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The BJP has asked all its MPs to be present when the insurance bill to raise the FDI cap to 49 per cent comes up in Rajya Sabha on Monday as the Congress keeps the government on tenterhooks.
Caught in political shadow-boxing, the big ticket reform measure will be a crucial test for the ruling NDA in a House where it is at a numerical disadvantage. Both BJP and Congress have issued three-line whips to its members. The Congress, which is apparently taking a tit-for-tat approach, has joined hands with eight other Opposition parties to demand that the bill be referred to a Select Committee. The government, which is counting on the fact that the Congress will not vote against a bill that it had itself brought during the UPA regime, is pulling out all stops to ensure its passage.
"There are still 48 hours to go before the bill is taken up," minister of state for parliamentary affairs Prakash Javadekar said on Friday evening when asked about the Opposition stand. Bsides Congress, the CPM, CPI, Trinamool Congress, BSP, SP, NCP and DMK -- adding up to 138 in the 245-strong House-- were signatories to the letter sent to Rajya Sabha chairman demanding that the bill be referred to a select committee. The AIADMK and BJD did not sign the resolution.
The Congress's ambivalence towards the insurance bill is getting curiouser. The party does not want to give up its imprimatur over the bill, which it had brought forward in 2012 and which was blocked by
the BJP which was in the opposition. Congress says that it supports the increase in FDI but cannot support the 60-page in toto bill unless it goes through the details. It is justifying its opposition to the bill by citing the amendments made by the Modi regime. Party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the main objection is to inclusion of FIIs (foreign institutional investors) and not FDI (foreign direct investment). Singhvi said that FII will be volatile and slippery and the party has serious reservations about it. But he is still not clear whether the Congress would not vote for it.
The BJP is arguing that it had made only 11 amendments while 86 were proposed by the Congress-led UPA. A BJP leader quipped that with roles reversed, the two parties-- Congress and BJP-- will be reading out each other's speeches in the House when the bill comes up.
With just 43 members in the Upper House, the BJP will need the support of other parties even it it banks on its allies, AIADMK and BJD. The government, which was upset that around 20 BJP members were absent despite a whip issued during the guillotine of demands for grants in Lok Sabha, has asked its members to make sure they are present when the insurance bill is taken up. Sources said what peeved the government further was that around seven of the members were absent despite being in the Capital.
The Congress is apprehensive that the BJP will try to wean away parties, as it did during the TRAI amendment.
The Congress did not want to be seen to be going with the BJP when smaller parties were fully opposing it. It does not want to give up its position as the main opposition party. There is also the desire to
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Thank you for joining us this evening and I hope that you enjoyed the commentary.
The game was delayed by 55 minutes due to heavy down pour and lightning but when it eventually got going, it was France that got into their stride quicker. In truth, they never got out of third gear but it was enough to give them a victory. Qualification from this group is still open wide and it will go down to the last game but France have certainly boosted their chances. As Ukraine, it's not all over. A win over England in their final game would put them through.
Co-host Ukraine will be disappointed with that result but France are now up and running at Euro 2012.
Ukraine 0 France 2
Referee blows the final whistle
Ukraine just can't find a way through this blue wall
It's a late surge upfield from Ukraine. Could they get a goal to lift their fans?
Three added minutes will be played
The whistle cannot come quick enough for the Ukraine now. They are just going through the paces as we edge towards the final whistle.
Nasri foces Pyatov into a save at his near post as his free-kick tries to sneak inside the post.
Lloris punches a free-kick clear but Ukraine retrieve the ball before Shevenchenko has an effort that takes a deflection that takes the sting off his shot.
Twinkle toes Nasri dances into the area but he overhits his cross to the back post.
Aliev has a great chance to get his team back in the game but fires his free-kick over from 25-yards. Chances are few and far between for the Ukraine.
Mexes booked
The fans are starting to snap back into life slightly but they have really gone quiet when their team needed them.
Giroud's introduction will gave Arsenal fans a chance to see the striker who they have been heavily linked with.
The pace of the game has dropped now as France look to see out the game from this winning position.
Benzema replaced by Giroud
Ukraine still have a lot of pride to play for in front of their fans and could still nick a goal.
Martin replaces Menez
France have a dangerous free-kick on the edge of the area which Ribery fires over.
Ukraine are still trying to make things happen as they make another sub.
Aliev replaces Yarmolenko.
Yarmolenko tries his luck from the edge of the area which goes wide.
How are Ukraine going to stem the flow of France dominance? they need a goal quickly.
It was almost another goal for France. Cabaye thumped a shot against the post which flew back into play but did not drop to a France player.
France are dominating possession now look like they can and will score at will.
Back to the game. France are really in control now and it would need something special from Ukraine for them to get back in this game.
Phil wants to see a Ukraine comeback. He says: From an English point of view, I hope Ukraine comes back and ties this thing up. It would be tough taking on Ukraine and their fans with them needing to win against us.
Ukraine look like they are still shocked after those two rapid fire goals. The crowd really need to try and inspire their team as they have totally fallen silent
Milevskiy replaces Nazarenko
France have taken a vice like grip of this contest and have shocked the Ukraine fans into silence.
Benzema will again go down with the assist as he slip[ped a pass through to Cabaye who rifled the ball home.
Goal!! Cabaye!!!
Can they now respond and get a goal to really set up an interesting contest.
Ukraine were just starting to look like they were edging their way into this game.
Ribery leads a counter attack and plays the ball to Benzema. Benzema finds Menez on the right side of the box who cuts inside and fires home a low drive. Good goal.
Menez! GOAL
The game is really opening up now as Ukraine put togther a passage a play which sees the ball ending with Tymoschuk, who shoots wildly over.
Shevchenko displays his eye for goal as he unleashes a shot that just misses the angle of post and bar from 20 yards.
Menez forces Pyatov into another save after a clever diagonal run and shot.
Ukraine get the second half going but France quickly regain the ball and are on the attack once again.
Devich replaces Voronin
The teams are coming out for the second half and Ukraine are making a change.
Which way will they go and which players will score them? get your predictions in for the second half and I will post the best ones up. Catch me on firstname.lastname@example.com.
Enjoy the interval and the second half should produce the goals we are want to see.
France have had the better chances which have fallen to Menez but he failed to find the goal. Shevchenko has had Ukraine's best effort but the score is still goalless at the Donbass Arena.
Well after a delayed of 55 minutes this Group D finally got on the way, but so far it has failed to sparkle into life.
Ukraine 0 France 0
One minute of added time is played at the end of the first-half.
Menez commits a foul that should have given him another yellow card which would have been a second.
France enjoy a good spell of possession around the box but the move comes to nothing.
Benzema twists and turns inside the area but his cross is cleared.
Yarmolenko gains himself half a yard from a quickly taken free-kick but send his cross from the right behind the goal.
Menez booked for foul on Shevchenko
Mexes forces a great save from Pyatov with a firm header from Nasri's free-kick.
Clichy allows the ball to bounce in the penalty area before eventually clearing for a corner. But the resulting corner is cleared.
Shevchenko makes a great run and takes the pass well but the angle was against him as Lloris saved his shot.
Konoplienka ignores the please of Shevchenko to square the ball as he cuts in from the left but blazes his shot over.
Ribery surges down the left with a run brimming with pace and skill and thinks he's won a corner but the ref gives a goal kck
France have had the better chances of the game but the scores are still level and Ukraine will believe they still have a chance
Menez sees his effort saved by Pyatov. Ribery again latches onto a loose ball and his pull back is intended for Benzema, but finds Menez who should have done better.
Benzema skips inside and fires a shot from 25-yards but it's easily gathered by Pyatov.
menez has the best chance so far. Ribery nicks the ball and gets down the touchline and pulls it back for Menez who fires over.
Yarmolenko ends a promising move by dragging his shot past the far post, but it's encouraging for Ukraine.
Shevchenko may not have the blistering pace of his younger days but his movement remains intelligent.
Shevchenko again peels down that inside left position and squares the ball for Veronin. But Mexes is alert to the threat and clears the ball.
France are starting dictate the play a bit more. Ribery, Nasri and Benzema are all more prominent now.
A promising move for France breaks down on the edge of the area but they maintain possession.
France have given us a glimpse what they are capable off but at the moment it's still evens here.
Menez slots home from Ribery's through ball but he was offside so the goal doesn't count. But it's surely a warning for Ukraine.
Clichy delivers a teasing ball from the left but it's just too high for Benzema. However, he lacked support in the box.
Both teams have settled back into the game well considering the lengthy delay. Neiether team has really tested the keepers yet tho.
Yarmolenko ends up in a heap on the ground following a crunching tackle from Clichy
Debuchy tries his luck from distance from the resulting corner but it's easily saved by Pyatov.
Benzema is tackled in the Ukraine box as he tries to get the ball from out of his feet following Nasri's pass.
Shevchenko tries to peel away down the left channel but he is jockeyed out of harms way by Mexes.
Benzema fires an early shot after the re-start to test the handling ability of Pyatov who caught it easily.
France re-start the game by knocking it back to Pyatov after a drop ball.
The rain has stopped and the water off the pitch has been cleared and the players look ready to go.
As we approach six, the players are walking out back onto the pitch.
The referee is out on the pitch testing how the ball will roll on the pitch but the game will go ahead it seems.
There are a team of groundsmen out on the pitch at the Donbass Arena clearing the surface water as we get closer to the hour mark when hopefully we can get this game going again.
It's just a little over 10 minutes to go before that happens so while we are waiting for the game to get going again, let me know which player has impressed you the most and who your tips are for top-scorer.
We've just received confirmation that the game will definitely resume at six, so that's good news folks.
Anthony has sent in a considered email and he is refusing to succumb to the hype around Spain. He says: I think your all wrong about Spain being the team to watch, they played awful against Portugal and playing Ireland wasn't difficult at all if you watched it, it's was like brazil playing forest!! There was only going to be one winner. I think as much as I hate to say it Germany look the team to beat.. 2 tough games and 2 wins. Spain havnt been tested
So now that we have had your tips on who will win Euro 2012. Which player or players have impressed you the most so far? Also who are your tips to win the Golden Boot. Let me know your thoughts.
However, Jack believes it could be one of the more unfancied teams such as Croatia. He says: As you are talking about euros i have a feeling coatia will make the semis because they have been in good form lately and im looking forward to seeing them beat spain so spain will be on te verge of dropping out. so Croatia to succeed.
Ben shares Gabriel sentiments about Spain being the team to beat: Spain are the most impressive so far. Especially with other "favourites" faltering, I can't really see anyone challenging Spain. 4-0 proves they've still got the firepower going forward, and their defence is looking solid. This tournament looks like it might be a great opportunity for lesser teams (Russia, Ukraine, England) to progress quite far. I'll be excited to see who the semifinalists are! Might be a couple of surprises
But Gabriel is going with the holders Spain: Hi - I have to say, I was impressed with the convincing manner in which Spain beat Ireland. Before the tournament I thought this might be the end of Spain's glory years with a few good players missing, but they've proved me wrong with a good start. Still think Germany to win + Gomez top scorer. Been disappointed with the Dutch, Russia possible dark horse.
However, we have just heard some encouraging news. The game will be re-started at six o' clock if there is an improvement in the weather. So fingers crossed we can get some football this evening folks.
If the referee is unable to re-start the game due to the bad weather, then the game will be replayed on Saturday.
But who will challenge them for their crown. France or Germany? Or maybe an unfancied team such as Croatia or Russia. England perhaps? Who are your tips for Euro 2012?
Which team have you been most impressed with? Spain again underlined they will be the team to beat as they try and defend their title with a 4-0 win over the Republic of Ireland.
While were are waiting for the game to resume, let's get your thoughts on the Euro 2012 so far?
As soon as we get any word on when the game will resume, we will definitely let you guys know.
The lightning appears to be getting stronger but both sets of players and fans are hopeful it will be resumed.
There has been no annoucement on how long the delay will be but the referee has undoubtedly made the right decision.
The referee has taken the decision to stop the game as lightning began to break out. The rain is continuing to lash down but for the safety of the players the referee has had to take the players off the pitch.
Pyatov is forced to run out and clear a through ball to Menez, which is dealt with by the Ukrainian 'keeper.
Ukraine are not allowing the French to settle as Lloris is forced to clear a backpass from Mexes.
France get the game on the way as rain lashes down onto the pitch. In the seven games between the two sides, Ukraine have yet to win.
With both national anthems now completed, kick-off is just minutes away.
The Ukrainian players all have the right arms on their chests as they sing their anthems. They look focused and determined for the task ahead.
This is the kind of atmosphere every top class footballer would want to test himself. The French players all link arms as they belt out their national anthem.
The two teams are walking out onto the pitch and the level of noise from the fans is immense.
Most of the pundits are tipping France for this one but buoyed by their home support the Ukraine cannot, and should not be ruled out.
Much will rest on Shevchenko's shoulders again this evening. He is two goals away from a half century of goals for his country and he became the oldest player to score a brace for his country since Roger Milla's brace for Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup aged 38.
Do you guys out there agree with him? Can Ukraine make it two wins from two games? Let me know how you see this one going. Get you emails in.
Timal has emailed in saying: This is the team that will win the Euro 2012. France will win today. +2 or more goals. Benzema & Ribery will score. Shevchenka will score for Ukraine.
Menez has the dribbling ability to go past defenders and his inclusion is most certainly a statement of intent from the French. They know this a game that they have to win.
Menez has enjoyed a good season with PSG while Clichy also finished the campaign strongly with Manchester City.
Laurent Blanc has made two changes from his side's opening game which they drew with England. Evra has been replaced Clichy and Menez has come in for Malouda.
Ukraine: Pyatov, Selin, Khacheridi, Mykhalyk, Tymoschuk, Gusev, Yarmolenko, Nazarenko, Konoplienka, Shevchenko, Voronin subs: Koval, Goryainov, Kucher, Shevchuk, Rakitskiy, Butko, Garmash, Aliev, Rotan, Milevskiy, Seleznyov, Devic
The teams are in.................
Ukraine coach, Oleh Blokhin, could adopt a more defensive approach knowing a point would nudge his side closer to the quarter-finals.
However, France are unbeaten in 22 games and thumped the Ukraine 4-1 the last time the two sides met in 2011.
Lead by their talisman Andriy Shevchenko, who bagged a brace, against Sweden to give them a 2-1 win, Ukraine will enter this game knowing they have a chance to further make their mark on this tournament.
Co-host Ukraine will qualify for the knockout phase of the tournament should they manage a win this evening. If they needed any motivation ahead of this game, then they certainly have it.
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Euro 2012 has reached the stage now where most of the games really have some mean something and this one is no different.
Good afternoon and welcome to the lastest instalment from Group D as co-host Ukraine take on France.
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A boot strap assignment system is disclosed for a symmetric multiprocessor computer in which the role of the boot strap processor is assigned to one of the working processors by a central agent as part of power-on configuration. The system includes a system management processor which monitors the operation of the multiprocessor computer and controls a switching circuit that selectively transmits the boot strap assignment signal from the central agent to the working processors. Since the management processor monitors environmental conditions and shut-down events, it can predict the failure of working processors and assign the bootstrapping function appropriately. A watch dog timer is also provided in case the bootstrapping fails so that another working processor can be assigned the task of booting up the computer.
1. A method of assigning a bootstrapping among multiple working processors in a multiprocessor computer in which a central agent generates a boot strap assignment signal, the method comprising
intercepting the boot strap assignment signal from the central agent;
determining which of the multiple working processors should perform the bootstrapping; and
transmitting the boot strap assignment signal among the working processors so that the determined one of the working processors is signaled to perform the bootstrapping.
2. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising transmitting the boot strap assignment signal to one of a plurality of bus request lines that are rotated between the working processors.
3. A method as described in claim 1, wherein transmitting the boot strap assignment signal to the working processors comprises:
receiving the boot strap assignment signal at a plurality of switches that connect to the separate bus request lines that pass between the working processors; and
selectively closing one of the switches to pass the boot strap assignment signal to only one of the bus request lines.
4. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising determining which of the multiple working processors should perform bootstrapping in response to environmental conditions for the computer and previous shut-down events.
5. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising generating a boot strap assignment signal in a bus arbitration controller.
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activating a watch dog timer in response to reset; and
resetting the watch dog timer upon finishing bootstrapping the multiprocessor computer.
7. A method as described in claim 6, further comprising assigning a new processor as the boot strap processor in response to the watch dog timer timing-out after the previous boot strap processor failed to boot strap the multiprocessor computer.
Multiprocessor computers implement varying levels of symmetry. Master-slave processor computer systems are very asymmetric, whereas in computers designed with higher levels of symmetry, each of the working processors are capable of performing the same functions. In symmetric computers, the working processors share buses, address the same memory and basic input/output system (BIOS) resources, and receive the same array of interrupts.
Symmetric multiprocessor computers also tend to have a non-hierarchal bus arbitration process. The Intel� Pentium-Pro� Processor Bus arbitration protocol, for example, supports fair arbitration between a maximum of four working processors in the typical multiprocessor configuration. A unique identification, i.e., agent ID of 0, 1, 2, or 3, is assigned to each working processor as part of the power-on configuration by a central agent that is also responsible for bus arbitration control. Bus arbitration between the working processors is then made using a round-robin algorithm, which arranges the working processors in a circular order of priority: 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, etc. The working processor with the highest priority becomes the bus owner on every arbitration event, and the working processor that owns the bus is allowed to request its use. Input/output and possibly memory subsystems may, however, have higher priority, defeating the immediate use of the bus by the working processor.
The symmetry in some multiprocessor computers tends to break down when considering reset protocol in which the computer is bootstrapped after being powered-on or rebooted after an operating system failure. Pentium-Pro� multiprocessor systems fall into this class. The same working processor (called the boot strap processor) performs the bootstrapping operations every time the computer is powered-on. The bootstrapping can generally not be assigned among the other working processors even though they have access to the same computer system resources and would thus be capable of performing the role of boot strap processor.
The asymmetry in the reset process has undesirable artifacts. It is not entirely uncommon for at least one of the working processors in a multiprocessor computer to fail. If the failed working processor is also the assigned boot strap processor then the computer as a whole is inoperable. This risk is unacceptable for expensive multiprocessor computers performing time critical functions.
In one sense, however, the computer's failure should be avoidable. It is common for these computers to have a system management processor that monitors environmental conditions and shut-down events. From this information, the system management processor many times can predict the failure of the working processor, to which bootstrapping is assigned. Because of the asymmetry and rigidity of the computers in prior art designs, however, bootstrap processor reassignment cannot occur.
In general, according to one aspect, the present invention features a boot strap assignment method and system for a multiprocessor computer. The computer is symmetric at least to the extent that each of the working processors of the computer may perform the role of the boot strap processor. This role is assigned among the working processors by a central agent as part of the power-on configuration. An example of the central agent is a bus arbitration controller. The assignment system involves a system management processor which monitors the operation of the multiprocessor computer and controls a switching circuit that selectively transmits the boot strap assignment from the central agent to the working processors.
In specific embodiments, the switching circuit comprises a plurality of switches that intercept the boot strap assignment signal transmitted from the central agent to bus request lines passing between the working processors. A demultiplexor is used to decode boot strap selection signals from the system management processor. One of the switches is then selectively closed to pass the boot strap assignment to only one of the bus request lines.
As part of the embodiment, a watch dog timer function may be further included. This timer is then reset upon finishing bootstrapping the multiprocessor computer. Should the timer time-out after measuring a predetermined amount of time, however, the system management processor assumes a bootstrap failure. Accordingly, the system management processor assigns a new working processor as the boot strap processor utilizing the inventive switch circuit.
In general, according to another aspect, the invention may also be characterized as a method of assigning the bootstrapping function among multiple processors in a multiprocessor computer. The method includes intercepting the boot strap assignment signal from the central agent while determining which one of the multiple processors should perform the bootstrapping. The signal is then transmitted to the working processors to effect the selection.
The above and other features of the invention including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, and other advantages, will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims. It will be understood that the particular method and device embodying the invention is shown by way of illustration and not as a limitation of the invention. The principles and features of this invention may be employed in various and numerous embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.
In the accompanying drawings, reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale; emphasis has instead been placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. Of the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the prior art method for distributing arbitration phase bus request signals among the four processors of a multiprocessor computer;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit for controlling the boot strap processor assignment process; and
FIG. 3 is a process diagram illustrating boot strap processor assignment and possible reassignment in the event of bootstrapping failure according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows the prior art bus arbitration aspects of a Pentium-Pro� multiprocessor computer having four working processors P0, P1, P2, P3.
Each of the working processors includes four bus request pins BR0, BR1, BR2, BR3 that are associated with bus arbitration. The BR0 bus request pin is an input/output pin on each of the working processors and is used to signal arbitration requests for the bus during normal operation. The BR1, BR2, BR3 bus request pin of each working processor are input only pins, being used to monitor the arbitration requests of the respective other working processors.
Bus request lines BREQ0#, BREQ1#, BREQ2#, BREQ3# are distributed among the four working processors P0, P1, P2, P3 in a rotating fashion. The BR0 pin of the first processor P0, for example is connected to the bus request line BREQ0#; the BR0 pin of the second processor P1 is connected to the BREQ1# bus request line, and so on. In a similar vein, the BR1 pin of the first processor P0 is connected to the BREQ1# bus request line; the BR1 pin of the second processor P1 is connected to the BREQ2# bus request line. The remaining lines and pins are connected in this fashion.
During bus arbitration, the bus owner among the working processors P0, P1, P2, P3 will arbitrate the bus via its BR0 pin. The bus request is passed to the BR1, BR2, BR3 pins of the other working processors via the bus request lines. In this way, each working processor P0, P1, P2, P3 can send its bus requests to the other working processors while monitoring the other processors requests.
Bus ownership, which is coordinated via the bus request lines, is rotated among the working processors based upon the agent ID. Each working processor maintains its agent ID, assigned as part of the power-on configuration, and an ID that indicates the current bus owner.
During power-on configuration of the computer, every working processor P0-P3 is assigned its unique agent ID. A central agent 12, the bus arbitration controller, is responsible for asserting the BREQ0# bus signal during reset. On the active to inactive transition of the computer reset signal RESET#, each of the working processors P0-P3 samples its BR1, BR2, BR3 pins to determine its corresponding agent ID for arbitration. In the illustrated example, processor P0 would have an agent ID of 0 since none of its BR1, BR2, and BR3 pins are active, and processor P3 would have an agent ID of 3 since its BR1 pin is active. The agent ID cannot change without the re-assertion of the RESET#.
The working processor that is assigned the agent ID of 0 recognizes that it is the boot strap processor. After the RESET# signal goes inactive, this assigned boot strap processor will automatically begin bootstrapping the computer and in time will bring the other working processors on-line. Since processor P0 must always receive the agent ID of 0, it is always the boot strap processor.
FIG. 2 shows a modification to the bus arbitration system that enables the control of the above-described boot strap processor assignment process.
The assignment signal on line AS from the bus arbitration system controller 12 is intercepted by switch circuit 14. The circuit 14 preferably uses CMOS switches to lower electrical loading and reduce delay time. This allows the timing requirements of the original specifications to be met.
The switch circuit 14 selectively transmits the assignment signal only to one of the bus request lines BREQ0#, BREQ1#, BREQ2#, BREQ3# during the assertion of the RESET# signal. This process has the effect of controlling the assignment of the agent IDs among the working processors P0, P1, P2, and P3, thus selectively dictating the boot strap processor.
The switch circuit 14 is controlled by a 8031 system management processor 16 through a latch 18 and demultiplexor 20. The system processor 16 performs a watch dog timer function in which it initiates its own reset of the working processors P0, P1, P2, P3 via OR gate 22, which also receives the system reset signal RESET#. The system management processor 16 is also connected to transducers, not shown, distributed around the computer to monitor environmental conditions such as temperature and line voltage. Additionally, it has non-volatile persistent storage and can access the main logic boards of the computer to interrogate the previously saved shut-down events.
FIG. 3 is a process diagram illustrating the boot strap assignment of the present invention utilizing the switch circuit 14 of FIG. 2. Based upon the available information such as previous, shut-down events and environmental conditions of the computer, the system management processor 16 determines which of the working processors P0, P1, P2, and P3 is functioning properly and is thus qualified to perform the bootstrapping operation in step 110.
The selection signal from the system management processor 16 is stored in the latch 18. The two-bit output BSPS0, BSPS1 of the latch 18 is provided to the S0 and S1 ports respectively of a 2:4 demultiplexer 20. Based upon this selection data, the demultiplexer 20 closes only one of the normally open CMOS switches 14 in response to receiving CRESET# signal at its enable port EN# in step 112. It therefore selects one of the bus request lines to receive the assignment signal AS from the bus arbitration controller 12. CRESET# is a delayed version of the system reset signal RESET# so that it is still valid on the active to inactive transition of the system reset signal RESET #, which causes the processors to sample their respective BR1-BR3 pins.
The selection process of the switches 14 determines the agent IDs, step 114, for the working processors P0-P3 since the assignment signal as is provided on the selected one of BREQ0# through BREQ3# lines. Based upon the established agent ID assignment protocol, the working processor whose BR0 pin is active and whose BR1, BR2 and BR3 pins remain inactive assumes the agent ID of 0, and takes the role as the boot strap processor. The working processor whose BR1 pin is active assumes the agent ID of 3; the working processor whose BR2 pin is active assumes the agent ID of 2; and the working processor whose BR3 pin is active assumes the agent ID of 1.
Shortly after the system reset signal RESET# is inactive, CRESET# is also de-asserted. When this occurs, the demultiplexor 20 is no longer enabled causing the CMOS switches 14 to open. Thus, the bus request lines BREQ0# through BREQ3# become isolated and will not be influenced during normal operation by residual electrical loading from the added circuitry of the CMOS switches 14.
The assigned bootstrap processor accesses the boot address space in step 116. It initializes all functions on the system, finishes diagnostics, and wakes up the remaining working processors one at a time to ensure that they are properly functioning. The boot strap processor also updates a table that is accessible to the operating system indicating which of working processors are operating properly.
In parallel with the boot strapping of the computer, the system management processor 16 also initializes a watchdog timer function to begin counting-down from a predetermined time period in step 117. In the preferred embodiment, the time period is five seconds.
The final role of the assigned bootstrap processor is to signal the system management processor to reset the watchdog timer function. The resetting of the watchdog timer at the end of the bootstrapping indicates to the system management processor 16 that the bootstrapping operation was successful and that operation is proceeding normally.
It may occur, however, that the bootstrapping operation fails because of the failure of the bootstrapping processor. In this case, the boot strap processor will never reach the end of the bootstrapping operation and signal the system management processor 16. The watchdog timer will time-out indicating unsuccessful bootstrapping in step 120.
When the watchdog timer times-out, the system management processor 16 initiates a second reset operation and assigns the bootstrapping function to another processor by asserting its own reset to the working processor via the OR gate 22 with appropriate control of CRESET#, step 122. An indication of this newly assigned processor is stored in latch 18, and steps 111 through 117 are repeated as illustrated by loop 200 in FIG. 3. Further, system management processor 16 identifies and labels the working processor that failed in the bootstrapping operation as inoperative. The newly assigned boot strap processor subsequently updates the table to indicate the failed processor to the operating system.
While this invention has been particularly shown and described with references to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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This trend was noticed at the Kisan Mela organised at the PAU Regional Station here. The mela was organised by the Directorate of Extension Education of the university. The theme of the mela was `Save Water, Save Punjab'.
The wheat varieties purchased were PBW-343 and PBW-502 of wheat, PBG-5 and PBG-1 of gram, LL-699 of lentil apart from fruits and vegetables.
Inaugurating the Kisan Mela, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Cooperatives Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the Government had decided to encourage the cooperative societies for purchasing agricultural machinery by providing the financial assistance.
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Our JCW Roadster arrived just in time for Todd, DB and Axel to bask in the sun during MINI Takes the States earlier this year. But our real test wouldn't begin until late August, starting with a call that the car was in Chicago and ready for it's day-to-day duty.
2,000 miles later it's safe to say the Roadster has been one of the best MINI experiences we've ever had. Until we literally hit some issues earlier this week.
Before we get to that, it's worth reiterating that the Roadster has been a fantastic daily driver. Its ride is the best sport suspension equipped MINI I've ever driven. On broken Chicago roads anyone coming from a first generation MINI would likely consider it comfortable – not a word used with MINIs historically. But that doesn't mean it's not quick-witted and eager to please in the corners.
While it may not corner entirely flat, the Roadster is easy to modulate and control up to the limit. Lacking the lift-off oversteer it's not quite as entertaining at the limit as the Coupe (or a properly specced hatch), but it's plenty fun thanks to the surprisingly rigidity it offers over just about any other open-top car
The top has been down pretty much every minute it hasn't been raining since getting it delivered to Chicago. And for those who have never experienced open-top motoring, it's nothing less than a revelation coming from years of tin-top cars. It turns any commute, road-trip or errand into a visceral experience. And with the weather turning colder, the heat blasting and the seat warmers on full, it's an exceptional way to see fall foliage as we did last weekend throughout the Midwest.
MPG has been steady in the high 20s despite commuting in the Roadster every day. Which begs the question – what other sporty convertible out there can offer the thrills of the MINI Roadster with such impressive MPG numbers? And this car isn't a 2013 which should get at least 10-15% better numbers than our 2012 without the updated JCW Valvetronic engine.
And it all came to a thunderous end last week. Traveling home in the dark, driving rain it happened. I saw it but given the wall to the left, the cars to the right and the wet conditions, I couldn't make a move either way. So I hit it. What exactly I'm still not sure, but it was massive and immediately blew the right front tire and bent both front wheels. In hindsight I suspect it was something metal and likely freshly deposited off the bed of an 18-wheeler. But whatever it was the Roadster's run flats immediately became a blessing as I made my way home without missing a beat.
Seconds after the hit I used the MINI's built-in system to call MINI Roadside assistance where a very helpful operator scheduled to flatbed the car the moment I got home. Minutes later I was helping load up our battle-scarred R58 onto the flatbed of the nicest towing driver I've ever met in my life. Maybe it was the Roadster because he couldn't stop talking about how great it looked on his truck. I thought opposite.
It's been three days and I'm still gutted. Any time you hit debris you can't help but take the blame. Could I have seen it? Could I have swerved? In this case both are pretty unlikely but I can't help but feeling awful for giving this happy little car its first battle scars.
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20 CFR 404.1513 - Medical and other evidence of your impairment(s).
(a) Sources who can provide evidence to establish an impairment. We need evidence from acceptable medical sources to establish whether you have a medically determinable impairment(s). See § 404.1508. Acceptable medical sources are—
(2) Licensed or certified psychologists. Included are school psychologists, or other licensed or certified individuals with other titles who perform the same function as a school psychologist in a school setting, for purposes of establishing mental retardation, learning disabilities, and borderline intellectual functioning only;
(3) Licensed optometrists, for purposes of establishing visual disorders only (except, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, licensed optometrists, for the measurement of visual acuity and visual fields only);
(4) Licensed podiatrists, for purposes of establishing impairments of the foot, or foot and ankle only, depending on whether the State in which the podiatrist practices permits the practice of podiatry on the foot only, or the foot and ankle; and
(5) Qualified speech-language pathologists, for purposes of establishing speech or language impairments only. For this source, "qualified" means that the speech-language pathologist must be licensed by the State professional licensing agency, or be fully certified by the State education agency in the State in which he or she practices, or hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
(6) A statement about what you can still do despite your impairment(s) based on the acceptable medical source's findings on the factors under paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(5) of this section (except in statutory blindness claims). Although we will request a medical source statement about what you can still do despite your impairment(s), the lack of the medical source statement will not make the report incomplete. See § 404.1527.
(c) Statements about what you can still do. At the administrative law judge and Appeals Council levels, we will consider residual functional capacity assessments made by State agency medical and psychological consultants, and other program physicians and psychologists to be "statements about what you can still do" made by nonexamining physicians and psychologists based on their review of the evidence in the case record. Statements about what you can still do (based on the acceptable medical source's findings on the factors under paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(5) of this section) should describe, but are not limited to, the kinds of physical and mental capabilities listed as follows (See §§ 404.1527 and 404.1545(c)):
(1) The acceptable medical source's opinion about your ability, despite your impairment(s), to do work-related activities such as sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, handling objects, hearing, speaking, and traveling; and
(2) In cases of mental impairment(s), the acceptable medical source's opinion about your ability to understand, to carry out and remember instructions, and to respond appropriately to supervision, coworkers, and work pressures in a work setting.
(d) Other sources. In addition to evidence from the acceptable medical sources listed in paragraph (a) of this section, we may also use evidence from other sources to show the severity of your impairment(s) and how it affects your ability to work. Other sources include, but are not limited to—
(1) Medical sources not listed in paragraph (a) of this section (for example, nurse-practitioners, physicians' assistants, naturopaths, chiropractors, audiologists, and therapists);
(2) Educational personnel (for example, school teachers, counselors, early intervention team members, developmental center workers, and daycare center workers);
(4) Other non-medical sources (for example, spouses, parents and other caregivers, siblings, other relatives, friends, neighbors, and clergy).
(e) Completeness. The evidence in your case record, including the medical evidence from acceptable medical sources (containing the clinical and laboratory findings) and other medical sources not listed in paragraph (a) of this section, information you give us about your medical condition(s) and how it affects you, and other evidence from other sources, must be complete and detailed enough to allow us to make a determination or decision about whether you are disabled or blind. It must allow us to determine—
(2) Whether the duration requirement described in § 404.1509 is met; and
(3) Your residual functional capacity to do work-related physical and mental activities, when the evaluation steps described in § 404.1520(e) or (f)(1) apply.
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I AM 13weeks and the night sickness is worse... I try to prop up n bed and not eat 2hours before bedtime... I wake up with atomicity pains an feeling a need to huarl.. I have and it's just clear liquid.. So gross!!! I was hoping it would get better but now with my allergies and sinus drainage bed time is no fun!
Posted 04/23/2012
Drink milk. I'm 13 weeks & I'm finally over my morning sickness .. . Milk always calm my stomach and kept me from vomiting as much.. . Also take your prenatal pills with milk and try to avoid laying down as much .. . Just prop yourself up in bed or find a comfortable position on the sofa
Posted 04/23/2012
Vanilla soy milk helps way more than anything I've tried!!! It has twice as much calcium as reg milk plus is super good for you!!! Try a small glass of that for tummy indigestion and acid reflux! It works wonders!!
Posted 04/23/2012
I know I am just aggrivating the issue, but why are people posting on a thread from January??
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A lot of my old threads are surfacing lately.
Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies!!
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Lol hey this was made on Lacie's bday, hahaa i think they are on the wrong board.
Ebonie = Laila 07.11.07 & Lacie 01.01.12
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Oh look, another zombie post bumped from the grave. Anyone else notice a lot of these lately?
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Lol weird
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I bout flipped shit, I thought you were pregnant again!
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I read a lot of old posts from other boards in the main search when I have a question. But I don't comment because the original person will get an email. And I worry if they might have had a loss or something. I don't want them to get upset. But what else I noticed is it is time for the January 2013 board and people have been joining here at the 2012 board. :)
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Seemingly always on tour, singer-songwriter Clarence Greenwood -- better known as Citizen Cope -- still manages to produce new albums from time to time, even if he's not getting help from a major label anymore.
His latest, "One Lovely Day" was released Tuesday and is Cope's second album since he formed his own record imprint, Rainwater Recordings. His Anchorage concert on Saturday is the first of 50 he has scheduled through November and marks Moose's Tooth's 16th anniversary.
Lengthy tours are part of how the Brooklyn-based musician built his brand: putting in the legwork and fueling word of mouth. Blending genres like folk, hip-hop and blues, Cope has attracted a diverse audience, but it hasn't resulted in what would be considered a mainstream hit.
He released "The Clarence Greenwood Recordings" and "Every Waking Moment" in 2004 and 2006 before splitting with RCA Records in 2008.
"Basically, the promotion staff did not think I had the kinds of songs they wanted," he explained to Billboard after the breakup with RCA. "I did two records that never even got in the college radio chart or Triple-A (adult album alternative). When your whole stable is 'American Idol,' there's no real swagger to the label."
The switch to his own label hasn't harmed his visibility, as Cope's music has still managed to seep into pop culture. The title track from "One Lovely Day" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Battleship," and Cope's music has popped up on TV shows from "Scrubs," "Entourage" and "Sons of Anarchy" to "So You Think You Can Dance." One of his most prominent tunes, "Sideways," was featured on Santana's album "Shaman" and has been covered by Sheryl Crow.
The album switch also didn't subtract from the resources poured into making each album.
"I wanted to record in the same kind of studios, to pay people what I paid them in the past. I didn't want to make a cheap record because it wasn't being funded by a label," he told Richmond.com in 2010 while discussing "The Rainwater LP." "I spent as much money, if not more, on this record. I've always had creative freedom making albums, so that aspect of it was pretty much the same, except I was paying."
But after 10 years of making records, Cope feels he's still learning and improving.
"On my first album, I wasn't really comfortable singing," he said in an interview with Diffuser.fm a few weeks ago. "Even if I felt comfortable with the songs, I don't feel like I was comfortable recording yet -- that takes time, and so does learning how to be a producer and make a record feel like a whole piece of art."
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Managing staff turnover and retention.
Labour turnover fluctuates with the economic cycle so that during a recession, labour turnover often falls. One advantage of this, a reduction in recruitment costs, can obscure underlying problems such as the retention of dissatisfied staff who would like to move on or the inability of the organisation to bring in fresh blood. In a time of low turnover, therefore, it is important to manage the symptoms of turnover, even if they do not result in turnover itself.
Some labour turnover is inevitable and even desirable, particularly in today's flatter organisations. Some turnover may be beneficial, for example because there are few promotion opportunities, or because the organisation prefers to have a regular injection of new talent with fresh minds and enthusiasms, and knowledge and experience of up-to-date developments. Unnecessary turnover, however, is expensive in terms of recruitment costs, production and service inefficiencies and lower staff morale. You need to assess how much turnover you want (or are prepared to accept) and of what kind, examine why it happens and consider what you can do to motivate and retain staff.
Turnover can be viewed as a whole or, more helpfully, classified in three ways:
* Employer controlled: dismissals, redundancies and early retirements.
* Employee led: dissatisfaction of varying kinds.
* Employer and employee uncontrolled: long-term sickness, normal retirement, maternity leave and death in service.
Advantages of managing staff turnover
It leads to:
* more effective recruitment
* a reduction in costs
* better staff morale
* an improved knowledge of the labour market as a whole.
* more constructive development of the organisation's knowledge base.
Action checklist
1. Establish the extent of the problem
Consider using one or more of the measurement techniques commonly used by employers:
a. The global turnover rate, otherwise known as the crude wastage index, is the most frequently used measure. It is calculated as follows:
Leavers in year/Average number employed in year X 100
The advantage of this measure is that, as it is widely used, comparisons can be made between companies. It has severe limitations, however, in that it includes all leavers, ignoring factors such as their reason for leaving, department in which they worked, age and length of service. This technique may leave you with an imbalanced workforce, with, for example, all employees over 50 or under 30.
b. The stability index is a frequently used additional measure, usually calculated in this way. Staff with one year's service or more/Total staff one year ago X 100
c. Cohort analysis takes an homogeneous group of employees who joined at the same time and tracks the way the group behaves over a period. The rate of leaving of this cohort can be plotted as a wastage curve.
d. The Census Analysis method takes a snapshot of the total situation, rather than examining one group over a period. Leavers are studied in groups according to length of service and then plotted as a proportion of total staff in that group.
e. Computer models for employment forecasting are used only in large firms and latterly have been less popular.
2. Benchmark your organisation against others
One way of judging whether your turnover rates are reasonable is to compare them against national, regional or industry figures. The best regular sources of statistics are the surveys conducted by IFF Research Ltd, the Confederation of British Industry, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Employers can also turn to periodic studies of turnover in a particular sector. Some companies belong to informal employer networks where they exchange information on various personnel topics. If you trade statistics make sure that you are clear on other firms' definitions, and that like is compared with like.
Monitor labour market trends to assess how these will affect your organisation. These include demographic factors, the number of women, ethnic minorities and graduates in the workforce, and labour mobility.
3. Work out why turnover takes place
Although external forces may influence turnover, such as short supply of some occupational groups, internal factors are usually more significant. Study the work of the motivation theorists. Maslow argued that people have a hierarchy of needs ranging from physical needs to self-fulfilment; Herzberg distinguished between two sets of factors: hygiene and motivation; McGregor proposed that bosses tend to treat subordinates according to their own prejudices - that employees need to be rules and controlled (Theory X), or that, given the opportunity, all employees can make a significant contribution if encouraged (Theory Y).
It is important to study physical or hygiene factors such as pay and working conditions, but other issues are just as important (some would argue more important) in determining people's attitude towards their employment. Motivation factors include:
* working for an efficient boss
* thinking for yourself
* seeing the end result of work and gaining a sense of achievement
* being assigned interesting and challenging work
* being informed, listened to, and respected
* being recognised for efforts
* having opportunities for development
* working with good and supportive colleagues.
It is worth bearing in mind however, that organisations may appear to be following two apparently opposing directions: requiring more commitment and involvement of staff, whilst also bent on cost reduction, which may include getting rid of staff. In such conditions it could be argued that while motivation factors may have come to the fore, there is a danger that the more fundamental hygiene factors or safety needs of employees are neglected.
4. Ask them why they leave
Consider conducting an exit interview with leavers or giving them a questionnaire to complete. Both must be structured carefully and must not be relied on as the only ways of collecting data. The trends behind involuntary turnover should not be ignored. For example, a rise in health-related departures may give rise to concerns about health and safety at work.
5. Assess the effects of turnover
The most obvious impact of turnover is that of increased costs. These fall into four tangible categories:
* separation costs
* temporary replacement costs
* recruitment and selection costs
* induction and training costs.
Turnover can be self-perpetuating in that it affects the morale of those who stay. Gauge employees' reactions through employee attitude surveys. Turnover also causes inefficiencies, not least because of the disruption caused by resignations.
There is a further, more intangible, category - that of the skills and knowledge which are lost to the organisation when an employee leaves. Difficult to quantify and assess, this again has implications for information-sharing as well as effective motivation.
6. Implement retention strategies
Take steps to:
* ensure pay rates are competitive
* offer a wider choice of benefits, for example, sabbaticals, career breaks, childcare and eldercare arrangements
* review recruitment literature to ensure it gives an accurate picture of the organisation and look at the quality of induction and training offered
* improve job design and introduce flexible working practices such as job sharing, flexitime, and teleworking
* develop equal opportunities policies
* promote career progression opportunities, such as dual career ladders for technical and managerial staff
* improve the quality of supervision and management.
Dos and Don'ts for managing staff turnover
* Distinguish between different types of turnover.
* Monitor the external labour market.
* Understand the difference between hygiene and motivation factors, but make sure that you take account of both.
* Allocate clear responsibilities for staff development.
* Measure and benchmark without knowing what you want to achieve.
* Throw money at the problem without knowing what the problem really is.
* Be misled by global turnover rates.
Useful reading
Recruitment retention and turnover 2004: a survey of UK and Ireland Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development London, 2004
Staff retention in a week, 2nd ed, Sue Browell Chartered Management Institute London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2003
Employee retention handbook, Stephen Taylor Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development London, 2002
The talent edge : a behavioral approach to hiring developing and keeping top performers, David S Cohen Toronto, Canada John Wiley, 2001
Journal articles
Benchmarking labour turnover 2005 part 2, Neil Rankin IRS Employment Review 25 Feb no 818 2005
Benchmarking labour turnover 2005 part 1, Neil Rankin IRS Employment Review 11 Feb no 817 2005
Useful addresses
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 35 Camp Road, London SW19 4UX
Tel: 020 8971 9000 www.cipd.co.uk
Confederation of British Industry, 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DU
Tel: 020 7379 7400 www.cbi.org.uk
Chartered Management Institute, Cottingham Road, Corby, Northants NN17 1TT
Tel: 01536 204222 www.managers.org.uk
Thought starters
* Do you monitor turnover?
* Do you carry out exit interviews?
* Is turnover cyclical, seasonal or departmentalised?
* Do you benchmark salaries against those of comparable organisations?
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For a brief amount of time in late 2009 and early 2010, Daniel lives with Levy's step-sister Aby Wolf (A. Wolf & Her Claws) in an apartment in Uptown.
"It was a very intense winter," Wolf says. "It was evident that he was in a dark place, but the fun and memorable times were when I got home from work and he'd be up late drawing."
Later that year, Daniel moves back to Saratoga Springs. While attending Skidmore College, he studies philosophy and takes a course called "Death and Dying," and starts working in a tattoo parlor, translating his drawings into tattoos. Levy does whatever he can to connect to his tormented son—they even get tattoos at the same time sitting side-by-side—and enlists Daniel to create psychedelic album art for Liminal Phase, his sonically challenging experimental side project.
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"The desire to express himself surpassed any notion of recognition," Adam says. "It was very internal. No interest in self-promotion, and getting him to finish things was really hard. If you look at his last year of sketchbooks, it's vast amounts of unfinished drawings."
When the Honeydogs assemble to record What Comes After this past June, the band consists of Adam Levy, guitarist Brian Halverson, Norton on bass, keyboardist Peter Sands, drummer Peter Anderson, trombonist Matt Darling, and trumpet player Stephen Kung. Utilizing each player's initial musical instincts during the sessions at Institute of Production and Recording, the record—coming out on Minneapolis-based Grain Belt Records—is a massive synthesis of dramatic swoops and clever asides.
"It's got the complexity of 10,000 Years and Amygdela, more recent orchestrated stuff," Levy says. "It does kind of look back at our roots origin. There's Dylan and Nick Drake, and semi-bluegrass country-blues stuff that's in there too."
This proves to be a time when Daniel's descent into depression begins to really take a toll. Adam's songwriting has always been personal, but this album is filled with reminders of his real-life turmoil.
"A lot of this record was me dealing with issues of my son before things got really bad," Adam says. "He was always at the front of my mind. Now it has even more resonance and makes sense to me in so many more ways. A lot of things I'm talking about are questions I'm asking in there. Things got progressively worse to the point where he lost faith. His mom and I were spending a lot of time trying to talk him off the ledge. He was pretty candid about where he was at."
In the fall, Delton and Levy worry enough about their son that the only remaining option for treatment seems to be electro-shock therapy. This past holiday season, Daniel comes to stay at Levy's house in Minneapolis, but seems morose and in a trance-like state.
"I kept trying to prick his consciousness, and get him into a mode where if he was really thinking about suicide, he was going to leave behind a lot of people who really loved him," Adam says. "He was so far gone that there really wasn't any reeling him back in. The last few weeks, we were on the phone for an hour to three hours at a time talking about the darkness he was consumed with."
The day Adam returns from his farewell to his departed son in Saratoga Springs, Noah invites much of their extended family to his house in St. Paul. The collection of step-, ex-, and half- prefixes sits around the dining room table and eats and talks for three hours about what has just occurred.
Although Adam is exhausted and devastated, Noah remembers the night as a powerful one that pulled many family members into a room together who hadn't seen each other or spoken in years. By the end, it dissolves into a multi-generational dance party in the living room.
Right away, Levy jumps back into the day-to-day of his bands, his job at McNally Smith, and interacting with the public and the press.
"I've been talking about this a lot," Levy says on the afternoon of Super Bowl Sunday. "For me to say this is off the table would be pretty disingenuous."
Levy's warm, well-restored home is filled with records, books about music, framed artwork, instruments, and a black dog named Peaches. His blond-haired daughters Esther, 13, and Ava, 11, flit up and down the stairs, and jazz hums from a red turntable in the middle of the room. Girlfriend Lily Troia, who has collaborated with him on several projects, is nearby in the kitchen.
His person is equally well-kept: A tweed newsboy cap covers his curly salt-and-pepper hair, and he wears a western flannel shirt with sleeves rolled up to expose a spider tattoo designed by his son on his left forearm and a tattoo on his right forearm that means "to heal the world" in Hebrew.
During a break, he grabs a puffy coat and a cigarette and walks down into the chilly air of the Midtown Greenway bike path. He knows exactly how many steps are needed to reach the halfway point of his smoke.
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