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This is a really solid dual-sport and if I lived in San Francisco or some other big city I would probably get one of these instead of a street bike. I really like how you aren't limited to below 50mph like some of the smaller bikes, plus the stock suspension and stock tires are pretty darn good right out of the box. This would be the ultimate post-apocalyptic hooligan bike, or just your everyday commuter as well.
A bulletproof, fun, and approachable bike, the DRZ-400SM is the epitome of the "Jack of all trades", where it does all things well but no things exceptionally well.
Should that deter you? Absolutely not. The DRZ is an example of a timeless and well-considered design that exceeds owners expectations and sets the standard for its class.
For new and experienced riders alike, Suzuki's DRZ-400SM is the go-to recommendation whenever someone wants a reliable, no-nonsense, easy riding SuperMoto that is as capable off-road as it is on. Considering this Suzuki has more or less defined its class, it should come as no surprise that we wholeheartedly recommend it.
To me, a sure sign of quality and desirability is found in motorcycle models that change very little over time in production. That's the DRZ400. The specs really haven't changed since the bike appeared on the scene back in 2001. This was the S model which was and still is primarily aimed at being stronger off road rather than on road.
Riders fell in love with them right away for good reason and Suzuki did well to grow that platform into the SM model- specifically to appeal to those who want better street capability than the S model could provide.
It's true. You can search high and low, but really there's nobody making a ride in the 400cc class with the reliability, versatility, relatively low weight, low cost to purchase, insure and maintain than Suzuki.
Another legendary dual purpose bike virtually unchanged since inception. Everyone knows the awesome reputation of the KLR in the dual purpose world.
Costing a couple of hundred dollars less brand new than the DRZ400SM does and having 250 more ccs of engine displacement and a half fairing for better highway riding make the Kawasaki a beast and a force to be reckoned with.
Having said that it's much heavier at 422 lbs. Significantly more than the Suzuki and as such no one is doing the endos and other fun tricks of the SuperMoto world easily done on the DRZ with the KLR. They really are worlds apart when you look at things closely.
Also when purchased brand new the KLR only has a 1 year warranty compared to Suzuki's 5 year.
Here's a newcomer to the scene that is pretty slick.
It's got great new styling and technology on it like fuel injection the DRZ doesn't along with a 6 speed transmission allowing it to keep up at highway speed. It's light at 346 lbs wet and costs less at $6299 than the DRZ400SM does by about $1000 leaving you cash to purchase aftermarket supermoto equivalent rims and tires. A real strong contender from Honda!
Sadly it's just a 250cc and compared to the stout 400 of the DRZ the CRF is not going to have the ponies needed for thrills off and on road being that it weighs nearly the same as the Suzuki. These newer higher revving four stroke Honda engines need more frequent valve sets and general maintenance than the DRZ does too.
I could name several bikes that are close but no cigar scenarios much like the KLR and CRF, but what's the point? You'll either get ones that are really good on power and price but too big and heavy like the KLR, or others just as agile as the DRZ but lacking in the displacement department like the CRF. Nobody is doing it quite as nice as Suzuki.
The alternate way to go is to convert an off road bike to a dual sport by adding lights and blinkers to it along with dual sport tires, etc. The problem is that often those transmissions aren't geared correctly to be really usable on road where you need to reach highway speeds. There are bikes like the Yamaha WR450 that could work and have better horsepower than the DRZ, but the initial cost to purchase it on top of the conversion parts are way higher than just buying the DRZ400SM to begin with.
Even if you opt for the most expensive DRZ mods to really bring out the power, you'll still never reach even the base purchase price of the flashy KTMs, Yamahas and Hondas.
Who is the Suzuki DRZ-400SM For?
SuperMoto bikes really had their day not many years ago when everyone wanted to own one, but in more recent years the advent of the larger displacement Adventure class has got SM mania fading.
It shouldn't though, because I think it still has a specific role to play for new riders that want to work their way into the bigger, more powerful adventure bikes. Graduated Adventuring let's call it. To me, 400ccs is the perfect size of engine to learn to ride on for many people.
Typical SuperMoto owners are people who refuse to compromise when it comes to riding. They want it all: on road and off road. They often have a background in dirt or motocross riding and because of that have the urge to pull catwalks, wheelies and jump dirt piles on a whim, but still need to be able to ride their bike to work or school. Fun loving and enthusiastic people who think anywhere and anytime is playtime. Whether it's downtown or down in the bottom of a rock quarry everything is in play for these "hooligans".
SuperMotos are light, agile, easy to handle with good braking and torquey engines. That makes them harder to stall even with sloppy clutch work, more forgiving when it comes to flying into corners too hot or other moments when a new rider can sometimes find the bike driving them instead of vice versa.
New riders often drop their bikes at low speed or even just sitting in the driveway… it happens. With many bikes that means having to replace expensive parts, but not with the DRZ400SM. Drop it all you want and most of the time nothing really gets hurt. Occasionally you may have to replace a brake or clutch lever, but that's not going to break your bank account.
New riders aside, I think the SM is a great choice for experienced urban riders that want to scoot around the city with ease through traffic and narrow streets where this bike's dexterity is such an advantage. The Super Moto's "flickability" really shines there.
There's also the appeal of easy to do modifications for owners who like to pull wrenches a bit. Many, many aftermarket parts and modifications to make the bike better and more responsive are chronicled in depth all over the internet. Best of all most can be done by owners having only a basic level of mechanical aptitude coupled with equally basic reading skills. You can also just watch a video online most ot the time to see how it's done if you hate reading.
The DRZ400SM is definitely more at home on road since it comes with pure street tires and smaller diameter rims made of smaller and lighter alloy metal not designed to take the pounding of intense off road riding. Having said that it's quite surprising what those tires can ride on all the same.
This is the bike and class that does nothing perfectly, but everything well. If you are the kind of rider that just can't make a true commitment to any single bike class you should look at the DRZ400SM.
I decided to meet up with an owner to make sure I understood who these bikers really are, what they're about and why they are so high on the DRZ.
Jason started his riding career 4 years ago on an Aprilia Tuono thinking it would be a good bike to learn on. It turns out that wasn't the case and he was a little intimidated by the power to the point that now looking back he sees it actually slowed down his riding education and skill progression.
A little over a year ago he crashed his bike, broke most of the bones in his leg and was in the hospital for a few months recovering. Despite this, he didn't want to stop riding, but wisely decided sport bikes weren't the way to go for him.
He enjoys using it to commute to school in the city and the flexibility to go places in the industrial park, racing tracks and the outskirts of town to play around with the versatile DRZ over different terrain.
While talking about taking his bike where it shouldn't or isn't expected to go in the urban jungle a mischievous smile showed up on his face, and I think that's a common trait with all SuperMoto enthusiasts.
He even has a set of studded tires to put on for taking his bike out on the frozen lakes in the winter making it a 4 season motorcycle. The DRZ opened a whole new world of riding that he wouldn't have discovered with the sport bike before.
Since he feels the DRZ is too heavy to ride in real serious off road terrain, Jason bought a KTM 250 XC and is now working on getting better off road with it.
I asked if he planned to sell the DRZ now that the KTM is splitting his riding time and he immediately said there was no way he would let go of it anytime soon. It's really good fun and he's just too attached to it.
In no way am I knocking Aprilia or Tuonos, I think they are terrific bikes, just not for beginner riders. "Overbiking" yourself is a really bad idea and Jason is fortunate things didn't end up worse in reality, all things considered.
It actually can be used off road quite well, though you are limited by the stock tires and the weight as Jason mentioned. Many riders just buy an off road only set of rims with knobby tires on them to switch to when they plan to get more aggressive with their off the beaten path days. Rims like the ones on the DRZ400S model which are 21 inch front and 18 inch rear are likely the way to go.
There's not too much you can do about the weight, so you won't be able to keep up with the much lighter dirt and motocross machines on technical single track riding in the deep bush, but you easily can go off roading where many of the much heavier and bulkier Adventure bikes wouldn't dare.
Tinker with your front drive sprocket for extended off road riding. It's about a 15 minute task, so pretty easy once you know what you're doing and makes a huge difference. The factory front sprocket is a 15 tooth giving the SM a better top speed for on road, but isn't as torquey off road. If you put in a 14 tooth sprocket for days you are going to ride off road you'll thank yourself when you whack open the throttle and find more low end jam.
Conversely if you want even more speed for longer trips on road go to a 16 tooth front sprocket and life will be "a highway you want to ride all night long". Some owners claim the 16 tooth in the front smooths out vibration as well.
The DRZ400SM won't be as capable off road as the DRZ400S model is out of the box, but I still feel it's smarter to go with it over the S model since you can trick out the SM for less money than vice versa. Main reason being the 17 inch supermoto rims on the SM are a lot more expensive to buy for the S model.
Add to that the fact the SM comes from factory with inverted forks and better handlebars and the price really goes up for the S to catch up. Inverted forks ensure the SM has less unsprung weight and that makes the bike handle much better not just on road, but in any situation. You'll find them on any racing or higher speed-capable bike.
This is the one EVERYONE does to start their life with the DRZ. It improves throttle response and power right away bigtime. In a nutshell, you enlarge the opening on top of the air box to a 3" by 3" size this increases airflow into the carburetor letting the engine "breathe" better. This should be done in conjunction with installing a high flow air filter and the rejetting mod since more airflow alone will lean out the fuel mixture going into your engine a little too much.
Doing these mods will negatively affect emissions from your bike and so make sure you aren't going to get in too much trouble in your particular area before proceeding.
There are many different aftermarket jet kits available for the DRZ that work for this mod but most people go with the J-D from what I can tell.
The instructions tell you what jet size to use based on the altitude you ride in most commonly and if you have a high flow air filter (the 3×3 mod counts) and aftermarket exhaust.
If you start monkeying around with one of the three you have to do the other two pretty soon. These three things (airflow, carb settings and exhaust) are interrelated and I would encourage you to do them all at once to avoid having to adjust things later on to have the bike run right.
Many owners skip the rejetting and just replace the stock carb with the Keihin FCR 39 or some other "pumper" type carburetor to get even more performance. This is a good idea if you plan on eventually going to a big bore kit on the engine. More on that ahead.
I like a nice growl to my exhaust note regardless of the kind of bike I'm riding. You won't get a huge amount more horsepower by doing this, but you will get some and every bit counts on the DRZ. Notably, aftermarket systems are also much lighter than the stock one and the weight saving makes the bike feel more powerful even if the horsepower number doesn't change much.
There are also quieting inserts you can put in the mufflers to keep them more civilized if you prefer like on the Pro Circuit T4 system or MRD Z Pro.
The most common complaint among long time owners is that there should be more displacement available to make this a bike that will appeal to more experienced riders. When you're first starting out the power is appropriate but as you get used to it you want more and more. There comes a point when owners have to decide whether to move up to a bigger bike or install a big bore kit on the DRZ.
The kit commonly agreed upon as the easiest to install, most reliable and economical available adds 34ccs to the engine. When combined with a set of Hot Cams camshafts, the MRD Z PRO exhaust and the FCR 39 carburetor you can look to get 50 hp out of the DRZ. That's a big improvement over the stock 37, but unlike just the 3×3 and rejetting will come at a fairly hefty cost when you add it all up.
Do this and you may find the "DRZ434SM" is perfect forever.
There are other big bore kits that will increase the displacement even more, but they require much more mechanical expertise than the average backyarder usually can manage and there have been reliability issues with them too. Keep it simple and you will still have the same bulletproof DRZ in the end with more power.
If Suzuki would just bump the DRZ to a 450cc right from factory this would be the perfect machine in my opinion. I suppose they don't because it fills a niche they have identified valuable as is… and where's the fun in just riding a bike as is?
What Are Owners Saying About the Suzuki DRZ-400SM?
Most of what owners say about this bike is that they love how easy the DRZ is to ride, maintain and work on. The toughness and reliability especially grow their confidence in their ride and encourage them to hone their skills without fear.
Other than the ongoing obsession to squeeze more power out of them, there are some other modifications owners like to do to keep their bikes in tip top shape ensuring many years of trouble free riding. They are nearly indestructible when you take the time to do the ones illustrated on websites like ThumperTalk.
ThumperTalk is known as the go to resource for off road and dual purpose information. Many of the contributors create postings full of useful tips. Here is a great one about the preventive maintenance for the DRZ I found by poster Erik Marquez.
He mentions specifically one must have is replacing the automatic cam chain tensioner (ACCT) with a manual one. The reason being some owners have identified this as a gap in the DRZ's armour leading in some cases to catastrophic engine damage. On bikes 2003 and newer the ACCT is good enough for stock performance, but since no one leaves their bikes stock it's best to replace with the manual tensioner on any year model. Cost of the part is about $50 and it's not difficult to install and set up.
If you're a bigger and/or heavier rider you're going to need to spend some time setting up the preload on the suspension to suit you better as there is a lot of sag when even an average sized rider sits on this bike.
Where is the 6 speed transmission? Only Suzuki knows why this hasn't been done yet I suppose. It's interesting that the old DRZ250 had a 6 speed trans, but never the 400.
Kickstand switch mod. When taking jumps the kickstand drops a bit on landings and can sometimes trigger a switch that shuts off the engine. Very annoying so this is also one of the first mods owners do by removing the wires from the switch and joining them together permanently.
Case savers are needed for both sides of the engine down by the foot pegs because the magnesium ones that come from factory are too thin. The transmission and rear brake levers both have a tendency to rub through the covers as well, so the savers are pretty important.
A good skid plate is a must if you ride off road.
This first one is representative of the typical SuperMoto rider's personality. The reviewer is a fun loving individual who calls it like he sees it and unapologetically slices through what naysayers have to say about this class of motorcycle and the DRZ400SM specifically. He is bang on with his assessment of the bike's history, purpose in life and strong points. He even gets into a couple of the mods showing just how keen owners are to play around in an attempt to make something good even better. In his words it's the greatest SuperMoto made.
Bear in mind that the first 30 seconds or so are so dripping in sarcasm that you may need a mop to clean up after.
This one shows an SM model DRZ that has been converted to the S equivalent for those off road riding days. I like the way the creator showcases the many mods and I think it's helpful to see what I was describing in print, live in the flesh so to speak.
Finally, a video showing a heavily modded SM for road racing to contrast with the off road one. The best part is knowing you could have your bike either way without having to break the bank or spend thousands on a second machine. The creator of the video says this will be his first time racing which speaks to the DRZ's beginner friendly nature again.
Summary: The Suzuki DRZ-400SM – Yay, or Nay?
How could anyone not be sold on the idea of such a flexible and fun toy to fly around on? The mods are simple and fun to build your confidence in flexing your grease monkey muscle and the bike itself is so versatile that you can ride nearly anywhere.
Years ago I owned a DRZ250 and rode it off road only for years very happily. The 250 needed very similar mods to the 400 to get better performance out of it and I was really surprised at what such simple changes made to the personality of the bike. I was tempted many times to move up to the 400, but never did. I got distracted by the side by side craze instead since I have a wife and three kids to roar around the woods with.
Having said that, after writing this review and watching Jason demonstrate his growing confidence and skill on his DRZ-400SM, I find myself with a new supermoto itch I'll need to scratch someday.


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RI GOP says it didn't set up Parler account making false claims about US election
by: Eli Sherman
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The head of the Rhode Island GOP is distancing the party from a Parler.com account set up under its name that promoted false claims about the presidential election.
Rhode Island Republican Party Chair Sue Cienki on Monday told Target 12 she doesn't know who set up the account — labeled "RI Republican Party" — and that it doesn't belong to the party. The account was created the same day Twitter permanently banned President Trump, a move that spurred many of his followers to announce they were leaving the more mainstream platform out of protest.
Many turned to Parler, a social media website favored by conservatives, which has since been booted from Amazon Web Services – rendering it virtually homeless. The website has been criticized for encouraging violence and helping demonstrators organize last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol that resulted in five people dying.
"It isn't our account," Cienki wrote in an email. "Doing some investigation and trying to find out."
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The account, which had the same avatar, banner photo and handle as the party's @RhodeIslandGOP Twitter account, described itself as the "Official Parler feed of the RI Republican Party," and it posted several "Parleys" (equivalent to tweets on Twitter) before the website was shut down.
"The Rhode Island GOP supports our rightfully elected President through these repeatedly anti-democratic attacks on our freedoms," the account said, followed by the hashtag "trump."
In another instance, the account "Echoed" (equivalent to a retweet) a second user who called for followers to "Echo if you believe this was a RIGGED ELECTION!" The account also Echoed a third user, with the username @RIRepublicans, saying "it is now Republicans vs Socialists. The Democratic Party is dead."
The user with the handle @RIRepublicans claimed no affiliation with the state's Republican Party.
Cienki has publicly denounced the attack on the Capitol, saying she supports peaceful protests and the protection of civil liberties but does not stand by people who stormed the building, broke the law and committed violence.
"We condemn it," Cienki said during a WPRO radio interview Tuesday. "Any illegal activities that took place, those people should be prosecuted fully to the extent of the law."
Parler on Monday sued Amazon for booting it from its services, claiming the website was targeted for political and competitive reasons. The social media website has marketed itself as a platform that does not limit free speech, unlike companies such as Twitter and Facebook.
The commitment to free speech has earned it popularity among some conservatives who accuse tech giants of supporting the Democratic Party and its political agenda.
But Parler and similar platforms, such as Gab.com, have also created a safe haven for political extremism, anti-Semitism and the dissemination of various conspiracy theories, including QAnon, a baseless idea that Satan-worshiping pedophiles run a global child sex-trafficking network that's plotting against Trump.
There are multiple QAnon groups with tens of thousands of members on Gab, and many of the rioters who stormed the Capitol last week were wearing QAnon clothing and sharing related conspiracy theories.
It remains unclear how and when Parler might start operating again, meaning posts are gone for now. Researchers have announced they successfully scraped and archived Parler posts, photos and some location data before the website was shut down, which could offer more clues about who was behind the account.
Cienki, who said she would look into the account's origins, was surprised when told it had been promoting disproven claims about the election.
"Wow," she said. "Now I really have to see who took over [the] account."
Eli Sherman (esherman@wpri.com) is a Target 12 investigative reporter for WPRI 12. Follow him on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Watching & Waiting. Stocks had worked their way back from morning lows on Tuesday, although they weren't doing much more than that as midday approached. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite were both about 0.1% higher, while the S&P 500 was roughly flat. Once again, there wasn't much in the way of major developments— just more wobbles as investors await any update on a trade deal between the U.S. and China.
Ciena stock (CIEN) was down 4.5% to $40.68 after reporting fiscal first-quarter earnings. The technology firm earned 33 cents per share on revenue of $778.53 billion. Analysts were looking for EPS of 30 cents on revenue of $761.62 billion.
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With negativity permeating social media sites and legitimate news sources lately it's almost as though an information Grinch is stealing away our happiness before we even realize it is in danger of going missing.
FORT KENT, Maine — With negativity permeating social media sites and legitimate news sources lately it's almost as though an information Grinch is stealing away our happiness before we even realize it is in danger of going missing.
The good news is, there is still much good news to be found in the St. John Valley.
Recently, Mike Voisine, manager of the Lonesome Pine Trails ski resort in Fort Kent shared a breathtaking photo he took from the peak of the Founders Trail overlooking Main Street.
This got me to thinking that if the Grinch lived in Fort Kent he would undoubtedly dwell atop the mountain overlooking the Lonesome Pine Trails lodge. There he would have the best view in town and clearly see much good news happening below, even if he was not a subscriber to Fiddlehead Focus or the St. John Valley Times.
The Grinch would witness people coming together by the hundreds or even thousands in this land of baked bean and spaghetti dinner fundraisers to support those displaced by fire or those whose children are facing grim medical diagnoses.
He would watch community members of all ages volunteer to welcome those from near and far during the Can-Am Crown International sled dog races, all eager to leave a positive impression of Fort Kent on those who visit here.
The Grinch also would have a first hand look at the spark of survival instinct among Fort Kent residents who refuse to give up on their dreams and dare to open a bookstore or brewery in town.
Surely the Grinch would appreciate the efforts of the PAWS Animal Welfare Society, which has saved the lives of hundreds of homeless and vulnerable cats who were at least as lonely as he is.
People not from the St. John Valley recognize how good we have it in terms of community support for one another. This fall I attended the Maine State Class C Soccer Championships in which both the Fort Kent girls and boys Warrior teams were finalists.
A ticket taker perked up on that dreary, rainy day when I told her I was a news reporter from Fort Kent. She remarked about the community spirit those from Fort Kent show for their young athletes.
"I love when Fort Kent comes down; whenever they do I wonder if there's anyone left up in the Valley," she said.
If the Grinch in all his thievery were to lift some panoramic goggles during his early Christmas morning tree-raiding he would discover yet more goodness to be found in the St. John Valley towns which lay outside his mountain top view of Fort Kent.
He would see that, through the efforts of dedicated educators and parents, Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville is a National Blue Ribbon School whose students regularly win competitions in robotics.
The Grinch also surely would notice the good deeds of the Friends of St. Francis who host free Christmas parties for children, support a local library and help community members who are experiencing tough times.
In Wallagrass, he would witness a town whose residents recently grieved the loss of it's only elementary school yet turned that sadness into triumph when they formed a community center in the school building where children could thrive once again through dance lessons and a daycare.
And how could the Grinch not be inspired by learning that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers honored veterans this year at a local nursing home in Madawaska?
A few years before I became a news reporter, I had my own special Christmas experience in the St. John Valley. I was in the process of a divorce and without money to buy presents for my children.
One morning that December, I awoke to find boxes on my porch filled with brand new clothing for my children.
I never learned who left those welcome gifts, but my own heart grew many sizes that day.
If the Grinch did lurk somewhere among the fir trees above the Founders Trail at Lonesome Pine Trails, I cannot imagine it would take long before he decided to ski, snowboard, snowmobile or slide his way into town, ready to take part in the good news the St. John Valley has to offer.


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Faxhion includes tons of features and customization tools. It comes bundled with the Visual Composer plugin which you can use to create custom page templates and reuse on as many pages as you want. It also includes Master Slider which is excellent for creating responsive image sliders with cool, modern animations. If that's not enough, there are also 9 different homepage layouts and multiple header styles in this awesome modeling agency theme.
If you want a modeling or casting agency WordPress theme with a premium design, look no further. Peony has a gorgeous style that will make your portfolio pop.
As you view the demo site, you'll see there are various sections for content like your portfolio, model profiles, and services. These are just a few of the many content blocks available in TemplateMonster's drag-and-drop page builder. You can construct custom templates from scratch using any of these blocks in whatever order you want. As a mobile-friendly WP theme, the pages you create will look awesome on all devices.
Peony also includes a variety of custom widgets, seven different header layouts, and many more style options available in the Customizer. As a bonus, Peony is compatible with the Ecwid shopping cart solution which means you can sell products and services on your site too.
Ssagency is a clean WP theme with a simpler approach to design than some others here. It's not uniquely stylish, but visitors will feel at home right away and have no trouble finding what they want.
On the demo site, you can see how Ssagency could be used for your own agency. The menu leads to pages for the models, potential clients, and the photographers you use. As a WooCommerce compatible theme, it can also be used to create an eCommerce store and sell physical products from your site. This integration also gives you a simple eCommerce solution for selling services too.
Regarding niche-specific features, Ssagency has registration and signup forms for both models and customers. In addition, clients can rate and review models directly on the site which is helpful for your own records and for other clients to find the right model for their needs.
If you have a lot of talent, Ssagency will work well because it comes with advanced search capabilities that make it easy to pick out a few models and find precisely what you're looking for. It's also easy to set up because it comes with the theme demo content which you can import into your site for a quick start.
Models Agency puts the models first. Right away, there's a section for you to feature your top models, and lower on the homepage you'll find space to showcase many more models working with your organization. Models have large images and their own profile pages with more information about them.
If you're looking for a model agency theme with a dark aesthetic, this will be a great choice. The black background can be tough to pull off, but this premium theme does it well. The text is easy to read, and all the images pop against the contrasty background. Overall, it's a very stylish and creative design.
The Models Agency theme works with the Unyson plugin which adds a ton of flexibility and customizability to your site. You can use it to customize many aspects of the site including creating completely original page layouts. With the addition of sliders, built-in contact forms, multiple footer layouts, and custom fonts, there is a lot of room to personalize this theme and make it your own. You can build an excellent talent management website with the Models Agency theme.
It's not often that you find a theme with a unique style. Most themes tend to look very similar but stand out primarily based on their features. Look isn't radically different from other themes here, but it has its own distinct style that will make your site stand out on the web. Look is sharp, precise, and professional. There's an incredible balance between typography and media which gives it a premium feel.
Like other themes listed here, Look comes with a page builder which lets you create your own homepage and templates for as many other pages as you'd like. A feature that helps set Look apart is the built-in "Appointments" page. Visitors can see a calendar that allows them to schedule an appointment straight from your site. The calendar is great for getting leads to take the first step and get them closer to becoming a profitable customer. There are lots of general customization settings available in Look too for things like the fonts, colors, and widgets.
If you're a theme developer, you might also appreciate that Look is built with Twitter Bootstrap. The Bootstrap codebase can make code customizations much simpler.
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Scent is a sophisticated and elegant theme for model and fashion agencies. It has all the tools you need to advertise your services and attract great talent.
Scent comes with portfolio layouts and portfolio pages to promote individual models. The portfolios can be a significant draw for potential clients if you show them how they'll be featured on your site. This modeling agency theme can work well for large agencies, but it also has a boutique-style design and layouts that make it a superior choice for smaller businesses.
If you browse the homepage, you'll see that there are all sorts of different sections – testimonials, pricing tables, etc. You have full control over which sections are shown and the order by using the page builder that Scent comes with. This modeling theme comes with a few extra features too. There's a contact form builder you can use to request specific information from new talent or clients. There are also some cool modern flourishes like the parallax image effects and slider animations. In addition, Scent is translation-ready, so you can use it with any language you want.
Which model agency theme is best for you?
Faxhion is a fantastic theme for model agencies. It comes with everything you need to run a website for a successful fashion agency.
For a professional and clean style, go with the Peony WordPress theme.
Look is another excellent choice and has a somewhat unique style that will help your site stand out. This model theme also comes with an appointment booking feature which is pretty cool and will help you reduce overhead in your business.
If you want a dark theme, Models Agency will be great for your site. The Ssagency theme has a similar design but with a much brighter palette.
Model Agency will be a good choice for any solo modeling websites with just one profile to promote.
Lastly, Scene makes use of huge, fullscreen images to create an energetic vibe right away. It will be a good option for anyone looking to make extensive use of visual media to build their brand.
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Armenian Tales
These tales were originally translated to the English language by A. G. Seklemian and Z. C. Boyajian
In the springtime a certain King pitched his tent in a flowery meadow tract, among shady trees and near a gurgling brook. There came from the village three sisters, maidens of marriageable age, to gather flowers and edible vegetables. At noon they sat down on the bank of the crystal brook, not far from the royal tent, and began to prattle.
"If the King takes me in marriage for his eldest son," said the oldest maiden, "I will weave for him a tent so big that it will accommodate all his army, and yet one-half of it will be empty."
"If the King takes me in marriage for his second son," said the second maiden, "I will weave for him a rug so big that it will accommodate all his court and the people of his realm, and yet half of it will be left empty."
"I will not brag," said the youngest sister; "but if the King takes me in marriage for his youngest son, and if it pleases Heaven, I will give birth to twins—a silver-haired boy and a golden-haired girl."
The two older maidens laughed at their young sister and ridiculed her. The King, who was listening to the talk of the maidens from behind the tapestry, was pleased with them and gave all three in marriage to his three sons. One day he asked of the oldest sister:
"Where is the tent which you were going to weave?"
"It was only vain prattle we sisters were indulging in," she said.
"Where is your rug?" inquired the King of the second sister.
"It was merely idle talk," she replied.
"And where are your twins?" asked he of the youngest sister.
"If it pleases Heaven I will bear them in the fullness of time," she replied.
The older sisters became very envious of their younger sister and they vowed to be revenged, for now the love and caresses of the whole court seemed to be bestowed upon her. One night there came to the arms of the youngest sister the promised silver-haired boy and golden-haired girl. The envious sisters immediately took the babies away and put them into a chest that they threw into the river. Bringing a pair of puppies, they placed them by the bedside of the young mother. Then they went to the young Prince and informed him that his beloved wife was mother to the two puppies. The young Prince was horror-stricken. The King was mad with rage. He ordered his servants to wrap the young woman in a camel's hide and put her in the corner by the palace door, so that every one who entered the palace might spit in her face, for her base conduct in thus bringing shame upon those who had loved and favored her. The King's order was at once put into execution.
It so happened that there was an old man and his wife living in a hut on the banks of the river on the outskirts of the city. The old man used to cast his nets into the river every day and catch two fish, one for himself and one for his wife. On that day he threw his net for fish, and lo! a chest was drawn out. He took it to his hut where he and his wife opening it saw that there was in it a pair of pretty babies. The silver-haired boy had put his thumb into the mouth of the golden-haired girl, and the girl had put her thumb into the mouth of the boy. So they were sucking one another's thumbs and were not crying at all. The aged couple looked upon them with great joy and said:
"Thank Heaven! We were till now without offspring, and lo! Heaven has now granted us twins."
The old lady washed the babies, and lo! Gold and silver fell down from their hair. She said to her husband—
"Now, husband, get up and take this gold and silver to the mart and buy for us a cow that we may feed the babies with milk."
The old man went, and with that silver and gold bought not only a cow, but a great many other things necessary for the twins, who were brought up with great care and kindness, although in an obscure hut. The children grew rapidly and became a great comfort to the aged couple. The boy grew to be a brave boy and became a hunter, and the girl grew to be a beautiful, intelligent maiden. The aged couple, following the course of the world, died when the children were quite young. The girl had only once heard from the old woman that they were fished from the river in a chest, and that the despised woman in the King's palace door was their mother, whom the King's two daughters-in-law had put in that position by falsehood. After the death of their benefactors, the sister and brother continued to live in the hut. The boy went hunting, and the maiden used to visit the court, for the purpose of seeing their mother; but, following the advice of her deceased godmother, she did not let herself be known, lest mischief should befall herself and her brother. She learned, however, all that was going on in the royal palace. One day the boy hunted for an antelope and found a fine one, which he secured.
"This is worthy of the King," said the boy, and took it to the palace. The King was very much pleased. On another day he shot a lion, whose skin he took to the King, who said to him:
"Good for you, my little hunter! Come to-morrow to the palace again; I will praise you before my men."
The boy came home and told his sister that he was invited to the palace by the King.
"Good!" said the maiden; "take this bouquet with you. When you enter the King's palace you will see there, in a corner, a woman wrapped in the hide of a camel, and buried in the dust up to her waist. All who enter the door spit in her face; for my sake, do throw this bunch of roses to her as you pass by her."
"All right," said the boy; and on the following day, as he was entering the palace, he threw the bunch of roses to the despised woman. He then entered the King's apartment, where both the King and the courtiers were very much pleased with him. His manly bearing and intelligent conversation were the subject of general admiration. But the King's two daughters-in-law were very much displeased with the little hunter, who threw a bunch of roses to their disgraced sister instead of spitting at her. They thought there was something at the bottom of the boy's conduct, and said to one another:
"Let us find out some means of getting rid of this urchin, lest our secret should leak out."
As they had great influence with the King and the court, they went to the King and said:
"Long live the King! You see that this boy is an expert hunter; he has brought you a lion's hide; but it shall be useless as long as there is only one. Send him to bring a dozen more lions' skins with which to adorn the new palace."
The King liked this suggestion and sent the boy to bring him a dozen lions' skins. The boy came home and told his sister, who said to him:
"Brother, when our godmother died she told me that we had an aunt living somewhere among the rocks of yonder Black Mountains. In case some difficult task was imposed upon us by the court we might go to our aunt, who would always be glad to help us. So you had better go to her; she will show you how to hunt twelve lions."
The boy started towards the Black Mountains. There, in a deep cavern, he saw an old fairy woman sitting. He ran to her and at once kissed her hand.
"Halloo!" exclaimed the old lady, "is it you, silver-haired twin?"
"Yes, auntie, it is me," answered the boy.
"And how does your golden-haired sister thrive?" the fairy woman asked.
"She humbly kisses both of your hands, auntie," said the boy.
"And what have you come for, my boy?" inquired the fairy lady.
"The King wants from me a dozen lions' skins," answered the boy.
"Well then, come and hide you under my apron till your forty cousins come," said the old woman, hiding the boy in the folds of her skirts.
Soon the forty fairies, the sons of the old lady, came, and smelling the boy, exclaimed:
"How now, mother! Have you prepared for us a meal of human meat today?"
"No, sons," answered the lady, "unless you are so cruel as to eat your own human cousin."
"Where is he, mother?" inquired the forty, "we will not hurt him, but talk to him."
The boy came out from under the apron of his fairy aunt.
The forty brothers were very much pleased with him and kissed him by turns. Then they asked him about his errand, and when the boy told them, they said:
"That is nothing, cousin, we will give you twelve lions' skins which we are now using as quilts and replace them with new ones tomorrow."
They gave the boy the lions' skins to carry to the King, also a tent as a present to his golden-haired sister. The boy came home, and giving the tent to his sister, took the skins to the King, who was highly pleased with them. But the two women were more uneasy now than ever, and asked the King to send the boy to bring seven pairs of elephants' tusks, in order to decorate the new palace with ivory. The King, not knowing that the intention of the wicked women was to destroy the youth, sent him to bring the ivory. The boy went again to his fairy cousins and told his errand.
"Cousin," said the forty brothers, "we can bring you seven pairs of elephants' tusks, but you must bring us a saw, and seven horse-loads of seven-year-old wine."
The boy went back to the city, and getting the saw and seven skinfuls of old wine, loaded them on seven horses and brought them to the fairies, who took them to the pool which was the elephants' watering-place. They emptied the water from the pool and filled it with wine. At night the elephants came to drink, and not knowing that it was wine, they soon were drunken and fell down senseless. Thereupon the fairies cut off their tusks and brought them to the boy. Besides this they gave him also a rug as a present for the golden-haired maiden. The boy came home, and giving the rug to his sister, he took the ivory to the King, who was very much pleased with it. But the King's two daughters-in-law were very angry at the boy's success, and went again to the King, saying:
"Long live the King! The new palace is very nicely decorated with lions' skins and ivory, but it has one deficiency, and that is a beautiful mistress to dwell in it. The King of India's daughter must live there. Her beauty is unequalled in the world. And as your youngest son is without a wife, she will be his wife. Send the little hunter to bring her."
The King was persuaded and sent the boy on the errand. The youth again went to his fairy cousins, who kidnaped and brought the daughter of the King of India safely, and gave her to the boy. They gave to him also a table, which was served by itself, as a present. He fell in love with the maiden at first sight; she also fell in love with the boy. But as he had promised to take her to the King, he did so. The King ordered him to take the maiden to the new palace, and invited the boy who was the hero of so many great deeds to a private banquet at the palace. The two wicked women, seeing that they could not destroy the boy by sending him on difficult errands, were mad with anger. The boy went home and told his sister that the King had invited him for the following day.
"Brother," said the maiden, "when you go to-morrow to the King's palace, take your hound with you. Let it go before you, and you step only wherever it has stepped. And when you eat, first give your dog to eat of the meat. If you see it has not hurt him, you may eat of the meat; but if he dies, be careful not to eat, lest you die also."
On the following day the boy did as the maiden had advised him and sent the dog before him. Just under the threshold of the door there was a deep pit dug which was discovered by the dog's walking before him, and he avoided it. Entering in, he cast the bouquet which his sister had given him to the woman in the dust. And when he was called to the table he gave a piece of the food to the dog, and lo! it died at once. Thereupon he withdrew, saying:
"I am not hungry to-day. I had my meal before I came."
He refused to touch any of the food, in spite of the polite entreaties of the King's two daughters-in-law. Then in his interview with the King he asked his majesty to accept his invitation and come to his humble home for dinner, with all the court. The King, who by this time had become very much fascinated with the appearance of the youth, accepted his invitation. In the evening the boy came home and told his sister what had happened.
"Do you know who digged the pit under the threshold?" asked the maiden.
"Who?" said the boy.
"The King's two daughters-in-law," said the maiden, "in order that you might fall into it and be killed."
"But they were so friendly and polite," said the boy.
"And do you know why your dog died?" inquired the maiden.
"Why?" said the boy.
"The King's two daughters-in-law had poisoned the food, in order to kill you," said the maiden.
"Strange!" exclaimed the boy, "what have I done to them?"
"And do you know who the woman is who is buried in the dust and to whom you have given bunches of roses while all others spat at her?" asked the maiden.
"Oh! her lot is most pitiful; for Heaven's sake tell me who she is," said the boy.
"She is our mother, the one who gave us our existence," said she.
"How! how!" exclaimed the boy, impatiently.
The maiden told him everything. She also told him that it was their cruel aunts who, wanting to destroy him, had persuaded the King to send him on dangerous errands. Then sister and brother planned how to entertain the King on the following day. They at first pitched the tent sent by the fairies, and lo! it was so large that a whole kingdom could be entertained in it. Then they stretched the rug, and lo! it was as large as the tent. Then they put in the middle of it the wishing-table, which served as much and as many kinds of food as one desires. On the following day the King with all the court and the army came, and seeing the tent the King said to himself:
"Aha! this is the tent that my oldest daughter-in-law would weave."
Entering in, he saw the immense rug, and he said to himself:
"This is the rug which my second daughter-in-law was boasting about."
All his army was entertained and there was still room for as many more people. The King fell into deep meditation and thought there must be something at the bottom of it all. The foods served from the wishing-table were so various and delicious that the King was very much pleased, and at the end of the banquet, while all the crowd was listening, he said to the twins:
"Ask of me whatever you want, and I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom."
"Is there anything more precious than father and mother?" said the twins; "mighty King, give us our father and mother."
"Although I am a King," said the King, "do not forget that I am human. Is it possible that a human being should give you your lost parents?"
"How is it," said the twins, "that you believe that a human being can give birth to dogs, and you do not believe a human being to be able to restore lost parents? If one is true, the other also must be true."
A thunderbolt suddenly falling from the sky would not have frightened the King's two daughters-in-law as much as did these words.
"What do you mean?" said the King, with a trembling voice.
The twins told him their story, at the end of which the boy took off his cap, displaying his silver hair; and the maiden took off her head-dress, letting fall her rich golden locks. Thereupon the King embraced his grandchildren, weeping loudly because of great joy. Then they embraced the Prince, their father, and their dear, wronged mother, who was immediately released from her disgraceful punishment. The King at once ordered the furnace to be heated to seven times the usual heat, and the two wicked women were thrown into the fire. Then a wedding was celebrated for forty days and nights and the boy was married to the daughter of the King of India, whom he had brought to the palace.
Thus Heaven rewarded the good and punished the evil.
Three apples fell from heaven—one for me, one for the story-teller, and one for him who entertained the company.
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Delhi prisons have taken strides in the reformation and rehabilitation of the prisoners and our foundation is supporting them in these reformation activities. We keep on organising free homoeopathy camps for the inmates every 15 days so that their health should be taken care of. Regular medicines are provided to the inmates. Counselling sessions are organised for them. As until and unless a person is not relaxed mentally, he cannot go on a right and positive path. We try to resolve their problems and relax them mentally. Also we work for their spiritual growth by organising BhajanSandhyas, chanting by spiritual gurus etc. For their skill management, painting competitions are also organised which are judged by world famous artists. Their talents are exhibited by our foundation at various exhibitions arranged by us. Main aim of these exhibitions is to make general people aware about the skills of the inmates.
The Jail Administration runs various vocational and technical programmes for skill development, reformation and rehabilitation of inmates, in various units such as Carpentry, Weaving (Handloom and Power loom), Tailoring, Chemical, Paper, Food Processing, Pottery, Shoe Making & Bakery (Tihar Baking School). Dr.Lal Singh's Foundation we give them the sense of acceptability in outside world and thus prevent the relatively innocent from adopting lives of crime. Our motive is that any man who came in jail should not go out as a criminal. Jail may not put an end to crime, but we want to help prisoners live a life free of misdemeanour. The amount received by selling the products and the paintings made by the inmates, goes to the account of inmate, helping them to earn their livelihood and showing them the right path after they come out of the jail.
Main aim of Dr Lal Singh's Foundation is to serve humanity. So we believe that everyone should get the basic needful items. We collect clothes from people. Wash those clothes, iron them and pack them as sets in a polybags. We go to slums, streets, old age homes, orphanages and distribute these clothes according to sizes. We also give biscuits, soaps, toothbrushes, tooth paste, oil, blankets, toilateriesetc to these people. We also visit Tihar Jail and distribute clothes, slippers, tooth paste, tooth brush, soaps, oil etc to the inmates whose family members do not visit them.


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Minnesota Church Offers Young Parishioners a 'Pray-Ground'
Located the at front of the sanctuary, it's a playtime meets praytime.
By GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN
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One church in Minnesota has a creative way to keep kids occupied during services: a "prayground."
— -- Hoping to create a playful space in her Minnesota church where children may worship -- rather than simply being dropped off in the nursery by their parents -- Andrea Roske-Metcalfe has created a "pray-ground' for her young parishioners.
Roske-Metcalfe, the associate pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in the Twin Cities suburb of Apple Valley, removed some pews from the front of the sanctuary, and filled the area at the front of the sanctuary with toys and other child-friendly items. In contrast, houses of worship which feature similar spaces, often locate them in the rear of the sanctuary. Parents can see their offspring, and the children experience services like their parents do.
Roske-Metcalfe tells ABC News she "felt we could find a more authentic way to welcome young children into worship, rather than expecting them to either sit quietly in the pews or not be present at all. So this is simply one more option for parents to choose from on any given day."
She admitted that at first, much of the congregation was "extremely skeptical. But Pastor John [Matthews] and I were both behind it, and we talked to a number of different groups before we debuted it, to explain our thought process and reasoning."
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"The pray-ground has been a success in every way," Pastor Matthews said. "I love having it set up for every service; seeing the little ones -- and parents -- in worship adds a beautiful human touch."
Roske-Metcalfe added that they knew that if it was a "complete disaster," it would be easy enough to put the pews back. "But this is a congregation willing to try new things," she said. "They would rather try something and risk having it fail than never try anything at all."
The pray-ground just celebrated its one-year anniversary at Grace Lutheran and the noise level has actually gone down overall. "Some kids both in the Pray-Ground and in the pews are loud from time to time, but their parents usually take them out quickly, and we would rather hear them, anyway, than have a silent church with no kids."
And as it turns out, the people who were initially against the idea of the "Pray-Ground" are now its biggest supporters, Roske-Metcalfe said. "At the rare worship service where there aren't any kids at all in that space, people will actually comment to me about how they miss having them there. They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways, and that has proven to be true here at Grace. And we are grateful beyond measure."


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NCsoft has just announced the next class in the works for Aion Korea and this one is fairly unusual. We are used to see some anachronistic stuff coming to this MMORPG, but as far as classes go, this is probably the most outlandish. Her original name is 채화성, but since there is no clear translation to it, we'll call it graffiti artist. She looks more like a character out of a hero shooter, or Nintendo's Splatoon, for that matter, but I'm not complaining.
However, many Aion fans are, judging by the feedback from the YouTube announcements. This class was designed with the aim of being different, and it clearly shows. One of the videos below details the creation process, including some rejected looks (thankfully, as a couple of them were really bad), and weapons such as a huge paintbrush. Her weapon ended up being some sort of dual paint-shooting bracelets as you can see below. The CGI video looks really good, it has to be said, but once again, it seems at odds with the concept of Aion.
This class releases on November 28, 2018 in Korea and will surely hit North America and Europe in early 2019. Her official page is live.
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The best sheepskin jackets and coats for men in 2021 – Health Guild News
The most attractive image of the sheep coat, unfortunately, is not its most effective advertising. Only Del Boy from Fools and Horses has consolidated for many the relationship between trustworthy sheepskin and trade in the market, a wide, fluffy neck for the wide boy. If not him, sheepskin was for many years a staple of football coaches screaming from the sidelines during icy winter games, or of John Motson, a little more welcoming in his comment box.
But what unites his appreciation for the sheepskin coat, better known as shearling, a coat that has been made of sheepskin, tanned and dressed in wool that remains as a natural lining, is the fact that few winter coats, outside of the highly technical ones, they are just as warm. Very warm, in fact. And often because they work so hard to make these coats, very expensive.
American B-3 Shearling Flight Jacket
The same idea was not lost on World War II aviators. Undoubtedly more elegant, if only for its more sexist associations, the flying jacket associated with The Few of the Battle of Britain, all large and with a belt over those blue RAF, was also a leather jacket of sheep, with the exterior tanned and polished to a shine. but the woolly interior and the huge neck preserved. Before the arrival of electrically heated flying suits, a jacket like this literally kept you alive at altitude, as was the intention of its designer, a certain Leslie Irvin, who also invented the parachute rope system.
Those with a less patriotic inclination might suggest that it was the USAAF, the American equivalent of the RAF in wartime, that carried the style better, with its B-3 model, with several adjusters of waist and cuffs, zippers and pockets, and sometimes made. of untreated raw white sheepskin. He became an icon of military clothing. The model had been standard in the USAAF since 1934 and such was its success that it was still in use until the 1950s, when incorporating more technology into a cabin, and a new wave of synthetic fabrics, made the its volume was impractical. Not that it was a new idea for either side of the Atlantic: the Iron Age man wore sheepskin coats, which had their moments of high fashion both during the medieval, Tudor and Victorian periods.
Marlon Brando with a Sheep Jacket in On The Waterfront (1954)
But of course, the warmth of sheepskin or sheepskin is just one of its benefits. It's the style that really sells it in these central heat times, and that's also why, for ethical reasons, many modern interpretations are fake sheep, with the best examples just as good. The classic Levi's trucker jacket with sherpa collar (sherpa is a kind of synthetic polyester fleece with a wool look) is an example. Many brands, from Zara to AMI, YMC to Stella McCartney, have rightly ridden this horse.
Not in vain did Skinheads, this austere-style tribe from which he derived Mod – Make a sheepskin your favorite winter coat, when cropped 501 pants or Sta Perst and cherry red Doc Marten kept winter out, but that MA-1 fire jacket he really didn't. Worn on a gingham shirt with buttons and straps, the sheepskin looked better. The different panels that come together to make a sheepskin coat, sheep have not yet been born large enough to provide enough skin for an entire coat, although genetics certainly work there, they have to be sewn. And a good example is sewn with a precision flat seam that is so flat that the coat can be worn upside down, albeit at the risk of looking like something like a yeti.
Ryan Gosling and Blade Runner 2049
Perhaps that is why, despite the lighter, warmer, more compact and ethical alternatives made by man today, the sheepskin coat persists. Check out Marlon Brando with his heart-neck jacket at On the Waterfront or James Dean's ranch coat at Giant. Or, in the more market-to-market and hood-style style, look at Steve Buscemi in Fargo or Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049 (yes, even in 30 years they still wear them).
There's something about the rope collar jacket that makes your wearer look great effortlessly, and something about the sheepskin full coat that makes your wearer look like he knows how to handle himself. It's hard to wear a sheepskin coat without evoking any subtle touch of menace (see Tom Hardy as Bane for reference).
Purchase considerations
Since a sheepskin jacket is an investment purchase, before giving up your cash, it is prudent to consider the following.
Interestingly, you don't find yourself much in the way of tight sheepskin. This is a sturdy outerwear with a thick silhouette and large lapels or neck. You feel the weight when you carry it. If you normally buy a larger size with winter coats for grooving a layer of knit below, note how thin your legs will be before heading to the box. For similar reasons, short, stout boys are advised to go for a long coat instead of a square jacket.
In recent years, flight jackets have been the most common sheepskin coats, possibly to the point of overexposure. They are masculine, practical and style up or down quite easily. Shearling or borg truckers are more casual – think of the aesthetics of Brokeback Mountain, winter in Wyoming. Longer styles include feathers and coats, but you will also find a sheepskin parka or raincoat. They all have some decay, especially because of the number of digits you'll find on the price tag.
There is a complicated riddle about what it constitutes ethical fashion these days, and it shows up when you're going to buy sheep. Some conscious consumers refuse to buy the real thing for reasons of animal cruelty. But if you opt for borg, the vegan alternative, you're likely to buy oil-based polyester, which may not last as long and removes microplastics. Only you can decide which is the right option.
The brown sheep is the most natural and common style you'll see, but it comes with these Del Boy connotations. Black is a smart alternative, especially in a flight jacket, but don't discount chocolate brown or even navy blue or the occasional green. A contrasting lining or white sheepskin neckline leans traditional, while many modern styles have the lining dyed to give a tonal look.
The best brands of heart jackets
Now that you've figured out exactly what type of sheepskin jacket you want to buy, here are the brands you should look into.
Closed originally started as denim brand in the late 1970s, but since then it has become a full-fledged fashion brand, with lines for both men and women … and some of the fur coat pieces of nicer sheep out there. The brand uses Spanish lambskin to make its sheepskin coats and jackets, with designs ranging from classic firefighter and aviator styles to parkas. But whatever the style, expect these jackets to be warm, soft, comfortable and stylish.
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Sitting at the premium end of Main Street, Reiss has built a reputation for production high quality and affordable leather jackets, and their versions of sheepskin certainly do not disappoint. Launching a small, selected line every fall / winter, you can expect butter-like soft sheepskin in a wide range of classic colors and silhouettes, from aviators to truckers, updated with contemporary details and design elements.
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Schott NYC began supplying fire jackets to the U.S. Air Force during World War II before shooting to fame after Marlon Brando put on his Perfecto biker jacket in the movie The Wild One. Widely considered the ultimate leather outerwear brand, the American company offers sheepskin versions of all its classic models, including the B-1, G-3, trucker and biker.
The sheepskin jacket was a natural progression for a brand that turned the leather biker into an integral part of its collections during Hedi Slimane's tenure. The designer may have left the company since then, but his characteristic aesthetic remains, with Saint Laurent designs exuding the arrogance of rock 'n' roll.
Acne studies
Known for crossing between the realms of culture, art and fashion, the experimental turn of Acne Studios Scandinavian style it has earned him legions of loyal followers around the world. Her sheepskin outerwear stays true to shape, with the Swedish label giving this old silhouette a contemporary update through color, shape and detail without deviating from its minimal design ethos.
Buy now at Mr Porter
If money is no object and you are looking for a true investment piece, Brunello Cucinelli offers some of the most luxurious sheepskin jackets and coats on the market. The highest quality sheepskin is complemented by top quality details such as cashmere embellishments and subtly engraved hardware to create a superior product. Expect to pay over £ 5,000, but they are worth every penny.
He unconditional preppy offers an excellent range of authentic American workwear through its RRL sub-brand, with sheepskin outerwear occupying a place of pride. Expect classic, masculine shapes, such as trucker, firefighter, and ranch jacket that will fit directly into your weekend wardrobe. Meanwhile, Ralph's Purple Label line offers high-end versions with sleek shapes that exude luxury and are priced up to par.
Buy now at Ralph Lauren
Artisan producers of sheepskin jackets
Casa Chapal
This French tannery makes some of the best leather jackets around, and it's a surprise given its history: Lindbergh wore a Chapal jacket for his transatlantic flight; and Chapal invented a lamination process by which sheepskin coats can be waterproofed. But expect to pay: your B-3 is € 5,000.
Buy now at Chapal
British Sheepskin Company
If you want a B-3 chalet or a sheepskin coat, this family business might be the place to come. BSC emerged from Somerset's formerly important sheepskin industry, which sadly went into rapid decline in the early 1980s.
Buy now at British Sheepskin Company
Eastman Leather Company
This company has rightly earned the reputation of manufacturing some of the best military reproduction jackets on the market, and its sheepskin designs are no exception. His B-6 is a more toned-down version of the B-3, better combined, at least for adventurers, with A-3 sheepskin pants.
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This past fall, we wrote a necessary post entitled "Not all churches and pastors are like that." We talked about the faults of some churches and leaders, but relayed that there are so many good churches that are led by godly and caring pastors.
There are still many high profile churches that are struggling with very serious issues. We thought it would be a helpful reminder and encouragement to focus on 3 essential characteristics to look for in church leadership.
Honest – Nothing is more damaging to a church than a leader with a reputation for saying one thing behind closed doors and another from the platform. Not all business that goes into running the church has to be done in the open. But church leaders who mislead the congregation, fail one of the crucial tests of pastoral leadership. A church leader must be committed to openly sharing the truth, (not every truth, but enough truth) that his reputation is one of truthfulness and not deception.
Qualified – It surprises some that Christ is fairly clear about the qualifications to serve in leadership of His church. Dynamic communication skills, managerial capacity, and A-Type personalities, are laughable qualifications compared to the biblical standard. Read I & II Timothy and Titus and ask yourself does your pastor resemble anywhere close to these things. Church leadership must be an example to the flock ( I Peter 5:3). Is you are ashamed of the example of your leaders, confront them or leave. Don't expect perfection, but don't bury your head in the sand if you are certain your church leaders are not someone that you would want your children or loved ones to follow.
Compassionate – If you are on the train home from Chicago after a really bad day in the stock markets, you can often tell those who love money by the angst on the faces of those whose livelihoods were negatively impacted that day. Sadly, the same goes for churches and the anger that is displayed when money rules the culture of the church. Anger always abounds because money never brings contentment. If you have a church that measures success by the bottom line, it will often spill out in outbursts of anger. Leaders with a heart of compassion view money differently and care more about the hearts of the flock. A heart of compassion results in tenderness toward the sheep, not brow-beating or manipulative threats. There is a willingness to be bitten by the sheep, not assume they are all wolves and threats.
Please carefully consider the characteristics of the leaders in your church. I pray that many of you are encouraged when you read these, because the leaders in your church are biblical examples.


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Tom Hardy Cast As Elton John In 'Rocketman' Biopic (VIDEO)
It was always going to take someone special to play Elton John in the forthcoming 'Rocketman' biopic and now Britain's own Tom Hardy has been announced as the film's lead.
Elton will be re-recording a number of his greatest hits to fit in with the emotion of the film, which will begin filming in autumn 2014.
Focus Features CEO Peter Schlessel said in a statement: "Tom is quickly becoming known as one of the world's most versatile actors, and like others at the top of their craft, he has proven his ability to transform himself completely into the character or subject found in the material.
"We are confident that Tom will embody the physicality and spirit of Sir Elton. This, in conjunction with the creative team led by Michael and Rocket Pictures, will provide the foundation for something that will be a unique cinematic event."
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By Rascher Saxophone Quartet. By Adler Samuel; Corbett Sidney. Listening CD. Published by BIS Records (NX.BIS-CD-953).
Composed by Lenny LeBlanc & Sondra Corbett-Wood. Arranged by Jack Schrader. Choral Anthems. Devotion, God's Attributes/Character, Contemporary, Praise & Worship, General Worship, Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Hope Publishing Company #C5229. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C5229).
Composed by Lenny LeBlanc & Sondra Corbett-Wood. Arranged by Jack Schrader. Devotion, God's Attributes/Character, Contemporary, General Worship, Sacred. Performance/Accompaniment CD. Hope Publishing Company #C5229C. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C5229C).
Composed by Lenny LeBlanc & Sondra Corbett-Wood. Arranged by Jack Schrader. Devotion, God's Attributes/Character, Contemporary, General Worship, Sacred. Orchestration. Hope Publishing Company #C5229O. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C5229O).
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