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Erlang on RPi, starting with a fresh 2013-05-25-wheezy-raspbian.zip image.
sudo apt-get install wget
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
sudo apt-get install ncurses-dev
wget http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_R16B01.tar.gz
tar -xzvf otp_src_R16B01.tar.gz
cd otp_src_R16B01/
sudo make install
You start the interactive shell with erl and quit with Ctrl-g q
Erlang is a programming language which has many features more commonly associated with an operating system than with a programming language: concurrent processes, scheduling, memory management, distribution, networking, etc. On this page I will show how to use Erlang on RPi to put a sensor value from Gertboard on the web using an interface written in Forth.
Erlang has extremely lightweight processes whose memory requirements can vary dynamically. Processes have no shared memory and communicate by asynchronous message passing. Erlang supports applications with very large numbers of concurrent processes. No requirements for concurrency are placed on the host operating system.
Erlang is designed to be run in a distributed environment. An Erlang virtual machine is called an Erlang node. A distributed Erlang system is a network of Erlang nodes (typically one per processor). An Erlang node can create parallel processes running on other nodes, which perhaps use other operating systems. Processes residing on different nodes communicate in exactly the same was as processes residing on the same node.
Erlang has various error detection primitives which can be used to structure fault-tolerant systems. For example, processes can monitor the status and activities of other processes, even if these processes are executing on other nodes. Processes in a distributed system can be configured to fail-over to other nodes in case of failures and automatically migrate back to recovered nodes.
Soft real-time
Erlang supports programming "soft" real-time systems, which require response times in the order of milliseconds. Long garbage collection delays in such systems are unacceptable, so Erlang uses incremental garbage collection techniques.
Hot code loading
Many systems cannot be stopped for software maintenance. Erlang allows program code to be changed in a running system. Old code can be phased out and replaced by new code. During the transition, both old code and new code can coexist. It is thus possible to install bug fixes and upgrades in a running system without disturbing its operation.
Incremental code loading
Users can control in detail how code is loaded. In embedded systems, all code is usually loaded at boot time. In development systems, code is loaded when it is needed, even when the system is running. If testing uncovers bugs, only the buggy code need be replaced.
A Web Server
Erlang is a perfect language to use for programming a web server, and that is exactly what Loïc Hoguin did. Cowboy is one of the most scalable web servers there is and it's also small so it fits nicely in a RPi. I was thinking of using it to display the kW load from my Atlast Forth interface to Gertboard. Here is how I did it, first install the cowboy web server and test run it:
sudo apt-get install git
git clone git://github.com/extend/cowboy.git
cd cowboy
To make it run you first have to tell it to accept HTTP:
cd ebin
cp examples/hello_world/src/hello_world.app.src ./hello_world.app
erlc ../examples/hello_world/src/*.erl
cd ..
cp examples/hello_world/start.sh .
sudo ./start.sh
Start a browser and point it to your RPi:8080, eg 192.168.0.178:8080
External interfaces - Gertboard
Erlang processes communicate with the outside world using the same message passing mechanism as used between Erlang processes. This mechanism is used for communication with the host operating system and for interaction with programs written in other languages. If required for reasons of efficiency, a special version of this concept allows e.g. C programs to be directly linked into the Erlang runtime system. The easy way is good enough so just open a port to Atlast Forth in the file examples/hello_world/src/toppage_handler.erl. Replace toppage_handler.erl with the following:
%% @doc Hello world handler.
init(_Transport, Req, []) ->
{ok, Req, undefined}.
handle(Req, State) ->
Port = open_port({spawn, "./priv/atlast -i./priv/kwh.atl"}, [{line,40}]),
Port ! {self(), {command, "1 gertboard\n"}},
Port ! {self(), {command, "w\n"}},
{Port,{data,{eol,D}}} -> D
after 20*1000 -> D = "timeout"
Port ! {self(), {command, "0 gertboard\n"}},
{ok, Req2} = cowboy_req:reply(200, [], D, Req),
{ok, Req2, State}.
terminate(_Reason, _Req, _State) ->
cd to ebin and compile the file:
cd ebin
erlc ../examples/hello_world/src/toppage_handler.erl
Now, we need to put atlast in the ./priv directory, but first we have to get rid of the banner and the prompt.
In atlmain.c comment out PR("ATLAST 1.2 (2007-10-07) This program is in the public domain.\n"); at line 55 and comment out if (!fname) at 162,163,164 and 165. Save and run make again.
In directory cowboy, create a directory priv and copy atlast to it:
mkdir priv
cp ../atlast-1.2/atlast ./priv
Create a file kwh.atl and put it in the same priv directory with the word definitions for getting kW and W load values from Gertboard:
( The first 25 getkwh is for detecting an edge, drop the result and find next edge. Convert the two integers to float and divide them. )
( 3.6 divided by the result. The result is load in kilowatts )
: kw 3.6 25 getkwh 2drop 25 getkwh float 2 roll float 2swap f/ f/ ." "kw=" f. cr ;
( The same thing done with integers only, here the result is in W )
: w 25 getkwh 2drop 25 getkwh 36 * swap 100 / / ." "w=" . cr ;
Ok, now we just have to call start.sh again and point the browser to 192.168.0.178:8080 or whatever ip address you have on your RPi. After a few seconds the W load should show up. I stop here, this is not the right forum to discuss how to make a web gui, lots of other sites can help with that. Have fun :)
Note: The suggested way to call the port directly from examples/hello_world/src/toppage_handler.erl is just to make it easy. In a real website with thousands of users you should open the port from a separate process and let it run and serve more than one web call.
External Interfaces - Pi Camera
If you have a PiCamera and wants to have a picture on a web page, check that /opt/vc/bin/raspistill works on your system, then replace the code in examples/hello_world/src/toppage_handler.erl with the following:
%% @doc Hello world handler.
init(_Transport, Req, []) ->
{ok, Req, undefined}.
handle(Req, State) ->
Port = open_port({spawn, "/opt/vc/bin/raspistill -q 10 -w 160 -h 110 -o -"}, [binary]),
{Port, {data, Frame}} ->
Framestring = base64:encode_to_string(Frame),
Str = ""
after 20*1000 -> Str = "timeout"
{ok, Req2} = cowboy_req:reply(200, [], Str, Req),
{ok, Req2, State}.
terminate(_Reason, _Req, _State) ->
Note: The suggested way to call the port directly from examples/hello_world/src/toppage_handler.erl is just to make it easy. In a real website with thousands of users you should open the port from a separate process and let it run and serve more than one web call.


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In light of the appointment of Sussex's first Director of Cricket in Keith Greenfield, Club Coach Carl Hopkinson was appointed as Sussex's new Academy Director.
Hopkinson, who played 184 matches across three formats for Sussex and was a key part of the 2006 County Championship-winning side, has been Club Coach at Hove since retiring from the game in 2009. He will continue his involvement within the first-team environment as a specialist fielding coach.
Sussex's Chief Executive Zac Toumazi said, "We are thrilled to see Carl Hopkinson taking over from Keith to build on the excellent work he has done with the Academy. He can now bring his own style and expertise to help develop the next generation of Sussex's players."

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With its widely varied smart devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) is creating a demand for microcontrollers made application specific by software instead of dedicated system on chip (SoC) designs. "The Internet of Things for us is about the sale of microcontrollers, said ARM Ltd. CEO Warren East. [1] We think it is likely to follow a similar path to mobile phones." He estimated that 8 billion MCUs shipped per year across all applications. Last year 15% of MCU shipments were based on the ARM architecture. With MCUs, one silicon device can address a wide range of applications simply by changing the program code, thus reducing the design cycle time and cost to build an SoC for individual market opportunities.
Yet another reason for MCUs instead of SoCs in IoT applications is government agency certification. Electronics are proliferating in safety-critical applications and designers need simplified system certification and development, wrote MCU Designline editor Colin Holland. [2] Sectors being looked at include industrial, medical, automotive, mil/aero, and solar energy. This argues for a common CPU and operating system not only to eliminate an SoC design cycle but also to shorten the regulatory review process.
This renewed interest in building microcontroller devices to power the devices comprising the IoT has cast a critical eye at the memory architecture used to contain the program code of these devices. The most common solutions currently include ROM, embedded flash, and a combination of an external serial EEPROM and on-chip shadow SRAM. The serial EEPROM provides permanent program storage during sleep or when power is removed, while the shadow SRAM provides the memory that the CPU uses to execute the microcontrollers program.
Although these approaches serve the purpose, they also have drawbacks. Antifuse nonvolatile memory (NVM) provides an alternative. This article takes a look at the technology and recent advances that make it a good solution for IoT MCUs.
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Because the IoT is based on machines communicating with one another without operator intervention, one of the fundamental requirements for being designed into these devices is protection from hacking. [3] For high security, the main control program of an IoT device within an embedded system should be locked in non-changeable NVM to prevent unauthorized changes by hackers. Another secure area of memory hidden from passive physical attacks is needed for authentication. Finally, a small section of few-time programmable memory is needed to accommodate secure updates.
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Sussex will begin their brand new campaign in Division One of the LV=County Championship tomorrow when they head to the Kia Oval to take on local rivals Surrey (11.00am start).
It was an impressive strong finish to the LV=CC season in 2011 which saw Sussex finish in 5th position, whilst the hosts return to the top-flight after ending last season in Division Two's second spot.
Sussex have been busy preparing for the beginning of the new LV=CC season with their pre-season tour of Dubai, before returning home to face neighbouring Hampshire at The PROBIZ County Ground last weekend in a friendly.
There is a twelve-man squad heading to the Oval which sees both Monty Panesar and Matt Prior missing due to their involvement with the England team in Sri Lanka.
Luke Wright is playing in the Indian Premier League for Pune Warriors whilst overseas signing Steve Magoffin will not be available until the second match of the season.
The Sussex squad is as follows:
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MONTREAL — In its 100th year, Jewish People's and Peretz Schools and its Bialik High School (JPPS/Bialik) is overhauling its curriculum and reducing or freezing tuition in an effort to stem declining enrolment.
The school, founded on the ideals of Labour Zionism in 1913 and notable for its respect for Yiddish, will in the future be taking a more "inclusive and pluralistic" approach to Jewish identity. It will put a greater accent on Hebrew competence and add Sephardi culture in its instruction.
After a months-long consultation with parents and other "stakeholders," the board of directors on Feb. 5 announced a "new direction" for the school.
At the elementary level, JPPS will be instituting an enriched science program called S.T.I.M (Sciences, Technologie, Ingeniérie, Mathématiques), which will be taught in French, designed to meet a desire by parents, said JPPS principal Adina Matas.
Tuition is to be reduced to $5,000 for kindergarten and $6,000 for Grade 1, from the current fee of close to $8,000, she said.
Tuition will remain the same next year for the other elementary grades, and at Bialik, where fees are about $10,000.
JPPS' enrolment was particularly hard hit by confusion over a Federation CJA-endorsed plan announced two years ago to merge JPPS/Bialik and United Talmud Torahs/Herzliah High School, said Matas.
"Three years ago, we had more than 100 students more than the 350 we have now, because of the instability," said Matas. "Parents are telling us they want to know where we are going. They want things clear and transparent."
Ninety per cent of those who dropped out – many also because of the rising cost – have gone to the public system, she said.
She said the Judaic component at the elementary level won't change much, except for greater stress on speaking and reading Hebrew. Some Judaic subjects may be taught in English.
Yiddish, which has been reduced over the past decade, will be taught more for its cultural value rather than for language acquisition, Matas said.
As for JPPS' orientation, she said, "We have always taught the traditions, the holidays, without imposing any philosophy. We believe there is a niche for a school in Montreal that is not religious. There are so many schools from different streams. We are the pareve one."
For example, while kashrut is observed, boys will only be required to wear kippot during Hebrew and Judaic studies, as is the current practice.
JPPS/Bialik also hopes to stanch the drop-off after elementary school. Matas said that today, 55 to 60 per cent of JPPS graduates go on to a Jewish high school, whereas at one time, it was as high as 85 per cent.
Many parents are opting for non-Jewish private schools, and same-gender schools are especially popular right now, she said.
The big change at Bialik will be the addition – by 2014-2015 – of an international baccalaureate program for academically motivated students in grades 7 and 8, and enhancements to the French curriculum, including the opportunity for younger students in the English section to take courses intended for those whose mother tongue is French, said principal Ken Scott.
Courses such as history, geography and gym will also be taught in French in the early grades.
Bialik's current enrolment of just under 460 students is considerably below the peak of years ago, said Scott, who came to the school last year after 33 years in the public school system.
Registration for next year indicates that trend will continue. At this point, the number of Grade 7 classes will likely be reduced from three to two, but Scott said he hopes these initiatives will turn that around.
Scott said Bialik is the first anglophone private school in Montreal to offer the baccalaureate program, but it can be found at a number of public schools, and he has experience running the program at two schools.
The program will be limited initially to about 25 students, but will probably be expanded to other grades over time.
The "reforms" to Judaic studies at Bialik include blending four courses – in Hebrew, Tanach, Yiddish and Jewish history – into one that's compulsory for all students.
Sephardi heritage content will be increased, conversational Hebrew and ties to Israel stressed, and Yiddish more cultural than linguistic in approach.
The unified Judaica course is being developed by a team headed by Judaic studies co-ordinator Rabbi Shimon Fox, a former educational director of Israel's Yeshivat Hamivtar and executive director of the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, who joined Bialik in 2011.
The board says the general goal is to be "intellectually open" in the teaching of Judaism, leaving room for discussion, while drawing on "shared values."
Matas and Scott agree that the overall goal of this "new direction" is to make the schools a place where a broader range of families will feel comfortable sending their children.
Being "inclusive" will also mean greater acceptance of students with learning disabilities, Scott said. "We are not equipped to take children with severe autism, but we cannot turn our backs on those with reading problems, which affect up to 20 per cent of the population and is not equated with intelligence."
Scott affirmed: "There is no doubt in my mind that this school has all the pieces to be a success if we put them together in a way that makes sense."
Parent and board member Jamie Ross said in a statement that "curriculum enhancements such as these are very attractive to Jewish families seeking the right balance of academics, athletics, Jewish values and a variety of exceptional extracurriculars.
"One of the most important factors that concerns the community, according to the responses received in our stakeholder survey, is the need for our students to develop a strong Jewish identity, and deep connection to Israel. Our students will gain an enhanced appreciation and understanding of the relevance of Jewish values in our contemporary society."


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Can a people's history be lost over time or can it live on in the soil of the land and the blood of the people?
This is the question that the documentary film The Mystery of San Nicandro, airing Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. on CBC's documentary channel, attempts to answer.
The "mystery" in question is the fairly well documented story of a group of Italian Catholic peasants in a small, isolated community in southern Italy who converted to Judaism in the 1920s without ever having laid eyes on a Jew.
These converts were under the spell of a Rasputin-like charismatic healer, Donato Manduzio. Returning home to San Nicandro crippled after World War 1, Manduzio claimed to have visions from God and that he had been called like Moses to revive a faith that had long since disappeared.
Manduzio introduced dietary laws and worship of the Sabbath to his community. At the time, because of its isolation, they weren't even aware that other Jews existed anywhere else in the world. And other Jews weren't aware of them.
When Manduzio did eventually make contact with the rabbis in Rome, they considered him a crank and his community essentially rogue Catholics.
But Manduzio persisted, and in 1946, 80 people were formally converted to Judaism. A couple of years later, most of them immigrated to the new State of Israel, but not Manduzio, who had just died.
Several hundred Jews in Israel today are there because of Manduzio's visions.
The San Nicandro story is an interesting enough one for a documentary, but this film takes it a step further by connecting this to the history of southern Italy's Jewish conversos.
The film implies that the reason San Nicandro's Jews were so quick to convert is that, perhaps without knowing it, they were Spanish Jews whose ancestors had converted to Catholicism during the Inquisition. Judaism was in their blood.
One person who makes this claim is Hamilton, Ont.'s Laura Cattari. A Canadian of Italian descent, Laura was educated in a Catholic school but never made a spiritual connection to those roots.
She also believes that Judaism was in her blood. One day when she entered a synagogue, she felt as though she had returned home and started to search out her family's origins.
The documentary follows her journey to her ancestral hometown in Sicily, where a historian admits that her family surnames are of Jewish origin.
In a somewhat humorous scene, she takes this knowledge to distant relatives in the town whom she'd never seen before. These old Catholics don't take too kindly to her wild assertions. There never were any Jews there, they claim.
The Mystery of San Nicandro is not just about the San Nicandro Jews, but also about the renaissance of Judaism in southern Italy. Directed by Roger Pyke, it is a documentary well worth watching.


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How to implement automotive smart rear-view cameras
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The National Highway Transportation Safety Authority (NHTSA)
estimates that back-up accidents are the cause of 292 deaths and
approximately 18,000 injuries per year. The Cameron Gulbransen Kids
Transportation Safety Act of 2007 named for a 2-year old child
tragically killed when his father accidentally backed over him in
the familys driveway has spurred auto safety regulators to
set standards for rear visibility for passenger vehicles, which have
never previously been regulated. NHTSA is mandating rear-view
cameras be installed in all light trucks and cars by 2014.
Legislation for mandatory rear-view cameras is still pending, yet vehicles have become larger and the ability to see people or objects behind them has been reduced. Other ways of improving rear visibility have been studied, including radar based sensors, however it was determined that these sensors often did not detect moving people, especially children. Studies show that drivers responded better to a camera image than audio alerts and market research indicates that a subset of back-up cameras will incorporate embedded vision to automatically detect objects, estimate their distance to the vehicles bumper, and warn drivers visually and audibly of an impending collision.
This article describes an embedded vision system for smart back-up camera with object detection, tracking and distance estimation. The requirements, challenges and outcome of creating a smart rear-view camera system designed to reduce back-overs, fatalities and injuries are presented.
An Introduction to Embedded Vision
Embedded vision is the merging of two technologies: embedded systems and computer vision. An embedded system is a microprocessor-based system that isnt a general-purpose computer, and is designed to handle a particular task. Embedded systems are ubiquitous theyre found in automobiles, appliances, consumer electronics, medical equipment, and in many other aspects of our daily lives. Computer vision (also referred to as machine vision) is a field that uses digital processing and algorithms to electronically perceive and interpret meaning from images or video. While computer vision has mainly been a field of academic research over the past several decades, today a major transformation is underway. With the emergence of programmable high performance, low cost, low power processors capable of running algorithms to extract relevant application-specific information, it is now possible to incorporate vision capabilities into a wide range of embedded systems.
Embedded vision development requires a multi-phased approach. The following figure illustrates a typical embedded vision application development flow which was used in the development of the smart back-up camera application.
Like in most development flows, test and validation of the algorithm at various stages is essential to ensure expected response. As such, before all else, a test and validation video database must be acquired. For many vision applications, there are standard databases available, however oftentimes a relevant and comprehensive suite of testcases does not exist. If this is the case (as it was for our smart back-up camera system), video clips that make up the validation test suite must be captured one by one. This proved to be a huge undertaking.
Video sequences in all weather conditions, and lighting conditions were captured. As the validation database was built-up, it was critical to setup an automated validation procedure to run unsupervised and report on the statistical performance of the algorithm.


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ENGLAND: Prior knock sets up England total15-Mar-2013
Sussex's Matt Prior struck a scintillating 82 from 99 balls for England in the Second Test against New Zealand at Wellington, as the tourists took a commanding position in the match.
Prior hit 10 fours and 2 sixes in his knock which set England up for their total of 465, and the hosts were reduced to 66 for 3 at the end of the second day.
To listen to what Matt had to say after the day's play at the Basin Reserve, courtesy of the ECB, please click HERE whilst you can view the Cricinfo scorecard by clicking HERE
Above: Prior on his way to a superb 82 overnight in Wellington


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UNIVERSITY - Stumps - Day 206-Apr-2013
STUMPS at Day 2 sees Loughborough MCCU at 54-3, chasing Sussex's 297. Anish Patel (21 not out) and Sussex Academy player - Devon Endersby (5 not out) will resume at 11am tomorrow (Sunday). After recovering from a minor calf strain which prevented him playing in the Hampshire warm up match, Steve Magoffin struck with his very first ball of his season and ended the session with a very respectable 1 for 3 from his 5 overs. Wickets came for Chris Jordan, who in spectacular style demolished both the middle and off stumps to see the back of Mathew Cross for 8 and Chris Liddle who picked up the other wicket of Darius D'Souza who edged one through to Ben Brown behind the stumps.
The match resumes at 11am tomorrow (Sunday), remember that entry is FREE, so come on down.
Steve Magoffin earlier today.


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We have a furry surprise for our members this week. We're sure many will be pleased to see, none other than, studly Joe Parker back in the house. Joe sporting a sexy beard is originally from Philly and he's now 32. Joe's playmate today is a new face by the name of Adam Star. Adam is a local boy and looking forward to today's madness. Adam will be a the latest member of the MenOver30-by-injection club and at just 20 he has so much to look forward to-Joe's fat cock for one! We asked these guys if they remember their first crushes. Joe's first crush was in kindergarten while Adam's first crush wasn't until the 6th grade. These days, boys are coming out earlier than the generations (...that apparently had to walk 3 miles in the snow to do anything) that preceded them. Joe came out in the 9th grade. He wasn't alone; he had several lesbian friends. He remained popular; had lots of friends and even some trophy jerseys from the sports teams. Adam never had an official 'Coming Out' fiesta, but it was around the 3rd grade that he started identifying himself as gay. When it comes to what each of these studs like it's what makes them perfect for today's festivities. Joe loves a hot ass; and Adam loves a big cock. Go figure!Joe comes home real quick and doesn't have much time but knows he promised Adam some lunch. He drops the take out bag and pulls down his pants. 'You wanna get busy real quick?' he grins as Adam gets on his knees. Joe's fat cock gets hard in Adam's mouth as he gets all that dick down his throat. He runs his tongue from the bottom of Joe's nut sack all the way up along the shaft 'til he reaches his throbbing knob. Joe's moaning in ecstasy as he watches Adam go to town on his thick meat. Adam knows exactly what Joe needs as he swirls his tongue along the underside of his shaft. Joe's cock is rock hard as Adam worships every inch of it. Joe then decides he could use that tongue elsewhere as he turns around and presents the next course-tossed salad. Adam dives right into that hairy ass tongue first making Joe writhe with pleasure. He spreads his cheeks wide open to give Adam access to his hole. Joe then turns back around and puts his dick back in that mouth so he can get rock hard for what's next on the menu. Adam has some hot set of buns and Joe intends on stuffing it full of Philly, Philly meat that is. He bends Adam over the couch and slides his thick cock inside as Adam moans for more. 'Who's your bitch!?' Adam whimpers as Joe's thick cock stretches that hole wide open. Joe takes that ass doggy style burying his dick deep inside. Adam can't get enough as he bucks back on that pole and begs for more. Joe obliges and pounds that hole hard just the way Adam wants it. Joe then gets Adam on his back and slides his pole back into that submissive hole missionary. Adam is moaning and groaning as he gets that ass pumped. Joe holds his legs up in the air as he watches his dick disappear sliding deep inside that hungry hole. Adam takes it like a champ as he tells Joe just how good it feels. Joe then pulls Adam forward as he leans back. Adam is now sitting on and riding Joe's cock. They make out as Joe bounces that hot boy hole on his fat meat. That cock is getting milked by that tight hole and his balls are beginning to feel that familiar tingle. He lays Adam back and pulls out wanting to bust his nut all over his face. Adam closes his eyes and braces for his reward as Joe jacks off his thick nut all over Adam's pretty face leaving it a glazed mess.
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When we are discussing the sale of a company with a client, inevitably there is a discussion about the best approach. Selling a company is different than selling a piece of real estate. If for some reason the sale doesn't take place (an unsatisfactory offer price, etc.), the CEO doesn't want employees, customers or shareholders to get rattled. Because of that desire to keep things quiet, there may be a tendency to limit the prospective universe to one party, or to no more than a handful. The problem with that is that it tends to counteract the basic law of supply and demand. Presumably, the more buyers you solicit, the better the chances for a high price. So the question is: one or 100? Well, it depends. You need good lawyers and investment bankers to guide you. Over the years, we have had deals in which all of the objectives (including a high sales price) were met by pursuing a negotiated deal with one particular party. We have had other situations in which we have gone to well more than 100 buyers or investors, which was necessary to get the deal done. If you have a very attractive company and favorable market conditions, you may be able to focus narrowly on one particular buyer. That buyer can be given an opportunity for a preemptive strike (i.e., an attractive offer that will eliminate the seller's desire to shop). Sometimes it works out, and shareholders can receive a deal comparable to what they might have received by running a more extensive controlled auction process. One advantage of this approach is confidentiality — there is certainly a lower possibility of "loose lips." Another possible advantage of this approach is that the seller may get favorable treatment on "social issues," such as a continuing role in the organization. There is always the implied possibility of going to a wider universe if the first party doesn't offer an adequate price. The seller is not giving up the right to shop more broadly until the definitive agreement is signed. There are disadvantages to the negotiated deal approach. You only sell your company once. Even if the first prospective buyer makes a great offer, you may have a nagging sense that you are leaving millions on the table by considering just one prospective buyer. Also, a public company would generally have a difficult time justifying the sale of the company to one buyer in an all-cash deal (ask your attorney about "Revlon duties," "go shop provisions," etc.). Finally, sometimes, negotiated deals can drag on endlessly. The parties feel that the buyer has the big checkbook and can dictate timing. Thus, sometimes the seller is forced to endure a frustrating waiting game. Why shop more widely? Perhaps the seller is not concerned about confidentiality and just wants the best price. Perhaps the seller does not know if it wants to sell all or a part of the company. Therefore, it will want to talk to a number of strategic buyers as well as private equity buyers. Perhaps the seller is somewhat troubled and has a concern that there will be limited interest. An advantage of a controlled auction process is that the seller gets to see market forces at work. Out of a universe of prospective buyers (whether 10 or 100), a subset will execute a confidentiality agreement and review additional information. Then a smaller number will submit an indication of interest, subject to due diligence. Following diligence, final bids are received. In the end, whether you are selling a company or selling consumer goods, the market price is what a willing buyer will pay a willing seller, and this sort of process tends to yield the best price. As noted previously, you may not always want to go to a large universe. In many cases, though, the best chance of success is starting with a universe of prospective partners that your investment bankers and you believe to be viable candidates. Some will take themselves out of the running, and you can subsequently remove others because of an inadequate price or other factors. No matter how many you start with, the goal is to get to one good buyer that can complete the deal you would like.
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Summer Theatre's 'Maybe Baby, It's You' opens June 26June 18, 2013
Emporia State Theatre presents the romantic comedy "Maybe Baby, It's You" written by Charlie Shanian and Shari Simpson as the second show of the 2013 summer season. This series of eleven vignettes about the search for a soul mate is sure to warm the hearts of lovers everywhere. Audiences will see stories that cover every aspect of the search for love. Transitions between scenes will be recordings of actual people talking about their search for love.
"Maybe Baby, It's You." Or maybe…it isn't. From the first kiss to the not-so-golden years of marriage, "Maybe Baby" is a wild ride through male-female relationships. We meet two lovers with a check list of qualities for a significant other that quickly dumbs down to "warm and breathing" as the only requirement; an attractive, charismatic brain surgeon who can't catch a break because of his desire for not-very-graceful dancing; a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary who realize that marriage may not have ended their search for a soul mate; an elderly divorced couple who consider remarrying at their grandson's soccer game; and other would-be and shouldn't-be couples trying to find each other.
The 22 parts that the script demands will be played by four very talented actors including: Miranda Nation (Sophomore, Winfield), Annie Rosenbrook (Senior, Merriam), Andrew McCutcheon (Junior, Gardener), and Noah Mefford (Burlington, BFA 2013). Maybe Baby, It's You is under the direction of Dr. Jim Ryan. Guest artist Rick Rasmussen designs the sets and costumes. A professional designer from Seattle, the 2013 season will be his 20th season with the company. Mike Koetkemeyer (Senior, Salina) will be the lighting designer. Senior Michael Stauffer (Newton) is the sound designer. Aubrey Near (Senior, Independence) will serve as the production stage manager. Her assistant is Andrew Wilson (Sophomore, Gresham, OR.)
"Maybe Baby, It's You" will run June 26-29 at 7:30 p.m. in Karl C. Bruder theatre in King Hall at Emporia State University. Individual tickets and season passes are available from the university box office at 620-341-6378.
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Thornburg Mortgage just moved from its old headquarters downtown into a massive new $45 million, green-built campus on Ridgetop Road.
The company may have gained some altitude, but its stock continues to decline. Thirteen months ago, the company hit a peak on the New York Stock Exchange at $140.50. As of March 9, its shares traded for a nickel on a secondary market.
Worse yet, the line of angry investors keeps getting longer.
On Feb. 27, a public pension fund in Michigan filed a class-action complaint against Thornburg in Santa Fe's 1st Judicial District Court. The plaintiff, the Genesee County Employees' Retirement System, provides pension benefits for approximately 3,000 current and former county employees.
In short, they want their money back. The class-action suit seeks compensatory and "rescissory" damages, which is legalese for putting investors back to where they were financially before they made a bad investment. Dollar figures would come out at trial, assuming the case goes that far.
In its last quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Thornburg Mortgage disclosed two other class-action suits against it, both of which it claims are meritless.
"These are monster cases in terms of the number of people involved and the losses," William Carpenter, an Albuquerque attorney who filed the complaint for Genesee County, says.
The complaint, which also names banks and rating agencies involved in the sale of Thornburg mortgage-backed securities, alleges that Thornburg didn't follow its own lending guidelines and failed to disclose the true riskiness of its offerings.
Thornburg has maintained that it's not like all those unscrupulous mortgage lenders. The company told SFR late last year it sold prime mortgages to creditworthy borrowers, and that its stock-price collapse was simply collateral damage from the gigantic mortgage bomb that hit the country last year.
"I don't think that's going to prove to be the case," Carpenter says.
Key to this new complaint are allegations from several "confidential witnesses" who underwrote mortgages for Thornburg, cited from another case against the company. The complaint quotes a team manager for Adfitech, a Thornburg subsidiary, as saying, "Anything goes for Thornburg loans." The company handed out loans that would not have otherwise been approved if the borrower could put up enough collateral, the complaint says.
The same anonymous manager also claims department managers "were ordered to 'get more loans out of here,' that they were 'spending too much time on details,' and that they 'would have to sacrifice something,' i.e., standards so that Thornburg could earn more revenue," according to the complaint.
Thornburg Mortgage spokeswoman Suzanne O'Leary Lopez responded to a request for comment with a written statement: "The complaint lacks merit and the Company intends to vigorously defend against these baseless allegations."
Labaton Sucharow, LLP, the New York firm handling the case for Genesee County, specializes in securities fraud. Stefanie Sundel, a Labaton Sucharow attorney on the case, declined comment, citing company policy. The firm's partner on the case, Thomas Dubbs, did not return SFR's calls. Dubbs represents the New Mexico State Investment Council in a $2.2 billion class-action suit against Broadcom Corporation, a California semiconductor maker. The firm also represents investors in cases tied to the downfall of Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers, and is investigating possible legal action in Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme.
A supervisor at the Genesee County Employees' Retirement System also did not return SFR's call.
This class-action suit could be the least of worries for Thornburg Mortgage's investors and employees. CEO Larry Goldstone in January told the American Banker newspaper that if Thornburg fails to meet a March 16 deadline to find $4 billion in financing, "everything would be liquidated and we'd be gone."
Thornburg Mortgage just moved from its old headquarters downtown into a massive new $45 million, green-built campus on Ridgetop Road.


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ST plans for Dresden FDSOI production
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LONDON STMicroelectronics is in discussions with Globalfoundries Inc. on a transfer of fully depleted silicon on insulator (FDSOI) manufacturing process technology for volume production in 2013, according to a senior executive at ST.
ST claims that at 28-nm, its FDSOI process can provide 30 percent more performance than bulk 28-nm CMOS at the same power consumption, or, alternatively, can provide as much as a 50 percent saving in dynamic power consumption at the same performance. This is because FDSOI allows the use of voltages down to 0.6-V whereas bulk CMOS only goes down to about 0.9-V, said Joel Hartmann, executive vice president of front-end manufacturing and process R&D, for the digital sector at ST.
ST has produced a technical video that outlines the technical advantages of the process (see below)
Multiple companies have been accessing a physical design kit for 28-nm FDSOI that has been made available through the SOI Consortium, Hartmann said. However, to commit to the process they want to be assured that manufacturing capacity will be in place when they need it, hence the need to press forward with Globalfoundries.
"We have an MoU [memorandum of understanding] with Globalfoundries. Right now we are discussing the details of the contract," said Hartmann. Globalfoundries signed up in principle in June 2012 to be a source of FDSOI chips both for ST and for other customers. For prototypes and initial volumes ST is already able to manufacture chips using the 28-nm FDSOI process at its pilot fab in Crolles, France.
Hartmann said Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany, would be a logical place for Globalfoundries' to host FDSOI as it is already the where the foundry manufactures 32/28-nm bulk CMOS. "If we start this month or in February Globalfoundries could be in production in the fourth quarter of 2013," said Hartmann.
Hartmann acknowledged that the raw wafer cost for a silicon-on-insulator wafer is about two to three times that of a standard silicon wafer. But the FDSOI manufacturing process is simpler, he said, which saves cost and improves yield. "FD-SOI process cost is 10 to 12 percent cheaper than bulk. This will allow us to fully compensate extra cost of SOI substrate when in high-volume manufacturing," said Hartmann.
ST subsidiary ST-Ericsson has announced a modem-application processor, the L8580, manufactured using 28-nm FDSOI, which will be available in sample quantities in 1Q13. A senior engineer at FPGA vendor Altera Corp. has evaluated FDSOI and concluded that the technology could have particular benefits for FPGAs. "Internally at ST we are also looking to use the process for consumer applications where power consumption is important," said Hartmann. Hartmann declined to disclose which products or product lines ST would be transferring to FDSOI manufacturing.
The video below has been produced by STMicroelectronics. It lasts about 8 minutes and provides a useful introduction to the FDSOI process and its features in comparison with bulk CMOS.
Related links and articles:
News articles:
Altera eyes FDSOI process for FPGAs
ST-Ericsson shows FDSOI smartphone processor
ST opens up 28-nm, 20-nm FDSOI with GlobalFoundries


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Free Agency starts today. Well, sort of. Teams and agents are now allowed to start fully negotiating with each other, though they've been flirting with each other ever since the World Series ended, and no one really comes close to signing with a new team at this point in the off-season anyway. It's kind of a symbolic opening, but it does bring with it one reliable event: the release of Top X Free Agent lists and predictions. Everyone does them, even though we're all basically the saying the same thing — Jacoby Ellsbury and Robinson Cano are good players — and our predictions are all mostly useless. We presented our version a couple of weeks ago, ordered by the total guaranteed dollars expected by our readers in our crowdsourcing project. I don't necessarily agree with all of the prices or the ordering of the players relative to each other, but rather than present another Top 50 Free Agent list, let's try something a little different. Today and tomorrow, I'll go through the crowdsourced expected prices and present the players that I think are worth significantly more and significantly less than the crowd expects them to sign for. Today, let's start with the guys who I'd target as values, if their market price was their crowdsourced expected signing price. We'll go in reverse order, because why not. 5. Omar Infante, 2nd Base: 3 years, $27 million Infante's heading into his age-32 season and is coming off the best year of his career, which generally doesn't add up to a huge bargain, but with the Tigers declining to make Infante a qualifying offer and the crowd apparently pricing his age and regression into their expected price, this looks like one of the best deals any team could sign this winter. 3/27, last year, got you Cody Ross, or Jeremy Guthrie, or Jonathan Broxton and some walking around money. I hope it's not a huge stretch to point out that a quality second baseman who projects as a league average hitter is a better return on that kind of price than the guys who signed in this range last year, and that's even before accounting for expected inflation that will come from teams getting infusions of cash from the national TV deals. Infante's not a star, and there's not a lot of upside here, but there's a lot of value in having a very steady everyday second baseman who will give you this kind of production. He's been worth +8 WAR over the last three years and certainly isn't trending the wrong way, so a baseline projection is going to come out to around +2 WAR or so, and putting more weight on more recent seasons pushes it closer to +2.5, most likely. For $9 million per year on a relatively short commitment and no draft pick compensation? This is a big win for any team that can land him at this price. If this is his asking price, the Royals should skip negotiations and just sign him tomorrow. 4. Scott Kazmir, Starting Pitcher: 2 years, $17 million I understand being skeptical about a guy who spent time in independent ball the year before last, and Kazmir's results were more solid than spectacular in his return to the big leagues, but $8.5 million per year on a short term deal for what Kazmir just did is too light. His velocity came roaring back, and he sat at 92, with his velocity even increasing as the year went on. He ran a K/BB ratio of 3.5 to 1. His xFIP- was 85. His platoon splits will keep him from being an ace, but Kazmir was a legitimately good starting pitcher last year. Even if you just judge him by runs allowed (holding 100% of his .324 BABIP against him), he was roughly an average pitcher. By FIP or xFIP, he was much better than that. And the crowd is projecting him to get Joe Blanton's contract from last winter. I don't think you want to give Kazmir a long term deal based on one good rebound year, but the annual average value here is just too low. 3/33, or something in that range, is probably more justified based on what Kazmir showed for the Indians in 2013, and a team like the Orioles should be all over this. 3. Chris Young, Outfielder: 2 years, $14 million It has become all too common to look at a player's platoon splits and decide that they can't handle an expanded role, because people simply don't regress observed platoon splits enough when projecting future platoon splits. Chris Young has destroyed lefties and struggled against righties, but there's still enough there to suggest that he's worth giving regular at-bats to, even against right-handed pitching. And if his previously elite center field defense has only turned into solid above average center field defense now, well, his combination of glove, power, and walks make him a pretty nifty role player. For $7 million per year, you're not expecting a superstar, and are just looking for a guy to avoid putting up a zero, and Young looks like a guy who could give you, at minimum, good defense and some thump against lefties. If his bat rebounds and he holds his own against righties, then he's an average-ish player. This is a little less than Ryan Ludwick got last year, and Ludwick can't play center field. 2/14 for Young could be a very nifty little pickup for a team that is looking for a center field upgrade, like the Seattle Mariners. 2. Roberto Hernandez, Starting Pithcer: 1 year, $3.6 million The former Fausto Carmona went to Tampa Bay, bought into going after strikeouts for the first time in his career, and posted the lowest walk rate of his career. However, even with those improvements, the results were kind of terrible, as he allowed dingers like he was auditioning for a spot on Home Run Derby. 21% of his fly balls went over the fence, easily the highest mark of any pitcher who threw 150 innings last year. Of the other 95 pitchers to meet that mark, only Dallas Keuchel also had a HR/FB% over 15%. Even the most homer prone pitchers in baseball don't regularly give up home runs at a 21% clip. Betting on walks and strikeouts being predictive is a far better bet than betting on home run rate being predictive, and Hernandez is a decent home run rate away from being a pretty decent pitcher. Not an ace, certainly, but a reliable innings eater who can give you 30 perfectly decent starts. Kevin Correia got 2/10 from the Twins last winter in exchange for having a pulse, so getting Hernandez and a little bit of upside for $3.5 million on a one year deal would be a really nifty bargain for a team looking to fortify their pitching depth without a big commitment. He seems like a perfect fit for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their ground ball preferences. 1. Brian McCann, Catcher: 4 years, $59 million We can make all the jokes about the Fun Police we want, but let's not lose sight of the fact that McCann is still a pretty terrific baseball player. He was nearly a three win player last year despite spending a couple of months on the disabled list, and while he'll turn 30 next year, limiting the commitment to $60 million over four years for a guy like McCann just seems to be pricing in way too much decline over the next few seasons. McCann might not be able to stick behind the plate forever, but he's not Victor Martinez or Ryan Doumit; McCann is a legitimate defender behind the plate, and the shift to first base or designated hitter will only come when he shows he can't handle the workload of catching regularly anymore. For the next few years, there's no reason why McCann couldn't be expected to catch 100+ games, and the list of guys who can do that and hit like McCann is remarkably short. Usually, when you're getting this kind of offensive production from a position where offense is scarce, you're either making huge concessions on defense or you're paying through the nose to get it. In this case, neither is really true. The crowd is projecting McCann to get about what Nick Swisher got last year, except McCann is basically Nick Swisher's offense in a package that can catch. And Swisher was generally considered a bargain after his original asking price scared off any interested parties; McCann is attracting the interest of nearly every big money team looking for a substantial upgrade this winter. With the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rangers in the mix, 4/60 seems like it's not going to even get the conversation started, and really, it shouldn't. He's better than that price would indicate. Everyone expects McCann to end up in Texas, but he seems like exactly what the Red Sox are looking for in a player, and the decision to not extend a qualifying offer to Jarrod Saltalamacchia probably indicates that they didn't want to risk losing out on going after McCann. I'd imagine that Boston would love McCann at 4/60, but I'd expect the winner to have to go to at least five years and maybe six. He's a premium player, and even if the last year or two is an overpay, there's a ton of short term value that would still make 5/75 or 6/90 a worthwhile contract.
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Diltia XT Capsule, Extended Release
Dantrolene/Calcium Channel Blockers
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Both medicines affect how your heart uses calcium.
What might happen:
When used to treat or prevent a condition known as malignant hyperthermia, the combination can cause serious and potentially life-threatening affects on the heart.
What you should do about this interaction:
Malignant hyperthermia can be caused by anesthesia and/or surgery. Before any surgery, be sure to let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know of all the medicines you take.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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Kotura preps fab deal amid silicon photonics surge
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Kotura is weeks away from announcing a partnership with a large CMOS foundry that will make its silicon photonics chips. The news is one more sign companies including Cisco, Intel and Luxtera aim to ship the technology in 2014 as a disruptive, lower cost alternative to todays 100 Gbits/second optics.
Kotura (Monterey Park, Calif.) is in the early stages of the R&D process with the unnamed foundry, said Arlon Martin, vice president of marketing, contracts and government affairs for Kotura. Theres been a lot of work in the background, but we are not ready until late 2013 to sample product from them, he said.
The privately-held company employs about 80 people and shipped its first silicon photonics chip in 2006. Since then sales have grown to about 100,000 units a year made in its own modest facility.
Kotura hopes to be in production in 2014 with a 4x5 mm module that pumps 100 Gbits/s over one optical fibre. It will consume about 3.5W and, thanks to its use of single-mode fibre, it can theoretically deliver distances of 20 meters to 2 kilometers.
The product uses four external lasersits only optical componentsmodulating four 25 Gbit/s signals on to a single fibre with wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). The module also contains a third-party CMOS driver. Koturas CMOS chip, made in a 200nm process, uses some germanium for its light detector function.
Martin said the product could start selling for less than $1,000 in volumes and eventually decline to about $100. That compares with some estimates of as much as $100,000 per port for 100G Ethernet today and about $250 for 40G.
Our fab is fine for volumes we are doing in telecom and great for us to get started, but a commercial fab lets us ramp Martin said.


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