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Since 1996
Your Gateway to Music and More from a Christian Perspective
Slow down as you approach the gate, and have your change ready....
About Us
the Dreaming and the Coming True
Artist: Bebo Norman
Label: Essential Records
Time: 11 tracks/43:18 minutes
Originally introduced as part of a new wave of folk artists, Bebo Normans music has gone in a different direction that comes to fruition on Between the Dreaming and the Coming True.
His early Ten Thousand Days release had me seeing visions of another Rich Mullins. But subsequent recordings found him wandering further from folk into more of a pop/rock sound. Though Ten Thousand Days remains a favorite, I can forgive Bebo for straying from folk. This new release is a phenomenal achievement.
When Natalie Grant released Awaken, she took her artistry to a new level. Sophisticated and tight production gave her a bold new sound that was met with critical acclaim. Bebo Norman has now made a similar leap.
Its not everyday that I find myself immediately wowed by a recording, but that has been my experience on almost each of these songs. My sister, a connoisseur of music who favors modern contemporary worship along the lines of Chris Tomlin, Delirious and others, was also impressed.
Though the music may not be entirely originalI hear elements of U2, Coldplay and Chris Tomlinits absolutely delicious. Norman has refined a modern pop/rock sound with an acoustic base to a degree that he never achieved on previous efforts. The production is more polished.
Some songs have an anthem-like quality. He has taken some of the best parts from different influences and combined them in a way that makes this on the whole more accessible than his earlier work.
His delivery sounds mature and confident. He achieves a near perfect blend of acoustic and electronic sounds that complement poetic and introspective lyrics.
At times he addresses God directly, making this comparable to some of the best offerings in contemporary worship music. He also turns his gaze to the human condition, producing one of the most delightful and touching love songs (To Find My Way To You) that I have heard. The dreamy guitars are a feast for the ears.
This is easily Bebos best recording and one of the best of the year.
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Communication planning
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Communication planning is the art and science of reaching target audiences using marketing communication channels such as advertising, public relations, experiences or direct mail for example. It is concerned with deciding who to target, when, with what message and how.
In 'The Better Mousetrap: Brand Invention in a Media Democracy',[1] Pont emphasises that "Communications planning takes the consumer as the start point, rather than the brand, and acknowledges that people don't experience brand messages in neatly wrapped and singular packages. People build an overall and ever shifting impression of a brand through a non-linear set of messages, whether that brand exposure is a million-dollar TV ad, a beer coaster, bumper sticker, or an editorial piece they read on the train. It is "channel agnostic", and thus argues that brand communications is the sum total of all points of contact with consumers, how they join up, interplay and write themselves large and compelling, adding (with hope) to a significantly greater whole."
In execution, the communication plan serves as a guide to the communication and sponsorship efforts throughout the duration of the project. It is a living and working document and is updated periodically as audience needs change. It explains how to convey the right message, from the right communicator, to the right audience, through the right channel, at the right time. It addresses the six basic elements of communications: communicator, message, communication channel, feedback mechanism, receiver/audience, and time frame.
A communication plan includes:
- "Who" - the target audiences
- "What" – the key messages that are trying to be articulated
- "When" – timing, it will specify the appropriate time of delivery for each message
- "Why" – the desired outcomes
- "How" - the communication vehicle (how the message will be delivered)
- "By whom" - the sender (determining who will deliver the information and how he or she is chosen)
Many agencies, PR, advertising and media alike, claim to have this capability.
See also[edit]
- ^ [1], Pont, S (2012) "The Better Mousetrap: Brand Invention in a Media Democracy". Kogan Page.
Further reading[edit]
- Ferguson, S.D. (1999) Communication Planning: An Integrated Approach, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0761913146
- Pont, Simon (2012) The Better Mousetrap: Brand Invention in a Media Democracy, Kogan Page. ISBN 978-0749466213
- Taylor, Jim (2005) Space Race: An inside view of the future of communications planning, John Wiley & Sons Ltd ISBN 978-0470094518
- Young, Antony (2010) Brand Media Strategy: Integrated Communications Planning in the Digital Era, Palgrave MacMillan ISBN 978-0230104747


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President Obama did not attend the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address because, according to a White House spokesperson "he was too busy dealing with ACA issues."
Well, one week later Obama is finding plenty of free time for a Hollywood fundraising trip. I'm not surprised, he loves campaigning, he just doesn't like the hard work of governing and five years of failed policies is proof of that.
The lies continue, some Democrats have now admitted, only since paperwork came out, that they all knew since 2010 that millions would lose their healthcare insurance and even their doctors. Yet, the president and his Democratic minions told lie after lie because they put their own ideological beliefs ahead of the desires and safety of the American people and most importantly, ahead of telling the truth.
If you think your insurance policy is safe, new information from the non-partisan CBO and other organizations believe that at least 80 million employer-offered healthcare plans will be cancelled at the end of the "period of exemptions" in November, 2014. So Obama pushed back the date the exemptions would end two weeks past the mid-term elections in November.
Please, whether you are a zealot, Obama Zombie, Kool-Aid drinker, or right wing ultra conservative, for the country we all love, get informed before you vote these same liars back into office.
Did the mainstream media also know about the lies? Did they ignore and cover-up stories so Obama could get re-elected? Some Democrats have now admitted that the implementation of Obamacare was for the purpose of "redistributing wealth in America." Yes, and if you were naïve enough to think that means taking from the rich and giving to the poor — socialism — you are now finding out it was intended all along to take from the middle class. So, we now live in a country where our president and the Democratic party believes they need to take money from the middle class to raise up the less fortunate. They do not believe in creating opportunities for people to work to raise themselves from poverty, they believe in giving some people free health care, free cell phones, subsidized housing, free food and at least two years of unemployment checks.
Is there any wonder that all these government subsidized programs, with middle class tax money, under the Obama administration, have grown so dramatically in the last five years?
JFK said "a rising tide lifts all boats." He believed a strong economy and fewer government regulations allowed businesses to prosper as well as many more conservative ideals that afforded opportunities for everyone to work toward achieving a better life. What happened to that Democratic party? It seems that the old Democratic party ideology, sadly, died in Dallas 50 years ago.
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"There is no other place for gas around here," owner Palwinder Singh, a Kalamazoo businessman, said last month of his decision to open a station at that location.
Operating as PS Douglas LLC, the business sells coffee, fountain sodas, soft drinks, potato chips, candy and other snacks. It will also sell lottery tickets.


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Washington resident Brandy Civick will participate in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure to raise money to end breast cancer in Philadelphia, one of 14 cities that will host the 60-mile walk.
The Susan G Komen 3-Day is when thousands of women and men come together, each raising money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to walk 60 miles in three days. Civick, who works for of Home Instead Senior Care of Hunterdon and Warren Counties, and her fellow participants are each responsible for their own fundraising of $2,300 to enter.
After the first and second day of the long journey she will spend the evening at the 3-Day Camp with her fellow walkers and crew members. They will provide her with a two-person sleeping tent to share. The camp will consist of many different areas including dining tents for dinner and breakfast. They will also have shower and sink trucks for washing up along with a "3-Day Lounge" for relaxation and socialization. On the third day when she wakes up she will pack up her gear and the crew will transport her belongings to where the closing ceremony will be held.
Brandy said she has been involved for four years now and feels very fortunate not to have known anybody personally that has been affected by breast cancer. She continues said that it was after spending Thanksgiving with her family that she thought to herself as she was driving home "how can I make a difference, what can I do?"
When she got home she got on her computer, as she began her search she found Susan G. Kormen 3-Day for the Cure. She read lots of information and within a few days they sent her a video. She said, "as I watched the video, tears ran down my face, I knew at that moment this was for me, this is what I was going to do".
Civick expressed that the training can be pretty intense and grueling.
"I just remind myself that when I'm finished walking the battle is over, it's not the same for someone fighting cancer, their battle is forever, be it emotionally or physically. That keeps me going. I do this because we need to find a cure!"
To support Brandy and her efforts, make a donation directly at her website the3day.org/goto/brandy.civick or go to homeinstead.com/325 and on the left click on "Susan G. Komen 3-Day supporter."


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Elizabeth Arden to Restructure; Marketing Chief Resigns
Beauty-Products Maker to Exit Some Unprofitable Businesses
Elizabeth Arden Inc. on Tuesday said its board approved a cost-cutting effort that includes plans to exit some unprofitable businesses and fragrance license agreements.
The restructuring effort will include the discontinuation of some products, workforce reductions and the closing of its Puerto Rico affiliate, the beauty-products company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company also said Kathy Widmer has resigned as chief marketing officer but will stay on with the company through Aug. 28.
Elizabeth Arden in May said its board was exploring strategic options, as the company reported a wider fiscal third-quarter loss. In addition to cosmetics, Elizabeth Arden makes high-end skin-care products and fragrances. Earlier this year, the company tempered expectations for the fiscal year because of declining sales and deep discounting.
The streamlining move is part of a broader turnaround effort in which Elizabeth Arden is aiming to reduce costs by $40 million to $50 million a year.
Elizabeth Arden said the restructuring effort will result in pretax charges and write-downs of $65 million to $72 million beginning in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014 and continuing through fiscal 2015. The company also expects the plan to result in annual cost savings of roughly $27 million to $35 million.
The company also is projecting a three-year cumulative loss position for fiscal years 2012 through 2014, which ends June 30. As a result, it expects fourth-quarter charges of $85 million to $95 million related to the recording of valuation allowances to its net deferred tax assets.
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M-P soccer escapes Cascade
MARYSVILLE The Tomahawk soccer team survived a second-half scare to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs and a place in M-P sports history, defeating Cascade 3-2.
What had appeared to be a repeat of M-Ps 3-0 thrashing of the Bruins in September ultimately proved to be anything but. In a tale of two different halves of the game, M-P once again came out to a 3-0 halftime lead in the Oct. 18 rematch. But this time, Cascade used good ball control to fight back, scoring back-to-back goals midway into the second half.
The Bruins were a threat to tie the game from their first goal in the 57th minute. From halftime on, Cascade had been passing the ball well up and down the field, culminating in a successful penalty kick with 22:34 remaining. Less than two minutes later, the ball rolled into the M-P net again.
It put a little fear into a Tomahawk team that was comfortable in its lead.
I think in the second half we came out playing like we had it in the bag, said senior striker Melissa Lauer, who scored the Tomahawks second goal a little over 10 minutes into the game. Lauer visibly responded to the Cascade threat, immediately upping the pressure on Bruin goalkeeper Brittany Greene.
After that, I had so much adrenaline. I was angry and wanted to get to the ball, she said, adding, Im really happy that the girls pulled it through. Scoring two goals back to back like that can get some teams down. We pulled through.
The Tomahawks other two goals came from seniors Hannah Wood in the first minute, and Tanessa Williams in the 31st.
M-P coach Geoff Kittle said he would like to see the girls play with more focus in the second half. All four of the goals the Tomahawks have allowed in October have come in the second half of the game.
We came out good at the beginning and put them under some pressure, Kittle said. It was just one of those things where we werent possessing the ball as well.
But the win was a win, and for the first time in the history of the girls soccer program at M-P, it was the teams ninth win of the season. The victory put the 2007 team ahead of 1995 and 1996 teams that finished 8-6 overall.
With regular-season games against Arlington and Oak Harbor still ahead of them, the Tomahawks have a chance to extend that school record. The girls have something else to play for the chance to beat the two teams they tied at the end of September.
We want to beat all the teams in the league once, Kittle said, excluding the undefeated Snohomish team who beat the Tomahawks in their two meetings this season.
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I generally loathe predictions, so I won't really refer to the following as "predictions" and instead refer to them as a "natural evolution for tech in 2013"… although "natural" may not be the best work either. However, these are some of the topics that I think will become more prominent in our lives in 2013:
Less Freedom Online
The Internet will become less open and more regulated by government agencies. Along with commerce on the Internet being taxed, governments will exert more control over what its citizens can access. The "foundational" period of an open Internet with no government intervention is dying. Proof is that just this month a majority of the 193 United Nations member countries approved a treaty giving governments new powers to close off access to the Internet in their countries. China and Russia led the treaty because they realize that to continue to control their citizens, they must control the Internet, unfettered. So the Internet becomes geographical, like the rest of the world, divided in two camps: the open Internet and the closed Internet. The UN treaty takes effect in 2015, but the process of closing it off begins now.
The Cloud becomes De Rigeur
The cloud has already moved past the state of buzzwordiness and into practical integration in our lives. The only thing holding back the complete immersion into the cloud is bandwidth speed and device fragmentation. But even my grandmother understands "The Cloud" as a term now. It's achieved mainstream.
The "Platform Curtains" Begin to Fall
As the big three (Google, Apple and Microsoft) compete against each other with their hardware/software platforms, they are no longer "playing friendly" with each other by continuing to support their apps and services across different platforms. Each company, to varying degrees, is lowering their "platform curtains" and walling their consumers in. Google just recently announced it will not develop apps for Windows Phone, and will curtail access to its APIs. Apple tried to boot Google Maps off its platform, and if it wasn't for the debacle of its own offering, would have succeeded. Microsoft is the short-term loser here since its App Store resembles a Soviet grocery store: lots of empty shelves to stock, but very little bread on them. Consumers will be faced with choosing devices not based on hardware alone, but based on platforms. In the spirit of building walls, it will mean that sharing and connecting to each other will eventually be more difficult since your friend with a Windows online blackjack for two players Phone may have to jump over a wall to share a photo with your iPhone. Let's hope common sense prevails and we don't have to go dark and live in our own East Berlins for 50 years.
Online Access Inches Toward Ubiquity
I've always said Wi-Fi access needs to be like electricity. I hope someday we have a network grid similar to our electric grid. And maybe it should be regulated by the government as well. With Google trying out fiber-optic connections in the heartland, and Comcast providing Wi-Fi access anytime/anywhere to its subscribers, there are more options to staying connected as we move around our communities. Frankly, I'm tired of buying mobile devices with cellular connections just so I can be assured that if I desperately need to answer an email while waiting for the train, or if I just MUST have that new Taylor Swift single while riding the bus, I can get online to whet my appetite for digital bling. Although we're being extremely over-charged for cellular connections, there are glimmers of hope that the providers know they can't keep charging us like the 80s when we bought $25 CDs in cardboard long-boxes… they feel the pressure to provide faster service with less hassle. Now, if only we can do something about those $4 lattes in Starbucks…
Your Computing Experience Transformation Continues
Unabated, your options are many, and as you quietly and quickly move away from a state of tetherness, you still demand multiple devices to do different things. The hope of one smart device that you can hold in your hand to get everything done is anything but realistic, and not really what you want. You like 10" tablets for your lean-back experience. You like your smartphone tucked safely in your pocket, just two fingers away from you at all times. You've even found yourself sleeping with or near it. You like the e-ink lightness of that latest Kindle/Nook when you get all literary and actually read, and you like your big-screen TV to take you on those harrowing blu-ray journeys to far away places… and, yes, now you're thinking that little 7" tablet would be a great gaming device. You're not a one-screen kinda gal, but what you want is a seamless experience moving between all your screens. It's getting better everyday, and 2013 will make that experience just a bit better although you may have to make some hard decisions about your own loyalty to one of the Big Three.