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Voltooid in februari 2007, is deze Spaanse mediterrane stijl huis gelegen in Palm Beach Estates in Las Baulas Marine National Park in Guanacaste.
Het huis is een 5 minuten lopen naar het strand van Playa Grande, de seizoensgebonden broedgebied van de bedreigde lederschildpad en een internationaal beroemde surfen strand, en ook aan de mangrove estuarium, diverse restaurants, een markt / bar / internet cafe, en surfplank verhuur en les providers. Tamarindo is bereikbaar binnen een korte wandeling via het strand en het water taxi naar het estuarium te steken, of in 25 minuten met de auto.
Een aparte studio op het terrein is beschikbaar als een extra huur voor grotere groepen, of als een standalone verhuur voor individuen en koppels.
Onze beheerder is gebaseerd recht in Playa Grande en gemakkelijk beschikbaar om te helpen met alle aspecten van uw vakantie, met inbegrip van het regelen van grondtransport en kinderopvang, alsmede het boeken van de vele rondleidingen en activiteiten in het gebied.
Het hoofdhuis heeft 3 slaapkamers (2 boven, 1 beneden), elk met een queen-size bed, een eigen kast met kluisje, en een eigen balkon / uitkijk, plus 2 badkamers (een met een dubbele douche en een met een bad ). Het bevat beneden een ruime open woon- en eetkamer, volledig ingerichte keuken met oven, magnetron, koelkast / vriezer met eiland ijsmachine, bereik / ontbijt, en een studie / leeszaal met ADSL breedband internet verbinding die zich opent naar het zwembad en de patio. De bovenverdieping heeft een woonkamer met kabel-tv en dvd-speler, plus een full-size futon voor extra slaapruimte. Alle kamers hebben individueel air-conditioning en plafond ventilatoren gecontroleerd, alle verdiepingen zijn brede Braziliaanse tegels, en er zijn 4 telefoons in het hele huis beschikbaar.
Als u extra ruimte nodig heeft, hebben we ook een studio-appartement, beschikbaar als een afzonderlijke huur-eenheid, die een extra full-size bed en futon bevat, evenals een kleine keuken, eettafel, complete badkamer en een eigen telefoonlijn.
De buitenkant is voorzien van een grote wrap-around terras met een eethoek en een hangmat, semi-schaduwrijke schoot zwembad met terras en stoelen, een weelderige tropische tuin met overvloedige flora en volgroeide bomen, en een buitendouche voor het afspoelen na het strand. Er zijn tal van wilde dieren bekijken mogelijkheden direct vanaf het terras of patio, met honderden vogels, brulapen, leguanen en vlinders in de buurt.
Onze woning manager is midden in Playa Grande en gemakkelijk beschikbaar om te helpen met alle aspecten van uw vakantie, met inbegrip van het regelen van vervoer over land, een prive-kok, indien gewenst, kinderopvang, was- en boodschappenservice, evenals het boeken van de vele rondleidingen en activiteiten op basis beschikbaar in het gebied, zoals surfen, duiken, snorkelen, zonsondergang zeilen, diepzeevissen, paardrijden, estuarium boottochten, zipline canopy tours, fietsverhuur, golf, tennis, schildpadden kijken, yoga, massage en spa-behandelingen.
We travelled to Costa Rica with our 3 sons (ages 7, 6, 4) and my parents. For 4 adults and 3 kids, the house was ideal for us. The proximity to the ocean (only a few minutes walk), as well as our own pool was great. This allowed us to have the best of both worlds - ocean time and pool time. The house had lots of room, with a layout that worked really nicely. The rooms were quite spacious so it allowed all three boys to share one room.
It was mostly stocked with everything we needed. The few items that were lacking (towels, plates) were dealt with by the Manager within a day or so. We used the BBQ almost every night, except when it did run out of propane. The Manager had a full tank there two days later, which worked out fine. The house itself was very nicely built. We loved all the wood features. The kitchen was in need of some repair from wear and tear. We have made this suggestion to the Manager, so hopefully it will be dealt with in the near future.
The yard was fabulous and offered tons of room for our boys to play and explore. The outdoor shower was a great feature as we could shower off after the beach or pool. The WiFi was pretty sketchy for the first day or two, but seemed to work fine for the rest of the trip.
In terms of things to do:
We spent several days at the ocean. We rented boogie boards and a surfboard from the hostel in Palm Beach Estates - a very inexpensive way to have a great time in the water! We did a one day trip to Rincon de la Vieja. We were able to find our way to the Las Pailas entrance, and did a few hours of hiking up there – great scenery and really neat for the kids to see the mud pots, steam vents and monkeys. We did a day exploring Playa Flamingo and Playa Conchal. We did some snorkeling at Playa Conchal. In Brasilito we stumbled upon a local whose uncle owned a fishing boat, so we ended up going fishing for half a day with the family. We stumbled upon another local while walking around Tamarindo who took our family on a bit of a private turtle watching tour. We went to the Saturday morning market in Tamarindo – great place to get beaded jewellery, crafts, and fruit. We did several sunsets on the beach. The proximity of the house to the beach made this a perfect way to end the evening before heading back to the house for supper. We did the 2 hour estuary tour from Bula Bula. It was pretty good, as we saw a crocodile, lots of birds, and monkeys. And finally, we enjoyed happy hour drinks at Bula Bula.
This spacious home with an in ground pool was perfect for our week-long stay in Costa Rica. There were only two of us, so we kept to the first floor. The kitchen is well-appointed, and the open floor plan made it convenient for talking while preparing meals. The bed was comfortable, which is rare in a rental. The home was clean, and the cleaning people came in twice during our stay.
It's a short walk to the beach, where there's miles of walking, great shell collecting, and access to the water taxis to Tamarindo (in case you want to remind yourself why you booked in Playa Grande, which is the polar opposite in terms of crowding than Tamarindo). This is a popular surfing beach, but with so much room, I had no problems swimming in the surf. People spread out nicely. Going to the beach at sunset is a treat. It's the busiest time of the day, where most residents make the short walk to witness the end of the day. If you plan to walk after dark, bring a light so you can find your way back to the access path. We didn't one night, and fortunately found a home with the lights on so we could pass through and find our rental. Being on the beach in the darkness was a sky-gazing treat.
There's a small convenience store around the corner, and a couple of restaurants you can walk to. In spite of this, the neighborhood is very quiet. The road in is fairly rough, but easily navigable with a rental car. We opted for all wheel drive, and weren't disappointed. As bird watchers, we were amazed at the diversity in the neighborhood. We had 9 lifers before we finished our coffee the first morning. The Super Mega market has signs all over the place, but they are out of business. The nearest supermarket is in Tamarindo, which is about a 15 minute drive. I'd recommend the 1820 coffee, it was better than anything you'll get at home, and very inexpensive. Plan on buying drinking water, since the homes in this area of Costa Rica use holding tanks. We did drink the tap water without impact, but it has a bit of a stale taste.
The property manager was attentive and responsive. The coffee pot died on our first day, and they had a replacement there within an hour of our informing them. The directions to find the house are difficult to follow. Road signs in Costa Rica are scarce and often inaccurate. We ended up using Waze on our iPhone to get around. The internet connection was slow, and didn't travel far. This may be the router, or the connection.
My family and I stayed at Casa de La Vida Grande the last week of 2015 and it was fantastic!
Colin, Shawna and Jorge attention was great, thanks for everything!
The house is very nice, clean, spacious and fully equipped.
And Playa Grande is spectacular! near to Playa Minas and Bahía de los Piratas which are two beautiful places, with great view and very quiet.
Totally recommended!
Casa de la Vida Grande was home away from home for all 11 of our family members: my husband & our 9-mos old (in the studio), my sister & her husband & their 4 kids (4-14), and my parents (65 & 78). There was enough room for everyone & the house was clean, comfortable, quiet, well-maintained, and very pretty.
Colin & his property manager Alyssa were great, answering all of our questions before & during our visit. The house definitely lived up to our expectations.
We all very much enjoyed the pool, especially the kids - it's small, but big enough to do some lap swimming. It's about 4.5' deep at the deep end. 1 caveat - there's no barrier preventing pool access so you have to watch the little ones anytime they're outside.
The veranda was where we all spent most of our time - it's a great place to sit in the sun or the shade, to eat, & to lounge.
There were mosquitoes in the evening tho we didn't really have a problem inside. The AC was welcome as it was above 90 degrees for most of our visit. The beds were comfortable. Having in-house laundry was great.
We did have a few little issues come up (broken toilet seat, ran out of gas in the stove, lost water pressure) but Alyssa addressed them all quickly & I think this might be par for the course in rural Costa Rica.
We only had a car for 3 days of our stay & I think it would have been better to have one a bit longer. There are lots of things to do without a car:
- Estuary tour is GREAT
- Playa Grande is beautiful & totally pristine & undeveloped thanks to its Marine park status. It's pretty rough water for swimming but playing in the surf is doable.
- There are a handful of restaurants in the area - some a few minutes' walk & some more like a 45-minute walk either along the road or the beach.
- Other beaches are close enough to walk or cab for snorkeling, surfing etc.
- Seeing the turtles nest is incredible.
- Tamarindo is very close by boat for groceries etc. but it's kind of a hole.
- The house itself has quite a variety of bird life. We also saw bats, lizards, & tons of cool insects, & we did see howlers nearby once.
But with a car there are lots of good day trips:
- Lots of beaches & beach towns to explore (Playa Potrero is very sweet!)
- small farmer's market on Fridays en route to Playa Flamingo
- Rincon Volcano
- Llanos de Cortez Waterfall
- Liberia
- Zip lines, monkey park, butterfly house, etc.
If you do an overnight you can also visit Monteverde or Arenal.
This was the first trip to Costa Rica for myself, my wife and our accompanying grad student son. On this trip, we were more interested in simply relaxing and hitting the beach. This property was ideally suited for both of these goals...one of the best beaches (Playa Grande) I've ever seen is within a 5 minute walk out the front door. The location of the house (in Palm Beach Estates) is in a small residential community (with just enough resources for visitors but not touristy).
The house itself is attractive and has excellent furnishings and amenities (incl. gas BBQ grill). My wife loves eating outside, so when we ate at the house, we ate every meal on the outside covered patio. The weather (late-Dec) was perfect every day and in our collective opinion, eating breakfast outside with a warm breeze and a mug of brewed Costa Rican coffee can't be beat. Likewise, returning after a day at the beach, sitting on the couch/comfy chairs on the patio or in the pool, with an Imperial (Costa Rican beer) in hand - what's better than that?
All of the descriptions of the property were accurate...there is land-line telephone, and connectivity to internet which worked flawlessly. Electric is same as American, water is safe to drink and use, and everyone takes US dollars.
In the time period prior to our vacation, I was in periodic email contact with Colin (property owner) who took great care and time to answer all of my questions. His property manager in Costa Rica (an American, Alyssa, "Senorita Casitas") was super-helpful and friendly: she arranged airport pick-up at Liberia airport - 1 hour to house (BTW - airport pick-up is ALSO available for flight into San Jose...4 hours, I'm told); she went grocery shopping for us; she arranged activities (zipline canopy tour). Colin had a cleaning crew in every couple of days for general house cleaning and fresh linens; and gardeners/pool people as well.
The busy touristy town of Tamarindo is located across the river and there are water taxis that take you across during daylight (cost us $3 USD per person)...best way to do this is to go to the bar at Bula Bula and ask them to call you a taxi...we had to wait around ten minutes at the little dock there.
There are several restaurants within easy walking distance (I mentioned Bula Bula above) and also, a small grocery/general store. We didn't have a car for the week we were there and did fine.
In conclusion - we liked it so much we've already booked another stay!
Casa le La Vida Grande is all that you can ask for in a vacation home. Less than 7 minute slow walk to the beach, 3 restaurants, and a market. It is everything you see in the pictures. The wraparound porch was especially nice; all our dining was outdoors with accompanying jungle sounds of monkeys, birds, and crashing waves.
I typically perform surveillance when staying a new place, to compare for alternative places for future trips. But I did not do that this time – I don't see how you could possibly upgrade from Casa le La Vida Grande.
All our future trips to this location will be at Casa le La Vida Grande.
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Low (May-Oct): $270/night, $1600/wk
High (Nov-Apr): $300/night, $1800/wk
Holiday (New Year's, Christmas, Easter): $420/night, $2500/wk
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Hardwell continues to give back to the community with the announcement of the World's Biggest Guest List Festival December 1 through December 3 in Mumbai.
In December 2015, the Dutch dance music titan teamed up with India's Guestlist4Good Social Enterprise and Mumbai non-profit organization Magic Bus for the "World's Biggest Guestlist" event. The inaugural event raised enough money to help send 18,000 young underprivileged children to school in a country where 84 million children do not attend school.
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The 35-year-old had not played a competitive match since losing to Karolina Pliskova in the semi-finals of the US Open last September, withdrawing from all tennis to deal with a persistent shoulder injury.
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Jaime Driggs practices family law exclusively, representing clients in cases ranging from simple, uncontested divorces to complex proceedings involving non-marital tracing, business valuation, spousal maintenance, and division of high net worth marital estates. He also advises clients on issues that can arise after divorce such as modification of child support and spousal maintenance and modification of the parenting time schedule/custody arrangement. Where custody or parenting time is involved (whether part of a divorce, custody, or paternity case) Jaime will work to find creative solutions for resolving the issues and minimizing the harmful effects of conflict on children. If a successful settlement cannot be reached through mediation or other methods of alternative dispute resolution, Jaime is committed to professional and thoughtful trial advocacy.
Representative Experience
- Represented mother in contentious post-decree proceeding and defeated father's attempt to reduce the child support that our client counted on while also obtaining a substantial award of conduct-based attorney's fees
- Negotiated creative settlement in complex multi-party custody case that allowed our clients to obtain custody of a non-biological child as third-party custodians without going to trial
- Successfully litigated and obtained for single father joint physical custody and equal parenting time with his three-year old child
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
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- Honored by Minnesota State Bar Association as North Star Lawyer for commitment to pro bono service, 2013, 2015
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- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016-2018, Family Law
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- Author, Notes & Trends–Family Law, monthly column in Bench & Bar
- Co-Author, Insights into Family Law, column in Minnesota Lawyer, May 2013 – September 2015
- Contributing Author, Tips & Traps, column in Bench & Bar, December 2012
- Co-Author "Working with Financial Experts," Family Law Financial Deskbook, May 2010
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- Co-Presenter, "Vocational Evaluations and Spousal Maintenance: The Rules of Discovery and the Legacy of Passolt," Minnesota CLE, December 2016
- Co-Presenter and Co-Author, "Case Law Update," Minnesota CLE Family Law Institute, March 2012 – March 2016
- Presenter, "The Marital Home Post-Decree: Drafting to Avoid Enforcement Problems and Strategies for Addressing Them," Anoka County Bar Association, June 2014
- Presenter, "Common Enforcement Issues Regarding the Disposition of the Marital Home," Divorce Day Camp, June 2014
- Co-Presenter, "Divorces with Children: Practical Tips for Pro Bono Practitioners," Volunteer Lawyers Network, October 2011
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Adrenal steroid biosynthesis
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The primary action of corticotropin (adrenocorticotropin; ACTH) on the adrenal cortex is to increase cortisol secretion by increasing its synthesis; intraadrenal cortisol storage is minimal [1]. The major adrenal steroid hormones are synthesized in different areas of the adrenal cortex: glucocorticoids (particularly cortisol), androgens, and estrogens in the zona fasciculata and reticularis; and aldosterone in the zona glomerulosa. An appreciation of these pathways serves as the basis for understanding the different forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and isolated hypoaldosteronism in which there are defects in the function of the enzymes involved in adrenal steroid hormone synthesis. It is also critical for understanding the mechanisms of action of new drugs directed at reducing cortisol synthesis in patients with Cushing's syndrome [2]. (See "Medical therapy of hypercortisolism (Cushing's syndrome)".)
The steps involved in the production of adrenal steroids will be reviewed here. The metabolism of adrenal steroids is reviewed in detail separately. (See "Metabolism of adrenal steroids".)
Corticotropin (ACTH) acts by binding to a specific cell-surface receptor, the melanocortin receptor-2 (MC2R) [3]. ACTH upregulates expression of these receptors, thereby increasing the steroidogenic response to further ACTH stimulation [4].
Failure of MC2R to activate in response to ACTH causes familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD), a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe cortisol deficiency with high plasma ACTH concentrations and normal mineralocorticoid levels. MC2R mutations resulting in effective loss of the receptor function are responsible for FGD type 1, which accounts for up to 25 percent of all FGD cases [5]. (See "Causes and clinical manifestations of primary adrenal insufficiency in children", section on 'Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD)'.)
The melanocortin receptor accessory protein (MRAP) and its paralogue MRAP2 are small, single-pass transmembrane proteins; MRAP is a key accessory factor for the functional expression of the MC2R/ACTH receptor. The clinical observation that 20 percent of FGD cases are due to inactivating MRAP mutations highlights the importance of MRAP in adrenal gland physiology [6].To continue reading this article, you must log in with your personal, hospital, or group practice subscription. For more information on subscription options, click below on the option that best describes you:
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Housewarming/Carly's 2nd Birthday Party
Carly turned 2 in May! That month also marked six months in our new house, so we decided to throw a joint housewarming/Carly's 2nd birthday party. It was fun!
When planning a party, the dessert table is always first on my mind. Probably because I love desserts and they're never far from my mind. For this table, I went with an outdoorsy theme – wood slices, tree trunks, burlap, and mason jars. The idea for the wood slice backdrop came from here – I love how it turned out (even if several of the wood slices fell off)!
Desserts included sugar cookies, vanilla cake pops, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate chip cookies, and a Tunnel of Fudge Bundt cake.
We told everyone they were welcome to come anytime after 3pm, and we would grill burgers and hot dogs around 6pm. That meant that I needed to have some appetizers for everyone to snack on. I used the dessert stands that Andy made last year to hold cheese plates which also included fruit (apples and grapes), crackers, baguettes, and a delicious honeycomb. We also had popcorn, nuts, tortellini pasta salad, chicken salad, chips, corn salsa, salsa, and guacamole. I could not stop eating everything!
Carly was excited about the cake!
I think should could've gotten a little closer when blowing out the candles!
She sure did love the cake. But not the mess that she made with it!
For fun, the kids jumped on the trampoline, played on the playset, went ziplining, and played giant Jenga. It was a great day celebrating our little girl and our new home!


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Demaryius Thomas was a third-round pick in most fantasy football drafts this off-season. However, any owner who drafted Thomas has to be upset with what he has done so far this season.
You would think that Thomas' numbers would be out of this world considering Peyton Manning's unreal statistics, yet that just isn't the case. Instead, the Denver Broncos' supposed number one wide receiver has only gone into double digit fantasy points twice this year — non PPR league. Not to mention, No. 88 has fought a nagging ankle injury seemingly every week.
So why in the world should you make a deal for this struggling wide receiver? Well, Thomas is easily the fastest Broncos' wide receiver and that isn't something to scoff at as the season wears on.
See: Fantasy Football Week 7: Fantasy Projections for Broncos vs. Colts
Not to mention the guy in your league who has Thomas likely sees what Eric Decker, Wes Welker, Knowshon Moreno and Julius Thomas have been doing in 2013 and can't stand it anymore. This allows you to get a No. 1 wide receiver at a rather cheap price. Yes — Thomas is a No. 1 because he has erupted for a couple of two-touchdown games already this season. Guys like Thomas don't wind up on the waiver wire, so try to strike a deal for this Broncos' wide receiver before it's too late.
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The Average Hans
I have no idea what the equivalent of "Joe Six-Pack" is in Germany, but I can't believe they are going to be happier tomorrow.
Most Germans were not happy about bailing out Greece and the other countries that got themselves into debt trouble. The poll numbers show strong support against it and Merkel has been losing seats in local election after local election.
All that said, I believe most German's thought of Merkel and other EU leaders as competent. They didn't like all their policies, but there was a belief in them being competent. This summit fiasco had to impact that faith. There is no way to look at the news of this week as a German citizen and not only be concerned that you money is being spent on those who couldn't live within their means, but it is being spent by people who are clueless. That is a big distinction and I would expect the occupy wall street – Frankfurt version to pick up on this.
I look forward from hearing from German readers but I think the obvious confusion shown this week by the leaders is going to make them even more reluctant to depart with their money.


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There wasn't much rest for the weary in North Oldham girls basketball 10-day, six-game stretch that ended with a 56-34 victory over Collegiate Saturday in Goshen. The Mustangs led for a majority of the way as AT Proctor had a team-high 16 points while Sarah Fiorito and Caitlyn Chen finished in double figures with 11 points and 10 points, respectively.
Oldham County girls and boys basketball hosts North Oldham for the second of three intra-county rivalry double headers Friday. The girls' game begins at 6 p.m. and the boys' game will follow.
In what will go a long way into deciding the district tournament seeding in late February, there are several matchups to watch.
The deadline to file for election is less than two weeks away, and only one mayor and two city council members have filed in city elections.
Shannon Pottie Whitaker is the only person in the county to file for mayor and has for mayor of La Grange.
For the first time since 2014, South Oldham girls basketball defeated Trimble County, a 61-18 win Thursday night in Bedford. The victory, South Oldham's second district win of the season, assures the Dragons of at least a number two seed in the District 29 tournament in late February.
As the calendar turns to mid-January, high school basketball is just beyond the halfway point of the season. With district tournament play beginning in late February, teams will have a full month of games before postseason play begins. Here's a midseason report on each team.
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Kennesaw Mountain High School, in conjunction with the Cobb County School District, have developed a new online Athletic Registration for participation in athletics at Kennesaw Mountain High School.
Parents will use the Athletic Registration to submit the required consent, insurance, and medical information for your student's athletic registration. Students must be in grades eight through twelve to register for athletics.
Accessing the Student Athletic Registration To access the Athletic Registration Application,
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When Jonathan Keppler won a state championship as a freshman in 2012, Kennesaw Mountain knew there would be opportunities for success as long as the young golfer continued to play well, and the Mustangs' other golfers were able to hold their own.
Led by Keppler, Kennesaw Mountain finished as the region runner-up twice and made two trips to the state tournament.
With Keppler having graduated last spring and now playing at Florida State, coach Chris Walker did not know what to expect from the Mustangs this season.
Fortunately, he discovered early on that the team — consisting of Brendan Hughes, Marshall Cua, Michael Colcombe, Sam Rapp, Jackson Collier, Austin Schendl, William Dawson, Jay Kim, Cole Schendl, Baylor Cantrell and William Turrentine — would be OK.
Kennesaw Mountain won the Cobb County Invitational and Region 4AAAAAA tournament, and Walker is the 2016 Marietta Daily Journal/Cobb County Boys Golf Coach of the Year.
"I was excited to find out I was coach of the year," Walker said. "I tried to be humble and not smile, but I couldn't help but enjoy the moment. I was honored."
Walker had every reason to enjoy the season after his golfers played beyond any of his expectations.
"I wasn't sure what this team was capable of at the beginning of the season," Walker said. "I thought we would take a step back after losing Jonathan, but it turned out we became a better team overall, and the best team we could be this year."
Kennesaw Mountain started the season with its first victory at the Cobb County Invitational, shooting 300 as a team to beat Mount Paran Christian by three strokes.
"Winning Cobb gave us the confidence to know we were a good team," Walker said. "We only had one or two practices before the tournament, and then we went out and won it. That set the tone, and we continued to do well.
"We were consistent from the start, and with Brendan, Marshall, Michael and Sam in the lineup, we felt like we didn't lose because those guys were always so consistent."
The highlight of Kennesaw Mountain's season came when it won the Region 4AAAAAA tournament, snapping Harrison's 18-year region championship streak. The Mustangs shot 311 as a team with Hughes, Colcombe and Cua each beating 80.
"Winning region was the pinnacle of our season," Walker said. "We were runners-up four straight times before, so winning was really important, because we always felt like we had a chance to win it in the past, and then we finally did."
Walker believes Kennesaw Mountain's two 18-hole matches before the region tournament helped the team prepare for the showdown with its Due West rival. He did not take a similar approach entering the Class AAAAAA state tournament, where the Mustangs shot 327 and placed 12th overall.
"I think the four weeks off between region and state hurt us," Walker said. "We wanted to do better and get in the top 10, or even the top five, and I think we would have if we shot the same score that we did at region, but a couple of guys had an off day.
"Overall, Brendan and Sam played a lot better this year than last, and Marshall and Michael still played well, like they did last year. Those factors aided our success."
In what was a banner season, Walker credited his golfers' effort for their success.
"They practice all day, and that's why they were as good as they were," he said. "Consistently playing, working hard and doing what it takes to be a good team made us better."
Kennesaw Mountain captured the
team title, and Mount Paran Christian's Conner Rostowsky won medalist
honors Tuesday in the seventh-annual Cobb County Championship at City Club Marietta
Kennesaw Mountain led from start-to-finish on the par-71, 5,721-yard course, shooting 300 as a team and holding off Mount Paran by three strokes. Walton's "A" team placed third at 308, followed by Pope (309), North Cobb Christian (313). Allatoona (318) and North Cobb (325).
Defending champion Walker (328) was eighth, followed by Marietta (336), Hillgrove (345), Lassiter "A" (352), Whiteeld Academy (358), Walton "B" (377), Lassiter "B" (384), Sprayberry (390) and Kell (402).
Kennesaw Mountain, which led after a team score of 147 in Monday's rst ninehole round, had to fend off Mount Paran, which started the day nine strokes back.
The Mustangs, who were the runner-up last year after holding the first-round lead, shot the sixth-lowest team score in the history of the event in capturing their first county title.
"It feels good to finally get this," said Kennesaw Mountain coach Chris Walker, who is in his ninth season. "When we had (former county and state champion Jonathan Keppler), we always felt like we had a chance. This is our first tournament championship since I've been coaching here, so it's exciting to finally get one. They're a cohesive unit that gets along and plays well together, and there's a maturity about this team that hasn't been there in the past."
Sam Rapp paced Kennesaw Mountain after shooting 71 (35-36). Brendan Hughes (73), Marshall Cua (78) and Michael Colcombe (78) rounded out the Mustangs' scoring.
"I think consistency across the board, and the experience of our top four golfers played a big part in getting this win," Walker said. "They've all seen this course the last four years, and all four guys stepped up as a whole unit to get us through.
"Sam's improved tremendously, and I'm so proud of him and the whole team. He made a 40-foot birdie putt on his last hole (Monday) that really set the tone."


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The volunteers posed for American artist Spencer Tunick in a park in Salford as he aimed to pay homage to celebrated British artist LS Lowry.
A thousand people are due to pose naked in public this weekend at eight separate locations around the country.
In Salford, Lowry's home town, naked figures, both male and female, old and young, spread out across Peel Park as Tunick gave them instructions through a loudspeaker from a stepladder.
The installation, 'Everyday People', focuses on ordinary men and women, referencing the compositional style of the artist known for his 'matchstick men'.
It was commissioned by the LS Lowry gallery to celebrate its tenth birthday.
Tunick has photographed similar pieces at the Sydney Opera House in Australia and the Institut Cultura in Barcelona, Spain, as well as at the Saatchi Gallery in London and the Baltic in Gateshead.
Over 4,000 people applied for 1,000 places for 'Everyday People', which is being staged in eight secret locations around Salford and Manchester – four today and four tomorrow.
The event is to celebrate the tenth birthday of The Lowry, the gallery and arts venue in Salford's former docks, where many of Lowry's paintings are displayed.
Lowry used the factories, mills and streets of the industrial north as the backdrop for his "matchstick men" paintings, while Tunick's favoured material is the naked human body.
The New York based artist has made his name persuading thousands of men and women to shed both their clothes and their inhibitions in locations as diverse as Sydney, Montreal and Santiago.
This weekend he will use the post-industrial backdrop favoured by Lowry as a "visual response" to the British artist's own work.
Each day 500 volunteers are being used, and are transported by heated buses from between each location.
At 8am this on Saturday morning, the final shoot of the day, the mass of bare bottoms rushed down the banks of the park, where the sun cast shadows through the blossom trees.
Tunick asked the participants to spread out around 20 feet apart, and at times told individual people to move into certain spaces of grass.
He got the crowd to jump up and down and wave their arms about to loosen up and keep warm.
"Are you OK?," he shouted.
"Yeah!," his naked subjects shouted back.
Then when he was happy with the composition, he told the women to look east towards the sun, and the men to face west.
For another shot he asked them to walk about and then freeze, and for another he arranged them in groups around circular flower beds.
Speaking after the event, Tunick said: "I think it went really well. I think we got it. I think the people here in Salford had the intention to make art.
"I feel like I didn't miss anything. I made some really good works here.
"I really like how scattered the bodies were. It's not so much a covering of bodies, but a sprinkling of bodies.
Asked about Peel Park and the association with Lowry, he said: "This is the only location I'm using which is the same as his."
He explained why he is fascinated by the naked human body: "I think being naked creates a new meaning for the background. It creates a relationship between the concrete world and the real world.
"The real world is us and everything around us is temporary."
Tunick's artwork from this weekend's event will be shown at The Lowry from 12th June to 26th September.


text: i dont know if its just my terminal or what. The QA lady i have to deal with gives me an attitude every time i bring her a package to look up for me. Then also all she ever does when i 02 a box is she prints out a plain street map and there is an X marked on the map where it should be. This is un helpful i know where the number should be on the street but iim telling you it doesn't exist. There has been time where they pulled google satellite maps up and there is empty lots and they tell me to just bring it out. The old QA lady was great she used to write details of the house down for you and everything was great. I hate this because it goes against my service. I was just curious if anyone else is having this problem or did i just get stuck with the dumb one.


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By Zach
I'm feeling short on creativity tonight but I wanted to post something, so here's some jumbled thoughts:
Twitter is really growing on me. I like how you can tailor it to your interests, which for me is an intersection of news, humor and sports. It's also far more intellectual platform than Facebook, which strikes me as a tad vapid. OK, they're both extremely vapid, but Twitter's a bit more centered around the quality and conciseness of your writing. Needless to say, I need practice. Sign up, follow me, and it'll be a learning experience for all involved parties.
– Euro 2012 has been fantastic so far. It's been the one thing that makes me appreciative that I'm in a cubicle with a high-speed internet connection all summer. Simply put, the inspiration these players give me is profound. To be a bit clearer, they give me a lot of ideas for stuff I shouldn't be doing. Andrea Pirlo has convinced me that I, too, can launch a 50-yard inch-perfect crossfield pass and hit a winger in stride. Andres Iniesta is the reason I embark on ill-fated dribbles out of triple teams. Still they're brilliant, and still I believe.
This actually leads me to the crux of these two paragraphs: my theory that soccer on TV has decreased the team play at your everyday pickup game. I play a lot of pickup in New York, and you constantly see average players forgo the easy pass to try to dribble past five guys. Failed nutmeg attempts, shanked heel passes, skied thirty yard shots. The blame falls on ESPN and its damn World Cup rights.
Which brings me here: I'm finishing up Those Guys Have All The Fun, the tell-all oral history of ESPN. The major takeaway: ESPN is really male-dominated, and of those men about 90 percent have massive, massive egos.
Team Drake, all the way. More confrontations in my life need to involve bottle throwing. Realistic examples:
Editor angry at me for an error-filled wedding announcement? *Hucks Ciroc
Pregnant woman on crutches giving me the evil eye for staying seated on the subway? *Flings Grey Goose
Girlfriend testy about my open admiration for Catherine Zeta Jones' age-defiant bosom? *Lobs Patron
Improbably, right now I'm listening to Trey Songz croon "I only came forrrrrrrr…THE BITCHES AND THE DRANKS, THE BITCHES AND THE DRANKS." Somewhere, all my female role models are shaking their heads.


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Flash Back from the Past
Fashion itself has a life cycle. Each trend has a sneaky way of resurrecting itself, there is no such thing as a dead trend. There are thousands of trends I can talk about, and analyse their new entry into the market, but I will be here forever, so let's focus on a bit of the 80s.
The 80s have made a huge come back in the fashion world today, pieces are inspired yet modernized from the exciting era. Lately a specific male fashion culture has been seen on the streets everywhere. Advertised and sold in almost any shop you can think of. What is this trend? Denim, denim and a whole lot more denim.
If we look at the above examples regarding denim shirts and jackets, you can clearly see the evolution of the trend. We have gone from a loose fitted jacket in heavy denim, to light weight denim shirts and more figure hugging jackets. None the less all silhouettes are following the same trend. The above examples clearly identify the similarities in colour, dyes and bleaches. Guys you want to dress to impress – go for this look, girls will absolutely love the sight of you, which is never a bad thing when you trying to get that one girls attention. We all know you are;)
As well as jackets and shirts we have seen a reoccurring trend in the different jean silhouettes of the 80s
Ok so looking at the bottom picture above we have some semi loose fitted jeans, with either a straight or bootleg bottoms from the 80s. The first few pictures display some of today's trends, mainly all fitted in one way or another whether it's by the ankles of the entire leg. The tightness and three quarter look that is pulled off by guys when rolling their jeans, is extremely similar to what you saw 30 years ago, as well as the straight leg cut which is slowly making a comeback. The texture and feel of the denim has evolved to a softer, stretcher fabric making it more durable. Skinny jeans are sexy, everyone knows that right?
So that's my post in a nut shell, very analytical today I know, but a few explanations will never harm anyone. Enjoy your day everyone. Watch out for a few more posts in the future.
Out Tai ❤


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2. The white sparrows were at my parent's wedding and at my sister's wedding… and now at mine!
3. The deer planter, which was a birthday present from Tec, was almost
too perfect! Aside from the color and the deer ('Oh, my deer!'), the
shape was great and it fit our programs perfectly.
4. Since
everyone knows how stiff family portraits can be, we strung fabric from
posts to take these normally dull photos from frumpy to fantastic!
5. Our wedding was about 30-minutes off the beaten path, so along with
warning our guests of its obscure location and the approximate length
of time it would take to reach the barn, we also painted signs to lead
them in the right direction.
6. (That's my cute grandfather under the papel picados… Couldn't you
just eat him up?!) In the late days of April, I started introducing my
younger students to artwork and projects that corresponded with Cinco
de Mayo. One of those projects was making papel picados, which means
"pierced paper" in Spanish. Obviously, I fell in love with the result.
But I couldn't figure out how to make them for the wedding without
having tacky "fold-lines." The next week, I met up with my friend Joy
Thigpen who had recently offered her expertise, style and sanity in
terms of making our wedding come together. (By
the way, Joy was a life-saver. Since we didn't have a wedding
coordinator or planner in the budget, the ideas, the planning, the
execution, etc. was being done primarily by Tec and me, and by the time
April rolled around, I felt like I was drowning! There were still so
many ideas floating in my head, but I already felt like we were taking
on too much, and I didn't know how we were going to make it the wedding
of our dreams without loosing my mind and without loosing focus on the
reason we're having a wedding–the marriage. Anyway, all of that to
say, if there is someone in your life whose taste you appreciate and
who you trust to get the job done, don't be afraid to enlist their
help. If they're your true friend, and especially if they've been in
the same boat before, then they will most likely understand where
you're coming from and jump at the opportunity to help you achieve the
celebration of a lifetime. Ok, and now back to the papel picados…)
She had pulled some tear-sheets together of ideas she'd come across
that seemed to fit the feel of our wedding. And what did she have? An
Image of floating, breezy, flirty papel picados! I swear she read my
mind… So we did some research and found beautiful wedding papel
picados online for a reasonable price. And though they were such a
minor detail of the wedding, they fit the mood and the aesthetic of the
day perfectly.
Aren't the details above AMAZING? Cheslea's style is impeccable. So much more coming up….
[Images c/o Chelsea and Jose Villa]
Comments (4)
I'm totally going to steal your doily idea for my own wedding:). Hope you don't mind. Its adorable!
I also LOVE your ideas, you are so creative! I'm not gonna steal some of them for my wedding, but for my daughter's upcoming 5th birthday!
I was fortunate enough to be a guest at this wedding and it was even more amazing than these wonderful photographs!
Chelsea and her husband are a beautiful and creative couple and their wedding showed it in every detail, yet it wasn't too "done" at all. The wedding and the couple are both an inspiration!