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fTired of the dated image-viewing software you’ve been using? Try Fast Stone image viewer. It will even accommodate the highly-respected RAW format, used widely by ‘pro’ photographers and high-end prosumer cameras. Check out Fast Stone for free at…   http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm

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… of minority people groups and general lifestyle in SE Asia? Check out the growing portfolio of media resources for SE Asian based missions at http://www.istockphoto.com/oneclearvision This material is available at very reasonable royalty free rates. Purchasing it will not only enhance your next video, power point or brochure, but it will also help fund [...]

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Find a camera you can carry, then *use* it. Making the choice — now that’s the tricky part. For example, I was hauled into the back of a swat truck once in Uruguay because, unbeknownst to me, policemen were making a drug bust in the market I was photographing. I think they concluded I was [...]

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Perhaps you’ve noticed the new way we’re converting email addresses for use in Brigada’s website. We first tried an online conversion program, but because several users feared that it was somehow going to keep track of the email addresses (and spam them), we switched to a new approach where we use a piece of software [...]

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This is an ongoing challenge… how to deal with all these digital media we make today. Working with pictures can be so time-consuming — tagging, captioning, cleaning up the image, posting on a website, sharing the site with others, Yikes…. What are we thinking? :-) Sounds like we need some really good tools. Try… http://www.itagsoftware.com/ [...]

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In this issue… WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SHARPCAST WHAT I LOVE ABOUT ADOBE LIGHTROOM INSIGHT INTO ISLAM IN THE NORTH AFRICAN SETTING GET BY “ON THE CHEAP” WITH TRUECRYPT SUPPORT RAISING TRAINING SEARCHING FOR EFL MATERIALS FOR AFRICAN CONTEXT CLARIFICATION ON SECURITY OF SKYPE-OUT CALLS THE CALL FOR TWO BIBLE SUNDAYS ANNUALLY EXAMPLES OF INNOVATION [...]

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In this issue… AUDIO SCRIPTURES LINKED TO LISTENING PROGRAMS RESOURCE TO ENCOURAGE MISSIONARIES MORE MISSIONS DRAMAS FUND RAISING CONFERENCE GET YOUR FREE IMAGE CREATE YOUR NEWSLETTERS FOR FREE “TAKE MY LIFE” (MISSIONS CONFERENCE) WHEN YOU SUBMIT ITEMS TO BRIGADA… MOMENTUM FEATURES WEST AFRICA SUPPORT RAISING TRAINING FLORIDA WELCOMES YOU FOR TENTMAKER TRAINING! WE’RE SO THANKFUL… [...]

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In this issue… INTERNATIONAL HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE WE GET MAIL SOMEBODY OUT THERE LOVES US! (BRIGADA GIVING REPORT) CAN YOU HELP US SWIM THE LAST MILE? FREE OUTSTANDING PRAYER RESOURCE/SOURCE LIST FREE TENTMAKING SEMINAR (MONTGOMERY, AL) ENCOUNTERING THE WORLD OF ISLAM COMING TO YOU THE UNREACHED IN NORTH AMERICA FREE BIBLE STUDY HELPS ON [...]

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In this issue… 1. CROSS CULTURAL MISSIONS TRAINING IN DOWN UNDER 2. ARE YOU GETTING 2 BRIGADAS? 3. MISSION NETWORK NEWS 4. COMPUTER ASSISTANCE COMING TO THAILAND 5. RESISTANT PHILOSOPHER 6. LEGAL & TAX INFO FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS 7. CONFERENCE PLANNED: “PARTNERSHIPS THAT TRANSFORM” 8. LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO POST YOUR PICTURES? 9. COMPUTER [...]

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In this issue… 1. RESOURCE TO ENCOURAGE MISSIONARIES 2. SINGAPORE SCHOOL OF FRONTIER MISSION 3. 1,500 PEOPLE GROUP PHOTOS NEEDED 4. COMICS COMPETITION BOOK AVAILABLE TO PUBLISHERS 5. LITERATURE AND WRITING WORKSHOP 6. KNOW OF A DORMANT USA NONPROFIT? 7. SOUTH PACIFIC MISSIONARY TRAINING CENTRE FIJI 8. “COME AND SEE:” THE N. CAPE COLOURED OF [...]

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[Note: Are you a team member working full-time in a non-profit mission agency, church or humanitarian organization? Would you help us by taking a 5-minute survey about Followership? It'll directly help Doug with his Ph.D. (on followership styles). Please Click here for more information and to pitch in. Thanks!] In this issue… 1. BIBLE TRANSLATORS [...]

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In this issue… 1. DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2. DUALREACH RESOURCES PUTS ANSWERS IN YOUR CHURCH’S HANDS 3. LOOKING FOR FREE WORSHIP SOFTWARE? 4. PARENTS OF MISSIONARIES: THE “INVISIBLE PIECE” IN MISSIONS 5. WANT TO LEARN RUSSIAN OR ARABIC FOR MINISTRY? 6. TEACH ENGLISH AND REACH THE NATIONS 7. SHARPEN YOUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS [...]

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In this issue… 1. TRAINING IN MICROFINANCE AND MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 2. TALKING BIBLES – BECAUSE THEY NEED TO HEAR 3. MISSIONARIES GET FREE BLOG SITES… 4. MISSIONS PHOTOGRAPHERS: BE SEEN HERE! 5. MUSLIM MINISTRY TRAINING 6. GET INTERNET-BASED COUNSELING AND MORE 7. WHERE DO MISSIONS PASTORS FIND OUT ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES? 8. ONLINE CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS [...]

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