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01. Pizza with basil and tomato // 02. Getting organized // 03. Silver bracelet // 04. Studed colar and peachy sweater // 05. Channel nail polish // 06. Johnny Depp
January 30, 2013
January 29, 2013
01. J Crew long sleeve in polka dots // 02. Nastygal Spiked loafer // 03. Boy London Black beanie // 04. H&M pleated leather skirt // 05. Channel Vertigo Le Vernis nail polish // 06. H&M Leather shoulder bag
January 27, 2013
Street Style Sunday No.2
Evening, ladies! So here is another video of lovely Lara. Hope you will like it and don't forget to check Lara's blog! Next Street Style Sunday video will be posted on February 10.
Lara is wearing: Belt - Zara, Denim shirt - Zara, Jeans - Zara, Shoes - Zara.
January 20, 2013
Earned, not given: How to get a thigh gap?
So I see a lot of people talking about how you need to starve to get a thight gap, and thats NOT true (thigh gab is a genetic thing, but you can make your thighs tighter) so here you go some exercises that you need to do daily to get one:
Stand with your feet spaced hip-width apart and toes pointing forward. Extend your arms out in front of you and engage your core muscles. Start by lunging to the right with your right leg while keeping your left leg straight. Control your body weight to the right and softly plant your foot on the floor. Continue to lower your body into a squat by driving your hips backward and flexing at your right knee. Once your knee reaches a 90-degree bend, return to the starting position by pushing off of your right foot to lunge your body back. Continue on your left side by lunging to the left with your left leg.
Stand with your feet side by side and extend your arms out in front of you to help with balance. Contract your core muscles to stabilize your spine. Jump up and spread your legs wider than hip-width in midair. Land softly on the balls of your feet and continue to lower your body into a plie squat by bending your knees. Once you reach a 90-degree bend at both knees, powerfully jump back up and bring your feet back together before landing in the starting position. To lessen the impact, slightly bend your knees as you come into contact with the floor.
Stand with your feet spaced wider than hip-width apart with your toes facing forward. Extend your arms out in front of you for balance. Drop down into a half squat and engage your core to keep your torso upright. Without lifting out of the squat, shuffle your body to the right by jumping your left foot in toward your right foot and then immediately jumping your right foot out to the right. Continue to shuffle to the right for at least 10 steps and then shuffle left by leading with your right foot.
At the beggining you will get exhausted very easily, so just let your body get used to work outs like this and it won't get exhausted very easily and don't forget that FOOD = FUEL, you won't get there by starving yourself :)
January 17, 2013
Style Crush: Eleanor Calder
As you may already know, I love Eleanor Calder, she is my little style crush, so today I selected my favourite outfits she wore and decided to post them all here, so you all could check them and maybe even buy your favourite piece of clothing (don't forget to click on the links if you like something). Enjoy!
Zara Lace Frill Collared Shirt (sold out)
Burberry Brit Biker Jacket
Topshop Moto Khaki Jeans
Converse White from Office
Mulberry Black Spongey Pebble Bag
Burberry Brit Biker Jacket
Topshop Moto Khaki Jeans
Converse White from Office
Mulberry Black Spongey Pebble Bag
Urban Outfitters Levi's Vintage Shorts
Embroidered Tulle Blouse with collar from Zara
Converse All Stars from Office
Ray Ban clubmaster sunglasses
Embroidered Tulle Blouse with collar from Zara
Converse All Stars from Office
Ray Ban clubmaster sunglasses
Zara Zip Coat with Quilted Faux Leather Sleeves
American Apparel Drop Shoulder Sweater
Topshop MOTO Indigo Kristen High Waisted Jeans
Topshop ADONIS Cut-Out Boots
Mulberry Bayswater Snake-effect leather handbag
American Apparel Drop Shoulder Sweater
Topshop MOTO Indigo Kristen High Waisted Jeans
Topshop ADONIS Cut-Out Boots
Mulberry Bayswater Snake-effect leather handbag
Topshop Moto Leigh Skinny Jeans (sold out)
The Kooples Long Leather Jacket
Kurt Geiger Tamara Quilted Leather Biker Boots
The Kooples Long Leather Jacket
Kurt Geiger Tamara Quilted Leather Biker Boots
Topshop Military beanie (sold out)
Urban Outfitters Vaudeville & Burlesque Front Back Simple Shirt (sold out)
Topshop Cutout Blazer by Boutique
Topshop MOTO Black Supersoft Leigh Jeans (sold out)
Topshop ADONIS2 Cut Out Boots
Topshop Felt Pork Pie Hat
Topshop Cutout Blazer by Boutique
Topshop MOTO Black Supersoft Leigh Jeans (sold out)
Topshop ADONIS2 Cut Out Boots
Topshop Felt Pork Pie Hat
Burberry Shearling Collar Biker Jacket
Topshop MOTO Black Supersoft Leigh Jeans (sold out)
Kurt Geiger Tamara Quilted Leather Biker Boots
ASOS Cable Pom Beanie
Topshop MOTO Black Supersoft Leigh Jeans (sold out)
Kurt Geiger Tamara Quilted Leather Biker Boots
ASOS Cable Pom Beanie
Club Monaco Natalia Sweater
The Kooples Long Leather Jacket
Zara Faux Leather and Knit Combination Gloves
Kurt Geiger Tamara Quilted Leather Boots
Club Monaco Lilly Hat
The Kooples Long Leather Jacket
Zara Faux Leather and Knit Combination Gloves
Kurt Geiger Tamara Quilted Leather Boots
Club Monaco Lilly Hat
Joseph Roll Neck Sweater
The Kooples Long Leather Jacket
Topshop Moto Black Supersoft Skinny Leigh Jeans (sold out)
The Kooples Long Leather Jacket
Topshop Moto Black Supersoft Skinny Leigh Jeans (sold out)
Vaudeville and Burlesque Lace Collar Blouse from Urban Outfitters (sold out)
Etoile Isabel Maurant Ariana knitted cotton-blend jacket
Etoile Isabel Maurant Ariana knitted cotton-blend jacket
photos from celebstyle.com
Topshop 1/2 Sleeve Ottoman Cross Tunic
Church's Classic Burwood Glossy Leather brogues
Mulberry Effie Satchel
Topshop Quilted Oviod Crop Jacket
Church's Classic Burwood Glossy Leather brogues
Mulberry Effie Satchel
Topshop Quilted Oviod Crop Jacket
January 16, 2013
Week in snaps Issue #1
Cup of cacao / currently favourite lipstick / Esprit combat boots / Sushi / Granpa and I / dinner / train / milkshake for breakfast / M&S chalva / Mac "food" / most photogenic kitty out there: Salsa / party?
January 13, 2013
Street style Sunday No.1
Hey, guys! I'm so exited to announce that I'm doing this amazing colaboration with lovely Lara (French blogger for be.com). You will receive "Street style Sunday" videos two times: on the 2nd and the 4th Sunday of every month. Hope you will like it and don't forget to check Lara's blog (the girls in the video)!
January 11, 2013
DIY: Sugar body scrub
Trying new things is one of my favourite things to do, so today I decided to make myself a scrub it took me about 2 minutes and when I washed my skin with that... ohh boy, it felt amazing! To make your own body scrub follow these easy steps:
Why lemon and oil?
Lemon - naturally brighten your skin and fades scars as well. If your skin is oily, lemon juice may be applied to your face to reduce the oiliness. The citric acid contained in lemon juice works as a mild skin peel by removing the outermost layer of your skin
Oil - good for the skin. Using extra virgin olive oil works as an amazing and inexpensive moisturizer for your skin day and/or night.
Let's get started!
Place two tablespoons of sugar (or salt) to a cup.
Place half that amount of oil ( in this case 1 spoon). You can also use baby oil.
Then take lemon and squeeze a bunch of juice in your cup. (if you are allergic to lemons you can just do it with the sugar and olive oil).
Then mix everything with a spoon.
Don't freak out if the sugar settles to the bottom. It's virtually impossible to keep it mixed. So it took me about 2 minutes to make, I only made enough scrub for one time in the shower, but you can make a bunch of it to last you longer and if you do, don't forget to put it in the fridge.
January 07, 2013
Earned, not given #1
I'm starting a series of posts about health and fitness. I hope it will help you! First you need to understand that wight loss is not the most important goal, so you should throw away your scale and start exercising! Why?
Exercise boost brainpower; Movement melts away stress; Exercise gives you energy; Exersice helps ward off diseas; Fitness pumps up your heart; Exercise lets you eat more
Develop a healthy and personalized meal plan
Plan your meals in advance
Keep a food diary (it's very impostant, because you will see how much junk food you eat)
Watch your portion sizes
Don't skip meals
Try to not snack
Drinking water instead of soda, coffee, alcohol, juice, or milk may help you cut hundreds of calories per day
Avoid tempting grocery aisles
Prepare your meals at home it's better than going to Mc
Make time for exercise
Choose workouts that require your entire body to exert an effort
Get enough rest (BEAUTY SLEEP, YES!)
- Identify your source of motivation and your ultimate weight loss goals. Try writing down the exact reasons that stimulate you to reduce your weight so that you have a constant visual reminder of your goals, and be confident that you can succeed.
- Choose specific goals and cross them off a list as you achieve them. This will allow you to see regular progress while still keeping the main objective in mind. Putting up a picture of yourself on the refrigerator from thinner days may remind you that every time you drop a pants size, you are getting one step closer to both the old and new you.
- Remember that healthy weight loss takes effort, dedication, and consistency. Staying focused on your motivation can make it much easier to turn down the chocolate cake to go for a jog. Similarly, keep in mind that one mistake doesn't mean you have failed. If you have taken a step backwards, re-center yourself and get right back into the habit of following your plans.
January 06, 2013
CLOSED. Giveaway: Ramones T-shirts and Escada "Taj Sunset" perfume
Hey, guys! Just a quick post about my giveaway that I decided to do. If you want to enter it and win Ramones T-shirts (size M) and Escara "Taj Sunset" perfume bottle (30ml) you will need:
1. Must follow this blog with Google Friend Connect
2. Must follow this blog on Facebook
3. Leave one comment by simply saying "I'm entering"
(one entery per person)
4. Include your email address in your comment (so I can contact you)
5. This giveaway is open for 2 weeks and will close at 20.01.13 at 8pm GMT (and winnner will be announced after 30min)
6. Giveaway is international
7. Winner will be picked at random
I will email you shortly asking for your details so I could send you your prize. Thanks to everyone who entered.
I will email you shortly asking for your details so I could send you your prize. Thanks to everyone who entered.
January 05, 2013
New in: clothing and "Life of Pi"
As I promised on twitter, here are some things that I bought yesterday!
All tops from Lindex
"Life of Pi"
Picture from Tumblr
As you may already know, I'm a big movie geek, so the minute I saw trailer of "Life of Pi" my mum and I decided to not wait for anything and just go to cinema. And it was so worth it. This was probably the most beautiful movie I have ever seen. THAT is how you adapt a book into a movie. It was so visually beautiful and the end of the movie and the message, so well done. I highly recommend it!
"The thing I like best about movies is that you're telling stories. You're dreaming all these dreams and it's not just you - it's like, the entire crew - everybody comes with their own little skills, their own little dreams and you form this big one and then you just send it out into the world and maybe, if you get lucky, it'll touch someone's heart." - Suraj Sharma. It definitely touched my!
January 03, 2013
DIY: studded collars | Part I
Hey, guys! I was cleaning my closet and found so many shirts that I don't wear anymore, so I thought I will use it to make this lovely and edgy accessory. It's a great way to spice your outfit a little bit and it's very easy to make. So let's get started!
You'll need:
A collared shirt.
Metal studs - You can often find them at trimming stores, or online. Make sure you get the kind of studs that have metal spikes on the ends that can be folder over with pliers.
Start of by cutting all the collars from your shirts. Cut just below the area where the collar is sewed on.
Then take your studs that have a metal spikes on the back. Then take your collar and poke the studs through the fabric and fold down the studs' spikes making them flat agains the fabric.
Poke as many studs as you want to create a unique design.
January 01, 2013
Recipe: Lavash wraps
This recipe isn't anything fancy, but it's a very easy to make and tasty snack for a party or just a casual breakfast. Without futher introduction, let's get started! Enjoy.
To make one lavash wrap you will need:
1 small lavash flat bread
1 tablespoon cheese cream with parsley
1 tomato, sliced
1 small cucumber, sliced
Slised bacon or you can use anything you want for example salmon
Spread the flatbreads or tortillas with cheese cream with parsley
Top it with bacon
Divide the tomato
Top it with cucumber
Roll the flatbread to make a tight cylinder
If made ahead, wrap well in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Keep it in the fringe for about 2 hours.
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Farking Spot
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MINI have a "Word of the Day" desktop widget to promote the brand in North America - hence some of the somewhat idiosyncratic references - still I enjoy holding 'uber driver' status in North America because I can drive a stick-shift!
Brewnesia n. The condition of forgetting your coffee on the
roof of your car and driving off.
Carligraphy n. The art of writing on a dirty vehicle with your finger.
Careoke v. To sing while motoring.
Cartesy n. The generous act of letting another car merge into your lane.
Cashtray n. A car ashtray that's been repurposed as a coin holder.
Clutchuoso n. A talented driver of a car with a standard transmission. A rare breed.
Commutant n. Someone with a poor shave or makeup job as a result of doing it on the way to work.
Disflooriented adj. Feeling of confusion when you can't remember what level of the parking garage you're on.
Driversion n. Something that distracts a driver, such as a cell phone conversation, DVD player or PDA.
E-cellerate v. To drive with the emergency brake on.
Enigmark n. A dent or paint scrape to which the origin is unknown.
Farking Spot n. A seemingly open parking space that when you get closer, you discover a small car parked there.
Flashole n. That person who flashes you with their brights even though your brights aren't on.
Freeter n. A parking meter that already has time on it.
Foodabuster v. To speak slowly at the drive through window so you can stall for time while still making your decision.
Insectiride n. A vehicle that has just killed an extraordinary amount of bugs on its grille or windshield.
Interstucktion n. When multiple cars arrive at a stop sign and no one goes.
Notmeflex n. The involuntary act of hitting the brakes when you see a cop regardless of whether you're speeding or not.
Obstacar n. A slow moving vehicle that keeps you from going your desired speed.
Poorlainoia n. The fear that you're always in the slowest moving lane.
Potholevard n. A street with a large number of potholes on it.
Premature Co-pilotation v. To call "shotgun" too early.
Prohibiturn n. To perform a driving move you think might be illegal, yet you do it anyway.
Roverdrive v. The dangerous act of motoring with a dog on your lap. Not recommended.
Rockupied adj. When you're physically unable to leave the car until a song is over.
Seatus quo n. The normal position of your car seat. May be upset by valets and other new drivers.
Shoegitive n. The mysterious sneaker you always see on the side of the road.
Spalker n. A vehicle that follows shoppers in the parking lot in hopes of getting their spot.
Spumped adj. Condition that occurs when you get to the gas station but can't remember what side your tank is on.
Waltermonstale n. A bumper sticker for a presidential election long since passed.
Wiperfection n. The ideal wiper speed for the amount of rain currently falling.

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Gen 13: Part 5 - Escape (bond)
by PJ ([email protected])
Night covered the jungle as stars twinkled in a cloudless sky. Lynch and Rachel knelt beside a long-limbed tree, watching carefully as guards patrolled the hidden lab of Ivana Baiul.
"I see three gun emplacements on our side of the compound," reported Rachel, her eyes glowing with a soft, golden light.
"I see them," replied Lynch as he looked through a pair of ultraviolet binoculars.
"Do we try stealth or brawn?" asked Rachel as she turned to regard the thin man.
"Brawn. Security's too tight for anything else," answered Lynch before he unslung his AK and pumped a mini-grenade into the underslung launcher.
* * *
Nebula lay prone on her stomach, her silver eyes scanning the encampment as the CPU in her brain recorded the positions of the guards and generated a tactical display over her vision. The lithe young woman slowly, lovingly grasped the stock of her SMG, engaging the smartlink built into her palm that allowed her to target the weapon with unerring accuracy. A cross-hair appeared within her sight, slowing moving until it covered the chest of a nearby soldier. Nebula cradled the gun with both hands, softly biting her lower lip as she waited for the right moment to strike.
* * *
Caitlin Fairchild lay naked on a x-shaped examining frame, her wrists and ankles bound by thick metallic bands. Sweat glistened on the young woman's smooth, creamy flesh, the result of hours of poking and prodding by Ivana's lackey, Dr. Franklin. Caitlin had watched the scientist work, she realized what he was doing and how close he was to success. The redhead struggled helplessly in her restraints, her super-strength negated by the metal collar wrapped around her neck. Closing her large, green eyes in despair, Cat didn't see as the female Elf, Aleatha, quietly entered the room and closed the door behind her. The purple-haired girl stood still for a moment, drinking in the sensual beauty of Caitlin's naked body.
Opening her eyes, Cat gasped softly as she discovered the Elf leering at her, then with a jolt of inspiration, the young woman slowly smiled invitingly.
"Hi," breathed Caitlin huskily as she wriggled teasingly in her bonds, her breasts jiggling with motion.
Aleatha walked closer, moving to stand next to the frame in order to reach out and stroke Cat's left thigh.
"Why don't you unbind me so we can fool around," suggested Caitlin with a lustful grin.
Aleatha looked up at Caitlin sharply, then softened her gaze, her mind warring with itself as desire fought with logic. With a hungry smile, the Elf girl began unfastening Cat's wrist bonds, then quickly moved to the foot of the frame to undo the ankle restraints. Caitlin slowly rose from the examining surface, then swayed over to the waiting mercenary. The redhead draped her slim arms around Aleatha's neck, then kissed the girl hotly on the mouth. The Elf girl wrapped her own arms around Cat's bare waist, pressing her petite body close as she returned the embrace with frantic fervor. The two girls' tongues slid and wrapped around each other, their lips quivering with arousal as they tasted each other's saliva. Aleatha slowly began kissing Caitlin's neck, planting little kisses across her neck on a path down to her round tits. Cat moaned with pleasure, her nipples growing erect with lust as her pussy began to grow warm. The Elf girl reached Caitlin's breasts, her mouth sucking and licking loudly as she savored the naked female's firm melons. Cat bit her lip as her skin grew hot with excitement, a trickle of honey already beginning to gather in her quivering womb. The two girls walked backwards into a lab table which Caitlin quickly cleared with a sweep of her long arm. Cat reclined back against the table, her legs spread apart as Aleatha pulled away from her heaving tits to kneel down before her red-haired bush. Caitlin groaned loudly as the Elf female started to suck on her cunt ravenously, warm lips caressing and biting her throbbing labia until her vagina was slick with musky juice.
Dr. Franklin typed commands into a keyboard, watching a large monitor screen as it informed him of the machinery's readiness. The red-maned mercenary named Flare lay naked on a vertical lab table, her limbs bound securely to her sides while tubes from several humming devices hung from her arms, legs, and torso.
"Is this gonna hurt, doc?" asked Flare apprehensively.
"It shouldn't, but this is the first time I've done this," replied Franklin.
"That makes me feel better," retorted the redhead as she attempted to wriggle into a more comfortable position.
"Don't move! You need to stay still," admonished the doctor while he typed more commands into his terminal.
"I'll have the strength and endurance of Fairchild when this is over?" asked Flare as perspiration slowly gathered on her forehead.
"Yes, if everything works as it should," muttered Franklin while he worked. "Of course, the genes may react unpredictably with your own unique gene coding. If that happens, you may develop any number of enhanced abilities or mutations."
"Just as long as I get to keep my great looks," prayed the vain woman fervently.
The machines' hums grew louder in strength as the computer initiated the gene infusion. Bright green and gold fluids slid from the tubes into Flare's veins, powerful mutagens transforming her very genetic identity.
"INFUSION IS NOW FIVE-PERCENT COMPLETE," chanted the computer.
"Very soon, now," smiled Franklin, his wrinkled hands clasping each other with excitement as he watched the naked woman twitch in her bonds.
* * *
"Now," whispered Lynch as he rose to his feet, the AK in his hands belching a puff of acrid smoke as it spat a grenade into the nearest guard nest. The small projectile smacked into the ground within the center of the nest, exploding into an eye-searing ball of flame that hurled the two soldiers inside high into the air. Lynch opened fire with his rifle, walking a stream of bullets that ripped into several running guards. Rachel disappeared, her motions a blur of speed as she swept into the compound, tearing flesh with her claws, then biting out throats with her razor-sharp fangs. Lynch burned a clip of ammo firing into the milling guards, then lobbed two more grenades into nests. Stored ammo ignited, cracking like lethal fireworks as men fled in fear only to be cut down by invisible rifle rounds or a blood-drenched claw. John popped out an empty mag, slapped in a fresh one, then slowly jogged from his cover tree towards the blood-frenzied vampiress.
* * *
Nebula flinched back as a grenade flash briefly overwhelmed her night-sight. Squinting under the glare of erupting fire, the young woman watched as a coldly beautiful female charged into a squad of guards, tearing into them with her hands and teeth. A second attacker appeared soon after, wielding an assault rifle with lethal accuracy. The redhead looked towards the soldiers on her side of the compound, regarding them as they readied their weapons and prepared to join their comrades who were under attack. Raising her SMG, Nebula fired a long burst, her smartlink leading her hands as she mowed down six men in less than a second. The woman exploded into motion, her gun keeping up a constant fire as she raked the nearby nests and sentry stations.
* * *
Caitlin writhed on the cold, metal table, her crotch pumping erotically as Aleatha sucked wantonly on her dripping slit. The naked girl's legs were spread wide apart, allowing her captor easy access to her trembling cunt. The Elf girl stopped her tongue fucking long enough to pull down her jumpsuit, releasing her round, smooth tits. Rubbing her full breasts together, Aleatha bent down again, licking Caitlin's pink labia folds as the naked girl moaned achingly, placing her fingers into her mouth so that she could suck them. After lapping at Cat's moist slit for several minutes, Aleatha finished removing her tight jumpsuit, then climbed onto the lab table, positioning her naked body so that Caitlin could sample her wet snatch easily. The Elf girl lowered her body on top of Cat, her pale, white, female flesh rubbing and lubricating the human girl's warm, pink skin. Gnashing her teeth silently together, Caitlin forced herself to lick her captor's pussy, staining her lips and chin with Elf jism as Aleatha buried her face in red pubic hair, sucking desperately inside the heroine's vagina. Caitlin's crotch grew hotter and hotter, her hips trembling as an orgasm rose inside her womb. Licking up across the Elf biff's cunt lips, Cat tightened her arms around the girl's shapely hips. Aleatha grinded her snatch against her prisoner's face, forcing the girl to slide her wet tongue inside a clenching fuckhole. The Elf paused her spooning long enough to taste Caitlin's firm, sweet thighs, her tongue depositing a trail of gleaming saliva. Moans of pleasure grew in intensity as Aleatha approached orgasm, her pussy gushing a torrent of honey until she screamed with unbridled ecstasy.
As the Elf slitch's naked body went limp with exhaustion, Caitlin drew her long legs to her stomach, then kicked the panting Elf away from the polished table. Aleatha gasped softly as she flew through the air, only to slam loudly against the far wall of the room. The nude Elf girl slid bonelessly to the floor, landing upside down in a heap of limbs. Caitlin jumped off the examining table just as an explosion rocked the bunker, briefly shorting out the lights. Moving quickly, Cat bent over Aleatha's clothes, searching for the key that would unlock her inhibitor collar.
* * *
John Lynch knelt near the main door of the bunker, attaching several blocks of explosive to the reinforced, steel portal. Rachel stood nearby, watching out for any of the few soldiers remaining in the compound.
"Alright, let's move back," suggested Lynch as he gathered his gear, then sprinted to the corner of a nearby building. Just as the thin man turned to look at the door, detonator in hand, the portal began sliding open, a platoon of soldiers waiting to run out.
"Two birds with one stone," muttered Lynch with a savage smile before he pressed the detonator stud. A huge, bright explosion covered the face of the grey bunker, shattering the steel door as well as the screaming guards behind it. Blood splattered wetly across the bunker walls and over the ground at the foot of the entrance. When the debris cleared away, Lynch and Rachel ran to the melted doorway, then carefully entered the body-strewn foyer.
* * *
Nebula fired a burst from her SMG, slaughtering three guards that charged from the corner of a bunker. Ducking down as she ran, the red-haired mercenary reached the outer wall of the supply bunker. Nebula pulled a backpack from her shoulders, opening the satchel to retrieve several powerful demolition charges. The woman worked quickly, setting the charges at even intervals around the building.
* * *
"What the fuck's going on?" shouted Ivana as she charged into the security station while wrapping a white, silk robe around her naked body as Roxy followed closely behind.
"Security's been blown to hell," spat Shepherd bitterly. "We've got at least three intruders in the compound. They've killed most of the guards, and two of them have breeched the main door to this building. They'll start descending to our level soon."
"Damn it!" muttered Ivana as her eyes clenched to slits. She quickly looked up to regard her henchman. "Seal all the doors on levels two through four, that should buy us enough time to reach the secret escape tunnel. Get Kelly, Aleatha, Franklin, and our other prisoners, it's time to go."
"Yes, ma'am," nodded Shepherd grimly before he charged out of the dim room.
"Is someone coming for me?" asked Roxy in a quiet, vulnerable voice.
"No, dear. I'll never let anyone take you away from me," swore Ivana as she stroked Roxy's short hair soothingly.
* * *
Computer consoles exploded in clouds of sparks as Dr. Franklin cringed fearfully in a corner of the room. Detonations from around the compound had destabilized the facility's power grid, overloading monitors and sending power spikes into the delicate equipment. Flare screamed in agony, her body writhing obscenely as muscles and bones melted and flowed like water. The red-maned girl's eyes burned with the flames of damnation, her teeth growing into lethal fangs as a corona of red fire glowed around her naked frame. The screams of the condemned seemed to fill the lab as Flare broke her restraints, her back bulging until two leathery wings burst out in a spray of blood and gristle. Flare's head flew back as she howled in agony, two curving, sharp horns punching through her forehead and sliding upwards. The woman's fingernails expanded into vicious claws, her hands clenching until her blood dribbled onto the sterile floor. As suddenly as the hellish transformation began, it stopped, the room plunging into near darkness as weak emergency lights glimmered to life.
Franklin sat on the cold floor, his eyes wide with terror and confusion as he scanned the room for his demonic companion.
"Flare?" inquired the doctor tentatively. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Dr. Franklin," reassured a warm, sexually-charged, female voice. "I feel better than I ever have in my entire life."
Franklin stared with uncertainty as Flare emerged from the darkness, her naked body dripping with blood and pieces of torn flesh. The woman licked her blood-caked lips, her tongue sliding over ivory fangs as she regarded the prone scientist with voracious hunger.
"Come to me, doctor," urged Flare with her bare arms outspread. "Give me a kiss."
The thin scientist rose unsteadily to his feet, his eyes glazed with lust as he was held spellbound by Flare's nude, lush body. The female's wings fluttered with excitement as she watched her prey advance slowly towards her. Smiling with approval, Flare wrapped her slim arms around Franklin's neck, then leaned close to kiss him lingeringly on the mouth. The doctor moaned softly as the wanton female explored his mouth with her tongue, sliding her member down his throat as she pressed her full, erect breasts against his thin chest. A chilling numbness grew inside Franklin's mouth, expanding to his neck and shoulders as Flare's lips encompassed his own. The doctor struggled weakly in the woman's firm grip, his eyes growing wide with alarm as a deathly cold flowed down his torso and arms. Franklin's skin turned grey and dry as Flare's flesh became warm and pink with vitality. The dying scientist twitched one last time, then grew still with death.
Flare dropped the dry husk casually to the ground, then stretched her arms apart, spreading out her wide, red-hued wings as she thrust out her ichor-drenched tits. Smacking her full, red lips in satisfaction, Flare cocked her head, listening to distant voices that urged her to leave and prepare the way for their arrival.
* * *
Caitlin tore the cell door from its hinges, flooding the dank room with light as she marched inside. Sarah lay against one of the chamber's walls, her naked body coated with dried cum and urine. Cat quickly knelt at her friend's side, her face soft with concern as she tentatively touched Sarah's left shoulder. The indian girl gasped loudly, her eyes wide with terror as she pulled away from Caitlin's hand. Caitlin reached out again, gently holding Sarah as the dark-haired girl sobbed and trembled in her strong embrace.
"Shhh, it's okay, Sarah. We're getting out now," soothed Cat before she helped her lover to her feet, then slowly led the way into the bright hallway beyond. Caitlin bent down to retrieve a dead guard's jacket, draping the garment over Sarah's bare shoulders. Cat wore fragments of Aleatha's jumpsuit, a portion barely containing the redhead's large breasts while another fragment clung against her crotch and ass like a second skin. Walking slowly, the two girls proceeded to the end of the hallway, then climbed a short set of stairs to an empty guardroom. Opening the only exit door, Caitlin entered another hallway just as Ivana, Roxy, a man, and an Ork appeared at the far side.
"Shit, the bitches escaped," observed Kelly with a fanged snarl.
"No shit, Sherlock," retorted Shepherd as he raised his submachine gun towards the gaping young women.
"No, don't shoot," ordered Ivana as she regarded the scantily-clad girls coldly. "We'll meet again, ladies, bet on it."
"Roxy, is that you?" asked Caitlin as she stared at a petite, pale-skinned stranger in tight, black, rubber shorts, fish-net stockings, heeled ankle boots, a tied-off white blouse, and a leather choke collar.
"You bet it is, bitch," snarled Roxanne with hate in her eyes, her black-painted lips curling in a snarl of derision. "I switched to the winning team. If you had any brains in that pretty, little skull of yours, you'd join Ivana too, but that's probably too complicated for a big, over-muscled whore like you."
"Roxy, don't," moaned Sarah weakly as she leaned against one of the passage's walls.
"Ah, the lesbian slut speaks. The guards who fucked you really enjoyed themselves. They said you sucked cock like a real pro," sneered Roxy venomously.
"That's enough, we have to leave," said Ivana as she resumed walking down the cross-passageway.
"Roxy, don't go!" yelled Caitlin before she stumbled into an ungraceful run.
Glancing over her shoulder, Roxanne smiled cruelly, unleashing her power upon her onetime friend. Gravity pounced on Caitlin's shoulders, making her gasp in surprise before it pressed her to the metal floor. Cat grimaced as she struggled, her great strength useless as more and more force pressed against her. The prone heroine moaned loudly as two of her ribs cracked, her spine screaming in pain as her mass increased behind its capacity to support. Giggling evilly, Roxy released her helpless victim, then sprang into a run in order to catch up with the escaping trio.
"Rox, what have they done to you?" groaned Caitlin as she staggered achingly to her feet.
"Ivana did something to her, implanted something in her head," whispered Sarah as she slowly stumbled to where Caitlin stood. "The guards talked about it. They were going to put one in me so I would fuck them better, I would screw all of them and like it."
"Come on, let's get out of this hellhole," said Caitlin in a sick voice, her expression filled with despair as she supported Sarah and led the way towards the surface.
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Caitlin and Sarah rejoined Mr. Lynch and Rachel. The quartet re-emerged into the crisp night air, the breeze filled with smoke that poured from all of the destroyed buildings of the compound.
"Someone's been busy," observed Rachel as she watched the grey bunkers burn. "We didn't do all of this."
"Probably a competitor of Aztechnology," replied Lynch as he bandaged Caitlin's cracked ribs, then helped Sarah slide into a pair of pants and a shirt.
"Do you want to go after Ivana?" asked the vampiress eagerly.
"No. We need to rest and heal first, then we go after Ivana and rescue Roxanne," said Lynch before he wrapped his left arm around a dazed Sarah, then led his small band into the thick foliage of the jungle.
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How Canada Avoided the Foreclosure Crisis
Home ownership is considered so sacred in the U.S. that, without it, there may be no "American Dream." Economist Robert Shiller even stated in the New York Times that the U.S. government supports home ownership to the extent that it does because it's necessary to preserve the American "sense of national identity."
This deep-seated desire to own a home may in fact be the American consciousness talking...or it may be the very successful real estate lobby.
Should Support for Home Ownership Mean Government Subsidies?
Even if widespread home ownership is desirable and necessary for a stable, law-abiding and contented American society, must the U.S. government -- meaning taxpayers -- support it with subsidies? These subsidies take many forms: guaranteeing the loans of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, allowing homeowners to deduct their mortgage interest on their taxes (which effectively forces renting taxpayers to subsidize home buyers), offering down payment assistance and low down-payment requirements on FHA mortgages to those who can't otherwise qualify for home loans, and so on.
Are these subsidies necessary? Canada doesn't think so.
The Case of the Missing Meltdown
Canada and the U.S. have a lot in common. Both countries are wealthy, stable, technologically advanced democracies with highly developed financial systems. However, as many point out -- including the Wall Street Journal, which also recently asked why Canada avoided a mortgage crisis -- Canada has no Fannie Mae and no Freddie Mac. There is no mortgage interest tax deduction. There are no 30-year fixed-rate home loans that can be freely refinanced and prepaid. Mortgage lending is far more conservative, and Canadian mortgage lenders have a lot more recourse than American ones.
If Canadian homeowners default, their other assets and income are on the line, not just the property. Strategic defaulting is not an attractive option. There is more incentive to pay down mortgage debt because there is no tax deduction. Canadians mostly pay their mortgages electronically and automatically from their checking accounts -- so extra effort must be made to actually miss a monthly payment. Canadian fixed-rate mortgages generally come with anti-refinancing prepayment penalties to protect lenders from interest rate drops, and the mortgage interest rates on these loans are fixed for a maximum of five years -- an incentive to pay the debt down faster.
While these provisions aren't so friendly for consumers, they have ensured that Canadian banks have (so far) survived the international financial crisis without requiring the taxpayer bailout. Furthermore, Canadian neighborhoods and individual homeowners have not been destroyed en masse by property bubbles burgeoning and bursting. Canada didn't completely sidestep the recession, but home loan default rates are much lower than in the U.S., where one in 10 mortgages are in trouble.
The Home Ownership Rate
Yet, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) will not countenance any curtailment of taxpayer subsidies for home ownership. "NAR enables more Americans to achieve and protect the dream of home ownership. NAR is 100% opposed to the provision that modifies the Mortgage Interest Deduction and is prepared to use its formidable array of resources against its enactment," the trade group vows.
So what about the home ownership rate? What price does the Canadian system exact?
Today, America's home ownership rate is 67%, down from its peak of 69%. Canada's is 68%. So much for the relationship between government gifts and home ownership.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac justified their existence and their high-profit risky policies by flogging the home ownership dogma. They and their (doomed) investors claimed that the GSE-dominated mortgage finance system created the highest home ownership rates in the world (not true). Fannie Mae's annual reports proudly flaunted a house with its American flag flying. Today, the GSEs are just bankrupt behemoths, and for all practical purposes they are government property. This is not to suggest that we replace our American system with a Canadian model, but is just to show that there may be many means to the same end.
So What's the Answer for the U.S.?
Economic scholars at the Brookings Institution don't think Americans would give up their mortgage deductions or submit to Canadian-style oversight. They also agree that imposing more regulations willy-nilly isn't the way to go, either. Panelists at a discussion sponsored by Brookings and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars concluded that what helped Canada survive the financial crisis is an instrument that the United States doesn't yet have -- a single consolidated financial regulator. That said, there are only a handful of banks in Canada, and perhaps 8,000 in this country. It is unlikely that one regulator would be able to manage them all.
If financial reform includes the creation of a strong regulatory body to oversee all mortgage and consumer lending, like the previously proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), Americans might get the protections they need, hopefully one which preserves innovation, competition and choice, things Americans are accustomed to.
More help from HSH.com
The salary you must earn to buy a home in the 50 largest metrosHere's how much salary you would need to earn in order to afford the median-priced home in your metro area.
Advantages of a FHA mortgage in 2019Although the cost of an FHA-backed mortgage isn't likely to get any cheaper in 2019, access to credit for homebuyers with less-than-stellar credit should improve.
HSH.com's annual outlook: 2019 Mortgage and Housing Market ForecastsAt the start of each year, HSH.com details the important factors we think are most likely to influence the mortgage and real estate markets in the coming year. Come each July, we review to see if our expectations are being met or not.
Refinance on the dipsMortgage rates fluctuate like waves in the ocean; refinancers who are chasing the lowest rates can lock in their loan when rates dip.
Home price recovery index: Which metros have improved the most, least?Have home prices in your area fully recovered from the declines suffered during the Great Recession, or are they still struggling to make it back to the peak reached before the crisis?


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The Haindl Tarot
Ten of Stones
"Hermann Haindl has created a sacred Tarot, one which reaches back to
ancient spiritual traditions of many cultures.
The Haindl Tarot ... opens our minds. It leads us to see the world
in a new way (or perhaps a very old way),
as a vessel filled with spiritual power and truth."
ancient spiritual traditions of many cultures.
The Haindl Tarot ... opens our minds. It leads us to see the world
in a new way (or perhaps a very old way),
as a vessel filled with spiritual power and truth."
~ Rachel Pollack ~
My study of this complex deck is ongoing, aided by Rachel Pollack's two volumes of commentary. My goal here is simply to provide what insights I have been able to gather on this card to date. The suit of Stones is associated with North America (west); Wands are associated with India (east); Cups are associated with the Celtic countries (north); and Swords are associated with Egypt (south).
Stones in general deal with work and nature. Indeed, the Stone is the only suit symbol in the deck that comes from nature (Wands, Cups, and Swords are made by human beings). Associated with the element Earth, the suit of Stones is considered "feminine" yet Pollack tells us that Stones (along with Swords) have a "dark" or "yang" quality (as opposed to Cups and Wands, which are seen as "light" or "yin.")
In her Introduction to her book on the Minor Arcana of The Haindl Tarot, Pollack notes that in many Tarot decks, the Minors refer to aspects of everyday life. The Haindl deck follows this pattern, but the Minor Arcana cards are also considered "communal." We are looking at the realm of daily life, work, money, and the physical world on a large scale. The suit of Stones teaches us how to create a new foundation for progress in our lives and encourages us to *work* not just for our own personal reasons but for the restoration of the world.
Titled "Richness," The Ten of Stones in this deck features ten stones that form the same pattern as the cups in the Ten of Cups card B titled "Success." In both cases, we are being encouraged to examine what constitutes true "riches" or "success." Pollack tells us that Haindl wanted the Ten of Stones "to go beyond the traditional meaning in order to show the richness of an abundant nature, a sense of both the world and the individual person healthy and alive."
The hexagram on the Ten of Stones reflects the spiritual origins of wealth. It is number 48, which Wing calls "The Source." In addition to culminating the suit of Stones, this card could be seen as the culmination of the entire Haindl deck. A transformation has been completed. Pollack writes: "In a deep valley water rushes forth, white and foaming, like mountain snow melting in the spring. Above the cleft of rock we see a bright sky."
Pollack tells us that the Ten of Stones "refers to a good life, to health and a sense of solid reality. . . the materialization of the person's hopes and desires." Reversed, the card can suggest that "a potential good development has not yet occurred" or that "material wealth and security are there but the person does not appreciate their value."
The Haindl Tarot. Created by Hermann Haindl. U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
The Haindl Tarot, Volume I: The Major Arcana by Rachel Pollack. Newcastle Publishing, Inc.
The Haindl Tarot, Volume II: The Minor Arcana by Rachel Pollack. Newcastle Publishing, Inc.


text: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter moved into some select company Saturday. The Boilermaker junior became the seventh in his school's history to pass for more than 400 yards in a game as Purdue blazed past Ball State, 38-28. It wasn't that close as the visiting Cardinals trailed 38-13 before scoring 15 points in the final seven minutes. "We took what the defense gave us,'' said Painter, who completed 30 of 39 with two interceptions for 416 yards and three touchdowns. He was never sacked. Painter joins Drew Brees, Kyle Orton, Scott Campbell, Mark Herrmann, Mike Phipps and Jim Everett in an elite list of Purdue quarterbacks who have hit the 400-yard mark in a single game. "We took another step forward. We are getting better each week,'' said Purdue coach Joe Tiller. "If we hadn't had those lapses at the end, I would have come off the field a very happy man.'' His Boilermakers host Minnesota next Saturday before a visit to Notre Dame in two weeks. "I liked the drive just before the half, but I didn't like the way we gave up some easy scores at the end,'' added Tiller, his team now 3-0. Painter was at his best during the drive just before halftime. Painter was 10-for-11 for 94 yards in the 93-yard, 13-play drive that took 2:56. That gave Purdue a 21-10 lead. A penalty along the way pushed Painter's total yardage above the drive total. "That made our two-minute drill look pretty good,'' said Painter. "We were pretty efficient. Our receivers did a good job of making plays, then getting out of bounds.'' Ball State quarterback Joey Lynch was 17-for-26 for 193 yards and one touchdown. Add a little for the backups on both sides and the day produced 885 yards of total offense, yet required two minutes under three hours to play. "It was significant that Painter had a lot of 10-yard completions, but not many of 40 yards,'' said Tiller. He did have one that went 69 yards, but most of that was credited to Dustin Keller, who broke about three tackles along the sidelines. "Anytime you can throw a six-yard pass and have it go for 60, you take it,'' added Painter. "That was as good of a catch-and-run play as we have had in a long time,'' noted Tiller. "I think Curtis is still learning. We did some things we thought would help him in terms of taking some plays out of the offense. Curtis didn't think it was necessary, but we thought it would be to his advantage to do so.'' Keller, one of eight receivers selected by Painter, caught four for 148 yards, the first 100-yard day of his career. Selwyn Lymon caught eight, Dorien Bryant seven, Greg Orton six and Kory Sheets five. Ball State coach Brady Hoke pointed out that it was indeed a 10-point game. "We are definitely moving forward, there's no question about that,'' said Hoke, his team 1-2 with North Dakota State due to visit Muncie next. "We're a work in progress and have a long way to go. I didn't like the demeanor on the sidelines in the third quarter. There just wasn't any energy.'' Larry Bostic gained 99 yards on 10 carries and caught nine passes for 25 yards. Ball State's running game netted only 74 yards. "The running game wasn't really a struggle,'' said Bostic. "We go with what works. The passing game was working. Screen plays were getting us out of the backfield.'' An interception by Marcus McClure set up Ball State for a 7-0 lead. Lynch hit Louis Johnson with a five-yard scoring pass. Purdue needed only three plays to tie it on a 60-yard pass play from Painter to Keller. Ball State took a 10-7 led on a 41-yard field goal by Brian Jackson. Purdue drove 80 yards in three plays to take the lead, 14-10. The 69-yard pass to Keller was included in the drive. Painter scored on a three-yard keeper. The 93-yard drive just before halftime gave Purdue a 21-10 lead, Sheets scoring on a three-yard pass. Ball State drove 65 yards to open the second half. Jackson hit a 32-yard field goal, but the Cardinals did nothing with their next four possessions. Purdue moved ahead, 38-13 on a 27-yard Chris Summers field goal and a seven-yard Painter pass to Sheets. Ball State scored with 7:16 to play on Brad Salyer's one-yard run and again on a 30-yard pass from Nate Davis to Darius Hill with 3:39 left.


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Programme for the issuance of Warrants, Notes and Certificates
Below you will find information from the register notified prospectuses. The information has been provided by the organisation.
- Date of receipt notification 04 mar 2013
- Date received document 05 mar 2013
- Issuing institution Goldman Sachs International, Goldman Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH, Goldman Sachs Bank (Europe) plc
- Description Programme for the issuance of Warrants, Notes and Certificates
- Competent authority Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
- Country competent authority Luxemburg
- Website competent authority http://www.bourse.lu/Accueil.jsp
Date last update: 22 February 2019


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Im really looking forward to checking out the Style Lab at this years Life Instyle event!
I didn't make it last year, as it was the week before my wedding & things were a bit hectic.
Plus, i had a bad feeling i would see all kinds of cool things i wanted to use at the wedding & my DIY needed to be reined in!
If the image below isn't enough to get your heart racing (hello, i am so obsessed with those lights from Fromage la Rue!), heres a bit more about what you can expect. 'Cool Edies' are styling duo Jane Frosh & Lucy Weight. In 2012 Cool Edies was formed as a one stop styling shop for interiors, food, lifestyle, events & fashion. The Style lab will be a dynamic series of scenes, designed & created each morning by Cool Eddies using exhibitor products; a bit like a look into their studio & the styling of photo shoot.
Life Instyle - 21st-24th February at the Royal Hall of Industries & Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park.


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Dear friends,
On the 17th of March 2011, a group of 18 members went on a coach trip to the International Patchwork Exhibition in Sitges. The exhibits were spread over 5 locations in town, and this year they had two large tents with shops and lots of original ideas.
The exhibition was of high quality, the dazzling variety of subjects, and techniques, are impressive. Just the thought of the many, many hours of work which has been put in these works of art and the highly precise craftsmanship are worth our admiration. Valerie was honoured to exhibit one of her master piece – see photos below
After a nice lunch in the El Rincon de Pepe restaurant, we had another 2 hours, before returning to Andorra. The weather was marvellous for a day out to the sea.
Thank you Gill Furmston and Valerie Rymarenko for organizing this wonderful event, Thank you fellow travellers for the pleasant company during our day out.
Regards Jan


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UNDP and Switzerland to boost sustainable private sector development in AfricaOct 1, 2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 September 2015 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have today signed a new agreement to bolster inclusive growth in Africa through private sector, inclusive business, and market development.
The 3.7 million Swiss Francs contribution will support a three-year initiative "Accelerating Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa" that seeks to create employment and livelihoods, particularly for women and young people, and support regional institutions and national governments in developing inclusive markets and businesses. The initiative builds on the work of UNDP's African Facility for Inclusive Markets.
"Private sector development is a powerful vehicle for creating jobs and income opportunities in Africa," notes Mr Lebogang Motlana, the Director for UNDP's Regional Service Centre for Africa. "To sustain its recent positive economic growth trend and foster inclusive growth, Africa must focus on reducing poverty, inequalities and vulnerabilities, while creating jobs to match its growing youth population. UNDP, together with the SDC, is proud to support Africa to seize this momentum to meet its full potential."
It aims to do so by setting up an African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre together with the African Union Commission, enhancing small-holder farmers' access to agri-business value chains, fostering an enabling environment for growing inclusive businesses and impact investments, and creating an interactive, online portal for African youth entrepreneurs to expand their social enterprises and businesses.
Switzerland's support to this engagement builds on its work in Africa and long-term partnership with UNDP. In July 2015, the Swiss Federal Council committed to providing 180 million Swiss Francs to UNDP's core resources, during 2015-2017. This contribution will permit further work in areas that Switzerland and UNDP believe to be important for sustainable development, including improving democratic governance, supporting conflict prevention and recovery, mitigating and adapting to the impact of climate change, reducing the risk from disasters, and empowering young people.
Contact information
Mr Tomas Sales, Special Advisor, African Facility for Inclusive Markets / Private Sector unit, UNDP Africa, Tel: +251 935986236, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Whenever games like War Thunder add an update, you expect a plethora of new tanks, planes, skins, and weapons. Update 1.43 (available today) certainly doesn't disappoint on that front (see what I did there? "front"…it's a war game…never mind). Adding 17 new ground vehicles and 25 new aircraft (with 1 more coming soon after the update) really expands the capabilities for all countries.
That's a sizable update on its own but Update 1.43 is a LOT bigger than that.
War Thunder players have been asking Gaijin Entertainment for destrutable environments for quite some time and now they've finally made their way into the game. While the physics will no doubt be tweeked and reworked over the coming months, there's nothing as satisfying as running over statues with a tank and it's a nice addition to the game.
Speaking of easily noticed changes, your hangar has received a bit of an overhaul as well. In addition to the usual unit selection process, players can now design loadouts right in their hanger and even learn more about each unit's build, strengths, and weaknesses simply with the click of a button. Want to find the weak spot in your opponent's armor build? You can scope it out to get any edge you can!
Want new modes and battle locations? Yep. That's in here too. Check out the brand new "Race Mode." If you're not in the mood to gun down opponents, hop in the cockpit and try some airplane racing on for size. I'm not going to lie, I got a little nostalgic for Pilotwings watching the new mode. You can enter this mode solo or as a team.
Finally, the first pieces of user created content will be available in War Thunder's store. Implementing a new revenue sharing program, Gaijin Entertainment will split the profits for models and skins users create that make their way to the store. Expect the payout to be about 25% of the total proceeds (with a few modifiers if your item is in a package with other user created material.)
All in all, it's actually a very impressive update. Since the update is still being installed on the servers at the time of this writing, head on over to the Dev Blog and check out the full update listing!
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Their update system is so f*cked up O_O It was like…nearly a day! to finish 2 Gb of patch on speed 50 kb/s…what the hell? And then after that..game says that ..hey, better textures is available! Go download another 4 Gb XD Nah..screw this
Until they fix bomber spam (heavy bombers) this game deserves to die. They can add whatever they want, bomber spam is the cancer of this game and Gaijin keeps ignoring the main problem for almost a year.
Its the same problem that Wargaming had with artillery in WoT. Put in a dumb vehicle type that has no place in the kind of combat your game actually allows players to experience, then watch people abuse the shit out of it.
Heavy bombers in War Thunder should of never been
anything but NPC formations to defend or intercept.


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This blog is created for free radio enthusiasts and who loves short waves. It contains free radio logs, QSL cards, and some information from Lviv, Ukraine
Sunday, 19 March 2017
Free radio log of 19 March 2017
6070 14.15- 8Radio (Ireland) via Channel 292 playing music, good signal with some fades and noise, sinpo 55444 (heard via Twente SDR)
6305 14.08- Radio Merlin International playing rock, YL singer in E., good to fair signal with fades and noise, sinpo 3-45343-4 (heard via Twente SDR)
6315 14.12- OZNRH playing music, fair signal with fades and noise, sinpo 34323-2 (heard via Twente SDR)
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Today I had a station on 6205 kHz around 13.00 UTC. The language was Russian (I think).
But it was not possible for me to understand the name and the email-address (only 6210 in the email-address.
Do you know something about this?
How can I send you an short recording? I think you can understand more.
- 19 March 2017 at 21:09
OK, you can find the file
- 19 March 2017 at 21:40
- Ihor said...
Hi Frank! 6210 is the frequency of Radio Komintern from Russia, Voronezh region, pro-communist station, but it was recently destroyed by authorities and I think it is off on air at this moment. Today Radio Goofy was used 6207.1 - closed to 6210. It likes to play time to time on air some Russian songs. What about 6205? I can't open the site where you placed the audio file. Please try once again! I looked at other blogs and found that on 6205 was Radio Holodez relaying Radio Rossii (http://lhu-dx-log.blogspot.com/2017/03/log-19-march-2017.html). Someone was relayed from Europe country (may be Sluwe Vos from NL).
73's Ihor
- 19 March 2017 at 22:24
Thank you for the information.
I checked the site where I placed the audio file. I can open it without a problem.
So how I can send you the file directly?
- 19 March 2017 at 23:08
- Ihor said...
Do you know about pirate Iann's Chat? I am a member of it so you can find me in Chat (my nick is Ihor_UA
Its link: http://www.easyshopdiscountzone.com/radio/pirate/english/
I will send you my e-mail privately via this Chat.
See you in Chat!
The best regards,
- 20 March 2017 at 18:20
What is your problem with the link exactly?
Can you open the link?
Do you get an error-massage?
I checked it again and it works fine. Also some members of the A-DX group did it without any problem.
- 20 March 2017 at 18:52
- Ihor said...
I opened it after several attempts! For me, the OP's voice is very familiar! OP was Sluwe Vos from NL. He is learning Russian language, so he makes some experimental broadcasts on the air in Russian :). He has given ID Radio Holodets' in Russian this means Radio Aspic Jelly/Galantine in English. OP was announced e-mail for reception reports: firstname.lastname@example.com
- 20 March 2017 at 19:23
- Ihor said...
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- 20 March 2017 at 19:26
- Ihor said...
Sorry, Radio Kholodets
- 20 March 2017 at 19:27
Thank you for the information.
Good to hear that it was possible to open the link.
If I remember me well there was a short notice about Russian by the Sluwe Vos some weeks ago.
I will send a report. Let's see if I'll get a answer.
BTW: I'm a German living in Indonesia (Bali). For the reception I used a remote RX in the SW of England.
- 20 March 2017 at 19:51


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"fun kong ar" (go to work liao)
This incident happened last week on Sunday. Before i begin, let me intro some facts first. Ryan is a daddy boy and almost everyday he will wake up together with Kit during the weekdays.. (that is like 6.30 am) He wants to kiss kiss and huggie huggie his daddy before his daddy goes to work. If kit didn't kiss or hug him, he will cry till as if ppl hit him or something. Very "lemak" this boy... well..my fault..hahaha..coz i teach him to express him feelings too much liao.. coz i fear like he doesn't know how to express his feelings like his daddy..i dun want that...i want him to share his mind with us when he is like teenager..so i think i should start now..kekeke
Anyway, back to the story... so daddy will tell him...
Daddy: Daddy fun kong ar....fai fai fun (daddy has to go to work...will come back fast)
Ryan: huggie huggie ar,
Daddy: Okie okie...*hugggie huggie him* okie la..daddy fun kong (kit make his move to the door)
Ryan: Screaming.. kiss kiss ar
Daddy : oke okie...daddy come back and give him kiss kiss..on both cheeks and on the mouth too. (dadddy move towards the door again)
Ryan: Kiss kiss ar (what he wants now is..he want to kiss his daddy back)
Daddy: walk back to ryan and let ryan kiss him...
The whole thing will cause kit abt 3-4 mins ...before he can actually walk out the door.
This is not wat actually happened last Sunday. What actually happened was :
I was busy reading my book and kit was watching dvd...suddenly i heard Ryan saying
Ryan: Fun kong ar... bye bye....kiss kiss ar..huggie huggie ar
(he sling Kit's lunch bag on his shoulder and walk to me and told me this)
Me: Nei fun kong ar? okie....bye bye..fai fai fun ar.... kiss kiss mommy first ( you go to work ar? okie bye bye... come back faster ar)
Ryan: hai hai ar.... (shoe shoe ar) he walks towards the door and ask me to take his shoe for him
Ryan: Cher see (car keys)
ME: Cher see? nei you char cher ar? (Car keys? u want to drive car?)
Ryan: Cher see ar...fun kong ...fai fai fun ..(car keys ar...go to work..come back fast) and he blew kisses to me.
this is what RYan do almost everyday since last sunday...he will pretend that he will go to work..sometimes kit will ask him where u go to work...then he cannot answer then he will say..fun kong ar..then kiss u till ur cheek wet.


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By Anne Foster
I love this quirky and humorous display from Anne - Library Media Assistant at Webber Middle School.
It's a great display promoting a very worthy cause.
Here are the details from Anne:
'Our middle school participates each year in "No Shave November", where teachers grow beards in support of men's health research. Students can donate spare change to the teacher they feel has the best beard. The money raised goes to support one of our students who is battling brain cancer.
I created this display after seeing the posters and removable moustache stickers at the Demco website. I then pulled all the books I could find with faces on the front cover. I added the removable stickers and made my display.
We also purchased moustache bookmarks to give to students. At the end of November, we will have a 'moustache' dress up day where students can buy self-sticking moustaches and wear them. Proceeds from the sales will also go to support our student in her fight against cancer'.


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I had some sweet potato as well as coconut milk left over from this recipe and just as I knew I wanted to make a nice one pot meal from those ingredients, I also knew that this had to go into a dessert. Luckily, there seems to be a recipe to match every mood of mine ;).
This Thai dessert (which seems to have several variations) is quite unusual in that it uses sweet potato (the dark pink, skinned root vegetable). The coconut milk and egg pudding combination is something I have seen in Sri Lankan cuisine too.
Maw Gaeng - Thai Sweet Potato Pudding
2 eggs beaten lightly
Coconut milk extract - freshly squeezed from one half of a coconut (or use a cup of canned coconut milk)
1 cup sugar
2 sweet potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed.
cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
1. Mix the beaten eggs, coconut milk and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan.
2. Add the mashed sweet potatoes and mix well, heat on low flame and keep stirring till the custard thickens - about 6-7 minutes.
3. Pre heat an oven to 180C and lightly grease a baking dish. Pour the custard into and bake for 45 minutes till golden brown on the sides and the top. A skewer inserted will not come out totally clean but not be sticky.
4. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream


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We are posting live updates and analysis from the perjury trial of Her Majesty's Advocate versus Thomas Sheridan and Gail Sheridan.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Lynn Sheridan - Part 1 - Evidence In Chief
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How bizarre that Nicky McKerrell would simply lie. How bizarre.
- December 17, 2010 at 12:55 AM
Is Lynn Sheridan related to TS in some way?
- December 17, 2010 at 1:12 AM
- James Doleman said...
Could you possibly rephrase that "former SSP"
- December 17, 2010 at 1:22 AM
James, you could just leave this blog on "auto-pilot" overnight. I suspect it would make very interesting reading in the morning.
- December 17, 2010 at 1:32 AM
sure thing James
i do wish that the defence could move on from the whole question of whether or not the defendent swears a lot. if there are only two witnesses left to call then they need to cover a lot of ground and i feel that part of the argument has been done to death. i also suspect that as Tommy is also representing himself then the jury will take their experiences of his voice in to account when they are thinking about the tape.
i don't especially care if the accused is sent down, the fact the case is happening is the result of a political tragedy though.
i'm not convinced by the wholesome 'but Tommy you don't swear, you just play scrabble all day' rountine. Although it is for the jury to make up their own minds.
i hope that's ok James
thanks so much for your efforts, this blog has been an excellent source
- December 17, 2010 at 1:35 AM
- James Doleman said...
" it would make very interesting reading in the morning."
It does.
- December 17, 2010 at 1:45 AM
For personal reasons, I find the emphasis on swearing quite convincing.
As a young teacher, I was accused by a teenage boy of punching and kicking him while the two of us were alone in the class. Apart from him not having any marks, the key weakness in his lies was that he claimed I had called him a number of things, using the worst swearing possible. Since I was known as someone who never swore (ever!) the particular part of the evidence led to the boy being disbelieved - after further questioning, he admitted that he made the allegation up to try to get me into trouble.
I could understand why TS would think that the swearing in the tape is a big issue and one he wishes to highlight.
- December 17, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Retired teacher:
Presumably the intelligence services, the biggest media empite in the world, and the collective leadership of the accused's own party who'd known him for years would have more sense than a teenage boy.
- December 17, 2010 at 1:17 PM
@Dafty, Lynn Sheridan is Tommy's sister.
So, as impartial as any other defence witness.
- December 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Aye Mike, I can't see what difference it will make to LS if her brother gets off or not, what's it to her?
- December 17, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Whatsy said...
@Mike & @The Dafties
I think you've just out-sarcasticed each other.
Do I win a prize for spotting that you were both being sarcastic?
You're both being sarcastic, right?
- December 17, 2010 at 6:12 PM
The fall out from this trial has serious implications for some witnesses. Lynn Sheridan has just accused a colleague (Nick McKerrell) of lying in court, ie committing perjury. Do you think he will accept this and if not, what legal redress would he have to challenge something that obviously questions his personal, and as a lecturer in law, professional reputation?
- December 17, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- James Doleman said...
Just FYI fallout, all evidence given in court is regarded as "privileged" and cannot be the subject of libel or defamation actions. This is to prevent witnesses being in fear of such and thus affecting their evidence
- December 17, 2010 at 8:34 PM
James, As you can see I am not conversant with legal matters like this. Does this rule only apply in criminal trials? Just thinking about GS and other witnesses being charged after giving evidence in libel trial. On another point, could Nick Mckerrell take action in civil court based on what was said in criminal trial?
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Friday, April 6, 2012
A Real Live Tea House
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That sounds heavenly! Ahhh, I must find a tea house near me.ReplyDelete
In Wayne, PA, there is a place called A Taste of Britain. They have cherry-almond scones, lemon curd, and clotted cream.ReplyDelete
Yes, OMG, CLOTTED CREAM! It was divine. A must try at least once food.
Lemon curd is similar to lemon pie filling only lemon curd tastes much, much better. In the U.S., east coast anyway, a company called Dickinson sells lemon and lime curd. Toes curl after a spoonful of the lemon curd. Slather lemon curd between two white or yellow cake layers and topped with 7 minute frosting.
I can't continue. My eyes are tearing at the idea. It's too late to get any of that tonight.
Silliness aside, I am glad you had the chance to taste lemon curd and scones. Two foods the British got right.Replies
D7ana - What in the world is clotted cream? Thanks for backing me up on that lemon curd. I didn't have the words to explain how good it was. Your comment definitely relayed what I was feeling. Girl, when you said put it between cake layers, I got chills. I should have known it was from the Brits. But Hyacinth, on Keeping Up Appearances, never mentioned lemon curd before. Thanks so much for the links! Dickinson has been bookmarked. They have some wonderful recipes I would like to try. Right after I learn how to make my own lemon curd.Delete
I love tea myself, but I haven't ever been to a tea house either. Thanks for sharing this one with us along with your experience there. Of course, all my dolls have lots of tea all the time. It's one of their favorite activities. lolReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing you tea house experience. The place looks quaint and lovely.ReplyDelete
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My dolls have never had tea, but we humans drink several varieties. My favorite is instant ginger tea by Caribbean Dreams. It is a powder made from 100% ginger root. Yesterday I purchased vanilla rooibus, an organic chai tea that I will try for the first time today.
dbg - Darn, I wish you had mentioned that vanilla rooibus tea before I went to the Tea House. It was on the list! I would have definitely tried it. I need to be better prepared the next time I go. I feel like I need a on-line degree about tea now. Ginger tea is really good too. I'm sure your dolls would enjoy a cup of tea now and again. I used to set up tea parties for my 24" dolls all the time. Funny, I have never drank tea from any of my collected tea services. That must change!Delete
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Hello from Spain: you're right that our Barbies spend many hours with their cups of tea talking about his stuff. Unfortunately, I in my daily life I have almost no time at all and where I live there is not the classic tea rooms. Anyway when I was in London had many exclusive local area and over a thousand varieties of tea. You would like to go to London. In Spain we are drinking coffee all the time ... Anyway, every evening when I get home I always drink a cup of red tea. I also tried the of rooibus and green but I prefer the red. It is stronger than all. You did very good buy. I remember the slumber party girls. It was a very real and creative input. Keep in touch.ReplyDelete
What a lovely experience. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Sounds like you had a lovely time. Had a bit of a giggle though - I drink tea all the time and have eaten scones all my life. Lemon curd is called lemon butter here and I had a great-aunt who regularly made it for us. It's easy to make, just a bit fiddly and takes time, and you can use all sorts of fruit like orange, mandarin or passionfruit as well as lime. And clotted cream tastes like really rich cream and honey - delicious, though hard to get now.ReplyDelete
Carrickters - Thanks for sharing. I've eaten many biscuits and muffins, but never a scone. The waitress explained what was in the lemon curd. I will have fun experimenting with it. I still can't imagine what clotted cream tastes like. I don't do much with cream or milk, so it's hard for me to imagine.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm glad you had such a nice time. It looked like a very nice place. I had to keep telling myself that this was a 'real' place, as I kept saying to myself that you did a great job with the tea, the biscuits, and especially the cucumbers, and how nicely sized everything was. Then as I read and looked closer I realized that this was not a place in Morristown :) I don't think I would like the cucumber sandwiches though. I can't imagine that many types of tea. I must give it a try sometime.ReplyDeleteReplies
Vals Joy - I had a wonderful time. Sorry to confuse you with full scale dioramas. LOL! I felt it was high time I started enjoying some of the activities my dolls always get to partake in. I highly recommend you try it. Try the cucumber sandwiches, too. They might surprise you.Delete
I went to a tea house once as part of a wedding festivity. I felt so out of place, like I was a bull in a china shop. It really made me anxious, lol. Everything looks lovely here.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey It's Muff - Did they make you pay full price or something? LOL! I'm sure they had some teas that could have taken the edge off. Try some chamomile tea next time.Delete
See, I don't drink tea or coffee so I was an odd egg out from the getgo. And, as my mother will lament, I'm not much of a "lady," so it wasn't the most comfortable setting for me. Sure, I have manners and know proper etiquette, but man, do I hate using 'em. I wanted to push a tea cart over or something. >:\Delete
I had my one an only Tea house experience in Chicago at The Drake. That was my first and last time having a cucumber sandwich as well. I tried to do it at home, cut the edges off and everything. I sat down with my tea and sandwiches on my pretty china and my sandwiches were nasty. So much for that. But it was a WONDERFUL experience that I had with five other women. I don't remember what kind of tea I had, I just made sure to have something I had never tasted before.ReplyDelete
Kenya - Did you have any lemon curd? I'm thinking with your sweet tooth, you would LOVE lemon curd. One of my followers, Carrickters, just sent me two recipes. I will let you guys know how it turns out.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 18, 2012 at 10:51 AM
How lovely!! I grew up eating cucumber sandwiches, but we always used onion on ours too. Yummy! Can't wait til we have garden cukes!ReplyDelete
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
Welcome dearies! What would a mad tea party BE, without a recipe book for mad mushroom tea, to take to the party! I've made a little book to hold recipes for mad mushroom tea, and have begun with one recipe which is a very old family treasured brew! I'll be collecting more recipes to put in the book, so if you know of any please feel free to leave it in the comments section and I'll add it to the book.
Here is what the little book looks like so far:
It's the front cover and it looks oh so boring right now. I'll be adding a title a bit later. Let's open it:
Okay that look a bit more interesting. There's an advert for the publishers, and an illustration showing a wee mushroom. It's a beginning anyway. Let's see if there is more:
Oh, it's a closer look. Well let's get even a bit closer. What kind of mushroom is this anyway?
Is there more? Oh! it's our first recipe (my own!):
This little book is made in the 'piano hinge' style, using three large pine needle sections from a species of large pine tree somewhere in the U.S.A. The cover paper is hand made Japanese paper using plant fibres and leaves, as you can see. Inside paper includes hand made sumi-e Japanese paper, and two sheets of used tea bag paper (my favourite.) The mushroom is painted using acrylic paint and stickers help make it kind of fancy looking. The spine is adorned with a mother-of-pearl button and two copper-coloured sequins just for fun. This will be my giveaway. I'll be adding things to the little book (hopefully your own family recipes for mad mushroom tea.) Just leave a comment below and I'll do the draw in one week (so, next Saturday 20th July, 2013.) Remember, to pop by to the beautiful Vanessa to view her gorgeous offering of delicious eye candy, and to see all of the participants in this wonderful mad tea party 2013! Ta! Love you all, Norma, x
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That is a really cool idea and a great post for a tea party!ReplyDelete
Heloo there!!ReplyDelete
Honestly, what a beautiful book Norma!!
Thank you for being a part of the Mad Tea Party ♥
absolutely and utterly fascinating....I will never tire of looking at these wonderful micro creations Norma I would love to sit at the end of your table watching you make one.ReplyDelete
Enjoy your weekend
hugs from Helen :)
Ooooooo, love it!!!ReplyDelete
It's so beautiful Norma!
Thank you for being a part of the Mad Tea Party
Norma that's so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Mushroom tea:) I bet it tastes lovely!
Have a magical day dear friend.
What a lovely idea, and so well made! Thank you!ReplyDelete
I used to drink mushroom tea in college ;PReplyDelete
The book is very pretty. WOW!
Happy Mad Tea Party Day!
Please visit my party!
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Hi, Norma. Mushroom tea - great idea! I love your rustic, nature-inspired book, too. So creative. :-)ReplyDelete
The Mad Tea Party sounds like a fabulous idea! I have a feeling the final tea book will be quite entertaining.ReplyDelete
I am so pleased you managed to pop by and visit with me earlier Norma,and thankyou for the tealeaf reading :)ReplyDelete
What an unusual recipe for tea !! perfect for a woodland fairy :)
Mad Madam Mel xx
Your tea book is delicious Norma - I love copper hues. When I was in 5th grade they taught us how to make cattail tea. I used to drink ginger tea with my sister and it would be easy to make by slicing ginger root and boiling and then adding a sweetner to taste. Good for the tummy. Keep on creating! ~*~LisaReplyDelete
Hi, Norma - I have become a convert to tea drinking over the past year but have not yet tried making up my own brews. This post inspires me to do so.ReplyDelete
I like your book very much!
I like this!ReplyDelete
you are very very very, really very creative!!!!
That's beautiful! Very different selection in the party. Love the textures!ReplyDelete
My fairy party: http://thedesigningfairy.com/2013/07/13/mad-tea-party/
loved your tea party shots....every one. You truly know how to Wonderland in a lovely different way.ReplyDelete
Come see us, if you please, Bad Alice, Dude and Oma Linda
Very pretty - and after following that recipe I'm sure one would have a great time! ;)ReplyDelete
a pine needle spine? oh, you know you have me right there.... but truly, you had me at the mushroom and pinecone page...ReplyDelete
so lovely, norma...
such a gorgeous tea book!!ReplyDelete
thank you for having me
What a creative and artistic post! Thank you so much for having me, happy Mad Tea Party!ReplyDelete
Please do come visit my 2 interwoven fairytale inspired stories-
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2. The dancing princesses dancing their way all over the land to reach her Mad Tea Party:
I look forward to serving you a home made rose macaron or two at my tea party!
Very creative! I enjoyed your post. Thank you. Please come and visit: get my freebies and enter my giveaways www.theplayoflightandshadow.comReplyDelete
Sorry we're late, but we started to work backwards through the links and found ourselves here .ReplyDelete
Your little book is original and creative. You are very artistic, and I love your interpretation. The brew sounds healthy.
Thank you for inviting us.
ok, very very interesting: mushroom tea, well, and I love again that little book, so charming to collect recipes in it!ReplyDelete
have fun x Stefanie
Hmmm...mushroom tea! Sounds so very interesting indeed. The little book is so beautiful! You have crafted it amazingly well. Thank you for the party and giveaway!ReplyDelete
I invite you to pop on over to my party, as well. :)
Enjoy the Mad festivities! Theresa
I like what I see of the book.ReplyDelete
This is so pretty! I love your creation :)ReplyDelete
mad tea party - great!! I love your little pine needles mushroom book!ReplyDelete
:-) mano
Only recently have I become a mushroom fan. I prefer them stuffed and deep fried but I am learning!ReplyDelete
Hi Norma,ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for this lovely giveaway. Please enter me for a chance to win. Also, I hope you will get a chance to visit my tea party. I have a giveaway also.
Happy Madness and Muchness Week!
Norma what a fantastic and wonderful book, I'm sorry I don't have a recipe for mushroom tea, I love mushroom in my food,but did not know they could be used for tea, wish you a lovely day.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2013 at 5:23 AM
Oh my! How could I forget Vanessa's mad tea party? I couldn't make it this year but I still love to visit with her and her guests.ReplyDelete
Love your mad tea recipe book. You are genius, my friend.
I actually like the front cover just as it is. It's gorgeous, especially with that spectacular binding. Bravo!!
Always a pleasure visiting with you, Norma. I'm taking a break from my art table at this time, but I'm still enjoying the creativity through my gifted bloggy friends.
Hi Norma,ReplyDelete
Sorry I am so late to the party, how very white rabbit of me! Yikes!
Anyway what a lovely tea party you have had here, the mushroom tea was very relaxing, thank you so much!
That book is so adorable with the little recipe inside as well! How magical!
Whoever got that giveaway was one lucky gal!
Please come by my party for a nice cold class of homebrewed iced chai and some banana bread if you get the chance!
How did I not make it here on Mad Tea Party Day?! Your mushroom book looks so cool. I've never heard of mushroom tea, but it makes perfect sense now that I think about it. Especially if they are "mad" mushrooms!ReplyDelete


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can solely sola suck?
Don't get me wrong. I'm so grateful to be living this side of the Reformation. I believe the sola-stuff with all that I am. I'll rest my life on its truthfulness. Sola Fide (by faith alone); Sola Scriptura (by Scripture alone); Sola Christus (through Christ alone); Sola Gratia (by grace alone); Soli Deo Gloria (glory to God alone). This leads to life in all its fulness.
But is that it?! Do we just have a soak in the sola-stuff - and that is it?! I am uncomfortable with much of what has flooded my way in recent weeks from people all hyped-up about the Reformation. To make my point let me turn primarily not to Fide and Gratia, or even to Christus and Deo - but to Scriptura. Have a read of these bits from the New Testament:
For it is grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2.8-10)
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. (Titus 2.11-14)
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (1 Peter 2.10-12)Do you see what I see? I could go on and on with this one (and once did so) - as it can be found in so many places in the New Testament. My issue with soaking in the sola-stuff is 'what has happened to the 'good works' (Ephesians), the 'doing good' (Titus), and the 'good lives - good deeds' (1 Peter)? According to Scriptura this is the consequence of Fide and Gratia. This is the direction in which Christus and Deo drives us. But Reformation fans are often so good-works-adverse that they forget about this bit far too easily. Isn't the whole purpose of soaking in the sola-stuff to be so transformed by it that we get up, get dressed ('clothe yourself', as Paul expresses it) and walk out into our world and make a difference?
One of the transformational Stottian phrases from my teenage years comes to mind: 'we are justified by faith alone, but that faith must not itself remain alone'. See, Paul was right when he said, 'For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from what they do' (Romans 3.28) - but James is also right when he says exactly the opposite thing: 'You see that people are justified by what they do and not by faith alone' (James 2.24). How can this be? How can both be right? It is a matter of noting the context of their comments. Paul is dealing with what happens in the build-up to conversion ('nothing you do can help you'), while James is dealing with what happens after conversion ('what you do demonstrates whether your conversion is authentic or not').
500 years ago the church sucked because the truth of the sola-stuff had been forgotten. Today the church sucks for an alarming number of people (particularly younger generations where the church has been established for generations) because the consequence of the sola-stuff is forgotten. In the next 500 years the Fide and Gratia brigade need to be pressed by this faith and grace into living intriguing, holy and obedient public lives, bringing transformation right into the immorality and the amorality, the inequities and the iniquities with which they are surrounded - for the sake of Christus and for the glory of Deo. Scriptura demands it.
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