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Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on GoldenEye 007 by diving a bit into the multiplayer and discussing our overall takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Multiplayer (for about an hour) Issues covered: getting the good old Rare stories, writing music for the Nintendo 64, finding the Donkey Kong pitch, how remarkably easy it was to play it multiplayer, privacy concerns and game services, car horns and dogs, motion sickness, picking the guns, weapon placement, modes versus mutators versus picking your guns, asymmetrical play, house rules, a social multiplayer experience, lower stakes, not shooting if the other person doesn't have a gun, bullet penetration, more depth than anticipated, feeling the depth, rocket explosion use, a feature under the radar, ease of use, convincing the publisher, a humorous multiplayer, breaking the rules of FPSes, a historical development branch, seeing the one-upmanship in action, the multiplayer dark horse, the multiplicity of the modes, a cinematic FPS that uses the license really well, good characterization and escort missions that don't bug you, spending time makes characters matter, friendly AI at the time, objectives and level of difficulty, learning on the easy difficulty so you can play on the more difficult levels, drowning in nostalgia, building the realistic levels, the limitations of the tech and how it helped, the spookiness of fog. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Grant Kirkhope, Neill Harrison, Stamper (family), Donkey Kong Country, Bill Roper, Calamity Nolan, Switch, DOOM (1993), Halo, Unreal Tournament, Outlaws, Quake, Artimage, Biostats, LucasArts, Clorf, Starfighter, Noclip, Gran Turismo, Pete Brubaker, id Software, Time Splitters, Sid Meier, Peter Molyneux, Starsiege: Tribes, Rogue Spear, Mario Kart 64, Steve Ash, Chris Klie, Alan Cumming, Drew, Minnie Driver, No One Lives Forever 2, The 002nd Quest, Shadows of the Empire, Silent Hill 2, Turok, Dead Space, Dark Souls 2, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: Our next game! Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

It's time for part 2 with Dr. Nathan Riley, the "Holistic OB/GYN," who helps us explore alternative or "unconventional" approaches to fertility, pregnancy and birth that provide greater autonomy AND support for women, their partners and (future) children. (If you missed our last episode with Dr Riley from 12/2022, you can listen HERE. That episode reviews the flaws of our current medical system - from Dr Riley's perspective as an OB/GYN, having spent years working in hospitals, tending to women's health issues and delivering over 1000 babies). IN THIS PART II CONVERSATION WE DISCUSS: Concerns regarding surgical interventions in pregnancy (c-sections, vitamin K shot, circumcisions) The connection between c sections and gut issues The origin story of midwifery Benefits of home birth VS. hospital birth (who is right for?) Difference between a midwife + doula Fertility optimization for women AND men Male infertility factors Insights on egg freezing And finally, we talk about Nathan's incredible new course the “born free method” - which you can check out at bornfreemethod.com. It's a 12 month mastermind for soon to be parents who want to feel empowered, confident and informed about their pregnancy and childbirth journey (with an emphasis on home births). >> USE CODE "SOLO10" for 10% off the Born Free Method Course CONNECT WITH DR RILEY ⁠BelovedHolistics.com⁠ bornfreemethod.com ⁠@NathanRileyOBGYN MORE ABOUT DR RILEY Dr Riley is a board-certified OB-GYN and fellow of ACOG who left the medical industrial complex due to his disillusionment with the “standard of care” within the conventional maternity care model. This was hard because “going with the flow” of hospital-based practice was providing him financial security. On the other hand, standing in his truth from having sat with over 1000 births and connecting with women and their families has provided him a lifestyle more in alignment with fatherhood, deepening his connection with his wife, and caring for people in the way that he had anticipated long before stepping into practice. Dr. Riley now focuses his time on upholding the traditional practice of midwifery. He supports midwives as a collaborative physician in over twenty states. He is an advocate for home birth and still attends births for those in need. He boasts a c-section rate of

On this week's episode of Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Kelly, a mom who has had 3 children and 3 Cesareans. Kelly shares her raw and honest thoughts on what it was like to have multiple C-Sections, from the anxiety she felt the night before, to what recovery is like when a toddler wants to bounce on your incision site, and what she has come to think about her scar and postpartum body. The moms also discuss  various vital parenting truths, like how sometimes it's just necessary to put your kid in the football hold in order to leave the park, and that high-waisted pants are LIFE. Follow Parent Tell on InstagramSupport Parent Tell on PatreonSend Kaila an email with your parenting story at parenttellpod@gmail.com

Ever questioned whether you're saved or not? Kent is going to take us to a story from Jesus that will touch on that idea. Stay tuned to the end to get some practical ways to orient yourself to being good Seed. Jump in with us in Sections 80 & 83 of the Gospel Harmonies @ https://www.harmonychurch.cc/tracking-jesus-timeline/. IT'S EASY TO GIVE at Harmony, text any amount to (859) 459-0316 to get started (or give online @ my.harmonychurch.cc/give ). ----------------------------- CONNECTION GROUP QUESTIONS: visit https://my.harmonychurch.cc/sermons Choose the date from last Sunday's sermon to see the questions --------------- OPENING ILLUSTRATION: I hate having to search for my Starbucks drink. I place my order online, walk into the store, and there are 75 other drinks sitting lined up like boys at a junior high dance. I've just started grabbing the first one that looks good to me! Ha, sometimes I take one that's not mine and just watch for someone to come looking for their precious, mocha latte, with a double half twist cold brewed with a skoch of chai. What if you just walked up and started taste testing till you found the right one? What do you think they would do? Ha, [act out] “Ew, that should be taken off the menu…” Every time I go looking for my drink, I've got the “Sorry if I just touched your drink” look on my face. Because they are always hiding the label under the little drink skirt. Seriously, I hate it! I hate trying to find something that's hidden right in plain sight. We all know what that's like, right Ladies, how many times has your husband been looking for something and you walk over and say, “It's right here!” and it's literally right in front of his face! Ever realized you left the report on your desk in a pile of papers and you're rushing trying to find it, digging through stacks of junk to find the “one”? Today, we're going to jump into a story Jesus told, a parable about trying to find something that was hidden in plain sight. b A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.. Check it out… Mt 13:24-30 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. Actually, the weeds Jesus is referring to is a type of grass that grows in Israel, when it is first starting to grow, it looks almost identical to wheat, this is important for later… Keep it in your back pocket 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. 27 “The owner's servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' Good question, right? Farmers today go to great lengths to not have weeds growing up along with their grain. Weeds take nutrients, they take moisture, they take physical space up - they're a terrible thing to have growing with your good seed. How many of you have grown a garden - a good gardener goes out and regularly weeds their garden… This story is about to turn dark though, listen to the answer of “where then did the weeds come from” 28 “‘An enemy did this,' he replied. ILLUSTRATION: Can you imagine hating someone so much you'd be willing to go try and ruin their entire crop? You'd be willing to sneak onto their property, put your own safety on the line, just to try and destroy their harvest…? Some of you know what this is like, you work with the person who intentionally undercuts you with the boss, they plant little seeds in their mind about how bad you are. Some of you have an ex who does this with your kids, they plant weeds in there… This is what's happened to this guys crop - Weed seed has been sown with the good seed by the enemy. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?' 29 “‘No,' he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Remember, these weeds looked like wheat while growing. This farmer doesn't want to lose any of his crop… 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'” This is being at Starbucks trying to find the right coffee x 1000 This guy's livelihood, and likely family, is on the line. What does the parable mean? I want to read to you what Jesus says about it. Then I want to look at what we need to do out of it. Mt. 13:36-43 36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” You need to know, Jesus has told several parables here, but the one they don't know what to do with is this one… 37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. Everyone good so far? Jesus is the farmer, the world is the field, and the good seed is the people of the Kingdom. b So, what are the weeds? b Listen to what Jesus will say and pay attention because, in just a bit, He's gonna tell us how we can tell the weeds apart from the seeds. The weeds are the people of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. got it? Jesus is being pretty clear 40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. I need to prepare you, what Jesus is about to say, is hard… 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear. can I read that again for you…? 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. can I ask you a pretty tough question? How do you know if you are a weed or a seed? b Jesus says both will grow in the same place and will look similar If that question hits you hard, then I'd encourage you to listen up… Weeds cause sin and do evil… -The cause of sin is not just a person who causes others to sin, but this has the idea of being caught up in things that cause sin. Can I have permission to punch you in the gut a little bit? There are at least 3 reasons we might be more weed than seed. Some of us have grown desensitized to sin Some of us don't know what sin even looks like - the culture you've grown up in normalizes sin (We the get out of hell free card, but didn't want to savior/leader that came with it… So, we never went deeper to learn His heart) Some of us don't really care about pleasing Jesus as much as pleasing ourselves… You are a jerk and you normalize it by saying, “I'm just a grump” You are more caught up in finding your identity in what you want than you are in trying to know how God sees you You know more bible than most people and can quote it but don't ever live it… Look, I'm hitting hard here because it matters. It's clear that Jesus is saying that seed will be drastically different from the weed around them in the end. So, if you have any concerns that you might be a weed, I want to say this to you… It's time to take drastic, immediate actions in your life to be good seed. Make a PLAN to get into God's word (learn the heart of Jesus - grab a trail guide and read the section on reading the bible) PUT it all on the table (Evaluate all the assumptions you bring to the Kingdom) PUT the plan into action (take a step THIS week - join a connect group, download the bible app and put it where their Tik Took app is) get practical. CLOSING ILLUSTRATION: Listen, I'm concerned that most of you have come in thinking you can have salvation, but leave behind who the savior is. That's not how it works. This is why we baptize, it's to remind you everything about your old life has died and you now live a live that is characterized by life in Jesus. You don't live this way to gain salvation, you live this way because of salvation. Salvation can't be earned, but salvation is not opposed to effort Today, I don't want to give you an emotional call to action. I want to look you in the eyes and say, “you have a choice to be good seed today.” choose it. Take the next few moments to write up a plan. Make it reasonable - “over the next year, I'm going to study Jesus' life and learn how He saw the world”. This is just pursuit at it's best - it's orienting your life towards Jesus instead of yourself. ------------------------- Matthew 13:24-30 & 36-43 Mk 4:26-29 26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” Mt 13:24-30 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. 27 “The owner's servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' 28 “‘An enemy did this,' he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?' 29 “‘No,' he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'” Mt 13:31-32 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” Mk 4:30-34 30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.” 33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything. Mt 13:33-35 33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.” 34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[b] Mt. 13:36-43 36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” 37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear. The Kingdom of God spreads, it is planted & we are the seeds - the active agents in spreading the message. God is not interested in weeding out the weeds from the seeds - He is only interested in letting you grow - it's up to you what you will be and where you will end up. STUDY: God is planting and letting things grow - He's not judging things early - but waiting till it will be obvious at the end of the ages Wheat and Tares look similar - you can see from the images below. It would be very difficult to pull them up in the field without pulling up some wheat Jesus is intimating there will be people who seem to be a part of the Kingdom who are not - our job is to not try and guess who is in or who is not, He's not even allowing the angels to do that. Our job is to grow and be wheat - make sure we are 'in Christ' Both wheat and darnel belong to the natural order Gramineæ or Grasses. They are easily distinguished when in flower, by the wheat having two glumes, and its florets having their edges next the rachis or common stalk; while in the darnel there is one glume and the florets have their backs next the rachis. Jesus actually lets you know there is an enemy - this is something SO many Christians don't actively appreciate, or engage.  We just assume every thought, every experience we have is "God's will or plan" but, Jesus very clearly says there are seeds that are sown that are not from Him.  Do you have the discernment in your own life to determine what is from Him and what's not?  How do you know? You need to know God's word - you need to be in His word and listening for His heart (Learn the Heart of Jesus) You need to get around people who are solid followers of Jesus to learn from them - get in a connect group We have this thing in our culture that "you do you" or "live your truth" the problem with that is it assumes you actually know truth - it assumes you have within you the highest form of truth - built in.  It assumes you are perfect as you are, ultimately, you are a god unto yourself.  You don't have some place you need  to grow?  Some place where you have adopted wrong beliefs and behaviors? What if God has something to say about your identity your sexuality your ethics your family dynamics and more What if He has something to say, but you're unwilling to listen because you're not even looking for Him? ILLUSTRATION: What if I put $100 bill under one chair... and didn't tell them I had done that till this point in the sermon. Point out, none of you even looked under your chairs, why? Because it wasn't even on your radar - in your mind there was no reason to look under your seat, and now all you can think about is, "when can I look under my seat?" Jesus is looking for the wheat, what does  that mean?  He tells us - it's what's left after getting rid of everything that causes sin and those who do evil. In CS Lewis' Great divorce, he gives a picture of people being offered heaven and they can't see giving up their sin habits that keep them from Jesus - it's too comfortable to stay where they are than to be threshed out and have that stuff stripped from them. The question some of you have to ask is do you even want what Jesus offers? What if He will require you to give up your medeling quarlesome ways - like you love to stir up the pot and don't care about who you hurt - what if He will strip out those things? What if He strips out your lust, will you be happy with that, or will there be a part of you that doesn't know how you'll make it through a hard day? What if unbridled rage and anger isn't there - you just hoping He will magically fix that? What will you do when things don't go your way? The question is really, do you want Jesus more than you want this... This also means for ministry, we need to hold it loosely - you are going to have people you invest a lot in and don't see what you think is fruit, other times people are magically going to start growing. To quote Paul, "one plants, another waters, God gives the growth." If Jesus isn't willing to judge the fruit of something before hand, who are you to do that - your job is to be faithful to Him

Readings from the Sunday School and Religion sections of the Midland Reporter Telegram and Odessa American newspapers, published on Saturdays.

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Adam Spinella joins the show and he and Sam do a 2023 NBA Mock Draft Podcast! We dive deep into the 2023 NBA Draft and its first 30 picks breaking down who we would pick for each team at each spot. Sections: 00:00 Intro 07:45 1st overall pick, Victor Wembanyama 13:58 2nd overall pick, Scoot Henderson 20:30 3rd overall pick, Amen Thompson 28:28 4th overall pick, Brandon Miller 31:58 5th overall pick, Cam Whitmore 39:48 6th overall pick, Taylor Hendricks 45:03 7th overall pick, Jarace Walker 48:44 8th overall pick, Anthony Black 52:14 9th overall pick, Ausar Thompson 57:53 10th overall pick, Cason Wallace 01:02:03 11th overall pick, Gradey Dick 01:05:28 12th overall pick, Leonard Miller 01:13:50 13th overall pick, Kobe Bufkin 01:17:03 14th overall pick, Dereck Lively 01:21:12 15h overall pick, GG Jackson 01:25:23 16th overall pick, Brice Sensabaugh 01:29:34 17th overall pick, Keyonte George 01:34:02 18th overall pick, Nick Smith Jr. 01:37:11 19th overall pick, Kris Murray 01:41:01 20th overall pick, Jalen Hood-Schifino 01:43:16 21st overall pick, Sidy Cissoko 01:46:07 22nd overall pick, Dariq Whitehead 01:49:31 23rd overall pick, Jordan Hawkins 01:51:43 24th overall pick, Noah Clowney 01:53:51 25th overall pick, Colby Jones 01:55:04 26th overall pick, Bobi Klintman 01:57:22 27th overall pick, Jett Howard 02:01:25 28th overall pick, Rayan Rupert 02:03:12 29th overall pick, Max Lewis 02:05:01 30th overall pick, Andre Jackson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The following question refers to Sections 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, and 4.4 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. The question is asked by Texas Tech University medical student and CardioNerds Academy Intern Dr. Adriana Mares, answered first by Baylor University cardiology fellow and CardioNerds FIT Trialist Dr. Shiva Patlolla, and then by expert faculty Dr. Shelley Zieroth. Dr. Zieroth is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist, Head of the Medical Heart Failure Program, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Cardiac Sciences Program, and an Associate Professor in the Section of Cardiology at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Zieroth is a past president of the Canadian Heart Failure Society. She is a steering committee member for PARAGLIE-HF and a PI Mentor for the CardioNerds Clinical Trials Program. The Decipher the Guidelines: 2022 AHA / ACC / HFSA Guideline for The Management of Heart Failure series was developed by the CardioNerds and created in collaboration with the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America. It was created by 30 trainees spanning college through advanced fellowship under the leadership of CardioNerds Cofounders Dr. Amit Goyal and Dr. Dan Ambinder, with mentorship from Dr. Anu Lala, Dr. Robert Mentz, and Dr. Nancy Sweitzer. We thank Dr. Judy Bezanson and Dr. Elliott Antman for tremendous guidance. Enjoy this Circulation 2022 Paths to Discovery article to learn about the CardioNerds story, mission, and values. Question #18 Ms. AH is a 48-year-old woman who presents with a 3-month history of progressively worsening exertional dyspnea and symmetric bilateral lower extremity edema. She has no history of recent upper respiratory symptoms or chest pain. She denies any tobacco, alcohol, or recreational drug use. There is no family history of premature CAD or HF. On exam, her blood pressure is 110/66 mmHg, heart rate is 112 bpm, and respiration rate is 18 breaths/min with oxygen saturation of 98% on ambient room air. She has jugular venous distention of about 12cm H2O, bibasilar crackles, an S3 heart sound, and bilateral lower extremity edema. Complete blood count, serum electrolytes, kidney function tests, liver chemistry tests, glucose level, iron studies, and lipid levels are unremarkable. An electrocardiogram shows sinus tachycardia with normal intervals and no conduction delays. A transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrates a left ventricular ejection fraction of 25%, normal right ventricular size and function, and no valvular abnormalities. Which of the following diagnostic tests has a Class I indication for further evaluation? A Cardiac catheterization B Referral for genetic counseling C Thyroid function studies D Cardiac MRI Answer #18 Explanation  The correct answer is C – thyroid function studies have a Class 1 indication for the evaluation of HF.  The common causes of HF include coronary artery disease, hypertension, and valvular heart disease. Other causes may include arrhythmia-associated, toxic, inflammatory, metabolic including both endocrinopathies and nutritional, infiltrative, genetic, stress induced, peripartum, and more. It is important to evaluate for the etiology of a given patient's heart failure as diagnosis may have implications for treatment, counseling, and family members. For patients who are diagnosed with HF, laboratory evaluation should include complete blood count, urinalysis, serum electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, glucose, lipid profile, liver function tests, iron studies, and thyroid-stimulating hormone to optimize management (Class 1, LOR C-EO). These studies provide important information regarding comorbidities, suitability for and adverse effects of treatments, potential causes or confounders of HF, and severity and prognosis of HF.

Jesus said some pretty tough things - He was always hyper clear that there is a competition in our souls of who will have the throne in your heart. The question is which King will you choose? Jump in with us in Sections 61 of the Gospel Harmonies @ https://www.harmonychurch.cc/tracking-jesus-timeline/. IT'S EASY TO GIVE at Harmony, text any amount to (859) 459-0316 to get started (or give online @ my.harmonychurch.cc/give ). OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Do you remember the first time you got on an airplane? For me, I was older, already an adult. So, I remember sitting there nervously as we all boarded and sat there, the whir of the engine and the bustle of the stewardesses. They started to back the plane away from the gate and the stewardess starts to tell everyone how to buckle their seat belts and what to do in case of a crash. I'm listening to it and I'm studying and pouring over the pamphlet in front of me like it's my only lifeline to reality… I can remember very vividly looking around at everyone else on the plane and being like, “if we get in a crash, I'm not helping any of you suckers out!” Ha! here's my question… Why didn't anyone care about the instructions about what to do in case of a crash? Cause I guarantee you, if we'd have been in a crash - it's the first and only thing they would have cared about… At least one of the reasons they didn't care is because they didn't believe a crash would happen to them. They'd never experienced a crash and so they ignored the information. You might want to argue with me and say, “Or they've just heard it so many times that they didn't have to listen anymore.” I'd agree with you, except, for the fact that I'm pretty sure if you got on a plane and they said, “There's a 90% chance that we go down, but it's our only choice to take off right now, otherwise there's a 100% chance we die” If that was the case, how many people do you think would listen to the instructions that time? I'm pretty sure every single person would be dialed in, listening to every detail. The only change would be they believed they were going to need the information.. Can I take you to some of Jesus' most ignored words? :) Jesus has been talking to people about praying, he's been talking about fasting… He's been sharing about what life in the Kingdom of God looks like, how to pray, how to fast. Then He gives the rules of the Kingdom that most of us listen to and then go right back to life as usual. Mt 6:19-24 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. In our modern world, this would have been, don't store up your treasure on earth where stock markets fail and floods and tornadoes destroy… right? Jesus is trying to help them see how the security this world offers is more at risk than we'd like to admit “Then what do I do with my treasure Jesus?” 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. More on this in a minute… 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[b] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! ILLUSTRATION: Ever heard of an evil eye? I've accidentally cut some people off and gotten this, and maybe a few other gestures… We don't get Jesus' illustration here, but what you need to know is having good eyes or bad eyes was a way of talking about someone's generosity. Kind of like how we might say someone lived their life with open hands… Jesus is saying when you live your life from a generous posture you live your life in a way that brings light! Makes sense - sounds good, not hearing the problem here Kent… 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. This is where I think we all start to drift off in Jesus' words… Now, I don't mean to say we don't like them, that we don't agree with them even in a philosophical way. What I mean is that we look at them and we say, Sounds like a good philosophy, but does it work in real-world practice? That's the question, right? How many of you spend the majority of your time thinking about money: how to get it, how to spend it, how to save it, how to keep it, and how not to lose it? ILLUSTRATION: When I went to work for the car dealership I worked for years ago, my boss wanted to get me to work using incentives, I told him he could do it, but I wasn't driven by money. He literally told me to not tell anyone because no one would trust me… LOL, it's funny cause that's the one thing that helps people trust me as a pastor. Most people are driven by money. So, when Jesus says you can either serve God or money, we hear Him - but we don't listen… Like the people sitting by me on the airplane that day… We come to Jesus and say: I've got to… But I've got bills to pay I've got things I want to do I've got to be able to retire What is the “I've got to” excuse for you?? It's interesting because Jesus knows this will be your argument because the very next thing He will say is this… Matthew 6:25-27 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]? Can I tell you my sneaky suspicion as to why we don't trust Jesus that it's shifting to storing treasure in Heaven over treasure on Earth? My sneaky suspicion is that you don't really believe God will come through. Money seems to come through - it puts you in control, it provides, it gives you security. But you can't take it with you, and the happiness & security it brings is unsatisfying - that's why you constantly want more and are enslaved by it. Let me clear something up Jesus isn't saying money is bad - He isn't even saying you shouldn't work hard and make as much as you possibly can. Jesus' point is about WHERE you are storing the treasure. Listen again: Mt 6:19-24 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The only thing that will move from this present life to eternal life is people. That's it. Jesus will point all these people to these simple words: Matthew 6:33 ”But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Treasure, when stored in doing Kingdom-good for people, can translate into eternity… Ask this question every day: “Who's agenda am I after?” that's it, ask and answer that question or God's Kingdom and His agenda and you will naturally start finding ways to store up treasures in heaven. CLOSING ILLUSTRATION: I told you my sneaky suspicion is that you haven't taken this step to change the leadership in your life in a real way because you don't trust God will come through. Maybe when you were a kid, bad stuff happened to you and you stopped trusting God, maybe you prayed and felt like your prayer wasn't answered, maybe you tragically lost someone you loved and can't fathom how that could have happened. Whatever it is, can I ask you this question? Have you ever tried honestly, moment by moment seeking first God's Kingdom and righteousness, asking and answering the question, “Who's agenda am I after?” and seeing if God comes through - not with all your wants - not health and wealth, but all your needs. My guess is your lack of taking this step is bound up in this quote by GK Chesterton: “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult, and left untried.” -GK Chesterton

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (4:03).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImagesSources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 4-28-23. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of May 1 and May 8, 2023. SOUND – ~ 7 sec That's the sound of Toms Creek in Heritage Park in Blacksburg, Va., on the morning of April 25, 2023.  Winding through the lowland portion of this 169-acre park, Toms Creek's floodplain features a number of vernal pools—seasonal bodies of water that typically dry up during the summer and provide spring habitat for amphibians, birds, and other creatures. Have a listen for about 20 seconds to some mystery bird sounds recorded near the creek and one of those pools on April 25, and see if you know, first, the four bird species you're hearing, and, second, the mobile device app used to record and identify those species.  And here's a hint to the app name: a mythical, Medieval character with this name would be impressed with the app's technological wizardry. SOUNDS  - ~21 sec – In order heard: Red-winged Blackbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Meadowlark, Cardinal again, Blackbird again. If you guessed the birds Red-winged Blackbird, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Cardinal, and Eastern Meadowlark, you're right!  And if you guessed the app Merlin, you've got the right name for a highly useful bird-identification tool from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, located in Ithaca, New York.  Merlin allows users to get help identifying birds by sound, photo, or answering three questions about what one is seeing.  The Sound ID feature monitors birds sounds coming into one's mobile device and gives suggestions for species being heard; it currently has information on over 1000 species worldwide and over 500 in the United States and Canada.  The Photo ID offers species suggestions based on photos taken by the user.  And the Bird ID Wizard asks users questions about bird size, color, and activity and then gives possible matches.  These features are supported by another Cornell program, eBird, through which thousands of birders around the world contribute bird sightings, photos, and recordings. More information about Merlin, eBird, and other Cornell Lab of Ornithology programs is available online at allaboutbirds.org.  Thanks to Cornell for providing tools to help people learn about the feathered creatures inhabiting our streamsides, forests, city streets, backyards, and other habitats.  And we let one more of those creatures—a Brown Thrasher, also recorded with Merlin on April 25—have the last calls. SOUNDS  - ~8 sec SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Stewart Scales for his banjo version of “Cripple Creek” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (1 min./11 sec.) of the “Cripple Creek” arrangement/performance by Stewart Scales that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard, with which Mr. Scales plays, is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com. IMAGES (Photographs are by Virginia Water Radio.) Toms Creek at Heritage Park in Blacksburg, Va., April 25, 2023.Vernal (seasonal) pool in Toms Creek floodplain in Heritage Park in Blacksburg, Va., April 25, 2023. SOURCES Used for Audio Sneed B. Collard, “The Best Birdsong Apps,” October 30, 2021, online at https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/birds/field-guides-and-apps/best-birdsong-apps/. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “All About Birds,” online at http://www.allaboutbirds.org. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “Merlin®,” online at https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/.  This is a mobile app to help users identify birds they see or hear; it includes a global bird guide with photos, sounds, and maps. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “eBird,” online at https://ebird.org/home.Chandler S. Robbins et al., A Guide to Field Identification of Birds of North America, St. Martin's Press, New York, 2001. Town of Blacksburg, Va., “Heritage Community Park and Natural Area,” online at https://www.blacksburg.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/54/78.

Writing and publishing are at the heart of most academic and research pursuits. Many potential authors, however, feel lost in the seemingly Everest climbing-like process. There is little formal education that authors receive during their education. In this regard, John Bond's new book's The Little Guide to Getting Your Journal Article Published: Simple Steps to Success (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023) seeks to pull back the curtain on the process and provide essential information to lead authors to their goals. The Little Guide answers all of a novice author's questions in a direct and useful fashion. The book can be read all the way through or serve as a spot reference guide as authors wind their way through the process. The book is divided into 29 short, focused chapters. Sections include "Getting Started," "Selecting Potential Journals for Submission," "Writing Your Article," "Submitting Your Article," and "Publication at Last. "Bond brings in a wealth of experience from decades of working in world of scholarly publishing and as a publishing consultant for authors. In this podcast he discusses the contents of his book and the challenges faced in the domain of scholarly publishing today and the simple steps for successful publication. Tune in to listen and get your article published! Sanjay Kumar, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in the Center for Academic Writing at Central European University. Twitter: @sanju1235 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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What is it that shapes your identity? How would you answer the questions, "who am I" and "whose am I"? This week Kent takes us to some words of Jesus' that have the potential to revolutionize your identity. Jump in with us in Sections 50 of the Gospel Harmonies @ https://www.harmonychurch.cc/tracking-jesus-timeline/. IT'S EASY TO GIVE at Harmony, text any amount to (859) 459-0316 to get started (or give online @ my.harmonychurch.cc/give ). ILLUSTRATION: In World War II the Japanese had prisoners of war write letters to home about how much they hated America and how what America was doing was wrong. Why did the prisoners do this? because they were being offered cigarettes. What they found is these prisoners slowly became anti-American. Why? Intellectually, the prisoners couldn't imagine that they had sold out America for cigarettes. b Ultimately, they justified their behavior by shifting their belief to match their actions. They became Anti-American. Why did that happen? It's because You can't operate for long in a manner that is inconsistent with what you believe about yourself without creating incredible dissonance inside of you. b The only way to resolve the dissonance is by changing either what you do or what you believe. did you hear that? Human's ability to justify things will cause us to either morph our beliefs to fit our behavior, or we will morph our behavior to fit our beliefs - we CAN'T stay in a place of inconsistency for long b When there is prolonged misalignment between your belief & behavior you will experience an internal breakdown. ILLUSTRATION: let me try and help this make sense with one more quick illustration. I believe inside that I'm a hard worker - that I go above and beyond. A while back, I was under a lot of pressure and found myself mindlessly scrolling through Facebook, even when I was supposed to be working. I would get to the end of the work day and feel awful. Why? It was because I was being inconsistent with who I am. My lack of integrity in my activity was violating my authenticity. This is why people in our culture talk about their “authentic self” The problem is, in our culture, we pretend like our authentic self is untouched by any kind of outside influence or pressure, but that's not true… Your authentic self is a construct Your authentic self is a construct of your internal personality plus your experiences, relationships, beliefs, and behaviors. b We call this our identity But identity is not formed in a vacuum It is one of the most basic parts of being human. Another way to get at this is to ask the questions… Who are you? and Whose are you? b I would say these two questions being answered inadequately in our society is causing more mental distress and spiritual anxiety than just about anything else in our world… I want you to listen to Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount with all this in mind - this idea of both knowing who you are are and whose you are and being consistent with that. Mt 5:13-16 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Jesus doesn't say, “You should become the salt of the earth, the light of the world.” Jesus says "YOU ARE" b Jesus is saying, in the present tense, “You are salt, you are light” b Jesus is making a claim about your identity. b What does it mean to be salt & light? Salt: Paul says in Colossians 46 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. When you are salt - you season everything you come into contact with the Kingdom of God. b You live differently than the people around you, your standards are based on the righteousness of God - you are unwilling to justify bad behavior, you are honest, you are a servant, you love others ferociously, etc. b It doesn't really matter if you are a preservative, a flavor additive or something else, Jesus' point is, you change the environment when you are His follower - just you being present changes things. Light: Can I tell you a secret, Jesus called someone else the light of the world too, not just you and me… Listen to this John 8:12 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Being light means you expose dark things to the light of life. b When you walk into the room you bring hope, you bring joy, you bring truth, you bring grace, mercy, etc. b Here's the point. Jesus says you are Salt and light. Salt can't be not-salty, light can't be darkness. So, can I ask you a question? What does your behavior say about your belief? Does the way you act show you ACTUALLY believe Jesus? b If that question is messing with you, my guess is you believe something other than Jesus about who you are and whose you are. You feel a conflict between what you should believe and the way you behave. b You believe you're too bad You believe you can't change You believe it doesn't matter You believe your identity is caught up in something other than God. ILLUSTRATION: I'm not up here to try and convince you of anything, other than challenge you. You know I've been working on losing weight, and one of things TJ has said that hit me is “you don't have a will problem, you have a BS problem - belief system.” See, I could lose weight if I believed I would get paid a million dollars for it. I could put in the work, make it happen. I just don't believe it's worth it. The same is true for you with your relationship with Jesus. Once you decide you believe Him. You believe that you are salt, you are light. That God has given you a gift that is incalculable. That you have been rescued from darkness. That you have been rescued from bland. That you have been placed in eternal security with Him. That He loved you so much, He gave His own life. When you do that. You will start to live out of it. But Kent, I'm still struggling with sin… See the person who struggles with sin is different from the person who has settled for living in sin. b The person who is struggling is looking to die to it. The person who has settled to live in it has given up. CLOSING ILLUSTRATION: This morning, I want to invite you to do something different for communion. We've put the cross in a central location. I want you to grab your communion, then come up and feel it, stand in front of it, think about the sacrifice that was made for you. Really think about it, picture Jesus on the cross. Picture Him looking at you and saying, “this was for you…” Then think about, who does that make you want to be? Don't you WANT to be salt & light after that? Doesn't it make you WANT to live differently? Address your belief and your behavior will follow.

Your website's home page will most likely be the most visited page on your entire site (unless you have a viral blog post). It's the first impression of you, your work, and your business. Which means it needs to be an organized, inviting space where all visitors can be guided to the next best step for them, depending on where they're at in their journey. When it comes to the copy or words you use on your home page, there is a very specific flow to follow to make sure its doing its job, especially for a service-based business. Today, I'm going to share with you my very own signature home page flow that I created specifically for coaches, practitioners, and experts. “The home page of your website is arguably the most important page in your entire site…and because of this, it's really the first impression of not just your website but you and your business and your work.” - Shawn Mynar “The quality of your homepage and what is on it really is the differentiator between someone who glances at it and someone that stays and dives deeper into your website.” - Shawn Mynar "It's the words that will be a deciding factor between, do I keep reading down the page or do I find something page." - Shawn Mynar “The goals of your home page is to immediately connect with your visitors and let them know that they are in the right place, keep them engaged down the page and guide them to the next best step for them.” - Shawn Mynar “Every visitor that is going to come to your page is different and we need to account for every single type of visitor that is going to be on your home page.” - Shawn Mynar Website That Works Masterclass - shawnmynar.com/webclass FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT HERE: 0:00 your website's homepage will most likely be the most visited page on your entire site. It's the first impression of you, your work and your business, which means it needs to be an organized inviting space where all visitors can be guided to the next best step for them, depending on where they're at in their journey. When it comes to the copy or words you use on your homepage, there's a very specific flow to follow to make sure it's doing its job, especially as a service based business. So today, I'm going to share with you my very own a signature homepage flow that I created specifically for coaches, practitioners and experts. Let's dive in. 0:44 Hey there, I'm Shawn Mynar, and this is unstuck entrepreneur. I'm a former nutritionist who turned a struggling stressful nutrition practice into a thriving freedom build online business, where I work from home in my sweatpants while reaching and helping 1000s of people all at the same time. Now I am obsessed with showing other heart centered coaches, practitioners and solopreneurs how to build a business and life they love. Consider this podcast your safe space to learn both the inner work and practical strategies required to build the impactful profitable business of your dreams, no hustle, grind, or long hours required. That's right hustle culture. not welcome here. Let's get into today's session. 1:28 Hey, Hey there friends. Welcome back to the unstuck entrepreneur Podcast. I'm Shawn, your host here on the show. And as always so grateful to have you checking out this episode and for your support of the show. We are in the second episode of the website that works series that I'm doing here. On the podcast, we started last episode talking all about how to know if your website needs a refresh. Or if you don't have a website yet what you need to make sure to include so that it doesn't need a refresh like six months a year down the road. That was in the last episode, Episode 193. And then here we are today talking all about your homepage, specifically. And then we have a few more episodes coming up over the next few weeks. That will be more about your about page and other things that you need to make sure you include in your website to get people to actually visit it. So that's coming up in this entire series that we're doing. And this is all in kind of a celebration of a few things. First of all, a free masterclass that I have just put out it's going on now over at Shawn mynar.com/web class. This you guys this masterclass is so helpful for you. If you have a business and you have a website and hey, you know what, if you have a business, you should probably have a website. So I am breaking down I'm taking you behind the scenes, I'm showing you everything that I include, on my homepage, why I included it, why it's important, what you should consider when you're building your website, I'm doing it all for free for you. And it is going to help you so so much because Take it from me take it from everyone else who has had to go back and redo their website not that fun. So if you can get it right and do it right the first time or even the second time if you need to refresh your website, one that you already have up, this will take all the guesswork out of it and make it so that you now have a website that lasts for years and years to come and is a really hands off part of your business which is huge. That's what we're here to do. We are here to make things a little easier, make things a little more simple in this service based business that you have. So be sure to go save your spot find a time that works for you Shawnmynar.com/web class and take this seriously block out this time as like make my business easier time and show up and be there and and be present and take notes and it will change so much for you. So that's going on and then also on top of that another thing to celebrate is the release of my right your website bundle. I will just tell you right now you're going to get a super special deal on that if you attend the masterclass This is my oh my gosh, so much heart and soul has gone into this over the past few months. So much creativity. It was such a release for me but it really is essentially me as a copywriter as a train a copywriter. Writing as much of your website as I can for you while you 5:00 Who still put in your own messaging your own brand voice to really make it your own and make it unique and special, and stand out from everyone else in the crowd. That is the goal here is really a mash up of copywriting and professional copywriting with your own brand voice, your own messaging, bringing them together to write you a really professional, engaging, attractive, organized website. So that is what right your website bundle does for you for the four main pages of your website homepage, about page services page, and contact page. And it's all together in a bundle it takes it just makes DIY in your website. So dang easy, like so much easier than it would be if you're just staring at a blank screen trying to figure out what the heck to put on your website, which I know I've been there. It's very challenging writer's block is real, especially when it comes to this really important piece of your business. And this thing that kind of lives on lives out into the world. And new people are hopefully coming to it every day and really deciding, is this person worth my time? Or do I need to leave and go find someone else? Big Deal your website is? So making sure it says the right things. It does the right things and it has that flow and is organized will do all that for you together. So you can learn more about that directly at Shawnmynar.com/website. Although like I said, Insider's tip, you're gonna get a very, very, very good deal on that if you had to the masterclass first, so you can go check it out and see what's out. But hey, if you like deals if you like, discounts, which who doesn't? Then check out that masterclass and Oh, really give you a more behind the scenes look at it, too. Okay, so Shawn mynar.com/website and Shawnmynar.com/web class for the free masterclass going on now. Okay, let's dive into your homepage today. Like I mentioned last week, and we'll continue to say this is important stuff. If you have a website up right now that's published, that's just kind of in the back ground of your business, not doing a whole lot, not really getting a whole lot of traffic or not getting that traffic to do anything beyond, just check out your website quickly. And then leave good information for you. Also good information if you don't have a website yet. But you know, it's something that you need in your business. And maybe it's something that you've kind of been putting off, just keeping on that to do list for some day. And that someday just keeps getting pushed further and further away. Now at the time, just get it done. And get it off your to do list and have it actually working for you have this like home base of your business out into the world. Let's get it done. Okay. And so what you're going to learn today will help you do that and make it so much easier for you to do that. So obviously, the homepage of your website is arguably the most important page on your entire site, unless you maybe have this like blog post that has gone viral and it's getting like 1000s of views every day. But even those people, a lot of them are going to go over to your homepage, from that blog post that originally got them to your site. That place where people most often go. And most often people will come into your website is through your homepage. And because of this, it's really the first impression of not just your website, but you and your business and your work like really super important stuff to consider when you think about it that way. Because the quality of your homepage and what is on it really is the differentiator between someone who glances happens upon your website glances at it. And then x is out and goes to the next thing on the Google search or, you know, keeps looking. And someone that stays and dives deeper into your website goes to that blog post goes to check out your podcast goes to check out your about page or what you have for your services. Big difference and it all comes down to what's on that homepage and how it makes them feel. Not just what how it looks. Yeah, your design is great. Your colors are great, your fonts are great, but also how it makes them feel and the words your copy is what will help with that as well. 10:00 will guide those feelings, those emotions. So that's what we're going to break down today. Your homepage is not a billboard of all the different things that you have going on. Unless you are a celebrity, and everyone that is going to your website already knows you. Cool use it as a billboard, that's great. But most of us are not celebrities. And so having a home page that is just a billboard of all of your things, doesn't do anything to connect with these people who do not know you yet, when you can remind yourself that your entire website, really, but most importantly, your homepage is not about you at all, it will make a huge difference. And then you have the chance to really connect with the people that are coming on to your site, they need to know they're in the right place. First and foremost, the very first thing right away within the first few words, they need to know they're in the right place. They need to feel seen, heard and understood. And if they don't feel that right away, they're gone. They're not going to bother moving on reading your about page or in your blog posting what you do for coaching, because they don't feel like they're in the right spot. They don't feel welcome. They don't feel invited. They feel like there's something better out there for me, and they're gone for good. And believe it or not, this is all happening within the first few seconds of someone being on your homepage, like I said those first few words. And yes, back to the design. Yes, it is important that it's clean, that it is inviting that it looks good that it's organized. But it's the words that will be the deciding factor between do I keep reading down the page, do I keep going or do I find something else. And so if that first section of your homepage, which is called the hero, if that is a very connective point for them, then they'll keep reading to the next section and to the next section and to the next section. And then if at any point things go off the rails, then they're gone. But as long as you stay in this flow, you keep them in this flow, then you have built this connection with them as they're going through your page. And you've gotten them hooked to keep going into your website further and get to know you more and get to know your work more. And hey, guess what become a paying client or at minimum, sign up for your free offer sign up for your freebie that then gets you email list subscriber and they become a lead, which then becomes a paying client down the road. Okay, so the goal of your homepage, make sure you remember this is to immediately connect with your visitors, and let them know that they are in the right place, keep them engaged on the page throughout that experience, and guide them to the next best step for them. That is the goal. Those three goals really have your homepage. Now, the tricky thing that almost nobody is considering that I want to change the game on, I want to make more well known I want to really put it out there is that on your homepage, you really in your whole website. But let's specifically talk about the homepage today, every visitor that comes to your page is going to be different, we have all different kinds of visitors, every single one of us is very different. And we need to account for every single type of visitor that is going to be on your homepage. There are people coming at all different stages of their journey. There are people who don't even know they have a problem. Or people who know they have a problem but really don't know if there's a solution to their problem. And they're out there looking. They're googling they're searching, they're wondering, I have this problem what do I do about it and then there's people way on the other side who already know you like you trust you believe in you want to work with you. And they just need to find out how they know about your offers, they know about your services, and they're just looking for more information. And then there's a bunch of people in between those two extremes that we need to account for. So different levels of awareness from the problem to the solution. And then there's also people with different personalities of course we all have very different personalities and specifically when it comes to your website, different decision making styles. So I'm just going to let you know right now this is extremely important to everything you create in your business and accounting for these different decision making styles. And I'm gonna go over that in much more detail in the masterclass friends you need to know this information. It will be a game changer for your entire business by 15:00 I'm showing you in detail over on the masterclass. So make sure you check it out, take the time, take notes, absorb it, apply it, and let it change your entire business. But anyway, taking all of this into account, just knowing how many different types of people are coming to your homepage, and being able to associate and be inviting to every single one of those people, because the second that you focus too much on one type of person, and then don't consider the other type of person, then you've excluded someone, you've excluded someone or if someone doesn't know about the solution to their problem, but just knows they had a problem. If you move too fast, or too far forward for them, without them knowing they're in the right place first, then they're gonna go find someone else who's talking about the problem better, right? So we have to be this inclusive space, your website needs to be this inclusive space for every single type of person coming to your site in order to make it actually work for your business. Because otherwise, it's just going to be this boomerang effect where people come in, they see what you have written, they check out you know, this kind of blob boring, basic website, and they they're out because someone else is talking about it better. And now that client that would have been a perfect fit for you to work with is gone. And we do not want that we are going to change that here. And now. So anyway, I took all of this knowledge, and I put it into a signature website flow for every page of your website. But we're just going to focus on the homepage today, I put it into this flow. This framework, I guess you could call it that makes sure with 100% certainty that your website is an inclusive space for every type of visitor that you have knocking on your door. That is the main point with this so that you have this warm, inviting, welcoming, inclusive home on the internet. That's what we're doing here, I'm going to break down this entire flow. If you want to see it in action, which I encourage you to do, I'm actually showing you how this looks on my own homepage. Over in the master class, it will make a lot more sense, especially for you visual learners, it will make a lot more sense when you see it in action. So be sure to again, save your spot for the master class at a time that works for you. But I did want to just talk about it here for those that are more auditory listeners. And for those of you who just want to take notes, and you think you can really grasp it with just the notes that you have and apply it to your website. Okay, so my signature framework for your homepage has 10 sections. And let me just briefly also remind you, I think you already know this, but let me remind you, this is specifically for the coaching type business that coach practitioner, expert consultant, service based business model, where essentially you and your help is what you are selling that is specifically for this it is obviously a very different framework for someone who has, you know, an Etsy shop or for someone who has a brick and mortar type business different. This is specifically for the type of business that you have. And based on everything that I know about these types of businesses, everything I know about those types of clients, and what they need to hear and what they need to understand before they are ready to make a decision. 18:41 Sorry, all of that, let's get into this, the 10 sections. Number one, like we already talked about the hero section. So this is all about catching that initial attention, sparking the curiosity and making it clear what the rest of the page is going to be about. We have like, like I said, those couple seconds, 2.6 seconds to make that first conscious impression of your website. And to let these people know that they are in the right place. Your hero section has to do that. And it has to do that very succinctly. in as few words as possible. It needs to be really catchy, it needs to be really clear. It cannot be cutesy or clever. That is not what we're doing here because that creates confusion that makes people work too hard to understand what you're saying and if this website is the right space for them. Clear, clear, clear, clear, concise, catchy, those things to really make this person say in those 2.6 seconds, make them say, Ah, they're talking to me. This is for me. Let them see themselves in your words. So in a hero section 20:00 There will be that headline like a very obvious big bold headline as few words as possible and that really get the point across. So it's a really great space for like punchy types of words and phrases and sentences. And then under that, you'll have a sub headline, which is a little smaller design wise still stands out, though not like body copy, small, but sub headline little smaller. And this gives more clarity and context to that headline. So it can be a little bit longer, but it's really more direct and clear about what the rest of the page is going to be about. And then you have a call to action, you must have a call to action in your hero section for those people who are either spontaneous decision makers and just want to go to the next thing, which there are people that are definitely like that, and also the people who are coming to your website that already know like and trust you their solution, they're aware of your solution, they know they want to work with you, they just need to go to your services page so they can check out and there are those people that are going to visit your website as well. So call to action, very important. And also an image of you, preferably since you and your services are the selling point are the focal point of your business. section number two of your website is what I call real talk. This is where we have a moment of just pure connection, there is nothing else going on, there is no other motive or anything that you have to do in this section, except connect with your visitor, every single visitor. And the way we do that is to really bring to life, their problem in a very real way. That's why I call it real talk, just like we're in front of our friends. And we know that there's a problem they're dealing with, and we're just chatting it out with them. But when you do this, it builds that you get me factor the quote unquote, you get me factor that I love to talk about, because as soon as they feel like, oh my gosh, this person gets me they understand they know how I'm feeling right now they know this problem I'm experiencing in this struggle I'm having it immediately increases that desire for not even a solution, but your solution. So we have to have that moment of real talk right away. Then we move on to just a one liner, I call it the magic wand moment. This is Section three, there's a lot of magic one moments that go on throughout your entire website. They're just these big, bold cross heads, they go across your entire website. And they are very punchy, strong, powerful one liners that clearly connect what you do with what they want what your visitor your dream client really wants. So this is your chance to express the value of your work in one clear, succinct line that really grabs attention. And this is not talking about your offer, or your product or your group coaching program or anything like that. This is talking about what you do, how you deeply help people, and what can change in their life, what their life looks like what the experience is like, when they have that when they go through that process. That is all happening in one very clear, punchy line, then we move it down and go to section number four, which is the path. This is really the place to start talking about and sharing your services what you do. So there's a couple of different ways that you can do it, you can either talk about the specific areas you work on with clients, like for example, if you take one on one clients in a coaching package, then you can really use this space to talk about maybe the three steps that you take people through the 33 things that you primarily work on with people. So you're giving this a little bit of a glimpse into the process of what it would be like to work with you and what you focus on. Or if you have different types of products, like maybe you do offer a one on one services, but you also have a course you will have a program, you have an ebook, you have a workshop, you have these other paid offers, then you can talk about the different paid offers and the different ways people can work with you. Okay, but this is where you get to showcase your work. And not just in this way of like here's what I have to offer here's what to do but in a in a way and providing context providing descriptions of why it's important why you include 25:00 Would it what it will look like to go through that with you what they can expect and what they'll experience. So a lot more of the touchy feely part of why you do what you do, why you offer what you offer, along with, you know, really showcasing those offers. Then we move on to the fifth section, which is the first pass of social proof, potentially, there's an optional one a little higher up that I'll talk about in the masterclass. But this one is a non negotiable social proof number one, in Section five, you will use client testimonials or stats of your work to show proof of what's possible when people take your path. So you just got done talking about this path that you will take people on either through your one on one work, and the process or the different offers that you have. And now you just need to provide proof of that. So anytime you are having social proof on any page of anything that you create, you know, testimonials, or results, or stats or anything like that, you are proving what you just said, so you just made this case for the path that you take people on through your work. And now you're backing it up with social proof, either through client testimonials, or stats of your work. Okay, and then we move on to Section six, which is just now introducing yourself, this is the intro. And 26:37 a lot of people, I think, put their intro a little too high up on their homepage, and it just doesn't have the same resonance. When it's too soon as it does when it's a little further down, you're paid. And you've already got the buy in. So you already had the chance for that real talk. You already kind of took them on this like little mini journey of what could happen, what their life could look like what a results they could experience if they go down your path. And only now are they asking, well, who is this person? Why didn't Why should I trust this person? I mean, it all sounds great. But who am I even talking to right now or reading about right now. And then that intro section becomes that much more powerful, because now you've given them a reason to care. If your about section, your intro sections too high up, they don't care about you yet, they haven't given them a reason to care. So they will breeze by it. Or they will just like that will totally disconnect them from your website, and they'll leave. Okay, so now, now that we're past all of that the intro section has power. And obviously, in your intersection, you're just basically taking a few sentences, just very briefly, showing that you're a real person who can help them. You're building rapport, you're building trust, you're creating that sense of likability. So a very brief description of what you do, why you do it, and why it matters to them. So your intersection, yes, it's about you, but only as it relates to them. And it is short for now, because you have an entire page to talk more about yourself. And your intersection will include a call to action to go to that about page and learn more about you for those that are ready. Next, we move on to the dream feature crosshead. So this is another just one liner, going all the way across your page, very bold, very punchy, really draws attention for everyone to read. And this is reminding your visitors of what they want, why they want it, what's possible for them, and coaching them to take the next best step to start that path to go down that road. This is your opportunity to paint a very clear picture of their desire of them living their desire of what will happen when they get there. And when you do that gives them hope. And when they have hope. They want to take action. So you have one very punchy, clear, bold spot on your website, your homepage more specifically to do that. And then we move on. This is section number eight, where we have another place for social proof again, proving what we just said. So now you're going to use client testimonials at proof that that dream future is possible because other people like them have done it to not to where those client testimonials are just so so important. Now we are at section 30:00 And nine, which is what I call the easy, yes, this is showcasing the easiest way possible for your visitors to get started toward their dream future. And for most of us, that's going to be our freebies, very low barrier to entry, it's free, all you have to do is put in your email address, and you can get started down this path. So the thing in this easy yes section is to, again, really treat your freebies as a place to show what's possible to show what will happen with just taking that one next step with this freebie, and this is really good for those people who are skeptical, which a lot of people that come to your website are going to be. But if you do the right thing, if you say the right thing, when it comes to your freebie, and let them know that this mini transformation can happen just in this one step, then that skepticism fades a little. And they feel comfortable, at least making this easy, yes, and they become a lead. So this is a great spot to showcase your freebies. And again to say the right things, prop them up in the right way to make them an extremely desirable first step for your visitors. And then last section, section 10. This is optional. If you have other platforms, this is your chance to shout them out. So I call this the platform shout out, you're going to use this section almost as like a directory of any other places that visitors could check out. So maybe they're not even ready to say this easy yes to your freebie. But they would read a blog post, or maybe they would go check out a podcast episode. Or maybe they could follow you on Instagram. This is your spot to get that last little buy in for the very skeptical people who just aren't ready to take any other action yet. So your platform shout out can like I just mentioned, talk about some blog posts that you have talked about some podcast episodes you have and guide people over to subscribing to your podcast, a YouTube channel, your social media pages, any other platforms that you think would be important for your visitors to No, and this is where we really, you know, if we're getting this cold traffic onto your website, which you should be from Google searches from Pinter searches. And then they're they're taking the time to read everything to go down your page, which they will because you've set it up appropriately. And there is a specific flow that is organized and inclusive of every single type of person. Then, when they get to the bottom, and they're ready to take some sort of action. This is how you get more subscribers on your email list. This is how you get more followers on your social media channels. This is how you get more listeners on your podcast, more readers of your blog, because your homepage has done its job. And those are the 10 sections of your entire inclusive, organized homepage. Not I know it may seem like it's a lot but it really is not. Most of this stuff is very short. I mean, that's one really important thing too, about your homepage. Is it just not having a ton of unnecessary words, say what you need to say and then move on. And so much of this is just big, bold, punchy statements versus a ton of needless words. Right? So like I said, you're going to see this in action. On my website. In particular, I'm going to walk you through it, and why I include things when I include them based on people's different decision making styles and where they're at in their journey. So their level of awareness from their problem to the solution. I break all of that down in the masterclass you're going to want to check it out. Trust me, it is huge. It will change the game for you. So again, Shawnmynar.com/web class for that. And if you're like, oh my gosh, wow, I really see how I need to organize my homepage better. But I have no idea how to do this. I have no idea how to write all of these sections. Hey, I've done it for you. Let's DIY your website together. That is exactly what we do in the write your website bundle. Every single section is laid out for you in the way that I just did with the 10 sections of your homepage. But then I also give you so many hundreds of different prompts that you will fill in the blank on with your messaging and your brand voice to write this for you 35:00 In a matter of hours, okay, so I know this might seem overwhelming. But don't worry, that's why I'm here. That's why I created the write your website bundle, let's do it together, let's get it written, get it out into the world and actually working, okay, so I hope mainly that you are seeing how important it is to give your website a little bit more thought than you potentially have or did in the past. And then it really isn't something that you can just throw up and get out into the world and never think about again, because it's not doing anything that was like a total waste of time, if that's what you did, even if you did only spend a few hours getting something up in air quotes. That still it's not doing anything and what would happen, what would change for you and your business and your ability to attract clients without having to always be trying things on social media and doing this and doing that. And all these things we tried to do to get clients if your website was actually working, because it was actually drawing in people it was actually bringing in new visitors and keeping them there and keeping them engaged and showing them what's possible, showing them their next step on their journey. Like it can just be so much more such a bigger part of your business that's essentially hands off, if you just take the time now to do it. Right and to really understand what needs to happen, what needs to be included, what needs to be left off and make it work for you the first time. Okay, so that is what we're doing in this series. That's what we're doing over on the masterclass and of course in the right your website bundle and I will leave it at that for this episode. All you have to do now is go save your spot. Find a time that works for you for the masterclass and let's keep this conversation going. Okay, Shawnmynar.com/web class, you can find the link in the show notes that will take you right there. And until next time, take care      

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on GoldenEye 007. We talk about the shelf-level event, running towards the end, and some wonky controller stuff. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Finished the SP game! Issues covered: Moneypenny presentation, illness, leveraging the Switch N64 save states, the scene on the train, using the laser watch, not how trains work, lack of lock-on, camera assist, twenty brackets, getting a head start on the puzzle, the feel of the train, designing for your strengths rather than throwing in something new, the pains of playing retro games, the maximum throw vs the minimum throw, overcorrection due to overacceleration, autoleveling, tuning the sticks before hitting the emulator level, the three Cs -- character/camera/controls, typical Nintendo re-releases vs emulation, leaning into the fantasy fulfillment of being Bond, the diagetic interface of the watch, the health/shields in full-screen and reflecting the watch, being in your face about critical information, levels becoming more linear at the very end, affordances for the game, a survey of the last few levels, trying to reflect the movie, secret agent levels you want to be in, the final setting and a good pay-off, the real dish, scaling the difficulty with objectives, relying on QA, the fantasy satisfaction of relentlessly heading towards the end, not crediting the face scans, evolving crediting standards, playing multiplayer, Tim the spirit animal, the Big Wheel, trying to focus on the thing that's new, taking my retirement in stages, Tim and his dang bandit knife, earning every mile, asymmetrical multiplayer, difficulty and objectives, mutators and other means of changing difficulty, multiplayer customization, arcade transition. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris (apologies to Thandiwe Newton and Ms Harris), Uncharted, Dead Space, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Okami, Dwarf Fortress, LucasArts, Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, GameCube, Half-Life, Valve, Deus Ex (series), Halo, Republic Commando, Jedi Knight, Fallout 3, Matt Tateishi, Adventure, Colin "The Shots" Tougas, Shenmue, Dreamcast, Indiana Jones, UbiSoft, Dark Cloud 2, Travis McGee, Dark Souls, Death Stranding, Bounty Hunter, Outlaws, Jeffrey Sondin-King (Pinecone), Troy, Crystal Dynamics, Celeste, System Shock 2, Silent Scope, Dino Crisis, Kingdom Hearts, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: GoldenEye MP  Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub Discord invite DevGameClub@gmail.com

Here are your Evening Headlines for Friday, April 21, 2023. Sections of Pocatello's Highland Highschool were damaged in a large fire that started early Friday morning. First Friday is wrapping up BYU-Idaho's Welcome Week activities, and the Mammoth Hotel in Yellowstone won't be opening as soon as expected. Listen to today's evening headlines for full details.

The following question refers to Sections 11.3 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. The question is asked by Western Michigan University medical student and CardioNerds Intern Shivani Reddy, answered first by Johns Hopkins Osler internal medicine resident and CardioNerds Academy Fellow Dr. Justin Brilliant, and then by expert faculty Dr. Harriette Van Spall. Dr. Van Spall is Associate Professor of Medicine, cardiologist, and Director of E-Health at McMaster University. Dr Van Spall is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded clinical trialist and researcher with a focus on heart failure, health services, and health disparities. The Decipher the Guidelines: 2022 AHA / ACC / HFSA Guideline for The Management of Heart Failure series was developed by the CardioNerds and created in collaboration with the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America. It was created by 30 trainees spanning college through advanced fellowship under the leadership of CardioNerds Cofounders Dr. Amit Goyal and Dr. Dan Ambinder, with mentorship from Dr. Anu Lala, Dr. Robert Mentz, and Dr. Nancy Sweitzer. We thank Dr. Judy Bezanson and Dr. Elliott Antman for tremendous guidance. Enjoy this Circulation 2022 Paths to Discovery article to learn about the CardioNerds story, mission, and values. Question #16 Ms. Augustin is a 33 y/o G1P1 woman from Haiti who seeks counseling regarding family planning as she and her husband dream of a second child.  Her 1st pregnancy 12 months ago was complicated by pre-eclampsia and peripartum cardiomyopathy (LVEF 35%). Thankfully she delivered a healthy baby via C-section. She has no other past medical history and is currently on losartan 25 mg daily and metoprolol succinate 200 mg daily.  She has been asymptomatic. Which of the following statements is recommended to medically optimize Ms. Augustin prior to her 2nd pregnancy? A No medical optimization or preconception planning is needed as her 1st pregnancy resulted in a healthy infant. B Discontinue losartan and metoprolol with no other needed pregnancy planning  C Change her medication regimen, consider repeat TTE, and provide patient-centered counseling regarding risk of a future pregnancy D Continue losartan and metoprolol and advise against repeat pregnancy  Answer #16 Explanation The correct answer is C – change her medication regimen, consider repeat TTE, and provide patient-centered counseling regarding risk of a future pregnancy. Heart failure may complicate pregnancy either secondary to an existing pre-pregnancy cardiomyopathy or as a result of peripartum cardiomyopathy. In women with history of heart failure or cardiomyopathy, including previous peripartum cardiomyopathy, patient-centered counseling regarding contraception and the risks of cardiovascular deterioration during pregnancy should be provided (Class I, LOE C-LD) Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is defined as systolic dysfunction, typically LVEF < 45%, often with LV dilation, occurring in late pregnancy or early postpartum with no other identifiable etiology. PPCM occurs worldwide, with the highest incidences in Haiti, Nigeria, and South Africa. Other clinical risk factors include maternal age > 30 years, African ancestry, multiparity, multigestation, preeclampsia/eclampsia, anemia, diabetes, obesity, and prolonged tocolysis.   The pathogenesis of peripartum cardiomyopathy is complex and it is likely a multifactorial process.  The combination of hemodynamic changes of pregnancy, inflammation of the myocardium, hormonal changes, genetic factors, and an autoimmune response have all been proposed as possible mechanisms and these may certainly be interrelated. While pregnancy is generally well-tolerated in women with cardiomyopathy and NYHA class I status pre-pregnancy, clinical deterioration can occur and so counseling a...

The Kingdom Jesus came to initiate inside of you is so wildly different than what our world expects, you almost look lucky. Tune in today to learn how your citizenship and not your circumstances determine more about you than you know. Jump in with us in Sections 49 of the Gospel Harmonies @ https://www.harmonychurch.cc/tracking-jesus-timeline/. IT'S EASY TO GIVE at Harmony, text any amount to (859) 459-0316 to get started (or give online @ my.harmonychurch.cc/give ). OPENING ILLUSTRATION: I am perhaps one of the most unlucky people you will ever meet! I'm telling you, if something could go wrong, it's going to happen to me. The first time this hit me was when I was a kid, we had been going off and on to this church - they were having a meal afterward and it was a fancy church. Like, they had real crystal and china for church meals - none of this paper plates and red solo cups! For some reason, my parents asked me to carry the tray. I think they were trying to empower me. But as I was carrying this tray, I started to fumble it and everything flew off of it. crashing to the floor, tons of crystal and china. You could see in the old lady's faces that I had just committed a mortal sin. Ha. And since that point in time, that's basically the story of my life… So much so, that I've learned to use my bad luck to my advantage. I've found that if I'm in a doctor's office and I'm really getting into an article in a magazine that the doctor will call me to come. I used to hate this, but now I use it to my advantage :) Can I ask you a question? Who are the people you consider “lucky” in our world? If you're like me, you've got a person in your mind who nothing ever goes wrong for. The person who just lucks into meeting famous people, the person who starts a business and it all just seems to go well for. I've got a buddy who is hyper-aware of his luck and he will tell you right away, he doesn't know why, but he always seems to be in the right place at the right time… What are the things you would use to say a person is lucky? b Did you know Jesus talks about who gets to be lucky in this world? Ah, some of you are like, “Kent, this sounds like witchcraft - I don't remember Jesus ever saying anyone was lucky” Let me read you the passage and then it will make sense to you, you ready for this? As I read this passage, every time you hear the word blessed, I want you to use the word “lucky” in your mind. Matthew 5:1-12 When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then[a]he began to teach them, saying: Blessed are those who are happy and have it all together, for they will be the envy of all Blessed are those who are surrounded by loved ones, for they never have to experience true loss Blessed are the powerful, for they get whatever they want Blessed are those who are hungry for more and more, for their hunger will only grow Blessed are those who are in control and overpower, for they get to be in charge Blessed are those who are willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want, for they will be feared by all Blessed are those who will do what it takes to win any fight, for they will never lack an opponent Blessed are those whose life is easy and never has to stand against or for anything, because their life will be easy and relatively meaningless Ha, some of you are like, “wait a second, I don't think that's right…” I made up all those blessed/lucky statements b Some of you know that's not what Jesus said - but this is what you would expect if you were making a list of what makes a person lucky, right? b I did this because I want, when you read Jesus' actual list of what makes you lucky or blessed, for you see it for what it is - strange… Mt 5:1-12 When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then[a]he began to teach them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 11 “You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.12 Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you. So, what's the deal? Why does Jesus' list seem so backward from what you would expect? -poor in spirit? Mourning? humble? Matthew has just got done at the end of Chapter 4 telling you how Jesus has been preaching the Kingdom of God, and now, Jesus is going to sit down and tell you what it's like for someone who lives in the Kingdom - for the person who has found the treasure of God. When you have the Kingdom of God in your life, you have the luckiest of all lives! But why? Jesus' point is that circumstances don't determine your status - your citizenship does… -you can be depressed -you can be the janitor sweeping up after people -you can be the lowest of the lows and still you have been translated from a life of meaninglessness to a life of complete meaning. This kind of perspective allows you to live with a freedom others find perplexing -You can say no to things that seem like absolute opportunities ILLUSTRATION: Not taking a promotion to stay with the team you've been able to share Jesus with, guy who chose to stay in prison as a Christian so he could continue to share the gospel -You can say yes to things that seem like the absolute wrong thing ILLUSTRATION: kids going to bible college when their parents told them not to, missionaries going on the field, giving up a secular job to work at a church Reminds me of what Paul says…: Romans 8:35-39 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[a] 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. When you are “in Christ” you are already “in” What does this mean for us? It means if you AREN'T “in Christ” (never committed your life to Him as Lord & Savior) then you better worry… (Matthew 21:44) It means if you ARE “in Christ” you can hold the things of this world loosely - your time, your treasure, and your talent all become opportunities for God to work rather than means by which you gain significance (Philippians 3:8) It means rebooting and reinstalling an entirely new way of thinking about life that is counter to our culture (Romans 12:2) Just because you are saved doesn't mean your body, mind, and heart doesn't need to come under the thinking and way of the Kingdom. This is why you NEED to be in a connect group - around other Christians who can help challenge you. CLOSING ILLUSTRATION: The day we visited the Mount of the Beatitudes in Israel was July 5th, in the US on the 4th, there had been an attack where some people got shot in Chicago - our tour guide had been quiet. We found out it's because his dad had been shot and was in the hospital. He finally shared as we were getting off the bus - he had talked to his dad that day and found out he was ok. But as we were getting off the bus - it hit me that 11 years earlier on July 6th, my dad had died. That morning, I had talked to him because he was in the hospital and he had used the same words, “don't worry about me, I'm fine” I tried to hide my face as this flood of emotions ran through my bones. I held back from the group, spent time by myself. We all gathered by this church and someone from our group just spontaneously started to read the beatitudes… 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. as he read those words “blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted”, I felt Jesus speak to me, “this is for you too Kent”… I couldn't handle it, I walked off by myself - what were the odds that I would be there on that day, that series of events would happen, all so God could speak to me and say, “you too”. Listen, the list of Beatitudes matters - because I believe if you have made Jesus your savior, He's looking right at you and wants to speak to you today and say, “you too” Why not give Him your entire life?  Your entire heart?

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64. We talk about story accommodations, enemy AI, NPCs, and level design concerns and questions. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Roughly up to mission 10 Issues covered: talking to the people who set up the mission, Moneypenny and representation, changing up the briefing, objective structure, "the Dark Nintendo," how Rare got bought, the challenges of adapting a film where Bond isn't in every scene, objectives in a first-person shooter, interpreting the objectives, confusing visual language, arcade action with waves of enemies, feeling simulation-y, pressure on the player, the impact on the game, technical achievement in the level design, non-linear levels and the problems with landmarking, spy fantasy locations, wanting a boat chase, bad telegraphing, blowing people's minds, enemy animation and location-based hits, blood effects, shooting off hats, smoke and mirrors, asking the team what to do, what the player brings to the game, the AI missing you, putting your money in the enemies, projectile speed, being the fantasy guy vs being the guy, pegging the easy difficulty right, superheroes vs realism, finding objectives that aren't objectives, escort missions, using your one verb and puzzling, making mountains out of molehills, what games opened things up for you, the impact of specific MMOs, walking simulators, haikus of stories.  Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil 4, GameCube, Microsoft, Quake, Half-Life, Duke Nuke'em 3D, Hitman 2, War Games, Monolith, No One Lives Forever (series), GOG, National Lampoon's European Vacation, LoZ: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, Shadows of the Empire, Quiller (series), Sean Connery, Starfighter, DOOM (1993), Rainbox Six, Soldier of Fortune, Shigeru Miyamoto, Last of Us (series), Mark of Kri (really Rise of the Kasai), Collin "The Shots" Tsougas, John Romero, Super Mario World, Devil May Cry, Chrono Trigger, Destiny, Elden Ring, Diablo, Metal Gear Solid, EverQuest, World of Warcraft, Gone Home, Dear Esther, Proteus, Firewatch, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Dark Souls, Kingdom Hearts, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: Finish single player Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (5:32).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImageExtra InformationSources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 4-14-23. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of April 17 and April 24, 2023.  This episode, the sixth in a series on water in U.S. civil rights history, continues our exploration of water connections to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. MUSIC – ~23 sec – instrumental. That's part of “Mississippi Farewell,” by Dieter van der Westen.  It opens an episode on how Mississippi River water and public health were the context for the first U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the meaning and extent of the 14th Amendment.  One of three constitutional amendments passed and ratified soon after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment aimed to guarantee citizenship rights and legal protections, especially for newly freed Black people.  In 1873, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in three consolidated cases about wastes from livestock processing facilities in Louisiana; this ruling had decades-long implications for key parts of the 14th Amendment and for civil rights.  Have a listen to the music for about 25 more seconds, and see if you know the name of these consolidated Supreme Court cases. MUSIC – ~27 sec – instrumental. If you guessed The Slaughterhouse Cases, you're right!  As of the 1860s, some 300,000 livestock animals were slaughtered annually at facilities along the Mississippi River in and around New Orleans, upstream of water supply intakes, with much of the untreated waste from the process reaching the river.  Concerns over the potential for diseases from this water contamination led the Louisiana legislature to pass the Slaughterhouse Act of 1869.  This law authorized a single corporation to operate one slaughterhouse facility on the Mississippi downstream of New Orleans and required all butchers in the area to use that facility.  Butchers' organizations filed suit, alleging that the law infringed on their work rights in violation of the 14th Amendment's clauses prohibiting states from abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States and from denying people equal protection of the laws. On April 14, 1873, the Supreme Court issued its ruling, with the majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Miller.  Miller's opinion upheld the Louisiana law, finding that that the slaughterhouse monopoly granted by the state was within the police powers to provide for public health and sanitation.  Justice Miller went further, however, in asserting that the 14th Amendment gave the federal government jurisdiction only over federal, or national, citizenship rights—that is, privileges and immunities—but not over rights historically considered to result from state citizenship.  Miller also asserted that the amendment's equal protection clause applied only to the case of Black people emancipated from slavery.  The Slaughterhouse Cases decision, along with other related Supreme Court decisions during the Reconstruction Era, created long-lasting legal barriers to federal government efforts against state-level violations of civil rights, such as racial and gender discrimination, voting restrictions, and failure to prevent or prosecute racially-motivated crimes of violence. Thanks to Dieter van der Westen and Free Music Archive for making this week's music available for public use, and we close with about 20 more seconds of “Mississippi Farewell.” MUSIC – ~22 sec – instrumental. SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “Mississippi Farewell,” from the 2022 album “Belin to Bamako,” was made available on Free Music Archive, online at at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/dieter-van-der-westen/berlin-to-bamako/mississippi-farewell/.  as of 4-12-23, for use under the Creative Commons License “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International”; more information on that Creative Commons License is available online at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGE Birds' eye view of New Orleans in 1851.  Drawing by J. Bachman.  Image accessed from the Library of Congress' Prints and Photographs Online Catalog, online at https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93500720, as of 4-18-23.  EXTRA INFORMATION ON THE 14TH AMENDMENT The following information about, and text of, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was taken from National Archives, “Milestone Documents: 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868),” online at https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/14th-amendment. “Following the Civil War, Congress submitted to the states three amendments as part of its Reconstruction program to guarantee equal civil and legal rights to Black citizens.  A major provision of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to ‘All persons born or naturalized in the United States,' thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people. “Another equally important provision was the statement that ‘nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.'  The right to due process of law and equal protection of the law now applied to both the federal and state governments. “On June 16, 1866, the House Joint Resolution proposing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was submitted to the states.  On July 28, 1868, the 14th amendment was declared, in a certificate of the Secretary of State, ratified by the necessary 28 of the 37 States, and became part of the supreme law of the land.” Text of 14th Amendment Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such state. Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void. Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. SOURCES Used for Audio Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, “Teaching American History/United States v. Cruikshank” undated, online at https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/united-states-v-cruikshank/. Jack Beatty, Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900, Vintage Books, New York, N.Y., 2007. Ronald M. Labbe and Jonathan Lurie, The Slaughterhouse Cases: Regulation, Reconstruction, and the Fourteenth Amendment, University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, 2003. Danny Lewis, “The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era,” Smithsonian Magazine, April 13, 2016. Linda R. Monk, The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution, Hachette Books, New York, N.Y., 2015. Oyez (Cornell University Law School/Legal Information Institute, Justia, and Chicago-Kent College of Law), “Slaughter-House Cases,” online at https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/83us36. Melvin I. Urofsky and Paul Finkelman, A March of Liberty – A Constitutional History of the United States, Volume I: From the Founding to 1900, Third Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K., 2011. John R. Vile, “Slaughterhouse Cases (1873),” Middle Tennessee State University/The First Amendment Encyclopedia, online at https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/527/slaughterhouse-cases. Other Sources on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Cornell University Law School/Legal Information Institute: “U.S. Constitution/14th Amendment,” online at https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv; and “Fourteenth Amendment,” online at https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/fourteenth_amendment_0. Thurgood Marshall Institute, “The 14th Amendment,” online at https://tminstituteldf.org/tmi-explains/thurgood-marshall-institute-briefs/tmi-briefs-the-14th-amendment/. NAACP, “Celebrate and Defend the Fourteenth Amendment Resolution,” 2013, online at https://naacp.org/resources/celebrate-and-defend-fourteenth-amendment. U.S. House of Representatives, “Constitutional Amendments and Major Civil Rights Acts of Congress Referenced in Black Americans in Congress,” online at https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/BAIC/Historical-Data/Constitutional-Amendments-and-Legislation/. U.S. National Archives, “Milestone Documents: 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868),” online at https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/14th-amendment. U.S. Senate, “Landmark Legislation: The Fourteenth Amendment,” online at https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/senate-and-constitution/14th-amendment.htm. For More Information about Civil Rights in the United States British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), “The Civil Rights Movement in America,” online at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcpcwmn/revision/1. Howard University Law Library, “A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States,” online at https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/intro. University of Maryland School of Law/Thurgood Marshall Law Library, “Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights,” online at https://law.umaryland.libguides.com/commission_civil_rights. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, online at https://www.usccr.gov/. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “History” subject category. This episode is part of the series, Exploring Water in U.S. Civil Rights History.  As of April 17, 2023, other episodes in the series are as follows.Series overview – Episode 566, 3-1-21. Water Symbolism in African American Civil Rights History – Episode 591, 8-23-21. Uses of Water By and Against African Americans in U.S. Civil Rights History – Episode 616, 2-14-22. Water Places in U.S. Civil Rights History - Episode 619, 3-7-22.The 14th Amendment and Water-related Civil Rights Claims – Part 1: Introduction to the 14th Amendment – Episode 652, 4-3-23. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2015 Social Studies SOLs Grades K-3 Civics Theme3.12 – Importance of government in community, Virginia, and the United States, including government protecting rights and property of individuals. Virginia Studies CourseVS.9 – How national events affected Virginia and its citizens. United States History to 1865 CourseUSI.9 – Causes, events, and effects of the Civil War. United States History: 1865-to-Present CourseUSII.3 – Effects of Reconstruction on American life.USII.8 – Economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world after World War II. Civics and Economics CourseCE.2 – Foundations, purposes, and components of the U.S. Constitution.CE.3 – Citizenship rights, duties, and responsibilities.CE.6 – Government at the national level.CE.7 – Government at the state level.CE.10 – Public policy at local, state, and national levels. Virginia and United States History CourseVUS.7 – Knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Government CourseGOVT.3 – Concepts of democracy.GOVT.4 – Purposes, principles, and structure of the U.S. Constitution.GOVT.5 – Federal system of government in the United States.GOVT.7 – National government organization and powers.GO