Bootable USB flash drive + Ghost

Need
USB Flash Drive
USB Floppy Drive
Floppy Disk

1 Format the floppy as a bootable MSDOS floppy disk
 Refer:  http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm

1. Place diskette in the computer.
2. Open My Computer, right-click the A: drive and click Format.
3. In the Format window, check Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
4. Click Start

Format the USB flash drive
usb_format.exe
(where does it come from Hmmm?)

Copy the entire contents from the floppy to the flash drive
Copy Ghost.exe from wherever to the flash drive.

Access the bios to set the computer to boot from the USB
On Toshiba M300 and U300
press F12 to access the "Multi Boot Menu"  This allows booting from flash drives.  (F2 access bios and does NOT allow booting from USB)

The Sin of Temptation

Todays church service was based in part on the bible reading on the temptation of Jesus


We were challenged with the question "What did Jesus do on the Cross"

It is difficult to put into words so I will use an anology.

Imagine Bob & Jenny and family leave a bottle of not ordinary chocolate sauce but Rich chocolate sauce at our house.

Well we all know how bad that can be so I do the honourable thing and take care of it for them.  Of course just a little ice cream is required to dilute it.  But at least they no longer have the burden of such temptation hanging over them.

Fishy

Chris and I went shopping today for fish falar.

Now lest you consider this a trivial task let me tell you that pets are big business.  We went to "Pet City" at Mtgravatt.

It's just like a supermarket for pets.  As you queue for the check out there are all sorts of tasty morsels to tempt dear little rover encourage pet pester power.  Things like pigs ears and innumerable tastey bites.




 Chris and I (Frank) assembled the fish tank and the accessories.  A phone call to Sean established that we should have washed the pebbles before we put them in.  That explained the muddy water.

 
Sammy had a birthday.

Oreo and Megan cooperate on some computer correspondence.

Saturday night away

SATURDAY
Marcus, Dan, Megan and I helped Daryl, Wendy, Bryce & Stephen move house.

Megan and I had pre arranged that we were going shopping Saturday afternoon.  As we were leaving Daryl & Wendy's (in separate cars of course) Megan, who had to go and pick up Jemma, said "Pack and over night bag".

So I did.

Marcus had organised hem self a sleepover at 'Bella's place.
Chris rode his bike to Declan's place.
We dropped Dan and Jemma at the Horkey's.
Then drove into town.  Turned out we were staying at the Hotel George Williams.  They have a super narrow very steep driveway to their underground car park.  The Vito just managed to squeeze down.

We checked in and took our bags to our room then off for a massage.  This was booked for 5pm so we spent an hour and a half shopping.  The massage went for 45 minutes.  The highlight here was the young chinese girl walking around on my back.

Then back to the hotel, changed into something more dressy.  Dinner at Allure restaurant near king George Square.  This was a great meal.  Then wandered over to the cinema at the top of the Myer centre.  I have to say that there was a small mental issue here in that I thought that the theatres were in the basement and Megan insisted that they were on the top floor.  I spent quite some time running this around in my head.  Finally we (Megan and I) remembered that we used to buy poffergies in the basement next to the cinema.  I guess sometime they must have moved.

The Adjustment bureau - Loved it.  Good for discussing predestination - Just how much does God try to keep mankind on track.  This is Matrix meets Bourne conspiracy.

SUNDAY


Megan had a voucher for $100 at David Jones.  I figured she could probably buy one sock.

We found a nice dress.
Zoom in and see if you can read the price tag.











 .  If you have to say it then it probably isn't true.




So if you happen to see the silk dress Megan is holding some place cheaper, can you let us know so we can ask DJ's to drop the price in accordance with their fine print.



 Then went and watched the move of "I am number 4"  I enjoyed it greatly. - Every thing that is needed in a good action film.  Suspence, lots of explosions, good looking girl on fast motorbike who can also walk in slow motion through a exploding house.  Ah that Holleywood petrol.  Nasty things with teeth and claws.  Laser guns.  More matrix special effects and everything set for a sequel.


On the way back from the moie theatre to the hotel to collect the car we came across this snazzy little market.  The vendors each had a suitcase of stuff to sell laid out on the ground.  Great atmosphere.  You can just see Magan in the denim dress on the left hand side.






And who should we catch selling off the family left overs - Tanja.




So all together a great and enjoyable weekend.

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Flashpoint 27-FEB-2011

Flashpoint is on tomorrow and with all good new years intentions, the planning has been left till the last minute

Matthew 6:24  Children's Bible Talk / Object Lesson)
6:24 "No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

We put a piece of 50mm square x 1500mm long piece of wood down on the dais.
Then balanced a piece of 24mm thick 1200 x 1200 ply on it.  Like a see saw.
Invited the kids to come and stand on it and get it to balance.  Then tried to get them to move aorund while having it balanced.
Then got them all to move to one end of the see saw piece of wood.  Now we are not trying to keep it balanced.  Then asked some to walk around on it.  Do not worry about the balance.  Now it is easy to walk.
The Message - Get your priorities right.  Put God as your first priority.

FLASHPOINT Based on  Isaiah 49:8   Object Lesson / Children's talk
"Thus says the LORD: In a time of favor I have answered you, on a day of salvation I have helped you"

Got everone round the ute.
Asked them to lift it.  They could lift the tray up somewhat but the wheels stayed ffirmly on the ground.

Asked what we could do to make it easier.  (Had hoped someone would say take some of the stuff out of the tray (It was loaded up with a PA system).  But there were some kids (notably my own) who knew what was coming and so they jumped strait to suggesting using a lever.

So out with some pieces of wood.
A lump to use a fulcrum
A long and very strong lever.
Then the kids got on the lever and lo and behold they could lift the wheel off the ground.

If you are replicating this, note a few things - The wooden blocks on either side of both front wheels (to stop the car moving)
The lever is under the plate where the springs bolt to the axle.  The bits of the U bolt that point down sort of trap the lever so it is less likely to twist.  Especially handy when the kids are jumping off or getting on.

Later on after we had the Isiah bible reading had a little talk where we pointed out
1.  From Matthew reading - Make sure God is your #1 priority
2.  Then God will help you to do the big things that He wants you to do.  With God's help (like the lever) you can do much bigger things than you can do on your own or even with your friends.

 
Then sang some songs.

Paul read a story "I Can Do Anything That's Everything All On My Own (Charlie and Lola)".

Then we stuck these really tricky spring out box things together so we have something to remind us of when flashpoint is on and also somewhere to stick our memory verse reminders.

Making Power Point Presentations

PURPOSE
Ask your self, what is the purpose, what is the one thing that the viewer absolutely must get from this slide and is it clear?


PICTURES & WORDS
Pictures & Drawing are better than words

5 X 5 WORDS
5 lines of 5 words each.  (7x7 maximum)

ANSWER THE OBVIOUS QUESTIONS
For example if the slide shows a measured result, show the spec. 
If the slide reports a problem, acknowledge that its a problem and either provide the solution right there or indicate that the solution will be outlined in the next few lides.

BACKGROUND
Use a single colour (or black or white) background.  Do NOT use a graduated shade background as your text will not be visible on one side or the other. Do NOT use a picture for the backgraound.  It will clash with something.

TAG LINE
Where appropriate try to have a key tag line that the reader takes away from each slide.  Not every slide but as often as possible.


LAST SLIDE
At the end have a slide of the same design with nothing on it (ie just the background) because sometimes power point jumps back to the design vire and this way you can stop early.