Free Admission to the 11th Gawad Buhay Awards on May 28

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The 11th Philstage Gawad Buhay Awards is all set on May 28, Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1, Makati City.

It will be open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The awards show, with the theme “Generations,” will be hosted by Carlo Orosa and Kakai Bautista, and will feature an original song aptly titled “Buhay na Buhay,” jointly composed by veteran writer-director Freddie Santos and musical director Ejay Yatco.

Philstage President Audie Gemora, who is directing the event, says, “The dream of the founding members of Philstage companies — the likes of Zeneida Amador—was to build a thriving performing arts industry. That dream is now a reality, with several theater companies having been established in the last decade. Workshops are teeming with youngsters while theaters in the campuses are vibrant. 

The influx of Broadway touring companies in Manila has not put a dampener on the local theater scene. 

And in 2018, we saw groups that usually stage Western musicals take a stab at staging original Filipino musicals, which is a positive trend.”

Presenters of the 23 competitive and two lifetime achievement awards will include past Gawad Buhay winners namely Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Menchu Lauchengco Yulo, Michael Williams, Dennis Marasigan, Jaime del Mundo, and National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes; Tanghalang Pilipino artistic director Fernando “Tata Nanding” Josef; Peta President CB Garrucho; newly minted “Miss Saigon” alumni Gerald Santos and Aicelle Santos; and Joanna Ampil, who will headline the touring production of “Cats” in November. The trophies will be designed by sculptor and longtime Gawad Buhay collaborator Reg Yuson.

The awards show will feature performances by the original casts of the nominated musicals of 2018—“Ang Huling El Bimbo,” “Eto Na! Musikal nAPO!,” “Himala, Isang Musikal,” and “Balag at Angud” — as well as tribute performances by Ballet Manila and PETA for this year’s Natatanging Gawad Buhay awardees, dance icon and teacher Felicitas 'Tita' Radaic and Lutgardo Labad, Head National Drama Committee Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Capping off the evening, and in keeping with the theme, will be a special performance by the “future of Philippine theater” — children of theater practitioners who are now taking to the stage, members of the Ateneo Blue Repertory, students of Trumpets Playshop and Don Bosco Tulay Performing Arts Group, and scholars of Philippine Opera Company to be coached by Sweet Plantado-Tiongson. Joseph Matheu will be the show’s lighting designer.

What is Openload Pairing for Better Streaming and Free VPNs for Netflix?

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Unlike any other streaming service providers as Chromcast, Plex, or Amazon Firestick, Kodi is operated by XBMC Foundation, which is a non-profile organization. This platform is consistently upgraded and enhanced through the support of a huge number of coders from everywhere.

Kodi was introduced in 2003, from when it has constantly been evolving till date and getting shaped by about 500+ developers and 200+ translators. You can also try and customize Kodi for your needs. There are plenty of add-ons and builds available for Kodi to enhance its functionality too.  Most importantly, all these open-source resources come for free.


Openload

For any Kodi user, Openload host is the place where all the media gets saved. Openload is a file repository which is similar to Dropbox. The users may upload all their files to this folder and then share the links of it to be accessed by others. We cannot find any such indexing, but the users need to know what they have to look for and how to locate it. For this, developers had created some software which can scrape the Openload and find media content to watch openload streams.

Openload pair

As we saw, Openload is free, and the primary source of revenue for any such free service is publicity like banner ads.  While accessing content through Kodi, many users are unaware of the fact that Openload works based on advertising. When you are trying to access content through Openload, you may end up seeing the message as to pair your device. Each Openload source is requested to be paired for gaining access. There are also many smart hacks for this, but the ideal approach is to do openload pair to access Kodi streams.

Pairing can be done very easily.

Open the browser to access https://olpair.com
Check the box "I'm not a robot."

Scroll down to choose the Pair option.
You will receive pairing confirmation, and the videos will start to play.

Choosing the top Netflix VPNs for 2019

A Virtual Private Network will allow you to access the Netflix content from anywhere without any geographic restrictions. Here, we will check out some best options in Netflix VPN free access to Netflix content.

1. ExpressVPN

It is called the best all-round Netflix VPN which has about 3000 servers at 160 locations. Supporting up to three devices, it can carry 30,000 different IP addresses. The major features of Express VPN are high speed, Netflix support; however, it is not a free provider apart from the money back trial it offers.

2. IPVanish

It is a fast VPN with powerful features. Offering a 30-day free trial, IPVanish gives access through 1200 servers at 60 locations. It has 40,000+ IP addresses, and 10 devices are simultaneously supported.

3. VyprVPN

This user-friendly VPN offers a fine mix of security and speed. There are 700+ servers at 70 locations. With access to over 200,000+ IP addresses, you can connect up to five devices at a time.

In fact, there are many other choices also to make in Netflix VPNs, but the above three are found to offer steady access whereas many others tend to drop off in between.

What Are The Benefits Of Residential Treatment For Eating Disorders

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Eating disorder is one of the serious illness that mostly everyone is facing today. There are some of the fatal consequences if this illness is not treated on time. There are many options for treatment for eating disorders. There is therapy, group support, the counseling for nutrition and what not. But one of the most effective treatment for is residential treatment. The residential treatment for eating disorder combines with many of the treatments which are listed above. This treatments that are applied are in a very controlled as well as a supportive environment. Here we will be going to discuss six advantages of the residential treatment for the eating disorders.

Here are the benefits of residential treatment for an eating disorder:


The environment is controlled:

When people have an eating disorder, they develop compulsive behavior which is very hard to break, if you do not have any assistance. A residential treatment facility is a type of facility which operates in a controlled environment. It is going to help the patients to break their habits. These habits are not just any normal habit which can be changed easily. These are like rituals which they are going to follow over time. In this environment, the patients won’t be able to lie about what they are eating in their routine. They won’t be able to lie about their weights. In this treatment, they are tried and are forced to leave their negative impulses. They are given a period in which they can learn about more healthy behaviors.

A supportive environment:

In this treatment, the patients will be surrounded by the people who are going through the same situations somehow or another. This environment makes it possible that they will be able to share how they feel and all their experiences. They can get various suggestions from the people who are fighting the same battles. The other people can also encourage them in trying to break their habits, and sometimes these things work more than anything. With peer support, the patients are also going to receive support from trained therapists and counselors. These people can help the patients in navigating their emotional behavior to the recovery.

Monitored Treatments:

When the therapists are monitoring a patient for weeks, this is going to allow all the therapists to identify the weaker issues in the patients. This will help them make better judgments about the treatment. It will become easy for them to tell whether which medications are going to work on the patients and what approach that one must follow. The therapists are also going to come with more effective medication strategies.

It is Most effective: 

When a patient is following residential treatment, the patients will be in the regular touch of the therapists and the counselors. They are going to meet them on a daily basis. These things are going to allow them to have a trusted relationship and it is very beneficial if someone wants to heal from this disorder.

Time for patients to heal:

Sometimes, life becomes very hectic, and it becomes impossible to keep the stress out. The residential treatment is going to remove the patient from all the worries and will give them a time to think about themselves. They will be able to focus on their recovery which will help them to heal from inside out.

This is why the residential treatment for eating disorders is the best treatment among all the other options. If you want to know more about this treatment or want to follow it, then you can get in touch with the Crossroads as we are the best centers for treating any type of addiction or disorders.