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LG G4 Review
Check out a full review of the LG G4 + an in-depth look at the unbelievable camera. We take a look at RAW performance, manual options, low light tests, and the overall phone because...I guess it is still a phone. There is no debating that this is probably the best camera in any phone on the market today. But do you really need RAW images and other options? Lets put the LG G4 to the test and find out.
Check out some amazing products and tutorials from Profoto
For those of you who like Profoto gear (and who doesn't) or just like checking out the amazing images and tutorials of photographers who do use their gear, B&H has a special page dedicated to the amazing work completed with Profoto. There are several in-depth tutorial and informational videos on using off camera flash as well.
B&H: Profoto
Sigma 24-35mm f2 Lens Announced
This is a bit unexpected...Sigma has announced a new 24-35mm f2 zoom lens featuring similar optical performance to the Sigma 35mm f1.4 which I reviewed previously and was (still am) a big fan of. While the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 (also reviewed) offered an amazing range with a wide aperture, it was still limited to APS-C cameras. However, Sigma's new 24-35mm f2 lens will now work on full frame cameras!
We should expect availability in the next 6 weeks for Canon cameras with Nikon & Sony usually following later. The price has not yet been announced but expect it to be higher than the $799 price tag on the 18-35mm. Unfortunately I find the new 24-35mm to be decidedly less useful. While Sigma touts the ability to replace both 24mm and 35mm prime lenses, the slower aperture will certainly be missed. Unless the price is low, I would likely prefer having the f1.4 apertures on the 24 and 35mm lenses than the convenience of a free spot in my bag.
You can preorder the lens today at: B&H Photo
Sony A7R II available for preorder
The absolutely amazing (at least on the spec sheet) Sony A7R II is now available for your wallets. While slightly more expensive at $3198 for the body, the A7R II offers 4k internal recording with a 42MP backside illuminated sensor with an ISO range up to 100,000. In addition to that crazy sensor, the A7R II boasts in camera 5 axis stabilization 399 phase detection autofocus points and 5fps shooting.
Drooling yet? Me too. And for the video lovers among us, Sony isn't leaving out anything (take note Canon) and all the A7s features such as Log recording, 4k internal, and 1080p at up to 120fps are present.
You can preorder this amazing camera today:
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Varavon Armor II Camera Cage Review - Samsung NX1
The Varavon Armor II Camera Cage allow for easy mounting of accessories and more stable handheld use. Check it out as we review this Camera Cage on the Samsung NX1. The Varavon Armor Cage is also available for the Panasonic GH4 and Sony A7s and is perfect for videographers and cinematographers alike.
Purchaser the Armor Cage at B&H for these cameras:
Samsung NX1
Panasonic GH4
Sony A7S
Read more: Varavon Armor II Camera Cage Review - Samsung NX1
Lightroom 6 CC Favorite Features
Lightroom 6 is now out so let's take a look at the best features and if they are worth it to you.
Save $20 right now on Creative Cloud Photography Bundle with Lightroom 6 CC and Photoshop CC
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Canon Price drops and huge savings on 5D3 and 6D
Well, today looks like a great day to buy the 5D Mark II and Canon 6D. Not only do we have $300 price drops on the 5D3 and a $100 drop on the 6D, B&H Photo also has a $300 instant rebate on both cameras!
Check out these awesome savings:
Canon 5D Mark III Body $2,499 - B&H
Canon 5D Mark III w/24-70 $3,249 - B&H
Canon 6D w/24-105 f3.5-5.6 $1,799 - B&H
Canon 6D Body $1,399 - B&H
You can also find these and more awesome Canon deals at Adorama
Sigma 24mm f1.4 HSM Art Announced
Sigma has just announced a new 24mm f1.4 lens available in Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Sigma mounts with availability starting in mid march. As someone who use and love both Sigma's 35mm f1.4 and 50mm f1.4 lenses I am very excited about this new model. Previous Art lenses from Sigma have set a new standard for build quality, sharpness, focus speed, and have compared favorably or better to the best Canon & Nikon lenses. The new Sigma 24mm f1.4 is also priced at $849 which is less than half the price of the Canon and Nikon competition. Expect this lens to be extremely popular and likely sold out for months to come.
You can pre-order your copy today:
Sigma 24mm f1.4 (Canon): B&H | Adorama
Sigma 24mm f1.4 (Nikon): B&H | Adorama
Canon 5Ds and 5Ds R Announced
In a different twist, Canon has released a new 5Ds and 5Ds R with a new 50.6MP Sensor (Apparently they didn't want to just round down to an even 50) with 1.3x and 1.6x sensor crop modes similar to the Nikon D810. Dual Digic 6 processors power the camera to ensure faster processing of the likely massive files at up to 5fps. I have previously taken issue with the high signal noise and lack of deep shadows from my Canon files compared to the Nikon D810 so hopefully Canon has improved overall the overall image sensor in addition to increasing the megapixels. The rest of the camera looks and feels almost identical to the current Canon 5D Mark III with a 61pt AF system that curiously lacks the new dual pixel technology from other new Canon cameras. Canon is also placing an emphasis on their new Anti-Flicker technology which reduces variations in image exposure due to flickering light like fluorescent lamps. Canon is clearly placing the 5Ds and 5Ds R (Lacking a LPF filter) for studio high resolution photo capture. The 5Ds is not set to ship until June at the moment and is priced at $3699 for the 5Ds and $3800 for the 5Ds R.
Pre-order today:
Canon 5Ds Body: B&H | Adorama
Canon 5Ds R Body: B&H | Adorama
Canon T6s Announced
The Canon T6s appears to be a slightly upgraded version of the T6i and almost seems to fit in a similar segment to the Canon 70D. With a new 24MP APS-C sensor, the T6s contains a top LCD screen like the 70D as well as an articulating touch screen, dual pixel 19pt AF system and Wifi although now enhanced with NCF. The new Digic 6 sensor should also yield better JPEG performance, overall image quality and speed. The T6s is set for delivery in April with a body only price of $849 and $1199 with the 18-135mm kit lens.
Purchase Today
Canon T6s Body Only: B&H | Adorama
Canon T6s w/18-135mm kit lens: B&H | Adorama
Canon T6i Announced
Canon has released a brand new T6i with a ton of upgrades. Sporting a brand new 24MP APS-C sensor, 19pt AF system, dual pixel image sensor, and the new Digic 6 processor, the Canon T6i is set to impress. For quick sharing of your images, the camera comes equipped with WiFi as well as NFC for Android devices as well as sharing with Canon's new CS100 Device. Shipping is currently set for April at a price of $749 for the Body only and $899 with the 18-55mm STM lens.
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Javi Marroquin Pays Tribute to His One True Love on Instagram
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Javi Marroquin of Teen Mom 2 is really raking in the ladies right now. He just broke up with his new woman after a quick romance, he was rumored to be back in love with Kailyn, and he's always taking pictures with anonymous ladies. But he's ready to reveal who his "one true love" is. Spoiler alert: He's not talking about his kid, Lincoln. It's an actual woman that he isn't related to. Can you guess who this mystery woman is?
Javi may be moving on from Kailyn officially now that he revealed who his "one true love" is, and he's not talking about the son that they share….
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Lazydoc lazily pulls documentation out of source files and makes it available in code through lazy attributes. Lazydoc is used by the Tap framework.
Lazydoc allows you to define lazy attributes that access documentation in a source file.
# Sample::key <value> # This is the comment content. A content # string can span multiple lines... class Sample extend Lazydoc::Attributes lazy_attr :key end comment = Sample::key comment.value # => "<value>" comment.comment # => "This is the comment content. A content string can span multiple lines..."
Comments support wrapping, allowing for easy presentation:
thirtydots = "\n#{'.' * 30}\n" "#{thirtydots}#{comment.wrap(30)}#{thirtydots}" # => %q{ # .............................. # This is the comment content. # A content string can span # multiple lines... # .............................. # }
Lazydoc also provides helpers to register method documentation:
class Helpers extend Lazydoc::Attributes lazy_register(:method_one) # method_one is registered whenever it # gets defined def method_one(a, b='str', &c) end # register_caller will register the line # that *calls* method_two (see below) def method_two Lazydoc.register_caller end end # *THIS* is the line that gets # registered by method_two Helpers.const_attrs[:method_two] = Helpers.new.method_two one = Helpers.const_attrs[:method_one] one.resolve one.method_name # => "method_one" one.arguments # => ["a", "b='str'", "&c"] one.to_s # => "method_one is registered whenever it gets defined" two = Helpers.const_attrs[:method_two] two.resolve two.subject # => "Helpers.const_attrs[:method_two] = Helpers.new.method_two" two.to_s # => "*THIS* is the line that gets registered by method_two"
Lazy accessors may be defined to access the registered lines more easily:
class Helpers lazy_attr(:one, :method_one) lazy_attr(:two, :method_two) end Helpers.one.method_name # => "method_one" Helpers.two.subject # => "Helpers.const_attrs[:method_two] = Helpers.new.method_two"
Check out these links for developments and bug tracking.
Lazydoc can find two types of documentation, constant attributes and code comments. The distinction is primarily how they are found and parsed; both are represented by Comment objects.
Constant attributes are defined in the documentation to look like constants, but with an extra 'key' that must consist of only lowercase letters and/or underscores. For example, these are constant attributes:
# Const::Name::key # Const::Name::key_with_underscores # ::key
While these are not:
# Const::Name::Key # Const::Name::key2 # Const::Name::k@y
Lazydoc parses a Lazydoc::Comment for each constant attribute by using the remainder of the line as a value (ie subject) and trailing lines as content. Parsing continues until a non-comment line, an end key, or a new attribute is reached; the comment is then stored by constant name and key.
str = %Q{ # Const::Name::key value for key # comment for key # parsed until a # non-comment line # Const::Name::another value for another # comment for another # parsed to an end key # Const::Name::another- # # ignored comment } doc = Lazydoc::Document.new doc.resolve(str) doc.summarize {|c| [c.value, c.comment] } # => { # 'Const::Name' => { # 'key' => ['value for key', 'comment for key parsed until a non-comment line'], # 'another' => ['value for another', 'comment for another parsed to an end key']} # }
Constant attributes are only parsed from comment lines. To turn off attribute parsing for a section of documentation, use start/stop keys:
str = %Q{ Const::Name::not_parsed # :::- # Const::Name::not_parsed # :::+ # Const::Name::parsed value } doc = Lazydoc::Document.new doc.resolve(str) doc.summarize {|comment| comment.value } # => {'Const::Name' => {'parsed' => 'value'}}
To hide attributes from RDoc, make use of the RDoc :startdoc: document modifier like this (note the modifiers have an extra space in them to prevent RDoc from hiding the example):
# :start doc::Const::Name::one hidden in RDoc # * This line is visible in RDoc. # :start doc::Const::Name::one- # #-- # Const::Name::two # You can hide attribute comments like this. # Const::Name::two- #++ # # * This line is also visible in RDoc.
As a side note, the constant attribute syntax is designed to echo how the Lazydoc::Attributes module makes comments accessible in code. In very idiomatic Ruby 'Const::Name::key' is equivalent to the method call 'Const::Name.key'.
Code comments are lines registered for parsing if and when a Lazydoc gets resolved. Unlike constant attributes, the registered line is the comment subject (ie value) and the content consists of the preceding documentation (basically mimicking the behavior of RDoc).
str = %Q{ # comment lines for # the method def method end # as in RDoc, the comment can be # separated from the method def another_method end } doc = Lazydoc::Document.new doc.register(3) doc.register(9) doc.resolve(str) doc.comments.collect {|c| [c.subject, c.comment] } # => [ # ['def method', 'comment lines for the method'], # ['def another_method', 'as in RDoc, the comment can be separated from the method']]
Comments may be registered to specific line numbers, or with a Proc or Regexp that will determine the line number during resolution. In the case of a Regexp, the first matching line is used; Procs receive an array of lines and should return the line number that should be used. See Comment#parse_up for more details.
Manually registering lines for documentation can be quite cumbersome. The Lazydoc::Attributes module provides helpers to register method documentation on classes with method-like inheritance.
class A extend Lazydoc::Attributes lazy_attr(:one, :method_one) lazy_register(:method_one) # documentation for method one def method_one; end end class B < A end class C < B # overriding documentation for method one def method_one; end end A::one.comment # => "documentation for method one" B::one.comment # => "documentation for method one" C::one.comment # => "overriding documentation for method one"
Lazydoc is available as a gem on Gemcutter.
% gem install lazydoc
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Michal Neuvirth will make his second start of the season Monday night as the Capitals wrap up their Western Canada trip in Vancouver. His only prior appearance against the Canucks came back on Oct. 29, 2011, at Rogers Arena, when he played 40 minutes of relief and allowed four goals on 26 shots in a 7-4 loss.
Coach Adam Oates had originally planned to start Neuvirth in Calgary on Saturday but opted to stick with Braden Holtby, given his solid performances heading into that contest. But Oates pulled Holtby after the team got off to a lethargic start. Neuvirth allowed two goals on 19 shots in 47 minutes of relief action against the Flames, and Oates said this was the opportunity to get him a full game for the first time since Oct. 12 against Colorado.
"You're always trying to figure out what's the best for every single guy. He needs to get games too," Oates said. "Maybe after we gave up so many shots in Winnipeg, another big game in Edmonton, maybe it was time to give Holts a rest. Neuvy gets the start tonight and [he's] a very capable goalie. We're looking for a good game."
>> Based on the morning skate, the Capitals' forward lines will stay the same as they have been the past several games. There could be a change on defense, though. Washington may play Alex Urbom, who hasn't suited up for a game since Oct. 19 against Columbus, instead of John Erskine. The veteran defenseman hasn't missed a practice since returning to the lineup from an upper-body injury. When asked if a potential scratch of Erskine was injury related, Oates said no.
"We're thinking about it, going to be a game-time decision," Oates said. "A lot of hockey in a short span of time for Ersk."
>> Meanwhile, the Canucks will get Alex Burrows back to their lineup after he missed 12 games with a broken foot after blocking a shot in the season opener.
>> Caught up with Nicklas Backstrom about his chipped front tooth after that tape-to-face pass by Marcus Johansson. He's no worse for wear except he now only has half of a tooth where a full one used to be and a little bruising. Backstrom laughed it off as a lesson learned, because he usually wears a mouth guard but forgot it during the second period in Calgary.
Here are the projected lineups for both teams.
Daniel Sedin-Henrik Sedin-Ryan Kesler
Chris Higgins-Mike Santorelli-Alex Burrows
Tom Sestito-Brad Richardson-Zack Kassian
Darren Archibald-Jeremy Welsh-Yannick Weber
Alexander Edler-Jason Garrison
Dan Hamhuis-Christopher Tanev
Ryan Stanton-Kevin Bieksa
Roberto Luongo is expected to start.
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Steve A. Hunter, age 66, a native and lifelong resident of Madera, CA passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his Madera home. He was employed at Baltimore Air Coil where he worked as a Mech 1 for 22 years. Steve was a graduate of Madera High School Class of 1968 and a veteran in the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam. He was also a master craftsman in woodworking.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Nixie (Ledbetter) Hunter; 2 sisters, Bessie and Vivian and brother, George.
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Laetacara fulvipinnis (Laetacara sp. orangeflossen)
Chris Englezou in his recent blogs on C.E Fish Essentials states he found thus species in the Rio Atacavi,which is a new location for fulvipinnis.
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Neolamprologus multifasciatus
I think the second photos is one in breeding condition. My females always flush darker like that when caring for eggs or young fry.
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Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Ropefish)
90cm? All other sources (including fishbase) say 30cm
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Video – Saving the Corfu Killifish
a noble attempt to save a species
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Sawbwa resplendens
I am very interested in breeding this species because they are so beautiful and the wild caught fish that are imported do very poorly. In my experien...
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Bone forming the lower, anterior section of the eye socket and normally the largest of the suborbital bones. Also known as the lachrymal or preorbital.


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The Amazing Spider-Man (review)
Not So Tangled Web
The Amazing Spider-Man? That's a stretch. More like the Halfhearted Spider-Man. The Just-Sorta-There Spider-Man. The Familiar Spider-Man. Spider-Man 3 may be the least satisfying of Sam Raimi's Peter Parker trilogy, but it's still livelier than this flick, and — much more significantly — it was presented to us on the blockbuster platter a mere five years ago. Which leaves… who? For whom is 2007 the depths of unplumbed history? Today's kindergartners, I guess, are the only fresh audience for this uncalled-for reboot. There is a generation of littles who will see The Amazing Spider-Man as their first comic-book superhero movie… and they will love it. The rest of us will have a terrible feeling of deja vu, a terrible feeling of deja vu.
Why they went the reboot route is an enormous mystery. Sure, some details are different here from the Raimi flicks, but they seem like desperate calculations to differentiate this retelling from the oh-so-recent one, because apparently the three screenwriters — James Vanderbilt (The Losers, Zodiac), Steve Kloves (all the Harry Potters but one), and Alvin Sargent (who, WTF, had a hand in Spider-Man 2 and 3) — could not find a single fresh angle that might make us actually look anew on the teenaged web slinger. Raimi's films feel very just-post-9/11, full of the confusion of grief and revenge and resentment and hard-won wisdom. They were very much of their moment. The moment today is quite different, with the U.S. and Europe being strangled by a second Great Depression and rebellion boiling over in the Middle East… and there's not the tiniest reflection of the civil and economic upheaval rocking the world in Amazing Spider-Man. No film necessarily needs to feel new and now… but is you're rerunning a story that has been told so well so recently, you sure as hell had better have a good reason to retell it. Amazing utterly fails to find that reason. Poor ol' Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen: The Way, Love Happens) is once more sacrificed to Peter's moral development, and to what end? So Peter can crack wise at car thieves?
Even the altered details feel like a step backward. Peter Parker's (Andrew Garfield: The Social Network, Never Let Me Go) spider-bite transformation this time around does not come with the new biological capability to shoot webs from his wrists — this he achieves via technology, having stolen some new high-tech cabling genetically engineered from spiders from scientific think tank Oscorp. Why no one at Oscorp makes the connection between their new toy and the guy in the spider spandex flying around Manhattan is a mystery… but the bigger disappointment is how Amazing Spider-Man has lost the delicious metaphor for male adolescent embarrassment that Raimi's Peter represented, as he learned how to cope with all the sticky white fluid his body was producing. And the substitution of girlfriend Mary Jane Watson for Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone: The Help, Easy A) involves a demotion for the stereotypical love interest from Interesting Girl with a Life of Her Own to Pretty Girl to Make the Hero Stammer. Oh, Gwen gets to wear a lab coat in her position as intern at Oscorp, and she gets one scene in which to Do Science (as part of, clearly, the Best Internship Ever, which gives her unfettered access to Oscorp's most toppest secretest facility), but Gwen is much less a character with her own story than Mary Jane was.
And then there's Andrew Garfield: I'm generally a fan of his, but he's a tad miscast here. He lacks Tobey Maguire's dorky charm, and his own smoother charisma isn't an adequate replacement: it's tough to see him as the high school outsider Peter Parker is required to be. At 29 years old, Garfield may not be much older than Hollywood generally gets away with casting as "teenager," but he does evince far too adult and sophisticated a presence to genuinely work as "awkward adolescent."
Best reason to see Amazing Spider-Man? Rhys Ifans (The Five-Year Engagement, Anonymous) as Dr. Curt Connors, an Oscorp scientist who is coping with tricky conflicts between his genetic engineering work and the demands of rigorous science on one side, and his own personal desire and professional pressure to make breakthroughs on the other. Ifans gets damn near to being heartbreaking in some moments — in the moments when the lazy, rushed script doesn't leaving us scratching our heads wondering how, for instance, Connors could have single-handedly (literally: Connors has only one arm) hauled a mad-science lab's worth of equipment from the heights of Oscorp Tower to the depths of the New York City sewer system without anyone helping him, or anyone noticing.
Overall, though, the most engaging thing about The Amazing Spider-Man lies in finding reasons not to hate it. The film is not terrible; it has moments of humor and drama that work; the cast, also including Sally Field (Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde, Forrest Gump) as Aunt May and Denis Leary (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) as an NYPD police captain and Gwen's father, isn't hard to watch; it features the best Stan Lee cameo yet. But it's almost as if director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) went out of his way to make it hard for us to like his reboot. There's an overpowering lot of CGI, and it looks more cartoonish than it needs to (unless Webb realized his main audience would be five-year-olds). The movie is frantic for you to find it heroic and epic: the obnoxious score is overbearing and obvious. The whole shebang isn't awful, but awfully slick and awfully emotionally simplistic. It's enough to make you wish they had just left well enough alone.
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US/Can release: Jul 03 2012
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Flick Filosopher Real Rating: rated S: squash this spider
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Near-death experiences champion prayer as a super power. Along with meditation (feeling the Presence of God), feeling and expressing gratitude, cultivating a sense of humor (which includes not taking ourselves too seriously), and learning how to see things from higher perspectives, near-death experiences indicate that prayer can produce miracles. Here are a few quotes from near-death experiencers that illustrate the power — and importance — of prayer…
Pray To God
NDEr Howard Storm
"As I lay on the ground, my tormentors swarming around me, a voice emerged from my chest. It sounded like my voice, but it wasn't a thought of mine. I didn't say it. The voice that sounded like my voice, but wasn't, said, 'Pray to God.' I remember thinking, 'Why? What a stupid idea. That doesn't work. What a cop-out. Lying here in this darkness, surrounded by hideous creatures, I don't believe in God. This is utterly hopeless, and I am beyond any possible help whether I believe in God or not. I don't pray, period.'
"A second time, the voice spoke to me, 'Pray to God.' It was recognizably my voice, but I had not spoken. Pray how? Pray what? I hadn't prayed at any time in my entire adult life. I didn't know how to pray. I wouldn't know what the right words were even if I could pray. I can't pray!
"That voice said it again, 'Pray to God!' It was more definite this time. I wasn't sure what to do. Praying, for me as a child, had been something I had watched adults doing. It was something fancy and had to be done just so. I tried to remember prayers from my childhood experiences in Sunday school. Prayer was something you memorized. What could I remember from so long ago? Tentatively, I murmured a few lines — a jumble from the Twenty-third Psalm, The Star-Spangled Banner, the Lord's Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and God Bless America, and whatever other churchly sounding phrases came to mind.
" 'Yea, though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. For purple mountain majesty, mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. Deliver us from evil. One nation under God. God Bless America.' "
"To my amazement, the cruel, merciless beings tearing the life out of me were incited to rage by my ragged prayer. It was as if I were throwing boiling oil on them. They screamed at me, 'There is no God! Who do you think you're talking to? Nobody can hear you! Now we are really going to hurt you.' They spoke in the most obscene language, worse than any blasphemy said on earth. But at the same time, they were backing away. I could still hear their voices in the utter darkness, but they were getting more and more distant. I realized that saying things about God was actually driving them away. I became a little more forceful with what I was saying. 'Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, God is going to get you. Leave me alone, the Lord is my shepherd, and one nation under God, and . . .' Retreating, they became more rabid, cursing and screaming against God. They claimed that what I was praying was worthless and that I was a coward, a nothing. In time they retreated back into the distant gloom, beyond my hearing. I knew they were far away but could return.
"I was alone, destroyed, and yet painfully alive in this revoltingly horrible place. I had no idea where I was. At first, when I was walking with these people, I had thought we were in some foggy part of the hospital. In time, I realized we had gone somewhere else. Now I didn't know if I was even in the world. How could this be the world?
"There was no indication of a direction to follow even if I had been physically able to crawl. The agony that I had suffered during the day in the hospital was nothing compared to what I was feeling now. The all-consuming physical pain was secondary to the emotional pain. Their psychological cruelty to me was unbearable…
"Then for the first time in my adult life a very old tune from childhood started going through my head. It was my voice, but it sounded like a little boy singing the same line over and over again. The child that I had once been was singing full of innocence, trust, and hope. 'Jesus loves me, da da da . . .' There was only that bit of the tune and those few words that I could remember. We had sung those words in Sunday school when I was a child.
"Somewhere out there in that vast darkness there could be something good. There is someone who might love me. I didn't have any theological interest about what it meant. It was simply a spontaneous recollection from my Sunday school days: Jesus loves me. Jesus loves me. Jesus loves me.
"I desperately needed someone to love me, someone to know I was alive. A ray of hope began to dawn in me, a belief that there really was something greater out there. For the first time in my adult life I wanted it to be true that Jesus loved me. I didn't know how to express what I wanted and needed, but with every bit of my last ounce of strength, I yelled out into the darkness, 'Jesus, save me.' I yelled that from the core of my being with all the energy I had left. I have never meant anything more strongly in my life.
"Far off in the darkness I saw a pinpoint of light like the faintest star in the sky. I wondered why I hadn't seen it before. The star was rapidly getting brighter and brighter. At first I thought it might be some thing, not someone. It was moving toward me at an alarming rate. As it came closer, I realized that I was right in its path and I might be consumed by its brilliance. I couldn't take my eyes off it; the light was more intense and more beautiful than anything I had ever seen. It was brighter than the sun, brighter than a flash of lightning. Soon the light was upon me. I knew that while it was indescribably brilliant, it wasn't just light. This was a living being, a luminous being approximately eight feet tall and surrounded by an oval of radiance. The brilliant intensity of the light penetrated my body. Ecstasy swept away the agony. Tangible hands and arms gently embraced me and lifted me up. I slowly rose up into the presence of the light and the torn pieces of my body miraculously healed before my eyes. All my wounds vanished and I became whole and well in the light. More important, the despair and pain were replaced by love. I had been lost and now was found; I had been dead and now was alive."
— NDEr Howard Storm, "My Descent Into Death: A Second Chance at Life", pages 19-25
Prayers Gave Me Energy
NDEr Dr. Eben Alexander
"I moved down through great walls of clouds. There was a murmuring all around me, but I couldn't understand the words. Then I realized that countless beings were surrounding me, kneeling in arcs that spread into the distance. Looking back on it now, I realize what these half-seen, half-senses hierarchies of beings, stretching out into the dark above and below, were doing. They were praying for me. Two faces I remembered later were those of Michael Sullivan and his wife, Page. I recall seeing them in profile only, but clearly identified them after my return when language came back. Michael had physically been in the ICU room leading prayers numerous times, but Page was never physically there (although she had said prayers for me too). These prayers gave me energy. That's probably why, profoundly sad as I was, something in me felt a strange confidence that everything would be all right. These beings knew I was undergoing a transition, and they were singing and praying to help me keep my spirits up."
— NDEr Eben Alexander, "Proof of Heaven", pages 103-104
I Could Hear Their Thoughts & Prayers
NDEr Anthony M
"I started to hear the prayers of all the people that cared about me. My wife, Pauline Morin, My older neighbors, my mother, my in-laws, and my brothers and sisters. I could hear their thoughts and prayers as if they were right there with me."
I Viscerally Witnessed Prayers & Intentions Become Physical
NDEr Cami Renfrow
"In the distance a gentle wave swelled up, moving across the ocean of light toward the point of perspective assigned to me. As it arose, I became aware that this wave was the concerns, prayer, and emotions being streamed toward me from hundreds of people I knew in this life and from many others who had only heard about my situation. My point of perspective rose as the wave reached it, and correspondingly, I was lifted, just a little, from the pain in my body. It became a little lighter to bear.
"I had just viscerally witnessed prayers and intentions became physical, tangible reality. (In using the word 'prayer' I mean something an atheist could easily do as well as a theologian — no special form, just focused will propelled by the power of love and concern.) It was made known to me that this was consciousness creating form through intention. Nothing exists until it rises into form on this field. Every single bit of material in the world — even the computer or paper you're reading this on, and the stardust that nourishes your marrow, and the paint on the wall, and the dog you love, and each single hair on his loppy ear must have begun there on the sacred field of consciousness, shaped by the impulse of intention."
I Could Feel Christ's Love & Compassion
NDEr Derry Bresee
"Many people ask me what was the first thing I thought or felt when I came out of my coma, about three weeks after the accident. I could feel Christ's love and compassion for me and I believe the prayers of many for me made him tune into me personally, and led to my incredible experience with Christ in that heavenly garden."
Prayer Beams That Felt Like Splashes Of Love
NDE Experiencer & Researcher P.M.H. Atwater
"During my research with child experiencers of near-death states, I was continually surprised by the number of kids who saw the actual prayers being said for them, while they were out of their bodies witnessing what their loved ones were doing. They described how the power of those prayers turned into beams of radiant golden or rainbow light… They showed me with gestures how that beam of light arced over from the one saying the prayer, no matter how many miles away, to where they themselves were hovering… Once a prayer beam reached them, some said it felt like a splash of love. Others said it felt warm and tickly. Because they saw prayer as real energy that did real things and had a real effect, these youngsters went on to pray easily and often."
— NDE Experiencer & Researcher P.M.H. Atwater, We Live Forever: The Real Truth About Death, pages 130-131
Prayers Were Like Musical Notes
NDEr Karen Blance Thomas
"I was shown the image of all the prayers being said by my family and friends — each one appearing like a musical note and linking one to another reaching up toward where I was."
The World Could Be Saved By Prayer Groups
NDEr Ned Dougherty
"I was told that the world could be saved, not by its leaders, but by prayer groups throughout the world. I was told that the prayers of a group of twenty could save a nation from war. I was told that the fate of mankind rested on our ability, individually and collectively, to change the direction of mankind in accordance with God's plan."
Prayers Are Answered Within Seconds
NDEr Casper
"My final heavenly lesson taught me that all of our prayers are answered within seconds of being heard. Although it can seem like several months or years before they are answered, heaven does hear us immediately."
Prayer Is The Most Powerful Tool In The Universe
NDEr Tara S.
"I think that we put up morphagenetic fields in our universe through our conscious thought. So I now believe that prayer is the most powerful tool in the universe."
Prayer Is My Refuge & Strength
NDEr Peter Panagore
"I practiced meditative prayer everyday for decades until my prayer became burned into my mind so deeply that it now it plays as an endless loop inside my subconscious. Sometimes it rises up on its own and I find my mind in prayer without my intention making it so.
"In this way, as Paul (the apostle) said, I have learned to pray ceaselessly. Prayer is my only way back to God while I am here on earth. Prayer is my refuge and my strength. My NDE drove me in desperation to find a way or ways to let more light in, to create more space for God inside me, to sit as close to God as I could."
How Prayer Is Used In A Vision Of The Future
NDEr Howard Storm
"If a person, in this view of the future, became disturbed, then the community of people all cared about the disturbed person falling away from the harmony of the group. Spiritually, through prayer and love, the others would elevate the afflicted person.
"What people did with the rest of their time was that they gardened, with almost no physical effort. They showed me that plants, with prayer, would produce huge fruits and vegetables.
"People, in unison, could control the climate of the planet through prayer. Everybody would work with mutual trust and the people would call the rain, when needed, and the sun to shine.
"Animals lived with people, in harmony.
"People, in this best of all worlds, weren't interested in knowledge; they were interested in wisdom. This was because they were in a position where anything they needed to know, in the knowledge category, they could receive simply through prayer. Everything, to them, was solvable. They could do anything they wanted to do."
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Prayer Can Move Mountains
NDEr Lorna Bryne
"Prayer is such a powerful force. We underestimate it so much. Prayer can move mountains if only we would let it. If only you would realise just how powerful prayer can be, you would never feel hopeless.
"I talk and ask the angels to help; I ask angels to intercede but I don't pray to them. I pray only to God. Prayer is direct communication with God.
"No one ever prays alone. When you pray to God there is a multitude of angels of prayer there, praying with you, regardless of your religious faith or how you are behaving. They are there enhancing your prayer, interceding on your behalf and imploring God to grant your prayer. Every time you pray, even if it is only one word, the angels of prayer are like a never-ending stream, flowing at tremendous speed to Heaven with your prayers.
"Nothing is too trivial … or too big to pray for either. Sometimes, we get overwhelmed by a situation such as a war or a famine and feel we can do nothing to help. We can. We can pray. When we are moved by something we see on the TV news or read about in a newspaper we should say a prayer.
"When you hear an ambulance or walk past a hospital, say a quick prayer for whoever is sick and for those who are caring for them. When you see someone in difficulties on the street, say a prayer for them. We all need to expand our circle of prayers out from ourselves, our family and friends. You are being called upon to pray for other people — including people in the world whom you have never met.
"I believe that each and every one of you has been demonstrated the power of prayer in your own life. Think about it!"
Project Afterlife
The Project Afterlife television series features many near-death experiencers who believe they were brought back to this world (and often healed) by the prayers of others. This series includes near-death experiencers telling their stories, along with the testimonials of family, friends, and doctors who were involved. Watch all six episodes of this series here.
• Click Here To Download Season 1, Episode 1 (.mov file, 476 MB)
• Click Here To Download Season 1, Episode 2 (.mov file, 501 MB)
• Click Here To Download Season 1, Episode 3 (.mov file, 395 MB)
• Click Here To Download Season 1, Episode 4 (.mov file, 440 MB)
• Click Here To Download Season 1, Episode 5 (.mov file, 669 MB)
• Click Here To Download Season 1, Episode 6 (.mov file, 431 MB)
For more information about Ian McCormack, his near-death experience, and movie, "The Perfect Wave", go here.
If you are interested in deepening your prayer life, check out this page on Prayer Bowls.
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Local education officials are still vowing to push for a fully weighted student funding formula from the state, despite an additional $107 million that Gov. Brian Sandoval's budget proposal would include for certain student categories.
Sandoval's proposal will eventually establish a designated weight — a per-pupil amount determined by the state — for gifted and talented students in 2019, with a total of $14.3 million reserved for those students over the next two years.
Meanwhile, the plan also would increase funds for the special education weight already in place by $30 million, providing a total $183 million in 2018 and $199 million in 2019.
But those are two of the four weights that the Clark County School District said it needs in order to craft individual school budgets as part of its massive reorganization.
A weighted formula uses a multiplier to assign more money to students in special categories, which also include English Language Learners and students receiving free and reduced lunch — the two categories that don't yet have an assigned weight.
Weighted funds are an integral part of the new school empowerment model that the Clark County School District will utilize in its massive reorganization. Each school must craft its own budget based on these weights.
"Through the legislative process we will continue to push for the full implementation of a Weighted Funding Formula to support the reorganization of the Clark County School District," the district said in a statement.
The district estimates that a fully funded weighted formula would cost over $600 million for Clark County alone. Over $261 million already comes from the district's general fund to cover education costs, according to the district.
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The Victory program would receive a total $80 million for underperforming schools in poor zip codes, while the Zoom program would receive $142 million to continue aid for schools with high populations of English language learners.
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The Clark County Education Association called the plan a good "starting point" for legislators, but said more money has to follow the student into the classroom.
"Adequate money must follow the student," the union that represents teachers said in a statement. "Categorical programs were the right thing to do when they were first introduced, but now it is time to transition to full implementation of the weighted funding formula for students."
But State Superintendent of Public Instruction Steve Canavero called the governor's budget "incredibly generous," noting that it adds another $120 million to 2015 educational initiatives.
Canavero insisted that regulations for the reorganization law allows the district to establish its own weights.
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