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    Amazon purchases can help Masonic charities

    Morning Brethren, The Amazon Smile program is a feature of Amazon's store that allocates a small percentage of any purchases to the charity of the customer's choice. I happened to search on their site for "Masonic" and came up with a myriad of groups all over the country that could use the...
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    MW Grandmaster of CT did a Reddit "Ask Me Anything"(AMA)

    In case anyone wants to take a gander, here is the link http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1fvnhs/iama_freemason_in_fact_i_am_the_grand_master_of/ The reception by Reddit users was rather cool and skeptical, but I think the Grandmaster handled the forum pretty well. And I also want to add...
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    A brother in financial stress

    Brethren, I had the unpleasant task if helping a brother of my lodge move his possessions out of his house after being evicted today. It is due to the strong bonds of our fraternity that he is not truly homeless tonight. Say a prayer and keep ready to help your fellow man. Freemason Connect...
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    Been reading some weird stuff Aleister Crowley, Mithraism, Adam Weishaupt

    Crowley, the OTO and Golden Dawn (not to be confused with the political party of the same name) are interesting figures on the very periphery of Masonic history. They do not figure into any regular lodge, however. Crowley and other members of such esoteric groups seem to pilfer certain elements...
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    It’s Ok For Muslim Violence Against Christians

    A poorly cited and clearly biased article. I don't even know, based on this article, if it occurred this year or in the past. I would not put too much stock in this article which seeks to sow discord between people of faith. The article even calls Muslims "the lost". Imagine an article...
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    Best Way to find Airfare

    Hipmunk. com is quite good as well. Simple to use, pretty powerful refining abilities and not cluttered with ads.
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    Skull symbolism

    This year has been rather bleak for me so I've been contemplating death and mortality much more. I find the skull and crossbones to be a less sinister emblem now than before I began my Masonic journey. I think it depends on how it is presented. If it is worn with reverence, it is a perfectly...
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    Galaxy S3 or iPhone 5 (4S)?

    Just as a heads up AT&T is changing its return policy to 14 days down from 30. This is in line with other carriers.
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    iPhone 5 booting up?

    I ironic part about the adapter is that even though it will physically connect to the 'classic' 30 pin connector, you don't regain the old functionality. This means that even with an adapter, some devices will not work properly with the new iPhone. I do think Apple has the right idea about...
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    iPhone 5 booting up?

    Speaking of freedom, I found myself being oddly impressed with the added ability to share directly to facebook from within the Camera Roll app in the iPhone 5 demonstration... until I realized that Android has MUCH better sharing capabilities and has for years! Just shows how good they are at...
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    Masonry is it a lifestyle or an Organization?

    One of the magnificent things I've found in Masonry is that it (as well as most things in life) are what you make of it. For me, I try to make it a lifestyle. But I realize for some members it is more of an organization. Neither is wrong except when either goal detracts from the other.
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    iPhone 5 booting up?

    Its not quite enough to get me to jump ship from my Nexus S that's 1.5 years old. I've found getting a few decent upgrades (running Jellybean) have helped it keep pace with other devices. Only wish it was faster, as it only has a single core on its Snapdragon processor. There are some excellent...
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    How did you do it?

    I did it in one. Also did my FC in one and will complete the MM proficiency in one as well.
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    Paypal

    I'm a fan of the PayPal competitor Dwolla. Free dwolla payments up to $10 and they only charge 25 cents for over that amount. Unfortunately you have to have a verified bank account to use it, so setting it up is a little more involved.
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    WM in Illinois

    Brethren, I kindly request you take a moment to add WM Wayne Carlson of Rising Sun Lodge 115 in Illinois, as well as his family, to your prayers. He suffered a heart attack last week and has a long road to recovery. He has been WM since before my initiation in December, and I hope to see him...
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    What does Masonry mean to you?

    As important as fellowship and camaraderie is, the draw for me was personal growth and inspiration. Being around other good people and a built in support network are all pluses.
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    How to Get Windows 8 Right Now

    I know this is a little dangerous, but I'm running it on my desktop at home and its been quite stable. Only had a few issues after the install with the network card not waking up when the rest of the machine woke up. But that seems to have resolved itself. I spend 90% of my time in desktop...
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    How much do you pay?

    Here in IL I paid $200 for the degrees and then dues are $50. But there is plenty of speculation that we may need to increase dues. I would support such a motion.
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    OSX 10.8 "Mountain Lion"

    I completely agree with Bro. Blake regarding the build quality and general perfromance of Macs. Even models that are a few years old are great to use. For me, Snow Leopard was the best, but so long as they allow power users access to the utilities and file system they need, they'll keep me as a...
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    Setting up xBOX 360

    sorry brother. Charlie don't surf and Xbox don't read mp4. You would need to convert the files to AVI. Try Googling for converting mp4 to AVI.
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