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Last night the city held a public meeting about the redistricting process it's currently going through. Based on the results of the 2010 U.S. Census, Fredericksburg has grown 26 percent since 2000, bringing its population to 24,286 people.
Ward 1 has had the most growth, with 8,319 residents, a 73.6 percent increase since 2000. Ward 4 had the second highest increase with 28 percent more residents, bringing its population to 5,388 residents. Its the city's majority-minority ward, and will stay that way throughout the redistricting process.
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HOFR #25: Tight Shoes
August 17, 2012
There's an old bit of derision applied to newspapers by critics: "if it's news, it's news to them." Well, we would never be that cynical towards our print brethren, though we will confess that there are times when Bill Dames, the whimsical metro columnist of the Arch City Chronicle, comes up a bit late to a trend.
Recently, for example, Dames was ambling around Downtown, in search of a place to sit, sip a beer and sketch out a column on cocktail napkins. In choosing Pete's (Three) Tavern, he found the perfect place of respite, ordering a house burger, onion rings and a glass of the local macro brew. His bartender, Jenny Whitlock, was awkwardly hobbling around behind the counter, leading him to ask why a fit, young, healthy woman like herself was stricken by such a peculiar gait.
"Rather than telling me that she'd injured herself while engaged in a youthful activity like skateboarding or club dancing," Dames told his readers, "she'd been negatively impacted by the size of her shoes! Not only had the comely lass been wearing shoes a full size too small while on her social rounds, she'd even begun her work hours this fateful morning in an inappropriately-sized pair. Upon my persistent needling of this fashion decision, she slipped on a pair of 'comfy flip-flops,' which are a sort of seasonally-appropriate, toe-less sandal."
Intrigued by the encounter, Dames finished his meal and another two drafts, then sauntered back to the office. Calling the National Footwear Safety Association from his landline, he learned that the tight shoes phenomenon he'd come across wasn't limited to women, men, either coast or the idle rich. Instead, he was told that the process had been been gaining traction nationally, and that Saint Louis was clearly a part of it all. Though impossible to specifically rank where Saint Louis falls in comparison to other markets, the NFSA could confirm that shoes sent to our town in 2012 have been, on average, 13% smaller than a year ago this time. The ultimate health repercussions of this, of course, will take years to determine.
True, Dames had come late to the game, just as he had with his writings on book scavenging and the rise of the Chippewa Street arts district. So we wanted to speak to someone with a better grasp of "the now" and found ourselves in the freelance synergies consultanc" of Thad-Simon McRosenthal, a "trend-spotter" in the parlance of the streets. Ushering us into his loft-style office suite, he quickly added three layers of clothing, noting that the "Cornel West look" was moving into high-appeal during this late-summer season.
We found a comfortable place for McRosenthal to sit, initially confused by his requests to help set up "studio lights" and a three-microphone "audio sweet-spot triangle." Though initially displeased with our notions of a lo-fidelity shooting experience, he lit up like a holiday tree when the conversation finally turned to the tight shoe trend. Through various back-channel academic funding streams, McRosenthal's spending some real time studying the movement, now well into its 17th month of known activity.
He added meat to the bones of our theory, namely: that Saint Louis is in the tight grip of tight shoes. We appreciated his ideas, bringing the cultural and political underpinnings into a, well, tight focus. You can view our video featurette below for additional information.
(Thanks to Benjamin Kaplan for some added inspiration on this one.)
HOFR Tight Shoes from Thomas Crone on Vimeo.
HOFR #24: Excellence in Tipping
August 16, 2012
Not one, but two days in a row, we've quoted from ourselves in setting up a piece. In our July 18 posting, Educations at Close," we noted that:
In her recent groundbreaking work, "Gimme A Dollar: The Hidden Lives of America's Service Workers," social historian Kris Young crisscrossed the country, talking to a wide variety of employees at restaurants, bars, boba tea houses, key clubs, speakeasies, gin joints, two-bit swilleries and even whimsically-themed chains. The angles that she eventually used to frame her book came from discussions held just after closing time, as workers began their individual journeys of shutting down the business for the night.
In our initial discussion of the work, we noted that Saint Louis is well-known for being a place where folks in "the industry" not only close down their shops, they open up their minds. In few places around the country are there better discussions about poetry, film and the arts at closing time. Whether, or not, these things are related, Saint Louis is also the fifth leading region in America when it comes to excellence in tipping. According to an anecdotal survey of local diners, sometimes interviewed while all parties were drinking, there's an innate need to feel communal acceptance through tipping in excess of 20%, routinely.
In a half-hour of interviews at the Wigwam Diner, the thoughts of Amos S. were indicative of the locals' feel on the topic.
"It's a good thing," said Amos S. woozily, while nursing an organic buffalo-and-watercress slinger. "Yeah, definitely."
While not providing much in the way of usable narrative, Amos S.'s comments strike at a certain… something. But let's open up the conversation to some broader notions.
* Saint Louisans are generally hospitable. Whether it's a matter of a shoveling a neighbor's snowy walkway in the wintertime or giving a breath-challenged stranger on the Metro a stick of gum, Saint Louisans live to give.
* Sitting is still important. The coming of the food trucks has meant that Saint Louisans are now dining while seated on broken tree stumps, or in places like gutters and storm sewers. The joys of sitting in chairs with table service has never seemed so worthwhile.
* Not limiting themselves to tipping just servers, Saint Louisans will sometimes (if a bit awkwardly) break the wall between customer and worker, by simply walking into the back of house and offering the fry cook or sous chef a five-spot when a meal comes out better than expected. For example, on the night we interviewed Amos S. at the Wigwam, a new busser at the classic diner was slipped $10 within the first half-hour of his employ, simply for providing an extra pack of organic wheat crackers with an order of curry chili.
In order to better get a sense of what's happening here, we made our final trip to Club Royal for this season, visiting with server Norah O'Connell, who averages a 10-12% advantage of her Chicago contemporary. The following video featurette brings a human face to the trend.
HOFR Excellence in Tipping from Thomas Crone on Vimeo.
HOFR #23: Paying Tribute to Saint Louis Bands
August 15, 2012
We hope it's not vain to quote from ourselves, but today's entry revolves directly around a post that we offered to you on July 6. To recap, we discussed the love of cover/tribute bands in Saint Louis, and how some old friends had mined that field successfully, before creative differences lead them apart:
At first, guitarist Jeff Lysaght and bassist Eric Gallo were allied in their desire to merge the music of two groups, Jane's Addiction and the Smashing Pumpkins, playing alternating sets of each during their monthly gigs at the new, Loop location of Kennedy's. Jane's Pumpkins was able to play to a growing crowd by mastering the tracks that defined their origin groups, nailing cuts like "1979″ and "Jane Says," with no small amount of energy brought to songs that were released at the same time that many of their fans were born. Tensions, though, began to creep into the creative picture with the desire by Gallo to begin mining the b-sides, the European import tracks, even the covers that those origin bands played on their own tours. Gallo's heretical desire to incorporate some Porno for Pyros material suggested an early breaking point; the suggestion of adding some Zwan layered on the tension.
With the birth of Smashing Addictions, the two bands were now honing in on the same, general audience, though one group played the hits, while the other handled the obscuria. They've found peace in that arrangement, even if some tensions remain.
Recently, the pair began to put together a group that would bring on less friction. Straight to Goodbye is the result of an idea to pay tribute to Saint Louis bands, only. To date, the group's still hashing out how deep they wish to go, in terms of the Saint Louis rock canon. (They're also looking for a trustworthy drummer. Of course they are.) Among their questions: Should the complicated, progressive rock of Pavlov's Dog be incorporated? Can you be in a Saint Louis tribute group without playing some Chuck Berry? How many Pale Divine songs should go onto the playlist, figuring in the group's nod to them with the name Straight to Goodbye? And, to that end, should Straight to Goodbye cover songs by original bands, when those original bands were also well-known for specific covers?
Assuming that the group remains on agreeable terms, most of those things should play out in time.
For now, the nascent group's just begun rehearsing. And we traveled to the South Side porch of Eric Gallo, where he, Jeff Lysaght and vocalist/guitarist Alan Hopper were working on the first batch of tracks for their new group. The band recruited their old cohort, Hopper, after his departure from the music scene to establish his own food truck, the Icelandic-themed Oh My Cod. But the possibility of reuniting with old friends – and, no doubt, making some good coin with the new venture – was too hard to resist. As we visited, the group was working out the cut "Crushed," originally played by L.O.V.E. (Let Our Vision Evolve).
The following video featurette tells the rest of the story.
HOFR Tribute Bands from Thomas Crone on Vimeo.
HOFR #22: Hip Funeral Parlors
August 14, 2012
We're all gonna die. Come to grips with that and you can start to have some fun.
And Saint Louisans, in greater numbers than ever before, have decided that if they're not going to have fun upon their departure, they can at least travel down the River Styx with a bit of style, leaving behind a wake of goodwill and good times. Only four cities in America have more firmly-embraced the notion of hipness in funeral services, with more options on the way.
In a recent cover story for Modern Funeral Home Magazine, managing editor Eddie DePriest pointed to trends in collegiate mortuary sciences programs, suggesting that broad cultural forces are supplying the mortuary profession a host of new professionals with decidedly different ideas of how to celebrate life. The trends, DePriest figured, would soon feature an expectations-defying new crop of morticians and funeral home owners/managers.
DePriests's piece pointed to a "surfeit of tattooed young people coming to mortuary sciences," who moonlight during their college years "as roller derby queens, club deejays, organic farmers and mixologists. They're driven as much by the 'authenticity of their experiences' as they are by the financial security of their chosen industry." While some of the profession's old-guard expressed reservations about some of these trends, others fully embraced the new ideals and approaches.
In Saint Louis, Charon has become the principal location for trend-spotting. The funeral home, named after the ferryman of Hades, has recently expanded its chill room. Stlplatform.org intern's Reg Edwards covered the debut of Charon's newest sub-venue, noting that a service for the recently-passed Francine Colombini, a lover of trip-hop and '90s club culture, reflected her time period faithfully, "as Portishead and Tricky played over the sound system at a tasteful level, with tiki drinks avialable from a bartender clad in period attire, encapsulated by his bright, multi-colored Hawaain shirt."
The room's black walls, though, allow for flexibility in approach.
When Hiram Busch, a local roots music solo performer, departed this mortal coil, the room took on a more countrified vein, with loop set up on enhanced sound system, featuring the late barista's favorite album, Uncle Tupelo's "March 16-20, 1992," as mourners sipped at his beloved mint juleps. Eventually, they formed a guitar circle and played until 1:30 in the morning, symbolizing "last call."
Charon's promotions director Eduardo Salas indicated that "the beauty of the moment reflected the beauty of the audience, giving an appropriate curtain call to a friend and loved one. If that means we had to stay open a few hours later, or pick up a series of crushed PBR cans in the parking lot the next morning, those are the kind of service add-ons that we, as a venue, are glad to invest in."
Though the pacesetting community of Madison, WI, still defines the trend, Saint Louis is now no stranger to national spotlight in post-life party giving, with an expected visit by Modern Funeral Home in coming weeks, with a round-up story highlighting both Charon and the new Metropol, the highest-ticketed funeral home conversion project. The latter's rehab has a reputed price tag of $800,000, including the installation of concert-quality sub-woofers for each of three chapels, a party hearse that'll allow for 15 guests to ride with the dearly-departed, and a coffee bar, which will be open even on days when the chapels are quiet.
Metropol's developer (our old friend Amber Wayne) and head food and drink director (Angela Corwin), took time out from overseeing that build-out to meet with Half Order Fried Rice, explaining some of the trends that they figure might have hyper-local appeal, including a small, remote-controlled submarine that would send cremains into the center of the Mississippi River.
It's a service that Corwin says "figures to be quite popular with history professors and poets."
Catch the remainder of their conversation in our exclusive interview below.
HOFR Hip Funeral Parlors from Thomas Crone on Vimeo.
HOFR #21: Demure Blogging
August 13, 2012
It's tough for Saint Louisans to not brag about the good things happening locally. So there's a tendency for blogs, columns and other online Saint Louis writings to be based in a deep setting of self-satisfaction, but without enacting a self-satisfied tone. As if the entire town's saying, "we got it good, there's no reason to boast," local writers are content to moderately burnish the charms of the region without pushing their storylines into unbelievable territory.
This bleeds down to the amateur ranks, as well. Some culture-watchers have gone so far as to suggest that local users of social media employ more modesty than those elsewhere. An example: instead of putting a whimsical photo of a cat on a photo-sharing site with the caption, "My cat is the cutest in the world!," Saint Louisans might say, "This is my cat, one that's reasonably good-looking."
Perhaps this modesty comes from being located in the Midwest, as we feel less need to chase the trends that point inward from either coast. If anything, it's our own trends that are now proving the more authentic and exciting. (For example, just today, photos are popping up of young people around the country, wearing bowler hats, something we tipped you to just last week.) Living life with a pace that's not too fast, not too slow, we enjoy exactly the right amount of time to think, then enact.
As you're well-aware, HOFR is a site of list interpretation. Today, we point to an early-summer piece in Our Town Magazine, in which a staff-written report about the "20 Reasons Visitors Call Us Nice" pointed to "Reasonableness in Tone" as #14. We'll be nice and agree that reasonableness is, in fact, one of our best traits. Perhaps higher than #14, but let's not quibble.
Two folks that you'll be familiar with from past episodes – poet and poetry activist Amy Champion and tippling expert Michael "Stretch" Armstrong – are our guests today. Interestingly, they met through their activities relating to Half Order Fried Rice, and, in meeting, found themselves to be kindred spirits. Their connection will probably become apparent to you even within the few minutes you'll spend with them in our accompanying video featurette.
As noted writers, both have solid, understated credibility around town. Armstrong's continuing to pour his efforts into the years-in-the-making "A People's History of the Saint Louis Public House," an oral history of local taverns; his blog "A Crystalline Catfish," is continuing to pick up new readers and fans. Meanwhile, Champion's recently self-published a chapbook entitled "This No River of Sadness," a paean to the hidden life of the River Des Peres, including a compelling trio of poems on the group of young, Burmese-American fishermen who work the banks of the river daily.
And did we mention that they're nice people? Sitting next to a really large table?
See the video below for proof positive.
HOFR Demure Bloggers from Thomas Crone on Vimeo.
HOFR #20: Black Youths in Bowlers
August 10, 2012
Unaware are many of us, in relation to the whims of fashion.
Tomorrow could bring anything! Youths wearing left-footed shoes on their right. Youths affixing toothbrushes to necklaces. Youths carrying their belongings in bowling ball bags. Frankly, nothing surprises us these days.
We're a smart group, we Saint Louisans. We read much, study more and listen to public radio extensively. In doing so, we're only tracking months, not years, behind the cultural curve. For example, many of us still liberally quote from the bible of cool, Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point." Though the work was published in 2000, we still look around for those Hush Puppies, known to have spread from the actions of just a few clubgoers in Brooklyn, spreading them into a national craze. Through Jon Leland's "Hip: The History," we're awaree that youthful, African-American culture is also the place where many trends go home to roost. And it's a pleasure, if not an honor, that HOFR cameras were at the Vintage Haberdashery in a recent weekday afternoon, as three brothers walked into the place on a whim, thinking about trying on some hats.
Still idling in the neighborhood only because we were distracted by a garlic-themed food truck, we tucked into the Vintage Hab just ahead of the three youths, who quickly engaged clerk Birdy Hillis in a conversation about headgear. They seemed to know what they wanted: bowlers. Even though they were wearing casual, summer gear, the bowlers immediately committed the three to what we used to call "a look." As quickly as the hats were tried on, they purchased them. And we were lucky enough to catch that exchange; as well as the hats being worn in street settings!
In recent months, no small amount of digital ink has been spilled on the trend of African-American youths wearing unnecessary eyeglasses. Even though we came across this pattern on our own travels (see photos), we were amazed to literally be at the birth of a possible new trend. PEOPLE, people!: if you see young residents of the City of Saint Louis wearing bowler hats, even in the heat of the summer, you'll know where it all began. Right here in River City. Not today, but yesterday.
Please follow the story in our documentary film, attached below, in which amiable clerk Birdy Hillis sold a trio of hats to a trend-setting group of South Side youths, proving, once again, that there's a lot more going on here than even we can track.
In our compendium of listings, forgive the attitude. Black youths in bowlers? We are numero uno.
Enjoy our video featurette.
HOFR #19: Abandonment Porn
August 9, 2012
Recently, a premier urban exploration site, anotheramerica.net, attempted to define "abandonment porn," that nebulous place where art, architecture, civic planning, suburban tsk-tsking and a community's willingness to spend resources all come to play. Normally, the result of the discussion is oft-striking photographic evidence of the health of a region through the documentation of those spaces long left for dead. This isn't to say that each space put before the lens will meet the wrecking ball. Or that these places represent an "ugly" vision of their surroundings.
Instead, photographers claim that the spaces they photograph relay a sense of realism, of pragmatism, even of beauty. Critics contend that the pictures often show the community in the worst possible light, bringing the notions of urban desolation to audiences that already have negative feelings about the cities.
These types of artistic debates can be tough to negotiate. In trying to find a new way to frame the issue, anotheramerica.net attempted to put a fiscal spin on the debate. For example, can urban exploration be a boon to a local economy? Results were, at best, mixed.
Kathy Bentley, an editor at the site, says that tourism, for example, is hard to quantify.
"We took Gary, Indiana, as our beta testing site," Bentley says. "What we found is that dozens of photographers a year are drawn to the town for photography excursions, many of them from nearby cities, not unlike your own. But these folks are pretty resourceful and wind up not spending the night in even the most-affordable local hotels. Instead, they 'couch surf,' or camp, or simply sleep at the sites. Typically, the second-hand equipment that they bring with them doesn't need augmentation, save for the occasional lens cap replacement."
Perhaps not surprisingly, the local industry most positively impacted was that of the locally-owned organic grocers. Quinoa burritos, regionally-sourced peaches and local craft brews, in particular, are hits with urban explorers, according to the numbers compiled by Bentley's intern staff.
In Saint Louis, we've got our share of abandonment, ranking fifth on anotheramerica.net's list of more pornographic cities (abandonment-wise, that is). To put further context on the topic, we invited in an old friend, Dr. Eugena Spratt of the University of Saint Louis-Missouri, who met us a towering, midtown apartment complex, just waiting for a new life.
Our video featurette with her follows.


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The runoff is filtered and collected in a 3,000-gallon underground tank. The water can be accessed from blue-topped spigots and used for irrigation or car-washing. Hose bibs attached to the house are hooked into the home's well-water system.
The house was designed and built for single-story living on the main level. It is flat throughout, even across the breezeway and into the garage. The master bathroom, with a granite vanity, has a roll-in shower that's a work of art with the combination ceramic and mosaic tile. There is also a secondary bedroom with its own bathroom on this level.
On the other side of the house is the large gourmet kitchen with granite countertops and commercial-grade stainless steel appliances.
Phelps explained that special care was taken with the large range hood because of its ability to draw large amounts of air out of the tightly built home. A few tweaks will allow the hood to do its job as intended without creating a vacuum.
This side of the house contains the laundry room, mud room, and access to the two-car garage.
The center area of the home with its soaring ceiling will be the dining and main living areas. Huge windows fill the area with light. The crown molding, part of the handsome dark-finished trim, will hide indirect rope LED lighting.
Flanking the main living area at the front are two home offices, one for him and one for her. Flanking the area at the rear are window-walled sun rooms, one of which provides access to a concrete deck with a wire railing that doesn't obstruct the view.
A wide staircase leads to the lower level and a spacious area for recreation. There are two bedrooms down here as well, a second master suite and a secondary bedroom with its own bathroom.
Altogether the house has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and a half-bath.
Beneath the breezeway is a utility room with the hot water system and space set aside for the possible solar panel-heated water system down the road.
Continuing through that room leads to a workshop that's beneath the garage. Phelps said the workshop ceiling, with the two-car garage above it, is one of several places where the home is "overbuilt" to support both the weight of cars and the concrete.
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Concrete footers and flatwork: Brandonbilt Foundations
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Plumbing and lighting fixtures: Ferguson
Tile floors: Penn-Mar
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Stained trim and painting: IPD Homes
Architect Dana Herlong of Herlong Associates Inc. said the home designed for Preston and Lynn Simms is an example of how a house is supposed to be built.
"This is how you work the house and the site as one, using practical methods and good principles," she said.
The fact that both the Simmses are engineers made them a pleasure to work with, she said, despite the "learning curve" involved.
Details were covered down to exactly which trees were taken down. (The largest oaks were set aside, and one will become the Simmses' dining room table.)
When passive solar design is in play, it all begins with the siting, she said. In this case, the back of the house has a southern exposure to best use the winter sun.
"We considered the topography, and looked for the highest point," she said. That turned out to be near the center of the parcel, which also served the Simmses' desire for privacy.
The topography also allowed for the walk-out basement at the rear to provide easy outdoor access.
The plans went on to incorporate other aspects the Simmses wanted, such as universal design, front-to-back sight lines, energy efficiency with high-mass construction and passive solar, and as little maintenance as possible.
Herlong referred to the low-slung design as prairie style, which is generally associated with Frank Lloyd Wright and the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 1900s.
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Herlong referred to the "monitor roof," which recalls a time when people wanted to keep a close eye on their surroundings.
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Acts tagged with 'piper option', from across the UK, who are happy to travel to North Lanarkshire...
piper option acts, across the UK, happy to travel to North Lanarkshire...
The Absurdist Pipe Band (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 3-4 piece comical street band
Packages range from £500 to £1500
The Absurdist Pipe Band take pipes, drums and costumes and mix them with a dash of clowning to create an energetic package that is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. On the streets of your town, in the fields of your festival or in the middle of your dance floor, The Absurdist Pipe Band love nothing more than wandering around and entertaining the crow ... » View band profile »
Ally K Piper (based in Isle of Skye )
Music Description: Piper
Packages range from £150 to £800
Ally has piped all over the country and europe for the last 18 years including playing for royality on a numer of occasions and even pop star's weddings! ... » View band profile »
The Bag Rockers (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Specialist Piping Group
Packages range from £1200
Bags of Rock is an exciting new live experience featuring ex Red Hot Chilli Pipers frontman, guitarist Gregor 'G Man' McPhie together with two talented Grade One pipers. ... » View band profile »
The Blackthorne Ceilidh Band (based in Kelso and Hawick)
Music Description: Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £400 to £1000
s Borders based 3 or 4 piece ceilidh band pride themselves on their eclectic set list and are as happy playing the more left of field songs such as Postie's Jig as they are playing the more standard fare such as Dashing White Sergeant and Gay Gordons. Always a great choice for weddings and they always go down a storm at pubs t ... » View band profile »
Cask Strength Ceilidh Band (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Three Piece Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £900 to £1500
The Cask Strength Ceilidh Band evokes the true spirit of Scotland's vibrant traditional music scene. The Glasgow-based trio conveys years of experience and success in the music business through a combination of master musicianship, steadfast professionalism and a duty to provide engaging entertainment for their audiences. Cask Strength will add that specia ... » View band profile »
Ceilidh Minogue (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: 3-6 piece Scottish ceilidh band
Packages range from £600 to £1800
Scotland's favourite ceilidh band. An enthusiastic, energetic Scottish ceilidh band that never fails to make weddings and ceilidhs a success. The band is based in Scotland but plays all over, covering cities in the UK from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Manchester and London and abroad. They were featured in BBC Radio Scotland's Hogmanay 'Live' show in 2009 and 2 ... » View band profile »
Celtic Horizon (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Celtic Folk Music
Packages range from £350 to £1800
Celtic Horizon have been full time musicians for many years now. Celtic Horizon formed in 2000 and have toured extensively around the UK and Europe. ... » View band profile »
Chitterybite Ceilidh Band (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Ceilidh band with covers
Packages range from £500 to £1000
Glasgow based ceilidh band, Chitterybite have an established track record operating as a collective providing top quality traditional musicians for corporate and private ceilidh events, traditional Scottish evenings, weddings and of course, Burns' Suppers. They can call on a variety of musicians to play fiddle, accordion, piano, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki a ... » View band profile »
Cruachan (based in Aberdeen)
Music Description: 3 - 6 Piece Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £700 to £1700
Cruachan are an exciting band of young musicians from the North – East of Scotland. A creative and lively band with traditional and innovative style they have experience in dealing with a range of functions and entertainment specifically tailored to suit your needs. The band specializes in Scottish traditional music including ceilidhs, background music, a ... » View band profile »
Culbeag (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Celtic Folk Band
Packages range from £170 to £800
Culbeag are a family celtic folk band: Iain McWilliams: Guitar/vocals Lewis McWilliams: Highland Bagpipes Finlay McWilliams: Djembe/Drums. Iain McWilliams, has played for many years within the Scottish folk/Band scene and has in the past supported such legends as Hamish Imlach and Matt McGuinn. Although his song writing ability led him to sign with London ... » View band profile »
Dancing Feet (based in Perth)
Music Description: 3 or 4 piece ceilidh band
Packages range from £350 to £1300
Formed in 2007, and gigging regularly since then, Dancing Feet Ceilidh band are a four piece multi instrumentalist band that offer a broad repertoire of dances and music. Their infectious style and energetic performance suits all occasions from weddings and festivals to corporate events and birthday parties. The band consist of professional musicians whose p ... » View band profile »
The Dangleberries (based in Dumfries & Galloway)
Music Description: Bagpipe led rock and pop act
Packages range from £1500 to £4000
Dangleberries are a band who add bagpipe influences into "rock" music with a unique blend of vocals, drums and guitars. They are a mixture of bagpipes, drums, guitars and a tambourine player. ... » View band profile »
Erskine String Quartet (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Top professional String Quartet/Trio
Packages range from £250 to £700
The Erskine String Quartet is comprised of four Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduates and is one of Scotland's most popular and versatile groups. The players are professional freelance performers, all based in Glasgow with a wealth of experience of playing with various orchestras and ensembles including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scotti ... » View band profile »
The Grinnigogs (based in Hull)
Music Description: A medieval band playing vibrant celebratory music
Packages range from £300 to £2000
The Grinnigogs specialise in historical and themed costumed entertainment . Established in 1987 this band have surprised, delighted and entertained audiences all over the world. Specialising in the performance of exciting, uplifting and sensual music on a diverse range of instruments using a variety of medieval instruments like Hammer Dulcimer, Hurdy-Gurdy, ... » View band profile »
Jim Jam Ceilidh Band (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 4-5 piece ceilidh band
Packages range from £650 to £1500
The Jim Jam Ceilidh Band are one of the most lively and versatile bands on the ceilidh scene. Each player is a multi-instrumentalist, giving a unique and dynamic combination of fiddle, pipes, guitar, whistle, piano, drums and voice. Jim Jam perform a wide range of ceilidh dances, as well as an array of traditional and cover songs. ... » View band profile »
Off The Rails (based in Fort William)
Music Description: ceilidh and covers band
Packages range from £400 to £1200
"Off The Rails" is a 2 piece band covering all kinds of music: ceilidh including dance calling, and a wide range of vocals from the 60s through to current releases and scottish/irish songs including material from the Proclaimers and Runrig. Although off the rails are a duo they also work with various musicians to make the band up to a 4 or 5 piece depending ... » View band profile »
Piping Services Scotland (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Highland bagpipers and drummers
Packages range from £100 to £1000
As the name implies, Piping Services Scotland is a one stop shop for client looking for either a solo piper for or for a full pipe and drum band for a day's event. The performers are always well turned out and professional and have together the experience of over 6,000 events behind them. ... » View band profile »
The Reel Stramash (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 2 - 6 piece Ceilidh Band with full disco option
Packages range from £360 to £600
The Reel Stramash are a Scottish ceilidh band based in Glasgow, perfect for weddings, graduations, corporate events or any other function. Offering an upbeat and energetic performance, the band will have everyone up on their feet and dancing the night away. Fresh to the ceilidh scene, their approach is breathing new life into functions up and down the countr ... » View band profile »
The Reel Time Ceilidh Band (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Funky Ceilidh band
Packages range from £550 to £2200
An innovative ceilidh band on the Scottish circuit, offering clients a Scottish dancing extravaganza with a contemporary twist. The bands performances are lively and will keep your guests ceilidh dancing into the wee hours. The band plays music suitable for ceilidh dancing or enthusiastic foot tapping. They always caller on hand (or foot) to explain how th ... » View band profile »
Rhythmnreel (based in Inverness)
Music Description: Minimum 6 Piece Celtic Rock/Traditional Scottish/Covers Party Band
Packages range from £1500 to £2500
A minimum 6 piece celtic rock/Traditional Scottish & Covers Party Band based in the Highlands since 1992. The band have a huge following particularly in the North of Scotland, and play a diverse range of gigs and adjusts its set accordingly. Gigs range each year from Music Festivals (Belladrum, Wickerman, Loopallu, B'Fest, Wizard), through to Music Venues, ... » View band profile »
Rich Gordon - Piper (based in Dundee)
Music Description: Bagpiper for all occasions
Packages range from £30 to £250
Rich Gordon has been playing the Highland Bagpipes since 1996 where he began learning the instrument with the (then) Kirkland Pipe Band in Fife. Since then, he has expanded his repertoire to encompass a massive range of piping standards, and has performed at countless events from weddings to funerals, shop openings and even welcoming ... » View band profile »
Scotia Ceilidh (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 3 piece ceilidh band & caller/MC
Packages range from £550 to £1200
Scotia are an exciting, dynamic and energetic ceilidh band based in the west of Scotland. The band aim to make your night, whatever the occasion may be, an unforgettable success. From complete beginners through to the most experienced ceilidh dancers, they cater for every kind of audience, and with our fantastically entertaining MC Jim, they'll guarantee to ... » View band profile »
Scotia Pipers (based in Kirkcaldy)
Music Description: Scottish Bagpiper
Packages range from £140 to £400
Steven Dewar has been playing the bagpipes since 1984 starting to play when he was only 8 years old. He originally received private tuition from Andre Donaldson, father of the legendary Brian Donaldson. He continued his education with the Bowhill and Seafield Pipe Band, in which time he helped the band to a World and British Championships (Grade 4) coming th ... » View band profile »
The Sorries (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Scottish Folk Duo
Packages range from £550 to £2000
The Sorries are Douglas Kay (vocals, guitar, bodhran, mandolin) and Martin Philip (vocals, guitar, bodhran, concertina). The duo sing, play and banter their way through a show inspired by the music of The Corries; performing a selection of tunes from that much-loved songbook as well as a few satirical comedy songs which cast a sardonic eye on the political a ... » View band profile »
Stuart Anderson Ceilidh Band (based in Scottish Borders)
Music Description: 2-6 Piece Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £350 to £1000
Whether you are organising a party, planning a wedding or having a dance in your local hall, the Stuart Anderson Ceilidh Band can provide you with top class musicians at competitive rates. Although based in the Scottish Borders, they travel all over the world performing. A mixed and varied line-up of musicians are available, ranging from Accordion, Fiddle, ... » View band profile »
Tio Snoopy (based in Anstruther)
Music Description: 3 piece party cover band
Packages range from £700 to £1500
Snoopy is a 3-piece band based in the East Neuk of Fife in Scotland. The band comprises passionate musicians and lovers of all styles of music, and as such perform a wide selection of songs ranging from rock to rock and roll, and blues to funk and soul. The band brings its considerable experience from personal musical pursuits to the party band scene, and r ... » View band profile »
Whisky Kiss (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Cutting edge Scottish spectacular!
Packages range from £1500
Whisky Kiss are a cutting edge band and DJ from Scotland. Imagine a new generation of world music mixing the finest underground folk tunes and native instruments with 21st century DJ culture and block rockin' books. The band's regular running order (for ceilidhs, balls etc) features the a 4 piece band, DJ and dance caller. That's a first ha ... » View band profile »
Wight Hot Pipes (based in Portsmouth)
Music Description: 6 piece Celtic Rock Band with Bagpipes
Packages range from £750 to £2000
Recently seen at the Isle of Wight rock festival the Wight Hot Pipes Celtic Rock band perform unique arrangements of traditional and modern music guaranteed to get the audience on its feet for an unforgettable party night. These guys dress to impress and with their sexed up bagpipes and stunning vocal lead they never cease to entertain... F ... » View band profile »
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It's almost that time of the year again, when hipsters and some ravers pack their bags and head to the desert for a three-day weekend filled with tons of music and celebrity sightings. Coachella is coming up, and the lineup has finally been revealed. Despite the rumors and misleading hints, The Rolling Stones will not be performing at the festival. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur, the Stone Roses and Phoenix are among those who will be headlining the event. We have the complete lineup for you below. Also, Adele will be returning to U.S. television. She'll be performing at a prestigious Hollywood ceremony next month. We've got all the details on that and more below.
- The Flaming Lips Releasing The Terror: The Flaming Lips are following 2009′s Embryonic with The Terror. The U.S. release date is April 2. Produced by Dave Fridmann and the Lips, the nine-track album is described as a bleak and disturbing record that the band made when they were hopeless. Frontman Wayne Coyne said: "We want, or wanted, to believe that without love we would disappear, that love, somehow, would save us that, yeah, if we have love, give love and know love, we are truly alive and if there is no love, there would be no life. The Terror is, we know now, that even without love, life goes on… we just go on… there is no mercy killing." Sounds deep. Source: Pitchfork
- Eve Announces New Album: Eve will be releasing her first album in 11 years. Lip Lock will be her fourth studio album, and it'll hit shelves on May 14. The record will be released on Eve's own independent label, From The Ribs Music. Source: Billboard
- Adele Will Perform At The Oscars: Adele will get the chance to hang around Hollywood royals once again when she performs "Skyfall" at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony. She's already won the Golden Globe for best theme song for Skyfall, and the Academy nominated her in the same category. But even if she doesn't win the Oscar, she'll get the chance to stand in front of Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis. Source: Billboard
- Vampire Weekend Set Release Date For New Album: Vampire Weekend will be playing some new music when they perform at Coachella this Spring. The band announced via Twitter that they will release their third album on May 7th. They haven't revealed the title of the record yet.
- Coachella Lineup Announced: The Coachella bill also features Lou Reed, Postal Service, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, New Order and Wu-Tang Clan. It's worth noting that acts like the Stone Roses, Blur and the Postal Service will be reuniting during the event. You can also expect to see Passion Pit, Tegan and Sara, Grizzly Bear, Grimes and the Lumineers. There's more than 160 artists on the bill. Once again, Coachella will take place over the course of two weekends, first from April 12-14 and then from April 19-21. Check out the full lineup below:
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Breathe life into your cyber security campaign
Ah, another day, another government initiative designed to educate users about cyber risk. The Canadian government has declared October "Get Cyber Safe" month. It has a web site, too, which advises users on how to avoid getting pwned. The advice list includes updating your malware signatures and not giving out your password. …
You what...!?
I'd love to see the gamification idea however well-intentioned, square-up to the wall of British cynicism and dry humour.
I can just imagine the latest virtual reward being being hotly debated over a round in the pub afterwards.... (To the utter embarrassment of the winner, that is)
On the other hand, a 50-buck (or 50-quid) gift card might get some positive attention.
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Ok, so, security is hard because it has this reputation for being cumbersome and hopelessly in the way. Stands to reason because it's long been just shoveled in and indeed, been hopelessly in the way. Essentially, that's attempting to secure things by unspecific blanket because the techies already know there's sensitive data in them thar servers and let's not lose it, hmkay. So why not start there? Actually, there's an even better place to start.
That is to sit down and do a bit of DR Q&A*. Things like "what would happen if $info got copied and sold to the highest bidding competition?" What really are the most important assets that you don't want to lose, don't want to see others hare off with? That's a wonderful focus on securing right there. You'll get a much better response if people know when to care and when they're allowed to slack off a little. Much less tiring that way.
Then get down to practicalities. And I don't mean so much to map who can have what access. While a good idea in theory, it moves too fast in practice to set in stone. And it's the disconnect between what security forces people to do and their expectation of being able to get their work done that is where it bites.
So things like easy handing out of access to those that need it are pretty important. The rub lies in making sure that the ability to map access matches the burden of responsibility. If bosses want do do stupid things, well, that's up to them. Just make sure it's documented who did it. Make it easy to hand out, and natural to take back, and not just upon termination. Make sure that people that do the handing out of access understand what it means and that it's their rep on the line in trusting whomever they're handing the access to. Make sure the ability to do it, the understanding of the implications, and the responsibility for it all coincide.
Then work hard to integrate security to be a natural part of the workflow. About as much effort as unlocking a door, going through, and locking it again, is reasonable for most casual use. Some things need to be streamlined, other things might be justified in being more trouble. There, too, careful arrangement can make a lot of difference.
Now look at what sort of hoops traditional IT "securing" expects people to jump through. That gap, right there, is the chasm to overcome. All the rest is fluff, bells and whistles, nice ideas but not enough. Understand just what it is you're trying to secure first, and that really isn't a technical thing.
* For the rest of us: Play what if... with various disastrous things and what that'd do to the company. That sort of thing you need to know anyway, might as well exploit it for security streamlining and saving some costs by not securing that which doesn't need securing.
What if...
if you pick up a virus on your company machine, you get the sack.
If you give away a password to anyone, socially engineered or not, you get the sack.
If you cause the leak of any sensitive data, you get the sack.
Bringing a pendrive to work, you get the sack.
If you are the boss and you want to override IT department recommendations and use a silly password, the board and shareholders are informed, and you get the sack.
If everyone was as strict, then antivirus software would be a thing of the past, as people would actively try to verify the source and content of what they install or download and err on the side of caution.
Only zero-day vulnerabilities would cause a problem for assigning blame, but every transaction on the network should be logged for auditing.
People will learn, if ignorance leads to hunger.
Plus ca change...
That's not quite the what-if I had in mind. You're thinking what to do to the users here, and the result isn't very workable. So that's wishful thinking. What would be more productive is to integrate DR and security in such a way that data leaks and such become quantifiable risks to the business. That is, find the pieces of information that would be the most damaging if leaked/lost/whatever, and secure those. Then make it as easy as need be to work with that information in a secure fashion, and make it hard to work with it otherwise. Only then should you try and blame users for not doing the easy and right thing but instead doing the damaging to the company thing that is now self-evidently stupid and actually hard to do. Then getting the sack is fully justified. Without that, it isn't, and you're landing the company in a quagmire of unfair dismissal litigation and other nasties.
For strict to work it has to be fair, too.
Does their advice include telling people not to use Winblows?
Case proven..
Turtle_Fan your a seer... Here's your first cynic :D
or they could do it the right way
re: "Or mobile workers could be rewarded for connecting their managed laptops to the virtual private network for scheduled patching and maintenance."
My remote users are required to have current (and running) AV when they log in. The only user this seems to impact is the president of the company, because the host checker (when combined with his own changes to Windows) bork his machine on occasion.
It also forces them to maintain good (well, complex) passwords and change them on a regular basis.
Also, requiring them to login into a domain account insures that they connect to the corporate network often enough to keep their cached password current.


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Intelligence-Based Business Continuity | Part 1: The POST MethodFebruary 6, 2012 12:57 pm | by Erik Dierks | Comments
Social networking has provided business continuity planners with a valuable tool for communication and information gathering during a crisis. The complexity of these platforms, however, requires that they be leveraged only in conjunction with a clearly defined strategy. The POST method identifies the order of decisions that a company should make in composing its strategy for using social networking technologies.
Regional Resilience — ChicagoFIRST StyleJanuary 30, 2012 1:46 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Comments
Brian Tishuk, Executive Director at ChicagoFIRST, speaks with CI about the organization's unique take on regional resilience, the work done to prioritize internet bandwidth during events such as a pandemic, credentialing and preparations for the NATO G8 summit.
BIA Best Practices: How To Compensate For Exaggerated Business Unit ValuationsJanuary 23, 2012 1:39 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Comments
When the total of all financial impacts from an outage exceeds the annual revenue of the organization, you know it's time to modify your approach. Five members of Continuity Insights' editorial advisory board discuss the techniques they use to compensate for business unit managers that overemphasize their own or their unit's value during the business impact analysis (BIA) process. Among the recommendations are peer reviews, senior leader engagement and validation, steering committee reconciliation and, believe it or not, sarcasm.
How To Identify & Update Dinosaur Processes & Technologies In Your OrganizationJanuary 16, 2012 9:33 am | by Jennie Clinton, MBCP, MBCI | Comments
Disaster recovery and business continuity plans are based on evolving technologies and, like the dinosaurs, some aspects of these plans will become extinct. We can dissect a comprehensive BC/DR program into separate categories -- process, technology and communications -- to discover those areas that have become dinosaurs and thus, to a large degree, extinct ways of thinking.
UNLV's Proposed PhD In ResilienceJanuary 10, 2012 12:50 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Comments
Marc Glasser, Adjunct Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), recently revealed the University is conducting exploratory research for a possible PhD in Resilience. According to Glasser, UNLV's research strongly indicates the need for scholarly "resilience" pursuits. CI speaks with Glasser about his interpretation of resilience, the drivers for a PhD-level program, and possible tuition costs and starting dates.
Using Social Media In A Crisis: Five Questions A Resilient Organization Must AnswerJanuary 9, 2012 1:49 pm | by Gideon F. For-mukwai & Oliver S. Schmidt, C4CS, LLC | Comments
In order to deal with a myriad of stakeholders who increasingly turn to the Internet in order to be heard, every organization must understand potential and existing financial, managerial, operational, and reputational risks it faces, how its stakeholders impact and view these risks, and how social media can be utilized to interact with stakeholders in order to minimize the risks.
From Columbine To Norway: Planning For Today's Active Shooter EventsDecember 20, 2011 9:40 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Comments
CI speaks with crisis experts, a disaster recovery practitioner and notification vendors about the recent events in Norway, active shooter events in the U.S., crisis management srategies, active shooter protocols and crisis communications.
Why Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Will Take Hold In 2012December 19, 2011 11:29 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Comments
CI speaks with Ziv Kedem, CEO of Zerto, about the surge of virtual servers in 2011, the performance characteristics of Cloud-based disaster recovery and why 2012 will be the year of disaster recovery-as-a-service.
What Do You Want To Know About Pandemic Planning?November 18, 2011 5:31 am | Comments
December's podcast will focus on how business continuity professionals can prepare and plan for pandemics. Two Continuity Insights editorial advisory board members with extensive experience in public health will discuss the lessons learned and best practices from recent pandemics, as well as answer readers' questions.
Survey: Critical Issues In Business ContinuityNovember 16, 2011 11:10 am | by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director | Comments
A look at the issues having the greatest impact on business continuity professionals and how they could, or should, impact your organization and the industry as a whole.
Hurricane HypeNovember 16, 2011 10:51 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Comments
As Tropical Storm Irene crossed into Canadian airspace, simultaneous back slapping and criticism broke out along the East Coast in response to officials' handling of the event. Back slapping for the widespread warnings and evacuations that took place, and criticism from some who believe the event was overhyped.
A Guide To PS-Prep CertificationNovember 16, 2011 10:06 am | by Lynnda Nelson, President, The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR) | Comments
ICOR's Lynnda Nelson explains the benefits of PS-Prep certification and the steps organizations should follow to achieve certification.
Continuity Risk Management: The New 'Big Dog'October 14, 2011 10:47 am | by By David Nolan, CEO, Fusion Risk Management, Inc. | Comments
There are compelling signals that clearly indicate continuity risk management is now front and center, with traditional continuity programs falling in line as part of a bigger risk management agenda.
I'm No Tony Robbins, But ...September 21, 2011 6:20 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Comments
We are lucky that the business continuity industry has a number of prominent noble aspects: Protecting employees and helping customers affected by disaster, to name two. Being able to see the positive results of a plan or initiative provides us with motivation and helps us perform to the best of our abilities.
10 Years On: Lessons From 9/11September 21, 2011 6:04 am | by Joe Flach, Consultant, Safe Harbor Consulting, LLC | Comments
Everything we knew about communications, congregation points, crisis management, leadership styles, succession plans, SPOFs and mental health either changed or was reaffirmed by the events of 9/11.


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The Town of Leland will host its annual Trunk or Treat event this Saturday. The event will run from 5 pm to 7 pm at Leland Municipal Park (102 Town Hall Dr.). Your kids, grandchildren and loved ones will be able to "trick or treat" in a safe and fun environment. Fire and Police will be on hand to ensure the safety of the event. There will be a moonwalk and concessions will be available. We expect a large crowd, so please observe caution and pay attention to the parking attendants. If you would like to do a trunk, please contact Amy Ryan at 910-332-4823. There will be a prize for the best trunk.


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Staff Photo by Laura-Chase McGehee/Chattanooga Times Free Press Tac Air supervisor Josh Lee refuels a private Citation Jet (CJ1) at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. Lee has been with Tac Air for 6 and a half years. Tac Air and airport officials disagree over the need for new general aviation facilities and a new fixed base operator.
As builders start work on a $3.6 million general aviation terminal at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, bids by companies seeking to run the facility are due Friday.
Work at the terminal, part of the biggest building project at the airport in nearly two decades, is to be in "full swing" this week, said Jeff Morgan, president of Morgan Construction Co.
Morgan is raising the 9,000-square-foot terminal along with Paris Construction and said it should be finished by late summer 2011.
The terminal is the first phase of $10 million in planned facilities, which include a fuel farm and hangar space, on the west side of the main runway at the airport.
Meanwhile, bids by companies seeking to operate the new facilities are due Friday, said Christina Siebold, an airport spokeswoman. She said a consulting firm hired by the airport will review the bids, conduct interviews and make a recommendation to officials.
"By the end of the year, we should have chosen someone," Siebold said.
She expects multiple bidders, saying airport officials have received questions about the project from a number of fixed base operators. FBOs typically provide fuel, hangar space and other services for general aviation aircraft, which doesn't include the big commercial airlines.
David Edwards of existing airport FBO Tac Air would not say if the company will submit a bid.
But he continued to question whether there's enough general aviation traffic at Lovell Field to support the new facilities and two FBOs.
Edwards said Tac Air recently exited Greenville Downtown Airport in Greenville, S.C., where there were two FBOs, because there wasn't enough business for both companies.
"We recently went through a market consolidation at a city similar in size and demographics [to Chattanooga]," he said.
Edwards said the Greenville-Spartanburg area also has a German assembly plant in automaker BMW.
Chattanooga airport officials have cited Volkswagen's local auto plant and other businesses in the region as a reason for the new general aviation facilities. Airport officials also said competition will bolster the marketplace.
Siebold said the Greenville airport is strictly general aviation. She said it only pumped 825,000 gallons of aviation fuel in the last year while the Chattanooga airport averages 3 million gallons annually for general aviation purposes.
Siebold said the aviation environment and demand are "very different at these two airports. Developing a second FBO in Chattanooga is a reflection of the regional market and the demands of our consumers."
Airport officials said the state will pay for 90 percent of the project's cost while the airport will pick up the rest from its operations budget.
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As far as the new facility being built, it will be entirely for VW as will the new hotel at the old Target location for VW's vendors. The CMAA is doing the entire project for VW at taxpayers expense and will capture only their traffic.


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Within the wider remit of FSD Kenya, and recognising the strategic importance of SME's, the GrowthCap Project has been incepted.
GrowthCap is a unique and innovative new initiative designed to build capacity within Kenya's SME financial sector community through the provision of focussed support to a select group of financial institutions.
GrowthCap seeks to identify and promote real and sustainable innovation in the provision of SME financial products and services i.e. breakthrough thinking that has the potential to be industry defining.
The project will work alongside partner institutions to design and deliver innovative SME-centred products and services; and maximize their commercial performance in a market sector that is accepted as being crucial for future profitability and growth.
We are now looking for 'SME Finance Champions' (Junior Consultants) to support the Head of GrowthCap to develop and manage the project, the aim of which is to build the capacity of the financial sector to provide high quality SME centred financial products and services.
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This memo provides instructions for counties to receive federal IV-E reimbursement for child welfare legal services. Counties may apply using the plan format provided with the memo to begin receiving funds in CY 2003. Applications must include agreements between the child welfare agency and the legal office.
The Division is pleased to announce the availability of federal Title IV-E funding to county human/social services departments to support legal services for child welfare programs. Under the legal services reimbursement program, federal IV-E funds will be provided on a pass-through basis to counties to support attorneys, paralegals, clerical and other legal staff who are dedicated to working on IV-E related child welfare legal activities. The attached program description provides information on the legal services reimbursement program and instructions for counties to apply to participate in the program.
To participate in the legal services reimbursement program, county human/social services departments must have agreements with the district attorney or corporation counsel office that provides legal services for child welfare actions under Chapter 48. The IV-E reimbursement will be provided through the human/social service department and the agreement is necessary for IV-E funds to be used by the local legal office for legal services expenses. The IV-E funds must be used to improve legal services for child welfare cases, including increasing legal staff time and other actions that will improve legal support for adoption and other program activities to improve safety and permanency for children. The county department must determine with their local legal office how the IV-E funds will be used and identify appropriate sources of match funds. The IV-E funds received by counties must be used to expand child welfare legal services or other child welfare program activities and cannot be used to supplant existing county expenditures.
The District Attorney or Corporation Counsel is responsible for obtaining any additional position authority associated with the legal services reimbursement program. District Attorney offices should work with the State Prosecutors Office in the Department of Administration regarding their participation in the legal services reimbursement program. The notification process under s. 48.09, Stats., must be used for any changes in the scope of District Attorney responsibilities for child welfare cases.
Counties starting new legal service reimbursement programs can apply to participate in the IV-E pass-through program beginning with calendar year (CY) 2003. Applications can be submitted at any time, with the effective date of the contract being January 1, 2003; however, no IV-E reimbursement is allowed until an agreement is in place. Contracts will be issued to county departments, who can subcontract as necessary with their local legal offices. For calendar year 2003, the net IV-E reimbursement rate for legal services is 33%. The IV-E reimbursement rate could change in subsequent years depending on statewide trends in the IV-E eligibility of children in out-of-home care and federal IV-E fiscal policy.
The county application for the legal services reimbursement program must include a proposed budget for the legal services program, a description of the planned activities, and a copy of the agreement between the human/social services department and the local legal office on how child welfare legal services will be handled. Applications and questions about the legal services reimbursement program should be submitted to the DCFS Bureau of Programs and Policies. A copy of the application should be submitted to the Area Administrator in the Office of Strategic Finance.
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If you want to visit real Spain and get away from it all, in a beautifully restored traditional town house, with private courtyard, pool, sun terrace, have comfort and complete privacy, yet still be able to stroll to a restaurant or bar, local shops and mix with the locals, then this is the place for you! The house sleeps 8 or 10, and we fell in love with it as it fulfilled so many of our holiday needs. With an extended family, this fits all the requirements as we can just stay there and experience the village, or get in the car and travel to Seville, Granada, Cordoba, Malaga, the beach, or national parks, traditonal towns and villages it offers everything. The villagers speak very little English, but are keen to help you get by. During the weekend evenings the main street is closed off and filled with tables and chairs, and the locals eat and drink and chat, its so casual and friendly. If you need a supermaket, Estepa is about 5 mins drive and has may shops. Our village has a few small shops and you can certainly find most things there, theres a fishmonger, small bank and cash point, and a hardware type store which seems to sell almost anything from pool inflatables to toilet seats! Tastefully Reformed Traditional PropertyThe property has been really beautifully reburbished, and is simple but tasteful. Downstairs has an entrance hall, lounge area with wood burner for those milder winter nights, dining area, further lounge/snug area with TV and double doors out to patio. Double bedroom and twin room with bunk beds. Stunning open plan fully equiped kitchen with breakfast bar, cooker, fridge freezer, microwave, toaster. Bathroom with bath and shower, WC.Home comfortsThe house has wireless broadband and a land line with free calls to UK 01 or 02 numbers (any other calls will be charged for). There are 10 large towels for use inside and out. The beds have duvets to use when necessary. The kitchen is well equiped, we think weve thought of everything - corkscrew obviously, sharp knives, tin opener.......and it is stocked with little extras such as salt & pepper, olive oil, vinegar, coffee, sugar, cling film, foil, paper towel, candles, matches and the kind of thing that you may need but dont want to think about buying - we just ask that if you finish something, you replace it - that way it should be fair on everyone! Outside there is a store room with a washing machine and the barbeque and some of the furniture. There are 5 sunloungers with padded cushions, 2 patio tables which will seat 10 (padded cushions for these), and the sun furniture can be taken up to the roof terrace which is ideal for getting that all over tan!Upstairs is a double bedroom, twin room and large lounge area with sofa. The bathroom is beautifully tiled and has WC, bidet, bath and shower (window does have views of other guests getting all over tan!) There is a loft room off the top of the stairs which is completely open plan and has a double sofa bed if you wish to sleep 10 (favourite room with the children for some reason!)
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