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Taking Exception

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Presbytery possesses the power to instruct one of its members or licentiates not to teach a difference that the court has determined an exception. An exception is, in the eyes of the church, a departure from what the church understands the teaching of the Bible to be. In light of that state of affairs, the church has an interest in and a right to determine whether or if exceptions may be taught in its bounds. continue

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Taking Exception

Article by   July 2018
At the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Committee on Review of Presbytery Records (CRPR) presented its annual report. The Assembly tasks this committee with reviewing the minutes of each of the PCA's Presbyteries. CRPR... continue

Fences and Fellowship

Article by   June 2018
I've tried not to be, but I can't help it...I'm a Baptist. I've read all I could about pedobaptism, I've talked to many friends, I've prayed for wisdom and clarity, and in the end, I've been all the more... continue

Formulating Doctrine

Article by   April 2018
"It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the world, and all things therein, whether visible... continue

Remembering Dr. Morton H. Smith

Article by   November 2017
Dr. Morton H. Smith, founding professor of Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS), founder of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (GPTS), first Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and one of the world's foremost authorities on American Presbyterian history... continue

A Vital Call for the Vitals of Religion

Article by   September 2017
In the denomination in which I serve as a minister--The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)--we have confessional standards to which all our ministers voluntarily agree to submit, subscribe, and support. The language we use to describe this action is... continue

Borrowed Conviction

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It has happened a few times before. It happened again recently. Someone without a good church gets in touch, referred by a mutual friend. Or someone drops an email asking for advice. Or there is a conversation at a... continue

An Introduction to Confessional Subscription by David Hall

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Richard Webster referred to five widely differing views regarding subscription in the colonial Presbyterian church as: "the Protesters, the excluded, the silent, those who were dissatisfied with both parties, and the absent." The modern church may find itself in a... continue

Confessors and confessions

Article by   January 2014
I wonder if I might draw your attention to a series of volumes that ought to be known to church historians and historical theologians, and those who are interested in the same? The series is published by Reformation Heritage Books,... continue

Confessional Baptist covenant theology

Article by   June 2013
You may be interested to know that a new site explaining and promoting Reformed/Particular/Covenantal/Confessional/Calvinistic Baptist covenant theology (choose whichever label least offends you) is alive and kicking. Catchily entitled 1689 Federalism, the key piece at present is a helpful video... continue

Reformed and Baptist: the third wave

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Not long ago, the good Dr Trueman took up the question of why the label 'Reformed' is more often associated with Baptists than with Presbyterians.I appreciated the irenic tone of Carl's answer (appreciably and appreciatedly different to the caustic and... continue
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Results tagged “Lord Jesus Christ” from Reformation21 Blog

Doing and being

It is too easy to make our witness to Christ programmatic and mechanical. There is no doubt that some measure of order and organisation is often profitable. There are many right and proper endeavours that demand structure, planning and management in order to do them well. People must be gathered and equipped, instructed or trained or encouraged, informed where to be and what to do, and so the programme begins. I am by no means suggesting that all such endeavours need to be culled - far from it!

However, could it be that too often we think of doing evangelism rather than simply being evangelists, of being fully and readily evangelical? We are, after all, gospel people, are we not? We are the ones who have been called out of darkness into God's marvellous light in order that we might proclaim his praises (1Pt 2.9). In a sense, our witness to grace ought to be the most spontaneous, instinctive, natural thing in the world.

There are times when - because of fear, weariness, laziness, busyness, sickness, doubt or other reasons - we have to take ourselves in hand and stir ourselves up and spur ourselves and others on. Nevertheless, we should not need to be beaten into testifying of the grace of God in Christ. It bubbles out of a man like the apostle Paul under a variety of motivations, but it rarely seems to need to be drawn out, only directed as it flows.

Again, it is worth bearing in mind that we might wish to ensure that when speaking to unconverted men and women of the Lord Christ and his death and resurrection there are certain truths that we strike each time, every time, and time and time again over time. There is a certain core of truths that needs to be held up and pressed home. Here once more is something of fixed substance. But at the same time, there need be no rigidity, no dry formula, in speaking of him whom not having seen we love. It should be a ready, cheerful and unforced testimony - the sort of enthusiasm which we would struggle to quell in almost any other sphere.

And how do we cultivate this relatively artless and effortless expression? By meditating much upon the person and work of Christ, by walking closely with him, communing with him, and delighting ourselves in all he is in himself and to us.

Let us be less about doing evangelism and more about being evangelists. Let the truth flow from us readily as we go about our business. "Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing" (2Cor 2:14-15).

Press on for the "Well done!"

Another snippet from Fuller, this time from an ordination sermon from Matthew 25.21, concerning the work and encouragements of the Christian minister. As he does often in such writings, Fuller fixes his eye on the last day and the great prize:
Place yourself in idea, my brother, before your Lord and Master, at the last day, and anticipate the joy of receiving his approbation. This is heaven. We should not study to please men so much as to please God. If we please him, we shall please all who love him, and, as to others, they are not on any account worthy of being pleased at the expense of displeasing God. It is doubtless gratifying to receive the "Well done" of a creature; but this in some cases may arise from ignorance, in others from private friendship; and in some cases men may say, "Well done," when, in the sight of Him who judges the heart, and recognizes the springs of action, our work may be ill done. And even if we have done comparatively well, we must not rest satisfied with the approbation of our friends. Many have sat down contented with the plaudits of their hearers, spoiled and ruined. It is the "Well done" at the last day which we should seek, and with which only we should be satisfied. There have been young ministers, of very promising talents, who have been absolutely nursed to death with human applause, and the hopes they inspired blighted and blasted by the flattery of the weak and inconsiderate. The sound of "Well done" has been reiterated in their ears so often, that at last (poor little minds!) they have thought, Surely it was well done; they have inhaled the delicious draught, they have sat down to enjoy it, they have relaxed their efforts, and, after their little hour of popular applause, they have retired behind the scenes, and become of little or no account in the Christian world ; and, what is worse, their spirituality has declined, and they have sunk down into a state of desertion, dispiritedness, and inactivity, as regards this world, and of uncertainty, if not of fearful forebodings, as to another .... My brother, you may sit down when God says, "Well done!" for then your trust will be discharged; but it is at your peril that you rest satisfied with any thing short of this. Keep that reward in view, and you will not, I trust, be unfaithful in the service of your Lord. (Complete Works, 1:499-500)

Christ in all the Scriptures and Jesus on every page

I was grateful to be offered an early glimpse of David Murray's latest book, Jesus On Every Page (Thomas Nelson, 2013) (see below for a giveaway and special launch offer). It did not disappoint.

Imagine, if you will, an art gallery devoted to portraits of one particular person by one particular artist. A significant part of it is well-illuminated, clearly open to the public, and the beauty of its displays is fairly readily evident. However, there are substantial portions of the gallery which, though belonging to the whole, showing works by the same artist and portraits of the same subject, and contributing to the whole effect, are being overlooked. Over time, it has been suggested that the early works of the artist are perhaps not his best efforts, and do not show his subject to best effect, if indeed that subject is properly discernible. Such discouragements led to visitors being steered away from that part. Experts, some of them well-meaning, set up barriers to keep the plebs away. When the bulbs went out, no-one bothered replacing them; when rooms fell into disrepair, no one worked to restore them. Over time more than half of the gallery, with the exception of a few well-maintained and often-visited spots here and there, became shrouded in dust and cobwebs, entered only by an intrepid few, peering through the gloom at dimly-seen and barely-appreciated works of art.

Such is the Old Testament to many readers of the Bible, even those who are persuaded in principle that the whole of the book and all its books declare the Lord Christ in some way. I remember hearing of a Westminster Seminary professor who would examine the Bibles of his students, assessing the wear of the gold leaf on the edges of the pages to see if they had been neglecting to read and to study their Old Testaments, and who was often moved to deliver something of a reproof to his acolytes.

But what if some determined soul made it his project to expose the grandeur of that overlooked portion of the gallery, persuaded that the artist was no less skilful in his early phase than in his latter, but rather had deliberately developed a technique over time, making plain his intentions by degrees, and that the subject of his works was of such excellence and beauty that the merest glimpses of his person were worthy of attention? That determined soul begins to move aside the barriers, sweep away the cobwebs, clean the windows, relay the wiring, replace the bulbs, and so brings the neglected rooms and their works back into public view. In certain rooms, in order to emphasize the necessity and profit of his work and to reinforce its value, he sets up special displays to bring into particular prominence certain aspects of the artist's work in highlighting his subject.

That is David Murray's intention in this book. He leaves all the apparatus of his restoration work well out of sight, allowing us simply to enjoy its fruits. After a brief survey of the problem and how it is addressed by our Lord himself and three of the most significant New Testament authors, he sets out to give us "spiritual heartburn" by reviewing (in the style to which he has made us accustomed) Christ's planet, people, presence, precepts, past, prophets, pictures, promises, proverbs and poets, well realising his aim to give us a properly popular and accessible introduction to the topic. Indeed, as the reader works through the book, there will be moments in which you particularly appreciate the precise way in which he has angled the lighting, even as you gape in delight at the portraits which, so lit, reveal something of the beauty and majesty of the Lord Jesus. Perhaps best of all, preachers will, I hope, see a range of exciting possibilities open up at the prospect of giving their own guided tours of the Old Testament.

To be sure, some will have their own particular works that they might like to have seen featured, and different approaches or nuances in the matter of covenant theology in particular might move some to suggest a different arrangement of that particular display, but the point of the whole is to re-introduce us to the riches of the Old Testament and to begin equipping us to delve beyond the masterpieces that the author has brought to immediate prominence. It is appetite-whetting stuff.

So may I encourage you to take David Murray's Emmaus Tour of the Old Testament? I am sure it will richly repay your investment, pointing you in the right direction to begin exploring the Redeemer's person and work as you discover Christ in all the Scriptures and Jesus On Every Page.

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You can order David's book through the usual sources (for example, / or direct from the publisher. The book has its own website (, and there is also a very generous launch offer of $100 worth of Old Testament resources.

In addition, I have two copies of the book to give away, but - naturally - not without a little effort. So, the first two people to track me down on Twitter @peregrinus75 and tell me (#EveryPage, if possible) which Old Testament portrait of Christ they most appreciate and - if there is space - why, will get a free copy. Others will earn gratitude and appreciation.

Preaching Christ

A last snippet, for now, from Thomas Foxcroft's The Gospel Ministry once more, fairly early on in his sermon, exhorting himself and other ministers to preach Jesus in every sense:
Ministers then must study to feed their flocks with a continual feast on the glorious fullness there is in Christ; they must gather fruits from the branch of righteousness, from the tree of life for those who hunger, not feeding them with the meat which perishes, but with that which endures to everlasting life. They must open this fountain of living waters, the great mystery of godliness, into which all the doctrines of the gospel that are branched forth into so great a variety do, as so many rivulets or streams making glad the city of God, flow and concenter.

They must endeavor to set forth Christ in the dignity of His Person, as the brightness of His Father's glory, God manifest in the flesh; in the reality, necessity, nature, and exercise of His threefold office of Prophet, Priest, and King, in both His state of humiliation and exaltation; in the glorious benefits of His redemption, the justification of them who believe, the adoption of sons, sanctification, and an inheritance that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for the saints; in the wonderful methods and means in and by which we are called into the fellowship of the Son our Lord, and made partakers of the redemption by Christ; in the nature, and significance, the excellency and worth, of all the ordinances and institutions of Christ, with the obligations on all to attend upon them.

Whatever subject ministers are upon, it must somehow point to Christ. All sin must be witnessed against and preached down as opposed to the holy nature, the wise and gracious designs, and the just government of Christ. So all duty must be persuaded to and preached up with due regard unto Christ; to His authority commanding and to His Spirit of grace assisting, as well as to the merit of His blood commending - and this to dash the vain presumption that decoys so many into ruin, who will securely hang the weight of their hopes upon the horns of the altar without paying expected homage to the scepter of Christ. All the arrows of sharp rebuke are to be steeped in the blood of Christ; and this to prevent those desponding fears and frights of guilt which sometimes awfully work to a fatal issue. Dark and ignorant sinners are to be directed to Christ as the Sun of righteousness; convinced sinners are to be led to Christ as the Great Atonement and the only City of Refuge. Christ is to be lifted up on high for the wounded in spirit to look to, as the bitten Israelites looked to the brazen serpent of old. The sick, the lame, and the diseased are to be carried to Christ as the great Physician, the Lord our Healer; the disconsolate and timorous are to be guided to Christ as the Consolation of Israel, and in us the hope of glory. Every comfort administered is to be sweetened with pure water from this Well of salvation, which only can quench the fiery darts of the evil one. The promises of the gospel are to be applied as being in Christ "yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us" (2 Cor. 1:20). So the threatenings of the law are to light and flash in the eyes of sinners as the terrors of the Lord and sparks of the holy resentment of an incensed Savior, which hover now over the children of disobedience and will one day unite and fall heavy upon them. The love of Christ for us is to be held forth as the great constraining motive to religion, and the life of Christ as the bright, engaging pattern of it. Progress and increase in holiness are to be represented under the notion of abiding in Christ and growing up into Him who is the Head, even Christ. Perfection in grace is the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, and eternal life is a being forever with the Lord where He is, beholding His glory and dwelling in our Master's joy.

Thus, in imitation of the apostolic way of preaching, there must be a beautiful texture of references to Christ, a golden thread twisted into every discourse to leaven and perfume it so as to make it express a savor of the knowledge of Christ. Thus every mite cast into the treasure of the temple must bear this inscription upon it which was once the humble language of a pious martyr in the flames, "None but Christ, none but Christ," so that everyone, beholding in the Word preached as in a glass the glory of the Lord, may be changed into the same image, from glory to glory.

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CERN could help build data center in Azerbaijan

Hungary says it will help the country with data center construction as part of new ICT agreements.

CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) could be brought in to help the country of Azerbaijan build a new data center with a planned investment of €30 to 120m as part agreements signed by the country with Hungary.

CERN officially opened its second data center with the Wigner Research Center in Budapest for its scientific research in particle physics in June last year.

It also operates a large data center on the Swiss French border used for analysing data collected from the Large Hadron Collider which resides on that same site.

According to Azernews, Hungary has agreed to help Azerbaijan with national development in the fields of communications and information technologies, particularly in the areas of e-government, cyber security and data center construction.

The data center proposed will be a regional facility built in cooperation with the EU and/or CERN, the report said.

This is just one data center project currently on the cards for Azerbaijan.

Local carrier Delta Telecom is continuing its build of what it calls a “national data center” in the Caucasus region.

The data center is currently drawing 10% of allocated power.

“The main goal of Data Center Delta Telecom is the development of national content and its placement in Azerbaijan and complete security of information,” Delta Telecom said.

According to reports, Google houses some of its servers inside Delta Telecom’s data center and it eventually aims to have 80 to 85% of international content requested by users in Azerbaijan to be drawn from there instead of the US and Germany.

Microsoft also said back in 2012 that it was working with the Azerbaijan Communications and IT Ministry on a cloud computing project in the country.

In June last year, the Europe Persia Express Gateway was made live connecting Oman and Frankfurt and passing through Azerbaijan, Poland and Ukraine, providing 3.2 Tbps connectivity which will be increased to 15 Tbps in 2016.

Cable&Wireless, Omani Omantel, Russian Rostelecom, Iranian TIC and EPEC are behind this project which Azerbaijan said will add revenue to the state budget.


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Ghana chases Oil & Gas investors at 2018 OTC by securing its first ‘Pavilion’

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    • POSTED ON: May 2, 2018

    For the first time in the history of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), which is held annually in the American city of Houston, Ghana will have a Pavilion at the April 30 to May 3, 2018 event.

    This is according to the Commercial Section of the United States Embassy in Accra.

    Ghana’s pavilion comprises a space for over 10 exhibitors that was secured with collaboration by the Commercial Section of the United States Embassy in Accra, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, and Ghanaian-owned logistics company CONSHIP.

    Speaking to B&FT ahead of the conference, Senior Commercial Officer at the Commercial Section of the United States Embassy in Accra, Tyrena Holley said Ghana has indeed arrived and the time is right for it to have its own pavilion – at a time the OTC is celebrating its 50-years anniversary – to exhibit and showcase itself and make the important deals.

    Having the pavilion, she said, portrays Ghana as being very serious with its emerging oil and gas industry which is quite young; and also gives the country a seat at the table of the league of oil-producing countries.

    “The pavilion for Ghana, being the first in the 50-year history of the OTC, is a platform for businesses operating in Ghana in the oil and gas sector, especially, to exhibit and showcase themselves and make the important deals. It is also critical and shows American companies that Ghana is serious. Remember that recently there are two things that have happened; when the decision was made between Ghana and Ivory Coast that the deep-sea oil fields actually belonged to Ghana in September, that was huge.

    “This makes it real: getting a pavilion creates the opportunity for Ghana to now say ‘we have these resources in our oil blocs in our country to auction off’. We need help and technology to get this out of the ground to help government make our economy to grow.

    “Ghana is no longer coming to beg for aid, as the president says, as Ghana is currently beyond aid because you now have a seat at the table as a potentially oil-producer,” she added.

    The news of Ghana having a pavilion at this years OTC has been received with excitement, as captains of industry within the oil and gas sector have been calling for a pavilion for Ghana in the past to showcase what the country is capable of offering to the investing community.

    Energy and Petroleum Minister Mr. Agyarko and the Director-General of US Commercial Services are expected to open the pavilion and launch an investment drive for the fledgling oil and gas industry, and galvanise support for Ghana’s first bid to issue petroleum exploration licences and natural gas development.

    With Ghana having now secured a pavilion for itself, the OTC will expectedly lead to massive acquisition of newest technologies for the country’s oil and gas sector – which will manifest in increased expertise transfer from foreigners to Ghanaians in areas such as drilling, well-testing, surface maintenance and other contemporary expertise that have not only enabled Ghanaian companies to participate in the entire spectrum of the oil and gas industry, but also taken the industry to its current level.

    Ms. Holley again stated that the general anticipation after unveilling Ghana’s pavilion will be to have huge investment opportunities which will bring about the commitment of both local and foreign investors to shell-out huge funds to tap into the huge market of prospects in Ghana’s oil and gas industry.

    Already, Ghana’s participation in the OTC of 2017 has led to the deal that brought in US oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp to sign a deal with Ghana to explore for oil in the Deepwater Cape Three Point offshore (DWCTP) oilfield.

    “The biggest thing one gets for going to this conference – apart from B2Bs – are opportunities whereby businesses sit down and say ‘we want to invest in your country and we think you are the right business from Ghana that can help us achieve our aim’. For example, Exxon Mobil is here after last year’s conference. It’s no longer a one-man show, there is now competition for businesses,” she stated.

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An adventure sports film contest, Wavescape Shortcuts, has been launched to celebrate South Africa’s growing passion for extreme sports. Short films are a great format for sharing stoke in the Internet age, and the popularity of adventure sports is higher then ever. With the advent of quality, easy to use action cams like GoPro, almost anyone with passion can tell an adventure story and share it with a wide online audience. Wavescape Director Ross Frylinck says “We have seen the exponential growth of adventure sport short films over the last decade at the Wavescape Surf Festival and on Shortcuts has been created to celebrate and support this movement in SA“. Adventure sports films covering surfing, skating, kitesurfing, bodyboarding, MTB, snowboarding are all welcomed. Film entries need to be between 30 seconds and 5 minutes in length, and can explore all aspects and angles through documentary, stop-frame, animation or anything in between. Dewald de Jager of GoPro says “GoPro is making it so easy to create, manage, edit and share high quality video using innovations like the GoPro app and newly released GoPro Studio. Anyone can now download the GoPro Studio application for free and edit a great video using one of the templates provided. It is that easy.” “We’re delighted to be part of the Wavescape Shorts Film Contest“, says Marié van Niekerk, Marketing Director of BOS Ice Tea. It creates a wonderful platform for self expression within the realm of natural sports and ties in wonderfully with our philosophy of Joy through Creativity.”

The contest launches 19 September and runs until 30 November 2013. Winning entries will be screened at the Wavescape Surf Festival in Cape Town in December. Prizes include R30,000 in GoPro cameras, a custom BOS surfboard, years supply of BOS drinks and R5,000 cash bonus if the winning film was shot on a GoPro camera.

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Here are some top tips and tricks for you to ensure best practice on conserving energy, that will save you money and help look after our environment:

Gas and Central Heating Tips:

  • Always use a Gas Safe Registered Engineer
  • Always ask for ID from your Plumber or Engineer
  • Get your appliances checked annually
  • If you’ve got an old boiler model, this can waste energy so maybe consider replacing yours with a condensing boiler which could save you around 30% on your annual heating bill
  • Insulation is very important. So much energy is lost through poorly insulated homes
  • Your hot water cylinder should wear an insulation jacket
  • Ensure no heat is lost by checking all pipes are properly lagged and insulated
  • Ensure your loft and cavity walls are all insulated to a high standard
  • To preserve insulation have your windows and doors double-glazed
  • When night draws in close your curtains to stop heat escaping through the windows
  • Don’t overheat your house at night- snuggling under a thicker duvet or extra blanket is efficient enough
  • Wear warmer clothing- put another layer on if you’re feeling chilly. Throwing on a jumper is cheaper than running the heating!
  • Thick carpets and underlay will help stop heat escaping through concrete floors
  • Ensure your immersion heater has a thermal safety cut out fitted
  • Install a timer on your heating system. It is far more cost efficient to have your boiler coming on when you actually need it on i.e. in the morning or in the evening rather than having it continuously running throughout the day
  • Have a room thermostat on your heating system. If you lower the temperature by one degree you could save 10% on your fuel bills
  • Don’t block radiators as it will work harder to heat the room
  • TRV’s fitted to your radiators will control the individual room temperatures in your home
  • Give your boiler a MOT! To avoid your boiler breaking down you will save money if you have your boiler serviced regularly. We would advise you to have your boiler serviced in the warmer months of the year when you don’t need your heating on as when winter strikes we tend to get very busy. By correctly preserving your heating system it will be more efficient and cost less to run and is vital for safety.

Plumbing and Maintenance Tips:

Are you worried about the amount of water you consume?
Then be wise with your water!
Our country is using more water than we have available
Here are some tips which you could do at home to help reduce your water consumption:

Water Tap

  • Sometimes you just want to relax in a nice warm bubbly bath but maybe you should opt for a quick shower instead as this will reduce the amount of water you waste a year and cut your costs
  • When you do have a shower, reduce the amount of time you spend in the shower so you don’t waste money and there are many water efficient showerheads on the market now
  • Check your hot water thermostat isn’t too high. If the hot water temperature is high then the more cold water you will waste to actually cool it down
  • Check those dripping taps- changing the washers can significantly cut your water bill
  • Fix leaking taps and make sure they’re always turned off fully
  • Have a dual flush system on your toilet cistern as ten half flushes saves enough water for a five minute shower
  • Check your toilets aren’t overflowing
  • Check your water tank isn’t overflowing
  • Ensure you have your water meter checked so you’re only paying for the water you’re actually using
  • Check the plumbing in your home for possible leaking pipes.
    You could be paying for thousands of litres of water that is just wasting away underground
  • When cooking, only boil the amount of water you need
  • If you’re filling up your washing machine, tumble dryer or dishwasher always use the half load or economy setting. Only wash on a full cycle for more soiled loads. Ensure you have a full load before you turn your machines on
  • Switch to a 30 degree wash instead of a 40 degree when using your washing machine to preserve energy
  • When you’re brushing your teeth, shaving, washing your hands and washing vegetables/ food don’t leave your tap running! Did you know an open tap wastes up to five litres of water per minute
  • When filling up the kettle to make a cuppa just fill to the required level you would use for the cup you’re using
  • If you’re going on holiday or leaving your property for a long period then make sure you turn the water off at the mains
  • Use soapy water to smooth silicone round the bath or shower
  • Need to remove scale from your shower head? Then fill a plastic bag with vinegar and then tie it round the shower head- this will dissolve mineral deposits!
  • Got a blocked kitchen sink waste pipe? This can be easily cleared by flushing through with washing soda and very hot water. You must do this regularly though to prevent blockages forming


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Ann Taylor

Ann L. anntaylor-smallTaylor specializes in batik, an Indonesian art technique that transforms dye and wax into one-of-a-kind textile paintings, scarves and sarongs.  Ann’s works marry traditional and abstract styles and use local and global landscapes as inspiration.

An award-winning artist, Ms. Taylor has won two first place prizes in the “Just Art” and the Winyah Arts Guild juried shows in Georgetown, South Carolina.  Ann has also won an honorable mention at the Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild juried show at the Burroughts-Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach.  Ms. Taylor graduated from the University of South Carolina at Coastal where she studied art and sociology.


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A life of music

Strongly artistic, multifaceted, innovative, can best describe Riz Ortolani’s personality, composer and orchestra director with a production background that spans from the cinema to the theatre, from classical music to television programs.

Not yet twenty, after graduating from the Gioachino Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, his city, he moved to Rome, where he joined a group of young instrumentalists of the RAI orchestra. He soon stood out to the company managers, who assigned him to direct a jazz-symphony orchestra, resulting in immediate popularity.

His movie career started in 1962 with the sound track for the Mondo Cane documentary. The main song in the movie, More, sung by Katyna Ranieri (his wife), results in an Oscar Nomination in 1964 as “Best Theme Song” and wins the Grammy Award as “Best Instrumental Theme”. More was recorded by more than one thousand of the greatest artists in the world with 70 million records sold. Ortolani was the fist Italian musician to receive such wide ranging, large recognition repeatedly over the years, both in Italy and abroad.

Collaborations with the American Studios (MGM, United Artist, Universal) and with directors like Vittorio De Sica, Dino Risi, Franco Zeffirelli, Terence Young, Edward Dmytryk were extremely important; as well as long and fruitful artistic associations with Damiano Damiani and Pupi Avati. Among his scores, some achieved veritable “cult” status: from Mondo Cane to The Easy Life, from Anzio to Farewell Africa, from The Yellow Rolls Royce to Women of the World, from Valachi Papers to Brother Sun, Sister Moon, up to the more recent Ma Quando Arrivano Le Ragazze, La Rivincita di Natale, Il Papà di Giovanna, Una Sconfinata Giovinezza.

In 2001, in the Rossini Theater of Pesaro, the first symphony piece was performed: Sinfonia della Memoria (Symphony of Memory). In 2004, at the “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino”, his first ballet is presented by the title In Una Parte di Cielo, inspired by the life of Michelangelo.

In 2007, in Pesaro, with his wife Katina Ranieri, he established the Riz Ortolani Foundation to promote music through scholarships, seminars, discussions, concerts and exhibitions. During the same year the Musical Il Principe della Gioventù, inspired by the fascinating historical event of the Pazzi Conspiracy at the time of the Renaissance in Florence.

During the course of his long career, Ortolani directed prestigious symphonies such as the London, Berlin, Houston, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico, the Fenice in Venice, the Sinfonica of the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, the Regio of Turin and the Philharmonique of Monte Carlo. His tour of Japan directing the Vienna Symphony Orchestra was memorable.

Awards and recognition

Grammy Award Winner
(1964) Best Instrumental Theme “More”
Golden Globe Award
(1965) Best Film Song “Forget Domani”
Golden Globe Award

(1965) Best Score “The Yellow Rolls Royce”
(1971) Best Song “Till Love touches your Life” ————————————————————————-
Academy Award (Oscar)
(1964) Best Song “More”
(1971) Best Song “Till Love touches your Life”
Emmy Award
(1994) Best European Score TV Drama
“Un Uomo di Rispetto”

(1985) Best Score International TV
“Christopher Columbus”

(2002) BMI “More” Certificate of Achievement
for over Six Million Broadcast

(2006) BMI USA Special Citation of Achievement
for Seven Million Broadcast Performances
of “More” over fifteen hundred versions
recorded by all major artists and orchestras,
over 70 million records sold

5 David di Donatello:

(2005) Best Composer & Score
“Ma quando arrivano le Ragazze?”

(1988) Best Original Theme
“Ultimo Minuto”
(Pupi Avati)
(1987) Best Instrumental Theme
“Regalo di Natale”
(Pupi Avati)
(1986) Best Original Theme
“Festa di Laurea”
(Pupi Avati)
(1981) Migliore Musicista
(Damiano Damiani)

7 Nominations for Best Instrumental Theme: “Aiutami a Sognare”, “Fantasma d’Amore”,
“Noi Tre”, “Storia di Ragazzi e di Ragazze”,
“Nel Giardino delle Rose”, “Il Cuore Altrove”, “La Rivincita di Natale”
3 Nastri d’Argento:

(1987) Best Score
“L’inchiesta” (Damiano Damiani)
(1984) Best Music
“Una Gita Scolastica”
(Pupi Avati)
(1987) Best Score
“Aiutami a Sognare” (Pupi Avati)

4 Nominations: “Noi tre”, “Ultimo Minuto”, “Magnificat”, “Gioco al Massacro”
Premio Cinema Italiano Diamanti al Cinema

(2005) Best Soundtrack “Ma quando arrivano le Ragazze?” ————————————————————————-

(2009) La Grande Musica per il Cinema
Politeama Foundation Catanzaro

(2008)Goffredo Petrassi Award
Goffredo Petrassi Foundation
(2007) National Cultural Award “Frontino-Montefeltro”
University of Urbino

(2007) Paul Harris Fellow Award
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

(2007) Ambassador of Music in the World
Medal from the City of Rome
(2006) Flajano-Cinema International
“Career” Award

(2006) Man of the Year in Music
Bocconi University Graduates Association

(2003) Award by Prince Alberto of Monaco
for “Concert for the Theater”
The Fenice Theater of Venice,
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
(2001) Silver medal of the President of
the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
for “high artistic merits”
on the occasion
of the first execution of the “Symphony of Memory”
Rossini Theater, Pesaro
(1996) Silver Ribbon ad Honorem
for “high artistic merits”
Gioachino Rossini Conservatory of Pesaro
(1995) Commendatore of the Italian Republic
onferred by the President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
(1995) Pesaro Press Circuit Award
“for the citizen Riziero Ortolani
who honors his city around the world”


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RL24, RL28, and RL34 Trailable Yachts
from Rob Legg Yachts

RL Yacht Owner's Discussion Forum

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Rl24 cracking around swing keel case
Hey, i recently bought an RL24 mk3 I believe, the one with a swing keel. I have noticed some cracking running along either side of the box that holds the swing keel on the floor inside the boat. There is no water leaking in or anything but obviously this is pretty worrying. Is there any way of strengthening this area up from inside the boat, like adding more fibreglass. Any advice is much appreciated. The cracks run along the floor about 70mm out from the wall of the keel box about two thirds of the length of the box. I'm worried a good jolt will have the whole thing crack off and sink the boat. Everything seems to be solid at the moment. Thanks for your time
Trent shaddock5-Nov-2012    Edit    Delete
Re: Rl24 cracking around swing keel case
It seems as though there has been some work done on the inner floor of the boat and the crack you see may only be where a new section has been butted up against the origonal piece that was left against the keel case ,and being 70mm out from the case side it is about the distance out that a power saw would cut. If this is so, then there is no structual problem as the keel case is not dependant on any support from the false floor and would only need to be sealed off with some glass tape, but, be sure to sand back thoroughly first.

A photograph is always a help in describing a problem like this.

Rob Legg5-Nov-2012    Edit    Delete
Re: Rl24 cracking around swing keel case
Thanks rob, that is very comforting. I will get a photo up on here in the next few days. I,d like to say that this forum gave me a big push into buying an rl. Its fantastic to know that you take the time to help people out with their queries. Thanks alot. I will get a photo up asap. It looks like the original floor to me so I'll be interested to know what you think and if there may be a deeper issue. Thanks again trent
trent13-Nov-2012    Edit    Delete
Re: Rl24 cracking around swing keel case
Ihave an RL 24 on a hard stand and have a question re keel movement ...It was Trents old d boat and is in good shape .. how ever I was wondering how much slap/movement side to side is considered OK before I pull out the keel and re machine the pivot hole/bolt?? Is the keel supported by the floor or the pivot point?
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Crossroads DTS 2006

Wendy and I did our DTS ("Discipleship Training School") at the same base we later were staff at (until the infamous incident with a local self-proclaimed "apostle", but that's another story).

YWAM Okanagan was the location for a "Crossroads DTS" (family-friendy) for a diverse collection of adult students hailing from Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Korea, Japan, America (the Virgin Islands & Alaska), and Canada (Wendy & I).

The team of students became a tight-knit community of friends and co-labourers, and one of the fascinating things about this group of people was that -- just a generation or so earlier -- our respective countries had been at war with each other. And yet here we were, bonding together as we each experienced our DTS together.

Sample from my weekly DTS journal: my handwriting sucks big time,
so I used photoshop and some creativity to make it legible)

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Written by: AP on 27/11/2018 23:02:14

Faced with the insurmountable task of building upon their surprising 2014 outing, “Ótta”, Sólstafir made the reasonable decision to pursue another direction for its successor, and out of the band’s experiments emerged “Berdreyminn”, a lighter, yet no less emotional undertaking befitting their quest to always progress and evolve as musicians. The album still delivers the barren grandeur of Sólstafir’s native Iceland in musical form, but the result is faster and more avantgarde than anything the group has produced thus far, roping in elements of neofolk and progressive rock to spice up their foundation of doomy, grungy post-metal.

But while these innovations are quite prominent across the album, “Berdreyminn” still has Sólstafir written all over it. When riffs rain down in the likes of the opening track, “Silfur-Refur”, they are seen to retain the epic proportions for which the Reykjavík-based outfit is revered, just like frontman Aðalbjörn Tryggvason’s voice retains its unmistakable intonation, strain and magnitude. If anything, he has added even more emotion to his singing now, his voice breaking and cracking in despair as his cries and roars go unanswered across the lonesome wilderness one envisions whilst listening to songs like “Nárós” and “Ambátt”. Both of those tracks have the classic features of Sólstafir, but the seeds of new ideas have also taken root in them. There was a change of personnel in the band before “Berdreyminn” came to be, with Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson taking over from Guðmundur Óli Pálmason on the drums, and it seems like he brought with him a penchant for a more driving style of percussion, which is easily heard after the halfway mark in “Nárós”. “Ambátt”, meanwhile, moves the spotlight onto session pianist Halldor A. Björnsson, whose graceful and uplifting melody — played ever so slightly out of rhythm — offers respite from the desolation and melancholia that hang heavy over the album, and actually transforms the track into something resembling the cinematic post-rock of Nordic Giants (whom Sólstafir incidentally toured with in 2015).

The two songs are also great examples of the movement toward an increasingly atmospheric sound that runs like a red thread through “Berdreyminn”. Nowhere is this shift more apparent, however, than in “Dýrafjörður”, which plays out like a bleak ambient folk piece, and in doing so draws parallels to the band’s countrymen and close friends in Árstíðir. Orchestral flourishes have been a permanent fixture of Sólstafir’s music since 2011’s “Svartir sandar” and they reprise their role once again here — yet as “Dýrafjörður” reveals, that role has become very prominent. Trumpeting sounds of French horn, flugelhorn and tuba mingle nimbly with grand piano, cello and violin, and even soprano singing by Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir, in passages that often verge on symphonies, and in the magnificent crescendos of more traditional Sólstafir fare such as “Ísafold” and “Hvit sæng”. With this litany of classically trained session musicians bolstering the quartet, music that was already transformative in the first place is thus bestowed with a truly transcendental feeling, which has the likes of “Bláfjall” still ringing inside your head long after that song has brought the album to its conclusion with its droning tremolo riff, d-beat drumming and dramatic swathes of organ.

Writing a retrospective review such as this has the advantage that the repercussions of the album at hand have already been felt. And as was to be expected, given the reduced amount of metallic content on “Berdreyminn”, Sólstafir have seen the waters of their fanbase divide between those who appreciate the band’s genre-agnosticism and will to evolve, and those who longingly return to “Köld” to find the Sólstafir they love. That record still remains the masterpiece of Sólstafir’s career, but while “Berdreyminn” never threatens to unseat it from the throne, it is nonetheless a refreshing exercise in pushing the envelope of what this band is supposed to sound like. The familiar sombre tone and enormous reach of the music remain intact, but Sólstafir explore their signature sound with a different set of tools here, and take another praiseworthy step in their pursuit of unending progress.

Download: Silfur-Refur, Ísafold, Hvit Sæng, Dýrafjörður
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Jason Horton on Rock N Roll Cheeseburger

YouTube star Jason Horton in Rock N Roll Cheeseburger’s Halloween Episode 8.

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode Eight!  YouTube funnyman Jason Horton grills up the comedy burgers with the gang, discussing:  Halloween Candy, Last-Minute Costumes, Ghosts, and Facebook Soapboxing.  We hear political advertisements from fake candidates Nancy R. Adams and Carl Zerptington.  And we rock some wild tunes from “Fire The Animal” and “Mudface“.  We revisit 60 Second Storyhour with a Halloween edition, including Dan’s “Tell-Tale Fart”.  Tune in next week for the Town Hall Debate with candidates Adams and Zerpington!  Until then, plug your burger into an amplifier & rock the cheese off.

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Manimal the maniac drummer from The Big Surprise joins Rock N Roll Cheeseburger for Episode 7

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode Seven!  Rock drummer and hilarious maniac, Manimal from The Big Surprise, joins us in the white-hot boozerdome as we talk: Willful Ignorance, Bar Etiquette, Water as a Commodity, Phone Envy, the Japanese McDonalds’ Black Cheeseburger and more.  We play a couple of rad rock jams from The Big Surprise with “Tomm Petty” and “The One”.  And we flip through just about everything that is wrong with terrestrial radio.  Episode 7 is lovingly fake-sponsored by Pimpin’Surance.

Markeia McCarty in episode 6 of Rock N Roll Cheeseburger

Markeia McCarty joins the cast for episode 6 of Rock N Roll Cheeseburger!

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode Six!  Markeia McCarty gets burgery wit it for our sixth episode, while we spitball on these pressing issues in society & more: Garbage Pizza,  Dogmatics vs. Second Guessers,  Street Harassment, and Every Band Has At Least One Good Song?  We also hear a word from this week’s fake sponsor, the Langley Swap Meet, and we hear another original comedy sketch with our Star Wars parody The Droids We Were Looking For.  We hear some killer rock tunes in ep. 6 with “Audhumbla” by Monolord and “Blue Benz” by The Big Surprise.  Strap in and press play, as we exude the force of the burger rock.

Check out Markeia McCarty on Twitter, and on AfterBuzzTV.com.

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode 5 with Jared Campbell

Jared Quay Campbell in Episode 5 of the Rock N Roll Cheeseburger podcast!

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode Five!  Stand-up comedian and free safety Jared Campbell saunters into the burger dome, as he & the gang go round-table on: Mother-Daughter Relationships, Marijuana Legalization, Good Break-ups, and California’s Plastic Bag Laws.  Also featured in episode five is Chapter 2 of our original noir audio sketch comedy series “Bilby Sullivan; Junior Detective”, and a commercial parody for Low-Speed Scooter Crashes.  Episode 5 music includes “Audhumbla” by Monolord, “By Our Current Standards” by Choirs, and “Self-Made Hero” by Dirty Machine.  Listen to the show, follow on the twitters:
Jared Campbell on twitter,
Kyle Duncan Graham on twitter,
Jackie Monahan on twitter,
Dan Lawler on twitter,
Tikku Sircar on twitter,
and of course  – Rock N Roll Cheeseburger on twitter!

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Greg Walloch on Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode 4

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode Four! Greg Walloch joins the cast for the fourth installment of the burgerings. Featured in Ep. 4 are discussions on terrible airline passengers, domestic abuse & the NFL, “Orthorexia”, and the good kind of crazy, along with rad rock music from local basasses Living Dead Lights, as well as Rochester, NY’s own Starlight Cities.  Jackie, Dan, Kyle & Greg are all put to shame as Tikku hits the nail on the head with his Sixty Second Story Time, and a few things you might have missed on the internet.

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Podcast Episode 001 with Tommy Bechtold

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode 001 with Tommy Bechtold

Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode One! Special guest Tommy Bechtold joins us in studio for our first official episode release! Featured in Ep. 1 is an original comedy sketch “Bilby Sullivan, Junior Detective”, a commercial parody from our fake sponsor, The Valkyrie Viking Long Ship, and round-table discussions on these pressing issues in society: George Washington & the Washington State flag, the Orgy Dome at Burning Man, the concept of “Slacktivism”, and defining the Sex-to-Baseball analogy.  Grab a burger, grab a beer, and rock your ear drums inside out!


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Survivor #NEDawareness #breakfree

I had no idea that my passion became a problem
I had no idea that bullying can trigger disordered eating
I had no idea that my quest for health was making me sick
I had no idea that eating disorders don't discriminate
I had no idea that eating disorders are often overlooked or misdiagnosed

I had no idea that eating disorders are not just "a phrase"
I had no idea that the "perfect" images I see everyday are just digital illusions

For most of my adult life, I have either been anorexic (specifically hypergymnasia) or teetered on the line.  Most everyone I'm close with already knows this without me ever having to say anything, but I feel like it's important for me to speak up about it. With all the success I have had in triathlon and other careers, I easily justified toxic behaviors and an unhealthy relationship with food.

Now is not the time for me to tell you all the details, what I want to tell you is that I am a survivor. I truly did not think I could change, that I was relegated to a toxic mindset and I was a prisoner to my own self-destructive patterns. And I would not have been able to start changing without help.  I didn't know where or how to start, I just knew I was ready to change. Ready or not, without help and outside support, I don't know how it would be possible. Change this deep is profoundly challenging. But possible. There is hope. There is a way out.

If you or someone you know is suffering, please know there is help. Your health is serious and your life is meant to be lived, break free!

Out of all the statistics I could post here, the most important one is YOU. You are worth seeking help. If you need help finding it, I'm happy to help.


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Please have a look around.

This is a sample collection of my work over the years. Some were for
clients of agencies I have worke dwith, some were for personal clients
and some were personal projects of my own.

  • Online Media

    Online Media

  • Interactive Media

    Interactive Media

  • Email Campaigns

    Email Campaigns

  • Banner Ads

    Banner Ads

  • Illustrations

  • Colouring

    Computer Colouring


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Human Community and Human Condition
Pets and Domestic Animals
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Project in progress

What is your wish for this project?

My top wish for my project is to learn how to give to my community using the things I have available to me. My project will reuse and recycle clothes to bring comfort to people and animals.

How are you going to do it?

Starting with my own clothes, mostly outgrown pants (soft material), my sister and I will turn them into pillows that can be used by cancer treatment centers or even the humane society. Whether people in a cancer treatment chair or an animal in a humane society kennel, they deserve to be comfortable. We are learning how to reuse our old clothes, learning how to sew, and learning how to give and bring smiles to others. We are even attaching a hand written inspirational message to the ones more


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September 2014 Archives

ROS Vagrant base boxes

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From Mark Pitchless of Shadowrobot via ros-users@

Hello All,

I'm very pleased to announce a set of vagrant virtual box base boxes, we have been working on at shadow robot, are now available on the cloud for public consumption.

You need vagrant 1.5+ to use these. On trusty bring up a new ros machine like so:

apt-get install vagrant
mkdir indigovm
cd indigovm
vagrant init shadowrobot/ros-indigo-desktop-trusty64
vagrant up

After a bit a logged in desktop will appear, just open a terminal, roscore and away you go.

Currently we have Hydro and Indigo machines in 32bit and 64bit variants.

These are built using vagrant and ansible as part of our build tools project (more on this next week).
Feel free to log issues, ideas there or post here.

Collaboration welcome especially creating bases for other providers.

Have fun,

New Package: diff_drive_controller in ros_controllers

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From Bence Magyar of PAL Robotics via ros-users@

Hi everyone,

PAL Robotics is pleased to announce the release of the diff_drive_controller that became available in Hydro and Indigo in the first quarter of 2014.

For those who already know it, I'd like to ask you to add your robot(s) to the wiki page with a moderately sized image and name:

For those who are new to it,
For documentation refer to:

As the name suggests, this controller moves a differential drive wheel base.
  • The controller takes geometry_msgs::Twist messages as input.
  • Realtime-safe implementation.

  • Odometry computed and published from open or closed loop
  • Task-space velocity and acceleration limits
  • Automatic stop after command time-out
The controller will soon support skid steer platforms as well.

SV-ROS's team Maxed-Out earns the highest score at IROS 2014 in the first Microsoft Kinect Challenge.

The Microsoft Kinect Challenge is a showcase of BRIN (Benchmark Indoor Robot Navigation), a scoring software that was used to score the competition. Each team had to create a mapping and autonomous navigation software solution that would successfully run on a provided Adept Pioneer 3DX robot

The number of way points achieved, time and accuracy are combined in determining a contestant's score. Microsoft Research's Gershon Parent, the author of the BRIN scoring software hopes to see BRIN as a universally accepted way of benchmarking autonomous robots' indoor navigation ability.

SV-ROS is a Silicon Valley ROS users group that meets on the second to last Wednesday each month at the HackerDojo in Mountain View, CA. Team Maxed-Out is led by Greg Maxwell; key team members are Girts Linde, Ralph Gnauck, Steve Okay, and Patrick Goebel. The Maxed-Out effort began in May 2014 and was able to successfully create a winning ROS mapping localization and navigation solution in a few months, beating 5 other international teams.

Maxed-Out's winning software solution was based on the ROS Hydro distribution on a powerful GPU enabled laptop running Ubuntu 12.04 and Nvidia Cuda 6.0 8 GPU parallel processing software. The team was able to out score all the other teams by incorporating the Rtabmap mapping, localization, navigation and new Point Cloud solution library that is the effort of Mathieu Labbe, a graduate student at the Université de Sherbrooke.

Team Maxed-Out's code is up at SV-ROS's Github repository and documented on this meetup page.

Pictures of the event are posted here

New package: Augmented Reality System

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From Hamdi Sahloul via ros-users@

Hi everyone!

I have been recently through a need for a reliable pose estimation system, in which ar_pose ( failed to stratify my needs as it depends on the very basic ARToolKit old library.
Moreover, I found aruco_ros ( as a good package to begin with, but it was only using a single marker, or double markers. It does not have a visualization system as well.

So, I made my package..
In order to avoid occlusions, I used marker boards (you still have the ability to use a 1x1 marker board), and now it could detect virtually unlimited boards with a very good accuracy.
Nonetheless, it is able to handle many cameras at once, and finally display the result in the rviz (

I would love if you discover things further yourself, so here is the link:

It would only cost you a camera and couple of papers to try, therefore, kindly be asked to try it and let me please know your impression and feedback which is highly appreciated!

ROSCon 2014 comes to a close

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Thanks to everyone for another fantastic ROSCon! It was a fun event, filled with great presentations and discussions, plus many of those, "we've Internet-known each other for years, but are now meeting for the first time," moments. We'll post the videos and slides as soon as we can, linking them from the program page.

Here's the group at the end of the event (thanks to Chad Rockey for being our photographer):

And here's one way to break down the demographics of the attendees, based on their type of affiliation:

We'd like to thank our generous sponsors, especially: QualcommClearpath Robotics,Rethink Robotics, and Cruise Automation.

Microsoft Kinect v2 Driver Released

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From Thiemo and Alexis via ros-users@

Dear ROS Community,

I am Thiemo from the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bremen. I am currently a PhD Student under the supervision of Prof. Michael Beetz. I'm writing this together with Alexis Maldonado, another PhD Student at our lab, who has helped mainly with the hardware aspects.

In the past few months I developed a toolkit for the Kinect v2 including: a ROS interface to the device (driver) using libfreenect2, an intrinsics/extrinsics calibration tool, an improved depth registration method using OpenCL, a lightweight pointcloud/images viewer based on the PCL visualizer and OpenCV.

The system has been developed for and tested in both ROS Hydro and Indigo (Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04)

The driver has been improved to reach high performance, meaning to be able to process the sensor's information at full framerate (30Hz) on acceptable hardware (not only high-end machines). This was achieved through parallelization of the image pipeline. Care has also been taken to be able to transfer the complete data over compressed topics to other PCs (30Hz data uses approx. 40Mbytes/s on the network).

Specially interesting for other people with a PR2 robot: we have built a small mITX computer using an AMD A10-7850K processor, and a PicoPSU. It is installed as a backpack on our PR2, and a Kinect v2 on the head above the cameras. This 'backpack-PC' is necessary because the built-in computers on the PR2 don't support USB3 and they are quite loaded with their normal workload.

We are glad to announce the release of the software for ROS community, hoping it will be useful for others, specially people working in robotics research. Please see the following GitHub repository:

You will need a slightly patched version of libfreenect2, as indicated on the README. It is here:

Screenshots are also on the GitHub page.

We are looking forward to improvements and/or bug reports. Please use the GitHub tools for that.

Best regards,

Thiemo and Alexis

Institute for Artificial Intelligence
University of Bremen

ROSCon 2014 is coming fast!

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We're looking forward this weekend to another great ROS event!

This will be the third ROSCon. To get into the mood take a look through the old sites for 2012 and 2013. They include links to the old programs as well as video recordings of the presentations available for viewing.

This year we have a great program with 19 reviewed presentations on the use of ROS in environments ranging from deep mines to low earth orbit.

As you prepare please think about topics for lightning talks or birds of a feather discussions. Everyone will have an opportunity to pitch both at the conference. For lightning talks you can prepare a few slides but don't try to do things which are too fancy.

We look forward to seeing you there. There will be some construction on the Blue Line which may make travel from the airport a little harder. We have posted detail on the website

If you're attending you can add photos to the Google+ Event, or if you can't make it but want to see what's going on watch the event as well as hashtags #ROSCon2014 or #ROSCon

We'd like to thank our generous sponsors, especially: Qualcomm, Clearpath Robotics, Rethink Robotics, and Cruise Automation.

New ROS package available for the Barrett Hand

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From Román Navarro García via ros-users@

Hi Everyone,

We're pleased to announce a new package for the Barrett Hand BH8-28X

This package allows the control of the hand either in velocity or position, and reading the current state of the joints and the sensors (fingertip torque and tactile sensors).

The software includes packages with the model description and a graphical interface (rqt) to interact with the hand.

Links: -> Technical description -> ROS package description

Groovy and Hydro are currently supported, Indigo soon.

If you are interested in verifying all these features of the hand, you can visit us from 14th until 18th of September in booth nº303 at IROS 2014.

Best regards,

Virtual machines with ROS Indigo pre-installed

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From Nootrix via ros-users@

Hi there,

Just wanted to let you know that we have issued two virtual machines with ROS Indigo Igloo pre-installed: one 64 bits and the other 32bits.

2014 ROS Metrics Report Available

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The 2014 edition of the ROS Metrics Report is now posted at:

This is the 4th version of the ROS Metrics report. All are versions are available at:

The ROS community has grown in almost every metric. The one exception is that the number of wiki pages has dropped. This is due to a concerted cleanup effort earlier this year which removed a lot of empty pages with little to no content.

The other metric which warrants note is the large growth in the number of unique IPs per month, up to 49,153 from last years sampling of 11,078.  And the total downloads of packages more than doubled to 3,570,374 downloads.

And all of these numbers do not count the any statistics for mirrors either private or public

If you have a moment we recommend you take a look. There are many interesting statistics such as ROS users by country and the top 40 most downloaded packages.

Related to this look for more information on the ROS ecosystem from William Curran's talk next week at ROSCon 2014.  Event Program

ROS running on ISS

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We have an update from NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC): ROS is now up and running on Robonaut 2 (R2) aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ROS was delivered to ISS aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a recent resupply mission that also included a set of robotic legs that will be attached to R2 soon.

NASA was able to upgrade the R2 torso earlier this month after on-orbit surgery to remove old processors and electronics and install new ones. On August 12, R2 powered up using ROS for the first time.

As we mentioned in a prior post, the R2 team at JSC has been using ROS for R2 development on Earth for the last couple of years. They combine ROS with OROCOS RTT to produce a flexible development environment with real-time capabilities.

Allison Thackston and Julia Badger from the R2 team will be addressing the audience at ROSCon on the unique challenges of deploying software in space systems. Their presentation, "ROS in Space," will open the second day of the conference. ROSCon takes place on September 12 and 13 in Chicago, IL. For more information and registration details, visit the ROSCon website.

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Feeding him

The cat is a carnivore

To the difference of man who is an omnivore, the cat is a strict carnivore with a body perfectly adapted to this diet. Feeding him with a Health Nutrition food suited to his age, his size, his lifestyle, his specific sensitivities and even to his breed means contributing to preserving his health.

With his jaws designed to cut, not to chew, his 30 sharp-cutting teeth, his saliva which contains no digestive enzymes, a stomach designed to digest quickly swallowed "preys," the cat distinguishes himself by a very specific dietary behavior. Indeed, this nibbler can have 12 to 18 meals a day, for an overall length of less than 30 minutes spread over a 24-hour period, ingesting only a few grams every time. Food reaches his stomach in large chunks.

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Grace of motion, softness of coat, mischievous unpredictability... The promises of an affectionate and knowing presence are already there, ready to bloom. As the only one in charge of his animal’s health and well-being, man owes it to himself to know his kitten’s true needs among which nutrition is an essential element.


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The European Tour Restarts This Week Also

The ET continues their season this week in South Africa. Ernie Els is playing host at the South African Open Championship in Ekurhuleni, which is near Johannesburg.

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The SA Open is the second oldest national Open in the world -- this is the 104th playing of the event! That sounds pretty impressive to me, given how economic factors have affected tournament sponsorships over the years. I'm sure that tying it to Ernie's name will certainly help in that respect.

And while the event won't be named after Ernie, his charitable foundations will become major beneficiaries of the event. According to
In addition to the SA Golf Development Board’s Chapter in Ekurhuleni, Els’ two charities, Els for Autism and the Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation, will become the beneficiary charities of the tournament.
According to the site, the tee times haven't been set yet (or at least they haven't been posted). But the event looks to have a pretty good number of the ET's "name" players, given how close to the holidays it is.

Yes, the tours are slowly starting to get back in action. It appears that GC will begin their coverage very early Thursday morning but there are three separate listings for 3am, 5:30am, and 7:30am and NONE of them tell which event they're covering. So I'm not sure if they're all for the South African Open or whether they're replaying some other ET events to fill time. I'm sure they'll make announcements as the week goes on.

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This Sunday, June 21, we will hear from High School graduate Dorothy Bowerfind.  Dorothy is the fourth member of the class of 2015 to preach.  Erika Larsen preached June 7.  Claire Questad and Becky Lehner preached in June 2014.

Following the 8 am service our Pilgrims will depart for BWI and on to Scotland.  You will be able to follow their progress on Facebook through the Wonder Voyage Facebook page.

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Late Thursday the Saints announced they have canned both defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo as well as fired special teams coordinator Ken Flajole.

“I personally want to thank Steve and Ken for their contributions during what was an unprecedented 2012 season,” coach Sean Payton said. “Philosophically we are changing our defense to a 3-4 alignment and right now is the best time to accomplish this transition.”

Let’s face it, the Saints D was awful in 2012, they ranked last in the NFL in total defense and run defense, yielding the most yards (7,042) ever in a single season.

Payton said today that he’s got no one specific in mind for the D-coordinator job, but there’s a couple names to keep in mind:

Romeo Crennel – recently fired Chiefs coach
Lovie Smith – recently fired Bears coach
Eric Mangini – former Jets and Browns coach, did TV in 2012.

Bottom line is this defense needs a LOT of work, and whoever Payton brings in, he’d better get things turned around.

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