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US 7206966 B2 Abstract One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of executing program code on a target microprocessor with multiple CPU cores thereon. One of the CPU cores is selected for testing, and inter-core context switching is performed. Parallel execution occurs of diagnostic code on the selected CPU core and the program code on remaining CPU cores. Another embodiment disclosed relates to a microprocessor having a plurality of CPU cores integrated on the microprocessor chip. Inter-core communications circuitry is coupled to each of the CPU cores and configured to perform context switching between the CPU cores.
Claims(14) 1. A method of executing program code on a target microprocessor with multiple CPU cores thereon, the method comprising:
selecting one of the CPU cores for testing;
performing inter-core context switching;
executing in parallel diagnostic code on the selected CPU core and the program code on remaining CPU cores,
wherein the inter-core context switching includes swapping virtual CPU numbers between the CPU core selected for diagnostics and a recently-tested CPU core being put back to use.
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setting a level of aggressiveness for scheduling the testing of the execution units.
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applying an aggressiveness-dependent algorithm to determine when to schedule all available cores for execution of the program code and when to schedule parallel execution of the program code and the diagnostic code.
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13. A microprocessor comprising:
a plurality of CPU cores integrated on the microprocessor chip; and
inter-core communications circuitry coupled to each of the CPU cores and configured to perform context switching between the CPU cores,
control circuitry coupled to the inter-core communications circuitry and configured select a first CPU core currently in use for diagnostic testing,
wherein the inter-core communications circuitry is utilized to perform context switching between the first CPU core and a second CPU core which is not currently in use,
wherein the microprocessor is configured to swap extemal CPU numbers between the first and second CPU cores.
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Description 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to computer systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to fault-tolerant computer systems. 2. Description of the Background Art Previous solutions for providing fault tolerance in digital processing systems include hardware-based solutions, software-based solutions, or some combination of both. The hardware schemes require much extra system hardware. The redundant system hardware may be operated, for example in lock-step or utilizing complex voting schemes. The software schemes may be performed either by executing the program multiple times on the same computer or in parallel on multiple computer systems. Typically, the program is re-run at least three times, resulting in effective execution times that are three times greater than they are without the software verification. As such, the software fault-tolerant solution disadvantageously requires a longer run-time or requires multiple computer systems. Combination schemes require extra hardware, at least two times, and typically utilize software check-pointing. Software check-pointing involves, upon an error, the capability to re-run a specific instruction sequence. All the above-discussed solutions are expensive in terms of cost and/or system performance. Hence, improvements in systems and methods for providing fault tolerant digital processing are highly desirable. One embodiment of the invention pertains to a method of executing program code on a target microprocessor chip with multiple CPU cores thereon. One of the CPU cores is selected for testing, and inter-core context switching is performed. Parallel execution occurs of diagnostic code on the selected CPU core and the program code on remaining CPU cores. Another embodiment of the invention relates to a microprocessor having a plurality of CPU cores integrated on the microprocessor chip. Inter-core communications circuitry is coupled to each of the CPU cores and configured to perform context switching between the CPU cores. As discussed above, prior systems and methods for fault-tolerant digital processing have various disadvantages. The present invention relates to systems and methods for improving the reliability of digital processing. The environment in which the present invention is used encompasses a general-purpose computer system. Some of the elements of a typical general-purpose computer are shown in A compiler 34 incorporating the teachings of the present invention may comprise either a native compiler running on the target microprocessor system, or a cross compiler running on a different microprocessor system. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the target microprocessor for the compiler has multiple functional units of the same type. For example, the microprocessor may comprise one with a superscalar architecture. Referring now to As illustrated in While for ease of understanding, the code generator 42 is being described with the above described embodiment which allocates registers before unrolling the loops in the instructions being generated and scheduling instructions for parallelism, based on the descriptions to follow, it will be appreciated that the present invention may be practiced with other register allocation, loop unrolling and scheduling approaches having different register allocation, loop unrolling and scheduling order. Per the embodiment depicted in Prior to executing code on the N−1 cores and diagnostics on the selected core, inter-core context switching 104 may need to be performed. Such context switching would typically involve switching a recently-tested CPU core back to the pool of cores available to execute code and also switching the selected core out of the pool so that diagnostics may be performed thereon. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, special dedicated communication links may be provided on the microprocessor die. The dedicated communication links may be configured to take advantage of the close proximity of the CPU cores as they are located on the same die. Using such closely configured links, the context switch between a recently-tested core and a running core may be completed with only a relatively minor performance hit. This is because data does not need to move off chip which would slow down the context switching due to a substantially slower system-level communication link. Subsequently, user and/or OS code is executed 106 on the remaining (N−1) CPU cores and in parallel diagnostics is executed 108 on the selected CPU core. While in the preferred embodiment only one of the CPU cores executes diagnostics at a time, an alternate embodiment may execute diagnostics on more than one core at a time. However, the alternate embodiment would typically have a higher performance overhead. Each diagnostic operation may be selected from a predetermined test pattern. Such a test pattern should include diagnostic operations and associated known results. Preferably, the test pattern is chosen so as to provide an effective trial as to the proper functioning of various components of the functional unit being tested. The specifics of an effective test pattern depends on specifics of the execution unit being tested. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the testing coverage is configurable. After the health check on the selected CPU core is finished, the verified healthy CPU core may be put back into the pool of usable CPU cores and a different CPU may be selected 102 to be health checked. Note that the system does not have to be taken off line to perform this fault checking. Through the use of an algorithm, such as round robin, each of the CPU cores may be fault checked and then put back to work running user/OS code. In one embodiment, the control of the rotation of CPU cores may be performed at the operating system level. In another embodiment, the control of the rotation of CPU cores may be performed at the hardware level by dedicated circuitry on the microprocessor. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the microprocessor �virtualizes� the CPUs so that the operating system does not know (or care) which actual physical CPUs it is being run on at any moment in time. For example, if there are eight CPU cores in the microprocessor chip, then the cores may be physically numbered �0� through �7� for purposes internal to the microprocessor hardware. However, for purposes external to the microprocessor hardware, the cores may be assigned to different virtual numbers or addresses. These virtual or external numbers may be seen and used by the operating system. Providing and using such virtual or external numbering for the cores advantageously makes it much easier for the operating system to deal with the switching of CPU cores between use and testing. Using such virtual numbering, then, from the perspective of the operating system, the CPU core may look the same in all aspects. Hence, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the microprocessor chip may include programmable hardware circuitry and/or software code to swap external CPU numbers between the CPU core that is being removed from service to be tested and the CPU core that is being put back into service in its place. By such swapping of external CPU numbers, the operating system doesn't even need to know that the CPU core in use has changed. Consider the example where there are eight CPU cores on a microprocessor chip. Consider further that the chip presents only six of the cores for use to the operating system and that two cores are spares. In this example, the six may be externally numbered �0� through �5�, and the two spares may be externally numbered �6� and �7�. For instance, when it is time to test the CPU core currently numbered �1�, then CPU �6� may be given �1� as its new number, and �1� may be given �6� as its new number as part of the �context switch�. A faulty (black-listed) CPU will be permanently given an external CPU number such that it will never be used by the system or microprocessor chip. The components illustrated for explanatory purposes include an instruction fetch unit 202, an instruction cache memory 204, instruction decode/issue circuitry 206, multiple CPU cores 208, and a memory system 210. While the configuration illustrated has four CPU cores, embodiments of the invention may also be implemented on microprocessors with various numbers of cores, for example, six, eight, or more cores. Addresses of instructions may be generated by circuitry in the instruction fetch unit 202. For example, the fetch unit 202 may be configured to include a program counter that increments from a starting address within the instruction cache 204 serially through successive addresses in order to serially read out successive instructions stored at those addresses. The instruction cache 204 stores instructions that are frequently being executed. Similarly, a data cache (not illustrated) may store data that is frequently being accessed to execute the instructions. In some implementations, the instruction and data caches may be combined into one memory unit. The instruction decode/issue circuitry 206 receives instructions from the cache 204, and decodes and/or issues them to the multiple CPU cores 208 for execution. For example, four separate instructions may be decoded and issued, one to each of four CPUs 208A through 208D, for execution. The CPUs 208 may be configured to interface with a common memory system 210. The memory system 210 may include a memory system bus and may include both on-chip and off-chip memory components. Other circuitry, such as that to supply operands for the instruction execution, is not illustrated. Note that the circuit components illustrated in The diagnostic operation is performed 122 on the selected CPU core 208. It is performed with predetermined knowledge as to the expected result. The actual and expected results are then compared 124 and a determination 126 is made as to whether the compared results are the same. If the results are the same, then no error is indicated, and the proper operation of the selected CPU core is confirmed 128, and so that CPU core is kept in the pool of health-checked cores that are available to execute code. If the results are not the same, then a fault in the CPU core is indicated, and a jump 130 to a fault handler may occur. The fault handler may be configured to take appropriate action. In accordance with one embodiment, the CPU core failing the diagnostic test may be �black-listed� and removed from use in executing code. In other words, the CPU core may be marked as no-use (not to be used). Such no-use functionality may be implemented by way of specific hardware circuitry. Marking one unit as no-use reduces the number of usable CPU cores by one to N�1. Subsequently, diagnostics may be continued to be performed on the CPU cores. In that case, only N−2 cores would be online while one unit would be reserved for diagnostic testing. And so on. In accordance with another embodiment, the failure of one of the CPU cores may result in a halt of the system. Such a system halt, may be utilized before user data can be affected so as to prevent potential data corruption. Per the method 140 of In one embodiment, an algorithm is used by the compiler to apply 142 the level of aggressiveness. The algorithm determines 144 when it is an appropriate time to schedule testing of a CPU core alongside the execution of the user/OS code. The higher the level of aggressiveness, the more often testing will be included. The lower the level of aggressiveness, the less often testing will be included. In a lowest level, the testing may be turned �off�. If the algorithm determines that it is not time to include the testing, the compiler will schedule 146 all available CPU cores to be used for the execution of the user and/or operating system code. If the algorithm determines that it is time to include the testing, the compiler will schedule 108 parallel execution of the code and of diagnostic testing. Such parallel execution is discussed in further detail above in relation to Because it is normally cost prohibitive to do full burn-in (past the left side of the well known �bathtub curve�) on every microprocessor, a certain latent defect rate for microprocessors is usually considered as �acceptable�. Advantageously, an embodiment of the invention exploits the fact that latent defects or weak latches in CPU cores tend to be predictable in advance in that they tend to �weaken� over time. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, such defects may be found at run time and before they cause data corruption or cause a machine check and system failure. Hence, an embodiment of the invention achieves a level of fault tolerance for a multi-core microprocessor, while minimizing the performance overhead and requiring only a limited amount of extra hardware. Advantageously, the health of CPU cores is checked during runtime so that potential errors can be detected before user data is corrupted. The microprocessor does not have to be taken off line to have such fault checking performed on the CPU cores therein. In one embodiment, high-speed dedicated links between cores are utilized to provide for faster context switching so as to minimize performance impact. An embodiment of the present invention advantageously makes fault tolerant features available on lower-end systems. These fault-tolerant features are provided without requiring fully redundant processors running in lock-step and thus saving expensive hardware costs. Previously, such fault tolerant features may have been unavailable on such lower-end systems due to their cost-sensitive nature. In the above description, numerous specific details are given to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. However, the above description of illustrated embodiments of the invention is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize that the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, etc. In other instances, well-known structures or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the invention. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the invention are described herein for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the invention, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize. 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Freedom Waters Foundation hosted the first Big Brothers/Big Sisters Fishing Tournament in Naples, on Saturday June 26, 2010 and it was a grand success.
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dr38 (239) 2013-08-06 11:32
Hey Viviane!
Sorry for my late reaction. I was a little busy about my job. What a great wiev here. But i think sky needs a little more contrast and may be this wiev needs a man who walking around. Thank you for sharing. Good job my friend.
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Hi Viviane,
Going through your gallery I see a lot of nice landscape photos from Scotland. I like outdoors so yours photos caught my attention.
Great view on the mountains covered with grass and beautiful sky above. Well done with good quality.
Kind regards,
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- Date Taken: 2013-05-09
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- Camera: Fuji FinePix S602Zoom
- Exposure: f/9.0, 1/160 seconds
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PORTLAND — Austin Moore scored a power-play goal 2 minutes, 12 seconds into overtime to lift the Gardiner Area High School boys hockey team to a 2-1 win over Cape Elizabeth at the Portland Ice Arena on Thursday.
Hunter Belanger and Alex Nadeau assisted on the goal.
Seth Wing also scored for Gardiner (4-7-1) while Brad Moore had 25 saves.
Brandon Negele scored for Cape Elizabeth (5-8-1).
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Iditarod champion Lance Mackey knows no limits to what he and dogs can do
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Lance Mackey sees no limit to what he and his dogs can do.
"Every year I learn something more about my dogs," said Mackey, one of 67 mushers who will line up Saturday in downtown Anchorage for the ceremonial start of the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome.
"We still don't know their full potential."
The two-time defending Iditarod champion has already redefined what's possible in long-distance sled dog racing as the only musher to win the Iditarod and the nearly as long Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in the same year.
He did it in 2007 and 2008, taking about two weeks off between races.
"Just a few short years ago people didn't think you could run the Quest and the Iditarod with the same dog team, well I proved that it is capable and possible," Mackey said.
That is about as boastful as Mackey ever gets. Hailed by Alaskans as a humble, one-of-their own hero, the 38-year-old Mackey took a breather from the Quest this year to help train an Alaska Native to run the Iditarod.
Mackey said he prepared Harry Alexie to run what's called "The Last Great Race on Earth" because he wanted to help the people who got dog mushing started - the Alaska Natives who used dog teams to haul food and supplies in the villages, and held short races before snowmobiles in large part replaced the dogs.
"The Natives have kind of been squeezed out of this sport," Mackey said.
Mackey said he was flattered when Alexie, who is being sponsored by the Alaska National Guard, approached him instead of other former Iditarod champions for help.
"For them to approach me as opposed to somebody like a Rick Swenson, a Martin Buser, a Jeff King, people who have much more experience and bigger kennels, for them to come to me first was a huge honour," he said.
Mackey stands out among those former Iditarod champions because he challenged a cardinal rule of long-distance sled dog racing - the race/run schedule that says for each hour a dog races, it should get the same amount of rest.
It was that type of thinking that prevented mushers from attempting both the Quest and the Iditarod in the same year.
Mackey looked at his own life and thought, why should dogs be any different?
"I kind of compare my dogs to myself. I don't need 12 hours of rest every day to work 12 hours a day. I think the dogs are the same way," said Mackey, who generally needs only five hours of rest a day.
"That theory has gotten the attention of the rest of my competitors," said Mackey, noting that many mushers now are taking longer runs and resting their teams less.
The strategy works, Mackey said, as long as the dogs get the proper training, excellent nutrition and enough good rest.
Mushers must still abide by race rules that require one 24-hour stop to rest their dogs, as well as two eight-hour stops. One is taken on the Yukon River and the other at White Mountain, a checkpoint near the finish line in Nome.
Mackey, whose father and brother also won the Iditarod, said his pivotal experience came when he was diagnosed with throat cancer after the 2001 Iditarod.
He fought the disease in 2001 and 2002 and now is considered a cancer survivor.
"If it ended tomorrow I would not be disappointed. I have had a second chance," Mackey said. "Doctors told me I would never be able to race again. They told my family to say goodbye."
In 2002, with a feeding tube in his stomach because he couldn't swallow, Mackey was competing in the Iditarod but had to withdraw when he felt too ill to continue.
No wonder Sports Illustrated last year named him the second toughest athlete in sports, behind Tiger Woods.
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Even so, Mackey is a realist.
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Parry, A.O., Wood, A.J. and Rascón, C. (2001) Wedge filling, cone filling and the strong-fluctuation regime. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Special Edition, 13 (21). pp. 4591-4613. ISSN 1361-648X
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Interfacial fluctuation effects occurring at wedge- and cone-filling transitions are investigated and shown to exhibit very different characteristics. For both geometries we argue that the conditions for observing critical (continuous) filling are much less restrictive than for critical wetting, which is known to require the fine tuning of the Hamaker constants. Wedge filling is critical if the wetting binding potential does not exhibit a local maximum, whilst conic filling is critical if the line tension is negative. This latter scenario is particularly encouraging for future experimental studies.
Using mean-field and effective Hamiltonian approaches, which allow for breather-mode fluctuations which translate the interface up and down the sides of the confining geometry, we are able to completely classify the possible critical behaviours (for purely thermal disorder). For the three-dimensional wedge, the interfacial fluctuations are very strong and characterized by a universal roughness critical exponent ν⊥W = 1/4 independent of the range of the forces. For the physical dimensions d = 2 and d = 3, we show that the effect of the cone geometry on the fluctuations at critical filling is to mimic the analogous interfacial behaviour occurring at critical wetting in the strong-fluctuation regime. In particular, for d = 3 and for quite arbitrary choices of the intermolecular potential, the filling height and roughness show the same critical properties as those predicted for three-dimensional critical wetting with short-ranged forces in the large-wetting-parameter (ω>2) regime.
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Biology (York) |
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Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/13/21/301 |
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The human rights group Amnesty International charged Tuesday that Israel is guilty of war crimes and grave breaches of the Geneva Convention in its destruction of large numbers of Palestinian homes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the course of the Palestinian uprising.
The release of the report coincided with the IDF operation in the Rafah refugee camp on the Israel-Egypt border, where Israel was poised to knock down more houses to widen the Philadelphi buffer zone in the army's battle against weapons-smuggling tunnels.
Responding to the report, the Foreign Ministry said Palestinian militants use houses in civilian neighborhoods to attack Israeli forces, and that makes the structures "legitimate military targets" under international law.
Also, the statement said, houses are used to cover entrances to weapons-smuggling tunnels. "The demolition of these structures is often the only way to combat this threat," the statement said, while blaming the Palestinian Authority for not taking action against the militants.
The Amnesty report said that Israel has demolished more than 3,000 homes during the current three-year conflict with the Palestinians, most of them in the Gaza Strip.
The report also found that 10 percent of Gaza's agricultural land has been destroyed and more than 226,000 trees uprooted there in 2002 and 2003.
The release said the demolition and destruction are "grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention and are war crimes," calling on Israel to halt the practices immediately. Amnesty also said the house demolitions are linked to Israeli intentions to take over West Bank and Gaza land.
The Amnesty report was released a few hours after an annual U.S. State Department report released Monday in Washington leveled criticism at Israel's security forces, calling their record in the West Bank and Gaza Strip poor and noting that the interactions between troops and international activists have deteriorated in the past year.
The main points in the American report are similar to those made last year. The State Department accuses Israel of excessive use of force, leading to "numerous deaths."
The U.S. report also criticized the Palestinian Authority, accusing it of "numerous, serious abuses." According to the report, Palestinian terrorists were responsible for the deaths of 378 Israelis in the territories during the past year.
Israel was also accused of employing strict closures and arbitrary arrests of Palestinians in the territories, of hindering Palestinian medical personnel and of detaining pedestrians and drivers at checkpoints located throughout the territories.
"In the vast majority of cases, it's wanton destruction," said Donatella Rovera, from the Middle East program of the London-based Amnesty International and a co-author of the rights group's report. "It's unnecessary, disproportionate, unjustified, and deliberate."
Responding to the Amnesty dossier, the Foreign Ministry said the army only demolished Palestinian buildings used by militants to fire on troops or hide weapons smuggling tunnels. It blamed militants for using civilian homes as cover for their attacks.
"When terrorists fire from within civilian structures or activate roadside charges from trees and fields, military necessity dictates the demolition of these locations," the Foreign Ministry said.
"Under international law, these structures are considered legitimate military targets. Therefore, in the midst of combat, when dictated by operational necessity, Israeli security forces may lawfully destroy structures used by terrorists," it said.
Amnesty countered that the destruction of homes, land and other property in the Palestinian territories is disproportionate to Israel's security needs.
Along with calling on Israel to stop demolitions, the 65-page Amnesty report also said Palestinian authorities should take "all possible measures" to stop attacks against Israelis and to keep militants from initiating armed confrontations from civilian areas.
Amnesty also accused Israel of collective punishment, demolishing homes and property of Palestinians who are not involved, even according to Israel, in attacks against Israel.
"This is the case with the majority of land and home destruction," said Rovera.
Israel's practice of blowing up the homes of the families of suicide bombers is one form of punishment criticized in by Amnesty in its report. It said that since September 2000, when the current conflict erupted, there have been at least 600 such cases.
Amnesty also called on Caterpillar Inc., the American heavy equipment company that provides the UDF with the giant bulldozers that carry out many of the demolitions, "to guarantee that its bulldozers are not used to commit human rights violations, including the destruction of homes, land, and other properties."
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The Amnesty report said most victims of demolitions are already among the poorest in Palestinian society, making it difficult for them to recover.
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Rovera said Amnesty released the report to shed light on the long term social and economic effects of the mass demolitions on the Palestinian people.
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The State Department said 573 Palestinians and one foreign national were killed by Israeli security forces in the past year.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Hockey players like to talk about having to weather a storm to win a game, especially on the road. And, if the one the Penguins survived in the first half of the second period in their 3-2 victory Monday night against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center was a Category 5, it's only..." March 11
Yahoo! Sports "Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens will have the crease for Team Canada as they open the Sochi Olympic medal round against the winner of Switerzland and Latvia on Wednesday. Coach Mike Babcock confirmed that Price will get the nod. Price is 2-0-0 with a 0.98 GAA and a .943 save percentage,..." February 18
Pro Hockey Talk "Mike Babcock was hesitant to "steal" from one line that's already working to make another work better, but it appears that's what Team Canada's head coach has done ahead of tonight's game versus Finland. At today's pre-game skate, wingers Chris Kunitz and Martin St. Louis were off the first..." February 16
Pro Hockey Talk ""Do you plan to leave [Chris Kunitz] with [Sidney Crosby]?" That was the question for Team Canada coach Mike Babcock, and here was his response: "Well, I've got lots of plans, but the day's young and I haven't been to curling yet, I haven't been to the Russian game. We'll see what happens...." February 15
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The Penguins have signed left winger Chris Kunitz to a three-year contract extension. The deal, which will kick in for the 2014-15 season, carries a salary-cap hit of $3.85 million. He has one year remaining on a deal with a $3.725 cap hit. Kunitz was scheduled to become an unrestricted..." June 27
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sidney Crosby still hasn't scored against goaltender Evgeni Nabokov in his career. His consolation Sunday night in the Penguins' 6-1 win against Nabokov and the New York Islanders was five assists. Which means Crosby's teammates were doing a whole lot of scoring, thanks at least in part to..." March 11
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "It's not that Chris Kunitz, who is assembling one of his best seasons, doesn't appreciate leading the NHL in any statistical category. It's just that the Penguins left winger doesn't feel all that strongly about the plus-minus rating. Kunitz entered the game Saturday night at Toronto tied for..." March 10
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Chris Kunitz scored three goals to lead the Penguins to a 6-1 victory against the New York Islanders at Consol Energy Center tonight. It was his second hat trick of the season and fourth in the NHL. The Penguins have won five consecutive games and are 18-8. Kunitz, who also had two..." March 10
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Nobody turned over a table in the Penguins' dressing room during the first intermission at the Wells Fargo Center Thursday night. Nobody launched into a high-decibel rant about his teammates' costly lapses in discipline or focus, either. Or even shattered a stick by smacking it off a..." March 08
Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Left wing Chris Kunitz officially was awarded a fourth goal against the Washington Capitals 24 hours following the game and was also named No. 2 star of the week Monday. He knows where his bread is buttered. Kunitz gives much of the credit to his recent offensive outburst to his center, Sidney..." February 06
NHL.com "Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek, Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz and Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending Feb. 3. FIRST STAR -- THOMAS VANEK, LW, BUFFALO SABRES Vanek climbed to first place in the NHL scoring..." February 04
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "It was a loaded question, to be sure. Which star center -- Evgeni Malkin or Sidney Crosby -- does Penguns left winger Chris Kunitz prefer or think he's better with? "Umm ... " Kunitz began. It's something coach Dan Bylsma will have to determine, perhaps in the next 24 to 48..." March 09
Pittsburgh Tribune Review "James Neal isn't interested in All-Star Games. He's interested in scoring goals and winning games. Just ask him. Neal, who still hasn't been named to the NHL All-Star Game, scored his 27th goal of the season, and Chris Kunitz scored the game-winner in a shootout to ignite the Penguins' 3-2..." January 25
Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Ask Evgeni Malkin or James Neal, and they'll say without hesitation that teammate Chris Kunitz is always getting in the way. For instance, when Malkin was making a quick pass and Neal was scoring the game-tying goal Sunday, Kunitz was standing in the way. And earlier that game, when Kris..." January 24
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "There's a reason certain players have a go-to move in a shootout situation. Just ask Chris Kunitz. The Penguins winger could box and sell his approach -- make some moves, pull the goaltender out of position and slip the puck under him. He used it Saturday night on Jonathan Quick and won the..." November 06
Pittsburgh Tribune Review "When the NHL trade deadline rolls around in about four months, the annual demand for Penguins general manager Ray Shero to acquire a scoring winger will erupt. But this time, such a move might be unnecessary. Despite not having the prodigious playmaking skills of centers Sidney Crosby and..." November 04
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Understand that Tony Granato has no special psychic powers. It was not a gift for seeing into the future that allowed him to predict a few days ago that Chris Kunitz was on the cusp of ending his season-long goal-scoring drought. Instead, it was a simple recognition of history, a grasp of..." October 20
TSN.ca "Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Downie and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz were each handed one-game suspensions by the NHL on Tuesday after separate incidents that took place during Game 3 of their series on Monday night. Downie got the single-game ban for leaving his feet during a..." April 19
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Chris Kunitz of the Penguins and Tampa Bay winger Steve Downie will have hearings with the NHL today because of hits they threw during the Penguins' 3-2 victory Monday night against the Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum. Seconds before Max Talbot scored the goal that put the Penguins in..." April 19
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Jordan Staal spent the day in street clothes. So did Chris Kunitz. James Neal and Paul Martin, too. Marc-Andre Fleury got the afternoon off, as well. Didn't matter. With nothing except a few statistics and personal achievements at stake in the Penguins' regular-season finale -- a 5-2..." April 11
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "At the time, Chris Kunitz's shift as a penalty killer several minutes into the third period Sunday seemed like it might be the story of the Penguins' game against the New York Rangers. After Penguins winger Matt Cooke left his team short-handed for five minutes for elbowing New York's Ryan..." March 21


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Record number of Munros climbed within 24 hoursIn June 1988 Jon Broxap from Kendal in Cumbria, keeper of records for the Fell Runners Association (FRA), and 3rd successful finisher of Ramsay's Round, looked at the possibility of climbing as many of the Munros within the Glen Affric and surrounding area within 24 hours, 32 in total. Glen Affric and the surrounding area He set out with a very strong support team and managed to complete a round of 28 Munros from within that area in an amazing time of 23 hours and 20 minutes, covering 77 miles with 33,300 feet of ascent. In 1989 this record was equalled in Lochaber by Adrian Belton's extension of Ramsay's Round. In 1997 following the revision of the Munros' tables, Sgurr Na Carnach, one of the summits that Jon visited during his journey, was upgraded to Munro Status. Sgorr an Iubhair on the Mamores lost its Munro status, consequently reducing Adrian's record to 27, and making Jon a record holder for the most amount of Munros climbed in a single day: 29 in total. When and who will manage to visit 30 or 30+ Munros in a single day? |
Cairngorm MunrosAlso known as the "Mark Rigby Round" (Mark is No 5 on Ramsay's Round); this seems like a classic 24-hour challenge to rival anything in the west. A round of the 17 Cairngorm Munros (this is the pre-1997 figure, as there is now an 18th Munro – Sgorr an Lochain Uaine) was recorded by Mark Rigby on 24-25th July 1988. Starting and finishing at Cairngorm Youth Hostel, he went round in an anti-clockwise circuit with Braeriach first and Cairngorm last. The route is approximately 75 miles (19,500 feet of ascent). A classic alternative to Lochaber if the West Coast weather forecast is not favourable. |
Successful MunroistsIn 1991 Charlie completed the task of successfully climbing all of the 284 Munro's in Scotland, his last one being Sgurr nan Gillean on the Cuillin ridge in Skye. In so doing he is listed in the Scottish Mountaineering Club's list of finishers as Number 1003. To date there are over 10 000 successful completions listed on their records. |
Carnethy Hill Running ClubCharlie is currently a member of Carnethy H R C. In October 2013 he was awarded Honorary Life Membership for his services and contribution to Scottish Hill Running. Carnethy is one of the UK's premier hill running clubs, and is certainly the largest of its kind in Scotland, with a very wide ranging membership of hill runners of all categories. |
Safety Cairns on the Summit Plateau of Ben Nevis |
Nearly one hundred and sixty thousand visitors are attracted annually to the challenge of negotiating the 1344 metres climb to the summit of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain. The majority favouring the infamous Mountain Track which leads from Achintee farm or Glen Nevis.
In the summer of 2008 Upland Contracts Ltd and Highland Conservation Ltd were tasked by Nevis Partnership to erect 20 Cairns approximately 1.5 metres high, set at approx 50 metres apart on the main track leading from the 1200 metre shelter to the summit 1344 metres of Ben Nevis. Their main purpose was to facilitate route finding across the plateau safely onto the summit and back to the zigzags on the main track, especially during poor weather such as mist, deep snow, darkness or even white out conditions. Similar cairns were also constructed at the top three corners of the zigzags, for the same reasons. |
Poor navigation or visibility could lead to straying off the correct navigational line and heading towards the cliffs on the North Face | |
The mountain track within that section of the mountain has also been upgraded, that task was completed by Students from Lochaber College in Fort William. | |
This work was completed, often in appalling weather conditions has proved to be a success story and is fully appreciated by those on the last stages of their ascent and at the beginning of their descent off the Ben.Nevis Partnership should be applauded for bringing this very worthwhile project to a successful conclusion. | |
Friends of Nevisphoto supplied by Diana Strausa Friends of Nevis have planned a series of volunteering weekends for 2012. The objective being to allow people of all ages to have an opportunity to do some environmental improvement voluntary work on Ben Nevis and the surrounding area. ALL equipment, supervision, guidance and training will be provided as appropriate. Also refreshments and Good Company promised! FREE ACCOMMODATION available at the Ben Nevis Inn Bunkhouse, Achintee, for the first of these weekends, any/all nights! Hopefully, a similar offer will be made available for subsequent weekends. |
Planned activities will include:
For further details and to secure a booking / accommodation please contact Anna Trafford, Friends of Nevis Co-ordinator. |
Donations to Friends of NevisVisitors to Lochaber can contribute to the ongoing development work in and around the Glen Nevis area by leaving a donation in the newly established donation points located at the foot of the Ben or at the Ben Nevis Inn. |
Nevis Partnership publishes new bookThe Nevis Partnership is delighted to announce the publication of its new book Nevis – The Ben and the Glen. It has been produced as part of the ongoing Glen Nevis Sense of Place project, funded in large part by the European Regional Development fund with support by Highland Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. This attractive book covers the history, geology and geography of the area, as well as exploring aspects of the Ben's impact on the local community and visitors today. The text is supported with clear and informative diagrams/maps with some excellent photographs – all in all an ideal book for anyone with even a passing interest in Britain's highest mountain. Nevis – The Ben and the Glen is already available from several local and national outlets priced at £7 95 All proceeds from sales will be donated to Friends of Nevis to facilitate their ongoing efforts to maintain and protect the Nevis area |
Lochaber Mountain Rescue TeamThe team operates within all sections of Ramsay's Round and beyond. They provide all year rescue for climbers and walkers who get into difficulty on these hills. They are a group of volunteer mountaineers who rely entirely on public donations to enable their continued provision of ongoing training and resourcing of this invaluable emergency rescue service. |
They operate from their recently newly opened headquarters within Claggan Estate in Fort William. The Team provides assistance to a variety of people who go into the hills including walkers, climbers, skiers, para gliders and even mountain bikers. The Queens Award for Voluntary ServiceThe team was recently nominated for The Queens Award for Voluntary Service, by John Hutchison of the John Muir Trust and Nevis Partnership, a local summer mountain leader. (left of picture) On the 27th of July 2013 the Award was presented to Donald Paterson, Deputy Leader, ( second right ) on behalf of the Team by Lord Lieutenant Donald Cameron of Lochiel (centre) at their new premises in Fort William, for their tireless services to Mountain Rescue in all conditions, all year round, within the Lochaber area. The Team works closely with other agencies including the police and both Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Search & Rescue Services. |
Mountain Rescue ServicesLast February 2012, Whilst walking with a couple of friends along the ridge that links Ben Cruachan to Stob Diamh in perfect winter conditions I slipped on some very hard snow and fell down a gully for 50 metres before hitting a boulder with my chest and eventually coming to a final stop. We decided to call the emergency services, Oban M R T and dig in awaiting their arrival; we were lucky to get a phone signal and get through 1st time and leave a map bearing based on our G P S. Because of the low cloud base 600 metres the use of a rescue helicopter was ruled out, therefore it was up to the ground crew. The team used a new piece of software that enables a person to be located via their smartphone. This worked and we were eventually found on steep snowy and exposed terrain on the north side of Cruachan ridge. The total waiting time from call to team arrival was a little under 2 hours. We were all in shelter bags with additional clothing layers on, we had lots of food and warm drinks, and therefore apart from my chest pains were all as warm as toast and comfortable. When the team arrived they were immediately firing on all cylinders getting me assessed and stable whilst digging an escape platform to facilitate our exit. I had to walk assisted by all sorts of safety equipment to a more suitable area of the hill, there I was placed in a Hamish MacInnes Mk 7 stretcher, with an excellent team effort I was comfortably taken off the hill very quickly, transferred into a waiting ambulance then onwards to Oban hospital A & E dept. Following a full examination and excellent treatment it was revealed that I had 3 broken ribs on my left side. When going to the hills in winter, the key messages are
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