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On a Singing After Supper Baha’i Song Karaoke Fireside Video: On par with anything a media conglomerate can create

By george wesley dannells on Aug 19, 2008 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)

What a blessing it would have been to be present in Sabby’s home in Adelaide for the musical fireside the other day! She reported 12 adult Baha’is and 3 Baha’i children
and 11 adult non-Baha’is and 2 children in attendance. “The house was just packed and crowded and we were all so happy and it was so exciting to feel this energy and the power of the Forces at work!!!” she wrote. Check out her blog (www.sabbynur.blogspot.com) or watch the video on her YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFk5n9mLuqA.”

I love the high “production values” of her videos. There is such creativity in all her “computer-mediated communications,” to use some 90’s-era computer jargon! -gw

Production values - A term derived from television, film, etc. The æsthetics and quality of presentation of given information content. … A big-budget Hollywood motion picture is said to have high production values; an amateur home movie of baby’s first steps shot with a handheld camcorder is said to have low production values. Right now the Web is something of a levelling influence for CMC, because it is possible for a creative person with modest tools to build a Web page with production values on par with anything a wealthy media conglomerate can create.

CMC - Acronym for ‘computer-mediated communications.’ Any human communications in which digital hardware is used as a medium. Email, Usenet newsgroups and Web pages are all forms of CMC.

http://teladesign.com/ma-thesis/glossary.html

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On Intensive Program of Growth Success in Portugal: Instituto Ruhi

By george wesley dannells on Aug 19, 2008 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)

“A terra é um só país, e os seres humanos seus cidadãos”

Bahá’u-lláh

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Dear friends,
Between August 12th and 18th, 2008, a training project was held, sponsored by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Portugal in the city of Portimao in order to prepare for the launch of an Intensive Program of Growth in Algarve and later in other priority groups of Portugal (districts of Lisbon, Santarem and the Setubal peninsula, and North Coast). This project included the fantastic and inspired commitment, dedication and training of dear Counselor Gabriel Marques of Brazil who came especially for this project. Presented were detailed practical aspects of teaching, administration, and organization, and planning for sustained growth, especially during the expansion stage. This training was attended by approximately 25 friends from around the country, although most of the group were from Algarve. After 3 or 4 days of study and 3 days of teaching, there were 8 declarations!

Without doubt a huge step in the growth and progress of the beloved Cause in our community.

http://institutoruhi.blogspot.com/2008/08/8-novas-declaraes-no-agrupamento-do.html

Sent to me by SAM1981 via Google Reader. Thanks Sam! -gw