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Big Beach Sports
Review by horror_spooky
"Another reason to hate the beach"
I absolutely hate the beach. It's always crowded with a bunch of obese people who have no business being half-naked and the sand is either extremely hot or the water is way too cold. On top of that, people crowd the water with their boats and jet-skis, plus little kids are urinating all around you. Sand gets in your food and you begin to wonder why you came to play in a bunch of glorified rocks. Luckily, my hobby is gaming, and I usually don't have to deal with the bad aspects of the beach in my video games, but unfortunately, Big Beach Sports even ruins the virtual beach for me.
Obviously a rip-off of the amazing Wii Sports, Big Beach Sports is a sad attempt to cash in on the success of that game by perverting the motion-sensing controls that the Wii provides. With only a handful of shallow and extremely boring mini-games, Big Beach Sports fails in every area that Wii Sports excelled in.
The first sport, Volleyball, is a little fun at first, but eventually becomes so boring that you'll want to quit way before you even finish one match. Basically, you serve just like if you were playing Tennis in Wii Sports and then swing the remote up and down randomly to hit the ball back and forth. This requires no skill and there is no strategy involved; the ball just seems to go wherever it wants to. On top of all that, the sets take forever so you'll have to sit through this torture much longer than you should be.
Football is in the same boat. While it is mercifully short, the games end up evolving into a random waggle fest that doesn't even require a functioning brain to play. You hike the ball, throw the ball, and then the person who catches the ball frantically waggles the Wii remote and presses the A button to dodge your two opponents. If you are on defense you basically waggle the remote until you tackle your opponent and your characters sometimes randomly jump into the air to try to block the ball. The latter happens quite a lot meaning that there will be a ridiculous amount of interceptions and incomplete passes.
While the previous two sports I mentioned were definitely repetitive and random, soccer is even more repetitive and random. You press A to switch between players, but sometimes the game automatically makes you switch, meaning that you'll be bouncing all over the place and you won't really have a feel of what you're doing. You can hold B to quickly run at the ball, but this rarely useful. Eventually, the ball will come to you and you just swipe the remote and your character will kick the ball towards the goal, most of the time scoring a point.
Disc Golf is probably the second worst sport in the entire game. The game encourages you to aim your toss, but I found it much easier to just toss at the default position since you're almost always end up really close to the hole anyway. Wind is supposedly a factor, but I never found the presence of the wind to really affect the gameplay any. You hold down the A button and swipe the Wii remote, sending the disc flying. If a disc goes out of bounds, you lose your opportunity for an eagle, but you will end up closer to the hole anyway so you'll be able to get an easy birdie, making it almost a strategy to throw your disc out of bounds. Sometimes the game even put me closer to the hole for absolutely no reason. Other times my character would throw automatically and sometimes he wouldn't throw at all. The controls are so unresponsive in this game that it gets on the frustrating side quickly.
Cricket is definitely the worst sport out of all of them though. A cheap imitation of "Baseball" on Wii Sports, you hit the ball and score so many runs. However, the controls are really unresponsive. What's worse is that you have to bowl the ball, meaning you have to swing the Wii remote wildly in circular motions, which can get a little on the dangerous side if you're not careful. This is also unresponsive and whether you bowl well or not seems to be completely by random.
The one sport that I actually found to be mildly entertaining has a weird name that I can't even remember right now. One player throws a jack and then the other players try to get their balls closest to the jack. Throws seem to be random again and the game doesn't properly read the force you put behind the remote, but it is still a little fun to see who's going to win and its hilarious when you knock someone else's ball way far away from the jack.
Instead of integrating Miis (though I don't blame the developers for this as I know Nintendo is really picky about games using the Miis), you have to create a whole new person to play as. The customization options are very few, but some of them can get a few laughs.
Similarly to Wii Sports, Big Beach Sports uses a point system to rate your skill. You, obviously, get points by winning games, but there's another way to earn more points in Big Beach Sports through completing certain tasks. Just like achievements, if you do something specific, a thing will pop on the screen and tell you did. For example, getting an eagle on a certain course in Disc Golf. While I have nothing against this, it is a shame that it wasn't used better. Oh, and by earning skill points you can also unlock some new customization options, though they're nothing revolutionary.
Two modes of play are available for most of the games. Quick Play is the mode you'll probably play the most as it gets you right to the "action" without much hassle. Tournament play is extremely boring because it takes away the multiplayer aspect of the game, leaving practically nothing. A third mode that is only available in some games is known as "Party Mode". It's the exact same thing as Quick Play except everyone gets to share one Wii remote. What's the fun in that exactly? You don't know? Me either.
The Wii is probably the most underrated system when it comes to graphics. Super Mario Galaxy has absolutely beautiful graphics that rival those of any Xbox 360 game, but unfortunately games like Big Beach Sports, which have extremely bad graphics, give the Wii a bad rap. Environments are horrendously bland and everything feels lifeless. You can rarely see what you're doing when playing sports and the camera tends to bounce everywhere. Some glitches are in the game as well which is just pathetic.
Oddly enough, Big Beach Sports sounds very similar to Wii Sports, so there isn't really that much to complain about here.
You can play through all of the sports in about twenty minutes. After that, you probably will never want to play this game again as it is just a terrible imitation of Wii Sports. You might feel like unlocking everything and getting all of the skill points, but I really doubt you'll be able to put yourself through that kind of torture. The multiplayer is no fun at all and there are no online modes either so this game is worth about, oh I'd say, a nickel.
Big Beach Sports meant well, but it failed due to unresponsive controls, terrible graphics, almost zero replayability, and repetitive gameplay. This is easily the worst game I have played on the Wii at the time of this writing and I'm severely disappointed that Nintendo even let this mess of a title be released on their brilliant platform. Hopefully developers learn from the mistakes of Big Beach Sports and the next time they want to release a Wii Sports knock off, they do it the right way.
Reviewer's Rating: 1.0 - Terrible
Originally Posted: 07/21/08
Game Release: Big Beach Sports (US, 06/24/08)
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Scientists and amateur beer brewers Scott Brownless and Chad Husko are seeking an equation to brew the perfect beer.
The pair, who work as physicists by day, moonlight as chemists in the evening, using their science training to give their ale an edge over other brews.
"We have a different way of looking at the world and we thought we'd bring that to the brew scene," said Brownless.
There was a lot of superstition in amateur brewing, said Brownless.
"People do something for years and it works so they keep doing it, but if you haven't tested a hypothesis you won't know if that thing is necessary to make your beer good," he said.
Slight temperature or pH changes, and timings for various ingredients will all affect the end product.
For every batch of lager the scientists brew, they collect reams of data, noting subtle changes in every recipe.
"We're applying the scientific method," said Dr Husko, an experimental physicist at the University of Sydney.
"In brewing we switch roles and Chad does most of the theory and calculations and I'm the one who goes around making it," said Brownless, a theoretical physicist also from the University of Sydney.
The brewers even run specially designed control experiments, changing a single variable to see how that affects their ale.
With their beer data, the pair are developing a metric to define specific flavours and characteristics.
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Dan Dumitrescu is Asia-Pacific president of executive search firm Highland Partners.
What were the career stepping stones to your position?
Basically a technology, leadership, then (executive) search career trajectory. My PhD studies in France were in computer engineering, then in Romania I was very much involved in R&D and international sales in the computer industry. When I came to Australia I moved into Wang, ran their services area and became managing director. I moved into executive search, originally with Korn/Ferry in 1995, led their technology practice for Asia-Pacific then moved to Highland Partners to head up the Asia Pacific region across all practices towards the end of last year.
How has that trajectory aided you in your current role?
Obviously it gave me a really broad and solid understanding of the technology sector. In addition, my previous experience in running services has been a great help to me in now running a professional services organisation. It has given me a very customer-centric view of doing business, and I'd like to think good empathy with the executives we work with.
How would you characterise the IT executive search market?
Certainly it is still much slower than the heyday two or three years ago, although we are seeing a bit more movement currently than earlier in the year. One of the major issues is the abundance of talent, at all levels, on the market after the series of downsizings and consolidations over the last couple of years.
How do you identify potential candidates for roles?
At the level we work, the accomplished players are already well known to us. Not just on their obvious strengths but in what their own personal ambitions are. That's very important. One of the keys to good search practice, though, is being able to identify the up-and-coming talent, too. We do that through a variety of means: our global network with the company, our professional networks across different sectors of the industry, pro-active sourcing and research and, for a specific search, a rigorous interview process.
When you interview someone for a position, are there any traits that make you nervous?
Certain traits are definitely warning signals. High ego, lack of personal awareness on strengths and weaknesses, inconsistencies in presenting career achievements, passing the blame and short stints with little to show for them would be among them. When we get those sorts of signals, we are always careful to reference them, regardless of how good that person may be on paper or portrayed in the media.
Are people loyal to their employer any longer? Are employers loyal to their staff any longer?
Taking these two questions together, these days I think it is more about a contract, with mutual and realistic give and take. In recent years, employees have been less risk-averse about moving.
Ultimately it is a question of trust. And when, as can often happen, an employer breaks that trust first it is not surprising that the employees may decide to vote with their feet.
Is loyalty important?
Loyalty has overtones of blind obedience. I don't think that is good for either side in business, whereas trust is crucial to a really productive working relationship.
We often hear in IT that remuneration is not a key driver for people - they want stimulating jobs rather than money. Is that true and if so, how does it manifest?
A few people, especially those from overseas, can be attracted by the Australian lifestyle and will happily take a drop in pay and live with the poorer exchange rates.
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What skills do you have that you believe make you a good search consultant?
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How do you relax?
Doing sport and meditation.
What technology is indispensable in your life?
My new XDA.
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The latest Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes, and Reiki for the Soul by Mari Hall. - Beverley Head
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post7107418827517718839..comments2017-08-16T06:35:31.079-06:00Comments on Kalyn's Kitchen®: Friday Night Photos: Look What Came in the Mail This Week!Kalyn Dennyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-11641166181257195672008-10-16T07:45:00.000-06:002008-10-16T07:45:00.000-06:00I enjoyed this post a lot, as I tend to use a pres...I enjoyed this post a lot, as I tend to use a pressure cooker practically every day as many Indian kitchens are prone to doing. Hope you enjoy using yours and we look forward to hearing of the meals that you created with it.Ria Patelhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-38690164317544431042008-10-14T07:08:00.000-06:002008-10-14T07:08:00.000-06:00I really hope you enjoy your pressure cooker, Kaly...I really hope you enjoy your pressure cooker, Kalyn! Being a vegetarian, I love being able to go from dried beans to dinner in about an hour. I'm looking forward to seeing what you create with it.SusanVhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-52537330126235754712008-10-13T03:42:00.000-06:002008-10-13T03:42:00.000-06:00how lovely of cheryl to send you that! in Brazil p...how lovely of cheryl to send you that! in Brazil people use the leaves for tea. it is lovely.Valentinahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-55740883227780193912008-10-12T16:01:00.000-06:002008-10-12T16:01:00.000-06:00Love hearing from people who have enjoyed using th...Love hearing from people who have enjoyed using their pressure cookers. Wanda, will keep you posted.Kalynhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-37759798838917609172008-10-12T15:52:00.000-06:002008-10-12T15:52:00.000-06:00I can't wait for your feedback on the pressure coo...I can't wait for your feedback on the pressure cooker.....sounds like something for my busy life....I love beef stew, soups, but never enough time to put it together late in the day.
.....thanks so much!
WandaWanda email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-30555901073076208932008-10-12T09:17:00.000-06:002008-10-12T09:17:00.000-06:00KalynI have had a pressure cooker for over 30 year...Kalyn
I have had a pressure cooker for over 30 years now. I am on my second one. It makes me look soooooo good. I pressure cook ribs in it and then "put them on the grill" outside with BBQ sauce just to "set" the sauce and they are "perfect" every time. falling off the bone good. I do green beans with new potatoes on top...........wonderful ! You won't be disappointed !
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-8062189714265600242008-10-12T02:50:00.000-06:002008-10-12T02:50:00.000-06:00Hi Kalyn! My Mom & grandmothers always used p...Hi Kalyn! My Mom & grandmothers always used pressure cookers & the food that came out of them was always delicious & meat was ultra tender. I have always been a bit shy to buy/use one (maybe because I saw what can happen when you don't close the lid properly) so I'll be interested to read your reactions to your new pressure cooker. Cheers!The Culinary Chasehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-53841729523700335062008-10-11T20:51:00.000-06:002008-10-11T20:51:00.000-06:00Thanks for the pressure cooker sites and pages!Thanks for the pressure cooker sites and pages!Kalynhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-30767691924676145212008-10-11T19:21:00.000-06:002008-10-11T19:21:00.000-06:00I'm fascinated with pressure cookers, especially t...I'm fascinated with pressure cookers, especially the Indian whistling ones, which alert you with a whistle ( Rice, dals, chicken, potato cook in two whistles, in under 10 minutes. Here are a series of One page cookbooks I wrote especially for pressure cookers.
Pappu - Andhra's lentil stew

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Sundal - Dry lentil curries of TamilnaduRamkihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-41455210214027317232008-10-11T16:58:00.000-06:002008-10-11T16:58:00.000-06:00There's a site for pressure cooking recipes..Miss ...There's a site for pressure cooking recipes..Miss Vickie's Pressure Cooking Recipes..Being in my old-age (70'S) I've used the pressure cooker forever and still love email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-35031886261969065822008-10-11T13:13:00.000-06:002008-10-11T13:13:00.000-06:00Kalyn, congrats on your new pressure cooker. I us...Kalyn, congrats on your new pressure cooker. I used mine three times this week! I'll be posting the recipes in a few days. I have one of the jiggle top kind and I'm trying to decide if I need the kind like you got. I can't want to see what you make.Pamhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-22493492551811166432008-10-11T11:32:00.000-06:002008-10-11T11:32:00.000-06:00Sorry not to get back to anyone on these comments,...Sorry not to get back to anyone on these comments, but I'm sitting in sessions at BlogHer Boston and really having a great time.

CC, love the idea of using it for artichokes. Will definitely try that!Kalynhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-15124500840700541492008-10-11T10:30:00.000-06:002008-10-11T10:30:00.000-06:00I like to cook artichokes in my pressure cooker. D...I like to cook artichokes in my pressure cooker. Doesn't take a lot of water, and if you throw aromatics in with 'em (lemon rind, herbs, chili pepper) the extra flavors are *driven* right into the artichoke flesh. Yum.cookiecrumbhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-30167565776204029592008-10-11T04:36:00.000-06:002008-10-11T04:36:00.000-06:00Regarding lemongrass...I get single stalks at my g...Regarding lemongrass...I get single stalks at my grocery store or Whole Foods. If you put the stalk in water, it will root quite readily. I then plant it outside in the Spring and it grows into a gorgeous multi-stalk plant. In the Fall, I cut the stalks and freeze the white portion for use in chicken or soup dishes. The lemongrass dies in Boston winters. :-(

I love my pressure cooker. My Mom always had one and used it all the time! It makes the absolute best corned beef or beef stew!Kate/Massachusettshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-79978713416868518742008-10-11T02:46:00.000-06:002008-10-11T02:46:00.000-06:00The recent interest in pressure cookers by "molecu...The recent interest in pressure cookers by "molecular gastronomists" has enhanced their popularity also.

I'm not sure if they'll go "out of fashion" again though?Scott at Real Epicureanhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-60903624657946730322008-10-10T21:57:00.000-06:002008-10-10T21:57:00.000-06:00That's a nice gift you receive in the mail today.That's a nice gift you receive in the mail today.Helenehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-40380358830755240722008-10-10T21:52:00.000-06:002008-10-10T21:52:00.000-06:00I'm looking forward to reading how you like it! H...I'm looking forward to reading how you like it!
Hilary @ firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-6032856778176946182008-10-10T21:48:00.000-06:002008-10-10T21:48:00.000-06:00Kalyn,I'm glad they arrived safe and sound and I'm...Kalyn,
I'm glad they arrived safe and sound and I'm sure they'll enjoy their new home. I can't wait to see what you do with it next summer!Cherylharrishttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-7093038854364031232008-10-10T21:28:00.000-06:002008-10-10T21:28:00.000-06:00Very interesting. My parents live in a high-altit...Very interesting. My parents live in a high-altitude city and they have to use a pressure cooked to cook beans. I may be interested in one of these, there's just something about stirring a pot of bean soup on the stove all day though.Susyhttps://email@example.com


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reusable plastic containers (RPCs) filled with commodities require no additional fire safety measures than when the same products are stored in corrugated containers, according to results of a scientific, quantifiable study released by the Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reusable plastic containers (RPCs) filled with commodities require no additional fire safety measures than when the same products are stored in corrugated containers, according to results of a scientific, quantifiable study released by the Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) here.
"This study proves that plastic containers filled with produce and meat commodities do not pose any additional fire safety concerns than products stored in corrugated containers, removing yet another perceived barrier to the use of reusables," said Jeanie Johnson, executive director, RPCC. "The results of this study are important for our member companies and for customers. Every customer needs to understand the risks associated with everything that moves through their DCs and stores. This study proves that filled RPCs in cold temperature environments - as well as other storage temperatures - are a low fire-risk hazard."
While most standard warehouses use wet pipe sprinkler systems, Johnson explained that many perishable items are warehoused in cold rooms maintained at 34 degrees F or below. Whereas storage areas generally use wet pipe sprinkler systems, cold storage warehouses use dry pipe sprinklers to reduce the chance of water freezing in the sprinkler pipes. The testing results verified that commodities stored in RPCs ranked in Commodity Class I and Commodity Class II, concluding that customers do not have to make special sprinkler provisions.
The tests were carried out by CE Tech, LLC at the Department of Fire Technology at San Antonio's Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) over a one-week span. RPCC worked with a retailer, insurance companies, fire risk consultants, and fire testing experts to establish a battery of tests. Ranking and final commodity classifications were determined by calculating four industry standard fire performance parameters for the commodity/RPC systems tested and comparing them to ranking tables.
"The results were quite striking," said Charles J. Lancelot, principal consultant, CE Tech. "They confirmed that when the commodities tested, and their equivalents, are stored in standard reusable plastic containers in the typical arrays used in warehouses, stores, and DCs equipped with fire suppression systems rated for Class II commodities, the RPC-stored commodities will be well within the capabilities of the installed sprinkler system. There will be no measurable risk entailed as compared with the same products stored in corrugated containers."
The RPCC tested produce and meat to better understand the fire risks associated with shipping and storing perishables in plastic containers. It chose lemons and tomatoes in plastic clam shells in RPCs as worst-case produce commodities, and meat grinds in case-ready packaging as a worst-case meat commodity.
Following the testing, the case-ready meat in nestable meat trays was assigned a Class I rating, while lemons in RPCs were assigned a Class II rating. The clamshell-packed tomatoes in RPC's did not even trigger the water suppression system and fell below the ranking tables. This keeps the plastic container offerings in the same classifications range as the sprinkler systems currently used with their corrugated counterparts. Class I is the lowest rating for fire risk; Group A is the highest.
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By Alex Mendelsohn, eeProductCenter Senior Technical Editor
Legacy PC users may miss them, but most new PCs are devoid of parallel printer ports, and in many cases even the venerable serial I/O connector. Universal Serial Bus (USB) is taking center stage, as Centronix and RS-232 conventions fade into PC history.
One attraction is USB's plug-and-play ease of use. Others include USB's hot swappability, and its ability to create mini-networks of signal processing and control peripherals.
Data acquisition equipment makers, aware of the ascendance of USB, are busy rolling out products that underscore USB's utility in configuring and connecting PC hardware. Using USB compatible instruments, you can use your PC for both single-ended and differential analog signal capture, custom signal generation, and digital I/O handling.
Just as RS-232 connectivity served virtually every serial I/O task imaginable in the past, USB peripherals now tackle a variety of tasks to ease data acquisition across a range of complexity and price points. Some of these peripherals cost as little as $75, although USB's utility is apparent in both high-end and low-end products.
Data Translation's (Marlboro, Mass.) DATAX measurement system, for example, is priced at about $5500. At the other end of the spectrum are moderate-speed data acquisition and control pods such as LabJack Corp.'s (Lakewood, Colo.) Model U12 ($119) and Measurement Computing Corp.'s (Marlboro, Mass.) competing PMD-1208LS and PMD-1024LS pods.
Out Of The Box
Essentially a USB-based smart cardcage, the Data Translation DATAX extends signal conditioning and data acquisition out of the PC into an external crate. In this environment, the ruggedized DATAX gives you modular connectivity and data acquisition. The system accommodates low-bandwidth sensor signals such as those from RTDs, thermistors, strain gauges, and thermocouples.
With 16 slots to house combinations of the company's existing DAQ and PAD plug-in modules, the DATAX can comprise an application-specific USB-connected adjunct. As such, it can lend itself to a range of automotive, industrial, and manufacturing tasks, as well as general R&D and lab work. Data Translation's product is also shipped with ready-to-run software.
A USB-based smart cardcage, Data Translation's DATAX extends signal conditioning and data acquisition out of a PC into an external crate. The ruggedized offers both modular connectivity and data acquisition, accommodating low-bandwidth sensor signals from RTDs, thermistors, strain gauges, and thermocouples.
The system's multi-channel plug-in modules tout 1-kV rms isolation, and you can invoke a variety of programmable range and filter settings. To get you started, a DATAX chassis comes preconfigured with voltage-amplifier, high voltage, bridge, and thermocouple modules.
Modules can also be remotely programmed over RS-232 or RS-485 lines, or can be front-panel and/or software controlled. There's also an oscilloscope emulation package that lets you monitor data online and capture it to disk, either manually or automatically on appropriate triggering. You can also capture data and stream it to more than one file simultaneously, even at different sample rates, in DATAX's chart recorder and oscilloscope modes.
Low-End Modules
Much lower cost data-acq and control pods are horses of a different color, but they're still significant ponies in the USB stable. LabJack's and Measurement Computing's pods are USB Human Interface Devices, or HIDs.
Under the USB definitions, HIDs support connection using four-wire cables, and they use Microsoft USB HID class drivers, thus no third-party device drivers are needed. You can also connect and power multiple pods (they're all HID peripherals) using a USB hub. All USB connections automatically support bi-directional data flows between PCs and pods.
In LabJack's Model U12, the USB cable provides all the DC power to operate the data-acq pod, as well as communications with the host PC. No power supply is required. Furthermore, thanks to USB's inherent plug-and-play hooks, the PC "automagically" recognizes a U12 when it's connected, installing required drivers automatically. If you then run an application from LabJack's CD-ROM collection, you'll be able to almost immediately start I/O monitoring as well as control.
The LabJack U12, sampling at 1.2 ksamples/s, handles both software- and hardware-timed acquisition. When using software-timed acquisition, the host PC sends a command to the LabJack, and it responds with any data. This mode can acquire four channels at up to 50 samples/s/channel, or eight channels at up to 25 samples/s/channel.
LabJack's Model U12 pod uses the USB cable to provide DC operating power as well as communications with a host PC.
With hardware-timed acquisition, the PC sends a command to the LabJack telling it to start a burst-mode or stream-mode acquisition. In burst mode, up to 4096 samples can be acquired and stored at up to 8192 samples/s. After the acquisition is complete, the data are transferred to your PC.
LabJack also offers a board-level version of the pod product. Dubbed the LabJack U12-PH, it sells for as little as $64 a pop in OEM quantities. The board-only version of the LabJack U12 is equipped with pin-headers instead of screw-terminals.
For its part, Measurement Computing offers pods that are markedly similar to LabJack's. In fact, LabJack claims that Measurement's PMD-1208LS and PMD-1024LS products are clones of its wares. "Measurement Computing's specs are exactly like ours," contends LabJack spokesman Toby Stensland. "We published conservatively over- and under-rated specs, yet Measurement subsequently came up with the exact same numbers."
Measurement Computing's data-acq pods are similar to LabJack's. They're compatible with USB v1.1 as well as v2.0, operate under Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, and are configurable for either eight 11-bit single-ended analog inputs, or four 12-bit differential inputs.
Whether that's true or not is beyond my purview, but having two companies with markedly similar data-acq merchandise gives you a choice. You can deal with a small company (LabJack) that may be very responsive to your support needs, or perhaps deal with a larger one (Measurement Computing) that may offer more support tools and software.
Adapting Good Ideas
Indeed, Measurement Computing's marketing manager Bob Judd counters LabJack's claims, noting that his firm sometimes adapts a good idea that it sees on the market, and then supports it with a broader base of tools. "Our PMD-1208LS and PMD-1024LS pods can be used with our own SoftWire graphical configuration software," he notes, "but we also support them under National Instruments' LabVIEW and Agilent's VEE."
Like LabJack's pods, Measurement's PMDs are compatible with USB v1.1 as well as USB v2.0, and operate in Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP environments. The PMD-1208LS's analog inputs are configurable for either eight 11-bit single-ended inputs, or four 12-bit differential inputs.
Like the LabJack U12, the PMD-1208LS offers a sample rate up to 1.2-ksamples/s in eight software selectable input ranges. In addition to the analog inputs, the unit gives you two channels of 10-bit analog output, as well a 32-bit counter and 16 lines of digital I/O. These units sell for about $109 each, with USB cables. Quantities of 25 or greater cut the cost to less than $80 a pop.
For its part, the PMD-1024LS adds a 24-bit digital I/O interface to your USB port. Using an industry standard 82C55 chip, 24 lines are divided into two 8-bit ports and two 4-bit ports, each of which may be independently programmed as I/O. PMD-1024LS single piece pricing is less than $100 each; pricing for 25 or more is about $75.
Moving up the USB data-acq scale, another company offering USB instrumentation is PerkinElmer. Its product also lets you set up mini-networks of signal processing gear under Windows. The company's $600 Model 3830 Multiplexer lets you interconnect up to six different sources as well as measuring devices. The Model 3820 is a universal counter. It's priced at about $900. Either model draws about 500 mA from a PC's USB port or USB hub.
The Model 3830 lets you establish interconnections between various sources and instruments. Connections are set up using your mouse and an icon-based Windows user interface. The box is equipped with a half dozen BNC connectors for I/O.
Internally, it uses DPST reed relays for connection and disconnection of both signal and ground conductors for each of its six I/O ports. The reed relays are high-rel types made by Hamlin, and each can switch up to 200 mA, handling 5 W, or 50 V. Contact resistance is only about 150 milliohms, so you can be assured that the MUX won't affect your readings or signals to any great degree. The switches are also reasonably fast, switching in less than 1 ms.
For its part, the Model 3820 Universal Counter acquires, displays, and saves data to disk. This counter accommodates signals up to about 125 MHz, but may be useful out to 160 MHz. Like the MUX, it's plug-and-play, so all you need to get it up-and-running is connect it to a USB port, load the software, and connect your probes (PerkinElmer offers optional probes) to the box's high-Z inputs. Like the MUX, you can move the counter from one PC to another quickly. Like the MUX, it too draws about 500 mA through the USB connection.
PerkinElmer's box establishes mini-networks of signal processing under Windows. This universal counter module draws about 500-mA from a PC's USB port or USB hub.
Signals in the range of +/-500-mV can be measured using a standard 1X scope probe, or +/-5-V can be measured with a 10X probe. The unit's discriminator thresholds are adjustable in 10 mV increments from -0.2 V to +0.5 V with a 1X probe connected, and from -2 V to +5 V with a 10X probe. An AUTO function automatically sets the threshold at the mean of the maximum and minimum signal amplitudes, and the system's event counter triggers at threshold crossing on a positive slope.
Portables Too
No discussion of USB data-acq would be complete without mentioning handhelds. An example is the Nicolet Instrument Technologies (Madison, Wis.) Phazer. This endearing little spectral analyzer is designed for impact testing, modal analysis, vibration testing, and the like. Weighing in at just eight ounces, the Phazer fits in the palm of your hand, is compliant with USB v1.0 and v1.1, and works under Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows ME. The unit's hardware includes 18-bit A/D converters per channel, and a 24-bit DAC output.
Nicolet Instrument's Phazer spectral analyzer fits in the palm of your hand, is compliant with USB v1.0 and v1.1, and works under Windows. It includes 18-bit A/D converters and a 24-bit DAC.
Like many USB instruments, the Phazer uses USB for DC power (it draws 500 mA) and connectivity, with the host PC handling its display. Nicolet's Prism Windows-based software displays gathered data as information in both time and frequency domains.
In the former, a Phazer can time-capture events, perform auto- and cross-correlation, and do orbit plots. In the frequency domain, the Phazer/Prism combo performs spectral analysis, with auto-spectrum, power-spectrum, and cross-spectrum features. It can also perform FFTs (fast Fourier transforms) and do impulse processing using frame sizes ranging from 256 samples to 8,192 samples. A Phazer system can do a 1,024-point FFT in less than a millisecond, dishing up nice-looking waterfall displays.
For more information, contact:
Data Translation, Inc., 100 Locke Dr., Marlboro, Mass. 01752-1192. Phone: (800) 525-8528 (From the US and Canada only) or (508) 481-3700. Fax: (508) 481-8620.
LabJack Corp., 13701 W Jewell Ave, Suite 284, Lakewood, Colo. 80228-4173. Phone: (303) 942-0228. Fax: (303) 716-0101. http://www.labjack.com/
Measurement Computing Corp., 16 Commerce Blvd., Middleboro, Mass. 02346. Phone: (508) 946-5100. Fax: (508) 946-9500
PerkinElmer, 45 William St., Wellesley, Mass. 02481-4078. Phone: (781) 237-5100.
Nicolet Instrument Technologies, Inc., 5225-4 Verona Rd., Madison, Wis. 53711. Phone: (608) 276-5600. Fax: (608) 327-6700. http://www.niti.com


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Visual Resources Association - Annual Meeting - Toronto 2009 (President's Report)
March 27, 2009
Dear VRA Colleagues,
I had ample time during a 17-hour drive from Toronto back to Minneapolis to recall the past week in retrospect, savoring a very memorable VRA Conference 27. Along with tremendous pride in what we were able to accomplish --especially given the tough economic conditions that worked against us -- I felt a deep sense of gratitude to all of our officers and members who worked
so hard to plan and implement the different aspects of our week together. Your devoted efforts paid off in spades!
Though our numbers were down a bit from previous years, the overall mood seemed to me particularly vibrant among those who gathered in Toronto, though tempered by our anxiety over looming budget cuts and concern for our colleagues who had already felt their sharp impact. This was the background against which we began with the Copyright Plenary held at the Ontario
College of Art and Design, featuring our old friend Kenneth Crews in dialogue with his Canadian opposite number, the equally articulate Pina D'Agostino from Osgoode Hall Law School at Toronto's York University. We were joined for their informative dialogue by our guests from the Toronto area: faculty and students from Osgoode Hall, faculty and students from the
School at the University of Toronto, members of the ARLIS Ontario Chapter, area museum professionals, and several Canadian government officials. Their presence was the result of a special effort to reach out to other constituencies and make them aware of our Association and its work, and it seems to have paid off: the IP Osgoode online law students' newsletter, for
instance, has already posted coverage of this event. In the coming weeks, we hope to make a streaming video transcription of the Copyright Plenary available on VRAWEB, especially for those of you who were unable to join us in Toronto. Video coverage of lighter conference moments will also be provided by the "Toronto YouTubers," a social networking project facilitated by newcomer Carolyn Caizzi. Watch for further announcements.
A lively post-Plenary reception for our attendees and guests helped to launch a full schedule of sessions, workshops, and special users' groups that informed us about new projects, tools, skills, and applications. Among the many special events, several stand out as particularly memorable. Keynote speaker Michael Edson's inspiring presentation at the Members Dinner
resonated with our members who have for years advocated for greater open access to content, and the collaborative building of a richly-populated commons. The success of the Vendor Slam, bringing together our members and vendors in a new format, was due to the imagination and flexibility of all participants. At the Tansey Fundraising Event, Toronto's famed Second City improvisational comedy troupe encouraged us to take a palliative dose of laughter, even as we stretched our individual comfort zones. The VRAffle bestowed 72 prizes generously donated by our Chapters, vendors, and individual members, garnering nearly $2500 for future travel awards. As the VRAudevillians reminded us, virtue will be rewarded and evil will get its
come-uppance – albeit seldom as dramatically as in the rescue of Little Nell from the clutches of Snidely Whiplash by Sgt. Preston and his Trusty Huskies.
A conference of this scope and complexity requires the dedicated and concerted efforts of many people to run smoothly. Your Executive Board would like to acknowledge all who had a hand in making this past week a great success. Here are some of the major credits [cue the John Williams score]:
Vice President for Conference Arrangements Brian Shelburne, flashing the Sheraton Golden Badge of Power, worked tirelessly to make hundreds of scheduling arrangements with our host hotel. Vickie O'Riordan, Vice President for Conference Program, kept track of dozens of events, meetings, and contact people, melding these into a seamless program. Secretary Jolene
de Verges created our online registration form, and kept the rest of the Executive Board continually informed as our numbers slowly grew during the weeks leading up to the conference starting date. Treasurer Jane Darcovich worked diligently to keep the budget on track, while having to deal with an ever-fluctuating currency exchange rate. Public Relations & Communications Officer Mark Pompelia pulled together input from dozens of individuals to generate conference publications and signage, forwarding these in digital form to Toronto for local printing to save on shipping costs. Tom Costello, our destination consultant, was omnipresent, helping us to anticipate and resolve problems before anyone else was aware of them. The staff at the Shertaton Centre Toronto genuinely seemed to enjoy hosting us, and were especially sensitive to our schedule and logistics needs. Membership Services Coordinator Lise Hawkos kept the registration desk on an even keel, aided by a large number of volunteer helpers coordinated by Anita Regan and Lesley Bell.
The local arrangements committee, led by Canada Chapter Chair Eric Schwab and native Torontonian Jackie Spafford, was instrumental in making many of the connections that enriched the conference program, as well as providing logistics support. They also researched for the conference website information about a myriad of details, from local attractions to weather
forecasts to transit options. We owe a particular debt of gratitude to Eric for securing facilities at the Ontario College of Art and Design for several key conference events, and we hope that future conferences will be enriched through similar partnerships with nearby educational institutions. Eric's careful planning and thorough preparation smoothly integrated each off-site event into the flow of the conference program. Jackie Spafford organized the Tansey Event and made the initial contacts with the Second City company. Scott Gilchrist coordinated the architectural walking tours, and acted as the Executive Board's "official" photographer. The conference logo was designed by Irene Gotz of the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Development Committee Co-Chairs Steven Kowalik and Emy Nelson Decker invested considerable time and effort in planning the Vendor Slam and shaping it to meet the vendors' needs. The Birds-of-a-Feather luncheons were organized by Betha Whitlow. Marcia Focht coordinated the Mentorship program, and was gratified to note that more prospective mentors volunteered
this year than there were mentees available. The Membership Committee was responsible for the First Time Attendees and New Members Breakfast, where the young professionals who represent the future of our organization had an opportunity to network with their mentors and Association leadership. To top off a memorable week, Empress Patti McRae and her VRAffleRousers (er, VRAudevillians) put it all on the line on behalf of the Tansey fund; every moment of glam represented hours of behind-the-scenes work spent soliciting
donations, documenting donors, organizing and staffing the VRAffle tables -- not to mention rehearsing late into each night while others relaxed at the end of a long conference day.
In this year of shrinking budgets and professional development funding cutbacks, we can take special pride that the VRA was able to make available a record twenty-six full and partial travel awards to assist our deserving members in attending Conference 27. Thanks to everyone whose donations contributed to this outstanding level of support. Of special note,
Corporate Travel Awards provided by Davis Art Images, Gallery Systems, and Saskia, Ltd. helped make conference attendance possible for deserving applicants, as did the Kathe Hicks Albrecht Travel Award Fund. We also wish to express our gratitude to our loyal conference sponsors, advertisers, and contributors – some of whom have been our generous friends for many years. Archivision and Two Cat Digital provided major donations to the VRAffle. Michael Edson's keynote address was sponsored the ARTstor Speakers' Fund. The VRAffle's grand prize was donated by Scott Gilchrist of Archivision.
One of the highlights of each conference comes as we honor our peers for their outstanding accomplishments. Congratulations go this year to Nancy DeLaurier Award winner Loy Zimmerman for his dedication, guidance, and hard work in establishing the Visual Resources Association Foundation, and serving so capably as the first Chair of its Board of Directors.
Thanks as well to all conference attendees, from new members to old guard, whether named heretofore or not. For a precious few days each year, we are privileged to celebrate our successes, shape our plans for the future, and share our problems and concerns directly with our colleagues, most of whom we know during the rest of the year only as signatures on VRA_L messages. Working and acting together, we have tremendous power to influence our professional environment, and I hope each of you felt that positive energy at work. In the times of economic uncertainty, we need each other all the more.
Finally, I'd like to give a tip of the Mountie hat and lead a final huzzah for our outgoing Board members who completed their terms of office during the conference: Vickie O'Riordan, Vice-President for Conference Program; and Jolene de Verges, Secretary. Please join me in welcoming our new Board members: Maureen Burns, President-Elect; Heidi Raatz, Vice President for Conference Program; and Marcia Focht, Secretary.
Onward to Atlanta!
Allan T. Kohl
President, Visual Resources Association
Visual Resources Librarian
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
2501 Stevens Avenue South
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May 8, 2014 - By Eric Blom, Staff WriterFremont County's plan to hire its own expert to perform autopsies is in a rough patch, as few candidates are applying for the job. The proposed salary is keeping more away.
"We had four candidates, but two of them have withdrawn because they feel $100,000 is not adequate," Fremont County Coroner Ed McAuslan said at a May 6 Fremont County Commission meeting. "We have only one viable candidate at this time."
McAuslan first proposed a plan to hire a forensic pathologist to perform autopsies for the county in November. It could save money and provide better service to the county.
Commissioners on April 9 approved advertising for the position with a $100,000 salary. They expected the post to also entail about $40,000 in benefits.
The financial aspect is now in question.
"If you offered another $150,000 you'd probably have many applicants, but I know that's not going to happen," McAuslan said.
He suggested adding $50,000 to the salary, bringing the total to $150,000.
Commissioners said they would consider increasing pay for the position.
A big unknown in the financial picture is how much revenue the expert could bring in to balance out the salary. Autopsies performed by private doctors in Loveland, Colo., now cost the county slightly more than $1,000 apiece, plus travel costs and employee wages for transportation.
McAuslan projects that performing the procedures locally would save the county about $97,000, according to a February report from the coroner. He also hopes other Wyoming counties would bring their autopsies to Fremont County's expert, and plans to charge them a $1,000 fee.
Four counties have said they would bring their business to Fremont County, totaling about $127,000 in income, according to the February report. At the May 7 meeting, the coroner said he thinks more would do so after the program gets started. How many would, however, is unclear.
McAuslan pointed out one candidate certified in forensic pathology and licensed to practice in Wyoming would take the $100,000 salary, but neither he nor any commissioner voiced interest so far in moving forward with just one applicant.
The application period for the position as it is remains open until May 10, and the commission would have to decide at another meeting whether to accept an applicant from that listing or change the salary and advertise again.
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I think that the new Cirque show in LV will be called "One". Cirque Jackson I.P., LLC registered the "Michael Jackson One" trademark
Estate's consent letter :
Re: Consent to use and register Michael Jackson as part of the title of the Michael Jackson
Resident Show
To whom it may concern,
The undersigned is a California corporation wholly owned by The Estate of Michael Joseph
Jackson (the "Estate") and, as such, is the owner of various trademarks in the name of
MICHAEL JACKSON throughout the world on behalf of the Estate and this letter has been
prepared and signed in the context of the presentation of a live resident show in Las Vegas,
Nevada based on Michael Jackson's music and songs entitled MICHAEL JACKSON ONE
(hereafter the "Resident Show"), resulting from a collaboration between Cirque du Soleil
(US), Inc. (and one or more related entities) and the Estate of Michael Joseph Jackson
(namely Triumph International, Inc. and one or more related entities), hereafter the resulting
partnership entity is referred to as "Cirque Jackson I.P. LLC".
Subject to and in accordance with the long form agreement(s) (the "Documents") currently
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Pathology was one of the creepiest-looking parts of my thrillers Fall Movie Preview post, what with its centering on a murder game and all. Now that there's a full trailer for the film, I'm even more creeped out.
Part of this is Michael Weston's fault because he seriously makes for the ultimate creepy guy (remember how sick he was when he terrorized David in "Six Feet Under"?). He stars opposite Milo Ventimiglia playing a med student who becomes embroiled in a dangerous game along with a group of other students: to see who can commit the perfect murder.
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ROSEMOUNT — The body of a University of Minnesota student who had been missing since Sept. 22 was found Monday in rural Rice County, south of the Twin Cities.
The Hennepin County medical examiner identified the remains of 20-year-old Anarae Schunk.
Schunk was last seen with her ex-boyfriend, Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson, and his current girlfriend, Ashley Conrade. He is suspected in the Sept. 22 shooting death of Palagor Obang Jobi at a Burnsville bar.
Rosemount police arrested Chavez-Nelson on Sept. 24. He is in the Dakota County Jail and has been charged with Jobi's death. Conrade has been charged with aiding after the crime.
Police had been searching for Schunk for nearly a week, including locations in Rosemount, Apple Valley and Lillydale.
According to a news release, the Rosemount Police Department is the lead investigating agency in the case, in partnership with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Dakota County Sheriff's Office and other agencies.
Rosemount police are seeking information from the public to help in the investigation and are asking people to call the Dakota County Sheriff's Office tip line at (651) 438-4720. Anonymous information also can be provided online at www.dakotacountysheriff.org/etip.html.


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Garden centres report that sales are up in nearly all categories. But herbs, vegetables, citrus and stone-fruit trees are driving the surge.
Celebrity gardener Graham Ross from Better Homes and Gardens said this spring was the best in more than a decade due to the large volume of winter rain.
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"Without a doubt the biggest growth area is in food," Mr Ross said. "The home-grown vegetable patch is now almost totally acceptable, whether you're in a unit or you've got a home garden block."
He attributed strong demand for edible plants to a number of factors, including the break in the drought, which means there is more chance of a successful harvest.
There has been a resurgence in growing stone fruit, such as peaches plums and nectarines, because developments in organic pest control mean fruitflies can now be fully controlled.
Horticultural innovations and growing connections with the international market mean there are more varieties of dwarf stone fruit and citrus trees available, such as the Flying Dragon – a Japanese import – which is a hybrid of the popular Eureka lemon.
"If you've got a balcony and you still want lemons for a gin and tonic, you can do that now with these dwarf rootstock," Mr Ross said.
Flowering trees, such as ornamental cherries, and Australian natives are also on this season's shopping list. The high demand is due to the wider and improved varieties that are now being grown.
"We're getting new grevilleas that we've never seen before that flower 11 months of the year; they're easy to look after, and you get massive return with flowers and birds and the whole ecosystem enjoyment that you get from native plants," Mr Ross said.
Bird-attracting plants, including a range of new grevilleas "which are small and compact and have a stunning flower" are the popular flora of the season at Eden Gardens and Garden Centre in Sydney.
In fact, anything to do with birds –feeders, bird baths, statues, and motifs – are the in-thing this season.
"I think it's about people wanting to be in touch with nature – it makes them feel good," Eden's customer experience manager, Allan Donnelly, said.
But the edible plant category is "the leading trend that beats everything else", he added.
Dwarf fruit trees that provide "something that is functional and practical but also aesthetically pleasing" are popular.
Eden can't keep up with demand for large, self-watering garden pots that can accommodate multiple plants and create mini edible gardens on balconies and in small backyards.
"People want to plant vegetables in different forms, not necessarily in the traditional veggie garden," he said. "We've got plenty of new organic products in relation to pest control so it's just becoming an even stronger area of demand."
Individual, more established plants that make a statement, rather than numerous smaller ones, are popular this season. So are water-plant terrariums for inside the home, and worm farms.
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HENOC MUAMBA'S work with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has not gone unnoticed down south.
And ditto for Chris Matthews.
The Bombers confirmed Thursday the two players have had workouts with the Minnesota Vikings as part of the window that allows prospective free agents to sniff around for work, begining Dec. 1.
Muamba, the CFL East Division's Most Outstanding Canadian -- he was also voted the Bombers' Most Oustanding and Most Outstanding Defensive Player -- put up some dandy numbers in the club's disastrous campaign, racking up 106 tackles and 18 special-teams tackles, registering one sack and adding one interception.
Matthews' 2013 campaign was limited due to injury. The 6-5 Kentucky product finished with just 14 receptions for 138 yards in four games before being shut down in August with turf toe. But in 2012, the 24-year old was the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie after pulling in 81 catches for 1,192 yards for seven TDs.
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Sunshine and an NFL spotlight will beam down on Bisons star Evan Gill in February, with the defensive tackle pegged to play in the East-West Shrine Game.
Gill, a third-year Bison and 2013 CIS Canada West all-star, was picked to represent the western schools at the prestigious university all-star game, which is set for Jan. 18 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game, which will be broadcast live on the NFL Network and streamed live at shrinegame.com, is a prime showcase for young football talent, as scouts from all NFL teams will be in attendance.
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Ave Verum for Congregational Singing at Communion
The Parallel Mass Project
While the typical US Catholic congregation will have members who are not willing to sing the Mass Parts - Ordinary - in Latin...there is an additional difficulty to deal with, the issue of education. Just like horses and water, you may offer classes and special rehearsals...but the people that come tend to be people that are already involved...like horses returning to the water holes they know, rather than searching out new ones...
The largest objection is that people do not understand the words they are singing.
Even so we have noticed that at our church:
1. Weakest singing is at Communion - people are not singing at all
2. Hymn singing shows lots of people standing there, waiting for it to be over
3. The strongest singing is on the Latin Sanctus and Agnus Dei and responses
The reason is repetition...the greatest number of people sing the Latin responses, after singing them week after week.
How do we get them to sing the great Hymn of the Church, the Gloria...and later on the Credo?
Top 10 Unknowns about Sacred Music
By Jeffrey Tucker
The music of the Mass is not of our choosing; it is not a matter of taste; it is not a glossy layer on top of a liturgy. Liturgical music is embedded within the structure of the liturgy itself: theologically, melodically, and historically.
Hymns are not part of the structure of Mass. Nothing in the Mass says: it is now time to sing a hymn of your choice. Hymns are permitted as replacements for what should be sung but only with reservations.
The sung parts of the Mass can be divided into three parts: the ordinary chants (which are stable from week to week), the proper chants (which change according the day), and the priests parts that include sung dialogues with the people.
The music of for the Mass is found in three books: the Kyriale (for the people), the Graduale (for the schola), and the Missale (for the priest).
To advocate Gregorian chant is not merely to favor Latin hymns over English ones, because chant hymns make up only a small portion of chant repertoire. It is to favor a sung Mass over a spoken one, and to favor the music of the Mass itself against substitutes.
The people, however, are always involved actively....
Redemptionis Sacramentum
[54.] The people, however, are always involved actively and never merely passively: for they "silently join themselves with the Priest in faith, as well as in their interventions during the course of the Eucharistic Prayer as prescribed, namely in the responses in the Preface dialogue, the Sanctus, the acclamation after the consecration and the "Amen" after the final doxology, and in other acclamations approved by the Conference of Bishops with the recognitio of the Holy See".[133]
[57.] It is the right of the community of Christ's faithful that especially in the Sunday celebration there should customarily be true and suitable sacred music, and that there should always be an altar, vestments and sacred linens that are dignified, proper, and clean, in accordance with the norms.
Divini Cultus
Divini Cultus
On Divine Worship
Pope Pius XI
Encyclical promulgated on December 20, 1928
Since the Church has received from Christ her Founder the office of safeguarding the sanctity of divine worship, it is certainly incumbent upon her, while leaving intact the substance of the Sacrifice and the sacraments, to prescribe ceremonies, rites, formulae, prayers and chant for the proper regulation of that august public ministry, whose special name is "Liturgy", as being the eminently sacred action/
For the Liturgy is indeed a sacred thing, since by it we are raised to God and united to Him, thereby professing our faith and our deep obligation to Him for the benefits we have received and the help of which we stand in constant need. There is thus a close connection between dogma and the sacred Liturgy, and between Christian worship and the sanctification of the faithful. Hence Pope Celestine I saw the standard of faith expressed in the sacred formulae of the Liturgy. "The rule of our faith", he says, "is indicated by the law of our worship. When those who are set over the Christian people fulfill the function committed to them, they plead the cause of the human race in the sight of God's clemency, and pray and supplicate in conjunction with the whole Church".
1. This sacred Council has several aims in view: it desires to impart an ever increasing vigor to the Christian life of the faithful; to adapt more suitably to the needs of our own times those institutions which are subject to change; to foster whatever can promote union among all who believe in Christ; to strengthen whatever can help to call the whole of mankind into the household of the Church. The Council therefore sees particularly cogent reasons for undertaking the reform and promotion of the liturgy.
III. The Reform of the Sacred Liturgy
21. In order that the Christian people may more certainly derive an abundance of graces from the sacred liturgy, holy Mother Church desires to undertake with great care a general restoration of the liturgy itself. For the liturgy is made up of immutable elements divinely instituted, and of elements subject to change. These not only may but ought to be changed with the passage of time if they have suffered from the intrusion of anything out of harmony with the inner nature of the liturgy or have become unsuited to it.
US Bishops Advisory Music Document Released
Chaldean Chant played by Mr. Mishu
Chant takes many forms...today at 11:00 Mass Mary Weaver sang the Gregorian Communion Chant for today's Feast of Christ the King...and Mr. Fuad Mishu then played a Chaldean Chant on the violin. A visit to the website of the Department of State of the United States of American video about daughter Susan Mishu Dakak also gives background on Mr. Mishu as a musician and is worth a viewing:
.In Their Own Words: Lives of Iraqi Americans - US Department of State
Gregorian Chant - Chaldean Chant the source?
Significant church documents on the liturgy and the indispensable role of sacred music
Vatican II and after
Vatican II, 1963
112. The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art. The main reason for this pre-eminence is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy.
116. The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.
But other kinds of sacred music, especially polyphony, are by no means excluded from liturgical celebrations, so long as they accord with the spirit of the liturgical action, as laid down in Art. 30. [excerpted below]
130. To promote active participation, the people should be encouraged to take part by means of acclamations, responses, psalmody, antiphons, and songs, as well as by actions, gestures, and bodily attitudes. And at the proper times all should observe a reverent silence.]
Harmonia Vocal Quartet
Our New Musical Friends
Our new friends-in-music, the Harmonia Vocal Quartet, will be singing one Mass a month for us, as well as joining with us as a Quartet on some special occasions...and what is bigger than the DEDICATION OF A CHURCH!
Mary Weaver will be singing with us whenever possible, and other members are free to drop in, however, they all are quite busy...you might hear Maria cantoring at Sacred Heart on a bi-weekly schedule on Saturday evenings....now that'd be worth hearing!
Remember that Harmonia is a professional group and that they are busy making their way in music and have other commitments to honor, so they will not be around all the time....but let's enjoy them when they are here.
Amen, Dico Vobis ~ HVQ at SJN
Harmonia Vocal Quartet sings Amen Dico Vobis at SJN Mass • Gregorian Chant
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Mary is currently president of the Symphony Guild of Charlotte and is on the board of directors of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. She is an immediate past president of the Charlotte-South Rotary Club, and was honored as their Distinguished Rotarian in 2013. Mary has held leadership positions in many arts and human-service organizations in the Charlotte region.
Mary holds an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens University in Charlotte and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida. She is a graduate of Leadership Charlotte, Class IX. She and Bill have four children and two grandsons.
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