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Today I called and was informed the agents that handle claims would not talk with me since there was no claim. So basically they didn't file the claim the email went to nowhere and I have to start all over again thanks for nothing.
I used Fedex because the company that I sent the Amp to suggested them. Not again going back to UPS>
Monetary Loss: $87.
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In my previous blog labeled, "Vision Boards: What I Aspire to Be", I wrote about four of my life goals. All of them required lots of balance in my life and communication with my family and teachers. One of them was about how I was just learning how to play the bass. I really wanted to commit with it and learn it well, so I said I should stay after school to practice with Mr. Stange's bass once a week. I ended up doing much more than that. I stayed after school nearly every day, as much as I could, in order to practice the bass and took it upon myself to learn songs that my teacher had not taught me yet, which shows Curiosity. I really committed to this instrument and fell in love with it, and I recently got a bass for my birthday, which was more than I ever wanted.
My next goal was about reading and writing more. Alongside music, reading and writing are the true passions in my life and in the past few months I had stopped doing them. I didn't want to lose my writing skill and wanted to keep reading, so my goal was to do both of them more. I have been reading a lot lately, although I've been too busy in the past week to read anything. When it comes to writing, there was a week or two where I was back into my rhythm and writing a thousand words a night, but then I stopped doing that. I think that these two really come down to Balance; can I balance out my workload and personal life to have time for these two activities? Or is this just not the right time to commit to reading and writing? I think that with softball season coming up, I won't be writing or reading a lot in the future. However, I do believe that by the end of the year I'll have figure out how to manage out my activities so I can do everything I can.


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In my novel Black Lord of Eagles, as yet unpublished, I try to show war as realistically as I can. Fantasy often shows it as an idealised thing, all shining swords and noble combat, and sometimes that annoys me. War is not a game. It's brutal, and ugly, and good people are killed and maimed for a cause they hardly care about.
No author can show war in all its horror. We only have to look at Syria to realise that. But writers and film makers so often portray warfare as a heroic thing that it's easy for politicians, and the public, to believe it. The French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery said "War is not an adventure. It is a disease", and he's right.
We need to intervene in Syria, we're told, because Assad has used chemical weapons, which is illegal under international law. And yet the USA, Britain, and others openly state that if attacked, they reserve the right to retaliate with nuclear warheads. I can't understand why one of these weapons is illegal and the other not. Is it more horrible to be gassed than irradiated?
We make all these rules - you can't attack without declaring war, can't use chemical or biological weapons, can't use landmines or cluster bombs - when we know perfectly well that when someone is driven into a corner, he'll break them. And besides, the deadliest weapons ever made are rifles, swords and spears. Over a million people were killed in Rwanda in the 1990's with blades and clubs. Twice as many - at least - have been killed across the border in DR Congo, almost all of them with nothing more complex than a bullet. And yet somehow we see this as being acceptable, a agreed-upon method of waging war, so we send a couple of peacekeepers (maybe) and then think about other things.
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I know, I know - in Fantasy, people want escapism, not hard reality. Which is why I said at the top that I've tried to show war "as realistically as I can." I have to balance it within the story, and not nauseate people so badly that they stop reading. I don't, by the way, it isn't that graphic. But I did want to show that people die in war, some of them in ugly ways. I can say it no better than William T Sherman;
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Hello All! After a not-so-brief hiatus (in which I finished a third of my degree) I am back and ramping up for a summer of excellent diy-ing. Let the blogging spree begin!
This week I returned from 21 glorious days in Europe. While it was a class trip, (think Magic School Bus, but less magic, more gelato) I managed to eat drink and bike my way from business to business. We hopped through Germany (Munich), Austria (Vienna, Melk), Italy (Torino, Triste, Venice, Bologna and Milan) and finally France (Paris and Epernay).
Key learnings:
1) The best way to learn a language is to order as many gelato flavours as possible. This is critical for vocabulary development.
2) Germany (as expected) is pretty much the most pragmatic and well laid out nation ever. The signs make sense. The subways make sense. The streets make sense. And most people speak English (although they are very welcoming of German learners.
3) Know your prices. A lot of items are priced in Euros the same as they are in Canadian or American dollars. So if you can buy it at home, check first.
4) Do not wear pointy toed shoes (especially heels). The toes will continuously catch on the cobblestone and either trip you or scuff/ruin your shoes.
5) Pizza is actually good. As a North American Pizza hater, I was pleasantly surprised by the thin, naan-like crust and light fresh flavours and toppings. A must-taste if in Italy.
France: I stumbled across a biking tour in the Champagne region while looking to fill a free day in Paris. A short train ride pops you out into the beautiful French countryside, complete with cobblestones and quaint architecture. While battery assisted pedaling is available for this trip, I kept mine off to work off all the bubbly and the previous weeks' icecream in-take. The link to the trip is here; I would definitely recommend it! We toured both a small family operation as well as the much more commercial Moët & Chandon, which included exploring their 28 km of underground cellars as well as some well deserved sampling. If you take the tour and end up having lunch in Hautvillers, be sure to order the home-made fries! Délicieux!
Italy: Obviously, gelato. But after that, if you're going to go to Venice be sure to take a guided tour off the beaten track. The city otherwise is just a tourist trap. I 100% recommend using Louisella Romeo. A born and raised Venitian, she did an excellent and interesting job of explaining the city's history and development on our walking tour. Our trip to the Illy cafe factory was also amazing. We got to take a "barista for an hour" mini course to learn the real way to make cappuccino. Molto Bene!
Austria: Our class signed up for a tour of the Danube through the Wachau valley. Starting in Krems and ending in Melk, we had a chance to explore the Melk Abbey and enjoy the local village. I noticed a bike path that runs from Germany to Budapest along the river. Look out Andy!
Germany: We didn't have many days in Munich. Aside from a trip to the BMW Plant and the Dachau memorial site I was mostly catching up from jet lag. We did, however, have dinner at the site of Oktoberfest. Alas, it was only May, but the beer was still good. German cuisine leaves a bit to be desired in my opinion, but there is always dessert to round things out (literally and figuratively).
All in all, a great trip, and I'm already plotting my next cycling adventure to Europe. I came across these maps of Switzerland's national cycling trails. But we'll see. Apparently I still have to work for a living.
Companies Visited:
Germany: BMW
Austria: Bombardier, Heindl Chocolate Factory
Italy: Illy Cafe, Maserati, Murano Glass Factories, Marco Corona Ceramics/Tiles
France: L'Oreal


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text: Hello, everyone. I'm a new owner of a Galaxy S, and I'm loving it so far. I need some advice that I was hoping you guys could offer. I work for a small, non-profit organisation in Victoria, Australia that employs disabled people by having them pack products together, which are then taken around door-to-door by employees like me to be sold, with the money being what supports the organisation and therefore keeps the disabled people employed. I've recently been having a lot of issues with this due to people wanting to buy, but not having any cash on them. Considering this, can any of you recommend to me a merchant app that would be best for my situation? I'm rather new to the whole Android OS - still making my way through the cave with a flashlight, so to speak. Thanks in advance for any assistance.


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"The Lord of Dreams learns that one must change or die, and makes his decision." – Sandman.
Sandman was your favourite novel. In fact, without it, we would never have met in college. It was not often that you find someone sitting with your favourite book which not many appreciate. Today I have one more choice for the Lord of Dreams – to neither change nor die, but to hold on in the secret corner of your heart, something that is more precious to you than anything else in this world.
Tonight, I don't have them with me any longer, just like I don't have you. I have spent ages wondering how I screwed it up. Minutes had passed into hours, the hours had passed into the morning when finally my wife of 25 years stirred in her sleep and gave me that angelic smile of hers. Probably she knew I was up all night, probably she knew I was thinking about you.
I wish that perhaps you would suddenly come back one day; sometimes I wish you never had left; sometimes I even wish that you had heard what I had never said.
We've been through this such a long long time
Just tryin' to kill the pain
Music helps. It helps to make you bring out the emotions within. Sometimes, it's best to let others say what you could never say. And that's when all these years of walls that you had carefully built up, falls down like a pack of cards – and I roll over as Humpty Dumpty would have. It's funny how even when writing about you, I can make fun of myself. I know that's what you would do. It was always a joke to you.
I tuck you in
Warm within
Keep you free from sin
'Til the sandman he comes
I did try to protect you from all things evil. Today, in those rare moments of sanity, I realize how stupid I had been to trying to save you from the world. I ended up losing you altogether. It's hard to kill the pain.
There are those strange nights when I suddenly realize that we perhaps are still searching for something; maybe not one another, but maybe what we wanted the other to be – an ideal image; perfection. I know for myself. I was searching for you in my past.
It was really hard to hold the candle in the cold November Rain. But..
I know that you can love me
When there's no one left to blame
We'll meet our Sandman one day. And he won't be the bogeyman. He'll help us find ourselves, where we'll be old, stripped of our egos, bathed in nothing but light and then slowly...
Exit, light
Enter, Night
Take my hand
we're off to never-never land...


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Soldier, Settler, Sinner: The Remarkable Journey of Charles Macdonald
Enjoy an informative evening of history at Tuesday Night at the Musuem. On April 17th at 7pm, hear author Jane Simpson discuss Soldier, Settler, Sinner: The Remarkable Journey of Charles Macdonald.
Soldier Settler Sinner reveals the complex life of Captain Charles MacDonald, an officer and gentleman in the Royal Marines during the Napoleonic Wars. Born in 1789, Charles emigrated from Northumberland, the coldest and least populated county in England to settle eventually on the Bay of Quinte in the mid-1830s. He was known among the farmers and fishermen of the Bay as someone who, unlike them, "always had money in his pocket."
He was active on three continents turning this tale into a ripping travelogue as he cheated death in island battles in the Caribbean, outbreaks of tropical disease, mutiny, hazardous sea voyages, and a cholera outbreak in Quebec City upon arrival in the New World.
This event is proudly presented by the Lennox & Addington County Museum & Archives. Tickets are $3 each and are available at the door. 'Tuesday Night at the Museum' is a monthly programming feature at museum, a series covering a wide array of themed programming presented by experts on their respective subjects. For more information, please visit www.CountyMuseum.ca or call 613-354-3027.
About Jane Simpson:
Jane Simpson is a retired nurse, living in Kanata, Ontario with her husband and dog. She is a lifetime member of the Hastings County Historical Society, a member of the Marilyn Adam Genealogy Research Centre and a member of the Capital Crime Writers in Ottawa.
Her interest in her MacDonald family arose while spending summer holidays with her grandparents by the Bay of Quinte. She knew who her great grandparents were but nothing of generations before them. Her grandfather was a cousin of Manly MacDonald, the painter who provided essential documents for Charles Macdonald's remarkable story. She is the great-great-great granddaughter of Charles MacDonald.


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Helping To Make Losing Weight More Than Merely A New Years Resolution
We see it at the first of each and every year as gym memberships multiply by 4 and memberships in diet programs surge. All the big weight loss programs such as Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, Atkins, Weigh Down, as well as others promise good results by paying attention to calories and fat, eating patterns, and recommending tips on how to clean up an individual's eating habits.
Does The Weight Stay Off?
The fact is, although these weight loss systems quite often work quite well, the weight doesn't generally stay off. Very often, the dieter just gets tired of the same foods on the plan. Personally, I have tried Nutrisystem. I really enjoyed it, and had great results losing weight -- 45 pounds worth. The food was great, and very simple. I did not actually mind cooking food for my family members as I ate my Nutrisystem meal. The issue was that the same food grew to be tiring and I ended up putting on the excess weight back soon after turning back to consuming normal food.
I'm also a long time member of Weight Watchers. I've gotten to my goal weight -- twice!
Even doing Weigh Down was a success. Then, I experienced faith problems, and gained the pounds back. Through each and every weight reduction, I've gained it all back. In addition to purchasing health club memberships and having walking partners, I actually purchased a home in the vicinity of a park with a walking trail. But the excess weight is still there.
What Is The Reason For It Coming Back?
Exactly why did the pounds return in MY situation? Becoming depressed was a factor. In one more instance, health issues prompted my hormonal balance to fall out of line leading to weight-gain.
Becoming bored was an additional issue. People get bored with measuring, weighing, and cutting back. Having the exact same types of food over and over inevitably gets old.
The dreaded "plateau" can be another stumbling block. Most people will have an easy time reducing weight when they're really LOSING it! When a person hits a 7 week plateau, it can get rather discouraging to go on.
Think Long Term
To obtain long-term results in weight loss, numerous things need to add up. Instead of taking up a diet or food plan that is designed to take the weight off, try beginning with the outcome -- yoga a happier, healthier you. You can do this without losing any weight by taking a little time daily to focus your thoughts, keep in mind your goals. Do not forget that you happen to be an individual, and as such, no one can take the place of you.
To get long-term success in weight loss resorts, exercise will be a an integral part of life. Due to its numerous levels, yoga is definitely a great option. It is kind of hard to do beginning jogging, but beginning Yoga is quite helpful. Yoga may be targeted towards creating a more healthy physique and around issues for example bad joints or bulging discs.
By dealing with the spiritual state of Man, Yoga allows you to get centred. It makes it possible for everything to be put into perspective. As soon as your perspective is correct, more balance within your life can be achieved.


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In this webinar, Kimberley shares how easy it is to get bogged down in the grinding details. But that's not where success is outlined. Sure the details are how we deliver Satisfaction by Design, but in order to have the energy and the drive to do that work it's critical to take a big step back and remember the goal.
This webinar was originally recorded on September 26, 2013.


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The city reports a search and rescue team notified authorities after discovering her van in the Muddy Creek Farms pond at 2500 McMillen Road in Wylie.
A dive team discovered Gebremedhin inside the van. The 42-year-old woman was a married mother of two children, ages 10 and 8. She and her husband are natives of Ethiopia.
A private search and recovery team from Illinois found the van using sonar.
Gebremedhin's family has been notified by Wylie investigators.
Exactly how the van ended up in the pond is still under investigation.


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Ed Harcourt - Time of Dust
On my CCCLX label. Stream it http://open.spotify.com/album/7GKSNrrIQUcRs1TuGmUSGC
I Break Horses - which is a real grower
Warpaint - wanted to like this more than I do, vocals aren't quite in tune and I can't get beyond that.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor's new album (produced by Mr Harcourt)
Mogwai - Rave Tapes - haven't heard this yet
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything - looking forward to hearing this
This week's new album releases via http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/this-weeks-new-releases-20-01-2014-2741/
Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Al Stewart - Original Album Series
Alcest - Shelter
Axel Rudi Pell - Into The Storm
Beth Nielsen Chapman - Uncovered
Blitz Kids - The Good Youth
Chrome Division - Infernal Rock Eternal
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
Del Amitri - Change Everything
Del Amitri - Twisted
Del Amitri - Waking Hours
Dionne Warwick - Here I Am & Live In Paris & Here Where There Is Love & On Stage And In Movies
Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Fall In Love / Very Dionne / Dionne / Just Being Myself
Dionne Warwick - Presenting Dionne Warwick / Anyone Who Had A Heart / Make Way / The Sensitive Sound
Dionne Warwick - Windows Of The World & In The Valley Of The Dolls & Promises & Soulful
Dokken - Breaking The Chains
Dokken - Tooth And Nail
Dokken - Under Lock And Key
Doug Paisley - Strong Feelings
Drudkh - Eastern Frontier In Flames
Ed Harcourt - Time of Dust
Eleni Karaindrou - Medea
Garth Brooks - Ultimate Hits
Hazell Dean - The Sound Of Bacharach & David
Henry Mancini - Breakfast At Tiffany's OST
I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro
Kajagoogoo And Limahl - Original Album Series
Kerry Livgren - Seeds Of Change
Loleatta Holloway - Queen Of The Night (Expanded Edition)
Lou Reed - Live in Italy
Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams
Lvcifyre - Sun Easter
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Songs From The Movie
Mike & The Mechanics - Living Years
Mike & The Mechanics - The Singles: 1985-2014
Mogwai - Rave Tapes
Nashville Pussy - Up The Dosage
Nat King Cole - Live In Vegas 1962
Norma Winstone - Edge Of Time
Patterns - Waking Lines
Paul Haig - At Twilight
Petula Clark - In Other Words
Reverend Horton Heat - Rev
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Wanderlust
Step Brothers - Lord Steppington
Supersuckers - Get The Hell
Tears For Fears - The Hurting
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles - Beatles '65
The Beatles - Beatles VI
The Beatles - Help!
The Beatles - Hey Jude
The Beatles - Meet The Beatles
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Beatles - Something New
The Beatles - The Beatles' Second Album
The Beatles - The Beatles Story
The Beatles - The Early Beatles
The Beatles - The US Albums
The Beatles - Yesterday And Today
The Hollies - Original Album Series
The J. Geils Band - Original Album Series Vol. 2
Tommy Castro - The Devil You Know
Tommy James & The Shondells - Original Album Series
Tord Gustavsen - Extended Circle
UFO - Original Album Series
Various Artists - Francoise Hardy And Her Contemporaries
Various Artists - Luxury Soul 2014
Various Artists - Where Blues Meets Rock Vol. 9
Warpaint - Warpaint
Wilko Johnson - Back In The Night: The Best of Wilko Johnson
Zara McFarlane - If You Knew Her
New stuff out in the US tomorrow via http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date
21 January 2014
Against Me! Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Akissforjersey New Bodies
Augustines Augustines
Burns Like Fire To The Ground
Crushed Stars Farewell Young Lovers
Culted Oblique To All Paths
Damien Jurado Brothers and Sisters Of The Eternal Son
Dog Bite Tranquilizers
I Break Horses Chiaroscuro
Ice Nine Kills The Predator Becomes The Prey
Mogwai Rave Tapes
Sister Disguised Vultures
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
Throwdown Intolerance
Warpaint Warpaint
Young the Giant Mind Over Matter
Think you'll find The Hurting
was released in 1983. And The Beatles broke up years ago. Apart from that, you're spot on.
Really enjoying Mogwai
Never been massively into them but I've already played Rave Tapes three times today.
This is what Andrzej our reviews editor sent out for staff to choose from before Xmas
(basically a list of stuff out today with little bits from the press releases)
Mogwai – Rave Tapes - 'Rave Tapes' is the first studio album from the Glasgow five-piece since 2011's 'Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will'. Not that they have been resting on their considerable laurels: that record was swiftly followed by its concomitant remix set 'A Wretched Virile Lore' and this year saw the release of the pathfinding soundtrack to the genre-rewriting Channel 4/Canal+ undead drama 'Les Revenants'. There has also been touring, including a first live airing for another soundtrack, 'Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait' at the Manchester International Festival in July. More shows have been lined up in the UK and Europe to air 'Rave Tapes' for the first time (new shows in bold). See mogwai.co.uk for ticket information.
THEE SILVER MT.ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA - FUCK OFF GET FREE WE POUR LIGHT ON EVERYTHING - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything is the first definitive document of the band's newfound sound and style as a quintet. It's also their first single LP-length work since the band's debut record as a trio almost 15 years ago, and features road-tested pummelling rock-outs "Fuck Off Get Free (For The Island Of Montréal)", "Take Away These Early Grave Blues" and "What We Loved Was Not Enough" alongside the previously unheard lullabies/minuets "Little Ones Run" and "Rains Thru The Roof At Thee Grande Ballroom (For Capital Steeze)" and the album centrepiece "Austerity Blues" with its closing lyric "Lord let my son live long enough to see that mountain torn down" sung in varying incarnations throughout the second half of this 14-minute epic.
Sophie Ellis Bextor – Wanderlust - Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced she will release her new album 'Wanderlust' on the 20th January preceded by the single 'Young Blood'. 'Wanderlust' will be Sophie Ellis-Bextor's fifth studio album. Co-written, produced and arranged by acclaimed singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, Wanderlust was recorded in a London studio in just two weeks with a tightly-knit group of musicians and friends. First single 'Young Blood' is a life affirming testament to true love, beautifully accompanied by Ed Harcourt's plaintive piano and soaring string arrangement. "The album is about roaming and your sense of where you come from, and how you take home with you but you also have this desire to get out there and see the world. I found making this album really empowering. I felt like after ten years of making records, this is like the biggest present to myself. I'm really proud of it and I feel really excited." Sophie's new album sees the 34 year old star blossoming into an accomplished singer -songwriter with its 11 powerfully understated songs showcasing a newfound maturity, both lyrically and musically.
Warpaint – S/T - 'Warpaint' is the follow-up to the LA four-piece's critically acclaimed debut album 'The Fool' (2010). 'Warpaint' was co-produced by Warpaint and Flood (PJ Harvey, Sigur Ros, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Foals), and mixed by Flood and Nigel Godrich (Radiohead).
Damien Jurado - Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son - Secretly Canadian are thrilled to announce that DAMIEN JURADO will be releasing his new album Brothers AndSisters Of The Eternal Son on 20th January 2014. The album is the follow-up to 2012's critically-acclaimed Maraqopa and again features Richard Swift producing, the third time in which the pair have collaborated. Expanding on the existential journey of its predecessor, Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son tells the story of a man who disappears on a search for himself but never returns. The world of Brothers.. is birthed from the deepening partnership between Damien and producer Richard Swift.
Dog Bite – Tranquilisers - In a release inspired by the smooth rhythms of the region's past, Atlanta-based Dog Bite offers more music medicine in the form of Tranquilizers. The sophomore release transcends the reverie state of Velvet Changes in pursuit of a darker, more full-bodied experience. Tranquilizers migrates into a dreamy sonic realm enveloped in its own soulful influence. Frontman Phil Jones found his extensive listening to iconic R&B musicians such as Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes to be the original muse for the album. In its formation it began as a soul record; however, at its core the release remains grounded in Dog Bite's beloved shoegaze landscapes. With the support of Woody Shortridge on bass and Tak Takemura on drums, Dog Bite purposefully evades sedation through its blend of smoky textures across divergent genres. Being an album submerged between the differences of classic funk and rock music, it is Jones' customary croon that weaves a common mesh in the record's diverse artistry. In addition to his time with Washed Out, Jones has appeared on a matthewdavid release and produced for Mood Rings and Bosco. As one half of Acid Flashback, he's crafted tunes for the voice of Karen Jacobs (of Toronto's Free Kisses). Dog Bite performs live as a four-piece, featuring Jones' friend Woody Shortridge formerly of defunct Atlanta band Balkans.
Rebekka Karijord – Music for Film and Theatre - Music For Film And Theatre provides a gorgeous, frequently lush experience. It's one to which KARIJORD herself often accurately applies the label 'ambient': within the repetition of tracks like 'Madrigal', 'Salhus', 'Migratory Birds' and 'Morula' there's an undeniable Eno-esque quality, though inevitablyKARIJORD moves in different directions to the godfather of the ambient movement. Elsewhere there are other comparably experimental excursions: the angelic choral vocals and Arvo Pärt violin of 'Nowhere Home', the ethereal, mystical 'The End, and 'Kjaere Gud', which conjures up the remarkable ghosts of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares. There are also airier tracks, like the placid, moving yet strangely tense 'Snö', the gentle piano strains of 'Waltz For Norma', and 'Anchor Boy', as delicately melancholic as anything Agnes Obel has delivered.
Mode Moderne – Occult Delight - With the debut of "She, Untamed" today via Noisey, Mode Moderne reveals the first sounds from their imminent new album Occult Delight. Slathered in New Wave and black nail polish, "She, Untamed" delivers the ideal introduction to Mode Moderne's evolutionary journey with producer Joshua Stevenson (Jackie O Motherfucker, Pink Mountain Tops). Stevenson traverses the fusion of Phillip Intilé's torrid vocals and the lush machinery of synths and guitars, cementing Occult Delight as a must-listen for anyone thumbing through their vinyl collection looking for The Smiths or Joy Division as their seasonal depression starts to kick in.
I Break Horses – Chiaroscuro - I BREAK HORSES is the musical project led by Maria Lind?n. From her Stockholm base, the Swedish artist delivered an extraordinary debut album in the shape of 'Hearts', released to much acclaim in August 2011. The latest chapter in I Break Horses' much celebrated songbook is everything fans could wish for and more. In the words of Lind?n: "My only aim when starting to write this album was to ignore any possible second album expectations." New sonic terrain is compellingly explored by Lind?n, where electronic beats and synth-pop soundscapes replace the more shoegaze based-sound of their debut. The result is a more confident and evolved sound with a more dramatic expression. The title of 'Chiaroscuro' - meaning "light-dark" - serves as the perfect embodiment of Lind?n's sonic creations. Affecting ballads such as 'Heart To Know' and 'You Burn' are wrapped in fragile beauty. 'Denial' and 'Medicine Brush' are sublime synth-pop odysseys, while 'Faith' is a dance anthem complete with hypnotic beats, swirling synths and the mesmerising looped vocals of Lind?n. "I let myself write both the happiest songs but also the saddest, and then I put them together", states Lind?n. This arrangement of light and dark forms the essence of Chiaroscuro.
HENRY BLACKER - HUNGRY DOGS WILL EAT DIRTY PUDDINGS - In the band's own words...Henry Blacker, Somerset, UK. November 2013, words from: 15 months of toil in a barn, only once told to shut up, decent locals, no Facebook updates – "Rehearsal tonight! YEAH!" – no word to anyone, toiling in peace. What else is there to do in the West Country? (plenty, as it goes, take it easy, for example) A rock band, three piece, two from the group 'Hey Colossus' and a brother on the drums, these are the times we thought, let's: WHOOP AND A HOLLER. Wrote acres of songs, chose 10 to record at Dropout Studio, Camberwell, South London, with Mr.Westminster Brown (Part Chimp man) at the controls, a character from Torche watched on. (FAO Sub Pop fans: 'Recorded 3rd+4th August, 2013 for £450'.) Picked 8 to be on this here album. Went out for a joyous Chinese in Camberwell, had a beer at a new bar in Peckham, drove home. Played first gig in a Crypt in Bristol, September. This album, the band's debut, is on Riot Season (Euro) and Learning Curve (U.S), vinyl and download. Out Jan 20th 2014. Straight rockin'.
The Rifles – None the Wiser - On January 20th 2014 The Rifles return with their fourth studio album 'None the Wiser', released via Cooking Vinyl. 'None The Wiser' finds the four-piece on fine form, and marks yet another raising of the bar, with brilliantly-crafted classic rock, plus an added dose of folk, Americana, a strong pop sensibility and highly-deft songwriting skills. Their trademark Mod sound, rock and roll and timeless indie pop are all present and correct, but the band have also broadened their musical palette, drawing influence from, in their own words, "Bob Dylan, Talking Heads, some Clash and as always - theBeatles."
Beth Nielsen Chapman – UnCovered - On Beth Nielsen Chapman's new release, UnCovered, she rolls out a batch of premium songs she's written but never recorded and that have already been hits or covers by other artists. Most were top ten hits, seven of which topped the charts at #1. This record could have been called "Recovered" except that the idea for this collection sprung out of her digging up songs for her pending boxed set called "Box of Songs". The title, UnCovered was suggested by none other than broadcasting legend Bob Harris. "Once I heard that name I knew exactly what this record needed to be." It's been a crazy few months pulling it together but the universe seems to have been cooperating beautifully. Recorded in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and her own "Tree House" studio in Nashville, Beth Nielsen Chapman's new release bursts open with a crystalline piano, which gives way into an infectious groove on "Simple Things", a song about the stuff that really matters in life, with backing vocals by Kim Carnes (She's Got Betty Davis Eyes). UnCovered features a number of amazing guest artists including legendary guitarist Duane Eddy on "Shine On Me", a song Bethwrote with Waylon Jennings, which also features backing vocals by Waylon's widow, artist Jessie Colter; Vince Gill duets withBeth on "Here We Are", a # 1 hit she and Vince wrote for Alabama; Darrell Scott sings and plays on "Maybe That's All It Takes" a stunning ballad about how to make love last, which was a hit for Don Williams; Pam Tillis & Lorrie Morgan sing on "Five Minutes" , Lorrie's first #1 hit.
Marijuana Deathsquads – Oh My Sexy Lord - Marijuana Deathsquads is a gang first, and a band second. The gang has a somewhat unified philosophy on music and the devastating futureMarijuana Wars, but no real dogma of any kind outside of those two areas. And nobody is ever really in or out of the gang. You might be a member of Marijuana Deathsquads. Marijuana Deathsquads is like a porcupine with a soft, rainbow underbelly that tastes like really good pizza if you lick it. To do so requires that you carefully navigate the LSD coated quills pointing every which way that explode in all directions every few minutes. Whoa. That one just hit you in the eyeball. You are going to want to get somebody to take a look at that or it might get infected…. The nuclei of Marijuana Deathsquads is producer Ryan Olson and vocalist Isaac Gale. The rest all speculation mostly. Stef Alexander (P.O.S.) might be in Marijuana Deathsquads. This one time MDS backed him for a performance at Coachella. People seemed to enjoy that. Poliça drummers Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson might be in MDS. Mark McGee might be in MDS. He is super handsome. Har Mar Superstar, Channy Leaneagh of Poliça, Jesus Lizard's David Yow, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Chavez man Matt Sweeney and many many more have possibly, theoretically, participated in Marijuana Deathsquads at various times.
"Hardcore..." came out in 2011?
things that make you feel old 4842133#plasticniki this'd this
Think I've listened to it once a week since it was released.
The Rifles
ex easter island head 'large electric ensemble'
the hidden cameras 'age'
ela orleans 'tumult in clouds' is reissued as well and the few songs i know from that are great
surprised with how good the new silver mt zion is
i mean its not a 'great' album, but its much much better than the bloated, embarassing work on their last couple of records.
high 7 for me.
ASMZ hasn't really impressed me in the past, but I really liked the new album. Previous albums seem like they were GYBE!-lite, but this one feels like it distinguishes itself more by being a more aggressive album.
- Jordan_229_2 this'd this
that new I Break Horses album is good.
Having a listen to
Get the Blessing - Lope And Antilope
its not to shabby
The new Ed Harcourt record has had a lot of good reviews
Any of you lot fancy giving it a spin and a mark out of 10?


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Former BHP Chairman, Don Argus notes potential weaknesses in the Australian economy and identifies two key threats to it.
Mr Argus has done a stress test on the federal budget and says a fall in the terms of trade – the difference between the price we get for our exports and imports – of just 5 per cent more than Treasury has forecast would wipe out this year's forecast surplus of $1.5 billion two times over.
The warnings came as head of the Treasury's macro-economic division David Gruen confirmed that the terms of trade – which had hit record levels because of China's demand for resources – had probably peaked. Dr Gruen said in a speech yesterday that the terms of trade were "likely to work against us in future, rather than for us", meaning that boosting productivity would be overwhelmingly the main way to lift living standards over the coming decade. "It is largely the decisions made by individual firms in the Australian economy, and the interactions between them, that will drive productivity growth over coming decades," he said.
Describing poor productivity growth as Australia's Achilles' heel, Mr Argus says it has been camouflaged by the terms of trade. "That means productivity growth must play a greater role in improving living standards.
"In recent times, productivity has received greater attention in our political rhetoric, but we must be relentless in our focus on the issue if we are to secure the living standards of future generations."
[…]They will also add weight to concerns raised by other corporate leaders recently, as he singles out two areas that have been lightning rods for business frustration with policy – industrial relations and the carbon tax – as being threats to productivity.
[…]On the carbon tax, Mr Argus says it is "breathtaking" that political leaders pushed ahead with it "without care for the enormous uncertainty already faced by business".


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It was about 5:30PM on an October day in the Mexican desert. We had been grinding a slab of concrete flat all day (imagine what a 10,000sf slab placed with volunteer labor looks like). We were nearly out of propane for our grinding machines, so Steve, the guy who has coordinated this whole thing brought me into the dusty little town of Guadalupe to get more.
Steve's got the same Northern accent I do (I grew up in Minnesota; he's from Michigan or Pennsylvania or something) so the conversation is fun and easy as we bounce down the gravel roads in his truck. Most of the small talk leads to tear-jerking stories as he has been serving this area for around 30 years and he has seen a lot of terrible things.
The little town looks like a war zone - it is a bit surreal. I felt no fear, but some wispy sadness that it all looked so beat down. On our way to the gas station, Steve seems to know everyone on the street. One man gets called over to the truck and gets in the back seat. I speak almost no Spanish and this guy apparently speaks no English as Steve tells me his story when he gets in the truck like he is not even there.
In 2011, there was a sea change with the cartels. Violence swept through the area unlike anything anyone there had seen. This guy in the back seat was beaten with bats and left for dead, and somehow survived. He can barely walk, his brain is damaged, his one arm is useless and the other hand is not exactly strong, but he is clearly a sweet, happy, loving human being. And though he is not a physically strong man, he carries himself like someone that would not take a hand-out easily. Steve pays him to work on the orphanage (Casa De Los Gemas) as he can afford to, and the man earns his food by sweeping, sanding, and picking up.
When the violence really came 5 years ago, the teams of volunteers to help build this place was decimated. Of course the number of orphans exploded, and the regular economy was taken from bad to worse. Following Jesus and yet being afraid to go do His work somewhere because of drug-trade violence seems ridiculous to me, but I understand I am less risk-averse than most.
So here is the solution to finish this place: give them money to pay locals to build it rather than having it built by amateurs "working on vacation". This gives the local economy a badly needed injection, while GETTING IT DONE.
If you want to go to the desert and work, Steven will take your help: he's been putting Gringos to work down there for decades. But If you are scared or busy or just want to help in the most efficient way possible, send $8 or $80 or $800,000 or whatever you know you should send today. Please. There are 100s of kids that need to come home to this place. IT HAS BEEN A JOB-SITE FOR 20 YEARS NOW, AND NEEDS TO BECOME AN ORPHANAGE.
This trip to the gas station is one of dozens of stories from this past week. I will be working first thing every morning until I figure out how to most powerfully share the urgency in bullet points for a gofundme.com page. You apparently get it right now, though. please go to www.tapestriesoflife.com to learn more or contribute now. You have been blessed to be a blessing. These kids need your help. Please step up.


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Happy Hump Day! So it's been weird and muggy for the last several days in San Francisco and my hair has been COMPLETELY bajiggity. Thus, it felt only right to rock this awesome Topshop hat I picked up in Chicago awhile back (remember this post?) and haven't been able to wear appropriately!
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In September 2016, we visited Nationwide's offices in London to have a wide-ranging discussion with its head of insight and innovation Matt Cox about the provider's open banking strategy and other subjects.
Firstly, can you tell me a little bit about your background?
I joined Nationwide 18 years ago, and have been involved with major change programs in retail and, over the last 10 years, in digital. I have managed and implemented internet bank replacement projects, mobile banking, and other digital propositions.
I am currently responsible for insight and innovation at Nationwide. I track market trends in areas like open banking and provide insight on major technology trends such as bots, AI, and blockchain. We have a team that manages idea creation and proposition development, as well as an innovation lab. We are increasingly engaged with accelerator programs and have collaboration partners, both in the UK and other regions.
What are your views on digital-only providers?
One of the things that digital-only providers will struggle with is how to provide a human service. Plenty of evidence suggests that consumers, even those in younger lifestages, still want human service. Digital providers may have call centers, but this is not the same as seeing the whites of someone's eyes and have them explain to you how to use your first current account.
With our latest student current account, two thirds of the uptake has been through branches, despite having a good online account opening process. Even in this age group, customers want to have a conversation where it can be explained to them how a product works and what features they get.
Turning to open banking, Nationwide is part of the Open Banking Development Group (OBDG). Can you give any insight on what it is doing and what its terms of reference are?
We know that consumers use, on average, five or six different providers for their financial products, so why isn't it a good thing for consumers to be able to access these from one place and help them manage their money through a single entity? From a customer's perspective, this can only be a good thing.
I think it will drive increased competition, which if you're an organization that prides itself on service and doing the right thing for customers, is a positive thing.
But there is a challenging timeline. The regulations have emerged from different places – the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), PSD2 – and it's taken a long time to get clarity. There is no specified approach, so providers need to come together and collaborate, and that's what the OBDG is about. It's aiming to define the precise standards that will meet the CMA's remedies and PSD2 requirements.
And there are other areas for which standards will have to be defined in a world of open banking. For example, how will security work when you are making a payment? If you are making a payment from one provider to another and it fails, what happens? How do you audit who did what, and when? Who is accountable for the error, and who should the customer call?
These are the issues that, over an 18-month to two-year timeline, we have to understand, agree an approach, define a standard, and then implement.
Will the API standard offer both read and write capability?
Yes, that is the regulatory requirement. At the heart of the CMA's remedies is open access to transaction information, and at the heart of PSD2 is the open execution of payments. So we are moving away from account aggregators using screen scraping to access data, to a much more secure and customer-friendly way of accessing data. Under PSD2, you will be able to sweep money from one provider's account to another to pay off a credit card, for example. This sounds simple, but the detail of the execution will be tough, and there isn't much time to do this.
There is a risk that, if your customers use third-party aggregators, you lose control of the relationship. So where does this leave Nationwide?
In the long term there are significant implications, not just because of regulation, but because of fintech providers entering areas that have traditionally been handled by banks. As a result, there is an increased risk of disintermediation from the customer relationship, and that over time you become increasingly utilitized and end up bearing the cost without the ability to drive value.
Whether you see this as a risk or an opportunity depends on your perspective. Trust is a massive factor for consumers, so how do you establish and maintain trust? This is very difficult to do through technology only: if something goes wrong, who do you speak to? But if you are good on service and have high levels of trust, you should view this as an opportunity.
Will digital-only providers have more success if they focus on particular niches rather than trying to capture the whole banking relationship?
Over the last five or six years, where alternative and emerging providers have gained traction in banking services, it has been around the fringes of the value chain. Payments has been huge, with Venmo, PayPal, and several others. What we are now seeing, with the emergence of Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, is a very different landscape. These providers are trying to capture the single way to pay – online, in-store, or to friends – through the phone. And you can debate how much of a threat this is to banks. There is also lots of activity in unsecured lending.
But at the heart of banking, there hasn't been a huge amount of change yet. This is not to say there won't be, but there are significant barriers. It comes back to trust and service, and the [mistaken] assumption that customers don't need to talk to people.
Does Nationwide have a vision for open banking and what its proposition will be?
The devil is in the detail with the implementation. Our number one priority is to collaborate with the other major providers to define the standards that will make this possible. How is security going to work? How is audit going to work? What will happen when things go wrong?
And beyond this?
Through our innovation team we are exploring lots of different propositions, including things that will have better outcomes for customers than if we approached this purely as a regulatory issue. Over the next few months we will start to put meat on the bones.
You said earlier that you are starting to collaborate with fintechs. Do you have any plans to co-create new products that you will host on your platform?
We have already worked with many different fintechs, and we will do more and more of this. There is a huge amount of talent out there and they have all sorts of great ideas, and if we want to be quicker and more agile at implementing ideas, we can't think we can do it all ourselves in-house.
We will be doing a lot more to engage with fintech across the globe, not just in London. The more we understand about the technologies that are emerging, the more opportunities we will have to find things that are right for our customers. For example, we are collaborating with Umpqua Bank in the US to get a better understanding of emerging technologies on the US West Coast.
At the heart of this is that if we have a better understanding of all of your financial comings and goings, then we can help you to make better decisions.
For more on open banking, please read our new report Open API Banking: Defining the Potential and Opportunities.
By Daoud Fakhri, Prinicipal Retail Banking Analyst
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On my last weekend at camp for the summer, I decided to go fishing with my mom and Gramma. Or rather, I went boating, while they fished (didn't get my licence this year). In any case, I had a few great hours on the lake chilling with my two favourite women. While I stupidly forgot the watercolours at camp, I only had time to sketch and line, anyway, so it all worked out. Took home some lake water to paint this with, too. LOL
Title: Fish'n'Chill
Materials: watercolour and ink with white pen details, on cold pressed watercolour paper.
Good luck to everyone starting the school year off this week! ❤


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$25 and Under: Foot Flying Sidekicks
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$25 and Under: Foot Flying Sidekicks
Target and Rules:
Target of this blog is for the casual/new player who has either been introduced to the game or just started playing and is thinking of taking the next step to tournament play while under a budget.
Before I dive into the team, let me go over again the rules I set up for myself.
1. Create the most competitive feasible deck for under $25
2. Try to expand your dice master collection
3. Build a deck with the assumption the player does not already own any of the cards
4. For the price of cards, I am using coolstuffinc.com. I am not affiliated with the website; it is the website I tend to use more often to buy singles.
5. No op or alt art cards, this is because some sites do not sell these cards. Which of course, leaves ebay and other similar sites to obtain these cards and, as a result, the price fluxes too much.
6. Full set of 20 dice for the team.
Idea for team:
For the first post championships post, I decided to go back to a style of play that my first team that I created was based on: Flying Sidekicks. Flying sidekick teams usually has a three step tactics. Step 1: Field as many sidekicks as you can, Step 2: field characters, use action dice, and/or use globals to increase your sidekicks attack, and Step 3: make your sidekicks unblockable or, at the very least, give them overcrush.
I will try to address all three of those steps in our team, but we need to also include a plan B just in case we run into some issues. In addition, we cannot forget about the four elements of a good team: Control, Ramp, Defense, and Damage.
Team Breakdown:
Foot Soldiers (Budget so far: 25.00)
Ninja Syndicate - 3.99
Lets start off with one of our most expensive cards in this team, the Foot Soldiers. When the Ninja Turtles cards were been spoiled online, I know a lot of players were talking about Foot Soliders Shredders Army because it was a 2 bolt swarm. My first reaction was that Ninja Syndicate was the better card. This version has ally, which means it counts as a sidekick on the field (by the way, the attack zone counts as being part of the field). Ally means, when we make our sidekicks unblockable, it will also make our foot soldiers unblockable. The second ability these guys have is the one that WizKids really need to make a ruling on or to explain.
+1 attack and defense for each other sidekick die in the field zone.
Several questions come to mind:
1. Do I count each sidekick die or each type of sidekick? Im basically asking do we following the ruling on Bard in regards to the bonus?
2. Do we count the sidekicks on our opponents side as well?
There has been some discussion on this on the rules forum, but , at least at the time this blog was written, nothing official from Wiz Kids.
For now, lets assume the weakest of the card interpretation: per type of sidekick on our side of the field, in regards to the discussion of this team. Due to the high price of the card, we will buy one more copy.
Half-Elf Bard (Budget so far: 17.02)
Master Lords' Alliance - 2.99
Everyones favorite 8th card. There were times when I was running flying sidekicks, I had a hard time getting my sidekicks to be unblockable or overcrush. This meant I was swing for little damage or waiting with a wall. Bard now makes my swing more devastating. Also, imagine the bonus from bard on our Foot Soldiers with their bonus? Foot Soldiers can and will get beefy real quick. Since Bard will boost all of our dice, we dont really need to spend slots on cards that will only boost sidekicks. Remember, the bonus for Bard stacks FOR EACH bard; "when attacks" bonus and ability trigger for each die, not for each character. We will also pick up a copy of Lesser Emerald Enclave for .39.
Falcon (Budget so far: 13.64)
Recon - .79
Here is one of the main cards of our win con. Falcon, when he attacks, makes our sidekicks unblockable. Key part of his ability is when he attacks. This means our opponent, must do something to our Falcon BEFORE we go into the combat step. If our opponent Distracts Falcon, our sidekicks are still unblockable. If we have both our Bard and Foot Soldiers out, those are some big sidekicks that are going to get through. We are going to purchase two copies of Samuel Wilson for .25 each.
Kryptonite (Budget so far: 12.35)
Green Death - .79
A staple in our $25 and Under decks. As I stated before, this .79 card can shut down the expensive staple cards such as the rare dwarf wizard. This will be our replacement for Rare Dwarf Wizard. We will buy two copies for the same price.
Professor X (Budget so far: 9.98)
Recruiting Young Mutants - .99
Classic Ramp. 'Nuff Said. Only getting one copy for the global.
Parallax (Budget so far: 8.99)
Source of Terror - .25
I cannot stop praising this card. For a quarter....a quarter! We get so much utility. Bad rolls, reroll them. We will need Parallax to make sure we field our sidekicks, Bard, and Falcon. Since we only need the card for the global, we will only buy one copy.
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Angel (budget so far: 8.74)
Air Transport or Inspiring - .79
When I was making my first flying sidekick team, I had a hard time deciding which version of Angel to put on my team. Air Transport gives me a free sidekick field and with Parallax I can test my luck to refiled Angel for another sidekick. Inspiring, gives a boost to all my sidekicks when I attack. Choose the one that you feel best fits your style. For this team, I will go with Air Transport. We are hoping the boost from Bard will be all that we will need. We will also buy three copies of Flying High for .49.
Stargirl (Budget so far: 6.48)
Courtney Whitmore - .25
With our last spot we are going to add a sidekick boost character. There are other sidekick boost cards such as Green Goblin Goblin Lord who is cheaper in purchase cost and field cost, but runs at about 2.99 a piece. There is also Captain America Natural Leader, put has a higher fielding cost and is more expensive at .79 each. Stargirl is cheap at a quarter a piece and she is bolt energy which will provide us with more synergy with our basic actions. We will buy three copies of the uncommon Yankee Poodle Fangirl for the same price.
Magic Missile (Budget so far: 5.48)
Cost - 3.99
As I stated in previous posts, Magic Missile is a great card because it provides us with so much utility. We can purchase the dice to deal damage, we can ping threats offensively on our turn before we attack or we can ping defensively before our opponent attacks.
Invulnerability (Budget so far: 1.49)
Cost - .79
Invulnerability gives us another source of boost to our characters when we attack. We already have some bolt energy synergy with Foot Soldiers, Kyrptonite, and Stargirl. In addition, since we have two globals that use bolt energy, this provides us with some bluff to our opponent who has to figure out if we are going to use our bolt energy for ping (Magic Missile), boost (Invulnerability), or reroll (Parallax). Just in case we get a bad opening roll, we can purchase invulnerability for 2 and use it for some generic energy hopefully.
Final Team:
Magic Missile
Foot Soldiers Ninja Syndicate x2
Half-Elf Bard Masters Lords Alliance x2
Falcon Recon x3
Professor X - Recruiting Young Mutants x1
Kryptonite - Green Death x3
Parallax - Source of Terror x1
Angel Air Transport x4
Stargirl Courtney Whitmore x4
Left over budget: .70
We are not left with much, but you can change the dice layout to fit your style or
Alternate Build:
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Flying Sidekicks style of team can give us so many cards to work with, you can really put your own spin on it. Im not going to list every card that effect sidekicks, (there was thread on the forums about this, I couldnt find it, if someone does, please post in comments). But here is another Flying sidekick team (I tried to use as many different cards as possible) that is heavy shield base using Wonder Woman as our source of unblockable sidekicks, Ring/Res combo in place of PXG, and Hulk Out for some overcrush:
Hulk Out
Captain America Natural Leader x2
Phil Coulson Inspirational Leader x3
Angel Inspiring x3
Alfred Penny Worth MI-5 x4
Kryptonite - Green Death x3
Wonder Woman Loved by the Gods x3
Ring Lesser Gear x1
Parallax - Source of Terror x1
Please leave any helpful replies/comments/suggestions. The more I get, the better (I hope) this blog will become.
Previous Blogs:
#1 Torchallax (updated with Civil War) http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...der-Torchallax
#2 Alfred/Grayson Bomb (updated with Civil War) - http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...d-Grayson-Bomb
#3 Sweet Vicious Christmas! - http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...ous-Christmas!
#4 Action Jackson - http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...Action-Jackson
#5 A Civil Start - http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...63#comment4763
#6 WKO2 Edition - http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...r-WKO2-Edition
#7 Can Nats Edition - http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...n-Nats-Edition
#8 UK Nats Edition - http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...K-Nats-Edition
#9 US Nats/Worlds Edition http://www.thereservepool.com/entrie...Worlds-Edition
Trade Post:
Here's a link to my Trade Post (updated as of 6/22): http://www.thereservepool.com/thread...rade-Sell-list