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We told you earlier that Windows 8 final version has been released to public and now anyone can purchase or download it from Internet. You can check out following article for more details:
How to Download or Order Windows 8 Setup DVD Online?
The best way to purchase and download Windows 8 setup files is using the "Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant" provided by Microsoft. It checks your PC for compatibility issues and allows you to purchase a license of Windows 8 as well as download Windows 8 from Microsoft Store.
But there are a few Windows users who are getting following error message while trying to purchase Windows 8 using upgrade assistant:
Windows 8 isn't available for download
Sorry, Windows 8 isn't available for online purchase in the country/region you're in.
If you are also getting this error message, check out following steps to fix the problem:
1. Windows 8 upgrade offer is available in selected countries and regions by Microsoft, so first make sure your country or region is available for the upgrade offer by visiting following official terms and conditions page given at Microsoft website:
Terms and conditions for Windows 8 Pro online upgrade
2. If your country or region is present in the given list but you are still receiving the error message, following trick will help you in removing the error message:
2.a. First close upgrade assistant if it is running and then go to the folder which contains upgrade assistant's EXE file.
2.b. Now right-click on EXE file and select Properties.
2.c. Go to Compatibility tab and enable "Run this program in compatibility mode for" option. Select "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" (or the oldest Windows version available in the list) from the drop-down box.
2.d. Apply the changes and run upgrade assistant again.
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There is provided a novel microprogrammed processor (100) by combining two or more processor cores (10) in such a way that the processor cores can share the special microprogram memory resource (20) that is located deep inside the processor architecture. In other words, the novel microprogrammed processor (100) basically comprises at least two processor cores (10), and a common internal microprogram control store (20) including microcode instructions for controlling at least the internal standard operation of the multiple processor cores, and suitable means (30) for providing time-shared access to the microprogram control store by the processor cores.
1. A microprogrammed processor comprising:
at least two processor cores;
a common internal microprogram control store including microcode instructions for controlling at least the internal standard operation of said at least two processor Cores;
means for providing time-shared access to said microprogram control store by said at least two processor cores.
2. The microprogrammed processor of
3. The microprogrammed processor of
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12. The microprogrammed processor of
13. A computer system comprising a microprogrammed processor of
14. A method of operating a microprogrammed processor having at least two processor cores, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a common microprogram control store including microcode instructions for controlling at least the internal standard operation of said at least two processor cores; and
providing access to said common microprogram control store by said at least two processor cores on time-shared basis.
15. The method of
The invention generally relates to a microprogrammed processor, a computer system comprising such a processor as well as a method of operating a microprogrammed processor.
In general, a processor executes a program. A program includes instructions, which are stored as a sequence of bytes in a memory. An instruction, also called a machine instruction or macroinstruction, can (in the general case) consist of one or several bytes, and contains an opcode field defining its basic function, e.g. an arithmetic operation or a conditional jump in the execution sequence (instead of continuing to the next instruction). The instruction may contain other fields that may specify one or more operands. The program (sequence of instructions in the memory) has usually been produced, beforehand, by a compiler or assembler�a tool that itself is a program, which takes the programmer's source code text as input.
A processor may be built as an integrated circuit, which is then called a microprocessor.
Normally other devices can be connected to the processor and exchange data with it. These are called peripherals. Some can contain electromechanics (e.g. a printer or hard disk), but some can be purely electronic. They all have digital control electronics for interfacing with the processor, and usually also for their internal control.
It is very common to add memory and peripheral electronics on the same IC chip as the processor, in order to reduce the parts count in an embedded system (a digitally controlled device that is not a PC or server computer). The IC is then called a microcontroller, and the processor part of it is called the processor core.
In general, a processor core is a digital device that can perform different sets of actions for each cycle of a high-frequency clock signal. The processor core typically includes two main parts, or units. One is the execution unit, where data can be taken in (from memory or peripherals), operated on, temporarily stored in registers, and/or output (to memory or peripherals). The other part is the control unit, which, for every cycle of the clock, controls the actions of the execution unit and itself, based on the state reached in the previous cycle.
The control signals created by the control unit can be generated by digital gates that sense the contents of the instruction register, the sequence counter (assuming the processor has multi-cycle instructions), and other registers and flip-flops that define the machine state in the current clock cycle.
An alternative used in more complex processors is to generate the control signals from microcode words (also referred to as microinstructions). These can be thought of as words consisting of bits or bit fields, each representing control signals as defined by their positions in the word, and each word specifying the respective signal levels to be produced during the current clock cycle. The technique is similar to that used in jacquard looms, player pianos, and pegged drum controllers for old washing machines or music boxes (also used in clock chiming mechanisms from the 14th century). Each microinstruction corresponds to a line of holes in the paper roll for a player piano, and all the lines of holes on the paper roll together correspond to a micro program stored in a control store, or micro program memory. This special (wide and fast) memory, internal to the control unit of the processor core, outputs a microinstruction for every clock cycle. A difference from the player piano is that the microinstruction sequence can contain jumps, i.e. control does not always pass from one microinstruction to the next one in the stored sequence. The processor core has the control logic needed to execute the microinstructions, e.g. to generate the direct control signals to select sources of data, select operation of the arithmetic unit, select destinations for data, increment/decrement counters, and select or calculate the next microprogram address.
This means that there is an additional level of control, between the program and the executing hardware. This level usually treats the instructions of the program as data, which it, under microprogram control, brings into the execution unit and operates on. The execution unit then also comprises a resource for calculating the next microprogram address. In the beginning of the execution of a program instruction, the microcode normally analyzes the operation code of the instruction and creates a microprogram address to the start of the execution microcode sequence for that opcode. It then computes the next microprogram address using a counter for stepping ahead in the sequence and typically a multiplexor to select other alternatives, i.e. doing jumps in the microprogram.
Since the execution of a microinstruction produces (among other results) the address of the next microinstruction, a hardware loop is created, in which there must be at least one register (otherwise there would be a �combinatorial loop�, which results in uncontrolled behavior). Preferably that requirement is fulfilled by a microinstruction register, which stores the microinstruction, i.e. the output from the control store.
The microprogram is normally contained in a special microprogram memory, referred to as the control store, in the control unit of the processor core (and not in the main memory where the application program is stored). The microprogram controls the details of the processor core as it controls the execution hardware to first fetch a machine instruction from the application program in the main memory and then execute this instruction by performing arithmetic/logic or other operations and determining the next program address, as specified by the microprogram.
Although microprogrammed processors represent a significant advance in processor technology, especially by allowing higher complexity of operation and thereby increased overall flexibility and efficiency, there is still a general demand, especially in embedded systems, for processors that are even more efficient, e.g. with lower cost and lower power consumption, through higher program density, more efficient use of hardware resources, and/or higher flexibility for different kinds of special operations.
It is a general object of the invention to provide an improved microprogrammed processor and related computer system.
It is also an object of the invention to provide an improved method of operating a microprogrammed processor.
These and other objects are met by the invention as defined by the accompanying patent claims.
A basic idea of the present invention is to provide a novel microprogrammed processor by combining two or more processor cores in such a way that the processor cores can share the special microprogram memory resource that is located deep inside the processor architecture.
In other words, the novel microprogrammed processor basically comprises at least two processor cores, and a common internal microprogram control store including microcode instructions for controlling at least the internal standard operation of the multiple processor cores, and suitable means for providing time-shared access to the microprogram control store by the processor cores.
In a specific exemplary embodiment, execution units of the multiple processor cores and the common microprogram control store are provided on the same integrated circuit (IC) chip, effectively providing a truly unique microprogrammed multi-core microprocessor using a common/shared microprogram control store.
Other advantages offered by the invention will be appreciated when reading the below description of embodiments of the invention.
The invention, together with further objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood by reference to the following description taken together with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Throughout the drawings, the same reference characters will be used for corresponding or similar elements.
As schematically illustrated in
The control store may for example be a RAM core or ROM core or a programmable ROM core such as flash memory, or any combination of these (two or more memory cores, each covering a part of the address range), comprising microinstructions for the control of the execution units. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, the execution units and memory cores are preferably all on the same integrated circuit chip to provide a microprogrammed multi-core processor in microprocessor implementation.
Microprogramming, i.e. the use of an internal control store with microinstructions controlling the internal operation of a processor, can be useful in embedded systems having their software based on �virtual machines� and/or using demanding algorithms that do not execute efficiently on common standard processors, i.e. simple microcontrollers, RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors, or DSP (Digital Signal Processor) processors. Microprogramming is used in traditional CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) processors, but those normally have a limited traditional instruction set, �frozen� for further development due to the backwards software compatibility requirements, and these microprograms are normally small and stored in ROM. The instruction sets of CISC machines are usually old and not well suited for modern compilers.
However, microprogramming can be used for other instruction sets, such as the �byte code� of the Java Virtual Machine. This was designed to fit a compiler. Other virtual machines have also been defined, and such �virtualization� is of increasing importance.
Microprogramming can also be used for increasing the efficiency (increasing speed and/or reducing power consumption) of the execution of important algorithms, such as cryptography, graphics, audio and video processing, radio baseband processing, data compression/decompression, and Java garbage collection.
In general, a microcode-programmed (i.e. a microprogrammed) processor is a processor in which the general standard operation of the processor is controlled by sequences of microcode words in the internal micro program memory (i.e. the control store). This should not be confused with the expression �microprocessor�, which simply means that the processor is built as an integrated circuit. Naturally, a microcode-programmed processor may also be built as an integrated circuit, but a microprocessor is not by definition equipped with a micro program for controlling its internal operation.
There are processors with execution units optimized for signal processing, for graphics, or for Java, but these optimizations are different for the different purposes and difficult to combine in an economic design. The use of microprogramming can make possible a processor design with sufficient performance on all these different types of processing, using relatively simple general-purpose execution units without adding special optimization hardware.
Such a design will need a larger control store than that of a typical CISC. The execution unit can often be simpler, because of the high speed of modern IC technology, the characteristics of performance requirement for embedded systems as compared to computers (�good enough� instead of �as fast as possible�), and the increased �intelligence� offered by sophisticated microprogrammed control.
Requirements can be tough also in embedded systems�there are often, for example, response-time requirements that would be difficult for a much more expensive computer. Thus, there are many embedded systems that contain more than one processor core, sometimes on the same silicon chip.
The execution unit(s) of a processor core may be built from combinatorial logic gates, flip-flops, and perhaps a register set in some kind of RAM core. In a preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention the operation of the unit is controlled by a microprogram in a similar (but often larger) on-chip memory, the microprogram memory (i.e. control store), which e.g. can be of read/write type (RAM) or read-only (ROM) or a combination of both.
Often two-port RAM is used for register sets, but such memory cores are twice as large as simple one-port RAM. In a less expensive unit with one-port RAM the cycle time may need to be longer to allow for both read and write. But if the combinatorial logic should be truly general-purpose, e.g. contain a hardware multiplier as in a DSP�and not speed-optimized for the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) as in a RISC�then that may be acceptable.
In a preferred exemplary embodiment of this invention, the longest path delays through the combinatorial logic are about twice as long as the minimum cycle time of the internal memory cores. Preferably, the microinstruction cycle is divided in two halves and the logic can do one read plus one write access, in sequence, in the internal memory cores during one microinstruction cycle.
The microprogram memory is a relatively expensive resource. As mentioned, a basic idea of the invention is to combine two (or more) processor cores, exemplified by P1 and P2 in
Normally, each of the processor cores has at least one internal execution unit for executing microcode instructions from the common microprogram control store, and the execution units thus effectively share the common microprogram control store.
Preferably, the clocks for the two or more processor cores are generated such that their microinstruction cycles are out of phase. For the example with two processor cores, each one of them preferably starts its microinstruction cycle when the other core is halfway through its cycle. The clock frequency is then generally equal to (or not much longer than) twice the minimum allowable cycle time for the memory cores used in the microprogram memory, and this memory is accessed at twice the microprogram frequency. There is usually no need for writing in the microprogram memory during normal operation; only one access is needed per microinstruction.
The time-sharing of the control store is done on a regular basis, there is normally no competition, no request/acknowledge signaling, no arbitration. The execution units will normally not need to wait for each other and they could be used for completely independent tasks.
This means that it is possible to have multiple processor cores that may access micro code instructions from the internal microprogram memory (i.e. control store) on a time-shared basis, and execute microcode independently of each other. Each core reads a microcode instruction from the microprogram memory and then executes the microcode instruction. While one processor core executes a microcode instruction, another processor core may access the microprogram memory and read another microcode instruction. The separate processor cores may thus execute completely different microprogram tasks, even different microprograms, independently of each other. It should be emphasized that this is not about sharing a primary memory between processors, but rather a special way of sharing the control store resource of the control unit of a micro-programmed processor having multiple cores.
If, however, the control store has a writable memory, then one of the cores/execution units is, in a preferred exemplary embodiment, stopped/put on hold and its control store cycle time slots used for writing in the control store, using the other core/execution unit.
In a preferred exemplary embodiment, the reading from the control store takes one clock cycle. The address is applied at the beginning of the cycle and the corresponding microinstruction word is loaded into the above-mentioned register, the microinstruction register, at the end of the same cycle. After this, as an example, the execution of the microinstruction requires at least two clock cycles, during which time the contents of the microinstruction register is unchanged and available to the execution unit, which it directly controls: the control signals inside the execution unit are derived from the microinstruction bits and the phase, i.e. a signal indicating whether the cycle is the first or the second execution cycle. The execution may require additional cycles, but the execution unit must then store parts of the microinstruction or derived signals, since the microinstruction register will be loaded with the next microinstruction. Furthermore, in this case the execution unit must be able to handle overlapping microinstructions�the third phase must be executed simultaneously with the first phase of the next microinstruction.
P1 and P2 are not necessarily identical, although a compatible design can provide more benefit, if it means that they can share significant portions of the microprogram. If they have different types of work, e.g. P1 is mostly free and can respond quickly to external events by executing short but time-critical sequences, while P2 executes the big and complex but less time-critical work, perhaps a Java Virtual Machine, requiring a lengthy �garbage collection� routine that must not be disturbed, then P1 may have just a small main memory and all the I/O interfaces, while P2 has a big main memory containing most of the program code and data set.
Preferably, the parts are able to exchange data. In
A similar simple mechanism can be used with programmed I/O over general purpose I/O (GPIO) ports if fast transfer is not needed. Such a simple mechanism may also be used, for auxiliary control signaling, together with (in addition to) the DMA transfer alternatives described here.
If the execution units do not have DMA, and fast block transfer is needed, then the Channel needs to have more storage. This could be in the form of a shared random access memory, or a FIFO buffer in each direction.
In a preferred exemplary embodiment, the execution units have multi-channel DMA units with buffer memories, and DMA transfer can use an 8-bit I/O extension bus. Programmed I/O (input/output directly controlled by the microcode and thus not using DMA) can be done either over the I/O extension bus or through general purpose I/O (GPIO) ports. Here P1 can use programmed I/O to write or read data to/from the main memory of P2 through one of P2's DMA channels, and P2 can write or read data to/from the main memory of P1 through one of P1's DMA channels. In an asymmetric system only one of these paths may be needed, and one of the DMA units might then be eliminated.
As previously indicated, the execution units 12 of the processor cores 10 may share portions of a microprogram in the control store 20, while further being used for executing different microprogram tasks independently of each other. In
The embodiments described above are merely given as examples, and it should be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto. Further modifications, changes and improvements which retain the basic underlying principles disclosed and claimed herein are within the scope of the invention.
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Need help sizing curtains
I'm planning on buying pre-made curtain panels for my living room and dining room (I think). We have standard 8-foot ceilings with crown molding. The top of the window frame is about 82-83 inches from the floor. I like the look of curtains that just skim the floor and are hung high and wide. But the problem is that most pre-made curtains come in 84" or 96" and are either too short or too long.
At first, I thought I would get the 84" panels and hang them with rings/clips so that the rod is about 4" +/- above the window frame. But I'm wondering if I should get the 96" panels and hem the bottom.
I originally was planning on making my own curtains, but it's just time consuming with kids, work, and getting a new house in order (especially now with all the yard work). And I still haven't found a fabric I like that is reasonably priced. I may end up still making the curtains in the dining room since they aren't standard windows (about 80" wide) and I find that the 54" width for pre-made curtains is not full enough and I'm not sure what you do if you buy 2 panels for each side of the window (do you leave them separate or sew them together?).
Also, these panels would be mostly decorative. I was thinking about using sheers or lace behind them and using these to filter the sunlight coming in. Is it dated to have sheers/lace behind panels?
Any advice would be appreciated!
I've been trying to figure this one out, as well! Replacing curtains in the dining area and game room. The ceiling in the dining area is only 93", so I"m going with 95" panels and will have to hem them. Both rooms have windows that are 70" and 95" and I want them to split in the center and stack on the outside. That means four panels on the 70" window and six on the 95".
That's a lot of panels, but I don't really see another way to do it without going custom-made. I will not be sewing panels together, and don't think it's necessary unless you are going for a true blackout.
Do you need light control? Privacy?
I would get the longer panels, hang them below the crown and shorten them if necessary..
You can do dummy panels on the sides so you would only need one panel on each side. A more modern look would be wooden shades or roman shades vs. the sheers.
I'm linking another thread below that gives lots of pics and ideas for window treatments....you may find it helpful.
Here is a link that might be useful: window treatment ideas
I would also do the longer panels and hem. I had to do that in my daughter's room. My feeling is if you are going to invest in them at all, might as well get the height you want, even if it will cost you a bit more.
Regarding width, I would sew them together, so that you have less fussing when you want to close them. Of course, you can go with the dummy panels as Annie suggested. I would also do the wooden or roman vs. sheers.
I'm generally a no window treatments person, but I do have them on my two sliders. With 9 ft. ceilings I like to hang them fairly high. Recently I bought a pair of Ikea Ritva cotton panels 98" long for the ridiculous price of $25 for the pair. I adore them. I washed them before even starting to get any shrinkage out of the way. Although I hung them at 92", they were still too long, so I just folded them over and ran up a hem. That's about the extent of my sewing abilities. Ritva curtains have cool tabs on the back for your rod. I'm done forever with pockets. Or you can use rings with clips, also an easy solution. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a couple of sets and pair them up on both sides for a longer window or if you want a more fabric-y look.
Errant, I got white. It's a creamy white, but unless you want a total polar white, they read white.
This shows how the little tabs in back make soft pleats:
Up close:
There is a square pattern running through it that really only shows if you look at them very closely. The light was bright outside and you can see that it lets light through but pretty much provides privacy.
I have looked through all those great pictures of WT, Annie! I keep going back to scroll through them. Thanks!
We don't need the privacy, but it would be great to have something for light control since we have hardwood floors and a lot of wood furniture that would benefit from some sort of treatment to protect them from the light.
The panels I have for the both rooms are 84", which are too short, so I may have to exchange them for the 96" ones. The problem is that they are silk/faux silk with interlining and lining. So they're fairly thick and will require a good amount of rework if I need to hem them or sew panels together. But I guess I need to do something even if I get them from the store.
My furniture and style is more traditional - a lot of Hepplewhite, Federal, and Sheraton style furniture. So I'm not really looking for a modern look.
Ah, good idea, Annie! The tops are optional rod pocket or back tabs and should be easier to hem than the bottom hems, especially since I plan to use rings to hang them. Thanks!
Would the dummy panels look funny if they are each 54" wide but the window is 80" wide? Would they look too skimpy even though I don't plan on closing them?
Get the longest length you can and hem to the needed length. In my experience most ready made curtains are not the same length. What I mean is if there are two panels per pack you will most likely find one panel is longer than the other, sometimes by inches!
Another vote for Ikea. I have the Lenda panels and they are so nice and only $20 per pair. I think they are 98" length and each panel is about 58" wide. Very easy to hem an inch or two. I actually used the iron on hemming tape. Very easy! And the quality is very nice.
Thanks for posting those, Linelle. They do look nice, but I'd need to add a liner for warmth. The panels I just received are a faux silk, with liner and interliner⦠probably the same ones you just bought, tam! They are really nice, but I was dreading hemming all 10 panels. I think I'll try doing it from the top, as Annie suggested :)
I returned my 84" panels and exchanged them for the 95" ones. Thanks for all the advice and suggestions.
Errant - which panels did you get? I think I'll be getting my DR panels from JCP. They're a good deal and a perfect color. It's also the faux silk with interlining and lining. I'm thinking about stitching French pleats at the top while I'm hemming them.
Also from JCP, on sale. The dining room curtains are Royal Velvet Encore, in Gray Umbra. I have the same two large windows in the game room, and those are the Huckleberry color. 10 panels in each room, but only the dining room will need to be hemmed. I was also considering doing pleats, but still undecided.


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The good is that my Mars almost seedless grapes are responding well from trimming the clusters about one third. The bad news but not associated with the good news is some of my grape clusters have dark spots. What is the spots and what effect will they have on the grapes?
Well I have what I believe is the same thing on some of my Reliance, Swenson Red and Jupiter grapes. I think on mine its a high humidity issue. Just hope it is not black rot. I have been doing some research on it and the pictures seem to match.
How do you like your Mars grapes? I have thought about adding that one.
Silagepackerboy. This is my first and only seedless grape and it was selected first for disease resistance and then taste. It is a good grape but not as good as the ones that I buy. The skin tends to be slip skin and there is a little portion of seed or something inside. The taste is great.


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I plan to revamp two of my flowerbeds in September when the weather is a lot cooler than these 97 degree days we've been having for last few weeks. I want to decreased the width of both flowerbeds. Why can't I dig those bulbs now that are marked and hang them in a net type hosiery bag in the garage till I can replant them? I figured i would be that much ahead of the game if I could move them now. I plan to put a bright color piece of computer paper or color index card inside the bag for ID purposes. Does this make sense or can I just replant them in other beds now, like a holding bed?
I never have done this successfully. When there is still dying foliage on the bulbs, I'm too busy to dig up bulbs and by now, I have no idea where they are. I did dig up some once and split some when I was digging, then didn't get around to replanting all of them and now I couldn't even tell you where there are any extra bulbs growing.
What does it take to do this right? Not my favorite job, but I have good bulbs that I would like to increase but I would rather buy new bulbs than go to this trouble. I do have a small property, maybe if I had a larger one that it would cost me a fortune to buy as many as I needed, I would feel differently?
I'm a bit of a gambler with my bulbs.
I had a nice tulip bed, but decided to do something else there. While they were blooming, I used plastic knives that I stuck in the soil with the color (I always forget names).
Then I started working the new bed. I dug and dug and let it rest. Then a couple of weeks later, I dug some more. After a total of six weeks of mess, I recently replanted the bulbs. I used some bonemeal and worked in lots of organic matter.
I covered and mulched. I could not imagine any difference between saving the bulbs for autumn and planting them in deep good soil.
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DH and I are looking into creating a natural pool in our backyard. We have a large slope that could work very well with a waterfall that could land into a nice size pond. Is it possible to make it swimmable? Does anyone here have photos of this? If you have done this or something similar, please share ideas!
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Fundraiser for family of beloved subway musician Achilla Orru to be held Sunday at Lula Lounge
Orru died suddenly, in the midst of arranging for his family's immigration to Canada from his native Uganda.
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They called TTC musician Achilla Orru the soul of Bloor and Yonge, but when he died unexpectedly in February, his soul was preoccupied with one important matter: bringing his family to Canada.
Orru, a celebrated musician who played his lokembe in international concert halls as well as the gritty subway platform, was in the midst of arranging for his wife and three sons to immigrate to Canada when he was found dead in his apartment from complications of heart disease at 53.
Nadine McNulty, a longtime friend and artistic director of the Batuki Music Society, said Orru had the sponsorship papers and was trying to save enough money to cover airfare and DNA tests.
"When you're a musician, and you're blind, whatever resources you get are not that large," she said. "He was proud; Achilla didn't share it with a lot of people, but he was struggling."
Now his friends are taking up the cause with a fundraiser concert this Sunday night at Lula Lounge, featuring a lineup of bands that include Orru's band Baana Afrique, African Guitar Summit, and his "Subway Friends."
Orru, who was a world-renowned lokembe player and blind since childhood, met his wife, Rose, on one of his many trips to Uganda, the country where he was born and learned to play the thumb piano. They married in 2004.
Since his death, Orru's friend and lawyer Davies Bagambiire has been continuing to work on the family's paperwork. On Tuesday, Rose landed in Toronto and was granted permanent-resident status. The couple's three boys, all younger than 7, are still in Uganda, under the temporary care of Rose's brother. One child has a Canadian citizenship certificate, but the other two don't yet have the proper documentation. (Orru has another son from a previous relationship who was born and lives in Canada.)
"Once Rose gets her status, it becomes easier for the others to come," he says.
Bagambiire says Rose — an elementary school teacher in Uganda — will soon have her permanent resident card, and can then return to Uganda to care for the boys until they can return to Canada together. Five people were ready to become sponsors for the family, but immigration officials did not make Orru's death an issue.
Since his death, people from the Ugandan community, Toronto's music scene, and complete strangers have helped with a trust fund to help pay for Orru's funeral and assist his children. A funeral service open to the public will be held at Wexford Heights United Church at 10 a.m. this Saturday.
The Achilla Orru Memorial Fund, Bank of Montreal, account number: 00022-3941-436
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PRO BASKETBALL; Role Players for Lakers Play an Important Role
By CHRIS BROUSSARD
Published: June 2, 2004
LOS ANGELES, June 1— This march to the championship, which has gone from being inevitable to improbable to inevitable all over again, was supposed to be about the superstars, about Shaq's dunks, Kobe's air shows, Karl's brawn, Gary's orchestration.
But while Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Gary Payton are clearly the club's leaders, the Los Angeles Lakers might not be on the cusp of capturing their fourth N.B.A. title in five years if not for the players who often get lost in the immense shadows of their famous teammates.
First, Derek Fisher, who lost his starting job this season to Payton without even getting a chance to fight for it, hit a shot at the buzzer to give the Lakers a 74-73 victory over San Antonio in a Game 5 that most likely determined the outcome of that Western Conference semifinal series. Then on Monday, Kareem Rush came off the bench and hit six 3-pointers, including three in the pivotal fourth quarter, to deliver the Lakers from the clutches of the dogged Minnesota Timberwolves.
For all the star power on the Lakers, the season's highlight film will not be devoid of role players.
''To see those guys make the shots they made did so much for me as a person because I know what it's like,'' Malone said after the Lakers beat Minnesota, 96-90, to win the Western Conference finals, 4-2. ''I know what it's like when it's tough, so for those guys to have the games they had, that put us in the finals. Fish's shot got us here. Kareem got us here.''
Now, the season that was once focused on Bryant's sexual-assault case, Bryant and O'Neal's bickering, Malone's injury, Payton's unhappiness, Coach Phil Jackson's foiled contract negotiations -- anything but basketball -- is finally focused on the ultimate goal, the N.B.A. championship.
The Lakers took Tuesday off, watching the Eastern Conference finals with curiosity as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Indiana Pacers, 69-65, to advance to the championship round, which begins Sunday. Few gave Minnesota a chance to beat the Lakers, and perhaps fewer will give the Pistons a shot at defeating them.
''L.A., the one thing about them is that they cause a lot of problems because they have a lot of weapons,'' Minnesota Coach Flip Saunders said. ''They have players that can really take over the game. Those teams over there, the problem they'll have is that they're basically playing with power forwards at center. That can make it extremely difficult for both of those teams.''
Some would say extremely impossible.
Nonetheless, Malone, who has done everything in basketball except win a title, is not yet ready to be measured for his ring. After losing twice in the finals with Utah, in 1997 and 1998, he needs four more victories before he will be ready to celebrate.
While many of his teammates pranced around the Staples Center court Monday night, hoisting the Western Conference championship trophy, Malone sat in the locker room, not yet ready for euphoria.
''I would like to show a lot more emotion right now, but we haven't done anything yet,'' Malone, 40, said. ''I have been here before and I have not done anything yet. The last two times that I went left a bad feeling in my mouth.''
The Lakers, who recognize their penchant for complacency, are trying hard to manufacture some adversity, some challenge to keep them from treating their next opponent like a practice squad. O'Neal said the Lakers were far from their best against Minnesota, and his hope is that, with the championship within reach, the Lakers will pull out all the stops.
''We did well enough to win the game, win the series, but I still think we can play a lot better basketball,'' O'Neal said. ''This is what most of the guys on the team have been waiting for -- to get to this moment. So whoever we play, we'll be well prepared and we'll play hard.''
Jackson, perhaps trying to keep his players on edge, said it took a lot of luck for the Lakers to reach the finals.
''The pressure is on us, obviously, to go and try and do something very unique, and that's winning four of five championships,'' he said. ''We feel comfortable going into this championship. We feel very fortunate to go into it. We had the good fortune of playing Minnesota without the full complement of their players. We know it takes a lot of good luck to get there. We've had it, and now we have to parlay that into a championship.''
A title for Jackson would be his 10th, the most for an N.B.A. coach, one ahead of Red Auerbach. For Malone, Payton and Rush, it would be their first. And for O'Neal, Bryant, Fisher, Rick Fox and Devean George, it would be their fourth in five years.
''Derek and I were talking about it, being that we came in the league together,'' Bryant said. ''It's been eight years, four trips to the finals. It's been remarkable, something to talk about. We've been very fortunate.''
Fortunate to have Fisher and Rush alongside their superstars.
Photo: Kobe Bryant, right, with Kareem Rush, who had 18 points off the bench Monday. (Photo by Associated Press)


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VOICE CONTROLLED LOCK MECHANISM 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 27 1963 INVENTOR. IRVING H. SHER MQ/SM ATTORNEY May 25, 1965 l. H. SHER 3,184,937
VOICE CONTROLLED LOCK MECHANISM 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 27, 1965 INVENTOR.
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IRVING H. .S'Hl? MUM 5M AT 7' ORNE V United States Patent 3,184,937 VOICE CONTROLLED LOCK MECHANISM Irving H. Sher, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Institute for Scientific Information, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Fiied Mar. 27, 1963, Ser. No. 268,294 9 Claims. (Cl. 70- 277) In general, this invention relates to a new and improved voice controlled lock mechanism and, more particularly, to a lock which will be responsive to one or more selected persons voice and which will obviate the need for coded mechanical devices such as keys.
In order [or a voice operated lock to be eflFective, it must be capable of responding (unlocking) to a specific command spoken by a specific person. This personalized type of lock would bypass the requirement for carrying and using keys.
Recent studies have shown that the audio-spectral characteristics of voices are distinctive and can be used to identify the speaker. Even a good imitation of someone elses voice looks quite different on an oscilloscope when analyzed in accordance with the various frequencies which form the audio signal. This is analogous to the phenomenon where the human eye cannot distinguish between white lights composed of completely different combination taken from the visible electro-rnagnetic spectrum. So, two voices which sound alike to the human car can be composed of different combinations of audio frequcn' cies taken from the audible sound spectrum.
Recently, a sound operated fiber-optic brain cell has been developed by the Sperry Gyroscope Company division of Sperry Rand Corporation called the Sceptron. A report of the operation of this fiber-optic unit can be found in Electronics World magazine, March 1963, pages 36, 37 and 77. Vibrating optic fibers are specifically designed to respond to the spectrum of audio frequencies.
The present invention utilizes a vibrating optic fiber unit to activate a switch closing a circuit on a servo motor which withdraws the bolt of a lock.
Since, however, vibrating optic fiber units respond on an at least or more principle, such locks could be improperly opened by a blast of total sound spectrum. The invention, therefore, utilizes two vibrating fiber-optic units. The first is coded for the particular person saying a particular word. The second units is coded for the negative of the first unit. The switch controlled by the output of this second unit is normally in the closed state and is opened whenever sound other than the code signal is imposed. These two units will respond to the code signal, but not to signals of which the code signal is a part. A blast of total sound spectrum will close the switch associated with the first unit but simultaneously opens the switch associated with the second unit and, therefore, would not open a lock.
Further, the present invention contemplates locks formed with many pairs of vibrating optic fiber units. Thus, one may have a three pair vibrating optic fiber lock which will respond to three different signals or voices so that the lock may be used by more than one person.
Additionally, the lock of the present invention in a preferred embodiment is utilized in combination with the door knob in a manner whereby a button is provided in the door knob to activate the unit, the unit being deactivated when the button is released. Thus, only one hand need be used to open the door.
Therefore, it is the general object of this invention to provide a new and better voicc operated lock mechanism.
A further object of this invention is to provide a new and better voice operated lock mechanism which is responsive to a specific word spoken by a specific person.
3,184,937 Patented May 25, 1965 "ice A still further object is the provision of a new and better voice operated lock mechanism utilizing vibrating optic fibers.
Another object is the provision of a new and better voice operated lock mechanism which is activated only when in use.
Still auoothcr object is the provision of a voice operated lock mechanism which can be controlled by a specified number of people.
Other objects will appear hereinafter.
For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there are shown in the drawings forms which are presently preferred; it being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
FIGURE 1 is a front plan view of a door incorporating the loci; of the present invention.
FIGURE 2 is a schematic diagram of the electric circuit for the voice operated lock of the present invention.
FIGURE 3 is an exploded view of a Sceptron sound operated fihcr-optic unit and a threshold circuit therefor.
FiGURE 4 shows two of the fibers of the Sccptron unit of FIGURE 3 in the at rest stage and an exposed mask adjacent thereto.
FIGURE 5 shows the array of FIGURE 4 with an exposed mask which is rejection coded.
FIGURE 6 shows the array of FIGURE 5 with an exposed mask acceptance coded.
FIGURES 7, 8 and 9 show the developed coded masks for FIGURES 4, 5 and 6 respectively.
FlGURE i0 is a schematic diagram of the unit shown in FEGURF. 2 utilized in parallel with other units so that more than one person can open a given lock.
FIGURE ll is a schematic diagram of the unit shown in FIGURE 2 utilized in series with other units so that more than one person are needed to open a given lock.
In FIGURE 1, there is shown the voice control lock mechanism of the present invention generally designated by the numeral 10.
The mechanism It) includes a door 12 mounted through hinges 14 and It: to a door frame 18. It will be understood that the hinges 14 and 16 could be utilized as electrical connectors for connecting the apparatus within the door to the electrical wiring system of the building in which the door is mounted.
The door 12 has standard spring-biased bolt-type lock 2t! adapted to cooperate with a suitable recess in the frame 18 to prevent the opening of the door 12.
In accordance with the present invention, the apparatus 10 includes a pair of fiber-optic sound operated signal analyzing devices generally designated by the numerals 22 and 23 which are operative to control the lock 20 in a manner to be shown below. The input to the analyzing devices 22 and 23 is achieved through a microphone 24 mounted on the door 12.
The door 12 further has a doorknob 26 in the center of which is a push button 28. The push button 28 is utilized to apply electric power to the microphone 24 and analyzing device 22.
The analyzing devices 22 and 23 consist of two fiberoptic pattern recognizers 30 and 32 which will be more fully described with reference to FIGURES 39. The analyzing devices 22 and 23 are energized by a battery 34 which supplies electric power to two incandescent lamps 36 and 38 associated with the pattern recognizers 3th and 32 respectively. The battery 34 is in series with the push button 23 so that only upon pressing of the push button 28 will the lights 36 and 38 be turned on. Further, the battery 34 energizes the microphone 24. Although a battery 34 is shown which would be mounted in the door 12, it is easily understood that as previously 3 discussed, the apparatus of the present invention could be operated on alternating current from normal building wiring.
The basic components of the sound operated fiberoptic pattern recognizer are shown in FIGURE 3. The device 30 consists of the incandescent lamp 36 which is adjacent a suitable diffuser and lens 54 so as to achieve even distribution of light to the basic element of the unit 30. the fiber-optic array 69. The incandescent lamp and the diffuser 54 are placed in a light sealed housing 56 on top of a piezoceramic driver 58.
The fiber-optic array 60 is the basic element of the system. It is an open bundle of tiny quartz fibers 64, all held at one end by an inclined base 62. All of the fibers 64 are approximately the same diameter, but their free lengths vary in accordance with their position on the inclined surface 62. Thus, each is a tiny cantilever beam and will vibrate in its own fashion whenever it is mechanically excited at its natural frequency. There is sutiicient space around each fiber so that it can vibrate in any direction without striking other fibers. A fiber array contraining 700 fibers would take up only one-quarter cubic inch. in fact, with better techniques, the fiber array can be kept to an even smaller size.
The fiber array, of course, requires a source of mechanical excitation. The piezoceramic driver 58 provides this by converting electrical signals from the microphone 24 into proportional mechanical motion. The driver 53 has been shown as a piezoelectric device but it could be electromagnetic such as an ordinary loudspeaker. The driver shakes the fiber array to transmit an audio signal. in order to detect the pattern of fiber motion, the incandescent lamp 36 is utilized to transmit light through the fibers onto a photocell 66 which is part of a sensing means. A photographic plate may be placed between the fibers 64 and the photocell 66. This will give a negative picture of the light pattern for the fibers 64. Each fiber that vibrates will leave a black line on the negative picture taken on the photographic plate, and those fibers that do not move will leave a small spot corresponding to their stationary or static position. Everywhere else, the photographic plate will be transparent. When developed, this plate acts as a mask which may be utilized as a memory for the unit in which it is placed, and it will be mounted between the fiber array 64 and the photocell 66 as composite mask 52 shown in FIGURE 3.
FTGURES 4-9 show how signal recognition is achieved. In FIGURE 4, there is shown the method of producing a static mask 48 shown in FIGURE 7. In FIGURE 5, there is shown the production of a rejection mask 50 shown in FIGURE 8. In FlGURE 6, there is shown the production of an acceptance mask 52 shown in FIG- CR5 9.
These masks are made by exposing them to the pattern of fiber motion during the time that a signal is on. Thereafter the plate is developed and placed back in its original position.
In FIGURE 4, the static mask 48 is formed by exposing the photographic plate to the fiber array 64 at rest. This produces spaced exposed dots 49, while leaving the remaining area 51 unexposed. If such a plate 33 was developed and placed between the fibcr array 64 and the photocell 65, in the absence of any signal, the photocell would be dark since each fiber light spot would be blocked by a black spot 49 on the mask d8. When a signal is received, the fibers 64 will again vibrate in some pattern characteristic of that signal. If the mask 48 was in front of the fiber array 64, a signal would have been received on the photocell 66.
In FIGURE 5, a rejection mask 50 is shown. The rejection mask is intended to block the desired signal and the zero signal. Thus, the light from the fibers 64 creates a black portion ol": the mask 50 as shown in FIGURE 8.
in FlGURE 6, an acceptance mask 52 is shown which is composed of the negative from the zero or resting Zl' state of the fibers plus the positive from the code activated or desired signal state. Thus, the acceptance mask 52 can be utilized to recognize a coded signal as this mask produces a transparent portion 53 for the desired signal on the mask 52 and a black portion 55 for all lesser signals. in producing an acceptance mask 52, it is simpler to merely take a positive of the mask 50 and place it in series with the mask 48. Such a mask would be mask 57 in series with mask 48 shown in FIGURE 2.
The mask 52 being a negative of the resting state of the fiber array 64 plus a positive of the code activated state will transmit maximum light to the photocell 66 if the desired signal is received in the microphone 24 and transmitted to piezoelectric crystal 58.
As shown in FIGURE 3, the photocell 66 is connected through wires 68 and 70 to a Zener diode 72 in series with a timing relay 74. The Zener diode 72 is merely shown as one example of a threshold device which could be utilized with the photocell 66. Whenever the photocell has the maximum light impinging thereon through its associated masks, a maximum voltage signal will be produced suiiicient to trigger the Zener diode or other threshold device so as to activate the timing relay 74 to close its contacts 46. The threshold unit and timing relay 72 and 74 have been shown in block form as an actuator 76 which forms part of the sensing means.
Thus. the sound operated fiber-optic pattern recognizer 3-8 will be actuated by the coded signals if spoken into the microphone 24. However, if a lock were operated by the control mechanism 76, it could be improperly opened by a blast of total sound spectrum. The present invention, therefore, contemplates utilizing two vibrating fiber-optic units. The second of the sound operated fiberoptic pattern recognizers 32 contains the mask 50 of the negative taken during the code activated state. The vibrating fiber-optic unit 32 is operatively connected by means of a photocell to a control 78 exactly similar to the control 76. This control 78 opens a normally closed switch 44 whenever sounds other than the code signal are imposed of suificient intensity to assume that a blast of total sound spectrum has been received.
The switch 46 is normally open and in series with the normally closed switch 44 in a series circuit including battery 40 and the control 42 for a servomotor which would withdraw the bolt of the lock 20 in a standard man- 113i.
The system will respond to the code signal, but not to greater signals of which the code signal is a part due to the negative mask 50. A blast of total sound spectrum will merely close switch 46 but simultaneously open switch 44 and. therefore, not open the lock 20.
The timing relay 74 assures that the lock will remain open for a predetermined period of time after the code signal has been spoken into the microphone 24. The time delay of this relay 74 can be extended for other uses of the voice operated lock of the present invention.
In FIGURE 10, there is shown a second embodiment of the present invention in which in addition to analyzing devices 22 and 23 a second pair of analyzing devices shown schematically as voice reader 22 has been provided operative from the microphone 24 which are exactly similar to the analyzing devices 22 and 23 discussed in FIG- URE 2 except that these analyzing devices 22' are coded for a second persons voice. Analyzing devices 22' control a normally closed switch 44 and a normally open switch 46' similar to the switches 44 and 46 respectively. Switch contacts 44' and 46' are in series with each other and in parallel with contacts 44 and 46 so that operation of either the unit 22, 23 or the unit 22' will actuate the lock release servo control 42. The systems may be expanded to a three or more person lock which will respond to three dit'lerent signals or voices so that the lock may, when desired, be used by more than one person.
FIGURE 11 shows the same components as the unit in mouse; is CPLL'Ci l that the sw 4 46, and
are now in series circuit relation so that the lock servo control mechanism 42 will not be operative unless two signals are received. These signals must be given during a predetermined period of time in accordance with the time delay of the timers 74. iith those two units in series, the lock will not be opened unless more than one person is present.
The systems presented have only small intermittent power requirements. These can be derived from house electrical lines and/or from batteries, as illustrated. Six batteries may be utilized in place of the two batteries 34 and 46 shown in the drawings. The system can also operate normally from electrical lines with an optional battery feature for emergencies.
The system does not draw any current except for the brief intervals when the lock is actually being opened. This is accomplished by utilizing the button 28 to connect the power supply to the microphone and to the light sources which shine on the optic fibers. In this anticipatory state, utterance of the acceptable code signal or signals sets the fibers vibrating and closes the switch or switches 46 and/or 46'.
By utilizing the button in the doorknob, only one hand need be utilized in opening a door. If the button is not placed in the doorknob, it would be necessary to construct a time delay in the button circuit so that once activated, the system would continue to be energized until the user had time to reach for the door and open it.
The term lock is used in its broadest sense and refers to the starting up of a machine otherwise deenergized, activation of dormant electronic apparatus, and any other starting system which requires the security of a highly discriminatory voice controlled actuator to start an operation or, as shown, to open a door. The achievement of a high specificity of sound response by utilizing the paired vibrating fiber-optic units insures proper application to the locking and unlocking mechanisms.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.
1 claim:
1. A voice controlled lock mechanism comprising audio spectral analyzing means, pickup means for transmitting audio signals to said audio spectral analyzing means, said audio spectral analyzing means being coded to respond to a specific spectrum of audio frequencies from said pickup means, sensing means, said sensing means being operative from said audio spectral analyzing means upon receipt of the predetermined spectrum of audio frequencies from said pickup means, a lock mechanism, said sensing means being operative to control said lock mechanism in accordance with the output of said audio spectral analyzing means.
2. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 1 includin g a second audio spectral analyzing means connected to said pickup means, second sensing means connected to said second audio spectral analyzing means, said second audio spectral analyzing means being negatively coded with respect to said specific spectrum of audio frequencies. said second sensing means being operative when a signal other than said predetermined spectrum of audio frequencies has been received by said second audio spectral analyzing means to prevent the operation of said lock mechanism by said first-mentioned sensing means.
3. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 2 (5 wherein said first-mentioned and second sensing means include threshold devices, said threshold devices preventing operation of said sensing means until a predetermined signal is received from said first-mentioned and second audio spectral analyzing means respectively.
4. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 3 including time delay means associated with each of said first-mentioned and second sensing means, said time delay means being operative from said threshold devices to actuate said lock mechanism for a predetermined period of time.
5. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 2 including a second set of first-mentioned and second audio spectral analyzing means and sensing means, said Pickup means being operative to energize said first and second sets, either of said first and second sets being operative to control said lock mechanism.
6. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 2 including a second set of first-mentioned and second audio spectral analyzing means and sensing means, said first and second sets being operative from said pickup means, said first and second sets being only cumulatively operative to control said lock mechanism.
7. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 1, a door, said door being adapted to be mounted on a door frame for sealing an enclosure, said lock mechanism, audio spectral analyzing means, pickup means and sensing means being mounted on said door, a doorknob on said door for opening and closing said door, a push button mounted in said doorknob, electrical supply means for supplying electric power to said audio spectral analyzing means and pickup means, said push button being operative to connect and disconnect said electrical supply means from said audio spectral analyzing means and pickup means.
8. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 1 wherein said audio spectral analyzing means includes a plurality of light transmitting optic fibers, a base, said optic fibers being cantilevered from said base, said base being contoured so that the fibers are of various lengths and have various natural frequencies, light excitation means for providing a light signal to the end of said fibers fixed in said base, a coded mask adjacent the free end of said fibers, said coded mask being coded to pass only the light from fibers excited by a specified spectrum of audio frequencies.
9. The voice controlled lock mechanism of claim 8 including a second audio spectral analyzing means similar to said first-mentioned audio spectral analyzing means, said second audio spectral analyzing means having a coded mask which is a negative of said firstancntioned coded mask, second sensing means similar to said firstmentioned sensing means, said second audio spectral analyzing means being connected to said pickup means, said second sensing means being operative to prevent control of said lock mechanism by said first sensing means upon receipt of a signal from said second audio spectral analyzing means.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,008,150 7/35 Nelson -277 2,936,607 5/60 Nielsen 70-277 3,093,994 6/63 Richard 70-382 X ALBERT H. KAMPE, Primary Examiner.
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Forcing tulips in 75 days for my wedding? Help!
Help... I have several bags of tulip bulbs I picked up last fall so I can pot them up and hopefully get them to bloom for my wedding, which is the first weekend in May, about 75 days from now. I probably should have planned this wintersow much better, but honestly, I picked up the bulbs with a lot of other wedding prep sale stuff when things were on clearance last season, and lost track of them. I went through recently and resorted everything, and rediscovered the tulips.
I have several different bags, a couple of 20 countish of mixed kinds, some 5-10 countish of particular kinds, ranging from early bloom to late bloom. I also rediscovered two 40 count bags of grape hyacinths, but I don't know if those can be forced or not.
I have been keeping them stored in an insulated attached garage that sees low level light, and we have had a rather mild winter till the last month or so.
Now I need to start potting them up for forcing. My optimal of course would be for everything to be blooming, but I'm also happy with just foliage that is nice and lush and nothing is starting to fade off yet.
But I know nothing about tulips. How to force them, what does early, mid, and late season mean in relation to my timing... ugh.
To complicate all this. I would like to do this in a way that I can then use the potted tulips after the wedding as plant in plugs in different parts of the yard.
I do already have a lot of 8 and 10 inch pots, and some 12 inch pots and a lot of dirt to set things up. I also have a small stockpile of mesh onion and orange bags built up to make nets to line the pots with to help keep out the bulb eating critters for when I transplant. I have a three seasons porch with fine southeastern exposure. It's a high humidity porch, we have a small koi pond running year round in there.
Any suggestions or advice? Anything would be much appreciated!!
Tulips need to be fooled into thinking they have endured winter and spring has come. They need a period of cold before they will flower. This could be 8 weeks in the fridge or longer in a cold dark place. If your garage was cold and dark (40 - 45) all this time you might be lucky. If it was warm you don't have enough time to chill the bulbs. I would have a Plan B if I were you because forcing bulbs to a schedule is tricky.
ok... I'm not positive just how cold it gets in the garage. Hadn't thought about that.
So will it hurt the bulbs to just pot them up, put them in the three seasons porch, and see what happens? I would still like them to survive planting in the yard after the wedding, even if they don't give me any blooms on time.
As Flora said, tulips need 11-12 weeks of cool below 40 degrees to bloom. Then they need several weeks in the sunshine to bloom. I pot up mine in soil in early November, put them in the refrigerator and take them out in mid January. They are just on the bud now. Unless your garage was reliably at 40 degrees or below, I think you are out of luck for weddling tulips at this point. The foliage of forced tulips is not as lush as from in the ground bulbs.
If you really want tulips in bloom for your wedding, talk to a big florist or nursery that may have not have taken all of their tulips out of the frig right now (or it will be too late). If you buy them now, maybe they will hold them in the frig until April so you can have them in bloom.
Otherwise just plant your blubs out late this spring and wait until next spring for blooms.
One way to force outside is to place the bulbs in the pots facing inwards slightly and close together. They should be under the soil somewhat. After watering thoroughtly place the potted plants into brown tall boxes to accommodate the foliage. The closed boxes are placed outdoors covered with insulation ie, leaves or crumpled newspaper. When the pots have a root structure coming out of the bottom allow light to force the plants into blooming. I can't remember exactly how long this takes -but I am betting you can figure it out. I liked this method. You might also fertilize with a bloom builder when you alllow light to start the blooming process.
One way to force outside is to place the bulbs in the pots facing inwards slightly and close together. They should be under the soil somewhat. After watering thoroughtly place the potted plants into brown tall boxes to accommodate the foliage. The closed boxes are placed outdoors covered with insulation ie, leaves or crumpled newspaper. When the pots have a root structure coming out of the bottom allow light to force the plants into blooming. I can't remember exactly how long this takes -but I am betting you can figure it out. I liked this method. You might also fertilize with a bloom builder when you alllow light to start the blooming process.
I want to add that the method I posted will probably work the best for you but I want to add that not all tulips are good for forcing. Something I read said that it might be quicker to force later in the season (winter). I would get pronto potting those pots out in brown (think grocery store boxes) ASAP. Your bulbs are probably pre-chilled from being in the garage so I would think it would be time to pot and let grow.
Well crumbcakes, I spoke with my love and he said he doesn't think the attached garage held below 45 during the season, in part because a lot of the season was fairly mild so far till the last month or so.
so, looks like I might try to pot them up and see what happens, but I'm not too hopeful about the whole thing now :(
I do have some plan B- Lots of little pots of herbs and catgrass and some marigolds- all of which are going to be wedding favors... and I have a neighbor I should be able to get some forsythia branches from for some blooms.
Then again, maybe I will luck out and the weather will have been nice enough that there will be a goodly amount of wildflowers in bloom then.
Thanks for the advice everyone!
By the way, I saw a number of auctions for pre chilled tulip bulbs on Ebay
Here is a link that might be useful: pre chilled tulip bulbs
Just an update...
I potted up the bulbs on March 19th. It was really too chilly before then to really try forcing them.
I potted them up in the 8 and 10 inch pots with potting soil. I only filled the pots 3/4 of the way full. Packed in my bulbs pretty close- the 8 inch pots got 7 each, and the 10 inch got 12-15 each.
I skipped any mesh- found out my ground critters weren't the tulip eating kind.
I set them up at first at the south windows in the three seasons porch, then moved them under the central skylight a month later when most of them had a couple inches worth of green showing and displaying daily tilt.
On the first weekend in May, the earliest of them was just starting to drop off bloom, the latest of them was just about to pop. All of them had lovely greenery and a bloom or two going on.
The grape hyacinths I gave the same treatment for, I packed them into some recycled fresh mushroom bins. They were fully bloomed by a month later, and almost blown by the weekend.
I planted in the bricks of hyacinths into their border at the end of april, with the daffs in their mixed bloom looked lovely.
Planted in all the tulips along about 35 feet of fenceline in a shallow 2 foot border, they seem to be doing well there so far, nothing seems to be eating them yet.
I don't think I lost any hyacinths in the transplanting so far, I didn't break them up, just planted them in as bricks. Most of the tulips fared well. Lost several Shirley and Orange Queen, they didn't like potting too much. I planted the not quite dead seeming bulbs in anyway, hoping for next year. I gently broke apart the pots into separate bulbs for the border, and several of them already had babies separating off of them shooting up their own greens.
I wasn't sure if the insulated garage would have gotten cold enough or not, but apparently so- it also came on fairly quickly after my initial post a seriously deep cold and then real chilly snap, don't know if that helped or not.


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In 2009, the province announced $8 million for infrastructure improvements at the fort, including a new access road. The Fort purchased two properties off Broadway Avenue late last year and recently demolished the structures on them. Ed Cameron with the engineering firm SNC Lavalin is heading up the project for the Fort.
Cameron says the next step is designing the route for the new roadway, and then consulting with the surrounding neighbourhood.
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You are in big trouble. Unions and the gov't are driving hard to raise the Minimum Wage 24%.. The cost of all goods and services goes up. Every one gets a raise in their income except you. It appears the gov't wants to hurry you up to the grave yard. They are pushing you very, very rapidly into abject POVERTY. Most of you are trying to live on SS only.
Since Obama is great at mandating, he should mandate that all the retirement funds up your retirement what he wants to raise MW, 24%.
Gov't and union are not on the side of seniors on fixed incomes. .
Right now the old are making nothing in interest on there money as well. A quick up tick in inflation and it won't be good for the I'm going to live to 100 crowd.
Seniors are doing better than young people (who are more likely than not to be in unskilled or entry level
positions). Said young people are paying social security taxes which are forwarded to seniors. I am not
for raising the minimum wage because it reduces employment opportunities. It does not act to raise
prices. Ben is printing gobs of money and that will sooner or later act to raise prices regardless of what
is done with the minimum wage law.
By now, seniors should have read Howard Ruff and gotten themselves up to speed on how to protect
during the coming bad years. If they have failed in this measure, I don't think restraining minimum wage
advances will keep them upright.
I agree with Bunkferd......save that their are some real reasons to raise minimum wages.
I have to give bunkferd a thumbs up on this one. Most seniors were raised when the word Family meant something they had hard working parents. They didn't have pot heads for parents, like too many of our young people today. They didn't have gasoline prices that jump 30 to 50 cents in one day. Most seniors worked hard and saved for their old age. But now if the kids have parents they have to have all the latest Electroic junk instead of saving. Lack of family and wanting teachers to be the parents instead of part of the educators with the parents. Teachings starts at home and in too many cases this isn't happening. Now don't get me wrong we still have some good parents and famlies, but the % is getting less everyday. In the end you don't have to worry about most seniors.
Remember the Government doesn't count Food and Energy as inflation. Wall Street creates inflation.
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Labor had nothing to do with the Energy Inflation, crooks on Wall Street did.
(((Remember the Government doesn't count Food and Energy as inflation. Wall Street creates inflation.)))
Jeyedolt, you are truly an idiot.
The Fed is creating inflation by running the printing presses at high speed. Your misplaced anger is legendary.
Sentiment: Strong Sell
If inflation rises so will the increase in yearly S/S benefits!
((((If inflation rises so will the increase in yearly S/S benefits!))))
You are correct. This is a major reason the govt is lying about the inflation rate. If we calculated it the original way, inflation would probably be running at a 6-10% clip.
It is easy for a politician to get away with lying that inflation is 2% so therefore you get a tiny Soc Sec increase.
It is VERY hard to get away with saying, "Inflation is 6-10% but we must cut the COLA in your Soc Sec."
Thus, they invented a new CPI that is not calculated the same way. The govt essentially unweighted various components of the index to hide real world increases in those areas, as a way to avoid paying what they promised to pay..
Sentiment: Strong Sell
If you live on SS then you are screwed already, SS is not a retirement plan it's to keep old people from ending up in the streets homeless and dying.