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Cuervo Far East, Inc. (CFEI) is a comprehensive real estate service company that caters to all property-related requirements for over 30 years. It is an established local company in the Philippines that applies globally accepted methodologies, work procedures and systems.
While the year 2014 was coming to an end, CFEI made valuations that property values in the southern Metro Manila west growth area (WGA) are likely to double in the next five years. The identified WGA comprises part of the cities of Las Piñas and Muntinlupa, and the west section of the South Luzon Expressway, including parts of Nuvali.
In CFEI's research, they cited some of the factors that affected the mentioned valuation. These factors are accessibility, existing road infrastructure, presence of support services and facilities and low risk from geohazards. The study that the consulting firm conducted revealed that the Southern Manila WGA remained to be one of the safe areas in Metro Manila as far as floods and landslides are concerned.CFEI also added that the current land prices are still favourable for investments.
CFEI projected that land values in the mentioned areas would rise by about 10 to 15 percent a year for the high-end residential segments such as those in AyalaLand Premiere and Alveo Land in Nuvali. "The Southern Manila WGA was identified based on an active increase in historical market values posting an average of 20 percent per year since 2009. While for the next five years, we made a conservative projection of a 10 to 15 percent rise but could definitely go further," said CFEI president and CEO Jose Maria C. Fernandez-Cuervo.
For the high-end residential segments, land values are seen breaching 100,000Php/square meter by 2019 or double the levels this year based on a 15-percent annual increase in values. For the upper mid-end property market on the other hand, land values are seen rising to 60,000Php to 80,000Php by the year 2019 or likewise doubling from levels this year based on a 15-percent annual growth rate in land values. This increase in value is significant especially that the market values of various villages in the area per square meter are as follows: 57,000Php to 62,000Php for Ayala Alabang, 38,00Php to 40,000Php for Alabang Hills, 38,000Php to 42,000Php for Hillsborough Subdivision and 30,000Php to 35,000Php for Ayala Southvale.
"An expected increase in zonal values in the near term will affect the cost of sales for land, which will result in higher asking prices," Cuervo adds. Other factors cited for the steady appreciation in Southern Metro Manila WGA were the effective road networks and new development brought by some of the biggest real estate developers in the country such as Ayala Land Inc., Megaworld Corp. and Filinvest Land Inc. The study also highlighted the major infrastructure projects that are either existing or will open on or before 2018: The Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex), SLex-DaangHari Road, Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX) and the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax). These new road networks are seen offering new routes to motorists that, in turn, can minimize the traveling time going to Manila, various Philippine ports, airports and nearby central business districts by almost half of their current time. The study has not even considered the ongoing construction of The Skyway Stage Three, better known as the NLEX-SLEX Connector, which is a joint venture of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) and San Miguel Corporation. When considered, the valuation may grow even higher. "The accessibility, geohazards and new developments or facilities brought about by some of the biggest real estate developers also create a deep impact on the land values in Southern Manila WGA. These are some of the biggest factors that attract investments," said Cuervo.
Demand for property in this area is also seen buoyed by the decentralization of businesses from traditional central business districts such as Makati, Ortigas and Fort Bonifacio alongside various developments and infrastructure projects.
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I appreciate Scream Queen's commitment to real life chronology. This week's Thanksgiving episode (aptly named "Thanksgiving") was stuffed full of some of the meanest dialogue yet, in what I assume is an attempt to prepare unassuming viewers for the actual barrage of Thanksgiving conversations and alcohol-fueled fights over turkey ("why are you still single?" one aunt will ask, while another remarks, "are you still talking about television for a living? Is that even a thing?" In a hypothetical, of course).
This week's episode kicked off with Chanel revealing to Chad that she killed Hester. Curious (and slightly aroused—he's a necrophiliac, remember?) Chad begs Chanel to let him see the dead body, and she obliges. However, when they open the meat locker, Hester's body is nowhere to be found.
Well, at least for the first twenty minutes, anyway. Hester, in all of her living, breathing glory, interrupts the Radwell dinner to announce that she's pregnant with Chad's baby. As it turns out, she was never dead—the heave down the stairs merely popped her back into place, and her time in the meat locker eased any swelling.
Hester's appearance, however, only adds to the increasingly uncomfortable Radwell Thanksgiving. See, the Radwells aren't exactly pleasant. If you're not convinced, please feel free to check out the scene in which they play Pictionary. Oh, you thought it would be family fun? Well, it's not. And the word "whore" is used a lot.
After being verbally assaulted for a night, Chanel chastises Chad and his family, apologizes to Hester for trying to kill her (water under the bridge, I guess) and leaves for a Kappa Christmas.
It appears the Kappa house has more Thanksgiving guests than expected. Chanel #3 and Chanel #5 end up in their sorority house after their respective families let them down for the holidays (#3's makes her sit with the help, gasp! #5's family goes on an exotic vacation and forget to inform her). The Dean sets about roasting a turkey, because this is college, and in college you have this intimate of a relationship with your Dean.
As the turkey takes longer to cook than expected (again, thank you to the commitment to real life chronology! Turkeys do take a long time to cook! Scream Queens, it's just like us!), the hungry guests quickly lapse into a game of "Who's the Red Devil?" While everyone agrees the first Devil is Boone, the second one remains a mystery. Many are accused (Pete, the Dean, Grace by her own father), but the most damning evidence is Wes's children. Yes, that's right, Wes has more children than just angelic (or possibly homicidal, who knows) Grace. It appears he also fathered Boone, which means he is also the father of the other twin: the Red Devil.
To digest all of that information, first the group would need, well, some food. However, dinner doesn't turn out quite as expected. When Chanel starts out serving turkey, she is horrified to find that the serving dish is instead offering up Gigi's head. How it got there so swiftly, and with such ornate decorations (rosemary sprigs was a nice touch!) no one knows.
So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, happy holidays, may your relatives be non–murderous and your head not severed. Amen.

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Shared Ireland, Shared Island
Helping to uphold respectful and peaceful relationships between the people and communities of this island will be among the greatest challenges of the coming years.
The 'Shared Ireland, Shared Island' initiative is aimed at sparking an inclusive discussion on how we can all thrive on the island of Ireland, while living in harmony with respect for our complex history.
Since his 2011 inauguration as President of Ireland, President Higgins has spoken of the importance of safeguarding the and deepening our warm relationships with the communities of Britain, Europe and the wider world, and his meetings and visits abroad have all been aimed towards strengthening international and inter-communal relations.
President Higgins has invited thinkers from various backgrounds, communities and cultural groups to Áras an Uachtaráin, working to sustain positive relationships between everyone on this island, and with our neighbours. The 'Shared Ireland, Shared Island' initiative will reflect the spirit and intent of the Good Friday Agreement and build on its architects' great work to ensure reconciliation remains central to our future notwithstanding the potential strains of international developments and political uncertainties.


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When I'm stressed out, I tend to gulp coffee in large amounts. I know that it's a totally wrong way to refresh myself and in this case, I absolutely forget about the flavor of coffee and it does more harm than good. At these moments coffee acts only as a non-flavored "brown liquid" which causes caffeine addiction.
And I found a nice coffee shop to teach me how to taste coffee.
The sign COUTUME, of a coffee shop in "AOYAMA," reads "No.1 coffee shop in Paris." While passing by the coffee shop, I was so curious about it and wondered what is the slender equipment made of glass which looked like a lab instrument. And inside the shop looked neat and cosy.
"COUTUME" means "custom" in English.
I ordered a cup of coffee made by a steam punk – the special machine for extraction of coffee which works like a siphon coffee-maker.
According to a barista, the time of extraction is important. She has to have a perfect timing and if the time is one second shorter or longer, the quality of the coffee becomes low.
I was shocked to see the color of the coffee because it looked pale brown and weak . So I asked the barista, "Have you finished extracting?"
But in sharp contrast to how it looked, it was the best flavor I ever tasted!
The coffee de jour was "Las Hojas" – fruity, a little bit sweet, very light and delicate.
If you are a coffee connoisseur or want to surround yourself with aromatic coffee flavor, just step into this white box-shaped coffee shop and relax as much as you want. You will for sure fall into raptures of their coffee place.
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Modular Vertical Village: Flexibility and conviviality in a 16 floor bulding
The project was developed to be deployed in a land of 6,987m² in the central area of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The land is governed by two different laws giving rise to a stepped construction of 3 to 16 floors. That generates terraces of different dimensions. The building was designed for mixed use from minimal modules (9m²) that can be easily integrated and disintegrated according to the needs of each user. There are 1049 modules in total, of which 129 are on ground floor destined to commercial use and 775 are distribute through upper floors destined to residences. Those are connected to 142 different social areas.
The flexibility of the space seeks to allow diversity between the units. Joining one or more minimal modules the units can better adapt different commercial and families demands of space and their financial conditions. The use of independent structure, drywalls, raised floor and different facade options allow the adaptation of the architecture to the internal layout, including the location of wet areas, and their changes over time.


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Rama Navami Pooja Vidhi
Rama Navami is celebrated as the day on which Lord Rama was born. In some parts of South India, like Andhra Pradesh, it is considered the day on which Lord Rama and Goddess Sita were married.
Either way, the Navami (ninth day) of the Shukla Paksha (the bright fortnight) in the month of Chaitra is celebrated as Rama Navami, according to the traditional lunar calendar. This usually falls during the months of April and March.
Rama Navami Pooja Timings:
As per the Gregorian calendar, in the year 2018, Rama Navami will be celebrated on the 25th of March, which is a Sunday. The muhurat for performing the pooja starts from 10.59 hours to 13.25 hours. The total duration of the muhurat is 2 hours and 25 minutes. The "Madhyana" moment of Rama Navami falls at 12.12 hours. Navami tithi starts from 08.02 on 25th of March 2018 and lasts till 05.54 on the 26th of March 2018.
Significance Of Rama Navami
The name of Lord Rama and the holy book based on his life 'Ramayana' are considered the most auspicious things in the Hindu religion by those who practice it. Rama Navami celebrates the moment that the illustrious avatar of Lord Maha Vishnu arrived on the earth.
The festival of Rama Navami is not only celebrated in Indian households and temples; but it is also celebrated with pomp and fervor overseas. Countries like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and parts of Indonesia have a rich history that connects them with Lord Rama and Ramayana. Rama Navami is an important festival in those areas of the world too.
It is believed that who so ever prays to Lord Rama on Rama Navami and performs rituals like fasting and pooja will receive blessings from the Lord. The household where a Rama devotee lives will be blessed with peace, prosperity, wealth and health. Lord Hanuman shall forever reside in that home and shall protect and bless the members of the household.
Rama Navami Pooja
According to the scriptures, devotees are advised to perform s pooja to Lord Rama through the six Ghatis or the duration of Rama Navami pooja muhurat (2 hours and 24 minutes). Doing so helps the devotee to reap good benefits from the pooja.
The effects are further enhanced if the pooja can be done for 8 hours. The followers of Lord Rama must fast from the sunrise till the sun sets.
The various types of Rama Navami Vrat
As per the scriptures, there are many ways in which a devotee can perform the vrat and demonstrate his faith.
• A Casual Vrat
Many devotees choose to perform the vrat without any wishes or intentions. They do not desire any gain from the vrat. Their aim is to thank the Lord for all the blessings he has showered upon the devotee. Such a vrat does not need to be regularly repeated.
• Continuous Observance Of Vrat
In this kind of vrat, the devotee regularly observes the vrat but still does not desire an effect or benefit from it.
• Vrat Done With A Desire At Heart
Most of the people observing the fast do so for the fulfillment of their desires. The wish may be something materialistic or may be to simply earn the blessings of Lord Rama and to lead a peaceful and happy life.
Method Of Performing The Rama Navami Vrat Pooja
Rama Navami Vrat pooja must be done in a particular fashion; especially so if you have a specific desire at heart.
• Choose a clean area to perform the pooja or clean the pooja room in your house.
• Place the idol or the image of Lord Rama. Make sure that you also place idols or images of Devi Sita, Lord Hanuman and Lakshmana along with Lord Rama, as it is believed that they always follow Lord Rama.
• The pooja is always done at the noon time. Take a note of the muhurat for performing the pooja.
• First, invite Lord Ganesha and ask him to be present. Pray to Lord Ganesha to remove all the obstacles and that he should make the pooja successful. Say: 'Lord Ganapati, please bless us by coming here. Please keep all the obstacles away and help us make this pooja a success.'
• Now pray to Lord Rama. Light the lamp and offer the Lord some incense. Offer flowers and fruits. Tulsi is also considered to be very auspicious to be offered to Lord Rama.
• Now, take some holy water, kumkum, and rice. Sprinkle these on the couple.
• Chant the following mantra next:
"Shri Sita Lakshman Bharat Shatrughna Hanumat Sametaya Shri Ramaya Namah."
It means that I bow to Lord Rama who is accompanied by Goddess Sita and Lakshmana.
• Next chant the following:
"Om Ramaye Namah"
Chant the above mantra at least for 108 minutes.
• Next, tell your Lord that you are thankful. Offer fruits and flowers.
• You can now sing bhajans and aartis of Lord Rama. Make sure that the whole family is present during the aarti.
• Distribute the prasad to everyone who accepted the invitation for the Rama Navami pooja.


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FY19 Title VI Certification
By Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access –
The beginning of the new fiscal year is the perfect time for TN Arts grantees to update their Title VI training requirements.
To comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin for entities which receive federal funds, annual nondiscrimination training is mandatory for all Tennessee state agency grantees, including TN Arts grantees per contract section A.6. Each organization should have a dedicated staff person or volunteer who is monitoring Title VI compliance issues.
- Annual grantees must complete Title VI training after July 1, 2018, but no later than December 7, 2018, in the Online Grants System or by the first request for payment, if the request for payment is submitted prior to December 7, 2018.
- ABC Grants are required to submit Title VI training by October 1, 2018, in the online grants system. Title VI forms will be reviewed for completeness by the Designated Agency for your grant.
- Rolling Grant
- Organizations that receive Rolling Grants must submit training before payment will be distributed. If your agency has already completed the training in the TN Arts Commission's online grant system for the FY19, it is not necessary to repeat the training. Note: if you are applying between June 1-30, 2018, FY19 Title VI training and certification form will be due after July 1 and before your project activity.
- Individuals receiving Rolling Grants do not need to complete.
- STS recipients will be verified through the Tennessee Department of Education's Title VI requirements. If a school or district has not completed training, they will be notified and required to complete the Tennessee Arts Commission's Title VI training.
To complete the certification, log onto the Online Grants System using your Username and Password. In the Online Grants System's menu bar at the left, select "Documents Library." In that file, select the "FY19 Title VI Training and Certification" form and save it on your computer. The FY19 Title VI form is also accessible from the TN Art Commission's website.
Additional information about Title VI training and certification can be found here. If you have questions about Title VI, please contact me at 615-532-9797 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Ben Page's layup with 36 seconds gave Concordia (Texas) University a 68-67 basketball win over 18th-ranked Guilford College Friday night in the second game of the Daly Seven Tip-Off Classic. Huntingdon College topped Hampden-Sydney College, 80-60, in Friday's opener in Guilford's Ragan-Brown Field House.
Concordia's Philip Meikle scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half to rally the Tornados past Guilford (1-1). Teammate Joshua Samuels netted 11 of his 14 points in the final frame as Concordia erased a 17-point second-half deficit.
P.J. Stephens scored a team- and career-high 14 points and Alston Thompson notched his second straight double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) for the Quakers. Thompson's basket 5:15 into the second half opened a 47-30 Guilford advantage.
Concordia used full-court defensive pressure and seven second-half three-pointers to mount its rally. The pressure gradually wore down the Quakers, who shot 2-for-11 from three-point range in the second half. Samuels had three of his game-high four triples in the second half and a Joe Neal three with 5:10 remaining in regulation gave the guests their first second-half lead.
The teams traded baskets down the stretch before the Tornados delivered a key stop on the Quakers' final possession. Carson Long (10 points, 6 rebounds) missed a three-pointer with 11 seconds left, which teammate Jarrod Rogers (7 points, 5 assists) corralled and called time. After two Guilford timeouts, Rogers drove the lane against Concordia's zone, but his shot would not fall. Thompson made a play off the rebound in traffic but to no avail.
Concordia got 14 points off the bench from Ephriam Price. Meikle added six rebounds and five assists, both game highs.
The opening game saw former Guilford standout Caleb Kimbrough '08 lead his Huntingdon (2-0) charges to their second win in three days, matching their win total of a year ago. Kimbrough, a four-year Quakers' starter and former associate head coach, is in his first full season as the Hawks' head coach.
T.C. Elmore buried all four first-half three-pointers and scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the opening frame for Huntingdon. The Hawks led by as many as 21 in the first half, before Hampden-Sydney rallied to within 38-29 at halftime. Aggressive defense and a balanced offense helped Huntingdon open a 24-point margin midway through the second half as the Tigers (0-2) struggled to find their shot.
Jaleel Beeman and Kyante Pines both finished with 11 points for the Hawks, who forced 17 turnovers. Isaiah King chipped in 10 points off the bench. Elmore and Pines share team-high rebounding honors with seven.
Will Sparks led three Tigers in double-figure scoring with 13 points. Kevin Quinn and Jake Furrow both scored 10.
The tournament concludes Saturday (11/17) as Hampden-Sydney plays Concordia at 4 p.m.and Guilford meets Huntingdon at 6 p.m.


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On Thursday, November 24th, Ibsar, Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures, at AUB, held its first annual concert to raise money for tree planting in Lebanon. The event's title, 'Stock the Wood' is a play on the 1969 music festival, Woodstock, which served as the theme for the night. Around 300 students, faculty, and non-AUB visitors showed up to listen to local musicians play sounds of the 60s and 70s. Despite the cold, the audience sang along energetically till after 10pm.
The night included performances by six groups, including Beirut Vocal Point, the popular a cappella group known for its flash mobs on AUB campus. Recycled, which performed several popular Beatles covers, had the audience up in their seats dancing, especially during their last song, "All You Need is Love." Also featured were AUB students, Omar Talhouk and Mahmoud Ramadan, local band Freefall, and Peter Jam, an international artist and activist who recently returned from touring in Europe and the US. Special guest and headlining act, Poly, concluded the show with popular covers such as "Somebody to Love" and "I Love Rock and Roll" and her own single, "Tough."
In total, the concert raised over $5600 thanks to ticket sales and additional donations. All proceeds from the concert went to Ibsar's Power of Planting Program, which was launched in 2007 to protect and promote Lebanon's diverse natural heritage while involving local communities. Ibsar plants trees in Lebanon every year between October and December; since 2008 the center has planted over 30,000 trees in various municipalities in Lebanon. The 530 trees to be planted thanks to the concert will make a valuable addition to Ibsar's already impressive contribution to tree planting in Lebanon.
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Join the ESMA Conference on 17 October 2017
Joint the ESMA Conference on 17 October 2017 in Paris. Participants will be discussing "The State of European Financial Markets".
The ESMA Conference 2017 will be a unique gathering of political decision makers, global regulators and high-profile financial industry leaders. Around 350 participants will discuss the state of European financial markets – including the key issues currently affecting the financial sector such as the MiFID II, FinTech, Brexit as well as the review of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 9am – 5pm CET
The Westin Grand Vendôme,
3 Rue De Castiglione, 75001 Paris, France
ESMA invites you to its conference to reflect on the state of Europe's financial markets together with its key speakers:
- Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Euro and Social Dialogue as well as for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union.
- Roberto Gualtieri, MEP, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), European Parliament
- Ashley Alder, Chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
- Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the London Stock Exchange (LSE)
- Steven Maijoor, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
You can already reserve your seat by registering here.


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The town of Montalcino is the hometown to the Brunello, one of the most famous wines in the world. It is in the province of Siena, at 567 m of altitude and it has a population of about 5000 inhabitants. The Palazzo Vescovile and the XIII-century churches of St. Agostino and St. Francis, can be admired inside the town.
Numerous archaeological discoveries have led to the conclusion that the first important human settlements in the area of Montalcino date to the Etruscan-Roman period. Some of these precious finds can be seen in the Musei Riuniti of the city.
In the year 814, the territory of Montalcino was ceded by the Emperor Louis the Pius to the monastery of Sant' Antimo and, since then, its abbots assumed the title of Conti Palatini and Consiglieri with competences not only in the religious sphere but also in the political and administrative domains of the territory.
Nevertheless, the development of Montalcino took place around the X century as for a meaningful growth of its population and for the attainment of a certain importance.
Around the year 935, the arrival of numerous refugees from Maremma, who escaped from the Saracen pirates and settled on the Ilcinese hill, deeply fostered the population of the territory. In the XI century, the area gained further wealth thanks to the improvement and the consolidation of the agricultural and handicraft activity, concerning the production of ceramics, footwear and tannage and wool and wood manufacture.
In 1110, the Sienese made of Montalcino one of the most imposing bulwarks of their Republic, building huge walls around this citadel. This small town had to wait almost a century, namely the year 1202, to recover its autonomy and its authority. All this led the Sienese to conquer it again. They besieged it and gained part of its territory with an agreement made in 1212.
Montalcino conquered its freedom again in 1252 benefiting from an alliance with the Florentines, but the outcome of the battle of Montaperti, which was won by the Sienese in 1260, led the town to fall under the City of the Palio once more.
The need for autonomy of the inhabitants of Montalcino did not take long to reappear. In 1355, they rebelled against the Emperor Charles V and, this time, they preferred to submit to Siena again rather than ceding their territory to him.
Finally, in 1462, Montalcino earned its communal status and it was also nominated Diocese by the Pope Pius II. The siege by the Spanish and the Medicean troops represented the last bloodshed in the history of this and all the Sienese territories. After eighty days of defence, the inhabitants of Montalcino housed many Sienese refugees and, together, they created the Republic of Siena and Montalcino.
Yet, this little state had to surrender to the Spanish when in 1559 its capitulation to the Iberian troops was ratified in the Cateau-Cambrésis treaty. In the XVIII century, the town of Montalcino entered the Tuscan Grand Duchy and it assumed its current territorial dimension.


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July 20, 2016
Hello, My name is Jessica Crowe and I was elected to be an At-Large Delegate for the State of Colorado to represent Bernie Sanders at the Democratic national convention. I can't wait to go and participate in an event that is sure to go down in the history books as a great Democratic convention. I became a Bernie Sanders supporter after he announced his candidacy for presidency. Like many others, I was just going to vote for Hillary, because I didn't know any better. But over the last year my eyes have been opened wider and wider. I realized that all of Bernie's platform issues are in agreement with my own moral values. I became a founding member of Bernie's Super Pack and have been donating to him monthly. But, I truly received the 'calling' when a request came to my email that the campaign needed Caucus Captains. That was all it took and I have been drawn in and hooked. Through the caucus process I was elected to my county, congressional district and state conventions, then the call came that I was elected to the Democratic National Convention!!! But, did you know that elected national delegates for the Democratic National Convention are responsible for 100% of the cost of transportation and lodging at the convention? We do not receive any help from the Party or any presidential campaign. The cost of this convention is enormous, because hotels are at a premium. I already have secured two roommates to decrease the cost. I also purchased my plane ticket to ensure I received a cheaper fare. But I still need help to cover the cost of everything. Bernie Delegates have the opportunity to help sway Hillary Delegates and Superdelegates to change their votes and vote for Bernie. I plan to use my power of persuasion to accomplish just that. I truly appreciate any support you can offer. I also have tee shirts for a $35 donation.
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This is the sixth cinematic version of RC Sherriff's 1928 play. Sam Claflin is Captain Stanhope, demoralized by years of combat, loss and alcohol. Paul Bettany plays his second in command, "Uncle" Osborne; patient, understanding and full of moral support. Asa Butterfield is Jimmy Raleigh, a brand-new officer who anticipates combat to be similar to a lawn party. In the days leading up to a pivotal battle, these men do their best to keep their company positive while waiting for a "surprise" attack. The acting and cinematography are very well done. You feel the cold, filth and utter desperation of the men in the trenches.
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Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, as they await their fate.
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|Sam Claflin, Paul Bettany, Asa Butterfield
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|Drama, War
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Chiang Mai is buzzing at the moment. As soon as the rainy season was finished more and more foreigners started coming here. These are not only tourists, but expats wanting to stay somewhere nice and comfortable for a while, in a cool, but still warm climate.
Life in Chiang Mai is easy, easier than what you might imagine. There are condos to rent everywhere in the city, there are pubs and clubs, there are interest groups for digital nomads, entrepreneurs, volunteers, and travellers, there are supermarkets with western food, gyms, hospitals with English speaking doctors, and if you have kids you can send them to one of the international schools. If you want you can have your piece of the west here, or you can easily immerse yourself in the culture.
If this sound like a place for you, these are a couple of things you should know before you come and settle here.
1. Visa
One of the most important things you should think of before you come here. This is also the most frustrating part of preparing for the move. The visa regulations change all the time, and they change suddenly, without any warning, so keep your eyes and ears open when you apply for your permission to stay in Thailand.
Many expats stay here on the tourist visa, which is easy to get, but it means you need to leave the country every other month for the, so called, visa run/border run. If you don't have much time and money this might be a costly, time-consuming and – worst of all – very boring process.
If you are intending to work in Chiang Mai as an English teacher then your employer should help you to apply for the non-immigrant visa B. That gives you a permission to stay for a whole year.
There are all kinds of other visas, like retirement visa, permanent residence and visa on arrival. Check with the Thai embassy in your country for details, and remember – do not overstay your visa, as it always equals a fine.
2. Accommodation
Chiang Mai is really cheap to live in. At the moment I rent a small studio in a nice, new apartment building, in the north of town. It is a room with a bathroom and a balcony. The monthly rent is 4,000 Baht, plus utilities – electricity depends on how much I use the air con, water is 200 Baht a month. During the winter the total amount is 4,500 Baht, during the dry season it is from 5,500 to 6,000 Baht.
You can find slightly cheaper accommodation, or go a little bit out of town and even rent a house. There are also 2-3 bedroom condos, with kitchens and big bathrooms, which are usually available from 10,000 Baht a month.
3. Transportation
I bought an almost new scooter – automatic Honda Click. It cost 27,000 Baht, but you can get an older, and cheaper bike for around 16,000-20,000 Baht or you can rent one for 150-200 Baht a day. The gas is very cheap and it costs me 100 Baht a week.
If you don't fancy riding a scooter, you will have to hail a songthaew or tuk-tuk. Songthaews are big, red cars, and they are a little bit like buses that will take you everywhere. Here is a useful advice: a short journey by songthaew should not be more than 30 Baht. Stop the car and tell the driver where you want to go, if he agrees do not ask about the price, just get on. If he tells you a price, and you think it is too high, wait for another car.
Tuk-tuks are a little bit more expensive and the drivers usually charge around 100 Baht for a trip.
4. Food and drinks
Food is one of the cheapest things here. You can get a decent meal for only 20 Baht. As it is Thai food, it is always delicious and there are plenty of choices everywhere. You can buy rice with vegetables and meat, or just a quick snack. You won't go hungry here.
Another thing the city is quite popular for is the many coffee shops in Chiang Mai. Quite a lot of them are hubs for expats, where they spend their days working on their laptops. The cafes have internet and spaces to work on. Coffee is usually around 50-60 Baht.
Going out is the most expensive part, in my opinion. A beer in a bar costs 70 Baht, a cocktail anything from 120 Baht. Thai beers and whiskeys are not the best and you might get sick of them really quickly. If you want to buy an imported beer, like Guinness, that will cost you around 200 Baht.
5. Shopping
If you want to do some shopping, then there is no better place than Chiang Mai. The city is full of shops and shopping centres and you will find everything here, no matter what your budget is.
6. Spending your free time
If you have enough time to travel around Asia, then you will have plenty of options to do so. The Chiang Mai International Airport has flights to Laos, Cambodia, Burma, China, Hong Kong, Singapore. You can also fly to any of the islands in the south of the country.
If you are after a cheaper option to travel, then you will easily find buses here that go to Burma, Laos and Cambodia.
The north of Thailand is worth exploring. If you drive a motorbike then you can do the Mae Hong Son loop, and explore other places on your two wheels. Trains and buses are also widely available and you can catch one easily to your chosen destination.
7. What can you do for a living here?
If you are not one of those lucky people, who earn money while designing websites, scrolling Facebook, or selling goods from Thailand abroad, but you still would like to live here and earn some money, then becoming an English teacher in Thailand is one of the options. All you need is a bachelor degree and a TEFL certificate. Unfortunately, it is harder for non-native speakers to find a job, but it is not impossible and with a right attitude you are able to find it.
Otherwise, you can open your own business, but that is more complicated than you can imagine and requires a lot of paperwork and dealing with the bureaucratic Thai system.


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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his deputy, Gen. David Rodriguez to proceed with a review of war strategy, McClatchy's Nancy Youssef reports.
This is excellent news — it has been almost two months since the war was last reviewed.
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Aadae is live at Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival 2019 in Moseley Park, Birmingham on Friday 12th July!
Aadae makes music that crosses boundaries.
Born in Nigeria but raised in Peckham, her songwriting speaks of family parties spent listening to high life and Afrobeat, long nights in South London dancing to UK garage, and an innate love of the impact pop songwriting can have. Following support from 1Xtra, 6Music, The Fader, The Line Of Best Fit, and more, debut EP 'Agape' will be released on November 3rd and it crosses several continents to deliver something laced with colour, life, and energy.
Opening and closing with samples of a Yoruba church service in rural Nigeria, Aadae focusses on worship in all its forms. 'Flat Line (Make Me Lose My Mind)' is perfectly formed, a piece of Afro-centric future soul that recalls everyone from Jessie Ware to Erykah Badu. 'Die Happy' is a complex, interweaving ballad, a show-piece for Aadae's ineffable voice and her broad, wonderfully mature songwriting. 'River Of Tears' spearheads the project, uniting West African tradition with London street culture to craft something entirely unique.
A globe-trotting talent with a magpie-like sense for aural jewels, Aadae sits alongside anyone from Fela Kuti to M.I.A., Santigold to Little Dragon. "I describe my sound as a pop-lover's take on the classic afrobeat form," Aadae says. "It was always important to me that my music told my story. Whatever I do has to represent my British upbringing as well as my Nigerian heritage."


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Council learns about diversity
The Midland County Health and Human Services Council recently learned more about diversity and cultural awareness from Kenneth Jolly of Saginaw Valley State University.
Jolly is a member of the Cultural Awareness Committee. In 1994 the Cultural Awareness Committee (CAC) was formed; its original intent was to support cultural activities which promote better understanding appreciation of and respect for all ethnic groups in the Midland community.
Jolly led the group through an activity and discussion to better understand the difficulties that can arise when dealing with diversity. For more information on the work of the coalition, contact the Midland Area Community Foundations' Melissa Kesterson.
The Midland County Health & Human Services Council promotes excellence in the delivery of health and human services through the collective efforts of 27 key community leaders with a shared vision for solving community challenges. For more information, visit www.HealthyMidland.org.


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Vintage rose - mixed floral wall piece.
Regular price $199.95
Handmade large floral wall piece.
A beautiful mix of Dreamcatcher webbing, floral prints & lace.
Made to order.
Production time is between 2-3 weeks once order is placed.
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Do you brace yourself for decluttering? Roll up your sleeves, grit your teeth and plough through it? This Saturday, how about turning that grimness into something a whole lot more fun – welcome to your Decluttering Spa, where self care meets joy in an uplifting and energizing way.
Set the scene by getting a good night's sleep. Perhaps some morning stretches before a delicious breakfast. A brisk walk outside to enjoy the sunshine and then hop into the shower. Yes, you'll get grubby again but approaching a task as if it's a pleasure, something you're looking forward to, helps set the intention for your decluttering time. Get dressed in comfortable clothes that don't make you feel like you just scoured the rag bag for the most unflattering sweatpants you have. Maybe even throw on a little lipstick.
Select your soundtrack. Is it the sounds of nature, birds chirping through an open window? Soothing background music or do you prefer take charge music with a strong beat and sing along lyrics? It's your Spa, you get to choose.
If you're okay with scents, light a candle or start your diffuser. Choose a fragrance that's light and encouraging.
Before you get started, take a moment and take three breaths just for you. Calm in breaths, deep and relaxing out breaths. Think about what you're doing and why.
Set the timer for 20 minutes and begin! No matter what, take a break when the timer rings. Stretch, do five jumping jacks, drink some water. Either stop when it rings or reset it for another 20 minutes.
At the end of your session, take a few minutes to congratulate yourself on a job well done and then change out of your decluttering clothes, take another shower if you need to and then head on out to the rest of your day. Relaxed, refreshed, radiant in the knowledge that you're taking action to deal with your clutter.
P.S. As you leave, don't forget to make an appointment for your next visit to the decluttering spa. We'll see you soon!
Need a helping hand dealing with your clutter? Contact Joyful Surroundings LLC for compassionate, creative, and totally nonjudgmental decluttering & organizing services.


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featers of the website I want you to design and build for me completely from zero to the end.
it has to be fully costumized, 100% bug free, 100% final working product, 100% on page seo optimized and fully tested website.
The layout of the pages adjust dynamicaly taking in to acount characteristics of the devise used " desktop/ tablets/ mobile phones.
*Has two main features: 1st is to find jobs and 2nd is to find talent
*Has a search filter to search any job according to the choices given " location/ type of job "actor jobs, model jobs"/ and be able to apply.
*User is able to create his own profiles, upload photos and videos has a bio and select a membership according to the pricing plan also be able to create an account as a filmmaker / hiring agent or talent.
* filmmakers after log in can list a job/ select if they want and actor/ model/ dancer/ film and stage crew "I will send you a reference website for full details"
* jobs need approval before being shown to public
* Has notifications/ be able to save talents/ be able to save jobs/ has a my listing sections to see who applied for jobs user listed.
* my profile " be able to edit profile
* admin be able to varify profiles and give them a verification badge
* setting for users has to have a remove my profile button, change membership, renew membership, change pasword, change email.
* members can send/ receive private messages, check inbox
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Nickel Creek And Billy Currington
Billy Currington grew up with an alcoholic stepfather who turned him on to the country artists who would later influence his own music: Willie Nelson, Keith Whitley, Waylon Jennings, Alabama and George Strait all helped to shape Currington's traditional-tinged country songwriting. He started writing songs at the age of 12, but didn't pursue a serious musical career until a preacher from a friend's church was so impressed by his talent that he drove the young singer-songwriter to Nashville to audition at Opryland, U.S.A. Although he didn't make the audition, one thing was certain: Currington knew exactly what he wanted to do with the rest of his life.
Nickel Creek And Billy Currington Concert Films
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Nickel Creek And Billy Currington
Year: 2003
Runtime: 59 minClean-cut Nickel Creek, who are produced by Alison Krauss and recently won their own Grammy, point the direction in which instrumental folk is headed. On this episode, the 20-something trio plays their hit "Smoothie Song," along with the crowd-pleasing "I Should've Known Better." Mandolinist Chris Thile strums with a vengeance to other bluegrass-inspired tunes including "Tom Bombadil," "Reasons Why" and "This Side" while siblings Sara Watkins, on fiddle, and Sean Watkins, on guitar, demonstrate not only versatile musicianship, but also their knack for exceptionally smooth harmonies.
Nickel Creek And Billy Currington Top Tracks
Nickel Creek - In the House of Tom Bombadil
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Sapphires for September
Posted on September 05, 2014 by Shayna Gavin, Jewellery Designer, Sky with Diamonds
Sapphires are the birthstone for those September babies.
Lucky them!
Here's a few of our favourites in store now :-)
And did you know sapphires can be pink?
We love to bring your jewellery ideas to life. Here's some of the beautiful sapphire jewellery we've made to order for some special customers :-) Click on the photos for links to their stories.
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Terrence M. McNabb
Terry McNabb has passed boldly into another world where he is finally free of the ugly and torturous grip of Alzheimer's. Happily for both Terry and his family, he died as he lived, surrounded by family, friends, and the community he served for fifty years. For those of us that loved him, draw comfort from the words of James Joyce, one of Terry's favorite poets who wrote, better that, than to 'fade and wither' with age.
Terrence M. McNabb was born in Worcester, September 17, 1940, a second son to John H. and Charlotte L. (Busby) McNabb and has resided in Townsend for over 50 years.
He grew up in Brookline, NH, was a 1958 graduate of Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Fitchburg and, in 1962 graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston.
For the next five decades Terry owned and operated McNabb's Pharmacy in Townsend Center, a tradition that his family continues today.
Always a supporter to the communities he served, he was a longtime member and one time President of the Nashoba Community Hospital Board of Trustees, was a founding member of the PAT Youth Hockey Program, served as an assistant coach to the Fitchburg State College Hockey program and was honored as a recipient of the 2009 William E. May Endowment Award.
He enjoyed harness racing, biking, running, traveling, gardening (especially in Townsend Center), and was enormously proud of his Irish background.
He leaves his wife of 53 years, Bette A. (Pease) McNabb; two daughters and sons in law, Kathleen L. and Michael Hatch of Colchester, VT, Karen E. and Peter Noon of Townsend; four sons, Terrence M. McNabb, Jr. and his wife, Diane of Stowe, VT, Timothy C. McNabb, Daniel G. McNabb and his wife, Kelly, all of Townsend, Colin M. McNabb of Brighton; three brothers, John C. McNabb of Pepperell, David McNabb of Sarasota, FL, Harold McNabb of Brookline, NH; ten grandchildren, Liam Hatch, Charlotte Hatch, Nicole McNabb, Alex McNabb, Lily Noon, Garrett Noon, Rebecca Noon, Finneas McNabb, Declan McNabb and Jillian McNabb.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 Am Saturday, April 23rd at St. John's Church, 1 School Street, Townsend. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery, Townsend.
Calling hours will be held 3-7 PM Friday, April 22nd in St. John's Church.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Townsend Ecumenical Outreach at http://townsend
The Anderson Funeral Home, 250 Main Street, Townsend Center is assisting the family with arrangements. Please see www.andersonfuneral.com for additional information.


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Darkness and Lies: A Brotherhood Novel
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Explorer Cheyenne Oppenello lives for adventure and has made it her life's work to seek out the world's most notorious myths and legends, and she's determined to make sure that nothing stands in her way. Accompanied by her teammates, their newest hunt has brought them to Iceland where, up on a mountaintop lies a legend so great that, if true, could thrust them into the spotlight making all of their wildest dreams come true. Unfortunately they have no idea that this mission could very well be their last. Erias is on a mission of his own. And this includes keeping Cheyenne and her teammates from sticking their noses where they don't belong. Part of The Brotherhood, guardians to The Gate, Erias is charged with protecting the world from creatures bent on death and destruction and he will do whatever it takes to ensure they never see the light of day. Can Cheyenne's determination go up against a fierce man like Erias to get what she wants? Or will Erias... More > prove to be the one adventure she wasn't prepared for?< Less
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Boston, December 20, 2017 -- Acadian Asset Management LLC, a leader in active global and international investing with $92 billion in assets under management, today announced it will strategically partner with three local non-profits, making annual high-impact investments over the next three years and providing additional on-the-ground support as needed.
The three organizations—Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, Inversant, and Budget Buddies—were selected by Acadian's Charitable Giving Committee following a months-long information gathering and due diligence process. Laurent De Greef, Committee Co-Chair and Director of Client Solutions and Product Development for the firm, said, "Acadian is a mission-led organization, and we believe that we can only thrive if our local community thrives." Acadian said it wanted to focus on local organizations with a strong educational component to their mission and sought organizations where it felt the firm could have the most tangible impact.
Thompson Island's Outward Bound Education Center offers an immersive program on the island for experiential learning, social and emotional growth, and science curriculum enrichment, currently serving 2,500 middle school students in the Boston Public School system. Acadian's investment will allow 100 middle schoolers from the Young Achievers Science & Math Pilot School in Mattapan to attend the four-year Connections program on the island. Said Thompson Island President and CEO Arthur Pearson, "I'm really grateful that there are companies that approach their philanthropy with rigor…and it has been great to have an organization focus on us and focus on our impact, and make their choice to support us based on the quality of our value proposition."
Inversant works to ensure that low-to-moderate income families have the resources and understanding they need to achieve their goals for their children's higher education. The group helps its participant families navigate the complex world of college applications, financial aid, and higher education saving. Currently partnering with public school systems and services in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, Lynn, and Salem, Inversant plans to use Acadian's investment to expand its program more deeply into the Boston metro area as well as launch satellite programs in the western Massachusetts communities of Pittsfield and Springfield. Inversant CEO Charlie Desmond commented of Acadian's discovery process, "the deep dive into our work, real questions about the efficacy of our efforts, and conversations around how the firm can best support the mission…it's been a totally unparalleled experience and we are delighted to be a part of this team."
Budget Buddies is a Chelmsford, MA-based organization that provides both group-based and one-on-one financial coaching for low-income women and female heads of household, laying the groundwork for future successes. Since launching in 2010, Budget Buddies has implemented 50 customized programs in partnership with 25 community agencies. Executive Director and Co-Founder Anita Saville noted that Acadian's investment will allow Budget Buddies to fully build out the Boston-based program, serving a growing need in communities such as East Boston, Dorchester, and Roxbury. Said Saville, "We're so excited to enter into a partnership with Acadian that helps us expand capacity and we look forward to drawing on the employees' rich experience to help with workshop presentations and personal mentoring of the women in our program."


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Museums – valuable historic landmark buildings preserved to house cultural artifacts and works of art
Sometimes, the museums we work in are "house" museums – properties of historical value because of the events that took place there, or because they represent an historic building style (like the Webb Deane Stevens Museum in Old Wethersfield, CT).
Sometimes, they are buildings whose purpose began as something else and now serve as a home to permanent collections (like the National Building Museum in Washington DC) or, provide a venue for events and non-permanent public exhibits (like the Old State House in Hartford, CT).
And sometimes, as in the case of the Wadsworth Atheneum, we are working in a building designed to be an art museum.
No matter what the provenance, our intention is to faithfully restore original design elements, and to augment original work, when requested, by extending the original design intent of the architect.


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Inside: C20
The new C20 Magazine meets a resident of the once threatened Pullman Court in Streatham, reveals the beautiful modernism of Soviet Armenia and celebrates the work of German designer, typographer and calligrapher Elizabeth Friedlander.
C20 is the magazine of the Twentieth Century Society and features in-depth articles on architecture, design and conservation from the period.
The brutalism of the University of Leeds campus buildings has drawn many an admirer's gaze, so the recollections of Geoffrey Wilson, chief planning officer of the uni between 1948 - 1980, make for fascinating reading.


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F1® Esports Series is about to start its second season
April 4, 2018
Formula 1®, the pinnacle of motorsport, today announced that the second season of the Formula 1 Esports Series will start on 13 April and will see the teams who participate in the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship set up their own esports teams to compete in the F1 Esports Series 2018.
This season will be split in two parts. In the first part, online racers will be offered the incredible opportunity to earn a place on the official esports driver line up for a number of F1 teams.
Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport, Red Bull Racing, Force India F1 Team, Williams, Renault Sport F1 Team, Haas F1 Team, McLaren, Toro Rosso and Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team will all be offering positions in their esports driver line ups as part of the series.
The new season of the F1® Esports Series will see the world's top online racers battle it out on F1 2017, the official game of the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, in an effort to win a place in the first ever Pro Draft in July. The Pro Draft is where the official Formula 1 teams involved in the F1 Esports Series will select their drivers for the second part of the season. Every team must select at least one of its drivers from the Pro Draft.
F1 2017 players on the PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC will be able to enter the first of the four qualifying events from 13 April. The first event sees them take control of Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes in Shanghai hunting down a podium finish from sixth place with five laps remaining on a wet, but drying, track. The fastest ten players to complete the challenge on each platform will then race off in a live-streamed event final with the top three on each platform qualifying for the Pro Draft.
At the end of the four qualifying events and Wildcard stage, the Pro Draft will be held where the top 40 drivers in the world will be eligible for selection by the Formula 1 teams for their respective esports teams (Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport, Red Bull Racing, Hype Energy eForce India, Williams F1 Esports Team, Renault Sport Team Vitality, Haas F1 Esports Team, McLaren, Toro Rosso and Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team.)
The official esports drivers will then represent their teams in the second half of the season as they race in the three live events that will determine the 2018 F1 Esports Series Teams' and Drivers' World Champions with a prize fund of at least $200,000.
In order to take part in the F1 Esports Series 2018 all you have to do is register here, link your gaming accounts and look out for the in-game event from 13th April.
You can view the rules of the competition, along with the Terms & Conditions.
Good luck and see you on track!


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Swedish alternative rock band, Everywhere, have just released the first single, Shades At Night, off their upcoming, sophomore EP. The band formed back in 2012 when vocalist, Max Berga, sent out his bedroom recordings to producers around the world and got a response from no other than Mark Needham, (who has worked with The Killers and The 1975) who asked the band to fly to Los Angeles to record some tracks. Unfortunately, Berga had no musicians so he had to place an advertisement on Bandfinder to find some adventurous musicians to fly to LA and record some music. Eventually he found some daring boys and that's where the magic happened and Everywhere was born. The band is made up of vocalist and guitarist, Max Berga, keyboardist, Filip Servinson, guitarist Marcel Karlsson, drummer, Walle Wahlgren and bassist, Mikael Ingegaard.
Their debut single Eddie was released back in 2013, which gained them notable success in the United Kingdom, with performances at the NME after party, sharing the stage with Django Django, supporting the Kaiser Cheifs and receiving millions of streams across a number of electronic streaming services. Following the success of their debut EP American Grandeur, the boys are back with their track Shades At Night. The track is an epic indie-rock anthem with driving drums, scuzzy guitars and a twinkling tambourine among synth pop lines. The track draws inspiration from original 1980s synth-pop which builds into a mammoth of a chorus with Max Berga belting out the tormented, emotive vocals. The track was recorded in EastWest Studios in LA with the help of producer Mark Needham. We talked to the band about Shades At Night, their upcoming EP, the Swedish music scene and their dream collaboration.
Outlet Mag: Firstly, in your own words, what is your latest single Shades At Night about?
Everywhere: Shades at night is a "heart break blueprint" about a troubled relationship with an ex-lover who had brick walls built around her heart. It's essentially about commitment issues wrapped up in the darkness that appears in front of your eyes when you wear sunglasses in the nighttime.
O: Where do you find your inspiration for writing songs?
E: The bulk of each track is written by our front man Max, he has adopted a very pragmatic approach to writing tunes. When something bad happens to him, he takes out his little black book and makes a note of it. He bottles up his inspiration and puts it in what he refers to as his "heart break" archive. As you might guess, about 99.9 percent of our tracks are about evil doing ex-lovers!
O: What was it like working with Mark Needham and recording in Los Angeles?
E: Mark Needham was the most professional person we've ever encountered. The sessions went smoothly and painlessly, as if the whole concept of recording had taken a bath in a big tub filled with lube! He took a hands off approach, but never hesitated to speak his mind when he felt that something was going in the wrong direction. LA has a great vibe, and we have had our fair share of fun on our trips there, but if we just went there to goof around, it would be a whole different ballgame. Having a purpose certainly helps when the morning temperature hits 35 degrees Celsius and the hangover knocks on the door!
O: You have a very unique story of how the band formed, was it hard packing up your stuff and just jetting off to Los Angeles?
E: The hard part was the extreme amount of work we had to pull off in a very short period of time in terms of getting tight and sorting out the tracks before taking the trip. Due to the fact that the band came together with such little time to rehearse we really had to get our heads and hearts in gear. Going there and doing the actual work was just pure pleasure!
O: Was it difficult when you first started to play together as a band? Were there any differences on the sound of the band?
E: We all have very different musical backgrounds, Philip (who plays keys) is a Jazz guy and our guitarist (Marcel) has no schooling at all, and has mostly been listening to psychedelic stuff such as Todd Rundgren. Max's Machiavellian leadership style has caused hours of endless arguments over the years for sure. But despite our different musical tastes, we are always amazed at how many clichés we stumble on when we just go with the flow and don't push ourselves. The development of our sound has always been – and still is – a very decision driven process. We have never been the flower power jam band united by higher cosmic powers and heavy substances.
O: Is there any major differences between the Swedish music scene in comparison to the US or the UK?
E: Most of the major Swedish exports never really hit it off in the Swedish music climate until they became famous abroad. There are two routes to take in order to get some serious media attention in Sweden. Either you have to be a female urban artist with a political profile or you have to take the "Idol" TV-show route with a super commercial pop sound and aim for a spot in Eurovision. The US and UK scene is much more diverse with room for many different styles and set ups. As an independent you have loads of opportunities that just don't exist in Sweden. We reached out abroad early on because that's where people returned our emails and offered us ways to move forward.
O: How do you create a memorable live show?
E: First off you need a well-rehearsed set and a proper sound check. The next step is to pray to higher powers that the magic will be there after the first count off. Whenever possible, we use fashion photo shoot lights to make us look crisp and we never go easy on the smoke machine!
O: How would you describe your music if you couldn't use a genre?
E: We would describe it as sunny day at the beach, with an icebox full of Ben and Jerry's, a case of Corona beer and the entire cast from Baywatch performing an acapella version of Journey's Don't stop believing.
O: Who would be your dream collaboration? What about your dream band you'd love to support?
E: Collaborating with Shellback would be a spectacular experience and a big dream. A lot of people have compared our sound to our fellow Swedes Royal Concept. Hitting the road with them would probably be a blast.
O: Have you had any rock and roll moments?
E: We have rock and roll moments every day, big and small. All the tweets and messages filled with praise we are getting from people since we pushed out Shades At Night have been overwhelming. Some tell us that we are making their lives worth living, it's a truly mind blowing experience.
O: What did you boys get up to during your break between your debut EP and your sophomore release?
E: We have been focusing on developing our sound, both on and off stage. This is a process that goes on 7 days a week 365 days a year, no vacations, no weekends. We have also spent a healthy portion of time in the studio, working on the upcoming EP.
O: What can we expect from your upcoming EP?
E: We hope and believe that we have done a proper job so you should be able to expect a smashing set of tracks with huge choruses and poignant lyrics about evil doing ex-lovers!
You can download Everywhere's 'Shades At Night' on Soundcloud
For more on Everywhere:
Facebook – facebook.com/everywheretheband
Twitter – twitter.com/everywhereband
Website – everywheretheband.com


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alright, let's get this over with. my new year's resolutions are as follow:
- make art a (big) part of my life (again)
- 52 weeks – 52 adventures
- get what you need – leave what you don't
- don't be such a whiny pussy baby – show your edge
so thanks, 2006, for whatever – i am happy to see you go! i am exceedingly happy that this is new year's eve, and that tomorrow will be the start of a fresh new year. see you all on the other side, and have a very jubilant and safe night!
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The thought of having the majority of one's debts cleared is enough to make anyone smile, especially if he or she is in a really bad financial spot. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing has the ability to do this. However, this is not a debt relief option for which all Illinois residents will qualify. In order to determine eligibility one can take a means test.
Not to worry — this test is easy and there are no wrong answers. In order to complete a means test, one just needs to gather information about his or her income and find out what the state's current median income level is. All the means test does is compare the two in order to determine if one is eligible for a Chapter 7 filing.
If a person's income level is lower than the state median, he or she may pursue a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. If that individual's income level is higher, however, and he or she has the disposable income to pay down debts, this type of bankruptcy is likely off the table. The only way a person with a higher income level will qualify for a Chapter 7 filing is if his or her disposable income — money left after paying allowed expenses — is not enough to make payments to creditors.
Illinois residents can access a means test either online or by obtaining one from a bankruptcy attorney. As the legal jargon used on the form may be difficult to understand, getting this form in person and asking for help in completing it may be wise. If it turns out one does meet the eligibility requirements to file a Chapter 7 petition, one's legal counsel can see one through the process from beginning to end.
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Thanks for your reply Justin.We should definitely do something with that. I'll work on that after my shift finishes, maybe even tomorrow shift, since I need to concentrate on something else now. However we should document the naming conventions with functionality described. It should be written in some document as well. I'll take care of this.
Michal On 02/21/2011 03:49 PM, Justin Clift wrote:
On 22/02/2011, at 12:32 AM, Michal Novotny wrote: <snip>libvirt_list_defined_domains() - return pointers for inactive domains, also we should consider renaming it to list_inactive_domains()Ouch, yeah that looks pretty non-optimal. Probably better to fix it now, rather than leave it completely wrong. :/ But... it'll need some kind of Big Warning about the problem, and the change, on the libvirt-php pages for the next release. (personal opinion) Probably something like this: WARNING: In previous releases of libvirt-php, the function libvirt_list_defined_domains() was returning the wrong kind of information. It *should* have been showing all persistent domains, both active and inactive. However it was instead showing just inactive domains. This has now been fixed, so all persistent domains are listed. If your PHP code relies on the incorrect behaviour however, you'll need to adjust it. Maybe with some details about the new libvirt_list_inactive_domains() function too? Heh, that's just my opinion anyway. :) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift
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In the last week of August I learned to scull—to row in a boat with very long oars balanced on a tiny hull that skims along on top of the water, an aerodynamic that results in speed but uncertain equilibrium. Most days I go down to the public boat house at sunrise or sunset to exercise but mostly to experience the quiet in the middle of the river as life hums all around the edges.
For me that river is the Potomac in Washington D.C. (The Charles River in Boston, featured on the homepage of this site, has also been central in my life, but that is another story.) Every day in the skies above the Potomac helicopters hurry off from the White House to somewhere, maybe the Pentagon or from the Pentagon to the White House; airplanes sweep in and out of Reagan National Airport nearby; many are shuttle flights to and from New York and Boston; next to the river hidden by trees, cars rush into and out of Washington on the George Washington Parkway. I hear all these sounds dimly, but I am on the river with its silences and with the ducks swimming along beside me. I am gliding in a single white scull with my back to the direction I'm going, glancing over my shoulder so I don't run into anyone, feeling the fragile fulcrum of the boat, rather like riding down the river on a pencil. With time I've learned to settle the scull under me and learned to guide it with the oars and to balance it also with the oars. A crucial and comforting piece of information I was given early is that if one returns the oars to starting position, lying flat on the water, the scull will regain its equilibrium, and it won't tip over.
In a way I am returning to starting position with this website which features books that have been reissued, books whose characters I still care about. I hope to feature my new books here too, but whether or not the new books appear soon, I hope you will enjoy those at hand and the stories in the anthologies.
As I've made my way down the river these past months, I've picked up speed, pushing off with my knees and pulling the oars with my arms all the while thinking, thinking, considering what will come next, watching the sun illumine the river and the sky as it rises or turn the sky a deep pink as it sinks behind the trees into the cars on the parkway. I am surprised every day by the river's new face as I sweep under Key Bridge, past Georgetown University, past the three sister islands, then cross the river and head back towards the boathouse on the other side, towards the Kennedy Centre to Roosevelt Bridge, then across the river again. I land with increasing, but not yet perfect, grace at the dock.
I have been captured by this sport, I think, because I can be active and at the same time think with nature all around me in the middle of the city. Much of my writing has occupied that kind of space. I've been engaged with issues as a journalist, a fiction writer and an activist and yet also removed a bit so I can write about them.
You'll find on the Advocacy page a list of organizations whose work I've been involved with over the years. I'm not listing all the organizations, but those on the front lines of human rights and freedom of expression worldwide. Freedom of expression is important to all writers, whether or not a writer works directly on the issues or just writes, for a writer can open the space of imagination and extend the territory of thought.
By the time this site launches, winter will be setting in, and the boat house will close, and I will have to get off the river, but I'll be waiting for spring and in the meantime writing each day.
Please enjoy this website and the books and this new form—the blog. I'm still getting used to writing in a form that is both noun and verb, but learning something new…well, that is also what sculling on the river is about.


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Axel Steiner was born and grew up in Wiesbaden, Germany, where he started riding as a youngster. His first show was the famous Wiesbaden CDI, where he showed in Dressage Seat Equitation at the age of nine. He later attended the well known dressage meccas of the Reitinstitut von Neindorff and Warendorf.
In 1961, Axel emigrated to the US (San Antonio,Texas) to join the Air Force. While waiting to be accepted and thereafter while stationed in Texas he started teaching basic horsemanship and dressage. During these early days, he also competed throughout the Southwest on the horses of the US Modern Pentathlon team. In 1968, Axel received his first judging credentials, and he has been judging and teaching ever since. Even when his military duties took him to locations throughout the US and foreign countries, horses were always a part of his life. His skills and unfailing eye were recognized by riders and officials alike, and he was promoted quickly through the many judges' classifications. An FEI "O" (now 5*) judge since 1988, he has judged Olympics, World Cup Finals, Pan American Games, and many other championships here in the US and throughout the world. Along the way, he participated in the founding of the USDF in 1973, became a member of the USDF "L" faculty since the inception of the program, and has been a long-time member of the USEF Dressage Committee.
Axel balances his judging duties with teaching and clinics around the country, which keep him "in touch" and appreciative of the look and feel from both "A" and "C". Axel retired from the US Air Force as a Lt/Col. He has a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren, and in 2000 he married the well known photographer and painter Terri Miller. They now live happily in Lake San Marcos, which is just north of San Diego.
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It was actually funny that it was sudden and he just started ranting out when everyone was like serious and sharing their life stories. On My Mind: #wengerout
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M-Maybe? Nah. You're gonna be my first investor haha People love to argue that they call Christmas/New Year as "Holidays" because they don't want to offend anyone but I think it's geared more towards the gretee disliking the occasion than the other party not celebrating it. I mean I always call the holidays by their name, may it be a Muslim one or American one or Asian one or whatsoever e.g. Ramadan/Thanks Giving/Lunar New Year eventho I don't celebrate them . I do it because I respect, welcome and tolerate the occasion. And I don't see any reason why not unless you are someone who cannot tolerate these things. And geez, if you are offended when someone greets you "Merry Christmas/Happy New Year" because you don't celebrate those things then something is wrong with you. You are probably just a Liberal-Fanatic who despises everything about Christianity. If you're gonna counter argue and ask why I am against Christmas being called "Holiday" if I'm a tolerable person, it's simply because. as I said, it's disrespectful to those people who have established the occasion and to those who celebrate it. It's name swapping no matter what you call it. You are basically not acknowledging it (It's basically like calling someone "girl/boy/kid" instead of calling them by their name) And anyways, Christmas is just the name of the Holiday, it doesn't mean that if you greet someone by it, you automatically shove Christian beliefs to them. Actually, Christmas is not even really a Christian Celebration to some. (There are Christians Denominations that despises Christmas) Plus to me, Christmas Celebration has a different meaning to me. Being a Christian Deist, I don't celebrate it like the theological Christians do where they celebrate it because it's the birth of their God Jesus whatsoever. I celebrate it as an occasion where people can rest and be happy and celebrate and reunite and give gifts to each other. And I'll still call it Christmas. Mr. Robot reference? I actually hated that speech of his. He sounded like a conspiracy theorist there for a second. #Im14andthisisdeep Oh the Irony. I'm over that period of my life. === On My Mind: Gahd. It pisses me off that my parents decided to just cement the Garden. There's no more nature in our house. Why are old people like this? D:
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On My Mind: Late Merry Christmas to everyone and an advance happy new year too! Yes, CHRISTMAS not Holidays. It's purely disrespectful to the occasion and to those who celebrate it to call it the latter. Even me who's kinda like ex-catholic still calls it Christmas. :V
Still have to see it LOL. On My Mind #1: I find it quite interesting that those members who joined in 2010-2012 are the ones who still visits this site from time to time and never actually left. I guess this is what they mean by Generation Gap On My Mind #2: About to finish the stories of the First Doctor T__T I shall miss him ;__; Hmmm. Yes I will.
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Metantei Kiddo replied to Glass Heart's topic in Music, Movies & TVFantastic Beasts and Where to find them, still have to watch it but the hype makes me really want to watch it
On My Mind : Christmas is near and it's pretty dead silent in here...
On My Mind: Time to remember Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor awesome anti-religion speech. <3
On My Mind: I really love the alternate history+time travel parody-paradoxes craps in DW like the mystery of Mary Celeste, how it was actually the Doctor, the Daleks and the gang's fault why there was no crew on the ship when it was found. The ship's crew thought they were ghosts lol and they jumped out of the ship
One thing about the Classic Who is that most of them are dragging like one story spanning for eight episodes which sometimes is not needed. So like it's hard to watch one story in one single day coz like you'll definitely end up bored.. But anyways, Eccleston is like forgotten right now which is sad coz his Doctor is really great. He's more like the anger/hatred suppressed kind of Doctor which like shows from time to time but I mean if he hadn't left after a year we wouldn't have Tennant. I haven't saw Pertwee's yet so I'll reserve my judgement for now but me being the person who watched/listened to every single episode of the First Doctor's era, I really see similarities between Capaldi and Hartnell. Yeah, that's the thing, she's hot (I admit) but her character is a stereotypical teenage/young girl in modern shows, ya know. Stupid, over the top and rebellious which some people suggest as just her being independent, I beg to differ coz she disobeys the Doctor most of the time just to prove that she is independent. It just ends up getting her into trouble. She's really flirty at least for her first few episodes which pissed me off coz like she's like that girl who like tries to seduce every guy in the room including the Doctor. They even made a joke minisode about Amy's flirtiness. She mellowed and matured out tho eventually after like Rory also became the Doctor's companion that's when I started liking her actually. She actually started seeing the Doctor as her friend, not a love interest. As for Clara, she's the opposite of her. (Hats off to Moffat for creating contrasting companions.) She's like the cool smart mature girl who isn't trying to be over the top or something or doesn't treat the Doctor as some God who came down on earth or her saviour (as opposed to his previous companions esp. Amy who is obsessed with the Doctor). Actually, alot of people disliked Clara for that because well to them they kinda find her boring and well some are just IMO, sexist, they didn't want a girl companion who was almost equal to the doctor and who treated the Doctor as her co-equal. (As I said, the joke "Clara Who?" came to life.) The Doctor thinks otherwise tho, I mean he kept calling her the impossible girl even after the thingy and like went the "long way" to like *spoiler* save her from her eventual death. *spoiler* Btw, it's Sarah Jane not Mary Jane. I haven't watched Sarah Jane's ran as a companion yet but she's a personal favorite to many from what I know. As for Rose, she's my second favorite. As much as anyone puts hate on her for being romantically involved with the Doctor, it wasn't some sort of like visible and lustful Romance as compared to other shows out there. The Romance thingy was merely subtle, purely Romantic and like developed over time as opposed to being forced down our throats. Other than that, Rose didn't play the Damsel in Distress character and actually is pretty independent and strong. She's like a subpar version of Clara. Donna, on the otherhand, I like her as opposed to you. Third Fave. She brought humor to Doctor Who. I mean the Tenth Doctor was already kinda funny but like Donna tripled it when she became his companion. Martha (forgotten Companion) is the one that I dislike just because of her expectations with the Doctor. It's like the reason why she walked out of the TARDIS. It kinda dragged the whole show down. The new companion, her name is Bill. she's actually getting a lot of hate already after just a trailer. I dunno why but alot of people says it's because she seems like another boring companion. I, again, will reserve my judgement first. River Song was just fine to me. I liked her final episode alot. Personally, it's because it showed how she gained the sonic screwdriver and how it loops back, all around, and like I mean there was like this elephant in the room between them being taken out. I mean, what the Doctor really felt for her eventho they were married (albeit forced one) which is actually really sad set off for River altho it was still a happy ending. And as for your theory, I think I know where you are going with that. That River is the original wife of the Doctor or Mrs. Doctor number 1. It's a pretty cool theory but I really dun think so. There's alot of opposing reasons why. A spin off would be nice tho. I also wanted a spin off of Clara's (with Ashildr possibly) Adventures coz I mean Clara's final scene created that possibility. I'll name it "Clara Who" There's actually animated episodes of Doctor Who besides the reconstructed version of the Classics. All of them were Tenth's adventure. It's just a rumour from the Mirror (unreliable source). I really don't want to see Capaldi out. I actually want him to stay for atleast 3 more seasons coz I wanna see how Chibnall (the incoming new Headwriter replacing Moffat) handles Capaldi, if he can actually make him shine and if the problem was really writing. But who I want for the 13th Doctor? I want David Morrisey to play the Doctor. He originally played the pseudo Doctor in the Christmas Special, the Next Doctor, and he plays the Governor in Walking Dead. He actually portrayed the pseudo Doctor nicely that's why I thought he would fit in the role. (As he can also be Dark like Tennant) And also, there's an ongoing theory that when the Doctor regenerates, he copies someone whom he had seen in the past. (e.g. Capaldi; Capaldi originally played one of the Romans in the Pompeii episode) As for Jim Sturgess, I don't know him, personally. I don't watch that much shows so I haven't seen him yet. As for the Doctor regenerating as a woman? Personally, I don't want to but if it happens, then it's fine as long as the Doctor is like a Mary Poppins kind of Heroine. Any lesser than that will be awful coz I mean, let's be honest, most female protagonists are heavily sexualized and that's what I fear and it's gonna piss me off if the Doctor becomes one. The Doctor, first of all is some sort of an asexual character and he is really somewhat gender neutral. Another reason is that, the Doctor is a unique Male superhero-esque. He isn't your everyday hero. Compared to other heroes out there, he promotes non-violence resolution, pacifism and intellect. And IMO, we really need more fictional male role models like him for younger boys out there coz let's be honest, we men, when we are young, are taught by society to act physically tough and to reduce physicality to settle stuffs anything lesser than that is "gay". Just look at how Batman makes his enemies talk. Brutality just breeds brutality as they say, no matter what your purpose is. I'll quote Doctor who is "The Triumph Of Intellect And Romance Over Brute Force And Cynicism".
=== Been watching the First Doctor Era for ages now (I'm just in the beginning of season 3). As much as I wanna like his era, the show on the era is pretty dragging and poor writing kinda bores me. Don't get me wrong, I like the first Doctor but poor writing kills it and the fact that the show tends to focus so much more on his companions and the enemies and the repetitive plot adds more to my boredom. But, his companions (Ian and Barbara) were pretty awesome other than Susan (his actual granddaughter. Yes the Doctor was a father and a grandfather but they died) who just shouts on most part of the show. I was glad after she left.
They've been rather happy that Trump won which I hope would calm the relationship between US and Russia. Hopefully preventing any world war 3 in the future. As for the war with ISIS and the extremists, Trump seems to be the kind of person who would want to clear them out. It's part of his platform to use ground troops to battle them as opposed to bombing Syria using Jets which might kill alot of innocent people in the way. I think Americans should give him first a chance before continually attacking him and saying that it's gonna be the end of the world coz after reading his platforms awhile awhile ago, his platforms are way much better, way more logical and thought out and more concise than Hillary's. Liberal die hard fans just really hates him and they've seemed to put so much effort to defame him by putting out his personal craps which again turned him into a butt of a joke. Even after he won, they won't concede and they still push their agenda. On My Mind: I hate the freaking ISP that we are currently in. They're bunch of freaking greedy aholes. They just suddenly changed the speed after you reach data cap without any notice and they won't freaking tell why. It's like using Dial-Up again. I really hope we can switch to a better one soon.
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On My Mind: I should not care about American Elections but as much as Trump is getting as much flame now for his controversies, I think he's a way better option just because of his stance on the ISIS problem (ground troops as opposed to aerial bombing) and abortion (anti-abortion as opposed to pro). We're talking about innocent lives here. Clinton vs Trump stand on key issues