KH I thought we might consider the subject of water, a very important commodity. We have all used water today. We all need water to survive, to satisfy our thirst. We also need water for keeping us clean. When the children of Israel were travelling through the wilderness during the 40 years, water wasn't readily available – they couldn't turn a tap on and get it – they had to find water, and water was very important to them. We are not, of course, going to be speaking about natural water today, we're here to speak about spiritual things, and use these Scriptures as types.
The first passage refers to water coming from the rock. The children of Israel clearly were 'fed up,' we might say, on their travels through the wilderness. Despite the fact that God had looked after them for nearly 40 years, they complained there wasn't any water to drink. God then ensured that there was plenty of water for the assembly and their beasts to drink. They did not have to do anything to get that water.
It is wonderful to think about how the Lord Jesus can satisfy our thirst as believers – in fact how He can satisfy the thirst of anyone. Jesus said, when he was here, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink," John 7:37. A precious offer repeated right at the end of the Bible – "He that will, let him take the water of life freely," Rev 22:17. The whole of humanity can come to Christ, and be satisfied. But it is also important that we, who have started on the Christian way, keep coming to Christ, so that we continue to be satisfied.
The reason we read verse 14 is that a big problem arose immediately afterwards – how to deal with Edom? And the striking thing is, they deal with this brother – they call him brother – in a way that honoured God. I think the secret of it is that they had drunk of that water. When you drink from Christ, your soul is satisfied, and by His help you can meet all kinds of exigencies.
In chapter 21, there is another reference to drinking water. This time it is not from a rock, it is from a well – water was obtained a different way – it was still good water, excellent water to drink, but people had to work to obtain it. The water didn't just come – the princes dug it, "The nobles of the people hollowed [it] out at the word of the lawgiver," and there was enough water for them all to drink. I think it indicates what is available in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, but all of us, old and young, throughout our lives, have to make way for the Spirit. The Bereans, in early times, searched the Scriptures to see "if these things were so," Acts 17:11 – that is like digging. The youngest here can start digging, making way for the Holy Spirit. The result is they get down to the water.
And then there's a song. They are not told to sing, but they sang spontaneously. They were so delighted with the water which they obtained from this well. God provided the water but it was made available through the exercises of the princes and the nobles. I think we might consider how we can refresh one another as we travel as pilgrims on our way to glory.
I read Numbers 19 last; it, of course, comes before the other scriptures in Numbers, but it refers to purification. I think you've got to come to Christ first, before you feel the need of continual purification in your life. We initially receive the forgiveness of our sins by repentance and faith in Christ and His blood. But we have the flesh still within us and we have a filthy, wicked world all around, full of man's ideas. There is the continual likelihood of contamination. What's the answer? God provided the answer in the water of purification. The ashes of the red heifer were mixed as needed with this water. The wonderful thing is that if we do get contaminated – and we may very easily do – there is provision through the death of Christ to cleanse us so that we might be able to enjoy the things of God with His people again.
There are references both to an individual availing himself of the water (verse 12), and then to what others can do to assist a defiled person (verse 17). If we look at the epistles, we see what we can do for ourselves – "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins," 1 John 1:9. We see too how to serve one another – "If even a man be taken in some fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted," Gal 6:1. The intended result is that we might be able to continue to enjoy the things of God, yet the holiness of God's house be protected. Could we consider these thoughts together?
TRP The woman in John 4 came to that well never expecting that her circumstances would change. She met the one who changed her, didn't she?
KH We have all to come to Christ initially. She wasn't a converted woman, but the Lord worked in her to change her life. He says that the water He would give would become in her "a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life." What a wonderful divine gift! He then speaks about worship.
MJC Does the fact that the people put the water last on their list of grievances indicate anything to us? Do you think they weren't really appreciative of what God could be to them by way of refreshment?
KH It is interesting that water is the last item they mention. They had to reach the promised land to get the figs, the vines and the pomegranates (Deut 8:8). God must have given them water continually through the wilderness, otherwise they would not have survived. Exodus 17 precedes this chapter historically: God provided water from the smitten rock early in the wilderness journey. I think it shows that, whatever failings come in among God's people – as many of us have experienced – God makes provision in Christ to satisfy the needs of every living thing.
DWB Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10:4 that the rock followed them. The rock was the Christ.
KH Yes, that is a good reference. In the wilderness they continued to obtain refreshment from the rock, not from any other source – the rock was the Christ. Paul makes that statement when he was drawing attention to the many moral dangers that beset believers in Corinth. Paul had much to correct there, but he reminds them of that rock.
DWB It was the answer to the idolatry that was present there, wasn't it?
KH Yes, the answer to idolatry, the answer to every difficulty, to every snare, to complaints, to depression; everything we need is available in Christ.
DJB In that connection, what do you understand by it being a spiritual rock? The apostle spoke of it that way.
KH In the Old Testament we get types; in the New Testament we get the antitype. So it says, "they drank of a spiritual rock which followed them (now the rock was the Christ)." For us it is not a literal rock; Roger was telling me about all the springs there are round about Sevenoaks, but it is not that that we're talking about! This is a spiritual rock. But you've got a thought.
DJB Well, if it is a spiritual rock, it must supply something for our spirits. I just wondered how you understand the water refreshing the spirit of the believer.
KH I can tell you that I need to drink of that Rock. I need this refreshment every day. Many things happen that try our spirits, difficulties come along the way that may get us down, and we need to draw on this supply from Christ. It's like what Paul says to Timothy, "Be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus," 2 Tim 2:1. In our day – when so much has gone wrong in the whole Christian profession, in which we have our part – it is important to realise that there is still in Christ a wonderful supply for us.
AWGS It says in John 7, "If any one thirst, let him come to me," v37.
KH Yes, that's right. John, having seen something of the failure that came into the early Church, emphasises the Lord personally in John's Gospel – so it says: "If any one thirst, let him come to me." And I would encourage everyone here – there's a number of younger ones here – whatever the circumstances you face at school, or work, or at home, or among friends, or wherever it might be, keep coming to Christ, and get this water. It's not just reading the Scriptures. Thank God for the Scriptures that help our minds, purify our thoughts and give a standard for our lives, but we want to keep coming to Christ.
AWGS Personally. Sitting down at his feet, maybe, and having a conversation with him?
KH Yes, Mary did that, she sat at the feet of Jesus, and she listened to His word, Luke 10:39. She got something for her soul from Him.
TRP Is the reading of the Scriptures intended, by the Spirit of God, to bring us into the presence of the One that the Scriptures are speaking of?
KH Oh yes, it is, that's right. But I'm just saying that it is possible just to read the verses mechanically. I think the Spirit of God normally would give us a touch of Christ to thrill our spirits as we read the Scriptures.
SML There's an interesting comment in verse 13, where it says "The children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and He hallowed Himself in them." I wonder whether you could just say what your thought is about that – it's a very attractive outcome, isn't it?
KH God can turn a disaster into an attractive outcome. For example, "If our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things," 1 John 3:20. God is greater, and He used the very circumstances of failure here – their complaining, and the failure of Moses and Aaron – to glorify Himself. He provided this large quantity of water freely for everyone to drink.
TRP John 15 illustrates this. The branches have to obtain all their moisture and water from the vine. So the Lord says "Abide in me," v4.
KH Yes, that's good. I think abiding in Him is a bit like obtaining the water that is necessary for fruit bearing.
We should note that following this section they have to deal with the opposition of Edom. Today we all have to face situations that we would rather avoid. But there are supplies from Christ to enable us to meet them.
In Numbers there are several references to the murmuring of the Israelites. I have a lot of sympathy with Aaron and Moses, because the complaints really tried their spirits. Moses, when he refers to this instance in Deuteronomy, speaks of God being angry with him on their account, Deut 4:21. The people spoke against the divinely appointed leaders, Moses and Aaron. There is a lot of rebellion today, even in the Christian profession. But the interesting thing is that, despite that, God still satisfies souls who are genuinely thirsty.
KH If you are a Christian, that's the way you start – the Lord is essential to you. The Lord has done for you what nobody else on earth or in heaven could do. He died for you, He has borne your sins, and when you come to Him, you drink. That's why people who are newly converted are normally bubbling with joy, because they have found the answer in Jesus. The problem is during the 40 years – you and I have been in the Christian way a good many years. Have we become jaded, are we like the children of Israel, murmuring, complaining against whatever God has set up? The answer is in Jesus, to keep us fresh until He comes.
TRP It may be that quite legitimate things have come into my life, and I spend less and less time in the company of my Lord.
KH Well, that's a challenge.
LG I was just thinking on similar lines, we have to set ourselves, to seek that we may get refreshment constantly. It is easy for other things to crowd in.
MJC In connection with what we're saying, our faith being exercised needs to come into all these things, doesn't it?
KH That's right – we don't see the Lord personally. When he was here you could physically go to Him. We can still go to Him, but we need faith to do that.
BED There is no reference here to the people being grateful for what was done. In the New Testament we have "And be thankful," Col 3:15. Is that something to remind us to be thankful for what God has done for us?
KH Thankfulness is a right feature. There is no allusion to them being grateful in Numbers 20, but in Numbers 21 they sing: "Rise up, well! sing unto it." I think there was gratitude in their hearts. We too should be grateful to the Holy Spirit of God for making divine things known to us, linking our hearts livingly with the Man in the glory.
DWB What does the water speak of?
KH Well, it speaks to me of what satisfies my soul. Would you say more?
DWB Yes, I wondered whether the Lord would direct us to the Spirit. Speaking to the rock in order that the water might flow would be a reference to the Spirit, wouldn't it?
KH Yes, John 7:39 would support that – Jesus spoke "concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on Him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified." It is by the Spirit that the Scriptures come alive to us. We wouldn't be able to understand the Scriptures without the Holy Spirit, and He is here – He has come, He is a divine Person, come here to guide believers into all the truth, and to glorify Christ, make Him precious to us.
I think that leads us on to the second passage, which in type refers very definitely to the Holy Spirit. The princes dug the well, the nobles of the people hollowed it out at the word of the lawgiver, and the result was that the assembly obtained water to drink. I think it shows the value too, not only of what we might get from the Lord and the Spirit as individuals, but what we can receive when together. There is great value in believers being together – we refresh one another.
MJC Can you say a word or two about the princes digging?
KH It didn't come automatically, they had to dig. Often people have to dig down a fair distance to reach water. In 1 Corinthians 14:26, Paul says "Whenever ye come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation" – something from God. To get that might need some digging, involving study of the word and communion with God, so that we bring something fresh in among God's people. And I think the same applies informally too – I have a concern that, in contact with any believer on the Lord Jesus, I might be able to say something that is an encouragement, to be in keeping with the word – "Encourage yourselves each day, as long as it is called To-day," Heb 3:13. I think that is a service that every brother and sister can do.
MJC It is a noble thought, isn't it?
KH Yes, it is. That is why I alluded to the Bereans, because it speaks of nobility as connected with them. There is a man in the Gospel who said that he was not able to dig, Luke 16:3 – we need to dig. I think we are often too casual, and just drift into congregationalism – each one of us, brothers and sisters, should accept responsibility in relation to the things of God so that we can make a contribution.
PKL As to personal exercise, could you just give us an outline of what they have come through in the previous section – the serpent of brass, Numbers 21:4-9? That is fundamental to this.
KH It is very important, it's just a question to know how much to read! Again, there had been failure on the part of the people, and in verse 5 of chapter 21, the people spoke against God and against Moses. God then sent the fiery serpents which bit the people, and many died. God also provided the answer in the serpent lifted up, and every one that looked intently upon it lived. As you know, Jesus refers to this very scripture in His ministry – "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up, that everyone who believes on Him may not perish, but have life eternal," John 3:14-15. The death of Christ has dealt with sin 'root and branch,' as it were, and it is only as believing on Him that we are able to live. The water now flows for us as a result of the death of Christ.
PKL This is, do you think, the experience of what we speak of as deliverance – Romans 7? Would it link with this serpent of brass?
KH Yes, and it would include Romans 8 too, "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God" through Christ "has condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law should be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to flesh but according to Spirit," Rom 8:3-4. Really, in this chapter, we see them going forward purposefully towards the land. Romans 8 has numerous references to the Holy Spirit.
AWGS Would the digging throughout Romans 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 be a help to us, do you think?
KH Oh yes. We get the teaching of the gospel laid out, don't we, beginning with what is set out objectively in Christ and His completed work, and then what we have to come to, in our own experiences, in deliverance from sin, the world, and Satan, as well as from legality.
AWGS I was just thinking of the deep digging involved in those chapters before we come to the experiences of chapter 8.
KH You are quite right, in order for the Spirit of God to be free in us, we have to go through some real soul exercise. But the wonderful thing is here, if we dig and hollow out at the word of the lawgiver – come under the authority of Christ – blessing results and the water flows.
KHW I was noticing that, when Isaac digs the wells, there are two or three wells that have to be dug first, but he comes to it eventually that there is fruitfulness, Gen 26:18-22. Is that what is in view in the water?
KH I think that's right. There was fruitfulness for God, there was response in song. God wants worship from us. Earlier we alluded to John 4, the water springing up into eternal life – full satisfaction for us; but then Jesus goes on to speak about worship of God – "They who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth," John 4:24.
TRP The princes took this action because, first of all, they saw a need. Secondly, love drove them to do this, that the water might be available to the people.
KH That is good. They saw a need. They didn't just leave it to slaves or the mixed multitude to dig. Princes did it! Think of the digging that Paul did, think of the digging that Peter, John and Jude carried out. They dug, didn't they? We have their wonderful teaching through their digging.
TRP And that water is still fresh today.
KH Yes, but you want to be digging, I want to be digging, so that our meetings are not stale, or dry, but there is something fresh in the power of the Holy Spirit, fresh impressions of Christ to nourish our souls, to occupy us with Jesus, to help us forward in the pilgrim way.
LG It isn't necessary to have gift to do this, is it?
KH No. I think it involves love for Christ, and love for His people. When you come to your reading meeting, you want to have something, don't you? When you meet any brother or sister, you might wonder what you are going to say to them. It would be fine to give them an impression of Christ!
LG Encouraging one another with the encouragement with which ye have been encouraged, 2 Cor 1:4. That is some fruit of experience really, for the benefit of others?
KH Any brother or sister who has come to Christ can become princely among God's people. It is not a question of age, but of experience with God. "With their staves," I think, indicates they have had experience with God, and use it to provide something fresh.
KHW Say more of what you have got in your mind as to the staves. I'm not sure that I have grasped that fully.
KH Jacob had his staff – "with my staff I passed over this Jordan," Gen 32:10, and he worshipped leaning on his staff at the end of his days (Heb 11:21). I think his staff indicated his experience with God in all the circumstances of life. I'm not saying you should occupy people with yourself, but you can use what you have learned of God to refresh others, to occupy souls with Christ.
SML One element of this digging would in practice be praying to the Spirit to open our eyes to the Scriptures, to bring His freshness and His life into the time, and we need to realise that we can't do this on our own, don't we?
KH I think that's important, we can't do it on our own, we are just mortal, frail creatures. But the Holy Spirit has come. It is an immense gift. There is nothing like it in the universe. And every genuine believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit. We're told in the Bible, "Be filled with the Spirit," Eph 5:18. That involves that we judge other things – there are certain things we shouldn't do, Ephesians says, "But be filled with the Spirit" – that means that we make way for the Holy Spirit in our lives, which of course leads us to the third scripture, that when evil things defile us we deal with them.
DWB Many have gone before, for whose service and devotion we should be thankful, by whom the truth has been opened out against great opposition. We need to value that, and abide by it, do you think?
KH Yes. We do need to value the opening out of the truth. I think there was a lot of digging done in earlier years. Our brother referred to the wells getting blocked – in Isaac's time wells that were formerly dug were blocked up with earth, Gen 26:15, and they had to be unblocked again. When man's ideas come in, they hinder the enjoyment of the service of the Holy Spirit, and the well needs to be unblocked. In any recovery among God's people that is effectively what has been done. There is no new truth since the days of the apostles, none whatever – it is all set out in Christ in perfection, and we have it in the Scriptures. Think of the truth as to the heavenly calling of the saints, the Church as the body of Christ, as to prophetic teaching, the rapture and so on; these are truths that princes dug from the Holy Scriptures. It is right to value these things and seek to go in for them. Those of us who are older should set out in our lives that heavenly things are worth going in for, and show that we value them ourselves.
MJC Do you think that each generation needs to do its own digging? You see, if I want to get into life I've got to go in for life. I've got to dig. Even if it means just looking into what has gone before, that is digging, and I think every generation here today ought to be digging. The weakness in the first scripture we read was because they weren't doing anything – and not only did they not do anything, they grumbled. If we are digging, we won't be grumbling, and we will be exercising our faith and will be going in for what is good, and helping to make it available for others.
KH I think every generation has to do it. As soon as souls come to Christ, they start off an experience with God. Sometimes people make very rapid progress, you sometimes see a young brother or young sister, interested in the Lord's things, showing real evidence of digging. We don't need to be 40 or 50 to start digging!
KH That's quite true – it was used, not that I remember that! "Israel sang this song, Rise up, well! sing unto it" – unto it, they were responding to the well. They so appreciated this well of water, they sang to it. Although I couldn't find you a specific verse in the New Testament saying that you must address the Holy Spirit, I think it is right to do so. The Spirit of God is a divine Person. In the Acts the Spirit of God is seen objectively as well as subjectively; the Spirit of God is in charge of the testimony of the Lord. I am glad to thank the Holy Spirit for His wonderful service and worship Him, since He is God.
JPW The note to the word "sing" says 'respond.' The word is used in Hosea 2:15, referring to the valley of Achor. I was thinking of our brother's reference to Isaac's wells – that last well must have been a great cheer to Isaac. It would be a great cheer to the Lord. Isaac's servants came and told him that they had found water, Gen 26:32.
KH It is a great thing to find water. I love, when reading the Bible, to find water, something fresh for my own soul. If you have found water, you are thrilled about it! Maybe you get an impression on the Lord's Day morning at the meeting – you have found water, something just thrills your soul afresh. It has been in the Bible hundreds of years, but it is fresh to you!
We might think about the last scripture. The wonderful thing is that God has made provision for every kind of defilement that might arise. It is a very interesting passage – well worth digging into by all of us! It refers to the red heifer, a special type of the Lord Jesus. There had been different kinds of offerings mentioned earlier on, in Leviticus, types of Christ and His death. But this was a special one that was provided – a unique animal, this red heifer, without blemish, no defect, upon which never came yoke. The animal was taken outside the camp, burnt with its blood, and the ashes kept, then mingled with water when required for purifying persons.
We all need to think about that – "Every one that has this hope in Him purifies himself," 1 John 3:3, that is our hope of being with Christ. We sang about it at the beginning with that lovely hymn (93, 1962 ed.), 'Light of the waiting pilgrim's heart,' but, while we are still here in the wilderness, we so easily get contaminated with things. We want, personally, to seek to keep the lines of communication clear between our souls and the Lord, and be available to help one and another too.
JPW The thing is, the preparation of the vessel is most important.
KH There is a reference to the vessel in this chapter (v15), the vessel is to be covered – you want to protect your vessel, I need to protect my vessel, and that is important for old and young, to guard our vessels, our bodies – the temple of the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor 6:19. We should look after them, and not go the way of the world with no regard for God.
DJB The red heifer is not quite like the offerings in Leviticus, is it?
KH No – go on!
DJB It is entirely an application of the death of Christ to the individual soul, or, of course, to the company. But it is the death of the Lord brought home to the person rather than presented to God.
KH Yes, that is right. It is not a sacrifice to God. When we do sin, it is a wonderful thing to know that there is provision whereby we can be purified and made serviceable to God. Even when Jesus was here, he spoke about water. He said to the disciples, "Ye are clean" (except for Judas), John 13:10; but then He used water to free them from defilement, to have part with Him.
DJB In fact, what he says is very strongly put, "Unless I wash thee, thou hast not part with me," John 13:8.
KH Yes, that's right. There are other references, as you know. Ephesians refers to the "washing of water by the word," Eph 5:26, so that we are kept free from defilement, and helped to be free for the Lord.
AWGS Does the total burning of the heifer and everything that is put in the fire show to us the degree to which the Lord went on our behalf so that this purification could take place?
KH It is a reference, in type, to the death of Christ, and the cost of His sacrifice, so that we might be free to enjoy His precious things among God's people.
AWGS Would it help us, therefore, as we draw on that, to make quite sure that we are ready and purified for Him?
DWB God has to bring His people back to this in Haggai – He refers to this very scripture. He raises the challenge for them in verses 13 and 14 of chapter 2.
KH Yes, and that passage refers to asking the priests concerning the law (v11). Persons who are spiritual know what are God's standards.
DWB I wonder whether we sometimes inadvertently slip into things, and we need to face up to things at the present time, and what the uncleanness really is.
KH I think that is true. It must have been almost impossible to avoid some of these things happening when going through the wilderness. For example, someone might just suddenly die by you (v16). Yet God made provision for persons to purify themselves. Verses 11 to 13 emphasise personal responsibility. Then, later on, in verses 17 to 20, someone else is to serve the defiled person. One of the things that should mark the Christian circle is that believers help one another. For example, it says in James 5:19-20, "If any one … err from the truth, and one bring him back, let him know that he that brings back a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins." Believers should be concerned to serve one another. Skill is needed, but I think it is something that we should be concerned about.
TRP Isn't one of the results of communion with our Lord that the Spirit today will fill our hearts with His love for His Father and His love for the saints?
KH I think that is right. I often think of that verse of hymn 160 – 'Nor what is next Thy heart can we forget.' Every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ is precious to Him, and if we can serve one another it can enhance what is for God in this world. When I say 'one another,' I'm not just meaning those that are here this afternoon!
DJB The Lord said, "I have given you an example that, as I have done to you, ye should do also," John 13:15.
KH That was a very precious service, and He showed by example how it was to be done. It was a gentle service – He took water, He went in a lowly way from one to the other, He washed their feet, He wiped their feet with a linen towel – each person would feel very comfortable after that, wouldn't they?
LG "As I have done to you," not 'what I have done to you' – it would be the spirit of grace in Christ Jesus, would it?
KH I think that is why, if we are in the good of drinking from Christ, we derive resources to work in a right way with one other, that we work with any of the Lord's people and seek to serve them according to our measure.
DJB One of the tests of an older sister in Timothy is if she has washed saints' feet, 1 Tim 5:10, so it isn't a question of public service necessarily, is it?
KH It isn't, that is right. I don't know about you, but I have often been refreshed through the service of sisters.
JPW It is not lost on us, is it, that this is a female animal?
KH That is interesting! It shows it is very much connected with the subjective state among God's people. God wants us for Christ and for Himself.
JPW What I have in mind is that, maybe, if we had the grace to stand by our sisters for a time, and go down, as brothers, we could save the company for the Lord – the advice of the poor wise man, Ecc 9:14-15? Which can only be Philippians 2, can't it?
KH What was said about the way in which Jesus acted is important. What a contrast to the way that Moses and Aaron acted, in saying "Hear now, ye rebels" and hitting the rock with the staff, when God told them to speak to it. If God had not intervened and given the water, they could have done a lot of damage. We have to learn to do things as Jesus did them.
DJB Would it also be true that, although Moses did not treat his people rightly, he didn't in principle recognise that the sacrifice of Christ had been "once for all," Heb 10:10. We draw upon it again, but we can never go back upon it, can we? The rock was smitten once (Ex 17:6), and could never be smitten rightly again.
KH Yes, that is wonderful. The writer of Hebrews draws attention to things like the "heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled," Heb 9:13, and all the various offerings for sin, and contrasts that with what has been achieved once for all in the death of Jesus.
MJC This water of purification contains two ingredients – ashes and water. Do the ashes represent to us what Christ has done? It is the result of His work.
KH It is. But it is made alive in the power of the Holy Spirit. It hits home to you.


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Liverpool Striker On The Radar Of Bundesliga Club: Should The Reds Let Him Go?
Vfl Wolfsburg has begun negotiations with Liverpool over the possible transfer of Belgian striker Divock Origi. The 22-year-old is currently on loan at the Volkswagen Arena and it is believed that the Bundesliga club is trying to make his move permanent following his impressive performances in the top tier of German football this season. The initial loan deal agreed by the two clubs does not include any clause to make the switch permanent, yet the Wolves of Germany are hopeful that a deal can be negotiated for a permanent transfer to take place at the end of the season.
The Belgian international's current contract with the Reds is set to expire in the summer of 2019. Hence, 2018 will be the Merseysiders' last opportunity to cash in on the player who has failed to impress at Anfield. Origi has found the back of the net 4 times and made one assist in 15 Bundesliga appearances so far. Following their opening round of talks with Liverpool' sporting director Michael Edwards, Vfl Wolfsburg sporting director Olaf Rebbe said,
"The people at Liverpool are merchants, no Samaritans,"
"We will still try to exhaust our possibilities, alongside the player who feels well here."
Origi is set to play in a more central role for Vfl Wolfsburg in the second half of the season after the departure of Mario Gomez who left the club to ply his trade at Stuttgart. He will now be expected to regularly score goals for the Bundesliga club following their mediocre start to the campaign which sees them sit 12th in the Bundesliga standings, just four points above the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are flying at the moment as far as attacking is concerned. They have scored the second most goals in the Premier League and with the lethal front three of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in such a rich vein of form, there seems to be no need for a striker of Divock Origi's qualities. So it looks like a permanent move for the forward to the Bundesliga will benefit all parties as the Reds look to cash in on their prized asset while VFL Wolfsburg can provide the striker with an ideal platform to develop and fulfil his potential to boost his chances of making it to the Belgian squad for the World Cup.
It remains to be seen what lies ahead in the immediate future of Divock Origi on a year which also features the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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While I am waiting for my clan mates to get on I figured I would hand out a few of my tips to people looking for some help. Some of these things might seem dumb or even common sense but bear with me here, not everyone knows them all.
Before I get this started.
1. Turn your in-game music off: This will allow you to hear not only footsteps but guns reloading and the occasional "enemy spotted" coming from the other team.
2. Leave the shadows turned on: I can't tell you how many times I have been saved because I could see somebodies shadow from around a corner.
3. Don't buy gear right away: After each level you earn you will receive free gear and weapon parts in your mailbox. If you do not get these after you level simply log out and back in.
5. Your gun: Don't take advise about guns from other people, Find what works for you.
6. Depots Depots Depots: They are there for a reason, Use them. If your not a fan of the special weapons in them at least keep your health and ammo full.
7. Proxy mines: Using the depots to refill your ammo you can place 2 of these wonderful toys out at a time, and remember these bad boys don't have to go on the floors all the time. Not many people look for these on the ceiling.
9. Camo: Doesn't really matter since we have HRV but you want to a pretty color go for it. It might work as an intimidation factor.
10. Learn your maps: Just because you can see through walls every couple of seconds doesn't mean you should know your way around. If you need to join a room with 1 other person in it and just run around until you get the hang of it.
11. Be nice: Instead of insulting people try saying something along the lines of Nice shot from time to time. You might get to play with the same people again tomorrow.
12. HRV Blackouts: A good way to not only hide yourself but cover up proxy mines as well.
13. Doors: If you are a few people short covering an area of the map, shut a few doors. Door control panels are also a good place to hide a proxy mine.
14. Shields: Not only great for stopping bullets but when placed in a doorway can be really annoying causing people to have to find a longer path. Also great for taking out turrets, Pull the shield in front of you, walk up to the turret, and melee.
I'll try to remember to update the list as things come up.
Dont be afraid to try new things, play around with different mods and weapons, also try new items like the other mines, stun grenades, gadgets, and tactical gear. You might find a build better than what you're already comfortable with.
Hardsuits and open spaces, always position yourself where you can't be surprised by rushing flamethrowers. Keep yourself spaced away from corners that enemies could be hiding behind or close quarters where its hard to keep track of where the enemy is. If close quarters is a must, then wait for a teamate to tag along, you'd be surprised how often a teamate follows behind a hardsuit.
ADSing (aiming down sight or scoping) when the target is at medium-long rnage. It'll break the cycle of all the spray and praying thats been going on and can mean a fast kill.
Stay mobile, a non moving target is a dead target. Practice moving and shooting at the same time, even when you're scoping.
Bullets tend to recoil upwards, dont aim straight for the head unless its the only visible thing. Aim for the upper body and let it ride its way up.
Burst firing, kinda like the burst fire rifle, its not always a wise decision to just hold down the fire button. Sometimes small bursts can improve accuracy to the point where you'll always hit your target, both in hipfire and in ADS.
Consider melee ("F" by default) when the enemy is in your face. It does a lot of damage and can kill your already injured enemy when they're in the middle of reloading. Be aware that it cancels any reloading you're currently doing.
Lower graphic settings if you need that extra boost in FPS. All the pretty colors in the world wont make you play better, but will improve the experience.
I'm suprised how many people play blacklight like it was cod. Ah well, just means i can own them because they don't remeber the developer supplied wallhack.


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Why You Should Care about the Name You Give Your Company
6 Min. Read Starting By: Vince Bridgman
Is your company name hurting your business?
When company names go bad
There's a whole heap of problems that can scupper a business in its plans to develop and grow: poor sales, an interrupted supply chain, industry price-cutting or new competition, a marketing strategy that didn't quite go to plan, HR issues, sudden increases in overheads, late payments—the list of potential pitfalls is long, and the cause of many sleepless nights.
See Also: Choosing Your Business Name Is a Fundamental
These problems are familiar to many, and often easy to spot when they arrive. Less obvious and less visible is the effect a company name can have on the development and success of a business.
When done right, a company's name can play a powerful, multi-dimensional role:
It helps to establish differentiation from competitors
It can set the right tone for the business
It gives people inside and outside the business something to belong to, and to get behind
It sends out relevant messages to customers and prospects
It can contribute to enhancing the brand value of the company
If a good company name can do so much good, it follows that it can do harm when it's wrong. Not fluffy, intangible harm; I'm talking about bottom-line, financial harm. Unfortunately, it isn't necessarily the type of harm you can measure using a calculator, but it's very real nonetheless.
Below, I've listed seven ways the wrong name can harm a business. For obvious reasons, I haven't named the companies in the examples. Is your name sending the wrong message? Read on to find out.
1. Bad sign-posting
There's a small media agency that sends me emails every now and then, offering great value advertising space on some of the most-read sites on the web. The agency has an impressive team; they carry out compelling promotions, are good at communicating with customers, and have a really nice website. But their name is pretty much the opposite of what you would expect a company like this to be called. Their name has the word "windows" in it, which is distracting because we already know Windows as a Microsoft product. It also sounds like the name of an internet hosting company, and certainly nothing like a media specialist.
I trip over their name whenever I see it in my inbox, and it's taken me a couple of years to remember, as I hover over the delete button, that they're not a spammy hosting provider. Their company name points potential customers in the wrong direction, which has to be bad for business.
2. Pigeon-holing
A manufacturer sells a range of market-leading household products direct to customers across Europe and the US. Using a portmanteau that includes the word "eco," the company's name places it clearly in the environmental space—and this is understandable, because its first products led on proven eco credentials.
The products sold fairly well, but very soon the business owners discovered that well over 90% of its buying customers were pretty much unconcerned with environmental issues, and actually bought the products for entirely different reasons.
Since this discovery, all marketing, promotional, and advertising activities have focused on features and benefits that have very little to do with the environment. But they have a company name that works against them by speaking to the wrong people, and setting an inaccurate tone for the products. Over the years, the wrong name (and a fear of changing it) will have lost this business a significant number of potential customers.
See Also: Attorney Advice: How to Choose a Brand Name That Can Be Trademarked
3. Thinking small
A frequent example of this is any company that names itself after its place of origin, and there are millions of companies who do this. This location-based naming strategy is OK—though usually rather bland—if a business never plans to expand beyond its immediate locality. But with rare exceptions, a location-based name will only ever sound like a local business. Would a company called "Pittsford Building Supplies" be able to expand? Probably not until it changes its name.
Another common approach is for people to use their own name as their company name. Again, this can work fine—and can be great if the owner has a particularly unusual or distinctive name, only ever intends to work alone—or has a big ego! But anyone taking this eponymous business name route should be pretty sure it will stand the test of time, because it can limit the ability of the business to to attract equal business partners in the future—ultimately harming its growth opportunities.
4. Faking it
You see this trait often, particularly among very small businesses—a company name suggests that it's something it is not. Some companies use grandiose words in their name to make them appear to be a large corporation, when they're not. Some use words like "international" or "global" in their name to impress, when the truth is otherwise. Some company names suggest a glamorous location, when the reality is far more humble. At the extreme end, there are cases of companies whose name suggests that they are providers of consumer advice, when they're are actually a straightforward sales operation (these cases usually end up in front of a judge).
A certain amount of "aspiration" in a business name is OK, but deception is not. There's a fine line between the two. Anyway, allowing people to form an inaccurate impression by having a name that encourages them to do so is bad for business and never works in the long term. It undermines credibility, and potentially places the business among some very unsavory characters.
See Also: What's in a Name? 4 Tips to Name Your New Business
5. Odd…and not in a good way
Company names with unexpected spellings, that sound a bit funny or have a general air of oddness can be engaging. We like novelty, at least for a while. But when considering a "left field" naming approach, it's important to remember that all business names need to live and breathe in the real world.
People need to be able pronounce a company name without feeling embarrassed saying it out loud.
This is the world where we have to type in web and email addresses, or type a name into a search bar. People need to be able pronounce a company name so they can talk to their friends and colleagues about it, without feeling embarrassed saying it out loud.
Names that are awkward to say or spell, are too long, or just too darn odd can create obstacles and hard work for customers. They don't like that.
6. Copying brand-name giants
We can all name a string of world famous multi-billion dollar success stories, most commonly in the tech sector, that have wild and funky names that sounded strange when we first heard them. And of course, we've since gotten used to them. And the reason we've grown accustomed to these mad-when-we-first-heard-them names is because they've been blasted onto our screens and via media and news coverage for years. In many cases, these giants have also been able to leverage or overcome the weirdness of their name by hurling millions, possibly billions, of their VC investors' cash at it.
Needless to say, normal companies don't have the luxury of spending huge sums to convince their audience that they're a credible, trustworthy business worth taking a look at. Nor will they get broad enough media coverage to normalize their name. Mainstreaming a weird name is creating a challenge you could probably do without.
This doesn't mean that all small businesses and startups should have boring and predictable names—far from it. But it does mean that going too far down the "quirky" route is a very high risk strategy.
7. Being common
Within in every sector, there's a lexicon of words and phrases that mean something to the audience. In the tech world, for example, you'll see countless names that include entirely relevant words like cloud, data, bit, meta, hack, app, feed, and so on. Not only does this make company names a bit bland, but it can make them very hard to find online.
Today, a new business is asking for trouble if it uses common keywords in its name, where not so long ago it was a different story. Getting found in a Google search will be a serious uphill battle if your name is competing head to head with common search terms or organizations with names that use the same words, particularly for a new business with little or no domain authority. When naming a company today, playing it too safe can be a dangerous strategy.
The wrong name?
The material effects of the "wrong name" are not possible to calculate with any accuracy, meaning this type of damage can seem intangible. And because it's not something you can look up in the column of a spreadsheet, some business owners assume, "Our crummy name doesn't really matter. After all, our business has survived, hasn't it?" But it does matter, a lot.
Of course, it's easier to avoid the mistakes listed above when naming and branding a new business than when re-naming an existing one. But this doesn't mean that business owners have to live with the problem.
While a company name change needs to be approached with thought, creativity, and planning, it's nowhere near as difficult or expensive as many think. Some modest short term pain could reap significant rewards when a company bites the bullet and changes its name.
The wrong name can harm a company and hold it back, just as the right name can help it reach its full potential.
What other factors should business owners consider when naming—or re-naming—their businesses? Have you re-named your business, and how did you handle the transition? Tell us in the comments below.
Vince Bridgman
Vince is a creative branding consultant and designer at Novanym.
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Children of Goma (DRCONGO) after the volcano eruption
Posted on May 28, 2021	· by: Hope For Kids Without Hope foundation
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On 22 May 2021, Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratische republiek Congo began erupting. As of 25 May, 32 people died as a result of the eruption and 1,000 homes were destroyed.
on 22 May 2021, a flank of mount Nyirangogo erupted and lava began to flow towards the city of Goma about 20 kilometers to the south, which had a population of 2 million people. The DRC GOVERNMENT urged residents of the city to evacuate. The lava flow was estimated to have moved at 1 kilometre per hour (0.62 mph), allowing people time to escape.The lava ultimately stopped at the Buheme district on the northern outskirts of Goma, destroying hundreds of homes and buildings in the area. Despite earlier reports that the lava had flowed into the city and even reached the Goma internationale airport at the south of the city, it was later confirmed that the airport and the built-up area of the city were unaffected. However, the lava flow had crossed the N2 Road, cutting Goma off from the city of Beni to the north.
Around 8,000 people from Goma crossed into Rwanda refuge.stated that there's a possibility of evacuees returning home to discover their homes destroyed, including shortages of water and power supply. It was officially confirmed by the Rwandan authorities that over 3,000 had crossed into Rwanda from Goma, according to BBC News. Apart from those who fled to Rwanda, another 25,000 people were also said to have fled to the northwest in Sake.
On May 23, after word that the flow towards Goma had ceased, Rwanda's Emergency Management Ministry reported that refugees who had fled to Rubavu had mostly returned home. The International NGO Safety Organisation noted on May 23 that lava appeared to be flowing towards the Rwandan border and advised humanitarian workers in the northern Goma to move west for safety. DRC Communications Minister Patrick Muyaya stated that seismic tremors continued to be detected and advised vigilance and avoiding non-essential travel.
On 24 May, strong aftershocks shook the city of Goma.
On 25 May, at 11:03 a.m., a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck in the vicinity, destroying several buildings and raising fears that new fissures in the lava lake or an eruption were forthcoming.
On 27 May, authorities ordered the evacuation of portions of Goma, leading to the departure of tens of thousands of people, due to the risk of further eruption. Ndima Kongba, the military governor of North kivu province, ordered the evacuation of nearly a third of the cities residents, in 10 districts. Kongba stated that magma detected underneath the city and nearby Lake kivu could erupt, raising the possibility of a Limtic eruption in the lake. While residents of Goma fled across the Rwandan border to Gisenyi, some residents of Gisenyi fled east after being shook by repeated tremors, the largest of which was 4.9. Tremors were felt as far away as Kigali the capital of Rwanda, 90 kilometres (56 mi) away.
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Daallo Airlines is an airline based out of the Djibouti International Airport with a major hub at the Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates. They provide services to Africa and the Middle East and currently fly to cities in Ethiopia, UAE, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia and Kenya. The airline prides itself on its small, family atmosphere and offering fantastic service to a limited number of destinations. It is considered one of the best companies on Somalia and Djibouti. Because of its limited routes within the African Horn and to the East, Daallo Airlines views its strength to be its in-depth knowledge of the regions and the needs of the travellers it caters to.
The airline was established in 1991, beginning operations with a single Cessna aircraft. For the first few years of operation, the airline used Soviet planes to transport passengers and cargo across the Middle East and to the Horn of Africa. The later addition of Boeing and Airbus aircraft to the fleet allowed the company to offer direct flights between Djibouti and London in 2001 and to Paris in 2002. In 2007, the company received new shareholders and in 2015 combined with Jubba Airways to form African Airways. The company has an impressive track-record in environmental sustainability and social community programs and the airline consistently provides medical relief to local towns across Africa.
Flying with Daallo Airlines
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By Lauren McKay,
3 Reasons High-Tech and Communications Need Social Media for Survival
If you've ever encountered an issue when setting up an Internet router, there's a chance you've run into the following circumstance: Your laptop won't connect to the home network you have set up through the cable company. You call the cable service provider to troubleshoot the issue, only to be directed to the router manufacturer's support line. The router manufacturer, upon hearing your problem, say it sounds more like a networking issue and sends you right back to the cable company. After several hours on the phone (and on hold), you search your problem online, only to find the real answer in an online community unrelated to either of the aforementioned providers.
This game of finger-pointing has become all too commonplace in the high-tech and communications markets. The time is ripe, points out Joe Hughes, managing director of the customer service and support business with Accenture, for industry participants to step up and find a solution. In Hughes' latest research, "Lessons from the Recession: Where Customer Service and Support Investments Yield Superior Returns for Communications and High-Tech Companies," he investigates customer service investments and how -- if at all -- the increased spend is leading to increased customer loyalty.
Perhaps most surprising out of his findings, Hughes reports, is the statistic that 61 percent of communications and high-tech organizations say that they have been making investments to pump up customer service capabilities. What's interesting is that the majority (60 percent) of consumers and enterprise customers say they believe their service and support experience has declined with their current vendors.
"Investments are being made in customer service, but they aren't having the impact that companies hoped," Hughes says. "Our position is that a lot of customer service expenditure is ... cost savings measures." One cost-saving measure that has little impact on the customer's experience, Hughes mentions, is the focus on average-handle-time. First-call resolution is a much better metric -- and it might actually solve a customer's problem, Hughes says. Here's why Hughes believes the high-tech and communications verticals need a reboot in customer service strategies:
1. The black hole of service:
"Social media tools are critical to increase engagement," Hughes insists, returning to the home networking scenario mentioned previously. Customers often get caught in the middle, and fall into the "service black hole," he says. The opportunity is there for the providers to connect with customers -- and potentially one another -- to guide through the customer through self-service via the Web or to engage in a discussion in a community.
2. Convergence creates more need for support:
Hughes uses the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), a standard to which electronics manufacturers are abiding in order to share content with one another, to make his point. The use cases for various electronics devices are converging. Consumers want them to interoperate; however, vendors appear to be trailing behind in response to the consumer demand. A good solution might be through online forums or at least through allocations of dedicated online agents serving consumers' needs on the Web--similar to what Best Buy has brought to market with its Twelpforce. "It's not hideously expensive to do some of the things that are necessary," Hughes says. "But no one is really stepping up with really good support." The converged home, Hughes says, is going to be reeling up call centers. "They need to step up."
3. The need for additional customer touch points in field service:
While most service people have you at home twiddling your thumbs during the eight-hour window given for arrival, some (perhaps few) companies are catching on to technology that enables them to give customers a narrow window of time for when to expect service. Hughes recalls a recent encounter with a furniture company in which they gave him a two-hour window for arrival. They also had GPS in all of their trucks, he recalls, so you can go online and you can see a time-table of all the dispatches, and locate your house in the mix. This is the future, Hughes says.
While consumers are waiting at home, there's a good chance, they are mentioning it on a social network. If given a reason to be frustrated, they will hold nothing back on Twitter or Facebook, or wherever they might be killing time before the long-awaited service appointment. A communications company needs to be online to not only monitor those anxious tweets, but to engage when necessary. A little engagement, after all, can go a long way.
"We don't need to rewrite all this," Hughes says with assurance, "It's more making the organizational commitment."
News relevant to the customer relationship management industry is posted several times a day on destinationCRM.com, in addition to the news section Insight that appears every month in the pages of CRM magazine.
You may leave a public comment regarding this article by clicking on "Comments" below.
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Real World - Road Rules Challenge
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The Fourth Mission
By Kim | Season 2	| Episode 4	| Aired on 02.03.1999
If you will recall, at the end of the last episode, Janet was preparing to bungee jump, and her hands froze into claws. I know you have all been breathlessly awaiting the outcome of this one. Except for the "breathlessly" part. And the "awaiting" part. The score is tied, four to four. Nathan cheers Janet on. Meanwhile, up in the crane, Janet is freaking out. As much as I give Janet shit, I would be freaking out, too. I would probably think that I was having a stroke. In an interview, Jason says that they were all wondering what was going on. Jason and Neil yell that if Neil can do it, anyone can. Tool explains to Janet that she is having "a spasm of some sort," and that she can't jump like that, but that she can go down and rest, and if it gets better, maybe she can jump later. In an interview, Neil says, "Some strange psychological force has taken hold of [Janet]." Doesn't Neil have a PhD in psychology? And that's the best explanation he could come up with? Janet cries when she gets back down to the ground, and rubs her hands together, willing them back to normal.
Janet gets checked out by a medic. Nathan tells Beth and Montana that they have to jump. Beth says they don't have to if they don't want to. What is she, five years old? Oh, right. Dumb question. In an interview, Nathan explains that Beth said her ankle hurt. Beth explains that she thinks her teammates should be able to go twice, as substitutes. Kefla doesn't like that idea. The medic tells Janet to relax and remember that she's there to have fun. Nathan massages Janet's hands and fingers. I would think he was being nice, but you know he really just knows they need her to jump. Roni is also unhappy, and expresses her feelings verbally by saying, "Hell, no!" In an interview, Neil says that he was getting pissed off because the Road Rules team is "so competitive," and the Real World team "is just so not." Neil reminds Kefla that he was scared to jump. Kefla says he knows Janet is scared. Jason says, "No, she's crying, so that counts more." Oh, I didn't realize they were quantifying their fear. I don't even understand what this argument is about. I don't think they do, either. In an interview, Kefla says that he wants to win. Tool hears the arguing and explains that it was his decision to bring Janet back down, and that she can try again after resting for a bit. Janet furiously massages her hands, trying to get them back to normal.
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CnS should i try it and see if i get errors ?
I didnt get the error message your getting :? . Heres one thing to try..delete all the dlls from the add-ins folder and try run it again..see if you get the error message running sidebar on its own. Delete the fidgets.txt file aswell.
CodenStuff wrote: I didnt get the error message your getting :? . Heres one thing to try..delete all the dlls from the add-ins folder and try run it again..see if you get the error message running sidebar on its own. Delete the fidgets.txt file aswell.
Nope I still get 'em must be something on your splash screen.


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In line with this commitment, Globe recently held its 2nd Annual ISG Movers Awards (AIM), aimed at highlighting the importance of the company's collaboration with its IT partners.
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Filipino American Student Association (FASA) Records
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The records of the Filipino American Student Association (FASA) at the College of William and Mary include the student organization's constitution and by-laws, correspondence with students and alumni, meeting minutes, fliers, programs, tickets, and other material typically produced by student groups.
Activities documented include regular meetings of the organization, FASA Culture Night, student leadership activities, and similar events. Electronic versions of some of the records were received along with print copies and will be available in the digital repository at a future date after review by staff.
Current information about FASA and its activities is available at its website: This collection includes digital material. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access of digital materials.
Majority of material found in 2000-2010
College of William and Mary. Student Organizations (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
The constitution of the Filipino American Student Association (FASA) at the College of William and Mary dates from December 1991. The group's activities include Welcome Dinner, Thanksgiving socials, Christmas socials, and End-of-the-Year BBQ. FASA maintains a Kuya/Ate (Big Brother/Big Sister) program, celebrates Filipino-American History Month in October, and puts on an annual Culture Night show. Held during the Spring semester in front of a sold-out audience, Culture Night is a grand production showcasing music, dance, and drama, combined with Filipino and Filipino-American culture.
FASA is also a member of the District 7 sector of the Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue (FIND), a national organization that brings together Filipino collegiate groups through dialogues, conferences, and socials.
Some of FASA's presidents include:
1998-1999: Christian Jose
1999-2000: Rechelle Apolonio
2000-2001: Jeremy de Milo
2002-2003: Danielle Miranda
2003-2004: Carmela Laygo
2004-2005: Louise Lockett
2005-2006: Heather Soloria
2007-2008: Anthony Elopre and Carling Sitterley
2008-2009: Steven Enriquez
Current information about FASA is available at its website: http://web.wm.edu/so/fasa/.
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Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:
Digital files read off of CD are restricted to reading room computer access only. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access. Digital files include PDFs, Microsoft Word documents, Microsoft Powerpoints, and Microsoft Excel documents.
Custodial History:
Some material in this collection was previously part of the Student Organizations and University Archives Publications Collection. It has been integrated with Acc. 2009.106.
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 2009.106 received from Steven Enriquez and Giselle Spahr on behalf of FASA on 3/20/2009. Material which was previously collected by the University Archives and/or received was part of the Student Organizations Collections, including material received electronically from Anthony Elopre in 2/2008. Information about acquisitions received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Accruals:
Future accruals are expected.
University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13); University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58); University Archives Poster Collection (UA 12)
Processing Information:
Acc. 2009.109 described by Amy C. Schindler, University Archivist, 3/20/2009. Acc. 2011.033 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in January 2011. Files read off media in 2019.
College of William and Mary--Students
Drawings and graphics
Filipino Americans--Virginia
Fliers (printed matter)
Student Life--1990's
Related Name
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
Guide to the Filipino American Student Association (FASA) Records
Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository
spcoll@wm.edu
Filipino American Student Association Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/resources/3900 Accessed January 21, 2020.


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Review – Wonder Boy Collection
Posted on May 30, 2022 by Leo Faria Leave a comment
The revival of the Wonder Boy/Monster Land franchise is an odd duck. What we usually see from publishers is for remasters and collections of a certain franchise to show up first, reminding consumers of its existence, with new games following shortly after, depending on fan demand. Wonder Boy was the opposite. We started out with a full-fledged remake of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, followed by a brand new (and phenomenal) game in the series, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, and a polygonal remake of Monster World IV, named Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World. Only now we are getting a long due compilation of Wonder Boy classics with Wonder Boy Collection. I would ask if it was worth the wait, but the answer is quite obvious. Sure, not a brilliant collection, but one I've been waiting for years.
The original Wonder Boy has nothing to do with other games in the franchise, and it shows (as in, it's lame).
Wonder Boy Collection is comprised of four games, with The Dragon's Trap not being one of them. There are two arcade titles and two Mega Drive titles in this collection. Let's talk about the arcade title first and foremost, as they showcase a totally different kind of Wonder Boy experience, which is not always a good one. The first Wonder Boy is also known in the West as Adventure Island. It is a very simple, very limited, and very lame arcade platformer, where the goal is to constantly move right while eating tons of fruit to keep your hunger meter satiated. It has very little to do with what other Wonder Boy games would eventually turn out to be. It's quite forgettable, to be honest.
Wonder Boy in Monster Land is shockingly ahead of its time.
The second title in this collection is Wonder Boy in Monster Land. It is not the best title in this collection, nor in the franchise as a whole (Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap is still the MVP), but it might be the most important of them all. Despite being an arcade platformer, it is heavily centered around exploration, with some additional RPG elements not seen in games of its time. Its controls are slippery, and its collision detection is kind of crappy, but it's a pretty impressive game, considering its age. You can clearly see the influence this game would have in later installments, ditching the dumb tribal setting for a fantasy medieval one, and the emphasis on exploration being an important stepping stone for The Dragon's Trap proto-metroidvania vibes.
This collection features an ugly UI, but it's packed with additional goodies.
Wonder Boy in Monster World is the third game in the collection, and easily the best. It takes everything its predecessor has laid out and expands it with better visuals, level design, save files (given how this was a Mega Drive game, not an arcade title), while, sadly, still retaining slippery controls and poor collision detection. In all honesty, it isn't very different from Monster Land, and that's fine. It's just more of the same, but better. Lastly, there's Monster World IV. Yes, the same one that got remade last year. While far from being bad, it is the one title in this collection that feels a bit more redundant, given how there are better ways to play it other than the ROM included in here.
Wonder Boy Collection was co-developed by Ratalaika Games, mostly known for publishing smaller indies at a machine gun's pace. With that said, they were responsible for Turrican Flashback, a retro compilation of old Amiga titles that was a lot more jam-packed with side content than initially anticipated. They sort of did the same thing in this collection: sure, its presentation is horrid, with cheap-looking menus and a confusing interface, but Wonder Boy Collection features art galleries, save states, visual filters, a rewind function, and so on. It's more than the bare minimum, that's for sure.
Wonder Boy in Monster World is just like its predecessor, but better in every single aspect.
All in all, Wonder Boy Collection, as a compilation of older titles, is pretty good. It suffers from the fact that, while influential, these games are very flawed, with poor controls and collision detection being an issue shared among all of them. There's also the fact that the best game in the series, The Dragon's Trap, is the sole title not featured in the package. With that said, if all you want is to either enjoy these classic titles or have access to them in a much easier way in 2022, Wonder Boy Collection is an easy recommendation.
Some games in this collection have aged better than others when it comes to their visuals. Animations and character designs are a bit weird. All games run well, though. There are also many resolution, aspect ratio and screen filter options as well.
Even though three out of four games in this collection are forward-thinking platformers with groundbreaking design ideas, they all share two massive flaws: slippery controls and poor collision detection. Thank goodness for the rewind feature included in the collection.
The arcade titles feature good soundtracks, while the Mega Drive titles suffer (or not, depending on your point of view) from that console's sound chip. At the end of the day, it's mostly a matter of taste.
Flaws aside, if all you want is to either enjoy these classic titles or have access to them in a much easier way in 2022, Wonder Boy Collection is an easy recommendation.
Wonder Boy Collection is available now on PS4 and Switch.
Reviewed on Switch.
A copy of Wonder Boy Collection was provided by the publisher.
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