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Top 10 Best Wireless Microphones In 2022 Reviews & Buying Guide
January 21, 2022 January 21, 2022 / By Corey Hoffman
Wireless microphones have no physical cable connections to the sound recording or amplification with which it is working. They all work on either VHF or UHF signals, and they need a battery to operate — a good one.
The best wireless microphones may seem similar in that really all they are doing is transmitting a signal. But, there is a little bit more to it than that. The operation itself is fraught with problems right down to frequency selection.
While the concept has freed performers from cable and leads. Getting it to work consistently and predictably is no easy task. No system is immune from problems. We think that needs to be understood.
More about that later…
Knowing how to choose the best for what you want to do is not always that easy.
We would like to refer you to the rules and regulations regarding the use of wireless microphones and headsets that are applicable and differ from country to country. Don't forget to check them out before buying.
So, let's have a look at the best wireless microphones currently available and find the perfect one for you…
Top 10 Best Wireless Microphones On The Market 2022 Reviews
Shure BLX14R/MX53 Headworn Wireless System with MX153 Earset Microphone
Shure SLX2/SM58 Handheld Transmitter with SM58 Microphone
Audio-Technica System 10 ATW-1102 Wireless Handheld Microphone System
Shure PGXD24/SM58-X8 Digital Handheld Wireless System
Sennheiser Ew 100 Portable Wireless Microphone System
Innopow 80-Channel Dual UHF Wireless Microphone System, Metal Cordless Mic Set
Wireless Microphone System, Phenyx Pro 4-Channel UHF Cordless Mic Set
AKG Pro Audio Wireless Microphone System
Sennheiser Ew 100 Portable Wireless Microphone System, G, ew 122P G4-A (ew 122P G4-A)
Sony ECMAW4 Wireless Microphone
1 Shure BLX14R/MX53 Headworn Wireless System with MX153 Earset Microphone
Shure is a name synonymous with microphones and very good ones at that. They have always provided a quality build level in all their products. And, the BLX 14R is no exception.
A wireless microphone system is sometimes going to present some challenges. But, Shure has managed to overcome many of these and created an easy to use and user-friendly system.
So, what do you get…
Included in the package is an omnidirectional condenser earset microphone. This provides outstanding clarity in the over the ear design. It boasts enhanced plosive protection and no proximity effect. Signal transmission is via the bodypack which includes an on/off switch, volume control, and an LED status indicator.
It is compact and lightweight and will operate at distances of up to 100 meters.
Two AA batteries will give you approximately 14 hours of use. But, of course, spares are always essential to carry as that figure will vary according to individual circumstances.
And, the specifications…
The BLX4R rack mount receiver has one-touch Quickscan technology which simplifies frequency selection. And, there is an LCD display panel giving you RF and audio metering and XLR and 1⁄4″ output connections.
A convenient and easy to use transmission and receiver system making life an awful lot easier.
The whole system is expandable and can run up to twelve compatible systems. Plus, it includes is a rack mount kit.
Great for onstage use or presentations…
Shure do produce quality in their products. And, the quality of this system is just that. However, while it is great for onstage vocals. It would also produce stunning results for those giving presentations who need and want to move around as they do so.
It's a great example of a wireless microphone.
Not a cheap option but if you consider what you are buying, then it is realistically priced.
Well built with good features.
Might need to play with the earpiece to get it to fit your ear perfectly.
2 Shure SLX2/SM58 Handheld Transmitter with SM58 Microphone
One thing of note about the SLX2 is the clarity of its transmissions. And. achieved by its ARC technology that increases clarity.
Shure has taken its successful and respected SM58 and given it the wireless option. And, this has produced a mic that gives powerful response and performance.
Usually, wireless microphones operate with a fixed compression ratio. However, the SLX works with a variable compression, which adds a dynamic range.
Operation is easy…
The systems in the microphone will scan looking for an appropriate channel and at the touch of a button will sync with the receiver. The frequency responses are designed for the voice and incorporate an enhanced midrange and bass roll-off.
It utilizes a cardioid pattern which will ensure the main sound is not affected by background noise. This will make it suitable for a variety of venues where background noise could be a problem.
As it is designed to be handheld, it also has a built-in shock mount system to reduce any unwanted noise from handling.
This again opens up the doors to its use in a variety of settings…
To assist in the clarity and performance, the mic head features a wind and pop filter. As with the SM58, it has a steel mesh grille. Being Shure it is reliable, rugged and well-built, and able to withstand some knocks.
It has a mute button and a battery life indicator. And the two AA batteries should last about 8 hours.
Set at a competitive price.
As with all things Shure, it is a wireless microphone that will produce performance and reliability.
Frequency response 50 to 15,000 Hz
Easy to use and setup.
Utilizes advanced channel search technology.
The microphone is the transmitter and might, therefore, be subject to signal strength.
3 Audio-Technica System 10 ATW-1102 Wireless Handheld Microphone System
Audio-Technica has produced a very cost effective handheld wireless microphone system where the microphone is the transmitter. It has a 24-bit operation in the range of 2.4GHz and is, therefore, using some advanced technology. Using this range keeps the unit completely free of TV and DTV interference.
It has an impressive performance and produces no interference or static and doesn't suffer from dropouts or loss of signal. It has a wide range of user applications including live performances, public address at gatherings, conferences, etc. And offers a great diversity of operation.
Setup is easy…
…as the unit will scan frequencies searching for the best available open channel. Automatic frequency selection will ensure interference-free operation. In the event, that you require more than one channel, up to eight may be used without coordination problems.
It has a convenient and easy to read LCD giving the status of settings and operation at any time.
You can only use one microphone at a time with this unit, and the need to use more than one will require an extra unit.
The microphone and unit are made of hardened plastic but are quite rugged and sturdy.
One of the outstanding plus points about this wireless microphone is its range. It will comfortably manage distances of up to 200 meters from the source without any problems.
It uses AA batteries, but it does get through them quite quickly, so spares on hand would not be a bad idea.
Neat, tidy, and efficient…
The Audio Technica ATW-1102 is a good system. Neat, tidy, and efficient. Has no problems with interference and is easy to set up. Not as rugged as some systems, but that will maybe encourage people to be careful with it.
Multi-use system.
Quality technology ensures good performance.
Battery life not so good.
The price is realistic.
4 Shure PGXD24/SM58-X8 Digital Handheld Wireless System
As in the SLX2 w reviewed earlier, Shure once again use their world-class SM58 as the preferred handset for this wireless microphone system. I suppose the question is when you have something as good as the SM58 why would you want to use anything else.
The SM58, of course, is a cardioid dynamic microphone and in this system is linked with a PGXD24 wireless transmitter.
Sounds very impressive and is easy to set up…
The excellence of sound has been achieved using 24-bit/48Hz technology. This always sounds very impressive, but it is the analog circuitry ahead of the conversion that is the defining factor, and with Shure, that is always excellent.
A clear, usable channel is located automatically by the automatic frequency selector, and one-touch sync links the transmitter and receiver automatically.
Setup is therefore very easy. The frequency selector gives reliability and diversity. And, to ensure you are kept aware of the status of the unit, it features a multi-function LED indicator.
For on-stage use?
Whereas some systems are designed to be multi-purpose, you get the feeling that Shure has designed this system for use on stage.
The SM58 is known to be as hard as nails and is therefore ideal for wireless operation. The wire mesh grille and wind and pop filter, of course, are standard. The transmitter is designed to ensure plenty of protection against feedback but still manages to produce a quality of sound that Shure is known for.
Each frequency band can handle five compatible channels.
It is powered by two AA batteries, and the battery life is expected to be up to 9 hours.
Shure reliability and quality of the build.
Good onboard features to maintain a clear sound.
Strangely doesn't come with an on/off switch.
5 Sennheiser Ew 100 Portable Wireless Microphone System
Sennheiser has really created a portable wireless microphone system that has many uses. Microphones are not always all about rock bands on stage, and they have a myriad of uses. Especially if they are portable and cable-free.
It is easy to operate and has a range of approximately 300 feet and will produce quality sound, even good enough for broadcasting. And, an infra-red sync function is placed in the microphone/transmitter that will tune into its receiver just by pushing a button.
The microphones cardioid pattern reduces potential feedback and provides a warm and consistent sound reproduction.
Designed for the great outdoors…
Being designed with outdoor usage in mind, and constructed of rugged aluminum. Tough and not affected by any potential bad weather as some materials might be.
It has an enhanced frequency range, and the onboard scanning feature will search for available frequencies, The syncing of transmitters is via an infrared interface.
If you are going to be using this system for outside broadcasting, possibly even live reporting. Then the last thing you need is to inadvertently change the settings.
This is avoided on the system by the Auto Lock feature…
Battery indicators keep you informed of their status.
Of course, live reporting of outside broadcasts are not the only use available to such high-quality kit. This microphone is a superior addition to any video recording that requires an excellent sound balance and range. There is a fitting designed to fit securely to a camera for this very reason.
Even the transmitter is designed to fit neatly and unobtrusively about your person.
You will go a long way to find better quality…
If you need a wireless microphone of the highest quality for an outside video recording or mobile journalism. You will go a long way to finding better quality.
That is what Sennheiser do, produce quality. It never comes cheap, but it is usually worth the expense.
Quality sound reproduction in outside environments.
Easy to use and transport.
Best suited for outside broadcast, therefore, may lack the features needed for other applications.
6 Innopow 80-Channel Dual UHF Wireless Microphone System, Metal Cordless Mic set
If you have been plowing through reviews and reports about Wireless microphones hoping to find a product that will let you use more than one mic on a single system…
Congratulations, you've found it…
The Innopow 80 has a facility for more than one person to speak at the same time using the same unit. There are two receivers and dual controls. And, of course, two microphones along with two antennas to ensure clarity of the signal.
The microphones have a range of about two hundred feet, allowing you the freedom to move around. There are five different frequencies. The microphones themselves are of metal construction and are unidirectional cardioid.
A simple power switch turns the receiver on and off. And there are indicator lights to advise you which band is currently in use. The digital display shows the current settings. Plus, with a battery life of up to seventeen hours, it should ease any time pressures.
The microphones and units are well built and quite sturdy…
Although at first glance this looks like a system that was designed for interviews or using at conference facilities, they do have many options. Even singers will see the benefits of this system that gives you long battery life and freedom to move.
To the hand, the microphones feel quite heavy and have a substantial feel to them.
This is a decent product that provides a lot of options when you consider it is very much at the budget end of the scale. The performance, though, without being startling, is very good. Although it does not compete with the more expensive systems, we've covered in this round-up.
Good value, with some interesting options. And certainly worth considering if you need more than one microphone.
Well made and sturdy.
Two mic option with options to increase.
No mute switch on mic.
7 Wireless Microphone System, Phenyx Pro 4-Channel UHF Cordless Mic Set
When you are in need of multiple microphones for an event, it can be a problem. Phenyx recognizes this and has produced a four channel UHF cordless system with four handheld microphones.
It has a four channel UHF microphone receiver. The fixed frequency design gives a high level of sound quality and provides a stable base reducing the chances of drop-off, as well as, the potential for distortion. It has four independent volume controls, one for each channel and XLR and 1⁄4" outputs.
Two screens, with two LCD's each!
The receiver has two screens with two LCD displays per screen. These give you information on your signal and the output level of the audio. It has two antennas. And, featuring an impressive range of up to 260 feet in open spaces, you should be able to go crowd surfing in style!
It operates in a frequency range of 530MHz to 580MHz. And, is rack mountable if required.
The unit is well built, and the metal construction will allow transportation without fear of occasional damage.
Four microphones…
Including four handheld UHF microphones, that like the unit are well built and feel tough and sturdy. They feature a cardioid dynamic cartridge. The off/on switch is positioned on the bottom of the unit, which is a clever design preventing the microphone accidentally being turned off during activity.
There is an LCD screen. This will provide information on the channel and frequency number. The screen will turn red when the battery runs low.
As a unit, it is designed to be functional, and it is unlikely it will suit a band or live performance. But, it is ideal for other gatherings such as weddings, conferences, or conventions where you may need several microphones.
It is well priced and basically a lower priced unit. But, it offers good facilities onboard and is well made, and will certainly fulfill a function.
Operates on AA batteries.
Includes four microphones.
Offers four cable-free channels.
Competitive price.
Can be problems with four microphones giving interference if used close together.
8 AKG Pro Audio Wireless Microphone System
AKG was founded just after the second world war in Vienna. Originally they worked providing sound equipment for cinema but later expanded into other sound areas, including microphones. Today they are owned by Samsung, managed by Harmann Industries and based in Los Angeles.
They manufacture quality microphones right across the spectrum, from the classic AKG C-1 to the modern AKG C-12, VR (The Vacuum Tube). They produce the best microphones by any standards, that is much sought after by studio engineers.
Therefore they know what they are doing when it comes to manufacturing mics.
This model, though is at the lower end of their operations, in terms of price. But, as with all good companies, the product is worth looking at.
The AKG Pro Audio Wireless is an analog system that delivers high performance and a great sound.
Suitable for smaller venues…
It's easy to use and features a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern. And, will give you plenty of gain before feedback and which acts as the transmitter. It has a steel wire mesh grille for protection. It has a volume control for adjustment of the gain. And, a useful on/off switch which also acts as a mute.
An indicator shows battery status. And, the receiver has XLR and 1⁄4" jack outputs. It also has the ability to set up eight channel presets. It operates from a single AA battery, and battery life is approximately eight hours.
The sound quality is very good for a system that is essentially on a budget. And, it is certainly worth considering if you are moving into wireless for the first time.
Good features.
There is a delay in receiving output when you turn off and on.
9 Sennheiser Ew 100 Portable Wireless Microphone System, G, ew 122P G4-A (ew 122P G4-A)
One thing you can be sure of is if a microphone has Sennheiser written on it there will be plenty of quality. This model by one of the best in the business, Sennheiser, is rugged and road ready and produces excellent results.
It is not designed for bands or live performances but for mobile journalism, video production or outside broadcasts. For this reason, it has been designed for ease of use and quick setup. It enjoys a range of up to 100 meters and a battery life of about eight hours
The system comes with an omnidirectional ME-2 Lavalier mic with a cardioid polar pattern for improved sound isolation.
There is an LED giving channel and signal information and a battery life indicator.
To use such a system as an outside broadcast unit is challenging, to say the least. Not only have you to ensure a good and stable connection and have reasonable travel from receiver distance, but the sound quality also has got to be superior.
As we have mentioned, it also needs to be tough and ready to withstand the occasional knocks it is bound to get.
There are further options available with this system. For instance, a handheld receiver mic, also cardioid, but this obviously is an extra you need to pay for.
We wouldn't call this the cheapest system out there for what it does. But, neither is it the most expensive, and with Sennheiser kit you know you are buying quality.
Well made and able to take some knocks.
Easy to use and to set up.
Some might think it is rather expensive.
10 Sony ECMAW4 Wireless Microphone
As most of the reviews we do are for music-related products, Sony is a name we don't come across that often. Huge corporation, into most things electrical with a reputation to defend. So, let's see how they get on the world of Wireless microphones.
There is a reason why Sony has lifted its head above the parapet. And, it's not because they thought they would have a little try with something musical. It's because this system is designed to work with video cameras or other recording devices.
They do know a little bit about those…
The ECM-AW4 is a battery powered system that will operate with nearly any kind of camera, DSLR or a recording device that has a mini-jack input for microphones. The transmitter has a built-in mic and is totally Bluetooth compatible.
Using both handsets two-way communication is possible for up to 150 feet from the video device. This allows the subject and the operator of the device, being a director or other person, to communicate without the need for any extra intercom facility.
An audio/headphone jack socket is provided on both receiver and transmitter to allow the users to hear any directions given.
Quality sound…
The wireless mic will record a quality sound up to 160 feet away. And a belt clip and an armband are included. There is an LED giving battery life, which is actually quite short. It uses AAA batteries.
It is a very useful system. Not maybe at the high end, but certainly useful in today's world where bloggers, etc., use this kind of equipment.
If there is one thing to be careful of it is the build. It is not built like a tank. Which it probably should be for the sort of work it will be doing, so take care of it.
Priced very reasonably.
A good budget system for working with video.
Some good intercommunication features.
Buying The Best Wireless Microphone System
If you want to buy the best wireless microphone system, then there are many things to consider. We mentioned in the opening about some of the dangers and potential problems. And it's important to do your homework and make sure the system you buy will do what you want it to.
The good news about these systems is that they have freed up the user from annoying cables and wires. On stage, this is a veritable boon, or it can be.
It can also be a nightmare if something does go wrong…
Obvious things like frequency selection are fraught with problems. Not only in attaining it, but maintaining the signal and keeping it stable. Nearly all systems will search out the frequencies. But, will they maintain them at a satisfactory performance level.
This is no easy task even in today's high tech world…
For example, do you need a line of sight between transmitter and receiver? Some do not work so well without being able to 'see' each other.
No system is completely immune to the problems, so choose wisely.
What Do You Need It For?
This is a critical question. You will need a specific system depending on how you propose to use it. Not many wireless systems 'cross-over' from one discipline to another successfully.
So, is it for a singer on stage, an outside broadcast, making a blog, making a video?
Each discipline will require different strengths of operation and a different set of functions. We have reviewed equipment from each of the disciplines. And it has to be said, that there is some very impressive kit out there.
Some of it is priced very realistically. All by quality manufacturers. Some are prepared for a lot of outside usage, others not so much.
The understanding of its prime area of operation is the first decision.
What actually fits the purpose is second.
So,What's The Best Wireless Microphones?
To a certain extent, it will depend on how you want to use it. Well like you, we have to decide what we want to use it for.
We would utilize it on stage in front of a crowd. And, we expect the stage to be quite large; therefore, the range must be adequate. Plus, it needs to be tough enough to handle any accidental knocks it may take. And, we want the sound to be of the highest quality.
We don't want to have any problems with chosing the signal and frequency. And, with the best chance of maintaining its strength.
Therefore, the best wireless microphone is the…
You can't go very far wrong, having an SM58 as your base tool.
A great microphone with a proven track record.
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About Corey Hoffman
Corey is a multi-instrumentalist who has played in numerous bands over the years, some good, some not so good. He has also written countless songs and recorded five albums in professional studios across America. Today he is a hobby musician but still loves the guitar after over 15 years of playing.
He considers his writing as a way to share what he has learned over the decades with younger generations ad always can't wait to get his hands on the latest gear.
He lives just outside New York with his wife Barbara and their two German Shepherds, Ziggy and Iggy.
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India's ambitions to become smartphone powerhouse thwarted
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FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the 'Make In India' week in 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File photo
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's ambitions to become a smartphone-making powerhouse are foundering over a and part suppliers along with a complex tax regime, industry executives say.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has championed a manufacturing drive, under the slogan 'Make in India', to boost the sluggish economy and create millions of jobs. Among the headline-grabbing details was a plan to eventually make Apple iPhones in India.
Three years on, as executives and bureaucrats crowded into a Delhi convention center for an inaugural mobile congress last week, India has managed only to assemble phones from imported components.
While contract manufacturers such as iPhone-maker Foxconn Technology Co and Flextronics Corp have set up base in India, one of the world's fastest-growing smartphone markets, almost none of the higher value chip sets, cameras and other high-end components are made domestically.
Plans for Taiwan-based Foxconn to build an electronics plant in the state of Maharashtra, which local officials said in 2015 could employ some 50,000 people, have gone quiet.
According to tech research firm Counterpoint, while phones are assembled domestically because of taxes on imported phones, locally made content in those phones is usually restricted to headphones and chargers – about 5 percent of a device's cost.
"Rather than feeling that India is a place where I should be making mobile phones, it's more like this is the place I need to (assemble) phones because there is lower duty if I import components and assemble here," a senior executive with a Chinese smartphone maker said.
He declined to be named for fear of harming business.
Others listed the lack of skilled engineers and a sparse network of local component makers. They also cited high-profile tax disputes between India and foreign companies such as Nokia. Nokia eventually suspended mobile handset production at its southern India facility.
"The Nokia escapade is in people's memory when they try to come here," a second industry source told Reuters at the first Indian Mobile Congress in capital New Delhi, which ended on Friday.
India's nationwide sales tax (GST), which kicked in this year to replace a string of different levies, is also fraught with its own challenges, such as a lengthy tax-refund process that delays payments to suppliers, the source added.
Last week, India rattled investors after publicly musing about possible changes in a $2.6 billion 2015 diesel locomotive contract with General Electric. The government has since said it would not take any hasty decisions.
"We needed some push from the government to start manufacturing," said Neeraj Sharma, the India head of Chinese chipmaker Spreadtrum. "It was required, because without that nothing was happening."
But India now needs more sophisticated technology – such as surface-mounting technology, which places components directly on top of a printed board – to build a supply chain, he said. Otherwise, firms will not do research in India, Sharma said. "For design to happen, we need strong local players."
PHASED PROGRAM
The government says it has a phased program to manufacture phones, aiming to step up value added locally every year.
"While we have made a start with getting in mobile assembling, we want to move up the value chain," India's telecoms secretary Aruna Sundarajan told reporters. "A lot of investors have shown very significant interest in this area."
The Phased Manufacturing Programme began in 2016 with the manufacture of phone chargers and batteries and envisages the production of higher-end components by 2020.
Sundarajan said the government was also trying to give investors "a reasonable degree of certainty", while also dealing with constant disruption to the industry.
But for smartphone makers used to China's predictability, India may need to do more, executives warn.
A third senior source at a Chinese smartphone maker in India said some Chinese players were rattled by labor unrest, including suspended operations at a facility belonging to smartphone maker Oppo earlier this year, after a foreign employee was reported to have torn a picture of the Indian flag.
Oppo said at the time it regretted the incident.
"Labor laws are lax, there's little effort to build a component ecosystem and logistics, and transport remains a big problem," the third source said.
"No one seems to be investing in skilled labor that will build the phones
(By Sankalp Phartiyal; editing by Clara Ferreira Marques and Bill Tarrant)
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Concert: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. at the El Rey
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By Andy J. Gordon
If he wants to, Troy Andrews can take over the universe. Ok, maybe that is an exaggeration, but with his talent and charisma, Trombone Shorty, as he is more commonly known, can, at least, rule the music world. His band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. (www.tromboneshorty.com) came to Los Angeles for a Wagatail Productions (www.wagatailpresents.com) show at the El Rey Theater. The music was infectious, the crowd mesmerized, and Shorty clearly loved every minute.
Troy Andrews, 24, has been playing in front of audiences since he was four years old. He is a third generation musician from a family that calls the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans its home. His nickname, Trombone Shorty, came from older brother James, a well respected bandleader and trumpeter. Troy was toting around his trombone when it was bigger than he was. He has since grown up, and after years of honing his skills, first with his talented family, and later within the New Orleans music scene, he has become a world class performer. At 19, Shorty did a world tour with Lenny Kravitz, and later performed with U2 and Green Day during the re-opening of the New Orleans Superdome. His brilliance on both trombone and trumpet may be unsurpassed. Those skills alone would make him a huge attraction, but in recent years, he has developed a pleasant singing style and incredible stage presence. With a supporting band of highly skilled musicians that perform music they describe as "Supafunkrock", a Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. concert is a rare treat.
Trombone Shorty enjoying a guitar solo by Pete Murano at the El Rey Show.
The El Rey show contained both new and old material. The band has a new album, "Backatown," its first with a major label, Verve Forecast/Universal. Songs like "Suburbia", and "Something Beautiful" combine Shorty's horn excellence with a danceable beat. Covers like The Guess Who's "American Woman," Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," and Rebirth's "I Feel Like Funkin' It Up" really got the audience hopping. The end of the show included a tease of "Shout," Cab Calloway's "Hi De Ho," and a couple of trumpet solos that were simply amazing. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. offer a great live show with a mix of music that gets everyone dancing, and showcases Troy Andrew's amazing talent. This child prodigy, turned entertainment phenomenon, should get a lot of attention now and in the future.
Trombone Shorty blasting a Trumpet solo at the El Rey Show.
Photos courtesy of Brigitte Bard.
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The winds were at their strongest in the early hours of the morning.
HUNDREDS OF HOUSEHOLDS and businesses across the west and south of the country are without power this morning, in the wake of Storm Georgina.
There were also reports of trees down on a number of routes this morning, after strong winds swept across the country overnight.
According to AA Roadwatch, there are reports of a fallen tree on Nutley Lane in Dublin. Elsewhere around the country, there are also reports of a tree down on the Goresbridge Rd (R702) outside of Borris in Carlow.
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The winds were at their strongest in the early hours of this morning.
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Project Coordinator – Observatory of the Post-Beirut Blast Recovery
Project Coordination, full-time
One year (starting March 1, 2021), renewable
The Beirut Urban Lab is looking to hire a project coordinator to lead the efforts of the Observatory of the Recovery which monitors the actors and activities of the post-blast recovery efforts in Beirut by all actors involved following the Beirut Port blast. The coordinator will manage the work of a team gathering, analyzing, and visualizing various sets of data.
The candidate needs to hold at least an MA degree, have at least five years of work experience, and speak and write fluently English and Arabic. We are looking for someone interested in project management and coordination, and able to work well within a team. Familiarity with GIS is a plus. Remuneration will depend on the candidate qualifications and years of experience. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
About the Observatory
The Observatory of the Recovery includes two main elements: (i) Damage/need assessment arm which takes stock of the conducted damage surveys; (ii) Monitoring of the actions and actors working on recovery in up to six neighborhoods, focusing on modalities of action across four sectors (shelter, public/shared space, infrastructure, waste). The specific tasks of the Observatory are to:
Operate as a shared information platform that provides rigorous data which enables evidence-based urban policy recommendations to actors involved in recovery, focusing on the four sectors of shelter, public space, waste management, and infrastructure.
Facilitate coordination among stakeholders, through the sharing of the data, and through the organization of meetings, workshops, webinars, amongst other modalities of engagement.
Support the regular production of data and findings through maps, infographics, visualizations, and narratives that advance an inclusive, just, and environmentally sensitive framework of urban recovery.
The ultimate goals of the Observatory are three-fold: (i) Align the values and goals of reconstruction efforts on a people-centered, inclusive, and environmentally-sensitive recovery approach; (ii) Serve as the basis for advocacy and information base targeting residents in the severely affected neighborhoods; (iii) Empower residents to take control of the rebuilding of their neighborhoods and get engaged in the larger city's recovery.
Interested applicants can send their CVs to [email protected] with the subject "Project Coordinator - Observatory of the Recovery" by January 31, 2021
Graphic Design Intern
The Beirut Urban Lab is looking for graphic design students to fill paid internship positions during the Summer period and the Winter session 2020. Interested students should be enrolled in their third year of study within the Graphic Design program at the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, AUB. If you are a Graphic Design student in another university, feel free to send us a letter of interest with a portfolio of work.
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Q&A: Cali Swag District Member C-Smoove Downplays Lil Wil Beef But Admits That He Expects Tension As His Group Perfoms Its "Dougie" Hit In Dallas This Weekend
Pete Freedman
Pete Freedman | February 3, 2011 | 3:36pm
The fact that the biggest song spawned by
Dallas' homegrown D-Town Boogie movement
isn't from Dallas at all, but rather from a group of performers out of Inglewood, California, has been an obvious point of contention in Dallas hip-hop over the past year or so.
But it's a truth: Cali Swag District's "Teach Me How To Dougie" (see above) was a massive hit in 2010, reaching as high as No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and Nos. 6 and 9 on the Billboard Rap and R&B songs charts respectively. And that's saying nothing of how their song helped the Dougie dance -- one of many dances spawned by the D-Town Boogie -- become a national phenomenon.
Still, this truth has rubbed a lot of Dallas rappers the wrong way -- in particular, Lil Wil, who believes the group simply rode the success of his 2008 hit "My Dougie" all the way to the bank. In his words: "If [Cali Swag District] come around here, there'll be problems."
Which makes this, we think, all the more interesting: Cali Swag District is coming to town this weekend for a three-night resident performance (tonight through Saturday) at Club Azul. And, as such, yesterday, we caught up with one-fourth of the group, C-Smoove, to ask him about Lil Wil's beefs and the pressures of performing a song about a Dallas dance in the city from which it sprung.
Check out our interview in full after the jump.
You said in your biggest hit, "Teach Me How To Dougie," that you aren't from Dallas, but that you D-Town Boogie. I imagine the idea this weekend is to come to town and capitalize on the Boogie love down here?
Yeah, of course. We want to get the people in Dallas to Boogie with us. Obviously, that's where it came from, so we want to come down and show love to the dance that we got from Dallas.
When did you first hear about the dance?
It was before we made the song, obviously. We knew about it a minute ago -- I don't even know how long ago. We knew about it for a pretty long time. but the idea for the song just happened to come from one of our friends one day.
Obviously, the Boogie and, specifically, the Dougie has been popular around here for a long time. Was it the same big deal out in California?
I mean, we kind of turned it into one! People were doing it here and there, but it wasn't as big as it was in Dallas. It was something a few people knew about here and there. But once we made the song, it kind of grew. And now it's the only dance you see at the clubs.
What drew you to the Dougie?
That friend of ours. We were doing the dance -- and even though we didn't do it exactly the same, we did it in the clubs. It was fun for us. But once we did the song, it was like, "Hey, this is what we're gonna do all the time."
In many ways, you guys are kind of known as the Dougie group, if only 'cause your song has gotten so big. I know you have a couple new singles out now, but that song in many ways has probably defined you guys a lot, yeah?
Yeah, sort of. But it just gives us something to try to overcome and give us more drive to work harder, that's all.
Is this your group's first time to come through to Dallas?
No. I can't remember when, but it was sometime last year.
Have you heard much of Lil Wil's complaints about your use of the Dougie? He thinks you guys kind of stole the idea from him. Do you have any response to that?
I won't say too much on that. I mean, that's obviously not the case. But people tend to believe what they want and I'll leave it at that. We don't pay it any mind. It doesn't matter.
He did say that there were talks at one point about a potential remix with Dallas guys on the song that fell through. Was that the case?
It was gonna go down like that, but business moves -- like, our management -- didn't see that working out. So it just didn't happen. It seemed like, at a point in time, he was a little upset. But there was nothing we could do about it. It's business.
Do you feel added excitement or pressure to come down to the birthplace of the Dougie?
Yeah. I mean, we love Texas. We've been to a few other places in Texas and done more than we've done in Dallas, so we're looking forward to getting down there. Plus, we've got people down there, too. So I can't wait.
Is it important that you be embraced down here, since the Dougie is such a Dallas-centric thing?
Well, hopefully they'll accept us. But, for those who feel like we stole this dance, obviously we won't be getting the love and respect that we think we deserve from them. But, hey, that's just how people are. You can't really change people's opinions. It'll be fun for us. For those who don't, I don't know, like us or whatever, then get over it.
Is that a worry when you do come to Dallas? It's got to at least cross your mind, I imagine.
Yeah, of course we think about it all the time. But it's not something we let bother us or anything. You have to be alert. It has to be like that. You have to be alert, knowing that there's tensions from some people.
Playing the Super Bowl stuff has to have some pressure, and then you've got all this added pressure of it being in Dallas. Is this going to be an especially stressful weekend for you?
No, not at all. Not stressful at all. I wouldn't call it that. I just look at it as a fun weekend. And it's work. We've been traveling for a long time, and we've been in places where the worry factor was way higher than it'll be tomorrow. We're prepared for it.
What are you expecting out of your shows this weekend? What can people who turn out to these shows expect?
Well, I know, coming to Dallas, when we do this Dougie song, the people who don't appreciate or really don't like that we've been breaking this dance that they've already been doing, we still have other music and songs that we believe can turn it up. But we know, and it's something we've set our minds toward, that it's possible for these people to disrespect us. When we performed in San Antonio a long time ago, this guy stood right up in front of the stage, just not feeling it. I think he was from Texan -- he seemed like it. But, hey, the females love it. [Laughs.]
But if you're coming to Dallas, I guess you've got to do that song.
Are you a football fan?
Nope. [Laughs.] I think the Packers are gonna win, though. Since we've been in Vegas, I've been looking at the games and seeing how they play, and I think they're gonna take it.
You gonna lay any money down?
Not me! I'm gonna keep my money in my pocket.
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InBetween Review
I can firmly say that I am a massive fan of Stranger Things, the Netflix television series that mixed 80s movies, Dungeons & Dragons and a smidgeon of Cthulhu. What is there not to like? Which is why I was very excited about the new little game form Board&Dice, InBetween. For starters it's Stranger Things the card game, and is certainly a lot better that that Eleven egg waffles nonsense that was recently announced. Secondly the game was designed by Adam Kwapiński, and although he may not yet be a household name, I think he is always one to watch.
The town of Upsideville has a problem with a creature from another dimension (another dimension another dimension another dimension another dimension). Each player will take the role of either the townsfolk or the creature and will play cards to try and drag the residents of Upsideville in the dark dimension or secure them in the real world.
Each of the 10 townspeople has a symbol on them and you simply play a card with the matching symbol to move them one step further into your dimension. Each card also has a special effect that can be played but will require the spending of energy. You might want to save that energy however for the final stage because if the current towns' person is in your dimensions you can also spend energy to increase you awareness level, and getting your awareness level to 7 is the most common way of winning the game.
Muck like the dual dimension theme of the game, there are two aspects to consider every turn. Not only are you managing your hand in an attempting to fire off your abilities you also have to consider the location of the activity marker because if that person is in your dimension, you have the opportunity to use their special ability or increase your awareness.
The result is that InBetween is like a game of tug of war. Every single action is there to pull the game further in your direction, or anticipate your opponent's actions and prevent them from pulling the game to their side. This is going to be one of the weirdest analogies ever, but imagine you have a row of weighing scales and your aim is to get as many of them tipped over to your side as possible, and there is a frog hopping between scales. You can either add loads of weights to your side of the scales and guarantee that the balance is in your favour or put just enough on the scales so that when the frog lands, it tips everything to your side.
At first it's a slow process as you gradually chip away at every character, gently pulling them towards you. Every action at first feels small, insignificant, even pointless at the beginning of the game, but each tiny movement of a cube and each townsperson you have pulled into your dimension slowly pulls the game closer to your victory. Sometimes this slow action can feel frustrating and it's certainly true that the draw of the cards, both in the townspeople that form the setup of each game and your own action cards can have a big effect on your relative success. It also means that InBetween does suffer from that rare problem where a game can be called a few rounds before it actually finishes, because although you can carry on chipping away, once your opponent has started a landslide there's not much you can do.
The game is fully of that joyous frustration (joystration) of attempting to benefit yourself or hinder your opponent and because it can take several rounds to get a character in just the right condition for when the awareness token lands on them it can often feeling like you are spinning plates. This does mean that it can be frustrating to keep on top of everything and also that once you start losing, there doesn't appear to be a lot you can do to reverse the situation. This isn't too much of a problem, as most games I have played have been extremely tight.
There is however something very familiar about InBetween, and if you have played Board&Dice's other small box games; Multiuniversum and Pocket Mars, there is definitely a feeling of familiarity between them. The themes may be very different and, certainly on the surface the mechanics looks nothing alike, but each game uses cards selection to alter the state of the game and each action is not a big swingy change but that careful chipping away. It's more of a feeling than something you can put your finger on and it's not really a criticism form myself just something that helps create an identity for Board&Dice's games.
InBetween may look like a relatively simple game, but that just means that it's quicker to get to the table. It's a tug of war, where you are slowly trying to bring the game over to your side and everyone I have played it with have really enjoyed it's simple but fun gameplay.
This review is based on a prototype version of the game provided by the publisher; the final product may look, play or smell different to that used in this preview.
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Tasmania is one of Australia's most remarkable environments and the echidna is one of Australia's most remarkable native animals. Observing echidna's whilst in Tasmania is indeed a remarkable experience.
The Tasmanian Echidna was once considered a separate species but is now placed as a subspecies, Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus. This subspecies, found only in Tasmania, is larger than it's mainland cousins and also has fewer and shorter spines. Often the spines do not protrude above the fur. Color can range from honey brown through to an almost black form which is found in some areas of the west coast. While in warmer parts of Australia it is considered to be nocturnal, in Tasmania, particularly on cooler days, it can be seen foraging during the day and are most often seen waddling along the side of the road.
The Echidna - Photo by Natasha McGhie
Sometimes known as spiny ant-eaters, this most endearing and placid creature uses their long snout to feast on ants and termites. Their powerful claws are good for digging, and breaking open ant hills in search of food. They are monotremes, meaning that they lay eggs despite being warm-blooded. Echidnas grow to about 40 cm (16 inches) in length. The echidna is one of only two monotremes in the world, the other monotreme being the Platypus.
Photo by Natasha McGhie
The echidna occupies a variety of habitats, from semi-arid to snowy alpine areas, including meadows, heathlands, woodlands, forests. This species normally shelters in rotten logs, tree roots, stumps, caves or burrows (self-dug or previously abandoned), or under bushes.
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In this article Regis Scanlon investigates the widely revered theological ideas of Hans Urs von Balthasar, the late Swiss Catholic theologian, especially concerning the notion of universal salvation.
The theological ideas of Hans Urs von Balthasar, the Swiss Catholic theologian who died in 1988, have captured the imagination of Catholic scholars throughout the Church. Both "conservative" and "progressive" churchmen have hailed him as one of the century's pre-eminent theologians. He has been called one of "the twentieth century's outstanding Catholic thinkers," and compared to Augustine and Aquinas. Clearly, Balthasar's opinions carry considerable weight among Catholics today.
Balthasar, in Dare We Hope "That All Men Be Saved"? claimed there was no certainty that anyone is in Hell or ever will be in Hell. He stated that "the Church ... has never said anything about the damnation of any individual. Not even about that of Judas." Thus, he declared, every Christian has the "obligation" to hope that all men are saved, including Judas.
St Thomas More referred to Judas's act as one of "refusing to be saved." He also stated: "Infallibly certain about the fate of the traitor, Christ expresses his future ruin with such certainty that He asserts it as if it had already come to pass."
A second scriptural passage that abolishes the possibility of universal salvation, and with it Balthasar's hope that all men be saved, is Luke 13:23-24. Luke states: "But someone said to him, 'Lord, are only a few to be saved?' But he said to them, 'Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able"' (Lk. 13:23-24). Now, "many ... will not be able ... to enter" means that "many" will not be saved.
Jesus' words in Luke 13:23-24 cannot be false. Pius X "condemned" the statement that "Divine inspiration does not so extend to all Sacred Scripture, that it fortifies each and every part of it against all error." (Enchiridion Symbolorum [Denzinger] 30th edition, Nos. 2011, 2065 [a]. Texts from this standard work will be cited as Denz.) And the Second Vatican Council states that "the books of Scripture" "teach" the "truth" of God "without error" (Dei Verbum, No. 11). Thus, there is divine, infallible, or absolute certainty that many will not enter the Kingdom of God.
Balthasar in Dare We Hope admitted that St. Augustine's belief that many go to Hell was clearly held by the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, such as "Gregory the Great... Anselm, Bonaventure, and Thomas [Aquinas]," and by Church scholars such as the Venerable Cardinal Newman. Balthasar blamed St. Augustine for misleading the Church about the "numerous inhabitants" of Hell. But in fact it was Jesus, not Augustine, who first said that "many" would be lost (Lk. 13:23-24). Also, Jude 1:7 says that, "Sodom and Gomorrah ... have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire." The Council of Quiersy in 853 stated that, "not all will be saved" (Denz. No. 318); the Third Council of Valence in 855 referred to those "who from the beginning of the world even up to the passion of our Lord, have died in their wickedness and have been punished by eternal damnation" (Denz. No. 323); and Pius II in 1459 even condemned the opinion "That all Christians are to be saved" (Denz. No. 717[b]).
Thus, even though the Magisterium has not yet condemned Judas by name or the mere "hope" for universal salvation, the Church is not in doubt about this matter. Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium certify that Judas and others have perished. Consequently, Balthasar's "hope" for universal salvation would necessarily be a "hope" that contradicts Scriptures, Tradition, and Magisterium.
A look at Hegelian philosophy will help us understand why Balthasar thought that he could contradict Jesus' statement that Judas is "lost" by hoping that Judas is saved. Eighteenth-century philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel claimed that no religious statement or concept is absolutely true. All are false or relative in some way. Only God is absolute truth. Therefore, according to Hegel's understanding, religious statements, concepts, or dogmas can be contradictory and only find their resolution or synthesis in God who is Absolute Truth. Hegel said that every concept contained a "Negative, which it carries within itself." For Hegel this positive-negative opposition within the concept was called the dialectic and it was "a necessary procedure of reason." Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines "dialectic" as "the Hegelian process of change in which a concept or its realization passes over into and is preserved and fulfilled by its opposite." Thus, Hegel maintained "the Necessity of Contradiction" for all thought to develop toward the Absolute, which is God.
Similarly, Balthasar believed that contradiction is a part of truth. As he explained in Word and Revelation, he believed that expressions of' "worldly truth," like "worldly Being," can be "contradictory" and even expressions of scriptural truths can be opposites or "contrary." Balthasar agreed with Hegel that "only God is 'the absolute truth'" and "'all truth is not, negation itself is in God' " (emphasis added). Thus, statements in the Bible are not absolutely true but each is relative and in some way negative or false, and these statements will find their synthesis only when we come to the Father who is absolute truth. But, for now, one cannot have complete confidence even in the words of Christ. Balthasar stated: "The word of Christ, who spoke as no other had spoken, who alone spoke as one having power, is nonetheless an insecure bridge between the wordlessness of the world and the superword of the father" (emphasis added).
Thus, Balthasar argued in Dare We Hope, beside the condemnatory scriptural statements that teach that there are people in Hell, there are also redemptive scriptural statements that "hold out the prospect of universal redemption." He used this example: "God wills that all men be saved" (1 Tim. 2:4). Balthasar claimed that these redemptive scriptural statements are "seemingly opposed" to the condemnatory scriptural statements such as "many ... will not be able... to enter." He maintained that, "we neither can nor may bring [them] into synthesis." Since these "contradictory" statements can only be resolved in eternal life, we don't know the outcome. So, for Balthasar, we can still hope that Judas is saved.
But these statements appear contradictory only because Balthasar interpreted God's statements of desire, such as "God wills that all men be saved," as if they were statements of future realities, like "many ... will not be able ... to enter." But, we cannot treat God's statements of desire as if they were statements about future realities. Just as we know that God willed or desired Adam and Eve not to eat of the "fruit of the tree in the middle of the Garden" (Gen. 3:3), so we know for certain that God desires that no one sin. But, Adam and Eve ate of the tree and sinned. Consequently, hoping that all will be saved -- when Scripture says that some are lost -- is like hoping that no one ever sins when we know that Adam and Eve have sinned. The hope is an absurdity.
More importantly, however, Balthasar's philosophy of truth violates the first self-evident principle of the speculative reason (the natural law), which states that the same thing cannot be affirmed and denied at the same time (the principle of noncontradiction). One cannot say that Judas is "lost" and that Judas is "not lost" (saved) at the same time. And to "hope" that Judas is saved when Scripture says that he is already lost is to hope for a contradiction in Scripture and in the Church's teachings. But, this violates the Church's defined teaching that "God cannot... ever contradict truth with truth" (Denz. No. 1797), which guarantees that the meaning of Jesus' teachings in the New Testament and the Church's dogmas can never be different but always remain the same (Denz. No.1818).
Let's look at the most probable theological reason why Balthasar would be so bold as to "hope" for universal salvation in flat contradiction to Jesus' words in John 17:12 and Luke 13:24.
But is not the Son of God also God? As such, is he not omniscient? Yes, but that does not mean that he wished to share all his divine attributes with his human nature. Here, doubtless, there are mysteries we shall never fully penetrate. But one thing we can say: just as the Son, as God, eternally receives full divinity (and hence full omniscience) from his Father, so he eternally gives himself, all that he has and is, back to the Father in gratitude; it is at his Father's disposal. Thus, in some way, we can understand that, when the Son's eternal "procession" from the Father takes the shape of a "mission" to the world, the Son deposits his divine attributes (without losing them) with the Father in heaven. For we read that he "emptied himself" of his divine form (Phil. 2:27) precisely so that he could be humanly obedient unto death (emphasis added).
Balthasar implies that, though the "Son of God" has "omniscience," His "omniscience" is nonfunctional when He comes to earth on a "mission." For Balthasar, when the Son of God "emptied himself" for His mission to the world, He emptied Himself of His divine attribute of "omniscience" "without losing" it. But, how does the divine Son, Jesus Christ, have omniscience and at the same time not have omniscience? Balthasar seems to say in effect that, when the Son of God descended into the womb of Our Lady, He came down with a case of divine amnesia.
So, if the Son of God's divine omniscience was not operative while He was on earth, then He did not know more than any other human being. Consequently, for Balthasar, Jesus (like anyone else) could not know beyond His own human experience, and the infallibility of His eschatological statements about the hereafter cannot be guaranteed.
he [Jesus] is strictly ignorant of the hour. "But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, not the Son, but only the Father" (Mk. 13:32). This is crucially important; we must take it absolutely literally (emphasis added).
But, the "hour" of Jesus' final coming is the "hour" of the last judgment, for the scriptural passage that speaks of the judgment of the "sheep" and "goats" begins: "When the Son of Man comes in his glory" (Mt. 25:31-46). If Jesus was "strictly ignorant of the hour" of His final coming, He was ignorant of the last judgment of Judas and others. So, Balthasar implies that Jesus was ignorant and fallible about the last judgment and the final end of Judas and others.
Because Balthasar's hope for universal salvation contradicts Christ's words in John 17:12 and Luke 13:23-24, the validity of Balthasar's hope logically depends upon the possibility of Christ's statements in John 17:12 and Luke 13:24 being erroneous. So, even though Balthasar nowhere explicitly states it, his "hope" is logically based upon his theory that Christ did not speak with omniscience and infallibility.
There is no gospel text, which indicates that Christ spoke of himself as a human person, even when he frequently referred to himself as "Son of Man." This term is rich with meaning. Under the veil of biblical and messianic expression, it seems to imply that he who applies it to himself belongs to a different and higher order than that of ordinary mortals as far as the reality of his "I" is concerned. It is a term, which bears witness to his intimate awareness of his own divine identity.
It is not surprising, then, that Pius X "condemned" any statement that denies "the infallible knowledge of Jesus Christ" or any statement that denies that Jesus had "knowledge circumscribed by no limit" (Denz. Nos. 2032, 2034, 2065[a]). Nor was it surprising that under Benedict XV the Church taught that "Christ was ignorant of nothing, but from the beginning knew all things in the Word, past, present, and future, or all things that God knows by the knowledge of vision" (Denz. Nos. 2184, 2289). So, Balthasar's "hope" for universal salvation rested logically on a theory of Christ's ignorance and fallibility, which had been often and variously condemned.
If Jesus suffered from divine amnesia, then there is more in doubt than just the eternal whereabouts of Judas. If Jesus' omniscience and infallibility were nonfunctional, then Christianity itself is in doubt. Mark 13:32 ("neither the Son, nor the angels know the day and the hour") can be explained in harmony with the Fathers and the Tradition of the Church. One should note that when Mark uses the term "Son" he is not referring to Jesus as Son of God, with an emphasis on Jesus' divine nature, but as "Son of Man," with an emphasis on Jesus' human nature (Mk. 8:31, 9:9, 10:33, 13:26). Thus, when Jesus refers to His own knowledge or act of knowing (neither the Son ... knows), this is most probably a reference to the origin of this knowledge, or Jesus' human act of knowing through His human consciousness. In other words, Jesus is saying that "the Son" (of Man) does not "know" the day or the hour of His coming "from" His human nature (although He knew these things from His divine nature). This is in harmony with the Fathers and the popes of the Church who have consistently interpreted Mark 13:32 down through the ages to mean that Jesus knew the day and the hour but chose not to reveal it to mankind. And, if a scriptural passage can be interpreted in harmony with the rest of the Church and Scriptures, the Catholic must accept this interpretation. When Balthasar interpreted Mark 13:32 apart from the Tradition and Magisterium of the Church, especially in flat contradiction to Pope Vigilius's "anathema," he sided with Nestorians, Arians, and other heretics.
St. Teresa of Avila stated about a doubt or "thought" against a Church teaching, even a "small truth" of the Church: "just to pause over this thought is already very wrong." Similarly, the Venerable John Henry Newman, in Discourses to Mixed Congregations, stated that, "no one should enter the Church without a firm purpose of taking her word in all matters of doctrine and morals, and that, on the ground of her coming directly from the God of Truth." Moreover, he said about a Catholic who "set out about following a doubt which has occurred to him": "I have not to warn him against losing his faith, he is not merely in danger of losing it, he has lost it; from the nature of the case he has lost it; he fell from grace at the moment when he deliberately entertained and pursued his doubt" (emphasis added). From this perspective the most disquieting feature of Balthasar's "hope" for universal salvation is that it smuggles into the heart of the Catholic a serious doubt about the truth of the Catholic faith under the guise of one of the most beautiful and natural aspects of love, namely, compassion.
Fr. Regis Scanlon, OFM Cap., is the Archdiocese of Denver's prison chaplain, and is spiritual director for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity who run a personal-care home in Denver for people suffering from AIDS.
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[Milton Keynes, England]: Self-published, (c.1999). First edition. A4 sheet. Original drawing by Britain's most notorious prisoner. The drawing is created with black felt pen and coloured pencils. Bronson now known as Charles Salvador in homage to surrealist painter Salvador Dali, is currently serving a life sentence in Full Sutton prison in York, having spent 36 of the last 40 years in solitary confinement for attacks on inmates and prison staff. He was originally jailed for seven years in 1974 for robbery and has since gained public notoriety for his violence in prison, including instigating numerous hostage incidents. In 2008, Hollywood star Tom Hardy portrayed Salvador in a biopic about the convict, titled Bronson. The drawing measures approx. 29.75cm by 21cm and is in very good condition,inscribed to JIm by Charles Bronson.
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Q: Algorithm for helical scan reconstruction in tomography? What are the reconstruction steps for helical scan tomography of 3D function f(x,y,z) assuming z is sampled at nyquist rate 1/dz so that slices f(x,y,k*dz) can be defined.
Getting projections as
P (t) = $ \int f(tcos(\theta) - rsin(\theta), tcos(\theta) + rsin(\theta), \theta  /dz) dr $

A: Is this for CT?  Is the imaging device a plane (cone beam tomography)?  If so, there's a helical back projection algorithm, but I think you'll have to read about it in a book; it's a bit involved.  Basically, you do a filtered back projection for each slice like in regular CT.
It's not a perfect reconstruction.

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The smoke detectors started screaming at 2:20 a.m. Usually when my smoke detectors go off, it means that dinner is ready.
Not this time. My husband and I stumble through the house trying to figure out why the smoke detectors are blaring. I know we're groggy but we didn't smell or see anything wrong.
First Lesson: Trust your smoke detectors. Eventually, I noticed that the living room baseboard puffed wisps of smoke. It was just a delicate sigh of smoke, hardly noticeable and in my sleepy haze I just stood there, wondering why baseboards would take up smoking. Turned out the outer wall was far more committed to fire and smoke and we were in some serious trouble.
Second Lesson: Bad things happen when you are least prepared to cope. There you are, all cozy in a Nyquil-induced dream, severely underdressed, and thrown into a life-or-death situation where your reaction time is critical. Does trauma ever happen after your first cup of coffee, when you're all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed? No, it does not. Trauma waits to visit in the middle of the night.
That sliced through my fog. I ran upstairs and threw on whatever was on the floor of the closet and woke up all the dogs. Three dogs obeyed my commands and ran downstairs into the back yard. The fourth, a simpleton of a bulldog, refused to even wake up. I had to drag all 72 pounds of him down the stairs and throw him out the door. Fourth Lesson: If you own a dog of very little brain like my bulldog Doughnut, put a harness on him instead of a collar. Then you can grab him like a lumpy suitcase and carry him out of a burning building when necessary.
Before the fire, if you'd asked me what I would grab if I had to run out in the middle of the night, I'd have given some naive, sentimental response. Surely I'd grab wedding rings, photo albums, my book manuscript, baby booties, etc., etc. During a fire, none of those things mattered. I grabbed my dogs, my purse and cell phone, my medication, and my emergency notebook. Even then, everything on that list past the word "dogs" could be replaced. Fifth Lesson: If you are dependent on medications, do not have them spread all over the house. Keep them all together on a tray you can pick up and dump into a bag, or stored in a travel bag or box that you can just grab and go.
Sixth Lesson: I am grateful to have learned this one prior to the fire. Have an Emergency Notebook. What's that? I have a binder that has all our essential information in it. It has birth certificates, copies of all insurance policies, car titles, copies of current prescriptions, copies of our driver's licenses, a phone list of everyone we might need to call including our insurance agents, wills and medical directives, rabies certificates for all the dogs, credit card information, thumb drives with irreplaceable photos and documents, bank accounts, and resumes.
I keep this notebook handy. Mine is boringly titled, "Emergency." My friend decided that was too obvious and if burglars broke in, they could grab it and wreck your life. Hers is entitled, "God's Plan For You." She thought it unlikely a burglar would have a religious epiphany while robbing her house and grab something with that title.
The dogs and I huddled in my little Subaru wagon while five different fire companies worked. It was 19 degrees outside and I'm watching a dark hole opening in my house, the edges glowing and spreading. I have never felt more helpless. Patrick was out answering questions for the fire fighters, so he was more involved and in control. Me, I was frazzled to the gills and couldn't do a thing about it. Seventh Lesson: Keep a bottle of water in your car. In times of stress, your mouth and throat will become drier than you'd think possible. You're going to want water. I also had a small throw blanket. It helped keep me warm but more importantly, it was comforting. I may just put a teddy bear in the car for any future catastrophes.
Eighth Lesson: Make sure your smoke detectors are working. Our smoke detectors are the only reason we still have a house, the only reason carbon monoxide didn't kill us in our sleep. If your smoke detectors are battery-dependent, mark your calendar to put fresh batteries in them every Labor Day. That's right before the big fireplace/wood stove heating season starts.
Ninth Lesson: Make sure your chimneys are clean and well maintained. Check them yearly. The fire inspector's best guess to the cause of our fire is that the chimney from the wood stove had developed a crack and through that, sparks got to the space between the drywall and the exterior wall.
If you have to have a house fire, we had one of the least disruptive possible. Sure we had a 15 x 8-foot hole in our house while it was 20 degrees outside, and everything smelled of smoke and not the good barbecue kind either. The firemen did as little damage as possible and still made sure the house was safe for us. We were back inside by 6 a.m. Nobody got hurt. Which brings me to my conclusion.
Tenth Lesson: Be grateful for what you have everyday. It can always get worse, and it can all be gone in a flash. Just be grateful.


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Business Process Management for Healthcare (BPM+ Health) Industry Workshop
Building on over two years of collaborative engagement, the OMG has just launched the Business Process Management Plus (BPM+) Health community in September 2019, and this is the first major event since that launch.
Clinical healthcare providers have been challenged to leverage and disseminate evidence-based best practices at the point of care and serve an increasingly mobile patient population as it navigates among sites and institutions of care.
BPM+ Health is addressing these concerns head-on by leveraging of open, standards-based notations brought together under the umbrella of a style guide which allows professional organizations, clinical societies, and healthcare providers to document their care pathways and workflows in a way that allows them to be shared across organizational boundaries, more internally consistent than their predecessor formats, and more easily and accurately consumed by care providers.
The Object Management Group (OMG) is pleased to be able to partner with HL7 Australia to present this event, the first of its kind outside of North America.
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Opening Keynote: Advancing Evidence-based Care from "paper" to Practice: The role of HIT Standards and BPM+
Ken Rubin, Director of Standards, [US] Veterans Health Administration;
Standards Workgroup Chair, AHRQ Evidence-based Care Transformation Services
Using Semantic DMN to Represent the Logic for Clinical Scoring Tools
Jane Shellum, Section Head, Knowledge Management and Delivery Program, Mayo Clinic
The Business Impetus for BPM+ Health and Clinical Case Studies
Dr. Pawan Goyal, MD, MHA, PMP, MS, FHIMSS, CPHIMS,
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Dr. Steve Hasley, CMIO, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Remote)
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BPM+ Health Community Vision, Overview, and Structure
Primer on the BPM+ Field Guide to Sharable Clinical Pathways
Robert Lario, Health Systems Architect, VHA Office of Knowledge-based Systems;
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Moving Professional Organisations to Curate Knowledge in the Coming Age of ML and AI:
Experiences from the American College of Surgeons
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Ken Rubin
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His areas of expertise are health informatics, enterprise architecture, and healthcare integration architecture, where he has done work for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the Military Health System (now known as the Defense Health Agency), the UK National Health Service, and several other major health programs worldwide. In addition to the OMG, Mr. Rubin is active in Health Level Seven, Open Health Tools, the Open Source EHR Custodial Agent (OSEHRA), and HIMSS communities.
Dr. Pawan Goyal
ACEP is country's leading organization for policy, processes, best practices development, quality, and advocacy in Emergency Medicine representing 36,000+ Emergency Physicians. With more than 25 years of experience in healthcare delivery and management for large federal, state and local government contexts, Goyal has spent the last nine years as senior advisor for the VA with EDS, now HP.
Dr. Steve Hasley
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at ACOG
Graduated cum laude from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1984, and did his OBGYN training at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. After 20 years of private practice, he pivoted his career into clinical informatics. He serves as the CMIO for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, where he manages several national projects involving technology and women's health. Dr. Hasley is board certified in Clinical Informatics, as well as OBGYN.graduated cum laude from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1984, and did his OBGYN training at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. After 20 years of private practice, he pivoted his career into clinical informatics. He serves as the CMIO for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, where he manages several national projects involving technology and women's health. Dr. Hasley is board certified in Clinical Informatics, as well as OBGYN.
Jane Shellum
Administrator for the Knowledge Management and Delivery
The program is responsible for the people, processes, and technology used to acquire, catalog, store, and deliver core clinical content, and supports AskMayoExpert, the Clinical Knowledge Asset Catalog, and multiple knowledge delivery solutions. Her prior experience includes 6 years as the administrator of the Education Technology Center in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and 10 years as a Systems Analyst. In that role, she helped to implement multiple electronic medical record modules in the inpatient setting, including pharmacy, nurse charting, and orders.
Robert Lario
Health Systems Architect for the US Department of Veterans Affairs in their Office of Knowledge-based Systems
With over 25 years of industry standards experience and 15 years of health care experience, he is presently active within the Business Process Modeling Plus (BPM+), Health Level Seven (HL7), and the OMG communities. Mr Lario has leadership roles in both BPM+ and OMG, also serving as the OMG co-chair for their Health Domain Task Force. Mr. Lario has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a MS in Systems Engineering from UPenn. Mr. Lario is working toward his PhD in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Utah, expected in 2021.
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Among the biggest challenges within the clinical health sector comes from the need to effectively disseminate and leverage evidence-based best-practices at the point of care, and to support transitions as an increasingly mobile patient population navigates among sites and institutions of care.
For Sydney, we're bringing together several of the key early-adopter contributors to traverse this space, from making the business case behind the effort through to tutorials and walkthroughs of BPM+ based care pathways. Using a hybrid of on-site and remote staff, this session will feature the key founders and early-adopter contributors from clinical professional organizations, healthcare providers, and vendors whom have been applying BPM+ to improve clinical care delivery, to advance evidence-based care practices, and to improve guideline compliance.
Advancing Evidence-based Care from "paper" to Practice: The role of HIT Standards and BPM+
The US Department of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), did an industry analysis of HIT standards activities and their role in advancing the state-of-the-practice of evidence-based care. The purpose of the activity was to determine the current state-of-industry, to identify conflicting and competing activities, to determine gaps and risks, and to support a path forward to better enable healthcare organizations and the technologies that support them to better support good evidence, based clinical practice.
This session will surface and navigate the findings of the AHRQ report with specific attention on the role played by process, knowledge, and data interoperability, and its implications to healthcare provider organizations. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of process interoperability, and how BPM+ addresses key gaps in the current health landscape, particularly involving handoffs of care.
The Mayo Clinic has heavily emphasized the importance of developing care process models that reflect standardized, consensus-based best practices. Dissemination and adoption of best practices can be accelerated through incorporating knowledge into the workflow using enhanced decision support tools. Using OMG process standards to create software-consumable care process models can make advanced decision support scalable and sharable.
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) represents more than 36,000 emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents, and medical students. ACEP promotes the highest quality of emergency care and is the leading advocate for emergency physicians and their patients, and the public. We continually strive to improve the quality of emergency medical patient care and treatment. Emergency departments are the gateway to hospitals and 24×7 acute unscheduled care, where 67% of hospital admission decisions take place and more than 46% of tests and procedures are ordered. With more than 2,000 clinical policies and practices supported in a diverse and stressful environment; learn how can shareable clinical pathways facilitate team-based, effective patient centered care. The presenter will share the vision and goals for disrupting acute care continuum through capture of knowledge in a data lake and the development and dissemination of evidence-based quality measures with data-driven quality improvement.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists during this session will demonstrate how the current BPMN, DMN & CMMN Antenatal care models developed over the past two years will be reviewed and lessons learned will be discussed. A subset of these models will be deployed to the Red Hat (JBPM) environment and executed. This demonstration will show how to take the BPMN, CMMN & DMN models to the next step and make them actionable.
Having formed as a formal "Community of Practice" in September, 2019, this overview will introduce the BPM+ Health community, the overarching goals and objectives, structure, and modus operandai of the community of practice. The session will introduce the working communities under the non-profit organization, current priorities and plans, and provide a snapshot of work underway.
Highlights will include updates on:
Authoring Workgroup, which brings together practitioners from clinical specialties and subject expert that are interested in creating-new or translating-existing narrative documents (CPGs) into computer-consumable artifacts (societies).
Institutional Adoption Workgroup, with a focus on consumers of care pathways and guidelines whom are institutionalizing them into settings of care within health systems, academic medical centers, group practices, and so on.
Implementer/Vendor Workgroup, emphasizing software development activities realizing clinical pathways in executable software that can create, ingest, consume, and execute clinical pathways.
Methodology Workgroup, focused on the expression languages that are used to define care pathways, and on the techniques, style guidance, and best-practices for doing the modeling work.
Over the course of approximately two years, the concept of creating a style guide to create pathways (clinical workflows, best-practices, etc.) in a format that is standards-based and sharable has been developed as the fruit of collaboration among a group of contributing stakeholder organizations. This "Field Guide to Sharable Clinical Pathways" will form the foundation for our newly-emerging community-of-practice. This session will provide a primer and tour of that artifact, touching on the highlights of the document and assisting attendees in more effectively navigating and utilizing that artifact.
Moving Professional Organisations to Curate Knowledge in the Coming Age of ML and AI: Experiences from the American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons has a strategic initiative to evolve from what historically has been paper-based guidelines to the digital age, and in so doing has been addressing how to represent this knowledge to retool to support emerging opportunities presented by AI and machine-learning. This session will explore that journey, focused on how existing assets and techniques will adapt to address the new world.
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