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Yesterday, Hit Fm completed its first annual global golden chart awards show at the Taibei Arena. The show opened with a tour de force performace by Jolin Cai who sang Madonna's "Vogue" followed by her own "Honey Trap". Best male and female awards went to Alexander Wang and Fish Leong, while the Best Group award went to S.H.E. Some of the awards given were…
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You're watching a movie with your boyfriend or girlfriend. You're cuddled up on the couch and pretty quickly you realize that making out is more fun than the movie. It starts innocent. Things heat up–sooner rather than later. Now what? Do you stop or do you keep going? Where is the line? Should there be a line? Does it even matter?
This kind of thing happened when I was dating my now husband, and we decided to draw a line. Some people might call us crazy for doing that, but I'd like to think we were being countercultural. In our sex-crazed society, we were trying to do things differently because we believed it would ultimately deepen our love for each other.
But we quickly figured out that if we were going to succeed in doing things differently, we had to have a clear plan. You have to know what you're going to do in that moment before it happens, and it really helps if both people are on the same page. Because once the train gets chuggin', it's hard to slam on the brakes before flying off the cliff–and it's essential that you have each other's backs on this. If one person is too weak to live up to the agreed-upon limits that night, the other has to step up to the plate. It's one simple, but important, way you can stay strong for each other.
Early on in our dating relationship, my future husband suggested we watch a DVD called The Pure Life. It's a series of TV episodes that features a panel of high school and college students who chat about the difficulties of waiting to have sex in our current culture. Although we were older than the people on the panel, the information was completely relevant to our life status and experiences. Although some of the topics they discussed were kind of awkward to sit through together (like Pornography: Who does it hurt?), watching them was very beneficial to our relationship. It brought up topics that we wouldn't otherwise have talked about until later (What is Love?, Virginity, Standards, Are you a date or a soulmate?). And, who knows, maybe they would have come up at an even more awkward time.
At the time, I was living a couple hours away for the summer, so we'd watch one episode each time we saw each other. I actually started to look forward to it because our discussions so clearly strengthened
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For us, having a video to bring up the topics helped us to have those conversations before we were in the moment. I've heard of other couples reading books together, which does the same thing. (For instance, one good book is Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love.) The point is to have the conversation before you're in a hormone-driven situation.
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Safeguarding Awareness Week
Rotherham's Safeguarding Awareness week will be the 8th – 12th July.
Bakersfield Court 10th Anniversary Event
Bakersfield Court TARA celebrated their 10 year anniversary with an event on Thursday 16th May 2019
The former mayor and his wife attended, one of the last events he attended as Mayor.
Congratulations to Bakersfield court for 10 years of involvement and social inclusion at the centre!
This was taken from our quarterly newsletter for Summer 2019.
Nominate RMBC, Mears or Fortem Staff for an Award
Rotherham Federation will be presenting staff award to RMBC, Mears and Fortem staff at the RMBC Tenants' Open Day 2019.
The staff members can be nominated by Council tenants across Rotherham by submitting the nomination form. The winners will be selected by a panel of tenants.
The closing date for submitting a nomination has been extended to 21st June 2019.
Please return the form to firstname.lastname@example.com or to Springwell Gardens Community Centre, Eastwood View, S65 1NH
Tenants Open Day 2019
The annual Tenants Open Day 2019 will be held at New York Stadium on Wednesday 10th July 2019 from 9.30am to 2pm. This is your chance to find out what's happening in housing services and meet other tenants. Rotherham Federation will be holding the Community Groups Awards and Staff Awards. There will be stalls to find out information in the area and a Pie n Pea lunch will be served. All places must be booked by calling 01709 822100 – don't miss out
Voices and Choices Evaluation
In April 2016 Rotherham Federation won £401, 800 from the Big Lottery's Reaching Communities Fund to deliver its Community Voices and Choices project. The 36-month project adopted the Community Organiser approach seeking to address the lack of social capital, building community strength and empowerment in eight of Rotherham's most deprived communities.
This is the final evaluation of the project produced in January 2019.
A Vision for Social Housing
Shelter has produced a comprehensive report on 'Building for our Future- A Vision for Social Housing' in January 2019.
Amongst a number of recommendations to improve social housing, the report calls for a stronger voice for tenants including support for independent tenants organisations like Rotherham Federation. A key recommendation of the report is that "residents of social housing must have a voice with national, regional, and local government. Government should support the establishment of an independent tenants' voice organisation or tenants' union, to represent the views of tenants in social housing within national and local government. It should involve as wide a range of tenants as possible."
Rotherham Federation of Community fully endorses this report and supports the recommendations made within it.
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RMBC Cabinet to Recommend 1% Rent Reduction
At their meeting on 21st January 2019, RMBC Cabinet will approve a recommendation to the full council of council house rent reductions of 1% this year.
Whilst this is great news for hard pressed tenants, this will continue the squeeze on funding needed to deliver services required in the HRA Business Plan (services for council house tenants).
More Voices and Choices
Tbe Big Lottery Fund is awarding £272,732 to Rotherham Federation of Communities (Rotherham Federation) for a further 3 years to enable residents living in eight of Rotherham's poorest and most excluded areas to become engaged in local life, have an effective voice and be empowered as a community to influence change in their area. The project will train and directly employ 3 full time Community Organisers from our local communities in Rotherham to undertake this work.
Steve Ruffle, Chief Executive Officer of the Federation said "this project will meet continue the excellent community organising work we have been undertaking during the last three years. We are using the innovative Community Organisers approach to involve local people in planning and delivering community change." Community organisers will help support local people get their views listened to, support them to run their own activities and bring community groups together.
Rotherham Federation supports communities to grow and develop, working with them to build their sense of belonging, community pride and spirit. We work with and through grass roots community groups that are committed to bringing communities together, giving all communities a voice and creating local solutions to local issues.
The Big Lottery Fund supports the aspirations of people who want to make life better for their communities across the UK and are responsible for giving out 40% of the money raised by the National Lottery for good causes and invest over £650 million a year in projects big and small in health, education, environment and charitable purposes. Since the National Lottery began in 1994, £33 billion has been raised and more than 450,000 grants awarded.
For more details of the More Voices and Choices project funded by the Big Lottery Fund contact Steve Ruffle on 01709 368515 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. The Federation is based at Springwell Gardens Community Centre.
Derek Corkell
Derek Corkell was born in May 1934 and died on 14th December 2018 after a long illness. He was a member of the Rotherham Federation of Communities board between 2007 and 2013, He was both Vice Chair and Company Secretary of the Federation at different times. Derek was also a Board member of Tenants and Residents of England and chair of Windy Ridge Tenants and Residents Association in Aughton.
Derek was passionate about involving allunderrepresented groups in what the Federation did – he was an important architect in supporting the establishment of Rotherham Deaf Futures group. Derek always encouraged people to work together – in relation to the council, our landlord he always promoted our role as critical friend, challenging when need be but never falling out for the sake of it.


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If you didn't make it to PapaKåta's Autumn open weekend this year, don't worry, you can catch up on all the inspiration and advice here. As usual they've enlisted the help of many talented suppliers to showcase their Sperry Tents and Tipis, and as usual, they look absolutely fabulous decorated with everything you need to have your own marquee wedding ceremony and reception. My favourite is definitely the flower clouds. WOW. Just. Wow!
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PapaKåta Sperry Tent for an At Home Yorkshire Wedding with Foliage Decor
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PapaKåta Spring Open Weekend 2019 Showcasing Sperry Tents and Giant Teepees
If you're thinking of having a Sperry Tent or Teepee wedding then you've come to the right place as PapaKåta show you how to do it in style at their glorious Spring Open Weekend 2019. Heavily featuring the Pantone colour of the year 'Living Coral' and giving you all the ideas to host your own joyful Spring wedding.
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Settings don't come much more dreamy than the Port Eliot Estate. Home of the stylish, infamous and totally unique Port Eliot Festival, and now Megan & Simon's glamorous Sperry Tent wedding too, it's a special place set deep in the heart of Cornwall.
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When the duo behind Jolly Awesome get married, you just know it's going to be a day of pure fun. Matt and Katie clearly have creativity running through their veins and I've loved pouring over the details of their big day. Think palm prints, neon signs and bright pink peonies. With some extra special treats for people – if only every wedding guest in the world could receive one of Matt's illustrations as a favour, there would be grins all round!
Images come from the wonderful Amy B, whose natural and joyful style is perfect for this fabulous wedding day and I can 100% vouch for Amy's talents as she shot my cousins wedding day too 🙂 Enjoy this colourful and stylish day – I have a feeling you're going to love it!
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What could be nicer on a miserable Thursday afternoon than an English country garden wedding with a pretty pastel colour scheme, a stunning Naomi Neoh bride and a glorious Sperry tent from PapaKata, with the sun is shining and the drinks flowing? The answer is nothing quite frankly. This wedding is just the dose of summer we need. And those blooms from Green & Gorgeous?! Divine!
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DiNapoli: Former Tupper Lake Fire Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $30k Theft
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Former Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) Treasurer Timothy J. Brown pleaded guilty to grand larceny and agreed to repay the $30,000 he stole for private vacations revealed in an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Brown, 54, of Tupper Lake, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Court last week to grand larceny in the third degree, a Class D felony, and is expected to be sentenced in April to six months in jail and five years probation along with the $30,000 restitution. Brown also admitted pocketing $3,500 one summer from chicken barbecue and golf tournament fundraisers.
"This case is a warning to officials who would blur the line between public duty and private lives," State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "I thank the Tupper Lake Police Chief Eric Proulx, Franklin County District Attorney Craig Carriero and staff for their diligent work in helping us hold Mr. Brown accountable."
DiNapoli's probe began after the Tupper Lake VFD discovered Brown's credit card abuse and contacted the Comptroller's office. The audit and investigation concluded that Brown operated freely without oversight from the board, withdrew department cash and used its credit card for Candlewood Suites in North Carolina, the Boston Duck Tour and household expenses.
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- Ensure that all fundraisers have detailed records of the money collected and that cash receipts are deposited in a timely manner.
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Wolfpakk – Rise of the Animal [Review]
Wolfpakk – Rise of the Animal
2015, AFM Records
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1. Rider Of The Storm
2. Sock It To Me
3. Monkey On Your Back
4. Highlands
5. Black Wolf
6. Somewhere Beyond
7. Running Out Of Time
8. Grizzly Man
9. High Roller
10. Rise Of The Animal
11. Universe
Michael Voss, Mark Sweeney, Michael Kiske, Andi Deris, Ted Poley, Joe Lynn Turner, Rick Altzi, David Reece, Charlie Huhn, Don Dokken, Marc Storace, Michaela Schober, Jean-Marc Viller – Lead Vocals
Michael Voss, Bob Daisley, Al Barrow, Barend Courbois – Bass
Jeff Watson, Ryan Roxie, Bernie Torme, John Norum, Doug Aldrich, Axel Rudi Pell, Martin Rauber – Guitar
Mike Terrana, Mark Schulman, Simon Philips, Chris Slade, Gereon Homann – Drums
Chris Ivo – Keyboards
Producer: Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Wolfpakk is an all-star melodic hard rock/metal project put together a few years back by vocalists Mark Sweeney (ex-Crystal Ball) and Michael Voss (ex-Casanova). I won't repeat all of the musicians involved but Rise of the Animal features an exceptional line-up of guest musicians like Doug Aldrich, Joe Lynn Turner, David Reece (!), Don Dokken, Michael Kiske, Axel Rudi Pell and Bob Daisley.
Honestly, I checked out this album based on the cover art and the band name (another 'Wolf' band!) alone. I didn't realize until reading up on Wolfpakk that they are more of a project than a legit band. Or if they are a band, you can distill it down to simply Sweeney & Voss (who write the songs as well) as the guest musicians change from album to album.
So, for an album that includes such a large guest list, the cohesiveness of the album is very impressive. Not even the different vocalists take you out of the moment. It all works. Rise of the Animal flows together as a great collection of melodic hard rock and melodic metal, great guitar solos and soaring vocals with large catchy choruses.
Rise of the Animal is a powerfully and skillfully made block of melodic metal and rock that won't disappoint you if you're a fan of the artists involved. The album was a very pleasant surprise to me that seemingly came out of nowhere.
Highlights: "Rider of the Storm", "Sock It to Me", "Black Wolf", "Running Out of Time", "High Roller", "Rise of the Animal", "Universe"
Posted in Wolfpakk
Tags: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Hard Rock, Melodic Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Rock, Wolfpakk
Allen / Lande – The Great Divide [Review]
Allen / Lande – The Great Divide
2014, Frontiers Records
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1. Come Dream With Me
2. Down from the Mountain
3. In the Hands of Time
4. Solid Ground
5. Lady of Winter
6. Dream About Tomorrow
7. Hymn to the Fallen
8. The Great Divide
9. Reaching for the Stars
10. Bittersweet
Jorn Lande – Vocals
Russell Allen – Vocals
Timo Tolkki – Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Jami Huovinen – Drums
Producer: Timo Tolkki
I was late to the show on this one. The Great Divide was released in October 2014, but it took me until late January 2015 before I got around to listening to it. What a mistake to wait that long!
I've been familiar with Jorn Lande for years and I've been aware of Symphony X vocalist Russell Allen (mainly through his association with Tobias Sammet's Avantasia) for awhile as well but I'd never listened to anything from their Allen/Lande project over the years. The Great Divide is their fourth album of coming together to share vocal duties.
Previous efforts featured current Primal Fear guitarist Magnus Karlsson as songwriter, producer and musician but The Great Divide finds former Stratovarious guitarist Timo Tolkki filling those roles. From what I have read, this release is a slight departure in sound from the three Karlsson releases. Notably, many other reviewers are stating the production is a notch below Karlsson's and the vocal performances, while still spectacular, aren't as "intense" as they were on the previous releases.
I have no qualms with the vocal performances of Jorde Lande (one of my favorites) or Russell Allen. I'm fine with the production as well. I guess the earlier Allen/Lande albums must have really set the bar high. That means I'll have to check them all out at some point.
As it stands, The Great Divide is a fantastic slab of melodic hard rock & heavy metal. So many great tracks here. The music doesn't sound too far off from what you might hear on a Jorn solo album, although I can't help but hear bits of House of Lords when listening to this as well.
There's not a dud track to be found but the album gets really, really good towards the end. It's the last four tracks that truly shine. "The Great Divide" sounds like a melodic rocker from the 1980's (but not in a "look at us, we're being retro" kind of way) and "Bittersweet" is an amazing heavy metal power ballad. Just fantastic tracks.
I can't speak on behalf of Russell Allen fans and fans of the previous Allen/Lande albums, but this is definitely a worthy pick-up for fans of Jorn Lande. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a few more Allen/Lane albums to listen to!
Highlights: "In the Hands of Time", "Solid Ground", "Hymn to the Fallen", "The Great Divide", "Bittersweet"
Posted in Allen / Lande
Tags: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Jorn, Jorn Lande, Melodic Hard Rock, Melodic Metal, Metal, Rock, Russell Allen, Symphony X, Timo Tolkki
Bloodbound – Stormborn [Review]
Bloodbound – Stormborn
2014, AFM Records
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1. Bloodtale
2. Satanic Panic
3. Iron Throne
4. Nightmares from the Grave
5. Stormborn
6. We Raise the Dead
7. Made of Steel
8. Blood of My Blood
9. When the Kingdom Will Fall
10. Seven Hells
11. When All Lights Fail
Patrik Johansson – Vocals
Tomas Olsson – Guitar
Henrik Olsson – Guitar
Anders Broman – Bass
Pelle Akerlind – Drums
Fredrik Bergh – Keyboards
Producer: Bloodbound
When I first came across this album, I wasn't sure what to expect. Either some type of cheesy heavy metal or perhaps something extreme? Well, while power metal is known for having quite a bit of cheese factor, I wouldn't call Bloodbound cheesy: the keyboards don't drown out the guitars and there's plenty of riffing, big anthems and frenetic drumming here.
While I'm not too familiar with the band, I can tell you that Bloodbound have been around for about 10 years and they hail from Sweden. Stormborn is their sixth album and if you're looking for a point of comparison, their music reminds me a lot Edguy, Avantasia, Dream Evil, Hammerfall, Manowar and Halford. "Made of Steel" sounds like it could've come from Manowar or Halford's Halford IV: Made of Metal album while "When the Kingdom Will Falls" sounds like it came right from one of Tobias Sammet's bands (Edguy and Avantasia… your choice). Patrik Johansson's vocals are similar to Sammet's as well but a little Halford comes through on songs like "Made of Steel" and "Satanic Panic".
I've listened to this album a couple of times and I can't help but think I've heard it all before but I don't mean that in a bad way. Many of these songs reminds me of other power metal bands. Bloodbound are not plagiarizing or ripping off other bands but their influences do come through. Anyone that is into good old fashioned power metal should be able to find plenty to enjoy on Stormborn. As for myself, going by this album alone, the band has gained a new follower and I'll have to see if I can check out their previous releases.
Highlights: "Satanic Panic", "We Raise the Dead", "Made of Steel", "Blood of My Blood", "When the Kingdom Will Fall", "When All Lights Fail"
Posted in Bloodbound
Tags: Bloodbound, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal, Melodic Power Metal, Metal, Music, Power Metal, Rock
Edguy – Space Police: Defenders of the Crown [Review]
Edguy – Space Police: Defenders of the Crown
2014, Nuclear Blast Records
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1. "Sabre & Torch"
2. "Space Police"
3. "Defenders of the Crown"
4. "Love Tyger"
5. "The Realms of Baba Yaga"
6. "Rock Me Amadeus"
7. "Do Me Like a Caveman"
8. "Shadow Eaters"
9. "Alone in Myself"
10. "The Eternal Wayfarer"
Digital Bonus Tracks:
11. "England"
12. "Aychim in Hysteria"
13. "Space Police (progressive version)"
14. "Space Police (instrumental version)"
15. "Love Tyger (instrumental version)"
16. "Defenders of the Crown (instrumental version)"
17. "Do Me Like a Caveman (instrumental version)"
Band: Tobias Sammet – Lead/Backing vocals, Keyboards
Jens Ludwig – Guitar
Dirk Sauer – Guitar
Tobias "Eggi" Exxel – Bass
Felix Bohnke- Drums
Additional Musicians:
Michael Rodenberg – Keyboards
Oliver Hartmann – Backing Vocals
Producer: Sascha Paeth & Edguy
Much to the dismay of longtime fans, Edguy continues to be an outlet for Tobia Sammet's silliness and his love for '80s rock/metal while Avantasia is his more serious metal project. It's funny because Avantasia started out as a cheesy & cliched power metal side project for Tobias and there was a time when Edguy used to take themselves more seriously.
One of my favorite songs on the album happens to be a bonus track. "Aychim In Hysteria" is a tribute — musically to Def Leppard and lyrically to the band's live sound in engineer. Edguy's lyrics have always been full of little in jokes, awkward phrasing and nonsensical words so while I don't know what the song is about exactly, at least it sounds good!
With regards to the 10-track album, Edguy has delivered one of their best efforts, in my opinion. I know there are plenty of Edguy fans that still pine for their power metal days and maybe they'll return to that at some point but for now the band seems happy to write silly catchy hard rock/metal songs. It's almost like they're becoming a heavier version of The Darkness. I'm fine with that. That's how Edguy captured my attention in the first place with Rocket Ride. Songs like "Do Me Like a Caveman", "Love Tyger" and a cover of Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" won't win the band any favors with power metal purists but they are fun songs nonetheless.
For my money, the best tracks from the album are the ballad "Alone In Myself" and the headbanging "Shadow Eaters". With the bonus tracks, "England" is okay but like I said, I think "Alychim In Hysteria" is pretty awesome. As far as the progressive/instrumental versions go– okay, nice to include but they aren't essential listening.
Space Police: Defenders of the Crown is a worthy addition to the Edguy catalog. I wouldn't place it with Rocket Ride but it's at least on level with Tinnitus Sanctus and I'm enjoying it more than Age of the Joker.
Highlights: "Sabre & Torch", "Space Police", "Love Tyger", "Shadow Eaters", "Alone In Myself", "The Eternal Wayfarer", "Aychim In Hysteria"
Posted in Edguy
Tags: Avantasia, Edguy, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal, Metal, Music, Power Metal, Rock, Tobias Sammet
Jorn – Traveller [Review]
Jorn – Traveller
2013, Frontiers Records
1. Overload
2. Cancer Demon
3. Traveller
4. Window Maker
5. Make Your Engine Scream
6. Legend Man
7. Carry The Black
8. Rev On
9. Monsoon
10. The Man Who Was King
Jorn Lande – Vocals
Trond Holter – Guitar
Jimmy Iversen – Guitar
Bernt Jansen – Bass
Willy Bendiksen – Drums
Produced by: Jorn Lande & Trond Holter
Another year, another Jorn release! You'd have to go all the way back to 2005 to see a year where Jorn didn't release something.
So what do you get when Wig Wam's Trond Holter & Bernt Jansen join up with Jorn Lande? One great catchy metal album! Holter ended up co-writing most of the album with Jorn and, wow, with spectacular results! Jorn has always delivered wonderfully produced, powerful & melodic heavy metal (I suppose Jorn would call it "heavy rock" though) and the addition of Holter as a songwriting partner has only helped matters. It's a bit surprising that Jorn would give us a new studio album just a year after Bring Heavy Rock to the Land but when you're loaded with such a fantastic collection of songs, why not? I enjoyed the previous album but I can already tell you this album is much, much better from top to bottom.
Of course, what Jorn album would be complete without some type of tribute to Ronnie James? "The Man Who Was King" is another song Lande has written about Dio and I would imagine "Cancer Demon" probably is in reference to Ronnie's battle with cancer. To be honest, while I enjoy these tributes and appreciate Jorn's obvious love and respect for the man, I do think it's time to move on to new territories. Lande does great covers, so I'm always up for him to throw one or two cover songs onto an album, I don't want that to stop… but I think the time is right to start paying tribute to other rock 'n' roll heroes. At the rate Jorn is going, we could start putting together an anthology of Jorn's Dio covers and songs written about Dio soon!
Regardless, this album is a monster of crunching riffs and Jorn's amazingly powerful voice (which is worth the price of admission alone). "Overload" and "Rev On" would be my favorite tracks here. Traveller is definitely one of the year's best releases. Not a dud track in the bunch. Jorn continues on with his very enjoyable blend of melodic metal and '70s inspired heavy rock and that makes for one heck of an album!
Highlights: "Overload", "Cancer Demon", "Traveller", "Window Man", "Make Your Engine Scream", "Carry The Black", "Rev On"
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Tags: 2013, Heavy Metal, Jorn, Jorn Lande, Melodic Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, Power Metal, Rock
Primal Fear – Unbreakable
Primal Fear – Unbreakable (2012, Frontiers Records)
1. Unbreakable (Part 1) … 1:37
2. Strike … 4:39
3. Give 'Em Hell … 3:05
4. Bad Guys Wear Black … 3:31
5. And There Was Silence … 5:13
6. Metal Nation … 5:11
7. Where Angels Die … 8:09
8. Unbreakable (Part 2) … 6:05
9. Marching Again … 5:41
10. Born Again … 4:48
11. Blaze of Glory … 3:56
12. Conviction … 3:58
Ralf Scheepers – Lead Vocals
Magnus Karlsson – Guitar, Keyboards
Alexander Beyrodt – Guitar
Mat Sinner – Bass, Backing Vocals
Randy Black – Drums
Producer: Mat Sinner
Here's a band I've known about for a very long time but never got around to buying an album of theirs until 2010 when I picked up Jaws of Death and Seven Seals. I like both of those album but I haven't gotten around to reviewing them just yet. Anyway, Unbreakable is the band's ninth studio album and their third studio release from Frontiers Records (who've branched beyond melodic rock/AOR and have started to pick up a number of quality hard rock/metal acts over the last few years).
It would be unfair of me to say where Unbreakable ranks in the Primal Fear catalog but what I can say about this album is that I think it compares favorably to Jaws of Death and Seven Seals. What's good about this album is that it's full of anthems. "Bad Guys Wear Black", "Metal Nation", "And Then There Was Silence" and "Where Angels Die" will get stuck in your head. And any song that isn't a metal anthem is just powerfully heavy. "Strike" really rips from the get-go and was a great choice to open the album. Then there's the album's lone ballad "Born Again". Another catchy number.
It's not big revelation that Ralf Scheepers' vocal work is reminiscent of Rob Halford (just ask Judas Priest themselves) but it's on "Born Again" and "Conviction" that he really comes across as a younger version of the Metal God. "Conviction" is probably the most straight forward traditional sounding metal song on the whole album (with "Strike" coming in a close second) and it's a true highlight. Very Priest-like.
Unbreakable is sure to please Primal Fear fans and should please anyone who has an interest in bands like Priest, Maiden and power metal. It's a great album to kick off a new metal year in 2012!
Digipak pressing comes with the exclusive bonus track "Night of the Jumps".
Highlights: "Strike", "Bad Guys Wear Black", "Metal Nation", "Where Angels Die", "Born Again", "Conviction"
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Tags: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Mat Sinner, Melodic Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, Power Metal, Primal Fear, Ralf Scheepers, Rock
the Blame – Born
the Blame – Born (2011, self-released)
1. Another Stolen Life … 4:07
2. Guiding Light … 4:17
3. The Scarab … 4:34
4. Valley of Trade … 4:31
5. Lost in a Rabbit-Hole … 4:25
6. Beyond the Wind … 3:57
7. Deserted Nation … 4:59
8. Fading Day … 4:08
9. Sacred Souls … 3:25
10. Exile … 4:17
11. Made of Stone … 3:39
Enver C. Yılmaz – Vocals
Bahadır Sarp – Lead Guitar
Kaan Afacan – Rhythm Guitar
Onur Altınay – Bass / Fretless Bass
Berca B. Kantarcıoğlu – Drums
Born is the debut album from Istanbul's the Blame. The band has a great assortment of influences such as Iron Maiden, Dio, Black Sabbath, Rush, Edguy, Rage, Testament and Nevermore. As such, this album is kind of a mash-up of heavy/thrash/melodic/progressive metal.
Lead vocalist Enver sings in a few different styles on the album. On "Guiding Light" he comes across as what the typical modern metal vocalist sounds like but on "The Scarab" he comes across as Bruce Dickinson or Edguy's Tobias Sammet and then goes on to employ some growling metal vocals in the very same song!
It's the fast & furious thrashers such as "Beyond the Wind" where the band really displays their powers though. The entire band is great and Berca's drumming in exceptional. It's in these fast pace environments that Enver's vocals really shine best as well when he hits those higher notes. "Exile" is a great instrumental that brings to mind '80s Metallica and this band is worth checking out for that song alone (no offense to Enver!). The album closes with the thrasher "Made of Stone" which again shows off the Maiden influence in terms of sound & vocals (even if there is still some more growling thrown in).
Born is a solid debut from these guys. Not a knockout punch but there are some gems to be found here and the band definitely has a future that has me thinking they might be better off focusing on the Maiden & thrash influence rather than bands like Rush & Nevermore. Of course, progressive metal has never really been my thing in general. I'm surprised these guys aren't signed because they are a band that I think could easily fit on the Metal Blade label.
If you're interested in checking this album out, you can head on over to the band's website and download it for free (and make a donation to the band as you do it, if you're feeling generous).
Highlights: "Guiding Light", "The Scarab", "Beyond the Wind", "Exile", "Made of Stone"
Posted in the Blame
Tags: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal, Metal, Music, Progressive Metal, Rock, The Blame, Thrash Metal
Mollo/Martin – The Third Cage
Mollo/Martin – The Third Cage (2012, Frontiers Records)
1. Wicked World … 4:40
2. Cirque du Freak … 4:13
3. Oh My Soul … 5:13
4. One of the Few … 4:01
5. Still In Love With You … 4:21
6. Can't Stay Here … 4:08
7. Wardance … 6:00
8. Don't Know What It Is About You … 4:55
9. Blind Fury … 5:06
10. Violet Moon … 7:38
Tony Martin – Vocals
Dario Mollo – Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Roberto Gualdi – Drums
Fulvio Gaslini – Bass
Dario Patti – Keyboards
Brian War – Keyboards
If you've been following this blog for any decent amount of time or have conversed with me on message boards or Facebook, you've probably realized that I'm a big fan of Tony Martin. I rank his run in Sabbath second only to the great Ronnie James Dio. That said, I haven't heard any of his side-projects or guest spots on other albums and have only heard the latest of his two solo albums (leaving 1992's Back Where I Belong on my bucket list).
Dario Mollo, on the other hand, I know next to nothing about this Italian guitarist. Looking at his official website and the Frontiers website, I can tell you that he was in a metal band in the '80s called Crossbones and in 2000 & 2005 released albums under the Voodoo Hill name with the legendary Glenn Hughes on vocals (I really need to check those albums out). He also did a UK tour as a member of the "Graham Bonnet & Don Airey Band".
Also during this time is when "The Cage" series of albums came to be. Dario recruited Tony Martin to sing on and write lyrics for 1999's The Cage and they paired up again in 2004 for The Cage 2. I was made aware of both of these projects awhile back and while I've seen good reviews for them, I never picked them up because they are, unfortunately, out of print and very expensive (I think I'll pass on spending $80-$140 for a CD!). Well, at least now I am able to listen to the latest Cage album!
The first thing I noticed is that Tony Martin has not lost a step over the years. He sounds just as good here as he did on The Eternal Idol or Headless Cross. Not that I expected anything less because he sounded excellent on Scream as well. As for Dario, well, if you've got Glenn Hughes, Tony Martin, Graham Bonnet and Don Airey willing and wanting to work with you — then you know you're pretty good at what you do. Some very nice solos and riffing going on here.
Though the album starts off heavy with "Wicked World" , "Cirque Du Freak" & "Oh My Soul" (the last two sound like they could've come from a Sabbath album with Tony), there's a variety of styles to be found on this album. "One of the Few", "Can't Stay Here" and "Don't Know What It Is About You" are all melodic rockers, taking Tony back to his musical roots and still displaying him as being just as comfortable singing these types of songs as he is singing heavy metal. "Still In Love With You" is heavy with an epic Middle Eastern-flair to it. "Wardance" is probably my favorite track on the album with the tribal rhythm of the drums and it's just too catchy ("WAR!…DANCE!"). "Blind Fury" may be the heaviest track on the album while "Violet Moon" is a beautiful, near-trippy ballad that closes out the album.
There's really not a bad track on this album. With each spin (and there's been quite a few of them) I've grown to appreciate each song more and more but "Still In Love With You", "Can't Stay Here", "Wardance" and "Don't Know What It Is About You" were the instant standouts when I first listened.
How does The Third Cage compare to the first two Mollo/Martin albums? Don't ask me! But I do know that Dario & Tony have delivered a great blend of hard rock, metal and melodic rock that has me wanting to snatch up whatever else Dario has done and has me wishing for even more new Tony Martin music.
Highlights: "Cirque Du Freak", "One of the Few", "Still In Love With You", "Can't Stay Here", "Wardance", "Don't Know What It Is About You", "Violet Moon"
Dario Mollo Official Website
Dario Mollo – Tony Martin The Cage Facebook Page
Tony Martin Facebook Page
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Tags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Dario Mollo, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Hard Rock, Melodic Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Mollo/Martin, Music, Rock, Tony Martin
Riot – Immortal Soul
Riot – Immortal Soul (2011, SPV/Steamhammer Records)
1. Riot … 5:03
2. Still Your Man … 4:16
3. Crawling … 5:52
4. Wings Are for Angels … 5:09
5. Fall Before Me … 4:55
6. Sins of the Father … 3:55
7. Majestica … 0:57
8. Immortal Soul … 4:46
9. Insanity … 4:40
10. Whiskey Man … 4:15
11. Believe … 4:17
12. Echoes … 4:57
Tony Moore – Vocals
Mark Reale – Guitar
Mike Flyntz – Guitar
Don Van Stavern – Bass
Bobby Jarzombek – Drums
Producer: Bruno Ravel & Riot
Riot has returned to deliver pure American heavy metal to the masses!
Immortal Soul features the reunited Thundersteel/The Privilege of Power line-up (with additional guitarist Mike Flyntz) that featured the gifted Tony Moore vocals. I've always said Riot has never released a bad album. They're taken a few twists & turns when it comes to the style of rock/metal they would play, but it's always been quality stuff. I really didn't have any doubts about the quality of Immortal Soul and became even more enthusiastic for it when the excellent "Wings Are for Angels" was released for streaming earlier this year. That's one of my favorite songs of 2011!
This album is a great trip back in time. The production is fantastic but the songs are written like this is the direct follow-up to Thundersteel. Anyone who was a fan of that album and Privilege of Power will NOT be disappointed with Immortal Soul. Yeah, this is American POWER metal at its finest. Mark Reale is still firing off some nice solos and coming up with great riffs, Bobby Jarzombek is a monster on the drums as always and Tony Moore is still killin' it on vocals.
Riot is one of the great American heavy metal bands. It's a shame they never got the widespread recognition they deserved in the 36 years of their existence. Mark Reale is one of metal's best guitarists even now. Though the world at large may be unaware, for those of us in the know, we know that Riot's place in the pantheon of heavy metal is secure.
This is an album not to be missed by Riot fans or anyone into a more tradition heavy metal sound from bands such as Judas Priest. This whole album is classic Riot full of the thrashers, speed, power and melodic metal that many fans fondly remember from the previous Tony Moore era.
Highlights: "Riot", "Still Your Man", "Crawling", "Wings Are for Angels", "Fall Before Me", "Sins of the Father", "Immortal Soul", "Believe"
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Tags: Bobby Jarzombek, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Mark Reale, Melodic Metal, Metal, Music, Power Metal, Riot, Rock, Speed Metal, Tony Moore
Savage Messiah – Plague of Conscience
Savage Messiah – Plague of Conscience (2011, Earache Records)
1. "Plague of Conscience" … 5:31
2. "Six Feet Under the Gun" … 5:01
3. "Carnival of Souls" … 6:02
4. "In Thought Alone" … 4:36
5. "All Seeing I" … 05:09
6. "Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt" … 4:09
7. "Architects of Fear" … 5:14
8. "The Accuser" … 4:04
9. "Shadowbound" … 4:50
10. "The Mask of Anarchy" … 8:37
Dave Silver – Vocals, Guitar
Joff Bailey – Guitar
Stefano Selvatico – Bass
Mauricio Chamucero – Drums
Producer: Scott Atkins
Savage Messiah are a band I knew absolutely nothing about until I watched music journalist Dom Lawson's "Iron Sandwich" video review for Plague of Conscience. He gave it a lot of high praise so I figured since the album is currently free to download I'd be a fool to not sample it.
This is the band's third release and it's apparent I've been missing out on this slice of British steel. I don't know how this album compares to previous releases, but I've seen some places present Savage Messiah as a (retro) thrash metal band but they aren't that at all. Thrash is just a portion of their sound, they are also equal parts power, speed, melodic and progressive. In short, they are HEAVY METAL. They don't dance anywhere near the extreme side of metal (like Slayer) and the vocals of Dave Silver are clean & extraordinary. I don't even get much of a retro vibe from them but they are certainly going to appeal to that community of old school fans because you can hear a bit of Priest, Maiden and Megadeth.
Plague of Conscience has been made available as a FREE download over at Earache Records' website, so download it while you can. I'd also like to point out that the download comes complete with artwork for the album cover, booklet (with lyrics) and back cover. The artwork throughout is just beautiful. A CD edition of the album will be hitting shelves (and distros) in January 2012.
Granted, you shouldn't take something just because it's free but in the case of Plague of Conscience, Savage Messiah & Earache Records have given the public one hell of a deal and now the band has at least one more fan.
Highlights: "Plague of Conscience", "Six Feet Under the Gun", "In Thought Alone", "Beyond A Shadow of a Doubt", "Architects of Fear", "The Mask of Anarchy"
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Tags: Earache Records, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Metal, Metal, Music, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Savage Messiah, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal


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(Last Update Mai 2019)
Yet here comes another issue of my "24 hours in…" category – this time we are spending a day in Lisbon. If you are going e. g. to Cape Verde, chances are that you have to fly TAP, according to my experience a pretty flighty – no pun intended – airline. Hence you better be prepared for a stopover in Lisbon.
I've started this series because flying at cheap prices often requires longer stopovers in different cities, and instead of thinking of this involuntary stay as a drag, you can transform it into a short extra-vacation. Of course these itineraries – one for a sunny and an alternative for a rainy day – are great not only for layovers but for any kind of a brief stay, e. g. when you're on your way to one of Portugal's fantastic beaches or on a road trip through Europe.
|View from the top of Arco da Rua Augusta on the Praça do Comércio.
Like almost any other city Lisbon has far more to offer than you can squeeze in 24 hours, hence, of course, these itineraries are always just a 'filler' – although a pleasant and quite complete one.
I was keen to find as many sights as possible located in one spot so that you don't have to travel crisscross town, and the hotel is right next to Rossio station where a shuttle bus and the metro connects the city with the airport.
? Local Currency:
Euro (EUR) / 1 EUR = 1.12 US$ (May 2019) / current rate
? Emergency Hotline:
Police 112
(At this number you also reach a service center that can redirect you to other help centers)
? National Airline:
? Airports:
Lisbon Airport / IATA-Code: LIS
? Tourist Info online and onsite:
Turismo de Lisboa Visitors & Convention Bureau
Rua do Arsenal, 21
1100-038 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 – 210 – 312 700
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
? Getting Downtown and Back
I am a frequent traveller, therefore I do hang out at different airports a lot, and the airport of Lisbon is among my favorites. It's comfortable, there is a lot to see and to do – and if you still get bored, you can access the city center easily: Just take Aerobus Line 1 straight to Rossio station. If you don't stay the night, you can buy a ticket for € 3,60 which is good for 24 hours, but only on the Aerobus, not on other transport like buses or the metro. If you stay overnight and want to follow my itinerary, you better get the Via Viagem for € 6,15. Then you can take the metro from the airport to Alameda station and change to the green line down to Rossio station.
Once you're in the center, it's still very easy to get around: The cheapest way is to get a Lisboa Card for 24 hours for 20 € (Yeyii – finally a city where you can get a tourist card for only 24 hours. But if you are staying longer, it's also available for 48 hours for 34 € and for 72 hours for only € 42). With this card, you can use all public transport for free and you have free or discounted access to many museums and landmarks. It's definitely worth it if you are following the rainy day itinerary. If you need just a ticket because you won't go to so many museums, the Via Viagem card (see above) is your best option. For 24 hours of unlimited rides on public transport – airport included – you pay only € 6,40.
? Morning Activities
I think Lisbon likes its visitors and wants them to feel comfortable – what other reason could there be for the super-easy getting around?! Not only is there the fast and convenient bus from the airport going downtown along many places of interest – at a really cheap price; there is also the legendary tram #28 taking the visitor to many landmarks – for even not a hand full of Euros.
|Feeling like the proverbial King of the hill…overlooking
one of Europe's most vibrant cities.
(Photo: © Turismo de Lisboa)
But as a matter of fact, you can walk in about 20 minutes from the below suggested hotel – or any other accommodation in the Rossio district – to one of the most iconic places, the Castelo de São Jorge, interestingly built by the Moors in the mid of the 11th century. In 1147 Dom Afonso Henriques conquered Lisbon to become the first king of Portugal. From then on the castle experienced glamorous and colorful times being home to Portuguese royalties. Today there is the archeological site along with galleries showing exhibits from great epochs. Actually visiting this landmark is a good plan whether rain or shine since there is so much to see in- and outside.
Castelo de São Jorge
1100 129 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 – 218 – 80 06 20
Email: email@example.com
The citadel is open November to February from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. and March to October from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
|View from the Largo do São Vicente over Lisbon to river Tejo.
Visiting the Castelo de São Jorge is only one of many great opportunities to have a breathtaking view of the city.
Want more views?
Easy peasy: There are the Miradouro de Santa Luzia or the Largo do São Vicente located even a bit closer to the Tejo river – hence the perfect photo spot!
|The legendary tram #28 rattling across Largo do São Vicente.
After all this walking and climbing you should take a break and see the city from the famous tram #28.
Riding one of these beautiful old carts will make you feel like being on an old-fashioned roller coaster. Although today mainly tourist use these trams, it's great fun going up and down the seven hills the city was built on and and awe at how the vehicle squeezes through narrow alleys.
If you take the tram at the Miradouro, just sit down, lean back and relax – if you find a seat, that is. You are going to the very last stop, Campo Ourique.
And just in case: Here you find the schedule and here you can follow the route on a map.
|Way to go – the Cemitério dos Prazeres is one of the most
beautiful graveyards I've seen.
The last stop of the morning program was the last stop of many – it's the Cemitério dos Prazeres, literally translated the 'cemetery of joy'.
Like many South European cemeteries, the Cemitério almost resembles a small town with little 'houses' along straight alleys; very much like for instance the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Especially on a hot day, it's a…joy to walk in the shade under the big trees and admire the elaborated architecture and decoration of the tombs.
Due to its size, you can hardly miss Pedro de Sousa Holstein's family grave which is said to be the largest of its kind in Europe. Inspired i. a. by the Egyptian pyramids it houses more than 200 family members.
Cemitério dos Prazeres
Praça São João Bosco
1350-297 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 -213 -96 15 11
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
⛈ Morning Activities
|This is the modern part of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum,
housing mainly Portuguese modern and contemporary art, but
also some international artists.
(Photo: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum)
Let's get to one of the most complete, interesting, and precious exhibition venues in Lisbon: to the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum close to Praça de Espanha. It's a huge complex in a lush garden consisting i. a. of the Founder's collection, the modern collection, and special exhibitions on a regular basis. Thus, there are also other arts and many great activities – it's a wonderful place.
This is from the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection, in the
patron's honor an Armenian bowl.
(Photo: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum)
When I say that the upbringing and life of the patron Calouste Gulbenkian are even more interesting and varied than his collection, than it's with all due respect to the fantastic treasures that he brought together. It's just that his course of life taking place in almost every European and Oriental country is so exciting: born in Istanbul (then Constantinople) in 1869, educated in Marseille, London, and Baku, he considered himself being a "business architect", consulting and connecting oil companies not only in Europe, but also i. a. in Iraq, South Africa, and Australia. He acquired the British citizenship, lived also in Paris, and finally moved to Lisbon where he died in 1955 leaving an incredible fortune – both in France and Portugal. Therefore long negotiations took place before all the personal art treasure could be sent to Portugal and are now on display at the museum's Founder's Collection.
To get to this fantastic venue take the green metro line from Rossio station to Baixa-Chiado and change there to the purple line going up towards Reboleira and get off at Praça de Espanha.
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Avenida de Berna, 45A
1067-001 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 – 217 . 823 000
Email: email@example.com
The exhibition is open Wednesday to Monday 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.
|The iconic tram #28 coming around the
corner at Sé de Lisboa cathedral
If rain or shine – no visit to Lisbon is complete without riding the tram #28.
Just go back by metro from Praça de Espanha to Baixa-Chiado, where you can catch the metro's less modern but much more charming cousin.
Don't forget to get off at Estrela station, lunch is waiting.
And just in case: Here you find the schedule and here you can follow the route on a map.
? Lunch
|Whether you need a set menu or just a light lunch snack –
you will certainly enjoy a noonish break at the padaria.
Padaria do povo – the people's bakery – this might not sound like a place where you get a sumptuous meal, but you'll be surprised: They serve a nice lunch with veggie soups made from scratch, salads, and fish for about 7 €. The most charming part is the setting at this historical padaria that has been there for over a hundred years.
Besides cooking with love, the 'bakers' are putting together an attractive show program; keep it in mind for your next stay in Lisbon.
Padaria do Povo
Rua Luís Derouet, 20-A
1250-153 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 – 21 – 362 04 64
The padaria is open Monday to Friday from 12 p. m. to 1 a. m. (Friday 2 a. m.), Weekends 3 p. m. to 1 a. m. (Sunday 2 a. m.)
? Afternoon Activities
|View of the Basilica da Estrela from the Jardim.
A nice way to spend a hot afternoon in Lisbon is at one of the many parks, relaxing in the shade under the trees, watching people walk by.
Now that you're already in the neighborhood, just walk down Rua Luís Derouet and turn left into Rua Coelho da Rocha. At the traffic circle, you walk down Rua da Estrela that brings you straight to the Jardim, the park.
In the morning, you have the chance to cross the 'Cemitério Ingles', the English cemetery, founded only in the early 18th century as the final resting place for non-catholic British nationals (nowadays there are also Catholics buried here), but unfortunately this nice, a bit savage yard is open only till 1 p. m.
But the beautiful, serene Jardim da Estrela is awaiting you with lush meadows, exotic plants, a duck pond and many relaxing places to hang out. It is my favorite park in Lisbon.
If you need even more shade, just cross to the Basilica da Estrela and enjoy the pompousness of its interior. This magnificent basilica, built in baroque and neo classicist style, can be visited daily from 8.45 a. m. to 8 p. m.
|Idyllic Parque das Amoreiras.
Another atmospheric park is the Jardim das Amoreiras, also known as Jardim Marcelino Mesquita East of Jardim da Estrela.
To get there, go to the Northern tip of the Estrela Park next to the João de Deus museum and just walk down Avenida Álvares Cabral.
This jardim is a paradise for tree lovers (and huggers) because it's named after the 331 mulberry trees that Marquês de Pombal planted here where his silk factory was to promote the Portuguese silk industry.
Besides the mulberries and many other trees, there are even ginkgos and banana trees at the park. The park's second name derives from the writer and dramaturg Marcelino Mesquita.
Since you are at the Praça das Amoreiras, you should pay the small Capela de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate church a visit: It stands beneath one of the arches of the aqueducts close to the Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras reservoir (which, by the way, is worth a peek, too).
Phew, enough parks and churches, I bet by now you're ready for dinner and I'm afraid you might be too tired walking the mile to the Clube de Jornalistas restaurant, so just hop on the bus No. 713 at Jardim de Amoreiras (towards Estação de Campolide) and get off at Rua Buenos Aires. From there it's a fine minute walk South.
⛈ Afternoon Activities
|The Museu do Chiado welcomes you with this dramatically
arranged presentation – before you can even buy a ticket.
To get to another Cockaigne of contemporary Portuguese art, the Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea / Chiado museum, you simply take the tram #28 at Rua Saraiva de Carvalho again (towards Martim Moniz) and you get off at Rua Vítor Cordon – and you're right there in the heart of the Chiado district, a few steps away from the venue.
Since 1994, the museum's temporary exhibitions along with the permanent collection are housed in the former Convent of Sao Francisco which makes the visit to this collection being founded back in 1911 extra-interesting.
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado
Rua Serpa Pinto 4
1200 444 Lisbon
Phone: + 351 – 213 – 43 21 48
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|The Capela de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate at its 'shelter'
under the old aquadukt.
If it's not raining too hard, you should at least see one of Lisbon's many idyllic parks. To get to the Jardim das Amoreiras, walk from the Chiado to Rua do Alecrim station (Rua Serpa Pinto South, then turn right into Rua Ferragial, the stop is at the other end), take the bus No. 758 towards Portas de Benfica and get off at Rato station. From there you walk about five minutes down Calçada Bento da Rocha Cabral to get the mulberry park.
You'll find some explanations about the park and the adjacent Capela de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate above in the sunny day itinerary, as well as directions to get to the restaurant where dinner's waiting for you.
? Dinner
|Bacalhau in many different variations is Portugal's
national dish.
Clube de Jornalistas – the journalists' club, that sounds fancy and expensive; if you are even admitted!? Wrong: It's a very pleasant place with excellent cuisine, nice service, the slightly pretentious presentation seems to be rather ironic.
However, compared to Portuguese standards, the Clube is more expensive, not in comparison to other cities, though; and the quality is definitely worth every cent.
Rua das Trinas 129
1200-857 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 – 21 – 397 71 38 and + 351 – 91 – 330 49 34
Email: email@example.com
The restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday 12:30 p. m. to 2:30 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. to 12:30 a. m.
? Nightcap
|No Lisbon visit is complete without
weeping into a glass of vinho verde
over a melancholic Fado.
(Photo: © Turismo de Lisboa)
Now the nightcap I've chosen for you is really special: Enjoying a chilled glass of Vinho Verde, the famous, light Portuguese wine, you can listen to some Fado, the intense, melancholic chants – one of the most important national treasures.
After all I've heard, Senhor Vinho is famous for its Fado – not for the food…but you had dinner before, so – enjoy the wistful concert.
To get the this joint from the Clube, just walk down Rua das Trinas, turn left into Rua das Praças and right into Rua Meio à Lapa – it's two minutes!
Senhor Vinho
Rue Meio à Lapa 18
1200-724 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 -21 -397 26 81
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
To get back to your accommodation at Rossio, take bus No. 714 at Santos-o-velho to the final stop Praça da Figueira. From there you can walk to your hotel in about two minutes.
? Accommodation
|Lisbon's central point Praça Dom Pedro IV – aka Praça Rossio
Especially if you are on a layover and need to get back to the airport in the early morning, staying close to Rossio station is really very sensible, especially since here you have more than one option in case something should go wrong with the Airport Bus; even the hotel itself offers a shuttle service to the airport so you definitely won't miss your flight.
Feels Like Home Rossio Prime Suites
Rua Barros Queiros 47
1110-076 Lisboa
Phone: + 351 – 213 – 42 09 07
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark
Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark
Surprisingly little has been written about Capt. Meriwether Lewis of Albemarle, although this great pioneer of a great frontier had been locally prominent during the ten years preceding his death, and the successful completion of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific made him nationally so. His country accorded him applause, homage, and tribute, for Meriwether Lewis was the most outstanding trail-blazer and hero of his day—the Charles Augustus Lindbergh of 1807.
I once knew a country newspaper editor who, in addressing college journalism classes, supplemented text-book instruction with very practical advice. He told them that instead of following complex formulas for prying out information, the best way to learn anything is to observe first, then to inquire; that if one wants to know about a person, it is best first to ask that individual, and if he won't talk, to get in touch with his closest friend.
I followed that advice in writing this book. I gave first attention to all Meriwether Lewis's own writings—his journals, diaries, and letters, many of which have been preserved. The late Charles Harper Anderson, of Ivy Depot, Va., a relative of the great frontiersman, succeeded in making a most valuable collection of Lewis's private letters . . .


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Maine House lawmakers unanimously backs land preservation bonds despite Gov. LePage
By Ramona du Houx
The Maine House of Representatives on January 12, 2016, unanimously gave its initial approval to a measure reauthorizing $6.5 million in voter-approved Land for Maine's Future bonds as part of a bipartisan effort to revive the expired bonds. Some of these voter-approved bonds date back to the Baldacci administration. The vote was 147-0.
"The fight to fully fund Land for Maine's Future proved to be a truly bipartisan effort. Legislators on both sides of the aisle who understand the critical importance of preserving Maine's natural resources and securing our economic future joined together to ensure that our state's most vital land conservation program will continue to provide access for all Mainers," said Rep. Martin Grohman, D-Biddeford, an avid hunter and supporter of Land for Maine's Future.
An amendment from Grohman stripped the original text of LD 1454 and replaced it with a 5-year reauthorization of bonds approved by voters in 2010. The bonds expired in November, on the first regular day of the deer hunting season, when Gov. Paul LePage did not release them.
"Today was a win for voters, outdoorsmen and women, outdoor recreation businesses and other Mainers who recognize the importance of Land for Maine's Future to our economy – particularly for rural Maine. It will be great to see these voter-approved bonds released and preserving land for recreation and waterfront, forestry and farming jobs," said House Majority Leader Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, a Maine guide and a leading proponent in the effort to free the bonds.
"We are delighted that legislators voted unanimously today to reinstate the 2010 Land for Maine's Future bond that expired in November," said Beth Ahearn, legislative director for Maine Conservation Voters. "Already promised LMF funding can now be invested in more than 30 projects across Maine to benefit our economy and provide recreational opportunities to all."
The Legislature opened the second session by coming together on this issue. The House on the first day of session passed an order to recall LD 1454 from the governor's desk, and the Senate followed suit. The cooperation prevented a veto of the bill and provided the opportunity to amend it.
LD 1454 faces further votes in the House and Senate.


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