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One man's Revelation reveals he's been Left Behind.
It was meant to be the perfect getaway, suddenly it became a horrific vacation for Detective David Ramsey (David A.R. White). While aboard a private yacht on the shimmering Sea of Cortez, David's wife and friends suddenly disappear.
During the investigation, as David's police Captain (Eric Roberts) is helping him unravel the mystery, David is shocked to wake up from the terrible nightmare…or was it?
Caught in the recurring turmoil of knowing tragedy is inevitable, David realizes he is powerless to stop it. As each day repeats, David discovers evidence of a worldwide event known in Biblical prophecies as The Rapture. Now he must fight unseen forces to uncover the truth before time runs out.
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In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Shawn M R, 04/09/2017
Great Movie. I think we only really get one chance at this. Choose wisely! Jesus Christ is The Truth, The Way, & the Life! No one goes to the Father except through him. Choose sooner rather then later!
In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Juda Z, 12/05/2016
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In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Charmaine O K, 06/12/2016
Unfortunately this was a very slow moving christian movie. The repeated dreams of dream was not captivating or gave aid to the script. Mr. White is obviously a wonderful Christian as well as his wife but hiring on thought provoking writers with true base stories would benefit them. I don't like writing this but he and his wife really need to take acting lessons. One can't get taken into their characters. It appears that they are acting & i believe it's because they are so sincerely with their relationship with the Lord (I applaud them for it). Eric Roberts (small part but convincing). Sometimes our calling isn't to write or act. I gave this up myself years ago when I got saved. Was trained by the creator of HDTV. Please Mr. and Mrs. White take this as a grain of salt. Love your commitment to the Lord Jesus & forgive me for being so honest. Take even this in prayer.
In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Malissa D, 05/31/2016
love it
In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Penny V, 06/24/2015
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In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Thomas B, 02/08/2015
Really good interesting movie. Good acting and a great salvation message that goes with the story line. Recommended
In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Rebecca Le B, 01/30/2015
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In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Michelle D, 09/29/2014
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In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Byron W, 08/06/2014
Very good movie. Kind of like a mixture of "Groundhog Day" and the rapture. Great Message!!!
In The Blink Of An Eye - DVD – Robert H, 07/26/2014
Quite good. We all enjoyed it. The Salvation message is very good. Only Jesus can save. And Jesus is coming again. Too bad they got it a bit mixed up according to the Bible. But over all it is worth watching
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Glen P: I'm interested in the end-times. Jul 7, 2017
Karen C: Saw the previews and knew it would be good. Jun 5, 2017
Lois G: Looking for this DVD for some time. Nobody has it for rent. Wanted to see it, price was reasonable, so I decided to purchase it. Mar 29, 2017
John L: For Christmas Gifts for Family Dec 8, 2016
Cathy M: One of my favorite movies. Purchased 2. One for me and one as a gift. Nov 6, 2016
Melissa C: God is coming back and I want others to know this. So i bought the DVD so my friends can watch and maybe they will give their heart to Jesus Aug 12, 2016
Lisa B: great price Jul 15, 2016
Jodi W: We enjoyed seeing this and wanting to own it. Mar 31, 2016
Sandy L: Watched a trailer on YouTube. Mar 21, 2016
Louise R: We have been wanting to get this one in our collection for a long time. Great Price! Feb 26, 2016
John S: It sounded like a very good movie Dec 4, 2015
LaTicia S: I like end time movies Oct 25, 2015
Cody F: to share with non-believers Jan 13, 2015
Alfred a S: Love end times movies especially when dealing with the Rapture. Nov 7, 2014
Dorothy S: Wanted to see something new and meaningful. Hope I'm not disappointed. Aug 31, 2014
LISA B: always love to watch about GOD's words thru bible amen Feb 10, 2014
Alena T: If you think there is no God, watch it. Dec 2, 2013
Barbara F: I heard from a friend it was good and would be good for my family Jul 6, 2013
Cheryl M: I've never seen this one, but considering the end is near, felt it would be a good movie for my children and grandchildren to watch. Feb 9, 2013
Justina U: I saw the ad on tbn and thought it has message about the end time and its impacts. Jan 2, 2013
evangelina r: To show those who don't believe How quick it will be that day when the Lord comes. Aug 4, 2012
Michael L: See 'Jerusalem Countdown.' Apr 27, 2012
chris p: it look to be a really good movie from seeing the previews Mar 30, 2012
Jeannie M: For quality family entertainment. Mar 16, 2012
Ross M: topic Mar 15, 2012
Reynolds G: Researching the "Rapture." Feb 19, 2012
George P: Wanted a more current "Left Behind" kind of movie, enjoy David White as an actor. Jan 24, 2012
patricia e: it sounded interesting Jan 20, 2012
Rosey M: like to learn about how christians dissappear & what happens to those left behind Jan 12, 2012
Angie J: To put in our church library Jan 11, 2012
Richard K: Timely and brings Christ to the center of
the stage Dec 30, 2011
Thomas J: Have'nt seen it yet Dec 4, 2011
Joyce T: It was on TV and is a good movie Nov 26, 2011
Dia A: Looks interesting Sep 5, 2011
Kathleen S: Interesting subject Aug 31, 2011
Dwayne E: Ive been looking for this movie at other sights and this is the lowest price I found. I WILL order more movies from C.C. Aug 30, 2011
Cindy G: The storyline interests our family. Aug 24, 2011
Eira L: My husband is a writer. From what I saw of the trailer, this should interest him as well as me. Aug 12, 2011
Willem Drew v: great movie Jul 2, 2011
Donna R: I had seen other films with David A.R. White. He does quality work. May 18, 2011
Billie W: Needed a movie quickly and found your website Mar 26, 2011
Margaret H: I have followed David A.R. White for years and enjoy most any film he and his usual co-actors do! My other favorite by him is "Hidden Secrets." Feb 22, 2011
Jama f: because the rapture will be just that...in the blink of an eye..Jesus is coming quickly, look at the signs already fulfilled..praise God..Jesus is coming..are you ready? Feb 12, 2011
cheryln s: saw the previews on a other movie and it looked so good Dec 16, 2010
Glenn M: Big supporter of faith based films!!!!! Nov 12, 2010
miriam l: Looked Good and was. Mar 3, 2011
Gertie B: this is a great movie Jan 26, 2011
Terry S: Watched "In The Blink Of An Eye" DVD. We liked it. Dec 11, 2009
A shopper asked: There is the jet ski scene where a song played and I really love it, but can not seem to find it. Can someone please help? Sep 2, 2012
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Robert F: This movie is one for your collection. This is one of my favorite movies. David White did one heck of job in this video. I think you will truly enjoy this movie it is a must see video. Sep 12, 2012
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Efrain P asked: the movie has subtitles in Spanish? I'm from mexico online and saw the movie I liked very much wanted to buy original and blessing to many families with the great message of this movie. Jan 16, 2012
Debra A P: Efrain,
I never really paid atttention to the sub-titles on the back? I'm in the process of moving and all my movies are packed and at our new address so i can't check for you. sorry. it sounds like you did watch it? I too thought it was very good and really gets your attention about a persons need for salvation in christ alone being the only way to NOT miss out on being raptured up to heaven. The dead in Christ will rise first and those who are alive at that time will just disappear and be taken from this phyisical relm called Earth. This move is a great evangelistic tool to the lost (our friends and family) as well as a challenge to those already saved to get busy witnessing & sharing the gospel truth about how to be saved. By faith alone In what Christ did for us on the cross.Those who are lost must be taught the scriptures about what is coming & what their future holds, whether they believe it or not...... Eternal distruction & damnation for those who die in their sin without the forgiving grace of Christ. No one can be good enough to get to heaven by their own human merit. We all need a Savior! thank YOU Jesus!! Great choice my brother. Some day I will meet you face to face! have a great day. In His Grace deb Prohaska Jan 16, 2012
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John H: Len,
The movie has subtitles in English ONLY. I had to refresh so I watched the movie again. It is a very good movie but sorry to say not subtitled in Spanish.
I hope this helped.
DSM, IA Jan 16, 2012
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Suzanne R: It was a very good movie! I watched it with a friend of mine who had broken her arm and not able to get out. She loved it too. It has action as well as drama and a really good message. Jan 16, 2012
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bruce j: No my friend. This version that I own has only english subtitles for the hearing impaired. I think a spanish language version is available, though.
Bruce Jan 16, 2012
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Chrystal M: The DVD I have does not have Spanish subtitles. Jan 17, 2012
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Mari S asked: Does this movie has the Closed Caption on it? May 18, 2011
Trevia J: I verified that CC was an option, turned it on, and started the movie. It works fine. Jun 1, 2011
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Erik KStaff: No, I just checked and there are only English subtitles. May 23, 2011
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Mari S: Thank you May 24, 2011
Janetta M: Yes, the DVD has English subtitles. May 23, 2011
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Mari S: Does it showed CC in the little tv box on the back? May 24, 2011
Janetta M: Mari,
I don't see anything on the DVD or box that shows CC. I did run the video in the "subtitle" mode and it shows the written text. Sorry, I don't know the difference between CC and subtitles! May 25, 2011
Simone B: Yes, there are English subtitles. May 25, 2011
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Donna R: This movie has English subtitles. May 24, 2011
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Mari S: Really, Are u sure there is no CC in the little tv box picture on the back?
I would like the deaf people to watch this but I were told there was no CC on it.
Thank you,
Mari May 24, 2011
Sharifa B asked: Does this move have any provocative scense in it. Our huch is having family Movie Night and I have to be careful what is bwing shown to people? Nov 12, 2011
Markus A: Sorry for the delay. To be direct, no. The movie does have a little violence(the main characters are police officers) though nothing too bloody. But, there is just enough for a sense of reality. The movie also has a great of scene of one person trying to lead another to Christ and of one repenting for his sins and trespasses against God. And this transcends all borders. Nov 14, 2011
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Rick P: This movie does not have any provocative scenes in it, but it may frighten the younger children. This movie depicts the rapture of the church, and it can be traumatic especially for someone that doesn't understand the concept, or is too young to appreciate the joyful anticipation of Jesus return. - Pastor Rick Nov 12, 2011
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Donna R: There are no provocative scenes in this movie, however the main character's wife wears a bikini. Their behavior is perfectly acceptable but I feel the attire could have been more modest - even a one piece swinsuit would have shown less skin and could have been very fashionable.Donna R. Nov 12, 2011
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Simone B: There are several scenes with a woman in a bikini and some with men threatening each other with a gun. The movie is probably not of interest to younger children and very separated audiences.
Hope this helps. Nov 14, 2011
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EFRAIN P asked: the movie has subtitles in Spanish? Jan 16, 2012
Thomas W H: The movie was surprising from the beginning, until you begin to see what happens next. Very good for group or family showings and have discussion after. It is wrapped around the rapture as a possible theme.
Its shows us very vididly what the "rapture" could be about to indiviuals
and how surprising it will really be. I give it a solid 4 stars out of 5. Jan 16, 2012
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Sharon E: My movie is in storage,but i do not remember it having Spanish subtitles. You can put it on different languages it your television has that option. I hope this helps. You will like the movie if you are considering purchasing it.
Sharon Echols Jan 16, 2012
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Erik KStaff: I'm sorry Efrain, there are no Spanish options on this DVD. Jan 16, 2012
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A shopper asked: Greetings Pastor Rick.
Thank you very much for your response
I wanted to know the rating on this movie as well?
GOD BLESS YOU Nov 12, 2011
Rafphael H: This was an excellant movie. My wife and I really enjoyed it. It is a great tool for evangelizing as well as dealing with the last days that I believe we are in right now. I believe you would enjoy this movie for personal viewing as well as something to share with others. Enjoy, Nov 12, 2011
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Michael L: This film is unrated according to the back cover. I might rate it PG, just because some of the rapture effects might cause a small child to be startled. Great film, though. Nov 12, 2011
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Michael L: This movie is unrated, as stated on the back cover; there is nothing inappropriate for any age group. Very good 'rapture' movie. Nov 12, 2011
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EFRAIN P asked: would be desirable to take out the film in MEXICO DVD with subtitles in Spanish would be a blessing for our country and for churches ? Jan 17, 2012
Margaret H: Brother Efrain,
I most certainly agree with adding spanish subtitles so spanish speakers may be blessed. I suggest you attempt to contact the film maker, David A.R. White. (You can reach him by clicking on his name on the Christian Movie Ad for the movie). Most Christian film makers are very approachable and love to hear from fans. Perhaps you could even help him to do the translation!
Best Wishes,
Maggie Jan 18, 2012
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They let the earth hold the wealth of the earls, gold in the ground, where still it dwells, as useless to men as it was before
– Beowulf
The grave goods were stowed in a wooden chamber, about 6m long, occupying the centre of the ship. The more utilitarian objects, such as cauldrons and buckets, were consigned to the extremities of this sepulchre, while the most precious items were grouped around the centre. It was here that the ship's final occupant was presumably laid to rest, and it was here that a trove of treasures of almost indescribable beauty awaited Phillips' band of archaeologists for over 1,000 years. The Sutton Hoo artefacts can only be fully appreciated in the flesh, requiring a trip to the British Museum, where a portrait of Mrs Edith Pretty watches over the treasures she gifted to the nation. The following gives a taste of some of these magnificent artefacts.
The helmet was crushed when the burial chamber timbers collapsed. But enough survived to reconstruct a sophisticated piece of armour, boasting cheek, neck, and face guards. Eerie sightless eye holes were topped with bushy bronze eyebrows, furrowing into boar's head terminals. Decorative iron panels were stamped with complex knotwork patterns or horsemen riding down hapless opponents, while a snake glided across the helmet's crown, its blood red garnet eyes gazing malevolently forwards. Although the helmet seems to have been influenced by Roman cavalry helmets, its closest parallels lie in 6th — 7th century Sweden.
The shoulder clasps are a riot of gold, red and blue. Hidden away on the underside are the functional hinges and staples needed to fix them to a fabric garment, while the upper surface is a canvas for gorgeous geometric patterns and stylised wild boars.
The great gold belt buckle weighs over 400g, and effortlessly combines beauty and functionality. The back opens on hinges, revealing a hollow cavity containing pins to lock the belt strap in place. The front showcases a playful tangle of knotwork, from which sinuous birds and beasts nervously peer.
The sword is one of the finest examples of the Anglo Saxon weapon smiths' art from Britain. A complex pattern-welded forging technique was used to create both a sharp blade and an aesthetically pleasing herringbone pattern. This would have been an expensive, and effective, piece of kit. Consigned to the chamber in a wool-lined wooden scabbard, the sumptuous gold and garnet decoration testifies to the weapon's prized status.
The purse lid features two macabre depictions in gold and glass of a bird seizing its prey, and a man being savaged by wolves. This latter bears an uncanny resemblance to a bronze die found in Torslunda, Sweden, showing a man mauled by two bears. Within the purse were 37 gold coins minted in Merovingian Gaul. These are central to attempts to date the burial, and therefore establish who was interred there. The coins date to between AD 575 — 625, dovetailing with the death of the powerful king Raedwald recorded by the Venerable Bede. Raedwald is credited with a dominion that stretched as far as the Humber, and for 70 years has remained the hot favourite for the occupant of Mound 1.
The sceptre is a curious object, comprising a large whetstone (used for sharpening swords — although there is no evidence this object was ever treated so roughly), with a bronze stag on top. 8 unnervingly inscrutable faces gaze out from the whetstone, some sporting wonderful triangular beards. The purpose of this artefact remains controversial, but persistent suggestions that it is a symbol of kingly status refuse to go away.
Of the objects' owner, there was no trace. Various explanations for this absence have been advanced over the years, including the complete consumption of flesh and bone by the acid soil, or even the absence of a body to bury in the first place. The 'sand bodies' detected in more recent excavations at Sutton Hoo have revealed just how effectively the soil can strip away human remains. Given the damage caused by the collapse of the burial chamber, it would probably be too much to expect the 1930s excavators, who had already achieved so much with so little, to spot the ghostly shape of any human form that lay within.
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Radical chic - suddenly, it's cool to care
'Obey propaganda!" urges a satirical poster at the Sydney headquarters of GetUp! It is an appropriately tongue-in-cheek message for a new generation of activists redefining the landscape of protest using a combination of social networks, technology and campaigns that often borrow from the irreverent style of The Chaser.
The offices of Australia's fastest-growing activist organisation are exactly as one might expect: modest and scruffy. On the second floor of a pub in the city centre, the premises, donated rent free for a year by a supporter who prefers to remain anonymous, could belong to any student union organisation. The small room that houses the nerve centre of GetUp!, its website managers, is staffed by three young men with glasses straight out of geek central casting.
With more than 200,000 people involved, GetUp! now has a larger membership than the country's main political parties combined. And where its main method of lobbying politicians with mass petitions delivered via email was once dismissed as spam, today no politician can afford to ignore GetUp! Some, like Malcolm Turnbull and Peter Garrett, have posted blogs on the GetUp! website to get their message across. Despite rumours to the contrary, GetUp! says it has no plans to launch itself as an alternative political party.
By making protest user-friendly, GetUp! has succeeded in countering the notion that Australians are an apathetic lot who prefer not to make a fuss. Their timing coincides with a period of increasing public disquiet over climate change, the war in Iraq and the Government's migration policies. Suddenly, with little fanfare, GetUp! has managed to put social justice back on the agenda, and has made it cool to care.
Cynics who attended a splashy GetUp! fundraiser at the Mosman home of Cathy Zoi, Bill Clinton's former adviser on climate change in 2005, may see it as nothing more than another example of radical chic, but there is no question that GetUp! is making more than a fashion statement. And it is doing so without celebrity endorsement.
GetUp!, the idea of Jeremy Heimans and David Madden, two Australian graduates of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, took some its inspiration from Moveon.org, the US organisation created by two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, both disenchanted Democrats, during the Clinton administration. But GetUp! differs from MoveOn in significant ways, primarily in being apolitical; it is not aligned with any party and although it says it has received small donations from some unions it does not accept funds from political parties. Bill Shorten and Evan Thornley, both GetUp! board members, resigned before taking on new roles as Labor candidates.
GetUp! ignores traditional political and ideological divides to embrace a broad cross-section of the population on a case-by-case basis. According to the latest data on the group's membership, 73 per cent live in a city of more than 100,000, 58 per cent are female and 15 per cent are under 24.
Using existing social networks between individuals and groups, GetUp! does not advertise for new recruits - it is all by word of mouth. First contact is likely to be an email forwarded by a friend who thinks you might share their concerns about a particular issue. If that is the case, GetUp! makes the next step painless: a click and your protest is registered. If it sounds lazy compared with the more traditional methods of dissent, it is nonetheless effective and, according to the social researcher Hugh Mckay, the way forward for the 21st century.
"Perhaps a massive online movement will move future political leaders as much [or as little] as street marches once did," he says.
"One million people marching against Australia's participation in the invasion of Iraq had zero impact on the PM's decision to follow George Bush into that mess, so an online movement could hardly be less effective than that. In a virtual world, virtual activism will be as 'real' as the other kind, and perhaps a million emails would be harder to ignore than a dozen street protests."
Since its launch GetUp! has run 35 campaigns. Some were suggested by its core team, which started with just three staff but has expanded to a dozen under the leadership of Brett Solomon, 37, a former Amnesty International and Oxfam staffer, supported by an army of 2500 volunteers. Increasingly, campaigns are suggested by the group's membership, although not all are deemed suitable. Solomon remembers a woman from Perth who wanted GetUp! to protect a single tree under threat and was unimpressed when he explained that it was not an issue of national importance.
It took 4½ years, but GetUp! reactivated public interest in the case of David Hicks when it was languishing. While many smaller advocacy groups had been active on his behalf for some time, GetUp! reinvigorated the issue, neutralising some of its more contentious aspects and focusing exclusively on the human rights and justice aspects of the case. Its campaign concentrated on residents of the Bennelong electorate, urging them to blitz John Howard with a postcard. Ten thousand residents (one in eight) responded, and 50,000 others echoed their demand for Hicks to be brought home.
On an issue much closer to the hearts of its mostly middle-class constituency, 75,000 people registered their concern about ABC funding, prompting GetUp! to claim one of its earliest and most significant successes - an $88 million increase in the national broadcaster's funding, the highest in 20 years. It is impossible to quantify the impact of GetUp!, except to say that when the decision was announced, someone in the office of the Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan, called GetUp! to ask "Have you told your members?"
When legislation was proposed by the Government allowing children to continue to be held in detention, 100,000 signatures on petitions "helped Liberal wets such as Bruce Baird persuade the Prime Minister to abandon the policy", Solomon says. GetUp! knows its own limitations, preferring to leave some campaigns to the established specialists in the field. "We don't do forestry issues," Solomon says, "because we recognise that they are best handled by the [Australian Conservation Foundation] and Wilderness Society."
The organisation has proved itself to be particularly good at raising the funds needed to give its campaigns traction in the media, with slick ad campaigns and stunts such as skywriting over Parliament House or massing a crowd of large inflatable penguins on its lawns to draw attention to climate change. It took just three days to raise the $125,000 to run a spoof ad on TV during the AFL grand final broadcast (showing a man tearing up the Kyoto Protocol with a narration that said "we're making a commitment to not making any commitments") and the surplus raised means the ad has continued to run during the election campaign. "Our members got great satisfaction from that ad - it made them feel both collectively witty and proud - they could say, 'I helped pay for that,' " Solomon says. "Once people participate, they are politicised by that, and they stick around for more. Because we don't have a manifesto, they can pick and choose the issues they care about."
More recently, GetUp! gained a particularly generous donor who has promised to match all funds raised by members, and who prefers to do so anonymously. GetUp! says that nearly 80 per cent of the money it raises go directly towards its campaigns.
During the election campaign GetUp! launched a first - a joint multi-party TV ad on behalf of the Democrats, the Greens and Labor, urging voters to restore balance to the Senate.
Each week a new campaign seems to be launched. One is Promise Watch, which encourages members to log every promise made during the election by any candidate, so that they can be held accountable during the next Parliament. This week GetUp! launched its final election assault on marginal seats, asking members to find $100,000 in just days to ensure that leaflets and volunteers helped undecided voters to cut through spin. By midweek it had exceeded its target.
GetUp! then announced its New Plan for Iraq campaign, featuring the London bomb victim Louise Barry, calling on the Government to formulate a revised exit strategy from the war.
For those who prefer old style face-to-face meetings to online dissent, last month GetUp! set up GetTogethers. These small local gatherings give people a chance to meet like-minded people in their community to select the topics they want to campaign on and discuss the tasks they would be willing to undertake.
"It's the next level of commitment," Solomon says. "When your plan is to change the nation, you need to meet to get traction from sharing the same locality and attitudes."
Two hundred and fifty meetings were held across the country and supplied with an impressive range of materials: an agenda, topics for discussion and briefing notes. GetUp! held a national phone link of all GetTogether co-ordinators to follow up on queries and logistics. The priority was climate change, followed by education and the role of the Senate.
The investor activist and commentator Stephen Mayne thinks that while GetUp! has proven effective and picked its targets well, he doubts it can maintain the same momentum if Labor gains power. "They're not impartial. They're left-leaning and run the risk of becoming a ginger group for the left and the greens if a conservative Labor government is elected," he says.
Although he is not a baby boomer, Mayne shares the scepticism of the 1960s radical Richard Neville that a million emails can have the same impact as a million people on the march. Neville, still a passionate campaigner and demonstrator, prefers the old-fashioned way. "Cyber radicalism turns up the heat, but the water rarely boils. Our politicians are more beholden to the coal lobby than to laptop idealists."
Meanwhile, the founders of GetUp! have joined others to form Avaaz, a global citizens' action network tackling such issues as the Darfur conflict in Sudan, Burma and climate change.
A noble idea perhaps, but one that may suffer from lack of national identity - the group's strength is due partly to a shared sense of fair play and a larrikin disregard for authority. Its innovative style and presentation is attracting plaudits overseas.
"They love us in the US," Solomon says. "Organisations like MoveOn are learning a lot from us now. They like our language, our imagery and how easy the site is to navigate."
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17 June 2013 12:51 PM
Hi all,
I thought it might be time to see if anyone wants to post notes about Cuckoo Bees, so have set up this separate thread.
17 June 2013 01:04 PM #1
At 11:00 am on 15th June, I spotted a huge B. rupestris female (queen) sitting on a Chive flower at my wife's allotment site.
It had been raining and she was drying off.
I managed to get a few photos, and went back home for a better camera, only to see her fly off when I got back ! (before I could get any more photos).
I'll post one or two of these photos here later, but need to download them first.
There are many B. lapidarius workers visiting these Chive flowers at that time - and since.
B. rupestris is a cuckoo predating B. lapidarius, so I wonder if she might have been trying to spot where they were flying back home ???
I've only seen B. rupestris a few times. They've always been on the Chive flowers. They look both HUGE and menacing to me.
Any comments anyone ?
17 June 2013 04:36 PM #2
Hi Clive,
I photographed a bee in my garden today which I thought might be a Bombus rupestris until I looked it up and found I was wrong yet again as it is a southern species and not found in the north west!
I had thought cuckoo bee because it was so huge I spotted it from right across the garden, it's wings were very dark also the red tail was rather darker than the red-tailed queens I have seen before and after studying it's legs (well what else would I be doing on a Monday afternoon) I thought they were quite hairy so I certainly look forward to seeing your photos for comparison and education!
Kind regards, Carol
18 June 2013 09:46 AM #3
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Hi Carol,
I think that your i/d is correct. Who said it is a southern species - why not further north as well? How far north are you? We get them in VC55. Is she foraging bistort?
18 June 2013 12:18 PM #4
Hi Urbanbumble,
Thank you very much for your interesting comment, I'd love to think I'd finally managed a correct ID!
However it says Red-tailed cuckoo bee is a southern species on my BBCT guide and also on this website if you look under About bees then Less common, there is a distribution map showing only the south and I live in Cumbria.
Yes it is Polygonum bistorta 'Superbum' the red-tailed bees especially seem to love it.
best regards, Carol
19 June 2013 05:42 PM #5
Hi Urbanbumble and Carol,
The photo looks like B. rupestris to me too.
Sorry to be so thick, but where roughly in the UK is VC55 ? ( I presume it is a recording Vice County!)
The Field Guide (Edwards & Jenner) says that the species is moving northwards.
I have attached a photo of a B. rupestris on Chives, taken in May 2009.
(The more recent photo is still on the camera memory card.)
20 June 2013 03:03 PM #6
Hello Clive,
Thank you for posting your photo and for the inf0, yes it certainly does look the same to me too. I probably should have originally posted this in the ID section but as you and Urbanbumble both agree on B. rupestris, out of interest I'll try and draw it to the attention of a BBCT officer and ask for their comment regarding distribution.
Regards, Carol
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- Leading outdoor enthusiasts on adventures for over 45 years providing you with a personable and enthusiastic guide to lead the way
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- Includes a riverside picnic lunch
- Wrap up the day at an award-winning distillery for a sampling of delicious libations!
Escape to the Shenandoah River, home of lush landscapes and abundant wildlife. On your paddle you may encounter deer, otters, beaver, herons, osprey, egrets or even bald eagles!
After your paddle you will shuttle to your car and drive ten minutes down the road to a local distillery (and the hooch!). At the distillery you will receive 5 complimentary tastings sure to please your taste buds.
Enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful farm before spending the afternoon in a picnic area listening to live music and indulging in an Italian nibble feast. Fare may include bruschetta, pepperonata, mini meatballs in gravy, caprese crostini,prosciutto wrapped melon, caprese on a stick, Tuscan chicken salad and pepperoni rolls (subject to change).
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One Tree Hill is one of my favorite television series ever and longtime readers know this. I balled my eyes out watching the series finale and for about two hours afterwards just thinking about the journey that the characters have been on and I have been on over nine seasons. I don't have the words right now to express what this show means to me… well, I do but I really don't want to start crying again. Especially since I just finished writing my review of the series finale over at Buzz Focus… so I encourage you to read the review and feel free to share what the finale and/or the show as a whole means to you over there or in the comments below.
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Bridget Armstrong, Psychology
"Effects of Using Head Mounted Display Helmet for Virtual Reality Distraction on Cold Pressor Pain in College Students "
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lynnda M. Dahlquist
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) has gained prominence in the clinical psychology literature as a powerful distractor from procedural pain. VR offers an alternative to pharmacological treatments that may cause adverse side effects or may not be safe for use with young children. Although this new technology has been proven effective in numerous studies, it can be very expensive and thus is not routinely used in clinical settings. This study examines one aspect of VR technology that is thought to increase distraction aspect of VR and thereby enhance pain tolerance—the use of a head mounted display helmet. A sample of 75 college age students will be tested with the VR technology while experiencing cold pressor induced pain. The results from this study will be used to help determine the features of VR technology that are crucial for pain distraction.


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The screw is really just an inclined plane wrapped around a shaft. To visualize this, cut a piece of paper in half diagonally and put magic marker on the cut edge (the hypotenuse). This is an image of a hypotenuse. Now wrap the paper around a pencil, beginning with a flat edge. When the screw is turned on its axis, material rides up the threads, and rotational motion is transformed into a back and forth motion.
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Food is one of the joys of travel. I love trying local specialties, seeking out little family run restaurants hidden down an alley, and getting to know a new culture through the flavors of its cuisine. My travel memories center on food, and an astonishing number of my vacation photos do too.
Food can also be one of the miseries of travel. Specifically, I'm talking about airplane and airport food. On shorter or domestic flights, this unpleasantness can be avoided by putting a few snacks or even a sandwich in your carryon. Although I do always start out with bags of dried fruit and nuts in my purse, it just isn't practical or possible to bring enough food from home for most international trips. Given the limitations of what one can carry through security and customs at each stop, then the spoilage factor for an eight or ten or even twenty hour trip, travelers are at the mercy of the overpriced, overprocessed, limp airport food options. Of course, the food on the plane is much, much worse. So during layovers we take advantage of the airport wifi to distract ourselves while eating our depressing airport meal, then I scout around the gate area, looking for the least offensive food to buy and carry onto the plane. It makes me cranky, to be perfectly honest.
So imagine my surprise when, on a recent trip to Costa Rica, I had not just an edible breakfast in an airport restaurant, but a delicious breakfast. The setting, of all places, was the George Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas at around 6:00 am. Fresh off a red-eye from Seattle, gritty-eyed, rumpled and dazed, we shoved our bags under the table and picked up our menus without much hope. The waitress poured coffee into those little non-Seattle sized mugs. The mosquito whine of Fox News on the TV was interrupted regularly by blaring flight announcements. It was an unlikely venue for an epiphany, to say the least. But it came in the form of a breakfast so good that I ate every bite with relish and knew I needed to have it again, and soon.
Yes, it was waffles. But in this case crispy tender Belgian waffles were a platform for a few simple toppings that harmonized with each other so perfectly that I replicated this breakfast as soon as I got home. And it has earned a place in the regular weekend breakfast rotation.
Start with your favorite waffle recipe. Don't have one? Here is a good place to begin, or if you have a sourdough starter handy you can't go wrong with this one. Pour yourself a comforting large cup of coffee and then get the waffle maker going.
Once you've got a plateful of hot crispy waffle goodness, it is time for the really important part. Drizzle the waffles with honey—not enough to drown them, but just enough to gleam from shallow puddles in the bottom of the waffle-treads. Sprinkle a handful of roughly chopped walnuts over the top. Then add a dollop of mascarpone. It won't take much—no more than a tablespoon. Finally, if you've got them, you could gild the lily by slicing up a few fresh strawberries or throwing on a few blueberries.
And that's it. Deceptively simple, but oh-so-good. The sweetness of the honey is balanced by the slightly bitter walnuts, then there is just the right amount of richness from the mascarpone–the whole is so luxurious in the mouth that it's almost indecent.
Good in an airport, yes–but so much better on a Sunday morning at home, still in pajamas, with plentiful coffee and a couch just waiting to receive you after you are done with breakfast and ready for a little nap. Try it. You'll see.


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Contributors to life satisfaction in parents of an adult child with Down syndrome
Cuskelly, Monica, Gilmore, Linda, & White, Sarah (2012) Contributors to life satisfaction in parents of an adult child with Down syndrome. Journal Of Intellectual Disability Research, 56(7-8), p. 733.
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Aim: This study investigated: (1) concurrent relationships between measures of family life and parental satisfaction with life in parents of an adult with Down syndrome and (2) influence of early family functioning on current parental satisfaction.
Method: Sixty-two families were interviewed using a semi-structured interview, and responded to a series of questionnaires related to family functioning when their child with Down syndrome was between 7 and 15 years. Fifteen years later parents were asked to provide data on their current situation, including mental health, and satisfaction and difficulties with respect to care-giving in relation to their adult child.
Results: Over half the families provided data to the second phase of the study. Life circumstances were appreciably worse for a small group of families than had been the case 15 years previously; however, these changes were generally unrelated to their parenting role. Overall, parents reported experiencing satisfaction from their care-giving role and did not report high levels of difficulties emanating from this role.
Conclusions: Most parents demonstrated good levels of personal functioning, although there was a small group for whom this was not the case. Earlier functioning did not make a strong contribution to current levels of life satisfaction.
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