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A La Carte (09/14)

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Thursday September 14, 2006

Travel: Fox reports on how hotels, car rental agencies and others are reacting to the new rules banning liquids from flights. “Some marketing experts see the new carry-on restrictions as a business opportunity. And they say businesses should not miss the boat.”

Art: Reformation Art, a company whose art work adorns the walls of my office, is now offering an extremely rare engraving (see it of the Synod of Dodrecht where the five points of Calvinism were formulated. “I am going to have a limited run of poster-sized prints made at an impresive 20″X30″. In order to do so, I will need to have 60 pre-order commitments to purchase one of these posters at $25 (plus shipping).”

Creation: Ever wondered what the inside of a cell looks like? Neither have I. But you can see anyways by watching this movie called “Cellular Visions: The Inner Life of a Cell.”

Church: Salon.com has a lengthy article on Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church.


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