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When the unexpected happens, you need a strong team behind you. No one knows that more than Charlie Nelson, a retired teacher and tennis coach in Florence. What started as a feeling of pressure and back pain, quickly became a matter of life or death. Coach Nelson went to the nearest emergency department where tests revealed a tear in his aorta, resulting in critical blood supplies being cut off from major organs. The McLeod HeartReach ambulance quickly transported him to McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, where Dr. Christopher Cunningham, a top McLeod Vascular Surgeon, went to work. Using x-ray imaging, Dr. Cunningham skillfully guided a catheter through the artery and sealed the tear with a stent graft. Thankfully, when Coach Nelson was in the match of his life, our vascular expertise served up the healthcare ace he needed.
Pasty knew something was wrong when she couldn't catch her breath and walk the forty yards to her beloved garden. Shortly after, Patsy experienced a heavy chest and was rushed to McLeod Loris where doctors determined she had suffered a heart attack. Patsy's condition required critical attention and the skilled team at McLeod Loris quickly transferred her to McLeod Regional Medical Center, where renowned McLeod Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Scot Schultz told Patsy she required a quadruple bypass. Utilizing the latest techniques and leading edge technology, Dr. Schultz and his team skillfully performed the complex bypass and had Patsy up walking the very next day.
"To all of my physicians and nurses at McLeod, I've never had such wonderful care from any other hospital. Thank you for giving me a second chance at life," said Patsy. Today, the only thing taking Patsy's breath away is her beautiful garden.
The average person is often unable to tell when their heart goes into atrial fibrillation. In Mike Cullipher's case, he said he always knew when those 15 to 30 second rapid heart beating episodes occurred. The Mullins resident began seeing McLeod Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Anil Om for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in 2001.
Atrial fibrillation, also called AF or A-Fib, is one of the most common irregular heart rhythms. An abnormality of the electrical system of the heart, A-Fib is a rapid beating of the upper chambers of the heart, which prevents the heart from pumping blood adequately to the lower chambers.
People who suffer from atrial fibrillation may experience heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, dizziness, faintness, and mild to severe chest pains.
"Many patients also experience feelings of weakness or fatigue, caused by the heart's diminished pumping ability," explained Dr. Rajesh Malik, a McLeod Electrophysiologist.
Over the next fifteen years, Mike's condition was managed through medication and eventually an ablation, a procedure to correct heart rhythm problems. Performed in the same manner as a heart catheterization, an ablation delivers heat, cold or radio energy through the groin to destroy the tissue that triggers the abnormal rhythms.
The ablation worked for a short time but ultimately Mike's atrial fibrillation returned. In 2015, he was referred by Dr. Om to Dr. Malik.
"Dr. Malik informed me that at this point in my life my heart was in persistent A-Fib -- meaning all the time," said Mike. "It was like my heart was running a marathon."
A healthy heart beats between 60 and 90 times per minute. In A-Fib the upper chambers of the heart can fibrillate up to 500 times a minute. Because the heart is beating so fast and irregularly, the heart's pumping action does not work properly when the pumping does not function correctly, the blood will not completely empty from the chambers making the blood more likely to pool and to clot. If a clot pumps out of the heart, it can travel to the brain, resulting in a stroke.
"People who have atrial fibrillation are five times more likely to have a stroke than people who do not have this condition," said Dr. Malik.
"When my wife Sharon and I met with Dr. Malik, he shared with us that there have been very few patients in his medical career whose irregular heart rhythms he could not correct," said Mike "I was one of those patients. He was determined to get my heart back in normal rhythm. His resolve gave me confidence that he was going to be dedicated in helping me achieve it."
Dr. Malik believed Mike's best chance of recovery was the MAZE procedure.
The MAZE procedure is a surgical intervention for heart patients whose atrial fibrillation cannot be controlled by medications or for those who are undergoing open-heart surgery for other reasons. MAZE cures A-Fib by interrupting the electrical patterns that are responsible for the irregular heartbeat.
With the MAZE procedure, a McLeod Cardiothoracic Surgeon uses a radiofrequency probe to burn lesion areas in the heart tissue without damaging the heart. These lesions, placed in strategic areas of the upper chambers of the heart, generate scar tissue that redirect the electrical pattern so the heart can pump in a normal way.
In December 2015, McLeod Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. S. Cary Huber performed the MAZE procedure on Mike. Because his case was so complex, Dr. Malik assisted Dr. Huber in the operating room.
"With cases like Mike's, after I have completed the MAZE ablation, Dr. Malik will perform inter-operative electrical mapping. During this procedure, Dr. Malik inserts a specially designed catheter into the heart to test the electrical activity where the irregular arrhythmia was occurring to ensure that the ablation was successful," explained Dr. Huber.
"Dr. Huber told me I could expect my heart to continue to have A-Fib episodes after the surgery while it was recovering," said Mike. "One week after returning home I felt the moment my heart went back into a normal rhythm, and it has never gone back out since then.
"I am amazed at how much this surgery has changed my quality of life. The atrial fibrillation kept me from enjoying my favorite past times like hunting and fishing. My wife and I are also big supporters of our four grandchildren at all of their sporting games. Unfortunately, I had to miss most of their games because my health would not allow it," said Mike.
Mike is also a member of the 2nd Chance Ministries gospel quartet. Prior to the MAZE procedure, he did not have the breath to sing and had to stop performing. Today, Mike is happy to report that he is back on the road again with the group.
"I am very thankful to Dr. Om, Dr. Malik and Dr. Huber for being those instruments in God's hands that not only changed my life but saved it," said Mike. "Throughout the many office visits and bedside care in the hospital, I found a sincere compassion from them that I will never forget.
"They had a strong determination to 'help me get better' even in light of a case that was as difficult as mine. And, they ALWAYS had words of encouragement. I am forever grateful to each one of them. I love them for caring about me. I cannot say enough about the great team at McLeod," added Mike.
For patients like Mike, the McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated heart care for patients from the midlands to the coast. Dedicated to extraordinary cardiovascular care, McLeod is one of the top hospitals in the nation for cardiac and vascular care, according to the most recent hospital ratings by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. These top honors include the 2016 Cardiac Care Excellence Award, 2016 Coronary Intervention Excellence Award and Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiology Services.
It was a Tuesday unlike any other for Randy Rouse, a native of Dillon, South Carolina. He describes February 23, 2016 as a "regular workday." After leaving work, Randy attended rehearsal at the Performing Arts Center in Florence, South Carolina, where he plays the trumpet with the Francis Marion University Concert Band.
He arrived at his home in Latta around nine in the evening. As he sat in the driveway, Randy was gathering his instrument and backpack, along with a few things from work.
"I did not notice anything out of the ordinary until I got out of the car," recalled Randy."I was having trouble getting my items organized to bring into the house. I believe that was the beginning and first noticeable symptom of the stroke I experienced.
"I could not seem to get my things together, so I decided to take half of the items in and then go back for the remainder."
The symptoms and confusion continued to worsen as Randy attempted to open the door to his house
"When I got to the door, I remember trying several keys in the lock to unlock the door. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. By that point, my mind was totally disorganized in its thought process," said Randy. "Not once did I think 'I have to put the right key in the door.' Luckily, I could see my wife, Debra, through the window talking on the phone."
Debra, who would have normally been upstairs at that time of night, was downstairs in the kitchen talking to their son. She noticed Randy was having trouble entering so she came to open the door.
Randy recalled the interaction they had, "She spoke to me, but when I spoke back to her my speech was beginning to slur. Debra immediately called 911. Within a few minutes, a police officer came by to check on me and the ambulance arrived shortly.
"I remember the ambulance ride completely," said Randy. "During the ride, I started experiencing problems on my right side. My right hand and arm went numb, but I was not experiencing any pain. I had an overwhelming sensation that things were just slowing down. Shortly after arriving at the McLeod Dillon Emergency Department (ED), I began to feel nauseated, and I got sick."
There was a quick response by the emergency providers awaiting Randy's arrival in the ED. "The last thing I remember about that night was the staff rushing to care for me after one of the tests showed bleeding on my brain," said Randy
The calm of the emergency technicians in the ambulance, the speed of the receiving nurse at the McLeod Dillon ED door, the responsiveness of all the nurses and staff, and the processes that were followed mimicked "a symphony of care" for Randy that evening.
"This was a frightening experience for my wife as she stayed by my side and began to understand the severity of the stroke," said Randy. "Debra was comforted by the genuine compassion and care shown by those caring for me that night. She found confidence in their reassurance and communication about quick, lifesaving decisions that were being made. She knew they were making choices that were best for me."
All of the medical professionals involved in Randy's care after that point credited his superlative, positive outcome to the treatment he received emergently in the McLeod Dillon ED.
Randy is the Part Owner and Station Manager for HomeTown TV8 in addition to the Financial Administrator and Media Pastor for Dillon Church of God. Steve Johnson, Vice President of Operations and Advertising and also Part Owner of HomeTown TV8, was shocked when Randy was back at work on Monday -- only days later.
"I could not believe as critical as he was less than a week before that he had recovered to the point of returning to work," said Steve. "We know that the care and intervention he received in Dillon was the reason his symptoms disappeared almost as quickly as they had appeared. I am grateful for the lifesaving services and high quality medical care McLeod Dillon provides."
Randy worked limited hours the following week as he continued to rest and regain his strength.
Today, Randy is under the care of his primary care physician, Dr. Granville Vance at Dillon Family Medicine.
"I still notice a little forgetfulness here and there," admitted Randy. "Dr. Vance has explained that my memory will continue to improve over the next few months."
Going forward, Randy is taking medication that will better control his high blood pressure, which was a contributing factor to his stroke. "I am blessed and highly favored," added Randy.
On May 10, 2016, Teresa Ward traveled to her job at First Bank in Cheraw, South Carolina, where she has been a customer service representative for 15 years. The work day progressed like any other day, with one difference -- Teresa began to notice that she was having shortness of breath and a general lack of energy.
When she arrived home from work, Teresa lay down on the couch to rest. "My son, Brian, was home by that time. He immediately sensed something was wrong with me, and that I was not myself," said Teresa. "He kept insisting that I go to the hospital. I had suffered a heart attack in 2013, and he feared that I was experiencing the very same warning signs."
A nursing student at Northeastern Technical College, Brian continued to push Teresa to go to the hospital throughout the evening. She refused, believing she would begin to feel better. A few hours later when Brian heard Teresa panting for air and struggling to breathe, he made the decision to quickly transport her to the Emergency Department (ED) at McLeod Health Cheraw.
On the way, Brian called the Emergency Department and communicated Teresa's condition, medical history, current medications and how far away they were from the hospital. Upon arrival at McLeod Health Cheraw, the ED team was ready and waiting to begin treatment.
Teresa was unresponsive and barely breathing when she arrived at the hospital. She had a faint pulse and within seconds was in respiratory and cardiac arrest. The ED team of Dr. Foy Connell, Mike Hutson, RN; Tonya Blackwell, RN; and Respiratory Therapist Sherman Manning, performed CPR and intubated Teresa so a ventilator could be placed to assist with her breathing. Minutes later, Teresa entered into pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia. The team had to shock her heart twice with a defibrillator to restore the heart's rhythm. Once stabilized, Teresa was transported to the Intensive Care Unit for monitoring.
"Immediately, prayer requests poured in from churches all over Chesterfield and Marlboro counties through social media, my church family and friends," recalls Teresa. "The news of my condition went to all the right people at exactly the right time."
The next day, Teresa was transferred to McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, for a heart catheterization procedure. After she arrived, physicians began to wean her from the sedation and ventilator. She slowly became conscious of her surroundings and began to breathe on her own.
McLeod Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Brian Wall performed Teresa's heart catheterization. During the procedure, Dr. Wall placed a stent in the left anterior descending artery of Teresa's heart to open the blocked area.
On May 14, Dr. Rajesh Malik, a McLeod Electrophysiologist, delivered the news to the family that the heart attack had severely damaged Teresa's heart muscle. Her ejection fraction, the measurement of how well the heart pumps with each beat, was only 20 to 25 percent, where an average ejection fraction is 55 to 60 percent.
Dr. Malik explained to Teresa that she would need to wear a LifeVest, which is a defibrillator worn by patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. The LifeVest provides protection by continuously monitoring the patient's heart and, if a life-threatening heart rhythm is detected, the device delivers a treatment shock to restore normal heart rhythm.
It also allows the patient's physician time to assess their long-term arrhythmic risk and determine if an implantable defibrillator is needed.
"I was completely devastated by the news, but my faith remained strong. I know that God has miracles for every one of us, if only we believe and receive them," said Teresa. "Faith as big as a mustard seed is all that is required for a miracle, and I had just the right amount of faith."
That evening, Teresa and her family and friends prayed for her healing. By the time she fell asleep that night, she was at peace, comforted by her faith and ready to face the outcomes ahead.
The next morning, Teresa had a second echocardiogram performed in preparation for the LifeVest. During the test, Teresa noticed that the technician appeared surprised by what she was seeing. When Teresa asked what caused her concern, the technician said that something looked very different from the last one she performed, and that Dr. Malik would need to speak with her about it.
Teresa recalls that when Dr. Malik walked in her room he had a huge smile on his face. "He told me, 'Somebody has been praying in here and God has heard their prayers. This is amazing news. The echocardiogram indicates that your ejection fraction improved significantly. We have never seen such an improvement so quickly at this hospital; this is truly a miracle.'" This outcome meant Teresa would no longer be required to wear the LifeVest once she was discharged from the hospital
On June 7, Teresa had a follow-up appointment with her primary care physician, Dr. Alex Newsom at Cheraw Family Medicine. After a thorough examination, Dr. Newsom gave her a good report and emphasized the importance of properly taking her medication. He also prescribed cardiac rehabilitation for monitored exercise to strengthen her heart, and reminded her to seek immediate medical care if she experienced any warning signs of a heart attack.
Teresa has been maintaining her good health and following her doctor's orders. She exercises three times a week at McLeod Cardiac Rehabilitation and in early August, she was able to return to work at the bank.
Impressed with all of the medical staff at McLeod Health Cheraw, Teresa said, "Their compassion and attentiveness to my needs have comforted me every time I have been in the hospital."
Dr. Gabe Simpson, an Emergency Medicine physician, Medical Director of the McLeod Cheraw Emergency Department and Chief of Staff for McLeod Health Cheraw said, "Quite simply, God is the only one who can give healing and we have asked Him to make us healers and to make this Emergency Department and this hospital a place of healing. I watch Him heal in this ED every day. Teresa is further proof of this and we thank God for saving her life and for letting us be a part of her healing."
Dr. Simpson explained that the Cheraw Emergency Department has upgraded to the latest GE cardiac monitoring, "enabling us to provide better care for critically ill patients. We also have plans in place to expand our ED, building a larger state-of-the-art facility to better serve our patients in times of crisis.
"I am grateful for the dedication of our ED physicians, nurses and staff to our patients. I know how hard they work and witness firsthand their willingness to learn even more to become providers of excellent emergency care. When the people of Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties, like Teresa, need emergency care our goal is t o provide the best care possible," added Dr. Simpson.
"We are truly blessed as a community to have the excellence of McLeod Health right here in our own neighborhood," said Teresa.
Today, she encourages people to know their family history, listen to their doctor and take their prescribed medication consistently.
"Heart attacks do not discriminate," said Teresa. "I am fortunate that I survived my heart attack. I feel better today than I have in a long time thanks to the excellent medical care I received and my participation in cardiac rehabilitation."
A fast car and motorcycle enthusiast, Paul Winter loves life. For years, he's had the opportunity to teach others the skills of racing. These days, he especially enjoys the great outdoors, including big game fishing.
A diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease ultimately affected Paul's joy of racing. This condition occurs when clusters of noncancerous cysts develop within the kidneys. Diagnosed in 2000, Paul's kidneys slowly deteriorated over the next ten years resulting in his need for dialysis. Patients require dialysis when the kidneys cannot filter blood, remove waste, toxins and excess fluid.
Dialysis is a process using a hemodialyzer (artificial kidney) that mimics the function of a normal kidney. An Arterial Venous Fistula, a surgical joining of an artery and vein allowing blood flow from the artery to the vein, was placed in Paul's arm to provide safe access for dialysis to be administered. Having dialysis three times a week, Paul needed sufficient arterial access to accommodate the dialysis' large gauge needles.
A fistula offers the least amount of infection risk and lasts longer than other dialysis-related procedures.
Eventually, Paul developed aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the large blood vessel branching off of the heart. He was informed that the high blood flow in his dialysis fistula contributed to this heart condition.
At the end of 2015, Paul underwent heart surgery during which his dialysis access fistula was ligated, or closed off. A venous catheter was placed in his shoulder to provide access for his dialysis treatments. Long-term use of a venous catheter can lead to infection, and the simple inconvenience and lack of comfort was challenging for Paul.
"The past-times I enjoyed were realistically no longer things I could do. My health had deteriorated drastically in such a short period of time," said Paul.
During a dialysis session in early 2016, Paul's nephrologist in Supply, North Carolina, Dr. Sivanthan Balachandran, discussed an option with Paul of having the catheter removed.
Dr. Balachandran recommended that Paul see Dr. David Bjerken with McLeod Vascular Associates in Little River, South Carolina. Dr. Bjerken specializes in dialysis access creation and revision. Paul was interested in learning more about Dr. Bjerken and what he could offer.
"My research indicated that Dr. Bjerken was highly respected and qualified for my case, so I made an appointment with him," said Paul.
"When Paul came to see me he was in a wheelchair and had a venous catheter in place for his dialysis treatments," said Dr. Bjerken. "In my career, Paul's condition was one of the more challenging cases I have treated. There were some lingering effects from his pre-existing fistula. I knew I could find a way to repair his vein, but it would be difficult. I had to be creative in surgically repairing the compromised areas.
"It involved a very complex reconstruction to allow immediate use of the fistula as well as removal of the catheter and relief from its associated dangers."
"Dr. Bjerken is an artist," said Paul. "I came to him hoping he would be able to offer me a solution for the vein in my right arm. This procedure was tricky, and I knew it was going to take a doctor with the appropriate training to repair the fistula and create a new pathway for my dialysis access. To locate a doctor that specializes in dialysis reconstruction is incredible, especially so close to my home.
"I was pleased with the quick result of this procedure," said Dr. Bjerken. "The severity of Paul's condition from his first appointment to where he is now, reflects the positive effects of this reconstruction."
"The efficiency of McLeod Seacoast also made my experience seamless," added Paul. "The wonderful, well organized staff was comforting. This area is very fortunate to have this level of expertise available to them.
"Thanks to Dr. Bjerken I can now enjoy the things that I once found fulfilling that eluded me for a period of time. I would recommend McLeod Seacoast and Dr. Bjerken to anyone."


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Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the family living in the region of Risley in Bedfordshire. Resler is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. In this case, these place names are all derived from the Old English words hri-s, meaning "brush wood," and leah, which meant "a clearing."
Resler Early Origins
Bedfordshire, at Riseley, a village and civil parish that dates back to at least the Domesday Book where it was listed as Riselai. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) and mentioned at least 6 times, all in the same shire. At that time it was part of the Stodden hundred, land held by the Bishop of Coutances and 2 Frenchmen and 6 Englishmen held 6 hides for the bishop. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Risley Hall at Risley, Derbyshire dates back to the 11th century and is now a hotel and spa set in 17 acres. One of the first listings of the name was Sir Raulfe Risley of Chetwood ( fl. 1247.)
Resler Spelling Variations
Resler Spelling Variations
Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Resler include Riseley, Risley, Reasley, Reeasly and others.
Resler Early History
Resler Early History
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Resler research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1952, 1630 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Resler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Resler Early Notables (pre 1700)
Resler Early Notables (pre 1700)
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Resler or a variant listed above:
Resler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Resler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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Motto: Fato prudentia major
Motto Translation: Prudence is greater than fate.
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Isaiah 43:1-12, Psalm 66, 1 St. John 5:4-13, St. John 20:19-23
A historian summed up the world in a paragraph:
The average lifespan of its great civilizations, he said, was about 200 years. Virtually without exception, they passed through the same cycle: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from great courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to leisure, from leisure to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence to weakness, from weakness back to bondage.
In the beginning, bondage; in the end, bondage. Such are the state and the fate of a world that spins on an axis of evil.
But take heart, Christian, "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith."
We have it from no less a personage than the Apostle John. And it bears notice that he is believed to have lived the longest of the 12, into the last decade of the first century. And so he saw more of the post-crucifixion, post-resurrection, post-ascension world than any of his colleagues; he saw more of the rot of sin after God's departure from His creation than the others . . . and yet he did not despair.
Nor may we. For we are born of God, and whatever is born of God overcomes the world. The forlorn state of the world around us should provoke in us neither panic nor bereavement but greater patience . . . for God's victory is in the books and it will not be reversed.
Our epistle lesson today is one of those passages for which many trees have died to advance the publication of scholarly opinion. Faith overcomes the world and leads to eternal life. Water, blood, Holy Spirit, God the Father so testify.
Faith in what? That Jesus is the Son of God. Here it is again, the first creed of the church. Bulletin, right? But in the age of the apostles this truth was just beginning to settle into the soil. Far more, proportionally speaking, needed convincing than in our day.
John's particular concern in his first letter is a party called the secessionists. They were gentiles who carried a history in the mystery religions into the church. They taught that the divine sperma – seed – had descended on the man Jesus at His baptism, and only then did he begin to share in the divine nature.
They believed that they, too, had received that divine nature in their baptisms and were immune to sin. For them, Jesus' baptism was the critical event of His life on earth, His incarnation and crucifixion of lesser importance.
While they had already seceded from the church, they continued to press their heretical teachings on those who remained in the church. John's purpose in his letter is to erect a firewall of truth around this so-far faithful remnant.
So, did this Jesus come by water, as the secessionists claim? Indeed He did. He did undergo baptism and, using His apostles as His agents, He baptized others. But we must not stop there. He came "not only by water, but by water and blood."
This is God incarnate, the deity who entered the world in human form – flesh and blood – and shared the human condition with us. To defeat death He had to die, and so He did, shedding blood as red and real as yours and mine.
By this blood shed on His cross, He made atonement for our sins; John will not allow the secessionists' repudiation of the atonement to go unchallenged. If he had, you and I might never have heard the gospel.
But wait, there's more. The Holy Spirit is another witness. In 1 John the Spirit's role is to testify to believers of the truth they have heard from the beginning.
The water, blood and Spirit agree in their witness. But wait, there's more. God – speaking now of the Father – testifies as well, and His witness is greater than man's. He testifies through human witnesses; the testimony believers have inside them is the truth they have heard from eyewitnesses and internalized.
The secessionists do not believe God's witness that the Son has come by water and blood. This is the fifth time in the letter that the apostle calls them out as liars or for making God a liar. They reject the witness of God Himself, who has given eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
We have the Son? How? By believing in Him.
But there's more here than meets the eye. We must consider truth, beginning, witness, life and eternality.
Pontius Pilate asked famously, "What is truth?" He suffered from myopia. Our first concern should be of our readiness to contend with truth. In "Momma," a comic strip, Mrs. Hobbs is entertaining her perpetual suitor, Mr. K. Frankly.
Frankly, Mr. Frankly's chief attribute is persistence. As they sit on the couch, he says, "Mrs. Hobbs, I am at a low ebb, psychologically. My ego is flattened."
Mrs. Hobbs says gently, by way of affirmation, "Let me hasten to state that you're a fine, interesting and attractive man."
At this, he perks up and asks, "Oh, Mrs. Hobbs, is that the truth?"
"No," she replies truthfully. "There'll be plenty of time for the truth when you're emotionally stronger."
Nowadays, truth is what tickles your fancy, trips your wire, floats your boat. Truth is not imposed from above but experienced within. It supplies the answers . . . not the answers that save us but the answers that serve us.
Truth is our ageless puppy, forever licking our hand, never maturing into the snarling dog which bares his fangs and confronts us.
In the Bible, truth never sits on the fence, seeks your approval, tries to seduce you. She's as dazzling bright as the desert sun at noonday, scorching away all impurity until only God's word remains, beckoning the faithful heart and accusing the pretender.
And in the Bible, truth is that which was in the beginning. Like Paul, John is at pains to refer his readers early and often to that which was in the beginning. In the church's infancy, her teachers were the apostles, those men who had slogged the dusty roads of Palestine with our Lord, absorbing His wisdom.
They received and published the gospel in its purest form. Only later did innovators like the secessionists appear with their heresies. Those who teach a different gospel are not to be trusted; their teachings must be rejected for the welfare of the flock.
Our heritage as Anglicans is the truth that was in the beginning, viewed through a Reformation grid. It matters what took place in the beginning. It matters that we are connected to it.
Follow your shepherd – but only insofar as he remains faithful to the apostles' teaching. The secessionists claimed enlightenment by the Holy Spirit . . . but this enlightenment of theirs refuted the truth of Christ, a truth to which God Himself testified.
The truth that was in the beginning is worthy of our witness. A little boy attended Sunday school for the first time. On the way home after church his mother asked him who his teacher was.
"I can't remember her name," said the wee one, "but she must be Jesus' grandmother because she didn't talk about anybody else."
We must bear witness. The Greek word underlying "witness" is "marturia." We get "martyr" from it because in those early days to bear witness was often to be martyred. This word and its verb form appear 113 times in the New Testament and more than half of those occurrences are in John's gospel and his letters.
In the letters, its purpose is in ferreting out the errors of those such as the secessionists by holding them up to the mirror of truth preached from the beginning and attested by God Himself.
In the world, the cycle keeps rotating: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from great courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to leisure, from leisure to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence to weakness, from weakness back to bondage.
To overcome the world we must have faith and faith comes through the witness of the truth, the truth that was in the beginning. This overcoming is expressed in the original by the verb "nikao," from which we derive "Nike," the name of the lovely Greek goddess of victory and obscenely overpriced American sneakers.
The verb occurs twice in v. 4, in different tenses, indicating both an in-the-moment rejection of false teaching and an ongoing process of flexing our faith in Jesus as God the Son. This is the truth the world must hear through our witness.
In this truth is our life. In 1 John, eternal life is not merely an extension of this life beyond the grave but our being in Christ and our having Christ in us today and for all our tomorrows. Last week, we listened as Paul taught us in his letter to the Colossians about "Christ who is our life" and that "your life is hidden with Christ in God."
It is not yet fully revealed but it is no less real today. John would have us know that "he who has the Son has life."
How do we "have" Him? By believing in Him. This is how we experience "having" Christ . . . but there's more to it than that. Because He is in us, this Son who is life, His life is ours. Because His life is ours we are not only fellow heirs of the kingdom of God with Him but partakers in His victory over Satan, sin and death.
Because Christ the Victor dwells within us, His triumph is our triumph.
And so it is that we have eternal life. But, like life, eternality is a complicated proposition. We can get dewy-eyed thinking of eternal life but let's pause for a reality check. Eternality is as readily a curse as a blessing.
All will know it. Some will experience the resurrection unto salvation and some will pass through the resurrection unto damnation. Eternality is not a never-ending roller-coaster ride at the world's fair.
As John deploys them in his letter, "life" and "eternal life" are synonyms and they refer to the very life of God that is ours today and for all our tomorrows. We find some clues to this understanding in the "abiding" texts John's gospel, beginning with 6:51:
"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him."
Those are the words of Jesus, this Jesus who arrived as the Son of God. The secessionists were among the first to challenge that claim but they are far from the last. Everyone from President Jefferson to a cast of ayatollahs have joined their dissent.
And so this is the faith that overcomes the world, belief that Jesus is God wearing flesh. The Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, who was a believer, developed a story to explain the incarnation.
"A certain king was very rich. His power was known throughout the world. But he was most unhappy, for he desired a wife. Without a queen, his vast palace seemed as empty as a courtier's praise.
"One day, while riding through the streets of a village, he saw a fetching peasant girl. So lovely was she that the king's heart ached. His desire for her flared at once into passion. On succeeding days, he would ride by her house on the mere hope of seeing her for a moment in passing.
"He wondered how he might win her love. He thought, 'I will draw up a royal decree and require her to be brought before me to become the queen of my land.' But as he considered he realized that she was a subject and would feel compelled to obey. He could never be certain he had won her love.
"Then, he said to himself, 'I shall call on her in person. I will dress in my finest royal garb, wear my diamond rings, my silver sword, my shiny black boots, and my most colorful tunic. I will overwhelm her and sweep her off her feet to become my bride.'
"But as he pondered the idea he realized he would always wonder whether she had married him for the riches and power he could give her.
"Then he decided to dress as a peasant, drive to the outskirts of the village and have his carriage let him off. In disguise, he would approach her house. But, somehow the duplicity of this plan did not appeal to him.
"At last, he knew what he must do. He would shed his royal robes. He would go to the village and become one of the peasants. He would work and suffer with them. He would actually become a peasant. This he did.
"And he won his wife."
So wrote Kierkegaard.
Beloved, our King condescended and made Himself one of us to lift us up from the dust and to make us, the church, His bride. Yet He never ceased to be God. Our trust in that truth is the faith that overcomes the world. Amen.


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New Muppet to raise hunger awareness
A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger on an upcoming episode of Sesame Street.
Pink-faced Muppet Lily, whose family deals with "food insecurity", will join Big Bird, Elmo and other favourites on a one-hour prime-time special which will also feature country star Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams Paisley.
The episode, called Growing Hope Against Hunger, will air in America on October 9.
Lily will bring awareness to the ongoing hunger struggles that families face in the United States, the show said in a statement.
"Food insecurity is a growing and difficult issue for adults to discuss, much less children," the Paisleys said in a statement.
Recent US department of agriculture data estimates that 17 million American children have limited or uncertain access to food, and 9.6 million of these children are under the age of six.
Sesame Street is seen in more than 140 nations and has won multiple awards for its educational content for pre-schoolers.
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ABC (Moderator):
05 Oct 2011 3:14:19pm
Do you think this is an issue that Sesame Street needs to tackle?
05 Oct 2011 3:19:24pm
Wow... American battler muppet. What ever next?
05 Oct 2011 3:41:46pm
Good stuff, but Sesame Street lost me when they made Cookie Monster say that cookie's were a sometimes food :(
Cookie Monster:
05 Oct 2011 6:02:39pm
Now is sometimes!
05 Oct 2011 3:46:01pm
Get kids while they're young. We wouldn't have such a strong community awareness now for such things as environmental issues if not for shows like Playschool. As long as it's done in a way that's not preachy, and is honest, I think bring it on. Kids are so much more susceptible to change than adults. You just have to get to them before their parents point of views dominate completely and theyll keep up old ideals.
Okay, its not brilliant, and I know this. People are people and they will always have divergent ideas and shows arent going to make us all lefties, but they do introduce a chance for a different point of view. I dont have the same hang ups as my parents do surrounding sexual orientation or race, and I attribute a lot of it to early exposure to different ideas and perspectives. Why not bring a little conscientious thought to those in America who struggle below the poverty line? It might make some of those American children grow up wanting to help and more accepting of changes to minimum wagesif that were ever to occur.
05 Oct 2011 3:50:46pm
Sure. I still remember the muppet/sesame street anti-drug after school special from the early 90s. It's a special episode, and maybe it will raise a little awareness of what a scary number of american children have to deal with these days. I'm not sure the right people will be watching, but maybe the rest of us will stop thinking of america as a first world nation.
05 Oct 2011 3:51:26pm
As a mum of a two year old, my exposure to Sesame Street has increased in recent times. I respect what the show does, in terms of showing that not everyone fits into a narrow demographic (e.g. it features people from a variety of races and abilities). So on one-hand, I think its great that Sesame Street are expanding on this to theme to encourage children to be sympathetic towards people that aren't as fortunate. It may also help kids that are in that situation to feel as though they are not alone.
On the other hand, I wonder if children need to be exposed so young to confronting concepts that they may not be equipped to understand. I guess it comes down to how the subject is presented.
05 Oct 2011 4:38:49pm
Hi Lori
i have watched Sesame St in Europe as a youngster in the 70s, watched it with kids i nannied in the U.S. in the 80's and 90's and with my own kidlets in the 00's and still with my 2 year old now, and it is amazing the subject matter they are able to understand and emphatise with.
and unfortunately the target audience in the states, (and in many cases here in OZ) is not just being exposed to the concept, they are living it everyday of their lives.
05 Oct 2011 3:27:53pm
A sunburnt red haired muppet who is poor.
Isn't that racist towards the scottish gingas?
05 Oct 2011 3:29:25pm
This only goes half way.
What we need is a full on anti-capitalist character, dedicated to a safer and more equitable world for all.
05 Oct 2011 3:47:41pm
Oscar the Grouch already rejects capitalism and mainstream values by living in a garbage can.
05 Oct 2011 4:17:45pm
You mean a communist muppet? This one is basically the same isn't it? Wondering if it's next meal will come from the bread lines, or whether it will need to grow vegetables in its 10x6 government issued apartment.
05 Oct 2011 8:12:51pm
Perhaps you would prefer a fat muppet who recklessly crashes the world economy then gives himself a huge bonus from the publicly funded bailout
05 Oct 2011 8:54:11pm
Noooo - OccupySesameStreet!
05 Oct 2011 8:49:14pm
Wow, you think anyone who's poor and starving must be a communist? I think that stereotype expired even as a gross generalisation around eighty years ago.
05 Oct 2011 3:33:03pm
I think it's a fabulous idea. Especially in America where poverty is a huge (and growing) issue and there's a great deal of misinformation and "us vs them" and very little compassion for people faced with food and housing issues, I think it addresses two really important points
- it will subtly show children that many people have signficantly less than they do, and
- for those children suddenly faced with poverty, it will show them that they're not alone.
What a brilliant way to handle this!
05 Oct 2011 3:48:38pm
It's all very well to knock the USA, Sesame Street or even the idea of being poor in the USA.
Not everyone there is rich. Sure, it's a land of opportunity for some, and the country is far from perfect, but tell that to a hungry child whose parents have lost jobs recently due to GFC Nos 1 &2.
How about a bit more consideration in some of the other comments?
05 Oct 2011 3:35:22pm
One of the most heart breaking things I had to hear was my four year old nephew telling me that his stomach hurt because his mum couldn't afford to buy him any food. He was embarrassed, and it took a long time to get him to tell me what was wrong.
I think it's important that children who are affected by this do not feel alone or embarrassed. Well done, Sesame Street.
05 Oct 2011 3:35:51pm
They should also have a muppet highlighting the problem of childhood obesity as well as the muppet for food insecurity.
05 Oct 2011 3:51:22pm
05 Oct 2011 4:33:17pm
The two are related. You'll find some pretty strong correlations between poverty and obesity. This is from a number of causes, including the fact that processed stuff is often cheaper and more filling for someone on a tight food budget than "whole" foods like fresh produce and meat, and also the fact that many impoverished areas in the U.S. (and elsewhere) are food deserts. So there are plenty of poor, food insecure and malnourished kids that are also obese.
That's not even getting into the fact that obesity can indicate health issues that are unlikely to be diagnosed, let alone treated, if one is a poor child in the U.S.
05 Oct 2011 3:37:54pm
"Food insecurity"? Please tell me this isn't the terminology actually used in the show.
05 Oct 2011 3:46:36pm
Well, somebody has to responsibly raise the children, and it is the TV's job.
05 Oct 2011 4:41:13pm
oh dear. don't kids watch Sesame Street to learn things, despite the issues going on in their lives? I think they have the wrong audience. Adults are watching too I know...but come on. Don't stress out little children :(
05 Oct 2011 4:56:26pm
Wow! That has got to be one of the dumbest, mis-directed ideas I've heard of in many years. What next? A gay muppet? Maybe a vegitarian muppet. What ever happened to nice innocent children's TV shows, set up to entertain kids?
I'm amazed.
05 Oct 2011 6:46:05pm
Sesame Street was originally founded to give educational value to inner suburban kids (substantially, but not exclusively African American). This isn't a departure from normal Sesame Street, it's continuity...
Polly Prissypants:
05 Oct 2011 7:21:59pm
Teaching children that there are those out there who don't know where their next meal is coming from is one of the dumbest ideas you've heard of in years? Really, Kevin? REALLY?
Sesame Street has always been educational - that's its purpose. If you want your kids just to be mesmerised by bright colours and weird sounds without ever learning anything about compassion, diversity, and perhaps how lucky they are to live in a house with a television, plonk them in front of Teletubbies.
dolly rawlins:
05 Oct 2011 7:42:15pm
Kevin you've missed the point completey, you have obviously never watched Sesame Street. If it wasn't for that programme there would be a lot of ignorant kids, let alone adults in this world. It's a brillaint idea, and who ever above said kids pick up things (emphathise) early is dead right. The show is clever balance of entertainment and education, which in my mind is perfect.
Jenno of WA:
05 Oct 2011 8:05:09pm
So you're saying that being hungry, vegetarian or (god forbid) gay is somehow not innocent???!!! The only amazement about that Kevin is that antiquated attitudes like yours still exist! Get with the 21st century and get with the program - literally! I'd much rather have Sesame Street imparting their teachings on my kids than you !
05 Oct 2011 7:28:52pm
Anything that gets kids thinking is a great idea. I wonder if the causes of hunger in the states will be discussed.
Also I hope they is a bit of stupid fun on these shows these days . I am a teacher and the creative writing stories kids produce are just not creative. They are far to busy telling what Ben 10 did instead of what Ben 10 would do if they were writing the story.
05 Oct 2011 7:40:48pm
I don't think its ever too early to start educating children about issues of the world, so long as it is done in an age appropriate way. Teaching our kids understanding and empathy can only be a good thing. No wonder Sesame Street is still going after so many years - don't forget it educates parents as well as kids!
05 Oct 2011 8:14:09pm
17 million American children with food insecurity... and clearly many more adults in addition. Tell me again how the archetypical free market economy is solving its own problems,,,? (and don't answer "Muppets").
This is what happens when any kind of 'socialist' safety net is regarded as anathema. Why solve the touchy issue, with a collective social program that actually helps the more vulnerable members of society, when you can tough it out as 300 million right-thinking free-enterprise work-for-my-own-reward individuals and sanitise it instead, wiht a Muppet?
05 Oct 2011 8:30:58pm
Hi Andrew, let me field this question if I may.
I believe this issue falls under the "life's tough" argument. That is, life isn't meant to be fair. Some life, some die, some suffer, some cruise. Amazingly enough, this is a rather fundamental aspect of nature, which we as humans somehow believe we can artificially rectify. The end result is of course well-meaning but short-sighted policy that skews human values, and entire generations get raised as welfare-dependent sponges, and everything goes out of whack. Witness the London riots recently, where a generation of welfare kids run riot.
Perhaps instead of a Muppet pulling at our kid's heart-strings, we need to teach kids some cold sane logic so that as parents they realise that that their own kids may not survive if they have them without being able to provide for them.
You know, the sort of lesson people learned for many years before it became politically incorrect to teach people the reality of life, and instead teach them that everyone should be equal regardless of their contribution to society.
I hope this answers your question. Feel free to draw upon my wealth of wisdom again whenever you wish.
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A new study confirms what many office workers have long suspected: multitasking doesn't work.
A paper in the journal Human Factors notes that the average office worker is interrupted 6 times every hour and that these interruptions deeply impact the quality of work produced.
"People don't realize how disruptive interruptions can be," said Cyrus Foroughi, one of the co-authors of the study told Science Daily. "There is value in determining whether interruptions affect the quality of the tasks that many people perform regularly, such as writing essays or reports."
Foroughi and his fellow researchers asked two different groups of participants to write an essay for them. While each group was given enough time to write and outline their compositions on the assigned topic, one group was repeatedly interrupted while participants attempted to write their essays. The control group, in the meantime, was given peace and quiet to work on their writing. The essay graders found a significant decrease in quality in the pieces by the interrupted group.
Wondering how you can focus on the task at hand while in the office? Foroughi told the Human Factors that he recommends turning off your cell phone and disabling email notifications while you get to work.
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We are no longer running classes in dancing, all our teaching is through private lessons.
We are no longer running classes in dancing, all our teaching is through private lessons.
"We have been learning to dance with Simply Dancing since January 2015, when we first joined the Beginners Class, with some initial apprehension. We were very pleased to discover that the class was indeed for complete beginners like ourselves. We have found Brian & Doreen to be helpful and patient teachers, and the lessons are taught at the right pace for our group. We have now learnt the basic moves for about 7 dances, and enjoy the classes so much that we are happy to travel the 45 minutes from home each week"
Karen & Alan, Saltdean
We had been talking for ages about taking up ballroom dancing! Meanwhile our son and daughter in law had started lessons with Simply Dancing and were learning well and enjoying themselves; and then they gave us a 10 week course of lessons for Christmas 2014. We commenced the lessons in January 2015 and have not looked back since. Brian & Doreen are a very friendly approachable couple and put us at ease straight away. Brian is a great teacher, kind and thoughtful to our particular needs and endlessly patient. We enjoy the lessons, have fun, and we are learning to dance. Brian chooses some very good music to inspire each dance (and we sometimes find ourselves carried away in the moment.) A great spin off of dancing is the exercise, which is so good for us. We are both 68 and have found it's never too late to learn to dance! Thanks Brian and Doreen for your help and encouragement. Pat & Mike Jones, Littlehampton


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MJESC 15: PBS Reveals Names of the 20 Finalists
Malta, one of the smallest member states of the European Broadcasting Union and host country of the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest has just released the 20 names through to the final of the 2015 Junior Malta Eurovision Song Contest. This announcement was made public through tvm.com.mt, the official website of the Public Broadcasting Services.
The Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be taking place on the 11th July at the Mediterranean Conference Centre with tickets available from €10 for the Balcony, €15 for the Stalls, and €20 for the Dress Circle only from the official website of the venue. The show will be shown LIVE on TVM at 20:30 CET.
Thea Aquilina
Haley Azzopardi
Amy Marie Borg
Ilenia Camilleri
Aidan Cassar
Destiny Chukunyere
Francesca Dimech
Kelsey Farrugia
Sarah Farrugia
Nicole Frendo
Christina Magrin
Isaac Mercieca
Raisa Marie Micallef
Sarah Micallef
Gabrielle Portelli
Veronica Rotin
Nicole Sciberras
Victoria Sciberras
Rebecca Scicluna Rizzo
Andy Shaw
In 2015, the event will be moving to Sofia, Bulgaria and Malta will be taking part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the 11th non-consecutive time, noting that the Mediterranean Country took part every year between 2003 and 2010, before stopping for a two-year hiatus, and returning in 2013, obtaining victory with "The Start" sung by Gaia Cauchi, and taking part once more in 2014 with "Diamonds" performed by Federica Falzon.
We urge you to stay tuned to escflashmalta.com even through Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news about Malta's participation in the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Source: tvm.com.mt
Malta: Andy Shaw and Gaia Cauchi Record Duet
Andy Shaw, a skilled 14-year old male singer/songwriter whose breakthrough appearance was at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest as a special guest, and Gaia Cauchi, a female singer/songwriter best known for winning the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with "The Start" co-written with Elton Zarb, Gillian Attard and Matthew Mercieca (Muxu), have decided to share their mutual love towards music, by recording "Love Me Like You Do", a song from the highly acclaimed motion picture 'Fifty Shades of Grey' as a duet.
Recorded, mixed and produced by Cyprian Cassar at Tenishia Studios, the release of "Love Me Like You Do" is supported with a monochromatic music video, specifically created by Joseph Agius to reflect the lyrical context of the song. "Love Me Like You Do", written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Ali Payami and Tove Nilsson is an emotional ballad which would be best described as synthpop, originally interpreted by British female singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding.
As a duet, Andy and Gaia gave the song a completely different feel, altering the meaning of the lyrics ever so slightly, encompassing the true meaning of friendship, rather than staying loyal to the lustful meaning, as exhibited in the original version. We urge you to stay tuned to escflashmalta.com even through Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news about the local music scene.
Malta: MFA Awards 2014 Feature La Voix Academy
As the second stage of the World Cup kicks-off, the Malta Football Association has decided to reward those players who have succeeded into bringing the best of their abilities to the table during the Premier League in Malta and Gozo with a star studded event taking place at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali. Apart from talent in sport which will be in abudance this evening, La Voix Academy will be providing some of the vocal entertainment with no less than 3 acts being given the opportunity to perform during the course of the evening.
The winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, and Ti Lascio Una Canzone 2014; Gaia Cauchi and Federica Falzon will be performing "Rise Like a Phoenix" as a duet, following by a second duet featuring Cain Portelli and Nicole Hammett with a performance of "We Are One" and last but not least, a group performance of the song "Heroes" by Emma Grima, Christina Magrin, Andy Shaw, Rutger Scicluna Galea and Gislaine Mifsud. We urge you to tune into TVM 2 as from 20:40 CET onwards to witness the diverse talent that Malta is proud to offer. Stay tuned to escflashmalta.com even through Facebook and Twitter for all the latest news.
Source: La Voix Academy
Exclusive: La Voix Academy Partake in Masterclass
Gillian Attard, on behalf of La Voix Academy, has been invited to assemble a group of students to attend a masterclass in Italy. This opportunity will give upcoming artists the chance to showcase their vocal talent, and train with some of the best people in the music industry, including none other than escflashmalta.com collaborator; Charlie Rapino who produced the first major single for British Band; Take That. The masterclass; Master-Festival Discografico e Teleivisivo will be taking place between the 12th and the 15 June in Scalea, a southern town in Italy.
Whilst communicating with escflashmalta.com about this incredible opportunity, Gillian Attard revealed that the artists who will be a part of this project are; Clive Gauci, Karine Caruana, Jean Claude Azzopardi, Naolene Borg, Amy Mizzi, Rutger Scicluna Galea, Naomi Roberts, Nicola Saliba, Shania Mallia, Kiana Fenech, Kyra Licari, Kelsey Farrugia, Jade Camilleri, Nazio Rotin, Andy Shaw, Krista Calleja, Kylie Meilak, and Francesca Bonanno. This is a prestigious masterclass, one which will garner attention with some of the most influential bosses of Mediaset and RAI, two of the main broadcaster companies in Italy. We urge you to stay tuned to escflashmalta.com even on Facebook & Twitter for all the latest news.


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Q: the etm on 2001 Volvo S60
my volvo s60 t s had an erratic idle took it to volvo dealer and he diagnosed low air flow and he cleaned the etm its running great now but he said that if the fault returns it might need a new etm but how can that be when its running great with the clean surely if it was a faulty etm cleaning it would not solve the issue and would low air flow cause an erratic idle can any one help thanks
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Air flow meters are a problem with a lot of different cars. Cleaning them is often a temporary cure but if cleaning helped you know you are going the right direction diagnostically. Looking at air flow meter value before and after cleaning is useful to compare how drastically the readings chanced. Only clean with an approved chemical or you WILL kill the sensor.
hi there it was the electronic throttle module that was cleaned i was also wondering if low air flow would cause an erratic idle is cleaning the throttle a long term fix thanks for your help
Pat is right. The code will show as low airflow from the Mass Airflow Meter not reading correctly. This was a very common issue on these S60s.
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Volvo has a problem with their ETM's so much that the warranrt on this part has been extended to 10 yrs or 100,000 miles. I suggest you take the car back to the dealer and complain of a surging idle, this would be your second as the cleaning was the first, making you eligible for the warranty, as long as your miles are not over 100,000. Good luck
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It is 500 years ago. A group of Spanish conquistadors searching for gold, led by a young and brilliant commander named Simon De Oliveras, land in the New World. What they find in this uncharted land is a treasure far more valuable: the Fountain of Youth. The Spaniards slaughter the Uzita, the Native American tribe who guard the precious waters that will keep the conquistadors young for centuries. But one escapes: Shako, the chief's fierce and beautiful daughter, who swears to avenge her people - a blood oath that spans more than five centuries.
When the source of the fountain is destroyed in time, the loss threatens Simon and his men and the powerful, shadowy empire of wealth and influence they have built. For help they turn to David Robinton, a scientific prodigy who believes he is on the verge of the greatest medical breakthrough of all time. But as the centuries-old war between Shako and Simon reaches its final stages, David makes a horrifying discovery about his employers and the mysterious and exotic woman he loves. Now the scientist must decide: Is he a pawn in a game of immortals...or will he be its only winner?
"Farnsworth entertainingly explores the border where science fantasy meets reality." (Kirkus)
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Not in top 10, but in top 30 for sure. Fascinating historical story, with a contemporary spin. Characters were well drawn, and story moved fast enough to retain listener interest.
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The Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston): My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Deputy Prime Minister in another place about the tragic accident at Selby at about 6.20 this morning. The Statement is as follows:
"The latest casualty figures are 13 killed. We believe at present that these include two train drivers. There are 75 other casualties, 10 of whom are in a serious or critical condition. I am sure that all Members of the House will wish to join me in expressing our deepest sympathy to the injured and to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in this tragic and horrific accident.
"When I visited the scene I saw for myself the tremendous efforts of our emergency services and the many agencies involved in dealing with the accident. As always, they showed true professionalism, courage and efficiency in yet again the most difficult circumstances.
"The House will want to join me in paying tribute to the North Yorkshire Police, working with the British Transport Police and other forces, the local fire brigades and ambulance services, the Royal Air Force's air sea rescue helicopters, and the local hospitals which treated the injured.
"My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State in the Department of Health is visiting hospitals this evening and will be thanking hospital staff for their work today. I also want to pay tribute to the way in which members of the local community responded so quickly with help and comfort to the passengers.
"Let me turn to the facts of the tragedy in so far as they are known. At approximately 6.20 a.m. this morning a Land Rover was travelling west along the M62 motorway, pulling a trailer carrying another car. It left the motorway as it approached a bridge which crosses over the East Coast Main Line. The bridge is protected by crash barriers. But the vehicle left the road some 30 metres before the beginning of the crash barrier. It then travelled along and down the embankment behind the safety barrier before falling down the railway cutting and onto the railway track. In all, on present information, it is estimated that the vehicle travelled more than 100 metres from leaving the main carriageway before reaching the railway line.
"The driver got out of his vehicle and phoned the North Yorkshire Police. As he was speaking to them the 4.45 a.m. GNER Newcastle to London train, carrying more than 100 passengers, collided with the vehicle on the track.
"The passenger train left the rails as a result of the collision but remained upright. Almost immediately it then collided with an oncoming freight train. The time between the emergency call and the first collision was some 40 seconds, and the two trains crashed within seconds after that.
"It is essential that this appalling tragedy is subject to the fullest investigation. There are a number of agencies involved in this--the Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate, the British Transport and North Yorkshire police, and the Highways Agency. I have asked the Health and Safety Executive, therefore, to provide me with an interim report within the next few days. I shall then
Earl Attlee: My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement this evening. On behalf of all noble Lords on these Benches, I join with the Minister in expressing our grief and sympathy for those who died or who were involved in the accident. At this time we feel for their families, we feel for those who cannot be sure that their loved ones are safe, and we also feel for those who might not yet have found out that their loved ones are involved.
On these occasions we rightly praise the sterling efforts of our emergency services. Successful handling of these disasters is derived from two factors. The first is the courage, determination, resourcefulness and skill of those involved on the scene. However, we should not forget the second factor; namely, the emergency planning carried out a long time in advance just in case. Mercifully, it does not get tested too often.
This accident occurred as a result of an unbelievably unfortunate chain of events. If any one of them had not taken place, the accident--if it had happened at all--would not have been nearly so serious. There will, of course, be public and media concern over the safety crash barriers. I am sure that the Minister will agree with me that much research has taken place over many years. As a result, hundreds or even thousands of lives have been saved by the barriers. Noble Lords will be aware that the Highways Agency and local authorities are constantly installing more crash barriers to protect high-risk features. Of course, there are a few which are more high-risk than railway crossings. Indeed, there was a similar accident in Germany a while ago.
I have no intention of asking any technical questions tonight. We shall find out more tomorrow, and the preliminary results of the official investigation will no doubt be available within a few days. I am also confident that the Minister has taken all the appropriate steps following this most tragic disaster.
Baroness Thomas of Walliswood: My Lords, I associate these Benches with the expression of sympathy that has been made to the injured and to the friends and families of those who were killed in this astonishing and catastrophic accident. Indeed, I believe that it is the worst accident on the railways for several years. When the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health, and others, are talking with people who were involved in the accident, I hope that they will ensure that those involved do understand that Parliament as a whole--not just this House, but also the other place--is deeply sympathetic as regards what happened today.
As the noble Earl just said, it was an extraordinary collection of events all happening within seconds, as the Statement makes plain. In all the confusion, and considering the terrible things that happened, it was a mercy that the engine of the train, which I understand was derailed, actually stopped short of hitting the nearest houses. Had it not stopped, that would have added yet another horrendous aspect to this already terrible accident.
There are questions that could be asked, but can the Minister assure me that the North Yorkshire Police will be carrying out the usual investigations that apply to any road incident? I ask that because, at the bottom of this, we are talking about an incident on a motorway. It is not for us to judge what happened or, indeed, what caused that accident. But that was the cause of the rail accident.
Further, can the Minister say whether the investigation of the Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate will cover all the other rail-oriented factors that might have made a difference one way or the other? Bridges have a natural vulnerability when they are involved in accidents with cars. That may sound a silly way of putting it, but not only is the car vulnerable in such circumstances but so, too, is the bridge. The Statement explained what seemed to me as I watched the events unfolding this morning to be an impossibility; namely, a car going over the barrier of a motorway bridge and ending up on a track. But, of course, it did not go over the barrier; it went behind the barrier, which is quite different.
I am sure that there are questions to consider and decisions to be taken as a result of the accident. Despite the fact that I agree with what has been said about the great care that is taken with bridges, I hope that the vulnerability of bridges will, nevertheless, be borne in mind. We look forward to the publication of the results of the inquiry. In closing my remarks, I repeat our sympathy for those who have been injured and for those who have lost loved ones today.
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: My Lords, the House will share my appreciation of the sincere tribute made by the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, to the emergency services and their careful contingency planning of even the most unexpected of accidents. The Highways Agency is constantly concerned about its standards in relation to crash barriers. I thank the noble Earl for his remarks, with which I associate myself completely.
The noble Baroness, Lady Thomas of Walliswood, is right to stress the exceptional and awful coincidences at work in this morning's accident. As I said, the railway inspectorate will produce an interim report, which I hope we shall receive at an early stage. This will be made public. Like noble Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware of the professionalism that is inherent in the inspectorate. I am sure that it will consider every aspect of this tragedy.
As the noble Baroness said, bridges are, indeed, vulnerable. One of the primary functions of the crash barriers erected around bridges is that they should
The Lord Bishop of Wakefield: My Lords, I should like to add words of sympathy from these Benches after this terrible tragedy. I do so as a bishop from Yorkshire although my diocese is on one side of the boundary where this accident took place.
When I heard the news this morning, I was with a choir and readers ready to broadcast the Radio 4 service on the BBC. We were able to do in that service what I know many others will have done during the day; that is, to remember in our prayers those who have been killed, those who were injured, and those who rescued them.
As I thought more about this terrible event, it is only during the latter part of the day that I realised that some sympathy also needs to be shown to GNER. This is the second tragedy that that rail company has had to face. Naturally, our deepest sympathy must go to those whom we have already mentioned but I should like to put down that little marker of sadness for the rail company.
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by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Series: Covenant #5
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Release Date: December 10, 2013
by Spencer Hill Press
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It's a beautiful day for a war. Alex must face a terrible choice between destruction of everything she loves and her own destruction. The final book in the COVENANT series.
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Livie has always been the stable one of the two Cleary sisters, handling her parents' tragic death and Kacey's self-destructive phase with strength and maturity. But underneath that exterior is a little girl hanging onto the last words her father ever spoke to her. "Make me proud," he had said. She promised she would...and she's done her best over the past seven years with every choice, with every word, with every action. Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan, and she's dead set on delivering on it: Rock her classes, set herself up for medical school, and meet a good, respectable guy that she's going to someday marry. What isn't part of her plan are Jell-O shots, a lovable, party animal roommate she can't say 'no' to, and Ashton, the gorgeous captain of the men's rowing team. Definitely him. He's an arrogant ass who makes Livie's usually non-existent temper flare and everything she doesn't want in a guy. Worse, he's best friends and roommates with Connor, who happens to fits Livie's criteria perfectly. So why does she keep thinking about Ashton? As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades, career aspirations she no longer thinks she can handle, and feelings for Ashton that she shouldn't have, she's forced to let go of her last promise to her father and, with it, the only identity that she knows.
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