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Seven Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission
By Hannah Nielsen
Want to make sure the short-term mission program you're considering is effective and high quality? Standards of Excellence in Short-term Mission (SOE) was developed by several hundred people in the short-term mission community who saw the need for standards in mission trips. Today, entities show they are committed to excellent, effective short-term mission by adopting the Standards.
The SOE consists of seven standards: God-centeredness, empowering partnerships, mutual design, comprehensive administration, qualified leadership, appropriate training, and thorough follow-up.
1. God-Centeredness
An excellent short-term mission seeks first God's glory and his kingdom, and is expressed through our:
- Purpose—Centering on God's glory and his ends throughout our entire short-term mission (STM) process
- Lives—Sound biblical doctrine, persistent prayer and godliness in all our thoughts, words, and deeds
- Methods—Wise, biblical, and culturally appropriate methods which bear spiritual fruit
2. Empowering Partnerships
An excellent short-term mission establishes healthy, interdependent, on-going relationships between sending and receiving partners, and is expressed by:
- Primary focus on intended receptors
- Plans which benefit all participants
- Mutual trust and accountability
3. Mutual Design
An excellent short-term mission collaboratively plans each specific outreach for the benefit of all participants, and is expressed by:
- On-field methods and activities aligned to long-term strategies of the partnership
- Goer-guests' ability to implement their part of the plan
- Host receivers' ability to implement their part of the plan
4. Comprehensive Administration
An excellent short-term mission exhibits integrity through reliable set-up and thorough administration for all participants, and is expressed by:
- Truthfulness in promotion, finances, and reporting results
- Appropriate risk management
- Quality program delivery and support logistics
5. Qualified Leadership
An excellent short-term mission screens, trains and develops capable leadership for all participants, and is expressed by:
- Character—Spiritually mature servant leadership
- Skills—Prepared, competent, organized and accountable leadership
- Values—Empowering and equipping leadership
6. Appropriate Training
An excellent short-term mission prepares and equips all participants for the mutually designed outreach, and is expressed by:
- Biblical, appropriate, and timely training
- On-going training and equipping (pre-field, on-field, post-field)
- Qualified trainers
7. Thorough Follow-up
An excellent short-term mission assures debriefing and appropriate follow-up for all participants, and is expressed by:
- Comprehensive debriefing (pre-field, on-field, post-field)
- On-field reentry preparation
- Post-field follow-up and evaluation
Find trips from organizations that have adopted the SOE by refining your ShortTermMissions.com search results by "affilliation."
Learn more about the Standards of Excellence, or for a handy printable check it out on our Go.Serve.Love. blog. Checklist: Standards of Excellence
- Intended Receptors: the people on the field who will receive the Goer-Guests' service or mission activity. Intended receptors can also be aspects of God's creation (animals, natural resources, etc.) and aspects of human creation (civic or corporate structures, oppressive systems, etc.)
- Goer-Guests: those who go to the field to serve (i.e., all of the individuals or team members who are being sent, including team leaders)
- Host Receivers: the on-field persons who receive short-term missionaries (i.e., everyone at the on-field location: full-time missionaries, other expatriates, national pastors and local leaders, local nationals and any local organizations which they represent such as churches, civic organizations, NGOs, etc.)


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In a new article, Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us, Time Magazine delves into why medical bills are so high.
I had a fibrous cyst creating a boil on my neck several years ago. After a round of antibiotics, a doctor performed a 15 minute outpatient surgery, assisted by a nurse, in an examination room. It wasn't even an operating room. Local anesthetic was used. The incision was about 3/4", and I was given a prescription for Vicodin I really didn't need before I left.
The bill was about $850. I was shocked. I might have expected $250, but $850?
Well, $850 is nothing in today's medical world.
Time describes instances of non-life threatening household accident injuries that run up bills in the five figures. More serious problems like treating cancer can run up bills in the six- and seven-figure range with ridiculous line items described in excruciating detail in the article.
What makes the pain of high healthcare costs worse is that the health care providers seem to be profiteering with markups that are as outrageous as they are unjustified. So-called "nonprofit" hospitals are actually profit-making institutions. Have you noticed how your local hospital is adding on new additions like crazy while the rest of the economy is slow. It's a boom economy in healthcare, forcing unjustifiable costs on a public suffering in a totally separate economy.
The article argues something I've already written about here: the healthcare industry isn't a normal market and doesn't really operate in the normal economy the rest of us have to live in. It doesn't compete for the business it gets and there's very little operating to restrain their costs. Yes, your insurance company probably gets a discount of 40%-50%, but even with that discount it's hard to justify the line items on the bills.
Of course, there are people who can't pay their bills and become write-offs and they become part of the high cost of healthcare, but not such a large part that bills need to be as high as they are. Likewise, insuring themselves against lawsuits filed by people who can't accept that (a) shit happens or that (b) some people's conditions are terminal no matter WHAT care they get is a costly problem.
Putting some controls on the legal problems the industry faces is an obvious need, and one that can be addressed. However, the reasons for high healthcare have mostly to do with greed—getting whatever the traffic will bear—rather than providing the best service possible at a reaonable price. It's an industry that has forgotten that its primary purpose is to provide a service, not to break the back of those it serves with unjustifiably high expenses.
Look, I like capitalism, but I've come to decide that there are places where capitalism doesn't work. We don't want police and fire departments, libraries, and parks to be run on a "what the market will bear" basis. I would think that we especially don't want our healthcare system run that way.
You have no better argument for socializing medicine than the system we have now.
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Canadians aren't so dumb in our igloos are we?
I'm strongly considering dual citizenship.
I don't think that's possible in the case of American citizens unless they are entitled to it through an accident of birth (being born in the U.S. by a non-American mother).
I would like to quote Storm by Tim Minchin:
"Alternative Medicine", I continue "Has either not been proved to work, Or been proved not to work. You know what they call "alternative medicine" That's been proved to work? Medicine."
Tim Minchin
I think we've run into a bit of a miscommunication. My definition of alternative medecine would be things like reiki, homeopathy, cleanses, stress relieving lasers, colonics, chiropractic, magnet bracelets, Q-ray bracelets, reflexology and so on. Things that have nonexistent or ridiculous theoretical methods of action and are demonstrably ineffective.
If you are simply suggesting that showing some care and concern towards keeping yourself healthy is a better option compared to totally ignoring your lifestyle then seeking medical attention for your resulting health problems. If you simply mean that staying healthy by a broadly "healthy" lifestyle is a good plan I wholeheartedly agree with you!
None of that is "alternative medicine". Those are all scientifically valid healthful practices.
The thing is, so are the pills (aka "chemicals") you seem to have an issue with.
"Alternative medicine is simply the idea that the body can (and will) heal itself."
I think that's what Steve Jobs thought.
What about cystic fibrosis? Severe combined immunodeficiency? etc, etc,......
And, once DNA gets altered enough to lead to cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, etc., our bodies likely will not "heal" themselves. Granted, spontaneous remissions have occurred, very infrequently, but likely due to more genetic alterations that led to tumor death or adequate recognition and removal by the immune system. My point is, this comment does not appear to take into consideration what we actually do know about cancer, etc., and how our bodies, most of the time, cannot "heal" themselves from cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, etc., or any other disease for which we know the genetic/molecular mechanisms.
Belle, Belle, Belle! By what sleight of logic is eating healthily and getting exercise "alternative" medicine? I have gotten that advice from my medical doctors for years. Not saying I follow the advice as well as I should, but that is the advice they give. Now, does alternative medicine have alternative treatments for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc., than mainstream medicine? I don't know, but I do know we are often deep in the realm of snake oil and faddism when we start going to the local GNC instead of the local medical doctor.
ones health is generally determined by genetic lottery and your lifestyle. While you can do nothing about the former, you can certainly influence the latter. It cracks me up to see people gorging on junk food, fried food, and sugar filled everything whilst taking 10+ medications daily to control their 'conditions'. It is simpler to drink moderately, dont smoke, exercise heartily, ditch the soft drinks, only ever eat fresh food, and never ever eat fried food. Assuming you have the genetic part right, the rest should take care of itself. Cleanses, colonics and 'stress relieving lasers' (thats a new one), are essentially harmless, unlike fried food, animal proteins in excess etc. That being said, the topic was medical costs...my good friend is a 38 year old Brain Surgeon pulling in $900k a year. yes, medical costs are out of this world.
Actually, some forms of diabetes are genetic and likely did occur - those afflicted just died at a young age.
Obesity related diabetes, on the other hand, obviously is more prevalent today due to obesity and increased life span.
The reality is people consume far more than necessary and exercise far less than necessary - and we will all be paying for it.
I calculated the cost of the calories to generate the excess 20 pounds for each American adult since ~1960 - it's about the same as our national debt. And as far as I can tell, neither is going away any time soon.


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Vanessa & Laura Marano: A Night By The Ocean Gala with Meaghan Martin
Vanessa and Laura Marano hit the carpet at the Life Rolls On Foundation's 2012 Night by the Ocean Gala held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday night (November 10).
Joined by good friend Meaghan Martin, the young actresses came out to support the foundation which has raised more than one million dollars to support quality of life programs for young people affected by spinal cord injury.
"Oh, and I literally had the best time ever at #LifeRollsOn #NightByTheOcean last night! Everyone there is amazing including @katieleclerc :D" Laura tweeted afterwards.
15+ pics inside of Laura, Vanessa and Meaghan…
Posted to: Laura Marano, Meaghan Martin, Vanessa Hudgens


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iamjezebel needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 32 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Clothing designer seeking a new and improved logo that will be used on all promotional material. The prize is low because ive never been on here before so i dont know what the results will be. I will willing to go as high as 150.00
changing, transforming and always evolving
Desired Color Scheme:
Black, ruby red, white and maybe electric blue
Desired Style:
Theme: Espionage, sci-fi inspired, image driven, futuristic/modern design with an edge. Venus rising was used on the old font/banner.
Do not want - techy looking fonts or anything that would be hard to read.
Accepted File Formats:
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Please IMPROVE or come up with a better logo with text! Heres what I had in mind. I was thinking of adding a gun target mark and use it as one of the O's from Morph or Clothing? I need variations to help me decide which one will be best suited for my new line.
The image that im going for is cutting edge fashion design, sexy, sleek, and sometimes decontructed. Overall company is obviously image driven and will be using espionage as a theme on my new collection.
If you have any other questions, please ask away. Thanks in advance!
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LOWELL — The kiln somewhat resembles a temple, with its two colors of brick, the arch above its door, and the chimney tower.
Inside the ware chamber sits a treasure trove of traditional Cambodian ceramics, all made in Lowell: teacups, pitchers, and water jugs in subtle earth tones, plus vase-like pots for cooking oil or honey or wine. Most are unadorned, a few shaped like elephants or bearing the face of an owl.
On this Tuesday afternoon in late September, most are still warm to the touch.
Yary Livan climbs halfway inside the kiln and pulls each piece out carefully, with a look of pride behind his glasses. He has been waiting for this moment, and not just since Saturday, when the wood-fired kiln was lit for the first time. He has been waiting for many years.
"I am very, very happy, very, very excited," he says mildly. "It is a dream come true." He holds out a pot for inspection: "And: success!"
Livan, 58, has been a ceramic artist since he was a young man. He survived the Khmer Rouge's killing fields and came in 2001 to the United States, where he was granted political asylum. Landing among Lowell's large Cambodian community, he resumed practicing the art, which just a handful of other survivors know. He shared his knowledge at area schools and studios, including a new job this fall teaching as an adjunct professor at Middlesex Community College. But he had always found only modern, gas-fired kilns to work with. He wanted a traditional wood-fired kiln.
Now he has one, thanks to a project sponsored by Middlesex Community College and the Lowell National Historical Park. The kiln is outdoors under a roof on a piece of land on Aiken Street that was provided by the park.
The kiln project "celebrates and shares a centuries-old Cambodian tradition that very few people know about, but that people can take pride in, and that without stabilizing support may disappear from practice," said Margaret Rack, a professor of art at Middlesex.
Livan revels in the difference the wood-fired kiln makes.
"See this?" he said running a fingertip over a small pot's artfully mottled colors. "This you get with smoke."
It is a random, natural process, the glazing affected by the heat and smoke and ash passing through the kiln's ware chamber from the firebox to the flue. And every piece is unique. "You have only one of these in the world, not two," he said of the pot, "because it is from a wood kiln."
The pot designs date back to the ancient Angkor kingdom, and Livan says there are few original examples left, thanks in part to the upper-class tradition of occasionally secreting a piece of gold or a precious stone inside the clay. Over the centuries, he says, Cambodians smashed many of the pots looking for the valuables.
"It is a poor country," he says.
Livan was studying at the Royal University of Fine Arts in the capital city of Phnom Penh when the Khmer Rouge came to power in the 1970s. As part of the regime's brutal upheaval of the country, he and his family were sent to a work unit in the countryside. His mother saw the Khmer Rouge trying and failing to build a kiln to make roofing tiles.
She took a risk and told them that her son knew how to build a kiln. When they came to get him, he thought he was being taken to be killed, as many others had been. But instead he was given food to strengthen him for the kiln job. He now believes it saved his life. Later, after the Khmer Rouge were driven from power, he resumed his studies.
He and his wife, Nary Tith, met at the university in Phnom Penh in 1982 and married two years later. Livan was accused of working with an opposition party and they fled to a refugee camp at the Thai border, then were moved to another and another, before eventually being repatriated back to Cambodia in 1992 after a peace agreement. Livan made it to the United States in 2001 and Tith and their four children followed in 2004.
Maggie Holtzberg, folk arts and heritage program manager for the Massachusetts Cultural Council, thinks the kiln project is in keeping with the mission of Lowell's national park.
"Part of the Lowell National Historical Park's mission is to tell the human story of immigration," she said. "For the park to host [the kiln] and present public programs is a remarkable opportunity – not only to connect with Lowell's Cambodian community, but to help preserve and revitalize an ancient Khmer cultural tradition that is hanging on by a thread."
The kiln project originated out of a 2010 US Department of Education trip to Cambodia, where six educators from Middlesex Community College and the Lowell public schools studied and learned about Cambodian culture and history, hoping to make continuing relationships with educators in Cambodia, and then infuse the knowledge into their teaching. Returning home, Rack and other local cultural authorities determined to build Livan his kiln.
Grants were sought and received. The small corner plot of land, not far from downtown, was provided by the historical park.
"We have lent the use of this space for creation of the kiln . . . to utilize this in a way to enlighten residents and visitors with a particular facet of one community that now calls Lowell home," says David Blackburn, chief of cultural resources and programs for the park. "What's so cool for us as well is, here are academic fine arts programs, and suddenly by working together we're providing students of these programs an opportunity to experience a very ancient tradition."
Livan and company built the kiln with two types of firebrick, one for structure, one for insulation, with some steel frame elements. Local architect Samnang Khoeun and his associates at 42 Architecture designed the roof that was built by local contractors. There were various celebrations along the way, with guests including two Buddhist monks from a local temple, dressed in bright orange robes, and three more plainly dressed representatives of the Lowell Fire Department. All were apparently satisfied with the construction.
Grant money also brought Livan's childhood friend and fellow ceramicist Kang Proeung over from Cambodia for a number of weeks up until the kiln opening. They say they are two of only three or four living masters of their craft, and at least one of the others is no longer practicing.
Last month, they fired up the loaded kiln early in the morning on that Saturday and kept feeding the firebox with cordwood until late that night before closing it up. On Tuesday, Livan pulled small, ceramic "pyrometric" cones from various corners inside the kiln. Some were slightly lopsided at the top, others melted into lumps. Each indicates how hot that part of the kiln was, the hottest topping out around 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Every kiln has some spots with very high heat and spots that are a little bit low," Livan says.
In September, Livan and his colleagues fired about 100 pieces of pottery in the kiln. Some have already been sold.
The kiln will be fired up again later in the fall.
Livan fired several pieces in the wood kiln from community college students in September. That will continue under his direction.
Rack sees a clear benefit to the school.
"It enriches curriculum at Middlesex, so that our students could engage in creative work that is culturally rich and places them in complex and culturally diverse interactions . . . making connections across the city," Rack said.
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Look, look what I got recently!
So it's a voxbox. From Influenster.com and I love it! So many goodies! There's some things I'm familiar with, and some I'm not. For instance, there's a coupon for OreIda tater tots, to make "totchos" and while I already knew about OreIda (because who DOESN'T???) totchos were a new concept. Delicious, but new. There's also some KISS lashes, and kiss lash glue with aloe. I've used kiss before, but I'm looking forward to checking these out. Also familiar was the NYC New York Color City Proof eyeliner. I have the eyeshadow stick, and it's amazing, so this is a perfect compliment to it.
However I've never used Cetaphil until now (and it came at a good time with winter drying me out like I'm in a drunk tank. There's also Biscoff cookies, which I've never had, but they say they're speculoos… which I have. So confused. And some Pure Ice nail polish which is available only at Walmart.
Watching over it all is a Spiderman Itty Bitty from Hallmark. I love him, he's so stinking cute! There will be an unboxing video soon.


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April 2, 2012, 4:00 am
Pro-Obama ad links Romney to big oil
UPDATE: Republicans weigh in.
Colorado is one of eight states where a new ad linking big oil and gas prices to Mitt Romney's campaign will air this week on network television and the web.
The ad is from Priorities USA Action, the super PAC supporting President Obama's re-election bid.
"How can the American people trust Gov. Romney to bring down gas prices when he and his biggest backers benefit so much from gas prices being so high?" said Paul Begala, senior adviser for Priorities USA Action.
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You have the right to remain stupid …
Alexandra Petri
The Washington Post
Last week, John Kerry noted to an audience of German students, "In America, you have a right to be stupid, if you want to be."
That is my favorite inalienable right. To borrow Stephen Sondheim's phrasing, "Everybody's got the right to be stupid. Even though at times they go to extremes." It's a nice summation of all those inalienable rights we put so much stock in.
Freedom of religion? More like, "Right to Make a Total Idiot of Yourself, Weekly." Have you listened to your neighbor's doctrine lately? He believes we were put here by a flying spaghetti monster? We celebrate you, Pastafarian! Wear that colander with pride! As H.L. Mencken noted, "We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart."
Freedom of speech? In theory, it's the freedom to express your heartfelt beliefs in cogent, beautiful phrases, aloud, in the public square. In practice, it's more often the right to open your mouth and sound like a complete idiot. But in some ways, that's even more precious than the other.
Freedom of assembly? In theory, we should use that to forge great social movements and powerful protests. In practice, we go to "Twilight" conventions.
Freedom of petition? You've seen Change.org, haven't you? You've seen the White House's petition site, We the People? This might almost exclusively be the right to be stupid. We had a sufficient number of signatures for a Death Star to require an actual, official White House response.
Yes, stupidity is a cherished right. It's my favorite. It's right there in the Constitution. Well, it's not there exactly, but it's pretty strongly implied in the emanations of the penumbras. But it's a little more prominent and less ambiguous than privacy. And Lord knows it is the only thing making a lot of discussions of the Second Amendment possible.
"We want to create a country where stupid people can feel safe." That's what the Founders said, when they got together to come up with the Constitution. Then Ben Franklin dashed out to fly a kite in a lightning storm.
Alexandra Petri writes the ComPost blog at washingtonpost.com/blogs/ComPost.


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Footprints Killer stumps CSI: NY teamMonday, October 19th, 2009
"No comment."
That's all New York Crime Scene Investigation team leader Mac Taylor said about the so-called Footprints Killer, whose latest victim washed up on the shore of a Long Island beach early Monday morning.
While Taylor and his crew refused to comment on the open investigation, Stampworthy located an eyewitnesses to the most recent crime scene.
"I was just walking my dog Jesu on the beach when I came up to a line of yellow tape," said Mary Stevenson, a Long Island resident. "I heard about the body that washed up on shore today and I put two and two together, you know?
"There was tape and police officers everywhere, but I could see Detective Taylor and some Spanish lady measuring footprints in the sand," said Stevenson. "I recognized them from that reality show about cops."
The New York Police Department denied any connection between this and a similar case three days ago in which another body was found near a dual and single set of footprints.
"This bothered me," said Stevenson. "I saw two sets of prints in the sand. And further down the beach, there were all these rough patches and only one set of prints. I bet he carried the victim into the water like in those other cases."
"There's got to be something supernatural about this one," added Stevenson. "Every other time those guys solve crimes in less than an hour."


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Long-planned trips to national parks have had to be abandoned. Life-saving medical treatments offered by the National Institutes of Health have been postponed, leaving patients in limbo. Meatpacking plants have gone uninspected. National Transportation Safety Board officials are unable to investigate a Washington Metro rail accident that killed a worker and left two injured this week because of the federal furloughs.
The shutdown is also affecting scores of businesses that have come to depend on routine access to government data and data services. Many government services, such as weather data from the National Weather Service and satellite network feeds that provide GPS services are still being maintained and continue to be available. But some important government data services have been suspended.
Among them are reports from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which provides GDP data (among many other important indicators) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which provides unemployment and other data. No new data will be issued during the shutdown, according to a source familiar with those operations.
Another data service that has been suspended is Data.gov, a repository of government data sets and APIs that a growing number of businesses and entrepreneurs are using to develop new products and services for the public. Obama administration officials, including federal CTO Todd Park, are fond of pointing out how government weather data has spawned entire industries around weather services and mobile applications.
[ What else does the government impasse endanger? Read Shutdown Heightens Cybersecurity Risks, Feds Warn. ]
In another example of government data being put to good public use, iTriage takes freely available government medical data and converts it into a valuable consumer health diagnostic and reference app. The company that developed the app, iTriage LLC, was acquired by Aetna in 2011 and now has 90 employees and more than 600 hospital partners.
But after the government partially shut down last week, Data.gov, which is managed by the General Services Administration, went dark along with hundreds of other federal websites. As a result, the assumption that the data behind iTriage and other apps and services will always be available was suddenly thrown into doubt.
"When the government shuts down and takes most of its data with it, the public needs to have a backup plan," says Eric Mill, a developer, writing in a blog published by the Sunlight Foundation. "It's not 1995 anymore -- the government lives on the Internet, and so do we."
Mill is right in arguing that the public deserves advance notice about which APIs will not be maintained during a shutdown. But he also maintains, "The only reliable way to preserve data online is to make copies -- and the more copies, the better!" The problem with copies is that backups quickly become out of date.
A better approach would be for the Obama administration to take its open data policy a step further. The current policy, released in May, directs agencies to manage government information as a national asset, making it machine readable and available to the public.
What this shutdown shows is that government data ought to also be considered an essential service. So that when the government shuts down next time, essential data services don't shut down with it.


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Denver, Colo., May 29, 2012 / 06:04 am ().- As Archbishop-designate Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo, N.D. assumes his role as Denver's new shepherd, the former Coloradan brings with him a love for the priesthood, a passion for pro-life advocacy and a heart for the youth.
"I never, ever dreamed that I would ever return here," he told CNA. "And now in the Father's providential plan and in his love, I'm now the archbishop."
"It's amazing," he said, overcome with emotion.
Filling a position left vacant for over eight months, Archbishop-designate Aquila was announced on May 29 as the Denver archdiocese's new leader by apostolic nuncio Archbishop Carlo M. Vigano in Washington, D.C.
The 61-year-old will succeed Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, who led the Denver archdiocese for 14 years and was installed as head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in September 2011.
Denver's new archbishop said he was outdoors and gardening in Fargo when he received the news of his appointment from the nuncio.
"I heard my cell phone ring, and when I looked at the number I realized that it was from Washington, D.C.," and he thought, "I'd better step aside for this conversation."
He recalled Archbishop Vigano on the other line telling him almost immediately that the "Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed you to be Archbishop of Denver."
"Do you accept?" the nuncio asked.
After pausing briefly, Archbishop-designate Aquila responded, "I very willingly accept."
Although he said he is "very excited" for the new post, he also reflected on how "it's one of those moments where it's bittersweet."
"I've been in Fargo for 11 years, it's become home and I've developed wonderful friendships with the priests and the laity there."
Far from being a stranger in a new location, however, he will be returning to a placed that he called home for 25 years. Not only did the native Burbank, Californian study to become a priest in Denver, he served as the first rector of the local St. John Vianney Seminary.
He also "vividly" remembers Pope John Paul II's trip to Denver 1993 for World Youth Day, when he served on the committee that helped to put the visit together and assisted as master of ceremonies.
Since Blessed John Paul II's historic visit, the Denver archdiocese has been the launch site for numerous ministries under the banner of the New Evangelization – the late Pope's call for reaching formerly Christian societies with the Gospel.
These include initiatives such as the college campus ministry program FOCUS, the Catholic graduate school the Augustine Institute, and the women's educational organization ENDOW.
"It's been very exciting to see what's happened in terms of the New Evangelization," the archbishop-designate noted. "I want to continue all of the work that has been done by both my predecessors."
One area of ministry close to his heart is priestly formation, he said, observing that the Denver archdiocese is "blessed" to have such thriving seminaries.
"I plan on working closely with the priests of the diocese, and with the permanent deacons, and really focusing in on their spiritual life and to continue to build the fraternal relationship among the priests."
"I am thoroughly convinced that the deeper the intimacy that priests have with the Father, with Jesus, with the Holy Spirit -- in living in the communion of love -- the more will they return that love and serve their people better," he said.
Another mission within the Church that's deeply important to him is pro-life advocacy – an area he is known for in the Fargo diocese.
For the new archbishop, any questions surrounding the issues of abortion, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide all "get back to the basic dignity of the human person."
"Every human being, each one of us, began at the moment of conception," he underscored. "There is no human being that has not begun at the moment of conception."
With that in mind, he said he's been unequivocally supportive of efforts such as the international 40 Days for Life campaign, a peaceful protest initiative that seeks to put an end to abortion.
"It's a great way to give witness to life, it's a great way to demonstrate prayer, it's peaceful," he said. "And then there's always the tremendous joy when you know you've saved an unborn child."
Also high on the priority list for Archbishop-designate Aquila is the local young adult Catholic community, which is among the largest in the U.S.
"I want them to know I love them," he stated. "I look forward to working with them, to serving them, to bringing Christ to them."
Archbishop-designate Aquila said he is also passionate about meeting and connecting with Northern Colorado's Latino population, who make up over 50 percent of the area's Catholics.
"I've always had a love" for the Hispanic community, he said.
"I want to certainly continue to support them, to enable them in their faith and their culture, in their family life to continue to strengthen that in Christ and also in their devotional practices."
Those within the Catholic Latino population "face different challenges within the society in which we live," he observed.
Among the challenges that he hopes tackle are helping Latino Catholics "continue to integrate into the United States and bring the tremendous gifts that they offer, especially in the area of family life and their faith."
"I certainly need to brush up on my Spanish," he said with a smile.
Archbishop-designate Aquila will be installed as head of the archdiocese on July 18 at Denver's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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What operating system do I have? I stumbled across this dilemma when I needed to download a free file from the Microsoft website and was presented with two choices for my download. I could download the file in 32 bit version or 64 bit version, depending on which one suited my operating system. Also see what is 64 bit?
But the question remained, what operating system do I have? You really need to know if you have Windows XP home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Home, Premium, Ultimate, or Business? The list goes on. Maybe you have Windows Seven. Also the average user has no idea what the difference is between a 32 bit operating system and a 64 bit so I will show you how to find out which one is running on your computer.
Lets start with some computer basics:
What is a processor?
The processor is a main component of a computer that is attached to the mother board. It is technically called the Central processing Unit or CPU for short. It is the brain of the computer because it processes all of the information and data. The bigger your processor, the faster your computer performs your tasks. If you have a 64 bit processor it would probably be reasonably fast as this is a new technology. We have also mentioned components of a computer in a basic computer terminology article.
What is an Operating system?
An operating system is the software you install on your computer that allows you to operate the computer. Windows is an operating system. If you want to find out what operating system you have then this is very simple. You need to know what operating system you have on your computer so you can download the right drivers and software that is compatible.
What Operating system do I have?
If you are wondering if you have Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Seven, it's very easy to find out. If you are wondering if your computer is a 32bit or 64bit then read on further down the page. People often ask me "what operating system do I have?" I would have thought this was a well known computer basics thing to know, however many do not know the answer. The average computer user does not work with all versions of Windows as much as I do so how can I expect them to know?
1. Go to your start menu. This will apply for all Windows Versions.
2. Click on control panel in the menu.
3. Double click on the system icon. If you cannot see all the pretty icons press on the link to view the control panel in classic view.
4. You will see all the details in front of you. See the screen shot below. Click on the picture to see a larger size. Here you can see what operating system you have.
The above screen shot shows Windows vista and the below shot is Windows XP. It looks different but the information result is the same. They both tell you what operating you have.
The information I can see here is:
- What operating system I have and what version and service pack.
- How much computer memory I have.
- What processor I have.
- What speed the processor is.
- If I have a 32bit or 64bit processor. (Sometimes it is not shown on an old computer)
What Operating system do I have and is it 32bit or 64 bit?
A 64 bit operating system is an operating system such as Windows XP or Windows Vista, that has been purposely developed for a computer with a 64 bit processor. You cannot use 64 bit software on a computer with a 32 bit processor but you can use 32 bit software with a 64 bit processor.
What to look for:
- For a 64-bit version operating system, 64-bit Operating System appears for the system type under System
- For a 32-bit version operating system, 32-bit Operating System appears for the system type under System.
- Also, a x86-based version means a 32-bit version operating system. Microsoft Win32 uses the x86 processor in 32-bit flat mode.
What operating system do I have and is 32 bit or 64 bit?
Windows XP
- Go to the start menu.
- Choose all programs.
- Then choose accessories, then system tools.
- Now choose system information.
- See the screen shot below.
If it says x86 then you have a 32 bit operating system. If the processor area mentioned a 64 or AMD64 then this means you have a 64 bit processor. If it said Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Version then this means it is a 64 bit operating system. However as you can see from above, it says Microsoft Windows XP Professional and the processor starts with X86 so therefore this is a 32 bit processor with a 32 bit operating system.
The screen shot above shows a 64 bit operating system which means I also have a 64 bit processor to allow this.
Windows Vista
In Windows Vista you can find out the same way. Start menu>Programs>Accessories>System tools>System information. You can also type the word system into the search bar in the start menu.
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What operating system do I have? Another way to see if you have a 32 bit or a 64 bit operating system
1. Go to control panel by going to the start menu in the bottom left corner.
2. Click on the system icon.
3. The information will be there.
4. See in the screen shot below I have a 32-bit Operating system.
On my laptop I have a 64 bit Operating system installed because the laptop has a 64-bit processor.
How To Find What Operating System I Have on a Failed Computer?
Just say you cannot get into your computer and you want to know if you should format your computer using a 32bit or a 64bit operating system? Well
Which Version of Windows should I Install? 32 bit or 64 bit?
To install a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you need a processor that's capable of running a 64-bit version of Windows. The benefits of using a 64-bit operating system are most apparent when you have a large amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer (typically 4 GB of RAM or more). In such cases, because a 64-bit operating system can handle large amounts of memory more efficiently than a 32-bit operating system, a 64-bit operating system can be more responsive when running several programs at the same time and switching between them frequently. Source
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a 64 bit system?
- You will need to install 64-bit drivers for all your add ons like your printer, usb stick, digital camera, and more. This is why people have had problems with having a 64 bit system. However as time goes on the technology gets better and more refined… Soon drivers will be available for most devices.
- If you have a 64 bit processor and a 64 bit operating system you will have to have 64-bit software applications like office programs, picture editors, and so on..
- There is not much compatible software available at the moment, however this is changing.
- A Vista 64 bit operating system does not support any 32 bit software.
- An AMD 64 bit processor supports both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems.
- Vista 64 bit operating system has major improvements on security features and kicks the 32 bit butt. New features that prevent and almost make system attacks impossible.
- Vista Home Basic 64 bit supports up to 8 GB of RAM, Vista Home Premium 64 bit supports up to 16 GB and Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate 64 bit supports up to 128 GB, whereas 32 bit Vista supports 4 GB or RAM.
- A 64-bit processor is made with more advanced processes, have more features, and of course has faster speeds.
Notes: 32 bit and 64 bit operating system
- You can upgrade from XP 64-bit to Vista 64-bit, but not from Vista 32-bit to Vista 64-bit.
- If you are running a 64 bit operating system then we must presume you have a 64 bit processor as well.
- You can also type winmsd.exe into the run box for the system information box to come up.
- You can also press The WIN KEY and pause break to open system properties. Sometimes the information is there.
- Now that you know if you have a 32bit or 64 bit system, find out more information about your computer.
- See more on the Microsoft website about 32 bit and 64 bit Windows.
- Also see what is 64 bit?
If you are still asking what operating system do I have, then please make a comment below?


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My latest unit is a Confederate Signal Station that I saw earlier on the Redoubt Miniature web site and knew I had to have it! I can't say enough how much I like the figures for Redoubt's ACW range!
I thought I would paint it up for the competition and snag a few quick point's ......... but that's not how it happened at all! As usual I completely underestimated how long it would take to do this which in fact turned out to be quite a bit of time indeed!
Last confederate unit I used army painter and so on this I wanted to see how it looked without army painter and I prefer it without and so won't be using it again on my confederates or any ACW for that matter. I did use MIG pigments again to weather the rocks and tower and the signal flags are hand painted. Also need to add if I haven't before the new Foundry ACW paints are superb and well worth buying folks!
The Confederate Signal Corps was unofficially first started under the leadership of Edward P. Alexander for a brief period before officially being made a separate branch on April 19, 1862, under chief signal officer Captain William Norris consisting of one major, 10 captains, 20 lieutenants, 20 sergeants, and 1500 men. In addition a signal officer was given to the staff of each corps and division.
While not as large or as well equipped as the Union Signal Corps it did function in a very similar manner of battlefield observation, intelligence gathering, and artillery fire direction from their elevated signal stations using platforms and aerial balloons. Unlike their union counterparts who had access to electric telegraphy (due to the limited resources) confederate signallers had to rely on flags or messengers to relay information.
Another distinct difference between the two signal corps was that confederate signal corps also included espionage as part of their mission. This included undercover missions behind enemy lines and a network of agents running from Richmond to Canada. Because of this records on their activities and their going ons in the war are quite sketchy as most records were burned or otherwise disposed of to most likely protect information and people.
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Ladies' Plate Results | Remenham Cup Results
Temple Cup Results | Prince Albert Cup Results
Timetable | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England—All three Harvard and Radcliffe varsity eights won Friday at the Henley Royal Regatta and will join the Crimson heavyweight four in Saturday's semifinals.
Harvard student Andrew Campbell also moved on to the semifinals in the Diamond Challenge Sculls, while the Crimson heavyweight freshman eight lost a close race to IRA freshman champion Washington. For the third straight day, all the crews faced a challenging headwind.
The Crimson heavyweight varsity eight started off its week at Henley in impressive fashion, topping Sport Imperial Boat Club and Leander Club by 3.5 lengths in the Ladies' Challenge Plate. Harvard led at every split and posted a time of 7:15. Among the Sport Imperial rowers was former Harvard lightweight captain Martin Eiermann '10. Harvard could have faced another alum, Michael Blomquist '03 in the next round but will instead meet Molesey Boat Club and Oxford Brookes University, which defeated Blomquist's Penn Athletic Club entry Friday.
Radcliffe won for the second day in a row, downing Hollandia Roeiclub, a boat of Dutch under-23 national rowers that had a first-round bye Thursday, by 2.5 lengths in 8:18. The Black and White will face Canada's Western Rowing Club in the semifinals.
"We were down just a little bit off the start, but our plan was just to be tenacious, get on it and get going, to get the boat up to speed and sustain that," said Radcliffe coach Liz O'Leary. "You really have to be aggressive. It's a long race with a strong headwind, and you just have to pull hard."
The Harvard lightweight eight made it three wins in three days in the Temple Challenge Cup, coming from behind to defeat Durham University by 1.25 lengths. The Crimson trailed through the Barrier split but overtook Durham by the Fawley and finished in 7:17. A win by the heavyweight freshmen would have pitted the two Harvard crews against each other in the semifinals, but the Huskies edged the Crimson by a boat length in 7:11.
"It was a great day for the team overall, it was a great day for Andrew, and it was a great day for our crew," said Charley Butt, the Friends of Harvard Lightweight Rowing Coach for Lightweight Crew. "We were in a 20-mile-per-hour headwind on a long course, against the stream. It took a lot of calm and a lot of poise to realize that it didn't have to happen suddenly and it wouldn't happen suddenly."
Campbell was matched up with Duncan Grant of New Zealand, who edged the Crimson lightweight sophomore for the bronze medal at last summer's World Rowing Championships. Campbell emerged victorious this time around, winning by 2.5 lengths in 9:04. He will face South African Peter Lambert in the semifinals.
"The Diamond Sculls is one of the premier sculling events in the world, and Andrew is doing great and having a great time," Butt said.
The defending-champion Harvard four races University of London A in the Prince Albert Challenge Cup semifinals Saturday.
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SF city vehicle fatally hits woman in park grass
(09-05) 20:18 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A woman was killed when a San Francisco Recreation and Parks worker ran over her with a pick-up truck Thursday afternoon at a park in Bernal Heights, authorities said.
The 35-year-old woman was lying with her baby and a dog in the grass at Holly Park when the driver struck her at about 2:20 p.m., said police spokesman Officer Tracy Turner.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died. The baby girl was not injured and is now in the custody of her father. The dog is with Animal Care and Control.
The driver left the park after running over the woman, but was detained by police several blocks away, Turner said. He was taken to Ingleside Station for questioning, and police plan to book him on suspicion of felony hit and run.
His name was not released because he has not been officially arrested.
The driver has been an employee of the Recreation and Park Department since 2009, parks spokeswoman Sarah Ballard said. Neighbors said there is a gardener known for driving recklessly on both the grass and paved pathways.
"I had a couple of incidents when I had to say something," said Peggy Hepa Lobatos, 54. "I've noticed that this (gardener) shouldn't be driving so fast. There are people lying out, children from Junipero Serra Elementary School who come here for exercise, and it's a challenge."
Lobatos, who said she goes to the park at least twice a day, said one time the gardener almost hit her German shepherd service dog, Beethoven.
Holly Park is frequented by dog owners, many of whom have complained about that particular park employee, Lobatos said. But Wardy Joubert, 39, said all the maintenance workers drive dangerously.
"They just drive through the park like a freeway," he said. "They have a pathway to drive on so I don't see why they go on the grass."
Ballard said the Recreation and Park Department could not comment further on an ongoing police investigation. General Manager Phil Ginsburg issued a statement expressing his condolences to the family and friends of the victim.
"This is a devastating day for all," he said.
Supervisor David Campos, whose district includes Holly Park, accompanied investigators as they knocked on neighbors' doors looking for surveillance video and spoke to witnesses. He said the Board of Supervisors needs to look at "what the rules and guidelines are for park vehicles."
"The idea that you can go into a park with your baby and be run over is impossible to imagine," he said. "Something went wrong here. We can't have anything like this happen again."
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COLUMBUS: An Ohio prison guard has resigned after an investigation about falsification of logs documenting checks on a death row inmate who later committed suicide.
Corrections officer Clay Putnam and another guard were put on paid leave after the Aug. 4 suicide of Billy Slagle just days before his scheduled execution.
Putnam declined to comment Thursday on his resignation announced by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
The state patrol, which also investigated, says no charges are planned.
A second guard remains on leave while the state investigates changes to an electronic log documenting how often checks were done on Slagle on death row in Chillicothe (chihl-ih-KAWTH�-ee).
Two consultants hired by the state are reviewing Slagle�s suicide as well as the Sept. 4 hanging death of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro.


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Dong Zhou wrote:Sun Fin wrote:Pokemon GO. It has only just come out here in the UK but I can't believe I'm the only member on our board to be playing it?
Playing it now. Run out pokeballs already which is going to be annoying I suspect, I do like the collection system and the pokemon look cute, the ability to evolve, the way it uses the local area is impressive. Had always been intrested in Pokemon but never had the handheld consoles and didn't want to get them just for pokemon
There's so many good games for DS though! Ace Attorney for some courtroom drama and humorous elements. Profesor Layton for a proper English gentleman who never leaves a puzzle unsolved. Remakes and new Legend of Zelda games. Scribblenauts, Mario Party, Mario Kart...there's a lot there to enjoy. The only thing with the Pokemon games is that they release two, each with their own legendary, and then release a third later that has both of them - the third is the one you want.


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Weight & Risk
There Is A Strong Link Between Excess Body Fat & Increased Cancer Risk
Based on research The American Institute for Cancer Research helps fund, evidence is clear that weight can affect your risk of developing cancer. Many cancers in the U.S. could be prevented by maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active and eating a nutritious diet.
BMI Formula | View BMI Chart
Here are two methods for assessing body fat. While they're not perfectly accurate, they both tell you whether, and how urgently, you need to take steps to control your weight and reduce your cancer risk.
1. Body Mass Index (BMI)*
Body Mass Index is one common method used to measure overweight and obesity. BMI is a measure of body fat based on a person's weight and height. The BMI chart shows four ranges: underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Staying within the healthy range throughout life is important for lowering your cancer risk.
2. Waist Circumference
Waist circumference is another method of assessing your body fat. All you need to do is find a tape measure and follow these easy steps.
- Place a tape measure around your waist above the tip of your hipbone.
- Measure your waist after exhaling.
- Determine your health risk. For women, a waist measurement of 31.5 inches or more indicates high risk. For men, a waist measurement of 37 inches or more indicates high risk.
*BMI may not be an accurate measure for everyone - including people who have more muscle mass (like athletes), seniors with less muscle mass or people under 5 feet tall.
If you are at high risk, learn how you can lose weight. If you are not at risk, learn how to prevent weight gain.


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The reason crime happens is well known. Crime happens because there is a criminal to commit the crime, a victim who can be victimized by the criminal and the location or opportunity for a crime to occur. You can reduce the likelihood of being the victim of criminal activity if you take away the OPPORTUNITY for the criminal to make you his victim.
At HomeMake sure your main front door has a door viewer (peep hole).
Install solid core wood or metal doors on all exterior door openings
Always lock all windows and doors when going out. This includes short trips next door or out to the mailbox.
Do not place keys in hidden locations.
Keep all landscaping trimmed back to allow a clear view onto the property. Shrubs should be at 36" or lower, trees and tall plants should have at least 6" clear below. Do not allow plants to obstruct the view of windows and doorways.
Know your neighbors - be aware of who belongs and who does not belong.
Always acknowledge anyone who knocks at the door or rings the bell. You don't have to open the door, but you should always let them know you are home.
Simply put, your car or truck is valuable. Take precautions to prevent it from being stolen. And don't leave anything in the car that might tempt a break-in. Find out more about the typical auto thief, and what you can do to protect your vehicle and valuables.
Who Is the Auto Thief?
• Adults and juveniles steal cars. Even 13- and 14-year-olds can become involved in car theft because "joy riding" can be so easy to do.
• Nearly 40% of Oakland's stolen cars had the keys left in them. After all, if you are going to steal a car, wouldn't you pick the one with keys? So does the car thief.
• Some cars are stolen by established criminals involved in stripping rings, but most cars can be protected quite easily. Here's how you can protect yours:
Lock it. Lock it. Lock it.
Sounds so simple, but how often do you keep your car locked?
• Lock all doors. Lock the trunk. Lock the tailgate of your station wagon. Close all windows and lock the vent wings. Don't hide extra keys under the hood or on the frame. The determined thief will find them.
• If you have a garage, lock the car inside the garage and lock the garage.
• Install a locking gas tank cap. That way your car can't be driven any further than what's in the tank.
You Can Do More to Protect Your Car or Truck
• Away from home? Park beneath street lights or in a well-lit parking lot.
• Don't leave packages in plain sight; lock them in the trunk.
• At home, burn a light at the front and rear of your house.
• Keep your registration number and license plate number in your wallet or purse so that if your car is stolen, you'll have instant facts for the police.
Car Break-Ins
Other than tempting packages or purses left in plain view, the three biggest temptations that lead to car break-ins are:
1. GPS units
2. Handicap placards
3. FasTrak tags
You can protect your car and valuables by removing these items when you park your car.


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There was an alto saxophone piece by Pieridot that then got copyright striked and shut down. Can someone make something like this piece?
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There was an alto saxophone piece by Pieridot that then got copyright striked and shut down. Can someone make something like this piece?
wouldnt it be nice if musescore had a group devoted to educating members on music theory, arranging, orchestration...
yeah, I know that some high school classes use musescore for teaching music but that isnt exactly what I mean here. I mean a place totally here at musescore where members could make intelligent critical educated helpful comments about music.
there are certainly members who are very well educated in music who could help members out with their music, exchange helpful comments, a place where people could actually learn about music rather than the hit or miss experimentation alot of us do. I know I am just talking into the wind, but still, sigh.....oh well.....
I'm looking for some sheet music for a talent show in my school if anyone could make some songs?? We had an idea of Don't Stop Believin', Or Livin' on a Prayer with..
1 piano
2 violins
2 violas
2 cellos
2 bass (strings)
If anyone could help with this that would be amazing
Bass Guitar
French Horn
I've never touched a violin, viola or a cello, let alone played one. However, there are some emotions that can only be conveyed through their sound. That's why I made this piece.
It is a tribute to my deceased grandfather and was made on the same day of his death. Hope you enjoy it.
hey, what's going on? except for Mozart Forever (yay!), no one wants to post to this group? did the bananas all turn brown?
anyone have ideas on how to improve the group?
I just started playing alto sax last week for a summer program and I think all in all it's an easy instrument to start off on (maybe because I have been playing clarinet for 3 years). But I am still struggling with holding it. It's very heavy and sometimes my thumb is swollen from holding it. My friend who has been playing alto sax for 4 years says my sax is bigger than hers. I'm sure its alto because my music teacher gave it to me and I can't switch it out for a different one. Does anyone have any tips on how to hold the sax? Thxxx and I appreciate it- Flutinetist ^~^
vous en pensez quoi ?
This piece is written to memorise my university days (almost exactly 10 years ago I was enrolled), in which I used half a theme from the university anthem.
The half finished status made me stressed, and influenced my lab works and my thesis writing. Thus, I just used all my spare time to finish it ASAP.
I am not very satisfied with connection between different parts, especially that between parts D2-D3-E. Ideas are welcomed, and I will try to modify it when I recovered from the current mood.
Piccola suite Op. 18 per clarinetto solo: Preludio, Allemanda, Sarabanda e Giga. It was written in 1999. I revised and edited this week. Thank you for listening.
As a violin player I don´t know much about saxophone, so I would be interested in hearing what you think! Is it playable?
I jus got into JackSepticEye's hit song, All The Way, and I can not find any alto saxophone sheet musics for it. Does anyone have the time, effort or knowledge of making this song into sheet? It is a big ask, but I think It would be really fun!
Up until this arrangement, I've only ever arranged for a capella and general choral settings, but I fell in love with the intro to "2009" and just had to arrange it. Please give me feedback and enjoy!
I'm looking for simple (but not dumb!) arrangements for a group of traditional players of all ages and a range of skills. We are mostly a fiddle group, with 10 -12 fiddles, a couple of banjos, a piano and 1-2 guitars. We range in age from 10 to 85! I've been combing the internet and I've found a couple of things right here in musescore that look more interesting than the standard fare. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone.


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Bricks maneuver better without a battery!
In driving, there's a maxim about driving at night: You should never overdrive your headlights. That means you shouldn't drive faster than you can see to stop. The supposedly well intentioned advocates of electric car technology are overdriving their headlights.
Tesla Motors' lineup of all-electric vehicles — its existing Roadster, almost certainly its impending Model S, and possibly its future Model X — apparently suffer from a severe limitation that can largely destroy the value of the vehicle. If the battery is ever totally discharged, the owner is left with what Tesla describes as a "brick": a completely immobile vehicle that cannot be started or even pushed down the street. The only known remedy is for the owner to pay Tesla approximately $40,000 to replace the entire battery. Unlike practically every other modern car problem, neither Tesla's warranty nor typical car insurance policies provide any protection from this major financial loss.
Teslas start at about $49,000. Granted, it is a vehicle more likely to be purchased by the well-to-do. But, imagine the joy of anyone coming back from a vacation or business trip, and discovering that they had forgotten to plug the car in, or someone accidentally unplugged the cord, or a breaker tripped and their $50 to $100K sports car now needs a $40,000 battery and a tow truck or it will never move again. (Unless, maybe up on cinderblocks, in an upscale version of Rio Linda?) And good luck finding one in stock at the local Sears or Pep Boys! Figure on it being in the shop for a while.
This is technology not yet ready for prime time. Some electric cars are little more than street legal golf carts. Others, like the Teslas, are poised to become lawn sculptures. When the technology is ready, people will buy more and more of them, and that will make them cheaper to mass produce. (Think big screen TVs.) But, in the meantime, are government subsidies of overpriced electric cars the wisest use of our limited resources? I sincerely doubt it.
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This is nomeata's notepad about the nested CPR information:
Related tickets
- #1600 Main tickets where I mention progress.
Tickets with stuff that would make nested CPR better:
- #8598 CPR after IO (partly done)
Related testcases
- Everything in source:testsuite/tests/stranal/sigs/
- Does Nick Frisby's late λ-lifting alleviate problems when CPR'ing join-points?
- Paper-Writeup of CPR
- Shouldn't nested CPR help a lot with Complex-heavy code? Is there something in nofib?
- Try passing CPR information from the scrunitee to the pattern variables. For that: Reverse flow of analysis for complex scrunitees (for simple, we want the demand coming from the body, for complex, this is not so important.)
- Use ticky-profiling to learn more about the effects of nested CPR.
- Look at DmdAnal-related [SLPJ-Tickets] and see which ones are affected by nested-cpr.
- Do not destroy join points (see below).
- Can we make sure more stuff gets the
Terminatingflag, e.g. after a
caseof an unboxed value?
join points
CPR can kill join points. Idea to fix this, and possibly more general benefits:
http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2013-December/003481.html; prototype in branch
- On its own, improvements are present but very small: http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2013-December/003500.html
- Enabling CPR for sum types in non-top-level-bindings (which is currently disabled due to worries abut lost join points) yields mixed results (min -3.8%, mean -0.0%, max 3.4%).
- Enabling nested CPR in inside sum types also yields mixed, not very promising results (-6.9% / +0.0% / +11.3%).
Alternative: Detect join points during
dmdAnal and make sure that their CPR info is not greater than that of the expression they are a join-point for.
It would be nice to merge the code structure improvements and notes into master, to keep my branch short. But it is based on
better-ho-cardinality, and that is not suitable for merging because of unexpected regressions even in
nofib and
rtak. So I am investigating.
In these tests, it is related to reading and showing data. Small example:
main = (read "10" :: Int) `seq` return ()
Baseline: 49832,
better-ho-cardinality: 49968. Unfortunately, the changes to, for example,
GHC.Read are not small, and probably mostly benign...
Trying to minimize and isolate the problem. After some aggressive code deleting, this is where I ended up:
{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-} data P a = Get (Char -> P a) | Result a Get f1 `mplus` Get f2 = undefined Result x `mplus` _ = Result x newtype ReadP a = R (forall b . (a -> P b) -> P b) instance Monad ReadP where return x = R (\k -> k x) R m >>= f = R (\k -> m (\a -> let R m' = f a in m' k)) readP_to_S (R f) = f Result `seq` () ppp :: ReadP a -> ReadP a -> ReadP a ppp (R f1) (R f2) = R (\k -> f1 k `mplus` f2 k) paren :: ReadP () -> ReadP () paren p = p >> return () parens :: ReadP () -> ReadP () parens p = optional where optional = ppp p mandatory mandatory = paren optional foo = paren ( return () ) foo2 = ppp (parens ( return () )) (parens (return ())) main = readP_to_S foo `seq` readP_to_S foo2 `seq` return ()
it is important that both
paren and
parens are used more than once; if there is only one use-site, the problem disappears (which made it hard to find). Also, most other changes prevent the increase in allocations: Removing the
Monad instance and turning its methods into regular functions; adding
NOINLINE annotations to
paren or
parens; changing
foo2 to
ppp foo foo; even removing the dead code that is the first line of the
mplus function.
Further investigation and aggresive patch-splitting shows that the arity change is causing the regression. Pushed everything but that patch to master, that patch now lives in
Side tracks
- Should
runSTRepbe inlined (see ticket:1600#comment:34)?
- Can we use
TerminatesCPR information to eagerly evaluate thunks? Yes, and there is a small gain there: #8655
- Why is
cacheprofnot deterministic? (→ #8611)


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Flexible cobots both boost capacity and job satisfaction at Swedish machine shop
Flexible cobots both boost capacity and job satisfaction at Swedish machine shop
FT-Produktion utilizes flexible collaborative robots – cobots – to boost productivity without adding personnel, as well as raising job satisfaction among their employees by bringing variation to daily routines.
When Swedish machine shop FT-Produktion started receiving large orders from global leaders such as Volvo, Renault and Scania,their capacity and productivity was pushed to the limit. But in a job market where recruiting qualified employees is easier said than done, it takes innovation to increase output capacity.
So, to meet the growing market demand, FT-Produktion turned to specialized robot technology designed to meet the automation needs of small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses.
"We chose a combination of solutions from OnRobot, Universal Robots and EasyRobotics because they are easy to program. The investment in this solution will pay for itself in just nine months. Now we can fill significantly bigger orders," says Joakim Karlberg, who owns and operates the family-owned machine shop FT-Produktion with his sister.
In 2017, the company renovated much of its machinery and added a key addition: the introduction of a flexible robot cell comprised of a UR5 cobot from Universal Robots, two RG2 robot grippers from OnRobot, and a ProFeeder from EasyRobotics. This effective trio of Danish cobot solutions has now provided automated machine operation at FT-Produktion for more than a year.
With the cobot cell, a run of 150,000 units can be manufactured in less than two months with the robots working up to 16 hours a day, five days a week. This means FT-Produktion is able to save 500 hours when manufacturing a series of this size. It also means that the sales department can now accommodate orders with much higher volumes and shorter delivery times – without asking employees to work overtime.
"The demand for productivity continues to grow. But relevant manpower is hard to come by these days. Thanks to automation, an operator can keep three or four machines running at once without stress. We try to eliminate monotonous manual tasks by robotizing the high volume production runs, giving employees more time to work on smaller runs with greater variation in their tasks," says Joakim Karlberg.
And indeed, it wasn't just production capacity that increased with the introduction of the cobots. The Swedish company saw job satisfaction soar as well, as employees started experiencing a less monotonous and more interesting work day.
Take, for example, Mikael Andersson, a machine technician at FT-Produktion. He is now also a robot programmer and robot operator after taking a training course based on the Universal Robots Academy concept that includes ongoing follow-up training via free eLearning courses. Mikael also received training in the use of the EasyRobotics ProFeeder and the dual gripper from OnRobot, enabling him to easily and flexibly install, program, operate and reconfigure the overall solution.
"It was actually easier to use robots than I had expected. If you're standing there all day, feeding the same machine with parts, you can feel it in every joint of your body at the end of the day. Now my job is less monotonous and much more interesting. It's fun to watch a robot at work! I would like to see more of them here. This cobot solution is so easy to reconfigure that even small production runs are feasible in terms of costs," says Mikael Andersson.
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Karl Lagerfeld, Riccardo Tisci and ….. Kim Kardashian? Ugh. Yes, you read correctly. An eight-month pregnant Kim Kardashian had the honor of being photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for the upcoming issue of CR Fashion Book. Take a look at the video below for a sneak peek — epic music, and all…
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In Woody Allen's latest film, Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett is in the title role. Lucky Magazine reports that the costume designer, Suzy Benzinger, stated: "I called up Karl Lagerfeld and, I have to tell you, I was astounded…I sent a note and in two days he shipped out two custom made jackets for Cate Blanchett with the most beautiful note. And I just thought, 'Oh my god,' and he just said 'For Cate, I'd do anything'".
I wish Karl would say, "For Gabriella, I do anything." Sigh. I'm still looking forward to seeing Blue Jasmine though – I love Woody's leading ladies.
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This photo is not just exhibit A that my head has always been roughly the size of a regulation 10 pin bowling ball (I had to specify because as a New Englander, candle pin is our bowling method of choice, and my head hasn't been that size ball since the beginning of my mother's second trimester). This 3rd grade dance recital picture is also a painful reminder of the childhood trauma that resulted from not having the ability to do a cartwheel. Did you think that I was about to tell you my dance teacher molested me?
No, no, just some upper-middle class problems where my parents could afford to send me to weekly dance classes that were segregated by which girls could or could not do cartwheels. So, I wasn't abused, but it felt kinda like, a race thing, almost.
No? Well, not being able to do a cartwheel was embarrassing. And look how big my head was! I couldn't catch a break after I was born into a stable family in a first world nation! For one, while the other girls were doing a step-ball-change, sashay, sashay, cartwheel, pose! I was doing a sashay, sashay, summersault, slowly get up, pose a half-count late!
Or the time my older cousin tried to teach me how to do a cartwheel at my brother's baseball game and all I accomplished was throwing up a Dole popsicle and spaghetti.
The worst cartwheel experience of all was when I was in middle school and wanted to be a cheerleader. During the first practice leading up to try-outs we were separated into groups: girls who did back hand springs, girls who did cartwheels, and girls they would humor for two hours. There ended my cheerleading career.
I don't know what it is about cartwheels that always eluded me. I think it was a combination of my lack of upper body strength and my fear of my feet being where my head should be. It's just amazing what a huge stress cartwheels used to be for me. It's like algebra (to theatre majors), except with cartwheels no one ever lets you know that you practically never need them in adulthood. I guess people just assume you know that.
Assuming makes an ass out of you and me because I was horrified that this was going to be my life forever.
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Based on the success of the first one, the Seattle Gamenight / Tweetup has officially become A Thing, and will henceforth be held on the last Friday of each month.
For the next, February 28, I have reserved a room at Cafe Mox, Seattle's premiere game parlour. The space only holds 10, so please RSVP via Twitter or email if you intend to join; if we get > 10, we will relocate.
On March 28 we are back at The Elysian, for a gamenight featuring Special Guest Star @ansate. Yay!
And a week later, Saturday April 5th, it is International Tabletop Day. I have no plans as of yet, but will cook up something in observation of the event. Stay tuned.


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"You'll learn all about the changes in Arduino 1.0 and the new ARM-based Arduino Due. "
I think they are going to repeat things about the Due that we have read in the press releases.
Would be really happy, if this could find a way to us within this year ...
or the Arduino Leonardo.


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