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Embedded Systems Design
In this workbook we will cover Serial communications using interrupts and the use of the Analogue to Digital Converter.
You may find that you only have time to complete Exercises 1 and 2 during the session. They are quite difficult, and you may need the help of the demonstrators. Exercise 3 takes time, but is more straightforward. Try to complete it before the start of week3 if you can.
Data sheet for the Atmel ATMEGA168P used in these exercises. You will need to refer to this frequently. Within these workbooks this will be referred to as 'the datasheet' The section numbers referred to in these workbooks refer to revision 8161C of the datasheet dated 05/09.
Specification for the Serial/USB lead used in Exercise 1.
Library USART functions for exercise 3.
Table of interrupt vector names for ATMEL AVR series of microcontrollers.
Circuit diagram for connecting the temperature sensor.
The manufacturers data sheet for the mcp9700 temperature sensor.
The manufacturers data sheet for the LM4040 voltage reference.
An on-line version of this workbook is available at:
You should check this page regularly for announcements and errata. You might find it useful to refer to the on-line version of this workbook in order to follow any provided web links or to cut and paste example code.
In the examples which follow, you will see references to register names such as
UCSR0A and bit-position names such as
These names, and more importantly which ones are relevant depend upon the particular Atmel device being used.
They are defined in the library headers included in the program, for example #include <avr/io.h>
The angle brackets
<avr/io.h> instruct the compiler to search for the header files in the standard library header location, /usr/lib/avr/include,
which means the file
io.h will be found at /usr/lib/avr/include/avr/io.h
An instruction such as
#include "config.h" (note quotes instead of angle brackets) instructs the compiler to search for the file
config.h in the current directory and its sub-directories first, then in the standard library header location.
A later workbook will explain the use of a configuration file such as
config.h in more detail.
The ATMEGA168 microcontroller is an 8 bit device. Unless you specifically need a 16 bit (or wider) variable, you should define variables as 8 bits wide to save memory space.
The compiler accepts the following definitions, and the workbook examples will usually use the form which specifies the width, eg uint8_t.
uint8_t is used to define an unsigned 8 bit variable, identical to
int8_t is used for a signed 8 bit variable, identical to
signed char
uint16_t is used to define an unsigned 16 bit variable, identical to
unsigned int
int16_t is used for a signed 16 bit variable, identical to
uint32_t is used to define an unsigned 32 bit variable, identical to
unsigned long. Avoid using 32 bit values unless there really is no alternative.
int32_t is used for a signed 32 bit variable, identical to
uint64_t is used to define an unsigned 64 bit variable, identical to
unsigned long long.
You won't need to use it. The compiler makes a reasonable job of 16 bit values, but 32 bit will cause slow, bloated code. 64 bit is far worse than that.
int64_t is used for a signed 64 bit variable, identical to
long long.
The ATMEGA168P microcontroller has a single USART (Universal Synchronous and Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter). For a full description of USART operation see section 19 of the datasheet.
Older ATMEL devices only ever had 1 USART, and the data sheets and example code referred to 'The USART' and its registers for example
Newer devices in the family may have more than one USART, so for reasons of compatibility these devices, which include the ATMEGA168 refer to the USART by
number even if there is only one, so the USART would be referred to as USART0, and the register names also include the number for example
Transmitting data via a serial data link, either using the RS232 standard or by USB is a common requirement. There are two complicating factors that we will need to consider in this part of the exercise:
Serial communication relies on a reasonably accurate clock for the Baud rate. The internal oscillator would be accurate enough, but we will switch to using an external 8.000 MHz crystal as the clock source, which entails using the Full Swing Crystal Oscillator option for our microcontroller. We derive the Baud rate clock for serial communication from this clock source. We will use a baud rate of 19200 bits per second, which can be derived from an 8MHz clock accurately. At high baud rates, we would choose a crystal such as 7.3728 MHz to give a clock which can be divided more precisely to minimise the clock error. See Section 19.10 of the datasheet for more details.
RS232 uses positive and negative voltage levels, typically +9V and -9 V which will require the use of a voltage level converter. When viewing RS232 traffic with an oscilloscope, note that a 1 is represented by a negative voltage, a 0 by a positive one. Not all PCs have serial ports, and so an alternative is to use the USB interface on the PC, although this requires some additional hardware. In this exercise we will use a converter lead which takes care of the voltage level conversion, and additionally carries out the USB negotiation when the lead is first connected to the host PC.
Programming the fuses needs to be followed by a
make program, a power cycle is not sufficient.
You previously copied workbook1/exercise2/exercise2.c to workbook2/exercise1.
If no change has been made to the program, then
make program should cause the LED to flash 8 times as fast.
Once this has been achieved, the first of the two problems has been solved - the device is running from an accurate clock source.
As part of the equipment available to you, there is an RS232 to USB converter lead. This takes the form of a cable with USB type A plug on one end and a 6 way socket on the other. It contains a voltage level converter and carries out the USB negotiation with the host.
A datasheet for this device is available from http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/1011/P31/docs/usbseriallead.pdf. Section 4.1 gives the connection details.
Also available is a lab made, right angled 6 way adaptor. On this adaptor the thin pins fit into the prototyping board, and the thicker, square pins connect to the USB lead.
The important part to note here is the
The serial device has been recognised and can now be referred to as
The programmer and the USB serial device both use the FT232 serial chip, so there is no way to distinguish the two when they are plugged in.
If you always plug the programmer in first, and the serial lead second, then the programmer should be
/dev/ttyUSB0 and the serial lead
Leave them plugged in to the computer, and if you need to unplug them, do so at the development board end, so they retain their ttyUSB port numbers.
It is possible sometimes for the serial ports to lock up, and in this case the only solution is to unplug at the computer and replug.
If you suspect the serial port is misbehaving, typing
dmesg may tell you more.
Refer to section 19 of the datasheet, and write a function to initialise the USART. You will need to refer to section 19.11 to set the correct values for baud rate and framing format, i.e. 19200 Baud, with 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. This format is written in the style 19200,N,8,1 When calculating the throughput, note that there is also 1 start bit and 1 stop bit, so transmitting a byte takes 10 bit times.
Here is a partial template
void USART0_init(void) { // add a value to Set baud rate to 19200, based // on 8.000 MHz clock and single speed (U2X0 = 0) // See section 19.11 in the datasheet UBRR0H = somevalue; UBRR0L = somevalue;
UCSR0A= 0; // Turn off double speed // add a value to: Enable receiver and transmitter, // all other bits can be left=0 // See section 19.10 of the datasheet UCSR0B = somevalue; // add a value to Set: Asynchronous mode, Disable parity, // 1 stop bit, 8 data bits, Clock polarity = 0 (i.e. not used) UCSR0C = somevalue ;
UCSR0A|= (1<<TXC0); // clear any existing transmits }
Section 19.6.1 of the datasheet also has a function to transmit a byte, which you can incorporate in your program.
In this exercise you will create a loopback - that is to receive data from the PC, and immediately transmit it back. You will change the data to remove any confusion with the local echo function of the serial terminal program during testing.
The change to be made is to make a Caeser cipher: Add 3 to the characters a-z (mapping x,y,z back to a,b,c) and similarly for A-Z. Leave all others characters unchanged.
However, there is an immediate problem. If our device is in a loop waiting for characters from the serial input, it cannot be doing anything else. This is unsatisfactory, since all other actions are blocked, including flashing the LED.
The solution is to set up an interrupt, so that when a byte is received an appropriate action is taken. In this exercise the byte will be modified and sent back to the PC. There is a problem with this approach, which will be addressed in a later exercise, but for the simple case in this exercise the problem can be ignored.
There are three steps to setting up the interrupt:
The creation of a chunk of code called an
Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) which will be called when the interrupt occurs.
The C compiler has a set of names defined in
interrupt.h for these ISRs.
There is a list of these ISR names
The compiler takes care of the housekeeping part of the interrupt call, e.g. saving hardware register contents and return addresses.
As an example, the Interrupt Service Routine run when the USART receives a complete byte is coded as:
ISR(USART_RX_vect) { // TODO add code to process the byte received in UDR0 }
Note: The naming isn't entirely consistent - you might expect the ISR name to be USART0_RX_Vect, and it is for later devices in the family.
Changing the
UCSR0B register so that an interrupt is generated when the correct condition occurs - in this case a byte is received on the serial input.
Clearing any conditions which would cause a spurious interrupt (in this case clear any received data) then Enable interrupts (they are disabled at power up)
Note when testing:
In minicom, use <ctrl>A E to turn local echo on or off.
If you type
hello, you should see
khoor in minicom (echo off) or
hkehloloor (echo on).
Also note that the LED flashing is carried out by the main() portion of the code, and the serial receive and transmit is carried out entirely in the interrupt code. The 1Hz flashing will now be even less accurate because the _wait() functions take no account of the time spent in the interrupt routine. This will be addressed in a later exercise.
The objective of this exercise is to connect an MCP9700 temperature sensor to one of the analogue inputs on the ATMEGA168, read the resulting analogue voltage using the built in Analogue to Digital Converter, and transmit the result as a decimal number using the serial interface once every second.
This builds upon the code already written for Exercise 2.
You will need to refer to section 23 of the datasheet for details of the Analogue to Digital converter (ADC). The microcontroller has one 10 bit ADC, which can be programmed to select its input from one of eight IO pins. The 10 bit result can be presented left adjusted or right adjusted in two bytes.
The ADC inputs share pins with IO ports. It is necessary to define those pins as inputs. It is also possible to reduce power consumption of the device by powering off the circuitry within the device associated with the digital inputs.
The ADC requires a clock in the frequency range 0-200kHz to function. This is derived from the master CPU clock, currently 8MHz (called clkio).
The ADC also requires a reference voltage, which must be higher than the highest input voltage to be applied. As with the master clock to the ATMEGA168P the ADC reference voltage can be derived internally or externally supplied. For this exercise we will use an external voltage reference IC, the LM4040 to generate our reference voltage.
To make the code implementation easier, we will use an interrupt generated when the ADC conversion is complete.
Listing for USART_transmit and USART_transmit_uint8
// Transmit an 8 bit value as a single character via serial void USART_transmit( unsigned char data ) { while ( !(
UCSR0A& (1<<UDRE0)) ) // Wait for empty transmit buffer ;
UCSR0A|= (1<<TXC0); // clear txc flag UDR0 = data; // Put data into buffer, sends the data } // Transmit an unsigned 8 bit value via serial as a series of // up to three decimal characters, eg 0xFF sent as 255 void USART_transmit_uint8(uint8_t val) { unsigned char buf[3]; int8_t ptr; for(ptr=0;ptr<3;++ptr) { buf[ptr] = (val % 10) + '0'; val /= 10; } for(ptr=2;ptr>0;--ptr) { if (buf[ptr] != '0') break; } for(;ptr>=0;--ptr) { USART_transmit(buf[ptr]); } }
Things to consider when testing
Is the LED flashing? If not consider whether the program ever gets that far, or whether the program is executing an endless loop in an interrupt service routine.
The loopback code is still in place, so pressing a key on the terminal should immediately echo it back (check that it isn't local echo in Minicom).
If the result is always zero, does the mcp9700 have a positive supply ? You can check the output voltage with a scope or multimeter.
If the result is always high, does the voltage reference have a suitable supply, and is the ARef input at the correct voltage. ?
Are you reading the correct input ?
Holding the temperature sensor should make the reading higher.


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4: Wii - 106,813 (+7%)
7: WiiU - 70,587 (+1%)
1: (PS3) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 297,962
2: (Wii) Just Dance 4 - 278,438
3: (X360) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 264,449
5: (X360) Far Cry 3 - 181,392
6: (PS3) Far Cry 3 - 179,044
7: (PS3) Assassin's Creed III - 161,131
8: (3DS) New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 151,290
10: (X360) Halo 4 - 144,957
PS3 dominated in both hardware and software sales
The Just Dance series is nuts on the numbers. It's always on top somewhere.
Where are the US market numbers? The US market is the largest gaming market on the planet. I'm interested in what that one.
USA Weekly Chart Ending Dec22 2012
Wii 3,617,465 (+16%) 416,475,024
The US numbers will be on an article on the US numbers. Though you clearly didn't need to know that as you posted numbers for it anyway.
Your comment is the equivalent of saying "'MURICA NO.1!!! WOOOOEEEEE!!! Go XBOX!!!"
Forget about sony and msft. Those WiiU numbers are absolutely terrible.
Congrats to PlayStation but I thought you guys said the VGChartz were made up numbers?
Because it is in Europe they say PS3 is just over 100k over the 360 wile in the U.S its over 200k and then comes Sony and Microsoft official end of the year and vgc numbers are not even close to Microsoft or Sony numbers.They NEVER FIX THEIR NUMBERS TO REFLECT THE OFFICIAL NUMBERS FROM S OR M
Ummm..... we DO say they are made up. You are just rushing things by saying we don't based on ONE comment. That's just sad man....
I've been pointing out that you can't trust VGChartz for years because it's all just made up. They don't stand by their own figures (read their terms of use sometime) they aren't used by anyone in the industry, it's just a fan run site by a ex-Neogaffer who was ultimately banned for forcing his BS guesstimates down everyone's throats.
He even admitted in an interview a few years ago regarding Metal Gear sales in Europe that they didn't have any sources for Europe, it was complete guess work. Who knows what they're going off of now, because they'll never reveal where they get their information from or how they calculate their data.
Occasionally you'll see someone comment on the data who doesn't know any better, but that's bound to happen and the majority of posters here know better than to trust these figures. Just glance down and you'll see post after post of people acknowledging the nature of vgchartz's guesses. You even see websites sometimes who should know better basing articles off these made up figures but you don't have to scratch very hard at the surface of this data compared to NPD or official numbers to release that something is often seriously off.
But all it takes is a quick history check on AngelicIce's comments to see what's going on here. Clearly you're just insinuating that "You guys all love the site because it shows the PS3 favourably but when the shoe's on the other foot blah blah blah." Yeah. We've heard it all before and aside from the odd poster every now and then, I think everyone pretty much agrees VGChartz is BS. You're certainly not the first one to try to stir this particular pot.
As muck as you may hate Activison, they are the real winners in terms of sales this gen.
Call of duty has managed to out sell every 360 and PS3 exclusive this gen and is the number one played game on the 360 and PS3.
This just goes to show you that N4G users and other gaming websites users who claim to be hard core are the minority.
No one wants to say it but congrats to Activison for making Call of Duty the 360 and PS3 most played game.
"No one wants to say it but congrats to Activison for making Call of Duty the 360 and PS3 most played game."
And congrats to them for making the biggest over hyped and overrated franchise of all time.
i agree that Call Of Duty is the same crap over and over again every year.
but the reason this game sells is the MP and there is no other game, and i repeat no other game that has the same fast paced Shooter feeling to it, with 60FPS
that is the truth and we have to deal with it!
You mean there is no other game where the main character feels like he is floating, all while covered in vaseline with a gun that weights like a feather?
You got that right.
Ps3 always on top in europe and japan if they focus on china with there over billion population it'll be more domination, go and disagree haters.
Only problem with that is Japanese companies would have a hard time in China. The two countries don't tend to get a long.
Normally I would say that is an over generilazation... but after last years anti japanese riots...
Also @blackblades, Ps3 is not always on top. The wiiu and 3ds are besting it in Japan. So your argument is flawed there anyway.
Well they always on top over xbox
Ps3 price drop same week as the last of us would be a big seller.
Also ps4 will own.
The info above is only for the Europe sales. Ps3 didn't dominate, if you'd actually click the link.
vgchartes numbers are made up and wrong
wait for sony and MS real numbers
They're estimates extrapolated from select retail samples. It's a given that they're not 100% correct, and often they're off by quite a bit. But if you look at comparisons to the actual sales number they're rarely far off. Sometimes they are. Most times not.
vgchartes numbers are wrong
i said this in another topic 18days ago replaying to someone who said this :
******this gen according to vgchartz 360 has 72.3 million units while ps3 has 70.3 million units.****
and that's my comment
*******you lost every credibility when talked about numbers from vgchartes
from both sony and ms :.
PS3 hits 70m to go neck-and-neck with Xbox 360
by vgchartes logic (if they had any)
since they tied in sales
ps3 didn't sell one single console
while xbox sold 3m world wide ?!lol WTF is going on in that site
if there is any one can believe vgchartes ... then he's just a tool or dumb
should i trust Vgchartes
should i trust the owners them self ?!
hmmmmmmmm... tough question;) **********
The reason for that discrepancy is that when Sony and Microsoft release their shipped numbers, VGChartz then has to estimate how many of those shipped consoles sell through the month.
Perhaps some people aren't 'tools or just dumb' but rather 'balanced and logical'.
I'm a Sony fan just like you but there is no way in hell that the PS3 is now level with the 360 -- let alone, ahead. Fans on both sides get suckered by the shipped numbers, and it needs to stop if we are to have any semblance of intelligent discourse on the subject of console sales.
A lesson on the difference between heated debate and childish arguing wouldn't go amiss.
Let it go, Gribble. There's no way people on here will ever see their big gaps in logic. It's a question of shipped to retailers vs. sold to consumers. How some people can't grasp those concepts is beyond me, but they just can't.
Their numbers are wrong, as in not precise. And I'm sure you understand the difference between estimating last week's sales and keeping track of lifetime sales. One of them is done quickly and based on limited, and projected information while the other one can be tracked in completely accurate reports that take ALL SALES INTO CONSIDERATION. With a slight delay in reporting. Can you guess which is which?
And if VGchartz estimations for this week have the same accuracy as their life time predictions, then they'd be off by about 2,83% (If you go by the 360 numbers, which are the least accurate. AND DON'T EVEN COUNT THE MONTH'S DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO REPORTS). So if you're really maximally strict with VGChartz, and use their average accuracy to "correct" the 360 sales last week they would have sold 185 thousand and not 190! Help, what a shocking and terrifying difference! FALSE NUMBERS! THESE NUMBERS ARE MADE UP LIES.
No, but please learn basic math.
Of course, it makes a world of difference to you, because your select console leading is what gets you up in the morning. And I agree. You can get more precise lifetime numbers from Sony and MS than from VGChartz, but VGChartz haven't made up last weeks numbers. They've estimated them. And are likely to be between 1 - 4% off, kind of the same as election polling. Their estimation for the last week is likely to be fairly accurate. That was my only point.
edit: slight correction in one of the numbers
And I'm also aware that smaller week-by-week number samples are more mercurial than several of the same kind over a large amount of time, but then again I was pretty strict with VGchartz in my estimations. Leaving out all the 360 sales that may have happened during Christmas.
Not long now til the real numbers are released.
Wow. You just got burnt by someone named Ice. Twice, even.
When you're challenged on your assessment of weekly estimations, it's generally not a good idea to counter with lifetime sales. Apparently small differences over little time become big differences after a lot of time.
I've never seen a more moderate and factual comment get that many disagrees.
"I'm a Sony fan just like you but there is no way in hell that the PS3 is now level with the 360 -- let alone, ahead"
no way in hell, they are not (probably ahead),and stop talking about shipped/sold, it's ridiculous.
You do understand that Sony and MS numbers are shipped to retail while VGChartz numbers are based on sold to customers right?
The numbers will always be different because Sony and MS have units on the shelves that have yet to be sold therefore their numbers will ALWAYS be higher then what VGChartz will be.
Yes VGChartz are estimates, but they are more accurate then MS and Sony's numbers are if we are considering sold at retail and not sold to retail.
Welcome to the least favourite VGchartz thread.
Good numbers in Europe for the PS3 as usual and 3DS still blazing a trail.
i didn't mean to offend you or any one
and i'm sorry for that
it just i'm not the only one who don't trust vgchartes and for good reasons
BTW GribbleGrunger
both sony and MS report shipped numbers for their consoles
and both get the money from those shipped consoles
read this from the horse mouse
"The company ***shipped*** 1.7 million units during the quarter, which is also down from the 2.3 million it shipped last year."
again wait for the real numbers from both MS and Sony
You keep saying "wait for the real numbers" but what are you counting as "real" numbers?
MS and Sony don't release "real" numbers, they release (like you said) shipped numbers. So what numbers are you expecting?
Do you want shipped to retailers or do you want sold to customers?
Stop getting the 2 mixed up. Shipped numbers means nothing. MS or Sony could ship 60 million units but that doesn't mean they have a 60 million install base for that console.
What matters is the install base of each console. Those numbers are only produced when a console is sold to the general public at retail. Those are the difficult numbers to track because many outlets in other countries don't have an overall tracking solution.
To all the people that say "wait for the real numbers" or "VGChartz are fake numbers" please indicate WHAT numbers you want because you guys seem to confuse MS and Sony's SHIPPED numbers for SOLD @ RETAIL TO CUSTOMER numbers.
The retailers are not buying consoles that do not sell. Shipped numbers are consoles sold, by Microsoft or Sony to retailers, Walmart, Best Buy and Amazon.
If Sony shipped an errant 50k consoles to Walmart that they did not want, I assure you that Walmart would refuse the shipment.
VGChartz has never detailed how they come up with their numberz. They have indicated that they call retailers and simply ask them, but retailers generally don't do that. Generally they keep inventory information private, because their competitors would use that information to gauge their own inventory requirements.
VGChartz is what it is... They post provocative articles, then intensely sell advertising on their webpage.
The worst thing they do is retroactively change their numberz in order to hide their mistakes which are pretty routinely 20% off of actual sales.
It was a guy named "The Source" who invented this idea of "channel stuffing" to explain why their numberz are continuously inaccurate. But once again... the retailers dictate how many consoles they get shipped, not the wholesalers.
Maybe im in the wrong country lol.. Europe is where sony rules & here in america, ppl are obsessed with xbox for some odd reason.. I get the network & UI is better but the choices of software available on PS3 is much better to me.. i have xbox but it just sits there collecting dust cuz i dont pay for xblg & w/o it, its useless.. I refuse to pay em that money for a service i get free elsewhere.. Oh, i dont like guns blazing games either so i have no use for it.. Guess i have to sell it soon
Ps3 owning it again, no surprise here
This bull$hit when you click read story vgchartz has the ps3 selling 257k
When you go to the actual site http://www.vgchartz.com/ they have the ps3 at 284k.
They have even changed the numbes for the 360. Vgchartz has no idea what there doing. Always seem confused about what the actual numbes for consoles are.
If you notice the have now lowered both ps3 and 360 numbes. They dropped the 360 numbers down to 505k and the ps3 numbers down to 257k. They have been known for over estimating for the 360 and under estimating for the PS3. I willing to bet that the PS3 is tied with 360 in consoles sold.
I don't even get why vgchartz are allowed. Ofcourse sony is doing well in europe, and they probably undertracked ps3 sales again.
And the Wii keeps the sales,even after announce death by nintendo!Go figure! Im guessing that nintendo will have the full shops stock sale during 2013,and it could happen that the slim Wii will actually come to EU shops if this sales trend continues!Yes im talking about the Wii not Wii U.
i get banned from VGCHARTZ all the time for saying the truth.who ever runs that site is a dictator you cant say shit,we are adults dammit let us argue
umm. I seem to be the only one that noticed the WiiU sales are looking real bad? I'm getting a little scared.
Sony always wins. That PSTriple.
"SONY WINS" Last place that is. remember the ad for sony ? 3rd Place, they themselves said in their ad back in 2007 or 2008.
Oh no! Queue the "PlayStation 4 is going to be a UK/Europe, ONLY console" articles.
Oh never mind, that kind of journalism only happens against Nintendo.
Congrats Sony, I hope that the PS4 does well too.
I am a Nintendo Fan-man, but I wish the competition no utter-failure.
I have to buy a PS3 for Heavy Rain & Beyond. I for that I "hate(lol)" you for having Quantic Dreams >:(
but "Love" that someone, Sony, was smart enough to invest in that company.
If sony is anywhere near ms in sales after the years head start they had...then its gotta be all good.
Fake number bla bla bla.
Stock price bla bla bla.
North American = the world bla bla bla.
Ship not sold bla bla bla.
Attach rate bla bla bla.
Do you guys stop and read the comment section on every VgChartz article. Its pretty pathetic.
Story quality? WTF
Like this website? NO
So these matter this week,wow way to be selective.
If VGChartz are all made up and wrong then why does this site keep getting posted on N4G?
I find it hilarious that everyone is quick to jump on VGChartz and dismiss its sales data and keep saying wait for MS and Sony. Shouldn't everyone (which looks like the majority here) be instead voting to ban this site from ever being posted on N4G again?

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Having failed to pick up full points in their third straight league game, the LA Galaxy need something special right now.
If the Galaxy are going to stave off Columbus and Real Salt Lake and lay claim to the Supporters' Shield, and if they're going to reach MLS Cup for the second consecutive year, the team needs a change.
David Beckham should provide that change. The Galaxy's Beckham-less days are apparently over. On Saturday, Los Angeles played what could be their last game sans Beckham.
On Saturday, Chicago threatened to shut the Galaxy out, which would have been LA's third consecutive scoreless outing. But Omar Gonzalez's stoppage-time goal canceled out an 88th-minute Fire goal as the teams tied 1-1 at Toyota Park.
"We've played with more intensity today, it was a better performance," head coach Bruce Arena said. "Our last two to four weeks the performance wasn't good. Our performance today was much better than it's been."
As strong as the late comeback was, the team needs to get back to its winning ways, and their star Englishman should hold the key.
Beckham announced earlier in the week his intentions of returning to action on Sept. 11, when the Galaxy return home to play the Columbus Crew in what could be a pivotal, Shield-deciding match. And even if it's just a 20-minute appearance, Beckham has to hit the ground running.
Perhaps it's a bit unfair to ask one person to carry such a burden, but Beckham is not just one person, not just any other player.
While other players on the Galaxy are better goal-scorers, better defenders and perhaps a bit more fit, Beckham needs to live up to his Designated Player status and prove his worth on the field. LA have not been consistently dangerous with the ball for most of the last two months.
Against San Jose, the Galaxy peppered Jon Busch with shots but Kansas City's Jimmy Nielsen had only to come up with a pair of saves to keep them from scoring. Whether that's a tactical issue Beckham can clear up or whether it is a much-needed spark he can provide, the Galaxy need to have more of an oomph, more of the bite and grit the team displayed from March through June.
"We need to liven things up a little bit," Landon Donovan said earlier in the week. "When David gets back – I think David will help a lot. We need some fresh energy."
The players in place have done well to take the team to the top of the league. From Day One, the Galaxy showed their 2009 season was no fluke as defense and timely scoring kept the squad ahead of the rest of the league.
But a lead that had been built up tremendously by the time the World Cup break hit has slowly been whittled down. Before Saturday's games, Columbus trailed the Galaxy by just two points while Real Salt Lake, who pose a greater threat, were three back.
Columbus, after all, can finish ahead of the Galaxy without affecting their position in the Western Conference standings, but if RSL win the West, the road to MLS Cup 2010 may go through Rio Tinto.
"It usually happens this time of year in MLS," Donovan said after Saturday's match in Chicago. "Teams that get out fast have a tendency to get complacent and then everyone else is fighting for playoff spots.
"It's going to keep getting tighter and tighter, and that's what happens when everyone else has the same salary to spend. It's normal, but we expect it every year. This year is no different."
Having provided their opponents with a big target, the lead has narrowed. Beckham needs to provide the reinforcement, be the one-man cavalry and right the wrongs from these last two months.


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Focusing on Finance
Last year, Carlson Executive Education awarded scholarships to help businesses, such as the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, gain new skills.
"The greatest Christmas gift I got was opening that letter," says Wallis Cale, quality systems director at the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, a nonprofit organization that is one of the world's largest providers of corneas for transplant and ocular tissue for research.
That letter announced Cale as one of the ten inaugural winners of the 2010 Carlson Executive Education scholarship, a program designed to offer assistance to small companies, nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurs that need additional business knowledge to overcome challenges or capitalize on opportunities. Cale, along with the other winners, received 100 percent funding for a Carlson Executive Education open enrollment program, a value of $3,500.
Cale's road to the scholarship started with the CEO of the Eye Bank prompting her to explore education options that would enhance her finance aptitude.
"Nonprofits today have to know the true cost of doing their nonprofit business," explains Cale. "I was asked to learn more about finance to ensure that when there were new surgery techniques coming along and we had to respond to changes happening, we could quickly see the costs."
She went online to the Carlson Executive Education website and discovered the perfect class: Finance for Non-Financial Managers. But what she also saw on the website was the opportunity for a scholarship.
"I thought, what a great fit. So I applied just keeping my fingers crossed," she says.
"Wallis wrote an inspiring and convincing application as to how the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank would benefit from her taking an Executive Education class," says Mark Kizilos, assistant dean of Carlson Executive Education. "It was exactly the kind of applicant we intended for this scholarship and we were pleased to have Wallis attend one of our classes on a full scholarship."
Cale was pleased as well, as she found exactly what she was seeking to gain--finance experience.
"[The instructors] made it very clear to me that, Oh my gosh, this isn't as tough as I thought it was," she says. "They gave us tools as well--spreadsheets to step us through how we evaluate a project and how we get down to exactly the cost of everything, how we understand exactly where the money is coming from and how it's going to be spent. I have a lot more confidence that I can do these things."
Back at her office, Cale has been an advocate for Carlson Executive Education.
"Carlson has a reputation and it's justified. I've been telling everybody here to look to see what courses are offered and apply, because it was just wonderful."
For more information on the scholarship, please visit the Carlson Executive Education scholarship website. Please note, the application window for the 2011 scholarship is now closed.
2010 scholarship recipients were: Atomic Learning, Belgrade Coop Association, Clinical Supplies Management, CLUES, CoreSpine Technologies, Engineered Products, Jungle Theater, Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, Netgain Technology, and PlastiComp.


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Hello my friends! We're back from Aulani A Disney Resort & Spa and this single mommy is a little jet-lagged—and tan! Yawn. Join me as I recap the entire trip…
Poppa Coppa car service dropped JD, Uncle Carlo and me at Newark Liberty International Airport on the 16th at 8 AM. (It was really nice to have my big bro join us. I had a lot of media events to attend at Disney Aulani, plus JD loves being with him and at this age, really needs a guy/dad-figure around.) We checked in at the curb and hugged my Dad goodbye—imagine the theatrics my Italian, overprotective father provided and times that by 10. We breezed through security—JD loved taking his sneakers off and thought it was funny when my solid gold bangle set off the security beep-beep-beep! D'oh! Next, Uncle Carlo got us a ride to the gate in one of those indoor airport golf cart vehicles. This was a huge deal for JD. "Whoa, this is the coolest thing ever, Mom!" he said. "Aulani Disney...will top this," I had to inform him. Once at the gate, JD was truly amazed, even though it was his third time flying.
JD grabbed the window seat, I sat in the middle and Uncle Carlo got the aisle (despite I warned him he would be on pee duty the entire flight—and he was—17 times. Someone was very impressed by the swoosh-whoosh-quick suction airplane toilets make). When the plane took off JD YELLED, "YEAH!!!!!!!" It was adorable—even the passengers thought so. In fact JD was such a hit that he got FIRST CLASS ice cream. I felt bad for the other kids in Coach, because they did not get this treat. I swear to God I did not ask or pay anyone for this treat, but I will say Uncle Carlo did befriend the flight attendants from the moment we boarded. He even assisted with the 911-plan demonstration when the computer system failed to turn on (blushing and sinking in my seat).
JD was a delight to fly with! He watched Cars 2 on his personal DVD player, ate lunch and snacks, played with his cars, colored five pages of Crayola Color Wonder and played on his Innotab. I listened to Adele and had a rum and Coke. Read my Single Parent Travel Tips!
We got to LAX and stayed at The Sheraton Gateway. It was an airport hotel and reminded me of the movie Up In The Air with George Clooney. And by that I mean, I was hit on in the elevator by a cute, older businessman in a suit with his top button open and tie loosened. "Business or pleasure?" he said (I.kid.you.not). I was holding four toy cars in my hands on my way back to the pool deck where JD was enjoying an apple juice with Uncle Carlo…who was enjoying a beer.
We relaxed in the 60-degree weather and then my college friends Tanika and Jazmine joined us for dinner. My friend Vanessa, a native NJer also joined us to eat, drink and be merry! It was so great to see my girls and reminisce about college and the Jersey Shore days!
However, JD did not join us for dinner! The time changed kicked his little butt. Luckily he enjoyed chicken fingers and fries at the pool prior.
Keep checking in on Mama's Boy. I'll be updating regularly and documenting the entire trip. Cute cute pics and HILARIOUS (OMG) Uncle Carlo stories to come.
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In the Dutch electoral system, this can't happen. Two months before the elections, every political party is expected to submit a detailed budget plan to a non-partisan agency called the Central Plan Bureau (CPB), which plays a role similar to the Congressional Budget Office in America. The CPB produces an analysis of the economic consequences of those budget plans. The effects are assessed in detail for 2013-2017, and there's also a prognosis for 2040 to discourage parties from larding up their budgets with short-term candy that leads to negative long-term consequences.
What the comparison with the American example points out, though, is that, for all the current media scepticism, the mechanism of the CPB evaluation dramatically raises the caliber of the electoral debate in the Netherlands.
The point is, it is simply impossible, in the Netherlands, for a political party to end up systematically ignoring math and accounting the way the Republicans have at least since George Bush's campaign in 2000.
Don't expect to ever see anything like this in the US but we should have official independent analysis of what candidates claim.


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In Nashville, Tenn., USC Upstate rallied from a three-run deficit, scoring five unanswered runs for a 5-3 victory over Lipscomb at Ken Dugan Field in an Atlantic Sun Conference game Friday.
After stranding six runners through the first five innings, Upstate broke through in the sixth frame when Brandon Patterson scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-1. Later in the inning, Tyler Miller singled to drive in Daniel Seeba and cut the lead to 3-2.
Upstate tied the game at 3 in the seventh inning when Gaither Bumgardner scored on another wild pitch.
The Spartans (17-11, 5-5 A-Sun) added two more runs in the eighth on an RBI triple by Tyler Miller and a sacrifice fly by Jordan Stampler.
Brandon Lee (5-3) gave up three runs over eight innings to pick up the win for Upstate. Chad Sobotka pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Lipscomb dropped to 10-21 (2-5).
Samford 3, Wofford 2: In Birmingham, Ala., Phillip Ervin singled in Zeth Stone in the eighth inning as Samford edged Wofford at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
Matthew Ramsey delivered a solo home run in the sixth inning for Wofford (13-19, 4-9 Southern Conference) to tie the game at 2.
Ramsey, Austin Allison and Richard Greene had two hits each for the Terriers.
Wofford got on the board initially in the third inning when Seth Neely singled in Matthew Kaskow.
Samford (16-14, 6-7) got two runs in the bottom of the inning when Stone doubled in Austin Allison, and C.K. Irby hit a triple to score Stone.
Wofford starter Brandon Yarusi went seven innings and allowed two runs on eight hits with one strikeout. Eric Eck (1-3) gave up one run on two hits with one strikeout in an inning for the loss.
South Carolina 5, Tennessee 4: In Knoxville, Tenn., Max Schrock's one-out RBI double in the top of the ninth inning scored LB Dantzler to lift No. 11 South Carolina over Tennessee in the first game of a three-game series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
With the score tied at 4, Dantzler reached on an error by third baseman Will Maddox to open the inning. Dantzler moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored when Schrock doubled over the head of center fielder Pierce Bily.
Tyler Webb (1-1) gave up one hit and one unearned run in 1 2/3 innings to pick up the win for the Gamecocks (24-7, 6-4 SEC).
Clemson 7, Boston College 5: In Chestnut Hill, Mass., in his second start of the season, junior Joe Costigan capped the Tigers' six-run seventh inning with a three-run double in Clemson's win over Boston College at Commander Shea Field.
In the sixth inning, Garrett Boulware belted a one-out double to left-center, moved to third on Jon McGibbon's groundout to second, and scored on Shane Kennedy's infield single, cutting Boston College's lead to 2-1.
Krieger led off the top of the seventh inning with a double to left field and Thomas Brittle walked on four pitches. Jay Baumreach reached on an error, and Tyler Slaton singled to score Krieger and tie the game at 2. Steven Duggar (Byrnes) grounded out to second to score Brittle. Eagles' starter Nate Bayuk went to intentionally walk Boulware, but his first pitch went to the backstop, allowing a run to score. Kennedy walked to reload the bases. Costigan then hit a double down the left-field line to score Slaton, Boulware, and Kennedy.
Byrnes product Daniel Gossett (4-2) pitched 6 2/3 innings to earn the win for Clemson (19-11, 7-6 ACC). He gave up three hits, five runs (three earned), and seven walks with seven strikeouts. Zack Erwin pitched a perfect 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts for his second save.
Area college baseball: Upstate rallies to down Lipscomb
In Nashville, Tenn., USC Upstate rallied from a three-run deficit, scoring five unanswered runs for a 5-3 victory over Lipscomb at Ken Dugan Field in an Atlantic Sun Conference game Friday.


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Liberty to play seven home games
Lynchburg, VA – Liberty football will kick off the 2013 season at Kent State and play seven of its 12 games at home, the Big South university announced Thursday.
The Flames, coming off a 6-5 record and a share of the conference title in coach Turner Gill's first season, will visit Kent State on Aug. 29 in the season opener for both schools.
Liberty will host future Big South member Monmouth in its home opener on Sept. 7 and also host Morgan State (Sept. 14), Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 28) and Brevard (Nov. 16) in non-conference action. The Flames will host Coastal Carolina (Oct. 19), VMI (Nov. 2) and Presbyterian (Nov. 9) in Big South games.
The remainder of the schedule has Liberty visiting Richmond (Sept. 21), Old Dominion (Oct. 5) and Big South opponents Gardner-Webb (Oct. 26) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 23).
This is the third time Liberty will play a 12-game regular-season schedule.
2013 Liberty University Football Schedule
All Times ET
Aug. 29, at Kent State, 6 p.m.
Sept. 7, Monmouth, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14, Morgan State, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21, at Richmond, 6 p.m.
Sept. 28, Kentucky Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5, at Old Dominion, 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 19, Coastal Carolina*, 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 26, at Gardner-Webb*, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 2, VMI*, 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 9, Presbyterian*, 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 16, Brevard, 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 23, at Charleston Southern*, 1:30 p.m.
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'You never know'
- Name: Vivian Jenkins Nelsen
- Age: 68
- City: Minneapolis
Vivian Jenkins Nelsen's retirement plan was turned upside down decades ago when her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
He was only 55 and battled the disease until he passed away four years ago at the age of 72. After his diagnosis, he was dropped by his health insurer and the couple drained their retirement savings and took out a second mortgage on their home in order to pay for the medical bills.
Today, Nelsen lives on about $1,500 a month in Social Security benefits and the modest income she brings in from her management consulting business and adjunct professor jobs. She's hopeful her small business will help her build up savings for when she's no longer able to work. She still has years left of mortgage payments.
"You never know when a major disease or accident is going to happen," she said. "You just have no way of knowing that."
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If it wasn't for the ongoing CBA discussions, I'd say we were smack in the middle of silly season, where the front office starts to take vacations, and the columnists start looking for anything to write about.
One of this Summer's subplots is the on-going Robert Luongo watch, which has been about as exciting as watching the daily Oats pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. However, one aspect of where Luongo is going to land has started up a bit of conversation, and that's about contracts.
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The recipients of this fellowship will work on acclaimed projects of national scope that lie at the crossroads of public interest law and technology. The selected Fellows will gain legal research experience, exposure to new, innovative technologies and a unique understanding of an increasingly important area of law. The main responsibilities of this fellowship will include conducting legal research, staffing the Self Help Web Center at Chicago's Daley Center, working with Chicago-Kent's A2J Author software to create online document assembly tools, creating and editing web content, and assisting in the marketing of the Self-Help Web Center.
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Bears OL Carimi still settling in to NFL
No matter how much time he missed a year ago, Chicago Bears right tackle Gabe Carimi insists he doesn't feel like a rookie anymore.
Carimi said he feels he has adjusted to life in the NFL even if he is still experiencing the occasional growing pain on the field after missing most of last year because of a knee injury. He had a few against Jacksonville last week in a 41-3 romp, tempering what he believes was an otherwise solid performance.
Carimi got flagged for holding in the first half and had a particularly rough time on the opening drive of the third quarter, giving up the lone sack against Jay Cutler and committing false starts on back-to-back plays after Chicago drove to the 3. That led to a field goal by Robbie Gould rather than a touchdown to break a 3-3 tie on a drive that ate up more than 9 minutes.
Even if they beat up one of the weakest teams, it was still an impressive performance.
The Bears got interception returns for touchdowns by Charles Tillman and Lance Briggs, the first time in league history two teammates have done that in consecutive weeks, and did their part on offense with 501 yards on 73 plays – their highest total since they had 542 at Detroit on Sept. 24, 1989.
Cutler threw for 292 yards. Brandon Marshall had 144 yards receiving and Matt Forte ran for 107, making them the first Chicago teammates with 100 yards receiving and 100 rushing in a game since Muhsin Muhammad and Thomas Jones did it against the New York Giants at the Meadowlands in 2006.
"We talked about it as an important game for is to execute our system and do a lot of the things we've been working on since OTA days," offensive coordinator Mike Tice said. "I thought the quarterback was outstanding on the line of scrimmage, getting us to the plays we wanted to. I feel like the line had their best game and probably the most physical since I've been here in three years."
It was a big step for a unit that ranked among the league's worst the past few years. Tice was widely credited for getting the most out of that undermanned group as the line coach before being promoted to replace Mike Martz as the offensive coordinator in the offseason.
After some early struggles, the line has held up better in recent weeks.
Left tackle J'Marcus Webb's problems protecting the quarterback in the early going were well documented. But Carimi has had some issues, too.
Drafted with the 29th pick out of Wisconsin in 2011, he was expected to be a key part of the line last season. Instead, he played about a game and a half, making two starts before he went down in Week 2 against New Orleans.
Tice warned in the early going that Carimi was a work in progress, that he might struggle after working his way back from the injury, and through five games, the results seem to support that.
Carimi has shown some promise, but he also has six penalties and has allowed 3 1/2 sacks. Against Jacksonville, he mentioned the crowd and heat when asked about the false starts, but fundamentals were a big issue, too.
"You've got to sit in there and make sure you don't rock back at all," Carimi said. "That's what it was. It wasn't like I was jumping offside. I was rocking back a little bit before the snap, and that's what they called me on. Now, I know that. I'll correct it, and it won't happen again."
Tice said he played well overall, but he acknowledged the penalties and the sack stand out.
"But then you have to look at his overall body of work," Tice added. "He was extremely physical and did a lot of great things in that football game. He had the (holding) penalty, two offsides and the sack. You can't have those things but he's a smart player. He works his trade every day. It's not always going to look pretty, what he does, and that's why we have him on the right side. He's going to give us everything he has every play and that's when some of those things are going to happen.
"The offsides penalties I can't handle," Tice continued. "Once in a while you're going to get a holding call and you're going to give up a sack. But the offsides he's got to eliminate."
Notes: Coach Lovie Smith insisted WR Alshon Jeffery's injury is "minor" even though he is expected to miss a few games with what several outlets reported is a broken right hand. He was injured on a touchdown catch on the first play of the third quarter. Losing Jeffery is a blow for the Bears, although the fact that they will likely get Earl Bennett back for the next game against Detroit on Oct. 22 softens it a bit. Bennett has missed the past two games with a hand injury.
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A Symmetrical, Storage Heaven for Sisters
Project by: Robert Gil, Casa Kids
Location: Manhattan
Last year I wrote about two common approaches to shared kids' bedrooms: creating one cohesive space for both kids or creating divided, private spaces within a room. Roberto Gil, founder of Casa Kids, gave the best of both worlds to his clients, sisters in downtown Manhttan, with this creatively designed room.
Here's how Casa Kids describes the project:
Roberto has manipulated the relatively small space to create an environment where the two sisters who share it can enjoy private and common space in equal measure, imparting a powerful sense of autonomy for each sister. They both enjoy a private area for sleep and study, as well as their own nooks and niches, scaled specifically to their smaller frames and shorter vantage points. Providing the sisters with a sense of privacy and belonging, while still allowing them to come together in the central area that's created by the symmetrical staircases that surround it, is the chief accomplishment of this design.
In addition to effectively creating two rooms within a room, the design is a powerhouse in terms of storage. Roberto has built deep drawers into each bed, in addition to the drawers that double as stairs within the identical staircases. The room also features endless shelving and a three-tier closet that stands more than nine feet high. The U-shaped staircases offer increased safety as children climb up and down, as well as make it easy for parents to access their children's beds when it's time for laundry, bedtime stories or cozying up next to sleepy faces.
Roberto has dubbed the design an example of "Children's Architecture" because of the way it mimics large-scale architecture on kid-size terms.
Thanks Roberto!
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The Flyers announced Monday they had signed winger Andreas Nodl, who was a restricted free agent.
Nodl, who scored 11 goals last season, is expected to have an increased role on the penalty kill. He signed a two-year deal, with a cap hit of 845Gs per season.
Later in the day, the Flyers sent hard-working Darroll Powe, a Princeton grad, to Minnesota for a third-round pick in 2013. The Flyers apparently were having problems signing the speedy Powe, who led the team with 196 hits last season.
The Flyers also said they had signed tough-guy Tom Sestito, who had announced his signing on Twitter about a week ago. He was acquired from Columbus last season and played for the Phantoms.
The Flyersmade qualifying offers to RFAs Wayne Simmonds, Jacub Voracek and Jon Kalinski. They did not offer one to Dan Carcillo.
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Spaniards Call for Reform
As corruption scandals make headlines in Spain, citizens are pushing for reform. A newly elected mayor in Torrelodones is taking steps to increase transparency in government. WSJ's Ilan Brat reports. (Photo: Antonio Heredia)
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'John's March Against Stomach Cancer' Raises $13,000 for No Stomach for Cancer
Engines were replaced by marchers, runners and even dogs on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Sonoma Raceway as more than 400 people turned out for the 2nd annual John's March Against Stomach Cancer fundraiser.
The event was held in honor of John Cardinale, a long-time employee at Sonoma Raceway who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in February, 2011. Cardinale led the march of 425 people around the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course at the event, which generated nearly $13,000. All funds will go to No Stomach for Cancer (www.nostomachforcancer.org).
"I want to personally thank each and every person -- and dog -- that came out for the event," said Cardinale, vice president of media and community relations at the raceway. "This disease is in dire need of exposure and funds so that we can one day find a cure. I feel we took a giant step in the right direction today."
Participants in the march ranged from competitive runners to families, including children on bikes and strollers, and even a few four-legged friends.
No Stomach for Cancer is non-profit group that works to increase awareness and education about stomach cancer, provide a support network for affected families and support research efforts for screening, early detection, treatment and prevention of stomach cancer.
Stomach cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the world, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The American Cancer Society estimates there are 1,000,000 new cases diagnosed in the world each year, with more than 800,000 deaths annually, yet it is one of the least funded cancers, in terms of research.
"This event was significant in that it united people who have been affected by stomach cancer and gave them an opportunity to show support for John and for one another. People have wanted an event that allows them to connect so they know they are not alone on their stomach cancer journey," said Beth Lambert, a member of the Board of Directors for No Stomach with Cancer. "John embodies what we as an organization are all about. We have promised John and all of those who participated in the walk that 100-percent of the proceeds will directly fund stomach cancer research; this is significant given that so little money is allocated for it."
Each participant received a T-shirt and enjoyed light refreshments following the march.
Donations can still be made in honor of this event by completing the John's March Against Stomach Cancer donation form at www.nostomachforcancer.org/support-us/events and mailing it with your check, payable to No Stomach for Cancer, Inc. All donations will be acknowledged.


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An article in this edition of Western Farm Press draws a comparison between cotton pest control in California and Arizona, noting that for the first time in decades, California producers are treating more often for pests than their Arizona counterparts.
The article has appeared on the magazine's Web site and apparently, some folks have taken exception to the distinction as casting California producers and those who conduct entomological research and scout cotton in a negative light. That is not the intent.
The comparison was made partly to point out the remarkable evolution of cotton pest control technology in Arizona, the same evolution that may be at hand for California.
Name the pest and Arizona cotton growers have battled it. Pink bollworm so out-of-control it created buggy whip cotton — plants 10 feet high and taller because worms had removed all the fruit, and silverleaf whitefly so thick aerial applicators could not complete a load because windshields got too fogged by whitefly clouds.
Arizona producers, University of Arizona entomologists and Cooperative Extension Service agents and specialists, pest control advisers, chemical manufacturers and retailers, seed companies and others in Arizona's cotton industry not only turned back unbelievable onslaughts of pests, but became better producers in the process.
Arizona producers eradicated boll weevil long before anyone else. Bt cotton was first grown commercially in Arizona and the pink bollworm has become a pest of the past. Arizona growers and chemical companies also must be recognized for their unwavering stewardship in using silverleaf whitefly insect growth regulators as a model for resistance management.
The fact that Arizona producers treat for insects maybe only two to three times a season is a remarkable testimony to their tenacity.
California producers are facing similar challenges, particularly from whitefly and aphids during the past three seasons. They have relied on the research and experience from Arizona to meet the whitefly challenge and in 2002 demonstrated the same tenacity as their Arizona counterparts when they produced virtually honeydew-free lint.
Unfortunately, this season has been more challenging than the last with delayed plantings making the cotton more vulnerable to late-season aphids and whiteflies and growers have had to treat more regularly than they want.
Fortunately, California does not have a pink bollworm problem, thanks to a grower-funded biological exclusion program that has kept one of the world's most destructive pests out of the San Joaquin for more than three decades.
However, other worm pests have emerged in recent seasons that cannot be controlled by the current generation of Bt or Bollgard cottons that have become the cornerstone of Arizona's pest management success. Controlling armyworms early in the San Joaquin Valley has upset the balance of pests and predators growers rely on and added to pest control costs. The same saving grace of biotechnology may soon be welcomed by SJV producers in the form of the new generation of Bt cotton, Bollgard II to control armyworms and loopers.
Arizona's cotton industry should be justifiably proud of its accomplishment. That is the point of reporting how few times Arizona producers treat cotton for pests.
California's cotton industry will overcome its challenges as well and look forward to the day competition is closer.
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Twitter's No. 2 Executive Resigns After Dispute With CEO
Ali Rowghani Departs After CEO Costolo Sought to Run Product Team; Head of North American Media Also Leaving
Twitter Inc.'s leadership was thrown into disarray Thursday after one of its top executives, Ali Rowghani, resigned as chief operating officer amid a dispute with Chief Executive Dick Costolo.
The sudden resignation of Mr. Rowghani, a well-respected manager who in his four years at Twitter rose to become Mr. Costolo's most-trusted lieutenant, comes at a particularly thorny time in the company's young history as a public company. Twitter's stock has fallen about 42% this year amid mounting concerns the company's user base...


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At a loss for time but still want to look your best for that holiday party? Make an appointment at Eden Sassoon's new finishing studio in West Hollywood and get three key services — a blow-dry and style, a manicure and eyebrow shaping — for $65 in just 65 minutes. Also on the menu at Eden by Eden Sassoon: makeup and lash application, pedicures, updos, a dry-hair trim and reparative hair treatments. The highest-priced items are a makeup application or a blow dry and style, each $55 and accompanied by an instructional lesson and take-home video.
The services come with a pedigree: Sassoon is the daughter of the late, legendary Vidal Sassoon, and her business partner Michael Baruch was co-founder of Fred Segal Beauty.
The idea for a finishing studio offering fast and affordable hair styling, nail and makeup services under one roof was born when Eden Sassoon, an exercise-studio owner, was having her hair styled at one of today's popular blow-dry-only bars. She was rushed for time and preoccupied — her father was ill at the time with leukemia — but while she liked the focus of the blow-out salon, something felt wrong, she says.
"I thought 'I'm not comfortable. I would do things differently,'" she says. Then the ah-ha! moment: "I thought, 'What am I doing? I am this girl. I come from this family. I need to carry this on."
Vidal Sassoon, who died in Los Angeles on May 9, introduced sharp wash-and-wear haircuts in the 1960s that liberated women from sleeping in rollers, using excessive styling products and setting their hair weekly in salons. "My idea was to cut shape into the hair, to use it like fabric and take away everything that was superfluous," he told the Los Angeles Times in a 1993 interview.
Sassoon's geometric cuts fell into line with minimal styling and were cutting-edge in appearance — featured on the cover of Vogue editions worldwide and famously on Mia Farrow in the 1968 film "Rosemary's Baby," which catapulted Sassoon to international celebrity status.
The emphasis on convenience that helped drive her father to fame is one of the inspirations for Eden by Eden Sassoon.
As business partner Baruch puts it, "What do women want for their everyday life or when they go out at night? They want their hair done. They want their nails done. They may not want their makeup done on a weekly basis, but they want their brows shaped. And it's not really convenient if you have to go to a second or third location. That's another couple hours. Not only drive there but pay for the parking and have another transaction on your credit card. ...Women want an hour for themselves, to look beautiful, and [now] they can do so without hurting their pocketbook or their schedule."
Another aspect that differentiates Sassoon's express beauty business is its focus on quality. Before setting up shop, Baruch conducted focus groups that showed that 80% of women don't like how their hair is styled in any salon and end up redoing it themselves at home.
So Baruch made it his first task to entice talent. He started by recruiting eight part-time stylists from some of the city's top salons, such as Warren-Tricomi Salon and Serge Normant at John Frieda, which wasn't easy.
But Baruch created a win-win deal with his salon-owner friends, explaining that their star junior stylists would gain experience, while referring clients back to their shops for cut and color, since Eden by Eden Sassoon is strictly about finishing services.
Next, Baruch recruited full-time staff using a system based on his favorite television show, "American Idol." A social media recruiting blast to 10 beauty schools produced 250 candidates, which he narrowed to 75 stylists. Then he convinced Kaz Amor, an old friend and partner at Warren-Tricomi, to lend his salon on Melrose Avenue every Monday for a six-week competition. Amor and David John (who worked with Baruch for 16 years at Fred Segal Beauty and is now with Serge Normant at John Frieda) graded the contenders on seven different "looks," from straight to wavy to beachy to updos. In addition, they evaluated factors such as punctuality and confidence, timing and technique.
Kristoff Ball (considered "the best finisher in the city," according to Baruch, with celebrity clients including Gwen Stefani and Rita Wilson) signed on to do four demos a day for two days at Eden by Eden Sassoon for the 24 finalists, who then interpreted Ball's demo looks on models. Twelve full-time stylists were ultimately hired.
"Tenacity was one of my dad's favorite words," Sassoon says, reflecting on the process. One entry in her father's personal journal, a gift from her to him in 1994, pretty much says it all: "Discipline. A necessary inconvenience."
"I haven't met many people like Michael, who really have that drive," Sassoon says.
The lofty Eden by Eden Sassoon space at Sunset Plaza is designed to resemble a Malibu home, with an open, self-serve kitchen, family photos decorating the walls and cozy, upholstered club chairs at the shampoo stations. The welcoming, easygoing atmosphere is an obvious contrast to the notoriously strict intensity and polished, art gallery vibe of her father's salon on London's Bond Street. "When my dad spoke, they all listened," she said. "I mean, he threw scissors up and they stuck in the ceiling. If you came dressed the way we dress today, if you weren't to the nines, Dad would say, 'You're out!' Back in the day, you had to have it down."
This isn't the first time Sassoon has followed in her father's footsteps. An exercise enthusiast who appeared perennially youthful, Vidal Sassoon introduced the American public to Pilates on "The Regis Philbin Show." Since 2007, Eden Sassoon has owned Pilates Plus by Eden Sassoon, a fitness studio in Beverly Hills that offers Pilates, Zumba, Pure Core, Piloxing (a mix of Pilates and boxing) and the Sass Barre (a combination of ballet barre, cardio, resistant training and core work).
Next she's planning two more Eden by Eden Sassoon locations in Los Angeles and a second, smaller format for seasonal, resort locations, such as Malibu, the Hamptons and Aspen, Colo. "And when I start to travel, I want to go big. I want to go international," Sassoon says. "To me, that's important. That's where the Sassoon name is. Even Asia."
Beyond that, she hopes to brand her own line of skin care. She and brother Elan, who owns the Sojourn line of eco-friendly hair care products, also plan to rewrite their parents' book, "A Year of Beauty and Health," published in 1976, "from our knowledge of being their children."
"I have a responsibility. I was born his daughter," she says.
Eden by Eden Sassoon, 8600 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 861-4660, http://www.edenbyedensassoon.com


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Photos: Keeping up the St. Mary's Church organ
Photos: Keeping up the St. Mary's Church organ
St. Mary's Church in Charlestown has had the same organ for 121 years thanks, in part, to Lee Eiseman.
The stops on the 3,000-pipe organ.
Eiseman is not Catholic — he's a secular Jew. Still, he has spent thousands of hours volunteering to restore and keep up the organ.
He came to care for the 1892 instrument because of a promise he made to the 20th century's foremost classic organ builder and restorer, Charles B. Fisk, in 1974.
Eiseman has kept it operating through thousands of weddings, funerals, and morning Masses. Now, the church is embarking on a large-scale restoration project.
The six-month, $250,000 project involves disassembling, repairing, or replacing, thousands of fragile wood, metal, leather, and fabric components.