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Mizzou showed their appreciation for this season's success signing wrestling coach Brian Smith to a five-year contract. Smith's new deal will keep him in Columbia at least through 2012.
Smith's 110-55-1 (66%) coaching record gives him the best winning percentage in Mizzou history. This season, he coached the Tigers to a program-high third place finish in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Under Smith, the Tigers have seen their first Big 12 Champion (Tyron Woodley, 2003) and its first National Champion (Ben Askren, 2006). Askren repeated as champion this year.


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November 4, 2018. We have just arrived at the Little Dunes at the end of the day. Everyone described the sunset behind me. Believe it or not I can feel it. I'm beginning to really know we are GOING TO MAKE IT!
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The international ceremony of June 6, 2018 at the Merville battery
The battery site of Merville, located in Merville-Franceville, was selected to welcome the guests of the Allied nations on June 6, 2018
November 24, 2017: The battery of Merville will host the international ceremony of June 6, 2018
Author: Marc Laurenceau
Each year, the announcement of the location chosen to host the international commemoration ceremony of the Normandy landings is particularly expected. For the 74th anniversary of D-Day, the choice finally fell on the airborne and air transported sector of the Commonwealth, namely the communes of Merville and Ranville.
These two localities were stormed on the first of June 6, 1944 by paratroopers and soldiers transported by gliders belonging to the 6th British Airborne Division. The Merville battery housed German artillery guns that could threaten the landing of Allied forces in the Sword Beach area.
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 2:30 pm, an ecumenical ceremony will be held at the Ranville Military Cemetery, followed at 4:00 pm by the international ceremony bringing together veterans and representatives of the Allied countries.


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It is much easier and more cost-effective to build a healthy, productive child from birth than it is to remediate a troubled child. Children may be in our hands today, but our future is in theirs tomorrow. Know the facts when it comes to investing in early childhood!
Economic Impact of the Early Care & Education Industry on the State of Alabama
Child Care Keeps Alabama Working
Invest in Early Childhood Development: Reduce Deficits, Strengthen the Economy
The Jamaican Study
Business Case for Early Childhood Investments
Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education
Expand Access to High-Quality Early Learning
Long Term Economic Benefits of Investing in Early-Childhood Programs
School or the Streets Crime and Alabama's Dropout Crisis
InBrief: The Impact of Early Adversity on Children's Development
Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education
Investments in Early Childhood Education Help Meet the Nation's K-12 Goals
The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do
Investing in America's Children: The Business Case
Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Future
Starting Smart & Finishing Strong
The Cost of Child Abuse vs. Child Abuse Prevention: Alabama's Experience
The Cost of Disinvestment: Why States Can't Afford to Cut Smart Early Childhood Programs
Principals of Successful Early Childhood Legislation
Results: What Happened When Children Receive Quality Early Learning
What We Know About Early Education
Preventing Crime with Pre-Kindergarten-A Critical Investment in Alabama's Safety
School or the Streets Crime and Alabama's Dropout Crisis


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Here it is – updated site. As some of you may have heard, Google has updated their site ranking algorithm. This means that if websites are not optimized for mobile devices, they will not enjoy high rankings.
We switched to a full WordPress driven site. Our site is now fully responsive – which means you can experience it on all your devices. Hope you enjoy the new layout.
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Recognizing ulegyria—the lesser known form of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Manish Kumar1, Rohini Gupta1, Bhawna Kaul2, Yatish Agarwal1
1 Department of Radiology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India2 Department of Neurology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:Manish KumarDepartment of Radiology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/2349-0977.191041
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Derived from the Latin term ule, which means scarring, ulegyria is a manifestation of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Recognizable on the magnetic resonance imaging sequences because of its characteristic features, the diagnosis is critical from the standpoint of clinical management. Seizures caused by ulegyria are refractory to pharmacotherapy and often do well with surgery.
Keywords: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, MRI, seizures, ulegyria


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1955 Belgian Grand Prix
Mercedes dominated the event as main rivals Lancia pulled out following the death of Alberto Ascari. Juan Manuel Fangio won from Stirling Moss with Giuseppe Farina – racing in his last grand prix – finished a distant third.
1977 Belgian Grand Prix
Mario Andretti and John Watson collided while fighting for the lead on the opening lap, leaving Jody Scheckter out in front for Wolf on a wet track. Niki Lauda took over the top spot once everybody had switched to slick, but Lotus driver Gunnar Nilsson wasn't having any of it – he caught and passed the Ferrari and went on to take his first – and only – F1 win. Lauda finished second with Ronnie Peterson third.
1983 Detroit Grand Prix
Michele Alboreto made superb use of a no-stop strategy to win his second grand prix. He ran fourth in the early stages and moved up to second when René Arnoux retired and other main rivals Keke Rosberg and Jacques Lafitte made pit stops. Nelson Piquet was in the lead at this point but dropped to fourth, leaving Alboreto to win ahead of Rosberg and John Watson, who'd charged through from 21st on the grid.
Alboreto's victory marked the 155th and final win for the iconic Cosworth DFV engine, which had made its debut 16 years earlier. It was also the last win for a naturally-aspirated car until turbos were outlawed at the end of the 1988 season. It also turned out to be the 33rd and last win for Tyrrell (its 23rd as a constructor). The team increasingly struggled during the turbo era and never really recovered, slipping from midfielders to backmarkers and eventually being bought out by BAR in 1998. The team still sort of lives on, though – BAR later became Honda, which turned into Brawn, which was then bought by Mercedes.
Franco Rol (born 1908) raced five times between 1950 and 1952, recording just one finish – a ninth place in the 1952 Italian GP, driving an OSCA.
Jorge Daponte (born 1923) started two races in a privateer Maserati in 1954. He retired from the Argentine GP and though he finished 11th at Monza, he was too far behind to be recorded as a classified finisher.
Umberto Magioli (born 1928) was an occasional driver in the 1950s, starting nine races between 1953 and 1956. He finished on the podium twice, both the result of shared drives with his Ferrari teammates – in the 1954 Italian GP he and Jose Froilan Gonzalez were third, and in the baking hot 1955 Argentine GP he earned 1-and-a-third points by sharing his car with Giuseppe Farina and Maurice Trintignant.
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Child Nurseries to be Given a Rating System
Many parents moving to Dubai struggle to find independent and impartial advice on which nurseries to register their children at. This is set to change with the UAE introducing a government rating system. Every childrens nursery will be inspected and given a rating ranging from excellent to unacceptable. The ministry plans to publish the nursery ratings on-line.
The ministry also announced yesterday that all nursery workers must attend 30 hours a year of professional development training at an authorized programme. The Ministry of Labour will not renew visas for staff who cannot prove they have done so.
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Cheryl and Michael B Jordan make one hot couple.
The pair were on the couch for The Graham Norton Show on Friday night and sparks flew between them.
Fans went wild as they noticed the chemistry and obvious attraction that existed on the BBC show.
Cheryl took to the sofa after a performance of her brand new single called Love Made Me Do It.
Clearly smitten by the Hollywood actor beside her, she nodded her head towards Michael and appeared to gesture her feelings towards him.
Michael then asked: "What happened? What did I miss?" as he joked with the Girls Aloud star and the audience.
Fans instantly took to social media to say how amazing they looked and how they instantly fancied each other.
One fan said: "I'm calling a Cheryl and Michael B Jordan romance."
Another added: "Cheryl and Michael B Jordan, get together already. please."
"Well, Cheryl and Michael B.Jordan make a rather beaut couple don't they? Definitely a bit of sexual tension there #grahamnortonshow," commented a third.
Another fan tweeted: "Cheryl definitely got Michael B. Jordan's number after The Graham Norton Show."
"Cheryl flirting with Michael B Jordan on Graham Norton is EVERYTHING," continued one more.


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The Windmill Restaurant is located on the ground floor of the CBeebies Land Hotel, through the Musical Meadow. Set out in three highly themed sections, The Library, The Castle, and the central section, the restaurant features plenty for little ones to look at and hold their attention.
Dinner is served between 4.30pm and 8.30pm, earlier than in the other hotels' restaurants in order to cater to little ones' appetites.
Each table is set up to include both adults' and children's place settings so that young guests feel part of the experience right from the moment they walk in and sit down. At the centre of the restaurant sits a giant windmill, below which is the salad bar where guests can help themselves whilst they wait to a range of healthy snacks, something which helps to keep younger guests happy whilst they wait for their main meal. Children can even design their own pizza using a sheet and stickers given to them when they enter the restaurant, all they need to do is create their design and hand it to the chef who will then re-create it.
Breakfast, which is included in the price of all hotel packages, is served between 7.00am and 9.30am, where guests can help themselves to a number of different cereals, fresh fruit, yogurts or even a cooked breakfast.


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Mobile apps are hard enough to build. Adding even one library to your toolkit can add time to your building process. So what is MobileSync and why should you put time into it? The short answer: sync provides access to distributed data without the customary burden of network programming at every step of the way. If your application is making network calls to get and save user data, using a sync library like Couchbase Lite may cut down on your development time and frustration, while giving additional benefits like a snappier, more reliable user interface.
Sync means different things to different people. Probably the most widely known sync system is the Dropbox cloud service, which is used to synchronize and share files across many computers. As long as you have enough space to keep up with your Dropbox, it's a great way to share files with a team.
The difference between sync and ordinary cloud data storage is that sync proactively brings data to the device, whereas cloud storage is typically accessed on a request-by-request basis. In Dropbox, you can edit and create new files, even when you are offline. When you reconnect, any changes you made will sync to the cloud, and any new files will download. This means the user (and the application programmer) never has to worry about the current status of the network connection.
With database sync (like Couchbase Lite), mobile application developers can depend on having structured data available locally, rather than having to make individual network requests triggered by each user input action. So developers can focus on business logic, not network APIs.
The prime benefit of sync is this abstraction over the network layer, letting application developers interact with data regardless of network connection status. If this is the big benefit, what kind of apps should use sync?
* When user data (written content, drawings, game data, etc.) needs to be available across devices and operating systems, with a minimum of server side coding.
* Users want to edit data when they are disconnected, and reconcile it with the system of record when they reconnect. (Airline pilots, resource extraction, delivery, health-care, etc.)
* Applications with complex data types (and simple data flows). If you're doing a turn-based word game with integrated messaging and a bunch of in-game analytics, sync can simplify things. We hope to have an example app for this use case soon.
* Content delivery like magazines etc. If you are delivering something like an HTML5 interactive magazine, sync can make it easy to add interactive content.
If you build apps like this and want to use sync, you need to ask yourself one question: "Can I predict which data matters for each user?"
Some apps it's pretty easy: in a game app, it's state of the games you are in, and user profile data for your opponents; in photo sharing, it's the recent photos from each of your friends; for a pilot, it's the data about today's flights.
Other apps are harder to tell: an existing web app already using a relational database will take more work to get sync-ready than an app already using JSON document storage. Or if your app has to run complex backend logic to validate each request, it might not be as easy to enable sync. Similarly, sync won't help for a user's initial search query on a topic. But if your app features saved searches, sync may be a good way to incrementally update result sets.
There is a big community using Couchbase sync technology. Join our mailing list to get to know us, or try this tutorial if you are ready to get started.


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Mobile operating systems today have progressed enough to do almost anything. One of the things, which have attracted our attention lately, is the body fitness. Some have overweight and some underweight, but they all have one thing in common and that is the need for fitness. Fitness is one of the most important factors for a healthy body. There are many ways for keeping your body in shape, but the most important thing to get to the point is the planning for it. There are many Android apps which give a good and sensible diet and exercise plans to users. Thus, we are going to introduce 3 best Android fitness apps which are getting acquainted by many Android users.
WeightPad is a simple and easy application which calculates your weight according to your diet and calorie intake. This application based on the received calorie (calculated on the basis of amount and type of the consumed food) and the calculation of BMI (body mass index) will give the user weight. Moreover, in a daily basis it features the user's weight in a graph. So, you just need to enter your current weight. Now, enter the type of food which consumed in Food tab and your exercises amount in Fitness tab. Therefore, with a good approximation, you can be aware of your weight, and in case you want to gain or loss weight, plan for it accordingly. Download Weightpad from Google Play.
It can firmly be said that RunKeeper is the best Android app for fitness. This application, records all of your activity and movements with th e GPS. RunKeeper records and tracks your fitness activity as its main goal and burning of extra calories as its short-term goal, which with these goals illustrate a success and development diagram for the user. With these diagrams, the user will try hard to achieve the best fitness. There is another interesting feature in the app and its purpose is to display the status of friends' fitness. Thus creating a sense of competition, the users will do their best to achieve what they're looking for. The app can analyze variety of activities such as running, jogging, cycling and many more, and calculate the calories consumed and weight loss based on it. In addition, there is a feature which will take photos from the user, during the activities, so by the permission of him/her share it on the social networks. The user can get information such as calorie consumption, mileage, path traveled on a map and heart rate from the RunKeeper interface. Download Runkeeper from Google Play.
Pocket Yoga
This application is designed specifically to teach yoga exercises. Pocket Yoga teaches the user yoga exercises in three modes of hard, normal and easy and each for a selective length of 30, 45 and 60 minutes (for heart rate). There are 27 different topics of exercises to teach yoga to the user. These yoga lessons are visual and accompanied by sound. You can just put your android phone or tablet in front of you, and start the exercising. You can download Pocket Yoga from Google Play.


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Übung/Seminar: Remote Sensing Data Analysis (GCE:B7b) (74091)
02.10.2023-08.10.2023 (mehrtägig), tbc
Frank Weiser, Carl Beierkuhnlein
Exercise, 3 ECTS
Dates: 02 to 08 October 2023
Learning Objectives (Module B7): Possibilities of continual surface data collection through remote sensing for biodiversity research are taught. An important objective is to inform about the different ways of closing spatial gaps in field data collection by using remote sensing data. A suitable sampling design comes along with in-situ field data collection as well as processing steps in the evaluation of different data sets (field and remote sensing data). The latter includes statistical procedures and spatial models.
Course Content: Results of biological assessments and records from applied sciences such as forestry, nature conservation, agriculture in the field (Basal area, forest successional stages, species, drought impact, tree mortality etc.) are linked with remote sensing data (hyperspectral data, results from remotely sensed field data and products such as FAO land cover classification system LCCS or Global Land Cover - Sentinel 2; LAI records and hemispheric measuring). With selected examples, the potential and limitations of using aircraft- and satellite-based missions for the collection of biodiversity patterns will be shown. Processing steps like dimension reduction, index calculation as well as spatial filters and measures to determine heterogeneity of habitats and ecosystems will be taught.
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The 100+ performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival includes: The Disco Biscuits; Cut Copy; Wiz Khalifa; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Death From Above 1979; MSTRKRFT; Ghostland Observatory; Yeasayer; Rusko; Lotus; Wolfgang Gartner; Skrillex; Neon Indian; Nero; Break Science with RJD2; Holy Ghost!; Lettuce; Easy Star All-Stars; Beats Antique; DFA Records Tent; Damon Dash's DD 172; Das Racist; Mad Decent Tropical Tent; 12th Planet; Up Until Now, feat. David Murphy of STS9; Black Moth Super Rainbow; Treasure Fingers; The Hood Internet; Nadastrom; Emancipator; araabMUZIK; The Magician; Paper Diamond; Bluetech; Two Fresh; Tobacco; Savoy; Nickodemus; Opiuo; Papadosio; MartyParty; SBTRKT; Archnemesis; Pimps of Joytime; Tokimonsta; Mr. Lif; KRAZ; Auto Body; Harvard Bass; Run DMT; Munchi; Dillon Francis; Jillionaire; Indobox; Freekbass & Tobotius; Afrobeta; Keys N Krates; Sonic Spank and Zoogma. Additional artists and details about this years festival will be announced in the coming weeks.
Camp Bisco X will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. The venue is located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York and sits on 200 acres of rolling, grass fields. Many of the improvements introduced to Camp Bisco 9 will return, including the second stage in the main field, surround sound system late night dance tents and a local artists stage. Additionally, Camp Bisco 10 will expand to include 5 performance stages, a second main gate for faster entrance into the grounds, an improved late night dance tent with a greater capacity, daily music workshops and seminars, a second late night tent stage and a larger silent disco.
Early bird tickets are on sale now for a limited time only and begin at $140. Tickets are available online at http://www.campbisco.net and 1-888-512-SHOW, as well as at all FYE stores in New England and select outlets in New York State. There will be two levels of VIP packages this year. Level One, the VIP Experience, will be made available for $199 in addition to the 3-day festival pass and Level Two is a Platinum Experience, available for $349 in addition to the 3-day festival pass. 50 cents of every ticket sold will be donated to Headcount, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to voter registration and participation in democracy.
Camp Bisco X is produced by MCP Presents and hosted by The Disco Biscuits. Visit http://www.campbisco.net for the most up to date information.
Northeast PA!!! We are following up our two nights in Times Square with a special evening at the Sherman Theater in STROUDSBURG on Saturday April 16! Presale tickets are available NOW at Ticketfly: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/34173
Public onsale will be this Friday 3/18 at Noon Eastern at Ticketmaster.


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We're all going to eat dinner, so why not make it fun? Life with my boys is never dull. When it comes to dinnertime, it can be a battle with their picky little palates. So with Halloween around the corner, I thought it would be fun to infuse our dinner with a fun and easy baked pasta recipe that had us thinking about bats and cobwebs.
I had a box of bowtie pasta in my cupboard and decided to make it creative. My boys who are six and three have the most vivid imaginations and I knew they would love the idea of this dinner. Don't you ever wish you could have the imagination of a kid? It's amazing what they come up with. Anyways, with just a few simple ingredients I was able to make dinner come alive with a Taste of Italy to boot.
I headed to Kroger to find a Tuscan inspired sauce. I figured if the boys get bats in their dinner, I want Italy. I decided on a 24 oz jar of Bertolli as part of Kroger's Taste of Italy program and also grabbed some mozzarella cheese. I am picky about pasta sauces. Pasta dishes can be boring. However, with the right sauce, they come alive with very little effort by this mama.
Here's what you'll need to make bats and cobwebs:
8 oz package of
bowtie bat pasta
1 pound ground beef
24 oz jar of Bertolli Pasta Sauce
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
8 oz of mozaarella cheese
1/4 cup of shredded parmesan cheese
In a sauce pan, add the onion, garlic and ground beef and cook until the ground beef is no longer pink. While this is cooking, it's a great time to boil your water to cook the bats.
Once the ground beef is fully cooked, drain it and add the Bertolli Pasta Sauce. Let it simmer until you're ready to add it to the pasta. I used their Olive Oil and Garlic pasta sauce. I know I added garlic already, but this girl LOVEs garlic and it makes me feel like I'm all Italian when I eat it. Plus, my house smells awesome.
In a large pot, add the fully cook pasta, sauce mixture and half of the mozzarella.
Mix it well until the cheese just starts to melt. Did you catch the steam in the picture above. (I was pretty excited my camera caught that.) The mixture is already hot, so the cheese will start to melt and you will be tempted to eat it by the spoonfull – but control yourself. You want to have cobwebs with your bats.
Put the mixture into a large 9×13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Add the other half of the mozzarella and the parmesan.
Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Everything is already cooked, you just want to make sure the cheese fully melts. Oh, it smells so good!
Grab a fork and serve it hot so that the kids can watch the cobwebs come alive out of the pan as you serve them the bats. And of course, enjoy your bats and cobwebs. I think the next time I'll try this Tomato and Basil pasta. Either way the bats and cobwebs were a big hit and filled the little tummies of my kids. We'll definitely be making this again this month!
Baked Pasta Recipe
- 8 oz package of bowtie bat pasta
- 1 pound ground beef
- 24 oz pasta sauce
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- Preheat the oven to 400˚ F.
- Bring water to a boil and add the bowtie pasta. Cook according to instructions on the box. In a separate pot, cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic until the beef is no longer pink. Drain. Add the pasta sauce to the ground beef mixture and simmer.
- Once the pasta is ready, drain it and put the pasta back into the pot. Add the ground beef mixture and half of the mozzarella cheese.
- Put everything into a 9×13 pan sprayed with cooking spray. Top it with the rest of the mozzarella cheese and the parmesan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12 – 15 minutes or until the cheese is fully melted.
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Click on the link below to watch Debroah Allen's "Amazing Graceland" video:
Graceland - 3/2/13 - Vegas Exhibit
Elvis Presley Fans of Nashville President Caroline Pratt, will be at Elvis' beloved Graceland on Saturday, March 2nd to tour & photograph the brand new "Elvis: Live in Las Vegas" Exhibit!!
Can't wait to be back! ♥
Click on the link below to watch Debroah Allen's "Amazing Graceland" video:
Elvis Presley's Graceland and Heartbreak Hotel To Host Job Fair on March 4
February 28, 2013
Elvis Presley's Graceland and Heartbreak Hotel will host a job fair on March 4, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The job fair will take place at the Heartbreak Hotel located at 3677 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, TN.
We are currently looking for seasonal and part-time positions in the following areas:
source: elvis.com
Tupelo Elvis Festival Fairpark Entertainment Tickets On Sale Friday, March 1
February 28, 2013
The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association continues to make additions to the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Tupelo Elvis Festival on June 6 - 9, 2013. The Fairpark entertainment lineup has developed into a high energy and exciting festival. Tickets for each Fairpark concert will be on sale Friday, March 1, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. CST. Customers can purchase tickets through the office at 108 South Broadway Street in Downtown Tupelo or purchase online at TupeloElvisFestival.com.
Earlier this year, award-winning duo Montgomery Gentry was announced as the Saturday night headliner. To start off the night is a performance by Surviving Allison. The local hip band will take the stage at 7:00 p.m. and kick off a night filled with live music. Opening for Montgomery Gentry, the Tupelo Elvis Festival welcomes American Idol finalist Skylar Laine to the stage. This Brandon, Mississippi native was praised for her magnetic and sparkling personality, her rockin' stage presence and her authentic country vocals that often moved her audience to tears. Skylar Laine recently performed during the 2012 Graceland Lighting Ceremonythis past November.
Friday night will kick off with Kirk Chism and The Lost Highway at 7:00pm, followed by Cadillac Three, a country/rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The three-member band has recently been signed to Nashville label Big Machine Records, which is the home of many well-known country musicians. Cadillac Three will open for headliner the New Orleans rock band, Cowboy Mouth.
Weekend passes are $20 and will only be available until April 30, 2013. Please contact the Tupelo Elvis Festival office with any questions by calling 662-841-6598 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Learn more about all of this year's events by visiting TupeloElvisFestival.com.
source: elvis.com
New Video Tribute, "To Elvis With Love: Writings on the Wall," Features Fans' Messages
February 28, 2013
Click on the link below to watch the video!
"To Elvis With Love: Writings on the Wall" is a new video series produced by the staff at Graceland to honor our fans who continue to visit each year and pay tribute to the king. Elvis fans can now check out the new video montage (above) featuring several of the messages fans have left for Elvis on the wall outside of Graceland in Memphis, TN.
In April of 1957 after Elvis purchased the Graceland property and was filming "Jailhouse Rock," the famous Graceland wall was installed with Alabama field stone and was one of the first additions to the grounds along with the famous iron gates. The wall outside of Graceland has given fans a sense of warmth, welcome and camaraderie. Over the years, fans have turned the wall into a special place where they write personal messages to Elvis. The Graceland wall has been signed by millions of people, including celebrities, politicians and fans from around the world.
Check out more videos featuring fans here at Graceland by visiting the Elvis YouTube page at YouTube.com/Elvis.
source: elvis.com
Elvis Related Twitter Posts 2/27/13
EP Fans of Nashville @EPNashvilleFans
I wish @ElvisPresley would follow my Elvis fan club@EPNashvilleFans :)
Elvis' Circle G @ElvisCircleG
YEE HA! Elvis is wondering where he's put his Circle G Foundation pin button! Our lovely pin button/badge is... http://fb.me/2voF6Br4u
Elvis' Circle G @ElvisCircleG
YEE HA! TO ELVIS FANS ALL OVER THE GLOBE - Elvis says "who needs a car when I've got my horse, all I need now is...http://fb.me/20YJ9lusd
Elvis Presley @ElvisPresley
#ElvisFans traveling to #Graceland soon- the construction on#ElvisPresleyBlvd has been moved to March 15-18 More:http://elvis.ly/i66nO
Huey's Restaurants @HueysRestaurant
Tomorrow is the last day to vote #Memphis as @Southern_Living's Tastiest Town! Every vote counts! #TastyMemhttp://www.southernliving.com/travel/souths-tastiest-towns-memphis-00417000081030/ …
Argo Memphis @ArgoMemphis
Cookin' up some smokin' hot #Elvis #Blues for tomorrow's show. We'll blast open the gates of #Graceland w/ a jam at 9a EST / 8a CST tomorrow
Memphis @MemphisCVB
Are you that person who has to know the backstory to every landmark and attraction? Memphis is the place for you http://bit.ly/15y0TCz
Help Save Dewey Phillips WHBQ Studio
Help Save Dewey Phillips WHBQ Studio
The Chisca Hotel in downtown Memphis is being renovated and turned into apartments after becoming seriously dilapidated. The inside will be renovated starting in May 2013. In addition to the building having eight floors and hotel rooms it is home to the iconic WHBQ Studio where Elvis' song "That's Alright Mama" was first played on the air and where Elvis gave his first ever radio interview! There is a film group trying to salvage the studio by collecting donations to have the studio moved to the lobby. The studio would be reconstructed using the original materials and furnishings. $50,000 is their estimate to to fund the project.
The following link is where you can donate.
Link also has a video showing the current state of the studio:
Elvis Presley Blvd. Intersection Construction March 15-18 Due to Revitalization Project
February 26, 2013
Visitors to Graceland and Heartbreak Hotel on March 15-18 will experience some road construction on Elvis Presley Blvd. due to a revitalization project. Download the map of the detour route here.
The intersection of Elvis Presley Blvd. and Brooks Road will be closed starting at 7:00 p.m. Friday March 15, 2013, and will reopen Monday, March 18, at 6:00 a.m. Proper signage will be displayed in the area during this time to help direct visitors around the construction site.
Alternate Routes from Interstate 55:
source: elvis.com
Jerry Lee Lewis club to open in May on Beale
Jerry Lee Lewis' Cafe and Honky Tonk is scheduled to open in May on Beale Street.
A new club called Jerry Lee Lewis' Café and Honky Tonk is slated to open May 1 at 310 Beale, the site of the old Pat O'Brien's nightclub, according to Bud Chittom, who will be general manager of the business.
Asked if Lewis will perform at the club, Chittom said, "Details of his appearances are being worked out."
J.W. Whitten, Lewis' manager, said, "We'll do something for the opening." He added, "We'll do something from time to time. Maybe a fan appreciation day or something like that. (Lewis) won't be down there every Saturday night drinking and carrying on."
Chittom said the restaurant will offer live rock-and-roll music and will feature memorabilia of Lewis, also known as The Killer, including his motorcycle, piano, posters and clothes he's worn on stage.
The food will be "all Southern, from Louisana to low country to Mississippi to Memphis," Chittom said.
About $150,000 will be spent getting the place ready, changing the dining room and acquiring artifacts, Chittom said.
The decor will not be set in the 1950s, the era Lewis rose to fame, Chittom said. "It will not be a sock hop or a malt shop. It's a honky-tonk and cafe. Those haven't changed in 60 years."
Also May 1, Chittom and Wilbur Hensley plan to open Riverside Grill, a restaurant and gift shop at Beale Street Landing.
Source: commercial appeal.com
Elvis Related Twitter 2/26/13 Posts
From Twitter via Sun Records:
"Happy Birthday to the late, great Johnny Cash. He would have been 81 today. RIP!"
Lansky126 @ShopLansky126
70% OFF ALL Mens Sale at Lansky 126.
St. Jude @StJude
In her blog this week, @ElisabethRohm shares some of her thoughts on what makes @StJude so special: http://bit.ly/StJudeERohm
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#Hoops4StJude continues. Assist @StJude kids by giving. Your generosity means no family ever pays for care. http://ow.ly/i4DDF
Million $ Quartet @MillionDQuartet
We've got another treat to honor Johnny Cash's Bday; a playlist! So sit back, relax, and be swept away! http://spoti.fi/YWWUu4
Memphis Jones @theMemphisJones
Rock on, @EPNashvilleFans!
Tupelo CVB @MyTupelo
Tupelo LUVS us some @EPNashvilleFans!
Tupelo CVB @MyTupelo
Can u picture a happy kid named Elvis up in a treehouse with a BB gun and a few comic books, waving to his mama at the back door?#Tupelo
Commercial Appeal @memphisnews
Don't forget to vote #Memphis. There are only a few days left to win this thing! http://www.southernliving.com/travel/souths-tastiest-towns-memphis-00417000081030/ …
The Daily News @memphisdaily
.@PeabodyMemphis duckmaster Anthony Petrina talks about his marching mallard buddies and 1st year on the job http://ow.ly/i2BTd
Save Big with the ShopElvis Apparel Sale
Save Big with the ShopElvis Apparel SaleFebruary 26, 2013
Elvis fans can now check out some great deals from ShopElvis.com! Elvis fans can stock up on their favorite Elvis tees, hats, hoodies and jackets with the ShopElvis Apparel Sale, plus save 20% off Aloha gear and t-shirts when preordering the brand new "Aloha From Hawaii via Satelitte!"
Fans can enjoy these savings on Men's and Women's Apparel:
*Discounts are valid in the U.S. store only and do not apply to drop-ship items or shipping fees.
Source: elvis.com
New Elvis Painting from Joe Petruccio!
Dear Elvis Presley Fans of Nashville Fan Club Members:
The former building of Humes High School where Elvis Graduated in 1953 and the new Bravo Academy needs our helps!
Dee O'Brien, the Executive Director at Bravo Academy School for Arts Integration and Industry has contacted us and they need our help to construct a new place for an Elvis Museum at the former Humes High School. There will also be a Historical Maker placed in front of the former Humes High School during August 2013. The marker is already paid for and is being created. Please read her letter below and if you cannot send your support, it is completely understandable. If you would like to make a donation in your name, you may by donating through the website pledgie at the link found at the end of Dee's letter. As a club we could donate together and could have a plaque inside the new Elvis museum with our fan club name. I am not forcing anyone at all to support the project and I will not bombard out fan club again about the project. So, if you would like to donate as a club just send me a private message and we will go from there, easy as pie and nothing to stress about.
Here is the letter from Dee O'Brien:
If you have followed the recent changes that have been ongoing with the Memphis City and Shelby County Schools merger here in Memphis you are aware that Humes Middle School which resides at Humes High School, where our own Elvis Presley graduated from in 1953, was one of 6 schools that will be closing as of May 2013. Principal, Deartis Barber and Music Director, Kenneth Greene implemented a vision to open the very first free standing Memphis City Optional School for Arts Integration and Industry here at Humes High School in August 2013. Bravo Academy School for Arts Integration and Industry will open in August of 2013 with 6th, 7th and 8th graders from all over Memphis, who will learn in an academic environment using blended and flipped classrooms integrating arts in to each of their academic classes. This is a nationally recognized model for teaching that will be implemented here.
We could not be more excited to be located at Historic Humes High School or the relationship of our creative and performing arts minded children that will be attending school in the same school that Elvis graduated from. As most of you may know, Humes High School has an Elvis room that is home to a large collection of his personal property that includes his high school diploma and other school related items but also many other things that have been donated to the school by Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises. With the need to increase school security for the safety of our children over the years it has become increasingly more difficult to allow the public in to view these things. It is an important aspect of not only Memphis history, but also the history of the school. We have come together and created a plan to benefit not only the fans of Elvis who would like to continue to visit the school and spend time viewing these items but also one that will directly benefit the children.
The ROTC Armory building, where Elvis himself took ROTC when he attended Humes is a separate building located directly behind main building. It is a large enough space to properly display all of his personal belongings as well as allow the public to easier access to them. We have been working hard putting together a plan to maintain the building as it was - aiming only to modify what is necessary to meet code requirements. This includes making the restroom facilities handicapped accessible, replacing the existing AC units and making sure that it is safe. When the project is completed, the ROTC Armory will be renamed "The Humes High School - Elvis Presley Memorial Museum".
The museum will be open to the public for a minimal admission fee and operated by a student volunteer program. I will personally oversee the program ensuring a most promising experience for both students and fans. The operation of the museum will be a non profit facility. Above and beyond the operating costs, all of the additional funds will directly benefit the students, faculty and visitors to the school in the form of continued upkeep of the museum and providing educational resources and materials for all.
I am sure you can imagine that the cost to make this happen isn't pocket change. With the school merger taking place officially in the summer of 2013 there have been tremendous budget cuts. We, the council and school have been working hard to secure grants, funding and contributions to help support this project. We have had HUGE commitments, support and endorsement from many Memphis arts organizations however, we are still lacking. Our goal is to have this project completed by the first of August, 2013. This date is important to us for many reasons. Humes High School is registered on the National Registry of Historic Places - recognizing Elvis. We have a historical marker in Nashville that will be here and placed in front of the school in August.
We need all the help that we can get to make this happen. We are asking for fundraisers, contributions and any other support and endorsement from those that would not only benefit from this but also would like to see this happen for the good of the public, community and students. What we would like to offer in addition to the afore mentioned, each contributor, personal or group will have a plaque placed inside the museum for all to see, recognizing everyone who helped make this possible.
I have included links to our school website as well as to www.pledgie.com
where we are currently accepting contributions. Please feel free to contact me at any time for additional information or questions you may have. Thank you so much for your time and support.
Dee O'Brien
February 25th, 2013
Video of the present state of Dewey Phillips' WHBQ "Red, Hot & Blue" Radio Station Studio located in downtown Memphis at the former Chisca Hotel:
NEW Audio CD - "An Evening with Marian"
NEW "An Evening with Marian"
(Fond memories of Elvis as told by his personal nurse 1975-1977, Marian Cocke)
Audio CD
From Amazon:
"This two an half hours double audio CD book was recorded February 2012. It was done for one purpose-to let the fans of Elvis Presley know the real Elvis Presley. Not a king, but a warm and loving man who loved to sing and to share the God given gift to others. Elvis was a fun loving man yet a very serious man. He was fun loving, he liked to play, he liked to ride motorcycles and three wheelers, and he liked to be with his friends and most of all he liked to bring happiness and joy to others. Elvis told me one day that it wouldn't be any fun to have wealth if he couldn't share it with others, and share he did. On the serious side of Elvis, he was firm and complete in his love of the Lord, his family and his beliefs. Elvis was a warm and loving man; but he was a man. He walked and talked and laughed and cried just like all of us do - and he put his clothes on the same way all of us do. In this audio book, I have tried to share this warm and loving man with those of you who loved and followed him; to those of us who still honor and love him, I want you to see the human side of him; I want you to share his laughter and his tears, his love and his disappointments. I want you to know the real 'Elvis Presley."
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Source: Marian Cocke Facebook Profile & Amazon Product Listing
Elvis Presley's vacation getaway mired in lawsuit
February 19th 2013
Tours of Elvis Presley's former Palm Springs home have ceased, and its owners have been evicted, leaving behind a lengthy paper trail of lawsuits and bankruptcy.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department evicted owners Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura Whittier, from the home on Jan. 17 after claims by Financial Bonanza LLC, a Nevada investor, that the couple had been living in the home for nearly six years without making payments, while still offering the home and its celebrity pedigree up for tours.
"He pocketed the money," said Michael P. Rubin, an attorney for Financial Bonanza, managed by Adrian Van Rijs, a real estate broker in Tarzana, Nev. "And he was making, I believe sufficient money."
The home appears to have been purchased by Fontana in 2004. Fontana capitalized on its history as a winter getaway for Presley and his wife, Priscilla. He offered tours and rented out the space for events. Fontana even had the perfect name for the property: Graceland West. The home is not the well-known Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway, designed by Robert Alexander at 1350 Ladera Circle, which served as a honeymoon retreat for Presley and Priscilla.
However, Graceland officials in Memphis refused to license the deal, a harbinger of the rocky future the home at 845 Chino Canyon Drive would face.
Rubin claims Fontana did little to pay back the money he owed Van Rijs.
"Fontana defaulted," said Rubin. "And Van Rijs kept giving him more and more extensions and more and more time, and — before I was his lawyer — then finally, there was nothing else to do."
By Oct. 11, 2012, when the property filed for bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Central District of California, more than $2.4 million in liabilities were listed on property valued at $1.1 million, according to court documents.
Neither Fontana nor Stephen R. Wade, his legal representation, could be reached for comment Tuesday. However, according to legal documents, Fontana claims he was unfairly evicted because the bankruptcy case has yet to be settled.
The 5,100-square-foot home, built in 1946, could be returned to the tour circuit, said Rubin.
"We're going to try to put it back in shape so they can start doing tours again," he said. "Financial Bonanza may look for more investors or may end up selling it. But that's long-term."
To celebrate the opening of the Second Annual Winter Designer Fine Furniture Sale in New York, the auctioning of Elvis Presley's white fur bed from Graceland will take place benefiting Alpha Workshops.; the nation's only non-profit organization providing creative HIV-positive individuals with training and employment in the decorative arts. Located at The Altman Building at 135 West 18th Street in New York.
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 23, 2013
Auction Of Elvis Presley's Bed To Open 2nd Annual Winter Designer Fine Furniture Sale March 9-10, 2013.
Following the success of their first Fine Furniture sale, White Glove Transportation, a leader in Fine furniture logistics and delivery for the design community, is holding the Second Annual Winter Designer Fine Furniture Sale, for two days on March 9th and 10th. Located at The Altman Building at 135 West 18th Street in New York, the sale is offering over 500 pieces with a discount of up to 75%. Items include designs from showrooms such as Andrew Martin, Profiles, Grange, TK Collections, and more.
To celebrate the event, there will be a VIP opening night preview event on March 8th to benefit Alpha Workshops; the nation's only non-profit organization providing creative HIV-positive individuals with industry-specific training and employment in the decorative arts. The centerpiece of the event is the auctioning of Elvis Presley's white fur bed from Graceland. "Showcasing furniture from an iconic legend of American culture like Elvis Presley is the perfect balance of playful and nostalgia to kick off the sale" notes Neil Deutsch of White Glove Transportation. "Couple that with a great cause and never before access and pricing from top designers and this is an exciting opportunity". Elvis Presley's bed will be on display throughout the sale.
The 2nd Annual Winter Designer Fine Furniture Sale will have over $3 Million Dollars of Fine Furniture on display for immediate sale. White Glove Transportation will be on hand to facilitate a seamless and expedited delivery of each purchase. The event is open to both Interior Design industry professionals, as well as the general public. "Last year's sale was a huge success. With the commitment of such high end showrooms and the aggressive sale pricing once again we expect a tremendous turnout," states Deutsch.
2nd Annual Winter Designer Fine Furniture Sale- The Altman Building
March 9 & 10
135 West 18th Street
New York, NY
White Glove Transportation Services is a full service blanket wrap logistics company that for over 25 years has serviced the Fine Furniture Design community.
For more information on the first annual Winter Fine Furniture Designer Warehouse Sale and White Glove Transportation contact Neil Deutsch
For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/2/prweb10456951.htm
Read more: http://www.newstimes.com/business/press-releases/article/Elvis-Presley-s-Furry-Bed-to-be-Auctioned-for-4302168.php#ixzz2LqvPHrAF
Friends of Elvis - Save The Circle G Campaign
To mark the occasion of Elvis' buying the Circle G Ranch with an initial down payment of *$5,000, Circle G Foundation are offering a great prize when we reach our next target of 5,000 Facebook likes!
For your chance of winning a great prize "LIKE" OUR PAGE (not this post), then visitwww.circlegfoundation.co.uk
where you'll find a simple question about Circle G. Answer correctly and you'll be entered into our draw. Once we reach 5,000 "likes" the draw will take place.
Circle G Foundation, a non profit organisation looking to secure the future of this significant landmark in Elvis' history, has the backing of the MAYOR OF HORN LAKE and SENATOR THAD COCHRAN.
*The original cheque is now owned by Lesley Pilling, Founder of the Circle G Foundation!
February 23, 2013
Push is on to save radio room
By Wayne Risher
A campaign is under way to preserve the Memphis radio booth that introduced Elvis Presley to the world nearly 60 years ago.
It's the long-abandoned but remarkably undisturbed room where legendary disc jockey Dewey Phillips achieved two Elvis firsts: airing the newly minted "That's All Right, Mama" and interviewing the nervous teen a few hours later.
As part of the historic Hotel Chisca's conversion to apartments, developers reached out to the Memphis music community, former WHBQ Radio employees and museum operators about how to best preserve the scene of Phillips' famous "Red, Hot and Blue" program of the mid-1950s. The hit musical "Memphis" is based on Phillips' story.
Purists want the booth and surroundings restored and preserved in the exact same spot on the Chisca's mezzanine level, but that appears unlikely unless a deep-pocketed individual or organization steps forward.
More likely, the booth would be taken apart and put back together in a more publicly accessible street-level space, perhaps as part of a restaurant.
In a new YouTube video, "Red, Hot & Rescue," Memphis filmmaker Michael McCarthy leads a dimly lit tour of the time warp that is the Chisca's mezzanine. He shows viewers the booth where the magic happened and describes how it would be relocated to the first floor, with a little help from friends of Memphis music.
McCarthy, whose film credits reflect a lifelong interest in Elvis, has teamed up with promoter Rachel Hurley at Kangaroo, a friend at MTV and the music-themed fundraising site PledgeMusic.com to generate public support and $50,000 for the cause.
Whatever the solution, time is short. Developers are up against a May deadline to start structural repairs and environmental cleanup on the extremely dilapidated hotel, which they bought last year from the Memphis-based Church of God in Christ.
Terry Lynch, partner in the development group, said architectural plans call for apartment units in a 4,000- to 5,000-square-foot suite that has sat vacant since WHBQ left around 1963. Developers put together the deal to save the Chisca on the thinnest of margins, leveraging $17 million to $21 million in private investment with $3 million in public incentives to eliminate one of Main Street's worst eyesores.
"From the lender's perspective, they've underwritten an apartment building. To tell them we're building a museum, that doesn't really excite them," Lynch said. "Our business is to develop it. We've got to be respectful as an ownership group to our lender."
In addition to cutting into project revenues, preserving the booth on the second floor would set up a logistical conflict between apartment use and a museum open to the public, Lynch said.
Recent visitors to the WHBQ suite have included former disc jockeys Jack Parnell, George Klein and Dave Brown, Memphis Music Foundation president Dean Deyo, Memphis Rock 'N' Soul Museum executive director John Doyle, Sun Studio president John Schorr and record promoter David Fleischman.
WHBQ owner George Flinn hasn't taken the tour, but said he's supportive of efforts to save the booth and is willing to work with organizers on such details as the original equipment, which is in storage.
Flinn bought the station from RKO in the 1980s. "As far as I know, I think we've got the original microphone and the turntable," he said.
Flinn and Parnell fall decidedly into the purist camp, and Flinn likes the idea of WHBQ broadcasting from the Chisca again.
"Personally, I think it is not wise to move it," Flinn said.
However, if economics don't allow it, "I'd be happy to work with them either way they want to do it."
Parnell, a longtime voice-over artist who worked with Dewey Phillips and eventually succeeded him on the air, said the studios looked much as they did when WHBQ moved out 50 years ago. "It was a time capsule we were seeing."
Source: © 2013 Memphis Commercial Appeal
The King Maker: Meet the Man Who Fashioned Elvis and Saved America
February 12, 2013
Finding, curating, and selling quality goods, while educating guys on what it is they're actually buying, is Bureau of Trade's mission and one they do quite well. On the eve of the site's relaunch, BoT takes a look back at the man who dressed Elvis.
It was 1952, and though WWII was over, America now faced a threat from within. Bankrolled by postwar prosperity, a cultural McCarthyism had taken hold of our youth and infected our land with a pestilential squareness. Buzzcutted Biffs prowled the halls of our high schools looking for nonconformists to wedgie. Our nation was in grave danger.
Just in the nick of time, luckily, a greasy pompadour appeared at Bernard Lansky's shop window.
Lansky Brothers was on Beale Street in Memphis, the very bosom of the American blues, and by the 50's, a dicey track of juke joints, cathouses, and ad-hoc casinos. It was a place that ran on pure swagger, which Lansky -- face of a Polish Jew, heart of a Memphis hustler -- provided in the form of the raffish, tailor-made mohair, sharkskin, and silk suits a young Elvis was now ogling. That swagger is what would save us all.
Elvis had a sparkle in his eye, a bunch of amazing ideas he stole from black people, and a voice that could drench the loins of a softball coach, but he was nothing without the clothes. Lansky put Elvis in the black suits with the pink piping. Lansky floated him gold lamé blazers when times were tough. And only in Lansky's wrapping does Elvis become the cultural big bang, the unstoppable, irresistible force that shimmies into America's living room on the Ed Sullivan show and frees our children from a horrifically bland Archie Comic existence.
Lansky clothed Elvis throughout his life, apart from, tellingly, his days as a bloated pillhead sweating to death in a polyester cape-neck jumpsuit -- those came from a costume designer. Lansky died in November at the age of 85.
R.I.P Bernard Lansky: Elvis' clothier, American hero, and a mensch. - Patrick Heig
Read More http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2013/02/the-king-maker-meet-the-man-who-fashioned-elvis-and-saved-america.html#ixzz2LqoPfMZZ
Photo Spotlight: Sneak Peek at New "Elvis: Live from Vegas" Exhibit
February 22, 2013
Elvis fans can now enjoy another new exhibit here at Graceland in 2013! Get a sneak peek of the new "Elvis: Live from Vegas" Exhibit inside Sincerely Elvis in our new photo spotlight!
"Elvis: Live from Vegas" allows guests to experience Las Vegas through the eyes of Elvis Presley. The exhibit features part of the 30-foot marquee Col. Parker had made to stand outside the New Frontier Hotel in 1957 and the first jumpsuit worn on-stage by Elvis in 1970. Other jumpsuits featured in the exhibit include Elvis' Leather and Chains suit worn in August of 1970, Elvis' three-piece Spanish Flower suit worn in 1972, and Elvis' I Got Lucky jumpsuit that was worn in 1970. From the first time the King of Rock 'n' roll stepped foot on-stage in Vegas through his triumphant return in 1969 and beyond, this exhibit captures all of the excitement and energy that is Elvis in Las Vegas.
Source: elvis.com
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We are looking for your best shots from your recent trip to Graceland – both inside and outside the mansion – that we can use to showcase why Graceland really is the ultimate rock 'n' roll pilgrimage. We will choose our favorites that best showcase the Graceland experience to be featured in the new spot.
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Elvis Presley and Brooks Intersection to Close for Repairs
February 21, 2013
(Memphis) – Elvis Presley Boulevard is the gateway to one of Memphis' top attractions. It's also an area people who live in Whitehaven say is in dire need of a major overhaul.
"I can think of no better word other than deplorable," Whitehaven resident Margaret Black said.
That's about to change. Starting March 1st at 7 p.m. the intersection of Brooks and Elvis Presley will get a face lift.
It's the first part of the $43 million revitalization project along a three-mile stretch of road through Whitehaven.
"It's not a very nice intersection right now. We`re trying to create an intersection so you know you`ve arrived somewhere," one presenter said at a community meeting Thursday night.
About 60 people attended the meeting and learned how the city plans to clean up the main intersection.
It's going to pour concrete instead of asphalt, but that takes time.
"There will be inconveniences. They have already told us. So therefore, in order to get something you have to give something up. So, for awhile it will be inconvenient but the end product is supposed to be excellent," Black said.
Business owners are also looking forward to the updates.
"Anything that will improve the area I am for," souvenir shop owner Ricky Roberts said.
Tax accountant Tonya McCraken worries about what the upcoming closure will do for business. Her store front is right in the heart of the intersection of Elvis Presley Blvd. and Brooks.
"That`s going to be real bad for this business especially this time of year because it's very busy this time of year," she said. "That`s really going to slow me down."
She still smiles because she knows it will all be worth it in the end.
"That will be exciting to see something new to this intersection."
The intersection will be closed from March 1 at 7 p.m. to March 4 at 6.a.m. There will be detours.
If you are going south you can take Brooks to Lakeview then Winchester to Elvis Presley.
If you are going north you can take Winchester to Millbranch to Brooks to Springbrook then to Elvis Presley.
Source: wreg news station website
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Elvis American Eagle Wall Sculpture
A wonderful way to commemorate The King of Rock 'n' Roll®, the Elvis®: American Eagle Wall Sculpture combines the portraiture of famed celebrity artists Nate Giorgio, Bruce Emmett and Chris Notarile in one stunning presentation shaped like an eagle in flight. This home décor exclusive is officially authorised by Elvis Presley Enterprises and is available only from The Bradford Exchange.
Elvis Presley's splendid American Eagle Jumpsuit inspires this new panoramic masterpiece displaying bold images of the beloved King of Rock and Roll® in some of the most legendary performances of his career. Stunning imagery captures Elvis® dressed in sleek black leather and sparkling gold lamé, plus dramatic, colourful costumes that he made famous. From the '68 Comeback Special® to the glamour of Las Vegas ensembles and Elvis' famous Eagle Jumpsuit with its magnificent cape, it's a wonderful display of vivid imagery and lifelike portraiture of one of the greatest performers of our time.
The sculptural eagle is hand-crafted and hand-painted to bring out every lavish detail. Featuring a wingspan of over 51cm, the sculpture boasts richly textured feathering that shimmers with gleaming, hand-applied gold. The eagle's bright white hand-painted head and tail feathers form a striking contrast. The eagle's talons display a golden record with a replica Elvis® signature, silvery music notes and a genuine Swarovski crystal sparkling at the centre. This splendid panoramic eagle is expected to attract strong demand from Elvis Presley fans and is limited in its edition to just 3,000. So don't miss out – reserve yours now!
This exclusive Elvis American Eagle Wall Sculpture from The Bradford Exchange features:
Pay tribute to one of the greatest performers of our time with this unique panoramic eagle, inspired by Elvis Presley's splendid American Eagle Jumpsuit and available only from The Bradford Exchange
Sculpture combines the portraiture of famed celebrity artists Nate Giorgio, Bruce Emmett and Chris Notarile in one stunning presentation
Stunning imagery captures Elvis® dressed in sleek black leather and sparkling gold lamé, the famous Eagle Jumpsuit with its magnificent cape, plus other dramatic, colourful costumes that he made famous
This panoramic sculpture is hand-crafted and hand-painted to bring out every lavish detail
The eagle boasts richly textured feathering that shimmers with gleaming, hand-applied gold and the eagle's bright white hand-painted head and tail feathers form a striking contrast
The eagle's talons display a golden record with a replica Elvis® signature, silvery music notes and a genuine Swarovski crystal sparkling at the centre
Officially authorised by Elvis Presley Enterprises
Worldwide edition limit of just 3,000 – reserve yours today!
Hand-numbered Certificate of Authenticity attesting to its limited-edition status
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Featuring a wingspan of over 51cm
5 instalments of $39.99 or $199.95 (plus postage and handling)
Saturday, February 23 2013 is a FREE admission day at The Country Music Hall of Fame!!
You can see Elvis' White Gold Cadillac and Elvis Gold Piano given to his by Priscilla.


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Christians Live Differently (Eph 4)
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You have seen this yourself–two cars are waiting at a stoplight . . . the light turns green, but the man in front doesn't notice it. A woman in the car behind him is watching traffic pass around them. The woman begins pounding on her steering wheel and yelling at the man to move. The man doesn't move. The woman is going ballistic inside her car, ranting and raving at the man, pounding on her steering wheel and dash. The light turns yellow. The woman begins to blow the car horn, flips him off, and screams curses at the man. The man, hearing the commotion, looks up, sees the yellow light and accelerates through the intersection just as the light turns red.
The woman is beside herself, screaming in frustration as she misses her chance to get through the intersection. As she is still in mid-rant, she hears a tap on her window and looks up into the barrel of a gun held by a very serious looking policeman. The policeman tells her to shut off her car while keeping both hands in sight. She complies, speechless at what is happening. After she shuts off the engine, the policeman orders her to exit her car with her hands up.
She gets out of the car and he orders her to turn and place her hands on her car. She turns, places her hands on the car roof and quickly is cuffed and hustled into the patrol car. She is too bewildered by the chain of events to ask any questions and is driven to the police station where she is fingerprinted, photographed, searched, booked and placed in a cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman approaches the cell and opens the door for her.
She is escorted back to the booking desk where the original officer is waiting with her personal effects. He hands her the bag containing her things, and says, "I'm really sorry for this mistake, but you see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping that guy off, and cussing a blue streak at the car in front of you. Then I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do?' and 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper stickers, and the chrome plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally I assumed you had stolen the car."
Christians are supposed to live different, and brothers and sisters, genuine Christians DO live different. James 2:26b says, "Faith without works is dead." Then in Matthew 7:21 we read, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven." Jesus said in John 3:36, "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." And then in Luke 6:46 He said, "And why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"
If you're a real believer, you will live differently than those without Christ. If you are a genuine Christian, you'll live differently than religious people. In fact, if you have been truly born again, your lifestyle is described by God as a worthy walk, you will walk worthy. Open your Bibles to Ephesians 4 and see what God has to say about your new born again lifestyle–your everyday behavior.
We are reviewing our study of Ephesians so we can be up-to-speed once we start chapter 5 next week. We've been looking at large passages from each chapter, learning from chapters 1 to 3 what God has done for us–giving us so many spiritual blessings that whenever you're discouraged, all you have to do is read these early chapters and you'll immediately be encouraged by what Christ has done for you. But as we fall in love with these truths, let me warn you to avoid three common mistakes.
#1 This letter is written to me individually. No, God is writing to a local church, and we are to live this letter together as His Body. Every chapter of this letter either uses the word Church or some synonym for the Church because this letter is about the Church body. God is saying, you can never be what He redeemed you to be without your collective, active participation in a local church. The Christian life is not a solo event but a team sport–you are on God's team and have a position to play.
#2 Knowing the truth is enough. Knowing this letter does nothing–only living these truths in the power of the Spirit changes you and accomplishes God's plan. We are to be doers, not merely hearers–our goal is not to be truth junkies, but transformed into Jesus.
#3 I can live the Christian life on my own. Nothing you do today or this week is going to matter unless you are trusting in Christ alone to make you right with God, and unless you are moment-by-moment depending on Christ to live through you. Religion is living your faith on your own. Jesus hates religion, and religious people make him vomit. You need Christ to be saved, and you need Christ to get through today.
So if you think you can avoid those traps, and now that we understand our position from Ephesians 1 to 3, what's our practice? Look at Ephesians 4 and take the outline to follow along. Make sure you fill in your outline and put it on your bathroom mirror. What kind of behavior will a genuine Christian live tomorrow at work, Tuesday night at home, Wednesday with friends, Thursday with your spouse, Friday out for some fun and Saturday with the family? If you truly have the blessings of Ephesians 1 to 3 then . . .
#1 You will live worthy of your calling, Verses 1 to 16
Look at verse 1, "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called." You have got to get this, so let me pick it apart for a moment.
ONE–Whenever you see the word "therefore", you must ask yourself, wherefore is that "therefore" there for? It is looking back to what has just been said. Plus the phrase "worthy of the calling with which you have been called" tells us Paul is looking back on chapters 1 to 3. Christian, LIVE . . .
Worthy of all that God has done for you described in–chapters 1 to 3
Worthy of all the spiritual blessings God has bestowed on you—chapter 1
Worthy of how God saved you, even though you were dead in your sins—chapter 2
Worthy of all the power, intimacy and filling you have in Christ–chapter 3
TWO–Notice to walk "in a manner worthy" refers to lifestyle. Walk is used several times in chapters 4 to 6. Your walk is your lifestyle, your behavior from morning until night, everything you do that is not at church . . . what you do at work, home, school and around town–everything. Chapter 4 is your normal lifestyle.
In a sense, if the Christian life were a sport, right now we would be in the huddle. We are commanded to huddle as God's team–every Sunday every believer is commanded to gather for corporate worship. I like huddling–huddling is good, we need to encourage each other and hear what the coach is telling us and love the owner of the team. But the huddle is not what Paul is talking about here. The huddle is not what wins the game in this team sport. Paul is talking about after we say, "Ready, break!" After we leave here and go out into the world, our walk is what we do when we are not in the huddle, but when we are running the plays out in the world God has for us to run. And here is a shocker–you need to really tune in and focus hard.
THREE–notice the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you, literally urge. Paul is in prison, writing the Ephesians and urging them to walk worthy. Paul is not commanding the Ephesians or us here. In fact, he gives no commands in this chapter until verse 25. He is stating facts, articulating certainties, telling us this is what Christians do. Get this: walking worthy is what a true Christian will do.
Most Christians don't clearly understand chapter 4–I don't think I had fully either. Most see chapter 4 as a command to practice what Paul has been talking about in Ephesians 1 to 3. Most think Paul is telling the Ephesians to start walking so that they can become worthy. That is not what Paul is saying. By the use of the Greek indicative mood, Paul is stating, because of Christ in chapters 1 to 3, walking worthy is what real Christians will do.
God through Paul is not telling the Church what to do in the first 24 verses. God is describing what a church full of genuine Christians will do. This is how they will live. Paul's point here is powerful–he is saying, if you are a genuine Christian you will verse 1, "walk worthy," and later from verse 17-24, Paul is affirming that you "will walk uniquely."
This is a certainty, Paul declares–if you are a real believer and not a make-believer, you will live a worthy and unique lifestyle. So Paul urges you to live what all true Christians will live. Just as Paul described what God did for us in Ephesians 1 to 3, he continues describing now how genuine Christians will live. Every authentic born again believer will live this way–what way?
Verses 1 to 16 is "Walk Worthy" and verses 17 to 24 is "Walk Uniquely". Paul is literally encouraging you to live the way all real believers will live. Now that you are in Christ, for you not to live this way is to actually fight against the indwelling Holy Spirit and our new nature because everything that happened to us in salvation in chapters 1 to 3 is going to produce a worthy and unique walk.
Again in verses 1 to 24, though it may appear differently in the English, in Paul's common Koine Greek, there is not a single command to obey, only factual descriptions that are true of every genuine Christian and every true church. So what does living worthy look like? I am glad you asked.
First The sacrificial putting up with each other
Read verse 2, "With all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love." Most Christians think walking worthy is having a quiet time and talking about Jesus at church. But verse 2 says a worthy walk is seen first in how you treat others. You walk worthy when you treat others in a verse 2 manner. A worthy walk is shown by your treatment of other Christians in this room.
The main focus of verse 2 is actually the participle "showing forbearance", which literally means to put up with each other. It's overlooking things we don't like; it's failing to notice insults and it's putting up with annoyances that come from Christians. If you, as a rebellious, heartless, worldly sinner under God's wrath have been transformed by God's grace, you will put up with each other in a big way. You will treat Christians better than anyone outside your immediate family.
Which way is that? Verse 2 again–with humility, gentleness, patience and love. Humility was considered a weakness in the first century, and sadly today not much has changed in 2,000 years. Today, humility is not considered a virtue but a vice–pride, self-confidence, and standing up for your rights is a virtue today. Most people consider the humble wimps, sissies and not real men. But God says in James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5 that God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. God transforms the proud into humble.
Do you want to cooperate and develop humility? Here is the secret. Stop comparing yourself to others and start comparing yourself to the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will become humble. Hey I can find ten others to compare myself to and feel pretty good about myself. In fact, I can point you out today. But when I compare myself to Jesus Christ and remember what He had to do in order to save a wretch like me, then I grow humble.
Listen, Jesus not only showed us who God is, but He also showed us what a real man is, and Jesus was a real man–an outdoor man, a carpenter man, a man who could clean out the temple with a whip. He was a man who could take the worst torture men can dish out, but still be the most humble man who ever lived.
It's better to humble yourself than to have God do it. So live with your eyes focused on Christ, dependent on Christ, desiring His Spirit to live through you and you will become more humble. If you are a genuine Christian, you are going to put up with others' faults, grow in humility, and desire to live out the rest of verse 2. Notice the words gentleness and patience–those are the opposite of criticism and faultfinding. You stop looking at others' sins and weaknesses and only see your own.
Is God patient with you? Do you cling to Him when things are bad and ignore Him with things are good? Are you dedicated one day and indifferent the next? When you remember how patient God is with you, you will be patient with others.
Plus at the end of verse 2, increasingly, you real believers will grow in your love. You will show a willingness to sacrifice your preferences, desires and needs for the betterment of others. How will you know? You'll stop trashing your moneygrubbing boss. You won't get hurt when someone ignores you. You won't expect better treatment, or compare your kids to other kids. You'll not be critical of the drummer or say anything rude to the sound guy. You won't presume the worst of another, you won't speculate on what others may think, you won't tear down someone who is struggling or feel superior because you don't have their particular weakness.
You act towards each other according to verse 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love–treating others in this manner is a worthy walk. And all true Christians will walk worthy–do you? A worthy walk also manifests . . .
Second The diligent desire for unity
The heart of a Christian is to want unity–we are partakers of the divine nature. Our God is three persons in one perfect unity, therefore our very new nature desires unity. So look at what Paul says in verse 3 to 6, "Being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."
Paul uses the word one in verses 3 to 6, a total of seven times. Unity in a marriage, in a family and especially in a church is how we show off our three-person-yet-one God. Only unity glorifies the triune God. Paul says true Christians will function together in unity.
Right now lift your right foot slightly off the floor–go ahead. Now use your right foot to stomp on your left foot as hard as you can. That is how dumb it is for the body of Christ to not be unified. And this is why hell is bent on destroying our unity. Satan understands something Christians don't–when you break unity, you inhibit the Spirit of God from having impact. When there is disunity, we create for Satan a door of opportunity to thwart the program of God. Just as a dis-unified team can't win, so a dis-unified church cannot impact the world for Jesus Christ.
The greatest crisis we face today in the Church is not humanism. The greatest problem facing the Church isn't the homosexual movement or the feminazis or the abortion agenda, or the weak Republicans or liberal Democrats or any other social or moral ill. The greatest crisis facing the Church today is disunity, because if Satan can divide us, we will never see what God can do with us when we are one, and we will never glorify the one true God. Satan is forever seeking to promote disunity. And beware, he usually promotes disunity in and through a crisis.
It reminds me of the story of the Lone Ranger who was riding the trail with his trusted friend, Tonto. They were going to the north, and all of a sudden Indians stretched across the north on the war path and Tonto looked and said, "Which way we go, Quimo sabe?" The Lone Ranger looked and said, "They're on the north, so we have to go south."
They went south and ran into another group of Indians on the war path and he said, "Which way we go, Quimo sabe?" The Lone Ranger looked and said, "We've got to go east," and so they went east.
Then on the ridge another group of warring Indians showed up and he said, "Which way we go, Quimo sabe?" The Lone Ranger looked and said, "We've got to go west–that's the only place left."
So they went west and along the western ridge was a new group of Indians on the war path. The Lone Ranger, noting these were all Indians and brothers of Tonto said, "Tonto, what do we do now?" Tonto looked at the Lone Ranger and said, "What do you mean 'WE', paleface?"
It's amazing how easy it is to divide up when we face a crisis. But that's what we face at FBC. Brothers and sisters, we are fighting a major war, and when you're in a war you don't care about the color, race, or economic status of those you are fighting alongside of, you just care that the bullets are headed toward the enemy and not at you.
So in verse 4 Paul gets specific–there is only one body of Christ, and there is one Spirit who brings us into that one body. And there us one calling which is to become like Christ, and one hope–our confidence in Christ's return when He completes our salvation.
There is one Lord who is in charge–He is the master. Just one boss–we don't serve pastor, president or priest, we serve one Lord. There is only one faith, and that faith is total dependence in the Lord Jesus Christ and His work on the cross as described in the written Word of God. To be unified, we depend upon the Word, not tradition, not preference, not programs, not our past, not what another church does, but the Bible alone.
Just like the football team must know the playbook and the contractor must know the plans, the Church must know the Word of God. And there is one baptism, where the Spirit of God immerses us into Christ's body and where we demonstrate our unity with Christ and His Church by being immersed in water–not in the name of a church, a pastor or apostle, but in the name of Christ who accomplished it all. This is what we are doing today–identification and celebration.
Verse 6 wraps up with, "one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." Paul says, don't miss the point–true Christians will want unity because real believers know the God of unity. We are God-created, God-loved, God-saved, God-Fathered, God-controlled, God-sustained, God-filled, and God-blessed. We are one people under one sovereign (over all), omnipotent (through all), and omnipresent (in all) God.
A worthy walk is a walk of unity. If you are a true believer, whenever you divide, criticize, tear down, presume, or accuse you are working against God and against your very nature. Many times, those who divide–the factious are actually showing who their real father is. And get this–preserving unity is a worthy walk, and all genuine Christians will walk worthy. Do you?
Along with the oneness of God, to be like Him we will also be unique or varied, as each person in the trinity is unique. Therefore, a worthy walk will enjoy . . .
Third The appreciation of diversity
Notice verse 7, "But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift." Each one is unique. Unity does not mean sameness, it doesn't mean cookie cutter Christianity. Unity doesn't mean we all walk alike, talk alike, think alike, move alike and look alike–that's not unity, that's boring. I have seen churches where everyone looks alike, and it's scary. Just look at your body, it is one body, but it is made up of many parts.
The wonder of God's creation is the glory of His variety, whether it's in the variety of the species of animals or the beauty of the different flowers He's made, or the fantastic variety of gifts God has given us. First Corinthians 12:4 to 7 says, "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit, there are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good."
God created a glorious tapestry in His church, made up of the differing colors of gifts, talents and abilities all given to FBC. Just like a husband and wife are different to complement each other–just like a knife and fork are different in order to work together, so God made all of us different in the body in order to accomplish the purposes of the church family. God created each of us uniquely to produce harmony and yet maintain differences.
Paul goes into these distinctions–look again at verse 7 and following, "But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8 Therefore it says, 'When He ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and He gave gifts to men.' 9 (Now this expression, 'He ascended,' what does it mean except that He descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things)."
This is a rather difficult portion of Scripture to explain. Without getting lost in the details, the point of the passage is that Jesus, through the work of the cross, His death, burial, resurrection, ascension and all accompanying works earned the right to give differing gifts to His children. Jesus fought and won a great battle. As the victor, He now shares the spoils of His battle with those He freed from sin's slavery. He gives us gifts.
One pastor explains it this way–Paul is writing as a part of the Roman Empire. When the Roman Empire wanted to expand its kingdom, it would pounce on some small nation to bring it under its control. When it did, it would take the gifts, spoils, resources and talented skills of the conquered nation and make those resources the assets of the Roman Empire. So if you were a lawyer, you were no longer a lawyer for the country you used to belong to–once Rome conquered you, you now became a Roman lawyer. If you were a doctor, you were no longer a doctor for the country you used to belong to–once Rome conquered you, you now became a Roman doctor.
What Jesus is saying through the apostle Paul is God has distributed a variety of gifts, skills, talents and resources to each of us in His body so we will now use those gifts no longer for the world but for the Church. The gifts God gives His people are now to be used to promote the interest of the kingdom of God rather than the kingdom of darkness.
The great tragedy we face in the body of Christ is we will use the gifts and skills God has given us for the kingdom of darkness and won't use them to promote the kingdom of Light. A teacher will teach in a Murrieta school and use her skills for students in the classroom, but be too tired to use those same skills on Sunday morning so children can learn about the kingdom of God. It's amazing how a businessman will use his skills for his work-a-day world, but have little time or interest to use those skills for the kingdom of God. Some ladies will only use their skills for their own children, but never for God's children in the church.
Another reason why the Church is ineffective today is because we define the Church as a group of professionals we pay to do the ministry rather than a team of leaders who equip all the saints to do the work of the ministry. So Paul calls us to recognize our differences and use those gifts in ministry to one another. Appreciating the uniqueness of others is a worthy walk, and all real Christians will walk worthy–do you? A fourth attribute of a worthy walk is . . .
Fourth The proper functioning in the body
As I read these familiar verses, see if you can determine the two main verbs found in verses 11-16, "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ. 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love."
Any thoughts as to what the main verbs in the Greek language here are? This came as a shocker to me as well. In verse 11, underline the verb "gave", and in verse 16 underline the verb "causes"–those are the main verbs. I always thought the main point here was the equipping of the saints, and the work of ministry–it is not. The highlight here is that God is sovereign–He is going to take care of His Church. He does that by giving the Church the leaders she needs, and by causing the growth of the Body in love.
Under His headship, God gives key leaders to equip the Body, and using the members, Christ will cause the growth of the Church in love. Under his sovereignty, leaders will equip so everyone can minister and mature. And verse 16 says every true Christian will play their position on the team so the entire body grows. But Paul says–never forget, God will take care of His Church.
Now are you getting what Paul is saying? If I was hip I'd ask, "Are you picking up what I am putting down?" What Paul says is radical and a little bit scary. Genuine Christians will walk worthy. Part of that worthy walk is to minister to the body–every genuine Christian will want to minister their spiritual gift in the Church. Every true Christian recognizes they have a position to play on God's team. And being on God's team means we will care for each other, be unified and play our different position. We realize Christ has given us different gifts that are to be used to make the team stronger for the glory of God.
And the opposite is true–if you're a visitor from another church but you have no ministry in that local church where you came from, you are living outside of the will of God and in perpetual sin because you are not obeying the commands to minister your gift, and you are not even complying with how God re-made you, because all true Christians will function properly in the body.
A lot of contemporary church attenders are like cancer. Cancer is basically cells that don't want to cooperate. You have this cell and it wants to break off and do its own thing. That would be okay, but it's not satisfied with that. It begins to replicate itself. It begins to get all the other cells around it to follow its agenda until it becomes a lump. That wouldn't be too bad but then it shoots off to investigate other parts of the body called metastasizing and it reproduces after its own kind in other places until after a while cancel cells will shut down the whole body.
The church today is suffering from a spiritual cancer because there are attenders who will not serve in any way. They come, do their own agenda rather than God's agenda, so the one body with its many different members can accomplish the will of God. You say, "That's not me. I'm no cancer. I'm not infecting anyone. No one knows I'm even here, in fact, I don't even know anyone here." Then, that makes you a wart. In the body of Christ, you're just along for the ride. You're making absolutely no contribution to the functioning of the body–you're just attached.
On the other hand, we say sick folks are welcome here at FBC. If your life is beaten, broken and battered than we are glad you are here–we mean it, because we want this church to be a hospital of grace. But I don't know any hospital in the world that will let you come in with your illness and make you comfortable being sick. Every hospital I know goes into motion when you are sick to make you well. You can't go into a hospital and say, "Don't mess with me–I just want a bed, three meals a day and cable TV."
Listen, good hospitals do surgery, they cut, mend and sew. That's why if you attend your home church and leave happy every Sunday, then something is wrong. The Word of God is supposed to do surgery–it'll cut, sometimes hurt, but always change your life. Hebrews 4:12 is scary, "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of the soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
God has not called His Church together to massage our egos, but to transform our lives. Therefore, what God wants for you is to use your diversity of gifts to build up the Church body and make it stronger, to contribute to its cause in order to score for God's team. But you say, "I am tired, I have six kids, I work fourteen hours-a-day–I'm tired!"
A pastor friend of mine used to play football and he'd come home after practice and say, "Mom, I am so tired, I'm going take a nap." His mother would say, "Boy, you had better get your big ugly self down here and do your chores and help me in the kitchen." He'd say, "But mamma, you don't understand. I am tired." And she'd say, "If tiredness were a criteria of function, your breakfast wouldn't be made, your lunch wouldn't be made, your clothes wouldn't be washed, your room wouldn't be clean. If tiredness were a criteria of function then I would have gotten rid of you the day after you were born."
Are you living out who you really are? Christian, you're not under guilt to be relationally humble, be unified, be diversified or function in the body–you actually have a new heart that wants to live these qualities. Paul has yet to give a command in chapter 4–he is just stating realities, certainties, facts, showing you who you are. So right now, ask yourself the two most important questions from this chapter thus far.
#1 If I genuinely want these things like God says I will, but I am not doing them, will I repent of whatever is keeping me from living who I really am?
#2 If I don't genuinely want these things that God says I will want, then will I admit I'm not a Christian and turn to Christ for genuine salvation? Now, because today is a review, let me highlight the remaining main points of the chapter to prepare us for chapter 5 in depth. Not only will Christians, point #1 live worthy of our calling, but . . .
#2 You will live uniquely different, Verses 17 to 24
In fact, Paul says . . .
First A Genuine Christian will not live like the unsaved
As Paul writes this, he uses no commands, just verbs indicating certainty, verse 17 to 19, "This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; 19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness."
Genuine Christians do not live the way they used to. Someone who has been born again will have a unique lifestyle–one that is really different than those who don't have Christ. So Paul says, if you are a prince, don't live like a pauper. If you've been washed clean, don't go play in the mud again. If you are a follower of Christ, then don't follow those who hate Him. If you have a new nature, don't live like you have an old nature. Remember 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." Paul even makes it clearer when he says . . .
Second A genuine Christian has been transformed
Now Paul summarizes–notice his expectation is that a Christian would not live like a non-Christian in verse 20, "But you did not learn Christ in this way," you didn't come to know Christ this way.
Then he even questions his readers–for if they were living like a non-Christian, Paul now questions whether they truly are believers at all in verse 21, "if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus." Hey if you have come to know the true Christ then you will live by the truth of His Word–what does that look like? Verse 22 to 24, "that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth."
You will not live like the old you, you will live like the new you. You have been transformed, therefore you will live a transformed life. You will begin to live like God Himself, doing what's right, living unique and following the truth. Genuine Christians are transformed. You look the same on the outside, but you are not the same because true Christians have a new nature. You live a new life.
Now it's true we are new, but we are not all new, and in this life we will battle, fall, fail, struggle–but we do have a new heart that wants to live worthy and wants to live unique. Do you?
So finally, in order to encourage the Ephesian church with their specific issues, Paul concludes chapter four with some commands for the Christians to follow by the power of the Holy Spirit and their new heart desire.
#3 Now, live who you are, Verses 25 to 32
Starting in verse 25 through the end of the book, Paul gives a series of crucial commands directing these Christians away from some old patterns into living who they really are. In doing so, God is telling them how to live as a Christian and a church in the midst of a sinful and difficult city. How should they live? How should we live? What do we need to do, Chris? I have to know, I'm dying to know. I have a heart to glorify God, what can I do that will please Christ? For the answer to that, you will have to come back next week!


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