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On-board medical Systems Tempus IC & Safe Triage System (reposted from General Questions)
I posted this forum in the General area but thought it might overlooked by people in the know, so I re-posted it here:
I am looking into the on-board medical units that are getting attention in the magazines and at boat shows.
From what I've found there are now 2 units that cater to maritime medical emergencies via paitient monitoring device & communications link to land based medical services. These are the "Tempus IC" by RDT technologies & the "Safety Triage System" by Ocean Medical International. I've recieved and researched information on these systems and despite claims made by both companies, the units are comparable with some differences in technology, experience in the industry and price.
Now before I ask for opinions, I will state that clearly no piece of hardware is nearly as valuable as educated crew in a emergency situation. However in threory both these units are valuable tools in such a situation at sea.
I wanted to inquire thoughts from anyone that may have first-hand experience with either unit...
I really appreciate all info that has been offered here. I would like to add one addendum which I should have stated previously. In your opinions/experiences with each of these units, please leave the price aspect out. While I know it is a consideration, my concerns are that of the reliability (technical/hardwrae), usefullness/flexability (can they also be used in issues deemed not an emergency/as stand alone hardware when not in nettwork range) & of course any first hand experiences with these units.
Thanks again
Just seen this interesting discussion, and would like to confirm that to the best of my knowledge this is the first post from anyone at Ocean Medical International, of which I am the Medical Director, and we have not been posting anonymously as claimed by someone anonymously!
I am not going to use this forum as an opportunity to advertise the unit which we supply, but would encourage those interested in such systems to look in detail at what is available and make up your own minds.
Maximising medical safety at sea is something all medical kit suppliers should be emphasising and telemedicine is an important area which is destined to become an integral part of on-board medical care. Not long ago there was reluctance on the part of captains and owners to have a defibrillator onboard but now it is recognised as necessary and life-saving, and I believe that telemedicine is going to follow a similar path.
Thanks to all for your insight on this matter. We did our research and checked every facet of this technology from the hardware to the services that support them. We contacted references, did our homework and made a decison.
Both units cater to different concepts on how they are to be used, the training & viability of those who use them and principles on the technology that supports them.
If anyone is interested on further info, please contact me and Ill be happy to send along thoughts on our findings.
Thanks again to all who posted
Triage...In the end we went with the Tempus I.C. unit. When compared, the Tempus is a unit designed to be more reponsive to a medical emergecy from start-up which was our primary interest, while the STS is more of a device for medical experts that collects data, inventories medications and has some diagnostic capability. The user experience is simpler and is also able to be remotely operated by the phycisians on the other end via Tempus I.C.. All data is collected via voice from the bluetooth earpiece and external attachments (Blood pressure cuff, ECG, Camera, Thermometer, Glucose meter) and sent to remote phycisians just as you see it on-screen. The STS requires cumbersome patient information to be typed in via touch-screen before taking any diagnostics and any voice communication with the Telemedicine provider must be made from a seperate phone. The Tempus runs on its own native software while the STS is Windows based and its software runs within that enviroment...this lead to slower boot-up, repsonsiveness from external devices and a few crash situations. STS is only supported by it's own Telemedicine provider while Tempus is supported by most if not all providers (Med-Aire, George Washinton University, Yacht Life-Line..which has now merged with Med-Aire).
Simply put, we did full demonstrations of both units with the whole crew and owner and hands down, everyone felt more comfortable & relied with Tempus I.C.
The only negatives against Tempus was it's price (Tempus at $60,000 USD vs STS at $34,000)...but with the STS being the only competition for Tempus as of now, that cost is justified when the differences between the two are compared.
While not trying to sound like I work for RDT, these were our core points which made us make our choice. In all it is something you should judge for yourself, but if you have any other more specific questions about either unit or Telemedicine providers (we did thourough research with them as well), Im happy to answer.


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What a wonderful film. Mary Poppins was the first film I saw at a cinema and remains my second all time favourite, so it was nice to watch bits of it taking shape (with a wee bit of licence) and finding out about some of the history surrounding it. I'm not really a lover of Tom Hanks but thought he did a wonderful job as Walt Disney as did that Thompson bird as P.L. Travers.
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I never played Crazy Climber before, but it seemed like it was one of those classic arcade games that even predated Donkey Kong.
The controls were said to be quite a challenge. I attempted to try it out on various sims, but the required double joystick made it even more hard to get the hang of it. I saw an LCD reproduction at Donki. It was about 880 yen. Not a huge amount but I figured maybe for a little more, I may as well get a Wonderswan.
A Wonder what??
In competition with Nintendo, Bandai released a handheld by the former Nintendo legend Gunpei Yokoi.
There were three versions released. The best one was the SwanCrystal, which is not only colour, but also has a sharper TFT LCD screen. On Sunday I looked through Akiba, and the cheapest one I found was a wine red one from "Friends", unboxed for 3,000 yen. It was in good condition so I grabbed it.
Before I bought this I saw a Wonderswan "set" in a secondhand store in Ayase. It had five or so games, and a Wonderswan Color. Most of the games were Japanese, but it DID have Crazy Climber. Today I went back and asked them if I could just get the game. On each box it had 300 yen. There was also a Space Invaders so I offered 300 yen for both. Quite easily he agreed, so my game collection was off to a good start.
Even more so, when back in Kitasenju in a game shop's junk pile was a 100 yen Gunpey cart, which is an interesting variation of a Tetris-like puzzle game.
Interestingly enough while in Funabashi, I found a huge warehouse shop FULL of everything I love about Japan, including retro games and consoles and UFO catcher stuffs. Even guitars! I asked the staff if they had any Wonderswan software, and after he asked another employee told me no. Untrusting as I am, I found that they actually DID have them. Not the first or last time I get a bum steer in this country.
For now I gave them a miss. Although not the worst place (like say Akiba), I had tips on other places I could buy these for cheap. It just so happened that I found them some more in Yokohama on route to the beach. I picked up a Beatmania and DJ Turntablist for Crunky money.
Bit of a crazy quest, but just another of those things that keep this place interesting.
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
I never played Crazy Climber before, but it seemed like it was one of those classic arcade games that even predated Donkey Kong.
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 11:52 pm 2 comments
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Boss V-Wah
I won the bid for 6,000 yen. If I checked a bit closer, I'd have seen that he won the Yahoo Auction for the same thing for 1,000 yen cheaper. Oh the tangled web..
First impression was this was a little rough. Definitely not as pristine as the Harmonist. For the bucks I saved I shouldn't complain too much. After a pretty thorough play it did what it's supposed to do. To my ears this has a nice selection of wah sounds. The built-in distortion is useful although the switching is probably more confusing that it should be.
I found a cheap 400 yen-ish daisy chain at a Hard Off that allows me to power all the pedals from the Music Booster battery.
I'm really pleased with it. I don't notice any problems with having these all chained together - nice and quiet and powering it all nicely.
I did an experiment to see how long the battery would last running loops solely with the Boomerang connected. I'd thought the unit would be pretty power hungry. I only expected about two hours. To my surprise, it got pretty close to eight hours!
I'm really pleased with my setup so far. In terms of effects, I have what I need to keep me happy at least for a while.
Thursday, 16 June 2011
For The Love Of
God Kids
I don't write much about work. For good reason, they asked me not to.
But this time I can't keep this one silent.
If you come to Japan you better love kids classes. I mean LOVE them. A kids class can have up to eight (unruly) kids in the room. In the little kids class that includes their parents, so you can imagine how crowded SIXTEEN people in a modest kids room can be.
On any given day there can be three or four of these classes. So days like these can be extremely tiring.
In my case Mondays were only the days where I was sure to have a reprieve from having any kids classes, and I was truly thankful that I had at least a break from them. But today I'm told they want me to take over kids classes on Mondays, which includes a large, crazy kids class on my only real day without them. I thought this might be coming as the quitting teacher informed me of his departure.
They say that a replacement won't live close enough, but even for me it's my furthest school, and takes a considerable amount of time to get there.
I REALLY DO NOT WANT THIS. I'm really hoping they find an alternative teacher, because an exhausted teacher is not a happy teacher.
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Sunday, 12 June 2011
Korea Town
I went to Shin Okubo.
It's located about a five minute walk north of Shinjuku. Just behind Kabuki-cho. OH, now you know where I'm talking about ;)
Usually the only time I go there is to check out the TC Gakki music store. Before that I went back to try out that Behringer Hellbabe wah again in Shinjuku. Nope, still a piece of junk! I also had a play of the POG2, which does similar octave things to my PS-6. For the money it cost (over 50,000 yen), I expected a LOT more.
This place is often referred to as a prominent Korean precinct of Tokyo. The place was bustling with people mostly eating at the amazing amount of Yakiniku (Korean BBQ) joints. Often you would hear me grunt, "MEAT!!"
This would actually not be such a bad place to live. It just so happens that this place that I thought was getting torn down is actually being restored! There is a strong geek part of me that wants to live here, if only for dubious bragging rights. Surprisingly we got inside easily, and up the escalator to the roof, but were thwarted by security-coded locked doors :(
Anyway, other surprises in this area was another Don Quijote store that I never knew existed. I was looking for certain spare parts, but unfortunately were not available here. I DID see some LCD reproductions of "Crazy Climber" by Pocket Toy, and a racing "Hang On" by El-Spirits at 880 yen. There was even a pretty crappy looking panarama screen rip-off that looked like a cheap toy.
These Sakubai scooters caught my interest. Kind of a cross between a bike and a scooter. The idea sounds great, but I don't know how well these would ride on Tokyo sidewalks.
There are a lot of cheap korean supermarkets here. My FAVOURITE noodles here are these Nongshim noodles. They are nice and spicy. The red of the package gives it away right? Ever so slightly cheaper here, so we stocked a bit on those. Bring on the MSG! And we got some special Korean pancakes packed with calories, and red pepper paste snacks that I'm addicted to, for good measure.
I could not come here and not go to TC Gakki, just looking of course. I tried a Fishman Rare Earth single coil acoustic pickup *face palm* I've been toying with the idea of putting all my gizmos through my effects acoustically so this would be necessary here (not back home where I have my semi though). It sounded nice and warm, but do I need it? Do I REALLY need it?
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Tuesday, 7 June 2011
I got myself another present, and it's not even my birthday!
I won the Yahoo Auction on Friday. Paid for it on Monday. The guy sent it with Japan Post's Letterpack 500 (as in 500 yen) from Hokkaido, and it arrived today. All I can say is "wow". Now THAT is what I call fast, super fast.
Considering the distance, that would usually take at least two days back home. It makes me wonder why people send stuff here by Kuroneko Yamato and Sagawa, the "preferred" couriers for Yahoo Auction sellers. They use the same type of tracking as their EMS too. In this case it was accurate enough to let me know it'd arrive today.
My new toy is a Boss PS-6 Harmonist. It's quite a cool box of tricks. Part intelligent pitchshifter, part chorus, and part Whammy.
Why did I get this?
I sent my other multi-effects back home, and now I'm looking into battery-operated, or DC powered stomp boxes for possibly my busking project. I saw a nice shiny 20th anniversary Whammy, but was put off by the AC only requirement, and it's quite pricey for what it is.
I looked around for other alternatives, and this Boss looked like just what I was looking for.
The guy had it marked for free shipping, but after I won the auction admitted he made a mistake :( Still, it looks brand new, save for the slightest bit of dust, and I saved about 4,500 yen off a new one, so I'm pretty pleased. It's a LOT of fun to use.
With my sustainer-equipped Steinberger, I managed to coax some very trippy S-Bend (Whammy) tricks from outer space, and organ-like drones playing three part harmonies on single notes! It's very handy for my White Stripes "7 Nation Army" style bass lines, and Radiohead "Iron Lung" impersonation. The detune is convincing enough to make me not have to buy a Chorus pedal.
I think I'll have to get me some more guitar leads to connect this up to my looper and delay pedals, but I think it's going to take it to the next level!
Speaking of the Echo Park, I gave it a pretty good run through finally, listening to it through my laptop. I'm really digging the "old school" analog repeats, and self-oscillation. I think it sounds amazingly awesome to my bad ears. I wanted to sample some lines for some trip-hop style inspiration.
Only thing I'm not too pleased about is its attitude to batteries. I put a just bought (although a 100 yen shop 9V) battery inside, and I swear after only a couple of minutes it was already saying the battery was low and flashed red! I tried the same "low" battery in the Boss, and it was as happy as a pig in ****. It works fine on my Eneloop power supply though. To you Echo Park users, is this normal battery performance?
I kinda wished I didn't send my Wah home. That's on my next "to get" list. I tried a Behringer Hellbabe, that sounded and felt completely amateur, but a nice and cheap 2,100 yen. The Ibanez Weeping Demon was the second I tried, and it wasn't bad at all. I also liked that it turned on automatically from placing my foot on the pedal. REALLY nice idea. It was 5,980 yen.
I'm thinking of getting a Boss Pw-10 V-Wah. I tried one in Shinjuku and quite liked the variety of wahs, and the univibe. It could double as a dirt box, but I wasn't overly pleased with the overdrives. Anyone want to sell me one cheap?
I can't wait to put all this stuff together. It'll be like the keymaster and gatekeeper getting together for world domination, or something like that. Mmm.. harmonist. I definitely need more "harmony" in my life.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Eneloop Music Booster
With the "rainy season" supposedly in full swing, my hopes for a break in the weather today allowing me to go to the park and play me some guitar, were dashed.
I didn't want to stay in the apartment AND I did want to go to Ochanomizu/Akihabara, so at about 2.45pm I grabbed my umbrella and even decided to walk there. It's a bit of hike made longer by the rain but better than staying in on my day off.
Letting me go to Ochanomizu with the ever present temptation to buy more stuff I don't need is like giving drugs to kids. It just ain't right, is it?
Anyway, while I was there I was looking around for some neat pedals to go along with my newly acquired looper and delay. I've got on my mind a Whammy, and a Wah. The Whammy can't be DC or battery-powered for my busking project, so I looked at Boss for any alternatives.
I tried a secondhand PS-5 Super Shifter which could be useful for bass, harmonising and Whammy, but the newer PS-6 seems like a better unit so I'm on the lookout for one of them.
I have my Zakk Wylde Wah but I already brought it back to Australia *oops*, so I think I'll be on the lookout for a reasonably priced Boss PW-10, that can also double for a bit of a distortion pedal as well.
I saw a Crybaby that had "junk" written on it. I asked what was wrong with it, and the staff struggled with his English to explain what was wrong. Apparently the AC didn't work, the battery cover was broken, and the pedal didn't make sound! Ok, that was easy to pass on it.
One of the usual secondhand guitar shops was closed for renovation. I tried an acrylic telecaster that looked pretty cool, but weighed half an elephant. Sounded better than I expected, and the price was good. Shame on that weight.
My REAL reason to go out was to get a Sanyo Music Booster to give me portable power for my looper. The cheapest I could find it was in Akihabara. In other parts of the world it looks identical to their Pedal Juice. The only difference I could see was the carry case wasn't black.
The power cables are 2.1mm internally (like Boss pedals) so I also needed a DC 2.5mm plug adapter for my connection. I found online one for 60 yen, but the shop guy was a bit confused on the dimensions, so I got one in another shop for 100 yen, that was clear it was the right one. Better safe than sorry!
While I was in Akihabara I played a few cool retro LCD games - a beat-up Bandai Solar-powered Hikyo Amazon, and an immaculate Gakken Searchlight. I was *this* close to buying the latter. It was a little more than I wanted to pay for it, even with a 10% off today, but the deal breaker is that it had no mute for playing on the train, besides I can play this and many more great LCD Simulations here. Check it out!


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Members of Parliament donated 10m/- to the national ladies football team (Twiga Stars) at a short ceremony held at the Karume Memorial Stadium yesterday.
Twiga Stars will play Namibia (the Brave Gladiators) in their African Women Championship (AWC) preliminary round second leg tie at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.
The national women's team won 2-0 in the first leg played away at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek on January 14.
Should Twiga Stars manage to knock Namibia out of the preliminary round will face either Ethiopia or Egypt in the next stage of the biennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Speaking during the hand over ceremony, the minister for Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Emannuel Nchimbi, urged Twiga Stars to continue a wave of winning to encourage people to come and help the team.
Out of the amount donated, 7m/- will be used as allowances for players and the technical bench and the remaining 3m/- will go to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to help the women team.
According to the deputy minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, Ummy Mwalimu, the Members of Parliament have promised to 'buy' the Twiga Stars' first goal for 1m/- in their match against Namibia.
On his part, Twiga Stars head coach Charles Boniface Mkwasa thanked the legislators for their donation, saying it was a shot in the arm for the team and will help in their preparations for the AWC qualifier.
Meanwhile, Twiga Stars defeated the Members of Parliament team (Bunge) by 2-1 goals in a recreation match played later yesterday at the Karume Memorial Stadium.
Twiga Stars were the first to score through Fatuma Mustapha in the 5th minute.
The national ladies soccer team added the second ten minutes later through Mwanahamisi Omar.
The legislators got their consolation goal through Adam Malima in the 25th minute.
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High school altheltes commit to colleges
Local athletes sign letters of intent
Wednesday was the first day of the fall signing period for high school athletes to sign letters of intent to play sports at the collegiate level.
Some of New Mexico's most talented student athletes made it official, including two of the state's most sought after recruits on the basketball court -- La Cueva's Bryce Alford and Eldorado's Cullen Neal.
Bryce is the son of UNM head coach Steve Alford, while Cullen is the son of UNM associate head coach Craig Neal. Alford will play for his dad at UNM, while Neal is taking his talents to St. Mary's (California).
Here is a list of some of the area's signees:
Baseball: Cody Bower (UNM), Tyler Buffett (Oklahoma State), Jacob Garcia (Northern Colorado), Carson Schneider (UNM), Andre Vigil (UNM), Jaime Moya (NMSU)
Volleyball: Brandi Torr (Metro State), Julia Warren (UNM), Cassie House (UNM), Devanne Sours (UNM)
Golf: Sierra Campbell (Midwestern State)


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Sony's long-rumored next-generation e-book reader has now been officially announced with expected availability on October 1, coinciding with the opening of Sony's online e-book store and its 10,000 books from the six largest publishers in the US.
The Sony Reader was supposed to have launched this spring, but the company delayed its introduction to work out unspecified technical issues. The final device should ship with 64MB of internal memory (expandable with memory sticks), a 6-inch greyscale E-Ink screen with up to 800x600 resolution, and capacity for playing DRM-less MP3 and AAC files.
Other than Sony's proprietary e-book format, the reader should be able to handle PDF and Word documents, JPEGs (in glorious 4-level grayscale), and even RSS feeds. Not just any feed, mind you—for now, a prescreened list of approved feeds should come with the device. (No, the Ars news feed probably isn't on that list yet.) All of this can be yours soon in exchange for $349.99 directly from Sony, shipping included, or at a similar price point at your local Borders store.
This isn't the first E-Ink virtual book from Sony. Back in 2004, the Sony LIBRIé made virtually no splash at all, and the main differences between that version and the new gizmo look to be the increased memory capacity, a rechargable Lithium ion battery, an expanded list of supported formats, and the ability to play music. Will that be enough to woo consumers this time around? It will be a tough sell, especially if Amazon decides to release its own e-book gadget with the more bookish Amazon brand name behind it.
The Connect e-book store is already operational and you can browse the catalog today. There is no way to buy anything yet, though. As for the announced 20 percent discount to bookstore prices, I can report a decidedly mixed bag. Comparing prices on a few titles against Amazon hardcovers, Sony ends up cheaper about half the time. Your mileage may vary.


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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
When was the last time a book not only made you a little bit nauseous but excited as well? The National Book Award-winning novel THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN by Sherman Alexie is such a magnanimous stew of reality and hope --- and the particular traumatic existence of a reservation teen in contemporary America --- that you can't possibly put it down, no matter how sad, disgusted or freaked out it makes you.
In much the same way that S.E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS defined that wrong-side-of-the-tracks world for word-loving '70s preteen bookgeeks (of which I was one), this novel will challenge and define a new world for today's readers. Based on Alexie's actual life experiences, it has certainly gained him many new admirers since its hardcover release in 2007.
THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN begins with Junior's everyday travails. Born with water on the brain, he suffers a rash of difficult and painful physical traumas daily. Bright and filled with ideas and artistic ability, Arnold Spirit (Junior's beautiful true name) --- the son of an alcoholic and a long-suffering mom --- decides to take a chance, get off the "rez" and attend a white private school in Rearden, Washington (just like Alexie himself did). To his surprise, he leaves the world of bullies and bullying behind him and encounters new friends who share some of his interests. His basketball team meets up with his old classmates on the court, and a battle of both bodies and cultures begins.
Junior's remarkable ability to weather even the worst personal storms (death, hunger, a questioning of his identity and his tribe) makes this an uplifting yet very emotional reading experience. Also, the drawings by Ellen Forney remind me of a teen's combination of the work of Ralph Steadman and any MAD magazine cartoonist; they add a further, descriptive dimension to Junior's persona and are a great accompaniment to Alexie's forthright words and dramatic incidents. By the end of the book, you are entirely inside Junior's oversized head. I found it hard to shake him, his world and his travails when I turned the last page.
There is something in the force of Alexie's description that captures your heart, even while some of his raunchiest statements can turn your stomach. Boys of this age will be boys of this age, regardless of race or economic class. There is much to recommend here, but one word of warning: sex and violence rear their ugly heads as much as deep and unabiding sorrow and great flowering words of encouragement. This is a book that delves into every possible aspect of one boy's adolescent wanderings. The fact that Alexie actually encountered such incidents in real life only serves to make the narrative that much more imposing. Knowing that he fought a successful fight against all the things that oppressed him as a kid gives THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN even greater resonance. Hope is indeed the thing with feathers.
Reviewed by Jana Siciliano on April 1, 2009
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- Publication Date: April 1, 2009
- Genres: Fiction
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers


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Silk Sari Yarn skeins contain a continuous length in excess of 100 metres of yarn. Colours and thickness vary along the length.
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What distinguishes the OPC from the PCA? More specifically, are there differences in ordination requirements?
The OPC and PCA have fraternal relations. The OPC separated from the northern Presbyterian church in 1936 because of theological liberalism. The PCA separated from the southern Presbyterian church in 1973 because of theological liberalism.
The OPC and PCA share the same doctrinal standards (the Westminster Confession of Faith and Larger and Shorter Catechisms). The OPC tends to be more conservative than the PCA, holding to a more "strict subscriptionist" position relative to the Confession and Catechisms. It also tends to be more conservative in its worship.
Ordination requirements in both the OPC and PCA are very similar. OPC ministers have no difficulty transferring into the PCA, and PCA ministers have no difficulty transferring into the OPC.
As stated earlier, doctrinally we have the same secondary standards - the Confession of Faith and Larger and Shorter Catechisms produced by the Westminster Assembly (1643+). The Bible is our primary (first) standard. This is a confession of the Reformed faith, the faith that grew out of the Protestant Reformation. We both also have tertiary (third-level) standardsa form of government, a book of discipline, and a directory for worship.
There is some difference in how this works out in the life of the church. The OPC is predominantly unified in the way in which the Reformed faith is living in the church. There are differences of emphasis, of worship style, of programs. For example, the OPC cherishes full discussion of problems that arise in the judicatories in order to promote unity, which is why we limit our General Assembly to 150 commissioners so that there can be full and open debate.
Both churches seem to be strict in some areas and not so much so in others; the OPC is strict in things like tendencies toward Arminianism and charismatic gifts but not on the "young earth" idea (though the OPC does not allow for atheistic evolution). Also, the OPC seems to place more emphasis on unity, the PCA on diversity (gracious Southerners!). The major focus of the OPC, even in its evangelism, is the worship of the Lord and the preaching of his Word.
In foreign missions there seems to be a difference in that the OPC is committed to working with the indigenous Reformed churches in the fields in which we are involved, rather than working with parachurch groups. Our goal is to establish and strengthen Reformed churches.
The OPC has always been committed to the unity of Christ's church and its interdependence. This commitment has brought us into membership in the International Conference of Reformed Churches, a fellowship of 21 Reformed churches from around the world. It is a fellowship that recognizes not only interdependency but also interresponsibility for the health and faithfulness of one another, considerably different from the World Fellowship of Reformed Churches which the PCA had a large hand in starting. You will find more details on our ecumenical principles on our Web site, especially in our document, "Biblical Principles of the Unity of the Church." I should commend that to you as a biblical statement.
"Questions and Answers" is a weekly feature of the OPC website. The answers come from individual ministers in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church expressing their own convictions and do not necessarily represent an "official" position of the Church, especially in areas where the Standards of the Church (the Scriptures and the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms) are silent.
The questions come from individuals like yourself. If you have questions about biblical and theological matters, you are invited to send them by e-mail by using the "Pose a Question" link on the OPC home page or by clicking here.
At least one new question is posted each week, so there should always be something new here for you to read. (For those people who would like to look at previous questions and answers, they will continue to be available as well.)
The purpose of the OPC website's "Questions and Answers" is to respond to biblical and theological questions. Matters of church discipline, disputes, or debates go beyond the scope of our work. We recommend that you present your concerns in these areas to the appropriate judicatory. In most cases this will be to a local pastor, elder, or session. We do not want the website to replace personal involvement in, or commitment to, the local, visible church.
While we will respond to every serious questioner, we are not bound to give a substantive answer to every question, should we deem the question to be beyond the scope of our purpose or our own ability to answer.
You will receive an answer by e-mail. Please be patient as many of our respondents are busy pastors. The response to your question may take up to two (2) weeks. Some of the questions submitted will be chosen to be posted here, along with the corresponding answers.
Note that the "Questions and Answers" posted on the site have been editedall personal references are removed, Scripture references or from some source may be added, and sometimes portions are expandedto make the questions and answers more useful to a larger audience.
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As the sweet scent of Spring wafts through the server room, there is some exciting news for all you BOFH fans out there.
First up, we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Bastard Operator from Hell II - Son of the Bastard, the follow-up book to the highly successful Bastard Operator from Hell.
Also we have Bastard Operator from Hell cartoon t-shirts - in four sizes! - they are definitely going, as we've discontinued this line.
And we haven't finished yet. By popular demand, and at no expense spared, we give you the stylish and practical BOFH mug. Let's face it, no sysadmin's desk will look fully decorated without one of these fine bone china receptacles. The mug features the famous BOFH logo front and back, neatly offset by the Reg url opposite the handle. Incredible.
Finally, if you're a BOFH fan, don't forget to check out
Salmon Days, our Bastard Operator-inspired pay-per-view streaming video live action comedy epic (US and UK only). ®


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Once upon a midnoon sweaty, while I pandered Counter Strike wary,
Over many a quaint and curious servers begotten from a store,
While I play'd, clearly pwning, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my Steam chat door.
`'Tis some Scrim-er' I muttered, `tapping at my Steam chat door –
Only this, and nothing more.'
Ah, distinctly I remember it was the server of the IndiaGunner,
And each separate dying Terrorist wrought his spray upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished for de_dust2; – vainly I had sought to burrow
From my inventory surcease of sorrow – sorrow for that lost Lenore –
For the rare and radiant Desert Eagle whom my CTs named Lenore –
Bullet-less here for evermore.
And the sudden and uncertain dingof each little chat curtain
Distracted me – filled me with terrible aiming that I could ne'er before;
So that now, to still the beating of my AWP-er heart, I stood repeating
`'Tis some Scrim-er entreating entrance to his server door –
Some bored Scrim-er entreating entrance at his server door; –
For they have less than ten [players], and nothing more,'
Presently my skills grew weaker; hesitating then no longer,
`Dude' said I, `or Guy, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was gaming, and so gently you came chatting,
And so engrossed I was with my laming, walling at the double door,
That I scarce was sure I read you' – here I opened wide the chat door; –
A link there was, and nothing more.
Deep into that link peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But lo and behold it was a CS map, and the link gave no token,
And the only comment there spoken was the upvoted ment, `Awesome Ore!'
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the comment, `Awesome Ore!'
Merely this and nothing more.
Back into the game turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a chat pingsomewhat louder than before.
`Surely,' said I, `surely that is a player from my server;
Let me see then, what the problem is (probably lack of $$$), and this mystery explore –
Let my heart be still a moment before I recharge the $$$ and this mystery explore; –
'Tis the starting money and nothing more!'
This is where I pause my plunder of Poe's poem full of insanity, and get to the meaty part of my experience with fy_abbottabad, a map for the game Counter Strike: Source (as if you do not know this already).
This is the reviewof a map some random scrim friend posted on my chat box while I was playing de_dust2. He was very excited that the rumor mill of the internet had, for once, said something true that right when the news of Osama Bin Laden's death reached an ardent CS:S fan, he immediately shouted Counter Terrorists Winand gone ahead and made a map for the game based on this lavish estate of Osama's.
The result is an extremely good virtual representation of the Abbottabad complex where Osama Bin Laden was allegedly shot dead by a US strike team. The terrorists spawn inside the main building, while the counter terrorists spawn right outside.
The difference between the complex in real life and in CS:S is that the Terrorists also have weapons. They also have a bias in this map since they have a great view of the CT entry points from higher ground (the balcony):-
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a silenced bullet's splutter,
In the distance stepped a Terrorist of the violent days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of a fanciful sniper, AWP-ed me in front of the entrance door –
Perched upon a balcony just in front the entrance door –
Perched, and sniped, and nothing more.
Okay I'll stop. But the point is as you can see from the screenie, it's very easy for a sniper vs. sniper battle to go in the Terrorist's favor at this balcony. Especially if some Terrorist decided to nade the tiny enclosure.
There are three main entry/exit paths (one of which is the balcony/tiny room) where the T stronghold meets the CT spawn point very alike de_dust2's triple points. But there are a thousand ways in which I would get team-flashed, smoked and generally easily killed in this map (with the classic maps, it was simple you get flashed by your team rather than by your opponent wherever there's a nice little tunnel). (Elucidated in screenies below)
This map is an excellent novelty item and something that I would play with a small bunch of CS:S players when I get bored of the normal maps. But the point is, I have probably played… four maps (?) from the stock so whenever I get spare time I ask for some exotic map like cs_italy or something.
In summary, I am a terrible parody maker, fy_abbottabad is a fun novelty item and CS:S is still the bee's knees on Steam.
(To view an unedited clump of the screenshots I took, please have a look here)


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Holding Hands Around the World
There are children singing all around the world,
Happy voices ringing out the joyful word;
We are children glowing with the gospel light,
Standing tall, walking strong, choosing right.
There are children leading out in ev'ry land
Who believe in keeping all the Lord's commands.
Like the stripling warriors we go forth in faith,
For we know that the Lord is our strength
We are children holding hands around the world,
Like an army with the gospel flag unfurled.
We are led by His light,
And we love truth and right
We are building the kingdom of God
There are children sharing all around the world,
Leading other children to the gospel fold.
With the strength of youth, we do the father's work.
With our hearts and our hands we will serve.
We are cov'nant children with a gift to give.
We will teach the gospel by the way we live.
With each word and action, we will testify:
We believe, and we serve Jesus Christ.
Text: Janice Kapp Perry
Music: Janice Kapp Perry


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Morning Prayer
1. Father, guide me on my way;
Fill me with thy love, I pray.
Hear my cry by day and night;
Lead me with thy perfect light.
2. Help my heart in thee rejoice;
Let me say with joyful voice:
"Lord, I'll praise thee till the end,
Thou, my rock, my loving friend."
3. Thou hast been my one support,
Lifting me when I fell short.
Help me always trust in thee;
My delight and glory be.
Text: Rachel Bastian
Music: Rachel Bastian
Artist: Bastian
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: New Era
Composition Date: 1998-09-01
More Info: New Era
guidance, prayer, rejoice, praise, friend, trust, glory, strength


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LANSING (AP) -- Secretary of State Ruth Johnson doesn't plan to file an emergency appeal of a federal judge's ruling that blocks a citizenship check-off box on Michigan ballot applications.
MLive.com reports Johnson's office confirmed the decision this week. Johnson's office still could go through the usual appeals process after reviewing the ruling, but the box won't be used for the Nov. 6 election.
The check-off box incensed some voters. U.S. District Judge Paul Borman on Friday granted a preliminary injunction forcing Johnson to have the boxes removed for the election.
Johnson, who pushed for the box, had argued that the citizenship question could prevent unqualified person from voting and committing a crime.
Borman called the box confusing and a burden on the right to vote.


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I wanted to be the mom who had warm cookies waiting on the counter when they got home from school. They would bound through the door and race into the kitchen being lured in by the chocolate and caramelized sugar perfume. I would just be finishing wiping up the last of the flour from the counter as they told me about their day. Beyond that I hadn't thought much about life as a mom before I was one.
Then suddenly it happened. Well, after 9 months (40 weeks and 3 days but who's counting?) of heartburn, back aches, tiredness, nausea, stretch marks and those sweet little kicks that made me teary every time, I became a mom.
I didn't enter this role gracefully. I fought its tendencies towards monotony, the constant need to be self-less and the days on end when finding time for a shower seemed less likely than winning the lottery.
Love. That part I had down. When my first born was six weeks old I remember holding him and sobbing, fearing that he would never understand how much I love him. I thought that maybe he could see it in my eyes as we exchanged a look. He made a sort of blink and nod that assured me he felt my love until I heard a rumble and realized our moment was misinterpreted as what was now a dirty diaper.
Parenting is something that oddly elicits advice when it's not sought after. Nearly six years into this gig I find myself freely offering up my own bits and pieces here and there to people that most likely are rolling their eyes right in front of me without my noticing because I'm quite into my own moment of reflecting on parenting. I can't help myself. Perhaps because it has been the hardest and yet the most wonderful thing I've ever done. Through parenting I've been revealed, exposed and refined. These little ones have the ability to teach me, shape me and instruct me. That's the sort of thing that I can't help but talk about.
As a very new mom I was doing the eye rolling at unsolicited advice. Especially the one about enjoying the time when they are so little, it goes so fast. I heard that one hundreds of times and each time I wanted to offer them my children so they could dispel their own myth about this being an enjoyable time. I wanted them to "enjoy" the sleepless nights, the insessent diapers, the endless pile of spit-up soaked laundry, the piercing whines, and the lack of quiet moments alone. I resented that comment as it immediately made me feel horribly guilty for not loving every moment of this gig. There must be something wrong with me, I thought, these days don't feel fleeting they feel endless.
Waking in the middle of the night to soothe them back to sleep I would remind myself, "enjoy this" but I did not. I wanted to sleep. Of course there were and are thousands of moments that I wanted to seal and store up to open when they are grown. The feeling of a baby falling asleep in your arms, a three year old asking for "snuggles", a five year old requesting a date with you and the joyful chorus of the three of them playing legos upstairs then eagerly bounding down the stairs to show me their creations. Those are the moments I will long for.
It's not that I don't normally heed words of wisdom. Cozying up to the words of those who have traversed these waters before me is one of my favorite places to reside but I quickly realized that they have forgotten the details. There is a sort of amnesia that happens as the young years roll into older ones. The stench of dirty diapers no longer permeate their home leaving little trace of what actually was the reality of the days of raising young children.
I fear I'm now doing that very thing. I see someone with a baby and I run to it like a mosquito to a bright light. I swoon over the inflated cheeks and squeeze the pudgy thighs taking care not to completely freak out the baby and his sleep-deprived mother. I think when I compare baby's thighs to sausages and how much I just want to eat them up they are indeed quite scared.
I look deeply into the mother's eyes and speak of how I miss those baby days. I urge her to cherish these days as they pass too quickly. I long for that sweet baby scent as I inhale her baby. She doesn't run but I'm sure she wants to.
Then I realize, I've done it. I have offered the advice that I so often heard and despised. The truth is I'm thrilled that we are getting a full night's sleep. I love that I can have conversations with my 5 year old. That he desires to spend time with me and that he lets me into his reality. He offers up little glimpses into how he thinks and feels and I soak those in. My husband and I are thrilled to see them becoming more independent and in the process they are becoming little people – really awesome little people. We are sneaking in more and more moments of our own time and it feels magical. I should tell that mom this rather than inducing guilt.
We are better people having had those sleepless nights and having been forced to be incredibly selfless. There isn't anything I would change but I want to be able to remember the challenge of it all. I felt so alone as a new mom. I felt horrible for not liking this roll as much as I thought I should. I wanted to quit my job but the career path of being a mom is one that you can't leave. Those littles need you and whether you realize it at the time, you need them. It's my desire to not instill in young mothers the guilt I felt when I was told to cherish those days. The reality is it's tough work and if you don't enjoy every moment of it you are still an incredible mom. We need to be okay with admitting our own hardships share them with those that are close to you so that we can encourage and support one another.
We women try so hard to do it all and fool everyone into thinking we have it all together when we would do better to serve one another by sharing our struggles. When I've done this I have found great freedom and help as often I am not the only one feeling this way. Not that I want others to struggle as I do but there is comfort in not being alone and we can work together to ease the burden.
When you aren't a parent there is no way of knowing how hard and how joyful this journey will be. Figuring that out is part of the process. So many times I sat holding a screaming baby thinking, "how did I get here?" For better or worse. I had no idea what I was in for but I did know that there would be cookies. Warm cookies heavily laden with dark chocolate and molasses scented brown sugar. There is comfort in cookies. At some point in this parenting job I released the burden of trying to be the mom that I am not and relished in the mom that I am. Offering my children a warm plate of cookies every now and again – that I can do. I may not be the most patient mother but there will be cookies.
Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This recipe is an adaptation of one found in Grandma's box. I added chocolate as I often do. You may leave it out and replace with nuts or coconut as Grandma suggests. Once baked my version is a close relative of the classic chocolate chip cookie. A bit sweeter and softer than my normal chocolate chip cookie and a subtle caramel and toffee flavor. One really can't have too many chocolate chip cookie recipes. Also, if raw eggs don't scare you please do yourself a favor and taste this dough – as if I needed to even suggest that, who doesn't eat at least SOME cookie dough? The toffee flavor is most pronounced in this state.
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
6-8 oz dark chocolate, chopped
In a small saucepan add the butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil and simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Watch carefully as you don't want to scorch the sugar.
Let this mixture cool slightly then add to a large mixing bowl and continue to cool for 20 minutes. Once cooled add the eggs and vanilla then stir to combine. Stir in the salt, flour and baking powder. With a few streaks of flour remaining add the chocolate. If the mixture is still warm some bits of the chocolate may melt. A little bit of melting is fine and sort of wonderful.
Place the bowl in the fridge and let chill for 30 minutes.
Pre-heat your oven to 350*
Line a sheet tray with parchment and set aside.
Scoop the batter into tablespoon-size rounds and place on the sheet tray. Bake for 12 minutes until golden around the rims. Let the cookies cool on the tray for five minutes while they settle into themselves creating a crackly crust.
Finish cooling on a wire rack.
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1 pound hamburger
1 pound Medium hot sausage
1 small onion chopped
1 cup uncooked rice
1 large head of cabbage
5 tablespoons vinegar
Cut the core out of cabbage head and boil till semi tender and drain(save water). Mix hamburger, sausage, onion, rice, salt, and pepper. Add vinegar to saved water and mix 1/2 cup into meat mixture. Pull individual leaves off the head of cabbage careful not to tear them. Make meat balls to place in cabbage leaves. Roll meatballs up in cabbage leaves placing them in the pot you cooked the cabbage in. When leaves are rolled up with meat mixture pour remaining saved water over roll ups and boil for about 1 hour or till meat is done on low heat. These are even better reheated. You can also substitute the boiling water with tomato juice, takes a large can of tomato juice.
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Wall outlets in Anguilla are Type B (NEMA 5-15) and/or Type A (NEMA 1-15) and supply electricity at 110 volts AC / 60 Hz frequency. Chances are you're reading this because you're traveling there from the United States or Canada and are bringing things that will need to be plugged in there. The good news is that the voltage and frequency of the power supplied there is basically identical to the electricity supplied by outlets in the United States and Canada. So there's a good chance you won't need any adapters or other gadgets, you may be able to plug in there just as you would at home. However, there are potentially two very important physical differences with "American style" Type A and B outlets abroad which may need to be taken into account, and remedied with a plug adapter.
Image 1 (top-left) is a typical US / Canadian wall outlet just like the ones in your home. It's both grounded and polarized.
Grounded refers to the presence of the third, round pin in addition to the two vertical blades. Polarization refers to the left vertical blade being taller than the one on the right.
All US and Canadian wall outlets are required to be both grounded and polarized, but plugs aren't. Some plugs have the round pin while others don't, and some plugs' vertical blades are the same height while others aren't. You're probably used to that. But since the outlets are all grounded and polarized, it doesn't matter what the plug is like. They'll be able to plug into the outlet regardless.
But things can get a little dicey abroad, where the outlets aren't necessarily required to be grounded or polarized. For example, image 2 shows an outlet which is polarized (the left blade is taller than the right) but not grounded (there's no receptacle for the round grounding pin.) So then, what if your plug has that third, round pin? You can't plug into the non-grounded outlet. Image 3 shows an outlet that's neither grounded nor polarized. In that case, even if your plug doesn't have the third, round pin, it still can't plug in if the plug's blades aren't the same height.
Other countries which are on "American style" electrical systems, particularly in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the South Pacific, often don't require that wall outlets be grounded or polarized. And many outlets aren't, especially in older buildings, and this can interfere with your being able to plug in. Fortunately, we have plug adapters for that. Our item #EA5 is grounded but not polarized, and our item #EA6 is neither grounded nor polarized. It could turn out that you won't need them, but think of them as a "just in case" fall-back option. If you discover that one or both of these issues is preventing your plug from being inserted into the foreign wall outlet, one of these adapters will solve that problem and allow you to plug in.
But aside from those potential issues, if you're traveling from the United States or Canada, by all means feel free to bring along any gadgets you like. The electrical system there is fully compatible with your devices and appliances as-is.


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"Expect show stopping surprises!" organizers of the rlg sponsored Hope City Launch Celebration concert to be headlined by international 'A' list performer, Chris Brown on Tuesday March 5 at the Accra Sports Stadium in Accra, assure fans, and urge them not to miss out on what is expected to be a fantastic concert from the man popularly known as Chris Breezy.
Preparations are ahead to commence the construction of a mega stage at the Accra Sports Stadium in readiness for the concert, which is expected to feature local supporting acts including R2Bees, Samini, Efya, D-Black and Sherifa Gunu.
People, who are sceptical about attending such a huge outdoor concert at the stadium, fearing attacks by hoodlums, are being assured by the organizers to expect improved organizational technique and strategies which is aimed to give them a comfortable and secure ambiance to enjoy themselves. The producers of the show promise that every patron, whether they were in the popular stand or in the VIP area set on the grounds in front of the stage, gets a great experience. The show will be heavy on dancing and patrons are urged to come in comfortable shoes.
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I spent the final weekend of January on a field trip run by the Wildlife Sound Recording Society at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve at Caerlaverock in Dumfriesshire. I stayed in the hostel at the reserve itself and so was able to get out at all times of the day to make recordings. Recording wasn't always easy because there were high winds on Friday and Saturday, which made it difficult to get a clean recording. Sunday and Monday morning were better, and I was also aided in my efforts by my growing familiarity with the site and the daily rhythms of the birds. The weekend also helped me to learn more about the recording equipment I was using: a Fostex FR2-LE recorder and a Sennheiser ME66 microphone. In particular, I got used to setting the gain to an approporiate level – high enough to pick up the detail but not so high as to create distortion and increase noise. I also became accustomed to listening through headphones, which is useful for monitoring what's being recorded.
Caerlaverock is a noisy place in January, with large numbers of wildfowl and waders using the area. By the end of the weekend I'd decided that the best approach was to set the recording equipment up in a small hide and let it run, capturing the various sounds of the marshes. The best time of day to record was just before sunrise until just after, when the birds were waking up but before the human visitors had arrived. I tried this on Sunday, but the wind was a bit strong and the flocks of geese were distant. On Monday I got things right, recording from a different hide that was out of the wind and with the geese coming into land just fifty or so metres away.
One of the contentions of the project is that bird sounds are evocative of time, place and season and through these recordings I'd like to evoke something of that weekend at Caerlaverock. Of course most people reading this won't have been to the reserve but perhaps the sounds will still draw out some recollections of other places for you.
The first recordings were those I made on the Monday morning. It was still dark at first and few birds could be discerned by sight. This is the recording I added to my previous post and on it you can hear oystercatchers, teal, mallard, curlew and wigeon. I think there's a common snipe in there too. There are only a small number of barnacle geese at this stage of the morning.
After about twenty minutes, the first flocks of barnacle geese start to arrive in from the east and can be dimly seen against the slowly brightening sky. Here you can hear two flocks arriving in, and more followed a few minutes later.
Eventually there are several thousand geese settled within a short distance. Late risers appear, including a flock of rooks and a few whooper swans bugling away, their calls almost drowned out amongst the geese.
The whooper swans are easier to hear on this recording, which was made at around 11am on the Sunday. They gather on one of the pools every morning where they're fed grain by the reserve staff.
You can hear them here too, but there's less of their excitable clamour and you can also pick out the soft, insistent notes of teal and a few mallards. This was recorded on Saturday morning, when the wind was still quite gusty. You may notice occasional buffeting on the recording.
Nearby, lots of smaller birds gather in the trees and hedgerows around the visitor centre, many of them feeding on the grain put out for the wildfowl. You can hear blue tit, robin, blackbird, wren and yellowhammer with the sounds of the swans in the background reminding you that you're close to water.
As the day draws on, the barnacle geese are more settled and are busy feeding on grass. On this recording you can hear a flock feeding. Some birds are giving loud yapping calls but there's a steady murmur of quieter 'conversational calls' arising from the flock.
And, although it's still January, the mild weather encourages a few birds to start singing. This chaffinch sounds like it's just practicing in readiness for the spring (recorded with Remembird).
So what do these sounds evoke and how do they achieve this? For me of course they take me right back to last weekend and being there making the recordings. They also stir up a few memories, usually a bit less precise, of other places where I've heard the same calls. I'm also reminded of other occasions when I was up before dawn and heard the birds waking around me. The power of the sounds always seems to be enhanced by the darkness, when the movements of the birds, and their very presence can only be traced by ear.
Of course here we're listening to recordings and not real birds. What you're hearing is not quite like being there and listening yourself, not least because the recordings are in mono and not in stereo. But I think that recordings of sound are still more evocative than images (either still or moving). To me at least, a reasonable sound recording comes much closer to the experience of hearing than a photograph does to seeing. On listening to a recording, I can place myself into that situation. With a picture I feel far more detached from what I'm viewing, even if I took the photograph myself.
For the wildlife sound recordist, the aim is often to produce a recording that approximates to a real experience of listening. There's also a desire to keep out 'extraneous' sounds, particularly human or mechanical noises such as traffic or planes. There were no problems with traffic at Caerlaverock but planes were almost continually flying over and you may have heard some on the above recordings. This recording here perhaps has the noisiest plane, although how loudly you can hear it will depend on what you're using to playback.
Ordinarily I don't notice the sound of planes but making recordings certainly brings them to one's attention. I could hear the planes rather loudly through the headphones at the time and on playing back the recordings they can still seem rather intrusive. This reminds me that a recorder and microphone doesn't hear in quite the same way that we do. When we hear, we can filter out some sounds and focus in on others. This is a skill that we learn and it means that if we're listening for birds that's mostly what we hear and not those extraneous noises that the microphone picks up on. Some recorders have built in filters for low frequency sounds such as traffic and the use of sound editing software enables the recording to be filtered afterwards. But sophisticated though these are, they are unable to reproduce the subtleties and intelligence of listening that humans, and presumably other animals, acquire through their lives.
Thanks to the Wildlife Sound Recording Society and Caerlaverock WWT for a wonderful weekend.


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Two Utah State University students are honored as 2013 Goldwater Scholars in a prestigious national competition that recognizes outstanding undergraduate achievements in science and mathematics.
Tyler Gish and Jordan Rozum are recipients of the award, which is administered by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. With this year's honorees, USU boasts 22 Goldwater Scholars and nine honorable mention recipients since 1998.
"This is a tremendous honor for these students and a tremendous honor for Utah State University," says USU President Stan Albrecht. "This award is a testament to the exceptional achievements of these individuals in academics, research and service, as well as the outstanding mentorship by our faculty members."
Each year, USU may submit up to four nominations for the award; a process coordinated by the USU Honors program that begins in November. Scholarship award recipients receive up to $7,500 toward annual tuition and expenses.
USU's 2013 honorees, who represent the university's College of Science, are members of the USU Honors Program and are active in undergraduate research. Both scholars also share their time and talent with fellow students as tutors and mentors.
"This year's scholars are focused young scientists who demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence as well as service," says Jim MacMahon, dean of USU's College of Science. "We applaud their dedication and look forward to their continued achievements."
J. Tyler Gish, chemistry and physics
Gish followed a road less traveled to USU: Upon completing high school studies at home, he headed to Europe for two years of volunteer service. After immersing himself in another culture and mastering Dutch, he returned to the United States, earned a GED, took the ACT and entered Utah State.
"Even though neither of my parents have a college degree, I knew I wanted to graduate from college," says the West Jordan, Utah, native. "I've studied hard while having a job to finance school through every semester and summer."
Getting involved in undergraduate research was also high on his list of priorities. During his freshmen year, Gish began working in the animal science microbiology and genetics lab of faculty mentor Clay Isom. He soon developed the skills to design his own research project, for which he secured funding, to test the effects of epigenetic drug compounds.
A subsequent research project with faculty mentor Alvan Hengge led Gish to a breakthrough experience that convinced him scientific research was something he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
"I ran into a discouraging road-block that took months to resolve," he says. "Dr. Hengge helped me understand this is commonplace in science. Upon resolving the issue, I realized solving unexpected problems was something I enjoyed. Behind every discovery is the willingness to persevere and the excitement of finding a solution."
Gish plans to pursue graduate studies in astro/nuclear chemistry or material science and a career in academia.
Jordan Rozum, physics and mathematics
A nearly lifelong admirer of Einstein, Rozum has long been fascinated with physics. Math? Not so much. In his early studies, math was "nothing but tedious bookkeeping and a hurdle to overcome."
But as his studies progressed at Utah's InTech Collegiate High School, from which Rozum graduated in 2010, his interest grew.
"As my classes became more advanced and proof and derivation became the emphasis, I realized how much fun math could be," says the Cache Valley, Utah, native. "I began to appreciate the development of theorems. I actually worked hard to forget the ones I'd learned so I could re-derive and re-motivate them."
As an undergraduate researcher, Rozum has pursued work in atmospheric physics and astrophysics. He was a senior author of a presentation at the 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting; a significant honor for an undergraduate.
He credits his parents and grandparents with instilling his love of learning.
"My grandparents, who were both teachers, taught me knowledge counts for nothing if you keep it to yourself," Rozum says. "I plan to pursue graduate study in physics and math and a career as a professor at a research university."
Previous USU Goldwater Scholars
Mitch Dabling, civil engineering
Sarah Mousley, mathematics
Jordan Rozum, physics and mathematics (Honorable Mention)
Rachel Ward, physics and mathematics (Honorable Mention)
Linsey Johnson, physics
Brooke Siler, biochemistry and economics
Brian Tracy, physics
Karen Nielsen, mechanical and aerospace engineering (Honorable Mention)
Daniel Fenn, physics
Justin Koeln, mechanical and aerospace engineering
Robert Call, physics (Honorable Mention)
Taren McKenna, physics and mathematics
Cody Tramp, molecular biology and biochemistry
B.J. Myers, physics (Honorable Mention)
Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes, physics
Tamara Jeppson, geology and physics
Sydney Chamberlin, physics and mathematics (Honorable Mention)
Cody Tramp, molecular biology and biochemistry (Honorable Mention)
Jennifer Albretsen-Roth, physics
Arthur Mahoney, computer science and mathematics
Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes, physics (Honorable Mention)
Logan McKenna, electrical engineering
Heidi Wheelwright, physics
Keith Warnick, physics (Honorable Mention)
Stephanie Chambers, biology
David Hatch, physics
Jamie B. Jorgensen, physics
Lara B. Anderson, physics and mathematics
Jeff Jacobs, mechanical engineering
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Over the past several decades, I have faced off against 14 opponents in the game show "Jeopardy!" All were smart; all were tough; all were quick-witted.
Most were human.
The exception, IBM's Watson — a remarkable machine that is a testament to the promise of scientific research and development — first proved its "Jeopardy!" dominance on national TV one year ago. I was among five members of Congress who, shortly afterward, had a chance to experience the system up close. I even won my round, although the system went on to defeat our congressional team as a whole.
What does it feel like to face off against what is arguably the smartest machine on the planet? Daunting, to be sure — like mounting a footrace against a Ferrari. Yet aside from intimidation, I can remember three other powerful feelings.
The first was awe at the rate of technological progress. When I first appeared on "Jeopardy!" as a graduate student in the 1970s, the fastest commercially available computer in the world was a Cray supercomputer operating at 80 MHz. By comparison, the smartphone I was carrying during last year's match ran at 600 MHz. Incredible as it sounds, I had more computing power in my pocket in 2011 than many world powers could have obtained a few decades ago.
Watson is far more powerful still: It ran on 90 servers, each with about 3,500 MHz of processing speed. But the ingenuity of its developers was applied not just to how fast the computer operated, but also to how it approached problems — not just looking up facts in a massive database, but coming closer to what I'd call "thinking."
My second feeling was a sense of vast possibility. Already, Watson is being put to work in the medical community. Imagine you're a doctor faced with a patient who isn't very good at describing his symptoms, whose symptoms are not textbook indicators of a particular disease. What do you do? Well, the situation is not unlike Alex Trebek offering up an answer instead of a question, in the form of a pun instead of a direct statement.
Other data-intensive industries such as retail, transportation, and financial services could soon benefit, gaining insights that humans could not have achieved on our own. The prospect also promises new jobs: The United States will need 190,000 more workers with the ability to analyze massive amounts of data in order to achieve future breakthroughs.
My third and most powerful feeling was a sense of urgency. The progress that led to Watson and to my smartphone was not, after all, inevitable. Progress is not a wind blowing always at the back of humankind. Progress is, rather, something we create for ourselves: a plow that we push forward through hard work, imagination, and investment.
Yet big-dream investment has become rare. Over the past 50 years, federal investment in research and development has fallen by two-thirds as a share of our economy. Private investment, such as IBM's support for Watson, has filled some of the gap, but not nearly all of it.
Cuts in federal support are foolish in light of all of the evidence showing that R&D pays off big. The Human Genome Project, for example, was kick-started by $3.6 billion in federal support and is estimated to produce $800 billion in economic output.
President Obama's 2013 budget proposal would at least stop the bleeding; federal support for R&D would hold firm. Yet this is not enough to restore research and development to their rightful place as key pillars of the American enterprise. If we, as a nation, fail to make the necessary investments, then we will deprive ourselves and our children of their payoffs — both financial and technological. What a grim prospect!
One year later, Watson remains a bright example of the way that research can make our future better. Now, it is up to us to make that future real.
Rep. Rush Holt, a Democrat, represents New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. This column appeared originally in the Star Ledger newspaper.


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Next month at the San Diego Comic-Con, Hot Wheels will unveil its new line of Star Wars-themed vehicles, the first of which, the Darth Vader car shown here, will be available for purchase at the show.
Hot Wheels teased the outer packaging on Twitter a little while ago:
Thing is, subscribers have Star Wars Insider #150 already.
That group includes my oldest friend, with whom I bonded over Star Wars as a kindergartener in the fall of '77. We both brought our Kenner action figs to the first day of school. I remember them being what would now be priceless 12-backs, but I digress. He sent me these images of the magazine spread.
What's in the box? This:
Show attendees will be able to by the Vader car on site. HotWheelsCollectors.com will have a limited number available after Comic-Con.
A running, street-legal, life-sized version of the Vader car will be displayed at the Hot Wheels stand, along with the line of new Star Wars die-casts themselves. They'll include character-inspired specials like the Vader car (Hot Wheels already has a similar line of Muppets cars on store shelves now), regular cars sporting Hot Wheels decos, and a line of actual Star Wars movie vehicles.
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