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Williams Allegro III Review: Quality Beginner Piano?
Piano / Keyboard / By David Williams
Beginner piano players often struggle when it comes to buying their very first piano or keyboard. With so many different types and features offered by the many brands out there, making the right decision for you can be tough.
1 Williams Allegro III
3 Weighted and Touch-Sensitive Keys
4 Sound Quality
5 Sound library
6 Metronome
7 Control panel
8 MIDI connection
9 The Williams app
10 McCarthy Music App
11 Other features
11.1 Pros
11.2 Cons
Beginners usually want a product that is cheap but good enough to learn and grow their skills on, at least for a few years. And they want one that is able to produce a high-quality sound, even if the materials used are cheaper than those of a standard piano or keyboard.
Today we will be reviewing the Williams Allegro III to see if they meet all of these criteria and many more. We will discuss the functions and features of the piano so you know what to expect when you use it, and will hopefully help you to decide if this is the right beginner piano for you and your skill level.
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Williams Allegro III
On the Williams Piano website, the product description says that this keyboard is more suited to a student who already has some skills in this instrument, and also a professional who is looking for a good but cheap at-home keyboard.
Still, this should not put off beginners to this instrument, as it has several features that novices will enjoy, and it seems to be very easy to learn on.
The Williams Allegro digital piano boasts a full-size keyboard with fully weighted keys and hammer action for a realistic piano feel.
To provide optimal training and preparation for playing the acoustic piano, it includes four levels of touch sensitivity as well as velocity sensitivity.
It includes a 64-note polyphony for expression and mastering difficult musical pieces. On the piano, there are eight voices available for exploring, recording, and practicing with different instrument sounds.
The metronome has an adjustable tempo control to let you practice different compositions or record more efficiently. Split and layer modes are also available on the piano for improved practice. A damper pedal is also included, as well as MIDI recording and playback capabilities, and a headphone jack so you can listen to your music without disturbing others.
Measuring 45 x 12.2 x 20.27 inches (width x height x depth) and weighing 43.2lbs, the Williams piano is a great at-home starter piano that won't take up too much space in the room.
Weighted and Touch-Sensitive Keys
Learning to play the piano requires a firm understanding of the instrument's touch and how this can affect play. The Allegro III features 88 weighted keys, which is ideal for a beginner.
Weighted keys provide the most authentic piano "feel," which is a vital component of learning to play any piano. Even if the keys on this piano aren't as advanced as those found on some of the higher-end digital instruments, they will be suitable enough for a beginner to use.
In all acoustic pianos, hammers strike strings and produce sound, which is what happens when you press down on the key. While this keyboard cannot completely replicate the weighted feel of a hammer striking the keys, or the sound that this makes, it does come very close to it.
If a beginner learns to play on anything other than weighted keys, they may find it difficult to adjust to the feel of an acoustic piano, which they will most likely use when they grow and develop their skills.
The Allegro III piano's keys are longer than those seen on other lower-end digital pianos. This length allows the weighting to be much closer to that of an acoustic piano's weighted keys or a higher-end digital piano. Longer weighted keys give the musician a faster response time and more control when they play.
The velocity-sensitive keys also provide you will an accurate piano playing experience. In more expensive pianos, the sound made depends on how hard you press the key. Here, the piano can detect how hard to press the key, and then adjusts the sound accordingly so that you get an authentic sound.
This piano can mimic the way traditional keys work so well that if you are learning on both this keyboard and a traditional piano, you should have very little trouble adjusting to the way that the piano feels. In fact, you may not even notice a difference at all.
The Allegro III features a dual-driver sound system, which offers realistic and full-bodied piano sounds as you play. Many other digital keyboards in the price range produce muffled or low-quality piano sounds, but this is not the case with the Allegro III.
Williams, when making this piano, went all out in making sure that the sound made by this piano sounded authentic. They recorded the sound of a 9-foot Fazioli concert grand piano using 12 microphones to make sure that they captured every sound that the piano made, and they put that sound into their own keyboard.
The reverb effect on this piano is also very good. This provides you with realistic piano sounds that imitate the resonance you would get with the strings of a traditional piano or a more expensive keyboard.
Though the sound quality is very good given the price and makes of this keyboard, you probably would not want to use it if you want to perform in front of a crowd, as it just cannot compare to the sound made by a real piano.
But for practicing at home the Allegro III has a good enough sound quality that no matter what sound you play it should be a pleasant experience.
The Allegro III comes with a massive sound library that is filled with music from the highest quality instruments that Williams could find. The organ sounds, for example, were recorded from vintage instruments, as Williams want to preserve these unique and beautiful sounds for future generations.
The keyboard sounds were taken directly from instruments that have been the standard for jazz, rock, and pop music for the past 60 years.
The tone wheel organ was one of the hardest sounds for Williams to capture and out into this piano. The issue is that when the voice of this piano is normally recorded, the sound made through the speaker tends to be quite static and muffled.
Through a lot of trial and error, Williams was eventually able to capture the beautiful sounds of this instrument and put it into this keyboard. It is so high quality it will sound like you are actually playing a tone wheel organ.
For this sound, and the sound of a transistor organ, players can choose to add their own rotary speaker effect when they play. This allows them to change the speed and the sound of these instruments, to create a bigger sound than ever before.
The Allegro III has eight musical voices in total, with each one being incredibly high quality considering how cheap this keyboard is compared to others on the market.
What makes this even more unique is that because these sounds have been made by Willams, only they own them, meaning that you will only find these high-quality sounds in Williams pianos and keyboards.
Like a lot of keyboards, the Allegro III has a metronome built into it. This allows players to keep time while learning or practicing new pieces.
This is much easier than the player having to count beats in their head while they play and will be one less thing that beginners have to worry about when they are building up their skills. The tempo on the metronome ranges from 20-280 beats per minute (bpm).
Again like a lot of keyboards, the Allegro III's control panel sits above the keys. The simple layout means that beginners should easily be able to pick up and learn what every button does, and each one is clearly labeled to help in this.
On the left side of the panel are the power button, volume button, metronome, and two equalizer slides, one each for low and high sounds. On the right side of the panel are the buttons for the various sound effects offered by this keyboard.
Above the control panel is a stand that you can add or remove whenever you want. This allows you to place music sheets, on your phone or tablet if this is what you use to practice and learn.
MIDI connection
This allows the keyboard to easily pair up to computers, phones, instruments, and other devices. The Allegro III has MIDI in and out connections with 16 channels. This allows for easy track recording and the ability to playback multiple tracks at once.
The Williams app
The Bluetooth MIDI feature on the Allegro III allows users to connect wirelessly to any iOS device. The user can use this connection alongside the Williams Piano App for iOS devices which allows the musician to control the piano's functions from their phone.
The user also has access to sound layering and editing capabilities for the piano from this app. You can practice with a metronome or a variety of other features on this keyboard.
The keyboard can be split such that the upper and bottom halves have the same pitch. You may also use the Tuning Fork icon to retune the keyboard to play along with other instruments that aren't tuned to the standard 440 Hz, which is the level that this keyboard is typically at.
The Play Along function in the Williams Piano App allows you to slow down songs in your iTunes library without changing the pitch, so you can play along with your favorite songs. You can also have the song loop so that you don't have to restart it every time you listen to it.
There are multiple tools on the Williams Allegro III website to help you learn more about various musical styles and how to play them. You should try using the Song Tutor option to learn how to play a selection of well-known classical tunes.
If you are a pianist who is intermediate to advanced, it is well worth your time to look over these books. Even an advanced pianist will find most of the materials in the Song Tutor portion of the site tough, but there are a few songs that are suited for a late beginner or early intermediate learner.
McCarthy Music App
Beginners will be happy to know that the Allegro III also pairs well with the McCarthy Music app, which is an app that has been specially designed to help beginners to learn the piano.
This app allows students to have virtual face-to-face interaction with a piano teacher, so you no longer have to leave your home to get lessons. If parents are wanting to use this app to teach their children, then you will be happy to know that each instructor is subject to a background check before they are hired.
There is an instructor for every skill level, from beginner to advanced, and one for every musical style you can think of, like jazz, classical, and blues. By paring the Allegro III to the McCarthy app, you are able to have one-on-one time with one of several instructors who will be using the same keyboard as you.
This type of learning is far cheaper than the traditional way of going to a teacher's house and having to pay by the hour. Instead, you can get a subscription to this app, and in the end, you will be spending less money.
Also, just because this is online learning does not mean that the quality of the class is lower either. Online learning for musical instruments is becoming a lot more common, especially as technology improves in this area.
The Allegro III features a single pedal mechanism rather than the standard three pedal attachment found on most digital pianos.
This perhaps is not the best way to begin learning how to use a keyboard pedal, especially as this one acts more of an on-off switch that controls the damper sound. It also feels very different from a pedal found in a traditional piano or higher-end keyboards.
This pedal won't teach you anything about pedaling techniques or what a pedal is used for. While this will be an issue for more advanced players, it won't affect beginners as much as this is a skill that is picked up once the player has gained some skill in playing the piano first.
Another feature of the Allegro III is that it can be wall-powered and battery-powered, so you can take it to places that may not have a lot of plug sockets and practice.
Clear and authentic sound - thanks to the huge amount of effort Williams put into creating the various sounds used in this keyboard, the Allegro is filled with high-quality music from a large variety of keyboard instruments. These sounds are also unique to Williams keyboards, so you won't be able to find these in any other products
Low price but high-quality - this is the perfect mix for beginners, and those just starting out won't want to invest in an expensive instrument. With the Allegro, beginners can save a bit of money while also getting a keyboard that can make beautiful music.
Durability issues - some players have reported that the Allegro is not as durable as it could be, with it becoming damaged or even completely breaking if it is knocked too hard or dropped. It is recommended that you get insurance if you are buying this or any other keyboard.
The Williams Allegro III is one of the best low-cost digital pianos for beginners. A "beginners package" can be purchased for a very low price, which includes the piano, a piano stand, a padded piano bench, stereo headphones, and a beginner piano teaching book.
The Williams Allegro digital piano is a low-cost keyboard with a variety of features not seen on many other keyboards. It has a terrific, genuine tone to it, as well as a powerful key action.
You can't go wrong with the Williams Allegro if you're searching for an excellent piano to learn on or simply one that's affordable and portable enough to take with you wherever you go.
Hi, my name is David Williams, and I play the french horn. However, I can also play the piano, violin, and the majority of wind instruments. I have been reading music and playing musical instruments from a young age, and I love regularly playing instruments as part of an orchestra. There is something so fantastic about hearing the instruments all come together to perform an impressive piece of music, especially when it is a classical piece.
I recently decided to share my love for music and instrument playing online, in the hopes that it would encourage others to try something new. Playing an instrument is both fantastic and rewarding. Through this blog, I hope that you will gain a clearer understanding of both music and musical instruments.
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Conway Twitty and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary"
It was Tina Turner's most recognizable signature songs in 1970. But before her rendition, there were Creedence Water Revival and a soothing cover of the one and only Conway Twitty.
John Fogerty wrote "Proud Mary" and first recorded with his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fantasy Records released the song as a single from the band's second studio album "Bayou Country". Additionally, it was released by the same record company in January 1969.
Furthermore, the single was considered to have been released in early January 1969. The song became a major hit in the United States.
Due to its popularity, various artists recorded the song, and for country music enthusiasts, Conway Twitty has his version.
Conway Twitty…
In 1969, Twitty released his album "I Love You More Today" which included his notable songs such as "Crazy Arms," "One For The Money," etc. and of course "Proud Mary."
Moreover, Twitty's version has a twist that sounded so good especially for us country music lovers. He made the song a little lighter compared to the other versions. With his soothing and mellow voice patched with a Honky Tonk style, it sure did "Proud Mary" made its way to country music.
John Fogerty, the lead, wrote the song, especially for the band. They indeed the origin of the song in 1969. It was also said that the song was released in Christmas of 1968. Fogerty wrote the song after his discharged from National Guard.
The song started off with a slow, sultry, soulful tone in which Tina introduced the song. Then warned the audience that she and the band were gonna start it off "nice and easy" as "we do nothing nice and easy." Finally, they would finish it "nice and rough."
After the lyrics are first sung softly by Turner, the song is then switched into a funk rock vamp with gospel-influenced vocals.
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A Tale of Two Mothers
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Despite ethnic, religious and geographic differences, many Sri Lankans share more than they know, as this tale of two parents from opposite ends of the country shows.
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Waiting for justice: The way to their property is barred by the military.
They may come from different ethnic groups and practice different religions, and they come from different ends of the island nation – but both Panampatuwe R.J. Pathmawathi and Jegan Rita are waiting to return to the land they call home.
In February of 2015, the Maithri government promised to give the land that had been confiscated by the state and military back to Pathmawathi and her fellow villagers. And Rita waits for government promises to give lands back to northern Sri Lankans to be fulfilled.
But the two mothers – Tamil and Sinhala, Buddhist and Christian – also have a familial tragedy in common, with the loss of a child.
These are their stories.
Panampatuwe R.J. Pathmawathi brought up four sons and she and her husband worked the land they inherited from their own parents, beside their sons. Originally from a town in the Panampattu district in south-eastern Sri Lanka, often known as Panama, they were able to live comfortably off the fruits and vegetables they harvested.
That is, until a political issue turned her family's life upside down.
At midnight on July 17 in 2010 a gang stormed the village and set fire to many houses, including Pathmawathi's.
"There were security forces among them," the 56-year-old woman recalls. "In front of our eyes they destroyed what we had cultivated. People were assaulted and shot. We ran away to save ourselves."
Since then the family has not had a home and has lived with relatives and friends, and worked as labourers to earn a living.
The land had been taken by those who did not own it. Even today the Sri Lankan military still controls large swathes of it.
In 2015, the Sri Lankan government decided that the property should be returned to the locals but a court order to this effect has never been carried out.
In protest some of the villagers, including Pathmawathi and her family, who are Sinhalese and Buddhist, went back to the village and set up temporary shelters; they decided to occupy the land in protest.
"No matter what happens we won't leave here now. If they try and chase us away, we will fight until death," the woman says, sitting in her temporary shelter. She pointed at the ruins of two houses nearby, of which only the foundations of the former buildings were still visible. One was her home destroyed by the tsunami of 2004 and another was her home destroyed by the government gangs who forced the villagers out of town in 2010.
But the worst was yet to come for Pathmawathi's family. One of her sons knew who had set fire to the houses in 2010.
He left the house during dinner one night, after being called away on an errand by a local politician. His badly beaten body was found on the road on the same night, August 25, 2015.
"When we started to protest and demand that we get our village back, proceedings started in court. They killed our son because they thought he would be a witness against them," argues Pathmawathi, who is still waiting for justice to be done.
After being displaced many times during the Sri Lankan civil war, Jegan Rita, originally from Puthukkudiyiruppu town in the Mullaitivu district in northern Sri Lanka, was in a camp for internally displaced people with her family – two sons with a third on the way – when the camp was attacked.
"The only thing I remember is a lot of noise and then I fell," the 35-year-old mother says. "When I regained consciousness I was lying with a lot of other people, many of them injured and crying out. I remember wounds and blood – and I had lost my baby."
After this attack, she lost track of the other members of her Tamil-Christian family as she and other inhabitants of the camp made their way around the countryside. Eventually they surrendered to the Sri Lankan military and after being in hospital for around three months, Rita ended up in another camp known as Manik Farm.
As soon as she was able, Rita began searching for her parents, husband and two lost sons. Eventually she located the two boys in another camp, as well as her parents. Her husband, thinking she was dead, had married again – so Rita was left to bring up the two boys alone.
She still has no home, as the land where she used to live is currently under military control.
"I used to have a quarter acre of land," Rita says. "We grew peanuts, coconuts and onions and reared animals. We even had a tractor. Around 84 people lived in my village and we had nicely built houses – my own house had a concrete foundation and was made with bricks. You know, we don't even want to have a cent from the government," she says. "We just want our land back."
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Elderly show slower mental decline with more protein in brain
Cognitive decline about 50% slower for those with most protein from BDNF gene expression
Feb.9, 2016 - Elderly people with higher amounts of a key protein in their brains also had slower decline in their memory and thinking abilities than people with lower amounts of protein from the gene named "brain-derived neurotrophic factor," or BDNF, says a new study published online in Neurology.
"This relationship was strongest among the people with the most signs of Alzheimer's disease pathology in their brains," said study author Aron S. Buchman, MD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
"This suggests that a higher level of protein from BDNF gene expression may provide a buffer, or reserve, for the brain and protect it against the effects of the plaques and tangles that form in the brain as a part of Alzheimer's disease."
For the study, 535 people with an average age of 81 were followed until death, for an average of six years.
They took yearly tests of their thinking and memory skills.
After death, a neurologist reviewed their records and determined whether they had
· dementia,
· some memory and thinking problems called mild cognitive impairment or
· no thinking and memory problems.
Autopsies were conducted on their brains after death, and the amount of protein from BDNF gene expression in the brain was then measured.
The participants were part of the Rush Memory and Aging Project and the Religious Orders Study.
The rate of cognitive decline was about 50 percent slower for those in the highest 10 percent of protein from BDNF gene expression compared to the lowest 10 percent.
The effect of plaques and tangles in the brain on cognitive decline was reduced for people with high levels of BDNF.
In the people with the highest amount of Alzheimer's disease hallmarks in their brains, cognitive decline was about 40 percent slower for people with the highest amount of protein from BDNF gene expression compared to those with the lowest amount.
On average, thinking and memory skills declined by about 0.10 units per year on the tests. Higher levels of protein from BDNF gene expression reduced the effect of plaques and tangles in the brain on cognitive decline by 0.02 units per year.
The researchers found that the plaques and tangles in the brain accounted for 27 percent of the variation in cognitive decline, demographics accounted for 3 percent and BDNF accounted for 2 percent.
Study on Increasing BDNF in Elderly with Exercise
A study on the effect of physical exercise on the peripheral levels of BDNF in elderly individuals was reported in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatric, Volume 56, Issue 1, Jan. & Feb. 2013, Pages 10-15. Click to Abstract
Five out of six studies reported a significantly higher BDNF response to aerobic acute exercise and to aerobic or strength training program in healthy elderly and elderly with different pathologies.
The researchers concluded it was not possible to establish a recommendation protocol for the type and intensity of physical exercise required to produce an increase in levels BDNF.
However, physical exercise, particularly, moderate-intensity exercises seem to be more effective to promote increase in the peripheral levels of BDNF in the elderly.
Exercise has been shown to increase levels of BDNF in the blood, but that the relationship between BDNF protein levels in the blood and in the brain is not clear, according to an accompanying editorial by Michal Schnaider Beeri, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
"More research is needed to confirm these findings, determine how this relationship between protein produced by BDNF gene expression and cognitive decline works and see if any strategies can be used to increase BDNF in the brain to protect or slow the rate of cognitive decline," said Buchman.
He also noted that the study does not prove that BDNF is the cause of a slower rate of cognitive decline; further work is needed to determine if activities which increase brain BDNF gene expression levels protect or slow the rate of cognitive decline in old age.
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Illinois Department of Public Health and the Robert C. Borwell Endowment Fund.
The American Academy of Neurology, an association of 30,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, concussion, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.
>> For more about this brain BDNF gene expression at the National Library of Medicine
>> Neurology is the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology and this report was published online in the January 27, 2016 issue.
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I kicked off my Saturday with the Lakefront 10. Though *technically* I've run a 10 miler before, due to the conditions (trail) and distance (9.6 miles by my Garmin), I don't really count the Georgetown 10 as an official 10 miler. For all intents and purposes, I considered Saturday's race to be my first 10 miler.
I picked up my packet on Friday at Universal Sole and was pretty happy with the contents.
Out of all of these things, the drawstring bag is probably the only thing I didn't particularly want. I (along with everyone else) LOVE LOVE LOVE the race shirt, and I'm always happy to receive a mini Clif Bar. Beef jerky was a new one for me in a race bag, and I got the blue shoelaces because I made a donation to One Fund when I registered for the race. I haven't put them on my shoes yet, but I hope to wear them all summer long on my marathon training and marathon shoes.
I was actually pretty nervous heading into Saturday's race. I had long ago decided what shirt I planned to wear, and then as I went to lay out that shirt with the rest of my race day outfit discovered that I apparently lost said shirt sometime between the Chi Town Half and last Friday (or at least severely misplaced it, because I can't find it anywhere). I also only had new-to-me flavors of Clif Shot Bloks, which also made me panic, given the whole nothing-new-on-race-day rule. All of these things seemed to be going wrong, and for the first time ever I was genuinely concerned that my race would go poorly.
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect out of myself at the Lakefront 10 in terms of time. I figured there was no way I'd run faster than a 1:30 (9:00 pace), but I also probably wouldn't run slower than a 1:45 (about what I ran at Georgetown in terrible conditions). I kind of thought maybe a 1:40 sounded reasonable (10:00 pace), but with how speedy I ran the Chi Town Half a few weeks ago, I really didn't know what I'd be able to do at the Lakefront 10. It was cold, which always helps me out, but it was also a little windy by the lake. I ended up putting myself toward the back of the 9:00 pace area, hoping that I surrounded myself by 9:30/9:45 runners and that I'd be able to hang on to that kind of pace for the duration of the event.
We got started right on time and headed up Simonds to Foster. I felt like the first mile took forever, which hasn't been how I've felt lately. I figured, based on where I lined up, that I must have been running at a 10:00 pace or slower by the number of people passing me (my sleeves covered my watch so I didn't really know my time). When I did hit the first mile, though (by my Garmin, which registered all the mile markers about 15 seconds before I passed the course mile markers), I saw that I ran an 8:55 first mile. I freaked out, since I knew that kind of pace was not sustainable for another nine miles, and tried to hold myself back and not worry about how many people passed me.
After that first mile, I settled into a nice, steady pace and kept just about all of my miles in the 9:15ish area (9:28, 9:12, 9:15, 9:17, 9:08, 9:26, 9:07, 9:15 through mile 9). While those times in and of themselves make me happy, what made me happier was my consistency. It was one thing to run consistently at Chi Town where I had pacers — it's another thing to do it on my own. I felt fine throughout the race, and when I hit mile 7 decided I wanted to try to push it a little. I really kicked it in, though, for the last mile of the race. I have a 5K coming up, and though I didn't sign up with the intent to PR at that 5K, with how things have gone over the past few weeks I wouldn't mind at least seeing what I can do. The last mile of a 5K always hurts, and I know it's going to hurt even more if I'm aiming for a PR, so I wanted to use the last mile of the Lakefront 10 as practice. I started keeping an eye on runners ahead of me, picking a person and trying to pass him or her (usually her, so as to improve my gender place 😛 ). I caught three girls I really didn't think I'd be able to catch and ended up running that last mile in 8:15. Heyo!
My watch measured the course a tiny bit long (10.03), but when all was said and done I finished in 1:31:32. Considering 1:30 was the absolute best I thought I would do, I'm quite happy with a 1:31:32 (9:10 overall pace).
I caught my breath and then headed off to round up as much food as I could find.
Macaroni and cheese at 9:45 a.m. Normal? And of course a bagel and banana.
And a bite of steak (mostly because I found the man in the cowboy hat endearing. I love Chicago, but I do miss the country.).
I also took advantage of the stretching station and injury screens at the post-race party. I always appreciate being stretched out post-race by a professional, plus my IT band (or what I thought was my IT band) hurt during pretty much my entire run, so I figured an injury screen couldn't hurt. One of my former PTs did my injury screen and said it seemed to be my outer quad, not my IT band, which made more sense to me since though my leg hurt in the area of my IT band, my knee didn't bother me at all. He sent me on my way with instructions to foam roll and keep doing my exercises, which I've tried to keep up with but let fall by the wayside more than I should. Definitely need to be more diligent about that to keep myself away from the actual PT's office (even though I do ❤ physical therapy. But I ❤ being uninjured more.).
So that's that! All in all, an excellent event. I'm really happy with how I ran and thought CARA did a wonderful job organizing a really solid race. One more race left before it's time to start thinking about marathon training!
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Great race! Way to nail that last mile. I'm sure it felt awesome.
If you could bust out an 8:15 for that last mile you totally could have broken 1:30!! Go you!
The last time I raced (not just ran, but actually raced) the CARA Lakefront 10 I was training to run my first sub-2:00 half marathon and was SO HAPPY when I crossed the finish line at the 10 miler in 1:26:40. I KNEW then that I could break 2:00 in the half. So the Lakefront 10 has a special place in my heart of being one of my best race days ever.
Thanks! That's so great that you had such a confidence-building run at the Lakefront 10. I'm sure that helped you out a ton!
It is a great course. The last time I ran it was I think 2 years ago and it rained the whole time. Boo. Congrats on finishing another race!!
Oh man, that would be lousy! I don't mind running in the rain for a short time, but 10 miles is waaaaay longer than I'd like to be out there if it's raining.
Girl you are way speedier than you give yourself credit for! All of your training is clearly paying off! Can't wait to hear about how you tear up that marathon when it finally comes!
Woo hoo! Awesome job! That is fantastic you had such even splits sans pacer and that you came in so far under your goal! Way to rock it!!!!
I was there too! I thought it was a great race. I've done this one before and it is one of my favorite races! Great job!


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By listing the first six prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, we can see that the 6th prime is 13.
What is the 10 001st prime number?
2520 is the smallest number that can be divided by each of the numbers from 1 to 10 without any remainder.


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Haley (Sarah Hyland) manages to get an interview for an assistant position with snooty fashion designer Gavin Sinclair (guest star Michael Urie), and she spends a lot of time secretly preparing for it. Andy the manny (guest star Adam DeVine) helps her prep for the interview, but Claire (Julie Bowen) mistakes all that time they're spending together as something more romantic than career-oriented. Here's how to get a job as demonstrated by Haley in Season 6, Episode 7 of Modern Family, "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts."
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This mod isn't currently being updated by the original author, the guy who made it compatible with recent game versions is busy working on his own mod.
Got the mode to work and made a mission as to showcase the ships in the mod.
The mission is called Showcase.
Wonder if author still cares... This mod, with some adjustments and balancing can be integrated into Ironclads TC. Why Ironclads, you say? Because of it's non-shaded cartoon-like sprite style.
I know its been 2 years, but I dont supose you still have this?
I used to love this mod and would not mind taking a crack at trying to update it, but like every link in the thread is dead.
Actualy if ANY one has a copppy of the last version to go up I can work with that.
I have a 0.6.2a version that was updated by Tecrys way back when. Note that this version has his balance adjustments, not the original ones. Probably doesn't matter though, since you'll likely be changing everything to fit with the newest release.
Can someone help me to update this mod to 0.8.1 ?
Edit: Felt like a necromancer to revive this much old thread.
Anyway, head to the unofficial discort to get some pointers, there are always people online and ready to help.
Although you would have to get the authorization from the original author first.
Not sure if that would be possible - the original author hasn't visited the forum in 4 years.
Then it should never be resurrected.


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We fabricated GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) without pre-activation of p-type GaN. During the fabrication process, a 100-nm-thick indium tin oxide film was served as the p-type contact layer and annealed at 500°C in N2 ambient for 20 min to increase its transparency as well as to activate the p-type GaN. The electrical measurements showed that the LEDs were featured by a lower forward voltage and higher wall-plug efficiency in comparison with LEDs using pre-activation of p-type GaN. We discussed the mechanism of activation of p-type GaN at 500°C in N2 ambient. Furthermore, x-ray photoemission spectroscopy examinations were carried out to study the improved electrical performances of the LEDs without pre-activation of p-type GaN.
GaN-based materials are of great importance to fabricate visible and ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [1-3]. In order to improve the performances of the LEDs, highly conductive p-type GaN and reliable ohmic contacts are required. However, the as-grown p-type GaN is of high resistance due to the Mg-H complexes [4-6]. In order to dissociate the Mg-H complexes, thermal annealing at above 700°C in N2 ambient is usually employed [7,8]. Nevertheless, such high temperature would deteriorate the crystalline quality of the InGaN active layer [9-11]. Recently, it was reported that thermal annealing in O2 ambient was an alternative way for activation of p-type GaN . This is mainly attributed to the decrease of hydrogen concentration during the reaction of oxygen with hydrogen [8-13]. On the other side, reliable p-type ohmic contacts with high optical transmittance are technologically important for realizing high-performance GaN-based LEDs. Ni/Au contact is usually used as semitransparent ohmic electrodes as well as current spreading layer for GaN-based LEDs [14,15]. However, the light transmittance of the Ni/Au contact is relatively low. Indium tin oxide (ITO) contact layer is considered to be a good candidate for transparent contacts because of its high transparency and high conductivity . However, due to its relatively small work function (4.8 eV), the ITO film that directly deposited on p-type GaN would yield a leaky Schottky contact . Thus, schemes employing intermediate layers such as NiO, short-period-superlattice, or InGaN strained contact layer structure have been proposed to obtain a good ohmic contact between ITO and p-type GaN [16-18]. So far, the activation of p-type GaN and the realization of ohmic contact proceeded separately, which made the device fabrication process relatively complicated. More importantly, high temperature or long-time annealing heat treatments would further exacerbate the degradation of the device performances. In this paper, we fabricated GaN-based LEDs without pre-activation of p-type GaN. During the fabrication process, the devices were annealed only once at 500°C in N2 ambient for 20 min to increase the transparency of ITO contact layer as well as to activate the p-type GaN. The electrical measurements showed that the devices were featured by a lower forward voltage and higher wall-plug efficiency (WPE) in comparison with LEDs pre-annealed either at 800°C in N2 ambient or at 500°C in O2 ambient. The mechanisms for improvement of LED performances will be discussed in detail in this study.
The LED epitaxial samples studied in this work were grown by a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system on (0001)-oriented patterned sapphire substrate. The epitaxial structure was comprised of 3.5-μm-thick undoped GaN, 2.5-μm-thick n-type GaN, 0.2-μm-thick InGaN/GaN multiple-quantum-wells (MQWs) active region, 25-nm-thick AlGaN electron blocking layer, and 270-nm-thick p-type GaN layer, which capped with 2.0-nm-thick InGaN strained layer. For a comparative study, we prepared three LED epitaxial samples marked as sample A, sample B, and sample C. To activate the p-type GaN, sample A was pre-annealed at 800°C in N2 ambient for 20 min, while sample B was pre-annealed at 500°C in O2 ambient for 10 min. For sample C, no pre-annealing heat treatment was carried out. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of the three samples were measured using a 405 nm semiconductor laser before the following LED device fabrication process. The fabrication process of the three samples proceeded as follows. Patterned 210-nm-thick SiO2 layer was first deposited on p-type GaN by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition as a current blocking layer. A 100-nm-thick ITO film was then evaporated by an electron beam evaporator as a transparent conducting layer. Subsequently, a mesa with an area of 8 mil × 16 mil was defined by using standard photolithography and dry etching. The samples were annealed at 500°C in N2 ambient for 20 min to increase the transparency of the ITO layer, after which the transparency increased from 90% to 98% at the wavelength of 460 nm. Finally, patterned Cr/Pt/Au layer was deposited as n- and p-electrodes, and the LED samples with chip size of 9 mil × 17 mil were obtained. Current-voltage and light output power measurements were performed using the FitTech IPT6000 LED chip/wafer probing and testing system (Fittech Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan).
Figure 1 shows the integrated PL intensity of LED epitaxial wafers pre-annealed at 800°C in N2 ambient for 20 min and pre-annealed at 500°C in O2 ambient for 10 min. The inset shows the PL spectra of the two wafers. The integrated PL intensity of the wafers is the average value of 100 points measured from the entire 2-in. epitaxial layers. Assuming the integrated PL intensity of as-grown wafer is 100, the intensities of the wafers pre-annealed at 800°C and pre-annealed at 500°C are decreased to 83.4% and 99.2%, respectively. The obvious decrease in the integrated PL intensity of the wafer pre-annealed at 800°C is due to the increased non-radiative recombination that caused by the defects generated during the high-temperature thermal annealing process [11,19,20].
Integrated PL intensity of two LED epitaxial wafers. The inset shows the PL spectra of two wafers.
Figure 2 shows the current-voltage and dynamic resistance characteristics of the LED samples A, B, and C. The forward voltage is the average value of 100 LED chips which are uniformly distributed on the entire 2-in wafer, and the current-voltage curve was measured from the device of an average level. It is found that the forward voltages (dynamic resistances) of the LED samples A, B, and C are 3.36 V (18.5 Ω), 3.27 V (16.9 Ω), and 3.19 V (14.0 Ω) under an injection current of 20 mA, respectively. The forward voltage of the LED sample B is lower than that of the LED sample A. This could be due to the high activation efficiency of Mg dopant in the p-type GaN layer during the thermal annealing in O2 ambient . The results also show that the forward voltage and dynamic resistance of the LED sample C without pre-activation of the p-type GaN are the lowest in these devices, which prove that the p-type GaN was effectively activated during the fabrication process. It is generally believed that the activation temperature of p-type GaN in N2 ambient should be higher than 700°C to dissociate the Mg-H complexes. However, in our circumstances, the p-type GaN in LED sample C was activated at a relatively low temperature of 500°C in N2 ambient. We consider that this is attributed to the covered ITO film. The mechanism of activation of p-type GaN at a relatively low temperature in N2 ambient will be discussed later.
Current-voltage and dynamic resistance characteristics of the LED samples A, B, and C, respectively.
The light output power as a function of injection current for LED samples A, B, and C is shown in Figure 3. It is found that the light output power of LED sample A (21.8 mW) is much lower than that of LED sample B (24.5 mW) and LED sample C (24.6 mW). We believe that the defects, which were generated during the high-temperature thermal annealing process, increased the non-radiative recombination and ultimately lead to a decrease of output power, and this is consist with the results in PL measurements. It is also shown that the WPE of LED samples A, B, and C is 32.0%, 36.9%, and 38.2% at an operating current of 20 mA, respectively. Therefore, the WPE of LED sample C is 19.4% higher than that of LED sample A. The decrease in the WPE for LED sample A is due to the lower light output power and the higher forward voltage. In addition, the WPE of LED sample C demonstrated a 3.5% improvement in comparison with that of LED sample B, which is mainly attributed to the lower forward voltage of LED sample C. The Hall effect and x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) measurements were carried out in the following experiment to explain the improved performance for LED sample C. In order to clarify the mechanism of activation of p-type GaN at a relatively low temperature of 500°C in N2 ambient, p-type GaN epitaxial wafers without MQWs active region were grown by MOCVD as follows: The epitaxial layers were done by sequentially depositing of a 30-nm-thick low-temperature GaN nucleation layer, a 2.0-μm-thick undoped GaN layer, a 0.6-μm-thick p-type GaN layer, and a 2.0-nm-thick InGaN strained layer on sapphire substrates. X-ray rocking curves showed that the full width at half maximums of the wafers was 299 arcsec for (0002) symmetric plane, indicating a good quality of the p-type GaN layers . A 100-nm-thick ITO film was evaporated on the p-type GaN epitaxial layers by the electron beam evaporator. The sample was then annealed at 500°C in N2 ambient for 20 min and finally cleaned in hot ITO acid etching solution for 20 min to remove the ITO film. The sample was marked as sample D. For sample E, the same annealing process was carried out but without depositing ITO film. Subsequently, the two samples were cut into 0.6 cm × 0.6 cm and rinsed in boiling aqua regia for 10 min to remove the native oxides. Finally, Ni/Au dots were evaporated on the surface to form electrical contacts in Vander Pauw geometry for Hall effect measurements . The samples were annealed at 500°C in O2 ambient for only 30 s to form ohmic contacts. The short-time annealing process would have fewer influences on the result of the pre-annealing of the samples.
Output power and WPE versus injection current for LED samples A, B, and C, respectively.
Table 1 shows the hole concentration and Hall effect resistivity of samples D and E at room temperature. Compared to sample E, a significant increase in hole concentration of sample D is observed. Also, it is found that Hall effect resistivity of sample D is only 0.65 Ωcm, while that of sample E is 5.6 Ωcm. These results imply that the capped ITO film can effectively activate p-type GaN at the relatively low annealing temperature in N2 ambient. It is known that the presence of oxygen in the annealing environment can result in a positive effect on the activation of p-type GaN. As is noticed that the oxygen may diffuse into the p-type GaN layer during the ITO deposition process; therefore, the possible reason for obtaining highly conductive p-type GaN in sample D was the presence of oxygen either in the ITO layer or p-type GaN layer. To clarify this, sample F experienced the ITO deposition process (the same as sample D) but the ITO layer was removed in acid etching solution before the annealing heat treatment (N2; 500°C, 20 min). It is found that Hall effect resistivity of sample F is almost the same as that of the sample E, which proves that the presence of oxygen in the ITO film rather than in p-type GaN helped to activate the p-type GaN. The role of oxygen during annealing process is to enhance the surface reaction for the removal of hydrogen in p-type GaN. For sample D, the oxygen in the ITO film reacted with the hydrogen atoms at the ITO/p-type GaN interface to form H2O, which helped to increase the hole concentration during the thermal annealing process.
The hole concentration of the sample annealed at 500°C in O2 ambient was 5.7 × 1017 cm−3 (not shown in Table 1), which was lower than that of sample D (7.5 × 1017 cm−3). For the sample D, annealed in N2 ambient, the capped ITO film played an important role in providing the oxide to eliminate hydrogen in the p-GaN layer, and N2 ambient might suppress the formation of N vacancy-related defects, resulting in higher hole concentration. And this result is consistent with the studies by Wu et al. . Therefore, the p-type GaN was effectively activated at low temperature in N2 ambient by employing the ITO film, and the fabrication process for the LED devices was simplified.
In order to further describe the improved electrical performance of the LEDs without pre-activation of p-type GaN, the as-grown LED epitaxial samples A, B, and C were prepared for the XPS measurement. The XPS measurement was performed using a Kratos Axis Ultra DLD spectrometer (Kratos Analytical Ltd., Manchester, UK) with Al Kα X-ray (hν = 1486.6 eV) at 12 kV and 120 W. The three samples were rinsed in boiling aqua regia to remove the native oxides before the XPS measurement. Figure 4 shows the In 3d core-level XPS spectra of the surface of the three samples. It is found that the In 3d is almost undetectable on the surface of sample A and sample B. The atomic concentration of In (measured elements including Ga, In, O, and C) for samples A, B, and C is measured to 0.00%, 0.07%, and 0.49%, respectively. Thus, we consider that the In atom in the InGaN strained layer might diffuse into p-type GaN layer during the annealing processes. It is known that the InGaN strained layer can enhance the tunneling transport from the ITO to the p-type GaN layer [16,18]. Therefore, LED sample C without pre-annealing heat treatment could keep a perfect InGaN strained layer between ITO and p-type GaN, which reduced the Schottky barrier height and resulted in forming good ohmic contact. Based on the results of Hall effect and XPS measurements, it can be concluded that the lower forward voltage for the LEDs without pre-activation of p-type GaN was attributed to the highly conductive p-type GaN layer and the formation of good ohmic contact.
In 3d core-level XPS spectra for samples A, B, and C at room temperature.
In summary, fabrication of GaN-based LEDs without pre-activation of p-type GaN has been proposed in this work. During the fabrication process, an ITO film was served as the p-type contact layer, and the devices were annealed only once at 500°C in N2 ambient for 20 min to increase the transparency of the ITO film as well as activate the p-type GaN. It is found that the LEDs are featured by a lower forward voltage and higher wall-plug efficiency in comparison with the LEDs using pre-activation of p-type GaN. The mechanism of activation of p-type GaN at a relatively low temperature is discussed in detail. The improved performances for the LEDs without pre-activation of p-type GaN are attributed to the highly conductive p-type GaN layer and the formation of good ohmic contact between ITO and p-type GaN. The proposed technique provides a feasible and low cost manufacture for commercialized GaN-based LEDs.
This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 61404050), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (no. 2014AA032609), the Strategic Emerging Industry Special Funds of Guangdong Province (no. 2012A080302003), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (no. 2014ZM0036).
The work presented here was carried out in collaboration among all authors. XLH performed the research and prepared the manuscript. HW participated in the design of the study. XCZ helped to analyze the data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Engineering Research Center for Optoelectronics of Guangdong Province, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China.


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Courtney is a big believer that "good things happen around those who connect." Sure enough, every time she matches a Vitamin T talent with a great client, great things happen!
Below Courtney shares tips to make your first day as a freelancer great, the biggest mistake you can make on a resume, and (of course) her guilty song pleasure.
Advice for freelancers to make their first day a successful one? Being on time should be understood. My best advice is to take a deep breath and relax. Go into your new role with an open mind and the willingness to help whenever possible. Stay flexible and give 110%!
Biggest mistake people make on their resumes? We hear it over and over but it's true: SPELLING! That being said, I also see so many people getting caught up on the design of their resume rather than the content. Content is key! Be clear and concise about what you do and highlight your areas of expertise. Don't overwhelm, stick to the point, and remember you can always elaborate in the interview.
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P. A. Lee
September 8, 1946 – present
Lee, P. A. (Patrick A.), 1946-
Lee, Patrick A., 1946-
Patrick Lee is the William and Emma Rogers Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Other institutional affiliations include Bell Laboratories and University of Washington. His research interests include strongly correlated electronic systems and high temperature superconductivity.
September 8, 1946Birth, Hong Kong (China).
1966Obtained BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1970Obtained PhD in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1970 – 1972J. W. Gibbs Instructor of Physics, Yale University.
1972 – 1982Member, Techical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill (N.J.).
1973 – 1974Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle.
1981 – 1987Member, Board of Trustees, Aspen Center for Physics.
1982 – presentProfessor of Physics (1982-1991) and William and Emma Rogers Professor of Physics (1991-present), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1991Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
1992 – 1995 Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2005Awarded Dirac Medal, International Centre for Theoretical Physics.
Theoretical physicist.
Cambridge (Mass.)
Antiferromagnetism.
Electronic systems.
High temperature superconductivity.
Theoretical physics.
Adair, Robert K., 1924-
Both employed at Yale University.
Aeppli, Gabriel
Ahlers, G. (Günter)
Al'tshuler, B. L.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Appelbaum, J. A. (Joel A.)
Aspnes, D. E.
Bardeen, James Maxwell, 1939-
Benedek, George Bernard, 1928-
Birgeneau, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1942-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Bishop, David John, 1951-
Brinkman, William F. (William Frank), 1938-
Bromley, D. Allan (David Allan), 1926-2005
Bucksbaum, Philip H.
Cava, Robert J.
Chabal, Yves Jean, 1952-
Chemla, D. S.
Coppi, B.
Davidson, Ronald C.
Deutsch, Martin, 1917-2002
DiSalvo, Francis
Dresselhaus, M. S.
Dynes, Robert C.
Enge, Harald A.
Feshbach, Herman
Fleury, Paul A.
Freedman, Daniel Z.
Friedman, Jerome I. (Jerome Isaac), 1930-
Fulton, Theodore Alan
Goldstone, Jeff Alan
Guth, Alan H.
Halperin, Bertrand I.
Hamann, Donald, 1939-
Hohenberg, Pierre C.
Holt, R. J. (Roy J.)
Jackiw, Roman W.
Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
Joannopoulos, J. D. (John D.), 1947-
Johnson, Peter D., 1952-
Kaspi, Victoria Michelle, 1967-
Kastner, Marc A.
Ketterle, Wolfgang
Klein, Martin J.
Kleppner, Daniel
Lax, Benjamin
Livingston, M. Stanley (Milton Stanley)
Morrison, Philip
Morse, Philip M. (Philip McCord), 1903-1985
Murray, Cherry Ann
Page, Lyman A.
Phillips, Julia M.
Pinczuk, Aron
Porkolab, Miklos
Raghavachari, Krishnan
Randall, Lisa
Rasmussen, Norman C.
Read, Nicholas
Rice, Thomas Maurice, 1939-
Rossi, Bruno, 1905-1993
Rowell, John Martin, 1935-
Sandweiss, Jack H.
Shank, C. V. (Charles V.)
Shull, Clifford Glenwood
Störmer, Horst
Tersoff, J.
Ting, S. C. C. (Samuel Chao-chung), 1936-
Tsui, D. C. (Daniel Chee), 1939-
Weeks, John David
Weiss, Rainer
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002
Wiesner, Jerome B. (Jerome Bert), 1915-1994
Wilczek, Frank
Wilson, Robert Woodrow, 1936-
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach, 1905-1986
Member, Techical Staff.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Obtained BS in 1966 and PhD in 1970. Professor of Physics and William and Emma Rogers Professor of Physics.
University of Washington. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor of Physics.
Yale University. Physics Department
J. W. Gibbs Instructor of Physics.
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Received 2005 Dirac Medal.
Received 1991 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
Aspen Center for Physics
Member, Board of Trustees.
University of California, Santa Barbara. Institute for Theoretical Physics
Member, Advisory Board.


BibleForums Christian Message Board > Christ Life > Bible Chat > Difference between Hell and Sheol?
View Full Version : Difference between Hell and Sheol?
Or are they the same thing...?
Hell is translated from three Greek words.
1. Geenna - of Hebrew origin (1516 and 2011); valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment:--hell.
2. Hades - from 1 (as negative particle) and 1492; properly, unseen, i.e. "Hades" or the place (state) of departed souls:--grave, hell.
3. Tartaroo - from Tartaros (the deepest abyss of Hades); to incarcerate in eternal torment:--cast down to hell.
Scripture speaks of those who go to the grave in unbelief as being in hell/geenna. These are waiting silently in the grave (hades/hell) until the Day of Judgment. When Scripture speaks of those who physically die they (their bodies) go down to the grave; ie. hell/hades. Prior to the cross those dying in Christ would go to Abraham's bosom to await fulfillment of the promise of the coming of Christ to resurrect them from the grave/hell/hades. When Scripture speaks of those cast down into the deepest part of the grave (hades) hell, it means those who were reserved for eternal torment prior to the cross. This is the place where the rich man went in the parable of Lazaruz and the rich man. Abraham's bosom no longer exists since the cross, so all who die in Christ go immediately into the presence of the Lord.
Hope this does not further confuse you.
Sheol is Hebrew OT for the realm of the spirits of dead men.
Hades is Greek NT for the realm of the spirits of dead men.
They are one in the same, the Jews believed all men went to Sheol.
the Greeks believed all men went to Hades.
Jesus takes Paradise to heaven when He ascends Eph.4:8 taking captivity captive.
So now, if you die and your saved its Heaven bound, if not its Hades bound.
The Greeks also teach there is a pit below Hades and they called it the Abyss.
Peter calls it Tartarus in 2Pe.2:4 (not hell) where only fallen angels are cast.
the eternal destiny of wicked men with immortal bodies and angels too.
Christ and men will have immortal bodies.
I know its more than you asked, but I feel things needed to be stated.


What is there for Star Wars fans in the Disney parks?
We've all heard the news: Disney is going to be taking us to a galaxy far, far away with the announcement of two Star Wars lands, one in WDW and one in Disneyland. Now all we've got to do is wait another who knows how long for them to be completed. Ugh.
The problem is, with the recent release of Episode VII, Disney has just created a whole new generation of Star Wars fans eagerly awaiting the next installment, and of course these spectacular new areas of the parks, and, clever little people that they are, they have made sure that these fans are not disappointed! So what have they got going?
Star Tours is a travel company offering destination holidays to everyone in the galaxy, but unfortunately due to some issues on Flight 1401, your trip turns into a bit of a mission, uh-oh! Its a 3D simulator, and the rides have been in the parks for a few years now, but those wonderful Imagineers have given them a little tweak!
Now including scenes from Jakku, and a message from Finn and BB-8, the ride actually has 50 different variations; there are slight differences in the opening scene, ending scene, and a few differences in the middle, and there's no telling which one you're going to get! In January, we had about 4 different experiences, I wonder how many times you'd have to ride before you saw them all!
You can ride Star Tours in Hollywood Studios in WDW or Tomorrowland in Disneyland.
The Launch Bay is one of the newest Star Wars additions to the Disney parks. Inside you can see memorabilia from the movies, such as Rey's speeder, collections of lightsabers and models of your favourite spacecraft, as well as being able to meet some of your favourite characters.. Was that a wookiee I heard?!
As well as Chewbacca and Darth Vader, you might also run into a bounty hunter or have an encounter with a trading Jawa, and you never know, Kylo Ren might make an appearance!
If your little ones dream of joining the lightside, you can sign them up to take part in the Jedi Training Academy shows which happen throughout the day at both Hollywood Studios and Disneyland's Tomorrowland. Its adorable; first each little Jedi gets given a robe and a lightsaber and are walked out to the stage area in a big procession. Once on stage, they're taught a fight routine which they'll suddenly have to use against Darth Vader or The Seventh Sister, and the moral of the story is to stand up to your fears.
Each show has limited spaces, so sign up early in the day to avoid disappointment. Your child must be present when you sign them up, and its open to all between the ages of 4-12.
Path of the Jedi is a short film essentially telling an abridged version of the initial six Star Wars films, and a series of non-spoiler clips from Episode VII, summing up the history of the Jedi, and what the future may hold!
Disneyland's Space Mountain has been influenced by the force with a little revamp, and a lot more adventure! Its the same ride as before, but the addition of lights and projections within the ride have transformed this in-the-dark rollercoaster into a rebel mission against the galactic empire, and watch out for those tie-fighters!
Don't forget to grab a Fastpass early in the day to shorten your wait time!
Disneyland is ahead of the game with their Star Wars inspired food, dedicating a whole restaurant, Galactic Grill, to it. The menu includes First Order burgers and Darth by Chocolate dessert, and you can even have your meal served in a Han Solo in Carbonite bucket!
Hollywood Studios has a good range of Star Wars cupcakes, but that's about it for the moment!
As expected, Star Wars merchandise is everywhere throughout all the parks, everything from clothing and accessories to comic books and annuals, you can even buy a 4ft tall Stormtrooper! As well as being in most shops, there are dedicated stores such as Watto's Grotto and Tatooine Traders in Hollywood Studios and Mickey's Star Traders in Disneyland.
Are excited for the new Star Wars lands?
Disneyland Day 4 – Star Wars Half!
All of our races are over; a year of training and it all came down to today. Last race, last half marathon, completion of Rebel Challenge and Coast to Coast.
How did it go? Unbelievable. No longer subject to that nasty chest infection that held me back last week, we smashed it out of the park, starting and maintaining an astonishing pace – about 6:40/km. The course started very similarly to yesterday's 10k through the parks, then after after about 4.5 miles we took to the streets of Anaheim, which was a lot of nice and flat, straight roads lined with high school cheerleaders, marching bands and some major Star Wars fans and cosplayers. It was electric! As for our time, would you believe we set a PB?! We crossed in about 2:39 (still waiting on chip time though), beating our previous PB by about a minute, insane!
We also got the fun of not only collecting our half medals, but our Rebel Challenge and Coast to Coast, both of which are awesome, so we now have a total of 6 medals from this trip! Pooped, it was back to the hotel to eat, bath and generally recover.
After a solid amount of rest time, we headed into Disneyland via the Downtown Disney monorail, which drops off in Tomorrowland, and in serious need of energy, grabbed Cheese-3PO burgers from Galacitc Grill, and yes, Cheese-3PO. All the burgers were Star Wars inspired and it was cool.
Next up, I dragged Dad over to Fantasyland and we stood in line for probably too long, but I finally had the character meet of my dreams: Rapunzel and Flynn together. The girls in front of us in the line were totally crazy, screaming and throwing themselves at Flynn, and Punzie was having none of it which was pretty funny, but when it came to my turn we had a good talk about running and my medals so that was basically magical. Next? Well if I told you we went to see a show you can probably guess it was Mickey and the Magical Map, right? I'm kinda obsessed, and was pretty upset I couldn't video it because I don't have the right memory card for Dad's camera, but oh well.
The park was super busy today; I'm pretty sure everything except the Winnie the Pooh ride had a 40+ minute wait. We passed Big Thunder, Pirates of the Caribbean and got all the way to Splash Mountain before realising this though, so we grabbed a Fastpass for Splash because the time slot wasn't too far away so we just chilled out on a bench nearby for a bit, thinking of our poor achey legs.
From Critter Country we walked back through the park to Tomorrowland, and to the Star Wars Launch Bay, but didn't really fancy the 45 minute wait for a Chewbacca meet, so we sat and watched a bit of a film about the making of the new and upcoming movies, then made our way back to Fantasyland, this time the Royal Theatre, for the Tangled show at Fantasy Faire, which was just as funny, if not better than the Frozen version.
Saying goodbye to the Disneyland Park, we moved over to California Adventure. I'd made plans to meet up with my friend Nancy from Le Ears before we had dinner at Ariel's Grotto. The food was great, and we were sat right on the water's edge at Paradise Pier, soaking up all the atmosphere while we ate. The reservation was actually part of the World of Color dining package, which meant we were given preferred seating for the showing later that night. After dinner we went back to Cars Land (yes again, I can't get over it) to see it all lit up, then cut through Bugs Land to Turtle Talk with Crush at the Animation Academy building – we love that guy!
Exhausted, but still on our feet, we took a slow walk around the shops on our way back to Paradise Pier for World of Color; our preferred seating area opened at 8.45, and we got there about 9pm, which meant sitting down for a bit, and getting pretty photos of Mickey's Fun Wheel.
Now when we were last in Disneyland, which was in 2010, we saw World of Color which was relatively new then, and I remembered it to be crazy impressive. The current performance running, World of Color Celebrate was created for the 60th anniversary and is presented by Neil Patrick Harris, and did not fail to impress me just as much as the original! If you've never seen WoC before, go YouTube it right now, and thank me later.
The show took us past park closing, and we've officially been awake for over 18 hours now (and throw in a half marathon) so all that's left is for me to say goodnight before I wipe out!
Today was our last day in the parks, and the last full day of our trip, and what a trip it's been! Our flight is tomorrow (Monday) at about 5pm west coast time, and arriving back in the UK at midday Tuesday – please tell me it will be nice and warm? Coming home means normal blogging will be resuming, and I've got lots more about this trip to write about so be sure to stay tuned!
Disney, I'll see ya real soon!
I slept a solid almost 11 hours last night, and it was so good!
This morning our first port of call was a Disney Vacation Club viewing; we had been talked into going by a representative in Epcot a few days ago, and were mainly in it for the free food, Fastpasses and $50 Disney gift card! Don't get me wrong though, it was interesting to look at!
From there, we headed outlet shopping at Orlando Premier Outlets, about a 10 minute taxi ride away, and snagged some mega bargains, including new Asics trainers and some Vinylmation from Disney's Character Warehouse. After dropping our haul back at the resort, we caught the boat to Disney Springs for lunch and the Cool Down Party.
The Cool Down Party is basically a bunch of the stores and restaurants in Disney Springs doing discounts and special offers for anyone who ran this weekend, so long as you wear your medal! This meant we got 10% off lunch at T-REX, and I also got 15% off some goodies from Basin, yay!
Still with plenty of the afternoon ahead, we decided to catch a bus to the Walt Disney World Swan hotel, then the boat from there to Hollywood Studios, as we've never done that before, and we had no idea how quick a ride it was! Straight away we headed to Rock'n'Roller Coaster, and passed the hour wait using our DVC Fastpasses, then we managed to catch the last showing of Indiana Jones Stunt Show Spectacular, getting to see some of the scenes we had missed the other day.
After that we did another Star Tours, and as luck would have it, the wait time for Toy Story Midway Mania was only 25 minutes, so obviously we were all over that, and in fact, we only waited maybe 5. With a little bit of time until the fireworks, we went back to the Star Wars Launch Bay to watch the film showing we had skipped before, then headed out to get a good view of the Symphony in the Stars fireworks.
Wow. I might go as far as saying it was the best firework display Disney has ever imagineered. Just phenomenal, the way they synced the fireworks to the music and how each rocket represented something.. I could go on but I won't!
Instead I'm going to bed, goodnight!
PS. No photos from today, too busy seeing through my own two eyes!


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Vomiting and elevated liver enzymes.
I don't know the appropriate name for my dog's breed, but I have e-mailed you a picture of her so that you can see for yourself.
Around 2 weeks ago she began vomiting once or twice a day. I went to the local vet (in Karachi, Pakistan) after a couple days because I thought the vomiting was just routine and would stop. However it didn't and she would keep throwing up white clear foamy liquid (no food) in the middle of the night from her sleep.
So I took her to the vet after a couple days and got a blood test done. Meanwhile I started giving her a syrup to stop the vomiting. As long as I kept giving her the syrup she would not vomit but as soon as I would stop she'd vomit again.
When I got the CBC report and showed it to the vet, he said all was normal except for an infection. He gave an anti-biotic along with another medicine to stop the vomiting.
I kept giving her both medicines until the fifth day when I just gave the anti-biotic and skipped the medicine responsible for stopping her vomiting. That night she vomited again.
So it seems the anti-biotic did nothing to stop the vomiting. If the vomiting was being caused by the infection and the anti-biotic had started fighting the infection then surely she should not have vomited after just skipping a single dosage of an anti-vomit?
Other than all of this, she hasn't lost her appetite and her urine and stool seems to be fine. She goes to the "bathroom" like normal.
This morning though there was white foam around her mouth and she was very slouchy and lazy. She's better again now. However I'm so at a loss here as to what is going on. It's been 2 weeks.
I have sent you the CBC report along with her picture.
Please let me know what else you know to get a better understanding of her condition.
This is a tough question to answer. I'll give you my thoughts on what you have written and sent to me.
The lab results you have sent me are not actually a CBC. A CBC looks at the dog's red and white blood cells. What you have sent me are actually liver values.
I am guessing that these tests were run in a human laboratory. The reason for my guess is that the cholesterol test talks about whether or not there is coronary artery disease and this is something that we don't see in dogs. The cholesterol level of 308 is actually in the normal range for a dog.
Total bilirubin of 0.6 mg/dl - This is actually a little higher than the normal for dogs of 0.3 mg/dl. The other "bilirubins" are just other ways to measure this liver pigment.
GGT 11 U/L which is higher than the normal of 6 U/L seen in dogs.
ALT of 80 which is normal for dogs.
ALKP of 597 which is higher than the normal of 141 for dogs.
What I see from this are some mildly elevated liver enzymes, but it doesn't tell me exactly what the problem is. The problem may not be even related to the liver.
There are many possibilities for what could be causing Marley's vomiting. The elevated liver enzymes could be a sign of pancreatitis. If she has pancreatitis then continuing the anti-vomiting medication for a while may help. If she is still eating then it is not likely that she needs in hospital care.
Another possibility is if she has eaten something that is now stuck in her stomach. A blood test would not tell us about this. Xrays may be helpful.
It could be that she has some type of infectious disease such as leptospirosis. However, she would probably be acting sicker. In fact, if she really did have liver disease and that was what was causing her to vomit then you would expect her to be off of her food and lethargic.
My next step would be to do some xrays to go looking for some type of foreign object in her stomach.
I wish I could offer you more. Cases like this are tough!
Thank you so much for your prompt assistance! I acted upon your recommendation and got an X-ray done. Will be picking up the report later today.
Dr. Marie, the report I sent you was wrong. I've sent you the correct reports to your email now. Please have a look and let me know and I'm really sorry for the inconvenience!
BUN and CREA are kidney enzymes and they are perfectly normal values for dogs.
The ALT and ALKP are liver enzymes and are perfectly normal as well.
The HCT is something called hematocrit which tells us about the red cell level. Normal for dogs is up to 55% so 60% can mean that Marley is a little dehydrated.
The next thing to look at is the White Blood Cell level (WBC). 8.8 is perfectly normal for dogs. Neutrophils are a big component of the White cell level. However, for dogs we don't usually look at the percentage, but rather the absolute number so it's hard for me to interpret this. The rest of the results look normal to me. It's hard to say why your vet felt there was an infection there. However, I never want to contradict a vet as they have all of the information in front of them and I only have a little.
So, I would say that these results tell us very little other than mild dehydration which is likely caused by the vomiting. I hope the xray determines something!