Hello, I'm Jeb Spalding, Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System, and this is Higher Education Matters. It's a program that airs monthly and is rebroadcast across Vermont on community access television discussing issues and opportunities in higher education. We tackle issues like affordability of college, the student experience, and I think you'll find our guests provoking, thought provoking, and interesting, and we hope you'll share this program with your friends. You can see it, as I said, on community access television or online at www.vsc.edu. I want to thank Onion River Community Access, ORCA, for originating this program, and we have an interesting program today. We have Dr. Karen Scalfaro as our guest, Dr. Scalfaro is the new president of Castleton University. We're awfully glad to have you here at Castleton in Vermont, and we want to learn a little bit about you and discuss some of the issues that are in higher education in general, and talk a lot about Castleton itself. So Karen, welcome to the program. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Nice to have you here in Vermont. Why don't you first tell us a little bit about Karen Scalfaro. Okay. Just so how did you get here, and what are your life experiences that brought you to Castleton? No, I appreciate that. I trace my roots to New England, so I'm really happy to be back in New England. I've had a very winding path to higher education. I actually ran a daycare center for a while, and I taught in K-12. I was a middle school teacher. And I entered higher ed probably early 2000s, and I've loved it ever since. So you've been in higher education both in the non-profit side and the for-profit side. That's true. So what are some of the big differences if there are any between the profit and non-profits? Well, I think I've had the advantage of working at an institution that was actually employee-owned. Okay. So it was labeled as a for-profit, but it really was traditional and dated back to 1881. So it was very, very similar, really in almost every way, except that we didn't have tenure and we didn't have unions. Okay. Other than that, I think I've always been concerned with quality of education. So regardless of the institutions that I've served, that's been my primary focus. Okay. In different states out in your career itself? I most recently did a stint in Pennsylvania. I served as president of Central Penn College, which is a residential, private institution with about 1,500 students. And you have spent time in New England and are in New England or so. Winter didn't really surprise you too much. No, no, no. Not at all. Okay. Well, before we get to Kastlin, Karen, you know, the name of this program is Higher Education Matters. So that's like matters in higher education. But also, higher education matters.  And I wonder what, you know, the perspective of a college president is on that matter. Well, I guess first I would want to answer that in terms of my personal views. I grew up in a blue collar family. No one in my family had gone to college. My parents were not college educated. And to this day, neither of my sisters have a degree. But what I've discovered myself is that through higher education, it's changed me as a person. It's changed the way that I see the world. It's made me more appreciative of differing perspectives. It's made me recognize how little I know. And I think it's served me really well. I tend to be extremely collaborative because I appreciate that every single person I meet has something for me to learn from them and something to offer to, you know, whatever matter is at hand. So I think when we are seeing these discussions about the value of a college degree, I think it's so much more than a piece of paper. And I always think that students have to, first of all, recognize at an institution what specific values that they offer. And I know we're going to get to Castleton, but when you think about a liberal arts education and the value of that in terms of how you see the world, exposure to lots of different elements of education, critical thinking, problem solving, being really creative in your approach. One thing I often think of is that people say, well, you know, I mean, I don't really think I'm going to get a better paying job because of college or not all jobs require college education. And certainly that's true. But the statistics are pretty clear that the value economically of a college diploma is worth a lot over the lifetime for most people. But people often don't realize is that actually if your children or grandchildren don't go to college there as a rule, health outcomes aren't as favorable. They don't vote as much. They're more likely to get in trouble with the law. And there are a lot of things besides the pure economics that really grow out of a college diploma. Some of the things that I find interesting though is there are many jobs out there that don't require a college diploma on a piece of paper, you know. But if you were in a candidate pool with 10 people and eight of them had a college diploma and you were one of two that didn't, the odds that you're even going to get an interview are very low. So you could say technically some of these jobs don't need a college diploma. But if there are people that have a college diploma, I think they're going to have a leg up on the rest of the candidates. I agree. Yeah. Definitely. So it's important for people to consider that. Now, what drew you to Castleton University? Well I wanted to work for the, I wanted to be in Vermont. I wanted to work for a public institution. I love that public institutions have a responsibility to the region and really to the nation, but particularly to the state of Vermont. I love that they are more affordable, that we have the opportunity to provide a liberal arts education married to pre-professional studies. So students get a great education for an affordable expectation and I think that's huge. And in your, what you've learned throughout the process of interviewing and then being president since December, what do you think it is that sets Castleton apart from other small liberal arts universities? I think there's a lot of things that set Castleton apart. The first being the Castleton way. The Castleton way is this culture on campus that is all encompassing and it's the way that we treat each other with this high level of respect, with a high appreciation for each other's differing perspectives as I mentioned before. The Castleton way is so important to the culture that students who come to Castleton go through an orientation on what the expectation is in how we treat each other at Castleton and it's really a family. And I got that sense through the interview process and I knew it's where I wanted to be. Okay. I found when I go to Castleton myself I'm going to just wander around or I'm going to go take a run and go to the gym and change that the students open the door and say hello and it just has a nice respectful and welcoming feel to it. Yes, exactly. Glad to know that. Well, is there anything that's surprised you about Castleton that, you know, that you weren't expecting before you got here? Well, I think I subscribe to the belief that if you set your expectations high people will always blow them away and that's exactly what's been happening. You know, the faculty and staff at Castleton are the most committed I've ever seen. They make a point of getting to know people by name, really understanding the students' personal situations and so that they're able to provide greater support. For example, I met with the public safety team yesterday and public safety teams at different universities have different missions. Ours is customer service. Ours is keeping students safe. It's not about ever punitive actions or teaching a lesson if you park in the wrong place. Ours is about keeping students safe and providing excellent service to them. One of our public safety officers regularly helps students with their homework. They are always there to help students if they get locked out, if they have a problem with their car. They love getting to know the students by name and I'm really proud of that. Right. I think it's a really cool thing. So one thing that sets Castleton apart in Vermont anyway, it's the only public higher education institution that has a football team. Yes. It's an important part of Castleton. Why? I mean I can't even remember President Scalfaro how many senior varsities or NCAA varsity sports you have but it's in the dozens I think. We have 28 NCAA sports and we have over 700 of our students. And why is that important? Well for a lot of reasons. It's almost like taking a double major because the students are committed to working on these teams and doing the best job that they possibly can. The practice schedules are grueling. So and they're juggling high GPAs. Our average GPA for our athletes is 3.2, another huge source of pride for Castleton. But I know that when they graduate they're showing teamwork, discipline, perseverance, a lot of skills that employers are looking for along with strong academics. So they're perfect candidates for employment. Okay, great. And another thing about Castleton is that even though it's a public institution in the state of Vermont and this majority of Vermonters that go there, you do have students not only from other states but from around the world. Tell us a little bit about the international students at Castleton and why that's a good thing for Vermonters. Well we have, we're representing right now over 40 countries with students coming and I can tell you for the fall our coaches are having a ball recruiting athletes from different countries. I know we just got one, it's either Austria or Sweden for skiing and we have some basketball players coming from Australia and why this is important to the community is it goes back to what I was saying earlier about diversity and a holistic educational experience. Some of the students that come to Castleton, two things and I'm going to partner this with our arts, our rich arts program at the university. A lot of our students are first generation college students who come in from rural areas in Vermont. They maybe have not had an opportunity to travel abroad. They may not have had an opportunity to go to a Broadway show. They may not have had an opportunity to experience different aspects of culture. This becomes part of their holistic educational experience. When they meet with international students or they have engaged with them in class, they're learning from them in the ways that they might learn from them if they were traveling abroad. All of a sudden you have another perspective in that classroom that's helping them see the world differently to expand their perspective which is a huge part of what education is, helping us grow our minds and see the world differently. So it is hugely valuable to our entire community. Great.  Definitely. OK, so if that's the case, now a lot of people are questioning the value of a liberal arts education that maybe they don't lead to jobs or it's what you mentioned in terms of making somebody a more complete person but as far as the economics of getting a job, does a liberal arts education today actually help that job seeking desire? Well, I'm going to answer that in two parts. So the first part, in terms of a liberal arts education, absolutely is going to prepare you for a job. We know that recent scholarship shows that the top 10 skills that employers are looking for all come out of a liberal arts education embedded in the curriculum.  We know that over 50% of the hires in Silicon Valley are liberal arts educated graduates. But what's unique about, here's the second part, Castleton University is that we marry that with pre-professional studies. Many, if not most of our students do engage in internship opportunities. Many of our faculty just this semester added internships as part of the curriculum. That way our students get on the job hands-on experiences as part of their complete educational experience. So it's... OK, and when I go to commencement at Castleton and sort of see all the degrees that students have earned, I'm surprised that even though it's liberal arts, there are many professional programs, whether it's sports medicine or nursing or all kinds of things. So it's not all just, well, I'm a history major, that's fine if you are. But there are a lot of professional programs that seem to have the liberal arts infused into them. That's exactly right. And I think one thing that a lot of people don't know is we have five direct pathways to professional degrees in law, in med school. Many of our biology graduates have gone on to med school. And a lot of folks don't realize that. So we're excited about that too. But in-house, our biggest program is business. Well, great. Now, higher education is in general facing some challenges these days. Just for example, in Vermont, there are roughly 25% fewer seniors in high school this year than there were 10 years ago. That demographic trend is the same in Northern New England and many rural parts of the country. And there is questioning and affordability is an issue. So I assume Castleton is facing some of the same challenges that other colleges and universities are. Would that be correct? No, that's true. We're seeing a declining number of high school graduates from Vermont coming to us for a traditional experience. And people might have seen in the paper there's some restructuring that's going on to address those changes. Correct. Can you talk a little bit about that? Sure, sure. So right now, we're in the process of rightsizing. And we're looking at our personnel. Actually, it's a true restructure. How do we gain efficiencies while still providing an excellent education to our students? Our primary focus is student success and their educational experience. So with that process and part of the restructure, we will see some personnel changes. But we are looking to press or reset button on July 1. And we have nine new growth initiatives starting in the fall. And we're looking to really expand our reach as a university beyond the Vermont traditional population while continuing to serve that population. So for me, the message is, look, I mean, it is those leaders of colleges and universities that have the foresight and courage to look at the world and reality and make the important decisions right away, not backing down, and also having an eye towards the future. And you mentioned the nine initiatives. Can we talk a little bit about those? And some of the ones, we probably don't have time to go through every one, but it'd be interesting to know what you're thinking. Sure. I think one of the things that we want to do is we want to expand our reach. And there's a lot of nontraditional students who maybe haven't thought about Castleton. We don't currently offer evening classes or weekend classes on campus. So starting in the fall, we'll be bringing courses to Rutland and to Winooski. And we'll be partnering with the Community College of Vermont and President Joyce Judy. And her vision is ultimately to have shared branding at some of her locations, because this is a great way for the Vermont State College system to serve the region. So I think that's going to be a really big one for us. We are looking at how we can enhance our athletic programs and recruit more folks coming in from outside of the state. So that's one of the initiatives that we're really excited about. We're going through a number of program development and modifications that I think are going to be really helpful in terms of making sure that we're innovative in our approach. So for example, our communications program is taking some slight twists and turns to be really competitive. And I think that that's going to be really exciting. That's great. So you mentioned Community College and courses in Rutland. And Castleton has always been a really important part of the Rutland County and Rutland City economy. How do you see that either staying the same or changing in the future, Karen? Well, I think that we will actually continue to expand our presence in the Rutland area. This is the first time that Castleton is offering courses in Rutland. We continue to have apartments there for our traditional students who choose to have a more urban experience. We have a strong partnership with the Rutland Economic Development Corporation. And I would love to see us partner for to seek out some workforce development grants to bring new programming. So for example, when I've traveled around and met with employers, I understand there's a great need for occupational therapy assistant and physical therapy assistant. And if there's ways we can work together to seek grant opportunities to be able to bring some of this programming to the region, then we'll be able to meet the need of these employers and the positions that they really need to fill. Well, that's great. And you had mentioned earlier, internships. And I assume those internships are often with employers in the region. That's exactly right. So we're working with a number of Rutland employers for their internships. We're also looking at a new model at Castleton to do a cooperative learning model similar to what you would see at Northeastern University. And I've been talking with employers about trying to put something like this together. Currently, we've convened a faculty task force, and they're looking at all the details of how we would roll something like this out. The way that it would work is instead of doing a bachelor's degree in four years, it would probably take five years. But a good portion of your holistic experience is working on the job in a paid intern. So the employer benefits, because they're customizing that educational experience and building their future employees. And it's a wonderful experience for students because in terms of affordability, they can kind of pay as they go. They're earning income while they're in school. So for some of the folks in Vermont that maybe otherwise couldn't afford to go to college, this might be a great option for them. And we would expect that these internships at the end of this cooperative experience would turn into jobs. OK, that's very exciting actually. And speaking of exciting and sort of new ways of doing things, there are a lot of universities that are putting some of their courses or a lot of their courses online or using technology in the classrooms. And I wonder what your view is of how that plays into Castleton's future. Well, I think that's going to be how we're going to be able to reach people outside of our Vermont borders is through online education. We want to take full advantage of the reciprocity agreements that are available to be able to educate folks across the country. We've applied to NIASC to actually offer Which is your accreditor. Yes, exactly the New England Association to provide a master's degree in accounting fully online. So pending approval of that, we would be looking to try to do that by the fall. That's exciting. And then obviously we'll be assessing other programs to see what makes sense to be able to offer that to traditional and non-traditional students. So if you were a parent or a grandparent or a student that was excited to go to college and worried, though, about whether they could afford to go and they came to you, president of Castleton University, and said, I'm worried about whether I can afford to go to Castleton or anywhere else. How would you respond to them? Well, I would encourage them to meet with our financial aid team. We have a number of scholarships that are available. There's also resources available through the federal government. I think that a lot of times families don't realize the number of resources that are available to them. We work with each family individually to make sure that we can lay out a plan that would make sense and that they would have a clear understanding of the expense of higher education for the whole four years. I agree.  And of course, the sticker price for our state colleges in Castleton University is very favorable compared to all other publics in private. So our sticker price is good, but you're also putting a lot of your own money into scholarships as well. Yes, we are. So that can make it more affordable. And I believe that Castleton participates in Vermont's dual enrollment and early college programs. Yes, we do. So those are programs where students can actually take courses, credit bearing courses, while they're a junior or senior in high school, and actually combine their senior year of high school with their first year of college. I've heard of students that have actually, the year after they graduate from high school, they're actually entering their sophomore year. They're into their sophomore year in college. And of course, that's like a 25% reduction in the tuition cost. That's exactly right. I'm glad you brought that up. That's a fantastic opportunity for families. Yeah, and if there are people watching that have children or grandchildren in high school, they ought to plan ahead. And that's one of the things I also like to tell parents and grandparents and students is, look, I mean, there are ways to make it affordable. It's best to start planning early. And sometimes it does take a little elbow grease to achieve those kind of opportunities that can make it very affordable. But if you put your mind to it and plan ahead and put a little effort into it, I think people can definitely afford to go to college. I agree. Absolutely. So I wanted to just spend a couple of minutes talking about Karen's golf borrow the person. And I mean, if I understand it right or as I remember, you have one or two master's degree and a PhD and you're a writer, right? Right, that's true. So tell us a little bit about that. I did a master of arts degree in writing and literature and a master of fine arts in creative writing. I'm working on a novel. And I'm planning to do a workshop this summer. And I'll be working with Lee Martin, who his debut novel was up for a Pulitzer Prize. So I'm really excited to work with him. I do. I love to write. Are you going to actually publish a novel at some point? Yeah, that's the plan. That's the plan. This is actually my ninth manuscript. I've written a number because I wrote one a novel for my master of arts. I wrote a novel for my master of fine arts. I've written a number of manuscripts just through, especially when I was teaching, I would love to inspire my middle school students to write. And so I would bring and I worked on a novel with them, where we would talk about it and write it together. So I've not been in a place where I was ready to put it up to an agent yet. But I think this is the one, the one I'm working on now. You must be pretty busy. So I was wondering whether I could do college presidents ever occasionally teach a course or anything like that? Or is there just no time for that? There's not time for it now, but I fully intend to do that. I'd say within maybe two years of my tenure, I'm really looking forward to being able to get back in the classroom. Well, that's good. Yes. And do any outdoorsy kind of stuff? I love to hike and bike and kayak. And I'm really looking forward to enjoying Lake Bombazine and the hiking trails and everything like that. Yeah. Do a little running. So what is your, that's Karen Scalfard, the person. And we're really excited to have you at Castleton. Thank you. When you look five or 10 years down the road, what's your vision for what Castleton is going to be like or become in five or 10 years? We are going to see growth because we're looking to expand the populations of students that we serve. And as we open ourselves up to more distance education, we'll be able to serve more students with a good portion of them being online or through distance education. I feel that our faculty are on board with innovation in the classroom and outside of the classroom. So I think when folks have this freedom to try new things and to really explore what the future will bring in terms of the employer's needs, we're going to be at the forefront of that. So I'm excited about that. And I think it's probably important to have that kind of long-term vision because it is going to be a rocky road for a lot of colleges and universities out there. That's right. What people might want to keep in mind, though, is that as public institutions, the Vermont State Colleges do get state support. And Vermont puts a relatively low amount of support into their public colleges. But compared to what it's like to be a private or independent college, that support is very, very helpful and should provide some, I think, security for prospective parents and students that their institution that their child is going to go to or the student themselves is likely to be there for the long run. So I fully expect Castleton to thrive into the future. As do I. Yeah. And it does mean that you have to deal with the realities. And sometimes in higher education, it seems in some places that people want to keep doing things the way they always did it. And I kind of suspect that that won't work out either, will it? No. We definitely can't just do things the way we've always done. We have to rise above that. We have to try new things. We have to look at how we're going to differentiate ourselves and how we're going to be competitive, and we will be. And what do you see as Castletons like differentiator now and in the future? So this is perfect because it circles back to what we started with, this idea of the Castleton way. While you're developing curriculum that makes sense for the future of employment, you also have to have that personal touch. And students need to feel that they're cared for and that their individual needs are met. So our faculty and staff just take that extra effort to get to know our students and help them through that process. Because if you start school and you don't finish, you've defeated the purpose. So we want to see our students graduate, and we want to help them find the careers that they're eager to pursue. And so Castletons does have a robust support system for students that may need academic or emotional supports? All of the above, we absolutely do. We have a wellness center on campus that is utilized quite frequently. We have a series of academic support mechanisms in place. We have an amazing team in our library where students can come in and not only work quietly, but also have additional guidance from our team members there as well. And many of our librarians are also faculty. So you have folks that really understand pedagogy and are able to support students in really robust ways. That's great. One of the things I always find is that when I run into people that had maybe even gone to Castleton or been there a long time ago, and then go to visit the campus now, they go, wow, this place has changed. It's just a gorgeous campus. It is gorgeous. And it's interesting if people haven't had an opportunity to go visit Castleton, they should. So we really are down to a matter of 30 seconds, doctors go far.  Well, I think when anybody is looking at an institution to pursue a degree, it's really important that they step foot on campus. So to your point, common visit. When you step foot on campus, it should feel like home. And I know when I stepped foot there, it felt like home for me. So I know others will enjoy all that we have to offer at Castleton. And before they show up on campus, they can go to castleton.edu or just Google Castleton and you'll have a full website that'll tell you what the academic programs are and who to get in touch with and how to get there and all that kind of thing. And we have a brand new virtual tour. Well, great. Well, thank you very much. This has been an interesting program. And under your leadership on SureCastleton, we'll have a bright future. I want to thank our viewers for tuning into Higher Education Matters. And I hope you'll pay attention to when the next program will be airing. Thank you very much.


the the the the the season into the Dacosta Cup and let's see the line up that they have to do it. Glenmure High the national under 15 goalkeeper is between the sticks, Justin Murray. They have a back four of new Money Blackwood, O'Neill Hedley, Tavon Coleman and Brandon Wallis in the middle of the bout, Jason White, Tayshawn Rowe and Kyle Gordon and up top Deandre Johnson O'Rean Watson will score two goals so far already as well as their number 11 Nairan Allen. Christopher Mason is the man in charge of this one, Keone Denton and Kishona Robinson will assist him as we take a look at the team from Central High they have a back four similar to what we saw in last season's Dacosta Cup final, Ronny Carriott is of course between the sticks and the back four of Emery Aten and Rick Gordon, Zidane Christie the captain and Steven Hamilton pretty much unchanged in the middle of the park Tyrese Thomas but we've seen Javan Matt Donald and Nathaniel Howe who will be behind the three pronged strike attack, James Gadamour on the left Ian Noel a newbie on the right hand side and of course James Dyer through the middle as we take a look at the full time highlights here and the essential started off really confidently and in the 11th minute they got the advantage some good work out wide and then Gallimour with the finish some wonderful stuff there out wide started with Dyer and then Gallimour with the slot home and Central they were on a high thinking of the upset at that time four minutes later an opportunity converted Allen in the 15th minute with a wonderful finish it was Gordon who did a lot of the work and that was a nice finish you know it really was but give credit to Kyle Gordon and then both played inside the area on the turn brilliantly done and he was cut down there and Gordon converting from 12 yards after that fall on DeAndre Johnson inside the box 2-1 to Gallimour in the second half they went into another gear and reacting quickest inside the box was Johnson and look at that header guiding it over the keeper and it was a very good play by Niren Allen and then the ball over top looking for Cummings look at this finish oh that's first class really is just a composure there so on the keeper of his line just a quick look up picked his spot found his spot and to Jean Cummings opening his account and I suppose that's a standard for him in this season and then he worked really hard out wide and managed to play this one inside on a platter no issues there for Derrick Henry in the 69th minute again Allen with some good work and Henry making no mistake placing it to the left of Harriet and that was all she wrote so Gallimour with 19 shots 14 shots 4 on target it was not quite a physical game a couple of year accounts were shown and 14 fouls in total corner kicks 5 a piece but the majority of the possession in favour of Glenn Muir High at 69% it's now time to hear from the waterman of the match and thank you Donald I'm joined here by one of the match from Glenn Muir Niren Allen when a player had a piping hot bowl of peanut porridge is that right yes sir what did you have for breakfast this morning Frankfurt and bread was that what aided you in becoming man of the match for this game not really my coaches my coach they said come out play a game and yeah how important was it for you to bounce back seeing that Orain got injured how hard was that for you season our best swinger footbreak and yeah any message you want to send to Orain now seeing that he's recovering speedy recovery and we all need it soon thank you Niren all the best that's man of the match from Glenn Muir Niren Allen I'm joined now by coach Douglas of Central High coach is one of those weird ones isn't it share up 1 nil the next is 5-1 your thoughts yeah we got a really good start we were playing well maybe the first 15-20 minutes my concern was areas us going early and then becoming complacent the first goal we got complacent we conceded and then we never regained our composure in terms of positives coming out of this one and moving forward anything stood out to you and we were still creating chances we were just not putting them away and when you're conceding goals and you're not taking your chances you're going to lose games scoreline I think you should not have lost but such is football we're reborn thank you coach all the best that's coach Dougie coach Douglas of Central High we're joined now by the winning coach Andrew Peart it's safe to crack a smile coach give me your thoughts on that game yeah the result is very important in our group stage especially also the fact that both teams had some level of success last year so it's very important a lot of talk around the tone this year but for us he's just focusing on the game we went a goal down it's a pain because they don't like conceding goals but I love the reaction even after the goal plus the injury to Orion Watson in terms of you speak about pain any update on Orion and his condition at this play yeah none yet in terms of medical aid so we'll wait and see how do you continue this momentum winning culture at Glenmure well it's just training hard always seeking to improve so last year we came lay down some foundations and we built on it this year more personal are you feeling any pressure this season to deliver from myself that's the only person I really consider in terms of pressure the one that I put on myself but from outside you can control it and I don't pay attention to that and look at what's in front of me the players who are in front of me and the direction that we want to move the team to thank you coach all the best thank you


Hi, this video will show you how to add and use the Gallery feature as a layout option for your exhibit. We'll talk about how to add and organize items in the gallery and how to add captions. If you have a lot of images on a topic, the Gallery feature may be a good option to use to display these images. To add a gallery, navigate to the page you want to edit or create a new page. Under Select Layout, click on Gallery. Then a green button to add new content block will appear under the Select Layout box. You'll want to click this button to confirm that you want to add the new content block to your page. A new content block will appear allowing you to create your gallery. If you have already worked with adding a file with text content block, then this may look pretty familiar. Within this content block, you can write text in the bottom to describe the contents of your gallery. This is optional, though. Then you can add the files of your choice by clicking on the Add Item button. For more information on the features of adding text, view the tutorial on adding text blocks. For more information on how to add files to your exhibit, view the file with text tutorials. There are other ways to add text to your gallery without using the text field in your gallery content block. For example, instead of including the text within the gallery content block, which may look like this with a lot of blank space, you can add a text content block above or below your image gallery resulting in an arrangement like this. If you have multiple images on different topics, you can have more than one gallery content block on one page. Then group the images together for each topic. To change the orientation of the text and files in your gallery, select Layout Options from the bottom of the gallery content block and a menu of Options will drop down. The Showcase File option allows you to select one image to appear larger than your other images as well as to position the showcase image on either the left or the right side of your other images in your gallery. This option works especially well if you're using five images. The Showcase File will be the image you have included first in your gallery. If you'd like to change which image is the showcase image, simply drag and drop it in place as the first image. Select the No Showcase File to have all the images appear as the same size. You can reorder the images by dragging and dropping them in your preferred order. With the Gallery Position option, you can select which side the non-showcase files will appear. Best practice is to select the opposite side from your Showcase File position. Gallery File Size allows you to select sizing options for your image. If you want your images to appear uniform in size, select Square Thumbnail. And if you want all of your images to appear uncropped, select Thumbnail. The Captions Position option is just that. It allows you to set the position of your captions. Best practice is to use the Center option. And remember to always click Save Changes. Before you navigate away from the current page you're working on, or you will lose all your recent unsaved changes. A good habit is to just click Save Changes often. To see how your edits will appear in your exhibit, select View Public Page. And remember, if you have any questions, always contact the library.


The Federal Aviation Administration, along with other government agencies and corporations, is taking a hard look at training. Training needs have increased. Training dollars have decreased. The FAA must train its workforce in the skills and knowledge required now and in the future, but must do so with fewer resources. Managers responsible for the bottom line in the training arena want to avoid non-productive time away from the job. This means less training-related travel. One answer to this training problem is technology. Smart use of new training technologies will ensure that we can continue to provide high-quality instruction and skills training to the FAA workforce. We can be flexible and effective and still keep costs down. How can we do this? One way is by teleconferencing. Training is interactive communication between people at two or more locations through means of a telecommunication system. When used for training, this technology is called tele-training. In this program, we'll look at several kinds of tele-training. We'll talk about how to select the most effective tele-training method to meet any training need. The goal is to provide instruction that is equal to or better than traditional classroom instruction. Training can be done in a number of ways. Audio-only, audio-graphic, or computer conferencing, one-way video broadcast, one-way video with audio interaction, two-way video with audio interaction, and desktop video. First, let's see what these methods have in common. All involve telecommunications. This means that some telecommunications carrier is needed to transmit information. This may be done by terrestrial landline, microwave, or satellite. Any of these modes of transmission can be and often are combined and used together. Most tele-training is in real time. Participants see and hear the training at the time it is broadcast or sent. You'll need to consider and accommodate time differences if you deliver training to different time zones. Training requires more planning and preparation time than traditional classroom instruction. Course materials must be visual. Class activities must be designed for an interactive format. All tele-training methods move information, not people. Studies show that tele-training is 25 to 50 percent more efficient in delivering instruction than traditional methods. In other words, one hour of classroom training can be delivered in 25 to 50 percent less time using tele-training. So our focus should be on how we can best present information and how to share resources as much as possible. Now, let's consider some of the differences between the various tele-training methods. One difference involves the amount and type of interaction that is possible. For example, in a one-way video broadcast, no interaction occurs. Participants can only receive information sent from a central location. Some tele-training methods permit audio interaction only. One example is an audio conference. Participants cannot see each other but can speak over the telephone. This is similar to a conference call which is familiar to most of us. Another example is a one-way video with audio interaction. Participants can see and hear the instructor but can communicate both with the instructor and each other by telephone or audio link. Remember, we said that most telecommunications are in real time? One exception is computer conferencing. Participants interact through their computers which may be linked together in a local area network or by telephone with a modem. Computer conferencing supports the exchange of text and limited graphics. Information is stored, then forwarded to another computer. The receiver can access the data at any time. Computer conferencing is ideal for people on different schedules or in different time zones. Two-way video and audio tele-training is fully interactive. This method provides motion video and audio, enabling the instructor and all participants to see and hear each other. A variation on this method is audiographic conferencing. This technology uses telephone lines to transmit still video images, graphics, and audio to several received sites. Participants can write, type, or draw using computer-based devices such as electronic tablets, boards, pointers, and graphic systems. Tele-training technologies also differ in cost. Once you evaluate them, consider the cost of equipment and facilities, communications links, support staff, and production that is required for each. You will also base your decision about tele-training methods on some quality issues. Think about your training need in terms of the kind of visuals that are best suited for the application, how adults learn most effectively, and what job performance the training should address. Research has shown that adults retain 10 percent of what they hear, 50 percent of what they see, and 90 percent of what they do. Your goal in selecting a tele-training method is to achieve a balance between training effectiveness and cost effectiveness. Consider using two or more of these technologies together to meet your training requirement. Although most of these tele-training methods are visual, we're going to focus on the four video-based methods. Let's look at each one in detail. Let's start with the one-way video broadcast, also known as educational television. Classes are broadcast from a central location to all received locations. Usually, one expert or instructor speaks to one large audience. This is very much like the broadcast TV we get in our homes. This method is well-suited for delivering information to large dispersed audiences. For example, the FAA administrator may need to deliver a new policy message to all FAA employees. With one-way video broadcast, everyone gets the same message at the same time. Programs may originate live or be pre-recorded. You might select one-way video broadcast to deliver technical training or management training, announce policy, news or special events, or deliver a motivational message. One-way broadcast delivers a uniform, time-critical, consistent message. It provides the highest quality video possible. It requires only low-cost receive equipment at received locations. However, keep in mind that tele-training by one-way broadcast is passive. No interaction is possible between the sender and receivers. This method also relies on professional technical support at the originating site. Now let's look at one-way video with audio, also called business television. This type of tele-training is very much like the one-way video broadcast you just saw with one important difference. It has two-way audio. This makes it interactive. Interaction makes this method a good choice for delivering most kinds of training, particularly technical training. It may also be suitable for presentations, meetings and project management applications. One-way video with audio provides a high-broadcast quality video image. Good quality broadcasts may be extremely important if, for example, fine points on equipment or forms need to be shown. Only originating sites require video transmitting equipment and studio production facilities. Received sites need only low-cost receive equipment such as monitors and a telephone-based audio link. And the system is flexible. It can be used to broadcast information to large groups or provide highly interactive training to small groups. You'll need to judge whether audio-only interaction is sufficient for your training application. It may not be if it's important for the instructor to see the student's actions. Keep in mind that a professional technical staff is needed. Also, be sure to plan enough lead time to design or adapt course materials and instructional methods to an interactive visual format. We'll move on now to two-way video and audio. Here, compression of a video signal results in a near-full-motion video image at send and receive sites. This is accomplished by means of a codec at each site. With audio added, all participants can see and hear each other, making this method fully interactive. These two-way systems also support information transfer by facsimile, print, and videotape. You might select this tele-training method to deliver performance-based technical training or to conduct personnel interviews and negotiations or to perform project management activities. It's well suited for any application requiring or benefiting from face-to-face interaction. Because the instructor can see students performing tasks or operations, two-way video with audio has the highest level of interaction possible. It's most effective with a few sites and small groups of students. Smaller members make it easier for the instructor to provide guidance and feedback to everyone. Existing classrooms can usually be used, since the only requirement is a communications link. One result is that you do not need additional production staff. Another is lower production costs. You may decide not to use two-way video with audio if you need to deliver training to many sites or to a large number of students. It's difficult for one instructor to handle audio and video feedback to more than four or five places or to more than 20 people in any training session. You'll need to evaluate whether a lower quality video image will affect your training application. If several sites will be sending information, you may need an additional instructor or assistant at each one to help with the production. Also, some classrooms may be too small to accommodate your student group. Now, let's look at desktop video conferencing. Basically, this is teleconferencing in the computer workstation. Participants can see and hear each other and can exchange applications and information through their computers. This teletraining method can provide individual training or support at the desktop. It's often used for computer software training or refresher courses. It's also well-suited for collaborative work such as analysis, briefings, spreadsheets, decision-making, or troubleshooting. In desktop video conferencing, the computers can be set up in several ways. One way to connect students together is on a local area network or LAN. This may be done in a campus environment such as at the FAA Academy for individual training. Four students may be connected together on a wide area network or LAN. As in two-way video and audio conferencing, Codex provide a two-way video and audio connection for the exchange of text, graphics, video, and audio at the desktop. The person who is speaking is always the person seen. New digital telephone technology allows coast-to-coast information transfer at inexpensive rates. Because it's computer-based, desktop video conferencing allows participants to control, display, and transmit various applications and types of information. Computer users are already familiar with basic operations such as pull-down menus and input by mouse or keyboard. You might choose this method of teletraining for live presentations or for video email. When evaluating desktop video conferencing, keep in mind that during training, computer workstations are tied up and unavailable for other work. Remember that supporting classroom resources are not available at the desktop, and the small computer screen may make visuals difficult to read. This type of teletraining may not support the training of large teams or groups, while the cost of desktop video equipment is relatively high today, costs are expected to decrease. When evaluating teletraining systems and options, your goal is to select the right ones to meet your training needs. Do this, must ask the right questions. What is the expected training outcome? What skills must the students be able to demonstrate? Who is the student population? What are their training needs? Are they engineers, technicians, inspectors, air traffic controllers, managers, administrative personnel? Is two-way interaction required or only desirable? How will the instructor determine mastery of required skills and course objectives? Is video required or is audio enough? What is the class size? Are there 50 people at one site or one person at 50 sites? Is a total class size 100, 1000 or more? What is the course length? What is the course content? Who will deliver the instruction? What are the on-site requirements for equipment, mock-ups, props and administrative and technical personnel support? You should also identify specific costs associated with the systems you are considering. These include costs of the system itself, including the facility, the network, and required equipment, personnel, and pre-production, production and operations. As we discussed earlier, a one-way video with audio system uses a studio with a technical production staff. This results in a higher quality program, but at a higher cost. A two-way video and audio system has lower production costs, but greatly increases the responsibilities and duties of the instructor. Use the size of your student population to determine the cost trade-off between a one and two-way video capability. Finally, calculate how much you will save on travel with teletraining. This will lead you to your return on investment and your net annual savings. Your decision to use technology for training will result in higher quality instruction at lower cost. Remember that these teletraining methods can be combined in various ways. Audio-only, computer and audio graphics conferencing are the most affordable ways to connect people together. You can use any of these methods as a supplement to one of the broadcast modes. Let's look at an example. In the event of an air accident, the FAA might require a fully interactive capability to analyze the incident. A two-way system can be used for incident reporting, planning and technical analysis. These sessions can be recorded on videotape and used for training. A one-way broadcast video system, supplemented by computer conferencing, may provide sufficient capability for educational, administrative and project management activities. The point is that you can mix and combine teletraining methods on a selected basis depending on your particular requirements. As your needs change over time, different options may be implemented. We've seen the four major video-based methods of teletraining and we've discussed some guidelines for choosing the right system for a given training requirement. Technology provides a way to meet training needs by delivering low-cost, high-quality instruction. Avoid the tendency to apply more technology than you need for your training application. Your goal is to provide high-quality training while keeping costs down. Don't cut corners on your upfront preparation of your teletraining program. Allotting sufficient time and money for planning, design, materials preparation and pre-production will pay off many times over in training quality. These processes are not luxuries. Solid preparation, added to the right technology, will result in training that is both instructionally sound and cost-effective. Remember, no technology by itself will solve a problem or meet a training need. Without good instructional design, training will not be effective no matter what technology you use.


فشرف بالشتغالي بالعلم ولا تبغي به ما عشت يا دا دا دا لا وياله من شراف عظيمي فالشيخ رحمه الله الشيخ محمد بن عبد الوهاب was harmed and even though they tried to harm him a lot الله سبحانه وتعالى he made his دعوة apparent and the da'a of the sheikh spread every place in two years in a couple of years more like you in a couple of years the sheikh's da'a it took over Diri'a and then from Diri'a it spread on over the majority of جزيرة العرب the sheikh died رحمه الله وتعالى when the year was 1206 and the majority of the Saudi Peninsula or the Arabian Peninsula was taken by the sheikh and his students the only place they didn't have control of was مكة مدينة every other place they took over because they entered into مكة مدينة and they took over بعد وفاة الشيخ when the sheikh died مكة مدينة they entered it after he died and that was when سعود ابن عبد العزيز ابن محمد بن سعود تكوفة he's the one who was able to take over مكة مدينة the sheikh رحمه الله from the effects and the benefits that came out of his da'a was that of course the عامة جزيرة العربية was taken over the majority of the Arabian Peninsula had now fallen under the banner of التوحيد the sheikh was destroyed fully eradicated also the sheikh رحمه الله he left behind students of knowledge طالبة العلم but even if he goes and he dies his message hasn't died and this is what he worked towards he left behind students of knowledge he left behind people who were carrying on the message that the sheikh was calling to now I'm going to categorize the people in regards to the da'a of sheikh محمد بن عبد الوهب the people in regards to the da'a of sheikh محمد بن عبد الوهب those who rejected his da'a are 3 times the first ones are the ignorant ones الخرافيونة من عوام الناس they're from the general mass they're from the lame people those who just blindly followed their forefathers those who basically repeat what their forefathers have said إنّا و جنّا أبّا أنا على أمّة و إنّا على أثاره مقتدون we have found our parents and our forefathers upon this so we're just going to tread on their path that's the kind of people you'll meet or stay away from محمد عبد الوهب this da'a and that's what many of us might find our parents being they're just from the juhal they're just copying and they're pasting what they heard from their forefathers the second group of people are a group that attributes themselves to knowledge they rejected and they refuted and debunked the da'a of the sheikh شيخ محمد عبد الوهب not because they are ignorant of it but they rejected it عناد و حسدهم they did this out of stubbornness and out of jealousy and envy for the sheikh a lot of them they knew that the sheikh was calling to the truth and that he was right when he was calling to but they were scared that the people will say to them لما لم تنقل هذه المنقبات if you guys know that he's right so why were you silent for all those years for that question will come to them so they're scared of it they knew that the people will say to them لم لم تخبرون why didn't you tell us about these things about شيخ why did you guys never tell us about بدا so what did they do they refuted the da'a of the sheikh and they became an obstacle in front of him and this is where many students of knowledge are like when you call to توحين سنة you fight with شيخ and بداع he knows he didn't do that job he knows he hasn't fulfilled that job so for no other reason he's your enemy because the people are going to look at him and say he saw this mistake he saw what was wrong he saw that why haven't you told us this so he's going to become your ألابدو عدايك from the greatest of your enemy he's your strong enemy your mortal enemy he wants you to go he wants you to die this is his goal this is his objective your existence doesn't please him are we all together but why is it that he hates you because he realized that he's دعوة سنة his دعوة is what fashion corrupt he hasn't worked he hasn't reached anywhere and the دعوة of the تحيد and the سنة look how it's growing it's just becoming stronger and stronger and stronger he knows that he could have done that but you know what his دعوة was his دعوة was to please the people so he wasn't telling the people about شيخ and بداع he was just pleasing the people he was telling the people what they want to hear but little did he know that if he told the people the truth that some of the people are going to take it that some people are in love with the truth if they see the truth be brought to them even if it goes against their desires some people are going to go with you the third type of people are بايفة عادة الشيخ بسم السياسة a group of people are those who showed enmity to the دعوة of the شيخ with the name of politics and these are the leaders of course and those in charge they showed hate towards the شيخ why? because they were told to this by their first of all the evil scholars that were around them the evil scholars around them were telling them this and were saying this to them and they were beautifying the battle for them and they were eating the people's these and even these leaders as well so they realized if the شيخ comes with his دعوة he might pull you guys away from the people and you guys may no longer be the leaders anymore and the people may not come to you guys so what did they do? so they showed enmity and hate to the شيخ and to his دعوة that's what the people are in regards to the شيخ's دعوة some of you may ask yourself and say okay question wasn't there at the time of the شيخ محمد عبداللهب and even before them when the other people were calling to ترحيل السنة where are they? and if there were others who were calling to ترحيل السنة why is it that only he seemed to be a parent and he became the أپحن the response to that question is first of all he was not the only person who called to ترحيل السنة there were other famous scholars who did from them is محمد عمير الصلاعين whose book we studied a couple of years ago his كتاب تطيروا الاعتقاد where he talks about purifying people's beliefs if you read that book he fights against شرق and he fights against خرافات أبدا عن بلالات محمد عمير الصلاعين he was a mu'ahid who was from Yemen from the scholars of Yemen also from the scholars from Yemen again is حسين النعمي رحمه الله was from the great scholars of Yemen as well he was also at the time of the شيخ رحمه الله تعالى okay he also was from the scholars who called to ترحيل he called to سنة fought against شرق and بلالات but there was a reason why their دعوة even that it was upon the same دعوة as the شيخ they didn't get in تشاح the دعوة didn't spread the first reason is the شيخ رحمه الله he received the شيخ رحمه الله the شيخ رحمه الله he received and he gained a people who give victory to his دعوة نعم so the شيخ رحمه الله he received aid and physical support this is a distinction between him and the دعوة of أمير الصلاعين محمد أمير الصلاعين and the دعوة of الإمام حسين النعم يا رحمه الله and شيخ رسلامي بلوتيمي he said something very powerful he said this religion doesn't stand إلا على كتابن except with a book يهدي دا قايد وسيف ينصف and a sword that gives victory to it and what the شيخ means بحمد البلوتيمي means by sword here is laws have to have if you go against it if you go for a red light right now it's not just if you go for a red light you can't go for a red light that's not all it is there's consequences the consequences here is what you get points on your license you also have to pay a fine so every law has to have somebody who's out there who's able to be executed so شيخ رسلامي بلوتيمي when he command the people things if he didn't do it or if he wasn't done those consequences his دعوة had consequences محمد أمير الصلاعاني didn't have that no did the second is عدم صبر كثير من هؤلاء الذين كان عنده majority of the people who were with these other أمير الصلاعاني and حسين نعمي they didn't show patience patience wasn't shown a lot of these people didn't show patience but شيخ رسلام محمد عبد الوهاب he showed patience on the harm of the people after everything that happened he showed patience even today when do you see a group of people who are doing تعوة إلى الله and you always find a group of people who pull out on them so I'm not part of this especially when the pressure comes and the heat comes they pull out they walk away they think that that's a better part like in المجد where عزة doesn't come to you like that أنا will come to you in enduring this pain that's coming this hardship that you've been put through the criticism and the name calling and the accusations that are being thrown at you to show patience their forbearance I promise you these people's accusations history may not even remember it it may not even be documented it may not even be mentioned do we know all of the people who harmed شيخ رسلام حالة الجهة the majority of us have to search deep the names of those people if you want to know who they are you struggle to find them if you do find them the reason is because Allah said in the Quran the phone the thing that doesn't benefit it will go what will benefit the people Allah said will remain the person who is beneficial for the people he will remain and the one person who is not beneficial for the people he may sometimes come up but he will go he will go and he will perish and he will no longer be mentioned no one will speak about him and no one will mention him so the patience and patience is what the شيخ showed and as you all know with patience and certainty comes what? leadership the patience and certainty with patience and certainty a person will reach leadership and that's from the Quran by the way Allah said in the Quran يهدون بأمرنا لما صدروا وكانوا باياتنا يقنون الله says we made them leaders but we made them leaders when they came with two characteristics when they were patient and when they showed certainty patience in all of the hardship that was thrown at them all of the calamities that they were afflicted with and they showed patience to it and also they showed patience and they showed certainty in the promises Allah has given them سبحانه وتعالى they believed Allah is going to give victory to the righteous people they knew إن نصر الله قريب من المحسينين that Allah's victory is close to the righteous one and the good doers they knew that this Quran held the good of this one and hereafter they knew the prosperity of every individual is connected in the Quran that certainty that he shows is Allah is going to give them a victory the third reason why many of these people who according to ترخيد they were they never reached far is because قلوب بعضهم some of them their knowledge was very weak the sheikh's knowledge was very vast a very strong and very grounded especially when it came to defending and deflecting the doubts that they brought these people bring doubts they won't just leave you to call to your توحيد and your sunnah they'll come out and what will they do what are they going to do they're going to make sure that they throw doubts and shubu had regarding your دعوة so sheikh al-Islām بحمل الله عبدالله what did he do he had answers for all the doubts that they brought he responded to all of it he wrote a whole كتاب that they were not able to respond to which is removing the doubts that they brought that's the whole book it's about the doubts that they opened on his book they read it he got which we're going to study which is a response and the debunking of the sheikh in their in their doubts إن شاء الله وإن تعالى we're now going to take lessons that we can benefit from the Bible from the sheikh what is it that we benefit from him بحمده عبدالله what we benefit from him is number one the da'wah of the sheikh the sheikh is calling is an example that shows us the correct way of bringing a da'wah or it's the correct way of bringing an Islamic Daulah an Islamic Government as we mentioned in the life of بحمده عبدالله that the da'wah doesn't start with perfecting the leaders no and not arguing with the leaders it doesn't rather it starts with speaking against sheikh and it starts with speaking against and the da'wah of the sheikh also didn't show us that it starts with speaking about politics and Parliament the sheikh's da'wah was built upon يصلاحي عقائد الناس correct in the people's عقيدة the people's religion honoring and venerating glorifying the book of Allah and the Sunnah honoring the evidences following the path of the self that is what Allah told us قال تعالى الله سبحانه وتعالى مريئ سورة محمد ايه 7 ايه اللين آمنوا those of you who believe انتنصر الله if you give victory to Allah نصركم الله will give victory to you guys ويثبت اقدامكم and Allah will make your foot grounded and solidified what does it mean giving victory to Allah it means following his Kitab following the Sunnah and hide up high his predecessors who also Allah said سورة حج ولينصر من الله ان الله لقوي وعزيز الله says in this verse الله is going to give victory to the one who gives victory to Allah's religion to Allah's book to the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ then Allah describes for us the characteristics of those who are going to attain victory الله tells us they are the ones they are the ones when we make them grounded on this earth أقاموا الصلاة they establish the prayer واتموا الزكان they give zakat وأمروا بالمعروف they call to the good ونهوا عن المكر and they prohibit the evil وليله عقبة الأمور and the final ending of everything وتعالى so what is the greatest أمر that the prophets came with أعظم ما أمر الله what is the greatest thing that Allah commanded what is the greatest thing that the prophets and the messengers called to what was the greatest good that they called to التوحيد what is the greatest evil that Allah prohibited and the messengers and the prophets so when the ayah says وَأمروا بالمعروف they call to the good they call to izwat التوحيد and they prohibited مكر what is the greatest form of مكر that a person needs to prohibit الشركة it is a shirk and this is what prophets and messengers warned against so the sheikh Allah he knew that وصلى الله عليه وسلم يقول الله makes a promise and an oath those who believe in Allah and have come with righteous actions لا يستخل فلنهم في الارض الله is going to make us governors of this earth الله is going to place authorities and control it to our hands كما استخل فلدين من قبلهم like he has done for those who came before us وَلَا يُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِيْنَهُمْ مُلَّذِرْطَبَالَهُمْ and then Allah سبحانه وتعالى is going to solidify them on the religion which he has become pleased for them وَلَا يُمَكِّنَهُمْ دِيْنَهُمْ مِنْبَعْدِ خَوْفِيمْ أَمْنَا and Allah is going to change for them the fear that they were in Allah is going to bring them safety from it what is it that is needed from them يَعْبُدُونَنِ they will worship me لا يُشِكُونَ بِشَيْئة and they don't associate partners with me الله is going to do all of that for you guys I will make you governors of this earth I will place authority in your hands I will make you guys grounded power and strength will be in your hands but يَعْبُدُونَنِ you're going to worship me alone you're going to worship me alone لا يُشِكُونَ بِشَيْئة and you're not going to associate partners with me this is called شَرْطُ تَمْكِين this is called شَرْطُ تَمْكِين the condition for what for Allah to make us grounded on this earth والاستخلاف الله is making us governors the condition for it is what sisters and brothers توحيد توحيد الله is singling Allah in worship وتطيير العتقال and perfecting عقيدة that is the first lesson that we take from حج عبد الله عليه وسلم the ummah will not be uplifted لا يتم النهوب the ummah will not be lifted لا يتم النهوب لا يتم النهوب the ummah will not be lifted and it will not be raised إلا عبر هذا الطريق except on this path of calling to توحيد and warning you guys شك الشيخ محمد عبد الوهاب الشيخ محمد عبد الوهاب if you guys read his his works you will realize that he even had distinct things that he surpassed even in brutemia things that he even surpassed in brutemia he even surpassed محمد العبد الوهاب and what is that is to follow with three things number one ابنو عبد الوهاب محمد العبد الوهاب he busied himself he busied himself with أصل الأصول محمد عبد الوهاب محمد العبد الوهاب and other man he talked about the أصول he made sure that he spoke about the أصول good whereas in brutemia you see him talk about أصول and he talks about فروح and ابنو قيم is the same محمد العبد الوهاب he gave all of his efforts all of his hard work just to us all of his efforts and when you put your effort into all of it in one thing you produce strength in that one thing the second is the sheikh works and his دعوة لم تكن خاصة للطالبة العين محمد العبد الوهاب his دعوة and his works are not written for students of knowledge he is written for the عبد الوهاب as well the general mass if you go to some of his books if you go to some of his you go to some of his works and some of his books محمد العبد الوهاب even speaks عمية he doesn't even speak the formal Arabic in some of his رسائل you mean he drops the language كالبة low for the people when he is speaking to them he talks to them in the language they understand some of his رسائل are not even in formal Arabic and this is him following what بليسان قوم به بليسان قوم به he is speaking to the people the language that they understand for example he will say يوم جانا جانا it means جانا and the sheikh will speak like that he will say يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم جانا and he will use that type of language which the people speak يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم الجانب يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم الجانب هناك편 أصحق هم grip and this is what is unique عنّ الحال عبد الهام number three is يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم جانا يوم جانا ارى انهعمه ارى انهعمه لا يوجد فتاة لهم ، فحمد عبدالهاب لكنه قمت بعمل مصر ، فرصة من ايليدا who supported and aided him in his دعوة. The second benefit that we take from the life of Muhammad عبدالهاب is the effect that knowledge has and the spreading of knowledge the way that it raises the ummah and we also learn in that same point in that same point we learn in that same point we learn the position that the scholar holds and the effect that العالم has sheikh Muhammad عبدالهاب did not have soldiers he did not have an army Muhammad عبدالهاب did not make a jama'a he didn't make a jama'a Muhammad عبدالهاب did not make a jama'a and he did not make ahzab a group and we say we're hisb this he didn't rather Muhammad عبدالهاب alone what he produced ahzab not one but ahzab haven't produced it ahzab haven't produced that groups sects haven't produced one man by himself and this shows us this position that a scholar by himself can do what he can be about and that we need to know if we want to be raised if we want to be if we want to go up that we will never go up without knowledge and scholars that's why Allah said in the Qur'an إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِ مَكَانَ أُمَّهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَلْلُونَ وَزَ أُمَّهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بَيْهِمْ سَاوْفَ وَزَ وَتْ وَزَ أُمَّهِ كَزِ مُزَ العالِمُ وَزَ النَّبِيِ مِنْ أَمْيَا إِلَّهِ تَعَالَهِ بَيْهِمْ سَاوْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَشَيْخَ الْسُلامْ مَحَمَدِنْ لَعَبدالهَهَابِ هِيْ أَلْلونَ وَزَ أُمَّهِ يَحَادَ الْحُؤِ was like a whole nation with him in his own da'a by himself what he was producing رحمه الله ورحمة واسعة so we don't need a tanzimat groups we don't need that it's enough for us to everybody to spread to him i don't have to know every da'a that goes to da'a i don't need to know that it can be in any place of the world what will unite us is our da'a right sometimes the da'a they spend too much time meeting and sitting together and getting to know each other who are the three prominent scholars who are the three prominent scholars whose names always mentioned next to each other ibru baz ibru otheimin and sheikh nasir رحمه الله شيخ الباني do you think they met each other very often ibru otheimin and al bani only met each other twice their whole life they only met each other twice sheikh otheimin even when they asked him about al bani sheikh otheimin he said only met him twice it was very little al bani said i vaguely remember him when i met him رحمه الله they didn't have this long-term relationship where they talked and they called each other they conversed none of that every man from his town his village if he spreads to ibn sunnah that is what unites us both that's what brings us together we don't need to have an umbrella that we will go through because that organized projects and programs it weakens things what does it do it weakens things so we don't need that if you look at ibru otheimin رحمه الله did he make a group did ibru otheimin have an organization an organization an organization they didn't have that رحمه الله لا they didn't have no jama'a sheikh otheimin ibru otheimin he had no he had no jama'a ibru otheimin didn't no ibru otheimin ibru otheimin and others they didn't have that oh they were calling to us and they called us based upon the way they spoke the fourth benefit that we take from the biography of the sheikh is the importance of perfecting the people's iqeeda i'm starting with that giving that the first priority the sheikh did not discuss and argue and debate on matters that were sub-branches he focused on أصل الإسلام ومبانيه he visited himself with the foundations of islam and that which is built on he didn't go into خلافكي where do you put your hand can you move your finger should you go down on your knees first he didn't go into any of that the sheikh his argument was أصل الأصول لا إله إلا الله ولذلك الشيخ عبداللطيف ابن عبدالرحبان ابن محمد ابن عبدالوهاب he said وأما القتال فلم يقاتل الشيخ he said as for fighting he said the sheikh he did not fight إلا على أصل الإسلام he fought on the foundations of islam ولتزام ببانيه عبار and sticking and holding on to the fundamentals of this great religion ومن نقال عالم anyone who transmits from him أنه قاتل على غير دانيك that he fought on anything other than that فقد كدم وفترة he has lied and forged a statement against the sheikh so this is what the sheikh was making sure and called to and that has allowed him to be what? successful in his da'wah if you look at today الحزب الإخوان you look at حزب التبليغ you look at حزب التحريق and other than that do they give importance to this issue أصل الأصول do they give importance to ترحيد الله إلا الله والله they don't they don't give importance to that rather what they are more concerned about is the unity of the people's words and the people holding hands they were not in any way form or shape concerned about ترحيد of the كلمة الله إلا الله and the sunnah the fourth benefit that we take and the benefit that we derive from the sheikh's life is how it's important to be patient in knowledge and a da'wah and to be patient until you fulfill your goal وضفر في البطلو and you're patient until you attain what you want to attain والله you see people start da'wah projects you see people start calling to Allah SWT but they only do it for a year or two and after that they're tired they stop doing it الله says in the Quran يا هي واللدينا عمروا سبيروا those of you who believe be patient سبيروا وصابروا ورابطوا واتقوا الله لعلكم تفلحوا be patient there's no success except with patience the Prophet SAW ما أعطي أحد عطاء خير وأوسع من الصبري that a passer has not been given anything greater and move vast and then patience so the Sheikh رحمه الله he showed a lot of patience and through the patience and through patience the Sheikh رحمه الله the Sheikh رحمه الله he achieved a lot last but not least is the benefit that we take from it is that Allah can bring التمكين العزة نصر and He can bring victory and He can bring support and aid سبحانه وتعالى الله سبحانه وتعالى can give you victory بما ليس في حصمان الدعاة in places that we can never think of الله can bring victory in places that we will not assume in places that we thought it won't come from الله سبحانه وتعالى He can bring it and Muhammad is a prime example for that how Allah سبحانه وتعالى after Him leaving and walking away from His town His birth His place of birth Reina coming to a place where He doesn't know He doesn't know what to expect and what they're going to say to Him and He's walking He doesn't know where to go at that particular moment a lot of us would have thought that never would victory come like this when we can come from places we never thought and we never assumed that it never came to our minds because Allah سبحانه وتعالى He conditioned that we stick to His religion and that He's going to bring victory from that we all know the story of Hudaybiyah Surah Hudaybiyah and the treat of Hudaybiyah how Allah سبحانه وتعالى He referred to this as a fatah an opening when if you look at it from the apparent what was taking place in that moment it didn't look like it was an opening but it shows how little we know and how vast Allah's knowledge is and that Allah سبحانه وتعالى He brought victory for the believers سبحانه وتعالى I said before the fifth one was going to be the last one but this is going to be the last one the effect that the religion spreading its knowledge has in what it leaves behind and the people in which it produces this is something powerful محمد عبداله العام might have gone he might have left but he left of a dulya a lineage الى يوم الى هذا they're still alive they're still alive they're still alive الى يوم الى هذا they're knowledge is what we benefit from we read the شروحات and one of the best explanations of الشيخ صالح على الشيخ الشيخ عبدالعزيز the Mufti now الشيخ عبدالعزيز على الشيخ الشيخ محمد بن إبراهيم who's the grandfather of him who's the minister we have Hussein على الشيخ we have all of these grandchildren that have come from the sheikh before that and we have عبدالرحمان who's the grandson of the sheikh and we have عبداللطيف and we have محمد بن إبراهيم and we have عبدالعزيز and we have عبدالرحمان and we have these are prominent scholars who are still alive and الشيخ محمد بن إبراهيم was the Mufti before الشيخ بنباز these are from the what about the scholars that came from his madrasa the scholars that came from his madrasa like المان رحمه الله الشيخ عبدالعزيز بنباز الشيخ صالحة وزال الشيخ عبدالمحسل عبدال these are the scholars رحمان ورقفوري from India and حديث وعلا حواج الشيخ دعوة على مشارق الارضي على مشارق الارضي ومغاري بها the east and the west wherever you go in the world his books are taught and his works are studied anything which I have said that was wrong while speaking about the Bible the sheikh is from me he's a messenger of free from it سبحانك الله وبحمدك شكراً لله إلهي ببا أستغفرك واتولي


Hi, my name is Taylor and I'm in 1st grade. Today I will be reading a story called Where is Mama? Once upon a time, there was a mama chicken. She had three little eggs. One day, one egg was cracking. Pippi said hi to the world and ready for his adventure. He followed his mom to find food and he saw the world. He backed his mama to go everywhere. No darling, you are not old enough to go everywhere. Watch out for Mr. Hawk and Miss Owl. You need to learn skills to protect yourself. One day, mama said, Mippi and Lippi will crack today. You need to look after your siblings. So stay home. I will go out to find food. Don't go out by yourself. That is very dangerous. When mama go out, Pippi did not listen. She walked out the house. She kept going. Then she got to surprise town. He said, wow. He walked around the town and now he said, uh oh, where is mama? He took a deep breath in and out and found that he made foot steps. He followed them home. Luckily, he got home safely to see mama and his new sisters, Mippi and Lippi. He said, I'm very sorry mama. That's okay darling. Next time listen to mom instructions. They lived happily together in a wonderful farm named Taylor Retreat in Jacksonville, Florida. The end.


Monsters! Monsters! Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa... Monsters! Clay, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes! Let's make monsters! Tissue paper, stickers, tissue box, and glue.  Tissue box house! Let's tilt the box, so it looks like this. It will be perfect for a door. Now we need to see how many sticks it needs. One, two, three, four, five, six sticks. Sticker pool. The diving board. Beads for a path. Who lives in our monster house? The pink guy. Three-eyed monster roo. There he is. He's the old monster. He's very grumpy. Very grumpy. Let's have a monster pool party. You want to come to our pool party? Sure, I'd love to come. And cannonball. And cannonball splash. It's raining. Let's go inside. Let's make some ice cream. The materials you need to make pretend ice cream are clay, sequins, and beads. Let's make some ice cream. Roll your ice cream into a ball. You can roll with your hands or on the table. We've got lots of flavors. Orange. Grape. We need to smush them down a bit to stack them. And now topping. Mini Play-Doh Marshmallows. Delicious. Beads for sprinkles.  These look good enough to eat. Let's make more. Owl bone.


Hello people! I'm Ginny Metherall. I'm a fourth generation witch who practices traditional magic because I learned it from my family and my friends and my coven and varying other people throughout my life. You know my mother taught me how to dye my shoelaces and read tea leaves so I think it's completely and utterly normal which possibly explains today's video. So far we've only really dealt with sort of light subjects. So now I want to get a bit more in-depth with you. So you need to bear with me, suspend disbelief just for the length of this video as I were to talk about a spiritus petri or to you and me, a rock spirit. So what exactly is a spiritus petri? Well it is one of the guardian spirits or elemental spirits of the earth. Now there are many and varied different types of spirits of the earth for example there'll be an animal spirit like the king of the eagles who would be the guardian spirit of all of the eagle genus throughout his domain.  They're pipped at the post maybe by the sun, the earth and the moon. So the spiritus petri was made as the rock that it inhabits was made. So they are pretty damn old millions of years old in fact. So there is another type of rock spirit which I will go into because you need to know about these as well. So we have the spiritus petri which was made when the rock was formed by mother earth and then you have a spiritus petri who inhabits a rock when they were trying to hide. So many many many millions and millions of years ago some not quite so good spirits inhabited this earth and this is way before man when panjaya you know the single continent was existing together and these spirits were hunted down and chased out because they didn't belong here and they were causing problems and so they decided to hide from their seekers who were the other guardian spirits of the earth and they would hide in the gemstones of the earth so knowing that you know one day they would be mined from the earth and come forth so they could wreak their mischief. Now you probably think oh gosh oh so what is this is a lot of rubbish but actually you do know one of these spiritus petri very well indeed and in fact if you haven't already watched my video I suggest you do and I shall put it here because it is the story of the hope diamond and the hope diamond is very much inhabited by one of these beings who wreak mischief and havoc upon the earth. The rock spirits that inhabit the gemstones rather than those that were formed when the gemstones were formed have a different style of energy to them and we might call it negative or evil depending on your viewpoint and it's different to ours as my personal opinion about this and these rock spirits can have power over people and so you might come across them in such things as a ring say a gemstone you know this amethyst isn't inhabited by any rock spirit but this is the sort of thing that they might take on or might go into often as in the case of the hope diamond they were placed in the foreheads of statues of the gods in the asian continent often considered the source of power for that deity that statue it is a pretty good source of power after all however mischief always requires an outlet and being in the statue doesn't really give you the opportunity to cause mischief so often they were stolen or you know suggested that they should be stolen by other people and hence they were able to wreak their havoc throughout history there are many known you know tales of old throughout history in every culture will talk of gemstones with this dark power within them I mean luckily for us you will probably not come across one in your average gemstone set ring um for example like this here I have an amethyst set into a ring and it does not contain any dark spirit thankfully otherwise I don't think I'd wear it so the good news is that these gemstones and their evil possessors aren't very many of them so it's very unlikely that you are going to find one in your lifetime so that's good isn't but the one I want to concentrate on at the moment is the sort of natural ones the spiritus petri those ones that are informed as the rock is formed as the rock that they inhabit has formed they are one with the rock now these spiritus petri you will find as gemstones and they are often in rock crystal or in limestone sandstone those ones with quartz in them they often have a spiritus petri in them if you think of the blue stone of stonehenge I don't know if they've haven't asked about that hold on I'll get back to you let me just go and have a quick ask I have just investigated and stonehenge does have a spiritus petri within the rock faces there these spiritus petri are neither good nor evil they just are but they're very black and white they understand the difference between good and evil but they understand it in a much more logical and analytical form than us humans so a rock spirit is very this is this and this is this bit like mr spock from star trek they think logically they are and so they're very useful when you're trying to find the truth about something these spiritus petri are therefore extremely useful because they can't lie there is always a black and white element of truth in them they don't understand human emotions they don't understand the emotion of joy or happiness or you know fun or any of these but they do understand whether it is right or it is wrong it's they understand the moral issues for some reason well right and wrong you know whether it hurts somebody because I mean that's pretty easy actually I know there's a lot of gray witches and wizards out there who think that all magic is good but you know that's not me I do not believe in harming someone through magic apart from the fact that you don't know what forces you've put out into the world and they often because you are the perpetrator of them will come back to you this is where the do something bad and it will come back to you seven times over comes from so the spiritus petri is extremely useful as a defining tool so if you have a pendulum or some other form of divination in a rock with a rock spirit in it they are absolutely brilliant at helping you on that because they cannot tell a lie their viewpoint is not coloured by human emotions because they don't understand those you know they're a rock for god's sake they don't have a clue what human emotions would you if you were a rock no I don't think I would hello mr rock do you understand happiness no he doesn't anyway it's from this that I actually have a spiritus petri in this pendulum this one is about a year old so it's pretty new and I believe it to have a rock spirit with it I interact with this rock spirit on a daily basis I ask it questions as soon as I wake up and throughout the day I use it as part of my practice and I use it when I'm planning my videos for example so I and I enjoy the interaction with this particular rock spirit and pendulum and I trust it I trust the judgment that I get from it so the reason why I'm making this video actually is because I lost this pendulum yesterday now I lose my pendulums on a regular basis but it's and it's so boring because you know you get used to a pendulum you like them you get on with them you find that energy very in tune with yours but I particularly like this one and I lost it yesterday morning and I spent yesterday pretty much clearing up my bedroom which is where I last had it looking for the pendulum you know I changed my bed I went into all the corners I looked at all the rubbish underneath my bed I cleared it all up and I could not find it anywhere I literally looked in every part of it and I was sort of stomping around quite cross wait I woke up this morning and I was trying to find it again I couldn't find my pendulum anywhere and so out loud I said rock spirit will you please come back to me make yourself known I then got up I made my bed I cleared up my room I tied it away although closed from yesterday I then walked out of my bedroom into my daughter's room and had a couple of minutes chat with her to the effect of get out of bed it's time to get up all words to that effect lovely morning chat and then walked back in through the door of my bedroom and found this pendulum lying on the floor in front of me as I opened the door now it wasn't there five minutes previously nobody had been in and out of my bedroom since then no animal and no human no husband anyway he was out and so I was a little surprised so I did ask the pendulum and he said well I can move through time and space and so because you had lost me I came back for you that is my rock spirit go do you go and look at my Patreon site which I'll put down here because there's lots of little extras on there for you and you can come and join our company I do hope you enjoyed this video and if you did I'll see you in my next one