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The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) is set to expand its footprint to Australia this week when it opens a branch in Sydney to cater for its members working there.
This will be ICPAK's third international branch after South Africa and the United Kingdom. The launch of the branch will be held on the sidelines of a five-day ICPAK Australia chapter seminar that kicks off Tuesday.
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Short time for three PhD- student presentations and a common poster session discussions. Three PhD- students were diverted for detailed personal discussions about their research work with Avesta employees instead of poster sessions. Very good initiative that could be further exploited in coming programmes. Visit to R&D labs.
Participants: Five to eight Outokumpu representatives, PhD- students, JS, ED, LI.
Afternoon: Visit to SECO Tools, Fagersta. Lunch kindly hosted by SECO. Good description of company background, challenges and strategies by Mikael Fallqvist, Research Scientist. Presentation of SECO cases, and three student presentations. Well prepared time for poster sessions and individual discussions.
Guided visit to the Technical Center with demo of state of the art steel machining and visits to different laboratories.
The visit to SECO Tools was rounded up with an exercise (group work) to discuss working conditions in Sweden and at SECO. Very good initiative where students could ask questions and obtain information on a more personal level with SECO employees. Excellent PR for SECO and much appreciated by the PhD-students.
Participants: About ten SECO representatives, PhD-students, JS, ED, LI

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Sunday, April 15, 2012
More Doomfoolery
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I have to admit, all these claims of you using the term "the best" to describe your randomizer, or any other of your works that I have had the pleasure of using, has been confusing me. Never once in any documentation, e-mails or any other form of communication between us have I seen you say "the best" in regards to your own work. You did mention that, due to the creatures used, the difficulty of any given map could very well increase some what.ReplyDelete
What were these people expecting? To have a random group of monsters that would make the game easier?
Again, I have to wonder if these people are even using your mod, let alone actually reading any documentation on it.Replies
Judging from the comments I've received on this particular project regarding balance and difficulty, I can only reiterate an assertion I made a while back:Delete
Most Doom players apparently want their game to be predictable and not very challenging. The fact that I continue to use and enjoy the mod every time I play suggests to me that some players simply are far more skilled than others.
As for the rest of the "reviews", I can only assume that the Doom community doesn't want any new members to play in their reindeer games... which baffles me since the game is quite old and newcomers submitting new content would seem to be something the community would want to encourage rather than do their damnedest to discourage.
Either way, I'll always love the game and continue to play it, whether or not I'm accepted as a contributing member of the country club.
"Either way, I'll always love the game and continue to play it, whether or not I'm accepted as a contributing member of the country club."Delete
Interesting you should call it a country club. I think that's a perfect allegory for DOOM.
In golf, people have "their club" and/or "their course" -- where they've been playing regularly for years; decades, even.
They know about the sand trap on hole three; why the par four is a bitch on hole seven; and how to avoid the water hazard before the twelfth green.
Said golfers also love to brag about their score and hold it up as an accomplishment; despite the fact that they've played the same course nine out of ten Sundays since 1989. It's got nothing to do with skill or adaptability... it's just rote and optimization -- the sports equivalent of a "speed run".
I see DOOM as much the same. The players know where the blue card is; where there's a Cacodemon hiding; the fastest way to get a rocket launcher.
Randomizers fuck that up. It's not about memory anymore; it's all improvisation and adapting on the fly to whatever got spawned this time the map loaded.
Having all your carefully cataloged memories and playthrough paths rendered invalid is a huge blow to the comfort zone of most players.
In my experience, there are basically two types of gamers: you've got the rote-players. These are the ones who buy strategy guides and are generally obsessed with every secret and 'Easter egg' and nuance of the path as laid out. They revel in being able to do it faster and more completely than anyone else.
Second, you've got the explorer. The explorer longs for something like Oblivion or Morrowind; but where every quest is randomized. Something where it's all new, every time; and you have no idea what's coming until it's there. The explorers revel in the discovery -- it's the journey and not the destination.
As they say, you can't please everyone all the time... but I still think it's sad the complete and utter lack of social graces the DOOM community seems to display -- and yes, even hold up as "proper example" for others to emulate. Even if something isn't your bag; isn't your play style, that doesn't mean you have to trash it every chance you get.
I'm fine with dishing some hate on something that's obviously technically flawed and/or bug-ridden... but being a hateful prick just because something's outside your playing comfort zone? That's asinine, plain and simple.
Very insightful and accurate as I see the current state of things, and articulated much better than the attempts I've been making. Thank you, Nos.Delete
Ah, don't mind me. I'm apparently just having a lucid day.Delete
I'm sure I'll be back to being random, scatter-brained, and offensive soon enough.
You clearly have no idea how many people still playing Doom actually feel about the game, do you?Delete
First and foremost, as evidenced by the thousands of mods, we haven't been playing the same stuff over and over again. Sure, there are speedrunners, but just as there are people who like mods that change the essence of Doom, that's more of a niche of the community than an actual representation of it. What's more is they're also constantly playing new wads to seek out different and new challenges. They like surprising traps and unpredictability. The most popular maps to speedrun are typically those that require the player to adapt and change they're strategy constantly. That's where the challenge comes from - NOT memorization (and I say this as a part-time speedrunner).
Secondly, and this is something I must stress, most members of Doomworld love, more than anything else, a nonlinear set-up. No, it isn't 'exploring' in the sense that there are millions of things to be done to effect the outcome of your actions. It is, however, a style of play that alters little things for the player each time they run through it. This adds to a refreshing experience with potential for replayability.
There are also plenty of community members who aren't these elitist snobs that you paint all Doomers out to be. Sure, they're there. It channels through the entire community. Just like the Tea Party in politics, though, the most extreme tend to be the loudest. Most others go about there business and elect not to comment on wads/mods that don't cater to their interests.
Does that mean that most of the comments on /idgames are unnecessary? Probably not, no. For the record, I've never used your randomizer because it's just not in my "interest zone" so to speak. I've also never voted on it in /idgames. However, I'm sure a lot of the comments stem from the fact that there are people out there who enjoy provoking defensive responses. That's basically what a definition of what a troll is, and I'd recommend not buying into it. Clearly, it hasn't accomplished anything.
One quick, final note - have you tried the zDoom forums? I imagine they'd be a lot more open and friendly towards your randomizer. Most members there (and it is quite active) are looking for something that changes the essence of the game. Not all Doomers post on Doomworld.
Hopefully this at least helps paint a clearer picture of the community.
I admit, that part of the reason I play some games is the sameness of it. When I want to be able to do just mindless destruction, playing the same level with the same creatures with the same "treasures" appeals to me.ReplyDelete
Since having gotten into playing games that can be modded to provide new content, change the "map", opponents or "treasures" though, I welcome the newness and, in the case of the infamous Randomizer, the chaos of these changes.
Some of us are more resistant to change than others, and maybe that has something to do with how the Randomizer has been received. A "fear of the unknown" response, as it were. I am just speculating of course, as I don't have the proper educational background to "analyze and diagnose" this properly.
Now if you will excuse me, I have some Doctor Who mods for Fallout to explore :)
*blink blink* Buh? Wha? Seriously? *blink blink* I wuv you Herculine! XDReplyDelete
Thank you, I will keep that in mind :)ReplyDelete
quote "I died too many times" unquoteReplyDelete
quote "I died ALMOST in every map, WTF?" unquote
These people are probably Too Young Too Die :p
Seriously I don't understand the complaints about the raised difficulty. If they are veteran doomers they should by now have developed certain survival tactics. If they aren't, they should leave Ultra Violence alone and try something easier first and get some training.
Many times I encountered rooms where I died a few times, but instead of crying IMBA, I tried a different approach and always solved the situation, often without taking a scratch at all.
It's all about tactics, I played through dozens of maps (vanilla, custom and oblige'd), and I have yet to come across a hopeless situation which required a level restart to get a new random seed.
Oh while I'm at it, here's some feedback. There actually are a few things that could be improved for the next version of your mod, if there will ever be one.
-The shield-wielding lion-like monsters which throw magic swords, they don't fit into Doom imho, and could be removed completely (or at least those swords, they really seem out of place)
-That machine gun with a vertical stray seems a little bit overpowered (it saved my ass many times, but still...)
-There's this Cacodemon which sometimes stops all movement (except its own and doors/elevators) for a few seconds, it's a mean monster and I like it but it's very annoying when the Cacodemon is roaming around the other side of the map completely out of sight and you can't reach it. It should only use the ability when in line of sight.
-The Quake2 shotgun throws most enemies back which is nice, but the distance is sometimes ridiculous. Makes kinda sense and looks cool with smaller enemies, but a Mancubus shouldn't fly across the map when hit.
That's all, apart from these minor annoyances it's a great mod. I rated 5 stars but didn't write a review, and afaik I can't make up for that until got a new IP adress, or can I?
Btw, the only other monster/item randomizer I ever tried was Aeons of Death. It was fun for a while but certainly lacked the original DooM feeling, which your mod still retains.
Many "reviewers" compared your mod to other (seemingly similar) randomizers, and gave yours a bad rating because they they like the others better. That is totally stupid, just because one mod is good doesnt make another mod worse. Anyway, I think one day I'm gonna try those other randomizers too, I wonder what's so great about them that people always mention them (probably nothing, but I'll see)Replies
Thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart for some actual constructive feedback. Now, where to start?Delete
The Cheshire Cacodemon (the one that freezes time) can indeed be annoying, especially if he's active on the other side of a map. I left him in there for the occasional increased challenge, but in the end I reduced his spawn frequency to a 1-in-10 chance so he really shouldn't appear often enough to make things too unbalanced IMHO. If he seems to be appearing too frequently or even twice in the same map, all I can say is that it's the random luck of the draw. I have no plans to remove him at this time; since DoomGuy can pick up a time-stop sphere, I think the Cheshire Cacodemon fits the overall flavour of the mod even with his annoying special ability. He can be a SOB, but I like him for it.
The Hunter Shotgun does indeed have a ridiculous kickback and the NecroVision Machine Gun can seem overpowered, but I left those in as an (apparently unsuccessful) attempt to quell the cries of: "It's too hard! I died!" If I remove the powerful weapons like these and the Devastator, I think the monsters would then indeed be too powerful and the mod would be unbalanced. I think I gotta leave 'em in.
The shield-wielding monsters could possibly be removed in a later version (if I ever decide to make one). I threw them in to add a bit of a Gothic feeling without going the route of every other randomizer I've tried and just randomly throwing in every flying wizard from Heretic and Hexen. I suppose I wouldn't miss them too much if they were gone; the Imp Warlord can indeed be annoying. I will say though that the Hell Warrior did not originally throw the Scimitar; that was something I added to him on my own. I'll definitely keep him in mind for a possible cut if I ever decide to open the WAD up with an editor again.
Again, sincere thanks for the feedback!
No problem!Delete
The Cheshire Cacodemon did appear quite often on some non-vanilla maps, sometimes there were even two in a single room. But don't worry, I already got my strategy to get rid of them quickly, there were only very few occasions where the CCs woke up after the first gunshot and started time-stopping, no big deal but I thought it's worth mentioning. Your randomizer does not randomize the "deaf" flag of monsters, does it?
The Necrovision gun damage is fine, but it could consume a little bit more ammo, so you have to save it for the really mean monsters, just a thought. The Hunter Shotgun is great as it is, in fact it's my favorite gun, it's great for kicking Arch-Viles and other real threats out of sight. It just seemed a little bit weird that a two-ton Mancubus is affected by the kickback as well. But it's a video game so who cares ;)
As far as I know, my randomizer should not change any tags on any monsters, which is why killing any Cyberdemon replacement in Doom's Tower of Babel map will still exit the level as it's supposed to and Doom II's Dead Simple still works the way it should regardless of what monsters are spawned. So if a monster is tagged as "deaf" by a map's author it should still be as such even when a monster variant is spawned. (It could take a bit to explain why this works so I'm not gonna.)ReplyDelete
I kinda thought the NecroVision Machine Gun already ate bullets pretty fast so I didn't change it. The one that I still feel doesn't burn as much energy as it should is the Devastator.
Is it the game's default Mancubus that's not holding his ground against the Hunter Shotgun? I haven't noticed it having much of an effect on the other multi-colored variants. If so, I can easily adjust his mass to compensate. Maybe I'll do some editing next week; I'm sure my fans over at DoomWorld would be thrilled to see me upload yet another version of this...Replies
Just tested it on Dead Simple, all Mancubi get kicked back. Can't say for sure, but it seemed like some are kicked half across the map while others just move a few feet, might be because of different shooting angles or something like that.Delete
Btw I remember encountering that grey stone Baron of Hell for the first time, I shot it with the Hunter Shotgun but it kept moving towards me, a little shock moment :)
The NecroVision does eat ammo pretty fast, and if you spam the bullets like Rambo it's all gone very quickly. Maybe it's just me and my style of playing (short controlled bursts that never miss :P), but it feels like I got more ammo left after killing certain monsters with the NecroVision, compared to killing them with the other machine guns (maybe because of different bullet spread?). Well, in the end it doesn't really bother me. I guess you are right, it keeps the balance with powerful monsters.
All in all I can say the mod IS balanced. Sometimes there are very hard fights and sometimes there are very easy fights. There's challenge and there's relief, in the end it all adds up to a balanced gameplay experience. Ultra Violence feels like it should feel, just like the name suggests ;)


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Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Happy Anniversary Bernie
Dear Bernie....I started this anniversary post on Wednesday but sad to say, it is three days late!
On our anniversary, we went to St Catharine's to get our passports and oh, what a happy feeling that was when we were accepted!
You know me well enough that I would burst into tears with happiness and I surely did.
I know that you were crying on the inside, just to know that we will never be separated from the great United States by a border bridge!
This was the best anniversary gift that I have ever received!
And they lived happily ever after!
Well, back to the present[March 12 2009]
The next day, we went to the licence bureau and picked up a handicap sign for me and the little red car!
After thirty seven years of marriage....
.....it has come from motorcycling with you to the west and to the BC mountains.....
.....to traveling with you in your big blue van that is wearing a blue and white handicap sign....Go figure, eh!
Well I am putting in one of our three songs that we used to play on the transistor radio...My the times have changed but one thing Bernie that HASN'T changed and never will change is my love for you.....Love Terry
14 comments:
- Felisol said...
Dear Terry and Bernie,
what a lovely couple you are and were.
Congratulations and celebrations.
(Another Cliff Richard song)
I am a Cliff fan too. Never understood that America did not take him to their hearts.
Hugs from Felisol
- 6:36 pm
- Terry said...
Dear Felisol...Thanks so much.
We did love Cliff Richards and did you know that he was born again in 1965 and he helped out a little at the Billy Graham concerts.
How great is THAT?
I am going to look up that other song you are talking about.
You see, I only started to listen to the hit parade when I was going with Bernie.
That Mom Golden never let us have a radio!![although mind you, Betty and I would sneak a song or two on Dad Golden's radio when Mom Golden wasn't about!].
Ha!! Years later she said to me when she heard a Bobby Vinton song...my favourite singer at the time.
Well she said, "I don't blame you for liking that guy Terry!" Ha!
Thanks Felisol...Love Terry
- 6:50 pm
- Trish said...
Happy Anniversary Terry and bernie! I enjoyed seeing the photo's of your wedding...lovely!
- 7:56 pm
- byhisgracealone said...
Awesome display of pictures Terry...Happy Anniversary to you and Bernie...
I have not been yet to get my enhanced license...that is what it is called....in lieu of a passport to cross the border...issued by our DMV... guess I should get on that real soon- eh?
blessings to you
- 10:30 pm
- Corry said...
Happy belated Anniversary to both of you!!!
Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures. What a wonderful pair you were and are. :-)
God's Grace.
- 7:26 am
- Constance said...
Happy Anniversary you 2 Love Birds! I think we should all post pics from our wedding and share with the other sistas. Just remember that wise saying:
"The older the violin, the sweeter the music!"
Gus McRae, "Lonesome Dove"
- 8:54 am
- Mrs. Mac said...
Aaah, this is a sweet heart of a post you two love birds. And passports to celebrate! Just yesterday I received my new passport in the mail so now I can drive the hundred miles to visit Canada. That Mr. Mac applied too ... but his has yet to arrive via mail. The 'gift' is getting his soon also. BTW Miss Terry ... did you know that my ancestors from our homeland of Ireland first settled in Johnville, New Brunswick? I just found that nice piece of info a few hours ago. Now we shall be knows as 'kissin-Canadian-USA-Ireland cousins for sure, eh??? Happy Anniversary Day and May the Lord bless you ... with or without having to park in the handicapped parking zone :)
- 5:36 pm
- Deb said...
Terry - OH how I've enjoyed your photos! You two are the sweetest couple! And the most recent photo of the two of you in your matching blue (I'm sure that you didn't plan that!) is my favorite! ....and noticing that Mom Golden's expression hasn't changed over the years --she still has her "smile"!
Happy belated anniversary. I pray that the Lord blesses you with many more years together!
- 8:45 pm
- Amrita said...
Dearst Terry an dBernie, Congratulations!
Such charming and delightful photos these are. Terry you look like Jaqueline Kennedy.
Such gorgeous memories to chreish. Hope you had a great celebration.
- 12:12 am
- Amrita said...
And you know Cliff Richard was born in India, in my state capital. He is of Anglo Indian parentage!
- 12:13 am
- dRaGoNfLy WiNgS said...
Happy Belated Anniversary!!
Thanks for your note, Terry. We've all been affected by the economy but God still provides. Amen?
Yes, it's me on Facebook. I'm already on your list of friends. ;)
Take care! *hugs*
- 11:45 am
- Pat said...
Happy belated anniversary wishes to a very special couple!
You know I just love walking down memory lane with you and seeing all of these pictures. Such a beautiful bride...I can see why Bernie was smitten!!
- 2:55 pm
- maryt/theteach said...
Terry and Bernie, you kids were adorable as I suppose Vinny and I were all those years ago! I'm wish you so many more happy days ahead! And thanks for your St. Patrick's Day good wishes! Hugs and kisses! Mwah!
- 3:45 pm
- David said...
beautiful, congratulations
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"I feel very confident that DARPA will have the room to do what we need to do," Prabhakar said.
One of Carter's signature initiatives for more rapidly fielding new technologies is a Silicon Valley outpost known as the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental. He will be in Silicon Valley next week to gauge the efficacy of his outreach.
But at the Feb. 24 hearing, Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) said it is unclear to him how DIUX will fit in with the broader defense acquisition system. "I want to ensure the department is fully leveraging its existing toolbox" for acquisition, he said.
Later in the hearing, Welby said DIUX's purpose is to make it easier for smaller companies to get innovative ideas in front of defense officials. As an example, he said more than 200 firms turned out for an event at DIUX last week, and he spent a couple hours in one-on-one-meetings with representatives of the companies.
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World Airline Awards Names Qatar Airways Best Airline in World
Airlines & Airports James Shillinglaw July 12, 2012
Skytrax unveiled its World Airline Awards at the Farnborough Air Show in Britain in perhaps no surprise the best airlines in the world are based in Asia or the Middle East with the overall best airline in the world being Qatar Airways. According to the survey by Skytrax, the best airlines in the world, in order, are Qatar Airways, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, ANA All Nippon Airways, Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines
The awards are the primary benchmarking tool for passenger satisfaction levels of airlines throughout the world across all cabin travel types (First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy class passengers).
Air travelers were surveyed by telephone, questionnaires and online about their experiences with airlines on the ground and in the air during a 10-month period. The survey measured passenger satisfaction across more than 38 key performance indicators of airline front-line product and service, including check-in, boarding, onboard seat comfort, cabin cleanliness, food, beverages, in-flight entertainment and staff service. The Survey covered over 200 airlines, from the largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers.
Other Awards: Most Improved Airline: China Eastern Airlines; Best Inflight Entertainment: Emirates; Best Cabin Staff: Malaysia Airlines; Best Airline Alliance: Star Alliance: Best Airline Ground Services: Thai Airways International; Best Airline Transatlantic: Best Transpacific Airline: ANA All Nippon Airways.
Staff Service Excellence Awards: Africa: South African Airways; Asia: Eva Air; Australia/Pacific: Virgin Australia; China: Hainan Airlines; Central Asia/India: Indigo Airlines; Europe: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines; Middle East: Qatar Airways; Central America/Caribbean: TACA Airlines; South America: TAM Airlines.
Best by Cabin Category: Best First Class: Etihad Airways; Best Business Class: Cathay Pacific Airways; Best Premium Economy Class: Qantas Airways; Best Economy Class: Singapore Airlines; Best First Class Lounge: Qantas Airways Sydney Airport; Best First Class Onboard Catering: Etihad Airways; Best Business Class Onboard Catering: SWISS International Air Lines; Best Premium Economy Class Onboard Catering: Qantas Airways; Best First Class Seat: Eithad Airways; Best Business Class Airline Seat: Oman Air; Best Premium Economy Class Airline Seat: Turkish Airlines; Best Economy Class Airline Seat: Asiana Airlines.
Best by Region: Africa: South African Airways; Asia: Asiana Airlines; Australia/Pacific: Virgin Australia; China: Hainan Airlines; Central Asia/India: Air Astana; Europe: Turkish Airlines; Middle East: Qatar Airways; North America-International Airline: Air Canada; North America-Domestic: Virgin America; South America: TAM Airlines; Europe-South: Turkish Airlines; Europe-North: Finnair; Europe-West: Lufthansa; Europe-East: Transaero Airlines.
Best Low-Cost Airlines: World's Best Low-Cost Airline: AirAsia; Best in Asia: AirAsia; Best in Australia/Pacific: Jetstar Airways; Best in Europe: EasyJet; Best in Central Asia/India: Indigo; Best in North America: Virgin America; Best in South America: Azul Airlines.
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The writings of Puritan minister Richard Baxter (1615-1691) are among some of the most practical and helpful in terms of daily living. (Ironically, though, he's not your go-to guy for theology.) One portion of his writings which I have appreciated in the past is his advice on reading. Here's his advice on which books to choose:
"Make careful choice of the books which you read: let the holy scriptures ever have the pre-eminence, and, next to them, those solid, lively, heavenly treatises which best expound and apply the scriptures, and next, credible histories, especially of the Church . . . but take heed of false teachers who would corrupt your understandings."
Here is more advice from Baxter on reading:
1. As there is a more excellent appearance of the Spirit of God in the Holy Scripture, than in any other book whatever, so it has more power and fitness to convey the Spirit, and make us spiritual, by imprinting itself upon our hearts. As there is more of God in it, so it will acquaint us more with God, and bring us nearer Him, and make the reader more reverent, serious and divine. Let scripture be first and most in your hearts and hands and other books be used as subservient to it. The endeavours of the devil and papists to keep it from you, doth shew that it is most necessary and desirable to you.
2. The writings of divines are nothing else but a preaching of the gospel to the eye, as the voice preaches it to the ear. Vocal preaching has the pre-eminence in moving the affections, and being diversified according to the state of the congregation which attend it: this way the milk comes warmest from the breast. But books have the advantage in many other respects: you may read an able preacher when you have but a average one to hear. Every congregation cannot hear the most judicious or powerful preachers: but every single person may read the books of the most powerful and judicious; preachers may be silenced or banished, when books may be at hand: books may be kept at a smaller charge than preachers: we may choose books which treat of that, very subject which we desire to hear of; but we cannot choose what subject the preacher shall treat of. Books we may have at hand every day. and hour; when we can have sermons but seldom, and at set times. If sermons be forgotten, they are gone; but a book we may read over and over, till we remember it: and if we forget it, may again peruse it at our pleasure, or at our leisure. So that good books are a very great mercy to the world: the Holy Ghost chose the way of writing, to preserve His doctrine and laws to the 'Church, as knowing how easy and sure a way it is of keeping it safe to all generations, in comparison of mere verbal traditions.
3. You have need of a judicious teacher at hand, to direct you what books to use or to refuse: for among good books there are some very good that are sound and lively; and some good, but mediocre, and weak and somewhat dull; and some are very good in part, but have mixtures of error, or else of incautious, injudicious expressions, fitter to puzzle than edify the weak
Finally, Baxter also had a criteria for evaluating the value of any particular book. He recommended that we ask ourselves the following questions when picking up a book to read:
1. Could I spend this time no better?
2. Are there better books that would edify me more?
3. Are the lovers of such a book as this the greatest lovers of the Book of God and of a holy life?
4. Does this book increase my love to the Word of God, kill my sin, and prepare me for the life to come?
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Mike Faulkner came to the studio to give us a presentation and to look at our work. He gave several tips regarding our work.
1. ECHOING – slow down one screen 90 percent, while the other stays at 100 percent. He mentioned that the reason we use double-triple-quadruple screens is to get a bigger space. So if we use a bigger space, we must do it meaningfully. And the idea is that one side echoes the other at a different speed. Another way we could also do this is to echo the sound from left to right, or to use the movement not only of image but of sound from one side to the other.
2. TIME – the idea of creating a panorama so show the movement of time. Doing this creates the illusion of space. By using just one video split into several screens, one can give this illusion of time moving from one space to another.
3. FRAME – Here he also mentioned framing. If one frames something as a square, one must ask, why a square? Why not a circle?
4. MUSIC – My sound reminded him of COLLEEN which he suggests i should check out.
4. SOFTWARE – He suggested playing with these software:
D-fuse D-Tonate
MODULATE : DVJing
DVD STUDIO : Experiment with interactive menus. One can use various audio and video streams and to make multiple screens through the subtitles (tiff images). These can be animated as well. One can also play with different angles and audio (language setting)
AFTER EFFECTS MOTION and ILLUSTRATOR : To get experimental and 3d images. Once can also connect certain sounds to key frames. One can trigger opacity and color as well through this. One can draw a path using AE and create loops for interactivity.
STITCHER : Play with stitching different images together
FCP : Attach sound to image, then compose it like music.
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Myanmar Language Commission
The Myanmar Language
The Rajakumar stone inscriptions (popularly known as the Myazedi stone inscriptions) bears the date equivalent to 1113A.D and carries the same message in four languages, Myanmar, Mon, Pyu and Pali. Since this is the earliest dated inscription in Myanmar surviving to this day, it suggests that the Myanmar language in its written form has been in existence for at least 900 years. In spite of this tradition however, the fact that a modern and universally accepted orthography and a dictionary recording a substantial part of the lexicon had yet to be published as late as two decades ago shows the state of neglect that had transpired to handicap its development as a language even in the country of its origin.
The Myanmar Language Commission
To address this discrepancy and establish the Myanmar language, which is in fact the medium of communication for the vast majority of the people either as their mother tongue or the most practical second language in this multi ethnic union, on a firm footing, the Commission for Myanmar Literature and Translation was created in 1963. The following developments finally led to the establishment of the Myanmar Language Commission of today: -
- The Commission for Myanmar Literature and Translation was created in 1963 by the Revolutionary Council. In the main it was invested with the task of compiling an orthography of the langrage and to translate textbooks into Myanmar in order that the medium of instruction in educational institutions could be effectively carried out in Myanmar. The Commission was chaired by the Minister for Education.
- The above commission was reorganized as the Myanmar Language Commission in 1971 with the mission to perpetuate and develop the Myanmar language. Tasks named in particular called for compilation of a modern, comprehensive dictionary founded on a firm bedrock of traditional values and texts on grammar. The task o translating textbooks remained with the Universities Translation Department which made up part of the Myanmar Literary and Translation Commission and which now continued to operate under the Department of Higher Education. The Commission became a separate department under the Ministry of Education. The Minister for Education was chairman of the Commission which continued to be made up partly of members by designation, such as directors general under the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Information etc, and members from the academic and literary circles appointed by the government.
- In 1983 the Commission underwent an organizational change, being entirely made up of members appointed with the consent of the Council of the State. This new commission could now meet more and oversee the work done by the department in greater depth and detail. The Minister for Education continued to be its chairman.
The broad objectives of the Commission were to:-
- preserve and perpetuate the standard and accurate use of the Myanmar language in terms of spelling, pronunciation, lexis, grammar, syntax, etymology and meaning;
- promote the growth and development of the Myanmar language.
The Commission pursues the above objectives by adopting the strategies laid down as follows :-
- forming committees to implement projects;
- co-ordinating with and securing the co-operation of various state and other organisations, as well as that of individuals ;
- procuring manuscripts, publications and copyrights of individuals for use in the implementation of its projects as and when deemed neccessary;
- awarding suitable honoraria to individuals to write academic papers or books on Myanmar language;
- carrying out tasks assigned by the Council of Ministers for the realization of the aims and objectives of the Commission.
Projects undertaken or slated to be taken up in the future by the Commission comprise of the following categories :-
- to compile up-to-date, comprehensive, accurate and authoritative dictionaries of the Myanmar language ;
- to produce and publish books on Myanmar grammar which will contribute towards accurate, lucid, concise and effective writing;
- to produce and publish books on other facets of the Myanmar language such as Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, Book of Quotations, Thesaurus, Proverbs etc.


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Here's how to say the 12 Spanish months of the year:
enero – January
febrero – February
marzo – March
abril – April
mayo – May
junio – June
julio – July
agosto – August
septiembre – September
octubre – October
noviembre – November
diciembre – December
Notice the Spanish months are not capitalized!
These are example sound files from the lessons which complement the Speekee video series.
Learn the Spanish months with Speekee
To help your child learn the months in Spanish check out this fun arts and crafts activity called Birthday Wheels.
Here's a video clip from the activity:
Your child makes 'birthday wheels' out of card; use plain white card if you like. Use a clip to fasten the two pieces of card together and allow the 'wheel' to turn. At this stage your child doesn't write any dates, just the months of the year. Spin the wheels and practice saying the months.
Remember, all new Speekee subscribers try it absolutely free for two weeks. Have fun!


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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Every artist is apt to dip into the well of poetry and prose for inspiration, but sometimes a direct visual reference is desired; a pastiche of the masters that came before. As great filmmakers have inspired modern painters, so to have great painters influenced the mise en scène of directors and cinematographers throughout the history of cinema. Paintings are often… Read more »
Roman Polański is one of the most distinguished Polish directors in film history and the only one who succeeded in mainstream American cinema. A graduate of the Film School of Łódź, the cinema visionary is an expert on the dark side of the human psyche and a master of ironic social observations. He is also a person whose life was… Read more »
What makes a good movie score? Is it how effectively the music pairs with the movie? Is it how easy the songs are to listen to by themselves? Determining what makes an effective score is a tricky task. Truthfully, it's a combination of several elements. All of those elements were taken into account when compiling this list of the best… Read more »
The cinematographer, or director of photography, is one of the three main collaborators of a director; it is the head of a whole department, and his or her work is sometimes hard to tell apart from the director. Thus, it's hard to define what a cinematographer does and what they don't do, since there are as many schemes of work… Read more »
In all honesty, this kind of list is impossible. Narrowing down the many names here was not only difficult: it was savage, too. So many wonderful female characters exist throughout film history, from different countries and all walks of life. There will be so many worthy characters left out. What we have tried to do here is look at a… Read more »
The new year is well underway at this point. 2018 is proving to not be the mental cleanse we all wanted, as a new number at the end of the year doesn't immediately reset the hellscape we still live in. But if there's one thing we can rely on, it's the cleansing power of cinema. Cinema for most is an… Read more »
A good piece of art should always provoke an emotional reaction, cinema is perhaps the best equipped of the arts when it comes to inducing emotions. It can achieve so through such a variety of ways, that even a bad film is likely to cause the viewer to have a reaction to it, most likely hatred. However, a film can… Read more »
The kiss is the pinnacle of any romantic movie. It gains interest through three key questions: will they actually kiss, how will they kiss and when will they kiss? Spanning a variety of genres, the movie kiss is one of the most overloaded and cinematic of moments. It was in fact the subject of one of the first films ever… Read more »
The most accessible cinematic stories are told through mainstream Hollywood. Where we are accustomed to re-treads, clichés, remakes and genre abiding films that recycle the cookie cutter formula. Once a director achieves a reputable status within the industry, they are given more creative freedom in their projects. Usually their products can go two ways; this list focuses on the films… Read more »
While IMDb's Top 250 Movies list is questionable at times, it's a pretty good indicator of what movies the "masses" love. Every now and then there are films that you would never guess would make their way onto the list. At the same time, there are a number of deserving films that are nowhere to be seen. That's pretty much… Read more »
Being really simplistic, we can divide cinema into two categories: films made by producers and films made by directors. While there are some shining exceptions, the films made by producers are often dumb and disposable; they are films that are seen as an investment, a business from which the producers can profit. This way of thinking in cinema has taken… Read more »
Color has been present in filmmaking since its early days. Whether that be Elisabeth Thuillier's handmade painting procedures, color film stock processes (like Technicolor or Eastmancolor), or modern digital color grading using computer softwares, color as a structural element has always been at the core of filmmaking as an art form. In this vein, the greatest filmmakers have used color… Read more »
Although these famous directors have left their indelible mark on film history, their names have been absent from movie screens in recent years. There are many possible reasons why some of these big name directors may not be financially viable to make films anymore. Some have had a history of creative conflicts with studio heads, or their most recent films… Read more »
There are literally thousands of films produced globally each year and for various reasons, including; time, geography, and distribution, it is for all practical purposes impossible to see all the quality movies that are released. In addition, since major studio releases tend to dominate movie screens, the chances are slim that you will see that small independent gem, documentary, or… Read more »
Although there are a number of awards ceremonies each year for films, the one that gets everybody talking is the Academy Awards—the gold standard of film awards. And each year, just as many deserving films receive nominations for their achievements, both technical and performance-wise, there are also plenty of surprises and snubs that get online outlets talking and film critics… Read more »
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St. Louis Police Are Now Under Federal Investigation for Violating Protesters' Civil Rights
This week, the FBI and the Justice Department opened investigations into the conduct of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers for unconstitutional actions during protests in September. The federal investigation is just the latest in a string of actions by courts and community leaders to hold the St. Louis police accountable for its systemic abuses of power.
The federal investigation centers on allegations of civil rights violations by law enforcement officers when the community expressed its outrage, pain, and grief in protests after the September acquittal of police officer Jason Stockley in the killing of Anthony Lamar Smith. Police pepper-sprayed protesters and bystanders without warning, even spraying some people in the face when they were sitting on the ground with their hands zip-tied. Officers interfered with people recording police activities in photos and on video. Police also unlawfully detained people during a kettling incident in downtown St. Louis.
The ACLU of Missouri sued the city for this police misconduct. In our suit, we asked for the court to protect the people whose rights were violated and whose rights could be violated again. It took three days of testimony and 18 witnesses to tell the stories of what hundreds of people at protests experienced on the streets of St. Louis: systemic constitutional violations and retaliatory actions by police officers.
In a win for the people of St. Louis and for the First Amendment, a federal judge granted our preliminary injunction on Nov. 15, requiring police to immediately adopt protocols to prevent mass deprivation of people's constitutional rights. Under the protocols, the city of St. Louis cannot declare an "unlawful assembly" unless there is an imminent threat of violence. It also cannot declare an "unlawful assembly" for the purpose of punishing people for exercising their First Amendment rights. And police may not use chemical agents against nonviolent protestors in the absence of probable cause for an arrest or use chemical agents to disperse protestors or as punishment for protesting.
This is a win for the constitutional rights of the people of St. Louis, particularly communities of color. St. Louis is one of the nation's most racially segregated cities, where ZIP codes separated by only a few miles can mean an 18-year difference in life expectancy. The city's residents also confront the deadliest police force in the United States. St. Louis police kill people at a higher rate than any police department among the nation's 100 most populous cities, according to data gathered from January 2013 to June 2017.
In an unusual move for this stage of the case, after issuing her preliminary ruling the judge also ordered the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the ACLU to mediation — so that the case potentially can get resolved quickly without going to trial. While it's important that the federal government investigates these systemic violations of civil rights, the city of St. Louis should now work with the community to develop a collaborative policing model that protects constitutional rights and promotes public safety. We believe the court saw a need — and opportunity — for real change through collaboration.
The St. Louis police department doesn't need to look far for a model of how to change its culture of policing. The U.S. Department of Justice's consent decree with the nearby Ferguson Police Department provided many common-sense solutions for police interactions with protestors and the community after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. Much of what the judge granted in our preliminary injunction came from this well-thought-out model.
There are community-wide reform efforts as well. The Ferguson Commission, a group of leaders tasked by the Missouri governor to study the reasons for the systemic inequalities in the St. Louis region, also outlined recommendations for collaborative policing and criminal justice reform in its report that the St. Louis police should implement.
Local elected leaders have the opportunity to take up the fight for police reform, too. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen can protect the Constitution by passing Board Bill 134. The bill establishes First Amendment protections for the city of St. Louis. Modeled after a 12-year-old ordinance in Washington, D.C., it sets clear guidelines for police conduct during protests. Similar solutions proposed in the bill are also in the 2016 consent decree between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Ferguson Police Department.
The messages from the community, the courts, and now the federal government couldn't be any clearer: It's time for St. Louis police to radically alter its culture and practice constitutional policing.
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It violates the 14th Amendment and Title 18 Criminal Code for police, FBI or any official to stalk and harass any citizen for any reason without a judicial warrant based on probable cause.
For example: it's a federal crime for officials to stalk or harass family members, friends or associates of any suspect - common tactic used by investigators.
Usually corrupt, but sometimes well-meaning, investigators essentially stalk and blacklist some citizens - using guilt by association - then withhold that evidence from judges. Most cops, prosecutors and investigators know that if they track someone 24/7 for years or decades they will find or manufacture something illegal or embarrassing on anyone they target. There is no watchdog to police this type of felonious corruption.
The real crisis today is that there is no credible or effective watchdog to police 14th Amendment violations which is also a federal crime under Title 18. The problem is that DOJ prosecutors don't like to prosecute their own employees doing the same types of things. The DOJ actually funds state Fusion Centers or blacklisting centers - funding 14th Amendment crimes itself.
Ironically Internal Affairs officials, Inspectors General and the G.A.O. officials could use new technologies like cell-phone tracking, license plate readers and other domestic spying technology to police the police! These technologies are better suited to prosecute and deter government corruption instead of invading privacy.
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The main parts had been primed.
I try to enhance the authenticity on this version by doing
a few extra detailing works instead of building it straight out from the box.
Here is a view from the other side.
A close up of the rear showing panel line had been deepened.
This angle can show a few areas had been deepened to add overall realism.
Also note the thinning of the diffuser.
Some details had been enhanced on the bottom tray.
An angle of the cockpit. The braces under the air box had been thinned and relocated.
Here you can see the vents on the side of the cockpit had been opened
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Requiem for a Good Man/
The community of journalists in Manila is mourning one of its own. Michael Marasigan, formerly of BusinessWorld and an esteemed colleague, was gunned down along with his brother in San Juan a week ago. No known motive.
Michael and I were in Business Day at the same time in the early '80s. We reconnected on Facebook about a year ago and he gave PF permission to post some of his acclaimed road trip (around the Philippines) videos, and we did. We're posting another one in this issue as our Video of the Week, in memory of a good man, as everyone who knew Michael can attest.
The world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers (also known as the UP Madrigal Singers) is the subject of Manzel Delacruz's feature this week, as the choir embarks on another world tour. San Francisco gets to hear them on August 12. Check the story for details.
We have another Hometown feature, this time on Cebu. Isabel Taylor Escoda, formerly of Hong Kong, offers a spirited argument for "Overstaying in Cebu."
From the south, we go northas first-time contributor Merlita Usita Campañano writes about a popular restaurant in her hometown in Cagayan. "Hapag-Kainan sa Ballesteros" lures with small-town flair and shares its recipe for "Dinakdakan," that famous dish favored by Ilocanos worldwide.
And our In The Know links for this week:
The Night Asian America Took One Last Stand. Remembering 40 Years After the Fall of the I-Hotel
Are Priests Duterte's Fiercest Foes?
Wiki warriors: activists fighting to keep truth of brutal Marcos regime in Philippines alive
How to Get Ahead in Politics in the Philippines
My Trip To The Philippines, Part 2: The Power of Colorism And Colonial Mentality


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Today's card is dedicated to Tracey, not because it is her birthday but because she is my blog conscience! Thanks Tracey!
A similar card to this one! No excuse to make a quick birthday or thank you card!
So easy with the beautiful Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper!
My Product List
- I like adding ink to my Textured Embossing Folders! Here I added Mint Macaron to the Floral Affection Textured Impressions Embossing Folder! It adds even more dimension to the embossed image.
- Don't forget to remove any static or oily residue from your card stock with the Embossing Buddy - I promise it makes all the difference!
- To add more layers to my cards and also to make my greeting pop, I love adding Vellum!
A quick birthday card! Change the greeting and you have a card for almost any occasion!
I hope to catch up soon! Tonight we fly to my country of birth, South Africa! I cannot wait to see my family!
Remember to make some time for crafting! I will be posting our travels on Instagram - feel free to follow on Melodie1973!
Take care!


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Hotel Vavřinec se nachází v malebném městě Roudnici nad Labem s 800letou tradicí. Samotný hotel byl postaven přibližně ...
Nabízíme prostory pro firemní prezentace, jednání nebo školení. Poskytneme Vám konferenční sál s kapacitou až 160 osob.
Dear friends of good wine, you do not have to travel to Moravia to spend a nice evening with your partner or friends enjoying a glass
Are you interested in using a tennis court, football pitch, ice-hockey rink, volleyball court, fitness centre or other sports premises?
Take the advantage of an airport situated in Roudnice nad Labem and watch its beautiful surroundings form above.
Let adrenailne run through your veins. The hotel can help you arrange a four-wheeler ride, paintball, sharp shooting
Entertainment for your children will be provided, too, as in the nearby rope centre they can enjoy actvities
Learn more about our town's history and visit the sights, such as the Lobkowicz Castle, Church of the Nativity of the
If you are interested in going hiking, you can follow in footsteps of the Forefather Čech. If you follow the map you will be provided


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on November 26, 2012 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Chapter 2
This page is (almost) late (technically, it's still MONDAY). A heads up now that I'm working more hours over December and I don't know how this will affect comic output, but I'll still aim for Mondays.
Trying different shading today.


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I can remember pretty well how I first started getting into psychedelic pop. I'd for a long time been listening to the likes of Of Montreal and The Zombies, and a lot of 60s pop and its derivatives in general. I'd picked up a record from the dollar bin called The California Sound of the '60s, and it was really good. This was six or seven years ago. There was on track I'd never heard before by a band called the Flower Pot Men — the mellotrons, syncopated palm-muted bass, and reverb-drenched falseto vocals floored me. Ha. I was hooked and there was no going back! I was also around this time discovering the Beach Boys' ambitious and creative Smile sessions, which played a huge role in influencing this style of music.
My original intention for Just Another Snake Cult was to recapture the weird awesomeness I'd heard on these 60s psych sunshine pop recordings. I didn't end up following through on it.
Despite psychedelic pop playing a huge role in the story of rock music — I mean, how many bands today lay claim to the genre "psychedelic pop".. uh, just about any rock band with a flute or 60s song structures (well, maybe people just use the term because it's less dorky than calling yourself an oldies band 😉 ) — it's not exactly easy to find.
So I spent some time digging, reading blogs, etc. searching out more and more of this obscure yet nonetheless phenomenal stuff. I present here a playlist that highlights some of the best I found while still trying to represent the range of artists. I'm posting it here to perhaps revive some interest in this music, and in part to close a chapter in my life. I've split it into four parts.
Part 1 of 4:
Sagittarius – "My World Fell Down" (single version) — Sagittarius was a studio project of Curt Boetcher, a producer and leading purveyor of the genre. Was the mastermind behind a number of bands including The Millennium. His harmony style influenced the Mamas and Papas. This single version has a music concret break in the middle! The album, Present Tense, is worth listening to in its entirety.
White Noise – "Your Hidden Dreams" — From an early experimental electronic music album, Electric Storm, by a classically trained American, David Vorhaus, with contributions from BBC Radiophonic Workshop composers Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson.
Charles Manson – "I'll Never Say Never to Always" — An acapella version sung by the Manson girls. Charles Manson's songwriting was often inspired, though most of the recorded output is very rough and hard to listen to. This is one of his many songs inviting beautiful women to join the Manson family in compound in death valley where they would hide underground as the soon to break-out race war engulfed what they saw as a violent and environmentally-destructive civilization.
The Beach Boys – "You're Welcome" — One of Brian Wilson's jams from the extremely drawn-out and expensive studio sessions for the never-to-see-the-light Pet Sounds follow-up, Smile. The original, unfinished, Smile is available in various bootleg formats and is worth having.
Tinkerbells Fairdust – "Twenty Ten" — From their debut self-titled album. By 1969 it was maybe three years too late to be notable, but forty years later who cares. This album really grew on me. It's lo-fi, soulful-leaning psych pop with lots of covers.
The Flower Pot Men – "Mythological Sunday"
The Millennium – "Prelude" — The intro to their album, "Magic Time." The album is a little soft/smooth for my tastes, but it starts off with an impossibly big drum break for the time period. Why isn't this sampled more often?
Harry Nilsson – "Me and My Arrow" — Nilsson, friend of the Beatles, produced albums in a range of styles. This is from his 1971 narrative psych pop album, The Point.
The End – "Shades of Orange" — Their album, Introspection, is pretty good. Talented band, quality production. It was produced by the bassist from the Rolling Stones. But I guess at the time it was bad timing and so it never saw the light of day.
The Beach Boys – "Bicycle Rider Theme" — Also from the Smile sessions.
The Beatles – "Because"
Will post parts 2-4 shortly.


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Community Built on Multiplying and Sending
What's the difference between addition and multiplication in churches? It's the difference between being a leader, and being a leader of leaders. The great challenge is not for a leader to draw followers. The challenge is to empower and equip leaders who can disciple others. First, the pastor must commit personally to discipleship. Then he can learn how to disciple others. The final step is to equip those disciples to disciple others. At that point, you are equipping disciple-making leaders, and multiplication becomes possible.
We baby boomers like to build big churches. Look at the phenomenon of mega-churches. 25 years ago, there were 400 mega-churches in the United States. Now, there are 7,000. Many believe this trend will continue for at least another couple of decades, but I have my doubts.
Bill Easum says that the facilities we build today will become an albatross around our necks in 10 or 20 years. A Lutheran mega-church, Church of Joy in Phoenix, was averaging 6,000 in worship 10 years ago. They had an incredible campus with a school, a gymnasium, education buildings and a huge worship center. The campus is bigger than some colleges I've seen.
After suffering a heart attack, senior pastor Walt Kallestad took a sabbatical in England. There he met Mike Breen. Kallestad was so taken by the discipleship and mission at the heart of Mike's church, he decided to make the shift to discipleship at Church of Joy. He convinced Mike and Sally Breen to move to Phoenix and began work to transform the culture.
Within a couple of years, worship attendance at Church of Joy had fallen by half. How would you like to pay the bills when your attendance has dropped 50 percent? When you have massive investments in facilities and things go south, it's just about impossible to cover the mortgage, insurance, utilities and maintenance without savaging the program budget.
Once a church has cut the program budget, the next thing to get trimmed is the pastor's salary. Unfortunately, when it comes down to paying the pastor or paying for the building, it seems like the building wins every time.
Our country is littered with empty church buildings. Thousands of churches close every year. The buildings are torn down, repurposed for something else, or gain new life when a church plant rents the building for a fraction of what it would cost to own it. Yet we continue to build bigger and bigger churches with little thought about sustainability.
TAKE A MOMENT How effectively is your church attracting singles and young marrieds? Is your youth group continuing to show the same strength it had a decade ago? Will your ministry sustain itself into a new generation? Are you considering these questions as you consider adding to your facilities?
One of the challenges is that post-moderns don't trust institutions. They seek authentic community and relationship. Will the mega-churches reach the post-moderns and sustain themselves through a new generation? Some will, but many won't. Alternatives are appearing. House churches are striving to recreate the extended families of the first-century church. Church planting networks are multiplying campuses across cities.
These models are much more consistent with the early church, a movement that lived its first 300 years underground without ever building a cathedral. Some of the best theological thinkers I know say the church first got off track when Constantine made Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire. With legitimacy came power, prestige and money. The church accumulated riches and properties unmatched in the world at the time, building cathedrals and monuments to religion. (I say monuments to religion, because I don't think that's what Jesus had in mind.) Discipleship took a backseat.
Jesus charged us with making disciples, not starting churches. We build churches and hope for discipleship. Where I see this discipleship movement taking root, health is reemerging in church communities. While most mega-churches have rooted themselves in the suburbs, churches planted in discipleship and mission are reclaiming the inner cities.
At City Church Eastside, our vision is a network of campuses, like a string of pearls around the Beltline that circles our inner city. We are renting space, and as God blesses our ministry and we reach 200 in worship, we plan to replicate. We are planning our second campus a couple of miles away. The pastor to lead this plant has done campus ministry in the area for a decade, developing deep roots in the community.
Before I left the Lutheran church, the leaders at the cathedral I attended were talking about an expansion that would cost a minimum of $5 million. That same money could plant a dozen churches around the city that would have a primary focus on discipleship and mission. Sadly, none of the leaders were very interested in talking about discipleship.
A friend of mine interviewed for the senior pastor position there a few years ago. He turned down the offer and instead took a call to a mission church with less than 200 people. He told me, "I'd rather have a hundred people absolutely on fire for Christ than a thousand lukewarm Christians sitting in the pews. I didn't take that call because I thought they were more interested in preserving the museum than bringing people to Christ."
Church planting networks with discipleship at their core are sprouting up across this country, and similar movements are taking root in Europe. In many ways, we are learning from the developing world, where the most powerful movements of God are happening today. The Holy Spirit is flowing in powerful ways as these missional movements grow out of discipleship communities.
When we build sparkling cathedrals, in many ways, it's about those already in the building, not those starving under a highway overpass a few miles away. Maybe that's why it seems like these churches full of elder brothers, looking down their noses at the poor, the unchurched, the downtrodden. "If they just took responsibility for their lives, they could be like us ...." Sadly, that attitude shows an underlying feeling that I am good enough. If I'm good enough, then why do I need God?
TAKE A MOMENT Is building a building the best way we can invest our resources in serving Jesus? What alternative uses of the money might better honor Jesus' call to us to be disciples, make disciples and feed the sheep?
Jesus never asked us to build monuments to his glory. His was a movement of relationships. Relationship with the Father, through the Son, but lived out among the people. His focus was on serving, not being served. We build million-dollar buildings to serve us and the needs of the church. Over time, we find ourselves serving the building, trapped by mortgages and maintenance, a design that no longer makes sense. Our focus moves from the mission of Jesus--making disciples and serving the poor--to the maintenance of an institution and its buildings.
I would rather give the rest of my life to a church-planting movement that is focused on discipleship and mission. I gave up finding such a place in the Lutheran tribe. I now find myself worshiping at a three-year-old church plant in a rented loft space five minutes from my house in downtown Atlanta. And, my gifts are being used in ways I never imagined in the Cathedral. May you find such a place.
See the rest of the Themes of Healthy Community here:
Community built on trust, not fear
Community built on discipleship and mission
Community of transformed hearts and souls, growing mature in Christ
Community built on shared leadership
Community built on multiplication and sending
Conclusion: Circling the Drain, is your Church among the Walking Dead


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When I tell people that I'm the landscaper who looks after our team's football field they are really impressed, and a little jealous. I don't think they know how much work it is though - it's definitely trickier than keeping your backyard looking green. Not only does my football field need to look lush, it also needs to be perfectly even so that the ball doesn't bounce at crazy angles, and not so soft that the players boots sink in. I need to keep up with all of the latest tricks that landscapers have, and I write these up here so that everyone can give them a try on their own fields.
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If you are looking to lay down a fresh lawn, you will first need to remove the sod. Here are some tips for removing the sod using a variety of different techniques. Prepare to Remove the Sod Before you decide which method you will choose, there are some preparation steps to take first. First of all, make sure you know where all sprinklers and other aspects of the lawn irrigation system are located.
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Owning business premises is not simply about ensuring the building itself is aesthetic appealing. The overall curb appeal of the premises will also play a role in creating an impression on current as well as prospective clients. You may have a pristine office but if the exterior looks decrepit and ill maintained, you stand the chance of losing business. One of the easiest ways of ensuring the outdoors of your premises is aesthetically appealing is through the use of commercial synthetic grass.
10 November 2015
Hiring a landscaping professional to clean up your green areas and make them look immaculate and beautiful is a great luxury to have. However, many people don't have the money to spend on these professional services. Instead, they do the work themselves. Not only does it save money, but it is also a great form of exercise and helps you to de-stress. There are costs when it comes to doing it yourself such as the time cost, the cost of materials and your lack of expertise.
6 August 2015
When it's time to add some outdoor space to your home, many people elect to build a deck onto their home or patio to create a space to host outdoor dinners and barbeques. There are plenty who decide to undertake this project themselves, but how do you know what building supplies you need to improve the landscape of your yard? Permits Before you start putting together your building materials and tools, it's time to head to your local governmental office and present your plans to obtain the necessary construction permits.
30 June 2015
Most construction and excavation projects often require expensive equipment, and many people can't afford to make such important investments. Luckily, there are plant hire businesses that offer machinery, equipment and tools of all kinds to help you improve the look of a home or other property. Hiring equipment rather than purchasing it allows you to drastically cut your costs as well as avoid investing further resources in the maintenance of the equipment.


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Member credit unions have expressed concerns that the NCUA merger proposal increases regulatory burdens without a justified reason, Cornerstone Credit Union League told the National Credit Union Administration in a comment letter filed Monday. NCUA's proposed rule would alter the procedures a federal credit union must follow to voluntarily merge with another credit union.
"Cornerstone supports a regulatory environment that permits voluntary mergers when a credit union's board and members determine that doing so is in their best interest," wrote Cornerstone SVP Regulatory Compliance Counsel Suzanne Yashewski. "The rules need to remain flexible, as every merger situation is unique. Any future changes should ease regulatory burdens rather than imposing additional hurdles and complications to the process."
Yashewski also specifically addressed the definition of a "covered person," merger-related financial arrangements and the trigger for disclosure, member-to-member communication, membership approval of a proposal to merge, and the rule's application to state-chartered credit unions.
"Member rights at state-chartered credit unions should be protected by state laws and state regulators, rather than NCUA," Yashewski said. "When a state-chartered credit union merges with a state-chartered credit union, the only concern NCUA should have is for the insurance fund."
Credit Union National Association filed a similar comment letter with the agency. Specifically, CUNA does not support:
"CUNA agrees that members of a merging credit union should be given enough information to make an informed decision," the CUNA letter reads. "The amount and type of information required to be disclosed can aid credit union members in making the proper decision; however, over disclosure or too much information can lead to members being less informed. Moreover, NCUA already has tools in place to ensure that mergers are not unduly influenced by credit unions seeking to merge."
"Absent a compelling reason or the mandate to satisfy the requirements of a new law, an update to a regulation should not add additional burdensome requirements for credit unions," the letter reads.
Cornerstone and CUNA will work with the NCUA to communicate credit union concerns with the proposed merger rule.
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June 29, 2017
The pool and spa area of a home at 5490 Calumet Ave. in the Bird Rock area of La Jolla. Photo courtesy of Pacific Sotheby's International Realty
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The sea has its own landscape of sorts, different from the land in its shifting scenes of sky, clouds, wind and waves. Sometimes still, sometimes violent, it's an ever-changing theater of light and shadow that speaks to the soul.


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Making My Monday
It has been stormy all weekend and this morning is grey and cloudy but I am embracing it with an oddly sunny disposition.
My sister was here for an impromptu trip from Montreal for the past few days and it was lovely — a little beach, a little shopping, a lot of wine…as sisterly visits should be.
Now it's time to kick off the week on the right foot. Here are five things Making My Monday:
Look around! My blog got a facelift courtesy of the lovely Lizzie at HIPHELLO (who, in true 21st century form, I have only met via Twitter and never in real life) and I love it. Check it out on Facebook, too.
We have a family flag now, courtesy of Little D, perched right in the center of the dining room table (above). I recommend you get one, too.
I got a new writing gig! So so so excited to be contributing to a well-known site in the coming month on all things fashion and home for mamas. More to come!
I got a $100 gift card to spend at Neiman Marcus. This was my first purchase, can't wait to try it out this week.
Finally, tomorrow night I am meeting up with an old friend from high school for drinks. I have not seen her in close to 20 years. We reconnected via Facebook a while back and she's in town so it should be a nice little evening strolling down memory lane.


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My baby is a little over 6 months old and I can't believe it! He's 30 inches long (still over the 95%) and weighs 19lbs 14oz. (80%)
Because Max is so tall. Everyone we meet thinks he's older. I LOVE my TALL boy! I love everything about him.
Max and I got a little bug when we were in Utah. We thought we were rid of it. Then yesterday at his check-up. He had a ear infection in the left ear. The doctor said it wasn't too bad. He still gave us some antibiotic because Max is only 6 months old. My poor baby!
He also got 5 pokes yesterday! He got his regular vaccines. Then he also got the flu shot AND the swine flu shot. Tough day for my little guy. After the initial shots. He was fine the rest of the day.
On a side note. The day before Max's appointment the doctors office called to confirm the appointment. I cannot even tell you the feeling I get when the lady at the doctors office calls and says, "Is this Maxwell's mom?" It brings such joy to my heart to say "YES."
Maybe it wont be quite as fun if it comes from, Lets say, the police station, The principle office, or a neighbor calling to tell me what trouble Max has gotten himself into. Even then, I think my heart will always swell to say, "Yes, This is Maxwell's mom." Then I can be a mom and ground him for being naughty.;) Because if a kid never got in trouble. What kind of a boring childhood would that be?


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