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Gumstix Emulation for QEMU
QEMU is an open source processor emulator which can emulate several different CPU types, including the ARM on the gumstix boards. Using QEMU, you can test Gumstix flash images and other software on a normal computer, without access to physical hardware. QEMU can be unstable at times but is still a valuable tool for testing out software.
These instructions mainly apply to Ubuntu and Mint, but most (apart from installation) should work on other operating systems as well.
- 1 Quick Start
- 2 Obtaining QEMU
- 3 Obtaining a Test Image
- 4 Running QEMU
- 5 Old (Verdex/Connex) Instructions
Quick Start
If you want to get started with QEMU as quickly as possible, simply run these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe" sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm qemu-kvm-extras wget http://releases.linaro.org/images/11.12/oneiric/alip/overo-alip.img.gz gunzip overo-alip.img.gz qemu-system-arm -M overo -m 256 -sd ./overo-alip.img -clock unix -serial stdio -device usb-mouse -device usb-kbd
If adding the precise repo doesn't work (qemu won't install due to conflicts), remove the repo and try this instead:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe"
Obtaining QEMU
QEMU is distributed in many different places as many different versions. Some support the Overo out of the box and others do not. Hopefully these instructions work for most people.
QEMU Binaries
For Ubuntu or Mint, the latest version of QEMU isn't in a stable repository. Thus we need to add the development repo by adding this line to /etc/apt/sources.list or to a package manager like Synaptic:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
If adding the precise repo doesn't work (qemu won't install due to conflicts), remove the repo and try this instead:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick universe"
Download the qemu-kvm and qemu-kvm-extras 1.0 or later packages:
sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm qemu-kvm-extras
QEMU Sources
ARM/Overo support is best in the Linaro branch of qemu. To grab their sources, you will need to obtain git (sudo apt-get install git).
git clone git://git.linaro.org/qemu/qemu-linaro.git
If you want to try out our experimental QEMU build with better support for our boards and a GUI interface for GPIOs, try the instructions at Gumstix Qemu Branch.
Next, install libsdl1.2-dev. SDL enables a graphical output from QEMU. Build QEMU for ARM using these commands:
./configure --target-list=arm-softmmu make -j4 sudo make install
The "-j4" option allows "make" to use 4 cores, speeding up the build process. QEMU should now be installed.
Obtaining a Test Image
If you want a quick pre-built image to test with, you can grab a quick Linaro image here. Get the Overo version.
Custom QEMU Image
You can customize various components of the QEMU image such as the Linux kernel, u-boot, rootfs, and MLO. You need to first obtain these files from somewhere. You can try cumulus for a large repository of system files. For an Angstrom build, try here. Download the MLO, uImage, u-boot.bin, and omap3-desktop-nand-image-overo-booted.tar.bz2 files.
Next, you need to make a QEMU image from these files. Copy and paste this script into a file, such as makeimage.sh. Then run the following command to make the image:
sudo ./makeimage.sh test.img MLO u-boot.bin uImage omap3-desktop-nand-image-overo-booted.tar.bz2
Building the Kernel/U-boot/rootfs from Source
If you want to customize the Linux kernel (uImage), try the guide here. Building u-boot is a similar procedure. After building the kernel and obtaining uImage, follow the same instructions above.
To build the entire system, you will need all of OpenEmbedded. Try this guide.
Running QEMU
To run QEMU, use the following command:
qemu-system-arm -M overo -m 256 -sd ./test.img -clock unix -serial stdio -device usb-mouse -device usb-kbd
Replace "test.img" with whatever image you're using.
The system should boot, but some functionality will be missing. Type root to login. You should have access to basic networking (web browser and wget but NO ping). If networking doesn't work out of the box, try using:
ifconfig eth0 up dhclient eth0
If you are using an Angstrom image, mouse and keyboard will NOT work. You need Linaro if you want to mess around with the GUI.
Network Bridging
While using QEMU's internal network stack, you might find some instabilities. Also, nothing from the outside world can connect to your virtual device, since QEMU has a virtual NAT filter. This network stack is why ping does not work for your emulated device. To work around this limitation, you can make a network bridge through TAP.
To set TAP up, your host system must have TAP networking enabled. Type this to verify:
grep CONFIG_TUN= /boot/config*
Check that /dev/net/tun exists. If not, run the following:
sudo mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200
Next, make sure bridge-utils are installed:
sudo apt-get install bridge-utils
Next run the following commands as root:
/usr/sbin/brctl addbr br0 /sbin/ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 promisc up /usr/sbin/brctl addif br0 eth0 /sbin/dhclient br0 /sbin/iptables -F FORWARD
Note that you may or may not need the prepended /usr/sbin/ and /sbin/ directories.
Add the following lines to a file named qemu-ifup.sh:
#!/bin/sh /sbin/ifconfig $1 0.0.0.0 promisc up /usr/sbin/brctl addif br0 $1
Next, start qemu with the following command:
sudo qemu-system-arm -M overo -m 256 -sd ./test.img -clock unix -serial stdio -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0,script=./qemu-ifup.sh -device usb-kbd -device usb-mouse
Networking should be enabled in the Overo emulation.
Keyboard and Mouse Support
If you are using an Overo Linaro build, adding -device usb-kbd -device usb-mouse to the qemu startup makes it work.
Changing Screen Size
Interrupt u-boot during startup. Then you can type various commands like setenv defaultdisplay lcd43, for example, and then boot to continue the startup. QEMU should automatically adjust its display settings to fit u-boot's.
Sometimes you will need to transfer files to and from the guest operating system. One way to achieve this is through a shared folder through Samba.
First, on the guest system, type in "apt-get install samba". This takes a very long time but you only need to do it once. After it all finishes, edit /etc/samba/smb.conf (sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf). Then uncomment the lines
interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0 bind interfaces only = yes
Change this line:
# security = user
security = share
(uncomment it too)
Then create a new share:
[Guest Share] comment = Guest access share path = / guest ok = yes read only = no
These lines go after the other sections, at the end of the file.
After this, test the configuration with testparm. Then type the following:
cd /etc/init.d/ stop smbd start smbd
Typing in "reload" should work but it was giving me difficulties.
After these steps, type "ifconfig" to get the guest operating system's IP address (probably the address under eth0, e.g. 192.168.0.122). Then connect to it using nautilus in the host system. To do this, click "File->Connect to Server...". Under "Server:", type the IP address you just wrote down. Then under "Type", select "Windows Share" (samba emulates Windows' file sharing mechanisms). Then click "Connect". After this, a list of shares should show up. Click on "Guest Share" to browse the guest OS file system.
On subsequent sessions, you simply have to run "stop smbd" and "start smbd" to restart the samba server (no waiting an hour for samba to install).
Old (Verdex/Connex) Instructions
The instructions below are outdated and likely no longer work. They are left here in case any of the above instructions fail.
QEMU Sources
Gumstix verdex and connex support has found its way into the CVS version of QEMU. Update: It seems to also now be in the main trunk. The precompiled binaries I obtained had verdex support. Follow the instructions http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/ to get and compile the CVS code for arm targets. It seems that the sources have made Note that the machine name has changed from gumstix to verdex or connex, respectively.
- Example usage is now (where "flash" is the file containing the flash filesystem):
qemu-system-arm -M verdex -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic -m 289
Obsolete sources
Obsolete source code is available at http://www.bitmux.org/qemu.html, along with basic build and execution instructions which I won't repeat here.
- The download page lists the build command as
./configure --target-list=arm-softmmu
On a Debian linux box, I needed to do this:
sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4 ./configure --target-list=arm-softmmu --cc=gcc-3.4 --disable-gfx-check
Tips and tricks
- This seems to no longer be an issue: The default U-Boot boot command runs the
mmcinitcommand, which as far as I can tell hangs the emulator. The workaround is to hit a key before the default boot command runs, and either run a command by hand (
fsload && bootmis usually enough), or set a new
- If you've got a buildroot and want to build a new flash image for QEMU, execute these commands (these commands also work with the precompiled downloads on Gumstix's Sourceforge Page[1]):
rm flash dd of=flash bs=1k count=16k if=/dev/zero dd of=flash bs=1k conv=notrunc if=u-boot.bin dd of=flash bs=1k conv=notrunc seek=256 if=rootfs.arm_nofpu.jffs2
- If the compiled version of u-boot.bin is version 1.2.0, also execute this command:
dd of=flash bs=1k conv=notrunc seek=15360 if=uImage
- Then you can run the emulator with this new flash.
- It seems that in newer models of Gumstix some things (including where uboot thinks the kernel is at) have changed. If when using QEMU to simulate a verdex (and using recent 1.20 or higher uImage), you keep getting u-boot errors about finding a "bad magic number" and are unable to boot into Linux then try this command instead:
dd of=flash bs=1k conv=notrunc seek=31744 if=uImage
- 31744 is 0x01f00000 (you'll notice that number in your uboot error) divided by 1024 (bytes into kilobytes) and turned into a decimal number. It works for me (I can login as root, make and save a file, and view it after Qemu has shutdown or rebooted the machine. Previously, uboot could not even boot into Linux. I get many, many errors about unimplemented flash write commands but things seem to mostly work).
- If you have bluetooth enabled, the
/etc/init.d/S30bluetoothscript will never complete (
Starting 32khz clock...will just print dots forever.) However, Control-c will interrupt it and you can then log in. This will cause all the following init.d scripts not to run, so I recommend removing this script. If your gumstix doesn't have bluetooth, then you might as well just disable bluetooth completely from menuconfig. If you do this, you'll probably also need to remove the file from
build_arm_nofpu/root/so it won't be in the next image you build.
- http://www.cnpbagwell.com/QEMU/HomePage is the most concise description I've seen of how to set up networking.
- Control-a h prints some magic keys you can use from inside the emulator. Control-a x to exit is the most useful one.


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Utah Firm Recalls Beef Jerky Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of beef jerky products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The products were processed with a releasing agent containing soy lecithin, a known allergen that is not declared on the label. The products subject to recall were produced prior to Feb. 2, 2014, and were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The Beef Jerky products include:
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The products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST. 18951" inside the USDA Mark of Inspection and a date on the packages prior to August 11, 2015, in the format of "mm dd yy."
The full recall can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2014/recall-014-2014-release.


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Published: January 10, 2011
With judges looking ever more critically at home foreclosures, they are reaching beyond the bankers to heap some of their most scorching criticism on the lawyers.
In numerous opinions, judges have accused lawyers of processing shoddy or even fabricated paperwork in foreclosure actions when representing the banks.
Judge Arthur M. Schack of New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn has taken aim at an upstate lawyer, Steven J. Baum, referring to one filing as "incredible, outrageous, ludicrous and disingenuous."
But New York judges are also trying to take the lead in fixing the mortgage mess by leaning on the lawyers. In November, a judge ordered Mr. Baum's firm to pay nearly $20,000 in fines and costs related to papers that he said contained numerous "falsities." The judge, Scott Fairgrieve of Nassau County District Court, wrote that "swearing to false statements reflects poorly on the profession as a whole."
More broadly, the courts in New York State, along with Florida, have begun requiring that lawyers in foreclosure cases vouch for the accuracy of the documents they present, which prompted a protest from the New York bar. The requirement, which is being considered by courts in other states, could open lawyers to disciplinary actions that could harm or even end careers.
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World literature will be inclusive only through a continuous effort of organizing against the dominant, listening to the underrepresented, and making space for the unheard to bloom. This week our Editors-at-Large report such efforts from Australia, Hong Kong, and Slovakia. Read on to find out how the voices of women, indigenous and local peoples are being amplified around the world.
Tiffany Tsao, Editor-At-Large, reporting from Australia:
As part of an effort to resist the colonial systems that are the Australian publishing industry, the Australian media and arts industries, and modern Australia itself, the literary quarterly The Lifted Brow made the decision to hand over the entire production of their December issue to an all-First-Nations team of writers, editors, and ancillary staff. "We at TLB are too white, in all senses of that term," read the magazine's official statement on the matter. "[I]t's way past the time that this should've changed. Our job and responsibility now is to push back against these oppressive and harmful regimes-within-regimes, not because we can undo the past, but because we can make better the present and the future."


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Re: "Land-seizure cases no rarity in Colo.," Nov. 26 news story.
The false notion that the doctrine of adverse possession is rarely used has not been my experience. I personally have been involved in three of these actions, with two wins and one loss.
After spending too much time and money in the courts, I have formed the opinion that this is an outdated law and should be eliminated. It may have had relevance when this was the Wild West and good surveys were not the rule. Today a buyer should know exactly what he is purchasing and a land owner should know exactly what he owns. Read more…


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Edgy geometric accents lent Elizabeth Anderson and Adam Rennie's elegant, old-world-inspired wedding at the Ebell Club Long Beach a major punch of personality.
The couple created a romantic, moody vibe with Bordeaux, rose and metallic tones, and lush arrangements of dahlias, roses and cascading greenery. "The Ebell Club of Long Beach is such a beautiful venue and doesn't need anything added at all, but having all of the gorgeous florals there definitely helped set the tone," Elizabeth says.
The ceremony took place in the venue's covered courtyard, a light-drenched space built in the Spanish Revival style with an ornate fountain and colorful mosaic floor tiles. Fiddle-leaf fig trees, cascading ivy and burgundy blooms framed the altar, adding a natural, bohemian feel to the space's otherwise refined details.
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- On the Map The Shipwreck is situated in the coastal village of Portwrinkle on the edge of Whitsand Bay in South East Cornwall
- By Air Newquay Airport is an hour away, whilst Exeter Airport is approximately 90 minutes away by car
- By Car The house is approximately 4.5 hours by car from central London
- By Train The nearest train station is Bodmin, 30 minutes drive away, or Plymouth which is around 35 minutes away
Please note the property location is approximate only, in order to protect the owners privacy.
Whitsand Bay
Whitsand Bay on the Rame Head Peninsula of South East Cornwall is idylically located in Cornwall's 'forgotten' corner where natural beauty is found in abundance.
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In my daily meetings with founding teams and start-ups, there is not a single company that does not have an emigre as a key member. The contribution of Indian, Chinese, Russian, and other nationals to our economy is beyond question and a vital source of our success. From professors, to engineers, senior managers, company founders, and venture capitalists, our current success and prosperity is very positively influenced by our ability to attract the best and brightest to work and study in our country.
Unfortunately, America, while often a champion of free trade, is not a practioner of free labor markets. While technology talent is perhaps the most important input in Silicon Valley's decades of innovation, the US government artificially caps and limits the number of ambitious immigrants to our economy. This year, the H1-B Alien visa program is limited to 65,000. Moreover, since 9/11 the US government has clamped down on graduate student visas; current visa application security checks take 67 days and the total process takes over 3 months . The pernicious effect red-tape is that gifted students are less likely to bother applying, thereby greatly weakening our future prosperity and welfare.
A recent GOA study found that:
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- "Many officials with whom we spoke cited specific examples where scientific research and collaboration was delayed or prevented due to delays in obtaining a visa. NASA officials at post also noted that up to 20% of their time is spent dealing with visa issues when they should be focusing on program issues."
- "According to several surveys, scientific research was postponed, jobs were left unstaffed, and conferences and meetings were missed as a result of the delays."
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- "I vos one of the last to purchase a Gregorovitch vand. They are the best — although, I know, of course, that you Britons set much store by Ollivander."
- —Victor Krum's opinion of Gregorovitch's work.[src]
Gregorovitch (d. 2 September, 1997) was a famous wandmaker. He was described as having "pure, white hair and a thick bushy beard".
Early lifeEdit
During the course of his career as a wandmaker, Gregorovitch became an expert in wandlore and supplied many witches and wizards in European countries with reliable wands. Garrick Ollivander, easily the most famous wandmaker in Britain, however, was not fond of Gregorovitch's work (this, however, meant little as Ollivander was not fond of anyone's work in wands but his own).
While Ollivander did not agree with many of Gregorovitch's conclusions, they did concur about hawthorn wands, which were complex and intriguing in their natures.[1]
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At some point many years ago, Gregorovitch came into the possession of the Elder Wand, one of the Deathly Hallows and the most powerful wand in existence, and upon realising its true nature, began experimenting to try and duplicate its powers. Gregorovitch, somewhat foolish by nature and hoping it would improve business, started a rumour about him possessing a wand and his efforts to replicate its properties. The result occurred one night when Gregorovitch heard someone break into his workshop. He promptly ran inside and saw a blonde-haired young man had taken the wand, who then promptly shot a Stunning Spell at Gregorovitch, before leaping out the window. Gregorovitch never found out who stole the wand.
Despite the loss of the Elder Wand, Gregorovitch continued his work, and many years later retired, with one of his last wands being sold to Viktor Krum.
Lord Voldemort, who sought a way to bypass the unique nature of his and Harry Potter's wands, interrogated and tortured Ollivander (who had been a prisoner of the Death Eaters for some time) for information. Eventually, Ollivander revealed he had heard of the rumour of Gregorovitch possessing the wand. Intrigued, Voldemort resolved to track the wand down and gain possession of it, not only to use it to defeat Harry, but also to possess the most powerful wand in the world. Harry himself saw this vision through his unique bond with Voldemort, and under his best friend Ron Weasley's suggestion, he might have been thinking about Dragomir Gorgovitch.
Over the course of the next few months, Voldemort hunted Gregorovitch down, murdering a German Muggle family Gregorovitch lived with at one point. Voldemort inevitably found Gregorovitch, keeping him from escaping by using Levicorpus and a Full Body-Bind Curse. Voldemort demanded he give him the wand, but Gregorovitch said it had been stolen from him many years ago. Enraged to have exhausted months of effort to find Gregorovitch and to find out he was not any closer to the wand, Voldemort believed he was lying, and as such performed Legilimency to confirm it. During his search through Gregorovitch's memories, Voldemort found the memory of the incident when he lost the wand. Finishing his search of Gregorovitch's mind, Voldemort immediately demanded to know who the thief was, but when Gregorovitch admitted he never found out, Voldemort, recognising he had all the information he required, ignored Gregorovitch's pleas for mercy and cast the Killing Curse on him. Gregorovitch's death was witnessed by Harry Potter through his unique link to Voldemort's mind.
It later turned out that the thief was, in fact, Albus Dumbledore's (then) close friend and infamous dark wizard: a young Gellert Grindelwald. However, Gregorovitch never lived to find out about this.
Gregorovitch is derived from Gregory (Gregor being a short-form), originally of Greek origin meaning "to watch, be alert", while "ovitch" is of Eastern Slavic origin and is derived from -ович, meaning "son of" (the "t" in "ovitch" is typical of Anglicisation for the purpose of a correct pronunciation). Literally, his name means "son of Gregor" and is a patronymic, not a given or surname. It is highly unusual to use ones patronymic in their everyday life, as patronymics are almost always used by close friends and associates. Although "Gregor" is not properly rendered in the corresponding language to -ович (that would be Grigoriy and because of the soft consonant at the end, his patronymic would be Grigoriyevich), the name and suffix attached is clearly indicative of an Eastern European origin.
Behind the scenesEdit
- Actor Rade Šerbedžija portrays Gregorovitch in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film adaptations.
- The book states that Gregorovitch has a big, bushy beard. However, photos of him for the film show him with a regular, short beard.
- The Gregorovitch wands shown in the film series all have a rugged, natural appearance and don't have separate handles but the handle is made and is part of the wand itself, as opposed to the ornately carved wands made by other Wandmakers, such as Ollivander.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Harry's visions of Voldemort searching for the Elder Wand is omitted and it only shows him finding the wand in Dumbledore's tomb. However, despite this, Gregorovitch is a playable character in all the versions of the game.
- Gregorovitch is the only known Elder Wand master that did not get killed or disarmed by the wand's new master.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance) (Appears in vision(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Appears in vision(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
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Northside ISD students and staff recognize the importance and significance of the selfless contributions of our veterans. There were Veterans Day celebrations and recognition ceremonies at schools throughout NISD where parents, grandparents, siblings, and employees who are veterans were saluted. These are highlights from the events at some Northside schools and departments.
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During the School Board meeting on Nov. 11, CPS Energy presented the NISD Board with a big check – both literally and figuratively. In fact, the almost $1.5 million check is the latest rebate from the energy giant for Northside's energy conservation programs. Northside taxpayers have received a total of $3,656,153.07 in rebates from CPS Energy.
Bonnie Ellison Elementary School is named for a bold, innovative leader who has never been afraid to take risks and wave the flag for education. In fact, she helped create the first and only national Flag of Learning & Liberty. Click here to view the video about this inspiring namesake.
Northside ISD offers two information sessions about the changes in the Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Medicaid Waiver Program and the Texas Home Living (TxHmL) Medicaid Waiver Program for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Consider this challenge: to advance from fifth grade to eighth grade in 15 months. It's daunting but possible through an accelerated instruction model at Jones Middle School that focuses on incoming sixth graders who have been retained at least once during the elementary grades.
In August of this year, the Executive Director of the Texas Municipal League (a group that represents Texas cities) wrote a letter to state Senator Donna Campbell. Senator Campbell had presided over a hearing that focused on a topic that we hear a lot about from state leadership these days – local debt.
If you are over 65 years old and live in Northside ISD or are a retired NISD employee, you may be eligible to receive the Northside Gold Card.
Thousands of NISD students are seeing red in schools this week as they celebrate Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 27-31) with rallies, parades, and special events to encourage children of all ages to stay drug-free.
If you are over 65 years old and live in Northside ISD or are a retired NISD employee, you may be eligible to receive the Northside Gold Card.
The annual NISD College Night will be held Monday, Nov. 3 from 6-8:30 pm drawing more than 140 colleges and universities from across the nation.
An estimated 120 Carnahan Elementary School students, who are at risk of going hungry on the weekends, have a special weekend backpack. A group of volunteer parents fill the bags every Friday with simple meals to last the child over the weekend. The program is called Blessings in a Backpack. Click here for a firsthand look at how the program is touching lives.
Four Northside schools are semifinalists in the 2014-2015 Silver & Black Give Back Team Up Challenge- Stevens High School, Construction Careers Academy, Briscoe Middle School, and Mead Elementary School.
NISD just received confirmation from the Alamodome regarding the 2015 graduation dates and times. The District will hold 12 graduation ceremonies in June 2015, ten of which are held at the Alamodome.
Dr. Joe J. Bernal has worn many hats over the decades -- that of a son, a brother, a student, an athlete, a soldier, husband, social worker, father, teacher, school administrator, politician, and state legislator. Now he can add, school namesake.
Public education is one of America's basic foundations. Our democracy is dependent on an educated electorate and America's schools have for centuries successfully educated millions of children. Public schools in America are one of this great country's strengths.
The 18th annual Los Leones Student Arts Festival has something for everyone. This family-oriented event will be held Saturday, Oct. 25 and includes an art show and sale with more than 2,500 pieces of high quality student artwork by NISD students.
Two NISD schools will celebrate their anniversaries this year. Thornton Elementary School turns 25 and Holmes High School celebrates its golden anniversary.
Thornton Elementary School celebrated its 25th anniversary with a ceremony on Oct. 14 that brought together past and present students and staff along with members of the Thornton family.
Two school namesakes are being honored this month as new Northside schools are officially dedicated in their honor.
Public education is one of America's basic foundations. Our democracy is dependent on an educated electorate and America's schools have for centuries successfully educated millions of children.
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has reelected Karen Freeman, a Trustee in Northside ISD, to a three-year term on the TASB Board of Directors.
James "Rad" Weaver is a proud product of Northside ISD, both attending school and having his parents work in the District.
NISD will hold its third annual Declaration of Respect Signing Day on Friday, Oct. 10 with students across the District signing certificates pledging to demonstrate respect for themselves and all others through their interactions at school.
You've probably seen the Energy Star label on household appliances like washing machines and dishwashers, but it can also apply to schools. Zachry Middle School recently earned the Energy Star label for 2014 and will receive a decal and certificate to display at the school.
When the Orbital's Cygnus unmanned resupply spacecraft (Orb-3) takes off to the International Space Station on Monday, Oct. 27 at 5:45 (CST) it will carry a scientific experiment from middle school students from San Antonio.


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Cain's struggles in first inning too much for Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- Analyzing the Giants' losing streak, which grew to three games with Wednesday's 6-2 setback at the hands of the Washington Nationals, is as simple as looking at the scoreboard.
Matt Cain's absence of control, which manifested itself in four first-inning walks that largely accounted for Washington's three-run outburst, was a more mysterious issue.View Full Game Coverage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Analyzing the Giants' losing streak, which grew to three games with Wednesday's 6-2 setback at the hands of the Washington Nationals, is as simple as looking at the scoreboard.
Matt Cain's absence of control, which manifested itself in four first-inning walks that largely accounted for Washington's three-run outburst, was a more mysterious issue.View Full Game Coverage
The Giants, who separated themselves from the rest of the Major Leagues by winning 14 of 17 games before this series, matched their season high for consecutive defeats (April 17-19) because, as was the case then, they couldn't score. The team with the surprising power and penchant for two-out scoring has totaled two or fewer runs in each game during its tailspin. Somewhat predictably, the Giants' previous stretch of three losses in a row marked the only other time their offense endured a similar scoring drought.
The contrast seems stark because the Giants have maintained so much recent success. They clinched their first series loss since Pittsburgh beat them twice in three games, May 5-7. They haven't homered for five consecutive games.
The Giants haven't been stricken with collective amnesia. They've just lacked the charmed touch. Instead of waving magic wands, they're brandishing twigs. Tuesday, San Francisco brought the potential go-ahead or tying runs to the plate in the eighth and ninth innings. Wednesday, they twice left runners in scoring position when a key hit would have dialed up the game's intensity. Both nights, the Giants outhit the Nats. But the Nats have caught the Giants' winning fever, having captured 10 of their last 12 games.
Cain insisted that the Giants haven't altered the approach that has sustained them all year.
"We've been doing the same thing the past couple of nights. We just haven't been able to get a big run through, here and there," he said. "Same thing with pitching. We didn't do a good job of shutting down an inning when we needed to. But it's not a big problem. We're not worried about it."
Center fielder Angel Pagan, who endured a rare 0-for-4 game, emphasized the need for persistence.
"We're going to keep going out there like we normally do," Pagan said. "Like I've told you before, winning or losing, we have to go out there and play the way we know how to. The results are never going to be the same -- we're going to win, we're going to lose. But the attitude has got to be the same. We have to compete and play hard."
Cain (1-4) lamented that his pitching undermined the team's efforts. His four first-inning walks were the most he has issued in any inning during his nine Major League seasons. Eric Surkamp was the last Giants pitcher to walk four batters in an inning, doing so Sept. 24, 2011, at Arizona.
Cain opened the game by walking the first three hitters, alarming the AT&T Park crowd. Adam LaRoche grounded a single that delivered two runs before Ryan Zimmerman's comebacker chased home another run.
The right-hander didn't specify a source for his shaky command.
"I was just missing off the plate, and I couldn't get the ball back on the plate for some reason to the first three hitters," said Cain, who allowed four runs in five innings. "I made an OK pitch to LaRoche and he hit it up the middle. ... I was a few inches off on both sides of the plate and missed badly with some of them. I put our guys behind the eight ball. That was too much of a deficit to try to come back from."
The first inning can present a challenge to some pitchers, though most who have attained Cain's status have conquered this demon.
"That's when a pitcher is trying to get in his rhythm and get in sync, and he had a hard time," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
Nats starter Tanner Roark (5-4) experienced no such problems. He worked two batters into the seventh inning, yielding seven hits and San Francisco's lone runs. Roark's brief lapses occurred in the fourth inning, when Brandon Crawford's second triple in two nights drove in a run, and the seventh, when the right-hander departed after Brandon Hicks and Gregor Blanco both singled. Nats reliever Drew Storen coaxed Joaquin Arias' double-play grounder before Pablo Sandoval, who was scratched from the lineup due to illness, stroked a pinch-hit RBI single.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Redshirt freshman Davie Inman registered a career-high 12 strikeouts to lead the Florida SouthWestern baseball team to a 5-4 non-conference win over Pasco Hernando State on Saturday afternoon at City of Palms Park.
With the win, the Bucs improve to 4-3 on the season, while the Conqistadors fall to 0-6.
John O'Connor was a perfect 5-for-5 with a double and three runs scored. JD Dutka went 1-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBIs, while Enrique Ferrer finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Thomas Pipolo went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Inman pitched 7.0 innings, surrendering three hits and two runs (one earned), while striking out 12 of the 27 batters he faced on the afternoon.
FSW will be back in action Monday afternoon (Feb. 6) when they host Broward College at City of Palms Park. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.
For the latest news on FSW Athletics, log on to FSWBucs.com or stay connected to the Bucs on social media. Follow the Buccaneers on Twitter @FSWBucs, on Instagram @FSWBucs, on Facebook at Facebook.com/FSWBucs and on Snapchat at BucsSnaps.
The Florida SouthWestern State College athletic program is a member of the Florida College System Athletic Association (FCSAA) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Buccaneers are one of 25 schools in the NJCAA Region 8 and are one of six schools in the Suncoast Conference. Florida SouthWestern State College currently supports four intercollegiate athletic programs (Baseball, Softball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball), with Volleyball coming in the fall of 2017.
Baseball and Softball began their regular season competition in 2016 at the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. Located on the Thomas Edison (Lee) Campus in Fort Myers will be the brand new Suncoast Credit Union Arena (completed in fall 2016), where FSW's men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams will compete.
The movement to form a unique sports association dedicated to America's two-year colleges arose in 1937 when several track and field coaches gathered in Fresno, California. A year later, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rejected a petition from 13 two-year colleges in California to grant their teams and athletes permission to compete at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.
In the spring of 1938, following the NCAA's rejection, those same 13 two-year colleges gathered again in Fresno to organize and form an association that would promote and supervise a national athletics program exclusively for junior and community colleges…and the rest is history.
On May 14, 1938, the first constitution of the National Junior College Athletic Association was accepted by its charter members and the organization held its first national championship event a year later in May 1939.
The NJCAA has played a vital role in collegiate athletics for the past eight decades and continues to be the leader in championing academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes. This section of the association's website is dedicated to celebrating the NJCAA's rich history and tradition as the national governing body of two-year college athletics.
For more information on the NJCAA log on to www.NJCAA.org.
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Membership in the Florida College System Activities Association is open to any of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System. Each member institution is represented in the policy‑making deliberations of the Association through that institution's President or other designated representative. The institutional representatives constitute the FCSAA Presidents Assembly, the ultimate authority in FCSAA.
For more information on the FCSAA log on to www.TheFCSAA.com.
Member colleges of the NJCAA are allotted to a specific NJCAA Region upon membership to the association. Unlike other collegiate organizations that defer to conference affiliation, the NJCAA guarantees each member college's membership within the regional structure of the association. In most cases, region assignment is based upon geographic location of the college.
The region structure of the NJCAA is the primary method used by all sponsored sports of the association in determining qualification for national championship tournaments. In certain sports, two or more regions are partnered to form a competition 'district', which is then used for national championship qualification. The organization of districts varies per sport and is formulated every two years under the authority of the association's board of directors.
FSW is in Region 8 and is joined by ASA College Miami (Region 8 only; non-FCSAA member), Broward College, Chipola College, College of Central Florida, Daytona State College, Eastern Florida State College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Gulf Coast State College, Hillsborough Community College, Indian River State College, Lake-Sumter State College, Miami Dade College, Northwest Florida State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, Pensacola State College, Polk State College, Santa Fe College, Seminole State College of Florida, South Florida State College, St. Johns River State College, St. Petersburg College, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota and Tallahassee Community College.
The Bucs are also in the Suncoast Conference with Hillsborough Community College, Polk State College, South Florida State College, St. Petersburg College and State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota.
The women's basketball program is Southern Conference with Broward College, Eastern Florida State College, Indian River State College, Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College.
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Loved this book!
We had a good discussion of it at http://www.booktalk.org/the-moral-landscape-by-sam-harris-f172.html
Here are some of my comments
The main agenda in The Moral Landscape is the political weakness of science as a moral force. Harris zeroes in on what to some may seem an obscure point of logic, the fact-value distinction, as the philosophical source of this weakness. For traditional positive science, scientific work is about providing accurate descriptions of reality. The enlightenment philosopher David Hume, who remains a main inspiration for Anglo-American analytical philosophy, observed that logically, a description of reality cannot directly imply an argument about how we should respond to that description, that an 'is' never implies an 'ought'. Our response to situations, our sense of what we ought to do, Hume says does not come just from the evidence, but from our inner values, the norms of conduct that inform our moral sentiments. Moral norms, the basis of normative ethics, are thereby seen as having a distinct source from descriptive observations.
Harris brilliantly observes that this logical argument by Hume has devolved into the modern myth that science has no right to comment on morality. He argues that the categorical distinction drawn between fact and value as respectively descriptive and normative is logically invalid. Followers of Hume such as the empiricist philosophers Bertrand Russell, George Moore and Karl Popper have been wildly influential in getting scientists to see their work as purely descriptive and never normative. Harris points out against this tradition that relation to reality is the only thing that can make morality sound, so values should be based on facts.
How simple is this argument? My view is that Harris has an important and valid moral argument that values should be based on facts, but his logical presentation has some gaps. His main theme is that well-being is good, and that maximising well-being should be the aim of morality. This term well-being means roughly the same as flourishing. The trouble I have with this argument is that Harris wants to say it is a fact that well-being is good, like it is a fact that atmospheric CO2 concentration is increasing. This is the type of argument that Hume calls a category mistake, because all our moral sentiments are just expressions of value, not fact.
To deal with Hume's logic, and especially with its degraded social impact in the idea that science has no contact with morality, we can either accept or reject it. Harris takes the rejection path, arguing valiantly that Hume commits a logical error. Harris feels it is so obvious that abundant happiness is better than abundant misery that the value we place on well-being amounts to a fact, something only a psychopath could dispute.
The trouble is that even this persuasive argument does not dispense with Hume's logic regarding the source of moral sentiments. Like in geometry, we still need some moral axioms, fundamental assumptions that themselves are not based on observation. The claim that flourishing is good is the prime example of such a moral axiom. Harris owes an unconscious debt to the empiricist tradition in his effort to deny the fact-value tradition with his argument that some values are so important that they are facts. His resistance to the argument that morality can have a source other than observation is based on the distinguished view that anything not based on observation is metaphysical, and therefore suspect. Harris seems to find repugnant the idea that his cherishing of well-being could be a statement of metaphysics, because a deep sentiment within modern science is that metaphysics is intrinsically wrong.
This gets back to the nub of the problem: by rejecting metaphysics, science is nihilistic. Values requires axioms, and axioms are not derivable from observation. By accepting a source for ideas other than pure description, philosophy enters the metaphysical terrain that Kant called the synthetic a priori, or necessary truth. Anglo-American tradition has associated this continental idealist theory with totalitarianism, and has preferred to erect the logical barrier between facts and values, seen in extreme form in Gould's crazy 'separate magisteria' argument. The problem is that the opposition to necessary truth is not sustainable, as values are needed to live by. To say 'our only value is accurate description' just does not cut it as a political reality; science has to show how accurate description provides the basis of an ethical philosophy.
The problem is the epistemic status of the statement 'flourishing is good'. Harris argues it is a fact, while mainstream science says it is an expression of sentiment, and cannot be called a fact because it is not an objective description of something real. Kant was alive to this problem of the seemingly absurd consequences of rigorous logic. Hume had argued on similar lines that we do not know if the sun will rise tomorrow, or if there is a necessary connection between cause and effect, or if our moral sentiments are objective. Kant held that to express certainty about these type of questions requires what he called the transcendental imagination, seeing causation, time and space as necessary truths. He recognised that this necessity is logical rather than empirical, so did not try to broaden the domain of the factual in the way that Harris does.
If we say a claim if factual, we implicitly say it is absolutely and objectively true. By definition a fact cannot be partly true because then it is no longer a fact. Analytically, we can say all facts are objectively and absolutely true. Can we say that about the statement 'human flourishing is good'? While we may want to say yes, there is the nagging issue that it is true for us, but 'it suits us to believe it' is not the same as 'it is objectively true'.
The trouble is, Harris argues there is a rigorous basis to ground values in facts and that in morality sound practical advice should be based on coherent theoretical foundations.
Harris says "no framework of knowledge can withstand utter skepticism, for none is perfectly self-justifying." (p204) But his whole book is all about providing a framework of knowledge that withstands skepticism by the self-justifying argument that flourishing is good. I just think there is an element of cultural confusion in the argument of The Moral Landscape, with some unexamined elements of logical positivism retained that are worth making explicit. Harris would do well to allow his inner Kant to flourish more, expanding on the nod towards the categorical imperative on page 81 by exploring the need for self-justifying arguments. For example Kant says space and time are real because they are the necessary conditions of experience. Harris easily withstands those who might be skeptical about such obvious universal truths by calling them imbeciles (p204), hinting at the need for universal axioms.
I am sympathetic to Harris's call to collapse the fact-value distinction (p14), and indeed this was a main theme of my MA thesis, on ethics and ontology in Heidegger. Where I think that Heidegger and the Kantian tradition provide a better method than what Harris presents is in their recognition that basing values on facts does not diminish the autonomy of the moral sphere. When Harris says (p14) "the divide between facts and values is illusory", I still feel he is relying more on rhetoric than logic.
The problem is the epistemic status of the statement 'flourishing is good'. Harris argues it is a fact, while mainstream science says it is an expression of sentiment, and cannot be called a fact because it is not an objective description of something real.
I could be wrong, but I thought Sam handled this basic objection in his book. The analogy he frequently draws is to that of physical health. It seems that the science of health and medicine is based on at least a few fundamental assumptions, one of them being that healthy is better than being sick or dead. If someone tries to tell you that it's better to be sick or dead rather than healthy, we would probably assume they were suffering a psychological problem. But even if we learned that they weren't, we would be under no obligation to credit their opinion on physical health (without some very persuasive supporting ideas). And without those ideas, it wouldn't be unscientific to dismiss this opinion that illness and death are superior to being healthy.
Sam's basic point is that not all ideas are equal, and not all objections to argument carry weight just by virtue of the fact that someone thought to utter them in the first place. He doesn't seem to think anyone can get behind and undercut the statement that "flourishing is good." I haven't heard anyone do it. The best I've heard is for someone to say that it's just an assumption, and no better or worse than any other.
The problem is the epistemic status of the statement 'flourishing is good'. Harris argues it is a fact, while mainstream science says it is an expression of sentiment, and cannot be called a fact because it is not an objective description of something real.
He doesn't seem to think anyone can get behind and undercut the statement that "flourishing is good." I haven't heard anyone do it. The best I've heard is for someone to say that it's just an assumption, and no better or worse than any other.
Hey, have you guys read the 50-page speech by the character John Galt in the novel "Atlas Shrugged" (Ayn Rand, Plume USA, 1957/2007, pp924-979)? It is a bit PI these days but rather relevant to the current discussion and I can't really argue against it.
P.S. I'm not trying to convert anyone to objectivism, but I do think on this topic Rand has some very relevant things to say. And considering they were said some 54+ years ago (i.e. before the theory of evolution had the scientific influence and acceptance that it enjoys today) I find this pretty amazing.
In his speech Galt suggests that the simple 'good' in life is to live it naturally, as our consciousness-plus-instincts would suggest, perhaps like the lilies of the field live the life of a lily, a bird the life of a bird, a tiger the life of a tiger, etc. Galt then goes on to describe some of man's natural attributes and means of survival, such as his abilities to think and make choices in an awareness of his environment and own being (its strengths and weaknesses).
To live effectively, Galt suggests man must have a code of values to guide his thoughts and actions and that this code of values, if freely adopted, is also his moral code. He then suggests, all that promotes human flourishing in life is the good and all that destroys human flourishing is the evil. Thus a man's own life, how he perceives and respects and lives it in step with his values, becomes his moral standard, his ongoing purpose and his reward or success in terms of the happiness he derives from achieving the expression of his own values. Clearly, such a man truly loves his life and the dance of life within his environment.
Galt then goes on to consider how man ought to deal with others within his society, firstly suggesting that, as being dependent on our rationality for survival, it is only our own (indirect) knowledge and judgments of truth that we truly possess (rather than direct material possessions), may exploit or share or trade. Galt suggests it is reality that will teach us where we have made errors in such judgments of truth. He also suggests that man's judgments need to be directed by his own moral integrity, lively reason and respect for life if he is to minimise his errors of judgment and maximise his knowledge of truths. Thus Galt suggests that a lover of life, and lover of man as a rational and volitional being, is also a lover of truth and a highly moral and heroic person.
In fact he suggests that man's reason is also man's moral faculty, and that the height of man's nobility as a species is reflected in the man that is prepared to take full responsibility for his thinking. Galt also suggests that the basic virtue or value-in-action that promotes human flourishing is man's willingness and decision to think, from which all other human virtues must necessarily follow. Of course this means Galt sees man's basic vice as his refusal to know and judge truths. It is in this sense that Galt castigates the "sceptics" and "mystics".
The three most important values that Galt promotes are reason, purpose and self-esteem. As already noted, reason is seen as man's only legitimate means of gaining knowledge and judging truth (for himself and amongst his fellows). Purpose is seen as the proper use of that reason and knowledge in each man's pursuit of human flourishing. A deep respect for life seems to demand a deep purpose for life. Self-esteem is thus seen as a part of that respect for life and respect for the physical and mental competency life has granted man as a unique species. According to Galt, all other human virtues are either implied or required by these three values. Further, all man's virtues pertain to man's existence and the attributes of his particular species (his consciousness-plus-instincts) as a rational and volitional being. Galt lists these virtues as rationality, independence, integrity, honesty, justice, productiveness and pride.
Galt has little to say on the topic of emotions, except to see emotions as a capacity like a motor that can take us from point A to point B (where we want to go), given we feed that motor with the precious and undiluted fuel of our values-in-action. This seems a very worthy observation: It suggests that instinctive emotions can provide the motor for our rational consciousness if we link the two (instincts and consciousness) via an immutable set of values. Further, a true sense of joy or deep satisfaction is only achieved as we experience the congruence of planned outcomes, such as what we are able to produce and trade via our chosen and rational actions, motivated by our positive values. Thus Galt sees the honest trader as a symbol of all that is good in man as a species, because the trader respects his counterparty as he respects himself and his own values (such as reason, volition and justice). Conversely, Galt sees the abrogation of volition and the use of force as the end of morality amongst men and as disrespectful of life, and thus a promotion of the opposing principle of death.
Galt also has some interesting observations to make on the doctrine of original sin. Original sin as a sin every man commits without free choice, Galt sees as immoral in itself. Original sin as something innate within human nature Galt sees as a mockery of nature – and perhaps nature's driving survival principle of "Life-and-Being Here-and-Now". Further, Galt suggests that to hold a man guilty for a crime where no possibility of innocence exists as flouting reason and thus he sees the punishment of man for his original sin as the ultimate injustice. Galt, perhaps like Nietzsche, thus appeals to us to reconsider the root, and perhaps effect also, of the West's Christian moral code.
Galt also considers the "myth" which surrounds the doctrine of original sin. He suggests that eating from the tree of knowledge merely reflects that man evolved into a rational being (consciousness was added to his instincts, perhaps as the oversized prefrontal lobes and neo-cortex were added to the older cortex). The knowledge of good and evil likewise reflects that man became a moral being, and thus perhaps somewhat aware of the values he must choose to promote human flourishing. For his original sin, man was sentenced to earn his survival by his own labour, thus man became a productive being who had to learn how to use his volition and reason in order to survive. He had to innovatively form his own purposes. Finally, Galt says that man was sentenced to experience reproductive desire, and thus he gained the capacity for sexual intimacy and enjoyment through the process of shared human reproduction, life and flourishing. By this means, Galt charges the myth with the sin of debasing all four cardinal values of the human species – (outward-looking & scientific) reason, (outward-dependent & social) morality, (independent & self-reliant) creativeness and (inward-looking & introspective) joy. Finally he suggests that the creature in the Garden before the Fall, who was without reason, without morality, without productiveness and without joy, was actually no human at all, but more like a robot or perhaps an insect with instincts but without any consciousness.
Galt also has somewhat to say against the idea of self-sacrifice and altruism. He suggests that a surrender of self as an act of altruistic self-sacrifice is contrary to the nature of our species and thus a betrayal of it, because he sees the ultimate sacrifice of self as a sacrifice of the immutable values which we embody as we live. Conversely, he suggests that to truly love someone is to love the values they uniquely embody and express.
Galt therefore warns us against falling for the trap of believing in the superiority of others (and their systems of worship). He sees each man as a wonderful end in himself rather than a means to the ends of others. Thus if anything is to be adored, it is the values resident within us, which are also evidently resident, with greater or lesser degrees of expression, within our fellows. These resident values are ours by inalienable fact, by the pattern or rule of our evolving species, as man. Man is seen as a moral being, although morality is a matter of each man's exercised reason and choice. Galt thus sees legitimate human rights, such as the right to freedom, as conditions that allow man's nature as a species to survive and flourish. Thus true human rights are not conferred by government decree, but by process of evolution itself.
In summary, Galt suggests that what constitutes and justifies our human flourishing lies in our objective evolution as a species. In which case Kantian imperatives or moral axioms would not be required. But has Galt (and Sam) been caught out by the naturalistic fallacy? Or not? Any comments?


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Northampton Saints handed Exeter Chiefs their first home defeat of the Aviva Premiership season with a 30-19 victory in their clash at Sandy Park on Saturday.
Tries from Ken Pisi, Soane Tonga'uiha and Gerrit-Jan van Velze steered the visitors to victory and fourth place in the league, with Stephen Myler kicking three conversions and three penalties.
Exeter, who either side of Christmas narrowly lost at Gloucester and were then denied a home victory over Bath by a late converted penalty try, made just one change among their backs with Ian Whitten starting in the centre in place of Jason Shoemark.
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The Saints, who went into the game one point above Exeter, named an unchanged back division while Tonga'uiha came in at loosehead prop, Paul Doran Jones at tighthead, Mark Sorenson at lock and Calum Clark at blindside flanker.
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Exeter were rewarded for their possession advantage and when flanker Phil Dowson was penalised at the breakdown and fly-half Gareth Steenson drilled the penalty kick through the uprights to put the home side in front.
But Northampton hit back as Arscott's poor kick from deep was collected by fly-half Myler who put full-back Ben Foden away on the counter-attack and he slipped past his opposite number before offloading to wing Pisi.
The Samoan international jinked to avoid centre Phil Dollman's try-saving tackle attempt to touch down behind the posts. Myler added the simple extras and then added a long-range penalty on the half hour.
Northampton's Phil Dowson takes the attack to Exeter at Sandy Park © Getty Images
The fly-half, who saw his next attempt hit the upright, then added a second penalty from out wide on the left. Exeter reduced the arrears as Steenson added a penalty after England hooker Dylan Hartley was sent to the sin bin as his side led 13-6 at the break.
Exeter started the second half looking to take advantage of the extra man against a seven-man scrum which they wheeled, allowing Steenson to reduce the deficit further with his third penalty.
Myler cancelled that out with a 38-metre kick before Arscott was stopped short, but the home side cut the arrears to four points with Steenson's fourth penalty just before the Saints were restored to full strength with Hartley back on the field.
Exeter were then forced to defend their line and when the Saints were awarded a penalty close to the line they opted to kick to touch. From the line-out and resultant drive Tonga'uiha got the touchdown and Myler converted.
The Saints line was put under pressure, and with the referee playing advantage replacement centre Sireli Naqelevuki powered over for a Chiefs try which replacement fly-half Ignacio Mieres converted.
Northampton, from another catch and drive, crossed for their third try after referee Greg Garner referred the matter to TMO Geoff Warren, with No.8 Van Velze getting the touchdown and Myler adding the touchline conversion.
Saints' director of rugby Jim Mallinder welcomed his side's morale-boosting win. "We have had some cracking wins away - we have won down here, we have won at Gloucester and at Bath as well as away at Ulster," he said, "but what we need to do is get back our home form so next week [Heineken Cup] will be a good test.
"It is always tough to come to Exeter and they have a very good record, and quite rightly so," he added. "They are a good team and they test your defence, put you under pressure by playing a lot but I thought our defence was really good. We were up for it and we took our opportunities well."
Chiefs boss Rob Baxter commented: Exeter head coach Rob Baxter said: "I don't think we were far off winning the game. It wouldn't have taken any more physical endeavour from us, it would have just taken a little more mental sharpness and a little better control of certain parts of the game.
"We were the team that was playing and being able to control possession for periods but we almost played until we made the error. What we are striving for is being able to flick that switch from being that team that wants to attack, wants to be ambitious, hunting to keep possession and breakdown the opposition but also looks up and sees that there is a decision to be made and makes the right one. That has always been the battle for us since we came in to the Premiership.
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State's marijuana stores likely to see short-term shortages
The businesses in Washington's state-licensed marijuana industry are playing the dating game.
With sales due to start July 8, the people allowed to grow pot are matching up with the people who are allowed to sell it.
For the Cooper family, growers in Wenatchee, that means "meeting with them, looking at their locations, getting a general feel for their type of management style," said Eric Cooper, the 56-year-old part owner of Monkey Grass Farms. "Are they more businesslike, or are they more, 'Let's go out back and let's smoke a joint?'"
There's an urgency to the relationship-building. Stores can't open with nothing to put on their shelves, and they are competing for what could be a squeezed supply.
Few growers will have had enough time to raise a crop and turn it into a drug ready to be smoked, let alone the further processing needed to make the extracts and pot-infused food that are growing in popularity.
There is little doubt that demand for the state's first legal marijuana will be intense. A shortage could be in the making.
"Initially, I think they could run out of product. We'll just have to see," said Rick Garza, who as director of the Liquor Control Board is leading the implementation of the new state-licensed industry.
Rationing ahead
"Right now there's definitely a shortage," retail applicant Don Muridan said. "The supply is not going to meet the demand. I can assure you of that."
Muridan expects his central Tacoma store will be among those that open July 8. It's at 3111 S. Pine Street in the industrial Nalley Valley, one of four in Tacoma that are among the 37 applicants farthest along in the state process of licensing.
The property was one of two Rainier Wellness stores Muridan operated, selling unregulated medical marijuana. He hopes the other, just south of downtown, can follow soon in converting to recreational sales.
"We've only been able to secure 50 pounds our first week," he said.
That would be enough to serve just 800 customers buying the full ounce they are allowed by state law. But most people are unlikely to buy so much. And Muridan won't let them, he said.
"We're going to ration the products," he said, probably limiting each customer to a quarter of an ounce. That's still enough to produce as many as a dozen or so joints.
He also plans to close at 7 p.m. at first, instead of staying open until midnight as allowed by state rules.
And don't expect to go to stores the first week for a marijuana cookie or brownie.
No stores are expected to carry pot-infused food right away. Kitchens that produce such edibles have not yet been licensed by the Agriculture Department, although some are in the pipeline.
State regulators hope that any shortage will work itself out as time goes on.
The liquor board has licensed 79 producers and processors to grow 566,000 square feet of plants.
Only a few will be ready when the board hopes to license at least 20 stores on July 7 that can then open as early as the following day — just more than four months after the state licensed its first grower.
Early growers call shots
If not for the opportunity to grow legal weed, Eric Cooper would be on a beach chair in Maui.
He looks the part, in an aloha shirt, jeans, sandals and a bushy silver goatee. The grandfather's musical taste inclines toward the Beatles and "island music," Bob Marley and Jimmy Buffett. He started smoking pot at age 14.
A contractor for years, the housing bubble burst around him. Since then, he's worked as a registered nurse and opened a medical marijuana store, where he found a master grower to set up a garden in a three-car garage.
Now he and his family, the grower and two other partners have moved to a huge former beer warehouse near Wenatchee and spent roughly $100,000 in start-up costs for a facility that includes 300,000 watts of light and enough lumber, the former builder said, to frame a whole house.
He says he's thinking for the long term by not harvesting his buds before they're ready — as he says some growers are doing — and by not gouging buyers.
"The first couple months is going to be terrible as far as price goes," he said, predicting many competitors will charge high prices. "But we'd rather have a long-term relationship with our retailers."
A short supply means the Coopers' crop is in demand. They get calls every day.
But the Monkey Grass plants are already spoken for, at least the ones closest to harvest.
"We have 100 percent of our crop sold to select retailers that we've met that we feel that will market and brand our product the way we want it to be," said Katey Cooper, Eric's daughter and a former Target manager, "and we also of course came up with select deals that benefit both parties."
With its leverage, Monkey Grass is demanding a share of a store's shelf space in exchange for a percentage of the grower's crop.
Monkey Grass should have plenty of product.
Its indoor grow near Wenatchee is in the state's top tier for size, at 21,000 square feet of plants. And Cooper is optimistic he will be licensed to also grow outdoors soon. He's already built a fence around his planned farm.
Two months after bringing its first plant to the warehouse, the company is getting close to its first harvest of 100 plants, but then it needs to dry, package, test and deliver its product. So that means no Monkey Grass until mid-July.
Cooper hopes the weed supply steadies by October. By then, he plans on being on that beach chair where he was headed before deciding state-licensed marijuana sales were too good an opportunity to pass up.
"This would be too much fun," he figured. "And it is. It's like the Wild West."
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Mayor Coleen J. Seng today welcomed hotel developer John Q. Hammons of Springfield, Missouri to Lincoln and committed to work with him on his investment of nearly $20 million in launching a new hotel in the Antelope Valley area and updating the downtown Embassy Suites.
Hammons is proposing the construction of a $16 million Residence Inn by Marriott®, a four-story, 150-room hotel, on the block bounded by 17th, 18th, "P" and "Q" streets. Hammons also plans to spend $3 million to update and improve the Embassy Suites, a $30 million 250-room hotel that opened at 1040 "P" Street in 2000.
"Mr. Hammons once again has demonstrated his commitment to Lincoln by announcing his intention to reinvest in the Embassy Suites and by proposing the first major investment in the Antelope Valley redevelopment area," Mayor Seng said. "This is very exciting news on projects that will benefit downtown, Antelope Valley and the entire community."
On November 29, the Lincoln City Council approved a plan for the Antelope Valley redevelopment area, which allows the City of Lincoln to work with private investors to build new projects in the area.
"As a longtime downtown supporter, and one of Antelope Valley's earliest advocates, I am pleased to see private business making plans to invest in one of Lincoln's oldest areas," Seng said. "With regard to Antelope Valley, I have believed from the beginning that a commitment to remove 50 acres of land from the floodplain and providing new infrastructure in this part of the City would prompt the type of reinvestment Mr. Hammons announced today."
Seng praised Hammons for his vision of five years ago, when he saw the potential for a major hotel on what had been a surface parking lot downtown. Hammons was chosen for the project in 1997 through a competitive, open public process. Today, Seng said, Mr. Hammons is again demonstrating his vision for the future.
"Redevelopment of older areas can be a tremendous challenge," she said. "The Embassy Suites has been a great success in Lincoln, and we have every reason to believe the Residence Inn Mr. Hammons has proposed would have the same success in the Antelope Valley area."
Next month, the City Urban Development Department will prepare an amendment to the Antelope Valley Redevelopment Plan to reflect the project Hammons has proposed. The amendment will be presented to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission and the Lincoln City Council for approval.
If the amendment is approved, John Q. Hammons Hotels will submit more detailed plans for the Residence Inn by Marriott® in response to a City request for proposals. Other developers could submit competing proposals for the same site, and the Mayor said the selection process must be open and competitive. Once a redevelopment agreement is negotiated with a developer and approved by the City Council, the City's role likely would be to assemble the land and assist businesses now on the block to relocate.
If the Hammons proposal is selected, he said he intends to break ground for the Residence Inn by July 2005. Remodeling the Embassy Suites will begin immediately.
"Expecting private investors to recognize the strategic importance of the downtown and Antelope Valley areas is one thing. Seeing it happen is quite another," said Mayor Seng. "I am confident that the vision Mr. Hammons has for this area will generate more interest from local, regional and national developers wanting to invest in Lincoln."


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BALTIMORE – UMBC women's lacrosse got on the board early in Saturday afternoon's America East matchup at the UMBC Stadium, but New Hampshire posted five straight goals to end the first half en route to an 8-2 victory.
UNH improves to 6-7 on the season and 1-1 in America East action, while UMBC (5-6, 0-2 AEC) falls for the second straight game.
The Retrievers jumped on the board first on a pass to the middle from red-shirt junior Ali Carpenter (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh/Loyola) to freshman Mackenzie Reese (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll School). Reese launched a shot that UNH starting goalkeeper Taylor Hurwitz was unable to handle, putting UMBC out in front, 1-0, four minutes into the contest.
New Hampshire evened the score 1:19 later on a score from junior Laura Puccia, but Reese responded to give the Retrievers back the edge, 2-1, on a free position score 6:47 into the matchup.
UNH ended the period with five consecutive scores, starting with Puccia's second of the contest on a man up opportunity, following a pass from junior Kayleigh Hinkle. Hinkle scored the next three for the Wildcats, two coming off passes from senior Molly Gaffey. Junior Rachel Nock capped off the run with 1:39 to go in the opening half slotting a shot past goalkeeper Kelly Gielner (Pasadena, Md./St. Mary's), to give UNH a 6-2 lead at the break.
The Retrievers' defense held New Hampshire to just two scores in the second period, but their offense was unable to take advantage.
Gaffey and Hinkle connected for both goals in the second period, the first coming 5:55 into the half as Hinkle found Gaffey in the middle following a cut to extend the advantage to 7-2. The second came with 15:59 to go in the contest, when Hinkle curled around Gaffey and received a flip pass for the shot and score. Hinkle finished the day with four goals and two assists, while Gaffey added four points on three assists and one goal.
UMBC placed 15 of its 26 shots on goal in the contest, forcing Hurwitz into making 12 saves. Gielner finished the afternoon with seven saves on UNH's 26 shots. The Retrievers turned the ball over 21 times in the contest to New Hampshire's 17, while the Wildcats also held a 7-4 advantage in draw controls.
Sophomore Alyssa Semones (Westminster, Md./Westminster/Penn State) finished the game with a team-best six shots, six ground balls and three caused turnovers for UMBC. Senior Kristen Bilney (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) added five ground balls, three shots, two draw controls and two caused turnovers.
The Retrievers return to action on Wednesday, April 9 when it travels to Columbia. Game time is set for 5 p.m. at Robert K. Kraft Field.


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