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When traveling, we all long to have the most authentic experience at a destination. Yes all the monuments, museums and the top attractions need to be checked off the list, but no one wants to be stuck within the confines of the tourist trap and we all take pride in venturing off-the-beaten experience when visiting a new destination. A lot of us coin it as seeing a city like a local, but our trip to St Petersburg made me realise that experiencing a city like a local is almost impossible for a tourist, but we can all delve into the lives of locals while visiting a city or a country.
St Petersburg would have never been on our list of places to visit if it wasn’t for a friend who lives there and insisted that we visit her while in the Northern Hemisphere. So we booked our flights for the recent bank holiday weekend and were pleasantly surprised with our overall impression of the place, people and the food. After being there, I am actually surprised that it is not on many people’s travel radars.
After almost a 5-hour flight from London via Warsaw, we arrived in St Petersburg, got picked up by our friend Ellie and after 45 minutes of taking the metro and a bus, we arrived at our very centrally located Airbnb apartment. Now if we were travelling alone, this would have been an experience on its own, but
regretfully thankfully, we didn’t have to play charades with any locals to try and explain where we wanted to go, we didn’t have to fret about how we are going to contact our host and didn’t even have to hold a conversation with him!
After dropping our bags, we headed straight out for the streets. The moment we got to the Nevski Prospekt, the first thing we noticed was the amount of space available. The footpaths were wide, the roads even wider. Later we found out that this was not just limited to the main CBD area, but Saint Petersburg is a lavishly spacious city overall.
First things first, money exchange. Ellie took us straight to the Currency Exchange Office Ligovsky, which is known to have the best rate compared to anywhere else in the city. Open from 9.00am – 9.00pm, heavily guarded by armed security and only one person allowed to face the lady with the moolah, this was an experience of its own. Since it was lunchtime, Ellie took us straight to a place called the Marketplace inside the mall she frequents called Galeria. It’s the kind of place that an intrepid traveler would consider too touristy, but that’s where Ellie genuinely goes with her friends, not just her overseas friends, but her local friends too. After a delicious meal of grilled fish with potato (mine), grilled chicken with some lamb rice (Mrs FOMOist’s) and a chicken stir fry noodles (Ellie’s) we all headed to soak up the first lot of sights. Now before I move on, I would like to highlight again that when traveling alone, I would have insisted on trying something that a local would sneer at. I mean, living in London, I hardly go out on a hunt for the perceived English staple of Fish & Chips.
So once we are on our way, Ellie suggests that we go have this special vodka (we are in Russia after all) made with horseradish called Hrenovuha. I didn’t realise that Hrenovuha is a type of a homebrew until I asked the bartender to let me take a photo of the bottle, but he explained (through Ellie) that the bottle does not correspond to its contents. On the first day we managed to at least walk passed most of the tourist attractions including:
- The famous Kazansky Cathedral that reminded me a lot of the Hoffburg in Vienna
- The beautifully ornate Singer Building, just outside the Nevski Prospekt Metro Station
- The Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, where we paid to go up to get the panoramic views of the city – well worth it at £4
- The Winter Palace (Hermitage) where they were setting up for the St Petersburg’s City Day celebrations later that night
While walking passed all these monuments, we were amazed at the number of pop-up festivals. There was a Street Market dedicated to books that started in March and will be there till September. Then there were arrangements being made for the St Petersburg Annual Ice Cream Festival. A festival, dedicated to ice cream, seriously? Sore from walking the length of Nevski Prospekt, on our way back, we decided to stop over at Craft Brew Café, serving a wide range of locally brewed craft beer. While they didn’t serve it at this bar, this is where I learnt that a common bar snack with beer is croutons. We did end up trying these at some other bar, but they are literally a slice of bread, cut into long strips to look like fries and then deep friend in garlic oil, topped with cheese – yum! From this point onwards, the following events may have occurred:
- A bottle of Talka vodka was bought from a local liquor store and may have been sipped on a few times while walking around.
- A doner kebab known as Shawarma may have been consumed to soak up the vodka.
- A bar called Format may have been visited where big glugs of Talka may have been poured into our beer glasses – not suspiciously at all.
- A Shisha/Cocktail bar called Tesla may have been visited where Talka may have been poured in an empty glass and consumed neat under the pretence of being water, while sipping on Espresso Martini and smoking up guava flavoured shisha.
It was a busy first day. It was also a very long day, thanks to the phenomenon known as white nights. So during a few weeks in summer, the sun barely goes down. It goes a bit like twilight and then the sun starts rising again, which means you lose the track of time (excuses) and get into bed with broad daylight outside at 4.30am.
Given the last night’s shenanigans, Saturday morning was a bit slow, but surprisingly none of us had any hangovers, which is a miracle at my age. We went back to the Currency Exchange Office Ligovsky where this time we had to line up outside for over 20 minutes to get our money changed. I don’t mind lining up to get into a club, I am even coming to terms with lining up for bars after living in London, but lining up outside Currency Exchange was a first. After the money was exchanged, we headed to Tepemok for pancakes (that look like crepes) filled with a choice of sweet or savoury filling, just enough to provide the energy for our visit to the infamous Hermitage (Winter Palace) Museum. Founded in 1764, makes Hermitage one of the oldest museums in the world and one of the most popular tourist attractions. You can read up on the Hermitage forever, but below are a few of our highlights:
- The Jordan Staircase is the first thing you see as soon as you enter. It really sets the scene for the rest of your visit. It’s ornate, it’s spectacular and it’s grand.
- While we didn’t get to see The Peacock Clock doing it’s majestic dance, it is really a sight to behold and a marvel of human creativity.
- One can’t help but get awestruck by the beauty and the detail of the several rooms and halls of the museum.
- The size, beauty and detail of the numerous chandeliers will have you walking around with your mouth wide open. Sia could easily spend days swinging from chandelier to chandelier.
In addition to the Hermitage, we were also very excited to see the Church of the Saviour on Blood. I can pretend that I wanted to check it out for its history or religious significance, but I’ll be honest, the only reason we wanted to check it out is because its colourful domes remind me of the skyline from the Arabian Nights.
Even though the slow start, Ellie was determined that we should go clubbing, given it was Saturday night so we head back home after procuring a bottle of vodka from the supermarket that unsurprisingly had the largest range of vodkas I have ever seen in one place. The usual going out-out in London would entail pre-drinks at a mates starting around 8.00pm and perhaps leaving around 10.30pm, but not in St Petersburg thanks to the white nights. After all the sightseeing we got home around 8.00pm, had something to eat, drank some vodka, then started getting ready around 11.00pm, got to a club called Santa Barbara around 1.00am and it was still empty and only got busier around 1.30am. We would have never found this hidden “gem” even if we tried. Girls dressed up in their best interview clothes – literally white shirt, skirt/trousers, perched up on heels that could only be described as stilts to us mortals. I am pretty sure I also saw a few lasses in ball gowns and one even dressed up in what I would describe as a black sparkly wedding dress. It was a fancy affair that ended around 4.00am. I admit that it was an early night even by London standards, but remember we spent the day sightseeing and we had more planned for next day (or this morning when we left the club).
Now rather than continuing on with the chronological list of events, I will now list a few other things that stood out to us on the trip:
- The metro stations. I know I’ve said it before about Stockholm, but in St Petersburg, they are magnificently ornate. Walls and pillars donning beautiful metal carvings and the ceilings covered with twinkling chandeliers. A metro station called Avtovo in particular was just as spectacular as some of the rooms at the Hermitage. In addition to being breathtakingly spectacular, St Petersburg metro is also the world’s deepest subway, so be prepared for vertiginous views from the top of the escalator. Interestingly enough, Ellie who has lived there almost her entire life confessed that she had never noticed the beauty or the depth of the metro and was now excited to pay more attention to these historic marvels of the city, ordinarily used to get from A to B.
- Another must-see sight is The Summer Palace, Peterhof. You pay a fee to enter the grounds (thanks to Ellie we paid the local rate of 450 rubals instead of 700 rubals per person). Then you have to pay to go inside any of the several halls and palaces within the ground, which we didn’t do. The grounds alone are stunningly beautiful, especially the Grand Cascade Fountain that can be admired for hours. We’re so grateful that Ellie took us there because since it’s outside the central area, I fear that we may have put it in the too hard basket.
- If you visit in summer, do the late-night opening of the bridge boat excursion. It’s when the 12 bridges over the river open up one after the other. If the lit up bridges weren’t enough, the view of city bathed in light and reflecting off the water is a marvel.
- For a very confusing service at a bar, we visited Fiddler’s Green. It’s a bar with no menu, staff with limited English, making it a lot of fun after you’ve had a few and all you want is a glass of water.
- For a traditional Russian feast, Ellie took us to Soviet Café. Even though it’s on the main drag, the food is excellent (Ellie’s words not mine) and reasonably priced. This is the place where we tried the croutons with the beer and I don’t understand how it’s not yet a thing.
- For a delicious snack or a scrumptious dessert, no trip to St Petersburg is complete without a visit to the infamous Bolshaya Konushenaya, 25 for feather light, deep fried (yes it is possible) sugar-coated doughnuts called Pyshki. Served with a cup of coffee, it’s the perfect pick me up (not that we needed an excuse).
To wrap this very long post up, go visit St Petersburg before it becomes the stomping ground of the stag and hens parties and if you know someone who lives there, it might even give you a chance to experience this beautiful city with them (not like them ofcourse).

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The best science fiction has deeper meaning behind its stories. Its narratives serve a purpose, looking to share ideas with those who are willing to look for them. Love, Death & Robots rarely has anything to say. It’s stylish but often vapid, choosing to create a pretty world over saying something comprehensive with it.
It’s also important to mention the anthology is not kind to women. The series frequently makes use of all forms of assault as a plot point which can be more than a little off-putting. But we’ll get back to that.
While Love, Death & Robots often falls short on the “themes and ideas” side of things, not all of it is bad. A decent number of the episodes provide (mostly) harmless fun. The animation is, largely, very well done, and the various episodes are pretty effective at conveying exactly what they want the audience to feel. Take, for example, “The Witness.” While the episode certainly has problems (like chasing a nude woman down the street), the flowing, unique animations combined with a gritty, pseudo-noir feel of the story and setting create a captivating yet thematically-empty narrative.
“The Dump,” however, lives up to its name. The animation is ugly and the story does very little to redeem itself. It is ultimately a ten-minute venture through a myriad of tasteless jokes and gross references to arrive at a reveal that anyone familiar with story-telling could see coming from minute one.
Of course, there are a few standout episodes. The three written by John Scalzi (“Three Robots,” “When the Yogurt Took Over,” and “Alternate Histories”) provide some genuine entertainment. They’re incredibly funny, fairly tasteful, and actually feel like self-contained stories, rather than set-ups for series that will, presumably, never arrive.
“Zima Blue” is an incredibly compelling story with a satisfying twist. Plus, it actually makes the viewer reflect on what they watched, debating the merits of the central message instead of letting Netflix know that you are, in fact, still there and promptly telling the next episode to play.
Most of the remaining episodes fall in the category of “done before.” Science fiction is a genre of borrowing from previous stories and reconstructing them into new forms and presenting new questions. I would be forgiving of this category, had it fulfilled the second part of the science fiction guidelines and actually offered something new, instead of just rehashing old ideas. “Beyond the Aquila Rift” is the epitome of this problem. One part Mass Effect, one part Dead Space, the story it weaves (get it?) has been told before, told better, and finishes with the most obvious trope imaginable.
Putting aside the vapid episodes and derivative stories, we find that one of the biggest problems with Love, Death & Robots is its treatment of women. Checking the credits of the series, we find only one female writer and zero female directors—and it shows. Of course, nudity is expected. That’s a big part of the “love” in Love, Death & Robots. What should not be expected, however, is that it will all be the definition of “male gaze.” The nudity almost always comes from conventionally attractive females, presented in compromising positions or opening themselves up to men. On the rare occasions we do see male nudity, its is used only to underscore how monstrous these men are.
The few episodes that do feature women in power often still feel very masculine in their direction and narrative (“Lucky 13” being the exception). “Good Hunting,” a personal favorite of mine, prominently features the desire of a woman to get revenge on the men who have taken advantage of her. Unfortunately, the story still follows a male protagonist and places the female lead nude and malleable in his hands.
I’m left wondering who the series is for. Arguably, teenagers—young and looking for their fill of sci-fi sex and violence—seems to be the most cogent answer. Yet, there are a few stories that sneak their way in that fly in the face of that assumption, offering little in the way of gore or nudity and instead focus on sci-fi minutia or small personal stories. So maybe science-fiction fans? But the stories are nothing new, feeling like rehashes of older tales, adding nothing of value that makes the series anything that special. I can’t answer this question. The series is too bizarre, too uneven on the whole to definitively say one way or another. But what I can do is save you some time and compile a list of what episodes you should watch, what ones you should skip, and what you should check out if you’re bored.
“Three Robots”: Funny and cute, definitely worth watching.
“Zima Blue”: One of the only stories that feels truly complete, and neat to boot.
“When the Yogurt Took Over”: Also very funny and cute; my personal favorite.
“Good Hunting”: Another story that feels complete. Gorgeously animated, and it has themes!
Worth checking out:
“Sucker of Souls”: I won’t lie. I just like this one. It’s harmless and funny. Feels very Netflix Castlevania
“Ice Age”: Unique from the rest for a lot of reasons.
“Fish Night”: Narratively bereft, but very pretty.
“Lucky 13”: Nothing new, but still a pretty cool story.
“Suits”: See Lucky 13
“Alternate Histories”: Hey. Who doesn’t like watching Hitler die repeatedly in funny ways?
If you’re bored:
“Sonnie’s Edge”: Pretty standard Kaiju short. Does have some sexual assault undertones, so beware.
“The Witness”: I’m iffy on this one. Its premise is interesting, the art is effective and stylish but the actual content is repugnant.
“Beyond the Aquilla Rift”: Its Dead Space meets Mass Effect. Nothing more, nothing less.
“Helping Hand”: 127 hours. IN SPACE.
“Blind Spot”: Borderlands: the Animated Series
“The Secret War”: What if Hellboy was in Russia, but also a horde of demons?
Don’t press play:
“The Dump”: The name really says it all.
“Shapeshifters”: Call of Duty: Werewolves, yet somehow far less exciting.

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Here’s an update on S. 1813, the “highway bill” which would ban credit cards and wire transfers from non-FATCA banks and confiscate passports of U.S. Persons abroad who refuse to pay thousands of dollars per year to accountants to file forms like 3520, 8621, and 8858 that no one in the Homeland has ever heard of.
In the past few weeks, while we’ve all been distracted by Eduardo Saverin’s renunciation and the Ex-PATRIOT Act, Congress has been quietly continuing its efforts to gnaw away at the other rights of U.S. Persons abroad. On 8 May, the House and the Senate held the first meeting of their joint Surface Transportation Conference. The conference aims to achieve bicameral agreement on a “highway bill” before the 30 June expiration of existing transport funding measures. According to an article in The Hill, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), the author of the passport-confiscation amendment (S.A. 1761), is “cautiously optimistic” that the Conference can make that deadline.
In a press release last week, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) stated that 80% of the bill was “uncontroversial”, and that the Conference is continuing to make progress on the remaining 20%. (American Citizens Abroad issued a position paper last week and a press release a few days ago to remind Congress that the passport-confiscation provisions are hardly “uncontroversial”). No transcript of Boxer’s remarks is available, but you can watch the video on YouTube. Details are very slim as she refuses to discuss specific provisions, but apparently some sort of compromise has been reached on the revenue offset provisions of the bill. As the NationalJournal Transportation Experts Blog puts it:
The pay-fors in a compromise bill will still most likely closely resemble what’s in the current Senate bill, a fact underscored by the Joint Committee on Taxation’s Friday release comparing the revenue provisions in the House and Senate bills, showing that, well, the House bill doesn’t have any.
However, some House Republicans apparently still oppose the Senate bill; in particular, as far as I can understand this report from The Hill, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) is opposed to all of the revenue offsets and wants to limit highway spending to what can be brought in by the federal gas tax. The Hill suggests that this is a sign that he and his allies will take a hard line against the Senate bill during the upcoming negotiations.
The JCT report about the “highway bill” makes for amusing reading. It includes revenue projections for each portion of the bill. For Reid’s “Revocation or Denial of Passport in Case of Certain Tax Delinquencies”, it predicts $69 million of additional revenue in 2013, rising to $159 million by 2015 and totalling $743 million by 2022. For Levin’s “Authorize Special Measures Against Foreign Jurisdictions, Financial Institutions, and Others That Significantly Impede United States Tax Enforcement”, it predicts $45 million of additional revenue in 2012 and a total of $1 billion over the next decade.
In both cases, their revenue projections peak around 2015 and then hold steady at around half to two-thirds of the peak value. Apparently they expect there’s a sort of “backlog” of taxes that are not being collected right now that could be collected in the future under these measures, and that afterwards collections will continue at a steady level. This of course misses the fact that taxpayers are undoubtedly going to alter their behaviour in response to these new provisions.
It’s obvious what the response to the passport provisions will be. Right now, five to seven thousand Americans naturalise in European Union countries each year; faced with the threat of their U.S. passports being taken away for missing out on obscure tax forms when no taxes are actually owed, more U.S. Persons abroad will likely pursue naturalisation in their countries of residence. Even if they do not renounce U.S. citizenship at the same time, this will remove some of the leverage that the IRS has to hold them hostage in order to extract fines.
The response to Levin’s attack on non-FATCA banks will be more complex. Certainly one obvious effect is that tourism spending in the U.S. will decrease. A lot of non-Americans who have never heard of FATCA are going to come to the U.S., try to check into their hotels or pay for dinner, and find that their credit cards get declined and their ATM cards get eaten; they’ll return home confused and angry and with far fewer U.S. purchases. Beyond that, it’s an open question whether affected customers will blame their banks and put pressure on them to cooperate with FATCA (the outcome Levin hopes for), or whether this will cause large numbers of tourists to choose another destination for their next vacation after hearing their friends’ credit-card horror stories.
I worry that the dual citizen will be at the brunt of anger resulting from all of those caisse populaire cards getting eaten in S Florida (even though some may unwittingly be US persons due to the substantial presence test). When this, compounded by FATCA unleashes itself on 1st class Canadians there will be those who will blame the victim, the US person in Canada. I expect a lot more anti-Americanism and I don’t think that our friend, David Christiansen, will be alone in demanding we get compliant. The Canadian government has to be aware of things going in this direction, and this may at least in part account for its deafening silence. This is a time for diplomacy, certainly.
I find all of these anti-expatriate laws ridiculous in light of the fact that the U.S. clearly needs tourism dollars judging by how aggressive their “Discover America” (www.discoveramerica.com) campaign has been. The campaign’s theme song (as sung from the heart by Roseanne Cash) is entitled “Land of Dreams.” Too bad the “Land of Dreams” has turned into the Land of Nightmares for those of us living abroad. All I can say is that in all of the travelling my husband and I have been doing over the past six months (on Canadian passports, thankfully!), we’ve been meeting many Europeans and Asians who choose other countries for vacations and business. The U.S. doesn’t even realise their xenophobic attitudes and laws have steered them further into financial free-fall.
Excuse me, Eric, but this sounds more like “the highway robbery bill” to me.
Levin is reading the situation over here in Europe wrong. If tourists over here start to believe they need FATCA approved bank cards, many will vote with their feet and tell the US tourism to stick it or bring prepaid cards VISA cards etc. However people don’t like to travel nowadays without full access to their money, the US will lose out.
While the US has slept and allowed the itself to fall into disrepair, the rest of the world has been developing a tourist industry.
Unlike Americans who whinge when the service at a foreign hotel isn’t perfect, or the shower isn’t perfect, most European tourists understand it’s all part of the adventure. Americans expect the rest of the world to be like America (although the danger today is Americans will find the world has newer better infrastructure than the US), Europeans don’t.
From a European point of view, the world is changing, expanding, growing, and the US was once a great power with 1970s infrastructure (because that’s about when the US stopped investing in itself).
All of this absurdity and wasted effort when the IRS announced earlier this year that over $3 billion in unpaid taxes were owed just by employees of the Federal government, including 21 of Obama’s WH adivsors! How about they lose their job and security clearances AND passports if they don’t pay THEIR taxes!!
dark days – i never would have thought life would be this bad. i hate the democrats with a burning passion. that used to be a sentiment only reserved for the GOP.
… and if you don’t think some of us will end up on this list, think again http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/no-fly-list_n_1563261.html?ref=canada&ir=Canada.
Effective yesterday the Canadian federal government increased limits Canadians can bring back duty free on shopping trips to the US.
@calgary, on what basis would any of us end up on this list? Speaking out against US policies? I’d don’t think we’re alone in that, and the numbers are increasing.
I watched Condoleezza Rice speak at Harvard last year and she said the glue keeping the US together is the American Dream, being able to work hard, step up to the plate and have a fair chance of making your dreams come true. If that glue becomes unstuck there is no telling which direction the US would head.
Unfortunately for Carl Levin the American Dream is available in other countries in 2012. They say the smart ones leave a troubled company first, leaving the conformists to manage down its demise.
Is this what’s happening to the US today?
Levin instead of competing and making the US more attractive, is trying to “force” people to need the US through regulation, exterritorial laws, harsh fines and penalities etc. The only problem is the US, apart from military power, it doesn’t really offer anything that isn’t available elsewhere in the world today.
The US has gotten comfortable living in a post WWII world with the only economy intact with Europe and Asia trying to rebuild.
Carl WWII is over and the world has rebuilt itself and the communists are almost gone except for command capitalism in China, full strength in North Korea, and evolving in Cuba.
Can someone tell me a country that has succeeded in the long term with such a strategy? With the rate of change increasing, long-term may only mean 10 years not decades as in the past.
Not many people thought the USSR would tumble in 1991 or did I mean the USSA?
Leaves the door open and could be a small step from one list and to another in punitive actions:
@calgary411, thank you for that post. Important reminder of the complexity of Hotel California.
Thanks for this detailed update on the Surface Transportation bill. I was wondering about the status, and hadn’t gone on line looking myself, so this really simplifies the effort for me. You do good work!
@John, glue loses strength after many years. I don’t wish the US a major downfall. After all, I still have relatives that live there. Re-thinking their current strategies towards expats would be a nice start.
Take my situation for instance: I could live and work abroad for many years and then retire in the US, since the cost-of-living there is lower. But instead of taking the sensible approach, Schumer and Levin, and the likes force people like me to cut my ties permanently. So the possibility of me going back there to contribute to their economy will not be a possibility. It’s kind of sad many uninformed Americans have to lose due to a handful of knucleheads in Congress.
What most Americans fail to realise is that the “dream” exists in many different places nowadays. In some places, like here, it’s even easier since the work ethic is more slack. If someone is dedicated, works hard, and strives to increase quality, it would be hard for them to NOT make money.
@geeze – I agree. The US has a large pool of ex-pats (an army of salespersons so to speak) abroad who presently will only look out for their own interests and scr*w the US.
We live in a global world and people on the ground are more important than ever but there are bone heads in Congress who can’t seem to realise that.
Collaboration is the power to more power in today’s world especially when using the internet. There are 6 million Americans abroad who don’t give a damn times how many contacts times how many contacts….you get the picture.
Six million Americans aborad can do a lot of damage proportionally than Homelanders when foreigners are reminded about FATCA and all of the other bullsh*t it takes to invest in the US these days..
It can be felt in real jobs for Homelanders, but doesn’t substantially appear in US unemployment figures over the meager $800M FATCA will potentially collect.
Furthermore Outlanders “or ex-pats” are generally happy to inflict the damage to Homelanders who are deaf about our issues with pleasure.
I spoke with a greencarder yesterday and he said he changed his mind. Will not become an US citizen as he had planned. And and when he returns to his country of origin he will turn his greencard in.
Your greencarder friend is making good decisions. Be sure to tell him he doesn’t have to go to a consulate (unless he wants to) to do an I-407. It can be mailed directly to Texas for processing. Use registered mail so it can be tracked to its destination. If he’s doing this many years from now, of course, he’d best check the location as these offices have a tendency to move around.
P.O. Box 850965
Mesquite, TX 75185-0965
Carl Lenin has indeed found the easiest way to fund legislation.
It appears that any spending bill must now be financed. Since no one accepts to raise taxes, the spending must be justified somehow. In the old days, they used some 5 to 1 multipliers to fabricate how much income would come in from suppliers who purchase this from them and they spend it there and ad infinitum then paying taxes. This doesn’t seem to pass of anymore.
Today, it is just downright finding the lowliest and most remote to hate and take money from. Expats are two-percenters and easy targets. We should be further referred to as “non-pats” in order to fulfill the image created by Schumer and company.
It would be best if expats had a six pointed star sewn into their garments so that Carl Lenin and Barry and his Band of Merry Men could easily distinguish us from the Ninety-eight percenters.
*I’ve decided to just send my passport to my Senator in advance of its confiscation.
I received a letter from the IRS in 2009, that I had not filled in line 10 or 16 of the form 2555 with the start and end dates of my overseas stay. My entire foreign exclusion was voided. The bill was something like $22,000. I had actually made the same mistake the 3 previous years and copied it each year (you can’t do your taxes from scratch each year)–had they caught it I would have owed $66,000.
The IRS letter out of Paris was postmarked after the due date for my payment, hence I was “seriously delinquent”. I made the correction within one week, received a number of payment reminders, and after some 6 months I finally received an ok.
I will make the same error again. It is impossible for anyone to make the calculations for qualified dividends and foreign exclusion—the instructions are completely illegible. I have retroactively errored by not filing my accounts upon (3 countries)x(2 business and personal accounts) * (6 years of retroactiveness) * ($10,000).
I am presumed guilty unless I prove my innocence. I don’t have access to any system to prove my innocence.
So, the easiest thing to do is just to send my passport to my Senator in advance so that he may confiscate it. (perhaps I will send him the outdated one for effect purposes, so that I can actually visit my elderly parents and siblings).
Just to come back to this for a moment, and remind everyone this is coming down to the wire. The highway bill expires this weekend, and there is lots of pressure to pass a new Surface Transportation bill, and the question will be, will the Passport amendment still be in it?
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Despite the availability of endorsed quality measures and widespread use of hospice, hospice quality data are rarely available to consumers.
Moreover, little is known about how consumers prioritize extant measures.
This study drew on focus group and survey data collected in five metropolitan areas. Participants placed top priority on measures related to pain and symptom management.
Relative to consumers with hospice experience, consumers without previous experience tended to place less value on spiritual support for patients and caregivers, emotional support for caregivers, and after-hours availability.
The National Quality Forum-approved measures resonate well with consumers. Consumers also appear to be ready for access to data on the quality of hospice providers.
For details, see Smith et al. (2014, March). What consumers want to know about quality when choosing a hospice provider. The American Journal of Hospice and Quality Care. [Epub ahead of print]


Hybrid Plug-in Supercar Fisker Karma is in production – first delivery next month – price only $87,000
That’s what I call news! From the next month, lucky owners will start reeving their Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sports sedan. Fiskar started production and delivery of the first models will be already next month.
On of the sexiest cars in the last century, Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sport car capable of cruising on electric power alone for up to 80km until a petrol motor kicks in. 2.0-litre Ecotec turbocharged petrol motor is married with two electric motors, 150kW each, in order to punch 1300Nm of torque. The Fisker Karma is master in fuel consumption of just 2.4L on 100km, with range of around 480km. Enough for any type of daily use. And to scare yourself, you can put pedal down and reach 0-100km/h in 5.8 seconds with top speed of 201km/h. All your for around AU$87,000.
If you didn’t already place deposit, don’t get your hopes too high. Only 7,000 gorgeous sexy plugins will be produced this year. To ensure quality and put attention to the smallest details, Fisker will go slowly with production of Karma’s. That is some good karma for Fiskar!


WEEKEND WEATHER: Finally, a Break is On the Way for the Hudson Valley
The Hudson Valley is in the grip of another heatwave as we close out the week. Highs will once again approach 90 Friday. And with the oppressive humidity, the heat index values could reach close to 100 again, which has prompted another Heat Advisory for the area. When will see the heat finally break? According to the forecast, soon.
Highs Friday afternoon will be in the upper 80s, to near 90. There is a chance for scattered shower an thunderstorms across the area as we approach the early evening hours. The chance for precipitation for last until the evening before clearing out overnight. Lows Friday night will be around 70, with mostly clear skies.
Saturday will be a little cooler, with a chance for morning showers. There will be a slight chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, with cooler highs in the mid to upper 70s. Lows Saturday night will fall into the 60s. Highs Sunday will be in the lower 80s, with another slight chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Monday will bring and increased chance for thunderstorms, as highs will be warm and humid in the 80s. This will bring in cooler air through the rest of the week, as highs should stay in the 70s as we enter the first days of September.
But while the heat is expected to last for another day, some folks are already looking ahead to fall. Some of the long-range forecasts for the next few months say the warm weather could stick around the Hudson Valley for a while. But could we also the increased chance for more tropical storms, such as Henri, which doused the area Sunday and Monday. A big factor could be La Niña.
AccuWeather says that the Hudson Valley and Northeast could above average temperatures lingering well into mid October. There could also be more rounds of strong thunderstorms that persist for a least another month, according to some forecasts. This has been the trend through the majority of the summer across many parts of the Hudson Valley, and it may go on for a bit longer. But could the east coast be susceptible to more tropical weather, due to another La Niña? Time will only tell.


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My mother, Goddess bless her soul, has never been one to entertain pity parties or self pity. I used to resent that about her, in fact I hated the fact that when I wanted to feel sorry for myself she’d roll her eyes and go back to her book listening to me with half an ear until I was finished.
It wasn’t until this morning that I got it however. There is someone, a blogger I met online that I really adored – I often showered this person in compliments telling the world that they inspired me, lifted me up and made me see things from a different perspective. I stand by that – however this same person who’s name I will not mention, also spends a great deal of time complaining about all the negative comments they receives.
This morning I decided I’m over it, I’m over surrounding myself online or off with people who do nothing but complain and throw out negativity. Who needs that crap? The world is full of negativity which is why I work so hard to avoid people, so why would I want it on my social media? I go to social media to promote my writing and connect with friends. It used to be a fun place to visit now it seems too many people are using social media to throw out every annoying horrible thing that has ever happened to them.
I’m sorry that you get negative comments but pointing it out only feeds the beast, it doesn’t feed your soul in a positive healthy way. And frankly I wish people had the guts to send me their hatred, it would be a sign that I’m doing something right. (Okay seriously though don’t send me your hatred I might cry…no really.)
So I blocked this person from my social media, I had to and I won’t apologize for it. I have an amazing support group of readers and followers – like Bob for instance. He comments on almost everything I write and even reblogs some of my stuff – it doesn’t go unnoticed. Even when he disagrees with me he says so in a respectful way.
Those that don’t support me, or do disagree with me have this amazing talent of fading away mostly because they know I won’t respond to their negative comments or their trolling. I have far too much going for me to worry about all the people that dislike me and if all you’re doing is crying about how everyone hates you then you’re pulling yourself down and me with you. No thanks, I’ve worked too hard to find my positive outlook to be dragged down into your darkness.
Now I’m sure this person will read this and I am sure this post will be another on the list of things this person has to complain about and while I am truly sorry for that, and I genuinely truly wish you the best I cannot bring myself to care.
I had a conversation with this person for over an hour once in which I was repeatedly told “I don’t give a fuck what anyone thinks of me.” Okay well that’s awesome to hear after I tell you how much you inspire me – what you’re doing is saying “Thank you for complimenting me and looking up to me but I don’t give a fuck about you.” I don’t need that and clearly you don’t need me.
So seriously look at the people in your life, look at the ones you follow on social media and ask yourself, are they feeding your soul? Or are you feeding their beast?
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text: I've seen a lot of threads listing Axe FX with recordings etc and a number of bands are listing them as major gear. So it's led me to wonder if a lot of metal musicians are abandoning the traditional amp thing both in the studio and on the road. I know that it makes for a lot of convenience in being able to write/record at home without studio bills or neighbour/family/police fury and I accept that they do sound amazing from all recordings I hear. But where's the love for amps gone? Has it gone? Am I reading too much into this? Answers on a postcard to the above address, please!* *It's not a criticism, just a curious question.

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Many Syrians arrested by the regime and tortured to death
The total number of victims documented by the Syrian Human Rights Committee on Thursday, 28-3-2019, reached 3 persons, of whom 2 children and 1 person was killed under torture.
In the province of al-Hasakah, a child was shot dead by a a random shooting at a BYD militia check point, in al-Aziziyah neighborhood in al-Hasakeh.
In the province of Homs, a two-month-old infant died of lack of infant milk and health care in al-Rukban camp because of the siege of the camp by Russian and regime forces.
In the province of Aleppo, a person wasin a branch of air force in Latakia.
The Syrian Human Rights Committee documented the names of the following victims:
1 – Child/ Abdel Ra’ouf al-Turfah / Homs – Palmyra / due to lack of milk and health care in al- Rukban camp.
2 – Child/ Aram K

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You don’t need to maintain exact same meals and do exercises routines since your families if you don’t need to, which is a giant aspect in this. It isn’t really some hereditary inevitability. It would likely help speak to a dietician instead an OB if you are searching to lose weight. There are specific facts to consider, like a reduced carb diet plan may are more effective after menopausal.
Around 50, my personal waist just seemed to begin thickening it doesn’t matter what used to do. I for ages been a right up-and-down version of build anyhow, never had a lot of a waistline, nevertheless simply appeared to shape-shift independent of pounds fluctuations.
Both my grannies live until 95. They mentioned they decided not to put on pounds as we grow older, although pounds changed using their hips/bottoms/legs with their midsections. They became less pear and more fruit for a moment. I noticed similar body type because of the more mature female in the fitness center and my 70 year-old mom; they have leaner thighs and rounder middles. But for my grandmas, when they reached about 85, they began losing body weight over the past a decade of their physical lives (probably animated from about 125-130 pounds as a result of 110-115 pounds). They just ended being extremely eager.
Anyhow, I used to think plenty of menopausal symptoms could possibly be handled with living nonetheless it ends up that is not the case
This will be me personally (but I am not 95!). We have gained a size during my 20s (hello, restaurants and working extended hours), then again within my 30s (hello, once more, virtually no time to work out + more restaurants and convenience food + 8 days per day in a chair), and it also appears like i am on course to accomplish this in my 40s in addition (therefore, OMG, i’m never ever will be NOT searching at this particular rate). I’m able to inform I am considerably soft / much less thin, and maybe that will be they. Really don’t genuinely wish to get in shape, but i want to suck a line during the mud until I’m , if that is achievable (although those are menopausal decades i assume, who knows).
I went through menopausal in my belated 20s after chemo therapy, so it was not a progressive process aˆ“ I was fine, grabbed chemo, then never ever restored ovarian function.
We achieved 15 weight during the aˆ?menopausalaˆ? period that I could maybe not drop through any level of diet/exercise. When I begun hormones substitution therapies I dropped the 15 pounds within 3 weeks and possess stored it off with zero effort. My own https://datingranking.net/escort-directory/woodbridge body profile is very various today despite becoming similar proportions aˆ“ I happened to be always pear-shaped, and then we carry so much more fat in my own chest muscles.
My personal delay is within 10 pounds of exactly what it had been when I got my personal vehicle operators permit at 17
The hormonal alterations of menopausal posses most follow on results, even although you include younger aˆ“ joint, bone tissue loss, muscles loss, etc. We exercise much more than I did pre-menopause (5x a week vs. 1x per week) to keep my bone health insurance and minmise joint pain. But we look of profile today because it’s much more challenging attain muscle tissue.
There is so much more to menopause than dimensions changes also aˆ“ I skilled hair thinning, libido changes, loss in epidermis flexibility, despair, etc. etc. It was rough! I am not looking towards your day once they want us to come-off hormone replacing therapy.
I’ve a tough granny whom resided to 101. She moved from becoming a pear to becoming somewhat stout. She worked limited farm, therefore the stout wasn’t insufficient workout. I have gone through menopausal and my personal arms broadened, my personal chest area had gotten big and absolutely nothing more changed, it offers me personally the feeling I am heading in identical direction. Having viewed their durability, and never are some crazy fat phobe like some on this board, I am not saying worried about it.

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Today, we sat down with Void Collapse to talk music inspiration, advice for musicians and much more. Be sure to check out their music below after the interview on Spotify!
What is your inspiration to write your music? Is it your surroundings?
Maybe once in awhile, and then maybe nature. Mostly inspiration comes literature, art, movies and fantasy in general. I’m always watching music production documentaries for the music side of things. I just watched the Wrecking Crew documentary a few times. I love that sort of thing
What type of music did you listen to growing up?
Whatever I could get my hands on The Beatles, Motown, Public Enemy early on. I was always looking for the darkest, heaviest thing. I found death metal pretty early on when I was 11 or so. It was right while death metal was taking off (the early nineties) so it’s been in my life the whole time. A local band called Amputist was on track to be signed, but they fell apart somehow. I had an article from the local newspaper that sparked my imagination, and made me a lifelong fan. I was trying to find out the bands on their shirts from there on out. Lol
Is there someone you look up to as a hero?
Pretty much just my dad. I couldn’t have asked for a better one.
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing today?
I do everything I want to. Making music is one of the things I do in my free time. I have a family and work, so I keep it on a hobby level. I like to illustrate and do flat art also. I’ve found that with things you like to do, it’s better to do them when you have inspiration, than to burn out on them.
What advice do you have for fans out there that want to create music?
Just make your own path and do what you want to do. In this day in age there is no right or wrong way, but it’s challenging. When I started putting music out I realized quickly how big the ocean of music is. It’s pretty daunting actually. Don’t get discouraged, find a way to win every single person, and get them listen.


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In the middle of thousands of people, were all the same you know right?
It’s humid. Your sweating and dehydrated.
What if in the middle of that same crowd, He came to visit you just to whisper something in your ear? What if He grabbed your hand as you closed your eyes and obeyed?
Are you doing it?
Listen. Close your eyes. Are they closed?
Yes. What is that?
Do you hear it? The voices, do you hear them?
Yes, but why?
Can you feel the power in the room? The sudden movements of these mountains?
Yes, but how?
Do you feel the fire from every soul?
Yes, what is that?
That heat in your inner being, is it overwhelming you to cry out and reach out even more?
Yes, I can’t help but do the same.
Do you hear it? Do you hear them crying out.
Yes! I want to cry with them! But why do I want to?
Listen. Open your eyes. Are they open?
Do you still hear it? The voices, do you hear them?
What do you see?
I see your people crying their hearts out. They’re praying together as one.
What else do you see? Do you want to tell me?
Their fire, it ignites the more they cry out. It overwhelms them, they want more.
It’s so… beautiful!
Do you feel it?
Yes, I want more too.
They are all worshiping Me. They are crying out to what they’re feeling.
Each one wanting more and more of this overwhelming love and power they feel.
I Am giving it to them, each one will have a destiny to bring more souls for an eternity of paradise. What your feeling is a gift I give out to the ones that want more than just this world. Ones that are willing to do anything to do more, willing to commit to anything for more of My love. The more they seek, the more I give out.
But… why? They are not worthy of such love… I am not worthy.
My child, yes you are. What if I told you are worth so much more than what this world tries to offer?
Listen. Close your eyes.
Raise your hands in the air. Reach out to me. Are you doing it?
Yes. God? I want more.
Call out my name, my name you will have the power. In my name, nothing will have power over me.
Yes, my child. Reach out to me!
Yes, my child. Talk to me!
Jesus, I love you so much; and I can’t explain why.
Take it, grab what is yours! You can have it and be not afraid.
I have so many plans for you. Take this gift, and you will see. I will be here, always.
What am I speaking?
Your grabbing a hold of it. Let it always overwhelm you, and you will always know what to do in every trial, praise. It’s called receiving the holy ghost.
The fire, do I have it too?
Yes. What do you feel now?
Complete. Happy. Joyful!
Look. Open your eyes. Are they open?
What do you see?
Our people taking what’s theirs.
That’s right. They have sinned too. They have made many mistakes, but remember I will always be here to forgive you before that mistake is made.
You are my child. You are my blood. My love is bigger than you can comprehend.
What else do you see?
They’re praying with me.
My people are your people. Your family.
What do I do now?
You teach others about what you have recieved. I wrote it down for you.
In Acts 2. A book that will be your guide through your walk in this world, with Me by your side!


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At TINYpulse, we often offer up tips to help hiring managers figure out which candidates they’re interviewing have the highest talent potential.
Sometimes, we provide lists of interview questions you might want to ask. Other times, we tell you about questions you might be asking that actually repel great candidates. We’ve also put together lists of the most outrageous interview questions that companies have asked.
This time around, we’ve compiled a list of seven interview questions managers should never ask during interviews. Let’s take a look at them:
01. How old are you?
You might be tempted to ask prospective candidates how old they are. But beware that it’s illegal to discriminate based on age. Anyone who’s 40 or older that doesn’t get hired after an interview may decide to take you to court if they feel they’ve been slighted because of their age. For most jobs, you only need to know whether an applicant is an adult. You should be able to figure that out by looking at any candidate’s résumé.
02. Whom did you vote for?
Unless you’re running a political action committee or some associated organization, you probably want to stay quiet about questions relating to political affiliations. The United States, in case you were unaware, is currently very polarized politically with about half of the country favoring the Republicans and the other half favoring the Democrats. At the very best, you don’t ostracize half of the talent pool by bringing politics into the interview process. At worst, in some states — like California and New York — discriminating based on political preferences is illegal.
03. You’ve got a lovely accent. Where are you from?
Even if you’re trying to be nice, you should refrain from asking questions that could be construed as prying into where a candidate was born. It’s illegal to discriminate based on national origin. And again, you should probably be able to figure out where a candidate grew up by looking at their résumé.
04. Are you married?
You might be trying to be nice here too, but asking an applicant whether or not they are married can open up the door for lawsuits. It’s illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation. It’s also illegal to discriminate against pregnant women. You’ll find out about an applicant’s marital status after you’ve started working with them (assuming, of course, they’re willing to divulge the information).
05. How do you spend your free time?
While you might want to get a better picture of a candidate by figuring out what their hobbies are, this question can solicit answers that relate to politics, religion, or some other protected status. Make sure the questions you ask are job related in order to reduce the chances this occurs.
06. How much alcohol do you drink?
You may be tempted to inquire about how much alcohol a job applicant consumes. But that line of questioning is illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act because it may solicit information relating to a recovering addict’s alcoholism. You can ask whether someone drinks alcohol or whether they’ve been arrested for driving under the influence.
07. Have you ever been arrested?
Believe it or not, it’s illegal to ask prospective candidates if they’ve been arrested before. People do get arrested for all sorts of reasons — even when they are not guilty of any wrongdoing. You can, however, ask them whether they’ve been convicted of a crime.

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Islamic State terrorist channels have begun to celebrate the assassination of Andrei Karlov, who was shot and killed in Ankara by police officer Mert Altintas, 22. Altintas was filmed giving the “tahwid,” or ISIS’ index finger signal, while shouting “Allahu Akbar.” Altintas was later killed in a gunfight with security forces after the assassination.
A full translation of the video provided by Shaheryar Mirza reads:
Don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria. Don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria. You will not taste the safety unless our fields are safe. Only death can get me out of here. Whoever has a share in this tyranny will pay for it one by one.
According to the BBC, “Several other people were reportedly also injured in the attack, a day after protests in Turkey over Russia’s military intervention in Syria.”
Russia and Turkey officially normalized relations in June following a rocky period last year when Turkey shot down a Russian jet on the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkish entry into the Syrian Civil War in August further strained diplomacy between the two nations who disagree on the future of Assad’s role in Syria but, according to Al-Monitor, are using each other to support their non-Western foreign policies.
Ankara’s mayor, Melih Gokcek, said the attack was aimed at disrupting relations between Russia and Turkey, Reuters reports.
The shooting comes as diplomats from Turkey, Russia and Iran plan to meet in Turkey to discuss the situation in Aleppo, Syria.
Turkey is a Sunni Muslim majority country while Syria is also majority Sunni but ruled by Assad and his Shia government. The split between Shia and Sunni occurred in the year 632. According to The Express:
Mohammed died without appointing a successor, leading to a split in the religion over whether its next leader should be chosen democratically or whether the Prophet’s blood relatives should reign. The Sunnis believed Mohammed’s friend and advisor Abu Bakr was the rightful “caliph” of Muslims, while Shias thought that his cousin and son-in-law Ali was chosen by Allah to rule. Abu Bakr held the title first until his death, while Ali was crowned caliph fourth after two previous rulers were assassinated.
Both Turkey and Russia are currently in the Middle East fighting ISIS, a Sunni extremist organization.
The tawhid is the “ISIS salute.” According to Foreign Affairs:
When ISIS militants hold up a single index finger on their right hands, they are alluding to the tawhid, the belief in the oneness of God and a key component of the Muslim religion… But for ISIS, the symbol is more sinister than a mere declaration of monotheistic beliefs. As Salafi jihadists, members of the group adhere to a fundamentalist interpretation of tawhid that rejects non-fundamentalist regimes as idolatrous. In other words, the concept of tawhid is central to ISIS’ violent and uncompromising posture toward its opponents, both in the Middle East and in the West.
Altintas also shouts “Allahu Akbar,” an Islamic phrase known as the “takbir.” It means “God is [the] greatest” and is a common Arabic expression that doesn’t always have terroristic connotations.
Below is a screenshot from a chat thread of ISIS sympathizers discussing the attack by Altintas. Further discussion about the attack shared the video of the aftermath of the shooting, which can be viewed above.
However, beyond Altintas using the tahwid and takbir, there is no official claim by ISIS that the attack was coordinated by them. In fact, some ISIS sympathizers are actively discrediting his cause online because he was a police officer, which means he upheld “secular laws.”
It has also been floated that Altintas may have been a member of the failed Turkish coup in July.
Altintas seemed more concerned about Aleppo, which some activists have labeled a genocide.
The city, which had been ripped in two by Shia Assad forces and Sunni rebels, was recently retaken by Assad, who is backed by Russia. According to The Star, as Assad resume control over the city, reports of mass executions committed by his forces surfaced.
According to USA Today, there were reports that “pro-government forces had executed civilians on the besieged city’s streets, including women and children.”
However, according to global terrorist watchdog group Site Intel, jihadists around the globe are capitalizing on the assassination and disseminating information about locations of Russian embassies around the world to incite further attacks.
Read more about ISIS in Spanish at AhoraMismo.com:


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The tracking control of tendon-driven manipulators has recently become a hot topic. However, the flexible elastic tendon introduces greater residual vibration, making it more difficult to control the trajectory tracking of the manipulator. In this paper, a dynamics model of the elastic tendon-driven manipulator (ETDM) that considers motion coupling is established. A hierarchical sliding mode control (HSMC) method is proposed to realize the trajectory tracking control of the ETDM. On the basis of the Lyapunov design method, the actuator subsliding manifold is defined as the first sliding manifold. The first sliding manifold is then used to construct the joint side subsliding manifold. Furthermore, the total sliding manifold is established based on the joint side sliding manifold and the actuator’s sliding manifold. The stability of the proposed HSMC is proved using the Lyapunov stability theory. Finally, simulations and experiments are performed on a two-degree-of-freedom ETDM tracking desired trajectories to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed HSMC method. The proposed HSMC exhibits higher tracking accuracy compared with proportional–integral–derivative, and adaptive second-order fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode (SOFNTSM) controls in the simulations. The introduction of different disturbances reveals that HSMC has better robustness than proportional–integral–derivative control. Experimental results show that the maximum error of trajectory tracking is less than 0.025 rad.
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Gucci Mane is in full promo mode leading up to his third album this year, The Return Of East Atlanta Santa. After connecting with Young Thug once again on “I Told You,” Guwop grabs another one of Atlanta’s young stars in Migos member Quavo on “Floor Seats.”
Flossing hard than ever, listen to the Honorable C-Note produced track below. Gucci Mane’s The Return Of East Atlanta Santa LP is set to arrive in December.
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The secret Salento
The town is about 30 kilometers away from Lecce but it is as much visited as this one .
What impress tourists are the Baroque buildings.
The fulcrum of the city is represented by Piazza Salandra, in which Baroque characterizes civil and religious monuments of imposing beuty. But also other buildings catch the attention, like the church of San Trifone, little “rococò” jewel, and the church of San Domenico with “its profusion of saints, caryatids, and creatures that borders with manierism”.
A little tribute also goes to the beutful villas on the doors of the city and to the natural park of Porto Selvaggio, “the misunderstood Salento”.
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American actress Ariel Winter is no longer the little girl we are all so used to.
The star is best known for her breakthrough role as Alex Dunphy on TV series Modern Family, which she first started playing at the age of 13.
Today, she is blossoming into quite the young woman and looks a lot different.
Check out the Izismile photos below to see how she looks like now at 16. The gallery also shows other then-and-now photos of celebs.


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Locals know what I’m talking about when I described days that are so clear that you can spot each individual evergreen on the local mountains. Looking North, the Eye of the Wind turns on Grouse while the SkyRide ascends, packed with visitors. It’s the kind of view that makes you pull out your phone to snap a photo. You exhale upon review and mumble softly: “it’s so gorgeous here.” It’s for this reason that I’ve decided to pick through the Miss604 Flickr Pool and showcase mountain views this week, enjoy!
As always, please click through on the picture to view more work from each of the photographers and feel free to share your own images with the Miss604 Flickr Pool.

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