text: The incidence of and mortality in 8 of the 10 most common types of cancer in the United States are decreasing.[1,2] One of those in which they are increasing is non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,[3] and it is estimated that 53,400 new cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and 23,400 deaths due to it will occur in the United States in 2003.[4] These increases have been most notable in patients older than 60 years,[5] in whom 61% of the new cases of the disease occur. Combination chemotherapy with CHOP (cyclophosphamide [Cytoxan, Neosar], doxorubicin(Drug information on doxorubicin) HCl, vincristine [Oncovin], prednisone(Drug information on prednisone)), CHOP-like, or CHOP-R (plus rituximab(Drug information on rituximab) [Rituxan]) regimens is considered the standard of care in young and older patients alike with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[ 6-8] Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is potentially curable and complete responses are achieved in many patients, but treatment failures and mortality are more common in older patients.[6] In fact, age 60 years and older is a prognostic factor for adverse outcomes in patients with intermediate- grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[ 9] The CHOP regimen produces complete responses in only 40% to 50% of elderly patients, with 3-year event-free and overall survival being 30% and 35% to 40%, respectively.[ 10] Nonmyeloablative, doseintensified chemotherapy regimens may improve the outcomes in younger patients, but they are generally not well tolerated in elderly patients. The lower survival in elderly patients has been attributed to the greater toxicity of standard full-dose chemotherapy in the presence of comorbidities and poor bone marrow reserves.[11] Concern over elderly patients' tolerance of chemotherapy has led many physicians to treat them less aggressively. This may be accomplished either by administering lessmyelosuppressive (and potentially less-effective) chemotherapy or by administering substandard dose intensities. A retrospective analysis of data from a large survey of practice patterns in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma found that older patients were significantly more likely than younger patients to be treated with a planned average relative dose intensity of 80% or less (28% vs 12%, P < .001).[12] Elderly patients were also more likely to be treated with less-aggressive, and therefore potentially less-effective, regimens than younger patients. For example, non-anthracycline-containing regimens such as CNOP (cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone [Novantrone], vincristine, prednisone) and CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone) were more commonly used in patients aged 60 years and older than in younger patients (21% vs 7%, P < .001). This practice may be one of the reasons for the lower survival rates in the elderly. Routine undertreatment may be due to assumptions about their frailty or relative inability to tolerate chemotherapy. However, there is considerable evidence that elderly patients will benefit as much as younger patients when they are given equivalent chemotherapy doses. A classic example of this is seen in the results of a study by the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) in 307 patients with large cell lymphoma treated with CHOP.[13] Of the 81 elderly patients in the study, 23 were given full-dose treatment in violation of the protocolstipulated 50% reduction in the chemotherapy dose in patients aged 65 years or older. Analysis of the results in these 23 patients found no significant differences between them and younger patients in the complete response rate, duration of complete response, or frequency of treatment-related complications. The investigators therefore concluded that the routine reduction in chemotherapy doses on the basis of age alone is inappropriate and may be a primary contributor to the poorer outcomes in elderly patients. In light of the results of this and other studies in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the relation between dose intensity and outcomes in this disease has become well established. Several retrospective studies have shown that maintaining the standard dose intensity of the chemotherapy increases the likelihood of a complete response and greater survival.[14-16] Kwak and colleagues reported that the strongest factor associated with greater survival was the delivery of more than 75% of the relative dose intensity of doxorubicin.[ 14] Similarly, Epelbaum and colleagues found that delivery of an average relative dose intensity of more than 80% resulted in a significantly higher complete response rate and that the delivery of more than 70% resulted in higher 5-year overall survival.[15] Lepage and colleagues found that the response rate and overall survival were significantly lower in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who were treated with less than 70% of the planned dose intensity.[16] Older patients were shown to have outcomes similar to those in younger patients when the dose intensity was maintained with the use of CSF.[17] It is clear that maintaining the dose intensity of the chemotherapy is important in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and managing dose-limiting toxicities plays an important role in this. Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia Severe neutropenia and its complications are the major dose-limiting toxicities of chemotherapy for non- Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hospitalization for febrile neutropenia is associated with substantial costs, lower quality of life, and a greater risk of mortality, especially in elderly patients with comorbidities. In a study that compared data on hospitalizations for febrile neutropenia in patients with lymphoma and patients with solid tumors, the mean lengths of stay were longer (10.8 vs 8.5 days), the costs per episode greater ($19,061 vs $12,302), and treatment-related mortality higher (10% vs 9%) in patients with lymphoma.[ 18] The complications of neutropenia in patients with lymphoma may lead to treatment delays and dose reductions, seriously compromising the dose intensity in patients with this potentially curable cancer. As was noted above, the risk of neutropenia is a major factor in the choice of chemotherapy and in regimen modifications, and this can result in suboptimal treatment. The first occurrence of febrile neutropenia is most likely in the early cycles of chemotherapy. A randomized trial that assessed the toxicity of chemotherapy in 453 elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma reported that 43% to 68% of all occurrences of grades 3 and 4 leukopenia were in the first cycle, depending on the chemotherapy regimen.[19] A retrospective analysis of data on 577 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma found that 62% of the initial occurrences of febrile neutropenia were in the first cycle (Figure 1).[20] Another study found that more than 65% of the hospitalizations for febrile neutropenia were in cycles 1 and 2.[21] Furthermore, a retrospective analysis of the data on 267 elderly patients treated with CHOP found that 63% of the treatment- related deaths occurred in the first cycle.[22] These findings make it clear that neutropenia and its complications are best prevented early in the course of chemotherapy. It has been shown that first-cycle management with colony-stimulating factor (CSF) in both younger and older patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma reduces the incidence and duration of neutropenia and its complications and helps maintain the chemotherapy dose intensity. Four placebocontrolled randomized trials of firstcycle CSF use with standard-dose CHOP and regimens with similar myelosuppressive potential in elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have reported significantly lower incidences of neutropenia and its complications in the CSF arms, by 32% to 83% (Table 1).[23-26] In the trial of CHOP and CHOP-like regimens by Zagonel and colleagues the rates of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and neutropenia-related infection were significantly lower in the patients who were given CSF than in those who received placebo; in addition, the use of CSF was also associated with fewer and shorter treatment delays and with shorter lengths of stay in patients hospitalized for febrile neutropenia.[23] Jacobson and colleagues also reported that first-cycle CSF use made it possible to deliver full-dose standard chemotherapy in elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[27] Risk Models in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Research is under way to determine risk factors in order to develop a risk model for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with non- Hodgkin's lymphoma. This will make it possible to target CSF to those at highest risk. Several risk factors have thus far been identified, mainly in retrospective studies. Since data indicate that most complications of neutropenia occur early in the first few cycles of chemotherapy, predictive risk studies in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have assessed unconditional patient factors for the development of chemotherapyinduced neutropenia in the first cycle. A number of other risk factors have been identified, and predictive risk models that use these factors have been developed. The risk factors seen repeatedly in several studies[20, 28-31] include advanced age, poor performance status, planned high chemotherapy dose intensity, the presence of hepatic, renal, or cardiac comorbidities, and lack of primary prophylaxis with CSF (Table 2). Less-obvious pretreatment factors-including low serum albumin levels, elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels, bone marrow involvement, and high levels of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-have also been identified,[ 20,28,31,32] but most of these have not yet been validated in separate patient populations. Each risk factor for chemotherapyinduced neutropenia considered on its own has limited predictive power, and a clinically useful risk model should consider all of the risk factors in a patient. A pretreatment risk model developed through regression analysis found five significant independent predictors for the first episode of febrile neutropenia.[33] These predictors of early febrile neutropenia were age greater than 65 years, serum albumin level less than 35 g/L, planned dose intensity greater than 80% of the standard, absolute neutrophil count less than 1.5 × 109/L, and the presence of hepatic disease.[33] A composite risk score of the number of risk factors present differentiated patients as being at low (1 or 2 factors) or high (≥ 3 factors) risk for hospitalization for febrile neutropenia. A clinical decision model was then developed to assess the cost implications of three strategies for using firstcycle CSF in patients treated with CHOP or CHOP-like regimens for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[34] The first treatment strategy was "control," in which CSF was not used in any pa tients; the second was "universal," in which the CSF pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) was used in all patients in all cycles; and the third was "model," in which pegfilgrastim was used in all cycles in those patients who were at high risk according to the model described above.[33] The "model" strategy was found to be the most cost-effective, because it targets pegfilgrastim prophylaxis to those who are most likely to benefit from it. Dose-Dense Chemotherapy in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Maintaining the dose intensity of chemotherapy is associated with greater overall survival in non- Hodgkin's lymphoma; therefore, it is logical to assume that increasing the dose intensity would further improve the outcomes. Recent studies have tested this hypothesis, finding that the dose intensity can be increased by shortening the time between the chemotherapy cycles, which also requires prophylactic CSF in all cycles. A phase II study in 120 patients with non- Hodgkin's lymphoma evaluated the efficacy of filgrastim(Drug information on filgrastim) in CHOP with CSF support given in 14-day cycles. This was compared with historical data for CHOP given in the standard 21- day cycles.[35] In this study 90% of the cycles were given at full dose and on time and 86% of the patients were treated with the planned six cycles. The preliminary results of a phase III trial of dose-dense (14-day) CHOP with CSF support vs 21-day CHOP in 738 patients older than 60 years have also been reported.[36] At a median follow-up of 49 months, CHOP-14 resulted in a significantly higher complete response rate (77.1% vs 63.5%, P = .028), greater overall survival (58.6% vs 44.6%, P = .002), and greater disease-free survival (47% vs 39.2%, P = .024) (Figure 2). The CHOP-14 plus CSF regimen was also well tolerated, with a lower rate of grade 4 leukopenia than the CHOP- 21 regimen (24% vs 44%).[37] Furthermore, appropriate supportive care with CSF was required with dosedense regimens; the rates of grades 3 and 4 infections when filgrastim was given for 10 days were half those when it was given for only 7 days (11% vs 21%).[38] The results from these studies are promising, and suggest that the routine use of dose-dense regimens with prophylactic CSF may prove to be an important strategy for improving the outcomes in patients with non- Hodgkin's lymphoma. Conclusions The incidence of and mortality in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are increasing. This disease is potentially curable, but treatment failures are common and can often be attributed, at least in part, to a failure to deliver adequate doses of chemotherapy because of perceived or actual problems with myelosuppression. Dose reductions and delays are most common in elderly patients, and therefore, not unexpectedly, the response rates and overall survival are lower than those in younger patients. Several risk factors for chemotherapyinduced neutropenia and its complications (eg, hospitalization for febrile neutropenia and dose delays or reductions) have been identified in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with standard-dose regimens. Incorporating these risk factors into a predictive model would make it possible to determine those patients at highest risk for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and to appropriately target first-cycle CSF to them. Furthermore, a recent study assessed three strategies for prophylaxis with CSF and found that the "model" strategy, in which the CSF pegfilgrastim is used only in those patients at high risk on the basis of their composite risk score, was the most costeffective. The promising results with dose-dense chemotherapy with CSF prophylaxis, providing greater overall survival in the elderly, should be confirmed in additional studies. Until that time, a pretreatment predictive risk model for identifying patients at risk for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and its complications should reduce the incidence and severity of chemotherapy- induced neutropenia by making the targeted use of CSF possible in those most likely to benefit from it. Furthermore, it will facilitate the cost-effective delivery of standard full-dose chemotherapy on time.


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Try Dream World or PR2!
I've been playing both a lot lately. We actually just got the Jigg Hat in PR2 too.
I play a lot of Dream World just to kill a few minutes every day (it's gotten me up to level 78 from just spending the energy as quickly as I can), but my favourite multiplayer game would be Transformice, since it's not an energy game, and there are a bunch of different modes you can play (regular, racing, survival, bootcamp, vanilla, etc), and there's always room for improvement in it.
Originally posted by VforVendetta:Try Dream World or PR2! I've been playing both a lot lately. We actually just got the Jigg Hat in PR2 too.
I think we have the same interests. :P
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I would recommend Realm of the Mad God Crystal Saga And then for something outside of the site Path Of Exile
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He said a referendum could take place "absolutely no problem at all" while it was still being discussed in Europe. But he admitted it was more difficult if there was no general election until 2010 and if all member states had ratified it without holding a referendum.
03 November, 2009
Referendum on the Lisbon treaty
11 comments:
- ourdayservice said...
James you miss the point. Of course Labour has reneged on their promise - much to their shame.
However,the point is the original notion of a "Common Market" which was a reasonable concept , soon became something much more sinister.The creation of a superstate Europe where democratic rights of individual countries are trampled on and we get ever closer to the Big Brother and 1984 mentality makes every right thinking Briton shudder. - 3/11/09 22:04
Well said James.
I'm fed up of these people who froth at the mouth at the mere mention of Europe.
Yes, the EU is undemocratic. Yes, Lisbon is not a nice treaty.
But beating our chests endlessly over the fact we don't get a referendum is pointless. Even Tim Montgomerie (a BOO man) has pointed out that the proposed 'mandate manifesto' is a better idea. Taking the fight to Europe as a govt is much better.
Time for some people to grow up and try living in the real world. - 3/11/09 22:27
What a load of bollocks!Now comes the Tory spin " he didnt really mean we would have a referendum " i know thats what i thought he meant, the only way forward now wil be a campaign to get us out altogether, i will be voting UKIP now and there will thousands like me, it could cost call me Dave the election.
- 3/11/09 22:35
Is that the real world where our leaders say they will have a referendum and don't ?
Is it the real world where politicians defraud the exchequer and get paid off instead of being charged ?
Is it the real world where we can afford billions to bail out the banks but can't afford to provide a livable pension ?
I prefer my fantasy world where we have a referendum with one question, EU In or Out. - 3/11/09 22:39
- Excalibur said...
I totally agree with you, James.
The sneering Huw Edwards was a disgrace on the BBC News last night, trying to make out that David Cameron was as duplicious as Gordon Brown. - 4/11/09 09:23
- Jon said...
I really think that people should accept Lisbon as an accomplished fact, however unfortunate, and focus on how we intend to make our mark on Europe. See here http://tinyurl.com/yhopcne for the first campaign - the Right2Bet Campaign - hoping to be the first to utilise Lisbon's "Citizens Initiative" provision. Grassroots campaigns like Right2Bet can make a difference in the post-Lisbon era. Citizens forcing their leaders to adopt free and fair trade and restore personal freedoms? Sounds appealing!
- 4/11/09 11:41
The left are trying to paint David Cameron as going back on a "cast iron pledge"
I can't believe you are now accusing Guido, Tim Montgomerie, and the Bruges Group of being left-wing. If they are left-wing I think that makes you a Marxism.
Today, I will give this cast-iron guarantee: If I become PM a Conservative government will hold a referendum on any EU treaty that emerges from these negotiations. - David Cameron quoted on Guido.
Ken Clarke for president of Europe! - 4/11/09 15:33
- cheap said...
The real man deserve it..
- 5/11/09 06:12
It would be constitutionally absurd to have a referendum on a ratified treaty but that would not make it a worthless exercise as a referendum has two aspects: national public discussion and a binding vote. People want the former as much as the latter because it compels politicians to make their case to the public, whatever you say about carefully wording and rewording the question. The full value of politicians, journalists and the general public knowing exactly what the opinion of the country is - the percentages on each side -can never be quantified or underestimated.
If David Cameron seeks to renegotiate Britain's obligations under the ratified Lisbon Treaty, there is an argument for his proceding in that direction with a clear public mandate. At the moment politicians don't know what the public actually thinks of the Lisbon Treaty and without the sort of engagement in thorough public discussion which - when the governemnt is advocating a pro-European position at least - a referendum necessitates, the public won't be able to make an informed decision either, and Cameron will procede on the basis of an instinctive, largely uninformed Euro-sceptic consensus.
So here's an idea: why doesn't Cameron hold a referendum on his governemnt's response to the Lisbon Treaty? And the Liberal Democrats and pro-European voices would then have an incentive to make their case.
Not a purley rhetorical point - if a referendum isn't possible, there may be an option that amounts to more than burying the idea of public consultation at all, because educating the public and gaiging national opinion is a principle that can always be made applicable to something. - 6/11/09 02:41
This is Cameron's piece for the sun (his words):
"ON Monday The Sun's image of Gordon Brown sticking two fingers up to the British public was provocative. But it was right.
What a difference to Churchill. When he made that salute, it inspired this country to wipe the scourge of fascism from Europe.
But for Gordon Brown, it's a gesture to the British people saying: "I know best. Your views are irrelevant. Get used to it."
Make no mistake, that's the reason he refuses to give the British people a referendum on the EU constitutional treaty - he simply doesn't trust them. It's the arrogant belief that he - and only he - has the right to decide what's best for Britain's future.
Well, Prime Minister, I've news for you. The old politics that you grew up in no longer reflect the new world we live in. It's a world where people are demanding - and getting - more power and more control over their lives.
cameron: ll give you EU vote
Take America. Over there, twice as many people get health information online than from their doctor. And in some towns, you can look at online crime maps before deciding where to buy a property.
And in the UK, the internet has transformed lives. At the click of a button we buy insurance, holidays and access information on just about anything. Gordon Brown just doesn't get this. With him, freedom and control is fine - but only if he has the freedom to control your life.
Take Citizens Juries. He says he wants to listen to people. But they are just glorified focus-groups, hand-picked and cloaked in secrecy. Believe me, if they really reflected the will of Britons the message would be loud and clear - we want a referendum.
It doesn't have to be like this. Giving people freedom and control over their lives is one of the things that makes me a Conservative.
And it is why from the moment the EU Constitution was dreamt up by elites in Brussels, the Conservative Party's squadron was first in the air, demanding a referendum in this battle for our country's future.
Since then, we have been keeping up the fight, looking out for the interests of Britain.
There is a second reason why I want a referendum on the treaty.
One of the great challenges we face is rolling back the tide of bureaucracy that is drowning our country in regulations and forms.
And you can't do that without targeting one of the main sources of this bureaucracy - Brussels.
Because it is Europe that ties our businesses up in red tape.
And it is Europe that ties the hands of our courts. We won't be able to deal with any of this unless we have a referendum.
The final reason we must have a vote is trust. Gordon Brown talks about "new" politics.
But there's nothing "new" about breaking your promises to the British public. It's classic Labour.
And it is the cancer that is eating away at trust in politics. Small wonder that so many people don't believe a word politicians ever say if they break their promises so casually.
If you really want to signal you're a break from the past, Prime Minister, do the right thing - give the people the referendum you promised.
Today, I will give this cast-iron guarantee: If I become PM a Conservative government will hold a referendum on any EU treaty that emerges from these negotiations.
No treaty should be ratified without consulting the British people in a referendum."
I agree Labour lied - again, but 2 wrongs don't make a right. People have argued ove the semantics but the thrust of the piece has obviously been reneged on.
He needs to announce an in orout referendum to heal the split, get UKIP supporters back and win some others.
Whay are ALL politicians so scared of the people's will? - 6/11/09 10:33
Have you seen some of the people out there?! Bring on the nanny state.
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The wl1271, connected on MMCSD1 of the OMAP-L138 is unable to "really" communicate. I can scan for access points, and indeed see all surrounding access points, but i'm unable to get any data to the other side or vise versa.
To start the wifi (using the MAC addres of the omap PHY plus one...):
# ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:08:EE:06:21:37
# ifup wlan0wl1271: OK firmware wl1271-fw.bin size=271832wl1271: OK firmware wl1271-nvs.bin size=912udhcpc (v1.18.5) startedSending discover...Sending discover...Sending discover...Sending discover...No lease, forking to background
#dmesgPowering on wifiwl1271: firmware booted (Rev 188.8.131.52.350)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 1)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 2)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 3)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 timed outwlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 1)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 2)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 3)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 timed outwlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 1)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 2)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 (try 3)wlan0: direct probe to 00:3a:99:3b:9f:d3 timed out
A bit of research suggested this was due to (lack of) calibration of the chip. I tried to follow these guidelines: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/wl12xx/calibrator#wl12xx_Calibration
However, it fails and there's no hint on how to proceed.
Since this is an OMAP-L138 board, the TQS_S_2.6.ini is the one i need (I think? The article is really vague on this)
# calibrator set ref_nvs /usr/share/ti/wifi-utils/ini_files/127x/TQS_S_2.6.ini
Then move the generated file to where the firmware is:
#cp new-nvs.bin /lib/firmware/wl1271-nvs.bin
Reboot (thus load the new file) and calibrate:
# calibrator plt calibratewl1271: power upwl1271: OK firmware wl1271-fw.bin size=271832wl1271: OK firmware wl1271-nvs.bin size=912wl1271: firmware booted in PLT mode (Rev 126.96.36.199.350)Fail to calibrate ith radio status (-36)wl1271: power down
(the wl1271 messages are from the kernel, I added a few extra printk's in there to verify that the firmware was really being loaded from the right spot)
What did I do wrong?
please confirm that you set the option CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE=y in case you use comat then it will be in the config.mk file. without seting the TESTMODE to Y, the calibrator will not work
Yes, CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE=y is in the kernel config, as the documentation instructed.
If there's any more information needed, please let me know. I still haven't found any solution to the WL1271 not being able to transmit or receive any data apart from scanning.
I did try attaching a USB wifi stick (atheros 9k chipset) which worked flawlessly on the same device, I could communicate with protected and unprotected networks with that hardware. So the wifi stack is just fine, it's the wl1271 chip or its driver or setting that isn't doing what it's supposed to do.
Still have this problem PLEASE help!
echo 3 > /proc/cpu/alignmentmodprobe -r wl12xx_sdiorm -f /tmp/wl1271-nvs.bincalibrator plt autocalibrate wlan0 \ /lib/modules/2.6.37/updates/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx_sdio.ko \ /usr/share/ti/wifi-utils/ini_files/TiWi-R2/ini_file_v0.0.ini \ /tmp/wl1271-nvs.bin 00:08:EE:06:21:37Kernel logging:
wl12xx: driver version: ol_R5.00.17wl12xx: compilation time: Thu May 17 12:25:00 2012wl12xx: loadedwl12xx: loadedwl12xx: power upwl12xx: firmware booted in PLT mode (PLT 18.104.22.168.111)wl12xx: power downAlignment trap: calibrator (690) PC=0x40232e28 Instr=0xe5830000 Address=0xbefb77d9 FSR 0x813Alignment trap: calibrator (690) PC=0x40232e28 Instr=0xe5830000 Address=0xbefb77da FSR 0x813Alignment trap: calibrator (690) PC=0x40232e28 Instr=0xe5830000 Address=0xbefb77db FSR 0x813Alignment trap: calibrator (690) PC=0x40232e28 Instr=0xe5830000 Address=0xbefb77dd FSR 0x813
(the alignment traps are triggered by a buggy MAC address routine in the calibrator tool)
Output on console:
Using nvs version 2.1Calibrate /tmp/wl1271-nvs.binFail to calibrate ith radio status (-36)Writing mac address 00:08:EE:06:21:37 to file /tmp/wl1271-nvs.binCalibration done. FEM1 has 1 bands. AutoFEM is off. Resulting nvs is /tmp/wl1271-nvs.bin
calibrator version 0.73
firmware: git://github.com/TI-ECS/ti-utils.git SRCREV = "38e0dd7999b9087e00d1a59306a7c22fd23246cf"
compat-wireless version: 2012-05-15-r5-18
Please check this post - http://e2e.ti.com/support/low_power_rf/f/307/p/213926/763921.aspx for the alingment trap issue.
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Sorry that it wasn't clear in my post, but the alignment issue is not part of my question, I got around it by just setting the alignment trap to "fixup and report".
My question is still about the calibration tool: What does that error mean? And how can I get it to work?
Hi Naveen,
Regarding the link, the issue iam facing is when i change the MAC address i get that alignment trap, when i read back the MAC address through following command 'calibrator get nvs_mac /lib/firmware/ti-connectivity/wl1271-nvs.bin ' command i get back the MAC address which i had set using MAC set command. But when i tried to check the MAC address using
'ifconfig wlan0' command , i will get back the default MAC address, that means whatever i have set through calibrator is set only in wl1271-nvs.bin file only, it is not getting set properly.
Also our system does not have NFS how we can set the MAC address for each without changing the wl1271-nvs.bin
Which ini file you are using? I see that you are using ini_file_v0.0.ini, from where did you get this?
Did you try to unload all module and reload again or reboot after the calibration. The NVS file should read back for the driver to update the MAC driver. Can you try and update?
I tried to unload wl1271_sdio.ko and reload the same, still the same issue. I can't reboot the system as we don't have NFS whatever nvs files gets updated will be updated only in rootfs not in the original file, when the system reboots the original file will be loaded which does not have MAC modified value.
Naveen JainWhich ini file you are using? I see that you are using ini_file_v0.0.ini, from where did you get this?
The ini file is from the LS Research site. Just for the heck of it, I tried the ini files for the other boards too, same result.
Hi Mike,
Please find attached ini file for WL127x. I am able to calibrate successfully with this ini file.
Also please verify with the latest driver. Below is the link :
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As I listed above, that IS the version of the driver and ti-utils I am using. I even tried that ini file too, even though I understand one is supposed to use the ini file that corresponds with the actual hardware.
We obtained a evaluation kit, and ran our software on a da850 evm board with the wl1271 daughter. On this board, the calibration appears to work. On our own board, the calibration fails with that mysterious error that no one can explain. The board can receive data, but its transmission appears to be weak, and it has trouble connecting to a wifi router at 1 metre. That's why I wanted to run the calibration.
Alignment trap, can also be caused due to Compiler issues, we use the latest copiler that is used for the SDK and we dont see an issue with AM18x platform, and since DA830 and AM18x are both ARM 9, maybe replacing the compiler will help.
please access
and select the "Binary Toolchain for armv5te (ARM9) architecture" that is http://software-dl.ti.com/sdoemb/sdoemb_public_sw/arago_toolchain/2011_09/exports/arago-2011.09-armv5te-linux-gnueabi-sdk.tar.bz2


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An Indiana man drove more than 10 hours to Mahwah to have sexual relations with a 15-year-old township girl he met on a "Roulette-style" chat site, Police Chief Jim Batelli said Wednesday afternoon.
Joshua Elkins, 28, of Fort Wayne, is currently in an Indiana state prison after being charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, Batelli said. Elkins was arrested on Tuesday.
According to police, Elkins started talking to the minor last year on "Omegle," an online chat site where users anonymously talk to strangers in one-on-one text or video chats. From there, the two exchanged phone numbers and started communicating via phone, police said.
In December, Elkins allegedly arranged a meeting and drove the 10 hours from Indiana to Mahwah, and sexually assaulted the girl in both her Mahwah home and in a Paramus hotel, Batelli said.
One of Elkins's acquaintances tipped off Mahwah Police to the incident in an anonymous email on Jan. 24.
Mahwah juvenile detective Guido Businelli led an investigation into the incident that involved the Paramus Police, and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Sex Crimes Unit.
Elkins, who has at least one prior conviction for sexual misconduct with a minor, was arrested in Indiana, Batelli said.
According to police, the investigation into forensic evidence is ongoing, and additional charges are pending.
Batelli said chat sites like Omegle are "especially concerning to law enforcement because of the anonymity, difficulty in tracking users, and the propensity of sexual offenders who utilize them."
He added, "this incident should encourage all parents to have open and frank dialogue with their children about the use of the internet and also the potential danger of [anonymous] chat rooms."
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Pedophiles are desperate people...look at how far this guy traveled. However, I believe this was considered rape only because the girl was underage. In other words, I believe she was a willing participant. It doesn't change it, though...the guy is a pedophile and should be locked away for life...there is no "cure" for pedophilia and, if released, he will do the same thing over and over again. Apparently, the girl's parents were not monitoring her on-line activities, otherwise this never would have happened. Wake up, parents!
David Kienast
9:54 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
While this man is in the wrong for having sex with a minor, she knew perfectly well what she was doing. What will be her punishment by law enforcers? If she stole an object from a store, she'd be guilty of theft and charged with a crime. Why isn't what she did with this man considered a crime on her part as well as his?
Andy Schmidt
8:23 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Due to teenage brain and hormonal development, their ability to weigh known risks against perceived benefits has not reached the same level as maturity as their bodies - which is why young teens tend to engage in risky behavior despite being educated quite well about all the "facts". Studies suggest, it takes until the 20s before the brain catches up with the body. (Thinking back, it certainly was true for to me. Today I'm glad that I made it to 25 without hurting myself or someone else!)
That's why it is criminal for an adult (or any other person of influence, such as teachers, coaches, camp counsellors) to take advantage of this "dis"ability, because the underlying assumption is that a young teen is yet UNCAPABLE to actually give "consent" - even if those are the words coming out their mouths.
11:55 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Way to blame the victim.
She is not of legal age to give consent. That's why it's a crime for the adult and not the minor.


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I was listening to some nitwit from a lonely think tank say there are no real poor people in America anymore, because — despite all the talk of growing poverty, an ever-widening disparity between the haves and have-nots — even poor people have refrigerators and big flat-screen television sets these days.
By the law of reverse transitivity, or simply downward upward mobility, I realize that my wife and I must be part of the prosperous "new poor."
We just acquired our first HD flat-screen television set, you see, and a monster of one to boot.
I blame God for this entire unexpected turn of events. If He or She hadn't sent a bolt of lightning into our chimney during a thunderstorm several weeks ago that fried four television sets, the cable, one computer, two telephones, a DVD player and an ancient stereo receiver from the Reagan years — not to mention conking out the central air for a week — we wouldn't be in the pickle we're in, addicted to a drive-in theater in our living room.
For the month it took to hear from the insurance company, we had blissful nonelectronic evenings hearkening back to pioneer days when home folks just sat in their cabins reading books or discussing the hardships of life or worked on their battery-operated company laptops.
"This is kind of nice," my wife said as we sat by the season's first crackling fire the other night. "Should we even get another TV?"
"I guess so," I said, thinking how we pay for 689 cable channels but only watch three. "The dogs like it, especially Ajax."
Ajax is the household newcomer, 5 months old and nearly 50 pounds, a happy lug who makes himself at home in the most comfortable chair whenever the TV is on. He recently downed an entire peach cobbler cooling on the stove top in the time it took my wife to set the dinning room table for supper. A short time later, after we'd turned in, he threw up an entire peach cobbler at the foot of our bed just so he could have a good laugh when I got up in the darkness to pee, stepped in what felt like the largest cow patty on earth and skidded across the room.
But I digress.
Miss Cronkite
Probably like some other busy upwardly mobile poor people, I really watch only a few things on cable — CNN, CBS and maybe a college football game from time to time. I used to watch the Weather Channel until they quit showing actual weather, and for a while I was kind of hooked on "Swamp People" until I was sure I recognized a missing uncle.
Just to keep things more or less fair and balanced, every now and then, I briefly check in with Fox News to see what cute new Foxblonde they have reading the news, then I switch over to MSNBC to see which angry old lefty is ranting about Fox News. At that point I usually just go to bed.
The reason I watch CBS, I'll admit, is pure naked nostalgia. As a child of television's early days, I secretly pine for just three local TV channels, screens that turn to hissing snow after midnight, and episodes of "My Three Sons" and "The Twentieth Century" hosted by Walter Cronkite.
I miss Walter Cronkite something awful. He was a newsman's newsman, comforting and wise, Mr. Rogers for grown-ups, not surprisingly the first to warn that TV news might soon be taken over by entertainment executives and become a depressing hybrid called "infotainment," not quite real news, but not half as fun as "Mr. Ed," who could probably do the job of a dozen Foxblondes, Wolf Blitzer and any number of indignant lefties.
Though I don't wear dentures or rely yet upon Depends, I still like the "CBS Evening News" broadcast best because its theme is much nicer than the others.
I also like WRAL's David Crabtree and turn crankier than Andy Rooney if I happen to miss an installment of "60 Minutes," which I've watched since I was knee-high to a Zenith console TV set.
I confess I've also considered submitting my name, along with my oldest golf pal's, to the "Amazing Race," just so we can go wreak havoc in foreign airports, but the reality is our wives won't sign the release form, fearing legal consequences I suppose.
'Smart TV'
Anyway, back to that lightning bolt that changed our lives.
A week or so, equally out of the blue, my wife — the one who sadly won't sign the permission slip to let me race around the world making a fool of myself — pulled into our driveway with a mammoth flat box in the back of her car. For a moment, I thought it might be the basketball hoop and backboard I always wanted as a kid or maybe a small European nation since they're pretty cheap nowadays.
It turned out to be a 46-inch HD Samsung "Smart TV."
"Where did you get this monster?" I asked, a bit disappointed it wasn't, say, Luxembourg. I've always wanted to own a bit of that cute little nation.
"It was on sale," bubbled my bribe, who takes her nickname as the Queen of Cheap seriously. "I saved a bundle. This TV can show just about anything right off the Internet."
We took it inside and set it up on a sturdy coffee table. The screen blocked the fireplace. So we moved it across the room and it blocked two windows and half the neighborhood.
Finally, we rearranged the furniture and put it into a corner where it blocked only a large ugly plant.
This TV was so simple to hook up even I probably could have done it with a day or two to read the instruction book. My wife did it in about four minutes. While she programmed the beast, I studied the remote and sadly concluded I'm simply not smart enough to operate a Smart TV. The problem is all these buttons.
Smart TV has buttons for everything, cable channels, live streaming, Internet access a 12-year-old boy or a terrorist would die for. Want to see a Netflix movie? Hit this button. How about Kim Kardashian having a tantrum on the Official Lincoln Bedroom Web Cam? The weather in downtown Seoul? This Smarty's got it.
Did I mention how big this thing is? I know, I know. Size matters. But this sucker makes life bigger than life itself — or maybe even smaller. The entire nation of Luxembourg, in any case, can now fit nicely in our living room.
Frankly, though, it's taken more than two weeks for me to adjust to looking at oversized Foxblondes and Andy Rooney's frightening facial hair. Want to see something really scary? Try watching "Mafia Wives" or Wolf Blitzer in huge high definition.
I feel like God had a larger purpose for bringing an oversized HD television into our house. Among other things, we seldom go out to movies, which upwardly mobile poor people like us can scarcely afford anyway.
Award-winning author Jim Dodson, Sunday essayist with The Pilot and editor of PineStraw and O.Henry magazines, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The state unemployment rate in May fell to its lowest level in more than three years as Massachusetts employers added jobs for the sixth consecutive month, the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday.
The jobless rate, which has declined steadily since last summer, dropped to 6 percent last month, from 6.3 percent in April, to reach the lowest level since September 2008. Employers increased payrolls by 7,500 jobs in May, after adding a revised 1,700 jobs in April.
I was at the WBZ CBS business breakfast on Tuesday AM at the Westin Copley where Scott Pelley was the guest host. He has an index number that he uses regularly on the Evening News which follows those who have fallen off the unemployement chart for any one of a variety of reasons. He mixed that in with the actual enemployment numbers and the aggregate number was staggering. I like good news just as much as anyone else but when reporting the news you need to tell the whole story. What's the aggregate number for MA?
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A Planter's Paradise Cake
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If mom has a green thumb, celebrate her special day with A Planter's Paradise. This cake pays homage to mom's favorite activity with details like a "dirt"-filled flower pot, a trowel, and a white picket fence.
"Fore" Golf Cake
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There's no putting around with this cake. It's a definite hole-in-one for Father's Day or any celebration for the special golfers in your life. Our Ready-to-Use Rolled Fondant and our fondant tools make decorating an easy drive down the green.
Bunny Hop Along Easter Cake
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Follow the cottontail down the bunny trail to this sweet Easter cake. This special cake is sided with colorful eggs made with our 12-Pc. Easter Mini Cutter Set.
Dino-mite Cake
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Bring a prehistoric page of history to life, complete with dinosaurs and a volcano. Use our 11 in. x 15 in. Sheet Pan and Classic Wonder Mold to set the scene.
Fidos' Fun House Cake
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The decorative roof on this house will make any puppy say, "Woof!" Use our Stand-Up House Pan to make this cake your own.


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Wheaton Warrenville South defeats Von Steuben 40-37. Danny Roadman led the Tigers with 8 points. Demetrius Faulkner led all scorers with 15 points for Von Steuben.
Chops Memorial Shootout. Von Steuben vs Wheaton Warrenville South. Sunday, January 29, 2012. 4:30pm central time
Final Score: 40 Wheaton-Warrenville South, 37 Von Steuben Metro Science
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