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Access our online catalog HERE.
You can register with your credit card any time, day or night. There are classes for everyone, so take a look around and find something new to learn!
Community & Corporate Education
This division encompasses Cosmetology (also including Barbering, Esthetics and Nail Technology), Culinary Arts, and Truck Driver Training. Work Ethics and Community Education classes are offered by this division. Business and Industry Training, Computer Workshops, Cooperative Education and Volunteerism are part of Community and Corporate Education as well.
Contact Community & Corporate EducationCommunity & Corporate Education Division
Phone: (618) 437-5321 Ext. 1367
Address: 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway, Ina, IL 62846 Attn: Community & Corporate Education
Fax Number: (618) 437-5677 Attn: Community & Corporate Education
Kids Camps
Quick Computer Workshops
Education To GoRend Lake College offers a wide range of highly interactive courses for personal or professional development that you can take entirely over the Internet. Each class will include 2 lessons per week for a six week period. All of our courses include expert instructors. For a complete schedule, visit: ed2go.com/rlc
Institute of Lifelong Learning
Trips & Tours
St. Louis Baseball & Brews
Enjoy a day in St. Louis as we tour Busch Stadium and the Anheuser Busch Brewery.
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We will begin our day at Busch Stadium for a unique look at the home of the Cardinals. Take in the view from the Radio Broadcast Booth, see the World Series trophies in the Champions Club and imagine yourself as a big leaguer in the Cardinals Dugout. We will stop for lunch at Cardinals Nation in Ballpark Village where you will have a choice of 3 lunch entrees. After lunch we will visit the Cardinals Hall of Fame. The Cardinals Museum boasts one of the largest team-specific collections of artifacts and memorabilia in the world. The museum's seven galleries take you on a chronological journey through the rich history of the Cardinals. Then we will head to the Anheuser Busch InBev Brewery for the Horses and Heritage Tour. This tour will focus on two of the aspects of the company that they take the most pride in: the Clydesdales and their storied history. Get an in-depth, behind-the-scenes view of the Clydesdales at their home in the Stables. Learn about their history and what sets them apart from the rest. You'll even get to pet one and take pics! From there, you'll learn about their rich heritage that dates back to the 1850's in the Schoolhouse Museum. This nontraditional museum contains over 400 unique artifacts from the vast Anheuser-Busch archives. Tour fees, lunch, gratuities, and charter bus transportation are included.
You must pre-register by Sept. 13th.
ILR 9300-01 Thursday, 10/3
Bus departs from Main Campus at 7:30am : return by 6:30pm
Bus departs from Mt. Vernon MarketPlace at 8:00am: return by 6:00pm
St. Louis Symphony Christmas
Join us as we travel to St. Louis for a day filled with Christmas cheer!
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We will begin our day by enjoying lunch on The Hill at Favazza's. Savor a St. Louis original! Lunch will consist of a toasted ravioli appetizer, Italian salad, and Sicilian chicken with a side of pasta. We will have cannoli for dessert and your choice of coffee, tea or water. After lunch we will head to the Mercy Holiday Celebration at Powell Hall- a St. Louis annual holiday tradition. Enjoy your favorite carols, a visit from Santa and holiday music performed by the STL Symphony and Holiday Festival Chorus inside a splendidly decorated Powell Hall. Tour fees, lunch, gratuities, and charter bus transportation are included.
You must pre-register by November 1st.
ILR 9300-02 Friday, 12/13
Bus departs from Main Campus at 9:30am: return by 6:30pm
Bus departs from Mt. Vernon Marketplace at 10:00am: return by 6:00pm
Collette Vacations
RLC is partnering with Collette Vacations to offer you exciting travel opportunities! Collette is known for handling the details with expertise while you realize the rewards of travel.
An Informational Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 5:00PM at the RLC Historic Schoolhouse. We will discuss the Iceland and South Pacific trips and answer questions. Details on an Early Booking Discount will also be provided. If you will be attending this meeting, please RSVP by contacting Community & Corporate Education at (618) 437-5321, x1714.
Iceland's Magical Northern Lights
The "land of fire and ice" is a place of many wonders, including the rare opportunity to see the spectacular aurora borealis – or northern lights. This tour will bring you on a search for that once-in-a-lifetime moment. Take an exhilarating evening northern lights cruise. Travel to the "Golden Circle," home to many of Iceland's most renowned natural wonders. Spend time at Thingvellir National Park, the nation's most historic area. Gaze at the spectacular Gullfoss waterfall – one of the world's most incredible cascades. At the Lava Exhibition Center, learn about Iceland's volcanic history and its impact on daily life. Explore Skogar Folk Museum and see traditional turf-built homes. Walk on a black volcanic sand beach. See Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon filled with floating icebergs. Relax in the warm, mineral-rich water of the natural geothermal pool, the Blue Lagoon. Spend your evenings gazing at the night sky in search of the elusive and dazzling northern lights.
Check out the webinar for more information! https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1904564/B59B4EBF584F8793D998D5D607F416A5?partnerref=891390
November 13-19, 2019 7 Days, 10 Meals.
$3,999 pp double occupancy
*Book early to take advantage of lower rates. Single and Triple rates available upon request.
Discover the South Pacific Wonders
Explore two great countries of the Southern Hemisphere – Australia and New Zealand. From the tropical splendor of the Great Barrier Reef on Australia's northeast coast to the ethereal beauty of glacial fjords on New Zealand's South Island, this journey to the lands "Down Under" brings you the best of both countries at an enjoyable pace. Cruise Sydney Harbour and Milford Sound. Meet Australia's wildlife up close. Discover the wonders of Aboriginal culture. Indulge in regional flavors during lunch at a family-run merino sheep farm and experience Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world.
Check out the webinar for more information! https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1902125/B46E3F129232CCAAB3531C1CB515356E?partnerref=891493
February 4-18, 2020
15 Days, 21 Meals
$6,799 pp double occupancy
*Book early to take advantage of lower rates. Single and Triple rates available upon request.
General Information
Cancellation of ClassesNothing kills a good program faster than waiting until the last minute to register. At some point we have to determine if enrollment is sufficient to hold the class. Rend Lake College is a non-profit organization. We try to break-even on classes, at the same time we try to pay our instructors a fair wage for their time. If you are considering taking a class or you wish to show up the first night of class to register, please call and let us know. Otherwise, we must cancel low enrollment classes.
Withdrawal/RefundsStudents in Community Education classes may withdraw and receive a full refund by contacting a Rend Lake College Community Education representative at least 5 business days in advance of the first class or 10 business days in advance of a trip. No refunds will be given after that time, but a registration certificate will be issued in your name and MUST be used the following semester. No refunds or certificates will be issued following the first class session. Please call us if you must cancel a class at 437-5321, x 1714 or (800) 369- 5321, x 1714.
Course ContentCourse content may be altered at the discretion of the instructor(s), and may in some instances deviate from the catalog description. We try to be as accurate as possible in describing our classes, but we allow the instructor to teach what they feel is important.
Senior CitizensIn-district residents who are 60 years of age or older qualify as senior citizens for tuition purposes and are entitled to take college credit courses provided that class has the required number of tuition paying students enrolled and that the classroom has available space tuition-free. The college reserves the right to use the qualifying age for senior citizen waivers, as dictated by State statute, which is 65 years of age or older for specific programs and departments. This does not include applicable fees charged for credit classes, nor does it include Community Education (COMED or ILR ) classes . Senior citizens may be charged a fee of $50 or more for repeating classes more times than credit can be claimed.
ResidencyWe get many calls from individuals outside of the Rend Lake College District regarding out-of-district fees. With Community Education classes, there is no need to worry about being out-of-district. It does not affect your fees nor your attendance. We encourage any one who has an interest in our classes to attend.
Illinois Concealed Carry Firearms Training
Choose Rend Lake College as your training center to earn a concealed carry license. To register for the class, contact the RLC Community and Corporate Education Division at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1714. Registration and payment must be completed by the day before the class, and will be accepted until the class is full.
Corporate Education
Upcoming Workshops:
Community & Corporate Education is dedicated to meeting the training/retraining needs of business and industry and providing residents of the college district with the training needed to upgrade skills or obtain full-time employment. A unique variety of courses, workshops, and other training opportunities are available. The Center can also provide "customized" training to area employers using Rend Lake College instructors, staff, and consultants. Training can be delivered on-site, on the Rend Lake College campus, at the Rend Lake College Marketplace in Mt. Vernon, or the Murphy-Wall Pinckneyville Campus
Students with an interest in your type of business are available through Rend Lake College for employment. This allows the student to gain valuable on-the-job training while enhancing your employee base. By hiring these students, you have made a great contribution to their education and their prospect of employment in the future. Help us train tomorrow's workforce!
For more information or to register, phone (618) 437-5321, ext. 1367.


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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The FBI on Sunday started returning thousands of purses, phones and other property left behind by concertgoers in Las Vegas fleeing the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, as the Red Cross stepped up efforts to reach those traumatized by the Oct. 1 massacre.
Investigators still lack a clear reason why Stephen Paddock, 64, unleashed a torrent of gunfire into a crowd of 22,000 at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. The suspect shot himself to death before police stormed his 32nd-floor suite in the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort, high above the concert venue.
"We're past the response portion of this horrible incident," Clark County Emergency Manager John Steinbeck said at a news conference. "We're moving into the recovery now."
Fifty-eight people died and nearly 500 were injured.
To honor the victims on Sunday night, marquee lights along the Las Vegas Strip will dim for 11 minutes from 10:05 until 10:16 p.m., the exact time and duration of the gunfire one week ago, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said in a statement.
Unlike so many other perpetrators of deadly mass shootings before him, Paddock left behind no suicide note, no manifesto, no recordings and no messages on social media pointing to his intent, according to police.
Paddock used a device known as a bump stock to make 12 of his rifles operate more like automatic weapons, which are outlawed in the United States. On Sunday, the powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices.
On Sunday, teams of counselors fanned out across the city, attending church services and gathering at a family assistance center set up at the Las Vegas Convention Center as the Red Cross set out to find those in need of comfort. Spiritual and legal advisers were also available.
"A week into this, a lot of people have been numb," said Red Cross spokesman Bill Fortune, who flew in from Colorado to help with the recovery effort. "Some of those emotional crises are just showing up today, where people can't get out of bed. People have called saying they can't be in crowds."
The process of returning items left behind by those who fled in the chaos could take weeks, authorities said.
So many phones, backpacks, lawn chairs and other items were left behind that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has divided the huge crime scene into four quadrants, releasing items from only one of them at a time, starting on Sunday, FBI Victims Services chief Paul Flood said.
Before release, the items had to be cleaned of blood and other substances, as well as categorized, Flood said. Property from just one quadrant of the scene filled seven delivery-sized trucks, he said, and required the attention of dozens of investigators.
Authorities began returning vehicles left at the concert grounds to their owners last week.
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Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada, Brasilia
- Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi
- Collect nights
- Swimming pool
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.
Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada, Brasiliafrom $92
- Standard Room, 1 King Bed
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
- Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed
- Deluxe Room, 2 Twin Beds
- Suite, 1 King Bed
- Superior Room, 1 King Bed
- Superior Room, 2 Twin Beds
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What's around Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada, Brasilia
- Lake Paranoa - 1 min walk
- Alvorada Palace - 18 min walk
- Planalto Palace - 45 min walk
- Liberty Pantheon - 2.8 mi / 4.5 km
- Square of the Three Powers - 2.9 mi / 4.7 km
- Supreme Federal Court - 3 mi / 4.8 km
- Itamaraty Palace - 3.6 mi / 5.7 km
- National Congress of Brazil - 3.7 mi / 5.9 km
Getting around
- Brasilia (BSB-Brasilia Intl. - President Juscelino Kubitschek) - 24 min drive
- Free area shuttle
- Free shopping center shuttle
About Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada, Brasilia
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 395 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Parents must have child's birth certificate and photo ID *
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Valet parking *
- Free area shuttle
- Free shopping center shuttle
Payment types at the property
- Cash
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast daily
- 2 restaurants
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Outdoor tennis courts - 3
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Pool sun loungers
- Steam room
- Sauna
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Year Built - 2001
- Elevator
- ATM/banking
- Garden
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch flat-screen TV
- Cable TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Also popular with travelers from the USA
Special features
DiningHerbs - Overlooking the pool, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available.
Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada, Brasilia's small print
Also known as
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- Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada Hotel Brasilia
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Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels from Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- Tourism fee: BRL 3 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
Valet parking costs BRL 15.75 per day
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Superb 9.0 From 609 reviews
This hotel is a womderful place to stay. clean spacious well kept and great Pool service music.I will alwYs try to book first .
very nice staff!
This is a wonderful hotel. The people who work here are always striving to make your stay as pleasant as they possibly can.
I stayed there 2 times in the last 14 days (total stay 7 nights). One night the bathroom drain did not work and made the bathroom a small pool. The manager was very responsive and switched my room. On my second stay, the people in the room next to my room where smoking pot/Canabis, the stench went into the hallway, through the air conditioning ducts, my room smelled horrible. I reported it and nothing was really done about it. It's supposed to be a non-smoking building. The breakfast offers a very large selection of items, however almost everything lacks a little flavor.
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2017 Razorback Baseball Season Preview
By Reed Bushkuhl
The Hogs look to bounce back in 2017 from a dreadful 2016 campaign where they finished with an overall record of 26-29 and finishing SEC play at 7-23, worst in the conference. This was the first time in 15 years that the Razorbacks had failed to make the post season, which does not sit well with Razorback fans or Head Coach Dave Van Horn. The Hogs lost some veteran leadership last season in senior middle infielders Rick Nomura and Michael Bernal, while losing utility man Clark Eagan and pitcher Zach Jackson to the draft. The Hogs look to rebound from the down season and get back to their winning ways.
The Razorbacks bring back 2 of the 3 weekend starters on the mound – Blane Knight and Dominic Taccolinni while losing Sunday starter Keaton McKinney to injury. Taccolinni had a rough year last year compared to his previous 2 years in Fayetteville, but looks to be a leader and should get back to his previous form. Taccolinni will get the ball on Friday Nights, Blaine Knight will take the hill on Saturdays, and the Sunday spot is still up for grabs in a battle between Barett Loeske, Evan Lee, and Trevor Stephens.
The Hogs bring back 5 starters defensively from last year which include Luke Bonfield, Carson Shaddy, Eric Cole, Chad Spanberger, and Jake Arledge. Bonfield led the team in round trippers last season with 8 and also in RBI's with 39. He looks to have an even bigger year as the primary guy in left field. Key newcomers to look for are Freshman Dominic Fletcher, Junior transfer Hunter Wilson, and sophomore transfer Jax Biggers. Fletcher was ranked as the #10 outfielder coming out of high school and is going to be the starting centerfielder. Fletcher came in the fall and Van Horn said he immediately wanted him as the starting centerfielder. He can run and hit for power as he slugged 6 homeruns in fall practice. Hunter Wilson is a transfer from Eastern Oklahoma State Junior College, where he led the squad to an NJCAA Region 2 championship. He is the team's backup shortstop, but will also be used as a utility man.Wilson isa great defender and if he can get the bat going he may be able to crack the starting lineup. Jax Biggers is a transfer from Cisco Junior College in Texas where he hit .385 and helped his team reach the Junior College World Series. Biggers is slated to hit anywhere between 7-9 in the lineup and will be the starting shortstop for the diamond Hogs.
Grant Coch, who has really improved from last season to this season will be behind the dish for the Hogs come opening day. Coch played a few games last season, but is poised to have a breakout year this year. Jake Arledge, who started half the season last year in right field or left field, is back, and will be the primary DH for the Razorbacks. Whenever he is not hitting, Arledge will likely be platooning in Right Field with Sophomore Eric Cole. Chad Spanberger, Carson Shaddy, and Cody Scroggins all have new positions this season. Spanberger, who played first base last year, will be the starting 3rd baseman with freshman Jared Gates being the likely starter at first base. Shaddy will move over to 2nd base replacing Rick Nomura, after being the opening day 3rd baseman last season. Cody Scroggins, who played some 3rd base late in the season last year, is now moved to full time pitcher, and we could see him in the closer's role if he shows improvement throughout the season.
Projected Opening Day lineup
- Eric Cole (9)
- Luke Bonfield (7)
- Chad Spanberger (5)
- Grant Coch (2)
- Jared Gates (3)
- Carson Shaddy (4)
- Jax Biggers (6)
- Dominic Fletcher (8)
- Jake Arledge (DH)


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Working with Augusta Active these past few months has been amazing. They have been dressing me for my fall races and I have been getting so many compliments on my race outfits (check out my instagram to see all the goods @kstewjones). They also have sent me some casual clothes in the past that I did a review on (you can read it here), clothed me in yellow to catch some pokemon and most recently I was sent some matching baseball tees for me and my kids!
These matching baseball tees have been such a hit with the kids and adults! I recently wore my orange and white baseball tee shirt for school spirit day during spirit week. Our school colors are blue and orange and I got so many compliments on my shirt! The best part was that I could happily tell my co-workers how much I love this brand and how much I love their prices! The adult baseball shirt (I have on a mens small and it fits great) is only $9.99 and Augusta Active usually has some sort of discount being offered! What a great deal!
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Augusta Active has a few other Mommy and Me tops to select from as well! Some of the other cute and affordable tops are the Ringer T-Shirt and the Stripe Jersey.
The BEST PART is that Augusta Active is letting me do a giveaway for Mommy and Me matching tops! Now you can be twinning with your little one! Use the rafflecopter link and enter to win! The giveaway starts NOW and will be open till the end of the day Friday so enter soon!!!
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Important News for PR WritersFriday, May 18th, 2012
Heads up to all those who write press releases and other content for the web!
Google is changing its search criteria again. But there is good news!
If you are already producing strong, well-written and well-structured news releases, the new criteria will not hurt your communication efforts online. In fact, it might actually end up helping — but only if you're doing things right to begin with. Here's a helpful article that explains further, with some useful graphics as well.


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Michigan Special Education Administrator Driven by Student Improvement
If you read Education Week or follow @educationweek on Twitter (and I encourage you to do both!) you have probably seen the rollout of our 2015 Leaders to Learn From special report this week. We've profiled 16 innovative administrators around the country who have implemented great ideas to improve their school districts.
I had the pleasure of writing about Kathy Fortino, who helped steer the struggling Muskegon Heights, Mich. school district to more stability for its students with disabilities. The district was taken over by a charter company in 2012, one of the first in the nation to undergo that radical method of school reform. Two years later the charter company ended its contract, and Muskegon Heights, which now has about about 900 students, became a self-managed charter. The district is still facing challenges, but with the help of Fortino and other administrators, is slowing righting the ship.
I encourage you to read Fortino's story (as well as the articles about the other 15 administrators in this year's Leaders "class.") Also, enjoy this video that offers a hint of her personality and working style:


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Divine Intervention and the Birth of the Republic (eBook)
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Was the birth of the Republic an accident of history or part of a divine plan?
Is God on America's side?
Is it possible a providential hand intervened at critical junctures during the American Revolution?
Larkin Spivey, a decorated Marine Corps officer and respected military professor, believes so.
This provocative account of the American Revolution offers historical evidence that the hand of God was at work during the pivotal era of America's founding. Author Larkin Spivey, a respected military historian, shows how a series of remarkable and miraculous occurrences laid the foundations for the Republic. With compelling facts and interpretations, this portrait of early America is both amazing and uplifting.
Whether you agree with his conclusions about how God's providence ties in with American history, Larkin hopes that you will continue reading to learn about the "magnificently complex men and events that contributed to the founding of America, and why I might consider them miraculous.
Meet the Authors
Larkin Spivey is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired Marine Corps officer. Larkin commanded infantry and reconnaissance units in combat and was trained in parachute, submarine, and Special Forces operations. He was with the blockade force during the Cuban Missile Crisis and served President Nixon in the White House. As a faculty member at the Citadel, Larkin taught courses in U.S. military history, a subject of lifelong personal and professional interest. Hi is the author of God in the Trenches and Miracles of the American Revolution and has most recently authored Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II,a God and Country Press "Battlefields and Blessings" release. A lay Eucharist minister of the Episcopal Church, Larkin writes full time and resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He is actively involved in the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association.
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Wales will want to continue their dream run in Euro 2016 when they face off against one of the pre-tournament favourites – Belgium – in the quarterfinals in Lille. Gareth Bale and co. have done remarkably well to get this far in the tournament, and while many will consider what they have achieved so far as a success, the only remaining Home Nation will want to ride that wave of momentum and go one step further.
Doing that will not be easy, however, because they are coming up against a Belgium team who seem to be peaking at the right time. While that feeling of "a bunch of individuals rather than a well-knit team" still exists, all the major players seem to be coming to the fore in the business end of the tournament, and such is their talent going forward, that they can get past Wales, and even beyond that, on individual brilliance alone.
Get the highlights and goals of the match HERE
To do that, the onus lies with the likes of Eden Hazard, the captain, Kevin De Bruyne, the playmaker extraordinaire, and Romelu Lukaku, the big No.9. Hazard was quite impressive against Hungary, while De Bruyne has looked good in most matches for Belgium. Lukaku can frustrate and excite in equal measure, but on his day, he can be unplayable.
That is one of the reasons why Chris Coleman will be happy to have a fit and ready Ashley Williams, because the Wales skipper will be key to keeping Lukaku quiet.
While Belgium are a team of talented individuals, Wales are the opposite – a well-drilled, cohesive unit, ready to put in a shift for the entire 90 minutes and stick to the plans that were laid out at the start of the match.
Wales do have their superstars, of course, chief of them being Bale, who is looking forward to this clash against Belgium, a team Wales beat in the European Championships qualifiers.
"We know Belgium are a very good team with a lot of good players and yes, we're excited by it," Bale told UEFA's official website. "It's an occasion we want to take in our stride and enjoy.
"We came to the finals to play in big games, and though we've already got very far in the tournament, we want to go further. We're going to try to go out and enjoy the experience and play as well as we can, and hopefully that will get us the win."
If the win does come in the 90 minutes, it looks like being a narrow one, considering the two matches played between the two teams in the Euro 2016 qualifier had a grand total of one goal. The first match in Brussels ended in a goalless draw, while Wales beat Belgium 1-0 in Cardiff.
Hopefully, those shackles will be removed and we will get to see a Belgium team at their attacking best and a Wales side, with Bale and Aaron Ramsey in tow and Joe Allen pulling the strings in midfield, in perfect harmony going forward.
Where to Watch Live
Wales vs Belgium -- Euro 2016 quarterfinal -- is scheduled for a 9 p.m. local time (12.30 a.m. IST, 8 p.m. BST, 3 p.m. ET) start. All the live streaming and TV information is below.
India: TV: Sony Six/HD and Sony ESPN/HD. Live Streaming: Sonyliv and ESPN.in.
UK and Ireland: TV: BBC One and S4C. Live Streaming: BBC iPlayer. Radio: BBC Radio 5 Live.
Belgium: TV: Een, RTBF and La Deux. Live Streaming: Sporza.
France: TV: TF1 and Bein Sports 1. Live Streaming: Bein Sports Connect.
USA: TV: ESPN 2 and ESPN 3. Live Streaming: Watch ESPN.
Canada: TV: TSN1 and 3 and RDS. Live Streaming: TSN TV.
Australia: TV: Bein Sports Australia 1. Live Streaming: Bein Sports Australia Connect.
South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa: TV: SuperSport 3. Live Streaming: SuperSport
Malaysia: TV: Astro.
China and Hong Kong: TV: CCTV and LeTV.
Thailand: TV: Channel 3 and CTH.
Latin America: TV: DirecTV.
Middle East and North Africa: TV: Bein Max 1, 2 and 3. Live Streaming: Bein SportsConnect.
Singapore: TV: Eleven Singapore, ABS-CBN and Singtel. Live Streaming: Singtel Go.


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John Lennon's 'Paperback Writer' Gretsch Could Fetch $1M
John Lennon's Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 goes on the auction block this November, where it is expected to fetch as much as $1 million.
Lennon appears to have used the guitar only briefly. Photographs show him playing it for the recording of the Beatles track "Paperback Writer," on April 13 and 14, 1966. It's not known if he used the guitar for other recordings.
Lennon's 6120, serial number 53940, was of early Sixties vintage and featured a orange finish and gold-plated hardware, except for its aluminum Bigsby.
The guitar has been in the possession of Lennon's cousin David Birch since November 1967, a year after "Paperback Writer" was recorded. At the time, Birch wanted to start his own pop group and asked Lennon if he could provide him with a guitar.
"I was just cheeky enough to ask John for one of his spare guitars," Birch says. "I had my eye on a blue Fender Stratocaster lying in the studio, but John suggested the Gretsch and gave it to me."
As a result, TracksAuction.com, the U.K.-based Beatles auction house offering the guitar, says Birch is in possession of one of the most significant Lennon guitars to come on the market in the past 30 years
Online bidding begins November 14. Go to TracksAuction.com for more information and to bid.


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Photographer's Note
Bird's eye view displaying a village (the same posted previously) and fields patchwork around Bucaresti city, capital of Romania
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kordinator (15775) 2013-07-24 15:31
Hello Miguel
Good pov to give an original view, impressive contrast between town and the other parts of this countryside landscape.
Great job.
Kind regards
jmdias (91937) 2013-07-24 17:09
nice view of these red roofs, they created something like a geometrical pattern. the fields are well presented too. nice job.
danos (110395) 2013-07-24 23:11
Hello Miguel,
nice the aerial and panoramic view over the village,with the whole image to looks like as a really patchwork.
pajaran (92142) 2013-07-24 23:23 [Comment]
Imate lepe fotografije u vasoj galeriji.
Lep pogled ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazano mesto, ulice i kuce sa crvenim krovovima.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Good afternoon.
You have beautiful photos in your gallery.
Nice view ...
Good work, well shown, streets and houses with red roofs.
Have a great and successful day, all the best.
mohammad_H (10178) 2013-07-25 1:37
Beautiful, graceful and eye-catching
Aerial photograph good resolution
And light management
Have a nice day
Nicou (188446) 2013-07-25 5:05
quelle vue du ciel sueprbe et cet éclairage sur ce maison quelle immensité et iamge splendide compo.
Bravo et amitié
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-07-25 9:32
Awesome pov and good details in spite of being taken from the air and through a glass window. Good lighting. Well done, tfs.
Graal (103038) 2013-07-25 11:51
Hello Miguel,
attractive high POV here. Amazing red roofs, houses like mushrooms. Good shot. Photo I like.
Have a nice evening.
Urs (14082) 2013-07-26 1:24
Hi Miguel
Bird view of a village, it is a bit underexposed, but I guess it was not so easy to take the shot from the aeroplane. Nonetheless it is a pleasing documentary shot. Well done
Warm regards
adramad (62672) 2013-07-27 10:00
Hi Miguel.
A splendid panoramic, I guess from the outskirts of the city, the great view I think it is a shot from the plane ....
It's a pretty picture, with townhouses and spaced.
Therefore good levels of brightness, as an optimum sharpness.
Enjoy the weekend.
Best wishes.
P / D. Well fortunately did not have to go to Santiago, has been terrible, if I use the AVE in May, to go to Cordoba and Barcelona, we never know where our destiny .....
berek (50508) 2015-09-11 22:55
Dear Gueguel,
what a view of the sky and this houses any light on this vast and beautiful composition.
Have a good weekend.
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-00-00
- Categories: Architecture
- Exposure: f/4.5, 1/320 seconds
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- Date Submitted: 2013-07-24 10:48


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Roland's state-of-the-art PRO4 has arrived. The new SOLJET PRO4 XR-640 Printer/Cutter takes the renowned reliability and performance of the Roland Pro Series to the next level - ushering in a new era of quality, precision and performance. Roland's fastest, most powerful large-format colour printer/cutter ever, this 64" (1625mm) production powerhouse leverages the world's best print & cut technology and features ink re-circulating system, advanced media handling and two inline, mirrored gold print heads, Allowing for 7 or 8-colour configurations, the XR-640's dual print heads, maximise output and help eliminate bi-directional banding.
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Are you a Debt Free Wannabe? I think it's safe to say that no-one actually enjoys being in debt so I'm sure most people have debt freedom on their wish list.
For some people, wanting to be debt free might involve getting rid of credit cards and loans and for others, debt freedom might mean getting rid of mortgages or becoming financially free well before retirement age.
Yet many people (myself included not so long ago) spend a lot of time hoping and dreaming about finally getting rid of their debt for good without actually doing all that much about it.
Actually wanting to get out debt – being a Debt Free Wannabe in other words – unfortunately doesn't mean that you WILL get out of debt.
Why not? Because getting out of debt means continually working hard trying to save money and earn money to use for paying off debts. For an indefinite amount of time! If you're lucky enough to win the lottery or come into some inheritance than maybe debt freedom will happen sooner than you'd think but for the majority of people, actually becoming debt free is a lot of hard work.
All is not lost though. Here are some steps you can take to make the transition from just thinking and hoping that your debts will get paid off to actually making a real dent in your debt. Actions always speak louder than words!
How to go from Debt Free Wannabe to Debt Freedom Achiever
1. Start your Debt Freedom Achiever 'Life Plan'
Paying off debt is a little bit like dieting. It's tough going just like when you first try to lose some weight. It's restrictive and you'll probably feel like giving up after a few days of tightening your purse strings and want to indulge in buying something that isn't necessary.
This is why you need to think about achieving debt freedom as though it's a healthy eating plan for life. Because paying off your debt and keeping your finances in tip top condition after your debt is gone involves making some serious lifestyle changes and not just temporary changes – long term changes are what's required to succeed.
My advice is to cut back by saving where you can and start by making small changes. For example, if you usually eat out 3 or 4 times per week, limit this activity to just once per week and use vouchers if possible to go towards the cost of your restaurant bill. Or you could scale back on a few luxuries that you don't really mind going without.
If you go all out and cut yourself off from the outside world and become a hermit from the very start, then the chances are you'll give in before you can make some real progress. But once you start making little changes, these will soon become sensible and automatic choices that you'll make without thinking and it won't seem like a big deal.
2. Don't get into any more debt
This might sound obvious but it's so easy to undo all the good work you've done in paying off your debt by putting a purchase back onto your credit card for an emergency or otherwise. I've done this time and time before and it's a vicious circle which might never end unless you break the cycle once and for all.
Of course if you buy something on credit and pay it off before the end of the month, then that's all good, but it's a risky way of doing things when you're on a mission to pay off your debt.
3. Let your debt payoff gather momentum and then crank things up a notch or two
Once you start seeing your debt decrease, you're going to feel really good about how things are going! That's because you're going to feel more at ease with your finances, less stressed out and more happier overall. When you start to feel like this, challenge yourself to save even more and look at ways to make more money either through your current job or by making money on the side.
Escalating your debt payoff when you're fully into the swing of things is one of the best things you can do because you'll already be motivated and you're only going to become even more motivated when you see some really good progress! There will come a point where you reach a halfway point in your battle to become debt free. Then you'll soon be over the hardest part and on the home stretch.
By this time, you'll have made some great changes to your lifestyle which will most likely mean that you won't let yourself give in. It'll just be a matter of time before you succeed and you'll be a proactive Debt Free Wannabe well on the road to debt freedom!
Are you actively doing something to pay off your debt? Feel free to share any other tips for Debt Free Wannabes!
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A Catholic school education opens the door to a new world and better life for many of the families CNEWA serves. Its value is priceless, as Sean Sprague reported in this story from the March 2006 issue of ONE.
Paul Wachter reported on the social implications of providing children with a Catholic school education in Ethiopia in the March 2007 issue of ONE:
While much progress is being made at relatively prosperous schools like Bisrate Gabriel (which CNEWA supported in the past), the greatest challenges lie with Ethiopia's underserved poor.
"It helps if we reach the kids early," said Genet Assefa, principal of the Bethlehem Day Care Center. The center, founded by the Good Shepherd Sisters in 1987, caters to the children of Cherkos, a slum in Addis Ababa that takes its name from the neighborhood church. (The sisters run a second day care facility in Addis Ababa, the Good Shepherd Sisters' Center.)
On a recent visit to the Bethlehem center, more than 150 children, all under 7, were fully engaged in their classes. Some recited the English alphabet: "C! C is for cat." Others practiced Amharic, their national language.
"The center serves two purposes," said Mrs. Assefa. "It gives these children access to an early education that they wouldn't ordinarily have, which will encourage them to go on to primary school and beyond. And it also frees up the parents, many of whom are single mothers, so that they can try to earn a living and improve their lives."
For more see, Making the Grade in Ethiopia and Breaking Barriers. To learn how you can help educate a child in Ethiopia, visit our website.
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Business Card Holder From Old Yellow Pages
Don't have much use for Yellow Pages anymore; I scan and pitch business cards so don't have much use for them either. Nonetheless, London-based designer Afroditi Krassa has designed a simple tube to contain about 394 yellow pages in this clever idea. Somewhere on her un-navigable website Core77 found:
"This card holder design re-uses last year's YellowPages directory as its main material. The directory needs to be trimmed to the right diameter (approx. 394pages), rolled up and inserted into a metal tube. The size and exact use of the object is up to the maker, from photos to notes, business cards to envelopes. The product can be stored either vertically or horizontally."
Alan at Core77 suggests that "Of course, you could use a toilet paper tube instead of the steel, but then you'd be rocking a whole different feel."
More information somewhere at ::Afroditi.com via ::Core77
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Getting the best possible rates on rental cars is a matter of knowing a few cardinal rules. The first one is always book in advance. Rent a car at the counter without coupons or a AAA-membership in hand, and you're guaranteed to pay the maximum rate. But if you do a bit of research up front, you can often save up to 30 percent off the published rate.
The best places to do research are the Internet, magazines and newspapers. Rental companies often place advertising banners on portals such as Yahoo and AOL that offer deals. Budget, for example, had a banner on Yahoo's homepage that offered a Ford Ranger for $19.95 per day anywhere in the country. That's half the usual rate. And virtually every major travel site has some form of "hot deals" page. Book your Avis rental through www.skimag.com, and you'll get a free one-day lift ticket, a free subscription to one of three ski magazines and a free ski-rack rental with any mid-size or SUV one-week rental. Now, about insurance. Don't assume that your credit card or car insurance covers the cars you rent. Generally speaking, only gold cards or higher level cards do; cards with no annual fee never do.
Similarly, only some insurance companies cover you, unless you call to add rental insurance for a specified time period. In both cases, there are all sorts of stipulations: the country you're in, the type of damage incurred, whether it's direct damage (liability and damage to the car) or indirect damage (the time the car spends in the shop).
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It is in the hands of the Food and Drug Administration on whether or not millions of mosquitoes that have been genetically modified, will be released in the Florida Keys. The reason this is even being considered, is to combat against a couple of viral diseases that are exceptionally painful. This would be a first, as never has anyone even considered the possibility of releasing anything of this nature into residential neighborhoods.
The two diseases that are in question here are dengue and chikungunya which have shown up in the U.S., and Key West being the southern most point, it is here that has given these diseases entrance into the states. Climate change is also a contributor to the spreading of these diseases, as well as the ships that make stops in the popular Key West island. Residents are against the releasing of these genetically modified pests and have signed a petition saying just that. Most that are entertaining this possibility are also asking for proof that this could be a solution to this spread of viral diseases. Residents know that year round the Keys are sprayed with insecticides, but some of these mosquitoes have become resistant to these chemicals.
The crux of the thoughts behind the releasing of these genetically modified mosquitoes is that only the males will be released, as they do not bite looking for blood as the females do. These males will then in theory mate with the females that already exist, and then their eggs will die, thus effectively making a vast reduction in the mosquito population. Oxitec has a lab in Marathon Key that is breeding these high breeds in hopes to release them in Key West as early as this Spring.
The FDA has stated that no field tests will be done until they have reviewed all information. Oxitec spokeswomen, Chris Creese, says that testing has been done in the Cayman Islands and it suppressed 96% of the bugs targeted. Brazil also has had a successful test and both Brazil and the Cayman Islands want to take this to a larger scale project. Dengue is a mosquito born disease, commonly referred to as the 'breakbone' fever, which is descriptive of the pain one is in when afflicted with this virus. Chikungunya is also a virus that is contracted through mosquitoes, and the victim of this illness can have joint pain that can last years. Officials are stating that this is a proactive approach to coming threats, according to those backing the need for genetically modified insects. Dengue and chikungunya have no known cures or vaccines and they are exceptionally painful diseases, although the reported cases of these ailments is rare, officials want to keep it that way. It is not clear yet whether the release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes will find their home in the Florida Keys, and residents have done what they can to stop it, so only time will tell if this will become a reality.
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This page guides you through updates in recent dotMemory and dotMemory Unit releases. Highlights include a command-line profiling tool, support for .NET Core applications, and analyzing memory dumps.
This page guides you through updates in recent dotMemory and dotMemory Unit releases. Highlights include a command-line profiling tool, support for .NET Core applications, and analyzing memory dumps.
dotMemory 2019.2 stops supporting remote profiling. To offer you an adequate replacement, we significantly improved the dotMemory console profiler:
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List Of Great Historical Cause And Effect Essay Topics
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- Differentiation: The causes and the effects shall be discriminated in a proper way. First write down all the possible causes of the topic in a place and later go for the effects that are taking place due to it. The causes will answer your question of "why it happened" and the effects will answer the questions of "what happened due to it".
- Procedure: Firstly make a rough draft of the entire work. You might need to change many things like grammatical mistakes and you might need to add more facts which you have missed out while writing it. After that make a fair draft and submit.
For historical topics the main thing will be an extensive research. You need to hover through the internet and collect lots of data and dates of the incidents along with quotes from books to support your facts. History means his-story, so you need to be quite efficient to portray the story of time when maybe you were not born, added to that you have to decipher the causes and effects of the incidents.
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TITLE: Ojo and his Maggi Cubes
By Princess Carroll Ayo Durodola
Ojo's little brown feet pattered over the packed hard red earth, weaving his way over the millions of potholes that were the remains of the road. The Nigerian rains were almost over and this was the way his street looked. Two more houses with eight stalls of busy traders in front to go and he would be at the gate to his fathers' compound.
They lived in the city of seven hills – Ibadan. He had just learned in school that they were also called "the tin roofed city of the world". How exciting! It made him more proud of where he lived. To be living in a city known all over the world.
Seven more pot holes and was home. He grabbed the cold iron gate and strained against its weight until it gave way. There was enough room for him to squeeze through and he did. Then he used all the might his little thin arms could muster and pushed the gate closed. Just as it clanged shut, he heard his mother, "Ojo!" she yelled in her deep voice.
"Mama" he answered.
"Hurry with those Maggi™ cubes."
Mama made that delicious soup for his rice extra delicious with Maggi™ cubes. She would drop it in the soup and its salty flavouredness would get down in the food.
"Where is it, little man" Mama reached out her hand without looking, her back to him.
Ojo opened his little hand and saw he had squished some of the cubes and the foil wrapper was off in some places. Mama took it anyway and quickly took off the foil of each of the three, with one hand while stirring the soup with the other.
The Maggi™ cube grains left on Ojo's hands were enough. He was excited. He eagerly found a quiet spot in the courtyard and squat down on the cement ledge. With eyes bright, he bent over this hand that had the reddish smudge from the Maggi cube. He licked his had tiny spots at a time so that the joy of the taste would last.
"Enjoying it?" his mother interrupted. She had stood up from her low stool in front of the cooking pot on the hot firewood, across the courtyard.
"Mm" Ojo nodded.
Mama smiled. "You know that's just like us Christians. We are the salt of the Earth. We give the Earth its flavor"
"What does that mean Mama?" He knew how to make the Maggi™ cube salt last through any of her stories. So he settled back to hear her tale.
"Well, Jesus said we Christians are the salt of the Earth. How would you like me to cook some soup to go over your rice, that didn't have Maggi™ cube in it?"
"I wouldn't like it I guess."
"I almost did. That's why you had to run quick and buy some from Auntie Shola. If I hadn't put it in, it wouldn't have tasted the same."
"O.K." Ojo licked his hand unimpressed. Mama came over and sat on the cement slab next to him.
"Stop licking that hand with the Maggi™ on it for a minute."
Ojo stopped.
"Swallow the last bits of the taste in your mouth."
She waited. He swallowed and smacked his lips. They smiled at each other.
"O.K. now lick your other hand" Mama said.
Ojo did.
"How did you enjoy that?"
"Not as much as the other hand with the Maggi™ cube in it."
"Exactly. Jesus says without us Christians the Earth wouldn't be as nice."
"Mm" Ojo looked at his mom and thoughtfully licked the salt less hand again, "that would not be good. But what do we do to make the Earth 'taste' better?"
Mama pulled her once bright orange tiny New Testament out from under her wrapper, "Let's see what Jesus says" as her fingers riffled through the thin brown familiar pages. "In Matthew 5:13, Jesus said" as she found and read haltingly, pointing to the words as Ojo leaned over to look, "You are the salt of the earth, if you loose your taste how will the Earth taste good (if you loose your taste what can we use to make you taste good. Then the Earth won't taste good). [You are the salt of the earth. If the salt looses its flavor wherewith will we flavor it].
Because Christians are in the world, the world can feel what love feels like, they can see peace and they can know joy. They see that through the way we live."
Ojo kept licking his Maggi™ cube crumbs thoughtfully. "So when children are acting mean at school to me and I invite them to the Sunday school picnic, they can see true love through me."
"Exactly. You've got it!" Mama said as she got up and went to stir the pot. "Go tell your sisters to set the table. This soup/sauce is ready."
Ojo licked the last bit of Maggi™ cube off of his hand and leapt up in joy. "Yipee! Lunch time" he announced yelling all the way into the house. "Lunch time. Rice an stew very plenty, with Maggi™ cubes to make it tasty! Lunch time!"
A hearty lunch was had by all as Ojo remembered the 'salt'/Maggi™ cube he would have to be to the world
Copyright © 2008 Carroll Ayo Durodola
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Forthcoming Events from Surrey Brass
The Surrey Brass concert programme evolves continuously.
In 2019 we continue to provide a range of innovative and entertaining concerts with programmes containing something for everyone.
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