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MOSCOW/SARATOV, Russia, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Russia abruptly
signaled on Thursday it would extend a grain export ban until
late 2011 and ordered authorities to prevent speculators driving
up food prices after the worst harvest in years.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's surprise statement on the
export ban -- which had been due for review after Dec. 31 --
puzzled analysts and helped send benchmark Chicago wheat prices
"I would like to note that the lifting of the export ban can
only be considered after next year's crops have been harvested,"
Putin told a government meeting. Amid speculation that he might
have misspoken, his spokesman confirmed the statement.
Russia banned grain exports from Aug. 15 to Dec. 31 as a
historic drought drove grain harvest forecasts down to about
two-thirds of last year's figure, stoking fears of sharp
food-price increases that could become a political liability.
In a sign of jitters, President Dmitry Medvedev ordered law
enforcement agencies to stop speculators driving up prices and
and pledged help to ensure affordable food staples.
Putin's statement indicated the grain export ban would be
extended by many months. Russia will harvest next year's crop by
November 2011.
Surprised analysts said Putin might have meant to refer to
the 2010 harvest. "It may well be a slip of the tongue," said
Andrei Sizov Sr, CEO of SovEcon agriculture analysts.
But Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, asked whether Putin
meant the ban could not be lifted until next year's crop is
harvested, told Reuters, "That was what was announced by Putin."
The Kremlin has sent mixed signals about the ban. Medvedev
said last month the ban could be lifted before its planned Dec.
31 expiry, depending on the harvest while Putin had said it
could last into 2011.
This year's harvest is expected to fall to 60-65 million
tonnes, after what the state weather agency says is Russia's
worst drought in over a century ,from 97 million tonnes in 2009,
although officials say there is enough grain to feed the people.
Russia's leaders are worried that recent price rises for
staples such as flour, buckwheat, pasta and meat following the
worst drought in at least a century could undermine the
Kremlin's support ahead of the 2012 presidential election.
The summer drought will lead to a "price shock" for three to
six months though inflation should be 7 percent for the year, the
central bank said on Thursday.
Medvedev, meeting senior government and regional officials,
said speculators were driving up prices for certain foods.
"The speculators need to be caught," Medvedev said at the
meeting in Saratov, a city on the Volga river in an agricultural
region hit by the drought. "There are no objective reasons for
the current changes in price" for food products.
"The situation should be kept under control by the
government and regional leaders... If the situation changes I
will take the decision to ensure our citizens have quality and
affordable food... This is a priority for the state."
Medvedev said Russia, the world's third largest wheat
exporter before this year's poor harvest, would seek to regain
its position on world markets in the future.
Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik set an ambitious target
to increase the harvest to 85-90 million tonnes of grain in
2011. Medvedev said there was enough grain with carryover stocks
of some 21-25 million tonnes.
Medvedev has toured villages, dairy farms and meat
processing plants in recent days in a bid to reassure Russians,
who still remember the empty shelves and soaring food prices
around the time of the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Medvedev said he was particularly concerned about the price
of buckwheat, which millions of ordinary Russians eat often.
"People are buying up this buckwheat from big retailers in
the evenings, using sacks to fill up their trucks, and then
selling it in small shops and markets," Medvedev said.
"Those who are involved in hiking up prices, ... in earning
unjustified profits, should be dealt with by prosecutors, by the
police, by the anti-monopoly and tariff services," he added.
The Russian ban and grain export restrictions in Ukraine
have sent world prices soaring. But Ukraine's wheat exports
nearly doubled to 430,000 tonnes in August despite informal
export limits by the customs service, analyst UkrAgroConsult
said on Thursday.
(Writing by Guy Faulconbridge, Toni Vorobyova and Steve
Gutterman; additional reporting by Aleksandras Budrys, Pavel
Polityuk, Oksana Kobzeva, Conor Humphries and Tatiana Ustinova;
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Those children? Those beautiful, laughing children? They are now five years older. Two of them are taller than me. Their baby sister, who was just a month or two old when they climbed the tree, can now climb trees all on her own.
I look at this picture, a snapshot of how I want them to remember their childhood years, and I wonder, "What did we do during these last five years? Because they just flew by."
How many days go by and I wonder at the end of them, "What did I do all day? Because it just flew by."
shift for yourself
These words sometimes define my days. It feels like sometimes I'm living life by accident. It's happening to me rather than my guiding it and directing it.
Going with the flow sounds nice, but it doesn't accomplish great things. It doesn't get the sheets washed, the laundry folded, or supper made. At its best, I suppose it means being ready to take great opportunities for learning and discovery at a moment's notice. If I'm honest, at our house, it sometimes means we spend all day staring at various screens.
I want to stop living life by accident.
It feels wasteful. That I'm squandering this good life [4] God has given me.
I prayed this morning that God would show me, help me, figure out what my overall purpose is. It can't just be my list of wants [5], good as it is. It needs to be bigger than myself. And real. Genuine. God-breathed.
In the next instant, the verse came to my mind:
Honor God with your wealth and the first fruits of all your labor. Proverbs 3 [6]:9-10
Years ago the kids and I memorized that book of Proverbs. It's rife with more of what I want in life: wisdom, loving God, embracing His plan. And honoring Him with my wealth? Oh, that strikes me in the heart. Yes!
My marriage, my children, my home, our bank account, my writing career, good books, great friends, loving family, the gorgeous state where I live, nature, wisdom. All too often I take these things for granted.
So, I say to myself, and maybe to you:
Just stop. Enjoy this life. Make it what you know it could be. Live it to the full. Don't let it run you.
This past couple days, I've been reading through my friend Tsh [7]'s new book, Notes from A Blue Bike [8] that she sent me to check out. I started on Friday night and finished it up on Monday night. It's that good.
I'd say that God has used it in my thought process of all of the above. I've read in the morning over coffee, on the treadmill in the afternoon, at night, cuddled in my bed, and while noshing on those chocolate mint bars [9].
FishPapa and I have discussed it over burgers and drinks on date night. We both recognize all the chaos in our days, voices and tasks competing for our attention and we have to sort through it all in order to do the stuff that matters.
This book, aptly subtitled: the art of living intentionally in a chaotic world, has synthesized so many things for me: life, motherhood, writing, money, goals. Living life on purpose is not a series of to do lists and goals. It's an art. It's not science. It's plaster [10].
Tsh doesn't give you a to-do list or a prescription for getting life in order. Instead, I feel like she — or rather God through her — has given me a vision, permission to dream big, permission to cut out the things that don't matter in order to focus on the things that do.
Hello! I deleted facebook from my phone! How's that for inspiring a wild and crazy decision?!
And, no, Tsh doesn't even suggest that in the book. Don't be afraid you'll have to do something weird after you read Notes from A Blue Bike [8]. Like I said, Tsh draws a framework for living more simply, more in line with who you are and who God created you be.
You get to paint in the colors and textures that suit your family and your life.
Are you living life by accident? How do you want to be different? I'd love to hear in the comments about what colors and textures you want to paint in your life.
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Garlic Roast Chicken (Barefoot Contessa)
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1 hr 45 minsAfter seeing this on Food Network and trying it that very night, I'll never make a roasted chicken any other way. The vegetables alone are worth it, but the chicken is so unbelievably tender and juicy that you can't help but go back for seconds. I've made only very subtle changes to suit my taste, and I would recommend nearly doubling the veggies if feeding four grown people. Reheated leftovers are phenomenal (use medium power on microwave).
Nutrition- 1 (5 -6 lb) roasting chickens
- salt and pepper
- 2 heads garlic, cut in half crosswise
- 1 lemon, quartered
- 1⁄2 large sweet onion, sliced thick
- 4 carrots, cut diagonally into 2-inch chunks
- 12 petite golden delite potatoes, halved
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- As soon as you get the chicken home, salt it inside and out, wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- When you are ready to cook the chicken, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Pat the outside of the chicken dry with paper towels. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken and stuff the cavity with the all the garlic and lemon.
- Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place it in a roasting pan just large enough to hold it and the vegetables.
- Scatter the onion slices, carrots and potatoes around the chicken. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter, pour all remaining butter over vegetables and sprinkle everything with salt and pepper.
- Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Baste chicken and vegetables with juices a couple times during cooking. (Our 5 1/2 lb chicken needed 1 hr 20 mins.).
- Remove the chicken, place on cutting board, and cover with aluminum foil. Place the vegetables back in the oven and continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes.
- When the vegetables are cooked, carve the chicken and place the slices on a platter surrounded by the vegetables. Drizzle some pan juices over the chicken and vegetables.
Nutrition Info
Serving Size: 1 (1147 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 3
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 2568.7
- Calories from Fat 1263
- 49%
- Total Fat 140.4 g
- 215%
- Saturated Fat 46.7 g
- 233%
- Cholesterol 603.2 mg
- 201%
- Sodium 798.9 mg
- 33%
- Total Carbohydrate 174 g
- 58%
- Dietary Fiber 22.8 g
- 91%
- Sugars 12.5 g
- 49%
- Protein 150.9 g
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EDF Dynamic rotor balancing
Thought I would post a photo or two of my latest toy. It is a dynamic rotor balancer from Bob Blackburn.
http://www.bobsworkshop.co.uk/outdoo...d-fan-balancer I ordered it less than two weeks ago, Bob emailed right away and said it would take a week before it would ship (I assume he builds them to order) and one week later I got an email saying it was shipped! Took about 5 days to arrive from the UK, and when the postman handed a box to me today I knew exactly what it was. I had to try it out right away so I downloaded and printed a copy of the manual from his website then grabbed a fan unit, ESC, and lipo. He says to run low rpm so I used a 2S lipo to make life easy. After about 30 minutes I had my first fan balanced. Most of that time was learning what to do. But this unit is great as it tells you where to place the weight, the only thing you have to do is figure out how much weight, and that is where the trial and error comes in. Balancing was something I always hated to do as you are guessing both the spot and weight amount. Knowing the location is 90% of the battle, then adding and subtracting weight is not that hard. The fan I balanced was a 64mm 5 blade EDO fan like that is in many of the stock ARF EDFs that are sold these days. I have flown this fan unit before and I was amazed to see how out of balance it actually was. The photo shows the tape I applied and now it runs like a top. I am quite impressed with this unit and highly recommend it. The total cost was about $230 shipped from the UK which may seem high but in reality the amount of money we spend on our EDF models it is not a large cost at all. Not to mention the time you will save balancing your rotors. I expect that a fan can be done in about 5 minutes once you are use to the process. I know I have spent a LOT or time and frustration trying to balance a fan and to me this unit is worth every penny! I will post photos the next time a balance a rotor you can all see it in action. |
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You can download the manual it is a bit clearer what the videos are showing once you know what is going on. http://www.bobsworkshop.co.uk/outdoo...d-fan-balancer |
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Well I know it will hold a 70mm HET fan but I do not have any bigger fans.
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I hope you do not mind, I have resized the embedded photos as they were huge in size (memory wise). The manual looks identical now but went from 16MB down to 111kb! Much easier to download. Don |
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Sorry folks I had missed that one.
The download from the website is now the small version. http://www.bobsworkshop.co.uk/outdoo...d-fan-balancer |
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Amazing the difference it makes!!!
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The Proust Questionnaire is a fortnightly feature that alternates with the Saturday interview. These questions were most famously answered by the French writer Marcel Proust, whose personality-revealing responses came to define this form of celebrity confession. This questionnaire was administered by K. Pradeep
What is your idea of happiness?
In my opinion happiness is nothing but satisfaction - satisfaction through work, thoughts and accomplishing our mission and vision.
What is your greatest fear?
I fear human beings, because we cannot predict the swings of a human being. They are capable of doing anything. I really fear that.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Truly, my anger.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
More belief in hard work and selfishness.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
First, of course, as a sportswoman, almost achieving what would have been India's first ever Olympic medal in the 400 metres hurdles, missing by 1/100th of a second at Los Angeles on August 8, 1984, 5.45 p.m. Then motherhood.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
As P. T. Usha
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
If life could come back, if I could roll back the years, I would like to relive my most cherished moment, the Los Angeles Olympics. I would like to compete with the same fellow runners, but this time finishing at the podium.
What is your idea of misery?
Misery and sorrow, I don't want to have anything to do with them. I always want to be happy and cheerful. I know it is very difficult to maintain this frame of mind always but I try to be like this.
Where would you like to live?
At Payyoli, Kerala, in Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil, my ancestral house, along with my whole family, beloved husband and son.
What is your favourite occupation?
Sport. I think I'm fortunate to pursue the occupation I love. There's nothing like experiencing victory and defeat on the track. Now, as a 'guru' I'm enjoying an extension of my favourite occupation, which I hope to continue for long.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Perseverance and hard work; being sincere in my approach and honest in my efforts.
What is the quality you most like in the opposite sex?
Mutual trust.
What do you most appreciate in your friends?
Selfless love.
Who are your favourite authors?
I cannot think of anyone beyond Ved Vyas. For me The Mahabharatha is the greatest literary work ever written.
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
The Ramayana is another work that has deeply influenced me. One of my favourite characters is Hanuman. It is because he symbolises speed and loyalty. I have always believed that loyalty is a quality that should exist in human beings.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Myself. Right through, I have been battling, competing against myself. And that self has been ahead always. If there's another hero it must be Edwin Moses, whom I met for the first time in 1984 at Los Angeles.
What are your favourite names?
Vignesh (Ujjwal), that's my son's name. Then are other names by which I'm known which are also my favourites, like Golden Girl, Sprint Queen, Uddan Pari and Payyoli Express.
What is your present state of mind?
Thinking what would be next.
How would you like to die?
Natural death, preferably in my sleep.
What is your favourite motto?
Patience first, work hard next, and enjoy the rest.
Sprinter and hurdler P. T. Usha was the first Indian woman athlete to reach the final of an Olympic event, at the Los Angeles Games in 1984. At the Asian Track and Field Meet in Jakarta, she won five gold medals. A recipient of the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri, Usha now runs the Usha School of Athletics, Koyilandy, near Kozhikode.
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Yeovil Town are close to finalising a deal for former Port Vale striker Luke Rodgers.
The 27-year-old's contract with League Two side Vale was cancelled by mutual consent last week.
He had recently spent a month on loan at Yeovil and scored twice in six appearances for Russell Slade's side.
Slade had been hoping to conclude the signing of Rodgers before Tuesday's 2-1 home defeat by Scunthorpe United.
However, Yeovil are now optimistic the move will be finalised within the next 24 hours after the forward travelled to Somerset to put the finishing touches to the deal.


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"The problem concerning the X Multimedia System (XMMS) is really a test for the wider community.It seems to affect users of Debian, Ubuntu and openSuse directly, but essentially it concerns all GNU/Linux users and the rest of the Free Software community, because it is a test of our social organisation: when and why can tribes be excluded and left to their own devices on the prairies of cyberspace?
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Oscars 2015: Predictions for the 87th Academy Awards
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The final week of the NFL regular season always presents a number of unique challenges when making picks, especially against the spread.
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Fortune: Apple may see first quarter of negative income growth since 2003
Apple investors may want to brace themselves for an onslaught of negative headlines when Apple reports its Q2 2013 earnings in the coming month. According to Philip Elmer-DeWitt of Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog, Apple is expected to report its first year-over-year decline in income in 10 years.
Much of this decline can attributed to lowered gross margins on products. As noted by DeWitt, Apple's gross margin in Q2 2012 sat at an impressive 47.37 percent, while analyst estimates for the 2013 quarter suggest it could fall to as low as 37.5 percent. Though Apple is projected to deliver another quarter of record revenue, this drop in profit margin threatens to drag down Apple's quarterly income.
You can read a brief analysis on Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog and then hop over to Posts At Eventide for a detailed analysis of Apple's current quarter from Robert Paul Leitao.
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Los bestiales autómatas de madera creados por Kazuaki Harada.
Arte | Tattoo | 3D | Moda | Animación | Ilustración | Decoración | Foto | Música | Diseño | Tipografía
Breathe Deep is a film about a virtual sculpture that could only exist in the realm of the digital combining natural and synthetic, human and avatar, plant and machine. A dystopic female figure has become one with a pile of debris. She is a virtual architectur- al ecosystem made of gifs, 3d models, plastic and fake liquids. This is represented through a combination of live action video of performance with sculptures composited with 3D animation and special effects.
An independent short dance animation about dreams, aspirations and fears. Made with over 4000 hand cut characters over the period of a year by Wilkie Branson.
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Haru returns home in denial after a tsunami, where he must learn to deal with his loss through an encounter with a magical sea Spirit. "Tsunami" was made by a team of third year Character Animation and CG Arts students at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark.
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Published 10:20pm Monday, November 19, 2012The Keith High School Bears boys and girls basketball teams are looking to put on a show and raise money for a cause.
The Keith Bears will host a Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament starting Friday at 4 p.m. in Orrville and continuing on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Teams attending the Bears' tournament will be the girls and boys teams from Francis Marion, Sumter Central, and Central-Hayneville.
Tommy Tisdale, head boys basketball coach of Keith High School, said the Bears are raising money and awareness to fight cancer.
"The theme for the tournament is 'Hooping For a Cause' because we're helping raise money for Relay For Life, so kids will also be asked to wear pink socks, pink wrist bands and things if possible," Tisdale said. "We're just trying to do our part to help out Selma-Dallas County Relay For Life and the event they have for late April, so we're trying to get an early start on it."
Along with raising money for a good cause, Tisdale said the tournament will give the Bears a chance to face some good competition early in the season that could help them improve later.
"Early on it's not really about wins or losses, certainly not before area play. You kind of want to get the best competition as possible. We're allowed three tournaments, so we try to play them in three different places, so we're playing at our gym, the county tournament in Selma and we're also going to Wetumpka," Tisdale said. "It gives us a chance to play back to back. It might not prepare you for February, but it gives you a chance to see what you've got in terms of players and having to play back to back against good competition."
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US 7200066 B2 Abstract The supply voltage of an on-chip flash memory is regulated with two feedback loops. One loop comprises the flash memory, a register, and a voltage regulator with bandgap reference to regulate the supply voltage. The other loop comprises the flash memory, another register, an amplifier with bandgap reference, and comparators to monitor the supply voltage and adjust the threshold of the signals which control the operation of the flash memory and registers. The calibration data controls variable resistive means in the feedback paths of the voltage regulator and in the calibration of the threshold values of the control signals. Calibration data is held in the registers when the supply voltage is out-of-range to prevent self-start up.
Claims(18) 1. A power supply system for memory means, comprising:
a memory means for reading and writing data coupled to a regulated supply voltage;
voltage calibration signals read out from said memory means and coupled to a voltage regulator and an amplifier means;
said voltage regulator receiving an unregulated supply voltage, a bandgap reference voltage and said voltage calibration signals and generating at its output a regulated supply voltage which is adjusted by a first feedback loop which includes said memory means, said voltage calibration signals, and said regulated supply voltage;
a power-on-reset signal generated from said bandgap reference voltage and said regulated supply voltage to inhibit read/write operations to said memory means during power-up;
a supply voltage flag generated from said bandgap reference voltage, said voltage calibration signals, and said regulated supply, said supply voltage flag enabling read/write operations for said memory means, where said supply voltage flag is adjusted by a second feedback loop including said memory means, said voltage calibration signals, and said regulated supply voltage.
2. The power supply system of
3. The power supply system of
4. The power supply system of
5. The power supply system of
6. The power supply system of
7. A power supply system for a flash memory, comprising:
a reference circuit comprising a bandgap circuit and a first amplifier means with a first and a second input, said bandgap circuit generating a bandgap reference voltage, said first input of said first amplifier means coupled to said bandgap circuit, said first amplifier means generating a calibrated supply voltage monitor signal;
a voltage supply/power-on-reset monitor generating a power-on-reset signal and a supply voltage flag, where said power-on-reset signal is generated from said bandgap reference voltage and a regulated supply voltage, and where said supply-voltage flag is generated by said calibrated supply voltage monitor signal and said regulated supply voltage, said supply-voltage flag determining the low limit of the nominal supply voltage range;
digital logic means for combining said power-on-reset signal and said supply-voltage flag to generate read/write controls and an enable signal for first and second resistive means;
said flash memory coupled to said regulated supply voltage and receiving said read/write controls, said flash memory held inactive during the low limit of the nominal supply voltage range and executing read/write commands when said read/write controls are active;
said first register means receiving a first set of calibration data from said flash memory for providing feedback information to a voltage regulator;
said second register means receiving a second set of calibration data from said flash memory for providing feedback information to said second input of said first amplifier means; and
said voltage regulator comprising a second amplifier means with a first, a second, and a third input, for receiving an unregulated supply voltage, a reference voltage, and said first set of calibration data, respectively, where said voltage regulator generates at its output said regulated supply voltage for said flash memory.
8. The power supply system of
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10. The power supply system of
11. The power supply system of
12. The power supply system of
13. The method of providing on-chip voltage supply regulation to maintain a constant supply voltage, comprising the steps of:
a) using a first feedback loop comprising a memory means, register means, and regulator means for regulating a supply voltage for said memory means, where said memory means loads calibration data into said register means;
b) regulating said supply voltage, based on said calibration data and a reference voltage;
c) generating a power-on-reset signal based on said reference voltage and said supply voltage to inhibit read/write of said memory means during the power-on cycle;
d) using a second feedback loop comprising said memory means, said register means, and amplifier means to generate an adjusted supply voltage flag based on said calibration data, said reference voltage, and said supply voltage to determine that said supply voltage is within the nominal supply voltage range of said memory means; and
e) updating said calibration data when said supply voltage is within its nominal range to maintain a close voltage regulation.
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Description 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to voltage regulation within an integrated circuit, and more particularly to the on-chip regulation of the supply voltage of a flash memory using a bandgap voltage reference and the use of calibration data in feedback loops. 2. Description of the Related Art The problem of regulating the supply voltage for flash memory circuits is the supply range specification for read and write access operation is very small and therefore precise supply voltage regulation and voltage monitoring is required. All this is difficult to achieve in integrated circuits. This problem is further aggravated by the external power supply voltage generation and the external Reset and power-on-reset (POR) generation. U.S. Patents of the related art that bear on the present invention are:
One solution is to use feedback loops to force a tighter control over the VDD supply voltage and POR generation upon which the Read/Write flash memory control depends. However, since systems with several feedback loops are problematic to control, a new approach is required for generating a precise supply voltage and the associated voltage monitoring. With on-chip voltage supply regulation there is needed a calibration of the voltage regulator for accurate VDD-level generation. Another requirement is that the calibration value needs to be stored within the flash memory. For signaling when the flash memory operates outside of its voltage supply range and to inhibit flash memory access, accurate Power-On-Reset (POR) and VDD monitoring are necessary. The on-chip POR/VDD monitoring circuit also needs accurate threshold level generation through calibration and the storing of the calibration value within the flash memory. The present invention detailed below; solves the above mentioned problems and satisfies the requirements discussed above, in particular system stability. It is an object of at least one embodiment of the present invention to provide a system and a method which generates a very precise supply voltage and a voltage monitoring signal for an on-chip flash memory. It is another object of the present invention to insure that in case of an out-of-range supply voltage the access to the flash memory is blocked. It is yet another object of the present invention to ensure accurate threshold level generation for the power-on-reset signal and the Supply Voltage Monitor signal. It is still another object of the present invention to prevent or reduce self-power-up sequencing and instability of the system in the event of a power failure. It is a further object of the present invention is to ensure a quick return to steady state in case of a supply voltage spike. These and many other objects have been achieved by creating two feedback loops around the flash memory which regulate the supply voltage of the flash memory and generate precise threshold voltages for the flash memory Read/Write Control. The first feedback loop comprises the flash memory, a first register, and a voltage regulator for regulating the supply voltage. Calibration data from the flash memory is loaded into the first register and communicated to a first input of the voltage regulator. A comparison with a second input which is coupled to a bandgap reference produces a regulated supply voltage at the output. The data bus from the first register controls a variable resistive means which is in the feedback path from the first register to the first input of the voltage regulator. To set precise voltage thresholds for the flash memory Read/Write Control and power-on-reset (POR), a second feedback loop is used which takes calibration data together with the bandgap reference and the supply voltage to generate a calibrated supply voltage signal which activates the Read/Write Control of the flash memory as well as the Set/Hold control of the calibration registers. This second feedback loop comprises the flash memory, a second register, a bandgap based amplifier, a comparator, and a digital block. Calibration data from the flash memory is loaded into the second register and communicated to a first input of the amplifier. The second input is the bandgap reference. The data bus from the second register controls a variable resistive means which is in the feedback path from the second register to the first input of the amplifier. The output of the amplifier feeds one input of a comparator while the supply voltage, via an attenuator, feeds the other input. The threshold of the output of this comparator is the Supply Voltage Flag and is thus adjusted as a function of not only the variable resistance feedback of the amplifier but also of variations in the supply voltage. The Supply Voltage Flag along with the POR signal is an input to the Digital Block. The POR signal is generated by a comparator which is fed by the bandgap reference and a suitably attenuated supply voltage. The threshold of POR is also adjusted as a function of the supply voltage The Digital Block comprises logic and a state machine and generates the Read/Write Control for the flash memory and the Enable (set) signal for the calibration registers. Thus, the second feedback loop determines that the supply voltage is within the nominal supply voltage range of the flash memory regarding read and write access operation, while the updating (trimming) of the calibration data in the registers, when the supply voltage is within its nominal range, serves to maintain a narrow supply voltage range. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention the state machine has four states. In state 1 POR is active as long as the supply voltage is less than 2.4 V. In state 2 the supply voltage is larger than 2.4 V but smaller than 2.7 V; the registers get enabled and receive calibration data from flash memory because the Read Control is active�write access, though, is blocked. In state 3 the supply voltage is larger than 2.7 V. The Read/Write Control now becomes fully active also for flash memory write access. The register Enable signal gets deactivated and therefore the registers hold their data now. The difference in the handling of the Read/Write Control between states 3 and 4 is due to fact that flash memory supply voltage specifications usually have tighter upper and lower voltage limits for write access than for read access. If there is a short term voltage dip below 2.7 V, state 4 is entered and the Write Control is deactivated, only read access is possible. If the voltage dip does not go to 2.4 V but goes back to above 2.7 V, state 3 is entered again. The holding of the data in the registers ensures that the system does not go into a self-power-up and is of great importance to the stability of the system. More details regarding the state machine will be found in the Description of the Preferred Embodiment below. Note that the voltage thresholds given above are not meant to be mathematically precise but are meant to illustrate the boundaries between the states. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the voltages given above are by way of example and that other boundaries and voltage values may be selected according to the specific application and that the values chosen here are no way meant to limit the scope of the invention. These and many other objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art to which the invention pertains from a perusal of the claims, the appended drawings, and the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment. The main points of the present invention are that two comparators are used, one for Power-On-Reset (POR) and another for monitoring of the VDD voltage. During the power-up phase an uncalibrated bandgap-based POR is used. After power-up, during further operation, a calibrated VDD-voltage monitor is used for power-fail detection. The signals of these two comparators, POR and VDD-Flag, are combined via a digital logic block to prevent access to the flash memory (read/write) when the supply voltage VDD is out of range and to generate an Enable signal for the calibration data holding registers. These registers, which hold the calibration data as read out from the flash memory and which are part of the feedback loop from the flash memory to the Voltage Regulator and the VDD/POR Monitor, respectively, do not receive a reset signal to prevent resetting of those most recently sent calibration data in the event of a power failure and are only controlled by the Enable signal. This is because a reset would result in an unwanted self-power-up which most likely would cause an unstable operation. This will be explained in greater detail below. A preferred embodiment of the present invention of the Accurate Power Supply System For Flash-Memory 10, is shown in
The function of blocks 12 and 13 is to produce:
The key point is that the registers never get reset when the system is in State 4 because VDD is still sufficiently high (between 2.4 and 2.7 V) to keep the latches �alive�, meaning that the registers can keep their values. This makes the system more stable because the calibration data for Voltage Regulator 11 is kept. Otherwise, if the registers would also see a reset, the following scenario would happen:
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I have a 1 year old GSD. He weighs 64 pounds. I don't think his growth plates are closed yet. I jump him 12 ( 2 inches smaller than height of elbow) I am currently doing the A-frame full hieght in classes and less steep at home. We do classes once a week. I am in junior handler intermidiate 3 class. I go with the small dogs so he doesn't jump high. Also he doesn't do the weave poles. Can I do the full height A-frame or should I wait until his growth plates are closed? As I said before class is only once week and at home the Aframe isn't as steep.
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I would only do the A frame lower, not full height. But, if it's once or twice a session, once a week, you are probably ok.
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