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In a recent article, a Texas police officer has resigned from an act perceived to have a negative impact on race relations. Many of the values that people hold regarding how to interact with police are developed before they graduate or leave the education system. Teachers have a greater opportunity to enhance race relations by using the Raccelerate Racism Formula.
According to the article, a Texas police officer was caught on video wrestling a 14 year old Black female to the ground at a pool party. Former police officer Eric Casebolt was responding to reports of a disturbance at a community pool in McKinney, Texas.
Some of the witnesses to the incident recall that some of the White adults at the pool made racist comments. They told the Black teenagers to get accustomed to the jail and to return to their section 8 housing. The racist comments lead to a confrontation at the pool. Tatyan Rhodes who was one of the hosts for the party was struck by an older White woman who made some of the racist comments. This lead to a physical struggle between the 19 year old Black woman and the White woman.
What strategy can teachers use to help with race relations?
Many Black students can develop a disdain for police officers due to the relationships that they develop with teachers in schools. In the classroom, the teacher is the ultimate power. Teachers have the power to delve out or recommend discipline for students at will. Police are empowered with the same authority. If students believe that the power of a teachers is misguided, they may be inclined to believe that the power of a police officer is misguided. In order for teachers to ensure that their classroom power is not misguided they can utilize the Raccelerate Racism Formula and help with future race relations.
The Raccelerate Racism Formula
The Raccelerate Racism Formula and the Raccelerate Racism Scale are direct products of the Raccelerate Phenomenon.
The Raccelerate Phenomenon has roots in Newton's Third Law of Motion. Newton's Third Law of Motion states that when one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body. In elementary terms, Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
The Raccelerate Phenomenon follows the same principle as Newton's Third Law of Motion in that whenever there is a perceived infringement by a Black male against a White female there is a negative overreaction portrayed in the media. Specifically, the Raccelerate Phenomenon states that for every action that a Black male takes against a White female there is an elevated negative reaction towards Black men. The Raccelerate Phenomenon is the cause for many of the racial tensions between Blacks and Whites.
The Raccelerate Racism Formula provides schools a formula for determining possible racism against students in their school or school district. The symbol for the Raccelerate Racism Formula is denoted: RRF
School Version
RRF = In (Number of Students Suspended)/ Total Number of Students) + 5.4
In = Natural Log
The Raccelerate Racism Scale is a 0 to 10 numerical scale.
|Possible Racial Problem
Teacher Version
RRF = In (Number of Student Discipline Referrals)/ Total Number of Students) + 5.4
In = Natural Log
The Raccelerate Racism Scale is a 0 to 10 numerical scale.
|Possible Racial Problem


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At art fairs, especially ones like the Urban Art Fair in Paris, we're most grateful and delighted to be, mostly because such an event gives us opportunity to meet artists we've been admiring for years in person.
This was the case with Mick La Rock, one of the very first female graffiti artists in the world.
Born in Groningen, The Netherlands, this Dutch artist started writing her name, Mickey, all over her city back in 1983. As the traditional New York School graffiti lettering style was flourishing, her practice evolved concurrently, taking over her homeland, and them the rest of Europe too. Now, her art is minimalistic, spanning two and three dimensions alike, still characterized by lettering in an essential way. She also works with museums and cultural institutions as guest curator and urban art consultant.
Before coming to Paris, Mick La Rock was in Finland, where she painted two murals alongside another graffiti legend, Blade, on the occasion of the Graffiti exhibition at the Helsinki Art Museum. Thanks to Mickey's gallerist and Widewalls partner Olivier Varossieau of Vroom & Varossieau gallery from Amsterdam, we've had an exclusive chance to have a chat with this legendary artist at Urban Art Fair, where she also did us the honor and painted our booth in a live performance.
Have a listen to our interview below!
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People magazine reports that the sisters traveled with their husbands to the ALIVE Christian music fest in Mineral City, Ohio, to speak on the main stage yesterday, taking part in a Q&A.
During the rain-soaked appearance, Jill told the respectful crowd, "Hey, we're not a perfect family. We mess up. Imagine what life is like with a family with two or three kids and multiply that about 10 times over and that's what you get."
Jessa didn't reveal the gender of the baby she's carrying, but did say she and her husband are already thinking of adopting to enhance their family.
"We've been looking into different options, maybe going through the state or a private adoption agency and that sort of thing."
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News that the government will consider a new train station at Doncaster Sheffield Airport should be welcomed by the region as a means of improving its viability against a well-served but increasingly dysfunctional Manchester Airport.
The original business plan for the airport at Finningley boasted of its huge catchment area and accessibility to a sizeable portion of England's population but it remains the case that transport infrastructure ill serves the airport, despite the opening of the long-awaited FARRRS link road last year, and a rail link has been mooted as being instrumental to the airport's growth ambitions.
Diverting the East Coast line would allow for journey times to the airport of 90 minutes from King's Cross or Newcastle, though it would not improve the airport's accessibility along a notoriously poor East-West rail corridor, which should undoubtedly be a key facet of the government's commitment to developing transport infrastructure across the north of England as part of its wilting Northern Powerhouse initiative.
On the back of a Which? survey that ranked Doncaster Sheffield as the nation's favourite airport - which some would attribute to its lower passenger numbers and less frequent flights when compared to its competitors - it would seem a no-brainer to see what can be done to increase passenger traffic at the airport, and the extension of its catchment area will no doubt prove an attraction to new airlines.
Stewardship and delivery of this investment in the region would be a proud boast for Dan Jarvis in his role as Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, and a litmus test of the government's commitment to re-balancing the UK's economy. The region should get behind the rail link to Doncaster - and hope that the government delivers on its promise to improve rail infrastructure nationally as opposed to solely within the confines of the M25.
Ciaran Dearden is an Associate Solicitor in Freeths' Sheffield office. The team in Sheffield offer business legal services to companies throughout the region, specialising in businesses across manufacturing and technology sector. email@example.com
That wouldn't just be an asset for Doncaster, of course, it's fantastic but this would benefit the whole of the region and more generally, the north of England.


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For the past week or so, my Facebook feed and inbox have both been inundated with news of Mississippi's House Bill 1523 (HB 1523), the recently passed legislation which either "protects religious liberties" or "enshrines discrimination and hate" depending on where you stand. An overwhelming majority of my friends – or at least the ones who've taken time to comment on it – clearly fall into the "it enshrines discrimination and hate" camp, which is understandable, given the bill's reputation. But reputations, as we all know, are not always factual. (Remember Chopper the Junkyard Dog in Stand by Me?)
Information can be flawed. Bias can distort things. And some people, it has to be said, just really like to be outraged.
But to those friends of mine who do feel outrage about this bill (and they are my friends, who I care about and want only the best for), I want to ask an honest question: have you actually read it? Not internet memes about it. Not political cartoons about it. Not Stephen Colbert's commentary on it. The bill itself. It's freely available online. Have you searched it out, clicked the link, and read it? If not, I hope you will allow me to suggest, respectfully, that you might have been misled about what's in it. Let's take a look.
A Closer Look
Claim #1 – The bill makes it legal for medical practitioners (doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, etc.) to deny emergency care/treatment to gay men and women in need.
This was the claim that really caught my attention. Would the state government really make it legal to let someone die for being gay? Granted, I can't imagine anyone in the medical profession, Christian or otherwise, refusing to treat someone in a desperate situation. And, beyond that, I'm not exactly sure how a doctor would be able to look at someone and know that they were gay. (Do gay men come swishing through emergency room doors, announcing, "Oh, girl, these chest pains are fab-u-lous!!"?) But was it true? Does the bill really make it legal for doctors to be that callous if they want to?
As it turns out, no, it doesn't. In fact, it explicitly states that it is not saying that. Just read this excerpt from Section 3, c4 (note the part I've underlined and put in bold):
(4) The state government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person wholly or partially on the basis that the person declines to participate in the provision of treatments, counseling, or surgeries related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning or declines to participate in the provision of psychological, counseling, or fertility services based upon a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in Section 2 of this act. This subsection (4) shall not be construed to allow any person to deny visitation, recognition of a designated representative for health care decision-making, or emergency medical treatment necessary to cure an illness or injury as required by law.
In other words, not only can a doctor not deny emergency treatment to a gay man or woman, they also cannot deny their wives/husbands/partners the right to visit them or make important decisions concerning their health care.
The law does say that a doctor is not legally bound to take part in sex-change procedures, but it's doubtful that any doctor you would go to for gender-reassignment has a problem with being there. A sex-change doctor who's morally opposed to sex changes is not religious, he's just lazy.
Claim #2 – The bill makes it legal for a Christian to deny marriage permits to gay couples
No, it doesn't. Via Section 3, 8a:
(a) Any person employed or acting on behalf of the state government who has authority to authorize or license marriages, including, but not limited to, clerks, registers of deeds or their deputies, may seek recusal from authorizing or licensing lawful marriages based upon or in a manner consistent with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in Section 2 of this act. Any person making such recusal shall provide prior written notice to the State Registrar of Vital Records who shall keep a record of such recusal, and the state government shall not take any discriminatory action against that person wholly or partially on the basis of such recusal. The person who is recusing himself or herself shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the authorization and licensing of any legally valid marriage is not impeded or delayed as a result of any recusal.
So, for example, let's say Jack and Jill both work in an office where they can issue marriage licenses. Jack is a raging homophobe, but Jill was a theater major who binge-watches Will and Grace with all her favorite family members every weekend. HB 1523 basically says that if Jack is morally opposed to issuing gay marriage licenses, Jill can do it instead. The only conditions are: (1) Jack cannot stop (or even delay) a gay couple from getting a license; and (2) a gay couple cannot sue Jack for declining to issue the license himself. He goes his way; they go theirs. Can we all be happy with this?
Claim #3 – The bill makes it legal for employers, landlords, and businesses to fire people and throw them out for being gay
This is only true if a gay person works for and/or lives in a home owned by a religious organization that doesn't approve of gay unions. Section 3, 1(b)(c)
The state government shall not take any discriminatory action against a religious organization wholly or partially on the basis that such organization:
(b) Makes any employment-related decision including, but not limited to, the decision whether or not to hire, terminate or discipline an individual whose conduct or religious beliefs are inconsistent with those of the religious organization, based upon or in a manner consistent with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in Section 2 of this act; or
(c) Makes any decision concerning the sale, rental, occupancy of, or terms and conditions of occupying a dwelling or other housing under its control, based upon or in a manner consistent with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in Section 2 of this act.
I'm not sure why any self-respecting gay person would want to work for or pay rent to Bigot Springs Baptist Church or whatever, but that's not the point. The point is that this section of the law does not apply to every employer in the state. Gay men and women living in Mississippi cannot be fired from a job at, say, a law office or Wal-Mart for being gay. Similarly, a landlord at your typical apartment complex or townhouse rental cannot just toss gay tenants out for no reason. And if they do, good for the gay employees and tenants. It's hella-lucrative discrimination lawsuit time!
The Larger Point (The Right to Discriminate)
I believe the point most people miss in all of this is that, even if it was legal for secular businesspeople to refuse employment to gay people, the vast majority of them still wouldn't do it. As a general rule, bosses don't care who you're with when you go home. They just want you to do a good job while you're at work.
The same is true when it comes to customers. Do you think McDonald's or Tiffany's cares whether the person buying a Big Mac or diamond is gay or straight, black or white, male or female? No. Everyone's money spends the same way. Hell, I live in Korea, where a lot of older people despise Americans and hate the sound of English. But when I walk up to their food stalls and buy myself a snack, they're all smiles, bows, and nods. If they mutter "Fat fucking Yankee foreigner" under their breaths when I walk off, I don't care at all. Our relationship does not require them to like me on a personal level, and trying to legislate their opinions would be tyranny.
But let's take a different look at it. Suppose I went to an elderly Korean woman's food stall and she refused to serve me. Suppose she said "Fat fucking Yankee foreigner" right to my face and told me to get lost. Have my rights been violated? Is she required to take my money and give me a snack? In my worldview, the answer to both questions is a resounding no. It's her food stall. If she wants to pick and choose her customers, so be it. I'm not hell-bent on bending her to my will and making her do something she doesn't want to do. I'll just find another food stall where I am welcome. And who knows? Maybe when all the foreigners start going to the more welcoming places, the elderly Korean woman will eventually change her policy or put herself out of business. The market is merciless against bigotry.
Here's another example I often ask friends to consider. When I lived in New Orleans, I once had a laundromat conversation with an older gay man who said he didn't care for big Bourbon Street hotspots like Oz. His reason? "Because they're too filled up with giggly straight girls who just go there to dance." He then reminisced about the 1970s when gay bars and clubs were more underground and exclusive. (In Biloxi-speak: Le Bistro, not Joey's.) So, let's say this man went and opened a bar that had a "Gay Men Only" policy. No breeders allowed. Would he be guilty of discrimination? In the strictest sense of the word, yes. But so what? It's his bar. It's his property, just like his home or his car. He should be the one making the decisions about it.
This is why I never understand what point some of my friends are trying to make when they say things like, "Oh, so if a vegetarian owns a bowling alley, you think it's okay for them not to let meat-eaters go bowling?"
Once again, my answer is, "Well, most vegetarians wouldn't do that. But
if they felt strongly enough about it, then sure. And anyway, I don't want to go bowling anywhere that doesn't serve chicken wings."
If you can see the logic of these examples, you can see why it doesn't bother me when some wedding photographers, florists, or bakeries choose not to cater gay weddings. It's their business, a fact which HB 1523 recognizes:
(5) The state government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person wholly or partially on the basis that the person has provided or declined to provide the following services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges for a purpose related to the solemnization, formation, celebration, or recognition of any marriage, based upon or in a manner consistent with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in Section 2 of this act:
(a) Photography, poetry, videography, disc-jockey services, wedding planning, printing, publishing or similar marriage-related goods or services; or
(b) Floral arrangements, dress making, cake or pastry artistry, assembly-hall or other wedding-venue rentals, limousine or other car-service rentals, jewelry sales and services, or similar marriage-related services, accommodations, facilities or goods.
If that's a problem, then the solution is not to force them to cater gay weddings, but to patronize businesses that do. Or, better yet, to start businesses that only cater to gay weddings. Congratulate the couples and make millions, I say. (This, by the way, is also the solution in other areas of conflict, such as gay adoption.)
If the state passed a law that said gay men and women couldn't start such businesses – or that did deny them emergency medical care, legal marriage licenses, or employment – I would be among the first to protest. But this law, HB 1523, is not that law. Please read it for yourself and see if it's really worth the outrage.


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Kettlebell Training
Cotter, S.
Noviembre / 2013
1ª Edición
224 pags
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Millions have experienced the benefits of the kettlebell, the ultimate training tool for fat loss, strength, stamina, and coordination. Effective and inexpensive, kettlebells are a training staple for top athletes and trainers around the world. Now, it's your turn to see the impact and feel the results.
Kettlebell Training is an easy-to-use, no-nonsense guide that will get you started setting goals, assessing fitness, and selecting exercises. You'll learn how to exercise safely and efficiently to maximize results. Each of the 95 exercises is accompanied by step-by-step instruction, detailed photo sequences, and training tips—instantly accessible and perfect for at home or in the gym.
Author Steve Cotter, a renowned kettlebell expert, martial artist, and certified strength and conditioning specialist, has trained elite athletes, professional football teams, Navy SEALs, and members of the U.S. Marine Corps. He has provided instruction to other kettlebell trainers in more than 40 countries, and now he is making this expertise available to you.
More than exercises, Kettlebell Training contains proven programs that will produce results. You'll learn how to create a routine based on your individual needs, goals, and schedule. Or simply follow the sample fitness, strength, and conditioning programs or one of the sport-specific routines, such as football, soccer, mixed martial arts, or tennis. Whether you are training for performance, appearance, or general fitness, Kettlebell Training has the exercises, programs, and advice you need for the results you want. It's a complete guide that you'll turn to again and again.
Chapter 1. The Kettlebell Advantage
Chapter 2. Getting Started With Kettlebells
Chapter 3. Exercise Principles
Chapter 4. Setting Goals, Assessing Fitness, and Training Safely
Chapter 5. Warming Up and Cooling Down
Chapter 6. Basic Exercises
Chapter 7. Intermediate Exercises
Chapter 8. Advanced Exercises
Chapter 9. Creating a Customized Training Program
Chapter 10. Sport-Specific Training Programs
Appendix Nutrition and Hydration
About the Author
Steve Cotter draws from a diverse background as a champion
athlete and cutting-edge trainer in developing some of the most exciting programs
in strength and conditioning today. He continues to research and implement the
most effective training methods in kettlebell training, martial arts, qigong,
strength and conditioning, athletics, and the human performance fields.
Cotter shares his years of experience as a martial artist, world-class athlete, and fitness coach in designing and supervising programs for those who take their training seriously. He is the founder and director of the International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation (IKFF) and an international lecturer and teacher in more than 40 countries. He consults with numerous professional sport teams, including the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers; Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Los Angeles Dodgers; and the NHL's Anaheim Ducks. He is a subject matter expert to the U.S. Navy SEALs, a strength and conditioning trainer for the United States Marines, and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Cotter is also the creator of both the authoritative Encyclopedia of Kettlebell Lifting DVD series and the Full KOntact Kettlebells System and best-selling DVD series.
"There is no one better suited to write the book on kettlebell training than Steve Cotter. If you are looking to get fit or take your athletic ability to the next level, you have both the tool and the teacher to get you there." - David Weck-- Inventor and CEO BOSU Fitness, LLC, Creator of WeckMethod
"Steve Cotter taught me the basics of kettlebell lifting at a time when I didn't have any clue about kettlebells. They've become a staple in my training program and my athletes' programs ever since."- Sean Skahan-- Strength and Conditioning Coach, Anaheim Ducks
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Happy National Scotch Day! As you probably know, this brown spirit is a malt or grain whisky made in Scotland and aged in oak barrels for at least three years. Whether you're a single malt or blend type of guy, this is the day to drink this smokey libation. As with any day celebrating the consumption of spirits, we here at The Manual like to honor the occasion by sipping on a strong cocktail. So we asked some of our favorite scotch brands to send their best recipes so you can play mixologist at home.
The Curious Scotsman
By Brandon Lockman of Red Star Tavern
2 oz Monkey Shoulder scotch
1 oz Punt e Mes sweet vermouth
1 bar spoon Giffard crème du Banane liqueur
2 dash chocolate bitters
Stir in a mixing glass until chilled. Strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with two brandied cherries.
Monkey Shoulder Godfather Sour
1 1/2 oz Monkey Shoulder Whisky
3/4 oz Amaretto liqueur
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz egg white (optional)
Add ingredients to shaker, shake well and strain into glass.
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1 1/2 oz Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition
1/4 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz honey
2 oz ginger beer
1/8th of a ripe pear
In a shaker, muddle the pear with honey and lemon. Add the whisky and shake. Double strain over fresh ice into a Collins glass. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a pear slice.
DEWAR'S Old Fashioned
1 part Dewar's® White Label® Blended Scotch Whisky
1 teaspoon sugar
2 dashes bitters
2 orange slices
2 maraschino cherries
Water or soda
Place the sugar, bitters, 1 orange slice and 1 cherry in the bottom of a rocks glass. Add DEWAR'S, ice and stir. Garnish with the remaining orange slice and cherry.
The Thai Scotsman
From Hakkasan in New York City
2 oz Chivas 12 Year
.5 oz lemongrass syrup
4 dashes of plum bitters
Orange zest
Build the cocktail in a Boston or coupe glass with ice. Stir. Garnish with a lemongrass stick if desired.
This post was originally published 7/27/2014 and updated 7/26/2016 by Chase McPeak.
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Tips for School Success
Written by: Heather Bragg
The beginning of the school year is an excellent time for students and parents to become acquainted with the year's goals and expectations. The following checklist may be helpful for parents when evaluating a child's strengths and challenges.
Does your child:
- Follow age-appropriate one- and two-step written directions? Spoken directions?
- Begin and/or continue work independently?
- Ask for assistance when he needs it?
- Complete short-term assignments by the due dates? Long-term?
- Bring the needed materials to and from school and home?
- Transition between activities appropriately?
- Control emotions appropriately for his age?
- Make age-appropriate, thoughtful decisions?
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- Know the grade-appropriate "sight words"? (Words that do not sound like they are spelled, including common words such as the and of.)
- Comprehend what he is reading with fiction and nonfiction?
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- Use a color-coding system and checklists for packing up at school and home to help with organizational problems.
- Encourage your child to start homework within 30 minutes of arriving home.
- Complete homework assignments in this order: easiest, hardest, everything else.
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The Queen musical We Will Rock You is set to relaunch with a North American tour 17 years after the stage production first debuted at London's Dominion Theatre in 2002. The show is set to kick off its upcoming concert series Sept. 3 in Winnipeg, Canada. Additional dates are scheduled for New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver and Toronto.
The tour announcement comes months after the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody — starring Rami Malek as the band's late frontman Freddie Mercury — wrapped a successful awards season, culminating with Ramek's best actor win at the 2019 Oscars. Following its Nov. 2 release, the movie went on to gross $800 million globally and gave Queen's music an added push in popularity.
We Will Rock You — produced by Annerin Theatricals — is described as a "quirky, eccentric and heartfelt story of outsiders," and is "also a creative cautionary tale for the cyberage." The show is laced with more than 24 songs from Queen's catalog of hits, including "We Are the Champions," "Radio Gaga," "I Want to Break Free," "Killer Queen," "Under Pressure," "Another One Bites the Dust" and, of course, "Bohemian Rhapsody."
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Huss and Dalton Custom FS
An elegant fingerstyle machine built with an Italian spruce top and sapele back and sides.
by Teja Gerken
March 29, 2018
Huss and Dalton offers a wide range of high-end steel-string guitars in its standard catalog, but the company led by luthiers Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton will also modify any of its designs for custom orders. We recently had the chance to check out a Custom FS that was ordered by Palo Alto, California's Gryphon Stringed Instruments (who kindly made the guitar available to us). Standard Huss and Dalton FS models are built with Engelmann spruce tops and Indian rosewood or mahogany backs and sides, but this demo guitar has an Italian spruce top and quilted sapele back and sides.
The Huss and Dalton FS's dimensions are similar to Martin's traditional OM. The similarities include a body width of 15¼ inches at the lower bout, a 25.4-inch scale, a 1¾-inch nut width, and wide string-spacing of 2⁵/₁₆ inches at the bridge. But the guitar also has a more modern appearance with a cutaway, off-set position markers in the ebony fingerboard, and a single-ring abalone rosette. As with all Huss and Dalton steel-strings, the guitar's top has a more pronounced radius than most flattop guitars, adding stability and contributing to the company's signature tone. One very cool element on the FS is its bridge design, which Huss and Dalton calls "neo-pyramid." Based on vintage pyramid bridges, but with a slightly larger footprint and varying sizes of the pyramid's sides, the design successfully fuses traditional and contemporary styles. The woods on our demo guitar were gorgeous, with tight, straight grain prevailing in the top, and beautiful quilting in the sapele back and sides.
The Custom FS is an incredibly lightweight guitar. It had an amazingly quick response and a complex voice even at whisper volumes when played with the lightest possible touch. Yet it is capable of developing power and punch when played with a heavier attack, giving it a dynamic character that will respond well to anyone's playing style. The guitar's overall tonal quality is definitely in the OM wheelhouse, but its response was reminiscent of great classical guitars. Overall, Huss and Dalton's FS is a great guitar for fingerstylists in search of an instrument that successfully fuses vintage and modern elements.
Specs: 14-fret Huss and Dalton FS body. Italian spruce top. Quilted sapele back and sides. Mahogany neck. Ebony bridge and fingerboard. Maple binding. 25.5-inch scale. 1¾-inch nut width. 2⁵/₁₆-inch string spacing at the saddle. Gotoh 510 tuners. Made in the USA. $5,460 street. Hussanddalton.com
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KIEV, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine will hold a major military parade in Kiev on Aug. 24 to mark the Independence Day, authorities said on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement that 4,500 servicemen will participate in the parade on Khreschatyk, the central street of the Ukrainian capital.
The parade will involve a total of 24 parade squads from the Ukrainian armed forces, the National Guard, the State Border Service, the State Security Service and other defense and security agencies, the ministry said.
Besides, 250 units of military equipment, including newly-developed samples, will be rolled through Khreschatyk during the parade, it said.
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Quarterback Carson Palmer announced last week that he will be back for the 2017 season, which means the Cardinals won't have to make any moves to find a starter in the immediate future.
Palmer's contract is up at the end of next season and he said his playing future is going to be determined on a year-to-year basis beyond that, so the Cardinals aren't totally free of thoughts about quarterbacks. In fact, General Manager Steve Keim sounds like he's going to be in the market for one this offseason.
"There's no doubt every G.M., there is no question your name has to be put on a young quarterback at some point," Keim said, via the team's website. "I challenge myself every day, because if you look around the league, you're not a G.M. for long if you don't find [a quarterback]. I have to do a better job, with my staff and the coaching staff, we have to identify the right guy and put this organization in position to have success for years to come."
Drew Stanton is Palmer's backup, but he'll be 33 before the start of next season and that limits any thoughts the team might have about moving him up should 2017 be Palmer's swan song. Zac Dysert was activated from the practice squad late in the year and has never played in a regular season game. Based on Keim's comment, it seems a good bet that there will be at least one new addition to the group.


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- Your video should represent your group. Did half the people in your submission video move away and are no longer performing with your group? That's important. When we are planning festival programming, we rely heavily on video submissions to know what we can expect. If your group gets accepted and is expected to perform as an eight-person team, and only three people play in the slot, that's tough for everyone. Your Improv troupe must be properly represented in your submission video.
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Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum from 250 Miles are trying to create a NavDoc of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this year and they need your help. They explain the word "NavDoc" as follows:
Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum, operating under the name PolakVanBekkum, invented the term NavDoc for their project "250 Miles Crossing Philadelphia," which will be executed in the second half of 2014.
For those who do not know, you can make movies in Google Earth! The NavDoc that PolakVanBekkum will be producing will solely run in Google Earth. This feature is mostly used for presentations about geography-related events. PolakVanBekkum use it, amongst other media, for a more poetic visualization of their work.
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Valor Back on T11
Per recent blue post:
Due to some recent player feedback we've made the decision to implement a hotfix that will put Valor Points back on the bosses in Blackwing Descent, Bastion of Twilight, and Throne of the Four Winds (except Argoloth).
We agreed that players should have some additional options for earning Valor Points beyond Firelands, Zandalari dungeons, and tier 11 Heroic difficulty raids. We don't want raiding guilds to feel like they have to raid Firelands AND the old raids every week, but we do want players to feel like they have some options besides running ZA/ZG over and over.
Bosses in these raids will award 35 VP on 10-player normal difficulty, and 45 VP on 25-player normal difficulty, to match the rewards currently offered for the Heroic versions of those encounters. (Source)
That is correct, ladies and gentlemen. Now you too can experience the wonder of cobbling together a group of nine other people in a specific configuration and killing 12 (nerfed) raid bosses, walking away with your whopping four-hundred and twenty (420) Valor points. And then perhaps continuing to do your normal routine of seven heroics a week and still not capping out. Or, you know, solo-queuing for three ZA/ZGs and getting the same amount of VP. Admittedly, with the state of ZA/ZG queues you might actually spend longer in LFD than going 12/12, but hey. One of those two options requires a wee bit more organization than the other so I guess it "cancels" out.
I did not post last week because A) I barely played WoW, B) honestly there is not a whole lot more that can be said about making gold that hasn't already been beaten into the ground, and C) I now realize how much I painted myself into a corner calling this Player Vs Auction House when I would rather have gone meta and fostered some cross-blog debate on some of the crazy–ass posts people are making.
The irony I suppose is that I could have phoned in some filler episodes on my acquiring two (2!) Obsidium Cleavers cross-faction for < 15k apiece, a 10x return bringing over a 359 BoE chest from Horde-side, or my experiences in the Vial of the Sands market. Then again… why? I probably spent in the neighborhood of $140 in Steam games over the last two weeks of deals, and would rather be playing those and/or Minecraft and/or even goddamn Tiny Tower instead.
Speaking of foreshadowing, I would tell you to stay tuned for a post three months in the making, but I am not entirely sure when it will be finished.
OT: First Tier Vs ICC
More and more, I think Gevlon over at the Greedy Goblin has gone off the deep end. In his latest post, he asserts that a Wowprogress chart proves that Cataclysm Raids are as easy as ICC. Here is the chart:
He goes on to say:
I placed some dots on the chart. The green dots represent the current situation of Cataclysm early bosses, the red dots are Cho'gall, Al'Akir, Nefarian. What?! More people killed Nefarian than the Lich King?! Cho'Gall is easier than Sindragosa?! There are 4 bosses (Halfus, Valiona, Magmaw, Omnitron) who are easier than PP?! What the hell is happening here?
What is happening here is that Gevlon has pulled a Nietzsche, staring a bit too long into the M&S Abyss only to have it gaze back at him. As we all know, aside from Gevlon himself apparently, is that ICC was gated content. As you can see from the very chart he posted, Lich King was not even available until almost halfway through the compared time period. If we actually shift the lines back to the beginning to simulate un-gated ICC, the chart suddenly demonstrates in graphics what everyone already knew:
I did not bother listing all the same bosses as Gevlon, because in his bizzaro-world more people hitting 4/12 this tier than 9/12 last tier after the same amount of time is some kind of coup to the argument that Cataclysm started too hard. That's dumb. What's missing from that chart? The lines for Marrowgar, Deathwhisper, Lootship, Saurfang, Festergut, Rotface, Blood Princes, and Dreamwalker, any and all of which were easier than Magmaw or Halfus, and got peoples' feet in the raiding door. That top green hash mark is Magmaw, by the way. If you have killed Al'Akir and/or Nef by now, you should have been able to kill 10m Lich King at 0% buff. By the April 5th line in the graph, the ICC buff was 10%.
Remember the missing guilds from Wrath I was talking about? Yeah, the graph proves they're still gone. Speaking of missing…
WarcraftRealms is, well, WarcraftRealms, but it is showing less player activity nowthan back in April of last year. Remember back in October? Nothing much to do, ICC super stale, etc? Same level of activity right now. I am not trying to say WoW is dying or anything, just that if Firelands comes out at the same difficulty as this tier (or higher!), well… it might be time to start spending a bit of that fortune of gold you have just wasting away in your bags.


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CITB and Build UK are joining forces for a week of exclusive, behind-the-scenes events at some of the UK's best building sites.
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Projects that will be opening their doors include London's Design Museum, a Proton Beam Therapy Centre in Manchester, a children's hospital in Edinburgh and a state-of-the-art school and sports facility in south Wales. People interested in getting on site can book at New Window opendoors.construction.
Once on site, visitors will find out exactly what it takes to create the iconic buildings of the future. They will then be encouraged to find out more about construction at the industry's careers website – New Window Go Construct.
Suzannah Nichol, Build UK Chief Executive, said: "The construction industry is in a war for talent so we are delighted to be running Open Doors in partnership with CITB. It's an exciting chance for anyone seeking a future career, a new challenge, or a change of direction to see first-hand what construction has to offer. We look forward to welcoming people of all ages onto our member sites in June."
Lorraine Gregory, CITB Partnerships Manager, said: "Open Doors is an excellent way of inspiring people to consider a career in construction. And it's a key part of how CITB is supporting the construction industry through Go Construct.
"Over 230,000 new construction jobs will be created across Britain by 2020 and this is a great way to showcase some of them. Potential new entrants will get an exclusive opportunity to see first-hand what it's like to work in the industry and what a rewarding career construction can be."
To find out more about Open Doors 2016 and book a visit a site, please go to: New Window www.opendoors.construction.


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Automatic Horizontal packaging machine of Postpack, S.L. series MH-110, its simple version as well as its duplex version, have been developed for the packaging of powder, granule, liquid and pasty products, as well as refreshing towelettes, in three or four side sealed sachets.
It starts from a reel of heatsealable material. The film gets fold into a "V" shape and in intermittent cycles the machine forms, fills and seals the sachet by means of sealing jaws.
Filling es done depending on the product type to be filled:
1.- Auger filler for powder products.
2.- Volumetric filler for granules.
3.- Filler for liquids or pasty products.
The sachets are transported by intermittent moves. At the end of the process sachets can be cut unitarily by means of cutting knives acting like scissors. Sachets can then be counted, grouped and put into carton boxes.
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Ana Cardoso (b. 1978, Lisbon) is an artist based in New York.
A selection of recent exhibitions include Nuno Centeno, Porto (2019); Klaus Von Nichtssagend, New York (2019); Calouste Gulbenkian Museum — Modern Collection, Lisbon (2018-2019); Parapet Real Humans, St Louis (2018); Arpad Szenes—Vieira da Silva Museum, Lisbon (2018); MAAT Museum, Lisbon (2017); Temnikova & Kasela, Tallinn (2017); Jablonka Maruani Mercier, Knokke (2016); Collicaligregi, Catania (2016); Rachel Uffner, New York (2015); Andrew Rafacz, Chicago (2015); MNAC — Chiado Museum, Lisbon (2015); Múrias Centeno, Lisbon (2014); Longhouse Projects, New York (2014); Marianne Boesky, New York (2012); Maisterravalbuena, Madrid (2012); Pedro Cera, Lisbon (2012); Prague Biennial 5, Prague (2011); Simone Subal, New York (2011); Emily Harvey Foundation, New York (2010); On Stellar Rays, New York (2010); The Kitchen, New York (2009); Tracy Williams, New York (2009).
She was nominated for the EDP Foundation New Artists Prize, MAAT Museum, Lisbon (2017); and the Fidelidade Mundial Young Painters Prize, Culturgest, Lisbon (2007).
Her work has been reviewed in Artforum, Flash Art, Mousse, Modern Painters, Art in America, The Brooklyn Rail, among other publications. It was featured in Painting Now edited by Suzanne Hudson, published by Thames & Hudson (2015).
Ana Cardoso received her MFA from Hunter College, New York (2006).
Recently, she was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant (2019-2020) and was a fellow of the Shandaken Projects / Paint School master-class (2018-2019).


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Jeffrey Overstreet File:
Reviewed by Lori Fox
Raven's Ladder by
Jeffrey Overstreet
"...if you enjoy C.S. Lewis' writing style, then you are likely to enjoy Jeffrey Overstreet. The stories are nothing alike, but there is something of Lewis in his style, and that can only be good."
King Cal-Raven's people are under attack, but this time it's something
much more insidious than simple beastmen. This evil can attack with no
warning, straight from the ground they walk on. It's time to leave their
temporary shelter built out of the rocks of Barnashum, but now where do
they go? As king, it is Cal-Raven's duty to protect his people from outside
attack, and even from themselves.
A temporary respite is offered from the rulers of House Bel Amica, but when the people begin to find their own places in such an affluent House they find it hard to resist the temptations of luxury and comfort and the siren song of the moon spirits that House Bel Amica worship.
Raven's Ladder by Jeffrey Overstreet is the third installment of his Auralia Thread series. I've made no secret of the fact that Auralia's Colors, book one in the series, won Overstreet the position of my favorite Christian fantasy author, and one my top favorite fantasy authors overall.
Book one gave us Auralia, the mysterious girl who's gift with color broke and healed the entire House of Abascar, and even started a beastman, a cursed being from House Cent Regus, on his path to healing and ultimate rejection of the curse that so many of his House honor. Book two followed King Cal-Raven as he led his people to safety, or as near as they could get in so short a time. Book three continues that journey, though with less physical fighting, and more struggle to stay true to their path rather than be lured away by comfort.
While I love all of Overstreet's novels, I find that Raven's Ladder has less of the mesmerizing quality that Auralia's Colors had, and while there is some action, it's not as action packed as Cyndere's Midnight. There also seems to be less in the way of startling or intriguing revelations, though there are some, and those are doozies. Raven's Ladder is anything but boring, but it does seem to be more of an interesting layover rather than an exciting leg of the journey. This may be because the book focuses more on Cal-Raven himself rather than on the house as a whole.
You may be able to pick up Raven's Ladder and read it without having read Auralia's Colors or Cyndere's Midnight, but I wouldn't recommend it. At the very least, I recommend reading Auralia's Colors. Without that background, it may be difficult to understand what is so very wrong with the Bel Amican's version of Auralia, or why the Ale Boy is so significant, not to mention why it's so important for House Abascar to build a new home rather than to assimilate into another House and culture. Cyndere's Midnight will be useful for understanding Cyndere of House Bel Amica, and Jordam the beastman, but those two characters are much easier to understand without a background than Auralia and Ale Boy.
In all, I highly recommend Raven's Ladder and the rest of the series to fans of fantasy. For the rest, I say this---if you enjoy C.S. Lewis' writing style, then you are likely to enjoy Jeffrey Overstreet. The stories are nothing alike, but there is something of Lewis in his style that can only be good.
Lori Fox is a freelance writer who is working on her first novel as well as writing reviews for TitleTrakk.com. In addition to writing, she enjoys reading, making jewelry, and taking as many trips to Walt Disney World as possible with her wonderful husband Kyle. Visit her online at her website.


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Three seminars are currently available as "online courses" which consists of prerecorded videos and other materials that you watch whenever you want, with lifetime access. You can also write questions which will be answered usually within a day or two. The first one is "CBT for Psychosis; An Individualized, Recovery Oriented Approach." It offers 5 CE credits for US professionals. The other two are "Working with Trauma, Dissociation, and Psychosis: CBT and Other Approaches to Understanding and Recovery" and "Spiritual Issues Within Treatment For Psychosis and Bipolar." These two courses each come with 6 CE credits for US professionals.
On Monday May 18, 2020, I will be offering a seminar on "CBT for Psychosis: An Individualized, Recovery Oriented Approach" – due to the Covid 19 crisis, this will be held as a live seminar over Zoom. Then on Friday July 10 I will be offering a seminar on "Working with Trauma, Dissociation, and Psychosis: CBT and Other Approaches to Understanding and Recovery," (either on Zoom or in the Seattle area, depending on "distancing" rules at the time.) Use those links to access more information, and to register.
A list of 4 seminars that I can provide is available here, with a detailed description of each. I can travel to your location to provide one or more of these seminars, assuming my travel costs can be covered and I can earn a modest fee! If you are interested and/or if you have questions, please contact me at 4ronunger at gmail.com, or at 541-513-1811.
People seeking to become competent in psychological approaches to psychosis often find it helpful to consult with someone experience in that area. I am available to provide such consultation: details at this link.
On another note, I would like to publicize the availability of other opportunities to learn more about CBT for psychosis.
Training in CBT for psychosis is also available on the east coast. One option is the Institute of Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis (ICTP). Go to their website for more information. A second option is the Beck Institute, see this link. NYC CBTp offers some trainings, see this page.
On the west coast, some options may be The University of Washington, or The Felton Institute in California, see http://feltonresearch.org/cbt.html
Some of you may be interested in training in the methods used in the Open Dialogue approach: see http://www.dialogicpractice.net/
There are continuing education courses available from the Mad in America Continuing Education Project – see http://madinamericacontinuinged.org/
Also, I've put together a page with links to a variety on online courses, or collections of online courses, that relate to psychosis and seem worth consideration: Check them out at this link!


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So I was kinda bored today and I decided to keep track of my random thoughts. Although, upon reading them back to myself, this may be a horrible idea. Dah well, I got nothing else going on. Keep in mind this is the stuff that doesn't make it out of my mouth–which isn't much. Enjoy:
I hate Adam Levine. There, I said it.
They're all gonna pay. ( I have no idea what this was about.)
I should fill up the kids pool, play in it, and let all the water out before they get home. They won't be able to prove a thing.
You know what, I didn't make this mess, and I refuse to clean it up.
I am having a really good butt day. (Twerks in the mirror.)
We should make dinner together tonight. The kids will like that.
I JUST washed a bunch of his socks. Where the green beans did they go?
Oh wow! Viola Davis looks amazing. (She's on the cover of Essence.)
Somebody shut that dog up. (It was our dog.)
I should really vacuum now. Or maybe in a few minutes.
(Looking at the neighbor) Where is she going–zomygod I forgot about the kids!
JAYSUS that's an ugly dog. I mean, GOOD LORD somebody get that thing off the streets.
I'm raising a genius! (About the Destroyer.)
I'm raising an idiot! (Again, about The Destroyer)
Can you not tell from my one-word answers that I don't want to talk right now?
NOW who's screaming?
I am surrounded by idi–oh wait, that was my bad.
Kid Sensation is making weird noises in the other room. Best not to get involved.
What are you lookin at? (To the dog. He then comes and licks my face. He knows I can't stand him; yet he refuses to care.)
I am ash-shee. (But the lotion is upstairs. The olive oil is down here though…)
Did both knees just crack when I stood up?
Taraji P. Henson irritates me. Oh no, will they let me stay Black?
What is Kid Sensation running from? Best not to get involved.
Why should I be the one to drive away and never come back? They should be the ones to go! (I don't really think this. Most of the time.)
Why am I poor? (Looking at boots for fall.)
Oh yeah, Big Man? Well If I was like my mother, my house would be clean.
I heard a crash and a lot of shushing and whispered apologies. I should stay out of it.
This was all by four p.m. You guys, I may need to see a professional.


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Mr. Matthew Armstrong is a writer and speaker on public diplomacy and political warfare. He is an MPhil/PhD candidate at King's College London in the Defence Studies Department (since January 2020), an Associate Fellow at King's Centre for Strategic Communication at King's College London, and an Adjunct Lecturer for the Joint Special Operations University. He is also completing his book on how the U.S. government's interest in direct engagement of foreign audiences from 1915 onward culminated in the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, one of the US government's first responses to Russian political warfare and its first peacetime authorization of global public diplomacy.
From August 2013 through January 2017, Matt served as a Governor on the Broadcasting Board of Governors, since renamed the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate into this part-time role, he provided strategic guidance and oversight over the U.S. government's international media operations and many of its Internet Freedom operations.
From 2012 through 2018, he served as a Member of the Board of The Public Diplomacy Council and served as Board Secretary from 2014 to 2016. The PDC is a nonprofit organization committed to the importance of the academic study, professional practice, and responsible advocacy of public diplomacy.
In 2011, Matt served as the Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy where he reoriented the organization to its core purpose of "advocacy and oversight over U.S. government efforts that intend to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics." This Commission is a federal body established by the Smith-Mundt Act 1948, pursuant to an amendment put forward by Rep. Everett Dirksen (R-IL), to advise the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. It did not work for the State Department and served both the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. Government.
In 2010, Matt founded and led the MountainRunner Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on issues related to public diplomacy. In 2004, he launched the leading blog on public diplomacy and strategic communication, www.MountainRunner.us.
Matt currently sits on the advisory board of the Information Professionals Association and was a founding editorial board member for the journal of the NATO Strategic Communication Centre of Excellence. He has participated
In March 2017 and October 2015, he testified before Congress on the subject of "information warfare" and countering propaganda. In October 2016, he was inducted into the Psychological Operations Regiment at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School as an Honorary Member.
Matt taught graduate courses on public diplomacy at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism as an Adjunct Lecturer, has lectured at U.S. military schools, and was a frequent speaker at NATO conferences, as well as other military and civilian foreign government, academic, and commercial events across Europe and in Asia on public diplomacy and strategic communication.
Outside of the communications world, Matt is a Founding Board Member of the Lodestone Trust, a land conservation trust for the research and development of outdoor therapy for military service-related and conflict correspondent post-traumatic stress disorder patients under professional supervision.
Matt possesses a B.A. in International Relations and a Master of Public Diplomacy from the University of Southern California. He also studied European security and the Middle East at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
On the personal side, Matt is a veteran Ironman triathlete (racing 1998-2004, 2016-present), ultramarathoner, cyclist, and experienced open water swimmer (thoroughly enjoying his relay swim across the English Channel in 2015). His longest run is the 69-mile Hadrian's Wall ultramarathon. He held coaching certifications from USA Triathlon, USA Cycling (Level II), USA Track and Field, and was a certified Masters swim coach. He currently resides near Zürich, Switzerland, with his wife, two children, and dog (a rescue from a Romanian shelter).
"MountainRunner" was and remains the nickname of his favorite, best, and now late (2002-2016), running partner: Luna. We were lucky to adopt her from the Carson (California) animal shelter and later just as lucky to rescue Teddy (2003-2016), a three-legged wonder dog found in a trash can as a tiny pup. (2016 was not one of the better years.)


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The original, independent guide to Lisbon
The original, independent guide to Lisbon
Home > Top 10 > Undiscovered Lisbon > Where to stay? > Costs > How long? > 24 hours > 3 Days > 1 Week > Day trips > Beaches
Lisbon is one of the least expensive capital cities in Europe to visit, and when compared to other major global cities, Lisbon provides exceptional value for money. The cost of accommodation is reasonably priced, and standards are high, but the real value of Lisbon is discovered when, using public transport, sightseeing or eating out.
Generally, a mid-range tourist should expect to spend €100 per day while in Lisbon. This value does not include accommodation (around €70-150 per room per night), flights or highly expensive gimmicky tours. Lisbon takes three days to explore fully, and the suggested spending money needed for these three days is around €290 (a breakdown of these costs is provided at the end of this article).
A budget backpacker could get by on €50 per day (€25 spending money and €25 for a decent hostel), but costs significantly increase when travelling in the peak season or with lots of nightlife partying……
This article will provide details of typical costs for a Lisbon holiday, and suggest ways to maximise budgets.
Related articles: 3 days in Lisbon – Where to stay in Lisbon?
Note: All prices in this article are given in Euros, (the currency of Portugal), the average conversion rate for 2018 was approximately €1 to the $0.85 and €1 to £1.12.
The following charts provide an estimated budget per person, for your holiday to Lisbon.
• A taxi transfer from the airport to central Lisbon (the Baixa district), including the luggage surcharge €12-€15.
• A single metro ticket from the airport to central Lisbon €1.50
• A single tram ticket (from the Baixa district to the Belem district) €3.00, a single bus ticket for the same journey €1.80
• A 24-hour unlimited public transport ticket €6.40 - this is exceptional value for money and includes all buses, metro and trams and the Elevador de Santa Justa.
• Train from Lisbon to Sintra (the best day trip from Lisbon) - €2.25/€4.50 (single/return)
Related articles: Travel from Lisbon airport – taxi guide – metro guide - Lisbon day trips
Meals and food
• An evening meal (3 courses) in a tourist restaurant, with a glass of wine or beer €25 - €30.
• An evening meal (3 courses) in an upscale restaurant, with a glass of wine or beer €35 - €45
• A lunchtime meal in a café (referred to as a "Prato do Dia") including a soup and coffee €6-8
• Expected tip in restaurants and cafes where food is purchased - 10% of total bill
• A decent meal in a shopping centre food court €7-10 (no tip needed)
• A breakfast of a super strong espresso (€0.60) and a cake (€1.10)
• A bottle of house wine or a beer in a tourist bar €13 and €3, in a café €8 and €1.50, or a Pingo Doce supermarket €4 and €1.
Note: Food costs can vary dramatically from visitor to visitors – the above prices are all typical estimates.
Tourist activities and entrance fees
• Entrance fee to Lisbon castle €8.50 (child up to 13, free)
• Entrance fee to Jeronimos Monastery €10
• Entrance fee to Torre de Belem €6
• Entrance fee to Museu Nacional do Azulejo €5
• Entrance fee to the Lisbon Oceanarium €15/€10 (adult/child)
• A 3-hour free walking tour (€10 suggested tip)
• A 60-minute tuk-tuk tour of Lisbon for up three people €55-€70 (plus tip)
• A 72-hour hop-on-hop-off bus and tram ticket €36
• A full day tour of Sintra and Cascais €60
Note: Medicines tend to be very expensive in Portugal.
Warning: Always have travel insurance, as emergency and hospital cost are very expensive in Portugal
One of the best ways to discover Lisbon and to meet fellow travellers is to join a guided tour. We have worked with Getyourguide.com for the last six years, and some of the best tours of Lisbon include:
The Portuguese Hospitality Association (AHP) calculated that the average cost of a hotel room in Lisbon for the summer of 2018 was €136, with an average occupancy rate of 89%, for the first half of 2018 (this is very high considering it includes the winter months).
The average price for accommodation (hotels, hostels and rental rooms) calculated in 2017, placed Lisbon at the lower end of the price scale:
London €194 - Sydney €176 - Edinburgh €132.00 - Paris €110 - Berlin €109.00 - Rome €104 - Madrid €98 - Lisbon €95 - Bangkok €53.00
Source of data: https://de.camping-and-co.com/blog/accommodation-price-index-en-e/
There is very high demand for accommodation during the peak season, we advise to book your hotel rooms now before they sell out. To check current prices and availability enter your holiday dates in the search box below:
Always book flights as far in advance as possible, something that is especially true for the low-cost airlines, whose prices increase closer to the departure date.
Accommodation should be booked well in advance, as the best locations sell out, and last-minute deals are very rare. Lisbon is a year-round holiday and city-break destination, and during the peak season demand for accommodation outstrips supply.
Unfortunately, a solo visitor will encounter much higher accommodation costs, as most hotels have single rooms, but these are rarely at half the price of a double room.
A meal in the popular tourist district or with a waiter outside will always be much more expensive than in a restaurant down a side street. Always look at a menu before sitting down and try to assess the standard of food that other patrons are eating.
A great way to reduce meal costs is to have your main meal at lunchtime, as many restaurants and cafes offer fixed-price menus, called the Prato do Dia (menu of the day). These Prato do Dia often include a soup, main meal, desert, drink and coffee for around €8.
Shopping centre food courts have a large selection of sensible priced restaurants, which serve good food and are ideal for quick lunches and dinners. A personal favourite is Portugalia Balcao, (www.portugalia.pt/) in the Armazéns do Chiado and Vasco da Gama shopping centres.
We suggested a spending money budget of €290 for a three day stay in Lisbon, when our three-day tour of Lisbon was followed. The following is our suggested cost break down for the trip, and reflects that of a mid-price tourist. Cost will quickly escalate if you wish to enter every tourist attraction, eat at the finest restaurants or party the night away. The cost break-down is:
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In the last post, I shared some pros of sharing your sexual fantasies with your partner along with some tips on how to do so. There are several benefits of being open about your erotic fantasies but a certain degree of risk accompanies the sharing and at times, being open and forthcoming could backfire.
Here are some cons of sharing your sexual fantasies with your partner:
1. Your fantasy could lose its power
Sexual fantasies are meant to fuel your sexual desire and arousal. They exist in your psyche and can be accessed only by you. They are often tried and tested. In other words, you have turned to them to get you going and they have yielded consistent results. However, by sharing them, they could lose their power because they are now out in the open and become accessible by you and your partner.
Sexual fantasies derive their power from being private, inaccessible and hidden. Once you remove the veil of secrecy, they lose their intensity. It's similar to saying something out loud for it to feel real – once you start talking about your fantasies and decide to act them out, don't be surprised if you are disappointed with the results.
This is similar to a daydream losing its appeal once you share it with someone else. Also, the process of spelling out your fantasy in order to act it out with your partner could feel tedious and mechanical as opposed to feeling sensual and stimulating.
2. You might push your partner's boundaries
By sharing your sexual fantasies with your partner, you might inadvertently push their boundaries. In an effort to please you and not hurt your feelings, your partner might be hesitant to share their discomfort with acting out your sexual fantasy. They might go along because they feel obligated to do so.
This could result in your partner feeling dissatisfied with sex and create resentment in the relationship. It could also be tiresome and monotonous for your partner to participate in your fantasy repeatedly, especially if it's not sexually arousing for them. Your partner might begin to experience a decline in their libido but feel pressured to continue to act out your fantasy.
3. Your partner might judge you
Depending on the nature of the sexual fantasy you decide to share with your partner, you might be judged by your partner for your likes and interests. This is similar to your partner finding out what kind of porn you are into. It could make them wonder or even be appalled by what you like.
Your partner might begin to question how your particular sexual interest fits in with your relationship and attraction towards them. Instead of strengthening the trust and transparency in the relationship, your decision to share your sexual fantasies could make your partner uptight and very uncomfortable during sex. They might wonder if your sexual interest defines your entire sexuality and why you would be in a relationship with them.
4. Your relationship could be threatened
If your fantasy involves people other than your partner or includes sexual interests that your partner had no idea about, bringing such a fantasy out in the open, could seriously threaten the relationship. For example, if you identify as straight and you are in a heterosexual relationship but some of your powerful fantasies involve same-sex themes, your partner could feel unsure of your attraction towards them and begin to question your sexual orientation. On a side note, same-sex fantasies are common among people who identify as straight.
The same goes for fantasies that sometimes turn into fetishes and sexual behavior that falls outside of the context of the fetish is no longer arousing or fun. Partners of people who can only get aroused through a series of ritualistic thoughts and behaviors often report feeling like they don't even exist for their partner or that they are merely a vehicle of sexual pleasure without any feelings or thoughts.
Before you make a decision about whether you should or should not share your sexual fantasies with your partner, take into account the nature of the fantasy you want to share, your partner's reactions to offbeat disclosures made by you in the past, and their limits, boundaries and comfort with sexual experimentation.