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On my way to school yesterday, I just had to stop three times. The sunrise was just too gorgeous to not enjoy and photograph. How in the world did I get so lucky as to be able to see such sights every day???
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battle with terminal cancer is the inspiration for their latest song. One Thanksgiving; JonoJosh received a call out of nowhere, asking if he could offer anything (a song or prayer) for the dying woman. She had been given mere weeks to live. Not only did the song reflect that sense of sadness and loss – the woman in question survived a further two years – but it took on new meaning down the line. The Canadian songwriter talks more about the song, Chance, and whether there will be new material soon.
I ask him about future gigs and some of the musicians that have been instrumental to him; some fellow acts he recommends – and why Canada's musicians are, right now, among the finest out there.
Hi, JonoJosh. How are you? How has your week been?
This week has been amazing. Thanks for asking!
It's been thick with studio time - which is my favorite place to be. We've been making some stuff that I'm really excited about.
For those new to your work; can you introduce yourself, please?
For sure. We like to call our music 'Soul-Pop'. It has influence from Gospel, Jazz; R&B but, most importantly, it comes from the heart. Really, our music is art reflecting the world, reflecting art. So, we try to tell stories that may not have been told; give light to ideas that people can relate to.
Whether that means making a track that is meant to make you dance or a track that's meant to make you cry - either way, it's meant to do something.
Chance is your new track. Are you excited it is complete and what do you hope people take from the song?
So excited about it...
Chance is a song about hope. I wrote chance as a prayer, originally, but now I see it more as a mantra. When I listen to this song, it inspires me to fight for things that are important to me - and I hope it does the same for those who listen to it.
I know there is a rather tragic and upsetting tale behind the song. Can you explain where the inspiration came from?
A couple years ago, during Thanksgiving, I got a phone call asking me to pray for this girl who is in her mid-thirties who had just been diagnosed with cancer. My friend told me that this woman only had two weeks to live.
Not knowing this woman, personally, I didn't know what I could do - so I wrote this song. In reality, there are a lot of things that we can do. We can donate to research; we can go and be with the people who are patients. So, this song is about inspiring us to not give up.
The girl who was given two weeks ended up living for two more years.
Chance was completed four years ago – its inspiration passed and its meaning took on new music. Did the tragedy affect you so much – that's why it was delayed – or did the song need time to evolve and breathe?!
I think the interesting thing about music is that you don't know the effect that it will have on people...
I wrote this song hoping it would help me understand and cope with death and, although I did share it with the family, it felt like a very personal process. But now I think, looking into the world, there are a lot of things worth fighting for that we, as a human race, need to give another chance to - which means that this song is no longer meant to be a personal song: it needs to be heard by anyone who needs another chance.
It took me awhile to realize that.
The video for the song has been completed. Can you reveal a bit about the storyline and what it was like filming?
Because the song is all about supporting each other; I thought it would be poetic to have contact improv. be the basis for the music video. Paul Barton and Jen Li are such amazing artists. Jen's vitality has always inspired me. (Side note: you should definitely check out Paul's E.P.). Paul is mainly known for being a producer/musician (he helped produce Andi's projects) but a lot of people don't know that he has roots in the Dance scene, as well - so they were my first choice.
Now for the story of the music video….
When conseptualizing this video, I sat down and I realized that most important thing I had to do was convey a feeling of hope. So, having that as basis, I decided to focus on shots that portrait people reclaiming energy from the world - whether it is nature or physically leaning on someone. So, that immediately meant that the backdrop was going to be its own character.
When talking about the location; I knew that I had to use this green space - because there is currently a fight going on for its right to exist. The Castlemore community had an event last weekend raising money to hire a lawyer to keep that area green - and I felt it would be the most fitting to sing this song with that backdrop. The filming process was shockingly easy I mean yes we did have to trudge through some pretty deep woods but I think it was worth it.
The shots that Samuel Dass took were exactly what I was hoping for.
Do you have plans for an E.P. or album in 2018?
We do.
We are currently finishing up a couple more tracks and are hoping to release them very soon. We will be calling it The Freaky Adventures of the Groove…so keep your eyes peeled for that!
How would you say your music has changed since last year's Change EP? Are you a more confident writer or are you taking in new inspiration?
Being a writer is such an interesting thing because you never fully know when inspiration is going to hit: you just have to write the second that it does and sometimes you have to write - even if it doesn't. This year, I started a songwriters' night - which artists like Andi, Landon Abram; Flash Teeter and the Men from Mars and one my favorite producers, Sebastien Valiente, attends.
The biggest thing we learned from doing that was that, even if you don't write something great; when you're trying to; sometimes the act of trying to will bring inspiration later. We have written...I have no idea how many songs during those nights this year…and quite a few of them have already been produced by different artists.
I am ecstatic to see what comes of them...
Andi is a songwriter we are both familiar with – I have interviewed her. Is there going to be a collaboration between you two?
It's actually quite funny you ask because Andi just finished my album-art for the E.P. - that Chance is going to be placed on. I am a massive fan of Andi and I am sure that someday soon, in the future, we will release another song together.
But, for all those waiting, there's still Caffeine and Take Down Your Guard available on Apple Music!
Canada is where you are based. What is the country like for a young musician? Is it a good place to develop and showcase your music?
I think Canada is one of the best places to make music because it is a melting-pot for style and originality. Not only that, but there is a sense of camaraderie in the music scene (in Canada). I have had the privilege to perform coast-to-coast and, although all the bands are very different, they all shared that same sense of camaraderie.
IN THIS PHOTO: Andi
Which new artists do you recommend we check out?
There are so many artists that I am a big fan of from Canada - but not just Canada – and from around the world.
Oh goodness…where to begin: Andi, Paul Barton; Moonhead, Monowhales; Unbuttoned, Casey MQ; Tamara Madison, Allie; Bassline...
IN THIS PHOTO: Tamara Madison
What tour dates do you have coming up? Any U.K. dates coming up?
I miss performing in the U.K. so much: I would love to be back.
Currently, I am in rehearsals for Grease Toronto starring the amazing Janel Parrish, Dylan Wallach and Katie Finlay (opening November 9th). The fly-crew is currently planning some shows for early next year.
So, fingers crossed, we can cross the pond!
If you had to select the three albums that mean the most to you; which would they be and why?
Will.i.am - Songs About Girls
That album was so ahead of its time. Now, I keep hearing songs that rip off that album - and no one has a clue.
Son Lux - Weapons (E.P.)
I know it's just an E.P., but I have to say it, specifically because, Son Lux reinvented the same song so many different ways - and it left you at the edge of your seat the entire time. It's definitely a huge source of inspiration.
Lianne La Havas - Blood
Every song on that album takes me on a journey that I want to relive the second I'm done listening to it.
What advice would you give to artists coming through right now?
Write, write, write.
Even if things don't go well the first or tenth time: keep writing. Your art is yours to choose. Don't be defined by cultural definitions of what your music should be. Tell the story in your heart.
Christmas is approaching. Do you all have plans already or will you be busy working?
Christmas is my favorite time of year. My birthday is the 23r December, so that whole week is usually a never-ending amount of music and dancing. Last year's Christmas, I had the privilege of working with the Pinball Clemons Foundation - to raise funds to build schools in communities that need them. Me and a few other artists got together and made an album to support the cause (What I Love About Christmas is available on iTunes).
So, here's hoping I get to be a part of something like that again this year!
Finally, and for being a good sport; you can name a song and I'll play it here (not one of yours as I'll do that).
Tamara Madison's SELDOM - which I also happen to be listening to right now!
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Families come in all types and sizes these days, including many people who have been married more than once and who have children with more than one spouse. Although all people who have dependents should consider their estate-planning carefully, those people in the Lee County area that have two families or mixed families have even more to think about when they prepare their estate plans.
Planning for one family can be difficult, but planning for two families or mixed families can include even greater challenges. However, there are some tips to keep in mind that can make estate planning for families with these kinds of dynamics much easier. It's important to consider how long one's family has been together. If a person remarried when the kids were young then his or her plan will probably be much different than if he or she remarried after the kids were grown.
A person should provide for a subsequent spouse, but also make sure his or her kids don't have to wait till the spouse dies before they can receive their inheritance. One should also plan appropriately for the home in regards to both his or her spouse and children. Also makes sure to communicate plans with all those involved, either separately or together. Lastly, it's better to worry about family peace than it is about taxes.
Estate planning is important, but it can be difficult, which is why seeking the help of an experienced estate-planning attorney might be a good idea for anyone preparing his or estate plan. That includes anyone who has two families or is in a mixed family.
Source: The Street, "6 things to consider when estate planning for your second family," Kathryn Tuggle, August 7, 2014.


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Insulated Concrete Form Market Analysis Report By Type, By Material, By End Use, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2014 – 2026
Aftrex Market Research has conducted market research on the Insulated Concrete Form Market and has published a report that provides qualitative and quantitative data from 2014 to 2026. The study covers insights that make this research document a valuable resource for industry experts, company managers, market analysts and other key individuals operating in the market. The research report is a self-analyzed study, including interactive representation such as graphs & tables to enable deep understanding of the market growth prospects.
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Design Of New Era Ministry Of Health Finalised
Many Ministry of Health and Health Funding Authority managers will have to apply for new positions in the restructured ministry as it regroups to take on the role and responsibilities of the HFA.
Director-General of Health Karen Poutasi said staff in both agencies were today briefed on the final shape of the new-look Ministry, decided after consulting with staff on proposals outlined last month.
"The new structure reflects the Government's objectives in health and disability, and submissions from a large number of staff already working in the two agencies. We believe the design announced today captures the the best of the old, allows for new ways of working and positions us well for the future."
Managers in both agencies will now be invited to apply for any "new" positions. While there are currently more managers than new positions Dr Poutasi said she expects very few redundancies.
"Some of those who don't get jobs in this round will have the opportunity of applying for further positions later. We have also allowed for a transitional "bulge" as we expect a number of people to move to District Health Boards once they are set up. Overall we have been concerned to retain as much health and disability sector knowledge and expertise as possible."
Today's announcement completes the design process for the new Ministry. Managers' jobs will now be advertised for existing staff in the two agencies with appointments likely to be announced at the end of June.
Although the new structure is effective from July 1 staff will notice few differences in the short term. The organisation will continue to operate from two sites with the HFA fulfilling its current role until new legislation is passed, expected to be in November.


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Time to kick off the new week with a banger of a video clip – Michal Juras part from the Polish full-length skate video "Grey Area". He starts it off with his fair share of slams and rounds it off with super smooth and fast skating, really great skating in this clip.
The entire video "Grey Area" was filmed and edited by by Kuba Kaczmarczyk & Pawe? Piotr Przyby?.
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Catholic Church in South Sudan
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The Catholic Church in South Sudan is composed of one ecclesiastical province with one archdiocese and six suffragan dioceses. The bishops of South Sudan and Sudan are currently members of one single bishops' conference, designated as Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference.
According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, the Catholic Church was the largest single Christian body in Sudan since 1995, with 2.7 million Catholics mainly concentrated in South Sudan.[1]
According to the most recent figures of the Annuario Pontificio, 37.2% of the population is Catholic, with about 6.2 million Catholics out of a total population of 16.7 million.
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit is a Catholic.
The patron saint is Bakhita.
List of dioceses[edit]
Ecclesiastical Province of Juba[edit]
- Archdiocese of Juba
See also[edit]
- ^ World Christian Encyclopedia, eds. David Barrett, Geo. Kurian, Todd Johnson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp 699, 700
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ASWC Portland Hosts the RYA Onboard Regional Junior Championships
On the 29th and 30th of September, our Portland centre hosted 90 children aged 5-13 for the first ever Fun RYA Onboard Fleet at the Regional Junior Championships.
Across the 2 days, the children took part in a variety of 'Games with Aims' out on the water lead by our team of qualified RYA Instructors and volunteers.
Every child that took part had a great time out on the water and returned to shore each day with huge smiles on their faces having developed their passion for this incredible sport. Each of the days were filled with on the water activity looking to improve the sailing ability of all involved. We had lots of visitors from the Region who enjoyed sailing in a new and exciting sailing area!
None of this would have been possible without the amazing volunteers over the weekend, and of course without the help of RYA South, RYA South West and of course OnBoard!


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We're kicking off the cyclocross season this month
Turn and burn! Cyclocrossers heads up, we're offering a skills session which will focus on technique at speed and include some training principles in preparation for the racing season. This one hour skills clinic will include exercises with barriers, cornering, mounts/ dismounts, followed by some time riding the trails.
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2015
Time: 8 - 9 AM
Location: Inter River Park, North Vancouver (see map)
Cost: Free to all 2015 registered club members
For those planning on racing cyclocross this year, or for those that want to learn what riding a road bike in dirt is all about, we invite you to come say hello. Our kick-off meeting is an opportunity for us to meet one another, review the season's race calendar, answer your questions, and pick up pre-ordered #FearTheFloral kits.
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Glotman•Simpson Cycling Club Office (1637 W 5th Ave, Vancouver)
RBC Whistler Gran Fondo is coming up
A large contingent of our club members have already registered for the RBC GranFondo Whistler on September 12, 2015. Look for the Glotman•Simpson Cycling tent in Whistler Olympic Plaza, which will provide a meet-up place for club members at the finish.
For all of you participating, be sure to regularly check the GS Cycling Forum. A post event dinner is being planned, so make sure to confirm your interest in the Gran Fondos forum. A few riders have also expressed interest in riding back to Vancouver on the following Sunday. To establish meeting time, use the Gran Fondos group in the forum to connect with other riders.
If you didn't record it on Strava, it never happened
How many times have you heard that before? Our GS Strava Challenges are still ongoing and have each been extended to October 31. That leaves you with plenty of time to hunt your PB's, KOM's, and QOM on the sprints, mountains and time trial segments.
The 8th Annual Cypress Challenge raises record $425,000!
On Sunday, August 16, 675 riders participated in the 2015 Cypress Challenge in memory of Darren Latoski, benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation. Thanks to the many participants, family, friends, supporters and sponsors, the event raised a record breaking $425,000. Over eight years, our total donations raised have surpassed $1.629 million to advance pancreatic cancer research.
For a complete recap of the event, results and photos, read our latest Cypress Challenge newsletter or go to www.cypresschallenge.com.
Club office closed for the season
The season is winding down, and as such we're moving to limited office hours. The office will be open by appointment only. Please contact David Gillam directly for kit pickup or questions.


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GOP: Match Obama with a real immigration bill
Most of the reactions to President Obama's latest move on immigration have focused on what it will do. Let's look at some of the things it won't do.
Although the president announced he'll defer deportation proceedings against more than 4 million undocumented immigrants, he did not:
• Give them a path to permanent legal status or any guarantee that the next president won't deport them.
• Provide them with the benefits of Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and a host of federal assistance programs.
• Do much of anything about the 6 million-plus other immigrants who are living in the United States illegally.
• Get tough on employers who depress low-end wages by hiring recent border-crossers without work permits.
• Expand temporary visas for the seasonal farm laborers who sustain American agriculture.
• Make it easier for would-be immigrants to enter the country legally. Some have waited patiently for 15 or 20 years while watching millions jump the line.
In other words, Obama's action is not remotely a solution for the country's immigration dilemmas. A real, permanent, lawful solution can only come from Congress, whose Republican leaders are now vowing retribution against a president they believe has attacked their constitutional authority.
Allowing the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens to remain in this country is a humane policy. Much as Americans want to see their borders secured and immigration laws enforced, few want to see mothers and fathers with deep roots in this country ripped from their children.
We wish it hadn't happened this way. The most prominent constitutional lawyer in the nation – Barack Obama – has repeatedly and persuasively argued that the president doesn't have the power to go this far. As he pointed out before he changed his mind in an election year, a president is constitutionally bound to faithfully execute the law, not what he wishes were the law.
One problem with any expansion of executive prerogatives is that the power tends to stay expanded. Those cheering this stretch of prosecutorial discretion won't be as jubilant if a Republican successor to Obama bestows, say, broad environmental exemptions on corporations.
But Congress – specifically the House of Representatives – is not the good guy here. As Obama has also pointed out, the House had many opportunities to vote on immigration legislation of its own. Its Republican leaders stood in the way.
A minority of Republicans ferociously oppose any proposal to give legal status to any undocumented immigrants. Their opposition does not connect with reality: It would be logistically impossible to deport the more than 11 million people in this country illegally even if a majority of Americans would tolerate it. Yet the fire-breathers have effectively paralyzed the House on this issue.
There's always tomorrow. If congressional Republicans were smart, they would approve legislation that solves the problems the president did not solve, a more congenial version of the big bipartisan reform bill the Senate approved last year.
They've been attacking Obama's new deportation decision as lawless. But the status quo – 11 million-plus immigrants living in the shadows – was also lawless. To remedy lawlessness, Congress should do what its members are elected to do: Pass a law.


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I finished VG on my second try without getting all the way into item shenanigans. Just using keywords sensibly to increase durability.Yeah, it seems like all the commonly used cards require four holders, so it's hard to pick which three of the four go in the main box.
That Icy Maze run was also with the expansion's new "Immortal" mode. Without going into precise details, it did a good job of making dying bad but not game-ending in a more interesting way than just houseruling that you have infinite lives. I was poking around the BGG Strategy forum to see what it'd take to get a clean run without training wheels, and it seems like a lot of minmaxing the item crafting system. (Stuff like using effects that let you discard individual cards from an item stack to allow you to keep adding durability to powerful items like Walking Stick.) Have you found that sort of thing necessary?


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The average "Hunter" looks for four cardinal points when it comes to most lithics- especially of varieties of arrowheads – this however does not pay homage to the plethora of crude tools formed throughout the ages in particular that which has been known as the Stone Age including Stone Age lithics. One particular book the front cover of which shown below called The Carpenters Tool Chest copyright 1933 by JB Lippincott company manufactured in the United States of America has one particular diagram of drawings did noting a number of crude lithics in tools for which cardinal points simply will not be found . Around the middle of this particular work one will also note a drawing diagram of stone hammer tools in particular and of great interest one might note hammerstones for which the round and ground nature of the tool will not characterize any particular Cardinal point . In fact as the author Mr Thomas Hibben recognizes that holes quote in the tools made by the people of the Ground Stone Age are very accurate and meet exactly in the middle so they must have had some way of measuring but what it is we do not know. As of late amateur collectors and artifact hunters have found a number of uses over the course of amateur archaeological and artifact hunting and collecting for which these tools were obviously measured formed and used. ln this blog I will make some attempt to include photos of such hammerstones for which I have found at various pre historic sites and settlements dating back to circa 11,000 BC . Unfortunately this will do little to convince those amateur collectors and geologists who have found great interest in the hobby but have found few tools of such construction.
What has always fascinated me however is not simply the beautiful variety of hammerstones that I have found in a variety of different lithic material such as most notably and perhaps most importantly Jasper stone but the looks that I will receive from seasoned collectors once I show them my collection of such hammerstones. Even more fascinating… The aforementioned book was marked for "discard" by the Nitschmann Junior High School Library- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


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Are the European Parliament elections important to your business?
As a busy small business owner, the European Parliament elections on Thursday 22nd May might not have crossed your mind. However, the outcome of these elections and a change in Britain's position in Europe could affect your business in the long-run.
Indeed, this month's Sage Omnibus results revealed that a third of businesses (33%) currently trade with the European Union or plan to do so in the near future, so we wanted to explore what EU membership means for your business?
Free Trade
The UK's economy is gaining momentum with a prediction of 3% growth this year (IHS Global Insight). Mainland Europe is also beginning to show signs of recovery. This means that businesses are more likely to trade. Being a member of the European Union means UK businesses will pay zero import or export tariffs on goods and services, but also on anything you buy as a business, or indeed as a consumer.
But why is this important? Well this economic lever helps keep inflation down which subsequently helps keep interest rates down. The EU economy is worth nearly £10 trillion and this is a market whereby British businesses can and are competing. You may not be at the stage where you are ready to export yet, but as your business grows this is something you might want to consider – and that time might come sooner than you think. We've seen this trend grow and that's why we've built in export functionality into Sage One Accounts Extra.
Think: Would Britain's exit of the EU affect your business?
That said the May Sage Omnibus revealed that the majority of business owners (66%) think that if Britain left the European Union it wouldn't negatively impact their trade strategy. What are your thoughts?
The United States of America
Over the last few years the European Union has been in extensive negotiations with the USA on creating an even larger free-trade area between the EU and the USA. This would be an extension to the tariff and quota-free area that the UK enjoys already with the rest of Europe.
This deal is yet to be finalised, and the intricacies of which will be more complex than this, however if this deal was to be reached in 2017, would this affect your decision on whether, for the good of your business, the UK should or should not remain in the EU?
Foreign Investment
As a member of the European Union, any company that is located within the UK also benefits from being able to trade with all other member states. Combined with the UK's competitive tax regime, this has meant that the UK has been able to attract significant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – a perfect example in the North East being the large Nissan factory in Sunderland.
Red, Red…Tape
You will have heard the headlines 'EU tells farmers that bananas have to be a certain angle'. It is no secret that the EU is one of the largest, if not the largest, bureaucracy in the world. The downside that the EU has on the UK is that additional regulations are sometimes burdensome and costly to UK businesses. Whilst this can improve standards, it can also make British businesses less competitive in an increasingly globalised market where we have to be able to compete and be flexible. So there needs to be a balance between the two.
Over to you
Whether you vote and how you vote is your choice, but it's worth thinking about the effects of these elections on your business.
International trading with Sage One
If you're looking to trade abroad, Sage One Accounts Extra (our most advanced cloud-based service for start-ups and small businesses) is the one for you as it allows you to:
- Record income and purchase transactions in multiple currencies
- Sage One Accounts Extra calculates exchange values for you
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State College Area school board OKs budget with tax increase
The State College Area school board at its meeting on Monday approved the 2017-2018 budget.
The budget includes $150,229,781 in revenue and $152,122,249 in expenses.
The revenue reflects about a 4 percent increase from last year's budget; the expenses increase by about 3 percent.
Homeowners in the district will have a real estate tax increase of 1.55 percent, which is the district's smallest increase since the 2007-2008 school year. The millage is 44.15, which is an increase of .67.
The tax increase equates to an additional $49 per year for residential homeowners with an assessed property value of $72,239.
The budget funds the addition of an elementary principal for Ferguson Township Elementary School, which has been sharing a principal with Corl Street Elementary. The budget also funds a psychologist for gifted and learning evaluations; an additional information technology systems programmer; development of an international baccalaureate programme and hybrid or online curriculum developers.
The district will receive about 81 percent of its revenue from local sources, such as property tax, and the remaining budget gap will be filled by state funding.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
The Five Orders of Technology OR Why OpenOffice Impress Sucks
Technology tools at the top of the Order are the most preferred. They are tools that are both good AND predictable, meaning they accomplishes useful tasks with a high degree of quality while operating in a consistent and reliable manner. Examples would be a quality gigabit ethernet switch or an excellent industrial air conditioner.
The second order of technology are tools that are worth having, but just barely. They are bad, but operate predictably. They might be a network hub or Microsoft's Movie Maker. Neither one of these tools is particularly good at what it is built to do, but at least they both can be depended upon to accomplish what they do with consistency.
The third order of technology is a bit of a misnomer. It is to have no technology at all. This may seem counterintuitive, but I'll explain later on why this is where "no technology" belongs in the order.
Fourth in the Order of technology is that which is good but unreliable. It is like Google Chrome on my home theater PC. It works beautifully, but crashes at unpredictable times (unless I have guests over and am trying to show them something cool on the Internet. Then it can be depended upon to crash without fail).
The fifth and least desirable level of technology is that which is both bad AND unreliable. It is at this lowest and least preferred level that OpenOffice Impress resides. It is bad software in nearly every sense of the word: unintuitive, complicated, overwhelming, underpowered, and slow. It is also unreliable; actions do not behave in predictable ways. Bullet points, for example, move higher or lower on text (or vanish altogether) depending on seemingly arbitrary and unseen circumstances.
Using OpenOffice Impress is an obvious exercise in self-flagellation and clearly worse than good and reliable software, but is it really worse than having no presentation software at all as suggested by the Order? Allow me to illustrate how it is with the example of a restaurant chef and his refrigerator.
The first order of technology assumes the chef has a high quality refrigerator that works well and dependably. It keeps his ingredients fresh and rarely fails (or maybe even has a backup power mechanism in the event of failure).
At the second order, the chef has a lesser quality fridge, but one that works predictably. Maybe it doesn't have as much room, or the same features, or isn't as customizable as the top tier refrigerators, but it does the job the chef asks of it and rarely lets him down.
The third order gives the chef no refrigerator at all. This is a burden, but at least it is predictable. The chef knows he does not have the ability to keep ingredients cold, and so devises methods of running his kitchen that do not require that ability. Perhaps ice is brought daily and kept in a cooler or ingredients are purchased each morning instead of once per week. The point is that the chef can adapt to his situation because he knows what to expect.
The fourth order assumes the chef has a top quality refrigerator that regularly malfunctions. Perhaps it powers off in the middle of the night, spoiling the food it was supposed to keep fresh. Maybe it affects other tools in its surroundings by blowing fuses or short circuiting other devices. In any case, the quality of the device is overwhelmed by its unreliability and the chef's work is made more challenging for it. Some mornings he shows up and his ingredients are perfectly preserved, ready for preparation. Other mornings are disastrous, and he is left scrambling for solutions.
The fifth order is worse than the fourth only in that the refrigerator is of a lower initial quality. This difference is negligible really, as the main problem continues to be the predictability of the fridge, not its quality. (In fact, it could be argued that the fifth order is actually preferable to the fourth in that the chef might be less frustrated by unpredictable performance from a substandard refrigerator than a top caliber one, and thus more likely to either rid himself of the technology and move up to order 3, or purchase a new one and move to order 1 or 2).
There are, of course, situations when bad and unpredictable technology is preferable to no technology at all. If I were stranded on a desert island, for example, I think I'd rather have a cheap and unreliable long-wave radio than no radio at all. Similarly, it might be embarrassing for me to have Google Chrome crash when I have guests over, but I prefer it to having no browser at all.
In production environments, however, like a school or a classroom, predictability is much more important (as seen with the chef illustration). It is far better, for example, for a teacher to know that there are no laptops to use this month than to design a lesson around using laptops only to discover they aren't working properly. The former scenario at least allows the teacher the opportunity to plan a non technology-infused lesson, while the latter wastes both the teacher's and students' time and, perhaps even more damaging, leads eventually to their developing a wary and apprehensive attitude towards the technology itself.
In my experience, if a user is burned by unpredictable technology more than twice, they "learn their lesson" and are much less likely to attempt to use that technology in the future. This attitude can prevail even in the face of updates, troubleshooting, or even the wholesale replacement of the technology and is, of course, especially potent if that particular teacher is already fishing for an excuse to dismiss the use of the technology in the first place.
Therefore, in an age when seemingly everyone is looking to technology to bridge divides in education and push student achievement higher, not heeding the implications of the 5 Orders of Technology is, in my opinion, a big mistake.
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- Tucanae Services said...
Oh Lord. A great presentation till then end, then it drifted off onto the shoals rudderless. I mean the education angle. I will grant that everyone is looking for technology as some magic cure in the educational market. Short answer -- Not gonna happen.
Pushing a mouse around and tapping a few keys are not the same as analytical comprehension. Ever. Johnny can graph it using R. Format it using Abiword. Pretty print it using PDF. But bottom line can Johnny comprehend what the graph says? The answer is no.
I am seeing this in the classroom every night where I teach. I won't suggest that technology not be used as there is a purpose and need. But it ought to be offered as reward for being able to understand thru brute force pen and paper what is being presented and taught. Bottom line --
"I can teach it to you, but I can't learn it for you!"
Nor can technology at the level you suggest.
But it was a great article in the main.
- Clayton Dillard said...
This blog post was hilarious in the most pleasant and wonderful way! I found your grasp of presentation and use of well placed words to be very amusing and delightful. I had never heard of The Five Orders of Technology but I am familiar with the fact that OpenOffice Impress SUCKS! Thanks for the laughs and for your time writing the article!
- Mechatotoro said...
I agree with Tucane Services.
I use Impress in my classes all the time and it never fails, whereas I've seen PowerPoint rebel against its users regularly. I guess the problem is one of adaptation. If I want Impress to behave as PowerPoint does (not in performance, but in procedure), the problem is not Impress, but my expectation. Following your analogy, I can say that the "chef" is angry because, instead of a fridge, Impress is a microwave oven and the chef, following common training,expects it to work as a conventional oven. Who is then to blame?


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By 1846, when Elijah was first performed at the Birmingham Festival, Felix Mendelssohn was an established composer and conductor with a substantial reputation in England. Mendelssohn had been responsible for reviving interest in Baroque Oratorio, in particular the works of J S Bach and G F Handel, and their influence on the composition of his own oratorios, St Paul and Elijah, is considerable. Nevertheless, his lyricism and early romantic style pervades the work and marks it with his musical signature.
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St Albans Cathedral Choir was re-founded in 1877 when the Abbey Church became a Cathedral. There is no residential choir school; the boys rehearse before and after school, sing Choral Evensong on three weekdays and three choral services with the layclerks each weekend. The twelve layclerks are a dedicated and highly skilled group of musicians who sing weekend services and concerts, and who, in the main, earn their living outside the music profession.
The St Albans Abbey Girls Choir was formed in 1996. The Choir sings Choral Evensong twice a week and consists of twenty-six girls aged eight to fourteen who, like the boy choristers, attend several local schools. Primarily an upper-voice choir, the girls also sing with the layclerks of the Cathedral Choir for certain services each term and for other special events. The Choir will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with a commission from Judith Weir, Master of the Queen's Music.
Abbey Singers
Established by Andrew Lucas in 1999, the Abbey Singers is one of the Cathedral choirs and is made up predominately of former choristers of the Cathedral Choir and Abbey Girls Choir. It offers these young singers an opportunity to continue to enjoy singing to a high standard and in a friendly and informal context. The choir sings at the Parish Eucharist around six times a year. It has also taken part in the successful 'Carols on the Hour' services before Christmas and sung Evensong during Advent and Holy Week as part of the Cathedral's regular pattern of worship.
The choir also performs in concert and at special events. Recent performances have included John Rutter's Psalmfest alongside the Cathedral Choir and Abbey Girls Choir, the sell-out concert Ian Anderson Plays Christmas Jethro Tull and a workshop and concert performance with the King's Singers.
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The 'phone rings and a voice at the other end tells you that you are being offered an allotment plot. All that time on the waiting list and your name has finally come to the top – patience rewarded! After the elation, cold reality and the enormity of the task ahead set in, especially when you've paid a visit to the site and seen with your own eyes the weed and bramble-infested scrap of land that you are being offered. You might be one of the lucky few who take over a plot in near-pristine condition, where the previous tenant has been forced to give up for good reasons, rather than being told to quit because their plot was a right mess, but most new allotment tenants find themselves facing a bit of a challenge.
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Right now is the best time to revisit past resolutions that may have gotten lost in the thick of the terrible winter that most of us had and time to think about nothing but summer from here on out. It's a spring cleaning of sorts that I always go through this time of year. I always feel the switch of seasons in the spring where my hair gets funky, my skin tries to adjust and my body goes through a little bit of a change. That revisitation of goals always helps keep everything steady, as activities like hot yoga really help to keep my body regulated. It's been a faster change this year because New Orleans was in the 80s already when I left for Japan (which is freezing, by the way. who knew?) so I've been able to transition my workout wardrobe and start to fully embrace the energy that comes with warmer days.
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I have some of the most precious friends ever and I am so thankful for them. I also really admire them for continuing to contribute to our friendship even when we aren't in the same place anymore. There will always be something really special about them. A couple of summers ago, we started going to my lake house and spending some extended time together. Just time relaxing and having fun. Spending time with each other because that is always important. I am so thankful for this tradition and the time we had this past long weekend.
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Home pavilion and pavilions by Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, National Medicinal Plants Board, various state governments and PHARMEXCIL
Business opportunities for service providers such as hospitals, clinics, consultancy rms, research outsourcing centres, production outsourcing companies, product development institutions, national and international
universities and educational institutions, laboratories, resorts and spas, trade houses and knowledge bank services
Diverse visitor prole including medical practitioners, students, marketing strategists, professionals and consultants, policy makers, diplomats, scholars, representatives of foreign business corporations, industry associations and trade delegations from lndia and abroad, businessmen, manufacturers, retailers and the general public
The visitors benet from an array of exhibits by AYUSH pharma segment, practitioners and hospitals of all AYUSH systems, AYUSH-based service institutes and centres, research institutes and departments, laboratory equipment and machinery manufacturers, makers of hospital and surgical equipment, insurance companies, health tourism industry, herbal traders and medicinal plant cultivators Involves all trade and business associations of national and international importance in this sector, and major government and private organizations
Backed by the involvement and support of these major associates,
Free health check-ups, lectures and Counselling by specialists of Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy,
Siddha, Yoga and Naturopathy, Prakriti Pariksha and Nadi Pariksha (pulse diagnosis)


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10 Natural Flu Remedies Besides Chicken Noodle Soup
Health Care Morgan CutoloAug 05 Flu season can knock anyone out of commission. Using these natural and home remedies can help you get better quicker, thanks to household staples. Ginseng JIANG HONGYAN/Shutterstock One of the more surprising natural flu remedies, ginseng is an herb that contains two Panax types called ginsenosides, which target the central… Read More »


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My neighbor and i stopped by to pick up ballet shoes for her daughter. You might miss this place if you didn't know it was here. It is right...
Since 1958 the company has been providing Retail - Dancewear.
Dance Connection can be found at W Penn St 126. The following is offered: Dance Supplies. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Butler there are 2 other Dance Supplies. An overview can be found here.


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Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy
Name: Neutral Milk HotelTrack name: Two Headed Boy Hometown: Ruston, Louisiana Who? Jeff Mangum and the gang. Why now? The band headline Green Man festival tonight (17 August). For more on the Welsh festival check out this playlist made for us by the organisers. Hear more: Greenman.net


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The taut cement surface, perforated with the anchors of the formwork, envelop the house and represent all that is associated with the way Tadao Ando builds. The western facade is interrupted by four thin vertical windows that light up the stairway behind it (the pivot of the building) and are randomly associated with three other smaller openings.
The eastern facade has three smaller square openings, while on the ground floor one can see a vertical window like those included in the western front. To the north is the entrance, above which is a rectangular window, while to the south there are two more windows of different sizes that correspond nicely for the second and third floors. Crowning the whole volume is a cube dominated by glass. This top floor protrudes slightly to the east in contrast to the rest of the building.
The whole building represents a series of surprises, from the entrance, which is on the opposing facade, to the strange yet functional windows that adorn the otherwise somewhat bleak facades. The entire composition is of course dependent on the small plot size of 4 x 4 meters and relies on the glass cube that crowns it to define its distinctive character.
The building move the stairway from its axis so the four floors (and basement) would lead up to the two-storey living space. This way, the stairwell, after leading up through the first two floors consisting of cement (with the bathroom and bedroom, respectively), leads to the third floor with its generously glazed study and the top floor, a living space with views of the sea.
Ando has created a viewpoint that allows the gaze of anyone in the building to wander in just one direction - toward the see - while the structure's walls become the frame of the picture.
source: architectuul.com


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Rebel Chai Rice Pudding
We're loving The Clean Diary's take on the classic rice pudding. Try this one. Couldn't be simpler to make. And even easier to enjoy…
½ cup short grain brown rice
1 carton Rebel chai mylk
½ tsp vanilla essence
A square of dark chocolate (optional)
Place the rice in a pan and cover with water.
Bring to the boil and simmer for about 20 minutes until partially cooked.
Drain and rinse the rice and return to the pan along with the mylk and vanilla.
Cook for a further 20 minutes or until all of the mylk is absorbed and it is sticky and fluffy.
Serve warm with a square of dark chocolate or keep in the fridge for a couple of days.


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Growing up does not mean you have to stop being a Harry Potter fan or nerding out about the book's tiniest details with other fans. It just means you can have a drink and stay out late while doing it.
The Harry Potter phenomenon is more than 20 years old now, so fans who got hooked on that first book by J.K. Rowling in 1997 are now in their late 20s or early 30s. But they still want to talk to other Harry Potter fans, dress up like their favorite wizard or wave a wand once in a while.
Luckily for folks like that, there are more and more adult-oriented Harry Potter events cropping up all the time, including the Wizardfest Yule Ball scheduled for Port City Music Hall in Portland Wednesday, Dec. 12. It's a dance party, as the Yule Ball name suggests, but there will also be trivia and costume contests, a Quidditch-influenced version of beer pong, Hogwarts-style decorations and Potter-themed drinks, like fire whiskey and butter beer. Contest winners will get various "wizard-themed swag" as prizes.
"It's a way to keep the experience going, another way of keeping the magic alive," said Lindsey Miller, 29, of Portland, who plans on attending the Wizardfest with friends. "It's nice to go some place that's adults only and meet people who've been fans from the very beginning."
The event is one of some 50 Harry Potter-themed nightclub parties being organized around the country this year by New York-based booking agent and Potter fan John Damiano. Other local Harry Potter events in Portland included a pub crawl earlier this year.
At the event at Port City Music Hall, people will get to play games and compete against "the other houses" of Hogwarts. Any Potter fan knows what house at the boarding wizarding school they belong to, based on personality. And if you don't, you can take a test online.
Harry Potter fans, if you haven't noticed, are everywhere. On the event's Facebook page more than 1,000 people say they are interested in going. Miller is dressing up as a Norwegian Ridgeback, a kind of dragon native to Norway that appears in the books. She's making the costume by hand.
"I'm excited to get into costume and hang out with equally nerdy people," said Miller.
One of those will be Ashley Ellis, 31, of Standish, who is making herself a Rowena Ravenclaw costume. In the stories, she was a famous Scottish witch who the Ravenclaw house at the Hogwarts wizarding school is named for.
"I enjoy (the world of Harry Potter) on the same level most people in New England enjoy the Patriots or the Red Sox," said Ellis, a singer who performs regularly around Portland. "It'll be great being there with people who have a similar level of passion."
WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 (doors open at 7 p.m.)
WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $15 in advance, $18 day of event, $25 in advance with wand, $50 preferred seating with wand, early access and goodie bag, 18-plus event.
INFO: Portcitymusichall.com


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How to form a limited company
Many businesses are making the change from being a sole trader to running their business through a limited company to take advantage of the limited liability and also the opportunity for tax planning.
An extended version of this HRBS.biz "How to form a limited company" guide can be downloaded as a free pdf here.
Click here for the "How to save tax and National Insurance" article.
Suppliers and customers often prefer to deal with a limited company as it can imply stability, longevity and also the company's accounts and details of directors are in the public domain. This makes it easier for credit reference agencies and debt insurance providers to recommend credit limits. Unfortunately your competitors can find out about your company's performance, ownership and mortgages etc at Companies House from only £1!
Read more about How to form a limited company
Maximise use of your basic rate tax band
I originally posted this article on the a4uforum in March 2007, and have updated it for the current (2015/16) tax thresholds.
I recommend to all our clients that they maximise the use of their basic rate band. This can be done by declaring interim dividends to take total taxable income up to the maximum at which the basic rate will still apply.
As dividends currently have a 10% tax credit attached, this tax credit can be used to effectively pay the basic rate personal tax liability on the dividend. This is why they are known as "tax free" dividends. Higher rate and additional rate tax payers will have extra tax to pay which is usually collected via self assessment and so they would need to register for self assessment and submit a tax return to HMRC to report the income and tax liability.
Read more about Maximise use of your basic rate tax band
A quick guide for your new limited company
Getting at your profits
Extracting your profits from your company can be by a mix of wage (ie under PAYE) and dividend. In order to pay a dividend the company must have sufficient after tax profits. ie for a £10,000 dividend to be paid the company must have at least £12,500 pre-tax profits (corp tax rate of 20%).
Do not be tempted to withdraw more than is legally available as dividend, as it would be void and treated as a loan repayable to the company. If the loan is to the director it would be a taxable benefit in kind if over £5,000 .
For more on how to extract your profits in a tax efficient way, read our article "Save tax and National Insurance with your limited company".


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INVEN CAPITAL and the European Investment Bank report completing another joint investment, increasing its share in the successful innovative company Cloud&Heat.
INVEN CAPITAL, CEZ Group's investment fund seeking opportunities in the "new energy" sector, has increased its stake in German company Cloud&Heat Technologies. The Dresden-based expert provides unique solutions utilizing heat from servers for heating and hot water for commercial premises. This is also the second investment made under a joint project with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The first one was investment in French technology company Cosmo Tech in September. INVEN CAPITAL has already made a total of seven investments in the "new energy" sector.
INVEN CAPITAL became a shareholder of Cloud & Heat Technologies last spring. The current increase of its stake, worth several million euros, is a vote of confidence in the company operating in the expanding market of data centers run by large businesses. Half of the investment is funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB), which announced its decision to create a joint investment structure with INVEN CAPITAL in late 2017 and provided investment capital of EUR 50 million to be managed by the fund.
Its unique technologies for utilizing waste heat from servers allow achieving up to 50% reduction in data center operating expenses as compared to conventional solutions. Its major customers include whole companies such as innogy or Fortum as well as, for example, high-rise buildings in Frankfurt.
"The company has been successfully growing for seven years and is well on the way to becoming a hegemon in the segment of services for the data center market. Its solution can use up to 90 percent of waste heat and the company can deliver private, local, plug 'n' play systems, large data centers or 'container' solutions,"explains Petr Míkovec, the managing director of INVEN CAPITAL. CEZ Group has significantly increased its minority stake in Cloud&Heat Technologies with the current investment; its representatives also sit on the company's board of directors. ČEZ expects the investment to expand its expertise in IT as well as to allow deployment in the heat sector.
INVEN CAPITAL is CEZ Group's venture capital fund supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB). EIB financing uses funds from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). INVEN CAPITAL's strategy is to seek opportunities for investing in smaller, innovative and growing smart energy businesses in Europe. It primarily focuses on later-stage growth investment opportunities with a sound business model proven by realized earnings and long-term growth potential. INVEN CAPITAL's goal is to generate long-term value through active collaboration with the companies it invests in and to actively support organic or acquisition-based growth strategy. Companies in INVEN CAPITAL's portfolio can take advantage of CEZ Group's extensive expertise in the energy sector, client base, and technology synergies for their further development. The fund is a full member of Invest Europe (https://www.investeurope.eu—European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) and CVCA (http://www.cvca.cz—Czech Private Equity and Venture Capital Association).
INVEN CAPITAL's first investment in 2015 was in sonnen, the Bavaria-based global leader in the manufacture of smart battery energy storage systems for homes. It then acquired stakes in German companies Sunfire, which develops and puts the most progressive energy technologies into industrial production to help reduce CO2 emissions and develop decentralized energy facilities, and tado°, the European leader in smart thermostats. Last year, it bought a stake in Cloud & Heat Technologies, a German company engaged in the energy utilization of heat from decentralized data centers, and Vulog, a French company that is a major global player in technological solutions for green car sharing. The last investment was the entry into Cosmo Tech, a Lyon-based global technology company, specializes in the development of software platforms to optimize decision-making in the management of critical infrastructure and processes. Since then, certain solutions produced by some of the above-mentioned companies have already become part of CEZ Group's offerings to its customers.
Martin Schreier, ČEZ Spokesman
Related news
- INVEN CAPITAL is the biggest investor in tado°, the leader in smart thermostats, alongside such global giants as Amazon and Siemens. ( 5. 11. 2018 )
- ČEZ Group focusing on development phases in German wind energy projects. ( 21. 12. 2018 )
- INVEN CAPITAL and the European Investment Bank are making their first joint investment. Their joint fund is acquiring a stake in a company specializing in the optimization of critical infrastructure management. ( 11. 9. 2018 )
- INVEN CAPITAL announces its first investment in Israel. The Driivz platform is set to accelerate electromobility development. ( 14. 1. 2019 )


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Josh had an easy going day today with less therapy because it is a Saturday. We were very lucky to have Josh's regular PT here today and work with him.
We had a long talk with Josh's doctor who said that at this point Josh no longer has an active infection! Praise the Lord! We have a lot to learn about in regards to the way Josh's body has changed because of the accident. He is slowly teaching us everything we'll need to know to take care of and understand Josh's body before we head home. We still have about 2 months before Josh will be getting ready to go home. As long as he is still making progress as an inpatient, he will stay here.
Nothing very out of the ordinary happened today. I was kidnapped by my mom about 11:30 this morning and insisted I take the day off. After being told I was being kidnapped she said, "Is this alright with Josh?" Tough kidnapper. Josh's parents were here today so he sent me on my way. My mom, sister and I went to Babies R' Us and registered for Ephram. I did feel a bit ridiculous registering for our fourth baby but people have been so generous and insist we register. Thanks to all who are so thoughtful. :-)
Josh's body continues to tingle and it does get a bit irritating but we continue to remember that we always have feeling before function. Our God is an amazing God and we continue to believe that he is more than able to heal Josh. We plead with God that he do this and give all the glory to him.
Josh now has his favorite passage of scripture in regards to his hardships hanging in big writing on the ceiling above his bed. He can now read it at will. He feels that where Paul was at the point of writing this is similar to where his at right now. I know I already posted part of this verse another time, but I do so again, knowing and believing these words:
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered... We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.
Prayer Requests:
- finger movement and more sensation
-stability for our family