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Dock strike on hold
NEW YORK, New York—Dockworkers along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico agreed Friday to extend their contract for more than a month, averting a weekend strike that could have crippled major ports from Boston to Houston and bottled up billions of dollars' worth of cargo.
Talks aimed at reaching a new contract covering the 14,500 longshoremen will continue during the extension, which runs through February 6, 2013.
The dockworkers' union and an alliance of port operators and shipping lines agreed to the extension after resolving one of the stickier points in their negotiations, involving royalty payments to longshoremen for each container they unload. Details were not disclosed.
US federal mediator George Cohen said the agreement on royalties was "a major positive step forward."
"While some significant issues remain in contention, I am cautiously optimistic that they can be resolved," he said.
The contract between the International Longshoremen's Association and the US Maritime Alliance originally expired in September. The two sides agreed to extend it once before, for 90 days, but it had been set to expire again at 12:01 AM on December 30.
As recently as December 19, the president of the longshoremen's union, Harold Daggett, had said a strike was expected.
A walkout would have crippled the loading and unloading of a vast number of products, including electronics and clothing, and made it more difficult for US manufacturers to get parts and raw materials at a time when the economy is in shaky condition. The ports involved handle about 40 per cent of all US container cargo.
Business groups expressed relief that the two sides had agreed to keep the docks running.
"A coast-wide port shutdown is not an option. It would have severe economic ramifications for the local, national and even global economies and wreak havoc on the supply chain," said National Retail Federation president Matthew Shay.
White House spokesman Matt Lehrich said, "We're pleased the parties are going to continue their work at the negotiating table and continue to urge them to reach an agreement as quickly as possible."
Major ports that would have been frozen included the massive terminals serving the New York City area and critical seaports in Savannah, Georgia; Houston; and Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Other ports that would have been affected are in Boston; the Philadelphia area; Baltimore; Wilmington, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Miami; Tampa, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; and New Orleans.
Longshoremen on the West Coast have a separate contract.

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text: (CNN)�-- North Korea's newly launched satellite marks a "big deal" for Pyongyang, the crossing of a major threshold and a public relations win for the secretive country's new leader, Kim Jong Un, experts say. The success, after years of failed attempts, triggered worries among world leaders about nuclear weapons, Iran and the balance of power in the Pacific. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called the launch "clear provocation." Experts do not believe North Korea has a nuclear warhead small enough to fly on the kind of missile that Pyongyang has now proved it can send long-distance. And the United States believes the North Koreans may not have full control of the satellite they launched into space Wednesday, according to one U.S. official who declined to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the information. But the launch allowed the regime to flex its military and technological muscle on the world stage. Panetta told CNN he is "very confident" that if North Korea were to launch a missile at the United States, the U.S. military could guard against it. "Obviously the hope is that we never have to face that kind of threat," Panetta said. A central reason the United States is working to "rebalance the Pacific" is to deal with "the threat from North Korea," he added. There is "a path for North Korea to end its isolation, but that requires abiding by its international obligations," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday. "... It has chosen not to, and therefore, there will be consequences for that." Washington is leading the global response, threatening to impose sanctions on Pyongyang like those that have helped devastate Iran's economy. Those efforts were under way Wednesday in Security Council meetings at U.N. headquarters in New York "Members of the Security Council condemned this launch," the council said in a statement, calling it "a clear violation" of previous resolutions -- including one in April that demanded North Korea halt any launches using ballistic missile technology. The council considers the issue urgent, the statement said. Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the statement one of the swiftest and strongest she had seen the council make about North Korea. "Now we go into the second phase" of discussions, she said: negotiations about what to do. China and Russia, North Korean allies and two of the council's permanent members, could exercise their veto power. The United States and other nations may impose unilateral measures, senior administration officials warned. But Pyongyang has ignored such threats before. New U.N. sanctions are unlikely, but the council might step up pressure on North Korea in other ways, said George Lopez, a professor with the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, who last year served on a U.N. panel of experts monitoring sanctions already in place against North Korea. The council's sanctions committee could add more North Korean entities to the sanctions list, he said. It could also do more to enforce sanctions already in place, for example by increasing inspections of cargo leaving North Korea to ensure no weapons technology is being shipped out. What the launch means Wednesday's success was a breakthrough for the reclusive, nuclear-equipped state. North Korea "could sell this technology to others, including Iran and Pakistan, who have been regular customers of North Korea's other missiles," warns Victor Cha, who analyzes the region for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "They still have other technological thresholds to cross (miniaturized warheads, reentry vehicle), but this was undeniably a major one." The rocket blasted off from a space center on the country's west coast and delivered a satellite into its intended orbit, the North Korean regime said. The launch followed a botched attempt in April and came just days after Pyongyang suggested that a planned launch could be delayed. North Korea's previous claims of successful launches have been dismissed by the United States and other countries. But this time, a U.S. official confirmed that the object is in orbit. U.S. officials were looking into whether it is an operating satellite, the official said. The regime's state-run Korean Central News Agency said the satellite, named Kwangmyongsong-3, was "fitted with survey and communications devices essential for the observation of the earth." The satellite itself is probably not very sophisticated, said David Wright, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists. The regime showed it in April, and it was a small box with solar panels and a simple camera with some basic communication devices, he said. He compared it to�Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite that Russia launched into space in 1957. The value lies in the launch rather than in the object that North Korea now has floating above the Earth, Wright said. The regime doesn't "really care so much what's in it." It's a statement, Wright said. In Japan and South Korea, people will hear about North Korea's achievement -- and will probably be struck by its power, he said. Any show of might can help strengthen North Korea's position in international talks on numerous issues, including nuclear negotiations. The South Korean government said the launch was confrontational and a "threat to the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the world." Japan called it "intolerable." Iran praises the launch as much of the world assails it Iran, meanwhile, praised North Korea's move. Gen. Masoud Jazaeri, a senior Iranian military official, expressed happiness about the launch, the semiofficial Fars News Agency reported. "Experience has shown that independent countries, by self-confidence and perseverance, can quickly reach the height of self-sufficiency in science and technology. Hegemonic powers, such as the United States, are unable to stop the progress of such countries," he said. China expressed regret that the launch had taken place, noting "concerns among the international community." "We hope relevant parties stay calm in order to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," said Hong Lei, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman. Several governments criticized Pyongyang's decision to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on its rocket program rather than on assisting its poor, malnourished population. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said he deplored the fact that North Korea "has chosen to prioritize this launch over improving the livelihood of its people." The North's failed launch in April ended a deal for the United States to provide thousands of tons of food aid to the country. In his father's footsteps "I think this is very important to Kim Jong Un to build political legitimacy and bolster the spirits of his people," said James Schoff, a North Korea specialist with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "He is doing this despite the fact that he knows he is going to come into a lot of criticism in the region for it." The launch has taken place during a period of power consolidation for Kim in which he has purged senior military officers in an apparent effort to stamp his authority on the regime's leadership. "If Kim Jong Un pulls off a successful long-range missile test, it's a very important signal saying that 'Yes, I, Kim Jong Un, have replaced the powerful generals,' " said John Park, a Stanton junior faculty fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "It shows that 'I have found the right balance and I am now in charge.' " The launch also ties in with important dates for the regime's ruling dynasty. Pyongyang had said this rocket launch would be "true to the behests" of Kim Jong Il, the late North Korean leader and father of Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Il died on December 17 last year, so the rocket launch took place just days before tearful mourners are expected to gather for the first anniversary of his death. Experts had also speculated that North Korea wanted this launch to happen before the end of 2012, the year that marks the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea and grandfather of Kim Jong Un. Another factor may also be at play: The launch took place ahead of national elections in Japan on Sunday and in South Korea on December 19. North Korea is a crucial foreign policy issue in both of those countries. The rocket took off Wednesday morning and flew south over Japan's Okinawa islands. There were conflicting reports about how many parts fell into the sea. A launch had seemed unlikely to take place so soon after North Korea announced Monday that it was extending the rocket's launch window into late December, citing technical issues with an engine. Previous attempts by the North in 1998, 2006, 2009 and April of this year failed to achieve their stated goal of putting a satellite into orbit and provoked international condemnation. The rockets launched in 1998 and 2009 flew for hundreds of kilometers but didn't succeed in deploying satellites, other countries and experts said at the time. North Korea nonetheless insisted that both satellites did reach orbit, with KCNA reporting that they were transmitting "immortal revolutionary" songs back to Earth. The 2006 launch failed soon after takeoff and wasn't reported by state media. In April, the North Korean regime invited members of the international news media, including CNN, into the country to observe the preparations for its planned launch. But the strategy backfired when the rocket broke apart shortly after blasting off. On that occasion, state media took the unusual step of admitting the launch's failure. By CNN The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.


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I Know It. I Live It. I Love It.
We are followers of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Such conversion and confidence is the result of diligent and deliberate effort. It is individual. It is the process of a lifetime.
I am inspired by the examples being set by the righteous members of the Church, including the noble youth. You courageously look to the Savior. You are faithful, obedient, and pure. The blessings you receive because of your goodness affect not only your lives but also my life and the lives of countless others in profound but often unknown ways.
A few years ago, I was in line to make a purchase at my local grocery store. Ahead of me stood a young woman, about 15 years old. She appeared confident and happy. I noticed her T-shirt and couldn't resist talking to her. I began, "You're from out of state, aren't you?"
She was surprised by my question and replied, "Yes, I am. I'm from Colorado. How did you know?"
I explained, "Because of your T-shirt." I made my accurate supposition after reading the words on her shirt, "I'm a Mormon. Are you?"
I continued, "I must tell you that I'm impressed by your confidence to stand out and wear such a bold declaration. I see a difference in you, and I wish every young woman and every member of the Church could have your same conviction and confidence." Our purchases completed, we said good-bye and parted.
Yet for days and weeks after this random everyday moment, I found myself seriously reflecting upon this encounter. I wondered how this young girl from Colorado came to possess such confidence in her identity as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I couldn't help but wonder what meaningful phrase I would figuratively choose to have printed on my T-shirt reflecting my belief and testimony. In my mind, I considered many possible sayings. Eventually, I came upon an ideal statement I would proudly wear: "I'm a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it."
Today I'd like to focus my remarks around this bold, hopeful statement.
The first part of the statement is a self-assured, unapologetic declaration: "I'm a Mormon." Just as the young woman I met in the grocery store was not afraid to let the world know she was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I hope we will never be afraid or reluctant to acknowledge, "I'm a Mormon." We should be confident, as was the Apostle Paul when he proclaimed, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth."1 As members, we are followers of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Such conversion and confidence is the result of diligent and deliberate effort. It is individual. It is the process of a lifetime.
The next part of the statement affirms, "I know it." In today's world, there are a multitude of activities, subjects, and interests vying for every minute of our attention. With so many distractions, do we have the strength, discipline, and commitment to remain focused on what matters most? Are we as well versed in gospel truths as we are in our studies, careers, hobbies, sports, or our texts and tweets? Do we actively seek to find answers to our questions by feasting on the scriptures and the teachings of the prophets? Do we seek the confirmation of the Spirit?
The importance of gaining knowledge is an eternal principle. The Prophet Joseph Smith "loved knowledge for its righteous power."2 He said: "Knowledge is necessary to life and godliness. … Hear, all ye brethren, this grand key: knowledge is the power of God unto salvation."3
All truth and knowledge is important, but amidst the constant distractions of our daily lives, we must especially pay attention to increasing our gospel knowledge so we can understand how to apply gospel principles to our lives.4 As our gospel knowledge increases, we will begin to feel confident in our testimonies and be able to state, "I know it."
Next is the statement, "I live it." The scriptures teach that we must be "doers of the word, and not hearers only."5 We live the gospel and become "doers of the word" by exercising faith, being obedient, lovingly serving others, and following our Savior's example. We act with integrity and do what we know is right "at all times and in all things, and in all places"6 no matter who may or may not be watching.
In our mortal condition, no one is perfect. Even in our most diligent efforts to live the gospel, all of us will make mistakes, and all of us will sin. What a comforting assurance it is to know that through our Savior's redeeming sacrifice, we can be forgiven and made clean again. This process of true repentance and forgiveness strengthens our testimony and our resolve to obey the Lord's commandments and live our life according to gospel standards.
When I think of the phrase, "I live it," I am reminded of a young woman I met named Karigan. She wrote: "I've been a member of the Church for a little over a year. … For me, when investigating, one sign that this was the true Church came because I felt I'd finally found a church that taught modesty and standards. I've seen with my own eyes what happens to people when they disregard commandments and choose the wrong path. I made up my mind, long ago, to live high moral standards. … I feel so blessed to have found the truth and to have been baptized. I am so happy."7
The final phrase in my declarative statement is "I love it." Gaining a knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ and diligently living gospel principles in our everyday lives leads many members of the Church to exclaim enthusiastically, "I love the gospel!"
This feeling comes as we feel the Holy Ghost witnessing to us that we are children of our Heavenly Father, He is mindful of us, and we are on the right path. Our love for the gospel grows as we experience the love of our Father in Heaven and the peace promised by the Savior as we show Him we are willing to obey and follow Him.
At different times in our lives, whether we are new converts to the Church or lifelong members, we may find that this vibrant enthusiasm has faded. Sometimes this happens when times are challenging and we must practice patience. Sometimes it happens at the peak of our prosperity and abundance. Whenever I have this feeling, I know I need to refocus my efforts on increasing my gospel knowledge and living gospel principles more fully in my life.
One of the most effective but sometimes difficult gospel principles to apply is humility and submission to the will of God. In Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, He expressed to the Father, "Not my will, but thine, be done."8 This should be our prayer as well. Oftentimes, it is in these quiet, prayerful moments that we feel encircled in Heavenly Father's love and those joyful, loving feelings are restored.
At a Young Women leadership meeting in Eugene, Oregon, I had the privilege of meeting and talking with Sister Cammy Wilberger. The story Sister Wilberger shared with me was a witness of the power and blessing of one young woman's knowing, living, and loving the gospel.
Sister Wilberger's 19-year-old daughter, Brooke, was tragically killed several years ago while on summer break after her first year at university. Sister Wilberger recalled, "It was a difficult and dark time for our family. However, Brooke had given us a great gift. We didn't recognize this as she was growing up, but every single year and moment of her brief life, Brooke had given us the greatest gift a daughter could give her parents. Brooke was a righteous daughter of God. … Because of this gift and especially because of the enabling power of the Atonement, I have had strength, comfort, and the Savior's promised peace. I have no question where Brooke is now and look forward to our loving reunion."9
I have a testimony of our Heavenly Father's great plan of eternal happiness. I know that He knows us and loves us. I know that He has prepared a prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, to encourage us and help guide us back to Him. I pray that each of us will put forth the effort to be able to confidently declare, "I'm a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it." I say these things humbly in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


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2011 has been a momentous year in the 30-year-old AIDS pandemic.
The big breakthrough was the discovery that antiviral drugs can prevent someone who's infected with HIV from passing the virus to others. It's nearly 100 percent effective. That led President Obama to declare earlier this month that the U.S. will expand HIV treatment in hard-hit countries by 50 percent.
As recently as last year, many of those experts were saying that just giving more people with HIV more drugs would never work. "For every one person that was put on antiretroviral therapy or treatment, we would have two to three new infections identified," Dr. Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS coordinator, says.
It looked like a losing game, but not anymore.
The new research shows that antiviral drugs not only save the lives of infected people, they also stop people from spreading the virus and causing new infections, if the drugs can be given early enough after someone gets infected. The new strategy is called "treatment as prevention."
"So we suddenly are looking at a moment where we can treat our way out of the epidemic," Goosby says. "That's the turning point that we're looking at." Still, it'll take decades to end AIDS, according to experts. But many say the world has to be much more aggressive about treating HIV.
"The only thing that's more expensive than treatment-as-prevention is not doing treatment-as-prevention," says Brian Williams, an AIDS epidemiologist in South Africa. There are 6 million HIV-positive people in South Africa — the most anywhere. About a million-and-a-quarter of them are now getting antiviral treatment. That's saving a lot of lives, he says, but it's not preventing many new infections.
"We're getting them really very close to death," he says. "And we just have to start finding people much, much earlier." Especially before they have a chance to infect others.
Williams says the current policy actually works against that. Generally, people with HIV aren't eligible for treatment until a blood test shows the virus has devastated their immune systems. He calls that policy "test-and-wait." The problem with that is that people with HIV are told to come in for periodic blood tests to see if they're sick enough to be treated. But after a few months of that, they just stop coming.
"And then they get really sick and then they can't come and then they die," he says. "So at the moment, our attempts to triage the population are actually making the problem worse and not better."
South Africa needs to shift gears to test and treat people as early as possible, according to Williams. "We know technically, now, that it works," he says, "but what we need to know is, can we make it work in the real world? That's the key." And that's going to take some pilot projects, he says.
That's also true for America, according to Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, professor of epidemiology at Columbia University. "Even in the United States, the data are still pretty alarming," she says. "It's estimated that maybe only about a quarter of those with HIV have suppressed viral loads."
That is, most Americans with HIV are not getting antiviral drugs, or not enough to keep the virus in check. So they could be infecting others.
El-Sadr is leading a project in the Bronx and in Washington, D.C., two of the nation's hottest hot spots for new HIV infections. The aim is to "saturate" these places with testing-and-treating services.
"Is it doable?" she says. "Is it feasible to expand testing? Is it feasible to try to link every single individual who is found to be positive to a care clinic? Is it feasible to get them to take medicines and thus prevent transmission to others?"
Goosby agrees that field testing is necessary and urgent. He's allocated $150 million to answer those questions in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana. But he doesn't want researchers to dither for years.
"We don't have the luxury of figuring it all out before we have to engage," he says. "And we have to engage."
He says some of the answers should start coming in 2012.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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NEW YORK — Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans.
The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released Tuesday. Among them was center Barrett Jones, who became a two-time first-team selection.
No other team had more than two players selected to the first team. The Tide also led with six players chosen to all three teams.
Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Stanford and Florida were second with four players on the three teams, though linebacker Manti Te'o was the only Fighting Irish player to make the first team.
Alabama faces top-ranked Notre Dame in the BCS championship game Jan. 7.
Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel was the first-team quarterback.
Wisconsin running back Montee Ball and Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones also became two-time All-Americans.
Nine Southeastern Conference players made the first team, more than any other conference. The Pac-12 was second with six players on the first team. No other conference had more than two.
The team was voted on by a panel of 16 AP college football poll voters.
Barrett Jones, a senior who made the All-America team as a tackle last season, was joined on the first team by Alabama teammates guard Chance Warmack, linebacker C.J. Mosley and cornerback Dee Milliner. Offensive tackle D.J. Fluker was picked to the second team and quarterback AJ McCarron was selected to the third team.
Te'o, the Heisman finalists and winner of seven other awards — including the Maxwell, Nagurski and Butkus — is the first Notre Dame defensive player to be an AP All-American since defensive back Shane Walton in 2002.
Manziel is the first freshman to make the first team at quarterback. On Saturday, the redshirt freshman know as Johnny Football became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.
Manziel set an SEC record with 4,600 total yards to rank second in the nation.
Heisman finalist Collin Klein of Kansas State was second-team pick at quarterback.
Ball repeated as an All-American, despite a slow start to the season and some early injuries. The senior is seventh in the nation in rushing at 133 yards per game, scored 21 touchdowns, and set the major college football record for career touchdowns. He has 82 going into the Rose Bowl.
Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey, the nation's leading rusher at 146 yards per game, was the other first-team running back.
The receivers were Southern California's Marqise Lee, who leads the nation in catches (112) and was second in yards receiving (1,680), and Baylor's Terrance Williams, who leads in yards with 1,764.
Stanford's Zach Ertz was the tight end.
Joining Jones and Warmack on the offensive line were two junior tackles projected to be high first-round NFL draft picks: Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel and Michigan's Taylor Lewan.
"Team goals are bigger than individual goals, but one of my personal goals was to be an All-American and it's an unbelievable feeling to reach that goal," Lewan said Tuesday.
North Carolina's Jonathan Cooper was the other first-team guard.
West Virginia's Tavon Austin was selected as the all-purpose player, a perfect description of the do-it-all speedster.
Austin was primarily a receiver and racked up 1,259 yards through the air. Late in the season, coach Dana Holgorsen used Austin as a running back and against Oklahoma he the senior set a school-record with 344 yards rushing. He finished second in the nation in all-purpose yards with 230 per game, and returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns.
Tulane's Cairo Santos was the All-American kicker after making all 21 of his field goal attempts.
On the defensive side, Te'o and Mosley were joined at linebacker by the other two-time All-American. Jones followed-up his sensational sophomore season with 12.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss.
Another SEC pass rusher highlighted the defensive line.
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had 13.5 sacks, tied for the most in the nation, playing in only 11 games. He'll matchup against Lewan in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1.
"He's very explosive player who plays every play to the whistle and never takes a snap off," Lewan said. "It's a great opportunity to see where I'm at and where he's at and I'm excited about it. But it's not about me or him, it's about the University of Michigan playing South Carolina at the Outback Bowl."
Florida State Bjoern Werner was the other end. He also had 13 sacks.
At defensive tackle was a pair of Pac-12 players: Utah's Star Lotulelei and Arizona State's Will Sutton, who was the conference defensive player of the year.
In the secondary, Jordan Poyer of Oregon State, who had seven interceptions, was the cornerback opposite Milliner.
Fresno State safety Phillip Thomas was voted to the first team after leading the nation with eight interceptions, including three returned for touchdown. Florida's Matt Elam was the other safety.
The punter was Ryan Allen, who won his second straight Ray Guy Award last week.
2012 AP All-America Team, List
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Quarterback — Johnny Manziel, redshirt freshman, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Texas A&M.
Running backs — Montee Ball, senior, 5-11, 215, Wisconsin; Ka'Deem Carey, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Arizona.
Tackles — Luke Joeckel, junior, 6-6, 310, Texas A&M; Taylor Lewan, junior, 6-8, 309, Michigan.
Guards — Chance Warmack, senior, 6-3, 320, Alabama; Jonathan Cooper, senior, 6-3, 295, North Carolina.
Center — Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 302, Alabama.
Tight end — Zach Ertz, senior, 6-6, 252, Stanford.
Receivers — Marqise Lee, sophomore, 6-0, 195, Southern California; Terrance Williams, senior, 6-2, 205, Baylor.
All-purpose player — Tavon Austin, senior, 5-9, 171, West Virginia.
Kicker — Cairo Santos, junior, 5-8, 160, Tulane.
Ends — Jadeveon Clowney, sophomore, 6-6, 256, South Carolina; Bjoern Werner, junior, 6-4, 255, Florida State.
Tackles — Star Lotulelei, senior, 6-4, 320, Utah; Will Sutton, junior, 6-1, 267, Arizona State.
Linebackers — Manti Te'o, senior, 6-2, 255, Notre Dame; Jarvis Jones, junior, 6-3, 241, Georgia; C.J. Mosley, junior, 6-2, 232, Alabama.
Cornerbacks — Dee Milliner, junior, 6-1, 199, Alabama; Jordan Poyer, sophomore, 6-0, 172, Oregon State.
Safeties — Phillip Thomas, senior, 6-1, 215, Fresno State; Matt Elam, junior, 5-10, 202, Florida.
Punter — Ryan Allen, senior, 6-2, 215, Louisiana Tech.
Quarterback — Collin Klein, senior, Kansas State.
Running backs — Kenjon Barner, senior, Oregon; Johnathan Franklin, senior, UCLA.
Tackles — D.J. Fluker, junior, Alabama; David Yankey, junior, Stanford.
Guards — Spencer Long, junior, Nebraska; Cyril Richardson, junior, Baylor.
Center — Dalton Freeman, senior, Clemson.
Tight end — Tyler Eifert, senior, Notre Dame.
Receivers — Stedman Bailey, junior, West Virginia; Quinton Patton, senior, Louisiana Tech.
All-purpose player — Jordan Lynch, junior, Northern Illinois.
Kicker — Dustin Hopkins, senior, Florida State.
Ends — Damontre Moore, junior, Texas A&M; Stephon Tuitt, sophomore, Notre Dame.
Tackles — Johnathan Hankins, junior, Ohio State; Kawann Short, senior, Purdue.
Linebackers — Kevin Minter, junior, LSU; Anthony Barr, junior, UCLA; Arthur Brown, senior, Kansas State.
Cornerbacks — Johnthan Banks, senior, Mississippi State; Bradley Roby, sophomore, Ohio State.
Safeties — Eric Reid, junior, LSU; Tony Jefferson, junior, Oklahoma.
Punter — Riley Stephenson, senior, BYU.
Quarterback — AJ McCarron, junior, Alabama.
Running backs — Stefphon Jefferson, junior, Nevada; Giovani Bernard, sophomore, North Carolina.
Tackles — Jake Matthews, junior, Texas A&M; Eric Fisher, senior, Central Michigan.
Guards — Larry Warford, senior, Kentucky; Xavier Su'a-Filo, sophomore, UCLA.
Center — Braxston Cave, senior, Notre Dame.
Tight end — Austin Seferian-Jenkins, sophomore, Washington.
Receivers — DeAndre Hopkins, junior, Clemson; Cobi Hamilton, senior, Arkansas.
All-purpose player — Dri Archer, junior, Kent State.
Kicker — Caleb Sturgis, senior, Florida.
Ends — John Simon, senior, Ohio State; Sam Montgomery, junior, LSU.
Tackles — Shariff Floyd, junior, Florida; Chris Jones, senior, Bowling Green.
Linebackers — Khaseem Greene, senior, Rutgers; Trent Murphy, senior, Stanford; Kyle Van Noy, junior, BYU.
Cornerbacks — Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, sophomore, Oregon; Jason Verrett, junior, TCU.
Safeties — Ed Reynolds, junior, Stanford; Ty Zimmerman, junior, Kansas State.
Punter — Kyle Christy, sophomore, Florida.
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AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 19 hostages and 29 militants dead. Dozens of foreign workers remain unaccounted for, leading to fears the death toll could rise.
With few details emerging from the remote site in eastern Algeria, it was unclear whether anyone was rescued in the final operation.
The siege at Ain Amenas transfixed the world after radical Islamists linked to al-Qaida stormed the complex, which contained hundreds of plant workers from all over the world, and then held them hostage surrounded by the Algerian military and its attack helicopters for four tense days that were punctuated with gunbattles and dramatic tales of escape.
Algeria's response to the crisis was typical of the country's history in confronting terrorists, favoring military action over negotiation, which caused an international outcry from countries worried about their citizens. Algerian military forces twice assaulted the two areas where the hostages were being held with minimal apparent mediation — first on Thursday and then on Saturday.
In the final assault, the remaining band of militants killed seven hostages before special forces killed 11 of the attackers, the state news agency said. It wasn't immediately possible to verify who killed the hostages. The military launched its assault to prevent a fire started by the extremists from engulfing the complex, the report said.
The seven hostages and 11 militants adds to the previous toll of 12 captives and 18 kidnappers, according to the government, but there are fears that the number of hostages killed is much higher and dozens of foreign workers from the Ain Amenas site remain unaccounted for.
Sonatrach, the Algerian state oil company running the site along with BP and Norway's Statoil, said the entire refinery had been mined with explosives, and the process of clearing it out had begun, indicating the militants planned to blow up the complex — one of the largest in oil and gas-rich Algeria.
Algeria has fought its own Islamist rebellion since the 1990s, elements of which later declared allegiance to al-Qaida and then set up new groups in the poorly patrolled wastes of the Sahara along the borders of Niger, Mali, Algeria and Libya, where they flourished.
The standoff has put the spotlight on al-Qaida-linked groups that roam these remote areas, threatening vital infrastructure and energy interests. The militants initially said their operation was intended to stop a French attack on Islamist militants in neighboring Mali — though they later said it was two months in the planning, long before the French intervention.
The militants, who came from a Mali-based group run by an Algerian, attacked the plant Wednesday morning. Armed with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers in four-wheel drive vehicles and fell on a pair of buses taking foreign workers to the airport. The buses' military escort drove off the attackers in a blaze of gunfire that sent bullets zinging over the heads of crouching workers. A Briton and an Algerian — probably a security guard — were killed.
Frustrated, the militants turned to the vast gas complex, divided between the workers' living quarters and the refinery itself, and seized hostages, the Algerian government said. The gas flowing to the site was cut off.
The Algerian government said the militants crept across the border from Libya, 60 miles (100 kilometers) away, while the militants later said they came from Niger, hundreds of miles to the south.
On Thursday, Algerian helicopters kicked off the military's first assault on the complex by opening fire on a convoy carrying both kidnappers and their hostages, resulting in many deaths, according to witnesses.
The accounts of hostages who escaped the standoff showed they faced dangers from both the kidnappers and the military.
Ruben Andrada, 49, a Filipino civil engineer who works as one of the project management staff for the Japanese company JGC Corp., described how he and his colleagues were used as human shields by the kidnappers, which did little to deter the Algerian military.
On Thursday, about 35 hostages guarded by 15 militants were loaded into seven SUVs in a convoy to move them from the housing complex to the refinery, Andrada said. The militants placed "an explosive cord" around their necks and were told it would detonate if they tried to run away, he said.
"When we left the compound, there was shooting all around," Andrada said, as Algerian helicopters attacked with guns and missiles. "I closed my eyes. We were going around in the desert. To me, I left it all to fate."
Andrada's vehicle overturned allowing him and a few others to escape. He sustained cuts and bruises and was grazed by a bullet on his right elbow. He later saw the blasted remains of other vehicles, and the severed leg of one of the gunmen.
The site of the gas plant spreads out over several hectares (acres) and includes a housing complex and the processing site, about a mile apart, making it especially complicated for the Algerians to secure the site and likely contributed to the lengthy standoff.
"It's a big and complex site. It's a huge place with a lot of people there and a lot of hiding places for hostages and terrorists," said Col. Richard Kemp, a retired commander of British forces who had dealt with hostage rescues in Iraq and Afghanistan. "These are experienced terrorists holding the hostages."
Casualty figures varied widely. While the Algerian government has only admitted to 19 hostages dead so far, the militants claimed through the Mauritanian news website ANI that the helicopter attack alone killed 35 hostages.
One American, from Texas, is among the dead and least one Briton, a Frenchman and Algerians have also died in the standoff. Escaped Algerian workers describe seeing people of many nationalities, including Japanese, shot down.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Saturday that the Frenchman killed, Yann Desjeux, was a former member of the French special forces and part of the security team. The remaining three French nationals who were at the plant are now free, the Foreign Ministry said.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed that as of Saturday, there were "fewer than 10" British nationals still at risk or unaccounted for and "the majority of" Britons at the plant were now safe, he said.
Statoil CEO Helge Lund said Saturday that there were only six Norwegians unaccounted for, from the 17 at the plant at the time of the attack. BP said four of its 18 employees were still unaccounted for.
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Saturday one Romanian hostage was killed in the course of the siege, while four escaped unharmed.
The attack by the Mali-based Masked Brigade, founded by Algerian militant Moktar Belmoktar, had been in the works for two months, a member of the brigade told the ANI news outlet. He said militants targeted Algeria because they expected the country to support the international effort to root out extremists in neighboring Mali and it was carried out by a special commando unit, "Those Who Signed in Blood," tasked with attacking nations supporting intervention in Mali.
The kidnappers focused on the foreign workers, largely leaving alone the hundreds of Algerian workers who were briefly held hostage before being released or escaping.
Several of them arrived haggard-looking on a late-night flight into Algiers on Friday and described how the militants stormed the living quarters and immediately separated out the foreigners.
Mohamed, a 37-year-old nurse who like the others wouldn't allow his last names to be used for fear of trouble for himself or his family, said at least five people were shot to death, their bodies still in front of the infirmary when he left Thursday night.
Chabane, who worked in food services, said he bolted out the window and was hiding when he heard the militants speaking among themselves with Libyan, Egyptian and Tunisian accents. At one point, he said, they caught a Briton.
"They threatened him until he called out in English to his friends, telling them, 'Come out, come out. They're not going to kill you. They're looking for the Americans,'" Chabane said.
"A few minutes later, they blew him away."
By PAUL SCHEMM and ANIS BELGHOUL
Paul Schemm reported from Rabat, Morocco. Associated Press writers Aomar Ouali and Karim Kebir in Algiers; Oliver Teves in Manila, Philippines; Elaine Ganley in Paris; Sylvia Hui in London, and Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen contributed to this report.


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- Pass to your teammates.
- Block the opposing team's passes.
- Get rid of the ball within a minute.
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Neeebs | Jason | Loney Fan |
Spank | Hideo Nomo | Franklin Stubbs |
Steve Sax | Karina | Steve K |
Dusty Baker | MLASC | Paul |
MeanieBreanie | Orel | Rbnlaw |
Mr. F | Fred's Brim | Fernie V |
Each team will play each other twice. Wins count for 3 points, Draws count for 1 point, Losses count for nothing. The teams with the most points after all games are played will advance to the championship. In case of a tie, goal differential will be used.
Friday 1/13, 3pm-3:30pm: Jersey v. Guernsey
Monday 1/16, 3pm-3:30pm: Jersey v. Alderney
Tuesday 1/17, 3pm-3:30pm: Guernsey v. Alderney
Wednesday 1/18 11am-11:30am: Guernsey v. Jersey
Thursday 1/20 3pm-3:30pm: Alderney v. Jersey
Friday 1/21 11am-11:30am: Alderney v. Guernsey
As promised, here are some simulated examples of play:
Rule #1
3:01 pm: Dusty Baker controls the ball and PASSES.
3:02 pm: Steve Sax CATCHES the pass.
3:03 pm: Steve Sax PASSES.
3:03 pm: Dusty Baker CATCHES the ball.
3:03 pm: Dusty Baker PASSES.
3:04 pm: Mr. F CATCHES the pass.
...and so on.
Rule #2
3:04 pm: Mr. F PASSES the ball.
3:04pm: Karina BLOCKS Mr. F's pass and starts possession for Guernsey.
3:04pm: Dusty Baker attempts to anticipate Karina's pass and BLOCKS.
3:05pm: Karina PASSES. Dusty now may not block this pass, having used his attempt.
3:05pm: Hideo Nomo CATCHES the pass.
Rule #3
There is no rule #3
Rule #4
3:12pm: Franklin Stubbs CATCHES a pass.
3:14pm: OHMYGODGETHIMOFFMEfhfdjjlfdamzv!
3:14pm: The last player to comment from the opposing team restarts play.


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- 1 BeagleBone Black Description
- 2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- 3 Terms of Use
- 4 Board Shipments
- 5 Accessories
- 6 Board Revisions and Changes
- 7 Tips and Pointers
- 8 HDMI Issues
- 9 Known Issues
- 10 Software Resources
- 10.1 Debian Image
- 10.2 MachineKit Debian Image with LinuxCNC and Xenomai
- 10.3 Angstrom (Discontinued)
- 10.4 Android
- 10.5 FreeBSD
- 10.6 Nintendo
- 10.7 Gentoo
- 10.8 ArchLinux
- 10.9 LinuxCNC
- 10.10 Minix (Discontinued)
- 10.11 XNU Beaglebone-Xm
- 10.12 Asterisk (Discontinued)
- 10.14 Beaglenmt (Discontinued)
- 10.15 NetBSD
- 10.16 Kali
- 11 Hardware Files
- 12 BeagleBone Capes
- 13 Regulatory Compliance Documents
- 14 Export Information
- 15 RMA Support
- 16 Books
BeagleBone Black Description
The BeagleBone Black is the newest member of the BeagleBoard family. It is a lower-cost, high-expansion focused BeagleBoard using a low cost Sitara XAM3359AZCZ100 Cortex A8 ARM processor from Texas Instruments. It is similar to the Beaglebone,but with some features removed and some features added. The table below gives the high points on the differences between the BeagleBone and BeagleBone Black.
BeagleBone Black Features
The following table lists the key features of the BeagleBone Black.
In the box is (1)BeagleBone Black board, (1)USB cable, and (1)card that should be read.
BeagleBone Black Picture
Here is a picture of the Rev A5A board.
BeagleBone Black Key Component Locations
Here are the locations of the key components on the Rev A5A.
BeagleBone Black Connector and Switch Locations
Below is the location of the connectors and switches on the Rev A5A board.
The Power Button and Battery Connections are new additions to the Rev A5A.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
List of frequently asked questions concerning the BeagleBone Black. It will be updated as more questions continued to be answered.
Terms of Use
You may use the Beaglebone Black design materials as you choose. We do not encourage the use of the board that we manufacture under the BeagleBoard.org logo in commercial products. We are not able to schedule parts and arrange for production for orders that we cannot see. Meeting demand is difficult as a result.
In addition, we will make revisions to the board as we find necessary and we will not continue to make older revisions. This can result in supply and compatibility issues for those using them in a product.
When used in a product, the end customer is responsible for its use in their product. BeagleBoard.org does not guarantee that it will work in any particular application or use case.
Changes in components used on the production of these boards such as memory devices, may affect operation of the board, either positively or negatively.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0). To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org or
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All derivative works released back into the public domain are to be attributed as based on the work created by Gerald Coley of BeagleBoard.org.
For more information, see Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA 3.0)
ALL design materials are Open Source and easily accessible. Everything is provided to build your own board. You can make changes as needed or use it as is. It is your product when you use these materials.
Feel free to build the board yourself at your contract manufacturer of choice.
If you have questions on any of this, you can contact Gerald Coley
Board Shipments
Continued shipments number in excess of 1 million boards at the rate of around 250,000 per year (20,000 per month), mostly manufactured by Embest, but also GHI Electronics.
For a list of the confirmed working accessories please go to * Accessories Page
Covered there are cables, power supplies, displays,etc. Anything that can be added to the BeagleBone Black.
Optional JTAG
There is no JTAG over USB support on the BeagleBone Black. The BeagleBone Black is different than the BeagleBone. JTAG is an uninstalled option.
To install the JTAG header, all you have to do is install P2 on the back of the board.
P2 is a Samtec FTR-110-03-G-D-06 connector and can be purchased from Samtec or any of their distributors.
If you are using Code Composer Studio, you will need a Gel File
Cape Support
See https://beagleboard.org/capes
WIFI Adapters
NOTE: It is highly recommend that you use DC power when running these dongles due to the current requirements of the dongles.
DONGLE WORKS ON ASUS USB-N13 802.11 b/g/n Angstrom Debian 8.2 EDIMAX EW-7811UN D-Link DWA-125 Debian LXDE, Debian Gnome Desktop D-Link DWA-121 Angstrom Debian LXDE, Debian Gnome Desktop Belkin N150 Debian LXDE TP-Link TL-WN727N Debian LXDE, Debian Gnome Desktop Netgear WNA1100 Debian LXDE, Debian Gnome Desktop Keebox W150NU Debian LXDE, Debian Gnome Desktop
Note: Always run the board from 5VDC 1A minimum supply when using a Wifi Dongle. You may need to use a USB extension cable to move the dongle away from the planes of the PCB. The book beaglebone black cookbook configures the wifi using wicd ncurses.
Sometimes standoffs will work. We also have had instances where when placed in a metal case, there can be Wifi issues as well.
You can also use a dongle with a real antenna on it such as [http:// http://www.logicsupply.com/uwn200/. Logic Supply] which will help
Serial Debug Cable
For information on the serial debug cables go to Serial Debug Cables
Board Revisions and Changes
Revision C (Production Version)
This revision increases the eMMC from 2GB to 4GB. We are making this change for several reasons:
1) Complaints from the community about lack of space left in the eMMC.
2) For those worried about their eMMC wearing out, the added space will help in the area of moving the data around to prevent wear out. Assuming of course you don't try and use it all.
3) Concerns over the long-term availability of the 2GB device. 4GB is currently the low end of the offering. This also gives us two sources.
We are planning a price increase for the Rev C somewhere between $5 and $15. We are working to figure out where it needs to be. This is for several reasons:
1) To cover the increased cost of the 4G devices.
2) Currently there is $0 margin on these boards which limits our ability to bring more manufacturing capacity on line. Added some margin allows us to find more capacity.
3) Without margin, we cannot respond to component price increases due to market forces. This is of particular concern in the area of NAND and DDR3. We have been successful in fighting back some increases, but we don't know if that will continue.
Revision B
This version moves to the AM3358BZCZ100 processor as we are no longer able to get the limited production version of the AM3359AZCZ100.
No changes in features or operation of the board resulted from this change.
Revision A6A
No changes in features or operation of the board.
1) Added optional zero ohm resistor to tie GND_OSC1 to system ground.
2) Changed C106 to a 1uF capacitor.
3) Changed C24 to a 2.2uF capacitor. This extends the reset signal to solve an issue where some boards would not boot on power up.
4) Removed R9 and installed R8. This change was based on an alert we just received from TI that there is a power sequencing issue with the TPS65217C power management IC and the power sequencing is incorrect. This change connects the VDDS rail to the VRTC rail. We do not believe at this time, that the issue is causing any issues with the boards, but we want to comply with the directive.
Revision A6
No changes in features or operation of the board.
1) Based on notification from TI, in random instances there could be a glitch in the SYS_RESETn signal from the processor where the SYS_RESETn signal was taken high for a momentary amount of time before it was supposed to. To prevent this, the signal was ORed with the PORZn (Power On reset).
2) Noise issues were observed in other designs where the clock oscillator was getting hit due to a suspected issue in ground bounce. A zero ohm resistor was added to connect the OSC_GND to the system ground.
3) Moved the enable for the VDD_3V3B regulator to VDD_3V3A rail. Change was made to reduce the delay between the ramp up of the 3.3V rails. No evidence of this being an issue, but it really needs to be as close to the same as possible.
Revision A5C
Production had some fallout of boards when running the HDMI tests in the previous production run. Resistor values were tweaked to improve the test results.
No changes in features or operation of the board.
1) Changed R46,R47,R48 to a 0 ohm.
2) Changed R45 to a 22 Ohm.
Revision A5B
1) Updated the PCB to incorporate the modification that was being done on Rev A5A. There is NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL in functionality between REV A5A and REV A5B.
2) Made the LEDs dimmer for those that could not sleep due to the brightness of the LEDs.
Revision A5A
1) Boards are built using the XAM3359AZCZ100 processor.
2) PCB Change...LCD noise issue was resolved by adding 47pf bypass caps on some of the LCD signals.
3) PCB Change...Added access to four battery charger signals on the TPS65217 (TS=Temperature Sense, BAT=Battery connection,BATT_SENSE=Battery voltage pin, GND=Ground). Pins are not populated but the four signals are in a 2x2 .1x.1 spacing.
4) PCB Change...Added a power button which allows for wake up, power down, and sleep options. It also provides the ability to alert the processor before powering down to provide an orderly shutdown. It is expected that SW will be used in conjunction with the switch to control the various power modes and transitions from one to the other. By holding the button down for 8 seconds, it will force a power down of the board.
5) Added a 100K pull down resistor from J1 pin 1 to J1 pin 4 to fix the unterminated serial port issue.
Revision A4B
Added a 100K pull down resistor between pins 1 and 4 of J1 to fix the serial port issue.
Revision A4A
Incorporated the capacitors to fix the noise issue on the display
Revision A4
First prototype release version of the board. Limited distribution. One notable issue here is that the board has an AM3352 processor instead of an AM3359, despite how the part is marked. Part was mismarked as an AM3359. The SGX and PRU are not operational.
Tips and Pointers
Expansion Header Pin Usage
There are several precautions that need to me taken when working with the expansion headers to prevent damage to the board.
1) Do not apply any voltages to any I/O pins when the board is not powered on.
2) Do not drive any external signals into the I/O pins until after the SYS_RESETn signal is HI (3.3V).
3) Do not apply any voltages that are generated from external sources until SYS_RESETn signal is HI.
4) If voltages are generated from the VDD_5V signal, those supplies must not become active until after the SYS_RESETn signal is HI.
5) If you are applying signals from other boards into the expansion headers, make sure you power the board up after you power up the BeagleBone Black or make the connections after power is applied on both boards.
In the System Reference Manual you will find reference to Boot Pins. These pins are connected to the expansion header.
If you load or terminate these pins to the point it affects their default setting, the board will not boot.
Powering the processor via its I/O pins can cause damage to the processor.
The expansion headers can be viewed on this Cape Expansion Headers.
Serial Header Usage
Power restrictions on the serial debug header are not an issue. On the board, there is a buffer that prevents damage from occurring by having the connector of the FTDI cable connected to the the header. It is safe to do and will not cause damage to the board when power is not applied to the board.
Extremely Useful Links
BeagleBoard home page
BeagleBoard How to Videos
Hipster Cricuits (Retired)
Instructables - Getting Started On BeagleBone Black
Adafruit Tutorials This site is well worth a visit. You may even decide to make it your home page!
Derek Molloy's Blog
GPIO and Device Tree (Derek Molloy)
C/C++ Introduction on BeagleBone (Derek Malloy)
Hackaday You can also subscribe to this. Should be checked often for the latest cool projects on BeagleBone Black
Interent Sharing On Windows 7
Robert P. J. Day's Wiki (Retired)
Linuxonarm Wiki
Expanding the Storage Partition on microSD
If you have installed a Linux distribution on your microSD you can modify the root file system partition. You are then able to utilize all of the space on your microSD card regardless of the size of the default partition of your given image. Follow the instructions found on Expanding File System Partition on a MicroSD.
Note: The instructions on that page are general and are not guaranteed to work on every Linux distribution.
Bonescript is a Node.js library specifically optimized for the Beagle family, featuring familiar Arduino function calls, exported to the browser. The BoneScript library provides several functions useful for interacting with your hardware. The following BoneScript provides a dozen of hardware demos that interact with the BeagleBone Black.
Connecting to the BeagleBone Black: Serial Connection, SSH, or USB
In the following Terminal Shells page, there are instructions on how to connect to the BeagleBone Black through either a serial connection, SSH using an ethernet cable, or SSH to the BeagleBone's built-in IP address over a USB cable.
Creating a uSD card for Extra Storage
MicroSD Card For Extra Storage
HDMI Issues
HDMI Issues..We have several people having issues getting the board to work with various TVs and Displays. RMA returns have shown no issues.
If you are having issues a separate support page has been set up at HDMI Issues
Known Issues
WIKI Issues
If you find any issues with any information on this WIKI, please send the information to the discussion forum http://beagleboard.org/Community/Forums.
1) The microSD card cannot be used as a storage device when booting from microSD in the 3.8 kernel.
2) SGX support is not currently provided i the 3.8 kernel.
3) The latest production image 6_20_2013 does not work on Lapdocks.
You can find a list of reported issues and add additional ones by going to Bug Tracker
Here are the known Hardware issues:
Wrong Processor REV A4,A4A
Processor is a AM3352 due to the incorrect part being marked as an AM3359.
Missing Cables REV A4,A4A
Does not ship with any cables. Rev A5 will ship with the USB cable.
Display Noise REV A4
If you look closely, you will notice some noise in the display. This is due to a termination issue on the board caused by too many connections to the LCD data pins. This will be fixed on the A5 revision.
Serial Debug CrashREV A4, A4A
Serial port can cause the system to crash if there is not a serial cable plugged into J1.
Improper Power Down....All Revisions
We have been noticing a very small number of boards that are experiencing power issues, where the LED flashes and the board does not power up. We have been chasing this for a while now and due to the small number of boards that have the issue and the fact that the issue can also be caused by having things connected to IO pins not powered correctly, it has been hard to nail down. Our initial take was that it was a manufacturing issue on some boards, but we could never prove that. Based on the latest information we have gathered, this appears to be an instance where the PMIC does not power down the processor in the right order due to the violent removal of the power cables, either USB or DC. So, we are recommending that the power button be used to power off the board or by issuing the Halt command. After that you can remove the power cable. If everyone follows this process, we should see a decrease in these issues, but it will take a while for the results, either good or bad, to show up. This will also help prevent the contamination of the eMMC and the SD cards by allowing the kernel to shutdown properly before power is removed.
Another issue that we have seen is that the power supply when plugged in will create a spike that exceeds the voltage rating of the PMIC or will cause the voltage to drop momentarily. This can occur after power up cycle has started. When this occurs, the PMIC will shutdown. This can cause the processor to be powered down before it is powered all the way up, damaging the processor. It is suggested that to prevent this that you use a well regulated power supply that can handle the current surge of the powering up process.
Software Resources
Updated 4-2020
Debian Image
All boards now ship with the Debian image. The Debian is compatible with all versions of the BeagleBone Black
You can download latest Debian images here.
MachineKit Debian Image with LinuxCNC and Xenomai
Building a CNC machine or 3D printer can be greatly simplified with this customized Linux distribution. http://blog.machinekit.io/p/machinekit_16.html
Angstrom (Discontinued)
It is highly recommended that you always use the latest version of the Software.
For instructions on updating the Angstrom Software on your BeagleBone Black go to Updating the Software
If you power off the board without using the Power Button to do it, you can corrupt the data in the eMMC Flash.
For instructions on reflashing the Angstrom Software on your BeagleBone Black go to Updating the Software
Software Sources
- Bootloader: http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/SourceCode (git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git)
- Kernel: http://github.com/beagleboard/kernel/tree/3.8
- Root file system: http://github.com/beagleboard/meta-beagleboard
To access the getting started guide do the following:
1) Go to http://github.com/jadonk/beaglebone-getting-started.
2) At the top of the page next to the "Clone in Windows" button, click the ZIP button.
3) Unzip that folder into a separate directory.
4) Open the readme file.
For instructions on how to get Android onto the board goto Android
FreeBSD now has official support for BeagleBone Black: Project Page
If you want to turn your BeagleBone Black into a SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) you can check that out at BeagleSNES
This link is provided as a convenience and the software located at this link is not supported by BeagleBoard.org.
This link is provided as a convenience and the software located at this link is not supported by BeagleBoard.org. Gentoo
This link is provided as a convenience and the software located at this link is not supported by BeagleBoard.org. ArchLinux
This link is provided as a convenience and the software located at this link is not supported by BeagleBoard.org. LinuxCNC
Minix (Discontinued)
This link is provided as a convenience and the software located at this link is not supported by BeagleBoard.org. Minix
XNU Beaglebone-Xm
This link is provided as a convenience and the software located at this link is not supported by BeagleBoard.org. CNU
Asterisk (Discontinued)
This link is provided as a convenience and the software located at this link is not supported by BeagleBoard.org. Asterisk (Instructions Asterisk on BeagleBone Black).
For information on how to install the latest EZSDK from TI got to EZSDK.
Beaglenmt (Discontinued)
The BeagleBone Network Multitool (beaglenmt) is a lightweight, X11-free, networking-centric, and IPv6-ready server distribution targeting the BeagleBone platform. beaglenmt supports the BeagleBone Black hardware platform.
The BeagleBone family is supported by the evbarm port of NetBSD, see for more information.
The security oriented distribution kali has an image for the beaglebone black. https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-arm-images/
Hardware Files
The links below are static links that always point to the latest version of the listed documents. These links can be used by distributors or users to point to the latest documentation. As documents are updated, the links will remain the same, but the actual file will be updated. This insures that you always have the latest documents and your links will always work.
If you have any questions on these files, contact Jason Kridner
- System Reference Manual Rev C.x(wiki)
- Schematic (PDF)
- Schematic (OrCAD)
- BOM (csv)
- All Hardware Documents, including PCB Files in archive (Allegro source and Gerbers)
If you are interested in an Altium version, there is a version for the original A5B board they can be found at Altium A5B. These files are provided AS IS with no support.
If you are interested in an Mentor version of the A5C board they can be found at Mentor A5C. These files are provided AS IS with no support.
Mentor has also recently released a PADS version of the board at PADS BeagleBone Black.
Upverter has a version uploaded (unverififed) Upverter BeagleBone Black.
You can find the Solid Works and 3D PDF files provided AS-IS at 3D Models
A GitHub repo is available with all revisions of the documentation - https://github.com/beagleboard/BeagleBone-Black
- System Reference Manual B (PDF)
- Schematic B (PDF)
- Schematic B (OrCAD
- BOM B (xls)
- PCB Files Rev B (Allegro and Gerbers)
- All Hardware Documents B
- System Reference Manual A6A (PDF)
- Schematic A6A (PDF)
- Schematic A6A (OrCAD
- BOM A6A (xls)
- PCB Files A6A (Allegro and Gerbers)
- All Hardware Documents A6A
- System Reference Manual A6 (PDF)
- Schematic A6 (PDF)
- Schematic A6 (OrCAD
- BOM A6(xls)
- PCB Files A6 (Allegro and Gerbers)
- All Hardware Documents A6
- System Reference Manual A5.6 (PDF)
- Schematic A5C (PDF)
- Schematic A5C (OrCAD
- BOM A5C(xls)
- PCB Files A5C (Allegro and Gerbers)
- All Hardware Documents A5C
- System Reference Manual A5.5 (PDF)
- Schematic A5B (PDF)
- Schematic A5b (OrCAD
- BOM A5B(xls)
- PCB Files A5B (Allegro and Gerbers)
- All Hardware Documents A5B
- System Reference Manual A5.3 (PDF)
- Schematic A5A (PDF)
- Schematic A5A (OrCAD
- BOM A5A(xls)
- PCB Files A5A (Allegro and Gerbers)
- All Hardware Documents A5A
BeagleBone Capes
BeagleBone capes are add on boards that can be connected to the BeagleBone Black to add functionality. These capes are made by a lot of different companies and individuals.
A list of capes that are in production are listed at BeagleBone Capes.
If you have a cape that is in production and can be purchased and you would like it listed, please contact BeagleBoard.org. More information regarding the Cape Expansion Headers can be found at Cape Expansion Headers.
Most of the current capes will work with the BeagleBone Black at some point. However, the kernel is 3.8 on the BeagleBone Black, so work is required to get the drivers updated for most of the capes to work.
Some may not work or may require some hardware changes due to some differences in the design of the BeagleBone Black as described below.
For a list of the ones that are currently identified as compatible and incompatible, go to BeagleBone Black Capes.
Onboard HDMI
The onboard HDMI driver uses the LCD pins. They are still connected to the expansion header, but in some cases, they could cause an LCD cape to have some noise issues unless the cape has a buffer.
A buffer should take care of this issue. If you want to use these pins as GPIO pins, you may be limited in speed due to the capacitance caused by the loadig of the pins by the HDMI driver.
They should function fine in most applications.
Onboard eMMC
The onboard eMMC uses the MMC1 signals. They are also connected to the expansion header.
The expectation is that in order to use these signals, the eMMC device on the BeagleBone Black will need to be disabled by activating the reset line to the eMMC device.
It is not clear that this will work as you have to write to the eMMC first and tell it to enable the reset.
At this point in time, it is not totally clear that the reset line will do the trick. Further investigation is ongoing. This will also require booting from the uSD port.
Best option is to not use the MMC1_CLK and MMC1_CMD signals at all and tie them low.
Do not use these signals for anything else will trying to use the other eMMC1 lines on the expansion header.
10Pin Connector
The 10 pin power expansion header has been removed. Any cape needing this connector will not be 100% compatible.
Regulatory Compliance Documents
Export Information
RMA Support
If you feel the board is defective and you want to get it looked at go to RMA Request
You will need the serial number. It is located on the expansion header in the form of a white label.
We only accept RMA requests for those boards purchased through authorized BeagleBoard.org distributors.
You can find a list of authorized distributors on the buy pages at BeagleBoard.org
If you purchase a board from an unauthorized distributor, you need to return the board to them for replacement or repair.
Shipping to the repair depot is covered by the requester. Return shipping is paid by the repair depot.
Books specifically on BeagleBone
- BeagleBone Robotic Projects - Second Edition
- BeagleBone Cookbook: Software and Hardware Problems and Solutions examples
- Exploring BeagleBone: Tools and Techniques for Building with Embedded Linux, 2nd Edition examples
- Exploring BeagleBone: Tools and Techniques for Building with Embedded Linux, 1st Edition examples
- Bad to the Bone: Crafting Electronics Systems with BeagleBone Black: 2nd Edition examples 1st edition
- Getting Started with BeagleBone: Linux-Powered Electronic Projects With Python and JavaScript
- BeagleBone Robotic Projects
- BeagleBone für Einsteiger (German Edition)
- Programming the BeagleBone Black: Getting Started with JavaScript and BoneScript examples
- Learning BeagleBone Python Programming
- Learning BeagleBone
- BeagleBone Home Automation
- Building a Home Security System with BeagleBone
- BeagleBone for Secret Agents
- BeagleBone for Dummies
- 30 BeagleBone Black Projects for the Evil Genius
- The BeagleBone Black Primer
- Building a BeagleBone Black Super Cluster
- BeagleBone Black Interfacing: hardware and software
- Mastering BeagleBone Robotics
- BeagleBone Black Programming by Example
- BeagleBone Media Center
- Android Hardware Interfacing with the BeagleBone Black
- BeagleBone Essentials
- Building Network and Servers Using BeagleBone
- Using Yocto Project with BeagleBone Black
- BeagleBone Black Programming using Matlab
- BeagleBone Black Cookbook
- My BeagleBone Black work notes (Japanese)
- BeagleBone Robot Development Guide (Chinese Edition)
- Programming the BeagleBone
- BeagleBone Home Automation Blueprints
- BeagleBone Black Programming using Matlab
- BeagleBone by Example
- BeagleBone Black: Comprehensive Guide To Learning BeagleBone Black for Beginners
- Raspberry Pi 3 And BeagleBone Black for Engineers
Recommended books on hot topics around BeagleBone
- Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices
- The Internet of Things: DIY Projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black
- Make: JavaScript Robotics: Building NodeBots with Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and BeagleBone
- Embedded Android: Porting, Extending, and Customizing
- Embedded Linux Development with the Yocto Project
- Embedded Linux Systems with the Yocto Project
- Software Engineering for Embedded Systems: Methods, Practical Techniques, and Applications
- Beginning NFC: Near Field Communication with Arduino, Android, and PhoneGap
- Zero to Maker: Learn (Just Enough) to Make (Just About) Anything
- Designing the Internet of Things
- Getting Started with Electronic Projects
- Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach, Second Edition
- Learning ROS for Robotics Programming - Second Edition
- Hacking Your LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Kit
- Motors for Makers: A Guide to Steppers, Servos, and Other Electrical Machines
- Linux for Makers: Understanding the Operating System That Runs Raspberry Pi and Other Maker SBCs
Recommended books on Linux
- Mastering Embedded Linux Programming
- GNU/Linux Rapid Embedded Programming
- Embedded Linux Primer: A Practical Real-World Approach
- Building Embedded Linux Systems
- Linux Device Drivers
- Linux All-in-One For Dummies
- Embedded Operating Systems: A Practical Approach (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science)
Recommended books on ARM architecture
- ARM Assembly Language: Fundamentals and Techniques
- ARM Architecture Reference Manual - may be available as a free download


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This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.
And I'm Melissa Block. Forty years ago next month, 50 million Americans tuned in to watch a prime-time, televised spectacle: a tennis match promoted as the Battle of the Sexes. Fifty-five-year-old Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon and U.S. singles champion as well as a self-described male chauvinist pig, challenged the reigning women's champion, 29-year-old Billie Jean King. Amid wild hype and theatrics, they played at the Houston Astrodome. And Billie Jean King crushed Bobby Riggs in straight sets: 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
HOWARD COSELL: Excitement engendered all over the country as Billie Jean hugs her husband, Larry King. It began to become a cause celebre - equality for women.
BLOCK: But was it all a sham? Did Bobby Riggs intentionally throw the match for a big payday? That rumor has swirled for years and now, it's bolstered by an ESPN investigation, which finds new evidence that Riggs threw the match. And it makes this claim: that he did so to cover his gambling debts to the Mafia.
ESPN's Don Van Natta reported the story, and he joins me now. Don, welcome to the program.
DON VAN NATTA JR.: Thanks, Melissa. Great to be with you.
BLOCK: Let's talk first about the hoopla that surrounded this match, Riggs versus King, right? Riggs, a loudmouth, showboat, hustle; and then Billie Jean King, a champion for women's rights. Describe the scene as they were brought into the Astrodome, in Houston.
VAN NATTA: They're carried in. Billie Jean King is carried in looking like Cleopatra, by muscled men. Bobby Riggs was carried in and his "Bosom Bodies" - young women - were surrounding him as they - brought into the Astrodome.
BLOCK: Why were there rumors over the years that this match was, in fact, thrown?
VAN NATTA: I think the tennis people were just astonished at how Bobby Riggs didn't look like the Bobby Riggs that they knew; and that they had seen just four months earlier when he defeated Margaret Court, who was the No. 1 ranked player in the world. Four months after that, he just looked nothing like that. He had a great service game, and yet he missed his first serves nearly half the time, and some of his return shots barely made it to the net.
BLOCK: OK, well, let's talk about these new allegations. You talked to a man named Hal Shaw, and he described hearing a late-night conversation 40 years ago, before the match. What did he tell you?
VAN NATTA: Well, Hal Shaw was in the pro shop at the Palma Ceia Golf Club in Tampa, Fla., and he heard voices and looked through a window of a door. And he saw Frank Ragano, who was a member of Palma Ceia and a mob attorney, come in first, followed by two of the most infamous mob leaders of the 20th century whom Shaw says he recognized from their newspaper photographs. The first was Santo Trafficante Jr., who led the Florida mob. The second man was Carlos Marcello, who was the leader of the mob in New Orleans.
And there was a fourth man there who Shaw didn't recognize. They sat down, and Shaw says he was astonished to hear them talking about Bobby Riggs. Ragano tells the men that Riggs has brought them a proposal that he's going to play two exhibition matches against the top women players of the time - Margaret Court and Billie Jean King. Ragano says Riggs is going to beat Margaret Court, but then purposefully lose the match against Billie Jean King. Ragano mentions Riggs owed them more than $100,000 in gambling debts.
And they - after about an hour of discussion, they agree in principle to go forward with this plan. And Shaw hears every word of it, and repeats it to us for this story.
BLOCK: He's telling you he heard this through a closed door, right? And he was 20 feet away. Was there any doubt in your mind that he could have heard what he claims to have heard?
VAN NATTA: I spent a lot of time with Hal Shaw before we decided to do this story, Melissa, and I had known him previously with work I had done on a book about Babe Didrikson. So I knew him to have a great memory. And every single time I've asked him over a number of months, he's told the story the same way, with the same details.
BLOCK: Why would Hal Shaw come forward with this for the first time, 40 years after it happened?
VAN NATTA: Because he feared retribution from the mob. For decades, there were mob killings, gangland killings; and he was worried if he had said anything prior to this, that it would get out and his life would be on the line.
BLOCK: And he doesn't worry about that now?
VAN NATTA: He says he doesn't. He felt strongly that he wanted to - as he put it - set the record straight, and let the world know that the match that they watched on that September evening in 1973 was not what it was purported to be.
BLOCK: Well, apart from Hal Shaw telling you this, is there anybody else who backs up his version of events?
VAN NATTA: This was really, just where I started. I kept finding out more and more things that corroborated what Hal Shaw said. For instance, Larry Riggs, who was Bobby Riggs' son, says that yes, in fact, his father did know quite a few Mafia leaders. One of the more interesting things that Larry Riggs says is there was a mobster named Jackie "The Lackey" Cerone, who was No. 2 in the mob in the '70s in Chicago, who his dad played golf with, and played cards with; and that Jackie Cerone actually had men of his, who Larry Riggs recognized, come out to California - where Bobby Riggs was preparing for the Battle of the Sexes - and meet with Bobby Riggs several times in the weeks leading up to the match with Billie Jean King.
BLOCK: OK. Well, you put this allegation to Billie Jean King - this claim that Bobby Riggs intentionally threw the match against her, or tanked. Let's listen to some of what Billie Jean King told you in response.
BILLIE JEAN KING: There is no question. I have played matches where players have tanked, and I know what it feels like, and I know what it looks like; and he did not.
BLOCK: You know, Don, I was 11 years old when this match was played. And I remember distinctly, even at that age, thinking this was a big moment; something happened here. And I feel like this is a say-it-ain't-so kind of feeling right now, that maybe this wasn't what it appeared to be.
VAN NATTA: Well, I've had that feeling throughout the reporting of this piece since the late spring, when I began. I watched it as well. I was 9 years old and was really swept up in all the hoopla leading up to it. But at every turn in this reporting, I found out things that seemed more convincing that this was not on the level. Bobby Riggs, for instance, did not practice at all in the four months prior to playing Billie Jean King - which was not like him. His son, Larry Riggs, was so upset about it that he actually bet on Billie Jean King to beat his father.
And he just was partying in Beverly Hills. He gained 15 pounds. And Gardnar Mulloy, a great tennis legend who's 99 years old, told me that he was absolutely convinced Bobby threw it. Bobby hung around with mobsters and as Mulloy puts it, Bobby Riggs didn't really even have to throw it. He didn't put himself in position to physically win.
BLOCK: But Billie Jean King there, saying "I won this fair and square"; Bobby Riggs, up until the end, said "got to hand it to her; she played a great match."
VAN NATTA: Right. But, you know, in our interview, Billie Jean was surprised to hear that Bobby had these mob connections. At one point, she was saying, "That's not Bobby; he didn't know mobsters" when in fact, he did. He knew quite a few of them. But what I was really struck by, too, in the reporting, Melissa, is how many people in the tennis world have just assumed this for 40 years. When I went to Wimbledon this summer and talked to some of the old guard of tennis, many people that I spoke with sort of just said, well, we just always assumed he threw it because of the way he played, how he didn't prepare and also because of who Bobby Riggs was.
BLOCK: That's Don Van Natta. His piece for ESPN is titled "The Matchmaker: Bobby Riggs, The Mafia, and The Battle of the Sexes." Don, thanks so much.
VAN NATTA: Thank you. Melissa.
SIEGEL: You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The NCAA Division 1 women's tournament gets criticized for not having enough true March Madness moments, when the Davids rise up and beat the Goliaths in nerve-jangling upsets. Such is the power structure in the women's game, with largely untouchable elite teams.
The payoff comes when all those elite teams gather, as they have in Denver, in such a show of force and talent that a fan tends not to miss the little guys.
For only the second time in the history of the women's tournament, all four regional No. 1 seeds have gathered for the Final Four. Baylor, Stanford, Connecticut and Notre Dame all have won NCAA titles. Their combined win-loss record for this season is 140-8, with those eight losses spread among three teams because the Baylor Lady Bears are 38 and 0. They've got a chance to become the first team — men's or women's — to win 40 games in a season.
There are stars: Baylor's peerless Brittney Griner, a 6'8" shot-blocking and scoring machine; Odyssey Sims, the spark-plug point guard for the Lady Bears; Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins, a more complete point guard in her second straight trip to the national semifinals; and Stanford's Ogwumike sisters, senior Nneka and sophomore Chiney, a supremely skilled duo in the post.
There is great defense, led by perennial power UConn with its nation's best 46.1 points per game allowed; Notre Dame with its No. 5 ranking at 51.5 ppg; and Baylor, No. 7 at 52. UConn and Baylor rank 1 and 2 in field goal percentage defense, limiting opponents on how many field goals they make. Stanford is No. 8 in that category. Finally, Notre Dame is third in the nation in steals, averaging 13 a game.
And, there's incentive all around to beat last year. Baylor lost in regional play last season before the Final 4. Stanford and UConn got to the Final Four, but both lost in the semifinals. And Notre Dame, which beat UConn in their semifinal matchup, lost in the title game to Texas A&M.
Chips on the shoulders for everyone. Chips plus talent plus skill equals four dynamic, hungry teams.
Payoff indeed.
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Telluride Festival Primary Lineup Announced: New Cronenberg, Payne, Herzog Films Playing
The Telluride Film Festival, a presentation of the National Film Preserve which takes place beginning tomorrow, Friday Sept 2 and runs through Monday Sept 5, is an unusual beast as far as film festivals go. The core film lineup is not announced until the day before the festival begins, so attendees have to commit to the fest without knowing any of the movies that will definitely play.
Now the first list of films is out, and it has some expected inclusions such as David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method (trailer) and the Cannes fave The Artist (trailer). In addition there are some good surprises, such as Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender's reunion, Shame (pics), and the Dardenne Brothers' The Kid With a Bike.
More films will be announced at the last minute over the next couple days. One addition, for example, according to Kris Tapley, is Butter. Peter is arriving in Telluride later today so he'll have coverage of the festival during the holiday weekend. Check out the announced lineup below.
From the Telluride press release:
38th Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following new feature films to play in its main program, the 'SHOW':