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Knowing the answer is important for at least two reasons. First, from both a theory and prediction point of view, if individuals change their discount rates often, then this makes modelling decisions much more difficult. Second, from a practical point of view, if discount rates are deep stable parameters, then maybe it is ok not to measure them in a baseline survey (that may be already very long with other questions, or may come from a short application form that can't do this), and instead collect them in a follow-up survey and assume they are time-invariant.
Evidence on time-invariance
A study by Meier and Sprenger forthcoming in the Review of Economics and Statistics provides some evidence that is relatively encouraging for the idea that these are quite stable parameters.
Their study population consists of low-income adults (average income US$16,000 per year) from Boston who came to get tax assistance from a program run by the City of Boston in 2007 or 2008. Although this is a very specialized sample, a nice feature is that the individuals granted access to their tax filing data, allowing the researchers to see how changes in income, unemployment, and family composition affect time preferences. There are 1684 participants who came in at least one of the two years, and a small panel of 250 individuals who came both years.
Individuals were given three multiple price lists, and asked to make a total of 22 choices between a smaller reward X (ranging from $14 to $49) in period t (either today, or one month), and $50 in period t+6 months (i.e. 6 or 7 months from now). 10 percent of individuals were randomly chosen to be paid one of their 22 choices to provide some incentive for truthful choice. To ensure credibility of the payments, money orders were filled out on the spot for the winning amounts and put in labeled, pre-stamped envelopes and then sealed, with the payment guaranteed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. All payments were sent by mail to equalize transaction costs across the choices.
So what do they find?
- Aggregate choice profiles over intertemporal payments are indistinguishable across the two years of the study. This is true for the full sample (panel A), and for the subsample that is present in both years (panel B). Note this figure also shows evidence of present bias (higher discount rates when comparing today vs 1 month from now to 6 vs 7 months), with this present bias being stable over time on aggregate.
- At the individual level, the one-year correlation in the discount factor is 0.4, and 43% of individuals exhibit identical switching points, and 50% have monthly discount factors within 0.025 of each other in the two years.
- Some individuals do show instability in their measured preferences, but this is not related to changes in income, unemployment or family composition.
Evidence against time invariance
A new paper by Dean and Sautmann, to be presented this week at the BREAD conference offers a less sanguine assessment of the stability of time preferences. They use a panel data set of 1017 household heads in Bamako, Mali. The underlying survey is from a ongoing randomized trial for a health care program for children. This paper therefore provides a nice example of something I have previously blogged about, which is thinking about creative ways to get more than one research project out of an evaluation.
They visit households weekly, and give them multiple price list experiments asking them to choose between payoffs now vs in the next week, or in the next week vs the one after, with 8 pairs of choices for each. One decision was randomly selected for payout, with subjects either then getting the money or a written receipt saying when they would get the money, with the weekly visits making transaction costs low and trust high.
What do they find?
- Like the above paper, they find that there is persistence in choices – between 64 and 69 percent make the same choice in one week as they did in the week before, with it being roughly symmetric whether those who didn't were more patient or less patient.
- However, they find that the discount rate is related to whether or not an individual has just suffered an adverse shock – using individual fixed effects, household heads are more impatience if they have just experienced an adverse shock. The current version of the paper is not that clear to me in terms of how large in magnitude this effect really is in practice though, only that it is statistically significant. Section 6 of the paper has a summary of other work on this topic, including a summary of a new paper that finds people appear to be more present-biased right before pay-day than right afterwards.
So what should we make of these two studies together when thinking about the time consistency of preferences? It seems that there is certainly a strong common signal over time, even when measured a year apart, so that on average I would expect the group of more impatient people today to also appear more impatient in the future. So if your goal is to do analysis where you are splitting people into more or less patient groups, it seems there is some common signal there. But it also seems clear that a number of people do change their choices from one survey round to the next, and that this is probably not just random noise, but can be systematically related to shocks occurring to them. This does suggest one should be very cautious about using discount rates collected in follow-up rounds of randomized experiments and assuming they are time invariant, since to the extent that the experiment affects liquidity constraints and protection against shocks, it may change choices.
In the 1st study, the equivalent annual compounded discount rate is close to 1350% (non compounded 300%) Is that consistent with microfinance and informal finance evidence?
The discount rates of 20% per
In a paper I saw presented at
In a paper I saw presented at the Economic Demography Workshop at PAA (http://www.princeton.edu/economics/seminar-schedule-by-prog/behavioral-s14/Poverty-and-Economic-Decision-Making.pdf), Carvalho, Meier and Wang also find that people's discount factors are affected by shocks (in this case an individual's payday, which is an anticipated shock). However, they argue that this can be entirely attributed to liquidity constraints, since intertemporal choices for decisions farther out in the future, and for non-monetary payoffs, are unaffected. To the extent that Dean and Sautmann are also picking up liquidity constraints, the observed changes in discount rates due to shocks are less of a concern.
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which looks at stability of risk preferences, time preferences, and trust over time in surveys in Paraguay, as well as reviewing the existing literature. The paper concludes time preferences are reasonably stable over time, but risk preferences are not.


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NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. broke his right wrist in a race last weekend but will keep racing with a special cast, his team, Michael Waltrip Racing, said Tuesday.
The injury occurred Saturday night when Truex's No. 56 Toyota was involved in a multicar crash at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
His team said doctors fitted Truex, 33, with a special cast that "enables him to better grip the steering wheel" and that he had been cleared by NASCAR to drive in Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
With only two races left to determine the 12 drivers for NASCAR's 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship playoff, Truex currently has one of the spots.
The top 10 drivers in points make the Chase, as do two wild-card drivers who have the most wins among those 11th to 20th in the points.
Truex, 14th in the standings with one win this year -- at Sonoma in June -- currently has one of the wild-card positions.
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WARREN COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - Co-workers of fallen Warren County Sheriff's deputy Brian Dulle put the flag at half-staff at the Warren County Sheriff's Office in his memory. A small memorial at the site where the 36-year-old was killed early Tuesday morning was also prepared.
The site included a patriotic balloon, symbolizing Dulle's commitment to serve Warren County and his country, as a member of the United States Army.
Dulle went to Edgewood High School and graduated from Miami University. In 1999, Warren County Commissioner Tom Ariss hired Dulle. Ariss was the Warren County Sheriff at the time. Ariss says he was a great person who was easy to train and easy to work with.
Ariss says Dulle was a great deputy but an even better parent.
Dulle's daughter Maddie battled a rare type of cancer. The Dulle family set up a Facebook page called "Maddie's Hope" to give support.
Neighbors say Maddie has been cancer free for six months, and now that Facebook page has become a place of prayer and well-wishes for the Dulle family.
One post reads: "Prayers to The whole Dulle family. Brian was an awesome deputy & a great friend to so many of us. I'm blessed that I had the privilege of working with him as a County dispatcher.
Fellow deputies describe Dulle as a committed father, a family man and invaluable on the force.
"Brian was a tremendous worker, a great personality, like to do the practical jokes on one another, it's all part of the camaraderie that family atmosphere that we tend to have," said Warren County Sheriff Larry Sims.
The Sheriff's Office Chaplin says they're offering support for Dulle's family and fellow deputies.
"We'll try to provide as much service as we can to the families, in making sure that not only do the deputies have someone to talk to, but also the families have someone to talk to," said Chaplain Bill Hounshell.
Flowers now sit before the Warren County FOP Memorial, honoring members of law enforcement that have died in the line of duty. That list of names will now include Sgt. Brian Dulle.
"I know this morning they were talking about the wonderful memories they had of Sgt. Dulle was just a wonderful guy, a wonderful guy to work with, I've been out on a couple call with him before, and he was just someone who was very professional, very good at what he did, so they'll starting talking about those memories," said Hounshell.
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Rangers will unveil "third" jersey in November: Confirmed
...now the question is what is it going to look like. Most rumors are that it will be away blue with New York written diagonal across the front. Which would be pretty boring if you ask me.
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Roger Goodell, noted wearer of fine suits and commissioner of the NFL, visited Redskins' training camp this week -- now there's a work trip -- and was asked if had decided how long Michael Vick would be suspended.
Previously, Goodell said he would rule on Vick's eligibility prior to the sixth week of the regular season. That's such an open-ended statement that who knows what it really meant. Taken literally, and Goodell seems to be a literal guy, it means nothing. He could issue a ruling any time prior to that or, by the sixth week of the regular season, decide he needed more time to think it over.
"The issue for Michael is to be able to deal with all of the issues in that transition back to the NFL," Goodell said. "A lot of those issues that I'm focusing on are off the field. How is he doing with the transition? Does he has his family relocated. Does he have the right people around him, helping him make decisions. Tony Dungy has been incredibly helpful, Donovan McNabb has been helpful. I talk to Michael on a weekly basis, if not more. I'll be meeting with him sometime in the near future. I think he's making the right kind of progress. He's focused on the right kind of things."
Not a lot of meat on the bones there. The commissioner is focusing on off-the-field issues. Oh, yeah. That's a big shock. And Vick is making the right kind of progress. Which is good, because you never want to make the wrong kind of progress.
What does it all mean? There is a swell of backroom murmuring that indicates Goodell will do the Solomon thing and cut the suspension roughly in half, allowing Vick to return after sitting out three regular-season games. That would fall nicely for the Eagles, who have the bye in the fourth week and could get Vick back on the practice field for two weeks leading up to the Oct. 11 game. Another bonus is that game is a home game, which would also make for a smoother re-entry.
The big question is what would the Eagles do with Vick in the meantime. One theory is they would place him on the exempt list, thus allowing them to keep 53 other players on the active roster, but that would prevent Vick from practicing with the team. Andy Reid, speaking Tuesday about his plans for the roster, depending on the length of Vick's suspension, said, "I've got a plan either way."
I think they'll keep him active and keep him practicing. It doesn't make much sense to do otherwise and the suspension could benefit the Eagles in that way, if Vick's learning curve on picking up the offense and the Wildcat wrinkles he will take part in, is allowed to lenghten a bit. And although he'd certainly be working out somewhere if on the exempt list, practicing with the team will help his game conditioning return to its former level.
A side effect of that is Vick will get paid, with this season's $1.6 million guaranteed, if he is on the active roster. If not, the Eagles get to keep the dough a while longer, buy some time in the event that Vick makes the wrong kind of progress. That seems unlikely, though. At this point with Vick, they are in for a dime, in for a dollar.
The other decision is whether to deal A.J. Feeley now for a tight end or a draft pick or something tangible, or wait until the Vick suspension is lifted, taking the risk that teams would be satisfied with the reserve quarterbacks they already have in place.
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Since it became apparent last week that
That his ascension would generate such excitement might seem surprising at first. Indians have become a force in Silicon Valley, where about 15% of tech start-ups have Indian founders and a handful of notable companies, such has
Yet Nadella's appointment is being hailed by Indians as something more. It's another giant leap forward to have their own running one of the world's most important companies. And he'll be stepping into the shoes of
"This is why this is making front page news in India," said Vivek Wadhwa, a former entrepreneur and Stanford researcher who has studied the Indian technology community. "It shows how they've crossed the barriers. They've made it to the mainstream in a big way."
On Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed that Nadella, 46, would become chief executive, replacing Steve Ballmer, who had succeeded Gates. In addition, Gates is becoming a product advisor to Nadella and stepping down as chairman, replaced by John Thompson.
"Satya Nadella is Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates his wingman," read the headline across the top of the Times of India website.
Upon taking the helm at Microsoft, Nadella instantly becomes one of the most influential Indian business leaders in the word. He joins the ranks of such other notable names as
Across the U.S., Indian Americans have taken leadership roles in politics, finance and government. In Silicon Valley, Ro Khanna, former deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Commerce, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives and has drawn strong support from local tech leaders.
"I congratulate Satya on this exciting news," Khanna said in an email. "His position exemplifies the incredible contributions that Indian Americans have made toward growing the economy, furthering innovation and creating good paying jobs."
Nowhere in the U.S., though, have Indians made a bigger impact than in Silicon Valley. Although Microsoft is based in Redmond, Wash., Nadella's appointment is still seen as a kind of capstone to the remarkable rise of this community.
"It's just one more symbolic thing that validates that our world is becoming much more global and is crossing boundaries," said Padmasree Warrior, chief technology officer of Cisco Systems. "It suggests that it's execution and results that matter in the end, regardless of where you come from."
Nadella was born in Hyderabad, whose nickname is the "City of Pearls," in southeastern India. In a biography on the Microsoft website, Nadella says playing cricket was a "passion."
"I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career," he says.
India has famously invested in technology education for decades. But Nadella attended what was then Mangalore University, a strong school, but not considered on par with the nation's elite Indian Institutes of Technology.
He moved to the U.S. to briefly take a job at Sun Microsystems before taking a sales job at Microsoft in 1992.
Sanjay Parthasarathy, another Microsoft executive, met Nadella and persuaded him to join a product team, where he would be making things instead of selling them, a move that probably set him on the course that would lead to the corporate boardroom.
Parthasarathy, who retired from Microsoft several years ago and now runs a start-up called Indix, recalls that in the early 1990s the two friends were among just a handful of Indians at the company. Although they all had tremendous ambition and confidence, Nadella seemed to go a step beyond.
"We were both pretty hard-driving," he said. "But Nadella, he would get on a plane to Chicago every Friday for two or three years to get his MBA. I'm a pretty demanding manager. But he was putting himself through so much more."
But that kind of will, many Indians say, was necessary to prove themselves in an era in which they were initially stereotyped as good engineers but not good executives. Wadhwa recalls being told by venture capitalists in the early 1990s they would invest in his company if he found someone else to be the chief executive.
Over the years, though, Indians helped one another scale those walls. They built extensive immigrant networks, particularly in Silicon Valley, where they invested in one another's companies, hired friends and provided support and mentorship, Wadhwa said.
The excitement over Nadella's new role isn't just about the title and that he has climbed another notch higher, industry observers say. It also has a lot to do with the company he will represent.
Although Microsoft's reputation has taken a hit in the U.S. in recent years as it has struggled to adapt to new technology trends, the company remains much more respected around the world. That's especially true in India, where in the early 1990s Microsoft became one of the first major technology companies to make significant investments in the country in terms of products and hiring.
In March 1997, Gates made his first visit to the country, and the four-day tour drew headlines across the nation. And his foundation has made India a major focus of its philanthropic work.
"It's a big deal for the community to have one of our own become the CEO of such an iconic company," said Kamla Bhatt, an Indian blogger and podcaster in Silicon Valley.
Mrinal Desai said he's found fresh inspiration from Nadella's appointment.
Desai grew up in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, and moved to the Silicon Valley in 1999 after several years of struggling to get a visa. He eventually got a job at LinkedIn, and now is chief executive and co-founder of a start-up called Addappt.
Last week, as rumors swirled that Nadella was going to get the job, Desai tweeted about how "patriotic" he was feeling.
"For most of us who are immigrants, America is always the promised land where there are no limits but yourself," Desai said. "These are the kind of symbols that just remind us of that over and over again. When you see such big corporations being led by Indians, it's just incredible."
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Warwick resident David Chartier, who enjoys photographing wildlife, spotted this red tail hawk soon after it hatched. He was back several weeks ago to get the shot as the fledging spread its wings and contemplated leaving the nest…like most juveniles do.
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OSCON Microsoft web surfers have been promised faster helpings of Wave gravy following Google's release of Splash.
Splash is an open-source client for Internet Explorer users to view and consume Google Wave applications and conversations embedded in websites. It replaces use of Google's Chrome Frame – the IE plug-in that the company polished only last month.
Google promised Splash would deliver a "significantly" faster way for IE users to work with Google Wave. Wave is Google's fledgling email meets IM meets document-sharing architecture.
Splash is faster because it uses static rendering to produce HTML code and then puts JavaScript on top. Google's own Wave client and Chrome Frames works the other way around. Google released Splash during the O'Reilly Open-Source Convention in Portland, Oregon.
Google has complained that IE's poor rendering of JavaScript slows Google Wave and that IE's use of HTML5 is patchy at best.
IE8 does include some HTML5, but it does not embrace the full spec – such as the HTML5 video tag. Earlier versions of Microsoft's browser that are still very much in evidence – including the refuse-to-die IE6 – do not touch HTML5 at all.
In September last year, Google appeared to have given up on the idea of juicing Wave in IE, saying this was time it could have invested elsewhere on Wave. Google decided IE users would have to work with the Chrome-Frame approach.
"Using Google Chrome Frame instead lets us invest all that engineering time in more features for all our users, without leaving Internet Explorer users behind," Google said.
Nearly a year later, though, with all versions of IE stubbornly clinging on to 60 per cent of the web, and with Wave still at an extremely early stage of development and adoption, Google has clearly decided it's time to revisit the subject to help promote Wave.
Wave has a number of early adopters – including Novell, SAP and Accenture – who've likely emphasized the need for better IE support. Projects have also appeared, such as Ruby on Sails and Wavelook for Outlook, while the US Navy has expressed an interest in putting Wave servers on its ships.
Despite this, Wave's basic plumbing is still being hammered out. Even demos of Wave during OSCON didn't quite work properly – and that's just over a year after Wave was announced at Google's I/O conference and two months after the invitation-only access label to Wave was scrapped and Google cordially invited world+dog to come in and test the system.
Wave's components are moving at different speeds too: while code for Splash has been released, it does not support Wave's FedOne communications federation server. That's expected in two to three months' time. ®


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We're bringing you ultimate autumn must-haves every single day this August. Happy shopping!
Searching for the perfect everyday coverup? Look no further than Jack Wills's slouchy-but-not-too-oversize Latchmere cardigan in super soft wool and a range of happy hues.
Jack Wills Latchmere cardigans, $90 each. JackWills.com
We seriously can't deny a flippy skirt, especially when it's attached to a knockout dress. This Dusen Dusen number comes in a nerdy-chic notebook print that you'll want to throw on every single day.
Dusen Dusen Dress, $168. BonaDrag.com
Being on time is always fashionable. Michael Kors's chunky chain-link watches will help you get to homeroom early and make a bold statement doing so.
Michael Kors Chronograph watches, $225 each. Nordstrom.com
The classic button-down gets a teal update—with a petite (and pretty!) print to boot—via this totally sweet shirt from Tommy Hilfiger.
Tommy Hilfiger Shirt. For information: TommyHilfiger.com
Vince Camuto has paired two of fall's signature fabrics to create one standout coverup. The moto-inspired leather body combines with contrast suede sleeves to peak autumn effect.
Vince Camuto Jacket. For information: VinceCamuto.com
These tapered drawstring pants from American Eagle are made for lounging in your dorm, but pair 'em with a moto jacket and ankle boots and you'll really be able to hit the books in style.
American Eagle Sweatpants, $35. AE.com
Whatever your style, Asos has plenty of party-ready pieces that will make you want to dance the night away. Take a white leather-look frock for a spin, or stick with something sleek and sparkly!
Asos Dresses. For information: Asos.com
Sometimes simple is better. Clare Vivier's lovely leather iPad sleeves come in a rainbow of cute colors, and you can even have them monogrammed if you please.
Clare Vivier iPad cases, $110. ClareVivier.com
Tory Burch makes the season's sweetest sweaters. Take your pick from a traditional turtleneck (with a mosaic beetle print), a waffle-knit pullover (with a bejeweled neckline), and an all-over patterned piece (with an exposed zipper down the back).
Tory Burch Sweaters, $295-$425. ToryBurch.com
Get in on the season's electric jungle trend with a pair of patent slip-ons from Topshop. In red, white, and blue, these shoes will put a serious spring in your step.
Topshop Flats, $36. Topshop.com
While jean jackets are a classic in any wash, our favorite (by far) is this tie-dye statement-maker courtesy of a new Courtshop x Veda collab. Need we say more? We're in denim heaven.
Courtshop x Veda Jacket, $250. Courtshop.com
Classic canvas gets an on-trend update thanks to graphic patterns and leather straps. You'll tote-ally want to take a printed Midori bag with you wherever you go this fall!
Midori Totes, $175-$193. MidoriRibbon.com
Batter up! Look cool in class with a two-tone tee—and earn extra points for stylish stripes.
Forever 21 Baseball tees, $11. Forever21.com
This oversize jacket from Tibi is sure to be your go-to coverup this fall. Unlike other moto styles, this one's extra versatile thanks to a classic collar that can veer edgy or traditional.
Tibi Two-tone moto jacket, $545. Hooded moto jacket available September 1st. Tibi.com
Hayden Reis makes the happiest wristlets around! These cute and colorful finds are perfect for storing all your on-the-go essentials.
Hayden Reis Wristlets, $32. HaydenReis.com
As the weather cools down, stay stylish with a bright no-frills cap from Neff. Cute and comfy—end of story.
Neff Daily Sparkle beanies, $18. NeffHeadwear.com
Macy's new brand QMack has crafted fall's most twirl-worthy mini in gold-flecked navy tweed. Go ahead, take it for a spin.
QMack Miniskirt, $89. Macys.com
Meet autumn's cutest carryall (well, carry-most). This Coach bag comes in jewel tones punctuated by pretty tassels and a miniature gold chain perfect for throwing over your shoulder. Dashing to class never looked this good!
Coach Legacy Flight bags, $228. Coach.com
Go laceless! This season Vans updated their signature skater slip-ons in pretty prints, perfect for pairing with fall's favorite skirts and skinnies.
Vans Slip-on sneakers, $55. Vans.com
This is the most versatile denim piece around—seriously. The perfectly-faded hue of Hudson's essential vest can be paired with dark and light items, and looks great worn over dresses, tanks, Oords, and more.
Hudson Signature vest, $115. 6pm.com
Meet your new standby shoe. Club Monaco's lovely loafers were made for all of fall's most important activities—whether you're attending a formal event or heading to homeroom. Dress 'em up or dress 'em down, and take your pick from three prints.
Club Monaco Mackenzie slippers, $199-$249. ClubMonaco.com
It just got personal. For autumn, accessorize your look with your very own name courtesy of BaubleBar's custom necklaces. It might even save you an unnecessary introduction or two—can you say signature style?
BaubleBar Necklaces, $48. BaubleBar.com
Fall for fashion-forward sweatshirts this season! We're coveting a classic sporty cut from PJK that's outfitted in standout plaid and pretty florals.
PJK Patterson J. Kincaid Pisces pullover, $158. Bloomingdales.com. Meghan pullover, $158. For information: Bloomingdales.com.
Music gets a must-have dose of metallic flair with Frends's Layla headphones. Lu leather is complemented by shiny hardwear in gold or silver (rose gold, too!)—take your pick, and tune into trendsetting.
Frends Layla headphones, $149. For information: WeAreFrends.com
Show your spirit in a wear-everywhere varsity jacket this fall. This cute Aeropostale number's classic navy-and-white color combo makes it easy to throw on with just about any of your favorite outfits.
Aeropostale Jacket, $54. Aeropostale.com
These boots were made for walkin'—to class, that is. The low heel means these lovely Loeffler Randalls are easy to wear, plus the triple buckles pack a major punch.
Loeffler Randall Fenton buckle boots, $450. LoefflerRandall.com
Prints please! Dress your phone in an abstract case from Kate Spade Saturday, and earn an A+ in the art of accessorizing.
Kate Spade Saturday iPhone 5 case in Sampler, $25. iPhone 5 case in Topography, $25. iPhone 4 case in Abstract, $25. Saturday.com
Organization never looked so good. Keep track of your plans and practices (OK, and homework too....) in this pretty planner from Smythson.
Smythson Panama diary, $75. Smythson.com.
Eternally cool Keds receive a rad makeover for fall in the form of totally on-trend wedges. With the brand's instantly recognizable soles and fun quilted details, these pumped-up kicks are perfect to wear all over campus.
Keds Rookie wedge sneakers, $65. Keds.com.
Usher in fall by slipping on a pair of sweet and simple skinnies. Our favorites come from J Brand, a denim-maker known for timeless taste and signature slim fits. Choose faded gray or a perfectly-distressed medium blue hue, and say hello to your new go-to jeans.
J Brand 620 jeans in Onyx, $218. 811 jeans in Utopia, $218. JBrandJeans.com.
When looking for a backpack refresh, the search starts and ends with this classic carryall from Herschel Supply Co. We love it in bold prints, but take your pick—it's also available in a dozen daring shades!
Herschel Supply Co. Classic backpack, $40. HerschelSupply.com.


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RN to BSN Online
1) RN to BSN students must apply to McNeese State University and receive unconditional acceptance to the University prior to the Department of Undergraduate Nursing performing a transcript evaluation.
a. Apply Now
b. Continue by selecting Undergraduate Online/CALL from the 'Application Type dropdown menu.
2) Once you receive your acceptance letter from McNeese State University's Admission Office, contact the Student Services Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com or (337) 475-5048. More detailed instructions regarding advisement will be given at the time of contact.
3) RN to BSN students must show current licensure in good standing by the completion of one semester.
3) RN to BSN students must provide the Department of Undergraduate Nursing with copies of their transcript(s). Copies forwarded to the Department of Undergraduate Nursing may be unofficial; however, transcripts submitted to the MSU Admissions' Office must be official. The Department of Undergraduate Nursing may request course descriptions directly from the student to assist with determining transferability of courses.
4) RN to BSN students that attended another university or college within the state of Louisiana may find the Louisiana Board of Regents' Articulation website helpful when determining the transferability of general education and science coursework. View the Board of Regents' Transfer Matrices.
5) The head of the Department of Undergraduate Nursing will make final decisions relevant to the transferability of coursework on a case by case basis. The Department of Undergraduate Nursing reserves the right to limit the number of students to be admitted to nursing courses based on faculty and clinical resources.
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Contact Information:
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Friday, December 7, 2012
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. The enhanced website is easier to navigate, find court information, and provide helpful resources. We will begin the process of migrating to the new website starting 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 7th, and will be completed by 8:00 a.m. Saturday, December 8th. Please be aware that during this time, you may experience intermittent outages and connection interruptions.
If you have any questions, or issues with the new website, please contact the CM/ECF Help Desk at (800) 442-6850.


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The Versace Harem
A group of Muslim women with tight shirts, bright lipstick, a feminist mission, and total devotion to a creationist guru.
I first agreed to meet Ece, Ceylan, Aylin, and Ebru because I didn't really believe they existed. They host the Turkish talk show Building Bridges and had recently gotten some attention, but not for the interviews. The women look astonishing. They are mostly bottle blonds, save for Ece, who has raven hair. Neon lipstick gives their lips a whole extra dimension. They coordinate outfits. At one of our meetings, they wore brightly colored satin pantsuits and T-shirts with designer brand names that stretched over their chests. What they talk about on Building Bridges—interfaith dialogue, women and Islam, the greatness of Turkey—isn't particularly sexy, but their outfits are designed to make up for that. They are also devout Muslims—conservative, even—a supposed contradiction that is also the show's allure.
Guests often appear—usually by Skype—with their eyebrows arched in the manner of a serious person certain he is the victim of a practical joke. But they proceed. The women sweetly dare the guests to suggest the hosts are anything but what they claim to be—activists, political commentators, Muslims—because of how they dress. During one interview, which I observed in the studio, Ceylan right away asked a German diplomat if a "true religious education" could "combat bigotry."
The reaction in the Turkish media and among viewers of the show has been mostly centered on the weirdness of the program and its hosts, and the weirdness runs deep. A9, the television channel that broadcasts Building Bridges, is owned by Adnan Oktar, a once-prominent Turkish theologian known best for his ardent preaching of Islamic creationism and, more controversially, for the strong allegiance of his followers. The women of Building Bridges are among his cohort, unabashed in their allegiance to him, and his reputation is their reputation. Oktar has lately faded from the public eye after a series of controversies. The most calamitous of these was a book called The Holocaust Deception, published in 1996 under Oktar's pen name, Harun Yahya. Oktar vehemently denied having written it—and to me when I asked him—but the association lingered.
Ece, Ceylan, Ebru, and Aylin are almost certainly marketing tools for his comeback. He calls them his "kittens" and, on other shows, offers their beauty as evidence of Islamic creationism. The Quran, Oktar says, dictates that Muslims recreate paradise on Earth; his "kittens" are proof that paradise is within reach. We met a few times when I visited A9, and he spoke mostly about creationism, his reputation, the treachery of most journalists, and female looks (often, in spite of my protestations, mine). He liked to pinch my cheek. His sizable audience shows either that his ideas about creationism are having an impact or that sex sells pretty much anything.
Oktar's women were not always so salacious. When he first began canvassing universities in the 1980s—spreading ideas of a "modern" Islam—he de-emphasized the headscarf but encouraged women to be demure. "There is nothing in the Quran that says women have to cover their head," Oktar told me during a meeting at A9, where Ece sat as translator. "In fact, it says that women should dress beautifully, wear beautiful jewelry. If you want to wear the hijab, you can wear it like that—as style, as jewelry, as fashion, but not as a commandment of Allah." Back then, Oktar was happily in the public eye, and his followers worked behind the scenes. As his star faded, his ideas got more eccentric, and so did the women. They now mostly appear as an on-camera cheer squad, happily agreeing with his scientific theories. But they also have some theories of their own. "Some people only see us on Adnan's show," Ceylan told me, "so they don't know whether we're opinionated or just blond women."
In this lineup, Building Bridges is serious—although that conclusion might require an immersion in A9, a channel that includes a show called Cute Animals. (Cute animals, like beautiful women, are evidence of creationism.) Ceylan and her co-hosts are used to being known only for their association with Oktar—and all the accompanying rumors about the nature of that relationship—but the Building Bridges women have their own identities. They are ambitious and genuinely smart, plucked from Turkey's top universities, and they think they have something real to say about the future of women in an increasingly Muslim society. All that makeup constitutes a very hard sell.
Their generation watched Turkey change under an Islamist governing party, the AKP. Religion was eased back into the public sphere, and the "kittens" recognized that Turks accustomed to a secular nation might feel anxious about this new trend. They remembered having similar anxieties during their own religious metamorphosis.
To Turkish women, the four women come off as pious and modern; to Turkish men, pious and sexy. To a Western audience, they seem more relatable; to a Turkish one, they seem to come from the religious bourgeoisie. They are smart but unthreatening, with voices so calm they are almost robotic. They are Stepford-level nice. They are, after years of being known mostly by rumors emanating from Oktar's villa, freed by their presence on television, and when I met with them, they seemed a little giddy. They were trying to use their new positions as TV personalities to branch out into side projects like an interfaith conference and a petition for Syrian refugees. Because these did not involve Oktar, they seemed to constitute small rebellions. I began to visit them because I liked them and because I was fascinated; theirs was a high-octane identity crisis.
I quickly came to view their hypersexualization as a reaction—albeit an extreme one—to the prejudices that many Muslim women face. And also as feminist, maybe even radical, given the context. Muslim women, Ece said, "should not have opinions. They should not talk about politics. They should not be good-looking. They should be behind their husbands." Aylin chimed in, "You can't even look at their faces. They are so scared." Ceylan said, "They are in a burqa. They are not educated." Ebru finished, "People look at us and say, 'You can't be Muslims. Muslims cannot look like that.' " It's unclear to what extent the prejudices they strive to reject are also their own.
They frequently mentioned the headscarf, and their emphasis on this one issue is key to explaining their exhibitionism. Turkish secularism was supposed to grant women their liberation, and banning the headscarf was evidence of gender equality. While some Turkish feminists defended their right to dress as they please, others bid the scarf good riddance. With the AKP lobbying to fully lift the ban, it remains a battlefield.
Anthropologist Jenny White, in her new book, Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks, calls the headscarf an "emblem of fear." The fear is of religion pulling Turkey—presently enjoying economic and political prominence—backward. As a symbol, the headscarf is openly condemned. White describes a 2010 anti-AKP ad, which accuses covered women of betraying the country. The ad "graphically demonstrates a liberal but politically disengaged Turkish woman … becoming immured in a black veil as Turkey turns to Iran around her."
This is the kind of rhetoric Ece and her co-hosts grew up with, and their current look seems like an attempt to synthesize patriotism and faith. Rejecting the headscarf is crucial to that formula. Years later, in their enthusiasm, they overcompensated with peroxide.
But their primary rebellion is not against conservative Islam. It is against Turkish secularism. The Quran, they say, empowers women; secularism, ironically, despite its supposedly more feminist message, relegates women to traditional roles. Their tight clothes feel like a very blunt way of confronting sexual taboos and attributing them to Turkish society, not Islam.
In their attempt to normalize Muslim sexuality, they are in good company. Pinar Ilkkaracan, a Turkish sociologist and co-founder of the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies was also raised in a secular home but still encountered discrimination. "People thought that just because I'm Muslim I'm a victim, that I'm poor, that I'm oppressed," Ilkkaracan told me. Like Ece, she found feminism in the Quran and hadith (Mohammed's teachings), both in examples of powerful women and clearly given rights, such as pleasure, contraception, and divorce. "There is nothing in the Quran that says that sexuality is a sin," she said. Sex, she told me, is dealt with more frankly in the Quran than it is in Turkey's schools. After these initial discoveries, Ilkkaracan began to focus on sexuality and Islam. She also became a practicing Muslim.
Ilkkaracan understands the frustration of being misunderstood, so she also understands the appeal of shock value. But she does not condone it. "Many covered women say the same things," she said. "They say that Islam in its essence does not discriminate against women. But this is not sexy. If [Oktar's] women said the same thing but in decent clothes, they wouldn't get as much attention."
Her view—it's a common one—is that the "kittens" are only replacing the hijab with a bawdy male fantasy. A quick Google search reveals websites deriding them as "sluts" and "disgusting." To explain why these women, one of whom attended the university where Ilkkaracan teaches, would resort to hypersexuality as a means of liberating Muslim women, Ilkkaracan was diplomatic: "In Turkey, two totally opposite things can happen at the same time."
But Turkey is of secondary importance to the women. They are more concerned with reaching a Western audience. The Building Bridges studio features a backdrop of London's Millennium Bridge. They speak in English. They assume that stereotypes against Muslim women in the West, America in particular, are the crudest and most deeply held. "Ninety percent of Americans can't find Iraq on a map," Ceylan said. "But any Turk can find America. They could find New York City." For these Muslim women, being called "sluts" is better than being called "terrorists."
The A9 villa is tucked behind ivy-covered walls, protected by three locked doors and security cameras. Stone cherubs line the walkway, and the hallway is wallpapered with a tropical beach scene, hinting at the fantasy to come. Ece politely refused to meet me anywhere else. As liberated as she may look, she is cloistered. Whatever the reasons, the biggest contradiction of all may be Ece's devotion to one man and that man's interpretation of the Quran. Because of this it's impossible to know what she or any of the "kittens" really believe. She is aware of what people assume when they look at her. Sex is a tool, but once used, it can turn on you.
I asked about their makeup. Any tips? But Ece only frowned. "Jenna," she said, "we are not only how we look."


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"It signals that things are getting back to normal," says Nicolas Colas, chief market strategist at BNY ConvergEx, a brokerage. "Unemployment is too high, economic growth too sluggish, but stocks are anticipating improvement."
The new record suggests that investors who did not panic and sell their stocks in the 2008-2009 financial crisis have fully recovered. Those who have reinvested dividends or added to their holdings have done even better. Since bottoming at 6,547.05 on March 9, 2009, the Dow has risen 7,706.72 points or 118 percent.
The Dow record does not include the impact of inflation. Adjusted for that, the Dow would have to reach 15,502 to match its old record.
The Standard and Poor's 500, a broader index, closed at 1,539.79, 25.36 points from its record.
The last time the Dow was this high, George W. Bush still had another year as president, Apple had just sold its first iPhone, and Lehman Brothers was still in business.
But unemployment was also 4.7 percent versus 7.9 percent today, a reminder that stock gains have proved no elixir for the economy.
Still, the Dow high is another sign that the nation is slowly healing after the worst recession since the 1930s. It comes as car sales are at a five-year high, home prices are rising, and U.S. companies continue to report big profits.
The stock gains have helped retirement and brokerage accounts held by many Americans recover. That, in turn, has helped push U.S. household wealth nearly back to its peak before the recession, though many in the middle class are still deep in the hole. Most middle-class wealth is tied up in home values, which are still a third below their peak.
Good economic news Tuesday helped lift stocks. Retail sales in the 17 European countries that use the euro rose faster than expected, China's government said it would support ambitious growth targets, and a report showed U.S. service companies grew last month at their fastest pace in a year.
"It feels great," says Marty Leclerc, chief investment officer at Barrack Yard Advisors, an investment firm. In early 2009, when stocks were plummeting, "it looked like Armageddon was nigh. It's a lot more fun to be in a rising market."
In the depths of the recession four years ago, few investors would have predicted such a fast recovery. Some feared another Great Depression. Banks were collapsing, lending was frozen, world trade was plunging, and stocks were in free fall.
"People thought we were going to relive the 1930s," says Robert Buckland, chief global stock strategist at Citigroup. He calls the stock gains since "pretty remarkable."
From its peak in October 2007 to its bottom in March 2009, the Dow fell 54 percent. That was far less than the nearly 90 percent drop in the Great Depression but scary nonetheless. There had been 11 previous bear markets since World War II and none had reached 50 percent.
One man who stayed calm and didn't sell was Jay Sachs, 70, a retired computer consultant. In fact, as others scrambled to exit stocks in late 2008, he plunged in more -- scooping up drug maker Ely Lilly and Co., health-care products giant Johnson & Johnson and food company General Mills.
"You have to be greedy when others are fearful," he says, quoting a famous line from billionaire Warren Buffett, who also bought in the panic. Sachs adds, "People are still fearful and that's a good sign. There's room for growth."
He says his portfolio has doubled in value in four years.
As stock rebounds go, this has been an unusually quiet and uncelebrated one. Typically, bull markets are accompanied by rising trading volume, a surge in young companies going public and Internet chatter over hot stocks.
The past four years, none of that has happened.
Adding to the chastened mood is lingering fear among many investors that stock gains can disappear in a flash. Burned by two stock-market crashes in less than a decade, Americans have sold more U.S. stocks than they've bought the past four years, nearly unprecedented in a bull market since World War II.
In this run-up, nearly all the buying has come from companies repurchasing their own stock in an effort to boost its value. Companies in the S&P 500 have bought $1.5 trillion since the Great Recession began in December 2007.
Dow records are dismissed by some investors as unimportant because the index comprises just 30 stocks. Many professional investors prefer to follow the S&P 500, which, as the name implies, tracks 500 companies. But the Dow has closely followed the ups and downs of its broader rival over the years, and is a good proxy for how big companies are doing.
The S&P 500 is up 128 percent from its March 9, 2009 low, about the same as the Dow.
The Dow record is a victory of sorts for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Under his aegis, the Fed launched an unprecedented campaign to lift stocks by making their chief rival for investor money -- bonds -- less attractive.
Under a program called "quantitative easing," the Fed has bought trillions of dollars of bonds to drive their yields down. The idea was that the puny yields would so frustrate investors, they'd have no choice but to shift into stocks. That, in turn, would push up stocks and make people feel wealthier and more willing to spend, helping the economy.
Just as Bernanke had hoped, American household wealth, or assets minus liabilities, has risen, though the gains haven't been shared equally.
In the recession, household wealth fell $18.9 trillion, or 28 percent, as the prices of assets like stocks and homes tumbled. But after bottoming in the first quarter of 2009 at $48.5 trillion, wealth rose $16 trillion through the third quarter of last year and was within striking distance of its peak of $67.4 trillion, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve. Gains since then may have pushed wealth to a new high.
Middle-class households have not recovered as much as those numbers suggest because most of their wealth is tied up in their homes, and home values haven't bounced back like 401(k) accounts.
Homes accounted for two-thirds of middle-class assets before the recession, estimates economist Edward Wolff of New York University. By contrast, they accounted for one-third of assets of all U.S. households. Stocks were 7 percent of middle-class assets, less than half the percentage for all.
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The man identified himself on the banner as Julian Jungarean, a Romanian who has previously scaled the colonnade around the piazza. Witnesses say uniformed officers were speaking with him from the ground and a nearby roof.
Benedict celebrated New Year's Day Mass earlier Tuesday in St. Peter's Basilica and said he was convinced that peace will prevail in 2013 despite the inequality, terrorism and "unregulated financial capitalism" that afflict the world today.
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Candidate leaves race for governor over NH residency issueBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 23. 2013 11:10PM
New Hampshire businessman Chuck Rolecek has told a New Hampshire newspaper he will not seek the Republican nomination for governor, a decision he announced a day after the newspaper reported a home his family owns in South Carolina is listed as their primary residence.
In a text message early Monday evening, Rolecek declined an opportunity to speak to the New Hampshire Union Leader, and said he had a houseful of friends and family arriving to visit.
On Sunday, Nashua Telegraph columnist Kevin Landrigan quoted Rolecek saying "this is not the right time and this is not the right race."
Rolecek is the owner of the former C.R. Sparks restaurant in Bedford and the former owner of the Hanover Street Chop House. Last year, he sought the Republican nomination for the Executive Council, but lost in a three-way primary.
But while Rolecek was seeking high office in New Hampshire, property that his wife, Karen Rolecek, owns in Hilton Head, S.C., was listed as the primary residence of the Roleceks, according to the assessor's office in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
The designation allowed the Roleceks to save $12,400 on a $26,473 property tax bill, according to Pamela Holmes, an assistant to County Tax Assessor Ed Hughes.
The county requires a detailed procedure to receive the tax break, Holmes said.
The owner of the property must have a local address. If the owner has a motor vehicle, it must be registered in South Carolina. A South Carolina income tax return must be presented. And the owner, as well as the owner's spouse, must have a South Carolina driver's license, Holmes said.
In Landrigan's article, Rolecek said he has a financial manager and would look into the tax situation to see if everything is in order. Landrigan reported that Rolecek said the numbers that the Telegraph quoted, relying on the Beaufort County website, were inaccurate, "very disputable," and contain some important omissions.
According to the website, the ocean-front property had a tax value of $2.38 million in 2013. The website-reported taxes differ from those provided by Holmes in a telephone interview; she said the website contains some inaccurate figures.
Town records in Bedford, N.H., show that Chuck Rolecek votes there.
Both he and his wife are registered to vote in Bedford, and town records show him voting in the September 2012 primary, when he was on the ballot. Records for the November general election of 2012 were not available on Monday, Town Clerk Lori Radke said.
Records do not show Mrs. Rolecek voting in Bedford for the last three years, although she is registered to vote there.
Mrs. Rolecek registered to vote in Beaufort County in December 2012, according to the county Board of Elections and Registration.
According to Beaufort County's Holmes, a trust controlled by Karen E. Rolecek took ownership of the Hilton Head property in 2008. The property qualified for the primary resident tax exemption in 1998; the exemption expired and was re-initiated several times.
In 2011, the owner applied for the tax exemption and submitted a memorandum of understanding, which stipulated the proper paperwork would be provided the following year, Holmes said.
The tax assessor's web page asks for people to report cases of fraud related to the tax exemption. Holmes said the county has no reports dealing with Rolecek.
In a text sent at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Rolecek said "thanks but no thanks" to a request for an interview.
"Have a houseful of family/friends about to arrive," he wrote. "Time to enjoy the Holiday."


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I try to create a USB communication (Bulk), i use ccs 5.1, Starterware 1.10.02.02 and SYSBIOS 6.
I joint my USB.c file, its mostly the same as the usb_dev_bulk.c but without the LCD code.
I want to create a task with SYSBIOS that will be run my function : void USB(void) (see in my USB.c) This task will manage all the traffic on the USB. The problem is when i create my task and associate the function void USB(void) to the task, i got this error:
undefined first referenced symbol in file --------- ---------------- USBBufferDataWritten ./USB.obj USBBufferFlush ./USB.obj USBBufferInfoGet ./USB.obj USBBufferInit ./USB.obj USBBufferSpaceAvailable ./USB.obj USBDBulkInit ./USB.obj g_pucUSBRxBuffer ./USB.obj g_pucUSBTxBuffer ./USB.obj g_sBulkDevice ./USB.obj g_sRxBuffer ./USB.obj g_sTxBuffer ./USB.obj error #10234-D: unresolved symbols remainerror #10010: errors encountered during linking; "Plasma_Detek_DSP.out" not built
Does SYSBIOS support the Starterware function?
No one know???? :(
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you should use:usb_bulk_structs.cusb_bulk_structs.husbbuffer.cusbringbuf.c
and link to usblib.lib
In reply to Slava Bogulmintsev:
I'm still have the same problem...
look like the usblib.lib can load correctly. Can some one tell my the difference with the cgt and cgt_ccs directory? And do i use debug or release version??? I try de different version but it wont compile... I pretty sure that I do something wrong but i cant find it.
as you can see i got the file in my project and all the path in the project options
It's possible that the usblib.lib as something wrong about it?
In reply to Vincent St-Pierre:
Ok, I finaly find what im doing wrong and i need to include all those lib:
drivers.lib, ipclite.lib, platform.lib, system_config.lib, usblib.lib, utils.lib
Now that I can compile my software I got a question, do I need to setup the interrupt with the SYSBIOS? or with this code its all configure:
/* Initialize the DSP interrupt controller */ IntDSPINTCInit(); /* Enable DSP maskable interrupt */ IntEnable(C674X_MASK_INT5); /* Enable DSP interrupts */ IntGlobalEnable(); /* Setup the DSP INTC */ IntDSPINTCInit(); IntGlobalEnable(); IntRegister(4, USB0DeviceIntHandler); IntEventMap(4, SYS_INT_USB0_INT); IntEnable(4); //Delay timer setup DelayTimerSetup(); // Initialize the transmit and receive buffers. USBBufferInit((tUSBBuffer *)&g_sTxBuffer); USBBufferInit((tUSBBuffer *)&g_sRxBuffer); // Pass our device information to the USB library and place the device on the bus. USBDBulkInit(0, (tUSBDBulkDevice *)&g_sBulkDevice);
I want to know if i need to manage the USB interrupt. Or I just need to create a task that verify the communication flag (g_ulFlags) and verify if I receive data?
1. SYS/BIOS manages interrupts, you need only register usb isr, like this:
#ifdef _TMS320C6X const int irq_event = SYS_INT_USB0_INT; #else const int irq_event = SYS_INT_USB0; #endif m_Hwi.Create(irq_event, (HWI_FXN)USB0DeviceIntHandler, (Arg)0);
2. RX and TX handlers are registered in file "usb_bulk_structs.cpp"
const tUSBDBulkDevice g_sBulkDevice ={ USB_VID, USB_PID, 500, USB_CONF_ATTR_BUS_PWR, RxHandler, (void *)0, TxHandler, (void *)0, g_pStringDescriptors, NUM_STRING_DESCRIPTORS, &g_sBulkInstance};
First ty for the answer.
Slava Bogulmintsev
1. SYS/BIOS manages interrupts, you need only register usb isr, like this:
#ifdef _TMS320C6X const int irq_event = SYS_INT_USB0_INT; #else const int irq_event = SYS_INT_USB0; #endif m_Hwi.Create(irq_event, (HWI_FXN)USB0DeviceIntHandler, (Arg)0);
I add this code in my .cfg but i got this error "that interrupt index is out of range (19)". SYS_INT_USB0_INT define to be 19...
What i read form the documentation is that the interrupt can be 4 to 15. I thing i need to configure a MUX but I cant find any documentation on that...
1) i don't create hwi in script file, only from code2) if you have number of ISR in the system less 12, you can do it like this:
unsigned int INT_ISR = 4; //global{
Hwi_Params hwiParams; Hwi_Params_init(&hwiParams); hwiParams.arg = (UArg)0; hwiParams.enableInt = TRUE; hwiParams.eventId = SYS_INT_USB0_INT; Hwi_Handle hHwi = Hwi_create(INT_ISR, (Hwi_FuncPtr)USB0DeviceHandler, &hwiParams, NULL);
3) if number of ISR more 12, you need to programm interrupt combiner: see sprufk5a.pdf chapter7
4) i am programming on C++ and my examples is not accurate, rather pseudo code
Ok but do i realy need to setup the interrupt for the USB0 in the .cfg file if i use this:
IntRegister(4, USB0DeviceIntHandler);IntEventMap(4, SYS_INT_USB0_INT);IntEnable(4);
in the .cfg have i have only one line related interrupts:var Hwi = xdc.useModule('ti.sysbios.family.c64p.Hwi');
and if you use SYS/BIOS you should use Hwi module to configure and enable interrupts.
My HWI work but now my task stop running on task_sleep...
I think that when i create my HWI for the USB, its disable the HWI for the clock_tick (use for the task_sleep). I try to activate it after i create the HWI of the USB but with no succes.
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