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Just a small handful of snaps from members wearing the new LE collection!
Monday, 28 July 2014
They Wore LE
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Saturday, 26 July 2014
LE Styled Outfits - P A R T 1
So, time for 'Part 1' of my stylings of the new LE collection! Above you can see the pieces that I picked up yesterday, and this is a very quick post of stylings of the two dresses that I bought - the Fringed Tank Dress and the Sherriff Chiffon Maxi. Both are a tad sheer, the first a little more so, so I chose undergarments for this one, and decided on this Nelly oversized jacket which I love. Simple heels work with anything, so those are what I went for - I've also noticed that recently I have been turning to necklaces a little more, hopefully this is something I can keep up with! For the second, I chose very basic, with pretty much just the dress, a boho sort of style which I really love seeing, moreso on others before now as I don't think my doll pulls it off very well! Accessorised with a different pair of black sandals (I kinda love this pair, I never really see them worn that much!) and then this silver fringed bag on it's first outing for me I think - it has always seemed quite tricky to style right but I like it with this dress, so maybe it's found it's style niche and I can give it another go soon =)
Part 2 will contain stylings for the two different tops I bought and I look forward to seeing what I come up with for them =D
{Zadig&Voltaire images from style.com}
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Friday, 25 July 2014
LE | Release Review
So the brand new collection of LE came out today, as expected - what wasn't expected was me logging in at 9am and barely 5 minutes later it was all available, how perfect! Anyway, I have to say we were pretty prepared for this collection having had the Face of LE competition on Instagram which was won by the wonderful and deserving xxEwelina1996xx! I even told her last week that I hoped she would win =) Her entries were fab and you guys should check them out! Anyway, as we knew, the collection would be grunge/hip-hop/Kate Moss but it's quite different to what was expected I think, so let's take a gander:
We had 3 floors packed with numerous outfits kinda almost on the given theme, and we also had 3 outfits for guys - in the past handful of collections we have been seeing more LE clothing for guys which is great, and is definitely heading in the right direction providing for a slightly wider audience, however compared the the girls clothing, they're not really the best pieces. Anyway, we had a variety of tops, bottoms and dresses along with the usual bunch of accessories - and speaking of accessories, I was a bit disappointed with them, and out of over 20 items I only ended up purchasing one hat. Normally I'm a bit bigger on the accessories of LE collections, but they are designed quite well and are based on some great RL pieces, plus they do fit with the collection, I know some people will love them though, especially those Cowboy Boots and the Celine wedges! I think it's quite obvious that neither grunge nor hip-hop are my style if you've seen even just a couple of my outfits, so I wasn't holding out much hope for finding more than one or two clothing items in the collection to work for my style, but I managed to get a whole handful of pieces! To me this really says that the collection wasn't really all that grunge/hip-hop like, but I do see Kate Moss in there a bit, especially with that pretty maxi dress, one of the first pieces I quite happily added to my basket! A few of the people I've seen discussing the collection seem to be on the same chain of thought that it's not very grunge-like, but really it doesn't bother me that much.
Prices for the collection ranged from 35 to 220 SD's, which is pretty average for an LE collection and really shouldn't shock anyone. I ended up choosing the more simple pieces which could easily combine into my wardrobe and pieces which I can see I will love wearing. I'm not able to do my typical stylings of anything right now, but I'll have those all prepared for you over the weekend - but right now I'd like to see what you guys can do! Show me your best stylings of the new LE collection pieces that you have bought in the comments and there may be a little something in it for you^^
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Feature Focus Fridays | #3 Boyish blues
Spotted this look this week and took a quick picture right away of karmelitamiro! I really love this, and it's not really something which would maybe normally catch my eye, but this combination rocks on her doll =) Another look with the Mom Cropped Sweatshirt with this one taking a more tomboy/laid back look. It looks fab with the street shorts, and the off-the-shoulder cardi totally transforms the sweatshirt into a different piece I think! Love these shoes, and I think the necklace and bag choices were great, the colours work well with the other blues and they definitely fit the overall look =D
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Feature Focus Fridays | #2 Sheer heart
Yet another good look from GMonster, this time wearing another piece from the new-ish Bizou collection, the Seine Swimsuit. The overall shape of this piece is a little odd and so far it's proven very difficult to style really well, but this look definitely tops it! It also combines in with the 'underwear as outerwear' trend somewhat, and the piece works perfectly as a top half to a trouser combination and it looks fab with the sheer heart long sleeved top. The red lips and accessories give it a vamp-esque edge to it, I love it!
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Feature Focus Fridays | #1 Classy crop
I'm starting to introduce a schedule to my posting more now that the latest challenge has ended to keep me posting regularly, so I introduce Feature Focus Fridays - nothing about my doll, it's all about 'Features'!
First look for the day comes from baby_lush11, who wears the Mom Cropped Sweatshirt amazingly! It's a piece I immediately looked over because I had no idea how I've styled it, but here is someone who has managed =) Showing a lot of midriff can be detracting from a look, but combined with this skirt, the sweater gives just the right amount of skin, it's not too much, but it's enough to look stylish. Great shoe choice, those Riviera sandals work well in a lot of situations, and this is just another. Plus it's good to see that bright clutch being used well, it's a piece I didn't purchase due to not knowing when/how I'd use it!
Also, doesn't that hair look great?!?!
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Thursday, 24 July 2014
As promised, my next post is on the Collared Denim Dress from the newest Bizou release. It cost 16SD, so maybe a little on the pricier side if you're living Stardoll on a small budget. I loved this piece in the release but was a tad hesitant to purchase because my first question on sight was 'How would I style this?' - took the risk anyway and now bring you two stylings of the dress! Tried to keep both looks summery with white season specific shoes (gotta love those Pretty 'n Love sandals and the Hot Buys booties, need to wear those more!) then chose some outerwear/top half clothing. Firstly ended up going with this blue based sweater, it is definitely much more of an autumn/winter piece, but with the lower neckline it's perfect for collared shirts or dresses like this one. Then I chose the RIO cape, a piece which I don't think I've worn before, which is quite formal, but hey, it seems to work well with this casual denim dress! I really love both looks which I've put together and can't wait to see how some of you guys style this dress too =D
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Pale Magenta
Blush Crop Top- Yves Saint Laurent Tribute
Adagio Skirt- Voile
Beige Haze Heels- Frankie Morello Tribute
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And Today I Wore
So I've refreshed my closet selection and this set of clothes should make a few weeks of outfits! I've been much more select than last time, with under 15 items of clothing - if I could live my Stardoll life forever with just this much, it'd be great, but lets face it, I couldn't manage it!!! Anyway, today I chose a casual white outfit, picking this great 'Paris' tee {It Girls} and unconventionally pairing it with a lace skirt {Pretty 'n Love}. I accessorised very simply with just white/silver (very undecided on what colour they actually are!) heels and a pretty Nelly necklace - a piece I love and don't wear enough! Still haven't taken this hair off, people seem to love it on me rather a lot, and I think I might have to agree with them that it sure does suit my doll =D
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Stardoll released a new bunch of Bizou clothes yesterday into the Plaza and I think they're a very nice summer collection - not your typical summery pieces I'd say, but things which work well for those dolls dying in the heat and things which are easy to combine in with current wardrobes. So here's the two Plaza home windows which the clothes currently occupy:
I love the denims on offer, the collared dress is fab and is going to be the focus of my next post, while today's post is a Styled Outfit post for another of the items which isn't featured above, the Lace Trimmed Tee, which costs 186SC's - an accessible piece for everyone, and it actually was the first piece I knew I had to buy from the collection! I've loved wearing stripes this year, and with the added lace, it's a very cute but stylish piece. I've chosen to style it in two very white based looks (it wasn't intentional, promise!) for the summer, and if the temps where you are are anything like they are with me, then the lighter the colour, the better!
Firstly picked Nelly white jeans which are always good to pop on, and I kept white in the bag, picking Dior. Then went maybe a tad crazy on the belt and shoes by going with yellow - in hindsight I'm not sure how wise this was, but at the time I liked it, and it doesn't not go, it just doesn't go amazingly! Secondly picked the Basics white maxi skirt (at 52SC, it's an absolute bargain) then simple black heels and a nude clutch - it seemed harder to choose shoes and a bag for this look for some reason, but I think keeping it really simple is the way forward =D
Which pieces did you guys end up buying from this new release, and how did you style them? Let me know in the comments below! (P.S. Let me know if the link to the tee in the plaza works, if so, I might do this more often)
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Labels: Bizou, StarPlaza, Styled Outfit, Top
Sunday, 20 July 2014
As close to Grunge as I could go!
Miloshki looks great today - I think this is the furthest towards 'grunge' I could manage, and it's not even that grunge-like! It would be a great entry for the Face of LE contest that ends today! Anyway, these trousers are fab yet hard to style and they look great here with the simple blouse and jacket. I also love the fringed bag and choice of hair, along with the beauty look chosen =)
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Friday, 18 July 2014
Happy Birthday!!!
Today, 18th July 2014 is the official 3rd birthday of the blog - happy birthday The Stardoll Lookbook =D I made this at the end of May, partly so I wouldn't forget and partly so that it would actually get done, so it's not perfect, it's my first graphic after a pretty looooong break! Enjoy your day everyone!
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Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Classic in Dior Couture
Fab classic look from AngelOoops today =) I've never thought about this Dior skirt before, but this great look has made me have a re-think and kind of want to give styling it a try! I love it paired with that simple white vest and the black selection of accessories!
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Emerald green
Love this look from empsiekaatje! I know it seems a little more autumn/winter-y, but I had to feature it anyway =) Love the cropped trousers, I think they look perfect with the adorable ankle socks and white lace-ups, a combination which never looks right on my doll but amazing on others! The Gucci shawl ... can't get over the fact that it can indeed be worn well - I owned it once and for about two weeks straight I tried to style it and failed! Major applause needed here^^ And that new hair looks great - it has suited everyone I've seen wear it so far!
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Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Seaside views
Gotta love a greatly styled suite every now and then - and Marbum's done it again! I love love love this room so much, it's got the perfect feel for summer and is so light and airy, I could live there in RL, honestly wish I did, haha! Blue is a great summer colour, probably because it's the colour of the sea, and it just sits nicely with a lot of white, and white wood, which it is here! Everything has been placed well and overall it's a great room design - I wish I had the brains to come up with stuff like this!!!
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T R E S S U P | Release Review
So today Stardoll treated us with some fabulous new hairs - it seems like they're on a bit of a roll in that aspect seeing as we've just had two new sections added to the StarDesign Hair studio. As hair design isn't really up my street, I'm more than happy for this new Plaza addition =) Lets take a look at what we've got:
So there's 14 new Ombre hairstyles for us to get our roots into - and what's great about these ones over the original Ombre styled ones which we had with the birth of the store, is that we can change the colour of the Ombre, total score!!! Haha, but it is amazing, that means if we don't want pink or purple, we don't have to have it! Stardoll have even included the right colour dyes right beside each style so we can choose to have a single coloured style if that's what we want. I think it's perfect!
Two of the styles are SS only, I just like one "Pink Waves Yin/Yang" (24SD) although not with the pink, so that's one I'd purchase the dye with. The rest of the styles range from 14 to 22 SD's, with most being under 20 - pretty reasonable actually! The dyes are all 6 SD's and are named in accordance with the style they match, great for once they're stored in your Beauty Parlor with your others and they all look similar =)
At first glance it also looks like the floors have each been duplicated, however with closer look you can see the difference is that the ombre effect is on the opposite part of the hairstyle, e.g. if it's pink at the ends on the floor above, on the other it's pink at the top - that make sense? If not just play around with the store! For me it doesn't make much of a difference because I know I won't ever choose an ombre effect and I'll always just want one colour - but for the people who it will make a difference to, the choice is there =)
Overall I think it's been a very thoughtful collection on Stardoll's part and it very much takes a step further in the ability to allow us to truly have unique dolls =)
I purchased 4 different styles along with their dye's costing just over 100 SD's, which may seem expensive to some people, but for me it's an investment because I'll be able to use them to my hearts content - I'm pretty sure I've pleaded my side of the "Tress Up is reasonably priced" argument quite a few times before!!!
Two of the styles are SS only, I just like one "Pink Waves Yin/Yang" (24SD) although not with the pink, so that's one I'd purchase the dye with. The rest of the styles range from 14 to 22 SD's, with most being under 20 - pretty reasonable actually! The dyes are all 6 SD's and are named in accordance with the style they match, great for once they're stored in your Beauty Parlor with your others and they all look similar =)
At first glance it also looks like the floors have each been duplicated, however with closer look you can see the difference is that the ombre effect is on the opposite part of the hairstyle, e.g. if it's pink at the ends on the floor above, on the other it's pink at the top - that make sense? If not just play around with the store! For me it doesn't make much of a difference because I know I won't ever choose an ombre effect and I'll always just want one colour - but for the people who it will make a difference to, the choice is there =)
Overall I think it's been a very thoughtful collection on Stardoll's part and it very much takes a step further in the ability to allow us to truly have unique dolls =)
I purchased 4 different styles along with their dye's costing just over 100 SD's, which may seem expensive to some people, but for me it's an investment because I'll be able to use them to my hearts content - I'm pretty sure I've pleaded my side of the "Tress Up is reasonably priced" argument quite a few times before!!!
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And Today I Wore
Now that the Wear My Closet Challenge is done, I can get back to posting these And Today I Wore's every so often - a posting segment which I really loved! Now if any of you have seen my closet, I've done something different with it - I've picked a minimal number of pieces (there's like 4 pages of clothing and 1 of accessories!!!) to choose from to make outfits for, once I've exhausted those pieces I plan to switch them out with other items. Right now I'm very into whites, nudes and pale pinks particularly in my accessories, and white is very much a prominent feature in the clothing section too!
So with this look I chose to give these fabulous Just Cavalli trousers an airing. I bought them in the Bazaar sometime during the early days of Wear My Closet and I've been dying to wear them, and now I can! I paired them with this white and floaty It Girls tee (still in the Plaza) and then accessorised with some of my top Tribute pieces from this season - Fendi heels and a Dior Couture bag. I also am trying out this great new StarDesign hair piece from LanaDelChanel., you guys should check it out =D
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Tribute all over
Love this look with an abundance of pink-y based Tribute items from jjgangstevenjj! It's a fab girly combination and the pinks all work together wonderfully - I especially love the use of this Dior Couture jacket which I also purchased but have been thinking of ways to style, it's great here! I also really like the dark burgundy lip with the look - really great outfit overall =D
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Baroque Bolero- Versace Tribute
Medusa Top- Versace Tribute
Dior Couture Black Trousers- Dior Tribute
Gold T-Strap Wedges- Yves Saint Laurent Tribute
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Monday, 14 July 2014
Something to look out for ...
*This is not a sponsored post, I have not been asked to post this, I am doing this because I want to and I want you guys to check this out!*
Brand new from Jack, The Graphics Project! It's aimed at aspiring graphics designers to gain a footing in that whole aspect of Stardoll - as an individual who got this footing myself through the very first cycle of Stardoll's Next Top Graphic Designer (Kim's baby! Haha =D) I can thoroughly recommend entering as it honestly gave me the drive and motivation to push myself to succeed and I got so much from it, not only getting great feedback but making some amazing friends! I know graphics are an area that a lot of people strive to do well in, so there's no harm in trying - I applied for NTGD on a total whim and not expecting to get it and look where it got me! {You should be able to browse my graphics blog and find my old entries plus see how I've improved since then=)}
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Sunday, 13 July 2014
Plaza picks for this weekend - 3 StarCoin looks for you guys to enjoy! Style can come at a low cost if you just take a look around =)
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Labels: Basics, Bizou, Evil Panda, It Girls, MM Fashion, Plaza Picks, Pretty n Love, StarPlaza
Thursday, 10 July 2014
A super stylish casual look from elebachia - I love these boyfriend jeans and I think they look fab with this crisp white blazer! The clumpy silver heels add a little edge and the mint accessories keep it on point with current trends and popular colour choices. The glossy red lip is also very nice and I think is great with the look =)
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HotBuys Isabel Jeans - Girly or not?
Love these newly released HotBuys Isabel Jeans from Pretty 'n Love (16 SD's) - I bought them right away and couldn't wait to style them up, it got pushed to the back of my mind until I saw this fab look from SarahVIP! She's styled the jeans very well and in a very kooky manner - the Dior shoes are just perfect! So after spending close to 3 hours looking for some more cool stylings of the jeans and coming up with nothing, I decided I'd just do my styling now! Had to use Dior shoes as well, think they're made for these jeans, but I chose a silver pair. Stuck with basics of a white blouse, but I added a black accessory troupe, playing off the black ankle band of the shoes and hopefully showing that despite the jeans being pink, they can be styled in a less girly manner!
And here's the real life Isabel Marant version from the Spring 2014 RTW show:
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Labels: Designer, Feature, Hotbuys, Isabel Marant, Pretty n Love, RealLife, SarahVIP, Styled Outfit
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Underneath Stardoll | R E L E A S E R E V I E W
Today Stardoll released a brand new underwear store to the Plaza, a much needed range in my opinion! I really love the advertising Stardoll put out for the store - the above is shown on the homepage and I think it looks very appealing and definitely portrays a newer more modern feel to the brand which I don't feel like advertising for previous stores has had =)
So the store is shown above, and it has a fab presentation, perfect for an underwear store in my opinion! Prices are 7 or 8 SD's for either bikinis/boy shorts and then 8 or 10 SD's for a bandeau/bra, which in this day and age isn't that bad for Stardoll, however if you choose to change your skin tone or change it regularly it could become expensive quickly! The items cater for a good range of 10 skin tones, which is perfect and much needed - the currents bras from It Girls which we have (4 SD's) come in 6 tones but are a black bra on the tone, these new ones provide much more versatility. However great they are though, unfortunately they don't fit every skin tone, and I find myself just a little too dark for Beige but not dark enough for Bronze - I'm actually better off with the It Girls one I've found!
Some members have the perfect skintone for these pieces and I've selected some snapshots user have posted at one of our partners, USD, to feature:
Some members have the perfect skintone for these pieces and I've selected some snapshots user have posted at one of our partners, USD, to feature:
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Wear My Closet Challenge T H E E N D
As promised, my summary post and it contains probably my top 10 favourite outfits of the challenge - enjoy! Not sure there will be another challenge for quite a little while yet, need some time to recover from that 6 month epic-ness that this challenge ended up giving me!
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Beauty Snaps
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Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Navy Silk Blazer - Polar Opposites
I came across these two fab looks with the new(ish) Navy Silk Blazer - a piece which I love! We have -lulii_gatynha on the left wearing a black and navy combination, colours which I really love wearing together (yes I know it won't be for everyone, so don't complain about my opinion!). I think the look is great with both the Dior trousers and bag and the texture of the jacket really stands out! Then on the right we have CandyStarSmile4 who has gone for a white based look with her blazer - white, as we all know, is a colour I love dressing my doll in, so naturally I love this look, and it really makes the blazer just leap out from the screen =) I also love that both dolls have chosen the Minimalist Alexander Heels, they are one great pair of shoes!
P.s. Hey 1000th post!
P.s. Hey 1000th post!
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Bright pop
Bright bright look from Badscere this week! Love this jacket/kimono piece in the yellow, it really pops from the screen and draws my eyes to the rest of the look =) Those ripped jeans are fab, plus the lace is very individual on the inside, adding a tiny girly touch. Love the black finishing pieces in the heels, hat and that PPQ patent bag - it's a great piece and I'm glad to see it being used well!
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Wear My Closet Challenge #120 I T ' S T H E E N D ! ! !
Wow wow wow - would you look at where we are ... the end! I can't quite believe we're 120 completely different looks and over 6 months later! And I haven't worn a single piece of clothing more than once - I think that must be some sort of record somewhere =D I also haven't worn pieces I've added to my closet during the time of the challenge, so pretty much I haven't worn anything that's been released since the start of the year(clothing wise, if you remember at the start I said accessories weren't included =))! Anyway, here is the last look of the challenge - later on this week I'll pop up a review post or something to showcase a couple of my favourite looks over the challenge!
Feline Bottoms, Riviera
Silk Shirt, Callie's Picks
Brown Matelasse Pants, Pet-a-Porter Clothes Horse
Lykke Necklace, Nelly
Gold Case Satchel, Callie's Picks
HotHotBuys Pearls Heels, Hot Hot Buys
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Labels: Callie's Picks, Hot Buys, Nelly, Pet-a-Porter Clothes Horse, Riviera, Wear My Closet Challenge
Monday, 7 July 2014
Summer Heat | I M P R E S S E D
Took this at about 6:50pm tonight, just a couple over 20,000 SS to go until the bar is full, now that may seem like a lot, but this morning the bar hadn't even reached the 4th target there with 20% more SD's and a very nice bag, infact it was almost 10,000 until that point - pretty much meaning that in the last 8 hours or so, 40,000 SS memberships have been bought, plus there's still another day to go! I'd say during the last week it was a general consensus that Stardoll set their aim too high with this one, but the offer was on for 2 weeks, in my mind why not wait until last minute and still qualify for the offer and get that bit longer on the other end of your membership? Heck, that's what I'm doing, I'm not buying my membership until later tonight or maybe even tomorrow morning! Plus we all know LE is coming in the near future so people want to prep for that and be able to compete in the 'Face of LE' contest, I know I will! So it looks like this offer's definitely worked then!
Oooh, and do you wanna check out the sidebar there, just below all my labels? Yep - got my Stardoll Instagram all set up and will be shamelessly promoting the blog on there through my Styled Outfits pics, plus some graphics to keep a tad of variety =) So you can follow me on instagram @sparklewand12
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Socks and sandals
Adore this Dior crossed with sports luxe look from Padael! The floral applique on this skirt is so cute with the LE jacket (I might have to wear this combo now!), and who would have thought these socks and sandals would actually look good together?!?! Definitely not me! I think they're a great addition to the skirt and really make a good outfit =) Also love the wrist watch, this is something I have and always forget about wearing!
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Wear My Closet Challenge #119 P E N U L T I M A T E L O O K
Wow, can't believe we're at the penultimate look and tomorrow it will all be over for this challenge! It's been too long, if I ever get an idea like this again, stop me!!! Haha =) I always find this skirt kind of annoying to style, it's a nice piece and all, but getting it exactly right just seems to be tricky, don't think it works entirely well with this tee though =/
Joy Top, Nelly
Sway Embellished Skirt, Moschino
Drawstring Party Purse w Flower, LE
Tulle Flower Heels, Chanel
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AHC Celebrates 50 Years
The American Horse Council is celebrating 50 years of advocating for the equine industry.
The American Horse Council is celebrating 50 years of advocating for the equine industry.
The American Horse Council (AHC) is pleased to announce the adoption of a Safe Sport Code of Practice.
The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Recreation-Not-Red Tape (RNR) Act, which gives a boost to recreational riders on public lands.
Fourteen states are broken out from AHCF's Equine Economic Impact Study.
The American Horse Council will have a webinar on equine microchipping on May 14.
The American Horse Council is pleased to announce that Martino Flynn, LLC, of Rochester, New York, has been selected to manage and market the Time To Ride program for 2018.
The equine industry in the U.S. generates approximately $122 billion in total economic impact, an increase from $102 billion in the 2005 Economic Impact Study.
The American Horse Council is working to ensure that horse industry participants understand the new Commercial Driver License requirements.
You can watch a webinar from the American Horse Council on the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) and Commercial Drivers License (CDL) requirements.
In an effort to help provide some clarity on the ELD mandate, the AHC has available two brochures on its website.
The American Horse Council (AHC) is pleased to announce that they are accepting management proposals for the popular Time to Ride program.
What do the new Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service laws mean to the horse industry?
The AHC, in collaboration with the rest of the animal agriculture community, has requested that the Department of Transportation (DOT) grant a one-year enforcement delay followed by a waiver and limited exemptions from compliance with the December 18, 2017, implementation date for the Final Rule on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) and Hours of Service (HOS).
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) will be celebrating #GivingTuesday by hosting an #UNselfie contest to promote giving and gelding on the global day of philanthropy.
What should the next American Horse Council (AHC) webinar topic be? Is there anyone in particular you would like to hear speak?
Prior to adjourning for the August recess, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the "Make America Secure Appropriations Act" (H.R. 3219) offered by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), a bill that will increase equine therapy funding for veterans by $5 million during FY2018.
On July 26, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced the "Recreation Not Red-Tape Act (RNR)" (S. 1633, H.R. 3400), legislation that expands the scope of the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act (PL 114-245), signed into law in late 2016.
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is pleased to announce the addition of several new educational documents available to the industry and the general public.
The American Horse Council Foundation (AHCF) announced today that it will be extending the deadline to complete the horse owner and supplier survey to update the National Economic Impact Study to August 18.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to continue defunding USDA meat inspection for horse slaughter facilities, but the Senate voted to allow funding for inspectors. This sets the stage for possible negotiations on the final spending bill.
U.S. businesses will be able to hire up to 15,000 additional temporary non-agricultural workers under the H-2B program following a final rule that the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor submitted to the Federal Register this week.
The American Horse Council Foundation (AHCF) is pleased to announce that the survey link for the equine industry economic impact study is now available!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is preparing to conduct its 2017 USDA Census of Agriculture. Horses will be included in the Census.
The American Horse Council (AHC) is pleased to announce that data collection for the 2017 Economic Impact Study is set to begin on April 1, 2017.

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When I lead seminars in various states, I encounter surveyors of all ages, backgrounds, sizes, shapes, and economic positions. I see two things that break my heart. The first is a surveyor in the 70-year-old age bracket who is still working full-time, not because of a love of surveying but out of the necessity to live.
The other is the surveyor who is a sole proprietor and purports to be "hanging on" in the current economy. Upon further questioning, the surveyor will admit to not being able to earn enough to live on and can only keep the business open because the spouse is working and getting benefits through his or her job.
After 30 or 40 years as a licensed professional, why would a surveyor be in either predicament? Primarily, the answer is that we have no business training. But we can learn.
I offer these suggestions to help, as the police say, "protect and serve." Some of the suggestions are directly from the school of hard knocks. Believe me, I did not do everything right; but in balance I was blessed to get most of the big things right.
Have a professional on your team for every business area in which you are unskilled:
- an accountant is essential for taxes,
- a lawyer for legal issues,
- a banker for financing needs and to help solidify a business plan,
- a collection agency if you don't like to do the dirty work yourself (80% of something is better than 100% of nothing), and
- a financial planner to help you chart the waters with a future plan.
I am not suggesting you spend a lot, just an hour or two with each to get a feel for each specialty. By far the most important concept is knowing what you don't know.
Your most important team member is your spouse.
Keep this in mind throughout the life of your business.
The future is now. You must start planning for retirement early and often.
(Ask your friends over 60 if they would like to go back 30 years and rethink their retirement planning.) If you are fortunate to work for a large firm, a pension plan or 401k program is most likely available, which will almost force you to start taking care of your future. Make sure to take advantage of any contribution matching plan the company provides.
For those small-firm employees or owners, you are your retirement. If you started working 30 years ago at age 23 at $15,000 per year, with a 5% per year increase, and you saved just 2% per year with an average return of 6%, you would have $140,458 at age 66. As someone over 65, I can tell you factually that you cannot live on social security. If there is one thing I would like to do over it would be to have started a pension, ESOP, or 401k program in my company many years ago.
Have an exit strategy.
I discussed this at length in my column in the January 2012 issue. Plan ahead and make a fact-based program. If you delay, the decision will become emotion-based (it's your baby!), which is not wise for you as an owner. If you do not have an exit or succession program, your estate may be devastated by decreased value or taxes.
Price cutting is not a way to increase business.
I very much appreciate the need to feed your family and pay the bills, but price cutting is a short-term fix that's a long-term death sentence. While you may lose some money short term, you lose something much more valuable in the long term: the respect of your peers and your clients. And don't think for a minute that the client you undercut everyone else to get is going to run to you with his next big project because of the great break you gave him. That project will go to the next surveyor who will undercut you by a nickel.
Ethically, you have a responsibility to your clients and the public. The part of ethics many forget is the responsibility to the profession. Surveyors fight a constant battle for recognition and respect as professionals. Letting the public think surveying is about nothing but price is why the profession faces some of its current problems.
I once saw a sign in a contractor's office that said "Price – Quality – Time: pick any two." If you think about the possible iterations, you'll know you cannot provide all three. Protect your family, and protect this great profession.
If you are having business problems, do not be afraid to reach out to a successful surveyor you respect for a chat.
If you listen to teenagers when they have problems, they lead you to believe no one in the history of the Earth had a problem as big as the one facing them! See them as an example not to follow: Know that whatever business or technical issue you have, one of your peers has seen it and solved it.
The roster of your local or state society, which I am sure is on your desk next to the state code book, has names of many people who can help you. It is incredible how much great information and guidance you can obtain for the price of a dinner and a libation.
You also have very successful clients. On many occasions I've approached clients who were honored that I confided in them for guidance on a business issue. Even now, six years after selling my business, I still speak with several clients and surveyors about life in general and personal issues. Those folks are a source that keeps on giving.
These items represent lessons I have learned, assistance I have received, and mistakes I have made. I hope they will help.
Whether you are a department head in a major firm or a two-person operation in a rural area, your future is in your hands, and you may get only one chance to start it on the right path. It's never too late. Start today.


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I'd like to wish the readers of "Joan's Rome" and my Facebook page a very blessed, beautiful and Happy Easter. EWTN staff has this afternoon and all of tomorrow, Good Friday, off so as to participate in the Easter Triduum liturgies and Easter Sunday of the Resurrection. I will probably not post anything until Monday after Easter, but who knows? Stay tuned!
I do have a little note about tonight's papal Mass of the Lord's Supper that you might enjoy. And if you intend to follow the Way of the Cross with the Holy Father at the Colosseum tomorrow night on television, here is a link to the booklet that pilgrims will receive in Rome: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/2016/documents/ns_lit_doc_20160325_via-crucis-meditazioni_en.html
In lieu of an interview segment on "Vatican Insider" this Easter weekend is a Special I have prepared on the Shroud of Turin. This week and next I ask the question – and attempt to answer – Who is the Man of the Shrou
As you know, in the United States, you can listen to Vatican Insider on a Catholic radio station near you (there is a list of U.S. stations at www.ewtn.com) or on Sirius-XM satellite radio. If you live outside the U.S., you can listen to EWTN radio on our website home page by clicking on the right side where you see "LISTEN TO EWTN." Vatican Insider airs Saturday mornings at 9:30 am (Eastern time) and re-airs Sundays at 4:30 pm (ET). Check for your time zone. Past shows are found in Vatican Insider archives: http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/file_index.asp?SeriesId=7096&pgnu=
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization explained the special Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper as it will be celebrated by Pope Francis this year on the official Jubilee website-
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will spend time in Castelnuovo di Porto with young refugees who are hosted by the Reception Centre for Asylum Seekers, known as the Centro di Accoglienza per Richiedenti Asilo, or CARA. The simple but eloquent visit will include the celebration of the Rite of the Washing of Feet. The Pope will stoop to wash the feet of 12 refugees as a sign of service and attention to their situation.
During the Jubilee Audience held on Saturday, 12 March, in speaking about the act of the washing of feet, Pope Francis stated: "By washing the feet of the Apostles, Jesus wished to reveal God's mode of action in regard to us, and to give an example of his 'new commandment' (Jn 13:34) to love one another as He has loved us, that is, laying down his life for us."
Delving deeper, he added that love "is the practical service that we offer to others. Love is not a word, it is a deed, a service, humble service, hidden and silent." Indeed, "it is expressed in the sharing of material goods, so that no one be left in need." It is, moreover, "the lifestyle that God suggests, even to non-Christians, as the authentic path of humanity."
In light of these considerations we can understand the symbolic value intended by Pope Francis' visit to the CARA in Castelnuovo di Porto and his bending down to wash the feet of refugees. His actions mean to tell us that it is important to pay due attention to the weakest in this historic moment; that we are all called to restore their dignity without resorting to subterfuge. We are urged to look forward to Easter with the eyes of those who make of their faith a life lived in service to those whose faces bear signs of suffering and violence.
Many of these young people are not Catholic. Therefore this gesture by Pope Francis takes on even more eloquence. It points to respect as the royal road to peace. Respect means being aware that there is another person beside me. A person who walks with me, suffers with me, rejoices with me. A person whom, one day, I may one day lean on for support. By washing the feet of refugees, Pope Francis implores respect for each one of them.


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|HL7 TSC FGB Meeting Minutes
Location: GoToMeeting ID: 136-494-157 using VOIP
|Date: 2016-08--08
Time: 4:00 PM U.S. Eastern
|Note taker(s): Lynn L
|Quorum = Chair plus 2
|Woody Beeler
|Lorraine Constable
|Grahame Grieve
|David Hay
|Dave Shaver
|Ewout Kramer
|Cecil Lynch (ArB)
|Lloyd McKenzie (FMG)
|Wayne Kubick
|Calvin Beebe
|Lynn, scribe
- Roll call -
- Agenda Review
- Approve minutes of 20160801 FGB concall
- Action Item review:
- Discussion Topics:
- Policy on hosting implementation guides on github
- Policy around how we allow the github projects to be set up
- Who controls committer access, etc.
- Policy on hosting implementation guides on github
- FMG update -
- Methodology update-
- Review precepts, associated governance points and risks
- Next steps: Define and Resource other Governance processes.
Convened at 4:03 PM
- Minutes of of 20160801 FGB concall – cancelled
- of 20160627 FGB concall – Minutes approved by general consent
- Discussion topics:
- Policy on hosting implementation guides on github
Proposed policy
This applies to implementation guides balloted by HL7 Intl. Other implementation guides have whatever policy they want. HL7 affiliates?
- IGs have their own github repository
- Grahame notes it would be a 1:1 relationship
- license must be creative commons public domain (??)
- Grahame notes that IGs derived from FHIR are not required to be CC by HL7 policy but would be required open source under github
- Lorraine agrees github would be useful but material designated for HL7 Int'l ballot must be hosted on HL7 sites. HL7 could get a corporate github account. With an HL7 corporate account we may not have to meet the CC github requirements
- Dave summarizes that if others wanted to deposit into github repository they have to have their own account. HL7 has to manage their repository
- Grahame amends:
- if using a public GitHub repository, the license must be creative commons public domain. Guides not licensed under creative commons must be owned by the (as yet unestablished) HL7 github account
- balloted content must be through existing ballot process
- Discussion with Lorraine ensued on existing TSC policy to retain management of near-ballot and ballot-ready material
- repository must be set up with at least one FMG designated committer
- all committers must agree to HL7 IP rules and FHIR code of conduct
- Grahame notes this is already acknowledged and enforced for SVN
- FMG asked to investigate continuity arrangements (e.g. most efficient way to keep a clone repository somewhere). EST have to sign off on this
- unlike SVN, github is distributed repository. Grahame assumes that this is already set up with EST/staff for SVN. With Github, everyone with a Github repository has everything. So a maintained clone is our backup
- FMG may investigate and suggest but final determination would be EST and Staff, notes Lorraine.
- IGs must ensure that a current version is posted in public via the FMG designated link
- FMG is currently trying to figure out how to set up current versions of IG once moved out of the spec
- Lorraine asks if we need to coordinate with Publishing WG; Grahame notes that FMG is meant to handle publishing in conjunction with Pubs WG; Brian is current representative and there are unresolved issues. Actual publishing is Grahame and Lynn. This time will be more difficult. Instead of a clone of the HL7 site that is usually worked with, the IGs must move into a subdirectory of the current site and other subdirectories must be copied into different locations
- FMG can approve a repository and publish it prior to project approval if it deems this appropriate
- Grahame asks what are the rules for affiliate-balloted projects. Lorraine notes there is a process to bring forward their standards into HL7 International. Affiliate IP rules can differ from HL7 IP rules. The Affiliate project would have to start following HL7 IP rules from the beginning to avoid conflict with contributions that had copyrighted material. The heritage of the project must have proven public provenance with contributions to Eclipse, for example. Will the realm-specific publications be maintained properly? Grahame agrees we don't want to be involved in the content, but in the governance. May be able to exert governance over new work but not over existing work. Should this be referred to TSC? Dave draws parallel to CCOW, Lorraine to V3 CMETs and messages for local realm. Grahame suggests we would assert governance requirements in order for an affiliate to make a claim for a realm-specific IG such as arrangements for continuity etc. That may have to go into the Affiliate agreements. ACTION ITEM: Lorraine will bring the concern of asserting governance over affiliate related development to the TSC
- Grahame suggests we circulate this to the absent FGB members for review as well. Grahame will post to chat channel.
- FMG asked to maintain a list of repository projects
- other discussion topics
- Policy around how we allow the github projects to be set up
- Who controls committer access, etc.
- Policy around how we allow the github projects to be set up
- adjourned 4:49 PM
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When we are looking to invest, we can do a SWOT analysis on the company and look at Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. One threat that always seems to be there and is hard to predict is political uncertainty.
The past few weeks, the crisis in Greece has depressed stock markets. Following the referendum on Sunday, my investments got trashed yet again. There were other factors. Monitise put out bad news about when Visa Europe decided to cut it's stake and change the agreement to use Monitise expertise. Balfour Beatty put out a profits warning. My returns got virtually wiped out, at least looking at the value. The threats seem to have subsided now and yesterday and today, prices began to recover.
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Premier Foods had some good news on a new line that will be producing a new product with good use of technology while creating new jobs. The directors bought at an average of about 81p at last year's rights issue and so that can be considered a strength, because it shows commitment. My SWOT analysis looks good. They have new products and a committed board. The weakness could be debt, but that is overshadowed by opportunities to expand their range. The treats are mostly political and outside forces.
Solo Oil and Verona Pharma both dropped on sentiment. The market was trying to reduce risk and so dropping AIM companies. Both those are an opportunity to buy now. The pipeline in Tanzania will be tested at the end of this month which will benefit Solo Oil.
What now? I'm looking for opportunities. The market is depressed and so there are opportunities to buy. I don't want more in the AIM market just yet. I'm looking at the FTSE 250 and maybe getting back into banking. Both Lloyds and Barclays look slightly under-priced. If Lloyds drops below 80p I'll probably get back in.
The market seems unpredictable now and no one can predict the political outcome of the crisis in Greece. They need to be seen as less of a risk, so they can borrow at lower interest rates.
That's it for this week. I shall be using SWOT analysis to look at the strengths and weaknesses of companies this week and hoping to find opportunities to trade while trying to assess the political threats.
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Wen Xin Chinese Restaurant
5240 Rumble Street
Burnaby, BC
(778) 737-8898
Though I'd seen it a few times while in this little corner area of Rumble Street and Royal Oak Avenue, I'd never thought to bother with stepping inside Wen Xin until local readers (LotusRapper and Karl of thefridaylunch) mentioned/wrote about it in one of the comment threads of a previous south Burnaby post. My visit was actually back in the late-summer, while school was still out so a lunch hour timing actually turned out to be perfect – as it was just me who was inside getting a meal (to go). No annoying teenagers to get in the way. 🙂 Its in the same general area as Makoto and Georgio's.
Unsure about what to get as the extent of my ability gained over the years of travel that I've done to read any Chinese characters is limited to beef, chicken, fish, pork, and perhaps a few of the preparation terms (fried, stewed, roasted, etc.). The English descriptions really don't do it justice, as I'm sure the Chinese readers can attest to. That chalkboard you see pictured below, looks like it could be a special menu for Chinese-readers only, but I didn't bother to ask. Also note here, they are a cash-only establishment with a CIBC ATM inside the nearby Seven Eleven if you are out of greenbacks.
A lone female was stationed at the til and showed me the menu as I stepped up. I had no clue what to order, so asked what she'd recommend. Initially, as I'd told her it was just for me, she pointed to some of the special lunch items that were around $6-$7. They looked pretty ordinary and I wanted to try something I'd never had before, as well as get more than I'd need so I could eat any leftovers the next day too (yep – I was lazy). So hoping to get something 'substantial' and 'safe', I asked for the following deep fried item. Yes, I cheat on my relatively good diet these days from time to time. Fried things being my main weakness.
'Crispy salt and peppery chicken'. Less seasoned than I thought they would be. And more fatty bits too. They were kind of like over-sized "popcorn chicken" bites. I guess I like my chicken leaner and meatier than these lower quality parts, so wasn't overly thrilled by this bowl.
Listed as the 'dry squids & shredded pork with chili pepper' and denoted by the red hot chili mark, this is the one item she recommended I try. As I'd told her I'm up for anything and could handle spicy food. I guess its one of their most popular items. A mix of a variety of textures, from the chewier bits of squid, softer tofu strips and green bell peppers, and of course some bite in the pork. This went really well with some steamed rice that I cooked up on the side, really earthy flavors in such a light stir fry. In actuality as I was eating this, I kind of wished I had some kind of soup to complete the meal. That's the trouble with trying to eat Chinese food alone. A single dish is never satisfying in terms of giving enough variety, and ordered two, three dishes becomes way too much food for one person.
Overall, this place seems to have plenty of choices on the menu. And more variety of ingredients than the usual run-of-the-mill North Americanized Chinese restaurant. I'd say I'd like to go back and try some others things, perhaps with a few friends in tow next time, and try dining in to see what that's like.


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Lessons of history
One of Belgian Beer & Food's aims is to tell the stories of Belgian breweries, but the truth is that we can only scratch the surface, dealing with the few that are still around today, while neglecting thousands that have been and gone, in some cases leaving barely a trace. An example is Brasserie LeFort. Once a dominant feature in the prosperous town of Kortrijk, it sat on the city's old fortifications and sold its beer though its network of pubs in the city and surrounding area. As you'd expect, owner Felix Verscheure was a man of status and lived in an elegant townhouse adjacent to the brewery, itself one of the richest in the city. However it seemed that his brewery's legacy would die with him. Felix outlived his two children, and when he died in 1911 his grand-daughter Marguerite Vandamme inherited the brewery. In those repressive times that could have been the end of the story, except that she was married to Omer Vander Ghinste, who himself owned a brewery in the village of Bellegem, on the outskirts of Kortrijk. Omer's brewery was a much smaller concern, a local village brewery like thousands of others across Belgium.
But the marriage brought Vander Ghinste a distribution network, equipment and property, and laid the foundations for the brewery that continues today as Omer Vander Ghinste, until recently known as Bockor. Today's owner, who's also called Omer Vander Ghinste, remembers family members speaking about Brasserie LeFort with hushed reverence. "It was certainly something in the town of Kortrijk, and integrating it into our brewery was a big deal. Really it's what allowed us to become who we are now." And what better way to preserve an old legacy than by creating a new beer: Brasserie LeFort. "Our brewers got to go off and exercise their creativity on a new product," says Nicolas Degryse the brewery's marketing manager. "It's not a recipe from that time, but we have found documents that say Brasserie LeFort was very well known for its beers of high alcohol content.
That changed later in the 1880s or 1890s when taxes were increased on high alcohol beers. The brewery also made dark beers, but we don't have a lot of information about that." Although it has 8.5 percent ABV, the beer's alcohol is not overpowering in the mouth. Instead it's a smooth, balanced, almost retiring brew, dark red with a fruity sweetness from the roasted malts, and deeper down notes of toffee and chocolate. Omer Vander Ghinste says that restraint was an important element in the making of this beer. "After Omer (a blond beer released in 2008) we decided to look at to look at a different segment and started trying dark beers. Actually compared to blond beers there aren't many out there so we wanted to add something new. You know it's not so difficult to make a beer with roasted-malt over-powering the other flavors. We wanted something more delicate, more subtle and complex." There is roasted malt in Brasserie LeFort but there's also pale malt, pils malt as well as wheat, an unusual ingredient in a dark beer. "Wheat gives a softness to the beer, and when you drink it it's very smooth. Hops on the other hand play a minimal role, it's the malty, chocolate and coffee taste that come through, with the hops adding a gentle bitterness but not much more than that.
"So as a tribute to the old Brasserie LeFort, you get a delicate beer, and in fact quite a modern one. "We had a blond beer of high fermentation (Omer) and now we have a brown beer of high fermentation. Normally we would have waited, but we found it so good. I don't know if it's the cleverest move. Maybe it would have been better to wait. But if you have the product and you have the story, why wait?


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Jeremiah 13 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
The Linen Loincloth
13 Thus said the Lord to me, 'Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth, and put it on your loins, but do not dip it in water.' 2 So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins. 3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, 4 'Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing, and go now to the Euphrates,[a] and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.' 5 So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates,[b] as the Lord commanded me. 6 And after many days the Lord said to me, 'Go now to the Euphrates,[c] and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.' 7 Then I went to the Euphrates,[d] and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. But now the loincloth was ruined; it was good for nothing.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 9 Thus says the Lord: Just so I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own will and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing. 11 For as the loincloth clings to one's loins, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, says the Lord, in order that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory. But they would not listen.
Symbol of the Wine-Jars
12 You shall speak to them this word: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Every wine-jar should be filled with wine. And they will say to you, 'Do you think we do not know that every wine-jar should be filled with wine?' 13 Then you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land—the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem—with drunkenness. 14 And I will dash them one against another, parents and children together, says the Lord. I will not pity or spare or have compassion when I destroy them.
Exile Threatened
15 Hear and give ear; do not be haughty,
18 Say to the king and the queen mother:
20 Lift up your eyes and see
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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I am still here, I am just trying to slow the pace of my blog down a bit, i.e. posting once or twice a weekend (for various reasons). The flavor of my posts are going to take a decidedly different taste for the near future; I am going to be posting on the topic of eschatology.
Since my mother's womb I have been a premiller, a dispensational premiller for that matter, and this has been an issue of much thought and study for me; especially over the last twelve years. My view has ebb and flowed, I have gone from a Classic Dispensationalist to a Progressive Dispensationalist—which I have held, the latter of the two just mentioned, for about eleven years. I think at the moment, that I am "flowing" a bit further, i.e. the logical conclusion to being a Progressive Dispensationalist, toward that highly controversial position known as: Realized Eschatology or Amillenialism. Here is a quick descriptive word from Anthony Hoekema:
Amillenialists interpret the millenium mentioned in Revelation 20:4-6 as describing the present reign of the souls of deceased believers with Christ in heaven. They understand the binding of Satan mentioned in the first three verses of this chapter as being in effect during the entire period between the first and second comings of Christ, though ending shortly before Christ's return. They teach that Christ will return after this heavenly millennial reign. . . . Amillennialists further hold that the kingdom of God is now present in the world as the victorious Christ is ruling his people by his Word and Spirit, though they also look forward to a future, glorious, and perfect kingdom on the new earth in the life to come. . . . (Anthony Hoekema, "The Bible and the Future," 174)
They believe other things, which I will be fleshing out further, in posts to come. Suffice it to say, Amillenialism is attractive to me, because of its hermeneutical straightforward nature (relative to the second coming of Christ), its Christocentric focus (vs. dispensationalism's Israelocentric focus), and its assumption that scripture's point is to ultimately bear witness to a Person instead of a Nation.
One of the perceptions that used to turn me off toward amillenialism was the idea that the Church replaced Israel in this scheme; but, as a result of reading true blue amillenialists, this couldn't be further from the truth. Amillenialists believe that Israel (the nation) still has a special place in God's salvific economy–and He is not done with them yet (see Rom. 9–11). Nevertheless, true Israel in this scheme, is actually Jesus–and both elect, Jews and Gentiles, are ingrafted into Him.
Anyway, I am not officially declaring myself as an Amillenialist, but this is indeed the closest I have come. I am finishing up some reading, on some key sources, and at the end of that I plan on disclosing or declaring my eschatological hermeneutical position, relative to this issue. If I were to become amillenial in trajectory, this would represent a major paradigm shift for me. That is why I am so cautious and tentative about this. For all of those premillers, esp. dispensational ones, who read here, I would encourage you to take the time to research this issue yourself . . . and not buy into the caricature that is often communicated on our side toward this other side.
Authors I have read, or am reading:
- Robert H. Mounce (premil)
- Darrell Bock (premil)
- Craig Blaising (premil)
- Robert Saucy (premil)
- J. Dwight Pentecost (premil)
- John Walvoord (premil)
- Charles Ryrie (premil)
- George Eldon Ladd (historic premil)
- Jurgen Moltmann
- Stanley Grenz
- Karl Barth (amil)
- Anthony Hoekema (amil)
- G.K. Beale (amil)
- O. Palmer Robertson (amil)
- Kim Riddlebarger (amil)
- William Hendriksen (amil)
- And many more (from history or otherwise) . . .


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By Patrick M. O'Connell
Before the farms began to stretch as far as the eye can see on the Midwestern landscape, before the fur trappers and settlers established towns along the Chicago area's rivers and lakes, there was the majestic oak tree. They grew by the millions, hundreds of years old, in stands called savannas, one of the defining characteristics of the Midwestern topography.Today, the savannas are virtually gone, a casualty of American industriousness and prosperity. But along the way, something else was lost — a vital link in the area's ecosystem, one that provided shelter for a range of plants, animals and insects that thrived under the oak tree's protective canopy.
Now, a broad-based effort is looking to bring them back. Scientists, foresters, naturalists and environmental organizations in the upper Midwest have launched a series of initiatives to restore what remains of the bur and white oak savanna ecosystems and woodlands. "This is in a sense our rainforest, our national heritage," said Craig Maier, coordinator of the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium.
In Illinois, the push has gained enough momentum that it is expanding from forest preserves and state parks toward private lands. Most of Illinois' 4.1 million acres of forest land is privately owned, said Bill Gradle, of the Illinois Forestry Development Council.
A new program rolling out this year will help landowners pay for restorations and help residents learn the techniques for returning their land to the native savannas and woodlands so oaks can thrive again. Degradation of oaks, considered a keystone species, is the top priority of the state's forestry action plan.
"People are getting concerned," Gradle said. "Oaks are just taking a beating."The publicly funded initiative, though it does not exclusively target savannas, will ultimately send $2 million over the next four years to private landowners, paying for brush management, weed control, prescribed burns and removal of unwanted trees and shrubs.


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In the first half of 2017, Hefei was highly appraised by National Manufacturing Strategy Advisory Committee for its pilot work. With 37 industries, 200 industrial sectors and more than 2,000 industrial commodities, Hefei has become an advanced manufacturing industrial base. Last year, the total industrial output value exceeded one trillion yuan. In the next three year, Hefei will strive to become a manufacturing city with great international influence.
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Fresh off the mess that was "Terminator Salvation," director McG is said to be contemplating doing a 180 by taking the reins on a rom-com.
"This Means War," which McG is considering, is the story of two best friends who fall in love with the same woman and the ensuing battle that leaves New York City demolished in its wake.
So far Reese Witherspoon and Bradley Cooper are attached but unsigned. But this script has been kicking around for so long that Martin Lawrence was once ready to star in it, notes Empire Online.
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Witherspoon is eminently watchable, even in garbage, and Cooper is about as man-pretty and hot (buzz-wise) as they come right now. Find the third leg to their love triangle shouldn't be too difficult. Ryan Phillippe, maybe? Or how about Jake Gyllenhaal? Or better yet, dump Cooper and get both Gyllenhaal and Phillippe for the verite vibe.
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Greenkote Plc has announced that its Chinese licensee has won a major contract to supply 1,200 tonnes of coated hex bolts for the construction of the new Amur Gas Processing Plant (AGPP) in the Amur region of Siberia.
When completed, AGPP will be the second largest facility of its type in the world, designed to process 42 billion cubic metres of gas per year. The Greenkote® licensee, Shanghai Premier Tension Control Bolts Co Ltd, is a joint venture of Tension Control Bolts Ltd (TCB) of the UK, Shanghai High Strength Bolts Plant Ltd (SHS) and Shanghai Yan Yan Trading (YYT).
"We're very proud of Shanghai Premier for winning this significant contract," said Mark Gore, CEO at Greenkote. "There were six other suppliers competing, and the performance specifications for the coatings were extremely high. Because of the very harsh Siberian environment, the customer required unusually thick coatings as well as the need to pass 1,000 hour salt spray testing. Shanghai Premier did an excellent job."
"For the AGPP we are providing a range of Greenkote coated Grade 8.8 and Grade 10.9 hexagon bolt assemblies – 16mm to 30mm in diameter," said Yan Wei, vice general manager of Shanghai Premier and general coordinator of the AGPP project. "Our bolts are being used as fasteners for the steel structures throughout the AGPP facility. Deliveries began in October 2018 and will continue until June 2019."
Shanghai Premier operates a full state of the art Greenkote coating line and has added significant new capacity to fill the AGPP contract. The company's Greenkote coated preload bolts, both tension control bolts and hex bolts, all meet the most stringent international standards including ISO C5-M, which addresses very highly corrosive marine environments.
Greenkote is a proprietary family of high performance zinc‑based coatings that can be applied to ferrous metals and alloys by a patented thermal diffusion process – for fasteners and many other applications. Greenkote replaces many older processes such as hot dip galvanising, zinc plating, sherardising and metal flake coating. In addition to its superior anti-corrosion qualities Greenkote also provides improved adhesion and longer wear, and it helps eliminate hydrogen embrittlement. Greenkote is also eco‑friendly, from which its name derives. Unlike many other anti‑corrosion coatings, Greenkote processing is totally free of pollutants. It is also compliant with ASTM A1059/A1059M, an industry standard specification for zinc alloy coatings.
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