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This guide shows you how to perform common scenarios using the iOS client for Azure Mobile Services. The samples are written in objective-C and require the Mobile Services SDK. This tutorial also requires the iOS SDK. The scenarios covered include querying for data; inserting, updating, and deleting data; authenticating users; and handling errors. If you are new to Mobile Services, you should consider first completing the Mobile Services quickstart. The quickstart tutorial helps you configure your account and create your first mobile service.
Mobile Services is an Azure service offering designed to make it easy to create highly-functional mobile apps using Azure. Mobile Services brings together a set of Azure services that enable backend capabilities for your apps. Mobile Services provides the following facilities in Azure to support your apps:
Mobile Services provides a client library for each supported platform, which makes it even easier to develop apps on your platform that consume Mobile Services.
The following are important features and concepts in the Mobile Services:
This guide assumes that you have created a mobile service with a table. For more information see Create a table, or reuse the ToDoItem table created in Get started with Mobile Services tutorial. The examples in this topic use a table named ToDoItem, which has the following columns:
If you are creating your iOS application for the first time, make sure to add the WindowsAzureMobileServices.framework in your application's Link Binary With Libraries setting. During this step, click on "Add Other…", navigate to the location of the downloaded Windows Azure Mobile Services SDK, and select that location.
In addition, you must add the following reference in the appropriate files or in your application's .pch file.
#import <WindowsAzureMobileServices/WindowsAzureMobileServices.h>
The following code creates the mobile service client object that is used to access your mobile service.
MSClient *client = [MSClient clientWithApplicationURLString:@"MobileServiceUrl" applicationKey:@"AppKey"]
In the code above, replace MobileServiceUrl and AppKey with the mobile service URL and application key of your mobile service. To determine these settings for your mobile service, in the Azure Management Portal select your mobile service, then click Dashboard.
You can also create your client from an NSURL object that is the URL of the service, as follows:
MSClient *client = [MSClient clientWithApplicationURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"MobileServiceUrl"] applicationKey:@"AppKey"];
Before you can access data from your mobile service, you must get a reference to the table from which you want to query, update, or delete items. In the following example, ToDoItem is the table name:
MSTable *table = [client tableWithName:@"ToDoItem"];
Once you have a MSTable object you can then create your query. The following simple query gets all the items in our ToDoItem table.
[table readWithCompletion:^(NSArray *items, NSInteger totalCount, NSError *error) { if(error) { NSLog(@"ERROR %@", error); } else { for(NSDictionary *item in items) { NSLog(@"Todo Item: %@", [item objectForKey:@"text"]); } } }];
Note that in this case we simply write the text of the task to the log.
The following parameters are supplied in the callback:
When you want to filter your results, you have a number of options available to you.
The most common case is to use an NSPredicate to filter the results.
[table readWithPredicate:(NSPredicate *)predicate completion:(MSReadQueryBlock)completion];
The following predicate returns only the incomplete items in our ToDoItem table:
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"complete == NO"]; [table readWithPredicate:predicate completion:^(NSArray *items, NSInteger totalCount, NSError *error) { if(error) { NSLog(@"ERROR %@", error); } else { for(NSDictionary *item in items) { NSLog(@"Todo Item: %@", [item objectForKey:@"text"]); } } }];
A single record can be retrieved by using its Id.
[table readWithId:[@"37BBF396-11F0-4B39-85C8-B319C729AF6D"] completion:^(NSDictionary *item, NSError *error) { if(error) { NSLog(@"ERROR %@", error); } else { NSLog(@"Todo Item: %@", [item objectForKey:@"text"]); } }];
Note that in this case the callback parameters are slightly different. Instead of getting an array of results and an optional count, you instead just get the one record back.
Use the MSQuery object when you need a query that is more complex than just filtering rows, such as changing the sort order on your results or limiting the number of data records you get back. The following two examples show how to create an MSQuery object instance:
MSQuery *query = [table query]; MSQuery *query = [table queryWithPredicate: [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"complete == NO"]];
The MSQuery object enables you to control the following query behaviors:
You further define a query by applying one or more functions. Once the query is defined, it is executed by calling the readWithCompletion function.
The following functions are used to specify the fields used for sorting:
-(void) orderByAscending:(NSString *)field -(void) orderByDescending:(NSString *)field
This query sorts the results first by duration and then by whether the task is complete:
[query orderByAscending:@"duration"]; [query orderByAscending:@"complete"]; [query readWithCompletion:^(NSArray *items, NSInteger totalCount, NSError *error) { //code to parse results here }];
Mobile Services limits the amount of records that are returned in a single response. To control the number of records displayed to your users you must implement a paging system. Paging is performed by using the following three properties of the MSQuery object:
BOOL includeTotalCount
NSInteger fetchLimit
NSInteger fetchOffset
In the following example, a simple function requests 20 records from the server and then appends them to the local collection of previously loaded records:
- (bool) loadResults() { MSQuery *query = [table query]; query.includeTotalCount = YES; query.fetchLimit = 20; query.fetchOffset = self.loadedItems.count; [query readWithCompletion:^(NSArray *items, NSInteger totalCount, NSError *error) { if(!error) { // Add the items to our local copy [self.loadedItems addObjectsFromArray:items]; // Set a flag to keep track if there are any additional records we need to load self.moreResults = (self.loadedItems.count < totalCount); } }]; }
To limit which field are returned from your query, simply specify the names of the fields you want in the selectFields property. The following example returns only the text and completed fields:
query.selectFields = @[@"text", @"completed"];
The client library makes it possible to include additional querystring parameters in the request to the server. These parameters might be required by your server side scripts. The following example adds two querystring parameters to the request:
query.parameters = @{ @"myKey1" : @"value1", @"myKey2" : @"value2", };
These parameters are appended to query URI as myKey1=value1&myKey2=value2. For more information, see How to: access custom parameters.
To insert a new row into the table, you create a new NSDictionary object and pass that to the insert function. The following code inserts a new todo item into the table:
NSDictionary *newItem = @{@"text": @"my new item", @"complete" : @NO}; [table insert:newItem completion:^(NSDictionary *result, NSError *error) { // The result contains the new item that was inserted, // depending on your server scripts it may have additional or modified // data compared to what was passed to the server. }];
Mobile Services supports unique custom string values for the table id. This allows applications to use custom values such as email addresses or usernames for the id column of a Mobile Services table. For example if you wanted to identify each record by an email address, you could use the following JSON object.
NSDictionary *newItem = @{@"id": @"firstname.lastname@example.com", @"text": @"my new item", @"complete" : @NO}; [table insert:newItem completion:^(NSDictionary *result, NSError *error) { // The result contains the new item that was inserted, // depending on your server scripts it may have additional or modified // data compared to what was passed to the server. }];
If a string id value is not provided when inserting new records into a table, Mobile Services will generate a unique value for the id.
Supporting string ids provides the following advantages to developers
You can also use server scripts to set id values. The script example below generates a custom GUID and assigns it to a new record's id. This is similar to the id value that Mobile Services would generate if you didn't pass in a value for a record's id.
//Example of generating an id. This is not required since Mobile Services //will generate an id if one is not passed in. item.id = item.id || newGuid(); request.execute(); function newGuid() { var pad4 = function(str) { return "0000".substring(str.length) + str; }; var hex4 = function () { return pad4(Math.floor(Math.random() * 0x10000 /* 65536 */ ).toString(16)); }; return (hex4() + hex4() + "-" + hex4() + "-" + hex4() + "-" + hex4() + "-" + hex4() + hex4() + hex4()); }
If an application provides a value for an id, Mobile Services will store it as is. This includes leading or trailing white spaces. White space will not be trimmed from value.
The value for the id must be unique and it must not include characters from the following sets:
You can alternatively use integer Ids for your tables. In order to use an integer Id you must create your table with the mobile table create command using the --integerId option. This command is used with the Command-line Interface (CLI) for Azure. For more information on using the CLI, see CLI to manage Mobile Services tables.
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When dynamic schema is enabled, Mobile Services automatically generates new columns based on the fields of the object in the insert or update request. For more information, see Dynamic schema.
Update an existing object by modifying an item returned from a previous query and then calling the update function.
NSMutableDictionary *item = [self.results.item objectAtIndex:0]; [item setObject:@YES forKey:@"complete"]; [table update:item completion:^(NSDictionary *item, NSError *error) { //handle errors or any additional logic as needed }];
When making updates, you only need to supply the field being updated, along with the row ID, as in the following example:
[table update:@{@"id" : @"37BBF396-11F0-4B39-85C8-B319C729AF6D", @"Complete": @YES} completion:^(NSDictionary *item, NSError *error) { //handle errors or any additional logic as needed }];
To delete an item from the table, simply pass the item to the delete method, as follows:
[table delete:item completion:^(id itemId, NSError *error) { //handle errors or any additional logic as needed }];
You can also just delete a record using its id directly, as in the following example:
[table deleteWithId:@"37BBF396-11F0-4B39-85C8-B319C729AF6D" completion:^(id itemId, NSError *error) { //handle errors or any additional logic as needed }];
Note that, at minimum, the id attribute must be set when making updates and deletes.
Mobile Services enables you to use the following identity providers to authenticate users:
For more information about configuring an identity provider, see Get started with authentication.
Mobile Services supports the following two authentication workflows:
In a server-managed login, Mobile Services manages the login process on behalf of your app. A provider-specific login page is displayed by the client library, and Mobile Services does the work of authenticating with the chosen provider.
In a client-managed login, the app must request a token from the identity provider and then present this token to Mobile Services for authentication.
When authentication succeeds, a user object is returned that contains the assigned user ID value and the authentication token. You can use this user ID in server scripts to validate or modify requests. For more information, see Use scripts to authorize users. The token itself can be securely cached to use in subsequent logins.
You can also set permissions on tables to restrict access for specific operations to only authenticated users. For more information, see Permissions.
Here is an example of how to login using a Microsoft Account. This code could be called in your controller's ViewDidLoad or manually triggered from a UIButton. This will display a standard UI for logging into the identity provider.
[client loginWithProvider:@"MicrosoftAccount" controller:self animated:YES completion:^(MSUser *user, NSError *error) { NSString *msg; if(error) { msg = [@"An error occured: " stringByAppendingString:error.description]; } else { msg = [@"You are logged in as " stringByAppendingString:user.userId]; } UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Login" message:msg delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil]; [alert show]; }];
Note: if you are using an identity provider other than the one for a Microsoft Account, change the value passed to the login method above to one of the following: facebook, twitter, google, or windowsazureactivedirectory.
You can also get a reference to the MSLoginController and display it yourself using:
-(MSLoginController *)loginViewControllerWithProvider:(NSString *)provider completion:(MSClientLoginBlock)completion;
There are cases when the login process is done outside of the Mobile Services client. You might do this to enable a single sign-on functionality or when your app must contact the identity provider directly to obtain user information. In these cases, you can login to Mobile Services by providing a token obtained independently from a supported identity provider.
The following example uses the Live Connect SDK to enable single sign-on for iOS apps.
[client loginWithProvider:@"microsoftaccount" token:@{@"authenticationToken" : self.liveClient.session.authenticationToken} completion:^(MSUser *user, NSError *error) { self.loggedInUser = user; NSString *msg = [@"You are logged in as " stringByAppendingString:user.userId]; UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Login" message:msg delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil]; [alert show]; }];
This code assumes that you have previously created a LiveConnectClient instance named liveClient in the controller and the user is logged in.
To prevent users from having to authenticate every time they use run your application, you can cache the current user identity after they log in. You can then use this information to create the user directly and bypass the login process. To do this you must store the user ID and authentication token locally. In the following example, the token is cached securely in the [KeyChain]:
- (NSMutableDictionary *) createKeyChainQueryWithClient:(MSClient *)client andIsSearch:(bool)isSearch { NSMutableDictionary *query = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init]; [query setObject:(__bridge id)kSecClassInternetPassword forKey:(__bridge id)(kSecClass)]; [query setObject:client.applicationURL.absoluteString forKey:(__bridge id)(kSecAttrServer)]; if(isSearch) { // Use the proper search constants, return only the attributes of the first match. [query setObject:(__bridge id)kSecMatchLimitOne forKey:(__bridge id)kSecMatchLimit]; [query setObject:(id)kCFBooleanTrue forKey:(__bridge id)kSecReturnAttributes]; [query setObject:(id)kCFBooleanTrue forKey:(__bridge id)kSecReturnData]; } return query; } - (IBAction)loginUser:(id)sender { NSMutableDictionary *query = [self createKeyChainQueryWithClient:self.todoService.client andIsSearch:YES]; CFDictionaryRef cfresult; OSStatus status = SecItemCopyMatching((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)query, (CFTypeRef *)&cfresult); if (status == noErr) { NSDictionary * result = (__bridge_transfer NSDictionary*) cfresult; //create an MSUser object MSUser *user = [[MSUser alloc] initWithUserId:[result objectForKey:(__bridge id)(kSecAttrAccount)]]; NSData *data = [result objectForKey:(__bridge id)(kSecValueData)]; user.mobileServiceAuthenticationToken = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]; [self.todoService.client setCurrentUser:user]; } else if (status == errSecItemNotFound) { //we need to log the user in [self.todoService.client loginWithProvider:@"MicrosoftAccount" controller:self animated:YES completion:^(MSUser *user, NSError *error) { NSString *msg = [@"You are logged in as " stringByAppendingString:user.userId]; UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Login" message:msg delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil]; [alert show]; //save the user id and token to the KeyChain NSMutableDictionary *newItem = [self createKeyChainQueryWithClient:self.todoService.client andIsSearch:NO]; [newItem setObject:user.userId forKey:(__bridge id)kSecAttrAccount]; [newItem setObject:[user.mobileServiceAuthenticationToken dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] forKey:(__bridge id)kSecValueData]; OSStatus status = SecItemAdd((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)newItem, NULL); if(status != errSecSuccess) { //handle error as needed NSAssert(NO, @"Error caching password."); } }]; }
Tokens are sensitive data and must be stored encrypted in case the device is lost or stolen.
When using a cached token, a user will not have to login again until the token expires. When a user tries to login with an expired token, a 401 unauthorized response is returned. At this point, the user must log in again to obtain a new token, which can again be cached. You can use filters to avoid having to write code that handles expired tokens wherever your app calls the mobile service. Filters allow you to intercept calls to and responses from your mobile service. The code in the filter tests the response for a 401, triggers the login process if the token is expired, and then retries the request that generated the 401. For details, see Handling Expired Tokens.
When a call is made to the mobile service, the completion block contains an NSError *error parameter. When an error occurs, this parameter is returned a non-null value. In your code, you should check this parameter and handle the error as needed.
NSError *error
When an error has occurred, you can get more information by including the MSError.h file in the code:
#import <WindowsAzureMobileServices/MSError.h>
This file defines the following constants you can use to access additional data from [error userInfo]:
[error userInfo]
In addition, a constant is defined for each error code. An explanation of these codes can be found in the MSError.h file.
For an example of performing validation and handling any, see Validate and modify data in Mobile Services by using server scripts. In this topic, server-side validation is implemented by using server scripts. When invalid data is submitted, and error response is returned and this response is handled by the client.
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Second Ministerial Follow-up Forum on the Paris Commitments to protect children from recruitment or use by armed conflicts or armed groups
(translation of statement made in French)
Madam Executive Director
Madam Special Representative,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for attending the Second Ministerial Follow-Up Forum on the Paris Commitments, which will offer us an opportunity to discuss a problem that distresses us all—that of child soldiers. Allow me to begin by reminding you of a few facts. The number of child soldiers, in the broad sense of the term—that is, including not just those who are carrying weapons, but all those who have been torn from their families to serve as porters, messengers or sexual slaves—is estimated at 250,000. They are divided among the five continents, although they are mainly concentrated in Africa, Asia and Latin America. They are always victims but sometimes executioners as well, having committed atrocities. Once peace is restored, reintegrating them into society is difficult, threatening the security and sustainable development of the communities to which they belong.
In the face of this scourge, the international community is far from remaining inactive. The UN has adopted legally binding instruments. The Security Council developed an unprecedented mechanism to fight the use of child soldiers. The EU has made combating this scourge one of its human rights priorities. In February 2007, France and UNICEF organized an international conference at which 59 nations adopted a serious of innovative principles: the Paris Commitments. In October 2007 and September 2008, during the first Follow-Up Forum, we received new support for the Paris Commitments, bringing to 76 the number of nations that subscribe to them.
Much has been done in recent years, and significant successes have been achieved with the release and reintegration of several thousand child soldiers, notably from the DRC, Burundi, the Central African Republic and Chad.
These substantial advances could not have been achieved without the determined efforts of the Security Council. The most recent illustration of this is last month's unanimous adoption of Resolution 1882, which represents an important operational advance and a strong political gesture that we welcome. In this regard, I want to applaud the decisive role played by Mexico as president of the Security Council Working Group.
Indeed, by this resolution, the Security Council decided to expand the Working Group's mandate to the issue of sexual violence and the murders and mutilations of children, independent of the presence of child soldiers on the ground. Practically speaking, this advance will make it possible for the Council and the international community to focus on and react more effectively to sexual crimes committed in too many regions, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur and eastern Chad.
Since its establishment four years ago, the Working Group has focused on the recruitment and use of child soldiers and has obtained results, contributing to the release of tens of thousands of children who have been demobilized during this period. This was made possible thanks to the constant efforts of all the Security Council members, but especially those of Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Secretary-General's Special Representative, and UNICEF at its highest levels—here I would like to hail Ms. Veneman and thank her for joining us today—as well as the commitment of other players on the ground, particularly NGOs.
If the parties to a conflict do not implement plans of action for the release of children, despite the Council's repeated calls, we must not hesitate to consider strong, targeted sanctions. There is no deterrence and no effective prevention without sanctions. In this regard, I would particularly like to applaud the work by the International Criminal Court and the international criminal justice system, which have demonstrated their ability to prosecute those who are guilty of the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts. Now more than ever, the fight against impunity must be considered a priority.
Additionally, the Working Group's conclusions must receive better follow-up. In partnership with donors, first, to guarantee that the children released by armed groups and all other children who are the victims of violations receive care and have access to adequate reintegration programs. And then through exchanges with different sanctions committees to facilitate the Council's necessary reaction to serious and persistent violations of children's rights.
Our efforts remain all the more inadequate given the scope of the task. Events in the news remind us that children continue to be used in armed conflicts.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to mention a few concrete situations, for we must never lose sight of the tragic reality facing hundreds of thousands of children and families.
The situation of children associated with armed groups and forces in central and eastern Africa remains troubling.
In the DRC, for example, where the situation has been particularly complex since the beginning of the year, with the release of children on one hand and continued recruitment by the same forces and armed groups, on the other. In this context, it is also hard to estimate the number of children recruited or released and to determine whether more have been released or recruited.
The number of children still associated with armed groups and forces in southern Sudan remains high.
The upsurge in activities by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in recent months has lead to a substantial, alarming increase in violations against children, notably abductions. Several hundred children used as porters are still exploited by this militia. Likewise, recent clashes in southern Sudan spare neither women nor children.
In Darfur, few children have been demobilized despite the verbal commitments made at the Geneva Conference in the summer of 2008 by the conflict's main protagonists. Cases of recruitment by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) are troubling. Finally, only about 50 children have been released by the groups that are signatories to the Darfur peace agreement, of the more than 6,000 cases estimated for all the belligerents.
In Chad, the overall situation nationwide remains worrying, although it is hard to obtain reliable data on the number of children still associated with armed groups and forces. Nevertheless, we welcome the government's real commitment to putting an end to this practice.
These are just several cases highlighted in the news. I wanted to mention them so that we remain mobilized and redouble our efforts.
Allow me, for a moment, to mention the project that France has put in place.
Since December 2008, France has been working on a project implemented by specialized personnel at our Khartoum and Kinshasa embassies. It aims to improve protection of children in armed conflicts in six countries, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and Chad on one hand, and Burundi, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo on the other.
Interventions are structured around three themes:
1. The long-term reintegration of children who are victims of armed conflict
2. Prevention and awareness campaigns to combat the use of children in armed conflicts and to strengthen the rights of children in armed conflicts
3. Strengthening the ability of authorities to care for children who have been the victims of armed conflicts, notably by bolstering their competence.
These cooperative projects to protect children, developed through close coordination with UNICEF and NGOs, take previous experiences into account while seeking to meet reintegration needs. They are aimed at finding solutions that can leverage the improvement of children's situations.
This pilot project in two key regions has given us a few lessons with respect to reintegration, to which we will no doubt return in greater detail during this meeting. Put simply, they are:
The return to civilian life and reintegration presumes complete care of medical, psychosocial, academic, professional, economic and family needs.
The establishment of a protective environment for the child can be done only with the involvement of all, and notably families, which must be supported in their efforts to protect the child.
In very volatile situations, which are those of the countries affected by the scourge of child soldiers, government cooperation is essential to ensuring a protective environment for children. It demands the adoption of action plans to put an end to the recruitment and use of children in conflicts. Our responsibility and that of the international community in particular, lies with our material, human and financial support for national plans of action.
Taking into account the lessons we have learned and the elements that are still lacking remains a challenge. But we know that the success of programs to protect children in conflicts demands intervention at several levels (prevention, release, reintegration, strengthening of jurisdictions and psychosocial assistance), with multiple actors, in order to have an impact on all children affected by armed conflict, regardless of whether they are associated with armed groups.
Thank you for your attention. It is my pleasure to give the floor to the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict.


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Roasted Fall Vegetables
With just salt, pepper, a bit of oil, and a hot oven, nearly every vegetable becomes sublime.
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- Servings: 8
- Yield: Makes about 12 cups
Source: Everyday Food, October 2006
- 2 pounds (about 1 medium) butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 pounds red new potatoes (12 to 14), well scrubbed and quartered
- 1 pound medium red onions (about 2 to 3), peeled and quartered
- 1 pound carrots (6 to 8 medium), halved lengthwise, if thick, and cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths
- 4 to 6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Divide vegetables and garlic between two rimmed baking sheets (or line with parchment paper, if desired, for easy cleanup); dividing evenly, toss with oil, 2 teaspoons coarse salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Roast until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, 40 to 50 minutes, tossing them and rotating sheets from top to bottom halfway through. Serve hot or at room temperature.
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amsun 22 Sep, 2013
These vegetables are soo good, all by themselves or with the ricotta and roasted fall vegetable pizza. We make the pizza for Thanksgiving, since we meet with one side of the family for one of the meals on Thanksgiving and eat one meal at home. I can't wait to make it again!
LiLiLime 16 Nov, 2011
I didn't know what butternut squash is like so I tried a smaller batch out tonight. It was good, but I think kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) would have been much better. It's similar to the butternut squash, but has a starchier texture and much sweeter. The skin can be bit tough, so I suggest peeling off the bumpy parts and leaving a little bit of skin for color.
lisascho67 6 Oct, 2011
I minced the garlic, mixed it with the olive oil and some dried rosemary and then tossed the vegetables in that before placing them on the baking sheet. I dusted them with kosher salt and black pepper after they were spead out. It was delicious!
contributors_marthastewart_com_hrhprincesskathy 19 Feb, 2010
I added some Fuji apple wedges (wth the peel on), celery and sweet potato. I also ground rosemary and tossed the veggies with it and sea salt and pepper. It was SO GOOD! I think I'll add rutabagas or turnip, too, next time!
Fleur-de-Lisa 26 Nov, 2008
I made these vegetables tonight to use on the pizza recipe. My husband loved them so much that he kept coming back and picking at them before I could even get them on the pizza. They were a great hit and I will definitely add this recipe as a regular one.
AMASSEU 15 Nov, 2008
I have not tried this yet, however, it is next on my list. I am a "scratch" person, so I am going to make it with homemade foccia dough. My husband does a beautiful job of roasting vegetables on a open grill, or in a cast iron dutch oven on an open fire, so depending on the weather, I may roast vegetables in one of those fashions. Most likely will roast with a light coating of bacon grease (I'm from the south) and at the least, a whole head of garlic. Looks and sounds YUMMY!
Derailedlisa 2 Nov, 2008
I just discovered Butternut Squash this year and it was love at first taste! I absolutly loved this dish with all the Fall colors and warm welcoming tastes! A must for the Thanksgiving table!
ko220 26 Oct, 2008
I can't wait to try this. I always roasted my vegetables in a large pot, and wondered why they came out damp
fabibine 18 Dec, 2007
GREAT SIDE DISH and try the soup it's great. I used chichen stock instead of water, an organge instead of lemon and I add cream at the end and a little honey...I also add a little honey or mapple
gailbunny 29 Nov, 2007
I find that if I spray the oil (Pam olive oil spray) on the vegetables it saves a step and is quicker and comes out fine.
kittypause 25 Nov, 2007
This method of cooking veges is so much better because it is easier to do, healthier, and brings the mmmmmm's from everyone who eats them, and looks good on the table.


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When he's through, Hills leads me into his cluttered, cramped office on the second floor of the Firefighters' Memorial Building on NW 21st Street and 80th Avenue in Doral. He sits at a desk surrounded by bookcases overflowing with inch-thick binders, dated fire manuals, dusty mountains of paperwork, and photo memorabilia of himself and his union buddies.
He's uncomfortable talking about the subject of my story. For the second time this year, county watchdogs have accused him and other union reps of spending most of their time "on-the-clock" conducting union business rather than saving lives -- and exacerbating overtime costs within the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department while doing so.
Instead of acknowledging the problem, Hills proceeds to make excuses and lash out at the county auditors who discovered that he and his union pals wasted 1.1 million in taxpayer dollars between 1999 and 2001 to run their union hall. The county auditors also claim that 100 unionized firemen have cost taxpayers $9.4 million in unnecessary overtime over the three years in question.
"This [audit] is meant to make us look bad," Hills proclaims smugly, "but it doesn't tell the whole story."
Cathy Jackson, director of Audit and Management, declined comment for this story. She authored the June 5 memo to MDFR director Chief Charles U. Phillips, which details how a select group of officers get the bulk of overtime pay, how union officers spend 50 percent or more of their work schedules conducting union business, and how MDFR brass failed to anticipate the need for more personnel (to work new stations, fill absences, etc.) to offset the soaring OT.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is a county agency with 2000 employees and an annual budget of $200 million. How the department assigns uniformed personnel to fire stations, the county's emergency operations center, and other duties is governed by a collective bargaining agreement, or CBA for short, negotiated by Local 1403 with the county's Employee Relations Department.
The auditors criticized the agreement for giving too much leverage to the union, allowing for the abuses they then catalogued. The Miami-Dade Office of the Inspector General drew the same conclusions earlier this year when its investigation revealed a pattern of "abusive practices" among officers of Local 1403. IG investigators noted that several union officers, including Hills, have not worked their regular shifts as firefighters for months at a time, and that union leave was not being properly recorded as outlined in the CBA.
Jackson wrote that the abuse of union leave privileges, the time allotted to union officers to conduct union business, compounded the overtime abuses because MDFR had to shift personnel to cover for absentees.
David Paulison, the MDFR's director until last year, when he accepted President Bush's offer to become U.S. Fire Administrator, was not surprised that union officers are taking too much time off. In fact Paulison asked for the audit: "The union gets a significant amount of leeway on the amount of time they can take off," he told New Times. "That was one of the things I wanted the auditors to look at." Union officers, including Hills, logged 34,768 regular-shift hours as union leave time at a cost of $1.1 million to the county between 1999 and 2001.
One egregious example: Union representative and chief fire officer Jim Haney worked on union business when he was supposed to be on regular duty 212 times between 1999 and 2001. Capt. William Herrera, another union rep, logged union leave time as regular duty 113 times. Both men referred questions to Hills, the union spokesman, who, according to county auditors, was on union leave 47 percent of the time he was supposed to be on regular duty in 1999 and 2001. In 2000 Hills was on union leave only 45 percent of the time he should have worked regular shifts.
But he claims to work between 60 and 70 hours a week, and had the audacity to say that he and other union reps are "entitled" to take compensatory time off to hang out at union hall. He claimed the auditors and the Inspector General's office failed to recognize the "administrative functions" the union performs on behalf of its members and the fire department. For starters, Hills said, union reps spend countless hours negotiating its CBA (which expires next year) with Employee Relations. Local 1403, he added, also files insurance claims and provides information on health-care benefits for its members; manages a health and wellness center for county firemen; and handles employee grievances. All of this is "work," according to Rescue Captain Hills.
He said he spends most of his union time attending county commission meetings as the union rep, glad-handing pols and handling dozens of "employee grievances." The union's health and wellness center, Hills continued, saves the county more than three million dollars a year because it helps firemen who've been injured get physical therapy in order to return to the field "a lot quicker." Local 1403 used this argument to promote $1.8 million in taxpayer money to offset the costs of running their gym.


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While hand-drawing serves as a primary medium in developing architectural thought in the Andrews University studio setting, the School of Architecture promotes the learned use of computer-technology as part of its mission. To promote the professional development of students, the program offers courses which introduce students to applications such as AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and Adobe Photoshop. Use of the computer in the curriculum varies by course.
The architecture computer lab (shown above) has eighteen Dell desktop computers providing access to such applications as: AutoCad, Revit, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, SketchUp, and Microsoft Office. A second eighteen-station lab is located int the fourth year studio and a third six-station lab for the Architecture Mission Group (AMG). There is a flatbed color scanner available for students in the computer lab. In addition there is a HP 5500 color laser printer, a HP 5000 laser printer, two HP 800 inkjet plotters, two HP Design Jet 1120 plotters, and one Ricoh MF C2551 color copier/printer.
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Students are required to purchase a laptop computer and software according to guidelines provided by the School. Because computer technology changes rapidly and frequently, a revised policy will be drafted for each new Fall Semester outlining the specific requirements for that academic year. Therefore, it is necessary that equipment purchases be postponed until that year's policy is available.
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This page was created to assist anyone interested in light pollution research. Each of the pages below contains a reverse chronologically ordered list of research papers related to light pollution. I have sorted the papers into several general topics to make browsing easier. Please email me citations for other papers that should be included.
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LINCOLN — I'll join every columnist in attendance Saturday in Lincoln in writing about Bo Pelini leading his team out of the pregame tunnel with his beloved cat in hand.
By the time this rolls not-so-hot off the press, the Nebraska head coach already has trended worldwide on Twitter in the latest salvo fired between Bo and his faux-self Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
Long story … But to rub it in, Bo held the cat high above his head before running on the field. Take that …
It's really what this new era of Nebraska spring football has come to – more about the show and not so much the substance. Think of spring games gone by when there were Husker quarterback races and they would hinge on an April performance.
Bobby Newcombe once excited the crowd with a long touchdown run during a spring game that essentially vaulted him to the top spot heading into the fall of 1998. He later was overtaken by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch, and the rest is history.
Now, the spring game is about Jack Hoffman (a great, great cause), a football-throwing contest between Pelini and receiver Kenny Bell, three-on-one drills, announcing players involved in the drills along with their Twitter handles – (exactly what would Bob Devaney think about all the social media madness?), Husker cheerleaders calling plays (they're pass-happy), and — yeah, that cat.
Rest assured, the Big Ten Network got its entertainment money's worth Saturday. Football purists of old everywhere, however, must be turning in their graves as 61,772 in attendance lapped it all up like cold milk on a hot day (expect more cat puns to come).
With that out of the way — but sure to re-launch in a tweet near you — I'm struggling here to write the usual deep analysis of Husker football at the close of spring practice, mostly because I'm not there for practice like all the regular beat writers.
OK, you never can get a REAL read on what Nebraska football has going for it heading into the season a whole four months out.
Though I wasn't a big fan of going away from a typical game format for this year's scrimmage — or last year, for that matter — I came away convinced that a strictly defense-versus-offense setup this spring gave us a pretty good look at what this team might have (once the cat was sent on his or her merry way to enjoy a little kibble.)
Here are some solid observations, at least as solid as all the distractions allow us to make such observations:
— Every single quarterback saw the field Saturday, including Ryker Fyfe, Tommy Armstrong, Johnny Stanton, Tyson Broekemeier and Zach Darlington, and without a doubt every guy has the physical skills to lead the offense. All are solid passers and have good feet to run the zone read and/or option.
Not long ago you'd be hard-pressed to find two guys on the Nebraska roster who could lead the charge if the top guy went down, but that is no longer the case.
If I were to put together a depth chart at QB I'd say it was in this order: Armstrong first, with Fyfe and Stanton neck and neck, and to be continued on Darlington.
Darlington, the true freshman from Apopka, Fla., was clearly frustrated at times wearing the green, hands-off jersey. There were times he was touched for a "sack" while on the move trying to make a play. Coaches gave him one extra series at the end of the scrimmage, stressing the importance of getting as many reps as possible before summer.
No doubt if the kid can stay healthy he has all the makings of a future star. Still, looking at the position right now, I'd say Darlington is a guaranteed redshirt.
— In Ameer Abdullah's absence we saw a heavy dose of Terrell Newby, Adam Taylor, Imani Cross and Jordan Nelson at I-back. Every guy brings a different style of play to the table, but, to me, Imani Cross has newfound quickness and acceleration.
Cross can still bang between the tackles but he showed some good agility and yes, speed, on a 39-yard touchdown run in the first half of the more than 100-play scrimmage. He averaged a whopping 16.7 yards per carry. In my never-to-be-humble opinion, Cross is No. 2, although as we've seen with running backs coach Ron Brown, he will go with the hot hand.
— On defense we saw Nathan Gerry at safety and not at linebacker where he started at times last season. He is for sure a hybrid-type player, someone you could play at both spots. He had the first score of the game with an interception in the spring game scoring system.
— Despite the loss of Avery Moss at defensive end, the Nebraska front four of Randy Gregory, Greg McMullen, Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins certainly fits the mold of what you would want as a big, physical, athletic defensive line in the Big Ten, although Gregory saw limited action.
— While Michael Rose had a strong finish at middle linebacker in 2013, if Josh Banderas' performance Saturday was any indication of how far he has come the spot will be wide open in the fall. Banderas was all over the field, including an interception late in the scrimmage.
— This upcoming season is a big one for senior-to-be Jamal Turner, who has yet to even come close to his potential.
In a three-on-one drill that included three defenders coming downfield on a punt, with the name of the game for the punt returner to avoid being touched, Turner did just that and accelerated smoothly up field.
On a pass play later in the game, Turner scored on a flag route and showed great speed. Nebraska coaches have to put Turner back there to field punts or kickoffs in the fall – do anything to give him touches.
And then there's that cat …
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I'm new, I was just having a look for the usual 'Introductions'/ 'Hi I'm new'/ 'Hello's Here' kind of thread, and you don't seem to have one yet... so may I suggest it?
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Organisers Champs21.com, scouted the country for two months up to the district level. This grassroots level reach has created a buzz in the country. Students, parents and teachers are excited to take part in an internationally acclaimed contest, organised in over 56 countries, that is being held in Bangladesh for the 3rd consecutive year.
Approximately 3 lakh students participated to qualify for the final rounds of this year's The Daily Star Spelling Bee powered by Horlicks. Students from class six to ten first competed in different rounds in their schools and later competed against children from their divisions to participate in the TV round. This contest will give the Champion a chance to visit Washington DC with a parent.
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Heath Ingham National Director A true Kiwi, Heath has worked with young people in various capacities for ten years. He has worked in many youth related areas as a professional tennis coach and has worked within many fundraising activities for youth initiatives. Heath is currently the Director of an events company and a sports coaching business. He is a keen traveller and has visited many parts of South East Asia, Europe and the Pacific. In the UK he worked within a youth travel and hostel company, as well as assisting young tennis players as a private tutor. Working with ACVE to help our young volunteers coming into New Zealand means he can utilise his various experience in travel, coaching and project management to assist our volunteers as much as possible. Heath will also be looking after the Outgoing Program, seeing more Kiwis and Australians look to have an incredible voluntary experience abroad! He is looking forward to meeting all of our volunteers and helping them on their journey!
Sue von Kloeg International Educational Consultant Sue von Kloeg is the International Educational Consultant for ACVE. She has had many years' experience in teaching ESOL – in England, South Africa and New Zealand. She was the principal of a night school in Johannesburg, South Africa where 700 adult students had a "second chance" opportunity for education. Since coming back to New Zealand 17 years ago Sue has taught ESOL in Secondary and Language Schools and was the principal of an International School for ten years. Part of her job was International Marketing and this has meant travelling to many countries in Asia, South America and Europe. In fact it was her love of travelling that inevitably led her into International Education having travelled to over 50 countries and having studied many different cultures. A thirst for adventure has seen her drive a truck through the Sahara Desert with nothing more than a compass for direction, been chased by a Hippo in Kenya, swum in crocodile infested waters in Zaire and paddled through the Mekong Delta in a canoe.
Rachel Boyte Rachel has a background in law, planning and policy, with a focus on environmental and resource management law. She is originally from the Bay of Plenty and was based at TrustPower Limited in Tauranga for several years before relocating to Auckland to practise law. She is now a solicitor in the Resource Management Team at Russell McVeagh, where her focus is on consenting of major projects, particularly infrastructure. Rachel has travelled all over New Zealand, including a couple of years based in each Dunedin and Wellington. She has a strong interest in travel and other cultures. She studied French for a number of years, and spent two years teaching in southern Japan following university, where she learned Japanese. She enjoys running and mountain biking, and is now learning to swim in the hope she can enter a triathlon next year. Rachel has always been interested in overseas volunteer programmes and strongly believes that time spent overseas is one of the most valuable life experiences a person can have. Rachel is looking forward to being part of the ACVE team and helping other young people to work and live abroad.


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TheGreekDollmaker wrote:LilChocobo789 wrote:Did that help?
Yes and in fact it turns out we have cheesecakes too but only with a different name.
Its called tiropita and its a pretty good appetizer ussually eaten on morning hours (atleast here in Thessaloniki that is)
Heres how they look like:
The inside is ussually filled with cheese or spanach.
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When I wrote the heartfelt, yet tongue-in-cheek article about Michael Jackson's take on how to go from Dream to Destiny, I got a lot of great feedback. Most people got it and liked it, but those who didn't receive it so well all said the same thing. "That all sounds nice, but how am I gonna pay my bills!". Whether I read it in the comments or got hit up via email, that was the main concern. So I thought I would address that very issue since I am very passionate about people living the lives they love and fulfilling their Destiny with the time they have on Earth, now. So pay attention. Today I am going to break down how you can Fulfill Your Destiny AND Pay Your Bills.
Put Yourself Out There
Putting yourself out there takes courage, but it is so worth it. People love to hear about a mission and we love to see someone pursuing their dreams. If you let your mission known to those who surround you, you'd be surprised how people will rally behind what you are trying to do. When you have the support of your community, that can turn into, job offers, project deals or even donations.
3 Examples of How You Can Put Yourself Out There:
1. Network
Attend networking events, be social at parties find out who has similar interests as you and who vibes with your mission. You've heard the expression, "it's all in who you know", well, there is some truth to that. People hire those who come with a trusted recommendation, people partner with those who they already know and people are willing pay those whose integrity and ethic they can vouch for.
Partner up with people who are on the same page as you. Those people who are already doing what you want to do can serve as mentors. By partnering up with them you will find yourself in front of their audience and in the same circles of people who are on the same path to what you want to do. This opens up the possibility of all kinds of joint ventures, expansion and growth for you.
3. Email Everyone You Know
That's right, email everyone you know. In this digital age everyone is just an email away. You can even contact your favorite celebrity if you want. In the 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris he wrote that he, "got in the habit of contacting celebrities and famous businesspeople for advice", and you know what, a lot of times it worked.
The world is your oyster 2.0 and it's up to you take advantage of it. Contact your family, friends, and friends of friends and let them know what you're doing, what you need and specifically how they can help you. If you're feeling really good, go ahead and investigate how to contact your favorite celebrity (email address, Twitter, or Facebook just to name a few) and see if they don't feel your mission is noteworthy as well.
If you are trying to make your dreams come true, a lot of people don't realize that you are going to have to get your hustle on. When we talk about dreams and destiny, people tend to get visions of clouds and unicorns and think it's all fluff, but it's anything but. If you want to live the life of your dreams and get paid you are going to have it make it happen. That means, go against the grain, swim up-stream and bust through walls. If all of that sounds uncomfortable then you're getting the idea. It's going to be uncomfortable some of the time but none of it will be impossible and it will all be with it in the end.
5 Examples of How To Get Your Hustle On
1. Email Everyone You Know – (see "Put Yourself Out There" #3 above)
If you are trying to get your 8+ hours of beauty sleep and make your dreams come true, you're going to run into problems. Sure, it's possible but, usually, we want to see some quick positive results to know we are going in the right direction. If you want fast results, there are going to be days that you're up working on your mission and missing out on some "zzz"s. Trust me, it'll be worth it.
3. Sacrifice
You're going have to cut back on some luxuries you're used to, in order to make things happen for you on your mission. You can't go to every social event, you can't have the freshest threads in the spot and you can't get the gadget as soon as it comes out. People say, "I have to pay my bills", but a lot of time they are talking about paying their bills plus maintaining a very comfortable lifestyle.
If you are trying to fulfill your destiny by living the life you love there will be a times where the only thing you can afford to do is just pay your bills and work on your mission. Just keep in mind that your dream is going to require temporary sacrifice for a life time of happiness and fulfillment.
4. Day Job/ Dream Job
If you have a day job you are most definitely going to be on your hustle. You are going to do your 8 hours during the day and then as Gary Vaynerchuk says you do your 8 hours when you get home. He says you come home at 6:00 pm, kiss the dog, hug the family and then dig into your dream project for the next 8 hours, oh and stop watching f***ing Lost! (his words not mine!).
By treating the pursuit of your dream life as a full time job, will you lose sleep? Yes. Will you miss watching the Real House Wives of Atlanta? Absolutely. Will it be with it? It will. (Note: Even if you don't dedicate 8 hours to your dream after your day job, a solid 4 hours, say from 7:00 pm to 11 pm will get you to where you wanna be before you know it. Also, don't forget about the weekends. Use this technique to help you organize your time.)
You can't go along with the crowd when fulfilling your Destiny. Sure, people may fall in line as they will, but you can't gauge your actions based off of what other people are doing. I hate to say it, but the majority of people are doing average things. That's not a judgment, it's math. If you want to be comfortable for today to miss out on fulfillment tomorrow, next week and next year, that's up to you. If you are ready to begin living the life of your dreams, then you're going to find yourself as an outlier for a while.
That means while your friends are going out to kick it, you're at home researching. When "your show" is on, you are going to be practicing instead of sitting in front of the tube. When you man or woman is sleeping you're up rehearsing in the bathroom mirror. Remember it's all temporary, but you can't let what everyone else around you is doing, determine your Destiny. You are the master of your fate and the captain of your soul (Invictus, Henley). Get to where you need to be in order to make your dream come into fruition first. After that you can go back to watching Reality TV, though I suspect at that point your new reality will be considerably more entertaining.
Make sure you check out PART II
Jennifer Covington is the resident Destiny Coach at www.DestinyDiscoveries.com. She's a world changer humanitarian, traveler, writer and a Multi-Passionate Misfit.


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Dear Peter,Have been heavy most of my life. The last 10 years I have been working out faithfully 4 to 5 times per week and have been able to maintain my weight but not able to loose. I'am a type O whose diet was mostly fruit veggies and grains.I started your diet 3 mo. ago and say that most of my joint pain has disappeared!! However I have started to gain weight about 3 lbs per month. My metabolism seems to have shut down. Any Ideas?


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Ipanema combines the energy and zest for life found in Brazil, with the deep-rooted flavors and culture of Portugal, and brings that magical combination to Manhattan. Located in "Little Brazil", Ipanema breaks away from the onslaught of Brazilian gimmicks and clichés by mixing in a bit of the old country.
Ipanema is known for its Luso-Brazilian fare, in other words Portuguese and Brazilian cuisine. Our menu features dishes firmly rooted in either Brazilian or Portuguese traditional fare. The inclusion of both influences brings a certain refinement and class, while simultaneously adding color, edge, and vigor to our menu. When the old world and the new meet, sparks fly.
Our Executive Chef, Ernesto Suade, has been with us for over 25 years, making him one of the most experienced chefs in "Little Brazil". The wealth of experience he brings to our kitchen is what allows us to bring these two cuisines together so perfectly and flavorfully.
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• This file is also called as list file. • It lists the opcodes ,addresses and errors detected by the assembler. • List file is produced only when indicated by the user. • It can be accessed by an editor and displayedon monitor screen or printed. • Progammer uses this file to find the syntax errors and later fix them.
• A program is always executed byte by byte. • Firstly,1st opcode 7D is fetched from location 0000 and then the value 25 is fetched from 0001 . • 25 is then placed in the register R5 and program counter is incremented to point 0002. • On execution of opcode 7F, value 34 is copied to register R7. • Then addition of contents of R5 and accumulater takes place. • Here all the opcodes are 8 bit forming a byte.
• DB is called as define byte used as a directive in the assembler. • It is used to define the 8 bit data in binary ,hexadecimal or decimal formats. • It is the only directive that can be used to define ASCII strings larger than two characters. • DB is also used to allocate memory in byte sized chunks. • The assembler always converts the numbers lnto hexadecimal.
• EQU is the equate assmbler directive used to define a constant without occupying a memory location. • It associates a constant value with data label . • Whenever the label appears in the program ,constant value is subsituted for label. • Advantage: The constant value occuring at various positions in a program can be changed at once using this directive. • Syntax: label EQU constant value
• Label name should be unique and must contain alphabetic letters in both uppercase and lowercase. • 1st letter should always be an alphabetic letter. • It can also use digits and special characters ?,.,@,_,$. • Label should not be one of the reserved words in assembly language. • These labels make the progam much easier to read and maintain.
• The flag register also called as the program status word uses only 6 bits. • The two unused bits are user defineable flags. • Carry ,auxillary carry ,parity and overflow flags are the conditional flags used in it. • PSW.1 is a user definable bit and PSW.5 can be used as general purpose bit. • Rest all flags indicate some or the other condition of an arithematic operation.
• The 2nd bit of the flag register is set when output flows to the sign bit. • This flag is also called as the overflow flag. • Here the output of the signed number operation is too large to be accomodated in 7 bits. • For signed numbers the MSB is used to indicate the whether the number is positive or negative. • It is only used to detect errors in signed number operations.
• Statement A sets 3rd bit of flag register. • Statement B sets 4th bit of flag register. • Therefore register bank 3 is initiated . • It uses memory location 18H to 1FH. • The register bank is also called as R3.
• Bank 1 uses the same RAM space as the stack. • Stack pointer is incremented or decremented according to the push or pop instruction. • If the stack pointer is decremented it uses locations 7,6,5… which belongs to register bank 0. • If a given program uses R1 then stack is provided new memory location. • The push instruction may also take stack to location 0 i.e.it will run out of space.
• It is a command used to jump if no carry occurs after an arithematic operation. • It is called as jump if no carry( conditional jump instruction). • Here the carry flag bit in PSW register is used to make decision. • The processor looks at the carry flag to see if it is raised or not. • If carry flag is 0 ,CPU fetches instructions from the address of the label.
• Here the delay produced is 9*255*4MC*90=199,940 micro seconds. • CPL is used to toggle the bits of P1. • Short jump is jusd to produce a continuous loop.
• Yes, port 0 can be used as input output port. • Port 0 is an open drain unlike ports 2,3,4. • To use it as input or output the 10k ohm pull-up resisters are connected to it externally. • To make port 0 as input port it must be programmed by writing 1 to all bits. • Example: MOV A,#0FFH MOV P0,A
• Port0 and port2 together form the 16 bit address for external memory. • Port0 uses pins 32 to 39 of 8051 to give the lower address bits(AD0-AD7) • Port2 uses pins 21 to 28 of 8051 to give the higher address bits(A8-A15) • This 16 bit address is used to access external memory if attached. • When connected to external memory they cannot be used as input output ports.
• Yes,8051 has the capability of accessing only single bit of a port. • Here only single bit is accessed and rest are unaltered. • SYNTAX: "SETB X. Y". • Here X is the port number and y is the desired bit. • Example: SETB P1.2 Here the second bit of port 1 is set to 1.
• There are total 6 single-bit instructions. • CPL bit : complement the bit (bit= NOT bit). • JB bit,target: Jump to target if bit equal to 1. • JNB bit,target: Jump to target if bit is equal to 0. • JCB bit,target: Jump to target if bit is equal to 1 and then clear bit.
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Can McLarens Lewis Hamilton keep his world championship aspirations rolling with a third consecutive victory, in what may be the last French Grand Prix for at least a couple of years?
Or will his team mate Fernando Alonso make good on his promise to start winning as the title campaign moves to the first of four tracks he claims as his favourite hunting grounds? Or will Ferrari get back on a par with McLaren as the series moves back to Europe?
There is no shortage of key questions as the championship approaches its mid-point and a spate of three races in four weeks.
Testing at Silverstone last week indicated that Ferrari and Toyota were fully on song, while McLaren described the test as the most intensive of their season. Testing results are not always reflected at races, however, and it is likely that the fight in France will be between McLaren and Ferrari as usual, with BMW Sauber close at hand and Renault desperate to do well on their home turf.
The French round of the GP2 championship last year was not my best weekend, Hamilton admits. I had a coming together in the first race and therefore started race two in 19th. I did make my way up through the field to fifth to score some points, so it is possible to overtake here.
Meanwhile, Alonso says: I have always liked racing at this track, when you hear people talk about circuits that are technical, Magny-Cours is definitely one of them. It is important to have good speed in the slow corners as they tend to lead on to long straights. You have to have good mechanical set-up for the corners and the same with traction for the exits. My favourite sections of the track are the two high-speed chicanes at the back of the circuit. We go through them at speeds of up to 200 km/h, which is very fast for a chicane; very special to drive through and unique in Formula One.
Over at Ferrari, Chairman Luca di Montezemolo has made subtle hints to Kimi Raikkonen that he expects him to be the man others fear, while Felipe Massa is his usual bubbly self. Im not sure what to expect at Magny-Cours, to be honest, the Brazilian said, but we will be pushing hard, if not for the win, then certainly to score good points again.
BMW Sauber and Renault are now fully engaged in battle for third place overall, and both will bring aerodynamic improvements to France. Renault believe they are making strong progress, and that they are now on a par with their immediate rival.
Elsewhere, Honda signed off on some new mechanical and aero parts during their recent test in Jerez and hope for a small improvement here. Toro Rosso will finally have the new seamless transmission already used by Red Bull Racing, and it showed well in last weeks test at Silverstone. It is worth up to four-tenths of a second a lap, so we are very keen to see how it goes in qualifying, Tonio Liuzzi says. And Spyker hope to have a significant aero revision ready for both cars.
Magny-Cours has a very smooth surface and places a heavy premium on aerodynamic performance with its mix of very high-speed corners, fast chicanes and frequent sharp changes of direction. It also requires good brake performance and stability going into the chicane, and can be hard on tyres because the track temperature is often high. Bridgestone will be bringing its medium and soft compounds, and making the latter last each race stint will require a good chassis set-up. In general, the rear tyres take a beating accelerating out of the slower turns, while the fronts work hard during the directional changes.
Overall, given the general similarity between Monaco and Magny-Cours - both are medium to high downforce tracks with some tight corners - it will be fascinating to see if McLaren have it all their own way this weekend, or whether Ferrari can fight back.