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Spring time flowers really are just the best, aren't they? And after touring the garden of Emily Herzig Floral Studio with this wedding, I now realize Vermont has got some absolutely stunning stems. Seriously, even with the worlds most adorable flower girl and a bride with some serious style, the florals are able to hold their own. Totally love it. If your itching to see a few more inspired flower arrangements, make sure to pop over to Emily's blog. And once you've done that, click here for the entire gallery of images from Rodeo & Co. Photography!
When we got engaged, Chris and I both had the same idea about our wedding - we wanted an event that would allow friends and family to spend a weekend together and have a blast! We selected Okemo Mountain Resort as our venue because it was the perfect location for everything (ceremony, reception, lodging, dining, and outdoor activities). We knew that we wanted our event to reflect the natural surroundings and our love of the mountains, but it was working with our vendors that really solidified our vision for the wedding.
We selected Emily Herzig as our florist because, after looking at her work, we knew she would do exactly what we needed; translate our vague cues on floral design into creative, beautiful flowers that perfectly reflected the setting and feel of our wedding.
Emily's brightly colored flowers, natural barn box style centerpieces and naturally trailing floral designs served as a focal point, and perfectly highlighted the bridesmaids spiced wine dresses from J. Crew. As she always does, Meg McGovern Hamilton of Rodeo & Co. Photography, captured the day beautifully with her great eye and unique style. And the (literal) icing on the cake? A fondant embellished with lace that perfectly matched my dress by Irene's Cakes by Design.
Our big weekend was everything that we hoped for. We spent 3 amazing nights with family and friends, soaked in all of the springtime beauty Vermont has to offer, and had a beautiful wedding that perfectly reflected our personalities.
Photography: Rodeo & Co. Photography / Flowers: Emily Herzig Floral Studio / Cake: Irene's Cakes By Design / Event Design: Emily Herzig Floral Studio / Event Planning: Okemo Mountain Resort and Liz & Erin Shelton of An Affair To Remember / Ceremony Location: Okemo Mountian Resort / Reception Location: Okemo Mountain Resort / Invitations: Wedding Paper Divas / Bridesmaids: J. Crew


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(Masterpieces of Women's Literature)
Wild Seed follows the lives of two immortal beings, from 1690 to 1840: Doro, who can shift his "life essence" into the bodies of other people by will, causing their souls or essences to die; and Anyanwu, an Onitsha-Ibo (African) woman who possesses powerful healing skills and the ability to shape-shift, to take any human or animal shape. The story centers on Doro's struggle to create a race of immortals with extraordinary powers and Anyanwu's resistance to the cruelty of his methods.
The novel is divided into three books: "Covenant," which begins in Africa in 1690; "Lot's Children," centered in New England in 1741; and "Canaan," set in Louisiana in 1840. Each book depicts a stage in the relationship between Doro and Anyanwu. Early in book 1, Doro senses Anyanwu's presence while collecting breeding stock in West Africa. She is "wild seed," a powerful individual whose unique genes Doro has not bred into her. Anyanwu is drawn to him, for his promise of immortal children and compelling charm. She has been married numerous times during her three-hundred-year life span; Doro offers the first promise in ages of a worthy husband. Doro encourages her to leave Africa for one of his breeding settlements in America.
Aboard ship, Anyanwu learns that Doro's promises include veiled threats against her children and forced marriage to his son Isaac. Though resistant, she eventually agrees to marry Isaac. Only this woman,...
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This locomotive was built in August, 1876, by the Baldwin Locomotive Company, Philadelphia, to the order of the Santa Cruz Railroad, in California, for light freight and passenger service in the agricultural region between Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Jupiter was the third locomotive owned by the Santa Cruz Railroad; hence the bronze 'number plate' on the engine's front with the big '3.'
When this shortline railroad was bought by a larger railroad company and converted to standard guage (56 1/2 inches between rails) in 1883, Jupiter was sold to the narrow-gauge International Railway of Central America (IRCA), a United Fruit Company subsidiary. Jupiter was used on the IRCA's remote Ocos Branch rail line, in northwestern Guatemala, hauling mostly bananas, some coffee, and a few passengers until 1960.
O. Roy Chalk, who owned D.C. Transit, bought an interest in the successor to the IRCA in the 1960s. For reasons that aren't clear, Mr. Chalk shipped the battered and derelict Jupiter from Guatemala up to Washington, D.C., for a children's park he built at 7th & O Streets in the late 1960s. Then came another twist in a highly improbable story.
Because of the year in which Jupiter was manufactured - 1876 - Jupiter attracted the attention of curator John H. White, Jr., who persuaded Mr. Chalk to donate the locomotive to the Smithsonian for the Bicentennial Exhibition of 1976, mounted that year in the SI's Arts & Industries Building.
Smithsonian staff, under White and specialist John N. Stine, restored Jupiter to its present state. The most demanding part of the restoration was perhaps the all-walnut cab, made to furniture-grade standards and constructed using an excellent side-view photograph taken in 1878. A walnut cab had graced Jupiter originally, per the original Baldwin specification. The paintwork and colors also come from the original Baldwin specification.
Narrow-guage (36 inches between rails), wood-burning, steam locomotive. 'American type' (4-4-0).
Dimension: 47' 7" L x 8' 2" W x 13' 5" H.
Weight of engine + tender, loaded with fuel and water: 34 tons.
Weight as displayed: about 20 tons for engine, 6 tons for the tender.
The 'American type' locomotive was, by far, the most popular and numerous form of locomotive in North America during the 19th century. Thousands were manufactured from the 1840s into the early 20th century.
The American type is characterized by 4 'guiding' or 'pilot' wheels up front, mounted in a swiveling bogie or 'truck' to guide the locomotive safely through curves and over rough track, together with 4 larger 'driving wheels' to propel the engine down the track.
Furthermore, the 4 driving wheels have an 'equalized' spring suspension, so that as the driving wheels on each side of the locomotive rock differentially up-and-down over uneven track, the weight borne by each of the wheels stays very close to equal. The 'equalizer' on Jupiter is the long, longitudinal leaf spring that is pivoted on a fulcrum on each side of the locomotive; this pivoted spring joins the suspensions of the two driving wheels on each side. As a result of this clever and limber arrangement, rails are not overstressed by varying weight on each wheel as the engine rolls along over uneven track, and the equal weight on each driving wheel keeps traction steady and strong.
This American innovation in locomotive chassis design was utterly vital, both to the operating success and the economic success of early U.S. railroads, whose track was cheaply and quickly built.
American railroad entrepreneurs and investors simply could not afford the very expensive, elaborately laid, and beautifully aligned track typical in Britain - where steam railroads originated. Unless locomotives in the U.S. could run dependably on our necessarily cheap and uneven tracks without frequent derailments, railroads could not have attracted either passengers or freight business. The 'American type' provided the dependability required.
The first American type, made in 1836 or 1837 by Henry Campbell, did not have an equalized driving-wheel suspension, and the lead truck did not swivel. But the locomotive, Gowan and Marx, of 1839 (photo of model, below) had equalizers and the swiveling truck. Partners Andrew Eastwick and Joseph Harrison developed the equalizer in 1837-38 and soon constructed the Gowan and Marx.
The engineer and inventor, John Jervis, designed the first locomotive to have a swiveling, 4-wheel lead truck. His successful Brother Jonathan of 1832 (originally called the Experiment) set the pattern for such a truck. Experiment (photo of model, below) tracked wonderfully in sharp curves and when rails were uneven, though it was short on power. Locomotives with the truck and a single pair of driving wheels proliferated.
(The Smithsonian's John Bull of 1831 benefitted from the new approach to locomotive agility. Originally a fairly typical English-made locomotive, with all wheels powered, John Bull apparently had trouble staying on the track at speed. Whatever the case, John Stevens and his mechanic Issac Dripps saw it necessary to modify the engine in 1832 or 1833 to incorporate a partly swiveling 'truck,' by adding a new pair of wheels out front, rigged to steer the locomotive. The so-called 'cowcatcher' was an afterthought.)
After 1839, the American type took on a grace and style that became a familiar icon of the 19th century.
The Phantom of 1857 (photo of model, below), designed and built by the then-celebrated William Mason, was such a locomotive. Mason locomotives were noted for their symmetry and clean lines. He did not want any of his products to look like a "cooking stove on wheels" [see J.H. White, Jr., History of the American Locomotive, 1979 ed., p. 384].
Special Note: The Smithsonian's Jupiter is definitely not the Jupiter that was one of the two locomotives present for the joining of the rails of the world's first trans-continental railroad, in northern Utah on May 10, 1869. Our Jupiter was not built until 7 years after that event. And our Jupiter is a different gauge (see Specific History, below).
Many 'American Type' locomotives were named Jupiter. Names such as that -- and Vulcan, Atlas, Hero, Hercules, Comet, etc. (there was at least one Manager on a New England railroad) -- were chosen to inspire awe and wonder.


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Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences
SAFE101 Safety Awareness
Studies the impact of accidents, develops strategies to eliminate, mitigate accident outcomes through education and awareness. Identifies factors associated with activities at school, home, and work that result in accidents. By applying this knowledge people can make informed decisions leading to minimum risk and maximum success. Fall, Spring.
INSAFE103 Safety Chemistry
Lecture-lab survey course of introductory chemistry principles applied for professionals in, but not limited to, the safety field. Topics covered span from a basic understanding of matter to the properties of gases and chemical effects on biological and environmental processes. Knowledge of basic algebra is mandatory. 3.5 hour lecture, 1.5 hour laboratory. Fall, Spring.
SAFE200 Safety Internship
2-8 credits
Career-related work-learning experience. Placements arranged, supervised, and evaluated by Safety faculty. Elective credit only (cannot be applied to credits in the major; maximum Internship credits 16 hours per degree program). Minimum 12 weeks per semester required (120 hours, 2 credits; 240 hours, 4 credits; 360 hours, 6 credits; 480 hours, 8 credits). Prerequisites: 16 SAFE credits earned, 2.0 cumulative GPA, and permission of instructor. Graded Pass/Fail. Fall, Spring.
SAFE202 Occupational Safety
The application of scientific and engineering principles to the analysis of processes, equipment, products, facilities and environments in order to optimize safety and health effectiveness. Topics include legislative overview, problem identification, control concepts, and basic engineering principles, including a review of basic geometry and mathematical calculations and conversion factors. Fall, Spring.
SAFE203 Fire and HAZMAT Response
An overview of the National Fire Protection Association Codes that apply to occupational exposures. The safe handling, storage, and use of hazardous materials for industrial, commercial, transportation, and public service operations are covered in detail. Fire and accident prevention measures, training, regulatory requirements, emergency procedures and response are studied. Prerequisites: Safety Studies majors or minors only, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE204 Human Factors in Safety
This course will provide students with the understanding of the importance of ergonomic design and evaluation of workplaces and the work environment to enable the student to understand physiological and psychological stresses, human capabilities and limitations, and their importance in designing work spaces, processes, tools, equipment, and products. Prerequisites: Safety Studies majors or minors and SPDI Majors only, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE206 Construction Safety Standards
Compliance with OSHA standards specific to construction, including rights and responsibilities under OSHA, inspections, citations, appeals, and record keeping. The course will also cover the most frequently referenced OSHA, NFPA, ACGIH, CGA, NIOSH, ANSI, and ASTM standards in the construction industry. Prerequisites: SOHAS majors or minors only, SAFE 202 or permission of the instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE222 Introduction to Traffic Safety
3 credits
Elements that compose driving and the highway transportation system. Emphasis is on human performance, traffic engineering, and related research. For educators and those whose responsibilities include motor fleet safety. Due to the extensive content, students can expect considerable out of class assignments. Additional driving time will be scheduled with the instructor. Prerequisites: State of N.H. Driver Education Teacher Certification requires driver license possession for five consecutive years, high school diploma or GED, valid operator's license and acceptable driving record.
SAFE290 Special Topics in Safety
1-4 credits
Study of a selected topic in the Safety Studies program. May be repeated as topics change. Prerequisites vary as topics change. Fall, Spring.
SAFE298 Independent Study
1-4 credits
An opportunity for a qualified student to explore work in an area of individual interest, in Safety, selected and pursued in consultation with a faculty member. Consent is required from the instructor who will supervise the independent study. May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
SAFE301 Loss Prevention
Introduces key Risk Management and Loss Prevention principles through exploration of allied consensus standards including OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program, OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System, LEAN Management and Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001. Prerequisites: SAFE 202, SOHAS majors or minors only, or permission of the instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE302 Law and Ethics in Safety
Introduction to federal and state regulatory authorities governing safety in industry and the environmental impacts of industrial activity. Discusses ethical dilemmas, management challenges, professional responsibilities, and liability and legal ramifications of accidents. Prerequisites: SAFE 202, SAFE 307, SOHAS majors or minors only, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE303 Safety and Health Standards
Familiarizes students with OSHA general industry standards, including responsibilities under OSHA regulations, inspections, citations, appeals, and recordkeeping. Highlights frequently cited standards by OSHA in general industry, hazard identification and control. Explores safety standards from ANSI, NFPA and DOT. Prerequisites: SOHAS majors and minors only, SAFE 202, SAFE 307, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE304 Environmental Law and Regulation
Develops an understanding of the system of laws and regulations that protect the environment, human health, and natural resources. The role of science in the legal/regulatory process will be emphasized, as will federal/state regulatory processes and requirements. Prerequisite: ENST 253, or SAFE 302, or permission of instructor. Cross-listed as ENST 304. Fall.
SAFE305 Health Hazard Identification
Reviews health hazards in industry and their effects on humans. Study of hazards involved with chemical, physical and biological stressors at work. Explores methods of hazard identification recognition and control. Prerequisites: SAFE 202, SOHAS majors or minors only, or permission of the instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE306 Behavioral Based Safety
This course challenges students to learn theory and apply behavioral safety. Research shows people-centered efforts are most effective at reducing injury vs. traditional methods. This course explores factors influencing everyday worker behavior and identifies how behavior can be changed systematically, in a positive, supportive way, keeping workers safe. Prerequisites: SOHAS majors or minors only, SAFE 307, or permission of the instructor. Fall, Spring_._
SAFE307 Safety Management Systems
Examination of principles underlying management of organizational activities in accordance with occupational health and safety systems. Emphasizes ANSI Z10 standard. Explores ethical leadership, psychology, training, communication, metrics, human resources, cost benefit analysis, and project management. (Membership in the American Society of Safety Engineers required.)
SAFE333 Driver Education Methods
3 credits
Professional preparation to meet the traffic and safety needs of schools and communities. Focus on methods of classroom and laboratory teaching. State and national standards are recommended for teaching driver and traffic safety education. (Includes laboratory experience.) Students can expect considerable out of class assignments. Prerequisite: State of N.H. Driver Education Teacher Certification requires driver license possession for five consecutive years, high school diploma or GED, valid operator's license and acceptable driving record, access to Internet and e-mail, and successful completion of Introduction to Traffic Safety.
SAFE400 Advanced Safety Internship
1-8 credits
Sequential work-learning experience related to career interests. Compensation may be received. Placements arranged, supervised, and evaluated by full-time Safety faculty. Open-elective credit only (does not apply to elective credits in the major; maximum coop credits 16 hours per degree program). Prerequisites: Declaration of major, junior standing 32 credit hours in the major, 2.5 cumulative GPA, and permission of instructor. Graded Pass/Fail. Fall, Spring.
SAFE401 Industrial Hygiene
Familiarizes students with the various techniques and procedures involved in the practice of the profession of Industrial Hygiene. Course work and laboratory exercises illustrate the equipment and methodologies commonly used by Industrial Hygienists in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of occupational health hazards in today's workplace. Prerequisites: SOHAS majors or minors only, INSAFE 103 and SAFE 305, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE402 Critical Incident Response
The emergency planning process includes planning, preparing, responding and recovering from an emergency. This course will introduce the key activities in the emergency planning process such as; vulnerability analysis, incident command, and asset protection. Prerequisites: SAFE 303, Safety Studies majors or minors only or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE444 In-Vehicle Driver Ed Methods
3 credits
Examines methods for delivering a sequential in-vehicle phase of a driver education program to novice drivers. Includes program organization, route and lesson design, instructional delivery, and assessment of behind-the-wheel lessons in a dual controlled vehicle. Requires in-vehicle demonstrations by staff and students. Students can expect considerable out of class assignments. Prerequisites: State of N.H. Driver Education Teacher Certification requires driver license possession for five consecutive years, high school diploma or GED, valid operator's license and acceptable driving record, and successful completion of Introduction to Classroom Safety and Classroom Methods for Teaching Driver Education.
SAFE490 Special Topics in Safety
1-4 credits
Study of a selected topic in the Safety program at an advanced level. May be repeated as topics change. Prerequisites vary as topics change. Fall, Spring.
SAFE491 Honors Research
4-8 credits
Participation in ongoing programmatic research in the Safety Honors Program. Prerequisite: admission to the Safety Honors Program. Graded Pass/Fail. May be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
SAFE495 Safety Seminar
1-4 credits
Group discussion of problems and issues in Occupational Safety and Health. May be repeated as topics change. Prerequisites vary as topics change. Fall, Spring.
SAFE497 Innovative Safety Leadership
Instructional and administrative aspects of comprehensive safety programs. Analysis of personal and environmental safety factors in real world application based settings. Emphasizes the application of classroom and field experiences accumulated during completion of prerequisite course work. Prerequisites: Senior standing, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE498 Independent Study
1-4 credits
Advanced independent study of various aspects of safety through independent reading, writing, laboratory work, or field investigation. Requires a written report. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. May be repeated to a total of 4 credits.
SAFE597 Safety and Health Research
Participation in post-baccalaureate, programmatic research projects in Safety under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisites: Permission of the Post-Baccalaureate Program Committee. Prerequisites may change with course subject. May be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
SAFE601 Current Issues in Safety
This course examines promotion and management of occupational safety. Globalization, epidemics, foreign workers, and more will be considered. Computer searches, literature reviews, periodicals, and other methods will be used to illustrate the remarkable pathway that occupational safety has taken. Basic research methods are used to enhance the discovery process.
SAFE602 Best Practices in Safety
Participants research and define best practices of the safety process and explore how programs are developed, implemented, assessed, and modified. Organizations recognized with awards for their excellence by private and governmental agencies are used as case studies to facilitate learning and understand relationships of best practices and beneficial stakeholder outcomes.
SAFE603 Applied Occupational Health
This course is designed to provide practical knowledge for safety professionals. This course will examine historic examples of occupational diseases and develop an understanding of exposure assessment techniques in today's workplace. Course discussion and instructional assignments provide students knowledge and skills to manage illness risks in Safety and Health Programs.
SAFE604 Leading Safety Change
What defines leadership, and what about change, can you be a leader without change? This reflective course will study leadership and change concepts by surveying literature, analysis tools, models, and case studies to tease out leadership and change concepts that effectively enhance employee health and safety systems within organizations.
SAFE605 Safety Management Systems
Surveys leading international safety and environmental management systems, including ISO 14000. Focus on requirements of management systems to identify and implement strategies in organizations. Integration of EMS and SMS is emphasized: management, document control, training, and corrective actions. Students will learn to move organizations beyond basic compliance to innovative performance.
SAFE610 Risk and Safety
Introduction to scholarly based risk literature in occupational and environmental health. Students learn basic risk concepts and critically evaluate quantitative risk assessment (QRA). The class will examine the interplay of science and policy, especially how scientific uncertainty can become controversial. An innovative decision-making processes will be reviewed.
SAFE620 Legal and Ethical Issues
Ethical and legal issues faced by safety professionals. Students evaluate issues in terms of their own value system and prudent practices. Case studies and anecdotal presentations examine issues and prepare students for roles in actions such as litigation and worker's compensation claims as well as various court hearings and trials.
SAFE650 Self-Directed Study
An in-depth study of a topic not available through other course work. Student works with supervising faculty member on a carefully planned, student-initiated project. Prior approval is necessary. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
SAFE655 Advanced Safety Research
Familiarizes students with strategies for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating safety research. Examines advanced concepts in qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques commonly used in safety research. Explores research design in preparation for their Capstone experience. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Spring.
SAFE695 Graduate Practicum
The practicum course experience serves as a central component of our degree program. Prior to the practicum, you will complete core courses in the degree program. Your practicum experience provides you with an opportunity to translate classroom theory into practice in a workplace environment. Prerequisites: 32 earned Safety M.S. program credits and permission of instructor.
SAFE696 Applied Safety Research
Collection and interpretation of data to produce an applied research project for individual students in consultation with their professor. Emphasis on reviewing interconnected data for interpreting research results and applying that research to contemporary safety issues. Students complete a written project based upon their research. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Summer.
SAFE697 Advanced Safety and Health Research
Participation in post-baccalaureate, programmatic research projects in Safety under the direction of a faculty member. This course will provide advancing research opportunities for motivated undergraduate students or continuing professionals. Prerequisites: Permission of the Post-Baccalaureate Program Committee. Prerequisites may change with course subject. May be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
SAFE698 Independent Study
1-4 credits
Advanced individualized study in an area of safety not normally available in the curriculum. Prerequisite: Permission of graduate advisor. Fall, Spring.
SAFE699 Thesis
Students pursue safety as a profession. Technical, theoretical, and historical aspects of the discipline are studied in an inventive and interconnected manner, with an emphasis on developing cogent and comprehensive safety knowledge rooted in critical thinking. Students are expected to bring their knowledge and critical capacity to bear. Prerequisite: 32 earned Safety M.S. program credits and permission of instructor.


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When Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman works a crowd, you can bet there are going to be some zingers.
And that's just what he did when he addressed a 1,500-member delegation of the Association of Teachers and Professional Educators in Austin on Saturday. Recalling a recent parade in which he was riding in a car with an open can of suds, for which he caught some bad press, Friedman admitted: "I was drinking a can of Guinness … But, I didn't swallow."
Apparently, he's not the only candidate for Texas governor who can dish one-liners.
Democratic challenger Chris Bell, who was the first of three candidates to address the group (Carole Keeton Strayhorn was the third), surprised many folks with his own brand of quips, some of which were aimed at Gov. Rick Perry.
Saying that Perry lacked leadership, Bell told the audience: "Perry couldn't lead a silent prayer."
Later, in an obvious play on words, he told the group: "I'm Kinky, too."


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CHEROKEE COUNTY - Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Narcotic Division conducted an investigation into the distribution of narcotics in the Shady Brook Subdivision, on Lake Palestine.
As a result of the investigation, a Narcotic Search Warrant was executed in the 700 block of Elizabeth Street Thursday.
More than half an ounce of Methamphetamine was seized from the residence along with various items of drug paraphernalia.
John Lydy, 44 years of age of Bullard, Texas was arrested for two charges:
- Arrest Warrant for Manufacture or Delivery of a Substance in Penalty Group 1 (F2), bond set at $30,000.
- Manufacture or Delivery of a Substance in the Penalty Group 1 (F1), bond set at $50,000.
Also, arrested at the scene was Brittany Scheuerman, 30 year of age.
Scheuerman was arrested for outstanding arrest warrants out of Henderson County, Texas.


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Seventy-three years after a Lancaster bomber piloted by former Stamford School pupil Albert Victor Crawford was shot down over Belgium a memorial to those who lost their lives has been unveiled.
Flying Officer Crawford, known to friends and family as Victor, joined the RAF in 1941 and was soon posted to a cadet school in Arizona where he earned his wings. Victor, from Castle Bytham, chose to train as bomber, rather than fighter, pilot and joined 50 Squadron.
On June 15, 1943, Victor and his six crewmates took off from RAF Skellingthorpe, near Lincoln, in Lancaster ED810 and navigated towards Oberhausen – an industrial city in the Ruhr area in the west of Germany – where they took part in a bombing raid.
Tragically, as they returned home, the Lancaster was shot down over Belgium by a German fighter plane and crashed in a field in Ekeren, near Antwerp.
The entire crew of seven perished: pilot Flying Officer Crawford, 21; flight engineer Sergeant Leslie Toal, 29; navigator Sergeant Arthur Ernest Davey, 26; wireless operator Sergeant Joseph Brown McHendry, 25; air gunner Sergeant Charles Joseph Buckle, 22; bomb aimer Sergeant William George Reed, 20 and air gunner Sergeant Kenneth Ivor Bowerman, 20.
Last month, Victor Crawford's 92-year-old brother, Alan, who still lives on the family farm in Castle Bytham, travelled with wife Doreen and son Russell to Ekeren to see a striking new monument to the airmen unveiled. A scale model of a Lancaster wing, it features seven fragments to honour the seven dead.
Alan said it was an emotional occasion, adding: "It's a very long time ago now, but I can still remember Victor clearly. I can picture us playing around on the farm together.
"He was an accomplished sportsman and excelled at Stamford School. I am delighted that after all these years there is now a proper memorial for Victor and his crew.
"The ceremony, although conducted largely in Flemmish, was an emotional occasion and a fitting tribute."
Koen Palinckx, district mayor of Ekeren, was the driving force behind making the memorial a reality after being contacted aviation expert Wim Govaerts who himself had been approached online by relatives of the British airmen. It was designed and built by local artist Stef Van Eyck.
Many dignitaries attended the unveiling ceremony including the British Ambassador to Belgium Alison Rose, Belgium's Chief of Defence Gerard Van Caelenberge, Belgian Air Force Commander Major General Frederik Vansin and Mayor of Antwerp Bart De Wever.
The Royal Band of the Belgian Air Force performed.
There was a flypast by two Belgian F-16 fighter jets and three 1940s Stampe SV.4 biplanes.
The day after the unveiling, the Crawford family visited the military cemetery in Schoonselhof, near Antwerp, where the airmen are buried.


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I would like to thank everyone concerned with the Christmas market held at Cleckheaton town hall on Saturday November 10, also the customers who attended, for making the event such a huge success.
The event was officially opened by the Mayor of Kirklees, Coun David Ridgway.
I would also like to thank Clemo Motors for cost of calendars and Howies Holidays for the costs of hiring town hall, and also everyone who donated raffle prizes.
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Berkin, Carol. Wondrous Beauty: The Life and Adventures of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte. Knopf. Feb. 2014. 256p. ISBN 9780307592781. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9780385351621. BIOGRAPHY
How many readers know that Napoleon's youngest brother, Jerome, married a Baltimore beauty named Elizabeth Patterson, which so angered Napoleon that he insisted Jerome renounce her or lose all his powers? As reported by Berkin, Presidential Professor of History at Baruch College, Jerome promptly threw over his pregnant wife, who returned to Baltimore sadder but wiser, disdaining apology and eventually returning to Europe to dominate society for three decades. A fresh story; with a four-city tour to Baltimore, Boston, New York, and Washington, DC.
Goudsouzian, Aram. Down to the Crossroads: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear. Farrar. Feb. 2014. 400p. ISBN 9780374192204. $28. HISTORY
Launched on June 5, 1966, James Meredith's march from Memphis. TN, to Jackson, MS, to promote black voter registration was only briefly disrupted by his being shot and subsequently hospitalized the next day. Major Civil Rights leaders flew in to continue the march, which encountered considerable community and police resistance and proved a turning point when Stokely Carmichael first raised the Black Power chant that signaled the next phase of the movement. University of Memphis history professor Goudsouzian has been praised for his books about Bill Russell and Sidney Poitier.
Huckelbridge, Dane. Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit. Morrow. Feb. 2014. 320p. ISBN 9780062241399. $25.99. SOCIAL HISTORY/BEVERAGES
Bourbon is distinctively American, so its history says barrels' worth about our own. It's the only liquor produced from corn, that New World grain discovered by Old World explorer Christopher Columbus; and it was first brewed in backwoods Appalachia. It's now more popular than ever. Huckelbridge, a cofounder of the international arts and culture magazine GUTFIRE!, has hit upon a good story. With a 50,000-copy first printing.
Jager, Eric. Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris. Little, Brown. Feb. 2014. 352p. ISBN 9780316224512. $29; ebk. ISBN 9780316224536. lib. ebk. ISBN 9780316251051. Downloadable: Hachette Audio. HISTORY
Having built his reputation with books like The Last Duel, the story of a key trial by combat in late 1300s France, UCLA medievalist Jager is primed to break out with this reads-like-a-novel crime history. In November 1407, a group of masked men murdered Louis of Orleans, who had often ruled in place of his mad brother, King Charles, and Paris provost Guillaume de Tignonville was called upon to calm the suddenly destabilized kingdom by finding the culprits. Adding to the appeal: King Charles VI, Henry V, and Joan of Arc have walk-on roles. With a 25,000-copy first printing.
Judis, John B. Genesis: Truman, American Jews, and the Origins of the Arab/Israeli Conflict. Farrar. Feb. 2014. 432p. ISBN 9780374161095. $30; ebk. ISBN 9781429949101. HISTORY
Senior editor at the New Republic, Judis argues that as the leading world power since the close of World War II, America bears partial responsibility for the ongoing conflict between Arabs and Israelis in the Middle East. He then traces faults in U.S. foreign policy back to the Truman administration. Knowledgeable readers will appreciate.
Kennan, George F. The Kennan Diaries. Norton. Feb. 2014. 736p. ed. by Frank Costigliola. ISBN 9780393073270. $39.95. DIARIES
Talk about rich primary sources. Here is a volume culled from 8,000 pages' worth of diary entries from Kennan, U.S. Cold War diplomat extraordinaire and the man who crafted the resounding idea of containment. The entries, which soar over 90 years of U.S. history (Kennan lived to be 101), include personal memoir and political observation, philosophy, poetry, and ethics. A history-in-the-making feel here for all smart readers.
Levingston, Steven. Little Demon in the City of Light. Doubleday. Feb. 2014. 368p. ISBN 9780385536035. $26.95. HISTORY
Currently Nonfiction Book Editor of the Washington Post, Levingston had a long career as a foreign correspondent, which included time in Paris that should add real atmosphere to this book. In 1889, court official Alexandre-Toussaint Gouffé left his Parisian lair for an assignation with Gabrielle Bompard and was promptly murdered by Gabrielle and her lover. The debate at the time: was Gabrielle a "little demon" guilty of a heinous crime or compelled to act under hypnosis? Unexpected stuff.
Perry, Douglas. Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero. Viking. Feb. 2014. 352p. ISBN 9780670025886. $27.95. BIOGRAPHY
Eliot Ness famously led the team of Prohibition Bureau agents known as the Untouchables and challenged Al Capone, but the rest of his life is likely a blank to most readers. Award-winning editor/writer Perry (The Girls of Murder City) depicts Ness's personal and professional ups and downs while examining Ness's legacy, including law enforcement innovations still with us today.
Sestanovich, Stephen. Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama. Knopf. Feb. 2014. 400p. ISBN 9780307268174. $28.95; ebk. ISBN 9780385349666. HISTORY/FOREIGN POLICY
Ambassador-at-large for the former Soviet Union during the Clinton administration, senior staff member at the National Security Council and the State Department during the Reagan administration, and a senior legislative assistant to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Sestanovich has seen U.S. foreign policy up close. That adds authority to this history, which shows how this country alternates between "maximalist" foreign policy and periods of retrenchment.
Whitelock, Anna. The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court. Sarah Crichton: Farrar. Feb. 2014. 480p. ISBN 9780374239787. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781429949163. HISTORY
Tudor expert Whitelock (her thesis for her doctoral degree from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, concerned the court of Mary I) isn't offering a salacious history of court intrigue. Instead, she artfully shows the importance of the ladies in waiting who shared the queen's bedchamber, guarding her clothes, her jewelry, and her very body. For the queen's body was the state, and threats against her well-being were threats against England. Already lots of interest.


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Police Ready For Black Friday Rush
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Lexington police are bracing for Black Friday and taking extra precautions to make sure the shopping season goes as smoothly as possible.
Holiday shoppers can expect an increased police presence around Fayette Mall and in the Hamburg area this Friday and around Christmas. The Traffic Management Center will also be adjusting the timing on some traffic signals around busy parts of town. Adaptive signals off Winchester Road will help move traffic coming off the interstate toward Hamburg.
Police also warn that car break-ins also spike during this time of the year. Lexington Police Chief Ronnie Bastin says it remains to be seen what effect the longer shopping season may have.
"In terms of more crime, I don't know that that's going to happen. We hope that it doesn't, but certainly things are happening earlier and we're going to be there for the folks that are coming out to shop and have a good time," Bastin says.
Police recommend that shoppers always lock their car doors and keep purchases or valuables out of plain sight.


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Upon further review – and interviews – running back Anthony Dixon's job security remains tenuous.
After offensive coordinator Greg Roman strongly suggested Dixon would stay in San Francisco in 2012 (click here), Jim Harbaugh was less definitive.
Has Dixon done enough to earn a roster spot?
"He's done a nice job," Harbaugh said. "We talked about at that at some length after the game the other night. I think him working and not worrying like we have seen him do, just see the evidence of that, and see how that pays off. He's doing a heck of a job."
For his part, Dixon parroted Harbaugh – saying he's focused on working and not worrying about his future. He believes he boosted his stock with his performance against the Broncos on Sunday. He said he didn't make any "mental errors" – a point of emphasis with the coaching staff – and had a few "pancake" blocks as a fullback.
"I don't worry about any of that other stuff," Dixon said. "I go out there, put my hard hat on, go to work and let the chips fall where they may."
** Running back Rock Cartwright, 32, is presumably battling Dixon for a roster spot. A 10-year veteran, Cartwright has 80 yards on 20 carries during the preseason.
He carved out a niche as a core special-teams player the past two seasons with the Raiders, collecting a combined 23 tackles. He's playing on every special-teams unit in the preseason.
"I know the business," Cartwright said. "I know how it goes. I know it's a numbers game. I'll go out there and try to play at a high level on Thursday and see what happens on Friday."
** Rookie running back LaMichael James said his ankle is feeling much better and he'll play in Thursday's preseason finale against the Chargers. James has said he "tweaked" his ankle in the preseason opener before sustaining a mild sprain on Aug. 18 at Houston. He didn't travel to Denver for Sunday's game.
James has 36 yards on eight carries during the preseason.
** Wide receiver Mario Manningham will miss Thursday's game to attend his grandfather's funeral, which is on the same day. Manningham, who missed last week's game at Denver, will rejoin the team after the funeral.
** Harbaugh expects Aldon Smith (hip) to be available Thursday after the outside linebacker missed the previous two games. On Monday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio indicated selected defensive starters would play against San Diego.


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|Bryan Berch <dfbsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Bryan Berch wrote:Thanks Erik. A day later, but I have it.
I have been trying to download the LATEST-Stable.iso.gz a couple of times from a few of the mirriors and with my slow dial-up the download stops due to the mirriors updating the iso. Takes me between 12 to 16 hours to get the file. I was wondering if this file is only updated once a day or how often and if only once a day is there a set time when it occurs so I could time start my download? Would like to get a newer iso, but will use my dfly-1.0A_REL.iso if all else fails on another machine.
Hello Bryan. The LATEST-Stable.iso.gz is just a symlink to the latest ISO. This would explain why your download gets halted, since this symlink changes every 24 hours to a new image.
Try to download this ISO image, it is the latest one on my mirror. Also, make sure you download with some kind of resume-capable download software incase your connection is unrelieable.
(replace http with ftp if you prefer that).
Hope this helps! - Erik


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Japanese Akoya Double Strand Necklace
9 x 9.5mm - Generally for older women, 45 years and up or extremely successful 30s. The second-rarest size, it makes for a strand that is sure to be very hip and stylish in any social bracket. It is usually purchased as a versatile double-strand choker (18 inches) that can be converted into a single-strand opera (36 inches).


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Friday 14th May - Activities for K2 children due to school closure
The school is closed today due to the current political situation. Please check the school website before Monday 17th May for further updates and information.
Listed below are some activities that you could do with your child today. Please don't feel that you have to do all of them!
Check your class blog and the K2 blogs and add some comments.
Click on K2M's blog and learn the Solar System song.
Choose a nocturnal animal, draw it and try and find out some information about it, such as where it lives and what it eats.
Share some books with a grown up or brother or sister.
Build a model using construction materials or junk modelling.
Hide a toy and use directions to help your child find it i.e. 'Go forwards, go past the blue chair, look under the table.'
Sing some songs.
Play a board game with a dice, such as snakes and ladders or ludo.
Play with playdough.
Play a game on the computer from 'Link and Learn'.
Do something physical - ride a bike, swim, throw and catch a ball, play football etc.
Count some small items - paper clips, counters, coins, beads etc.
Paint or draw a picture.
Play 'I spy with my little eye'.
Your child may also have some good ideas so please also ask them what they would like to do!!
We look forward to seeing your children soon.
Kind regards,
The K2 Team
Here are a few ideas to keep your children busy tomorrow;
The K2 children had a lovely Tiger Day making lots of pictures, paintings and puppets with tigers on. They especially enjoyed the visit from some of the students in Y6 who came to make book marks with them and join in the other tiger activities too. It was lovely to have fun and raise money for children who are not as lucky as our children.
Over the past few weeks K2A have had a wonderful time doing lots of activities around the nursery rhyme 'Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's Man'. This has included lots of discussions about the children's own experiences of visiting a Bakery and about what they like about baking. The children then built their own Pat-a-Cake Bakery in the classroom which they have used for playing the role of a Baker. The children also got the chance to visit the Bakery in the Secondary school, and helped to make an 'apple, raisin cake', which:
"It was yummy, right, I loved it!" (Sam)
"It smelled and taste so yummy, I want to eat it again!" (Julianne)
The children have also had the opportunity to make their own cakes, bread and pastries using play dough, salt dough, and real ingredients which they sold on Friday in their Bakery to their Parents and Teachers! K2A definitely have some 'Super Star Bakers' and 'Fantastic Bakery Servers!'
Miss Amy and Miss Harsha had great time too!
This week we have been sharing the story of 'We're going on a bear hunt' by Michael Rosen. The children have been helping their teachers read the story and even making their own games too. All week the tension has been mounting in K2 in preparation for our bear hunt. The children have been saying "Will it be a white bear?", "Do you think it will be friendly?" and "I am not afraid of a bear!".
The children spent all morning visiting the other K2 classrooms. They had the opportunity to make bears out of card and playdough, to measure and weigh bears, to draw bears and of course to make sandwiches and ice cookies for our picnic. Hunting bears is hungry work don't you know!
After lunch we all changed into our swimming clothes and headed off to look for bears. We had to go through swishy swashy grass, across a cold river, through squelchy mud, pas a big dark forest and through a snow storm. It was great fun, but exhausting. Did we find one I hear you ask?........well you will just have to find a K2 child and ask!
Return to the main Primary Students' Page.
Remember to think before you post.
Follow the tigers to some interesting activities.
Join the tigers in some virtual lessons.
There are lots more places for you to go. Click me to have a look.


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What the Astute Woman Wants
Purchase Success Strategies for Career Women: A Self-Discovery Guide
This book deserves to be read by all women who strive to achieve fulfillment in both their personal and professional lives. The authors deftly examine the reasons behind why so many articulate and well-educated women today feel overwhelmed and underappreciated.
It is hardly news that, despite the feminine "revolution" that began in the 1970's, the majority of women have not found the enjoyment, lifestyle or satisfaction they once imagined. The reason they attribute to their problem is that they have taken on too much! But, that is just the tip of the iceberg. Career women, in particular, have come to believe it is their lot in life to be running on 8 cylinders day in and day out.
Women are dancing to a frenzied beat, believing just because they can, they think they should. They have been taught if they are capable of doing something it shouldn't be necessary to look for help.
This has led women to become frustrated by experiencing long days and nightmarish schedules. Women are exhausted. Authors Barb McEwen and John Agno are North American's top coaches of Executive Women. They not only challenge women to get their supports in place, but to make the right choices so their health, family life, careers and relationships are not undermined. Fortunately they also give you the tools to do so.
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The compelling insights offered are designed to enable you to move forward with increasing ease. While many books talk about what you can do to improve your situation, few offer practical tools that you can put to use immediately. There is much more in this book than pithy advice. There is a workbook portion at the end of each chapter (Workbook Edition only).
The concept for the book came about because of the very real, very important needs that their female clients repeatedly expressed. Year-after-year, the authors have heard women's frustrations as they struggle with the countless roles and duties that are routinely placed upon them.
In this inspiring book you'll discover why gender continues to be an issue and how the multitude of expectations placed upon women have created a generation of exhausted and weary women who are not getting the life they want.
Highly effective people know that the most important and intimidating work we do is "inner work". Knowing who you are, what you want and why you want it are all important steps in your personal and professional journey. There are numerous easy-to-relate-to examples with actionable recommendations.
In addition the authors help you explore your natural talents, focus on what you do best and how to manage your stress and default behaviors. You can benefit from getting a better understanding of how your personality impacts others and how, too often, we "get what we tolerate". There is no longer need for you to self-sabotage or embrace limiting behaviors. You can also challenge yourself to change some of your outdated beliefs. It is not all that difficult.
The formula for success is simple but it does take some work. It begins by suggesting that we can and must choose the values to which we espouse. The book elaborates on how our assumptions and beliefs do indeed drive our behaviors. For example, one cannot think negatively about another without it impacting our behavior.
You will be helped to not only envision your goals, but document them, so they don't become elusive dreams. Starting with the end in mind, your priorities and day-to-day activities will be aligned.
Developing your social network is a key part of the success formula.
There is an entire section about "Winning in The Workplace" which helps to clarify what needs to happen when everything seems important. The book describes the value of your reputation and gives you the tools to build your brand. Since dress is an integral part of your brand, the book also decodes the women's dress code for you. Then it helps you take the mystery out of corporate politics; so you can become a master of the political terrain.
As you embrace these concepts and become a more effective leader, you'll learn how you can negotiate what you want and fine tune your time management skills.
Since each of us has been given the gift of choice and the power to act, you are encouraged to take the time to complete a variety of workbook exercises which will help to determine your passions, purpose, and priorities in order to achieve the fulfilling life you want.
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Last Friday, May 27, 2016, at the Glorieta Activity Center, I was invited to take on the world with Cadbury 5Star. Cadbury 5Star is the newest chocolate from Mondelez Philippines, makers of Cadbury Dairy Milk and Toblerone chocolates. It's the taste of Cadbury Milk Chocolate with an exciting blend of caramel and a chocolatey center with crispy biscuits.
The Cadbury 5Star Ambassadors are Robi Domingo, the first runner-up winner of the reality show, Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition, and now a well-known TV host; Alex Diaz, the Scottish-Filipino who started as a radio jock and commercial model but now pursuing his career as an actor and host; Arisse de Santos, known as a lifestyle blogger, and the writer behind "Love, A." Her blog is about her encounters and discoveries in the areas of beauty, travel, and fashion.
There are also other celebrities present in the event who all took the #YouThinkYouCan challenge like, Richard Hwan, the "pusong pinoy" Chinese TV personality and model based in the Philippines; Patrick Sugui and Axel Torres, actors known for Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition; Ryan Christopher Sy, a print, TVC, and ramp model, host, and singer; and Markki Stroem, a finalist in ABS-CBN's Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1, a music personality tagged as today's Sexy Jazz Artist.
Brand Manager Arlene Amante of Mondelez Philippines Chocolate expressed, "We see our Brand Ambassadors as energetic young millenials. They're active, confident, and they live their lives to the fullest. Making them true ambassadors of the Cadbury 5Star spirit of #YouThinkYouCan.
"#YouThinkYouCan is a movement," ends Amante. "A call to make the most of every moment, to be empowered to do what you love through Cadbury 5Star!"
Photo Gallery:
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Street Fighter
1994, Action
The transition from popular video game to silver-screen hit can be a difficult one - and this futuristic adventure doesn't quite make it. Jean-Claude Van Damme heads the cast as mighty-muscled Colonel William Guile, who forms a band of vigilantes (including Ming Na, Roshan Seth and pocket pop star Kylie Minogue) to rid the world of evil and injustice. His first mission is to find an insane dictator holding a group of people for ransom, including some soldiers. Co-starring Simon Callow, and Raul Julia, in what unfortunately turned out to be his last role.


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i am a pretty good driver but should i take a risk of driving at night?
It looks like you were being responsible... you got off to the side of the street when traffic was near, so I do not see why not.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.


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JTAG adapter build by schematics originated by JTAG-ARM9 project and had to be pin-compatible Wiggler device from Macraigor Systems LLS.
Note: for some inexplainable reason, DLink DI604 router don't work properly when JTAG implements nTRST connection. If you face such problem - simply disconnect this pin.
Check FAQ for alternatives.
Using benefits of compatibility with a Wiggler, I used following free software from Macraigor Systems:
During GNU tools installation, files are placed in the following directories:
/usr/local/bin - binary GNU tools + LibRemote + OCDemon binaries
/usr/local/arm-elf/OCDemon-arm7-example - example source & Makefile
/usr/local/arm-elf/bin -
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/arm-elf/ -
windows/system - OCDemon support binaries
The arm-elf tools are added to /usr/local/bin each has "ARM-ELF-" added to the tool CAPITALISED name (ie ARM-ELF-GDB and ARM-ELF-GCC) to differentiate it from the x86 versions of the same commands.Several example gdb.ini files are provided.
See /usr/local/bin/readme.txt for more information on GDB JTAG-specific configuration and commands.
To read flash memory content, I used a very popular armtool from open source arm-boot project. Unfortunately, original pointer (http://kabel.home.at:5880/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/arm-boot/) is not working any more.
A newest sources may be obtained from http://home.at/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/midori/sources/armtool/ and we have fresh compile/usage instructions available.
To accommodate Wiggler compatible adapter, following definitions had to be made in jtag_io.c file (old version from arm-boot project, it is not needed to newer armtool):
#define MASK_TMS_BIT 0x02 //2 //0x04
#define MASK_TCK_BIT 0x04 //1 //0x02
#define MASK_TDI_BIT 0x08 //4 //0x01
#define MASK_RST_BIT 0x01 //8
#define MASK_TDO_BIT 0x80 //0x10
/* Polarity of signals */
#define INVERT_TMS 0 // 0
#define INVERT_TCK 0 // 0
#define INVERT_TDI 0 // 0
#define INVERT_RST 0
#define INVERT_TDO 1 // 1
In general, following definitions could be used to use Wiggler adapter with other open source JTAG software.
* data D[7:0] (pins 9:2)
#define TDI 3
#define TCK 2
#define TMS 1
#define TRST 0
* 7 - BUSY (pin 11)
* 6 - ACK (pin 10)
* 5 - PE (pin 12)
* 4 - SEL (pin 13)
* 3 - ERROR (pin 15)
#define TDO 7 //(inverted)
You'll need a level shifter like this one in case your board have a serial (3.3V) UART
Please note that this make a RS232C COM PORT, so you'll need a cross-over cable to connect it to a serial port i.e. on a PC (another approach would be crossover pins 2 & 3 and use a female DB9 connector)
Dissassembler is a must to have tool when you reverse engineering original firware or flash memeory image.
objdump -b binary -m arm7tdmi -D file_name
Precompiled GNU toolkit for ARM for CYGWIN environment could be downloaded from OpenWinCE project (see http://sourceforge.net/projects/openwince/ ).
Package arm-elf-3.0.4-2.cygwin.tar.bz2 include GCC with following parameters:
$ /usr/local/tools-3.0.4-2/bin/arm-elf-gcc.exe -v
Reading specs from /usr/local/tools-3.0.4-2/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/arm-elf/3.0.4/specs
Configured with: ../gcc-3.0.4/configure --target=arm-elf
--prefix=/devel/tools-3.0.4-2 --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --enable-languages=c,c++
Thread model: single
gcc version 3.0.4
$ /usr/local/tools-3.0.4-2/bin/arm-elf-objdump.exe -i
BFD header file version 2.13
(header little endian, data little endian)
(header big endian, data big endian)
(header little endian, data little endian)
(header big endian, data big endian)
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elf32-littlearm elf32-bigarm elf32-little elf32-big srec
arm elf32-littlearm elf32-bigarm elf32-little elf32-big srec
symbolsrec tekhex binary ihex
arm symbolsrec tekhex binary ihex
Openwince JTAG instructions (Linux)
You can compile your own ARM cross-compile enviroment using the instructions here: Snapgear arm-elf-gcc build . You may download a precompiled binaries from Snapgear web site.
Oscilloscope for Windows is a Windows application that converts your PC into a powerful dual-trace oscilloscope. Oscilloscope uses your PC's sound card as an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) to digitize any input waveform (speech, music, electric signal, etc.) and then presents it on the monitor in real time, allowing the user to control the display in the same way as on a conventional "standalone" scope, for example change gain, timebase or plot Lissajous patterns.


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
hot pink sadness
In other news, my cat got put down this week (all that thinking about death..and then more comes) which really blows because he was absolutely ace. This big, fat pile of black fur and begrudging love, who would rarely let you pick him up without putting up a fight but would always come and seek you out and curl up for bedtime company. He also used to fart in my Stepdad's mugs of tea as a revenge tool which was personally one of my favourite things about him. He trotted like a pony and you could hear him coming down the stairs, his steps booming like human feet. Not everyone understands the whole cat grief thing but it really, really blows. Yesterday at work I accidentally sliced through the knuckle on my little finger on a broken mug. There was a lot of blood but that hurt decidedly less. There have also been nice things about this week, it hasn't been all doom and gloom, but it has been one to make me appreciate life when it runs smoothly and without pain.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
These Americans
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Monday, January 21, 2013
Just What Was Needed
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Moving Moodboard
Clips: 1. Recording from a BBC Ballet contest. 2. Joy and George swimming in the sea with Elsa the lion in Born Free. 3. Newsround clip from 1993 with a young Kristnan Guru-Murthy (as of this week recently re-appreciated for his skill in interviewing a provocative Quentin Tarantino) 4. Thelma and Louise on the road. 5. Clip from You Only Live Twice
6. Trawlermen 'gearing up' into their waterproofs and overalls.
I thought I'd play around with the idea behind the 'moodboard' posts I have so much fun collating and do something similar but with moving images. So, instead of a collage, this is a moving mood board, of various film clips and footage, all intended to be watched with Heatwave's 'Boogie Nights' in the background.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2013
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Today I will be writing about Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Audre Lorde, Mark Doty, Kate Borstein and self-representation within American Literature. I will be listening to Cities by The Talking Heads, taking regular breaks for fresh air with Nanon and Ashling and counting down the minutes until lunchtime when I can eat my packed lunch of couscous, bolognese and homemade slaw. I will cycle home, maybe watch some Arrested Development and then go to bed with A Visit From The Goon Squad which I am 190 pages into.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Where Are We Now?
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Cycling to Paris
Still, all worth it for the rewarding and constant glorious sunshine, the cornfields and beautiful towns we passed through, our picnic in the grounds of Versailles, and the first exhilarating views of Paris. There was nothing like seeing that first glimpse of Paris, of sparkling white roofs in the distance as we came over the top of a hill in the suburbs and spied our finish. The 7 of us freaked out as we whizzed down the hill, pumping our fists, dinging our bells and shouting 'we did it!' before a couple of victory laps around the Arc de Triomphe and an obligatory photo under the Eiffel Tower.
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Key Retirement appoints deputy CEO
Key Retirement has promoted its chief financial officer Simon Thomson to the newly-created position of deputy chief executive.
Thomson will be charged will helping Key achieve more growth after benefitting from increased demand for equity release.
Key said the board will appoint a new CFO in the coming months.
Colin Taylor, chief executive of Key Retirement Group, said: "Simon has made a huge contribution to the business during the last three years as a central part of our senior leadership team.
"Moving to deputy chief executive will enable him to focus on driving the next stage of growth across our business and I look forward to working with him as Key continues to expand."
Key's data shows that more than £1.58bn of property wealth has been released in the nine months to October this year, compared with £1.71bn in the whole of 2015.
Thompson said: "I am delighted to be given the role of Deputy CEO to continue delivering our strategy of building Key into the trusted brand for the over-55s in the retirement segment of financial services.
"The business has ambitious and achievable plans for growth and I look forward to working with the team to help deliver them."
Before joining Key in 2013 Thomson was managing director, head of UK insurance coverage at RBS Markets.
He previously worked in the Financial Institutions Group at UBS Investment Bank and at PwC and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.


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<br/>Wonderful information: inside of 1 7 days, the Detroit Tigers will post in direction of spring working out! This winter season incorporates looked extended than optimum for Tigers enthusiasts. For 1, the personnel neglected the playoffs for the moment period inside a row following 4 consecutive journeys in the direction of the playoffs in opposition to 2011 toward 2014 https://www.tigersbaseballstore.com/21-Kirk_Gibson_Jersey. Introducing a thirty day period in direction of the offseason is never ever exciting. This is specifically correct any time the personnel doesn do a lot in direction of increase their roster.The Tigers had been painfully serene at moments this wintertime, nonetheless that doesn necessarily mean we comprise practically nothing in direction of talk about main up toward spring exercising and the long term time. Upon the opposite, the Tigerstepid strategy in the direction of a poor free of charge representative system leaves loads of queries over the 2017 roster. Who will engage in centre industry? Will Steven Moya deliver the principal league roster? How will the bullpen shake out? We will finally alternative this kind of queries and extra as the time attracts nearer.Right before that, let dive into a number of other inquiries visitors experienced higher than the beyond 7 days. Seem no cost in the direction of lose other mailbag concerns inside of the feedback as very well!I claimed this upon our hottest edition of the Voice of the Turtle podcast, however I believe 1 of Anibal Sanchez or Mike Pelfrey are just about positive toward be inside the beginning rotation toward open up the yr. Assuming Jordan Zimmermann is nutritious, he will choose up 1 of the "top threedestinations with Justin Verlander and Michael Fulmer. Daniel Norrishighly effective comprehensive in the direction of the 2016 time provides him a key leg up upon all people else for a fourth desired destination, leaving 1 additional position within just the rotation remaining for Sanchez, Pelfrey, and lefthander Matt Boyd. The Tigers want a 5th beginner as early as April 9, consequently there is no hiding everyone within the minors or bullpen for very long. Sadly, hiding anyone within the minors is what they will going do https://www.tigersbaseballstore.com/22-Lance_Parrish_Jersey, and Boyd is the merely pitcher of these types of 3 with possibilities staying. He was considerably improved than Sanchez and Pelfrey in just 2016 (primarily if your self neglect his remaining begin of the calendar year), nonetheless will possibly attract the shorter stop of the adhere arrive April unless of course he incorporates an complete monster spring.The strange aspect? I fantastic with this. If the past a few many years comprise taught us practically nothing else, we contain at minimal found that commencing pitching element is extremely major through a 162-video game time https://www.tigersbaseballstore.com/11-Daniel_Norris_Jersey. Sanchez and Pelfrey ended up nasty inside 2016, still they offer you strong element that isn however accessible within the very little league course of action. An individual will sooner or later receive wounded at some fact; jettisoning just one of Sanchez or Pelfrey off the roster previous in the direction of then looks such as iffy roster control.Though all people incorporates griped over the team sluggish wintertime, we consist of recognized the Tigers get the job done specifically the latter this offseason. Practically the comprehensive 2016 roster was established in direction of appear back again within 2017, and lots of pointed at this wintertime as a possibly gradual offseason weeks within just progress. On the other hand, in general supervisor Al Avila altered everyone impression Even though he exchange Cameron Maybin upon working day 1 and pronounced doom and gloom shortly as soon as. Experienced he not hinted at largest variations upon the horizon, I believe a great deal of men and women would comprise been a lot more accepting of the team deficiency of match this offseason. Nevertheless if the possibility is tearing this roster aside and starting up a rebuild? I upon board with the tinkering. A great deal of All those are enamored with the notion of razing the roster and introducing a bunch of gifted potential customers, inside of portion since the Chicago Cubs accurately gained the World-wide Sequence executing just that. Rebuilds aren normally hence helpful, although. A 12 months or 2 back, the Minnesota Twins had been praised for eating a single of the ideal farm courses in just baseball. Already, theye projected in direction of earn 78 video games as Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton, and Jose Berrios even now consider towards obtain their route at the main league point. Other groups together with the Houston Astros haven gained nearly anything however possibly. The Washington Nationals banked their long run upon 2 can miss out on famous people and consist of a whopping 5 playoff wins within 5 seasons in the direction of exhibit for it. Although theye predominantly satisfied previously except if the Twins followers, possibly talk to individuals fanbases how significantly exciting they experienced all through the lean yrs.In the meantime, the Tigers incorporate a likelihood in direction of earn this yr. There are apparent projected favorites in just each American League section, nonetheless the take it easy of the playoff race is broad open up. PECOTA basically assignments 5 AL groups in the direction of stop in excess of .500. FanGraphs contains 7 AL groups projected involving 82 and 84 wins https://www.tigersbaseballstore.com/13-Francisco_Rodriguez_Jersey. With a little bit of favourable fortune, the Tigers might quickly uncover on their own within just this playoff interaction.Don overthink this: if the Tigers eliminate Justin Verlander or Miguel Cabrera for an longer interval, they will comprise a demanding year treading h2o inside of what appears in the direction of be a crowded AL playoff imagine. 1 could include Ian Kinsler in the direction of this neighborhood as very well, nonetheless I may well perspective Dixon Machado BABIPing his course in direction of satisfactory manufacturing for a quick period of time of season. There are no fixes for throwing away Cabrera or Verlander, 2 celebs who merged for 11.5 rWAR past time.If we are in direction of decide amongst the 2, I say Cabrera is the minimal expendable. The Tigers consist of a powerful main of starting up pitchers driving Verlander, and as we noticed closing spring, equally Jordan Zimmermann and Michael Fulmer are qualified of shouldering an ace stress for limited spurts. Exterior of a Brennan Boesch-esque ponder, there is no one particular in just the approach of protecting Cabrera offensive creation for a acceptable period of year. The Tigers may be equipped in direction of preserve tempo if anyone else inside the lineup ways up in the course of that period, nevertheless it requires a great deal toward swap a Triple Crown champion.I don realize if 1 can "bounce backjust after a 31-homer year, nevertheless I assume Justin Upton in the direction of include a substantial calendar year in just 2017. Upton was maligned via Tigers enthusiasts for his overall performance during optimum of 2016, nonetheless finished up slipping precisely shorter of his occupation norms owing in direction of a purple-scorching comprehensive towards the year. If we consider a greater process, while, we check out that Upton strike .258/.331/.519 with 29 of his 31 household operates towards Could 15 onward. This usually means he began the period inside nasty model, hitting merely .208/.243/.306 with 2 dwelling operates throughout his very first 36 online games.There are a large amount of good reasons why Upton struggled therefore significantly in direction of open up the 2016 time. Against transitioning in direction of a contemporary workers and town in the direction of modifying in direction of the American League toward batting moment for the to start with year due to the fact 2013 and 2010 ahead of that there was a ton upon Upton plate at the season J. D. Martinez Jersey. One particular would envision Upton is solved within just this calendar year, and geared up in direction of create upon his torrid conclusion towards 2016. Will he decide out of his deal at the finish of the time? That a interaction for an additional period, nevertheless 1 I believe we will incorporate prior to 2017 is done.
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More than one-third of senior executives say, ''Don't call me chief.'' Also: Interpool names CFO amid accounting probe; Friedman's CEO resigns; boardroom comings and goings; and more.
Stephen Taub, CFO.com | US
December 4, 2003
It's lonely at the top, and apparently fewer and fewer executives want the experience.
According to a new survey by Burson-Marsteller, a whopping 73 percent of chief executive officers said they have thought about quitting. Only 54 percent felt that way in a survey by the consultancy in 2000, the year before the Enron scandal heightened scrutiny of management's daily practices.
Sitting CEOs are not the only people who find the position unappealing. When asked if they'd like to be CEO today, 35 percent of the other senior executives said they would turn down the offer. Though this figure is lower than 2002's 54 percent, at the height of the wave of corporate scandals, it's still higher than the 27 percent in 2001, when Enron was not the poster company for the new millennium's misdeeds.
"Reluctance to accept the top slot comes at a time when corporate America is in need of more than a few good CEOs," said Patrick Ford, chair of Burson-Marsteller's Corporate/Financial Practice. "Like it or not, successfully restoring trust in corporate America lies in the willingness of upcoming qualified CEOs to take risks, roll up their sleeves and restore the reputation of the office."
What worries CEOs the most? Worrying about the competition (86 percent), growth (81 percent), and increasing shareholder value (80 percent) top the list.
Having sufficient time to prove themselves is another source of stress and concern among CEOs. According to the survey, top executives feel they have about nine months to earn employees' trust and to develop a strategic vision and 14 months to execute on promises made during their first 100 days. The survey also found that CEOs are expected to spend 60 percent of their time on execution and 40 percent on strategic vision.
For its 2003 study, Burson-Marsteller surveyed 1,040 CEOs, other senior executives, financial analysts, institutional investors, business media, government officials, and board members on issues relating to CEO and corporate reputation.
Interpool Names CFO Amid Accounting Probe
Interpool Inc., which is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for accounting irregularities and plans to restate two years of financial reports by year-end, named a new chief financial officer.
James F. Walsh, a former executive of GE Capital who recently was president and chief financial officer of C-S Aviation Services, will become Interpool's CFO, effective on or before April 1, 2004.
Until Walsh's appointment as CFO becomes effective, he will serve as executive vice president, finance, for Interpool, a supplier of equipment and services to the transportation industry. Richard Gross will continue to serve as Interpool's interim CFO — with responsibility for the restatement of the company's financials for 2000 and 2001 and the preparation of the 2002 results, which still haven't been released.
Gross will become chief operating officer for Interpool's international container division once Walsh assumes his CFO duties.
Walsh joined C-S Aviation Services as CFO in 1998 and served as its president and CFO from 2000 to 2003. He began his career with General Electric's Financial Management Program and also served as CFO for GE Capital's Polaris Aircraft Leasing Corp. and its successor, GE Capital Aviation Services, for more than eight years. While with Polaris, he was responsible for public reporting and related compliance for five public income funds managed by Polaris.
In July the company announced that its chief financial officer, Richard Gordon, resigned to become president of Morpheus Capital Advisors, an investment banking boutique.
At that time, the company said that Gross, then senior vice president of finance, would serve as interim chief financial officer until a permanent CFO was named. Interpool also announced that it would further delay the release of its audited financial statements for 2002 and its restated financial statements for 2001 and 2000. The company added that its audit committee hired a special outside counsel, Morrison & Foerster, to conduct an inquiry into the causes of the incorrect accounting treatment that required the restatement.
In October, Interpool announced that the SEC opened an informal investigation into accounting problems that required it to restate 2000 and 2001 results and that delayed the filing of its 2002 annual report.
On Tuesday, the company said that it hopes to file its 2002 annual report before December 31 of this year. It also reiterated that its restatement is still expected to amount to less than a 2 percent change in stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2001.
Friedman's CEO Resigns
Jewelry retailer Friedman's Inc., which is undergoing its own accounting investigation, announced that CEO Bradley Stinn resigned from the company and its board of directors. He is the second top executive to leave the embattled company in recent weeks.
The board of directors elected Robert Cruickshank, who has been a directory since 1993, as non-executive chairman and appointed Richard Cartoon interim financial consultant. Cruickshank and Cartoon, along with Douglas Anderson, Friedman's president and COO, will form an "office of the chairman" that will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company.
Cruickshank has been a director since 1993. Cartoon, who has more than 28 years of financial and strategic experience, has served for the past two years as executive vice president and CFO of Lodgian Inc. Stinn has agreed to cooperate with the company and its audit committee during a transition period.
The company also announced that it has suspended its dividend.
Last month CFO Victor M. Suglia was placed on leave by Friedman's after the company announced it would restate its results back to at least fiscal 2000 due to concerns over its accounting of bad debt and losses. In addition, the company's auditor, Ernst & Young, withdrew its audit opinions on previously filed annual financial statements.
The SEC and the Justice Department are currently investigating the company.
On Wednesday, Friedman's stock closed down more than 5 percent after dropping as much as 10 percent during the day.
Boardroom Comings and Goings
Roy Disney is not the only director in recent days to be forced to step down because he reached a mandatory retirement age.
Last week Home Depot announced that William S. Davila, 72, president emeritus of The Vons Cos. Inc, and a member of Home Depot's board of directors since May 1999, had reached the company's mandatory retirement age. As a result, Davila is not eligible to stand for re-election at the completion of his term in May 2004.
The home improvement retailer also announced Richard A. Grasso, former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange and a member of Home Depot's board since February 2002, confirmed his June 2003 decision not to stand for re-election in May 2004.
Home Depot requires every board member to stand for re-election by shareholders every year.
Meanwhile, Disney's board of directors elected John S. Chen — chairman, CEO, and president of Sybase Inc. — as a new independent director, effective January 2004.
"From a strategic perspective, some of Disney's most significant long-term growth opportunities reside in the smart use of technology, and John will help the board ensure we're steering the company in the right direction," said Michael Eisner, Disney chairman and chief executive officer, in a statement.
Chen joined Sybase as president in 1997 and is credited with engineering that company's turnaround and sustained growth and profitability. He assumed the role of chairman and CEO of Sybase in 1998.
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NutriPure Beverages, Inc.: Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Prepares to Franchise First Peruvian Restaurant Group
NutriPure Beverages, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NUBV) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Inka Grill Franchise Systems will soon begin franchising the nation's first chain of Peruvian restaurants, and that an agreement is already in place with Francorp, Inc. to take the concept nationwide and eventually worldwide. Francorp and Inka Grill have agreed to fast-track the project, which has been underway since late last year. Inka Grill expects to open its first franchised locations in early 2009.
Inka Grill Franchise Systems owns the nationwide franchising rights to the Inka Grill restaurant, recipes and products. Inka Grill is a highly successful chain of Peruvian restaurants in Southern California with a well-deserved reputation for serving up the ultimate Peruvian food experience. Peruvian cuisine is growing very rapidly in popularity because it has enormous appeal to both "foodies" and to those seeking healthier and more nutritious restaurant alternatives. Adventurous eaters are attracted to the unique combinations of flavors and fragrances that set Peruvian food apart as a distinguishable yet approachable alternative to more standard food choices, while those who are more health-conscious are drawn to its combination of fresh and nutritional ingredients with healthy spices and herbs. Inka Grill's recipes are based on home-style cooking from the Northern Provinces of Peru, where seafood, chicken, lamb, beef and potatoes are the staple. Every dish is prepared to order and only the freshest organic ingredients and care are used in all of Inka's preparations. These factors, combined with the affordability of the menu choices, the ability to replicate the restaurants very quickly in multiple locations with a small and profitable footprint, and Inka Grill's record of success in the highly competitive Southern California restaurant scene, have created an unusually strong franchising concept.Francorp is the nation's largest management consulting firm specializing in franchise development and the only firm with all franchise services under one roof. Francorp's Franchise Development Program offers the complete array of strategic planning, legal, operational, marketing and sales tools a company needs to expand into franchising, and over the past 25 years Francorp has consulted with almost 8,000 companies and has developed more than 1,000 franchises.
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