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Writing a Real Driver—In User Space
Last time we set the color of the USB LED device from within our kernel driver with the following code:
usb_control_msg(led->udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(led->udev, 0), 0x12, 0xc8, (0x02 * 0x100) + 0x0a, (0x00 * 0x100) + color, buffer, 8, 2 * HZ);
libusb offers us an almost identical function call to send control messages to a USB device. It also is called usb_control_msg(), and to send the same type of color message as we did from within the kernel, our user-space program does it like this:
usb_control_msg(handle, 0xc8, 0x12, (0x02 * 0x100) + 0x0a, (0c00 * 0x100) + color, buffer, 8, 5000);
Other than the request type and request variables being reversed from the kernel function call, it looks identical.
Using libusb cuts down extremely the complexities of writing to a USB device, and it gives us a cross-platform program that is much better than a specific kernel driver for most devices.
Listing 1. Controlling a USB LED Device
/* * Set LED - program to control a USB LED device * from user space using libusb * * Copyright (C) 2004 * Greg Kroah-Hartman (firstname.lastname@example.com) * * This program is free software; you can * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms * of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the * License. * */ #include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #include <usb.h> #define NONE 0x00 #define BLUE 0x04 #define RED 0x02 #define GREEN 0x01 #define LED_VENDOR_ID 0x0fc5 #define LED_PRODUCT_ID 0x1223 static void change_color (struct usb_dev_handle *handle, unsigned char color) { char *dummy; usb_control_msg(handle, 0x000000c8, 0x00000012, (0x02 * 0x100) + 0x0a, 0xff & (~color), dummy, 0x00000008, 5000); } static struct usb_device *device_init(void) { struct usb_bus *usb_bus; struct usb_device *dev; usb_init(); usb_find_busses(); usb_find_devices(); for (usb_bus = usb_busses; usb_bus; usb_bus = usb_bus->next) { for (dev = usb_bus->devices; dev; dev = dev->next) { if ((dev->descriptor.idVendor == LED_VENDOR_ID) && (dev->descriptor.idProduct == LED_PRODUCT_ID)) return dev; } } return NULL; } int main(int argc, char **argv) { struct usb_device *usb_dev; struct usb_dev_handle *usb_handle; int retval = 1; int i; unsigned char color = NONE; usb_dev = device_init(); if (usb_dev == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Device not foundn\n"); goto exit; } usb_handle = usb_open(usb_dev); if (usb_handle == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, goto exit; } usb_handle = usb_open(usb_dev); if (usb_handle == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Not able to claim the USB device\n"); goto exit; } if (argc == 1) { fprintf(stderr, "specify at least 1 color\n"); goto exit; } for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) { if (strcasecmp(argv[i], "red") == 0) color |= RED; if (strcasecmp(argv[i], "blue") == 0) color |= BLUE; if (strcasecmp(argv[i], "green") == 0) color |= GREEN; if (strcasecmp(argv[i], "none") == 0) color = NONE; } change_color(usb_handle, color); retval = 0; exit: usb_close(usb_handle); return retval; }
Listing 1 allows any mixture of the three possible colors this device offers to be set. Simply pass the colors as command-line arguments to make changes:
To set the red led: set_led red To set the green and blue led: set_led green blue To turn off all leds: set_led none
I hope that this example encourages you to experiment with libusb as a simple alternative to writing a kernel driver. USB devices almost always can be controlled properly with user-space programs instead of specialized kernel drivers. User-space programs using libusb are much easier to debug, do not require a special kernel version to be used and work across a wide range of operating systems.
Greg Kroah-Hartman currently is the Linux kernel maintainer for a variety of different driver subsystems. He works for IBM, doing Linux kernel-related things, and can be reached at email@example.com.
How to create device entry under /dev in rootfs
I am facing a issue, while creating /dev entry for LCD backlight driver.
I am using following functions for doing the same.
1) alloc_chrdev_region(&bl->bdev, 0, 1, BIHP_BL_DEVICE_NAME);
2) cdev_init(&bl->cdev, &bl_fops);
3) cdev_add(&bl->cdev, bl->bdev, 1);
Compilation is done properly, If I check /dev entry for backlight there it is showing nothing.
Please let me know, Am I doing any thing wrong?
Kind Regards,
Santhosh Reddy.P
Check /proc/devices
The device name (BIHP_BL_DEVICE_NAME) you specify in alloc_chrdev_region() puts an entry in /proc/devices not /dev. You create the /dev file with mknod.
Mitch Frazier is an Associate Editor for Linux Journal.
/proc/bus/usb deprecated
Just FYI /proc/bus/usb has been deprecated for a while and in fact is no longer mounted by default on recent Linux distros. The new location is /dev/bus/usb.
I've been trying to figure out how to do an isochronous read but I'm not having any luck. Could you please outline the sequence of steps to accomplish this. I'm using libusb_fill_iso_transfer () followed by libusb_submit_transfer () but this hangs up inside libusb. I'm suspicious that libusb is incomplete since I don't see any way of specifying the interval.
Also, I need to get at the manufacturers name string, but all I can find is an index (iManufacturer) in the device descriptor. There should be an access function.
So far I've been able to open this device, detach the kernel driver and claim the interface.
The device has a vendorId=18f5 and a productId=1000 (yes, it's in the Linux list). The device contains 2 joysticks and 16 switches (it's not a gaming device), I need to read the raw data so that I can extract the individual components. I have the memory map. Using usbviewer I found one endpoint at 0x81, the transfer size is 12 bytes and the interval is 5ms.
access data from USB using c++
how can i access data from USB using c++ code, libusb1.0, in linux.
Some questions.
Hello, it's a very nice posting and great help for newbie like me.
I'm trying to implement a usb driver that enables a programmer can write a program to communicate with a usb device. But your advice seems not working for me because our device has API that communicate with the device and I just want the api can initialize the device and programmers don't have to care about it.
Could you give me any advice on that?
Also, I'm confused about the header file you included in the program. It has usb.h instead of libusb.h. is it something different from the libusb.h or you just wrote another header that refers libusb.h?
Hi ,
This is a very interesting article . Is the documentation for using USBFS IOCTL's documented .
I wanted to issue basic USB String Descriptor to a device .
Help is appreciated
What are the usb_control_msg values?
Hi Greg -
Thanks for the great article. It's been a big help in writing a program to talk to a little communications board that I'm working with.
I have a question about the usb_control_msg() function, and I can't find any documentation on it (no man page, even on the Google?).
What are requesttype, request, value, and index for, exactly? Your program has requesttype 0x000000c8 (not sure where this is defined/how you chose it), request 0x00000012 (again, not sure how you decided this was the option to use), value (0x02 * 0x100) + 0x0a, index 0xff & (~color). It seems a little odd to me, wouldn't the request type/etc simply be part of the usb packet header and the data would be which pins you're setting? Probably my device is a little more complicated :).
I've been using SnoopyPro to sniff my device (i have a program for windows that interfaces with it correctly) and all the communication with the device is using Function "BULK_OR_INTERRUPT_TRANSFER" (0x09), so I'm guessing this would be my request_type? or my request? My device receives data via the buffer variable, so buffer and length are a no brainer (I know what these values need to be), I'm just not sure about these header-y things. If you have any idea or know a good place for documentation, toss it my way.
Thanks a ton,
yeah! What are the usb_control_msg values?
Somebody can you tell us?
According SnoopyPro for my device i got something like this:
URB Header (length: 80)
SequenceNumber: 10
Function: 001b (CLASS_INTERFACE)
PipeHandle: 00000000
0000: 22 01 00 03 00 00 00 00
bmRequestType: 22
DIR: Host-To-Device
TYPE: Class
RECIPIENT: Endpoint
bRequest: 01
No TransferBuffer
I guess that bmRequestType:22 is the 2nd parameter, bRequest:01 is the 3rd. But, what about the 'value' and 'index' parameters?
If you read the line-> 0000: 22 01 00 03 00 00 00 00 it's the command sent to the device .. but how can i put this into the usb_control_msg function?
PS: I don't speak english ... sorry
Errors while compilling
Anybody could help me?
I found some errors wihle I tried do compile this example:
g++ -c -o usb.o usb.cc
usb.cc: In function 'void change_color(usb_dev_handle*, unsigned char)':
usb.cc:24: error: 'usb_control_msg' was not declared in this scope
usb.cc: In function 'usb_device* device_init()':
usb.cc:30: error: 'usb_init' was not declared in this scope
usb.cc:31: error: 'usb_find_busses' was not declared in this scope
usb.cc:32: error: 'usb_find_devices' was not declared in this scope
usb.cc:33: error: 'usb_busses' was not declared in this scope
usb.cc:35: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct usb_bus'
usb.cc:28: error: forward declaration of 'struct usb_bus'
usb.cc:36: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct usb_bus'
usb.cc:28: error: forward declaration of 'struct usb_bus'
usb.cc:38: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct usb_device'
usb.cc:26: error: forward declaration of 'struct usb_device'
usb.cc:39: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct usb_device'
usb.cc:26: error: forward declaration of 'struct usb_device'
usb.cc:41: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct usb_device'
usb.cc:26: error: forward declaration of 'struct usb_device'
usb.cc: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
usb.cc:60: error: 'usb_open' was not declared in this scope
usb.cc:63: error: expected primary-expression before 'goto'
usb.cc:89: error: 'usb_close' was not declared in this scope
expected primary-expression before "goto"
Same problem when I try to use goto in the place like these
if(goto location);
i!=j?goto location:exit;
If you know the solution or why is this happening plz mail me.
Errors while compilling
Hi Felipe,
Try this:
locate libusb
gcc -o driver driver.c -L/usr/local/lib -lusb
It compiles without problems on OpenBSD 4.1, just remember to force library path to libusb to compile.
I wanted to write just a simple driver for my usb-mass-storage (memory stick).
All I want to do is to flash (On/Off) the led on the device. It is only one led, I changed the LED_VENDOR_ID and LED_PRODUCT_ID Everything works fine, except that this usb_control_msg() doesnt work for this device :(!
Can someone help me with this? All I want is to switch this Led On and Off! Nothing more :).
Do I have to use another function? Is there a function that can manage to do this(put this only Led on)?
I hope u can help me with this.
Thank you
Little mistake in the code
In the program code appears:
if (usb_handle == NULL) {
goto exit;
I think this is a block that can be deleted because the error check is also done in the next block.
¡Nice article!
Bad code...
Hmm, goto's are bad anywhere.
Also doesn't your control message write 8 bytes to a random location (dummy isn't initialised)?
And you don't use usb_claim_interface() anywhere. The doc's say this "Must be called!" I'm not entirely sure what an interface is yet though. libusb has terrible documentation. It is also the best example of why C++ is better than C that I've ever seen.
Re: Writing a Real Driver
I just want to ask for some links to more information about USB in general, how to implement USB in Self build devices,
An overview, how USB (and pehaps also the serial and parallel interface) are implemented in Gnu/Linux and also BSD-Unix.
I'm an Engineer and it was easy to send some bytes to a device in the Dos Area - continued in Win9x. How can I do it - as easy as possible in Linux, especialy if new computers only have USB - this is the Future if we believe Intel
D. Schneider
Re: Writing a Real Driver
this is in your example code:
usb_handle = usb_open(usb_dev);
if (usb_handle == NULL) {
goto exit;
usb_handle = usb_open(usb_dev);
if (usb_handle == NULL) {
"Not able to claim the USB device
goto exit;
Sorry for the request but the libusb developer manual say to call usb_init() and usb_claim_device() (for claim), before any operation with USB device...
There are step by step example to respect correct order?
ioctl for massive storage device
I want to access the massive storage device (memory stick) using ioctl instead of libusb. Can you recommend a reference for this purpose?
I tried to do the work but was not successful. The sequence of actions I did is as following:
/*open the device*/
fd = open(file, O_RDWR);
/*reset the device*/
ioctl(fd, USBDEVFS_RESET, NULL);
fd = open(file, O_RDWR);
/*configure the device*/
ioctl(fd, USBDEVFS_SETCONFIGURATION, &configuration);
/*claim the interface*/
ioctl(fd, USBDEVFS_CLAIMINTERFACE, &interface);
/*read data via the bulk endpoint*/
ioctl(fd, USBDEVFS_BULK, &bulk);
All steps successed until it failed at the last step.
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The storage and server cluster installed at The University of Texas at Austin is a lesson in how to do HPC. Storage requirements for HPC go beyond massive capacity, and include the use of high-performance file systems.
IMAGINE IF A SMALL law-enforcement office computer could recognize images of criminals caught on video surveillance systems or red-light traffic cameras from across the U.S., or if soldiers could locate buried bombs by scanning ground topography from a distance. Those are some of the practical uses that Rob Farber, senior research scientist in the molecular science computing facility at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL) in Richland, WA, sees in the research he's doing.
Farber is looking at ways to identify specific faces and images from a massive amount of unstructured data and images. To do that, he has used a high-performance computing (HPC) and storage environment located at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Because of the amount and different kinds of data generated by HPC, storage must be carefully tailored to the unique requirements of an HPC infrastructure.
"We're trying to answer the question 'Have I seen this face before?'" says Farber, who scheduled time on TACC's Ranger cluster to perform his analysis using the Sun Grid Engine, an application
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Ranger is significantly faster than the other HPC clusters installed at universities, research facilities and private industry; it's actually the fourth largest HPC cluster on the Top 500 Supercomputer Sites and the largest HPC cluster in an academic environment.
Farber's work is not unlike that being performed by commercial organizations on HPC clusters: weather forecasting, earthquake simulation, nano-molecules, astrophysics or computational biology. Earl Joseph, program VP, high-performance computing at Framingham, MA-based IDC, estimates that 25% of HPC implementations are in private industry rather than universities and national laboratories.
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appeared to have John Burroughs under control through three quarters of a round-robin game in the Chaminade Christmas Tournament Thursday night, and then the tide turned.
The Bombers outscored the Colts 18-6 in the final stanza, to win the privilege of playing host , Friday night, beating the Colts 46-41.
Central senior forward Zach Biggs had a team-high 16 points, none of which fell in the fourth period. On the other end, Bombers junior guard Foye Oluokun found the hoop for a game-high 21 points, eight of those coming in the last period.
"We had the defensive stops," Oluokun said about the first half. "We just had to take advantage of them." They found a way.
Burroughs was up 12-8 after the first period, then the Colts outscored the Bombers 13-5 in the second, to go ahead 21-17 at the half. Biggs scored eight in the first half, then eight in the third period.
Bombers junior guard James Carney hit a trey at the buzzer to end the third, and gave a fist pump. The Bombers were down 28-35.
Central hit first in the fourth period, then Burroughs reeled off 15 unanswered points to go ahead 43-37 with 2:38 left in the game. The Colts came within three, but couldn't reverse the trend.
"We've been in close games before," Oluokun said. "We just have to fight back when it matters most."
"When things are going good, they just keep it up," Bombers head coach Steve Wilcutt said. He said they had too many turnovers in the first half, then they got their transition game going in the second.
He said stopping Biggs is never easy. "We've played against him for three years–hell of a player," Wilcutt said. The Bombers doubled up on him in the second half, though.
Central head coach Todd Pannett had no answer for what the Colts answer was to the Bomber's run.
"I wish I knew," he said. "Sometimes we can't stand prosperity. They're aggressive and playing hard, then they take their foot off the gas. That's the time they have to step on it."
The win leaves John Burroughs at 5-1 going into the tournament final Friday against Chaminade (4-5). Parkway Central (6-3) will face Pattonville (3-4) for third place.


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The Right-Wing Assault on University Campuses
PSN on February 7, 2008 - 9:44am
Right-wing interests have been mounting a political assault on university professors they do not like, led by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), which is promoting so-called "Intellectual Diversity" (ID) Legislation in various states across the country. The concept was pioneered by right-wing activist David Horowitz (see this profile site for more on Horowitz).
"Intellectual Diversity" legislation claims that college professors are overwhelmingly liberal and that states should legislate to force professors to present both left and right wing perspectives in the classroom-- as if scholarship is just a binary choice a la election day. The ID bills create a big brother system requiring higher education institutions to report to state councils evidence that "balanced ideology" is being taught.
Organizations such as Free Exchange on Campus are fighting to ensure that faculty, professional staff, and students are able to exercise independent academic judgment in their teaching and research. In 2008 Intellectual Diversity bills have been introduced in Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, Colorado, Washington, Indiana, Mississippi, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. While most of the Intellectual Diversity bills do not gain much traction, a few states have been moving the legislation.
- Missouri is the state most likely to pass ID legislation. It has companion "higher education sunshine" acts, HB 1315 sponsored by Representative Jane Cunningham (which has already passed the House), and SB 983 sponsored by Senator Purgason. Both bills require public higher education institutions to annually report on steps taken to ensure intellectual diversity
- In Virginia, HB 118, a very watered down version of the ID bill, was introduced by Delegate Landes. The bill requires higher education institutions to report to the state council on higher education regarding their efforts to promote the free exchange of ideas, and for the council to pass this report on to the state legislature. The bill was passed without dissent in the House.
In the ideal, academic freedom is important because society needs "safe havens," places where students and scholars can challenge the conventional wisdom. Intellectual Diversity legislation is really just a form of McCarthyism to target a few scholars identified by the right-wing -- Horowitz has his own personal list of "50,000 professors [who] identify with the terrorists" that he wants eliminated.
The irony is that these right-wing crusaders for "balance" ignore the real corruption of objectivity on campuses, namely the financial corruption by outside business funding, where "radical" social sciences and humanities are horrendously underfunded compared to lavishly financed business schools and science departments that end up following a business agenda. If universities were really under the thrall of left-wing forces, you would not have, for example, a handful of underfunded labor studies programs around the country, chronically threatened with funding cutoffs, facing off against a phalanx of gleaming business schools.
"Intellectual Diversity" legislation is really less about "balance" on campuses, than about stamping out the few remaining areas of independent debate on campuses where corporately-funded agendas have not undermined traditional academic freedom of thought.


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2012 Fantasy Football: Training Camp, OTAs Fantasy Stock
With training camp underway soon (and OTAs ongoing), there will be updates daily to this 2012 Fantasy Football Training Camp Stock page if anything noteworthy happens.
If there's an injury or a player surprising/disappointing, I'll let you know about it and adjust my 2012 Fantasy Football Rankings accordingly. Follow me @walterfootball for updates.
2012 Fantasy Football Training Camp Stock:
Week of Aug. 27 | Week of Aug. 20 | Week of Aug. 13 | Week of Aug. 6 | Week of July 30 | Week of July 23 | Week of July 16 | Week of June 18 | Week of June 11 | Week of June 4
2012 Fantasy Football Offseason Stock - Week of July 23
Alex Green, RB, Packers
Alex Green missed all of last year with a torn ACL, but he has been medically cleared for training camp. He's been a full participant in practices. Green is one injury away to the always-hurt James Starks from becoming Green Bay's starting running back. Make sure you spend a late-round pick on him.
Devery Henderson, WR, Saints
I'll give my friend and forum member Body Burner credit for talking me into this one. Devery Henderson has proven that he can produce when he's on the field for an ample amount of time. He did this during the first three weeks of the 2011 season when either Marques Colston or Lance Moore was out of the lineup, catching 12 balls for 265 yards and two touchdowns. Robert Meachem is gone, so Henderson no longer has to rotate with him. He has the potential of posting WR3/4 numbers this season, so he makes for a quality late-round pick.
Tim Hightower, RB, Redskins
The media has speculated all offseason that Tim Hightower would be Washington's featured runner. Well, Hightower is "not close to 100 percent," according to Mike Shanahan. This could change in a month and a half, but stay away from Hightower for now until the final rounds of your fantasy draft.
Mark Ingram, RB, Saints
Mark Ingram had major injury problems in 2011, but he's completely healthy and has been a full participant in training camp. He's going really late right now compared to his average draft position last summer, so he provides great value in the middle rounds.
Doug Martin, RB, Buccaneers
Forget LeGarrette Blount; it's been Doug Martin who has been installed as the primary running back in Tampa Bay's training camp. Martin won't really have to fight Blount for touches because he's such a better pass protector and receiver than his colleague. He's a solid RB2.
Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger is probably going to lose one of his starting receivers. Mike Wallace will either hold out or move to another team via a trade.
Evan Royster, RB, Redskins
So, Tim Hightower is still hurt. Roy Helu is just a change-of-pace back. Who's going to shoulder the workload if Hightower can't play? It could be Evan Royster. Crazier things have happened in Mike Shanahan's backfields. Royster has the potential to post RB2 numbers, as we saw when he rushed for 245 yards in the final two games of the season last year, so he's worth snagging in the final rounds.
Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Steelers
It's looking like Mike Wallace won't play for the Steelers this season. This means that Emmanuel Sanders will receive many of Wallace's targets. He did have lines of 5-46-TD and 5-70 last season in Weeks 7 and 8, so the potential is there for the third-year wideout.
Mike Wallace, WR, Steelers
Mike Wallace may now hold out into the season in the wake of Antonio Brown's extension. There's also a chance he could be dealt to a team with a worse and/or more inexperienced quarterback than Ben Roethlisberger.
Joseph Addai, RB, Patriots
The Patriots have cut Joseph Addai. Remove him from your cheat sheets.
Kenny Britt, WR, Titans
It's official - Kenny Britt is an idiot. He was arrested last week for the eighth time; this occasion being for a DUI. Britt will undoubtedly be suspended. Match that up with his shaky knees, and you have a guy who now should not be drafted until the double-digit rounds.
Vincent Brown, WR, Chargers
I've wanted to add Vincent Brown to my 2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for a while after discovering that I forgot him initially, but it kept slipping my mind. Brown is worth drafting late because he's a talented player who is part of an explosive offense. Robert Meachem could easily flop (or Malcom Floyd could get hurt), allowing Brown to start.
Michael Floyd, WR, Cardinals
It appears as though Michael Floyd may not open up as Arizona's starter across from Larry Fitzgerald in Week 1. Multiple reports cite that he's had work ethic-related issues, and that he's expected to be the fourth receiver when training camp commences.
Roy Helu, RB, Redskins
Multiple reports cite that Tim Hightower is slated to be the starting running back for the Redskins. Mike Shanahan apparently envisions Roy Helu as a change-of-pace runner because of how he wore down as his rookie campaign progressed.
Alshon Jeffery, WR, Bears
Alshon Jeffery reportedly has had trouble picking up the playbook. This should not be a surprise. He'll be a non-factor this year.
Stevan Ridley, RB, Patriots
It's a great sign for Stevan Ridley that the Patriots decided to cut Joseph Addai. Bill Belichick must have confidence in his young running backs to make that move. Ridley is expected to receive at least half of New England's rushing attempts in 2012.
Shane Vereen, RB, Patriots
Joseph Addai has been released, which will open the door for more opportunities for Shane Vereen. Stevan Ridley is still expected to be the every-down back, but Vereen will definitely be utilized. He's worth picking up in the mid- to late-rounds.
Chris Wells, RB, Cardinals
Chris Wells has opened training camp on the active/PUP list because of his knee. Wells has sworn that he'll be ready for Week 1, but his track record makes it difficult to believe him.
Kendall Wright, WR, Titans
Ah, so that's why the Titans spent the 20th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft on Kendall Wright. Kenny Britt was arrested for the eighth time, so he'll be facing suspension. Wright will have to be a big part of Tennessee's offense immediately.
2012 Fantasy Football Training Camp Stock:
Week of Aug. 27 | Week of Aug. 20 | Week of Aug. 13 | Week of Aug. 6 | Week of July 30 | Week of July 23 | Week of July 16 | Week of June 18 | Week of June 11 | Week of June 4
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Giorgiana 01-21-2013 07:11 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.194 (total posts: 1)
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Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, home of the Jacksonville Sharks, offers you fanaisttc seats. Purchase a Family Pack and watch the Jacksonville Sharks devour the Milwaukee Mustangs. The Family Pack consists of 4 tickets, 4 hotdogs, 4 bottles of coke, and 4 bags of chips. Visit the Jacksonville Sharks website for information about its players, schedules, and tickets. If you do not understand the rules of arena football, they are also available on the website.
Rosangela 01-21-2013 07:11 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.210 (total posts: 1)
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Yay Kelly! You're so right about the under 5'2 woman and every single scrub top too long and pulilng at the hip.I also wish there were more designs on softer material some of those scrubs are oh-so-itchy and starchy.GD Star Ratingloading...
Huge Crack 08-29-2012 09:14 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.100 (total posts: 1)
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Daniel Thomas is a beast mode freak!
Drew 08-29-2012 01:06 pm xxx.xxx.xxx43.6 (total posts: 1)
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So, should I trade Mike Wallace for Cedric Benson, given that I have good receivers but no proven back?
John 08-29-2012 08:16 am xxx.xxx.xxx2.30 (total posts: 1)
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Mike Wallace has actually had a copy of the playbook for awhile now
AP 08-25-2012 06:45 pm xxx.xxx.xxx8.98 (total posts: 1)
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Walt: Your info is downright treasure. But you gotta admit - you've made some bad calls given the info. It happens.
I'll keep following, however, because for the price you're the best out there. Keep it up.
DEW 08-23-2012 03:11 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.100 (total posts: 1)
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Walt, Followed your suggestions last year and swept thru the 12 team league and handily won the Championship. Of course, very lucky to grab Stafford with the 1st pick in the 7th as well as Houston's defense and Janikowski with the last two picks. Went with Jahvid Best and Dallas' dud as my RB2/RB3 which paid dividends as I picked their replacements off of waivers and rode them all the way. Also took Hernandez late for my tight end, figuring that once the top two were gone, might as wait until the end to grab the next best TE. 1st four picks were Rice, White, Jennings and Best. I'll follow your advice this year as well. BTW, wasn't sidetracked by injuries, either.
Nathanael 08-23-2012 06:23 am xxx.xxx.xxx6.73 (total posts: 1)
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We are looking for 6 more active dedicated NFL.com fantasy players in a standard scoring 10 player league. We are 3 longtime fantasy players from europe (switzerland) who loves the live draft, adjust weekly lineup, trades, free agent picks and a lot more, because we never give up. Its not how you start its how you finish.
If you are interested go to nfl.com/fantasyfootball , join league and go to custom league.
League Name is: worldwide homepride
and the Live draft is at 26.september 3:00pm EDT thanks see you soon
A D 08-21-2012 10:56 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.133 (total posts: 1)
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the CPU gave me Rashad Jennings as an RB3, so happy that I won't lose the game the on week Foster and Jackson are on bye week.
@Pats Fan 08-13-2012 08:23 pm xxx.xxx.xxx8.66 (total posts: 1)
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"I trust him as much as I trust Matthew Berry"
Walt kicks Berry's a$$
Pats Fan 08-13-2012 06:01 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.181 (total posts: 1)
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Props to DJD! Walterfootball is wicked dope. I love almost every article walter writes and he makes a lot more sense than a long list of crappy talking heads... starting with the incompetent Mike Mayock, Warren Sapp, Tony Kornheiser for starters. Now i don't agree with everything he says but i trust him as much as i trust Mathew Berry and Mel Kiper Junior.
Chris 08-09-2012 01:14 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.128 (total posts: 1)
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haha ill take the down arrow for trent rich. hopefully that means he will cost less for my auction draft. HE IS THEIR OFFENSE. they are just gonna have to hand him the rock in order to win
Jesse 08-08-2012 12:35 am xxx.xxx.xxx2.18 (total posts: 1)
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Trying a dynasty league for the first time and the draft is in 3 weeks. I've read to get an elite WR and a young QB early because RBs pop up every year. Any truth to that? And does anyone have any links for dynasty info?
DJD 08-07-2012 09:59 am xxx.xxx.xxx.194 (total posts: 1)
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Don't pay any attention to these "know it all" dips. Your info you provide for FREE is worth the read. These a-holes who bash you just need to go away and stop wasting our time with the hot air they blow.I've played fantasy football for over 30 years and your info and opinion is gold.Keep it up!
anon 08-07-2012 09:47 am xxx.xxx.xxx.254 (total posts: 3)
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By all accounts, Tim Tebow has been doing quite poorly in training camp, yet I see no stock down. I wonder why that is...
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Last year at about this time, I made some predictions about the Ruby world in 2007 , and now it's time to hold myself accountable, and to point out some things I missed. Here are my predictions along with some corrections where needed:
- Refactoring tools—I wrote that 2007 would be the year we'd start to see real refactoring tools. This turned out to partially right, as netbeans was released with refactoring support. A number of other IDEs have also ramped up their refactoring support. Stand-alone tools have lagged though, so the editor users among us are still waiting.
- YARV —With the merging of YARV into the Ruby development tree and now the release of 1.9.0, Ruby's official VM really hit the big time this year.
- RSpec—RSpec also hit the big time in 2007. According to a survey I ran recently, nearly half of Ruby developers are using RSpec.
- JRuby—Of all projects I pointed out, JRuby has been the biggest winner. With a solid 1.0 release (and an impending 1.1 release), execution speed that is on par with Ruby 1.8.6 (and better in some cases), and improving integration with Java have made JRuby and exciting Ruby implementation going forward.
- rubinius—Ruby's own self hosting implementation has mad a lot of progress in 2007. It still isn't ready for prime time, but with the hiring of five major Ruby hackers to work on it, Rubinius seems to be on the cusp.
- a Ruby spec—Two different Summer of Code hackers worked together to build a spec for Rubinius in RSpec. JRuby is now using this as part of their test suite, and I believe that IronRuby is looking at it too.
- more than just Ruby on Rails—This was a prediction that I got almost completely wrong. Rails is still the big deal in web development on Ruby (and the gateway drug bringing more people into Ruby than anything else). There are more options out there now that there werein 2006, but none of them is making big enough waves to look like a contender yet.
- Rake—This is another prediction that didn't go as I'd foreseen. Rake is still going strong, but it hasn't really reached past the Ruby community yet.
- RubyConf 2007 (in Toronto?)—Well, it wasn't in Toronto, but by all accounts it was a great conference. For the first time, it's grown past a single track. We'll have to see what the future holds for 2008.
- regional conferences—2007 was the year that regional conferences came of age. Several conferences put themselves on the map and video recordings of presentations from them are all over the net at this point.
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"This is the very best jerky you have ever tasted, I've tried a lot of them, and this one's the best - you will reward me on this one! I use venison when available, but cheap round steak is great also, and it's all done in your oven."
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Original recipe yields 4 lbs.
- Cut meat into strips no thicker than 1/4 inch. In a large bowl, mix together onion powder, pepper, garlic powder, salt and Italian seasoning. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and pepper sauce. Place meat into a container, and combine with marinade. Cover, and refrigerate 24 hours.
- Place oven rack on the highest level. Place aluminum foil on bottom of oven to catch drips. Preheat oven to 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).
- Insert round toothpicks through the tops of the strips of meat, and hang them from the oven rack. Bake in preheated oven for 4 hours, or until dried to desired consistency.
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First -- I quite often wonder why people post a review of a recipe, when they didn't follow the exact directions in the first place!! e.g. "I made this recipe, but substituted the onion salt and hot sauce with ketchup…..... my husband didn't like it... 2 stars.". That is my biggest complaint with the reviews that exist… those people are only reviewing their own versions, not the recipe someone posted, but I digress. This is a good jerky recipe. I followed it to the 'T', and therefore can review it. I didn't give it 5 stars, because I felt it could have eased up on the Worcestershire sauce a bit. I found that flavor overpowering, for the same reason I would never put a steak sauce on a good steak in a decent restaurant: let the flavors stand on their own. So less Worcestershire, and bump up the traditional jerky salt and pepper aspects, and you will likely have a winner.
Good recipe, worked well in my electric oven... I turned the heat up to 170 and cracked the oven door to exhaust the moisture. I tried it a second time substituting teryaki (sp) instead of soy and added some liquid smoke and chili powder... Liked it better this way, not as salty. Watch your time, don't over cook. Should bend not snap. Good stuff!
I followed the recipe to a "T" for my 1st batch and it was good. I used venison and after sliceing the meat I rinsed it in tap water to get out as much blood as possible. For my tastes I feel I made some improvements on the following batches. I cut the pinches of salt out and the worcestershire to 3/4 cup and the soy to 3/4 cup and the red pepper to 3/4 t and then I added 2T brown suger, 2T honey, and 1/4 mesquite liquid smoke. I like my version best!
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Amount Per Serving (64 total)
- Calories
- 65 cal
- 3%
- Fat
- 3.6 g
- 6%
- Carbs
- 1.5 g
- < 1%
- Protein
- 6.1 g
- 12%
- Cholesterol
- 18 mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 297 mg
- 12%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I like to give consumables. Homemade foods are a gift from the heart, or buy edibles that may be little luxuries that others don't often buy for themselves.
Other sensible consumables include gift certificates for services or experiences that support health and well being.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
• Yoga classes. There are sessions to suit any level of ability. Buy a coupon book for drop-in sessions or sign him up for a series. Supplement with a new yoga mat, blanket, bolster or other accessories. Order them online and avoid the hassle of holiday traffic. Namaste.
• Massage. Goes well with yoga classes for that special someone who hasn't stretched in a few years. Soothes sore muscles and encourages the kind of body consciousness that supports New Year's plans to lose weight and get in shape.
• Customized food baskets. If someone on your gift list has special dietary needs, put together a collection of foods they can enjoy without worry. For example, someone on a gluten-free diet may appreciate muffins, quick breads or a granola mix made with gluten-free ingredients.
• Foodie favorites. Pure maple syrup, a case of fresh Florida oranges or grapefruit, high-quality, locally produced fruit preserves or honey, handmade pasta in interesting shapes and colors, herb-infused olive oil or a bag of whole, organic coffee beans make nice gifts.
• Gift cards for natural foods stores. It's not a guarantee of a nutrition-packed food choice – natural junk food does exist – but it increases the opportunities to experiment with wholesome foods – organic produce, whole grain packaged mixes, and ethnic meals, for example – that your recipient may not otherwise encounter at their local supermarket.
• Share with those less fortunate. If you've ever thought about giving to a North Carolina food bank, now's the time to do it. There are families all around us who don't have enough to eat. Your donation helps to support soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and programs supporting children and adults throughout the state.
Happy, healthy holidays!
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DateSaturday, November 30 2013
Entertainment & Post Race Activities
· Hot Food & Beverages for purchase: Beer Garden featuring festive beverages including Deschutes Brewery seasonal ales and Boyd's Mobile Fuel Station Coffee Truck. Food selections include Hawaiian noodles and dishes, Philly Cheese steaks, soups & sandwiches, hamburgers & hot dogs, fish & chips and other choices.
· Live DJ & Music
· Visit from Mr. & Mrs. Claus
· 4:00pm: Lil' Elves Parade for 12 years of age & under
Bring your bikes, trikes, strollers, and wagons decorated for the Holiday season! Prize will be given for the best decorated ride! Please, no battery-operated or motorized vehicles.
About the Event
Recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest as the "Largest Holiday Light Show West of the Mississippi", the 21st annual Jubitz Winter Wonderland – Powered by Comcast will grab your attention with glimmers and glows around every corner.
Since 1993, a journey through the Winter Wonderland of Lights has become a Holiday tradition for many families, friends, and social organizations to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season. Traditional favorite light displays include 12 Days of Christmas, Santa jumping down an 84 foot ski slope, reindeer flying over the race track, and the vivid color of the giant poinsettia arch.
Participants can enjoy the most spectacular light show in the region, viewing over 250 colorful light set pieces and many fully animated scenes as they run or walk through the Winter Wonderland of Lights.
Saturday, November 30
Winter Wonderland of Lights takes place at Portland International Raceway
1940 N. Victory Blvd.
Portland, OR 97217
Race Distances: 2-Mile (1 loop), 4-Mile (2 loops) and 6-Mile (3 loops), Lil Elves Parade
Non-Profit Partner – Banfield Charitable Trust
Banfield Charitable Trust members are participating with this event as a means to raise awareness and to raise funds for their compassionate programs which support pets and their owners. Since 2004, BCT has been working to keep pets and their people together, especially in situations of financial strain, emergency medical issues, hospitalization, poverty and advanced age. BCT will have a booth in the expo area during the event with a giving tree for pet owners in need and holiday cards given in appreciation of donations made to the organization.
Pre-event Packet Pick-up will be held Friday, Nov 29th at Foot Traffic in NE Portland (4020 NE Freemont). Foot Traffic will be having their Black Friday sale – 20% off all apparel (including current winter apparel) that day only.
Race Day Packet Pickup is held at on-site at PIR (Portland International Raceway) beginning at 3:00 pm and will end 15 min prior to the start of the race at 4:45 pm.
Packet Pick-up: 3:00pm – 4:45pm
Day of Race Registration: 3:00pm – 4:45pm
Lil Elves Parade Start Time: 4:00pm
Race Start Time: 5:00pm
Run or Walk after dark on the PIR Race Track through the Winter Wonderland of Lights, which spans over 1.6 miles of the 2-Mile loop. The course is totally flat – no hills! Strollers, wagons, & tricycles are encouraged to help make this a family fun event. We request that all walkers, strollers, wagons, tricycles, & parents assisting children stay as far right of the track as possible so the competitive runners can run unimpeded. Participants competing in the 4-Mile (two loops) will receive a 2-mile split time and 6-Mile (three loops) will receive 2-mile & 4-mile split times. All participants MUST complete the event no later than 6:55pm (a 19:10 min / mile pace) No cars will be allowed through the lights 5:00pm – 7:00pm on race evening.
ENTRY FEES (includes: Long Sleeved T-shirt (adults) or short sleeved T-shirt (Kids 6-12), Finish Line Food, MYLAPS timing (NO ON-SITE AWARDS) and lots of fun)
|$35 (Pre-registered by Nov 29, 2013)
|$40 (Packet Pickup / Day of Race)
|$20 (Kid's 6-12 years of age)
|$5 Lil Elves Parade (does not include shirt, but they are available for $10 with pre-registration)
|* SHIRTS: T-shirts will be ordered on 11/15, therefore anyone registering after 11/15 may not receive a shirt on race day, or may not receive a desired shirt size. Shirts for those registering after 11/15 will be distributed after the race. Your participant tag/label will be indicated as yellow.
Portland International Raceway Liability requirement: Only those with a race bib and signed waiver will be allowed on the track during the race. If you have a family member that has not registered, and is not wearing a bib, they will not be allowed to enter the start line area. Bib's must be worn visibly on your front.
Timing will be provided by AA Sports using the MYLAPS Chip on the Bib Timing System. Chips will be located on the back of the race bib. Leave the Timing Chip on the bib and DO NOT CRUMBLE THE BIB to receive full results.
To help keep the festivities going, we have elected to not do an awards ceremony. Award certificates will be available online to download (post race) with individual result/place. Individual Result Divisions: 12 years of Age and under, 13 to 15, 16 to 19, then 5 year age groups to 70 Years of Age and Over.
Directions – CLICK HERE
Portland International Raceway is within the city limits of the City of Portland and is located approximately 6 miles north of Downtown Portland or 3 miles south of Downtown Vancouver just off the I-5 Freeway (exit 306-B).
NOTE: Consider taking the MAX directly to PIR! It is less than a 1 mile walk from the Max Station to the registration area. Please check the MAX Lightrail schedule for final arrival & depature times going to your destination. The website is www.trimet.org/max
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The IPO for the world's largest smartphone display supplier did not go swimmingly on Wednesday.
Apple's new tablet could see some long backorder times if demand is strong, NPD DisplaySearch tells CNET.
Been waiting for the second-generation Nexus 7? The wait shouldn't be much longer, says a market research firm.
IHS analysis of Apple's new tablet offers an estimation on build costs and also reveals the identities of some component suppliers.
The iPad Mini could become the iPad standard bearer, according to NPD DisplaySearch.
Apple created the Retina display brand as a key selling point for its leading products. Is the iPad Mini an exception? Or is it only a matter of time before it goes Retina too.
Days after the iPad Mini lands at stores and doorsteps, here's a report out of China about a future Retina version of the 7.9-inch tablet.
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Dawn Burleigh
The Orange Leader
ORANGE — Commissioner Court became more informed on Monday.
Community Development Education Foundation Chairman/CEO Duane Gordy gave an informational speech about what implementing a Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) and what it could mean for Orange County.
A public hearing at 1 p.m. Monday explained the shortage of funding for TxDOT which means there is $0 funds or new roads in 2013.
A RMA is a local, independent transportation agency that can finance, build, operate and maintain toll roads and other transportation projects. The Texas Legislature authorized the creation of RMAs in 2001 to provide a new, more flexible way to address local transportation needs and get projects developed more quickly than through traditional funding.
Individual counties can form a RMA, or multiple counties can come together to create a single RMA entity.
There are eight RMAs in Texas to date.
"Projects slated for 5-6 years down the line are now being pushed back to 15-18 years out," Gordy said.
Gordy also said under the current system $1.4 - $1.6 billion a year is being generate for a $10 billion a year need to maintain the current flow of transportation.
The current fuel tax is not indexed (for inflation) and based on the number of gallons consumed. Car manufacturers are set with a 2025 target of a 54.5 mpg fleetwide average. That includes a 5 percent mpg increase every year from 2017 to 2025. This also means 45% less funds will be raised by the fuel tax than today.
RMAs were created by legislation using TxDOT as an administrative role.
"RMA's are a mini-TxDOT," Gordy said. "They are created and administered at a local level."
There are two RMAs in Texas that operate as a sole county, but most are operated by multiple counties to help spread the cost of the projects.
"It allows the cross subsiding of projects across the region," Gordy said.
It is suggested Jefferson, Hardin and Orange County form a RMA.
The board would be appointed by the county and the governor appoints the chairman.
The RMA has to generate the revenue for the projects and usually takes 120-180 days to create.
County Judge Carl Thibodeaux asked, "Can it be disbanded?"
Gordy said it could if the RMA went broke or another board was formed for the purpose of shutting the RMA down.
Every road would still have a designation such as Farm to market road, interstate, state highway. Whoever originally would have been responsible for the roadway would become responsible for it again if the RMA dissolved.
"Port and channel work could fit in the program as wheel," Gordy said.
A decision to form a RMA or to join Jefferson and Hardin county in forming a RMA was not decided. The hearing was informational only.
Dawn Burleigh is a reporter at The Orange Leader. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @DawnBurleigh


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Sports Editor
JOHNSON COUNTY — Cleburne
Cleburne basketball went 2-0 against Joshua on Friday night. The Jackets ended a five-game losing streak with a 46-43 win over Joshua. Al Baylor and Marc Murillo led Cleburne with 14 points apiece. The Lady Jackets recorded a 53-29 win over Joshua as Avery Hough led the way for Cleburne with 13 points ane eight rebounds.
The Centennial Spartans gave state-ranked Waco University all they could handle before the Trojans pulled out a 59-58 win in Burleson on Friday night.
The loss drops Centennial to 3-6 in District 8-4A play while University remained unbeaten at 9-0 in league play.
Garrett Easterling led the Spartans with 21 points. Coleman Reed added 11 for Centennial while Curtis Amos scored eight points.
The Lady Spartans recorded a 44-37 win at Waco University on Friday night.
The Burleson Lady Elks dropped to 8-3 in District 8-4A with a 38-26 loss to No. 16 Waco High on Friday night in Burleson.
The Lady Elks took a 17-13 lead into halftime, but the Lady Lions outscored Burleson 19-2 in the third quarter.
Waco High remains perfect in district play at 11-0.
Mackenzie Hailey led Burleson with nine points and Lauren Amos added eight points.
The Burleson Elk boys basketball team fell at Waco, 61-42, to remain winless in league play.


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Tonawanda News — Town of Tonawanda Police Lt. Nicholas Bado announced in a statement Thursday morning that he is stepping down from his position as police department spokesman.
"After approximately seven years of being the sole contact person for our department, I have decided that I need to step away from that role and focus on my main responsibilities," he said.
Bado, who is the head of the Traffic and Service Bureau, was the department's first public information officer when he began the job in 2007.
"I was on the road as a patrol supervisor when I started doing some of the spokesperson duties, and when the position opened up in my office now, I took it," he said.
Although the last week has been busier than usual — with the shooting at Ying's followed by racism allegations against the department — Bado said there was no specific event that led him to the decision.
"I had been thinking about it for a year," he said. "It just was another example of how much time it took over. It kind of put an exclamation point on my decision."
Bado will respond to media inquiries for the time being, but will slowly hand over his duties to Capt. Joseph Carosi, the head of the Planning Bureau.


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— By WILLIAM J. KELLY
Toddler's death
Are we all perfect? Ever since the unfortunate death of the 16-month-old toddler caused by the 4-year-old who somehow got the keys to his father's truck, started the truck and it ran over his sibling, many people have been calling into radio stations making the statement that the parents of these children should be brought up on various charges.
Having raised six children I can tell you that I made many mistakes, but fortunately, by the grace of God, I was saved from the many possible disasters that could have occurred. One time my wife happened to look out the window to see our 4-year-old daughter climbing down from the second floor on some old, thin two-wire television cable. Fortunately it did not break, but how can any parent foresee a child doing something like that? I can't imagine the grief these parents must be suffering; and what about that 4-year-old who might suffer psychologically the rest of his life from this accident?
We Christians and Jews have been taught to have compassion, to have empathy and to love our neighbor in their time of trouble. To me, those people who, in hindsight, want to add more problems to their neighbor in their time of great grief over the loss of their child are not practicing what God taught us all. What do you think?
Immigration law
In the Nation & World section of the Aug. 23 issue of the Star-Telegram was a small subtitle, "Catholic leaders plan immigration push." It stated in part that on Sept. 8 at Sunday masses some Bishops and priests will "urge congressional passage of a legislative overhaul that includes a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants."
This is entirely wrong thinking by these religious authorities and probably reinforces the founding father's declaration of "separation of church and state." I have looked at the present immigration law and in my reading of it there is nothing wrong with it. The present law has set quotas of immigrants for every foreign country with provisions for both our scientific and industrial needs, and for parents and children of legal immigrants to be reunited.
The idea that our Congress should pass some unenforceable law to make 11 million illegals into citizens in 10 years is a joke. The present law should just be enforced. It can be done and perhaps that Arizona sheriff should be put in charge of doing it. What do you think?
Stand your ground
Ever since the Zimmerman acquittal on the basis of self defense, the some have been using that acquittal to stir up trouble in the USA. This extends all the way to Washington, D.C., where our president and attorney general have joined in the debate; of course on the wrong side of the debate.
Leaving the Zimmerman case aside, why should any individual be denied the right to defend his or her self with deadly force? It should not be necessary to be beat up and be half dead before you can justify using deadly force. Jesse Jackson should be preaching to the law breaking blacks and whites and to his own family instead of just to blacks, Hispanics and Asians. I think the principle of the Florida-type law is a good one to enable we law abiding citizens to defend ourselves without the possibility or fear of some district attorney bringing some alleged charge against us. What do you think?
Quarterback Johnny Manziel
Here we go with that amateur-professional squabble again. Manziel's amateur standing was questioned because he allegedly accepted money for signing memorabilia in violation of the rules of the NCAA. The NCAA ruled he didn't accept money, but signed items he knew were going to be sold. For that was suspended for the first half of A&M's season opener against Rice.
I have not read the rule Manziel was supposed to have violated, but I fail to see the connection between signing a football and playing football. Playing football is obviously playing a sport while signing a football for money would be just like making money at some summer job.
I think the NCAA is being entirely too restrictive in having a rule such as this one. I personally would not pay any athlete, amateur or professional, for their autograph, but I see no reason why a popular athlete should be denied the right to do so and still maintain his or her amateur standing. What do you think?
William J. Kelly is a Weatherford resident and regular contributor to Viewpoints.


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As one of the top five Dutch financial institutions, SNS Bank in the Netherlands made a strategic decision to use technology to empower its customers online by fully automating its business processes. The ability to automate its service channels required SNS bank to apply Business Process Management (BPM) techniques to existing selling channels by revamping both its public and internal process in order to provide its end users with an online, full-scale Straight Through Processing (STP) experience. As a prominent financial institution, the need for online STP was of crucial importance to its cost effective banking model in an ever turbulent and changing financial world.
In order to effectively move towards a full-scale STP experience, SNS wanted to align its goals to be continue to be completed via Open Source Software, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and BPM.
In an effort to effectively target and increase processing efficiency by eliminated unnecessary human intervention, SNS Bank decided to utilize JBoss jBPM after its use with JBoss Application Server in 2002 proved to be effective. SNS Bank wanted to ensure that its customers were informed at crucial process steps since open communication has always being an important factor in customer experience. In the beginning of 2007 the first full scale STP project was kicked off, with the goal of putting new savings products online in the start of 2008.
There was a shift in component strategy in 2004 from three main commercial suppliers to one where FOSS components are preferred when possible. Open source is quite pervasive throughout the solution architecture of all current projects. Furthermore, the development environment and tooling used to implement this solution consists of almost only open source software. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the proven server environment, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is hosting the web services and jBPM is the business process engine, the SNS Bank has a powerful infrastructure for exposing the selling channels.
With the implementation of the JBoss Application Server hosting the jBPM process engine, SNS Bank now has a solution that consists of a web-based front-end that allows customer access to products and services. All customer communications are managed by a document management process that tracks both post and electronic communications. The various back-end systems are accessed via a web services layer. In the event that it become necessary to deal with exceptions or be required by law that human decisions be made in the course of a process, there is a web based interface that uses web services to add, modify or end a customer process. As of 2009 the SNS Bank has deployed multiple projects exposing many products and service processes to its customers.
In the current situation JBoss and jBPM have proven to be both cost effective in terms of ownership and in terms of speed of deployment. Reliability has been improved, with absolutely no issues since it has been implemented. Having access to the JBoss technical team, the various online open source communities, and a support contract have proven time and again that the choice for JBoss was the right one.
As strategic products made available to customers empowered by JBoss and jBPM, SNS Bank is able to adjust easily to customer needs. Products and product lines can be introduced into existing business processes in a cost effective manner. The flexibility to combine extends beyond products, product lines, and selling channels to become a very effective tool to reach customer bases in a timely and personalized fashion.
Customer communication are now personalized and tailored to specific processes, products, and customers personal needs as the data generated by their behavior within the processes is documented. There have been very positive reactions from customers with regards to the speed, quality, and the level of detail in communications.
With an ever growing base of BPM process definitions it is clear that the time to market for similar products is much quicker. SNS Bank has projects with estimates ranging from one third to one half of the initial development hours put into initial projects.