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11/1/2008 Immanuel Baptist Church Missions Conference 2008It’s here! Missions Conference 2008. Our theme is – Missions: God’s Passion … Our Vision. The schedule of events will be inserted once again in this week’s bulletin. Please be sure to place that in your Bible for reference. And I ask you to pray for our speakers, our missionaries, our Children’s Conference, our WMF Missionary Talks and Treats, and our Men’s Breakfast. Pray also that God will stoke the fires of our passion and enhance our vision for the world. Our speakers will be providing some outstanding challenges. In fact, let me share those titles and passages with you so that you can better prepare to listen and respond to the preaching of the Word. Sunday, November 2 – Dr. Henry Baldwin AM Message: “It Was Dark, But Jesus Came” (John 6:16-20) PM Message: “St. Matthew’s Passion: The Last Supper” (Matthew 26:1-30) Wednesday, November 5 – Dr. Henry Baldwin PM Message: “What Business Is God In?” (Psalm 32; Romans 4:1-10) Keynote Speaker Dr. Marvin Newell (Executive Director, CrossGlobal Link) Friday PM (Nov 7): “God’s Passion as Evidenced by His Commission” (John 20:21) Saturday PM (Nov 8): “God’s Passion as Evidenced by His Provision” (John 3:16) Sunday AM (Nov 9): “Our Vision Understood by Sowing” (Luke 8:4-15) Sunday PM (Nov 9): “Our vision Understood by Surrendering” (Philippians 1:21) Let’s ask God sensitive our hearts and to call new laborers into the harvest during this exciting days. 10/5/2007 The Best Bird Photography TipsThe Best Bird Photography TipsReaders share their secrets to great bird photos.
Indigo bunting photo by Roland Jordahl The best time to photograph birds is early morning and late afternoon. That's when the birds most often eat. Plus, that's when daylight will give you the richest color. —Diana Kidd, Alexandria, Virginia I anchored a heavy cedar post near my picture window just for the birds. On the side, I drilled a hole to hold suet mix. The hole is positioned so that it's nearly invisible as I take great profile shots of the birds. —Eugene Westley, Lemon Springs, North Carolina For a quick photo blind, use a freestanding clothing rack, 30-gallon black plastic garbage bag and some tape. Cut one side and the bottom of the garbage bag so you can open it to form a plastic sheet, and tape it to the top and sides of the rack. Position your camera on a tripod and cut an "X" in the plastic at the height of your lens, and push it through the hold. I photograph a lot of hummingbirds this way. —Pam White, Huntsville, Alabama
Sit near your feeder for a while each time you refill it. Soon, the birds will accept you as part of the landscape. You'll find photographing them will be much easier. —Stefan Delloff, Pequannock, New Jersey I set my feeders near brush piles and trees. This gives me an opportunity to photograph birds in their natural settings as they rest among the branches. —Stanley Buman, Carroll, Iowa When photographing birds, position yourself and your camera at the level of the subject. If you see an American robin pulling up a plump worm, lie on your stomach and take the picture from ground level. —Brandy LaFountain, Marion, Michigan Here's a trick to get great bird photos. I set up a tripod several feet away from my feeders with a small black wooden box mounted to it. I inch it closer over the span of a couple days so the birds become accustomed to the device. Once activity is back to normal, I replace the black box with my camera. A remote cord (an accessory on some cameras) allows me to snap pictures from within a blind or from inside my house. —Jo Ann Sheldon, Arkansas City, Kansas Build a movable blind from a wooden pallet. Attach plywood sides to it and paint greenery on it so that it blends in with the surroundings. Cut holes in the plywood for your telephoto lens. As you prepare to shoot photographs, always have someone walk to it with you, and then leave once you're set. Birds can't count, so when they see someone walk away, they'll think the coast is clear. You'll be surprised at the increased bird activity. —Emanuel Schlabach, Winesburg, Ohio For great hummingbird photos, always cover all but one feeding port at your sugar-water feeder. I'll use clear marbles or scotch tape to cover the ports. That way, I know exactly where they'll feed and where to focus. —Len Eisenzimmer, Portland, Oregon If you can change your camera's lenses, the best way to get close to wildlife is to use a doubler or tripler (also called a 2X or 3X teleconverter), which is an inexpensive device that mounts between your camera and the lens. It allows you to zoom in much closer. —Richard Howard, Tucson, Arizona 3/31/2007 Alpha Geek: 10 cool cell phone tricks - Lifehacker
What has your cell phone done for you lately? Mine just updated my blog. Then it told me my friend Craig was just a few blocks up the street. Then it showed me my Google Reader feeds. Then it told me what song was playing on the radio. Then it got me out of a really boring meeting. Lars Trieloff's Weblog : Developing Documentation with Wikis
Wikis are ideal for drafting documents, creating content outlines and collecting resources before writing technical documentation. When it comes to actually writing documentation, specialied tools like XML-editors for DocBook come into play. In an ideal world you could at this point continue using the Wiki-principle of collaborative authoring and with Mindquarry Source: Lars Trieloff's Weblog : Developing Documentation with Wikis Starting January 25, 2007Should we have domains and domain owners? They prune old and unused content, sometimes having a blog that lasts just a very short time. They work hard to keep it all fresh and up to date. They have knowledge champions in various areas who help do this. He feels these "domain owners" are an important part of facilitating the "quality" of the information and its organization. This is internally oriented, which has everybody with the same mission of advancing the company's goals and under the same governance to keep out bad behavior, etc. This is not Wikipedia on the public web. Source: Starting January 25, 2007 What makes great worship music?Whether you agree with him or not, Tim Challies is always insightful! "pop or rock or guitar-based music just can't capture the grandeur of this classical or baroque music. I love rock music as much as the next guy, but have to admit that it somehow just can't quite compare to the power of a choir, an orchestra, or even a really good pipe organ. Rock music tends to rely on volume rather than grandeur." from http://www.challies.com/archives/002470.php
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