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Girls' badminton is competitive at the varsity and junior varsity level. Due to significant participation increase try-outs may occur and/or practice squads may ensue.
Practice Schedule: Monday-Friday 2:30-4:30pm in Central Main Gym, practice times may vary during spring break and are subject to change
Participation Fee: $45.00 / with fee waiver $20.00
Season Start: March 5th 2018
To be eligible to participate in athletics at Central High School, all student-athletes must meet the student conduct and academic eligibility requirements. In addition, the following items must be turned into the Central Athletic Office before or on the Friday prior to the first scheduled day of practice.
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To ensure the athletic department receives all necessary materials prior to the start of the season, do not mail fee or forms to Central High School. All registration items must be hand delivered to the Athletic Office (room 1116) for verification prior to the first scheduled day of practice. Failure to turn in necessary materials on time will result in an ineligibility to physically participate. Athletes cannot participate until they have been deemed eligible by the athletic department. No participation fee refund will be given after the second official week of practice. A refund request must commence by the athlete or parent/guardian within the first two weeks of practice. Registration for all athletics ends on the third Friday from the start of a specific season (some exceptions may apply to this rule). Additional athletic registration resources are available on the Athletics Homepage under "Athletic Forms" in the right hand column.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been named a Father of the Year by the National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council.
The Republican governor has four children ranging from ages 10 to 20. He often talks about them in public.
Christie has joked that having dinner with all of them has given him experience in being yelled at, and he has boasted about having a rare family — one without video games.
U.S. & World
Christie attracted scrutiny in 2011 when he used a state police helicopter to fly to his son Andrew's baseball game. He repaid the cost.
The other honoree so far this year is shoe designer Vince Camuto.
Over the years, most of the honorees have been well-known. This list includes former President Bill Clinton and professional basketball star Shaquille O'Neal.

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Infertility and adoption
Posted below are links to several articles by Sandra Glahn on the issues of infertility and adoption. Sandra knows from personal experience how difficult infertility can be; she endured a decade of infertility treatment that included multiple pregnancy losses, three failed adoptions, and an ectopic pregnancy. She quotes Alice Domar, Ph.D., director of the Mind/Body Center for Women's Health in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School: "The depression and anxiety experienced by infertile women are equivalent to that in women suffering from a terminal illness."
- Positive Adoption Language
- Infertility: Myths and Facts
- A Heart's Desire: Encouragement for Couples Facing Infertility
- Infertility Tries Patients' Patience
- Facing the No-Baby Blues
Philippine laws on adoption
The Philippines has two laws on adoption, namely, (1) Republic Act 8552 Domestic Adoption Act of 1998; and (2) Republic Act 8043 Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995. Portions of both laws have been amended by RA 9523 as I will discuss below.
RA 8552 amended Articles 183 up to 193 of the Family Code of the Philippines (FC) and is the governing law for Filipino citizens adopting other Filipinos (whether relatives or strangers), with some exceptions. Under Article 192 of the FC, the adopting couple may, under certain circumstances, ask for judicial rescission of the adoption. Rescission of adoption is no longer allowed under RA 8552.
RA 8043, on the other hand, governs the adoption of Filipinos by foreigners and is implemented by the Inter-Country Adoption Board. For more information on inter-country adoption, please surf to the websites of the ICAB and the Filipino Adoptees Network.
RA 8552 (and not RA 8043) applies when a foreigner who is married to a Filipino citizen seeks to adopt jointly with his/her spouse a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity of the Filipino spouse.
Difference between adoption and simulation of birth
|Update as of March 2, 2019:
Republic Act No. 11222 "Simulated Birth Rectification Act" became effective on February 21, 2019.
The law basically provides for:
1. rectification of the falsified birth records, without any liability (whether criminal, civil, or administrative) for the persons responsible for the falsification;
2. administrative, rather than judicial, proceedings for the adoption of the child whose birth records were falsified.
For more information, please surf to:
"Simulated Birth Act or Republic Act No. 11222: The Twin Remedy of Adoption and Rectification"
"Primer on Simulated Birth Rectification Act, Republic Act No. 11222"
Adoption is the legal process by which a child becomes the legitimate child of the adopting person or persons.
Simulation of birth on the other hand occurs when a childless couple, for example, comes into possession of a baby or child, given to them by a midwife, an unwed mother, or a relative. This couple then applies for a birth certificate, making it appear that the baby or child is their biological offspring.
Under RA 8552, simulation of birth is a criminal offense punishable by eight years imprisonment and a fine of fifty thousand pesos.
Steps and court procedures in domestic adoption
The Supreme Court has issued guidelines in petitions for adoptions under RA 8552 and RA 8043. Basically, a petition for domestic adoption under RA 8552 will go through these steps:
1. A lawyer prepares the petition for the person or persons wanting to adopt. The petition includes documents like birth certificates, marriage certificate, proof of financial capacity (like ITR, bank deposit, etc), clearances (barangay, police, NBI, fiscal, court), and others as proof of good moral character, good health, etc.Why should an unwed mother adopt her own child?
2. Upon payment of the filing or docket fee, the petition is raffled to a Family Court (of the city nearest the place where the petitioner resides). If the petition is sufficient in form and substance, the court issues an order, usually within a month after the filing of the petition, setting the case for initial hearing and ordering the court social worker to conduct a case study and home visit.
3. The court order is published in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for three weeks. The newspaper is chosen by raffle conducted by the Office of the Clerk of Court, in compliance with a Supreme Court circular. If a small time newspaper wins in the raffle, the total cost for the publication could be as low as Php 7,000. But if a big time newspaper like the Bulletin or the Inquirer wins the raffle, the total cost could be as high as Php 50,000.
4. Before the initial hearing, the social worker conducts a case study and home visit. The social worker submits his investigation report and recommendations to the court before the initial hearing.
5. On the date of the initial hearing, the petitioner and the prospective adoptee must be present. The lawyer presents what are known as the jurisdictional facts (petition, proof of publication in newspaper, notice to the Office of the Solicitor General, etc).
6. If there is no opposition to the petition for adoption by any party, then the lawyer asks the court permission for an ex-parte presentation of evidence, done before only the court stenographer and the court appointed commissioner (the branch clerk of court). The court however can require presentation of evidence in open court. All in all, the case could take up to about a year to finish.
7. If the court decision is favorable and there is no appeal by any party, then the court issues a Certificate of Finality. The lawyer then coordinates with the Local Civil Registrar (of the town or city where the court is located, and the adoptee's birthplace) and the National Statistics Office for the issuance of a new birth certificate bearing the petitioner's surname.
Legally speaking, the relationship between any unwed mother and her child is illegitimate. In order to legitimize the relationship between an unwed mother and the illegitimate child, the mother must file a petition under RA 8552, our domestic adoption law.
What if an unwed mother gets married subsequently to the biological father?
The legal remedy would not be adoption under RA 8552 but legitimation under Articles 177 to 182 of the Family Code (that is, if there were no legal obstacles when the child was conceived or born).
What if an unwed mother gets married to a man (not the biological father) who wants to adopt her child?
RA 8552 provides that husband and wife must adopt jointly. In this situation, the result would be (1) the relationship between the mother and the child will become legitimate, and (2) the man will acquire parental authority over the child.
Is the consent of the father of an illegitimate child required in adoption?
Section 9, paragraph (b) of RA 8552 states that the written consent of the biological parent/s is necessary. UP College of Law professor Danilo L. Concepcion in his article "Domestic Adoption: Law and Procedure" (IBP Journal, March 2009, Vol. 34, No. 1) states that the reason why RA 8552 requires such consent is that their parental authority over child (the prospective adoptee) will be terminated. Several women have e-mailed about this situation. Either they do not know where the biological father of their illegitimate children is or the father is making things difficult for them. One woman even told me that the biological father asked her for money in exchange for his written consent.
Prof. Concepcion argues (and I agree with him) that because an illegitimate child is under the sole parental authority of the mother under Article 176 of the Family Code, then the consent of the biological father is not necessary. Prof. Concepcion states that the problem is with the wording of the law. He says that, instead of "biological parent/s," the law should have used "legal parent/s" instead.
What can women with illegitimate children do in this kind of situation? They can petition Congress to amend RA 8552 so that the written consent of the father should not be required. Or they can file a petition for declaratory relief before a competent court asking that the term "biological parent/s" be interpreted to mean "legal parent/s."
Joint adoption by husband and wife is mandatory
Please take note that Section 7 of RA 8552 provides that a husband and wife shall jointly adopt. This is a mandatory requirement with the following exceptions:
(i) if one spouse seeks to adopt the legitimate son/daughter of the other; orThe mandatory requirement is in consonance with the concept of joint parental authority over the child, which is the ideal situation. 7 As the child to be adopted is elevated to the level of a legitimate child, it is but natural to require the spouses to adopt jointly. The rule also insures harmony between the spouses.
(ii) if one spouse seeks to adopt his/her own illegitimate son/daughter: Provided, However, that the other spouse has signified his/her consent thereto; or
(iii) if the spouses are legally separated from each other.
In case husband and wife jointly adopt, or one spouse adopts the illegitimate son/daughter of the other, joint parental authority shall be exercised by the spouses.
Is the adoptee's right to inherit from both the adoptive and biological parents under the Family Code no longer true under RA 8552?
The Family Code provisions on adoption have been superseded by RA 8552. While Article 189 of the Family Code specifically provides that the adoptee has the right to inherit from both the biological and adoptive parents, this provision does not appear in RA 8552. The law only states:
Sec. 18. Succession. — In legal and intestate succession, the adopter(s) and the adoptee shall have reciprocal rights of succession without distinction from legitimate filiation. However, if the adoptee and his/her biological parent(s) had left a will, the law on testamentary succession shall govern.It seems therefore that the right of an adopted child to inherit from both biological and adoptive parents under the Family Code has been repealed by RA 8552. But, in law, implied repeals are frowned upon. Thus, it may be argued that Article 189 of the Family Code is still good law.
For issues regarding succession ("inheritance" in layman's term) and adoption under RA 8552, please read "Revisiting the Philippine Laws on Adoption: Issues on Succession" from the Ateneo Law Journal. Please also read the article on domestic adoption by UP Prof. Concepcion which I mentioned above. Prof. Concepcion holds the same view I have that those provisions of the Family Code that have not been expressly repealed by RA 8552 are still applicable.
Rescission (revocation) of adoption by adoptive parents no longer allowed under RA 8552
The Family Code allowed adoptive parents to apply for judicial rescission or revocation of the decree of adoption. For the child's best interest, however, RA 8552 no longer allows rescission by the adoptive parents. Only the adopted child can ask for the revocation of the adoption.
What if the adopted child becomes wayward morally or ungrateful, or physically threatens the adoptive parents? The legal remedy is to disinherit the child; please read my article "Disinheriting children and descendants, legitimate as well as illegitimate".
What about adoption by spouses where one is a former Filipino citizen and the other is a natural-born citizen of another country?
The Supreme Court decided this issue in the case of Republic of the Philippines vs. Toledano G.R. No. 94147 June 8, 1994. This case was decided under the provisions of the Family Code on adoption which have been superseded by RA 8043 and RA 8552. But the point of contention in this case (mandatory joint adoption by both husband and wife under Article 185 of the Family Code) has been carried over to RA 8552, specifically, Section 7.
The facts of the Toledano case
On February 21, 1990, in a verified petition filed before the Regional Trial Court of Iba, Zambales, private respondents spouses Clouse sought to adopt the minor, Solomon Joseph Alcala, the younger brother of private respondent Evelyn A. Clouse. In an Order issued on March 12, 1990, the petition was set for hearing on April 18, 1990. The said Order was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Zambales and City of Olongapo for three (3) consecutive weeks.The Office of the Solicitor General appealed to the Supreme Court on a pure question of law, that is, under Article 185 of the Family Code, the Clouse couple was not qualified to adopt.
The principal evidence disclose that private respondent Alvin A. Clouse is a natural born citizen of the United States of America. He married Evelyn, a Filipino on June 4, 1981 at Olongapo City. On August 19, 1988, Evelyn became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America in Guam. They are physically, mentally, morally, and financially capable of adopting Solomon, a twelve (12) year old minor.
Since 1981 to 1984, then from November 2, 1989 up to the present, Solomon Joseph Alcala was and has been under the care and custody of private respondents. Solomon gave his consent to the adoption. His mother, Nery Alcala, a widow, likewise consented to the adoption due to poverty and inability to support and educate her son.
Mrs. Nila Corazon Pronda, the social worker assigned to conduct the Home and Child Study, favorably recommended the granting of the petition for adoption.
Finding that private respondents have all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications provided by law and that the adoption will redound to the best interest and welfare of the minor, respondent judge rendered a decision on June 20, 1990, disposing as follows:
WHEREFORE, the Court grants the petition for adoption filed by Spouses Alvin A. Clouse and Evelyn A. Clouse and decrees that the said minor be considered as their child by adoption. To this effect, the Court gives the minor the rights and duties as the legitimate child of the petitioners. Henceforth, he shall be known as SOLOMON ALCALA CLOUSE.
The Court dissolves parental authority bestowed upon his natural parents and vests parental authority to the herein petitioners and makes him their legal heir. Pursuant to Article 36 of P.D. 603 as amended, the decree of adoption shall be effective as of the date when the petition was filed. In accordance with Article 53 of the same decree, let this decree of adoption be recorded in the corresponding government agency, particularly the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Merida, Leyte where the minor was born. The said office of the Local Civil Registrar is hereby directed to issue an amended certificate of live birth to the minor adopted by the petitioners.
Let copies of this decision be furnished (sic) the petitioners, DSWD, Zambales Branch, Office of the Solicitor General and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Merida, Leyte.
The ruling of the Supreme Court
Under Articles 184 and 185 of Executive Order (E.O.) No. 209, otherwise known as "The Family Code of the Philippines", private respondents spouses Clouse are clearly barred from adopting Solomon Joseph Alcala.In sum, the Supreme Court ruled that the adoption must be filed jointly by husband and wife, unless they fall under the exceptions. Also, when adopting jointly, each one of them must be qualified to adopt on his own right.
Article 184, paragraph (3) of Executive Order No. 209 expressly enumerates the persons who are not qualified to adopt, viz.:
(3) An alien, except:
(a) A former Filipino citizen who seeks to adopt a relative by consanguinity;
(b) One who seeks to adopt the legitimate child of his or her Filipino spouse; or
(c) One who is married to a Filipino citizen and seeks to adopt jointly with his or her spouse a relative by consanguinity of the latter.Aliens not included in the foregoing exceptions may adopt Filipino children in accordance with the rules on inter-country adoption as may be provided by law.
There can be no question that private respondent Alvin A. Clouse is not qualified to adopt Solomon Joseph Alcala under any of the exceptional cases in the aforequoted provision.
In the first place, he is not a former Filipino citizen but a natural born citizen of the United States of America.
In the second place, Solomon Joseph Alcala is neither his relative by consanguinity nor the legitimate child of his spouse.
In the third place, when private respondents spouses Clouse jointly filed the petition to adopt Solomon Joseph Alcala on February 21, 1990, private respondent Evelyn A. Clouse was no longer a Filipino citizen. She lost her Filipino citizenship when she was naturalized as a citizen of the United States in 1988.
Private respondent Evelyn A. Clouse, on the other hand, may appear to qualify pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of Article 184 of E.O. 209. She was a former Filipino citizen. She sought to adopt her younger brother. Unfortunately, the petition for adoption cannot be granted in her favor alone without violating Article 185 which mandates a joint adoption by the husband and wife. It reads:
Article 185. Husband and wife must jointly adopt, except in the following cases:
(1) When one spouse seeks to adopt his own illegitimate child; or
(2) When one spouse seeks to adopt the legitimate child of the other.
Article 185 requires a joint adoption by the husband and wife, a condition that must be read along together with Article 184.
Modified procedure for relative adoption cases under RA 8043 (as approved by the ICAB on August 30, 2007)
"Relative Adoption" as applies to inter-country adoption refers to the adoption of Filipino child/children by relatives residing abroad within the fourth (4th) degree of consanguity.
Former Filipinos permanently residing abroad and/or foreigners intending to undertake either local adoption (the filing and the finalization of the adoption is done in the Philippines and have the intention of bringing the adoptive child to their country of residence) or through the inter-country adoption route MUST first secure the approval of the Central Authority on Inter-country Adoption in the country of residence before filing any adoption petition. Adoption applicants from the USA must first secure their suitability and eligibility to adopt (I800A) from the USA Central Authority on Inter-Country Adoption. Canada based adoption applicants obtain such approval from the Central Authority on Inter-country Adoption of the Province or Territory of residence.
1. The Questionnaire for Relative Adoptive Applicants (ICAB Form No.2) which can be downloaded from the ICAB website shall be submitted by the prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) to the Central Authorities (CAs)/ Foreign Adoption Agencies(FAAs). The CAs/FAAs shall endorse to ICAB the completed Questionnaire for Relative Adoptive Applicants (QRAA) with the agency's assessment and recomendation on the prospective adoptive parents.For more information, you can contact the ICAB at #2 Chicago St corner Ermin Garcia St. Barangay Pinagkaisahan, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines 1111; Telephone Nos:(632)721-9781 to 82; 726-45-51;726-45-68 Loc. 807 (Regular) and 808/810 (Relative)
2. If the CA/FAA favorably recommends the PAPs, the ICAB social worker will then request the CA/FAA to proceed with the preparation of the PAPs' dossier. On the other hand, based on the significant data on the child as indicated in the QRAA, the assigned ICAB Social Worker will request the DSWD - Field Office (FO) to conduct the Child Study Report with supporting documents. Periodic follow-ups will be made with the DSWD-FO. (The time frame from request to ICAB's receipt of the report will be 3-6 months. In situations where the FO could not prepare the Child Study Report within the expected time frame in view of heavy adoption caseload, the ICAB social worker will assist in the conduct of the CSR).
3. Once the ICAB receives from the DSWD-FO the child's dossier and the complete adoption application dossier of the PAPs from the CA or FAA, the ICAB social worker will prepare an executive summary on the case with his/her recommendation on the child's adoptive placement for the disposition of the Board.
Fax No. (632)725-66-64; E-Mail address: email@example.com; Website: www.icab.gov.ph
The contact list of ICAB counterpart organizations: Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe and USA.
Misinterpretation and misunderstanding of RA 9523
Republic Act 9523 "An Act Requiring Certification of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to Declare A Child Legally Available For Adoption as a Prerequisite For Adoption Proceedings" amended certain portions of RA 8552 , RA 8043, and Presidential Decree No. 603 "Child and Youth Welfare Code".
Contrary to erroneous reports in the media and the Internet, RA 9523 did not turn the whole adoption process from a judicial proceeding under the Family Courts to an administrative proceeding under the DSWD. RA 9253 applies only to surrendered, abandoned, neglected, and dependent children who are subject to adoption.
Under RA 9523, the time period before a child is considered abandoned has been reduced to a maximum of three months from the original minimum of six months. RA 9523 made the declaration of abandonment of child "administrative in nature" which now requires just a certification signed by the DSWD secretary instead of a judicial order. Because of the new regulations, a child could be declared legally available for adoption in less than two months. Previously, it took as long as three years in court proceedings for such a declaration.
But as Section 4 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9523 clearly states, certain adoption proceedings in court do not require a "Certification Declaring a Child Legally Available for Adoption." These are:
[1] Adoption of an illegitimate child by any of his/her biological parent
[2] Adoption of a child by his/her step-parent
[3] Adoption of a child by a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity
Note: You might be interested in reading "Adoption group opposes 'Orphan' movie", a Manila Bulletin article by Robert Requintina.


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Pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX: PXS) is pleased to announce the signing of a Financing Agreement with NovaQuest Pharma Opportunities Fund III, LP (NovaQuest) under which NovaQuest will invest up to US$40 million to support the continued development, manufacturing and commercialisation of Bronchitol for cystic fibrosis in the EU and US.
The minimum investment by NovaQuest of US$20 million will be received by Pharmaxis within 30 days. Up to an additional US$20 million may, at Pharmaxis' option, be invested by NovaQuest from 30 January 2014, subject to Pharmaxis meeting certain commercial and regulatory performance criteria.
As consideration for its investment, NovaQuest will receive payments based upon the US and EU sales revenue of Bronchitol for cystic fibrosis for a term of eight years in the EU and seven years from the launch of Bronchitol in the US. The payments are determined by reference to US and EU sales revenue bands and corresponding annual payment percentages which vary over the term of the agreement to reflect the expected growth in Bronchitol sales, and decrease in the event that the total investment is below the maximum US$40 million. Pharmaxis expects the average payments to NovaQuest over the term of the agreement, expressed as a percentage of combined US and EU Bronchitol sales, to range from low single digit to low double digit percentages, depending upon the amount ultimately invested and the amount of Bronchitol sales, amongst other factors.
Pharmaxis CEO Dr Alan Robertson said, "Pharmaxis explored a range of options to leverage its Bronchitol asset. The NovaQuest investment was selected because it is tailored to the expected growth of the business, it offers flexibility in the total investment amount, the investment returns to NovaQuest are based solely on the sales of Bronchitol, Pharmaxis retains the vast majority of the expected sales revenue over the term of the agreement, and the strategic and operational control of the Bronchitol business remains with the Company".
"At this stage in the commercialisation of Bronchitol it is prudent to ensure we have the necessary resources to fulfil our strategic objectives for the business and we look forward to continued success in bringing an innovative new pharmaceutical to markets around the world."
The NovaQuest team has committed approximately US$1 billion to the global pharmaceutical industry. NovaQuest Partner Mr Jonathan Tunnicliffe said, "NovaQuest has a long history of investing in global pharmaceutical products such as Bronchitol. NovaQuest is delighted to have made this investment, allowing Pharmaxis to pursue its plans for Bronchitol for cystic fibrosis in the EU and US."
SOURCE: Pharmaxis Ltd, Sydney, Australia
CONTACT: Alan Robertson - Chief Executive Officer
Ph: +61 2 9454 7200 or email [email protected]
Felicity Moffatt, phone +61 418 677 701 or email [email protected]
About Pharmaxis
Pharmaxis Ltd (ACN 082 811 630) is a specialist pharmaceutical company involved in the research, development and commercialization of therapeutic products for chronic respiratory disorders. Its product Aridol® for the assessment of asthma is sold in key international markets. Its product Bronchitol® for cystic fibrosis is recently launched in Europe and Australia and its development pipeline of products includes, Bronchitol for bronchiectasis, PXS64 for the treatment of lung fibrosis, ASM8 for asthma and PXS4728 for fibrotic disease. Pharmaxis is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (symbol PXS). The company's head office and manufacturing facilities are located in Sydney. For more information about Pharmaxis, go to www.pharmaxis.com.au or contact Investor Relations on phone +61 2 9454 7200.
About NovaQuest
NovaQuest Capital Management (NovaQuest) manages alternative investments in the global biopharmaceutical sector, where its principal focus is to seek returns from late-stage clinical assets and commercial phase biopharmaceutical products. Over the past decade, the NovaQuest team's investments have provided companies with alternatives to standard biopharmaceutical industry development and commercial deal-making. For more information please visit www.nqcapital.com
About Bronchitol
Bronchitol has been developed to help clear mucus (a major source of lung infections), improve lung function and reduce exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Bronchitol is a proprietary formulation of mannitol administered as a dry powder in a convenient hand-held inhaler. Inhaled mannitol hydrates the lungs, helps restore normal lung clearance, and allows patients to clear mucus more effectively.
About Cystic Fibrosis
In a healthy person, there is a constant flow of mucus over the surfaces of the air passages in the lungs, removing debris and bacteria. In CF, an inherited disease, a defective gene disrupts ion transport across the epithelial membrane within cells. In the lungs, this leads to a depletion of the airway surface liquid that normally bathes the cilia, and a resultant reduction in mucociliary clearance. The result is thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, severely restricting the natural airway-clearing process. It also increases the potential for bacteria to become trapped and for inflammation, thus creating an unhealthy lung environment that leads to life-threatening lung infections.
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After 11 years, 2,000 American lives, trillions of dollars, and lifelong disabilities for nearly half of the soldiers who have fought there — we are still at war in Afghanistan. Yet if you listen to the election campaign, you would hardly know it.
The war has become an inconvenience that nobody wants to mention. President Obama — who added 30,000 troops in 2009 in a failed effort to stabilize the country — says he plans to bring these 30,000 home in the fall, leaving "only" 68,000 or so to toil for a further year alongside a similar number of unhappy NATO troops. Beyond that, he expects the troop levels to drop to a smaller "unspecified" number.
Governor Romney is less specific. He calls for a "harder line," saying this isn't "time for America to cut and run." But he hasn't proposed his own war strategy. More troops? Staying longer? Romney isn't saying.
One reason for the conspiracy of silence is that it is obvious that the United States — like the British, the Russians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Huns, and many others — cannot "win" in Afghanistan. We invaded Afghanistan in 2001 with the clear aim of rooting out Al Qaeda and preventing it from reestablishing itself. Now, with Bin Laden dead and the rump of Al Qaeda located in Yemen, our goals are unclear. The Afghan people don't want us there, the Karzai government is riddled with corruption, and our remorseless drone attacks are creating the next generation of America-haters across the border in Pakistan. Within Afghanistan, the hand-off to local security forces is not going well; Afghan police officers and soldiers have already killed 25 coalition members this year. Innocent civilians are routinely maimed and killed as they try to go to school and mosque and buy food in the markets.
The human and financial toll of the war is debilitating for the United States, if only we would stop to hear it. Last weekend, we lost six more young Americans. Every single day we pay out $328 million for Afghanistan, much of it to ship fuel to remote locations. On average, one active-duty soldier commits suicide each day. Half of all US veterans from this war are claiming disability benefits, racking up trillions of dollars in long-term support costs. Women veterans are suffering disproportionately, with higher rates of unemployment, depression, homelessness, suicide, and divorce.
Congress, which hasn't managed to enact a regular budget in three years, has already appropriated another $200 billion to be disbursed into Afghanistan during 2012-13 (in addition to $500 billion previously), according to a new report by Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. As Cordesman puts it, "This is an incredible amount of money to have spent with so few controls, so few plans, so little auditing, and almost no credible measures of effectiveness."
Despite all this, no one is seriously debating our role in Afghanistan. Last week representatives from some 70 nations and international organizations pledged ongoing support when the United Sates and the coalition pull out in 2014. Despite Afghanistan's atrocious disregard for human rights, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that it is now a "major ally" of the United States — in the same league as Israel and Japan. Accordingly, the United States promised to give our new BFF several billions of dollars per year in ongoing financial aid over the next decade.
Faced with all this, why are voters not demanding that the war, with its uncertainties and its enormous cost in lives and money, be a central issue in the presidential campaign? Some argue that the war is eclipsed by our economic problems at home. But as Joe Stiglitz and I showed in our book "The Three Trillion Dollar War," these issues are closely related. The money we spend in Afghanistan is not helping the US economy. The same amount, whether spent on middle class tax cuts or aid to state and local governments, could put people back to work at home.
Voters must ask the presidential candidates why US troops should be in Afghanistan for another two years — or longer? And if the end game is some type of political deal with the Taliban, why not sooner rather than later? In short, the election provides an opportunity for Americans to take a clear-eyed view of our policy in Afghanistan. The war is costing too much for us to simply push it under the carpet.
Linda J. Bilmes, a senior lecturer at Harvard University, is coauthor of "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict."


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ConnMan is an alternative to NetworkManager and Wicd and was created by Intel and the Moblin project for use with embedded devices. ConnMan is designed to be light on resources making it ideal for netbooks, and other mobile devices. It is modular in design takes advandage of the dbus API and provides proper abstraction on top of wpa_supplicant. ConnMan currently has plugins available for:
- WiFi
- Ethernet
- Bluetooth (Through bluez)
- WiMAX
- VPN's (Through the connman-vpn.service)
It is typically used for wireless networking and is extremely fast at resolving connections. After setup you may wish to check for yourself with
systemd-analyze blame to see the difference in performance compared to other network managers.
Install connman from the official repositories.
To control ConnMan as a regular user, add these lines to
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/connman.conf under the policy user="root" block.
<policy group="network"> <allow send_destination="org.moblin.connman"/> <allow send_interface="org.moblin.connman.Agent"/> <allow send_interface="org.moblin.connman.Counter"/> </policy>
First enable and start the
connman.service using systemctl.
If present, disable and stop other networking services to prevent conflicts (e.g
Desktop clients
ConnMan only has two working panel applets and a dmenu client:
- cmst — QT GUI for Connman.
- EConnman — Enlightenment desktop panel applet.
- ConnMan-UI — GTK+ client applet.
- connman_dmenu — Client/frontend for dmenu.
Currently the GTK client is not 100% stable however it is good enough for day-to-day usage. To use it just add
connman-ui-gtk to one of your startup files, e.g:
autostart for Openbox.
Using the command line client
As of version 1.7 connman has a standard command line client
Connecting to an open access point
The commands in this section show how to run connmanctl in command mode. It is also possible to run connmanctl in interactive mode. An example of how to use connmanctl in interactive mode can be found in the next section.
To scan the network connmanctl accepts simple names called technologies. To scan for nearby WiFi networks:
$ connmanctl scan wifi
To list the available networks found after a scan run:
$ connmanctl services
*AO MyNetwork wifi_dc85de828967_68756773616d_managed_psk OtherNET wifi_dc85de828967_38303944616e69656c73_managed_psk AnotherOne wifi_dc85de828967_3257495245363836_managed_wep FourthNetwork wifi_dc85de828967_4d7572706879_managed_wep AnOpenNetwork wifi_dc85de828967_4d6568657272696e_managed_none
To connect to an open network simple use the enter the second field beginning with wifi_:
$ connmanctl connect wifi_dc85de828967_4d6568657272696e_managed_none
You should now be connected to the network. Check using
ip a or
connmanctl state.
Connecting to a protected access point
To connect to a protected access point connmanctl needs to be run in interactive mode. For protected access points you will need to provide some information to the connman daemon, at the very least a password or a passphrase. In interactive mode we can register an agent to handle these user requests. To start simply type:
$ connmanctl
The prompt will change to "connmanctl>" to indicate you are now in interactive mode. You then proceed almost as above, first scan for any wifi technologies:
connmanctl> scan wifi
To list services:
connmanctl> services
Now you need to register the agent. The command is:
connmanctl> agent on
You now need to connect to one of the protected services. To do this it is very handy to have a terminal that allows cut and paste. If you were connecting to OtherNET in the example above you would type:
connmanctl> connect wifi_dc85de828967_38303944616e69656c73_managed_psk
The agent will then ask you to provide any information the daemon needs to complete the connection. The information requested will vary depending on the type of network you are connecting to. The agent will also print additional data about the information it needs as shown in the example below.
Agent RequestInput wifi_dc85de828967_38303944616e69656c73_managed_psk Passphrase = [ Type=psk, Requirement=mandatory ] Passphrase?
Provide the information requested, in this example the passphrase, and then type:
connmanctl> quit
If the information you provided is correct you should now be connected to the protected access point.
Settings and profiles are automatically created for networks the user connects to often. They contain feilds for the passphrase, essid and other information. Profile settings are stored in directories under
/var/lib/connman/ by their service name. To view all network profiles do:
# cat /var/lib/connman/*/settings
Various hardware interfaces are referred to as Technologies by
connmanctl. To interact with them one must refer to the technology by type.
Technologies can be toggled on/off with:
$ connmanctl enable technology_type
$ connmanctl disable technology_type
This will toggle wifi off $ connmanctl disable wifi
connmanctl commands
To list available technologies run:
$ connmanctl technologies
To get just the types by their name one can use this one liner.
$ connmanctl technologies | grep "Type" | awk '{print $NF}'
Automatic switching between wired and wireless
Connman supports automatic switching of saved profiles with
PreferredTechnologies option. This works great, but can leave you with both wireless and wired enabled at the same time. To circumvent this you need to enable the
SingleConnectedTechnology option. The result of the new configuration file you need to add at
/etc/connman/main.conf is:
[General] PreferredTechnologies=ethernet,wifi SingleConnectedTechnology=true
And make sure to restart the
For testing purposes it is recommended to watch the journal and plug the network cable a few times to see the action.
See also
For further detailed information on ConnMan refer to this documentation: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/network/connman/connman.git/plain/doc/overview-api.txt?id=HEAD


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The primary address of a student is used to determine the student's resident school district and/or attendance area school (school of assignment) for students who live in ISD 279-Osseo Area Schools. The student's primary address is the address of the biological/adoptive parent or other person having court appointed legal custody of the student, regardless of where the student physically lives.
What is my student's resident school district?
To determine your student's resident school district, visit pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us or contact the Enrollment Center.
If the student's resident district is not ISD 279-Osseo Area Schools, the student may apply for an ISD 279 school through the school choice (open enrollment) process.
What is my student's attendance area (assigned) school?
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In China, First Lady's Fashion a Sensitive Topic
The triumphant unveiling on an international stage of Peng Liyuan, the wife of new Chinese president Xi Jinping, has sent the country's Internet users into a frenzy of enthusiasm over her graceful manner and well-chosen outfits.
It has also spurred the country's censors into action.
Ms. Peng, a well-known folk singer, is currently accompanying her husband on his first trip abroad and has set Chinese social media sites abuzz with her glamorous demeanor. Photos of her appearing next to Mr. Xi in Moscow and Dar es Salaam in a series of fashionable outfits, greeting her hosts with a radiant smile, have evoked comparisons with U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Soong Ching-ling, celebrated wife of Sun Yat-sen.
But rather than capitalize on the excitement, Chinese websites are instead moving to contain it, highlighting the enormous sensitivity around discussion of the country's ruling elite -- and Ms. Peng in particular.
Most of the censorship has focused on the first lady's wardrobe, noteworthy because she appears to have shunned the foreign luxury brands once preferred by China's elite in favor domestic labels.
As noted Sunday by the China-focused news blog China Digital Times, China's most popular Twitter-like social media platform Sina Weibo has blocked searches for "Peng Liyuan same item" and "First lady same item," which microbloggers had been using to discuss her outfits.
E-Bay-like e-commerce site Taobao also appeared skittish, shutting down advertisements for clothes and accessories similar to those Ms. Peng has been seen sporting on the trip. Taobao's website showed the phrase "Peng Liyuan hand bag" had been searched for more than eight million times by Monday evening, but the top result -- an ad for a black hand bag like the one she carried off the plane in Moscow – had been deleted. Another ad, for a black coat similar to one she wore on arrival in Moscow, was also deleted.
Interest in Ms. Peng's fashion choices mirrors the excitement around brands worn by Ms. Obama, whose decision to go with Jimmy Choo shoes and a dress by Taiwanese-American designer Jason Wu for her husband's second inauguration in January made waves in Asia.
But where the White House has long been happy to promote Ms. Obama as a style icon, Beijing has proved far less enthusiastic about its own glamorous first lady. Famous in China thanks to her career as a singer, Ms. Peng noticeably toned down her image and avoided the spotlight in 2010 after it became clear Mr. Xi was in line to become the country's next top leader. She has made a few tentative forays back into the public eye in recent years, though fears still clearly exist among propaganda authorities that she might overshadow her husband.
As a result, the designers of Ms. Xi's clothes have not been able to take advantage of the exposure the same way Mr. Wu has with Ms. Obama. Indeed, there has been some confusion as to who the designers even are, with Internet users arguing for days over whether the black jacket she wore on the tarmac in Moscow came from the Chinese label Exception or a different label, Useless, started by a former Exception co-founder.
The Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision for the southern city of Guangzhou stepped into the fray on Monday, posting a statement (in Chinese) on its official Weibo feed saying the jacket did in fact come from Exception. According to the post, the label maintains a factory in nearby Zhuhai.
Exception declined to comment when The Wall Street Journal contacted them on Friday. A woman answering the phone at Useless on Monday also declined to comment. "It is not convenient for us to confirm anything or comment on anything," she said. "We need to wait for the relevant government departments to say something."
Despite the censorship, there are indications that the first couple's sartorial selections have generally improved prospects for the country's domestic clothing companies. Shares in Dalian Dayang Trands Co., Ltd – the company rumored to have made the coat Mr. Xi wore in Russia – were up just over 10% on Monday. Beijing-based women's clothing maker Lancy Co. Ltd also saw its share price rise more than 10%, while Guangdong-based Foshan Saturday Shoes Co. Ltd recorded a 4.2% bump.
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Neo-bluegrass group Crooked Still combines four musicians with distinguished backgrounds and connections. Singer Aoife O'Donovan, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, is also a member of the Wayfaring Strangers. Cellist Rushad Eggleston, the first string student admitted to the Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, also performs with Fiddlers 4 and Darol Anger's American Fiddle Ensemble while also leading his own Wild Band of Snee. Banjo player Greg Liszt, a Ph.D. candidate in biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also plays with the Wayfaring Strangers and the Jake Armerding Band. And double bassist Corey DiMario, also a member of the Lissa Schneckenburger Band, has played in prestigious venues around the U.S. with such notable performers as Liz Carroll and McCoy Tyner. The four came together as Crooked Still in September 2001 when O'Donovan was asked to assemble a group for an informal concert at the New England Conservatory. Over the next few years, they developed a following in New England before releasing their debut album, Hop High, in February 2005. Their second release, Shaken by a Low Sound, followed a year later. ~ William Ruhlmann
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An App Store for Web-Based InstructionTue May 27 0:21:00 2014 EST (-0500 GMT)
Do what you do best, and link to the rest. A lesson of the web learnt quickly by those who's success depends on being creative online.
The latest released version of Sakai, version 2.9.3, improves on the existing features that allows for the connection of Sakai courses to external tools. The forthcoming version of Sakai, Sakai 10, takes this provision even further.
The biggest improvement is institutionalizing the configuration process to allow approved external tools to appear as peers to Sakai's own tools when instructors choose what they would like to add to their course site, especially in Sakai 10.
The Sakai tool and the specification that supports the connection is the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) specification.
Presently, in the Brock University context, instructors need to know that the Brock University service, web-based tool or Publisher they are interested in integrating into their course: exists, supports LTI specification and that Isaak/Sakai can be connected through LTI. The instructor then must contact administrators to have the connection added to his/her course. The connection is only made once the proposed integration has met Brock University's technical and privacy standards. This new model of pre-approved tools and their listing alongside other Sakai tools now only requires the instructors interest – prompted from any source, including students previous experience.
This ability to add tools alongside Sakai's current listing of possible tools also provides an opportunity for university services to tightly integrate with courses in addition to making instructors aware that they exist.
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In the aftermath of Israel's attacks on Syrian weapons facilities, I've seen reports that Israel fears a response from the Assad regime. In such a response, Syria would target nearby areas in Northern Israel — the same ones that were pounded in the 2006 Lebanese War.
But according to the Jerusalem Post, residents of Northern Israel are not worried that Assad will bomb them. They see Assad as too weak at this point to risk a war with Israel. As one put it:
People are not worried up here. They [the Assad regime] are more worried about the rebels and too worried to go to war with Israel. It's not time for us to clean out the bomb shelters.
This assessment seems right. However, Israel wisely has moved Iron Dome batteries up north to the Haifa and Safed areas, just in case.


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1952 Nash Rambler - The Coolest Kelvinator
This Little Red Rambler Is Making A Big Splash
If you're looking for a hot rod project that'll be quick and easy to build with plenty of parts available cheap, talk to Don and Melissa Fitzgerald before deciding on a Nash Rambler. Luckily, that's not what the Fitzgeralds expected when they started with this bright-red '52 convertible. And, luckily, it's not Don's first project car-just the most complicated and the most unusual.
In 1949, car and refrigerator manufacturer Nash-Kelvinator modernized the looks of its entire automotive line-up. Notable styling changes included unibody construction (Nash was the first major U.S. auto manufacturer to go down that road), integrated front and rear fender skirts, and a progressive aerodynamic profile. The compact Rambler was introduced in 1950; the first model was the two-door Landau convertible.
The Fitzgeralds were at the Goodguys West Coast Nationals in 2001, where Melissa spotted a Rambler convertible and fell in love with its unusual "bathtub" body style. When they got back to Virginia, they started looking for one of their own to build into a mild custom. The search was expedited by the Internet, and this '52 turned up in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a year later. The price was low and the condition was poor. When Don got it apart, he found expired license plates and even an aluminum cooler top bolted to the floorboard to cover numerous holes-not something you'd want to find in any project and especially on an early unibody car.
Some of the elements that make the car cool are the same that added some challenges to the buildup. The toughest challenge was building a tube chassis and getting it back into place to maintain the unibody construction. The factory front subframe and the rear boxed frame were grafted into the body at the inner wheelwells. Don removed the stock tubing and replaced it with custom 2x3 rectangular tubing, welded at the rockers, floor, and wheelwells. The back end of the 'rails kick up over the rear axles. The suspension includes a Fatman Fabrications IFS setup and an S-10 rear.
Luckily, Don found a Nash shop manual with detailed frame information, and that identified all the geometry points from front to rear. That manual became Don's map throughout the build and was invaluable when it was time to rebuild the retractable top. Unlike conventional convertibles, the Nash retains complete window frames and pillars, similar in looks to the Ford B-400s. The cable-driven top is electrically operated, via a large starter motor mounted behind the rear seat, and runs alongside guiderails.
The drivetrain includes a dressed-up crate small-block, and the interior is full of well-matched medium-tech touches, all described in the spec section of the this story. With help from Melissa's dad, John Rinehart, Don had the Nash built and on the road in three and a half years. The Fitzgeralds have been showing off the Rambler all around the Southeast, where it's been getting a lot of attention from spectators who love it, even if they don't know what it is. Don says the guys from Barrett-Jackson know exactly what it is and have encouraged them to auction the car. That'll have to wait, because right now they're having too much fun driving it and showing it.
We repeat, if you're looking for a cheap and easy project, a '52 Rambler ragtop isn't the way to go. On the other hand, if you want a cool, one-of-a-kind ride, this isn't for you, either, because there's a cool red one already out there, and it's getting a lot of attention.
ChassisDon didn't make things easy for himself by rebuilding a unibody car, but the result is one of the most aggressively stanced Ramblers around. Don, with help from his father-in-law, John Rinehart, replaced the factory 2x2 'rails with handbuilt 3x2 rectangular tubing and welded them back in place. He added a Fatman Mustang II-style IFS with tubular A-arms, with the factory springs, plus front and rear Gabriel shock absorbers. The '85 S-10 rear rides on Chassis Engineering leaf springs and runs 3.08 gears. Steering is a narrowed rack-and-pinion. Brakes are 11-inch discs in front-with a power booster from MP Brakes-and 11-inch drums in the rear.
The wheels had to complement the period and the low-key style of the rest of the exterior, and 15-inch steelies from Newstalgia Wheel, painted to match the body and accented with caps 'n' rings, get the job done. Coker provided the P185/70R15 wide-white radials.
What's the point in making a lot of mods when you already have an unusual body style? Don smoothed the cowl, removing the small air induction vent in the center, and got rid of the outside mirrors, flying lady hood ornament, side emblems, and the chrome trim strip that ran along the entire perimeter of the low beltline. The remaining chrome was redone at Advanced Plating, and a bronze tint was added to the glass. The Rambler Landau convertible tops were canvas from the factory, but Kings Upholstery in Roanoke upgraded to dark-brown Mercedes top material. Don and his father-in-law did all the bodywork before Jay Keaton shot the Boyd Red from DuPont Hot Hues. The finish gets a little flashier in the engine compartment, where some gold pinstriping and a Von Dutch-inspired flying eyeball dress up the inner wheelwells and firewall.
InteriorThe only Rambler with an Italian leather interior (we're guessing) is modified with '95 Monte Carlo seats, upholstered in medium-brown hide from Kings Upholstery. The treatment extends to the custom door panels and center console, and floor pads surrounded by German two-tone multi-loop carpet. Polished aluminum accents were added throughout the interior, and the aluminum mesh speaker grilles in the rear armrests and rounded kick panels were incorporated into the design. The Nash dash was clean to begin with, but it's even more so with the pushbutton radio eliminated. Don had the stock gauges converted to 12-volt, and he swapped the stock wheel and column for a LeCarra Mark 10 on a GM tilt column.
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FERC issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Rockaway Delivery Lateral and Northeast Connector Projects (Docket No. CP13-36-000 and CP13-132-000)
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project and the Northeast Connector Project (Projects). The Projects are proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company (Transco).
The Projects would provide firm delivery lateral service of 647 thousand dekatherms per day of natural gas to National Grids local distribution system in the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York. The proposed facilities would be located in Brooklyn and Queens Counties, New York; York County, Pennsylvania; and Mercer and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey, and include:
- construction and operation of 3.2 miles of new 26-inch-diameter pipeline;
- construction and operation of one new metering and regulating station;
- modification of three existing compressor stations;
- installation of an offshore cathodic protection system; and
- various onshore and offshore ancillary facilities including taps, valves, manifolds, launchers, and receivers.
The draft EIS has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 15001508), and FERC regulations implementing NEPA (18 CFR 380).
The conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS are those of the FERC environmental staff. Input from the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Maine Fisheries Service; and City of New York as cooperating agencies, was considered during the development of the staffs conclusions and recommendations. However, these agencies would present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective Record of Decision, and would adopt the final EIS per 40 CFR 1506.3 if, after an independent review of the document, they conclude that their permitting requirements have been satisfied.
FERC staff concludes that, if the proposed Projects are approved, constructed, and operated, the proposed facilities would result in some adverse environmental impacts. However, these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of Transcos proposed minimization and mitigation measures and the additional measures recommended in the draft EIS. These conclusions are supported by the following:
- the Projects would be located on federal, state, or city government lands or existing Transco properties;
- Transco would obtain all necessary federal authorizations prior to commencement of construction;
- Transco would reduce and mitigate impacts on natural resources during construction of the proposed Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project with the use of mid-line buoys to minimize cable sweep impacts on the seafloor, restore the seafloor to original grade, and by implementing its offshore Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plan; Horizontal Directional Drill Monitoring and Contingency Plan; and Construction Spill Plans for Oil and Hazardous Materials; and
- Transco would complete all necessary surveys for cultural resources, and the appropriate consultations with the State Historic Preservation Officers would be completed before initiating construction.
Comments on the draft EIS must be received in Washington, DC on or before November 25, 2013. Once the final EIS is issued, the FERC Commissioners will take into consideration staffs recommendations when they make a decision on the Projects.
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2:46 start so cool gang!
wheres [FOD]?
Any1 wanna play?
Any1 here? I will join in 15mins, Any map you wanna play.
no1 :(
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Alright whose up for some AA at 12pm EST (5pm GMT) for an hour?
Bridge SE was cool, we should play more Bridge Crossing i think :)
Was nice to see a server with 17 people on it today :D
MackBeach is the biggest Piece of Shit in this AA community... Fuck you you TK'in loser...
Yes, now I come in,,noob punjabi
Punjabi, you playing hos today?
For a long time can not gather 26 players Hospital...old times..
i love every fight:))let him just fight in any way possible:):)
and next time at least play a one round before you kick;);)
and remember, every admin on his server plays for a few hours and collects this few players and every time you go to the server and write, change the folder or go to the maps you play..nobody does that!!at least I have never, if we do not like folders get out and get into another..nothing personal against you, just generally!!!
I have no will to argue with you!!next time you will be as normal as any player
Man Im not going to have a pissing match over a game. Enjoy your sever brother. Its a fact, you kicked me because I said I was going to Urban lol Who does that? People say "going to XX map" all the time... Get over yourself, its a fucking GAME!
how you lie hahaha,Let write the players who were in play...
You lie.. I played a few rounds lol and then some left.
you haven't played a single round and you say players move to another server..you should have been just normal :))
don't make me angry..you didn't even get into the game, you write let's go to urban..that's not how a normal person behaves;)and after all, you're always writing about changing a folder that works for you,everyone knows that!!
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5th channel : is it available without being connected to channel 4? If you can seperate it (and make it work completely seperate) how it the wiring done?
I have just finished wiring up my new 4 channel conversion. But before I close everything up I wanted to sqeeze all I can out of it.
Ok just reread the prior post and I believe that the two channels are linked permanently
Last edited by noir 522; 01-22-2012 at 10:50 PM.
MAN, Use Common Sense.
Outside? THERE IS NO BOX !
Channels 4 and 5 are "linked" together and cannot be separeted, I'm afraid... But, they are both available separately...
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
hi, my TQ 2.4 GHz radio 2ch model 2238 in the menu only flashes green four times and switch does not work. my english is not good so I can not read the whole topic I did not know what you're talking about. so I ask for help, thanks for the answer
I would like to use a momentary push button switch with just 2 prongs on the back. Can someone help with how to wire it up? I have the ISW up/down that is open to use. Does both sides of the switch hook to them or does one of the wires need to go somewhere else. I am new to this type mods so any help is greatly appreciated.
Found a video on YouTube on how to do it great mod.
Finally got my project up to snuff. I now have four channels, I cut the throttle switch and attached a 3rd rocker switch in its place. Then I tor the transmitter down to its core (circuit board, switches, antennae, steering knob) and stuck it all into a radio shack project box
from this
to this
to this
to this
to this
now back to my main project
MAN, Use Common Sense.
Outside? THERE IS NO BOX !
ok. been reading alot about this! someone please tell me how to turn 2 sets of lights on and off remotely!
MAN, Use Common Sense.
Outside? THERE IS NO BOX !
I haven't been able to get additional channels working using the methods described on the more recent posts. I'm skeptical of the claims that shorting VCC to GND does anything productive, since all that would so is overload the regulator on the mainboard.
+1 on skcolb comments...
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
grounding the vcc port works! tried on 2 controllers and both are now 5 channel
I wrote up my experience trying to mod my transmitter. The only new things to add to the conversation are the pinout of the programming header, and that the microcontroller memory is readout-protected.
Still extremely skeptical of grounding the VCC pin.
@sunde4, how long did you ground VCC for?
about 5 seconds, the green led went out when i connected them then came back on when i removed the wire
1.turn on controler
2.take wire and touch to ground and vcc(led will go out while these are connected), i used the ground right next to the vcc
3.disconnect wire(led comes back on)
4.cycle through menus and POOF 5ch
I had to ground the vcc on mine also. Did it just like sunde4 said and it worked.
I'll research further into the VCC / GND method... I have a spare transmitter and I think it has only 2 channels enabled...
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
I'm a little nervous to short these out also. I did it just briefly, but no success.
I'm worried I might damage it & be stuck with no controller at all.
hello everyone!
i've just found this thread and tried to unlock my 2ch TQ Link.
after a few tries i have succeeded!
my TX is:
Traxxas TQ Link 2.4ghz high output (red buttons)
model: 2238
serial: A011xxx
here's what i did:
- open transmitter
- turn on transmitter and receiver (mine was installed on a hpi sprint 2 flux )
- plug servo on channel 3 (or plug the steering servo if you don't have another servo)
- turn the servo by hand to one side
- on the transmitter, use a piece of wire to connect GND to VCC
- transmitter LED will turn off and turn on again when you remove the wire.
- when it turns on again the servo connected on channel 3 will return to center!
- check if you can access the 5 channels on the menu.
I was able to get my 2238 Tx from 2 channels to 5 channels by using the ground to VSS method.
I have figured out how to wire everything but channels 4 and 5...
I can get channel 4 to work by itself by grounding to TSW UP (or is it ISW?)
I can get channel 5 to work by itself by grounding to TSW DWN
From what I am reading, I should be able to get 5 to turn on with 4... but I cannot figure out how!!
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
I'm confused.
I have 2 TX transmitters and both give 5 blinks. On the first one none of the other channels work. I have tryed all methods as described in this topic but no extra channels.
On the second one I do have sometimes extra channels. Once they work and the next time they don't. Very strange. Soldered the cables again, took new cables, took another switch, took another servo, took another ESC (all from CC) but nothing changes.
Sometimes when it doesn't work and I switch from "off" to "on" I do hear the servo for a second buzzing but it doesn't move to left or right.
Anybody ideas what it can be?
Just found out that when the switch doesn't work and I stick the servo in the channels 3 to 5 that is does the following:
Channel 3: servo goes to center
Channel 4: servo turns to left
Channel 5: servo turns to right
I finally got it working on both TQ's .
I think that I have found the problem. The soldering of the resistor on both sides at channel 3 was connected to each other. I found that out by holding a wire on the resistors. When I removed the wire from the resistor the servo started moving without doing anything. When I looked with a magnifying glass at the resistors I saw the connection in the soldering. Scratched it away with a tiny screwdriver and the problem was solved.
Don't know if the connection was already there or that it has come through soldering of the wires. I only used a soldering iron of 18 Watt .
Before I forget:
Thank you all for sharing your experiences, especially Danielhr77, in this great thread.
Just wanted to chime in with another 2-5 channel mod Thanks to everyone here for all the knowledge and know how about this mod that made is so easy to do!
Way of Life!
I've got one for sale... lol
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
Hahaha... I need one that has never been unlocked before and of course I need the MMM ESC too, and an Ipod... I would love to hack this one and I'm pretty sure I can do it, but I'm afraid an XO-1 is not in my list of things I want to buy for now...
Last edited by danielhr77; 02-23-2012 at 02:39 PM.
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
Greetings from Brazil guys!
First I want to thank everyone who posted information about the Traxxas Link Radio.
I've read quite a bit before posting anything.
Now comes my doubts ...
Any Traxxas Link 2.4GHz 2 channel radio can be modified or there is some model that has no possibility?
Appeared an opportunity to get a Traxxas Link 2.4Ghz 3 channel radio that has the buttons "menu" and "set" with yellow color.
The modification of the 4th and 5th channel may have done it?
Is there any method to unlock radios that 3rd, 4th, 5th channel are blocked?
I'm looking to buy a radio from a friend, but I need to know if there is a rapid method to know if the radio accept the changes before I can buy it. I can not spend too much money. Would be easier because then shall I know that I can buy and make modifications.
I'm waiting for information to start converting the radio.
Thanks for everything, until next time!
There is no way to tell if it can be modified via ground to VSS until the procedure is actually performed.
You can count blinks, however, when using the menu/set buttons to see if it is already open for 4/5 channel use.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
Update on Ground to VSS method to activate more channels that your radio...
Please continue at your own risk...
1) Set up a servo ready to operate in channel 4 on the Rx
-- Be sure to power on the Rx
2) Open up the case of your Tx
3) Carefully pull out the board/battery tray and set it along side of the Tx
-- You may need to remove a rubber wire holder and some black tape
4) Expose the ends of a length of wire (long enough to work with)
5) Insert one end of the wire in the spring with the black wire in the battery tray
6) With the power on, touch the wire (now ground) to VCC on the board for 4-5 seconds
7) Now touch the wire to TSW UP
-- The servo you have hooked up in channel 4 should activate
8) Confirm this by switching off the board (switch to the left) and performing the following:
--Switch the board on
--Press and hold the left (menu) red button until it blinks green
--Press the menu button again... you should get two green blinks
--Press the right (set) red button... you should go back to a single green blink
--Press the menu button to cycle through green blink sets... 2 for 2nd channel, 3 for 3rd channel, ect.
I have confirmed this method on radio (Tx) models 2238 and 2239, both with the 2218x receiver (Rx)
Last edited by JimmyNeutron; 03-02-2012 at 02:37 AM.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
Where is VSS? I see a VCC next to ground, but I'm not seeing the VSS. Could we have a pic to go with the above post?
I've tried grounding VCC, but my connected servos don't center (one on ch3 and one on ch4).
Two Rusty VXLs, M2Ks 18/83 - Tag! You're it!
I corrected my post.
Channels 4 and 5 are two position channels... full left or full right. They do not center.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
Jimmie, my radio will arrive this Thursday and I want to know if it is unlocked or locked. If it is locked, I'll do what you described in your post above.
Thanks again for your help, you rock!
Reading and learning more and more!
I tried Jimmie's outlined steps with both a 2228 and a 2239 - no luck on either one. The servo on Ch 4 never moved... (it was about 3/4 through travel, so that I'd see if it either centered or moved to full left/right). I guess some radios are still just out of luck, and me, too!
Any one figure out a use for the pinout in the bottom of the battery holder? Could that be used to do anything to awaken the extra channels?
Two Rusty VXLs, M2Ks 18/83 - Tag! You're it!
That's funny... I have done this to 5 radios now with out a problem.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
I too have not had any issues. HOWEVER, the menu is a pain to navigate. I sure hope you arent initiating detonation sequences on the U.S. nuclear cache when you are trying to get your channels programmed!!
No kidding!!
There is room for an LCD in the base, with the screen facing up...
I wonder why Traxxas did not have one put in??
I would definitely pay a few extra bucks ($10-15) for this feature!
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
Hey collegues!
unfortunately all my attemps to add channels was unsuccessful..
But found smth interesting: when you do reseting procedure (both buttons + pow on)
Then if i push MENU button - red led flashes ones then pause,
if twice - flashes twice.. up 5 times ! Have thank "wow! here is" - channel choise`g mode!
But.. not helped (
i did this mod and had some problems with the menu tree but after awhile i got it. a Buddie of mine got a emaxx off ebay with a summit tranny, but he didn't get a 3 channel remote. i taped in to it and the channel will not open. are the some remote that don't work. he has the same remote as i. the 2.4GHz and i got all five channels open on mine
Do any of these mods apply to the TQI two-channel model number 6509 or has anyone found any that can?
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Houston police on Tuesday for the first time identified a criminal suspect - a possible serial rapist - from testing of sexual assault kits that once gathered dust in the police property room.
HPD sex crime investigators said Herman Ray Whitfield Jr., 43, has been charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault going back to 1992, and said he may have had more victims.One of his victims, police said, was a 12-year-old.
The identity comes one year after two independent labs began processing about 10,000 cases, including 6,600 untested sexual assault kits, that were stored in the HPD property room. The city turned to an outside lab after DNA testing at HPD's crime lab was suspended when an independent audit revealed shoddy forensic work.
In February, Houston Police Department brass said partial results of a DNA testing had not resulted in any false arrests. And while HPD confirmed the testing had led to a number of arrests, they would not reveal the exact number or identify any suspects.
"I don't think it's surprising. You have thousands of untested rape kits, and when you start testing them you're going to start making connections," said Mark Bennett, a veteran Houston criminal defense attorney.
"If there are rape victims who wouldn't have been raped if the authorities had done their jobs properly, we should all be outraged by that."
Whitfield lived in the Sunnyside neighborhood of southeast Houston and is now imprisoned in the Byrd Unit in Huntsville. He has been linked by DNA to four rapes between 1992 and 1994 and between 2006 and 2009, police said Tuesday.
"He was very violent in his assaults," Sgt. John Colburn said. "He choked his victims and would display a weapon or let them know he had one."
Women who saw photos of the 6-foot-3 Whitfield and identified him as their attacker told police they didn't know him.
Whitfield was sentenced in 1994 to 30 years in prison for kidnapping and served 12 years before being paroled in 2006, Colburn said.
He confirmed the evidence in the sexual assault cases was developed by DNA testing by the independent labs.
From 2006 to 2009, Whitfield was living near Airport Boulevard and Texas 288 in the Sunnyside area but had several different addresses before being sent back to prison in 2009 on a parole violation, according to officer Holly Whillock.
At some point during his parole, Whitfield's DNA was entered into a national database, allowing police to later link him to the four local cases, Colburn said.
His victims ranged from 12 to 30.
Three of the assaults occurred before he went to prison: Dec. 15, 1992, 4300 block of Alvin; Feb. 16, 1993, 4300 block of Alvin; and Aug. 30, 1993, 4400 block of Wilmington.
The other charge stems from an attack on June 11, 2008, in the 4300 block of Wilmington. In that case, police released a composite sketch of the attacker, based upon the victim's description.
All the attacks occurred on trails, in bushes, in vacant lots or in vacant houses. Whillock said the area was much less developed in the 1990s than it is now.
Investigators said they believe others were attacked.
Last year, Mayor Annise Parker and the City Council agreed to spend $4.4 million in city funds and federal grants to send evidence for testing to two nationally known independent labs.
Included were 6,600 kits of evidence taken from sexual assault victims that were never tested, the oldest going back to 1987.
The testing was necessary not only to eliminate the backlog of older rape kits, but also to keep up with a growing number of various categories of newer cases developed by HPD investigators that required DNA testing.
Houston police closed their crime lab in 2002. An independent audit criticized the lab, citing unqualified personnel, lax protocols and inadequate facilities that included a roof that leaked rainwater onto evidence.


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Clyde look as sharp as ever - purple rain
Melo with first bucket and GAME ON..
So angry Davis is not playing.
Great pass by Kidd. The guys need to wake up tho...
Karate Kidd for 3!
Nice to see Polish girl in first post
Damn Melo's Jumper is amazing right now.
I swear i hate those off balance pull-up 3's by Melo
I bet some stupid reporters will write that Melo was selfish against Hornets..
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Feb. 10, 2007
Head Coach Michelle Bento-Jackson:
On the game:
"Gonzaga got some open shots tonight and they made them. We had some defensive breakdowns at times, but they just got too many good looks."
On the rebounding margin:
"We didn't give ourselves any opportunities for second chances, while on the other end, they had plenty of second chances with their offensive rebounds. That hurt us in the first half."
On the girls coming out aggressive to start the contest:
"I thought that for the most part our girls played really hard tonight, they gave great effort. But we just had a spurt there in the second half where we just weren't making the best decisions in terms of our shot selection, and we started panicking a little bit because we weren't scoring."
On bouncing back with a hot shooting night:
"The reason why we got the open looks that we did tonight was because our execution was just much better. It was very poor against Saint Mary's, and our shot selection was not good, but we worked a lot on our offense this week in practice and I think it showed tonight."