Do you want to know what one of the most entertaining and crowd-pleasing things you can add to any party or event can be? Well, we are guessing that if you're looking for a photo booth rental in San Jose than you guessed right!
These days, people rent photo booths for just about any type of event or party. It has mainly been a tradition to use them mainly for weddings but the reach of their popularity has gone into all sorts of events and parties. These days, they are rented out and used for birthday parties, school graduation parties, school dances, school proms, high school reunions, company picnics, company holiday parties, corporate events and things like fundraisers. It's crazy to see their popularity grow so much especially here in the Bay Area.
It is for that reason that we here at Photo Booth Rental San Jose have become the premier providers of photo booths rentals in the bay area.
And how do we pull this off? By being having only the best booths readily available, reasonably priced, and having the best customer service possible.
Let us make things as simple as possible and explain how what takes place when renting a photo booth for your next party or event.
Length Of Time Needed - All photo booth rental companies will ask you how long you will need to rent the booth and we here are no different. The reason we ask is so we know what time we need to show up and what time we will need to break things down. Another big reason we ask is that we need to know how much printing capabilities and capacity we need to bring with us. Obviously, a longer event will mean more pictures being taken and more paper being used.
Type Of Photo Booth Rental Needed – These days there are basically three types of photo booth rental San Jose CA residence look for. The first is the most traditional photo booth called the enclosed booth. These are great booths and the most traditional and popular. They are great for guest that tend to be a little shyer. People tend to loosen up more in these.
The next type is the backdrop with a camera booth. These are loads of fun because you can fit a TON of people into the picture frames. These are also provided for some really beautiful backdrops to fit just about any theme of an event.
There is a new booth that is growing in popularity and that is the new Mirror booth photo booth. These are some of the most technologically advanced booths on the market today. Unique, elegant, incredibly fun, and has guests line up to take their pics. They really are a lot of fun! Whatever photo booth rental you're looking for here in San Jose and the Bay Area we are here to set it up for you at your event. All you have to do is let us know which one you like. Questions about them? Give us a call at 408-214-6813.
Will Props Be Needed - Here is another thing you have to think about when renting a photo booth in San Jose. Will you need props? Look, the reason that photo booth rental companies need to know this is because they need to know if they need to bring them with them with the photo booth. We, here at Photo Booth San Jose are no different. What makes us different is that when you ask for props from us we provide some of the best props in the industry. It's an amazing thing to just how much more people participate when props are supplied. The inner child comes out in just about everyone at an event. Lines start to form just to get a pic with that goofy pirate hat and dorky glasses. It really adds an extra element of fun! We need to know if props will be needed because a little extra time is needed for us to set things up and create a prop area.
Will a Scrapbook Be Needed - As we mentioned earlier, photo booths are being used for so many types of parties events than ever before. Still, weddings are the biggest type of event we go to, especially with all the beautiful venues for weddings here in the Bay Area. For that reason, we ask if you will need a scrapbook for your wedding event. Scrapbooks are a great way to keep a keepsake of the BIG DAY. What we do is to have a copy of every photo taken at the wedding in the booth and placed into a scrapbook that can be saved and stored to look back years from now. If there is one thing that cannot ever be replaced is those priceless memories we all have. We take extra care in making a book of memories that will last a lifetime.
Once you give us all of the information we can go ahead and work on a package and booth that will suit your event the best. We can make some recommendations for you and guide you along in the process. Remember! We know that everything about your event is relying on you so we want to make it as easy as possible. just to clear a few things out. Here is a list of what is included in even our smallest packages.
Unlimited Number Of Prints - With printing tech being so advanced these days, we always offer unlimited prints with our rentals. This way, all your guest can get a pic to take home and set on their fridge to remember the event.
Free Custom Photo Strip - Is this event going to be Mom's 50th Birthday Bash? Is it going to be John and Sally's big wedding day? Or, is this going to be the Abraham Lincoln High School graduating class party? Whatever the event, we can custom make a photo strip to match your event. We can design it in just about any way that you'd like. From making a 2x4 strip with 4 pics to making a 4x6 strip with 3 bigger pics, the options are endless! Give us a call today at 408-214-6813 and we will be happy to show you samples.
Free USB Drive and Copies of Event Photos - Little USB thumb drives and are so readily and easily available that we give them out to all our event planners free of charge. This way, you can have a copy of every picture taken at your event. You can share those pics with everyone and always have those memories in hand. We also have all the pictures of the event posted up online for all of your guests finding their specific pic.
Free Photo Booth Attendant - Believe it or not, but our photo booths tend to attract A LOT of attention! They become huge hits at events and things can get a little out of control if someone is not there to keep things organized. For that reason, we, and every other photo booth rental company offer an attendant with each both. They are there to assist your guests in getting the best pics possible and making sure everything runs smoothly. All of our attendants are professional, curious, fun and friendly!
Are you ready to have a photo booth rental here in San Jose and the bay area? Well, there is no reason to look any further. You've come to the right place. All that is left to do is for you to tap on our phone number here 408-214-6813 and talk to us and let us answer any question you may have. You can also fill out the email form on this page here and we can get back to you as soon as we can. Either way, we can't wait to join you at your next big event!


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Il tenente Kiže è la partitura composta da Sergej Sergeevič Prokof'ev nel 1933 per l'omonimo film di Aleksandr Fajncimmer. Da questa colonna sonora il musicista rielaborò l'anno successivo una suite sinfonica in cinque episodi.

Storia
Prokof'ev rientrò definitivamente in Urss alla fine del 1932; la nostalgia per la patria era forte e, inoltre, egli sperava di poter scrivere la propria musica in pace e di poterla eseguire senza problemi. Augurandosi che il governo instauratosi sostenesse l'attività dei compositori anche tramite la nuova organizzazione Unione dei Compositori e Musicologi Sovietici egli si auspicava, forte della notorietà ottenuta all'estero, di poter diventare il motore di un nuovo sviluppo culturale e artistico grazie alla sua attività musicale.

Dopo aver tenuto diversi concerti a Mosca e a Leningrado, già nel mese di novembre Prokof'ev ricevette una prima commissione; l'incarico venne dagli studi cinematografici Belgorkino e Leningrad che gli chiesero di scrivere la musica per un film del regista Aleksandr Fajncimmer, Il tenente Kiže, basato su un racconto di Jurij Tynjanov. Il musicista amava molto il cinema e aveva frequentato diverse sale cinematografiche sia a San Pietroburgo sia a New York. Quando si trovava negli Stati Uniti nel 1930 l'attrice Gloria Swanson gli aveva già domandato di comporre la musica per What a Widow!, una commedia da lei prodotta e interpretata in quell'anno, ma non trovarono un accordo economico soddisfacente.

L'argomento de Il tenente Kiže, surreale e ironico, attirava molto Prokof'ev che si mise al lavoro con entusiasmo collaborando subito con Fajncimmer; quest'ultimo apprezzò la dedizione con cui il musicista si era accostato al lavoro, informandosi sui vari movimenti e tecniche di ripresa, studiando le ambientazioni e i costumi dell'epoca, il tardo Settecento, in cui era ambientato il film. Prokof'ev volle vedere tutto il materiale girato nella sua interezza e si fermò più volte su dettagli con attenzione; realizzò infine una partitura comprendente sedici momenti, più o meno ampi, quasi fosse uno schema di balletto. Comporre una colonna sonora per un film fu certamente confacente al musicista; egli poteva così mettere a frutto la sua attitudine alla precisione e all'immaginazione musicale, facendo tesoro anche delle sue precedenti esperienze sceniche. Lavorò velocemente e la colonna sonora fu terminata nell'autunno del 1933. Alla fine il risultato non fu però soddisfacente e il musicista ne fu amareggiato, nonostante la buona direzione di Isaak Dunaevksij; il regista infatti fu costretto a modificare sostanzialmente il film, giudicato troppo innovativo dalla censura sovietica, appesantendolo.

Il film, più che essere un lavoro d'avanguardia, era una vera e propria presa in giro della burocrazia dell'ambiente militare sotto lo zar Paolo I, caratterizzato da modalità grottesche e ironiche. Inoltre la vicenda dell'impiegato maldestro che "crea" l'inesistente tenente Kiže per non incorrere in severe punizioni e tutto ciò che ne deriva, era senza alcun dubbio lontanissima da quanto il governo sovietico potesse desiderare.

L'anno seguente Prokof'ev considerò il fatto di aver scritto abbastanza materiale sonoro per trarre una suite da ciò che aveva composto per il film; riorchestrando i vari momenti della colonna sonora e scegliendo quelli più adatti, realizzò infine una partitura in cinque movimenti. Questa composizione fu terminata l'8 luglio 1934 mentre si trovava ospite nella dacia dell'amico pittore Pëtr Končalovskij; Prokof'ev ne creò due versioni, una per sola orchestra sinfonica e una con orchestra e baritono solista. La prima esecuzione della suite avvenne a Mosca il 21 dicembre 1934, con la direzione dello stesso Prokof'ev, nella sede della Radio Russa. Tre anni dopo vi fu una nuova esecuzione, la prima al di fuori dell'Urss, a Parigi, il 20 febbraio 1937.

La suite
La suite sinfonica op. 60, della durata di circa 20 minuti, è costituita da cinque movimenti:

 Nascita di Kiže. Andante assai, doppio movimento, andante, allegro come prima, andante assai
 Idillio. Romanza. Andante, allegretto, andante
 Le nozze di Kiže, Allegro festoso
 Troika. Moderato, allegro con brio, moderato
 La sepoltura di Kiže. Andante assai, allegro moderato, andante assai

Piero Rattalino ha scritto: «Credo che Prokof'ev non abbia mai composto musica più divertente di questa, diretta, gioiosa, appena spruzzata da una patina di ironia bonaria.»

Il musicista realizzò, non senza fatica, come egli stesso disse, una partitura dalla musica estremamente allegra; riorganizzandola in suite dovette riunire brani che nel film erano serviti a momenti diversi, legati a situazioni particolari e ad esigenze puramente sceniche. Il linguaggio adoperato dal compositore è quello della Sinfonia Classica, dove fonde con maestria, conciliandoli, classicismo e innovazione. I motivi sono infatti orecchiabili, semplici, e la chiarezza ne è un carattere distintivo.

Il primo movimento, la Nascita di Kiže, si apre con una cornetta a pistoni che annuncia il lieto evento con un breve motivo; segue, sottolineando con ironica arguzia l'atmosfera militaresca, una fanfara accompagnata dal rullo marziale del tamburo militare. Viene poi introdotta una nuova frase, ispirata a una melodia russa, affidata al flauto che sarà quella che in seguito identificherà il protagonista. Il movimento si chiude con la sonorità delle trombe accompagnate dall'intervento fragoroso delle percussioni.

Nel secondo movimento, Romanza, l'atmosfera diventa malinconica e descrive Kiže innamorato che intona una canzone d'amore. Prokof'ev rielabora un vecchio motivo russo, Il colombo cinerino si lamenta notte e giorno, dalla melodia struggente; il musicista non segue però la ballata originale, ma la "ricrea" giocando sulla modalità pur rimanendo nello spirito del canto popolare.

Il terzo tempo descrive Le nozze di Kiže dove la cerimonia è introdotta dall'intervento pomposo dei corni, della tuba e dei tromboni, tanto pesante da essere tutt'altro che serio; il motivo che segue, pur volendo sembrare un canto di nozze, con il suono stridente della cornetta diventa invece una presa in giro.

Il quarto movimento, La Troika, lo scorrazzare del protagonista con la sua slitta sulla neve è reso mirabilmente dal pizzicato degli archi con l'accompagnamento ossessivo delle percussioni, dell'arpa e del pianoforte.

L'ultimo e quinto movimento La sepoltura di Kiže è il pezzo più riuscito della suite e dal maggior risalto orchestrale. Nel brano convergono tutti i motivi che erano presenti nei tempi precedenti, dal tema di Kiže ripresentato con toni tristissimi dal clarinetto, alla maliconica ballata della Romanza ripresa dalla tuba e dagli archi, al burlesco motivo delle nozze. L'intento parodistico del musicista ha il suo culmine durante il rito funebre con la citazione dal wagneriano Il crepuscolo degli dei. Il tema desolato del clarinetto riappare verso la fine del brano subito sfumato dal suono del flauto e dall'intervento militaresco della cornetta e del tamburo. Motivi malinconici e temi divertenti si alternano, sovrapponendosi in un gioco grottesco danno vita a una struttura contrappuntistica al limite della dissonanza; il risultato è una partitura irridente e arguta il cui effetto ironico rivela il genio musicale di Prokof'ev.

Organico
Ottavino, due flauti, due oboi, due clarinetti, sassofono, due fagotti, quattro corni, due trombe, cornetta, tre tromboni, basso tuba, piatti, triangolo, campanelle, grancassa, tamburo, tamburello, arpa, pianoforte, archi

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Composizioni di Sergej Sergeevič Prokof'ev

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11 Largest Warships in the World
Date: Jan 05, 2020 01-05-20
By: Navy Veteran Mel H
Izumo-Class Helicopter Destroyer
the Japanese Marine Self-Defense Forces
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force employs two of the largest warships in the world with these 814 foot ships, the Izumo and the Kaga. The Izumo-Class are the largest military ships in the Japanese fleet since WWII and carry a regular compliment of 970. Despite its size, the Izumo-Class Helicopter Destroyer is a defensive ship. Due to Japan's post-World War II pacifist constitution, it carries anti-sub and anti-ship weapons, but is not fitted with any surface attack weaponry. The ship's strength lies in aircraft capacity. The Izumo-Class can carry up to 28 aircraft and boasts five helicopter landing pads for simultaneous take-off and landing. Additionally, there is cargo space for up to 50 vehicles. Powered by four gas turbines generating 112,000 horsepower, the vessel can reach a speed of 30 knots.
Kirov-class Cruiser
Markosun
This 827-foot-long Russian gunboat is primarily an offensive ship. Powered by 140,000 horsepower of nuclear marine propulsion and oil-fired steam turbines, it has a top speed of 32 knots and a cruising speed of 20 knots. The largest surface combat ship in the world is equipped with an impressive array of anti-ship missiles, surface to air missiles, super-sonic anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and fixed guns. 76-millimeter armor plating protects the reactor. It also carries 3 helicopters and a crew of 710. Originally, the Soviet Union commissioned 4 of these heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers. Currently, only one, the Pyotr Velikiy, remains in active service with the Russian Navy. Another, the Admiral Nalhimov, is undergoing renovations and is expected to return to duty in 2018 to take its place among the largest warships in the world.
Wasp-Class Amphibious Assault Ship – Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD)
In terms of number of ships–and the number of largest warships–the United States Navy takes top honors. Between 1989 and 2009, eight Wasp-Class Amphibious Assault ships were commissioned and all eight remain in active duty. Like other amphibious assault ships, it is designed to land on an enemy beach, deploy ground forces, and provide support as they engage hostile forces. At 843 feet, a Wasp can carry a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) of 2000 Marines with tanks, light armored vehicles, amphibious assault vehicles, Humvees, light attack planes, helicopters, offensive weaponry, and support supplies. Additionally, each Wasp-Class ship features a 600 bed hospital with six operating rooms. Two steam powered turbines and two electric turbines give this ship a cruising speed of 22 knots.
America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship
The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the Pacific Ocean. The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is conducting a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG's deployment later this year.
Seaman Tarra Gallagher
At 844 feet in length, the America-Class is almost the same size as the Wasp, but is designed with more deck space to accommodate larger aircraft. The United States Navy currently has one of these next-generation amphibious assault ships in its fleet, with another on order (the Tripoli), and an additional nine planned. Commissioned in 2014, the USS America can carry bigger aircraft, tanks, and terrestrial vehicles than a Wasp-Class. Like the Wasp, its main purpose is to carry and land a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) via helicopters and Osprey. The USS America can carry 1,687 Marines and a crew of 994 enlisted and 65 officers. Powered by two gas turbines and two auxiliary propulsion engines, it has a speed of 20 knots.
Charles De Gaulle-Class Aircraft Carrier
French Aircraft Carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) comes along side USS Ross (DDG 71), not shown, during a photo exercise. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is providing multi-warfare defense support to Charles de Gaulle carrier-based operations in the Eastern Mediterranean against identified ISIL positions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Petty Officer 1st Class Theron J. Godbold
At 858 feet long, the Charles De Gaulle (originally named the Richelieu) is both one of the largest warships in the world and the flagship of the French Navy, the Marine Nationale. Commissioned in 2001, the Charles De Gaulle is the only aircraft carrier servicing the French Navy. The CDG also holds the distinction of the largest warship in Western Europe and the first nuclear-powered French carrier. With an impressive 543-foot-long flight deck, she can accommodate up to 40 aircraft and a crew of 1,950. Two K15 pressured water reactors (nuclear), two steam turbines and four diesel-electric turbines power the carrier along at a maximum of 32 knots. Over the years, the Charles De Gaulle has undergone a series of updates and renovations and is currently dry-docked for additional refurbishing.
Clemenceau-Class Aircraft Carrier
A starboard bow view of the French Clemenceau class aircraft carrier FOCH (R-99) as the vessel executes a high speed turn during exercise Distant Drum.
the Marine Nationale
Originally christened the Foch, the Clemenceau-Class of aircraft carrier was commissioned in July of 1963. It was the first carrier designed by France after WWII. Purchased by Brazil in 2000 and christened the Sao Paulo, the 869 foot carrier became the flagship of the Brazilian Navy. As one of the largest warships in history she can carry a total of 39 aircraft – 22 jets and 17 helicopters. 1,274 staff and 64 officers man the ship, with room for an additional 582 airmen. The Sao Paolo achieves a speed of 32 knots via six boilers and four steam turbines. Since acquisition from France, the Sao Paolo has undergone continuous upgrades and repairs, including those from onboard fires in 2004 and 2012. Recently, the Brazilian Navy announced the Sao Paolo will be decommissioned due to the high cost of upkeep on the 54-year-old vessel.
Indian-Modified Kiev-Class Carrier
Indian Navy Kiev-class Carrier
Photo Courtesy of the Indian Navy
In 2004, India purchased one of four Kiev Class ships decommissioned by Russia (two other Kiev-Class carriers were sold to China as museum pieces and the fourth was demolished). The purchase was interesting in that Russia gave India the ship for free. However, India paid Russia to refurbish, modernize, and outfit the carrier with aircraft and weapons. In November 2013, upgrades and sea trials were complete and the INS Vikramaditya was commissioned.
The renovations increased the size of the ship from the standard 896 feet of the Kiev-Class to 930 feet. One of two carriers in the Indian Navy, the Vikramaditya holds a maximum of 36 aircraft and a crew of 110 officers and 1,500 sailors. Eight turbo-pressured boilers and four steam turbines generate 180,000 horsepower and a speed of 30 knots. The Vikramaditya is also the only India Navy ship to feature an onboard ATM.
Chinese Completed Kuznetsov-Class Aircraft Carrier
Like the INS Vikramaditya, the Liaoning was originally a Soviet ship. The USSR began building the Kuznetsov-Class Carrier in 1985. But the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a construction halt before it was finished. After lying in disarray for over 10 years, a Chinese company purchased the ship from Ukraine. A slow journey eventually brought it to Chinese waters in 2002. Another 10 years was spent on build completion and modernization before the carrier was finally handed over to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
With a total of 27 years passing between the start of construction and commission, the Liaoning holds the record for the longest construction period for any aircraft carrier. 999 feet in length, the Liaoning is one of the largest warships on earth and the first aircraft carrier in the Chinese Fleet. It accommodates 40 aircraft and a regular crew of 1,960. Propelled by steam turbines, electric turbines, and diesel generators, the ship travels at 32 knots. Like the Izumo, the Liaoning carries only defensive weapons and relies on aircraft for any offensive attack.
Kuznetsov-Class Carrier
Russian Navy Admiral Kuznetsov ircraft carrier
Photo Courtesy of the Russian Navy
At 1001 feet in length, this heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser is the largest Russian built military vessel and one of the largest warships in the world. Originally one of two Kuznetsov-Class carriers planned, the Admiral Kuznetsov is the only one of its class complete in Russia. The other was became a Chinese vessel. Commissioned into the Soviet Navy in 1990, the Admiral Kuznetsov is the only active carrier in the Russian Naval fleet. Fitted with defensive and offensive weaponry, a crew of 1,690 man this massive ship. An additional 626 men staff upwards of 50 aircraft, including 18-32 fixed wing planes and 17-24 helicopters. Turbo-pressurized boilers, steam turbines, and diesel generators propel the carrier along at 29 knots.
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams in the Pacific Ocean while conducting carrier qualifications. Commissioned in 1975, Nimitz is the oldest carrier in the fleet, and first in the Nimitz-class of carriers.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Siobhana McEwen
The largest warship in the world is the Nimitz-Class Carrier. At 1092 feet in length, 23 stories tall, and a flight deck area covering 4.5 acres, the Nimitz-Class Carrier is truly a floating city. The United States Navy has 10 of these massive carriers active in its fleet. Two Westinghouse A4W Nuclear Reactors power these giants at a speed of 30 knots and can generate power for upwards of 20 years before needing to refuel.
Commissioned in 1975 and the Navy's oldest carrier, the lead ship of this class is the USS Nimitz. The Nimitz and its sister ships can carry 85-90 aircraft – double that of most other military vessels. It commands upwards of 5,000 servicemen, counting the ship's company and aircraft crew. Kevlar armor protects the ship's vital areas and a minimum of 16 missile launchers provide additional defense. The newest member of the Nimitz-Class fleet, the George H.W. Bush, was commissioned in 2009 and refurbishment is underway for some of the older ships. It's clear that these floating fortresses will remain the superstars of the United States Navy, and the largest warships in the world, for the foreseeable future.
Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
USS Gerald R. Ford is the first carrier in the new Ford-class line of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. In terms of specifications, the Ford-class carriers are very similar to the Nimitz-class. The ship's length, beam, flight deck size, speed, engines and aircraft capacity are all roughly the same as its predecessor's. However, the technology behind these measurements is heightened – greatly. The USS Gerald R. Ford is one of, if not the most, technologically advanced active aircraft carriers in the world.
Electric-drive components replace legacy steam-powered systems. This upgrade gives USS Gerald R. Ford three times more electrical-generation capacity than Nimitz-class carriers, making it available to future technological innovations. Additionally, USS Gerald R. Ford is the Navy's first aircraft carrier to be completely designed using a 3-dimensional product model. Both the launch and arresting gear systems are overhauled and improved. The anticipated state-of-the-art Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System will reduce maintenance time in the long haul as well as make day-to-day operations cheaper and easier.
The island house is smaller and further aft on the ship. This increases space for flight-deck operations and aircraft maintenance. Additionally, the smaller house enables the air wing to launch more aircraft sorties. Also, quality of life improved throughout the ship with better gyms, improved berthing compartments, and more ergonomic workspaces.
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Who is Francesca Michielin? Age, Boyfriend, Instagram and Call Me By Name
Francesca Michielin it's a songwriter And multi-instrumentalist Italian winner of the popular TV show X Factor. Known his collaborations with leading musicians of the Italian scene such as Fabri Fibra and Calcutta, he ranks in second place with Fedez in the 71st edition of Sanremo 2021 with the song "Call me by name". Back on the stage of the Christmas concert on Christmas Eve 2021.
Who is Francesca Michielin?
Text Call me by Name Michielin – Fedez
Video by Francesca Michielin
Name and surname: Francesca Michielin
Birth place: Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza)
Zodiac sign: Fish
Profession: songwriter
Tattoos: Francesca has a sage leaf tattoo on her right forearm in honor of her grandmother, and a series of circles on her right wrist (possibly representing the crescent moon)
Official Instagram profile: @francesca_michielin
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Francesca Michielin was born in 1995 in Bassano del Grappa, in Veneto, and began her adventure with music at a very young age, in fact at 9 she began studying piano. Her brother Filippo makes her discover the Red Hot Chili Peppers and rock and so, 3 years later, she also adds bass and singing to her educational path. At 16, the audition for the fifth edition of "X Factor"And under the wing of Simona Ventura, the program wins.
Francesca Michielin is immediately placed under contract by Sony Music and that's how his first six-track EP, "Distratto", comes out. Also in 2012 for the first time he walked the stage of Sanremo to duet with Chiara Civello in the piece "Al posto del mondo". Under the artistic supervision of Elisa, Francesca records "Riflessi di me" to be released on 2 October 2012 and collaborates with Fedez in the realization of the song "Cigno nero" which gets double platinum. He engages himself as a protagonist in the theatrical show "The girl with a pearl earring" with Franco Battiato to take care of the music. In 2014 she was selected to elaborate and sing the song "Amazing" for the film "The amazing Spider-Man 2: The power of Electro". After having obtained the classical high school diploma at the Cavanis Passagno Institute, he returns to collaborate with Fedez in the "Magnifico" (produced by Dardust) obtaining an incredible success certified by five times platinum.
Francesca Michielin returns to the Festival of Sanremo 2016 with "No degree of separation", thanks to which he ranks second after the Stadium. The band, however, renounces to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest and Francesca is selected by RAI to participate in the famous international competition where she places 16th. Two more albums arrive with collaborations from Calcutta, Dario Faini, Tommaso Paradiso and Cosmo. He also collaborates with Carl Brave, Cristina D'Avena, Charlie Charles, Davide Simonetta, Mahmood, Levante, Fabri Fibra, Måneskin, Max Gazzè and Coma Cose.
In thesummer 2021 Francesca Michelin is among the protagonists with the new single Cinema sung together with Samuel of the Mediaset program of the summer conducted by Elisabetta Gregoraci, Live beats. Together with her perform Baby K, Irama, Colapesce Dimartino, Fedez, Orietta Berti, Annalisa, Francesca Michielin, Noemi, Deddy, Coma Cose, Federico Rossi, Andrea Damante.
She performs on the occasion of Christmas Eve on the stage of the Christmas concert, conducted by Federica Panicucci and broadcast on Canale 5.
Francesca Michielin revealed that her first song was a song about an unrequited love for which she shed many tears, but says she is happy to have managed to turn something bad into something beautiful. Speaking instead of his first story reveals that it was possessive and jealous love. Since 2020 he is in a happy relationship with the guitarist of the band Selton, the Brazilian Ramiro Levy. Her perfect man remains though Alberto Angela of which Francesca is almost obsessed: so much so that she has a blanket with the face of the famous science popularizer!
Right now Francesca Michielin has 653,000 followers on his Instagram profile. We find many selfies, photos of the performances, the covers of the magazines conquered and promotional images.
Francesca Michielin participates in Sanremo 2021 paired with Fedez: the two after the successes of Cigno Nero and Magnifico return to sing together on the Ariston stage with the song entitled "Chiamami Per Nome". Francesca said she was very excited about this experience which will be held from 2 to 6 March 2021. In the evening dedicated to the duets and covers of Sanremo 2021, Francesca Michielin and Fedez they sing a medley of "Del verde" in Calcutta, "Le cose in comune" by Daniele Silvestri and Do not love me by Aleandro Baldi and Francesca Alotta. They are not accompanied by any other artist for a duet.
After a little parenthesis he wanted Michielin and Fedez out of the Festival, due to an instagram story published by Fedez in which some notes of the Sanremo song would have been heard, the fuss soon dissipated. Fedez apologized to his colleague complete with a bouquet of flowers and social apologies. At the end of the Kermesse Francesca Michielin and Fedez are classified in second place behind the Maneskin.
Today I have a shirt that does not suit me
I run in the park in my area
But I would like to tell you I'm not afraid
Living a dream brings good luck
Your anger doesn't win
Some beginnings don't even deserve an end
But your mouth convinces me
One kiss at a time
Like stones against the shop windows
My apologies were a thousand, a thousand
And in the heart I feel, pins pins
You try to take them off baby
You baby
Call me by name
Only when I have
Lost my words
I know that deep down I amazed you by coming here alone
Standing with a lump in my throat
Because basically here on the grass we are a thousand, a thousand
I feel everything on the skin, skin
But I only see you baby
In the elevator I waste a sign of the cross, so what?
I know how to give the worst, not give me advice
I'm looking for a poison that never gets off
I have a sadistic guardian angel
I find an excuse but what will change?
The big banal story
Let's drain the sea first
Then we shed tears
To be able to fill it
The promises were a thousand thousand
But in my heart I feel pins pins
Try to take them off you baby you baby
Driving in the dark I cry like a fool
Because basically here on the grass we are a thousand thousand
I feel like I'm dying when you talk about me in a way I hate
Help me understand if in the end you see only the good
Under this storm
It rains on the cathedral
We will give up gold
Exchanging it for bread
I know deep down
We were amazed to end up here alone in this place
But then if you don't find me
The promises are a thousand thousand
But there is no need to be a thousand
Now that I only have you baby
Francesca Michielin follows football and is a Juventus fan. She owns a turtle named Gertrude and her musical idols are two women with a great voice: Bjork and Lady Gaga. Francesca also has a personal blog where she writes thoughts, emotions and other things about her.
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($35 tickets / 7pm & 9pm sets) When the history of Jazz during the COVID-19 pandemic gets written, Armen Donelian warrants a detailed chapter. Though he composed more than a dozen new pieces through the spring of 2021, the veteran pianist and educator didn't use the downtime to reinvent his repertoire as much as he deepened his pianistic approach and sharpened his ears in the context of a supremely sensitive new trio with bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Dennis Mackrel. The group's unabashedly beautiful debut, Fresh Start, is Donelian's 14th album and his 11th for Sunnyside, the label that has documented the bulk of his work as a leader since the mid-1980s.
Like many musicians facing canceled tours and gigs, Donelian sought to push back against the initial depression by redoubling his efforts on his instrument. Before long he'd suffered a practice-induced shoulder injury, which led him to concentrate on composing while he healed. When he started playing again after three months, Donelian continued honing his new pieces, but with a new mindset "that had nothing to do with technique and content," he says. "Instead of focusing on what I was playing, I was focusing more on how I was playing, on touch, expression, and storytelling, allowing the sound to happen in its own way. That was the main focus of this album."
Transforming one's sound is a major undertaking for any musician, but for an acclaimed improviser stepping into his eighth decade it's downright audacious. While his name might not be as widely known as some of his contemporaries, Donelian possesses all of the attributes, gifts, and paid dues of a heavyweight improviser, from formative stints with Sonny Rollins, Billy Harper, Chet Baker, and Mongo Santamaria to a discography marked by sublime and unmistakably personal projects documenting enduring relationships and ever-evolving compositional investigations.
Taking a year-long sabbatical from teaching responsibilities at the New School during the pandemic, Donelian solidified the Fresh Start trio, a group that renewed an old friendship and established a new one. Donelian and Anderson, one of the New York scene's most sought-after bassists, got to know each other in the early '80s when they worked occasionally as a duo. Though their career paths diverged, they reconnected about a decade ago via saxophonist Marc Mommaas, "which reminded me how much l liked Jay's playing and planted an idea in the back of my mind," Donelian says.
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DVIDS – News – U.S., Bahrain Launch Annual Maritime Security Exercise
Military personnel from the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain began a 10-day naval exercise Jan. 15 in and off the coast of Bahrain.
Exercise Neon Defender is an annual bilateral training event that enhances collaboration and interoperability among the Bahrain Defence Force, Ministry of Interior and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT). NAVCENT is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.
"We are very excited to begin the new year training side by side with the Kingdom of Bahrain, a longstanding, strategic partner," said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of NAVCENT and U.S. 5th Fleet. Cooper also leads the Combined Maritime Forces and the International Maritime Security Construct, two U.S.-led international naval coalitions hosted in Bahrain.
"Each year, our mutual commitment to regional maritime security and stability strengthens and expands, and this year is no different," said Cooper. "This is a great start to meaningful bilateral cooperation we will demonstrate together in 2023."
The exercise will focus on maritime operations, installation defense, expeditionary operations, tactical combat, medical response and search and rescue training.
Approximately 200 personnel from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are participating in addition to coastal patrol ships USS Monsoon (PC 4) and USS Chinook (PC 9).
"We appreciate the opportunity to sharpen our skills alongside our Bahraini partners," said Lt. Cmdr. Antoni Wyszynski, the lead exercise planner. "This event brings us together and enables us to learn from each another."
NAVCENT includes maritime forces stationed in Bahrain and operating in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, parts of the Indian Ocean and three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Bab al-Mandeb.
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This work meets a long-standing need in the helping professions by being the first and only comprehensive book on how counselors and psychotherapists can work with clients around values, goal-setting, decision-making and action planning. Helping clients determine their priorities, set goals, make decisions, and take action to improve their lives are common tasks for virtually all helping professionals when engaging with clients. This is the process known as "values clarification" (or "Values Clarification"). While counselors and psychotherapists widely practice values clarification-some knowingly, others unaware-they typically do so with a limited understanding of its theory, methods and various applications.
This book demonstrates, with great precision, case studies, and hundreds of clinical examples, how counselors and psychotherapists in many fields can ask good clarifying questions, conduct clarifying interviews, and employ dozens of values clarification strategies with individuals, couples, families, and groups. To illustrate how values clarification can be used to explore a myriad of counseling topics, the examples throughout the text are often grouped around more specific applications for marriage and family counseling, career counseling, substance abuse and recovery counseling, geriatric counseling, grief counseling, pastoral counseling, financial counseling, school counseling, rehabilitation counseling, counselor/clinical education and supervision, health counseling, and personal growth.
There are clear descriptions of what values clarification is and is not, theory and research, multicultural and diversity issues, and how counselors and therapists can handle value and moral conflicts with clients. Values clarification is compared and contrasted to other approaches to counseling and psychotherapy, including person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, reality therapy-choice theory, existential, individual psychology, solution-focused, narrative, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, appreciative inquiry, life coaching, and positive psychology.


Day-glo is set in the municipality of El Ejido, a centre for large-scale fruit and vegetable production on Spain's southern coast.
In the early 90's the fictional main character, Luis Zarzuela has turned his greenhouse into a virtual reality theme park. His wife had seen virtual reality on the television and in a Cargo cult manner he sets about building his own.
He decides on Australia as a theme, as many of the town's inhabitants have recently repatriated from there. We hear Luis reading a letter to an estate agent where he writes of his desire to sell his park, including his wife who is lost inside courting a younger version of himself.
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FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL COVID-19 RECOVERY OPTIONS FOR HOMEOWNERS
Streamlined COVID-19 Recovery "waterfall" includes broader payment reductions for those most in danger of losing their homes due to COVID-19 financial hardships
WASHINGTON - The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on July 23, 2021 announced streamlined COVID-19 Recovery options to help homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic bring their mortgage current and remain in their homes. The simplified COVID-19 Recovery waterfall allows mortgage servicers to offer eligible homeowners who cannot resume making their mortgage payments a reduction in the principal and interest portion of their monthly payments. The changes announced today will provide those most in danger of losing their homes a path to deep and sustained recovery, including lower income individuals, families of color, and young, first-time homeowners who have disproportionately suffered economic hardships due to the pandemic.
For homeowners who can resume making their existing monthly mortgage payments, FHA has established a revised COVID-19 Recovery Standalone Partial Claim.
Additionally, FHA is reinforcing today that President Biden's American Rescue Plan Homeowner Assistance Funds (HAF), administered to the States by the Department of Treasury, may be used in connection with FHA-insured mortgages or subordinate mortgages as permitted by the jurisdiction's HAF program and other requirements.
"Immediately upon taking office, President Biden prioritized the nation's public health and economic crises by passing the American Rescue Plan," said Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. "As Americans get back to work and our economy continues to recover, we are taking targeted steps to make sure homeowners impacted financially by COVID-19 have the support they need to remain in their homes. Housing affordability is at its worst and losing your home now would devastate households. These options for FHA borrowers will ensure equitable relief and recovery to people who need it most."
New COVID-19 Recovery Waterfall
The new FHA COVID-19 Recovery waterfall streamlines and revises FHA's previous options for struggling homeowners, reduces required documentation, and allows mortgage servicers to provide greater payment reduction for eligible homeowners with FHA-insured Single Family Title II forward mortgages. The simple two-step waterfall options intended for properties that are occupied as the homeowner's primary residence are:
COVID-19 Recovery Standalone Partial Claim: for homeowners who can resume making their current mortgage payments, the COVID-19 Recovery Standalone Partial Claim allows mortgage payment arrearages to be placed in a zero interest subordinate lien against the property that is repaid when the mortgage terminates, usually when the homeowner refinances or sells the home.
COVID-19 Recovery Modification: for homeowners who cannot resume making their current monthly mortgage payments, the COVID-19 Recovery Modification extends the term of the mortgage to 360 months at a fixed rate and targets reducing the borrower's monthly principal and interest portion of their monthly mortgage payment. The COVID-19 Recovery Modification must include a Partial Claim if the homeowner has Partial Claim funds available.
For properties that are not occupied by the owner, mortgage servicers must offer eligible homeowners FHA's COVID-19 Recovery Non-Occupant Loan Modification, which extends the term of the mortgage to 360 months, or less if requested by the homeowner, at a fixed interest rate.
"This next step in the evolution of FHA's COVID-19 response is a significant and meaningful way to help those homeowners who will be at a critical point in their recovery in the coming months and transitioning out of forbearance to permanent sustainable payments," said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHA and the Office of Housing Lopa Kolluri. "We can help more homeowners who, through no fault of their own, continue to feel the financially impacts of the pandemic and are unable to make their previous mortgage payment amount. Deeper payment reduction is greatly needed for many of these homeowners to stay in their homes.
COVID-19 Recovery Waterfall Implementation and Homeowner Assessments
Servicers may begin offering the new COVID-19 Recovery waterfall as soon as operationally feasible but must begin using the new waterfall for eligible homeowners within 90 days. In addition, servicers must re-review homeowners for the new COVID-19 Recovery options in circumstances where an existing home retention option has not been completed, where the homeowner was previously ineligible for a COVID-19 home retention option, or if the homeowner has re-defaulted after a COVID-19 home retention option.
"FHA and mortgage servicers have a shared goal of helping as many homeowners as possible to return to sustainable homeownership, and the FHA team will continue to monitor closely the performance of our loss mitigation options to ensure that our policies successfully meet the needs of homeowners impacted by COVID-19," said FHA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing Julienne Joseph.
The COVID-19 Advance Loan Modification
The changes announced today work in tandem with the pre-waterfall FHA COVID-19 Advance Loan Modification (COVID-19 ALM) announced on June 25, 2021. The COVID-19 ALM requires mortgage servicers to review their FHA mortgage servicing portfolio and offer the COVID-19 ALM to eligible homeowners. Homeowners who choose to accept the COVID-19 ALM need to only review and sign and return the mortgage modification documents sent to them by their mortgage servicer.
Important Information for Homeowners
FHA urges those who are behind on their mortgage payments or are having difficulty complying with the terms of their reverse mortgage or Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), and have not yet contacted their mortgage servicer, to do so immediately. By contacting their servicer, homeowners can obtain a mortgage payment forbearance or a HECM extension. For FHA forward mortgages, FHA also urges homeowners to engage with their mortgage servicer when their mortgage servicer contacts them about the new COVID-19 ALM or how to bring their mortgage current. Homeowners who are seeking more information on the options available to them should also consider contacting a HUD-approved housing counseling agency.
HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
More information about HUD and its programs is available at www.hud.gov and https://espanol.hud.gov.
You can also connect with HUD on social media and follow Secretary Fudge on Twitter and Facebook or sign up for news alerts on HUD's Email List.
HUD COVID-19 Resources and Fact Sheets
Federal Housing Administration Assistance for Homeowners Struggling Financially Due to COVID-19
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary
Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC 20410
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) remains committed to helping homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages who are struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic to return to successful, sustainable homeownership. As of June 30, 2021, 750,628 homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages were 90 or more days delinquent on their mortgage payments. A majority of these homeowners are individuals and families of color.
On June 25, 2021, FHA extended its foreclosure and eviction moratoria for all FHA-insured single family properties, except those that are legally vacant or abandoned, through July 31, 2021. FHA also provided additional relief to homeowners described below.
Immediate Relief for Homeowners
Servicers of FHA-insured mortgages are required to offer homeowners suffering financially due to COVID-19 a mortgage payment forbearance – a temporary pause or reduction in mortgage payments when the homeowner requests this assistance. FHA extended the timeframe for homeowners to request a mortgage payment forbearance from their mortgage servicer through September 30, 2021.
FHA also extended the maximum allowable timeframes for COVID-19 Forbearance. Forbearance timeframes are based on the date of the initial forbearance request:
Initial Forbearance Date Initial Forbearance Period Additional Forbearance Period Forbearance Extension Maximum Forbearance Period
March 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 Up to 6 months Up to 6 months Up to 6 months (in 3 month increments) Up to 18 months
July 1, 2020-September 30, 2020 Up to 6 months Up to 6 months Up to 3 months Up to 15 months
October 1, 2020-June 30, 2021 Up to 6 months Up to 6 months 0 months Up to 12 months
July 1, 2021-September 30, 2021 Up to 6 months 0 months 0 months Up to 6 months
No forbearance period may extend beyond June 30, 2022.
Relief for Senior Homeowners with Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
To assist senior homeowners with Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) who are struggling because of COVID-19:
Servicers of FHA-insured HECMs are required to offer homeowners suffering financially due to COVID-19 an extension when the homeowner requests this assistance. FHA extended the timeframe for homeowners to request an extension from their mortgage servicer through September 30, 2021.
FHA also extended the maximum allowable timeframes for COVID-19 extensions. These timeframes are based on the date of the initial request:
The following applies to all HECMs.
Initial Extension Start Date: Initial Extension Period Additional Extension Period Additional Extensions Maximum Extension Period
No Extension period may extend beyond June 30, 2022.
COVID-19 Recovery Options
As of July 23, 2021, FHA's loss mitigation home retention options for servicers to assist struggling homeowners with FHA-insured Single Family Title II forward mortgages contains the following:
The COVID-19 Advance Loan Modification (COVID-19 ALM) for eligible homeowners who can bring their mortgage payments current through a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage modification that reduces the homeowners monthly P&I portion of the mortgage payment by 25 percent. Servicers proactively offer the COVID-19 ALM to homeowners in their FHA servicing portfolio who are 90 or more days delinquent or at the end of the COVID-19 Forbearance. All loss mitigation options will remain available to eligible borrowers that do not accept the COVID-19 ALM for any reason.
A new COVID-19 Recovery Home Retention Waterfall, which replaces the existing options with the following:
The COVID-19 Recovery Standalone Partial Claim for homeowners who can resume making their monthly mortgage payments. The COVID-19 Recovery Standalone Partial Claim allows mortgage payment arrearages to be placed in a zero interest subordinate lien that is repaid when the mortgage terminates, usually when the homeowner refinances or sells the home.
The COVID-19 Recovery Modification for homeowners who cannot resume making their current monthly mortgage payments. The COVID-19 Recovery Modification extends the term of the mortgage to 360 months at a fixed rate and targets reducing the borrower's monthly principal and interest portion of their monthly mortgage payment by 25 percent.
The COVID-19 Recovery Non-Occupant Loan Modification for homeowners who do not occupy the property as their primary residence. This option allows for a fixed-rate mortgage modification of up to 30 years, or less if requested by the borrower.
For homeowners who cannot return to sustainable mortgage payments after all home retention options have been exhausted, FHA allows servicers to offer:
The COVID-19 Pre-foreclosure Sale for homeowners who, after all home retention options are exhausted, are unable to keep their home. Also known as a Short Sale, the COVID-19 Pre-foreclosure Sale can be used to sell the property for an amount less than what is owed, without going through the foreclosure process, when lien holders agree to release their liens and forgive the deficiency balance on the real estate.
The COVID-19 Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure for homeowners who, are unable to keep their home after all home retention options are exhausted, and who are unable to complete a pre-foreclosure sale. With a Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure, the homeowner voluntarily offers the deed to HUD in exchange for a release from all obligations under the mortgage.
Important Notes About FHA COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Options
FHA does not require borrowers make a lump sum payment at the end of a COVID-19 Forbearance, nor does it require a lump sum payment to be eligible for any loss mitigation home retention options.
Servicers of FHA-insured mortgages must assess homeowners for a COVID-19 Recovery loss mitigation home retention option at the end a homeowner's COVID-19 Forbearance and may assess homeowners for these options before the end of the homeowner's COVID-19 Forbearance.
Servicers must re-review homeowners for the new COVID-19 Recovery options if:
they have not sent final documents for the homeowner to complete a COVID-19 home retention option under the previous waterfall as of August 22, 2021;
if the homeowner was previously ineligible for a COVID-19 home retention option; or
if the homeowner becomes delinquent due to the COVID-19 pandemic after reinstating their mortgage using a previous COVID-19 loss mitigation home retention option.
President Biden's American Rescue Plan provides Homeowner Assistance Funds (HAF) through the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Servicers must inform borrowers that these additional resources may be available through their State. As permitted by the jurisdiction's HAF program, HAF funds may be used in connection with the Borrower's FHA-insured mortgage or any partial claim in a manner consistent with the respective mortgage documents and FHA requirements.
Reminders for Mortgagees about Fair Housing Act Obligations
Mortgagees are reminded that the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), religion, familial status, and disability. Mortgagees must avoid violations of the Fair Housing Act which can occur when there is disparate treatment of a Borrower because of race, or another characteristic protected by the Act or when there is an unjustified discriminatory effect because of a protected characteristic. For example, English-only communication procedures may have an unjustified discriminatory effect on Borrowers with limited English proficiency.
Mortgagees are also reminded of their obligations under the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to make exceptions or modifications to rules, policies, practices, and services for Borrowers with disabilities who need them. Mortgagees should contact HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at 800-669-9777 (voice) or 800-927-9275 (TTY) if they believe FHA may need to consider a reasonable accommodation for a Borrower with a disability to any of the rules or policies described in this Mortgagee Letter. Mortgagees are further reminded of their ADA obligation to communicate effectively with, individuals with disabilities including individuals with vision disabilities who cannot read standard print notices and deaf individuals who use Relay Services to communicate by telephone.


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What Does it Really Cost to Attend Barnard College?
Between location, size, career support, available degree programs, narrowing down your child's school list to that one top school can be difficult enough without money as a barrier. Understanding the costs that can go into a college education early on in the process can help your family understand what schools make financial sense.
While predicting the exact cost for your student to attend their school of choice might be difficult, taking a deeper look at the factors that determine a college cost can help you get a better sense of what to expect. In this series, we aim to prepare your family to go into the application process by breaking down the various factors that go into a college cost, like your family finances, in-state versus out-of-state tuition, and more.
Read more to learn about what a Barnard College education could cost for your student.
Why Are College Costs So Variable?
One of the reasons that college costs are so hard to predict is because the price a family pays depends on the individual financial situation. The dollar amount you see listed on a school's website or in a brochure is what we call the list price, or the sticker price. This is the amount a family would pay with no financial assistance whatsoever. As a result, it does not take into account any individual factors that impact your family.
List price usually includes things like tuition, room and board, and activity fees, but be sure to look at the line item list of included costs when comparing these numbers. Since most families do not pay the list price, it is typically more valuable to compare schools' net costs instead.
Net cost is what a family normally pays out of pocket (including loans). By considering net costs instead of list prices, your family will be better equipped to make a school decision based on finances. There are three main factors that determine a school's net cost: federal, state, and local government aid; institutional financial aid; and merit scholarships.
While it is difficult to predict the amount of aid your student will receive before getting an official offer letter, looking at the average net costs can help you determine if a school is financially right for your family.
What Is the List Price at Barnard College?
Barnard is a private institution, so state resident and non-resident tuition is the same. In the 2016-2017 school year, the list price for Barnard College was $68,512 for both in-state and out-of-state students.
However, most families do not pay this amount. Usually, only wealthy families that earn more than $175,000 per year would be expected to pay the list price.
What Is the Net Cost of Attending Barnard College?
Net cost for your student depends on the three previously mentioned factors: government aid, institutional aid, and merit aid. Because Barnard offers need-based aid and no merit aid, this last one is not a factor for the net cost of attendance here. Instead, we'll look at government and institutional aid.
With these two types of aid, the average net price of attending Barnard for both in-state and out-of-state aid in 2016-2017 was $56,932.
For students who do not qualify for government and institutional aid, the net price was $68,512 for the same year.
What Is the Income-Based Cost of Attending Barnard College?
That average net cost number can still seem an impossible number for many families, but remember: it is the average cost across students of all financial backgrounds. When we break it down by family income brackets, the net cost for your family is much easier to estimate:'
Family Income Average Net Cost
$0-$30,000 $7,335
$30,001-$48,000 $8,569
$48,001-$75,000 $16,092
$75,001-$110,000 $22,360
$110,000+ $41,048
Barnard also has a tool to estimate your aid available on their website.
How Much Merit Aid is Typical at Barnard College?
As stated above, Barnard offers aid based entirely on need. Therefore, they do not offer any amount of merit aid. Like many top schools, this is typical. Barnard ranks 938th in the pool of over 1000 schools CollegeVine analyzed for merit aid generosity as a result.
How Many Students Take Out Loans to Attend Barnard College?
About 26% of Barnard students have federal loans, which typically have lower interest rates and favorable repayment options compared to private loans. On average, Barnard undergrads have $3,885 in federal loans.
The success rates of Barnard students are promising. About 90% of Barnard students graduate within six years, while the average salary ten years after graduation is $57,900.
Local Area Cost Considerations
Barnard College is located in New York, New York, which is often a major draw for would-be applicants. An epicenter of entertainment, food, business, and more, the cost of living in this major city reflects the many opportunities available here.
New York City has a cost of living index of 209.3, meaning that costs in the city are a little over double the US average of 100. Barnard guarantees housing for students currently living in campus housing, but if a student moves off-campus their costs could increase. New York rents vary widely between neighborhoods and convenience to campus, grocery stores, public transit, and more, but your student could expect to pay upwards of $1743 for a studio apartment, $1,788 for a one-bedroom, $2,049 for a two-bedroom, and $2,600 for a three-bedroom. Barnard offers resources for off-campus housing on their website.
Luckily, minimum wage in New York City was raised to $15 an hour in January 2019, which is more than double the federal minimum wage. This will somewhat help offset the higher cost of living in this area.
Other Ways to Help Fund a College Education
Besides government and institutional aid, there are a variety of other ways to help fund a Barnard education. New York residents can look into the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for grant funds that would not need to be repaid.
Another option for New York state residents is the New York State Scholarship for Excellence (NYSE), which is based on student grades in certain Regents exams. You can learn more about these programs here.
For residents and non-residents alike, there are a variety of outside scholarships that can offer additional funds for your education. Read up on Barnard's outside scholarship policies and find a curated, comprehensive list of scholarships also on the Barnard website.
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Now is the time to plan ahead for your business ready for 2019 to make sure you don't miss out on any sales opportunities! This week we cover the hottest and most in-demand treatments tipped for success in 2019 to help you decide if there are gaps within your business plan that need addressing with a new course or just by bringing this back into focus with your clients during your mid-appointment discussions with clients. And then don't forget planning your offers for 2019 which you should be starting to plan for now before the pre-Christmas rush takes over!
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NCAA clears Tennessee C Plavsic to play immediately
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Tennessee center Uros Plavsic is eligible to complete, effective immediately, as the NCAA reversed an earlier ruling that declared the Arizona State transfer was not allowed to play this season.
"We're thrilled that Uros will receive his opportunity to compete and that he no longer stands to lose a year of his eligibility," Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer said in a statement Tuesday. "Our compliance staff put a great deal of work and persistence into achieving this outcome. This is the right decision."
Plavsic, a 7-footer, redshirted at Arizona State last season. The Serbian enrolled at Tennessee in May, and his application for immediate eligibility was originally denied by the NCAA, although it later granted him a travel waiver so he could be with the team on the road.
He attended Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn., and was a three-star recruit in the 247Sports composite rankings. The website rated him as a four-star prospect, No. 120 nationally, in its own ratings.
Plavsic could provide a needed post presence for the Vols, who are 10-5 overall and 2-1 in the SEC. Tennessee only gets significant contributions from one player taller than 6-foot-8, that being 6-9 John Fulkerson (11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds per game). No player Vols player other than Plavsic is taller than 6-9.
The Volunteers are back in action Wednesday night at Georgia.


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Helix Sleep mattresses that have targeted cushioning conform closely, making them optimal for side sleepers. While those with moderate cushioning don't conform as much and are suitable for all sleep positions. Lighter men and women may feel most comfy on variants with balanced support, while people who weigh 130 lbs or more tend to prefer the models with additional support.
Helix Sleep also markets 2 models with dual-firmness, the Helix Dual Balanced (with targeted cushioning and balanced support) and the Helix Dual Extra (with extra support and moderate cushioning). Both these variants have one 'Firm' side and one 'Soft' side, making them great for couples with different tastes. Last, the Helix Nightfall is a hybrid designed for larger, heavier people. This variant has an extra layer of memory foam for optimum support.
All 9 of the different iterations of this mattress will differ slightly in construction, but for 6 of the 9 variants, the construction should be quite similar. The six core variants (listed above) are 10 inches tall, composed of 6 inches of individually wrapped coils and 4 inches of foam.
Cover – Initially, all Helix mattresses come with the same cover, made of 100% polyester. I found it to be thin and stretchy, allowing for some nice breathability. However, if you want something more luxurious, you can opt to swap out the standard cover for the UltraCool one, which is made up of a phase-change material for temperature regulation.
Comfort Layer – Up top, you will discover a heavy layer of memory foam. This type of foam has a slow reaction to pressure, which means you're probably going to encounter some great body shaping. Even though it may seem strange for a supposedly medium firmness bed to make use of a memory foam comfort layer, it's crucial to remember that the existence of deep sinkage does not always translate to softness; in fact, oftentimes it gives quite a firm feeling.
Transition Layer – After getting past the memory foam comfort layer, you'll uncover a transition layer of poly foam. This layer of foam works to suppress the sinkage of the comfort layer and establish a supportive, medium firm feel as you reach the individually wrapped coils underneath.
Support Layer – Most of the mattress is made up of this segment of individually wrapped coils. This system gives a supportive lift into the structure, working to place the sleeper "on top" of the mattress, instead of "in it". Because these coils are wrapped individually, they are also going to give extra breathability as air flows in between the spaces in the coils.
Base Layer – Last but not least, you'll uncover a thin section of high-density poly foam. This section doesn't affect the feel of the mattress too much, working mostly to give the individually wrapped coils something off of which to react.
The firmness of the Helix is going to vary widely depending on the variant you select. The Helix Midnight and Dusk, have moderate firmness levels, which tends to be very versatile and thus very popular. If you are more particular, however, Helix Sleep would be happy to oblige you with additional options.
Laying down on the Helix Midnight, the memory foam comfort layer is soft and produces some quality body shaping, while the rest of the materials within the Midnight work to control this and create an overall firmer composition. The firmer support foams and pocketed coils also assist with re-positioning.
For back sleepers, there's just enough good comfort material here to conform to your lower spine while supporting your back in a neutral position. For heavier sleepers or those who want a firmer mattress, there are two more choices for you in the Helix Twilight and Helix Dawn models.
Most side sleepers will feel totally comfy on the Midnight, however, if you're needing less pressure while still sticking with a versatile medium firmness, you may want to take a look at the Helix Dusk, which utilizes a body-conforming latex-alternative foam that is breathable and provides the surface a little bit of bounce.
Side sleepers typically have to be more mindful of pressure since they sleep with most of their weight on a tinier region. Those who are lighter than average or people in the market for a lot of pressure relief may want to stay with the plusher variants.
Those who sleep on their stomach should feel supported in the Midnight, particularly if this isn't their primary position or they have a tendency to switch things up a lot. Firmer mattresses may be preferable for exclusive tummy sleepers so they can make sure their hips do not dip and over-arch their backbone.
Last, Helix Sleep suggests Helix mattresses for sleepers around 350 lbs or partners who weigh up to 250 lbs each. In the event you or your partner are substantially larger than average, the company has also created a mattress called the Nightfall that's created to accommodate a combined weight of 1000 lbs.
Bear in mind that if none of these models feel right, you could always have a look at the four other mattresses in the newest collection: the Sunset (plush, softer compared to the Moonlight), Dusk (medium feel, slightly firmer compared to the Midnight), Twilight (firm, made for side sleepers), or Dawn (the firmest option of the bunch).
According to my research, Helix Sleep surpasses expectations for hybrids in this space due to the quantity and quality of foam it incorporates, as well as the pocketed coils that help trap motion at its source. If you are a light sleeper afraid that motion from the opposite side of the bed will bother you, then you shouldn't have a lot of concern with this mattress. I would say that any of the Helix mattresses are a good choice for couples.
While buying a new mattress, most men and women would like to know whether they'll feel like they're sinking "into" the mattress or laying "on top" of it.
While you're likely to encounter a little immediate sinkage in the uppermost foam layers, when you sink through these layers, you'll hit the individually-wrapped coils and experience fantastic support. This combination will appeal to a wide range of sleepers, but will satisfy back and stomach sleepers in particular.
While I do feel the memory foam compress as I sit near the edge of the mattress, the individually-wrapped coils stop the mattress from collapsing too much . I feel very secure sitting on the mattress.
In my view, Helix mattresses perform above average when it comes to edge support in comparison to other bed-in-a-box brands, and this is because of their recently updated edges that contain reinforcement in the coil system. There can be a little compression in the comfort foams when you sit with all your weight on the side, but laying on the side should feel comfortable and secure. Couples who want more space to stretch out typically appreciate stronger edges.
Among the best features of buying a mattress-in-a-box online is the sleep trials that they typically include. Helix Mattress is no different. You create the mattress that is meant for you, place your order, and in 2 weeks, it is sent to your door. From the minute you click to order the mattress, you've got 100 nights to try it out (minus the time for delivery, so it is more like 90 nights). If it isn't ideal, you can return it for free, and get a complete refund.
Helix Sleep offers an awesome 10-year warranty that covers defects, but it comes with limitations, exceptions, plus the burden of proof is on the consumer (like most warranties). Needless to say, you must be the first owner of the mattress to make use of the warranty, and you will need to be sure that you keep your receipt as proof of purchase.
As long as you follow all of Helix's expectations for use, your warranty is valid. That means you need to use a suitable foundation (no adjustable bed frames or slats over 4″ apart) and you don't use the Helix improperly – no jumping on the bed!
If your Helix begins to show an indentation of 1 inch or more, something that usually happens when low-density foams break down, you could be eligible for a replacement or repair of your Helix.
If you are certain that a Helix mattress is perfect for you, you can find the pricing and size info below. However, please be aware that these prices reflect standard pricing, and does not include my special discount. Click here to receive my special promo and get up to $125 off your Helix now.
For routine cleanup, it's suggested to use cool water along gentle dish detergent to clean any dirt or stains. Be certain to clean using gentle circular motions, rather than rubbing.
The attributes of the Helix were thoughtfully manufactured to provide options whether you were looking for a mattress that stays cool all night, in the event that you needed one to support your curves with a thick comfort system, or both! The coil unit should provide amazing edge support and movement transfer is minimal with their individually-wrapped construction.
Hopefully, I have given you some notion of what the typical sleeper can expect from the Helix, but it does provide an impressive assortment of customization with a choice for literally every specific desire or need. Your next best sleep might just be a short online quiz away.


Recipe for Rustic Vidalia Onion Tart - Delicious!
Recipe for Rustic Vidalia Onion Tart – Delicious!
This Vidalia onion tart recipe is from the May 2009 issue of Southern Living. It is absolutely delicious, and better yet, it's easy to make! If you love onions, this recipe won't disappoint you.
You'll also need some parchment paper.
Bake at 425 degrees on bottom oven rack 17-19 minutes or until crust is golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
That looks soooo good. My stomach is growling now.


Botox has been used to treat urinary incontinence for many years. It acts to decrease the muscular contractions of the bladder. These bladder "spasms" can arise from routine overactive bladder, which commonly occurs in women with aging or they can be more serious in patients with neurogenic bladder from neurologic disease or injury. Bladder spasticity has a lot of different names; it is also called overactive bladder, detrusor overactivity, detrusor hyperreflexia, and neurogenic bladder.
HOW IS BOTOX ADMINISTERED? Botox needs to be injected into the muscle of the bladder. This is done in the clinic or operating room. First the bladder is flushed with a local anesthesia, via a catheter, which is allowed to thoroughly numb the bladder. Then a scope is passed up the urethra (urine channel) into the bladder. A small needle is placed through the scope and several injections are made into the bladder designed to spread Botox throughout the muscle of the bladder. Most patients tolerate this procedure well.


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More US troops to Afghanistan: Will a new 'surge' work?
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: There was a surge in 2009, where the United States has send thousands of new troops to Afghanistan, and US officials said that this is going to be very much successfully, and finally they were pulled out in 2012, and the then Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, said "the surge did achieve its objectives" and now with few years later, we are doing another one, Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity said during conversation with Ron Paul.
But he pointed out toward current situation of Afghanistan since the great surge is supposed to win. "Some areas are under 100 percent Taliban control—some areas are 70 to 99 percent Taliban control—some other 40 to 69 percent Taliban control— and other areas the Taliban have minim presence," he said.
However, he added that this was figured out by the Taliban, maybe some exaggeration is here, but "if we look at totality of the country after 16 years of war, it doesn't look like we are doing well there."
He furthered that in case if we win in Afghanistan, we lose, because the presence of Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Deash terrorist, as IS was not there before 2015. "The more we fight Taliban, the more space grows for the IS to infiltrate in the country."
"So if we defeated the Taliban in Afghanistan it won't be Switzerland it would be IS, and there is no way to win," he said, adding that it is important to remember that IS and Taliban are the moral enemies, they hit each other because of different views of religion.
He further went on saying, "IS' views is some sort of Caliphate extends on Islamic Law, and the Taliban always been in tribal and nationalistic form of Islam, and they each other because of that."
At the same time Ron Paul regarding the resolve of big US Foreign Policy, said, "why we are at war, we are not at war, we don't' declare war, but we talk about the war, and the wars goes on for 15-16 years, we are war in Vietnam, war in Korea, but it is not a war, we don't win the wars, we always loss these wars one way or the other."
He furthered, "I think it's some kind of attitude, that we have this so called moral obligation that convince America people that there is some financial interest to continue this policy, but I think the presidents whether it's Obama, or it's Trump, I think they are at the state knew yes we have to do this to protect the status-quo of the deep state."
He furthered, "But we don't want have to send 5000 troops in the wars, because our national security is not threaten."
Toward 'mothers of all bombs' that dropped by US forces in Achin district in eastern Nangarhar province, he said, "the big bomb, ever dropped before, against IS, now we are trying to find out what is in there, we are not even allowed to in there. Who did you kill? We do know that the blow up a pinch of tunnels we build when we are on the side of Mujahideen. When real ever end. But the intimidation never stops."
"We are expecting war any minute, few days ago we have sent there we are gone attacking, and there are some sort of intimidation factor," Daniel McAdams said, referring current disputes between US and North Korea.
He added, "there is also way of sort of psychologically intimidating, even Americans that this gong happen anytime."
Regarding Taliban, he said that "they feel that they are fighting for their homeland and they fight hard. One of the problem that the surge was supposed, the US forces supposed to really bolster the Afghan Army."
"We put together, we finance, we put millions of dollars to build, but the fact is that when we come with these one hundred thousand troops, instead of them adding to the force, they actual backed off, they got lazy they don't fight. But the Taliban are willing to fight because they are fighting for their live, whether we agree or not."
Hinting toward the current stands of Hamid Karzai, the former President of Afghanistan, he said, "Karzai said that US using Afghan soil as testing ground for new weapons, so it is hard to disagree.
Moreover, Ron Paul said that it is a zero chance to have a military victory in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria any these places, it is not just going to work, because we are gone run out of money, we are gone run out of support, and these gone be too many people pal up on us. Financially we can be weak.
Moreover, Daniel McAdams said, "Trump has given free rant to the general's to fight this war as they wish, he has not given them any guidance, because he doesn't has guidance, he doesn't has the sense of what the end goal is, so it is a lose-lose scenario for the USA."
At the end of the conversation, Ron Paul, said, "We need people to think more clearly about what foreign policy would be like, and should be like, if we fall not in invasion, mind your own business, deal with our problem, but not get involve into internal affairs of other nations or border disputes, or religious wars that have gone for years. It is full hardy, no matter what they claim, that there is been a financial advantages to us, because if we can't get the pipeline through Afghanistan, we are get through some other country, and do all these things, and we gone squeeze the Russia out, is such a foolish policy, it is time come an end.
He furthered, "I think we are getting close to that, because more and more people agree with us. They are not hearing this message elsewhere, but they do agree that this is a bad time. We change the foreign policy, and echoes for republican leadership's and democratic leadership's that they goes along with the fact that the America people sicken tired of wars spending in deficit we are run out."
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Change data capture is one of the many features that Microsoft is introducing in SQL Server 2008. Part 1 and Part2 of the article explored how we could enable Change Data Capture on a database and on a table. In Part 3 we discussed how to disable and enable the Change Data Capture when the table structure changes.
This article illustrates how to generate DML [Data Manipulation language – Insert, Update and Delete] statements from the history table.
Let's create the Database "MYDB2" and the table "EMP" under the database "MyDB2" as shown below.
Let's enable Change Data Capture on the database "MyDB2" and on the table "EMP" as shown below.
Now let us insert some real data to the "EMP" table, as shown below.
Let's Delete some data from the table "EMP" as shown below.
Now update some data from the table "EMP" as shown below.
Though the output looks readable, it can't be used for regenerating the table from the history.
When the above script is executed, it generates the Insert and Delete statement for all of the Insert, Delete and Update actions. Remember, the Update statement is actually a Delete followed by a Insert statement.
Delete from Emp where id=3 and [First Name]="Alexa" and [Last Name]="Mantena"
Delete from Emp where id=7 and [First Name]="Martha" and [Last Name]="Mcgrath"
Delete from Emp where id=10 and [First Name]="Helen" and [Last Name]="Foster"
Delete from Emp where id=6 and [First Name]="Danielle" and [Last Name]="Stewart"
Based on the value of the column __$operation we can create scripts that generate DML [Data Manipulation language – Insert, Update and Delete] statements from the history table.


Margaret Atwood's got a new book called Positron out, and she's going digital: the novel is being published serially via Byliner.
The good people over at The Rumpus have added another fantastic essay to their Albums of Our Lives series. This week, it's Jonathan Kime who gives The Cure's crushing, overwhelmingly melancholic 1989 album Disintegration the track-by-track treatment. Earlier iterations included Sufjan Stevens and Jason Isbell.
Reese Witherspoon needs a pair of hiking boots. She's starring in the film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir, Wild. Nick Hornby is penning the script. Pair with: our 2012 interview with Strayed.
Brain Pickings whipped up a sample of Neil Gaiman's new children's book, Chu's Day.


CESC FABREGAS has admitted he disliked John Terry "very much" when the pair were on opposing sides for Arsenal and Chelsea.
Fabregas was part of the Arsenal team which was regularly thwarted by Terry's Chelsea between 2005 and 2011.
But Fabregas left the Gunners to join Barcelona before returning to the Premier League in 2014 to play alongside Terry at Stamford Bridge and together they won the league twice and the League Cup in three years.
At the end of last season Terry was released by Chelsea after 717 appearances in 19 seasons for the club and joined Championship side Aston Villa.
And speaking in a special Sky Sports show reflecting on Chelsea's title winning campaign, Fabregas paid tribute to Terry and revealed how he felt about the 36-year-old in the past.
He told Sky Sports: "He is the type of player that I had many battles with.
In the documentary, Blues boss Antonio Conte thanked Terry for his service.
He said: "I think it was maybe the most difficult season for him, for a lot of reasons.