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INBF Monster Mash/ WNBF Pro Master's American
November 8, 2014
Worcester North High School
150 Harrington Way
Worcester, MA 01604
Weekend Camp
January 24-25, 2015
walk ins accepted
Northborough, MA. I am offering a special discount to all competitors from the Worlds, Monster Mash and Northeast Classic. The camp is a great learning experience.
Topics covered including:
Nutrition with Dr. Joe Klemzewski
Perfect Peaking
Motivation - How to keep on track and reach goals
Judging Rules for each category - we will have pictures from the three shows that will be used to help people learn the rules and how they can improve - learn what will score with judges
Learn to judge - Nancy Andrews
Posing - all categories
Advanced Training Techniques
Competition Basics
Posing Routines
The Model Walk
Workout Design
Cardio Training
I will have a list of presenters our very soon!
I am currently working on the entire schedule.
SPECIAL OFFER needs to be paid
by December 31, 2014
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$250 paid by 12-31-14
$300 Regular Registration paid by 1-16-15
$325 Late Registration CASH ONLY
One Day Rate - $175 Early Registration 12-31-14
$225 1-1-15 or later
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Nancy Andrews
2 Guinevere Circle
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Diane Cournoyer Dance Studio
West Main Street
Northborough, MA
2014 INBF Northeast Classic
Amatuer Application
2014 WNBF Pro American
Application Request:
The WNBF Pro American is open to all qualified WNBF Pros along with natural pros from other federations that meet the WNBF criteria. Your organization needs to be in existence for seven years, polygraph and urine test athletes for seven years drug free and you need to be in good standing with the federation you qualified. Please submit a request and I will get you all of the membership information as well as the application.
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There will not be pre-judging and finals.
We are going to go straight through.
All three parts will be run the same way, you will do your prejudging, walk off and come rightal Model walk. You will not leave the backstage area.
PART 1 - Check in Friday or Saturday at 9:00 AM. The show will start at 11:00 AM - ALL PROS
Pros can check in Friday night or Saturday morning - Women BB will need to weigh in so please do not come late!
Competitor meeting is at 10:00 AM and we will start at 11:00 AM
I will be emailing out the info on the show and the timing once I have a better idea of the number of people in classes - right now, we are starting with Pros and they should be done around 12:30-1. We are adding some amateur classes to the PRO portion of the show.
PART 2 - ALL MEN - Bodybuilders and Physique and Amateur Women Bodybuilders
PART 2 - Check in Friday or at 12:00 Saturday. The show will start at approximately 1:00.
PART 3 - Bikini, Figure and Fitbody - Check in Friday or at the school Saturday at 2:30. We are hoping to start this group by 3:30 and finish before 8:00 PM
*******DO not plan to come early unless you want to buy a ticket to watch the first show. We will not let you backstage or into the venue until the first show is over. I will give the exact time as the show gets closer but right now, we are looking at a noon check in for all amateurs Men & Women's Bodybuilding. The second part of the show is looking like it will start at around 1:00
Please know that anyone can check in on Friday at the Residence Marriott from 5:30-8 PM. Also, if you are checking in there you can weigh in at that time. I would really appreciate it if as many as possible can check in the night before the show! This is a new format we are trying. I will send out info after the show and would appreciate any feedback you can give me.
TRAINER PASSES - $60 - one trainer per competitor - this will be strictly enforced - one trainer backstage per person.
Tickets - $40 per part - the ticket is only good for the part you purchase it for. Each segment has 70-100 competitors in it.
Host Hotel: The Residence Inn Marriot
503 Plantation Street
Worcester, MA 01605
All competitors need to polygraph.
Amateur tests are good for 45 days. Cost: $50 per test.
You need to pay your entry and registration fee in order to book your polygraph.
Sunday October 19th in Northborough at Diane Cournoyer Dance Studio 9-6 PM
Tuesday October 21st in Danvers at the Training Station 10-6
New Date added: Sunday November 2nd Northborough at Diane Cournoyer Dance Studio 12pm- on
Wednesday November 5th Truth Detection Labs, Quincy, MA
Thursday November 6th at the Residence Marriott in Worcester, MA
Friday November 7th at the Residence Marriott in Worcester, MA
For Worlds
Thursday November 13th at the Westin in Waltham, MA
Friday November 14th at the Westin in Waltham, MA
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Assassins, Non-Umod version.
Assassins is a frantic gametype where you are given mission: exterminate a specific player.
When a player enter the game, he'll see the target's name on his screen. No one else can be killed, except...
...the one that is hunting you. Yes, you can't forget it, because you've a target, but also you're someone's target, too. That's the interesting point of the Mod. You'll just know who's hunting you when the hunter hurts you. After that, his name will be shown on your hud.
In order to make the hunt algorithms work properly, in a game with more than 2 players someone will always be in spectator mode. When someone else die, the spectator joins the game and the dead one becomes the spectator.
When you kill your target, you'll get 5 points, and another target will be given to you. When you kill your hunter, you'll get 3 points, and another person will start hunting you.
If you kill someone else, you'll lose 3 points. If you kill too many wrong targets, you will be declared a Looney. Looney can get points for killing anyone, but everyone may kill you to get 3 points.
The Mod is easily configurable and has a great bot support. It's a very simple but very entertaining new gametype.
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0 comments by Darkness on Apr 6th, 2003
looks like bounty from tribes 2, Cool!
It sounds like: Mutant from UT2k4 ...
I prefer it w/o weapons, so I can use my uber weapons mod ;)
Frantic... very fun.
i honestly didn't like this....u can improve it by adding "assassin" weapons.That'll surely draw crowds
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Pullman Administration Building and Clock Tower
Built in 1880, the Pullman Adminstration Building and Clock Tower was the center of the Pullman company as well as the center of town. The clock chimed on the hour and the 3-acre artificial lake in front of the complex, Lake Vista, provided water for the company's steam engines. A December 1998 fire, set by an arsonist, stunned residents. A massive renovation is underway. The complex is only visitable during the Annual House Tour.
Market Hall
The ruins of Market Hall date from 1893. Built after the original building burnt down in 1892, the lower floor of the Romanesque-style Market Hall contains stalls for selling foods and pharmacuticals while the upper levels, demolished during the Depression of the 1930s, featured meeting rooms and an banquet hall. A 1973 fire gutted the building but plans are now finally underway to stablize and recreated the building.
Dining room-Hotel Florence
This room was used as a dining room. In the attached photo you can see the belongings of the last resident of the hotel, Pearl White, who lived in room 111 of the annex until the hotel closed. Among the items was a glass jar of Tang and a colostomy bag.
This room was recently seen in the film "Road to Perdition", I believe this room was used as Paul Newman's office but it's been a long time since I've seen the film.
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A memory system that incorporates methods of amplifying the lifetime of a counter made up of memory elements, such as EEPROM cells, having finite endurance. A relatively small memory made up of a number of individually accessible write segments, where, depending on the embodiment, each write segment is made up of a single memory cell or a small number of cells (e.g., a byte). A count is encoded so that it is distributed across a number of fields, each associated with one of the write segments, such that as the count is incremented only a single field (or, in the single bit embodiments, occasionally more than one field) is changed and that these changes are evenly distributed across the fields. The changed field is then written to the corresponding segment, while the other write segments are unchanged. Consequently, the number of rewrites to a given write segment is decreased, and the lifetime correspondingly increased, by a factor corresponding to the number of write segments used.
1. In a memory system including a plurality N of individually accessible sections of multiple erasable and re-programmable non-volatile memory cells, a method of storing a numerical value that comprises:
encoding the numerical value as a binary value composed of N fields, such that for each incrementing the numerical value changes only a single one of said fields and the changes to the N fields are substantially uniformly distributed among the N fields as the numerical value is incremented; and
storing the change to said single one of the N fields in a corresponding one of the N sections as the numerical value is incremented while leaving the other ones of the N fields unchanged.
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incrementing the value of a register;
encoding the register value into a plurality of N binary fields, each of the fields corresponding to a respective one of the individually accessible, rewritable segments, where the encoding is such that as the register value is incremented the number of fields that change for each count is minimized and the changes to the fields are substantially uniformly distributed; and
rewriting the incremented register value in the segments in which the respective field value has changed.
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The present application is related to U.S. Application No. 11/320,916 of Pinto et al., entitled "System for Writing Non-Volatile Memories for Increased Endurance," which is filed concurrently with the present application and is hereby incorporated herein, in its entirety, by this reference.
The present invention relates generally to mass digital data storage systems, and, more particularly, to systems and methods for using memories of limited endurance in situations requiring higher endurance levels.
The use of non-volatile memory systems, such as EEPROM memory or flash memory storage systems is increasing due to the compact physical size of such memory systems, and the ability for non-volatile memory to be repetitively reprogrammed. The compact physical size of flash memory storage systems facilitates the use of such storage systems in devices that are becoming increasingly prevalent. Devices using flash memory storage systems include, but are not limited to, digital cameras, digital camcorders, digital music players, handheld personal computers, and global positioning devices. The ability to repetitively reprogram non-volatile memory included in flash memory storage systems enables flash memory storage systems to be used and reused.
Although non-volatile memory or, more specifically, non-volatile memory storage cells such as those within EEPROM or flash memory systems may be repetitively programmed and erased, each cell or physical location may only be erased a certain number of times before the cell wears out. In some systems, a cell may be erased up to approximately ten thousand times before the cell is considered to be unusable. In other systems, a cell may be erased up to approximately one hundred thousand times or even up to a million times before the cell is considered to be worn out. When a cell is worn out, thereby causing a loss of use or a significant degradation of performance to a portion of the overall storage volume of the flash memory system, a user of the flash memory system may be adversely affected, as for example through the loss of stored data or the inability to store data.
The wear on cells, or physical locations, within a flash memory system varies depending upon how often each of the cells is programmed. If a cell or, more generally, a memory element, is programmed once and then effectively never reprogrammed, the wear associated with that cell will generally be relatively low. However, if a cell is repetitively written to and erased, the wear associated with that cell will generally be relatively high. As logical block addresses (LBAs) are used by hosts, e.g., systems which access or use a flash memory system, to access data stored in a flash memory system, if a host repeatedly uses the same LBAs to write and overwrite data, the same physical locations or cells within the flash memory system are repeatedly written to and erased, as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
When some cells are effectively worn out while other cells are relatively unworn, the existence of the worn out cells generally compromises the overall performance of the flash memory system. In addition to degradation of performance associated with worn out cells themselves, the overall performance of the flash memory system may be adversely affected when an insufficient number of cells which are not worn out are available to store desired data. Often, a flash memory system may be deemed unusable when a critical number of worn out cells are present in the flash memory system, even when many other cells in the flash memory system are relatively unworn.
These limitations can restrict the use of non-volatile memories with similar properties, in applications requiring an endurance level that may exceed the safe lifetime of the memory. For example, it is often desirable to have form of non-volatile memory on the controller of a memory card system for use as, say, a counter for use in monitoring operations in the system. As such, the non-volatile memory on the controller can be subjected to a much higher frequency of write or erase/write cycles than the memory cells in the memory portion. Consequently, if formed of the same memory technology as the memory, the non-volatile memory cells on the controller are likely to wear out sooner, ending or restricting the operability of the memory system before the main flash memory portion wears out. Further, as any non-volatile memory on the controller is likely to be relatively small, these is less latitude for re-mapping and other defect management techniques for increasing the lifetime.
Therefore, what is desired is a method and an apparatus for improving the longevity of non-volatile memories of limited lifetime. Although technological advances have improved the typical endurance of such memory elements, there still exist applications that could greatly benefit from ways to further increase the safe lifetime for such memories.
The present invention relates to a system and a method for storing data, such as a count or register value, on a non-volatile memory in a manner to increase the endurance of a memory technology. The count (or register value) is encoded as a binary count made up of a number of fields such that as the count is incremented, only a single field is changed. According to the embodiment, the field may be only a single bit or of a larger granularity, such as a byte or other relatively small write segment at which the memory can be accessed. More generally, the memory may be accessed through a larger number of bits, but only those segments that are to be updated are actually rewritten and, consequently, subjected to full amount of wear. By distributing the changes to the fields evenly (such as writing them cyclically), if there are N such fields, each field is only changed at every Nth increment. The fields are then stored on a corresponding set of N individually accessible non-volatile memory sections. As this results in a given such section only being rewritten for every Nth count, the lifetime of the counter is extend by a factor of N over that inherent in the particular memory technology.
For example, an exemplary embodiment uses a set of individually accessible byte size memory portions, with each byte (or just a portion of it) is used for each field of the encoded count. Another set of embodiments uses a bit-wise accessible EEPROM memory. The count is then encoded to the individual accessible fields so that as the count is incremented, the rewrites of the fields are evenly distributed. This technique could be used in applications such as a counter for control data maintained in a small non-volatile EEPROM memory formed on the controller of a non-volatile memory system, such as a flash memory card. Such control data is likely to be updated more frequently, and thus wear out memory cells more quickly, than user data stored in the flash memory. By use of the techniques from the present invention, the lifetime for memory storing such frequently updated data can be extended while still using the same technology as the cells used to store user data.
Additional aspects, advantages and features of the present invention are included in the following description of exemplary examples thereof. All patents, patent applications, articles, patent publications and other publications referenced herein are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety for all purposes.
The invention may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
A. Memory Organization and Basic Definitions
The present inventions are related to increasing endurance in memory systems that are capable of deteriorating in performance over time as the number of erase and write cycles increases. While the embodiments described herein describe non-volatile EEPROM-based memory systems, the various aspects of the present inventions are applicable to any type of storage medium susceptible to "wear". For example, an emerging type of non-volatile memory technology is phase-change memory. Information is stored by changing the phase of a given material. A number of other examples of such systems are given in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/841,379. Such systems also may be prone to "wear", where the storage medium is less capable of storing information as the number of times the medium has been cycled increases. The present inventions can be readily applied to such technologies.
In one embodiment, non-volatile memory storage cells within flash memory storage systems may be repetitively programmed and erased, although each cell may only be erased a certain number of times before the cell wears out. When a cell wears out, a relatively significant degradation of performance associated with the portion of the overall storage volume of the flash memory storage system that includes the worn out cell occurs, and data stored in that portion may be lost, or it may become impossible to store data in that portion. A number of methods of improving memory life are know, such as using "gentler" operating values or algorithms (such as in intelligent erase or programming processes), wear leveling (described, for example, in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/686,399, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety), using margin values (described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,962, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety), or operating multilevel memories in a binary mode (described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,456,528, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). Although these and other techniques can improve how long the memory will last, it will still, eventually, show wear. This is particular true if a portion of the memory is dedicated to a specific use requiring it to be re-written more frequently than the other cells of the memory system formed of the same technology.
Referring initially to
In general, host system 100 may be capable of capturing or storing information including, but not limited to, still image information, audio information, and video image information. Such information may be captured in real-time, and may be transmitted to host system 100 in a wireless manner. While host system 100 may be substantially any system, host system 100 is typically a system such as a digital camera, a video camera, a cellular communications device, portable computing device, an audio player, or a video player. It should be appreciated, however, that host system 100 may generally be substantially any system which stores data or information, and retrieves data or information. It may also be a system that either only captures data or only retrieves data. That is, host system 100 may be a dedicated system that stores data, or host system 100 may be a dedicated system that reads data. By way of example, host system 100 may be a memory writer that is arranged only to write or store data. Alternatively, host system 100 may be a device such as an MP3 player that is typically arranged to read or retrieve data, and not to capture data.
A non-volatile memory device 120 is arranged to interface with bus 104 to store information. An optional interface circuit block 130 may allow non-volatile memory device 120 to communicate with bus 104. When present, interface circuit block 130, e.g., and interface, serves to reduce loading on bus 104. Non-volatile memory device 120 includes non-volatile memory 124 and a memory control system 128. In one embodiment, non-volatile memory device 120 may be implemented on a single chip or a die. Alternatively, non-volatile memory device 120 may be implemented on a multi-chip module, or as multiple discrete components. One embodiment of a non-volatile memory device 120 will be described below in more detail with respect to
Non-volatile memory 124 is arranged to store data such that data may be accessed and read as needed. The processes of storing data, reading data, and erasing data are generally controlled by memory control system 128. In one embodiment, memory control system 128 manages the operation of non-volatile memory 124 such that its lifetime is substantially maximized by essentially causing sections of non-volatile memory 124 to be worn out substantially equally.
Non-volatile memory device 120 has generally been described as including a memory control system 128, i.e., a controller. Specifically, non-volatile memory device 120 may include separate chips for non-volatile memory 124 and controller 128 functions. By way of example, while non-volatile memory devices including, but not limited to, PC cards, CompactFlash cards, MultiMedia cards, and Secure Digital cards include controllers which may be implemented on a separate chip, other non-volatile memory devices may not include controllers that are implemented on a separate chip. In an embodiment in which non-volatile memory device 120 does not include separate memory and controller chips, the memory and controller functions may be integrated into a single chip. Additionally, the controller may be located on the host system, and the non-volatile memory device 120 connected to the controller on the host through a connector or any other type of interface. Regardless, the scope of the present inventions encompasses all different forms and combinations of a memory system, wherein the level of wear within a memory medium is controlled by a control system. For example, the controller may be implemented within software on the microprocessor of the host system.
With reference to
In the described embodiment, controller 128 communicates over a bus 15 to a host computer or other system that is using the memory system to store data. Bus 15 is generally a part of bus 104 of
Memory cell array 11 is typically addressed by control system 128 through address decoders 17. Decoders 17 may apply the correct voltages to word and bit lines of array 11 in order to program data to, read data from, or erase a group of memory cells being addressed by the control system 128. Additional circuits 19 may include data registers to temporarily store data being read or written, programming drivers that control voltages applied to elements of the array that depend upon the data being programmed into an addressed group of cells, and state machines to control sequencing of the various voltages and control signals. These support and control circuits 19 may also include some amount of non-volatile memory for counters or other control information. Circuits 19 may also include sense amplifiers and other circuits necessary to read data from an addressed group of memory cells. Data to be programmed into array 11, or data recently read from array 11, are typically stored in a buffer memory 21 within control system 128. Control system 128 also usually contains various registers for temporarily storing command and status data, and the like. Control system 128 many also some amount of non-volatile memory 25 where it can store various control data that it wants to maintain even when powered down. In other cases, the control system 128 may keep any such permanent records in non-volatile memory 124.
In one particular embodiment, array 11 is divided into a large number of BLOCKS 0–N of memory cells. In the preferred embodiment, a block is a unit of erase, the minimum number of memory cells that are erased together. Each block is typically divided into a number of pages, as also illustrated in
As shown in
One sector of data is most commonly included in each page but two or more sectors may instead form a page, or a page may be smaller than a sector. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,890,192 and 5,430,859 describe programming and reading data in units of chunks, in which a chunk is a fraction of a sector. In some memory systems, one sector is included in one page, and one page may form a block. More commonly, in NAND memory systems one or more sectors are included in each page, and 8, 16, or 32 pages form a block. In other memory systems blocks are formed from a relatively large number or pages such as 512, 1024, or even more pages. The number of blocks is chosen to provide a desired data storage capacity for the memory system. Array 11 is typically divided into a few sub-arrays (not shown), each of which contains a proportion of the blocks, which operate somewhat independently of each other in order to increase the degree of parallelism in the execution of various memory operations. An example of the use of multiple sub-arrays is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,890,192, referenced earlier.
B. Writing Methods for Increased Endurance
As noted above, even though techniques exist for increasing the lifetime of EEPROM, flash and other forms of non-volatile memories, these memories still have finite lifetimes. This can limit the use of such memories in those applications requiring endurance beyond the number of safe re-write operations. As an exemplary embodiment that can be used to illustrate various aspects of the present invention, consider the case where the non-volatile memory 25 on the controller 128 or support and control circuits 19 on the memory 120 have a small non-volatile memory to hold a register value, control data (such as a counter to keep track of events on a memory), or other encoded data. As such, it may need to be updated more frequently than the typical storage elements of the array 11. Consequently, even if this special purpose memory is formed of the same technology as the storage elements of the array 11 of the non-volatile memory 124, it will be subjected to an increased number of write/erase cycles and wear out sooner, rendering the memory system inoperable even if the array 11 still has a significant remaining lifetime. Additionally, as such a counter or similar special purpose memory is relatively small, it may not have available as much leeway to use some of the techniques (wear leveling, re-mapping, etc.) that are often exploited to extend the usable life of array 11.
Although the invention is not limited to usage in a counter, this is a convenient example in which to illustrate various aspects of the invention. More generally, it is applicable to other forms of data as some of the primary aspects are largely related to re-encoding the data, in some ways similar to what is due when data is encoded based on a gray code, so that it can be written distributed across independently accessible memory portions. For example, the "counter" of the following discussion can more generally just be thought of as a register storing some sort of data encoded by the described schemes, so that the "count" contained in the register is more generally just some encoded data as opposed to a sequentially incremented value of a counter. As an example, the register could be storing, say, a set of random number used to generate encryption keys. Thus, instead of storing a sequentially incremented count, the random number will just be encoded as described in the various embodiments.
Continuing with the counter example, any change in the NVM 25 is represented with an increment (or decrement) in the counter value. One way to improve the counter's lifetime is to use a non-volatile memory with single bit access and encoded as a Gray counter. Although the use of a Gray coding may increase the lifetime somewhat, according a principle aspect the present equally distributes the counts among the bits (in the single bit embodiments) or multi-bit fields. Since each bit is only erased when it is re-written, this reduces the number of changes in the ratio of the number of the bits.
The exemplary embodiments of the present invention include both single bit accessible embodiments and multi-bit (such as a byte) accessible embodiments. Which level of granularity of access is preferable depends on the particular application and considerations such as the amount of endurance required (expressible as the factor by which the needed level of endurance exceeds the level of endurance of the individual cells) and technological limitations of the cell or array technology employed. Single-bit access can provide the greater factor of lifetime amplification; however, such single-bit accessible non-volatile memories are not commonly used for a number of reasons. Among these are the relative complexity and increased area requirements needed for single-bit access, which can be limiting factors. Another method that can increase the endurance of the counter is to use the standard, full capacity non-volatile memory, but to use several separate modules and distribute data writes across several modules. However, even to improve endurance by a factor of two by distributing counter writes across two full capacity modules would require a very large amount of memory even for a very limited counter. In some respects, the present invention combines aspects of these two somewhat contrary approaches, but introduces a new method that will allow usage of low endurance non-volatile memory cells by using the advantage of a new counting method.
More specifically, according to one aspect, in one embodiment, the present invention uses a non-volatile memory accessible on a small granularity, such as with single-bit access or with multi-bit access, but for a relatively small number of bits. The memory can either be accessed at the same level as this granularity or, more generally, it may be accessed through a larger number of bits, but such that only the segments to be updated will be rewritten. The other segments accessed in this process will then not be subjected to the same level of wear as those of this write segment.
The following discussion is developed first for the exemplary embodiments of a memory with small but multi-bit (e.g. 8-bit) access. For example, the controller 128 could have a small, 256 bit non-volatile memory 25 of 32 such individual accessible 8-bit sections. According to another aspect, the data (here the count) is encoded similarly to what is done for a Gray count encoding, but in such a way the encoded count can be distributed across multiple ones of the 8-bit accessible memory segments such that if N such segments are used, a given segment is only rewritten for every Nth count. The typical motivation for Gray coding is to reduce power or make data less susceptible to corruption; although these are always important considerations, the motivation here is instead to more evenly distributes the re-writes. This will consequently increase the lifetime of the counter by a factor of N.
In the exemplary embodiment, four rows (such as WL1–WL4) are devoted to the counter, with the rest of memory 25 available to the controller as separate counters or other uses. In a multi-bit write segment embodiment, each write segment could consist of a row, such that each of the first four rows would then be one of individually accessible bytes across which the count is stored. In single-bit write segment embodiment, each cell could be individually rewritten.
The count is encoded in a way similar to, but not the same as a Gray counter. The invention does not use a conventional Gray counter because the Least Significant Byte would have to be rewritten with most counter updates. For example, on an 8-bit counter or higher counter, only on the 256th count will another byte be updated. Consequently, the counter as a whole sees little increase in endurance. In order to distribute the writing across the non-volatile cells, a new counting method will be used. The idea is to rewrite each byte as infrequently as possible.
The idea will be illustrated with the example of a 4-bit counter, where two of the bits are held in one of the individually accessible multi-bit accessible memory segments ("WS" or "Write Segment #1") and the other two bits are held in another ("WS #2"). The granularity of the memory access, or size of the write segments, may be the two bits used here, or it may be larger, say a byte, with only the two bits needed of each byte being used here. When each write segment is eight bits, with only two bytes are being used to store the count here, this example readily extends to a 16-bit counter, but the 4-bit example is used to simplify the explanation and only the values of the last two bits in each byte is indicated.
The equivalent count, encoded 4-bit count, and corresponding write of the bytes for the 4-bit counter of the exemplary embodiment is as follows:
By alternating the writes between write segment #1 and write segment #2 in this way, a memory with half the required endurance can be used; that is, the endurance is doubled: For example, non-volatile memory with a safe 50K endurance can be used for an application needing a reliable count of 100K. Similarly, for a counter with up to 32 bits, by using four sections with 8-bit access a memory with only one fourth of the needed endurance can be used; or expressed differently, the lifetime is increased by a factor of four. (For example, a non-volatile memory with endurance of 25K writes can be used for total of expected maximum of 100K writes). In the 32-bit case, the equivalent count, encoded 32-bit count, and corresponding write of the bytes for the 32-bit counter using four individually accessible bytes is as follows for the first few counts:
The above can be extended to increase a memory's endurance even further. Using the 32-bit counter as an example, consider the case where the lifetime needs to be increased by more than a factor of four; alternately, this can be considered the case where a technology having capabilities with an endurance of less than a � of that needed for the counter. For example, consider the case of using three fields of 32-bits accessible a byte at a time, for a total of 96-bits of non-volatile memory according to the following algorithm:
Therefore the required endurance will be in that case (Total #writes)/12.
Thus, for example, a counter with an endurance of 100k write cycles can be extracted from a non-volatile memory technology having 8K endurance.
More generally, the counter can be described as being made up of a number N of individually accessible, rewritable non-volatile memory portions or "Write Segments". In the examples, each individually accessible write segment consists is 1-byte. The count is then encoded as a corresponding N fields, where, as the count is incremented, these N fields are updated in a uniformly distributed manner; that is, one field is not re-written a second time before all the other fields have the same number of updates. As the goal is to increase endurance by reducing the number of re-writes, as described below with the single-bit embodiments, it is not necessary that the rewrites are strictly uniformly distrusted, but only substantially so; that is, in more general embodiments, the fields are updated so as to have only a substantially uniform distribution in order to produce some non-negligible reduction in the number of re-writes for the count or register value. Consequently, as the count is incremented, the N memory portions are then rewritten evenly distributed. This maximizes the endurance, increasing it by a factor of N. In the 4-bit counter example, the count is maintained as two 2-bit fields (one from each write segment), where each of the 2-bit fields corresponds to one of the two write segments. For the 32-bit counter, four 8-bit fields are used, corresponding to bytes #1–#4 in is example. By encoding in the way, the count changes only a single one of the N field—and, thus, its corresponding individually accessible portion of the memory—and this is done so that the accesses to the bytes are evenly distributed. This reduces the rate of wear by a factor of 1/N. Although other arrangements could be used, the exemplary embodiments all assign the same number of bits to each field (two fields of two for the 4-bit counter, four fields of eight for the 32-bit counter), so that the count is multiple of the number memory portions.
It should be noted that
Embodiments having single-bit access are presented next. As noted above, although not commonly used, single-bit access can provide the greater factor of lifetime amplification. In this example, each of the cells of the memory, such as NVM 25, can be individually accessed and rewritten. In the exemplary embodiment, these will again be EEPROM cells, although as before the other memory technologies described in U.S. patent publication US-2005-0251617-A1 can also be used. As this allows for the various writes as the count in incremented to be distributed with a finer granularity, there is the corresponding increase in lifetime. For example, in the case of the 32-bit counter of
As noted before, the count is encoded in a way somewhat like a Grey code; but in a Grey code, the goal is to allow a minimal number in change of bits as the count is incremented. This can make the encoded data less susceptible to error and allow minimal power consumption when data is written in this order; however, it is not optimal for the present application as the goal here is to minimize, and equalize, the number of re-writes for each bit in order to reduce wear. For example, for a 4-bit counter, a standard Gray code is as follows:
This is contrary to the aims of the present invention. Instead consider the case where the changes are spread more uniformly:
In a particular example of a memory using a write unit of a single bit and using an equal or balanced access, the 32-bit counter of
Therefore, the present examples are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims.
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After a long week's wait we're back with
Smallville: Season 11 #46 Valkyrie Part III
and man was the wait worth it!
Nothing in this universe will ever make me like Lana Lang! Not even the brilliant writer Bryan Q. Miller however...! I do like what he's doing with the character.
What is he doing with her? Is he writing her as she "should" have been written on the television show as my good friend Admiral Young thought he would?
Rather than
Lana he deconstructs her. Calls her out. But he does it in a subtle manner. It's not like he has Lois point out each and every selfish little thing she did over the course of the series. That would have been as subtle as a sledgehammer to the happy sack. Instead he has Lana do it herself through her choice of words.
"I" is the most commonly used word in the English language. Lana uses the word an uncommon amount in this issue. She's constantly talking about herself. When she mentions Clark it's only in relation to
When she talks about her good actions in Africa it doesn't come across as an act of selflessness. It's all about her, her,
She contrasts nicely with Clark whose arc in the series was overcoming selfishness and pettiness and learning to put the good of the world ahead of himself and his problems. Clark became Superman when he realized it wasn't all about
. It was about the big picture.
Lana however is a world unto herself. She treats Africa like her personal Fortress of Solitude where she can sit and pine and hold pity parties for herself while pining away for Clark over her Superman scrapbook. Personally I'm amazed she hasn't transported the Tallon over from Smallville so that she can create the
monument to her narcissism.
Lois on the other hand comes across quite well in this issue. She's sensitive to Lana's feelings, hiding her engagement ring from her and trying to avoid the subject of Clark. She stands up to Metallo when he shows up, helping Lana to protect the helpless children and eventually defending Lana herself.
Lois was great. Everything that a heroine should be in this issue. Everything that Lana Lang pretends to be. Lois Lane
as she always was.
A worthy mate for Superman.
Was there a cliffhanger in this issue? Yes, indeed there was. And it was better than last weeks cliffhanger. What happened? Read it yourself. All I will say is...
Lana Lang is in some seriously
deep shee-it
! Damn you Miller! Damn you for making me wait...
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn yoooooooooooooooooou!
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Semplice confortevoli camere (con bagno) nella grande casa, circondata da fattoria urbana magico. Mama, Papa e loro due piccoli tendono a due capre, sette anatre (compreso il famoso Quackers Hettie), un hive topbar delle API e un'espansione perenne frutta, fiori, erbe e orto. Unitevi a noi per un tempo caldo e divertente, o se non si hanno figli. Casa ha un sacco di spazio comunale per godere con un portico e pianoforte! Viviamo nel divertimento e anca Mississippi Avenue quartiere ~ un paio di isolati da boutique e negozi di caffè, ristoranti e parchi. Ci sono 3 blocchi da una stazione di MAX e anche disponibile per l'uso di biciclette. Nostro turno del casale del secolo ha molte stanze e tutti hanno davvero sistemazio-ey memoria schiuma materassi, vernice fresca e caratteri particolari! Ci piace cucinare e mangiare insieme e siete i benvenuti a passo in un join a noi tanto o poco quanto che ti piace! Uova e latte sono come fattoria freschi come può essere! Tè caldo dell'acqua è sempre.
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4,0 su dicembre 01, 2013
We sure enjoyed our time at Tierra Soul. Beautiful family, very helpful and welcoming. Great location to Mississippi Ave and great local breweries, coffee houses and restaurants. If you're looking for something a little different in your accommodations or want to experience a little urban farmhouse on your trip to Portland... this is a must.
4,8 su ottobre 14, 2013
I first came to this special little urban farm through wwoofing. I was welcomed authentically and right away they asked me what I would like to get out of my experience there. By the end of my three months, I had learned everything I'd hoped to. Since then, I have been back many times as a farm-stayer and as a guest to Tierra Soul events. This family and sweet little farm appeal to special folk and is perfect for people like me who like to hang out with goats, hear the sounds of children around and snuggle into a cup of tea.
4,0 su ottobre 09, 2013
My husband, 7-yearl old son, and I stayed in The Corner Caravan for 3 nights during the summer of 2012. We had a great time! We were on a little permaculture/farming tour and were thrilled to find like-minded folks to stay with in Portland. My son was so excited to stay in the Caravan and it did not disappoint! We liked being able to cook for ourselves and were quite comfortable. Krista and David and their amazing children were kind and welcoming and have since become friends. Their daughter and our son played together for three days straight. Since staying in the Caravan my husband and I have each returned to Tierra Soul once and stayed in the Farmhouse. It's beautiful and creatively decorated. And most importantly, it's authentic and driven by David and Krista's desire to live in accordance with their values and meet others who want to do the same. We will absolutely stay with them again the next time we're in Portland!
4,8 su ottobre 05, 2013
This place is such an urban sanctuary in the already-über funky city of Portland. Felt so welcome and at home in the sprawling permaculture veggie gardens and backyard that feels more like a farm! These guys really have the good like cranking and are so up for sharing it with the wider world, it's inspirational! Thanks for an awesome stay and for making us feel so at home!
4,0 su novembre 25, 2012
Definitely not your typical B&B! The Tierra Soul Urban Farmhouse is alternative lodging. No doilys, no fancy tea times, just a comfortable place to stay, on a farm in the middle of the city. David and Krista are wonderful hosts who made our visit here feel like staying in the home of good friends. Very homey, informal, friendly feel to it. They don't serve food, but lots of good eats are just a few blocks away, in the Mississippi Avenue neighborhood. If you are not into fancy, but looking for a comfortable alternative place to stay in Portland, this is your place.
4,8 su giugno 11, 2011
First, I didn't rate "dining" because, except for a friendly bowl of oatmeal, I didn't eat at Tierra Sol. Krista and David are correct--you'll mostly want to taste the variety of Portland's cuisine, though I'm sure the B&B's food would be excellent if you wanted to try it. This experience really helped shape my stay in Portland--a visit to family--in the most positive way I can imagine. It was like time traveling, in a way, back to my own lost youth when everyone wanted to live "off the land" and "off the grid" and be positive. In those days, we were a bit too naive and impatient to pull it off, though there were exceptions. David and Krista (and their extraordinarily charming children, Fia and Xoxo) make you feel part of their family in the best ways. The place is lovely, informal, well kept (always smells like something good is cooking!), quiet, welcoming. I could go on and on about the wonderful conversations-on-the-fly we've had--discussions ranging from issues of animal maintenance to the current state of American philosophy--but it would take too much space. I can say from my heart that these young people--unlike myself and many of the friends of my youth--have got it right this time. Tierra Sol combines all the best ingredients of Portland life and serves them up as a delicious soul ragout. HIGHLY recommended!
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We stood there, staring at our bikes trying to figure out how to get them off the rack as everyone else was suiting up for our Sunday morning ride. I can laugh about it now, but at the time it really wasn't all that funny. I forget stuff more often than I'd like to admit, and on that day, I'd forgot the key to the lock securing our bikes to the rack.
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Hi everybody! My name is Erin and I heave 2 Paint geldings. Jackson who is 8 years old and is a retired show horse with navicular disease. And Felix my current show horse. He is 3 years old and we do HUS, Equitation which we have APHA points in, Showmanship, Halter, Western Horsemanship, and some western pleasure and trail. I live in southern Fl.
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The third man police believe was involved in a June 26 home invasion robbery was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Manteca detectives as he was being released from the Santa Clara County Jail where he was being held for a parole violation.
The latest in a string of shoplifting apprehensions by a special team of undercover Manteca Police officers saw the arrest Friday afternoon of Fidel Lopez, Jr., 21, at the J.C. Penney store at the Highway 120 Bypass and Union Road.
America's Most Wanted TV dragnet is on the lookout for convicted Lathrop baby killer Mario Pena, 23, who violated his bail and disappeared.
If you think it's a crime to have some of the neighbors you have, you might just be right.
Manteca business owners received an education Thursday on gang awareness and prevention.
The prime suspect in last week's murder and attempted murder in the predawn hours on East Yosemite Avenue was captured in a multi-agency dragnet Tuesday afternoon in Ripon along with the discovery of a cache of firearms and ammunition.
A Manteca Police gang suppression unit stopped a van filled with gang members shortly after midnight Saturday and arrested a 20-year-old Manteca man with a semi-automatic hand gun in his possession that had one round in the chamber.
A young couple, familiar to Mantecans for panhandling together in shopping centers throughout the community, was cited by Manteca Police officers Sunday.
Norteño gang graffiti put out a message of hate toward Sureños and the Manteca Police showing up on the roll-up garage doors of a downtown motorcycle restoration operation.
Two men in their mid-30s narrowly escaped injury shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday when they ducked behind their car in an attempt to dodge gun fire near the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Alameda Street.
Two Manteca young men were gunned down shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of East Yosemite Avenue by an unknown assailant firing from near the front door of an insurance agency on the north side of the street.
Multiple shots were fired into the front wall of an apartment in the 100 block of South Street sometime after 8 a.m. Saturday.
Four men were detained at gunpoint shortly after noon Wednesday on Highway 99 following a daylight burglary that almost netted them $1,500 in Levi pants from Kohl's Department Store.
Manteca's crime rate dropped for the 15th consecutive month in May although gang violence continues to push the number of aggravated assaults upward.
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FRIENDSHIP, N.Y. (AP) - Investigators tracking two murder convicts who escaped from a northern New York prison scoured a rural area near the Pennsylvania border Sunday, saying an unconfirmed but credible report of a sighting had shifted the search across the state.
A Manteca man was arrested via a citizen's arrest and cited by Manteca Police for allegedly performing a sex act in his truck at the Save-Mart parking lot in the 1100 block of North Main Street shortly after 9 a.m. Friday.
The following are major incidents handled recently by Manteca Police:
Manteca Police have taken $30,000 worth of illegal drugs off the street.
The suspect's bail in Thursday's road rage incident on Highway 99 has been increased to $1,205,375 due to hospital reports that the victim sustained brain injuries and possible paralysis.
Witnesses say a man - who the CHP said has already been convicted of reckless driving - deliberately forced another driver off Highway 99 causing major injuries to the victim in what officers are calling a case of road rage.
The following is a summary of the significant events the Manteca Police Department handled during the past week:
Serious crime continues to drop in Manteca.
Fence boards exploded in every direction in a Grant Avenue alley near Sutter Street at 5:20 a.m. Friday when the driver of a late model Hyundai allegedly ran down a 20-year-old man on foot behind his home and crashed through rear fences in three back yards.
Some $50,000 in small to half-grown marijuana plants were discovered in a Lathrop home Wednesday by police.
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The Columbus made a handful of player moves Saturday, getting their roster down to 29.General manager Scott Howson announced the club assigned forward Tomas Kubalik and defenseman John Moore to the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.The Blue Jackets also placed forwards Martin St. Pierre and Alexandre Giroux and blue-liner Nick Holden on waivers.Right-winger Jared Boll was placed on injured reserve with a broken thumb and is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks.
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