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This Memorandum of Agreement was initially signed on July 9, 1998, by UH Senior Vice President and Community Colleges Chancellor Joyce Tsunoda and by UH West O'ahu Interim Chancellor Joanne Clark.
As noted in section 5 C of the agreement, provision was made for technical assistance and training of personnel. Such training took place during the Fall 1998 semester. As the result of procedures clarified during the training, Section 5 B (Parts 1 and 2) of the Agreement was revised. This is the revised agreement.
Principles and Standards
The University of Hawai'i supports the concept of lifelong learning, and affirms that college- level learning may occur in many diverse settings, both in and outside of the classroom. One important dimension of that learning process occurs within the college classroom, with the sharing of knowledge and experiences among faculty and students leading to the mastery of subject material. The UH Community Colleges and UH West O'ahu offer many such quality classroom options to students.
In addition, significant college-level learning may occur beyond the traditional college classroom. Distance education -- through the Hawai'i Interactive Television System (HITS), cable television, and/or the Internet -- provides one such non-traditional path to college-level learning. Another path is the learning which occurs through experience. This may take the form of work-related experience; community involvement; volunteer activities; hobbies; formal courses sponsored by associations, business, government, industry, the military or unions; or through independent reading. SOME of these experiences may result in college-level learning -- i.e., learning which involves demonstrated competency in both the theory and the application of subject matter.
In recognition of the value of such learning, the University of Hawai'i supports the evaluation of student experiences beyond the college classroom for possible application toward University of Hawai'i -- West O'ahu and UH Community College degrees and certificates.
Philosophy and Mission
The University of Hawai'i Community Colleges enable the University of Hawai'i System to meet its mandate of putting post-secondary education within the reach of every Hawai'i resident who wants it and can benefit from it. As open-door, low-tuition institutions, the UH Community Colleges provide access through seven degree-granting campuses and affiliated outreach centers.
Within this context, the Community Colleges offer the Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degrees to students taking the first steps toward a baccalaureate degree. The Community Colleges also offer the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) and Associate in Technical Studies (ATS) degrees, as well as a variety of certificates, to students seeking professional or technical preparation for employment or employment upgrading.
At the same time, the University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu has, as its special mission within the UH System, the provision of innovative learning opportunities leading to a baccalaureate degree to the rapidly growing population of leeward and central O'ahu and the neighbor islands -- especially to non-traditional students, including working adults.
Both the UH Community Colleges and UH West Oahu recognize the increasing needs of mature adults who are hindered, either by time or distance, from accessing the traditional classroom approach to higher education. Yet-- at the same time that access to campus becomes more difficult for these individual learners because of work and/or family obligations -- access to the benefits of a post-secondary education are becoming more crucial. Increasingly, employers expect mastery of both technical skills and basic skills in critical thinking and communication.
To assure the greatest degree of access and flexibility for Hawai'i's adult learners without compromising standards, the UH Community Colleges and UH West O'ahu enter into this Agreement to better meet the educational goals of our adult learner students.
Agreements and Procedures
1. Scope of Agreement. This Memorandum of Agreement applies among the UH Community Colleges; between the UHCC's and UH-West O'ahu; and within UHWO.
A) Among the UHCC's
This MOA applies to the AA degree and the AS degree.
B) Between the UHCC's and UHWO
This MOA applies to the AA degree and select AS degrees (as defined by separate formal agreements) offered by the UH Community Colleges as preparation for transfer to UH West O'ahu.
C) Within UHWO
This MOA applies to the baccalaureate degree.
While other types of prior learning may be eligible for AAS or ATS credit at the Community Colleges, such credits are not covered as a part of this Agreement.
2. Types of Prior Learning Credit to be Awarded. The following types of credit for prior learning are covered under this Memorandum of Agreement: Challenge or Credit-By-Exams (CBE); and Portfolio Assessment. Attachment 1 provides information on each of the types of prior learning credit covered under this Agreement.
3. General Guidelines for the Application and Award of Credits
A. Student Eligibility
Students must be currently enrolled as "classified students"at a participating UH campus to be eligible for the award of any prior learning credit. The only exception will be UH West O'ahu students who indicate interest in lower-division portfolio assessment credit. While maintaining their enrollment at UH West O'ahu, these students will be referred to a UH Community College where the award of lower-division credit through portfolio assessment would be more appropriately determined.
Before a student can apply for portfolio-based credit at one of the UH Community Colleges, the student must successfully complete at least six credits at a UH Community College with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. For students enrolled at UH West O'ahu, this requirement is waived.
B. Timeline for Application
At the UH Community Colleges, students are encouraged to apply for prior learning credits during their first year of attendance.
At the UH West O'ahu, students must apply for any of the prior learning assessment options within their first year of attendance at the College.
C. Maximum Credits
1) UH Community Colleges. In accord with guidelines of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges(WASC) -- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, portfolio-based learning cannot exceed 30 credits total. Students are encouraged to check individual campus catalogs for maximum limits on prior learning credits.
2) UH West O'ahu. Up to 42 eligible credits through all prior learning options may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree. Of these, a maximum of 30 may be from portfolio-based learning, as dictated by WASC guidelines. UHWO policy limits to 15 the number of portfolio-based credits which can be earned for upper division courses. (Exceptions may be made by the Chancellor upon recommendation of the Division.)
D. Posting of Credits
At UH West O'ahu, students may apply for portfolio review upon enrollment. Credits awarded for portfolio review, however, will not be posted until the students has successfully completed at least six credits at UHWO with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
At the UH Community Colleges, similarly, credits awarded for portfolio review will be posted only after the student has successfully completed at least six credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
At all participating campuses, credits awarded for prior learning will be identified as prior learning credits on the student's transcript/ academic record.
E. Residency
With the exception of credits granted as the result of in-house credit-by-exam, credits awarded for prior learning may not be used to meet campus residency requirements.
F. Transferability
Prior learning credits awarded within the guidelines established in this Agreement will transfer between and among UH Community College campuses and UH West O'ahu. However, students should be informed by both "sending" and "receiving" campuses that not all transferred credits may be applicable to a given degree program.
It is important to note that UH Hilo and UH Mnoa are not parties to this agreement. If a student chooses to transfer to UH Hilo, UH Mnoa, or an external (i.e., non-UH System) higher education institution, there is no guarantee that the prior learning credits awarded under this Agreement will transfer.
It should be noted that guidelines are different for credits which transfer between and among UH Community Colleges, and those guidelines for transfer of credit from a UH Community College to UH West O'ahu.
G. Financial Aid/Concurrent Enrollment/ VA Benefits
Prior learning credit may not be used for either financial aid, veterans' benefits or concurrent enrollment status.
H. Campus Procedures
Each UH campus which is a party to this MOA will be responsible for establishing procedures which detail the timeline and deadlines for application, review of requests for award of prior learning credit, and the appeals process for such credit. The fee structure for prior learning credit, other than portfolio assessment, may be found in campus catalogs or other campus publications.
4. Award of Credit through Credit-By-Examination and/or Challenge Examinations
For purposes of this Agreement, "college-level liberal arts courses" are defined as those courses traditionally associated with the arts and sciences, and which normally are numbered 100 and above within the UH System. As reported in May 1997 by the Transfer Network Steering Committee, all college-level, liberal arts credits awarded by a University of Hawai'i campus through institutional credit-by-exam and/or challenge examination options will be accepted for transfer by other UH campuses.
5. Award of Credits through Portfolio Assessment. Assessment of portfolios and the award of credits as a result of that portfolio assessment will be in accordance with the following guidelines.
A. Eligible knowledge and experiences
1) College-level learning. While it is recognized that learning occurs in a variety of ways, only college-level learning (knowledge, skills, competencies) which has been adequately demonstrated and documented will be considered for college credit. Competency in theory and application of subject matter will be expected. Simply completing a course or having an extended exposure to a field of knowledge is not sufficient. Also, because the successful preparation of a portfolio demands a great deal of writing, students must be eligible for, or must have completed, English 100 or the equivalent.
2) Applicability to degree. Only college-level learning, demonstrated and documented, that is applicable to a degree offered at one of the UH Community Colleges and/or at UH West O'ahu will be awarded credit. It should be noted that not all courses applicable to a UH Community College degree will be applicable to a UH West O'ahu baccalaureate degree.
3) Application for credit. Requests for prior learning credit must be for a course from a current University of Hawai'i catalog, with the provision that the Community Colleges may award only lower-division credit.
B. Procedures
1) Application process and fee. Each campus will identify an individual and/or office that will accept applications for portfolio assessment. Students contemplating the submission of a portfolio will pay a $25 fee to register for portfolio advising. This entitles the student to receive a Student Handbook for Portfolio Assessment and to be provided with written and audio-visual materials which will explain in greater detail what is involved with portfolio preparation.
Should the student then decide to proceed with the process of portfolio preparation, the student will apply for portfolio assessment. The cost of portfolio assessment will be based upon tuition. For example, if the portfolio is submitted as the equivalent of a three-credit course, the charge would be the equivalent of three semester hours' tuition. This tuition charge is non-refundable. That is, even if the student is unsuccessful in his/her attempt to earn credit, the tuition is not refunded.
Tuition and/or fees for this procedure will be re-assessed in two years from the date of implementation of the MOA.
3) Portfolio review
a. Selection of reviewer. When the portfolio is ready for review, the Dean of Instruction (cc's) or the Chancellor or designee (WO) will select one faculty member from a systemwide pool of trained and eligible faculty in the area of study for which course credit is being sought. The reviewer cannot be the same individual who served as portfolio advisor. A selected reviewer may decline to serve if there is a potential conflict of interest.
b. Review process. The evaluation of the portfolio will be a "blind" review. The name and campus of the student applying for credit will not be revealed to the reviewer. The faculty reviewer will have up to three weeks to complete the review and evaluation of the portfolio.
c. Evaluation summary. The faculty reviewer will determine whether or not the knowledge of the subject demonstrated is equal to a college-level grade of "C" or better. The faculty member is responsible for recommending whether credit should be awarded or not awarded. Whether the recommendation is favorable or not, the rationale and documentation in support of that decision is required.
d. Appeals process. If a student disagrees with the results of the review process, the student may appeal the negative recommendation. The student will be assessed a non-refundable $25 appeals review fee for each course reviewed.
The second faculty reviewer will be identified through the established selection process.
If the second review results in a negative recommendation, credit will be denied. If the second review results in a positive recommendation, the first and second evaluations will be sent to a third reviewer for final decision making. The decision is final at this level.
e. Posting of credit. In addition to the general guidelines established in this Agreement (see Item 3 above), credit awarded through portfolio assessment will be posted as equivalent to a specific University of Hawai'i course .
C. Personnel Selection and Training; Technical Assistance
Procedures for the selection and the training of portfolio advisors and faculty reviewers will be developed by the UH Community Colleges in cooperation with UH West O'ahu. Timeline for such development is Summer 1998.
To facilitate implementation of this MOA, technical assistance -- including the development of a model handbook for the assessment of prior learning -- will be provided by the Office of the Chancellor for Community Colleges, in cooperation with UH West O'ahu. Timeline for such development is Summer 1998.
D. Faculty Reimbursement for Portfolio Review
Each faculty member will be compensated $75 for each portfolio evaluated.
E. Administration and Implementation; Interpretation
On each community college campus, the overall responsibility for the administration and implementation of this MOA rests with the Dean of Instruction, with the assistance of the Dean of Student Services. At UH WO, this responsibility rests with the Chancellor.
For purposes of uniformity, questions or disputes relating to the interpretation and application of this MOA, including any questions relating to circumstances or cases not covered by this Agreement, shall be resolved for the Community Colleges by the Chancellor for Community Colleges or designee and for UH West O'ahu by the Chancellor of UH West O'ahu or designee. If necessary for uniformity among all participating campuses, issues will be resolved jointly by the two Chancellors.
F. Conflicts; Amendments
For purposes of uniformity, in the event of any conflicts between the provisions of this MOA and individual campus policies, the provisions of this MOA shall supersede those individual campus policies. However, exceptions to this general rule may be granted jointly by the Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Chancellor of UH West O'ahu upon application from a community college provost.
Amendments and additions to this MOA may be made with the joint approval of the Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Chancellor of UH West O'ahu.
G. Effective Date
This agreement shall take effect upon execution.
Joyce S. Tsunoda date Joanne E. Clark date
Senior Vice-President, University of Interim Chancellor
Hawai'i, and Chancellor for Community University of Hawai'i -- West O'ahu
This Memorandum of Agreement was initially signed on July 9, 1998, by UH Senior Vice President and Community Colleges Chancellor Joyce Tsunoda and by UH West O'ahu Interim Chancellor Joanne Clark.
As noted in section 5 C of the agreement, provision was made for technical assistance and training of personnel. Such training took place during the Fall 1998 semester. As the result of procedures clarified during the training, Section 5 B (Parts 1 and 2) of the Agreement was revised. This is the revised agreement.


text: On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 08:51:39AM -0700, Ying Han wrote:> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Johannes Weiner <email@example.com> wrote:> > On Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 09:05:18PM -0700, Ying Han wrote:> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Hiroyuki Kamezawa> >> <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:> >> > 2011/6/1 Johannes Weiner <firstname.lastname@example.com>:> >> >> Hi,> >> >>> >> >> this is the second version of the memcg naturalization series. The> >> >> notable changes since the first submission are:> >> >>> >> >> o the hierarchy walk is now intermittent and will abort and> >> >> remember the last scanned child after sc->nr_to_reclaim pages> >> >> have been reclaimed during the walk in one zone (Rik)> >> >>> >> >> o the global lru lists are never scanned when memcg is enabled> >> >> after #2 'memcg-aware global reclaim', which makes this patch> >> >> self-sufficient and complete without requiring the per-memcg lru> >> >> lists to be exclusive (Michal)> >> >>> >> >> o renamed sc->memcg and sc->current_memcg to sc->target_mem_cgroup> >> >> and sc->mem_cgroup and fixed their documentation, I hope this is> >> >> better understandable now (Rik)> >> >>> >> >> o the reclaim statistic counters have been renamed. there is no> >> >> more distinction between 'pgfree' and 'pgsteal', it is now> >> >> 'pgreclaim' in both cases; 'kswapd' has been replaced by> >> >> 'background'> >> >>> >> >> o fixed a nasty crash in the hierarchical soft limit check that> >> >> happened during global reclaim in memcgs that are hierarchical> >> >> but have no hierarchical parents themselves> >> >>> >> >> o properly implemented the memcg-aware unevictable page rescue> >> >> scanner, there were several blatant bugs in there> >> >>> >> >> o documentation on new public interfaces> >> >>> >> >> Thanks for your input on the first version.> >> >>> >> >> I ran microbenchmarks (sparse file catting, essentially) to stress> >> >> reclaim and LRU operations. There is no measurable overhead for> >> >> !CONFIG_MEMCG, memcg disabled during boot, memcg enabled but no> >> >> configured groups, and hard limit reclaim.> >> >>> >> >> I also ran single-threaded kernbenchs in four unlimited memcgs in> >> >> parallel, contained in a hard-limited hierarchical parent that put> >> >> constant pressure on the workload. There is no measurable difference> >> >> in runtime, the pgpgin/pgpgout counters, and fairness among memcgs in> >> >> this test compared to an unpatched kernel. Needs more evaluation,> >> >> especially with a higher number of memcgs.> >> >>> >> >> The soft limit changes are also proven to work in so far that it is> >> >> possible to prioritize between children in a hierarchy under pressure> >> >> and that runtime differences corresponded directly to the soft limit> >> >> settings in the previously described kernbench setup with staggered> >> >> soft limits on the groups, but this needs quantification.> >> >>> >> >> Based on v2.6.39.> >> >>> >> >> >> > Hmm, I welcome and will review this patches but.....some points I want to say.> >> >> >> > 1. No more conflict with Ying's work ?> >> > Could you explain what she has and what you don't in this v2 ?> >> > If Ying's one has something good to be merged to your set, please> >> > include it.> >>> >> My patch I sent out last time was doing rework of soft_limit reclaim.> >> It convert the RB-tree based to> >> a linked list round-robin fashion of all memcgs across their soft> >> limit per-zone.> >>> >> I will apply this patch and try to test it. After that i will get> >> better idea whether or not it is being covered here.> >> > Thanks!!> >> >> > 4. This work can be splitted into some small works.> >> > a) fix for current code and clean ups> >>> >> > a') statistics> >>> >> > b) soft limit rework> >>> >> > c) change global reclaim> >>> >> My last patchset starts with a patch reverting the RB-tree> >> implementation of the soft_limit> >> reclaim, and then the new round-robin implementation comes on the> >> following patches.> >>> >> I like the ordering here, and that is consistent w/ the plan we> >> discussed earlier in LSF. Changing> >> the global reclaim would be the last step when the changes before that> >> have been well understood> >> and tested.> >>> >> Sorry If that is how it is done here. I will read through the patchset.> >> > It's not. The way I implemented soft limits depends on global reclaim> > performing hierarchical reclaim. I don't see how I can reverse the> > order with this dependency.> > That is something I don't quite get yet, and maybe need a closer look> into the patchset. The current design of> soft_limit doesn't do reclaim hierarchically but instead links the> memcgs together on per-zone basis.> > However on this patchset, we changed that design and doing> hierarchy_walk of the memcg tree. Can we clarify more on why we made> the design change? I can see the current design provides a efficient> way to pick the one memcg over-their-soft-limit under shrink_zone().The question is whether we even want it to work that way. I outlinedthat in the changelog of the soft limit rework patch.As I see it, the soft limit should not exist solely to punish a memcg,but to prioritize memcgs in case hierarchical pressure exists. I amarguing that the focus should be on relieving the pressure, ratherthan beating the living crap out of the single-biggest offender. Keepin mind the scenarios where the biggest offender has a lot of dirty,hard-to-reclaim pages while there are other, unsoftlimited groups thathave large amounts of easily reclaimable cache of questionable futurevalue. I believe only going for soft-limit excessors is too extreme,only for the single-biggest one outright nuts.The second point I made last time already is that there is nohierarchy support with that current scheme. If you have a group withtwo subgroups, it makes sense to soft limit one subgroup against theother when the parent hits its limit. This is not possible otherwise.The third point was that the amount of code to actually support thequestionable behaviour of picking the biggest offender is giganticcompared to naturally hooking soft limit reclaim into regular reclaim.The implementation is not proven to be satisfactory, I only sent itout so early and with this particular series because I wanted peopleto stop merging reclaim statistics that may not even be supportable inthe long run.I agree with Andrew: we either need to prove it's the way to go, orprove that we never want to do it like this. Before we start addingstatistics that commit us to one way or the other.--To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

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As we reported yesterday, middle linebacker Barrett Ruud's absence from OTA's has been about his contract situation, it has know been confirmed by multiple media outlets.
There seems to be some bad blood brewing between ESPN & the NFL Network, over some back dooring in recent weeks over ex-coaches becoming color commentators for either station. It now seems that according to Peter King of Sports Illustrated that Jon Gruden verbally agreed to a contract, but then his agent Bob LaMonte floated the proposal around to ESPN.
It's is an interesting situation at the very least, but as a non Gruden supporter, I see nothing wrong with shopping your services around to the highest bidder, if there is / was no signed contract then it was nothing more then a proposal by both sides that never was finalized for what ever reason.
Ira Kaufman, of the Tampa Tribune is floating around the idea that the team
might be seriously considering talking to the Raiders about oft-injured DE Derrick Burgess. Burgess, 30, has started only 24 games over the last two seasons out of a possible 32, missing times with an asortment of injuries from a sore calf to a torn triceps with limited him to only 10 games in 2008.
Oakland is believed to be asking for a third round pick in exchange for Burgess who turns 31 before the start of the regular season. His sack totals have decreased over each of the last four seasons from 16 in 2005, to 11 in 2006, to 8 in 2007, to 3.5 in 2008. It would seem that Burgess who is an undersized DE at 6'2 266 might be on a downward spiral at this point in his career, not to mention a team would have to be willing to take on his 3.5 million dollar salary for 2009.
But the bigger problem lies with not knowing for sure, if Burgess is truly done, with all the speculation about him being unhappy over the Raiders not offering him an extension, it should read buyer beware under his name, with the recent injury history and dramatic drop in his numbers this is a player the Bucs should steer clear of.
In other news the Bucs conducted another round of OTA's, in which some of
the rookies were present. There has not been much from media outlets in the way of news breaking from One Buc Place, but as we have learned 7th round draft pick Sammie Stroughter was running with the first team. All though we caution the fanatics out there, to keep a level head about Mr. Feel Good.
Raheem Morris, earlier in the week stated that he would see if the rookies are man enough to play and if they are man enough to play then they would get the chance to compete, if not then the team would look at second and third year guys or other places to find players who are man enough to play and contribute at this level, you also have to take into account that with the release of Galloway and Hilliard if the team was in a three, four or five receiver set when he was running with the first team, just becuase he was working with the first team, doesn't mean that all the receivers were present and accounted for which might have lead to Stroughter getting the chance as the number four of five receiver in different sets.
Stroughter will be used in the slot to take advantage of his route running and sure hands not to mention his wiggle after the catch and his toughness going over the middle on drag routes and slants.
Josh Freeman receives limited reps, but got some time with first team offense.
"I was limited on my reps. I was just trying to get a feel for how the veteran guys to do it," said Freeman. "They're really helping me along a lot. Luke, Byron and Josh Johnson are giving me a lot of advice.
"Luke and Byron took all the live rounds [during the blitz period]. Then they went through it with the younger guys, the rookies and second-year guys. We went back and redid the entire period, and that's where I got a lot of reps. I got pretty much the same work in." Source: PewterReport.com
Freeman, stated practice went real smooth for the most part.
"Today was really smooth. Everybody seemed like they knew what they were doing. It looked really good. It is new for everybody, but Luke was in a similar offense last year and Byron has been in offenses like this one. I think everybody felt pretty good about it today. I don't know what everybody was thinking, but from my point of view it looked pretty good." Source: PewterReport.com


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Team USA At The Unified World Championships PT 2
Day 2 was a free day for the Team.
We started the day off on the beach training. We warmed up with a light jog. Got in a few rounds of shadowboxing, light sparring, and mittwork. The sand took a little adjustment. We were all careful not to go too fast or too hard being so close to the competition. Sand aside, you couldn't ask for a better setting. The Mountains on one side, the Ocean on the other. After training we walked down to the water for a bit. You had to appreciate where these guys had gotten themselves. Earning their way on to this team, and drumming up the money to get themselves there. This is fighting at it's purest, doing it soley for the love of the sport. We spent about two hours training before we headed back to the Hotel. Everyone on the team was planning to head out to explore some of Italy while we had free time.
We decided to head to Pisa. It was only a short train ride away. A bunch of the other teammates did the same. We took a cab ride over with the Hotel's go to Cab driver Sanki. He laughed at us for going to Pisa saying it was small. At first I was confused why anyone would deter us from seeing something as famous as Pisa. After thinking about it though, I know I have personally told people who came to visit DC that the sites weren't that great. I guess when you spend so much time around something you stop seeing it's value. We felt there was no way we could be this close and not come see the Leaning Tower. Just as someone who traveled from far would want to see the White House or Washington Monument. When we got off the train we had a general idea of which direction to travel in. The Tower was visible from the train platform. We found the Cathedral Square and cruised around for a bit taking photos. It's funny to see all the people getting their shot of them holding up the tower. I snapped a picture out of context to show how bizarre everyone looks outside of their personal picture. After walking around for a bit we grabbed some food. In front of the Cathedral Square there was market area filled with street vendors. They all had the Pisa keychains and t-shirts, one thing that jumped out at us was this Camera attachment we saw a few people with. It's an extendable pole that lets you attach your cellphone too to take a selfie with. They sell a remote camera shutter also to take the shot without having to touch the phone. This thing is going to revolutionize the selfie world, we dubbed it the helpie.
As the sun started to go down we decided to head back to the train station. We had a confusing time coming back as the train we got on took us a different track back then the way we came. After train hoping a couple times, and missing our stop once, we made it back in one piece. To our suprise when we walked out of the station Sanki our Cab driver was already waiting. I'm still not sure how he knew to be there. Once we got back to the hotel we all turned in to prep for the first day of competition.


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An illegal immigrant shot after allegedly pointing an assault rifle at a Maricopa County sheriff's deputy has died.
Authorities say 43-year-old Felipe Ramirez Castellanos died Monday at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix. He was shot late Friday night outside a home in east Mesa.
Sheriff's officials say Castellanos was shot once in the head and once in the hip after he pointed an AK-47 at a deputy responding to a domestic violence incident.
The Arizona Republic says Castellanos served 90 days in jail for a human-smuggling charge in 1986.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the 26-year-old deputy has been with MCSO five years. Arpaio won't identify the deputy but says he's been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues.
Arpaio also says the deputy took "proper, professional action."


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Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation
Original Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 11/01/2006, Docket: CP06- 71-001, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 163 Original Sheet No. 163 : Effective
16.4 Shipper Emergency Situation. If a firm Shipper seeks relief from
a proposed curtailment for a Shipper Emergency Situation,
Pipeline may adjust the curtailment and any applicable OFO as
(a) While Pipeline may make adjustments in curtailment promptly
on notification by Shipper, Shipper must provide Pipeline,
within 24 hours of Shipper's relief request, a sworn
statement including:
(1) a detailed explanation of, and an estimated duration
of, the emergency;
(2) affirmation that all sources of gas supply available
to Shipper, including peak-shaving and storage, were
and are being used to the maximum extent possible to
resolve the emergency during the time period for
which the emergency exception to the curtailment
provisions of this Section 16 is in effect;
(3) affirmation that all interruptible loads served by
Shipper were and are being discontinued to resolve
the emergency during the time period for which the
emergency exception to the curtailment provisions of
this Section 16 is in effect;
(4) affirmation that no alternate fuel could be used or
is available to be used to prevent the necessity for
an emergency exception to the curtailment provisions
of this Section 16; and
(5) affirmation that Shipper has made and continues to
make all feasible efforts to resolve the emergency,
including requests for waiver, exemption, exception,
and other relief from any regulation, directive,
order, or other requirement of a governmental body.
(b) Shipper shall provide Pipeline immediate notice of the
cessation of the Shipper Emergency Situation.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 16.4,
however, Shipper shall not be entitled to relief under this
Section 16.4: (i) to the extent that a Shipper Emergency
Situation is due to Shipper's failure to have adequate
transportation service arrangements in effect for the
delivery of Shipper's gas at the Receipt Points or Delivery
Points during the relevant period; or (ii) to the extent
that the quantity of gas required to meet a Shipper
Emergency Situation exceeds Shipper's firm contractual


text: So I know the Legendary's proc is amazing for adding Combustion Ticks but who sits there and waits for it to proc before they combustion? Perhaps if the Uptime was better. Anyhow just wondering if anyone has done the math on as we get near 100% crit if the Primal Meta's 3% Crit Dmg might be better. If we're chain casting Instant Pyros the haste buff isn't going to be that great anyhow


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BALTIMORE - Loyola University has confirmed that one of its students has a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis.
In an email sent to students Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students, Sheilah Shaw Horton, Ph.D. told students about the diagnosis.
Shaw Horton wrote that the student is in the hospital in serious, but stable condition.
She continued later that they " do not believe this situation poses a risk to the broader campus community. Bacterial meningitis is not considered to be highly communicable, but can be transmitted between people who have had very close contact."
In addition to the health center, the school is offering a counseling center and campus ministry resources for students who may be experiencing stress, worry or other difficulties during this time.
Symptoms of bacterial meningitis
The CDC lists the following as signs and symptoms of the infection:
Symptoms can appear quickly or over several days, and typically develop within 3-7 days after exposure. For more information visit


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Learn how the AIDS epidemic affects children and families in need.
How is Compassion fighting the AIDS epidemic and saving lives?
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"It used to be that you could focus on journalism because the technology around you was stable. You could hone your craft on top of TV or print or whatever it was, but now the technology platform on which you're building is also changing. In order to be truly successful you can't just wait for the technical innovations, you need to be fueling the technical innovations, which means, in turn, that you need to be hiring all these disciplines. You need to be hiring technologists, you need to be hiring designers. And you need to be putting your editorial people in the same room as your technologists and your designers and have them address the same problems jointly. That's the only way that we can compete with the market forces."
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On Thanksgiving eve, there was an ecumenical prayer service at Santa Cruz in Buda, TX. Last year we took a group photo of the various local ministers, so we were asked to come again and do the same.
I didn't recall exactly how we had it set up last year, but this year, I used two umbrellas above and on both sides of the camera. Right behind was a bare flash aimed away to a strip of wall to provide some additional diffuse light (or that was the hope). Here is the setup photo:
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I mentioned that I didn't recall how I set up last year because I got a nasty, bright specular reflection off the window around the shadow of the woman 3rd from the right. I ended up having to paint in some dark blue from another pane (at about 11 o'clock from the bright area) to make the bright spot go away. You can still see some of that reflection on the lead between the panes. At full size on the screen and printed on 8×10, it looks ok.
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SEATTLE -- The Los Angeles Galaxy meet Real Salt Lake in the 14th MLS Cup final here on Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Galavisión), and I started the day off by meeting MLS commissioner
Our discussion addressed a number of topics, including his views on using instant replay in soccer officiating (in the wake of the controversy in Wednesday's World Cup Ireland-France World Cup qualifier), the MLS salary cap,
It certainly helps to have two of your biggest stars in the game, and it's going to be fantastic to have David and Landon in our MLS Cup final against a small-market team that, in many ways, has proven to be one of the better teams in MLS today. I'm smart enough not to make any predictions because you never know where it will end up, but our ratings have grown on ESPN and Fox, and I think that's a positive sign and an indication of the popularity of MLS.
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I don't mean the youth-soccer community. I mean those fans that really care about the game, that might have grown up with the sport, and we need to get them to embrace our local teams. Not enough of them are doing that. There are still far more soccer fans in this country than there are MLS fans. If I had to say, "What's the one thing we could achieve over the next decade?" it's that most of the people who care about the game care about MLS.
Seeing [Real Salt Lake's]
So the question is, when do you move from this plan into thinking that it's time perhaps to go and invest more in a wide variety of things? If there was a payoff and spending more money was a way to ensure that you would generate more profits, then I don't think anybody would argue with that plan. The issue here is that there has not been a relation with the exception of one or two moves between spending and even revenues, let alone profit. We're not at that point where there's a direct correlation between spending and profitability.
Those who believe that we're ready now to start thinking about increasing spending don't believe that it's something that will pay off in the short term. There's a view that perhaps it will pay off in the long term, and there's no guarantee that will happen whatsoever. My role is to ensure that we make good decisions. And this is important: At no point does any owner believe we should make any decisions about spending more money while we're in collective bargaining. It makes absolutely no sense to have anybody think we would be willing to do that.
There are many new owners that are committed to the league and have seen some success, particularly recently, but we've all learned in the sports business that life's a long time. The Cosmos were pretty successful as well, and the NASL went out of business. I want everybody to know that some of the positive things that have gone on in the last 12 months aren't necessarily an indication of what our future will look like. It's an indication that we've had a good 12 months in a handful of markets.
We need to have that sustained for five years and 10 years and have that in all markets. Because we have a handful of teams that are really struggling. This can't be a league where three or four teams play against each other. We need 16 and 18 and potentially 20 teams that are all successful and viable in their markets, and we are simply not at that point now. In addition to that, it's taken hundreds of millions of dollars to even get to where we are now, and at some point, we need to ensure that this is a viable business that can turn a profit and have owners that aren't investing money because they think something might happen a decade or a generation from now. Then we'll be in a situation like other leagues have been in when someone raises their hand and says, "I can't do it anymore."


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The state government also signed a MoU with British Council India Director Rob Lynes to train 160 teachers in English under the Bihar Language Initiative Secondary Schools (BLISS) project. These teachers, in turn, teach interactive English to students in secondary schools.
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Quincy homeless shelters still seek support despite state grants
Two Quincy shelters will receive help from a state and federal grant, though both say they need continued public support to deal with rising homelessness.
Both Father Bill's & MainSpring and DOVE (Domestic Violence Ended) received thousands from the Department of Housing and Community Development, which distributed nearly $4 million in federal Emergency Solutions Grant funds to a number of organizations in the South Shore.
The funding will go a long way to supporting existing shelters and homeless prevention programs in Quincy, but isn't a fix-all, grant recipients said.
"Public money covers half the cost of the need, so we're always asking, and have so many individuals and corporations and others supporting our mission," said John Yazwinksi, CEO of Father Bill's. "It makes that demand [on resources] harder."
At Father Bill's, both the Quincy and Brockton shelters will receive $135,178 for shelter support, $165,795 in what is called "rapid rehousing", and another $50,000 for tenancy preservation programs.
Shelter support is the organization's biggest need, and the funding will help support people the shelter houses beyond the shelter's budget.
"Basically at Father Bills place in Quincy and MainSpring house in Brockton, we're funded for 126 people a night. This past year, we've been averaging 233 people a night," Yazwinski said. "We've always stayed with the principle of getting everybody indoors. With that, this money that you see … requested from the state from emergency solutions grant [is] to help us with the extra people and pay for the cost of the extra beds."
Last year, the shelter received $200,000 from the state. While federal cuts have trickled down, need has increased. Last year, the shelter averaged eight people fewer a night.
"We're receiving a bit of less money to help with overflow, but as federal government has made cuts, we appreciate the state helping us out with this region as we continue to see people come in to emergency shelters in the South Shore," he said.
The rise of homelessness; which Yazwinski attributed to budget cuts in mental health, veterans services, and foster care programs; has made it difficult for the shelter to switch to more of a triage role, or assessing homelessness when a client comes in and figuring out how to get people back into supportive housing.
Yet the other parts of the state grant will continue supporting that mission even as the nonprofit struggles with the switch.
Rapid rehousing programs will help support clients on the brink of homelessness who only need a few months' rent or housing costs to get by short term.
Additionally, the continued funding for tenancy programs, working through the courts and directly with tenants, will allow Father Bill's to prevent evictions.
"It's a continued needed service and it's much more cost effective to prevent someone from being homeless than it is through the family hotel shelter system, especially when there's such an overflow," Yazwinski said. "We hope the commonwealth will continue to look at this as a promising and cost effective program with high outcomes."
Unlike Father Bill's, the $14,092 grant is new for the people at DOVE, though community support is still needed for long term solutions.
"It will help us keep providing what we're providing," said Sue Chandler, DOVE's executive director.
The funding will supplement money received from the Department of Children and Families, which provides six emergency shelter beds as well as provide services and advice for hundreds more.
Yet DOVE too is looking down the road at how domestic violence can be handled in the future.
"We're drafting up building plans right now," Chandler said. "We have decided we want to locate all our services, expanded resident capacity, community services, and administrative functions into one building. We're connected with mayor's office and Quincy city councilors to think of a good location in the city."
The expansion will increase the 162 beds available in the entire state available for victims of domestic violence. With 2600 hotline calls a year, half of which are looking for emergency shelter, the need is evident, Chandler said.
That initiative will require even more grant funding and community support.
In the meantime, administrators will work on using recently received funds to support at least one shelter room for an entire year.
"We hope that everything will go smoothly and it will be manageable in terms of reporting requirements, but it's our hope this would work well," Chandler said.


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It's been two weeks since a Halawa corrections officer was arrested by the FBI.
On Sunday, a second Halawa corrections officer was picked up by the feds at his work place.
"This morning around 11 a.m., FBI special agents, along with investigators from the Hawaii Department of Public safety office of internal affairs and the sheriff department, arrested Mark Damas," Special Agent Tom Simon said.
According to court documents, investigators allege that Damas obtained methamphetamine from others outside of Halawa Correctional Facility and then was paid money to smuggle that meth into the prison, and thereafter distribute it to inmates."
"Conspiracy to distribute is the actual crime he's accused of," Simon said.
Back in September, FBI agents got the green light from the court to tap Damas' cell phone.
The court documents have verbatim reports of the conversations Damas had regarding drugs and contraband items, how he'd smuggle them into Halawa, and also money he'd be receiving.
"We really wanna get across to the public that the people who work at the Halawa Corrections Facility as adults corrections officers are extremely dedicated public servants. There's just been a couple folks that we needed to investigate for allegations of corruption. We're hoping that the courtroom procedures will actually bring out the truth about what they were up to," Simon said.
Department of Public Safety Director Ted Sakai released a statement saying, "This latest arrest represents the ongoing investigative efforts to weed out corrupt employees in our prisons and to bring individuals who commit these crimes to justice, ensuring the safety in our prisons and the public."
Just two weeks ago another Halawa corrections officer was arrested.
James Sanders III, 31, was charged with three counts of distributing meth and bribery.
Sanders pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court.
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
The FBI won't say if any other corrections officers are being investigated.
"We're gonna follow the evidence where it takes us. We'd be kind of foolish to be presenting cases that haven't been brought into court yet in the news, in an abundance of fairness, we're gonna say this is an ongoing investigation obviously. Everyone's concerned about any kind of corruption that might poison our corrections system here in Hawaii, and were gonna follow that evidence where it takes us," Simon concluded.


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Plasencia Reserva Organica Cigars Meet "The Mets"
On Wednesday evening, September 5, I made what was now my third cigar presentation to The Metropolitan Society cigar club in Fairfield, NJ on behalf of Famous Smoke Shop. The cigars I chose for this occasion were the Plasencia Reserva Organica selection. I've been wanting to present these cigars to an impartial group of avid cigar smokers for a long time, and The Metropolitan Society's monthly cigar dinner provided the ideal setting.
When I got to the club with a box of 100 Plasencia Reserva Organica Robustos (including a load of Famous Smoke Shop catalogs), I was greeted by Metropolitan Society Treasurer, Ben Amoruso, who was seated behind a poker table checking-off names of the members as they arrived (see above photo) . To my surprise and delight, on the table were two open boxes of cigars: Olor Nicaragua and Olor Classic, both of which are brands exclusive Famous Smoke Shop. As is the custom for the monthly Society dinner meetings, as each member signs in they're entitled to their choice of a mild or full-flavored cigar. With my box now on the table, I joined Ben by handing out the Plasencia's and catalogs.
The dinner started promptly at 7:00 PM, and many of the members were already toking on their PRO Robustos. After the group had been served dinner, club President, Dan McCarthy, took care of all required club business, then he introduced me and I did my spiel. During my presentation I asked for a show of hands among those who had been smoking the cigars and asked for their honest take with a thumbs-up or down. Fortunately, it was almost unanimously thumbs-up. Were they just being nice because I was there? I don't want to assume anything, but I did receive a number of one-to-one compliments from many of them on the cigars later that evening.
In case you're not familiar with The Plasencia Reserva Organica cigars, they are Nicaraguan puros created by Nestor Plasencia Jr., in which the tobaccos are grown under "certified organic" conditions. The smoke is mild to medium in body with a rich, cedar-aged flavor that finishes with a very pure, natural flavor on the palate.
All-in-all, in was a wonderful evening, so at this juncture I'd like to thank Nestor Plasencia Jr., my boss, Arthur Zaretsky, and Famous Smoke Shop GM, Hal Odzic, for providing the cigars, as well as the following Metropolitan Society Board members: Dan McCarthy, Bob Lesnick, Ben Amoruso, Rich Camy, John Cito, and George Koodray, who helped make it all possible, and all the other Metro Society members I had the pleasure to meet. I look forward to doing it again next year.
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Midland Development Corp. sees 2011 as year for growth
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With the national economy starting to rebound from the recession, staff and board members with the Midland Development Corp. say their momentum is strong as they start the new year.
"I really believe by the end of 2011 we're really going to see companies looking at moving out here," said Robert Rendall, chairman of the board.
Rendall said MDC has its systems in place to make the right contacts with businesses and this year the board will look to see staff bringing companies to Midland for second and third visits in hopes of eventually brokering a deal.
"The infrastructure is in place," said vice chairman David Mims. "Our momentum is strong."
MDC President Mike Hatley said bringing new businesses to the area hinges, in large part, on the national economy. However, he said, knowing that, the board was able to invest in other areas during the downturn, such as the Garfield extension project and the water line extension along Highway 191. This year, he said, they should be in position to help facilitate more business development in Midland.
"Our national economy really drives economic development more than people think it does," he said. "We kind of run in cycles."
Rendall said in drawing businesses to the area, the MDC will focus on Midland's prime industry but also will work to diversity the region's economic base through things like manufacturing and aeronautical-type companies.
"We need to focus on what has been our bread and butter, which has been oil and gas," Rendall said.
In addition to that activity, Mims said he anticipates the need for parking will continue to be an issue they look at in the Central Business Development District or downtown.
Talks already have started about facilitating a parking study for the area and Mims said they know part of creating a place retail, entertainment and other businesses will look to go depends on having enough parking for them to utilize.
"That's where we keep coming back to; we need more parking," he said.
Rendall said the board and staff also will continue its focus on workforce development through partnerships with Midland College, the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Texas Tech University.
Midland College, he said, has done a great job of working with the MDC to provide training needed to fill new jobs, which is something they want to continue. He said they also will focus on relationships with UTPB and Texas Tech, particularly with the engineering program at UTPB.
"Of course with the budget cuts we hope that doesn't go away," Rendall said. "I think we've worried about it because it's just getting off the floor."
All three said they see Highway 191 as being a major location of future development. MDC agreed in late 2010 to fund up to $6 million in costs to install a city water line along 191. The city then will fund the about $6 million needed to add sewer lines.
Interest already is forming from companies considering the area. Rendall said with it being one of the few places a business can have quick access to an airport, interstate and railroad, it's a prime location.
"In an organization like this, you stand on the shoulders of the people who went before you," Mims said. "I think our momentum is strong."
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April 16, 2010
Hildegard Froehlich, Ph.D., professor emeritus of music education at the University of North Texas, will explore how socialization processes among people relate to music education during a free public lecture at Loyola University New Orleans.
The talk, "The Musician-Music Educator as Interactive Agent in a Divided Music World," takes place Wednesday, April 21, from 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. in Monroe Hall's Nunemaker Auditorium. The lecture is sponsored as part of Loyola's Biever Lecture Series.
"Music is a universe of languages made up of vastly different styles and types of sounds and shared by different people in different settings," said Froehlich. "The socially savvy musician-music educator understands the different meanings people attach to music and acts as an agent to engage others in musical experiences, musical exploration and musical learning."
According to Froehlich, personal socialization results from people's interactions with others in different settings. Similarities and differences in socialization processes lead to the formation of different social groups, reference systems and sub-cultures. These reasons are why conflicting assumptions exist in society about music and the role of music education in a person's life.
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Froehlich earned her teaching degree from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and served as an assistant professor in the department of education of the University of Hamburg from 1970 to 1973. In 1973, she came to the United States to pursue a doctorate in music education from the University of Texas at Austin. Afterwards, she accepted a position as an assistant professor in music education at the University of North Texas where she remained until her retirement in 2002. Since retirement, she has served as a freelance consultant, teacher and lecturer.
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In central Virginia we're due for a day of snow and freezing rain, starting any minute.
To keep the cold at bay, I'm thinking warm thoughts and sharing photos from our spring backyard wedding reception.
Guests left our ceremony at the University of Virginia and drove 16 miles to my parents' home. The lovely neighbors were easygoing about having dozens of cars parked in front of their homes for the afternoon and evening.
While we stayed at the University for 30 minutes after the ceremony to take family photos, guests mingled under the tent, enjoyed appetizers, played cornhole, and wrote out postcards that they left in a mailbox for us (guestbook). A big shout out to Whole Foods for the healthy and delicious appetizers and meal — and for being the most reasonably priced caterers in town. And thank you Gav for painting our cornhole set!
When the wedding party arrived, we enjoyed greeting our guests before settling in for dinner. I think we did a pretty good job of making it to every table during the meal for a chat — no easy task!
I danced with my dad. At some point during the reception my hair started falling down from the updo but I had no idea until the end of the night!
When Katie and Kev gave their speeches and toasts, we responded with a mix of laughter, tears from the laughter, and grateful tears.
There's no better way to follow up funny and touching speeches than dessert! Some items we purchased from local vendors. The cupcakes are from a wonderful shop two hours away in DC. And some dessert bar contributions were lovingly made by friends.
And then we danced!
And a wonderful day came to an end.
Thanks again to my friend Allison for spending 3 days photographing me and Gav, our friends, and our family ♥


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My very favorite thing to wear lounging around the house is Josh's old UCLA t-shirt. He's had it since his freshman year of college, ten years ago. I think I've been wearing it since we started dating six years ago. It officially became mine when it became so torn up that he could no longer wear it out of the house.
Josh makes fun of me for wearing it, because it is so torn up, it's barely a shirt anymore.
But I love it. The fabric is so thin and soft that, despite the holes, it really is the most comfortable thing I own.
Does everybody have a great comfy boyfriend t-shirt? If not, you should think twice before you throw away your husband or boyfriends old torn up shirts, because, super, super comfy.


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It sounds as though you are purchasing this system to get decent quality now but with intent to replace everything as your economics improve. With that model, you can expect to be making some compromises. The Onkyo has quite a bit more power, but is rated with a minimum speaker impedance of 6 ohms. It will probably play louder than the HK, but you may encounter problems such as overheating. The HK will likely sound better at low levels but probably does not have sufficient power to get you close to realistic levels for movie soundtracks. If I were in your situation, I'd wait until my situation was better or buy something cheap to get me by. On the other hand, I noticed some very good NAD receivers (T-744, T-754) for sale (half price!) here in the states. I'm guessing the price is so low because HDMI and the new surround codecs are not supported. Either of these receivers would drive your JLB's quite well and could be used with an external processor in the future.
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Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
How do I stop an Enchanting Program?
You can always stop an Enchanting program by pressing and holding down the 'enter' and 'exit' buttons (the orange and dark grey buttons) at the same time.
If your robot is connected to your computer, you may press the 'stop' button to stop your program.
Firmware Questions
Why do I have to "Flash the Firmware"? What is "firmware", anyways?The "firmware" on your NXT is like an operating system for a computer. "Firmware" allows software (the application you write) to control hardware (the NXT).
In the same way that an application (software) written for Mac OS X (operating system) will not run on a Mac computer (hardware), your program (software) written in Enchanting will not run on your NXT (hardware) unless it is running leJOS 0.9.1 (firmware).
Because your NXT is not already running leJOS 0.9.1, you have to install it, and that process is called "flashing" the firmware.
Why did you choose leJOS?There are many excellent firmwares for the NXT. leJOS is the most advanced firmware for the NXT that is freely available and has tools for multiple platforms. It allows you to do things readily on the NXT that are difficult or impossible with most other firmwares.
For example, the library of routines and classes that come with leJOS allow you to:
- create lists
- put a function in a variable and invoke it
- write code to make a robot navigate around accurately, largely independant of how the robot is configured
- draw sprites (graphics with transparency)
- access a wide variety of sensors and peripherals for the NXT
Is flashing the firmware risky? Why the warning message?Your NXT is designed so that the firmware can be updated. LEGO has provided several updates to the stock firmware, which have fixed bugs and added features, and they update the firmware in the same way as Enchanting does.
LEGO has also generously provided documentation so that third parties could create firmwares for the NXT, and even provide an Open Source version of their firmware! (Way to go, LEGO!) It may be possible for a replacement firmware to damage your NXT or sensors, and LEGO is not responsible if that happens. Using a replacement firmware may void your warranty.
One more thing. The NXT is designed so that the firmware can be updated several times — I think it is guaranteed to work 100 times. However, the flash storage for the firmware wears out as it is flashed, and it is possible that you'd go to flash it and it would "break" and not let you flash it again, in which case, you are likely to be left with a "brick" or "paperweight" that looks like an NXT.
Because of this, I feel it is necessary to warn you before flashing your NXT.
With all that said, I'm not concerned about flashing the firmware. I've done it many times to my own NXTs, as have others, and I've never heard of any problems, except for the following:
Help! My brick is clicking quietly and not doing anything else!This is called "the NXT click of death". Be calm! You'll be all right.
When you flash the firmware on your NXT, the NXT restarts and goes into "Firmware Update Mode". It waits patiently for the computer to reconnect to it and flash the firmware, and it makes a mild clicking sound while it waits — probably so you know it is in this mode.
Normally, the computer reconnects and flashes the firmware. Sometimes, though, things go awry, and the NXT is stuck in firmware update mode.
You get it out of firmware update mode by flashing the firmware. You can certainly flash back to using LEGO stock firmware (see the next question), or you can use Enchanting. However, there is one problem: Enchanting v0.2 only recognizes an NXT when it is in its regular mode, and will not see it in firmware update mode.
Fear not, however; Enchanting comes with leJOS firmware update utility, which does recognize the NXT in firmware update mode and flashes it handily.
So, to resolve the issue:
1. Quit Enchanting.
2. Run the "Flash Firmware" utility included with Enchanting.
- On Windows, it is on the Start Menu in the "Enchanting" folder.
- On the Mac, it is "Flash Firmware.command" in the /Applications/Enchanting folder.
How do I go back to using NXT-G?To use the software LEGO provides, "LEGO Mindstorms NXT" (and also known as "NXT-G"):
- Quit Enchanting.
- Run "LEGO Mindstorms NXT"
- From the menu, choose "Tools -> Update NXT Firmware..."
- (Optionally, download the latest version of the firmware)
- Flash it back, and you are ready to use it with NXT-G.


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I was brought up that one should be self-sufficient, that one should not ask for help unless absolutely needed. Since being 'brought up' I have graduated from the school of hard knocks, the college of kicks, and have my doctorate from the university of uppercuts. Asking for help is still a hard thing for me to do. Asking for help has been so abused by people in Christian service.
There are oh so many others having gone the way of Balaam, i am embarrassed and sad for them. Much less worthy endeavors clamor for funds (i.e. Money).
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The Lord has taught me, nothing gets done without effort and support from some one. God even requests we "Ask and ye shall receive." With more help and support, more can be done. Fact, moderating a forum can be a time consuming process. Fact, roofing is a time consuming process. We all should know Jesus said "no one can serve two masters." Most people with any experience in life know it is very true, "no one can serve two masters." The Gospel Roadshow, when God brings it to pass, will also be very time consuming. --
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Money. I have threatened to write an essay on the subject. Now the forum is up and running i see a post on the subject coming down. Until then you can --
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It is my heartfelt hope and prayers this forum, website, and myself, are of some service and comfort to you along the way. If these efforts help you, or you see value in the efforts of this project, help further the progress. Let the Lord Lead.
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Post a link to this site, somewhere where you surf, please.
Fact, very few people will know this website, kf1.org, and this forum, kf1.org/forum, exist unless more people than I tell them.
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Mike Adams didn't feel right Tuesday when he worked the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians.
The Texas Rangers setup man revealed that he was dealing with a tight right Trapezius muscle, and felt like he was "shot-putting" the ball instead of pitching it.
"Once I got on the mound, it started tightening up," Adams said.
Adams isn't doing any baseball activities today, and is expected to rest a few days. Adams doesn't believe it is a serious issue, and that's the message he passed along to manager Ron Washington.
"It's just a hiccup," Washington said.
In the meantime, the Rangers will likely use Alexi Ogando in an eighth-inning situation. If Ogando is unavailable, Koji Uehara, Tanner Scheppers and possibly Michael Kirkman would be used.
Here are a few other notes:
* Roy Oswalt plans to play catch Thursday, and will see how is arm is feeling after that. He has never had an arm injury in his career, and wouldn't speculate if being in the swing role of long man/spot starter was the cause of his setback. "I don't know," Oswalt said.
* Mike Olt said he still has some of the symptoms of plantar fasciitis in his right heel, but it has gotten better. As far as adjusting to a bench role, Olt said: "It's definitely a lot more difficult than I thought it'd be, but you've just got to stay focused and engaged in the games."
* The plan for Mike Napoli remains to play three games for Double A Frisco, which is in the Texas League championship. Napoli caught seven innings and went 0 for 2 on Tuesday, and is scheduled to catch all nine innings tonight. Frisco is off on Thursday, and Napoli would serve as the designated hitter Friday. "My intention is three games," Ron Washington said.
* The Rangers have extended their player development contract with Triple A Round Rock for four more years, which takes it through 2018. There were two years left on the original contract, signed prior to the 2011 season.
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Hello there, Kind Friends! Today I have a review of the two products I mentioned in my six-month pregnancy update (it's actually almost time for my seven-month update, whoa), a lemon-scented candle and a lavender reed diffuser from Simply Heaven Candles.
This review has been sponsored by Simply Heaven Candles, but my opinion has not been swayed by compensation in any way. Check out the pros and cons of each product below.
Lemon Drop: Hand Poured Soy Candle Review
I love lemon scents, especially in the kitchen, so I was more than a little pumped to be getting this soy candle for review. With my pregnancy senses going crazy, I can smell pretty much everything, so the kitchen hasn't been a great place for me to be if I don't have a candle burning.
The pros of this product are it's even-burning and long lasting flame. I've used this candle fairly frequently and it's only half burned through, while in other candles I've had I believe in this amount of hours I would have already had to buy a new one. Thankfully the wax also burns evenly, so I don't have any of those awkward wax dips or hollow middles.
The one con I've noticed so far with this candle is it's undertone smokey smell. Chris doesn't seem to notice this, so maybe it's just my super senses, but underneath the lemon, I smell something similar to a campfire. It doesn't take away from the lemon entirely, but I do think it detracts from the overall pleasantness.
Lavender: Richly Scented Reed Diffuser Review
I tend to associate lavender scents with relaxation, probably along the rest of the world, so this reed diffuser was made for my bedroom.
The lavender smell itself is wonderful, and I love the presentation of the bottle for this product, but in the end, it doesn't spread across the room as much as I'd like. I don't think I have a big bedroom, so that was a little disappointing, however, I noticed the smell fills up my small bathroom well so I moved the product into that smaller space.
Overall, I would definitely purchase these products myself and try more from the candle line. I, in particular, would be interested in seeing how their fragrance oils and oil warmers measure up.
Thank you Simply Heaven for sponsoring this review! I am enjoying the products immensely.
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The Indian Walnut, also known as Nuez de la India is a 100% natural grown nut, uniquely sourced from the Amazon Basin in South America. It's been used for generations in South America for the remarkable properties it possesses and it's proven results. Unlike other weight loss products that are filled with chemicals that may cause painful and embarrassing results, or weight loss plans which require you to eat special meals or supplements – The Indian Walnut is 100% Natural, and works with your body to flush away toxins (it cleans your digestive system and metabolism, resulting in incredibly more energy = burning more fat/calories in any activity we take part in) Which means more nutritional value to the good food we digest every day, as well as melting away fat deposits. It's even been profiled with characteristics, data source and documentation, etc. by the USDA, check it out for yourself for more information, http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=almo2#
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- Reduces smoking anxiety for some
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- Helps with hemorrhoids
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