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EVAL SDK Turrialba for DM365 Leopard Board
This page is for an older version of the SDK - please refer to the latest version : EVAL SDK Irazu for DM368 Leopard Board
- 1 General Information
- 2 Documentation
- 3 What's new?
- 4 Differences between the EVAL SDK and Professional SDK
- 5 Supported Operating Systems
- 6 SDK Details
- 7 Known Limitations and Defects
- 8 Support Information
- 9 SDK Download Instructions
- 10 Hardware usage examples
- 11 Related links
General Information
Release Information
- Product Name: Evaluation SDK for DM365 Leopard Board based on Turrialba Stable Release.
- Date: 02-2013.
- Turrialba SDK Release Information
Copyright Notice
This document and the software described in it are furnished under license with RidgeRun, and as such, may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license. The contents of this document are furnished for informational purposes only and are subject to change without notice. RidgeRun, assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may exist in this document. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, without the prior written consent of RidgeRun.
Please read the full license agreement for the RidgeRun Evaluation SDKs here.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries and is used by RidgeRun under license. Texas Instruments and TI are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Revision History
|Initial Version
- General SDK documentation:
- DM365 Leopard Board related documentation:
What's new?
- CodeSourcery Toolchain 2009q1
- Updated kernel version to 188.8.131.52
- Updated DVSDK version to 4.02.00.06
- Updated GStreamer DMAI plugins
- Audio support added
- New driver for the 5MP camera sensor MT9P031 (improved frame rate, works with GStreamer...)
- Application to handle video capture previewer and resizer
- Support for component, composite and DVI video output
- SD recovery support
- NAND and SD boot support.
- JFFS2 NAND support.
- UBIFS only available in the Professional SDK
- Auto exposure and auto white balance library 1
1 The library provided within the Evaluation SDK is a 100% functional demo version that allows you to test it.
Differences between the EVAL SDK and Professional SDK
The EVAL SDK Turrialba is based on the Professional SDK Turrialba but it has been added some limitations. The main differences between both SDK versions are listed below:
|Professional SDK
|GStreamer plugins
|DVSDK 4 support
|H264 Platinum Encoding
|NAND support
|JFFS2 support
|UBIFS support
|Auto white balance/auto exposure library
|Yes (Demo version)
|Yes (As a 'Add on' - charged extra)
|Can be used to develop commercial products
|Can be used for personal or education proposes
|RidgeRun's professional support
Supported Operating Systems
Linux Distribution Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 12.04, 14.04 in 32 bits and 64 bits.
SDK Details
This is an Evaluation Linux SDK build for Texas Instruments DM365 System on Chip and based on the Professional SDK Turrialba.
This SDK is designed to run on the DM365 LeopardBoard.
Besides this, the SDK also supports a huge variety of additional hardware for the board such as:
- Video composite input board LI-VI365
- DVI Output board LI-DVI1
- 5Mpx camera module LI-5M03
- Video component input board LI-HDI365
This SDK includes:
- ARM toolchain: gcc 4.3.3.
- U-Boot 2010.12-rc2
- Linux kernel 126.96.36.199. DM365 support for the following drivers:
- Sensor MT9T031 for 5MP camera.
- Video output support: DVI, Component and Composite.
- MTD (NAND flash).
- Watchdog timer.
- Real time clock.
- USB (host and gadget).
- VPBE Framebuffer.
- Ethernet.
- Auto white balance and auto exposure library.
- Integration with TI's digital video toolkit for DaVinci platforms - DVSDK 4.00.02.06.
- Please make sure to download and install the DVSDK before building the RidgeRun SDK.
- Install the DVSDK by running dvsdk_dm365-evm_4_02_00_06_setuplinux. Be sure to use the default installation values.
- dm365-evm_4_02_00_06_setuplinux can be downloaded from TI's site.
Known Limitations and Defects
RidgeRun offers the evaluation SDK for hobbyists willing to invest time getting they project to work. RidgeRun also offers the evaluation SDK for professional companies in product development who want to try out the SDK before purchase. RidgeRun will extend the professional SDK as required by our customers. Many of those changes will be ported to the evaluation SDK.
Except the list below to change regularly as new limitations are reported and defect fixes are checked in.
- Boot from NAND using UBIFS is not supported in the EVAL SDK. This feature is supported in the Professional SDK.
- Only fixed frame rates for video capture are supported.
- Video display clocks are disabled when no camera sensor is detected.
- Demo version of auto white balance and auto exposure library (Full version available in the Professional SDK).
- When using TVP5146 camera sensor driver MT9P031 must be disable, if not TVP5146 module will not work.
- In order to use the RidgeRun's installer system and more specific the NAND support it is necessary to use RidgeRun's u-boot instead of the default u-boot that comes with the board. Read the following article to know How to flash the RidgeRun's u-boot in a new board.
Support Information
This SDK doesn't include support services. Make sure to read the links listed below (Related Links) in order to solve some of the main issues.
RidgeRun Developer SDK for DM365 provides handful of debug and profile tools, professional Linux development support and a wider range of DM365 drivers. Contact RidgeRun at email@example.com for information and pricing on Developers SDK for DM365 platforms.
SDK Download Instructions
If you want to get the LeopardBoard DM365 EVAL SDK Turrialba you need to go to our (Download link) page and select the LeopardBoard DM365 Evaluation SDK. You will be asked for your email address and some information. Once you have submitted the required information you will receive an email with the following information:
- A link to download the LeopardBoard DM365 SDK Turrialba Installer file for GNU/Linux based operative systems.
- A username and password to download the installer.
- A link to the installation instructions.
In order to compile the SDK you need to install the toolchain. Further instructions available at RidgeRun Turrialba SDK User Guide. OR at Getting Started Guide for DM368 DM365 LeopardBoard
Hardware usage examples
The next links will lead you to some hardware usage examples. It is important to follow the SDK installation instructions, since unexpected behavior can be obtained it these are not followed.


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One more thing on Gay-Raptors: Two teams have been discussing trade for a month and still haven't reached an agreement. No deal is imminent.
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One more thing on Gay-Raptors: Two teams have been discussing trade for a month and still haven't reached an agreement. No deal is imminent.
Now, unless one believe Casey would give Acy/Arthur (assuming he is involved ofcourse) greater or significant burn or that he'd play Amir at PF (despite being almost exclusively C - except during Bargnani's injuries last year - for the past two years) that suddenly means someone.... cough.... would be getting the minutes.
In the back of my mind I hear "come hell or high water". In the front of my mind I realize how little Bargnani trade talk has taken place recently. How little value he seems to have around the league. Then I recall Colangelo calling Bargnani an 'asset' after the 2010/11 season only to see him cemented into the center peice. Then I look at a trade for Gay and see another step of 'accelerated rebuilding'.
Oh how I'm not convinced Bargnani is going anywhere, and this deal may further entrench his position here.
If it aint broke dont fix it which is a tried and true formula. Memphis is playing great ball If you were GM would you trade Gay? ask yourselves that question.
Memphis is suddenly taking calls abain because of the need of another PG with Mike Conley having ankle and knee issues and Bayless being streaky Bayless.
An interesting exercise would be to compile a list of teams in the playoff hunt that might need/want the services of Calderon. From that list, a smaller list of teams could be found that has cap space and/or tradeable assets to acquire Calderon in a multi-team deal.
A couple teams come to mind:
- Lakers --> with Bargnani for Gasol?
- Celtics --> tough to lineup trade value; would Memphis want Green and perhaps Sullinger/Bradley?
- Jazz --> with Mo Williams likely out until March, might they have interest? And/or DeRozan for Millsap?
- Pacers --> would Memphis want Granger?
The only other option is teams that have cap space (would likely want a draft pick for helping) and/or contracts they'd like to get rid of as well.
Honestly, I am not sure who would be driving this: Colangelo or MLSE. Whoever it is, it's not a trade that's part of some grand plan, it's just adding some glue and styrofoam to the ball of popsicle sticks, gum, tape, paper clips, etc....
Anyway, you still have not explained away his horrible efficiency this year. For me, shoulder injury, concision, inexplicable FG% in contrast to his career, mean warning signs. (You are seeing upside, I am seeing current reality and hence think his value should be reduced)
I think you are way overvaluing Gay and I doubt Memphis will get what they think he is worth.
(Memphis does not see the upside that you do, they want to move him, they know him best)
Last edited by BasketballCrush; Tue Jan 29th, 2013 at 04:52 PM.
I'm not saying it's the only reason, or minimzing his declining %. However, I think a change of scenery will do him a world of good. When he's playing well, he's very aggressive, engaged on both ends of the court and definitely in the top-tier of SFs in the league.
As for his efficiency, it is a much discussed topic and I'm not going in to it again. Sorry. Bottom line is I'd rather pay Rudy 2 years and $36M than DeRozan and Bargnani 6 (DD/AB 2; DD 2 more) total seasons at $63M.
I am hardly overvaluing Gay when I think he is better than DD and Bargnani. Gay has talent of which there is no question. New system and new surroundings, who knows. The guy is 26.
I like Davis & Amir, but think their style of play is too similar. Ever since the offseason prior to least year's lockout-shortened season, I've been pushing for the Raps to trade one of them (especially when Bargnani was positively in the PF mix, meaning one of them would essentially be a 3rd string player). I would still be in favor of trading one of them (to facilitate a trade to address a major weakness - ie: SF), in addition to trading Bargnani. The Raps could either get a backup PF as part of return in trade (ie: Arthur), or possibly look to sign a new starting PF in the offseason (ie: Millsap), leaving whoever remains of Davis/Amir as the backup PF.
Millsap intrigues me. I keep playing around with the ESPN Trade Machine, with Calderon & DeRozan heading to Utah for Millsap. If Memphis really wants to shed salary, they could take on a variety of expiring contracts from Utah (ie: Mo Williams, Raja Bell) or even a couple decent young/cheap players (ie: Burks), in addition to Davis. Of course it's an extreme long-shot, I'm sure. It's hard because we don't really know what Memphis's motivations and/or demands really are - shed salary, or equal replacements, or young prospects, or draft picks, or a combination of all of the above?
If Bargnani's ($10M) contract can be unloaded (either as part of a trade for Gay, or in a separate trade), in addition to Calderon's ($10.5) contract being unloaded and Kleiza ($4.5) either being traded/amnestied (not even worrying about DeRozan's contract for the time being), that would clear more than enough cap space to offset that acquisition of Gay ($16.5M vs $25M). So, from a financial standpoint, I think there's definitely the potential for Gay's contract to NOT be the albatross that it would otherwise seem to be at first glance. Obviously several dominos would have to fall for this rationalization to come to fruition.
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The brain also heals over time, I had a serious concussion as well. I fell off a bunk in private school and was rushed to Sick Kids hospital, my optic nerve got severed from the impact, and I became a very famous patient for research in the administration of cortiso steroids after head trauma.
After my concussion, I climbed back into bed and went to sleep which I shouldn't of have. Went to the infirmary thinking I had swelling out of my eye, when in fact there was no physical damage on the outside. To me it was no big deal at the time, like I said, I jumped back into the bunk, but the damage was significant enough that I lost sight in one eye (today I have 85% vision in that eye due to quick application of cortiso steroids by sick childrens hospital in Toronto, it was at 15% post injury. I could not make out a huge letter E on the front of the chart).
Now I don't mean to imply Gay is damaged goods, but it is something I will use as an erosion point to get the price to what I think is worth it. Hey may be he may not be, the fact Memphis does not see the upside you do at his price, worries me.
Last edited by BasketballCrush; Tue Jan 29th, 2013 at 05:21 PM.
there is only one thing that matters in this game, and that is to GET BUCKETS... Rudy Gay GETS BUCKETS
Lets gets something straight here: there was a time when I valued Gay but it is not now. Now would be the ultimate buying low opportunity on him (assuming Colangelo is not an idiot.... ah shit, nevermind) in theory. My value of Gay is Gay > Bargnani + DeRozan. If things don't work out with Gay, at most he is here for 2 years. We know things are not working out for Bargnani and DeRozan and they are here for another 2 and 4 years respectively.
I think his entire injury history, and his current performance impacts his present value. These are thoroughbreds, don't compare yourself to them. Every factor should be considered, when determining value.
Last edited by BasketballCrush; Tue Jan 29th, 2013 at 05:33 PM.
I think we need to wait and see. I think things will fall apart and things will be back to normal. No takers for Jose. Poor guy.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King
Ok. Makes total sense.
His play and contract are issues. Not a freak shoulder injury and a one time concussion.
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"One of the things that could be done, was that you could take something that was part of the Department of Defense, make it part of the intelligence community, and put a caveat to that. [Then you could] make whatever the intelligence community is doing for support will ultimately be given a different caveat. When the defense committees on the hill come calling, you say 'You can't look at that because that's an intelligence program,' but when the intelligence program comes calling you say, 'You can't look at that because it's a DoD program.'
"You'd basically have a little shell game that you're playing back and forth."
The NSA, when confronted with Tice's allegations, replied it "considers the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens to be sacrosanct," noting that it faces "immense challenges in protecting our nation," but, "remains dedicated to performing its mission under the rule of law."
Tice could not say whether the program was still in operation, as his access to all such information was shut off after being fired in 2005. Shortly after voicing his initial allegations, as well as serving as a source for the New York Times article that launched the Electronic Frontier Foundation's warrantless wiretapping investigation, Tice was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in what The Raw Story called "an apparent attempt at intimidation."
Ars Technica notes that while communications metadata is exempt from fourth-amendment protections, a variety of U.S. laws protect this data by requiring a court order before it can be recorded.
This is not the first time the NSA has used underhanded tactics to track reporters. In April 2008, the U.S. government subpoenaed James Risen, co-author of the original New York Times article and a follow-up book called "State of War," for phone records in order to track down his sources.
It is unclear how Tice's allegations relate to AT&T's infamous secure room 641A, which whistleblower Mark Klein alleged was used by the NSA to mirror all web traffic flowing through AT&T's San Francisco switching center. Klein, who also appeared on Olbermann's show, said he was ordered to install splitters on AT&T's backbone that copied everything that passed through.
Klein's allegations kicked off a massive investigation, as well as a series of lawsuits, from privacy groups such as the EFF and American Civil Liberties Unions. While the Bush Administration successfully granted telecommunications companies amnesty for their assistance – essentially shutting down many of these lawsuits – a number of lawsuits born of these original complaints are working their way through U.S. courts today.


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This is likely a little premature since the OKC game isn't even played yet, but it is tomorrow, and this is newsworthy, in my opinion:
The Mavs will have tonight off so the Raps are playing them on the 2nd night of a back to back.DALLAS (AP) -- Mavericks forward Shawn Marion will miss at least three games with a sprained left knee ligament.
The team said Tuesday the four-time All-Star was a scratch for Wednesday night's home game against Toronto and won't make a two-game trip to New York and Charlotte.
The 34-year-old Marion will be re-evaluated next week. He sprained his left medial collateral ligament in the third quarter of the Mavericks' 114-91 win over Portland on Monday night.
Marion is averaging 8.0 points and 9.0 rebounds through four games this season. He played at least 75 games in nine of his first 12 seasons and has career averages of 16.4 points and 9.2 rebounds.
Dirk is still out.
Mavs are 3-1 with the lone loss to Utah and victories over LAL, Portland, and Charlotte.
Toronto Star/Doug Smith preview:
TIPOFF: 8:30 p.m.
Toronto: Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Landry Fields, Andrea Bargnani, Jonas Valanciunas; Dallas: Darren Collison, O.J. Mayo, Vince Carter, Elton Brand, Brandan Wright.
Bargnani vs. Brand
With a decided height and quickness advantage, it might be a time for Bargnani to have a breakout game since Brands had difficulty guarding the 7-footer in the past. And with Brand not a focal point of Dallass offence, Bargnani wont be a key factor defensively.
Mavs are still without the injured Dirk Nowitzki (knee) but are off to a 3-1 start, they shot 62 per cent from the field in a Monday home win over Portland Ex-Raptor Shawn Marion will miss at least three games with a sprained left knee ligament and will likely be replaced in starting lineup by another ex-Raptor, Vince Carter, who plays a key role off the bench Second time former Mavs assistant Dwane Casey will coach against his old boss Rick Carlisle Mavs centres Wright and Chris Kaman shooting a combined 81 per cent from the field so far this season Toronto has lost 13 of 16 games on the road against the Mavs Game ends grind of four games in five nights for Toronto.


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FPS Labs is reporting that
NVIDIA will soon announce
its intention to acquire AGEIA. FPS Labs' Stu Grubbs has
no financial terms for the deal, but notes that his confidential
source expects the deal to become official sometime this week.
AMD batted
around the idea of purchasing AGEIA in November 2007, but
considering that the company is still recovering from its ATI
acquisition, that idea was put to rest rather quickly. It should be
interesting to see how AMD will respond to the news if the
announcement comes this week -- especially considering that AMD has
already declared
GPU-based physics dead.
A successful acquisition of AGEIA would
give NVIDIA the firepower to go up against Intel which purchased
physics software developer Havok in September.
The last time that DailyTech
covered AGEIA, its PhysX 100M mobile physics processor was sharing
chassis space with dual GeForce 8700M GT graphics cards in Dell's
M1730 World of Warcraft Edition notebook.
If NVIDIA has its way, NVIDIA GPUs and
chipsets may have an even closer synergy with AGEIA hardware in the
NVIDIA, the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AGEIA Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in gaming physics technology. AGEIA's PhysX software is widely adopted with more than 140 PhysX-based games shipping or in development on Sony Playstation3, Microsoft XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii and Gaming PCs. AGEIA physics software is pervasive with over 10,000 registered and active users of the PhysX SDK.
"The AGEIA team is world class, and is passionate about the same thing we are—creating the most amazing and captivating game experiences," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "By combining the teams that created the world's most pervasive GPU and physics engine brands, we can now bring GeForce®-accelerated PhysX to hundreds of millions of gamers around the world."
"NVIDIA is the perfect fit for us. They have the world's best parallel computing technology and are the thought leaders in GPUs and gaming. We are united by a common culture based on a passion for innovating and driving the consumer experience," said Manju Hegde, co-founder and CEO of AGEIA.


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For better or worse Tesla Motors Inc. pretty
much provided the blueprint of how to start a successful electric vehicle company
-- have wealthy donors fund an initial corporate launch; gather venture
capital; seek government grants and loans; launch your vehicle; achieve
profitability; launch
an IPO to raise more capital; use government loans and venture capital to
make the jump
to large production numbers if desired.
Fisker Automotive seems to be following a similar
path to success, though its road has been a bit rockier. Now with the
impending launch of the sleek Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
(PHEV), let's take a look at the past present and future of this company and
its flagship vehicle.
I. Hype and Inflated Expectations
Fisker, much like Tesla was founded by an iconic
figure. While Elon Musk built a fortune off of internet startups like
Zip2 and PayPal, Fisker's founder Henrik Fisker built a reputation design sleek
sports cars, such as the Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, and
Founded in 2007, Fisker rapidly raised a couple
hundred million in venture capital and secured
a $529M USD loan initiated by the Bush administration U.S. Department of
Energy and finalized in 2009 under the Obama administration. With a sexy
hybrid, dubbed "Karma", in the works, Fisker was lauded as Tesla's
key rival.
In reality this might have been a bit of an unfair
role to place Fisker in, though it seemed happy enough to play along. Tesla
Motors had been founded four years earlier and was only able to launch its
Roadster after years of delays and losses.
Unsurprisingly, Fisker began to show similar
signs, and some in the public began to write it off as another startup bust.
The release date was originally slotted
for 2009 at a price of $80,000 USD. Then last year Fisker said it would
be ready to produce 15,000 EVs this year, priced
at $87,500. Clearly it missed that mark.
II. Success at Last
Still, Fisker appears to be turning the corner.
It has a solid relationship with battery
supplier A123 Systems in Watertown, Mass. who will be providing it with
production battery packs. By contracting virtually every component of its
vehicle to other companies (e.g. General Motors designs the door handles)
Fisker has cut its development costs from $1B USD to $333M USD, and cut its
development time from 5 years to 2.5 years.
And the Fisker Karma PHEV is at last complete.
At a recent press event Fisker showed
off the attractive luxury sports sedan on the
Now it has released more details about the
upcoming launch of the completed vehicle. Production will begin March 21
and vehicles will begin to ship and sell in either March or April. The
final assembly will take place at contractor Valmet Automotive in Finland.
Actual production numbers are likely to be nowhere
near the 15,000 Fisker originally promised; the U.S. government expects 1,000
Karmas to ship this year. Still, the public seems eager to buy the
vehicle -- the government has had to close a pre-order program it was ordering
after over 3,000 customers placed $5,000 USD reservations for the vehicle.
The price point at the vehicle was bumped to
$95,500 USD in December and that appears to be official price it will launch
While Fisker won't make the 15,000 vehicles a year
mark this year -- the point it says it needs to achieve to become profitable --
it's a very real possibility for next year.
III. The Vehicle Itself
The final version of the Karma sports a 50-mile all
electric range and can accelerate for 0 to 62 miles per hour in under 6
seconds. The vehicle has power aplenty. Its twin electric motors
produce 1,300 newton meters (960 lb-ft) of torque, more than the 1,250 N·m
(920 lb-ft) mustered by the Bugatti Veyron.
The vehicle sports an estimated 50-mile
all-electric range. It gets approximately 50 mpg after that, with a
gasoline generator feeding current to the twin electric motors. The total
range is expected to be similar to the 2011 Chevy Volt -- around 350 miles.
Billed as the "world's first luxury plug-in
hybrid electric vehicle" the Karma offers some slick perks, such as a
solar panel roof. Like the roof on the Toyota Prius, it provides power to
the in-cabin electronics. But its higher-quality panels also provide
enough juice to provide 4-5 miles of extra range over the course of a sunny
week of driving.
But probably the biggest thing the Karma has going
for it is looks. The Porsche/Bugatti design heritage is clearly apparent
in this vehicle's gorgeous lines. While the Roadster 2.5 is certainly a
good looking electric vehicle, the Karma may be the best EV on the road,
helping wash away images of the bulbous Volts and LEAFs from the minds of the
IV. The Future
Top venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins
Caulfield & Byers and New Enterprise Associates this month valued Fisker at
$600M USD and gave the company an additional $150M USD in venture capital
Some expect a initial public offering of stock to
be in the works and arrive shortly after the first run of vehicles finishes.
States Scott Sandell of New Enterprise Associates in an interview with VentureWire,
"[The company has] potentially a huge return in a fairly short order.
… Tesla is worth $3 billion. … The public markets want a few more of these. I
think it could be a blockbuster IPO."
Fisker will face stiff competition from Tesla, but
its lower price, longer range, design heritage, and different category (PHEV v.
BEV) should help differentiate it from its foe.
Fisker, like Tesla has mass-market
aspirations. It's currently working on something called "Project
Nina", which looks to launch an entry-level luxury sedan priced at $47,000
USD and delivered in higher volume. That vehicle was originally to be
released in 2012, but if the Karma's history is any indication, that date may
slip to 2013 or later.
Still, Fisker seems to have a clear roadmap ahead
of it to achieve profitability and then take the plunge into the red to reach
the mass market. And while it and Tesla have a bitter legal history
(Tesla claimed Fisker stole its technology and used it in the Karma, but lost
the suit), Fisker has Tesla to thank for illustrating the path to success (and
convincing venture capitalists of the validity of that path), in some regard.


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State pushes ahead with office building work in Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO -- The Vermont Department of Buildings and Services is still looking for answers as it tries to move ahead with work being done at the Brattleboro State Office Building, which is next door to the Brattleboro Municipal Building.
Baybutt Construction Managers of Keene, N.H., is facing a host of problems at projects throughout the region, and the state earlier this month terminated its contract with Baybutt because subcontractors who have been doing work on the State Office Building were not being paid.
This week the Vermont Department of Buildings and Services sent a letter to the bonding company to get an update on the situation and to try to get more workers back in to finish up the project.
"Ever since we terminated the contract things have been quiet and we requested information on the status of the project," said Bob Rea, director of facilities for the eastern region at the Vermont Department of Buildings and Services. "We are trying to put together a plan to move forward."
Baybutt has been facing undisclosed problems and the construction company has not been paying its subcontractors on projects in Brattleboro, Rockingham, Keene and Nantucket, Mass.
According to Rea the bonding company that is working with the state is responsible for moving the project along.
He said there have been a handful of workers on site, but the state wants to get more workers into the vacant building to meet the April deadline.
The state is renting office space on Linden Street and at Chickering Drive during construction.
Any delays in the project will force the state to extend its contracts at the rental sites, and Rea says the department is trying to avoid that scenario.
Rea said he hopes the bonding company will come up with a plan soon.
"We expect them to contact us so we can discuss what they propose," said Rea. "We want contractors to be paid. We want to get this project moving again."
The $2.6-million renovation of the 35-year-old state office building started in May.
The state wants to completely renovate the 20,000-square-foot interior, including installing new heat and air ventilation systems and improving the energy efficiency of the building.
Rea said the bonding company still thinks it will be possible to finish the job on time, and he said he expects to get some more answers next week.
He said some of the subcontractors who had been working there refused to come back, while others were willing to return if the financial situation is worked out.
"It's not a complicated project. If we get the right crews in there, and the right number of people I think we can pull it off," said Rea. "We terminated our contract with Baybutt. They are out of the picture. We just have to put together a plan and get moving."
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The tests you will have depend on your symptoms, medical history, how far along you are in your pregnancy, and what infection is suspected. The following tests may be done to find out whether you or your developing baby has an infection:
- Blood test—Your blood is checked for the number of white blood cells and the presence of specific antibodies. Antibodies are proteins that your body has made to fight an infection. It is also tested for group B streptococcus and harmful substances called antigens that cause the body to produce antibodies.
- Culture—Your rectum and/or cervix and vagina will be gently swabbed to see if an infection is present. Cultures will also be taken of your urine and blood. The swab will then be examined under a microscope.
- Ultrasound —A device held over the abdomen will bounce sound waves off the uterus and your developing baby. The sound waves make electrical impulses that create a picture of the baby on a video monitor. This helps check for any fetal abnormalities that might indicate an infection (usually viral) in the mother.
- Urinalysis—This is a test to check for bacteria in the urine. After you urinate into a cup, your healthcare provider will use a specially treated paper strip to check for bacteria in the urine. Urine can also be sent to a laboratory to identify a specific bacteria.
- Amniocentesis—A test that removes a sample of the fluid surrounding your baby. Rarely, this fluid may be examined to determine if you have chorioamnionitis. The fluid may also be tested for congenital infections such as toxoplasmosis and parvovirus B19.
- Chest x-ray (rare)—A test that uses radiation to take a picture of structures inside the chest. An abdominal shield is used to protect your developing baby
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South African Airways (SAA), the leading airline on the African continent, has again been ranked by industry experts as being amongst the world's top international airlines.
SAA has been given this vote of confidence following the annual service and product quality assessment by aviation industry experts, Skytrax. This accolade is a proud addition to the list of awards that the airline has received thus far.
The Skyrax rating is supported by a recent internal customer satisfaction survey that SAA recently ran amongst its customers. The survey found that the level of customer satisfaction with the airline's service levels at airports has increased almost 10% over the past six months.
There has been a significant increase in satisfaction levels with the service rendered by cabin crew in particular, and the airline is perceived as being safe and reliable in all markets – domestic, regional and international.
Skytrax Survey
SAA was grouped with the best in the world as a member of the top 15 best international airlines for both its Business and Economy Class products and its service offering.
SAA also moved up two spots for its Business Class product to take the podium at number 11 in the top 15 when it comes to its offering for the business traveller.
Most importantly, the airline has retained its top spot as the best carrier on the continent for the 6th consecutive year. This is a huge achievement given the current tough aviation environment and the restructuring programme which the airline started in March 2007.
The British Skytrax awards are recognised around the world and the surveys are renowned for being a truly global, independent survey of airline standards, with an estimated 15-million passengers participating worldwide.
The Skytrax surveys measure more than 35 different aspects of passenger satisfaction for an airline's product and service standards, so it is a key measurement of customer satisfaction levels.
"As Africa's leading airline we are proud to carry the South African flag across the continent. We remain 100% committed to offering our customers a comprehensive route network, increased frequencies, more destinations to choose from, an outstanding product, more lounges and improved customer service.
"We are also exceptionally proud to be grouped with the best in the world and our business class offering is outstanding, which is evidenced by this vote of approval from the industry specialists," says Khaya Ngqula, SAA CEO.
Other ratings are: SAA rated number 14 in economy class, again mostly topped by the Asian/Middle East carriers. Our economy class seat is now ranked number two in the world.
SAA customer survey
SAA also regularly runs surveys amongst its customers, with the latest comprehensive survey showing a marked improvement in how passengers view the airline's customer service. The surveys form part of the airline's current focus on customer service which is an integral part of its deep and fundamental restructuring process.
Key findings included an improvement in passengers overall satisfaction with in-flight services and products, notably food and beverages, in-flight entertainment, and the comfort of the cabin, as well as the level of service delivered by SAA cabin crew and employees at many airports.
SAA has embarked on a drive to ensure that customer comments about the service they receive on board are collected through a customer service survey, where customers can give their input to ensure the airline corrects any shortcomings.
"Customer service is one of the most critical elements of SAA's business, and we have been paying a lot of attention to it in recent months as part of our restructuring programme. This survey has indicated that there has been a big improvement in the overall level of customer satisfaction.
"This is positive news, and it shows we are on the right track. We will ensure that we continue to focus strongly on this area of the business going forward," says Ngqula.
SAA awards 2008
* Best Airline in Africa and Best Cabin Crew in Africa and first prize in the domestic airline category of the Sunday Times Top Brands survey. SAA maintained its position as best airline operating in the local market, and named as the runner-up in the category for international airlines
* Best Airline in Africa and Best Cabin Crew in Africa at the World Airline Awards, based on the annual World Airline Survey by British aviation experts Skytrax.
* Airline of the Year 2008 at the annual CBC African Business Awards 2008. The award goes to the best business operating in the airline industry within Africa. SAA was pitted against fellow nominees in the category, Afriqiyah, Ethiopian Airways, Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc and Virgin Nigeria.
* Named Africa's Leading Airline during the World Travel Awards in June. Winners are nominated by Travel Agents around the world.
* SAA Cargo received two International awards, 2008 Air Cargo Award of Excellence and 2008 Best African Cargo Airline through surveys conducted by Air Cargo World and Air Cargo News magazines.
* For the 17th consecutive year, SAA received the Best Airline to Africa at the Weekly Globe Awards.
* For the 10th consecutive year, the airline was named OAG's Best Airline Based in Africa
* For the 9th consecutive year, SAA was named Best African Airline from Telegraph ULTRA in the UK.
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CUSOs Bid for Higher Profile
At CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference last week in Washington, dozens of CUSOs set out to make their presence felt and their voices heard.
Kirk Drake, president/CEO of Ongoing Operations LLC, used the event to play up what CUSOs are and are not.
"Even though CUSOs are owned by credit unions, it has been my experience that they are largely overlooked, not asked to participate in most of the political advocacy and are lumped into the general vendor category," wrote Drake in his CUNA GAC CUSO guide.
At least 25 CUSOs had exhibit booths at the GAC, according to Drake. Ongoing Operations, a Hagerstown, Md.-based CUSO that provided business continuity and technology solutions, was be among them.
In the CUNA GAC CUSO guide, Drake offers background information on how CUSOs are different from vendors, how they enable collaboration and a list of CUSOs that will be at the GAC.
One of the differences between CUSOs and vendors is credit union ownership in strategic partners ensures that credit unions have a voice, Drake said. Another difference is there are non-credit union shareholders to please, he added.
Jointly owned CUSOs also pay dividends to their credit union owners and can provide savings on services as well as generate revenue through products and services a credit union cannot offer directly but can do through a CUSO, Drake said comparing CUSOs to vendors.
"I think CUSOs are one of the most important if not the most important way for innovation, adaptability and differentiation credit unions have and are crucial to the long-term viability of the industry," Drake said.
Much of Drake's message could easily piggyback on NACUSO's positions on how CUSOs are experiencing a number of new challenges, including CUSO reviews from the NCUA as NACUSO President/CEO Jack Antonini, wrote in a January op-ed published in Credit Union Times. In 2012, a number of CUSOs received an advisory from the NCUA informing them to prepare for a CUSO review.
NACUSO found that there are no established CUSO review guidelines for NCUA examiners to follow, a void shared by those CUSOs that underwent a review and a lack confirmed by NCUA senior staff. Antonini said NACUSO is assembling a working group to coordinate with the agency in the development of these guidelines.
Meanwhile, Drake said CUSOs continue to provide the business structure to foster collaboration among credit unions.
"My experience has been that in order to create sustained collaborative efforts that transcend management teams and CEO relationships, a CUSO is necessary," he wrote in a recent blog. "CUSO's create an independent neutral zone that enables all parties to work for the common good–occasionally at an individual or organizations detriment."
Drake said without this, tough business decisions and issues cannot be dealt with efficiently. "Ultimately, the board governance, shared business ideals, joint problem solving and industry focus breeds increased trust and collaboration which yields innovative ideas and businesses that reshape the industry," Drake said. "It isn't that collaboration won't occur without a CUSO, I find it just makes it much tougher."


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The Commission's Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services (CADRS) has received a growing number of inquiries and complaints from cruise passengers involving the refusal of cruise lines to permit passengers to board an international cruise without proper documentation. As passenger ticket contracts usually place responsibility for proper documentation on the passenger, cruise lines decline to reimburse passengers for the missed cruise in these situations.
To avoid missing your cruise and incurring additional costs, you should have a valid Government-issued passport and be prepared to show your passport to cruise officials when boarding. Some destinations will accept an original birth certificate as proof of identity under the following conditions:
For more information regarding documentation requirements, please refer to your cruise ticket contract. Consumers may contact CADRS with any additional questions or concerns that they have regarding this matter at (202) 523-5807.
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"A powerful, honest, ruefully funny memoir about one woman's openhearted reckoning with her demons."NYTBR
"This book is going to be big. Claire Dederer manages to pack everything into this personal memoir: childbirth, money, schools, social class, career anxiety, parenting, sex, friendship, marriage, and yes, yoga. And don't forget Dansko clogs'always, always, [the] clogs.' Thousands of American mothers share Dederer's experience as they glance up from their darling, maddening new babies to find themselves in a new sphere: hip, progressive, trying-really-hard-to-do-it-right mom-world. Poser is written for them.... From the bendier-than-thou instructors to the more-locavore-than-thou preschool parents, Dederer captures everyone in her world with humanity and gentle wit. So many readers will relate to her story; not just the long minutes spent in downward dog or the hours lost wandering the aisles of Whole Foods, but the years of pondering the mysteries of family relationships, past and present. And the fleeting moments spent staying, as the yogis say, focused on the breath."Boston Globe


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Two scientists from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison have made an important stride in making hydrogen
fuel cell vehicles more viable. The two scientists -- Professor Dane
Morgan and PhD student Edward Holby -- have designed
a computational model that can optimize one of the most important
components of a fuel cell, possibly leading to a longer usable
The computational model is being used to investigate how
the particle size of a material relates to the overall stability of
the material. The researchers are using the model to look at the most
efficient and effective particle size for the catalyst inside the
fuel cell.
The fuel cell catalyst is typically made from
platinum or platinum alloy. The catalyst is used to aid the reaction
between the protons, electronics, and oxygen at the cathode inside
the cell. Platinum is able to withstand the corrosive fuel cell
environment but is costly and not available in abundance.
particles used inside current fuel cell catalysts are as small as two
nanometers across. The tiny particles offer enough surface area for
the reaction, but are quickly destroyed and degrade rapidly. The
degradation of the catalyst means that the fuel cell doesn't last
long. The Department of Energy figures that a fuel cell needs to last
for 7 months of continuous use for automotive needs.
computational model developed by the pair has shown that the ideal
particle size for the catalyst is about 20 atoms across, roughly
twice as large as the particles inside fuel cells today. At the
20-atom size, the particles degrade much slower and allow the fuel
cell to function significantly longer.
Morgan likens the
stability of larger particles to cheese, "When you leave a large
chunk of cheese out and the edges get crusty, the surface is
destroyed, but you can cut that off and there is still a lot of
cheese inside that is good. But if you crumble the cheese into tiny
pieces and leave it out, you destroy all of your cheese because a
larger fraction of the cheese is at the surface."
group of researchers made a breakthrough in July with the potential
to make storing
hydrogen for fuel cells more efficient.


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Johannesburg, 09 July 2013. South African Airways (SAA) has commenced codeshare services with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, following regulatory approval, which enables both carriers to offer codeshare and interline services to key destinations on each others' route networks.
Effective immediately, and under the first phase of the codeshare agreement, SAA customers can now access SAA marketed flights on Etihad Airways scheduled service from Johannesburg to its hub in Abu Dhabi, and onwards across the airline's fast growing global network to Bahrain, Kuwait, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Other major destinations currently pending local regulatory approval include Shanghai, Singapore and Jeddah.
In return, Etihad Airways passengers can now travel on Etihad Airways' marketed flights from Johannesburg to four major destinations on the SAA network including: Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. Codesharing on scheduled services to other key destinations, including Livingston, Lusaka, Ndola, Harare, and Victoria Falls is currently pending subject to government approval.
Manoj Papa, SAA's acting General Manager - Commercial, said: "We are confident that the new codeshare partnership will prove extremely popular with business and leisure travellers who can now take advantage of the greater choice and seamless connectivity across our combined networks and markets."
Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways' Chief Strategy and Planning Officer, added: "Increasing our reach into Southern Africa is critical in meeting the demand from growing numbers of leisure and business passengers travelling between Africa and the major emerging markets in the Middle East, Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Australia.
"The partnership agreement with South African Airways reflects our strategy of forming alliances with airlines around the world to enhance the global reach of our network," he said.
Phase two of the wide ranging Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in May 2013 makes provision for the airlines to explore areas of further commercial cooperation that provide costs saving and operational efficiencies, which can be achieved through synergies and collaboration across a number of areas including reciprocal Frequent Flyer Programme participation, ground handling, procurement and training.
Etihad Airways launched its service between the UAE and South Africa in 2005.
About SAA
South African Airways (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa, serving 26 destinations across the continent, as well as major destinations within South Africa and internationally from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA's core business is the provision of passenger airline and cargo transport services together with related services, which are provided through SAA and its four wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical; Mango its low cost carrier; Air Chefs, the catering entity of SAA and South African Travel Centre (SATC). SAA is the winner of the 'Best Airline in Africa' Award in the regional category for eleven consecutive years. Mango and SAA hold the number one and number two successive spots as South Africa's most on - time airlines.
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, began operations in 2003, and in 2012 carried 10.3 million passengers. From its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Etihad Airways serves 94 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas, with a fleet of 78 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and over 80 aircraft on firm order, including 41 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 Airbus A380s, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Etihad Airways holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus and, subject to regulatory approval, will acquire 24 per cent of India's Jet Airways. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com
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a dual-core-powered phone with enough graphics processing might to
power a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. That's precisely what some
of the smartphone industry's biggest hardware players are
Next year, NVIDIA will air its Tegra
2 system-on-a-chip which comes complete with a dual-core
ARM9 and super-powered mobile GPU. Not to be outdone, Qualcomm
just announced its own
for mobile hardware domination and they're shaping up to be equally
Chip Plans for 2011First
up will be the pair of previously announced dual
CPU core 45 nm system-on-a-chips. These chips will
launch in phones early next year. Dubbed the MSM8260 and 8660,
these system-on-a-chips are powered by the Adreno 205 GPU and
two Scorpion
cores clocked at 1.2 GHz. The key difference between
the two chip models is in mobile broadcast standards support.
The 8260 only supports HSPA+, while the 8660 supports HSPA+, CDMA2000
and 1xEV-DO Rev. B. These chips have already been completed and
sampled to hardware partners, so phones should be soon coming to
market.This week Qualcomm also disclosed that it would be
moving to the 28 nm process node. The first SoC to be produced at the
new node will be the MSM8960. The new SoC won't just be a die
shrink; it will also feature a new core design. While the
company refuses to hint at clock speeds, it will say the new chip
will be 5 times as powerful as the original (single Scorpion core)
SnapDragon, meaning that each core will be roughly 2.5 times as
powerful as its predecessor.The company also claims it can
achieve all of that while operating at 75% of the current
generation's power (though it was less specific about what kind of
power measure and which core -- 45 nm or 65 nm -- it was comparing
to). This claim has been met with a bit of confusion and
skepticism, but if it's as good as it sounds, Qualcomm should be good
shape.In the vague boasting department, Qualcomm also bragged
that the 8960 would 4x as powerful graphically (as some nonspecific
design). The Adreno 205 is roughly twice as powerful as the
original Adreno 200, so 4x the 200 would be twice the current 205's
as Powerful as a PS3 -- in the Palm of Your HandSome
time in the 2011-2013 window, Qualcomm plans to air the Adreno 3xx
which could be its crowning achievement -- if it pulls it off.
The GPU will be made for use with SoCs on the 28 nm node.
Qualcomm claims it will be graphically as powerful as an Xbox 360 or
PlayStation 3. Of course, those console GPUs are paired with
lots of graphics RAM so it seems unlikely that the true performance
would match these next-gen consoles.(Side
note: an Adreno GPU will power the upcoming
PlayStation Phone.)Nonetheless,
if it can even match the processing power of these consoles, that
could make for some impressive smartphone graphics. The new GPU
will support the upcoming OpenGL ES "Haiti", the successor
to OpenGL
ES 2.0. It will also jump on the GPU computing bandwagon,
adding support for OpenCL 1.1. What good GPU computing on a
smartphone would be seems questionable, but then again, several years
back few could predict the growing
uses of GPU computing in the PC/server sector
today.Qualcomm is also promising that it will outcompete
competitors like NVIDIA in chip cost and size. So far the
company seems to have done quite well in the exploding Android
market, so there's likely some merit to these claims.The
company is also developing dual-mode chips, which will support both
3G technologies and 4G (LTE).ConclusionsTo
put this week's presentation by Qualcomm in perspective, it appears
that some very powerful hardware is coming down the pipe. One
thing we see as a clear problem is that the amounts of memory found
in current generation smartphones won't be capable of supporting
these kinds of phones. If hardware partners can
work together, to say, triple the memory of current Android models (1
GB for CPU, 512 MB for GPU), then we could have some mighty
impressive products on our hands. Otherwise Qualcomm, NVIDIA,
and others miss overshooting on the processing power mark.Equally
important is the inherent limitations of size. What Qualcomm
and NVIDIA are pushing for is essentially a smartphone in the palm of
your hand that's as powerful as a modern PC. While that sounds
great, input and interaction with modern smartphone operating systems
-- Android, iOS, etc. is nowhere near as quick, efficient, and easy
as on a PC.New technologies and strategies are desperately
needed here. Otherwise, yet again, companies will be producing
smartphones with a many-fold increase in power, but relatively little
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The U.S. doesn't have full 3G
coverage yet, but the nation's major carriers are already looking
ahead to deploying 4G, as they continue their 3G rollout.
Sprint was the first major carrier to start to deploy
a true 4G network (WiMAX). Now T-Mobile
has announced that its 3G upgrade of its current network is complete
and it is beginning its own effort to deploy 4G (via HSPA+, then
T-Mobile uses High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)
to offer downlink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps (peak speeds) on its 3G
data network. Previously the telecomm had only offered slower
3.6 Mbps downlink rates. T-Mobile also has announced that this
high-speed-upgraded network now covers 200 million Americans.
up, T-Mobile is focusing on deploying Evolved High Speed Packet
Access (HSPA+) across its network. A trial deployment is
already underway in Philadelphia.
HSPA+ will bring downlink
speeds of up to 56 Mbps and uplink speeds of up to 22 Mbps.
Actual improvements, though will vary based on how close you are to a
T-Mobile tower with HSPA+ capabilities (that's the nature of the
technology, not a T-Mobile-specific shortcoming). The closer
you are, the bigger the boost you get. Customers far from a
tower may not notice a significant speed increase.
plans on completing its HSPA+ network upgrade by the end of this
year, and will be the first major carrier in the U.S. to do so
(granted Sprint already is rolling out the WiMAX, arguably a more
advanced standard). Of the GSM carriers (AT&T, T-Mobile) in
the U.S., though, T-Mobile will be the top dog in terms of data
transfer, as it upgrades to HSPA+ -- an important bridge technology
to WiMAX competitor Long
Term Evolution (LTE).
T-Mobile had more good news to
report today -- for the first quarter of the 2010 it will be the
exclusive carrier of the new
Nexus One -- a collaborative effort by Google and HTC that sports
Android 2.1 and is arguably the most attractive Android handset, in
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Very interesting to see what Rockets' fans think about our chances to get into the playoffs.
They say pretty much the same things that we say, but it is interesting that 2-3 of their posters thought that Toronto could be one of the most improved teams in the league, or that we might be one of the surprising teams, in terms of doing well. However, I think they would peg an overachieving raptors team as a 7th seed as the ceiling.
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2) Celtics
3) Pacers
4) Nets
5) Knicks
6) Hawks
7) 76ers
8) Magic (This is assuming that Dwight isn't traded until the deadline)
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★Young Justice FC★
Welcome one and all to the Young Justice Fanclub. This is a fanclub about Young Justice, where fans can all talk about the show, episodes ,characters, powers, story, etc. of the beloved DC Animated Series, Young Justice. Besides what I just listed, you can post pictures of your favorite characters to share them with others or express your love for the series in other ways if you wish. You can even post videos about Young Justice as well on here, either made by someone else or made by yourself. The sky is the limit with that! All I ask is that you have fun here and enjoy yourselves amongst your fellow fans and geeks of Young Justice :D
To join all you have to do is ask: Can I join? or May I join?
♥The Team Members♥:
☻ Robin (Dick Grayson)☻
☯ Aqualad (Kaldur)☯
☻ Kid Flash (Wally West)☻
☹ Superboy (Connor Kent)☹
☼ Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz)☼
☽ Zatanna (Zatanna Zatarra)☽
♒ Artemis (Artemis Crock)♒
♧Background Info.♧
Young Justice is an American animated television series created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti for Cartoon Network. Despite its title, it is not an adaptation of Peter David, Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's Young Justice comic series, but rather an adaptation of the entire DC Universe with a focus on young superheroes. The series follows the lives of teenaged heroes and sidekicks who are members of a fictional covert operation team called Young Justice. The team is essentially a young counterpart to the celebrity-level famous adult team, the Justice League. The main setting is the fictional universe of Earth-16, during a time period in which superheroes are a relatively recent phenomenon.
For further information on the show, ask Google ^_^. Or if you're dieing to get into the show, but you need that extra kick you can always ask some of our members for their opinion on the show.
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♛Vice-President: Jack Spicer♛
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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, Web-based, multilingual, tightly integrated, all-in-one wiki, CMS, and groupware. Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge bases, intranets, and extranets. Tiki offers a very large number of features "out-of-the-box". It is highly configurable and modular. All features are optional and administered via a Web-based interface. Major features include a robust wiki engine, news articles, discussion forums, newsletters, blogs, file and image galleries, bug and issue trackers, a link directory, polls/surveys and quizzes, FAQs, a banner management system, calendar, maps, mobile access, RSS feeds, a category system, tags, an advanced themeing engine (Smarty), spreadsheet, live support, shoutbox, inter-user messaging, menu generator, advanced permission system for users and groups, internal search engine, external authentication support, and more. It was formerly named TikiWiki.
b2evolution, is a multi-lingual, multi-user, multi-blog engine. It was developed to provide a free, feature rich, extensible, and easy-to-install solution for efficient Web publishing of information ranging from professional news feeds to personal weblogs. b2evo can easily be installed on almost any LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) host in a matter of minutes.
WordPress is a state-of-the-art, semantic, personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, Web standards, and usability. It was born out of a desire for an elegant, well-architected personal publishing system. While primarily geared towards functioning as a Weblog, WordPress is also a flexible CMS capable of managing many types of Web sites. In addition to the basic blog functions, it also has an integrated link manager, categories, tags, custom taxonomies, file attachments, XFN support, support for stand-alone pages, Atom and RSS feeds for both content and comments, blogging API support (Atom Publishing Protocol, Blogger, MetaWeblog, and Movable Type APIs), spam blocking features, advanced cruft-free URL generation, a flexible theme system, and an advanced plugin API.
Bugzero is a Web-based change management and issue tracking system used in a distributed team environment to track software bugs, hardware defects, test cases, or any other issues. It can also be used equally well as a helpdesk customer support, trouble ticketing, or email management system to collect and manage customer feedbacks, incidents, requests, and issues. It is easy to use, but still flexible and adaptive, and can be configured to fit to your organization's unique business process and workflow.
Adaptive Website Framework (AWF) is a modern content management system and development framework. Most of its code is object-oriented and very easy to extend. It features support for multiple Web sites and languages, content versioning, caching, community portal functions (online list, forums, instant messages, newsletters, weblogs, wiki, etc.), image upload and galleries, a lexicon, a modular full-text search engine, an auto repair function for database tables, XML and PDF export, and RSS and LDAP support. Changes can be made on a preview site and published at a later time on the live site. Fully flexible URLs allow the replacement of existing static Web sites.
RSSOwl is a wise SWT-based news aggregator. Its search feature lets you hunt down the best RSS/RDF/Atom feeds on the Web, and then organize and share your feeds with agility. Other features include an integrated browser; AmphetaRate, for acquiring news tailored to your tastes; full-text searching through headlines and descriptions; export feed summaries to PDF, RTF, and HTML; the ability to import or export OPML; the ability to exchange collections with others by importing or exporting subscriptions; the ability to import or export user data to and from other machines; automatic newsfeed upating; and much more.
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