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MyRVMarket.com, the RV industry's newest online aftermarket store, will have an entire store set-up at the Good Sam Rally in Louisville, Ky., this week with hundreds of products on display. According to a press release, the rally will run June 21-24 at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC).
"We will be offering free memberships in the MyRVMarket.com Traveler's Club, which provides a 10% discount on every product we carry," said David Kozy, vice president and director of operations for Chicago-based RV Home & Marine Solutions, which recently launched the online aftermarket store. "We will be adding additional club benefits in the coming weeks."
While most RV aftermarket stores tend to focus on parts and accessories related to the engine and drive train components, MyRVMarket.com focuses on products that enhance the RV lifestyle.
"Our niche is providing products like awnings, refrigerators, chairs, lights and security systems that satisfy the residential needs of the RVer," Kozy said, adding that MyRVMarket.com is also developing relationships with dealers that can handle product installation for consumers. "We're focusing less on parts and accessories and more on lifestyle products to enhance the comfort of the RV experience."
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Ryanair's Michael O'Leary Debuts at Paris Air Show
Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, arrived at the Paris Air Show to sign a deal with Boeing for 175 new aircraft. He explained to Marietta Cauchi why he decided to buy Boeing instead of Airbus and his decision to grace the air show for the first time.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... real ... yes I it's it's it's ... it's very special because we are today confirming answering the new order from seventy five brand new farm ... a Boeing seventy seven eight hundred series aircraft which would be delivered to Ryanair ... over the next five years in twenty fourteen to twenty feet ... that means that Europe's largest airline is going to increase in size for twenty five percent over the next five years ... it means moral fares for Europe's consumers ... Daniel this year that you can get ... we should be open to be fair to Boeing their great said to be making three aircraft for many years ... they've never missed an everyday use and I know at the Beverly upset ... with that the dynamics of the IPO which the economics of the Boeing seventy seven econ one hundred and eighteen million seats ... are superior to the easing trade even underneath he sees those nine extra seats ... are huge boulders frenetic I ... guess the main factor also you know it's a great aircraft are technically reliability ease among the best in the world to get the seventy seven new speaks for itself in terms of the day that the histories of aircraft ... I'm going to happen ... or was made in can teach him a grade of F ... and their bosses are eager to aircraft just doesn't have enough seats for a steal I think they did on all night ... when ... you say and the Baltic States and ... I would hope that we have a very competitive bidding process between Boeing and Airbus that we take whatever aircraft gave us the lowest operating costs per seat ... because lowest operating costs

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Thursday, February 7, 2013
The Other Genie
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This genie haunted me for years, and it was such a disappointment seeing Aladdin's genie after having this one in my head for so many years. Especially, Lounsberry's character. That genie is so beautifully dark and rich.ReplyDelete
Just watched the clip on Youtube. Albeit brief, but great animation from both Lounsbery and Cliff Nordberg.ReplyDelete
Yet another wonderful piece of Disney animation gold you've share with us, Andreas...thanks!
You can watch the sequence here, around 4:45ReplyDelete
Very interesting Deja, this genie looks more feared.ReplyDelete
I'm so used to Eric Goldberg and Robin Williams, this genie was a great quake-with-fear surprise. :DReplyDelete
Believe it or not, I worked on this stuff back in 1956. Of course, I was just a kid. A lowly apprentice inbetweener. Still it was an honor to work on such great stuff.ReplyDelete
Gosh, when Jafar turned into a genie he was very reminiscent of this guy!ReplyDelete
Some impressive work right there. His facial expressions are fierce!! The intensity in frame 97 is great. Love it (also thanks for the link Christian. Great animation)...ReplyDelete
I can't see this without thinking of a third Genie: Djnn, as portrayed by Rex Ingram in "The Thief of Bagdad". That genie movie had wonderful matte paintings by Peter Ellenshaw (10 years before he joined the Disney Company with "Treasure Island", and 24 years before Mary Poppins, he was assisting matte painter Wally Veevers back then). When I saw The Thief of Bagdad for the first time I was surprised by seein how much Mr. Ingram's interpretation, both comical and threatening, helped to the creation of Mr. Lounsebry's genie and Mr. Goldberg's one, as a reminder that art and fairytales never limit themself to one generation of artists(The Thief of Bagdad was a Technicolor remake of an homonymous silent movie made in 1924, starring Douglas Fairbanks).ReplyDelete
That's a great Genie! Thanks for the drawings Andreas. I have to say my favorite animated Genie is from "A Lad In His Lamp" with Bugs. Jim Backus voicing the genie was inspired.ReplyDelete


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Today was the last day of Expression for our By Hand arc. The kids raced against (and to) the deadline of 3:30pm this afternoon and ended the day with relief, joy, frustration, and eagerness to show off their hard work.
The stop motion crew were focused and dedicated to their work all day and did their absolute best to finish on time. Although they didn't quite finish shooting everything today, they're eager to negotiate a time to finish next week and share their work.
Lola, Natasha Mei, Norabelle, and Clementine finished their quilt today! They put on the border for the squares they added together yesterday, and sewed on the batting and backing for a gorgeous quilt today.
The boat crew completed their final version of their boat.
Nicole did some spoon bending and molding with the kids.
The felters took a short break to play with a different kind of material to shape.
…and Nicole finished making her gorgeous colored spoon lamp.
Connor and Henry combined their pieces of the interactive puzzle and made the first page.
Isaac combined different flavors of candy to make a type with all five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami.
He ended up with a gooey mixture that looked like a vampire's midday snack and it had mixed reviews on the taste test.
End-of-day fun.
This Expression phase – which we all agree was far better than the last – the kids struggled to find their groove in working together in groups, developed stronger relationships with each other, and were able to assemble their projects collaboratively. The work they did during the last two weeks tested their resolve, but they kept to their ideas and learned to help each other along the way.
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What the Nose Knows About Your Glass of Wine
Of all the catastrophes to befall a wine professional, losing one's ability to smell might rank highest. Lettie Teague looks at what exactly the nose knows—and whether a broken one can be fixed
A FRIEND OF mine who works in the retail wine business suffered the worst fate imaginable for somebody in his trade: He lost his sense of smell. One day he came down with a bad cold. When it finally lifted, he could no longer distinguish between a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Sauvignon Blanc, or even a Chardonnay from a Pinot Noir. The aromas were gone. More than a year later, they've yet to return.
While my friend can now detect a few strong smells—such as perfume, hair-coloring chemicals and fish—he still can't make out the scent of a wine. It's an affliction he's managed to keep a secret from both co-workers and customers. When making a presentation during the tastings and dinners that are part of his job, he avoids talking about aromas or flavors, and focuses instead on the wine's history and production. So far, no one seems to have noticed. When he introduced some Napa Cabernets at a recent dinner, his recitation drew raves.
What if the wines had been faulty or corked, I asked. My friend said that he had prepared for that possibility by having someone taste every wine before it was served. But he was growing increasingly desperate. He'd tried acupuncture, herbs and various medications. He'd consulted several doctors, including neurologists. Nothing had worked. It has left him unable to appreciate virtually anything about wine—and quite depressed.
As a professional wine journalist, I view my friend's story with equal parts sadness and dread. What if I were to wake up one morning in the same situation? Although we talk of the "flavor" of wine or food, almost everything that we taste is actually what we smell. Aroma is nearly everything in a wine.
I told my friend I'd try to help. So I did some research and located the Taste and Smell Clinic in Washington, D.C., which specializes in olfactory and gustatory problems. I emailed the contact on the website and soon received a response from the clinic's director, Dr. Robert Henkin. When I explained my friend's situation, Dr. Henkin told me it was called hyposmia. He said a reduced ability to smell was a "hidden epidemic" and that over 21 million people have "some aspect of smell loss."
The late, great enologist and University of Bordeaux professor Émile Peynaud had much to say about the value of smell. In fact, in his seminal 1983 book, "The Taste of Wine," Mr. Peynaud posited that a sense of smell "may be ten thousand times more sensitive than that of taste." Mr. Peynaud devoted an entire chapter of the book to smell and "wine odors," which he even organized into 10 basic types: animal (i.e., meat), balsamic (e.g., pine), woody, chemical, spicy, empyreumatic (e.g., smoky, roasted notes), estery (byproducts of alcoholic fermentation), floral, fruity and vegetal.
" A drinker's sense of smell may be thousands of times more sensitive than that of taste. "
Mr. Peynaud also defined the difference between "aroma" and "bouquet"—two words used interchangeably by most wine drinkers. Aroma, he wrote, is applicable to wines in their youth, when they are full of primary fruit. Bouquet best describes wines with age, in which the fruit is more subtle and other notes like earth and minerals come to the fore. (For the sake of simplicity, I will use the word aroma for all smells in this column.)
Aromas reveal a great deal about a wine—starting with its grape variety. As anyone who's ever encountered a spicy, lychee-nut-laden Gewürztraminer knows, it's a grape that doesn't smell like anything else. The same holds true of a zingy, herby New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc or, for that matter, a meaty Syrah. These wines will tell you who they are in a sniff.
Aromas can also reveal the age of the wine, the amount of acidity, alcohol and oak. Nearly every aspect of a wine can be found with your nose save for the five qualities you can find only with your tongue (salty, sour, sweet, bitter and umami).
And aroma can reveal if a wine is flawed. As Napa winemaker Aaron Pott said, "Aromas are the key to the wine's health." Mr. Pott relies a great deal on aromatic information when he's making a wine. "A bad aroma is the first signal you get that something may be going terribly wrong," he said. Was it possible to make a great wine that doesn't have a great nose? (In wine-speak, "nose" refers to aroma.) Absolutely not, said Mr. Pott. "It would be like trying to make a supermodel without a head."
An odd analogy, but a vivid picture: A wine with no nose is incomplete, although some wines don't rely as much on aromas as others. For example, I think Cabernet Sauvignon can get by on structure and texture, while Pinot Noir is utterly defined by its aroma—a vivid fragrance marked by fruit, herbs and earth.
Pinot Noir came to mind first for Bernard Sun, corporate beverage director of the Jean-Georges Restaurants group, during our recent aroma chat. Customers didn't really pay attention to a wine's smell unless they were true oenophiles, he said. To him, aroma meant a great deal—in fact, he always recalled wines by how they smelled. He named a few particularly memorable red Burgundies: Ponsot Clos de la Roche and Tollot-Beaut Chorey-lès-Beaune.
The latter was one of his all-time favorites. A simple and light-bodied red wine overshadowed by wines from neighboring Burgundy villages Corton and Pommard, Chorey-lès-Beaune is especially beloved for its aromas, said Mr. Sun. "Chorey-lès-Beaune doesn't have the texture or body of a Corton, but it has a beautiful nose," he said. "The aroma is the part of the wine that really seduces you." It was, he said, the sexiest part.
I doubt my scent-challenged friend cares whether or not the aromas are sexy; I think he'd settle for any aromas at all. My friend truly loves wine. More than just his profession, it was a huge part of his life.
I showed up at the Taste and Smell clinic to meet with Dr. Henkin. He led me into an office that looked like a large filing cabinet filled with manila folders. Viral infections like the one my friend suffered were particularly common, said Dr. Henkin. Other triggers included allergies, head injuries and dementia. People tend to notice the problem fairly quickly, but they are prone to put off seeking help. Dr. Henkin estimated the average person waited two and a half years after they'd lost their sense of smell to visit him. They kept hoping it would return.
Dr. Henkin offered to give me the same basic test that he gives every new patient to determine how much loss he or she has incurred. I had a small cold, I said nervously, suddenly afraid that my nose might be faulty.
He assured me that a cold wasn't an obstacle and escorted me into another file-stuffed room. This one contained a number of brown glass vials. Dr. Henkin told me to quickly sniff from a trio of vials and rate the strength of the aroma of the substance inside each one from 1-100; state whether it was cold, unpleasant or neutral; and to describe the character of the substance too (Was it too minty? Was it flowery or sweet?); and finally he asked me to name which one of the smells was unlike the other two. He repeated the process with a few other sets of three.
I couldn't touch the bottles, nor sniff any vial more than once, unlike in a wine tasting, where you are free to smell a certain wine multiple times. I mentioned this to Dr. Henkin, hoping he'd allow an exception, but he was unmoved. The test was over in mere minutes.
Dr. Henkin declared I was "within the range of normal," looking at the calculations he'd scribbled on a piece of paper. If I hadn't passed, he said, he would give me more tests and perhaps treatment with oral Theophylline, a drug that's commonly used for suffers of asthma. This is Dr. Henkin's primary means of treatment, though it tends to work with only 50% to 60% of patients.
Dr. Henkin has been working on something that could radically improve the odds of success: a nasal spray version of Theophylline, which he said could cure "up to 80%" of his patients. But it was still in the development stages; there has only been one small clinical trial. If he lived "another 10 years," the 83-year-old Dr. Henkin said, we could see millions cured. "Just think of that!" he said in the passionate tone of a man whose 40 years of research may soon be brought to remarkable fruition.
I gave my friend Dr. Henkin's information. I don't know if he's called, but I hope for the sake of both my friend and millions of others that Dr. Henkin's potential solution can be realized sooner rather than later. After all, to quote Mr. Peynaud once more, "The art of drinking, like the art of eating, is thus part of the art of living."
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's):
Frequently Asked Questions about Fellowship Bible Church:
1. What kind of a church is FBC?
2. Where is FBC located?
3. Is nursery provided?
4. What should I wear to FBC?
5. What's a typical Sunday morning service like?
6. What style of music is played during the service?
7. Who is in charge at FBC?
Frequently Asked Questions about God and the Bible:
8. How can I know that God exists?
9. Why should I be a Christian?
10. How can I know that the Bible is true?
11. Why are there so many Bible translations?
12. Can I continue to sin after I repent?
13. What should my reaction be to the sacrifice of Jesus?
Frequently Asked Questions about Fellowship Bible Church:
1. What kind of a church is FBC?
Fellowship Bible Church (FBC) is a Bible-believing church. We are a caring group of people who desire to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ, and seek to help others do as well. We are not affiliated with any denominations.
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2. Where is FBC located?
FBC is located in Chester, New Hampshire. Please click here for directions to our building.
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3. Is nursery provided?
Yes, nursery is provided for all our regular services, and for most special events as well. The safety of all children is vitally important to us. For this reason, all nursery workers are required to adhere to our strict Child Protection Policy.
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4. What should I wear to FBC?
There is a great diversity of how people dress when they come to services at FBC. Some people wear suits and ties, and some wear jeans and t-shirts. How you dress is completely up to you.
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5. What's a typical Sunday morning service like?
Since we are a Bible-believing church, the central focus of our Sunday morning service is the Word of God. We typically sing songs that exalt Jesus Christ, we share announcements, prayer requests, have a Scripture reading, and listen to a sermon from the Bible. Once per month, (typically the first Sunday of the month) we have a Communion service as well. Our goal is to have a time that glorifies our Father in Heaven, and builds up believers. Though certainly non-believers are always welcome to attend as well.
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6. What style of music is played during the service?
We sing both traditional hymns as well as contemporary worship music. Our goal is to exalt Christ in the words and the music that is sung during our services. We also try to foster an environment where those who prefer hymns and those who prefer newer style music can worship Christ in song together.
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7. Who is in charge at FBC?
Ephesians 5:23 says that Jesus Christ is the head of the church, and we believe that. Now, with that being said, the Bible also tells us how the local church is to be run. Therefore, we believe that Christ is in charge, and He has ordained two offices to run the local church: Elders and Deacons. To see our current staff, please click here.
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Frequently Asked Questions about God and the Bible:
8. How can I know that God exists?
There are at least two good reasons to believe in God:
The Creation.
The Conscience.
The Creation:
Please imagine for a moment that you're in a museum and you're admiring a painting. How do you know for sure that a painter existed?
Is it possible that the painting came about through paint randomly splattering on the canvas without an artist's intervention? Of course not!
Even though you don't know who the painter is, and you don't know if he or she is even alive, you know that there was a painter because the painting itself is the proof!
Now consider the museum building. Can you know for sure that there was ever a builder for the building? Of course you can. The building itself is proof that there was a builder.
In the same way, when we look at creation, it screams to us that there was a Creator. The creation itself bears witness to the fact that God exists. When we watch a baby being born, or when we study the stars, or when we consider the interaction between a bee and a flower, we must conclude that a great God created all of this. Every painting has a painter, and every building has a builder. Creation has a Creator.
The Bible sums this concept up this way, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork" (Psalm 19:1).
In other words, the creation itself demonstrates to us that there is a Creator.
The Conscience:
Not only has God given us the creation as evidence for His existence, but He has given us a conscience as well. Consider your conscience. It's the part in side of us that tells us that we have done wrong. This can not be explained outside of a Theistic worldview.
Please take a moment to listen to your conscience. The word comes from "con" which means "with" and "science" which means "knowledge." "Conscience" literally means "with knowledge" and when you and I do wrong things, we do it "with knowledge" that what we're doing is wrong. Yet we do it anyway. The Bible calls that "sin" and that's precisely why it is not enough to merely believe in a "higher power" or mentally assent to believing in some sort of God.
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9. Why should I be a Christian?
We at Fellowship Bible Church are grateful that you have a desire to know God in a personal way and we sincerely hope what we say here will be helpful.
First of all, let us share with you what it means to be saved. According to the Bible, at the beginning of man's history, he disobeyed the commands of God and lost the close fellowship with Him that he once had. Since that time, the bible tells us that all men (that includes every human being) are "slaves of sin" (Romans 6:17), and spiritually "dead" (Ephesians 2:1).
Ephesians 2:1 says, "And you were dead in your trespasses and sins".
Many of us do not consider ourselves to be "dead" in "trespasses and sins" unless we look inside ourselves. Ask yourself, and listen to your conscience, have you ever told a lie? If so, then God sees you as a liar. The Bible says, "all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone" (Revelation 21:8). Ask yourself, have you ever stolen anything, even if the value of the object is small? If so, then God sees you as a thief. Have you ever looked at someone with lust? Jesus said that looking with lust is the same thing as committing adultery in the heart (Matthew 5:21). When we examine ourselves and listen to our conscience, we must conclude that we are lying, thieving, adulterers at heart. And God says he "has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness" (Acts 17:31).
The Bible says that God put his law on our hearts (Romans 1:18), and that's why we all know it is wrong to lie, and we all know it is wrong to steal, and we all know it is wrong to commit adultery. We all know this because God has given us a conscience. When we listen to our conscience, we must conclude that we are guilty of breaking God's law.
What is the response of people to this lost condition? In general, it is to undertake a lifestyle of good works in order to regain God's favor. That's what human religion is trying to bridge the chasm that separates us and God by our own efforts.
Scripture teaches the devastating truth that "no one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing the law" (Romans 3:20 states, "For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin"). To put it simply, doing good works to earn one's way to heaven is ineffective.
In spite of all of mans efforts, God has pronounced His verdict on us, "There is none righteous, not even one; there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God… There is none who does good, there is not even one… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:10 12, 23). And so, because of our sin, God has also pronounced the sentence, "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23).
So what is the solution to our monumental dilemma? The Savior, Jesus Christ alone.
Jesus Christ is the solution to our spiritual problem. Many people know that He claimed to be "the Way, the Truth, and the Life" (John 14:6), but how is Jesus the answer to our separation from God?
The Bible tells us that He is our substitute. Hundreds of years before Jesus was put to death on a cross, the prophet Isaiah wrote, "Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried… But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well being fell upon Him… All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way, but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him" (Isaiah 53:4 6).
In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul declared, "He (God the Father) made Him who knew no sin (Jesus Christ) to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
In other words, Jesus Christ died for our sins when He was executed on the cross. That freed us from the obligation to pay that awful price. And in rising from the dead, He showed that God was satisfied, and gave us abundant, eternal life in Jesus Christ. (John 3:16, 10:10).
This is the gospel-the good news that God did what we could never do for ourselves. God (Jesus Christ) came to the earth as a man, lived a sinless life, died as a substitute for us because of our sins, and rose victoriously from the grave, that we might have eternal life in Him.
If Jesus died for sinners, does that mean all men are Christians?
No. Because the gospel demands a response. It is a free gift, in that we can do nothing to earn it or deserve it, but each individual must accept this gift. Ephesians 2:8 9 tells us "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast."
There are several biblical truths we must grasp to understand how we may receive the gift of salvation:
We must acknowledge we are guilty sinners before God. As we said earlier, every man, woman and child is a law breaker and deserves eternal death.
We must repent of our sins. To see your sin as God sees it and then turn from it; to make the commitment to follow Christ in a holy life. Such a commitment is not an announcement that one will never sin again, but it does mean we come to God on His own terms, acknowledging Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of our lives (see Romans 10:9 10,13).
We must believe Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be, and that He did in fact die for our sins and rise from the dead. Jesus was fully God in human flesh (see John 8:58 and 10:30), But He was also fully man (1 Timothy 2:6). If we refuse to embrace any of these concerning Christ, then we do not believe in the true Person of Jesus Christ.
God has promised that if we come to Him in prayer, with a humble, repentant heart, believing in the Person and work of Jesus Christ on our behalf, He says, "as many as received Him (Jesus Christ), to them He gave the right to become the children of God, even to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12).
If this is the desire of your heart, you can make this life changing commitment right now. Remember, this is not merely affirming a belief, but receiving a Person Jesus Christ. If you are ready to commit your life to Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you can pray something like this:
Father, I acknowledge to You that I am a law breaker, a sinner who deserves hell. But I thank You that Jesus Christ died for my sins so that I can begin a right relationship with You. I thank You for forgiving my sins in Him, and I trust in Him now for life. I commit to follow Him for the rest of my life in obedience to you. Make me the kind of person who is pleasing to You by faith. Amen.
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10. How can I know that the Bible is true?
The Bible can be shown to be the true Word of God through internal and external tests.
Please consider the internal tests:
The Bible is a collection of 66 books, written by over 40 different authors, on different continents, over a time of 1,500 years! Despite this, the Bible remains completely consistent from beginning to end. We find it hard to get 3 people in a room to make up a story and stay consistent. The Bible is no mere book written by men.
The Bible also contains many fulfilled prophesies, proving that the Author knew the future with 100% accuracy. We hear about alleged prophets like Nostradamus, but those prophesies are vague at best, and most of them never came true. The Bible is teaming with specific prophesies that all have come true.
Consider the many prophesies about Jesus Christ. Hundreds of years before Jesus came to earth, the Hebrew Bible prophesied that he would be born in Bethlehem, from the lineage of King David, would be born of a virgin, would be despised and rejected by his own people, and would die a cruel death on the cross. Psalm 22, for example, talks about Jesus' hands and feet being pierced, and this was written hundreds of years before crucifixion was even invented! There are many more fulfilled prophesies from the Bible. No other book, not theKoran, not the writing of Confucius, no other book can say that it contains 100% accuracy in its prophesies.
In addition, the Bible claims to be the Word of God. Many times throughout its pages, it says things like "Thus saith the Lord," or "And the Lord spoke," et cetera.
Also, Jesus Christ claimed that the Bible was God's Word. This claim is given credibility since Jesus was the only person ever who could raise himself from the dead. So the historical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead also bears witness to the truth of the Bible.
As for external evidences, the Bible has proven itself to be historically reliable. Very often archeologists will find sites and cities mentioned in the Bible. This is not true of The Book of Mormon, or of other "scriptures." The Bible has been shown to be historically accurate, despite hundreds of years of skeptics trying in vain to discredit it.
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11. Why are there so many Bible translations?
The Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Many Bible scholars today are able to read the text in its original language, but for most of us, we rely on a translation.
Many skeptics point out that there are many Bible translations, so you can't be sure which one to trust.
In reality, this is a "straw man" argument. The reality is that the differences between reputable translations are minor. Consider 1 Peter 1:13 in two popular translations:
The King James Version:
"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind"
The New International Version:
"Therefore, prepare your minds for action"
As you can see, there is a difference between the translations in word usage, but not in meaning. They both mean the same thing. No essential doctrine of the Bible is made suspect due to different translations.
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12. Can I continue to sin after I repent?
Imagine a husband who was caught cheating on his wife. He says to his wife, "I'm so sorry that I fell into adultery. Please forgive me. Please let's work this out. I'll do whatever is necessary to help heal our marriage."
Since he appeared sincere, the wife decided that she would swallow her pride and take her husband back.
Now imagine the husband says, "Thank you for taking me back. But you know, I liked the excitement of sneaking around with another woman, so if you don't mind, I'm going back to the bar to pick up a woman."
The fact that the husband could even entertain such a horrible thought, much less state it, shows that he really has not repented of his sin. He still likes it, and is unconcerned that he hurt his wife.
His actions reveal that he never really repented in the first place.
In the same way, we must come humbly before the Holy Living God, confess our sins, and repent of them. If we continue our life of sin as we did before, that is strong evidence that our repentance was not genuine. True repentance evidences itself through a holy life. Your desires will change, and your wants will change.
This is not to say that Christians do not stumble and sin – we do! But when we do we feel horrible about it. If we do not feel horrible about it, that is evidence that we are not truly Christians.
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13. What should my reaction be to the sacrifice of Jesus?
Consider a father and son on an overnight fishing trip to Florida's everglades.
As they start setting up camp, the father says "Okay, son. I'm not going to spoil the weekend with a bunch of rules, so there's only one rule while we're down here. We're in the everglades, and there are alligators out here. You can fish from the dock, but there's no wading into the water or going out in any of the boats you may find around here. Keep to the dock and you'll be safe."
Later, while the father was away for a bit, the boy was on the dock fishing. He began eyeing a rowboat tied there next to the dock.
Defying the warning of his dad, the boy gets in the boat and pushes himself into the water. The splashing of the fish drew the attention of the alligators. One large alligator came alongside and smacked the little boat with it's tail. The boat rocked and the boy was thrown out. His father heard his panicked cry just before the boy passed out from fear.
Some time later, the boy woke up. He'd been dragged up on the shore. As he sat up and saw his dad laying next to him, he knew immediately that something is wrong. His dad's face was grey and he was breathing shallow breaths. The boy looked down to see that his dad's legs had been gnawed by the alligator. Ribbons of flesh hanged from them and he could see bone in places where chunks of flesh had been torn out.
Now… what son could look at his father and say, "Wow! Dad, you saved me. It's amazing. You saved my life. But I can see you're going to pass out and you'll probably be out for a while. I have to say, I caught six fish in two hours… that's as many as we got in two days. And it got really exciting when the alligators started swimming around. So, you don't mind if while you're passed out I just push back out in the boat for a little bit… do you?"
Such a reaction on the boy's part would be unthinkable! In the same way, as Christians, we must look at the nails in our Savior's hands and feet. We must consider the flesh torn off from the Roman whips. Most importantly, we ought to meditate on the wrath of God that was unleashed on the Son of God. When we do that, our attitude ought to be of utmost thankfulness, and we should lovingly serve our Great God all our lives!
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Shadow Triad
| Shadow Triad
ダークトリニティ Dark Trinity
The Shadow Triad in the Black 2 and White 2 trailer
|Eye color
|Hair color
|Trainer class
|Team PlasmaB2W2
|Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
|Member of
|Team Plasma
|Game animation debut
|Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer
|English voice actor
|Jason Griffith
|Japanese voice actor
|Akira Ishida
The Shadow Triad (Japanese: ダークトリニティ Dark Trinity), each referred to individually as Shadow (Japanese: ダーク Dark), are three faithful servants of Ghetsis and N and are high-ranking members of Team Plasma.
The Shadow Triad are completely loyal to Ghetsis because he once saved their lives.
In the games
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
They appear many times in Pokémon Black and White, mostly to escort the player to either N or Ghetsis. They make very sudden ninja-like appearances, appearing seemingly out of thin air.
The Shadow Triad are the ones who enabled Ghetsis to evade arrest, creating an opening in which Ghetsis was able to escape Cheren's confinement. After defeating Team Plasma, they appear at Marvelous Bridge and on the orders of Ghetsis, give the player the Adamant Orb, Lustrous Orb, and Griseous Orb—the three orbs of the creation trio. However, on Ghetsis's orders, they make no attempt to find him. They vanish from the bridge and are not seen again for the rest of the game.
At some point after Black and White's events, they appear in front of Striaton Gym leaders at Striaton Restaurant, challenge and easily defeat the trio, before disappearing.
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Shadow Triad are first seen with Zinzolin on the Plasma Frigate. After the player, Cheren, and Hugh finish off the remainder of the Team Plasma Grunts, Zinzolin has the Shadow Triad escort the player off the ship.
The Shadow Triad are later seen in Opelucid City after it has been frozen by the Plasma Frigate. They steal the DNA Splicers so that Ghetsis can use it on Kyurem, but are chased by the player and Drayden. After finally being caught, a Shadow challenges the player to a battle, and even though he loses, they still get away.
The Shadow Triad are seen again on the Plasma Frigate after talking to Ghetsis about Kyurem. Each Shadow battles the player after they give Hugh back his sister's Liepard. After defeating them, they allow the player to leave but warn them about Ghetsis and Kyurem, and end up staying behind with Hugh and Liepard.
After entering the Hall of Fame, they remain in Icirrus City and challenge the player monthly. Still loyal to Ghetsis, they attempt to regain his lost heart by defeating the player.
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Opelucid City
Plasma Frigate
Icirrus City
They are all fought individually, in a Single Battle, Triple Battle, and Rotation Battle, respectively. If the player has fewer than three Pokémon remaining, or declines battle, the remaining opponents will vanish until the season changes.
Single Battle
Triple Battle
Rotation Battle
The Purrloin stolen from Hugh's sister is revealed to have evolved into a Liepard, and is returned to Hugh by the Shadow Triad when they are encountered in Ghetsis's room.
Purrloin → Liepard
Pokémon Black and White
- First encounter
- "... ...Come."
- "... My lord N, we brought the one you wanted."
- Second encounter
- "... ...Come."
- "... There are stairs going down ahead. Team Plasma is waiting for you there."
- Icirrus City
- "... Impressive, Gym Leader of Icirrus City. We, the Shadow Triad, are beings of shadows...and not easily noticed. Our mission was to speak only with <player>, but so be it. Ghetsis has a message for you: come to Dragonspiral Tower. It is there that our lord N waits for you. ...Now, our mission is complete."
- Tubeline Bridge
- "... ...Come."
- "...Ghetsis. We brought the one you wanted."
- First encounter
- "... ...Come."
- "In this castle, you may rest your Pokémon and access your PC. Fear not."
- "First, have your Pokémon rest in that room. When they are healed, it is our lord N's wish that you be moved to the innermost part of this castle."
- Second encounter
- "A battle between you and our lord N will reveal whether our lord N is an ideal heroB/a true heroW. It will also reveal how you feel about protecting the current world, where people live with Pokémon."
- Third encounter
- "That room was the world that was provided to our lord N..."
- "I don't feel anything, even when I go into the room... But you may feel something."
- Marvelous Bridge
- "... ...You, huh."
- "Ghetsis is gone. He went off somewhere alone after we rescued him from the castle."
- "From the day Ghetsis saved our lives, we have sworn to be loyal to him. Even now, after he ordered us not to search for him."
- "Also, Ghetsis said to give you this..."
- "As well as this..."
- "And this, also."
- "Ghetsis... Where did he find these? What was he planning to do with them? Why did he give them to you? There's no way to know now. Is he testing you? Or...using you?"
- "We, the Shadow Triad, have always been and will always be the loyal servants of Ghetsis. And Ghetsis's ambitions will never cease!"
- "Never shall we meet again. Farewell!"
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Plasma Frigate – PWT
- "By the way, we are not your..."
- "Move."
- Opelucid City
- "As we suspected... The hiding place was in the Gym. Well thought out. If Drayden isn't there, we can't get in. If he is there, he's the strongest guard we could possibly face. It also explains why the Pokémon Gym was remodeled. Whatever. The DNA Splicers are in our hands now."
- "Now you know, then. We will accomplish our goals, no matter what the cost. We don't have the ability to captivate the hearts of others like Lord N does. Instead, we will bend people to our will with brute force. Two years was a surprisingly long wait."
- In front of the Route 11 gate
- Before battle
- "Heh heh... You don't really think you can take the DNA Splicers back, do you?"
- Being defeated
- "I hate to admit it, but... You're a good Trainer."
- After being defeated
- "Aww. How unlucky. I don't happen to be the one holding the DNA Splicers. I was just buying time for the others to escape. Cheerio, bye-bye, whatever."
- Plasma Frigate – Giant Chasm
- "Lord Ghetsis. Kyurem has been transferred!"
- "Very well... This might be it."
- "I stole this Pokémon five years ago in Aspertia. So it seems likely that it is the Pokémon you're talking about. But now, it only listens to my commands. Such is the fate of Pokémon that are trapped in Poké Balls!"
- "Ah... I feel sorry for Pokémon. They're ruled by Poké Balls and the whims of their Trainers... Lord Ghetsis spoke of Pokémon liberation two years ago simply for his own ambitions, but... If his plans had succeeded, many Pokémon would have been saved. This Liepard--well, you knew it as a Purrloin--if it had been released, it might have returned to you. Well then..."
- First Shadow, before battle
- "You there! I won't let you interfere with Lord Ghetsis's plans!"
- Being defeated
- "It doesn't bother us a bit if the stolen Pokémon cry or beg."
- If talked to
- "Can you defeat all three of us?"
- Second Shadow, before battle
- "We swore to be loyal to Lord Ghetsis since he saved us!"
- Being defeated
- "It doesn't bother us a bit if we have to use another Pokémon after one is defeated."
- After being defeated
- "Listen well! The only thing we want is the world Lord Ghetsis desires!"
- If talked to
- "Even if I lose, Lord Ghetsis simply has to win..."
- Third Shadow, upon entering with the second Shadow
- "You're not done yet..."
- If the player tries to go down the stairs
- "If you want to go any further, you'll have to get past us."
- Before battle
- "I have no problem with you, but this is for Lord Ghetsis!"
- Being defeated
- "It doesn't bother us a bit if Pokémon win or lose."
- After being defeated
- "Even if I lose, Lord Ghetsis simply has to win..."
- After all the Shadows have been defeated
- "No matter... The only thing you can do is watch Lord Ghetsis use Kyurem to freeze Unova solid. That's all..."
- (turns to Hugh) "You... I'll return this Pokémon to you. Considering what Lord Ghetsis is about to do, I have no further need of it."
Giant Chasm – Cave's Deepest Part
- "Lord Ghetsis has... lost control... We'll take it from here..."
- "Farewell..."
- First Shadow, before battle
- "You... Congratulations. Ghetsis won't do anything anymore... No, to be more precise, he can't do anything anymore... That's why we won't forgive you. Battle us!"
- No: (all vanish until player advances one step again)
- Yes: "I'll win! That is the only way to regain his lost heart!"
- Being defeated
- "...So what."
- Second Shadow, before battle
- "What do you want? Do you want to keep battling?"
- Insufficient number of Pokémon in party: "So, you don't have enough for a Triple Battle..."
- No: "I see... When the season changes, I'll battle you." (both vanish)
- Yes: "Battle for Ghetsis! This is the only proof that I'm living now."
- Being defeated
- "I'm just a shadow, after all..."
- Third Shadow, before battle
- "What do you want? Do you want to keep battling?"
- Insufficient number of Pokémon in party: "So, you don't have enough for a Rotation Battle..."
- No: "I see... When the season changes, I'll battle you." (vanishes)
- Yes: "We, the Shadow Triad, were, are, and will be the royal servants of Ghetsis!"
- Being defeated
- "How disappointing..."
Memory Link - A Triple Team
- "Then... We'll battle you."
- "We came on a whim... To vent... To pass time... It doesn't matter."
- "Too easy..."
- "These three aren't worth worrying about. We must focus on the other Gym Leaders so that next time they won't get in our way..."
- "Well... Lord Ghetsis is waiting. We must catch that Pokémon."
| Early concept art from
Black and White
| Concept art from
Black 2 and White 2
| Sprite from
Black 2 and
White 2
| Overworld sprite from
Generation V
In the anime
In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
The Shadow Triad appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer. Nate was first seen chasing one of the Shadows through the frozen Opelucid City. He had his Lucario attack the Shadow with Aura Sphere, but the attack was blocked by the Shadow Triad's Bisharp, allowing the trio to get away with the item they had stolen.
| Bisharp was seen protecting the Shadow Triad from Nate's Lucario's Aura Sphere.
Bisharp's only known move is Protect.
|Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer
Voice actors
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Black & White chapter
The Shadow Triad first appears in Letting Go, where they are seen reporting to Ghetsis after observing N's battle with Black in Accumula Town. In Defeating Stoutland, the Triad are seen stationed in a humvee, spying on the Dark Stone via Roggenrola, Woobat, and Tympole camera-bots, since the stone is under Clay's protection.
In Up in the Air, the Shadow Triad begin their operation to retrieve the Dark Stone. While they battle against Lenora, several Team Plasma Grunts infiltrate the Nacrene Museum to find the Dark Stone. The Shadow Triad have the advantage at first, but Lenora is later joined by five of her fellow Gym Leaders, who had secretly been planning to ambush Team Plasma upon learning of their plans. The Triad split up to fight the six Gym Leaders in pairs, allowing an easier battle. Eventually, the Shadow Triad are defeated by Brycen, who captures them with his Cryogonal's ice chains. Refusing to give up, the Shadow Triad reveal their trump card, the Legendary Pokémon Thundurus, Tornadus, and Landorus. With the power of the Forces of Nature, the Triad trap the Gym Leaders in a swirling vortex of wind and electricity. Though they are unable to obtain the Dark Stone, the Shadow Triad kidnap the Gym Leaders and take them to N's Castle, though Brycen manages to escape.
In The Shadow Triad, the trio attempt to capture the Legendary Pokémon Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion. The Pokémon prove to be too powerful for them to capture, so they are forced to retreat. At the P2 Laboratory, they test out the power of Team Plasma's newest creation, Genesect. Soon after, they are ambushed by the Striaton Gym Leaders, Cilan, Cress, and Chili, who had followed them after the incident at Nacrene City. The Triad easily overpower the triplets and mock them by stating that the three need to manage one Gym together. Backed into a corner, the Striaton triplets use stones to evolve their Pokémon. They then rotate their Pokémon and gain the upper hand. The Legendary Pokémon that despise humans, Cobalion, Virizion, Terrakion, and their student, Keldeo watch the pairs of three battle each other.
Keldeo, fearing something about the Triad, attempts to interrupt the battle and attacks the Shadow Triad. The Triad use this opportunity to trap Keldeo and attempt to capture it. Before they can continue, Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion immediately step in and blast the Triad and Striaton triplets away with their swords, severely injuring them. Despite the defeat, the Triad realize that they can't just let the Pokémon escape and they open the P2 Laboratory's door. They use Genesect to freeze Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion as they leave, causing them to sink into the waters below.
Black 2 & White 2 chapter
The Shadow Triad return as members of Team Plasma. In Therian Forme III, when Blake attempts to arrest Ghetsis after he reveals himself and the Plasma Frigate, the Triad appear to defend their master. Kelden, remembering its previous encounter with the Triad, proceeds to attack them on its own, giving Ghetsis the chance to escape. Blake manages to sneak away and get on the Plasma Frigate, but is forced to leave his Pokémon to fight the Triad and the Forces of Nature without him.
In PS541, the Shadow Triad successfully defeat Blake's Pokémon. The three then head towards Humilau City in order to reach the Plasma Frigate's in Undella Town.
In their first appearance, they all were wearing identical black masks. In all later appearances, they are seen wearing different masks which resemble the elemental monkeys' facial patterns, but are much darker in color.
| The Pansage-masked Shadow used a Lilligant to attack Lenora at Nacrene City. Later, she fought against Clay's Excadrill and Elesa's Emolga. Later, she faced the Striaton triplets and had an advantage due to the type match ups.
Lilligant's known moves are Quiver Dance, Mega Drain, and Hyper Beam, and her Ability is Chlorophyll.
|The Battle Within
| The Pansear-masked Shadow used a Larvesta to attack Lenora at Nacrene City. Later, he fought against Burgh's Whirlipede and won, only to be defeated by Brycen's Cryogonal. Later, he faced the Striaton triplets and had an advantage due to the type match ups. It was later revealed that Larvesta was hatched from an Egg that was created by Ghetsis's Volcarona.
None of Larvesta's moves are known, and his Ability is Flame Body.
|The Battle Within
| The Panpour-masked Shadow used a Blue-Striped Basculin to attack Lenora at Nacrene City. Later, he was used against Skyla in addition to fighting Lenora. Later, he faced the Striaton triplets and had an advantage due to the type match ups.
Basculin's only known move is Aqua Tail, and his Ability is Adaptability.
|The Battle Within
Tornadus was caught by Giallo near the Battle Subway train. Later, the Shadow Triad used Tornadus to battle the Gym Leaders at Nacrene City. Afterward, he was given to Hood Man in order to figure out how to change between his Incarnate and Therian Formes.
|A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway
Thundurus was caught by Giallo near the Battle Subway train. Later, the Shadow Triad used Thundurus to battle the Gym Leaders at Nacrene City. Afterward, he was given to Hood Man in order to figure out how to change between his Incarnate and Therian Formes.
|Battle on a Roller Coaster
Landorus was caught by Giallo near the Battle Subway train. Later, the Shadow Triad used Landorus to battle the Gym Leaders at Nacrene City. Afterward, he was given to Hood Man in order to figure out how to change between his Incarnate and Therian Formes.
|A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway
| Genesect is a weapon created by Team Plasma. It first appeared in the P2 Laboratory where the Shadow Triad were shown testing its strength. After their defeat at the hands of Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, the Shadow Triad used Genesect to freeze the three and send them sinking into the water.
Genesect's known moves are Techno Blast and Fly and its Ability is Download.
|The Shadow Triad
In the TCG
- Main article: Shadow Triad (Plasma Freeze 102)
Shadow Triad was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). First released in the Thunder Knuckle expansion, it later debuted in English in the Plasma Freeze expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration by Yusuke Ohmura. Shadow Triad allows the player to take a Team Plasma card from their discard pile and put it in their hand.
- The Shadow Triad are the only notable members of Team Plasma who have not appeared in the anime.
In other languages
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|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.


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Economists are saying that the job-seekers are right in saying so and there are good reasons why employers are showing a reluctance to hire.
The lack of enthusiasm on the part of the employers is rather strange and out of character. For most of the last five years, companies have been operating with as few people as possible and their bottom lines have been the best they've had for years, as such they are sitting on tons of cash and also have lots of vacancies – logically they should be hiring and hiring big.
The recession gave employers an excuse get the maximum work out of the workers, but with worker productivity growing at a rate of 1.9 percent even that has reached saturation point. Even then, there is hardly any talk about hiring. Moreover, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 3.6 million job openings available.
What then is the reason for this negativity in hiring – where the employers should be salivating for new employers, there are just sitting on their hands.
Economists say that the climate of uncertainty created over the last five years, is one of the prime causes of the employers disinclination and lack of enthusiasm.
Every time they had something or the other to worry about that further fueled this uncertainty. Sometimes it was the recession, at other times it was the presidential elections, the fiscal stimulus program, will it come or won't it come, kept people on tenterhooks.
Now it is the "fiscal cliff," a serious issue, which if the Congress and the Obama administration fail to resolve, will send US economy plunging down and force it back into a recession, worse than the one that the people have just endured.
Since the fiscal cliff is all about tax hikes and government spending reductions by as much as $600 billion, business owners are apprehensive that they may have to pay more taxes, whilst investors are worried that they may face serious financial consequences.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke added to the ambiguity of the situation saying that if the fiscal cliff was not resolved economy would slacken, but if it was the economy could perform well in 2013.
Economists believe that next to the uncertainty, the fiscal cliff is the biggest reason why employers have been tentative in their hiring.
Another reason why they are not hiring is that they are not being pushed enough. Workers are being made to work as hard as ever, business has picked up and work has increased. Fear of being sacked is motivation enough to work without complaint. Even though work has increased significantly there is no corresponding growth in wages or the number of workers.
What's more whilst continuing to push their workers to be more productive and work for lesser pay, they not only eliminate the need for addition workers, they also get to blame the government for not hiring.A Buoyant Economy, High Bottom Lines, Job Vacancies Galore. Employers Should Be Hiring Extensively: They Aren't: Here's Why? by Harrison Barnes


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NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2007- Earning high grades in the imaging school of hard knocks, the SanDisk Extreme® III line of flash memory cards has been named "favorite memory card" by professionals in Studio Photography magazine's 2007 Readers' Choice Awards. The announcement was made during PhotoPlus 2007 International Conference & Expo in New York City, where SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is exhibiting through Saturday at Booth 1808 in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Readers expressed high regard for the SanDisk Extreme III line, according to Alice B. Miller, editor of the magazine. Full results of the annual awards are available in the November issue of Studio Photography, but among the comments from voters were these:
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Tanya Chuang, SanDisk's director of retail product marketing for global imaging, said this award is particularly significant because it is based on the personal experiences of professionals - the most demanding users. "Clearly, many photographers have adopted the SanDisk Extreme III as their memory card of choice, and use it as the workhorse of their business," she said. "The SanDisk Extreme III line has proven its reliability in the field repeatedly, and in some of the harshest conditions imaginable. We're delighted that SanDisk Extreme III has become the standard by which professional-grade memory cards are measured."
The SanDisk Extreme III line is available in capacities of from 1 gigabyte1 to 16GB for Extreme III CompactFlash®; 1GB to 4GB for SanDisk Extreme III Memory Stick PRO Duo™; 1GB and 2GB for SD™; and 4GB and 8GB for SDHC™ (SD High-Capacity) formats. For CompactFlash cards, the type most frequently used in professional digital cameras, the Extreme III has a read/write speed of 20 megabytes per second (MB/sec.) 2
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world's largest supplier of flash data storage card products using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the U.S.
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SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, CompactFlash and SanDisk Extreme are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the US and other countries. SD and SDHC are trademarks. Memory Stick PRO Duo is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder(s).
1 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes
2 Performance based on SanDisk internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host device.
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