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If anyone can hop genres successfully in the unpredictable music industry, it's Taylor Swift. Her music has always been country-flavored pop with its hopeless romantic lyrics and smash-hit melodies. While "Shake It Off" might have dropped jaws initially, it was only for a moment. The world has accepted "Taylor Swift: The Pop Artist" with open arms and eager ears.
1989 couldn't have arrived at a more perfect time. While Nicki Minaj is rapping about snakes and Ariana Grande is still pushing dance-heavy tunes forward, Taylor is bringing back the emotion that seems to have been missing from the current repertoires of pop's biggest divas. Songs like "Out Of The Woods" and "Clean" evoke the exact sonic feelings their lyrics imply. Armed with producing geniuses like Max Martin and Ryan Tedder, Taylor is able to convincingly bring her heartbroken memories to life with instrumentation that is both modern and timeless.
1989's production harkens back to the album title's time with heavy synths and vocal reverberations. The lyricism and melodies stay decidedly modern, leading to the music's beautifully blended texture. The strongest points of an '89 throwback are with the songs "You Are In Love" and "Out Of The Woods."
Like Taylor's impressive collection of best-selling albums, 1989 covers her latest romantic pursuits and failures, but this time with a new perspective. As Taylor grows older, her naiveté fades from her music. This album is tinged with a confident attitude that's more mature, but still not quite jaded. This is especially true on one of my favorite tracks "Blank Space," where Taylor self-deprecates herself while warning her next boyfriend that he could easily be inserted into her next hit song should their relationship go down in flames.
Playing the likeable, goofy girl-next-door is all part of Taylor's multi-million dollar brand image. But even though she appears in Coke and Target commercials and leaves the gym with perfect hair and makeup nowadays, Taylor continues her everyday girl persona throughout this album. "Welcome To New York" and "How To Get The Girl" are anthemic tunes that showcase her diaristic, idealistic experiences that nearly every 23-year old has. Taylor's ode to New York is my favorite song on the album because it reminds me exactly of my first trip to the city (#JoeGoodingTakesNewYork). The possibility of a new identity, the anxious yet thriving population, melting pot of cultures and the initial awe the city holds is enchantedly captured in "Welcome To New York."
As a whole, 1989 is a creatively cohesive album that stands on its own in a crowded pop landscape. In Taylor's own discography, 1989 is a unique addition that is sure to be just the first of many successful endeavors in a new genre. Albums like Speak Now and Red will always have a special place in my heart, but, like her fans, Taylor has grown up with a new sound that is both exciting and fitting. I feel like Taylor and I are at the same place in our lives, and it's amazing to have a set of songs that captures our messy, thrilling and imperfect adventures together with unabashed honesty.


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THE PARTY Chicago's style set kicked off the opening of Studio Gild's Lincoln Park pop-up shop, which features a well-edited mix of Studio Gild's favorite local design items.
THE SCENE Cupcakes and Champagne fueled shoppers as they checked out the selections from Ladybug Vintage, 143 Tees, 84Rockwell and more in the impressive setting designed by the trio behind the buzzed-about firm.
THE PERKS A generous portion of the evening's sales was donated to the Gild Foundation—the nonprofit organization recently founded by Studio Gild to support the treatment of brain tumors. –Courtney Cho
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At CrazyGames.com we believe in the future of web-based games. With WebGL now widely supported on Desktop, and coming up for mobile, the technology is becoming our main focus as a gaming portal. What this means concretely, is that we are looking for game developers who can export a trial or full version of their game to HTML5 to partner with.
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A free HTML5 version of your game is a great way to drive traffic to your iOS, Android and / or Steam games. The hardest part about being a game developer is actually getting people to play your game. The browser games market still has millions of people playing every day, and will grow again with the advent of WebGL and WebAssembly. With its massive audience and existing game portals, it is a great place to publish your game. In addition to getting immediate plays, it can also bring traffic to the iOS, Android, or Steam versions of your game. We will help you in doing just that, and make money while doing so.


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I seem to be working with clients over in the US more and more of late. This project, however, was from an actual 'old school' face to face encounter. Both Talaya and I were talking on Personal Branding in London a couple of months ago, and we connected on social media.
Talaya is a true expert in her field, and she works with high-level executives in Washington to help build and develop powerful personal brands... So when she approached me to help with the visual aspect of her personal brand, I was truly honored to be able to help.
Talaya was looking to create a symbol that would be instantly recognizable and would appeal to C-Level Executives at the highest level. We explored many design solutions but eventually settled on an abstract representation of journeys.
The W icon is made up of flowing lines (or paths) which change direction and overlap. The central section is a strong arrow with upwards momentum. The pathways represent choices and decisions that an individual makes in their life and career. In the modern world, people are far less likely to stay in one job/profession for extended periods of time. So this highlights adaptability to change and movement as desirable character traits. I deconstructed the logotype with bespoke embellishments to several key letterforms.
Talaya has big plans for this brand, and I can't wait to see how this develops and grows as she does.
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National School Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) promotes the health and well-being of children by providing nutritious meals to children. Public school districts, private schools, residential child care institutions (RCCIs) and Charter Schools may participate in school meal programs.
School Breakfast Program
The School Breakfast Program (SBP) operates in the same manner as the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Public or nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions may participate in the SBP.
Afterschool Snack Program
The Afterschool Snack Program provides an afternoon snack to children that attend a supervised, educational or enrichment activity sponsored or operated by a Local Education Agency (LEA) that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Individual sites or schools may participate in the Afterschool Snack Program.
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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides all enrolled students in participating elementary schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the school day—separate from the lunch or breakfast meal. The program's main goal is to combat childhood obesity by helping students learn more about healthful eating habits.
Seamless Summer Option
The Seamless Summer Option (SSO) offers a streamlined approach to LEA's already participating in NSLP and offers meals to summer school students as well as community children.
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The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in nonprofit schools who do not participate in other Child Nutrition programs. Schools that participate in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs may also participate in the Special Milk Program to provide milk to children in half-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs where children do not have access to the school meal programs.
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Grosse Fuge in B flat major, a composition for piano duet which runs to 80 pages, was acquired by an anonymous collector at Sotheby's music sale in London following a series of phone bids. Peter Selley, the auctioneer, started the bidding at £750,000 and had been about to sell the manuscript for £980,000 when the offer was superseded by Sotheby's music specialist, Simon Maguire, acting for a phone client who did not wish to be named. Written in brown and black ink on 10-stave paper, the Grosse Fuge in B flat is the longest and most important Beethoven manuscript to be offered for sale in living memory.
In 1890 a brief description of it appeared in an auction catalogue in Berlin. But it was only when a librarian at the Palmer Theological Seminary in Philadelphia stumbled on the original last July that Beethoven scholars were able to examine it for the first time.
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Blue Ceruse Coffee Table
I wanted to add some bright colors to my next line, so I designed these turquoise blue ceruse tables.
This coffee table features a solid ash wood top, with a turquoise blue ceruse finish. The table legs are hand cut, which gives them an elegant look. A rusted patina has been applied to the legs and base, which was then further lacquered and waxed to protect the steel.
There is a 1/4" gap between the wood and steel frame, which gives the illusion that the wood is floating on the steel base.
Dimensions: 22" x 48" x 18"
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Super Spy Me is about turning you into a real life James Bond, so to speak. Our purpose is to give you the means to become as awesome as the Bond character you see on screen. Our programs contain a core body of knowledge that includes essential basics all the way up to a more Super Agent training based on character specific skills.
The Bond Program
This classic super agent program contains the essentials every Bond aficionados would expect.
Full fitness program, social engineering, pick up artist material, clothing fashion, pistol training drills, hand to hand self defense, driving and flying.
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This rough all terrain program contains no fuss tactical down to earth techniques you see Bourne performing in the film series. Full fitness program, including body weight exercises, social engineering, pistol training, hand to hand self defense techniques, driving, awareness, tradecraft and more.
Expending your comfort zone, test your capabilities and help you focus on achieving the best you can be is what the programs are all about. In the comfort of your home through lectures, video training and assignments you will expand your comfort zone to reveal a better self, a real life Bond version of you. Upgrading your willpower and self confidence in the process. Knowledge is power and knowing how to get yourself out of crazy situation may save your life one day.
Swiftly assessing the situation you find yourself into, identifying threats and understanding tactical avenues will be easy for you.
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It all starts somewhere, and that somewhere is here.
More often I find myself talking down to my reflection. Consistently reminding her she isn't where she wanted to be. I am not where I want to be. But that's the thing, I'm not there but I'm doing next near nothing to get there. It could have to do with the fact that I am not quite sure where "there" is, or I am just so overwhelmed its caused unintentional laziness, who knows. What I do know is I want to evoke. I want to evoke feelings from the things I create. That is my goal. I want someone to be able to read something I have written and feel something in their heart. I want to show those who feel alone, that they aren't alone at all. I often think about how the authors, whose books I surround myself in, make me feel. What do they do to my heart and how do they accomplish it? I think fiction speaks mountains about what lies beneath the surface without coming out and putting it plainly. I want to string together words in a way that allows for another to come to terms with what he/she is feeling in his/her heart.
But lately, I've just been stuck.
So, I am not yet a published renowned writer, nor am I really all that recognized, but that doesn't mean that I am never going to reach there. I find that three fourths of the time I write, I cling to a specific feeling and write it out of my system to the best of my ability. But when the momentum of said feeling dissipates, so does the will and want to finish what I stared. I have been reading different material regarding different techniques and different ways to self motivate. When in reality living is what motivates me. Maybe getting out of my head and gaining experience is what I need to begin writing again. To actually finish something for a change.
I am setting a goal for myself, to take a break from forcing myself to create content, and to just live a little and let the rest come with time. To evoke feeling, that is what I wish to do with my writing. As for the rest...well I'm still trying to figure it all out.
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Speed record attempt in motion
Instead of a very wordy account of my recent expedition across the Greenland icecap with my team-mate, Wilki, we've used our hastily filmed footage to put together an eleven minute video for you to enjoy. Hopefully it illustrates the very challenging conditions which were, at times, extremely dangerous as well as frustrating - pushing the 8 day 9 hour record from our grasp. The lack of sleep was also a major factor and I'm sure you can tell this from some of my commentary!
Thanks to all those who sent us messages of support to our tent - you wouldn't believe how motivating they are after a day of 15 hours hauling, covering upwards of thirty or forty miles.
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Yes, that's a mouse nest in an electrical box inside our 1985 vintage air conditioner. This unit cools just the bedroom addition. As you can see below, I will need to replace several wires before powering the unit up this year.
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What happens when a thermostat fails in July? You can guess the answer. Thermostats are easy to replace yourself...IF you pay close attention to what wires go where.
You can make and label a diagram. Or, take a digital photo as I did. If you do it right your new thermostat will have your home cooling system back on line in under 30 minutes. I like the illuminated models. As you can see, I have a little patching to do on the wall.
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One of the first orders of business at our new Mid-Century Modern home? Filling and firing up the hot tub in the greenhouse.
Not so fast! No sooner did the water start going in that I noticed it was running out the bottom in to the floor drain! What do I know about spas? Maybe I forgot to turn off a drain valve or something.
Finally I decided the internal plumbing must be at fault and I called the folks at QCA Spas. They flipped the tub over, discovered a cracked manifold (pic below), and repaired it in about 30 minutes. Apparently, the internal plumbing wasn't emptied of water when the tub was closed for the season. This is normally done with a wet vac.
Kudos to the previous owner for paying for the under $200 repair. While the house came with no written guarantee, he had assured us the pool and spa were both in good working order. It's very cool that he stood behind his word!
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The project made an Ekso Bionics Exoskeleton available to patients in rural areas. This enables community rehabilitation of patients recovering from spinal injuries, strokes and brain injuries.
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The Think Local development programme focuses on developing collaboration in short supply chain, by bringing together existing initiatives on farmers' markets, farm retail, food tourism, regional food and drink networks and in developing added value for rural producers.
The Walloon RDP supports the provision of quality healthcare services for ageing inhabitants of rural areas in Belgium.
The Rural Broadband project is a national intervention to close the digital divide in remote and sparsely populated rural 'white areas'.
A company producing rye gin and whiskey used RDP support to increase its production capacity to meet the demand of national and international markets.
Construction of a new, versatile building consisting of a coworking space, a cultural hall and a tourist office, enhancing the services offered to the residents of a rural municipality.
This project created free outdoor recreational infrastructure for a range of age groups and motivated them to take up physical activity through workshops and presentations.
An integrated municipal strategy to build a sustainable development model for the local economy based on the agri-food identity of the territory.
A micro distillery was established with the aim of producing unique, high-quality vodka and brandy from potatoes that are not of marketable quality.
A project to shorten the value chain from the farm to the consumer, to increase the availability of high-quality, local foods and to increase local business profitability.


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One Day Common Loon Workshop
These beautiful birds offer the avid photographer plenty of opportunity to photograph them in their natural habitat.
What you will Learn:
- Loons are not an easy bird to photograph. Between their fast movements and stark contrast in black and white plumage, capturing these majestic birds requires patience and proper positioning.
- We will help you get to the right spot at the right time to help you go home with the photos you wanted to achieve.
- We will also teach you how to accomplish night photography techniques such as long exposures and image stacking for creating star trail photos.
- You can also, learn how to take photos of the milky way and star trails where the light pollution is minimal, and then edit them in the digital darkroom.
Where You Will Stay:
You will stay in our custom built home that is equipped with all the amenities of home, plus more. This location comes equipped with the perfect sized boat to get you out on the water with the Loons. The vantage point from the boat delivers breathtaking images of these glorious birds from their level. Around the property there has been numerous feeders placed skillfully to attract various bird species. Some of these include, but not limited to Blue Jay, Nuthatches, Verio, Hummingbirds and Cardinals. On the lake you may also spot, Blue Heron, Mergansers, Canada Geese, Pileated Woodpeckers, Barred Owls, and Kingfishers.
Date(s): Availability within June, July and August
Price: for a one evening, one day workshop session is $325 CAD per day, per person plus HST.
Includes: One night accommodation at our private home, all meals, transportation, snacks and beverages.
***Workshops run Monday to Thursdays. Weekends can be discussed on request.***
Maximum Amount of Attendees each day is three (3). We keep the numbers down to assure you will maximize your photographic opportunities.
The schedule is flexible and open for the entire month of June, July and August. You can reserve any one day, or multiple days that suites your schedule. This can be a private session or a group up to three.
For the single day retreat, you will arrive mid afternoon, prior to sunset. If you arrive early enough we can photograph the loons on their late day swim. We will then take advantage the southern sky and northern night sky and photograph the north star and milky way on your day of arrival.
You will stay at our home in the Kawartha's that night. The next morning just after sunrise we will board our photo boat and be on the lake looking for our resident Loons. Spend the morning on lake followed by other nature photography at our N49 base camp.
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Certificates of Insurance
For anyone that requests certificates of insurance on a regular basis, we have a new and easy way to get your information to us. Email your certificate requests to firstname.lastname@example.com and make sure to provide all the pertinent information (name,address, and fax number/email), and we will make sure to send it out in a timely fashion. If you have any special request certificates feel free to email those over with any attachments you may have. As always we are more than happy to take your requests over the phone and fax; this is just one more option we offer in our efforts to give you the best customer experience possible.


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Whose Oscar Date 2014 was the Hottest Last Night?? (Photos)
Last night Henry and I threw an Oscar suaré in order to distract ourselves from the fact that neither of us, inexplicably, was nominated for an Oscar.
Didn't anyone see my performance (starring as myself) screaming at Henry, "No more napping for you!! I am not old enough to be married to a man who naps two hours everyday! Get up, get up, get up or I'm getting out the cattle prod!!"
I think we can all agree, my performance was more searing than Meryl Streep's in August: Osage County as the drug-addicted family viper. I made her look like Hello Kitty.
They also, apparently, didn't see Henry's performance, (also starring as himself) as the victimized husband who finds the courage to stand up to his hellion wife, "I'm napping because it's the only place I'm safe from you yelling at me to fix our front door, which I can't fix because it's been raining and the door has swollen and until it stops raining THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO, SO CRAWL OUT OF MY ASS!"
I can't speak for Henry, but I already had my acceptance speech written. It goes something like this, "I just want to say 'You're welcome" to Dame Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett who are simply honored to share this category with me."
Anyhow, on to more banal news, who do you think had the hottest Oscars date 2014?
For the rest of the gallery go to VH1.
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Serena Belva 5 March, 2014, 11:41
Matthew McConaughey!!! Yes he is looking a little gaunt (how could he not)but this is the McConnaissance!!!Reply this comment
Serena Belva 6 March, 2014, 12:29
I guess I meant that Camilla Alves had the hottest date… 😉Reply this comment


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Founded by Roy Hall in 1985, Music Hall has maintained a reputation for designing and manufacturing some of the most popular audio gear in the world. Although turntables are their specialty, they are also well known for their high quality 2-channel electronics designed in the US. Music Hall is often recognized in the audio community for their ability to create great sounding gear that outperforms the competition in a higher price class.
Music Hall turntables first saw the light of day in 1998. They are manufactured in the Czech Republic in a factory that continued, throughout the Soviet Era, to make high quality turntables despite the growing interest in CDs. Music Hall has developed a cohesive and logical range of turntables. All are designed to extract a musical and satisfying presentation from that fabulous medium we call vinyl. From the least expensive to the flagship, all turntables deliver incredible sound and value. All are fitted with premium cartridges from Music Hall or Goldring.
In the electronics category, Music Hall has a well rounded offering of affordable playback gear in both the digital and analog realm. Smartly designed DAC's, phono preamps, integrated amps and headphone amps all have carefully thought out features and incredible sonic performance.
In addition to their own products, Music Hall is a distributor for other fine products and accessories that compliment their own. Companies like Bellari electronics, Goldring cartridges and Hunt EDA record cleaning accessories. One of my favorites is from Mooo Mats; turntable mats with the look and texture of cowhide. Each one is different!


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This is chapter three in an ongoing series of commentary from legendary drummer Mike Clark. His storied observations continue to provide a keen insight into 'all things music'.
"OK… So the snares broke on 'God Make Me Funky' and I continued to play it on Tom. The engineer Fred Catero takes a brass wastebasket, puts a mike in it and puts the now fixed snare on top of the basket. He then plays the track to the snare which makes a sound at each backbeat, but leaving out all the ghost notes. I hated that sound, and without the ghost notes the beat sounded pedestrian to my ears…Like anyone could have played it. Now it's one of the most sampled drum loops ever. They dug it, and some drummers say Hey, Man - I worked hard to get my snare to sound like yours!"
This is exactly what I used to get all the time on the West Coast.
"When I tried to play the stuff I did to 'Actual Proof' they all cried… Nobody will know where one is. Well, they didn't, but I did… Oh, It's too busy…For who ? What a bunch of punks all scared and whining. I know many other artists who dare to challenge mediocrity and hear BS like this…
Just because you're good at 'Big Time' doesn't mean you're any good at 'Small Time'."
"I was checking out James Brown in the sixties and those snare drums used to 'CRACK' Down South Style, no monitors and a little sound system, but it was Poppin'...Then I listened to some later stuff with all the modern sounds and the snares sounded kind of Ploddy and sort of on Tom Tom... Having been trained in the South and Texas, I prefer it Snappin'. I did a lot of soul shows back in the day…I could hear everything and it was easy to groove - But now, with the sound real loud and in someone else's hands - not the musicians… I can never trust how things will go."
"I usually get it on the first take...Not because I'm so good, but I'm honest on that take and it's hitting me on the real. If I have to do more, I tend to try to improve things and it just doesn't work. James Brown used to say "the first take is God, and the second is man". I think that's how I feel. If it's my record, I don't care about the mistakes, only how it feels…Unless it's a train wreck. When I'm playing I get to feeling pretty good on the first take as my brain chemicals are lighting up like when I first heard Jazz or Blues. So I'm having a blast and its not mental... Hence, I like first takes. Everyone is different!"
"Indulge me, I'm not trying to be slanderous....I like Buddy Rich, but need some expertise… Did he or did he not take skbob boppa, doodle abba, skeedlie deedlie, etc. to a genius degree?"
The other night, some young cats climbed into my taxicab. I said, "What's happening chaps". They replied, "Listening to some outrageous funk by a band called the 'Headhunters'…They asked me if I had heard of drummer Mike Clark"...


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Chris Klein, Global Head of Business Intellience
The term "broker" implies a transactional focus, but in the (re)insurance business, a wide range of activities is necessary, far beyond merely bringing buyers and sellers together. To complete a transaction in a manner that gives both insurers and reinsurers the ability to make their capital as productive as possible, the intermediary analyzes data, runs catastrophe and model scenarios to immobilize the element of surprise. Each task contributes to the ultimate determination of capital sources and completion of risk transfer.
In addition to facilitating order within the (re)insurance marketplace, the broker brings advice from related disciplines to help the participants maximize the productivity of their capital. A profound understanding of regulatory, rating agency and financial market issues ensures that the core risk transfer effort is not derailed by a related consideration that could be overlooked if myopia is permitted to prevail. This keen understanding of the risk environment as a whole works to the benefit of both cedents and reinsurers, as both operate with a fuller understanding of the risks involved and how they can impact each party's balance sheets.
As the risk environment and (re)insurance industry are not static, the role of the reinsurance broker must evolve. Reinsurance intermediaries tend to reside at the leading edge of risk transfer innovation, finding new ways to help their clients optimize their portfolios with new techniques and technology that lends precision to the efforts of risk managers around the world. The reinsurance broker may be focused on the transaction — but is already thinking about those that will be conducted a decade from now.
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Happy Mother's Day! I am blessed to have an amazing mom, and I am the mom of two incredible daughters. And as much as I look forward to this day each year, there has not been a time where I really had to reevaluate what it means to be a "great mom" as I have…
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BLT Steak Salad
Ingredients: 450 g trimmed steak
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90 g finely chopped red onion
30 g crumbled crisp-cooked turkey bacon
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50 g halved cherry tomatoes
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¼ tbsp. black pepper
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Jesus talked a lot about the Kingdom of Heaven – a life where the rule and reign of God is both seen and experienced, a Kingdom that we become a part of when we commit ourselves to Jesus Christ. We become citizens of heaven, and this world is not supposed to be 'home' any more. When Jesus said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is IN YOU!" (Luke 17:21), it's not some New Age proclamation that we are all gods. He simply meant it's not "there" or "there" where an earthly kingdom can be seen. It's not kicking out the Romans and establishing a Jewish nation. That's not the Kingdom of Heaven. The rule and reign of Christ is now in our hearts.
Jesus told a number of parables about the Kingdom of Heaven explaining to his followers what characterizes the kingdom of Heaven, and, by implication, how they ought to seek to live as citizens of that kingdom. We are going to take five weeks to go through the parables in Matthew 13. Today we are looking at the Parable of the Sower.
A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. (Matthew 13:3-9)
This is what the parable of the sower means. It is about the kingdom of heaven. When someone hears the story of the Kingdom and cannot understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away whatever goodness and holiness had been sown in the heart. This is like the seeds sown beside the road. You know people who hear the word of God and receive it joyfully—but then, somehow, the word fails to take root in their hearts. It is temporary. As soon as there is trouble for those people, they trip: those people are the seeds strewn on the rocky soil. And you know people who hear the word, but it is choked inside them because they constantly worry and prefer the wealth and pleasures of the world: they prefer drunken dinner parties to prayer, power to piety, and riches to righteousness. Those people are like the seeds sown among thorns. The people who hear the word and receive it and grow in it—those are like the seeds sown on good soil. They produce a bumper crop, 30 or 60 or 100 times what was sown. (Matthew 13:18-23)
It was likely the audience could look out on the hillside and see a sower going forth to sow. They could see a path which had been beaten across the field and the birds picking up the seeds right behind the sower. They could see the rocky ground, the thorns and thistles, the good soil. While there is a lot to unpack here, I want to make only two points from this parable.
1. The Gospel is for everyone.
Considering the fields in Palestine, there was really no way to avoid 'wasting' seed. Jesus didn't tell them to be more conservative with their planting. He just acknowledged not all the seeds are going to make it. But… sow. By all means. Paul wrote:
And, even though no one (except Jesus) owns me, I have become a slave by my own free will to everyone in hopes that I would gather more believers. When around Jews, I emphasize my Jewishness in order to win them over. When around those who live strictly under the law, I live by its regulations—even though I have a different perspective on the law now—in order to win them over. In the same way, I've made a life outside the law to gather those who live outside the law (although I personally abide by and live under the Anointed One's law). I've been broken, lost, depressed, oppressed, and weak that I might find favor and gain the weak. I'm flexible, adaptable, and able to do and be whatever is needed for all kinds of people so that in the end I can use every means at my disposal to offer them salvation. I do it all for the gospel and for the hope that I may participate with everyone who is blessed by the proclamation of the good news. (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)
It's not our job to decide who deserves the good news of the Gospel and who doesn't. We are always evangelizing; we are always ambassadors for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
2. The Gospel takes root when it is planted deep in good soil.
This is a summary statement of all the soils, so let's work our way through them.
Hardness of heart: when truth has no impact on us. There is no sense of the terrible nature of sin, particularly our own. There are at least three ways in which our responses can reflect a hardness of heart.
- First, the hard-hearted don't believe in sin. Good and evil are what we want them to be, and I am good. I don't need a gospel of salvation.
- Second, the hard-hearted can hear the Gospel, believe that sin offends a holy God, harms us, devastates the world around us - and just not care because they want to live life by their own rules.
- Third, the hard-hearted hear and believe it's true, but they only see the sinners all around them and fail to see the sinner within.
Brennan Manning wrote, "The kingdom is not an exclusive, well-trimmed suburb with snobbish rules about who can live there. No, it is for a larger, homelier, less self-conscious caste of people who understand they are sinners because they have experienced the yaw and pitch of moral struggle." The gospel takes root in broken, humble people.
The Rocky Soil of Hardship and Trials: tough times uproot our faith.
- Hardships – Life is Hard: sickness, poverty, ongoing sin, broken relationships, death of a loved one… When we face these times, we assume God doesn't care, isn't strong or isn't real, and whatever we once believe uproots and dies. There is no depth to faith. There was not a true understanding of what Jesus saved us from – that is, the penalty of our sin, not the hardship of life. Disillusionment wins because truth did not put down roots.
- Trials – Being A Christian Is Hard: Specific challenges to our faith.
- Some of them are literal, physical persecution. (http://www.opendoorsusa.org; persecution.com). This happens around the world constantly.
- Some of them are challenges to orthodoxy (what we believe as Christians): Does God exist? Is Jesus really God? Why would you trust the Bible? Do you really believe in Heaven and Hell? (See our church's statement of faith at https://clgonline.org/statement-of-faith/). I have had people tell me they just think I am out of my mind to believe the Bible.
- Some of them are challenges to orthopraxy (how we live as Christians): In our culture, the issues primarily involve sex, marriage and human life (they were different 30 years ago; they will be different 30 years from now. Don't focus on the issues as much as the principle). We can be attacked as hateful or bigoted because we believe that God designed all sex for marriage, that God's design for marriage is between a man and a woman, and that when sex results in babies they are human beings with a right to life. When we don't agree, we can be villified very quickly. If you don't know how to answer questions about Christian beliefs and practices with truth and compassion, we will do our best to help you here at church, but you need to invest in understanding life in the Kingdom. Buy books. Watch videos. Listen to podcasts. Find good websites. Come to the 11:15 classes. Know what the Bible says, why God thought it was important to say it, and why it's true.
The Thorns: Distractions and Temptations
- Distractions: the glittery, shiny and beautiful things: friends, health, food, jobs, money, relationships, anything with a screen… Distractions are not things that are bad in and of themselves. They just begin to dominate our vision and take our eyes off of Christ.
- Temptations: the desire to sin – to live outside of God's design for our lives. It's often very subtle – usually, we are tempted to take something good (see the list above) and make it an idol. We begin to serve them because of the comfort, pleasure or power they bring. (Note: In Christianity, we sacrifice ourselves so that others can live. In idolatry, we sacrifice others so we can live).
The Good Soil
"But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, in AN HONEST AND GOOD HEART, having heard the word, KEEP it, and bring forth fruit WITH PATIENCE." (Luke 8:15, a parallel parable)
This is where the Kingdom flourishes. This is what characterizes citizens in the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Honest and good-hearted people are empowered by God with a goodness only God can bring, and as a result of their salvation live in a way that is inspirational and appealing. I don't mean Oprah Winfrey of Lifetime Network inspirational. I don't mean you become one of the shiny happy people. The idea with this phrase is that God has made something good in you, and your life shows this. This isn't a call to perfection. It's a call to live genuinely in Christ and with others, letting others see what is happening in you. When Jesus brings beauty from the ashes of your life, that's compelling.
- Hear the Word (literally). Don't overcomplicate this. It just means know the Word of God. Read it. Read about it. Pray about it. Study it, listen to teaching about it, discuss it with your friends… Hear it over and over again. I was reading about the Rule of 151 on a blog called A Purposeful Business: It takes 151 times for a message to be heard through conversation: "The first 50 times people don't hear you; the second 50 times they don't understand you; the third 50 times they don't believe you; the 151st time that they finally hear, understand, and think, 'Well, there must be something to this.'"
The Holy Spirit opens our eyes, but we have to keep looking.
- Understand it (synthesize it; find the preferred will of God. This is soaking it up, letting it rest in you, and nourishing it. This is being vulnerable, being honest with yourself, looking for the ways God's truth needs to grow in you.
- Keep It (Hold fast; take possession). This is putting down roots and saying, "I will not be moved." This is where, in the midst of hardship, we say like David, "Yet will I praise Him." This is clinging to the truth of God in a culture that offers a lot of loud and glittering half-truths: "Live for yourself; do what feels right; you're perfect just the way you are; love is all you need; the most important things is that you are happy."
- Bring Forth Fruit patiently (literally, be "unswerved from deliberate purpose and loyalty to faith by even the greatest trials and sufferings" - biblehub.com). Paul said he ran the race with patience. This is about decision, focus, and commitment.
This is what life in the Kingdom of Heaven look like when the rule and reign of God is both seen and experienced. This is what we are called to when we commit ourselves to Jesus Christ. I want to offer an encouragement and a challenge in closing.
The challenge is to ask yourself what kind of soil you are. Is your heart hardened or broken? Are you driven to your knees in humility and repentance on an ongoing basis? If not, you've got to surrender your blindness and pride to Christ not just for your sake, but for the sake of those around you. Are the hardships of life uprooting you? Are the distractions and temptations of the world choking out the beauty of the gospel? If so, pray that God makes in you a soil that loves and nourishes truth, that let's the hope of the gospel sink in deep, so that it bears the fruit of the gospel within you and around you.
The encouragement is that you don't have to feel like a superstar in the Kingdom of Heaven to honor God. There's nothing flashy about the good soil. It's a deliberate commitment to respond to God's work in you by dedicating yourself to understanding and living out His design for you – with great patience. That's good soil that brings good fruit.


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An award-winning photographer, John has shifted from strictly product photography to developing inventive image concepts that help outstanding clients stand out.
John's clients range from your next door neighbor and neighborhood restaurant to known brands including Lindt Chocolate, Symantec, Timberland, and KRUPS.
John is a member or leader of several professional photography groups, including the PPA, NHSPA, and SPA, and leads numerous workshops and classes throughout the year.
Tony Nicholls
Portraits, People, Family, Locations and Events
Tony is an Englishman living in Hampton. He has been living in and visiting the area for many years, recording the similarities and differences between the two continents on his camera. He has participated in several exhibitions.
He concentrates on Landscapes, Abstracts, Social Events and Portraiture. He has recently completed a years project of a Photo-a-Day on The Guardian newspaper. He continues to expand his work with inventive interpretations of subjects and is currently in the process of collating his work for a future exhibition. He also tutors individuals in Photography and Editing.
Joe Perna
People, Commercial and Fine Art
Joe's work focuses on people, and commercial photography for businesses. He provides executive head shots for print and electronic media, personal portraiture, and model and personal image portfolios for subjects ranging from teens to seniors. For the business clients, he captures images of products, services, interiors, exteriors, and other subject matter to present the business and its offerings in a manner that appeals to customers and clients. Many of Joe's business clients are Seacoast area establishments.
Joe's fine art work has been exhibited in various galleries around the Seacoast. He is also the board president of Main Street Art, serves as its Artist Advisory Committee chair, and teaches workshops on various photography topics.
Tracy Phillips
Maternity, Newborns, and Families
Doing what she loves and loving what she does - Tracy combines a passion for capturing beautiful images with a love of people.
Tracy is well known for her maternity, newborn, and family imagery. She also enjoys creating artistic portraiture and headshots, and assists businesses to show their products and people in their best light.
Tracy is an international award winning photographer and a member of the Professional Photographers of America, the NH Professional Photographers Association, the NH Society of Photographic Artists, the Seacoast Artist Association and Seacoast Photographers Association. She is a Board member of the NHPPA.


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Video claims to show beheading of US reporter Sotloff
Islamic State threatens to execute British journalist next; US says will work to confirm video's authenticity
An internet video released Tuesday night purports to show the beheading of US reporter Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria.
The radical Islamist group threatened to execute British national David Cawthorne Haines next unless its demands were met, Site Intel Group, reported. It was not immediately clear who Haines was. Officials with the British Foreign Office declined to immediately comment.
Sotloff, who freelanced for Time and Foreign Policy magazines, had last been seen in Syrian in August 2013 until he appeared in a video released online last month by the Islamic State group that showed the beheading of fellow American journalist James Foley.
A Sotloff family spokesman told the Associated Press that his relatives were aware of the beheading video and are grieving, but that authorities have not established its authenticity.
"The family knows of this horrific tragedy and is grieving privately. There will be no public comment from the family during this difficult time," Barfi said.
Dressed in an orange jumpsuit against the backdrop of an arid Syrian landscape, Sotloff was threatened in that video with death unless the US stopped airstrikes on the group in Iraq.
In the video distributed Tuesday and entitled "A Second Message to America," Sotloff appears in a similar jumpsuit before he is beheaded by an Islamic State fighter.
#IS posted the beheading video of #US journalist Steven Sotloff and threatening #UK Jorno David Haines will be next pic.twitter.com/AXkgQAc3Po
— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) September 2, 2014
According to ABC News, the video appeared online on Tuesday and appears to show Sotloff telling the camera: "I'm sure you know exactly who I am by now and why I am appearing."
"Obama, your foreign policy of intervention in Iraq was supposed to be for preservation of American lives and interests, so why is it that I am paying the price of your interference with my life?" Sotloff said in the video.
The video then cuts to the terrorist who makes a statement saying that as long as US missiles "continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people."
#StevenSotloff #journalist #RIP pic.twitter.com/mGDYc10LGR
— Ayça Söylemez (@aycasoylemez) September 2, 2014
Last month IS executed American reporter James Foley on camera and posted it to the internet, demanding the US halt airstrikes in northern Iraq or it would execute Sotloff.
Sotloff was originally from Miami and had spent the last several years reporting around the Middle East.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters he was unaware of the reports.
"This is something that the administration has obviously been watching very carefully," Earnest said. "Our thoughts and prayers first and foremost are with Mr. Sotloff and Mr. Sotloff's family and those who worked with him."
State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki told the press that the US couldn't immediately confirm the video's authenticity, and that "the intelligence community will work as quickly as possible to determine its authenticity."
"If the video is genuine, we are sickened by this brutal act," Psaki said of the footage. "Our hearts go out to the Sotloff family."


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Cook Time: it's RAW
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Who doesn't love cheesecake? Well, my stomach doesn't, way to much cream and sugar leaves me feeling … ya gross. I decided to use strawberries as the base since they came in my CSA box, but feel free to sub in your favorite fruit or keep it plain with just vanilla. Feel free to cook the crust if you do not want it chewy, but then it's not raw anymore :)Read More


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The Fringe of Hollywood is a guide book that reveals how Westerns can be made historically correct, on time and under budget, while exposing common mistakes. This is a companion piece to Peter's first book, Tombstone: The Guns and Gear. Fringe takes you on a developmental journey through the changes made over time to weapons, gun belts, saddles, costumes and much more. This new book is a trail blazer to producers, writers, actors, costumers, designers, and wranglers, as well as film industry suppliers, the re-enactment communities, Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) and all those interested in the American Frontier West. Peter Sherayko has a passion for the West and Westerns that is clearly reflected in his work as performer, author, historical consultant and entrepreneur. Peter doesn't just work on Western films, he lives the West. And in a time when people believe there aren't very many Westerns, Peter has a full plate of projects in a variety of media – some large, some small, some of his own. Combining his acting with his passion for the Old West, Peter was prompted to create Caravan West Productions, a company designed to bring quality to the Hollywood Western and provide today's sophisticated and demanding film audience with the most authentic product possible. In the process, Sherayko has become recognized as historian and author, appearing in numerous Wild West Tech episodes for the History Channel and serving as technical consultant and supplier to both the History and Discovery Channels. Such a body of Western related programming draws upon Peter's knowledge of the period between pre-1800 and the 1920s to supply the weapons and props needed by numerous documentary film makers for their historical re-creations. A collector of genuine Western gear found throughout the country over 35 years, he also has a personal reference library of more than 5,000 books on the period and culture of the West. His film, television and stage career has spanned over four decades. For the past 20 years he has devoted his life's work to creating quality Westerns. Peter is a U.S. Air Force Vietnam Vet, has more degrees than a thermometer and enjoys sharing his knowledge of filmmaking to colleges and universities.
Tombstone: The Guns and Gear, is a book about the guns, gear and other "neat stuff" used in the film Tombstone or appropriate to Tombstone Arizona Territory (AT). This book was written by Peter Sherayko to answer the questions that gun enthusiasts have asked since the film's release, and is designed to be a guide to functional originals and quality reproductions for moviemakers, re-enactors, and collectors alike. Those who have commented speak highly of the degree of authenticity captured by the film. So, sit down by a warm fire with a fine cigar and a glass of bourbon in hand, your dog curled at your feet and learn about the guns and gear used in the movie Tombstone. Make yourself comfortable, sit back, and reflect about the history and movies of the Old West. For the collector and researcher, a bibliography and price list is provided at the end of the book to help you evaluate the results and create your own characters in the future. Author's Biography Peter Sherayko, the actor who portrayed Texas Jack in the film Tombstone, also provided the firearms and the Buckaroos who made up many of the Cowboys in the film through his company, Caravan West. Researching the numerous firearms that were invented during the 1870s and 1880s, with their unique variations, in order to bring the period to life in an accurate way was a fulfilling and exciting challenge. Peter received the Buffalo Bill Award for family entertainment from the State of Nebraska, and he and the Buckaroos can be seen in numerous films and commercials, continuing their dedication to historical accuracy.


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Vintage rain lamps will either need restringing, a new motor or both. If restringing the lamp does not solve the issue, then a new motor will need to be added; however, finding the necessary parts or a whole new motor altogether can be a challenge.
To restring the fishing lines, remove the old ones with scissors. Clean the thread holes to remove any oil build-up by threading a needle through the holes. Tie a knot at the end of the fishing wire large enough to secure it, then thread it through the first hole and pull it to the base. Continue the pattern until the lamp is restrung and tie a knot at the end to keep the wire secure and taut. Replace the foliage, statue, and light bulb then screw on the top canopy and bottom cage. With the lamp turned on, slowly add mineral oil until the raining effect looks normal. Do not add more than three pints of oil as it will overwhelm the motor.


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Proceeds from the race will benefit USO CSO and #22Kill. These non-profit organizations dedicate their time and effort to active military, their families, and veterans through various programs and events. Park at Chase across the street. The race will start and finish at the Sledding Hill entrance. Children under 5 are free. Strollers are welcome.
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Katlynn Kennedy
Hometown: Buchanan
Education: St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, M.S. in Management '18
Scholastic and/or Career Ambition: Complete my Masters and pursue a career in higher education strategy and operations consulting while furthering my personal research in the assessment of STEM fields.
Platform: "Achievement through Adversity": Advocating for At-Risk Youth
Talent: Dance, "That's Kate" from the Wild Party
Interesting Facts: I have a cat named Kat.
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3 quick thoughts on memetic warfare, persuasion and influence
James, our business development lead, is what Darryl Kerrigan from The Castle would call an ideas man. He's a big thinker. And a big reader. If you've connected with James on LinkedIn, you've probably seen several updates about his latest obsessions: content mindset, branding and persuasion.
We've compiled James' best April LinkedIn posts relevant to our line of work, and listed them below. Want regular esoteric content mindset updates? Connect with James on LinkedIn.
Over to James...
Memetic warfare is the new frontier of information war, propaganda and cyberwar (which is not just about hacking computers / infrastructure).
Conceptually, memes are perfectly engineered for non-hierarchical, decentralised independent operators, open-source insurgencies, and fourth generation warfare campaigns.
Q: What is the non-warfare (business) equivalent of memetic warfare?
A: Branding
Anyway, for those interested, this two minute video is a great introduction. The accompanying white paper written by a NATO think tank is even better.
NSW police force are using a popular meme construct to send a message. Very cool (and quite funny!). Interesting how this meme structure keeps evolving to create new messages.
Memes are finally getting recognition as a powerful next generation communication and influence technique. Memes are probably the most post-modern form of content in existence today.
People use memes to rapidly spread ideas and leverage the network effect to their advantage. It's no wonder NATO and the CIA have commissioned think-tank pieces to explore its application to ideological, cyber and fourth generation warfare.
Advanced practitioners of memetic war can propagate their message quickly though a social media network, leverage organically trending hashtags, fight MSM narratives, hijack brands, and influence and persuade on a massive scale.
Should we add meme development to Mint Content's services catalogue?
In probably the most ruthless slugfest since Ali v Frazier 3, I made almost 25K gambling on Donald Trump in 2016. First the GOP primaries, then the US election. Massive odds against = massive profit. It was a really fun year (for me).
Blind luck? Reckless betting?
But if you'd like to learn one element of my rationale behind my speculative bet cough investment in a Trump victory, I suggest you check out the work of Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) and his Master Persuader Filter. A series of ideas and mental models that I use to help me better understand the world.
In a nutshell: humans have NOT evolved to perceive or understand an objective reality (if one even exists - the jury's out: quantum mechanics, hard problem of consciousness, etc). We all fall victim to various perception fallacies, cognitive dissonance and other cognitive biases.
Some people have a skill-set that purposefully uses this understanding of human nature and the UI of the human mind, to great advantage. They are master persuaders.
Adams's new book is out in October. Check it out!
Want more great content like this? Connect with James on LinkedIn.
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Galway, Ireland: Green Leaf City
Galway, Ireland, is a Green Leaf city. What does this mean? The Green Leaf is a UE prize and well, they clearly have a very good environmental record and citizens that are really engaged with the environment, as well as green policies such as recycling, regular tests about the quality air and regular use of clean energy.
Learn more about Galway, through this video we exclusively shot there:


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The international landsknecht community & home of Stockholmsfänikan
I see lots of help on here and many questions being answered with extreme detail which is amazing! I play in the SCA and personally I like to be as accurate as possible with my garb. I plan to make some actual Landsknecht garb in the near future and am looking for general assembly tips and fabric suggestions. I have very little experience sewing and pattern making so any tips there would be a huge help. And to get the right look what are some good fabrics that can be used that wont break the bank? Thank you in advance for all the help I am sure to get
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are the pattern available?
Hello Mike,
If you have a look at my pictures I have two albums of socks and a codpiece I recently made. My idea is to photo document what I make, but this what I have so far. Perhaps they can give some inspiration and a general idea of certain techniques.
I recently put a brief hose instruction together, see below. Together with an album I have of a pair of quite ambitious hoses I made on commission, you will hopefully get an idea of how to do it. This is my interpretation of large amount of first and second hand sources as well as ten years of hands-on experience. There are of course alternative interpretations that are equally "correct". What I do know, however, is that this will give you hoses of great quality.
For general techniques one can always study Janet Arnold's Patterns of fashion 1560. No exakt landsknecht garb but lots of details. That's where I got our hose pattern from. Each leg is one piece with a very strange shape if folded out. Much is similar to 15th c. hoses, there are even many woodcuts with the straight back instead of curved lines like we use. The hoses are tied to the doublet and socks with straps and points, like 15th c.
From the back it looks like this:
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Good luck!
Thank you very much. This is quite helpful and the timing couldnt be better. The unit just officially reformed for this year and I got promoted which inspires me to look my best on the field. I will also be checking out your pictures to see what I can come up with. Hope to post some pictures of what I have made soon looking super swanky is a nice soft kit
Any progress on your costume?
Hey Kapten,
I finally was able to find time and cash to begin working on costume. I dont have a picture of it completely finished yet but I started off making a Waffenfrock because it will at least hide some of my other garb that isnt right. When I get a finished picture I will definitely post it.
Here's a question: The Reconstructing History pattern has the closed wams that join together in the middle of the chest on the front. Is there historical provenance for wams fastening in the direct middle like this? A lot of the wams I see are longer on the left side and wrap over the the chest to fasten on the right side.
I don't know if anyone uses this forum but I give it a shot. So I would like to reconstruct a complete garment. I nearly completed it but I stuck with it. I share a link with you. I would like to have a proper hat fitting into the period. This is a very early form of landsknecht. The engraving is from Albrecht Dürer. It is visible that he has a hat but I can't see it just the feathers on his back. I would loke your help with it. Thank you in advance!
The picture: Landsknecht
Sorry Viktor, but the link doesn't work for me ...
Dear Jamie,
You have helped me a lot. I have been searching for an appropriate hat for a while. I personalize a simple soldier so I think a simpler hat will be more appropriate. Thank you very much for your help!


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Hi Friends,
Today I've had a FANTASTIC day. I know that maybe I should be posting this on a Friday because it's to do with art, but it's also about how I relax and how I've spent my week end. My sister and I went around Shoreditch and looked at all of the street art and it is just AMAZING. It makes me want to move to Shoreditch and I'm SUCH a countryside girl, so that says something! I thought I'd share with you some of my absolute favourite photos from the day.
This is my favourite artist called 'Stink Fish', their work has SUCH a unique, beautiful style.
Jimmy C's aerosol pointillism is unreal. There is another piece I found of his later on which I've added to this post!
Conor Harrington is another phenomenal street artist who was trained in fine art.
One of my favourite pieces of the day which is HUGE.
I'm a massive fan of street art and think it looks AMAZING. These are just a few of my favourite bits. If you ever end up in London I would highly recommend stopping around this area. The art is obviously fantastic, but so are the little shops and the independent Cafes, it's such a creative, vibrant place to be. These are just a small selection of the hundreds of photos I took. I feel so inspired to create more of my own work now.
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Politics & Government
Senator DeMint town hall stays civil in Myrtle beach
A health care town hall featuring U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint drew more people from both parties than anyone expected, but the atmosphere inside and outside the restaurant stayed civil.
The Horry County Republican Party hosted the event at Rioz Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach, where a line of people stretched out the door and through the parking lot. Many people either struggled to hear DeMint from the porch or left.
``The big issue right now is the debate about health care. Should the government control it or make what's working, work better? Well, I say we make it better, not start from scratch,'' DeMint said opening the meeting.
Read the complete story at thestate.com


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Ways We Serve the Community
Following Jesus means loving and serving others, both locally and globally. Here is a partial list of the ministries we are involved with in an ongoing way.
1. Tierra Nueva and The Underground Coffee Project
Circle of Peace supports Tierra Nueva and The Underground Coffee Project by purchasing their coffee and serving it at our services.
Tierra Nueva accompanies men and women leaving America's "underground" of crime, jail, prison, addiction, debt, and living in the shadows. Together they find a community of belonging, compassion, and they put their hands to new work.
Some of these recovering ex-offenders are now small-batch, artisan coffee roasters.
For more information visit http://underground.coffee
2. Supporting the Tokahookaadi Church and Lybrook Community Ministry.
The Tokahookaadi Church and Lybrook Community Ministry offers spiritual and material support to people on and around Navajo territory. Circle supports this holistic, renewing ministry. See http://www.lcmmission.org/
3. Clean water offering
Circle has provided clean and safe drinking water to families and villages in third world countries. We did this through a ministry called
Filter of Hope (http://www.filterofhope.org/).
4. School Supplies for Phoenix kids
We know several area schools where the poverty rate exceeds 95%. We help by collecting school supplies for the kids. For more information, see here
5. Nigeria Crisis
For more information, see http://www.brethren.org/nigeriacrisis/ and Pastor Jeremy's letter.
6. Sock Balls & Homeless Kits
We love collecting small, helpful items and assembling kits for the homeless that we hand out. Click here for more information.
7. Heart for the City
We love these guys! They have an amazing urban ministry. See Heart for the City.


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Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
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Would also love a layman's terms list of updates. Fascinating reading through the list but am pretty baffled by the majority of it all.
Gah!!! I updated to the latest Chrome OS Beta this morning on my Pixel 2, but after a few minutes of using it the system becomes unusable. Screen garbage everywhere (such that I can't see what I'm doing) and opening a new tab causes a crash. Hope this is fixed soon!!
My Pixel 2 is crashing frequently now. How did this make it to the beta channel?
Good luck on the layman's terms...... We've been asking for this for YEARS!
I'd like a layman's terms list as well!
Also my Smart Lock hasn't been working for the last two or three updates.
My Pixel 2 LS is also crashing every 10min after this update :-(
My pixel 2 is essentially useless now, fortunately it is stable if I use crouton to go over to my xfce desktop, please patch this ASAP


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Day One - Sunday, August 14th
24 hours - The Back Room (hang out cdenter)
10:00 a.m. - Registration and Name Badge photos
7:30 p.m. - Anniversary Party
7:30 - 11:30 - The MAGIC Shop (dealer faire)
7:45 p.m. - Grand Prize Giveaway
Time stamps for this podcast:
00:00:13 - we depart Houston Hobby airport via Southwest Airlines and start off the journey with a couple Dunkin' Donuts and get excited about the upcoming adventure.
00:03:44 - we finally arrived at the Orleans Hotel & Casino and get in line to pick up our registration packet and chat with a variety of people in line: Michael Perovich, Michael Trixx, Kirk DeWeese, Steve Trout, Bob Festa, R. Paul Wilson, Billy Hsueh
00:11:24 - Rory Johnston, one of Stan Allen's "right-hand-men" and co-organizer, chats about some of the organizational challenges, attendance, and the "back room" where registrants are expected to hang out. He talks about the "Art Deco" theme of this year's convention.
00:18:48 - MAGIC Live "custodian", Stan Allen, talks a little about what things he can talk about now without giving away too many "secrets".
00:24:05 - Rick Merrill and Steve Bargatze tell us about their experiences with attending past MAGIC Live! conventions,, plus Rick talks about the first MAGIC Live! inspiring his award winning magic act.
00:32:08 - Ian Rowland presented on the Focus sessions for the past three conventions and this year he will be on the general sessions on stage. He also talks a bit about his "origami cards". He also "confesses" to being the inventor of all of the effects that were in question during the recent Gregory Wilson controversy. LOL
00:42:34 - Chip Romero and Mark Jensen talk about their respective magic collections plus some tips on planning on the disposition of property after one's demise.
00:48:26 - Mark Jensen tells a story of the origination of the Marshall Brodein TV Magic Cards and how Johnny Thompson wrote the instructions.
0051:13 - Nathan Burton talks about his 4:00 p.m. daily show at Planet Hollywood.
00:53:16 - Vinny Grosso is finally able to talk about his recent win on Penn & Teller Fool Us, how he developed the act, all about his experience, when he will appear in the Penn & Teller show at the Rio. He also chats about an update to his book "Exposed and Fearless" which you can hear about in much more detail in our podcast HERE which is also available on Amazon.
00:59:18 - Shawn McMaster celebrates his birthday at MAGIC Live! and talks about his experience of working at some of the past conventions plus working on the magazine.
01:02:48 - Paul Draper has been stage manager of all of the past MAGIC Live! events, but this year he is experiencing this year just as a registrant. During our conversation, we are joined by Chad Long who talks about some of the conventions he has been working.
01:05:40 - Terry Ward talks about the many MAGIC Live! conventions he has attended and some of the memories he enjoyed from previous years.
01:09:14 - Steve Sabo (a Friend of The Magic Word) and his father, Dick Sabo, talks about getting interested in magic thanks to this convention.
01:12:05 - Erik Dobell and Chris Collins talk about how their show "Impossibilites" has been going since we did a podcast with them. HERE. This is Erik's first magic convention ever of any kind and finding it overwhelming.
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