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I was born in Whitby, Wirral, Cheshire, on 17th August 1926. My father was a manager of a shop and my mother was a schoolteacher but she finished teaching when she had children. Initially I went to school in Ellesmere Port but my father died when I was 8 years old and we went back to a place called Mancot in Flintshire, Wales, where my mother's family came from. We were all Welsh Presbyterians. I used to attend the Presbyterian Church in Wales and I continued going to this church until I was about 25 because this was the done thing in the village of Mancot. I used to go to church more out of custom, or as a social event, than from a real sense of purpose. My family had a special relationship with this church in that my grandfather had given, for example, the whole of the pulpit to the church as a gift.
My first job was as a packer. I next went into a steelworks during the War where I was working on instruments in the laboratory, looking after the temperature of calders and such like. I was a practical person then, and still am.
In November 1944, at the age of 18, I joined the Royal Navy as a serviceman. Because it was towards the end of the War, boats were being de-commissioned so I was mainly land-based. As soon as I had finished my training, I was put in as a Devonport rating in Devonport and I was about to get a draft when the War stopped in 1945. I was drafted out to Ceylon and on my way there the Japanese gave in, so I missed all the fighting.
After the War finished, I went back to Wales and worked for steelworks again and then for Courtaulds. Up to that time I hadn't been very well educated for I had left school when I was about 14 or 15. The politician R.A.B. Butler made it possible for further education by a day release system. He was a director of Courtaulds and that is how I received further education and got an HNC in Applied Physics. Meeting so many people in the Navy helped further my education also because in the village where I had worked before, it was a very closed sort of area and I wasn't very aware of what was going on around me.
I finally left the church scene when I was about 28 for by now I had got a job in Cambridge and had left home. I woke up to the idea that there were other things in life besides village life, for I was working in a factory that made scientific instruments and I was exposed to a lot of graduates and I had become part of that scene. I enjoyed the life at Cambridge, working in this factory, very much indeed and they were some of the best times of my life.
When I was in Cambridge I was a Methodist and I used to attend a marvellous youth club with my friends there. Then I went to Scotland and to the equivalent of Methodist or Presbyterian up there, but I found the people to be such stick-in-the-mud sorts that I never went to church again!
I returned to London and met Margaret. We were married and within a year she went on a Philosophy course, which she found very interesting. The course was run by an Ian Avenall and his wife. At this stage I had not heard of the Bahá'í Faith but, funnily enough, years later after my mother had died, I found in her Bible an article from the Manchester Guardian newspaper which started off by saying: "From the Bahá'ís in Wilmette to the Mormons in South America, there is a new spirit developing" and I wondered how it was that my mother had saved this article and put it in her Bible, and it had been in our house all that time.
I started attending the Philosophy Course which Margaret had attended and then Margaret became interested in the Bahá'í Faith through Earl Cameron. I resisted the Bahá'í Faith at this stage because, having just been through this course, I felt emptied of all past religious doctrines. The course had restored my faith in a Creator and God but it had eliminated outworn religions so, having got that slate clean, I didn't want to join another religion immediately, or ever!
After Margaret had become a Bahá'í, and we were having firesides in our house, it was three years before I showed any interest. During the firesides I used to stay upstairs in the kitchen and I would serve the tea and coffee and join the social chat afterwards! I found the Bahá'ís all very nice and pleasant but I would always avoid the actual talks at the meetings.
In 1968 I went with Margaret to Haifa. The Humphrey family had booked to go but at the last moment they had to drop out because their son Vahid was ill. We had all been going to a health clinic because Margaret hadn't been too good health-wise, but we cancelled that and went to Haifa instead. It was the 1968 International Oceanic Conference in Palermo, followed by a boat journey (in Bahá'u'lláh's footsteps) to the Holy Land where He had been incarcerated in the Most Great Prison. But I didn't know about all this at the time… I just knew it was an Oceanic Conference and a commemoration for the arrival of Bahá'u'lláh at Akka.
So I joined about 180 Bahá'ís from the UK, amongst whom were many Persians. There was trouble getting through Customs and the journey was long for we travelled for 12 hours via the continent, and our son Paul was very young. When we got to Palermo, we found ourselves in a maternity hospital instead of a hotel because about 2,000 Bahá'ís had turned up and there wasn't enough space for us all! That was a bit disappointing as I only had a fortnight's holiday a year and the two weeks were very valuable to me. Margaret went off to all these conferences and I was usually left with Paul, who was about two or three. I wasn't invited to a single activity and I assumed that I wasn't allowed to join in! So instead I went around on my own and visited an odd beach or two, returning to the hotel, but I really didn't enjoy myself. I had a stomachache, Paul was a bit niggly with a temperature, and Margaret was off all the time. She didn't even invite me to the Public Meeting which was held in Palermo, as she said it would be all in Italian! Anyway, after three or four days I was really fed up with the Bahá'ís and Palermo and was glad to get away.
When I reached Haifa, I found that all the shrines and all the Holy Places were closed – for Bahá'ís Only – so again I was excluded from everything. This really made me mad and I thought what a miserable lot they were! Anyway, eventually, due to the action of John Wade, who talked to the House of Justice about there being just one or two people in two thousand who were not Bahá'ís and the fact they weren't allowed to go to anything – I got special dispensation from the House to go to the Shrines. So I went into the Shrine of the Báb, but when I went to the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, the youth who was the official guide there, wouldn't let me in for he didn't believe the scribbled note saying I could be allowed in! We non-Bahá'ís spent hours mooning around and feeling very very cross about it. There were constantly groups going into the Shrines and we weren't even let in between groups.
Anyway, eventually Margaret was off somewhere and I took myself off to the Shrine of the Báb when everyone else was in Akka. I went there and prayed and said: "Look, if this is a true religion, let me know by the morning" and I left it at that! Anyway by the morning I had declared as a Bahá'í. So that was the answer and that was how I became a Bahá'í. I think it was on August 12th.
Although I knew some of the principles of the Faith at the time, I didn't really know very much and when I discovered that the Bahá'ís actually didn't drink alcohol, I was quite shocked. Although I had known that Bahá'ís didn't drink, I had never thought of this rule as actually applying to me! I got an even worse shock when I heard someone at the Unitarian Church tell me that Bahá'ís had to ask the permission of all parents before they could get married. That was another terrible shock to me. I was already married, but I had never been told about this rule. I remember telling the lady who told me, that she was entirely wrong. She told me that she had heard it from a Hand of the Cause, but I still thought she had made a mistake.
I wrote a letter to the National Spiritual Assembly on the spot after I had "declared", for the whole of the NSA of the British Isles was in Haifa, but they wouldn't accept my "declaration" because it was out of their jurisdiction to accept it. I couldn't be accepted until I got back to England.
Nothing much happened for about two years. I had been serving on a local Spiritual Assembly and attending Feasts and meetings in Barnet, then Betty Reed arrived one weekend and gave us all a terrible shock! Nine of us Bahá'ís were on a course with her and Betty was so dynamic that she shook us up and from that time on we all became more active Bahá'ís. I served on a Proclamation Committee with Pat Green at some stage but it was Betty Reed who shook us into activity. She had been with an Educational Training Programme with the Boot and Shoe Trade in Northampton and she used many psychological techniques to awaken us. She would give us a lecture and later on in the afternoon she made each one of us give a two minute talk on the lecture. All nine of us had to suddenly think about what she had said and, what's more, if you couldn't speak for two minutes, everyone else had to remain silent. It was really terrifying as none of us had been listening all that intently! We were all in a state of nervousness and ready to leave. We had to be up at 9 o'clock the next morning and she was strict with the timing and with everybody being present. We were told not to come on the course if we couldn't come for the whole weekend. Norman and Doreen Bailey were on the same course, along with Margaret Appa and Wendy Ayoub. The next day we had to talk for 10 minutes on the subject she had talked about, which was always the House of Justice and the Covenant. It certainly gave us all a good shaking up and we began to take in more. From then on I also began to read more.
I must admit that I kept on drinking for about three years after I was a Bahá'í because at that time I was a Sales Manager. Then a high powered European Sales Manager came to visit and invited me to a meal in a pub. I told him that I was having a beer, and asked him what he would like to have? He said that he would have milk! I was so mad that he had the courage and audacity to say that he was having milk when I, who was a Bahá'í, was having a beer to show that I was one of them! So, from that day onwards, I refused to have any more alcoholic drink.
In 1985 we went to work in Haifa and I was the Section Head of Electrical and Mechanical Services. We started work at 6.30 each morning and we worked very hard until 3.30 or 4 pm. I found that work very fascinating and it gave me access to all sorts of places that otherwise I couldn't even have thought of going to. I even had access into the inner shrines. The major project when I was there was the rewiring of Bahji – the Mansion, and all the gardens. Margaret was working in the Seat and we had a lovely flat opposite the Shrine of the Báb. We left the World Centre in 1988 due to family health problems. We returned home and got involved with lots of Bahá'í activities here in Totnes. Then we got itchy feet and went on a holiday to Yugoslavia and ended up pioneering to Belgrade for the next four years.
Bob Watkins
Totnes, Devon, June 1993
Editor's note: Back home in England, Bob served for many years on the Bahá'í National Venues and Logistics Committee responsible for logistical arrangements for Bahá'í conferences and gatherings. A much loved member of the UK Bahá'í community, Bob passed away in Devon in January, 2007.

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When organising your unforgettable holiday to Airlie Beach remember that there are many forms of transport available to you. Getting around and about is easy when there is air travel, Trains, coaches, local buses, Taxis and hire cars at your disposal.
Due to the large distances between destinations, air travel is always the quickest and easiest method to reach Airlie Beach. The prices are become increasingly attractive too because of competing domestic flight companies. Around Airlie Beach there are two, which service all large crafts and a light plane airport that services most air travel activities around the Whitsunday Islands. Another convenient way of getting to Airlie Beach is by the state rail service, Queensland Rail. Running the Queensland coast between Brisbane and Cairns, this scenic means of transport regularly stops at nearby Proserpine train station.
Travelling by coach to Airlie Beach is a wonderful way of enjoying the unique Australian landscape while relaxing in comfort. Many leading coach companies service the major cities and towns of the Queensland Coast and stop at Airlie Beach on route. When in Airlie Beach, a great way of getting around and about is by the local bus service, Whitsunday Transit. With over 70 services a day and reasonable fares the local bus service is a great way to explore the area.
Another transport service that helps get you around and about Airlie Beach are the local Taxis. At your disposal 24 hours a day, Taxis are an extremely convenient and comprehensive service that operates all over the Whitsunday coastline. Finally, another form of transport very popular among travellers to Airlie Beach is driving. By driving you can leisurely travel the Bruce Highway to the Whitsunday and Airlie Beach turn off and enjoy the beautiful Queensland mainland along the way. When driving you also have the freedom to go wherever you want, whenever you want.
Airlie Beach is a very special place that can be accessed by a range of different transport styles. Whether you choose to drive or use the many forms or public transport, getting around and about Airlie Beach is sure to be a breeze.


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Sellindge wind farm protesters create 'human turbine'
Credit: BBC News | www.bbc.co.uk 30 September 2012 ~~
Kent residents fighting plans to install six wind turbines on the border of their village have created a "human replica" of a turbine in protest.
Sellindge Residents Association said villagers came up with the idea because they needed a graphic way to show how big the turbines would be.
The firm behind the scheme, Ecotricity, said the 410ft (125m) turbines would provide power for nearly 12,000 homes.
A spokesman said the company had to satisfy 27 different planning controls.
Stuart Brennan, of Ecotricity, said he could understand people's apprehension but said the company had to carry out very strict environmental impact assessments.
'Absolutely enormous'
He said: "They are one of the most benign forms of energy generation that you can get."
Villagers went out on to a football pitch and joined hands to create the image of a turbine, which was photographed from above.
Ronald Lello, residents association chairman, said: "They are absolutely enormous in size. They make a huge impact on the landscape. They are right by areas of natural beauty and scientific interest. They are very close to some homes.
"You won't be able to not see them when you move around your house."
Mr Lello said campaigners believed the turbines were inefficient and would not reduce the need for conventional power stations.
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Mount comp is officially cancelled January 23, 2010 by Kirk Beyer (Surfer)Castle point comp and Monday at Lyall Bay January 6, 2010 by Kirk Beyer (Surfer)First comp of 2010 December 30, 2009 by Kirk Beyer (Surfer)Mumsdollar photos December 9, 2009 by UncategorizedMumsdollar Wellington show!! December 7, 2009 by Kirk Beyer (Surfer)Mumsdollar playing in Wellington this Saturday November 30, 2009 by Kirk Beyer (Surfer), UncategorizedSaturday at Tbay November 30, 2009 by Kirk Beyer (Surfer)
I surfed in the morning – howling onshore but some nice 4ft waves coming through then went home for some bacon and eggs.
The Steetsoundz sale! November 10, 2009 by Kirk Beyer (Surfer)
Last Saturday and Sunday were stunner days in Wellington, perfect weather to have a massive car audio sale!!
After lengthy consideration Surfing New Zealand has had to cancel the first event of the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour that was scheduled to run on the 2-3 January.
The Mount comp has just been officially
The event was first postponed and surfing NZ had hoped that they would be able to reschedule the event but the full calendar through the summer months has made this too difficult.
As a result of the cancellation, Hyundai have asked that we make the final event of the Tour at Port Waikato on the 26 – 27 March a six-star event. That means the prize money will be boosted to $6,800 for the event ($1,500 for first in the open men's division).
So I am now only going to 3 of the 4 contests, missing out on the Dunedin comp cause im at a wedding.
I didnt end up going to the Scotty and Lee Memorial Comp on the weekend because the swell looked too small. I was up bright and early ready to go but after checking the reports I made the call to bail. It was a good call too, because they had to postpone the comp until Sunday night and ran most of it on Monday (and I had to work Monday).
I can't find the official results of the comp yet, but I will post them when I get them. I have heard that they had good waves Sunday night with a howling offshore and 2-3ft surf, but Monday was the day – they scored some epic waves for the comp on monday.
I rocked up to Realsurf to start at 8am and nearly cried! It was one of those 4times a year epic surfs at Lyall Bay and I had to work!! I managed to get out at lunchtime and after work in the arvo, but check out these photos of the morning. Photos are taken by local surfer Shane Ives, if you were out in the morning he may have got a shot of you – email him to check firstname.lastname@example.com – Surfer in the photos is Realsurf worker/rider Jeramy Buckley.
The Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour is about to begin for 2010!
The first contest is this weekend, 2nd and 3rd of January at Mount Maunganui.
Im heading up on Friday in the van full of heapsa Mountain Dew. Im gonna be walking the beach giving away Mountain Dew when I'm not competiting so come find me for a drink.
The weather report for the weekend is looking pretty good but unfortunately the surf report isn't looking as flash, check it out below. Im taking a 10′ board for the small waves so that I can atleast stand up if its as small as the report is saying it will be!
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Here are some more photos from the Mumsdollar Farewell Tour on Saturday, man it was such a good show!!
More pics below…
I was priviledged to organise and run the Wellington show of Mumsdollars final tour before they break up as a band.
Mumsdollar are my favourite NZ band, they are so good! And on Saturday night they played the best concert I've ever been to. About 550 people showed up to The Rock church at 7pm for the show.
We had a Mountain Dew fridge on stage for the band to give out cans to the audience and drink between songs. The auditorium got so hot that all 276 cans were given out… as an organiser of the event I freak out about drinks being spilt on the carpet cause I have to clean it up or pay for it – but cause everyone was so hot, out of 276 cans of Mountain Dew not one drip was spilt on the floor!! Stoked!!
What a mean show, check these photos taken by my mate Josh Barr (www.joshbarr.com)
Mumsdollar is an awesome band! They recently won the NZ Music Award for best Christian artists.
But after years of being rockstars they are breaking up and doing other things. Not going out without a bang, they are doing a final NZ tour, and they are playing in Wellington…. This Saturday 5th December at The Rock Church 7pm!
Tickets are only $10 and you can get them from here: http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/tickets/ID/692/Mumsdollar_Tour.utr
It is gona be an incredible show so make sure you get there! Im sure they will be playing this song, check it out:
Here are more details on the tour:
Saturday was all time at Titahi Bay!!
I surfed in the morning – howling onshore but some nice 4ft waves coming through then went home for some bacon and eggs.
At 12.30 it went offshore so back down the road to the beach I went and surfed for 3hours in perfect 3ft offshore waves. The only issue was the crowds! I dont know who most of them were or where they came from, but everyone who owns a surfboard in Wellington seemed to be out.
I went back out at 5pm when the tide started to pick the swell up again, had another epic surf, this time in a short arm 2/2 wetty – yes the water is actually warming up in Wellington!!
Gotta be stocked with 6 and a half hours of surfing for a Saturday! Especially when Titahi bay usually goes flat after 30mins of offshore wind on it!
Did anyone else score it??
Last Saturday and Sunday were stunner days in Wellington, perfect weather to have a massive car audio sale!!
Streetsoundz Wellington were literally giving away car speakers! First thing Saturday morning there were about 60 guys and gals waiting outside the door ready to rush in to be one of the first 5 customers that received a free $120 Fusion Sub woofer. The shop was jam packed for the first couple of hours and then had a consistant flow of bargain hunters for the rest of the weekend.
The radio stations were there and ofcourse Mountain Dew was there! I had the fridge inside the shop next to the DJ table where people could help themselves as they were picking their soundz!
Streetsoundz have finished their sale but always have good deals going on so go in and have a chat to them, do your car and your ears a favour!! You can check out some more pics from the weekend here…
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Sidewalk 2009: Horror plus time equals comedyBy Contributor
Movie review: 'Best Worst Movie'
By Kenn McCracken
Review at a glance: The documentary "Best Worst Movie" provides a good look at how an unintentionally bad movie gets made.
A scene from "Best Worst Movie."
We've all seen bad movies. Once in a while, though, you'll find a movie that takes bad to its logical conclusion, passes it, loops back on itself and becomes entertaining in its awfulness, like the horror flick "Troll 2."
A documentary goes one step further. "Best Worst Movie" looks at the making of "Troll 2" and the camp celebrations and fandom that have sprung up around the unapologetically bad movie.
"Best Worst Movie" opens the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival tonight.
Director Michael Paul Stephenson, who played the lead role in "Troll 2," focuses on the major players of the cast and crew, including director Claudio Fragasso, writer Rossella Drudi and Alexander City native George Hardy.
"Troll 2" — which, coincidentally, isn't a sequel to "Troll" and doesn't even feature any trolls — has spawned conventions, viewing parties and fan gatherings.
What emerges is a group of people best known for one of the worst movies ever made and their reactions to the growing fandom. (Novice filmmakers: Rejoice in the fact that you've probably made better movies for less money. There's hope yet.)
Some of them have continued making movies or acting, while others have disappeared from the public eye altogether.
Most interesting, perhaps, is Hardy, the small-town dentist. Watching his earnest excitement grow and fall at being involved with "Troll 2" is somewhat charming, especially if you've ever known anyone who had a brief brush with fame.
Will he continue acting, or stick with his dental practice? Will fame go to his head, or can he remain an humble Alabama boy?
Watching "Best Worst Movie" is kind of meta. (I'm fairly certain that with some "Troll 2" cast and crew in attendance to watch themselves watching themselves, we will all fall through the rabbit hole that becomes an actual rip in the space-time continuum.)
Still, it's a good look at what is becoming a cult classic, from the inside out, looking back.
Kenn McCracken (@insomniactive) is a director and an award-winning screenwriter (2005 Sidewalk Sidewrite grand prize, "Muckfuppet").
He's also a writer (Birmingham Weekly, Spin.com, mental_floss), a bassist for the Exhibit(s), an eight-time cat juggling champion for Malta and an ongoing experiment in sleep deprivation. He occasionally steals your best ideas to claim at his blog, Dairy of a Madman.
"Best Worst Movie" will screen at 8 tonight at the Alabama Theatre.
Video: Trailer for "Best Worst Movie"
Video: "Troll 2" director Claudio Fragasso
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We got our first Alesis Andromeda A6 last week, with a voice which passes it's own internal calibrations but which is obviously out of tune afterwards, the client had pre-ordered 3 of the VCO ASIC's in advance so we thought that all the bases were covered, a replacement chip and a couple of spares.
These chips were not cheap, even direct from Alesis so expectations were high of a satisfactory result from this. The IC's themselves are surface mounted quad flat-packs which inherently carries it's own difficulties. Lifting a dual sided SMD chip requires heating of one side of the chip until all the pins break free of their pads, then proceed to the other side to lift the chip out cleanly, but with quad packages this cannot be done without access to some very expensive tooling.
We actually carefully cut out all the pins of the VCO ASIC on the faulty voice (which is one option) and then carefully removed all the IC pins, the idea being that this would stress the PCB the least, and their delicate tracks, and this turned out to be the case, a nice clean removal and no pad damage. Lining up a QFPP with 64 pins is not a trivial matter either, the pins are only a millimetre apart and over four quadrants this isn't easy, but the new chip went in, and after a long time under a magnifying light (which really wrecks your eyesight) we were happy to go for a test. This seemed to go well, the errant voice was now tuning every aspect and was staying there, all looked good apart from an adjacent voice which was always a semitone flat on Osc 1 and even more wayward on Osc 2 despite passing the Autotune routine. Repeated Autotuning showed this to be more than a transient abberation, this voice was faulty too in a similar way. This time we tried a different technique for chip removal, using very thin wire under the pins to lift out one side of the chip at a time while it was being heated with a temperature controlled Hot-Air rework tool. We did some rehearsals in advance on some old DVD drive and Hard drive circuit boards to get the temperatures, timing and techniques as perfect as possible for this form of IC, and then we went for it, and thankfully it went well, a clean chip lift and no damage to the board. Putting another one of the new chips in went well except that it didn't work at all. no output whatsoever, the tuning sequence struggled with it and then gave up disabling the voice.
We checked and rechecked all of the connections and then gave up on it and next day installed the last of the three Osc chips into it. This seemed to work fine, and we regarded the synth as good to go, and indeed it was collected and went back to it's owner, who after resetting the tuning tables started to run into a litany of problems with both of the new IC's installed, and indeed a different voice has started to be problematic ( each oscillator ASIC handles two voices as does each Filter ASIC). Alesis UK have offered to send another two Osc ASIC's free of charge to the client, but our main worry is about the number of times we can replace these chips before the pcb gets terminally damaged. This synth would seem to be a work in progress, and this is a shame, as what was done should have been enough to sort it completely, but the vagaries of the Osc chips make this a difficult problem.
The Tektronix Conundrum
As mentioned in a previous blog, we bought a Tektronix TDS420 scope for dealing with the Digital side of synth problem analysis, it has four channels, 100 MHz bandwidth, and lots of groovy DSP functions for Fourier analysis if necessary but also does funky things like reading out fairly accurately the frequency of the incoming signal, previously if we wanted to know if a CPU clock was correct, we would have to connect the Frequency counter but the Tek would onscreen give you a sufficient answer immediately.
Like the old Queen song Save Me says, "It started out so well" when we bought it, it passed all it's boot diagnostics, which is why we bought it, but within a week it was starting to fail it's front panel CPU diag's and not much later on the Aquisition module started to randomly fail. Ironically perhaps we bought it to tide over a major rebuild of our Analog scope, a Fluke 3082 whose front panel controls had become totally shot, and indeed the Tek did tide us over this transition period while we rebuilt the Fluke.
Ironically the Fluke turned out to be a lot easier to repair than we expected, the switch contacts which looked like they should have been Gold plated turned out to have just been so dirty that they looked that way, scrubbing with Isopropanol brought them back to a nice silver colour. The weird surprise was that a lot of the Encoders on the front panel didn't work either, and the reason was failed SMD diodes attached to them, about 9 if memory serves, and these were replaced with 4148 SMD equivalents which worked fine, the Fluke was now better than it had ever been, but it is a Digitally controlled Analog scope, not so dissimilar from most of the synths that pass through here, it is programmable, it has presets, and you can save your favourite settings. That being dealt with, and a great number of synths in the interim, we got back to the Tek for another try at the problem.
The Service Manual is available online but is largely hopeless as it doesn't contain circuit diagrams and just recommends changing this board or that assuming that spares are going to be available for a 20 year old Scope, which they are not. We found the killer bug and it does have relevance to the modern synth world. as it seems to be all the Electrolytic SMD power supply capacitors on both of the failing boards, they leak something akin to battery acid across these tightly packed boards, and it does similar damage to the components and pcb tracks in their vicinity. This is Tektronix and they never knowingly used cheap components in their products, but here we are cleaning up noxious fluids fron the pcb's and replacing about 50 capacitors and using Kynar wire to rebuild burnt out tracks on both of the failing pcb's, and a few IC's also, thankfully nothing that cannot be obtained locally.
About 50% of the capacitors measured were absolutely faulty and as for the rest we are dubious, the new replacements give far better readings. This Scope is from 1993 which is 20 years ago, how many synth time bombs are there waiting to expire for the same reason.


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Compared to other German cities, Würzburg is not well known to tourists. This is a shame since Würzburg certainly has a lot to offer.
The scenic location of the city adjacent to the Main River is just beautiful. The slopes surrounding the city is covered with wine fields and adds to a nice environment. The city itself offers quite a few sights, out of which the Marienberg castle as well as the Residenz palace and the St. Kilian Dom (Church) are must-see destinations. Würzburg also offers lots of stores for those craving for shopping possibilities. The annual wine festival is highly recommendable.


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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Valentine's Day Tricks and Treats. How will you be spending Your Val's Day!?
It is February 12th and the countdown to Valentine's day has long been here. All the ladies are standing by anxious to see what their men have in store, and all the men are panicking knowing that they have nothing planned (lol I pity you). I will first like to remind everyone that valentine's day should not be a day to love the one you are with, you are suppose to love and cherish your significant other everyday. Valentine's day is only a day marked to celebrate that love that you have. If you have not started planning or don't know what to do, DO NOT PANIC! I have some quick easy and romantic ideas for you...
Here are little inexpensive and romantic ideas for a wonderful Valentine's day.
1. The Traditional Flowers at Her Workplace:
This is so simple and you can never go wrong. Sending your significant other flowers at their work place always screams "I love you and you are on my mind". The best part about this is both couples that are close together and one's that are long distance can participate in this. All you have to do is call the nearest florist to him/her arrange what you would like them to make, give them the address and the rest is history.
2. A romantic Dinner:
The best (and sometimes most depressing part for our single friends) is seeing the restaurants filled with couples having a romantic dinner on the night of valentines day. There is always so much love in the air that you can literally smell it! Taking your significant other out to a romantic dinner whether it is at a nice restaurant or in the comfort of your own home prepared by you, is a perfect way to reminisce on the love you two have shared. Just starring into her eyes on that candle lit dinner is enough to remind you why you love and have been putting up with her for all this time.
3. Wine, Rose Pedals and a candle lit Bath:
This would be my favorite option for me to do for my man (if i had the opportunity to). Yes Valentine's day is not only for the lady, ladies our men want to be celebrated to! Being that valentine's day falls on a Friday, you could set up a trail of rose pedals starting from the door leading into the bedroom and to the bathtub filled with a nice warm bubble bath, lighted candles and 2 glasses of wine (one for you and one for him) for your man to have a nice intimate bath with you once he gets back from work. Imagine the smile and appreciation he will have on his face knowing that you did this cute romantic gesture for him.
4. Make babies (strictly for our licensed married couples... *cough* =D )
5. Exchange Gifts:
I absolutely love receiving gifts almost as much as I love giving them. You can plan with your significant other to just exchange gifts on that day. You will be surprised what he/she will get you. Some couples make this a yearly tradition. It's crazy how competitive they get, it almost turns into a gift giving competition of who can give the best gift, the gifts get bigger and bigger each year sef, ah one day one might even vex and buy the other a car!
Hope I was able to give some ideas of last minute valentine's day arrangement you can do. Please share with me what you have planned for val's day. I really really want to know how my readers plan to celebrate or a story of your favorite valentine's day memory! I shared with you s it is only fair =D!!
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Psalm 18 became real to me during March 2004 while on a trip with Mike to Billy Graham's retreat "The Cove," near Asheville, North Carolina. We were awaiting news of our new ministry assignment, one of the last of 14 seminary families to be assigned after an incredible, stretching year in the Beeson doctoral program. It was a time of trusting, for the Mobile call we believed God had for us had just been given to a younger couple with less experience (but more "connections"). During that weekend, we learned that Millbrook was "the one", and we knew that finding a house—our first ever—from two states away would soon be on the docket. The last ten years of ministry…from Asbury to Asbury once again…had been incredible.
Three specific verses from this Psalm that touched my heart while stealing away to pray and meditate under a tree that afternoon were
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me"
35 You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
As a child, I could not keep from turning my ankles! We kept ACE bandages on hand, and I wore them often. One version of this Psalm says, "You stoop down to make me great." I could not get my mind around the fact that sometimes God does indeed stack the deck in our favor when it comes to making His way—and His blessing—clear to us. We hear a lot about staying on the narrow path in order to be close to His heart, but when HE BROADENS the path beneath your feet, it's an amazing realization. Words like "spacious", "delighted", "rescued", "sustains", "saving", and "shield" describe the lengths He goes for us just to show His love for each of us uniquely. As our retreat gets underway today and we learn what it means to see God's Kingdom multiplied through prayer, may we beam inwardly that spreads outwardly to know that He honestly DELIGHTS in us. He loves to lead us to spacious places. He lives to rescue us…not just through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, but daily in both small and big ways. Know that, if you are presently fighting an enemy as is described in the other verses of Psalm 18, this will be the end result as we "show ourselves faithful." His grace is sufficient for us to do just that.
Prayer: "Lord Jesus, thank You for Your saving help, my shield. Thank You for all from which You protect me, much of which I may never know. Thank You for Your right hand, the POWER hand, which keeps me sustained and standing, even if I haven't the strength to take a step. Standing is territory held, also. Thank You for broadening the path beneath my feet when my natural ability fails me. It delights me to know that YOU DELIGHT in me! Guide me and lead me today exactly as You will. Speak to my heart and ease any burdens that would keep my mind off of You and what You want to do in me, around me, through me. Thank You for leading me thus far, and for this new spacious place in which to adventure with You. Empower me by Your Holy Spirit to see with Your eyes, hear with Your ears, and believe with Your heart. I love You, Lord! In Your precious Name I pray, Amen."


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Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR)
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) takes over Las Vegas Dec. 1-10, with many thousands of Western-clad visitors expected to pull for their favorite athletes at the world's richest rodeo.
The National Finals Rodeo organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) … (UNLV) and is aired live on CBS Sports Network. … was achieved and Wrangler became the first title sponsor of the National Finals Rodeo.
RFD-TV Daily Broadcast Schedule Dec. 3-12:
South Point Buckle Ceremony, 3 p.m. (ET)
Outside the Barrel, 4 p.m.
Western Sports Round-Up, 5 p.m.
Cowboy Shopping Network, 6 p.m.
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Rural Radio Daily Broadcast Schedule Dec. 3-12:
South Point Buckle Ceremony, 4 p.m. (ET)
Outside the Barrel, 5 p.m.
Western Sports Round-Up, 6 p.m.
Performance from Thomas and Mack Center, 9 p.m.
Fifteen contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding, along with 15 roping teams, will put their talents on display for nearly 18,000 fans a day in the newly renovated sports arena and thousands of others at casino properties all over town as they chase world championships.
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR)
"You would think that, after 32 years, it would get old doing the same event, but it's never the same event," said Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events, which co-sanctions the rodeo along with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. "There is always something new and fresh, so I'm looking forward to it again. It's my favorite time of year.
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR)
Las Vegas Events and RFD-TV are teaming up for the third straight year Dec. 3-12 to bring you live behind-the-scenes television coverage of the entire Cowboy Experience during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In addition, Rural Radio SiriusXM Channel 147 will air live play-by-play coverage of every rodeo performance.
On RFD-TV, expect more than four hours of coverage each day from Las Vegas. The nightly go-round buckle ceremony from the South Point Hotel and Casino kicks off each daily broadcast schedule at 3 p.m. (ET). Flint Rasmussen's talk show, Outside the Barrel, immediately follows at 4 p.m. daily, and afternoon programming wraps up with live daily broadcasts of Western Sports Roundup at 5 p.m. That's when Steve Kenyon and Amy Wilson will provide up-to-the-minute news and conduct interviews with contestants, entertainers and more.
The hotels get better every year at customizing the experiences they're offering for fans, and some new ones come on board," Christenson said.
NFR General Manager Shawn Davis — a Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer who cast the deciding vote to bring the rodeo to Las Vegas in 1985 — has watched the event and its backdrop grow together.
"From Day One, we've always had great support from Las Vegas. We've always worked together, and the event has been very beneficial for PRCA and Las Vegas Events," said Davis, a three-time world champion saddle bronc rider, adding, "You can never sit still, no matter what you're doing. If you sit still, you're going backwards. I hope the future continues to be as bright as the past.


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In the Crack brings in Lola Myluv and her fine self for some hot bikini pics in the sun.
Of course no shoot would be complete without some beautiful spread pussy shots.
Lola Myluv strips off her sexy bikini to reveal a really nice ass. I don't see any tan lines.
There's just something appealing about a gorgeous tan pussy like on Lola Myluv.
After applying her sun tan lotion, she's ready to lay out for some quality nude sunbathing.


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Raising Confident, Competent Children
Raising Confident, Competent Children
The values, skills and behaviors to encourage children are the choice of every individual parent. However, some core skills are important for everyone. Children are more likely to be confident, succeed at school and get along with others when they develop certain life skills. This seminar is open to all parents. Childcare may be available. Please register at least 3 days in advance if you require childcare.
Date: Wednesday, January 24 or Thursday, March 29, 2018
Time: 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Location: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, registration is required
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By Jessica Loi
Supporting Redwood City PAL Will Be Music to Your Ears: The Redwood City Police Activity League is hosting their 11th annual PAL Blues, Music, ARTS & BBQ Festival this weekend. On Friday and Saturday, July 22 & 23, the Courthouse Square and its surrounding streets will be overflowing with food, music, art, and family fun. Blues artists from the Bay Area and beyond are scheduled to perform throughout the program, and top-notch barbecue cuisine will be available for attendees to snack on while enjoying the tunes. Additionally, the PAL Blues Festival and the city's ART on the Square series have partnered to bring festival-goers unique artist booths and displays. Admission is free, and proceeds from this event will fund PAL youth programs that aim to improve the health, education, and leadership skills of community children. Bypass the downtown traffic this weekend by taking Caltrain to the Sequoia Station, only a five-minute walk away from the Courthouse.
Break the Weekday Cycle at the Silicon Valley Bike Summit: Help the transportation industry shift gears by achieving a safer, healthier future in transit at the 6th annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit. On August 11, the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition invites everyone to join the region's active transportation leaders from government, law enforcement, non-profits, and the public to discuss the latest projects, policies, and issues that will make roads and trails safer for all people. Caltrans reps will be available to speak about the latest guidelines and case studies on protected bike lanes and intersections, as well as explain how to get innovative projects completed. The most current Vision Zero updates will also be discussed, and examples of pop-up demo bike projects will be provided for attendees to use on their own bicycles. To register for the Silicon Valley Bike Summit, click here.
There's A New Way To Get Around San Mateo: Spend less time behind the wheel and more time living life. Connect San Mateo is a new program that highlights the transportation solutions available to those who live, play and work in the City of San Mateo. Residents, commuters, and visitors can use the ConnectSanMateo.com website to find out about easy, convenient, and affordable transportation options to get around town. ConnectSanMateo.com is the one-stop source to get out of your car and around San Mateo. The website also offers a Trip Planner feature that allows travelers to find the most convenient commute to fit their respective schedules. To learn more about Connect San Mateo and to plan your first trip, please visit ConnectSanMateo.com.


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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Colombia
Range Description
This species is only known from two sites on the crest of the Serranía de los Paraguas on the border of the departments of Chocó and Valle del Cauca, in Colombia, between 2,100–2,250 m asl. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 17 km2.
Habitat and Ecology
The species is found in cloud forest, and individuals have been found perched on low vegetation inside dense undisturbed forests. It breeds by direct development.
It is a rare species. The last record for the species is from 1998, despite recent surveys in search for the species (W. Bolívar pers. comm. August 2016).
Population Trend
Major Threats
The species suffered a drastic population declines at the end of the 1990s, but there is no information if chytridiomycosis was the cause (G. González and B. Wilmar pers comm. August 2016). Localized threats include habitat loss due to agricultural activities, cattle grazing and logging.
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions Part of the range of the species is within Reserva Natural Cerro El Inglés. Conservation NeededIn light of the possibility that chytrid may have been involved in declines, any surviving individuals might need to form the basis for the establishment of an ex-situ population.Research NeededResearch in population trends, ecology, threats and distribution is recommended for the species.
Red List Status
Critically Endangered (CR)
Listed as Critically Endangered because it has not recuperated from the extreme decline probably caused by chytridiomycosis and has not been recorded since 1998 despite recent surveys. Population size is probably no more than 50 individuals.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2017. Pristimantis xylochobates. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T57061A85889648. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57061A85889648.en .Downloaded on 21 February 2019


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Iloilo City has always been a favorite gatehub to the world-renown Boracay Island. Guimaras is also one of the more popular destinations when visiting the city. But this year was different for me. Being the city's frequent visitor, I was happy to explore more of what it can offer to its tourists. And I got an exhilarating fill of Mother Nature that was infinitely unique to other Philippine destinations that I've experienced.
Before I go on and on about how amazing this tour was, I'd like to recommend the tour package that we were blessed to have. Gigantes Experience Travel & Tours made sure that our trip was easily the best and most comfortable vacation for all of us. Everything was very well-planned and we were taken care of so profusely that we felt guilty for just sitting back and doing nothing. I have been traveling for most parts of my adult life, and this, by far, is one of my most favorite trips here in my country. Mr Christopher Salao (or Kuya Tope) was the epitome of Filipino hospitality. Every penny we paid for was worth it, or even more. He made sure that we were extremely-fed and happy all throughout the entire trip. If you want the same experience, please feel free to contact Kuya Tope at this number: +63 906 502 5250, or you can also check out their facebook page: GigantesExperienceTour .
To give you a sneak peek of our trip, please check out this video:
Isla de Gigantes is a litter of islands in the Western part of the Visayan sea. According to our tour guide, coffins with the bones of giants were found inside the caves around the island. The skeletons showed indications of the existence of giants that grew to be as tall as 8 feet. Thus, how the island was named.
My friends and me left Iloilo City at 12:00 NN. A van was arranged to take us from the city to Estancia. It took us around 2 & 1/2 hours to get to the port. Our van comfortably fit the 8 of us. When we got to the port, we got a colorful treat of cute little boats lined up on the dock side, ready to take tourists to their island destinations. It took us another 2 to 3 hours to get from the pier to the island where we would be staying for the night.
As we neared our destination, we were able to take the time to drop by two islands that gave us an exciting appetizer of what we would be marveling all throughout the weekend. At the sight of the islands, we were all giddy with anticipation. We did not miss the chance to take a few shots at the front of our cute, little boat.
Our first stop was at the Tangke Saltwater Lagoon. We were lucky that the weather was really good that day. Under normal circumstances, boats would find it hard to dock on this spot because of the strong waves. It would be impossible for them to steady the boat without hitting the huge rock formations lining the entire place. Since the sea was really calm when we visited, we had no problems at all. Though, we weren't able to swim because the lagoon was barely filled with seawater, our eyes were filled instead with the jaw-dropping sight of angry rock crevices that demanded to be seen. It was literally like we were inside the arms of the most enchanted side of Gaia. The beautiful mix of greens and grays reminded me a lot of scenes from Jurassic Park or the Amazon Jungles.
The boat then took us to the best place to catch and capture a killer view of the sunset, Bantigue Island. This place reminded me a lot of the White Island in Camiguin. Only, I wasn't able to witness the same thing there. The sand bar was filled with vast white sands and we got to enjoy the beautiful glow of the sun as it bid farewell and give way to the rising nightfall.
Contented with the few minutes that we got to spend in the Sand Bar, we agreed to head to our final stop for the day, Antonia Island Resort. We got there after sunset, so it was a bit dark already. The secluded island was really quiet and absolutely unspoiled by technology. There was barely cell signal, and absolutely no internet connection. Electricity was made available only at night through a generator that was only turned on during the evenings. It truly was an escape from the topsy-turvy realities of the city. No internet made us appreciate nature more. No cell signal forced us to talk to each other. And the limited electricity made us see the stars in all its wonderful glory.
All of us shared a huge tent carefully situated in the island. We all had foams inside and though it was raining during the first hour of the morning, their tents held strong and we slept through it.
We spent the first few hours of the day going around and taking pictures of the spectacular sights inside the island. I could not even begin to explain how stunning the whole place was. I don't think there would be enough words to describe the intoxicating feeling of everything that we saw. We couldn't get enough of the place. I personally think that one night was still not enough for our eyes to completely memorize every detail of the island.
At around 10:30, we set off to see the other islands. Our first stop for the day was at Cabugao Gamay. What made this place interesting was the viewing deck. You'd have to crawl inside a small opening to get to view everything from the top. Common here are the brilliant rock formations that made the experience standout from the common island hopping adventures in other provinces.
After braving the crazy heat, we set ourselves off to the next island, Cabugao Dako. Here, we were able to swim with the fishes and enjoy the sparkling, blue seawater. And of course, more rock formations to admire.
After taking our fill of the pristine waters, we headed back to Antonia Island Resort. We had another mouth-watering meal for lunch.
After packing up all our things, we headed out to our next and final stop: Small Hidden Lagoon. Admittedly, it was hard for our boat to dock. Thankfully, our boat man was quite the expert in navigating our ride. It wasn't long before we were all piling up to check out the place.
It was sad that we were about to end the trip already. If only we could do it all over again, I would gladly spend another weekend in these islands. I wouldn't mind going here again and again for the nth time. My eyes simply could not get enough of the stunning views and unspoiled nook and crannies of nature. I felt so blessed to have been given the opportunity to see all the best parts of my country. And I would never get tired of describing to everyone who would care to listen about how exquisite Isla De Gigantes is.


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The Sheriff Catches a Bride
Book 5, Cowboys of Chance Creek
Cora Seton
This book can be downloaded and read in Apple Books on your Mac or iOS device.
When county sheriff Cab Johnson gets a hunch, he's learned to trust it, and his hunch tells him Rose Bellingham is in a peck of trouble. Bad enough he's in love with her, bad enough she's already engaged to Jason Thayer. He's got to figure out what she's hiding before he loses her for good.
Rose can't stand one more person meddling in her business, even if that person is a handsome, eligible sheriff. She's been controlled for far too long. But since her fiancé's father is both her boss and landlord, she can't dump Jason until she's got somewhere to run. She's found the perfect place: a patch of forest outside town. But with Cab watching her every move, she's hard pressed to finish her hideaway so she can make her escape. Meanwhile, she's not the only one with problems. Can she find a way to help her friends, too?
Just when Cab solves one mystery, more pop up. Where does Rose keep disappearing to? What's wrong with Mia Start? Why is Hannah Chatham lying to her fiancé? At least he's let Rose know he's interested. And if he's not mistaken, she's interested, too.
Rose's hideaway is perfect, until her friends invade it to escape their own troubles. Can she trust them to keep its whereabouts a secret? Does she want to hide from Cab anymore? Now that Jason's out of the picture, is it safe to follow her heart?
When two unexpected visitors arrive with secrets of their own, Chance Creek must brace for its deadliest night ever. Can Cab figure out the connections between all the mysteries fast enough?
Or will Rose and her friends pay the ultimate price?
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The Sheriff Catches a Bride
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Book started out slow. I hoped it would pick up but didn't. Too much detail and not much storyline. Will not be reading any other of author's work. I'm giving two star rating...and I'm being generous.
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- $3.99
- Category: Western
- Published: Jan 06, 2014
- Publisher: One Acre Press
- Seller: One Acre Press
- Print Length: 300 Pages
- Language: English
- Series: Book 5, Cowboys of Chance Creek


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Legacy of Letters is a calligraphy tour in Italy focus on inscriptional lettering from ancient Rome to the Baroque. Here's a amazing video by Luca Barcellona.
Calligraphy by Luca Barcellona
Luca Barcellona did a stunning video during the Legacy of Letters tour in Itlay. A must see. More information about this event and more pictures by Luca after the jump.
If you love calligraphy and letters, make sure to visit Luca's Flickr, you'll find hundreds of artworks.
About the Legacy Of Letters Tour:
After a decade of quiescence, Legacy of Letters is back with a new lettering tour of Italy. This time the tour, led by Paul Shaw and Alta Price, will bypass Rome and Florence and instead explore the Veneto and Emilia-Romagna regions. They are home to some of the most exciting, though lesser-known, lettering in a country rich in extraordinary lettering.
The ten-day tour will go from Aquileia to Rimini with stops in Venice, Verona, Vicenza, Padua and Ravenna. Some of the sites to be visited will be San Marco and the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice, the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, the Villa Rotonda in Vicenza, the Scipione Maffei collection of Roman inscriptions in Verona, the Tipoteca in Cornuda, the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini, and the mosaics of Sant'Apollinare in Classe.
The Legacy of Letters 2010 tour will focus on inscriptional lettering from ancient Rome to the Baroque, Renaissance manuscripts and incunabula, 19th-century Italian wood type, Fascist inscriptions, and 20th-century Italian metal type. Workshops on calligraphy and letterpress printing are scheduled for one weekend. There will also be informal conversations with several contemporary Italian calligraphers, typographers and graphic designers.
As a break from such a deep immersion in letters, there will be visits to some of Palladio's major buildings, the Canova museum, and several architectural works by Carlo Scarpa. There will also be opportunities to enjoy the great food and wine of the Veneto and Emilia-Romagna regions.


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As a marketer or business owner, you need to find visually appealing ways of presenting information on your website.
Both PDFs and online flipbook creators can help you showcase your products and services, but it's important not to confuse the two options.
In this post, let's take a look at the differences between PDFs and online flipbooks so you can work out which option is best for you.
#2 What is an online flipbook?
#3 Making the leap from PDFs to online flipbooks
#1 What is a PDF?
The acronym PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It's a type of file format invented by the software company Adobe.
Customers can view these documents hosted on your site in a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader, Foxit Reader, or another PDF reader application. Some browsers even have a plugin, which allows visitors to read PDFs hosted on your site without having to open a separate application.
The idea behind the PDF is that it allows document creators to present information to viewers in a way that always looks the way it was designed to look. The layout of the document is independent of the applications, software, hardware, and operating system used by the viewer. Over the years, PDFs have been used to present an enormous amount of useful information, including technical information, product catalogs, reports, and many other things.
As a result of the popularity of the format, almost every computer now has Adobe Reader installed, allowing everyone to quickly and easily view the PDFs they find online. Let's have a closer look at some of the pros and cons of using this kind of document and viewer.
Related read: How To Improve Your Online Flipbooks (Step-by-Step Quick Guide)
Most marketers work with search engine optimization on a daily basis. It's become the basis for working with digital marketing.
In that respect, you don't have to worry about using PDFs in your marketing as they are fully indexable by search engines. However, just because a file is indexable, it doesn't mean that it is necessarily the best approach.
You just have to prepare and design your document and save it as a PDF from the program that you use, for instance, Word, InDesign or something else. And then you're ready to publish your document online.
With PDFs, you also have some options to help your document being found by search engines.
Open your file and edit the document meta data under document preferences. Although meta descriptions don't have much impact on SEO anymore, I recommend that you see this option to write a compelling text that will prompt searchers to choose exactly your link.
Otherwise, search engines will write the text for you and you don't have control of what's presented anymore. In addition to that PDFs can contain links and indexable content if you make sure not to create content, such as text, as images.
Get the 3 simple tips to make your flipbooks SEO friendly
As with any tool you use to get your work done, there's most likely a downside too.
The same goes for using PDFs to create your online documents like online catalogs, brochures, and magazines.
Let's take a look at some of the most obvious disadvantages of using this kind of presentation for online publishing.
1. Poor navigation
One of the concerns about using PDFs for online content is the poor navigation options.
For instance, if your document happens to rank highly in search engines and a user finds it through organic search, the chances are that the user will have a hard time navigating further and find other relevant material on your website.
The integration with your other marketing activities on your website is simply non-existing.
2. Lengthy documents
PDF documents that contain a lot of pages are often hard to navigate. Companies publish these kind of documents on their website that range from a few pages to hundreds of pages.
Those large documents are cumbersome to navigate, in addition to being hard for the reader to remember which pages contained what and they need to go back to the first couple of pages to find the table of contents if such a table is included.
3. TIMe-CONSUMING Scrolling
If your PDF is long, it can be quite time-consuming to scroll through the document to find, what you are looking for.
4. Tedious updating
Another element of using PDFs to publish online documents is the slow process of updating of URLs and links to your document when you make changes to the document.
Particularly those that have large product catalogs, that want to provide digitally, experience lengthy work processes to update the link to product IDs which cannot be automated with the use of PDFs.
5. Slow download time
In relation to the above, if the PDF is very large, it comes with a slow download time. As time is money, it can be frustrating to wait for the PDF to actually appear on the screen.
6. Lack of analytics
In today's digital world and search for optimization and effectiveness in work processes, PDFs are not that helpful.
It's probably the greatest disadvantage of this kind of document and presentation that there is no easy way to track how readers interact with your content.
Unlike with online flipbooks, it is much harder to understand how a visitor is engaging with a PDF publication. This isn't ideal.
#2 SO, What is an Online Flipbook?
Online flipbooks aren't as different from PDFs as you might think.
In fact, creating a PDF is the first step in creating an online flipbook. An online flipbook creator can convert PDF to flipbook, allowing you to add many enrichments along the way.
These extra features are one of the main differences between the two.
In simple terms, a flipbook is basically a PDF viewer equipped with multiple ways of enriching a PDF.
You can add all kinds of interactive features, including:
- Links to relevant pages on your website that you want visitors to check out,
- Pop-ups
- Mouseover text
- Animations
- Videos
- eCommerce integration
You can also track how visitors interact with all of these elements.
Benefits of an Online Flipbook
You may still be wondering:
Why would you choose to offer your website visitors an online flipbook instead of a PDF?
After all, it is technically possible to embed interactive features into the latter.
Well, unfortunately, it isn't possible to view an interactive PDF online, which means that your clients will need to download the file to their computer and open it in the viewer of their choice.
This can be extremely irritating, particularly to customers who don't have fast connections, as interactive PDFs are usually very large files that can take a long time to download.
1. Quick load times
Don't underestimate the damaging impact of forcing clients to go through the extra steps of clicking download and waiting for a large file to transmit to their computer.
Today's online browsers expect to be able to access the information they need instantly.
Almost half of all consumers expect web pages to take no more than two seconds to load.
If critical information about your brand or products is locked away inside a file that takes more than a few seconds to download, the chance of anyone reading it will dramatically decrease.
2. Enrich with animations and lead generation tools
Online flipbooks, on the other hand, can be displayed in a browser, which removes as many barriers as possible to consumers viewing the information contained inside them.
They can also be enhanced with a range of features that help to increase conversion rates, such as integration with your eCommerce system.
By making it as easy as possible for customers to make a purchase while they browse through your online catalog, you are able to increase sales and revenue for your business.
Another interesting feature is the lead generation tools with your online flipbooks like Pop-ups.
3. Download, save or print it
For those customers who prefer to have a downloadable PDF copy of your online catalogs and other online documents, this option is still available.
From within the online flipbook, viewers can choose the option to download the book and save it to their computer as a PDF, giving them the best of both worlds.
They can even print it directly from within the online
4. Integrate with your online shop
As a measure to turn browsers into customers, you can integrate your digital flipbook with your eCommerce platform. This allows customers to shop directly from your online catalog
An often overseen aspect of the digital flipbook is the time-saving feature. Often people believe that it's the opposite.
Yes, you will have to use some time on adding enrichments, but in the long-run, a digital flipbook is a time saver on many levels.
- Instant update of your digital flipbook - big advantage for sales people in the field
- Excellent search functionality reduces time on finding important information, which is critical in e.g. large product catalogs
- By using our custom link-import you save hours and hours of manual labor making links
The crucial aspect of providing value to a potential customer is that the consultant is capable of answering questions - even complicated questions - right here and right now. iPaper makes this possible for us.
states Judith Vestmark Hansen, Marketing Coordinator at KJV.
6. Present better messages, environments and tell a story
A digital flipbook gives you more opportunities than a website. For instance, you can use the format of your corporate storytelling, which connects to your audiences feelings.
As explained by Brian Klindt, Online Coordinator at Fleggaard:
If we didn't have this solution, we would lose out to our competitors. In the catalogs, we can make more beautiful and inspirational combinations & environments. Our catalogs also give us an opportunity to present better messages than you can do on a web shop.
7. Track Readers' Behavior
Monitoring your readers' behavior and increasing the knowledge you have about your target audience is probably the biggest advantage of using online flipbooks compared to PDFs.
Most online publishing platforms provide in-depth statistics of how your readers interact with your online documents, such as:
- Time spent with the document
- Number of visitors
- Pages viewed per user
- What time of day your users read your documents
- Which countries visitors come from, which platforms, browsers, and devices they use
You are also able to dig into which links, pictures, animations, icons, and pages are the most popular with the
To some types of companies, the cost of using an online flipbook creator compared to PDFs can be an issue.
Most companies already use PDFs and may be wondering why they should spend money on yet another marketing tool.
Pricing in that respect is always relative to the goals you are trying to achieve.
Are you seeking to increase the number of leads you collect from your online material? Or are you simply trying to attract readers and get your brand in front of your target group?
Either way, prioritizing will always be a factor. Most digital publishing platforms offer free trial licenses or even a free account where you can use the platform free of charge with many features included.
Make sure to check up on whether the digital publishing platform you chose, demands that you commit to the product for a given period of time. Most providers, like iPaper, work with commitment agreements on a monthly basis.
#3 Making the Leap From PDFs to Online Flipbooks
If you already give information to your clients in the form of PDFs, you shouldn't find it very difficult to make the leap to using online flipbooks instead. All you need to do is use an online flipbook creator such as iPaper to convert PDF to flipbook format. You can customize the flipbooks as much as you like, adding interactive features that can enhance the experience that the flipbook provides to your readers.
There's no need to worry that switching from PDFs to flipbooks will be too difficult for your business to manage. The digital publishing platform tool provided by iPaper is designed to be easy to use, even for people who don't have advanced technical skills or knowledge of HTML. If you're interested in making your catalogs and brochures even better for your customers, why not give online flipbooks a try? You can request a free trial with iPaper's digital publishing platform today.


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The company offers its services to Construction and Engineering firms, Contractors, Architects and Interior Designers, in addition to retailing stores outside Egypt. Moreover, the company also has its own store located at New Cairo, where it showcases some of its luxurious and authentic home furniture.
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Before you know it, your little girl will be a teenager with some very distinct ideas of her own. But for now, she wants to be just like you. It's nice to be admired, isn't it?
The International Playthings My First Purse set is designed to satisfy the child who longs to emulate Mom: it's a cute kid-sized handbag full of accessories for pretend-play. The My First Purse is shiny purple and pink vinyl and polyester, closing with Velcro, and includes:
All of the items in the International Playthings My First Purse provide plenty of fodder for fantasy play, and will make your child feel very grown-up! Recommended for ages 2 and up.


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This calligraphy scroll features Chinese symbols meaning very lucky. The Chinese symbols for very lucky calligraphy painting is mounted on a scroll made of white silk brocade material as shown in the picture. Chinese calligraphy scroll featuring four symbols meaning very lucky, this is a great gift as it is a blessing for good luck. The Chinese symbol for very lucky calligraphy scroll measures approximately 12x37 inches.
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My first seed catalog arrived in the mail before Christmas. In spite of the snow which blankets my garden beds, I can almost feel the warm sun of spring as I leaf through the pages of red tomatoes, spicy peppers, exotic purple carrots and shiny eggplants. I carefully fold over the corner of the pages featuring seeds of varieties I might want to consider growing this year. The garden of my wish list is many times the size of my actual garden. Growing things in my mind is always an easier task than the real thing.
My fantasy garden has no such things as cut worms, cabbage loopers or flea beetles. The sun always shines and the rain is adequate. Quack grass has been vanquished and creeping jenny simply disappears. In my winter dreams, I seem to be much younger and am able to work much harder and longer than in real life.
Fortunately for me, my checkbook usually puts a reality filter on my seed ordering.
I am still eating cabbage, potatoes, carrots, squash, pickles and canned tomatoes from last summer's garden. There's still a bit of frozen broccoli and packages of green beans and snap peas. Last spring I sorted through my wish list. I eliminated things I wish would grow here, but I know from experience won't. I cut out the things there is no room for. My garden still produced generously.
Seeds, baby animals, mushrooms seem to appear from nowhere, fruit trees that produce year after year with little or no care even in the woods, grasses that spread from their roots reproduce and multiply with our help and often in spite of us, all speak of nature's abundance.
Seeds are such amazing things. A seed packet of an heirloom variety of tomatoes may only contain 25 seeds. When dumped into the palm of your hand, they almost disappear. They look so little, I usually plant all of them. Really? Do I really want 25 tomato plants of one variety? Even if all of them don't grow, I have far more seedlings than my small plot can contain. Each of those plants can produce 20-30 tomatoes, depending on the year and the variety. A generous return from a seed half the size of a sesame seed.
In 2005 Monsanto, one of the largest agricultural seed companies in the world, bought Seminis and several other large garden and vegetable seed companies. Monsanto now is the world's largest seed company. Not only do they control the sales of their brand name genetically modified field crops, but almost half of all the vegetable seeds planted both by commercial vegetable growers and home gardeners in the world. Not only do they own the rights to grow and sell specific varieties they and their subsidiaries have developed, but they own the trademarked names of heritage varieties such as better boy, beefmaster, and early girl tomatoes, corno verde peppers, braveheart lettuce and many, many more. Their trademark means, even though they do not own the seed, they collect for the use of those names on every packet of seed sold regardless of who grew or packaged the seed.
It may seem that who sells the seed is of little concern for those of us who grow a few tomato plants. The problem arises when a large company which sells seeds around the world drops varieties which are specifically adapted to small areas of production. Those varieties cease to be available and may disappear altogether.
I have grown old varieties of vegetables. Some of them lost popularity for good reasons. Many have little disease resistance. Others yield poorly, at least in my garden. Some heritage varieties, however, are far more flavorful than modern varieties. Some have higher yields and are disease resistant, but ripen more slowly or are very tender and bruise easily. They might be better suited to being eaten right off the vine than picked and transported across the country in a refrigerated truck.
For thousands of years, gardeners and farmers saved the best seeds from their gardens and farms. They shared with their neighbors.The varieties that evolved adapted to the place they were grown. Diverse and special varieties were grown and kept all around the world, creating a wide genetic diversity of food crops. Modern plant breeding has made use of these heirloom seeds as parent stocks in developing modern seed strains and hybrids. If most of the farmers and gardeners in the world, however, buy seed from the same company, what happens to the diversity necessary to replace varieties as they succumb to new diseases and insects?
The good news is that seed banks which store rare and old varieties have been established. But seeds need to be planted and harvested occasionally to retain their viability. Maintaining seed banks is an expensive and risky business. The world's few large seed banks seem to ignore the admonition against putting all one's eggs in one basket.
A growing number of gardeners have begun saving their own seeds. Seed libraries have sprung up enabling members to share seeds with one another. Small seed companies and seed breeders are popping up around the country. Companies like Johnny's Seeds in Maine, High Mowing Seeds in Vermont, Seed Savers Exchange in Iowa, and tiny regional companies like my friends at Prairie Road Seeds in LaMoure, ND, are growing and selling seeds to gardeners who are looking for tomatoes that taste like tomatoes and sweet watermelons that will ripen in North Dakota.
Happy garden dreaming. May all your seeds germinate.
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Congratulations to McKinley Cole, Taylor Holley, Logan Keys, Carlisle Ray, and Ryals Wilkerson for being the top five prize winners in the Summer Reading Program Partnership between the Neshoba County Public Library and Philadelphia Elementary School. These students checked out books and took Accelerated Reader tests over the summer at the public library. These winners were chosen based on the amount of growth shown in their independent reading level over the summer months.
McKinley, Logan, Carlisle and Ryals were presented Kindle Fires for their efforts and Taylor Holley was presented an Ipad mini as the grand prize winner with the most growth.
We are very proud of all of our students at PES who partcipated in the summer reading program and accumulated AR points. These points that were earned in the summer will roll over into the current school year. A big thanks to all of our parents who provided support and encouragement for their children to be able to participate in the summer reading program.
It is the policy of Philadelphia Public School District that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.
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