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Pioneer Village, Inverell

The Pioneer Village provides a lush and inviting environment

There are many historical parks across Australia that illustrate the life of ordinary and not so ordinary people in the past. This Pioneer Village, although modest in size, remains one of the best that I have come across. It is well worth a visit.

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Chronicles in Parallel

The books of Chronicles many of the events narrated elsewhere in the Bible. Close reading however will show many differences between the accounts. The Chronicler, for example, avoids all reference, unless forced, to the northern kingdom of Israel, focusing instead on the kingdom of Judah.

Smaller differences include the Chronicler's account of Solomon dedicating the temple from a podium and the Chronicler's ignoring of David's great sin, Bathsheba. This parallel, by placing the narratives side by side, allows in depth comparative study of these differences.

The parallel uses the L.C.L Brenton translation of the Septuagint and the Darby literal translation for its text. Togethre they offer the student easy comparison between the different treatments of the same events.

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Aldi 3d Printer and Slic3r

Cocoon Creator 3D printer sold by Aldi

Aldi in Australia have been selling a 3d printer as a yearly special for a few years now. It is an Australian brand printer and as an entry level printer is not too bad. It comes with Windows compatible software called Cura. Using Linux exclusively, I needed an alternative. There are several applications that are always mentioned as best of breed. I chose Slic3r. This article discusses how to setup Slic3r and the printer to get good results.

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