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1) First, research your options. Discover the local marketplace conditions for the neighborhood. Once youve decided to sell, there are three distinct degrees of service which you might want to contemplate:
Sell the house yourself (FSBO)
Should you be inclined to sell the house yourself, note you will bear the obligation for advertising your property, as well as complete legal disclosures, reviews, evaluations and so on. You need to be quite comfortable with real estate associated records, and comfortable with all the legal significance caused by the trade.
You may also opt to make use of a reduction or flat fee agent, that will work with you to sell your home. Depending on the agent you choose, you might be in a position to acquire some help with advertising, open houses, disclosures, title/escrow, etc. Ensure that you know precisely what services you might be prepared to pay. Be sure to realize what services are covered under each pricing strategy. Learn in case your listing will soon be posted on the web site, what signage will soon be offered to you; find out in the event you are posting the house to the specific MLS (multiple listings service) in your region. Each agent differs, so ensure that you get references from former customers.
In the event you would like to advertise your home to the biggest pool of potential buyers, list your property having a full service real estate broker/company.
Discover when they have been a REALTOR — a person in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, a trade organization of almost 1 million members nationally. You may even wish to be aware of whether they've some unique REALTOR designations, including GRI and CRS, which require that real estate professionals choose additional specialized real-estate training. As well as qualifications, you need to check references of the broker. Ensure that you talk with former customers to find out whether the broker is reactive and can be obtained to keep you up to date with progress. You must get direct contact by means of your broker, and so you'll need to be as comfortable as you possibly can. The representative that manages your listing should:
Detailed marketing plan for the property, including on-line and also offline advertising
Prepare a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) of properties locally which have sold, together with properties presently recorded
Enable you to establish the best-selling price for the house
Guidance on recommended home improvements
Throughout the time that the property is out there, prospective buyers will make appointments to see your property, combined with planned open houses which you or your broker may schedule. Attempt to measure the home just like you're seeing it for the very first time. Buyers should see themselves residing in your home, so be careful to present the property in its best light. Place yourself in the position of an expected buyer and see the property beginning in the front, itemizing the most cost effective improvements to generate.
Dont forget the exterior! The appropriate landscaping can improve the curb appeal of a house. Take a great look in the shrubbery. Bushes which have grown to cover windows needs to be pruned to let sun and light to your home. Fill in bare areas with little shrubs and vibrant, fast growing annuals, like impatiens and petunias. A couple of well-put flower pots by the front door may be quite inviting. Today's buyers need low care. Your target needs to be a superbly kept up yard that seems simple to take care of.
Let your agent/representative showing your property. Buyers dont wish to pique current owners, in order that they might be more reluctant to consider your property if you should be present for open house events.
When it's possible to do so hire a cleaning service. Ensure there are no unpleasant odors inside your home. Smell is first thing buyers notice, and sometimes a permanent turnoff.
Put away or package small appliances as well as other things which may be sitting on countertops or tables through the house. You need buyers to visualize the space in every room, so it's far better remove as many smaller things as you possibly can. Transfer surplus furniture to make rooms more broad. Clean and organize the cupboards. In the event that you need to, shop boxes in a out of the way place. You may even wish to rent a short-term storage unit, to enable one to de-clutter every area of the home.


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DESCRIPTION: BAKHTIARI rugs are named from the Bakhtiari tribe, one of the most ancient and well-known Persian tribes. This region is known for having very luxurious wool that produces excellent carpets. Their rugs have a warp and weft of cotton and the pile is clipped medium-high to high. There are a great variety of colours in the carpets produced in Bakhtiari, the principal colours include many shades of white and ivory, as well as various reds, browns, greens, and yellows, but relatively little blue. Bakhtiari design consists of a decorated field with lattice designs and floral ornaments that are as distinctly executed as the well-drawn medallion carpets of Saman. Old and antique Bakhtiari rugs are sought as rather rare collector's pieces, indeed old Bakhtiari are high in price.


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The application from Grand China Air Ltd., the holding company for Hainan Airlines, is for a single round-trip flight on an Airbus 330-200 between October 19 and 21.
The purpose of the charter flight is to take passengers to an LPGA golf tournament, according to Joel Chusid, Hainan's general manager for North America.
"We'll be taking people from Hawaii to Hainan," said Chusid. "It's a strictly one-time deal."
Chusid estimated between 80 to 90 passengers would be on the charter flight, although the airplane's total capacity is 213 seats.
If approved, it would be Hawaii's first direct charter flight between Honolulu and Hakou, China, which comes several months after a memorandum of understanding went into effect June 17 allowing Chinese leisure travelers to travel to the U.S. in group leisure tours.
Although this flight transports passengers from Hawaii to China, the state is hoping it will open doors in the future.
Mega Global Airway, a Beijing-based charter company which had announced in May that it was launching six weekly nonstop flights to Honolulu this year, has not yet moved forward with its plans.
Mega Global President Edmond Xia could not be reached for comment.
"Mega has not yet materialized," said state tourism liaison Marsha Wienert, who added that there are no additional confirmed charter flights from China.
Wienert, however, said the application by Hainan Airlines is a good start.
"Once this flight actually happens next month, it can show Hainan Airlines they can have the capability of doing charters," she said. "We will continue working with them to see if we can encourage them to do additional charter flights."
Hainan Airlines, founded in 1993 on the island of Hainan on China's south coast, is a private airline backed by international financiers such as George Soros,
Hainan describes itself as China's fourth largest carrier, with 500 routes that go from Beijing to Seattle; Budapest, Hungary; Brussels, Belgium; Osaka, Japan; Macau; and St. Petersburg, Russia, with nonstop flights to Berlin being the most recent addition.
Chusid said a new route to Honolulu is not a consideration at this time.
"We've looked at the market, but it's not quite mature yet for us," said Chusid. "The outbound business from China is just now starting to develop."
The Grand China Air LPGA - the first LPGA event in China - is scheduled for October at the Hainan West Coast Golf Club in Haikou, and is expecting Annika Sorenstam and Tseng Yani to be among 63 female world golfers competing for $1.8 million.


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scottbateman is a cartoonist and animator who is pretty active here on the LJ. I first got into him a couple of years ago when he was doing a lot of political cartoons, then I started following his Sketchbook of Shame postings and watching his experiment in daily Flash animation, the Bateman365 project. He even animated a voice recording I made for one of the 365 entries.
He's got a new self-published DVD out called "Scott Bateman: Re-animator" featuring about 30 different animations made in the last year. I got my disc in the mail today and watched a few this evening, and they looked and sounded very ncie. While you can watch them online, they're beautifully recreated at high resolution here, and you get a unique hand-drawn cover by Scott with the disc. I highly recommend getting one for yourself and maybe one to give to a special person by going to http://www.batemania.com/2007dvd.html. It's only $15. If you like "Flight of the Conchords", there's a great story about Andrea Rosen flubbing an audition for them, and another bit features the actress that plays Mel on the show animated as a tower-building and kitten-hating femme-bot. There's also a few cool Scottmanimated music videos on the disc, including one by Sarah Shannon, the former singer for Velocity Girl.


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My first priority was the experience using the face mask and what it was like to use. I did notice that the sheet had a lot of moisture on, presumably the serum to moisturise the skin. Because it was so wet it was easy to apply to the skin and it stuck onto the skin well, although I spent the time using the face mask laid in the bath, and so it meant it had minimal chances of moving around on my skin, although it did feel very secure. It says to apply the mask with the blue side facing outwards and then once it is on the skin, you peel the blue layer off in order to have the face mask on the skin ready to use. I'm not sure what the blue layer does, other than perhaps allowing it to be applied with the serum side to the skin.
The mask was very comfortable and felt nice on the skin. It did not sting my skin or have any unpleasant side affects which would make me want to take it off. I left this on for the allocated time and it left my skin feeling smooth and hydrated. Some of the serum stayed on my face and left it feeling soft and silky, I massaged this into my face and removed the excess.
The real test for this was using it and seeing if I got a weeks worth of moisture from it... I didn't wear make up much the week I had used this, just by coincidence, and I deliberatly ommitted my moisturiser from my skin care routine in order to see if it actuallly kept my skin hydrated, especially as I get a really sore dry patch on my right cheek if I am not careful. I can honestly say my skin felt amazing all week, and even being slack on the moisturiser a week later, it still felt perfect. Soft plumped and well hydrated and all down to this mask. I can definitely see this fast becoming a staple in my routine as I loved it so much and would really recommend this if you have dry or dehydrated skin that needs a boost, especially in such cold weather.


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The sharp difference in cultural and legal frameworks, which often hinders business opportunities between Barbados and China, could now be explained much easier courtesy of the signing of two Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) between the University of the West Indies (UWI) and China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL).
One of the agreements is between The UWI Press and the CUPL Press while the other establishes a joint Caribbean-China Legal Research Centre at The UWI, Cave Hill, and the other.
The developments are the culmination of discussions which began about two years ago and received endorsement at the second meeting of the Confucius Institute Board of Directors in Beijing in March 2016.
In delivering her remarks before the landmark signing at the Cave Hill Campus this afternoon, Principal Professor Eudine Barriteau explained the significant number of possibilities the two MOUs would facilitate by providing greater insight into the legal framework of the Caribbean and China.
"A key requirement to conducting business between these Eastern and Western cultures is a mutual understanding of each other's legal systems. In this regard, functional cooperation between the UWI Press and the CUPL Press will make legal and other critical information available, not only to academics and legal practitioners, but persons seeking business and other opportunities in China. The MOU between the two university presses is aimed at promoting the translation and publication of their works," Baritteau told the gathering.
"Implementation of the MOU should significantly enhance knowledge of China in the Caribbean, and of the Caribbean in China through the publication and translation of important texts. In particular, considerable gaps in the knowledge of Chinese law in the Caribbean and Caribbean law in China will be addressed through this ground-breaking cooperation," she added.
Similarly, the MOU establishing a joint legal research centre at the Cave Hill Campus is geared towards bolstering the legal understanding of both jurisdiction. It was revealed that the MOU is a first in the Caribbean and will enable Chinese and Caribbean scholars and students to work together to enhance their knowledge of the law in each other's jurisdiction.
"Given the importance of law to, inter alia, well-regulated trade, the centre has the potential to provide Caribbean-China relations with an entirely new platform
for cooperation and mutual understanding," Professor Barriteau said.
"It is a wonderful time to be embarking on these initiatives, especially the research centre. Although cooperation will be in the area of legal research initially, I hope that very soon we can expand this to other sectors, to our mutual benefit. Research in China is taking place at a spectacular pace, especially scientific research which is fuelled by major funding and a rapidly expanding technical workforce."


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This is our go-to, simple marinade at Chapel Hill Farm. It brings out the brilliant flavors of Randall Lineback rather than masking them, as many marinades do.
Increase the "No Fail Marinade" at will and to your own taste. The ingredients below are for approximately 2 New York Striploin steaks or 2 Flank/Skirt steaks.
You can rub your meat in this marinade and leave at room temperature (i.e. on the counter) for at least 30 minutes before cooking. You can also prepare ahead, rubbing the meat in the marinade up to 24 hours ahead of time, then keeping it refrigerated.
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
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University Scholar Award
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Department of Art Honors Exhibition
Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Branches, Brambles and Roots: An International Juried Exhibition
View Art Center, Old Forge, NY
Loyola University Chicago Print Exhibition
Crown Center Gallery, Chicago, IL
Wisconsin Regional Scholastic Awards
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Bob Erickson and the Pointer Press-25 Year Retrospective
Carlsten Art Gallery, UW-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Of the North - Six artist exhibition
Green Building Gallery, Louisville, KY
In Memoriam: 2012-2016
Video produced for 2016 Mid America Print Council Conference, Indiana University Southeast and University of Louisville.
In Memoriam: 2007-2012
Video produced for 2012 Mid America Print Council Conference, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Visions of War: The Artist as Soldier, The Soldier as Artist
Co-curator - Carlsten Art Gallery, UW-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Caren Heft; Giving Voice: A Retrospective Exhibition
Co-curator with Lise Hawkos - Carlsten Art Gallery, UW-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Lineage; Three Generations of Artists-Harold Boyd, Eric Rohmann, Bob Erickson, Steve Seeley, Molly Mann and Lea Friesen
Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
In Memoriam: Robert Blackburn, Carlos Cortez, Kent Kirby, Max Kahn, Ray George, William Walmsley, Wayne Kline and Dan Kiacz
Luke Potter Gallery, Athens, Ohio. In conjunction with the 2006 Mid America Print Council's Biennial Conference "Forging Connections" at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
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text: Today, I was Facebook and I stumbled upon a video about a chemical attack that happened in Syria. Only thing I could do was cry and pray to God. I kept asking God why, and how much more senseless acts must happen? How many more innocent lives must be lost before He comes and saved us. I felt the spirit of The Lord tell me that God sees it all. In fact, Jesus' heart is weeping. He is crying from all the senseless crimes, the killings, the innocent children being abused and killed by heartless attacks. If only you people knew how desperately He wants to come back for His people and save them from the life. This wicked world we live in, and sadly it will only get worst. Jesus wants to come and save His people so they won't have to endure another day; but there is still work that needs to be done. There are still potential souls that need to be saved. He doesn't want to leave them behind. He understands how wicked the world is, but it is not time. Most of the lost souls lingering around, are hanging on thin thread and they know they should give their life over to Jesus, but they just can't seem to. So, He is delaying His coming so those He called, appointed, and chose can do the Will of His and share the good news in a wicked world. Because even through all the darkness this world is spreading, there are lights that God has placed and kept here to be a witness of the salvation Jesus has to offer. We can no longer be selfish, it's time to be selfless. We can no longer be fearful, we must walk with power and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). It's time to switch our mindsets to a mind like Jesus. So, to the person that was called and chosen, God is waiting for you to stand and let your light shine so bright, that it will testify that Jesus is the only hope that is left. This is not the time to slumber or faint. This is the time to stand and share good news in a bad world. Jesus is waiting on His people. Pray, intercede, get to work, because there is a soul attached to your obedience. We, The people of God, are the forefront of His Kingdom on earth, and we have a job to do. So my quick message for today is to share what The Spirit of The Lord placed on my heart and that is to "Intercede for the lost, broken, abused and wounded, until Jesus returns."


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First Lomography encounter
Being a 35mm user I never thought I'll venture out to the realm of medium format (120mm). It had always been the price factor and the size of the camera. What happen? Lomography happen.
The dreamy look of Diana
What caught my eyes was the limited edition of Diana f+ from Lomography. And the result of the image search from Flickr and you will see these beautiful soft focus images by people all over the world. Intrigued by how imperfect an image can actually turn out to be beautiful. I must be honest with my search, if you ever join any of these Lomography groups, these are helpful and informative. Friendly and less cocky. It's difficult to come back in today's internet. Awesome community and cheap camera, it's just the way I want it.
I had also been reading about others non-believer opinions in regards to this blur soft images that one have absolutely no control over the outcome. I must say, their opinion is not going to be soft haha… I had seen so many people who used expensive camera but pictures don't turn out to be great. And cheap enough camera doesn't give you the function to work on, but think of those people in the past, what they own was really not very advanced, yet they made history.
The magic awaits
I suppose if one must take the perfect picture with absolutely sharp focus, I'm sure eBay has what you want at the right price. I cannot say for sure what is this magical feeling when using this plastic lens since I have yet to try out my first roll of 120. However, I think Lomography have something special install for all of us who can see the Lomo dreamy effect as part of our vision.
The T-shirt
Inspired by my encounter with Diana, I made a t-shirt to celebrate my first Lomography Diana F+ medium format photography journey. Till next time after my first roll. Cheers!
Font credit
I would like to mention that these two fonts weren't designed by me. I would like to bring to your attention to the designer who had put up the font for use.
I search most of my font usage from 1001 Fonts. It is a great place to find well design font. The font below will link you to the page.
3D Let BRK Font
Author: Brian Kent
More from the author: myfonts.com
This is the upper number 12 font on the t-shirt. I choose this for its bulky block form that is eye-catching and cool.
Important Font
Author: Vladimir Nikolic
More from the author: coroflot.com
I wanted to have a subtle influence on the word frame but do not want a solid colour font, I kind of like the outline of this font and with that 3D like drop shadow effect fit perfectly in this area.


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In times of need, we all have our vice. Mine? Its musicals.
I was in a right old funk last Sunday. I was getting no further in my gruelling quest to become 'a grown up' and the self-doubt had just piled up until I found myself miserably traipsing down to Waitrose for a comforting bottle of Gavi. (I'm trying to be an adult, Blossom Hill is no longer on the cards.) With the house to myself and a glass of vino collapso in hand, I flung on the telly and typed in 'The - Sound - of - Music', turning to the only therapy I know: musicals. After all, no one had a harder time growing up and finding themselves than Fräulein Maria.
There is little in this world as far from reality as the common musical - perhaps that is why they are where I seek refuge. In musicals, everything is so wonderfully twee. Each moment is carefully composed and choreographed, and one song has the power to ameliorate all misfortune. Musicals are a dreamlike place, an augmented reality in which even the most horrendous circumstance can be solved with excessive buoyancy and a supporting cast. I mean, never in real life would a woman lose the love of her life to her best friend, and after a brief tantrum think, 'To hell with it! I'll just marry Wild Bill Hickok instead!' Yet, in musical-land, Calamity Jane did just that, and she even shared her wedding with said best friend and ex-love-of-life, the blissfully ignorant four disappearing into the sunset while the orchestra plays a reprise of 'Secret Love'. Had it been real life, I reckon old Calam' would've taken to Instagram a la Rob Kardashian, to expose the good-for-nothin' coyotes, before she disappeared into the sunset ALONE, because she's a feminist and she won't settle for second best. (Although I must say I'd take Wild Bill over Danny any day.)
I'll admit, a lot of musicals are complete nonsense. And yet, I swear by them. The first man I ever fell in love with was Danny Zuko. I was five, and he was a fictional character with an Australian girlfriend - but it was real. My mother tells a hilarious account of the day I took my own Grandpa by the collar, cocked one hip and shouted, "Tell me about it, stud!" Oh, the naivety! This would be the first in a long line of scenarios where I have confused musical theatre with reality, its just that back then it was cute. Now, though desperately trying to prove myself as an adult, I still find it hard not to allude to a musical number in times of woe. Boyfriend pissed you off? Perform 'The Cell Block Tango'. Can't pay your rent? Sit on the window sill and lament 'Tomorrow'. After all, what did Fantine do once she'd sold herself to a horny sailor and had her teeth wrenched from her skull? That's right, she sang about it.
In fact, I reckon I could fully blame musicals for my evident inability to grow up. Having learned all life lessons thus far from the warbling protagonists of the silver screen, now, the days in which I should really be diligently applying for proper jobs and paying off my student loan are largely spent performing renditions of 'Good Morning, Baltimore!' in the mirror. Turns out, knowing all the words to 'Why Can't the English' - no matter how erudite you sound - will not gain you a career. And yet, I can't bear to give them up - musicals have kept me sane (or insane, depends how you look at it). As I grow older, the veneer of a perfect world is becoming as thin as Velma Kelly's laddered stocking, and real life is not as innocent and full of promise as it once seemed. But musicals, no matter how fictitious, reassure me that I'm not the only one who deals with hardship through optimism, hope and impromptu sing-song.
When I didn't fit in at high school, I was Elphaba, full of wonder and magic - my peers just couldn't see it yet; as an au pair, I became Mary Poppins, and all tasks were approached gleefully with a cheery disposition and a spoonful of sugar; when I worked in a seedy London bar, I performed after hours as the murderous jazz babe Roxie Hart; and when we found out we had rats in the garden, I didn't care. I simply became Tracy Turnblad and started belting out, "the rats on the street, all dance around my feet, they seem to say, 'Titi, it's up to you!'" At present, as I navigate my twenties, I'm the callow Maria Von Trapp, leaving the shelter of the convent (youth) to face the unknown (adulthood). If I don't have confidence in myself, the least I can do is have confidence in sunshine, rain and the fact that spring will come again. You see, I've always, at some point or another, been able to relate to the heroines of musicals. They are to me what Desert Island Discs is to Dolly Alderton: they make me feel less alone. They are my role models, and in my darkest moments, though they may seem a world away, the messages of encouragement hidden in their songs are the only thing that fills me with the fervent belief that things will be ok.
Something tells me that in order be an adult, I must give up the musicals. I mean, do you know any other adults who've been politely asked to leave Earl's Court tube station after a frantic performance of 'Its a Hard Knock Life', in which they whipped a man's scarf from his neck to use as a 'cleaning cloth'? No..um..nor do I…. Its just that if I lose musicals, I'll lose part of myself - and its the one part of me that I will protect as fiercely as Holden Caulfield wished to protect the children in the rye. Musicals are the epitome of my youth, my naivety and my positive outlook - and I'm determined not to let life 'kill the dream I dreamed', like it did Fantine. So I'll end this piece with a fitting lyric from 'Bye, Bye, Birdie':


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Friday, June 19, 2015
Shale Isn't Going Away
A quick note for a Friday afternoon. I have been reading lots of comments and headlines about bankruptcies, both actual and potential, in the oil and gas industry, particularly among companies focused on shale. There is no doubt that there will a huge fallout from low oil and gas prices, but some doomsayers are suggesting that the whole "shale industry" will collapse. To me, that's a terribly naive thought. Yes, many companies will go under and thousands will lose their jobs, but the oil and gas resources aren't going anywhere and the technology is only improving. Picking up from the ashes is what we as Americans do very well (something I think the Saudis don't fully appreciate). The players may change and the output may slow for a while, but the shale oil and gas industry be here for a long time.
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PPC Herbs offers Immune Plex as a traditionally used herbal medicine to assist the body's natural ability to resist infection and to improve immune function, stamina and general health. It can also be taken as an aid during times of stress. Immune Plex is a reformulation of the now discontinued Astro Plex. Immune Plex contains 60% more Reiishi Mushroom than Astro Plex did, and it also has a much better taste and a significantly reduced ethanol content.
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What people say about Dr. Hall
It's not easy finding a doctor who's highly skilled in both conventional and alternative medicine. I drive 3 1/2 hours each way to see him because his patient care is stellar. I love that he doesn't just "treat" me but INCLUDES me in my healing.
— JF, Writer
Our family is most grateful for Dr. Hall's incredible diagnostic skills. After first listening extensively to our daughter's story, he used his unique scientific knowledge, his instincts and touch to detect a rare condition in my daughter's arm. This serious situation was made much less traumatic by the calming influence of Dr. Hall's initial impressions and recommendations.
— JA, Stay-At-Home Mom
I have worked with Dr. Hall for the past 51/2 years. I say "worked with" because Steve's approach to healing is as a partnership. He is always aware that his clients are the captains of their own healing process. Working with him empowers the individual to come at healing with an open attitude and a willingness to explore health challenges from different levels. He brings with him an extensive knowledge of allopathic and naturopathic medicine, as well as openness to the power of spirit. There is always greater understanding and greater awareness. I learned that my health problems are keys to my own personal empowerment.
— AM, Philanthropist
I consulted with Dr. Hall about a chronic health issue. I had seen other doctors about this and was unhappy with their recommendations. They didn't fit my lifestyle or values. Dr. Hall listened carefully to my entire story and worked with me to find a solution that not only resolved the problem but fit me as an individual. I'm very happy with the result.
— BH, Student
Many years ago, I started seeing Dr. Hall for migraines. Other MDs told me my list of symptoms was too long and not related. I was given pain medications to ease the pain, but no treatment in how to eliminate them. After a thorough exam which included questions I'd never been asked by any other doctor, Dr. Hall helped me eliminate my migraines by suggesting a diet that was free of allergens. That diet changed my life.
My pathology can be very complicated. I'd never had a doctor take my complete list of symptoms seriously and explain what might be happening. My favorite part of working with Steve is that I know he will take the time to listen to my concerns and make sense of them. There have been numerous times when I've come to him when I've already been told by other doctors that there was nothing wrong, only to have Steve ask me a few questions and then suggest one test that identifies an issue that doesn't seem to be on the radar of mainstream medicine. Steve is the best diagnostician I know.
To this day, I do what he suggests and it works. His explanations are complete, make sense, and leave me feeling my concerns have been heard, validated, and appropriately addressed. If anything, they are too thorough. I've never felt there was anything missing from my work with Steve.
Steve is compassionate, kind, and has a real calling to heal. He is knowledgeable on so many subjects, constantly researching, and sharing his findings in a way that is easily understood. He embraces the mind, body, spirit connection fully. He has a remarkable way of bringing all aspects of healing into a session. I always leave his office thinking "this is what the practice of medicine should be."
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I had tried many things to alleviate the pain that I was having from a back surgery that didn't quite go as I had hoped. I found Steve to be so knowledgeable and caring and really listened. His experience and wisdom provides not only techniques but also different ideas on how to think about and look at circumstances which helps to release the pain in many ways. So it was natural for me to return to Steve when I found I had a brain tumor. He not only helped me and my body prepare for the surgery but afterwards to help with the inflammation and pain where I attained immediate results and didn't have to be on pain meds for very long.
His continued guidance has helped me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually as that is what his work entails. The whole person and not just the ailment. He helps to uncover the cause whether it was for my hormone imbalance, physical pain from surgeries or the fear that I was feeling going forward in my life. I can't say enough about his expertise and wisdom which is a beautiful combination that I highly recommend.
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Alienware Rolls Out Acoustic Dampening Upgrade to Reduce Noise on High-Performance Desktop Systems
Alienware®, a leading manufacturer of high-performance systems, has rolled out a new option for its line of high performance desktop systems, an option that will significantly reduce the overall noise of the systems in the studio and home environment. Systems configured with the Acoustic Dampening System will be outfitted with Alienware's revolutionary acoustic absorption matting, as well as low-noise system fans, for measurably decreased internal chassis decibel (dB) levels. Starting at only $99, the Acoustic Dampening System will be made available on all high-performance desktop systems.
"PC noise levels have become an increasing concern for computer users. As computer components become progressively faster, the mechanisms used to cool them have become exponentially louder," said Nestor Villalobos, Product Manager for Workstations for Alienware Corporation. "Alienware has worked with several partners in order to develop the Acoustic Dampening System to significantly reduce overall system noise levels"
Alienware's exclusive acoustic absorption matting consists of 4mm of soft cellular foam padding that is built into the system chassis to reduce the noise generated by high-performance components such as graphics cards, processors and hard drives.
In addition, Alienware's 92mm, 120mm and 80mm ultra-quiet chassis fans are designed to be over 80% quieter than standard case fans. Featuring double ball bearings, these fans offer extended life, reduced noise, and high levels of airflow. Operating at noise levels as low as 21 dBA, and moving up to 54 cubic feet per minute of airflow, these virtually silent fans offer significant performance gains.
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2009's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition will include pro poker player Vanessa Rousso in a bikini posing for PokerStars.
Online PR News – 24-February-2009 – – Professional Poker player, Vanessa Rousso, landed in this issue of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, strutting in a bikini.
Rousso said "It was a great opportunity for poker in general and for me in particular," who was visiting family before heading out to Los Angeles for her next tournament. "You could say it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
The idea of a pro poker player modeling for this prestigious magazine was made by her sponsors PokerStars.net considering Roussos long blonde hair and features which is widely known among poker aficionados and fans.
The photo shoot for Sports Illustrated was held in the Bahamas on Jan 4th 2009 but it is not part of the editorial section of the magazine but part of PokerStars sponsored 'custom content', which is basically an advertisement page for PokerStars but in a SI type shoot.
To everyone's surprise, Roussos image in the issue is far from her poker player look which usually consists of a cap, big sunglasses, earphones and loose fitted clothing.
After seeing the copy of SI on Wednesday she said "it was the opportunity to try something new, and I think it was done very tastefully,"
She competed in her first major tournament which was the WSOP (World Series of Poker) in New Orleans. Vanessa finished 7th. That same summer she came in first in the Palms Summer Series $200 buy-in.
In 2006 she has taken 7th place at the World Poker Tour championship event and 8th place in the 2006 World Series of Poker $5,000 event.
Vanessa, being a PokerStars team member participated in the World Championship of Online Poker Main Event 2007, coming in at 3rd place until a disqualification of one of the winners upgraded her place to runner-up with prize money of over $700,000.
Rousso is dedicated to poker as she is dedicated to studying. She has also been photographed for Maxim magazine and taught Forbes magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women to play poker.
She has written articles on game theory for American Poker Player magazine as she majored in economics, with a specialization in game theory and verbalizes poker strategy so well that the World Poker Tour Boot Camp often invites her as a guest instructor. She also has her own poker instruction course coming to South Florida soon.
The SI swimsuit issue sells about 4.5 million copies, compared to the weekly's usual 3.1 million.
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Stopping at the McDonalds, where we were to meet, I order a breakfast burrito and cup of coffee. Then I moved aside so the guy behind me could order. I couldn't help but hear him place his order. He said, "I'd like a cup of coffee and a rare hamburger. Not medium rare – rare."
Suddenly memories of my days as a fast food cook flashed into my head . . .
As a young college student I had landed a job at a fast food restaurant three days after arriving in town. It was a job that provided some excellent perks.
It was a fast food restaurant like McDonald's but instead of just serving hamburgers and fries, they had fish sandwiches, fried chicken, tacos, fish and chips, sausage sandwiches, and ice cream. One of the benefits was we could eat anything we wanted for free. This was great for a young, single college guy. But an even better benefit was everyone else who worked there was either a high school or college lady. A job that paid me, gave me free food and the chance to work with some attractive and available women. These are the kind of perks that makes you pause and think – does life get any better than this?
In these types of restaurants things are standardized so the quality is the same from one restaurant to another. For example hamburgers were pre-formed and frozen when we received them. They were made at a ratio of 22 to 1, meaning one pound of meat made 22 hamburgers. We would thaw out the patties prior to cooking and since they were thin they cooked fast. They were to be cooked for one and half to two minutes on each side. Tacos were to be deep fried for thirty seconds. Fish was to be fried for 2 minutes, two pieces of fish per order served with half an order of fries.
Now when you're trying to cook for a bus full of tourist or several vans full of students passing through town a special order could really screw you up. While cooking for a bus full of tourist there was a request for a rare hamburger. I made it the best I could. It came back as being to done. I made another; it too came back as being to done. I took yet another hamburger patty, placed it on the grill, waited twenty seconds, flipped it, waited another twenty seconds and then prepared it. It came back as being over cooked. I'm trying to cook for a whole bus of hungry people while one person wants to be a connoisseur of a forty-nine cent hamburger. By my fourth attempt I was a frustrated. I took a hamburger patty, threw it on the grill, turned it over and then scooped it off. The total time on the grill was less than five seconds. Placing it on the bun I notice it looked rare, well, actually it looked raw but I thought to myself, "You want rare, you'll get rare." I doctored it up with mustard, ketchup, and a pickle which were the standard condiments, wrapped it up and sent it out. It must have been perfect because it didn't come back this time.
At McDonalds I had received my order and was sitting in a booth. I watched the man who had ordered the rare hamburger. He sat down, took one bite, glared at the hamburger, hastily wrapped it up and marched back to the counter. I chuckled to myself as I thought, "Okay, I can leave now. I know where this is going."


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Our Second Grade Crew arrived at 826 Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, October 1, but everyone there seemed to think it was Tuesday, and that the students are there for the...Faberge Egg Seminar?! We were all very confused. A few moments into the seminar, however, Dr. Blotch, the grumpy editor of 826, comes over the loud speaker to tell everyone that it's actually Wednesday, and the staff, led by Lucy and Tom, owe him a story by 1:00 pm or they will ALL be fired.
Staff, volunteers, and students worked together to write a story to an important part right before the end--the story climax! The students then wrote their own endings individually to share their own take on the story so that Dr. Blotch can make lots of money selling not just one book, but 18 instead. At the end of the workshop, Dr. Blotch read each student's ending one by one. Although he has NEVER before approved a story, he was so amazed by the genius of each second grader's ending that he approved them all! Our Second Grade Crew was able to use super writing skills to help the 826 Michigan staff write a really fantastic story, one that thrilled even the grouchy Dr. Blotch! What a relief.
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Sometimes, listening to a song that takes a complete stranger, and feel that he is singing about you. Like the moment when your heart is broken, he was there.
At the ceremony, "Grammy 2012" Adele Adkins won awards in six categories. The album "21" razoshёlsya World 7,000,000th copies, climbed to the first place of the charts in Europe and in March 2011, came in first place in the Billboard-200. Adele is not like the rest of the performers. On stage there is no show and dancers, becomes for the microphone and sings just like we did at the time, Barbara Streisand and Edith Piaf.
She was just twenty, but in a voice so much maturity, as if she had lived a thousand lives, and every loved. Before the song, she says, how to write a composition and that was the inspiration. Adele does not agree with the opinion that the work of the best haze enveloped innuendo and mystery. "Changes in our place all the time. We love every day in many ways. Even if it is good to try all their emotions still not listed. Why then deliberately withhold them ?!".
"The world is too interesting and multifaceted. Where black, white is present, and vice versa," - says Adel. Therefore, preparing to sing a song about unrequited love, rather than to make a sad face, she tells an anecdote. "In America, I only opened his mouth to speak, and the hall had lying around. It's all because of my British accent." Peals of laughter coming wave of the room. They pluck the first lines of the song "Someone like you": "I heard you got married ..."
"I was always confident in myself - how I look and what I want to do. I live for myself, not for others."
Adele is not a bit complex because of its skaters body: "I am not going to grow thin. Who said that thinness is good ?! Show it to me!". We can not agree - especially after the most authoritative magazine fashion American Vogue has published her picture on the cover. Things went uphill Adele: The sum of the fee for the last album has reached $ 67 million, was painted concert schedule for the year ahead ... And suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, she announced that she could no longer speak.
Problems with cords began in 2011 on a radio show in Paris. "I was standing at the microphone and can not remove the sound. You know what this means to me ?!". Doctors later told throat polyps formed, at least temporarily better stop singing. "Never problem with voice was not - no sore throat or bronchitis, and that's in you." The newspaper is published with the title "Adel committed suicide!", "We Adele Throat Cancer!". Some of it is already buried, but millions of fans sympathized so frenetic that Adele heart would break. Resentment was overwhelmed: "Why do so many people love to potter about in other people's suffering and exacerbate what is happening ?!"
What happened singer met with courage and wisdom. I have the disease as a sign from above. The radio show was held in Paris, the last music video Someone like you, for which she received many awards, also filmed in the city. The conclusion is that the problem with his throat began in Paris is no accident. So, they want her to bring something, suggest something. Paris - the city of love. There is a belief, the city is pushing people to the next step. For some - is to begin to live together or get married. For others - a quarrel in hell and separation, are returning home from Paris, sitting in an airplane on different rows. Adele, with her characteristic optimism, classified themselves in the first category "lucky" and agreed that it has prompted Paris to push the music to the background and personal life to do.
"I'd rather weigh a ton and create good albums than look like Nicole Richie and useless to record the song."
From Paris she went silent. The doctors prescribed rest for five weeks. "I have so much rethought. I realized that many take for granted. It is time to prioritize." After a long forced leave Adele appeared on the Grammy Awards ceremony. She thanked the doctors for the opportunity to again perform a few songs and said it made the decision - to leave the scene. There was a ringing silence.
"I met a man with whom I want to have a family and children." Of course, you could go all out and do the operation for the operation to save his voice to stay in show business. But Adele has judged that it is better to take the time and effort of privacy. "Maybe in five years or seven I come back, I will sing again. But I will have a different repertoire and a very different understanding of life" - then explained his decision to Adele.
Beloved Adele appeared Simon Kopecky - 37-year-old CEO of a charity Drop4Drop, the purpose of which is to maintain clean water supplies in the world. Before meeting with Adele, he stood before a choice: to remain in the lucrative profession of a banker or work, if not money, but a noble project, which aims to save the planet. Prevailed desire to make the world a better place. For his altruistic decision he paid his family - his wife filed for divorce. First I grieved, but then met Adel and realized that everything happened perfectly.
"We need to study the past, and just let him go. No need to visit again and again. It's useless."
"I - a great friend: attentive, funny, cook, and always want to make love. What ?! Most of the girls do not want to!" - Lists its strengths Adele. Simon also did not hesitate to display their feelings - accompanies her on set and interviews. If not called, then writes the message in to Skype.
At 23, Adele had the wisdom not to become hostage to its popularity. She was not afraid to take a strong decision - to leave the scene on the rise, to plunge into the most ordinary family life. "Maybe I'll be one of the few who will write an album about happy love - jokes Adele. - What ?! Why do about it no one writes ?! Are show business is a great thing to bring him to sacrifice his happiness? ! "
October 20, 2012 in Adel son. Twitter page, she wrote, "We are with Simon on the moon."


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I had a migraine the day after a woman
flags in Charlottesville. I anticipated this;
it happened after Dylan Roof too.
It seems, I try to tell my body
the news and it just can't cope
with what humans do to humans
over and over
for meager prices.
That day, my niece's voice over the phone
was overjoyed through the chaos–
she was going to have a daughter.
I smiled for her, but all I could think
about was how we were going
to explain the world,
how it works
to the future and their too wide eyes.
But I've worked in the children's
department of libraries. Called
as a mother (firm, yet gentle)
behind a mixed group of children
playing hide and seek between
the juvenile shelves. Quickly, I remember
how two girls–
one black, one cornstarch blonde–
ran their fingers
in each other's hair, fascinated
by the textures, silently finding
the differences very funny,
but still, wonderful. When I think of how they
traded picture books and held hands until
reluctant to separate
and go home, I stopped wondering
whether reality will break my niece's heart.
I apologized to the unborn, as I watched
it all gradually, then shut off the news
and myself for the weekend.
I read and cooked and even laughed,
but it was all puppet strings.
Everything was still exhausted
after watching
the who what when and where,
but the temples throbbed;
the body wasn't ready to cross the line
where I could even ask the "why?"
(It asked at night, finally.
But I could only grasp at "I don't know.
I wish I can explain some tempers,
but I grew up like the library children.").
Later that night, I tried to write
about racism.
But all I could think about was how
my parents grew up watching
Martin Luther King have a dream
then die of it; Freedom Riders
beaten by the Klan before a bus
turned black and red; thousands
bruised the day before, but marching
again to brighten the landscape;
Emmitt Till's open casket to scare the world
straight with mutilations–
and also, their disappointment, watching us
learn nothing, absolutely nothing.
Shooting pain again and it's getting worse,
even with the strongest painkiller.
It still doesn't get it either and my answers
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What's the difference between Pilates and yoga?
This is a question I get asked all the time. There is a huge yoga scene in Asheville, and a growing Pilates scene. Personally, I think it's important to do both. Yes they have some similarities. But mostly, they compliment each other. One of the the differences I have found in the yoga classes I have taken is that Pilates focuses much more on your CORE. Yes, you get a core workout in a yoga class. Often there are lots of planks in yoga, which is a great way to strengthen your abs. But I have not found another workout that has more specific ab strengthening exercises, dispersed consistently throughout the entire workout, and gets your core stronger, than Pilates. My friends who do Cross-Fit even tell me that there are no targeted core exercises in Cross-Fit. Really?! How do you expect to lift all of that heavy stuff SAFELY, without injuring yourself, if you're not strengthening your core too? Cross-training with an Asheville Pilates workout is the way to go.
How can a regular Asheville Pilates workout strengthen your core?
Pilates is a form of exercise that targets very specific muscles, using a mat and the weight of your own body, or equipment with spring resistance and small isolating movements to access those deep core muscles. The Pilates ab series, done on the mat, are safer, more effective, and harder than modern day "crunches". Very few reps of each produce amazing results. When you first do the Pilates ab series with me, you'll feel the burn. You'll probably even have to rest a couple of times. After you've been doing Pilates for a couple of months, you'll notice you're resting less, you're able to do a longer version of the series, and you're STILL feeling the burn. Specific exercises on the Pilates mat and Pilates Reformer, Wunda Chair, and more, are not possible without accessing those deep abdominal muscles.
For most people, the first time they try to do a roll-up, teaser, or pull the pedal up on the Wunda Chair, they are struck by their inability to do it because they're not targeting the right muscles, or their core is too weak. After spending some time strengthening the core in other exercises, and returning to these, it is immediately rewarding to see and feel the progress.
What does it mean to have a strengthened core, and what are the benefits?
Having a strengthened core means doing regular, targeted ab workouts. It means committing yourself to this practice. It means feeling good in your body, including feeling stronger and more fit. Many people talk about the benefits of having a stronger core for low back problems. This is true as long as you are doing the core strengthening exercises correctly and also incorporating stretching.
Every client I teach has to be taught proper form and alignment for ab work. Most people tuck their pelvis so much that they crunch their low back into the floor, targeting their hip flexors instead of their core. This can be detrimental to your low back. Many people also lower their legs more than their abs can handle, and cause injury to their low back as well. A trained, Certified Pilates instructor at a private studio is necessary for proper guidance in your Asheville Pilates workout.
Having a stronger core can help with many other things as well, including better posture and alignment, more toning and definition of your core, and it compliments all of your physical and daily activities.
Can I do a core workout at home?
Yes! I have designed a 5 minute Asheville Pilates workout specifically for everyone's busy lives. It's called the 40 Day Ab Challenge, and you do it every day for 40 Days, or for as many days as you want. On my website, you'll find free videos here.
On my Facebook page, you can find the 40 Day Ab Challenge event, where you can post questions and comments, get tips on form and different variations, and join over 100 other people around the world doing the challenge at the same time!
Like I said before, the best Asheville Pilates workout you can get is with a Certified Instructor at a private studio. It is best to start with private lessons before joining group classes. Your instructor can talk to you about all of your options. Visit www.ciscopilates.com, and call or text us at 828-407-0133 to sign up for your first workout, and get ready for that strong core you've always wanted.


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Bevan Brittan may be increasingly venturing into the private sphere, but its top-notch public sector practices remain at the heart of the firm.
Bevan is a place on earth
Maybe you've "become disillusioned with the idea of super-commercial work like banking, but equally don't want high street work doing wills and conveyancing." Perhaps you're looking for "somewhere commercially minded but without the nasty corporate environment." Or you're just longing for "work more meaningful than moving money around and making rich people richer." If so, consider Bevan Brittan, a Bristol-born multi-site firm "best known for its work supporting public bodies, local governments and councils."
You'll find none of that complex derivatives, capital markets malarkey here. Instead Chambers UK bestows the firm with top rankings for its local government and healthcare work, also giving plaudits to its social housing, public law, clinical negligence, and public procurement work. NHS Resolution – the body responsible for handling negligence claims concerning the NHS – is one of the firm's major clients, as are a number of major city councils such as Brighton & Hove, and East Sussex Council. The firm recently advised Leicester City Council on its duty of care as part of the high-profile Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
"There is an increasing amount of work from private sector bidders."
However, more recently the firm has begun to venture outside of its public sector bubble, looking to the private and third sectors to fuel its ambition of reaching £80 million revenue. 2016/17 marked the fifth consecutive year of revenue growth for the firm, so it's definitely on the right track. However, the golden number fell just shy of £40 million, so it's still got a way to go! But what's driving all this? "I think it has taken us time to gain the confidence post-recession to take the necessary steps to move forward," one trainee contemplated. "With austerity in place, there is no room for growth in the public sector so we have to look elsewhere to diversify our sources of revenue; ultimately work in the private sector is so much more profitable." As such clients such as Bupa and Johnson & Johnson can now be found on the firm's books. "In areas such as procurement litigation, there is an increasing amount of work from private sector bidders," said one source. In fact, the firm's existing expertise can complement its work for private clients: "Our experience of how councils operate, knowing their time-scales and having experience of public sector approval times, makes us attractive to private sector clients."
In 2017 our interviewees reported the Birmingham office as feeling a bit neglected – not so anymore. The office has received a shot of adrenaline: "We've had a surge of recruitment, including at a partner level, and departments such as corporate are undergoing expansion," one source reported. Two trainees were hired here in both 2017 and 2018. Elsewhere the firm has openly targeted launching a Manchester office over the next few years.
At the time of our 2018 research there were eight trainees based in Bristol, seven in London and four in Birmingham. In all locations, the first seat is automatically allocated. Before subsequent rotations a list of available seats is sent around and trainees are asked to rank three preferences. "HR do listen to your preferences," sources agreed, "but in Birmingham, as there are four trainees, and five seats, you can pretty much work it out between you." It was a similar situation in Bristol too. Overall, trainees felt the process could be "last minute" and "a bit disorganised." It's also important to note that the "available seats at every rotation change depending on the firm's business needs."
Thank god for the internet
The clinical risk department offers seats in both clinical negligence and medical law. Clinical negligence is the firm's biggest department, and nearly all trainees sit there. It was also the most popular among this year's cohort: "Going in is very much a baptism of fire. There are lots of medical terms and technical language to get to grips with, but by the end of the seat you do consider yourself a bit of a doctor," one source joked. "Google is your best friend," explained juniors. "Although with some of the things I've had to Google, I thought IT was going to call me up and ask me what I was doing. My first research assignment was on vaginal prolapses!" The department mainly does defendant work for a range of NHS bodies including NHS Resolution, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Cases vary from multimillion-pound incidents, normally involving catastrophic brain injury and cerebral palsy, to smaller fast-track cases "such as someone who has lost a finger from it going septic, or where someone has developed pressure sores."
Sources also pointed out the increasing amount of private work on offer, which might see trainees "representing a private insurer on a botched nose job or botox." When not researching genitalia, trainees were frequently found gathering evidence. This involves "drafting statements from interviewing witnesses such as midwives and nurses" and "liaising with experts to get their opinion." On smaller, 'fast-track' cases, trainees can "independently source an expert report. From that you then draft an advice letter to a client." Court attendances are not uncommon, and some trainees even reported conducting their own advocacy in the Coroner's Court. Trainees felt the seat was unique in being "very process-driven, and a huge part of it is people management. Settlement offers can also often move away from a legal argument and come down to an emotional one. Sometimes a claimant just wants someone to say sorry." Now why can't Apple and Samsung be more like that?
"I found it really interesting considering the deprivations of people's liberties."
In medical law, the person involved is often deceased. "It's a fair split between inquests, which may then lead to work for the clinical negligence team, and work that deals with mental capacity and mental heath." In the latter, the concerned party is most certainly alive. "It often involves drafting applications to the Court of Protection. I found it really interesting considering the deprivations of people's liberties, what the appropriate treatment plans are, and how to interact with dementia cases." Trainees indicated that a reasonable amount of time is spent "drafting witnesses' statements," but they also reported doing some bundling and "reviewing medical records in preparation for inquests."
The litigation and advisory regulatory group – or LAR as it's affectionately known – encompasses a real mix: employment work, financial services spats, IT wrangles, public law challenges, defamation claims, fraud cases, negligence matters and more. The majority of the work remains in the public sector – usually servicing local government and the NHS trusts – but the firm does have a few private clients on its books such as pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and the University of Oxford. The university was recently represented by the firm when a student decided to sue the university for awarding them a 2:1 in their degree, despite the fact the student later got a magic circle training contract. Yes, that really happened. On a more serious note, the team defended 52 Fire and Rescue Authorities across England and Wales against multimillion-pound claims brought by over 5,000 firefighters, alleging that reforms made to their pensions were discriminatory on the grounds of age, sex and race. "With public bodies there is a lot of alternative dispute resolution," trainees explained. "I've attended a couple of mediations and an arbitration." Source felt "you used your law degree more than anywhere else. A lot of the time you're looking at case law and precedent trying to devise the best argument to put forward." On the advisory side, one of our interviewees had researched health and safety obligations following the events of Grenfell Tower. Elsewhere trainees reported preparing documents for case management conferences, drafting disclosure questionnaires and working on witness statements for summary judgment applications.
Despite "a popular perception that property is very dry when studying it," trainees assured us "it's a lot more alive than the landlord textbook!" The majority of the work in property remains in the public sector, and the group houses dedicated development and social housing teams. The firm is the main adviser to the NHS Property Services' £4.5 billion portfolio, as well as a number of local governments across the country. This team has also benefited from the shift towards private work – for example, the London team recently teamed up with Buxton Building Contractors on a multimillion redevelopment of 54 flats and a nursery on a former industrial site. "Trainees often have to do the post-completion work," sources explained, which often means making sure stamp duty tax forms and land registry forms are completed and submitted. "It can get a bit repetitive," one trainee admitted, but "there is the scope to draft leases and tenancy agreements," usually for healthcare centres. More niche work is also available. For example one trainee detailed their involvement "drafting mooring licences for the Canal and Rivers Trust."
Get a Bev down ya!
Although BB's four offices present a pretty united front in terms of their public sector focus, trainees agreed that each office was very much self-contained. "To be honest I saw many of the trainees on the first day for initiation in Bristol but haven't seen them since," confessed one source. Cross-staffing on deals isn't infrequent but overall trainees felt the "work is very regional and driven by the clients in that region. Bristol handles all South West NHS bodies, whereas London will take the South East." The firm told us it does cross-staff some of its healthcare work too. Trainees also pointed out that "there is an annual football tournament among all the offices," but added that "it's poorly attended."
"I can walk around and reel off three facts about everyone in the office."
Thankfully relations within the offices had a little more sparkle. Those in Birmingham were particularly happy: "It's the nicest place I've worked in my entire life. Our social committee, Phoenix, is very encouraging of all ideas and we've done all sorts of trips to different bars and quizzes – there is usually a lot of drinking. It's definitely not your typical office space. I can walk around and reel off three facts about everyone in the office." Those in London and Bristol were slightly more muted in their response. "It's not comparable to big City law firms where something is happening every night."
Still, those in Bristol did say that "something is organised at least every month." Those in London had attended an organised trip to the cricket, and recently bopped along to Bounce (a ping-pong themed bar). Moreover, sources agreed the open-plan design of all the offices lent itself easily to a "flat hierarchy: it's not a case of paralegals in the basement and partners having their own offices. Everyone is treated equally and it's generally a very nurturing atmosphere."
One other way Bevan differs from big City firms is its hours. "I must admit," began one trainee, "before starting, I was worried whether the work/life balance would be good compared to most office jobs, or if it would be considered good just by law firm standards." They were pleased to discover that it's "actually normal. There is no expectation so stay past 7pm, and that comes from above, which is nice." Some had worked the odd 11pm night but generally most of our interviewees were getting into the office before 9am and leaving somewhere between 6pm and 7pm. Sources in Birmingham also highlighted that they "encourage you to take an hour for lunch. Some people go to the gym or for a run, and when it's hot we all go outside together." As they approach the end of their time, trainees who wish to stay on are required to submit their CVs following the posting of available jobs. That's followed by interviews with the heads of the groups they wish to qualify into. Seven of ten qualifiers were kept on in 2018.
The sources we spoke to primarily came from a diverse range of Russell Group universities.
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How to get a Bevan Brittan training contract
Vacation scheme deadline (2019): 28 February 2019 (opens 31 October 2018)
Training contract deadline (2021): 30 June 2019 (opens 31 October 2018)
The application form
Initial applications for a training contract or vacation scheme are completed online, and around 750 people apply for training contracts each year across the four offices. "The application form is geared towards gauging your understanding of the firm's target market," we were told by trainees. "One of the questions referenced how the public sector is under the cosh and asked how the firm's strategy should aim to hedge that challenge."
A level grades matter: the firm wants applicants who have attained a minimum of BBB. A 2:1 is also essential. Alternatively (if you don't meet these criteria), the firm is keen to accept your application if you have at least three years' commercial experience.
The assessment day
Shortlisted training contract applicants are invited to an assessment day at the Bristol office. The agenda includes a variety of assessments (including a written exercise) and a partner interview. Bearing in mind the challenges facing the public sector "you really need to show you can think outside the box," one former vac schemer told us. "It's about being commercial, appreciating that it's a 'dig your heels in' moment and showing that you could be the sort of lawyer that will nurture client relationships to business coming in."
The vacation scheme
Bevan Brittan runs two-week vacation schemes in each of its offices. After an initial induction and various exercises in Bristol, when vac schemers meet different partners, they go to their chosen office and spend a week each in two departments. Students are buddied with a trainee and have their own supervisors, with whom they work closely on live matters and set tasks. One former vac schemer remembered: "I was made to feel like one of the team, and there was no sense that lawyers were censoring their behaviour because I was there. I was involved in key strategic discussions, and they even moaned about the quality of the tea in front of me! I liked that honesty." There are social events, too, and vac schemers always go out for drinks and dinner with the trainees in their office.
Vac schemers are assessed during their time in the two departments and get feedback, which forms part of their final assessment. They also undergo an interview with a partner.
The vac scheme is not fully paid but students receive complementary train tickets to attend the assessment activities in Bristol and a further £100 towards their travel expenses during the placement. You may earn more on another firm's scheme, but if this firm is on your target list then do make a beeline for this scheme. "Although the firm doesn't recruit exclusively from its vac scheme, it's definitely a considerable boost to your application" revealed one trainee.
Trainee profile
On both the vac scheme and during the training contract application process interview questions cover why trainees want to come to Bevan Brittan, and whether they are really sure of their interest in the public services sector. "The firm does tend to take on people with experience in the area," revealed one trainee. "There are plenty of people here who have worked in the civil service or local government. Occasionally, we get former medical professionals looking to change career. Most of the candidates on the vac scheme are a little older than you'd expect and have gained a lot of hard skills in and around the public sector. Given that public service work is Bevan Brittan's key focal point, that understanding and experience really helps."
With the firm keen to take on more private sector clients that operate in the public sector, commercial experience can also really boost your cause. Training partner Steve Eccles elaborates: "We're taking on an increasing number of private health providers as clients and would like to continue to boost that area. In addition, more than ever before, NHS bodies are having to operate as commercial entities and run themselves as viable businesses. Those clients therefore look to us to provide legal advice that is commercially savvy as well as being legally accurate, so we'll need people with good commercial understanding to better understand those clients' needs and meet their requirements."
Diversity is also an important consideration, and the firm takes part in the Pathways to Law work experience scheme in conjunction with the University of Bristol and the University of Law. There are also informal work experience arrangements with local schools in Birmingham and London.
Bevan Brittan
Kings Orchard,
1 Queen Street,
Website www.bevanbrittan.com
- Partners 60
- Assistant solicitors 163
- Total trainees 17
- UK offices Bristol, London, Birmingham & Leeds
- Contacts graduate recruitment team, [email protected]
- Application criteria
- Training contracts pa: 10
- Applications pa: 500
- Minimum required degree grade: 2:1 or three year's relevant commercial experience
- Minimum UCAS points or A levels: BBB
- Vacation scheme places pa: 20
- Dates and deadlines
- Training contract applications open: 31 October 2018
- Training contract deadline, 2021 deadline: 30 June 2019
- Vacation scheme applications: 31 October 2018
- Vacation scheme 2019 deadline: 28 February 2019
- Salary and benefits
- First year salary: competitive
- Second year salary: competitive
- Post qualification salary: competitive
- Holiday entitlement: 25 days
- Sponsorship
- LPC fees: Yes
- GDL fees: Yes
- Maintenance grant pa: £5,000
- International and regional
- Offices with training contracts: Bristol, London, Birmingham and Leeds
Firm profile
Main areas of work
Training opportunities
Vacation scheme
Other benefits
University law careers fairs 2018
• University of Bristol
• University of the West of England
• University of Exeter
• University of Birmingham
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This Firm's Rankings in
UK Guide, 2018
Ranked Departments
London (Firms)
- Construction: Purchaser (Band 5)
- Employment: Employer (Band 5)
- Real Estate: Lower Mid-Market Recognised Practitioner
National Leaders (outside London)
- Social Housing (Band 2)
North East & Yorkshire
- Social Housing (Band 1)
South West
- Construction (Band 2)
- Employment (Band 2)
- Planning (Band 3)
- Real Estate (Band 2)
- Real Estate Litigation (Band 3)
- Social Housing (Band 1)
- Administrative & Public Law (Band 2)
- Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant (Band 1)
- Education: Institutions (Schools) (Band 3)
- Healthcare (Band 1)
- Healthcare: Mental Health: Providers (Band 2)
- Local Government (Band 1)
- Public Procurement (Band 2)