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Update - This aid has been superseded. We can still supply them but they are far from new technology. Please see the current models towards the top of our list.
Technology rating
The Phonak Audeo S3 is the third level of technology available in the Audeo range. It is a sleek RIC (Receiver in Canal) hearing aid that is also available in 3 sub styles, the Smart, the Mini and the Yes.
Smart - The smallest hearing aid in the Phonak range that also has wireless capability. Not only discreet, but can be configured to a variety of Phonak wireless accessories. It has binaural applications and easy push button control.
Mini - This is a tiny hearing aid and is ideal for people who prefer an extremely cosmetic solution. Still excellent technology but the Mini is not wireless compatible like the Smart and the Yes. It is easy to use and fully automatic.
Yes - This model offers the same features as the Smart but is slightly larger. Described by Phonak as 'Avant-Garde', it is a high performance hearing aid that gives the wearer the ability to express their unique style.
The Audeo S3 incorporates Phonaks new Spice chip which offers processing that is twice as fast as its predecessor. It also has a wide range of features designed to give the wearer the best possible listening experience. These features include.
• 6 Channels - Each channel processes a range of frequencies so the more channels you have, the more specifically it can be programmed to suit your hearing needs.
• 3 + 2 Manual programmes – These can be tailored to suit your individual needs
• Ultrazoom - This is a binaural microphone application designed to enhance speech capture and noise cancellation. The Audeo S3 offers the standard version of this application. This feature is not available in the Mini style.
• Whistleblock – To give the wearer freedom from the annoying feedback that can occur.
• Soundrecover – Improves the wearers ability to hear high frequency sounds while maintaining a natural sound.
• Noiseblock – This is designed to suppress background noise leaving speech clearer. The S3 offers the standard version of this feature.
• Soundrelax – This detects sudden loud noises and reduces gain automatically to cushion the sound
• Soundflow – This feature detects even the most subtle changes in your listening environment and using different programmes it can adapt automatically to ensure comfort and clarity in your hearing. The S3 offers the standard 2 programmes in this feature.
The Audeo S3 is also wireless compatible in the Smart and Mini styles of this hearing aid. Phonak have developed a range of accessories to work along side it to give you the freedom to enjoy everyday activities such as watching tv.
Accessories include
• Phonak Compilot – Streamer worn around the neck
• Phonak TV Link S – Tv transmitter/compilot charger
• Phonak Mypilot – One touch display screen remote control
• Phonak PilotOne – Basic remote control
All Audeo S hearing aids are Nano-coated which acts as a barrier against sweat and other moisture in the ear. It is designed to prolong the life of your hearing aid.
In conclusion, the Audeo S3 is the third level of technology from Phonak. It has a sleek design and has wireless compatible styles available. Although still an excellent hearing aid, the S3 offers significantly fewer programmes than the Phonak S9 mini, Phonak S5 mini and Phonak S1 mini does not have the same range of features. If you are looking for a different design eg BTE (Behind the Ear) or ITE (In the Ear) but you want the same level of technology then you may want to try the Phonak Cassia, to see the complete range from Phonak Audeo Hearing Aids range view here.


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Equipment List
Below is a list of the gear you will need to help insure a safe and fun hike. It is imperative that each participant have the gear listed under the essentials header. We want to make sure everyone who wants to hike can, and we are working on our end to make sure we have extra supplies. If you have gear that you can lend or are in need of gear, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
- Hiking Backpack
- Pack rain cover
- Tent suited to terrain, with guy lines and repair sleeve
- Tent footprint (optional)
- Sleeping pad
- Sleeping bag suitable for wet weather and anticipated temperatures
- Whistle (plus signaling mirror)
- Watch
- pocket Knife or multi-tool
- Compass
- Trekking poles (optional, but recommended)
- LED headlamp with extra batteries
- Water filter and backup treatment system
- backpacking camping stove
- Matches or lighter
- Cook set, dishes, bowls, utensils, cups (measuring/drinking)
- Nylon cord (at least 60 feet)
Clothing and Footwear
- Wicking, quick-drying underwear
- Wicking, quick-drying sports bra
- Wicking, quick-drying long underwear
- Wicking, quick-drying T-shirt and long-sleeve shirt
- Quick-drying pants
- Quick-drying shorts (optional)
- Fleece jacket or vest, or insulated jacket or vest
- Fleece pants (optional)
- Waterproof/breathable rain jacket suitable for the conditions
- Handkerchief
- Sun-shielding hat or ball cap
- gloves or mittens (option based on weather)
- Hiking boots or hiking shoes suited to terrain
- Socks (synthetic or wool) plus spares
- Sandals/Flops (for fording streams and relaxing in camp)
- swimwear (optional)
- Emergency Thermal Blanket
Personal Items
- Sunglasses
- Water bottles or hydration reservoirs (3 liters total capacity)
- sunscreen
- chap stick
- Toothbrush and paste
- Castile Soap
- Toilet paper off the roll and Handkerchief
- Hand sanitizer
- Moon cycle items
- Personal wipes
- Spare eyeglasses or contact lenses
- Medications
- Insect Repellent
- Tick-removal tool (optional)
- Bear spray (optional)
- Cell phone (don't rely on service)
- Quick-drying towel
- Journal, pen and e-reader or reading material (optional)
- Credit card; cash for layover days and camping fees
- Trip itinerary left with friend

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VisDare 17 – A Cat's World
Prompt: http://anonymouslegacy.blogspot.com/2013/04/visdare-17-cats-world.html
The signal arrived at 12:17 pm on Monday, July 19. Fluffy, sleeping on his perch near the top of her third floor condo, got it first and immediately pounced into action. Mr. Floppy-Ears Johnston Winchester the Third, filled with ennui and dolefully glaring at the Hallmark figurines on the mantle, moved for the first time in his life at the behest of another being and sprinted out the dog door. And X8JJ^533D (he was born and bred in the streets, and no human had ever insulted him with a slave name) looked up from the vomit he'd been licking, and sauntered down the alley to the rendezvous point. As they awaited the rest of the invasion force, they watched a ape-man cycle down the street and thought of how good a lean specimen like him would taste. The great catnap of a hundred millennia was over at long last.


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'The test of successful education is not the amount of knowledge that pupils take awayThis paper is well worth reading all the way through. There is a practical section where Claxton talks about split screen teaching and he had me so fired up I was ready to demand a class to teach to try out his ideas! I always think the best ideas are ones that when you read them you think, "why didn't I think of that?" Anyway, split screen thinking is when you keep two things in mind when teaching your lesson, both of equal importance. Firstly the content you are teaching, this is still important, but of the same importance is the learning to learn skill you are teaching at the same time. He tells the story of a teacher who was doing a lesson on electricity.Her learning to learn skills was questioning. She sent them off to explore the elements of electrical circuits as we usually do but set them the task to gather all their questions as they carried out their experiment. They then discussed the different questions a scientist might have about electricity than a mum, or a farmer, or an actor etc.
from school, but their appetite to know and their capacity to learn.' Sir Richard
Livingstone, 1941
'All skills will become obsolete except one, the skill of being able to make the right
response to situations that are outside the scope of what you were taught in school. We
need to produce people who know how to act when they are faced with situations for
which they were not specifically prepared.' Seymour Papert, 1998
'One of the core functions of twenty-first century education is learning to learn in
preparation for a lifetime of change.' David Miliband, 2003
'Pedagogy should at its best be about what teachers do that not only helps students to
learn but actively strengthens their capacity to learn.' David Hargreaves, Learning for
Life, 2004
'Effective teaching … should aim to help individuals and groups to develop the
intellectual, personal and social resources that will enable them to … flourish … in a
diverse and changing world.' ESRC TLRP Evidence-informed principles for teaching
and learning: No 1, March 2006
Another example he gave was when you are reading a novel to your class have them identify what kind of learner the main character is with examples. This idea led me think about something we were doing at Pine Hill. We had introduced the students to the Habits of Mind over the last few years. A way to revise these habits of mind would be to have the students identify what habits of mind famous characters use with examples. I have a set of cards with the habits of mind on them with explanations. I thought you could put students in groups with a set of cards for each group. Then give the group a well known character, say Harry Potter, the BFG or goldilocks. Give the group a few minutes to agree on a habit of mind they think that character uses with an example. Each group reports back and then you give them all a new character. This could be a quick 5 - 10 min activity to keep the kids thinking about thinking. If someone is lucky enough to give this a try please leave me a comment. I have been out of the classroom for one week and you can see the withdrawal symptoms are setting in. :)


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Book Name: Bahisht Novel
Writer: Bushra Rehman
Bushra Rahman is the author of the book Bahisht Novel Pdf. Bushra Rahman is a famous Pakistani novelist, poet, and columnist. She is a politician and became a third time member of parliament. She is a poet of Urdu, Punjabi, Siraiki, and English language. But most of Bushra,s work not published yet.
Bushra Rahman wrote a weekly column in Pakistani Urdu newspapers. She believes in the ideology of Pakistan. She is promoting this thinking through his pen. Bushra is an excellent speaker also. She addressed in many seminars. She is working for the women,s education.
The subject of the Bushra Rehman Novels is the social issues of Pakistani society. She dominates the customs and culture of society. Here on the site, you can download Bushra Rehman Novels in pdf. I hope you like the book Bahisht Novel Pdf. You may read Paying Guest, Pyasi Novel, and Bauli Bhikaran.


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Traveling in Maldives
"There is no regular inter-island transportation system between inhabited islands. The ad hoc transportation system is serviced mainly by the local boats, which average a speed of about 8 miles per hour. A larger number of dhonis ply between the Malé International Airport and Malé route as ferries. Dhonis and even modern speedboats are also available for hire. Air Maldives, the national carrier, operates regular flights to the domestic airports at Hanimaadhoo, Kadhdhoo, Kaadedhdhoo and Gan." ..More
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5 Tips for the Perfect Blog/
Here are my top 5 tips for the perfect blog.
I spend a lot of time devouring blogs, and these are the elements that make up my favourite sites, which you can use to help your blog stand out from the crowd.
There are so many more I'd like to include, but here are my top 5 to help you get started.
1. Clear and Concise Header graphic/image
I want to know what your blog is about from the moment I land on your site. If I have to dig around to find out what is is you actually blog about then I am more likely to loose interest and move on. I really like looking at blogs that are clean and free from clutter. Images and photographs are really important to me too, and so the image quality of blogs plays a huge role in my overall impression of the blog. This doesn't mean you have to have a fancy camera (click here for styling photographs from your blog using just your phone).
Try and take your own photographs and only use images from other blogs and Pinterest if you can cite the original source for the image...it's not really fair to use someone else's hard work on your blog without giving full credit (click here for more help in citing image sources). In the end it's much easier and safer to just take your own photographs for your blog. Don't worry if they don't look that great at first...practice makes perfect!
Back to the header.
-Your header could be a photograph with your tag line (a sentence that sums up what your blog is about).
-It could be your logo.
-It could be a graphic which incorporates all the things you like blogging about in an image or text form.
-Or it could be simply your blog name, and the rest of your blog could be summed up in a graphic in your side bar.
Take a moment to ask your friends or a family member the question that if they stumbled across your site, would they know what it is you blog about. If they're not sure then haul out your notebook and get brainstorming. I don't like very large headers that take up too much space on a blog, so I suggest trying to keep them their height small enough so that visitors are able to still see the first section of your latest blog post.
2. An About Page
Your readers want to know about you. They want to know who you are, where you are and what it is you do and blog about. Click here for an excellent resource on writing the perfect 'about page'. Help them feel connected to you by including a few fun and interesting facts about you.
Make sure your About Page is in an obvious place on your blog. Either in your menu bar at the top of your blog, or somewhere in your sidebar. Make it easy for your readers to find out more about you.
3. White Space
Keep your blog clean.
If you have a background image or pattern, make sure it isn't too distracting and that it doesn't take away from your blogs content. If you have a quick look at Pinterest, it's very likely that a lot of the most popular pins are products/items/rooms with a white or very light background. This helps your blog post images pop and draws your readers focus to what's really important...your content.
4. Image Size
Keep your blog image size consistent. This helps ensure your blog has a clean and well organized feel to it from the moment your readers arrive. You can use free online image re-size sites like PicMonkey or set your preferences before hand when exporting your images from Lightroom/Photoshop or Blogstomp.
It helps to know your blogs actual width (in Blogger you go to template>customize>adjust widths). Most PC computer displays are set at 1024 x 788.
My blog width is set to 1000 pixels so that my blog can be viewed on most screens without having to scroll sideways. You should be able to see the entire width of my blog on most computers and laptops. The exception is mobile devices, for which my blog automatically adjusts (mobile responsive) so that you can view the site by scrolling up and down and not having to scroll across to read the content.
My images are all formatted to be 650 pixels wide using my favourite image re size program, Blogstomp. You can also manually adjust your image sizes on your computer, but it's such a pain to do it for each photograph. As I shoot in raw, my photographs are HUGE and so Blogstomp takes care of all the heavy lifting, reducing my images from 4250 pixels wide to 650pixels. This is also important because if your readers are looking at your your blog from a slow internet connection, your pictures won't take forever to load. There's nothing worse than coming across a blog and having to wait for ages for the images to load. A lot of my readership is in South Africa, and I know just how poor the connection speed is there, and so I try to accommodate and make my pictures smaller and easier to load on their computers and mobile devices.
5. Clear Social Media Buttons
Make sure you have clear ways for your readers to follow you. This means displaying your social media links at the top of your blog, and then possibly underneath each blog post. This makes it much easier for readers to follow along and and be notified when you post something new. Make it as easy as possible for them to be able to contact you (via email or any of your social platforms).
Pin it now for later! Hover over the image below to start pinning.
Do you have any other tips you'd like to share? Please pop me a comment below, I love hearing from you!


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HOUSTON (AP) — Dennis Rodman, Chris Mullin and a trio of coaching legends are part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2011.
Coaches Tex Winter, innovator of the "Triangle" offense, Stanford's Tara VanDerveer and Philadelphia University's Herb Magee were part of the class announced Monday at the Final Four in Houston.
"It's cool, man. It's a great feeling," Rodman said.
Longtime NBA and ABA star Artis Gilmore, former Portland TrailBlazers center Arvydas Sabonis and Olympic gold medalist Teresa Edwards also will be inducted. They are joined by Harlem Globetrotter Reece "Goose" Tatum and Boston Celtic Tom "Satch" Sanders.
The class will be formally inducted in Springfield, Mass., in August.
When asked who helped him get to the Hall of Fame, Rodman had a simple answer: "Me."
Rodman, known as much for his flair for fashion as his equally impressive defensive skills, did not disappoint Monday. The two-time NBA defensive player of the year wore sneakers, jeans, a black ballcap, tan vest with leopard and tan scarves, and his white shirt with gold sequined cuffs was unbuttoned and knotted at the waist, a la Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman."
For VanDerveer, Monday's announcement was bittersweet, coming just hours after her Stanford team lost 63-62 to Texas A&M in a national semifinal in Indianapolis.
"This is kind of a tough morning to be a basketball coach for me waking up after our loss last night," she said on a conference call. "This opportunity to be enshrined in Naismith is an incredible honor, and I'm overwhelmed by it."
In December, VanDerveer became the sixth woman to get 800 coaching victories.
"It's the ultimate compliment to a coach or basketball player. I'm humbled and honored. You should be really excited about it, but I wish it hadn't come on this day. I'm not feeling great about myself or how we played. You go back and think about all the things I could have done or should have done. The sun didn't come up this morning here."
Five-time NBA All-Star and St. John's all-time leading scorer Mullin learned he had made the hall in an early morning phone call that woke him up.
"I actually went back to sleep, but I slept with a big smile on my face," Mullin said.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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Sweet Talk Jackie
Sat Feb 16, 12AM
Sweet Talk Jackie, formed in 2015, is a Canadian Rock band based out of Kingston Ontario. Members consist of Cole LeBlanc (Vocals & Guitar), Cameron Gravelle (Bass & Vocals), and Steve Vanden Engel (Drums). "We play for the love, the high , and the feeling of creating something. If we can make just one person's night better, we did our job. We sing for the drunks, the stone cold sober, the pricks and pushovers; we sing for the lovers, the lonely and everything in between. If you want to know what we are all about just listen to the music." ...Sweet Talk Jackie
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Coming at ya with another proposal *heart eyes*
It has been far too long since I've photographed a proposal, so you wouldn't believe my excitement when Victoria's sister emailed me while I was on a plane to NYC from Orlando, the day before this elopement was happening — I literally squealed with happiness and ended up calling my best friend so that I could tell someone about it (true story)! I. LOVE. PROPOSALS. And I mean, who wouldn't when it takes place a stunning place like The Skylark?
Dan was able to lure Victoria to the Skylark dressed to impressed with the lie that she was going to meet Jimmy Fallon that night. How perfect is that? And what's so great about it is that she actually believed it (although I secretly hoped that he would)! Much to her surprise, he was waiting with the rest of us in a private lounge with the most beautiful red roses and a skyline view like no other. What do think she said when he popped down on one knee and bared his heart and soul?


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My dear devoted followers. Its me your trusty sexy king, Ernie! I was kidnapped by the government after they found out my hidden fortress underground. I have been through alot, but I managed to escape!! Never fear, because I am back and I know many of you have sent in questions for me to answer. I do apologize for the lack of random facts and Ask Ernie posts. I hope to make it up to you. Lets jump into a question that was sent in by Aina last week. Its about the beautiful girls of the band GallowS!
Q: My Dear, Sweet, reliable Friend Ernie.
Ive Looked Everywhere For GallowS's Members Blogs.
Perhaps Im Not Looking Hard Enough Or My Research Skills Suck But I Was Hoping That Maybe, Just Maybe You Might Have Them =D
A: My Aina, sweet talk gets you everywhere with me. GallowS gals actually moved to ameba some time ago.
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The racers themselves looked at home in the parking lot with towels to wrap around themselves while they changed, and flip flops to walk around in. They had stationary trainers to warm up on. The racers looked like seasoned athletes. I had never seen a vein on somebody's calf until that day. I had driven to the race while wearing the only cycling clothes that I owned and didn't think to bring a spare set of clothes. Mind you, the only cycling clothes that I owned, I had worn everyday while riding across the country. They were a sun faded solid blue, and baggy around the arms and legs. They seemed so drab and uncool compared to the flashy outfits of those around me. I didn't own flip flops to bring. I had one or two towels that I needed for showering; I wasn't going to take one to a bike race. My towels were over used and underwashed, hanging on the back of the bathroom door at the punkhouse where I was living.
"Do you have Gu packets? Gator Aid? A Clif bar?"
Andy and I just looked at each other nervously and didn't answer Pete's question. As two guys who just rode around the city all day, were we in over our heads? Could we even finish this race? Should we even start? I mean, these guys were serious if they were willing to pay two dollars for each Gu packet, and use three of them during the race, right? Who were we to show up unprepared at the most basic level? I trembled on the start line, in a sea of fifty or so other riders.
The whistle blew to signify the beginning of my first road race.
As it turns out, messengers ride a ton. They ride a shitload. They probably ride as many miles every year as a decent domestic professional cyclist. Messengers can also handle their bikes as well as most experienced cyclists, or better. We were messengers. It took as little as fifteen minutes for us to realize that not only were we as fit as the other guys in the novice race, but we were also more comfortable on our bikes. Over the course of the race, the lead group whittled down to ten, and we were in it. I looked around after finishing, watching what was left of our group coming across the finish line. It blew my mind that the guys with such nice stuff, that looked so athletic, didn't beat me
As spring turned to summer, the local criterium series began, and I attended with diligence. Experienced racers volunteered to teach the beginners what we needed to know about racing. Each week had a lesson on racing tactics, training, nutrition, hydration, bike maintenance, and sometimes a lecture on what we had done wrong the previous week. While some of the racers skipped these lectures, or talked amongst themselves in the back of the group, I carefully listened and took mental notes. I treated the weekly event like it was school, and I was trying for an A.
It also turned out that not all of the guys that I was racing against fit the stereotype that I had built up in my mind. In fact, very few of the group were the muscle bound, alpha male jocks that I have tried to avoid all of my life. I wasn't the only person that rode my bike to the races from my house. I wasn't the only person with a "Triangle Messenger" branded Timbuk 2 bag. I wasn't the only one who thought paying two dollars for a Gu was like speeding in an SUV towards a red light. Like the population at large, these road weenies were made up of all types.
The proprietor of the local shop put me in touch with a guy that I had been racing against. That guy had friends, and soon enough we started "working together" during the races to win the local criterium series regularly. Team Kraynick's was born and we picked up a few more riders over time. We would ride to and from the races, to and from work, and ride together on the weekends. The team wasn't made up of road weenies. We were commuters, messengers or just "cyclists" in general. We had city bikes with fenders at home, we weren't afraid to wear rain pants if it was cold and raining. We came from the functional cycling perspective, not what had been fed to so many others by the glossy cycling magazines.
Over the next few years, my days were spent riding my fixed gear around the city with my bag and radio strapped to me. I would come home on weeknights and pass out around 9pm, or race the local criterium, then come home and pass out. Every weekend we would ride the local "fast guy" group ride, or race when we could. A local frame builder built us frames and painted them to match the planned jerseys, which were modeled after the "Moleteni" jerseys of old. They simply said "Kraynick's," with the frame builder "Mezzatesta" written below. We were functional, cheap, and a pretty damned good team.


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Juventus are lining up a shock £13million summer raid for Tottenham defender Gareth Bale according to The People
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Isaiah the prophet foretold what would be happening in the world on "the Day of the Lord." Besides the return of the Lord when He returns to earth to reign and to rule in the last of the last days, I also suspect that Isaiah was also foreshadowed the 3 days of the Lord's crucifixion and resurrection from the dead. Rather than paraphrase or summarize this powerful prophecy, as you read, imagine that you are hearing the great prophet speak directly to you:
For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up—and he shall be brought low"
13 and upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan;
14 and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up;
15 and upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall;
16 and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant sights.
17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day,
18 and the idols He shall utterly abolish.
19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
20 In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold (which he made each one for himself to worship) to the moles and to the bats,
21 to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?
Notice that I have highlighted that Isaiah used the word "ariseth." Where did the Lord ARISE from? Well, He arose from the dead.
To explain this further, we need to also check out the gospel of Matthew.
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!"
Matthew 27:50-54
It is amazing how brief and non-descriptive Matthew presents one of the most startling, earth-shaking account of the most monumental 3 days. In three rather crisp, non-reactive lines, Matthew casually informs us that there was a mighty earthquake that destroyed the Jewish temple, that the graves of dead saints were dislodged by that very earthquake, and that these very same saints were raised from the dead and were seen by the populace walking the streets in Jerusalem.
Hollywood has done a lot better than Matthew with the climatic earthquake scene in Ben Hur, with the compelling music, the dramatic healing of Ben Hur's mother and sister from leprosy, but no where in the movie are we shown the terror and shaking of the real events that took place when the temple was destroyed and the saints came out of their graves.
Nevertheless, we DO have the account of one of Matthew's contemporaries, Pontius Pilate, the Roman who ordered the Lord's crucifixion, in a form of a letter Pilate sent to the Roman Emperor, as found in the document called "the Lost Books of the Bible:"
Now when Jesus was crucified darkness came over all the world; the sun was altogether hidden, and the sky appeared dark while it was yet day, so that the stars were seen, though still they had their lustre obscured, wherefore, I suppose your excellency is not unaware that in all the world they lighted their lamps from the sixth hour until evening. And the moon, which was like blood, did not shine all night long, although it was at the full, and the stars and Orion made lamentation over the Jews, because of the transgression committed by them.
And on the first day of the week, about the third hour of the night, the sun appeared as it never shone before, and the whole heaven became bright. And as lightnings come in a storm, so certain men of lofty stature, in beautiful array, and of indescribable glory, appeared in the air, and a countless host of angels, crying out and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men:
Come up from Hades, ye who are in bondage in the depths of Hades. And at their voice all the mountains and hills were moved, and the rocks were rent, and great chasms were made in the earth, so that the very places of the abyss were visible.
And amid the terror dead men were seen rising again, so that the Jews who saw it said, We beheld Abraham and Isaac, and Jacob, and the twelve patriarchs, who died some two thousand five hundred years before, and we beheld Noah clearly in the body. And all the multitude walked about and sang hymns to God with a loud voice, saying, The Lord our God, who hath risen from the dead, hath made alive all the dead, and Hades he hath spoiled and slain.
Therefore, my lord king, all that night the light ceased not. But many of the Jews died, and were sunk and swallowed up in the chasms that night, so that not even their bodies were to be seen. Now I mean, that those of the Jews suffered who spake against Jesus. And but one synagogue remained in Jerusalem, for all the synagogues which had been against Jesus were overwhelmed.
Through that terror, therefore, being amazed and being seized with great trembling, in that very hour, I ordered what had been done by them all to be written, and I have sent it to thy mightiness.
There is coming yet a continuation of the manifestation of the rising of the dead when the Lord returns to earth—-a shaking not just of Jerusalem but of the entire earth. The earthquakes at the end are going to open up all graveyards where any saint is buried, anywhere in the world. When the Lord was raised, the known world was able to continue as before because the earthquakes were local. When He returns to open the graves, the earthquakes will be EVERYWHERE there is a cemetery.
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Notwithstanding, I suspect everywhere there is a church preaching a false gospel, creating false converts—- will be destroyed. Why? Because Pilot also reported that every enemy of the Lord's that took part in any aspect of His crucifixion, was buried in the chasm or the deep holes created in the ground by those earthquakes, and that only ONE Jewish temple was left standing. He stated in his letter to the Emperor that every religious enemy of the Lord was destroyed within that 3 day span.
Are you ready for the shaking? Yes, we are in for a shaking that this earth has not seen the likes of since the days of Noah!!! Here what the Lord Himself had to say about that!!!!!
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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How to Remove Ink Stains from Different Materials
Don't let exploding pens cause you to erupt into a pit of anger and frustration. Fortunately, ink stains don't have to permanently mar your favorite items. With a little patience and some elbow grease you can make use of dozens of simple and effective ways to erase unsightly ink stains from a variety of fabrics.
Instructions to Remove Ink Stains from Five Materials
Ink stains do not discriminate. Rather, they target all types of materials, from cotton to wool, polyester, leather and suede. The key to removing these ugly blots is to act quickly. The faster you treat an ink stain the better the chances of it being completely erased. The following cleaning tips will help you remove ink stains from five popular fabrics.
1. Wool
The next time a pen leaks on your wool coat or pants follow these simple steps:
- Moisten a clean sponge or cloth and dab at the wet stain.
- Add a few drops of white vinegar to the stain and work outward from the center of the stain.
- If the stain persists, add a few squirts of hair spray and allow to sit for 30 minutes, blotting every five minutes or so with a moistened sponge.
- When 30 minutes has elapsed, lightly rinse the affected area with clean water, and then allow to dry.
2. Polyester
Polyester is a durable fabric that can withstand vigorous elbow grease. However, you should still be mindful when applying this ink stain removal technique:
- Apply a liberal amount of hair spray on ink to loosen stain.
- Mix together a solution of one-quart warm water, 1/2 teaspoon liquid dishwashing detergent (such as Dawn), and 1 tablespoon white vinegar.
- Soak stained fabric in solution for 30 minutes.
- Remove and rinse garment with clean water, then launder per usual.
3. Suede
Typically ink and suede translate into a recipe for disaster. However, if you are able to treat the stain immediately, then you might be able to salvage your suede item.
- Apply dry-cleaning solvent to the stain and gingerly dab at it with a clean cloth.
- If the stain does not lift, use fine grain sandpaper, and very lightly buff the stain.
- Dip an old toothbrush in white vinegar and gently scrub the stain
- Allow the area to dry completely.
- Use a suede brush to roughen up the nap.
4. Cotton
Ink stains are never a pleasure to deal with. However, if your pen is going to break on any type of fabric, let it be cotton. There are a number of commercial cleaners that effectively remove ink stains from clothing. These steps show you how it's done:
- Add one-cup of Biz Stain Fighter to two gallons of water and bring to a boil in a large stainless steel pot.
- When the Biz has completely dissolved, add the ink stained garment to the simmering pot.
- Stir the pot so that the stain is completely saturated by the Biz mixture.
- Remove and launder per normal.
5. Synthetic Carpet
If your carpet is made from synthetic fibers, then you might find success applying these steps to remove ink stains:
- Mix corn starch with milk to make a paste.
- Apply the paste on the ink stain and let it dry
- Wait 30 minutes and then vacuum up the dried paste.
- If the stain persists, repeat the process.
Cleaning Tips
The most effective means of removing ink from any type of fabric is to treat it as quickly as possible. You want don't want the ink to absorb into the fibers of the fabric. If you are prone to ink stains, then consider toting a product like Tide Bleach Pen Gel stick with you. Otherwise, be prepared to experiment with a variety of ink stain removal remedies. Just remember it's a good idea to test an inconspicuous area of a particular fabric for colorfastness before treating the exposed area with a stain removal technique.


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In a good article questioning the human drive for more power, emphasis mine:
Even if you don't buy into this picture of Pleistocene richness replaced by modern poverty, it is clear that the immense rise in human power has not been matched by an equal rise in human happiness. We are a thousand times more powerful than our hunter-gatherer ancestors, but not even the most optimistic Whig can believe that we are a thousand times happier. If we told our great-great-grandmother how we live, with vaccinations and painkillers and running water and stuffed refrigerators, she would likely have clasped her hands in astonishment and said: "You are living in paradise! You probably wake up every morning with a song in your heart, and pass your days walking on sunshine, full of gratitude and loving-kindness for all." Well, we don't. Compared to what most people in history dreamed about, we may be living in paradise. But for some reason, we don't feel that we are.
One explanation has been provided by social scientists, who have recently rediscovered an ancient wisdom: our happiness depends less on objective conditions and more on our own expectations. Expectations, however, tend to adapt to conditions. When things improve, expectations rise, and consequently even dramatic improvements in conditions might leave us as dissatisfied as before. In their pursuit of happiness, people are stuck on the proverbial "hedonic treadmill", running faster and faster but getting nowhere.


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This week we bring to you our longest episode to date: The Downward Spiral!
In episode 8, we are joined by our friend Gareth via Skype to discuss this masterpiece, we deliver some rather strange Imprezions, and we check in with what our Icelandic pal was up to in 1994.
We also talk about our new partnership with the Benview Network! This website that you are viewing RIGHT NOW! WHOOOOAAAAA!
The audio on this one is a little shaky because, long story short: We had everything hooked up as usual, with the addition of a camera to record video. Things got fun and dancey around Big Man With a Gun & we lost control and dropped the Tascam, losing all of the audio. Luckily the audio was recorded nicely through the camera, only sacrificing the levels a little goofed. Otherwise it's a wonderful episode and we're so excited for you to hear it!
Links to things mentioned in this episode:
- The video for Hurt by Johnny Cash
- Wrestler The Edge delivers a Downward Spiral
- The scene from Rick and Morty featuring Hurt (Season 2 ending spoiler alert!!!)
Music videos of songs from this album:
- March Of The Pigs
- March Of The Pigs Alt.
- Closer (Uncensored version)
- Hurt
- Eraser
The ad in this episode was for The Podcast Preview, which Clare loves! Give it a listen!
Below: A couple of screen caps from the video that we shot, and a little teaser for the upcoming video pod ep that...we never did anything with lol. Oops!
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The Thai curry crab at Awet Thai is prepared only with the freshest of crabs!
Thai curry crab is a very popular Thai dish and a must-not-miss if you love seafood.
The flavourful sauce is mostly perfect with the tender soft flesh of fresh crab meat. Did we also mention the aroma of this dish? Try it once and you will crave for more! AROY!
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The Lord has the world on His mind.
After hearing of the EXPLICIT Movement in Hawaii, four countries so far have invited our team to help start the EXPLICIT Movement in their region. As a result, there is current communication with parties in the Philippines, Thailand, and Canada. In May 2016, our team will be partnering with churches in Singapore to launch EXPLICIT's first international conference, 'EXPLICIT Singapore'!
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2 tsp. Ginger OR ¼ cup fresh Ginger and 1 tsp dry Ginger
1 tsp. Cloves
½ tsp. Salt
1 1/8 cup hot Water
Cream white sugar and butter together. Add egg and molasses and beat well. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt and blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in gently. Pour into greased 9" square pan or greased muffin tins. Bake at 350° for 1 hour in the 9" pan, ½ hour for muffins, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.


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Expert Industrial Designer and Product Developer Franco Lodato, Ph.D., Joins Radiant Images as Chief Innovation Advisor
Lodato's skills added as Radiant continues to take VR and 360-degree technology, innovation and content to the next level
Dr. Franco Lodato, an experienced product designer and noted visionary, has joined Radiant Images as Chief Innovation Advisor, the company announced Tuesday.
Lodato, who holds 76 patents and is best known for his work in biomimicry, will bolster efforts at Radiant Images, an LA-based rental house and hub of virtual reality creativity, to create, develop and refine new capture technologies and innovations that take VR content to the next level.
Radiant Images' VR division is recognized as an industry leader in testing and developing VR and augmented reality technology, helping filmmakers and camera operators capture 360-degree content in a compelling way. The company utilizes rapid prototype capabilities to provide filmmakers with the latest virtual reality tools and creative solutions, including the live broadcast of VR footage.
"The timing couldn't be better to bring Franco on board as an advisor and we're so pleased to have him," said Michael Mansouri, co-founder and VP at Radiant Images. "His depth of experience and unique vision are a welcomed addition as we continue to push boundaries in VR and in all aspects of digital cinema."
Mansouri said he has often sought Lodato's advice and expertise with other projects and ventures over the years. "I have reached out and turned to Franco as an unofficial product innovation advisor a number of times when he was part of Motorola, Herman Miller and Pininfarina. It's great to finally have him involved in a more integrated way with us."
Lodato, 54, has been working in the field of Industrial design and product development for 30 years either though his studio Bionics in Action and most recently as the Chief of Product Innovation for Skylabs, a product design firm in New York. He has served as Master Innovator of wearable technologies for Google-Motorola and led design for Herman Miller and for Pininfarina in North America. Lodato also has helped shape innovation agendas for Motorola, DuPont, Coca-Cola, Ferrari-Maserati, Boeing, VSN Mobil and others.
At VSN Mobil, for example, Lodato created, developed and implemented a product platform strategy and IP portfolio for wearable technology in the areas of biometrics health, sensing and monitoring, sports dynamics and telecommunications. At Motorola, he developed Android smartphones and tablet computers, Wi-Fi, 4G, push-to-talk and customized hardware solutions utilizing CDMA, UMTS and IDEN standards.
Lodato's many patents include the first wireless ECG, a multi-blade conformable razor (precursor to Gillette's Mach3), a Wrist Worn Sensor Platform and the Motorola i830/833.
Lodato, who holds an Honorary Doctorate in design, is a pioneer in the field of bionics, the theory and practice of nature inspired design, and is an expert in the interplay between design and technology. He is perhaps best known for his work in biomimicry, which has been critical to his many trend-setting products. In one of his projects, for example, a woodpecker provoked a fresh look at the design of an ice axe. In another, the exterior shells of lobsters and other crustaceans suggested a layered polymer design for the coverings of rugged cell phones.
Lodato said he was attracted to Radiant Images because both he and the company share the same guiding principle: simplicity.
"Radiant's strength as a company lies in its ability to take complex concepts, such as VR technology, and find ways to achieve the simplest possible solution," Lodato said. "My role will be to nurture that mindset and take it a step further to find ways to enhance the VR experience down to the consumer level. Radiant is poised to become the leader in bringing this emerging, untapped area of VR to consumers."
Good design is always about achieving more by means of less – without cutting corners or compromising function, he said. "Sometimes, the best-designed component is the one which is not there because intelligent design has made it superfluous," Lodato added. "The art is to achieve the simplest possible solution to the problem without violating the inherent complexity of the task."
Lodato, who holds an honorary doctorate in Design from Universidad Nueva Esparta and an MSc in Bionics from Istituto Europeo di Design, has served as an associate professor at the University of Montreal School of Design, designer in residence at the University of South Florida, and visiting lecturer at the MIT Media Laboratory. He is the vice president of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Florida Chapter. Lodato was founder of the pre-engineering program at American Heritage School Plantation, The Industrial Arts and Method Design Foundation and Miami College of Design.
About Radiant Images
Radiant Images is an award-winning digital cinema innovator and rental house providing creative solutions in 2D, 3D, VR and augmented reality, leading-edge cameras and equipment, and unrivaled client support, to the motion picture industry worldwide.
Radiant has a dedicated VR wing inside its facility at 2702 Media Center Drive in northeast Los Angeles. For more information about Radiant Images, visit online at www.radiantimages.com. Find Radiant Images on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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The House on Seventh Street
Karen Vorbeck Williams
Booktrope Editions (2015)
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (12/15)
"The House on Seventh Street" by Karen Vorbeck Williams takes us to a house on Seventh Street that was built 87 years ago by Winna and her sister Chloe's grandfather. When their father, who had last been living in the house, mysteriously passes away, Winna returns to the family home to settle his estate. As she explores the old house, she discovers pieces from her past and those of her relatives. These pieces are parts of a puzzle surrounding the mysteries that have seriously affected several generations of her family. The more Winna discovers, the more she feels the need to search. Forbidden love, hidden treasures, and dysfunctional relationships have all haunted the family. Winna wants answers as to what has really happened over the years.
In spite of Chloe being disinherited from her father's will, Winna feels the need to include her in both the estate settlement and the search for answers. Both women were affected by their relative's behaviors. As Winna investigates, she starts finding the answers that she was seeking. It also becomes apparent that someone is after the treasures that have been hidden in the house and they will do anything to get to them, even if this means killing Winna. The tension builds as the clock starts ticking down.
I loved being able to curl up with "The House on Seventh Street." I enjoyed getting caught up in the old and the new mysteries that were taking place at that address. The author does an excellent job of building suspense into the story. She also ties up all the loose ends so that by the last page, everything is answered. The characters are well developed, yet they continue to evolve as they gain answers to questions that help them heal from the dysfunctional issues caused by the family issues. I cannot imagine anything being added to this story that would have made it more perfect.
I highly recommend reading "The House on Seventh Street" by Karen Vorbeck Williams, especially if you have some time off and want to curl up and read in front of a fire, or you are relaxing at a beach where you have no one to distract you from the suspense. It would also make a great selection for a reader's group. Interesting, introspective conversations will be sure to come from enjoying this great novel.


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Rubies do occur naturally due to several elements, primarily chromium and ranging in color from pink to "blood-red". The world's most famous and expensive ruby is called the Sunrise Ruby that's over 25 carats and is considered to be one of the rarest gemstones on earth. This one-of-a-kind stone went at auction for a whopping 30 million in May 2015 :0
Among other natural gems, the diamond is the only thing that is harder in regards to the Mohs mineral hardness scale, making the ruby one of the strongest gemstones around! In the U.S., if a ruby doesn't meet the saturation standards, then it's classified as a pink sapphire instead; this way of identification is fairly new, starting in the 20th century .
These beautiful gems can be found all over the world from Sri Lanka, Nepal, and India- to here in the United States: Montana, North & South Carolina, and Wyoming. I'm sure you're wondering by now Well that's nice to know about rubies...but what do they do for my skin?! This pretty mineral provides excellent brightening abilities with anti-aging properties to boot!
They also provide work as great exfoliators and skin plumpers too- leaving your skin feeling and looking luminous and fresh. Want to try a product that contains this awesome element??? You're in luck- I recently came across a great one that I wanted to share with all of you today...check out my verdict of dr.brandt's Glow Revitalizing Retinol Eye Cream below:
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I was a bit hesitant that I would really LOVE this product although it's definitely not due to dr.brandt's quality. Thus far, I've absolutely loved all of the items from any of his lines that I've tried and I should have known this product was no different :) If you're wondering if utilizing rubies in your skincare routine makes any difference at all and you want something that proves it does- this is the way to go. Glow made a noticeable change almost right away which was nice, since it has ingredients that provide light-reflecting qualities.
But the real changes started to come after I used the product for a few days and I can see that the area around my eyes is healthier and my skin tone is more even as well- with a marked improvement in those pesky dark circles that often lurk around. There was no skin irritation, even with continued usage and this was something of a concern as I have super sensitive skin and this product in particular contains a Ruby Crystal Complex + Retinol. These ingredients- especially combined, can cause my skin to become irritated, but I had no issues with this eye cream :)
At over $50, this may be a bit more than some want to spend on an eye cream and I could relate, but I can attest to its effectiveness and excellent quality. The cute pink pump bottle is well-designed as well, which means you won't waste the product and can easily get out just the needed amount for each application- every time! I would highly recommend this product to any woman of any age who would like to improve the area around their eyes including hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tone, dark circles, puffiness, and lines.


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DSNews reports "The foreclosure inventory was down 1.9 percent in December 2016, representing 62 months of consecutive year-over-year declines, according to the National Foreclosure Report released by CoreLogic on Tuesday."
The wake for the Mortgage Segment has already happened. Maybe you missed the wake. Of course, if you were a $3 mortgage inspector, you could not afford to send flowers. For some it was sad … but, others rejoiced as more of the pigs passed away. Many banks and bank servicer representatives attended. One bank representative at the wake said to expect more Mortgage Order Mill (MOM) deaths as the banks continue to write load modifications to keep people in their homes.


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An artificial lake created last year by landslides during winter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district burst today putting a number of villages in the area at risk of flash floods.
The released water has washed away some bridges downstream.
"The artificial lake on river Phuktal, in Zanskar area of the frontier district, burst suddenly at 8:10 AM causing flash floods," Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Hassan Khan told PTI. Khan said there were no reports of casualty but there was damage to infrastructure.
"About six bridges, including motorable ones, have been washed away but there are no immediate reports of any casualty," he said.
The released water, as per officials, is yet to reach the small town of Padum, the headquarters of Zanskar sub-division of Kargil district.
On December 31 last year, Phuktal suffered a blockade by a massive 200 feet high landslide dam, equivalent to the height of a 20-storey building. The lake is approximately 10 km long.


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Just when I think I can't do less - I'm wrong
OhMyLanta, I've been going SO slow this month.
Just when I think I can't go any slower, I find another lower gear to drop into.
This is important.
As adults we rarely pause.
I'm three weeks into an intentional 60-day pause in my life. The terms? Rest. Extra sleep. Very few activities. Fewer items on my To-Do list. [They have transformed into To-Laters] Lots of connection of the heart - an exponential increase quantity of daily hugs, a surge in visits with supportive friends.
Lots of self-compassion. Indulging spur-of-the-moment interests. (Six books of Terry Pratchett's Disc World from the library? Done. Exotic Korean chicken wings and salad? There. Disinterested in sending out business newsletter consistently but amped about giving away Day Designer to tribe? Golden. Binge watching Netflix*? Check.)
I've been loving it.
I've chatted with a few folks about my pause and to a person, they've stopped, looked me squarely in the eyes, and commented with some slight variation, "This is a VERY GOOD idea." Beforehand I had imaginary conversations with spirited objectors, "I'd better not share the plan with too many people. They'll think I'm whack-a-doodle."
Instead, BEHOLD! I am greeted with love and ringing endorsement of my innate wisdom. So I just wanted to offer that to you today, my tender hearted souls. If there is something you haven't done for fear of lukewarm reception, screw it. DO IT.
And while I'll talk more about this another day, I wanted to end this love note to you with a message from Spirit:
Let Yourself Be the First Recipient of Your Gifts & Talents.
That homemade chicken noodle soup you spent hours laboriously crafting for your recuperating sister and her mother-in-law? Have a bowl for yourself.
You know how you're constantly telling weary souls at your day job to get a massage and a nourishing cup of tea? Get that on your schedule.
You deserve it. And you'll be better equipped to spread your particular brand of magic in the world.
We are in a fertile expanse, my friend. Pause well.
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The PSP emulator for Windows has seen another update, heres the release details:
The revision b7d9478 of the emulator jpcsp was released and built. Here are the download links:
windows-x86-32: http://rapidga...x86-32.7z.html
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Walking the Golden Gate Bridge
I spoke to some friends recently about wanting to walk the Golden Gate Bridge again. It was a heady, thrilling experience. "I've lived in California my whole life and never walked the Golden Gate Bridge". I could have said the same until September 8th, 2012.


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Open rates and click-through rates were well below industry standard and not improving. Email subscription rates were also stagnating. Email templates were not responsive and optimized for the 50% of subscribers who use mobile devises to view emails.
The Solution:
First, using the latest HTML and CSS standards for responsive mobile templates I hand coded from scratch a template that had the most cross-platform compatibility possible while refreshing the design and incorporating email design best practices. These new email templates were then tested and rolled out.
Personas were created using Google Analytics and interviews with senior sales staff and managers. Extensive subject line A/B testing, Google Analytics research, and personas were then used to hone the marketing message and maximize open and click-through rates.
The Result:
Fully responsive custom built email template optimized for mobile devices improved the user experience for the 55% of subscribers that use mobile devises to view emails, helping to increase click-through rate by 14%.
Persona creation, although potentially limiting, helped in honing marketing messages and increased effectiveness of marketing, raising open rate by 22% in the 3 month period after implementation.
Also, during my tenure and through the duration of this case study, the email subscription list was nearly doubled from roughly 11,000 to over 20,000.
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On Reflection and Afterwards:
Ongoing A/B testing continues with testing of subject lines, offers, and email design refinements. What I would have done differently or will do differently next time before a major email template redesign is employ more customer surveys. Particularly online surveys but potentially also some phone interviews with key customers.
New technology and CSS refinement for cross-platform compatibility is also continuously incorporated.
Case Study: Cure & Morcilla
responsive web design
The Problem:
38% of site visitors viewed the Cure website on a mobile device but Cure's website was not responsive, leading to a frustrating user experience for a large group of visitors. For a restaurant where the chef, Justin Severino, was the winner of the People's Best New Chef Mid-Atlantic 2014 and 2015 and multiple-time James Beard Award nominations, this was detrimental to the brand image and made the reservations procedure much more complicated and frustrating than it should have been. Also, menus were posted as PDF files, not only impacting SEO but also adding to the frustrations of using the site on a mobile device.
The Solution:
Based on user behavior analytics and stakeholder interviews it was determined that a fully responsive site with HTML food menus and an integrated Opentable reservations widget would best serve Cure's (and later, Morcilla's) customers. Wireframes were used to test and iterate before interface was designed and the site coded, which made the process much more efficient. The same process was later also applied to Severino's next restaurant, Morcilla.
The Result:
Both the Cure and Morcilla websites were built in Squarespace, which satisfied the requirement that the sites be fully responsive, have HTML food menus, and be able to integrate with the Opentable reservations system, but also delivered to the client a site that could be easily updated by the restaurants' current staff.
Online restaurant reservations increased dramatically (up roughly 30% one month later) after the launch of the new Cure site and bookings overall increased as well. Anecdotally, walk-ins from customers viewing the menu on their phones first increased also. Thanks to improved SEO, Cure now appears in the top 10 results when "restaurant pittsburgh" is searched in Google.
Morcilla went on to place #4 in Bon Appétit's America's Best New Restaurants 2016 and was ready to provide online visitors with the best possible user experience, thanks to the work that was done on Cure's site.
On Reflection and Afterwards:
Although the client is content with the current iteration of the site and does not want to pay for further testing, I would like to conduct A/B testing with the site as well as conduct heat map and/or eyeball tracking tests in order to further refine the user experience and ensure that users are getting the most out of the site and that they are being converted at the highest possible rate.


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A lump sum of €40 million (£36 million) will buy a sumptuous mansion on the French Riviera. Russia's richest man lost that amount — and a lot of face — yesterday when a court refused to return his deposit on the grandest villa of them all.
Mikhail Prokhorov, 44, a playboy-magnate worth nearly £6 billion, was told that he could not reclaim the funds that he put down on the Villa Leopolda, a clifftop property that he promised to buy in 2008. He backed out of the record sale, for €390 million, early last year after the recession struck the minerals and metals business on which his fortune is based.
Read about it in The Times


text: Commercial, manufacturing, and supply aspects in the biopharmaceutical industry can all be managed in order to mitigate risk. This white paper focuses on how a structured and transparent risk management process can be an ideal way to align the needs of patients with drug manufacturers and their suppliers, regulators, investors, and employees. Read on to learn more about guarding commercial interests, building and managing manufacturing capacity, and preventing supply disruption, and how these things can impact managing risk in biomanufacturing.


text: An essential for any espresso machine starter kit, the Grindenstein knock box solves the messy problem of disposing of used grinds from your group handle. Available in Charcoal, Red or Silver, this dump box is super strong and compact enough to slot away on the tray of your machine when it's not in use. Plus coffee grind waste makes great compost, so you can empty its contents into your garden!


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Sometimes I Talk
For some reason, people seem to want to know what I think. Far be it from me to deny these people such punishment as having to listen to my emphatic opinions! Below are a collection of some of my interviews and talks on my work as an animator.


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2014 Bylaw Changes Pass
During the MAAS annual membership meeting that was held on Thursday, December 4th, the membership voted and passed both of the proposed bylaw changes. Below is the new language that will be incorporated into the MAAS bylaws.
Article XIII Section 6 (A)
An Annual Meeting of the members for election of directors for such other business as may come before the meeting shall be held each fiscal year at a time and place determined by the Board of Directors unless such action is taken by written consent pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws.
Article III Section 1 (A) Active Membership
An Active Member must be an entity or organization licensed by the State of Michigan to provide emergency medical services and patient transport by stretcher, cot, litter, or isolette (emergent or non-emergent) and which does not provide fire-protection or fire-fighting services.
Click here to see the current bylaws.
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Boeing employment stabilizing in Western Washington
After declining by nearly 4,000 jobs last year, Boeing's Washington employment level appears to have stabilized at more than 81,000 workers.
New figures from the aerospace company show that despite periodic layoffs in some programs in the Evergreen State, new hires and transfers have actually engendered a small rise in employment for Boeing since the beginning of the year. (The company issued a layoff notice for 95 workers this week.)
As of June 26, Boeing reported it employed 81,724 workers in Washington. That compares with 81,452 on the Boeing payroll here at the end of January.
The company's Washington job losses last year were driven in part by the end of programs to complete unfinished work on Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Major sections of those planes had been delivered to Boeing's wide-body aircraft plant in Everett from suppliers who failed to complete work on those subassemblies before shipping them.
But while those retrofitting and finishing programs are phasing out, Boeing has increased its production rate for three of its planes, the 737, 787 and 777, all of which are built in the Puget Sound area.
June's Boeing employment level exceeds all of the monthly Puget Sound employment levels from the terrorist incidents on Sept. 11, 2001 through November of 2011.
Boeing radically cut its workforce after the terrorist strikes from 80,000 in September 2001 to a low of 52,763 in June of 2004. From that low point, caused by airlines' postponing or canceling orders, the workforce gradually grew again until last year.
While Boeing's current employment numbers are settling at a fairly high level, they're nowhere near Boeing's peak Puget Sound employment. That came in June of 1998 when the company employed 104,000 workers in Washington.
After Washington, the state with the most Boeing workers is California with 18,394 workers. South Carolina, the only other state where Boeing makes commercial aircraft, the company employs 8,359 workers.


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Our boarding community is small and friendly and approximately one quarter of our pupils board. Our boarders live in the main school building or in the nearby Gorsefield House, and therefore have easy access to the library, the dining hall, the sixth form centre and both IT and recreational facilities. Boys and girls live in separate areas of the school, and each have resident staff members overseeing their boarding environment. A range of room sizes is available, from a large dormitory subdivided into cubicles, which proves popular with the younger boys, to rooms of four and two beds, with en-suite facilities. Sixth Formers all live in either double or single rooms.
School House, which occupies a wing of the fine old school building, has recently been refurbished to a high standard and offers comfortable and characterful accommodation for boys and girls aged 11 to 14. At this age it is good for children to socialise and they enjoy the social aspects of communal living, so they sleep in dormitories and share a common room, TV room and games room. Beyond the boarding house, the academic and recreational facilities of the school are immediately to hand.


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What to do When an Employer asks About a Drug Claim
Suzanne Lepage - Private Health Plan Strategist
Blair Rutledge - Cameron Stewart Life Science
Jim Bullock
Senior Insurance Advisor & Expert Witness
Are you finding that you are faced with more questions about drug claims than ever before? If so, you need to be at this seminar.
Employees are asking their employers questions when; a claim is not paid, a generic drugs is substituted for brand, Prior Authorization questions are asked, there are delays in dispensing their drugs, or they are told that drugs will only be paid for and dispensed by certain pharmacies.
Clients are often faced with an employee that says "you can't make me take these pills, or tell me where to shop". We'll help provide you with the right answer to share that will help to deal with those conversations quickly and efficiently.
It is important for brokers to have a basic understanding of the process around drug claims in order to support and answer client questions, when things don't go as expected.
We will have presentations that cover; navigating the "system", identifying tools that are available to assist employees, as well as patient support programs that can improve health outcomes.
OHIP+ was a wake up call. There is more coming...you MUST attend.
3.0 CE Credits will be provided to those who attend the entire presentation.
This event is sponsored by: Havern Benefits Strategies
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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What is Cyclocross?
Cyclocross, or CX, is a discipline of bike racing that has its roots in Europe. Originally an off-season form of training for road racers, it developed from riding road-bikes off-road, and through the 70s, 80s and 90s began to develop it's own equipment and scene. What some might call a grass-crit, it is a circuit race on varied terrain, with natural and man-made obstacles testing handling and power, with Pro/Elite racers doing a 1 hour race, and entry level weekend-warriors enjoying 30 minutes of suffering. Currently, Cyclocross has it's own UCI World Cup events and UCI World Championship, and enjoys popularity around the world, primarily in Europe, and this is growing, especially in North America, and the Cascadia region sees a special breed of CX racer, who likes a challenging course, a family friendly environment and a full day event atmosphere.


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Meet Our Team
Our goal is to always treat people the way they should be treated and provide legal services of exceptional quality and creativity.
Sheri Estrill has been in the personal injury field for over twenty-seven years and joined the law firm of Ward-Mitchell in 2002. Prior to joining the team, Sheri obtained her Associate of Arts degree in Political Science in 1989 from Hillsborough Community College. The following year, she obtained her paralegal degree through the University of Tampa before becoming a registered paralegal member of the Florida Bar in 2008. Sheri Estrill has proven invaluable to the firm and the success of its clients due to her extensive experience and knowledge regarding the complexities of state and federal court cases, as well as Florida's appellate procedure. In addition to working at our office, Ms. Estrill recently got married. Her husband is Kelvin Estrill, whom she reconnected with thirty years after high school.
Victoria Boylan joined the law office of Ward-Mitchell in October of 2016. Ms. Boylan attended the International Baccalaureate program at C. Leon King High School and graduated in 2012. After high school, Ms. Boylan earned a Bachelor's Degree in Health Science from the University of Miami with cum laude honors after 3 and a half years at school. During her time at the University of Miami, she became the captain of the dance team and Vice President of her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. Ms. Boylan plays an important role in client services by ensuring our clients experience personal attention for their case. Victoria Boylan is consistently involved by assisting lawyers in case research and preparation.
Debbie Postlethweight joined the firm of Ward-Mitchell in 2007 as the Director of Operations. Before joining the practice, Ms. Postlethweight graduated from the University of South Florida in 1982 with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Her experience in commercial real estate brought the firm over thirty years of experience in managing daily operation and logistics. Ms. Postlethweight is a vital part of the team by delivering consistent and superior, attention and service to every client. The financial expertise Debbie Postlethweight provides to the management team ensures that the practice functions efficiently, thereby helping the firm's lawyers focus on the true lifeblood of the practice – its injured clients.


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About the initiative | GOALS & VISION
The Evolving Culture of Science Engagement initiative is an attempt to shed new light on how public engagement with science works in the 21st century. By exploring science engagement as a cultural phenomenon, we hope to spark a new conversation and frame a contemporary agenda for research and experimentation, all with the goal of updating our collective understanding—the concepts and frameworks we use in science communication, informal education, funding, policy, and evaluation—in light of the dazzling variety of innovations cropping up all around the engagement landscape.
We developed the initiative in part because we were excited about those innovations and sensed that they represented some important departures—in some cases, even radical breaks—with the 20th century, and in part because we suspected that the science engagement field(s) might still be working with a picture of success based on the very assumptions that the emerging sensibilities, modes, and settings of public science have begun to challenge. Until we understand those new assumptions and sensibilities, we can't hope to understand why adult non-experts choose to engage with science or how they—and their families, communities and society at large—are affected as a result. Nor can we hope to leverage and 'scale' those new experiences to foster larger and more diverse audiences for science.
In service to those broad goals, we hope the initiative will:
Generate new knowledge about how public science engagement is changing and how greater relevance and wider participation might be achieved;
Pay attention to the cultural mechanisms and dimensions of public science engagement, especially dimensions on which change seems to be occurring not only in science but in the wider culture, as well;
Identify a range of empirical research questions about the motivations, experiences, and outcomes of public science engagement, framing a new agenda for research and experimentation;
Create a new, multidisciplinary network of practitioners, researchers, theorists, and funders who share an interest in understanding and furthering science engagement but normally work in separate professional or academic communities and rarely collaborate;
Inform the work of other initiatives and programs underway around the US, UK, and elsewhere.
Read about the structure and upcoming phases of the initiative.


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RECONNECTING WiTH OUR FOOD AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY AND A MEDIUM FOR CARE, CONNECTION AND LOVE.
January 2017: Winter Ramen Magic
See the full menu in our recent blog post.
See the full menu and more on our blog.
OCTOBER 2016: Team building with Pixlee
Oh, how we love this Pixlee team! Not afraid to get their hands dirty, taking initiative and risks into the unknown, and all with the biggest smiles on their faces. If this handmade meal is any evidence, they surely make us believe the future will be bright with the action and heart they bring to the world. Check out their day work @ pixlee.com!
AUGUST 2016: a Korean picnic, Crown Beach, alameda
Learning how to make kimbap (with love) from mom for a picnic with family at Crown Beach in Alameda. Grilled trout thanks to my brother. Highlight was having my family play and sing an impromptu version of the Korean folk song, Arirang.
A match in heaven: Mediterranean dinner paired with Irish folk music
studio Love kitchen Alameda: Home grown hops + a 6-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon
wisdom in simple foods
biscuits & whey and CSA box gifts made with love...
JULY 2016: Risotto & tomatoes made from ingredients in this week's CSA box -- shitake mushrooms, corn, zucchini followed by dessert biscuits with fruit compote and yogurt. Mary the magician's secret biscuit ingredient: whey left-over from yogurt making.


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The City of Brooklyn Center's new Water Treatment Plant was designed by Wilkus Architects. The building includes facilities for the water treatment process as well as educational spaces for the viewer to learn more about the treatment processes. This merge of function, information and education was a large driver throughout the design process. Construction is progressing nicely with the hard work of Knutson and their team of subcontractors. In the images below you can see progress on exterior masonry, interior framing and installation of the water treatment piping system.
Owner: City of Brooklyn Center | Architect: Wilkus Architects | Engineering: Bolton & Menk | General Contractor: Knuston Construction


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I'm not going to lie. I bombed this challenge. Okay well, not exactly bombed but... let's be honest. It could have been a lot better than it was.
I'm sure you're wondering 'what in blue blazes does this picture of tar have anything to do with a Daring Bakers challenge?' Although with my little note to prepare you for anything sad and dismal (I like the word woeful), you won't be surprised to find that it's actually a photo of my crackers.
I promise I had good intentions.
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This will be the easiest peanut butter cookie recipe you will ever try, I guarantee.
There are only a handful of ingredients and the cookies themselves are so yummy. The cookies themselves tend to be a little crumbly, but they're well worth the small mess that is easily cleaned up by fingers and a tongue. It almost makes it fun, savoring them til' the last crumb. Plus they melt in your mouth. I love that.
I have made this banana recipe at least four times in the last month.
Twice to try for the first, and second, time. Again as mini cakes for a bridal shower. The most recent for neighbors and Hub. And every time for fun. I even remembered to add in the bananas every time.
Second shut out in a row.
Yep, I'm still smilin'.
I couldn't wait to post this, so I'm doing it now; minutes before we leave for the BYU foot ball game. Go Cougs! So if you're a commenter between now and the time I get back, I'll know you don't bleed blue. It's okay, I forgive ya. We don't always choose what's best for us. ;)
We've officially welcomed in my favorite season.
Well technically, the equinox isn't until the 22nd at 3:44 p.m. However Hub and I have already welcomed it in spirit. That means that our down comforter is in its rightful place once again; we wake with scratchy throats; we go to, and/or watch football games every weekend; and red, yellow and orange are beginning to pop up along the mountainside; I even see a few trees in the valley beginning to change; it's beautiful. We even got some snow on Mount Timpanogos a few weekends ago. The only things left are cardigans, frost in the morning already happened a few times!, crisp air, falling leaves, and the holidays. I can't wait.
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Last week my best friend married her childhood crush. It was one of those stories that you read in romance novels. Not the cheap tactless kind that are so predictable and painfully cliche, but the ones where you know they were meant to be together because everything in their lives pointed to one another. A romance worthy of real life.


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[Miami opens as a big favorite at Virginia]
[Porter's AP ballot, Heisman choice]
[UM snaps skid with offensive onslaught]
[George column: Kaaya protected, prolific]
[Five things we learned |Video: Good & bad]
[Live blog | Pregame notes, observations]
The Hurricanes had three games in 12 days, an October stretch they knew would be tough. It was, and not just because they played three teams that have spent extended time in the top 25.
Miami's injury situation, a summer issue carried deep into the fall, meant it wound up playing guys it wouldn't have during a normal season. A lack of depth is a major reason Miami lost four in a row last month, before opening November with a 51-28 win over Pittsburgh.
The good news about that unusual lineup? Players improve with experience, and true freshmen cornerback Malek Young, defensive ends Joe Jackson and Pat Bethel, and sophomore offensive tackle Tyree St. Louis are learning from games instead of watching on film.
"Any time you lose players for whatever reason, especially for an injury that's maybe not season-ending, but might be a game or two, now all of a sudden you throw in someone who's maybe not as ready as you'd like them to be," coach Mark Richt said Sunday. "By the process of it they learn, they get better and they get confidence. All of a sudden you've created more depth now and for the future."
Not to mention Miami is already playing three true freshmen at linebacker — Shaq Quarteman, Michael Pinckney and Zach McCloud — in part because of the disciplinary departures of Jermaine Grace and Juwon Young, last year's injury to Darrion Owens and other injury and attrition. A preseason injury to receiver Lawrence Cager and Tyre Brady leaving via transfer likely opened the door for Ahmmon Richards.
Like the linebackers, Richards may have been ready anyway. But Richards, who raised the bar on his UM single-game receiving record with a 144-yard day in Saturday's win, thought he would be playing a different position. He was training as a backup flanker (Z) when Cager, the starting split end (X), tore his ACL in July.
That's shades of how quarterback Brad Kaaya saw his first action as a freshman. Had Ryan Williams remained healthy, Kaaya wouldn't have been 2014 ACC rookie of the year.
"I had no clue I was going to play coming in," Kaaya said Saturday. "The guy ahead of me blew his knee out, and there I was. Same thing for Ahmmon. He's had to grow up in that position. … He's becoming a very versatile wide receiver, and he's only a freshman, which is crazy."
Miami is happy players like Richards — who leads all freshmen, redshirt or not, in receiving yards (632) and yards per catch (20.39) — are succeeding. Likewise goes for Quarterman, UM's leading tackler. No ACC true freshman has more tackles (56) or tackles for loss (7.5).
Also shining: Jackson (who like Pinckney has 6.5 tackles for loss), McCloud (blocked punt, four quarterback hurries), Young (six tackles on Saturday), Bethel (blocked punt), and St. Louis, who had his best game last week. In his fourth start since Sunny Odogwu's injury, he helped hold Pitt star defensive end Ejuan Price to one tackle.
Those players, of course, will return next year. UM will be at its full allotment of scholarships (85), too. Richt hopes the newcomers he's playing now will be better, and he'll sign an excellent recruiting class — ideally stocked with good offensive linemen, receivers and cornerbacks, three areas of particular need — and work them in slowly.
It'd be a luxury to not play them at all. Right now, things are so light at defensive end, where expected starter Al-Quadin Muhammad was dismissed, his backup Demetrius Jackson has a multi-week knee injury and reserve Scott Patchan has a knee injury of his own, that tight end Stan Dobard was flipped to defense.
"At practice, you can't hardly practice the way you want to because of the amount of reps it takes to get everything turn the way you want it run," Richt said. "If you pull some guys off the scout team it hurts the look for the defense. … We've kind of just gotten to the point we have to be careful about the amount of practice reps as well."
Dobard, a senior, saw his first game action at defensive end late in Saturday's win. His tackle on quarterback Nathan Peterman with 2:04 remaining caused Miami players to jump around excitedly on the sideline. The move means Miami has scrapped some of the multi-tight end sets it normally runs, and true freshman Michael Irvin II took Dobard's place in a goal-line formation, but defensive end Chad Thomas was just happy to see Dobard make a play.
"He's got a 'dog' mentality," Thomas said, "even if he don't know what he's doing."
In a season where a lot of fresh faces are seeing the field, that's about all the Hurricanes can ask.


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Music Ministry
At First Baptist Church, we recognize that music is one of God's greatest gifts to humanity. Consequently, music plays a vital role in the life of our church, enriching our praises and thanksgivings in worship, being a means of proclaiming the gospel message to others, and being an indispensible element of Christian formation within the community of faith.
The Skinner Pipe Organ at First Baptist was installed in 1925 and has been used since that time for worship. Click here to read about this instrument.
For more information about the Music Ministry at First Baptist, contact the church office at 615.893.2514, or via email.
Chancel Choir
The Chancel Choir sings in the 10:30 a.m. worship service each Sunday. Drawing from a wide range of musical styles including gospel, spiritual, classical, contemporary and others, the choir is the primary music leadership group for weekly services, and presents seasonal programs and services throughout the year, including an annual "Pops" concert toward the end of each summer.
The Church Orchestra is comprised of those who play any band or orchestral instrument and who have had at least two years of experience. Younger players gain valuable sight reading, technical and ensemble experience, while those who have been playing for a number of years have opportunities to retain their skills. The orchestra plays for occasional services and accompanies hymns, choral anthems as required, and provides music for preludes and offertories.
Children's Choirs
Children's Choirs at First Baptist Church provide age-appropriate training and activities for children preschool through grade five. Under the capable leadership of caring, creative and capable teachers and directors, our children's choirs enable children to learn and develop music skills that will serve them for a lifetime. In addition to learning music fundamentals, biblical truths also are taught. Through songs, games, activities and outreach endeavors, children discover the rich heritage of church music. Four age-grade choirs are offered:
Preschool children ages 3-PreK meet in Room 105
Children in grades K-2 meet in Room 204
Children in grades 3-5 meet in Room 200B
Each choir rehearses weekly on Wednesday evenings, August through May.
The Handbell Choir is open to anyone who exhibits good sight reading and rhythmic skills. Using a 5-octave set of Schulmerich Handbells, The Handbell Choir rings in occasional worship services, presenting prepared pieces and accompanying hymns. The group has joined other area handbell choirs for solo and mass ringing experience during the annual Epiphany Ring held each year in early January, and in other state and regional bell festivals.