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Pain is Symptom that Most Significantly Impacts Fibromyalgia Patients"Functioning with Fibro" survey shows extent to which fibromyalgia pain affects personal relationships and ability to fulfill responsibilities at both work and home
NEW YORK, NY (November 12, 2013) A new survey, titled Functioning with Fibro, specifically sought to determine which fibromyalgia symptom was most impactful in the daily lives of fibromyalgia patients, and revealed that pain was the symptom with the most significant impact on social and intimate relationships, work and school attendance, and exercise habits. The survey was conducted in collaboration with the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA) and was funded by Pfizer Inc. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) also collaborated on the survey, which found that almost 40 percent of fibromyalgia patients have seen a nurse practitioner (NP), and more than one-third of them see an NP specifically for their fibromyalgia management. Despite this finding, less than a third of all surveyed are discussing fibromyalgia management expectations, including setting and tracking goals, with their healthcare provider (HCP).
"Fibromyalgia has long been misunderstood, as it is a complicated disease with many different symptoms, and as a patient, I have understood the importance of differentiating between the symptoms and recognizing the impact that just one symptom – like pain – can have on your life," said Jan Chambers, president of the NFMCPA. "This survey is important for the fibromyalgia community as it underscores the need for more effective dialogue between patients and their HCPs, specifically focusing on pain management, including lifestyle changes that can make a difference."
Functioning with Fibro surveyed 1,228 adults in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a condition that affects more than 5 million Americans and is characterized by chronic widespread pain and tenderness lasting for three or more months. The survey revealed:
- Almost 70 percent of respondents confirmed the fibromyalgia pain has affected their physical intimacy with a partner or spouse and 55 percent of respondents believe fibromyalgia pain has negatively impacted their romantic relationships in some way.
- Fibromyalgia pain has caused 85 percent of respondents to miss events in their life and more than half have seen a negative impact on friendships and family bonds (54 and 48 percent, respectively) due to their pain.
- On average, respondents reported experiencing more "flare-up" days – days when fibromyalgia symptoms are increased – than good ones in a typical week. In fact, 72 percent admitted they are hesitant to plan social activities out of fear they will have to cancel due to pain associated with their condition.
- Almost half of respondents are currently discussing with their HCP ways to improve day-to-day life with fibromyalgia, and nearly all have done something to improve their ability to live with fibromyalgia pain, including minimizing stressful situations, setting more limits and incorporating physical activity regularly.
- Less than a third of respondents are discussing management expectations, such as how to set and track goals, with their HCP. Of those who set personal improvement goals, more than one third reported that their HCP has helped them establish and set these goals.
- Of those who reported ever seeing a NP (38 percent), nearly half reported frequent visits with their provider (at least once every three months or more).
"As NPs, our goal is to be our patients' partners in healthcare, which includes encouraging candid and productive conversations about concerns, including how to manage pain associated with a chronic condition like fibromyalgia," said Angela Golden DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, and president of AANP. "The Functioning with Fibro survey reveals an opportunity for NPs to play a more critical role in discussions with fibromyalgia patients by providing them with the necessary education and resources to effectively manage their fibromyalgia pain in everyday life."
For available resources and comprehensive survey results visit www.FibroCenter.com, an online resource are provided by Pfizer Inc.
About Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia – a condition characterized by chronic widespread pain and tenderness lasting for three or more months – affects more than 5 million Americans, mostly women. Many experts believe the condition is the result of overactive nerves. Although the exact cause of fibromyalgia is not known, some research shows that fibromyalgia may be caused by abnormalities in how the body processes and responds to pain, particularly a heightened sensitivity to stimuli that are not normally painful.
About the Functioning with Fibro Survey The Functioning with Fibro survey was conducted August 9 – 23, 2013, among 1,228 adults in the U.S. ages 18 and older who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, using an email invitation and an online survey. The survey was developed and funded by Pfizer Inc., and conducted in collaboration with the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
About Pfizer Inc. At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products. Our global portfolio includes medicines and vaccines as well as many of the world's best-known consumer health care products. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For more than 150 years, Pfizer has worked to make a difference for all who rely on us. To learn more, please visit us at www.pfizer.com.
About National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA) NFMCPA, a not-for-profit organization, supports individuals living with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain illnesses by raising awareness through community outreach, education, advocacy and networking. For more information visit www.fmcpaware.org, www.facebook.com/nfmcpa or www.twitter.com/fmcpaware.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of over 171,000 NPs, including more than 47,500 individual members and 200 organizations, providing a unified networking platform and advocating for their role as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered and personalized health care.
For more information visit www.aanp.org. To locate an NP in your community, go to npfinder.com.


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VANCOUVER — In beating out hockey star Duncan Keith — who was an Olympic gold medallist, Stanley Cup champion and Norris Trophy winner in 2010 — in Sport BC's recent "Best of B.C." public online vote, Paralympic skiing gold medallist Lauren Woolstencroft clearly was an emotional touchstone for British Columbians.
She also topped popular Olympic medallists Maëlle Ricker and Ashleigh McIvor in the vote. At last month's Sport BC banquet she made a point of thanking her proud and supportive father, whose efforts, she noted, might have generously helped her total.
But whether her dad simply worked his fingers on his computer or rallied support, Woolstencroft's record-setting five gold medals while skiing on prosthetic legs went beyond — delivering a moment of strength, courage and determination on Whistler Mountain that everyday citizens could appreciate.
She also helped influence people with a disability to find their way to the slopes.
"We've seen, so far, a 10-per-cent increase in individual participant activity throughout the province," says Brian Forrester, executive director of the Disabled Skiers Association of B.C. (DSABC). "And that's directly attributable to increased awareness as a result of the Paralympic Games. The fact that Lauren did as well as she did, and that we really had such a strong para-alpine team overall, it just made it something that people wanted to be a part of. And they want to be an active part of it, not just as a spectator."
Forrester, who is in Kimberley this week for the Canadian para-alpine championships, said it's not just on the athlete side where involvement has increased.
"It's the volunteers, too, people who want to support the athletes and the participants. And on the funding side, too, we're seeing corporations, granting agencies and whatnot who recognize the value of what we do. It's a massive leap forward for us."
Forrester, whose association runs programs at 13 mountains in the province and is looking to build on that number, says the DSABC is servicing 1,400 individuals this year.
"But, and this is purely based on anecdotal [evidence], I think it's realistic to think there are 2,500 to 3,000 [disabled] skiers throughout the province."
While the DSABC is well established as a grassroots builder, para-nordic skiing in B.C. — which has no provincial body and has been nominally supported by Cross Country B.C. — has been poorly organized and structured. The sport, particularly for sit-skiers, is also far more physically demanding, which has kept participation numbers low.
But the awareness generated by the Paralympics, and in particular news stories surrounding decorated cross-country skier Brian McKeever's attempt to compete in both the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics, has boosted interest.
In February, CCBC, with funding from Legacies Now, appointed its first part-time Athletes with a Disability coordinator in veteran sit-ski athlete Joan Reid of Vernon. Reid said that at the recent Canada Winter Games in Halifax — where para-nordic was officially on the schedule for the first time — there was a record number of athletes with a disability. And she says numbers have been very strong at two clinics, run by Paralympians Courtney Knight and Mary Benson, in Whistler's Callaghan Valley.
"I think the awareness is definitely getting out there. There were a lot of people at the clinics, especially children, whose parents had no idea this was available."
The biggest challenge, Reid says, is finding the resources to ensure access to equipment.
For the DSABC, that challenge got a huge boost in December, when it received a $105,000 grant from the Canucks for Kids Fund to distribute through its Snowbility Equipment Access program.
"The goal is to increase accessibility to the mountain by providing equipment to individuals who otherwise couldn't afford it," said Forrester. "It's mostly sit skis, which is the largest financial barrier — some of them running up to $5,000 — but it's also outriggers and other adaptive specific equipment."
Nationally, thanks to increased government funding from Sport Canada and from Petro Canada, the Canadian Paralympic Committee's para-equipment fund has $250,000 to distribute to local organizations for what it calls "first contact programming" and equipment loans.
For 2010-11, the CPC has been able to fund 69 applicants. In 2009-10, the number was just 25.
And in Whistler today, the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program is launching the Teck Whistler Centre for Adaptive Sports. Teck has committed $535,000 over the next five years to the centre, which will act as a one-stop shop for athletes with a disability.
Rob Needham, the CPC's new executive director for sport, says the Vancouver/Whistler Paralympics was a "huge stimulus" for interest in the winter sports — para-alpine, para-nordic, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling — but also for Paralympic sport in general.
"But it can't really be measured in a year. Yes, we've seen some increase in registration numbers — the applications to the equipment fund being one example — but for us the bigger focus is a longer-term legacy."
While the 2010 Games helped raise the profile of Paralympic sport, the CPC had already introduced several recruitment programs in the last few years designed to drive participation and to ensure access in all areas of the country.

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Red Sox blanked in Baltimore, fall out of firstBy JEFF SEIDEL
The Sports Xchange
July 26. 2013 10:21PM
BALTIMORE — Adam Jones homered twice and finished with three RBIs while starter Chris Tillman threw seven shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox Friday night at Camden Yards.
Baltimore's victory, coupled by Tampa Bay's win over the Yankees, knocked Boston (61-43) out of first place in the American League East. The Rays now lead by a half-game.
This was the third multi-homer game of Jones' career, the last coming in 2012. He has now hit 22 homers this season with 74 RBIs. The Orioles (58-46) finished with four homers in the game, as Manny Machado and J.J. Hardy added solo shots.
Tillman (13-3) struggled in the first inning, walking two and loading the bases, but escaped unscathed. The righthander settled down after that, retiring 19 of the final 21 batters he faced and allowing just two hits in his seven innings. He struck out eight and walked three.
Tommy Hunter (eighth) and Jim Johnson (ninth) pitched the final two innings. Johnson leads the majors in saves but this wasn't a save situation.
Boston starter John Lackey (7-8) gave up three homers and allowed five runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings. Those homers were the most Lackey's given up in a game this season.
The Orioles took a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning. After Tillman escaped a bases-loaded jam with two outs in the top half, Jones hit a two-run homer off Lackey in the bottom half.
Jones hit a shot to right that just made it over the scoreboard. The homer also scored Nick Markakis, who singled before Jones came up. Lackey later had to battle through a 10-pitch at-bat before getting Matt Wieters out and needed 30 pitches to get through the inning.
The Orioles added another run in the third. Nate McLouth led off with a triple to center that glanced off Jacoby Ellsbury's glove, and Machado followed with an RBI single for a 3-0 lead.
Baltimore threatened again in the fourth, but Boston right fielder Shane Victorino threw out Hardy at the plate. The Orioles shortstop was trying to score on a Brian Roberts single, but Victorino's one-hop throw to the plate beat Hardy, and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia tagged him out.
But Jones struck once more in the fifth, lining his second homer of the night to right. This one was a solo shot and put the Orioles up, 4-0.
NOTES: The Baltimore Sun reported Friday afternoon that the Orioles placed outfielder Chris Dickerson on outright waivers. If not claimed, Dickerson could then be outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk, unless he declines that. He is eligible to decline and that would make him a free agent...Machado snapped an 0-for-9 skid with his RBI single in the third inning...The Red Sox are one of just two teams in the major leagues (Atlanta is the other) whose record has been above .500 all season long. Boston's 1946 team was the last one to go this far into a season and remain with a winning record throughout...Dustin Pedroia needs four home runs to reach 100 for his career.


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Global stocks fell, trimming the biggest quarterly gain since the start of 2012, before a potential U.S. government shutdown. Treasuries and the yen reversed early gains while crude oil traded near its lowest level in three months.
The MSCI All Country World Index lost 0.8% as of 3:14 p.m. in New York as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 0.6% to 1,681.94, trimming an earlier 1% drop. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes was down one basis point at 2.62% after losing four basis points earlier. The yen fell against 10 of 16 major peers after rising versus all of them earlier. West Texas Intermediate oil fell as much as 1.8% before trimming its loss to 0.3%, still trading at the lowest on a closing basis since July 3.
The deadlocked U.S. Congress headed into the final hours before the first partial government shutdown in 17 years without any signs of averting widespread furloughs of government workers. Italy's government is on the verge of collapse after allies of former leader Silvio Berlusconi said they would quit the cabinet. China's manufacturing rose less than economists estimated in September.
"We are at the mercy of whatever develops in Washington," Michael James, a Los Angeles-based managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities Inc., said in an interview. "An attempt to prevent a shutdown is not totally unexpected, but some agreement will be better than none."
Debt Ceiling
Republicans and Democrats remained at odds over whether to tie any changes to the 2010 Affordable Care Act to a short-term extension of government funding. The Senate voted 54-46 to reject the House's latest plan, in a party-line move that puts the pressure back on House Republicans, who began meeting at 2 p.m. in the Capitol basement.
House Republicans are planning another volley that would include a delay of the individual mandate to purchase health insurance and eliminate government contributions to lawmakers' health coverage, said a Republican leadership aide speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Even if the budget fight is resolved, lawmakers would immediately move to the next fiscal dispute over raising the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling.
"Risk appetite is on the retreat, driven by the political drama on both sides of the Atlantic," Witold Bahrke, who helps oversee $55 billion as a senior strategist at PFA Pension A/S in Copenhagen, wrote in an e-mail. "Dysfunctional governments are the root of the problem, which means heightened political uncertainty will be the dominating theme, reversing the equity- friendly sentiment from the first half of September."
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Porting Rockbox to YP-R0 (FAQ in the 1st post)
EDIT lebellium January, 21st 2013: LightROM 4.6
Useful links:
How to install Rockbox?
-New firmware 2.51 dualboot:
-New LightROM 4.6 (Rockbox-only!)
-Old firmware 2.30 dualboot (not recommended):
Is it safe to install Rockbox?
If you follow carefully all the steps above, there is no risk. The Modded Firmware 2.30 or 2.51 is no more no less dangerous than the latest stock firmware 1.25, the original features and bugs are still present. The improvements have been carefully tested.
How to uninstall Rockbox?
You don't want Rockbox anymore? Just delete the .rockbox folder as well as the loader file and that's it! We advise you to keep the firmware 2.30 or 2.51 though, particularly for the Safe Mode.
Install Rockbox themes for R0
The R0 has been showing up on the official theme page for a few months now: http://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?target=samsungypr0. As themes are only sorted by screen resolution, any theme for another 240*320 target (Sansa Fuze+, Toshiba Gigabeat etc) is theoretically compatible.
You can find my theme lebellium Samsung-like especially designed for the R0 on the official website here or on ABI here.
The R0 displays "system checking" at every startup before loading Rockbox. How to get rid of that?
First you have to start the Samsung app instead of Rockbox after the "system checking". Then turn off the device (only press the power button for 2-3 seconds) and press the reset hole. Power it on and you'll see the annoying "system checking" has gone!
I don't find my songs using the Rockbox file browser. Where are they?
On the main menu go to Files>mnt. Then you can see several directories: media0=internal memory, media1="neo-ghost" hidden memory and mmc=microSD.
You can start file browsing at a specific folder. For example if you want to start the browsing in the Music folder of the internal memory, just go to Files>mnt>media0 and make a long press on the "select" button when you are on the "Music" folder. In the context menu select "Start File Browser here". That's it!
Last edited by lebellium; 01-21-2013 at 05:41 PM.
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Thank you!
I think you mean you want to port Rockbox to the R0, not vice versa.
Why did you make your own forum for the porting attempt? It might be more useful if you just posted on the official Rockbox forums and wiki instead. That way developers involved in Rockbox development could help, and the info would all be in one centralized location. Starting your own forum for that port might not make that much sense, in my opinion - it just adds clutter and fragmentation to the available info.
Its good to have one forum for developers, where they can keep all their boring stuff and it also will keep this forum clean, but all the progress will be published here and on the Rockbox web site, and of course its porting Rockbox to R0, not vice versa.
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Last edited by nik1105; 10-28-2010 at 08:24 AM.
Its probably just going to be 1 or 2 people working on a port, so just using email or gtalk seems like a better solution.
Yep its basically just a dev forum one trackers what needs to be done to have it between the dev.
the progress will be posted on rockbox and also a lot of other stuff once we get to the point where its needed.
just as i promised to keep you updated.
We were able to extract SYSDATA.bin today and I am currently looking through all the files. As for now we are getting closer to uncover how the player itself works.
What happend so far:
- Cracked the Player open to figure out hardware
- Extraced Firmware v1.22 to its 4 contents
- able to mount cram_fs containing kernel and filesystem
- figured out most of the mount path within player starting
- were able to extract sysdata.bin
- mboot.bin gives us some knowledge on how update progress is started AND that Upgrade.sh in Sysdata.bin is used to finalize upgrade
- mboot.bin still gives me troubles on how to modify it and be able to manipulate boot process
- maybe compiling new kernel and chain a bootloader after mboot bin is the way to go but still needs research
I am currently flashing the YP-R0 to a custom kernel with modified rc.start script. If it works I should be able to start custom scripts from flash. I will get back once I flashed it.
Last edited by slade; 11-01-2010 at 01:24 PM.
Great News I proudly present the output of the first script I ran. I can now manage to run every script I want simply connecting the MP3 Player to my computer and changing the customscript.sh in the root folder
That means I will make a copy of the System Root Drive and copy it to the 8GB flash.
This just makes my day
here is the the first script I ran (cat /proc/cpuinfo > cpu.txt)
Processor : ARMv6-compatible processor rev 3 (v6l) BogoMIPS : 530.84 Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp java CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 7 CPU variant : 0x0 CPU part : 0xb76 CPU revision : 3 Cache type : write-back Cache clean : cp15 c7 ops Cache lockdown : format C Cache format : Harvard I size : 16384 I assoc : 4 I line length : 32 I sets : 128 D size : 16384 D assoc : 4 D line length : 32 D sets : 128 Hardware : Freescale MX37 3-Stack Board Revision : 37000 Serial : 24120805D6046206
Maybe someone could help me looking through the filesystem
I would really appreciate it. We need to find something concerning bootloader!
Thank you!
Last edited by slade; 11-01-2010 at 02:46 PM.
Hopefully, other people will get interested in this port and will help you
I'm French^^ *GenerationMP3 Samsung Moderator*
I will release the Script- able firmware with instructions on how to use and very important what not to do. After I make some clean ups and writing a reboot feature. What that means is that the customscript.sh which is created on the 8/16gb flash will be erased from its content leaving a blank shell script after it has been called.
Call it a safety feature, because scripts will be started right after initial boot BEFORE application or USB Transfer drivers are loaded. Making any bogus script very dangerous. With this adjustment scripts will be empty right after pushing reset button and doing a regular boot.
Thats why I will take sometime to make it almost fool proof to use.
the script which is being used is the rc.local script which is called within rc.start ->
#!/bin/sh BLABLA regular content of rc.local script #This is calling the script on 8GB Flash - running parallel to rest of bootupscript via & operator at the end -> should get rid of most errors like waiting for script to finish which never finishes (also creates errorlog on flash called scriptrun.log) /bin/sh /mnt/media0/customscripts.sh > /mnt/media0/scriptrun.log 2>&1 & #Clear customscript.sh right after being called so it can only be called once echo "#!/bin/sh" > /mnt/media0/customscript.sh
Oh man, oh man...I truly wish you well on this endeavor. A RB enabled Samsung R0/R1 would prolly push me over the edge to grab one if I can as I quite like the sexy form factor....
Godspeed and thank you for your efforts!!!
cheering from the wings...
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For Anyone who wants to try here is the source code of my program to extract sysdata.bin
be aware it still needs some manual adjustments. everytime it stops it hits one of the 0x30 byte filename heaser. so jump to the next file and adjust offset and subtract offset from while argument i.
Feel Free to modify and maybe contribute back with fully automated script
package extractor; import java.io.DataInputStream; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.RandomAccessFile; public class ExtractFiles { /** * @param args */ public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub String filename= "/home/a/Desktop/SYSDATA.bin"; try { //readFile(filename, ""); buildtree(filename); } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } } private static void buildtree(String filename) throws IOException { RandomAccessFile access = new RandomAccessFile(filename, "r"); int offset [] = new int [4]; int len[] = new int [4]; String savefilename = ""; //Setting Start offset since Structure is not clear in beginning yet. access.seek(0xF4DC); for (int i=0; i<(0xFBDC-0xF4DC);i++) { // for (int i=0; i<(0x26B-0x238);i++) { savefilename=""; //Loop for each Filename extract //System.out.println(access.readUnsignedByte()); //System.out.println("Current Offset:"+access.getFilePointer()); //System.out.println("Current calculated offset: "+(i+3444)); //System.out.println("Seeking Offset"); access.seek(i+0xF4DC); System.out.println("New Offset:"+access.getFilePointer()); boolean check = false; for (int j=0; j<1;j++) { //Loop for Filename for (int k=0; k<0x2C;k++) { savefilename=savefilename.concat(String.valueOf((char)access.readUnsignedByte())); } for (int l= 0; l < 4; l++) { offset [l] = access.readUnsignedByte(); } for (int m=0;m<4;m++) { len[m] = access.readUnsignedByte(); } } // System.out.println((Integer.toHexString(offset[3])+""+Integer.toHexString(offset[3])+""+Integer.toHexString(offset[3]))); readFile(filename, savefilename, Integer.parseInt(Integer.toHexString(offset[3])+Integer.toHexString(offset[2])+Integer.toHexString(offset[1])+Integer.toHexString(offset[0]),16), Integer.parseInt(Integer.toHexString(len[3])+Integer.toHexString(len[2])+Integer.toHexString(len[1])+Integer.toHexString(len[0]),16)); System.out.println( "Extracted successfully:\t\t" + savefilename); i=i+0x33; if (access.readUnsignedByte() == 0 || access.readUnsignedByte() == 0 || access.readUnsignedByte() == 0) { System.out.println("Current Offset Seeking :"+access.getFilePointer()); i=i+12; } else { System.out.println("New Filename Found"); System.out.println("Current Offset:"+access.getFilePointer()); check = true; } } } public static void readFile(String filename, String savefile, int off, int len) throws FileNotFoundException,IOException { RandomAccessFile access = new RandomAccessFile(filename, "r"); RandomAccessFile write = new RandomAccessFile("/home/a/Desktop/SysData_X/"+savefile, "rw"); Byte b; //int off = 0x071118; //int len = 0x027CDE; System.out.println("Given ReadOffset :"+off); access.seek(off); for (int i =0; i<len;i++) { ; write.writeByte(access.readUnsignedByte()); } System.out.println("ready!"); write.close(); access.close(); } }
In order to get systata.bin you have to unpack firmware file, i think we will make it public avaliable. And if somemeone want to experiment with sysdata.bin, he has to figure out why there are 3 types of records inside header and how the folders tree is stored in the header.
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You can download the modified firmware which is able to run script here:
Here are the steps to make it work and some Instructions:
Here is the first script you could run if you want to test it:
#!/bin/sh cat /proc/cpuinfo > /mnt/media0/cpu.txt
/mnt/media0 <-- your 8GB or 16GB Flash with all your files
/mnt/media1 <-- is internal Data with Samsung Application you see when the player is running
/ <-- root filesystem everybody who ever used Linux will understand
There is a safety feature which will protect you when you run a bogus script and the player is not responding -> wait for at least 2 minutes. push reset button -> every script you run will be deleted and replaced with a dummy script so if you will have to write the script again if you want to use it again after every reboot of the player.
I will release another firmware without this security feature in a few but I advise everybody to test scripts with this firmware and if you want a permanent change upgrade to the other firmware. There is also the possibilty to update the /etc/rc.start script. But this is for proffesional users only.
Scripting on the player means a powerful way to change the linux running on the player and to be able to customize it any way you want.
Update Process List
PID Uid VSZ Stat Command 1 root 2076 SW init 2 root SW< [kthreadd] 3 root SW< [ksoftirqd/0] 4 root SW< [watchdog/0] 5 root SW< [events/0] 6 root SW< [khelper] 53 root SW< [kblockd/0] 56 root SW< [cqueue/0] 60 root SW< [mxc_spi.2] 64 root SW< [kseriod] 77 root SW< [kmmcd] 107 root SW [pdflush] 108 root SW [pdflush] 109 root SW< [kswapd0] 147 root SW< [aio/0] 231 root SW< [kondemand/0] 299 root 2076 RW sh /mnt/media0/script.sh 302 root 2080 SW -sh 306 root 59992 SW /usr/local/bin/r0 Application AppMain 309 root 1336 SW /usr/local/bin/USBSrv 320 root 2252 RW ps aux
Last edited by slade; 11-04-2010 at 07:54 AM.
I just tried this customscript.sh script:
#!/bin/sh ls -lR /mnt/media1/ > /mnt/media0/list.txt
/mnt/media1/: drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 1 2009 Db drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 1 2009 Debug -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 716800 Nov 4 2010 EntryList.ent -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2604 Nov 4 2010 Favorites.ent drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 1 1980 Lib drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 1 1980 Nv drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 15 10:38 Pictures ---------- 1 root root 131072 Jan 1 1980 RFS_LOG.LOG drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 1 2009 RecordedList drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 11 05:48 Registry drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 1 1980 data /mnt/media1/Db: drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 6 23:17 R0db /mnt/media1/Db/R0db: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5193728 Nov 4 2010 Ace.dat -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3145728 Nov 4 2010 Ace.log -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8192 Apr 7 02:47 Tmp11 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 32768 May 29 08:55 Tmp2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8192 Apr 7 01:27 Tmp9 /mnt/media1/Debug: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1621 Jan 1 2009 MuonConfig.txt /mnt/media1/Lib: /mnt/media1/Nv: /mnt/media1/Pictures: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 307200 Jun 11 2010 MySkin.raw /mnt/media1/RecordedList: /mnt/media1/Registry: /mnt/media1/data: drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 1 2009 drm /mnt/media1/data/drm: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3306 Jan 1 2009 devcerttemplate.dat -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 40 Jan 1 2009 priv.dat
Jeez....you guys are really scaring me - in a damnably good way.
Awesome guys - THANK YOU....
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A Glossary for Newbies
just for your info:
scripts will be launched while booting there is a little way to trick it:
create another .sh script on the root of the player.
i called it myscript.sh
do the following in customscript:
#!/bin/sh sh /mnt/media0/myscript.sh &
#!/bin/sh sleep 20 #Replace by any other command -> now the command will be launched after application is launched! ps aux > /mnt/media0/process.txt
Also I tried many ways now to brick it even creating new folders on the player and try to mount some stuff.
Never ran into problems I still advise NOT to delete or change any files in there.
Also cp command runs great but cp -R seems to make it crash so don't use cp -R copy folders one by one using cp /file/* its the safest way to do it.
For anyone who wants to help.
I was hoping you could also help to figure out where the sysdata.bin files are. so far I have not been able to find them so I guess its a new mount somewhere else maybe even just a program /usr/local/bin/r0 calls by the way some programms to read and write on /dev/afe and someplace else (you can see it in hexeditor).
I hope we could figure out a way to change files in sysdata.bin to customize skins and layout. that would be cool for modders.
and on the the other hand I will try to compile rockbox as an application instead of porting drivers. since we have a linux we should be able to do that. there is a thread in rockbox forums under new ports: running rockbox as application.
Update 2
Found something interesting:
Filesystem 1M-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/bml2 35 35 0 100% /
/dev/stl2 64 5 59 8% /mnt/media1
/dev/stl3 7578 268 7310 4% /mnt/media0
Last edited by slade; 11-04-2010 at 01:22 PM.
df --block-size=1024K
fdisk -l
fdisk -l doesn't give me any output at all
have you inserted "fdisk -l" in /mnt/media0/customscripts.sh ?
if this is the case try to insert "fdisk -l" directly in /etc/rc.local , adding line like this
/sbin/fdisk -l > /mnt/media0/fdisk-l.txt
/mnt/media0: drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 27 19:46 Datacasts drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 27 19:46 Music drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 27 19:46 Pictures drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 27 19:46 Playlists -r-xr-xr-x 1 bin root 131072 Dec 27 19:46 RFS_LOG.LOG d-wxrwxrwx 3 root root 4096 Dec 27 19:50 System drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 27 19:46 Texts drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 27 19:46 Video -rwxrwxrwx 1 bin root 522 Dec 27 21:18 cpu.txt -rwxrwxrwx 1 240 163 182 Nov 1 2010 customscript.sh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28672 Dec 27 21:18 filesystem.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20 Dec 27 21:18 kernel-uname.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 624 Dec 27 21:18 mem.txt
also could be interesting the result of "cat /proc/mounts", but for this privileges are not needed
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SACRAMENTO - It's 47.1 miles between Victory Park in central Stockton and the state Capitol, a drive straight up Interstate 5.
SACRAMENTO - It's 47.1 miles between Victory Park in central Stockton and the state Capitol, a drive straight up Interstate 5.
Susan Eggman has the route memorized.
For more than a decade, she has lived in the Victory Park neighborhood and worked at California State University, Sacramento.
She's still driving I-5, but her destination with the California Assembly is a few miles shorter.
She doesn't want any help getting there from the state's taxpayers.
Eggman is the only lawmaker representing either San Joaquin or Calaveras counties who has rejected the $142 per day in living expenses made available while the Legislature is in session.
"It just seemed like the right thing to do," Eggman said. "I live close enough to commute, and it's important to stay connected to the district. If I'm not going to set up another household, I don't see any reason to take the per diem."
Sworn into office Dec. 3, Eggman said her first few days as a state legislator have been a "whirlwind" of policy discussion, training sessions and conferences. "It's a lot to take in."
Seven Sacramento-area lawmakers, five Democrats and two Republicans, also have rejected the per diem payment.
They are Democrats Ken Cooley, Roger Dickinson and Mariko Yamada and Republican Beth Gaines in the Assembly and Democrats Darrell Steinberg, president pro tem, and Lois Wolk and Republican Ted Gaines in the state Senate. Wolk's district included much of San Joaquin County before redistricting.
Depending on the number of days the Legislature is in session, the living expenses can total between $25,000 and $30,000 per year.
The per-diem status of other legislators representing the area:
� State Sen. Cathleen Galgiani, D-Stockton, 5th District (all of San Joaquin County): Will accept.
� Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen, R-Modesto, 12th District (Lathrop, Manteca, southern San Joaquin County): Will accept.
� Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, 9th District (Lodi and northern San Joaquin County): Will accept. "Like many of my colleagues trying to maintain two residences, and the economic environment, ... I'm accepting the same per diem like many of my colleagues do," Pan said.
� Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, R-Madera, 9th District (all of Calaveras County): Undecided.
The Mother Lode Taxpayers Association, an independent campaign-expenditure group funded by the California Dental Association and the California Real Estate Independent Expenditure Committee, made living expenses an issue this year. The group accused candidate Rico Oller of not being a "true conservative" because he accepted more than $200,000 in per diem during his eight years in the state Legislature from 1996 to 2004.
Bigelow, the beneficiary of those ads, said this week that he has not yet decided whether to accept living expenses.
"I haven't figured out the full approach," Bigelow said. "Certainly we'll learn more about the per diem and how it functions."
Bigelow also said that he has a 300-mile round-trip commute to his home in Madera County and will, by necessity, live part-time near the Capitol.
"There will be significant cost to living in Sacramento," Bigelow said.
Staff Writers Dana M. Nichols and Keith Reid contributed to this report.
Contact reporter Kevin Parrish at (209) 546-8264 or email@example.com.


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What can I say about David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" that hasn't already been said by hundreds if not thousands of film scholars, critics, biographers, and journalists? The film has been discussed in a diverse number of concentrations including auteur studies, queer theory, genre studies, and psychoanalytic film theory. It has been viewed as both an intrepid piece of personal vision and an exploitative aggrandizement of cinematic masturbation.
If the makers of "Real Steel" are right then we're just 9 short years away from robot boxing being the biggest sport in the world. I for one can not wait. In the meantime we'll have to settle for the new interviews/trailer for the Hugh Jackman flick which is set for an October 7th release. The excitement is more than I can handle. I hope I can sleep between now and 2020.
If you're like me then for some odd reason you still insist on watching the MTV Video Music awards even though the channel hasn't played music for years and you've reached an age where the performers both frighten and confuse you. But this year the rest of you might have a reason to watch now because it looks like they'll be airing a special first look at "The Hunger Games". Of course the fact that they're choosing the same outlet to premier this as they have for the "Twilight" films might be a bad sign but let's hope not. Let's also hope that Lady Gaga keeps her man-ass covered for the night too.
I've always kind of thought that Dennis Hopper was probably just like his character from "Blue Velvet" in real life. At least I like to think he was. And as a fellow hater of warm beer I'm happy to report that the David Lynch classic will finally be getting the Blu-Ray treatment on November 8th. No details on specs yet but it's the 25th anniversary edition and they wouldn't screw you over with that would they? Would they?!
I have no idea who the hell Damien Chazelle is but he's been tapped to write the script for the upcoming sequel to the BGH favorite "The Last Exorcism". What this means I don't really know but he's got an evil name so that's got to be good right? Then again his only writing credit is something called "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" so that's a bad thing I think. Unless you're into smart people movies then you probably own that one. You fancy now.


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text: Kosmor :: View topic - personal declaration of war on the house of Raven_Cluster Imprint Search Log in Legal Memberlist Profile personal declaration of war on the house of Raven_Cluster Kosmor Forum Index -> Kosmor RPG View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Moby_DickGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 06:06 Post subject: personal declaration of war on the house of Raven_Cluster I, Moby_Dick, declare the state of war between Trigor, the emperor of Raven_Cluster, and all ships and planets under my command. Trigor attacked me without reason, explanation nor apology. Now he has to suffer for his impertinence. I want to point out, that I´m not speaking in the name of my house, the noble house of Underverse. This is a personal conflict between Trigor and Moby_Dick. Back to top Black-SkullGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 06:53 Post subject: Ho Ho Ho - Hey Trigor - come to underverse - its a paradise for pirates. Do you could conquer Moby Dicks planets, and i conquer the rest . Back to top CarboneaterGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:23 Post subject: Hey Black-Skull, I think you just forgot a detail while planning your alliance with Trigor: Moby_dick is currently in war with Trigor, and as I am able to see, he doesn't have much opposition. And every thing you do in Underverse territory, you lose it not long after. And I'd like to know why you call Underverse a paradise for the pirates if you don't remain here long. If this was a real paradise, you'd have remained for more than a week. Back to top NikoyGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 14:43 Post subject: Wish you a sweet revenge Moby_Dick - the unprovoked atacks cry for it! Back to top TrigorGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 15:08 Post subject: I guess you mean the SINGLE planet that i conquered in 260/3502. On the same day you sent me a message which told me to stop this and that it would be your last warning. So I stopped it. Since then you conquered THREE of my planets. Why do you declare war NOW? I conquered no other planet of you or your house since 260/3502. Back to top GinerGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 15:13 Post subject: I hope this conflict can be resolved quickly Good luck to both Participants. Giner Back to top Moby_DickGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 15:54 Post subject: Dear Trigor, Chief of the Raven_Cluster-Pirats. Yes, I meant this single planet. As I see you recognize my declaration of war. And please stop weeping, you´ll need your tears early enough. And please learn counting. I didn´t conquer THREE of YOUR planets, arrogant little pirat! One of these was mine some days ago. Signed, Moby_Dick, revenger of the unprotected victims of the Raven_Cluster-pirats Back to top GinerGuest Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 16:01 Post subject: Still you attacked 2 of his planets to his 1 which was abit hasty since he didnt attack after your warning. I think you have a right to attack but this conflict could have ended at the planet being re-taken. Lord Giner The_Dragon_ForceLast edited by Giner on Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:51; edited 1 time in total Back to top Black-SkullGuest Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 03:32 Post subject: Dear Carboneater Yes, i can hold conquered planets only a few days, but it are a fact, that underverse aren't able to stop me and so i can conquer new planets so many i want get. Okay Moby-Dick can wonderful threaten - he use the words "soon" and "destroy your fleet" but in the praxis the things are running bad for underverse. Your house stand for a little stupidly diplomacy, because it have finished my problem throught a military or diplomatcy solution, but begin a new war against trigor, and risk in some moment a war against troja throught territorial claims (how my informant in this house did write me). The neightbors of underverse lose more and more the respect for the military power of underverse, because how can a little pirat so long fight without shootdown against the 'mightful' underverse ? And i think - the inner-politics-problems of underverse rise too. From me reconquered planets, aren't give back to the old owner, and so it gives winners and losers. That could have consequences in future, should the house goes broken. Hunt me if you can Blacky Back to top Moby_DickGuest Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 03:54 Post subject: Dear Giner, Nymeria was integrated by Trigor against her will. Later Nymeria asked me if she could join Underverse as a sub of me, because she had lost all her planets except two. Actually I agreed, Nymeria flew her WP into one of my planets. You see, this wasn´t an act of aggression of mine, it was an act of generosity. Back to top GinerGuest Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:50 Post subject: Dear Moby_Dick i accept your explanation but the rest still stands this conflict could be resolved with the planet being taken back. Lord Giner Back to top Moby_DickGuest Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:21 Post subject: Dear Lord Giner, I respect your love for peace. But unfortunatly my people are to upset by the violence, Trigor showed in his attack. His landing fleet didn´t distinguish between military and civilian aims. The civilian losses where incredible, thousands of innocent children had to die. The cry for revenge is so loud, that even me, the most peace loving commander of this sector, is not able to stop this counterattack. I´m really sorry. I should also tell you, that the planets I liberate in this days where occupied by Trigor some weeks ago. Formerly they belonged to my loyal sub Nymeria. If you want to proof this, you may check the logs of the days 221 and 222. But this are only examples. Sincerly yours, Moby_Dick Back to top JackONeillGuest Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 16:57 Post subject: Dear Imperator Moby_Dick! Be aware that giving titles like "loyal subs" should not be used as protection attempts. You can't decide if this is a loyal subordinate if you don't know the connections to imperator Grey_Wind (the artist formerly known as Skrubber). The presence of your "loyal sub" in this area is no good for the house Troja, but because of the diplomatic respect between us we will tolerate it. If you want to give your sub a chance - feel free to do it. But don't say we haven't warned you, and don't wonder when Troja is reacting fast and massive if necessary. best regards JackONeill Troja Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Kosmor Forum Index -> Kosmor RPG All times are GMT - 6 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Information----------------NewsGalactic News Community----------------Kosmor TalkKosmor TradeKosmor TournamentsKosmor RPG Support/Feedback----------------Questions and AnswersFeedback / suggestions for improvementBug-Reports You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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(1) The changes to the proposed action, new information, or new circumstances result in a lessening of adverse environmental impacts evaluated in the EIS without causing other environmental impacts that are significant and were not evaluated in the EIS; or
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Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes has told his men to brace themselves for a much tougher test against Groningen in the second qualifying round of the Europa League.
The Dons crushed Latvian minnows Daugava Riga 8-0 over two legs in the first round, but Pittodrie manager McInnes is under no illusions about the standard of the Dutch play-off winners.
Erwin van de Looi's side claimed their European slot by beating AZ Alkmaar 3-0 on aggregate.
They also held champions Ajax to a score draw at home at the start of last season before going on to beat PSV Eindhoven home and away.
McInnes told RedTV ahead of Thursday night's Granite City clash: "No disrespect to Riga, but this is a big step up.
"We were very professional in our last two ties against the Latvians and did what had to be done.
"We did it with a lot of confidence and a bit of style as well, while the amount of goals we scored was an added bonus as well.
"But we go into Groningen game in good heart and I think it is important we go in feeling good about ourselves, because they are a team who have recorded some big results in their own league.
"They look like a team that is improving as well. If you look at the way they finished the season, I'm sure they would expect to do even better this time.
"Any team that got the results they did last season deserve every respect but I think there is a feeling from our side that we can step up again."
Groningen's line-up has few big names but they will pin their hopes on 23-year-old former Fulham striker Daniel Hoesen after his switch from Ajax.
McInnes added: "They have got some very talented players at the front end of the pitch, some very dependable players in the middle and as an all-round team they epitomise what you think of Dutch football.
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Postmodernism is an antichristian,[1] far-left, 20th century worldview and academic movement characterized by denial of objective truth, and which asserts that assertions of objective knowledge are essentially impossible. A strong part of postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from traditional approaches that had previously been dominant. Postmodernity has influenced many disparate fields of study, such as architecture, history, literary criticism, art, and others.
The term "postmodernism" comes from the causal relationship the movement has to modernism, rather than a temporal relationship. Both movements coexist today.
Some postmodernist ideas are:
- Truth is a "social construct," rather than objectively provable.
- A society's choice of language reflects their general perceptions of the rules by which the world operates (see political correctness).
- There is no one superior culture; Western culture is no better than any other (see cultural relativism). This often takes the form of ridicule of anything deemed to be part of traditional values or mainstream American culture.
- The frequent use of irony and humorous wordplay to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.
- Gender roles, sexuality and race are socially constructed, not inborn traits.
Critics of postmodernism include those who believe in an objective truth that can be explored by human means, among others.
Postmodernism, anti-Americanism, and reverse racism
Postmodernism is routinely used by academics to attack American interventionist foreign policy, claiming that democratic society is only an aspect of western society, which should not be "forced" upon other peoples, whose cultures may be despotic or theocratic. In this regard, postmodernism is simply a euphemism for moral relativism (itself a euphemism for sin denial).
It is likewise used to attack and condemn the work and culture of white males, by claiming that any such cultural output, be it art, music, literature, etc., is patriarchal and imperialistic.
Postmodernists seek to denigrate Christianity and its accomplishments by claiming that it is only an aspect of western culture, and not inherently true. Likewise they denigrate the strong Christian scientific tradition, and attempt to marginalize Christian historical figures such as Isaac Newton.
Postmodernists rely on the antichristian and pseudoscientific psychological theories of atheist Sigmund Freud to draw whatever meanings they want out of texts, in a method called "psychoanalytical criticism."
Postmodernism and immorality
As postmodernism teaches that there is no truth, it likewise teaches that there is no absolute morality. Within this worldview, any action is moral or justifiable, and postmodernism's spread among academia may go some way to explaining professor values.
Alan Sokal famously exposed postmodernism as deeply flawed in 1996 by successfully publishing nonsense in a postmodern journal.[2] Since then, postmodernism has largely been considered a laughingstock among all but the most liberal academics.
See Also
- ↑ John F. MacArthur, "Think Biblically!"[1]
- ↑ http://www.physics.nyu.edu/faculty/sokal/index.html


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Conan The Barbarian #1
- Story by
- Brian Wood
- Art by
- Becky Cloonan
- Colors by
- Dave Stewart
- Letters by
- Richard Starkings
- Cover by
- Massimo Carnevale
- Publisher
- Dark Horse Comics
My interest in reading a"Conan The Barbarian" comic is right around zero (despite secretly being a fan of the movies). However, when you tell me that comic is going to be written by Brian Wood and drawn by Becky Cloonan, I suddenly have a completely different idea of what that Conan The Barbarian story might be like. I was not disappointed.
In this first issue we meet Conan mid-escape, as he heads to the coast and hops aboard a ship against the captain's will. But in no time he's made them his best friends and pledged to defend them so long as he's aboard. The captain regales him with tales of BÄ"lit, Queen of The Black Coast, and Conan is immediately drawn to the stories. By the end of the issue, Conan has met the Queen herself, and it's had a profound effect on him.
Wood does an excellent job of setting the stage for Conan, quickly building a world that a reader could easily believe. Even more importantly, however, you immediately get a sense of Conan as a character. He's roguish and charming, talented and enthusiastic, but he's also flawed. Conan is selfish and very much motivated by self-preservation in this first issue. He's noble when it counts, but he's not above taking whatever he needs and he has the power to do so. He's impulsive and brash, but that's also part of his charm. It all combines into a surprisingly layered character in only a handful of pages. You find yourself liking Conan despite the flaws and finding him all the more believable for those flaws. It's the definition of good character work. The last seven pages left me a bit confused, which may be deliberate to show us what we're dealing with when it comes to BÄ"lit, but I found it slightly frustrating. In truth they were also some of my favorite pages, but I wanted to be more certain of what I was seeing, or what Wood wanted me to take from them.
Cloonan's art is a nice change of pace for what you might typically expect in a Conan comic. She straddles a style that is both cartoonish and realistic, blending the best of both worlds to create pages full of emotion and movement. Everything is slightly loose and rough, but in an aggressive raw way that fits the story perfectly. You get a taste of the kinetic energy this book has, especially toward the end of the book where Cloonan is allowed to focus on the sea, and Conan's interactions with The Queen. BÄ"lit's character design is sublime. Cloonan's Queen is sexy and horrifying, powerful and intoxicating, and it's easy to see, without a word spoken, why Conan is instantly caught in her dangerous web.
Dave Stewart's colors are perfect. He drenches his scenes in evocative moody colors — a nearly monochromatic blue as characters talk late at night while at sea; dreamlike purples as Conan "meets" BÄ"lit; warm browns and golds for daytime on land.
Wood, Cloonan, and Stewart are an exemplary creative team, and Dark Horse deserves credit for bringing them together for this book. There's an effortlessness in their collaboration that makes reading a pleasure. With an excellent first issue under their belt, their collaboration is already leaving its unique mark on Conan, and perhaps converting more skeptical fans, like me.


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Another week has flown by in social-media land, which means, you--and I--have missed a lot of developments, new products, etc. Most of them, of course, don't matter, but these Week in Review posts (March 5, 2012; February 26, 2012; February 19, 2012) are meant to help you catch-up with the ones that do. Each weekend, you can help by posting links in the comments section or e-mailing me at firstname.lastname@example.com or tweeting with @sree or #sreetips.
First stop: Mashable's 49 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed by Matt Petronzio (@MattPetronzio) is where I go to catch up with the best of what that site posted during the week. Several among them are worth saving for later, including: 5 Huge Digital Marketing Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore; 10 Free Must-Have Travel Apps for Android; 5 Social Media Campaigns Rocking International Women's Day.
Kony2012--what does it all mean? When I write this post, I presume most people have missed almost everything I point to here, but in this particular case, I know you've at least heard about this Kony2012 meme, even if you didn't actually sit through the 30-minute video at the heart of it all. In addition to more than 70 million views online, it was the subject of breathless TV coverage around the world, vastly increasing how many people heard the name of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. To understand the full range of issues raised by the campaign by a group called Invisible Children, you need go no further than Kony2012: New media success story or cautionary tale?, a post by GigaOm's Mathew Ingram (@MathewI). His conclusion: "the Kony campaign may be both an example of how powerful social media can be and at the same time a cautionary tale about the benefits of such tools when it comes to complicated issues."
Incidentally, a good place to keep up with Internet memes is KnowYourMeme, which also compiled all the Kony2012 materials in an effective manner.
Did you hear a new iPad was announced? Apple's announcement Wednesday that a new iPad was on the way caused a lot of social media breathlessness. The machine, which hits stores this Friday, couldn't possibly have lived up to the hype. In the end, while most experts were pleased to see improved display, camera, processor speed, the fact that it will be slightly heavier and bigger than the iPad 2 was a disappointment. Even the name of the new version was underwhelming: not the logical "iPad 3" or creative "iPad HD," by just "new iPad." Here's the longest iPad ad you are likely to ever see, the 5-minute 33-second official trailer.
SXSW, anyone? That should say "SXSW, everyone"--it felt like I was the only one of my tech-friendly friends who was not at the annual technology, film, and music festival in Austin that's still going on as I write this. Jon Dube (@CyberJournalist), writing in Forbes, has a good collection of how to track all the relevant activities: 7 Best Ways to Follow #SXSW at Home.
Infographics Week in Review: I am a big fan of smart infographics and the best of them get a lot of play on social media. Here are three I noticed this week.
- A Case Study in Social Media Demographics: A look at the demographics of different social networks, compiled by the blog of OnlineMBA.com (did you know that 66 percent of all adult online users are on at least one social network? Is that higher or lower than you imagined?)
- The Republican Race on Facebook (PDF): Ahead of the Super Tuesday GOP primaries, SocialBakers created a fascinating infographic that looks at the candidates and their Facebook fans (note: it's a PDF).
- BBB's list of the Top 10 Scams of 2011: This Better Business Bureau list is worth a quick read. You won't believe what the top scam of them all was.
Poynter Week in Review: Here are the top five most popular stories this week on journalism site Poynter.org, shared by Julie Moos (@JulieMMoos), the site's director:
- Jon Flatland, columnist and former newspaper owner, exposed as serial plagiarist
- New study: Newspapers are losing $7 in print revenue for every $1 in digital gained
- Reporter who created 'We Are Journalists' Tumblr takes PR job
- iPad 32s Retina display will make news apps stand out, present new challenges
- Jon Stewart: White House Press Corps practices 'instigative journalism'
LinkedIn Week in Review: Thanks to a roundup of the most-shared stories on LinkedIn by Daniel Roth (@DanRoth), we get a glimpse of what people have been reading there. This week, the top stories were:
- The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses (Inc.)
- Five Leadership Lessons From James T. Kirk (Forbes)
- 5 Reasons You Need to Meet in Person (Inc.)
- Facebook Brand Timelines: 6 Big Changes Every Marketer Needs to Understand (Mashable)
- Guy Kawasaki Explains How Entrepreneurs Are Getting Social Media All Wrong (BusinessInsider)
YouTube Week in Review: I'm going to try to highlight some videos each week, looking through the YouTube Trends Blog. The two most-watched new videos of the last week were both quirky videos about animals from an account called AnimalArea. The No. 1 video was of an orangutan playing with toy blocks (embedded below) and No. 2 was about an itchy bear who appears to be playing air guitar.
My top three: Each week, I post screenshots of my tweets that got the most attention the previous week. I am hoping that, together, we can learn what works and what doesn't on Twitter. I use a free tool called Crowdbooster to identify these. By looking through these, you will also get some ideas of some new people to follow.
The tweet with the most impressions (i.e., the total possible number of times someone could have seen a tweet--the sum of my followers and the followers of my retweeters) was one about my CNET News posting on a really short Twitter guide I created with the founders of the Shorty Awards:
Another tweet with a lot of RTs was about 11 basic tips about using LinkedIn, a useful post by James Howe (@Communica8nHowe):
And the tweet with the second-largest number of impressions was about a CNET News post by Declan McCullagh (@declanm) about how to stay safe when using Wi-Fi away from your office or home.
READERS: What did I miss? Post your thoughts in the comments below, please, or via -mail (sreetips at sree.net) or via @sree or #sreetips on Twitter.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – After splitting Saturday's doubleheader at top-ranked Mount Olive College, the King University baseball team earned the series win with a 12-7 win on Sunday afternoon. The Tornado fell behind early, but finished strong with seven runs in the final three innings to clinch the victory.
Tornado leadoff hitter Tyler Gaby started the game with one of his four hits, a single to right center field, and later came around to score on an Alex Gonzalez double to right center field. However, the Trojans answered with three runs in the bottom half of the frame to grab the lead.
"Gaby is a guy who wants the bat in his hands in the big situations. He came up with those opportunities today and got a couple hits to fall. He gave us the lead in the seventh with a two-out bases loaded single, and broke it open with a two-run double in the eighth" said assistant coach Luke Howard.
King (17-11, 6-6 CC) quickly regained the lead in the second inning as Steven Todoschuk, Jose Sola and Tom Hooker recorded consecutive singles. Gaby followed with a double to center field that scored one, and knotted the score at three apiece. Garrett Cook put the Tornado up 4-3 with a single through the left side that scored hooker. Following a pair of Trojan runs in the second inning, Todoschuk crushed a home run to center field that evened the score at five.
"Yesterday in game two we had base runners on and we hit some balls hard, but they made some great plays. I told the guys last night to keep hitting the ball hard and they will fall, and they did today," said Howard.
After Mount Olive (22-4, 9-3 CC) tacked on one run in the sixth, the King offense heated up again. The Tornado tallied a pair of unearned runs in the seventh to regain the lead, before exploding in the eighth. Josh Huffman started the top of the eighth with a home run to left field before back-to-back singles by Carl Roberts and Todoschuk. After an out, Hooker singled to score Roberts, and Gaby ripped a double down the right field line to score two and give King a commanding 11-6 lead.
Mount Olive plated a run in the eighth, but Chad Dixon got a ground out and fly out to end the threat. King tacked on an insurance run in the ninth to take the game 12-7.
Gaby paced the Tornado offense, going 4-for-6 with five runs batted in and a pair of doubles. Gonzalez and Todoschuck each recorded three hits while Cook, Stephen Mullins and Hooker accounted for two hits apiece.
Alex Martin tossed six innings in relief and only allowed two runs on three hits, earning his first win of the season. "[Martin] came in the game early, and stopped Mount Olive's momentum. You need to guys to come out of the bullpen and throw up zeros, and he did that today," Howard said. "He has been pitching 3-5 innings each time he's been out there, and he exceeded that today. We ask our guys to give everything they have, and he came out of the game with an empty tank."
"The team has been dealt a little adversity lately and they just went out there and fought their tails off. They just kept playing, even when they got behind, they just kept playing, Howard said. "We preach on our team to have a blue collar attitude and just find a way to get the job done. Our guys did that this weekend."
"This weekend is a program builder for one thing, and it's something that doesn't happen often. No. 1 Mount Olive was 21-2 coming into the weekend, and I think it showed our guys the potential we have," said Howard.
King will travel to Tusculum College on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in Greenville, Tenn.


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If Hurricane Sandy is making her way through your town, hopefully you're well stocked with bottled water, canned foods, and candles. But, are you equipped with ways to keep bored or scared kids busy if the power goes out? While you still have electricity, read up on some fun games to play with your kids--no lights required!
Flashlight Limbo
Two people, holding flashlights, face each other and make a steady beam of light for others to limbo under. Print out words to the Limbo Rock to make your own music; as kids are eliminated they can tap on the floor to the beat.
Shadow Puppets
Find a bare wall and use a flashlight's beam to set the stage. Make characters out of your hands' shadows and let the show be as long or as silly as you like.
Hide and Seek in the Dark
Hide a stuffed animal and set the kids out on a search for their toy with flashlights. Be sure to clear the floor beforehand to avoid any accidental spills.
Museum After Dark
Make one kid the "museum guide" and give them a flashlight. Everyone else should spread out and strike a pose, as if they're pieces of art. The museum guide looks over each museum piece with the flashlight and describes the piece of "art" in funny ways, but without touching it. If the museum guide can make the "art" laugh or move, the "art" becomes the new museum guide.
The Hum Factor
Take turns humming melodies, make a spotlight on the featured hummer and have the crowd guess the tune.
Indoor Campout
Create a tent out of sheets and start a story chain or sing songs around a "campfire", either a candle set on a coffee table or a fire place if you have one.


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Co-ed volleyball tourney
New Life Changers will host a co-ed volleyball tournamment April 14. Sign up will be at 9 a.m. at the Newton Middle School gym. For more information, contact Royce Norsworthy at 423-9042 or Rod Gulley at 594-3592.Anniversary celebration
Greater Old Field COGIC-Bon Weir will celebrate 98th church anniversary Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. and conclude on Sunday, April 15 at 3 p.m. For more information, call 423-4290.
Cemetery Memorial Service
The annual Campground Cementery Memorial Service will be Sunday, April 29 at the Armstrong Memorial CME Church in Jasper. The service will begin at 2:30 p.m. Pastor Gary Chalk of Moore Chapel and Armstrong CME Church will be the guest speaker. Dinner and fellowship will follow after the service.
Try Jesus Outreach
Try Jesus Outreach is reaching out to individuals, families and communities who are suffering, bound and feel they have no hope or purpose. The group meets every other Saturday at 4 p.m. at 315 East Childers. Food plates will be available at no cost and no offering is required. For more information, contact Jennifer Lincoln and family at 489-2512 or 409-224-6557.
Come worship
The Lakeside Christian Fellowship invites you to come worship with them at Hwy. 96, 8 miles north of Jasper. 3/10 mile north of 255 intersection. Service times are Sunday, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m. For more information call 409-651-4110.
Food drive
Region 5 ESC Adult Education English as a Second Language and Civics Education classes are conducting a food drive for the Jasper Share food pantry. Bring a canned food item to donate to the food pantry and drop it off at the Region 5 Adult Education Center, 302 S. Wheeler in Jasper.
Bon Wier Mobile Food Share Program
The Mobile Food Share distribution truck will be at the Three Flags Restaurant in Bon Wier on the third Thursday of each month. Distribution will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Registration for this low-income program is simple but is required. This may be done in advance or at the time of service. Since the pre-packaged food will be ordered based on number of families being served, prior registration is suggested to insure that all families can be served. For more information contact Three Flags management 409-397-4874.
Spanish ministry
Tanglewood Baptist Church sponsors a Hispanic Mission, Mission Bautista Calvario, at 9:45 a.m. Sunday and Bible study and prayer services Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; 384-4727.
Men's breakfast
First United Methodist Church hosts a men's breakfast every Wednesday at 7 a.m. in the Frank Ealand Hall; 384-5735.


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Tamra Barney seems to have had a change of heart. She is now denying dating her husband's friend, Eddie Judge, just days after admitting she was dating him.
Perhaps realizing the public backlash, the Real Housewives of Orange County star and mother of four is now changing her tune. In a new interview with the OCRegister, Tamra denies that she and Eddie are dating or are a couple. "We're really good friends," she said. "I think he's a wonderful person. He's helped me a lot through this. If something does evolve, I'd be lucky."
According to Tamra, she went to the Las Vegas club this past weekend with Eddie and several people, including castmate Lynne Curtin. Simon had a lot to say about running into his estranged wife and his friend. In what he called the "ultimate betrayal," Simon told RadarOnline, "I walked in and I saw Tamra with a friend of mine, Eddie Judge. I saw them holding hands and acting like a couple." Simon continues, "As soon as Tamra saw me she let go of his hand and walked away."
Simon then over-dramatized claimed he fell to his knees as he got weak. This was all the more shocking because Tamra also admitted to RadarOnline that she was indeed dating her husband's friend. She said, "I started dating Eddie Judge last week. We started hanging out together more after my separation and one thing led to another. We had been friends for over a year."
So why is Tamra now lying denying this to the OCRegister? Your guess is as good as ours. RadarOnline however didn't take too kindly to Tamra denying the story she had previously admitted to them.
To prove their story, RadarOnline provided the OCRegister with texts they received from Tamra. Even more shocking, Tamra was the one that provided RadarOnline with the photo of she and Eddie Judge together (that photo is below).
Radaronline reporter, Alan Butterfield, provided the following text messages below exchanged between he and Tamra –
Butterfield: How long have you been dating him?
Tamra: Since last week. We've been friends for a year.
Butterfield: Are you sleeping with him?
Tamra: Yes, since last week.
And there you have it. Tamra admitted to dating and sleeping with Eddie, and then decided to lie about it. Not a smart move on Tamra's part.
Photo of Tamra and Eddie Judge below –


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Took a long walk this morning around Alaro and its surrounding almond and olive fields and on my way back i stopped at the local mini market and picked up some gorgeous nectarines. Unfortunately I'm one of those people that don't really tolerate dairy but sometimes you have to spoil yourself and today I did so with greek yogurt, puffed quinoa, goji berries, almonds and sweet sweet nectarines. It both looked and tasted beautiful.
Except for being delicious this breakfast also is very high in protein since greek yogurt contains 50% more protein than normal yogurt, as I've mentioned before quinoa is a complete vegetable protein and almonds are also a good protein source. If you are on a mission to build muscles its extra important to eat a sufficient amount of protein and especially in the mornings when your body is in a catabolic state, your body is burning your muscle for energy since your glycogen store is low (protein intake is also important before and after workouts).


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Many men use both an aftershave and a cologne as part of their daily routines. Though both products usually have pleasing scents, they are made to serve different purposes.
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