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|*November 3 - 9
|Struggling With All
Read for This Week's Study:
|Genesis 32; Matt. 5:29; John 16:5-15; Col. 1:28, 29; 1 Pet. 1:13.
Memory Text:
| "To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which
so powerfully works in me"
A man and woman sat together on a talk show. Both had experienced the murder of a child. The woman's son had been murdered 20 years before, and her anger and bitterness were as great as ever. The man was totally different. His daughter had been murdered by a terrorist a few years earlier. He spoke about forgiveness toward the killers and about how God had transformed his hurt. However terrible the pain, this man had become an illustration of how God can bring healing to the darkest moments of our lives.
How can two people respond so differently? How does spiritual change occur in the life of the Christian, enabling us to mature through life's crucibles rather than being completely overwhelmed by them?
The Week at a Glance:
|What is the role of our wills, and willpower, in the battle with self and sin? How can we avoid the trap of letting our feelings rule the decisions we make? Why must we persevere and not give up when in the crucible?
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, November 10.
|November 4
The Spirit of Truth
Have you ever prayed, "Please, God, make me good!" but little seems to change? How is it possible that we can pray for God's great transforming power to work within us, but our lives seem to remain the same? We know that God has unlimited supernatural resources that He so eagerly and freely offers us. We really want to take advantage of it all, and yet, our lives don't seem to change in a way that matches what God is offering.
Why? One reason is disturbingly simple: While the Spirit has unlimited power to transform us, it is possible to restrict by our own choices what God can do.
Read John 16:5-15. In this passage, Jesus calls the Holy Spirit the "Spirit of truth" (vs. 13, NIV). What does this imply that the Holy Spirit does for us?
While the Holy Spirit can bring us the truth about our sinfulness, He cannot make us repent. He can also show us the greatest truth about God, but He cannot force us to believe or obey it. If God did compel us in even the slightest way, we would lose our free will, and Satan would accuse God of manipulating our minds and hearts and thus be able to accuse God of cheating in the great controversy. When the great controversy broke out in heaven, our Father did not compel Satan or any of the angels to believe that He was good and just or compel the angels to repent. And in the Garden of Eden, when so much was at stake again, God made the truth about the tree in the middle of the Garden very clear but did not prevent Eve and Adam from exercising their free will to disobey. God will not act any differently with us today. So, the Spirit presents the truth about God and sin and then says, "In view of what I have shown you, what will you do now?"
It is the same when we are in the crucible. Sometimes the crucible is there precisely because we have not obeyed or repented of our sins. For our Father to work in such cases, we must consciously choose to open the doors of repentance and obedience in order for God's power to enter through and transform us.
|What convictions has the "Spirit of truth" brought to you recently? How well are you listening to His voice? And, most important, what choices are you making with your free will?
|November 5
The Divine-Human Combination
What is your greatest accomplishment ever? Chances are, whatever you achieved did not happen simply by rolling out of bed in the morning. If we want to achieve something worthwhile in this life, it takes time and effort. Our discipleship to Christ is no different.
Read Colossians 1:28, 29. Though Paul talks about God working in him, in what ways does he show the human effort also involved? See also Deut. 4:4, Luke 13:24, 1 Cor. 9:25, Heb. 12:4.
In Colossians 1:29 there is a very interesting insight into the way Paul sees his relationship with God in this work. He says that he is strugglingbut with the power of God.
The word for "labor" means to "grow weary," to "work to the point of exhaustion." This word was used particularly of athletes as they trained. The word for "struggle," which comes next, can mean in some languages "to agonize." So, we have the word picture of an athlete straining with everything to win. But then Paul adds a twist to the idea, because Paul is not straining with everything he has but with everything that God gives him. So, we are left with a simple conclusion about Paul's ministryit was a ministry done with great personal effort and discipline but done with God's power. This relationship works in exactly the same way as we pursue the development of Christ's character in us.
This is important to remember because we live in a world in which we want more and more with less and less effort. That idea has crept into Christianity, too. Some Christian evangelists promise that if you just believe, the Holy Spirit will fall upon you with amazing supernatural power and perform great miracles. But this can be a dangerous half-truth, because it can lead people to the conclusion that we just need to wait for God's power to come while sitting comfortably in our seats!
|What is your own experience with the kind of striving Paul talked about? What things has God laid upon your heart that you are struggling with? How can you learn to surrender to God's will?
|November 6
The Disciplined Will
One of the greatest enemies of our wills is our own feelings. We are increasingly living in a culture bombarded with pictures and music that can appeal directly to our senses, triggering our emotionsanger, fear, or lustwithout us realizing it. How often do we think such things as "What do I feel like eating for supper?" "What do I feel like doing today?" "Do I feel good about buying this?" Feelings have thus become intimately involved in our decision-making. Feelings are not necessarily bad, but how I feel about something may have little to do with what is right or best. Indeed, our feelings can lie to us ("The heart is deceitful above all things" [Jer. 17:9].) and can create a false picture of reality, causing us to make bad choices, setting us up for a crucible of our own making.
What examples can you find from the Bible where people made choices based on feelings rather than on God's Word? What were the consequences? See, for example, Gen. 3:6; 2 Sam. 11:3, 4; ,Gal. 2:11, 12.
Read 1 Peter 1:13. What is Peter concerned about, and what does he want his readers to actually do?
Peter understood that the mind is the rudder for the body that we control. Take away the control of the mind, and we will be controlled by whatever feelings blow our way. Imagine walking along a narrow path to the Shepherd's home. Along the way there are many paths leading in different directions. Some of these paths go to places that we would not want to visit. Others look tempting; they appeal to our feelings, our emotions, our desires. If, though, we take any one of them, we get off the right path and go in a way that might be exceedingly difficult to get off.
|What important decisions are you facing? Ask yourself honestly, "How can I know if I am basing my choices on feeling, emotion, or desire, as opposed to the Word of God?"
|November 7
Radical Commitment
"If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell" (Matt. 5:29, NIV).
Dwell on the words of Jesus in the above text. Would you call them radical? If so, why?
Radical action is necessary not because God has made the Christian life difficult, but because we and our culture have drifted so far away from God's plans for us. People often wake up and wonder to themselves, "How could I have gone so far away from God?" The answer is always the same: just one step at a time.
Read Matthew 5:29, 30. Jesus is speaking in the context of sexual sin. However, the underlying principles apply to dealing with other sin, as well. Indeed, the principles can apply to our growth in Christ in general.
What crucial point is Jesus telling us with those words? Are we really called to literally maim ourselves?
Jesus isn't calling us to physically harm our bodiesnot at all! Rather, He is calling us to control our minds and therefore our bodies, no matter the cost. Notice that the text does not say that we should pray and that God will instantly remove the sinful tendencies from our lives. Sometimes God may graciously do this for us, but often He calls us to make a radical commitment to give up something, or start doing something, that we may not feel like doing at all. What a crucible that can be! The more often we make the right choices, the stronger we will become and the weaker the power of temptation in our lives.
God sometimes uses crucibles to catch our attention when there are so many noisy distractions around us. It is in the crucible that we realize how far we have drifted from God. The crucible may be God's call for us to make a radical decision to return to our Father's plan for us.
|November 8
The Need to Persevere
the story of Jacob wrestling with God
32). What does this story say to us about perseverance, even amid
great discouragement? (Keep the whole context of Jacob's situation in mind
before you answer.)
We can know what is right and exercise our 'wills to do the right thing; but when we are under pressure, it can be very difficult to keep holding on to God and His promises. That's because we are weak and fearful. Therefore, one of the important strengths of the Christian is perseverance, the ability to keep going despite wanting to give up.
One of the greatest examples of perseverance in the Bible is Jacob. Many years before, Jacob had tricked his brother, Esau, and his father into giving him the birthright (Genesis 27), and ever since, he had been running in fear of Esau's desire to kill him. Even though he had been given wonderful promises of God's guidance and blessing in his dream of a ladder reaching to heaven (Genesis 28), he was still scared. Jacob was desperate for God's assurance that he was accepted and that the promises made to him many years before were still true. As he fought someone who was actually Jesus, Jacob had his hip dislocated. From that point on, it could not have been possible to fight, as the pain would have been too excruciating. There must have been a subtle shift from fighting to hanging on. Jacob is hanging on to Jesus through unbearable pain until he receives an assurance of his blessing. So Jesus says to him, " 'Let me go, for it is daybreak' " (Gen. 32:26, NIV).
Jacob's blessing came because he held on through the pain. So it is with us. God may also dislocate our "hip" and then call us to hang on to Him through our pain. Indeed, God allowed the painful scars to continue Jacob was still limping when he met his brother. To outside appearances it was a weakness, but for Jacob it was an indication of his strength.
What are some practical choices you can make (associations, lifestyle, reading material, health habits, spiritual life) that will help you better persevere with the Lord amid discouragement and temptation?
|November 9
Further Study:
|Read Ellen G. White, "The Night of Wrestling,"
pp. 195-203, in Patriarchs and
Prophets; "Consecration," pp. 43-48,
in Steps to Christ.
"This will, that forms so important a factor in the character of man, was at the Fall given into the control of Satan; and he has ever since been working in man to will and to do of his own pleasure, but to the utter ruin and misery of man."Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 515.
"In order to receive God's help, man must realize his weakness and deficiency; he must apply his own mind to the great change to be wrought in himself; he must be aroused to earnest and persevering prayer and effort. Wrong habits and customs must be shaken off; and it is only by determined endeavor to correct these errors and to conform to right principles that the victory can be gained. Many never attain to the position that they might occupy, because they wait for God to do for them that which He has given them power to do for themselves. All who are fitted for usefulness must be trained by the severest mental and moral discipline, and God will assist them by uniting divine power with human effort."Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 248.
Discussion Questions:
| To what extent do you think that we appreciate that
our wills were "at the Fall given into the control of Satan"? How, by focusing
on the character of Jesus, can we better appreciate just how fallen we are
and how great God's grace is toward us?
Read the story of Jesus in Gethsemane (Matt. 26:36-43). What were Jesus' own feelings and desires, as opposed to God's will? What can we learn from this example?
As a class, talk about the distinct things in your own culture that can work to break down our defenses and leave us more vulnerable to Satan's attacks. What can we do to help other church members be aware of these dangers, as well as help those who feel the need for help?
Do you know someone in your church who hasn't been there for quite a long time, who might be getting ready to give up or has already given up? What can you do as a group to encourage this person, to help him or her not turn away from Jesus? What practical things can you do to help?
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|Fighting for Faith
by ELIZABETH MURMU
I live in Bangladesh. I learned early in life that if I wanted something, I had to fight for it. And I wanted an education.
My father did not want me to study. He wanted me to work in people's homes and help the family. But I wanted to learn. Sometimes I hid outside the nearby school to listen to the teacher's lessons.
My elder sister, Sharoni, lived with an uncle who sent her to school. In high school, she studied at Bangladesh Adventist Seminary and College (BASC). There she became a Seventh-day Adventist, which angered my parents. But Sharoni would not budge, and in time my parents allowed her to return home. Sharoni found work as a tutor and helped the family financially.
My parents were set against Sharoni's religion. She challenged them to study the Bible with her and tell her where Adventists were wrong. In time they realized that Sharoni was right, but they refused to change their religion.
Sharoni knew that the local school could not provide the quality of education we children needed and urged my parents to send us to Adventist schools. My father refused, so Sharoni decided to send us to study in an Adventist school herself When Father still refused, Sharoni told him, "You do not have to pay a single rupee for their education. I will pay it all." Finally Father and Mother allowed my two sisters and me to study at BASC, the Adventist school Sharoni had attended.
I stayed at BASC through eighth grade, when Sharoni transferred us to another Adventist school to study. She became dean of women at this school and could look after us there.
When each child in our family was ready to start school, Sharoni took them to study at the Adventist school. Several more brothers and sisters now study here. Only my youngest brother is still at home with our parents. Soon he will come to study at the Adventist school. Each of us has given our hearts to Jesus, and when we are old enough, we will be baptized.
Thank you for your mission offerings, which help make Adventist education possible in my country. It has made a big difference in my family!
ELIZABETH MURMU (left) is studying at Maranatha Seventh-day Adventist School in Bangladesh.
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Lohan went for an old-Hollywood glamour look in a slinky ivory slip dress, her long hair wavy and parted on the side with ruby red lips. Lohan plays screen icon Elizabeth Taylor in the made-for-TV film about her romance with Richard Burton that airs in the US on the Lifetime channel on Sunday.
"I wasn't going to let them make the movie without me, first of all," joked Lohan. "I harassed (executive producer) Larry Thompson. But just because it's such an iconic story of love and defeat and loving it and Elizabeth Taylor was such an icon of mine and so many other people's that it was an important film to depict correctly."
Top choices for the role were Lohan and Megan Fox, and Thompson said the choice became obvious after his meeting with Lohan.
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"She evidenced in her words and looking at me in the eyes that needed it, she could relate to Elizabeth Taylor, she felt that she could bring an inner essence other than just being a good actress."
Lohan said she felt similarities with Taylor: "She grew up with her mom mostly and so have I and also living your life in the public, I think that's the main one. It's hard but I think there are certain people that are, I look to her because she got through it."
Lohan has made headlines for problems with alcohol and driving that landed her in a Los Angeles-area jail for about two weeks in 2010, and a shoplifting charge that put her on house arrest.
Brushes with the tabloids continued during the filming of Liz & Dick, when she was involved in a car accident that sent her and her assistant to a hospital. She was cleared of accusations in both Los Angles and New York that she clipped people with her car.
Thompson acknowledged "there were days as reported that making the right decision was easier than living with the right decision. But it was the right decision nonetheless." He added that in her heyday, Taylor was "a handful, too".
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It was the sort of moment any businessperson dreads. Walking through an airport to catch a flight, entrepreneur Brad Beckstrom glimpsed an important client-and realized he'd forgotten the client's name, although he recalled the name of the client's company.
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It's just one more reason the 42-year-old co-founder and COO of Momentum Marketing Services, a $15 million creative and marketing services firm in Alexandria, Virginia, swears by his PalmOne Treo 600, one of a new generation of smartphones. A bona fide road warrior who spends at least one to two days out of the office every week, Beckstrom also uses the Treo 600's built-in camera with his Sprint voice and data service plan to send snapshots home to his family while he's traveling, a feature he thinks could become the basis of new Momentum promotional campaigns in the future.
Beckstrom is not alone. The Treo 600 is widely considered a breakthrough for the smartphone, and almost a year into its life, the product is consistently back-ordered. It's probably a good time for me to disclose that I am a Treo 600 owner and have also used two previous generations of the device. I'm hooked. Still, at $450 to $699 (depending on whether you need a service plan), the Treo 600 isn't for everyone. Nor is it the answer to every mobile computing need. Even Beckstrom also relies heavily on his wireless-equipped Apple G4 PowerBook laptop to do his job on the go.
That's why Entrepreneur has dedicated this year's special report to exploring the latest trends in mobile computing. From smartphones to notebooks to wireless hot spots, this guide provides a map to what you should look for-or expect-from your next mobile gadget and how you can make managing them and keeping them secure just a bit easier.
Talk to Me
It seems like everybody's out to get mobile phone users-from restaurants and fitness centers that have banned their use for privacy reasons to the myriad municipalities that have made it downright criminal to use them while driving.
But the buying (and talking) public has been snapping up the devices in record numbers. At least two leading market research firms project unit sales of close to 600 million worldwide this year, and year-over-year sales growth rates ranged from 30 to 34 percent for the first and second quarters of 2003 and 2004. Nokia remains the market leader, although Motorola and Samsung have been steadily eating into its share. What's more, the smartphone category, combining voice communications features with data-centric functions such as e-mail and personal information managers, has come into its own with upwards of 50 models to choose from.
"There aren't that many basic phones left that are limited to 2G capabilities," says Todd Kort, principal analyst for PDAs and smartphones for technology research and consulting firm Gartner Inc. in San Jose, California.
Consider that more than 100,000 units of the Treo 600 were sold in the first month of its release in fall 2003, with the company projecting sales of more than 1 million units by early 2005. A next-generation edition is set to ship late this year.
But that's only a tiny fraction of the 17.7 million smartphones that Gartner and IT and telecom research firm IDC expect will ship this year. About half of those units will use the Symbian operating system favored by Nokia.
Indeed, Nokia is moving aggressively into smartphones. Although it recently pared down the number of models it will offer, the ultra- high-end Nokia 9500 Communicator is due in the fourth quarter of 2004. With its feet more in the land of data communications than voice, this handset looks like a traditional cellular phone, but it unfolds clamshell-style to reveal a qwerty keyboard and a color screen. The Nokia 9500 Communicator will support three communications technologies, including EDGE, GSM and wireless LANs. It supports Bluetooth for short-range wireless communications, an increasingly common feature for mobile phones that allows them to connect to other devices such as handheld computers or printers. The Nokia 9500 Communicator comes with the requisite digital camera, support for spreadsheets and presentation files, and a whopping 80MB of built-in memory. No price had been set at press time, but some smartphones push $800, which is considered one of several downsides to the category.
"One of the probems with smartphones is that they're expensive phones, even though they are great as a business tool. There are issues, though, when the weekend comes around," says Kevin Burden, program manager for mobile devices at IDC in Framingham, Massachusetts. "Do you really want to bring a $500 phone out on a boat with you? This market has always been about preferences."
That's why analysts are eagerly awaiting this fall's release of the next-generation Motorola MPx, which will probably be priced closer to the $300 mark. The device will act as a GSM/GPRS phone and run Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, which means the display can be switched between landscape and portrait modes. Other features include built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless support, a 2.8-inch 16-bit color display, up to 1GB of expanded memory, and a 1.2 megapixel digital camera with flash.
What else is out there? The recently released Motorola i710, for instance, offers GPS features and includes speakerphone and walkie-talkie functions for about $125 (all prices street) before rebate. Of course, if you don't have a hankering for e-mail and all that other stuff, you could spend as little as $50 for just a basic handset.
PDAs and Mobile PCs
Assistant to Go
There's been a lot written about the certain demise of PDAs, speculation fueled by Sony's decision to forego any additional launches of its innovative Clié model. But the category actually began to turn around in 2004, with some projections calling for modest growth of about 2 percent after more than two years of declines. Ironically, although Sony shipped enough units earlier this year to become the third-largest provider in the U.S. market, it is focusing future R&D efforts instead on its joint smartphone venture with Ericsson.
"Although I believe that the smartphone will become the dominant handheld, there will always be a market for nonconnected PDAs," says Gerry Purdy, principal analyst with Cupertino, California-based MobileTrax, which advises clients on mobile and wireless computing. "It's just that the PDA will be relegated to the shelf next to the low-cost calculator in the supermarket."
Kort estimates that roughly 11.9 million PDAs will ship by the end of 2004, with units based on Palm operating systems accounting for about half that number. The BlackBerry device from Research in Motion is becoming a contender for the No. 2 spot, with estimated shipments of 2.2 million units in 2004, about triple what it shipped the previous year. But Hewlett-Packard has been posting the strongest increases among the top five handheld vendors. Analysts have said Dell hasn't made as many waves as expected; however, its new Axim x30, priced at $249 and with integrated support for Wi-Fi, is seen as a step forward in innovation for the vendor.
Features that have become basic checklist items for PDAs include color screens, preferably with transflective qualities that make them easier to use in outdoor lighting, and faster chips that let users easily access more than one application at once. GPS is also available for PalmOne and Pocket PC devices. What all this enables is the other big trend that will shape the PDA market: specialization. Says Burden, "People want a device that is appropriate for the task, not excessive for the task."
Take Note
If wireless was the word for notebooks for 2004, then ruggedness is an emerging theme for 2005. As the category matures-by some estimates, mobile PCs will account for 1 in 3 of all PCs sold by 2006-design innovation has moved inside the box. Buyers can expect 15-inch screens to become fairly standard in coming months, and the pricing threshold will continue to hover around $1,300 for entry-level products, although fully loaded models can easily cost double that. The decision by some larger notebook makers to use chips from AMD instead of Intel for some models should keep prices in check. AMD delivered a series of mobile processors in July, including a speedy 64-bit edition being incorporated into notebooks from Alienware and Epson America, not to mention the C3500 ultraportable convertible tablet/notebook models from Averatec, priced starting at $1,300. The AMD processors have been optimized for extended battery life and are compatible with many widely used wireless technologies.
"There isn't much difference between mainstream notebooks," says Ranjit Atwal, senior analyst with Gartner in London. "The innovation is further down into the PC rather than in terms of features missing."
IBM, for example, has introduced a feature that senses if the notebook is being moved and locks down the hard drive, thus reducing the chance of failures. If you do have a problem on the road, IBM introduced a feature this year called Rescue and Recovery that's embedded into some of its ThinkPad models, including the ThinkPad X40, its 2.7-pound ultraportable. The service lets you restore your system quickly if you are hit by a virus or encounter corrupted software drivers.
It used to be that you had to skimp on weight and functionality if you wanted a rugged notebook-and pay about a 20 percent markup over mainstream prices. But Panasonic's Toughbook W2, for example, is a 2.8-pound ultraportable outfitted with all the latest technologies, such as the Intel Centrino wireless architecture supporting 802.11b+g, a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, a shock-mounted hard drive that can be removed to protect sensitive information, rubber-gasket-sealed ports to keep foreign matter out of the notebook's innards, and a 12.1-inch active-matrix display.
"It all comes back to usage," Atwal says. "We can't generalize usage of the notebook; there will be vendors who will specialize in particular niches of the market."
Protecting Tech on the Road
Getting Around
Who among us doesn't hate lugging a notebook around the airport in the post-9/11 era? You could speed up your trip by registering with the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) new Registered Travel Pilot Program, which kicked off in airports in Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Washington, DC, last summer. The idea is that preapproved frequent fliers can use a designated checkpoint lane where they submit to finger or iris scans to confirm their identities. Of course, you need to give up all sorts of personal information and submit to a security assessment by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to participate. The pilot program is supposed to end late this year, and the TSA will evaluate its success at that time.
Speaking of security, several mobile experts interviewed for this piece recommend considering mobile management technology from Senforce Technologies if you've got a fleet of salespeople or other mobile workers out on the road. The relatively high-end software, which requires that you invest in some sort of server, locks down the computer in both wired and wireless settings by sensing what location it's in. This software is priced starting at $89.99 per user. Credant Technologies provides an offering, Mobile Guardian Group Edition, that includes a personal firewall. Starting at $49 per user, this software promises secure wireless access, policy management capabilities and device control profiles. It works across a company's notebooks, smartphones, PDAs and tablet PCs.
Unfortunately, many mobile entrepreneurs neglect to secure their smartphones, plug-in cards and other devices-not realizing they need the same kind of protection typically extended to laptops and desktops. No matter the device, if it stores intellectual property or other confidential data, you need to protect it.
One extreme measure would be to invest in a notebook with a fingerprint sensor that lets only the authorized user sign on, such as the new 3.27-pound LifeBook P7000, which starts at $1,799, or one with a swappable hard drive, such as the aforementioned Panasonic Toughbook, which lets you leave sensitive data back in your office.
When it comes to form factors, analysts expect notebooks sporting 17-inch screens to gain ground as replacements for desktop PCs, although they are still heavy to lug around and eat up plenty of battery life. Tablet PCs could build in popularity, for a couple of reasons: The new edition of the Microsoft operating system on which most are designed now allows them to be built in a wider variety of sizes, and the $400 to $500 price differential that currently exists between tablets and traditional notebooks will begin to ease.
The ultraportable category could be stimulated by the much-anticipated arrival of the OQO Model 01, slated for release in late 2004. The early versions being shown off by OQO's executive team, comprised of former designers associated with Apple's nifty PowerBook and iBook lines, are less than 5 inches long, weigh 14 ounces, and come with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. They can be docked for connections to a broader array of peripherals. Says Atwal, "As we get more types of form factors, they will appeal to a segmented audience."
If portability is your main concern, those of you with bad backs may appreciate the APC TravelPower Backpack, which comes with an integrated power system that lets you simultaneously charge your mobile phone and handheld computer. At an estimated retail price of about $120, the backpack also contains connectors for most notebook models and adapters for airline power receptacles and cars. For the fashionably hip, the folks at ScotteVest, a company that makes clothing designed to carry electronic accessories, plan to ship $130 cargo pants this fall with 14 hidden pockets for all your smaller electronic devices. They may be more stylish than a computer bag, but emptying those pockets for an airport security checkpoint might not be all that much fun.
The Wireless Way
In some corners of the world, it's easier to find a wireless hot spot than it is to find a public telephone. Devices like the new $29.95 Wi-Fi Seeker from PCTel can help you locate them and determine their signal strength.
"Wi-Fi won't ever become pervasive enough to be used when traveling about, but Wi-Fi access will become as convenient as finding a gas station for your car," says MobileTrax's Purdy.
There is perhaps no better illustration than Wayport's deal this year with SBC Communications to outfit more than 6,000 McDonald's locations with FreedomLink hot spots, which can also be found in UPS Stores throughout SBC's regional territory. The IT consulting company is reportedly booked into 2005 for wireless network installations. Although this year saw the exit of the high-profile hot spot provider Cometa Networks, funded by the likes of AT&T, IBM and Intel, Gartner predicts that by 2007, more than 35 million users will use more than 160 million hot spots worldwide. The firm also predicts that by year-end 2005, 10 percent of broadband internet connections will be made through wireless means.
For obvious reasons, many new hot spots are cropping up in major travel centers, with airports and airline clubs offering them as perks for frequent fliers. Depending on your location, Wi-Fi access is charged by the minute, by the day, or as an add-on option for existing wireless services accounts-so it can get expensive quickly if you aren't using the payment option that's best for your particular traveling habits. And if you're in a heavily trafficked airline club, for example, service can be spotty since crowds of users can slow down the network. Costs vary, too: T-Mobile charges $19.99 per month for a 1-year contract if you're adding hot-spot access to an existing account, or $29.99 per month for new accounts; Boingo Wireless has plans starting at $21.95 per month or $7.95 for two connect days; and Wayport charges $9.95 per day for access from a hotel or $6.95 from an airport. You can also buy prepaid connection cards from Wayport starting at $25 for three connections.
Some current experiments will see Wi-Fi introduced over the next 12 months in places where it is less common today. Amtrak and AT&T Wireless just began offering Wi-Fi access in six train stations along the Northeast corridor, for $9.99 per day. Existing AT&T Wireless Wi-Fi customers can use their existing accounts.
But what about wireless on the move, given that each Wi-Fi hot spot technically only covers an area of 300 square feet? In Washington state, federal grants are paying for the deployment of wireless internet service onboard three major ferry routes. Among other things, the test being run by IT services firm Mobilisa will study the unique challenges of using Wi-Fi over water. Similar projects in North America and Europe are being engineered by service providers along with PointShot Wireless.
And if several airlines have their way, Wi-Fi won't be earthbound for long. Lufthansa has installed a Wi-Fi system called FlyNet on five of its planes, which offers passengers the ability to send e-mail or surf the internet in flight. The service includes a metered option costing $10 per half-hour and 25 cents per minute after that, and a flat-rate option costing $19.95 for flights 3 to 6 hours or $30 for flights longer than 6 hours. The download speed is 5Mbps, which is shared among users. Lufthansa says it plans to upgrade all 80 of its planes by the end of 2006. The ISP service, Connexion by Boeing, was tested by air-traffic authorities, which have authorized its use at cruising altitudes only. The company also has definitive contracts with Japan Airlines and Scandinavian Airline System.
Connexion by Boeing can expect future competition from Airbus, SITA Inc. and Tenzing, which announced plans in mid-July to form a new company offering in-flight connectivity services for mobile phones, PDAs and notebooks. (That plan is subject to regulatory approval.) Tenzing already offers e-mail and text-messaging service aboard flights on Cathay Pacific Airways, Continental Airlines, Iberia, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
Getting Connected in Hotels
Plugged In
If you're like me, one of the first things you do when you check in to a hotel is look to see what sort of connectivity you have in your room. The prospect of downloading presentations or spreadsheets via a dial-up connection is downright horrifying for anyone who has experienced the other side.
Clearly, major chains believe providing in-room high-speed internet access is becoming de rigueur. Marriott International has pledged to offer high-speed access at all of its Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites hotels by the end of this year. For some parts of its chain, the access is free. For the Marriott and Renaissance properties, the company charges $9.95 per day for access, plus unlimited local and long-distance calls, which can add up quickly otherwise. Elsewhere, Westin Hotels & Resorts has begun offering a similar package for $16 per day, throwing a complimentary "technology" concierge into the price in case you have trouble configuring your computer to work with the service.
If you're not sure whether your hotel has what you need in terms of connectivity, the GeekTools website may be of assistance. You may also be able to find a hotel with the services you need on your travel route by checking the hotel locator provided by STSN. STSN is the high-speed access service provider for approximately 1,900 hotels in North America, Asia-Pacific and Western Europe-with more than 265,000 guest and business-meeting rooms. Marriott is one of STSN's clients, as are the Hilton and La Quinta chains. Lately, STSN has been adding wireless services to the mix and now maintains these services for about 850 properties-another trend expected to accelerate in 2005.
If your hotel room makes you stir crazy, and your travel finds you spending lots of time in a certain region, like Boston, New York City or Orange County, California, you might consider looking into a service such as TechSpace, which offers drop-in space and connectivity space to telecommuters and business travelers. Its membership plans include VirtualSpace, priced at $150 per month per person, and then $15 per hour; or FlexSpace8, which lets you work two days per week in its facility for $350 per month per person. Both plans require a one-time setup fee of $75.
Where Do We Go From Here?
The wireless dialogue will dominate the mobile computing world over the next 12 months, according to Atwal. One of the biggest trends for road warriors to watch will be an ability to transmit data, and possibly voice, between Wi-Fi hot spots and the cellular carriers' much wider-area services. In theory, your notebook, cell phone or handheld will be able to send and receive transmissions that hop from Wi-Fi network to cellular connection transparently, depending on which provides the best signal strength, security or fees.
After all, personal preference is what mobile computing is all about. "The people who travel the most get the latest technology. Then we migrate them down," says Beckstrom of Momentum Marketing, describing his company's technology investment policy.
Because of his advance research on the road with Wi-Fi, his company now uses wireless networks extensively. But for every entrepreneur like Beckstrom, who believes the digital cameras in today's handhelds could yield a killer application, there's another who hasn't figured out how to use his yet. If you're one of the latter, it's time to join the mobile revolution and discover what you're missing.
Experts believe one big factor that will inspire adoption in 2005 is broader interest in VoIP, which lets you make telephone calls over a broadband connection. "As companies move toward IP technology, web conferencing becomes an easy add-on from a user perspective," says Melanie Turek, principal research analyst with New York City-based Nemertes Research, which quantifies the business impact of technology. "People will use it more often when it becomes part of their daily work life."
Research shows that web conferencing is used most frequently for hosting a company's internal meetings among multiple locations, Turek says. Only 1 in 5 web conference calls is focused on product demonstration or sales.
Meanwhile, several ongoing developments are worth noting. First, AOL now lets you launch conference calls or web conferences from within an IM session. The idea is that an IM session might escalate into a discussion leading to a better solution. Lightbridge, a transaction processing company, and web conferencing market leader WebEx Communications are working with AOL on the new service.
The telephone call service will cost about 5 cents per person per minute, while the web conferencing feature will be priced at 33 cents per person per minute on weekdays. Microsoft-which got into the market with its acquisition of PlaceWare a year ago-has inked similar deals with AOL, MSN and Yahoo! that link their IM technologies to the next version of Live Communication Server, which won't be a factor until early next year.
Finally, FaceTime Communications intends this fall to deliver RTShield, which extends AOL's IM technology with secure real-time communications options. The software includes an option specifically for companies with fewer than 50 employees, although pricing hadn't been set at press time.
Tech Gadgets & Goodies
From utilities to security, the right software helps enable your mobile lifestyle.
Xten X-PRO SoftPhone: Take your Vonage VoIP service with you on the road with this software on a laptop. Price: $9.99 per month (in addition to your regular Vonage plan)
GoToMyPC Personal: You'll always have access to your office computer with this web-based application that lets you use your PC remotely through a web browser. Price: $19.95 per month (basic plan)
LapLink Everywhere 3.0: LapLink is a budget-friendly web-based application that lets you remotely access your office PC's Outlook or Outlook Express and files. Price: $89.95 annual subscription
JP Mobile SureWave Mobile Defense: Secure your Palm or Pocket PC PDA with this software suite that includes password protection, data encryption and reset protection. Price: $29.95
Mobility Electronics iGo Quickoffice Premier: Work with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on your Palm handheld. Also available for some Nokia and Symbian devices. Price: $39.95
Salesforce.com (800-NO-SOFTWARE): This web-based CRM application is easy to access and use when you or your salespeople are on the road. Price: starts at $995 per year for five users
Just for Fun
These items aren't essentials, but they can sure spice up a road trip.
Corex Technologies CardScan Executive: Manage all those business cards you collect with this compact scanner that lets you deal with them on your computer later. Price: $200
Smart ID Technology WFS-1 WiFi Detector: This small, battery-powered device from Singapore will locate Wi-Fi hot spots for you on the go. Price: $28
Apple iPod mini: This tiny 3.6-ounce, 4GB version of the popular iPod MP3 player will keep you company during your downtime. Available for Mac and Windows. Price: $249
Powerhouse Technologies Migo 256MB USB 2.0: Get advanced synchronization and data management with this USB flash device, including access to your Outlook e-mail and Explorer favorites. Price: $200
FrogPad Bluetooth iFrog: This one-handed device is a compact way to take your keyboard with you, wirelessly. Available in left- or right-handed versions. Price: $175
BenQ M310 Optical Wireless Mouse: Portability, super-easy setup and a clever design make this a handy mouse for laptop users. Price: $40
Hardware Accessories
Take the bumps out of your ride with these handy hardware accessories.
SanDisk Cruzer Titanium USB Flash Drive: This crush-resistant USB 2.0 drive comes with 512 MB of storage, password protection and backup utilities. Price: $130
Jabra FreeSpeak BT200 Bluetooth Mobile Phone Headset: Keep your hands free while driving or working with this wireless headset for Bluetooth-enabled phones. Price: $149
Electrovaya PowerPad 120: Extend your notebook battery life for those long trips with this lightweight (under 2 pounds) power pack. Price: $299
Targus Port 3.1 Commuter Case: More like a mobile desk, this case gives your laptop full protection and zips down into a portable workstation. Price: $99.99
Kensington MicroSaver Notebook Cable: For the price tag, you get a security cable to lock down your notebook and guaranteed notebook replacement if the lock is forced. Price: $54.99
Netgear WG511 802.11g Wireless Adapter: Get your older laptop up-to-date with this Wi-Fi notebook adapter. Now you can take advantage of hot spots on the road or at the office. Price: $45
Best of the Best
Check out our best picks for mobile gadgets sure to keep you on track.
Samsung SPH-i500: This smartphone integrates a Palm PDA into a compact clamshell design with lots of features. Price: $399 (varies with service plan)
Toshiba Portege M205 TabletPC: This well-stocked convertible takes the best features of a laptop and combines them with the flexibility of a tablet. Price: $2,299
IBM ThinkPad X40: At a svelte 2.7 pounds, this 12.1-inch-display ultraportable packs a wallop with 256MB RAM, built-in 802.11b and a mobile Pentium processor. Price: starts at $1,499
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security: Security is as important on the road as in the office. This software suite covers spam, spyware, firewall and anti-virus. Price: $49.95
Canon i80: A portable printer is one thing, but throw in an optional Bluetooth interface and a car adapter, and you get the ultimate in mobile printing. Price: $250
Hewlett-Packard iPAQ hx4705: Integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are nice extras onboard this Pocket PC. Enhanced security features, lots of memory and a relatively spacious 4-inch VGA screen make this a wise choice for business use. Price: $650
Motorola V600: Don't need all the bells and whistles of a smartphone? You can still enjoy the speakerphone, camera and Bluetooth features of this mobile. Price: $200 to $299 (depending on service provider) -Amanda C. Kooser
Heather Clancy is editor of CRN, a weekly high-tech business newspaper.


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Quite a few years ago (2003) I completed a research masters in mobile robotics, concentrating on robotic navigation and map building. As part of that research, and for about a year after it, I wrote many (many, many,many 🙂 ) thousands of lines of code to perform map building using sonars in numerous different ways, as well as performing a lot of different analysis techniques on them, one of which used Voronoi diagrams for spatial analysis. If you're interested, you can download my Masters Thesis here.
So as to not see my work fade away and die, I first of all wrote an application called Map Viewer that provides lots of the useful features for researchers in mobile robotics and map building. Secondly, I started an open source project on Sourceforge called Map Manager, which is a standalone library that people can integrate into their own research. This included the Voronoi code I wrote, all in C++.
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Well, while I've been getting a steady number of emails over the years of people using my code (not exactly a flood, 3 or 4 per month), this is the first time that anyone has contributed back. Zhenyu Pan completely reimplemented my Voronoi C++ class in Java, and incorporated it into a Java Applet. Needless to say, I am very impressed.
The algorithm was originally written by a researcher called Steven Fortune in C, and while very performant and intelligent, it followed in the grand tradition of all C programs in being completely incomprehensible. I spent many a painful night converting into a marginally more understandable C++ class (also cleaning up the code, fixing memory leaks etc). That Zhenyu has been able to convert it from C++ to Java is very impressive (C to C++ is not so tricky, since C++ is a superset of C), as the code made very liberal use of non-Java constructs such as double pointers. His code, like mine and Stevens, runs extremely quickly, and seems to be very accurate and reliable.
I'll be adding his code to the Map Manager open source project soon. For now, I've put his applet on the web at http://mapviewer.skynet.ie/java , and he will soon be putting it up on his university's website at http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~aaw .
A big thanks to Zhenyu for attempting such a challenging project, and for contributing back to the project.


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We visit a local park every so often that has this weird twisty-climby-holey thing for the kids. From my vantage point--the bench about 15 feet away--it seems to be a fairly difficult object for the children to figure out. Most of the kids I have witnessed get up, huff and puff, grunt, and huff and puff again before giving up and jumping to the ground to go and play
on something that is actually fun and not work elsewhere.
Colin doesn't give up so easily. It's a great character trait, for the most part. Except, of course, during the times when he seriously takes forever trying to convince me to change my mind about something I've already said "No" to; or to tell me the 97 reasons why he just needs to do something. He usually presents his case in a respectful and courteous manner, so I try to make sure I hear him out each time. It can be like, a 20-minute process to get to the final, "Colin, my answer is no, okay buddy?"
*Sigh.* I digress. Anyway....
Colin has tried all summer to master climbing this twisty thing.
On our last trip there, he did it.
Here it is--proof, in pictures!
By the way....getting down was a whole other story.....


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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 at 9:00 AM - Thursday, 25 April 2013 at 5:00 PM (EDT)
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Wonderful Course Delivering both "How to do it" and "Why it works" in a fun and enlightened way. - Hugo Aug/11
In this two day course you will use Scrum to build a new application, learning how it feels to be part of Scrum team and how Scrum works. The two day course that is a mix of exercises, lecture and open discussion. Along with the exercises the course itself is run using a "Scrum" like process with a product backlog, estimates and even acceptance criteria giving students a chance to see how we handle changing requirements in Scrum.
After completing this course you will:
- have an excellent understanding of the Scrum Basics (principles, roles and meetings)
- know how to go from Release Planning to Project Completion using Scrum
- know the value of User Stories and Relative Estimation
- understand how to build a high performance team
- know how to reduce time to market and increase quality
- know how to create a culture of learning and continuous improvement
- fulfill the requirements of the Certified ScrumMaster Program including preparation for the CSM Exam
Finally this is one of the few CSM courses where you're likely to discuss the neuroscience and psychology of teams.
This course qualifies for 14 PMI PDU's for PMP renewal
I really enjoyed the course and I know that I can start using this new knowledge immediately in my work - Francois Aug/11
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In 2009, Mark founded Agile Pain Relief with the mission of providing consulting and training for organizations seeking the benefits of Agile methods. As its principal, Mark has introduced and mentored developers, managers, and executives in organizations throughout the US and Canada on Scrum, Lean, and Agile methods through hands-on training.
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It is a hardy, perennial, umbelliferous herb, with yellow flowers and feathery leaves.
It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean, but has become widely naturalised in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks.
It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses, and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe.
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With a decent weather forecast, dropping gas prices and some signs of an improving economy, hundreds of thousands of New Englanders are expected to journey away from home this weekend.
"That�s a nice scenario," said Mary Maguire, spokeswoman for AAA Southern New England. "Good weather and falling gasoline prices definitely contribute" to the number of travelers during the Labor Day weekend.
AAA projects 34.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day travel period, which started Thursday and ends Monday. That statistic is up 1.3 percent from 2013. Travel from New England is expected to�increase by�1.6 percent over last year.
According to AAA�s daily fuel gauge report, the average national price of a gallon of�regular gas Friday was $3.43, while it was $3.49 in Massachusetts.
The weather gods will be smiling on travelers in New England, for�at least part�of the weekend. The National Weather Service predicts temperatures in the upper 70s today and�mid 80s Sunday and Monday. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Monday.
Meanwhile, with an improving economy, more people are employed and have more disposable income to spend on holiday weekends, Maguire said.
She said popular destinations such as Cape Cod and the Berkshires�that others venture across the country to reach are within driving distance for New Englanders.
On the roads, state police say they plan to have extra patrols on duty, including some looking for distracted drivers. Police during the Labor Day travel period are also running sobriety checkpoints, state police spokesman David Procopio said.
"We�re expecting heavy volume on all the usual roads," including the Massachusetts Turnpike, Procopio said.
MassDOT said traffic on the Mass. Pike was likely heaviest westbound Thursday and Friday and will be heavy eastbound on Monday afternoon and evening. All state road and bridge construction will be suspended across until 5 a.m. Tuesday. Free coffee will be available at service plazas along the Turnpike and other major highways overnight Monday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
While MetroWest may not be as big of a Labor Day destination as the Cape, drivers often stop in the region for gas or food while en route. That presents an opportunity to showcase the region�s convenience and affordability, said Susan Nicholl, executive director of the MetroWest Visitors Bureau.
On busy travel days, "there�s a lot of economic impact of being at the crossroads of (Interstates 90 and 495)," she said.
Visitors will come to the region for sports tournaments and Marlborough�s Labor Day parade. And some people staying in Boston may make a day trip to MetroWest to go boating or enjoy other outdoor activities, she said.
At Longfellow�s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, innkeeper Steve Pickford said the facility has a couple weddings, though general restaurant business will likely be slow as locals head on trips.
Before going on those trips, some residents have taken their cars to local service centers for tune-ups, inspections and repairs.
"It�s been pretty steady," said Nadine Fares of Gasco Auto Service in Upton. "People want to make sure they�re going to get where they need to go."
At Southboro Auto Tech, Nick Ellis said gas business was slow Friday morning since many people may have already left town. But the company has been busy repairing cars this week.
"We tend to get a pretty good rush before the holiday weekend," he said.
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With a decent weather forecast, dropping gas prices and some signs of an improving economy, hundreds of thousands of New Englanders are expected to journey away from home this weekend.


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With all the flashy new stuff announced at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, it's easy to think of your gear as flabby, old and tired.
Well, here's a neat little trick that might not make iPhone 4/ iPad owners feel like you've got a new toy, but it will remind you just how much you've come to love and rely on your portable partners. Here's how to print out online coupons and anything else from your iPhone 4 or iPad. See? Old dogs can learn new tricks!
You'll need:
-- An Intel Mac laptop or desktop with the latest operating system
-- A printer connected to your network
-- An iPhone 4 or an iPad with the latest operating system
-- AirPlay Activator, a free application (donations accepted) for your laptop or desktop
I got everything working in just a couple of minutes (no matter how long this list of steps looks!), and was effortlessly printing from my iPad.
1. Update your Mac and your iPhone/iPad to the latest operating systems.
2. Download and install AirPrint Activator to your computer from here: netputing.com/airprintactivator
3. Launch AirPrint Activator and click the "on" switch
4. Remove your printer from your computer
-- Open System Preferences, then click the Printers & Fax icon
-- On the next window, highlight the printer you want to remove, then click the minus sign in the lower right part of the window, then click "Delete Printer"
-- Now click the plus sign (next to the minus sign) to add the printer back to your computer.
-- Click the box next to "Share this printer on the network."
5. Add your printer back to your computer
6. Leave your Mac on and its lid (if a laptop) open
7. To print a photo from your iPhone/iPad or to print a page of a PDF file you've found online, touch the icon that resembles an arrow protruding from a box. When you tap the word "Print" that appears, you see your printer's name and get a chance to choose a range of pages to print out.
Apple included AirPrint function in its latest update of iOS4 for iPhone and iPad, but it as it is, it works with only a handful of HP printers, including the one I have at home. AirPrint Activator and Printopia ($10; ecamm.com) extend AirPrint to other printers. So now, your iPhone/iPad "sees" your Mac's printer – the one that's connected to your network.
Seems like a small thing, but it can be liberating to print coupons, e-mail and other documents from your portable device. The downside is you need to leave your Mac on (and if it's a laptop, the lid has to remain open).
No, this won't turn your iPad into a Lenovo LePad running Windows 7 and Android Honeycomb. And it won't make your iPhone 4 the Motorola Atrix, a smart phone-PC hybrid. But this can at least stave off a little bit of Consumer Electronics Show envy.
Tell us your favorite trick.
Do you have a tech question? Send a note to Eric Gwinn at firstname.lastname@example.com, or use this form http://chicagotribune.com/asktribu. Be sure to include your name, location and a way to reach you if we need more information -- and your question, of course.
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All Seasons Crystal Cuff, Beadwork Bracelet Jewellery Making Kit with SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS crystal beads Vintage Pink and Silver
Crystal Beadwork Cuff Jewellery Making Kit with SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTSColour vintage Pink and Silver tones
Learn to make this dazzling beadwork bracelet with SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS crystals and Miyuki seed beads. Make in under 5 hours
This kit comes packaged in a pretty organza gift bag too!
Skill level: Some beadwork experience required
Jewellery Making Techniques: Ladder stitch and embellishing
Jewellery Tools required: Beading needle Size 10/12 and scissors
Kit includes:
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Welcome to the Time Warp
William Faulkner wrote:Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.
Everyone gathered, ready to do the time warp again. However, there was no call for dancing. This was a much more sombre gathering. A gathering that could be said to include everything and everyone - or nothing at all, as chance may have it.
How long is a week? 7 days? We are gathered here today to discuss the much more important question of: how long is a weak? Or how long should it be, rather, since such a thing cannot be presumed to exist.
One thing is clear, though. The first day is here, it is bright and it is sunny. Beautiful. Nothing untoward has happened. You are all wearing a dashing morning suit (or dress). Everything is going along quite fetchingly until a clock is started. As everyone watches the clock, they realize that time must pass. For it to pass, it must die.
Almost mystically, the real order of life was destroyed. Nobody was quite sure what day it was anymore. Is it actually day 1, or is it just an illusion? Also, the normal passing of time was disrupted. Now it was up for our unsuspecting dinner guests to decide what happens next. Somebody must die, in place of time. But who?
After a quick early morning spat, the party recessed to enjoy a luncheon. The current opinions stood as follows:
Vote Count
gregwolf121 (1) - pancakemix
Kanin Usagi (2) - edocsil, soundman
vodean (2) - ghostly447, nendreel
edocsil (2) - Kanin Usagi, gregwolf121
jonty125 (1) - jonty125
new guy1 (1) - betiko
betiko (1) - vodean
Not Voting - Iron Butterfly, NoSurvivors, new guy1
With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch (or a majority at deadline).
Deadline not set yet.
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We Try New International Delight Iced Coffee
I admit it; sometimes I'm too lazy to make iced coffee. I know cold brew is easy, I know the Japanese method is totally worth it, but I am still tempted to go the lazy route and pick up an icy cup on my way to work. And those storebought coffees aren't making me any richer.
If you order your iced coffee light and sweet, and you're a little on the lazy side, you should know about the new cartons of 'sweet and creamy' coffee from International Delight. It costs about $4 for a half gallon, and is made with coffee, skim milk, sugar, corn syrup, cream, and other stuff like cocoa, whey, carrageenan, and natural and artificial flavors. They have 76 mg of caffeine and and 150 calories per 8 ounce serving.
My sweet tooth came out when tasting the Mocha flavor. It reminded us of decent fast-food coffee, without any noticeable bitter, burned, or stale flavors—or else those are covered up with ample sweetness. This stuff tastes like melted ice cream, in a pretty appealing way. I'm not sure I could gulp down enough to get adequately caffeinated, but that's because of the sweetness, not from any odd flavors. Several folks at SEHQ went back for seconds of this stuff; it's not serious coffee, but it's a pretty nice afternoon treat.
The Vanilla flavor was much less appealing; it has that melted-scented-candle flavor, which completely covers up any coffee backbone behind it. Unless you're wild about vanilla-flavored coffee creamer, skip this one and go with the Mocha.
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With Zach Rogue recovering from partial paralysis and Pat Spurgeon's battle with kidney disease, Rogue Wave's fourth album, 'Permalight,' had to overcome a wave of obstacles. It's due out March 2nd, and Rogue Wave spoke with FUV's Claudia Marshall about their recent health trials, and how the lack of a lyric sheet on their new release gives them more excuses to make up the words. (2/5/10)


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We used three healers on this fight on the first week, just to "stay safe," though it can be successfully two-healed (EDIT: especially with the nerf to Marrowgar's damage on the tanks). With the need to spread out, many raiders may go out of range of your healing, so coordinate with your co-healer(s) to ensure that your combined healing will blanket the raid, even if you have to raid mark each other! Your biggest concerns in this fight are:
- Coldflame: A line of blue fire that jets out from Marrowgar in a straight line. Don't line up with other players to get run through together; the less you line up, the less you'll have to move. Don't walk in blue fire, don't stand in blue fire, fire=bad, etc. There will be a lot of moving, regardless, but fortunately that's something we druids excel at in healing.
- Bone Spike Graveyard: Toss a HoT to whoever is spiked (he only spikes one person at a time in 10-man); the rest of the DPS should break them out shortly. If they take a while to break the spike, you may have to put heavier heals into the spiked player(s). If your co-healer is spiked, you need to heal more heavily to make up for them until they are freed.
- Saber Lash: don't stand with the tanks. Both tanks will be taking damage, of course, so you will need to be healing both. Keep the HoTs going. In 10-man, this only requires 2 tanks; I hear that in 25-man it will hit 3 targets.
- Bone Storm: he targets someone and chases after them, whirlwinding. Run away :) His aggro will reset when he stops whirlwinding, so be sure you are decently far away from him when this happens, but close enough that you can keep HoTs rolling on the tanks.
Lady Deathwhisper
A bit more difficult than Marrowgar; I recommend using only 2 healers for this to maximize dps (we wiped when we used three!). She has two phases: in the first phase, there will be adds spawning that the dps/tanks will deal with while you heal everyone and the raid tries to burn down her mana shield (with damage). In the second phase, the tanks grab her while you heal everyone and dodge ghosties.
In phase 1, she will be casting shadowbolts at random players, and there will be adds running all over that must be picked up and tanked (they spawn in waves first from the left side, then the right side of the room, and alternate spawn sides) and they need to be killed by appropriate dps:
- Adherents by melee
- Fanatics by casters (prot pally is a good tank for these)
Death and Decay: don't stand in the giant green runes.
Phase 2 begins the moment she runs OoM and her mana shield falls; there is no threat reset, so make sure you put a tank between yourself and the boss when she's near to transition! Have your DPS interrupt her Frost Bolts, stay out of the death and decay, and be aware that the tanks will be swapping the boss between them because she stacks a threat-reduction debuff on them. If a ghostie starts pursuing you, run away from the group so that its explosion doesn't AoE the whole raid (it'll just despawn if you outrun it long enough). Phase 2 felt much less chaotic than phase 1 to me.
Gunship Battle
Grab a jetpack, even if you aren't on the boarding crew. Why? Because it's fun :D Play with it before the battle begins, bouncing around deck, but don't fall off. Jetpacks will not shift you out of bear/cat form, though having rockets strapped to your rear is a bit awkward. I recommend keybinding your jetpack where you can easily reach it.
One healer will need to cross to the other ship to deal with the enemy captain with a tank and 2-3 DPS. The goal is not to KILL the enemy captain, but to keep him busy while the DPS kill off the spellcasters that are frost-blocking your own ship's cannons: you will have to do this every 25% of the enemy ship's health. While on your own ship, don't stand in rocket-strike patches. EDIT: if the boss is tanked right on the edge of the ship, healers don't need to jet-pack over to be able to reach the tank. This will let you continue healing through the whole of the tank's experience getting smashed in the face, without having to worry about your own jetpack.
Boarding Party:
- Shortly before boarding, put up full HoTs on the tank.
- Tank should cross first, with dps and healer jetpacking over on his heels. Using the jetpack WILL shift you out of treeform, but you can continue casting insta-cast spells while flying through the air: make use of your rejuvs, lb's, swiftmend on the tank as necessary while in the air.
- The tank should pull the enemy captain to the near railing of the ship and tank him there while the DPS starts killing the casters. Keep full hots on the tank (including regrowth) and be ready to spam nourish at a moment's notice: keep him topped off as much as possible. The captain stacks up a battle-fury buff on himself when attacking the tank which limits how long you can hang out over there before he just eats through your tank, so killing the casters quickly is a must. Switching back to your own ship allows time for the enemy captain's buffs to wear off.
- Once the casters are down, the DPS and healer should rocket back to your main ship, with the tank going last (coordinate it in vent). Again, keep the tank topped off while in the air, using your insta-casts.
- The attacking sergeant will whirlwind, so stay out of range of him. It is generally a good idea for your melee to be on the boarding party, and ranged dps on defense.
- The sergeant will put a healing debuff on the tank (Wounding Strike), reducing your heal effectiveness by 25% for 10 seconds. Just keep pouring the heals on.
- Heal everyone. Don't stand in fire.
Deathbringer Saurfang
This is the most difficult fight of the first wing. I recommend adding the following debuffs to your raid frames, to monitor who has them:
- Boiling Blood (temporarily, light DoT)
- Mark of the Fallen Champion (permanent, massive damage)
We arranged ourselves as such:
We assigned two ranged dps (purple here) to kill the adds when they spawned; they stood in the two corners of the room, while healers stood in the center. If you get aggro on an add, don't let it hit you, as each attack will bring Saurfang that much closer to casting another Mark on someone.
Pour healing into the tank. An offtank can be set up to taunt Saurfang off whenever the MT gets a Rune of Blood debuff, because the debuff will heal Saurfang as he attacks the tank; alternatively, you could go as we did and use a pure DPS in place of the OT to just burn through what is healed, and not taunt it off the MT. That tends to result in a longer fight, however, so though we did it The Hard Way, you can set up an offtank and get it done faster ;) EDIT: Saurfang was hotfixed to heal twice the amount he did before when attacking a target he has put Rune of Blood on. I recommend going with a two-tank strat.
As the fight wears on and people get Mark of the Fallen Champion, you will need to heal them nearly as much as you're healing the tank to keep them alive. Avoid letting them die, as each time one of the Marked dies, Saurfang will heal 5% of his health.
3.3 Resto Changes and ICC for 10-man guilds
I'm looking forward to the rest of the instance opening up! I had no problems healing with my old (non-CF, relatively low haste) spec and no glyph of rapid rejuv. I needed to cast nourish a fair amount along with my HoTs; I didn't find I needed to change my healing style from how I played in ToC. There was a fair amount of raid-wide damage as well, making my current glyph choices of WG, Nourish, and Swiftmend still feel the most useful for me as a ten-strict raider, even over the Rapid Rejuv glyph.
I would consider the glyph of Rapid Rejuv useful on the Saurfang fight as a single HoT to handle the Boiling Blood, but not necessary, as Boiling Blood lasts 24 seconds anyway, and the damage can be buffered with other heals (such as LB or your co-healer, or JoL, or totems...). Some may certainly prefer the glyph, but I am not seeing it as a necessity :)