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Interfacing ARM controllers with Memory-Cards
by Martin THOMAS
Ok, ok. Due to numerous requests the page is here again. I had the page removed since I got too many requests for support and I simple do not have the time to answer all e-mails and sometimes simply do not have an answer. I know that parts of the codes may not work with all boards and all memory-cards, they just worked for me in a test-environment so please test carefully. (And yes, I have done FAT/SD-Card codes for other controllers but they are buried in commecial developments and I have to extract the FAT/SD parts first before they can be published. And yes, the examples below may not include the latest FAT/SD codes I use for private and commercial developments. I will try to add more information, examples and bug-fixes here when I have more time.)
Memory-cards like SD-Cards or MMC offer a huge amount of memory and are relatively cheap. SD-Cards and MMC can be accessed in SPI-Mode so only 4 data-lines are needed to connect such cards to a microcontroller (chip-select, MOSI, MISO, SCK). To read and write data from/to the card with a "standard"-PC a filesystem is needed.
Some general remarks: If you are looking for a FAT library and you have the low-level block-interface code working check out Chan's FAT File System Module. It is a compact, portable, free and fast (C-)code. It supports FAT16 and FAT32 and starting with version R0.07 it also supports long filennames. Another library with LFN-support is libfat from DevkitPro. It's license is "BSD-style" and should not cause any problems. The code offers a lot of features (beside LFN also some caching) but it needs some more memory. I have not done much with libfat but experiments with AT91SAM7S and LPC2000 ARM7TDMI(-S) have been successful.
All FAT-codes need at least some interface-functions to access the hardware. Depending on the used controller a SD-Card can be accessed in "4-bit-bus" or "1-bit-bus" SD-Mode or in SPI-Mode (some micro-SD-cards may not offer SPI). You will need at least three functions: one that initializes the controller and card, one that reads a "block" (typ. 512 Bytes) from the card into RAM and one that writes a block from RAM to a card. Again you might find useful templates or even ready-made code in Chan's FatFs samples. Some hardware- or compiler-vendors also offer driver-code for SD-Cards or at least SPI. Also search for USB mass-storage examples, some of them interface with a memory card and offer it's contents over the USB MSD interface, you will just need the card-routines (respect the licenses). If you have to start from scratch get the SPI-interface working first (check with a scope), borrow code from Chan's example for AVR, modify the AVR-specific sections and get a combination of Chan's FatFs and your low-level code working in a simple example (print directory, read some bytes from a file already on the card, create a file). Once you have the tests done you can optimize the code, use the low-level code with another FAT-library or change/improve the interface step-by-step.
On the hardware: At least add a pull-up resistor in the controller's MISO-line/Card DO if the controller offers internal pull-up resistors you may use it instead. Make shure the supply voltage is in a the valid range, use 3.3V if in doubt. Use a regulator/converter, avoid "tricks" like "diode-chains" or "loaded voltage-dividers" - they will only cause problems. Stabilize the supply by using at least a 100nF capacitor between VCC and GND near the card-slot, a 10uF capacitor should be added to. It's also recommended to add a circuit to fully power-off the card i.e. with a P-channel FET, so the card can be reset by software if needed (MMC/SD/SDHC-cards do not offer an extra reset-line). Remind to disable pull-up resistors too when disabling the card's power since they may "parasite-power" the card. Keep the bus frequency low during the first steps (esp. during initialisation, see card's manual/datasheet). Avoid level-shifting with voltage-dividers. If you'd like to use them anyway check the signals with a scope and reduce the frequency if needed. Read Chan's article on MMS/SD-Cards esp. the remarks about releasing the DO/MISO line.
Some links that might be useful:
On this page there are currently interfaces for the Embedded Filesystem Library (EFSL) with LPC2000 and AT91SAM7S controllers and for ChaN's Fat-Filesystem-module with STM32, AT91SAM7, LPC17xx controllers using SPI and LPC23xx/24xx using MCI available.
ChaN has published a nice code named FatFs which he describes as "a generic file system module to implement the FAT file system to small embedded systems". Please visit his page for further information. In the following sections you will find some example-applications in which ChaN's module has been used. Please not that there may be updates or bug-fixes for the FAT-code availabele from ChaN's page. As long as the interface to the low-level driver has not been changed you can apply these patches or replace the FatFs-Module with newer versions in the examples.
I have added an AT91SAM7 SPI-interface for MMC/SD/SDHC-cards with optional PDC/DMA-Support to ChaN's FatFs code and created a small demo-application based on ChaN's "monitor"-examples. The package includes:
[Download] (timestamp 20090915, tested with an AT91SAM7S256 on Olimex SAM7-Pxxx evaluation-board, Codesourcery G++ lite 2009Q1, option to build for AT91SAM7S64 available in the makefile)
An additional information from Andy Kunz:
[...] I was using part of your at91sam_chanfat_mthomas_20090915c.zip package and found a discrepancy you might want to address. In sd_spi_at91.c Line 455:
With this code, it works fine on newer and large capacity cards. We were doing some testing with a small Canon 16M chip, and it would work for one or two sectors before dying. With all the larger (2G – 8G) chips, it worked fine. If I change the init code to
it works fine for all cards, old and new.[...]
I have added a LPC2000 SSP-interface for MMC/SD/SDHC-cards to ChaN's FatFs code and created a small demo-application based on ChaN's "monitor"-examples. Memory-Cards are interfaced in SPI-Mode (not MCI/SD-Mode) so this code can be used on controllers like the LPC214x/LPC213x with SSP interface which is an SPI interface with a small FIFO-buffer that is available on most LPC2000 controllers. The package includes:
[Download] (timestamp 20100704, tested with a LPC2148 on Olimex LPC-P2148 evaluation-board, Codesourcery G++ lite)Version History:
18. Apr. 2009: Please note that ChaN now provides his own implementation of a MCI-driver for LPC2k. Please download the "Sample projects"-package from his page.
A preliminary version of a MCI-Interface (SD/MMC hardware on "newer" and "larger" NXP LPC2000 like LPC2368 and LPC2378) is also available here. This code uses the MCI driver from the NXP example collection (available for nxp.com) and ChaN's FatFs-module. I made some modifications and extensions in the MCI-code and adapted Chan's "standard" example to LPC23xx/24xx. The archive includes three configurations:
[Download] (timestamp 20090823, tested with LPC2378 on Olimex/IAR LPC-2378-STK, see readme.txt for futher information).Version History:
This is a small demo-application to show how Chan's Fat-Module can be used to interface MMC/SD/SDHC-Cards with a STM32 microcontroller (ARM Ltd. Cortex-M3 core).
This code uses the SPI-Interface, not the SDIO host interface since the evaluation board here has the card-slot connected to SPI1 and the controller on it (STM32F103VB) does not offer SDIO. When using a STM32 with SDIO and a board which has a card-slot connected to the SDIO the example code from the STM fwlib can be used as low-level driver ("diskio"). Since ChaN's FAT module is used long filenames are supported. Please note that you may have to buy a license from Microsoft when using LFN in commercial devices. LFN support can be disabled by a "define". Use of DMA for SPI can also be enabled by a define.
Beside of the diskio-Drivers for STM32 SPI you may find some useful code when developing firmware with the GNU toolchain in this package (for example: vectors-location, startup, linker-script, OpenOCD flash-programming, debugging with Eclipse/gdb).
An Eclipse-Workpace with OpenOCD configuration, a Makefile for stand-alone building/Eclipse and a Keil/ARM uVision workspace are included. The code is only prepared for a GNU arm cross-toolchain. uVision can be used as IDE but RealView Tools are currently not supported/tested. The code should be easily portable to other toolchains. Tests have been done with Codesourcery's G++ lite for ARM "bare-metal" (arm-none-eabi). Test-Hardware: Manley EK-STM32F with STM32F103VB Rev.Z. Examples for flash-programming using OpenOCD are included too ("make program").
The package includes the complete source code for the demo-application, Chan's Fat module (with Unicode tables), the ST Microelectronics standard peripheral library for STM32 and a OpenOCD Win32 binary (only for tests). Because of this the package is rather huge (ca. 2.7MB).
[Download] (timestamp 20100704b, please refer to readme.txt included in the package for further information)
11. Oct. 2011: Make sure the GPIO-clock of the port with the MOSI, MISO and SCK-Pins connected to the memory card is enabled. In my example this is done in main.c/Periph_Configuration(), a better approach would be to enabled the peripheral clock in sd_spi_stm32.c/poweron() maybe after testing if is not already enabled. (Remark triggered by an e-mail from Wolfgang Abends - thanks for the freedback.)Version History:
This is a small demo-application to show how ChaN's FatFs-Module can be used to interface MMC/SD/SDHC-Cards and USB mass-storage devices with NXP's LPC17xx microcontrollers (ARM Ltd. Cortex-M3 core) to read and write files on FAT-formated drives (FAT16, FAT32).
Beside of the diskio-drivers for LPC SSP and LPC USB host you may find some useful code when developing firmware with the GNU toolchain in this package. Eclipse-Workpace with OpenOCD configuration, a Makefile for stand-alone building/Eclipse and a Keil/ARM uVision workspace are included. Examples for flash-programming using OpenOCD are included too ("make program"). The code is only prepared for a GNU cross-toolchain. ARM/Keil µVision can be used as IDE but RealView Compiler/Tools are not supported. The code should be easily portable to other toolchains.
Tests have been done with Codesourcery's G++ lite for ARM "bare-metal" (arm-none-eabi). Test-Hardware: Olimex LPC1766-STK with NXP LPC1766 Rev '-', Amontec JTAGkey2, OpenOCD0.5.0-pre/GIT
The package includes the complete source code for the demo-application, ChaN's FatFs module, the NXP driver library and the NXP/OnChip USB-Host 'lite' for LPC17xx.
[Download] (timestamp 20100715, please refer to readme.txt included in the package for further information)
A bug in the current version has been noticed by Martin Maurer - thanks for the information. For now just the 'patch', it will be corrected in the next release:
/* file spi_sd_lpc17xx, function static void spi_init(void): */
/* drain SPI RX FIFO */
while( LPC_SSP1->SR & SSP_SR_RNE ) {
volatile uint32_t dummy = LPC_SSP1->DR; // replaced LPC_SSP0 with LPC_SSP1
I have added interfaces for NPX/Philips LPC2000 ARM7TDMI-S and Atmel AT91SAM7S ARM7TDMI controllers to the Embedded Filesystem Library created by Lennart Yseboodt and Michael De Nil (see sourceforge.net/projects/efsl/). This library support FAT-filesystems so data written with a PC to the card can be read from the mircocontroller firmware and the data written by the microcontroller can be postprocessed with a PC.
The LPC2000-interface supports the SPI-interface and the SSP-interface (only available on newer controllers of the NXP/Philips ARM7-family). It has been tested with LPC2138 (Keil eval-board) and LPC2148. The AT91SAM7-interface currently just supports SPI without "DMA" (PDC). It has been tested with an AT91SAM7S64 and AT91SAM7S256 (ATMEL eval-board, OX SAM7-P board). Both interfaces have been submitted to the EFSL-maintainers. The LPC2000-interface is already available in the offical distribution. The AT91SAM7-interface has not been merged into the official code-base so far (see the EFSL-Hompage and Sourceforge-pages for updated information).
The source-archive includes the full EFSL source-code (based on Version 0.2.x) and the LPC2000 and AT91SAM7 interfaces. I have also added example-applications for the LPC2138 (also tested with LPC2148) and AT91SAM7S64 (see examples-directory). Other controllers of the same family (i.e. LPC2129, LPC2106, AT91SAM7S256) should work too after minimal changes. The library can be used as "real" library (efsl.a) or as "source-modules". The examples demonstrate both methods. Please read the readme_arm7.txt in the docs-subdirectory for further information on my "ARM-interfaces". Detailed information about the EFSL-API can be found in the manual (pdf-file in archive).
The code is prepared to be compiled with an arm-elf-gcc compiler and the newlib as "libc" (as in my WinARM or in gnuarm). Makefiles and linker-scripts for WinARM are included.
The license has recently been changed from LGPL to the the ecos-license (see the EFSL mailing-list-archive on sourceforge). So it is possible to use the code in "closed-source"-projects, but all modifications and extensions in the efsl-library-code have to be published as source-code (best method: submit patches and extensions to the efsl-developers).
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I've never really cared much for measuring traffic on FutureAngels.com or on this blog. Some fan sites obsess over hits and unique visitors, misinterpreting those numbers for popularity or quality of content. Many professional web site designers will tell you it's a sure sign of amateurism to have a hit counter or to brag about number of hits on a site.
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Thank you to all of you who read this blog. It's nice to know so many people enjoy reading more than just the endless rants and insult exchanges that ruin many blogs and fan boards. There's a place on the Internet for intelligent discourse after all.
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Nick and Laura Santana from Woodbury, Long Island. have put their heart and soul into the renovation of Heinle's General Store, getting it back open and available to the public after it sat empty for a number of years.
Today, when you walk into the store, the first thing you see are the original front door, floors, ceiling, columns and the original Heinle's sign. In the future the upstairs will be a catering hall. The doors on the coatroom are the old doors from the apartment that used to be there. The Santanas are looking to have the facility available to the community for weddings, birthday parties and community events. Their hopes and dreams are to have a memorial wall, and they are starting out the wall with a picture of the original Heinle's, circa 1892.
When Nick was showing this reporter around, he pointed out everything that was put into the renovation. "I spared no expense. I wanted to do it right the first time. I want good quality." One of the examples was the cherry marble floor that was installed by the bar area. Nick and Laura are thankful to the contractor, Clark Kelly, who did the carpentry work, which the Santanas consider to be "amazing."
Heinle's has two-zone air conditioning, as well as a 100 kW generator, so when the power goes out their freezers and refrigerators will still operate, and there will always be gas and diesel fuel available in Cochecton Center.
The Santanas installed radiant-heat sidewalks and oversized bathrooms, fully handicapped accessible. Laura said they take cleanliness very seriously. There is also a suggestion box. "We want to get feedback from the community. We want our customers to be happy," she said.
Heinle's has a Boar's Head deli where they sell subs and sandwiches, homemade food, fresh baked goods, beer and soda, and groceries. The side entrance near the ice cream polar has a bleacher for the kids to sit and enjoy ice cream after their ballgames. The flower garden is in bloom. The outside patio is still being worked on.
The Santanas were the developers of the Narrowsburg Mews, having purchased and completely renovated the old Lion's Den. Now, 13 years later, the mews has helped bring Main Street in Narrowsburg alive with business. Heinle's General Store is now their dream for Cochecton Center.
Nick and Laura's son Nick and his friend Matt Romano are running the store. The hours are Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The phone number is 845/252-DELI (3354).


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We had a great time at the Rose Inn Friday night (Dec. 13, 2013) for the Teddy Bear Fund Drive auction! It was a successful night and we want to thank our helpers: Amie Lee from the KCAC (that's her with the football), Carl Kologie and many others. And of course, a huge thanks to Joe Frye and all the folks at the Rose Inn and all the great people who came to the Rose Inn last night and gave generously for great items and a great cause.... thank you!
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text: Timothy Strobel didn't realize the risk he'd encounter when he tried to mow his lawn after days of heavy rain. His mower got stuck in the mud near an air conditioning unit. Timothy Strobel, "I leaned forward to pull the lawn mower out of the grass, and I slammed my forehead and my neck into the actual unit itself." Dr. Andrew Peretz, who treated Timothy for a severe concussion and a spinal cord injury, says accidents involving lawn mowers are almost always serious. Dr.Andrew Peretz, "We've seen the traumatic injuries, the hand getting stuck in the blades, the foot getting stuck in the blades. Unfortunately those are life-changing events." Consumer Reports' mowing expert Peter Sawchuk says blades on today's mowers can exceed 200 miles per hour. And any debris encountered can become a projectile. To demonstrate, Consumer Reports mowed over golf balls. Sharp pieces flew more than 100 feet. That's why it's so important to keep kids and pets well away from where you're mowing. A survey by Consumer Reports National Research Center reveals all too many people have bad mowing habits. "More than half of those surveyed wore shorts while mowing, and fourteen percent wore flip-flops." Another really bad habit -drinking beer or other alcohol. Eight percent admitted to doing just that! Consumer Reports also cautions against disabling safety features, such as a handle like this that automatically shuts off the mower when you let go of it. Another precaution - to avoid slips and falls, don't mow wet grass - something Timothy learned the hard way.


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Fiscal Cliff?
Dear Editor,
With a great deal of thought over the last couple of days concerning the elected officials in Washington, D.C., I am, without a doubt, dissatisfied with the antics the Congress, the House and the President are treating the people of our country. We elected these people to make decisions, decisions that will keep this country running and bringing jobs and a sense of well being to the general public.
When the President said the Congress, the House and He would be taking a few days to celebrate the Christmas Holidays, it bothered me. Where is the commitment to the American people. Where is their elected position supposed to be?
It is not that I don't want them to celebrate the Christmas Holiday, but to keep this country running without burdening the population of the United States. They and I mean all of the players in the Fiscal Cliff agenda should have kept themselves in Washington, D.C., to finish a job they started a long time ago.
I know these people were just elected, but I'm sure in four years the general public will speak up and tell the politicians in Washington, how we feel.
Phil Wallace
Martins Ferry


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"Ofelia Garza, a supervisor with the Beeville Adult Actiity Center, talks with Peppi Gonzales while he waits his turn in the barber's chair. Joe Garza Jr., left, and Mike Gomez listen in on the conversation. In this photo, Victor Salazar, owner of His & Hers Hair Designs at 333 N. Washington St., donated his facilities and time, as did all of his employees, and gave the entire group free hair styles and a demonstration of hair care."
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The new Corner Store just outside of Three Rivers is the biggest model out of CST Brands' 1,033 stores in the country. At 10,100 square feet, the store is the franchise's 627th one in Texas.
"We are glad to have this new Valero station here; it brings jobs to the city and county," Three Rivers Mayor Sam Garcia said. "It's always great as far as ribbon cutting... It's new growth and business in the community which we can always use."
A grand opening was held on Friday with CST Brand representatives and local elected officials present for the ribbon cutting.
Store manager Donald Hunt anticipates the store will bring 50 additional jobs to the area and still needs another 15-20 employees.
It has a beer cave, Subway restaurant, 10 gas pumps, six high-speed diesel dispensers and an expansive parking for 18-wheelers and traditional vehicles too.
"Clearly the demand is here, the store is incredibly busy," Kim Bowers, president and CEO of CST Brands, said. "With the Eagle Ford, a place for folks to stop 24-7 is critical."
Bowers said their other stores in the area, Tilden and Kenedy, are constantly restocking their shelves. The Three Rivers store had a soft opening a week prior to the ribbon cutting and Bowers said the first few days "met and exceeded" their expectations.
The Subway shop inside is also doing as much business as their biggest store in San Antonio, according to Bowers.
"This store is four times the size of the one I had in San Antonio and the more the merrier," Hunt said. "I'm looking for good opportunities to let us and the city grow."
Hunt said the layout of the store was designed to allow room for truck drivers and regular customers to have the room they need to safely maneuver the site. Live Oak County Judge Jim Huff added that the entire project took about a year-and-a-half from start to finish, including the access road.
"I'm really excited. This helps us put our best foot forward and serves the locals and visitors," Huff said.
CST is the second-largest publicly-traded fuel and convenience franchise in North America with nearly 1,900 sites, half of their U.S. stores are in Texas, and $13.1 billion in revenues last year. They plan on building 15 new stores in the coming year.
"It's nice and convenient," Live Oak County Commissioner Donna Mills said. "I'm happy they chose Live Oak County and appreciate the commerce and business."


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September 2008
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), families have more freedom than ever before to make decisions about how their children are educated. Thanks to a wide array of public school choice options, including charter and magnet schools, families can customize their children's learning, which is translating into improved academic achievement throughout the nation. In the classroom itself, individualized instruction can yield tremendous results for students.
Magnet schools in particular are excellent examples of how specialized programs can spark enthusiasm for learning and catalyze academic growth in students whose interests and aptitudes may not be fulfilled by their neighborhood schools. Magnets like the six elementary and middle schools profiled in this guide use themed instruction in such subjects as fine arts, leadership, and engineering to meet the needs of students from diverse backgrounds and interests.
For many years, magnet schools offered families the dominant form of public school choice in America, first appearing in the 1960s as a tool to increase racial desegregation and resolve educational inequities. It may not seem fitting to deem these schools "innovative" since they have been around for nearly 40 years. However, magnet schools have a new and expanded role under NCLB, and their power for systemic reform has yet to be fully realized.
In addition to maintaining diverse student populations and advancing school choice, magnet schools are reversing declining district enrollments, turning around low student performance, and serving as laboratories for promising education practices. The schools highlighted in the following pages have achieved these goals despite such obstacles as budgetary constraints, the demoralizing effects of poverty, and children entering with skills far below grade level.
Uniting these schools is the belief that education can empower families and revitalize communities and that every student—regardless of race, income, or zip code—deserves to be challenged and can achieve. As one administrator at a profiled school asserts, "If you can dream it, you can build it."
This guide provides examples of promising strategies and case studies for district leaders and school staff interested in building and growing their own magnet schools. The schools profiled here have adopted continuous improvement plans based on data. As a result, their students' achievement has improved significantly.
This guide is one in a series of Innovations in Education publications produced by the U.S. Department of Education. I congratulate the schools highlighted here, and hope that educators and others can learn from their experiences.
Margaret Spellings
U.S. Secretary of Education


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June 15, 2011
Yellowstone Youth Facility Gets a Facelift
Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) staff and enrollees complete many important projects in the park each summer, but the YCC facilities -- mess hall and dorm -- were both showing the wear and tear of 35 years of use. The park decided it was time to spruce up the facility for the youth and program staff.
Yellowstone's YCC program is a residential camp running from mid-June through mid-August for youth ages 15 – 18. The program emphasizes work ethics, introduces participants to the spectrum of National Park Service opportunities, supports environmental awareness, and promotes recreational activities that encourage participants to build lifelong healthy habits.
While the YCC program—one of only two residential work programs for youth in the National Park System—has been generously funded by Moose International and other donors, there have not been federal funds available for basic improvements to the YCC facility.
The carpet was threadbare, torn, and posed a tripping hazard. Several spots had been duct taped to prevent accidents, resulting in a battered appearance that was almost impossible to keep clean. The carpet was originally installed as large, rolled sections, and damaged areas could not be easily repaired or replaced.
The Yellowstone Park Foundation recently awarded a grant, through the Tomorrow's Stewards Initiative, for YCC facility upgrades. The challenge: make low-cost but high-impact improvements to the facility, stick to a $26,500 budget, and get it all done before the youth arrive for the 2011 summer!
Staff from Yellowstone's Division of Maintenance performed all the work on the project in order to keep costs low and efficiency high. They applied a fresh coat of paint in the mess hall, and carpet squares -- a more practical type of floor covering that can be individually replaced -- were installed in the Mess Hall.
Previously, YCC seasonal program staff had no walled space in which to make phone calls or conduct other business. This grant also provided funds for the creation of a small, enclosed office next to the Mess Hall.
The grant also covered the costs of five key staff members reporting two weeks early to get the facilities open and to install new equipment in the mess hall and dorm before the first session began.
The structures that comprise the YCC campus will need major repairs and rehabilitation over the coming years, such as new roofs, insulation, modern bathrooms, and an updated kitchen. But meanwhile, these smaller improvements are significantly enhancing the facility's basic functions and appearance. They will also, hopefully, better represent how much this program, and its staff and participants, are valued.
The work was finished in time for the start of the 2011 summer program, and the first session of 20 YCC participants and six youth leaders arrived this past Sunday. They will spend one month completing numerous conservation and rehabilitation projects in the park, while learning about land stewardship, leadership, and teamwork.


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I have gathered my four e-books that I've published through Amazon in one convenient spot. Although it would be advantageous to set up a proper author's page with Amazon but I have yet to do that and simply searching 'Max Andrews' isn't sufficient for finding all the literature (unless you type in another keyword or the title).
If you haven't already, please share and/or buy these books that you or a friend or a family member may be interested in. The profits go towards keeping this site up and running.
- An Introduction to Molinism: Scripture, Reason, and All that God has Ordered (The Spread of Molinism Book 1)
- The task of a Molinist perspective of middle knowledge is to remove the perceived dilemma between human freedom and divine foreknowledge. Middle knowledge is the second logical moment of God's omniscience. There are three logical moments, the first being natural knowledge. With natural knowledge God knows everything that could logically happen. The third moment is God's free knowledge; God knows all true propositions of the actual world. Middle knowledge lies logically in between these, which affirms that God knows all true counterfactual propositions, or possess hypothetical knowledge of future contingents. The following is an attempt to provide reasonable grounds for affirming divine middle knowledge.


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Monday, April 19, 2010
7.13.99 Great Woods, Mansfield, MA
Phish.net show page
Set 1: NICU, The Curtain, Halley's Comet -> Roses Are Free -> NO2, Lawn Boy, Reba > Carini > Funky Bitch
Set 2: Wolfman's Brother > Piper, Bug, Mountains in the Mist, Run Like an Antelope > Possum
Encore: Tuesday's Gone
Notes: NO2 was played for the first time since July 16, 1994 (355 shows) and, for the first known time, included the instrumental ending originally included on The White Tape. Reba was unfinished and dissolved into Carini. Antelope included Meatstick teases and Trey acknowledging his friends Dave and Luann Abrahams, who were in the crowd. Scott Murawski joined the band on Possum and the Phish debut of Tuesday's Gone.
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Ah, Great Woods...my home venue. So many memories, especially back before they added all those open air reserved seats...back when it was actually fun to be on the lawn. Now the "lawn" is a tiny crosswise strip in the way back. Sorry, end of rant. I still love the place :) And sorry, I'm not labeling these files "Tweeter Center" even if it was officially called that at the time, and Phish.net documents it as such...just can't do it.
This show has been requested multiple times, and I feel I've taken a long enough break from '99 to come back to it. You're gonna see (and have already seen) a bunch of '99 and '00 on this blog, first of all because I'm rediscovering it after all these years and am way into the jamming style of that period, and secondly because a lot of the AUDs from those years seem to be in need of an EQ tweak, IMO.
This remaster was done from an OTS pull by way of a Schoeps cmc6/mk41 mic (etree shnid 32444). It's got great energy, nice and loud and with a superb stereo image. I just felt there was this thin veil of fuzz preventing the notes from piercing through the air on their way to the mics, so in typical fashion I've applied some ghetto-fabulous tweaks to the EQ in search of a clearer listen.
p.s. - I've decided to include the set list and footnotes info from Phish.net right in the posts, as well as provide the link. A main reason I wanted to link people to the show's Phish.net page is that sometimes there are show reviews there, as well as other tidbits such as gap charts, who was at the show, stats, etc. But I figured folks might like a snapshot of the set list right in the post. I welcome feedback as to whether you like it or if it's too much clutter. Thanks!
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- Joshu88 said...
just a little story about this show.
This was the first show I ever got on cdr. After collecting XLII's for a couple years previous. A great friend of mine, Big BL, who introduced me to phish, did the whole summer tour, and came home right after columbus, and had this show and the 4th of July weekend as well. I remember being blown away how clear cd's sounded compared to the hiss from the analog. So in a couple of ways this remaster is only going to IMPROVE on a great memory for me!!!
Can't thank you enough!!!
- April 19, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Geoff said...
Thanks so much for the show! I've appreciated every one you've done and hope for more to come!!!
- April 19, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Michael said...
I made in late to this show. Missed NICU, caught the end of Curtain. Luckily I made it for NO2 so I could feel like I had absolutely no idea what was going on. Made great show friends! Thanks for the work!
- April 19, 2010 at 6:23 PM
Its only a minimal hiss, and I love it. I think it adds a great gritty sound that captures this awesome show!
- April 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Kenny Powers said...
you hear hiss in this? It was recorded digitally...shouldn't have any hiss at all.
- April 22, 2010 at 1:26 PM
Listen to No2 and lawn boy closely, its not as obvious when they're playing louder songs. There is a small hiss to it in the backround, its just not that defined.
- April 22, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Kenny Powers said...
huh, interesting - never noticed. i'll have to relisten later tonight.
- April 22, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- Josh said...
this show was the friggin tits. It rained so hard during the morning that as we sat in our tent at the Miles Standish Forrest, we wondered what was going to be. Then, the clouds cleared and the sun came out. I remember seeing the Hood blimp grace the lot with its presence. You knew from the moment that you walked in that this show was gonna be special. The jam from Halley's to Roses is one of my favorites of all time. The Reba is no slouch either.
- April 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM
- Steve said...
Sounds great, thank you!
- April 25, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- geometric-changing-shapes said...
Of all the shows I have been to and and all the shows I have heard this is my favorite. Thank you very very very much for choosing to remaster this show :D
- June 27, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- JDUB said...
Dude this sounds really really F*ckin good. Loved these shows. glad for people like you who take the time. I can now listen to them (I never listen to audience tapes!) with pleasure
- February 18, 2011 at 3:51 AM
- JDUB said...
thanks for taking the time bro. i loved these two shows. you are a solid citizen
- February 18, 2011 at 3:53 AM
- Kenny Powers said...
JDUB - this is why you SHOULD listen to audience tapes! it usually takes a little EQ adjustment but once you get into that habit, i find they are almost always more enjoyable than SBDs. well, except for the really well-done SBDs.
- February 18, 2011 at 7:56 AM


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Pimco first off the mark after reforms to UK pensions
Pimco has become the first investment firm to respond to the UK's radical reforms of the pensions market, with a new fund launching today.
Pimco's UK Retirement Strategy, actively managed by UK portfolio management head Mike Amey, is a multi-asset fixed-income portfolio pitched at pension schemes and individual savers looking to take advantage of the new freedoms available under Chancellor George Osborne's reforms, announced in March.
Under current pension tax rules, UK savers are incentivised to buy annuities at retirement – these are insurance contracts that promise a guaranteed income for life. As a result, most pension schemes invest older members' money passively in long-dated UK gilts, whose prices move similarly to annuities.
However, following the Budget changes, members may choose other retirement options, such as post-retirement investment funds or taking their pots as cash. Pimco's new fund aims to produce a return compatible with any of these choices. This will be a compromise between trying to produce a regular retirement income and preserving the portfolio's cash value.
To do this, Pimco will invest in a wider range of fixed-income assets, including short-dated bonds, credit and asset-backed securities. It will hedge against the risk of interest-rate rises using an options strategy, Amey said.
The strategy will cost 40 basis points, or 0.4% of assets to manage – more expensive than a passive bond allocation but well within the government's proposed pensions fee cap of 0.75%.
Pimco is one of several asset managers attempting to crack the UK's £200 billion-plus defined contribution pensions market, which is expected to grow as the government's programme to enrol all workers into pensions rolls out over the coming years.
This market is dominated by a few big players, including the in-house investment managers of insurers Legal & General and Standard Life, as well as standalone fund managers such as BlackRock and Schroders.
Pimco, ranked as a third-tier player by market analyst Spence Johnson, in a market where the 12 first-tier firms control 88% of assets, faces a challenge.
Will Allport, Pimco's business development manager for DC schemes, said further regulatory reforms of the DC market, which will soon oblige insurers to bring in external oversight of investments for their pension businesses, could help Pimco break in.
Some of Pimco's competitors, meanwhile, have been more ambitious. AllianceBernstein, JP Morgan Asset Management and State Street have launched "target date" funds which invest pension schemes' whole portfolios.


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For Immediate Release
March 16, 2006
SPRINGFIELD – The financial health of Illinois
school districts continues to improve according to data
released today by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The State Board's Financial Profile for each Illinois
school district shows the number of Illinois school districts
in deficit spending dropping for the second year in a
row. For Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05), slightly more than 40
percent of Illinois school districts were deficit spending.
In FY03 nearly 80 percent of districts spent more than
they received.
"Governor Rod Blagojevich has worked hard to get
more money into Illinois classrooms, and that hard work
is paying off," said State Board of Education Chairman
Jesse Ruiz. "Bolstered by the Governor's work
at the State level, local districts are working hard to
manage resources carefully. And, when you have that combination,
the result is good for schools, good for communities and
great for students."
The School District Financial Profile was reviewed by
the Illinois State Board of Education during its regularly
scheduled meeting today (Thursday, March 16, 2006).
The data collected for school district deficit spending
can be found in the School District Financial Profile
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The School District Financial Profile was designed to
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and educational constituent groups throughout the state.
During the first three years of his administration, Governor
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into Illinois schools, increasing the per-pupil foundation
level by $200 per year. This represents more new money
invested in education than any other state in the Midwest,
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Not sure sacrificing Leeds & Warrington for Crusaders is really a good move.
I think it would be better to give Crusaders a winable game rather than a glamour tie. That's not to say they wouldn't have a chance against the Wolves, but match em up more evenly and I think a revitalised Salford next year v Crusaders at Millennium Stadium would be a good enticing fixture.
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He was joined on this epic quest by his beloved Kahlan, the only survivor among the Confessors, who brought a powerful but benevolent justice to the land before Rahl's evil scourge. Aided by Zedd, the last of the wizards who opposed Rahl, they were able to cast him into the underworld, saving the world from the living hell of life under Rahl.
But the veil to the underworld has been torn, and Rahl, from beyond the veil, begins to summon a sinister power more dreadful than any he has wielded before. Horrifying creatures escape through the torn veil, wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting world above.
If Rahl isn't stopped, he will free the Keeper itself, an evil entity whose power is so vast and foul that once freed, it can never again be contained.
Epic edge: listen to more in the Sword of Truth series.
©1995 Terry Goodkind; (P)2004 Brilliance Audio
"Great Book - Almost ruined by the narrator"
I have never written a review before, but I have been listening to books since before Audible was hatched.
I have noticed readers voices before, but never really been put off by one. This book had me wondering if it was read by a machine, initially. After getting hooked on Wizard's First Rule, I dove into this book only to be highly frustrated by the reader's voice and inflections.
I will likely abandon the Audible copy to read it - I hope you have a different experience. I will actively avoid anything read by this narrator.
"The Journy Ends Here"
Because there is no way, I can put up with this narrator for a moment longer, and that is a first for me. I tried, I really did, becuase I was interested in the future adventures of Richard Cypher and crew, but the way this man talks reminds me of a computer generated voice, and I just can not get over it, and boy did I try. The sad thing is I am not a picky person. Hence why I got this even after all the warnings, in all the other reviews. I figured I could handle it... I just never figured on how bad it truly was.
"Jim Bond!"
I loved book one, but I will never again purchase or listen to an audiobook narated by Jim Bond.
"Egh ...."
I love the series. The book is awesome, but I don't know why they couldn't bring back Sam Tsoutsouvas to do the narration. I got used to his inflections, and he seemed to be really into the story. This guy seems like he is just reading words off of the paper; sometimes it appears it's the first time he has seen the words. Where was the director?
The worst part? Zed. Sam Tsoutsouvas gave a great voice to Zed. Jim Bond turned him Irish for some reason. When I thought of Zed, I didn't picture him as Darby O'Gill.
Anyways, the story is still great, and if you can ignore the narration and just listen to the story for what it is, it's still a decent purchase.
"Good Narration Makes All the Difference"
I was so eager to continue with the series that I immediately downloaded the second book. Unfortunately the narrator is not as good as the one who read the first book in the series. I'm only one hour in and I'm hoping it will improve but so far the narrator can not maintain a consistent accent for the character's voices and it has become a distraction. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will get better.
"I really should have checked the reviews first..."
I never occurred to me that they would have changed readers. I quite enjoyed the first reader. He brought an added dimension to the novel. I was expecting to hear him when I hit play and found myself extremely disappointed. I keep hoping that Jim Bond will improve. But after over 2 hours his voices remain a mixture of indistinguishable or unnatural. His reading of the narration is stilted at best. I find myself wondering if anyone at the publishing company *listened* to him before they hired him.
I really wish I'd checked the reviews before buying this book. I will force myself to finish listening because the story is actually interesting.
I wish all of the publishers of audio books took the care in hiring their readers that Recorded Books does. (Their stable of readers is consistently the best I've encountered.)
"Good read, bad listen"
The story is very well written but horribly read.
When I first started listening I thought something was wrong with my speakers. I am unable to listen more than 20 minutes before I MUST go to the hard copy.
The narrator drones on and on. I have difficulty telling male voices from female voices. Richard's voice makes me think of John Wayne and the Mudpeople are depicted as native sometimes robotic, like they are speaking broken english, though they are in fact speaking in there own language and then being translated by Kahlan. I am disappointed to learn this narrator is used again in this series. His lack of emotion and pathetic attempt of the characters makes it a very hard story to follow.
The story is very similar to WoT. But this narrator is no Michael Kramer. Jim Bond should keep to narrating westerns and mystery novels, keeping "The Duke" out of the middle ages.
If the many other narrators are as horrible as Mr. Bond, it's a good thing I have the series in hardcover.....bring back Sam Tsoutsouvas PLEASE
If I were reviewing the book itself I would have rated this story much higher. But as you can tell from my review, I am unable to enjoy this epic fantasy narrated by a man better suited for the westerns, mysteries and boring self help instruction books, he is better known for narrating.
"Good Book - Terrible Narration"
It felt as if it was narrated by a Speak-n-Spell.
I would have given this book a 4 stars if it was someone like Sam Tsoutsouvas, Gerard Doyle or even John Lee who had narrated it.
But Jim Bond made it almost insufferable. Sorry, won't be buying any more narrated by mister Bond, Jim Bond.
"Sword of Truth "Hurts My Ears" - Book 2"
I can't take it... I quit listening. This Narrator's reading would make a great SNL skit! Is this guy immitating a text to speach program? I have never stopped listening to an audio book because of the narrater... Until now. OMG is this guy terrible. Run away, spare yourself the torment and money, buy the book if you must, but this narrator is all time worst. How much does this gig pay... If he is any indication of necessary talent... I may have second career. He pro-nounces-every word as if he were reading to a 4 year old... or alien just arrived from another planet.
"See Spot Run is the feeling that I get."
I listened to about 20 minutes.. Putting it down right away! WoT is what I listened to last summer, and then the Gunslinger the summer before that. Not to mention Lian hearn etc.. All had great readers, this one here I just can't jump on. And I noticed that there are many different readers for this series. No fun at all to re-learn the characters through every book. Also very similar to WoT. Richard is entertaining but Mat and Perrin and Rand are much more interesting. I'm moving on to something else. I find it very important to have readers that sound very similar. the gunslinger, for example, had 2 different readers and you could barely tell the difference. Sorry guys.
"Terrible robotic narration"
This is a brilliant book, the strongest in the series in my opinion, but the only person to enjoy this narration would be someone addicted to text-talk handsets
Ever get your handset or computer to read out a phrase to yourself? This sounded like Siri's less talkative and educated cousin was reading it, simply awful, I managed 15 minutes before deleting it. why change from the narrator of the first book?
utter disappointment
If you want an example of excellent narration try the Wheel of Time series, the narrators bring characters to life, this reading sadly was more of the nail in the coffin of the Sword of Truth series
"Excellent second book"
This was a really good follow up to the first one in the series. Often the second book can be weaker, but not in this case. This really continued the story on, and took some original twists and turns. I've already got book 3, blood of the fold.
"Awful narration!! Not worth one star!"
I love this book and so I was amazed at how such a great book could be ruined by such bad narration. The reader puts emphasis on odd parts of sentences and words making it unbearable to listen to. I gave up after 5 mins of hoping it would get better. I don't normal write reviews but I had to comment on this waste of a credit that I always look forward to using!
"The narrator put me off."
I listened to the wizards first rule and I was very happy with the narrator for that book. I really wish they didn't change the narrator for the second book. By the looks of it there is upto 5 different narrators over the whole series... I don't understand the logic behind this.
Each narrator has a different style of reading and it's off putting to change narrators between books. I can't be the only person who feels this way.
All that aside I really enjoy this series.
"missing section"
I have read the book along with this recording and have found that there is a small but vital part to that particular part of the story it is around chapter 65 somewhere. also the reader used different words that what terry good kind has written, though few and I allowed as little mistakes. still though it would be noticeable if listeners read along with the story. the first book was read better and I enjoyed listening to the reader it is a shame that he did not continue to this book too.
"wonderful series of books"
a wonderful series of books beautifully written and works wonderfully as an audio book now buying the next in the series :-)
"Not the same narrator as book 1"
The change in narrator meant I couldn't get past the first couple of Chapters . It just did not sound right. I was very disappointed.
"The second book in one of the Epic stories"
in the top hundred and that is because of the story it is fab.
i cant really . there isnt an epic this grim and dark that focuses on only two people this much. im a big fan
i hate that there is 7 diffrent narrators for this series. i may pay for them to be all done by one as it makes me cry. tears. many of them.i may have to go clutch by teddie bear and drink whiskey
the book moved me.
ladies and gents for what its work i love this series but how ever the swap in narrators ruins immersion and the change in the pronunciations is frustrating
"Book 2 of series"
Good Story
Had read the book and this was a recap
Not very good
No as too long
Good story butt let down by narrator who spoke in a very monotone manner at times not as good as the narrators in first and third instalments
The narration is appalling and such a let down after the first book. I cannot listen to this - back to the printed version.
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Top, from left: Jonathan Bourne, PhD; Suzanne Maher, PhD, Chitra Dahia, PhD Bottom, from left: Russell F. Warren, MD; Peter Torzilli, PhD; Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD; Scott Rodeo, MD Not pictured: Mary Goldring, PhD
Cell Biology; Enzyme Mechanokinetics; Gene Therapy; Mechanobiology; Mechanoimmunology; Osteoarthritis; Soft Tissue Repair, Regeneration, and Replacement; Wound Healing
Chitra Dahia, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist
Xiang-Hua Deng, M.D., Associate Scientist
Mary Goldring, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Program Co-Director
Jo A. Hannafin, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
Suzanne Maher, Ph.D., Associate Scientist and Associate Program Director
Scott A. Rodeo, M.D., Professor and Program Co-Director
Peter A. Torzilli, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
Russell F. Warren, M.D., Senior Scientist
Tissue engineering involves the use of cells, biologic and synthetic materials, and methods to grow new tissue to replace or repair injured or diseased tissues and organs to regain physiologic function. The Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program's goal is to determine the biological, biochemical, bimolecular and biomechanical mechanisms responsible for development, damage, degeneration and healing of the musculoskeletal tissues, cartilage, meniscus, ligaments and tendons, and to use this information to develop new cell and tissue based strategies to prevent, repair, regenerate or replace the injured tissues. In order to find solutions to these problems and translate this information to the patient, the Program uses an interdisciplinary approach by forming specialized teams of scientists, physicians and engineers, each of whom brings a unique perspective to the problem. This allows the integration of various disciplines, such as biology, biochemistry, biophysics, biomechanics and immunology, to study the interaction between these fields (e.g., mechanobiology, mechanoimmunology, enzyme mechanokinetics) in the physiology of normal and diseased tissues. The overall aim of our research is to translate our research findings from the bench-to-the-bedside to treat patients with injuries to soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system.
In addition to basic and applied research, the Program strives to mentor young faculty and students in the scientific, medical and engineering principles necessary to advance their careers in the field of tissue engineering and repair.
Future areas of research focus will include stem cell engineering, developmental skeletal biology, and cell-matrix interactions.
Mary Goldring, PhD
Scott Rodeo, MD
Associate Program Director
Suzanne Maher, PhD
The Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program is engaged in basic, applied, translational and clinical research and currently is composed of the following laboratories:


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June 21, 2013 —
Troopers from New York State Police Montgomery arrested Melissa Mann, 46, Keith Mann, 19, and Jerry Degroat, 36, all of Maybrook, NY for Petit Larceny after the vehicle they were traveling in was stopped by Troopers on Maybrook Rd. in the Town of Montgomery on June 19, 2013.
The investigation revealed the three defendants took scrap metal from a shed owned by the Windham Construction Company in Maybrook, NY. It was revealed the defendants did not have permission to take the metal and were arrested after the owner of the property was notified of the theft.
A fourth suspect, identified as Brian Hamilton of Maybrook, NY is being sought by the New York State Police in Montgomery in connection with the theft. All three defendants were processed and released. They will reappear in the in the Village of Maybrook Court at a later date.


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Yesterday, Corey Seidman outlined for you why it would behoove the Phillies to trade Cole Hamels before the upcoming July 31st trade deadline. Today, I'm here to tell you why, instead of trading Hamels, the Phillies must do whatever it takes to retain him.
Over the last decade, the Phillies have morphed from a somewhat competitive team with a modest payroll to a powerhouse with the second highest payroll in baseball.
They've established themselves as an aggressive organization with a win-now mentality, worrying about the future only when the time to cross that bridge comes. We saw this mentality when they gave big contracts to Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Roy Halladay, and, more recently, Cliff Lee, Jimmy Rollins and Jonathan Papelbon.
But now there is doubt about whether the organization will be able to do the same with their home-grown left-hander, Cole Hamels.
As a team that has been so willing to spend big money on other players, how can they possibly justify drawing the line with their youngest and most-talented core player?
The answer is they can't.
There's only one logical reason for trading Hamels: If the team feels they can't retain him, it is better to get prospects in return than to watch him walk on the open market and get nothing. That argument, however, is contingent on the idea that the Phillies are unable to re-sign Hamels.
This team now has no choice but to re-sign Hamels, no matter if they think they can be competitors in the immediate future or not.
Say, for example, Amaro believes the Phils can be competetive once again next season–a notion that isn't that far-fetched, considering the fact that, assuming no one is traded, they'll still have Halladay, Lee, Worley, Papelbon, Rollins, Utley, Pence, Ruiz, and a healthy Howard, among others, under team control. In that case, re-signing Hamels makes what the organization believes to be an already competitive bunch that much stronger by adding a young, left-handed stud to the rotation.
On the other side of the spectrum, if Amaro believes this team needs to enter a rebuilding stage next season and beyond, who better to build your team around than a young ace reminiscent of Steve Carlton just entering the prime of his career? There are few better options out there.
I don't think anyone would disagree with either of these points. Admittedly, though, neither of them take into account the type of money Hamels will command in free agency, which has the potential to be record-setting.
Many suggest paying Hamels that type of money will handcuff the team from making other necessary moves this winter because of salary restrictions.
This is another fair point. However, it also has a contingency. The idea that the Phillies cannot–or, at least, will not–cross over the luxury tax threshold with their payroll is one created by the organization. There is no rule against spending more than $178M on team salary, and the Phils are a team that is generating more revenue than ever before. If crossing the luxury tax threshold means re-signing Hamels, then the Phillies must cross it.
There is, of course, the supposition that the Phillies could trade Hamels, and still re-sign him this coming winter. If you could assure me that this would happen, then I think it makes a lot of sense. However, there is no such assurance.
If the Phillies trade Hamels, he is no longer their property, and his return isn't guaranteed. There's also no guarantee that the prospects you get in exchange for him will develop into big league ballplayers, let alone talents on the level of Hamels.
So, instead the Phillies should look to deal their other movable pieces to revamp the farm system and sign Hamels today. You give him a huge deal and be done with it.
The Phils have established themselves as a big market team with a massive payroll. As much as some may not want to hear it, they've become the Yankees of the National League. Over the last few years, this method of operation has been full of frivolity, a product of an atmosphere constantly centered around winning.
During those more joyous seasons, the team handed out elephantine contracts like they were a t-shirt giveaway at a Sunday afternoon game. They've set the precedent of spending big, often to a fault. Now they find themselves in a position where they're on the precipice of losing their most valuable player for the future–there's literally no player currently in the organization more valuable to the future of the Phillies than Hamels–because of the irresponsible spending of the past. They cannot allow that to happen.
They've started down the road of big market, big spending baseball. This is who they wanted to be. Now there's no turning back.
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ryan, great article! you have hit the nail right square on the head! it's imperitive that they sign him. it sends a message to the fan base and the team itself reassuring that they are committed to winning. having him on the team if they do go on a mini rebuiding spree only makes that move happen quicker! i believe that they won't have to go over the threshold though. and i also believe they don't have to rebuild! i think the word is retool. they have a few things they can do. since this is no doubtedly a down year, ( and i'm still hoping for a run) but if there is no showing of a comeback after the break with RH and doc back, then they have to start by trading vic! first off i'd inquire about at the allstar break of aquiring a righty reliever with experience. with that said and still no showing if they do get one. then you trade vic for whatever prospects you can get. i'd try to peddle KK also. blanton will be a FA at the years end if they don't have an inclination to sign him, then trade him for prospects too. then you sign hamels! give him what he wants. at the end of the year poly is off the books along with contreras, qualls, no blantion, no vic, no KK. all of a sudden you have some flexability. this winter i would try to get a 3rd basemen! where? i don't know maybe somebody from another org.
I agree fully that trading Hamels, then attempting to re-sign him later is a terrible and extremely risky strategy. For one thing, I doubt that any team would trade major prospects without a window to negotiate a long term contract with Hamels. If some team did pull the trigger anyway, they wouldn't give up the same prospects for just a rental. And at year's end, when Hamels did become a free agent (he won't make it that far if the Phils extend him now), the Phils would be in competition with other teams who might go to ridiculous extremes to sign him. (Jayson Werth comes to mind). Another problem is that he may find he enjoys the new team and city he's been traded to, and may not wish to return.
I just do not see the logic in trading Cole Hamels. The Phils are bogged down with long term contract and aging players. Ridding themselves of one of the top young LH pitchers that you could easily base your future around while being stuck with these contracts is foolish in the least. The Phils would have a less talented pitching pool along with a declining production from their offense.
Keep Cole Hamels, trade Vic, Junior, dump KK, Blanton – the money will be there, bring the talent up from the minors
Ryan, I agree with everything you say….10000% !!!
Agreed. Of course that doesn't mean that the Phillies front office will do what you say, but I hope that they understand that you will have quite a few unhappy season ticket holders (including myself) if you trade Hamels. I think the majority of fans in general would like to see him stay. It sends the wrong message if you trade him. They can try and justify it all they want, but we know it's all bull. And we know that we can't take any truth from anything Amaro says because of his past behavior. He and Hamels could have talked about a contract on Tuesday for all we know.
great article hamels was the main piece in our 08′ championship if you trade him you trade the core of the so called mini dynasty the phillies have become
Well, what everybody is ignoring in this little Hamels lovefest is that the Phillies aren't going to resign him this year. So whether you wanna trade him – or trade him and then try and resign him – ya still gotta trade him. It is my opinion that, if the Phils are out of it (which they are – at best- on the cusp of being) and they let Hamels walk for nothing, someone needs to be drawn and quartered.
The Dipsy
Who has told you that the Phils aren't going to re-sign Hamels?
While it might seem as though they won't, there's no certainty of that. Even if he reaches free agency, there's no certainty that some other team will outbid the Phils.
Dipsy…how can you be certain that they aren't going to sign him? No one really knows what's going on…not even the so called journalists. Everyone just speculates. Amaro said it was a private discussion, so again everyone creates their own rumors and ideas.
Because logic tells me that if they were gonna do it – they would have certainly done it by now. Why? Because every day they wait the price tag goes up. Because if he reaches free agency the price goes way up. Hamels' agent has no reason to come down to meet the Phils. Let me ask you in the inverse – What makes you think that the Phils will re-sign him? What evidence have you seen?
The Dipsy
No evidence, just trying to stay positive. This season has been such a disaster. It's the one thing I'm holding out hope for. And you're right. The longer he waits, the higher the price. He should have gotten this deal done a long time ago. Which is why i think if he doesn't resign Hamels he should lose his friggin' job. What message does that send to the rest of the team who came here to win long term? Everyone I talk to says they will be upset if they don't re-sign Cole. The only way to make our voice (the fan) heard is to cancel season tickets…which i might do.
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First of all, what is frivolous about wanting to WIN ? IMO, they will re-sign Hamels because they can afford him, the stadium are full of Phillies Phans like us who support the team win or lose. And because of the massive phan base, the advertisers are not leaving. Those are the two sources of funds, aren't they? The team cannot afford to lose Cole, how can it stand to lose one of the best players that contributed wins to the dismal first half? As a phan above me said, it is logical and common sense to re-sign Hamels. Trading him is not going to happen soon. See you in the second half!
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The state House Committee on Labor and Public Employment advanced a bill Friday that would prevent employers from accessing a prospective employee's Facebook page, or other social media accounts.
The vote was unanimous, 9-0. The measure was introduced by Rep. Kaniela Ing, a Democrat who represents Kihei, Wailea and Makena on the island of Maui.
"I read more and more stories about businesses and corporations asking for social media accounts, and I don't think they have that right," Ing told KITV4 News. "You're not allowed to look inside someone's home, or go through their mailbox, and I think there are some parallels there."
Ing's bill was passed with amendments, the most notable, an exemption that allows law enforcement agencies to access a prospective employee's social media accounts before making a decision on hiring.
In written testimony, Maj. Alan Bluemke of the Honolulu Police Department's Human Resources Division said, "Vital information regarding the ethical and moral character of an applicant can be found through the social media," and the bill would "limit HPD's ability to thoroughly screen recruit and civilian applicants with the highest levels of integrity to serve the City and County of Honolulu."
The bill also prevents an employer from accessing social media accounts in the presence of an applicant, or current employee. However, the measure doesn't outlaw an employer's right to access information on social media as part of an investigation into employee misconduct, or a violation of law.
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Impact of Smoking Cessation on Sleep - 5
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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Tobacco Use Cessation
Sleep Disorders
Drug: Bupropion
Drug: Transdermal Nicotine Patch
Drug: Placebo Bupropion
Drug: Placebo transdermal nicotine patch
Phase 2
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Impact of Smoking Cessation on Sleep
- Pre- and post-cessation sleep measures by in-laboratory polysomnography [ Time Frame: Up to 7 days post-cessation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Smoking cessation status confirmed by carbon monoxide levels [ Time Frame: Up to 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2005
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: A
Drug: Bupropion
Days 1-3, 150 mg Bupropion in am; days 4-63, 300 mg Bupropion (150 mg in am and 150 mg in pm)
Other Name: Zyban
Active Comparator: B
Transdermal nicotine patch
Drug: Transdermal Nicotine Patch
21-mg nicotine patch applied in AM for 6 weeks, starting on the morning of quit day; 14-mg patch applied in AM for 2 weeks; 7-mg patch applied in AM for 1 week
|Placebo Comparator: C
Drug: Placebo Bupropion
Days 1-3, 150 mg placebo Bupropion in am; days 4-63, 300 mg placebo Bupropion (150 mg in am and 150 mg in pm)
|Placebo Comparator: D
Drug: Placebo transdermal nicotine patch
21-mg placebo nicotine patch applied in AM for 6 weeks, starting on the morning of quit day; 14-mg placebo patch applied in AM for 2 weeks; 7-mg placebo patch applied in AM for 1 week
Detailed Description:
The majority of attempts to quit smoking end in failure due to unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. One such symptom is sleep disturbances. Bupropion, effective in assisting with smoking cessation, commonly causes sleep disturbances as a medication side effect. In addition, a number of NRTs also cause sleep disturbances. This study will aim to characterize the effect of smoking cessation and smoking cessation treatments on sleep by measuring central and autonomic nervous system arousal. The study will also evaluate the impact of smoking cessation treatments on daytime sleepiness and mood as well as their effect on smoking relapse.
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four groups. Participants will receive either bupropion (150 mg for 3 days and 300 mg for 60 days) or placebo, starting one week prior to smoking quit day. They will then receive either active NRT (21 mg for 6 weeks, 14 mg for 1 week, and 7 mg for 1 week) or placebo, starting on quit day. Participants will be studied for up to 5 nights in a sleep lab. Sleep studies will include polysomnography measurements, including electrooculography of both eyes, activity of mentalis muscle and both anterior tibialis muscles, EEG, ECG, oxygen saturation, airflow, and respiratory efforts. Sleep studies will occur on the 2 nights prior to quit day, the quit night, and the 2 nights after quitting. Each sleep study will be followed by daytime measures. These will include a series of self-report instruments, sleepiness and performance measures, and physiological activity measures. Carbon monoxide levels will also be a daytime measurement and must fall below 10 ppm on the post quit days. All participants will receive bimonthly phone counseling for 12 months, starting on quit day. Participants will have follow-up evaluations at Months 3 and 12 in order to measure carbon monoxide levels and complete self-report instruments.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for nicotine dependence
- History of smoking at least 20 cigarettes each day for 2 years prior to enrollment
- Expired carbon monoxide level of at least 10 ppm
- Body mass index less than 30 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for dependence on substances other than nicotine and caffeine
- Substance abuse within the year prior to enrollment
- History of DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or chronic depression
- Current diagnosis of major depression
- History of neurological illness or trauma (e.g., stroke, seizure disorder, febrile seizures, electroconvulsive therapy)
- Family history of seizure disorder
- History of head injury with loss of consciousness for longer than 1 hour
- Currently diagnosed with a sleep disorder
- Currently diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia
- Severe or chronic cardiovascular, lung, kidney, or neurological disease
- Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
- Use of medications contraindicated with bupropion
- High frequency alcohol use or binge drinking in the month prior to enrollment
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00132821
|United States, California
|SRI International
|Menlo Park, California, United States, 94025
|Principal Investigator:
|Gary Swan
|SRI International
|Responsible Party:
|Gary E. Swan, PI, SRI International
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00132821 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 18, 2005
|Last Updated:
|August 5, 2008
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
Nicotine dependence
Sleep disorders
smoking cessation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Mental Disorders
Ganglionic Stimulants
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Nicotinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Dopamine Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on December 09, 2016


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