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Difference between a beggar and a rich man
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." Jesus reaffirmed this Old Testament truth by repeating it, living it and gaining victory over the devil with God's Word. Today we will hear Him speaking words in parables. I am reading from Luke 16:19-31.
"There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. When the beggar died, he was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.' Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, Father, that you would send him to my father's house for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them lest they also come to this place of torment.' Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, Father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.'"
Parables. Jesus told hundreds of them. It was one of His favorite means of teaching the people. Children know that a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. It was a way Jesus, who was the Word of God, could bring God's Word to us. Luke 15 and 16 record many of the most famous words, including "the lost sheep," "the Prodigal Son," and the parable we have just read.
This story of the rich man and Lazarus is an earthly story we see re-enacted far too often in our century. In many countries there are contrasting extremes of wealth and poverty. Those extremes are heightened when we contrast the wealth of our western world with the poverty of much of the third world. That reminds us that Jesus said caring for the needy of the world is the same as caring for Him. We can read all of His Word in Matthew 25:31- 46. The gap between the rich man and Lazarus, like the incredible gap within our world, is the early story we all understand.
Then comes the heavenly meaning. Jesus does not want to point out only the gap between rich and poor. Rather Jesus wants to illustrate another gap that is even greater — the gap between heaven and hell. Lazarus went to heaven because he believed the "Word became flesh." And the rich man went to hell because he trusted in his own ability — evidence of which was seen in his great wealth. His arrogance and insensitivity are seen by the fact that driving by the beggar, Lazarus, every day, he never one time really "saw" the man. And missing the man, he missed his opportunity to "see" the man's savior, Jesus Christ. Now the chasm between the two is greater than it ever was — and it is immovably fixed.
I wonder — what do we see on various corners of the Golden Triangle when we encounter a man, woman, child or sometimes a combination of these? They are holding a sign which reads "homeless, jobless, need help."
Dear God, we confess the sin-gaps that spoil our world. Yet we know the sin of rejecting You forms the damning gap. Help us to share our faith and our abundance. Amen and amen.
The Rev. Delmar Dabney was a spiritual inspiration in Southeast Texas for many years before his death in 1994. This and other messages from his daily television show, "Coffee with Pastor Dabney," are featured here regularly.

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Cincinnati sees prospects Mesoraco, Alonso reach bigs
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | October 19, 2011 6:24 AM
The Reds' lone Minor League team to reach the postseason in 2011, Dayton, lasted only three games, losing to Lansing in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs. But the lack of postseason action doesn't take away from what some of the organization's best young talent accomplished this past summer -- the Reds themselves struggled to reproduce their 2010 success, but they did see top talents like Yonder Alonso and Devin Mesoraco make it to the Majors in 2011.
Reds Organization All-Stars
Catcher -- Yasmani Grandal, Bakersfield (56 games), Carolina (45 games), Louisville (four games): It's a toss-up here between Grandal, the Reds' No. 1 pick in last year's Draft, and Devin Mesoraco, who is a few months older than Grandal and posted just about equal stats. For Grandal, the 2010 No. 12 overall pick worked his way up to Triple-A in just his first full season (he played in only eight games in 2010) and led the Reds system with a .401 on-base percentage. In 15 fewer games than Mesoraco, the Miami product hit .301 with 14 homers and 68 RBIs; Mesoraco, who finished the year in the Majors, batted .289 with 15 homer runs and 71 RBIs at Triple-A Louisville.
"I think we were extremely happy with both of them," said Jeff Graupe of the Reds' Player Development department. "You look at Yasmani for a first-year player, to do what he did -- the plate discipline and power combo from both sides of the plate. To hit .300 and get up to Triple-A in his first full season is pretty remarkable."
Either way, the Reds have a good problem behind the plate with a pair of 22-year-old studs entering 2012. Graupe said Mesoraco's plans for 2012 are not yet decided, but it's a good bet that Grandal is back in Louisville.
First base -- Neftali Soto, Carolina (102 games), Louisville (four games): Soto, who signed with the Reds out of high school, led the system with 30 home runs and hit .412 in his brief taste of Triple-A hitting by the end of the season. He batted .278 and ranked fifth among Reds prospects with 80 RBIs, with most of those coming at Double-A Carolina despite missing all of May with a broken wrist. The 22-year-old led the Southern League in homers and ranked third in the SL with a .575 slugging percentage.
"Another guy who had a great year, he's really young still, just 22, but a guy who has been around in our system for a while and gets forgotten about a bit," said Graupe.
Other worthy candidates include Donald Lutz, who hit .301 with 20 homers and 75 RBIs at Class A Dayton, and lefty-swinging Robert Maddox, an Ohio native who batted .282 with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs in 63 games for short-season Billings.
"Lutz is a great athlete, another guy who is 22 and might be younger in terms of baseball years," Graupe said. "He grew up in Germany, didn't get the exposure and play as much as kids his age in that league, but both him and Maddox have premier power."
Second base -- Henry Rodriguez, Carolina (69 games), Bakersfield (58 games): The switch-hitting 21-year-old did his best Brandon Phillips imitation in 2011 when he hit .320 with 13 longballs, 30 stolen bases and ranked fourth among Reds hitters with 81 RBIs, solid production from a middle infielder (Phillips went .300/18/82 and stole 14 in the Majors).
"Henry is a gamer, one of the guys that wherever you put him, he hits," said Graupe.
Rodriguez, who led the Reds system with 165 hits, batted .340 in the California League and .302 after a bump to Carolina in his third season above the Caribbean rookie circuits.
"He plays a solid second base, shows ability to play all around the infield. He broke his ankle in last game of the season, but we're not expecting him to miss any time next year. He'll miss his Venezuelan Winter League, where he plays shortstop and he's turned himself into a big deal down there in that league."
Third base -- David Vidal, Dayton (127 games): The Reds' eighth-rounder from 2010 led the system with 85 RBIs and ranked fourth with 20 homers in his first full Minor League season. He hit .297 against lefties and with runners on base.
"He was a JuCo guy [Miami-Dade] who got some time in rookie ball last year, and he showed impressive hands and solid arm strength at third," Graupe said. "He's got a real good idea how to hit, has good at-bats, uses the middle of the field, and he has more power than you'd think from his frame."
Shortstop -- Billy Hamilton, Dayton (135 games): Hamilton, the Reds' second-round pick in 2009, was a nightmare for pitchers (and catchers) in the Midwest League, showing off his wheels at just about every opportunity. The switch-hitting infielder led the Minors with 103 stolen bases while hitting .278 with 50 RBIs and 30 extra-base hits. To put that into perspective, the speedy Michael Bourn led the Majors in steals with 61.
"We're as high on him as anybody -- he's a great kid, a great worker who wants to be one of the best," said Graupe.
Hamilton ranked third in the Reds' system with 153 hits and was caught stealing 20 times. The thievery comes a year after he swiped 48 bases in 69 games for Billings.
"He's one of the most exciting players to watch in the Minor Leagues," Graupe said. "Defensively, he'll play short with anybody, he makes some incredible plays, he's come a long way defensively and we believe he'll play shortstop in the end and be a top of the order leadoff hitter with game-changing speed."
Graupe said Hamilton was indeed encouraged by the Reds this spring to be an aggressive base stealer.
"I think we led all of Minor League Baseball in steals, and Billy was a big part of that. We preach to them to err on the side of being aggressive, especially in the low Minors. It's easier to teach how to hit the breaks than the gas."
Designated hitter -- Devin Mesoraco, Louisville (120 games), Cincinnati (18 games): The Reds' top pick in 2007 has continued to progress, earning Futures Game and International League All-Star honors in '11. He saw solid playing time in the Majors with the Reds banged up at catcher in September.
"He keeps getting better, he's an off the charts makeup guy, and he wants to keep improving. Every year he gets better -- his game-calling, blocking, receiving, he's taking steps forward," said Graupe. "Offensively he's shown what our scouts thought he would do."
Graupe said he thinks Mesoraco will be in a position to make the Major League roster next spring, although the organization will re-evaluate expectations in the coming month for all players.
"That's probably a better question for [Reds general manager] Walt [Jocketty], but I think hes going to come in and get every opportunity."
Jeremy Hermida, Louisville (105 games), Cincinnati (10 games), San Diego (20 games): Hermida finished the season in the Majors with San Diego after the Reds waived him in September, but that shouldn't diminish his .319 average with 17 homers and 55 RBIs as an IL All-Star with Louisville. This was Hermida's first lengthy stay in the Minors since 2005, and he surely would have rather been up with Cincinnati, but nevertheless, he finished as one of just three Reds Minor League outfielders with double-digit homers.
"He was a great professional," said Graupe. "[He] gave us consistent at-bats and we're glad we could help him get to a good opportunity in the end."
Yonder Alonso, Louisville (91 games), Cincinnati (47 games): Another former first-round pick, Alonso hit .297 at Triple-A with decent production numbers before getting solid time in the Majors, where he batted .330 for the Reds. He again played in the Futures Game and was an IL All-Star, driving in 56 runs in 91 games.
"He's just a very professional hitter," said Graupe. "Quality at-bats and he has the ability to drive mistakes."
Ryan LaMarre, Bakersfield (117 games), Carolina (five games): LaMarre and fellow speedster Quintin Berry had very similar seasons, both hitting about .280 with six homers and 40-plus stolen bases. LaMarre is a few years younger and swiped 52 bases along with 47 RBIs while reaching Double-A in his second season. Dayton's Juan Duran also had a productive season -- his 71 RBIs led all Reds outfielders.
"He's another guy who, in his first full season, played ahead of most of his draft class, and we're happy with the year he had," Graupe said of LaMarre. "He plays a very good center field, he's an aggressive baserunner and we like his future."
Right-handed starting pitcher -- Josh Smith, Dayton (26 games): The Florida native was an easy pick here after going 14-7 with a 2.97 ERA in 142 2/3 innings. He led all Reds Minor League pitchers in wins, ERA, strikeouts (166), WHIP (1.09) and batting average against (.228). A big strikeout pitcher out of Lipscomb University, Smith walked just 33 batters all season and earned a trip to the Midwest League All-Star Game.
"I don't know that we thought anyone could put up those numbers, but we knew he'd go out and carry the load and perform well," said Graupe. "He's got a low 90s fastball, solid slider, solid feel for a changeup and the ability to throw all three where he wants when he wants to."
Left-handed starting pitcher -- Tony Cingrani, Billings (13 games): The Rice product dominated the Pioneer League, finishing 3-2 with a 1.75 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 51 1/3 frames for the Mustangs. He walked just six batters and allowed only one homer all season. The Reds' third-round pick this summer also earned league Pitcher of the Week honors on Aug. 29 and was nominated for a MiLBY Award as the Best Short-Season Starter of 2011.
"Tony had a great first pro experience. He really he showed a plus fastball, plus change and an average slider, and the only thing that held him back was he was coming off a college career where he pitched out of bullpen," said Graupe. "We're expecting him to take off next year."
Relief pitcher -- Drew Hayes, Dayton (51 games): A righty out of Vanderbilt, Hayes owned a 1.35 ERA and led the Reds' system with 22 saves. He struck out 89 in 60 innings, allowed just two longballs and held batters to a .141 average.
"I think Drew's numbers speak for themselves, he showed a plus fastball, plus slider and he was great in late inning situations," Graupe said. "He took over the closer job for that team, and between him and Blaine Howell and Daniel Wolford, they had power arms that allowed them to shorten games."
Danny Wild is an editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State football interim head coach Doug Martin announced today, the hiring of Bart Miller as the Aggies' new offensive line coach.
"Having known Bart (Miller) when he was graduate assistant here at New Mexico State and someone who knows this program is a bonus," Martin said. "Obviously, with his experience in taking a team all the way to the Rose Bowl is a big plus for our program. We are excited to have Bart (Miller) as a member of our staff."
"I'm very excited to return to New Mexico State and work under Coach Martin," Miller said. "I share his vision and goals for the program and I truly feel we can do some special things. I appreciate the opportunity to help turn the NM State football program in the right direction."
As the offensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin, Miller was named one of the Big Ten's Best Assistants in 2012 by ESPN.com, after taking over an offensive line in September that ranked 103 nationally in rushing averaging only 101 yards per game, and finished 12 in the nation, averaging 237.8 yards per game and 5.2 yards per rush. (265 yards per game in conference play). He helped guide the Badgers to their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and earned a berth to their third consecutive Rose Bowl.
The Wisconsin run game set the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 all-time single game rushing performances in school history (564 yards vs. Indiana, 542 yards vs. Nebraska, and 467 yards vs. Purdue), as the offensive line paved the way for All-American and Doak Walker Award winner Montee Ball to break the NCAA career touchdown record (86), and finish seventh nationally in total rushing, including three 200-yard individual rushing performances.
Miller coached NFL prospects and 2012 All-Big Ten honorees Ricky Wagner, Ryan Groy and Travis Frederick, while helping to re-establish a physical standard of excellence throughout the unit – resulting in 586 total knockdown blocks in 13 games and 4 games with over 300 yards rushing in 2012. The Badgers were one of the least penalized teams in the nation, ranking 5th in penalties against and 4th in turnovers allowed.
In 2011, as a graduate assistant for the Badgers, Miller worked directly with the offensive line and tight ends, helping lead one of the best offenses in the country, averaging 44.1 points per game, 470 total yards per game and 235.6 rushing yards per game. He coached and worked with NFL first and second round picks, All Big Ten honorees and All-Americans Kevin Zeitler and Peter Konz, Heisman Finalist Montee Ball, and NCAA record holder and NFL starter Russell Wilson. The Badgers were Big Ten champions in 2011 and participated in the 2012 Rose Bowl. Miller helped guide all five starting offensive linemen to receive either All-American or All-Conference honors.
The Omaha, Neb., native went to Wisconsin after spending 2010 as a graduate assistant at New Mexico State where he worked primarily with the offensive line. Prior to joining the Aggies, Miller served in the front office of the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.
A 2007 graduate of the University of New Mexico, Miller was a starter and two-year letterman for the Lobos on the offensive line, earning Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors as a junior and senior. A part of four bowl teams, Miller played right guard for the 2007 UNM team that had a 1,000-yard rusher, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 3,000-yard passer. The Lobos finished the season 9-4 and won the school's first bowl game since 1961.
Miller received his bachelor's degree in organizational communication and a minor in business from UNM in 2007 and completed his master's degree in education. He and his wife, Amy, live in Las Cruces.


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"I Ride for the Brand" is the theme of the celebration, which will feature Grand Marshal Ked Somerville in the Pioneer Day parade.
The parade will begin earlier than in previous years, with a 9:30 a.m. start time. In addition to Somerville, Rye and Dianne Nielson will be honored for their years of service to the community.
A full calendar of events is listed on page 16 of the San Juan Record.
The Blue Mountain Invitational Fast Pitch Softball Tournament promises to be one of the best ever, with a full schedule of action and three nationally-ranked teams. It will be the largest fast pitch tournament in the state this year. Action begins Friday afternoon and runs through Saturday.
A concert featuring VanLadyLove will be presented on Friday evening at 9 p.m. at the Monticello High School football field. Tickets are available at the door or at a reduced price if pre-purchased at the Monticello City Office.
A local talent show begins at 6:30 p.m. at the football field. Call 435-587-2277 for more information.
The Lions Club will serve breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the pavilion just east of the Monticello Post Office. In addition, the Pioneer Day 5K race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Loyds Lake.
Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy is coordinating mud bog races throughout the day at the San Juan County Fairgrounds. The alcohol-fueled mud racers will provide long and loud entertainment.
After the Pioneer Day parade, the attention turns to Veterans Memorial Park, where there will be a host of food, vendor and activity booths for all ages.
The annual Big Four Tractor Pull promises to draw visitors. It begins at 2 p.m. at the Visitor Center.
Swimming events will take place at the city pool.
The final event is the fireworks show, which will take place after dark from the MHS football field.
In addition to community celebrations, several classes will hold reunions during the weekend.
The Monticello High School Class of 2002 will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Derryl Jack residence, 265 N. 100 W., in Monticello.
The MHS Class of 1992 will build a float for the parade on Friday and then host a Family Dinner at the K&A Chuckwagon on Saturday from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
The MHS Class of 1972 will meet for a barbeque at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 21 at Seventies Flat. Contact Rob Adams at 435-421-9022 for more information.
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I have a programming assignment that I can't figure out. Please help!
For this assignment you are to print a table that gives approximate letter frequencies for English text. To keep things simple and concrete, your job will be to print out the letter frequencies for multiple lines of text you enter from the keyboard. More specifically, you program should continue entering lines of text until you type two Returns in a row. Then your code should print the letter frequencies, followed by a report that gives the most frequent letter and its count (in case of ties for most frequent letter, any most frequent letter will do). Also, your code should ignore letter case - so capital letters as well as lower case letters should be counted.
Enter lines of text, type two returns in a row to end
now is the time
The quick brown fox jumped over the LAZY dog
and why not?
a 2
b 1
c 1
d 3
e 6
f 1
g 1
h 4
i 3
j 1
k 1
l 1
m 2
n 4
o 6
p 1
q 1
r 2
s 1
t 5
u 2
v 1
w 3
x 1
y 2
z 1
most frequent: e 6
Tips/Further Qualifications
Use the input style that's used in Program Backwards in Chapter 7. (It accepts multiple lines of text). However, there's no need to store the entered lines in an array (as happens in Program Backwards). For this assignment you can process each line after it's been entered in one pass, and then, in effect, you can throw it away.
You MUST do this assignment with two classes: a driver, which handles the input, and is called LetterDriver, and a principal processing class, called LetterProfile. Objects in the LetterProfile class are responsible for handling the character processing. LetterProfile must have an array instance variable that functions like a scoreboard, tallying letter frequencies as lines are read.
Convert all text as it comes in to lower case. Ignore characters that aren't letters. Remember that if someLetter is a char variable that holds a letter, then (someLetter-'a') gives the numerical position of someLetter among all lower case letters. Thus if someLetter holds an 'e', then (someLetter-'a') = 4. Use this fact to guide the updating of your letter frequency array scoreboard.
As always, be sure to comment your code.
Backwards Program:
import java.util.*;
public class Backwards{
public static void main(String[] args){
String[] lines = new String[50];
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
int pos = 0;
String t = " ";
while(t.length() > 0){
t = scan.nextLine();
lines[pos] = t;
for(int j = pos - 1; j >= 0; j--){
lines[j] = lines[j].toUpperCase();
Here is what I have so far:
Driver Class:
import java.util.*;
public class LetterDriver{
public static void main(String[] args){
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
String tScan= " ";
while(tScan.length() > 0){
tScan = scan.nextLine();
Profile class:
public class LetterProfile{
int scoreboard[] = new int [26];
public void countChars (String s)
char a = 'a';
for (int i =0;i < s.length();i++){
int next = (int)s.charAt(i)-(int) a;
if ( next<26 && next >= 0) //if the character is a-z
public void scoreLine (String line){
int index = line.length();
for (int j = 0; j<index; j++)
System.out.println(j + scoreboard[j]);
public int largestLength(){
int largest = 0;
int largestindex = 0;
for(int a = 0; a<26; a++)
largest = scores[a];
largestindex = a;
public void printResults(){
I am getting so many errors and I am horrible at java programming and can't fix it );
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Bring back Nannu? Bring back Bulbul? Why is X in the team? Why is Y not in the team? Does all these sound familiar? Sure! Fans are like this, they want blood each time the team fails.
Balance Between Experience and Youth
by Z Alam
Published: 18th September, 2004
Bring back Nannu? Bring back Bulbul? Why is X in the team? Why is Y not in the team? Does all these sound familiar? Sure! Fans are like this, they want blood each time the team fails. Is/Was there any merit behind all these outcries? Do they deserve any fleeting attention? Let's look at some statistics. Statistics don't lie!
Remember WC 1999, the reason we are a "Test" team now? Who was our most successful batsman in that Tournament? Minhazul Abedin Nannu. But he was not supposed to be there! It was only because of the fans he got his boarding pass for the flight to England. Sans this late replacement, we would not have even beaten Scotland! We the fans knew his value; we have seen him before. When Kenya came to Bangladesh in the early 1990's we were often 50/5 at no times. It was Minhaz and Enamul Hoque that rescued us on most of those occasions.
In 1996 ICC trophy, we all remember Akram Khan's heroics against Holland. Do we remember the person who was with Akram during that historical innings? Those who followed the game know that it was Minhaz who first started rotating the strike when things looked lost. Do we remember that this same person volunteered to come at no. 3 in the final against Kenya when Bangladesh needed 160+ in 25 overs. Our trust in Minhaz was based on his grit, it was based on reality. So we knew when Bangladesh will be down 5 wickets within the first 15 overs, we will want Minhaz there. The history bears witness that we were not wrong.
What about our first official test? Do you remember the name that was not in the team list, but had to be drafted in due to our outcry? You better do. He is none other than our most successful Test batsman Habibul Bashar. How did the selectors miss his talent? Because they were never in the stadium! But we saw him play those little innings; we knew he has the class! We do know something! Why did the selectors discard Akram Khan before WC 2003? Most of the supporters wanted him in the team. We know he has shortcoming. We know his vulnerability against short-pitched deliveries. But we knew we did not have anyone better. We do know something! So please give us our due - listen to what we have to say.
I will start with Aminul Islam. He was discarded in 2002 from our national team (I'm talking about one-day team), never to be seen again. How much did he score in that match against Pakistan? 31 of 42 deliveries. And Bangladesh scored 200+. Why was he discarded? He, along with Akram Khan was deemed to be too old. The management/selectors decided we needed fresh blood. So who replaced them? Alok Kapali, Rajin Saleh, Ashraful. What does the statistics say?
Player M I NO Total H Avg SR 100 50
Aminul Islam 39 39 5 794 70 23.35 56.59 0 3
Akram Khan 44 44 2 976 65 23.23 56.71 0 5
Alok Kapali 42 41 2 797 89* 20.43 65.81 0 4
Ashraful 37 37 2 564 66 16.11 64.09 0 4
Rajin Saleh 21 21 0 457 71 21.76 52.58 0 3
Javed Omar 32 32 3 703 85 24.24 49.96 0 6
None of the youngsters have higher averages than the old guards! Does it mean that these newer faces are not good enough? We the fans don't say that. They are talented for sure, but they were introduced without facing the music even in the domestic leagues. Aminul, Akram, and Minhaz were brought up on a diet of one-day cricket. They played under pressure, they had the experience to face the music. It's unwise to throw the young bloods into the sea without first testing whether they will be able to swim the rivers. We all agree Mahmud is a mediocre player. But why he often does well as compared to more talented compatriots? Because experience counts. It is one thing to show your talent in the net; but it is a totally different ball-game out in the middle.
Akram, Bulbul and Nannu
I know our domestic standard is not good. But should not our batters do well in the domestic arena. Should not they thrash the mediocre bowlers to all parts of the ground? I agree that success in the domestic arena will not automatically translate into international success. But if a player can't do well in domestic arena how will they do well against much better international opponents? If the local pitches are not good enough, good batsmen should be able to adjust their game to do well even in those matches. To be a good player one has to adjust his game to different conditions. How do the foreign recruits do well on the same pitches? Indian batsmen were brought up playing on benign pitches?..did not they produce Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid? They were as successful in domestic arena as they are in the international league.
Let's admit it. It was wrong to discard Aminul Islam from the one day team (not from the test team) when he was discarded. It was wrong to discard Javed Omar from the one day team. Statistics say he is the best opener among what we have. Let's learn from mistake. Remember that Ashraful was discarded from the 2002 SA tour? Do you know his last test innings before he was discarded from the test team? He scored only 75. Don't believe me? Please check for yourself.
So here is what we can learn from the past.
Don't discard a player from the one-day team because of his test performance. There is no doubt that class-players can succeed in both forms. But we don't have abundance of class. Players like Bevan, Slater found it difficult to adjust to different forms of the game. So it is only expected that some of our players will do so.
It is all good to introduce new faces. But don't introduce some one only because he has talent. Let us groom the talent. Let the talent mature before throwing him in the deep. Don't expect some one to succeed only because he showed some flashes of brilliance. A few good innings does not make a good player. I was disappointed to hear Whatmore say that Nafis and Aftab were some positives from this tournament. What did they do? Two innings of 40 and 20? And that shows positive? 40 and 20 are nothing in international arena. Words like this will instill false comfort. In my opinion, Nafis and Aftab were as much a failure as the other batters were.
Finally, don't place our expectation too high. The statistics show that we will find it difficult to be competitive against the top teams. For Gods' sake, the second tier India, Pakistan batters/bowlers are head and shoulder better then our top players. Just have a look at the last office league. If we expect to beat the hell out of the top teams without even proving our mettle against lesser opponents we are only going to be disappointed. We don't have the resources to start blasting Pollock and Co. from the beginning. We even struggle to play 50 overs. Let us be realistic, let's keep the wicket and try to build a respectful total instead of trying to score 250 every game.
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Dual booting Free BSD and Slackware Linux.
Installing OSs with gore series:
Written by gore in Vim.
This is a tutorial to kind of help people who are using Linux or Free BSD use the other.... And the other way around.
Just recently I did this for my very first time, and so I decided after the third time I had it down rather well and so I'm going too write this and that way others can do this too.
Free BSD and Slackware are very closely related OSs. Slackware is the most UNIX like of all Linux and Free BSD is well... BSD. And they both use .tgz and they are more related in that well, on the Slackware home page they say Slackware belongs to Patric and BSDi.
Anyway, to begin, first, go get my other tutorials. Get the one for installing Slackware Linux, and the one for installing Free BSD, as I really don't plan on re-writing the whole thing twice. And that will help keep the overall size of this one from being huge.
Getting Started:
Get the ISO files for Free BSD 5.3, which is what I'll be using for this, or just use whatever version of free BSD you have. The installation is pretty much the same for all of them, except 5.3 has a new boot screen which looks awesome. The ASCII Daemon rocks hardcore.
If you aren't using a 5.X version don't worry, just read on anyway, the only difference is you won't see the first boot up screen.
I'm going to install Free BSD first because well, that's how I feel like doing it.
I am also going to use the Free BSD boot loader to keep this simple. So you won't need to edit LILO.
You want your hand held like a little baby
You have a sense of humor
You will give me all your money
You want Slackware Linux and free BSD on the same machine
To get started, grab the first CD for Free BSD and pop it in your CD-ROM drive. If you're really good like me you can even do this while the machine is booting..... But that's because I install a new OS almost daily.
When the computer boots, two things can happen:
You've screwed up the ISO and don't see anything but whatever OS you have on the machine already
You see a really awesome BSD Daemon in ASCII
If the latter is true, keep reading.
You may want to hit the space bar so the timer quits counting down. Or if you don't care what the screen says, just press 1 so it starts booting Free BSD.
The text flis around on the screen like a really poor quality IRC channel.
When it comes time that you see the pretty looking screen, Press the DOWN arrow key ONE time, so this way you see "Standard" highlighted, and press ENTER.
After you have pressed ENTER, do it again on the screen you come too.
Now some people may see something about a drive geometry being wrong, some won't, if you do press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER again, or at ;east when you're at the screen showing your partitions, this is where the tutorials I wrote become different.
See you're not going to make ONE partition, this screen is going to make it a little different, but don't worry! Your fearless leader of OS installs is here.
first off, press the up and down arrow keys. See how it moves stuff on the screen?
Well, select each partition you may have on this disk, and press the D key on your keyboard and delete the partitions until you have one big unused space, and then, I'll show you how to create slices.
When you have everything deleted, and it's just one partition, press C.
Now, depending on how much disk space you have, this will be up to you.
I have 120 GBs of disk, so I'm going to make my Partitions one way, and you can make your's however you want.
Now the first I'm going to make is going to be about 30 GB.
This is going to be the partition Free BSD will use by itself.
So I type 30000M
I type it into that little mini pop up that came up when you press C.
If you for example want to make a 10 GB or so partition, you would type into that little pop up this:
Then press Enter.
A little window pops up and since this is for the Free BSD partition, just press Enter.
Now, you need to highlight the Free BSD partition you just made, and press S on the keyboard to make it bootable.
After you have done that, LEAVE THE OTHER PARTITION ALONE FOR NOW.
Press Q so save the things and quit.
Now, the next screen you see is for the Free BSD boot loader. Here, you need to just press Enter as you are going to use the Free BSD boot loader, which is pre-selected.
You press Enter and then see a new screen saying how you now get to play with Partitions again.
Remember the one you just made? Well now you're going to use it.
This part is very simple.
Press Enter and you'll see the black Fdisk window.
Now I know this is going to seem VERY simple, because, well, it is.
Press A on your keyboard.
Now press Q
Now grab my Free BSD installation tutorial because all you have to do now is pick pacjages to install, and that's it.
Free BSD installs, and THEN, after a while, I'll show you how to get Slackware on now. This really isn't hard at all.
After Free BSD is done installing, you can go ahead and boot up for the first time if you want to make sure it installed properly.
After it boots up just log in as root and type reboot after you've popped in the Slackware installation disk.
Slackware installation:
Grab my tutorial for installing Slackware, as you can use that except for the partitions part.
When the machine reboots, Slackware should start up without a problem, and then you can grab my Slackware tutorial, then when it comes time for typing cfdisk, you'll see that there is a Free BSD partition, and whatever free space you left with it from Free BSD.
Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the partition saying "Free Space" and then using the arrow keys again, make sure you have "new" highlighted by pressing the RIGHT Arrow key once, and hitting Enter.
This partition is going to be the Slackware Linux Swap space.
When you hit Enter, and you see "Primary" "Logical" "Cancel" just hit Enter and it default selects Primary.
After you press Enter, it asks you for the size in MBs you want the new partition, and I'm telling it 1024 MBs.
Press Enter after you have entered how large you want it to be.
When you press Enter, press it again because you want this towards the begining.
Now just press the down arrow key, to highlight the other remaining free space. You have to press the right arrow key again, which then highlights the "New" option, and hit Enter.
Again just hit the Enter key for another Primary partition. This is going to be the main Slackware partition, so it should probably take up the rest of the space unless you're setting up a server and want to make another for /var, but for what you're probably doing if you're reading this, it will be fine to just press Enter and let it take the rest of the space up on the HD.
Press Enter again after you press Enter to tell it how much space when you get back to the Fdisk screen to set this as bootable, and then hit the right arrow key until you have "type" selected, and then Enter Again, and then type 83 for "Linux".
Now press the up arrow key to highlight the first partition made in Slackware, then press the right arrow key until you have "type" highlighted again, and press Enter, then Enter again, then Enter again because type 82 is selected by default, which is Linux Swap.
Then press the right arrow key until you have "Write" highlighted and press Enter. Then type yes to tell it to right to the disk. It probably will beep at yuo while it does this, don't worry, it's normal. When you have all this done, press the right arrow key until you have quit highlighted, and press Enter.
ALL you have to remember now, is that when you go to install LILO, TELL IT TO INSTALL IT ON THE ROOT PARTITION, NOT THE MBR BECAUSE THAT WILL OVERWRITE THE FREE BSD BOOT LOADER AND YOU DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
Just remember, when you get to where you need to put lilo, Don't put it on the MBR and don't put it on floppy, the only other option left is the safe one.
After you get done with my Slackware install tutorial, and Slackware is done installing, YOU'RE DONE!! Enjoy .


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- 6 ounces slab bacon, trimmed and cut into thin, bite-size pieces 1/2 cup water
- 2 shallots, peeled
- Kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 8 radishes, tops trimmed down to 1/2-inch, thoroughly washed and dried
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 heads Bibb lettuce, removed, cut in 1/2, washed and dried
- Cook's Note: For optimum results, chill the lettuce and radishes before tossing and serving. This salad is so refreshing when eaten cold!
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Step 1
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Given an even dimensional manifold, the mapping class group acts on middle dimensional cohomology (or homology) and this action preserves the intersection form. For manifold of dimension $4k+2$, the action symplectic, while it is orthogonal for manifold of dimension $4k$.
In dimension 2, it is well-known that any integral symplectic transformation on the cohomology of degree 1 can be realized by some diffeomorphism. I would like to know if this is still true in higher dimension. I am interested mostly in the symplectic case (dimension $4k+2$).
More generally, does anyone know a good reference about mapping class groups of manifolds of dimension higher than 2? All the references I found treat exclusively the case of surfaces.
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Oil dropped for a second day as the International Energy Agency cut its demand estimate and U.S. inventories were expected to reach a three-month high.
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Global oil consumption this quarter will average 90.1 million barrels a day, 0.3 percent less than previously forecast, the Paris-based IEA said today in a monthly report. The energy adviser to 28 industrialized nations trimmed the full-year forecast to 89.6 million.
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A taxi is charging at a taxi beckoning station near Beijing Technology and Business University, May 4, 2017. [Photo by Zhao Rong/tuku.qianlong.com]
A total of 11 taxi beckoning stations with charging piles were put into use for electric taxis in Beijing from May 4, 2017.
In order to better support the demonstration operation of electric taxis in Beijing, charging piles were installed at taxi beckoning stations to serve for taxis' charging from 2017.
Five of the 11 chargeable taxi beckoning stations are in Haidian district, four in Chaoyang district and two in Fengtai district. Each station is installed with two DC charging piles to satisfy charging for two taxis at the same time. The two charging piles are estimated to be able to charge 40 taxis per day. It takes about one to one and half hours for a taxi to fully charge via scanning code on the "Youyichong" APP.
Currently, there are about 500 electric taxis operated in downtown Beijing and 3,050 ones in suburban areas. It is estimated that the 11 chargeable taxi beckoning stations in downtown areas are capable of charging 440 taxis in a single day. The transport departments plan to install more charging piles at taxi beckoning stations according to the plan and feedbacks of taxi drivers.
It is noteworthy that the 11 stations are exclusive to taxis and social vehicles are not allowed to park for charging. And the taxis should leave the charging space as soon as they complete charging at the station.
A taxi is charging at a taxi beckoning station near Beijing Technology and Business University, May 4, 2017. [Photo by Zhao Rong/tuku.qianlong.com]


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3/4 c. butter, softened
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
1 egg yolk
2 1/4 c. all-purpose or unbleached flour
1/2 tsp. salt
Colored sugars
Edible glitter
Assorted candies
Decorator icing
In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add peppermint extract and egg yolk; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour and salt; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours.
Heat oven to 375 degrees. On well floured surface, roll out dough, 1/3 at a time, to 1/8 inch thickness. Keep remaining dough refrigerated. Cut with assorted sizes and shapes of tree cookie cutters.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 5-8 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.
Frost and decorate cookies as desired. Allow frosting to set. Store between sheets of waxed paper in loosely covered container. About 4 dozen cookies.
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Wow, you add peppermint extract? I love that idea. My wife and I are big fans of anything peppermint so we'll have to try this. It'll be perfect with the peppermint ice cream we buy each year.
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LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Two skiers died after colliding with trees in separate accidents last week at a pair of Tahoe-area resorts.
On Friday, Lindsay Allen Van Why, 43, of Belmont, Calif., was skiing in the Cascade area of Northstar California. Van Why — who was not wearing a helmet — suffered severe head and facial trauma and was killed after hitting a tree, Placer County Sheriff's Office Spokeswoman Dena Erwin said Wednesday.
Last Thursday, the body of Santos Constantine Martins Bezerra, 18, of Sao Bernardo, Brazil, was found at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort. Erwin said Bezerra, a seasonal employee at the Donner Summit resort, struck a tree while skiing the previous day.
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Getting Started with your Neo FreeRunner
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Thank you for purchasing this Developer release of Neo FreeRunner. The Neo FreeRunner phone is the second hardware platform to take advantage of Openmoko. This guide will help you get to know your Neo FreeRunner and how to start using your Neo FreeRunner.
The Package Contents
Getting To Know the Neo FreeRunner
Installing the Micro-SD card, the SIM card, and the Battery
- Remove the rear cover of the Neo FreeRunner by first holding the Neo FreeRunner on the side and then use your fingernail to prise off the rear cover at the slot on top of the device.
- Now you should be able to locate the combined SIM and Micro-SD card holder at the bottom of the battery compartment.
- Unlock the SIM card holder by sliding the metal clip down, towards the USB socket, with your fingernail. Use caution, as these parts are delicate and could be damaged by forcing them in the wrong direction.
- Lift up on the SIM card holder.
- The Micro-SD card holder is held in place by a latch on either side. It is easiest to open the Micro-SD card holder by releasing these latches one at a time rather than by lifting from the middle, as lifting from the middle tends to increase the latching pressure. A small screwdriver or knife can be used for this.
- Insert the Micro-SD card into the Micro-SD card holder. Note that on the inside of metal part of the holder there are little holding tabs for the card. Slide the card in these holders (on the metal part) before closing the card holder. Note that the electrical contacts should face down and towards the edge of the Neo Freerunner.
- Close the Micro-SD card holder, making sure that both latches of the holder are securely fastened.
- Insert the SIM card into the SIM card holder, taking care to slide inside the two metal tabs in the cover. Note that the electrical contacts should face down and that the cut corner should be closest to the external GPS Antenna Socket.
- Close the SIM card holder and lock it by sliding the metal clip towards the external GPS Antenna Socket on the FreeRunner.
- Insert the battery into the battery compartment, aligning the electrical contacts on the battery with the electrical contacts in the battery compartment. Insert the side with the electrical contacts first.
- Replace the rear cover on the FreeRunner.
Turning on the Neo Freerunner
Charging the Neo Freerunner
When using the Neo Freerunner for the first time, you should charge the battery completely. The battery can be charged using the provided charger (at 1000mA) or from a powered USB port capable of providing 500mA worth of current. Most computers will be able to charge the FreeRunner without any problems.
Charging at 100mA takes 6-12 hours and at 500mA takes 1-2 hours. (from openmoko.togaware.com)
Unlocking the screen
When the screen is locked, you should see a Matrix-style green graphic with the Openmoko symbol in the middle of the bottom of the screen along with lock and unlock symbols. If you drag the Openmoko symbol to the unlock symbol at the top then the screen will become unlocked.
Importing contacts
If you can export your contacts to VCard format, either multiple files or single file containing all of them, you may use the script on Import Vcf Contacts page to bring them to Neo.
Connect to the Neo FreeRunner By USB Networking
Connect the Neo FreeRunner to a GNU/Linux host with the USB cable. For Mac OS X please refer to MacOS_X. After booting into the Openmoko image there will be a new interface, usb0, on your GNU/Linux host.
Manual Method
Type in the following commands in the terminal of a GNU/Linux host:
ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssh email@example.com
Press Enter to get by the password.
Automatic Method
- Debian and derivatives (Ubuntu, Sidux etc.)
Edit /etc/network/interfaces:
auto usb0 iface usb0 inet static address 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0
- Gentoo
Edit /etc/conf.d/net:
Restart the networking service ('/etc/init.d/networking restart' for Debian-based systems) and then type the following command in the terminal of the GNU/Linux host:
ssh firstname.lastname@example.com
Press Enter to get by the password.
If your network device is using the ip range 192.168.0.x you may have to use the following command before you are able to connect
route add -host 192.168.0.202 dev usb0
Making things even more automatic
If you don't want to remember the IP address of your phone then you can create an alias by adding the following line to your /etc/hosts:
192.168.0.202 openmoko
Now it should be possible to connect to your phone using the following command:
ssh root@openmoko
The above only gets you a Secure Shell connection to the Openmoko device, it does not allow the Openmoko device to connect to the Internet. If you are interested in connecting the device to the internet then check out the USB_Networking section.
Sharing your Internet connection via USB
In Ubuntu:
Within /etc/network/interfaces, change your interface setup to this:
auto usb0 iface usb0 inet static address 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 up iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -j MASQUERADE -s 192.168.0.0/24 & up echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward & up iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT & down iptables -D POSTROUTING -t nat -j MASQUERADE -s 192.168.0.0/24 &
Then, on your Freerunner, edit /etc/network/interfaces and modify the code from this:
iface usb0 inet static address 192.168.0.202 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 gateway 192.168.0.200 up echo nameserver 192.168.0.200 > /etc/resolv.conf
to something that points to a real name server, like a public DNS system from OpenDNS, like this:
iface usb0 inet static address 192.168.0.202 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 gateway 192.168.0.200 up echo nameserver 18.104.22.168 > /etc/resolv.conf up echo nameserver 18.104.22.168 >> /etc/resolv.conf
Un-crippling the 2007.2 image
The stock 2007.2 image flashed onto the Neo FreeRunner is really just the bare bones. For example, you don't have the clock and the quick-launch icons showing. Here's how you can change that:
# dbus-launch gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /desktop/poky/interface/reduced false # /etc/init.d/xserver-nodm restart
If you rather have a regular clock instead of the digital one, do this instead:
# dbus-launch gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /desktop/poky/interface/reduced false # dbus-launch gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /desktop/poky/interface/digital_clock false # /etc/init.d/xserver-nodm restart
With either clock, you may wish to set the correct Timezone.
Also, if you prefer having a full keyboard, see these instructions.
Finally, you might want to update your package list to know about the most recent versions:
# opkg update
On the FreeRunner, edit /etc/default/gpsd - change
and restart gpsd, the gps daemon, with
# /etc/init.d/gpsd restart
Recommended software
To test GPS, you can use agpsui:
# opkg install openmoko-agpsui
For a nice map, try tangoGPS:
# opkg install tangogps # opkg install gpsd # echo "GPS_DEV=\"/dev/ttySAC1\"" > /etc/default/gpsd
And if you want the Media Player back:
# opkg install openmoko-mediaplayer2 # wget http://abraxa.dyndns.org:81/random/openmoko-mediaplayer-theme.tar.bz2 # tar xjf openmoko-mediaplayer-theme.tar.bz2 -C /usr/share/themes/Moko/gtk-2.0
If you want a basic image viewer, have a look at the one from the gpe suite:
# opkg install gpe-icons gpe-gallery
To obtain the standard web browser, use:
# opkg install openmoko-browser2
There are tons more apps you can install - check out the Repositories for a list of packages.
Booting the Neo Freerunner
You can boot your Neo FreeRunner in the following ways:
- You can boot it into U-Boot via NAND Flash.
Booting the device into NAND and NOR Flash allows you to update the kernel and root filesystem.
Start the Openmoko Image
Press and hold Power button for about 8 seconds, until the Openmoko splash screen turns up. You may now release the Power button and the Neo FreeRunner will continue to boot into the Openmoko Image.
Log into U-Boot in the NAND Flash
Press and hold Power button, then press and hold AUX button for about 5 to 8 seconds. You should see the boot menu for the NAND Flash. Press the AUX button to select one of the options and then press the Power button to execute.
Log into U-Boot in the NOR Flash
Press and hold the AUX button, then press and hold the Power button. Then, release the AUX button. You should see the boot menu for the NOR Flash. This option is usually used by developers or when flashing the FreeRunner. If you cannot log into U-Boot in NAND then you can log into U-Boot in the NOR Flash either.
| NOTE: There are six options you can choose when you log into the NOR Flash.
1. Boot
3. Set console to USB
4. Set console to Serial
5. Reset
6. Power off
|NOTE: The term Logging in used in this context means to turn on the device using the described method, and leaving it at the U-Boot menu. To avoid the device automatically booting, tap the AUX key to move the selector bar. Note also that the device will not automatically turn off while flashing is in progress.
Flashing the Neo FreeRunner
As Openmoko development continues, Openmoko regularly releases updated versions of the Openmoko root filesystem, the kernel, and the U-Boot. These may be programmed into the Flash memory of Neo FreeRunner. You can use the USB cable and Openmoko provided tool to flash Neo FreeRunner.
| NOTE: The Openmoko software team builds images daily. If you want to use the latest images, you can download the image from the daily build, but we recommend you download the most stable image from http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/. Images here have been tested by the test team.
More about current Images: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Latest_Images
Step 1. Download the DFU-util
You can download the flashing tool from: http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/dfu-util
On the GNU/Linux host you can use the following command to download the dfu-util:
wget http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/dfu-util
Afterwards you have to change the rights on the file:
chmod a+x dfu-util
Step 2. Flashing the Kernel
You can download the kernel from http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/
Type in the following command in the terminal on a GNU/Linux host. On some systems you need to be root before this will work.
./dfu-util -a (partion name) -R -D (download image file name)
./dfu-util -a kernel -R -D uImage-2.6.24+svnr4082-r4055-r3-neo1973.bin
Before you execute the command, please log into U-Boot in the NOR Flash. The Neo FreeRunner needs to be booted into U-Boot for flashing.
You will then need to connect your Neo with the GNU/Linux host via USB cable. Press Enter to execute the command. When flashing succeeds the following will be shown:
status(0) = No error condition is present
| NOTE: The meaning of the parameters you specified:
-a --alt alt Specify the altsetting of the DFU interface by name or by number
Step 3. Flashing the Root Filesystem
You can download the root filesystem from: http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/
Type the following command in the terminal of a GNU/Linux host. On some systems you will need to be root.
./dfu-util -a rootfs -R -D openmoko-devel-image-fic-gta02.jffs2
When flashing succeeds the following will be shown:
status(0) = No error condition is present
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News Release 13-073
Earth Day: Big Ecosystem Changes Viewed Through the Lens of Tiny Carnivorous Plants
Researchers use pitcher plants to identify signs of trouble dead ahead
April 22, 2013
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In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.
---Kahlil Gibran
What do a pond or a lake and a carnivorous pitcher plant have in common?
The water-filled pool within a pitcher plant, it turns out, is a tiny ecosystem whose inner workings are similar to those of a full-scale water body.
Whether small carnivorous plant or huge lake, both are subject to the same ecological "tipping points," of concern on Earth Day--and every day, say scientists.
The findings are published in this week's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In the paper, ecologists affiliated with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research site in Massachusetts offer new insights about how such tipping points happen.
"Human societies, financial markets and ecosystems all may shift abruptly and unpredictably from one, often favored, state to another less desirable one," says Saran Twombly, program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research.
"These researchers have looked at the minute ecosystems that thrive in pitcher plant leaves to determine early warning signals and to find ways of predicting and possibly forestalling such 'tipping points.'"
Life in lakes and ponds of all sizes can be disrupted when too many nutrients--such as in fertilizers and pollution--overload the system.
When that happens, these aquatic ecosystems can cross "tipping points" and change drastically. Excess nutrients cause algae to bloom. Bacteria eating the algae use up oxygen in the water. The result is a murky green lake.
"The first step to preventing tipping points is understanding what causes them," says Aaron Ellison, an ecologist at Harvard Forest and co-author of the paper. "For that, you need an experiment where you can demonstrate cause-and-effect."
Ellison and other scientists demonstrated how to reliably trigger a tipping point.
They continually added a set amount of organic matter--comparable to decomposing algae in a lake--to a small aquatic ecosystem: the tiny confines of a pitcher plant, a carnivorous plant native to eastern North America.
Each pitcher-shaped leaf holds about a quarter of an ounce of rainwater. Inside is a complex, multi-level food web of fly larvae and bacteria.
"The pitcher plant is its own little ecosystem," says Jennie Sirota, a researcher at North Dakota State University and lead author of the paper.
Similar to lake ecosystems, oxygen levels inside the water of a pitcher plant are controlled by photosynthesis and the behavior of resident organisms--in this case, mostly bacteria.
Ellison says that conducting an experiment with bacteria is like fast-forwarding through a video.
"A bacterial generation is 20 minutes, maybe an hour," he says. "In contrast, fish in a lake have generation times of a year or more.
"We would need to study a lake for 100 years to get the same information we can get from a pitcher plant in less than a week."
The same mathematical models, Ellison and colleagues discovered, can be used to describe a pitcher plant or a lake ecosystem.
To approximate an overload of nutrients in pitcher-plant water, the team fed set amounts of ground-up wasps to the plants.
"That's equivalent to a 200-pound person eating one or two McDonald's quarter-pounders every day for four days," says Ellison.
In pitcher plants with enough added wasps, an ecosystem tipping point reliably occurred about 45 hours after the start of feeding.
The scientists now have a way of creating tipping points. Their next step will be to identify the early warning signs.
"Tipping points may be easy to prevent," says Ellison, "if we know what to look for."
Other authors of the paper are Benjamin Baiser of Harvard Forest and Nicholas Gotelli of the University of Vermont.
The northern pitcher plant is known to biologists as Sarracenia purpurea for its purple color.
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Oxygen sensors inside a northern pitcher plant reveal when a tipping point is reached.
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Ryan Gosling stars as Stephen Myers, a 30-year-old political wunderkind working on the presidential campaign of Ohio Gov. Mike Morris (Clooney), a progressive who's sworn to do things the right way, without selling out or trading favors—the man is a boy scout. When Stephen one day gets a call from Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti), manager of the opposition campaign, who asks him to join him for a beer, Stephen accepts against his better judgment.
Around the same time, Stephen gets another invitation, of a very different sort, from the infinitely more attractive Molly Stearns, an intern on the Morris campaign, who also happens to be the daughter of the Democratic National Committee head. Suffice to say, things get ugly fast for Stephen, who at first thinks he's playing chess against grizzled masters only to find he's actually just a pawn in their game.
This is Gosling's third lead role of the year, coming after his Lothario in "Crazy Stupid Love" and his laconic stunt driver/getaway man in "Drive". Throw this into the mix, and one is left wondering if there's a 21st Century part he can't play. In addition to bringing his occasionally hypnotic focus to the film, Gosling even manages to ditch the Brooklyn-ese accent that sometimes bleeds into his readings.
This is Clooney's fourth directorial effort, and he continues to develop a more assured eye, one that has clearly been informed by the political thrillers of the '60s and '70s: the off-center framing; the three-planes deep action of a busy office; a nervously twisting torso at a phone booth.
The film's only weakness is that as director, Clooney plays things a little too cool, not letting the action pop as sharply as he might. He's assembled one of the best casts of the year, a collection of men and women who can handle drama at its most dizzying, why he doesn't unleash the fury or heighten the tension is a mystery. Arguably the most explosive scene in the film is one that takes place off-screen and that we hear about only after the fact.
Nonetheless, "Ides of March" is a gripping game of cat-and-mouse, a bleak view of how the political sausage gets made and a cautionary tale about hubris all rolled into one.


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This week, Snap Judgment proudly presents stories from people, who for one reason or another, couldn't quite get their point across . . .
Last of the Yugoslavs
In Belgrade, Jonathan discovers that you can remove a man from a country, but you can never remove the country from the man.
Jonathan Groubert hosts the wonderful storytelling program, "The State We're In", from Radio Netherlands Worldwide. The show plays around the globe these days, but if you can't find it, check them out at TSWI.org.
Producers: Anna Sussman, Mark Ristich
Xiao Xiao
When Cindy adopted a four year old girl from China, there was a lot the two didn't understand about each other.
Find out about Cindy's story (and her books) at CindyChampnella.com.
Producer: Anna Sussman
Sound Design: Pat Mesiti-Miller
Tongues in Training
A young devotee tries a little too hard to become the Lord's microphone.
Jamie DeWolf is an Oakland based storyteller and performer. Hear more of his stories at JamieDeWolf.com.
Written and performed by Jamie DeWolf.
Scored by Stephanie Foo.
Reel Life
The only thing Simon Lewis ever wanted to do was to make movies. But when he found himself lost in a tragic script, his only option was to write himself out.
Simon wrote a fantastic book about his experience called Rise and Shine.
Simon's TED talk is also worth checking out.
Thanks to Chris Colin's magnificent piece, "Blindsight," in The Atavist on which this radio story is based.
Additonal thanks to the Rumpus.
Producer: Stephanie Foo
Wine Chaser
Some people know not to fool around in strangers' wine cellars.
Alexander Labinov never got that memo.
Producers: Jamie DeWolf and Renzo Gorrio
Dance Dance Revolution
Michelle Joyce is just starting out in the world of belly dancing when she gets an invitation to perform at a big show in India.
Problem is, it involves one "small" lie . . .
Producer: Anna Sussman