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Preparing the Way by Michelle Okabayashi
11/29/2013 The four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas are all about preparation for Jesus' coming. It is a seasonal reminder of the work we should be about all year long. We are preparing for the coming of the Christ — the One who ushers in God's Kingdom here on earth.
Baptism and Lay Mystique by Glory Dharmaraj
01/10/2013 We must put to rest the perception that only the ordained are called to ministry. Baptism removes the lay mystique, that feeling among many laypersons that they do not have a definite calling and identity.
A Child Is Born, God Is With Us by Harriett Jane Olson
12/19/2012 What we know, without doubt, is that God is with us. The power of the Christ child, born on Christmas day, is God's demonstration that love takes risks.
Mary's Song by Anita Phillips
12/17/2012 Mary's song is an indigenous honor song. She was a young tribal woman who held within her body the promise of new hope and kept within her heart a deep gratitude for God's sustaining vision of possibility – the possibility of shalom.
Women of the Manger by Brenda Moland
12/17/2012 Use this mini-retreat to take a journey to the manger to renew our faith in the hope, peace, joy and love of Christmas.
The Joy of the Material and Spiritual Practice of Sharing by Grace Musuka
12/13/2012 During this Advent season, as we share material goods with family members, let us also extend our hand to the needy around us.
Creating and Cultivating Space for God to Move In by Sue Wolfe
12/02/2012 During the Advent season, as you pause to make space for Spirit to move within you and give birth to something new in you, also consider making space to be present to those with whom you would be in ministry and the unexpected places you will see Christ.
Affirmation of Faith for Everyday Advent by Glory Dharmaraj
11/27/2012 This Affirmation of Faith can be made into an Advent liturgy.
Eyes to the Vista by Nichea Ver Veer Guy
12/07/2011 Every day, there are those that set out in migration in every corner of our world. They seek a vista of justice, security and sustainability.
Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus and Other Immigrants by Cindy Johnson
12/01/2011 The Christmas story is a lesson on God's greatest commandments of all.
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I am actually going to Prodeco store at lunch today in Arlington Va. I have read about the bikes and I believe they do not have a pedal assist system only a throttle, my question is can that be added?
Sasha wrote:Hello, I have also been looking at the Prodeco products. Does anyone know if the Phantom, Storm, Genesis, or hopefully - Mariner, can take a back bicycle rack? And also fenders?
neithermovingnorstill wrote:Thanks for posting this review.
I'm curious what the unassisted top speed is?
And how many miles can it go at that average speed on the flat?
(& How much do you weigh?)
Mtek wrote:Sasha wrote:Hello, I have also been looking at the Prodeco products. Does anyone know if the Phantom, Storm, Genesis, or hopefully - Mariner, can take a back bicycle rack? And also fenders?
I've had the Phantom X for about 3 weeks now, (I will post a full review after I put a few more miles on it) but the bike rack is something I've just completed.
My main reason to install a rack is there is no place for a water bottle mount on the bike, and obviously a small bag is needed for a tube and tools anyway, so I went with a trunk bag that is about 8" wide and 13" long. big enough to carry the necessitates without looking like a huge pannier, its large enough that in the future I'll be able to carry the charger with me for overnight trips too
It took me 3 tries to find a seat post mounted rack that fit properly without hitting the battery and not having the seat way too high.
Avinir makes a fairly straight rack with just a slight angle on the piece that attaches to the post, anything too steep and there's no room because the angle causes the rack to hit the top of the battery, or you need to raise the seat to a ridiculous height. I found the rack at Dick's sports and it cost about $30
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In my last post RCTs should only be part of the story I argued that:
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- A crucial role of evaluation is to create formative feedback loops not just summative snaps shots
So if you're working in a space where you have lots of pilot projects testing new ideas, and are interested in how you get continuous evaluation of your work (a feedback loop), what type of evaluation should you be using?
Well, here's where it gets interesting. The problem with traditional evaluation methods is that they are often static (a snapshot at the beginning and end of the project) and don't allow for a continual adjustment / refinement of the programme work. When you have project designs that work iteratively, respond to stakeholder needs and adjust according to performance, you need flexible evaluation methods to go along with that.
Also as Goodhart's and Cambell's law tell us, when you try and measure something not only do you risk missing what's going on , but people start working towards the measure, not the thing that's supposed to actually be happening (no better example of this than the use of exams in schools).
So we need open methods of collecting feedback. The pragmatists amongst you (thank you for still being here) will be saying "er...ask the people you're working with?". Yes, but that leaves us with masses of qualitative data which is very resource intensive to analyse and so out of the reach of most projects. This is as far as I had got recently. Then I found out about the Global Giving Storytelling Project led by the wonderful Marc Maxson (@marcmaxson). It offers ways of collecting storydata that is rich and open, but can be tagged and quantified to support better analysis of what is happening in a situation. I am still grinning with excitement about the whole thing. There's an article about it in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Global Giving have been working with Cognitive Edge to develop an approach to mapping the data that you get from stories, or micro narratives. Cognitive Edge are responsible for SenseMaker®, a propriety software, which is designed to analyse the responses from small snippets of narratives that come from participants on the projects. There's a great overview of it on YouTube
What excites me about this approach is that it allows people to openly share what is occurring within their community, can easily become a dynamic source of data (asking someone to tell a story regularly feels a lot different to asking them to fill out a 'feedback questionnaire' at the end of every session), and offer the chance to make qualitatively rich data relatively easy to analyse and be used by organisations who have a very limited capacity.
There are challenges of course, not least of which is the financial implications of using propriety software like SenseMaker®, and understanding where and how such a system could fit within your own M & E practices.
I'd love to use this Storytelling approach in the future and will be sure to blog on updates to that. As always, if anyone has any experience about it please let me know. For those who are interested in it, Marc has some fascinating posts written as the project has developed on his blog http://chewychunks.wordpress.com/
In the meantime if you are interested in using stories in M & E but the Cognitive Edge stuff looks a bit too far down the line. Can I suggest you check out Most Significant Change methodolgy as a low tech, free but very attractive alternative?
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I applied online and the process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at McKinsey & Company in September 2013.
Interview Details – 2nd round, standard McKinsey interview format. Felt good right after the interview. But was informed no pass. APD background, feel like the pool is very competitive. In general, the case by itself was not very difficult, but my feedback says more structure and implication is required. not sure my decline is because of performance not reach the minimal requirement or I was cut out because others out performed me.
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I applied online and the process took 1 week - interviewed at McKinsey & Company in November 2012.
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I got literally one day's notice before my interview, so I feel like I was set up to fail. No "buddy" no "coaching" no help whatsoever. I had two phone interview case studies, which are almost impossible to do over the phone, because so much of a case study is body language and/or charts and graphs that they should give you on paper.
One interview went OK, although the phone connection on the interviewer's end was horrible. The other interview was awful. The person who interviewed me spent at least 50% of the time talking about themselves and all their amazing career accomplishments, so then the case portion was rushed and I did not have enough time to finish. The interviewer also snapped at me if I did not understand immediately what they wanted.
A week later, an admin sent me a rejection notice. No feedback provided. It's very depressing once you realize how much the game is rigged towards the Ivy Leaguers. They get coaching from McKinsey, they get a "buddy" who helps them prepare, they get weeks and weeks of notice for interviewers. Thus, the McKinsey interviewing system very simply perpetuates this machine of Ivy Leaguers helping other Ivy Leaguers. Any one outside of that system has very very very little chance of getting in. How could they? The Ivy Leaguers have all of the advantages and are allowed more leeway than anyone else applying.
McKinsey prides itself of being a meritocracy but this is a total joke. If it was, where was my coach? Where was my buddy? Where is my interview feedback? Where the interviewer who should be trying to help me succeed (as referenced in the other reviews)? Why did I get a rejection email from an admin, rather than a call from the person who interviewed me? Why did I not get the same treatment as those who went to fancy schools even though I interviewed for the same job?
If I sound bitter, I am. I was set up.
Interview Question – It was all hard because the phone line was so bad and they were unclear. They did not seem at all interested in seeing me succeed. Answer Question
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I applied through college or university and the process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at McKinsey & Company in February 2012.
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I have applied through my school's career site, and got an email asking me to participate in the one time interview process, along with a bunch of other candidates.
First all of us took an "intelligence test" something similar to SAT/GRE. Then we had three consecutive one on one interviews. First one was a disaster, the person interviewing me has not seen my resume me before or my cover letter, and did not understand my career objectives. He kept saying that McKinsey doen't do that, etc. I was surprised then why did they even call me back? I knew they had a branch which did what I was interested in. The man was annoyed so he gave me one of the most stupid brain teasers, I had no idea how to solve: something with a kid that is blond, he's father is 40, how old is the younger sister. Next two interviews were much more normal, some behavioral questions on analysis and leadership and a market type case study-how would you estimate the total market size of ex, etc.
I was negatively impressed by the very rude behavior of the first interviewer, and by the fact that they knew I was not a fit in the first place based on my interests.
Interview Question – A brain teaser, that had nothing to do with mathematics. I don't remember the details, and I don't think there was any correct answer. Answer Question
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The process took 2 weeks - interviewed at McKinsey & Company in February 2012.
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I was an APD candidate and took a 26 question multiple choice test. Then there were breakout sessions with 4 other candidates and a current consultant to work through cases as the case interview was unfamiliar to many of us. It was an odd experience and our invitation for a second interview was based solely (or so they say) on our performance on the 26 multiple choice questions. The word questions were not overly complex but they involved a lot of calcuations and you are not allowed a calculator. Work on basic mental math before you interview!
It was an odd way of being judged and the day I was informed I would not be invited for a second interview I heard an NPR piece on a former McKinsey big muck who was indicted on multiple counts of insider trading.
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I applied through a recruiter and the process took 2 months - interviewed at McKinsey & Company in December 2011.
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The interview process itself was very cumbersome for an experienced consultant. I applied, and received an email from the recruiter asking to set up an initial screening. This screening was the only information I was ever given about the position, and it was high level.
McKinsey's interview process centers on case studies, overly so. The first "interview" that was set up was a coaching session on the McKinsey case study. This was an hour case study, with the interviewer being arrogant and even combative. After being berated, the interview ended. Following this was the "true" case study, whereas the interviewer was quite nice and helpful. I was then passed on to a third interview with someone in the Pricing practice, who was also quite helpful. This was the only person to ever really go into my experience, and it was quite high level. Another case study followed, for a total of three up to this point.
I was told that the next phase would get more into my experience and the processes of the pricing practice, but might have some more case studies included. I had to apply and receive a McKinsey American Express in order to expense the costs of my in-person interview. The day prior to the interview I had to email and remind my recruiter I had never received an agenda for my interview.
I show up ten minutes early for the interview, and the receptionist was quite friendly. In fact, she and I spoke for around twenty minutes because the interviewer was late. Finally, the interviewer rushes down. His first question is to go over my experience, but five minutes into this he interrupts me (I didn't even get to half of my job experience), and we go into...yet another case study. The interviewer is friendly, but a little arrogant. In one of my answers he challenged me, saying I was incorrect. When I reiterated my stance, and explained my reasoning, he argued that my assumptions were negligible, and we ended the interview as he had to rush to another interview. I still hadn't any idea about the position I was there for.
When I had first received my agenda, there was a gap of time that I had assumed would be filled with a tour of the office. When the time came, I was told I could stay in the conference room or go to the lobby. I waited in the conference room for an hour until the next interviewer came.
The next interviewer came in and asked me two questions, and then another case study. By this time I was annoyed that I had no more information about the position than when I started this process. I requested we leave time for questions about the position for later in the interview, and thankfully I was able to ask two questions before ending.
My third interview asked me one behavior-type question, and then went into a sixth case study. Not to mention that the office had food catered and our conference room fronted the kitchen so there were over fifty people talking and eating outside of the room while I was being asked to calculate 35% of 15,982,450 by hand to get the answer and then divide by 87 to get yet another number that needed to be divided and then multiplied again. As well, I hadn't eaten. I completely shut down, and in two instances told the interviewer that I could go through the process with him, but I did not have time to calculate. The interview ended, and onto a test. The test took an hour and consisted of three written cases and 26 questions. The questions required the same as the verbal cases; calculations by hand.
As this ended, I had no want left in my being to work at McKinsey. I know this is a prestigious firm, but as an experienced consultant with over 11 years of experience, 8 of which is in program management/ consulting I was thoroughly not impressed with their process. A total of six cases, all of which require pen and paper calculations which would never occur in the real world (people would use calculators and Excel), and then a written test of three more cases is overkill. I see the value in cases (and after the first three over the phone assumed that I excelled at them), but I also see the value in interview-style techniques. Many of the people who interviewed seemed to have no interview skills and hid behind the case studies, and I as the interviewee never received the comfort level needed for the position I had applied. As well, no one I interviewed with knew where I was in the process.
For the recruiters, if you wish to maintain the "catered toward MBA students" reputation do not appeal to experienced professionals, and if you do, tailor your hiring process to dig into their experience, what they can bring to your practice, and what they can expect at McKinsey. Focusing on whether someone can multiply numbers with a piece of paper and pen while someone is staring at them is not an indication of knowledge or skill, and if you stay with this approach you may miss out on strong consultants who will make other consulting firms stronger in the long run.
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My Dell use to do that a lot! It doesn't do it so much anymore. I always got some beeps when I first powered back on telling me it was failing some kind of power-up test. I quickly learned to immediately hit the power button again if it made any beeps it shouldn't, wait a little while (seconds) and try again. Some times it would take 4 or 5 tries, but always eventually came on with out failing and making the beeping noises. My problem is the video card. It occasionally fails now and I just power off and back on. Maybe this will help you and save a trip to the GSH. It is an inconvenience, and sometimes makes my heart skip a beat or two, but that's the price for a honkin' big gamer video card. Hope this is helpful. :c)
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debbiemBonnie, I have a Gateway and it started doing the same thing. Now when it goes berserk like that I unplug it from the computer, carry the monitor and plug it into a new electrical outlet. Once I replug it into the computer it works fine. I do this about every 4-6 months. Good luck and if The Geek Squad has advice short of a new monitor,please share with the rest of us!
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie,
Yep... I can relate. Ours gave it up a couple weeks before Mother's Day. But... we have a geek squad member as a family member. He had my DH take it to his house and moved everything onto his comp. and cleaned ours out... (I'm so technical) and then DH had to reload all our goodies back onto it. But it will last a bit longer before it's time to bury this one!
I'm with you... a Mac is tad too expensive for me. Although our son offered to sell us his desk top Mac... we shall see.
Nice to know that you are soon up and running again. We don't even have a back up!
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Organisation | Receptional Ltd |
Subscription Level | Enterprise |
Registered Since | 18 Feb 2013 |
Areas of Expertise | B2B Marketing, Social, Organic/Natural Search (SEO), Strategy & Operations, Online PR |
Contact Details |
Telephone: 01525 715520 |
About Me
Sarah is Social Media Consultant for the Bedfordshire-based agency, Receptional, founded by Dixon Jones. Originally from South Wales, Sarah has worked on a range of Digital Marketing campaigns and is a strong advocate of the use Social Media for the progression of any business in any sector. A keen blogger, seasoned professional writer and a regular on the Conference circuit, Sarah has been a Digital Marketing professional since University. She has worked with a range of clients including private and third sector market leaders and is a specialist Legal marketing and is Hootsuite Certified.
She also blogs for the influential industry blog, State of Search as a Social Media expert.
A huge fan of the 'Great British Bake Off' and rugby, during the 6 Nations season Sarah dons her well-seasoned red jersey and shouts at the TV. She is also a tennis enthusiast and insists after a few more lessons she can 'win Wimbledon, no problem…maybe even twice.'
My Links
State of Search Blogger Profile
Blogger for State of Search the Search & Social Industry blog. Have a look at my profile here!
Sarah Bradley LinkedIn Profile
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The main menu loads fine but when I select a difficulty setting the game freezes on the loading screen (the loading screen can be seen VERY faintly just as it is starting to fade in). After some experimentation I found that running the demo in windowed mode makes it all work just fine but when I switch back to full screen it crashes.
I am running:
Intel Core Duo2 2.6Ghz
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX
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It starts worrying me, as it's no longer December the 1st but
Bogut Hopes To Return In 1-2 Weeks
Nov 25, 2012 11:19 AM EST
Andrew Bogut continues to work his way back from offseason ankle surgery.
"Well, over the last five days, I've had some Regenokine, which is an injection basically of my own blood," said Bogut. "They take out my blood, they spin it, and they put it back into my ankle. So hopefully that can solve the swelling issues that I'm having and subside some of the pain. Hopefully by the weekend I can start some light jogging again and work it back up, and see how we go."
Bogut hasn't played since Nov. 7.
"It was a microfracture surgery, which is something that most players take 12 months to get over. I'm not saying it's gonna take me 12 months, but ... just because someone says you're out six months, it doesn't mean that in six months and one day you're ready to go full speed in the NBA. That's just not realistic. Hopefully another week or two and I can be back out there and not have any more hiccups for the rest of the season, but at the same time, if I'm not ready in a week or two, we're going to have to re-evaluate again."
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"From the stomach at birth, till I'm under the earth."
Golden State Warriors Starting Five 2013-2014 Stats
Stephen Curry: 25.2 PPG - 7.7 APG - 3.4 RPG - 1.6 SPG
Klay Thompson: 18.3 PPG - 2.7 APG - 4.6 RPG - 1.1 SPG
Andre Iguodala: 11.9 PPG - 5.8 APG - 5.5 RPG - 1.8 SPG
David Lee: 16.3 PPG - 4.2 APG - 9.7 RPG - 0.6 SPG
Andrew Bogut: 8.8 PPG - 2.6 APG - 9.4 RPG - 1.8 BPG
6th man:
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"From the stomach at birth, till I'm under the earth."
"From the stomach at birth, till I'm under the earth."
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its cool..i just did it, but i deleted it cuz i got in trouble for it before
"From the stomach at birth, till I'm under the earth."
wow... are you kidding me??
A role model if I ever knew one
well as long as there arent any setbacks
A role model if I ever knew one
well.. as long as were winning..
"From the stomach at birth, till I'm under the earth."
well most experts said that if bogut polayed less than 70 games this year, we dont have a chance at the playoffs. Obviously thats not a fact- but you really dont want to push it. I mean if you miss the playoffs by 2 games and bogut only plays 55 games... you dont want to think back and say I wonder what would have happened if bogut played 10 or 12 more games.
I want him to get to 100% too, but there really isnt any way that he can play himself back into shape?... seems like other players have done it in history. for 13 million a year... isnt it worth a try?
A role model if I ever knew one
grant hill rushed back too...
"From the stomach at birth, till I'm under the earth."
well lets get something clear... it seems to get a little confusing depending on who is reporting on this.
What is the real reason bogut isnt playing right now?
A) Is he in too much pain that he cant stand playing?
B) Is he frusterated with the minute restriction?
C) Is he afraid of re-injuring it because it hasnt 100% healed yet?
D) Does he want to get into better shape so he can help the team more?
When Bogut was talking about it- it really sounded like it was D. As more and more time goes by- different writers seem to be all over the place as to why he isnt out there. Has his situation gotten worse since he originally decided to sit out for 7-10 days? Or is Bogut himself lieing about whats going on? Or are different writers trying to sell different stories and they think they actually know more about why bogut has decided on sitting out than bogut himself?
A role model if I ever knew one
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Classic, One Double Bed (No View)
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Superior Single Room, Sea View
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Superior Room, Sea View
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Lytham St Annes boutique hotel with a complimentary breakfast
On the beach
This beachfront hotel is located in Lytham St Annes. Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an area attraction.
Complimentary breakfast
In addition to a bar/lounge, Mode provides limited complimentary parking and free of charge wireless Internet access.
Wireless Internet
In addition to digital television, guestrooms include premium bedding and bathrooms with showers and makeup/shaving mirrors.
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Mode Hotel in Lancashire offers you first class modern bed and breakfast hotel accommodation. Situated on Lytham St. Anne's picturesque Victorian Promenade; all the local facilities are within easy walking distance, in elegant St. Anne's Square. Blackpool's famous attractions and bustling nightlife, along with the quiet sophisticated charms of Lytham, are close by. Mode is also conveniently situated for easy motor way and rail access and Blackpool Airport is only three miles away from our Lytham St. Annes hotel.*Mode offers free parking, complimentary Wireless Connection, Use of Leisure Facilities at nearby YMCActive Gym, superb continental breakfast.
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast. Room service during limited hours is available.
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Dang, still no Satchel Congaing Figurative Excrement?
now sure whether to laugh or cry
DAMMIT... Still a refurb!!!!! Why can't anything be new???
amberrose22 wrote:DAMMIT... Still a refurb!!!!! Why can't anything be new???
Because this is Woot.
You must be new here.
Looks lousy on Amazon ... http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-SDVD8730-Dual-Screen-Portable-Player/dp/B003CGOWQ2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302108966&sr=8-1-fkmr0 Thanks but no thanks...
Ahhh, video thorazine for the kids on long car rides....
I still want my bucky balls...*smh*
That's a pretty good price. A must for long trips, especially if you have kids.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sylvania-7-Dual-Screen-Portable-DVD-Player-SDVD8727/13241625 $90 dollars new at Wally World, I think I'll pass.
Know someone with annoying kids? Get them this so that the kids won't read during road trips, thus making them dumber. That way your own children will have a better chance at getting ahead when they grow up. It's an investment in your future, really.
If I use 1 screen for each eye to watch will I get 3D
It's a great price, refurb or not. I want to buy it just to have it in the car for road trips.
Skunkmonkey wrote:Know someone with annoying kids? Get them this so that the kids won't read during road trips, thus making them dumber. That way your own children will have a better chance at getting ahead when they grow up. It's an investment in your future, really.
Never thought of it that way.... Bravo... LMAO
Bwahahahaha... +1
IF I wanted it (and I don't, really) I'd probably pay a few bucks more for new, on Amazon...
Win. And people say Idiocracy is 'just' a movie :D
Here's the region-free hack for this, in case you want it to play your Japanese import DVDs. http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/sylvania-sdvd8732/11116 I'd rather play digital files on my netbook (which was a great Woot buy).
kreegah wrote:Ahhh, video thorazine for the kids on long car rides....
In my day, we sang "The Wheels on the Bus" until we stopped at MacDonalds...
Are we there yet?
You are so right! Lol gives them ADHD too.
This has got to be the worst, most boring woot-off since I've been a member. Groan!
My sister does this. The permanently have these things setup in their car for the two girls. They can't even take a 15 minutes ride to the grocery store without having to watch shows. I find it disturbing. When I have kids they are getting books, coloring books, travel games, and mp3 player. That is all I ever had and I had fun on road trips.
hmmm... I have $57 in my PayPal account for another dual DVD player I returned (Panasonic)... To Woot for $10 or not to Woot???
nieltj wrote:Are we there yet?
How 'bout now?
Bring back the neat receipts 4.0! I want one! Or the bucky balls would be nice too.. I HATE PORTABLE DVD PLAYERS!!! :P
Anyone know if it plays AVI files? The USB is perfect if it does
Lance19 wrote:IF I wanted it (and I don't, really) I'd probably pay a few bucks more for new, on Amazon...
Not if you read the reviews.
Wow, the Amazon reviews on this thing are... I don't think a single person had a good experience. I've honestly never seen people trash a product quite so thoroughly. I know that the people who had a good experience probably didn't show up to complain, but still, usually you see at least a couple of positive reviews no matter how crappy the product. Not so here. Everybody hated it, bar none.
teamcaptainjohn wrote:now sure whether to laugh or cry
About what? Your inability to write a creative and unique comment because you're too worried about being FIRST?
dadof6 wrote:Looks lousy on Amazon ... http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-SDVD8730-Dual-Screen-Portable-Player/dp/B003CGOWQ2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302108966&sr=8-1-fkmr0 Thanks but no thanks...
Thanks for that ... I was debating a purchase here as I'm looking for something like this, but looks like this is better suited to be in a Big Orphaned Cetacea. As it looks like crap.
Woot, you really should have waited till next week to hold this wootoff, so that I would have something to do for the shutdown...
MP3 player?! When I was growing up it was all about the Walk-Man! I'd record songs from the radio for weeks beforehand so I'd have enough to listen to...
When a video product description doesn't mention screen resolution, it is not a good sign. I found this on a couple websites: Screen Resolution: 480 x 234
timdthomas wrote:You must be new here.
Actually, he is a refurb.
Wrong part in this review look at the correct item and it only has 1 3 star review.
Arr, let's get something interesting going Woot! Doesn't even need to be Tech related, Bonsai Trees, Ant Farms, Coffee, something out of the ordinary for Woot! to offer. I saw Wine-Woot had an Olive Bonsai tree last time they had a Woot-Off and thought that was a cool idea!
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I am a happy man. After six months as pastor of this great church, my heart is full of thanks to you and to God, and full of hope for 1981. God reigns over the world and no one can frustrate His designs. This is His design for me and you in 1981: "I will not turn away from doing good to them... I will rejoice in doing them good... with all my heart and with all my soul" (Jer. 32:40f). God's greatest pleasure comes from doing good to sinners who trust His sovereign grace. Therefore, I will not doubt His goodness to me, even if 1981 bring "tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness or sword." In all these things we are "more than conquerors"!
If I were reading an annual report I think I would like to be told how a pastor spends his time. So here's a little sketch. First of all I try to spend about an hour in the morning in prayer and meditation simply for the sake of my own faith. I do not generally wake up happy. I must go to the Word and to prayer to find the joy of the Lord which is my strength for the day. Then I try to plan the day quickly and order my priorities so that what's most important gets done. The remainder of my mornings I generally spend in Sunday service and sermon preparation. In addition all day Friday and all day Saturday are spent on the two Sunday sermons. It takes about 15 hours to write a sermon if I am already familiar with the Biblical text and have studied it before. So about 30 hours of my week goes into sermon preparation when I preach twice on Sunday.
In the past 6 months I spent most of my Tuesday afternoons with David Carlson visiting older members of our congregation who cannot generally come to the church. Every Tuesday at noon we have a church staff luncheon where we discuss our ministries, look into the Word and pray together. Every other week I meet with the interns for 1 1/2 hours of consultation, Bible study and prayer. There are also meetings with 3 other seminarians doing field work at Bethlehem. Monday and Wednesday afternoons (or when needed) I meet people in my office for counseling and try to take care of all sorts of time consuming administrative tasks (like writing annual reports). I have visited hospitalized members 2 or 3 times a week but have not done any regular home visitation (except for the elderly). I take Thursday as my day off and try to relax with Noël and a good book.
There have been 10 funerals for our members in which I have taken part. A funeral generally takes about 8 hours, counting arrangements, preparation of the homily and performance of the ceremony. I have performed 3 weddings (Provo, Shelley, Kassa). With rehearsals, dinners, receptions and preparation these generally take more time than a funeral. In addition I meet with each couple about four times for premarital counselling.
Every other month we have had the A.S.K. Class at our home for four consecutive Sundays from 4:00 to 5:30. I lead these myself in order to get to know the new people as they come in. Then there are the monthly Trustee meetings and the Deacons' meetings to which I go and generally bring reports. Of the numerous ministerial associations (ecumenical, evangelical and B.G.C.) that meet regularly I have only made time to go to the B.G.C. south area pastors' group.
In addition to these things there are the emergencies that arise when counsel or comfort is needed any time of day or night. And there are the infrequent tasks of searching for staff (like finding Glenn Ogren and a new Junior High intern, Greg Heinsch), and having 3 open houses in December (about 350 visitors), and taking 4 days away from my family alone just to pray and plan for 1981.
These are some of the things I have found myself doing as your pastor. How much of it has been wheel spinning and how much will bear eternal fruite I leave for God to judge. I know everything I have done needs improvement. And, God willing, will be improved.
I appreciate your patience with me in the beginning of my ministry here. I love you all in the Lord and want above all to live
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August 13th, 2011 11:12 AM #1Senior Member
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Searching and Older Posts
I am sorry if this has already been cleared up, but can someone explain to me how to search for older posts? I used the drop down menu option that was suggested and switched it to "Beginning" but this didn't help with actually searching the forums like you could before.
I've also tried finding my old posts and I'm not able to view them either, any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
August 20th, 2011 03:38 PM #3
I would also like to know the answers to these questions!
August 20th, 2011 04:03 PM #5Senior Member
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you can find your posts by clicking on your screen name under the advanced search box where it says Welcome. That takes you to your page and under your name at the left is some choices including 'view all my posts' and 'view threads I started'. Hope that makes sense.
Can't help with the other thing.
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I asked the same thing before, but nothing has worked. I did everything you did, and was told to do. I am not really interested in just my posts. When I want to search for past discussions about certain names etc that is not possible as the search only goes back to when the new message boards took effect. So it is like the history of the posts may still be accessible but there is no way to search them?
August 20th, 2011 05:53 PM #9
This is so frustrating! I've asked this question too and I feel like our questions are being avoided! HELP!
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I just got this jacket for this season and at first it seemed a bit baggy, but when comparing it to my other jackets, it's pretty true to size. The sleeves are just a little long and that's what makes it seem that way, but it's no big deal. The jacket itself is pretty dope. It's really comfortable and kept me dry and warm all day. The only thing I was a little disappointed by was that the inner color is NOT green but a lighter shade of blue (got the midnight blue color). Other than that, it has all the features you'd expect from a Foursquare jacket! Would definitely recommend!


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text: GasBuddy Blog -- How does your car handle? The experts at Turnfast.com say "handling" is all about maximizing tire traction. Regardless of how much advanced hardware the car has, the bottom line is that the car's entire braking, accelerating, and cornering performance has to be translated through the four small patches of rubber in contact with the road. Think about it. Ignore absolutely everything about a car except for how much rubber is in contact with the road. Maximizing the performance of these four small patches is what "handling" is all about. Maximum traction, of course, is affected by the suspension design, the type of tire, it's rubber compound, its contact patch size, and several other factors. Once a given car... Read the Full Article