As Anglicans, we are blessed to be able to join in the work of proclaiming the Gospel with our brothers and sisters around the block and around globe.
Each year, the last Sunday after Epiphany is designated as World Mission Sunday across the Anglican Church in North America. In 2015 that day will be Sunday, February 15.
AGMP is a network of 33 non-profit Anglican global mission-committed entities. Their vision is to see an Anglican Church in North America that is passionately committed to preach the Gospel and to make disciples of all nations in the name of Christ. Please contact any of these agencies for additional resources, speakers and testimonies. They will bless your congregation immeasurably by sharing their Gospel work around the world. A listing of those agencies can be found at http://www.agmp-na.org.
While mistakes like this are common among well-intentioned planters and pastors, new missional works do not always have careless sacramentology. I have celebrated the Eucharist with linens draped over a plastic table in a gym that smelled like sweaty kids and experienced something transcendent and beautiful, something ancient but immediate. What makes the difference in a church plant between an experience of the sacraments that is holy and one that is sloppy?
In recent years church planting has exploded in popularity in our North American context (for reasons both good and bad), and at the same time, the ancient sacramental practices of the church are receiving renewed interest and attention. It was inevitable that these two trends would intersect. As an Anglican church planter, and because the sacraments and church planting are two of my greatest passions in life, I am excited both about the liturgical church regaining its missional side and many mission-filled churches coming home to their roots. My giddiness is tempered, however, by the great variance in the quality of this meeting of mission and sacrament; it is sometimes a beautiful, life-giving symbiosis and sometimes, as previously described, a gory, carnage-filled train wreck.
I do not believe the distinction is simply in practice; it is more deeply rooted in ethos, influence and order. There is a fundamental difference between planting a sacramental church and planting a church with Communion stuck awkwardly onto the end of a worship service. Or put another way; there is a difference between sacramental church planting and planting a church with a sacramental veneer.
Whether or not you are engaged in sacramental church planting is not merely pragmatic or methodological. It is not just how well you celebrate the rituals surrounding Communion or Baptism (although their execution is important). It is not simply a question of how we do the sacraments; it is a question of whether or not the sacraments shape who we are.
In sacramental church planting, Communion and Baptism are not simply "add-ons." We do not simply make them a part of our efforts because they are hip, trendy or practically helpful; they are the center point of our worship, the primary means of catechesis and discipleship, the undergirding of our devotion, the source of our community. Through the liturgical forms surrounding our sacramental practice, we teach doctrine and we commune with our God and one another. Sacramental church planting means that the identity, function and values of the new faith community flow from our sacramental reality. In a church plant that simply includes the sacraments, the sacraments are only small part among many; in a sacramental church plant, however, the greater whole is fundamentally shaped by our understanding and practice of the sacraments. The centrality of the sacraments means that the church plant takes on the nature and attributes of a sacrament in its form and function.
The 1662 Catechism of the Anglican Church defines a sacrament as "an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. God gives us the sign as a means whereby we receive that grace, and as a tangible assurance that we do in fact receive it." So, a sacrament is a sign, a means of grace and a tangible assurance. The only reason for the significance of the physical actions is the spiritual reality they express and transmit. A sacramental church plant understands its nature in the same way: the purpose of the sacramental church plant is to be a physical working out of the Gospel of grace, a means by which people can receive that grace and the presence of the church should be an assurance of the reality of the redemptive work of God. Thus, all the physical aspects of the plant are determined by the Gospel and are a means of the grace of the Gospel. This has profound implication on the way that we plant a sacramental church.
Without the initiative of God, Eucharist is simply snack time. Without the spiritual substance, the physical accidents are simply ground grain and pressed grapes. Without the ongoing redemptive work of the Gospel, church planting is simply entrepreneurship. If our planting work is motivated by anything other than the glory of God, the proliferation of his Gospel and the growth of the Church catholic, we are only working to create a paycheck or a legacy or an institution. Without God's movement our efforts are in vain. Sacramental church plants see the vision for their work as being dependent on the move of God to have any efficacy, but also believe confidently that he is indeed present in the work and is inviting us to participate with him just as he invites us to his waters of Baptism and his table of Communion. So, sacramental church planting understands that our fruitfulness does not simply come down to technique, but rather to the sovereign move of God inviting us and others into his ongoing redemptive work.
As previously stated, the sacraments have no value without that they are the visible Word, pointing to the glorious work of the Gospel. Although the spiritual truth is primary, the nature and quality of the physical sign that expresses it has great significance. Haphazard celebration of the Supper caused sickness and death in Corinth; this was a spiritual issue of a lack of repentance and respect, but it was reflected in the improper physical expressions of drunkenness and disrespect. In other words, the how is as important as the what and the why. This has bearing for the sacramental church plant because we see our churches as the physical sign that points to the spiritual grace of the Gospel, so if we are a sloppy sign, we reflect a disfigured truth. Our ends do not justify our means. We do not grow or succeed in church planting at any cost, but rather our practice of planting must reflect the message we are teaching because in many ways just as the sacraments are the visible Gospel, so are our methods our message. This attitude causes us to reflect on all of our means for gathering, strategizing, advertising, organizing and pursuing planting according to how they mirror the Gospel they are meant to be an assurance of. The sacraments then become our handbook for planting second only to the Scripture and before any other writings, books, coaches or conferences.
The importance of the physical sign as a gateway to the experience of something greater naturally leads to a valuing of things of beauty that connect us with a sense of a deeper reality. Sacramental church plants then should take great care not to simply be a proper physical sign in the quality of our planting methods and example, but also in our creative and artistic expression of our endeavors. For example, worship is the activity commanded of the church, but it is codified in one way through musical expression. So, if worship is important, then our music is important. Our music is more than simply entertaining or nostalgic, it is a present offering of praise to the holy God as part of a great tradition, therefore it should be theologically rich and aesthetically beautiful. It should be faithful and good quality. We do not simply adopt what is trendy or popular, we vet things according to their quality and substance. Part of our mission and purpose is to offer our best.
The experience of sacramental worship is rich in symbol with both deep history and contemporary expression. We are rooted and relevant. We value beauty because it is not beauty simply for the sake of beauty, rather we believe it points us to the splendor of the Creator. Our worship services, our websites, our music, all our creative expression should all be done with our best effort for the glory of God. Understanding aesthetics sacramentally, that our aesthetics also point to a greater reality, adds value to what is created and the creation process itself. We are not simply trying to "brand" our church or "market" our efforts. We are not trying to be hip, cool and relevant in our worship services. A sacramental understanding of the aesthetic means that we have a responsibility for quality and integrity in all of our graphical, musical and artistic expression because how we express ourselves reveals the value of the object the expression is pointing to. So, in sacramental church planting we need to have a high value on the quality and holiness and effectiveness of all of our outward expression be it symbolic, print, audio, digital, or any other medium.
"Community" is an oft-used word in the church planting world, and rightly so. We must, however, have a biblical understanding of what that means. In a sacramental church, community is defined by and practiced in the sacraments. It is not simply left to social gatherings, small groups or even primarily defined by activities such as accountability or pastoral care. How community is entered and how it is sustained are not dictated by systems or the latest book on assimilation. Our covenantal understanding of community as the people of God who are recipients of his promises, co-heirs with Christ and participants in his sent-ness is entered into through baptism and practiced in the Eucharist.
For the sacramental church plant, the sacraments are our primary source for catechesis and discipleship. The liturgical forms surrounding our practice of the sacraments teach the doctrine of the church in a living way. Liturgical forms introduce doctrine through factual tenets, narrative form and recitation of Scripture, but they also reveal that our doctrine is meant to be shared communally, experienced corporately, lived-out personally and proclaimed externally. Sacraments break down the walls between intellectual learning, personal experience and missional outreach. Although other books and curriculum are good and important, the sacraments remain our principal teachers of the truth of Scripture.
Christ gave us two sacraments- Holy Baptism and Holy Communion. Communion is the family meal where members of the covenant community come together in relationship with one another and Christ himself. It is a meal for believers only because to share in this intimate time, one must first respond to the invitation of the host. This has been the practice of the Church for thousands of years. There is an exclusivity in the Eucharist. At the same time, however, there is an open gate for all who wish to come in; while only those who belong to the family can share in the meal, the beauty of the Gospel is that an invitation to belong is extended to all who will ask, seek and knock through repentance and belief. The exclusivity of Communion is meant to reveal our need for Baptism, to show that to take part, one must enter in. Christ gave us Baptism as an entrance into this family to experience his presence through reconciliation. The sacraments when seen as a pair reflect the truth of the Gospel that intimate relationship with God is possible, but that relationship is not entered into by our own presumption or initiative, rather by a way prescribed by God- no one comes to the Father except through the gate of the Son. We come to Communion through Baptism, just as we come to relationship with God through faith in Jesus, being washed by his grace. The sacraments are a visible Gospel and, therefore, bring definition to how we are truly a part of the people of God and how the Church can brings others in.
The sacraments show that we cannot assume we are members of the covenant community any more than a stranger on the sidewalk can presume that he has inherent claim to come to our family's Thanksgiving Dinner. The invitational and missional nature of the sacraments, however, implores people to not remain in their isolation and exclusion, but to experience the joy of welcome to a new family. "Come, be a stranger no more! Enter, eat and drink!" exhorts Christ through Baptism and the Eucharist as does the church plant in his name.
The church is reminded of our missional purpose over and over as it is embedded in the entire structure of our liturgy: every Sunday our liturgy proclaims the primacy of the glory of God in the opening acclamation, reveals our need for grace to come before a holy God through the prayer for purity, gathers us together in the collect, proclaims the Word through reading and preaching, invites response to the Word through confession and prayer, offers a time for relational reconciliation at the peace, allows us to experience the reality of our new family through the communal meal at the Eucharist and sends us back out into the world to do the work of mission that he has given us to do for that week with the dismissal. On the next Sabbath, the cycle repeats- gather by grace, receive grace, be sent to give grace and bring others in. The liturgy and sacraments show us that we are the church both gathered and sent. For the sacramental church, the sacraments are not only actions that are a part of our work, but in them we find the very nature of our missional purpose.
We cannot take the sacraments and do whatever we would like with them. They do not belong solely to us. Agreeing that the sacraments are right and good and relevant is to agree that what our missional efforts need is to be submitted to something greater than our modern innovation and local preference. We cannot embrace the concept of the sacrament without adopting the form, practice and tradition of the sacrament. Submission to God, to the Church, to the Great Tradition and to one another is central to the sacraments, and we need more of it in our church planting efforts. This does not squelch creativity or spontaneity or contextualization or the work of the Spirit, rather it brings accountability to our own whims and roots us to a tradition that is greater than ourselves. We are not the first Christians to live, nor the first church planters to ever practice the art of starting new congregations. Sacramental church planting agrees that those who have gone before should have a voice in the work we do today. We are allowed creative fidelity, and adherence to the form and nature of the sacrament provides boundaries to that effort so that we do not innovate beyond the scope of faithfulness. Sacramental church planting recognizes that church planting is not a blank slate upon which to build our own kingdom by our own methods and desires, it is simply our time to carry the torch that many before us have carried and many after us will carry on. Submitting ourselves to the proper practice of the sacraments encourages humility and constrains the modern sense of entrepreneurship that can lead to idolatry while also giving us a sense of time and perspective in our mission.
All of the implications of sacramental church planting I've laid out in this short article can be summed up in what the English Reformers called "similitude." Writers including Cranmer and Ridley taught that Christ's choice in the particular physical signs in the sacraments has significant value because of their symbolic likeness to the spiritual truth they represent. Augustine said it this way, "If the sacraments had not some point of real resemblance to the things of which they are the sacraments, they would not be sacraments at all (Letter 98:9)." We submerge in the waters of Baptism due to its similarity to washing and rebirth. In Communion, we use bread because it breaks like the body of Christ and it nourishes our physical bodies as Christ's body nourishes our souls. We use wine for its likeness to the poured out blood of Christ and the fact that many grapes coming together to make one cup of wine shows the unity that is created through Christ's sacrifice. Most of all, both the grain and the grape had to die to give us life through their sustenance just as Christ gave his life so that we may live. There is a reason for the choices of water, bread and wine because they are similar to what they represent.
Just as there is similitude in the sacraments, there must be similitude in our work of church planting. Our concrete and temporal actions in the work of planting have no value lest they are properly empowered by and bear great resemblance to the truth of the Gospel. Using a dissimilar sign would nullify the nature of the Sacrament and to plant a church dissimilar to the Gospel would violate the nature of the church. Therefore, in sacramental church planting we put great effort into the sanctity and propriety of the celebration of the two sacraments ordained by Christ in order to glorify God, edify the church and reach the lost. In doing so, the sacraments are not one part of the work that we do; rather, the lessons we learn and the reality of God we experience in the sacraments shape and form every element of the practice of ministry. In this way, the sacramental church plant is a physical sign of Christ's grace, a means by which the world can receive that grace and the community and work of the church are a tangible assurance of the truthfulness of the promises of God. That is sacramental church planting, and we're into that kind of thing.
The Rev. Canon Dan Alger, Provincial Canon for Church Planting.


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Maad About Pedals!
35+ years repairing and still loving it!
Why Did I Become a Repairer?
In 1976, I bought a '74 Strat for $400 when I'd only been playing for 3 months. Everybody laughed! I put 8-38 strings on it because I reasoned that it was an electric guitar so the amp should do all the work and the string gauge had to be as light as possible. I bought an Acoustic 135 solid state amplifier reasoning that valve amps were old news and transistors would obviously last longer - wouldn't they?
I plugged in. I HATED my sound. I couldn't understand how my heroes like Clapton, Page and Gilmour got that sweet sound. So I started researching in magazines written on "opaque paper technology". In a teeny publication called Australian Musician, I read about Rock Repairs (Sydney's "Premier Guitar Repair Specialists"). I later learned there was only one other guitar repairer in Sydney at the time.
I became a customer of The Rock, as it was affectionately called, and learned that my beloved white '74 Strat had a bowed back neck and that, coupled with the spider web strings (that my delicate fingers were used to ), and my tranny amp (that was better suited for use as shopping centre PA system), meant that after spending 2 grand I hated my tone and I had no hope of emulating the fat round tones of my heroes.
The guys then at Rock Repairs refretted my Strat with Jim Dunlop railroad tracks, and set me up with a bloke's gauge of 10-52 strings. Also the words "valves" and "Celestions" were bandied about. The result? I bent notes cleanly on the Wailing Pailing, liked my sound, and became interested overnight, in guitar improvement methods.
So in May '79…………….I bought the place! Since then I have been on a quest for perfect tone and quality in a guitar. Hence my email address!
'The Rock' Years '79—'85
A wondrous time to be a guitar repairer in the history of Australian music! The heyday of Australian pub rock! Massive crowds, at big hotels, all over town. No pokies in pubs. No giant TV screens showing footy behind the band. We were one of only 2 guitar repair specialist shops in Sydney at that time. We were fortunate enough to repair for the guitarists and bass players of many great bands. See the list at the end of this page.
As you can imagine these were wonderful times. Also, we had a smattering of overseas acts for example, Joan Armatrading and Trini Lopez. We even built a guitar for 'The Mighty' Bo Diddley (when Bo was asked why he was called 'The Mighty' he replied, "Too many guys out there call themselves 'The Legendary'!")
Eddie Van Halen almost single-handedly, in the late '70s, made it cool to customise guitars. He concocted a strat copy from parts, screwed the pickup directly into the wood, wired it only for volume, because, "I don't know how to wire a tone control, man", painted it red with white stripes and even used a piece of chain for a guitar strap. He and many other rev-head players of the day, also helped to bring about the advent of the Floyd Rose tremolo, which also begat many variants. I've often joked that we spent all of the '80s installing Floyd Rose's and all of the '90s taking them off again. We built many "Eddie" style guitars, even down to copying the paint job, at customers' requests.
Rock Repairs was an early example of a custom shop. Imaginations were running wild! We built a machine gun guitar (one P-90) for a Wollongong band called The Gangsters. We built a fretless 6 string electric with no position markers of any kind for a crash helmet-wearing customer nicknamed 'Shellshock'. We built a guitar that resembled a hamburger and another that looked like a clenched fist. We built a 10 string that had bass scale and guitar scale on the one neck. We built a guitar with a skateboard attached so it could be ridden, and played at full volume, across the stage! A Les Paul could be had new for $800 and a Strat for about the same. The vintage guitar market was only in its formative years and as such modification of guitars in general was cool!
During this time 'The Rock' moved from our 8th floor city building, in which we used to be able to crank up our Marshall Major 200W head into 4 quads, to Neutral Bay's Big Bear centre, where we were sandwiched between the original Smithy's and an excellent hamburger emporium, so we had to turn down!!!
Throughout 'The Rock' years, I was also working 3—4 nights per week in bands like Route 66 and the Dead Bodgies. Great days for guitar players!
Post 'Rock' - '86—'03
Upon selling 'The Rock' in '85, I decided to go on my own Rock 'n Roll pilgrimage of America, and whilst in a music shop in Manhattan, viewing the actual bench on which Larry Dimarzio had wound his first pickup, I got offered the job of onroad guitar teching for The Band. I had to respectfully decline the offer, due to the pesky lack of the required green card. Later that day, I got a call from Tommy Emmanuel, asking me to come back to Australia, to work as guitar tech/driver/sound engineer for himself and his brother Phil, in their high octane guitar duo of the day.
Touring Australia with them was sheer delight—first quality music to packed houses every night. Tommy and I constantly referred to the need for TONE AND QUALITY in both instruments and the way they were played.
I started to realise that a perfectly setup guitar, giving a gorgeously inspiring tone, enables the player to play the music, rather than the guitar. If a player is battling his equipment and isn't inspired by it, he cannot give his best performance. Also, every player has SLIGHTLY different requirements, regarding action, setup and sounds. People just hear things differently, even levels of 'out of tune'.
When Tommy moved to Melbourne in the late '80s, I remained in Sydney and continued my repairing business which was then based at Pymble. Old customers from 'The Rock' and many new ones recommended by them, came to Pymble to experience nuclear strength plunger coffee (with honey) and a satisfying setup, rewire etc.
From Pymble to Glebe '03—'09
In 2003 I had my home workshop at my tiny unit in Glebe. Even the painstakingly slow lifts didn't stop customers scaling the 6 floors to my door! During this year, I also started subcontracting at Jacksons Rare Guitars in Annandale. I worked there part time over
4 days each week for 6 years, having some incredibly beautiful, old rare machines to work on, as well as many brand new Gibson, Martin, National, PRS and Collings guitars.
At end of 2008 I changed my arrangement with Jacko's, as my own business expanded. I only worked a Jacko's for a few hours each week and for the most part I worked at my own workshop.
Onward and Upward - Glebe '11 to Present
With my website reaching so many guitarists, I found that I had to work solely from my own workshop in Glebe in order to keep up with demand. Each day brings new enquiries and new customers. Many of my old customers from "The Rock" days have been able to find me and we've reconnected.
I now work as a sole operator (with the secretarial assistance of my wife Catherine) so I am able to give personal service to each and every customer. I'm forging ahead and still learning! I still see guitars that I've never seen before and encounter new challenges and problems to solve. Life is never dull! I'm still chasing those perfect reference tones using different combinations of wood, pickups, valve amps and a plethora of pedals.
Customers from over the years....
Emmanuel Brothers
The Radiators
Mental As Anything
The Divinyls
BB Strutt
Flowers/
Rose Tatoo
Mondo Rock
Creedence Rising
Dutch Tilders
Foreday Riders
The Dead Bodgies
John Paul Young Band
Gillian Eastoe & King Dog
The Delltones
Ol' 55
The Echoes
Big Richard
Hot Diggety Dogs
Gwyn Ashton
The Planet Smashers
Ted Mulry Gang
Faregone Beauties
Wendy & the Rockettes

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Walk tall in the Hobbs 'Ellie' courts. The perfect accompaniment to your working week, Hobbs have reimagined our original courts with a block heel for both comfort and style. The design is a mix of the finest suede paired with a patent leather heel and toe cap. Made in Italy, at Hobbs very own shoe factory.


Marcus Baker has worked in many areas of environmental sustainability and home performance. He is currently Principle Solar Hot Water System Designer and Managing Director of Apricus New Zealand.
A high quality, well designed and installed solar thermal system will reduce energy for water heating by around 75% in individual homes and by 40-70% in larger buildings.


The Louisiana Tech University Department of Theatre has announced its seven-member cast for its production of The Groundling — a profound look at Shakespearean romance in the confines of a garage — written by Marc Palmieri and directed by Professor Kristen Blossom.
In Bob's garage, two theatre professionals work to stage a love story between two young romantics. Laced with lessons about love and loss, Bob's retelling of his youth shows how theatre truly is a reflection of life, even if the mirror happens to be cracked.
The Groundling stages in Arthur W. Stone Theatre, located in the University's Howard Center for the Performing Arts, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-27 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 28.
The Groundlingis a comedy exploring the meaning of the final moments of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, and how the power of theatre can affect the most unsuspecting, and perhaps most deserving, of us all.
For more information on the Louisiana Tech Department of Theatre, visit latechuniversitytheatre.com, facebook.com/latechtheatre, Twitter and Instagram at @LaTechTheatre.


Creating content is much more than simply putting together 600 words on a given subject and sharing it online. Whether you are a professional content creator or a free-time blogger, coming up with fresh and interesting content for your audience can be quite a challenge.
As a content creator myself, I often find myself wondering how I could possibly write another content piece about the same subject, surely once you've written five blogs on a product, there's not much more that can be said right? Wrong, as I have found out, there is always more to write about. If you're like many of the content creators out there who are searching for that snippet of inspiration then this little five step guide should point you in the right direction to creating more unique and interesting content.
A content calendar is the perfect way to organise your content for the month ahead. Spending a couple of hours at the end of the month planning the next month's content will make your following weeks seem a lot more relaxed and achievable.
Spending half an hour or more coming up with a topic or heading every time you sit down to write really starts to add up and before you know it you've lost days of potential writing time. So at the end of each month, set a little time aside for planning headings, keywords, useful websites for the piece and on which platforms you'll be sharing your content. Content calendars are ideal for you to show your client or even your manager what you have got planned for the month ahead and if they have any thoughts or queries about what you have planned.
Before you put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard as the case may be, you need to know who your target audience is. This is much more than saying your target audience is ABC1 women aged 30-50.
Goals/Desires – Health Concious? Learn a Skill?
Once you've answered these categories, you'll find that you've got a pretty strong idea of who your buyer is and what content you should be writing for them. For example, the person above is time pressured and health conscious so you could write '5 Quick Tips to Getting in Shape'.
As content creators, it's our job to become familiar with the products that we're promoting because if we didn't, we wouldn't know what to write about. But once we've been introduced to the product, it can be hard to remember that some people have still never come across this product. They don't know how it's made, what the benefits are or where it can be used. Putting yourself in your customer's shoes allows you to re-introduce yourself to the product and see the product through a fresh new perspective.
The job of a content creator is to educate the public on a specific product, service or company so you need to make sure you are covering all questions that could possibly be asked. For inspiration, trying using Google Search for ideas as to what people are searching for or ask friends, family and colleagues what they would like to know about the product. Once you've given yourself this new view, your ideas will begin to flow and potential content ideas will be never-ending.
This doesn't mean a long weekend in Paris – unfortunately- just a mini-break from your content. It happens to the best of us, we spend hours planning, researching and writing content then when we're finished, we analyse every single word and the piece never seems quite finished. Stop, save your work and move on to another task.
Getting heavily involved with your work will only stress you out and may lead to mistakes. After a couple of days, re-read your piece and make any minor adjustments where necessary. It can be hard to tear yourself away when you're so close to publishing but trust me, a fresh outlook on your piece will really clear your head and allow you to see the piece in a new light.
Finding free images online is every bloggers worst nightmare because we really don't want to get handed a hefty fine through a copyright error. A great site which I found recently is Pexels, there's loads of free, high quality images which require no author attribution. If stock images aren't your thing then be creative and go outside, take your own photos – that's one sure fire way to make sure there's a photo to match your content!


Remember when we told you about the remake of Knights of the Old Republic by a group of fans? Well, there is good news that the project is still going and we can see updates as indicated by their Twitter. Apeiron Game is working hard to make this dream a reality for fans just like themselves and it's coming along nicely. They even have openings for volunteers if you want to help out. You can contact volunteer@apeirongame.com with "Volunteer" in the subject line. They're not accepting anymore voice actors or writers at this time, however.
And if you follow them on Twitter, you'll never miss any notices or updates so you'll always know where they are at in the process. Of course, we also plan to keep you updated because we are excited about this project as well.
Apeiron is a reboot of the Knights of the old Republicthat was released in 2003. Apeiron is a remake and remastering of the original game with added content, new worlds, missions, HUD, inventory, items, and companions.
We are a group of dedicated programmers, artists, voice actors, world builders, and writers that have all come together to breathe life back into a wonderful game. The core creators are an indie gaming group called Poem Studios, but the project will grow as needed.
Apeiron will be will be 100% FREE! You'll still have to own a copy of the original game, but past that we are not charging.


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Kids Series 'The Magic School Bus' Gets New Coat Of Paint For Netflix
Netflix and Scholastic Media are teaming to launch a new CG animated original series based on the 1990s' PBS kids TV series The Magic School Bus. The Magic School Bus 360° will target school-aged children as did the PBS series, which focused on science and technology lessons and was based on the book series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degan. It won a Daytime Emmy in 1995 for Lily Tomlin, who voiced the bus driver Ms. Frizzle. Netflix has ordered 26 episodes of the reimagined series to launch on in 2016, with original executive producer and Scholastic president Deborah Forte returning to produce. "Scholastic Media is a powerhouse creator and producer of top-quality programming for kids and families and its flagship series like The Magic School Bus, Clifford The Big Red Dog and Goosebumps have been huge hits on Netflix in all our territories," said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix. "We're thrilled to expand our relationships and to be the first-run home of The Magic School Bus 360°, introducing a whole new generation to Ms. Frizzle and her high jinks."


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Strategic Air Command
Air Force Reserve
Air Force Materiel Command
508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing
508th Fighter Group F-105 Thunderchief
1944–1945; 1952–1956; 1973; 1975–1982; 2005–2010
Aircraft Support
Motto(s)
Knowledge and Courage
Lt Gen Gerald W. Johnson
508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing emblem
508th Tactical Fighter Group emblem
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The 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. It was activated in 2005, after being formed by the consolidation of two units in 1984.
The 508th Fighter Group was activated late in World War II. The group was designed as a long range fighter escort unit, but when Japanese fighter defenses weakened, the group instead provided air defense of the Hawaiian Islands and training for other fighter units in the Pacific. It was inactivated in late 1945 and its personnel and equipment were used to form the 15th Fighter Group. The group was redesignated the 508th Tactical Fighter Group and activated in the Air Force Reserve, in 1973. It trained pilots in fighter tactics until 1982, when its resources were used to form the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing.
The 508th Fighter Escort Wing was formed in Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 1951 to provide fighter escort for SAC bombers and conduct long range penetration missions. It deployed to Japan to provide air defense of northern Japan and to fly escort missions for reconnaissance missions in the area. The wing was inactivated in 1956 and some of its personnel were used to form the cadre for the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. In January 1984, it was consolidated with the 508th Tactical Fighter Group.
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The 508th Fighter Group was activated on 12 October 1944 at Peterson Field, Colorado with the 466th, 467th and 468th Fighter Squadrons assigned as ifs first operational units.[2][3][4] Its cadre moved to Pocatello Army Air Field, Idaho two weeks later to begin training. The group trained with late model Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft to provide very-long-range escort for Boeing B-29 Superfortresses in the Pacific Theater of Operations.[5]
The lack of significant Japanese fighter defense by late 1944[6] caused a change of mission and the group's destination was changed to Hawaii, where it arrived in January 1945. The 508th acted as part of the defense force for the Hawaiian Islands. In Hawaii, the group also trained replacement pilots for other organizations, repaired P-47s and North American P-51 Mustangs of fighter units engaged in combat, and ferried aircraft to forward areas.[5]
The unit was inactivated in Hawaii on 25 November 1945 and replaced by the 15th Fighter Group, which moved on paper from Iwo Jima and assumed the 508th's mission, personnel and equipment.[5][7]
508th Wing F-84 being refueled by a KC-97[note 2]
The 508th Fighter-Escort Wing was activated at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia by Strategic Air Command in July 1952, drawing its initial personnel and equipment from the 31st Fighter-Escort Wing, which was already stationed at Turner.[1] Its mission was to provide fighter escort for Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombers and to provide point defense, particularly for areas of strategic importance. It had a secondary mission of conducting long range offensive intruder missions.[8]
Little more than six months after its activation the wing became the 508th Strategic Fighter Wing, emphasizing that its mission went beyond escorting bombers.[1] In Operation Long Stride, the wing performed what at the time was the longest nonstop flight by single engine jet aircraft in history. In August 1953, twenty wing aircraft flew from its home base at Turner to RAF Lakenheath in England, returning in September.[9][10]
Strategic Air Command fighter wings had deployed to augment the air defenses of Far East Air Forces since the Korean War. In 1953 and 1954, the wing twice deployed to Misawa Air Base, Japan, to augment the 39th Air Division, which was responsible for air defense in northern Japan.[1] SAC fighters deployed to Japan also provided escort for reconnaissance aircraft flying missions in the area.[11][note 3]
The wing was inactivated on 11 May 1956 in Project Black Knight. Its 508th Tactical Hospital was transferred to the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, which activated at Turner on 1 May and a number of its personnel were transferred to form the cadre for the 4080th Wing.[1][12] The 506th's commander, Col Gerald W. Johnson became the first commander of the 4080th.[13]
In 1972 the Air Force Reserve began to receive Republic F-105 Thunderchiefs, which were becoming surplus to Air Force needs in Southeast Asia. To operate these fighters, it formed three tactical fighter groups, the last of which was the 508th Tactical Fighter Group at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, which was activated in January 173.[14] Hill was selected because the 945th Military Airlift Group there was slated to lose its Douglas C-124 Globemaster IIs, which were being removed from the inventory. The transition from four reciprocating engine transports to supersonic jet fighters was one of the most difficult the reserves had faced.[15]
Less than four months later the Reserve reassigned its tactical fighter squadrons directly to the 301st Tactical Fighter Wing. During the period the group was inactive, its place was taken by Detachment 508, 301st Fighter Wing.[16] After two years the group was once again activated.[17] The group trained in fighter tactics, upgrading to the F-105D and F-105F in 1980.[18] The unit inactivated and its mission, personnel and equipment were absorbed by the activating 419th Tactical Fighter Wing.[19]
The 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing was activated in February 2005 as Air Force Materiel Command reorganized its management offices into a structure of wings, groups and squadrons. It sustained existing weapons and support systems and assisted with the acquisition new systems. It served all United States military services, civil agencies and a number of foreign countries. Its support included acquisition, engineering and technical modification, modernization, as well as maintenance, repair and planning. Wing functions included acquisition, modification, modernization and maintenance and repair of the systems it supported.[20]
Its 508th Aircraft Sustainment Group acted in concert with the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon System Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to direct F-16 "production, sustainment, engineering and manufacturing development, modification and worldwide deployment" for F-16 aircraft for units of the United States Air Force and the air arms of 18 foreign nations. This included foreign co-production and is still among the most complex acquisition program in the Department of Defense.[20]
Its 508th Mature Aircraft and Simulator Sustainment Group, and later, the 558th Aircraft Sustainment Group was responsible for acquiring improved capabilities and sustainment for 36 different aircraft weapon systems. "Mature aircraft" are out of production but still active in the Air Force inventory. The largest programs were associated with the Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II, Cessna T-37 Tweet and Northrop T-38 Talon. The groups also supported aircraft not in the active Air Force inventory that were flown by foreign countries or other agencies of the United States. This group included the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, Douglas C-47 Skytrain and others.[20]
Its 508th Attack Sustainment Squadron executed programs to sustain and improve the A-10 aircraft. Responsibilities include planning, programming and budgeting for modification and structural upgrade programs for the Thunderbolt II.[20]
In addition, the wing managed sustainment programs for aerial targets and training devices for aircraft and for space systems and control and air traffic control towers. The wing also prepared for sustainment programs for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft.[20]
The wing was inactivated in 2010 when Air Force Materiel Command returned to its traditional directorate system for program and maintenance management.[21]
Constituted as the 508th Fighter Group on 5 October 1944
Activated on 12 October 1944
Inactivated on 25 November 1945[5]
Redesignated 508th Tactical Fighter Group
Activated in the reserve on 1 January 1973
Inactivated on 25 March 1973
Activated in the reserve on 17 October 1975
Inactivated on 1 October 1982[19]
Consolidated with the 508th Strategic Fighter Wing on 31 January 1984[22]
Redesignated 508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing on 31 January 2005
Activated on 24 February 2005
Redesignated 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing on 13 August 2007
Inactivated on 30 June 2010[21]
508th Strategic Fighter Wing
Established as the 508th Fighter-Escort Wing on 19 June 1952
Activated on 1 July 1952
Redesignated 508th Strategic Fighter Wing on 20 January 1953
Inactivated on 11 May 1956[1]
Consolidated with the 508th Tactical Fighter Group as the 508th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 January 1984[22]
72d Fighter Wing, 12 October 1944[23]
VII Fighter Command, 6 January – 25 November 1945 (attached to 7th Fighter Wing)[24]
40th Air Division, 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956 (attached to 39th Air Division, 8 February – 13 May 1953; 12 February – 7 May 1954)[1]
301st Fighter Wing, 1 January 1973 – 25 March 1972[17]
301st Fighter Wing, 17 October 1975 – 1 October 1982[17]
Ogden Air Logistics Center, 24 February 2005 – 30 June 2010[20]
508th Fighter Sustainment Group (later 508th Aircraft Sustainment Group): 24 February 2005 – 30 June 2010[25]
508th Mature Aircraft and Simulator Sustainment Group: 24 February 2005 – 28 April 2006[citation needed]
508th Medical Group (later 508th Tactical Hospital): 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956[26]
526th ICBM Systems Group: 13 August 2007 – 30 May 2008[25]
538th Aircraft Sustainment Group: 30 July 2007 – 30 June 2010[25]
558th Aircraft Sustainment Group: 28 April 2006 – 30 June 2010[25]
466th Fighter Squadron (later 466th Strategic Fighter Squadron, 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron): 12 October 1944 – 25 November 1945; 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956 (not operational until September 1952), 1 January 1973 – 25 March 1973, 17 October 1975 – 1 August 1982[2]
467th Fighter Squadron (later 467th Strategic Fighter Squadron): 12 October 1944 – 25 November 1945; 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956[3]
468th Fighter Squadron (later 468th Strategic Fighter Squadron): 12 October 1944 – 25 November 1945; 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956 (not operational until September 1952)[4]
508th Air Refueling Squadron: 25 November 1953 – 11 May 1956 (detached 10 February – 1 June 1954; 4 July – 15 October 1954)[1]
508th Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956[26]
508th Attack Sustainment Squadron (later 508th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron): 24 February 2005 – 30 July 2007[citation needed]
508th Combat Support Squadron: 1 January 1973 – 25 March 1973, 17 October 1975 – 1 August 1982
508th Field Maintenance Squadron (later 508th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron): 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956, 1 January 1973 – 25 March 1973, 17 October 1975 – 1 August 1982[26]
508th Periodic Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956[26]
Peterson Field, Colorado, 12 October 1944
Pocatello Army Air Field, Idaho, 25 October 1944
Bruning Army Air Field, Nebraska, 15 November – 18 December 1944
Kahuku Army Air Field, Hawaii, 6 January 1945
Mokuleia Field, Hawaii, 25 February 1945
Bellows Field, Hawaii, 16 September – 25 November 1945[5]
Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956[1]
Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1 January 1973 – 25 March 1972[27]
Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 17 October 1975 – 1 October 1982[27]
Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 24 February 2005 – 30 June 2010[20]
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1945[5]
Republic F-84 Thunderjet, 1952–1956[1]
Boeing KB-29 Superfortress, 1953–1956[1]
Republic F-105B Thunderchief, 1973–1980[15]
Republic F-105D Thunderchief, 1980–1982[18]
Republic F-105F Thunderchief, 1980–1982[18]
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^ Approved 14 September 1952.
^ Aircraft are Republic F-84G-20-RE Thunderjet serial 51-1274 and Boeing KC-97F-55-BO Stratofreighter serial 51-263. Taken in 1953.
^ This duty was shared with the 31st Wing at Turner and the 12th and 27th Strategic Fighter Wings at Bergstrom Air Force Base. Texas. Ravenstein, pp. 27, 50, 55, 275. It also included fighter escort for reconnaissance aircraft flying missions in the area. AFHRA Factsheet, 39 Air Division.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ravenstein, p. 275
^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 572–573
^ a b c d e f g Maurer, Combat Units, p. 371
^ Doylan, p. 246
^ Robertson, Patsy (2 December 2010). "Factsheet 15 Wing (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^ "Abstract, History 508 Fighter Escort Wing Jul 1952". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "Abstract, History 508 Strategic Fighter Wing Aug 1953". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "Abstract, History 508 Strategic Fighter Wing Sep 1953". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "Factsheet 39 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ "Abstract, History 508 Strategoc Fighter Wing Apr 1956". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "Biography, Lieutenant General Gerald W. Johnson". United States Air Force. 1 January 1974. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ Cantwell, p. 313
^ a b Cantwell, p. 314
^ "Abstract, History 301 Tactical Fighter Wing Aug–Dec 1975". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ a b c Kane, Robert B. (23 September 2010). "Factsheet 301 Fighter Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ a b c "Abstract, Vol. 1 History Air Force Reserve FY 1981". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ a b "Abstract, History 301 Tactical Fighter Wing Oct–Dec 1982". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ a b c d e f g "Factsheet 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing". Hill AFB Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ a b Gorny, Mary Lou. "Aerospace Sustainment Directorate takes on platform program offices". Hilltop Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ a b Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 539q, 31 January 1984, Subject: Consolidation of Units
^ Maurer, Combat Units, p. 406 (year only)
^ "Factsheet 7 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ a b c d See "Current Command Structure, Hill AFB". Ogden Air Logistics Center. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015. CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (Powerpoint presentation, slide 5)
^ a b c d "Abstract, Yearbook 508 Strategic Fighter Wing 1954". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ a b "Thirty Years with the Air Force Reserve at Hill Air Force Base, January 1955 – January 1985". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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Pangbourne Parish Council is currently considering its response to the West Berkshire Council Consultation on Proposed Savings Cuts, which is due to further Government cuts in local authorities funding. In our view, bearing in mind Pangbourne's geographical location and our role as a Rural Service Centre for surrounding villages, visitors and workers who also benefit from the village's services, Pangbourne is being unfairly treated by the proposals.
Reduction of WBC subsidy to the 132/133 and 74 bus services.
We appreciate that considerable concern has already been expressed about the proposed cuts to the library service hours about which we have already made representations to Councillor Bale. Meanwhile, the PPC is exploring alternative ways of paying for the cleaning and maintenance of the toilets.
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If the only way of keeping our public toilets open is for us as the Parish Council to pay for their upkeep, would you support an increase in the amount you pay to support the services provided in Pangbourne as part of your annual Council Tax ("the Precept")?
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We are being encouraged to get more people reading, our standing in the world is falling, we are being encouraged to use public transport there won't be any, it just doesn't add up, what are the powers that be thinking ?
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Stillwater is a forest in upstate New York in which two girls, Sage and Wren, have lived with their mother and younger sister, Evie, for their entire lives. They, quite literally, have had no contact with civilization. There are no cell phones, radios, televisions, internet – nothing. They never have seen another human being outside of the women in their cabin. At least, not that they can remember. Their mother occasionally meets up with a "supply man" who sells their homemade soaps and brings them supplies but, for the most part, they are self sufficient and adequately living off of the land around them. Until the night that Evie falls ill and their mother leaves the cabin to take her to find medical help. Wren and Sage wait….and wait…. Wren carefully marking off the days on her homemade calendar, weeks, then a month and then two. Then a man arrives at their cabin and their lives change forever.
Stillwater Girls completely had me hooked for the majority of the book. Kent is an amazing writer and the story of these girls, how they survived, their meager happiness and their fears, were palpable. I absolutely loved them. Until the final stage of the book. It was as though I was watching a ball of yarn unraveling. The storyline itself began to come apart string by string. While I appreciate plot twists and surprises, those in Stillwater Girls, felt so contrived and unbelievable that I wanted to back up and re-read it all again hoping for a different outcome. Surely all of the great writing at the beginning couldn't fall apart like this at the end, could it? But, sadly, it did. That's not to say that as whole the book wasn't good because it was. It could have been terrific, though, and it wasn't.
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WHOA! I hate it when a book appears to be a terrific read and then falls apart like that. I wonder if the author just gets so tired of it, it's finished–good, bad, or indifferent. It does ruin what might have been a very good book. Too bad.
Exactly! There are times when I would love to talk with the author and ask what they thought, was that their original intent, did an editor perhaps change something? It was an enjoyable read overall and the story of the girls, themselves, was compelling. I just wish the ending could be re-worked. Thanks for you comment!
Despite its flaws, this still sounds like an interesting story. Thanks, Mackey, for an insightful review!
It really was Jonetta. The story of the girls in the forest was incredibly intriguing. I would read it again and still recommend it!
Thanks for your honest review! I get so disappointed when a story flops at the end.
That's too bad, Mackey. I agree with you that it's harder to write reviews for the books that are just okay, and I hate to hear this one feel apart. I wonder how it went from really good to not so good; it makes you wonder what she was thinking. I hope your next book (or the one you're reading now) is much better! Fantastic, honest review!
I just don't know, Stephanie. Of course, this is why I'm not a writer. I never would know how to end a book. I rarely know how to end a review. 😉 The book was so good otherwise, so it was more of a let-down than it would have been otherwise, I think. I have so many great books that I've read just waiting to get out of my head and onto this blog. It's so much easier to read them than to review them.
Great review Mackey. It is hard to write a review for a book that is good, just not great. I always worry that I will turn people off and they might have given it a chance otherwise. When I started reading this one, it reminded me a bit of Where the Crawdads Sing, too bad the ending seemed contrived. Perhaps the author didn't know how to end it and gave up, we will never know.
I was just asked to read Where the Crawdads Sing for it paperback release. I somehow missed it before. I'm really looking forward to it. I think that might be exactly what happened with the ending. There was so much going on and then, suddenly, it was all wrapped up. It wasn't too long and there was still time to do more. It felt truncated and that was disappointing.
That is too bad. I hope you enjoy Crawdads, I loved it.


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Landmark: construction of the Sydney Opera House
This short film was produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit from historic and contemporary footage of the Sydney Opera House.
It includes footage of its complex interior and exterior construction, as well as the site's previous use as the Fort Macquarie tram depot.
It has a musical score but no narration and is likely an unfinished production. The fact that the footage goes from black-and-white to colour emphasises the long construction phase.
It took 14 years to build from 1 March 1959 to its opening on 20 October 1973. About 10,000 construction workers were involved in building Jørn Utzon's ambitious architectural feat. The building was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
The Grand Organ in the concert hall is shown still wrapped in plastic. Estimated to take two or three years, it ultimately took ten years to build - from 1969 to 1979.
The Sydney Opera House has since become one of the most identifiable of Australian icons – alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Uluru, the koala and kangaroo.


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Roger Federer progress in Australian Open Tennis
The 19-time Grand Slam winner is yet to lose a set at Melbourne Park this season, seeing off world number 80 Fucsovics 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-2.
Second seed Federer, 36, will face Czech Tomas Berdych in the last eight years, that he beat in last year's third round.
"I am sure he wants to make me cover this one," said Federer.
"I watched his games, he's standing up hitting big shots and I am glad he's back."
The Swiss were in excellent form on Rod Laver Arena, playing at the day session for the first time in 2018, as he made quick work of Fucsovics to win in 2 hours, one minute.
"Playing at night, going to bed at 3 am, is a different rhythm to playing in the summertime," he added.
It required Federer four break points to earn an advantage in the first set, before taking the second onto a tie-break.
But the five-time Australian Open winner broke early in the next and followed up with another break of serve to prepare a replica of last year's third round.
Berdych, the 19th seed, made his place in the last eight with a 6-1 6-4 6-4 triumph over Italy's Fabio Fognini.


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The final 2018 1st Saturday workshop will look at the plants that we receive as gifts this time of year, covering cultural history and the needs of these plants.
Master Gardeners will also demonstrate the best way to force bulbs, such as crocus, snowdrops, and anemone. Take home the bulb that you have potted up during class to enjoy this winter.
The workshop will be held at the WSU Grays Harbor Extension office co-located at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, at the back of the paved parking lot.
After the workshop there will be a Plant Clinic in the meeting room. The Plant Clinic team will be there to research any questions you might have. If you do have a plant question, please bring a sample of that plant with you, preferably in a sealed plastic bag.Bring your gardening questions or bring examples of problems you are experiencing in your garden.


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Rob Kardashian: I Don't Want a Prenup, I Just Want Blac Chyna!
by Emily Trainham at February 16, 2017 10:07 am .
Bad news for everyone who thought that Rob Kardashian was going to get his life together ...
But real quick -- why would you ever think that?
Congrats on all the ability to be so remarkably optimistic when the reality of the situation is so painfully obvious, friend
Anyway, the bad news: you know that thing about how Rob and Blac Chyna keep insisting they're going to get married, even though they apparently can't stand each other?
Yeah, as of now, that's still happening.
And, according to a new report from Radar, it's happening without a prenup.
Go ahead and take a moment to gather yourself, to deal with the shock of hearing the worst idea anyone's ever had.
Ready to continue with this mess? OK.
As a Kardashian insider tells it, Rob wants "nothing to do with a prenup," not even a little bit.
His reasoning is, sadly enough, probably what you'd expect from Rob, the man without a speck of self esteem to be found.
"He's so desperate and determined to get her to marry him, he's offered to go without a prenup," the source claims.
So ... Rob does realize that he's trying to marry Blac Chyna, right? He didn't suddenly forget all relevant facts about the woman he's supposed to be marrying?
Less than two months ago, Chyna took Dream and left Rob. Right before Christmas.
Oh, and also, before she left, she allegedly beat the hell out of him.
Wait, and weren't there some leaked text messages of Chyna's in that whole thing, too? Something about how she was only going to give that "fat, lazy, insecure" Rob one year, then she's done?
Done with a very hefty payday?
Chyna, has, right or wrong, been accused of being a gold digger from the first moment she was seen with Rob. And those leaked texts didn't exactly help.
And that's why Rob's family is so concerned about his refusal to get a prenup.
The source says that "This has gone down like a lead balloon with the family, who are terrified of Chyna's gold-digging reputation."
And yeah, that's pretty fair -- who even knows how much money Rob has piled up over the years?
He did several seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, including appearances in his sisters' spin-off shows. Oh, and he's also got that fancy sock company.
Rob isn't the most mature guy, so you'd think he wouldn't be too great with money, but there was a period of time in which he didn't leave his house for a couple years, so how much money can he have really spent?
We'd urge Rob to reconsider this whole thing, but we all know how terrible he is with critical thinking.
So we might as well just go ahead and congratulate Blac Chyna on the money.
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Since your flight is at 5:30, you'll need to leave for the airport no later than 1:30. You really do need to be at JFK 3 hours ahead of time just be safe if you don't have pre-check. I think 20 to 30 minutes in the security line at that time of day is pretty accurate. I've flow out of Terminal 4 a few times in the past few months, and the afternoon lines can be long. But this being on Sunday is completely different. There won't be nearly the traffic that you'd see on a regular weekday. Still, I think you'll be fine with public transportation, which will take a bit over an hour. You switch to the Airtrain at the Howard Beach subway stop on the A train.
You probably won't have time to do both the Statue of Liberty and 9/11 Memorial (since both take multiple hours), so you'll likely have to prioritize. What I'd suggest is that you get up very early and take the Staten Island Ferry to and from to get a look at the statue in the morning sun. It's a nice ride, but the round-trip will take about an hour (less if you are able to get back on the same ferry to return, and it's free (or even better do it the night you arrive ... the ferry ride is great after dark, and the ferry itself runs 24 hours ... though not as frequently after commuting hours). The pedestal at the Statue of Liberty no longer holds a museum; a separate new museum opens in about a month, and all the artifacts have already been removed. I'm not sure what's going to be installed inside the pedestal (it may just become the waiting area for those climbing to the crown). But if you want to try to do both, then still get "pedestal access" (which will get you into the new museum) and do the Statue first thing, but the first ferry isn't until 9:30, so I think you see the issue.
A better alternative might be to visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage to see the temporary exhibit on Auschwitz, which will display many artifacts for the first time ever in the US. It might add up to a very somber day, but it's a wonderful museum, and I think it would be time well spent. Even if you don't want to visit the exhibition, there's a railway car displayed outside the museum right now. If you want to see this exhibit, you'll need to buy advance tickets; it's going to be very busy.
But there's a lot of other stuff to see in Lower Manhattan, so you won't have any trouble at all filling up several hours.
Doug: I paid $60 to JFK from my house about a month ago. I've never paid anything close to $70 to JFK! I took Carmel. And I never pay tolls and I tip well. It depends on where you live in Manhattan.
I probably had a Carmel coupon but those are very, very easy to find.
I fly out if JFK for inernational flights and I get there 2 hours ahead of takeoff time. I've never had a problem. Never been there three hours early.
Thanks again for all of the tips. The Auschwitz exhibit sounds like something we would like to see so I'm going to look into that....you are all correct, we need to prioritize !
9 hours (with six changes) of outrageously scenic train travel versus 5 hours (with 2 changes) of moderately scenic bus and train travel ?


Mississippi is home to some of the UFC's rising stars like Jason Knight and Chase Sherman. In today's episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a hornet-like fighter whose swarming pressure hopes to power him to victory at UFC 220. A professional since July 2014 and representing Alan Belcher MMA Club under the guidance of UFC veteran Alan Belcher, 27-year-old Brandon Davis owns a 8-2 record in ten career bouts consisting of three knockouts, three decisions and two submissions.
In his MMA debut at Summit Fighting Championships 5, Brandon defeated Brandon Pemberton. Then he submitted Lawrence Purifoy. Brandon won his next three contests which included wins over Adam Denton and Latral Perdue respectively. At Island Fights 40, Brandon defeated Max Mustaki via unanimous decision. He defeated Randy Hedderick via TKO. At Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 4, Brandon defeated Austin Arnett via unanimous decision and punched his ticket to the UFC in the process. For his UFC debut Brandon will face Kyle Bochniak in a Featherweight bout at UFC 220 on January 20, 2018. Good luck Brandon!


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"Dear, I know she is in a Board Meeting. That's why I came by today. Please go knock on the door and say that a lady is outside who wants to make a million dollar contribution. I have the check right here." And she did.
"Yes! Of course! By all means!" The Board members shouted in unison, flushed with anticipation. Mrs. McGillcuddy asked one of the younger board members to help her place a chair in each of the four corners of the room. She then asked the President to sit in one of the chairs, the chairperson of the board in another, and two other board members in the third and fourth chairs.
As the rest of the Board gaped, Mrs. McGillicuddy whispered something in the President's ear, and leaned close as the President whispered her reply. Then the Board chair was asked the question. Finally, the board members in the other two corners of the room were asked the question and gave their answers.
Mrs. McGillicuddy straightened up and wiped a tear from her eye. She turned to the group. "I'm sorry. I guess I will have to keep trying." She turned and hobbled out the door, the million-dollar check still in her hand.
The Board was in an uproar. "What did she ask you!" they demanded to know.
The Board Chair answered for the four. "She said she was going to ask each of us the same question. If we all gave the same answer, the gift was ours.
Honestly, I have never known an organization that would earn her gift.
Gift Bunching – or a Better Idea?


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And here we have the 2 older kittens, estimated 5.5 weeks old, the little lady first followed by her brother.
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On August 13th, all eyes turned to Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. Protesters jumped on police cars and set buildings on fire, outraged over the police shooting of Sylville Smith. Vaun Mayes-Bey and a group of organizers had been in the area all summer, long before the news crews came. Vaun works with "Program the Parks" to provide activities and food to the teenagers who congregate in Sherman Park, outside of the Boys & Girls Club. Vaun says the work they're doing is not only fun for the teens, it's also making the park safer and keeping kids out of the grip of law enforcement. But after the unrest, a 6pm park curfew made it harder to do their job.
Precious Lives producer Aisha Turner talked to Vaun about why "Program the Parks" is effective and learned how they're moving forward. You can learn more by visiting the group's facebook page.
Vaun Mayes-Bey (center) discusses the Sherman Park curfew with a Sheriff's officer over Labor Day weekend -- three weeks after a 6pm curfew went into effect.


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Dialogue Books (2020)
September 9, 2020 / Lucy Gasser
Posted in Book ReviewTagged Brit Bennett, Colorism, The Vanishing Half, USA
Lucy Gasser
Scholar of literary studies and editor of poco. lit.
The story begins with the return of one half of a pair of twins to her small hometown in Louisiana. The Vignes girls, as identical in appearance as they are opposite in character, begin inseparable and end worlds apart. Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half tells the strange story of their lives, and those of their daughters.
The Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, begin life in Mallard, a town founded by their ancestor Alphonse Decuir in 1848 on land he inherited from a father who once owned him. Born light-skinned, Alphonse hoped to make Mallard a "third place", a home for people like him "who would never be accepted as white, but refused to be treated like N***oes" (5). Mallard's origin story sets the tone for the novel's negotiation of the meanings ascribed to colour and race: their burdens, their privileges; the significance of their consequences in the face of their absurd arbitrariness.
In Mallard, lightness becomes a fetish. Its inhabitants aspire to lightness, to marry light to beget light children. Made claustrophobic by its small-town ways, the Vignes girls run away to New Orleans, where Stella realises the currency of her own 'lightness' when she manages to get a secretarial job by 'passing' for white. The glimpse into this world she gets leads her to abandon her sister, follow her white boss, soon to be her white husband, and live her life as a white woman. Together they have a blonde daughter, Kennedy, raised in riches and spoilt rotten.
Desiree, mourning the loss of her sister, falls in love with and marries the darkest man she can find. They too have a daughter, Jude, repeatedly described as the darkest human anyone has ever seen. When Desiree returns to Mallard, fleeing a husband who has turned violent, Jude will never be fully accepted in the small town that venerates lightness.
Bennett has the diverging paths of these four women cross artfully, almost haphazardly, such that it sometimes barely seems orchestrated by an author's hand. There is a certain sense of inevitability that the twins, surely, will find each other again – but what the narrative gives in these terms is ultimately anti-climactic. Perhaps it is precisely in its denial of some grand catharsis that the novel seems closest to life. Covering as it does several widely different scenes, places, people, and times, the book is rich, textured and varied in what it offers. It includes the experiences of Reece, born Therese; of Barry who goes on stage as Bianca; of the Walkers who move into an otherwise all-white neighbourhood in the 1960s. Their stories offer glimpses into experiences of buying testosterone illegally, into the AIDS pandemic as it hit queer culture in Los Angeles in the 80s, into the entrenched culture of affluent suburban racism. While I couldn't shake the feeling that the book wasn't quite everything it might have been, in my reading, Bennett's talent is evident in her facility for character. Each of the four women around whom the narrative centres is so distinct, even as certain similarities resonate through them. But even more than this, it was the 'side' characters who were perhaps my favourite of the novel's facets. They were barely side characters, because they always seemed capable of leaping into three-dimensions to lead their own wilful lives. The Vanishing Half is well worth a read: for the experiences it gives representation to; for the negotiation of race and colourism it stages; and for the wonderfully nuanced characters it creates.


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Elevate Toronto has rebranded to Elevate Techfest, and announced its plans for this year's tech festival in Toronto.
Last year, Elevate Toronto sold out to over 5,000 looking for a deep-dive on topics like AI, FinTech, and healthtech.
The company changed its name to reflect innovation across Canada, and this year, it expects over 10,000 guests at its three-day event, taking place between September 25 to 27.
The organization says it is expanding its Elevate-R pitch, which last year invited three social enterprise companies to pitch for $20,000. It will also have a March Madness-style pitch competition featuring Canadian scaleups, as well as a corporate buyer zone and one-on-one meetings with investors.
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"From the Underworld" is a 1967 single by the Herd. Written by the band's managers Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, the song's lyrics are based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It became the band's first hit upon release, reaching number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and launching singer Peter Frampton as a pop star. It was later included on the group's only studio album Paradise Lost (1968).

Background and recording
The Herd, comprising 16-year-old guitarist Peter Frampton, keyboardist Andy Bown, bassist Gary Taylor and drummer Andrew Steele, signed with Fontana Records in early 1967. The band's live performances were marked by an R&B sound, with Frampton, Bown and Taylor all taking lead vocals. However, the band's managers Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, known for their success with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, positioned Frampton as the frontman. Frampton sang lead on the Herd's first Fontana single, "I Can Fly", and later reflected "they didn't put the Herd on the covers of the magazines, they put me on. And instantly it started discontent in the band. I felt terrible. The die was cast."

Lyrically, "From the Underworld" is based on the ancient Greek legend of the musician and poet Orpheus, who descends to the underworld to rescue his lover Eurydice, only to lose her when he breaks the commandment given to him by Hades and looks behind during their journey back to the living world. Howard and Blaikley had reportedly learnt the story when studying Latin at University College School, Hampstead. Regarding the song's Greek mythology theme, Michael Beale of the Birmingham Mail considered the success of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" proof "that there is room at the top of the chart for something different".

Musically, the song employs an elaborate string and brass arrangement. A fuzz guitar part and trumpet obligato also feature, with a "demonic chorus" and "a most difficult, galloping rhythm", according to Ray Connolly. It opens with a tolling bell, dubbed "Big Ben, or a near relation" by Peter Jones of Record Mirror.

Release
"From the Underworld", backed with "Sweet William", was released by Fontana on 11 August 1967. The Herd promoted the single with a television appearance on BBC1's Dee Time (7 September) and radio sessions on the Light Programme's Pop North and Swingalong. The band performed the song on the 28 September edition of Top of the Pops. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in November 1967 and ultimately spent 13 weeks on the chart. Speaking during its chart run, drummer Andrew Steele described 'From the Underworld" as "a fluke" and expressed the band's intention to write their own material.

Reception and legacy
The song received mixed reviews upon release. Writing in the New Musical Express, Derek Johnson considered "From the Underworld" "a remarkable disc", praising it as "beautifully scored" and "the most serious and thoughtful composition yet from the Howard-Blaikley team". Peter Jones of Record Mirror commented "this moody bit of writing... ...is well-conceived but just misses out. Most promising, however." Ray Connolly of the Evening Standard wrote "a good, interesting record with some nice mythical-sounding trumpets, but personally I prefer the way Kathleen Ferrier used to sing about Eurydice." Alan Jones of the Lincolnshire Echo deemed the Greek mythology theme "learned material for pop song lyrics. The end product, however, is not as adventurous as the choice of material." Interviewed for the Melody Maker column "Blind Date", Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys compared the chants in "From the Underworld" to the Yardbirds' "Still I'm Sad". He praised the percussion ("like African-Tahitian wood blocks") but felt the arrangement too elaborate, commenting "it's like overproducing "London Bridge Is Falling Down."

The song has received retrospective praise. In 1998, Mojo listed "From the Underworld" in its list of "100 Greatest Psychedelic Classics". In his 2017 book Goldmine's Essential Guide to Record Collecting, Dave Thompson defines the song as "pure pop in dark, moody clothing" while Richie Unterberger of AllMusic considers it the highlight of Paradise Lost, highlighting its "dense production and booming harmonies".

Howard and Blaikley used another part of the Orpheus and Eurydice legend – as described in Vergil's Georgics – as inspiration for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich's 1969 hit "Snake in the Grass"; the song is adapted from a section in which Eurydice dies while Orpheus attempts to rescue her from Hades, following a snake bite which she receives while running from a would-be rapist.

A cover of the song by Marc Almond features on his 2017 album Shadows and Reflections.

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References

1967 singles
1967 songs
Fontana Records singles
Songs written by Ken Howard (composer)
Songs written by Alan Blaikley
Song recordings produced by Steve Rowland
Orpheus
Classical mythology in music
Adaptations of works by ancient Greek writers