided to let this idea go. A candy bar isn't a wedding necessity and, as much as I wanted a candy bar, we decided to save our budget for those things that we actually need, like good food and amazing photographers.
No honeymoon
Image via Life123
OK, this is a huge sacrifice, and one that is not totally money related. Mr. Parasol will be about a month into law school when we get married, so going on a honeymoon right away is absolutely out of the question. He still doesn't know if he'll even be able to fly up the day before the wedding—he may have to arrive the day of!
But even if Mr. Parasol weren't in school, we probably still wouldn't go on a honeymoon right after the wedding anyway. For the past two years, Mr. Parasol and I have both been working graduate students, and we've paid (and will continue to pay) for our entire graduate education ourselves. This, coupled with the fact that Mr. Parasol is heading straight into law school this fall, means that after all of the wedding expenses there just won't be a lot of extra money left over for the honeymoon. We'll still have quite a bit of savings (thankfully), but we decided that holding onto this money and using it to help us start our life together is a wiser financial decision than taking an expensive vacation right now. But even though I know this is the best decision for us, I'm still a little sad that Mr. Parasol and I have to sacrifice our honeymoon for now.
(Don't worry, though! We are hoping to take a belated honeymoon to an undisclosed location in Europe when Mr. Parasol is on winter break and we've had more time to "recover" from wedding expenses! More details on that later!)
No engagement pictures
Image via Jerry Yoon Photographers
This one still breaks my heart. Mr. Parasol and I love photography, especially good photography, and we have the most amazing wedding photographers on the planet. I'm not even joking; they are that amazing. Just look at that stunning picture. If you have an hour (or two or three) and feel like getting some serious wedding inspiration, I highly recommend browsing Jerry Yoon's blog.
But photographers that good come at a price, and we knew that if we wanted them for our wedding we would have to sacrifice engagement pictures. There was just no way that we could afford both. We had been looking forward to taking engagement pictures for forever, and sometimes I still can't believe we don't have any professional pictures of Mr. Parasol and me as a happily engaged couple. As I said, it still breaks my heart. This is a sacrifice neither one of us wanted to make, but it's one that had to be made.
And I know that many of you will suggest that we find an amateur photographer who will do e-pics for really cheap. And this is a great idea. But unfortunately, because Mr. Parasol and I are now long distance, this isn't an option for us. I wish we had taken this route sooner, but while we were still together we were desperately trying to move the budget around so that we could get engagement pictures taken by our photographers. Yes, we wanted good pictures, but we also wanted the opportunity to build a rapport with the people who will be capturing our special day. In the end, though, we just couldn't fit engagement pictures into the budget and, by that time, I was on a plane headed back to California, while Mr. Parasol stayed behind in New York.
One day, we're hoping that we can do a post-wedding "engagement" shoot. No wedding dress, no gray suit. Just us in our everyday clothes, happy and in love.
OK, I hope all this talk about wedding sacrifices hasn't been too depressing. We all have to make these kinds of sacrifices and, for me at least, it's cathartic to talk about them. And don't worry– -there will be a companion post on wedding splurges, so get excited for that!
What wedding sacrifices have you had to make? How did you decide what aspects of your wedding you needed to save money on or cut entirely?


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Triad Arts provided interviews and insight into the Piedmont Triad's rich artistic community from 2004 to 2016. Archival episodes from 2013-2016 can be found below. Triad Arts stories broadcast prior to 2013 are stored in the WFDD Archives.
1:05pm Jan 09, 2015Arts Arts
Tenor René Barbera, Ethnomusicologist Andrew Raffo Dewar, and the New Winston Museum
René Barbera
8:42am Jan 09, 2015Arts Arts
2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships to Take Place in Greensboro
8:55am Jan 08, 2015Arts Arts
Tenor René Barbera to Perform with Greensboro Opera
8:52am Jan 07, 2015Arts Arts
Remembering Local Author, Activist, and Artist Nilla Childs
Last month, the Triad lost an activist, storyteller, and artist when the Winston-Salem based writer Nilla Childs died of cancer.
8:18am Jan 06, 2015Arts Arts
Ethnomusicologist Andrew Raffo Dewar is Changing the Way We Think About Musical Compositions
8:34am Jan 05, 2015Arts Arts
Author Douglas Butler Discusses His Book North Carolina Civil War Monuments: An Illustrated History
12:03pm Jan 03, 2015Arts Arts
The Kruger Brothers & Jeffrey Dean Foster: Revisiting Musical Moments of 2014 on Triad Arts Weekend
Happy 2015 everybody! The Triad Arts team decided to start the New Year off with a few favorite moments from last year.
8:45am Jan 02, 2015Arts Arts
Meet the Artist: Bob Log III
8:44am Dec 31, 2014Arts Arts
Art Made Accessible: The Inspiration Behind Art-o-mat
8:45am Dec 30, 2014Arts Arts
Meet the Artist: Irata
4:48pm Dec 26, 2014Arts Arts
Triad Arts Holiday Celebration: Part II
This is Triad Arts Holiday Celebration, musical and spoken word sounds of the season by artists who call the Triad home.
Today's show features the following Piedmont artists:
8:30am Dec 26, 2014Arts Arts
Meet the Artist: Internationally Acclaimed Violinist Ryu Goto


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John's family is very happy with our Head Start program. It has provided his Mom with the opportunity to attend college full time to obtain her Health Care Management degree. Head Start has paid for John's Dad to get his GED. He plans to work full time and go to college upon completing his GED. Head Start has helped this family to complete all of John's health requirements for Head Start. John will be ready to start Kindergarten this fall.
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Police are investigating whether three suspected burglars arrested Thursday following a chase from Westchester to Playa del Rey are connected to a recent spike in home break-ins, police said.
The men were caught following a harrowing foot chase up and down the hilly streets off Pershing Drive and Manitoba Street near the end of Westchester Parkway. At least one police officer was slightly injured as suspects and officers tumbled and rolled down the hills.
The arrests followed a report from a Westchester woman who called police at 8 a.m. when she heard noises coming from upstairs rooms in her home in the 7900 block of Hulbert Avenue, Los Angeles police Detective Shannon Cisneros said.
The woman, who was in another part of the house at the time, jumped through a window without confronting the men.
The men, who had kicked open a door to get in, were fleeing with property in a car as officers arrived. Police chased them into Playa del Rey, where they bailed out of the vehicle at Earldom Avenue and Waterview Street.
Officers pursued them, catching two quickly and a third following a search.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Station recently reported an increase in residential burglaries in Westchester and warned residents to secure their homes. It was not immediately known if the three men arrested Thursday were connected to the crimes.
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The Russian soccer federation has decided to switch to a fall-spring season, moving in line with the leagues played across most of Europe.
The decision was made, according to federation head Sergei Fursenko so "synchronizing our competitions with the Europeans brings soccer in Russia to a higher level."
The move, which will take place in the fall of 2012, as Russia bids to host the 2018 World Cup.


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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA): Pennystocksinsiders.com found company Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Principal Accounting Officer, Robert E. Hoffman, sold 50,000 shares on October 1, at stock price US$8.32 for about US$415,980. Disclose date: October 2. In trading on Tuesday, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) shares gained 2.63% to US$8.99 while the stock traded within the range of US$8.72 – US$9.07. In the past 52 weeks, Arena share prices have been bracketed by a low of US$1.27 and a high of US$13.50, and are now at US$8.99 (608% above that low price). The volume of 11.29 million shares in the last session was heavier than its 30-day average volume of 9.92 million shares. Are Arena insiders starting to take huge profits by selling shares or exercising stock options? Academic studies have shown that insiders traditionally make higher investment returns than ordinary investors. Want to find out how they do it?
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This newly renovated apartment is located within the grounds of Villa Sofia, spectacularly situated with views to all sides, and only a ten minute walk to old Barga, with its restaurants and shops. The studio apartment is set in a private location behind the villa, with its own entrance and car parking. There is a new kitchen and shower/wc. The apartment opens onto a large private terrace with a dining table, BBQ, overlooking the mountains and the villa's picturesque wishing well. There is an additional shared terrazza and shared use of the villa swimming pool.
Historic villa sofia, with stunning views in every direction, is located an easy ten minute walk from the medieval town of barga, in the garfagnana region of northern Tuscany. Known for its many excellent restaurants and annual opera and jazz festivals, barga is within easy reach of the beautiful city of lucca and pisa airport. Stylishly furnished with beautiful antiques, the villa features a contemporary light-filled kitchen and several comfortable living areas.The extensive grounds, set in a secluded area, include a shared swimming pool, a kitchen garden with raised beds, fruit trees, and mature oak trees. There is ample parking for several cars and free wi-fi..
We want to help make your holiday go smoothly and happily. We look forward to welcoming you to Villa Sofia.
Tom and Julia purchased this in 2004
One of the things people like about Villa Sofia is that it feels like being out in the Tuscan countryside, while it is an easy 10 minute walk into Barga, with its lovely restaurants and shops.
Changeover Day:
Saturday changeover in high season. Flexible in off season.
Notes on prices:
Prices are for the properties per week in euros.
10% discount on all bookings over two weeks in length.
Shorter periods available in off-season (3 day minimum).
We stayed in the Bella Vista for 2 weeks, and everything was absolutely perfect! Tom is a superb host! The view from the terrace is stunning; we spent quite a bit of time there! It's a nice little stroll into Barga, which is a delightful old town! We purchased meat, cheese and wine several times and took back to Bella Vista to eat on the terrace. You can catch the bus in town to the train station, and go anywhere from there. The entire visit was so incredible that we are already making plans to return!
We had a brilliant week staying in the Bella Vista apartment. The views of the countryside are beautiful and the huge terrace is perfect for making the most of the sun. The apartment is great and has everything you'd need. Barga is lovely, lots of delicious restaurants and we were lucky to coincide with the end of the Jazz Festival. Tom was an excellent host, and the villa is in a great location for exploring Tuscany.
Villa Sofia is located only an 8 minute walk from Barga Vecchia. It has stunning views of the country side and mountains from three sides of the property. It is very peaceful and relaxing.
Bella Vista was very clean and well maintained. All the facilities worked well and the bed was excellent. The terrace was huge and even though it was August there was a nice breeze in the afternoon and the nights were comfortably cool for sleeping.
There are three rentals on the property but each has privacy or you can mingle with other quests if you choose.
Tom and Julia are very accomodating and generously offer their help. I highly recommend this property. Plus the WiFi was excellent.
My wife and I love Barga.. The restaurants are fabulous. The people are warm and friendly.. The festas are entertaining and fun. It is just a great place to enjoy and experience the Italian culture.
Special interest holidays:
Barga Jazz festival (July), Barga Opera festival (August), Piazzetta Music festival (July), Carnevale (February), Castagna (Chestnut) Festival (Late October), Befana (first week of January).
1 hour 15 minutes to Viareggio.
Pisa Airport: 1 hour 15 minutes. Florence airport: 90 minutes.
Lucca - 30 minute drive. Florence - 90 minutes drive. Pisa - 1 hour 15 minute drive. Sienna - 2 hour drive.
Further Details:
Many fine restaurants, weekly fresh food market (Saturday), monthly antique market, banks, supermarket, historic duomo, tennis, horseback riding, trekking.


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Tell Ricky Skaggs his roots are showing, and he'll likely thank you for the compliment.
The poster child of bluegrass music will make his Savannah debut Saturday, March 19 during the Savannah Music Festival. He'll be accompanied by his longtime band, Kentucky Thunder, and will headline the festival's newest addition to the lineup, the VeriSign Americana Series.
Skaggs is no stranger to the stage. By the age of 10, he'd already performed with masters of bluegrass Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, and at 28 was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.
During the '80s, his popularity and unwavering allegiance to traditional country music paved the way for artists like George Strait and Randy Travis and caused famed guitarist Chet Atkins to credit him with "single-handedly saving country music."
Skaggs veered from mainstream country and returned to his bluegrass roots, founding the record label Skaggs Family Records in 1997. He toured with the Dixie Chicks in 2000, and in 2002 performed alongside Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Emmylou Harris and others during the "Down From the Mountain Tour," which featured songs from the popular soundtrack "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
In February, Skaggs took home his 10th Grammy Award. His latest album, "Brand New Strings," won the "Best Bluegrass Album" category.
He recently spoke with Diversions about being his own boss, his brief foray into rock 'n' roll, and why bluegrass music still feels like home.
Diversions:Congratulations on your latest Grammy. Is the 10th as exciting to get as the first?
Skaggs: It's more exciting. There's momentum building in my heart that makes me want to continue making this kind of music, and then hope and pray that it sells.
Now that I have my own record label, charts and sales don't drive me as much as they used to when I was on major labels. I just thank God I don't have to do that anymore. I'm so thankful and happy that I can do the things I'm doing, and making music for the next generation to listen to.
D:Within a year of first picking up a mandolin, you were on stage performing "Ruby Are You Mad at Your Man" onstage with Bill Monroe. You were only 5. How did that happen?
S:Our family guitar had gotten loaned to a friend, so my dad bought me a mandolin and showed me the chords G, C and D. In a few weeks I was changing chords and singing. That blew him away, and he went and bought a guitar.
I had already started developing a huge love for (bluegrass music). I loved the sound. It felt and sounded like home and I knew it would be around me for a long, long time. And, 45 years later, I'm still playing it.
D: As a teenager, you played in a rock 'n' roll band. What was that like?
S: I don't think we even had a name. My sister, who's a few years older than me, was always listening to The Beatles, the Stones, the Dave Clark Five on one side of the house, and my parents were playing Flatt & Scruggs on the other.
I loved plugging that electric guitar into the amp, but I couldn't decide whether to play guitar or drums. My 15-year-old son is going through that right now. He's a lot better drummer than I was.
D: In the early '70s, you left the music business for about a year and worked in the boiler room for a power company. Was that the longest you'd gone without playing music?
S:It was the longest I'd gone without playing music for a living. I'd still take my banjo or fiddle to work with me on my 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shifts. One night I was supposed to wash out a boiler. I turned on the water and picked up the fiddle and next thing I know I had flooded out the entire basement. I realized then that I didn't have much future in being a high-pressure boiler operator.
D: What's your most memorable fan encounter?
S: I don't have a story about a fan of mine, but as a fan, I remember the first time I met Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and especially Stephane Grappelli. He was from France and played gypsy swing music. He really inspired me as a fiddle player.
Years ago I was doing a show in San Francisco and was shopping in the men's department of a clothing store. I looked up and lo and behold, there's Stephane Grappelli. I almost had a heart attack. So I nervously approached him and told him what a huge fan I was. He invited me and my band to see his show that night. He was 80-years-old and still just killing it. That was a big deal.
D:If you'd never had access to an instrument, or heard someone playing bluegrass music, what do you think you'd be doing today?
S:I have a real love for photography. My dad was a welder, so he taught me to do that a little as well. It's hard tellin' what I would have been. I think I was born with a destiny - we all are - and I just found out what mine was a lot earlier in life than most people do.
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Fresh Horses Expected in Second Leg of Triple Crown
With only the top two Kentucky Derby finishers and fourth-place Medaglia d'Oro confirmed for the Preakness (gr. I), a crowd of new shooters are expected for the second leg of the Triple Crown.
With only the top two Kentucky Derby finishers and fourth-place Medaglia d'Oro confirmed for the Preakness (gr. I), a crowd of new shooters are expected for the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Danthebluegrassman may race next in the $500,000 Lone Star Derby (gr. III) Saturday at Lone Star Park, and the Bob Baffert trainee may face the horse he kept out of the Kentucky Derby.
Voodoo Dancer beat Golden Corona by 2 3/4 lengths in the $113,2000 Beaugay Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Aqueduct on Sunday, giving trainer Christophe Clement a sweep of the two graded stakes races run at Aqueduct this weekend.
Trainer Robert Frankel made it perfectly clear the morning after the Kentucky Derby what his plans are for Medaglia d'Oro, who finished fourth with a troubled trip, eight lengths behind the victorious War Emblem. "I'm going to win the Preakness with him," Frankel said.
Cynthia Phipps' Saarland came out of Saturday's Kentucky Derby with a bone chip in his left front ankle, trainer Shug McGaughey said on Sunday morning.
Johannesburg and Castle Gandolfo, the respective eighth- and 12th-place finishers in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, left Churchill Downs early Sunday morning to be flown back to Ireland.
Godolphin's German-bred Kazzia resisted a late challenge from 28-1 longshot Snowfire to win Sunday's Sagitta One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) by a neck at Newmarket.
Brisk trade and beautiful autumn weather combined to make the opening session of the Australian broodmare sale a great success.
Although totals are not complete, wagering on the 2002 Kentucky Derby will establish betting records for both the race and the overall Derby Day card. A total of $79,094,806 was wagered on the Kentucky Derby, with overall betting on the entire 11-race card at<br>$123,315,302.
One day after War Emblem's stunning front-running victory in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Bob Baffert said he believes the colt can win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.


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Tropical Storm Philippe became a Category 1 hurricane Thursday but remained no threat to land, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
As of 11 a.m., Philippe had maximum sustained winds near 80 mph as it moved north-northeast at 9 mph about 425 miles southeast of Bermuda.
Philippe was expected to weaken over the next 48 hours as it was expected to continue to move to the north-northeast.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Check out NBC Miami's Live Radar.
Published at 11:09 AM EDT on Oct 6, 2011 | Updated at 2:41 PM EDT on May 15, 2012


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Thank You Beer Gods!
For me, Fall is marked by the pumpkin-y goodness of 'Pumpkinhead'! Shipyard's seasonal ale is taking on a new look, in cans!
This week Portland based Shipyard Brewery's 'Pumpkinhead Ale' will be hitting shelves in bottle and now cans. This move comes on the heals of the brewery releasing its flagship ale 'Export' in cans earlier this summer. Both 'Export' and 'Pumpkinhead' will soon be available in 12 pack cans.
In 2008, 'Pumpkinhead' receved a silver award at the European Beer Star competition in Nuremberg, Germany. In 2007, the beer took first place in the Specialty Beer category at the California Brewers Festival.