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Norfolk's police and crime commissioner has apologised for his choice of words after he said he would not hire more PCSOs, even if he had "all the money in the world".
Lorne Green's comments were made at a police accountability forum in Long Stratton, the first held since proposals announced by the Norfolk force.
Those proposals include axing all 150 PCSOs, closing seven stations and shutting front desks to the public as part of a move that would save £2m.
The 150 PCSOs at risk would be replaced with 81 new police officers and 16 non-officer roles, as part of a move which will save £2m a year and follows the biggest review in the force's history.
And Conservative commissioner, in response to a question about whether police bosses would consider keeping PCSOs if they agreed to take pay cuts, told the meeting: "If I had all the money in the world I would not hire more PCSOs."
He said: "We need more officers who can investigate, who can be moved around the county, who can be called on at short notice to duty when duty demands.
"And PCSOs, as valuable as they've been, they don't offer the flexibility and skills necessary to deal with 21st century crime in this county."
But that sparked criticism, including from the union which represents PCSOs, and Mr Green today apologised for his choice of words.
Mr Green said: "I am sorry for my choice of words with regards to the proposal in relation to PCSOs; I did not choose them well.
"I apologise for any unintended hurt I may have caused. I have, throughout, been mindful of the pain and uncertainty caused by the proposal to put the PCSO role at risk.
"It has been important to me from the outset that the Force addresses and deals with the inevitable impact on these valued members of the Norfolk Constabulary community with great sensitivity.
"As such, I made a point at the public meeting of calling on the chief constable to outline the measures being taken to assist those at risk.
"I was heartened to hear that more than 40 PCSOs have expressed an interest in becoming Police Constables and that there may be further opportunities within the proposed future policing model. I will continue to closely monitor the progress of these efforts."
Earlier today Caren Reeves, Norfolk branch secretary of UNISON, said the comments made at the meeting came at a time when PCSO members and colleagues "thought it couldn't get any worse".
She said: "Shame on PCC Lorne Green, that with an unfeeling, thoughtless, throwaway comment he can knock the legs out from under long serving, dedicated, loyal employees who are desperately trying to hold their lives together – coming into work, still professionally carrying on in their demanding public facing jobs while worrying about how they are going to provide for themselves and their families after 31st March next year."
Chris Jenkinson, regional secretary, who is organising a day of action in Norwich on December 2, said the comments were "disappointing, surprising and foolhardy."
Simon Bailey, Norfolk's chief constable, had said at the meeting that he appreciated that PCSOs could take pay cuts, or could work 9am to 5am Monday to Friday, but would then not be there when they were needed.
He said the extra, fully warranted police officers they will get would provide more flexibility and allow them to respond better to modern crime trends.
He said proposals to cut PCSOs and shut public enquiry offices were "against a backdrop of a changing face of crime".
The meeting heard the force's budget was "under severe strain" with a further £10m or £11m of savings to be made.
Mr Bailey said the force, which had already saved £30m, had no option but to reduce its workforce.
He added: "When you look at our crime figures and numbers I think we're doing absolutely the right thing."
The meeting heard that 45 of those PCSOs at risk had expressed an interest in becoming police officers.
At least 20 or 30 others had shown an interest in other roles within the force.
Mr Bailey said those at risk were "to be applauded" for the way they had responded following the announcement.
Mr Bailey also said the response from members of the public looking to become police officers had been "unprecedented".
The meeting also heard that Mr Bailey would be looking for the police and crime commissioner to lobby government to raise the police precept above the current 2pc.
To raise the police precept above 2pc would require a referendum.
But Mr Bailey said even if the precept were to be raised to its current permitted maximum, of up to 2pc, there would still be a need to plug a £10m gap.
Mr Bailey said: "I will make a case that we need to raise the budget beyond 1.9pc and I hope the government do raise that cap."
Mr Green said: "My first duty is to ensure people are safe in this county."
The PCC said if the chief constable says he needs more funds to keep the county safe he "can't ignore that".
But Mr Green says he has not yet received the figure the chief needs and once he did would consult the public on that.
Beverley Spratt, a Norfolk County Councillor for West Deepwade Division, who attended the meeting, raised concerns about any prospect of further council tax rises in what were difficult economic times for everyone.
Mr Spratt said members of the public were not "cash cows" and had to ensure their households kept to their budget and urged police chiefs to do the same.
He added it was "totally unfair" to keep looking to put up council tax.
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In December 2011, the United Nations declared 11 October as the 'International Day of the Girl Child', to recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges that girls around the world face.
This year the focus is on "Innovating for Girls' Education".
A lot of study has gone into why it's so important that we focus on making sure that the girls' of the world get the education they deserve, and here are some results:
Educating girls has a big impact on communities and societies. Education develops critical thinking skills, which are essential for good leaders. More women are needed to solve global problems!
By educating more girls, we set them up to be able to get good jobs and earn good money. This makes the economy of any country stronger. One extra year of school increases a girl's future earnings by 10 to 20 percent.
Girls who have been to school are twice as likely to send their children to primary school. So more educated girls!
This year's International day of the girl is also very special, because Pakistani school girl turned education activist Malala Yousafzai was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, an incredible achievement. At the age of 11 she began to write a blog under a false name for the BBC describing her life under Taliban rule, and her views on the importance of education for girls. This was very risky, as at times the Taliban had banned girls from attending school in the area that she lived. Malala gained some good international recognition for her writing, but the Taliban were not happy with her voice being heard.
On 9 October 2012, Malala was on the school bus home after taking an exam. A Taliban gunman entered the bus, demanded to speak with her, and when she identified herself as Malala Yousafzai, he shot her.
Malala was very lucky to survive the incident, and recieved her final medical treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Since her recovery, Malala lives with her family in Birmingham and has been busily campaigning for girls rights to receive education, and developing her charity The Malala fund.
She has been described as an inspiration by many of our world leaders, and certainly by her brave choice to speak out for those who deserve an education, for those who do not have the opportunity to make their voices heard, this makes her a worthy nominee of this important prize.
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A rectangular conducting loop of width w, height h, and resistance R is mounted vertically on a nonconducting cart (see attachment). The cart is placed on the inclined portion of a track and released from rest at position P1 at a height y above the horizontal portion of the track. It rolls with negligible friction down the incline and through a uniform magnetic field B in the region above the horizontal portion of the track. The conducting loop is in the plane of the page, and the magnetic field is directed into the page. The loop passes completely through the field with a negligible change in speed. Express your answer in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants.
a.) Determine the speed of the cart when it reaches the horizontal portion of the track.
b.) Determine the following for the time at which the cart is at position P2, with one-third of the loop in the magnetic field.
i. The magnitude of the emf induced in the conducting loop
ii. The magnitude of the current induced in the conducting loop.
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a) At the height y, potential energy of the cart = mgy where m = mass of the cart & loop
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This year has certainly not gone as planned for the Arizona Diamondbacks. After two consecutive .500 seasons, the D-Backs made moves in attempt to finally overcome the 81-win mark and make the postseason for the first time since 2011. Unfortunately for fans of baseball in the Valley of the Sun, the injury bug has hit this team in a way nobody could have ever expected. However, the team is remaining competitive in lieu of these dire circumstances, and one player in particular, Paul Goldschmidt, appears at times to be singlehandedly keeping this team out of the cellar.
Heading into the second half of the season after the All-Star break, it is important to look back at the challenges the Diamondbacks have faced this year, but beware, these trials and tribulations are not for the faint of heart.
To start the season, the D-Backs would be without their ace Patrick Corbin and relievers David Hernandez and Matt Reynolds due to season ending Tommy John surgeries. In light if that news, the team needed a big year out of starting pitchers Brandon McCarthy and Trevor Cahill, who were making nearly a combined $18 million, but instead they had a combined 5.49 ERA. McCarthy is now on the Yankees and Cahill was optioned to the minors. Key offseason acquisition, Mark Trumbo, who was supposed to help Arizona's middle of the lineup overpower opposing pitchers, has only played in 24 games this season due to a foot injury, and Bronson Arroyo, who was finally hitting his stride after a rough start, is also now out for the season. Finally, going into the second half of the season, the team will be without infielders Eric Chavez, Cliff Pennington and Chris Owings and starting centerfielder A. J. Pollack. Everything that could have gone wrong for the Arizona Diamondbacks seemingly has.
This recipe for disaster has now made this D-Backs current roster resemble less of a major league club and more of a Triple-A team. Since opening day, only one starting pitcher in the team's original projected five-man rotation remains among the starting rotation, Wade Miley. Also since opening day, most of the starting left side and center of the field for Arizona (Owings, Trumbo and Pollack) have only played a combined 148 out of a possible 288 games, roughly 51 percent.
Nonetheless, if there has been one constant or beacon of stability for Arizona this season, it is Paul Goldschmidt. Goldschmidt is not one to take credit for any win or to gloat on his mid-season successes, but it is not everyday that fans get to see a player from a team with the second lowest win-percentage in the league start in an All-Star game.
"Goldy" is definitely having a year to remember for the Diamondbacks and it should not go unnoticed. He currently sits at second in RBIs (61) and third in on-base percentage (.400) and slugging percentage (.549) in the NL. His 36 doubles so far ties his double total from all of last year, currently leads all batters in the majors, and is the most doubles heading into the All-Star break since 2005.
The second half of the season does not look very promising for the D-Backs, especially since the team has already begun to sell off some of their expensive- and underperforming- pieces. By season's end, there could even possibly be five new starters in the lineup that actually began the season in Triple-A. Given all of that tremendous news, the Arizona Diamondbacks could still very well end up back in the cellar by game 162. However, if they do happen to stay out of it, it will undoubtedly be because of one of their only few mainstays left, the man at first base, Paul Goldschmidt.
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Hi, I currently have two 74GB hard drives setup in my desktop. At the moment i am only using one (C:). Previously i had two installed, C: and D:, both with a copy of my OS (windowsXP) which how it came when i first bought it. Due to my pc playing up i decided to wipe it clean and start a fresh only installing the one hard drive. Basically what id like to know is if its possible to install my second hard drive for extra space without intalling another version of windowsXP on it and if so how.
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If both copies of Windows previously worked then the drives are already set up correctly.
Go to Disk Management and see if the second drive appears there. If so, just format it and you will be good to go.
After looking on Disk Management it says my Disk 0 is online and set to my primary partition and my Disk 1 is online but unallocated. Do i need to create a new partition for Disk 1 and can i do this without needing to install an OS.
Also i dont know if its relevant but when i look at properties for both drives, under the volume tab they both say Master Boot Record (MBR) next to Partition Style. Does this mean i dont have one set to a slave drive??
That message is normal. Just Format Drive one while in Disk Management.
You have the option to make just one partition or multiple partitions. If you intend to use solely for storage and not install programs on the drive then format NTFS using all available space.
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An intersessional workshop on the right to peace will be held on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
On 22 June 2017, the Human Rights Council decided to convene, with the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in the period between the thirty-seventh and the thirty-eighth sessions of the Human Rights Council, a half-day intersessional workshop on the right to peace, to discuss the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Peace (A/HRC/RES/35/4), adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2016 (A/RES/71/189).
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Just curious what I should expect when I connect the Tsunami to a USB port before trying to even use the Arduino IDE. I connected it to my Mac Mini and a device assignment is done. The terminal program I use recognizes the Tsunami as a device but I wonder it I try to open the device with the terminal program can I expect any serial port output when the default program runs? If so, what baud rate do I need to set in the terminal emulator?
Where can I find the code for the program that I assume must be in the board when it is received?
I connected to mine with a terminal at either 57600 or 115200 and there was a test program that reported. If you connect input BNC to output BNC with a cable, the self tests should pass (or on occasion fail by a small margin sometimes I think).
My system was Linux, but I bet it'd be similar on your Mac.
Great, I will try those two rates, I just did not want to be guessing starting at 9600 baud and going up. I assumed there had to be something active on the port. I will try that later. Thanks.
I've found: 115200 - works great.57600 - doesn't always complete the test.
System: Ubuntu 15.04 (64-bit) Running at the terminal: sudo screen /dev/ttyACM0 115200


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MOM Tip -Write It Down
Write It Down: Write Things Down. Keep a small notepad in convenient places so that when you think of something you need to do, errands you need to run, calls you need to make or items you need to purchase you can jot them down to remind you. This will save you time and help you to recall the many things you need to do as a mom.
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The guide below will help you know what to expect during the different stages of the Quebec Skilled Worker immigration process.
As of January 2016, potential applicants for immigration to Canada through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) must use the secure space Mon projet Québec in order to submit an application.
+ - 1. Register an account on the Mon projet Québec secure space and complete the required information in your profile. Click to collapse
In order to submit an application for permanent residence to the QSWP, you must create an account on Mon projet Québec and complete the information required in the profile. The information required includes, but is not limited to, your civil status information, education history, work history, family information, and languages knowledge. This profile may be submitted during the designated intake period, and acts as the first step of the application process. No documents are required at the moment of submission.
+ - 2. Your Mon projet Québec profile is reviewed and, when the Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion (MIDI) is ready to process your application, a personalized document checklist is sent to your Mon projet Québec secure space. Click to collapse
This personalized document checklist is based on the information you have declared for yourself and your family in the Mon projet Québec profile. Requested documents must be submitted by mail to MIDI, in the correct format in one complete submission, within 90 days of receipt of the checklist. If it is not possible to provide a document that has been requested, you must submit a written declaration to explain why you cannot provide the document.
Once your application reaches its turn to be assessed, it is carefully reviewed by the immigration office to establish your eligibility to immigrate to Quebec as a Skilled Worker. Your qualifications are assessed against the Quebec Skilled Worker selection criteria. If the visa officer is satisfied that you meet the requirements, you will be issued a Quebec Selection Certificate (Certificat de sélection du Québec, or CSQ).
+ - 4. You may be called to a personal selection interview to further assess your qualifications for Quebec Immigration. Click to collapse
The majority of applicants under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program are no longer required to undergo a personal selection interview to further assess their potential to successfully settle and work in Quebec. In August 2015, MIDI eliminated the adaptability threshold, whereby eligibility points could be gained at interview. Points are no longer awarded in interviews, however, an interview may still be requested to confirm an applicant's declarations. In a situation where an applicant is called to interview, he or she will be issued a CSQ if the interview is successful.
+ - 5. Your application is submitted to the Central Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia, where all applications are first checked for completeness by the federal government. Click to collapse
Once a CSQ is issued, applicants have one year to submit their application to the CIO in Canada. Applications must include the issued CSQ, identity and civil status documents, police clearance certificates, and federal government processing fees. Incomplete applications are returned to the applicant. Note that police clearence certificates can be submitted afterward to the Canadian Immigration Office if necessary.
+ - 6. Your application is forwarded by the CIO for federal approval to the Canadian Immigration Visa Office responsible for processing applications from your country of residence or nationality. Click to collapse
Canadian Immigration Visa Offices evaluate the application, focusing on security and medical checks.
Upon assessment of your application by the Canadian Immigration Visa Office, medical instructions will be forwarded to you. You and your accompanying family members, if applicable, are required to undergo a medical examination by a doctor that has been approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly CIC).
+ - 8. Your passport is requested and the Right of Permanent Residence fee is due. Click to collapse
After the medical results have been received by the Canadian Immigration Visa Office, they will request the Right of Permanent Resident Fee (RPRF) payment and your passport for the purpose of issuing a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa. Note that if you are from a visitor visa exempt country you will are not required to submit your passport.
Your Canada Immigration Visa will have an expiry date, by which time you and your accompanying family members must enter Canada, or "land."


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Inspired by the Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki, Pierre Gagnaire's ingenious and surprisingly simple dish looks like a brush dipped in magenta paint. More Vegetable Dishes
How to Make It
In a bowl, combine the orange juice, Campari, rum and shredded beets; refrigerate overnight. Strain the beet mixture through a fine sieve into a small saucepan, pressing on the solids. Whisk in the potato starch. Simmer over moderate heat, whisking until thickened, about 1 minute. Season with salt, pour into a bowl and let cool.
In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the daikon until crisp-tender, 8 minutes. Drain and let cool; pat dry. Halve each piece of daikon lengthwise, then arrange the pieces on a work surface, cut side down. Make very thin lengthwise slices, stopping 1/3 inch from the top. Stand the daikon fan, sliced ends down, in the beet infusion until the ends are deep magenta, about 1 hour; occasionally spoon liquid over the top.
In the small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the red onions and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring, until very soft, 15 minutes. Scrape into a blender and puree. Return the puree to the saucepan. Cook over moderate heat, stirring, until thick, 10 minutes; season with salt.
Carefully drag a daikon fan across each of 6 plates; set on the plate. Stir 1/4 cup of the beet infusion into the warm basmati rice. Mound the rice and the onion puree on the plates and serve.


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Gina from Purdy Wallcovering who is just sooo sweet, sent me this
Love Ya Award
Thank you so much Gina, I'm blushing over here!!!
Gina has a beautiful blog filled with so many inspiring interiors and is a specialist in wallpaper. Go figure! You dream it and she has it!
The before in honey oak.
The afters!
more afters!
These are from the kitchen I finished two weeks ago. I love this kitchen!
Close-up of the finish.
I had to show this other image of this cute and charming kitchen. I love the green striped wall paper, the limed french kitchen chairs, the glass iron table, the sweet baker's rack and look at the darling chandelier. With oranges and lemons on it. So sweet!!!
It might be fun to add some black diagonal painted squares on the floor. Maybe! So those are my before and afters, what do you think?
Au Revoir
~Miss Kris~


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During the 3 crazy annual sales days at the biggest department chain in the Benelux, Bijenkorf gets a smell of 3D printing at their 9 locations.
This is the first time 3D printers have been sold at consumer markets with this kind of exposure, so it was exciting to be the first ones making it all possible. 1.2 million people visited Bijenkorf during the last weekend of September and 3 million people visited the online store. We compiled our experience in this short video above.


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Each new client receives a written initial evaluation of his/her horse(s) in a digital format. Clients who book appointments regularly will receive a progress report that documents the benefits that have been seen since massage therapy began. *NEW* Get a FREE thermal imaging report with your first session!
*NEW* Thermal Imaging $55
You will receive a digital report that includes 15-25 thermal images of your horse. Thermal imaging (also known as infrared imaging) can help identify areas of injury, inflammation, and even atrophy. This is a useful tool in monitoring recovery from an injury, checking saddle fit, considering a horse for purchase, and tracking progress made in therapy.
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This program includes 8 massages in the course of 30 days along with a detailed plan for getting your horse in shape. In this package, the owner is responsible for completing the daily conditioning program; I will come and massage your horse on the designated days (as laid out in the plan). Contact me for pricing if you would like me to do the daily conditioning in addition to the massages.
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What Women Want June 29, 2011Posted by occhristiancounseling in classes, understanding men, understanding women.
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Hi, Guys.
Being a hero to the woman in your life is much simpler than you probably think, but it's ever bit as powerful to her as this song implies. I'll post more detailed information for you soon!
Warmly, Dr. Debi Smith
Where have all the good men gone
and where are all the gods?
Where's the streetwise Hercules
to fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight
upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn
and dream of what I need.
I need a hero.
I'm holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night.
He's gotta be strong
and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight.
I need a hero.
I'm holding out for a hero
'til the morning light.
He's gotta be sure
and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
larger than life.
Somewhere after midnight
in my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
there's someone reaching back for me.
Racing on the thunder
rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman
to sweep me off my feet.
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone somewhere
watching me.
Through the wind
and the chill and the rain
and the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
like fire in my blood.
I need a hero.
I'm holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night.
He's gotta be strong
and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight.
I need a hero.
I'm holding out for a hero
'til the morning light.
and He's gotta be sure
and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life.
Holding Out for a Hero written by Steinman and Dean Pitchford, performed by Bonnie Tyler
Enjoy the Difference! June 8, 2011Posted by occhristiancounseling in understanding men, understanding women.
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Men and women are alike in so many ways. Both have thoughts, feelings, and actions. Both have a will and a purpose. Both need food, water, shelter, and love.
So why do we have so much trouble getting along with each other? We have a tendency to discount the differences between us, rather than appreciate and enjoy the differences.
For example, men are more action-oriented, especially when it comes to their feelings. Despite popular female opinions, men are very in touch with their feelings … both physically and emotionally. However, instead of talking or analyzing, they take action.
For example, if a woman is busy with a project and suddenly realizes that she's hungry, she'll often have a complete dialogue within herself about whether she should eat something, what she should eat, and the possible consequences of her choices.
The guy just goes to the fridge, takes out some food, and eats it.
If someone treats a woman poorly, she often wonders what she's done to incite such a response and what she can do to rectify the situation.
The guy just figures the other person is having a bad day or is a jerk in general. He doesn't take it personally. It just is what it is. If he doesn't like it, he will avoid contact as much as possible. For him, it's a no-brainer.
Can you appreciate that these are different – and equally valid – ways of responding to physical or emotional feelings? If so, you're on your way to enjoying the difference!


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Re: Invalid access to memory - System::Sysutils::FileAge
WinSCP 5.15.9
Error message:
Invalid access to memory.
Stack trace:
(00049074) ntdll.dll
(0003EF5E) ntdll.dll.ZwWow64CallFunction64
(0003F6EA) ntdll.dll.KiUserExceptionDispatcher
(00048F02) ntdll.dll
(00049650) ntdll.dll
(0005F6FC) ntdll.dll.RtlDosPathNameToRelativeNtPathName_U_WithStatus
(00018D20) KERNELBASE.dll.GetFileAttributes*ExW
(003F114A) System::Sysutils::_16838
(003F1266) System::Sysutils::FileAge
(0001885D) TCustomScpExplorerForm::Idle
I know how to reproduce the problem or the problem happens frequently enough. I wish to be contacted by the WinSCP team to help resolving the problem.
Thanks for your report.
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A few months ago I began working with DoD to get OOo approved (networthiness cert) for use. It could have been a windfall for many in DoD who could have used it features, alas it's not to be. Despite all DoD's talk of wanting to integrate Open Source Software there is just too much red-tape in the way. Here is the reason I got from NETCOM:
Sorry but the risk associated with the OpenOffice products can not be accepted. It has no warranty and would create an unacceptable risk to the network. See information below for more detail.
2.4 Open Source / Freeware DoD has clarified policy on the use of open source software to take advantage of the capabilities available in the Open Source community as long as certain prerequisites are met. DoD no longer requires that operating system software be obtained through a valid vendor channel and have a formal support path, if the source code for the operating system is publicly available for review.
DoD CIO Memo, "Open Source Software (OSS) in Department of Defense (DoD), 28 May 2003":
"DOD Components acquiring, using or developing OSS must ensure that the OSS complies with the same DOD policies that govern Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) and Government off the Shelf (GOTS) software. This includes, but is not limited to, the requirements that all information assurance (IA) or IA-enabled IT hardware, firmware and software components or products incorporated into DOD information systems whether acquired of originated within DOD:
Comply with the evaluation and validation requirements of National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Policy Number 11 and be configured in accordance with DOD-approved security and configuration guidelines at http://iase.disa.mil/ and http://www.nas.gov/."
Open source software takes several forms:
1. A utility that has publicly available source code is acceptable.
2. A commercial product that incorporates open source software is acceptable because the commercial vendor provides a warranty.
3. Vendor supported open source software is acceptable.
4. A utility that comes compiled and has no warranty is not acceptable.
The DoDD 8500.1 says "Public domain software products, and other software products with limited or no warranty, such as those commonly known as freeware or shareware, shall only be used in DoD information systems to meet compelling operational requirements. Such products shall be thoroughly assessed for risk and accepted for use by the responsible DAA
Further research on the openoffice Web site shows the following lack of warranty-
If you go to the open office site http://why.openoffice.org/
Look at the bottom of the page. It says bound by these Policies and Terms of Use. If you click on it you are brought to the following web site:
Terms of Use.
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This week, a friend from out of our State sent me a blog from a pastor in her town where a friend of hers attends. In it, he makes the comment, "I am reminded that there is a good deal of myth in the birth narratives of the Christ." He goes on to report on the many complexities of the "myth" of the virgin birth of Christ. I went to this pastor's blog and skimmed his article, which he proudly features in a prominent spot, "Hi, my name is Clint, and I'm the least bible-minded pastor in America." Well, at least he lets you know where he's coming from! I also learned from his blog that he earned his doctorate at a leading "evangelical" seminary, which has professors who believe there are errors in the Bible. I was somewhat shocked to see that this pastor is also an adjunct faculty member of that seminary! Why a seminary that trains pastors and missionaries to preach the gospel would hire a man who views the birth narratives of Christ, including His virgin birth, as myths, is beyond me!
All of that to say, if you're out of town this Christmas (which falls on Sunday this year), I hope you will read or later listen to my message from Matthew 1:18-25, "Who is This Child?" His virgin birth is not a myth, but a faithfully reported historical fact. To blow it off as a myth is to deny the deity of our Savior. And (as I cite in the message), as Bishop Moule once said, "A Saviour not quite God is a bridge broken at the farther end." I wish each of you a blessed Christmas.
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Last week we completed the restoration of a 1930's Brass beaded shell snare drum that came in with lots of pre WWII drums last year, and had been sat on a shelf in the back of the workshop ever since. The shell had a reddish-white dullness to it, but the edges were visibly brass, so I thought it was due time to investigate.
As soon as the calf heads were removed, the drum became even more interesting as I was faced with wooden re-rings top and bottom, presenting a bearing edge for the head to sit on. The edges of the brass shell are straight and thin, so the re-rings look original with small screws spaced around the shell to hold it securely. I removed all the hardware and set about cleaning and polishing the shell; after much rubbing, the shell shone beautifully. I wonder if the shell was originally chrome or nickel over brass as there are fine score marks all over the shell. Either way, it looks much nicer now than it did when it arrived.
The original lugs, rods and hoops on this drum are die cast, but unchromed, and match Carlton drums from the mid 1930's. The snare throw remains a mystery however, with a bar going through the drum connecting the throw to the butt end so that the lever takes the wires up and down. I cant find this mechanism in any Carlton catalogues and it doesn't match other Carlton drums I've had from this period. Neither does it match anything Beverley or Premier that I've come across. The snare throw appears original, and purposeful, as there are no extra holes in the shell to suggest another snare mechanism has ever been present. The original wires were present on the drum too, which would suggest that the drum hasn't been messed with over time. There is also a lovely internal tone control damper present, which is still in full working order.
After rebuilding the drum, I fitted new Evans drum heads to see how the drum sounded as a mixture of old and new, and it sounded really great. I've left these heads on for the time being, but the original calf heads come with the drum. There's more photos of it here on my website. If you've seen one of these drums before or have more information on its identity, I'd love to hear from you.


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Jeff Linwood is a software developer based in Austin, Texas with LeanMeanTech. He recently was challenged with building a way to organize content around the Unconference during RailsConf. We asked Jeff if he would share his story about building an app with Twilio and Twitter, and how he did it. Follow @JeffLinwood and read about his many ongoing projects on his blog.
How do you keep everyone at a mega-conference up to date about what's going on in a community-organized unconference that's running side-by-side? That's the problem Austin on Rails set out to solve when RailsConf 2012 came to our city.
What's an unconference? It's a participant-led conference – instead of having speakers apply to speak months ahead of time, and having committees set the schedule in advance, unconferences are more fluid. This is great for a fast-moving technology like Rails, where you may have put something up on GitHub last night, and you can show it off the next day! Of course, the problem with this format is – how do you let people know what's going on?
Austin on Rails took on the responsibility of organizing the unconference, BohConf. We could have hack sessions, talks, or birds-of-a-feather going on. Based on previous BohConf/RailsConfs, one of the biggest complaints was that people would have gone to a BohConf happening if only they'd known about it!
Reaching Attendees with Twitter and Twilio
Chap Ambrose, Josh Butner, and Damon Clinkscales worked on the RailsConf 2012 community web site, built in Rails. They built an awesome responsive web design and a scheduling app for the BohConf, but we needed an alert system. Luckily, I've had some experience integrating with Twilio, so I suggested that we use Twitter to reach people, and we use Twilio to send SMS's to people who were interested. Tweets can get lost really easily during a conference when things are going fast and furious. There is a way to set up Twitter to receive SMS's from only some people, but then if the BohConf accounts retweets or replies to people, you get that as well. We wanted to limit the amount of texts that anyone got.
I'd used the Twitter Streaming API before with the TweetStream ruby gem. The basic idea is that you can run a process that listens for any tweets that contain a username or keyword that you're interested in.
In this case, I was looking for tweets from the @bohconf username, with the hashtags #talk, #bof or #hack. The great thing is that all that advanced processing is only a few lines of Ruby code. Now I needed to do something with those tweets, so I brought in the Twilio Ruby gem. To send an SMS with Twilio is only two lines – one to set up the Twilio gem with my account information, and one to send an SMS.
Twitter sends the app any tweets by @bohconf, and then as I get those tweets, I check to see if I should send them out – basically, they include one of our hash tags, and they are not a retweet.
To see how I set this up, checkout my Twitter2Twilio project on GitHub.
Adding SMS Subscribers
Now all we needed was a way to get a list of SMS subscribers. Twilio lets you respond to SMS messages that come into a phone number, so I registered a phone number with Twilio for $1/month, and then wrote a simple Sinatra web app in Ruby that listened for incoming SMS's, and then added their numbers to list stored in Redis. I shared the RedisToGo db with the Twitter2Twilio app, so that each had access to the same data structure. The Sinatra web app responded to the users with TwiML, which is the Twilio markup language.
This app is pretty simple – the source code is up on GitHub.
The app worked great – we had a few small tweaks to get rid of retweets, and to add #hack sessions, but both apps ran on Heroku as free apps, and we had no problems! One interesting thing I learned from this is that if another user retweets @bohconf's tweet, the Twitter Streaming API will send it over as if it was the original tweet. We were sending too many SMS's out that looked like duplicates, so I had to do a quick fix to the script while we were live to screen out those retweets.
The TweetStream code can run for months without being touched, as long as whatever you stick the tweets into doesn't run out of space.
Thank you Jeff! Looking forward to next year's BohConf.


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As a six year-old, I sat on the barrier at the front of the Hotel End, watching a 23-year-old Trevor Morley captain Northampton Town FC to the 4th division title with a stonking 99 points. It's one of my earliest memories in football. He went on to have a successful career with Manchester City, West Ham and Reading.
26 years later, we're in the kitchen of a shelter for recovering drug addicts in Bergen, proudly run by Morley, chatting about football, life in Norway and his motivation for the shelter. It's the last thing I expected a former pro footballer to be doing, and makes a refreshing change from the media portrayal of today's footballers.
A happy home in Norway
Most Brits you meet in Norway are here for oil money or love, and it's clear to see the latter applies to Morley. He's been happily married to a Norwegian for 12 years and has an obvious passion for his work with the shelter.
"It all started because one of my friends had problems with drugs. He now works with me. We set it up, there were loads of these places when we started and there's now just three, so we've done really well to survive. I really like looking after these people, because society looks down on them, but they're mostly really nice people with big hearts.
"We don't cure them as that's something very different, but we do point them in the right direction. We give them a clean place to stay with heating, TV, washing facilities. I'm pretty much a glorified cleaner, we look after the place and most days I'm here cleaning and sorting stuff out."
Loan spells at SK Brann
Unsurprisingly it was football that first brought Morley to Norway. He had three loan spells at Brann while he was at West Ham.
"I was travelling here in the summer. Brann found out and that led to a loan spell, although West Ham were initially reluctant. When I came back to England I was in great shape and West Ham saw that, because in those days English players had 10-12 weeks free and noone did anything.
"So the next summer West Ham were less reluctant and the deal with Brann was easier. Coming over here improved my game, with a different way of training and a different way of playing. I'm surprised it's not used more often."
Many footballers go into management or coaching after their playing career comes to an end, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear of Morley's successful social business. But that hasn't stopped him regretting his decision not to pursue a management role.
"I was coaching over here, it was only the 5th division but I took them to the third and then I stopped. It's a big regret because my dream's always been to be a coach or a manager. I'm annoyed with myself that I let it go after doing my UEFA B license. I see my old mate Phil Parkinson from Reading walking out at Wembley for a Cup Final, Martin Allen managing Gillingham, and I envy that involvement in football."
A TV star in Norway
But Morley is still involved to a certain extent. In addition to running his shelter, he is a regular pundit on Norwegian TV station TV2 Sport.
"On and off I've been doing it for seven years, but in the last two years they've had the Premier League. My boss now was a sports reporter and a huge Man City fan and he interviewed me a few times back in England. Living here, I met him a few times and he invited me on. I love it, but I was nervous as hell when I first went on! No-one teaches you, there's no media training, you just get put on.
"I relate the feeling to football, it's the same buzz and the same feeling afterwards if I've messed something up. As well as the buzz, I really enjoy staying involved with football. I like to be a bit controversial and say things my way, but yeah I really enjoy it."
The state of Norwegian football
Until I saw Morley on TV2 Sport I had no idea a former Cobblers legend was living here in Norway. I mentioned it when I blogged about the Norwegian obsession with English football, one of the most popular articles on this blog. I asked him for his thoughts on this, in particular on the standard of football in Norway and what could be done to get more attention on the domestic game.
"There is so much interest in the English game, but they are the big clubs and this is a small country in terms of population. But don't underestimate the Norwegian league. It's a good competitive league. The Premier League is like a circus now, it's been fantastic what's happened but you can't really compare the leagues."
"The Norwegian league is more popular than people realise, here in Brann the attendances can get up to 18,000 people when things are going well, which considering the population and the weather, is pretty good."
"It needs to be blinged up a bit and I think it will be. There are a lot of smaller teams in the Premier League so perhaps a smaller league playing each other four times as they do in Scotland is one idea.
Memories of the Northampton Town championship season
Returning back to the days under the Hotel End, I couldn't resist asking for his memories of the 1986/87 championship winning season.
"It was brilliant. To captain that championship side at 23 is one of my fondest memories in football."
"I owe so much to Graham Carr. I was 23 years old, I'd been playing at Nuneaton for four years and no-one wanted me. He took me to Northampton and if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have had the career I did. Making me captain at 23 was something special. I was a centre-forward with long hair, not your normal captain."
"He trusted me and the second season there I will always remember because we were so good, we just blew everyone away. The lads were all so down to earth, most of them coming from the non-league. Nobody got a chip on their shoulder, we trained hard, we worked hard and played for each other. It was an amazing season."
"Of course, I won't deny we had fun. We used to have a drink after some away games, having a party all the way home. Eddie McGoldrick got on the microphone doing his bingo or whatever, people shouting jokes and dancing at the back. By the time we got back to the County Ground we were merry, but it worked. Richard Hill and Clive Walker used to get up to all sorts at home games too. They were comical times really, but it worked!"
Finally, this being a blog about life in Norway, I had to ask for Morley's thoughts on his adopted home.
"It's been so long since I've been back in England, but I do miss it and especially miss the people."
"But over here is a very safe place. Norwegians are lucky in that they don't see a lot of poverty, it's clean and there's not much trouble. A lot of the trouble in British cities now you just don't see over here."
I couldn't agree more. It was a pleasure meeting Trevor Morley, a Cobblers legend yes, but also a thoroughly nice guy who's doing something really positive for Norwegian society.


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… your dreams can come true. And ours certainly did.
One year ago today we met our son. It still seems surreal that we travelled around the world and were blessed to be able to bring home the most amazing and beautiful little boy. This year has been the best year ever (although I really could have done without teething and H1N1). We have learned so much – and it is amazing how much love you can have for someone. I can't wait to watch Alex grow into a young man… I know it will happen in a blink of an eye – and that saddens me, but it also reminds me to enjoy every second we have with Alex because he truly is a wish come true.
Here's a little video I put together of our trip to Seoul, meeting Alex, our Forever Family Day, and then our trip home. I hope you like it.
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Update 12/23/05
This blog has been created to provide photographers, artists and those who enjoy the creative process with the opportunity to express ideas about photography. Along the way I hope to share some of my thoughts, as well as some of my techinques in creating nature and fine art photographs. If you are interested in purchasing matted copies of any of these photographs please go to "view my complete profile" below and send me an e-mail. Dave
I am a amateur nature and fine arts photographer who was trained in black and white photography in the early 1970's, worked professionally a bit and then set aside all artistic pursuits until about 2003. I enjoy the creative aspects of photography and look forward to sharing with others of similar interests.
i love the black and white photos, they are and will always be my favorite!!!!
The hills are amazing in that picture! I love the black and white pictures, they are the best, always will be the best!!!


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Two-thirds of companies not fully measuring IT value and neglecting competitive advantage
Sep 24, 2009 Comments (0)
Conducted by ISACA, an association of 86,000 IT governance, security and assurance professionals, the Value of IT Investments survey found that half of the respondents believe they are realising between 50-74 percent of expected value from their IT investments, and nearly a fifth believe they are realising 75-100 percent. Yet, half measure the actual value only to some extent, while one in 10 does not measure it at all.
Paul Williams, IT Strategy Chair and IT governance adviser to Protiviti UK stated, this survey illustrates the massive potential for value destruction from ill considered IT related business investments. The lack of value measurement can lead to misleading and unreliable business cases and the consequent approval of discretionary projects that are unlikely to add to value creation. A more robust approach to all aspects of IT investment governance can lead directly to improved financial and operational performance.
At the same time, half of the respondents reported that accountability for such value measurements is delegated to the IT function itself, instead of remaining with the business, where it belongs. Full results of the survey can be obtained by contacting email@example.com.
John Thorp, chair of the Val IT Development Team for ISACA and president of the Thorp Network, commented, The results of this survey reinforce findings from earlier studies that, while most enterprises feel they are realising value from IT, few have a clear understanding of what value means, and even fewer measure it. This raises the question, On what basis are spending decisions made? Additionally, enterprises that do not fully measure value are unable to determine which investments are successful and which need to be cutand thereby are likely to miss out on revenue-generating opportunities, pursue unsuccessful investments and neglect competitive advantage.
Adds Thorp, These findings support the results of a number of other studies, anecdotal evidence and my own experience that most decisions related to value from IT are subjective, and all too often are based on perception and emotion rather than on facts. Organisations will not come close to realising the full value of their IT investments until they adopt effective value management practices and assign accountability for the realization of value from those investments to the board and CEO, rather than abdicating it to the CIO.
Thorps view regarding the lack of business accountability for value from increasingly significant and complex IT-related investments is reflected in the 49 per cent of respondents stating that the CIO or IT managers are responsible for ensuring that stakeholder returns on such investments are optimized. Only 15 per cent said responsibility lies with the board, 11 percent the CEO and 9 per cent the CFO. Remarkably, 8 per cent said no one was responsible.
On a positive note, 76 per cent of respondents are aware of the Val IT framework, and 44 percent of organisations questioned have such a framework or guidelines in place to select the investment that will result in the highest value.
Additionally, despite the challenging economy, 30 percent of companies are increasing their investments in IT this year, while only 13 percent plan to reduce spending and 14 percent plan to freeze it at the current level. In the UK this average isnt replicated, as just 19 percent of organizations intend to increase their investment while 20 percent plan to cut spending across the board.
Interestingly, among the benefits organisations receive from their IT-related investments, respondents cited improved customer service (35 per cent) and cost reduction (24 percent) as the two most important. Somewhat surprisingly, only 16 per cent named new or improved products and services as the top benefit. India stands out, with improved customer service as the top-ranked benefit, at 45 per cent.
Organisations should be careful not to ignore the value-generating opportunities of IT in favor of cost cutting. IT has the power to add competitive advantage and significant business value, so it is critical to focus on those opportunitiesparticularly in troubled economic times, said Robert Stroud, CGEIT, international vice president of ISACA. The implementation of Val IT can help enterprises identify more effective metrics, leading to successful investments in IT projects that better align with the strategic goals of their business.
The survey identified some regional differencesspecifically between established economies and fast-growing ones. Of the nine countries surveyedAustralia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, the UK and the USthe India-based participants were the most advanced in adopting effective value management practices and assigning accountability for those investments to the business. Seventy per cent of respondents organisations in India have a framework for selecting the IT-related investments that will result in the greatest value and 57 percent fully measure value. In addition, almost half of Indian organizations are increasing IT-related investment based on potential or expected contribution to business value, and 63 per cent said there is a cross-departmental understanding of what constitutes value in IT investmenta figure significantly lower in the UK, at just 22 per cent, and the US, at 34 per cent. Top-down management responsibility for optimizing IT investment was also evident, with one-third of respondents indicating board or board chair level.


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The Volunteer's Handbook: Leaving a Legacy
Like most churches I know, the running and maintenance of the sound system in a modern western church building is done by volunteers. The skill and knowledge of these volunteers can be as wide ranging as the breadth of this country of Canada. I do not take it for granted I will be around each week to be the "go-to" guy in case equipment doesn't work or an adjustment is needed. Something has to be done that will outlast my time at our church or even here on this earth: creating an operational handbook to set up and use the church's sound equipment. The goal is to provide consistent use of the equipment from week to week and person to person.
The scriptural basis for this idea is taken from 2 Peter 1:12-15 and Exodus 25-31. It is useful to commit what we've learned in some form of current archival format. In the case of the Tent of Meeting, it provided the blueprint for the restoration of worship in various periods of Israel's history after a moral and spiritual falling away. It is a form of leadership that, while maybe not inspiring, still needs to be done. Our church's Worship Coordinator recently provided this description of that leadership: "Seeing what needs to get done. Caring that it needs to be done. Caring how it gets done. Ensuring that it gets done."
In my early days of learning to use sound equipment, my previous church was blessed with decent quality hardware. They also had the backup of one of the best sales/installation companies for houses of worship in the area. Documents and seminars were a regular part of training to make the best use of our equipment. It was not so in my current church when I first came there, but God placed me there at just the right time to help them through the choices of upgrading their sound equipment. I learned a lot and began envisioning a new booth layout.
What does this preamble have to do with a handbook? A foundation of four things needs to be done before writing one:
1. Get the information or people needed for sound advice if upgrading.
2. Document all equipment that is owned or to be purchased on a spreadsheet.
3. Become very familiar with all equipment and settings. Experiment with adjustments to understand the effect on sounds.
4. Photograph everything related to the sound system – whether it will be used in the handbook or not – for an archive of how things look or are positioned.
The first step is to find a trustworthy person or company who will carefully look over the needs of the church and recommend equipment the technicians can really use (i.e.: within their level of expertise). It will be within the budget of what the board is planning to spend and will meet possible expansion needs of at least five years down the road. Install the equipment and have things like EQ's calibrated by a professional. Use the equipment and become familiar with settings so that setup can be done fairly quickly.
As this is going on over a period of months, the handbook can begin to take shape. Document every piece of hardware that is owned by the church: descriptions, quantities, model numbers, serial numbers and places of purchase (if known). Insurance companies love this sort of thing and it provides the church board with a good handle on one aspect of their assets.
Get owner/user manuals; especially in electronic format such as PDF. Information on operation and schematics can be very helpful.
Take digital photographs of knob and slider positions. If someone messes around with settings, a reference is there for proper resetting. A recent example of this happened with our wireless hand-held microphone. A battery was going dead in the wireless and the technician on duty kept boosting up the receiver's output to the sound board (and the line gain) during rehearsal. It was mentioned to me that it was "acting up" and needed adjustments. I knew this was unusual since nothing ever goes wrong with our equipment (LOL). During Sunday's speaking time, our guest speaker had the mic go dead halfway through his talk. He was quickly given a cabled mic and I began diagnosing what might have gone wrong – starting with measuring battery voltage levels. The batteries were replaced. A quick glance at the board and mic receiver revealed knob positions that were way outside normal, but I couldn't remember exactly where they should be. Photographs were archived on the computer in the sound booth and it took a few minutes to figure out what the normal settings should be and were corrected. When the mic was used later in the service, it was fine.
Take photographs of the equipment layout on the stage. Microphone cable routing is critical to avoid the possibility of people tripping. Note mic positions in respect of guitar amplifiers and even the baptismal tank (if your church is equipped with a permanently installed one).
Once the upgrading, usage and settings, and platform information is gathered, it becomes easier to lay out the handbook in a logical, sequential way. These are the two main formats used at our church:
• PowerPoint slideshow with broad overview of getting started.
• A text document with more nitty-gritty (specific) details.
The PowerPoint begins with a slide with an overview of the purpose. The second outlines some very basic dos and don'ts. The slides progress from where to find the equipment to platform hook-ups and layouts to some special events like baptisms.
Then comes basic sound board settings. Just take one line strip and multiply the procedure by how many lines are being used. Ensure lots of clear photos with additional arrow, circles and captions are used. Avoid using more than three or four per slide.
When the PowerPoint is done, export to a slideshow (
.pps) format and archive on a commonly accessed church computer. Our church has a multipurpose one right in the sound booth area. The final step is to print each slide so it can be put into a duo tang.
The second format is to create a text document with more detail then the slideshow. This will include a step-by-step setup with rules of thumb for slide and gain and auxiliary knob or slider settings to get started. Again, save the document on the same commonly accessed church computer. Lastly, print the document for the duo tang.
One final sheet kept on hand is settings for the projector. Ours is kind of sensitive to colouring, brightness, colour temps, etc. and sensitive to different inputs (computer, DVD, VHS, etc.) plus the sunlight coming through the sanctuary windows. The best settings are compatible to the most commonly used projection – usually a song PowerPoint and maybe the pastor's laptop for sermon notes. Create a flow chart diagram that follows the menu selections with the base settings in each box. It should be a simple one page sheet that is a quick reference in case something looks askew when the projector is started up.
One other item done was making schematics of plug locations in the sanctuary – this required a few separate sheets for different locations. One sheet had connections for all the equipment in the sound booth. These may or may not be used as reference sheets in the back of the handbook.
Doing all this has accomplished two things: made me more astute as a sound technician on how to use the church's equipment and began a good foundational legacy for current and future sound techs.


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Monday, 15 April 2013
Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series : Zavadnikov's 'Team Synergy' in Lead at Gaeta
by Joy Dunigan
The Race Committee took full advantage of Saturday's heated conditions to deliver three incredible races at the 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series in Gaeta. As proof, each race presented a different winner. Lanfranco Cirillo's Fantastica took charge early to win Race One. Roberto Tomasini Grinover displayed his Robertissima might by winning Race Two, and Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino championed the final race of the day.
Despite the various race winners, Valentin Zavadnikov at the helm of Team Synergy continues his firm grip on the lead after a great day of competition on the Gulf of Gaeta. On the eve of the final day of racing, the star-studded Russian team has a nine point advantage over a brilliant Edoardo Pavesio on Fra Martina in second overall - the fierce fighter of last year's great season finale, and a solid ten over third place finisher Edoardo Lupi's Torpyone.
The fourth to seventh place seated teams will battle for a potential spot on the podium. Amongst those in contention include Andrea Pozzi on Bombarda, Naofumi Kamei on Mamma Aiuto! and the great Carlo Alberini on his powerful Calvi Network Melges 32.
The 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series, organized by B-Plan Sport&Events in full collaboration with the International Melges 32 Class Association, Melges Europe and Yacht Club Gaeta EVS, will be back in action tomorrow commencing at 11.00. Three final races are planned with a cut off start time of 14.30 Italy time.
TOP TEN RESULTS (Preliminary | After five races)
1.) Valetin Zavadinkov/Tommaso Chieffi, Team Synergy; 3-1-3-8-3 = 18
2.) Edoardo Pavesio/Chris Rust, Fra Martina; 4 (ZULU)-4-2-3-11 = 27
3.) Edoardo Lupi/Branko Brcin, Torpyone; 1-10-8-2-7 = 28
4.) Andrea Pozzi/Lorenzo Bressani, Bombarda; 10-3-6-7-6 = 32
5.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; 12-11-1-9-4 = 37
6.) Carlo Alberini/Flavio Favini, Calvi Network; 2-14-9-11-2 = 38
7.) Naofumi Kamei/Manuel Weiller, Mamma Aiuto!; 7-6-12-5(DPI)-5 = 38
8.) Vincenzo Onorato/Gabriele Benussi, Mascalzone Latino; 8-5-13-15-1 = 42
9.) Marc de Antonio/Gustavo Martinez Doreste, Bribon Movistar; 13-12-7-4-8 = 44
10.) Deneen Demourkas/Mark Mendelblatt, Groovederci; 6-2-16-6-16 = 46
Melges 32
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February 13, 2014
San Antonio, TX...Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital (MSTH), a campus of Methodist Hospital, has performed its 250th paired kidney exchange, setting a national record for a single hospital, while performing 10 lifesaving exchange transplants during the last week of January.
The paired kidney exchange program includes living donors who wish to give their kidney but cannot because of blood or tissue incompatibility with the recipient. Incompatible pairs are matched with other incompatible pairs, and the donors are exchanged, resulting in compatible transplant combinations.
"Our philosophy is to help as many people as we can despite the challenges," said Adam Bingaman, M.D., Ph.D., transplant surgeon and director of the program. "There are over 95,000 people on the kidney transplant waiting list and their chances of receiving a transplant are low, with an average wait of more than five years. Time is against people on dialysis– the sooner we can get them transplanted, the sooner they can return to good health." Each year about 4,500 Americans die waiting for a kidney.
The paired donor program at MSTH began in 2008 and has helped to pioneer the field of paired donation, successfully transplanting patients from across the U.S. and international pairs from Canada and Italy. The program's success hinges on a team approach along with a world-class immunology laboratory. "Our group likes a challenge," Bingaman said when talking about difficult-to-match patients who have travelled from near and far to receive exchange transplants in San Antonio. "We never get tired of giving folks their lives back, free from a dialysis machine."
"A special emphasis is on blood type and antibody matching,"he continued. "We ensure each exchange recipient receives a kidney from a donor who is a complete or very close match, often making it unnecessary to utilize high-risk desensitization therapies to enable a transplant between incompatible pairs."
The program at MSTH is the largest live donor kidney transplant program and the largest single-center paired donation program in the nation. In a single center program, all the transplants involved in the exchange are performed in one facility. The 250th exchange occurred during a 10 recipient exchange over a three-day period. Patients were from throughout Texas and from as far away as Kansas and Italy. Recipients ranged in age from 38 to 78. Donors ranged in age from 19 to 66 and included family members and friends.
"My doctor in Italy told me about the successful kidney transplant program at Methodist in San Antonio. Everyone I met gave me hope and confidence that I would get a matched kidney. I am grateful to the transplant team and to my friend Roberto who donated a kidney on my behalf," said Fillipo Gazza, 53, of Parma, Italy. His lifelong friend Roberto Paniconne, 52, of Coho, Italy, traveled to San Antonio for an exchange transplant.
"Our experience tells us that paired kidney exchanges are patient-driven and could help about 2,000 patients a year receive a kidney," Bingaman said."We want to educate as many people as possible about this transplant option and our extensive experience with paired exchange. The more pairs we have, the more recipients will receive the kidneys they desperately need."
If you need a kidney transplant or wish to be considered for one, please call our center at 800-888-0402 or visit TexasTransplant.org.