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Wednesday, July 31st - Channel 36
12:00 am
Every Monday at 5pm, Wednesday at 12am, and Sunday at 12:30pm
DescriptionReconciled to God is a christian program that shares religious, spiritual and philosophical sermons.
12:30 am
1:00 am
Mondays at 11am, Wednesdays at 1am, Sundays at 12pm
DescriptionExploring current global conditions, along with the latest social trends, The Armor of God program asks the question, "What are the solutions to our broken world?" New perspectives are presented for your consideration by our commentators and challenges you to be vigilant in your outlook and understanding of this world in these tumultuous times.
1:30 am
5:30 am
Every Monday at 1:30pm, Sunday at 7am, and Sunday at 8:30am
DescriptionThe Speaking Unity program provides love and respect to all creations. It teaches high moral values and to live in unity with everything.
6:00 am
Wednesdays at 6am, Fridays at 4pm, Saturdays at 8am
DescriptionAccess 2 Heaven Network features interviews and highlights of Christian celebrities and other unsung heroes and reports on news happening in local and national communities.
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Every Tuesday at 6:30pm, Wednesday at 6:30am, and Sunday at 5pm
DescriptionWatch Fresh Word from FIRST! Weekly for Christian Gospel through songs and sermonic presentations.
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DescriptionTransforming Lives shares life transforming information that is relevent to build lives of families through gospel teaching.
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DescriptionOrdinary people sharing their stories of overcoming insurmountable odds.
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DescriptionDone in Korean and English, Good News Washington Church preaches the gospel to the nation.
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Prophetic Word Radio - Every Tuesday morning at 9am on Radio Fairfax.
Prophetic Word TV - Channel 36 Mondays at 1pm, Tuesdays at 7am, and Fridays at 630pm.
DescriptionThe Prophetic Word Program is an English language presentation, a monologue, by Yisrayl Hawkins of The House of Yahweh, discussing various bible prophecies and world events; relating these to how they affect us as individuals, families, goverments and societies; and presenting realistic and biblically based solutions to the problems that mankind has faced for thousands of years.
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DescriptionCommunity Inspiration delivers educational talk interviews designed to uplift viewers. Achieve your goals in life from the inspiration you receive watching this program!
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Every Monday at 11:30am, Wednesday at 4pm, and Sunday at 5:30am
DescriptionWith all the things going on, wouldn't you like to hear a word that comes from God with a spirit backing it? That's the reason it's on this station every week and they want you to tune in. There is a word encounter and spirit filling for you. See you again!
4:30 pm
Every Wednesday at 4:30pm, Friday at 8pm, and Sunday at 6:30am
DescriptionSurer Word is a program for spiritual enrichment through the studying of scripture, sermons, worship messages and more.
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Every Wednesday at 5pm, Friday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 7am
DescriptionA religious program that delivers weekly sermons and words of wisdom from the pastors of Trinity United Methodist Church.
5:30 pm
Every Monday at 12:30am, Wednesday at 5:30pm, and Saturday 9am
DescriptionCry Holy is a weekly religious program where Bishop Wayne R. Felton preaches and teachers lessons from the bible.
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Every Wednesday at 7pm, Saturday at 7:30am, and Sunday at 9am on Channel 36 -Every Tuesday at 630am on Channel 10
Never the Same is a 30 minute teaching message by Pastor Bill Bakkeby from Word of Grace, a family church located on Redskin Drive in Herndon, VA. Pastor Bill was given direction by God who said, "My Word changed your life, It will change the life of others also." You can hear the power of the Gospel, which can change your life at the times listed above.
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Every Wednesday at 8pm, Saturday at 12:30am, and Sunday at 7pm
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Wednesdays at 8pm, Fridays at 12am, Sundays at 11am on Channel 36 - Sundays at 10am on Channel 10
DescriptionSpiritual teacher Gangaji invites viewers to discover the peace that is the essential nature of every human being. The programs are recordings of public meetings that Gangaji currently holds in cities throughout the world. In each meeting, Gangaji speaks and responds, often with humor, to questions or reports from the audience. Gangaji's message is clear and simple, requires no special preparation or practice, and is for anyone desiring inner peace.
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New homebuyers often tell their agents that they are looking for their "starter home." Several factors go into this approach. These are typically younger buyers, often without children. They may be looking for a maintenance-free home, like a condo, or they might assume that starter homes are more budget-friendly. There are plenty of good reasons to buy a home with the assumption that it's only for a few years, but it's usually wise to consider the fact that it might be for much longer.
As 2020 demonstrated so clearly, things can change without warning. Homebuyers choosing a small condo with the intention of living in it for only a few years might later find themselves trying to carve out space for children due to employment challenges or market changes. The good news is that many times—once you add in association fees, taxes, and other costs—an older home that needs updating could be just as economical as a brand-new condo with all the latest design features.
When buying your first home, it's important to consider how you would manage if you needed to stay longer than expected. An older home might offer a yard where you could expand, or extra rooms which can become bedrooms. These options can give you flexibility as your lifestyle changes over the years.
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This is FRESH AIR. Jacques d'Amboise, a longtime principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, died last week at age 86. A legendarily talented and committed performer, teacher and choreographer, d'Amboise joined the New York City Ballet at age 15, invited personally by its co-founder, George Balanchine. In collaboration with that renowned choreographer, d'Amboise created leading roles in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Jewels," "Stars And Stripes" and many other ballet classics. In 1976, while still a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet, d'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute, which teaches dance to children from New York City Public Schools. A 1984 documentary about him called "He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'" won an Academy Award. He spoke to Terry Gross in 1989. She asked him about teaching children at the National Dance Institute.
TERRY GROSS: You audition the children to see if they can be in your classes. How do you audition kids who don't have any formal dance training yet?
JACQUES D'AMBOISE: Not who's the best, who tries the hardest. For one hour, you're giving steps to children. And they don't know their right from their left. And you're demanding excellence. And you're demanding silence and no chewing gum and no bad manners and no fighting and no foul language. And stand straight. And lift your head up. And put your right foot front. And do it on the music, and now twice as fast and so on. And you can see the lurkers over in the back and the side that kind of - hands in their pocket. And they're kind of giggling and laughing. Get rid of them right away. Tell them that they're not ready yet, next year, when they're ready - so it's those that try.
GROSS: What kind of line do you like to walk between fun and discipline? And I'm sure you want, you know, your students to be as disciplined as possible and to dance as well as possible. On the other hand, I don't know how much pressure you want to put on them, you know, so that they worry about not living up to expectations.
D'AMBOISE: There is a thing called precision. There's a thing called editing. Being precise and knowing how to edit - and that's the secret of being creative. So I'll start by saying to a class of - an auditorium full of children, I'll say, I want the first three rows to stand up and quietly go to the stage. Spread out on the stage. Stand everywhere. Fill every inch of space, the smallest people in the front, the tallest in the back. Now, here it is. I tell them they have 10 seconds, exactly 10 seconds to do this, to fill those 10 seconds. Three rows of children, 30 children, get up and run yelling and screaming to the stage and end up all in lines in the back, right? And they all get there within three or four seconds.
Then I said, No. 1, I asked you to do it quietly. No. 2, you're supposed to fill every inch of the space. And the stage is 40-by-40. So you have to be all over it. Stack it, the shorter people front. And I said 10 seconds. You were there in three. You must take 10, not nine, not eight, 10. And now go back and do it again. And if I have to call you a third time, I won't teach this class. Now, the second time, they get it. It's absolutely quiet. They get to their place. And they take all 10 seconds. They get there early. They'll walk in little circles until the 10 seconds are up. The countdown's over, they freeze. They get it. And then I say, you just learned what dance is about. It controls time. And it control space. You control time. And you control space with your body, you. And that's the first thing to dance. You just began to dance.
GROSS: Let's talk about how you started dancing. How did you start to dance?
D'AMBOISE: Well, my mother was determined that her children not be bums in the street in trouble. So when my sister went to a ballet class, I was dragged along, made to sit and watch. Madame Seda up 181st and St. Nicholas. And this is 1942. And I try to disrupt the class and make noise, little sounds, little squeaks and play with the rosin. And Madame said I was very smart. She just watched. And then, at the end of class, there's these leaps, jumps that you do consecutively called changement - or changes. And she said, you, with all your energy and fiddling, can you do this? Can you jump as high as the girls? Get up and try this.
So I'd get up and do the jumps. And I loved doing the jumps. Everybody applauded me. And I'd leap and leap and leap. So she says, every day, if you sit there quietly, I'll let you do the jumps. So I'd sit there waiting for the jumps. Then she said, but you make noise when you land. So you have to take the beginning of class where you practice the plies or the - where you begin to get the strength and learn how to come out of the air and land. So I'd do - the beginning of class, I'd run and sit, waiting for the end. Then she said, you look sloppy in the air. You've got to learn how to hold your body and your arms, point your feet. You've got to take the middle of the climb. By then I was ready, right? So she did exactly - she'd challenge you, test you, set up the environment of excellence and congratulated you when you succeeded and made it harder. She had - see - she did everything right.
GROSS: You've run into a lot of your boy students who are a little uncomfortable about being possibly associated with ballet. What about you when you were young? Did your friends give you a hard time about it? Were you embarrassed about it yourself?
D'AMBOISE: No, not one little bit because you see - I would absolutely be down there dancing and seeing great dancers. And I'd come back around the block, and they'd all be waiting. Where you been? We hear you went to a dancing class.
And I said, yes. And it's great. There's this man with all these muscles. And he leaps in the air. And he doesn't make noise. And he does all these turns, Eglevsky - Andre Eglevsky. And he does these double tours. And he does like this.
And on the street corner in front of Dave's Candy Shop (ph) on 163rd and St. Nicholas, I started dancing and getting all my gang to try and do double tours, and they - no problem. And then when I got in New York City Ballet, I was 15. They'd sneak down to City Center - 25 gang members. And I'd go out, and I'd open the fire escape. And they'd come up at half hour. And I'd let them in the balcony, see?
And so I'd come on in the Court of Ballet of Symphony in C. There was eight boys and men in the Court of Ballet and one teenager, me. And all up from the balcony, whistles and screams every time I'd come on stage. And (laughter), you know, they'd all know that my gang was out front, you know?
GROSS: Was there a moment for you when you knew, this is it - I am now going to retire from performing?
D'AMBOISE: Yes.
GROSS: What was that moment?
D'AMBOISE: First, injuries and - serious injuries and in the hospital and a doctor saying, that's it - you're not going to dance again. But Balanchine was saying, no, you have to come back. I need you. You have to come back. So I went back and danced. And sure enough, a year later, I had another operation.
Well, then I said, wait a minute. Balanchine's so extraordinary. And he's fading. And I'm fading. I'm just going to stay and dance as long as I can with him. And meanwhile, I'll start National Dance Institute. So I began to dance and - but roles started, you know, out of 60 ballets, I'd do 50 because the minute I do something badly or didn't like it, I'd drop it. Until finally, in '84 - '83, '84, 19 - it just was no good.
I had two ballets left that I felt I could dance. And I didn't like it anymore. And the effort of getting on stage was too painful, you know? I thought, I don't belong here anymore. So I quit. And I don't even remember who that person was that used to dance. When I look at old films or see people do my roles, I can hardly remember. Who is that person that used to dance?
GROSS: Why not? Why is it so hard to remember?
D'AMBOISE: It's like somebody else. I've become somebody else. It's not - my body can't move that way anymore. I don't even feel like I was a dancer like that. It's somebody else. I look at it and say, it's another person, see?
GROSS: Well, when you do look at somebody dancing one of the ballets that you did, what emotional response do you have? Is it, oh, that's nice, someone carrying it on? Or is it envy that they can still dance, and you can't?
D'AMBOISE: No. I don't like anybody (laughter) doing my roles. No. What happens is I...
GROSS: (Laughter).
D'AMBOISE: ...Look at them dancing. And unless they do something special for it that excites me and thrills me, I don't like ballet. I know it so well. I know everything about it. There are a few dancers, male dancers that I still love to see. But they'd better be good. Otherwise, they're - I've seen the best. I don't want to see anything second rate.
GROSS: Well, Jacques d'Amboise, I want to thank you very much for talking with us about dance.
D'AMBOISE: Terry, a pleasure.
BIANCULLI: Jacques d'Amboise speaking to Terry Gross in 1989. He died May 2 at the age of 86. Coming up, Justin Chang reviews the new film "The Woman In The Window," starring Amy Adams. This is FRESH AIR.
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Which Pets Are Considered Reptiles?
Reptiles are cold-blooded animals and are identified by their hard scales and their ability to lay eggs. The main categories of reptiles are kept as pets are snakes, lizards and turtles.
Which Pets Are Considered Amphibians?
Amphibians are cold-blooded animals. Amphibians live the first part of their lives in water and the second part on land. When amphibians hatch from their eggs, they have gills that help them breath underwater. Such animals slowly grow their legs and arms. The word amphibian itself means 'two-lives'. Some examples of amphibians pets include frogs, salamanders and caecilians.
What Does It Mean To Be Cold-Blooded?
Cold-blooded means that the animal's body does not automatically regulate their body temperature like a mammal's body would. Such animals have to get warm or cool down using their surroundings. This is called ectothermy. Cold-blooded animals, unlike mammals, do not lose energy trying to heat themselves up.
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Temperatures across the planet have been rising above 50 C°. This is not only a problem for humans but amphibians and reptiles, as well, who are finding it hard trying to regulate their temperature. A reptile can only survive at a temperature of 0 C° to 40 C°.
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If you keep certain amphibians as exotic pets, keep in mind that warmer waters hold less oxygen which causes difficulty for the salamander larvae to breath. This can even cause them to suffocate or weaken their immune system.
Turtles are active at very cool temperatures. They have much more immunity than other amphibians and reptiles to bear warmer temperatures. Such temperatures may not cause the turtle to die, rather it'd cause the turtle to contract health diseases. When keeping turtles, remember to always have a basking spot near a small pond they can soak in.
Snakes are much more prone to drying out in the summer and always need an alternative to make themselves moist while lizards favour hot and dry temperatures. But even too hot temperatures can get the best of them. Because of higher and rising temperatures, it is estimated that such exotic pets and animals alike will exceed the limits of their abilities to adapt to climate change with higher metabolic rates. These effects will be irreversible.


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That blessed helper, and only acceptable might, the Holy Spirit.
A mighty fortification within I like to think of it, that which happens to the Christian when God's spiritual blessing begins to form within us. I propose to you here that when a person hungers after the Lord with this specific potential God gives, that is quite an undertaking and varied under His complete guidance. I would like to cover here this aspect spoken of in the word of God concerning our proximity to the Holy Spirit, also referred to as the Holy Ghost which are the same.
Tender greetings, the goal here is towards not just the knowledge of His agent, the Holy Spirit and His office of work, but how we may access, or remove the barriers and be a vibrant part of that work. My hope here, how this might possibly benefit the Christian, I would find an exceptional privilege.
Could it be possible God still blesses His people in such a manner as it is detailed in the word to be "filled" and to receive specific "gifts" rewarded to each who believes in this particular instruction? As the Holy Spirit lives and testifies of those who speak the truth in God, this most certainly is a gift from God and still happens. Can it be true, that the Spirit brings God's power and joy to the Christian, power to be His light and witness to a fallen world with an infectious and overcoming joy? What are the circumstances surrounding this thing that blesses or entertains upon His leading?
"Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, ," (Ephesians 3:20)
Through this journey, as though being escorted by your own personal surveyor / inspector to your inherited estate, He, the Holy Spirit it is who helps unveil those things God has already provided. He gets it and fully understands every last s**** of all our needs and abilities for which to use, for you and me personally to the glory of God!
I have loosely divided this into two sections, the first one is more random thoughts I have acquired along the way, and then closing with a more orderly ***ortment of references. I'm sure many here could match or exceed this (in fact, please do make additions). But I just wanted to invite any reading these comments of mine here to feel free to isolate, correct or qualify for fuller and decidedly established submissions, or just vent a general response for any and all, it is open for your comment, God bless.
Hopefully, I can answer a few of these concerns here:
• What it is,
• Why we need it,
• Examples in everyday life,
• What to do if we have squelched its power to help us.
It is unfortunate how many of us have given the subject a large p*** and by this are in effect telling God; "You are able, not me." will hardly seize the power we are told of for "all" the others. Maybe not quite this bad in most cases, but, in what follows, I believe we can address these too if I haven't already.
• Where do I begin
• Should I feel its fullness
• Should I guard against going too far
• What environment makes for spiritual
• Trappings that disturb His communion
Why should we want it? Well, for one thing is just as the scriptures declare, the will of God isn't meant to be performed solely by human strength:
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."
(Ephesians 6:10)
As you may have noticed, I thought it would be easier at times to digest this into two evaluations along the way, real-world application and the fuller inspection in God's word, as there are times when the need to discuss both from point to point would occur.
As it is a habit I feel with so many, whatever it takes for me to respond to receiving His might, my might wanting His might isn't a scratch-and-claw admonition. The victories gained in this life take more than what mankind can possibly conjure. If there is some type of inward blockade I prefer to maintain that keeps us from receiving that power, then we reduce ourselves back to human ability.
Just as with so many threads on life in the Spirit, applications of the Spirit, gifts of the Spirit, followings, leanings, and refusals of the gifts some believe no longer remain, why would I take it upon myself to disclose for others my own findings? Well, there are some reasons.
One thing that always challenged my understanding was concerning the approach itself. Whatever body of believers you presently keep to, anyone whom steps into the instructional tier concerning the Holy Spirit, should also of the Spirit have at the very minimum most of the scriptural confines explaining Him, but, I would like you to consider for better positioning, someone to transfer the available findings more fully. If this is unacceptable to you but don't wish to comment, you have my blessing. What kind of findings?
Take the claims presented to us by the modern Pentecostal movement, this site alone is no stranger at absorbing their points in bulk. Few of us would be surprised to hear them report while discussing the Spirit that His enablement is held as "More than human greatness". I question here, this is supposed to be the extent of their humility aside from the scriptural lineup, that the "greater" demonstration of His power happens when we unravel all the ***ociated p***ages in the word, claim all the right verbiage? These may be good, but miss the objective.
All the best memory devises doesn't make approaching the Spirit necessarily easier nor more likely. While we should "study", scriptural retention to hasten being filled is easily disproven from the scriptures themselves. The humility of insignificant "human greatness" is brought lower still when we heed the Master's voice.
"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" (Luke 11:13)
This is the one thing I feel is often missed in Holy Spirit messages that shower receptive congregants. For notice the servant's "wretched man that I am" condition. Thank God for higher learning, it is sometimes heaven on earth to see it on display. But it isn't the A.B., M.A., Th.B., B.D., D.R.E., Ph.D. of "human greatness" bestowing a syllabus that will approach the Spirit. The speaker is advised of the Lord here to maintain the Apostle's humble example/tradition which becomes the Christian's laying on of hands (Catholic – Confirmation, Orthodox - Chrismation).
"He stood beside me and", , "laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 22:13, 9:17)
But there is something more to Luke I'd like to mention, the environment there, how that an informal occasion is used for delivery of the request. Not to say the formal wouldn't happen, but it probably would and be blessed of God, but elevation is granted to the informal. Another thing is Pentecostals love to reference by asking did you receive the "baptism" more than asking if you received the "Holy Ghost", or were you "filled" as the scriptures prefer in p***ing. While indeed there are text on the "baptism", for whatever the reason, just a note to guard against bias there or anywhere you see something used in a promotional sense. I am a bit of a stickler for the all-encomp***ing word of God.
I have often heard from those who stand in opposition to abandon such request for being "filled" or receiving the Spirit. That being a certain apprehension thereby placing them in a list of "What-ifs?" "What if I am inviting something other than what God wants for me?" The inner rec***ude to shield themselves while being unsure is undeserved fear. To which I must ask in earnest; which do you trust more, your doubts or what God says about this exact thing, your doubt on receiving the actual Holy Spirit?
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? "Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" (Luke 11:9-13)
This might be as good a time as any to touch on what the newcomer will encounter in the day-to-day willingness coming from their chosen places of worship. It's a bit like the Amish and their exposure to the outside world; they allow just so many modern conveniences per their respective sects, some are scant if at all, some do tweak those per individual houses of worship.
So it is with the spectrum of Churches, some, which may have a tradition that is so well founded but that I am not aware of, may find have will have to uproot some things. We rise up to support each other.
Many are well familiar with the teaching of having the Holy Spirit upon conversion of which we all should agree:
"Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." (Rom 8:9)
What about when a Christian is new to the faith, should he seek an infilling of the Spirit right away? The scriptures conclude men did in the book of Acts. The younger ones may need time to grow, again judgment to be exercised.
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75-ball bingo is the dominant form of bingo played in North America and is a variation of the 90-ball bingo variety. Players opt in to a 75-ball bingo game by purchasing numbered cards. A caller calls out numbers randomly and if they appear on a player's card, the player covers them or 'daubs' them. The first player to complete a pre-determined pattern on his/her card with covered numbers wins the game.
75-Ball Cards
The cards sold at 75-ball bingo games are formatted with a 5x5 chart of numbers. Each spot on the chart presents a number, apart from the center square, which is labeled "FREE".
WINNING Pattern
In 75-ball bingo, the variety of winning patterns is endless.
Payouts and Jackpots
In most cases, the size of a game's payout is determined by the cost per card and the number of players who opted into the game. The higher the card price and the more players that join a game will cause the prize to be larger. Occasionally, we offer a fixed minimum prize regardless of the number of players that participate and the price of the cards. Extra jackpots can also be on offer in a select number of bingo games.
Game Options
Click on the Options button in the right corner of the screen to customize the bingo interface so that it matches your needs.
Simply choose the settings that appear in the center of the screen of your choice and click OK. You can go back into these settings and alter them at any point in time.
Settings Available:
Price alert: Lets you enable or disable the presentation of the card price within the bingo rooms.
Show 3TG: This stands for "Show 3 to go" and if you select it the bingo system will highlight your cards that only have 1, 2 or 3 numbers left to cover until you win.
Autodaub: If you select this setting, the system will cover the called numbers that appear on your card for you.
IMPORTANT: It doesn't matter if you manually daub the numbers or if you select autodaub to have it done for you. This does not affect the outcome of the game. If you own a bingo card with a win, the prize is yours no matter what!
Best Card First: Displays your card that is nearest to winning on the screen in the top left corner.
Cards Selections
In order to play, it is required that you purchase at least one card in a game of 75-ball bingo.
In a single game, you can purchase up to 96 cards maximum.
Before purchasing cards, you need to fund your bingo account with the right amount of money.
PC: You'll be able to see the price per card on the left side of the screen at the top of the information bar.
You'll be able to see the price per card on the card or at the purchase panel.
Manual Selection of Cards
You can choose one card at a time by clicking on each of the cards you want to purchase. If the cards displayed don't feel right to you, you can click on "Get New Cards" under the cost of the cards display. The current cards will disappear and be replaced with new ones. However, the cards you already chose will remain.
To alternate between the 24 cards available, you can click on the red buttons above the cards with the arrows.
Automatic Selection of Cards
If having the computer choose your cards for you sounds appealing, then you can use the "Auto Select Cards" box to specify the number of cards you wish to purchase. The maximum number of cards you can purchase with Auto Select is 96. Once you have made your auto selection, you can click on any of the selected cards one at a time and remove them from the selection. Your auto selected cards total will appear underneath the auto select cards area.
Buying Cards
The prerequisite for entering a bingo game is the purchase of at least 1 card.
The maximum number of cards you can purchase in a single game is 96. It is only possible to purchase cards after you have funded your bingo account with the right amount of funds. You'll always be able to view your account balance at the top of the bingo screen. To deposit into your account anytime, click the "Cashier".
The price per card is visible on the left hand side of the bingo screen on the top.
Playing the Game
After you purchase cards for a bingo game, the next step is to wait for the game to begin. You can keep track of the time left until the game starts by checking the "Game Starts" countdown, which appears in the top left corner of the bingo screen.
New bingo games begin every few minutes so the wait is never long. Once the game begins, all the details you need to play will appear in an info bar on top of your cards. For example, you'll see the number of players who are playing the game, the jackpot prizes and the pattern you need to get in order to win.
Each number that is called during the game appears in the top. [Underneath/ besides] it, you'll find the last five calls that came before it, so you can keep track.
Daubing Your Numbers
Our bingo room lets you decide whether you want to daub your own bingo card manually with your mouse or have the system daub your cards for you, so you don't have to worry about forgetting a number. The default selection is the automatic method, but if you prefer to daub manually, you can change the settings in the options menu by removing the checkmark beside "Autodaub". You can open your settings from the top left-hand corner of the bingo screen.
IMPORTANT: It doesn't matter if you manually daub the numbers or if you select autodaub to have it done for you. This does not affect the outcome of the game. If you own a bingo card with a win, the prize is yours no matter what! You always have the option of turning Autodaub back on whenever you like.
If a player gets a winning pattern on their bingo card, the game will stop for a short period to display a message informing you of who won the game and how much they collected.
The average theoretical return to player in Bingo 75-ball game is equal to 70% while the house edge is equal to 30% (the game RTP standard deviation is affected by cards price and number of cards purchased in each game).
Progressive Jackpots
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We understand that sometimes internet connections can be lost and that you might get disconnected whilst playing a game. If this happens, the system will continue to autodaub for you and you'll be awarded any prizes you may have won during your short time away.


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If you haven't met your fair share of stink bugs this year, brace yourself. Although stink bug season is officially from March through September, the cooler it gets outdoors, the bigger the problem.
Brown marmorated stink bugs infest both the interior of homes and the garden. In the garden, they feed on fruit and vegetable crops, causing spots and decay.
They prefer to overwinter indoors, in homes. While they aren't considered harmful to humans or to the home, they create lots of noise and, if bothered, quite a stink.
Once inside the home, they are a challenge to control.
Death by drowning
The least smelly way of ridding the home of stink bugs is also the most labor intensive. But, because stink bugs can't swim, it's an effective way of killing them.
Fill a bucket three-fourths of the way with water. Some homeowners add three to four drops of liquid dishwashing soap to the water, although it isn't necessary.
Use a broom or other item with a long handle to knock the stink bugs off the wall and into the bucket. Those on the floor may be quickly scooped up with a small dustpan, a spatula or other tool and dropped into the water.
Use your vacuum
Entomologists at Virginia Tech suggest using your vacuum to suck the bugs off the walls, floors, drapes and furniture. The problem with this method is that the stink bugs release their scent, smelling up the vacuum and the home.
The scientists suggest replacing the vacuum bag after each use. Once the new bag is in place, sprinkle some perfumed talc, such as room or pet deodorizer onto the floor and vacuum it up to rid the machine of stink bug odor.
If you are the victim of repeated sting bug invasions, invest in an inexpensive shop vac and reserve its use exclusive to stink bug removal.
Insecticidal soap to protect houseplants
While stink bugs don't hurt people and are considered non-destructive in the home, they may go after your houseplants. Insecticidal soap spray will help discourage stink bugs from feeding on them.
These organic insecticides are available at nurseries and gardening centers or you can make your own.
Combine 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil, 2 teaspoons of liquid soap (not dishwashing liquid) and 2 cups of water. Pour the solution into a spray bottle and spray the plants with it. The oil has a tendency to separate, so shake the bottle periodically as you spray.
Dishwashing liquid is detergent and may harm your plants. Look for a liquid soap, such as Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Liquid Soap.
Preventing an infestation
Stick the end of a screwdriver into the opening between the bottom of your door and the floor. If it fits easily, so will a stink bug.
Like many pests, stink bugs have the ability to squish their bodies down to fit into tight spaces. To prevent their entry into the home, seal all openings to the outdoors.
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Fig. 1. A mash-up in Picasa of a 3D laser generated image generated at the Design Museum during their 'Digital Crystal' exhibition.
The image exists and is transformed by the presence of the observer in front of a Kinex device making this a one-off and an expression or interpretation of that exact moment.
'Working with dreams' and 'Keeping a dream journal' are taught creative problem solving techniques at the Open University Business School. I did B822 'Creativity, Innovation and Change' in 2012 (Henry et al 2010). I have the problem solving toolkit. I even got a hardback copy of VanGundy's book on creative problem solving.
Using your unconscious isn't difficult. Just go to bed early with a 'work' related book and be prepared to write it down when you stir.
I woke soon after 4.00am.
I'd nodded off between 9.30 and 11.30 so feel I've had my sleep.
Virtual bodies for first year medical students to work on, an automated mash-up of your 'lifelog' to stimulate new thinking and the traditional class, lecture and university as a hub for millions - for every student you have in a lecture hall you have 1000 online.
Making it happen is another matter.
I'm writing letters and with far greater consideration working on a topic or too for research.
"Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day." — C.G. Jung (Memories, Dreams, Reflections)
How to work with a dream or metaphorical image:
- Enter the dream
- Study the dream
- Become the images
- Integrate the viewpoints
- Rework the dream
Appreciating, reflecting, looking forward and emerging
Glouberman, D. (1989) Life Choices and Life Changes Through Imagework, London, Unwin, pp. 232-6
Henry, J., Mayle, D., Bell, R., Carlisle, Y. Managing Problems Creatively (3rd edn) 2010. The Open University.
Isaacson, W. (2011) Steve Jobs. Little Brown.
VanGundy, A.B. (1988) Techniques of structured problem solving (2nd edn), New York: Van Nostran Reinhold.


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My Egyptian Vacation And Sightseeings
The presence of fascinating attractions and rich history, make Egypt a unique holiday destination. In fact, Egypt boasts of one of the civilizations, that are talked about across the world, having been established by the banks of the glorious Nile River.
Today, Egypt has great diversity that includes modern attractions, ancient monuments, natural beauty, oriental culture as well as Egyptian hospitality that have continued to boost this country's tourist industry. In fact, the number of people visiting Egypt every year keeps on growing.
One of the many concerns that a lot of individuals have is how would a vacation experience in Egypt be?
To answer that question I set out on a vacation to Egypt, expecting absolutely nothing short of adventure and correct to my expectations, I was not disappointed. Not just does Egypt has wonderful places to see attractions but in addition wealthy cultural differences.
While on vacation here, I got a taste of the great pyramids of Giza as well as their guarding Sphinx that are the only remaining wonders of the world. The stone buildings are indeed a remarkable sight, and you can only imagine the skill that the ancient Egyptians employed in getting the huge stones to the top.
The Sphinx serves to compliment the pyramids. While here, visitors also get to enjoy a rare ride on either a camel or horse.
The other must visit attraction in Egypt is the Nile river that offers one of the best cruise experiences ever. This is because it comes with the opportunity to explore various monuments that are located along the Nile River banks.
These include tombs as well as temples the most popular ones being the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Kamak and Luxor temples, Philae Temple, Edu and Kom Ombo temples and the Valley of Kings and Queens. Another great aspect of the Nile cruise is the folk shows, and entertainment that add flavor to the trip.
Other places that I visited in while in Egypt include the Egyptian Museum that houses Tutankhanmun, the funeral mask and the Abu Simbel Temple.
I also enjoyed a stroll along one of the famous Bazaars that is the Khan El Khalili that houses numerous shops that deal in different products like trinkets, jewelry, spices, copper and brass utensils, clothing as well as wooden items. Taking on a Felicca ride along the Nile is also worthwhile, as you get an experience that cannot be compared to any other.
Surprisingly, I also got to devote good quality time from the sea exactly where I relaxed and got time to unwind. As a matter of truth, the instances spent right here can only be when compared with a feeling of paradise.
This really is because the restaurants here have the best ambience using the appropriate interior finishing that make it rather inviting. Though I enjoyed visiting the several locations that Egypt boasts of, sitting by the attractive pine tables that were sold all round the world, to get a meal or a snack at the restaurant that had other pine furnishings for example the chairs was quite rewarding altogether.
In summary, Egypt is actually an excellent destination for a vacation as it has quite numerous attractions also activities that you could engage in.
It is a good location to take yourself away from the pressures of life and appreciate life's valuable moments.


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Electric guitar lore from the 1980s almost invariably includes (sometimes snide) references to hair bands, pointy headstocks, black hardware, and so on. But many of the asymmetrical/angular instruments from that decade were unique and well-made, and this prototype B.C. Rich Stealth is a definitive example.
Like many other rock bands of the era, Sorcery (which formed in 1975) relied heavily on visuals in its live shows, including pyrotechnics and illusionists. In its time, the band played with Van Halen and others in the Los Angeles area, gigging at the Whiskey a Go-Go, the Starwood, the Smoke Stack, and the Golden West Ballroom.
"The music was a blend of power rock and metal," recalled bassist Richie King, for whom this instrument was made. "Each song was written to go with what was happening onstage. Getting past the unions and the stage stewards was always a problem, with all the propane, black powder, and detonations we used."
Until he took delivery of this bass, King relied primarily on more traditional instruments. "My weapon of choice back then was my early-'60s Fender Precision," he recounted. "And I still have quite a few '60s P-Basses, including a 1960 in Fiesta Red with a '63 neck, a '62 slab-body in sunburst, a '63 natural-finish, an early-'64 in Black, a '65 in Candy Apple Red with '62 slab neck, a '66 in Olympic White, and an early-'66 in Lake Placid Blue. "
Input for the design for B.C. Rich's Stealth guitar has been attributed to Rick Derringer. King's connection to the bass version began with Mal Stich, who worked for B.C. Rich and saw Sorcery perform. He invited King to the company facility in El Monte, California. There, King collaborated with Stich on a design utilizing the Stealth silhouette but with numerous unique attributes detailed on a build sheet dated September 26, 1983.
The aesthetics of the bass even differ from other (usually-radical-looking) B.C. Rich models of that time. The reverse headstock, which has Schaller tuners, also has a standard B.C. Rich "R" inlay, but at King's request, it was rotated 90 degrees so it could be viewed horizontally.
The bass is made of koa, and has neck-through construction with a 34″ scale on an ebony fretboard with 24 frets. King brought his favorite '62 P-Bass to the factory so the radius could be measured to match. The lightning-bolt fretboard inlay was King's idea, and is made from mother-of-pearl.
The instrument's finish is a custom color Stich dubbed Glitter Rock White. "It's metalflake, and it picked up the different colors of stage lights used in our show, giving the appearance of the bass itself changing colors," King detailed.
The body has custom contouring, and the pickups are a DiMarzio P-Bass-type in the neck position and a Bill Lawrence EB50 in the bridge position. The two halves of the DiMarzio are reversed compared to most pickups of that style.
"I was told that the Lawrence was a powerful, full-range pickup," said King. "Therefore, the DiMarzio would perform better with this layout, and (would) not get too muddy, and would be less likely to compete with the other. I wanted it to sound like a B.C. Rich, not a Fender – I already had the Fender sound I wanted with my P-Bass; the Stealth was to be something different."
Controls include a three-way pickup selector and the knobs are two Volume and one master Tone. Mini-toggle switches control pickup phasing and bass and treble boost. The instrument has active circuitry, powered by a 9-volt battery that installs from the back of the body. The bridge is made of polished brass. King planned on using the bass in a movie that was ultimately released in Europe as Stunt Rock. The Stealth wasn't ready, so the company sent him an Eagle to use in the film.
He picked up the bass at B.C. Rich on December 2, 1983. "They had it in Bernie Rico's office, and it was like an unveiling – everyone who worked on it was present. Five or six craftsmen came to say hello to me and goodbye to the bass."
The erstwhile Sorcery bassist says the Stealth Bass "…is actually quite well-balanced for an instrument that is so large in every direction. But it never replaced my Fenders as a main instrument. It was fun to play, but since it was so large, you had to handle it with care."
Stich talked of making a minimum of 100 basses using this instrument as the prototype, but interestingly, the case for this instrument figured into how many were actually made.
"Once the bass was built they realized they had to have a custom case," King detailed. "The one they built measures 58″ long by 18″ wide – quite large, considering my Fender cases measure 47″ long and 16″ wide. I think about 10 basses of this quality were built, because I remember Stich saying they had to special-order a minimum of 10 cases."
In addition to their appearance in the motion picture, Sorcery recorded three albums – a self-titled debut (which was released outside the U.S. as Stunt Rock, to coordinate with the movie), a second album connected to a second movie, Rocktober Blood, and Sorcery Live, which includes extra tracks from Dick Clark Halloween television specials on which the band appeared.
King still owns the Stealth, and summarized his experiences by noting, "My time came and went, and I have no regrets. Lots of memories, and I now have a wonderful family and my health."
This article originally appeared in VG's November 2008 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.


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"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly," wrote Martin Luther King, Jr. in his 1963 letter from the Birmingham, Alabama jail. Two years later in a speech he added, "I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be."
What better way then, to honor Dr. King's legacy, than by volunteering to serve others and embracing the mutuality he described. On Dr. King's birthday, and any day, we can heed the call to Live United, to help people everywhere attain the fundamental building blocks of a good life: a quality education, a well-paying job and good health.
In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as a national day of service. By leading efforts to serve in communities of all sizes across the country, United Way offers a myriad of opportunities to observe this federal holiday as a "day on, not a day off." It's a chance to help others "be who they ought to be" and do the same for ourselves. For example, some of the 2,800 United Way of King County Seattle, Washington volunteers will visit homeless shelters, tent encampments, and people living on the streets to provide "Bags of Hope" that include personal hygiene items. Volunteers aren't simply dropping off these essentials, but taking the time to connect with people, hear their stories and direct them to resources as necessary.
United Way of Williamson County, Round Rock, Texas is aiming to mobilize 200 volunteers on Monday to build teaching gardens at schools, sort donations at a food pantry's thrift store, clear hiking trails and more. And in the City of Brotherly Love, the 23rd annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service is attracting more than 150,000 volunteers who'll serve in some 1,800 projects. United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey is a sponsor of this annual day of volunteering and will host projects for volunteers to pack kid-friendly recipe books, utensils, and more in support of the day's overall theme, Food Justice.
Dr. King also said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?" The MLK Day of Service moves us closer to Dr. King's vision of a connected community where we each reach our full potential and give of ourselves to advance the common good. United Way invites you to Live United on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and every day. To find volunteer events in your community, visit allforgood.org.


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Time in New Jersey is counting down for us day by day. Next week this time the movers will have come and gone and we will be preparing for the estate sale which is not going to be any fun. I guess we will stay holed up in the bedroom upstairs, occasionally popping downstairs to take the dogs out in the back yard. House emprisonment!
I have an Exit post in mind and will post it when the time is right. It's bittersweet leaving our home of 10 years, but also very exciting to finally be close to living our dream.
If you have stuck with me all these years, bless you! I will be exiting soon ....
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I've got a bit of an argument at my workplace and I'm trying to figure out who is right, and what is the right thing to do.
Context: An intranet web application that our customers use for accounting and other ERP stuff.
I'm of the opinion that an error message presented to the user (when things crash) should include as much information as possible, including the stack trace. Of course, it has to start with a nice "An Error has occurred, please submit the below information to the developers" in large, friendly letters.
My reasoning is that a screenshot of the crashed application will often be the only easily available source of information. Sure, you can try to get a hold of the client's systems administrator(s), attempt to explain where your log files are etc., but that will probably be slow and painful (talking to the client representatives mostly is).
Also, having an immediate and full information is extremely useful in development where you don't have to go hunting through the log files to find what you need on every exception. But that could be solved with a configuration switch.
Unfortunately there has been some kind of "Security audit" (no idea how they did that without the sources), and they complained about the full exception messages citing them as a security threat. Naturally, the clients (at least one that I know of) has taken this at face value and now demands that the messages be cleaned.
I fail to see how a potential attacker could use a stack trace to figure anything out he couldn't have figured out before. Are there any examples, any documented proof of anyone ever doing that? I think that we should fight this foolish idea, but perhaps I'm the fool here, so...
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Excel Like A Pro Part III
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This is the final of a three-part series about using Microsoft Excel 2016. It will cover some of the more advanced topics. If you aren't great with numbers, don't worry. Excel does the work for you. With the 2016 version of Excel, Microsoft really upped its game. Excel's easy one-click access can be customized to provide the functionality you need.
If you haven't read Part I and Part II of this series, it's suggested that you do so. The webinar versions can also be found on our site or on YouTube.
This session will discuss the following:
More with Functions and Formulas
- Naming Cells and Cell Ranges
- Statistical Functions
- Lookup and Reference Functions
- Text Functions
Documenting and Auditing
- Commenting
- Auditing Features
- Protection
Using Templates
- Built-In Templates
- Creating and Managing Templates
More With Functions And Formulas
Naming Cells And Cell Ranges
How do you name a cell? You do so by the cell's coordinates, such as A2 or B3, etc. When you write formulas using Excel's coordinates and ranges you are "speaking" Excel's language. However, this can be cumbersome. For example, here G12 is significant because it refers to our Team Sales.
You can teach Excel to speak your language by naming the G12 cell Team Sales. This will have more meaning to you and your teammates. The benefits of naming cells in this fashion are that they are easier to remember, reduce the likelihood of errors, and use absolute references (by default).
To name our G12 cell Team Sales, right-click on the cell, choose Define Name, and type "Team Sales" into the dialog box. You can also add any comments you want here. Then click Ok.
Another way to do this is to click on the G12 cell and go up to the Name Box next to the Formula Bar, then type your name there.
And, there's a third option at the top of the page called "Define Cells" that you can use.
Notice that there's an underscore between Team and Sales (Team_Sales). There are some rules around naming cells:
- You're capped at 255 characters.
- The names must start with a letter, underscore or a backslash ().
- You can only use letters, numbers, underscores or periods.
- Strings that are the same as a cell reference, for example B1, or have any of the following single letters (C,c,R,r) cannot be used as names.
How To Name A Range
Highlight an entire range of cells and name your range (we're doing this in the upper left-hand corner).
Then you can easily use the name to produce the sum you need:
You won't have to go back and forth from spreadsheet to spreadsheet clicking on specific cells to calculate your formula. You simply key in the name of the cell range you want to add. Just be sure to remember the names as you build your spreadsheets over time.
If you ever make a mistake or want to change names, you can go to Name Manager to do this.
Remember that if you move the cells, the name goes with it.
Statistical Functions
The three statistical functions are:
- Average If
- Count If
- Sum If
The Average If can be used to figure out the average of a range based on certain criteria. Here we're going calculate the Average If of the ERA of 20+ Game Winners from the spreadsheet we developed in our last session.
We've already named some of our cell ranges (wins, era). And we want to know the average greater than 19.
Hit Enter and you have the average.
You can use this feature across a wide variety of scenarios. For example, if you wanted to know the average sales of orders above a certain quantity – or units sold by a particular region, or the average profit by a distinct quarter.
Count If is used for finding answers to questions like, "How many orders did client x place?" "How many sales reps had sales of $1,000 or more this week?" or "How many times have the pitchers of the Philadelphia Phillies won the Cy Young Award?"
As you can imagine, it's essential that you type in the text exactly the way you named that particular cell.
Hit Enter and you get your answer
Now we're going to use the Sum If function to calculate the number of strikeouts by the pitchers on this list who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Sum If is a good way to perform a number of real-world statistical analyses. For example, total commissions on sales above a certain price, or total bonuses due to reps who met a target goal, or total earnings in a particular quarter year-over-year.
Lookup and Reference Functions
These are designed to ease the finding and referencing of data, especially in large tables. Here, cells A1 and E3 relate to a variable interest rate that is paid on a bank account. For balances under $1,000, the interest rate is 3% – between $1,000 and $10,000, the interest rate is 4%, etc.
Cell A6 shows the balance of a specific account. The Lookup Function is used in B6. It looks up the interest rate and applies it to the account balance of $45,000. This is what the formula looks like in the bar at the top:
The vector form of the Excel Lookup Function can be used with any two arrays of data that have one-to-one matching values. For example, two columns of data, two rows of data, or even a column and a row would work, as long as the Lookup Vector is ordered (alphabetically or numerically), and the two data sets are the same length.
V Lookup and H Lookup are used to pull information into reports. We're going to use Report Setup. Here, we have a worksheet that references salespeople, sales data, pricing, revenue, and the clients that they sold to. You'll see on the top right where we set up a report with names referencing sales data.
You can access the sales reps in the drop-down menu. Pick a rep and use the V Lookup Function to find the price.
To Find Price, key in =vlookup and the corresponding cell number for Rep 16, plus the table array which is the entire table not including the header at the top.
Then you need the column index number. This is the number of columns to the right of your lookup value column, which is column A. It's the 4th column from column A (Price).
Enter 4,
For range lookup we're using true or false. We are entering false here.
Hit Enter and this is what you have for your Find Price value.
Now we'll do a similar V Lookup for the Client. Copy and Paste:
Make the necessary changes in your formula:
Client 16 goes with Rep 16.
Note: If you change the Sales Rep, all the corresponding values will change.
If you have a lot of data and long tables, V Lookup helps you find information easily. The V stands for Vertical (or by column), because columns are vertical. H Lookup is for Horizontal-like column headers.
Text Functions
Text Functions contain some very powerful tools to adjust, rearrange and even combine data. These functions are used for worksheets that contain information and function as a database such as mailing lists, product catalogs, or even Cy Young Award Winners.
The first text function we'll show you is concatenate. It links things together in a chain or series. Here, we have our Cy Young list. But we no longer need to see our Wins and Losses in a separate column.
To do this easily rather than manually, create a new column where your data will reside.
Hit Enter
Now, just go in and hide the Wins and Losses columns. Don't delete them or your new column will have a reference error.
If you do want to delete the Wins and Losses columns, you must first make a new column. Copy the W-L numbers and Paste Value in the new column. This way you've moved from a formula to the new information. If you delete your source information without taking this step you'll be left with nothing.
Combine as many columns as you need with the concatenate function to make the data appear as you need it to.
The Left Mid and Right Functions
These are used to tell Excel that you only want part of a text string in a particular cell. Here, we have a product list and product IDs that tell us the date of manufacturer, the item number, and the factory where it was made. We're going to pull the data out so we can put it in columns to use in different ways.
We use the Mid Function here.
This works because each of the product IDs are the same length. If they were different lengths you'd have to do something more creative.
Documenting and Auditing
You want to make your Excel files easy to understand for both yourself and others who need to use them – and this includes auditors. An organized worksheet results in clear error-free data and functions.
The purpose of commenting is to provide notes to yourself or especially to others. Comments can include reminders, explanations or suggestions.
You'll find the New Comment button at the top under the Review Menu. Simply click the cell where you want the comment to go and click New Comment. Then type your comment and click outside the box to close it. The comment will disappear but it's still there. Anywhere you see a red flag, there's a comment.
If your name doesn't appear in the comment, go to File>Options>General and personalize your copy of Excel (in this case Microsoft Office) under the User Name. You won't need to go back and change each comment; Excel will do this for you.
To format a comment, click inside the comment box and a drop down will come up where you can format the text.
You can change the color of the box and lines around the box. Some managers have different colors for members of their teams.
If you change the default color, it will change that for all your Microsoft products.
To delete a comment, go to the cell that hosts it, then go up and hit delete.
If you have a lot of comments, grab the handle on the box and resize it.
What we really mean is formula auditing. This is an advanced way to check your work.
The yellow diamond on the left of this cell indicates that there's an error.
Or to find any errors, go to Formula Auditing in the top menu.
You have a number of helpful tools here. Trace Precedents shows where the formula looks for information. Click the formula you want and click Trace Precedents. It will display where your data came from.
Here's a more complex formula and trace auditing:
To hide the arrows, click "Remove Arrows."
Show Formulas
This expands all of your columns and shows all of them in a bigger way. You can go in and check your formulas on the fly very easily. Click Show Formulas again and the worksheet goes back to the way it was before.
Error Checking
This feature lets you check all formulas at once.
This makes it easy to find errors and correct them.
Evaluate Formula
This feature allows you to check a formula step-by-step. It shows the results of each individual part. It's another great way to de-bug a formula that isn't working for you. Click the formula you want to evaluate. Click Evaluate Formula and you'll get a dialog box.
Click Evaluate and it will change the formula to the actual value that you can review. Each time you click Evaluate, it will take you through the steps of how you got to the final formula. You can trace your way through to see if you made any errors.
With protection you can lock in your changes in individual cells, spreadsheets, and entire workbooks. You can also protect comments from being moved or edited.
This is how to protect an entire workbook. It's the highest level of protection.
You'll want to do this if your workbook contains confidential information like:
- Pre-released quarterly results
- Employee salary tables
- Staff member evaluations
Click File>Info>Protect Workbook>Encrypt with Password.
Enter your password and be sure to make note of it because it can't be recovered if you lose it. You can use password management software to keep track of your passwords.
Once complete, click OK and your Protect Workbook function turns yellow indicating that you've protected your workbook.
To take off protection, retrace your steps.
You can also protect a current sheet you're working on. It will take you back to your worksheet where you'll be presented with a variety of options.
You can also protect cells and comments from this option.
In the same way you protected the worksheet, you can protect your workbook.
Using Templates
To see the variety of templates you can use in Excel, click File>New and you'll be presented with a collection of 25 templates you can choose from.
For example, there's a great Loan Amortization Schedule you can use. Formulas are built in for you. All you need to do is change the numbers.
You can also go online while inside Excel to find more. You don't want to download templates from outside Excel because they may contain macros that are contaminated with viruses.
On the right side of the page, you have a huge selection to choose from.
It even provides employee time sheets you can use that can save you so much time trying to figure out formulas.
Creating and Managing Templates
Go to File>Info>Save As and save the template to your location, then save as an Excel Template.
Before you save as a template you want to:
- Finalize the look and feel of your template
- Use review and auditing tools
- Remove unnecessary data and information
- Unprotect cells and sheets as appropriate
- Create comments as guides
Congratulations! Now you're an Excel Pro! This completes our Excel Like a Pro Series. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to contact our Excel 2016 experts.