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US 5555188 A Abstract A process for optimally retiming until delay sequential circuits involves first computing the optimal clock period of the circuit by a novel computation method and then relocating the flip flops in the circuit to provide the computed optimal clock period for the circuit. The optimal clock period is computed by viewing the circuit as an interconnection of path segments with pre-specified delays, constructing a path graph of the circuit that has as many vertices as there are latches in the circuit, and formulating an integer linear program to compute the minimum clock period φopt for which the path graph has no critical cycles. φopt is also the optimal clock period of the circuit.
Claims(3) 1. A process for designing a synchronous logic circuit that includes an interconnection of logic gates and clocked flip flops so as to have an optimal clock period that includes the steps of
preparing a preliminary design that provides the structural features of said circuit, said design including a plurality of path segments, each bounded at its ends by a combination of clocked flip flops, primary inputs, or primary outputs, preparing a path graph of said design in which path graph each clocked flip flop appears as a separate vertex, the primary inputs and primary outputs collectively form another vertex, and the path segments appear as arcs with the delays of the path segments as weights of their respective arcs, determining the minimum clock period for which the circuit has no critical paths or cycles by setting up an integer linear program and then computing the optimal solution to the integer linear program as a solution of its corresponding linear program relaxation with the longest delay arc and path delays as constraints, and retiming the preliminary design in the light of said optimal solution by repositioning the clock flip-flops to achieve a circuit design with an improved delay. 2. The process of making a synchronous logic circuit that includes the steps of designing a synchronous logic circuit in accordance with claim 1 and then fabricating a circuit in accordance with such design.
3. A process for designing a synchronous logic circuit that includes an interconnection of logic gates and clocked flip flops so as to have an optimal clock period that includes the steps of:
preparing a preliminary design of the synchronous circuit with some clock period, preparing a path graph that has a vertex for every latch in the circuit, and one single vertex for all primary input and primary outputs of the circuit, and it has an arc from one vertex to another if the corresponding clocked flip flops, primary inputs or primary outputs, have a combinational path between them, determining for each arc the delay of the path segment with the longest delay between the two vertices at the extremities of the arc, formulating an integer linear program (ILP) that has an integer valued variable for every vertex in the path graph, has one integer valued variable that corresponds to optimal clock period, and has as many inequalities as there are arcs in the path graph, and every inequality ensures that the integer values assumed by variables are such that the delay on the path segment with the longest delay is less than or equal to the value assumed by the integer variable representing the optimal clock period, computing the optimal solution of the ILP by constructing a relaxed problem where every variable in the ILP can assume both integer and non-integer values as opposed to only integer values, and solving the relaxed problem using linear programming methods to obtain the optimal fractional value for the variable that corresponds to the optimal clock period, and computing the optimal clock period for the circuit to be the largest integer that is less than the fractional value obtained as the solution to the relaxed problem, and retiming the preliminary design by repositioning the clocked flip flops in the light of the said optimal clock period to achieve a sequential logic circuit that has the smallest possible clock period. Description This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/073,787 filed Jun. 8, 1993 now abandoned. This invention relates to the manufacture of synchronous logic semiconductor circuits and, more particularly, to a process for modifying the design of a synchronous logic circuit to reduce the clock period needed for its operation without affecting its function. In the operation of electronic circuits of the kind that employ a clock to synchronize successive steps of the circuits' operation, it is desirable to keep the clock period as short as possible (timing optimization) to increase the number of clock cycles that can be carried out in a given time, thereby either to decrease the time to accomplish a given operation or to increase the amount of information that can be generated in a given time. An important class of such clocked circuits are synchronous logic circuits that are formed by an interconnection of combinational logic gates and clocked flip-flops, generally described as latches. Such circuits, particularly of the VLSI size, currently are designed by computer tools. Such design is typically done by logic synthesis with little concern for timing optimization, concern for which is generally reserved for a later separate redesign stage. Various approaches have been proposed for such retiming stage. Generally, the typical approach involves an iteration of small retiming changes in the design, each followed by a testing step, that can involve many trials before the optimum is reached. Such a retiming process is time consuming. The making of a series of small incremental changes generally is necessitated by lack of information as to what is the optimal timing that can in practice be realized in the specific circuit under design. The present invention relates to the manufacture of synchronous logic circuits that have optimal clock periods for the intended circuit function. A feature of the invention is a process for achieving optimal retiming of a synchronous logic circuit design. More specifically, the present invention involves a process for optimizing retiming that begins with an initial functional circuit design as in the past, determines in novel fashion the optimal clock period that is possible for the functional circuit design, and then modifies the initial circuit design to provide such optimal clock period. From another aspect the invention may be viewed as a process for making a synchronous logic circuit by using an improved technique for designing the circuit to be manufactured. To this end, the design process is as follows. First, in one or more preliminary stages, by known techniques there is prepared a preliminary design of a circuit that will provide the logic intended for the circuit and in which redundacies have been substantially eliminated and combinational paths have been shortened to the extent practical by available techniques, so that the design is ready for the optimal retiming technique provided by the invention. Then this preliminary circuit design is specified as an interconnection of combinational logic gates and latches and the optimal clock period for the circuit is then determined by a novel approach that includes viewing the circuit as an interconnection of path segments with prespecified delays and preparing a path graph of the path segments. Path segments are portions of the circuit bounded by latches, primary inputs or primary outputs. Unlike prior retiming approaches that focus on the gates in the circuit, the path segment view focuses on the latches. Determination of the optimal clock period problem is formulated as an integer linear program (ILP). The ILP determines the minimum clock period for which the circuit has no critical paths or cycles. It can be shown that a circuit can be retimed to achieve a given clock period if, and only if, it has no critical paths or cycles. An optimal solution to the ILP is determined from the optimal solution of the corresponding linear program (LP) relaxation. Once the optimal clock period has been found, modification of the circuit design by relocating the latches to achieve operation at the optimal clock period is carried out using known methods. Finally, with the optimal clock period circuit designed, the manufacture of a chip including such design is carried out in the usual fashion. The invention will be better understood from the following more detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing. FIG. 1 is a synchronous logic circuit whose optimal clock period is to be found to illustrate the invention. FIG. 2 shows a path graph for the circuit shown in FIG. 1, and FIG 3 shows a functionally equivalent circuit of FIG. 1 after it has been retimed in accordance with the design feature of the invention. FIG. 4 is a table that illustrates the improvement in computing time of optimal retiming made possible by the invention. The design process begins in the usual fashion. By use of known computer programs, there is first prepared a circuit design that accomplishes the desired logic. This initial design may be further refined to eliminate most redundancies and to reduce the length of some of the combinational segments of the circuit before the design reaches the point where the feature of the invention is employed. A this point, the next step is to find the optimal clock period of the circuit available. To find the optimal clock period of the circuit of interest, there is first prepared a path graph of the circuit. In such a path graph, the circuit is viewed as an interconnection of path segments. A path segment is a portion of the circuit that is bounded at its two ends by a combination of latches, primary inputs or primary outputs. In a path graph, the primary inputs and primary outputs of the circuit are all represented by a common vertex, lo, and each latch li in the circuit is represented by a different vertex li in the path graph. If there is a combinational path from latch li to lj, then the path graph has an arc from vertex li to vertex lj with a weight equal to the maximum path delay from latch li to latch lj. The path delay may be viewed as analogous to path length, and the two terms will be used interchangeably. If li is a primary input, then there is an arc from lo to lj. Similarly, if li is a primary output, then there is an arc from li to lo. Combinational paths between primary inputs and primary outputs are not included in the path graph since the delays on these paths cannot be reduced by retiming. For a similar reason, any self-loop delay, which is the path delay from a latch output to its input, is not included in the graph. By way of illustration, consider the circuit 10 shown in FIG. 1. It has four primary inputs labelled a, b, c and d. It has one primary output labelled e. The latches in the circuit are labeled l1, l2 and l3. To avoid races, feedback connections are only allowed through a latch. An assumption is made that all latches are driven by a single clock and that the latching is always triggered by the same edge of a clock pulse, either always the positive or always the negative. It is also assumed that each gate has the same unit propagation delay. Input terminal a supplies an inverter 11 whose output is applied to latch l1 whose output provides one input to OR gate 12. The output of OR gate 12 supplies one input to AND gate 13, the other input of which is input terminal b. The output of AND gate 13 supplies the latch l3 whose output supplies an input to AND gate 15 whose output provides an input to OR gate 16. The input terminal c supplies the other input of OR gate 16 whose output provides one input to AND gate 17 whose output is applied to output terminal e. The other input to AND gate 17 is provided by input terminal d. The output of AND gate 15 is also fed back as the input to latch l2 whose output is supplied as an input to inverter 19 whose output is supplied as an input both to OR gate 12 and to AND gate 15. The corresponding path graph is shown in FIG. 2. The three vertices l1, l2 and l3 correspond to the three latches. The vertex l0 corresponds to all the primary inputs and outputs of the circuit. There is an arc of weight 1 from vertex l0 to vertex l1 since the path delay along the circuit of the path segment from its nearest primary input to latch l1 is 1. Similarly, since the delay of the path segment from latch l2 along the circuit to the primary output is 4, the path graph has an arc from vertex l2 to l0 with a weight of 4. The weights of the arcs representative of other path segments of the circuit are derived similarly. Latches in the circuit can be repositioned to alter the path delays in the circuit. Repositioning involves movement of the latches across combinational logic. If a latch is moved forward across combinational logic, then the path delays on all paths originating from the latch are reduced. The direction of latch movement is defined with respect to the signal flow through the latch. If the latch moves in the same direction as the signal flow, then it has moved forward. If the latch moves in a direction opposite to signal flow, then it has moved backwards. Let xi be the number of time units by which latch li is moved forward. If xi is negative, then the latch has moved -xi units of time backwards. We denote the movement of primary inputs and outputs as x0. Clearly, x0 =0 since the primary inputs and outputs cannot be moved, but let X1, X2 and X3 be the movement of the latches l1, l2 and l3, respectively. Now, a lower bound on the clock period can be determined easily from the following considerations. Retiming cannot reduce the path delays between primary inputs and outputs. Also, self-loop delays cannot be altered by retiming. Let Dc be the path delay between the longest path segment between a primary input and a primary output. Also, let Ds be the maximum self-loop delay for any latch in the circuit. Both Dc and Ds can be computed in time complexity that is linear in the number of signals in the circuit. Clearly, if φopt is the optimal clock period achievable by retiming, then φopt ≧Maximum(Dc,Ds). We will denote Maximum(Dc, Ds) as φL. Let φ be the current clock period of the circuit determined by the delay of the longest path segment in the graph. Consider an arc from li to lj. Moving latches li and lj alters the arc weight between vertices li and lj. If latches li and lj move by xi and xj time units, respectively, then the arc weight changes from dij to xj -xi +dij. We refer to xj -xi +dij as the retimed arc weight. If we require a reduction of ε time units, then the latches have to be repositioned so that all retimed arc weights are at most φ-ε. Also, we would like to maximize ε to achieve the smallest possible clock period. The latch movements as well as ε assume only integer values. To compute the maximum value of ε, we formulate the following integer linear program ILP to obtain the maximum value for ε: ##EQU1## Obviously, the constraint ε≦φ-φL is superfluous. The ILP can be solved without this constraint. If the optimal value of ε exceeds φ-φL, then the optimal clock period is φL. Now we establish that the optimal value of ε corresponds to the maximum possible clock period reduction that can be achieved by retiming. If φ is the current clock period of the circuit, φopt is the optimal clock period achievable by retiming, and ε is the optimal solution to ILP, then φopt =φ-ε. Every critical path or cycle in a circuit corresponds to a cycle in the path graph. Furthermore, a critical cycle in the path graph corresponds to a critical path or cycle of the circuit. It suffices to show that the path graph has no critical cycles for the clock period φ-ε. This is because the absence of critical cycles in the path graph implies that the circuit has no critical paths or cycles for a clock period of φ-ε. It can be shown that if a circuit has no critical cycles or paths, then it can always be retimed to achieve the clock period of φ-ε. If we consider the optimal solution of ILP, then the path graph has no critical cycles for a clock period of φ-ε. This is because every arc in the path graph now has a retimed arc weight of at most φ-ε. Therefore, the retimed path graph has no critical cycles. Solving arbitrary integer linear programs is a difficult problem. It belongs to the class of NP-hard problems. However, ILP is a special kind of integer linear program and an optimal solution can be determined fairly quickly. Consider the linear program relaxation of ILP. The objective function and the constraints in the linear program relaxation are identical to ILP. However, we remove the restriction that the variables x0,x1, . . . ,xk and ε are integers. Now they can assume any real value. We will refer to the linear program relaxation problem as LP: ##EQU2## If εLP is the optimal solution to the LP problem, then .left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot. is an optimal solution to the ILP problem. Since the variables in ILP are restricted to be integers, the optimal solution of ILP is bounded from above by the optimal solution of LP. The largest integer that does not exceed the LP solution is .left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot.. It remains to be shown that there exists a set of integer values for the variables x0,x1, . . . ,xk for which the objective function of ILP assumes the value .left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot.. Let x0,x1, . . . ,xk be a set of values corresponding to an optimal solution εLP for the LP problem. Note that none of the variables may assume an integer value. If we substitute ε=.left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot. in the constraint set of the LP problem, then all constraint inequalities are still satisfied. We can rewrite the LP constraints as the following set of inequalities: li lj εE:xj -xi ≦φ-dij -.left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot. Since φ, dij and .left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot. are integers, the right hand side of every inequality is an integer. The constraint matrix on the left hand side is unimodular. Therefore, an integer feasible solution is possible and it can be determined either using the Bellman-Ford algorithm or a minimum cost network flow method of the kind described in a book by C. H. Papadimitrio and K. Steiglitz, entitled "Combinatorial Optimization Algorithms and Complexity" Prentice Hall (1982) Englewood Cliffs, N.J. The ILP also assumes its maximum value of .left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot. for this integer solution. In the light of the foregoing, given a circuit with an initial clock period of φL, a fast algorithm for obtaining an optimally retimed circuit consists of the following steps: 1. Construct path graph and determine φL. 2. Construct the LP problem. The constraint set has one inequality for every arc in the path graph. Therefore, the LP has |E| constraints and |V| variables. 3. Solve LP using standard linear programming techniques. Let εLP be the optimal value of the objective function. 4. Retime the circuit to achieve a clock period of .left brkt-bot.εLP .right brkt-bot. by using known retiming techniques. Thereafter, the retimed circuit is operated with the reduced clock period. The principles developed can now be applied to a specific case. Consider again the circuit 10 of FIG. 1. Its clock period needed for operation is φ=4 since there is a path of this length from latch l2 to primary output e. The lower bound on optimal clock period is 2 because there is a combinational path from primary input c to the primary output e with a path delay of 2. Furthermore, latch l2 has a self-loop delay of 2. Therefore, φL =2. The path graph for the circuit 10 shown in FIG. 2 has seven arcs and so there are seven path delay constraints. The LP problem for circuit 10 is specified as follows: ##EQU3## If we solve LP using any of the many available linear programming commercial packages, the optimal value of ε is found to be 2. Therefore, the optimal clock period φopt =φ-ε=4-2=2. With knowledge that the optimal clock period possible for circuit 10 is 2, it is a relatively simple matter for a circuit designer to retime the circuit to achieve a clock period of 2. FIG. 3 shows the retimed circuit 20, which is functionally equivalent to circuit 10, but which needs only a clock period of 2. Various tools are available for doing the retiming with the aid of a computer, as is discussed below. However, in the relatively simpler circuit forming the illustrative example, an experienced designer knowing that a clock period of two units is not only optimal but feasible, could quickly determine without the need of a computer, the changes necessary in the preliminary design to achieve the desired optimally retimed configuration shown in FIG. 3. In the circuit 20 of FIG. 3, gates have been numbered ten higher than their corresponding gate in the circuit 10 of FIG. 1 and latch l4 has been inserted between the output of OR gate 22 and one input to AND gate 25 and latch l5 has been inserted between the output of AND gate 25 and both the feedback loop to inverter 29 and one input to OR gate 26. This configuration will operate with a clock period of two units of delay. The proposed optimal retiming technique has been implemented in a C programming language program call COR (compute optimal retiming). The prototype implementation consists of two phases: (1) computation of optimal clock period and (2) computing a feasible retiming for the optimal clock period. We solve the linear program in the optimal clock period computation phase of COR by using a commercial linear programming package called CPLEX available from CPEX Optimization, Inc. Incline Village, NV89451-9436. A feasible retiming for the optimal clock period is determined using the unit delay retiming tool that is part of the logic synthesis framework SIS described in a paper entitled "Sequential Circuit Design Using Synthesis and Optimization" published in IEE Conf. on Computer Design, pp. 328-333 October, 1992. The retiming tool in SIS implements an iterative relaxation algorithm which is the fastest known method for obtaining a feasible retiming for a given clock period. Table 1 shows the experimental results on several ISCAS '89 and MCNC sequential benchmark circuits. All results were obtained by running COR on a Sparc2 workstation. Every circuit was converted into a circuit that consists of only two-input NAND gates by using the tech13 decomp -a 2 program in SIS. The circuit obtained after using tech-- decomp is the initial circuit for our experiments. The number of gates and the number of latches in the circuit are shown under columns Gates and FFs, respectively. This data is included to give an idea about the size of the circuits. For every circuit, we performed two experiments. The optimally retimed circuit was independently obtained using COR as well as the optimal retiming tool in SIS. Under the column Clock Period, we show the initial clock period of the circuit in column Initial. The optimal clock period determined by COR is shown in column Optimal. These values agree with the optimal clock periods reported by the retiming tool in SIS. Under the column CPU secs, we report the computation times (CPU seconds) for the retiming tool in SIS. For some large circuits like clma and clmb, we aborted the SIS runs after they ran for over three days. The CPU times for COR are shown in three columns. Under column CPLEX, we show the amount of time spent in solving the linear program to determine the optimal clock period. Computing times smaller than a CPU second are shown as 0. Once the optimal clock period is determined, the retiming tool in SIS is used to determine a feasible retiming. Column SIS shows the number of CPU seconds required to determine a feasible retiming. The sum of CPLEX and SIS times for COR are shown in column Total. As an example, consider the circuit s38584. This circuit has 27,710 logic gates and 1,424 latches. The initial clock period of the circuit is 37. The optimal clock period that can be achieved by retiming is 34. The retiming tool in SIS without use of the invention required 115,225 CPU seconds to obtain an optimally retimed circuit. In contrast, the process of the invention required only 62 seconds. In particular, the optimal clock period was computed by solving the linear program in only 11 seconds and the remaining 51 seconds were required by the retiming tool in SIS to determine a feasible retiming. Our experimental results reported in the table clearly demonstrate the superiority of the proposed technique. The performance of COR is several orders of magnitude faster than the retiming tool in SIS for almost all circuits. Once there has been realized the optimal design for the circuit, conventional techniques can be used for the manufacture of the circuit. It is to be understood that the specific example described is merely illustrative of the basic principles of the invention. Patent Citations
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The treasure of a pirate tale
Across a sea of letters sailed a pirate ship, launching a first-grader into literacy.
One look at the pirate on the cover – crimson bandanna, cutlass, big wide belt – and I felt the old feeling. I always judge a book by its cover.
And this was my very first book – rediscovered on the top shelf of Brickbat Books on 4th Street in Philadelphia. "Look Out for Pirates!" and I had been separated for lo, these 40-something years ... but we were finally being reunited. It was an amazing feeling – my "Rosebud" experience.
I could remember one of our last encounters with crystal clarity. After my very first day in first grade at Lincolnwood Elementary School in Evanston, Ill., I had came home, bursting through the front door and going straight to the living room bookshelf. "Mom! I can read now," I exclaimed.
I pulled out "Look Out for Pirates!," crouched on the floor, and slowly turned the pages looking at all the familiar illustrations and especially the opening line: "It was a dark night." Captain Jim was saving the town's gold from the pirates, sailing it to safety under cover of darkness. But a pirate was watching, then signaling his no-good pirate gang, and following in hot pursuit. Yup, I was ready to do this by myself. I, too, was in hot pursuit – of reading.
The words were no more comprehensible to me that afternoon than they had been that morning, when I had "read" my favorite book before going to school.
But as of the end of the first day of first grade, I was confident that the time to read had come. So read I would. What I was actually doing had a type of authentic literacy to it, if not actual verbal understanding. Turning the pages in our childhood books, imitating the flow of the gaze from top to bottom of the page, looking at thousands of letters and words before knowing their meaning – but knowing they have meaning – this is the path toward literacy and fluency.


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At what body fat percentage does ones abs begin to really show? Do you have to get below 10%?
I have been cutting for the last month or two, and have gotten down to 11.7% body fat. While I do feel leaner, only my upper abs are showing- sort of like a one and a half pack.
I wonder, do I just have to cut my bodyfat some more until I have some decent abs? To what percentage?
Or is it that I need to strengthen my ab muscles so they can show? To be honest, abs are the most neglected part of my workout.
Or is it a mixture of the two?
Im just a little frustrated that my abs still suck, even though Ive dropped almost 7% body fat during my cut.


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Lasers continue making inroads into the firearms market. I think for smaller handguns they are especially valuable, as the iron sights are frequently abysmal. And prices are really dropping, in some cases about even with the cost of a good holster.
However, please do not use a laser sight mounted on a handgun as a pointer during a presentation as the NY State Director of Homeland Security did.
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Supply chain claims, product rumors and confirmed device launches for this year's international Consumer Electronics Show (CES, January 8-11 in Las Vegas) all point to two growing smartphone trends for 2013 -- large screens and quad-core processors.
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Industry sources interviewed by Digitimes claim that smartphones with 5-inch and greater screens will become the standard over the next 12 months and that these handsets will be powered by quad-core processors, the cost of which are decreasing rapidly thanks to the growing market for powerful smartphones in China.
Faster processors and bigger screens will feed into the other big smartphone trend for 2013, the ability to play back full HD video. Currently, the HTC Droid DNA is the only smartphone capable of this feat but Sony's initially rumored, now confirmed, Xperia Z 5-inch smartphone also comes with a full HD display and Huawei has this week confirmed that its Ascend Mate -- also a full HD smartphone with a huge 6.1-inch display -- will also be making its debut at CES.
As will Chinese manufacturer ZTE's rather elegant-looking Nubia Z5. It combines a HD 5-inch screen with an incredibly thin form factor -- it is only 7.6mm thick -- and from a purely aesthetic standpoint could be one of the stars of the show.
However, it is Samsung which is expected to set the smartphone standards that everyone else -- even Apple, potentially -- will follow this year. The latest rumors circulating are that as well as unveiling a 6.3-inch phablet later this year, the South Korean tech giant will also be incorporating 5-inch and greater AMOLED panels into its 2013 smartphone range including the upcoming Galaxy SIV. AMOLED screens require no LED backlighting so that they can be thinner and lighter with a reduced bezel, meaning that the display can run closer to the outside edge of the device. The technology behind the displays is the same as that found in OLED TVs -- meaning sharper contrasts, greater depth and a superior range of colors than anything an LCD screen can offer.
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Video TranscriptThanks, Todd. Des Moines water officials discovered a dangerous chemical in the city's water. It doesn't pose an immediate health risk, but water works is investigating possible operational changes. Our ryan smith reports on how the water was jeopardized, and its effects on local customers. As faucets turned on in des moines, water works customers noticed something lingering. A scent of chlorine accompanied their stream of H2O. Water officials added chlorine into raw-water to kill bacteria that surfaced in the springtime run-off. "THE RISK IN DOING THAT IS THAT YOU CAN CREATE WHAT'S CALLED A DISINFECTANT BYPRODUCT. A RESIDUAL THAT GETS OUT INTO THE PIPING SYSTEMS AFTER WE'VE CLEANED IT AND PUT IT THROUGH OUT PLANT." KCCI obtained this letter Water Works sent to its customers stating they violated the Safe Drinking Water Act. It warns the added chlorine produced a potentially hazardous chemical, Total Trihalomethane s ... Or TTHM. 2.09 "THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK." 1.27 "IT HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY, IT'S GONE NOW." The chemical may be absent from your tap, but it made a lasting impression on local taste buds. "THERE'S A COUPLE OF THEM WHO SAID THE TAP WATER DOESN'T TASTE VERY WELL. SO THEY'VE BEEN BUYING BOTTLED WATER INSTEAD." Local grocers tell me they've seen a spike in just how much bottled water customers are picking up. It used to be just 1 or 2 one gallon jugs per stop at the store, but in the past month, that number has tripled. 8.58 "SEEN A LOT MORE BOTTLED WATERS COMING THROUGH THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST." Now... Many grocers are scrambling to stock their shelves after a jump in demand for bottled water. Water officials say the city tap and shower water should be free
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Disney has bought out marvel and star wars, well that makes it 3 franchises ruined by disney. What's the third one you say? final fantasy. How? Kingdom hearts, whose long dreaded (Assuming you're a sane human being) and long awaited (assuming you're either retarded, bribed or working for square enix/disney) third installment will probably not be announced at E3. But kingdom hearts was a great game! Shut up you Square Enix sockpuppet and let me explain why kingdom hearts is one of, if not the worst game ever made.
First, it's a Disney/Final Fantasy crossover. Horrible, isn't it?. Secondly, there's no easy mode. no one has played this game before. Where do they start? Normal? Thirdly, The music is really annoying, especially in frustratingly bad games like this. Forthly, The graphics look kind of last (5th) Gen unless you turn on smooth textures in the PS2 BIOS. Fifthly, the controls are also bad, even by Japanese standards. you have to use the triggers to control the camera, and you use a menu, IN A REAL TIME RPG! And finally there's no minimap so its very hard to find where you want to go.
But really, I don't know what I hope to achieve with all this. Kingdom hearts is already more popular than God, and nothing I can say is going to stop Square Enix and disney (assuming it comes to pick up it's money, it hasnt bothered to turn this game into a movie or a disney channel series) making enough money to buy Switzerland and reinforce the notion that all gamers want is dumb crossovers. What's next? My little pony meets Phantasy Star?
Anyway here's the verdict: For guilty we have everything, For Innocent we have next to nothing, and for no contest we have nice but unfitting theme song (Simple and clean by Hikaru utada). I hereby find Kingdom hearts guilty, obviously.
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Dec 31, 2012, 04:49 PM | |
Air assisted plug and part release.
I'm toying with the idea of incorporating a vent in the mould to provide compressed air entry port. The air can be then used to assist the pulling of the mould off the plug.
It's easy enough to later drill a hole in the mould to allow compressed air to assist pulling parts from the mould I know. In my case with this fuselage, I will do it and place the port on the wing root. This is, I am guessing, the most likely part of the fuse to be resistive to pulling without assistance, due to the small draft angle above and below the wing roots. However, it is the first step, making a vent in the mould to assist removing the plug, that is the challenge. I'm thinking that I could start with a small diameter brass tube and first of all, flare one end. Then place a small ball of plasticene in the flared end. This end could be sat vertically on the wing root of the release system prepared plug, then carefully retained in place with some gel coat around the tube flared end. When tacked off, the remaining gel coat could be applied and the usual procedure followed taking care not to disturb the brass tube. The theory is (maybe obvious), that when it comes time to split the mould off the plug, compressed air at 5 - 10 psi or so, is applied to the ports on each side. Then the usual methods to split the mould can be used. Brain wave! As I was writing this I had the following epiphany! I could use the drill guide method of locating the joiner holes as desribed by Adam above. Thes could then be used (I think) for air entry ports. I just have to work out the details a bit more...... Maybe one could be blocked and the other fitted with an inner tube valve stem. I just need to sort out some sort of insurance that the air will find it's way to between the plug and mould. Jim. |
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Thanks Odysis.
I just need to study the detail in the thread to work out how he makes sure the air will find a passage between the mould faces. |
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Jan 01, 2013, 02:38 AM | |
I'm planning on doing only one on each wing root. The mark can be later leveled with splooge or just plasticene.
The idea going through my mind is to use the drilling guides (which I will machine up) to serve as both guides for drilling the joiner holes in the part and air injection ports. I"m planning to slide the joiner mandrel (bright mild steel rod) into the plug and slide the drill guide over it and sit it on the wing root. Then simply rely on wax/PVA to make a sufficient seal to prevent the epoxy seeping into the joiner mandrel. I just realised this will not work as the hole has to be drilled into the part for the joiner before any attempts at pulling it happen! After that, air injected here will only inflate the part! Ssooo, it looks like I make a separate air injection port between the wing joiner position and the rear incidence pin. No problem really. I just have to choose the right fittings which I probably already have in the shed. edit: I found some off the shelf brass fittings that will serve the function well! Pics later. |
Jan 01, 2013, 06:54 PM | |
Hey Jim I was just gonna say that! I like your plan of one fitting for a drill guide and then another for a pressure valve. You can still drill out the joiner hole while in the mould and then the other hole will still aid release. Are you going to put in smaller drill guides for the incidence pins?
Cheers mate |
Jan 02, 2013, 12:40 AM | ||
Yes to all the above. I'm feeling pretty confident about it now I have this sorted out. Thanks to Adam, you and others! |
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I should have mentioned before this that Graphite can be bought at engineering supplies stores. It is used as a general purpose dry lubricant. Anyway, you have some now, all's well. |
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Jan 02, 2013, 06:50 PM | |
Parting board preparation.
I've been finishing the parting board preparation. I've sealed the routed alignment trenches with thinned epoxy and sanded. Just about ready for primer.
I just remembered, I have forgotten to rout out the tail parting boards with alignment trenches! I'll have to do them now. In the meantime, I'm getting ready to build another moulded plank or two. Jim. who is a bit forgetfull at times........... |
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Jan 02, 2013, 07:48 PM | |
Good to hear about the moulded plank Jim!
Hey, about the epoxy/ graphite tooling coat, I know Adam recomends it but I though I'd heard him say in the past that he doesn't like epoxy based tooling coats because they are hard to polish. Does the graphite make it polishable? also, does the graphite make for a more durable/ harder/ more scratch proof surface or is it just a colouring agent? (I did read it adds to surface lubricity). Ive also read about people adding aluminium oxide but never really knew what it was for. Confusinger and confusinger!! Cheers mate |
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Yes, it's been hammered into our heads at an exhaustive rate that water is good for us, moreover it is important, even moreover, it is a must to a healthy, vibrant lifestyle. I don't blame you if hearing it one more time evokes an audible Uggg from deep in your belly. I am about to push the fact and even I am sick of hearing about it...but please don't stop reading here, because I have other great-fun-important tidbits to share about other delicious beverages besides the ol' H2O...even our good pal Java. Let's get the whole water thing out of the way first. Did you know that adequate water consumption can keep you young, help you lose weight and build muscle, is good for your joints, and can even make you smarter? I was surprised by a few those myself. You can learn the details here , if you're interested. Next up, drink your veggies and fruits. I start almost every day with a glass of green juice. Now don't give me the virtual stink-eye, it might not sound appetizing but I say don't knock it 'til you try it. My fave combo is romaine lettuce, cucumber, broccoli, green apple, and lemon. Mmmm. Sometimes I add a little ginger root as well for better circulation, among other benefits. Juicing is an excellent way to feed nutrients directly into your bloodstream while giving your digestive system a break. Your body doesn't have to expend so much energy on break down, so the goodness gets quickly to where it needs to go in your beautiful bod. "But what about the fiber?" people often ask that question, my answer is: Yes, of course fiber is very important to our diets, but no one (at least not here) is suggesting that you only take your fruits and veggies in juice form, one should continue to eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies, this is just one great way to get them into your system fast and friendly. Remember, the U.S. recommended standard is to fill half your plate at each meal with fruits and veggies and that still isn't really enough, check out MyPlate.gov Are you getting that many? One way that I make up for that lack is by eating a wonderful product called JuicePlus+, I've had it in my diet for 6 months now and all I can say is, I am converted! JuicePlus+ is backed by over 31 peer reviewed studies that prove that it's contents are bioavailable and reduce oxidative stress. Learn more here . Another yummy, quick, and easy way to add fruits and veggies to the diet without losing the fiber is through smoothies. I make a smoothie part of my mid-morning routine. You can blend up things like milk/soy milk/almond milk etc with a good protein powder (I use JuicePlus+ Complete) or a couple of tablespoons of nut-butter, with kale and frozen wild blueberries. This is one of my favorite smoothies and the blueberries totally mask the flavor of the kale--I promise! I even add a bit of ground flax seed for added fiber and a good dose of Omega-3's. My kids love a smoothie as "part of their complete breakfast." For a fun video with a yummy recipe by my healthy minded go-to gal Kris Carr of CrazySexyLife.com go here . Source: Uploaded by user via Loren \uD83D\uDC51 on Pinterest Okay, lastly and as promised: Coffee!!! We all know that too much can be a big no-no, but did you know that new research has found that coffee actually as health benefits that for most people outweigh the risks? This was great news for me because, dang it, I just like it. I don't want to give it up. Okay, I LOVE it. Apparently coffee is full of antioxidants and other goodness too. Now, I like my Starbucks lattes and Dunkin Donuts iced-hazelnut-with-cream-and-sugar-thank-you-very-much, just like anyone else does. But let's face it, those are dessert coffees and we probably shouldn't be eating dessert for breakfast...plus more for an afternoon pick-me-up. Try to save your dessert coffee for a once in awhile treat, that's what I do now. I try to take the rest of my coffee home-made. Whether you prefer your Keurig, a french-press, or a drip filter coffee machine, find what works for you and find a brand that you adore. Make it at home and even make it a ritual if you like, I am certainly not one to pull a steaming cup of beautiful coffee out of anyone's hands, because I know what the consequences of that scenario could be and it ain't pretty! If you take your coffee black then you are in luck because you'll get the benefits and none of the fat or sugar, at 2 calories a cup that is a great deal. If you're like me though and you're going for that sweet creamy goodness with your coffee aroma therapy, then just keep track of what you're spilling and spooning into your cup. This is another boon to preparing it at home, you are in control of what goes in. One day I decided to throw the info about what I was putting into my coffee into a calorie calculator, just out of curiosity. I had no idea I was adding so much and that even with only a couple of teaspoons of sugar I was doing my body a ton of bad, so many calories and the cream in the amount I was using? So much fat and calories. Oh boy, time for a change. It took only a little getting used to and I realized that I really needed a lot less than I was previously using in order to enjoy a delicious cup. I cut down to no more than 2 cups a day and I've found it's all I need and I can rest assured that I am getting more of the benefits of coffee than the not-so-pretty possible down-side. So fill'er up, just use wisdom and moderation. The Mayo Clinic has a great little article with more details on the benefits vs. risks of coffee, you can find that here . Have a delicious day & eat your fruits and veggies! :-) Namaste, Tamar *I am not a doctor and none of the information shared here should be used in place of or without a physicians care. |
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Free Summer Outdoor Concert: Cathy Ponton KingWednesday, August 6, 2014 at 7:00 PMOutdoor
DC native Cathy Ponton King swings: Nawlins-flavored jazzy blues, good old fashioned rock n roll, tender ballads and original nuggets of singer-songwriter gold. The UMD alumna and former journalist infuses her stage show with wit and verve, armed with a Fender Telecaster and a drive to rock like Muddy Waters taught her.
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Birmingham 3-0 Sheff Wed: Match Report
Blues on trail for more cup joyBirmingham cruised into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the second successive season but Alexander Hleb is facing Wembley heartbreak.Hleb set up the first two goals for Jean Beausejour and Obafemi Martins but was then stretchered off and looks doubtful for next weekend's Carling Cup final against his former club Arsenal.Full-back David Murphy scored the third goal early in the second period and Birmingham were comfortable 3-0 winners against Sheffield Wednesday despite making eight changes.Martins, on loan from Rubin Kazan for the rest of the season, staked his claim to start against the Gunners with an impressive performance and he showed excellent movement.Veteran midfielder Lee Bowyer also demonstrated his quality with some trademark runs into the Wednesday box while Keith Fahey also caught the eye in a defensive central role.Blues needed only five minutes to take the lead through Beausejour's first goal for the club.Hleb's vision picked out Bowyer's late run and the former England midfielder sent the ball across the danger area towards Beausejour. He was unmarked as he side-footed the ball past Nicky Weaver.Wednesday tried to retaliate and it needed a fine tackle by Roger Johnson to deny Neil Mellor as he prepared to shoot.But Birmingham were soon back on the offensive and Weaver parried away a powerful Fahey free-kick.It was one-way traffic and Weaver blocked a close range effort from Beausejour after good play by Murphy.It came as no surprise when Martins scored his first goal for City after 17 minutes.Hleb was again the creator with a pass which Martins was able to take into his stride before firing past the exposed Weaver into the far corner of the net.O'Connor became the first player to be yellow carded after 22 minutes for chopping down Hleb.It soon became clear Hleb could not continue and was stretchered off before being replaced by David Bentley.Birmingham continued to dominate and Johnson was only just off target with a header from a Fahey free-kick.Owls boss Gary Megson made a defensive change after 27 minutes with Richard Hinds replacing Mark Reynolds.Cameron Jerome prodded wide from three yards out from a low Bentley cross to the near post after getting in front of Weaver.In a rare Wednesday attack Murphy made a good block on Michael Morrison's attempt.Tommy Spur became the second Owls player to be booked after 35 minutes for a foul on Beausejour.Wednesday enjoyed their best spell of the half and Mellor just failed to make connect with a low cross from Daniel Jones after he had got past Stephen Carr.But in injury-time Bentley shot just wide after the Owls were caught on the counter-attack.Megson made two more changes at half-time with Mark Beevers and Liam Palmer replacing Michael Morrison and O'Connor.Blues boss Alex McLeish replaced Jerome with Kevin Phillips for the second half.When the action restarted Doyle got his body behind a low 25 yard drive from Palmer, while at the other end Weaver punched away a powerful Bentley effort.After 53 minutes City went further ahead through Murphy.Weaver punched away Fahey's corner to the near post under pressure from Bowyer.But Murphy was first to react and drilled his shot home.Martins should have made it 4-0 but he shot over the bar from close range from Bentley's low centre.Roger Johnson was booked for a challenge on Hinds and he was replaced shortly afterwards by Jordon Mutch.Beevers was yellow carded for hauling down Bowyer but much of the sting had gone out of the game give the control Birmingham were enjoying.
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"For our 10 year anniversary we decided to go to Hawaii thinking it will be the only time we will ever get there as it is an 11-hour flight and we have so many other places in the world we want to travel. Our intention was to stay in Hawaii for 10 days. We booked most of our trip through American Express Platinum Card Travel with the exception of Four Seasons in Maui. We were pleasantly surprised how efficient and effective Amex turned out to be – using our Membership Reward points, we were able to book Business/First Class seats on Continental Airlines and upgrade to a beautiful Junior Suite in Kauai.
We chose Kaui and Maui as the islands to explore. Maui is a nice island but hardly breathtaking or necessary to visit on its own (especially flying 11 hours and then an inter-island plane to get there!).
You can find a Maui-type experience in general and a Four Seasons experience in particular much closer to home. The Wailea area is pretty but I felt a little like I was in South Florida right down to the Starbucks and Costco you pass as you drive from the airport to the hotel.
Kaui was breathtaking and well worth the grueling plane ride – we have every intention of going back. The north shore of the Island is absolutely magnificent! It reminded us a lot of the South Island of New Zealand. The drive leading up to the Princeville St. Regis is a must do even as its own entity…You pass where they filmed Jurassic Park and cannot believe that scenery like this exists.
The St. Regis hotel itself was very aesthetically pleasing – a multi-million dollar renovation with a huge 5-star spa. Balinese wood accentuates much of the hotel. The staff was extremely friendly, helpful and courteous. In particular, one of the managing valets, Duane, was amazing. The concierge staff was also extremely helpful when we were stuck at the hotel for an extra night due to weather. They helped coordinate all our travel arrangements and extended our room for another night for $150.00. It did seem at times, however, to be slightly understaffed due to it still being somewhat of a soft opening."
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There are mounds and mounds of evidence to support the value of fish oil, especially as it pertains to its ability to help rid the body of excess plaque and inflammation (which can lead to serious cardiovascular problems.)
Consider The Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto miocardico' (GISSI) trial which followed, for three and one-half years, over 11,000 Italians who had suffered heart attacks. Those taking one gram of fish oil daily, in supplement form, showed a 45-percent reduction in the risk of sudden cardiac death—along with a 20-percent reduction in other causes of death, including cancer.
Other studies indicate that fish oil can penetrate plaque within three days and make it less susceptible to rupture. Fish oil also has a soothing and nurturing action on heart rate variability, meaning it can fight off arrhythmia. For these reasons, I include fish oil in my daily regimen.
More good news is that if you take aspirin, you don't need to worry about using these two agents together as long as both are being consumed within safe ranges. (Keep daily doses below 10 grams of fish oil and 325 mg of aspirin.)
Most people who use it take one-half to three grams of fish oil a day. At this dosage you don't have to worry about taking either aspirin or Coumadin (warfarin), as long as your doctor or holistic health practitioner knows and will work with you to modify your dosage. Don't take ginkgo with aspirin.
Folks, anyone with any cardiovascular problems should absolutely take fish oil; healthy people should also take it as a preventive measure.
For more information on cardiovascular problems and other health conditions, visit www.drsinatra.com.