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I'm also from London, Ont. with a silver P5. Just curious: where do you get yours serviced? I've heard the dealer (Probart) is pricey when it comes to routine maintenance. I've only got 1800 km on mine so far so haven't had a chance to try them yet.0
came back from greensville, south carolina late tuesday night. went to the samc convention with a couple of buddys from Florida Atlatic U. the school paid for everything so it was fun. the highlight was off course tour of the bmw museum which is nice and we got to test drive 330, z3, m3, mp5 and x5 on their proving grounds. we were also supposed to tour the bmw plant but it was canceled for unknown reasons. (they were also supposed to shocase an x5 with v12 with 700hp street legal but that car got stuck in europe. the cars are amazing. my favorite got to be the z3 and m3. they are glued to the road. m5 was much heavier and we felt it. same for the x5 in the slalom. the 330 was auto and we tested it on a skidpad dry and wet. my first run was second best in time (my buddy was first) in our group of people. on my second lap i put the car sideways and knocked over all the cones in the slalom sideways. yeah, it was fun. you get to beat the h#ll out of $50k+ cars free. then we went offroading in an x5. amazing. i never thought this suv can actually go offroad. we drove through 2 feet of water without a problem. we also did crazy things on inclines and declines and i really did think its going to flip over. when going sharp rocky down hill, the car can brake automatically without you pressing the brake. just hold on to the wheel. going 40mph on sharp gravel the car was smoother than a p5 on pavement. really awesome. maybe i will post pics if they come out. going back to south florida we drove through atlanta and decided to stop to eat. we ate at hard rock in downtown. this was my first time in atlanta and i thought it was pretty nice, bigger and better than miami, though it seemed like the whole place was teeming with homeless people. btw, i did buy the big game? lottery ticket but looks like nobody won, its up to 200 mil. i haven't checked yet if i won anything. maybe i should go back up to get another ticket.
didn't they rate matrix as better in slalom then a p5. that sucks. how could that be possible?
an mp3 with both cams, injen cai with bypass and bosal exhaust only gained 10hp.
i appologize for making this long again and i hope you had as much fun reading it as i had on the trip.0
limpyboy Posts: 26Well, armed with my TMV printouts, it's me vs. my car salesman mano a mano. Wish me luck. My prey is a black or midnight blue P5 with antilock and sunroof.
Thanks to all and Edmunds for great info, tips and advice.
Interesting note: More than 70 readers have been excited enough about the P5 to consumer reviews on Edmunds.
Total for Subaru Impreza Outback Sport (what I was also considering), which has been around much longer: 8.0
sunbyrne Posts: 210Good luck! I hope you're successful in capturing your prey. :-)0
Its nice to see another P5 driver from London. I'll wave next time I drive by you. My P5 is silver with tinted windows and my plate starts with WCS (think Will Come Soon, as in winning the lotto). I've only had the 8,000km done as there are only 11,000km on the car now and I did go to Probart. Its cost me $50 with taxes which isn't too bad. I think its around $30 for an oil change at most quick lubes. On the good side they gave me a coupon for 10% off accessories and two candies. Then in the mail I received another coupon for $10 off my next service. They had a sign in the service dept stating that they will not be washing cars do to the cold temperatures at that time. The weird thing was since new shifting into second always felt notchy (is that a word?) even when warm but after my service it went away. I think I will call before I get my 16,000km service done so I know how much it is first. I really don't know any other places to take my car in town, do you have a good mechanic?
mustang87: That trip to BMW sounds amazing. Can anybody do this? I would love to drive all of their cars on the track.0
I'm from Brampton, ON.... where do you play beach? Probably around London I guess, but just curious as I've played in the past (but usually indoor court now) and will likely be playing again this summer.
Oh, and BTW, I've got a blue P5. New Pioneer deck, new Infinity Kappa speakers, PG amp and 12" sub going in today, and probably tinted windows later this spring...0
Maybe that title is a little bit of an oxymoron. I play at Spikes Indoor Beach Vollyball on Weston street (don't know if you know London or not). Its a good place that has three courts and a climbing wall. I'm only a B+/A- player depending on the day and how I feel. They have tourneys there on the weekend, league play during the week and the owner runs a Port Stanley tourney which you get a lunch buffet at GT's on the Beach which is actually quite good. We go to that one for the fun and sun and really don't care if we win that one. Playing outside is harder than it looks (the wind and sun and no roof make tracking the ball more difficult). The first one is scheduled for June 15th if you are interested I could get you Spikes phone number so that you can put in a team. Let me know how the stereo install goes, sounds (pun intented) like a nice system, should be a big improvement over stock.0
I'll keep an eye out for you. My P5 is silver, no tint, and I've got one of those loon plates. Probably safe to say I'm the only P5 in town with one.
As far as service goes, maybe I'm just cheap but paying $50 for someone to change the oil and check the fluid levels seems extreme. The last car I had where I had to pay for service was a Honda, and Westgate only charged $25+tax or even $20 sometimes for the same thing. High service costs seem to be a Mazda thing, though--the latest World of Wheels (Cdn car magazine) sums up their long-term test of a P5. They said absolutely nothing went wrong, but that they got dinged $50+tax for their first service and $69+tax for the second one, and they commented on the high prices. Someone where I work recommended a good all-makes mechanic here in the north end to me that I might try, and I've heard good things about Woodfield Automotive on Adelaide--they mostly do Hondas but will work on anything. I've got a couple of months to decide, at least--I don't drive much so I'll hit four months before getting to 8000 km.0
yeah, anybody can drive the bmw's at their proving grounds but it is pricey. i think starts somewhere from $500 to a couple of grand.
on the p5 side, i got a new plat on friday, "zoom p5". really looks good on a car. it looks like it came from the factory like that. much nicer than a bunch of random characters. how many people here have autos. back in september i felt 2 kicks in it on different occasions like it slipped or something. yesterday i had another one. its smooth usually but yesterday i had one "kick".
anybody else experienced this. seems strange as i wasn't able to reproduce it.0
mnkyboy - yes, I agree yellow is an attention getter. Unfortunate that MT didn't mention that other colors are available. And, it was funny that the writer griped about yellow but the folks preparing the cover put the P5 there (in yellow!) instead of the WRX or Matrix.0
Is there an update (in some form) of the P5 coming? It has been around for awhile now... I assume it would be minor, but I'm curious.
Thanks for any info.0
meinrad Posts: 820sport shift automatic, available leather....something else I think.....0
Yes - I'm quite familiar with indoor beach...just played at ICEWAVE at the Docks in Toronto a few months ago. The beach game is very challenging... I guess one of the reasons I like court volleyball better is that its generally a higher intensity game. Thats just IMO, but in beach there always seems to be more 'dumping' and short rallys than in indoor 6s or 4s. Anyway, I just got back into volleyball recently after a few years off, so I don't have a regular team yet. But thanks for the offer to hook me up with the tournament organizer.
Back to the P5 I just got back from getting the sub and amp installed. The Pheonix Gold amp and 12" sub were a bit overkill for me, but I got them at a great package price so I couldn't resist. There is definitely a ton of power - more than I need. I'll probably adjust the bass boost DOWN a bit as its a bit overpowering to my ears. I'm not one of those guys who wants everyone to stare at him at a red light because the bass is so damn loud
Overall my system is probably complete for now. I could use some more power in my full-range speakers, but I don't know where I'd put another amp and I don't have any money set aside for that purpose. Just FYI for anyone thinking about installing an amp in a P5. There is little extra space anywhere in the car. Mazda has done a good job and making the most of the available space, so most of the space is inside the cabin where most people want it. But to install an amp this can be a problem - I had to get it installed on the seatback. So the amp is on the 40 part of the 60/40 split back seats. Not a big deal unless I want to fold down both seats and put a ton of stuff in there. Since I'm not into mountain biking or anything I think I'll be okay for now. The other place a small amp could go is under the front seats, but installation is trickier and you may have to deal with more visible wires.
Anyway, thats it for now! Next thing will be tinted windows and a better security system...0
dwryter Posts: 87I cannot hear the rear speakers unless the fader is set 95% over. Is that common for the P5, or should I whine about it on the first service appt?
Also, does one have to remove the entire interior panels to replace the speakers? I'd like better ones but the interior is so rattle-free I hesitate to remove anything.
samsuniverse1 Posts: 1Hi,
I'm thinking of buying a mp5 but am concerned about the very small size of the armrest. I noticed a discussion in the archives regarding a possible after market one coming. Is there an update on this topic? Is a after market armrest available yet? Anyone have suggestions for a solution to this problem?
douglam Posts: 67Yeah, somehow there isn't much sound coming out from the rear. Even after I have replaced my factory radio and upgraded the speakers. The only thing that might be causing that is probably the dental-floss thin speaker wires, but it's a pain in the A$$ to change...
Yes, you have to remove the whole door panel to get to the speakers (front and rear). No shortcut. As long as you don't break any clips, things shouldn't rattle after you put it back.
I've mentioned this before... if you're not going to change your stock radio, don't waste too much money on speakers. The stock radio simply doesn't pump out much power. And don't expect a HUGE improvement just by changing the speakers.0
sharonf Posts: 120Yes....I am waiting for the updated P5's to come out too. As I wanted an automatic....I figured it best to wait for the sport shift(tiptronic)...and I wanted leather. Got a call today from the Cars Direct guy and he said it looks like one might be in by the end of the month that matches my request....So now I'm gonna contact my couple dealer contacts and see if they'll beat the cars direct price. Anyone else take this approach? and if yes....how'd it go?
Also....is there another update that I don't know about? And where can one find more info about this sport shift?
Thanks to all of you for providing so much info here!!
coznefx Posts: 35I was wondering if someone could shed some light on this soon to be obsolete feature. I've yet to figure out the benefits of either leaving it on or off.0
pciskowski Posts: 155dwryter,
I noticed the same thing. Some of it could be the rear seats muffling them too.
This guy has an EXCELLENT website with instructions (& pictures) on replacing the stereo & speakers:
I'm worried about rattles too. I had several in my last car after replacing the speakers that I could never fix (part of the reason for the trade).
For now the stock speakers sound OK given that I have spent quite a bit of time messing with the controls. It doesn't sound too bad with the treble all the way up, the bass about three quarters, and the midrange about a third of the way up. I'm not sure if the improvement would be worth $200 - $300 to replace the speakers, and I'm also not ready to replace the head unit.0
I asked the same question about overdrive a couple of months ago on the Pro sedans board...just remembered that I had actually saved the responses, although not the authors. Thus, the following is kind of anonymous:
"I used to leave the OD on all the time. Some people turn it off in the city. It's used to make the engine run quieter on the highway though. So definitely use it on the highway, turn it off in the city if you want to (there is no point to turning it off though)."
"I leave it on most of the time, I only turn it off when I need to do a downshift immediately, usually when merging onto highways from onramps."
"I usually turn it off when in stop-and-go traffic under 35mph, or if I'm staying under 20mph (as in a school zone). Other than that, I keep it in OD."
"Overdrive is my friend, having an automatic Pro5. Really what it's meant to do is keep your revs low and gas mileage high. If you are careful, the overdrive OFF button is like a mini turbo booster. If you're cruising around town and need a lot of power suddenly, you mash the gas pedal, the car shifts down 2 or 3 gears, you run the revs up to redline, and go nowhere. Turning overdrive off is like a manual downshift, putting you closer to more power with less chance of doing the above. I drive around with overdrive on but I'm quick to that off button. I mostly use it when I need to speed up to get through a yellow light or if I'm driving 25 for a school or hospital zone and find that my revs have dropped to 800. That makes it tough to get back up to 40 without getting run over. I also turn overdrive off on the highway sometimes for more passing power. I've discovered that the Pro5 develops a fair bit of power and can actually seem impressive if you are cruising at around 40mph, pop the overdrive off, and hit the gas. For whatever reason around this speed, your revs with overdrive off put you right in the power band and you can take off like a rocket (if that's what makes you happy, of course) "
Hope this helps!
hehehe...nice job as TH secretary.0
cappyk Posts: 10Don't get me wrong, I like my car, but the Zoom Zoom song is the most annoying jingle I've heard in some time. My girlfriend consequently loves the song/concept and makes fun of me at every turn saying, "Zoom Zoom!" She also uses it as a verb, "Let's Zoom Zoom up to the market."
The woman in marketing at Mazda that thought this song was a good idea should pay me reparations for the damage to my masculinity.
That little Angus Young in the commercial might as well say, "Womb Womb."
Overdrive is another name for the fourth gear on a 4-speed automatic. If OD is off the car will not shift into fourth gear; if it's already in fourth and you turn the OD off, that forces it to downshift to third. Earlier this year I had a rental car with one of these OD off buttons on it, and it was useful when driving around in the city at speeds that were causing the transmission to constantly shift between fourth (overdrive) and third, which was annoying.
The advantage of using the fourth gear is that it's quieter and more economical; the downside is that sometimes the transmission will be in fourth when you don't want it to be--that's where the override button comes in.0
Yeah, I agree, I think this zoom-zoom music is rather annoying. However I like the zoom-zoom word. I found it friendly, young and dynamic, so I have proudly a zoom-zoom sticker in the back of my P5 allthough I usually not like any kind of sticker anywhere. I prefer much better the music of Mitsubishi slogan.
Okay, I confess...I'm a big geek.
tboz1 Posts: 3I just purchased an Pro5 and also inquired about the mid year updates. The dealer produced to me a sheet highlighting the updates and the following are some of them (from memory):
Sport-shift automatic
Tweeters mounted on the A-pillar (adjacent to the mirrors)
Titanium colored gauges
Some other minor interior trim changes on the dash
Bi Colored leather shift knob
Leather seats available
Nothing too dramatic, no external changes from what I remember. Price change was only about $70.0
It may be annoying but it has been Mazda's most successful tag line. The moniker and it's song are nowhere close to being retired.
Overdrive only means that the engine RPMs are higher than the transmissions output shaft(s). To the casual driver, switching it off is just a way to get the trans to downshift when it doesn't want to do it appropriately on its own.0
Mazda marketing people and engineers obviously do not have very fine musical ears, otherwise we could have a better zoom-zoom music and a better sound system on the P5.
Follow the example of Mitsubishi, or Microsoft with the music for windows XP slogan.
tincup47 Posts: 1,508I don't find the Mitsubishi or Microsoft music to be that good myself, and find the sound system in my P5 to be perfectly adequate. I did buy the vehicle primarily for it's driving characteristcs though.0
the_big_h Posts: 1,583does exactly what it was suppose to do. Now everyone in the WORLD knows when you say (in a whispering voice) 'zoom zoom', you're talking about a Mazda.
global advertising at its best!0


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Worth The Battle?
There is an all out war raging at our house over screen time, helping around the house and fairness. Inspired by a friend, I decided to implement a new plan on how to regulate screen time (TV, computer & video games) and motivate my kids to contribute to the general well being of our household. The basic idea is that they can have as much screen time as they want, but they have to earn the points by doing household chores, reading or other beneficial activities.
My kids have decided this system is completely unfair.
Why? Because I had fallen into the parenting strategy called, "Getting Through The Day."
I define the Getting Through The Day strategy like this: Doing whatever it takes to get through the day without a fight, even if it means sacrificing the long term good of my children.
This is my default mode when I am tired, busy and burned out as a parent. I simply run out of energy to engage in the battle of raising responsible human beings and I settle for happy kids, even if that means I have to do everything myself and end up even more tired, busy and burned out.
There are seasons where Getting Through The Day is a completely valid parenting technique. Those stressful times in life where temporary circumstances throw life into a blender and all you can do is swim to the top to avoid being sucked into the sharp blades at the bottom would be acceptable moments to employ this strategy. Moving, having a new baby, recovering from surgery, starting a new job and grieving the loss of a loved one have been blender seasons for me as a parent. My kids have learned a lot about being independent during those periods.
It's when I realize that the blades are no longer whirring and some of the independence my kids are exerting have gone awry that I decide to fight a few battles for well-being of my beloved sons. In this case, the screen-time battle of 2011. I've stepped back and looked down the road a few years and decided that when I've launched my kids I want them to understand a few things. That life does not revolve around our entertainment. That work comes before play. That it's important for us to work together for the well-being of our home. That spending time together interacting is way better than zoning out.
As Reggie Joiner says in Think Orange, "In my pursuit of what I thought would make my kids happy, I threatened what makes them come alive."
So I've picked up the battle ax and started swinging. My kids are not happy. They have been shaken out of their video-game-induced coma. They are experiencing the pain of being alive. I know I'm not fighting perfectly, but I am depending on the grace of God to cover over my inadequacy.
What is it in your home? You may have already fought the screen time battle and won. Have you thought through some of the end-game results that you desire for your children? Is there anything worth the battle?


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Rising out of a perpendicular clifftop, 410ft above the skyline of the city of Jodhpur, the Mehrangarh Fort is among the most iconic sights in India. But if the imposing appearance was engineered to inspire awe, it's the view from the inside out that lingers longest in the memory. Looking out from the fort's ramparts, the famous 'Blue City' of Jodhpur stretches out below, the cool cerulean of the painted houses contrasting against the earthy tones of the arid landscape. This is India at its most spectacular.
"The Meherangarh Fort is the best preserved, and in my opinion, the best-curated fort of India," says Philippa Kaye, our local expert. "It inspires you with a remarkable history, straight out of the story books." Built around 1460 by the Rao Jodha, the monumental complex has been the setting of centuries of history, with evocative reminders written into its fortified fabric – cannon ball impact marks are still visible on the second gate, a vivid reminder of a fortress that was frequently exposed to the violence of siege warfare, but crucially never fell. But these aren't the only evocative remnants of its tumultuous past: "Loha Pol, the fort's original entrance, is studded with iron spikes in order to deter enemy elephants," explains Kaye. "And just inside the gate are two sets of small hand prints, the sati (self-immolation) marks of royal widows who threw themselves on their maharajas' funeral pyres."
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text: After shooting 10 rolls of film on a Mamiya 645 last summer, I might not use film ever again. Focus is just too difficult to attain, and the quality of the images had me yearning for my digital cameras. The only good thing about film that I still value is the surprise of seeing those pictures that did come out with all the magic you intended.


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BIRTHDAYS in the Monastery
"How do you celebrate birthdays?" you might ask. Here at Saint Benedict's, because we are a large community – in St. Joseph, MN alone, there are about 150 of us living in or around the monastery - the entire community could not celebrate each sister's birthday. In fact some days there are several birthday sisters. But we have a couple of ways of letting everyone know whose birthday it is on a particular day: our internal newsletter has a list of birthdays for the month and in our dining room there is a special place where a sign is up for the day announcing a birthday . . . or two or three. S. Janet Thielges works on these announcements all year round and succeeds in making them very unique for each sister (see picture). If the sister is in the dining room on the day of her birthday we sing Happy Birthday to her during the meal. She will also be remembered with many birthday cards left on her mail shelf. A simple but genuine sign of our love for her.
There are some birthdays that are particularly special. If a sister celebrates her 90th birthday the entire community at St. Benedict's gathers during the afternoon for special treats. For the rest of us, until we reach the venerable age of 90, birthday celebrations can take various forms. If we live in a small group of sisters, e.g. 3, 4, or 5 sisters, our living group might ask the sister whose birthday is approaching how she would like to celebrate . . . movie and a special dinner . . . have a few friends over for a birthday party . . . go on a picnic . . . or go visit a museum, etc. This past Sunday night S. Dolores' living group invited some sisters over for a hors d'oeuvres supper and a birthday cake for her birthday in a few days; it just so happened that it was also Sister Jeannie's birthday so we celebrated her as well. (See picture). In past years several of us who have birthdays in October have gotten together some time during the month for a special dinner.
Other times, when a group is either a little larger which means several birthdays during the year, or if in a smaller group 2-3 sisters have their birthday close together the group might decide to ask each sister to choose a "person day" so the celebrations get spread out over the year. We love parties so we do not want to miss out on any.
No matter how we celebrate, there is always a special prayer as part of the day or evening; birthdays are occasions of thanksgiving . . . giving thanks for the person's life, the many ways she builds up the community, and the many gifts she shares with us all.


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If you're following the schedule, you should read these chapters today: Leviticus 17, Psalms 20–21, Proverbs 31, 1 Timothy 2. Click on any of those references to see all the passages in one long page on BibleGateway. If you can't do all the readings today, read Leviticus 17.
Blood was really important to the rituals associated with Israel's worship and to the purification of God's people. This chapter in Leviticus demonstrates just how serious it was with dire consequences spelled out for anyone who sacrifices away from the tabernacle (vv. 1-9) or who eats blood (v. 10). Why was this so important? Verse 11a: "For the life of a creature is in the blood…" Blood carries oxygen (and other important stuff) to every cell in the body of a person or animal and it carries away waste from those cells. It is so essential to life that God chose it to symbolize life itself. When an Israelite sacrificed an animal, the blood of that animal represented the exchange of one innocent life for one guilty life. That's what verse 11b is saying: "…and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life." All of this symbolized and prepared God's people for the coming sacrifice of Christ on the cross. When the Bible says that "the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7), it is drawing on the theology stated and explained here in Leviticus 17. When Jesus died on the cross, he poured out his innocent life in order to erase the sin debt for my guilt. His sacrifice was, finally, the one life that could truly solve the problem of our guilt. Thanks be to God.
Now for your thoughts: What stood out in your Bible reading for today? What questions do you have about what you read? What are your thoughts about what I wrote above? Post them in the comments below or on our Facebook page. And, feel free to answer and interact with the questions and comments of others. Have a great day; we'll talk scripture again tomorrow.


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Fifth Sunday in Lent
The Collect
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
Psalm 51:1-13
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to yourabundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
+Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be; world without end. Amen.
Hebrews 5:5-10
So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,
"You are my Son, today I have begotten you";
as he says also in another place,
"You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
John 12:20-33
Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
Artwork: Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters


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Commentary on South Africa's mining equipment supply chain
South Africa continues to dominate the supply chain for capital equipment to the mining sector of several countries in the immediate neighbourhood of the sub-region, according to available statistics and data.
Although information so far gathered may not be all that exact South Africa's mining capital equipment supply to the mineral producing states of the Southern Africa sub-region in monetary terms is in the range of US$6 billion and $11 billion annually as from 2005.
Whatever it is South African companies in the period 2005-2014 supplied 50-60 percent of various capital equipment, goods and services to neighbouring countries up north. However there has been a sudden and marked decrease by almost 70% in the supply of the same in the past two years partly because of that country's worsening economic situation.
Even then the golden country with the most developed mining and manufacturing sector on the continent has continued to place itself at the head of the supply chain for mining equipment and machinery in the sub-region and more especially for key mining countries like Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
For example taking advantage of the two countries huge foreign direct investment to their mining sectors estimated at $5 billion to $17 billion as from 2014, South Africa has enshrined itself as the major source for those countries capital mining imports. Other countries like Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana also depend for some of their mining imports on South Africa.
Now with the emergence of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) through the various mining companies operating there South Africa's grip on the supply chain for capital equipment is slowly slipping. The only advantage it possesses in the long term is its geographical proximity to the market while its weakening rand may temporarily make its exports cheaper.
But as things stand now the OEMs from Europe, America and Asia are also offering competitive prices and exclusive after-sale service incentives to lure business to themselves. This is likely to undercut South Africa's dominance of the supply chain in the sub-region.
In fact there are predictions that in the next three years from now South Africa's supply of capital equipment to the mining sector of mineral producing countries in the sub-region may dwindle to less than 10% or even less depending on the political situation there.
Financial constraints, falling revenues of recipient countries, diminishing manufacturing sector, stiff competition from foreign OEMs and other economic problems will adversely affect South Africa's competitive edge in the supply chain of capital goods to the mining industry.
Not only that importing countries may not want to perpetually depend on South Africa for their procurement of capital equipment and machinery as they try to reassert their position in terms of trade equity.
In any case it will take some time for the OEMs of foreign countries to upset South Africa's command of the supply chain to the mining sector of the sub-region where it belongs. For example political instability in some of the countries makes them credit risks and foreign suppliers may not be willing to do business with them. For instance DRC is considered a high risk country by many of the OEMs.
Therefore for this reason and much more South Africa will continue to play a pivotal role to the supply chain of capital equipment to the mining sector of Southern African countries which it has dominated for the past century through its colonial appendage to such mining conglomerates like the Anglo-American Corporation, De Beers, Lonrho and many others.
After attaining independence in 1994 South Africa further increased its supply of mining goods through the facilitation of regional trade groupings such as the Southern Africa Community Development, Common Market for Eastern ans Southern Africa and others where it has its membership. The South Africa Capital Equipment Exports Council testifies to the fact that from 2005 to 2014 the country's exports of capital mining equipment increased from ten billion rands to R46.2 billion.
Other than its strong manufacturing sector and experience in mining South Africa is strategically well-placed in the sub-region and is able to supply capital mining equipment to its customers according to their specifications and preference. This is even more so considering that being part of the sub-region it understands the mining terrain of the countries it is dealing with more than anyone else from the outside.
But then on the negative side too much dependence on South Africa for their mining capital goods has resulted in some of the countries diminishing their own manufacturing sectors and becoming more of consumers and distributors than producers. Take for example Zambia, it has since lost its manufacturing base for mining equipment and exited the mining value chain to become just a conduit for South African goods to neighbouring DRC.
On the positive side and in the long run technology transfer, training of locals using local goods and services may help to revive the manufacturing sectors for those countries. But then this may not come that easily and within a short time for the countries to compete on par with South Africa in the area of manufacturing capital goods. All what will happen is there will be an increase in value addition and the building of a regional market through existing mining inputs clusters.
Over all it is difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how long South Africa will continue to commandeer the capital equipment supply chain with its neighbours given the prevailing economic situation which threatens to undermine its manufacturing industry. Already as from July, this year the manufacturing sector of that country has shrank by about 1.5%. For a country whose manufacturing sector is the fourth largest to the economy and has an eighth position on the GDP any drop can be worrisome.
Available statistics show that as from July this year South Africa has recorded a decline in the manufacture of metal products, machinery, transport equipment, electrical machinery, motor vehicle spare parts and accessories, crucial to its export base for capital goods.
Reeling against the strength of the dollar which has in recent time resulted in the sharp drop in the value of its rand South Africa faces a precarious situation as the ruling African National Congress (ANC) loses popularity in the country because of high profile corruption cases involving top leaders, including that country's president Jacob Zuma.
The weakening and volatile nature of the rand may not augur well for South Africa's trade with its neighbours. In fact it is being feared that should the rand continue with its downward trend it will put pressure on the manufacturing sector and hurt its production of capital equipment exports.


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Please join the First Friday webinar on November 3rd at 9:30 to hear about one successful legal services program's promising progress in fighting financial exploitation. Jill Randall from Legal Services for the Elderly in Maine will discuss raising public awareness of this largely under-reported problem, as well as available civil remedies and challenges and pitfalls in working with clients who have been exploited. She will also describe how her legal services program has developed helpful interdisciplinary collaborations and excellent referral sources.
Jill is the Helpline and Medicare Advocacy Services Director at Legal Services for the Elderly in Augusta, Maine. Jill graduated from the University of Maine School of Law and joined LSE in 2009, first as a Helpline Attorney and then as a Staff Attorney. As a Staff Attorney, she represented seniors who were victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation. Jill currently oversees LSE's Helpline legal services and Medicare services. Jill has been involved with multiple elder abuse task forces around the state, including assisting with newly forming groups. She is also co-chair of the Education and Awareness Committee of the Maine Council for Elder Abuse Prevention.


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UK and Japan: Splitting the nuclear bill?
Last week, UK prime minister, Theresa May, met with the CEO of Hitachi, Hiroaki Nakanishi, to discuss how to finance the new Horizon nuclear plant at Wylfa in Anglesey. The meeting went under the radar at the time, but what has become clear is that Hitachi and Japan are confronting the UK with a political and policy dilemma.
That dilemma is rooted in cost. Currently, the cost of Horizon is estimated at £15bn. This was originally proposed to be divided into thirds among Hitachi, the Japanese government and businesses, and the British government and businesses. Following a review which indicated increased project costs due to tightened safety standards, Hitachi has raised concerns about its costs. The Japanese government has also faced public and media pressure to reduce its own exposure to the bill via Nippon Export and Investment Insurance. London is now being pressed to offer more.
The result is that London has to choose between an agreement that sees UK taxpayers shouldering more project risk and a disagreement that could halt new nuclear build in the UK for a generation. That project risk is not immaterial: the spiralling costs of EDF's new plant, Hinkley Point C, are now estimated at around £20bn – a cost that will see British electricity consumers pay a guaranteed 'strike price' of £92.50/MWh for its power supply over 35 years, in stark contrast to the recently agreed £57.50/MWh for offshore wind power delivered in 2022/23. This has been controversial.
What the UK does will reflect a range of factors. The UK has strongly rejected Japanese media reports that it is now willing to guarantee the debt of the Japanese parties. But it will also not want to walk away. One possible compromise may be a bigger UK stake. Indeed, London may try to argue that, by taking a larger stake, it is actually lowering the cost of capital, and consequently the strike price needed to make the project economical.
The political space for such a compromise is arguably available. There is strong government backing for new nuclear and strong industry advocacy behind the new build programme. The opposition leadership has relaxed its scepticism under pressure from trade unions. But for a UK government under pressure on almost every other front, it is an unattractive choice. There is considerable anxiety in Whitehall and division on whether to agree to any future nuclear projects. This deal is worth watching because it will set a precedent for the next decade.
The views expressed in this note can be attributed to the named author(s) only.


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This week's challenge:
This week, I will slow down 5% to create space to tune in to myself and my surroundings.
Alert comes from the French phrase à l'erte meaning "on the watch" and from the Italian all'erta, meaning "to the height." This etymology brings to my mind an image of someone up in a tower overlooking land in all directions, watching for potential danger. Just like the person in that tower, to be alert, you must be awake, be present, and have that bird's eye perspective. That perspective allows you to be open to new data points, not just sticking with what's most comfortable. It also helps you tap your intuition. If you are acting out of habit and not attending to the details of what you're doing, you can invite danger through carelessness. The key is to slow down just enough — maybe 5% — to create the space to tune in to what is going on within yourself and your surroundings. Then, not only are you no longer inviting mishaps through mindlessness, but also you are able to recognize and be open to more opportunities.
This week's Challenge: This week, I will slow down 5% to create space to tune in to myself and my surroundings.
Avoiding being Impulsive (overuse): I have a friend who is hyper alert to her surroundings. The thing is, one can't focus — really focus — on more than one thing at a time. So, when she is tuned in to what's going on in the background, she's not tuned in to our conversation. Being hyper alert often results in reacting to everything one encounters implusively without due consideration. This week's challenge is special in that it helps you both build the capacity to be alert and refrain from overusing the trait. Slow down 5%… and not only are you able to notice, but also you're able to evaluate.
Commendable Trait: Alert
Underused: Inattentive
Overused: Impulsive
Strength: Openness
Quadrant: Resilience


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Lock-free dynamic hash tables with open addressing
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We present an efficient lock-free algorithm for parallel accessible hash tables with open addressing, which promises more robust performance and reliability than conventional lock-based implementations. "Lock-free" means that it is guaranteed that always at least one process completes its operation within a bounded number of steps. For a single processor architecture our solution is as efficient as sequential hash tables. On a multiprocessor architecture this is also the case when all processors have comparable speeds. The algorithm allows processors that have widely different speeds or come to a halt. It can easily be implemented using C-like languages and requires on average only constant time for insertion, deletion or accessing of elements. The algorithm allows the hash tables to grow and shrink when needed.
Lock-free algorithms are hard to design correctly, even when apparently straightforward. Ensuring the correctness of the design at the earliest possible stage is a major challenge in any responsible system development. In view of the complexity of the algorithm, we turned to the interactive theorem prover PVS for mechanical support. We employ standard deductive verification techniques to prove around 200 invariance properties of our algorithm, and describe how this is achieved with the theorem prover PVS.
CR Subject Classification (1991): D.1 Programming techniques
AMS Subject Classification (1991): 68Q22 Distributed algorithms, 68P20 Information storage and retrieval
Keywords:Hash tables Distributed algorithms Lock-free Wait-free
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Sport & Leisure Swifts 3 -- Portstewart 1
Darren Gallagher was the Leisure hero again as he grabbed his second hat-trick in three games to secure the points in this Championship 2 game. In fact it meant hat-tricks in consecutive home games for the big man as he showed that he is just as dangerous in the six yard box as he is from twenty yards.
With this form it looks certain that the striker will end up Leisure's leading goalscorer for the second year running which is not bad for someone who joined the club as a centre half three years ago and only secured the centre forward spot halfway through last season.
Although Leisure started well they found themselves a goal down after sixteen minutes, Ian Todd converting from close range from an Alan Gaston cross, but midway through the half Gallagher got his first when he tapped home after great work by Jay Donnan.
Just before the break Tony Heagney and Kevin Duff combined well and this allowed Gallagher all the time in the world to give Leisure a half time lead.
Just after the break and Donnan went close. He was proving to be a handful for the visiting defence, after holding the ball up well from a Kavanagh pass he did brilliantly to find space and force goalkeeper Joel Madison into a fine save.
Next it was James Daly's turn to test the stopper after a neat one two with Heagney he struck a fine effort but again Madison had the measure of it.
Gallagher nabbed his third with ten minutes to go, chasing what looked like an over hit pass he put Bradley under pressure and robbed him of the ball before finishing from twelve yards.
Another workmanlike performance from Leisure and they will be hoping they can continue this form for the run in.


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Saturday, July 10, 2010
How to Have a Mario Brothers birthday party on the cheap
We're low on cash, but big on love and it was my oldest son's 4th birthday this week. So, I searched around for a good while on the web and this is what we came up with:
- Mario and Luigi hats. They were $2.50 at Walmart and I just pained on the letters. I only got one for the birthday boy and little brother. If you're working with a bigger budget you could get one for all of your guests.
- Use things we already had that were Mario themed: my son sleeps with this Luigi EVERY night and I found the little yoshi at a yard sale for .10.
- Cut out paper mustaches for everyone at the party. If you've got more money you can buy some Fun Fur and make furry mustaches. We just taped them on.
- We decorated with red, blue and green streamers and table cloths and balloons. These were all from Dollar Tree.
- A friend from college was back in town visiting family and contacted me about making the cake. Normally I would have just done a simple cake...but she wanted to do it and I was more than thankful that she did it. It was amazing and she very graciously only charged for ingredients.
- Simple snacks for us! $1 pretzel sticks and animal crackers and $1 star shaped marshmellows. We just had juice and water to drink. We had our party in the evening so no one was expecting a meal. Had it been a little cooler I would have made pizza!
- Games:
- Bowser shoot out: Print out pictures of Bowser and tape them to old throw-out chop sticks and stick them in the ground. Then get a pack of $1 water pistols at the dollar store.
- Yoshi Egg Hunt: Use old easter eggs and put the little pricing dots you use for yard sales all over them. Get a small pack of chocolate gold coins for the kids to have in the Yoshi eggs when they found them.
- Bomb-omb hot potato: You can use a nerf ball painted black as the "bomb-omb" and the kids play hot potato with it.
- And of course, have the Wii going! If you don't have a Wii, you could probably get ahold of an old NES system from SOMEONE for the evening.
My husband made this super cool background for the kids to play Mario on (and we had the Wii going, of course!). The background is just a $1 tablecloth from Dollar Tree, construction paper and and scrapbook paper (that I was never going to use). My son adores it and we'll just move it into his bedroom when it's time to take it down from the living room.
I hope some tips help for you to have a super-fun Mario Party of your own!
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UB's Firsts and Bests
- Fones School of Dental Hygiene was the first school established in the world (1913).
- Partnered with the Peace Corps to offer New England's first Peace Corps Preparatory Program (2014).
- First Master in Human Nutrition in the nation in 1991 (also first to offer online in 1997).
- The first & only PhD program in Technology Management in the Northeast.
- The School of Nursing launched the first BSN program in CT in the '90s.
- STEM on Wheels is the first STEM bus in CT.
- The first PhD in Computer Science and Engineering in the Northeast.
- Home to the first ABET-accredited Computer Engineering program in CT.
- First High Tech Incubator in Fairfield County.
- The first Education Leadership Doctoral Program (EdD) in Connecticut (1980).
- The first university-based chiropractic program in the nation (1991).
- Carnegie Classification: Research Doctoral: STEM-dominant
- NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Champions (2018).
- Largest graduate engineering program in CT and second-largest graduate engineering school in New England.
- 100% pass rate for the fully accredited physician assistant national certifying exam (2 consecutive years).
- Approximately 100% employment rate for engineers.
- U.S. News & World Report named UB online programs among the best in the nation in 2018 (7th year on the list).
- 50,000 community service and service learning volunteer hours annually.
- The University with the most ASEE student research awards in the last 10 years (Northeast Section).
- One of 62 Universities in the world to participate in the National Academy of Engineering Grand Engineering Challenges of the 21st Century program.
- Women's Gymnastics has won 6 USA Gymnastics National Championships in 10 years.
- The average class size is 14.
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The age old debate about the need and use of "man purses" should officially be retired. It's 2014 now and it's no longer a trend. It's simply a bag that serves a purpose to the user of it. Men should be allowed to use bags to carry their belongings without criticism, no matter its size, shape or style. Accepted by european and eastern cultures, bags used by men have long been an unquestioned norm.
Why is American society so ignorant that it can't accept a man's noncomplex desire for something to carry their stuff in?
When a man wants to have his smart phone, iPad, headphones, laptop or gym clothes readably accessible, why would the necessity of a bag be something to question? Like women, men have stuff that they like to use throughout the day and just need a place to store it. Teasing a man for his use of a bag is not only a form of sexism, but also reveals a blatant lack of common sense.
When commuting, where else are your belonging's supposed to go? A pocket can only hold so much.
That's why I've come to the conclusion that real men rock bags. We use them because we want or need to and don't care what the public thinks about it. Any man that remains impenetrable to petty criticism is a real one and the men pictured above, using bags, are no exception.
Whether designer or plain, a bag is a much needed accessory for any sex. It's a no-brainer.


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Jeff Green | Dec 05, 2018
The North Frontenac Little Theatre Production of The Red Plaid Shirt, by Ontario based playwright Greg Wilmott, was a solid production of a play that explores a topical subject: how male baby boomers handle retirement and how that affects their relationships with their wives.
The play centres around two couples, but the central role is that of Marty, who was played convincingly by Greg Morris. Marty is a newly retired English teacher who does not know what to do with himself, and his sense of ennui provides the impetus for the comedic plot twists that propel the action. Of the other three characters, Marty's wife Deb, played in a suitably befuddled manner by Sharon Rodden, has the most to do. Her transition to retirement seems to have been seamless, but reacting to Marty's new neediness throws her off balance, forcing her to ultimately adjust her own lifestyle somewhat.
Marty's friend, Fred (the always comical John Stephens) is an already retired accountant, whose transition to retirement enabled him to pursue his own peculiar hobby, hypochondria. Meanwhile, Fred's wife, Gladys, played with a mixture of frustration and irony by Kelly Meckling, would like to more with her life than listen to Fred's ever-expanding list of ailments. Gladys also serves as a sympathetic ear to Deb. Fred does his best, whenever he takes a break from his obsession with the possibility that he could perish at any moment from some unusual ailment, to help Marty get through his state of unease.
Marty thinks the solution to his funk is to buy a motorcycle and hit the open road. Deb is fearful that Marty is being reckless and will get hurt, since he has never been on a motorcycle, and also feels left behind. She encourages Marty to try wood working with Fred before doing anything foolish. Gladys would like to see Fred be more active, and would also like him to focus on more than his own health. Wood shop doesn't go that well since both Fred and Marty lack skill and interest, but when Fred comes up with a project that really speaks to home: making a coffin, the plot of the play is able to spin out from there.
In the end, the characters all change in a way that is consistent with their own goals, and the two couples are set off on a new path. The production itself played up the humour in The Red Plaid Shirt, and the ensemble acting made the relationships between the two couples ring true.
Although the play has a decided urban, privileged class bias (most retired or semi-retired men in Frontenac County don't need to run out and buy a red plaid shirt and many have money worries as well as concerns over what to do with themselves when they wake up in the morning) it still touches on some realities that resonated well with the audience on Saturday night (December 1) when I saw it.
The play marked a return to directing from long time Little Theatre mainstay Pam Giroux, who last directed a production about 30 years ago, but has been on stage dozens of times since then in a variety of roles and is also serving as NFLT President this year. Under her direction, the versatile set by Carol Pepper and Steve Scantlebury allowed for relatively quick transitions between scenes, with simple props creating a café, a woodshop and even a life drawing class, while the central location of the action, Marty and Deb's Living Room, remained in place.
The Little Theatre's spring 2019 production will be the new musical, The Boy Wonder, which is set in New York in the 1930's. It was written by long time NFLT lighting director Jeff Siamon, with songs from the great American songbook, by the likes of Irving Berlin and George Gershwin. The casting call for that production will come in the new year.
Members of NFLT and interested community members are invited to a Public meeting held at the United Church Hall in Sharbot Lake on Tuesday December 11 at 7 p.m. We will be brainstorming ideas for our celebration year starting January 2019.
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The Order
When Cole Seigel had a chance to save the beleaguered Crimson Unicorn Tattoo Parlor on 5th Street in the Historic Core, he saw an opportunity to transform the shop into something more vital than what's seen on the surface. Neighboring businesses helped with its resurrection, now renamed The Order. They too saw the promise and possibility on this precarious block, just a stone's throw from Skid Row, and got behind Cole to create something remarkable. Cole makes it clear, "I believe in Downtown. Downtown was welcoming to me. I have never been in place where people were more supportive of one another…we had local businesses coming to donate, help us raise money to buy new chairs. It was a huge deal to me."
More than just a new name and fresh coat of paint, Cole set out to do something very different, "I never wanted a tattoo shop that was like other tattoo shops — snobbish, or where people felt intimidated. Whether you have no tattoos or are covered, people here are treated the same way." He put together an incredibly talented team of artists that range in more ways than illustrative style, "My shop is all about equality, we have a super diverse crew in here". You can expect a spectrum of expertise on hand, and Cole plays the matchmaker based on what his client's needs are, "We love traditional Americana work here, but I wanted a team that could specifically cater to each person's style. I pair the person coming in with the artist that best suits what they're looking for."
With the love and support from local business community backing him, The Order does their part to shape the Core's growth and community. Similar to businesses like The Pie Hole, The Order sees their role as part of a greater whole. They've partnered with Skid Row Housing Trust, offering free tattoo cover-ups for those on the Row who carry the marks of prison life. Finding a new start, job, or societal acceptance isn't easy when you bear the tribal marks of the pen. Life inside comes with extreme, systematic, racial segregation, most often used as a means of survival, rather than true racism. "A lot of people get out and maintain a prison mentality, or an institutionalized type of thinking…this (cover-up art) changes perspective, and is something they wear with pride." As opposed to tattoo removal, which is expensive and often ends with disappointing results, tattoo cover-up artwork can both beautiful and transformative. "Why not turn it into a cool piece of artwork you can be proud of?" suggests Cole. "It's not about forgetting the past, that's what makes us who we are."
The cover-up artwork that Cole and his team do is a true service for those trying to rebuild their lives, moving beyond a darker and likely violent past, not too unlike The Order itself. When new businesses moving into any part of Downtown, how they approach homelessness is vital to the neighborhood's long term success. Like the artwork they create, The Order's partnership with Skid Row Housing Trust reflects a growing attitude amongst businesses that homelessness is a human issue to solved with creative and caring ideas, not just removed.
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Zika-linked condition: WHO declares global emergency
A disease linked to the Zika virus in Latin America poses a global public health emergency requiring a united response, says the World Health Organization.
Experts are worried that the virus is spreading far and fast, with devastating consequences.
The infection has been linked to cases of microcephaly, in which babies are born with underdeveloped brains.
The WHO alert puts Zika in the same category of concern as Ebola.
It means research and aid will be fast-tracked to tackle the infection.
There have been around 4,000 reported cases of microcephaly in Brazil alone since October.


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Worship Bulletin - May 17, 2015
Worship Order
Lord's Day, May 17th, 2015 - 10:30 AM Worship
Easter - Week Seven
Welcome and Announcements
Passing the Peace
Call to Worship - based on Matthew 18:20
Joyful is the sound we make this morning! For this day liberates us from doubt and fear. Thankful is the song we sing! For this day moves us past darkness and despair. Hopeful is the prayer upon our lips! For this day awakens in us long-awaited new life. Jesus said, "Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am there among them." Christ lives here and now. He is among us at this and every moment! May his peace and presence be known to you. And also to you. Let us greet one another with expressions of Christian love.
*Hymn of Praise - "Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee" - #90
Opening Prayer and Lord's Prayer
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Offertory - "Blessings"
*Song of Thanksgiving - "Doxology" - #815
Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
NT Reading - Hebrews 10:19-25 - p.1295
*Hymn of Preparation - "Redeemed" - #356
Sermon - Pastor Wesley Allen
*Hymn of Invitation - "The Solid Rock" - #526
*If you are able, please stand
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Camp Lebanon Classic Golf Tournament: June 6th, 2015 - The Camp Lebanon Classic raises funds to support the operation of Camp Lebanon. This one day tournament is a great time of fun on the course, followed by an excellent meal and celebration of the day. For more information, see the bulletin board.
GDVA of ABCNJ Mission and Annual Meeting -We are pleased to call for your participation in our Annual Association meeting, June 7, 2015 from 3-5pm at the First Baptist Church of Beverly. This year our mission focus will be on continuing efforts to rebuild following Hurricane Sandy. Denise Gratzel will report. We will also have an opportunity to tour ABCNJ's Disaster Relief Trailer. Finally we will hear an update from our Association's Youth Ministry Initiative Coordinate Randy Van Osten. For more information on how to register, see the bulletin board.