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May 2,1999 -- Previous Mailbag
Letters are edited
for spelling errors only, and may contain profanity. Commentary by Jason "loonyboi"
Bergman.
Hey id...you suck!
From:
James Fitzgerald
Subject: Suggestion
So here's the deal.
You rag on Unreal's no
show as far as a release goes, and less than 12 hours later, they
put out a release.
Any chance you could
rag on id about Q3Test for the windows platform? :-)
-JamesF.
Don't say we didn't
try...
Just
chill, homies.
From:
Rob Ellner
Subject: Q3
Q3 on the Mac first,
eh? Heh.
I'm a PC owner looking
forward to Q3 as much as the next obsessive gaming nut. But it is
kinda funny ain't it. I nearly coughed up a lung when everyone started
trying to download the Mac emulator. That is pure comedy. Nothing
less.
People should chill out about this mac first deal. How can any PC
owner claim foul when the last game to come out on the Mac first
was Marathon. And welcome to it they were.
Didn't see the PC population
crying over that.
HackMesser
I laughed my head
off as well...I own
ARDI, and I found it very hard to believe that software that
emulates a 25 MHz 68040 could actually run software designed for
a G3. It does, however run Marathon really well. :)
Deep
thoughts.
From:
sikander iqbal
Subject: Q3A and Bill Gates
Okay, if Bill Gates had
a son who loved QUAKE as much as I do, would he let him go out and
buy a MAC just for playing the Q3Test ??
The
secret's out!
From:
Michiel Rutting
Subject: You sold out to Mac! We have proof now!
Hi,
Did you notice this in Graeme's .plan too? Hard proof has arrived!
--- Start Quote
When running in 32-bit color depth, lighting effects (such as from
a weapon firing) cause the affected textures to temporarily turn
to garbage.
(System: Blue tower G3)
--- End Quote
No use denying it now, you sold out :) And now your Mac gives you
errors! LOL!
Heh, this one is too good.
Greetz,
Nucleus
aka Michiel Rutting
Actually, that's somewhat
inaccurate. The "Blue" tower, is actually "bondi
blue".
On the
happy occasion...
From:
Randy Taylor
Subject: Congratulations!
Hi Blue! Congratulations
on your wedding anniversary. I was shocked that you havn't taken
a day off in three years. I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate
your page. I have hit it almost every day for two years now. I have
one word of advice; try to take at least one day off a week. I am
in the military and take 30 days off a year. I think I would go
crazy if I didn't have that time. Thanks for keeping up one of the
best gaming sights on the net, and don't forget to take care of
yourself!
-Randy Taylor
B-1B Crew Chief USAF
Carmack
does what?
From:
John Nevaquaya
Subject: re: Whose bitch?
Well, I guess if we had
to be someone's bitch, it would have to be Carmack's instead of
Romero's - at least Carmack puts out.
Andrew
Smith strikes again...
From:
Mr. Fix It
Subject: Andrew Smith can suck my boomstick
As you may have already
guessed, this E-mail is a response to the pile of bull shit Andrew
Smith sent in last week. Andrew Smith is a complete idiot!! Hey
Andrew, if you have to put "I have no evidence to prove this,
but it's true, and anyone who denies it is wrong." after everything
you say, then what your saying is most likely false or an opinion.
Keep your god damned misinformation to your dumbfuck self!
For the record:
1. I play violent computer
games, which I know for a _FACT_ have not made me violent.
2. I watch violent films,
which I know for a _FACT_ have not made me violent.
3. I have access to information
about making bombs, which I know for a _FACT_ has not made me want
to blow things up. I already wanted to blow things up before I had
access to that crap.
4. I am in high school
where I have not killed any of my classmates because I play violent
video games and watch violent movies. (or for any other reason,
for that mater.)
Some people may think
that these _FACTS_ make me biased. Perhaps I am, but that doesn't
make that Andrew Smith any smarter. People like him make me want
to kill someone :-). But seriously, they drive me insane! Those
irritating right-wing religious crackpots, moronic Republicans,
and other idiots are always pushing shit like this at us. If you
are a member of one of the aforementioned groups and you disagree
with me, suck my boomstick!!!!
I'm sick and tired of
flipping on the ol' boob toob and hearing video games, TV, and movies
getting blamed for things like the tradgedy in Littleton. Jesus Christ people!!! I know this has been said before, but it was an
excellent point: THE MEDIA IS NOT HERE TO BABYSIT THE YOUTH OF AMERICA!!!!!!!!!
If you look at all of these absolutely horrible tradgedies, you
will most likely see that the parents of killers either raised there
kids in a terrible environment or they were hardly ever around.
How the hell does a kid make multiple bombs without his parents
noticing? His parents not paying any attention to anything he does,
that's how!!! Parents are here to police their kids before they
are able to police themselves. They sure make sure that their son
or daughter understands that violence hurts and that what happens
in most movies and video games isn't real. More and more of these
tragedies will occur until the parents of America start doing their
job: to raise there children up sane and with a healthy sense of
reality. Man stuff like this pisses me off. Well, back to my homework
. . .
-Mr. Fix It
PS Feel free to edit
the swearing in my letter. I really want my feelings on this heard.
Thanks.
From:
Troy ><> Fisher
Subject: Re: Andrew Smith: school shootings
Your unsubstantiated
comments provide a very good point.
However, the substantiation that games do not cause violence comes
from doing some homework on the following:
How many copies of first-person shooters have been sold, starting
with Wolf3D and going all the way up to Starseige or whatever is
the latest.
Now figure out how many of the owners of these copies went on to
shoot kids in their school (or elsewhere).
I think you'll find a large discrepancy if you can even come up
with the numbers.
QED
More
on Mac emulation...
From:
Burt H.
Subject: Q3Test and Mac Emulation
Regarding and quoting
from BluesNews...
An incorrect rumor on the net listed Executor as running Q3Test,
the test-version of Quake 3 that was made available for the Macintosh
before Linux and Windows. Our site has been swamped as people try
to download our demo to test this. Q3Test requires a PowerPC, and
Executor does not currently run any Mac applications that require
a PowerPC.
I have to say, I'm not better than the next guy on this planet,
but there are a few things I see, most of the time, from a more
distant perspective. I'm certainly not going to do Carmack and injustice
and compare him to Mr. Gate$, but have you noticed something amazing?
Bill Gates has people flocking to OS's, Apps, and many other things,
normally because it's 'easier', or someone doesn't know they have
a choice. John Carmack on the other hand is so powerful that he
can cause half of the internet community (those that that don't
have MacOS) to flock to something they typically badmouth, just
to try out his software.:)
You go boy!!
*grin*
LugNut
PS I think he should do donuts on Gate's lawn with that Sports
car ;>)
They're
all gonna laugh at you!
From:
dino bigliazzi
Subject: Prey? <hee hee>
Is it just me, or does
anyone else out there giggle uncontrollably everytime they hear
Prey mentioned. Let's try it...
"Prey"
<hee hee>
Comments, abusive email, movie deals, etc. are welcome.
jazz.bone@mailcity.com
I got
yer legislation right here...
From:
Jason Rushton
Subject: Major Minor Legislation
Non-Gamers just don't
understand games. Especially, I have to say, older people (ie congressmen,
reporters). So they think by not letting people under 18 buy games
they'll solve the worlds problems. But what about demos? What about
the ever-present warez copies? What about the store clerks that
don't give a damn? Is it going to be like buying cigarettes, or
alcohol? If you under 26 you have to have an id, can't sell it within
1000 yards of a school or church? If a parent buys it for thier
kid...is that contributing to the delinquency of a minor?
Maybe a better idea would be to not let anyone under 18 watch the
news! I've been a game since the DOOM days....and the images that
show up on the news everyday still make me sick, shock me, and otherwise
"gross me out".
People just don't understand...I
think it was a quote on Blue's, or Loony's, but it said something
to the effect of most gamers are too afraid to even go outside let
alone open fire on a crowd of people. And that B.S. about them losing
touch with reality.....didn't know they weren't playing a game.
Every game out there has a teamplay mode where you aren't supposed
to kill teammates... aren't all humans essentially teammates at
the very least.
Well, that's enough of
my late night ranting....if it sounds weird that's cuz it's 5 in
the morning....But I'm sick and tired of people blaming everyone
else for everything they do wrong.
No one will accept the
blame anymore. If they really have to blame someone else for what
kids are doing wrong then blame the parents, blame the education
system, blame the pressures of society....just leave us gamers to
our vegetating.
Jason "FoOeY" Rushton
You make a good point...most
hard-core gamers are serious agoraphobiacs. The concept of sunlight
scares them more than anything. :)
Still
more on the Colorado incident...
From:
James Hendrick
Subject: The Doomworld editorial
Dear Mailbag,
I'm not going to spend much in time or length at this, because nobody
ever reads the long letters, and besides Frasier comes on in twenty
minutes. But I've got to say something, to make some opposition,
because the integrity of the gaming community is being defended
by a prominent editorial that would better have served us had it
never been written at all.
The editorial, by Dukrous
of Doomworld.com, was made reference to by an article on CNN, as
reported on Blue's today (the 28th). Suffice it to say that this
editorial has not gone unnoticed. I was personally very curious
to see what Doomworld had to say about the Columbine shootings,
since the Doom community is under very close scrutiny right now
for reasons that don't need to be reviewed. So I read this editorial
and was severely disappointed.
Instead of an intelligent,
mature, receptive response, the author has published a quasi-intellectual
treatise that attempts to guild youthful conviction and self-importance
in what was probably intended to be an impressive display of philosophical
rigor and noble uprightness. It fails. Debunking his reasoning is
busy work, labor not worth its me. What disappoints me so greatly
in this editorial are not its oversights, gross generalizations,
leaps of logic, and innumerable contradictions, but its outright
ignorance: the absence of consideration in the author's commanding
tone, the sense of smug triumph that he conveys with every ludicrous
conclusion. He would be at fault for this regardless of the merit
of his ideas. And he is definitely to be faulted for making the
horror at Columbine into a platform on which to parade his intellect
and character.
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by
understanding." What is needed is not increased regulation,
vigilance, and inquisition. These are short-sighted answers. What
we are lacking is understanding.
Sincerely,
James Hendrick
also an avid gamer, aka Mr. White and Mr. Wizard
From:
Robert J. Denchy
Subject: Shootings and "experts" with no clue
Blue / Loonyboi,
I happened to turn on the TV last night and catch a part of an interview
last night. I think it was on 20/20. I only watched about two minutes
of it before I turned off the TV.
They had some military "expert" talking about the shooting
of the kids as they were coming out of a bible study. (Not the most
recent shooting.) He was explaining how it was obvious that the
games the kid played gave him the skills to kill his classmates.
This expert obviously looked for ways to prove his points rather
than looking at the situation objectively. Otherwise, he would have
seen that his points actually prove the game did NOT provide the
"skills" used.
His Point: It was amazing that the kid scored 5 out of 8 shots.
This shows an incredible aptitude above that of experts that are
trained to shoot. For example, in a recent shooting, four trained
policemen were in a shoot-out and only 19 of 43 shots were good.
Although there were multiple people in the classroom it was a large
room.
My Point: Apples and Oranges. It's too bad that most people will
take this at face value. Shooting at unarmed people that are not
hiding under behind cover is a completely different situation than
when someone is shooting back at you. Shooting at one or two people
is not the same as shooting at 40 people. I don't care how big the
room was, the kids were grouped together in a contained area. And
shooting at one person still meant that others were likely to be
hit if the shot missed the intended target. The expert may argue
this but then he is probably the type of fool that would try to
take out an armed terrorist surrounded by 30 hostages. In the real
world the good guys won't shoot because the chance of hitting someone
other than the person they are aiming at is too high.
His Point: He shot once at each target which is the way the games
teach people to shoot. Shoot one target and quickly move on to the
next. This goes against what a trained person would do; trained
people shoot until the target goes down.
My Point: The kid was not trained! He did exactly what makes sense
for someone attempting to create as much damage to as many people
as possible. He didn't care if he killed his target or not. People
that are trained are trained to take out their target who is a danger
to them. These "targets" were NOT a threat. Finally, one
of the most common death match rules is to STAY ON TARGET. Why?
Because, your targets are threats to you. If you divide your fire
between multiple targets you are likely to kill none of them. This
in turn means there is more fire being directed at you. Further
more, for all we know, he WAS shooting at the same target. He could
have missed with ever shot and only managed to hit the people around
his intended target(s).
His Point: He shot at the head because the games award head shots.
My Point: Gee, which game is that? Some games award more points
or more damage for head shots but not games like Doom, Quake, Quake II, etc. In fact, it is only the most recent crop of games that
award points for head shots. In general, the games actually teach
the same thing that a defense course would teach, shoot at the point
where you are most likely to hit...center of mass.
Anyway, the point is that this "expert" is nothing of
the sort. He has made poor arguments that, when looked at logically,
actually prove that the games did not train this kid... He has made
assumption and taken them as facts and then tried to make the circumstances
match those "facts".
This kid acted contrary to the best tactics for FPS games. This
kid did what makes sense for someone who is looking to harm as many
people as possible.
As a side note, the government and people with no clue are once
again trying to use these shootings as a way to increase gun control.
Why do we need more gun control when the current laws are not being
enforced. After all, it is illegal for a minor (under 18) to purchase
a weapon. It is illegal for anyone under 21 to purchase a handgun.
It is illegal to have guns on school property (Believe the law states
something like guns are not allowed within 500 yards of a school).
-Palandar.
rjdenchy@flash.net
From:
Alex Brown
Subject: Jocks vs Geeks?
Dear Blue's News,
I know that a lot of folks
who write in to you are termed "geeks" and they all seem
to express a deep resentment of their more "popular" peers.
I want to let everyone know that there are other shades of grey.
In high school I was a Jock. However I wasnt the greatest one in
the world. Guess what else I did? Surf the Internet, play games
like Doom, and yes, I did well in school. So what we have here is
someone - mainly myself, who was a geek and a jock hybrid. I was
more popular than people who were just normal kids who didnt belong
to clubs, yet I was not as popular as some of the more exceptional
athletes and their click. I am aghast to see that there are so many
people who are on the far ends of the spectrum.
Is that the reality?
Or is that the only group who is being allowed to have their voices
heard because of the resentment of the "popular" in the
computer community? Is there no middle ground? Are any of these
opposing sides taking steps to understand each other? I believe
that there needs to be more effort between people to understand
each other. It seems like we have a social "race war"
going on, and just like society needed/needs to come to terms with
ethnic and race differences, we need to come to terms with social
ones.
I agree completely
with you, but there's a problem here...you and I are both out of
high school. When I was in high school (shudder) I thought of things
in those same strange terms...there were "jocks" and "geeks"
and well, then there was me. :)
My point is this:
we can talk rationally about this now because it's behind us. But
for kids who are still in high school, it's a different story entirely.
And it's not something easily solved, either.
Now
here's some logic I agree with...
From:
Jim Beasley
Subject: Whats really behind the Littleton Tragedy...
I'm sick of hearing that
computer games were somehow responsible for the terrible tragedy
in Littleton


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Gates Foundation Names Dr. Christopher Elias to Lead Expanded Global Development Program
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: media@gatesfoundation.org
SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Dr. Christopher Elias has been named president of the foundation’s Global Development Program. Elias is currently president and chief executive officer of PATH, a Seattle-based international nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of people around the world.
“We are very pleased that Chris is joining the foundation to lead our global development work,” said Bill Gates, co-chair of the foundation. “His leadership at PATH and long history in health and development will enhance our ability to deliver innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges.”
In his new position, Elias will help lead the foundation’s efforts to support people in developing countries to overcome hunger, poverty, and disease. He will focus on the innovative and integrated delivery of interventions, while overseeing an expanded portfolio, which will include the foundation’s Family Health and Vaccine Delivery strategies along with Global Development’s existing work in Agricultural Development, Financial Services for the Poor, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, and Special Initiatives. The foundation’s US and Global Libraries Programs will also be combined in the broader portfolio.  Recently, the foundation named Dr. Trevor Mundel from Novartis Pharma AG as the new president of its Global Health Program.
“We welcome Chris to the foundation,” said Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the foundation. “As the foundation matures, and our ambitions continue to grow, the complementary experience and leadership he and Trevor bring will ensure that we take an integrated global approach to our work.”
“Chris brings great experience in managing complex programs on the ground, around the world,” said Jeff Raikes, CEO of the foundation. “He will help us expand the depth of our expertise from research and development through to delivery of the tools needed to give the poorest people the chance to live healthy and productive lives. I’m excited to work with Chris to strengthen our partnerships and maximize our impact.”
“I am deeply honored to be joining the Gates Foundation,” said Elias. “I look forward to applying my experience in health and development to help advance the foundation’s ambitious mission.”
Dr. Elias has led PATH since 2000, guiding it through unprecedented growth and expanding PATH’s international presence, with projects currently underway in more than 70 countries.  Under his leadership PATH has developed and delivered numerous innovative health solutions that have improved the lives of millions of beneficiaries around the world.
Prior to his tenure at PATH, Dr. Elias held senior positions with the Population Council, including a stint as country representative in Thailand. He received his MD from Creighton University in 1983, and received an MPH in 1990 from the University of Washington, where he was also a fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.
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Sridhar Wins Top Indian Award
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Sridhar Wins Top Indian Award
India's leading male badminton player Anup Sridhar has been honoured with one of the country's highest sporting accolades.
Sridhar joined some of India's top sporting names in receiving an Arjuna Award at the Rashtrapi Bhawan venue in Delhi.
He was one of 11 Indian athletes who received an Arjuna Award, with the main Rajiv Gandhi Khen Ratna Award going to Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Sridhar was delighted to have been among such illustrious company in Indian sports, saying only that "the best is yet to come".
India has produced world-class badminton players in the past, most notably former All England men's singles champions Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand.
The Bangalore-born 25-year-old is India's Thomas Cup captain and enjoyed one of his best years on the tour of the past year.
He ended 2007 as the highest ranked Indian at 25 in the world, rising to a career high of 24 in early 2008.
In terms of tournament play, he reached the semi-finals at the German Open as well as the Asian Championships and the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open.
One of his best performances came with his quarter-final appearance at the 2007 World Championships.
That was when he beat then Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat, of Indonesia, in an epic match that was one of the longest in the tournament. His victory was also rated among the top-10 Indian sporting performances of the year.
He launched his 2008 campaign in fine style by winning the prestigious Pramod Mahajan All-India ranking tournament in New Delhi. He continued his excellent form by reaching the last 16 of the Malaysia Super Series where he lost to South Korea's eventual champion Lee Hyun-il.
Sridhar also played at the Beijing Olympics last month. He beat Marco Vasconcelos of Portugal in the first round 21-16, 21-14 but was beaten in the round of 16 by Japan's Shoji Sato 21-13, 21-17.
Sridhar, though, isn't finished yet and there is still plenty of potential for him to show what he can do in the major championships.
Certainly, he has two excellent models in Padukone and Gopichand


Science fiction is fantasy
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Fri 19 September 2008 06:59 PM PSTScience fiction is fantasyI originally wrote this a couple of years ago when I was called upon to defend
an assertion -- that science fiction is best regarded as a special case of fantasy.
I would like to start with a little essay about how I came to this conclusion
-- that science fiction is actually a subset of fantasy -- because it defines
terms and addresses many counterpoints that have been raised.
First, when I say "fantasy" I refer to stories that are about things
that aren't. This includes both the purely imaginative (probably won't
happen) and the speculative (might happen). Fantasy in this sense is not on
a continuum against science fiction, it is on a continuum against realism.
(Although "continuum" implies that it's something resembling a straight line, which I would not be willing to defend.)
One possible rule of thumb: it is a fantasy if filming it would require obvious special effects.
There is a smaller definition of fantasy, call it fantasy definition 2, which basically means "vaguely resembling Tolkien." I believe this is a marketing distinction rather than a literary one, since it doesn't even include most fantasy. It does have a vigorous fan base, however. That fact leads the term "fantasy" to be used as shorthand for "this particular type of fantasy involving elves and dragons and such." So -- those types of stories clearly are fantasy, but they are not the definition of fantasy. They are not the container, they are one of the things contained.
Most of what we think of as "genre" is really just marketing. They put the books in whatever section they expect people to look for them in. So, The Handmaid's Tale is in unclassified "literature" because Margaret Atwood isn't marketed as a science fiction writer. It doesn't have any bearing on whether the book is science fiction. And it's not supposed to. It's supposed to help Atwood fans find her stuff.
Sufficiently popular fantastic writers will often get moved to the "literature" section -- it doesn't make any difference to the content of the books.
One common way people attempt to distinguish science fiction from (other) fantasy is to claim that science fiction is about what is "possible." This definition is problematic because "possible" is not intrinsic to the work. Real world possibilities are always shifting -- some things that seemed impossible once are now possible, other things which once seemed possible are now thought to be impossible. Re: any 50s science fiction about faster than light travel, or life on the Moon or Mars.
This definition would lead us to the fairly awkward position of deciding that most "golden age" SF is no longer science fiction, because it is now known to be fantasy.
But, people don't tend to do that -- we still see Podkayne of Mars
as science fiction. So obviously, we're using a qualifier other than "what
is now possible."
You might at this point be tempted to use "what the author thought was possible at the time it was written" as a qualifier, but this is still problematic, because the author's personal beliefs are also not intrinsic to the work. We can't conclude that every SF writer who deals in time travel to the past actually believes such a thing is possible.
So, what makes something science fiction, if it isn't the fact that its scientific premise is possible, or that the author believed it was possible when the story was written?
Well, let's look at Frankenstein, held by many to be the first science
fiction novel. Mary Shelley writes of a man assembling a new man out of parts
of dead men, then bringing him to life through unspecified scientific means.
(Note: movies have implied that this means was electricity. The novel doesn't say, ostensibly because Dr. Frankenstein doesn't want anyone to replicate his methods. But other writings by Mary Shelley at the time show that she was familiar with experiments in galvanism and that her knowledge that a frog's limb could be brought to "life" with electricity probably did influence her thinking when writing the novel.)
There was no concept of scientifiction (early name for SF) in her day, so in
her mind she was writing a horrific fantasy, and her twist on it was to involve
modern science. Also, we now know that what she describes in Frankenstein
is impossible -- an intact and very recently deceased body might be brought
back to life through electricity, but a sewn-together collection of corpses
never could.
And yet, the book is retroactively classified as science fiction, and nobody seriously objects. Why is that?
Well, its premise is scientific -- it can be expressed as "suppose, using science, we could do X." Also, it is concerned with the effect of technology and scientific discoveries on the human psyche and human society, addressing concepts such as unintended consequences and creator responsibility.
So, it is science fiction because it wrestles with scientific issues and concepts. "Being science fiction" is essentially an attribute of what is otherwise a fantasy novel.
But, if you still think SF and fantasy are two distinct and separate genres,
consider: Is alternate history science fiction, because it is generally published
as science fiction? Or is it only science fiction if it involves quantum multiple
universes theory, or if the change catalyst is something specifically scientific?
(I mean, The Difference Engine, which is alternate history specifically
based on technology, as opposed to The Man in the High Castle which
is alternate history based on a different military outcome to World War II.)
Or is all alternate history science fiction because Philip K. Dick, an SF writer,
wrote the first one? Is Zelazny's Amber series SF with fantasy trappings, or
fantasy with vague pretensions of being science fiction? Is Edgar Rice Burrough's
Mars series science fiction, even though it has no scientific elements other
than being set on Mars? How about the works of China Mieville, who writes extremely
strange industrial alternate world fantasy which is also science fiction and
horror? Or about Lovecraft -- his Dreamlands series is pure fantasy, but most
of his Cthulhu Mythos stories are more or less science fiction. And what would
you make of Terry Pratchett's novel Strata -- SF in which space explorers
land on a disc-shaped planet and discover an absurd world built by beings so
advanced that the result is indistinguishable from magic?
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"Welford, a parish in the hundreds of Kintbury-Eagle and Faircross,
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Berks, 5 miles N.W. of Newbury. It is situated on the river Lambourn,
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curacy of Wickham annexed, £1,500. The church, dedicated to
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chapel-of-ease at Wickham is dedicated to St. Swithin. There are
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"EASTON, a tything in the
parish of Welford, county Berks, 4 miles N.W. of
Newbury. It is situated on the river Kennet."
"ELTON, a small place in the
parish of Welford, county of Berks, 5 miles N.E. of Hungerford. The
river Kennet passes through it."
"HOE-BENHAM, a tything in the
parish of Welford, county Berks, 4 miles W. of
Newbury."
"OAKHANGER, a hamlet in the
parish of Welford, hundred of Kintbury Eagle,
county Berks, 3 miles N.E. of Hungerford, and 21 W. by S. of Reading.
It is situated near the river Kennet, and the branch line of the Great Western railway."
"WESTON, a tything in the
parish of Welford, county Berks, 5 miles N.W. of
Newbury, on the river Lambourne."
"WICKHAM, a tything and
chapelry in the parish of Welford, hundred of
Kintbury-Eagle, county Berks, 5 miles N.W. of Newbury. The
chapel-of-ease
is dedicated to St. Swithin."
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National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland
(1868)
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church database.
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at:
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St Gregory church and St Swithin's chapel of ease from Berkshire FHS
Weston Congregational chapel was erected in 1831, now closed?,
mentioned in The History of the Congregational Churches
in the Berks, etc
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How to Start a Business While Avoiding Nasty Surprises
Posted By Sarah on Tuesday 28 February 2012
There are two extremes to starting a business: carefully considering your situation and best steps forward, or throwing caution to the wind and jumping in with both feet.
Most businesses start with a combination of both philosophies—it’s important to avoid paralysis by analysis, forever accumulating information and failing to take action, but it’s also important to use common sense and have a basic understanding of your responsibilities and requirements. In this post, we’ll look at how to start a business while avoiding costly pitfalls or embarrassments.
Image by Valerie Everett; some rights reserved.
Your Business Name
If you’ve wanted to start a business for awhile now, you may have had your business name selected for years—but it’s important that you do a little bit of research before running with the business name of your dreams so that you don’t have any nasty surprises cropping up in the future.
Trademarks
When you register your business name with your state or local government, it’s likely they’ll do a name search for availability before placing your business on file. However, it’s important to note that state acceptance of your chosen business name is not to be taken as broad permission to use it, nor does it imply that you have exclusive rights to the name.
Your Secretary of State will search state records to make sure there’s no other business entity of the same type on file with the same name; other business filings, such as county DBA registrations, may or may not be subject to a similar search. But this search is done only to ensure compliance with that state’s name availability guidelines; it does not, for example, check records of neighboring states for business name similarities.
Instead, it’s your responsibility to check trademark registrations, both with the US Patent and Trademark Office and other state and local agencies. Additionally, look into the various public databases that collect and archive information on unregistered trademarks, as registration is not necessary for all trademark benefits.
Signs and Logos
Image by Steve Wilson; some rights reserved.
Consider a spa and wellness center called Aloha Dreams Hawaiian Destinations. It sounds like a beautiful place to relax—until you drive up and see a big sign that says “ADHD” out front.
Or what about Peter, who didn’t realize his Military Surplus shop sign would cause 13-year-old boys to snigger about the female reproductive system.
It’s important to look at your business name at all angles. If any iteration of it has the potential to shock or induce giggles, it might be worth reconsidering.
Your Industry Competitors
You wouldn’t enter a fight without checking out the competition, would you? The NFL greats watch video of upcoming opponents to scope out any weaknesses and use them to their best advantage. If you want to attract customers, you need to know what their experience is with your competitors so you know how to make their experience with you a better one.
Try surreptitiously placing an order with one of the giants in your field. If it’s a service, take careful note of their language, how they’re treating you, and what areas you, as a customer, might wish to be improved on. If it’s a product, note the packaging, the presentation, and the product itself.
Now, think of ways that you could not only measure up, but take the lead. If they include a printed thank-you note, you might make yours handwritten. If they use a great deal of packaging, you might make it a point to use less, and advertise your company’s commitment to reducing your carbon footprint.
Always look for ways to make your business better than the competitors. (And remember: if you don’t have any competitors, it’s possible you maybe have taken a wrong turn. All industries have competitors.)
Your Ongoing Compliance Requirements
Simply registering your business name isn’t enough. You’ll need to comply with the requirements of local, state, and federal offices and agencies, and many of those requirements—and the relevant agencies themselves—depend on your business structure and industry.
Publication Requirements
Many states require DBAs, or unincorporated Doing Business As businesses (such as sole proprietorships), to publish notice of their filing in a newspaper of general circulation in the business’s county; examples include California and Pennsylvania. Many other states require new corporations and LLCs to do the same.
Check your filing jurisdiction’s website (typically your Secretary of State or County Clerk) for specific requirements, and make sure you understand all of the details. (Is it enough to simply publish notice, or do you have to file proof of publication with your state government?)
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IRS Requirements: EIN
Any time you earn money throughout the year, you’ll need to report your income to the IRS. Not all business structures require an EIN—sole proprietorships, for example, may use the sole proprietor’s Social Security Number, if they wish—but whatever the case, if you’re making money, the IRS wants to know.
State Taxes
You’ll also need to register your business with your state tax office, especially if you have employees, since you’ll also need to pay state taxes. To do this, you’ll receive a State Tax ID number, typically from your state’s Department of Revenue, Tax Assessor, or other office. Contact your Secretary of State—they’ll be able to point you in the right direction!
Business Licenses and Permits
Depending on your activities, you may be required to obtain business licenses or permits from any number of city, county, or state government agencies. For example, you may need a city sales permit, in addition to any regulatory licenses for those sales (gun permit, liquor license, and so on).
Other Requirements
This is not to be taken as a comprehensive list of all of your business responsibilities. Rather, it should get you started thinking about what types of government agencies and offices you might need to contact to determine any potential next steps forward after starting your business.
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Remember, a corporate lawyer or legal advisor can help you make these determinations and keep you in compliance so you don’t have potentially hefty fines and late fees crop up.
Good luck!
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Friday Favorites: Social Media Edition
Posted By Sarah on Friday 24 February 2012
This week’s collection of outstandingly helpful/witty/otherwise awesome blog posts focus on Social Media.
There’s a fine line between using Social Media as a useful free tool, and using it as a colossal waste of time. Here’s how to focus your efforts so that you can spend the majority of time doing what you do best: running your business.
“Twitter: The Modern Day Complaint Department” by Mark Hayes of Shopify
Sure, you’ve got a Contact Us tab on your website (right?), if a disgruntled customer skips that and jumps right for Twitter, you need to know about it. This article shows us (1) how to know when someone’s talking about you—even if they haven’t used your @handle—and (2) what to do about it. (Spoiler alert: it isn’t “ignore it until it goes away.”)
“5 Ways to Make Pinterest the Newest Asset To Your Company” by Erin Nelson of Small Biz Bee
Pinterest, that virtual pinboard of visual bookmarks, is all the buzz in the marketing world of late; business owners want to know how they can leverage the explosive popularity Pinterest has accumulated to their own advantage. Ms. Nelson explains.
“Strategies for Entrepreneurs to Avoid the Social Media Time Suck” by G+decoded
This is a great little article filled with tips to keep us focused on the task at hand. Remember, your greatest asset is your time—don’t waste it with useless social media brain-drains. It’s a trap! Bonus: at the bottom of the post is a collection of tools that can help your G+ experience be a productive one.
“These 7 Simple Tweaks Will Get You More Blog Retweets” by Stanford of Pushing Social
If your blog isn’t being retweeted, it turns out there’s a simple way to fix that: ask for it. Stanford gives us an overview of how to set up your blog, structure your posts, and follow up with tweets efficiently and effectively.
“15 Ways to Use Facebook Pages for Business” by Matt Hamilton of Social Media Today
You’ve got a profile, and you’ve uploaded your contact information—now what? Mr. Hamilton sheds light on several areas of your business that Facebook might be able to help you with, some that you may not have thought of!
Have you found any other great resources that illuminate how social media can help your business? Share them here!
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Search the Internet for Your Copyrighted Material
Posted By Sarah on Thursday 23 February 2012
Creative professionals today are more at risk of becoming victims of copyright infringement today than ever before—with everything interconnected and easily accessible, the ability to provide someone else’s recording for download or snag and repost a photo is now child’s play.
Image courtesy of Andy Wright; some rights reserved.
But, conversely, it’s now also a simple matter for you to monitor the Internet for improper use. Where years ago uncovering a source of bootlegged editions might take months, if not years, material uploaded to the Internet is discoverable almost immediately. Here’s how you can stay vigil and cast your net for improper use of your material.
Google Images
You know that Google Images is a great way to search the Internet for images by keyword, but did you know you can also use it to look for duplicates of a specific image? If you’ve been doing your Google searches in the little corner tab on your browser, but you haven’t been to the homepage lately (since around June of 2011), you may not be aware of this feature—but it’s key to searching the Internet for your material if you’re a painter, photographer, or other visual artist.
Give it a shot—head over to Google’s homepage and look in the search bar: you’ll see a little camera. Click that, upload the picture you’re looking for, and voilà—you’ll know who’s been hosting your material before you can say Click.
TinEye
Before Google, there was TinEye. This small Canadian company was using image recognition software far before Google implemented it (Google image searches were previously text-based and relied on tags and descriptions), and they have a very small, dedicated team that has been working for years to categorize and make available literally billions of images. Their parent company, Idée Inc, has produced other image recognition software programs that you may find useful on your hunt.
Search in Quotes
And then there’s my personal favorite, useful for locating written material: just go to your favorite search engine and type in the first sentence or two in quotes. The results will show you where the written material has been reprinted. (It’s also a serviceable, if inelegant, way of connecting snippets of lyrics to the songs and bands responsible, I’ve found.)
Image courtesy of Alan Klim; some rights reserved
At the end of the day, it’s important to be aware and engaged. And if you do find that your copyrighted material is being hosted somewhere without your permission, it’s always a good idea to send a friendly request that your music is taken down. After all, not everyone is aware that it’s not legal to repost pictures or photographs belonging to someone else; there may be no malice intended, and the person using your work might take it down immediately with apologies. (Or, of course, it’s your right to allow them to keep using the image, provided they attribute it to you and link back to your sight.)
And if you don’t receive a response, there’s one more alternative before jumping into a legal battle: a Cease and Desist form.
[For more information, check out our April '11 post, "Cease And Desist Letter: The Affordable Way To Battle Copyright Infringement."]
Happy hunting!
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Friday Favorites: February 13-17
Posted By Sarah on Friday 17 February 2012
Good things are happening in the business blogosphere, and we want to share them with you! Below are five standout posts we’ve noticed this week, and we believe they can help you and your small business. Perfect light reading for the weekend!
“The Power of the One-Page Strategy” by Michele Welsh of Young Entrepreneur
Somewhere between the formal business plan and the cocktail napkin to-do list is the one-page strategy, an excellent way to make sure your business is headed in the right direction. (Spoiler alert: Without a plan, your business is going in no direction.)
“Free Online Tax Resources for Small Business Owners & The Self-Employed” by Adam Gottlieb of The Frugal Entrepreneur
Just like the title indicates, Mr. Gottlieb has brought together an excellent list of helpful links, including IRS-provided assistance, tax-preparation tools, and other resources. Bookmark it, and be happy.
“How Gordon Ramsay Can Increase Your “Expert” Value by 23,900%” by Amy Harrison, guest blogger on ProBlogger.com
Ms. Harrison breaks down the five stages of blogging into restaurant terms, from generalist/fry cook to expert authority/food critic, explaining how to push your blog to the next level! You’ll be red-faced and screaming at people in no time.
“How to Get the Sales You Want” by Diane Helbig of Small Business Trends
In this article, Ms. Helbig shows us by example how not to run a business, then explains where your business’s focus should be: your customers. Ask not what your customers can do for you; ask what your business can do for them.
“Pitching In The Big Leagues: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch” by Matthew Toren of Young Entrepreneur
You might not be literally pitching your business to a potential investor in an elevator, but pretend you are—you should be able to explain your business concisely and succinctly in about as long as an elevator ride might take. Baseball fans will appreciate the metaphors; everyone will appreciate the sound business advice.
Have a great weekend!
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Business Book Giveaway: EcoCommerce 101 by Tim Gieseke
Posted By Sarah on Tuesday 14 February 2012
“Going green” is all the fad—but for many businesses, it’s a fad reminiscent of the food industry’s obsession with “natural” marketing, where the term was bandied about as a marketing chip and any meaningful connection with health was essentially lost.
Similarly, a barrage of corporate “green” marketing terminology does not a truly green company make, and it’s easy to become numb to the idea that there really are good businesses out there doing really good things for the environment in ways that transcend marketing and self-promotion altogether.
But in business, the ability to assign value is king, and perhaps the problem with ecocommerce is that there’s no standard for really quantifying it. But thanks to Tim Gieseke and EcoCommerce 101, now we can.
EcoCommerce 101: Adding an ecological dimension to the economy
According to Gieseke, “EcoCommerce . . . provides the framework to build an ecological intelligence system that allows the public arena of commerce to define sustainability.”
Gieseke shows us that economic development and bio-ecological preservation are more inherently connected than you might think, and that the  two goals can be met (and, in fact, are one and the same) with coordinated effort and a renewed dedication to seeing economy and ecology through the same lens.
Gieseke points out that “sustainability” is defined by us, the participants in the economy. EcoCommerce 101 is a roadmap for reshaping the market to support a sustainable future we can all be proud of.
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Registered Agent Q&A: Help for Small Business Owners
Posted By Sarah on Wednesday 8 February 2012
When you’re starting a small business, time is of the essence. The sooner you file your Articles of Incorporation, the closer you are to opening your doors and sharing your business with the world—so it’s important to fully understand your incorporation requirements from the beginning to avoid any lengthy delays or rejections.
In most states, having a registered agent on file is one of those requirements. This Q&A is designed to better understand your registered agent requirements as well as highlight potential concerns involved in acting as registered agent yourself.
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What is a registered agent?
When a business is incorporated, it becomes a legal entity—a legal person—just like you and me. (Of course, a corporation has limited rights and powers; a corporation cannot vote or be married, for example.) But for practical reasons, a corporation must have an individual as the point person for the business, someone to whom correspondence may be sent or legal papers may be served. (It’s hard to have a face-to-face interaction with something as abstract as a business entity.)
A registered agent is that point person. If the state needs to send a notice to your company regarding any compliance news or filing deadlines, they send the notice to the registered agent. If someone sues your small business, the registered agent is served on behalf of the corporation. Or if another company needs your permission in order to register a name similar to yours, the contact information available to them is the registered agent’s.
What types of businesses need a registered agent?
Any business that has been organized at the state level and is a separate legal entity from its owners is required to have a registered agent on file: corporations, limited liability companies, and nonprofit organization, for example, are all required to provide a registered agent in their Articles of Incorporation (or Organization, in the case of an LLC). Foreign corporations—businesses that first incorporated in one state and then expanded into and registered with another—are also required to list a registered agent in each state.
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Wales v New Zealand, 1905 - the 'world championship' that sparked a hundred years of rugby rivalry.
The All Blacks are at the culmination of their first, all-conquering tour of Europe.
Only Wales stands in their way.
The match is settled by a brilliant pre-planned move.
But it ends in a controversy that's echoed to this day.
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Featuring a full dramatic reconstruction of the game's highlights played in front of a 47,000 crowd, Game of the Century uses eye witness accounts, and modern analysis from Jonathan Davies, to reveal the truth about 'the try that never was'.
Cinderella
The timeless classic of the beautiful young girl, Cinderella,
who lives with her stepmother and two horrid step sisters. Cinderella is made to do all the housework and sleep on the kitchen floor at night in the cinders by the fire. Her stepmother wishes to marry one of her daughters to the Prince of the Kingdom who is to host a Gala Ball and rumour has it that he is looking for a bride. Cinderella is forbidden to attend the Ball but all changes with the help of her Fairy Godmother.
Agatha Christie - Miss Marple - Murder At The Vicarage
Geraldine McEwan takes on the role of world-famous crime writer Agatha Christie's shrewd and inquisitive Miss Jane Marple.
Miss Marple's sweet old lady exterior hides an excellent perception of human nature and a razor sharp intuition for solving crimes - murderers underestimate her at their peril!
When the vicar in Miss Marple's home village declares in exasperation that anyone who murdered Colonel Prothero would be doing the world a service, he does not realise his words will come back to haunt him.
The Colonel's death at the vicarage throws up a long list of potential murderers, as the unpopular local resident made many enemies.
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Madison House Senior Living8001 Pin OakOrlando, FL
WHO THEY ARE: An assisted living for seniors whose philosophy is to incorporate not only resident’s individual interests, but opportunities that allow them to make meaningful contributions to each other and the community on a regular basis. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Assist Al & Sherri Esken and the McCrea small group with worship service, singing, and praying. Help our seniors feel they are not forgotten and share the word of God with them.NEXT DATES: Every Wednesday from 10:00-11:00 a.m.CONTACT: Al Esken at 407.876-2234
Matthew's Hope    Winter Garden, FL
WHO THEY ARE:  A Non-Profit Homeless Outreach completely funded and supported by the local community, and volunteers representing over 25 Churches, Civic Organizations, and area Businesses. It all began with a "Freeze Warning" Shelter offering the homeless a place to escape the cold when temperatures dropped to dangerous lows. This Outreach now has expanded to offer many services to the Homeless Community of West Orange County every Tuesday from 9:30 AM to closing at 5:30 PM at the conclusion of our evening meal. The Volunteers of Matthew’s Hope help connect our structurally challenged friends with various resources and services such as Medical & Dental Assistance, Food Stamps, Florida ID’s, Social Security, Mental Health Care, Disability and VA Benefits along with offering Showers, Haircuts, Clothing, Shoes, Tents, Bikes, Hygiene Products and much more. Donations can be dropped off at any time, you may leave your donation on the front porch at our facility.   WHAT YOU CAN DO: Laundry, help with registration, serve breakfast, lunch or dinner; sort clothes that have been donated.  Endless opportunities to help in this ministry.  Help out in the new garden that has recently been planted.NEXT DATES:  2nd Tuesday - we serve at 4:30 p.m.CONTACT: Poston's Small Group | Kathy Marlow or Matthew's Hope
Buddy Break
WHO THEY ARE: An outreach of FBCW, Buddy Break is a free respite program to give caregivers of individuals with special needs a well deserved break for 3 hours one Friday night or one Saturday morning a month.WHAT YOU CAN DO:  3-4 hours (6:30-9:30 p.m.) once a month. Always in need of Buddies - Students welcome - you can earn Community Service hours for school. NEXT DATES:  Jan 20|6:30-9:30 p.m.; Feb 17|6:30-9:30 p.m.; Mar 17|10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Apr 20|6:30-9:30 p.m.; May 19|10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Jul 13|6:30-9:30 p.m.; Aug 18|10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Sept 17|10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Oct 20|10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Nov 9|6:30-9:30 p.m.; Dec 14|7:00-9:00 p.m. (Family Christmas Party)CONTACT: Email Denise Burch, or 407.579.0489
Under The Tree Ministry
WHO THEY ARE:  We take new and used toys clean and fix them up, then give them along with food to VERY needy children in the local area. We also host a BIG Christmas party for the families at a small church in the Bottoms in Oakland. WHAT YOU CAN DO: You can bring toys to the Lakeside campus and help serve at the Christmas party.NEXT DATES: TBDCONTACT: Email Janet Massey or call her at 321.948.5995
Edgewater Children's Ranch                                                                                1451 Edgewood Ranch Rd                                                                                Orlando, FL 32835
WHO THEY ARE: Edgewood Children’s Ranch is a nonprofit Christian childcare organization helping children, teens and their families address behavioral issues. Our live-in facility offers spiritual guidance, academic remediation, and behavioral training to children and teens ages 6-17.WHAT YOU CAN DO: Your group can bring a meal once a month to the facility, serve it and interact with the residents.We are there 2 times each month:NEXT DATES: Friday eveningsCONTACT: Lisa Amat, lisaamat@gmail.com or Don BurnsNEXT DATES: 3rd MondayCONTACT: Peggy Johnson, or phone 407-716-6188
Bethany Christian Services29 W. Smith StreetWinter Garden, FL 34787WHO THEY ARE:  Bethany Christian Services is a global nonprofit organization caring for orphans and vulnerable children on five continents. Bethany was founded in 1944 and is recognized as a prominent leader in social services worldwide. We are the largest adoption agency in the US  Our mission calls to demonstrate the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting and enhancing the lives of children and families around the world. Bethany envisions a world where every child has a loving family. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Ask Don by clicking on his name below to send an email.NEXT DATES: Contact Don by clicking on his name below.CONTACT: Don Schafhauser
Women's Shelter"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after widows and orphans in their distress."  James 1:27
WHO THEY ARE: A local shelter for women and their children during a time of great crisis. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Your group can bring a meal once a month to the facility, serve it and interact with the residents. NEXT DATES: 3rd Tuesday of every month (Surge Kids) & the 1st Monday of every month; and the 1st Friday of every month (Chuck Carter's Small Group); contact Christal Lung.CONTACT: Contact coordinator Jody Branham if you would like to help by cooking for us, delivery to the shelter from the church, or pick up.  To contact Jody: cell 321.228.6271 and her email is mbranham@cfl.rr.com.
Accept Pregnancy Center"You knit me together in my mother's womb..." Psalm 139.13 Last year, 199 babies were saved through the Accept Pregnancy Center, located on 407 Dillard Street in Winter Garden. You can help women in crisis with unplanned pregnancies.
WHO THEY ARE: An environment for women in crisis. WHAT YOU CAN DO:  Advisory Board: help with the spiritual and financial well-being of the ministry. Intercessor: Commit to pray 15-30 minutes on a specific day of the week for staff, volunteers, and ministry needs. Counselor: Must have completed the Volunteer Training class. Work one-on-one with clients. You will be trained to listen, educate, and provide a source of hope to clients that seek our services.  Receptionist: Must have completed the Volunteer Training class. Responsible for greeting and checking in clients, make appointments, perform simple office duties, answer incoming calls. Clothes Closet Volunteer: Pull orders for clients; wash, fold, hang, organize, and mend donated maternity and baby clothing. Need individuals with sewing abilities to sew clothing for our clients. Church Liaison: No special training required . . .just a willingness to represent APC to your local church fellowship. Special Events Development: Assist with fundraising events of our ministry. Requires short term commitments. Maintenance Volunteer: general cleaning of our center; mowing the lawn or making various repairs as needed. NEXT DATES: Any time.  Volunteer training is held twice a year at APC.CONTACT: Elvie Griffin & Tom Kennington's Small GroupTheresa Jenkins at 407.654.0820, or go to their website: www.AcceptPregnancy.org
Next Door MinistryThis multi-family housing ministry is looking for volunteers who can spend one Saturday afternoon a month with us at local apartment communities sharing God's love to children and their families.  We also operate a bus ministry in which our volunteers would serve on a rotational basis.
WHO THEY ARE: An outreach to a local apartment complex, entertaining children and giving a VBS-like presentation.WHAT YOU CAN DO: Join them on the 2nd Saturday of each month. They meet at 1:45 p.m. at the Mystic Pointe 2 Apts. to pray and set up; start by 2:00 - 3:30 pm.NEXT DATES: Jan 14; Feb 11; Mar 10; Apr 14; May 12; Sept 15; Oct 13; Nov 19; Dec 8.CONTACT: Tony Hollowell
Sew Love the World Ministries Do you like to sew and make crafts? Do you like to help others? Then once a month, join Delinda Kennington to make blankets and other items for local ministries such Accept Pregnancy and foreign missions like Burundi. Just bring sharp scissors.  All materials are provided.
WHO THEY ARE: A ministry of our church providing handmade items to those in need locally and around the world.WHAT YOU CAN DO: Join the group when they meet to make hats, blankets, bonnets and many other items.NEXT DATES: 2nd Tuesday of the month from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at our Downtown Campus, Room 107CONTACT: Email Delinda Kennington or call 407.876.3138
The Boy Scouts of America is well known for building character, training young men in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and developing personal fitness. We are proud to host Cub Scout Pack 225 along with Boy Scout Troop 225.
For more Boy Scouts info, please email Jim & Dianna Cotter. For more Cub Scouts info, please email Jeff Watson
The Central Florida Compassion Center / Thrift Store
The Compassion Center/Thrift Store has had to close down their location on Silver Star & Pine Hills Rds.  They are currently looking for a new location.  If you know of a warehouse-type facility that is available, please let us know so that we can continue this ministry to the people of Central Florida


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