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Posted: 01/21/2010 - A 7-year old child was critically injured Thursday morning when he was struck by a car while waiting for his school bus.
Posted: 01/21/2010 - A 7-year old child was critically injured Thursday morning when he was struck by a car while waiting for his school bus.
Updated: 01/21/2010 - 27 NEWSFIRST has learned Louise Corman was discharged from U.K. Hospital. She was injured in the explosion that killed her husband, Shannon.
Posted: 01/21/2010 - A fight started inside the apartment after police say a woman may have been torn between two men. During the fight, someone threw the family turtle out the door.
Updated: 01/21/2010 - A woman died Thursday morning after driving her van into the path of a Woodford County school bus. The two hit head-on.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - A Perry County man who posed as a police officer to steal drugs and cash from people is sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - Around three hundred prisoners had to be moved outside after a propane leak at the Bell County Forestry Camp Wednesday night.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - It happened around three Wednesday afternoon on route 201.
Updated: 02/05/2010 - Lexington police have released a sketch of someone they are looking for that robbed a Waffle House on November 22nd.
Updated: 01/21/2010 - Family members call Jessie young a real family man.
Updated: 02/05/2010 - Police have a man in custody after a two and a half hour standoff in Lexington.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - Democratic state Sen. Ed Worley of Richmond says he won't seek re-election this year, opting instead to retire from the legislature after some 12 years.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - As folks in Haiti continue to deal with aftershocks following a devastating earthquake ... one Eastern Kentucky man is trying to help those in need.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - The search for a missing elderly man in the Kentucky River has a sad ending. Rescue teams recovered the body and truck of 84-year old Jessie Young around 1:00 this afternoon.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - Lawmakers in Frankfort questioned Wednesday the quality of the food Kentucky serves to state prison inmates, questioning if it's 'revolting'.
Updated: 01/21/2010 - A mission group from Kentucky makes it back home, just as the situation in Haiti worsens.
Updated: 01/21/2010 - They raised about $200, not a drop in the bucket, but a statement one group says of the need to reform Kentucky's tax structure.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - Students at one Perry County High School got the chance to register to vote Wednesday afternoon.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - HYDEN, Ky – U.S. Marshals teaming with deputies from the Leslie County Sheriff's Office arrested Thomas W. Maxwell, Jr., Tuesday in Hyden, Ky.
Updated: 02/05/2010 - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A defense attorney in a Kentucky bid-ridding trial played recordings in court that he says show law enforcement officials tried to trump up charges against his client, road contractor Leonard Lawson.
Updated: 01/20/2010 - Police in Pike County are searching for suspects after a rash of catalytic converter thefts from shopping center parking lots.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - Graco has recalled 1.5 million strollers because they could severly cut or even amputate a child's finger. The strollers were sold at most major retailers.
Updated: 01/20/2010 - Police are search for a man who took off from the Laurel County Courthouse Wednesday. He was being taken to court to stand trial when he managed to escape by asking to use the bathroom.
Updated: 01/20/2010 - A group of Kentuckians once stranded in Haiti finally arrived home early Wednesday.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - A strong earthquake hit Haiti Wednesday morning, shaking buildings and sending people running into the streets.
Updated: 02/05/2010 - Court records show the man police say was driving the wrong way on New Circle Road late Tuesday night had prior alcohol arrests. His car hit another head-on, killing the other driver.


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COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The NCAA is set to release the 2005-06 Academic Progress Rate (APR) numbers for Texas A&M University on Wednesday. The Aggies are not subject to any penalties and fared very well, A&M Director of Athletics Bill Byrne announced on Tuesday. The Aggie softball team was recognized for its academic performance by the NCAA.
"I am pleased with our overall scores and especially pleased our softball program was recognized by the NCAA," Byrne stated. "First, and foremost, I would like to applaud the efforts of our young people and their families. We want student-athletes who are committed to achievement in both classrooms and the playing fields. When you look at the successful individuals, there is usually an added commitment from their families and close support groups."
"I would also like to commend our academic support staff and our coaches for all of their efforts in helping our young people succeed," Byrne said. "We have a great group of coaches and staff who care deeply for our student-athletes."
"When the NCAA releases the information on Wednesday, you will only see the multiyear rate which could cause concern because a team falls below the 925 cut score," Byrne explained. "But with the confidence boundary, all of our teams are above the required 925 score."
"The men's basketball scores have risen dramatically the past year," Byrne added. "This year (2005-06) we posted a 981 score. We expect more of the same improvement with six players scheduled to graduate in the next year. All-American Acie Law IV and his teammate Marlon Pompey are slated to graduate next week."
The Top 10 women's softball team posted a score of 999 which was among the top 10 percent in the country and was recognized by the NCAA.
"Our team and players have received a lot of honors and recognition and nothing makes me more proud than to see our program receive this honor," Head Softball Coach Jo Evans said. "Our staff and players take a lot of pride in being a well-rounded program; great on and off the diamond. This award acknowledges our commitment to academics and the great pride our players feel in earning a degree from Texas A&M."
This marks the third year of the APR (2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06) and the final year of using an upper confidence boundary. When the APR was initially instituted, the upper confidence boundary was established for use in the determination of any institutional penalties until four years of data was available. A margin of error in statistics known as a confidence boundary is a short-term tool used until a larger sample becomes available.
Additionally, just because a team falls below the contemporaneous penalty cut score of 925 does not mean they will lose scholarships. Additionally, a team below the 925 score would only lose scholarships if the team had a student-athlete depart the institution with eligibility remaining and the student-athlete did not achieve the appropriate academic eligibility requirements. The NCAA anticipates reporting data only on the basis of a four-year rolling rate for all sports when four years of data are available.
The Texas A&M intercollegiate equestrian team is not an NCAA sport and is not included in this report.
TEXAS A&M Multiyear Rate with
Sports Rate (N) Confidence Boundary
Baseball 930 (119) 950
Men's Basketball 891 (43) ~ + 930
Men's Cross Country 976 (22) 993
Football 922 (286) + 937
Men's Golf 991 (28) 998
Men's Swimming & Diving 938 (76) 960
Men's Tennis 937 (35) 967
Men's Track, Indoor 929 (84) 952
Men's Track, Outdoor 930 (86) 953
Women's Basketball 951 (53) 974
Women's Cross Country 949 (28) 977
Women's Golf 984 (31) 996
Women's Softball 996 (59) 999
Women's Soccer 978 (70) 990
Women's Swimming & Diving 978 (83) 989
Women's Tennis 962 (28) 985
Women's Track, Indoor 951 (90) 969
Women's Track, Outdoor 946 (87) 966
Women's Volleyball 974 (40) 990
N—Number of student-athletes represented.
+ -- Denotes APR that does not subject the team to contemporaneous penalties due to squad-size adjustment-confidence boundary.
~ -- Denotes APR that does not subject the team to historical penalties due to the squad-size adjustment.


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Exciting New ROBOTC Update Available Today!
We're excited to release our latest update, ROBOTC 4.25!! We are calling this our "Release Preview", because we are still in development for the full version, which will be released by the end of the month. This release is stable and we encourage all our ROBOTC users to try it out. If you run into any major issues, let us know in the forums. This update is for the both the VEX Robotics (CORTEX and IQ) and LEGO MINDSTORMS (NXT and EV3) robotics systems.
Some of these new updates include …
- Full EV3 Functionality (Sounds, LCD, LEDs, Sensors, Motors)
- Graphical Language for all platforms (VEX IQ, VEX Cortex – LEGO NXT, LEGO EV3)
- Updated 3rd Party Driver Library for NXT and EV3
- Updated Text Based Natural Language for NXT
- Tons and Tons of Bug Fixes and Enhancements!
Before you can use ROBOTC 4.25, you will need to ensure that your devices are up to date. The instructions to update your hardware will be different depending on what hardware setup you may have…
LEGO NXT Users
- Simply update to the latest ROBOTC firmware from inside of ROBOTC.
LEGO EV3 Users
- Update your LEGO EV3's Firmware/Kernel by connecting your EV3 and select "Download EV3 Linux Kernel" from inside of ROBOTC – This process will take about 5 minutes and will allow your EV3 to communicate with both ROBOTC and the EV3 Icon-Based programming language. After updating your EV3'S Linux Kernel, you'll be able to install the ROBOTC firmware from inside of ROBOTC.
VEX IQ Users
- Run the "VEX IQ Firmware Update Utility" and update your VEX IQ Brain to firmware version 1.10. You will also need to update your VEX IQ Wireless Controller by attaching it to your VEX IQ Brain using the tether cable. You will also have to install the latest ROBOTC firmware from inside of ROBOTC.
VEX Cortex Users (with Black VEXnet 1.0 Keys)
- You will need to update your VEX Cortex and VEX Game Controllers with version 4.25 from inside of ROBOTC. After updating your master firmware, you will also have to install the latest ROBOTC firmware as well.
VEX Cortex Users (with White VEXnet 2.0 Keys)
- The new VEXnet 2.0 keys have a specific "radio firmware" that you will need to upgrade to enable "Download and Debugging" support. You can find the "VEXnet Key 2.0 Firmware Upgrade Utility" utility here.
- Link: http://www.vexrobotics.com/wiki/index.php/Software_Downloads
- Download the "VEXnet Key 2.0 Firmware Upgrade Utility" and insert your VEXnet 2.0 key to any free USB port on your computer. Follow the instructions on the utility to update each key individually. All VEXnet 2.0 keys must be running the same version in order to function properly.
- After updating your VEXnet 2.0 keys, you will need to update your VEX Cortex and VEX Game Controllers with version 4.25 from inside of ROBOTC. After updating your master firmware, you will also have to install the latest ROBOTC firmware as well.
And finally, the very LONG Change Log for 4.25:
- Cortex: Added servo motor commands to Cortex for Virtual Worlds.
- Cortex: Added potentiometer commands to Cortex for Virtual Worlds.
- Cortex: Add Timers and Clear Timers to Graphical for Cortex.
- IDE: Spurious "rbg" file extension may have been added when saving a text file created from converting a graphics file. Fixed.
- EV3: Update the routine that checks for "valid syntax of NXT on-brick file" for EV3. EV3 has different rules for file names than NXT.
- VEX IQ: Added sound commands to Natural Language for VEX IQ – modified the playNote command to use typedefs to make it easier for natural language users.
- Compiler: When substituting symbol names that match except with different letter case do a better job of handling the case when multiple symbols might possibly fit.
- EV3: Support for standard ROBOTC "playTone" file with EV3.
- Updated IDE Version (4.25)
- Updated Firmware Version (10.25)
- IDE: New Help System Engine + Content Files (replaces CHM)
- Debugger: Fixed issue where VEX IQ motor debugger window was displaying "raw" encoder counts instead of "scaled" encoder counts.
- Virtual Worlds: Adjust "no echo" value for VEX IQ in Emulator/Virtual Worlds
- IDE: Default directory has been adjusted to be "my documents" instead of the root ROBOTC directory for saving un-saved files.
- Compiler: Format code "%f" was broken in implementation when a number of decimal specifier wasn't provided. Fixed.
- Natural Language: Updated Natural Language Libraries to include "debugging" to LCD commands.
- GUI: Updated Desktop/Start Icons for Graphical
- Debugger: Sensor window had some "artifacts" when the number of display rows was larger than the number of active sensors. Fixed so that artifacts are now blank lines.
- Compiler: Fixed compiler bug. Conversion of 'float' constant expressions to 'long' constant value was incorrect. End result of bug was that most likely value assigned was zero.
- EV3: Added resources to the firmware image with sounds and images in /home/root/lms2012/resources/
- EV3: EV3 firmware from LEGO does not properly handle the use of '.' in the middle of filenames. Replace the '.' with '_'.
- Compiler: Fixed issue with rand() – Compiler was incorrectly optimizing get/set property opcodes to a one-byte index value with constant parameters. Almost all properties only need one byte with exception of "propertyRandom" which was behaving incorrectly as a result of this bug.
- Graphical: Support for "compiler error" display for graphical files including using "graphical block numbers" rather than "text line index" for error display.
- Graphical: Tweaked graphical loop block colors.
- VEX IQ: Allow the debugger to display information based on the global motor encoder units instead of raw counts for VEX IQ
- Cortex: Updated VEX Cortex IME Support to reflect new motor type (393 with Turbo Gears). Also removed some inconsistencies in the software as well.
- EV3: When USB connected EV3 is disconnected then ROBOTC would not reconnect to it when reconnected until ROBOTC application was existed and re-entered. The problem was ROBOTC was using a "old" list of "discovered devices". Now discards list of devices and rescans — when connecting via USB only — and problem is resolved.
- EV3: Support for EV3 text drawing to screen.
- EV3: Breakpoints now working for EV3.
- EV3: Add support for "EV3 Remote Screen" as part of the Debugger.
- Compiler: Improved implementation of compiler parse for 'typedef enum" and "typedef struct". Implementation is now closer to standard "C" with better handling for "anonymous" typedefs. Does not break any sample programs.
- IDE: "Open Include File" command in source file context menu was broken; fixed. "Go to symbol definition" context menu command now filters out macro parameters and procedure variables.
- NXT: Fixed issue where "simple" game controller data wasn't appearing in available debugger windows
- Graphical: Graphic trash can implementation. You can drag selection to the trash can to delete blocks.
- NXT/EV3: Fix spurious generation of "#pragma config" for PID settings that are all set to 0xFF values.
- Graphical: Syntax checking on graphical files. Some errors are now flagged.
- Graphical: Implement "Comment" block for Graphical views including edit capability.
- EV3: New Commands for EV3 IR Sensor
- EV3: New Commands for EV3 Bumper/Touch Sensor
- EV3: New Commands for EV3 Color sensor
- EV3: New Commands for EV3 Gyro sensor
- EV3: New Commands for EV3 Touch Sensor
- Graphical: ">" and "<" comparison operators were swapping when saving a graphical file. Fixed.
- IDE: When a new source file is opened (or a template file) do not initially set the "modified" flag in the file. Only set the modified flag after end user has modified the file.
- IDE: Avoid double "Save File" prompt when compiling a file and on the first SAVE prompt you click cancel.
- EV3 Kernel: Image of latest build – version 1.06X and all the I2C enhancements.
- EV3: IDE "File Management" window for EV3 was often crashing; fixed a buffer read overflow situation which clears this up. Better text error message when there is not enough free flash memory to write a new file to the EV3.
- IDE: Disable "error" message box when pulling USB cable from robot brain (and the debugger shuts down).
- VEX IQ: Visual Error handling for Debugger Exceptions (Wrong Motor/Sensors/etc)
- VEX IQ: Updated GUI Text: When a ROBOTC AUTO program had previously ran, and then a user was trying to access a TeleOp program, they would be greeted with a "No Radio Needed…" message box. Updated the text to reflect that if they're seeing a message they probably need a remote control, because this string is never presented to the user for more than a split second in Auto mode.
- IDE: Fixed issue with "Sensors" debugger window not being able to be edited.
- VEX IQ: fixed Issue with VEX IQ Color Sensor – Hue values were being scaled improperly.
- Graphical: Reduce flicker on graphical view when dragging blocks.
- Graphical: Added registry options to adjust the appearance of graphical programs. Includes show/hide {}. Show/hide semi-colons. Optional "end" text on end block. Etc.
- Robot Virtual Worlds / VEX IQ: Invert the proximity value provided by the vex color sensor to align with real hardware.
- IDE: Add support to "Motors and Sensors Setup" to store drive side — left/right/none — for each motor. Graphical Movement Commands will now use this data to decide what motors to drive
- Graphical: Adjust width of graphic programming blocks based on contents of edit controls and width of drop down menu items.
- Graphical: Added EV3, VEX Cortex and NXT as "Graphical Language" platforms.
- Bug: Large ICON toolbar was not getting built when IDE is opened unless it was "opening last file". Changed data table to ensure that it is initially built.
- IDE: Added ability for "Macro" commands to Compile/Download/Launch Graphical Files when special flags are stored inside of the .RGB files.
- Graphical: VEX IQ Motors and Sensors now support dynamic menus based on Motors and Sensor Setup Data
As always, if you have questions or feedback, feel free to contact at email@example.com or visit our forums! Happy programming!!
Cool Project: Room Explorer Bot with Mapping Functions
ROBOTC user, Sigtrygg (forum name), recently shared a project on the ROBOTC forums that they have been working on called the NXT Room Explorer Bot with Mapping Functions. Check out the YouTube video of the robot in action …
Sigtrygg description and breakdown of the bot …
The robot is based upon a standard REM-Bot but in addition equipped with a HiTechnic gyro, HiTechnic compass sensor and an omni-wheel. First the robot moves about 360° to calibrate the compass using the gyro (thank you to Xander Soldaat for code!). Then the robot moves its sonar-head to the right, to the left and in front position to get the distances according to its position. After doing this it turns around to the wall with the minimum distance and drives in front of it until sonar sensor detected a minimum sensor distance, e.g. 20cm. Then the robot turns parallel to the wall, moves his sonar-head to the right detecting the distance to the wall and drives counter clockwise parallel to the wall balancing distance. A mapping-task records the compass and odometry data every second and calculate the polar coordinates to cartesian coordinates (x,y). The coordinates are written as "map.txt"-file. So you can use Excel or an other program to draw the path which the robot had moved. In addition to that you can follow the path at the NXT-LCD-screen. I had to choose a scale for it, so you have to suit the scale to your room size. If the robots touch sensor has detected an obstacle the robot moves back and turn left for 90 degrees and continuous his explorer-duty always running counter clockwise with wall to the right. How to expect the end of path doesn't suit exactly to the beginning because of inaccuracies of compass and odometry measures.
To read more about this project, check out the ROBOTC Forum post here!
Announcing ROBOTC 4.10 now available!
The ROBOTC Development Team is excited to announce the availability of ROBOTC 4.10 – an update for the both the VEX Robotics (Cortex and IQ) and LEGO Mindstorms (NXT and EV3) robotics systems. This new version includes new features and functionality for all ROBOTC 4.X compatible platforms.
- Full support for the VEX IQ platform in 'Robot Virtual Worlds' – Updated "Curriculum Companion" to support VEX IQ
- Support for VEX IQ 2.4Ghz International Radios (Requires VEX IQ Firmware 1.10 or newer)
- Initial Support for I2C devices with EV3 platform
- Updated Graphical Natural Language with new colors and commands!
- Support for nMotorEncoderTarget in Virtual Worlds (NXT & Cortex Platforms)
- Support for motor synchronization in Robot Virtual Worlds (NXT Platform)
- Initial update of ROBOTC documentation (VEX Cortex/IQ Platforms)
- Support for Project Lead the Way (PLTW) 2014-2015 School Year Users
Before you can use ROBOTC 4.10, you will need to ensure that your devices are up to date. The instructions to update your hardware will be different depending on what hardware setup you may have…
LEGO NXT Users
- Simply update to the latest ROBOTC firmware from inside of ROBOTC.
LEGO EV3 Users
- Update your LEGO EV3's Firmware/Kernel by connecting your EV3 and select "Download EV3 Linux Kernel" from inside of ROBOTC – This process will take about 5 minutes and will allow your EV3 to communicate with both ROBOTC and the EV3 Icon-Based programming language. After updating your EV3'S Linux Kernel, you'll be able to install the ROBOTC firmware from inside of ROBOTC.
VEX IQ Users
- Run the "VEX IQ Firmware Update Utility" and update your VEX IQ Brain to firmware version 1.10. You will also need to update your VEX IQ Wireless Controller by attaching it to your VEX IQ Brain using the tether cable. You will also have to install the latest ROBOTC firmware from inside of ROBOTC.
VEX Cortex Users (with Black VEXnet 1.0 Keys)
- You will need to update your VEX Cortex and VEX Game Controllers with version 4.22 from inside of ROBOTC. After updating your master firmware, you will also have to install the latest ROBOTC firmware as well.
VEX Cortex Users (with White VEXnet 2.0 Keys)
- The new VEXnet 2.0 keys have a specific "radio firmware" that you will need to upgrade to enable "Download and Debugging" support. You can find the "VEXnet Key 2.0 Firmware Upgrade Utility" utility here.
- Link: http://www.vexrobotics.com/wiki/index.php/Software_Downloads
- Download the "VEXnet Key 2.0 Firmware Upgrade Utility" and insert your VEXnet 2.0 key to any free USB port on your computer. Follow the instructions on the utility to update each key individually. All VEXnet 2.0 keys must be running the same version in order to function properly.
- After updating your VEXnet 2.0 keys, you will need to update your VEX Cortex and VEX Game Controllers with version 4.22 from inside of ROBOTC. After updating your master firmware, you will also have to install the latest ROBOTC firmware as well.
Here's the list of changes and enhancements between version 4.08/4.09 and 4.10.
New Features
- Full support for the VEX IQ platform in 'Robot Virtual Worlds' – Updated "Curriculum Companion" to support VEX IQ
- Support for VEX IQ 2.4Ghz International Radios (Requires VEX IQ Firmware 1.10 or newer)
- Initial Support for I2C devices with EV3 platform
- Updated Graphical Natural Language with new colors and commands!
- Support for nMotorEncoderTarget in Virtual Worlds (NXT & Cortex Platforms)
- Support for motor synchronization in Robot Virtual Worlds (NXT Platform)
- Initial update of ROBOTC documentation (VEX Cortex/IQ Platforms)
- Support for Project Lead the Way (PLTW) 2014-2015 School Year Users
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue when deleting graphical blocks and ROBOTC would crash.
- Improved error messages/status messages for Tele-Op based downloads with VEX IQ
- Improved Licensing system features to provide more debugging feedback for -9105 errors.
- Fixed to revert issue causing bad message replies on the VEX Cortex system which prevent downloading user programs. (4.09 only)
- Updated CHM files and fixed issues in ROBOTC opening the wrong CHM file.
- Update colors properly with the new document architecture with graphical.
- EV3 – Casper update to prevent crashing when using VMWare Virtual Machines.
- VEX IQ Graphical – Add USB 'Directional Pad/POV Hat' values for use with armControl with Virtual Worlds for IQ
- VEX IQ Graphical – Added the ability for Graphical XML Documents to contain "RBC Macro" parameters.
- Licensing system update to fix "heartbleed" like issues that may be present during activation.
- EV3/IQ – Eliminate duplicate identical definitions in robotcintrinsics.c for motor commands.
- Add new EV3 commands for sending I2C messages
- Fix a bug in compiler generation of 'string' concatenation (i.e. "+") operator.
- Bug in code generation. Incorrect generation of opcode bytes for "opcdAssignGlobalSShort"; old format using 1-byte global index instead of new format with 2-bytes.
- Update timeouts for VEX Cortex with new Master Firmware 4.22 for use with VEXnet 2.0 Radios.
- Renamed DrawCircle to drawCircle
- Fix Compiler bug with "%" and ">>" opcodes. Most of the ">>=", "<<=", "%=", "&"=, "|=", and "~=" opcodes don't care whether the left-hand operand is 'signed' or 'unsigned'. That's how they were treated in current compiler / VM. However, ">>" and "%" opcodes do care if "signed' vs 'unsigned' where the operand size is either 'char' or 'short'. This change fixes that situation. This problem has been undetected since the introduction of 'unsigned char' and 'unsigned short' types were introduced.
- 4WD Support for Natural Language with VEX IQ.
- VEX IQ Graphical – Changes to "moveMotor" command to allow it to move in reverse if user specifies a negative quantity or speed, not just speed
- VEX IQ Grahpical – Adjust the Graphical arcadeContorl and tankControl commands to only show channels; adjust armControl to only show buttons; add default values to most commands
- Virtual Worlds – regulated motor movements for RVW;
- VEX IQ – Fixed VEX IQ bug where I2C traffic would be considered "timed out" on VM startup.
As always, if you have questions or feedback, feel free to contact at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our forums!
ROBOTC Omniwheel Article in Design & Technology Practice Magazine
Xander Soldaat, ROBOTC Project Contributor, was recently asked to write a robotics article for the British Design & Technology Practice magazine. He wrote about the basics of programming a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT omniwheel based platform, and the mathematics behind it using ROBOTC as the programming language.
You can read a copy of the article here: [LINK].
The D&T Association is the organization that represents the interests of Design and Technology (STEM) teachers throughout the UK.
New Robot Virtual Worlds Video!
Robot Virtual Worlds just released a new video all about the software!! Check it out here:
Already using RVW? What do you think? How do you use this software in your classroom? We'd love to hear your feedback!
Setting Up Robots – LEGO Edition
Now that the physical robot kits are in the classroom and ROBOTC is installed and activated, you should be ready to build the physical robots for your classroom. One of the best features of a LEGO Mindstorms educational robotics kit is that they allow students to create a nearly limitless range of robots; the downside of this, however, is maintaining student-created robots in a classroom. To help with this, ROBOTC and their related Video Trainer Curriculum support several standard models to help keep a baseline in the classroom.
The first of such robots we will look at is the NXT REMbot (which stands for 'Robotics Education Model), the standard NXT that is used in the ROBOTC Curriculum for TETRIX and LEGO MINDSTORMS. The REMbot utilizes three NXT motors (two for driving, one for the (optional) arm), a Light Sensor mounted below the robot, a Touch Sensor mounted in the front, a Sonar Sensor positioned above the robot, and a Sound Sensor on the side of the REMBot. This model allows for a variety of tasks to be completed and is designed to work with all of the challenges in the ROBOTC Curriculum.
If your classroom will be utilizing the TETRIX kit, the Mantis Robot standard model would be the build of choice. The Mantis Robot utilizes the TETRIX kit to add two TETRIX DC motors (for driving) and a TETRIX Servo (for the arm), as well as the respective motor and servo controllers; all of which are fully programmable in ROBOTC. Sensors can be added using any of the remaining sensor ports (one of which is used by the HiTechnic Motor/Servo controller chain).
Users of the MATRIX kits are not left in the dark however! MATRIX also has several options to use in the classroom, but the Quick Start Rover stands out from the pack. Combined with The Little Gripper, the MATRIX kits can be quickly and effectively set up for a standard robotics classroom. Like the TETRIX bots, the Quick Start Rover can be outfitted with NXT sensors on any of the remaining sensor ports for added versatility. It uses two MATRIX motors for movement and a MATRIX servo for The Little Gripper (all controlled through one MATRIX controller), all of which is fully programmable in ROBOTC.
Visit CMU's Robotics Academy LEGO site for more information on the different kits available and to find build instructions.
Which Robotics Kit Should I Use? LEGO Edition
Now more than ever, robotics educators are faced with the important question of which kit they should purchase and use. This key question has been made even more intricate in the 2013-2014 school year due to the addition of the new robotics kit, LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3. This article will help break down LEGO's kits, their capabilities and target audiences, and allow you, the educator, to make an informed decision on which kit is best for your particular classroom.
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is the all-new robotics kit from LEGO Education (creators of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT system). It is fully compatible with previous NXT hardware (except for the battery), including all plastic structural pieces and sensors.
- Compatibility with the MATRIX and TETRIX metal systems is expected in fall 2014.
- Those starting a classroom from scratch need not worry; the EV3 comes with a total of 541 elements, including a multitude of structural parts (beams, connectors, wheels, gears, etc), 4 different sensor types (color sensor, gyroscopic sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and touch sensor), 3 motors, and the EV3 micocontroller or 'brain'.
- The EV3 microcontroller sports 4 sensor ports, 4 motor ports, a internal Bluetooth adapter, and a USB slot which can be used with a WiFi adapter for wireless connectivity (as well as microSDHC card slot which supports cards up to 32GB in size).
- It utilizes a Linux-based firmware which allows for on-brick programming and datalogging.
- The EV3 is already legal in First Lego League (ages 9-14), but we are still waiting on information on when it will be legal for First Tech Challenge (High School) competitions.
- Recommended use: Middle School (EV3) or High School (with MATRIX or TETRIX kit).
Now, let's take a look at the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT V2.0. Released in 2009, the NXT platform utilizes a plastic snap-fit hardware structure system, with 431 elements included in the base kit.
- These elements consist of both structural pieces (beams, connectors, and axles, to name a few), three interactive servo motors, the NXT microcontroller, and ultrasonic, light, sound, and two touch sensors included.
- There are also many third-party sensors available from sites such as Hitechnic, Dexter Industries, and Mindsensors.
- The NXT is also fully compatible with the MATRIX and TETRIX metal systems.
- Wireless capabilities include built-in Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity (provided by an external Samantha Module adapter).
- The NXT is currently a legal microcontroller for both the First Lego League (FLL, ages 9-14) and First Tech Challenge (High School) challenges.
- Recommended use: Middle School or High School (with MATRIX or TETRIX metal kit).
We understand that choosing a robotics kit is a tough decision. The number one factor in determining which kit is right for you will come down to the students; depending on the skill level of the students, it may be better to challenge them with a more advanced kit (MATRIX or TETRIX kits) or they made need to start with a simpler kit (LEGO NXT or EV3 kits). No matter which kit you decide to use, though, you can rest easy knowing ROBOTC will fully support all of these platforms.
Organizing a Robotics Classroom
Getting your classroom organized for the beginning of the school year is an arduous task for even the most experienced teacher. It can be even more demanding for those that teach robotics. You've got the robot kits, you've been trained in ROBOTC, but how do you set up your class for the first day of school? The goal of this article is to help answer the question for both new robotic teachers and teachers that have been teaching robotics for years.
As we all know, a robotics kit is more expensive than a textbook. Moreover, because robotics kits contain so many small pieces, they can be much more difficult to take care of than a textbook. As a result, keeping your kits organized is crucial. If using a LEGO MINDSTORM NXT, EV3, or TETRIX robot, one way that I have found that can be very helpful is to name the NXT brick. Then, give the same name to the kit. Now, assign the kit to the group of students in your class. If the students know that they are responsible for that kit, it goes a long way towards them acting more responsibly with the kit. If using a VEX robot, you won't have the same ability to name your brick, but you can still able to label your robotics kit.
Which students are assigned to work together is also something that the teacher must put some thought into. Once again, maintaining the kits is of the utmost importance. Therefore, I am not going to allow students to work together if I feel that will not take care of the kit. Some students are more organized and careful with the kits than others. I always try to have one of those students in a group. I try to have the kits named and assigned before the first day of school. If I don't know the students, then I may have to adjust the groups as we progress throughout the beginning of the school year.
Once the kits are organized, the teacher can then start to think about how their curriculum items are going to be accessed and utilized. A math teacher has a plan for when their students have a question about a topic, or when a student is confused about a particular concept. A robotics teacher has to have the same type of plan in mind. The beauty of teaching robotics lies in the fact that students are intrinsically motivated to find answers to their problems because they are highly engaged. Some students will still be conditioned, however, to try to elicit the answer from the teacher instead of reasoning through a problem on their own. Robotics teachers need to create a plan so the students can work towards being independent and productive problem solvers.
To that end, a good approach to a complex challenge is to examine what needs to be done before the challenge, during the challenge, and after the challenge is complete. Before the challenge, students should be focusing on create flowcharts to organize their program and writing pseudocode to reflect those flowcharts. During the challenge, students should focus on commenting their code and debugging techniques. Afterwards, students should be afforded the opportunity to reflect and respond to what went well, what went not so well, and what they learned throughout the process.
Giving students a little bit of structure while they engage a challenging task will go a long way towards ensuring that the students' high level of engagement does not turn into a high level of frustration. Engagement works both ways in that sense: High engagement leads to students that are focused on their task, but can also lead to high levels of frustration because the students desperately want to finish that task. To avoid the frustration,teachers should provide a structure that the students can rely on when needed. Before the school year begins, teachers should spend some time planning students' work, and then the students can spend time during school working their plan.
The beginning of the school year is always a challenge. As teachers, we understand that unforeseen difficulties will always arise. However, going into the school year with as much planned and organized as possible helps us to focus on those unpredictable events that will undoubtedly occur.
Check out how we organize robot parts at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy:
-Jason McKenna
Robotics Back to School Blog Series
It is that time of year again … backpacks on our backs, buses on the streets, and lessons being planned. Yes, we are going back to school! To kick start the school year, we are introducing a six week robotics back to school blog series that highlights the technical and pedagogical side of planning for your robotics classroom. John Watson, from ROBOTC customer support, and Jason McKenna, a K-8 Gifted Support Teacher in the Hopewell Area School District outside of Pittsburgh, PA, will be sharing with you tips, tricks, advice, and recommendations on prepping your robotics classroom and curriculum.
As each blog is posted, the topics below will turn into hyperlinks, so feel free to bookmark this page!
- Organizing a Robotics Classroom
- Which Robotics Kit Should I Use? LEGO EDITION — VEX EDITION
- Reviewing ROBOTC Concepts After a Summer Off
- Setting up ROBOTC and RVW for the Classroom
- Robotics Curriculum Breakdown
- Setting Up Robots: LEGO EDITION — VEX EDITION
- Differentiated Instructions
- Troubleshooting Common Issues in ROBOTC and RVW
- Handling Common Teaching Issues
- Advanced ROBOTC and Robotics
- Assessment and Extension Activities
If you have any questions or would like to start a conversation on any of the topics, feel free to leave us a comment below!
FTC Kickoff 2013 Pittsburgh PA
Join fellow PA FTC teams at this season's Pennsylvania FTC Season Kick-off on September 7, 2013 from 11am to 4pm! This season it has expanded to three locations (East/Downingtown, Central/Millersville, West/Pittsburgh), and the three sites will be linked together to form one large virtual Kick-off event. The Pittsburgh event will take place at Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center.
Schedule of Events:
11:00 Registration
11:15 Local Info Sessions / Tours (see below)
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:10 Pennsylvania FTC 2013-2014 Season
1:30 Judging / Engineering Notebook Update
2:00 ROBOTC / Robot Virtual Worlds Update
2:30 TETRIX and Matrix Update
2:45 Break
3:00 2013-2014 FTC Game Reveal!
3:15 Local Game Discussion
4:00 Event Complete
Tour Information – Teams visiting the West/Pittsburgh region will have a chance to tour the National Robotics Engineering Center – a research hub of Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. Teams will learn about how state of the art robotic concepts are being utilized in commercial, agriculture and military applications. Teams will also get to see the research and development labs for Carnegie Mellon's Tartan Rescue, creators of CHIMP for the newest DARPA Robotics Challenge. Learn more by visiting http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu.


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A network protector is a type of electric protective device used in electricity distribution systems. The network protector automatically disconnect its associated power transformer from the secondary network when the power starts flowing in reverse direction. Network protectors are used on both spot networks and grid networks. The secondary grid system improves continuity of service for customers, since multiple sources are available to supply the load; a fault with any one supply is automatically isolated by the network protector and does not interrupt service from the other sources. Secondary grids are often used in downtown areas of cities where there are many customers in a small area.
Typically the network protector is set to close when the voltage difference and phase angle are such that the transformer will supply power to the secondary grid, and is set to open when the secondary grid would back-feed through the transformer and supply power to the primary circuit.
Network protectors typically have three settings, "automatic", "open", and "ground". This includes the function of a disconnect switch and optionally grounding the supply.
A network protector has a circuit breaker set of contacts and a controlling protection relay. The components are enclosed in a protective housing; some network protectors are installed on transformers below grade and must be in water-resistant enclosures. The mechanism contains electrical and mechanical parts to switch open and close the secondary contacts. The controlling relay monitors voltage and current in the transformer, and opens or closes the contact mechanism through electrical signals. The relay uses a power/time curve so that small, short term reverse power flow (such as from elevator hoists) are ignored.
The network protector does not protect the (secondary) network cable from overload. The network protector is installed to protect the stability and reliability of the secondary grid by preventing power flow away from the customers and into the primary feeders.
If there is a fault on the primary feeder, the substation circuit-breaker is meant to open, disconnecting the primary feeder from one side. The problem is that this primary cable is also connected to a network transformer, which is interconnected to other network transformers on its secondary side. The secondary network will energize the primary feeder through the network transformer. This can be very dangerous, because a fault will continue to be 'fed' from the secondary network side of transformer. Even without a fault, if the electric utility wants to perform maintenance on that primary cable, they must have a way to fully disconnect that primary cable, without worrying about the cable being energized by the secondary network through the network transformer. Thus, the network protector is designed to open its contacts if the relay senses backwards flowing current.
However, if there is a fault on the secondary grid, the network protector is not designed to open its contacts up. The secondary fault will continue to be fed from the primary side of the system. In some cases, networks are designed with cable limiters (like fuses) to melt and disconnect the secondary fault under the right conditions. In other cases, the utility lets cable 'burn clear', in which case the fault is allowed to remain fed until the cables fuse, then the fault is isolated.
Analysis of the system is required to ensure that the system can, indeed, supply enough current to fuse the cables, wherever the fault is. This method tends to works well at 120 volts but it is less reliable at higher voltages. The danger in depending on the cable to 'burn clear' is that some conditions will not cause the cable to burn in this manner and instead, the entire section of cable can be damaged from excessive, long-term overloading, causing fires and damage to the secondary network.
Typically, network protectors are contained inside a submersible enclosure which is bolted to the throat of the network transformer and placed in underground vaults. IEEE standard C57.12.44 covers network protectors.
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The Giant Sausage Cometh
A Brooklyn gallery will show off its sausage this weekend.
Wow, check out this giant inflatable sausage that will soon be on display in the backyard of the Brooklynite Gallery. Gothamist quite rightly observed that it looks like Mr. Hanky. Daily Intel Chris immediately noted that the end looked like an "irritated butthole." We didn't even know what to say, except that it looks like something that would definitely have taken out the Ghostbusters and sent the chick from Pattern Recognition into cold sweats. We called the gallery, mostly so we could intone "Tell us about your giant sausage" creepily over the phone. "It's at customs right now!" said owner Hope McGrath. It is being shipped from England, where it was made by a pair of artists called Kuildoosh. Decide for yourselves what it looks like when it goes on display this Saturday.
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TravelPod Member ReviewsHotel Eurovil Predore
Good inexpensive place to stay. Close to center and trains/buses. Noisey outside and have to keep windows open cause its kinda was smelly in the room. For the price we paid tho well worth it!
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Historical Traveler Reviews Hotel Eurovil Predore
Avoid unless on a tight budget
This may have been the worst hotel I've ever stayed in. It was certainly not worth the price, as you can find cheaper accommodation in the Glasgow area, especially if you're willing to not be right in the downtown. It was very noisy, and the front desk was quite slow (not made easier by the ambient noise in the lobby). It obviously caters to the college age crowd. The furnishings are 1-star; I was fine with this because at least I knew when I booked it not to expect much, it being a hostel. Lots of stained carpeting. They don't have a parking garage and finding parking was a problem on the night that I stayed. Don't expect much at breakfast. I think it's OK if you're a student looking to hang out with other students while visiting Scotland; otherwise, avoid if at all possible.
A soggy saga of dodge city central
when they give you towels at reception and explain the water pressure is so bad this isnt for your body its for the floor to stop flooding the floor below you know this is dodge city central. Huge 14 bed dorms and the personality of a cardboard box this weary carpet/ceiling stained upon stained joint is nowhere id rest my bag for less me.Also really expensive considering the rest of Scotland.Photos following
A plumbers dream contract
I could put up with the rowdy drunks ,the seedy local longtermers and the stained walls,ceilings and threadbare material that once was carpeting but the plumbing noise was an entirely new ballgame.
Basically it is so big they dont appear to have any policy on restricting the undesirables.THE 14 BEDDED dorms are very expensive and not value for money when most city hostels in Edinburgh ,Glasgow and Stirling float about the �10 mark without the huge dorms and without the locals running amok all night.They probably cant sleep due to the pipes as well. Not a good place and certainly no asperations to welcome tourists and provide a safe secure environment. In one word RUN.
How amazing were sigur ros in the carling academy!?
this hostel does its job. it does no less and no more. we used to stay in to go to a sigur ros gig in july. the carling academy venue is about 10 mins away from the hostel. it great to use this hostel if you're just going to glasgow for a gig, like i did. we paid 21 pounds each and we got our own room. it had adequate facilities. as you might imagine, youth hostels' interior are pretty drab and dreadful, but if you're only staying one night then who cares. the rooms were clean enough and we got fresh bed sheets etc etc. it's in dead central glasgow (about 5 mins walk from glasgow central train station) and overlooks the river clyde, so getting about isn't much of an effort. it provides the cheapness, you're left to provide the cheerfulness!
Good value, good location
Euro hostel Glasgow is not bad AT ALL, considering you're only paying 12 quid a night to stay there! It's a massive place, right near the river, not far from Central Station. In all, the location is good in terms of being near Glasgow City Centre, however, there is a lot of construction around that area and we were woken up around 8am by banging etc. Also, the room we stayed in was like a 12-bed one and they really crammed all of us girls in there; but oh well I mean it's a hostel, what do you expect...I guess the 'best' hostels are the ones that don't bunk the beds and have TVs in the rooms, but I've only seen that in Australia. So, overall, Euro hostel was good value for money and served its purpose as a good place to crash after a night out in Glasgow (go to the Garage on a Tuesday student night and you won't remember that you're staying in a relatively ----- place when you return).
Booked into Euro-hostel , Glasgow, early last week as me and my band were working in Greenwick on Fri. night and in Glasgow on Sat. night. Arrived at hostel at 2.15 Sat. morning as planned,to find staff had no details of booking.
Cut a long story short- left to go book into Travel lodge after staff were totally rude to me, saying it was my fault (asked me for proof of payment, bank statement etc, from 3 days ago ????)asked me to pay again and more than quoted !
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for the 'continental ' breakfast (cornflakes and slice of toast) at 8.00 (so had 3.45 hours sleep before turfed out).Never again !! Both reception staff ,including manager , were very rude about whole thing- their person had booked us in a day later by mistake,but apparently it was all my fault !!! Totally stressed out by experience, What a nightmare !
Lots of noisy plumbing problems and stained carepets/ceilings
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Take an umbrella in case its your rucksack that gets wet .Personally i have seen more watertight tents... nuff said There are human sized hostels in this city.
Not bad
Not a bad place to stay. Good location, very close to Central Station and lots of food/bars. The neighborhood seemed a bit shady, but I really had no problems beyond some crazy guy rambling at me. Rooms were clean and cheap, there were lockers you could stash your things in, and staff was mostly very helpful. Apparently they had severely overbooked the place the night before I arrived (there was a sporting match in Glasgow that day) but I didn't have any problems the nights I was there. It was alot like staying in a college dorm, no one cared if you stumbled in at 2am drunk, and alcohol was for sale 24 hours a day from the front desk, a definite plus.
Very friendly!
Very friendly staff, but not very helpful. The place was okay but some difficulties with the booking, and I did not get the bed that I paid for, as someone was already sleeping in it! I ended up in a larger dorm in a bed with unclean sheets. No refund was given, or any apology. To be fair I stayed when the hostel was extremely busy, so perhaps staff were having to cope with too much.
Euro Hostel
Euro Hostel was great. Great location, nice clean beds and bathrooms, huge lockers, friendly staff, internet access, lounge with couches, big screen TV, kitchen area, and breakfast in morning. Definitely recommended...


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We sent our Valco Baby All Sorts Seat Pad over to Kathryn at BabyDash.net for review and she loved it. She found many great uses for them some of which are listed below.
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Phil Mikkelson, a professional golfer worth millions, threatened a few weeks ago to leave his home state of California because state and federal taxes of 60 percent were burdensome. California's state income tax recently increased from 9.3 percent to 13.3 percent on income of more than $1 million.
Under pressure from critics, he recanted. He did say, however, he would have to re-evaluate the way he handles his personal finances.
Tiger Woods left California in 1996 for Florida, which has no state income tax, for similar reasons. According to one source, Tiger grossed 56.4 million in 2012 and was able to keep about $7.5 million that he otherwise would have owed the state of California. Dave Ramsey, one of most well respected, conservative financial gurus in the country, recently talked about what he said was a mass exodus of wealthy Californians to less-taxing states. He noted that wealthy Californians are leaving behind people who will have to pick up the burden of making their state function.
Middle- and high-income earners fuel the economic engines of our states, and our country. According to the Internal Revenue Service for 2010, the top 1 percent of income taxpayers ranked by adjusted gross income of at least $380,354, paid 38.02 percent of federal personal income taxes. The top 5 percent, ranked by adjusted gross income of at least $159,619, paid 58.72 percent of federal income taxes.
Logic would dictate that if you take money away from any of us through higher taxes, that takes money out of general circulation. Ironically, we will be less likely to contribute to agencies and organizations who actually help the people who need the help.
Daughter Kelly is an event planner for Junior Diabetes Research Foundation in Des Moines. It is she who reaches out to corporations and individuals through fundraisers for donations to JDRF. She voted for our current president who, along with his party, wants to raise taxes on the same people and corporations who donate to JDRF and who, in effect, pay her salary. I've suggested that she not bite the hand that feeds her.
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Scott Weiland At House Of Blues
- When Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 7 p.m.
- Where House of Blues San Diego, 1055 5th Avenue, San Diego Map | Website
- Age limit 21+
- Categories Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Vocal Music
- Cost $35 - $99
Above: Photo of Scott Weiland performing at House of Blues on Tuesday June 4, 2013.
Rocketing to the forefront of the music world in 1992, Scott Weiland has become one of music's most highly respected and prolific artists. As the front man for Stone Temple Pilots, Weiland has remained a dominant force in rock music since the group's inception. Now, with his sophomore solo release, Weiland proves that his music and song-writing is as potent and powerful as ever.
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$35.00 - Gen Admin Standing Advance
$40.00 - Gen Admin Standing Day of Show
$50.00 - RSVD Balcony Advance (21+)
$55.00 - RSVD Balcony Day of Show(21+)
$99.00 - 4Pack (4 GA tix advance only)
House of Blues San Diego is a general admission standing venue with limited seating for select shows. For more information about our Pass the Line and Crossroads at House of Blues dinner package program, please contact our box office at (619)299-2583.
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Live from Comic-Con: 'Star Wars Spectacular' on G4
Lucasfilm Ltd. and G4 are joining forces for a first: A live TV broadcast of a panel from San Diego Comic-Con International, which celebrates its 40th year next month. "The Star Wars Spectacular!" will be broadcast on Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m. The telecast is billed as featuring "never-before-seen footage, breaking news, surprise announcements, guest stars and more." In addition, G4 will present three hours of live coverage from the Comic-Con floor, beginning at 4.
I haven't seen a full slate of programming from Comic-Con yet, so I don't know if this would have been on my schedule -- I'll be at the massive movie/TV/comic/video/game/pop culture covention with my son, Josh, from preview night Wednesday, July 22, through the end on Sunday, July 26 -- but this will make it easier if there's a conflict. Exclusivity is one of the attractions of being there, like when Hugh Jackman shows up unexpectedly with previously unseen footage of "X-Men: Wolverine." Or when Steve Carrell shows up off-program for the "Get Smart" panel. Don't know if I need to be there if the whole world is watching, but it's great for anyone who's never been among the 125,000-plus fans who attend each year.
Anything involving a Lucasfilm-related project is usually kept under wraps and would normally demand that on-site fans find a seat at the panel. As G4 puts it, "Traditionally, details surrounding Lucasfilm's primary panel presentation are closely guarded secrets, with only 6,500 lucky on-site fans allowed access to the wealth of coveted information from a galaxy far, far away. But this year, G4 is offering TV viewers the one-of-a-kind opportunity to share the excitement with an exclusive broadcast of the panel. G4's Attack of the Show hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn will join Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet and a galaxy of guests from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and beyond - including supervising director Dave Filoni, and voice talent from the show - to provide an insider look at the Star Wars universe, with never-before-seen footage and a LIVE table read of an exclusive new Clone Wars script."
There will be the traditional fan Q&A as well.
One of the cool things already announced for this year is the launch of the "Star Wars Stories Project," in which fans of the Star Wars-verse can contribute to Lucasfilm's own historical archive through video testimonials. In addition to online submissions, fans will have the opportunity to record their stories at Lucasfilm's pavilion on the Comic-Con floor. Fans are invited to upload their stories at G4's Comic-Con site.


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Kids Finger Painting FREE Father's Day
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Draw a wonderful picture for your Dad on Father's Day and tell him how much you love him. Kids PaintPad - Father's Day is ideal for kids of all ages. The app is like no other, your child can color you a picture of their favorite Father's Day scene and personalize it with a frame and their autograph or message!
This is like having 2 apps in 1. After you finish coloring your favorite page you can use it in a slider puzzle. This app will help with developing your creative side as well as help you with thinking logically.
Choose from 15 different coloring pages to draw on. Includes a blank page to draw whatever they like.
Features included:
* 10 pre-set colors
* Customizable color palette
* Full range of color shading
* 15 Coloring Pages
* Variable brush size
* Save masterpiece to Photo Library
* Choose one of 5 custom frames for your masterpiece
* Personalize with a note
* Some images have color inside lines enabled.
* Sound effects
* Slider Puzzle.
I hope your kids enjoy this app as much as mine have! If you like this app please leave a star rating and review, thanks! ~Amy
This app works on all iPad's supporting iOS 3.2 and greater.
Choose from 10 different coloring pages to draw on. With the FULL version get 8 different coloring books totaling over 50 coloring pages!
Features included:
* 10 pre-set colors
* Customizable color palette
* 10 Coloring Pages
* Variable brush size
* Save masterpiece to Photo Library
* Add an autograph to your masterpiece
* Add Frame to your masterpiece
* much more!
I hope your kids enjoy this app as much as mine have!
This app works on all devices supporting OS 3.0 and greater.
What's New in Version 2.0
* Added slider puzzle game
* Updated coloring pages
* Added near-infinite color selection
* Added sounds
* Painting is more realistic
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- Free
- Category: Entertainment
- Updated: 17 June 2011
- Version: 2.0
- Size: 3.0 MB
- Language: English
- Developer: Amy Faulkner
- © 2011 Amy Faulkner
Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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Last week, the SEC Network added around 6 million customers when they finalized a deal with Cox Communications. Prior to that announcement, DISH and AT&T Uverse were the two biggest carriers that had signed on.
On Friday, the SEC Network landed their biggest carriage agreement — Comcast Cable. With that addition, the SEC Network will now be available to 46 million households when it launches on August 14, 2014.
"We are extremely pleased to have reached this agreement with ESPN to deliver the SEC Network to Xfinity TV customers on multiple platforms," said Matt Strauss, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Video Services, Comcast Cable. "Whether in the home or on the go, Xfinity TV customers will be able to watch their favorite Southeastern Conference teams in more ways than ever before."
"With more than three weeks still to go before launch, we are pleased to add Comcast, the largest cable television distributor in the country, to the growing list of providers that will bring the SEC Network to millions of fans nationwide," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.
Comcast has 20 million subscribers nationwide, followed by DISH with 14 million, Cox Communications (6 million), and AT&T U-verse (5.7 million).
DirecTV and Time Warner are still in negotiations with the SEC, but reports indicate that an announcement could come soon. DirecTV has 20 million subscribers, while Time Warner has 11 million.
If the SEC Network is able to add DirecTV and Time Warner, they would have a staggering 76 million subscribers at launch.
To find out if your carrier will have the SEC Network, head over to the FAQ page at GetSECNetwork.com and click on "How can I get the SEC Network in time for the August 2014 launch?"
Poor College kids, they are being exploited by Corp. America. And you wonder why the athletes want to be paid.
they are not forced to play are they?
They are not. But it when players see that they are in a billion dollar market, they want a cut of it. Personally I don't believe in playing players, but this is way out of hand. This is suppose to be about getting educated, not it's all about money. Since Corp America came in to college sports, they have ruined the meaning "Higher Education".
Not every player will get draft to the NFL. Every player should have a plan B if everything doesn't workout. Media attention have clouded those decisions.
I understand & respect everyone's point of view. Please keep in mind that the player has a responsibly of knowing what is going on around them, most due & eat up the spot light. Only a few players make it in the NFL, most others do not.
Some of us would be grateful to get the scholarships that a good portion of these guys receive and not have a big chunk of college debt that we're paying off for a decade when we're done with college… I guess some people forget about common sense.
No one is being exploited by anyone. These kids are not required to play sports. They can pay their own way or go to work like many young people do. They are taking these scholarships to benifit themselves then scream that they are being used. Stay at home and do what ever they chose each day. A lot of them will never finish their education by their own decision be it leaving early for the pros or dropping out due to lack of interest in their school work or lack of dedication to their teammates. Stop complaining and go to work.
Spoken like a true fat stupid ignorant fool. America is declining into a third world nation of economic slaves, and you sage comment is "hon, more beer and chips".
Learn to spell so people can understand what you are trying to say. If anyone is a fat stupid ignorant fool it appears to be you. They get a free education that most people would die to get an then complain about not getting free money to go with it. Manup and take advantage of a gift of an education.
Despise the SEC. B1G 10 4 Life


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It's rumored that Thursday's US drop of the Sony Play Stations Portable will be over 1 million units. For those of you in NYC who want to celebrate and even better, get a PSP hours before the rest, there's a launch event at the Sony Style store tomorrow night. Carson Daly will be hosting and Danger Mouse will be spinning, and the first 500 in the door get to purchase a PSP at the stroke of midnight.
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Oakville, Canada – The Tim Hortons TimmyMe iOS app now includes support for Passbook. Customers can add their prepaid Tim card to Passbook, which they can then scan to pay in-store or at the drive-thru in participating locations.
The TimmyMe app also offers a store finder and nutritional data.
"Tim Hortons is committed to offering the ultimate guest experience, and that includes leveraging technology to offer our guests faster, convenient service," said David Clanachan, COO, Tim Hortons. "The launch of mobile barcode payments with Passbook support lets us do just that. Our guests can now use their iPhone and iPad to make secure, quick and easy payments, which we hope will make their visit, coffee and meal with us even more enjoyable."


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Answer: because it would equal "billions" in market cap! Biotech always trades in multiples, and now the bashers have spotted us several hundred million in revenue and are trying to hold the line to that. Good luck!
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I m not a basher but you are anashlo
we are just laughing at you 1 billion in revenues will never happen in both drugs.
Not one analyst is projecting a billion in sales,real is half that at best for both cys fibrosis and NTM.
Keep up the good work Terry!!
1. An estimated 630,000 cases of MDR-TB World-wide each year - of which 120,000 are attributed to China, which has been spending billions on health care improvement in recent years and is predicted to be spending $1 trillion annually on health care by 2020.
An injected aminoglycoside (such as amikacin) is currently equal-first in order of preference for the recommended five-drug regimen.
2. An estimated 110,000 cases of NTM in the US, Europe and Japan each year - currently treated with off-label therapies, including aminoglycoside injection.
3. An estimated 65,000 with Cystic Fibrosis in the US and Europe - for which twice-daily tobramycin inhalation solution (or powder) is currently the most widely-used antibiotic.
Six months of Arikace therapy (spread over a year for CF, or continuously for six months otherwise) has been priced by analysts at $36,000 or more.
We don't yet know if Arikace is capable of eradicating a pulmonary mycobacterial infection in less than six months.
However, $1 billion in revenue is equivalent to just 28,000 patients taking six months of therapy at that price.
And yes - the market usually values a growing biotech at five times (or greater) annual revenue.
Rbalboa22 - you'd stand more chance of convincing others that you really ARE laughing at me if you backed it up with your own prediction of peak numbers of patients treated with Arikace for MDR-TB, NTM and CF.
Without that it makes we wonder if what you're actually thinking is that others may be laughing at YOU after seeing your antics with your collection of ids over the last fifteen years or so.
we are just laughing at you 1 billion in revenues will never happen in both drugs.
No way!.... We're up for at least $ 3.5 billion NTM reveneue and about $ 500 million (only EU)... It's going to be great fun!
Sentiment: Strong Buy


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Jim Ecker
Friday, October 22, 2010
JUPITER, Fla. -- Kieran Lovegrove, a native of South Africa, is playing with a smile in his heart at the WWBA World Championship.
Lovegrove, just 16 years old, helped found the Going To Bat Foundation in 2009 to give underprivileged kids an opportunity to play baseball and softball. Most of the donations have been given to young people in California, but a sizeable donation was sent to an impoverished township in South Africa last year.
Helping those kids in South Africa made Lovegrove feel especially good.
"Thirty bats, maybe 20 pairs of cleats, 100 baseballs, a lot of uniforms," he said Friday. "I mean, I couldn't count how many uniforms, pants, socks we did. A lot of gloves. Basically as much as we could for them, so they could all have the opportunity to play baseball."
That entire shipment was sent to the township of Phillippi in South Africa, where the Phillippi Angels were the proud and happy recipients. In return, Lovegrove received pictures of happy kids playing baseball on a makeshift field, along with thank-you notes.
"Even in their broken English, you can tell how happy they were," he said. "The smiles really made the difference."
Lovegrove is delighted to help. His family moved from South Africa to the United States in 1999 when he was 5, giving him a chance to play baseball, enjoy the game he loves and grow up in a healthy environment in Orange County, California.
Lovegrove, a junior at Mission Viejo High School, recently committed to Arizona State and plans to keep working for the foundation in college. He's proud of the Going to Bat Foundation and wants to do more in the future.
He speaks fondly about helping those kids in South Africa.
"It really does hit home with me," said Lovegrove, a 6-foot-4 pitcher. "Knowing that I'm giving kids the opportunity to play a game that I've loved my whole life, it kind of makes me feel like I've done something so much bigger."
Lovegrove has not returned to South Africa since his family left for the United States 11 years ago, but he has dual citizenship in both countries. He'd like to visit South Africa someday soon, especially Phillippi, to meet the kids he's been able to help.
"That would be indescribable," he said.
Lovegrove is busy playing for the ABD Bulldogs in the WWBA World Championship this week in Florida, but he's happy to talk about the Going to Bat Foundation and its good work. He began the foundation with two friends in Orange County -- Adam Salcido and Kyle Candalla -- after Lovegrove's father, Keith, showed his son a video of the Phillippi team trying to play baseball without proper equipment on a hard-scrabble field.
The main idea of the foundation is to help underprivileged kids in California, but Lovegrove and his family, embracing their roots, decided to help the kids in South Africa as well.
"I'm extremely proud of all three of them, really. They're great kids," Keith Lovegrove said Friday. "They decided they should be giving something back, because they play in such fantastic conditions in Orange County in California."
Lovegrove's two friends are sophomores and don't play for the ABD team that's competing at the WWBA World Championship.
The foundation has its own web site at GoingToBat.org. Anyone wishing to make a donation of new equipment, used equipment or money is invited to visit the web site and get involved.
The foundation has received generous donations from various organizations in California. Lovegrove would like to send another shipment to South Africa, but the shipping costs alone make it a difficult proposition.
"I really wish we could do more," his father remarked.
Keith Lovegrove was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. He worked in the telephone industry and wasn't planning to leave South Africa until one fateful day in 1999, when a scheduled business meeting at a Planet Holleywood restaurant nearly turned into a personal disaster. The meeting was scheduled for 6:30 but never took place, a victim of the rising crime rate in South Africa at the time.
"They blew up the restaurant at 6:20. And that was the final straw," he said. "That's when I put the wife and the kids on the plane. I stayed for six months and settled things and came over later. It was just a little too close to home."
His wife, Kelly, was from California and had lived with Keith in South Africa for 11 years. They all moved to Orange County, where Keith went to work for AT&T. Their daughter, Kayla, is currently a student at the University of Arizona. Kieran will be headed to Arizona State in two years. The family has done well.
Now Kieran is giving back, to kids in California and South Africa.
"The word is definitely spreading," he said.
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