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Enjoying your RV, either part time or full time, can depend upon your watching the budget for your adventures on the road. There are many things involved in planning a budget minded trip. Sometime it is easy to overlook some of the obvious budget enhancing techniques.
Less weight equals less expense: Look carefully at your load in your RV. Is there anything you can do to lighten the load? Consider items like cleaning fluids or other containers with liquids. If you are not going to use that whole 32 ounce bottle of kitchen cleaner on your trip, you need not carry that much extra weight. The same look should be given to any bulk supply be it coffee or cereal. If you are not going to use it, don't take it.
Of course the biggest weight hogs in any RV are the water holding tanks. Unless you have absolutely no chance of getting water at your destination, never run with a full freshwater tank. Enough water to allow the occasional flush should be, well, enough for the trip travel time.
An often overlooked way to save some weight can be counter-intuitive. Paper plates seem to be a logical means of consuming those culinary delights you prepare in your galley. You will find that a reasonable supply of paper goods can be a fairly significant weight. Look for cheap reusable plastic plates. Sure they will need to be cleaned for multiple uses, but do provide a good weight reducing item.
Speaking of paper goods, how many rolls of toilet paper and paper towels do you really plan on using? It is nice to know you have enough on board, but you don't need a three month supply like you have at home. Every little bit of weight reduction will pay off in the gas mileage department.
One area that needs a detailed inventory each season is the collection of tools, supplies, spare parts and other items normally stored in the RV's basement. Check at the beginning of the spring when you de-winterize your rig. You might be surprised at the extra stuff you have on board that you really don't need. I have found duplicate wrenches, spare parts, extension cords and other things that were not needed and added quite a bit of unnecessary weight to our rig.
Watch your weight is good advice for any RV as well as its occupants. Go ahead; Put your RV on a diet this year. You just might be surprised how much fuel savings you can realize.


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Legendary racecar driver Michael Schumacher emerged from his coma, according to CNN today. Schumacher has been transferred from his Grenoble, France hospital room to University Hospital in Lausagne, Switzerland to continue rehabilitation, according to Sabine Kehm, his representative.
Kehm thanked Michael's millions of fans around the world for their support. She also said he would continue his rehab in privacy.
Corinna Schumacher, his devoted wife, has been by his bedside ever since his skiing injury in the French Alps on Dec. 29. Michael was airlifted from the accident site to Grenoble where he was placed into a medically-induced coma.
Schumacher was injured when his skis struck a rock submerged beneath a layer of snow. He was catapulted about 35 feet through the air. His trajectory led his head to make impact with a larger rock which split his helmet open.
He was conscious briefly following the accident and spoke a few words before he was airlifted to Grenoble Universit Hospital, 450 miles southeast of Paris.
Surgeons performed surgery to remove blood clots inside his head. Other blood clots were too deeply embedded to remove. He was placed in a medically induced coma to allow him time to heal.
Flavio Briatore, who was Michael's manager at Benneton, expressed concern a few days ago because there had been no word recently on his friend's condition. Briatore and Schumacher teamed up at Benneton to win two world championships.
Schumacher later won five consecutive world championships with Ferrari working alongside Jean Todt and Ross Brawn, who have also visited him in the hospital since his injury. With seven world championships, Michael has won more than any other driver in Formula One history.
He is considered by many to be the greatest Formula One driver ever. His 91 race wins leads all others.
He and wife have for many years been considered the golden couple of Formula One. She owns a ranch near Dallas, Texas. During his racing career they visited midwestern United States whenever he competed in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Millions of Schumacher's fans around the globe are jubilant at the latest news of Schumacher's improved condition after five months in the coma.
Members of every team in Formula One tweeted their happiness that Michael has finally climbed out of the darkness. Schumacher is an icon to most of the drivers preparing for the Austrian Grand Prix this Sunday.
His wife has been talking to him on a regular basis hoping he would recognize her voice and wake up. Looks like it worked!
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College Hockey:Caporusso Scores Hat Trick as Michigan Sweeps Lake Superior
Hagelin scores two
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Louie Caporusso and Carl Hagelin supplied the offense and Shawn Hunwick was flawless in goal.
That's all Michigan needed to best Lake Superior, 6-0, Saturday night at Yost Arena, sweeping the Lakers in two games and advancing to the second round of the CCHA playoffs.
Pending the outcome of the Alaska-Western Michigan series this weekend, the Wolverines will either visit Michigan State or Ferris State in the next round of the conference post-season.
"I thought we got a lot of good bounces tonight," said Michigan coach Red Berenson. "Some of the goals were lucky goals, but when you're working hard, it seems you get lucky. Hunwick made a couple of key isolated saves that became a factor in the direction of the game.
"If you have momentum, your best players should be your best players. Your team should be playing like a team and you should be playing well defensively. I think we're getting all that. Lake State is a good team and they're good character kids. We knew they would come out with a desperate attack. They forechecked. They worked really hard. Give them credit. They did not give up."
Caporusso's hat trick boosted his season's total to 16 goals. Hagelin's two markers allowed him to keep pace with Caporusso for the team lead in goals with a matching 16 tallies.
"Sometimes they go in," said Caporusso of his offensive burst. "I had one intention, and that was to work hard. Put things to the net. I got the bounces and came out on top."
Hunwick's shutout was his second whitewashing in the four games he's played since replacing injured Bryan Hogan in net for Michigan.
"It was huge," said Hunwick of the early lead his team presented to him. "My previous three games, we had a lead right away. It was nice to make a few saves to keep us in it when it was zero-zero.
"I've worked hard for my opportunity. Maybe, some people said when I was coming in here that I didn't deserve to be here. So, I have something to work for. "
Michigan jumped to an early lead and never looked back against the Lakers, who were decimated by the flu bug for the weekend series.
Caporusso's pair of first period goals sandwiched Jeff Rohrkemper's career first as Michigan jumped to a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes.
On a completely individual effort, Caporusso opened the scoring at 6:37 of the opening period. The Wolverines' junior center won the faceoff ahead from the left circle, fanned on his original shot attempt, took the puck behind the net and finally converted on a wraparound effort.
Making only his 13th game appearance of the season, Rohrkemper took advantage of a nice play by teammate Chad Langlais at 14:00. Langlais carried the puck from his own blue line into the Lakers' zone to the high slot. The puck drifted off Langlais' stick to Rohrkemper, who buried a wicked snap shot over Mahoney-Wilson's shoulder.
Caporusso's second goal of the first period was another unassisted play. At 15:33, he stole the puck just outside the Lake Superior zone, streaked toward the net and flicked a backhand at Mahoney-Wilson.
The puck drifted under the Lakers' netminder a fraction of a second before the net was dislodged by Lake Superior defenseman Simon Gysbers.
A lengthy video review by the referees Dean Sanborn and Matt Shegos confirmed the validity of the goal.
Michigan matched its three-goal first period with three more in the second to take a commanding 6-0 two-period lead.
Only 46 seconds into the period as a delayed penalty was being called against Lake Superior, David Wohlberg broke deep into the right circle in the Lakers' zone. Wohlberg spotted Caporusso alone trailing the play. Caporusso was so open that he had time to tee up the puck for a missile far side over Mahoney-Wilson's stick.
Michigan junior left wing Carl Hagelin took over for the Wolverines' final two goals of the second period.
At 14:18, Wolverines' defender Steve Kampfer saved the puck at the blue line on his wrong wing, carried the puck to the goal line in the left corner and centered a pass to the front of the net. Hagelin tipped the puck past Mahoney-Wilson with a backhand to give Michigan a 5-0 bulge.
Hagelin needed no help on his second straight marker at 16:49 of the middle stanza. After an extended period of pressure on the Lakers' goal by Michigan, Hagelin grabbed a loose puck behind the net and, in one motion, scored on a quick wraparound move for the game's final goal.
"It's huge for us to get out of this first round," concluded Hunwick of the weekend series win over the Lakers.
He and his Wolverines' teammates can now focus on their second round matchup with the eventual goal of advancing to the conference final four weekend at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
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Hopkins v. Walker
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Hopkins v. Walker, 244 U.S. 486 (1917)
Hopkins v. Walker
No. 234
Submitted October 18, 1915
Decided June 11, 1917
A case arises under the laws of the United States where an appropriate statement of the plaintiff's cause of action, unaided by any anticipation or avoidance of defenses, discloses that it really and substantially involves a controversy respecting the validity, construction, or effect of a law of Congress.
A substantial controversy respecting the construction and effect of the mining laws is presented by a case in which the plaintiff sets up title under a placer patent, alleging that the locus in quo was not known to contain lodes when the patent was applied for, and was so adjudged against strangers to the suit who adversed the application, and in which the defendants, notwithstanding such judgments, claim the same ground under other lode locations made after the patent and embracing claims of the width of 600 feet, while plaintiff contends 25 feet would be the maximum if the ground remained subject to lode location.
In a suit to remove a particular cloud from the plaintiff's title, the facts showing that title and the existence and invalidity of the instrument or record sought to be eliminated as a cloud are essential parts of the plaintiff's cause of action and must be alleged in the bill.
The rule is the same in respect of suits to remove clouds under § 6115 of the Montana Codes of 1907, as distinguished from suits to quiet title under § 6870.
Recorded certificates of location are the first muniment of the locator's paper title, and, when verified, are, in Montana, made prima facie evidence of all facts properly recited in them (Codes 1907, §§ 2284, 2285), and so, when apparently valid but actually, under the mining laws, invalid, they may becloud the title injuriously.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Performance-based Mask Optimization
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In its attempts to bridge the gap between the ever-shrinking device size, while effectively keeping the illumination wavelength constant, the Integrated Circuit community has been facing the problem of losing geometrical fidelity. Several approaches exist in order to circumvent this problem, including most notably optical proximity correction (OPC) [1] and inverse lithography [2]. These techniques minimize the geometric error between the projected image and the original design pattern by modifying the mask pattern. This project deviates from the conventional approach which only takes geometric shape into account, by including electrical performance as an objective. In this approach, the mask pattern that is being corrected comes from a standard cell library. The features on the mask can be modified in two ways. One is to discretize the entire mask into pixels and change the tone of every pixel; the other is to divide the pattern edge into line segments and move them separately. Electrical performance (e.g., inverter delay) variation due to process variation (e.g., dose and defocus) is treated as the objective function which is then minimized by changing the mask pattern. A fast aerial image calculation technique [3] is invoked to estimate the sensitive area which affects the pattern and performance of interest. This can reduce significantly the search space dimension, hence saving computation time. Preliminary optimization results on a single inverter shows the inverter delay variation can be reduced by half compared to the variation without optimization.
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In the era of multibillion-dollar syndication revenues for Seinfeld, Friends, and ER, studios threw six-figure checks at kids with spec scripts. The industry was gunning for the next big thinga billion-dollar kiss, like the one proposed by a novice writer on Dawsons Creek. (Suggesting that two characters [Joey and Pacey] kiss, the writer created a love triangle that propelled the series into syndication.)
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Desmar Jackson led SIU with 28 points.
Dec. 17, 2013
By Tom Weber
MURRAY, Ky. - Murray State handed Southern Illinois its fourth-straight loss, 73-65, on Tuesday night in the first meeting between the regional rivals since 2006.
The Racers (5-5) led virtually the entire game and by as many as 16 points. Freshman point guard Cameron Payne sparked MSU with 22 points and seven assists, and all but one of his points came in the second half.
In what is becoming a familiar refrain for the Salukis (2-8), Desmar Jackson carried his club with 28 points but had little support from his teammates. The only other player in double figures was Anthony Beane with 11 points. SIU had a season-low three assists as the team's best offense came when Jackson attacked the basket.
SIU head coach Barry Hinson held an animated post-game press conference in which he questioned the toughness of his squad, whose only Division I win to date came prior to Thanksgiving against Stetson.
"I'm struggling with this crew right now -- they won't let me coach them," he said. "Any time I coach somebody, they put their head down. They're soft, we've been enabled, I've got a bunch of momma's boys right now."
The sharpest contrast between the teams was drawn in the battle of the starting point guards. Payne won in lopsided fashion, outscoring Marcus Fillyaw, 22-0. Hinson acknowledged his sophomore point man is struggling to adjust to the Division I level.
"Marcus was absolutely awful," he said. "That's about as PG-rated as I can say it. Our guards were awful. Our starting guards had one assist and seven turnovers. They must think it's a tax credit."
The Salukis trailed by just one, 33-32, early in the second half, but a flurry of missed shots and turnovers resulted in a 15-4 Murray State run, and SIU never seriously challenged the rest of the night.
"We made three turnovers tonight where we just came down and threw them the ball," Hinson said. "I swear one time one of our players said Merry Christmas. I thought it was a gift and he signed the package over."
Murray State actually committed five more turnovers than the visitors, finishing with 18 in the game, but too often the Salukis couldn't convert those miscues into points.
"There was a sniper in the gym. Did you see that? We had guys falling down," Hinson exclaimed. "Two guys snipered at half court. You would have thought Navy Seal Team Six was out there. How does that happen?"
Besides Payne, Southern had trouble containing Clemson transfer T.J. Sapp, who scored 15 points off the bench in 17 minutes in his first game in more than a year.
"He brings a different level of athleticism that we haven't had," said MSU head coach Steve Prohm. "He can go out and get his own shot, he can get out on the wing and really run. I don't think he forced anything tonight. He didn't really mess up the chemistry."
Murray State took its biggest lead, 59-43, on a 3-pointer by Payne with 10:15 remaining. The wiry lefty was 4-for-10 from outside the arc.
"He always seems to take a bunch of shots, but he can create offense for himself and for others," Prohm said. "He really stepped up in the second half and made some big threes."
The Racers held a huge advantage on the glass, 40-29, and SIU's three forwards were 5-of-18 shooting from the field.
Hinson knows his team must find its footing quickly with upcoming home games versus Ball State on Saturday and SIUE on Monday.
"I think every time they don't do something in practice that we want them to do, we just put them on the treadmill or pushups," he said. "When you've got a young team, it's a lot like house-training a puppy dog."


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Functional Beauty, Architecture, And Morality: A Beautiful Konzentrationslager?
Version of Record online: 16 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2011.00020.x
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Volume 62, Issue 246, pages 128–147, January 2012
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Sauchelli, A. (2012), Functional Beauty, Architecture, And Morality: A Beautiful Konzentrationslager?. The Philosophical Quarterly, 62: 128–147. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2011.00020.x
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Some works of architecture have remarkable aesthetic value. According to certain philosophers, part of this value derives from the appearance of such constructions to fulfil the function for which they were built. I argue that one way of understanding the connection between function and aesthetic value resides in the concept of functional beauty. I analyse a number of recent accounts of this notion, then offer a better way of understanding it. I then focus my attention on the relation between aesthetic and moral values and claim that, if the notion of functional beauty makes any sense at all, then we have a pro tanto case for holding that moral defects in works of architecture can have aesthetic merits.


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30th Anniversary Celebration: XXX-Out Cancer
Oncologist Coty Ho, M.D.
Not too many years ago, many patients regarded a diagnosis of cancer as a death sentence. Cancer treatments were few and ineffective and most had debilitating side effects such as nausea, anemia, and pain. Unfortunately, these misperceptions persist. But cancer treatment today is very different from that offered a decade ago, says Dr. Coty Ho, chief of medical oncology and associate professor of oncology at UT Health Northeast. Cancers that used to quickly kill patients now can be controlled and sometimes go into remission for years. Painful, nauseating chemotherapy has been replaced with targeted treatments that kill cancer cells and minimize incapacitating side effects. And it's research into how cancer works that has led to these tremendous advances, Dr. Ho says.
"Cancer originates from our own bodies. It's a part of us that has gone wrong, gone awry. It doesn't respond to normal growth control," he says. "It becomes an immortal cell and has the potential to grow much faster than normal cells. These cells continue to replicate without any restraint, and the final products are very bad, abnormal cells," Dr. Ho adds. "Unlike their counterparts, the normal cells, these cancer cells do not function correctly," he says. At this stage, the cancer interferes with crucial bodily functions and becomes life threatening. Within the past 10 or 15 years, researchers have gained a much better understanding of some of the many biological pathways that cancer uses to grow. Once researchers understand a pathway, they can design a therapy to block it. But that's not the end of the story.
"You block cancer one way and it takes an escape pathway, a new detour around the block," Dr. Ho says. "It's very hard to block all the pathways. That's why there's not a cure yet." Fellow oncologist Dr. Thomas Gregory says patients need hope. "I explain to them that there have been a lot of advances in treatment. While many malignancies are incurable, almost all are treatable. We cannot predict exactly how an individual patient is going to respond to treatment, but there's always a chance that a patient will respond well," Dr. Gregory says. One new cancer therapy involves genetically engineered monoclonal antibodies, which are designed to keep cancer cells from growing. Because these antibodies block a specific growth pathway of cancer cells, they don't affect normal cells as much and so do not cause traditional chemotherapy's side effects – hair loss, nausea, and anemia.
More and more cancer drugs now are taken orally, as pills, rather than being administered via an intravenous drip into a patient's vein. "The key for you, as a cancer patient, is to find out as much as possible – with the guidance of your physician – about your cancer. It's important to have guidance, because some information on the Web, for example, isn't reliable," Dr. Ho says. Well-understood, effective therapies are available to treat many cancers. It makes sense to try these first. If the standard therapies don't work or stop working, then go on to more experimental treatments, he says. "The patient can really help his or her overall medical treatment by being part of the team. You should never be afraid to ask your physician any question. You should make clear how aggressive you want treatment to be, so that your physician and your family understand what you want," Dr. Ho says.
Armed with information, you can evaluate treatment options. That's the best way to direct your own treatment and also ensure the best possible outcome. "For physicians, the key to talking to patients is compassion. You have to show the patient and the family the reality of the diagnosis, and also show them that we have treatments, we have something to offer them," he says.


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Reflections on the IMF and the International Monetary SystemAddress by Michel Camdessus
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
to the Economic Club of Washington
Washington, D.C., March 12, 1998
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I am very pleased to join you here tonight—
especially at this important time when so many things are going on in the world that are relevant to the international financial system, not least the debate on IMF resources in the U.S. Congress. This debate, which only occurs every five or six years, is of immense importance for us. After all, there are not that many other countries in the world where such a wide-ranging discussion of the IMF takes place. And so in listening to, and trying to respond to, the questions raised here in this country, we have the distinct impression that we are answering questions that are on the minds of people on Main Street in a great number of countries around the world. Many of these questions have to do with our very identity, the purposes of the IMF, and the type of advice we give to our member countries. Let me try to answer these questions for you. Then I will turn to some questions raised by the Asian crisis and some thoughts on the future shape of the international financial system.
Let me begin with a little history. The IMF was founded just after World War II in the hopes of avoiding the kinds of destructive economic policies that had contributed to the Great Depression and the outbreak of war. The idea was that if countries adopted policies conducive to economic growth and financial stability, opened their economies to foreign trade, and supported one another when adjustments had to be made, all countries would be more prosperous. The world economy has had a number of ups and downs since then, but the validity of this approach has stood the test of time. Indeed, for those countries that have followed this approach, it has brought a half century of unparalleled prosperity.
Over the years, the IMF has grown from 40 countries in 1947 to 182 today. And during this time, we have stood by our members, helping them cope with problems that were not foreseen when the IMF was established. We were there in the 1970s, helping oil exporters recycle their surpluses and helping others finance their oil-related deficits. We were there in the 1980s, helping Latin America overcome its debt crisis. We were there in 1989 and the early 1990s, helping the transition countries of eastern Europe and the formerSoviet Union overcome the legacy of central planning. And we were there in late 1994 and early 1995, helping Mexico—the United States' third largest export market—avert financial collapse. These days, we remain quite active in Russia, where we are promoting market reform; in Africa, where we are helping to reverse the effects of two decades of decline; and, of course, in Asia, where we are trying to contain the current financial crisis.
What kind of policy advice have we given? Throughout our history, we have urged countries to pursue sound economic policies—and by that I mean policies that promote growth through low inflation, sound money, prudent fiscal policies, and a sustainable current account position. Yet, as the economic landscape has changed and we have learned more about how economies work in a globalized world, we have broadened the scope of our advice to include other elements that are also vital for economic growth and financial stability. These include:
Questions from the Asian Crisis
The recent financial crisis in Asia has underscored the importance of many of these elements. But it has also generated a lot of debate about the IMF and its policies. Let me address four questions that have been at the heart of the discussion.
First question: Are we giving the right advice in Asia? Some people say that the IMF-supported programs in Thailand, Korea, and Indonesia are too tough. There is no question that economic activity in the affected countries is slowing down. But this is mainlythe result of the sudden reversal of capital inflows. Without these programs, the international support behind them, and their confidence-building effects, Asia's suffering would be even more acute—with more bankruptcies, larger layoffs, and even deeper currency depreciations. The point of the IMF-supported programs is to address the problems that precipitated the crisis. Thus, their main emphasis is on strengthening financial systems, improving governance systems, increasing transparency, opening markets, and restoring market confidence. Needless to say, none of this will be easy, but already there are very encouraging signs that reforms in Korea and Thailand are taking hold.
Second question: Are we creating a moral hazard for borrowers and investors? As for borrowers, no country would deliberately pursue reckless policies because it thought the IMF would bail it out in the event of a crisis. The economic, financial, social, and political pain would simply be too great.
As for investors, these programs are hardly bailouts. Many private investors are taking heavy losses. With stock markets and exchange rates plunging, foreign equity investors have lost nearly three quarters of the value of their equity holdings in some markets. Many firms and financial institutions will go bankrupt, and their lenders will not be repaid. Moreover, fourth quarter earnings reports indicate that, overall, the Asian crisis has been very costly for U.S. and other foreign commercial banks.
That being said, it is true that some short-term private creditors are being at least partly protected. And looking ahead, the international community needs to find better ways of including the private sector in efforts to resolve sovereign debt problems. But please note that in the case of Korea, short-term creditors are being bailed in at longer maturities and below comparable market rates. In any case, surely the global interest—and the U.S. interest—lies in containing and overcoming this crisis as quickly as possible.
Third question: Is the IMF using taxpayer's money to bail out Asian economies? The IMF is not a charitable institution. It is not an aid agency. And its operations are not carried out at taxpayer expense. Rather, it operates something like a credit union, or a revolving fund. A country subscribes resources to the Fund, and it can draw a multiple of this subscription—or quota—when the need arises to finance a balance of payments deficit. This arrangement enables the resources of members that are in strong balance of payments positions to be loaned temporarily to other member countries that need them. The borrowing countries, in turn, take steps to put their economies in order, thereby ensuring their ability to repay the Fund. All countries can benefit from this system. And, in fact, the list of beneficiaries in the 1960s and 1970s was quite prestigious, as it included both your country and mine.
What has this arrangement cost U.S. taxpayers? As Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin recently said, since the start of the IMF, America's participation "has not cost the taxpayer one dime." In fact, over the last 15 years, the United States has enjoyed a small financial gain, averaging somewhat less than $100 million annually—if exchange rate changes as well as interest costs and receipts are taken into account.
What does the world, and the United States in particular, get for its money? First, if I may be just a little bit immodest, it gets the most effective vehicle yet created for improving economic performance in countries around the world. And this, in turn, makes for growing markets for U.S. exports, new U.S. jobs, better U.S. investment opportunities, and stronger U.S.—to say nothing of the contribution that stable, growing economies make to world peace and security.
Second, the IMF provides a highly effective mechanism for burden sharing. While U.S. participation is substantial, U.S. resources still constitute only 18 percent of the IMF's capital base; the rest of the world provides the other 82 percent. Consider how much more costly it would have been for the United States to address any of the major international financial problems of the past few decades if it hadn't been able to work through the IMF.
Fourth question: Is the IMF too secretive? Does it practice the transparency it preaches? Let me answer this by raising a few questions about the IMF that might be on your minds. What have Thailand, Korea, and Indonesia promised to do in their Letters of Intent to the IMF in return for financial support? What the does the IMF's Executive Board think about the economic situation in the Czech Republic, Argentina, and Canada—all countries taken up by our Board in the past few weeks. And how have we revised our world economic outlook in light of the Asian crisis? You can find the answers to these and probably just about any other question you have on the Fund at our website on the Internet. There, we have posted a wealth of data and other information—part of our effort in recent years to reduce the mystery surrounding the IMF.
Should the Fund warn markets when it thinks a crisis is brewing? Should we become whistle-blowers? The danger is that our predictions, however well founded, may sometimes be wrong. Moreover, our warnings could provoke the very crises that we are trying to prevent. It is far better that the market come to its own conclusions. That is why we have set up data standards to guide members in releasing reliable data to the public, along with a bulletin board on the Internet so that the public can track the data practices of individual countries. That being said, member governments—including the United States—continue to have full access to information on Fund opinions and operations through their representatives on our Executive Board.
Looking Ahead
But now let's look ahead. What could be done to prevent future crises?
But realistically, the international community cannot expect to avert every potential crisis. So what else can be done to ensure that future crises can be handled effectively?
Clearly, the IMF cannot continue to do its job—in Asia or elsewhere—unless it has adequate resources. I don't want to sound alarmist, but there are major risks in the worldeconomy. Only a few months ago, many observers thought the Asian crisis might spill across the Pacific. In fact, it did not, but I cannot guarantee you that it won't. Thus, it is a matter of some concern that the IMF's usable resources have dropped to a level that leaves us little room for maneuver—either to protect the liquid reserves that members hold in the Fund or to meet the more normal, but at times very large, financing needs of our member countries—much less to respond to a new crisis.
So these are the issues that Congress will no doubt weigh as it considers whether to approve the U.S. share of the quota increase being proposed by the international community and the U.S. share of the enlarged special credit lines—the so-called New Arrangements to Borrow, or NAB. I put them in that order because the NAB would be of little use if the quota increase is not in place.
We must earn our members' support by doing our job well and continuously reforming ourselves. But I hope it will be recognized that participation in the IMF is not fundamentally an expense to the taxpayer; rather, it is an investment. It is an investment in the narrow sense that member countries earn interest on the IMF's use of their currencies. Far more important, it is also an investment in the broader sense—an investment in the stability and prosperity of the world economy.


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Real Advice: Preventing Fatigue On A Long Ride
Watching someone get into cycling is one of the real joys of cycling. Watching them learn how to avoid cars, bunny hop, or fall over stuck to their clipless pedals can be heartwarming. A common question we have all asked at one time is "how do I stop _________ from hurting on a longer ride"? Here are a couple of tips to keep your body feeling fresh as the miles pile up progressing from head to toe.
1. Neck
Especially on road riding, neck pain can be a real issue on longer rides. Without resorting to a Michael Shermer-style neck brace, you can alleviate some minor discomfort with some gentle stretching and rotation. While riding, rotate your head from side to side while keeping your eyes facing forward. This will shift the strain between your neck muscles allowing some of them to relax and loosen up for a moment. It won't take away all of the pain, but can help you make it home from a ride.
2. Shoulders
Check your handlebar width. If you've got a lot of pain in your shoulders, make sure you are using the right bars and don't forget to stretch. Using bars that are too narrow can impact your ability to use your full lung capacity while bars that are too wide can put undo stress on your shoulders and upper back.
3. Arms
Try to think about proper arm position when riding. Your elbows should not be locked. This allows your arms to absorb some of the bumps of the road or trail. When your arms start to get fatigued, let one hang down and shake it out. Then trade arms. Sometimes getting a little blood flowing can help your arms make it back home.
4. Hands
Numbness or tingling in the hands can be a sign of improper fit. Check with your local cycling fit specialist to talk about some adjustments you can make to relieve some of the pressure your hands are experiencing. For minor discomfort, a good pair of padded gloves can help on the road while shaped grips like Ergons can make a big difference on the mountain bike; for a road bike, a thicker bar tape like Lizard Skins DP 2.5mm tape can help alleviate pressure points. Change your hand position every now and then to keep blood flowing.
5. Lower back
Both roadies and mountain bikers alike suffer from lower back strain. Proper stretching before and after a ride can help tremendously. Check out this great article from pro mountain biker Sonya Looney. This is one that preventative care is going to be the most important thing. Don't wait for your back to give out, take care of it!
6. "Saddle area"
Simply recommending a good pair of padded shorts doesn't really cover all of your bases here-- but it might. Even if you're wearing Performance Ultra Bib Shorts, you could still experience some tenderness down there after a long ride. Like many of these areas, this is something you'll eventually build up some tolerance to, but until you do you might want to consider a few pointers. First, check out your saddle. Saddles can be a very personal thing and trying out a saddle with a cutout or with a wider or narrower tail bone section might be just the ticket for you. The other thing to consider is chamois cream. Chamois cream can reduce friction, provide a cooling effect ("euro style") and prevent saddle sore causing bacteria.
7. Legs
Your legs are supposed to be sore, you're riding a bicycle. Still, if you've been properly stretching, your legs can still get sore while riding and being able to loosen them up on the bike can help you cross that finish line strong. Unclip one leg and letting it hang down, shake it out. This can promote blood flow. If you've spend time watching the Tour De France, you'll have seen cyclists doing this a couple miles before the sprint. You can also leave your foot clipped in and press your heel down toward the pavement to stretch your calves while coasting. With either of these methods, make sure to practice in a safe environment before you attempt it at high speed. Riding on a trainer can be a great chance to practice stretching.
8. Feet
Make sure that your shoes aren't too constricting. Remember that in the heat of the summer, your feet can swell, making your normal buckle settings just a little too tight. Give your feet the chance to flex, especially around the toe box, and you'll have a much more pleasant ride. Wear breathable socks and keep your shoes and socks clean. Using a cycling shoe with a very stiff sole can help spread the pressure caused by cycling out over your whole foot, alleviating pressure points.
If you have specific recurring pains, talk to a specialist like a bike fitter or a physical therapist. It's much better to seek treatment before problems get out of hand. Cycling should be a comfortable, enjoyable experience for many miles.


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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Jer 31:7-9; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52
In today's Gospel, Jesus' departure from Jericho was interrupted by the persistent cry of a blind beggar. Given that many in that day considered blindness a punishment for some sin the person (or perhaps his parents) had committed, this disruption was not only inconvenient, it seemed downright offensive. Thus, many in the crowd rebuked Bartimaeus, telling him to keep silent. Yet, there is something unique about the cries of this blind man. He asserts a hope-filled faith; and calls Jesus the "Son of David" the name synonymous for the long-awaited Messiah. Still there is some tenuousness to the cry in that the man asks for "pity" - hardly a bold demand, as such! Jesus notices this, stops, and gives the directive, "Call him." Some in the crowd then make an effort to ensure that Bartimaeus realized that Jesus had called him, and they encouraged him to respond: "Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you." And Bartimaeus responds with great enthusiasm! He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
But Jesus does not seem to want to respond only to "pity." Jesus asked, "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus recognized the dignity and full agency of this man before him. Now embolden, Bartimaeus' answer is different. He respectfully declares, "Master, I want to see." His deep desire for wholeness, spoken in faith is not lost on Jesus. Indeed, Jesus reaffirms this man's faith and, "Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way."
Many reading this reflection will recall the days prior to Vatican Council II when "Father," "Brother," or "Sister" did nearly everything to or for the faithful laity. Though certainly there was tremendous good about those days. However, as we look back at that time from the perspective of fifty years of more involvement of ordinary lay people in the Church, we realize how the laity, like Bartimaeus, often were disempowered. The clergy and religious were often perceived as "holier" than "mere lay people." The effect was to silence the voice of the laity. Yet there were many clergy and religious who did enable the maturing of lay vocations in the Church. It was such women and men who developed the renewed theological grounding and practices that made the renewal of the lay vocation in Vatican II possible. Such voices were like those in the crowd who made sure that Bartimaeus knew Jesus was calling him. Indeed they understood themselves as servants who - each in her or his own way - shared in the priesthood of Christ (Heb 5: 1-6).
One of my favorite passages from the documents of the Second Vatican Council is Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church), § 40. This section is found in the chapter entitled, "The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church."
40. The Lord Jesus, the divine Teacher and Model of all perfection, preached holiness of life to each and every one of His disciples of every condition. He Himself stands as the author and consummator of this holiness of life: "Be you therefore perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect". Indeed He sent the Holy Spirit upon all men that He might move them inwardly to love God with their whole heart and their whole soul, with all their mind and all their strength and that they might love each other as Christ loves them. The followers of Christ are called by God, not because of their works, but according to His own purpose and grace. They are justified in the Lord Jesus, because in the baptism of faith they truly become sons of God and sharers in the divine nature. In this way they are really made holy. Then too, by God's gift, they must hold on to and complete in their lives this holiness they have received. They are warned by the Apostle to live "as becomes saints", and to put on "as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, patience", and to possess the fruit of the Spirit in holiness. Since truly we all offend in many things we all need God's mercies continually and we all must daily pray: "Forgive us our debts"
Thus it is evident to everyone, that all the faithful of Christ of whatever rank or status, are called to the fullness of the Christian life and to the perfection of charity; by this holiness as such a more human manner of living is promoted in this earthly society. In order that the faithful may reach this perfection, they must use their strength accordingly as they have received it, as a gift from Christ. They must follow in His footsteps and conform themselves to His image seeking the will of the Father in all things. They must devote themselves with all their being to the glory of God and the service of their neighbor. In this way, the holiness of the People of God will grow into an abundant harvest of good, as is admirably shown by the life of so many saints in Church history.[1]
Today, we who are the heirs and heiresses of Vatican Council II can rejoice in the renewal of the lay vocation in the Church, and sing with the Psalmist - "The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy." But such joy grows stagnant unless it is shared. Bartimaeus showed us the way forward - ". . . he received his sight and followed him on the way." How are you following Jesus on the way? To what are you being called - Lay Ecclesial Ministry? Priesthood? Social service? Hospitality ministry? Eucharistic ministry? Religious Life? Medical service? Humanitarian missions? - or? What is your deepest desire? What do you want to see?
Dawn M. Nothwehr, OSF, PhD, The Erica and Harry John Family Professor of Catholic Theological Ethics
[1] Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI, on November 21, 1964,
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/ vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html, accessed October 5, 2012.
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Gary Pruitt is coming over from McClatchy.
Gary Pruitt, currently the CEO of the McClatchy newspaper chain, will ascend to one of the highest posts in journalism in July, when he becomes the president of the Associated Press. Pruitt has been at McClatchy for almost 30 years, having also served on the AP's board of directors for the last nine, and hopes, like every media exec these days, to continue the massive news agency's growth "as a digital force."


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Also, it's THURSDAY MOVIE DAY. This may be the greatest thing I've ever been a part of.
October 7, 2009Ahh, this is the first comic in about a week I've been fairly happy with. Hope you nerds like it as well.
I should be appearing at San Francisco's ALTERNATIVE PRESS EXPO on the weekend of the 17th. I'll be at the topatoco booth! So, if you're there, please come see me and buy 2 or 300 shirts.
I just learned how to use Hamiltonians for one dimensional quantum mechanics. It sounds reallllly fancy, doesn't it? Also, just finished the sadly never-finished Autobiography of Ben Franklin. It's nice to have time to learn, isn't it?
October 6, 2009WOW, thanks for the extremely positive response to the new vid! I feel like we're finally getting the hang of this sketch thing in terms of writing, acting, and editing. We've got a really really cool vid coming this Thursday. Meantime, remember, if you subscribe you get a billion points. "A billion points toward what?" you ask? Toward... THE HIGH SCORE.
Also, for the curious, yes, that is a Hawk and Dove comic in the background of the office. The office is actually Kelly's, and it is in reference to a concept in game theory.
I'm in the midst of reading "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin," which is quite good, and (in my opinion) oddly and enjoyably Defoe-like.
October 5, 2009Finally, a potshot at creationists. How has it taken so long?
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According to a July 22 report from Wrestlezone, Brock Lesnar made a surprise appearance on this week's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, to announce that he has accepted a bout against John Cena at next month's SummerSlam pay-per-view special event in Los Angeles. Cena and Lesnar have fought twice before, with each man winning once. Next month's SummerSlam will be the culmination of one of the most epic trilogies in WWE history, as Cena and Lesnar look to break the one-all tie.
In all likelihood, Cena will drop the belt to Lesnar at WWE SummerSlam. Its expected that Lesnar will then serve as champ for a few months, before dropping the belt to Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 31. Of course, the WWE could throw fans a curveball by changing the script at the last minute. In other action that went down on this week's WWE Monday Night Raw, Paige made a shocking heel turn by smashing AJ Lee to the mat.
Leading up to WWE Monday Night Raw, Paige and Lee were the best of friends. They often battled inside the cage, but it seemed to be a respectful rivalry between two babyface characters. Paige often shook hands with Lee, even after they scrapped inside the ring. The friendship now seems to be permanently over, as Paige viciously attacked Lee on WWE Monday Night Raw. Since Paige and Lee are arguably the two best, most technical female wrestlers on the WWE roster, this is a feud that could have some lasting power.
It hasn't yet been confirmed that Lee will clash with Paige at WWE SummerSlam, but that's what it appears WWE Creative has planned for the fans. Will Lee retain her WWE Divas title? That seems likely, since Paige is still a young, up-and-coming superstar. She's just 21 years old, and has plenty of time to develop her skills before taking the mantle from Lee as the face of the WWE Divas division.
With Lesnar now set to collisde with Cena and Paige feuding with Lee, the WWE now has two extremely hot angles to work with leading up to SummerSlam. The WWE will likely use the days and weeks ahead to hype the feuds, by having Lesnar confront Cena on episodes of Monday Night Raw and Smackdown. Same goes for Paige and Lee, who should have plenty of chances to squabble on camera before next month's pay-per-view spectacular.
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HEAD COACH Anthony GrantOpening statement:"Well it's always good when you can get a win. Obviously now in the SEC we get to take our record to 2-0 in the league and I'm pleased with that. There were a lot of things today I think we did do well and things we didn't do well that we have to improve upon."
On working through some early mistakes:
"Yeah I thought our defense really carried us. When you look at the defensive numbers, that was key for us. We understood that they were a very explosive offensive team in terms of guys who shoot the three-point shot and then guys on the interior that can score and be very effective. So we felt like defensively we would have to do a great job and I felt like our effort tonight on the defensive end was pretty good and I thought rebounding was another key for us. They got 13 offensive rebounds which is too many, but had a +10 advantage on the boards, so those things are always good. Fifty percent from the field is always a good number."
On the offensive struggles tonight:
"Yeah I felt like we were out of rhythm in a lot of different ways. We have players like JaMychal who is trying to get back into a rhythm so he can get back to where he normally is. We just need to understand that it is going to take some time with the amount of time that he has missed to get himself back in the rhythm. But overall, we just have to make better decisions, just in terms of what we are doing with the basketball and how we do it. We cannot afford to make some of the mistakes that we made in the first half, and even in the second half."
On Trevor Relefords play:
"I thought Trevor did a very good job throughout the game. I think his approach over the last several weeks with the way he has come prepared to practice and getting himself in the gym and understanding the opportunity like he has to lead this team has been a big reason for his success over the last several games. He has been a beneficiary of things that some of our guys have been able to create on defense as well. It's always going to be a team effort and Trevor would be the first person to tell you that."
No. 12, Trevor Releford, Guard
On what the team can take from this game to improve on:
"What we learned from this game was that teams like LSU are going to make runs, we just have to stick together as a team, and we'll be alright."
On the key to winning tonight's game:
"We just had to come out with our defensive intensity to stop them from scoring. We had to shoot from behind the three, because that would allow us to transition and take the shots that we wanted to take."
No. 5, Tony Mitchell, Forward
On the strategy for limiting LSU's Justin Hamilton :
"We just had to be aggressive with him [Justin Hamilton] and play physical. We had to make sure to limit his touches as much as possible."
On Trevor Releford's performance the past few games:
"He [Trevor Releford] is picking and choosing when to go now, and he's also doing very well with his decision making."
Opening Statement:
"We simply didn't play well tonight. We weren't able to execute most of our plays. For some reason, we weren't able to play like we're capable of and that's my fault. It took a while to get going and attack the rim. I'm going to look back at the videotape. I didn't like the way we competed tonight. I'll look at the tape, see what went wrong and fix it before we play Arkansas."
On the athleticism of the Crimson Tide:
"What game did you guys watch? Our kids missed open shots and committed 15 turnovers. It is what it is."
On the team's first SEC road opener:
"It's just basketball. Sometimes you have your good days and sometimes you have your bad days. We had guys who missed wide open shots. We needed to settle down earlier on in the game. We put ourselves behind unfortunately. That's the bottom line. It would have been different if there were no turnovers, we attacked the rim better, and forced more steals."
No. 10, Andre Stringer, Guard
On what LSU did to cut the Alabama lead to eight points in the second half:
"Like Coach [Trent Johnson] said, we took a couple of plays where we actually attacked, and when we attacked, we were successful. But, our inability to do it throughout the game hurts, and when we cut it to eight, things happened."
On Alabama's full court press and athleticism:
"Credit them, they are a great team, but I don't think we took what they gave us. Obviously, we had a quickness advantage, and we didn't exploit that tonight."
No. 41, Justin Hamilton, Center
On Alabama's athleticism on the inside:
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If you can upload them on megaupload.com or a website like that, just do it, I'll give the download link to the Korean R&D.
If there are too many files, just drop it, it doesn't matter
I'm French^^ *GenerationMP3 Samsung Moderator*
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4 of 5 Players with the libary problem
I bought2 players YP-R0 at the same time. (one silver and a black one)
Updated all to firmware 1.19.
One (black) runs until now for 4 weeks without problems.
The other (silver) stopped working after I put some songs and Videos on it.
Libary updating and hangs at 99%.
Reset also dowsn't solve the problem: still updateing libary without a number ;-)
So I gave it back (5 days later) to the retailer and got a new one.
Same problem there.
Got a third, and guess: yes, same problem there.
So I got the fourth one an chosed another color (man, this is crazy ;.)
and hoped that the black one will run, but: again the hang.
The retailer now does not want to take it back, until I called SAMSUNG on Mondey...
So I will wait and get the 5th one and will downgrade the firmware I think...
I just read that there is no posibility to solve this problem by myself, but just again, really so "hard reset to factory settings" special key combination?
This has nothing to do with the R0 color, fortunately...
No hard reset sorry.
There is no safe firmware. Even in 1.10 there may have an library issue...
I'm closely working with the R&D to fix bugs but they need customer files to fix the library bug...
I'm French^^ *GenerationMP3 Samsung Moderator*
THANK YOU, Lebellium!
Now I'm happy that I kept my R0 because I like it very much.
Fortunately no library update issues by now.
Samsung Korea needs immediately the whole "music" folder of every R0 that had the update library issue.
They cannot reproduce the bug with their files and it seems that not a single Korean customer had this problem. Only Americans and Europeans have issue with updating the library. So they also would like to know where the files come from (illegal download, legal download: which website?, personal encoding?)
As long as they cannot reproduce the bug, they cannot fix it. It's unfortunately as easy as that...
If you had several Gb music files when the problem occured, it does not matter. Upload all of them on megaupload.com.
Thank you for your cooperation
edit: some people are asking how they could send the files if the R0 is not recognized by the PC anymore. Well, I suppose you have a backup of your music files on your computer. And I suppose you remember what files you transfered on the R0
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Last edited by lebellium; 05-05-2010 at 11:43 AM.
This is SO over my head--the uploading all this music stuff. I'll try to do it so that we can get this problem fix, but I don't know how long it will take. I've never done anything like this before. I am a Windows Media Player person. I was just ripping my LEGAL CD music and then using WMP to put it on my new R0.
Any tips to make this quick and easy? Any way to drop and drag those files off my laptop to some program so you can get them. Do I just put the music on that 'caused it to crash?' Again, sorry for the problems, but I do admit I am a novice.
Hey, I understand it is a real pain to upload so many files :/
On http://www.megaupload.com/? you can upload up to 1Gb at once.
They have a MegaUpload Manager http://www.megaupload.com/?c=tools to make the upload easier and faster.
Just add all files in a zip archive
If you know exactly what files cause the update library issue, just upload these files indeed. But if you are not sure, it is more useful for the R&D to upload all the musics that were on the R0.
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forcelabs helpful post ;)
lebellium, unfortunately all that music i copied to the r0 where deleted after the library issue and back from repair . but i will prepare a music package with quite similar files (with recorded radio aac and mp3 streams, long dj sets) and upload it soon.
my r0 today came back from repair even though i told the samsung service per bug-report written and per phone to install the 1.10 version, it came again with the 1.13 . so this time i deleted all files available like music, pictures, videos directly in r0. after that i connected it via usb (as hard drive) and downgraded to 1.10. thank you that this version is still available in this forum!!
here my suspicions about the library update bug :
1. file name length: since i have long aac and mp3 files that where recorded from radio streams, my files have very long filenames like
Facu Mohrr Federico Epis Marcelo Vasami - Live at getFrisky! Buenos Aires [28 June 2008].aac - the samsung guys should also check the id tags...
2. when more usb drives are connected to my PC what mostly is and i am copying from one drive to another, or from DVD to hard drive and start to copy also files to r0 it can cause problems. like some overloaded messages from windows, but only for r0!
3. since it never happend to any korean user, it definitely can be a problem between the western fonts/ operating systems and the korean in the file names or id tags as well.
4. today as told, i deleted all the files... whats not completely true, because it was not possible to delete the playlists. the fresh repaired player sw 1.13 came with 5 playlists. on pc i apparently deleted all of them (since its not possible in r0), but disconnecting the r0, looking on its display is still see all the 5 playlists!!! its the same like with the audio files in version 1.17 - 1.19 before the big crash. you deleted them on pc but the where still on the player.
fact is the library update error happens when deleting (or moving, what also deletes in the end) files from the r0 via PC, which are still visible in r0 after that. its a database conflict between what r0 thinks to have in his memory and what in reality is.
by the way, whats a roaming thread?
Last edited by forcelab; 05-05-2010 at 02:30 PM. Reason: grammar
Okay thank you guy, I'm waiting for your files and I also will show the R&D this post. That may be a good lead for their investigations
-It's normal you cannot delete default playlists. There are parts of the firmware and will automatically be recreated every time you delete them
-Roaming thread or post is to upload pictures directly from a phone. Actually not many people use this feature...
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Last edited by lebellium; 05-05-2010 at 03:16 PM.
thanks for the roaming explanation!!
attention!! problem with the playlists is: they where not recreated!! at the moment my r0 usb connected to PC... there is not any playlist file visible in windows explorer. only r0 shows brave all the 5 playlist files!!!!
when i can not delete them, why they are still deleted on PC window but not on r0?
library update bug definitely has something to do with that "feature"
I'm sorry I haven't gotten back about my music, but here is where I'm at. Again, I apologize, but I've never uploaded a thing so I really have no clue to what I'm doing, and yes, I know megaupload is suppose to be easy, but because I'm a rookie, I still don't think I know what I'm doing.
For the past 2 1/2 hours I've been uploading all my music I added that on the sync from Windows Media Player finished caused my library to get stuck updating at 99%, causing me to have to send it this past week to Samsung in NJ.
I see that my music (again all legally bought CDs that I ripped with WMP(which is set to it's default settings-just an FYI) is in the Filemanager part of my megaupload account. I don't know what I'm suppose to do next. Because I'm completely clueless on such a program, would it be possible to just give you my login name and password to this account so that you can get the music how you need to. The only reason I made this account up is so that I can try to do my part to help solve this problem. This account means nothing else to me. Again, for the 3 days I had my R0, I thought it to be absolutely awesome, until this problem occurred so I want to do whatever I can to help--only problem is I know I'm not much help because of my lack of experience and knowledge in this area.
There is a little time conflict on my part as well as I have to leave in a week from the US to go to Greece and one I get back to the US I will be traveling around for most the summer, unable to do anything with this problem.
Again, if it's possible (and I understand you're probably very busy and have time crunches as well, but I do think this will be faster in the short and long term if possible) I would like to give you my login name and password so that you and Samsung can get the info to correct this problem ASAP. I could send you the info by email or just post it here.
Please let me know, and sorry for the length of the post.
Last edited by robinyount67; 05-08-2010 at 01:33 AM. Reason: I hit the wrong button
Hi robinyount67, thank you for your efforts!
If you see all your uploaded files in the file manager that's a good start
When you move the cursor on a file, you have 2 features that should appear: "edit file info" and "share".
Clic on "share". Then the download link appear. Copy it and give me it by PM. Do that for every file uploaded.
Then I'll send your download links to the Samsung R&D
If it's too complicated for you, you can just send to me your login and password via PM. If you really uploaded files, I should be able to download them with your account!
Thank you
PS: BTW, not a good time to go to Greece!
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Last edited by lebellium; 05-08-2010 at 03:58 AM.
I'm sorry, but what does PM stand for? Which 'link' do I send it to/use to send it to you?
PM= private message (because sharing music is illegal, you cannot put a download link directly on the forum)
Click on my nickname, then send a private message to lebellium
and give me your account login and password or the download links
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uploading my music folder at the moment...
how to recreate 2 r0 major bugs:
1. have an yp-r0 with sw. 1.13 installed
2. put these music i sent files into the music folder, r0 connected as hard drive.
3. disconnect it from pc (german win xp home sp3) and let r0 do its library update.
4. when you now switch r0 on and try to play the files (please set play option to normal). you will notice that r0 crashes after playing back some files (especially the aacs, also with 1.19 installed).
5. THIS AAC CRASH BUG (web radio recorded streams, or long aacs 1-2 hours, or long file names, their ID tags?!) CONCERNS ALL SAMSUNG MOBILE PRODUCTS AND MOBILE PHONES!!! ALSO THE S-8000 Jet and 5230 i own too. FEEL FREE TO FORWARD MY MUSIC FOLDER TO THEIR DEPARTMENT.
ok but now to the r0 destroying bug that will cause the library update hanging bug (why i had to send it 2 times to the german samsung service):
6. connect r0 to pc again (always connected as a hard drive) and cut & paste 1 or 2 files to pc. disconnect and connect it again.
7. now upgrade to 1.19 (i simply put the os into the main root of the r0. disconnect and start r0 one time. and connect again to pc.
8. now again cut & paste 1 or 2 files to pc. the files seem to be copied correctly, but if r0 really starts after that action and not hangs while library updating 99%, the deleted files will still be visile on r0.
9. strange behavior when deleting r0s playlists via pc as well. still visible on the r0.
--- may be for those errors a hard reset (holding some keys of r0 while starting it, to delete all files on it, formatting r0) would be helpful and customers wouldnt have to send it for repair. ---
Regarding the first bug, there should be a reason if it doesn't work on any Samsung device.
Does it work with another brand device? That's the question
For the 2nd bug, I cannot reproduce it.
I start at step 8 as my R0 is already in fw 1.19 and the cut & paste works well, files are deleted on the R0
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xxxx ok so you surely updated from 1.10 to 1.19 right? if you really want to be one of the guys that need to send their R0 to the service, feel free to start from step one (sw 1.13). and know what, you can use your own files for that, i am sure it will cause the library bug
ahh, upload completed!! will PM you now
-Thanks to my "special status" I do not need any Samsung service, I'm my own after-sales service^^ I mainly use the R0 for testing firmwares for you guys, the final customers. Otherwise I use a P2 or P3 for my daily music
So okay I'll try again from step 6
Thank you for the PM
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- did you upgrade to 1.19 from 1.10 or 1.13?
- i am sure the error occours only if you start from step 1, upgrading the os from 1.13 or 1.17
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