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Monday, July 31, 2017
Nashville's finest are back with the second installment in their trilogy about The Pioneer and his quest to overcome the evil Space Wizard and restore order in the realm of the Earth Goddess. And what is there to say without sounding corny or like the biggest fanboy? Well...buckle up, lean back in your most comfortable seat and let these guys take you on a trip you never thought imaginable!
Largely instrumental, the only lyrics provided are excerpts from Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan'. 'Henry Tate' is slowish, dark and foreboding, yet trippy and is the natural extension from where '...Part 1' left off. It gradually picks up the pace leading elegantly into 'The Pioneer'. Portraying our hero's path to find his way aided by the wisdom of the Old Gods from what was once Mother Earth. A heavily fuzzed bass guitar adds to The Pioneer's plight. Spaced out, forlorn vocals enforces his despair and distress as the song explodes. Doomy with hints of heavy 1970's rock, 'Visions' is dreamy in it's approach as The Pioneer has an epiphany as the Old Gods are speaking to him installing new-found power and strength to destroy the Space Wizard. Basically, they have him reborn.
The beautiful and serene instrumental piece 'The Forest Speaks' is a bridge between our hero being reborn and his escalating search for the nemesis of the universe. Full onslaught in a wonderful trippy spacey stoner rock kind of way, 'Circle Of Druids' is the coming of the Old Earth's only saviour. Ascending to fight evil once and for all, the Old Gods are urging The Pioneer to save their holy land, to save mankind. Ending '...Part 2' is 'Earth Wizard', a fantastic mid-paced stoner rock-ish 70's rocker musically. Lyrically it leaves a lot of things hanging. The Space Wizard rises to spread his darkness while The Pioneer is getting ready to charge. What happens? No one knows. We have to wait for '...Part 3' to find out if the Space Wizard has taken over or if The Pioneer succeeded and peace can finally descend on Mother Earth again.
Where '...Part 1' launched this amazing story and set us on the road - spacey head-trippy road, at that - of our hero's misadventures and valiant resistance, '...Part 2' opens up to reveal the rebirth of The Pioneer as the saviour of our universe as we know it. The music continues perfectly from '...Part 1', the only difference is it has become even better. Messieurs Polzine, Marks and Wheeler belong to that rare group of musicians who do whatever they want to, also, and equally important, they have the talent and know-how to evolve with each release. This fearlessness might exist in more bands than one would know, but very few know how to use it. Howling Giant does and they are brilliant! The way they blend the heavy classic rock of the 1970's with stoner rock, jam rock et al is one of a kind. Like their peers, Elder, they are well on the way to create their own line of music, a genre completely their own and that is greatness. Just listen, let Howling Giant mesmerize you and allow yourself to be swept away into the wondrous, sometimes frightening, world of these three gentlemen!
Sunday, July 30, 2017
The German trio Mother Engine plays instrumental rock music influenced by Stoner and Postrock as well as the trippy Psychedelic Rock of the 60s and 70s and the indigenous German Krautrock. It's no real surprise that that the journey of that spaceship actually began at the tent stage of a big German Stoner Rock festival in the year 2013. What we talk about is a spirit of DIY, uncompromising endurance and the strong will to play every single stage. After two records ('Muttermaschine' 2013, 'Absturz' 2015) and appreances at many of the most important European scene festivals like Stoned from the Underground, Freak Valley Festival, Sonic Blast Moledo, Into the Void or Rotormania, it seems like they got their landing permission at the European stages for heavy psychedelic music. In fall 2017 they will release their third studio album 'Hangar' and doing a 6-week-tour through whole Europe presenting the new material.
People who heard the new songs live talk about a kind of stoner prog and maybe this impression hits right on the spot.
MODERN ENGINE are:
Chris Trautenbach (guitar)
Cornelius Grünert (drums)
Christian Dressel (bass)
A new amazing 7-inches single is coming for the LA based, mighty, garage rock n' rollers The Lords of Altamont. Two incredible songs extract from the upcoming full lenght out October 6th "The Wild Sounds Of Lords Of Altamont" on this new 7-inches: "Going Downtown" and "Evil".
The new 7"/ Single will be available during the upcoming European Summer Tour (see below for dates) and on the Bandcamp of the band.
Digital Single will feature only "Going Downtown" and will be available starting from July 20th on all the Digital platforms.
The LA based, mighty, garage rock n' rollers are ready to start a full european tour to promote the upcoming new release "The Wild Sounds of The Lords of Atamont" out for HPS Records this October 6th.
28/07 : FAST & LOUD FESTIVAL - Macon FR
29/07 : SPAKEMOTUTOFESTIVAL, Sanguinetto, Verona IT
30/07 : GROOVE, Lugo, Vicenza IT
31/07 : TRUE NATURE, Sezzadio, Alessandria IT
01/08 : HANA-BI, Marina di Ravenna IT
02/08 : BLAH BLAH, Torino IT
05/08 : ROADKILL FESTIVAL - Waarschoot BE
06/10 : Le Brise Glace - Annecy FR
07/10 : Smac Les Abattoirs - Bourgoin Jallieu FR
10/10 : L’Escale - Le Havre FR
11/11 : La Ferme d’en Haut - Villeneuve d’Ascq FR
12/10 : Le Poche - Bethune FR
13/10 : De Casino - Sint Niklass BE
14/10 : Le Point Ephémère - Paris FR
17/10 : le Molotov - Marseille FR
18/10 : Secret Place - Montpellier FR
19/10 : El Mediator - Perpignan FR
20/10 : Cri’art - Auch FR
21/10 : Pavillon 108 - Fumel FR
23/10 : Rocksound - Barcelona ES
24/10 : Loco Club - Valencia ES
25/10 : Lopez - Zaragoza ES
26/10 : Boite - Madrid ES
27/10 : Porta Caeli - Valladolid ES
28/10 : Satelite T - Bilbao ES
A hammered 4-stroke beat like a twin cylinder engine running on idle, a roaring guitar riff revving up the rpms of the iron-built motorcycle-inspired band, then the fresh and insisting breeze of a Farfisa organ whispering 'let's ride' and a heavy bass greasing up the reliable crank and rods of that authentic rock'n'roll machine, and there goes, ladies and gents, the mighty LORDS OF ALTAMONT combo! Riding hard on backyard-built, loud pipes and rigid frame undestructible raw choppers, the band left their garage enlivened by the year of 1969, right at the crossroads of the Summer of Love and the birth of punk rock. Fueled up by the MC5, the Stooges and the Chambers Brothers to name a few, the pack follows Jake 'The Preacher' Cavaliere (vocals, organ) on his uncompromising rock'n'roll journey ; Dani Sindaco (gtr), Rob Zimmermann (bass) and Steven Van Der Werff (drums) along with their frontman are now spreading out The Wild Sounds of the Lords of Altamont, their latest record, around the planet!
Through fads and fashions, either on wax or on stage, the Lords can take you back to this era of freedom and rebellion with their hi-octane tunes. The gang has been already rocking the world for 17 years with spectacular performances, firmly run-in by 5 solid stainless records and they're now fine-tuned with this new release of 11 powerful late-sixties tracks which manage to sound fiendishly contemporary!
THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT are
Steven Van Der Werff
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Saturday, July 29, 2017
In honor of the rapidly approaching release date of Kosmopoliturbo, Russkaja's latest gift to the world of music, it is high time that I right a terrible wrong. To my shame I have never written about Russkaja's previous album entitled Peace, Love & Russian Roll. Therefore I invite you waveriders to pull up a chair if you're not already sitting and join me as first I analyze what exactly is the matter with me and then extol the virtues of this worthy record. Cool? Great! Let's begin.
I absolutely flipped my lid over Russkaja's 2013 release Energia!. When I first came across the eye-grabbing cover art and read the description "Russian Turbo Polka" I knew that this was music I simply had to hear. My decision to hit the play button was immediately rewarded and I've been a fan ever since. Fast forward to 2015 and I eagerly snatched up my copy of Peace, Love & Russian Roll. That's when the trouble started.
Due to my headspace at the time I was looking to hear a predominantly metallic offering similar to Energia!. PLRR starts off incredibly well with the fantastic opener "Rock'n Roll Today" but then rapidly incorporates that most dreadful of musical elements, variety. Yes friends the one-dimensional, bludgeoning record that I wanted did not materialize so I put the new Russkaja aside. Only after a considerable amount of time had passed was I able to revisit PLRR and truly appreciate the album for what it has to offer.
Russkaja, for those unfamiliar, plays music that mixes heavy metal, polka, ska, and Russian folk music. Add to that dashes of pop and hip-hop and you'll have a solid foundation to understand what this band produces. Make no mistake folks. There is plenty of metallic bite throughout this album. "Rock'n Roll Today", "You Are The Revolution", "Slap Your Face", and my personal favorite track "El Pueblo Unido" have aggression to spare. Songs like "There Was A Time", "Parachute", and "Radio Song" fall squarely on the other end of the spectrum displaying the band's poppy, melodic strengths. "Hometown Polka" it might surprise you to discover leans heavily on polka. "Peace, Love & Russian Roll" has the most up-tempo ska-like sound on the album. I could go on but I'll let the songs "Let's Die Together (Mon Amour)", "Lovgorod" and "Salty Rain" be surprises when you hear them. It's more fun this way.
Waveriders, don't make the same mistake I did. Listen to Peace, Love & Russian Roll by Russkaja. Listen and be filled with joy! Austrian/Russian turbo polka joy! Believe me, this is a joy you need in your listening life.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Calgary' AB's masters of straight ahead riff-rock wizardry WOODHAWK will be hitting the road this September for their second Western Canadian tour (AB/SK/BC) (dates listed below) in support of their full length album 'Beyond The Sun' released this past April. The album was produced by the band with Jesse Gander (Bison, Japandroids) to follow their 2014 debut EP. Made of equal parts 1970's Birmingham and a myriad of 21st century heavy who’s who, WOODHAWK are purveyors of riff-centric rock and roll. Capable and original, the band is able to craft anthemic fist-pumping songs while forgoing tired stoner rock clichés. With time travel tested themes of science fiction, swords and sorcery, the band’s lyrics are born from snowy winters, hot practice spaces and pages of dog-eared paperbacks. While the musicianship reinforces recollections of Black Sabbath, modern influences that have helped you smash air drums or highway speed limits are undeniably present.
The band comments:
"This tour sees us wrapping up our western Canada touring in support of Beyond The Sun. Western Canada is so good to us. A New Hope seemed to be a lot of people's favourite song off the album, so we thought it would be funny to pull another Star Wars reference out, with naming the tour Woodhawk Strikes Back."
'Beyond The Sun' album stream available on Bandcamp at https://woodhawk.bandcamp.com.
The album is available on digital, vinyl and CD.
The band's music video 'The High Priest' can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5g5jTKtEfM
WOODHAWK Strikes Back Tour (AB/SK/BC)
Sept 3 - Calgary, AB - Atlantic Trap and Gil
Sept 8 - Lethbridge, AB - The Slice
Sept 9 - Regina, SK - The German Club
Sept 15 - Golden, BC - The Rockwater
Sept 16 - Vancouver, BC - The Astoria
Sept 23 - Kelowna, BC - Doc Willoughby's
Oct 7 - Edmonton, AB - UP+DT Festival - Downtown Edmonton Community League
1. Beyond The Sun (3:57)
2. The High Priest (4:46)
3. Living In The Sand (6:03)
4. Magnetic North (4:13)
5. Lawless (3:06)
6. Quest For Clarity (4:14)
7. A New Hope (4:49)
8. Forsee The Future (2:12)
9. Chrononaut (5:19)
Turner Midzain - Vocals/Guitar
Mike Badmington - Bass/Vocals
Kevin Nelson - Drums
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"Beyond the Sun is incredibly infectious and memorable and right from the get go, you know that you are in for a ride. Even if for whatever reason you are in a bad mood, this record will straighten that out in a hurry as it has you nodding your head and belting the lyrics out with the vocalist in no time....a release that is easy to listen to and get into but isn’t easy to put down by any means. Once you begin listening you have a hard time tearing yourself away from your speakers." - Cadaver Garden
"“Beyond The Sun, is overflowing with everything one could want from a great stoner rock record, thick, rumbling bass tones, sizzling guitar fuzz and infectious, mid tempo riffage, making this the kind of album that is very hard to stop listening to" - The Sludgelord
"Woodhawk have a new album - Beyond The Sun - and it's one that ticks all right boxes if you're a serious fan of Stoner Rock. Taking influence from bands such as Kyuss, The Sword and Truckfighters. Woodhawk offer a refreshing style of Psych Stoner Metal with moments of Fuzz and Desert Rock that add extra grit to their music." - Outlaws of The Sun
"The whole album put me in a good mood. Although I am a fan of a more distorted and fuzz-y sounding stoner rock, this was a great cleaned up take...The killer trio band have really created their own rules. One of which is trying to throw out stoner rock stereotypes. And it’s working brilliantly for them. Beyond the Sun is exactly what one would expect from Woodhawk. Riffs and riffs and riffs and high energy drums and more riffs...Moral of the story: this is the perfect CD to pop on when you feel like dancing in your underwear while cleaning your room. I would recommend “Beyond the Sun” to anyone who would like a less distorted version of Red Fang. Which is definitely a compliment, for the record." - Bangs!
“As I was walking into the venue, I began hurrying up the stairs as their sound captured my attention right away and was quickly swept up into their thick pulse thumping guitars and huge powerhouse drum sound.” – Vancity Buzz
“Calgarian riff-riders Woodhawk kicked off the proceedings, hitting all the gritty notes with their raucous roadhouse metal. Propane and Jack flowed freely as the golden western trio woke all them witches with their thematic rock fury.” – Beatroute Magazine
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Now in their 48th year, King Crimson will be returning to America in the Fall of 2017! The new dates see the group performing in some states and cities that have not been visited in a while. Atlanta, Georgia, for example, last had live Crimson music in 2001, while Texas has experienced something of an epic Crimson drought since 1974, not counting ProjeKct Three's week-long residency in the Lone Star state during March 1999.
19 Oct Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
21 Oct Music Hall, Dallas, TX
23 Oct Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
24 Oct Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
26 Oct Duke Energy Centre for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC
28 Oct Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C.
29 Oct Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C.
31 Oct New Jersey Performing Arts Centre, Newark, NJ
02 Nov Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
03 Nov Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia. PA
06 Nov Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
08 Nov The Egg, Albany, NY
09 Nov The Egg, Albany, NY
11 Nov Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown, PA
17 Nov Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
18 Nov Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
22 Nov Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI
24 Nov Hard Rock Rocksino, Cleveland, OH
26 Nov Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
For more ticket information: https://www.dgmli ve.com/tours?liveshow=on
With three drummers up front including Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy Stacey, as well as the return of multi-instrumentalist Bill Reiflin on keyboards, guitarist, and original founding member, Robert Fripp, states that this “double quartet formation” is likely to make more noise than ever before. Rounding out the eight piece line up are guitarist and vocalist Jakko Jakszyk, long-time bassist Tony Levin, and saxophonist Mel Collins, who was a mainstay of Crim from 1970-1972.
As well as standard tickets, the band's label, DGM, also has announced sale of VIP Royal Packages, limited to just 60 per show. Details can be viewed at the label's interactive and recently redeveloped website, www.dgmlive.com.
Here's what the press have raved about King Crimson's summer 2017 North American tour:
“On our final evening at the festival, we were witness to the concert that inevitably proved to be its highlight...The blend of mood, melody, ambiance and atmosphere dazzled the audience, which responded with frequent standing ovations.” - Lee Zimmerman, Goldmine Magazine
“Complex musical structures, the power, the intensity and the flight of guitars, flutes and especially drums, the progressive rock of King Crimson unfolded like never...With a dense and complex performance that perfectly coincided with the title of the tour entitled Radical Action, King Crimson took over all the years of his long career, offered new material and transported the music lovers to their rich universe and especially without compromise.” - YVES LECLERC, Journal de Quebec
“Fripp and his band offered an impeccable performance in two stages. No melodies, no flapping, only musicians at the top of their art.” - IAN BUSSIÈRES La Presse, Quebec
“The band finally reaps all that it has sown in its many transformations...the company of the good old days got its money's worth! In short, the king is not dead, far from it, and they still rejoice.” - Réjean Beaucage, Voir.ca
There was an undeniable nostalgic thrill to these songs, but considering the unconventional setup and the band's longstanding aversion to living in the past, they weren't presented as museum pieces...this remained a celebration from a band that has found a way to honour the scope of its legacy without abandoning its avant-garde principles. Crimson has never sounded more complete, or more joyous, on stage than it does now.” - Jordan Zivitz, Montreal Gazette
“The eclectic setlist covered the bands forty plus years, beginning with 1973's 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One' earmarked by one of several Mel Collins' exemplary solos, then jumped a decade later for the fluid 'Neurotica' with Fripp’s hyper-kinetic guitar riffs perched alongside a dizzying high tempo jazz beat. The uniqueness of seeing each of these seasoned musicians working is near indescribable and has to be experienced live, to fully embrace their vision - think of eight master painters working in their own style, but on a common canvas, and you begin to get the idea of things.” - We Heart Music, Minneapolis
“As part of their 17-show 'Radical Action Tour 2017,' King Crimson made a stop at the Greek Theatre for what can only be succinctly described as nearly three hours of absolute musical bliss — subtle and pastoral on one hand, a cacophony of sonic thrusts on the other.” - Shawn Perry Vintage Rock
“While their strong EP of new originals 'Heroes,' (in tribute to David Bowie) has devoted fans pleased and open-eared, it's the rarities from the back catalog that haven’t been played in decades or ever that make this tour's lineup exceptionally strong. Astounding as it was, King Crimson still has the propensity to tackle songs from all over their vast catalog, while incessantly adding new intersections and elements.” - Dylan Muhlberg, Grateful Web
In other news:
The band has recently released “The Elements Of King Crimson 2017 Tour Box.” As with previous releases in the “Elements” series, the full variety of King Crimson's music is presented over 2 CDs! Featuring extracts from rehearsals, new live recordings, elements from studio recordings, full tracks, alternate takes and finished recordings from 1969-2016, many of which make their first appearance on CD.
Every line-up is featured across the double CD set. Of particular interest on the new set is the inclusion on disc 2 of every part of “Larks' Tongues in Aspic” (some studio, some live) from “Part I” to “Level 5” – interspersed with elements taken from the original studio sessions and rehearsals.
Packaged in a DVD-sized fold out digipak style book case with a 24 page booklet including sleeve notes by co-compiler Sid Smith, photos of memorabilia, full info about the 2016 tour and a number of band and individual photos of the current band line-up.
Also, coinciding with the first leg of the tour, King Crimson released a CD EP titled “Heroes - Live In Europe, 2016.” Recorded in Berlin during the band's 2016 European tour., the EP was released on June 2nd 2017 and, along with “The Elements Of King Crimson 2017 Tour Box,” can be ordered via the shops at www.dgmlive.com as well as available through traditional retail outlets. The US based Schizoid Shop has recently added a range of new shirts and other band-related merchandise, and offers weekly specials including offers to win free tour tees. www.schizoidshop.com.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Southern Californian rock trio RADIO MOSCOW has just delivered the masters of its fifth studio album, “New Beginnings”, which is set for release via their new label home, Century Media Records, on September 29, 2017.
The album’s striking cover artwork was created by artist Courtney Cole and photographer Dana Trippe with lettering coming from Robin Gnista. “New Beginnings” was recorded at Lost Ark Studio in San Diego with Mike Butler, produced by the band’s own Parker Griggs and mastered by Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book Mastering.
As a sneak peek at what to expect, check out a video of a radio session take of the album’s first track, “New Beginning”: https://www.vuhaus.com/videos/radio-moscow-new-beginning
“New Beginnings” Track Listing:
1. New Beginning (WATCH)
3. Woodrose Morning
5. No One Knows Where They've Been
6. Last to Know
7. New Skin
9. Pick up the Pieces
"New Beginnings" will be released as regular black and limited-edition colored LP+CD (including a poster designed by Robin Gnista) as well as on CD, and all digital/streaming platforms.
Right on time with the release of their new opus, the band has confirmed the “The Drifting Tour”, which will drown Europe from September 26 to October 31 in waves of fuzzy, hard rocking riffs and sweaty, cranked up blues!
Prior to that, RADIO MOSCOW will perform at several European festivals as well as head over to the UK for a mini tour in August with support coming from The Groundhogs. Furthermore, a US west coast tour has been recently added. Full dates can be found listed below.
Formed in 2003, the power trio led by Stratocaster genius Parker Griggs carved their own sonic niche fusing crunching, heavy Sabbath-style chords with fiery ‘Hendrixian’ solos and a raw intensity that is addictive and captivating. From the self-titled debut back in 2007, which was produced by Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, over to last year’s “Live! In California”, RADIO MOSCOW proved to be not just a cheap time machine but a direct descendant from the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll!
RADIO MOSCOW LIVE DATES 2017
8/12 Dortmund, DE - Junkyard Open Air
8/13 Cernoy, FR - Celebration Days
8/14 London, UK - Borderline #
8/15 Hastings, UK - Paintworks #
8/16 Bristol, UK - Exchange #
8/17 Birmingham, UK - The Castle & Falcon
8/19 Saint-Nolff, FR - Motorculto Festival
8/25 Costa Mesa, CA - The Wayfarer
8/26 Los Angeles, CA - The Resident
8/27 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
8/29 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
8/30 Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt
8/31 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
9/1 Boise, ID - The Olympic
9/2 Salt Lake City, UT - Crucial Fest
9/3 Las Vegas, NV - Bunkhouse
9/26 Paris, FR - Backstage ^
9/27 Nantes, FR - Le Ferrailleur ^
9/28 Bilbao, ES - Kafe Antzokia ^
9/29 Gijon, ES - Casino Acapulco ^
9/30 Porto, PT - Hard Club ^
10/1 Lisbon, PT - RCA ^
10/2 Madrid, ES - Caracol ^
10/3 Barcelone, ES - Rocksound ^
10/4 Montpellier, FR - Secret Place ^
10/6 Pratteln, CH - Up in Smoke ^
10/7 Athens, GR - Desertfest ^
10/9 Roma, IT - Traffic ^
10/10 Altroquando, IT - Zero Branco ^
10/11 Torino, IT - Blah Blah ^
10/13 Antwerpen, BE - Desertfest ^
10/14 Groningen, NL - Vera ^
10/15 Cologne, DE - Underground ^
10/16 Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof ^
10/17 Vienna, AT - Arena ^
10/18 Innsbruck, AT - PMK ^
10/19 Etagnieres, CH - Croc The Rock Festival ^
10/20 Munich, DE - Keep It Low ^
10/21 Dresden, DE - Beatpol ^
10/23 Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang ^
10/24 Copenhagen, DK - TBA ^
10/25 Stockholm, SE - Undergangen ^
10/26 Gothenburg, SE - Sticky Fingers ^
10/28 Bergen, NO - Garage ^
10/30 Hannover, DE - Chez Heinz
10/31 Berlin, DE - Festsaal
# with The Groundhogs
^ with Kaleidobolt
Radio Moscow line-up
Parker Griggs (vocals, guitar)
Anthony Meier (bass)
Paul Marrone (drums)
Radio Moscow online
"True to its name, Wolves In The Throne Room has always painted between the lines of barbaric and regal. For over a decade it has been this between-space that has driven WITTR's power; burning black-metal riffs communing with mystical folk and ambient music." - NPR
In preparation for their September 22nd release of Thrice Woven, Wolves in the Throne Room have announced an extensive U.S. tour shortly after the album’s street date. Set to run from September 29th through October 25th with support from Pillorian, the tour will take the bands from coast to coast - check out the full routing listed below.
Since their inception in 2002, over the course of 5 studio albums and hundreds of live performances, Wolves in the Throne Room have refracted Black Metal through their own Cascadian prism. Their songs explore the hidden world of magic that one accesses through dreams, visions and music and the resulting sounds are intimately linked to the wild lands of the Pacific Northwest. Now, a portal into the dreamworld of Wolves in the Throne Room opens again with their forthcoming sixth LP, Thrice Woven - a glorious return to the blazing and furious Black Metal that they alone can create.
Look for Thrice Woven to be available September 22nd on Wolves in the Throne Room’s own label, Artemisia. Additionally, check out the music video for “Born from the Serpent’s Eye” here.
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, ON TOUR:
September 29 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
September 30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
October 2 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
October 3 Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
October 5 Houston, TX @ White Oak (downstairs)
October 6 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
October 7 Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
October 9 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
October 10 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Hell
October 11 Richmond, VA @ Capital Ale House
October 12 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
October 13 Brooklyn, NY @ Villain
October 14 Pittsburgh, PA @ Villain
October 16 Cincinnati, OH @ The Taft Ballroom
October 17 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
October 18 Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th St. Collective
October 20 Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
October 21 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
October 22 Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
October 24 Portland, OR @ Tonic Lounge
October 25 Olympia, WA @ Obsidian
Photo by: Peter Beste
Thrice Woven, track listing:
1. Born from the Serpent’s Eye
2. The Old Ones Are With Us
4. Mother Owl, Father Ocean
5. Fires Roar in the Palace of the Moon
Monday, July 24, 2017
Ripple Music presents, Poseidon, Flying Eyes 7", and Second Coming of Heavy Chapter 6 Limited Edition Vinyl
The reviews are amazing. "Monumental" being an oft used word...
Prologue officially drops tomorrow at 7 am PST via Ripple Music. Available on limited "Infinite Abyss" black/white psychedelic edition LP (ONLY 100 PRESSED), "Dark Beginnings" black vinyl LP, Test press LP (ONLY FIVE AVAILABLE), and CD digi pack will also be available and digital download worldwide via Ripple Bandcamp, itunes, apple, amazon, spotify etc.
If you haven't already heard it, then head on over to Decibel Magazine where they are streaming it in it's entirety.
All formats are available from
This sexy beast is coming your way! Flying Eyes/ Lazlo Lee & The Motherless Children split 7". Done in conjunction with our brothers at H42 Records. This is the white (with some black marble) Ripple exclusive North American Edition, limited to 50 copies pressed. Look for pre-sale next week on Monday.
"Already recognized as one of the world’s leading purveyors of rock ‘n’ roll, stoner, doom and heavy psych, Ripple Music upped the ante in 2015 with the arrival of one of the year’s most ambitious projects, The Second Coming of Heavy Series."
Serving as an ongoing showcase for some of the best and heaviest bands emerging from the underground, each installment shines a light on those worthy of your attention. With full color sleeves and inserts, the series is designed to be saved and treasured, like a fine anthology of books.
Chapter 6 is now upon us, in the Ripple store, with Kayleth and Favequaid, bringing the heavy from Italy.
Six months in the planning, here it is! Welcome to the first ever international RippleFest - RippleFest Sweden. Three bands over two cities in two nights, come join us in Orebro and Stockholm, Sept 8 and 9th. Scandanavian Ripple family, Vokonis, Kingnomad, and Craneium will all take the stage. And keep your eyes open for the limited edition RippleFest Sweden T-shirt!
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Scorching fires out west have been dominating the landscape, filling the air with smoke and ash in the last month or so. Bandcamp has been ablaze for other reasons. Last round I featured some of the best of bandcamp mid-year recap. This round I’m going back to showing off some of the new finds that keep the year moving in a positive direction. At some point you’d think it would start slowing down, but the music just keeps releasing and it blows my mind every time. Check out the latest batch of Bandcamp Bonanza face melters.
Second Coming of Heavy – Chapter 6: Kayleth / Favequaid
Splits seem to be gaining traction as of late. Ripple has not only taken the special edition split vinyl to the next level, they have done it with class. Look at the art package that being featured on each chapter by Ghosttown Graphics. It’s just insane and to know that the splines will create an image when stacked together at the end of the 10 chapter saga, it begs for complete discography collectors to hop aboard. Each chapter features two up and coming heavy rocking bands. Chapter 6 is on fire.
Chapter 6 brings us another round of bands with their first appearance on Ripple. This is a perfect combination of atmospheric riffs and high octane rock songs. Kayleth bring the expansive grooves straight from outer space while Favequaid deliver us an undisputed punky grit layered with tasty chops. It seems each Chapter brings a new favorite. The saga gets better and better and the artwork is intense. Cannot wait to receive my OBI vinyl edition and complete the entire set.Favorite track: Favequaid - Everytime.
Sun Rider – III
Another band with exquisite artwork in their catalog, Sun Rider bring a sludge stained stoner metal to the party with monster riffs and scarred vocal tones that combine to make a heavy blues album that comes out similar in output to the band HARK, but less progressive and more bluesy. Check out their entire discography and you’ll be considering hitting that buy button on the vinyl even though the shipping is insanely pricey.
Howling Giant – Black Hole, Space Wizard: Part 2
Now here is a band to keep your eyes on. These dudes from Nashville know how to write a great song and keep it accessible with a wide range of polish, but they also know how to maintain a heavy ass energy. I just can’t say enough good things. Each release that comes out of these guys brains is a new favorite. Part 2 is intense.
Howling Giant return with Part 2 of the BHSW saga launching rocket fueled riffs beyond the atmospheric boundary of standard hard rock fare. Astronautical fuzz echoes over metallic solos as the progressive harmonies consume by way of gravitational force. Part 2 is a gorgeous and monolithic slab of stoner metal that'll have you begging for more. Keep your eyes on these guys. They're going places.
The Last Coyote – Gunfighter Tales
I found these guys using the method of checking the bandcamp new section by genre, and randomly stumbled over these guys.
This is the kind of music I yearn for. Sifting through the bandcamp vaults today The Last Coyote makes its presence known. Gun smoking melodies crackle with bluesy strums and outlaw wales across the western prairie like a flaming ring of mountain fire.
Between the Lines – Between the Lines
This is refreshing and suffocating at the same time. There were parts that had that 15 years old nostalgia going on, yet it stands out in the field of hard rock.
The bass slaps like a sack of balls against a kilted thigh as the dark, brooding groove hymns Between the Lines of crunchy distorted rock and goth enhanced grunge. For fans of Tool and freaks alike, this debut will steamroll your expectations of an Irish rock band.
Hair of the Dog – This World Turns
Last but certainly not least Hair of the Dog came out with a new album this year. I am a huge fan of this band which required that I pre-order the vinyl to go with the first two albums I scrounged together last year. Pretty stoked on this new one, it gets better every time you play it and I find it ranking high on many year-end lists’
Hair of the Dog is the type of band you can play in the morning to ease the bangover from witnessing their show the night before. This World Turns exemplifies all that is heavy rock taking the band to future cult classic status and showing no signs of losing hide. The melodies echo lean distorted glory with progressive riffs, bar worthy balladry and intricate snarls of rock and roll fury. Can't deny this as one of the best hard rock albums of 2017. Vinyl ordered. Just look at those colors on the cover. This is the full package. Favorite track: This World Turns.
That ought to keep you busy for a bit. I’ve got more on deck for future Bonanza Bonanza features and it shows no signs of slowing down. Let it burn!
Saturday, July 22, 2017
ROZAMOV Tour With The Ditch And The Delta Confirmed; Band Issues Track From Impending Free Live Recording Via The Obelisk
Boston doom unit ROZAMOV has booked new summer tour dates, including July shows with Blood Sun Circle and Author & Punisher, and is preparing to issue a free live album, leaking the lead track through The Obelisk ahead of its release this week.
ROZAMOV will begin their summer tour schedule this week, playing shows in Wallingford July 21st and Rochester July 22nd alongside Blood Sun Circle. July 28th sees the band in Somverville supporting Author & Punisher. August will take ROZAMOV across the country and out to the West Coast, as they embark on a tour with The Ditch And The Delta. Both bands will be supporting their new LPs, both released this year through Battleground Records. ROZAMOV will be out from August 24th through September 2nd, culminating in both bands performing at Crucial Fest in Salt Lake City.
Following the release of their lauded This Mortal Road LP, ROZAMOV has completed their first official live recording, titled Adaptations, which they are now preparing to release independently. Adaptations was recorded on tour earlier this year as the band was on your supporting This Mortal Road, captured at Live Wire in Chicago, mixed by Chris Johnson at The Electric Bunker, and mastered by Alec Rodriguez at New Alliance. The record features three previously-released songs - "Ghost Divine," "Serpent Cult," and "Inhumation" - and leads off with a new song called "Surrounded By Wolves."
ROZAMOV will release Adaptations as a free download through Bandcamp and Spotify this Friday, July 21st.
Hear ROZAMOV's "Surrounded By Wolves" early through The Obelisk RIGHT HERE.
ROZAMOV's This Mortal Road is available digitally HERE, and the CD and LP available through Battleground Records HERE and Dullest Records HERE. Also see ROZAMOV's "Serpent Cult" video RIGHT HERE.
ROZAMOV Tour Dates:
7/21/2017 Cherry Street Station - Wallingford, CT w/ Blood Sun Circle
7/22/2017 Photo City Improv - Rochester, NY w/ Blood Sun Circle
7/28/2017 ONCE - Somerville, MA w/ Author & Punisher
8/24/2017 Great Scott - Allston, MA w/ The Ditch And The Delta
8/25/2017 Cafe Bourbon Street - Columbus, OH w/ The Ditch And The Delta
8/26/2017 TBA - Indianapolis, IN
8/27/2017 TBA - St. Paul, MN
8/30/2017 Funhouse - Seattle, WA w/ The Ditch And The Delta
8/31/2017 High Water Mark - Portland, OR w/ The Ditch And The Delta
9/01/2017 The Shredder - Boise, ID w/ The Ditch And The Delta
9/02/2017 Crucial Fest - Salt Lake City, UT w/ The Ditch And The Delta


This week The Things Conference kicks off. This year, the world’s largest LoRaWAN conference goes virtual, hosting a 6-day global conference with a focus on LoRaWAN and the Internet of Things. There will be talks and workshops about the newest developments for LoRoWAN devices and their applications.
LoRaWAN stands for Long Range Wide Area Network and is a key technology that underlies the Internet of Things and the wireless communication between different devices.
For those of you who participated in the conference last year, you might remember Seeed at The Thing Conference 2020, where we showcased SenseCAP LoRaWAN products, hosted a workshop, and gave a keynote speech on “Open Technology for Sustainable Development”.
And you might be wondering what will this virtual conference bring? There are versatile and interactive contents awaiting for you to explore. First of all, there is a Virtual Wall of Fame, where different KoRaWAN sensors and gateways are displayed.
The conference will have companies introducing their new products and services at the virtual booth. And of course, we will also have our own virtual booth where we present our LoRaWAN Sensors and Gateways. At the Seeed virtual booth, we’ll have our professionals onsite. Please feel free to stop by the booth and interact with our team to learn about Seeed products for IoT applications.
Besides the Virtual Hall of Fame and virtual booths, there will be talks, demos, and workshops at the conference. At this year’s The Things Conference, Shuyang Zhou, Sales Director at Seeed will give a speech on “The Shortest Pathway for Creating a LR Device”, where she will introduce some of the common setbacks in the journey from idea to proof-of-concept, to prototype and then production; and share some tips for avoiding and tackling the obstacles in an efficient way.
Enough with the spoiler alerts, so get your ticket now and meet with thousands of professionals and companies to learn about LoRaWAN and the Internet of Things!


Iran's missile Sajjil 2 is seen before its launch by Iranian armed forces in front of a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Semnan province, Iran on May 20, 2009. Iran says the missiles have a range of nearly 1,243 miles, which would put Moscow, Athens and southern Italy within striking distance from Iran, said Jane's Information Group, which provides information on defense issues. (UPI Photo/Vahid Reza Alaie/Mehr News Agency) | License Photo
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Uzi Rubin, former head of Israel's ballistic missile defense program, says Iran has made a "technological and strategic breakthrough" with its Sajjil-2 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which will be able to hit a swathe of European states in three to four years.
That assertion, initially made to Jane's Defense Weekly and reiterated at a U.S. Army-sponsored missile defense conference in Huntsville, Ala., on Aug. 20, intensified concerns that Iran has stepped up its drive to acquire ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
On the face of it, Rubin's comments gave weight to Israeli fears that Iran will soon pose an existential threat to the Jewish state.
Israeli leaders have been pressing the United States to take firmer action to ensure that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons and have suggested unilateral pre-emptive strikes if something is not done soon to curb Tehran.
Rubin masterminded the development of Israel's Arrow anti-missile system, the top layer of the country's emerging multilayered missile defense shield, from 1991 to 1999.
He said that the two-stage Sajjil-2 has an estimated range of 1,560 miles, not 1,250 miles as previously thought, and that the successful testing of a solid-fueled missile on May 20 was a major breakthrough for Iran.
This was because unlike the Shehab-3, Iran's operational ballistic missile already deployed with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Sajjil uses solid propellant rather than the less reliable liquid fuel. It is the first Iranian missile to do so, opening the door for more advanced technology.
Rubin did not specifically say that the Iranians would have produced a nuclear warhead for the Sajjil-2 in the timeframe he cited. But Israeli officials have claimed that Tehran could produce a nuclear warhead within a year once Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gives the go-ahead.
In May, 12 prominent U.S. and Russian analysts gave a different view in a report issued by the EastWest Institute, a New York-based think tank that monitors global security issues.
The report said it would take Iran six to eight years to develop a ballistic missile with a 460-pound conventional warhead and a range of 1,250 miles, and six years to develop a nuclear warhead.
The U.S. Air Force's National Air and Space Intelligence Center said in a June report that Iran, even with help from foreign sources, would need six years to produce an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States.
"Based on its demonstrated achievement in solid propulsion and staging, Iran will face no technological challenges" in doubling the Sajjil's range with a 1-ton warhead, Rubin told the Huntsville conference.
"If they push it -- put all the budget, put all the engineers -- three or four years" is all it would take to give the Sajjil a range of around 2,500 miles, enough to hit London. "Will they do it? I'm not sure."
But he noted that the predictions about Iran's ever-growing missile reach "are coming true, perhaps sooner than anyone thought. … I think there was an underestimation of Iranian capability."
Rubin's conclusions would appear to inject a new urgency in U.S. efforts to install a fixed missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic to protect the United States, a proposal that has drawn vehement objections from Moscow.
In that regard, on Aug. 20 the Boeing Co. came up with a novel system that may overcome Russian opposition to U.S. missile installations on its doorstep: 10 47,500-pound mobile interceptors that could be airlifted in giant Boeing C-17 transports to temporary launch sites and then flown back to the United States when no longer required.


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Alliance Defending Freedom: So much of what we hear in the news is so discouraging that, at times, it’s good just to stop and “count our blessings” – not only as individuals, but as a legal ministry committed to defending life, marriage, and religious freedom for you and your family. God continues to bless your organization’s work in so many ways … and while we are always eager to talk about, say, a win at the U.S. Supreme Court, we are also seeing important wins in far less publicized cases that have huge implications for the freedom of you and your family.
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor: “All Americans should oppose unjust laws that force people – under threat of punishment – to give up their fundamental freedoms and act contrary to their beliefs. That’s why we are seriously considering appeal of the 3rd Circuit’s decision. Geneva College simply wants to abide by the Christian faith it espouses and teaches instead of being forced into an unacceptable inconsistency by the government. The administration has no business punishing people of faith for making decisions consistent with that faith.”
ADF Media: The so-called “three-parent embryo” legislation that the United Kingdom’s House of Commons passed Feb. 3 likely breaches a European Union directive to which the UK is obligated. That’s the conclusion of a legal memo Alliance Defending Freedom provided Thursday to the European Parliament at the request of several MEPs.
Townhall: One of the best ways to torch your comment feed on social media is to post something about vaccines. But I believe common ground can exist on this issue—if people care more about solutions than about demonizing their opponents.
Go Fund Me: Despite winning a 12-day trial, seven years later Kevin and his family are still paying the price. Not only did the state and activists appeal, but due to an unprecedented Ninth Circuit ruling, the Stormans must pay over $140,000.00 to Legal Voice (an abortion rights group) for attorney fees and costs Legal Voice claims it incurred when the trial court required them to give the Stormans documents related to the role abortion groups played in drafting the regulations and their targeting of religious objectors. This is a substantial financial hardship on the Stormans.
Get Religion: Before the story was published, Greg Scott, vice president for media communications for the Alliance Defending Freedom, raised that question in an email to the Times’ reporter.
Alliance Defending Freedom: Mary Doogan and Connie Wood are senior midwives in Scotland who believe that life begins at conception. Their legal case arose out of concerns that the reorganization of hospital services in their city would result in an increased number of abortions in the ward they supervised. The most senior court in Scotland agreed with them, concluding that the right to conscientious objection guaranteed in the United Kingdom’s Abortion Act should be given a wide interpretation because it is “consistent with the reasoning which allowed such an objection in the first place.”
Alliance Defending Freedom: In some US cities, prohibiting a biological male from going into the women’s restroom or locker room is now considered “discrimination,” simply if that man identifies as a woman.
ADF Media: The Canadian Supreme Court struck down total prohibitions on doctor-prescribed death Friday but said that Parliament may only allow a “stringently limited, carefully monitored system of exceptions” and affirmed that physicians cannot be forced to participate in killing someone because patients do not have a “right to death.” Canada’s existing laws will remain in place for another year.
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom and other religious and pro-life organizations sent letters to Congress Thursday that ask it to veto two recently passed District of Columbia laws that force religious and pro-life organizations to operate contrary to their missions and sincerely held beliefs.
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel David Hacker: “As the 6th Circuit affirmed, the ability of faith-based groups to make employment decisions consistent with the very faith they espouse is a ‘structural limitation imposed on the government by the Religion Clauses [of the First Amendment], a limitation that can never be waived.’ The court was right to recognize that this freedom extends to groups beyond just those that are directly run by churches and denominations. No one should be coerced by the government to act contrary to their deepest, historically recognized faith convictions. ADF was pleased to file a friend-of-the-court brief in this case on behalf of organizations who support the foundational constitutional freedoms that the 6th Circuit upheld.”
Christian Examiner: The Christian couple who declined to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple in 2013 were found guilty of unlawful discrimination by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries January 29.
Family Studies: Each year the Census Bureau captures a snapshot of the living arrangements of U.S. children through its Current Population Survey. The 2014 results were released by the Bureau last week, and the portrait they present of the family lives of 73.7 million American kids is certainly a variegated one.
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys will testify before various Colorado House committees Feb. 4-17 regarding bills pertaining to physical privacy in locker rooms, physician-assisted suicide, religious freedom for student groups in higher education, the health and safety of women at abortion facilities, and infanticide.
Catholic World Report (CNA/EWTN News): “The vagueness of the [IRS] regulations” has put churches in “limbo,” argued Erik Stanley of Alliance Defending Freedom at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28.
National Review: There’s an alarming trend afoot involving the misappropriation of words and phrases and principles crucial to lives of freedom and flourishing.
Life Site News: For a contrast to Eva’s story, Thompson reported on cases challenging euthanasia law, such as that of Tom Mortier’s mother, Liefe. Mortier, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, argued doctors should have consulted him before ending the life of his mother – who was depressed.
CCU: Centennial Institute asked three respected attorneys from our sister organization, Alliance Defending Freedom, for a legal and ethical analysis of what is at stake as the Colorado General Assembly confronts this issue. Here is their report.
ADF Media: The State Affairs Committee of the Idaho House voted 13-4 Thursday to reject a deeply problematic bill that Alliance Defending Freedom had said in oral testimony and in written legal analysis “will threaten First Amendment and statutory freedoms and expose the State to legal and fiscal liability.”
Zenit: Recently, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in Paradiso and Campanelli v. Italy, which reveals a lot about the shady world of surrogacy. The court ruled that Italy was able to deny registering a child to an Italian couple because the child was born by a surrogate mother in Russia and had no biological genetic link to the couple.
ADF Media: A Nova Scotia trial court ruled Wednesday that the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society does not have the authority to deny accreditation to Trinity Western University’s law school because of its biblical beliefs on appropriate sexual behavior. The court concluded that the NSBS violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and did not consider “the concerns for religious freedom and liberty of conscience.”
Religion News Service: Cake artists, florists, photographers, and many others who operate businesses that create expressive products have First Amendment rights.
Alliance Defending Freedom: What is this strange obsession so many in our nation have with silencing opinions they disagree with? It’s not like there aren’t other options – open and reasonable debate, the verdict of the ballot box, the simple option of ignoring those with whom one doesn’t see eye to eye.
How the contraception mandate may spread measles: Politicizing preventative care increases public distrust
Town Hall: One of the best ways to cause distrust in public health experts is for the government to politicize science. This can be seen in contentious areas like climate change, embryo research, and the beginning of human life. Experts there have infused ideology into data and have even changed or redefined words to fit their agendas. Global warming has become “climate change,” embryos “pre-embryos,” and “conception” redefined to mean implantation.
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court that supports a lawsuit against University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics after it denied treatment to two developmentally disabled patients even though they were not in a persistent vegetative state and were not terminally ill. One of the patients, a 13-year-old boy, died; the other, a 79-year-old woman, survived.
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley will be available for media interviews Thursday following a panel discussion on the need for clearer tax rules governing nonprofits and churches. Stanley will join the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability, the Center for American Progress, Public Citizen, and keynote speaker Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
Alliance Defending Freedom: I like comfort. There’s something about a soft pillow, a warm blanket, and a nap on a Sunday afternoon. It’s nice when my 2-year-old son plays quietly, my family gets along, and I face no traffic on my way to work. It’s simple. It’s easy. It’s peaceful. But even with all this comfort, there’s a problem.
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Michael J. Norton: “All Americans should oppose unjust laws that allow the government to force people to surrender their constitutionally protected freedom to live and work according to their deepest beliefs. While we are very pleased with the order issued in this case, many other similar cases continue throughout the country. In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling against the abortion-pill mandate in Conestoga and Hobby Lobby, and the clearly protected right of Americans to be free from this type of government coercion at home, in their family businesses, and in non-profit endeavors that benefit everyone, the Obama administration should give up its blind and indefensible efforts to punish people of faith and let freedom prevail.”
Public Discourse: When conscience flirts with the idea of accommodating an unjust law, it must politely, yet firmly, reject the sirens of seduction.
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday that answers New York City’s arguments against high court scrutiny of its 20-year-old quest to ban worship services in empty public school buildings. In September of last year, ADF asked the high court to review a 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit that upheld a city policy prohibiting worship services in public school buildings during non-school hours. The panel’s ruling is on hold until the Supreme Court decides whether to take the case.
Religion News Service: One day Atlanta has a fire chief; the next day it doesn’t. Once again, a moral scandal takes down a public official.
Alliance Defending Freedom: For over 200 years, the United States Supreme Court has been interpreting the meaning of the U.S. Constitution to answer some very important questions.
The Federalist: Religious freedom usually leaves ample room for the government to achieve its goals while respecting faith. The Supreme Court recognized this again Tuesday, showing it was right when it did the same thing last summer in Hobby Lobby/Conestoga.
Washington Examiner: David Cortman, the Alliance Defending Freedom attorney who argued before the court on behalf of Pastor Reed and the church, contended consistently that if such signs create safety hazards or aesthetic problems, they do so no matter what they say.
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Matt Bowman: “The government does a serious disservice to taxpayers when it pursues unjust laws that force many of them to defend their constitutionally protected freedoms. While this case is finally over, many others remain. We hope the administration will stop defending its indefensible abortion-pill mandate and end its waste of taxpayer dollars on a fruitless quest to force people to give up their freedom to live and work according to their beliefs.”
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom expressed support Friday for a Denver bakery that reportedly declined to draw two males holding hands with an “X” over them and related words and symbols on a cake in the shape of a Bible. A customer who made the request filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission after Azucar Bakery’s pastry chef Lindsay Jones and owner Marjorie Silva declined his request.
Alliance Defending Freedom: When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights in Roe v. Wade back in 1973, it reset our nation’s moral compass. Life was no longer considered precious, it was considered an option.
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of students at Morgan Hill Unified School District in California who were prohibited from wearing American flag T-shirts to express their patriotism.
Via Alliance Defending Freedom: Are Christians only accepted in the workplace if they stay silent about their faith? Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran has dedicated most of his adult life to preserving the safety of his community—his entire …
Christianity Today: The court sided 9-0 with Arkansas prisoner Gregory Holt (also called Abdul Maalik Muhammad), who claimed a right to maintain a half-inch beard as a part of his religious practice as a Muslim. The justices did not find evidence that a beard that short would pose a substantial security threat, as the state’s Department of Corrections argued. Its lack of accommodations was ruled a violation of inmates’ religious freedom.
The Becket Fund: In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled today that prison officials cannot arbitrarily ban peaceful religious practices, securing a landmark victory for religious freedom for all faiths.
Red State: This week abortion advocates celebrate the forty-second anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that has consigned nearly 60 million Americans to their death. They, and their political allies, will proclaim their continuing pleasure at the “freedom,” “choice,” and “privacy” that Roesupposedly provided. These euphemisms for destroying living human beings are grotesque enough. But their rhetoric doesn’t even match today’s agenda of compulsion.
Time Magazine: The high court has been coy in the past about taking up same-sex marriage cases, and the current justices have rarely written individually on the merits of the issue aside from the crucial United States v. Windsor (2013) decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in which Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion. That said, here are some of the past indications Supreme Court justices have given on the issue.
Breakpoint: Activists for same-sex marriage routinely insist that Christians have nothing to fear from their proposals to restructure society’s basic institutions. It simply won’t affect us, we’re told. But when the conflict between same-sex couples’ newly-minted “rights” and Christians’ religious liberty becomes clear—as it has for Christian photographers, florists, bakers, caterers, ministers, and adoption agencies that are expected to solemnize same-sex couples as marriages—the tables turn. Then we’re told that Christians’ right to recuse themselves from celebrations they consider sinful must yield before the superior claim of sexual freedom. Such, said one New Mexico judge, is “the price of citizenship.”
World Magazine: “I’m Clyde Reed, pastor of Good News Community Church in Gilbert, Ariz.,” he said. “I’m 82 years old and have been a pastor for over 40 years. I never dreamed my small church sign would be a topic for the Supreme Court.”
Earlier this week, ADF attorney David Cortman argued before the Supreme Court of the United States, on behalf of a small church in our neighboring town, Gilbert. We bring all of the coverage in one handy post.
Alliance Defending Freedom: On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court ruled to legalize abortion in the case of Roe v. Wade. Millions of lives have been affected by this tragic ruling, including the more than 57 million American babies who have been killed in the womb since then and the countless women and men who have suffered from the psychological, emotional, and physical pain caused by abortion.
ADF Senior Counsel Austin R. Nimocks: “The people of every state should remain free to affirm marriage as the union of a man and a woman in their laws. Consistent with the Supreme Court’s 2013 Windsor decision, which said that ‘states have the essential authority to define the marital relation,’ the 6th Circuit rightly concluded that the Constitution does not demand that a new view of marriage be judicially imposed on everyone. We are hopeful the Supreme Court will uphold the freedom of the people to affirm marriage.”
Alliance Defending Freedom: Later this month, pro-life advocates across the country will gather to mourn the 42nd year of the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that endeavored to legitimize abortion in the eyes of the American public. That the endeavor failed – that year after year sees stronger support among ensuing generations for a repeal of the ruling – is cold comfort to those of us chilled by the specter of the 57 million babies (one out of six of our fellow Americans) killed in the womb across these four decades.
National Review: Barronelle Stutzman runs a flower shop in Richland, Washington. After enjoying a friendly relationship with customer Rob Ingersoll for some ten years, she declined to provide the flower arrangements for his wedding to another man. When the state attorney general’s office heard about the case, it moved against her, as did the American Civil Liberties Union. Both are currently suing Stutzman, the owner of Arlene’s Flowers. Represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, she awaits news from a federal court about whether she can continue what she describes as the work of her heart.
ADF Media: A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit against a Christian ministry represented by Alliance Defending Freedom allied attorneys after a Pennsylvania sexually oriented business gave up its fight to stop the free speech of sidewalk counselors.
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys and allied attorneys representing Atlanta’s former fire chief, Kelvin Cochran, are exploring legal options after the city terminated him from his job because of his Christian beliefs.
ADF to court: Mo. can’t arbitrarily choose which Christian pre-school qualifies for scrap tire program
ADF Media: An Alliance Defending Freedom attorney and allied attorney representing a Columbia, Missouri, Christian pre-school and daycare center will be available for media interviews Thursday following oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
ADF Media: An HIV-positive man in Rhode Island and another pro-life advocate in Vermont have filed suit in federal court because Obamacare forces them to pay for other people’s elective abortions in order to obtain health care through their state exchanges.
Alliance Defending Freedom: When Irl Noble’s husband passed away in 2008, after having gone to church all her life, she struggled to attend without him. But she found comfort and community at Good News Presbyterian Church, a church she found not through a website, but through its signs.
The Wall Street Journal: Signs posted by the Good News Community Church “can only be placed in the dark of night, the night before the church service,” David Cortman, an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom, an advocacy group representing the church, told the court.
The Washington Times: “Political signs can be 32 square feet, may be unlimited in number and may be placed in the right of way of the entire town for five months before the election,” said Mr. Cortman, who is part of Alliance Defending Freedom. “Ideological” signs are also given generous treatment, he said.
ADF Media: A new brief filed with the Colorado Court of Appeals reveals that a member of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission compared a Christian cake artist to slave owners and perpetrators of the Holocaust when the commission ordered him to re-educate himself and his employees about marriage.
Alliance Defending Freedom: It’s really surprising, sometimes, to find that what seem, at first glance, like “little” cases can ultimately have such far-reaching consequences.
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel David Cortman: “The Supreme Court should ensure that no government in America is allowed to prefer one form of speech over another. No one’s speech is safe if the government is allowed to pick free-speech winners and losers based on the types of speech government officials prefer. The Supreme Court has a long history of ensuring that the government treats all speech in a content-neutral manner. That’s why we trust the court will not allow the town of Gilbert to continue giving preferential treatment to certain messages while marginalizing others.”
Alliance Defending Freedom: We’ve talked about the legal issues with the town of Gilbert’s sign code (applying extra restrictive rules to church signs, asking for a free pass to discriminate against speech they view as “less valuable”).
Alliance Defending Freedom: The Supreme Court agreed to hear another ADF case this term, Reed v. Town of Gilbert. The case will likely have an enormous impact on not just the right to religious speech, but everyone else’s free speech rights as well, as we discussed in “How a Little Sign Can Mean Big Things for Freedom.”
ADF Media: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel David Cortman will participate in a press conference Monday following his oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Reed v. Town of Gilbert. ADF is defending the very essence of free speech, the ability of Americans to invite others to hear a message and participate in it.
Biola Magazine: The court’s 5–4 decision determined that the government “substantially burdens” religious exercise, in violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), whenever it imposes significant pressure upon an organization to violate its religious convictions, said Gregory Baylor, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, the organization representing Biola in its HHS mandate lawsuit.
The Daily Signal: Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran was fired on Tuesday by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. Why? Because, on his own private time, Cochran wrote a book expressing his biblical understanding of sexual morality.
National Right to Life: Pro-lifers are nothing if not creative. Over the decades, they have produced thousands upon thousands of “visual aids,” from the simplest black and white one-sheeter to full-blown movies—and everything in-between.

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Get some of your protein from sources other than meat. You can find many other places to get protein. These sources include: beans, soy, cheese and nuts. Non-meat proteins can serve as the bulk of your meal, or you can eat them as a side dish or accent ingredient. Get your diet out of the doldrums by adding various sources of protein.
Whole grains are a healthy food to add to your diet. Individuals that tend to eat whole grains tend to be much healthier than people who choose refined carbohydrates. Your daily food consumption should include brown rice, whole wheat bread that is 100% and pasta. Your digestive tract will thank you for eating whole grains by functioning well. Whole grains also provide a steadier energy supply. Refined carbohydrates give a quick burst of energy and a spike in glucose levels, but this is followed by a quick decline in energy.
In order to add more nutrition to your diet choose the organic versions of your favorite foods. These foods contain more nutrients than their counterparts and less nitrates. Organic foods are naturally healthy and delicious. You are going to understand when you taste the whole fruits and vegetables.
Proteins are very valuable nutrients to consume each week. Select meats low in fat, fish, and poultry without the skin. Eggs also contain a wealth of protein. Eating just one egg in the morning has no negative health risks. Try to refrain from eating meat once a week. Instead of meat, use peanut butter, peas, seeds, beans or nuts.
Create a rainbow on your plate! Brightly-colored fruits and vegetables provide many health benefits without a lot of calories. Include a brightly colored fruit or veggie in all of your meals. Skins contain antioxidant benefits, so eat those too when they are edible.
Describe tastes and feels to your kids to get them to eat different foods. You may interest them by describing the texture.
Avoid microwavable foods. These meals usually have lots of preservatives that are best avoided.
You can use ground chicken or turkey instead of beef, or try mixing them to reduce calories. Adding a dash of olive oil can help to enhance the turkey’s flavor. Your meat will be less fatty but still tasty.
There are a lot of people who are unaware of the small changes they could make to have better nutrition. But, now that you have read this article, you should no longer fall into this group. Even little changes in your diet can dramatically affect your health.

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We are excited to bring this truly unique ranch to the market over the coming weeks!
Rancho Ventura is located at 3838 FM 2147 E, Marble Falls, TX 78654, between Marble Falls and Spicewood. This is a rare opportunity to own a charming Hill Country ranch on 84± acres while enjoying 850± feet of pristine water frontage on the upper end of Lake Travis on the Colorado River. The property boasts a craftsman ranch house, guest house, 50± acres of rolling mature coastal hay and a 300-tree pecan orchard. Located in a highly desirable area among large ranches and estates in the Colorado River valley just east of Marble Falls, and just one hour from downtown Austin, this property offers both convenience and seclusion.
850± Feet of Lake Travis Frontage
50± Acres of Rolling Mature Coastal Hay
300-Tree Pecan Orchard
Main House (3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1 Artist Loft)
Guest House (2 Beds, 1 Bath, 1 Study)
Ranch Manager Office (1 Bed, 1 Bath) (walk-in closet and laundry room)
Updated Pump House
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UPDATE: (7:30 p.m.) Authorities say Lauderdale is charged with capital murder. Officials say the charge is capital because a drug-related robbery was underway when the shooting at Brixworth at Bridgestreet apartments happened.
A 28-year-old Madison County man is in custody in connection with the March 20 shooting death of Austin D’mar Rich, according to Huntsville police.
Rich, 19, was killed inside his girlfriend’s apartment at Brixworth at Bridgestreet apartments.
Demorris Senyon Lauderdale was arrested in Clayton County, GA., which is about 200 miles from Huntsville and south of Atlanta. Records show that Lauderdale was booked into jail Wednesday afternoon by Clayton County police for a "fugitive from justice" charge.
Huntsville police say investigators worked with Clayton County police and a SWAT in the area to catch Lauderdale, and he will be extradited to Alabama in the coming days.
WAAY 31 looked into Lauderdale's past and learned this isn't his first arrest. Huntsville Police arrested him three days prior to the Brixworth murder for possession of marijuana. Madison County court records show Lauderdale was also arrested in 2018 for a felony possession of marijuana charge along with two misdemeanors for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Lauderdale's attorney said the two misdemeanors will be recharged along with the felony. The case is expected to be presented to a grand jury.

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Rasmus Højlund’s relocation from Atalanta to Manchester is building more and more traction by the day.
The Danish striker has quickly emerged as the number one option for United this summer, with Erik ten Hag an ardent admirer.
The Dutch manager reportedly “loves” Højlund and believes he is the “perfect player” to fit into the developing tactical set-up at Old Trafford. Ten Hag has made clear the importance of a new striker, detailing the profile he requires as far back as April.
Højlund possesses impressive physical traits with the raw tools to succeed at the highest level, but it remains to be seen whether he can establish this skillset at the top echelon of European football.
Nine goals in thirty-two Serie A games for Atalanta does not scream star striker, yet six goals in only four European Championship Qualifiers offers a glimpse into Højlund’s future.
The physically imposing striker only turned 20 in February; his scope for rapid improvement is obvious, particularly in a league where pace and power reign supreme.
Ten Hag is said to not be concerned about the Premier League adaptation process, believing Højlund capable of “establishing himself quickly” in English football.
While comparisons to Erling Haaland are premature, and certain to end in disappointment, Højlund will be joining a team starved of quality up front. The expectations amongst the Stretford End in what a striker is capable of has reached such a nadir that the Dane merely needs to stay fit and run fast to succeed; anything else will be a pleasant bonus.
Reports indicate United have been in conversation with Atalanta regarding a deal for some time, but a formal bid is now imminent. A discrepancy in the respective club’s valuations of the player infers this may be a protracted deal, but all parties involved seem keen.
The transfer to United is said to be a “priority” for Højlund, who appears to mirror his prospective manager’s desire. Ten Hag and Højlund are believed to have held several video calls together already.
The Dane has already “agreed on terms” with United, aided by his new representation,SEG International Agency – the same agency who represent Ten Hag.
Similarly, Atalanta themselves appear resigned to the deal. Luca Percassi, CEO of la Dea, described the most important consideration for his club is keeping players “who want to be protagonists” with Atalanta. With Højlund seemingly believing his dreams lie in a different Theatre, a resolution appears imminent.
Ten Hag may soon have his long-coveted number nine – a player he “loves” and is a “perfect” tactical fit.


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Yellow Banaras Silk Bridal Lehenga Choli - Rent
A lehenga is a traditional dress for women. It is worn on special occasions such as weddings, festivals and parties or any formal event. It can also be worn at casual events as per the occasion. The versatility of this outfit makes it easy to style and wear just about anywhere you want to go!
The Lehenga comes in various styles but most of them come with an embroidered top and a draped bottom (long skirt). The embroidery can be done in different ways depending on your personal preference: there are some designs that have floral motifs while others are more geometric or abstract in design; some look like small panels while others cover large areas of fabric with intricate patterns; some designs include thread work while others use sequins instead - there's no limit here!
Looking for a Banaras silk bridal lehenga choli that is both beautiful and unique? Look no further than this lovely yellow heavy embroidered lehenga choli! This Banaras silk bridal lehenga choli features intricate embroidery work on the skirt, blouse, and dupatta. The yellow color is perfect for a summer or spring wedding. And the best part? You can rent this Banaras silk bridal lehenga choli so you don't have to worry about what to do with it after your big day!
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Shemale tubes and Regular transmissions are the particular two types of trans-axles or transmissions that will you will uncover. Standard transmissions are additionally referred to as manual transmissions. They have a clutch and a person manually shift them. we will get started with standard feeds.
Manual Transmissions and even Handbags
Several problems with this sort of indication are linked to the clutch i465 black. When you push in the clutch system pedal, the much left pedal, that releases stress plate and allows the clutch to spin and rewrite freely and dis-engages the transmission by the engine. Normally, if the clutch i465 is bad it will ‘slip’ which in turn implies when the clutch system pedal is otherwise engaged, the car will not necessarily move forward or may choose very limited power. This will require a fresh clutch.
One extra typical clutch issue is whenever you click the clutch pushed and the clutch won’t disengage so that it is challenging or extremely hard to change gears. Vehicles that need a cable intended for the clutch might sometimes be altered, this typically methods the clutch will be close to typically the end of its performance. Other autos include a hydraulic clutch i465 system. A hydraulic system problem may well indicate an issue together with the master or perhaps slave cylinder or the fluid stage. It generally will not have any relation to the use around the clutch.
Regular transmissions themselves include two other standard problems, poor synchronizer gears and lower fluid.
When typically the transmission becomes low on fluid that can cause bearings to wear away as well as in the worst cases cause typically the gears to weld together. Also, you will often locate oil underneath the automobile and the tranny may grow to be louder occasionally making a whining sound.
If typically the synchronizer gears use out, the clutch system will disengage, nevertheless it tend to be able to be challenging to be able to change gears. Transforming gears usually create a gnawing tone prior to moving into equipment. Synchronizers enable typically the transmission to switch into gear and even are intended to wear down over a long time. Commonly, first and following gears break straight down first.
If this is established you ought to rebuild a standard transmission you’ll usually want to replace typically the clutch too. This is due to the fact you will need to take the transmitting to be able to install a new new clutch. Some sort of good deal regarding the cost of replacing a clutch is due to taking typically the transmission from the vehicle or truck.
Automatic gears may be more challenging to know exactly what is broke with out examining them. Having said that, the particular two fundamental difficulties remain, either the automobile will not get when in drive or it moves, although is slipping plus doesn’t have the electrical power it really have to.
There are plenty of other mechanical and electronic conditions that can take place on newer vehicles and trucks. The computer diagnostic check can in most cases point to the resource or probable leads to.
Something that you usually are able to carry out on the most cars with the automatic transmission is usually look into the fluid levels. This is certainly completed although the car is definitely on and in Park. It’s best to see the vehicles instructions for all those not sure on how. Some newer cars don’t have a way in order to check the smooth level from within the hood and might require lifting the particular car up.
In case the oil is low adding some will often allow the transmission to be able to work again. If the oil features some sort of burnt smell Really advisable to carry it into some sort of neighborhood repair go shopping.


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When she unrolled the Red Carpet at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards this year, the flash of her smile stunned the audience. Yes, the intoxicating eyes of Mila Kunis mesmerized everyone with her halter neck black gown and emerald green stud earrings. I have been talking about the contrasting effect of emerald jewelry in my blogs, and this is how beautifully Mila proved it.
She wore a deep cut back that showed the innate artistry of her body, and her black eye makeup was a glamorous add-on. The deep green petite studs on her ears perfectly complimented the look. Overall, the actress looked ravishing.
The news revealed that they were the original Zambian emeralds, which were extracted from the world’s largest emerald mine and owned by Gemfields. Undoubtedly, the pair was as delightful as it was small in size. They made a striking appearance and unusual sight, which is actually seen once in a thousand.
Right from 2009 Academy Awards, when Angelina Jolie paired her black dress with green dangling earrings, the magnetism of emerald earrings is beheld until now. In 2011, it was Resse Witherspoon’s designer emerald droplets that brought out the exuberance of green as she walked down the aisle.
In fact, Emerald Green was celebrated as 2013 color of the year, by Pantone Inc. Last year, many theme weddings were witnessed in this bright green. And the start of this year saw a knockout with Mila’s cute studs. You can now imagine how intensely the magnificence of this green crystal has lured our A-list stars.


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The UK government has warned its citizens to avoid traveling to the Queen Elizabeth National Park where two foreign tourists, and their local guide were killed in an attack blamed on Allied Democratic Forces, a notorious militia group.
According to security reports, the trio was targeted on Tuesday by gunmen as they were on safari in the park and their vehicle set on fire.
Britain’s Foreign Office has now advised its nationals against all but essential travels to the park.
“If you are able to do so safely, you should consider leaving the area,” the warning reads in part.
Queen Elizabeth Park shares a border with DRC and its renowned Virunga National Park, a habitat for rare mountain gorillas, and where armed groups are believed to operate.
In 2019, a US tourist and her safari guide were kidnapped by four gunmen during an evening game drive through the Ugandan park who were later recovered unharmed after a ransom was paid.


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Any business, be it small or large, always needs funding for its survival and growth. And as a business owner, you often find yourself looking for the best ways to support your business’s needs. These needs vary from business to business and can range from purchasing goods and equipment and from paying employees to renting a factory or a place to buy or budgeting to meet the basic operating needs. Before applying it is important to check that all the business loan documents are in place.
However, to meet these needs, there are various types of business support available in India, and to be a business owner, you need to choose the one that best suits your needs.
Here are some of the business support options you can get in 2021 !!
This is one of the most common business options available in India and comes in both safe and unprotected forms. However, a loan works in the same way as any other loan, and the amount of the loan depends on the business and credit history of the business owner. Business term loans can be taken for a specific purpose that you need to tell the lender at the time of the loan. The repayment period is fixed and usually ranges from 1 to 5 years in the event of an unsecured term loan, up to 15 years of secured business loans. For these loans, the amount of the loan is deducted from the amount required to be repaid by monthly EMIs. There are a variety of lenders offering business term loans, so you get many options to choose from.
The credit line works like a credit card and offers great flexibility. The best part is – you can borrow at any time according to your needs without having to go through a long process.
Let’s make it clear – if you apply for a business credit line and get an account opened with them, this account will have a higher financial limit for you. You are now free to borrow money at any time, anywhere from that authorized loan. Interest charged is on the amount spent and not on the total amount authorized. Payment is easy and can be done by EMIs. If you use the full approved amount, you are eligible to use it again only if you pay the full amount borrowed. So, this can be a great way to meet the needs of your business.
Functional finance loans provide general cash flow financing for businesses that help them survive in difficult times. Loans come inconsistent and therefore have lower interest rates than other business loans. However, the loan works the same as the credit line, and so interest is charged only on the amount spent and not on the total amount allowed. However, you have limited usage limits here. The bank limits the use of a credit facility to a business. Therefore, before you can get a loan approved, you need to have an app to use the loan amount. This also helps you to run your business in an orderly manner that continues to generate more revenue.
An asset loan
Borrowing property for your business is one of the easiest options available. This is also a good choice if you do not have a good business credit history or a bad credit rating. This is because, in such cases, it is difficult for the lender to trust you to pay on time. So providing them with collateral where they can get their money gives them a guarantee of borrowing.
However, for these loans, the amount of the approved loan depends on the value of the mortgage and typically ranges from 70-80% of the value of the property. The interest rate on this loan is relatively lower than other options/business loans. However, the title deed to the property must be clean and undamaged. Loan assets should also be free of liabilities. The lease of this loan ranges from 15 to 20 years.
This is also a type of business loan available only to self-employed professionals such as doctors, hired accountants, lawyers, etc. If your loan amount is more than 10 -15 lakhs, you usually need some form of collateral or loan to be accepted on this loan. Your national savings certificates, government bonds, term deposits, and life insurance policies can serve as collateral to approve these loans. An expert can use this loan to start/expand his / her business/business.

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In my earlier blog, we saw one possible cause database mail error due to SSL settings. Today we will learn about another Database Mail Error.
In this blog we would learn about another cause and the solution of the database mail error: The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1. This specifically applied to Gmail accounts/SMTP Server.
After reading my blog, one of my blog readers contacted me and informed that even after changing the settings as per blog, the emails are still giving the same error.
He informed that he has created a new Gmail account and using that to send emails. Here was the exact message in the database mail log.
Date 6/30/2018 1:25:47 AM
Log Database Mail (Database Mail Log)
Log ID 8
Process ID 8388
Mail Item ID 4
Last Modified 6/30/2018 1:25:47 AM
Last Modified By sa_sqlauthority
The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 1 (2018-06-30T01:25:47). Exception Message: Cannot send mails to mail server. (The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn more at).)
I double checked and found that SSL checkbox was checked. I asked him to check his mailbox in Gmail to check if there is an email. Interestingly, we saw below email
So, Google was thinking that it’s a malicious attack and hence blocked their email via google server.
The email also contained below link to fix the problem.
Once we login to google account, we should see below.
All you need is turn that on and try sending email again. It worked for my client.
Do you know any other problems like this? Please share via comments and help others.
Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)


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ABS is Anti-Lock Braking System, which is an electronic system controlling and monitoring speed of vehicles during the air brake period. It works in a normal air brake system to improve the vehicle active safety. If ABS loses its function, the normal air brake system still works. The ABS mainly includes ECU, ABS solenoid valve, wheel speed sensor and cables.
In emergency braking to maintain vehicle direction maneuverability; shorten and optimize the braking distance. On the road with low adhesion, it reduces the braking distance more than 10%; in the normal road, it keeps the optimal road adhesion coefficient utilization - the best braking distance. To reduce the traffic accidents, driver’s mental burden and the tire maintenance costs.
ABS relay valve is main executive component of the ABS system, it receives signals from the ECU to pneumatic, exhaust and hold pressure for brake chamber. Compared with ordinary ABS solenoid valve, Trailer ABS relay valve has more rate of flow, which can control three brake chamber for air supply, so to ABS solenoid valve, installing Trailer ABS relay valve is more economical and functional.
My company's Trailer ABS relay valve was put into market on 2005, through continuous testing and improvement, product’s performance is stable, the annual output reaches up to 20,000pcs.
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In today's Catholic Daily Roundup, top stories include the nation remembering the start of the Second World War, TIME releases the Person of the Year cover, and a panel discusses the plight of Christians in the Middle East.
“Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.” St. John Damascene
Today's Gospel: "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves." (Matthew 11:29)
In the News:
- The nation on Wednesday will mark the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, an assault that left 2,403 Americans dead and propelled the country into World War II.
- Donald Trump has finally been named Time’s “Person of the Year.”
- Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in Indonesia on Wednesday when a strong earthquake hit its Aceh province and rescuers used earth movers and bare hands to search for survivors in scores of toppled buildings.
Pope Francis and church news:
- For the first time, the works of Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn will be displayed at the Vatican.
- A Catholic military chaplain and historian says the attack on Pearl Harbor, even 75 years later, continues to rivet the attention of Americans because it is "such a powerful event."
- Christians in the Middle East face extinction because of genocide, wars and international indifference to their plight, according to panelists at a Dec. 5 interfaith forum in New York.
CACG would like to equip lay Catholics with the resources necessary to promote the common good in their communities. That's why we have the Catholic daily roundup. You can sign up for this short and digestible daily e-mail here.
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We visited Charroux with visiting family. The small hilltop village had been recommended to us. Certainly pretty but maybe better in the summer months, than the winter. The small village was quiet with the few other tourists rugged up.
Charroux shield carved in stone Gatehouse in Charroux Church tower in Charroux Wall mounted sundial in Charroux Autumnal leaves. Hearts carved into window shutters. We will no doubt return in the future, when the weather is better.
Read more →Moulins is the administrative centre of our region. The city is home to the Préfecture de l’Allier and thus a city we have had to visit a few times.
It is a pretty city, with plenty of history on show. An easy place to take beautiful photographs.
Moulins Cathedral Rooftops in Moulins Colourful enduit in Moulins Medieval street in Moulins
Read more →Miln Signpost is the strangest macOS application I have written. Strange because it provides something I find magical and because it seems unlikely to find a waiting audience.
I explain what Signpost does on miln.eu/signpost but the short answer is: Signpost provides local domain names without a DNS server For many, probably most, this description is cryptic and too technical to be useful. Explaining what Signpost does is a problem I have not found a good solution to.
Read more →I manage a handful of domain names. Regrettably I had to move them to a new domain registrar. My former registrar had succumbed to temptation and had begun messing around.
A domain registrar is a company that manages the record of your domain names. Customers pay for annual renews of the domain. In return, the registrar is responsible for maintaining and pointing the domain record to a set of domain name servers.
Read more →This will be our first year celebrating Christmas in our new home. The transition from city to country continues to be the most dramatic lifestyle shift I have known.
Our first Christmas tree. Snowflake cookie cutter Our traditional snowflake gingerbread biscuits Christmas decorations in Lyon's Part Dieu commercial centre Decorations illuminate a square in a French town. A street lamp with an illuminated Bonnes Fêtes decoration
Read more →Having successfully banished our need for a physical phone from upstairs, everything changed. My Raspberry Pi is being repurposed for a family member and I now have a Synology DiskStation.
Thus I needed to find a way to run Asterisk on my Network Array Storage (NAS) device. Asterisk provides Voice Over IP (VoIP) and it needs an always on computer to work. Previously my Raspberry Pi performed that role, now my DiskStation must take its place.
Read more →For the first time in years, we watched snow falling while feeling warm.
Snow in the valley. Allier, France. The snow arrived a few days ago. A welcome flurry of flakes just in time before our guests had to head home. When our guests arrived, Autumnal leaves were still on the trees; as they left, we drove through a stunning snow covered landscape.
Inside looking out on snow. Being able to stand inside and look out across a snowy landscape is a treat.
Read more →We enjoyed having our first visitors to stay. It was an opportunity to see if the house design worked with guests, it did, and to take numerous photos, I did.
Our house is not luxurious but it is warm and designed to make use of every square metre. We do not have a dedicated guest room. When guests come to stay, we transform what has become Megan’s office into the guest room.
Read more →A guide to setting up a landline, an HT-503, and Raspberry Pi for an incredible home telephone system.
Read more →Our house move is nearly upon us and the telecom line has yet to be installed. Rather than panic, I set up a wireless network backed by a 4G mobile/cellular data connection.
The resulting connection is enough to work with but I still look forward to having a physical line. The laws of physics mean a physical connection will always outpace a wireless one. Simple Approach By chance I had a spare TP-Link TL-MR3420 bought for family but later no longer required.
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