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Prayer Services for Yom Kippur
The Day of Atonement contains more services than any other observance in Judaism
Liberal movements that do not have a Musaf (additional) service include elements of the Musaf service either in the morning or in the afternoon service. Some liberal communities have also designed creative Avodah services, rather than acting out rituals that were done in the ancient Temple. The Torah readings may also vary by movement.
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, falls nine days after Rosh Hashanah and concludes the Ten Days of Awe (Yamim Nora'im). Yom Kippur is a solemn day of prayer and fasting, on which Jews pray for spiritual purification from past transgressions.
Kol Nidre
The first communal prayer service of Yom Kippur actually takes place immediately prior to sunset on the evening of Yom Kippur. This service is called Kol Nidrei ("All Vows"). These are the first words of a special legal formula that is recited at the beginning of this service and is chanted three times. This legal ritual is believed to have developed in early medieval times as a result of persecutions against the Jews. At various times in Jewish history, Jews were forced to convert to either Christianity or Islam upon pain of death.
However, after the danger had passed, many of these forced converts wanted to return to the Jewish community. However, this was complicated by the fact that they had been forced to swear vows of fealty to another religion. Because of the seriousness with which the Jewish tradition views verbal promises, the Kol Nidrei legal formula was developed precisely in order to enable those forced converts to return and pray with the Jewish community, absolving them of the vows that they made under duress.
This ancient ceremony found a special place in the hearts of the Jewish people and has been maintained for centuries as an especially solemn and moving introduction to the holiday evening service of Yom Kippur. Kol Nidrei has no effect upon vows or promises that we make and break with other people. They still remain valid and, if broken, forgiveness and absolution must be sought from the people affected--and not from God. As the Talmud teachers, "Yom Kippur does not forgive transgressions between a man and his fellow--until (or unless) he seeks forgiveness from him (directly)" (Mishnah Yoma 8:9).
Erev [the evening of] Yom Kippur is the only night of the entire Jewish calendar when a tallit (prayer shawl) is worn in the evening. As a matter of fact, it is traditional to wear a tallit or a white garment for the whole of the holiday, the color white symbolizing both our spiritual purity and our withdrawal from the vanities of this world. [A white robe, called a kittel is worn by traditonally observant men over their holiday clothes. Liberally observant individuals may choose to wear a white item of clothing, or dress completely in white.]
Daytime Services
The daytime services of Yom Kippur are characterized by their emphasis on the two major themes of forgiveness from sin and teshuvah, or repentance. According to the traditional Jewish prayers, God immediately forgives us for the sins that affect no one else other than our relationship with God. For sins that affect and harm others, we must first apologize and seek forgiveness from those whom we have hurt. Only then are the prayers of Yom Kippur considered effective in absolving our sins. Teshuvah is the process by which we recognize our sins, feel regret for having committed them, and then resolve not to do them again and make restitution for any harm we may have caused. All of the major prayers of the Yom Kippur liturgy focus on these themes.
Because Yom Kippur is a day on which we strive to achieve spiritual purity, there is a tradition to wear white clothes to synagogue services. In addition, due to the fact that Yom Kippur is a fast day, there need not be any breaks for lunch or other meals. Therefore, Yom Kippur has evolved over the centuries into a full day of communal worship services, although many communities still do break for a short period before Mincha, the afternoon service. Beginning with Shaharit, the morning service, the prayers occupy themselves with the above-mentioned themes of seeking forgiveness for sin and engaging in the process of Teshuvah or repentance.
Torah Service
The Torah portion read on Yom Kippur morning is taken from Leviticus 16, which details the ancient biblical Yom Kippur rituals in which two goats would be selected as symbolic sacrifices. One would be sacrificed to God in the ancient belief that animal sacrifice could achieve divine ablution from sin, and the other goat literally became the "scapegoat" upon which the High Priest would symbolically place all the sins of the Jewish people. This scapegoat would then be sent off into the desert to a demon known as Azazel (presumably to die there), thus carrying away the sins of the people. (Reform Jews read selections from Deuteronomy 29 and 30, as a reaffirmation of accepting covenantal responsibility.)
The Haftarah, or additional biblical reading, is taken from the book of Isaiah, Chapters 57 and 58, in which the prophet criticizes the empty, superficial religious rituals of the ancient Israelites when the rites are not accompanied by acts of righteousness, charity, and morality.
One of the unique aspects of the liturgy of Yom Kippur is a section of prayers called the Viddui or confession. In these prayers, the community literally recites an alphabet of different transgressions it has committed, from A to Z (or, actually, Aleph to Tav, the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet in which the prayers were written). The language of the prayers, however, is instructional, for they are all in the plural; the point is that no one single person has committed all of these sins, but rather we, as a community, are collectively responsible. When reciting the lists of sins, it is traditional to gently beat on one's breast over the heart in a symbolic act of self-remonstration.
The Musaf, or additional service, that follows is a repetition of the main themes of the Shaharit service and includes many ancient and medieval religious poems included over the centuries to continue to heighten the spiritual experience of the day. Two unique additions to the Yom Kippur Musaf liturgy are the Martyrology and the Avodah, or worship, service. The Martyrology is actually a long medieval poem that describes in painfully gruesome detail the deaths of famous rabbis during ancient Roman persecutions. This poem, oftentimes including additions from the time of the Holocaust, is intended to impress upon us the spiritual devotion of our ancestors, as well as to intensify the religious and emotional tenor of the day.
This is followed by the Avodah service, which refers to the rituals enacted on Yom Kippur in the Temple in Jerusalem in ancient times. Basing itself on biblical precedents, the Avodah service is taken from rabbinic and Talmudic sources and describes the historical highlights of the awesome and overwhelming pageantry of the priests and Levites in the Temple, with the people in attendance. The highlight of this ancient service describes how the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies, the innermost and holiest sanctuary of the Temple, to present an offering of incense and then emerge triumphantly to declare God's acceptance of the peoples' prayers for atonement.
Depending upon the length of services, there may or may not be a short break in the afternoon before the Mincha service. At this service, the Torah is once again read, this time concerning the laws of forbidden marriages (Leviticus 18). Because sexuality can and should be a vehicle for creating the divine presence in our lives, it is appropriate that such a seemingly profane topic should be read in public on Yom Kippur. (Reform Jews read Leviticus 19, "the holiness code.") The Haftarah for the Mincha service is the entire biblical book of Jonah, which deals with the theme of repentance.
The final service of Yom Kippur is the Neilah service. Neilah literally means "closing" and refers to the symbolic closing of the gates of heaven and, hence, God's willingness to hear the prayers of the Jewish people. There is, therefore, a spiritual urgency motivating prayer at this service, as the sun is beginning to set and most people are light-headed and exhausted from the long day of fasting and praying. The highlight of this service is that, for a lengthy portion of it, the doors of the Ark are opened, revealing the Torahs inside.
Whenever the doors of the Ark are opened, it is customary to stand out of honor and deference to the holiness of the divine words contained in them. Since the doors of the Ark are then left open throughout the lengthy last part of the service, the entire congregation is traditionally expected to remain standing for quite a while during this final, spiritually urgent prayer service. Although, it should be noted, that if this period of prolonged standing proves to be too uncomfortable or even dangerous to the health of some in the congregation, it is appropriate to sit down.
The Ne'ilah service builds in intensity until it concludes with a final Tekiah Gedolah or great blast of the Shofar, the ram's horn. This blast, usually blown as soon as the stars come out, signals the conclusion of the Day of Atonement. Once they have heard the shofar, most people rush off to attend the festive and much needed "break the fast" meal immediately following services, ready to enter the new year with their spiritual batteries recharged. In many congregations, this rush is delayed by a few minutes for the recitation of ma'ariv, the evening prayer; because days, in Jewish tradition, begin at sundown, this actually is the ma'ariv prayer of the day after Yom Kippur, and is emphasized by many congregations so that the clean slate after Yom Kippur is not immediately sullied by skipping a daily prayer service.
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Tayshaun Prince led the way with 21 points, while Rodney Stuckey and Richard Hamilton netted 16 and 14 points, respectively, for the Pistons, who have won two straight after dropping six of seven.
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It was still a four-point game when Iguodala missed a three-pointer with 1 1/2 minutes to go. Hamilton was also off the mark at the other end, though he followed his miss with a rebound. Bynum then bricked an open jumper, but there were only 39.2 seconds left when the Sixers got the ball back.
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US 7320065 B2 Abstract An embedded processor system having a single-chip embedded microprocessor with analog and digital electrical interfaces to external systems. A novel processor core uses pipelined execution of multiple independent or dependent concurrent threads, together with supervisory control for monitoring and controlling the processor thread state and access to other components. The pipeline enables simultaneous execution of multiple threads by selectively avoiding memory or peripheral access conflicts through the types of pipeline stages chosen and the use of dual and tri-port memory techniques. The single processor core executes one or multiple instruction streams on multiple data streams in various combinations under the control of single or multiple threads.
Claims(20) 1. A programmable, single-chip embedded processor comprising:
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(3) A memory capable of storing data comprising instructions from said instruction set, said memory being internally integral to the embedded processor and comprising a main RAM and a boot ROM; and
(4) A peripheral adaptor internally integral to the embedded processor and engaged with said processor core for transmitting input/output signals to and from said processor core;
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Description The invention relates to the field of single-chip embedded microprocessors having analog and digital electrical interfaces to external systems. More particularly, the invention relates to a novel processor core for pipelined execution of multiple independent or dependent concurrent threads, together with supervisory control for monitoring and controlling the processor thread state and access to other components. �Multithreading� defines a microprocessor's capability to execute different parts of a system program (�threads�) simultaneously. Multithreading can be achieved with software or hardware systems. Multithreading with a single processor core can be achieved by dividing the execution time of the processor core so that separate threads execute in segmented time windows, by pipelining multiple concurrent threads, or by running multiple processors in parallel. A microprocessor preferably has the ability to execute a single instruction on multiple data sets (�SIMD�) and multiple instructions on multiple data sets (�MIMD�). The field of embedded processors substantially differs from non-embedded processors because embedded processors require 1) low manufacturing cost, 2) low power consumption and low heat dissipation, 3) rigorous real time multi-task execution, and 4) on-chip integration of special purpose and input/output peripherals. Non-embedded processors for server and personal computers maximize processing power and processing throughput and view cost as a secondary consideration. In non-embedded processors, power consumption is less important because non-embedded processors are directly connected to utility power sources and have extensive fin, fan, or refrigeration systems to dissipate large quantities of heat expended during operation. Non-embedded systems typically have a more distributed architecture than embedded processors and have central processor or cluster of processors interconnected to various other input/output, display and storage devices and systems with high speed back-plane structures, local area networks, and telecommunication facilities. Non-embedded processor chip implementations are much more complex than embedded processors and typically contain millions of transistors instead of the several hundred thousand transistors typically used in embedded processors. Within the field of embedded microprocessors, multitasking to service multiple input/output interfaces and other embedded programs is common. Conventional embedded processors have a single processor that executes one instruction or one task segment comprising a group of instructions. Interrupts allocate the available processor time across multiple competing application tasks. As each new task is prepared for execution in its allocated time segment, the application state or �context� of the last task executed is stored. Real time programs for conventional single processor systems are inherently difficult to design and are inefficient because of the continuous context swapping requirements for such systems. Various multithread processor systems have been developed. U.S. Pat. No. 5,907,702 to Flynn et al. (1999) described a serial-thread execution system for decreasing thread switch latency in a multithread processor by executing an active thread on the primary instruction queue and by keeping a dormant thread in a secondary queue (with full context storage) for subsequent execution. U.S. Pat. No. 6,134,653 to Roy et al. (2000) described a processor architecture having three sets of general purpose registers to permit rapid context switching between serially-executing program threads. U.S. Pat. No. 5,404,469 to Chung et al. (1995) described a static interleaving technique wherein multiple functional units in a processor were allocated for the execution of an entire instruction from a particular thread in a fixed predetermined time slot in a repeating pattern of predetermined time slots. U.S. Pat. No. 5,546,593 (1996) and U.S. Pat. No. 6,105,127 (2000) to Kimura et al. described a processor architecture for executing multiple instruction streams simultaneously using parallel hardware execution streams and control and prioritization units for selecting and directing each thread to execute in a given stream at a given time. U.S. Pat. No. 4,646,236 to Crockett et al. (1987) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,357,617 to Davis et al. (1994) described three-stage pipelines. Additionally, various approaches have been proposed to organize the execution of multiple concurrent program threads across multiple non-pipelined processors. U.S. Pat. No. 6,094,715 to Wilkinson et al. (2000), and U.S. Pat. No. 5,966,528 to Wilkinson et al. (1999), and U.S. Pat. No. 5,878,241 to Wilkinson et al. (1999), and U.S. Pat. No. 5,828,894 to Wilkinson et al. (1998), and U.S. Pat. No. 5,761,523 to Wilkinson et al. (1998), and U.S. Pat. No. 5,754,871 to Wilkinson et al. (1998) describe arrays of processors configurable for SIMD, MIMD or a combination of SIMD/MIMD operation. U.S. Pat. No. 5,734,921 to Dapp et al. (1998) describes a parallel array processor or matrix of such processors containing multiple processors that can operate in SIMD, MIMD or combined SIMD/MIMD modes of operation. Hardware semaphores have been contemplated for memory addresses per U.S. Pat. No. 5,276,847 to Kohn (1994) and for more general system resources as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,101,569 to Miyamoto et al. (2000). Various approaches have been proposed to supervise and control the execution of non-embedded multithread processors. U.S. Pat. No. 5,835,705 to Larsen et al. (1998) described a non-pipelined multithread processor system that counts events per thread and generates an interrupt in response to a count to initiate further action such as performance buffer overflow processing. U.S. Pat. No. 5,923,872 (1999) and U.S. Pat. No. 6,000,044 (1999) to Chrysos et al. described systems for providing samples of detailed state information and instructions in a multiple stage processor pipeline. A profile of such state information per instruction sampled was stored in internal profile registers and later analyzed in response to an interrupt condition or software polling. U.S. Pat. No. 6,018,759 to Doing et al. (2000) and U.S. Pat. No. 6,052,708 to Flynn et al. (2000) described non-pipelined multithreaded processor systems wherein a thread switch controller switched processor threads based upon results from a performance monitoring facility. U.S. Pat. No. 6,073,159 to Emer et al. (2000) described a technique for selecting a preferred thread from a plurality of threads within a simultaneous multithreaded execution computer system. U.S. Pat. No. 6,076,157 to Borkenhagen et al. (2000) described a system for switching between two or more threads of instructions capable of independent execution. Although different systems have been proposed to provide efficient operation for embedded microprocessor applications, a need exists for a system having enhanced operating capabilities. The invention furnishes a programmable, single chip embedded processor system for input/output applications. The invention comprises a modular, multiple bit, multithread processor core operable by at least four parallel and independent application threads sharing common execution logic segmented into a multiple stage processor pipeline, wherein the processor core is capable of having at least two states, a logic mechanism engaged with the processor core for executing an instruction set within the processor core, a supervisory control unit controlled by at least one of the processor core threads for examining the core processor state and for controlling the core processor operation, a memory for storing and executing said instruction set data, and a peripheral adaptor engaged with the processor core for transmitting input/output signals to and from the processor core. The invention provides a platform for sampling, supervising and controlling the execution of multiple threads within a pipeline processor. The invention provides a powerful mechanism to direct and restrict the operation of multiple concurrent threads competing for more general system resources. In contrast to prior art embedded processor systems, the invention uses a pipelined architecture with a single processor/functional control unit wherein instructions take multiple processor cycles to execute and one instruction from an individual stream is typically executed each processor cycle. Unlike prior art systems, the invention provides a simple platform for sampling, supervising and controlling the execution of multiple program threads within a pipeline processor not through specialized hardware and memory registers but through any of the pipeline processor threads. This supervisory control function can also incorporate a hardware semaphore mechanism to control access to a set of program-defined resources including memory, registers and peripheral devices. Multiple program threads are executed in parallel using a pipelined architecture and shared processor logic. By using a pipelined architecture the stages of fetching, decoding, processing, memory and peripheral accesses and storing machine instructions are separated and parallel program threads are introduced in a staggered fashion into the pipeline. At anytime during pipeline execution, each separate thread machine instruction is at a different stage in the pipeline so that within any cycle of the processor, logical operations for �n� such threads are processed concurrently. Although eight clock cycles can process a single machine instruction (sixteen for two-word instructions) in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the efficiencies of the invention provide additional processing with eight threads. For one-word instructions, one complete machine instruction is completed per clock cycle from one of the active threads. The invention provides significant processing gain and supervisory functions using less than 100,000 transistors instead of the tens of millions of transistors found in non-embedded microprocessors. Referring to As shown in Connected to processor core 12 are various types of memory. A three port register RAM module 36 comprising eight sets of eight words is used for registers R0 to R7 for each of the eight processor threads. A boot ROM memory 38 can store several non-volatile programs and data including the system boot image and various application specific tables such as a code table for RF transceiver 32 applications. When the system starts up the boot ROM 38 image is copied into main RAM 18 for execution. Temporary variables and other modifiable parameters and system data are also stored in main RAM 18. Main RAM 18 can be structured in a two port format. If additional memory is required, external memory 42 can be accessed through peripheral adaptor 22 using input/output instructions. Supervisory control unit (SCU) 20 can be configured as a special purpose peripheral to work integrally with processor core 12 through peripheral adaptor 22. A �controlling� thread in processor core 12 issues input/output instructions to access supervisory control unit 20 by peripheral adaptor 22. Any of the processor threads can function as the controlling thread. Supervisory control unit 20 accesses various elements of processor core 12 as supervisory control unit 20 performs supervisory control functions. Supervisory control unit 20 supports various supervisory control functions including: 1) a run/stop control for each processor thread, 2) read/write access to the private state of each processor thread, 3) detection of unusual conditions such as I/O lock ups, tight loops, 4) semaphore-based management of critical resources, and 5) a sixteen-bit timer facility, referenced to master clock 14 for timing processor events or sequences. During normal processing supervisory control unit 20 reads state information from the processor pipeline without impacting program thread processing. Supervisory control unit 20 will only interrupt or redirect the execution of a program for a given thread when directed to by a controlling thread. Supervisory control unit 20 manages access to system resources through a sixteen bit semaphore vector. Each bit of the semaphore controls access to a system resource such as a memory location or range or a peripheral address, a complete peripheral, or a group of peripherals. The meaning of each bit is defined by the programmer in constants set in the ROM 38 image. ROM 38 may be of FLASH type or ROM 38 may access this information from an external memory, thus allowing the meaning of the bits of the semaphore vector to change depending on the application. A thread reserves a given system resource by setting the corresponding bit to �1�. Once a thread has completed using a system resource it sets the corresponding bit back to �0�. Semaphore bits are set and cleared using the �Up Vector� register 109 and �Down Vector� register 110 shown in Peripheral adaptor 22 accesses various generic input/output interface devices 24 which can include general purpose serial interfaces, general purpose parallel digital input/output interfaces, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, a special purpose baseband unit (BBU) 30, and test port 28. Baseband unit 30 is used for communications applications where control signals and raw serial data are passed to and from RF transceiver 32. Baseband unit 30 synchronizes these communications and converts the stream to and from serial (to RF transceiver 32) to parallel format (used by processor core 12). Test port 28 is used for development purposes and manufacturing testing. Test port 28 is supported by a program thread running on processor core 12 that performs various testing functions such as starting and stopping threads using supervisory control unit 20. The ASIC supports a multithread architecture with a shared memory model. The programming model for processor core 12 is equivalent to a symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) with eight threads, however the hardware complexity is comparable to that of a single conventional microprocessor with input/output functions. Only the register set is replicated between threads. Most of the hardware cost for processor core 12 is shared by all eight threads. Processor core 12, shown in
There are several significant advantages to this pipelining approach. First, instruction processing is broken into simple, energy-efficient steps. Second, pipelined processing stages can be shared by multiple processor threads. Each processor thread is executing in parallel but at different stages in the pipeline process as shown in On each cycle of processor clock 14 the active instruction advances to the next stage. Following Stage 7, the next instruction in sequence begins with Stage 0. As seen in The processor core 12 pipeline supports thirty-two bit instructions such as two-word instruction formats. Each word of an instruction passes through all eight pipeline stages so that a two-word instruction requires sixteen clock ticks to process. This is seen in The private state of each processor thread of processor core 12, as stored in the pipeline registers #0 to #7 (80 to 94) or the three-port RAM 36 module (registers 0 to 7, R0:R7 ), consists of the following: 1) a sixteen-bit program counter (PC) register; 2) a four-bit condition code (CC) register, with bits named n, z, v, and c; 3) a set of eight sixteen-bit general purpose registers (R0:R7); and 4) flags, buffers and temporary registers as required at each pipeline stage. Physically the general purpose registers can be implemented as a sixty-four-word block in three-port RAM module 36 as seen in As an instruction progresses through the hardware pipeline shown in As seen in Similarly all eight processor threads have shared access to main RAM 18 and to the full peripheral set. Generally speaking processor threads communicate with one another through main RAM 18, although a given processor thread can determine the state of and change the state of another processor thread using supervisory control unit 20. In Stage 0 (62) and Stage 5 (72) the two-port main RAM 18 is accessed by two different threads executing programs in different areas in main RAM 18 as shown by 58 in Referring to For branches and memory operations, the ALU 102 performs address arithmetic, either PC relative or base displacement. Stage 5 (72) accesses main RAM 18 or peripherals (through the Peripheral Adaptor Logic 104) to perform read or write operations. Stage 6 (74) uses the Branch/Wait logic 106 to execute branch instructions and peripheral I/O waits. In some circumstances, a first thread will wait for a peripheral device 24 to respond for numerous cycles. This �waiting� can be detected by a second thread that accesses the appropriate supervisory control unit 20 register. The second thread can also utilize the supervisory control unit 20 register timer which is continuously counting to determine the duration of the wait. If a peripheral device 24 does not respond within a given period of time, the second thread can take actions to re-initialize the first thread as it may be stuck in a wait loop. Stage 7 (76) writes any register values to three port register RAM module 36. The balance of the thread packet is then copied to Pipeline Register #0 (80) for the next instruction word entering the pipeline for the current thread. Various supervisory control unit 20 read and write operations are supported. Read accesses (�inp� instruction) have no effect on the state of the processor thread being read. As shown in Also shown in the �write� column of Processor core 12 supports a set of programming instructions also referred to as �machine language� or �machine instructions�, to direct various processing operations. This instruction set is closely tied to a condition code mechanism. The processor core 12 machine language consists of eighteen instructions as shown in A series of conventions can be used to describe the machine instruction set and related processor registers. R0 . . . R7 are defined as register �0� to register �7� respectively. �Rn� is used to refer to registers in general, and �rn� is used for a particular register instance. �PC� is the program counter. �CC� is a condition code register. �K� refers to a literal constant value. For one word instruction formats, the precision of �K� is limited to between four and eight bits. For the two word instruction formats, �K� is specified by sixteen bits such as the second word of the instruction. �T� is a temporary register. �*� is a pointer to a value in memory. �&� is an AND logical operation. �|� is an OR logical operation. �^� is an exclusive OR logical operation. �!� is a NOT logical operation. �<<� is a shift left operation. A separate register set, program counter and condition code register is kept for each system thread. The �n�, �z�, �v� and �c� bits of the condition code (�CC�) register have different interpretations, depending on the instruction that produced them. For arithmetic operations, add and subtract, the CC bits respectively mean negative, zero, overflow, and carry. For other operations, the �c� bit means character such as the result in an interval 1 to 255. The �v� bit has varying interpretations, usually indicating that the result is odd. Details of the instruction set are shown later. �msb� is an abbreviation for most significant bit. �lsb� is an abbreviation for least significant bit, or bit 0 when the word is read from right to left. The get thread number instruction �thrd� 146 as shown in Another embodiment of the invention uses �don't care� fields in the �bra� unconditional branch and �jsr� jump to subroutine instructions shown later to embed identification bit information into assembled machine instructions. Such �don't care� fields can also be embedded in other instructions within the instruction set. Don't care fields can be used for embedding system or assembler version information or for copy protection purposes. As these instructions are assembled (converted from a textual representation to a machine readable format) by the machine assembler for the processor core, a version related or copyrighted protection bit pattern can be selectively distributed across multiple occurrences of these instructions to mark the code. For example if the �bra� instruction and the �jsr� instruction were in a sequence of machine instructions, the �bra� instruction could store three identification bits and the �jsr� instruction could store two identification bits. Thus for a 5 bit long bit sequence �10110�, �101� could be stored in the assembled �bra� instruction and �10� could be stored in the assembled �jsr� instruction. By examining the machine bit patterns generated for these instructions, it can be determined that the machine bit representation was generated by an authorized assembler and potentially version information relating to the assembler or the system can be utilized for version control or other related purposes. The stop/run feature of supervisory control unit 20 is useful not just for reconfiguring the operating mode of the system threads but also for debug purposes. Using test port 28 operated by a debug thread application running on a given processor thread, an external test system 40 can step other system threads through their machine instructions one instruction at a time and examine the state of these other threads at each instruction step. The debug thread runs and stops other threads by alternately setting supervisory control unit 20 stop register 132 bits to zero and then one for the threads currently being targeted for debugging. Any instructions currently in the processor core pipeline are first completed before a stop control takes effect, which allows single step control for both single and double word instructions and multiple step operation for sets of instructions. The �c� condition code efficiently detects words having a value of �1� to �255�. One application of this feature is the detection of one-byte data types such as characters. Such detection can be done without expending additional machine cycles for value testing. Although the system supports four or more (eight illustrated) concurrent threads in one embodiment of the invention the system can be extended. Additional instructions can be implemented to support functions more directly. The number of concurrent threads controllable by supervisory control unit 12 can be increased up to sixteen threads without losing the capability of starting and stopping all sixteen threads in one machine cycle. The system can also be configured to operate with longer word widths by adjusting the basic data processing size e.g. from 16 bit words to 32 or longer bit units. By adjusting the main RAM 18 access for multi-word simultaneous accesses, providing a sufficiently wide data bus and adjusting the processor logic to handle multiword instructions, 2 word or longer instructions can be fetched within a single machine cycle and the pipeline can process two or more word long instructions in 8 clock cycles versus 16 clock cycles. To increase processing capacity, several of such systems could be run in parallel, each with their own private memory or with memory access controlled by a semaphore. Representative machine instructions can be described as follows:
The invention provides a unique design of a multithread processor core 12 supporting an innovative multiple stage pipeline that can be extended in various ways. The condition code mechanism introduces a powerful new character-detection mechanism that does not required additional value testing. The �thrd� instruction 146, allowing threads to determine their identity for various thread configuration, initialization and other thread related operations, provides a powerful tool for multithread control. Supervisory control unit 20, configured as a peripheral that is accessible by all processor core 12 threads, provides extremely flexible thread status checking and control operations and resource control using a hardware semaphore. In different applications individual threads may be configured to operate in SIMD or MIMD operation. Supervisory control unit 20 can also support powerful single and multiple step testing modes. These features provide a significant advancement in the state of the art for embedded microprocessor systems. The parallel pipelined architecture of the invention is a significant technological advancement for embedded processor applications since it inherently performs parallel input/output tasks without the overhead of context switching and with the predictability of independent processor threads. The hardware semaphore in the invention is used in combination with the capability to stop, reinitialize and restart multiple threads. This combination provides an exceedingly powerful mechanism to direct and restrict the operation of multiple concurrent threads competing for more general system resources. The invention utilizes a more finely segmented multiple-stage pipeline than prior art systems. The pipeline enables the simultaneous execution of multiple threads by selectively avoiding memory or peripheral access conflicts through the types of pipeline stages chosen and the use of dual and tri-port memory techniques. The pipeline allows a finer level of result inspection and control per pipeline stage. The invention can execute multiple instruction streams on multiple data streams or a single instruction stream on data streams in various combinations under the control of single or multiple threads as executed by a single pipelined processor core. Although the invention has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments, it will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that modifications and improvements can be made to the ordinary scope of the inventive concepts herein within departing from the scope of the invention. The embodiments shown herein are merely illustrative of the inventive concepts and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention. Patent Citations
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Implementing the Affordable Care Act
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Health insurance exchanges are due to open October 1st.
A multimillion-dollar campaign called "Get Covered America," kicks off a months-long push to prep millions of Americans to sign up for insurance this fall under President Obama's healthcare law. A coalition of Obama's campaign veterans, healthcare companies and community activists will run the campaign.
The health insurance exchanges are due to open this October. Yet, government officials have missed several deadlines in setting up the exchanges and they are at risk of not being ready to open on time in October. The Government Accountability Office said, "Whether [the government's] contingency planning will assure the timely and smooth implementation of the exchanges by October 2013 cannot yet be determined."
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HOUSTON, April 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENGlobal (Nasdaq:ENG), a leading provider of energy-related engineering and automation services, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 29, 2012.
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Revenues for the year ended December 29, 2012 were $227.9 million, a decrease of approximately 4% from the $237.6 million posted for the year ended December 31, 2011. Excluding certain non-cash charges, such as the impairment of goodwill and the write-off of a deferred tax asset, ENGlobal reported a net loss from continuing operations of $8.7 million, or $(0.32) per diluted share for fiscal year 2012, compared to a net loss of $4.4 million from continuing operations, or $(0.16) per diluted share for fiscal year 2011.
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It's time to select your four favorites out of our 30 finalists. If you're new to reading this blog, Amy Butler is sponsoring a contest asking readers to submit a mood board and 30 were selected and displayed here on decor8 over the past week. It's now time to vote for the final four – all of whom will be awarded with 5 patterns from Amy Butler valued at $65. To view all entries in detail, here's a mini slideshow on flickr.
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This is the last entry! Well, the last one that I will post. There are many more, but some of the links were dead, images not sharp enough or too small, not enough information, etc. We need to get back to the regularly scheduled program here on decor8, so the next post about this contest will contain a link that will take you to a short survey where you'll be asked to vote for your favorite four. Wrapping up this contest today is a lakeside retreat from Vermont-based Rachel Stewart that looks like absolute getaway perfection to me.
Name: Rachel Stewart
Occupation: Color Designer/Graphic Designer
Location: Vermont
Theme: Green Mountain Lakeside Retreat
Inspiration: Lately I am OBSESSED with homes, floorplans, furniture, decorating etc. I knew immediately what I wanted to create for this mood board: my dream lake house using Lake Champlain and Vermont as my inspiration. Every night I come down the stairs at work and see the beautiful blue green sky and the mountains across the lovely lake. What a dream to have a home on the lake and be able to see that view everyday. Since moving here to Vermont I have noticed my taste change as I am inspired by new cultures and people. It is very earthy and natural here. People are more aware of the environment and willing to change their life styles even if it means that they are maybe not as comfortable (like riding a bike in the rain or paying more for organic heathly local produce). I love the "hippy" styles that the girls sport and the outdoor lifestyle of everyone. I have to admit it is not really me though, so I decided to create the board with a style that would fit in Vermont and still have my personality. Hope it inspires others as well! Thanks Amy Butler for motivating me to be creative and decor8 for pulling it together.
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Marrakesh, Tangier, Casablanca… If you dream of walking amidst peacocks in an olive grove, browsing magical bazaars, or soaking in an bath surrounded by gorgeous Moorish mosaic tiles as you listen to the songs of birds outside of your window, Morocco may be the ideal travel destination for you. Escape with Megan today as she takes you there.
Name: Megan Jones
Occupation: Educational Researcher
Location: York, England
Theme: Moroccan desert blues
Inspiration: It started with a tile, that I picked up on a trip to Morocco, and with some bowls. But I think the underlying theme is comfort and luxury with lots of scented bathing! I like the idea of a cool airy space in a scorched landscape – but remembering how cold it gets in the winter. Although ideally this room would be in Morocco, I think it could work in any interior as long as it's kept modern and fresh with lots of jewel-like colours in the accessories – but not too much clutter.
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Location: Massachusetts
Theme: The Ultimate Studio!
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Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: HIBB), a sporting goods retailer, today announced that Scott J. Bowman has joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 9. Mr. Bowman will replace Gary Smith, whose retirement from the Company is effective July 8, 2012.
Mr. Bowman, a Certified Public Accountant, was most recently Division Chief Financial Officer – Northern Division for The Home Depot, a position he has held since 2006. He has also served as Senior Director, Finance – IT with The Home Depot from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Bowman held senior financial positions with Rubbermaid Home Products, including as Vice President/Controller from 2001 to 2003 and as Operations Controller from 1999 to 2001. He began his financial career in 1989 with The Sherwin-Williams Company.
Jeff Rosenthal, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "As financial leader for a 795-store division representing $25 billion in annual sales, Scott certainly has the qualifications and wealth of retail experience that will complement the talented management team we have in place. Given our continued investment in and emphasis on information systems, Scott's IT background was particularly attractive along with his demonstrated ability to drive cost savings."
Hibbett Sports, Inc. operates sporting goods stores in small to mid-sized markets, predominately in the Southeast, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and the lower Midwest regions of the United States. The Company's primary store format is Hibbett Sports, a 5,000-square-foot store located in strip centers and enclosed malls.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Berwick Academy senior, Noah Landis, takes center stage at the school's Patricia Baldwin Whipple Arts Center on Friday night, May 23, at 7 p.m., to present the school's first-ever Senior Piano Recital on the recently donated Steinway Model D piano.
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Program Notes: Stairway to Heaven (1946)
In a burning bomber over the English Channel, a Royal Air Force pilot (David Niven) makes contact with an American radio operator (Kim Hunter). His crewmen are dead or already have bailed out; his parachute has been destroyed.
This young Englishman, Peter Carter, knows that for him the war is over, that he's going to die in a few moments. What he wants now is to spend his last minutes in pleasant conversation with this girl, whose name is June. Then he'll jump chuteless from the failing aircraft because, he says, it's better than frying.
Grim stuff? No, this gripping scene is our entry to one of the most satisfying film fantasies ever made. Stairway to Heaven (also known as A Matter of Life and Death) was produced in 1946 at the behest of the British government, which wanted a bit of friendly propaganda to mend frayed postwar relations between England and the United States.
Well, it got that, and much, much more. The writing-producing-directing team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger – best known for the surreal dance classic The Red Shoes – created a romantic fable of such visual, verbal and emotional resourcefulness that one is hard pressed to think of another title that even comes close to its sublime satisfactions.
As things turn out, Peter Carter doesn't die. He washes up on an English beach, meets June and falls madly in love.
But in the hereafter things aren't quite so calm. It seems Peter's number was up, but a low-level official known as Conductor 71 (Marius Goring) failed to retrieve the flier at the moment of his death. Now Conductor 71 urges Peter to come along quietly, but the lovestruck young man is having none of it. It's all heaven's fault, and he wants to appeal to a higher authority.
Stairway to Heaven is a rarity, with one foot in fantasy and the other in reality, and yet it's always perfectly in balance. On a celestial plane, Peter's case is argued before a tribunal; the prosecutor (Raymond Massey) is a Yankee fatality of the American Revolution who hates the British and views the Peter-June romance as outright miscegenation.
Back in the real world, a benevolent neurologist (Roger Livesey) diagnoses brain damage as the cause of Peter's heavenly hallucinations and prescribes immediate surgery to save the young man's life.
Are Peter's contacts with the "other side" merely the result of a medical pathology, or do they truly exist? This is a movie where you can have it either way.
But there's more here than a clever story. The dialogue is romantic, crisp, and often terribly funny.
Moreover, the film exudes a wry wariness about the mythic joys of the afterlife that is thoroughly refreshing. It's significant that although the real world has been filmed in absolutely glorious Technicolor, the world beyond is captured in black and white (a technique borrowed years later by German director Wim Wenders for his Wings of Desire, about an angel who decides to become a mortal).
Stairway bogs down a bit in the trial scenes, which spend too much time debating British/American relations (proving once again that politicians never should be arbiters of art). But overall this is a film of absolute and utterly seductive magic.
See Bob's general introduction to the Beyond This Vale of Tears film series.
Other films in the series "Beyond This Vale of Tears: Hollywood Visits the Afterlife"
Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.:
- December 3: Stairway to Heaven (1946) Not rated
- December 10: Between Two Worlds (1944) Not rated
- December 17: Hereafter (2010) Rated PG-13
- December 24: Heaven Can Wait (1978) Rated PG
- December 31: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) Rated R
Mondays at 6:30 p.m.:
- December 5: A Guy Named Joe (1943) Not rated
- December 12: What Dreams May Come (1998) Rated PG-13
- December 19: The Lovely Bones (2009) Rated PG-13
- December 26: Defending Your Life (1991) Rated PG
Admission to these films is free.
About the Author
Robert W. Butler is a lifelong Kansas City area resident, a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School and the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. For several decades he was the movie editor of the Kansas City Star; he now writes a movie-themed blog at butlerscinemascene.com. He's married to the former Ellen Vaughan; they are the proud parents of LA-based comedian, writer, director and TV personality Blair Butler. He used to be a dog person but now lives with two cats, thus demonstrating the flexibility of the human condition.
A Matter of Life and Death
In 2000, when everyone was putting together their top ten films of all time, I too put together a list (but limited it to movies I had seen). I included this movie on my list ("A Matter of Life and Death" AKA "Stairway to Heaven"), not because I thought it truly one of the top ten films I had ever seen but because of its look, which haunted me the first time I saw it (in B & W), and stayed with me for 20 years til I saw it again. I've seen it now a dozen or more times and own a copy. I love this film, but love every film done by Pressburger and Powell with cinematography by Jack Cardiff. If you haven't seen this film -- do yourself a favor.


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