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Q: How to initialize WaveOUT API on Win CE running on ARM in C# I am trying to make work WinOut API on Win CE (ARM) but with the same code
that runs on Windows 7 I am getting MMSYSERR_INVALIDPARAM in the line for buffer preparation.
Win32.MMRESULT hr = Win32.waveOutPrepareHeader(
    hWaveOut, ref WaveOutHeaders[i], Marshal.SizeOf(WaveOutHeaders[i]));
if (hr == Win32.MMRESULT.MMSYSERR_NOERROR) ...

I think that is the problem of buffer alignment on byte boundary for ARM but I do not know how to do it in .NET Compact Framework for Windows CE.
I am trying to find some solution or explanation but nothing.
UPDATE
This is the P/Invoke that works on Win CE and .NET Compact Framework.
On the internet is possible to find P/Invoke related to "winmm.dll" instead of "coredll.dll". Winmm.dll exists on Windows XP, 7. Windows CE works only coredll.dll.
If used "winmm.dll" on WinCE is received the following message " "Can't P/Invoke winmm.dll"
    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveOutOpen(ref IntPtr hWaveOut, int uDeviceID, ref WAVEFORMATEX lpFormat, DelegateWaveOutProc dwCallBack, int dwInstance, int dwFlags);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll")]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveInOpen(ref IntPtr hWaveIn, int deviceId, ref WAVEFORMATEX wfx, DelegateWaveInProc dwCallBack, int dwInstance, int dwFlags);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveInStart(IntPtr hWaveIn);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern uint waveInGetDevCaps(int index, ref WAVEINCAPS pwic, int cbwic);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern uint waveInGetNumDevs();

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern uint waveOutGetDevCaps(int index, ref WAVEOUTCAPS pwoc, int cbwoc);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern uint waveOutGetNumDevs();

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveOutWrite(IntPtr hWaveOut, ref WAVEHDR pwh, int cbwh);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveOutPrepareHeader(IntPtr hWaveOut, ref WAVEHDR lpWaveOutHdr, int uSize);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern uint waveOutGetDevCaps(int index, ref WAVEOUTCAPS pwoc, int cbwoc);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern uint waveOutGetNumDevs();

[DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveOutWrite(IntPtr hWaveOut, ref WAVEHDR pwh, int cbwh);

[DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveOutPrepareHeader(IntPtr hWaveOut, ref WAVEHDR lpWaveOutHdr, int uSize);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", EntryPoint = "waveOutReset", SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveOutReset(IntPtr hWaveOut);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern MMRESULT waveOutUnprepareHeader(IntPtr hWaveOut, ref WAVEHDR pwh, int cbwh);

    [DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public static extern Win32.MMRESULT waveOutClose(IntPtr hWaveOut);

[DllImport("coredll.dll")]
    public static extern Win32.MMRESULT waveOutPause(IntPtr hWaveOut);

[DllImport("coredll.dll", EntryPoint = "waveOutRestart", SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern Win32.MMRESULT waveOutRestart(IntPtr hWaveOut);

Data Structures and constants used
public const int WAVE_MAPPER = -1;

    public const int WT_EXECUTEDEFAULT = 0x00000000;
    public const int WT_EXECUTEINIOTHREAD = 0x00000001;
    public const int WT_EXECUTEINTIMERTHREAD = 0x00000020;
    public const int WT_EXECUTEINPERSISTENTTHREAD = 0x00000080;

    public const int TIME_ONESHOT = 0;
    public const int TIME_PERIODIC = 1;

    /// <summary>
    /// WAVEOUTCAPS
    /// </summary>
    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 4, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public struct WAVEOUTCAPS
    {
        public short wMid;
        public short wPid;
        public int vDriverVersion;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 32)]
        public string szPname;
        public uint dwFormats;
        public short wChannels;
        public short wReserved;
        public int dwSupport;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// WAVEINCAPS
    /// </summary>
    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 4, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public struct WAVEINCAPS
    {
        public short wMid;
        public short wPid;
        public int vDriverVersion;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 32)]
        public string szPname;
        public uint dwFormats;
        public short wChannels;
        public short wReserved;
        public int dwSupport;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// WAVEFORMATEX
    /// </summary>
    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
    public struct WAVEFORMATEX
    {
        public ushort wFormatTag;
        public ushort nChannels;
        public uint nSamplesPerSec;
        public uint nAvgBytesPerSec;
        public ushort nBlockAlign;
        public ushort wBitsPerSample;
        public ushort cbSize;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// MMRESULT
    /// </summary>
    public enum MMRESULT : uint
    {
        MMSYSERR_NOERROR = 0,
        MMSYSERR_ERROR = 1,
        MMSYSERR_BADDEVICEID = 2,
        MMSYSERR_NOTENABLED = 3,
        MMSYSERR_ALLOCATED = 4,
        MMSYSERR_INVALHANDLE = 5,
        MMSYSERR_NODRIVER = 6,
        MMSYSERR_NOMEM = 7,
        MMSYSERR_NOTSUPPORTED = 8,
        MMSYSERR_BADERRNUM = 9,
        MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG = 10,
        MMSYSERR_INVALPARAM = 11,
        MMSYSERR_HANDLEBUSY = 12,
        MMSYSERR_INVALIDALIAS = 13,
        MMSYSERR_BADDB = 14,
        MMSYSERR_KEYNOTFOUND = 15,
        MMSYSERR_READERROR = 16,
        MMSYSERR_WRITEERROR = 17,
        MMSYSERR_DELETEERROR = 18,
        MMSYSERR_VALNOTFOUND = 19,
        MMSYSERR_NODRIVERCB = 20,
        WAVERR_BADFORMAT = 32,
        WAVERR_STILLPLAYING = 33,
        WAVERR_UNPREPARED = 34
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// MMSYSERR
    /// </summary>
    public enum MMSYSERR : uint
    {
        // Add MMSYSERR's here!

        MMSYSERR_BASE = 0x0000,
        MMSYSERR_NOERROR = 0x0000
    }

    [Flags]
    public enum WaveHdrFlags : uint
    {
        WHDR_DONE = 1,
        WHDR_PREPARED = 2,
        WHDR_BEGINLOOP = 4,
        WHDR_ENDLOOP = 8,
        WHDR_INQUEUE = 16
    }

    [Flags]
    public enum WaveProcFlags : int
    {
        CALLBACK_NULL = 0,
        CALLBACK_FUNCTION = 0x30000,
        CALLBACK_EVENT = 0x50000,
        CALLBACK_WINDOW = 0x10000,
        CALLBACK_THREAD = 0x20000,
        WAVE_FORMAT_QUERY = 1,
        WAVE_MAPPED = 4,
        WAVE_FORMAT_DIRECT = 8
    }

    [Flags]
    public enum HRESULT : long
    {
        S_OK = 0L,
        S_FALSE = 1L
    }

    [Flags]
    public enum WaveFormatFlags : int
    {
        WAVE_FORMAT_PCM = 0x0001
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// WAVEHDR
    /// </summary>
    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    public struct WAVEHDR
    {
        public IntPtr lpData; // pointer to locked data buffer
        public uint dwBufferLength; // length of data buffer
        public uint dwBytesRecorded; // used for input only
        public IntPtr dwUser; // for client's use
        public WaveHdrFlags dwFlags; // assorted flags (see defines)
        public uint dwLoops; // loop control counter
        public IntPtr lpNext; // PWaveHdr, reserved for driver
        public IntPtr reserved; // reserved for driver
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// TimeCaps
    /// </summary>
    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
    public struct TimeCaps
    {
        public UInt32 wPeriodMin;
        public UInt32 wPeriodMax;
    };

    /// <summary>
    /// WOM_Messages
    /// </summary>
    public enum WOM_Messages : int
    {
        OPEN = 0x03BB,
        CLOSE = 0x03BC,
        DONE = 0x03BD
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// WIM_Messages
    /// </summary>
    public enum WIM_Messages : int
    {
        OPEN = 0x03BE,
        CLOSE = 0x03BF,
        DATA = 0x03C0
    }

    public delegate void DelegateWaveOutProc(IntPtr hWaveOut, WOM_Messages msg, IntPtr dwInstance, ref Win32.WAVEHDR wavehdr, IntPtr lParam);
    public delegate void DelegateWaveInProc(IntPtr hWaveIn, WIM_Messages msg, IntPtr dwInstance, ref Win32.WAVEHDR wavehdr, IntPtr lParam);
    public delegate void DelegateTimerProc(IntPtr lpParameter, bool TimerOrWaitFired);
    public delegate void TimerEventHandler(UInt32 id, UInt32 msg, ref UInt32 userCtx, UInt32 rsv1, UInt32 rsv2);

    Method calls

         /// <summary>
                /// CreateWaveOutHeaders
                /// </summary>
                /// <returns></returns>
                private bool CreateWaveOutHeaders()
                {
                    //Buffer anlegen
                    this.WaveOutHeaders = new Win32.WAVEHDR[BufferCount];
                    this.GCWaveOutHandleBuffers = new GCHandle[BufferCount];
                    GCWaveOutHandleHeaders = new GCHandle[BufferCount];
                    int createdHeaders = 0;

                    //Für jeden Buffer
                    for (int i = 0; i < BufferCount; i++)
                    {
                        //Header erstellen
                        WaveOutHeaders[i].dwLoops = 0;
                        WaveOutHeaders[i].dwUser = IntPtr.Zero;
                        WaveOutHeaders[i].lpNext = IntPtr.Zero;
                        WaveOutHeaders[i].reserved = IntPtr.Zero;

                        //Im Speicher verankern
                        GCWaveOutHandleHeaders[i] = GCHandle.Alloc(this.WaveOutHeaders[i], GCHandleType.Pinned);

                        //Wenn der Buffer vorbereitet werden konnte
                        Win32.MMRESULT hr = Win32.waveOutPrepareHeader(hWaveOut, ref WaveOutHeaders[i], Marshal.SizeOf(WaveOutHeaders[i]));
                        if (hr == Win32.MMRESULT.MMSYSERR_NOERROR)
                        {
                            createdHeaders++;
                        }
                    }

                    //Fertig
                    return (createdHeaders == BufferCount);
                }

             /// <summary>
                /// FreeWaveOutHeaders
                /// </summary>
                private void FreeWaveOutHeaders()
                {
                    try
                    {
                        if (WaveOutHeaders != null)
                        {
                            for (int i = 0; i < WaveOutHeaders.Length; i++)
                            {
                                Win32.MMRESULT hr = Win32.waveOutUnprepareHeader(hWaveOut, ref WaveOutHeaders[i], Marshal.SizeOf(WaveOutHeaders[i]));
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write(ex.Message);
                    }
                }

/// <summary>
            /// OpenWaveOuz
            /// </summary>
            /// <returns></returns>
            private bool OpenWaveOut()
            {
                if (hWaveOut == IntPtr.Zero)
                {
                    //Wenn nicht schon offen
                    if (IsWaveOutOpened == false)
                    {
                        //Format bestimmen
                        Win32.WAVEFORMATEX waveFormatEx = new Win32.WAVEFORMATEX();
                        waveFormatEx.wFormatTag = (ushort)Win32.WaveFormatFlags.WAVE_FORMAT_PCM;
                        waveFormatEx.nChannels = (ushort)Channels;
                        waveFormatEx.nSamplesPerSec = (ushort)SamplesPerSecond;
                        waveFormatEx.wBitsPerSample = (ushort)BitsPerSample;
                        waveFormatEx.nBlockAlign = (ushort)((waveFormatEx.wBitsPerSample * waveFormatEx.nChannels) >> 3);
                        waveFormatEx.nAvgBytesPerSec = (uint)(waveFormatEx.nBlockAlign * waveFormatEx.nSamplesPerSec);

                        //WaveOut Gerät ermitteln
                        int deviceId = WinSound.GetWaveOutDeviceIdByName(WaveOutDeviceName);
                        //WaveIn Gerät öffnen
                        Win32.MMRESULT hr = Win32.waveOutOpen(ref hWaveOut, deviceId, ref waveFormatEx, delegateWaveOutProc, 0, (int)Win32.WaveProcFlags.CALLBACK_FUNCTION);

                        //Wenn nicht erfolgreich
                        if (hr != Win32.MMRESULT.MMSYSERR_NOERROR)
                        {
                            IsWaveOutOpened = false;
                            return false;
                        }

                        //Handle sperren
                        GCHandle.Alloc(hWaveOut, GCHandleType.Pinned);
                    }
                }

                IsWaveOutOpened = true;
                return true;
            }
            /// <summary>
            ///Open
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="waveInDeviceName"></param>
            /// <param name="waveOutDeviceName"></param>
            /// <param name="samplesPerSecond"></param>
            /// <param name="bitsPerSample"></param>
            /// <param name="channels"></param>
            /// <returns></returns>
            public bool Open(string waveOutDeviceName, int samplesPerSecond, int bitsPerSample, int channels, int bufferCount)
            {
                try
                {
                    lock (Locker)
                    {
                        //Wenn nicht schon geöffnet
                        if (Opened == false)
                        {

                            //Daten übernehmen
                            WaveOutDeviceName = waveOutDeviceName;
                            SamplesPerSecond = samplesPerSecond;
                            BitsPerSample = bitsPerSample;
                            Channels = channels;
                            BufferCount = Math.Max(bufferCount, 1);

                            //Wenn WaveOut geöffnet werden konnte
                            if (OpenWaveOut())
                            {
                                //Wenn alle Buffer erzeugt werden konnten
                                if (CreateWaveOutHeaders())
                                {
                                    //Thread starten
                                    StartThreadPlayWaveOut();
                                    IsClosed = false;
                                    return true;
                                }
                            }
                        }

                        //Schon geöffnet
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(String.Format("Start | {0}", ex.Message));
                    return false;
                }
            }
            /// <summary>
            /// PlayData
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="datas"></param>
            /// <param name="isBlocking"></param>
            /// <returns></returns>
            public bool PlayData(Byte[] datas, bool isBlocking)
            {
                try
                {
                    if (Opened)
                    {
                        int index = GetNextFreeWaveOutHeaderIndex();
                        if (index != -1)
                        {
                            //Werte übernehmen
                            this.IsBlocking = isBlocking;

                            //Daten kopieren
                            GCWaveOutHandleBuffers[index] = GCHandle.Alloc(datas, GCHandleType.Pinned);
                            WaveOutHeaders[index].lpData = GCWaveOutHandleBuffers[index].AddrOfPinnedObject();
                            WaveOutHeaders[index].dwBufferLength = (uint)datas.Length;
                            WaveOutHeaders[index].dwUser = (IntPtr)index;

                            //Abspielen
                            this.IsStarted = true;
                            Win32.MMRESULT hr = Win32.waveOutWrite(hWaveOut, ref WaveOutHeaders[index], (int)Marshal.SizeOf(WaveOutHeaders[index]));
                            if (hr == Win32.MMRESULT.MMSYSERR_NOERROR)
                            {
                                //Wenn blockierend
                                if (isBlocking)
                                {
                                    AutoResetEventDataPlayed.WaitOne();
                                    AutoResetEventDataPlayed.Set();
                                }
                                return true;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                //Fehler beim Abspielen
                                AutoResetEventDataPlayed.Set();
                                return false;
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            //Kein freier Ausgabebuffer vorhanden
                            //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(String.Format("No free WaveOut Buffer found | {0}", DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString()));
                            return false;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        //Nicht geöffnet
                        return false;
                    }

                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(String.Format("PlayData | {0}", ex.Message));
                    return false;
                }
            }

       /// <summary>
            /// Close
            /// </summary>
            /// <returns></returns>
            public bool Close()
            {
                try
                {
                    lock (Locker)
                    {
                        //Wenn geöffnet
                        if (Opened)
                        {
                            //Als manuel beendet setzen
                            IsClosed = true;
                            Win32.MMRESULT hr = Win32.waveOutReset(hWaveOut);

                            //Warten bis alle Daten fertig abgespielt
                            int count = 0;
                            while (Win32.waveOutClose(hWaveOut) != Win32.MMRESULT.MMSYSERR_NOERROR && count <= 100)
                            {
                                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(50);
                                count++;
                            }

                            //Variablen setzen
                            IsWaveOutOpened = false;
                            AutoResetEventDataPlayed.Set();
                            return true;
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(String.Format("Close | {0}", ex.Message));
                    return false;
                }
            }

A: Rather than us trying to debug desktop code that we don't have full source for, have you tried starting with a codebase that is known to work for the Compact Framework instead?  There's a complete example of using the waveform audio APIs up in MSDN that probably defines everything you need, and it was written for the Compact Framework.

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"Tens of children between 3 to 10 years old were among crowd along with their parents," Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
Iran Human Rights; November 21, 2018: Three prisoners were hanged in public at Iranian city of Shiraz this morning. Several children were observed among the crowd watching the executions.
Iranian authorities have executed at least 15 people during the last 8 days. Iran Human Rights (IHR) warns against a new wave of executions in Iran and urges the UN, EU and countries with diplomatic relations with Iran to react immediately to stop these executions.
The IHR spokesperson and director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, said: "We demand the halt of all executions, especially public executions which are inhumane and humiliating, and promote violence in society, ". IHR spokesperson emphasised, "At the first anniversary of the nationwide protests in Iran, we are concerned that the Iranian authorities will use more executions and terror to avoid new protests. Adequate and prompt international reactions can stop these executions".
According to Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), Siamak Eslaminia, Kourosh Gholizadeh and Foad Ghanemi were hanged in public at Payam square of Shiraz city.
All three were convicted to death on Moharebeh charge (waging war against God) for armed robbery. The first defendant was also accused of killing a policeman.
UN human rights experts, including the former Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, had previously drawn particular attention to continued reports of public executions. "a dehumanising effect on both the victim and those who witness the execution" and ultimately reinforced the "already cruel, inhuman and degrading nature of the death penalty," UN experts said.
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Every 2 months, my backups switch to a new backup set as part of the schedule. I use file backup sets. Since "upgrading" to 15.0.0, the wait for media step now times out and fails instead of letting the user choose a new backup set when they get around to it. That's really lame.
Also, look how long it took to find the files; over 5.5 hours. It never took that long before.
Media request for "1-Tube " timed out after waiting .
Only just over 2.5 hours. With version 15, a 2nd backup started at 23:00, but it only lasted a few minutes, so that wasn't what caused 15 to be more than twice as slow.
Here is why and how to file a Support Case for a bug. You don't say what your "previous version" of Retrospect was; you definitely will have to say in the Support Case, and IMHO you should get in the habit of naming all versions of Retrospect you are referring to in Forums posts.
I was wondering why you are still using File Media Sets (if you are still referring to them as Backup Sets, your "previous version" must be Retrospect Mac 6—unless you are converting yourself or your installation from Retrospect Windows). Trying to figure out what your "previous version" was from your past posts, I found this post you made in October 2016. Someone should have responded to that post by telling you that members of Disk Media Sets must be created within a folder with the name of the Media Set, and that folder must be within a folder named "Retrospect" (without the quotes). Now that you know, you can at last switch to using Disk Media Sets, and avoid trouble from using the long-obsolete File Media Sets.
I always have the latest version, so the last version was whatever came before 15.0.0.
And I was wrong about using file media sets. I'd used them for so many years that I forgot that disk media sets are now the way to go, and that's what I've been using since, I dunno, whenever they appeared and replaced files.
After Retrospect tried to backup again, I noticed that there was a new media set "Tube " for this backup in the Media Sets, but it had an empty circle instead of the normal green checkmarked icon, and there was no trace of it on the disk. It's like Retrospect tried to create the set, but failed to add a member to it or even create any part of the file/folder structure.
Page 30 of the Retrospect Mac 15 User's Guide says:"Start new Media Set tells Retrospect to create a new destination Media Set (with a name similar to the old one) of the chosen type. Depending on the type of Media Set, Retrospect will use a new or erased disk or tape. For Disk Media Sets, Retrospect will create a new folder on the disk, and backed-up data will be written as a series of 600 MB backup files inside that folder."
I've never used the Start New Media Set media action. However my understanding of the above passage means that you need to have had an erased disk mounted for the member to be stored on. Am I wrong in my understanding, or did you fail to do that?
I have no idea why it took over 7 hours to get from "Copying TubeDrive" to "Found ...", as opposed to 2.5 hours in your previous run.
The cumulative Release Notes for Retrospect Mac 15 say "Fixed issue with media request timeout setting not taking effect (#7070)".
Pages 155-156 of the Retrospect Mac 15 User's Guide say "Media request timeout: n minutes sets the amount of time that Retrospect will wait for media to become available during execution. For example, if you're using a tape autoloader, it may take several minutes for the device to find and load a particular tape in the Media Set. This preference is off by default, so media requests never time out."
How about Send e-mail for failure and media requests, an e-mail preference on page 159 of the Retrospect Mc 15 User's Guide? Is that checked, with valid addresses in the From address and To address(es) fields?
It was the media request timeout pref. My guess is that it was always on (not sure when or how it got turned on) and set to 20 minutes, but it never worked before 15, so it wasn't causing a problem.
All the email prefs are on and working, except it did not send a waiting for media email.
I've been in contact with tech support and have reported that problem.


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WILMINGTON -- Bolstered by a 24-point day by junior Myron Prewitt, the Heidelberg University men's basketball team stayed unbeaten in conference play with a 98-87 win at Wilmington College on Saturday. The Student Princes devastated the Quakers with a 30-3 first half run en route to the win.
Heidelberg moved to 4-2 overall, 2-0 in OAC action. Wilmington fell to 3-5 overall, 0-3 in the conference.
Prewitt had eight rebounds to go with his season-high 24 points, which came on 10-of-12 shooting from the floor and a perfect 4-of-4 from long distance. Kiere Bennie was an efficient 7-of-10 for 19 points. Prince Benson had a career-high 14 points.
Down 15-12 with 11:24 left in the first half, the Student Princes embarked on a slow, methodical 30-3 run that took nearly nine minutes of play. The onslaught showcased Heidelberg's balanced offense, with eight different players making a basket.
Heidelberg shot over 60% from the floor in the period and opened up a 47-24 lead.
The Student Princes were unable to maintain momentum over halftime and the hosts jumped back into the game. After Wilmington closed to within 15 less than four minutes into the second half, Benson and Prewitt combined for a mini 5-0 run. The boost helped HU regain momentum.
Throughout the remainder of the period, the teams traded baskets -- but Wilmington was unable to get the deficit under 10.
"Once again, we did a great job competing for 40 minutes, handling adversity in a tough environment," said Heidelberg Head Coach Andy Bucheit. "Wilmington is well coached and plays extremely hard. Our guys were ready to go from the jump and we are extremely proud of their execution today."
Prewitt's 24 points were his most since a 30-point effort against Marietta last year. As a team, Heidelberg shot an even 60% as a team and hit 10-of-14 from beyond the arc.
Wilmington got 27 points from Christian Jones and 21 points from Andrew Russell.
Heidelberg resumes play on Thursday, as they host nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.


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By Sara Webb Quest
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Paperback, 69 pgs., $7
Five-year-old Aydil Vice has a problem. Although she has really beautiful blonde hair that her mom says most people would die for, Aydil's hair is also very knotty.
It is Aydil's hair knots that are at the heart of a unique, sweet, and quirky adventure, Aydil Vice and Her Disgustin' Hair Knots, a new children's book by Cape Cod author Sara Webb Quest.
Written quite adeptly in the tone of the impish Aydil, Quest's book tells the tale of how Aydil's hair knots go from a wonderful thing to a not-so-wonderful thing, and all that ensues along the way.
At first Aydil cherishes her hair knots, especially because they are just like her best friend's. Unfortunately, as Aydil's knots get tighter, her cozy 5-year-old's world begins to unravel.
Not only do Aydil's horrible hair knots cause trouble at school, they also lead to bigger trouble at home when Child Services comes for a visit, all because Aydil refuses to relinquish her knots.
Suddenly Aydil must make a very brave choice. With the help of her parents, a kindhearted social worker named Matilda, and a healthy dollop of strawberry conditioner, Aydil realizes that there are many more important things in life than hair knots.
Quest, who dedicates the book to her own daughter, Ayla, makes it apparent that she has a firm grasp on kid-speak. What makes the book so appealing, however, is that Quest strikes a perfect balance between Aydil's childish voice and more parent-friendly dialog.
On the surface, the story is a wonderful means of describing to young children the importance of proper hygiene. Within the pages, however, there lie numerous teaching tools with which to handle difficult emotions, working through issues in a friendship, coping with family hardships, and even learning not to be judgmental.
As someone who possesses a stubbornness not unlike Aydil's, and who saw her own share of knotty hair as a child, not to mention had someone pull it as Aydil does, I was especially impressed with Quest's spot-on interpretations of Aydil's feelings at particular moments.
When a classmate yanks on a knot, Aydil says, "My face felt hot and I wanted to hide inside my brain." Then, when that same classmate becomes a friend, Aydil says, "And so Tawny made my heart warm this time, not my face like when she pulled my hair on the playground."
Such descriptiveness will go a long way in helping young children describe their own feelings.
Accompanying Quest's special story are her own simple but effective drawings, from Aydil and her crazy knots, to Aydil and her friends with their new, "smoothy" hair. In the end, Quest has even included a surprise for her young readers – faces to decorate with any hair they choose.
If you're the parent of a little girl with hair knots as stubborn as her personality, or even just the parent of a kid trying to put feelings into words, this book is an excellent choice.
You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll smile a "big laughy smile," and you won't even need The Brush to get through it.


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Olympia Brown: Crusader for Women's Rights
Olympia Brown made U.S. history in the North Country 150 years ago, early this summer. She became the first woman to become a fully ordained minister with a degree from a regularly established theological school. Olympia was ordained in the Universalist Church of Malone by the St. Lawrence Association of Universalists on June 25, 1863 and graduated from the St. Lawrence University Theological School in Canton two weeks later, on July 9, 1863.
Throughout the remainder of her 91-year-old life, she was an outspoken Universalist preacher and a fearless campaigner for suffrage and equal rights for women. Olympia marched, lectured, testified, published, protested and picketed a myriad of times from coast to coast.
Weighing in at barely 90 pounds, she was a courageous woman of action. When Olympia was campaigning for universal suffrage in Kansas after the Civil War, she faced down a howling mob of men who threw rocks and debris at the schoolhouse where she was speaking. A year later during a meeting of the American Equal Rights Association at Cooper Union in New York City, the diminutive preacher got into a heated dispute with the six-foot tall black civil rights leader Frederick Douglass, when he argued that black men should get the vote before women.
Year after year, decade after decade, Olympia attacked what she called the American "aristocracy of sex," never forgetting her mantra, "Let the chips fall where they may!" When she was in her eighties, she braved gangs of hooting and jeering men to picket the White House and burn President Woodrow Wilson's speeches on democracy and freedom to protest the president's failure to back a woman's suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
After the voting rights amendment was added to the Constitution in 1920, Olympia was quick to demand that Congress next propose an equal rights amendment. She could foresee that woman's suffrage, in and of itself, would not grant women equal rights, nor would it prevent Congress from passing laws to take previously-won rights away from women.
Because Olympia was so outspoken and uncompromising, some activists within the women's movement criticized her. The leaders of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw, condemned women like Olympia who marched and picketed in Washington, D.C. as "disgusting and reprehensible." Olympia's own state women's organization in Wisconsin agreed with Catt and Howard and shunned Olympia for years, describing her activity as "improper." Olympia answered her critics by stating that women had been dignified and proper for over 60 years and "we still do not have the vote."
Celebration of the sesquicentennial of Olympia's historic achievements is not without historical controversy. On the basis of a report in a 1860 newspaper, some historians believe that Lydia Ann Jenkins may have been ordained several years before Olympia by the Ontario Association of Universalists in Geneva. However, official records documenting Lydia's ordination have not been found. In any case, unlike Olympia, Lydia did not graduate from a recognized theological school.
For many New Yorkers, the struggle to stamp out the American "aristocracy of sex" goes on. In Albany, debate rages about passage of new legislation to protect and expand women's rights by making state law agree with federal protections. As battle lines harden about these proposals, words originally written on a bronze tablet installed by St. Lawrence University to honor the centennial of Olympia's graduation and ordination continue to have meaning today, fifty years later. The last few lines on the plaque declare, "Preacher of Universalism, Pioneer and Champion of Women's Citizenship Rights, Forerunner of the New Era, 'The Flame Of Her Spirit Still Burns Today.'"
Photos: Above, women picketing the White House in 1917- and below, a portrait of Olympia Brown (courtesy Library of Congress).
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November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
Defining labels such as oldest, youngest, first, second, third, original, largest , smallest….etc. seem to do a disservice to the noteworthy situation, event, place or individual's accomplishment.
No question, Olympia Brown was a very noteworthy figure and leader of the suffrage movement.
She was, however, not the first ordained woman….Elizabeth Brown (Blackwell) holds that distinction by over 50 years. In the mid 19th century many mainline denominations did not require seminary training to be called and ordained in their churches. So contriving a set of criteria solely for the purpose of "claiming a first" is not helpful or instructive….it only adds a level of confusion because the student must dig into the details and then be decerning enough to see the situation for what it really is.
As a municipal historian, I have learned to always distrust or at least doubt any such attempts at labeling.
I have found that our tourism professional "love" to grab such labels and blow them way out of proportion eventually reaching a point where others begin to challenge these assertions …thus taking positive energy and redirecting it into negative energy in an attempt to protect one's own territory.
As I said, not helpful,
Herb Hallas
I share the Wayne County Historian's distrust and reluctance to accept labeling and he makes an excellent point about the importance of conserving positive energy. I also applaud his efforts to "protect one's own territory" by pointing out that Antoinette (not "Elizabeth," probably a typo) Brown Blackwell was the first woman to be ordained in the U.S., fully ten, but not "over 50," years before Olympia Brown.
In my research for this piece on Olympia, I learned that Antoinette was indeed ordained in Wayne County by the local congregation of the South Butler Congregational Church in 1853. That's why I used the words "fully ordained" when writing about the sesquicentennial of Olympia's ordination and graduation. Olympia's ordination was conducted by the St. Lawrence Association of Universalists, an official body of the Universalist Church. According to my sources, unlike Olympia, Antoinette's ordination was protested and not recognized by the Congregational General Conference, an official body of her church.
Antoinette inspired Olympia to graduate from theological school and become a minister. When Olympia was a student at Antioch, she challenged the college's practice of only inviting men to be visiting lecturers and arranged for Antoinette, who at that time was a well-known women's rights activist, to come to Antioch to speak. It was the first time Olympia had heard a woman preacher and according to my sources, said she felt as though "the Kingdom of Heaven were at hand."
I hope some of these points have been helpful to discerning readers. I also hope many of them will arrange their schedules so they can travel to the former "peppermint capital of the world," Lyons, Wayne County, for "Peppermint Days," July 11-14, 2013.
Chris Clemens
Great piece. I enjoyed reading this!
Herb – Thank you for the correction. I really don't know what gets in my head, this isn't the first time that I've misspoken calling Antoinette, Elizabeth. Must be some mental block there.
I rest my case concerning such labels….there just may be two or three other women ordained somewhere that have ben lost in time to date.
And yes, everyone is invited to the Peppermint Days Festival here in Lyons, NY
Did you know that peppermint as a crop is coming back?
All the best, Peter


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Elisabeth Leeuw Vrouwe van Gendt en Erlecom married Bertram van Eck van Panthaleon Heer van Groenewoude, son of Gerard van Eck van Panthaleon Heer van Oud-Broekhuysen en Groenewoude and Maria Justina Quadt zu Wykradt, circa 1660.1 She died in 1686.1
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
Agnes de Windsor1
F, #659502, b. circa 1413
Agnes de Windsor was born circa 1413 at Stanwell, London, England.1 She was the daughter of Richard de Windsor and Christian Falconer.1 She married Sir Richard Fortescue, son of Sir John Fortescu and Eleanor Norreis.1
Her married name became Fortescue.1
Children of Agnes de Windsor and Sir Richard Fortescue
Elizabeth Fortescue+1
Sir John Fortescue+1 b. 1434, d. 28 Jul 1500
Sir John Fortescue1
M, #659503, b. 1434, d. 28 July 1500
Sir John Fortescue was born in 1434 at Bicking, Norfolk, England.1 He was the son of Sir Richard Fortescue and Agnes de Windsor.1 He married Elizabeth Boleyn, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn and Ann Hoo, circa 1488.1 He died on 28 July 1500.1
Child of Sir John Fortescue and Elizabeth Boleyn
Sir Adrian Fortescue+1
Elizabeth Boleyn1
Elizabeth Boleyn is the daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn and Ann Hoo.1 She married Sir John Fortescue, son of Sir Richard Fortescue and Agnes de Windsor, circa 1488.1
She was also known as Alice Boleyn.1 From circa 1488, her married name became Fortescue.1
Child of Elizabeth Boleyn and Sir John Fortescue
Pieter van Vollenhoven1
M, #659505, b. 27 November 1897, d. 28 October 1977
Pieter van Vollenhoven was born on 27 November 1897 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He was the son of Willem Jan van Vollenhoven and Auguste Philippe Buck.1 He married Jacoba Gijsbertha Stuyling de Lange on 23 January 1934 at Alkmaar, The Netherlands.1 He died on 28 October 1977 at age 79 at Epse, The Netherlands.1
Child of Pieter van Vollenhoven and Jacoba Gijsbertha Stuyling de Lange
Pieter van Vollenhoven+1 b. 30 Apr 1939
Willem Jan van Vollenhoven1
M, #659506, b. 19 December 1862, d. 16 January 1920
Willem Jan van Vollenhoven was born on 19 December 1862 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He was the son of Pieter van Vollenhoven and Cornelia Rijshouwer.1 He married Auguste Philippe Buck on 11 February 1897 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He died on 16 January 1920 at age 57 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1
Child of Willem Jan van Vollenhoven and Auguste Philippe Buck
Pieter van Vollenhoven+1 b. 27 Nov 1897, d. 28 Oct 1977
M, #659507, b. 29 December 1828, d. 1 April 1896
Pieter van Vollenhoven was born on 29 December 1828 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He was the son of Jacob van Vollenhoven and Geertruida Johanna Merck.1 He married Cornelia Rijshouwer, daughter of Jan Rijshouwer and Johanna van Vollenhoven, on 20 May 1857 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He died on 1 April 1896 at age 67 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1
Child of Pieter van Vollenhoven and Cornelia Rijshouwer
Willem Jan van Vollenhoven+1 b. 19 Dec 1862, d. 16 Jan 1920
Jacob van Vollenhoven1
M, #659508, b. 26 October 1788, d. 19 January 1855
Jacob van Vollenhoven was born on 26 October 1788 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He was the son of François van Vollenhoven and Margaretha Cornelia Snellen.1 He married Geertruida Johanna Merck on 19 December 1812 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He died on 19 January 1855 at age 66 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1
Children of Jacob van Vollenhoven and Geertruida Johanna Merck
Willem Jan van Vollenhoven+1 b. 16 Dec 1822, d. 15 Mar 1886
Pieter van Vollenhoven+1 b. 29 Dec 1828, d. 1 Apr 1896
François van Vollenhoven1
M, #659509, b. 27 July 1756, d. 22 July 1842
François van Vollenhoven was born on 27 July 1756 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He was the son of Jan van Vollenhoven and Maria van der Hoeven.1 He married Margaretha Cornelia Snellen on 28 April 1782 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 He died on 22 July 1842 at age 85 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1
Children of François van Vollenhoven and Margaretha Cornelia Snellen
Jacob van Vollenhoven+1 b. 26 Oct 1788, d. 19 Jan 1855
Dr. Pieter van Vollenhoven+1 b. 28 Oct 1789, d. 23 Dec 1875
Margaretha Cornelia Snellen1
F, #659510, b. 14 March 1757, d. 8 February 1848
Margaretha Cornelia Snellen was born on 14 March 1757 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 She married François van Vollenhoven, son of Jan van Vollenhoven and Maria van der Hoeven, on 28 April 1782 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1 She died on 8 February 1848 at age 90 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.1
Children of Margaretha Cornelia Snellen and François van Vollenhoven


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By KB101 FM | January 3, 2022
Carrie Underwood makes surprise appearance on 'Cobra Kai'
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Carrie Underwood fans watching season four of Cobra Kai got a surprise when the new episodes dropped on New Years Eve.
In episode nine of the Netflix series, the country superstar makes a guest appearance at the All-Valley Karate Championship, where all the loco dojos are competing. She performs a rendition of Survivor's "The Moment of Truth" that is featured in the original Karate Kid film.
Carrie made her love for the show known in August 2020 in a series of tweets, writing, "Just started watching #kobraKai on Netflix. Ummmm…it's kinda awesome!" Carrie quickly acknowledged that she spelled the title wrong, which led to a Twitter thread with some of the cast, including the original Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio, his series co-star, William Zabka, and one of the show's creators, Jon Hurwitz.
Jacob Bertrand, who stars as "Hawk" in the Netflix show, says the cast found out days before that Carrie would be making an appearance.
"The writers were trying to think of people that they could have on to do the concert for the All-Valley and remembered that she's a mega-fan of the show. They offered it to her and she was like, 'Yes, of course I will. I would totally do it.' That was really sweet of her," Jacob tells People.
"We knew a couple of days before when we read the script, but other than that, it was a complete shock to everybody. The background [actors] had no idea and they were freaking out when she came on," he continues, describing the singer as "the nicest lady ever. …And she fricking killed it on the day. My God, she was belting."
The night of the season premiere, Carrie donned an Eagle Fang Karate jacket that she got from the set.


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abingdon.org.uk/prep 3 Abingdon Prep News Odd Socks Day Once again, boys and staff at Abingdon Prep took part in Odd Socks Day to celebrate how we are all different and all unique. This was part of a national anti-bullying campaign where assemblies, lessons and workshops during the week reinforced the important theme of 'Change Starts With Us'. This year, as in previous years, boys and staff stopped for two minutes at 11am on Monday 11 November as part of our own and national remembrance commemorations. The two- minutes' silence was respectfully observed, and was punctuated by the poignant strains of 'The Last Post' and the 'Reveille', this year played by Max in Year 8. Remembrance Nightmare Before Death Through the glaze of my tears, I could see him dying - right in front of me. His mouth foaming and blood oozing from his wide eyes, Like sap from a tree. I could see the remaining figures falling like little toy soldiers And being impaled by solid black balls. I could see the Germans with their snarling faces. I stood with my mouth agog as a bomb landed on my right, Blowing fifteen soldiers out of this living hell. I could hear the firing of guns like rain pouring down On all the fearful faces of the English army. I could hear the crash and boom as bombs landed All around me like an avalanche roaring down a mountain. I could hear the headache-inducing shouts and screams As if the men were trapped in an endless nightmare. I could hear the crackling of fire, like bones being constantly broken. I could feel the sweat dripping off my brow, like a tap left on As my finger tightened around the trigger. I could feel the searing pain as a bullet struck my shoulder As fast as a bolt of lightning. Blood pouring out of it like a waterfall. I could feel the paralyzing pain like guts being pulled out of a stomach And then punched back in again, As the blast of the bomb knocked me out - cold. I could see nothing... I could hear nothing... I could feel nothing... by Alex, 8A Boys will have had their own particular people or memories to consider. However, many may have thought back to the previous week's assembly in which Michael, a local historian and ex-Abingdon parent, came in and taught them about some of the local men who had gone off to fight, and, in some cases, did not return. These included Charles Bond, who actually lived in what is now Josca's House, before he went to the Western Front. Sadly, Rupert Aldworth, the son of a local farming family who owned land in Frilford, was one of those who did not return. Michael also emphasised the influence of the war on local families, especially the women and children left behind, some of whom suffered multiple losses which inevitably impacted greatly on what was then a largely agricultural community. We are very grateful to their contribution, as we are to those who continue to serve our country. Stefan Gerrard Nasio Trust update Abingdon Prep has continued to sponsor four children through the Nasio Trust, an Abingdon- based charity working to break the cycle of poverty in Western Kenya. Boys have been updated in assemblies about these children and have learnt how their lives are so different from ours: Lorna (Pre-Prep), Joseph (Junior Section), Abraham (Middle Section) and Joseph (Senior Section). Visit thenasiotrust.org for more information. Alison Heaton
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I came home from Vegas the day after the wedding. I then had Saturday to visit a friend and watch the Vancouver fireworks. Sunday morning, Bre, Donovin, Savannah, Kees, the parents and I all drove up to the family cottage on Loon Lake via the Whistler road, with stops at Shannon Falls, Brandywine Falls and Whistler. I used to drive the road to Whistler almost every weekend for work before with stops at those waterfalls and I was very curious to see the completed renovations that had been done for the Olympics. I could hardly recognize most of the road and the parking lots at the falls had all been changed too. Whistler has grown but was still recognizable.
Looking out at Black Tusk from Brandywine Falls.
I love Loon Lake. Maybe it's my definition of "home" since it's been in my life longer than any other location and I was looking forward to returning for a visit much more than going back to Vancouver. Everyone loves the place and finds it very relaxing so we were excited to take Kees up for his first visit and show him some BC nature. He loved it of course and we had a good time fishing, boating, hanging around and harassing whatever wildlife we could find.


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New 3D Printed Material Can Help Regenerate Bones
Hyperelastic "bone" grafts have healed rat spines and a monkey's skull
By Kate Baggaley
A graft made from hyperelastic "bone," a new 3D printed material that is elastic and can stimulate new bone growth in animals.A. Jakus et al., Science Translational Medicine (2016)
3D printed implants can prompt new bone to grow in animals, scientists reported today in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Called hyperelastic "bone," their new bioengineered material could also be cheap, versatile and easy to print and use for repairing or regenerating bones in people.
The grafts, which helped mend bone injuries in rats and monkeys, are made from hydroxyapatite, a mineral found in bones and teeth, and a biodegradable polymer. "Despite the fact that is majority ceramic, which is usually very brittle, it possesses very unique…properties that makes it highly elastic," coauthor Ramille Shah, of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, said in a press conference on Tuesday. "When we squeezed or deformed it, it bounced right back to its original shape."
When Shah and her colleagues placed human stem cells taken from bone marrow on a sample of hyperelastic "bone," its mere presence was enough to prompt them to mature into bone cells (this type of stem cell can also make fat or cartilage). The "bone" scaffold served as a source for the cells to create their own natural materials, fellow team member Adam Jakus, also of Northwestern University, said in the press conference.
To test whether the grafts are safe to implant, the team placed hyperelastic "bone" under the skin of mice. The biomaterial is porous, which allowed the rodents' blood vessels to quickly infiltrate the graft and incorporate it into the body without prompting a response from the immune system.
And when implanted into the spines of rats, the 3D printed grafts helped generate bone to help fuse and heal the animals' vertebrae. It performed as well as treated tissue from a fellow rat, which is commonly used for bone grafting. It was also absorbent, meaning it could be laced with antibiotics or proteins that encourage bone to grow.
Finally, the team used hyperelastic "bone" to replace a weak, unhealthy piece of skull in a rhesus macaque. The surgeons weren't sure how extensive the damage was, so the researchers printed a large graft for them to trim down to size in the operating room. This means that an implant could easily be tweaked at the last minute in people, too. After four weeks, the monkey's skull had mended and filled the graft with blood vessels.
Other materials currently used in bone repair tend to be brittle and difficult for surgeons to manipulate. "Hyperelastic 'bone,' on the other hand, can be easily cut, rolled, folded, and sutured to tissue," Shah said. "And since it is elastic, it can be pressed, fit into a defect, and expand to mechanically fix itself into a space without glue or sutures." The biomaterial is also sturdy; when the team printed a segment of human femur, it could support loads up to 150 pounds before it buckled.
It's not clear why these materials are so effective when printed this way. One possibility is that the grafts emulate natural bone, but not perfectly. "Cells might actually see it as maybe incomplete bone," Jakus said. "So it spurs them even further to remodel it and make it into natural bone."
He and his colleagues envision their new inks being useful for reconstructive and plastic surgery. The material could also prevent children from having to have later surgeries to replace ill-fitting grafts. "It is designed to degrade and remodel into natural bone, and therefore, it can grow with the patient," Shah said.
The inks can be stored and then used to quickly print scaffolds at room temperature. "I think ideally it would be great if we could have these printers in a hospital setting where we can provide them the hyperelastic 'bone' ink and then they can then make patient specific implants that day—within 24 hours," Shah said. She and her team hope to start clinical trials within five years.


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Shameful: ND House Votes Down Local Government Transparency Bill
February 15, 2013 | by Rob Port
Rep. Blair Thoreson has been a real champion when it comes to fighting for government transparency here in North Dakota. Back in the 2009 legislative session Rep. Thoreson introduced and got passed a bill creating an online database of all state government spending (you can see it here). Since then Rep. Thoreson has been trying to get another bill passed to create a database of local government spending (counties, townships, cities, schools, etc.).
He failed in the 2011 session and, today, his bill introduced in the current session was voted down by the House as well. Here's the floor debate:
Rep. Kim Koppelman accused the Office of Management and Budget of "death by fiscal note" after they calculated that the cost of the database over the next two bienniums would be just over $1.4 million. Maybe that figure is inflated a bit (it's fair to say that state IT projects are almost always way over budget), but even if it is are we really saying that a database where citizens across the state can search their county, municipal, township and school board budgets isn't worth $1.4 million over four years?
That's less than North Dakota State University will spend on flying higher ed officials around in a private airplane over the next four years.
The other argument against the bill, from Democrat Rep. Ben Hanson, is that it would be too confusing and duplicative for local governments to send their budgets into a central location. Even if that were true, and it's hard to imagine emailing in a spreadsheet or a PDF is prohibitively time consuming, so what? Isn't transparency worth a little more time and effort?
Apparently not for a majority of our state House members.
What's really stomach-turning about this is that the groups who have lead the charge against these accountability efforts like the North Dakota Association of Counties, the League of Cities and others, are funded by membership dues paid with our tax dollars. Meaning that these groups used our tax dollars to lobby against transparency for how our tax dollars are spent.
On a related note, North Dakota Democrats are going to be making a lot of noise incoming weeks about a raft of government accountability measures they've introduced. It's going to be hard to believe that they're really looking for accountability, and not partisan fishing trips, when most of the Democrat House members helped vote down this bill.
Update: I'm having YouTube problems. If the video above isn't working for you, click here then under the Agenda tab click on HB1256.


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On February 18, 2015, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review issued a decision vacating David Hicks's conviction.
Hicks v. United States was an appeal on behalf of former Guantánamo detainee David Hicks asking the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review to overturn his conviction for "providing material support for terrorism," a charge that was invalidated in 2012 when the D.C. Circuit ruled in Hamdan v. United States ("Hamdan II") that "material support" was not, and had never been, a crime under the international laws of war. The D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc, reached the same conclusion in 2014 in Al Bahlul v. United States ("Bahlul"). Starting with these rulings, the military commissions system set up by the Bush Administration in 2001 to confer a veneer of legitimacy to Guantánamo began to unravel. David Hicks was the first person to be charged in the initial iteration of these military tribunals. Like Guantánamo itself, this quasi-court system has been an affront to the rule of law and has enabled the U.S. government to evade accountability for torture and unlawful detentions. Hicks v. United States is part of CCR's broader effort to challenge these abuses.
For more on the military commissions system and its undoing, see our factsheet.
David Hicks, an Australian citizen, was one of the first men brought to Guantánamo, where he was tortured and held for almost six years. In 1999, Hicks, then 23 years old, converted to Islam and left his homeland to wander the world. His travels took him to Afghanistan, where, shortly after 9/11, he was sold to the U.S. military by the Northern Alliance for a bounty and sent to Guantánamo. In 2002, with representation from the Center for Constitutional Rights and co-counsel Joseph Margulies, he filed one of the first habeas corpus petitions challenging the government's authority to detain individuals at Guantánamo indefinitely without due process. In 2007, under increasing pressure from the Australian government to return its citizen, the U.S. government offered Hicks a plea deal. Desperate to leave Guantánamo after more than five long years of abuse and torture, and knowing that pleading guilty to a war crime would likely be the only sure way out of prison, he accepted the offer and pled guilty to a single "material support" violation, despite having never fired a weapon, and returned to Australia. He lived under a suspended sentence of seven years' imprisonment, and continues to suffer the burdens and disabilities of his military commission conviction. For more on his story, see our client profile.
As of this date, the only two convictions the government has obtained by trial under the military tribunals at Guantánamo have now been vacated (Hamdan) or remain unresolved following vacatur (Al Bahlul). In the wake of these decisions, we argued that Hicks's conviction should be invalidated on two grounds: (1) as a matter of law the military commission could not convict him for material support; and (2) his guilty plea was involuntary because it was obtained under torture. On February 18, 2015, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review struck down David Hicks's conviction in a unanimous ruling.
The government announces the same day that it would not appeal the decision.
The government concedes that Hicks's conviction is constitutionally invalid but argues that the CMCR is powerless to remedy this fundamental miscarriage of justice because Hicks waived his appeal rights.
CCR argues that under Al Bahlul Hicks's material support conviction must be vacated as a matter of law because he is actually innocent of any offense.
The D.C. Circuit's July 14, 2014, decision in Al Bahlul held that material support is not a war crime and cannot be tried by military commission.
The parties file opening briefs on jurisdiction on December 19, 2013, and answer briefs on January 10, 2014.
In Hamdan II, the D.C. Circuit held that Salim Hamdan's conviction for material support was unlawful because it was not a war crime at the time of his alleged offense. A few months later, the D.C. Circuit vacated the conviction of another Guantánamo detainee in the case Al Bahlul v. United States, on the government's own admission that none of the charges in that case – material support, conspiracy, and solicitation – could be considered war crimes under the D.C. Circuit's decision in Hamdan II. In this appeal, we seek to have Hicks's conviction before the Court of Military Commission Review overturned because it was based on a charge now recognized as impermissible.


There is hardly a more tangled web anywhere in business than the one that industry analysts weave in the technology market. Yes, they're smart. (Well, most of them are, anyway. We won't tell you which ones probably aren't.) Yes, they do their research. Sure, companies put a lot of faith (and money) into their predictions.
But if there's one thing industry analysts undoubtedly are, it's conflicted (and we're not the first to notice this by any stretch). The very companies they comment on in the press and whose performances they routinely predict are the same companies that give them boatloads of money for advice and, well, analysis and predictions, we suppose. So, there's a conflict of interest built into every statement an industry analyst makes, although we at RCPU do believe that the overwhelming majority of them do all they can to be objective and credible. It's in their interest, after all, not to show bias. We think.
Maybe this developing-nation scenario will happen. It's plausible, we suppose. Plus, the Windows Phone 7 Mango update really does look very impressive. But IDC's numbers seem so far-fetched compared to the current state of the market that they're just kind of hard to believe. And why did IDC feel the need to broadcast these predictions, which are awfully similar to each other, twice in the space of a few months? We're not suggesting any sort of impropriety here, but IDC's insistence that Windows Phone 7 will crush iOS in the space of four years just seems random beyond even the parameters of industry analysts, who can come up with some off-the-wall stuff.
The real issue here, of course, is that nobody really checks up much on these predictions. We remember an article from some years ago (we're talking 15 or so) in one of the trendy mags of the time (Fast Company?) that tracked these predictions over several years and -- to our memory, anyway -- showed a fair number of them to be bogus. Still, will anybody remember in 2015 what IDC said about WP7, whether it's swamping iOS or languishing in third place (or worse)? Probably not. But partners, IT pros and corporate investors are supposed to have enough faith in what IDC is saying to put some sort of money on the firm's predictions. That's kind of strange, isn't it?
Another reporter, this one from Fortune, tracked analysts' predictions compared to bloggers' prognostications for one of Apple's recent fiscal quarters, and found that the bloggers blew the analysts away. Now, to be fair, that piece tracked Wall Street financial analysts, not tech-industry firms like IDC. But while Wall Street analysts have plenty of conflicts of their own, your editor has always thought that they'd be less likely than industry analysts to fudge predictions because their compensation comes a little less directly from technology vendors than does the payment that industry analysts receive from tech companies. In any case, these highly paid professionals, for whatever reason, and in one particular quarter, got their Excel spreadsheets handed to them by mostly unheralded bloggers.
Of course, we'll have to wait until 2015 -- when the tech landscape will likely be unrecognizable compared to today (where were tablets and the cloud in 2007?) -- to see just how right or wrong IDC was. And it's highly likely that by then, particularly at the pace at which it's going now, IDC will have released a bunch more predictions on mobile-OS market share. So, what should we make today of IDC's bold prediction that WP7 will crush iOS within four years? Make of it what you want -- but we know where we're filing it.
Do you listen to industry analysts? Do you trust them? How much? Send your thoughts to lpender@rcpmag.com or leave a comment below.