It’s a struggle, especially when we insist on holding tight to our old ways of living and thinking and being. Just like our journey toward Christ and eternal salvation. Across the globe, nations struggle to find ways to live peacefully with neighbors who are different in color or worship God in a different way.īut it’s something that will always be a struggle. Although we still struggle with this today in America, we are not alone. Here in the United States, today is also a day to honor, remember and reflect on the life of Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist preacher who became an iconic leader of a movement toward racial reconciliation and respect.ĭuring his time, King’s message was hard, if not impossible, to accept by those who were still enslaved by the old ways of thinking, the old wine skins. If we are afraid to speak up for justice and the right to life, then we are TOO AFRAID. If we can’t fit even 20 minutes of meditation into our day, then we are TOO BUSY. If we are too busy to pray each day … we are TOO BUSY. We must not be afraid to take on a new skin – a new wine skin, fit to accept the new wine offered by our Lord and Savior. But those changes cannot fit into our lives as they currently are. I’m thinking of the person who complains: “I would pray every day if I had time.”Ĭhrist and his Catholic Church are calling us now – TODAY – to change our lives and embrace what some say are radical things – daily prayer, respect for life, embracing the lowly, befriending the outcast. How many of us today are still caught up in the “old way” structure of our own lives … a structure that is not flexible, not able to welcome Jesus into our lives on a daily basis. In our readings today, it’s pretty clear that many did not grasp this new way.īut let’s not judge. Click the link below to start reading now. Stuck in the framework of a society that demanded this and that – dozens upon dozens of rules handed down by Moses – Jesus came along and taught a new message, a simple message, a new way to connect with God. Dive deeper into this topic by reading todays blog, 'What Does the Bible Say About Change How to Give God a New Wineskin,' where youll discover biblical insights and practical wisdom on navigating change and stepping into Gods transformative purpose for your life. Our Lord’s teachings were radical back in the day. It’s a childish exercise … but one we learn over and over again as followers of Jesus. He tries and tries, but the block just won’t go into the round circle. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.” Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. “Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins.
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Playground couldn't be more excited and proud to back Sid and the d-Matrix team as it fulfills the demand from eager customers in desperate need of improved economics.” “To achieve this ambitious goal, d-Matrix produced an innovative dataflow architecture, assembled into chiplets, connected with a high-speed interface, and driven by an enterprise-class scalable software stack. “d-Matrix is the company that will make generative AI commercially viable,” said Sasha Ostojic, Partner at Playground Global. “The team at d-Matrix is changing the cost economics of deploying AI inference with a compute solution purpose-built for LLMs, and this round of funding validates our position in the industry.” “The current trajectory of AI compute is unsustainable as the TCO to run AI inference is escalating rapidly,” said Sid Sheth, co-founder and CEO at d-Matrix. This new chiplet-based DIMC platform coming to market in 2024 will redefine the category, further positioning d-Matrix as the frontrunner in efficient AI inference. d-Matrix has architected an elegant DIMC engine and chiplet-based solution to enable inference at a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than GPU-based alternatives. With the explosion of this revolutionary technology over the past nine months, there has never been a greater need to overcome the memory bottleneck and current technology approaches that limit performance and drive up AI compute costs. 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Eventually the leg will either slip under load or the crack opens up allowing the pin to escape. I just became the very proud owner of a used SLIK U212 Deluxe and considering I always had crap tripods I am very, very, very pleased. The plastic housing supporting the ends of the lever's pivot pin developed cracks. I have experienced leg lock failures on several Slik tripods (one is an older U212 model) which all had the Slik flip lever design. Features include rectangular legs that maintain torsional strength & retractable spikes for all terrain use. It would be heavier than the 330DX, but more versatile. The U212 Deluxe is an all-purpose tripod. Apparently Slik has been making that model for a few decades, and it seems to be highly regarded. I've decided to look for an old Slik U212. The head also includes a bubble level for accurate vertical positioning.Thanks all. A geared center column makes fine height adjustments easy.Ī threaded mounting post on one leg lets you bring the camera down to just 8 inches (200 mm) from the ground for low angle photos, macro photography in the field, or copy work. The head has a lens calibrated panorama guide to make 360 &Mac176 panoramas from multiple pictures. The quick release camera post is smaller than most quick release plates and can be left on the camera almost all the time, so the camera is always ready to be mounted on the U-212 DX's ultra-smooth 3-way pan-head. The U212 deluxe was one of the first tripods to feature speed release leg locks on three-section "NON-TWIST" squared legs that will not turn and have retractable rubber leg tips and spikes for sure footing on any surface. Designed primarily for light weight 35mm SLR cameras or compact film and digital cameras, it features a number of exciting design concepts that were born with the original U 212 and have been copied into other tripods world-wide. The award winning U 212 DX is world-renowned designing that has carefully evolved for more than 20 years. It's not really the thing you would want to lug along on a two or three day wilderness trek.All in all I like this tripod. There is a little loss of stability at full height due to a slight column wiggle but at high shutter speeds it's not noticeable.The one complaint I do have is the weight of the tripod. Please note this part does not fit the SLIK U212. As I am quite tall, I like the full extension height of the column. Sold out Home Parts Slik SLIK U212DX Lower Leg Lock 3890 3.97 Genuine SLIK replacement lower leg lock for the U212DX tripod. had the tripod operational again in less than 30 minutes. The longest lens I have used on it has been a 500mm and the tripod performed beautifully even with Semi-trucks going past at 65 mph less than 15 feet away.(I was feeling the effects of their going by) I have experienced the clamp cracking problem myself and was able to purchase a replacement clamp from Slik Co. For me it has been a solid, stable platform for night shots, Macro work, floral and Landscape photography. I have had my U-212 for 16 years now and Have no major complaints. You can get great costumes and accessories for as low as $10! You can easily sort your results by using the sort menu, which allows you to sort your costumes from lowest to highest price. The prices of adult costumes at Spotlight are quite affordable. costume, banana costume, the flamingo inflatable, and the flapper costume. Our most popular options in the Halloween range include the flamingo costume, S.W.A.T. 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