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Edition/Copyright: 4TH 99
Mindshare, Inc. :
Mindshare, Inc. is one of the leading technical training companies in the hardware industry, providing innovative courses for dozens of companies, including Intel, IBM, and Compaq.
Shanley, Tom :
Tom Shanley is one of the world's foremost authorities on PC system architecture and has personally trained thousands of engineers in hardware and software design.
Anderson, Don :
Don Anderson, author and co-author of many MindShare books, passes on his wealth of experience in digital electronics and computer design by training engineers, programmers, and technicians for MindShare.
About This Book.
The MindShare Architecture Series.
Organization of This Book.
Designation of Specification Changes.
Cautionary Note.
Who This Book Is For.
Prerequisite Knowledge.
Object Size Designations.
Documentation Conventions.
Hex Notation.
Binary Notation.
Decimal Notation.
Signal Name Representation.
Identification of Bit Fields (Logical Groups of Bits or Signals).
We Want Your Feedback.
1. Intro to PCI.
PCI Bus History.
PCI Bus Features.
PCI Device vs. Function.
Specifications Book Is Based On.
Obtaining PCI Bus Specification(s).
2. Intro to PCI Bus Operation.
Burst Transfer.
Initiator, Target and Agents.
Single- Vs. Multi-Function PCI Devices.
PCI Bus Clock.
Address Phase.
Claiming the Transaction.
Data Phase(s).
Transaction Duration.
Transaction Completion and Return of Bus to Idle State.
Response to Illegal Behavior.
''Green'' Machine.
3. Intro to Reflected-Wave Switching.
Each Trace Is a Transmission Line.
Old Method: Incident-Wave Switching.
PCI Method: Reflected-Wave Switching.
CLK Signal.
RST#/REQ64# Timing.
Slower Clock Permits Longer Bus.
4. The Signal Groups.
System Signals.
PCI Clock Signal (CLK).
CLKRUN# Signal.
Achieving CLKRUN# Benefit on Add-In Cards.
Reset Signal (RST#).
Address/Data Bus, Command Bus, and Byte Enables.
Preventing Excessive Current Drain.
Transaction Control Signals.
Arbitration Signals.
Interrupt Request Signals.
Error Reporting Signals.
Data Parity Error.
System Error.
Cache Support (Snoop Result) Signals.
64-Bit Extension Signals.
Resource Locking.
JTAG/Boundary Scan Signals.
Interrupt Request Pins.
PME# and 3.3 Vaux.
Sideband Signals.
Signal Types.
Device Cannot Simultaneously Drive and Receive a Signal.
Central Resource Functions.
Subtractive Decode (by ISA Bridge).
Tuning Subtractive Decoder.
Reading Timing Diagrams.
5. PCI Bus Arbitration.
Arbitration Algorithm.
Example Arbiter with Fairness.
Master Wishes to Perform More Than One Transaction.
Hidden Bus Arbitration.
Bus Parking.
Request/Grant Timing.
Example of Arbitration Between Two Masters.
State of REQ# and GNT# During RST#.
Pullups on REQ# From Add-In Connectors.
Broken Master.
6. Master and Target Latency.
Mandatory Delay Before First Transaction Initiated.
Bus Access Latency.
Pre-2.1 Devices Can Be Bad Boys.
Preventing Master from Monopolizing the Bus.
Master Must Transfer Data within 8 CLKs.
IRDY# Deasserted in Clock After Last Data Transfer.
Latency Timer Keeps Master From Monopolizing Bus.
Location and Purpose of Master Latency Timer.
How LT Works.
Is Implementation of LT Register Mandatory?
Can LT Value Be Hardwired?
How Does Software Determine Timeslice to Be Allocated to Master?
Treatment of Memory Write and Invalidate Command.
Preventing Target From Monopolizing Bus.
Target Must Transfer Data Expeditiously.
The First Data Phase Rule.
Master's Response to Retry.
Sometimes Target Can't Transfer First Data within 16 CLKs.
Target Frequently Can't Transfer First Data within 16 CLKs.
Two Exceptions to First Data Phase Rule.
Subsequent Data Phase Rule.
In Data Phase and Cannot Transfer Data within 8 Clocks.
OK in This Data Phase, but Can't Meet Rule in Next One.
Master's Response to a Disconnect.
Target's Subsequent Latency and Master's Latency Timer.
Target Latency During Initialization Time.
Initialization Time vs..Run Time.
Definition of Initialization Time and Behavior (Before 2.2).
Definition of Initialization Time and Behavior (2.2).
Delayed Transactions.
The Problem.
The Solution.
Information Memorized.
Master and Target Actions During Delayed Transaction.
Commands That Can Use Delayed Transactions.
Request Not Completed and Targeted Again.
Special Cycle Monitoring While Processing Request.
Discard of Delayed Requests.
Multiple Delayed Requests from Same Master.
Request Queuing in Target.
Discard of Delayed Completions.
Read From Prefetchable Memory.
Master Tardy in Repeating Transaction.
Reporting Discard of Data on a Read.
Handling Multiple Data Phases.
Master or Target Abort Handling.
What Is Prefetchable Memory?
Delayed Read Prefetch.
Posting Improves Memory Write Performance.
Byte Merging.
Collapsing Is Forbidden.
Memory Write Maximum Completion Limit.
Transaction Ordering and Deadlocks.
7. The Commands.
Interrupt Acknowledge Command.
Host/PCI Bridge Handling of Interrupt Acknowledge.
PCI Interrupt Acknowledge Transaction.
PowerPC PReP Handling of INTR.
Special Cycle Command.
Special Cycle Generation Under Software Control.
Special Cycle Transaction.
Single-Data Phase Special Cycle Transaction.
Multiple Data Phase Special Cycle Transaction.
IO Read and Write Commands.
Accessing Memory.
Target Support For Bulk Commands Is Optional.
Cache Line Size Register And the Bulk Commands.
Bulk Commands Are Optional Performance Enhancement Tools.
Bridges Must Discard Prefetched Data Not Consumed By Master.
Writing Memory.
Memory Write Command.
Memory Write-and-Invalidate Command.
Description of Memory Write-and-Invalidate Command.
More Information on Memory Transfers.
Configuration Read and Write Commands.
Dual-Address Cycle.
Reserved Bus Commands.
8. Read Transfers.
Some Basic Rules For Both Reads and Writes.
Example Single Data Phase Read.
Example Burst Read.
Treatment of Byte Enables During Read or Write.
Byte Enables Presented on Entry to Data Phase.
Byte Enables May Change in Each Data Phase.
Data Phase with No Byte Enables Asserted.
Target with Limited Byte Enable Support.
Rule for Sampling of Byte Enables.
Cases Where Byte Enables Can Be Ignored.
Performance During Read Transactions.
9. Write Transfers.
Example Single Data Phase Write Transaction.
Example Burst Write Transaction.
Performance During Write Transactions.
10. Memory and IO Addressing.
Memory Addressing.
The Start Address.
Addressing Sequence During Memory Burst.
Linear (Sequential) Mode.
Cache Line Wrap Mode.
When Target Doesn't Support Setting on AD1:0.
PCI IO Addressing.
Do Not Merge Processor IO Writes.
Decode By Device That Owns Entire IO Dword.
Decode by Device with 8-Bit or 16-Bit Ports.
Unsupported Byte Enable Combination Results in Target Abort.
Null First Data Phase Is Legal.
IO Address Management.
X86 Processor Cannot Perform IO Burst.
Burst IO Address Counter Management.
When IO Target Doesn't Support Multi-Data Phase Transactions.
Legacy IO Decode.
When Legacy IO Device Owns Entire Dword.
When Legacy IO Device Doesn't Own Entire Dword.
11. Fast Back-to-Back & Stepping.
Fast Back-to-Back Transactions.
Decision to Implement Fast Back-to-Back Capability.
Scenario 1: Master Guarantees Lack of Contention.
1st Must Be Write, 2nd Is Read or Write, But Same Target.
How Collision Avoided on Signals Driven By Target.
How Targets Recognize New Transaction Has Begun.
Fast Back-to-Back and Master Abort.
Scenario Two: Targets Guarantee Lack of Contention.
Address/Data Stepping.
Advantages: Diminished Current Drain and Crosstalk.
Why Targets Don't Latch Address During Stepping Process.
Data Stepping.
How Device Indicates Ability to Use Stepping.
Designer May Step Address, Data, PAR (and PAR64) and IDSEL.
Continuous and Discrete Stepping.
Disadvantages of Stepping.
Preemption While Stepping in Progress.
Broken Master..
Stepping Example.
When Not to Use Stepping.
Who Must Support Stepping?
12. Early Transaction End.
Master-Initiated Termination.
Master Preempted.
Preemption During Timeslice.
Timeslice Expiration Followed by Preemption.
Master Abort: Target Doesn't Claim Transaction.
Addressing Non-Existent Device.
Normal Response to Special Cycle Transaction.
Configuration Transaction Unclaimed.
No Target Will Claim Transaction Using Reserved Command.
Master Abort on Single vs. Multiple-Data Phase Transaction.
Master Abort on Single Data Phase Transaction.
Master Abort on Multi-Data Phase Transaction.
Action Taken by Master in Response to Master Abort.
Master Abort on Special Cycle Transaction.
Master Abort on Configuration Access.
Target-Initiated Termination.
STOP# Signal Puts Target in the Driver's Seat.
STOP# Not Permitted During Turn-Around Cycle.
Resumption of Disconnected Transaction Is Optional.
Reasons Target Issues Disconnect.
Target Slow to Complete Subsequent Data Phase.
Target Doesn't Support Burst Mode.
Memory Target Doesn't Understand Addressing Sequence.
Transfer Crosses Over Target's Address Boundary.
Burst Memory Transfer Crosses Cache Line Boundary.
Disconnect with Data Transfer (A and B).
Disconnect A.
Disconnect B.
Disconnect without Data Transfer.
Disconnect without Data Transfer-Type.
Disconnect without Data Transfer-Type.
Reasons Target Issues Retry.
Target Very Slow to Complete First Data Phase.
Snoop Hit on Modified Cache Line.
Resource Busy.
Bridge Locked.
Description of Retry.
Retry Issued and IRDY# Already Asserted.
Retry Issued and IRDY# Not Yet Asserted.
Target Abort.
Some Reasons Target Issues Target Abort.
Broken Target.
I/O Addressing Error.
Address Phase Parity Error.
Master Abort on Other Side of PCI-to-PCI Bridge.
Master's Response to Target Abort.
Target Abort Example.
After Retry/Disconnect, Repeat Request ASAP.
Behavior of Device Containing Multiple Masters.
Target-Initiated Termination Summary.
13. Error Detection and Handling.
Status Bit Name Change.
Introduction to PCI Parity.
PERR# Signal.
Data Parity.
Data Parity Generation and Checking on Read.
Example Burst Read.
Data Parity Generation and Checking on Write.
Example Burst Write.
Data Parity Reporting.
Master Can Choose Not to Assert PERR#.
Parity Error During Read.
Important Note Regarding Chipsets That Monitor PERR#.
Parity Error During Write.
Data Parity Error Recovery.
Special Case: Data Parity Error During Special Cycle.
Devices Excluded from PERR# Requirement.
Devices That Don't Deal with OS/Application Program or Data.
SERR# Signal.
Address Phase Parity.
Address Phase Parity Generation and Checking.
Address Phase Parity Error Reporting.
System Errors.
Address Phase Parity Error.
Data Parity Error During Special Cycle.
Master of MSI Receives an Error.
Target Abort Detection.
Other Possible Causes of System Error.
Devices Excluded from SERR# Requirement.
14. Interrupts.
Three Ways to Deliver Interrupts to Processor.
Using Pins vs. Using MSI Capability.
Single-Function PCI Device.
Multi-Function PCI Device.
Connection of INTx# Pins to System Board Traces.
Interrupt Routing.
Routing Recommendation in PCI Specification.
BIOS ''Knows'' Interrupt Trace Layout.
Well-Designed Chipset Has Programmable Interrupt Router.
Interrupt Routing Information.
Interrupt Routing Table.
Finding the Table.
PCI Interrupts Are Shareable.
Hooking the Interrupt.
Interrupt Chaining.
Step 1: Initialize All Entries to Point to Dummy Handler.
Step 2: Initialize All Entries For Embedded Devices.
Step 3: Hook Entries For Embedded Device BIOS Routines.
Step 4: Perform Expansion Bus ROM Scan.
Step 5: Perform PCI Device Scan.
Step 6: Load OS.
Step 7: OS Loads and Call Drivers' Initialization Code.
Linked-List Has Been Built for Each Interrupt Level.
Servicing Shared Interrupts.
Example Scenario.
Both Devices Simultaneously Generate Requests.
Processor Interrupted and Requests Vector.
First Handler Executed.
Jump to Next Driver in Linked List.
Jump to Dummy Handler: Control Passed Back to Interrupted Program.
Implied Priority Scheme.
Interrupts and PCI-to-PCI Bridges.
Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI).
Advantages of MSI Interrupts.
Basics of MSI Configuration.
Basics of Generating an MSI Interrupt Request.
How Is the Memory Write Treated by Bridges?
Memory Already Sync'd When Interrupt Handler Entered.
The Problem.
The Old Way of Solving the Problem.
How MSI Solves the Problem.
Interrupt Latency.
MSI Are Non-Shared.
MSI Is a New Capability Type.
Description of the MSI Capability Register Set.
Capability ID.
Pointer to Next New Capability.
Message Control Register.
Message Address Register.
Message Data Register.
Message Write Can Have Bad Ending.
Retry or Disconnect.
Master or Target Abort Received.
Write Results in Data Parity Error.
Some Rules, Recommendations, etc.
15. The 64-Bit PCI Extension.
64-Bit Data Transfers and 64-Bit Addressing: Separate Capabilities.
64-Bit Extension Signals.
64-Bit Cards in 32-Bit Add-in Connectors.
Pullups Prevent 64-Bit Extension from Floating When Not in Use.
Problem: A 64-Bit Card in a 32-Bit PCI Connector.
How 64-Bit Card Determines Type of Slot Installed In.
64-Bit Data Transfer Capability.
Only Memory Commands May Use 64-Bit Transfers.
Start Address Quadword-Aligned.
64-Bit Target's Interpretation of Address.
32-Bit Target's Interpretation of Address.
64-Bit Initiator and 64-Bit Target.
64-Bit Initiator and 32-Bit Target.
Null Data Phase Example.
32-Bit Initiator and 64-Bit Target.
Performing One 64-Bit Transfer.
With 64-Bit Target.
With 32-Bit Target.
Simpler and Just as Fast: Use 32-Bit Transfers.
With Known 64-Bit Target.
Disconnect on Initial Data Phase.
64-Bit Addressing.
Used to Address Memory Above 4GB.
64-Bit Addressing Protocol.
64-Bit Addressing by 32-Bit Initiator.
64-Bit Addressing by 64-Bit Initiator.
32-Bit Initiator Addressing Above 4GB.
Subtractive Decode Timing Affected.
Master Abort Timing Affected.
Address Stepping.
FRAME# Timing in Single Data Phase Transaction.
64-Bit Parity.
Address Phase Parity.
PAR64 Not Used for Single Address Phase.
PAR64 Not Used for Dual-Address Phases by 32-Bit Master.
PAR64 Used for DAC by 64-Bit Master When Requesting 64-Bit Transfers.
Data Phase Parity.
16. 66MHz PCI Implementation.
66MHz Uses 3.3V Signaling Environment.
How Components Indicate 66MHz Support.
66MHz-Capable Status Bit.
M66EN Signal.
How Clock Generator Sets Its Frequency.
Does Clock Have to Be 66MHz?
Clock Signal Source and Routing.
Stopping Clock and Changing Clock Frequency.
How 66MHz Components Determine Bus Speed.
System Board with Separate Buses.
Maximum Achievable Throughout.
Electrical Characteristics.
Latency Rule.
66MHz Component Recommended Pinout.
Adding More Loads and/or Lengthening Bus.
Number of Add-In Connectors.
17. Intro to Configuration Address Space.
PCI Device vs. PCI Function.
Three Address Spaces: I/O, Memory, and Configuration.
Host Bridge Needn't Implement Configuration Space.
System with Single PCI Bus.
18. Configuration Transactions.
Who Performs Configuration?
Bus Hierarchy.
Case 1: Target Bus Is PCI Bus.
Case 2: Target Bus Is Subordinate to Bus.
Must Respond to Config Accesses within 2 25 Clocks After RST#.
Intro to Configuration Mechanisms.
Configuration Mechanism #1 (The Only Mechanism!).
Configuration Mechanism #1 Description.
Configuration Address Port.
Bus Compare and Data Port Usage.
Single Host/PCI Bridge.
Multiple Host/PCI Bridges.
Software Generation of Special Cycles.
Configuration Mechanism #2 (Is Obsolete).
Basic Configuration #2 Mechanism.
Configuration Space Enable, or CSE, Register.
Forward Register.
Support for Peer Bridges on Host Bus.
Generation of Special Cycles.
PowerPC PReP Configuration Mechanism.
Type 0 Configuration Transaction.
Address Phase.
Implementation of IDSEL.
Method One-IDSELs Routed Over Unused AD Lines.
Method Two-IDSEL Output Pins/Traces.
Resistive-Coupling Means Stepping in Type 0 Transactions.
Data Phase Entered, Decode Begins.
Type 0 Configuration Transaction Examples.
Type 1 Configuration Transactions.
Special Cycle Request.
Target Device Doesn't Exist.
Configuration Burst Transactions Permitted.
64-Bit Configuration Transactions Not Permitted.
19. Configuration Registers.
Intro to Configuration Header Region.
Mandatory Header Registers.
Registers Used to Identify Device's Driver.
Vendor ID Register.
Device ID Register.
Subsystem Vendor ID and Subsystem ID Registers.
Purpose of This Register Pair.
Must Contain Valid Data When First Accessed.
Revision ID Register.
Class Code Register.
Purpose of Class Code Register.
Programming Interface Byte.
Command Register.
Status Register.
Header Type Register.
Other Header Registers.
Cache Line Size Register.
Latency Timer: ''Timeslice'' Register.
BIST Register.
Base Address Registers (BARs).
Memory-Mapping Recommended.
Memory Base Address Register.
Decoder Width Field.
Prefetchable Attribute Bit.
Base Address Field.
IO Base Address Register.
PC-Compatible IO Decoder.
Legacy IO Decoders.
Determining Block Size and Assigning Address Range.
How It Works.
A Memory Example.
An IO Example.
Smallest/Largest Decoder Sizes.
Smallest/Largest Memory Decoders.
Smallest/Largest IO Decoders.
Expansion ROM Base Address Register.
CardBus CIS Pointer.
Interrupt Pin Register.
Interrupt Line Register.
Min_Gnt Register: Timeslice Request.
Max_Lat Register: Priority-Level Request.
New Capabilities.
Configuration Header Space Not Large Enough.
Discovering That New Capabilities Exist.
What the New Capabilities List Looks Like.
AGP Capability.
AGP Status Register.
AGP Command Register.
Vital Product Data (VPD) Capability.
It's Not Really Vital.
What Is VPD?
Where Is the VPD Really Stored?
VPD on Cards vs. Embedded PCI Devices.
How Is VPD Accessed?
Reading VPD Data.
Writing VPD Data.
Rules That Apply to Both Read and Writes.
VPD Data Structure Made Up of Descriptors and Keywords.
VPD Read-Only Descriptor (VPD-R) and Keywords.
Is Read-Only Checksum Keyword Mandatory?
VPD Read/Write Descriptor (VPD-W) and Keywords.
Example VPD List.
User-Definable Features (UDF).
20. Expansion ROMs.
ROM Purpose-Device Can Be Used in Boot Process.
ROM Detection.
ROM Shadowing Required.
ROM Content.
Multiple Code Images.
Format of a Code Image.
ROM Header Format.
ROM Signature.
Processor/Architecture Unique Data.
Pointer to ROM Data Structure.
ROM Data Structure Format.
ROM Signature.
Vendor ID field in ROM data structure.
Device ID in ROM data structure.
Pointer to Vital Product Data (VPD).
PCI Data Structure Length.
PCI Data Structure Revision.
Class Code.
Image Length.
Revision Level of Code/Data.
Code Type.
Indicator Byte.
Execution of Initialization Code.
Introduction to Open Firmware.
Universal Device Driver Format.
Passing Resource List to Plug-and-Play OS.
BIOS Calls Bus Enumerators For Different Bus Environments.
BIOS Selects Boot Devices and Finds Drivers For Them.
BIOS Boots Plug-and-Play OS and Passes Pointer to It.
OS Locates and Loads Drivers and Calls Init Code in Each.
Vital Product Data (VPD).
Moved From ROM to Configuration Space in 2.2.
VPD Implementation in 2.1 Spec.
Data Structure.
21. Add-in Cards and Connectors.
Add-In Connectors.
32- and 64-Bit Connectors.
32-Bit Connector.
Card Present Signals.
REQ64# and ACK64#.
64-Bit Connector.
3.3V and 5V Connectors.
Universal Card.
Shared Slot.
Riser Card.
Snoop Result Signals on Add-In Connector.
PME# and 3.3Vaux.
Add-In Cards.
3.3V, 5V and Universal Cards.
Long and Short Form Cards.
Small PCI (SPCI).
Component Layout.
Maintain Integrity of Boundary Scan Chain.
Card Power Requirement.
Maximum Card Trace Lengths.
One Load per Shared Signal.
22. Hot-Plug PCI.
The Problem.
The Solution.
No Changes to Adapter Cards.
Software Elements.
System Start Up.
Hardware Elements.
Attention Indicator and Optional Slot State Indicator.
Option-Power Fault Detector.
Option-Tracking System Power Usage.
Card Removal and Insertion Procedures.
On and Off States.
Definition of On and Off.
Turning Slot On.
Turning Slot Off.
Basic Card Removal Procedure.
Basic Card Insertion Procedure.
Quiescing Card and Driver.
Pausing a Driver (Optional).
Shared Interrupt Must Be Handled Correctly.
Quiescing a Driver That Controls Multiple Devices.
Quiescing a Failed Card.
Driver's Initial Accesses to Card.
Treatment of Device ROM.
Who Configures the Card?
Efficient Use of Memory and/or IO Space.
Slot Identification.
Physical Slot ID.
Logical Slot ID.
PCI Bus Number, Device Number.
Translating Slot IDs.
Card Sets.
The Primitives.
Issues Related to PCI RST#.
66MHz-Related Issues.
Power-Related Issues.
Slot Power Requirements.
Card Connected to Device with Separate Power Source.
23. Power Management.
Power Management Abbreviated ''PM'' in This Chapter.
PCI Bus PM Interface Specification-But First.
A Power Management Primer.
Basics of PC PM.
OnNow Design Initiative Scheme Defines Overall PM.
Current Platform Shortcomings.
No Cooperation Among System Components.
Add-On Components Do Not Participate in PM.
Current PM Schemes Fail Purposes of OnNow Goals.
Installing New Devices Still Too Hard.
Apps Generally Assume System Fully on at All Times.
System PM States.
Device PM States.
Definition of Device Context.
PM Event (PME) Context.
Device Class-Specific PM Specifications.
Default Device Class Specification.
Device Class-Specific PM Specifications.
Power Management Policy Owner.
In Windows OS Environment.
PCI Power Management vs. ACPI.
PCI Bus Driver Accesses PCI Configuration and PM Registers.
ACPI Driver Controls Non-Standard Embedded Devices.
Some Example Scenarios.
Scenario-Restore Function to Powered Up State.
Scenario-OS Wishes to Power Down Bus.
Scenario-Setup a Function-Specific System WakeUp Event.
PCI Bus PM Interface Specification.
Legacy PCI Devices-No Standard PM Method.
Device Support for PCI PM Optional.
Discovering Function's PM Capability.
Power Management-PCI Bus vs. PCI Function.
Bridge-Originating Device for a Secondary PCI Bus.
PCI Bus PM States.
Bus PM State vs. PM State of the PCI Functions on the Bus.
Bus PM State Transitions.
Function PM States.
D0 State-Full On.
D0 Uninitialized.
D0 Active.
D1 State-Light Sleep.
D2 State-Deep Sleep.
D3-Full Off.
D3Hot State.
D3Cold State.
Function PM State Transitions.
Detailed Description of PM Registers.
PM Capabilities (PMC) Register.
PM Control/Status (PMCSR) Register.
Data Register.
Determining Presence of Data Register.
Operation of the Data Register.
Multi-Function Devices.
PCI-to-PCI Bridge Power Data.
PCI-to-PCI Bridge Support Extensions Register.
Detailed Description of PM Events.
Two New Pins-PME# and 3.3Vaux.
What Is a PM Event?
Example Scenario.
Rules Associated with PME#'s Implementation.
Example PME# Circuit Design.
Can a Card with No Power Generate PME#?
Maintaining PME Context in D3cold State.
System May or May Not Supply 3.3Vaux.
3.3Vaux System Board Requirements.
3.3Vaux Card Requirements.
Card 3.3Vaux Presence Detection.
Problem: In B3 State, PCI RST# Signal Would Float.
OS Power Management Function Calls.
Get Capabilities Function Call.
Set Power State Function Call.
Get Power Status Function Call.
BIOS/POST Responsibilities at Startup.
24. PCI-to-PCI Bridge.
Scaleable Bus Architecture.
Example Systems.
Example One.
Example Two.
PCI-to-PCI Bridge: Traffic Director.
Latency Rules.
Configuration Registers.
Header Type Register.
Registers Related to Device ID.
Vendor ID Register.
Device ID Register.
Revision ID Register.
Class Code Register.
Bus Number Registers.
Primary Bus Number Register.
Secondary Bus Number Register.
Subordinate Bus Number Register.
Command Registers.
Command Register.
Bridge Control Register.
Status Registers.
Status Register (Primary Bus).
Secondary Status Register.
Introduction to Chassis/Slot Numbering Registers.
Address Decode-Related Registers.
Basic Transaction Filtering Mechanism.
Bridge Memory, Register Set and Device ROM.
Base Address Registers.
Expansion ROM Base Address Register.
Bridge's IO Filter.
Bridge Doesn't Support Any IO Space Behind Bridge.
Bridge Supports 64KB IO Space Behind Bridge.
Bridge Supports 4GB IO Space Behind Bridge.
Legacy ISA IO Decode Problem.
Some ISA Drivers Use Alias Addresses to Talk to Card.
Problem: ISA and PCI-to-PCI Bridges on Same PCI Bus.
PCI IO Address Assignment.
Effect of Setting the ISA Enable Bit.
Bridge's Memory Filter.
Determining If Memory Is Prefetchable or Not.
Supports 4GB Prefetchable Memory on Secondary Side.
Supports > 4GB Prefetchable Memory on Secondary.
Rules for Prefetchable Memory.
Bridge's Memory-Mapped IO Filter.
Cache Line Size Register.
Latency Timer Registers.
Latency Timer Register (Primary Bus).
Secondary Latency Timer Register.
BIST Register.
Interrupt-Related Registers.
Configuration Process.
Bus Number Assignment.
Chassis and Slot Number Assignment.
Problem: Adding/Removing Bridge Causes Buses to Be Renumbered.
If Buses Added/Removed, Slot Labels Must Remain Correct.
Definition of a Chassis.
Chassis/Slot Numbering Registers.
Slot Number Register (read-only).
Chassis Number Register (read/write).
Some Rules.
Three Examples.
Example One.
Example Two.
Example Three.
Address Space Allocation.
IRQ Assignment.
Display Configuration.
There May Be Two Display Adapters.
Identifying the Two Adapters.
The Adapters May Be on Same or Different Buses.
PCI-to-PCI Bridge State After Reset.
Non-VGA Graphics Controller (aka GFX) After Reset.
VGA Graphics Controller After Reset.
Effects of Setting VGA's Palette Snoop Bit.
Effects of Clearing GFX's Palette Snoop Bit.
Effects of Bridge's VGA-Related Control Bits.
Detecting and Configuring Adapters and Bridges.
Configuration and Special Cycle Filter.
Special Cycle Transactions.
Type 1 Configuration Transactions.
Type 0 Configuration Access.
Interrupt Acknowledge Handling.
PCI-to-PCI Bridge with Subtractive Decode Feature.
Interrupt Support.
Devices That Use Interrupt Traces.
Devices That Use MSI.
Buffer Management.
Handling of Memory Write and Invalidate Command.
Rules Regarding Posted Write Buffer Usage.
Multiple-Data Phase Special Cycle Requests.
Error Detection and Handling.
Handling Address Phase Parity Errors.
Address Phase Parity Error on Primary Side.
Address Phase Parity Error on Secondary Side.
Read Data Phase Parity Error.
Parity Error When Performing Read on Destination Bus.
Parity Error When Delivering Read Data to Originating Master.
Bad Parity on Prefetched Data.
Write Data Phase Parity Error.
Data Phase Parity Error on IO or Configuration Write.
Master Request Error.
Target Completion Error.
Parity Error on a Subsequent Retry.
Data Phase Parity Error on Posted Write.
Originating Bus Error-Pass It Along to Target.
Destination Bus Error.
Handling Master Abort.
Handling Target Abort.
Target Abort on Delayed Write Transaction.
Target Abort on Posted Write.
Discard Timer Timeout.
Handling SERR# on Secondary Side.
25. Transaction Ordering & Deadlocks.
Definition of Simple Device vs. a Bridge.
Simple Device.
Simple Devices: Ordering Rules and Deadlocks.
Ordering Rules For Simple Devices.
Deadlocks Associated with Simple Devices.
Scenario One.
Scenario Two.
Bridges: Ordering Rules and Deadlocks.
Bridge Manages Bi-Directional Traffic Flow.
Producer/Consumer Model.
General Ordering Requirements.
Only Memory Writes Posted.
Posted Memory Writes Always Complete in Order.
Writes Moving in Opposite Directions Have No Relationship.
Before Read Crosses Bridge, Memory Must Be Sync'd Up.
Posted Write Acceptance Cannot Depend on Master Completion.
Exception to the Rule-Master Has Locked Target.
Delayed Transaction Ordering Requirements.
Bridge Ordering Rules.
Rule 1-Ensures Posted Memory Writes Are Strongly-Ordered.
Rule 2-Ensures Just-Latched Read Obtains Correct Data.
Rule 3-Ensures DWR Not Done Until All Posted Writes Done.
Rule 4-Bi-Directional Posted Writes Done Before Read Data Obtained.
Rule 5-Avoids Deadlock Between Old and New Bridges.
Rule 6-Avoids Deadlock Between New Bridges.
Rule 7-Avoids Deadlock Between Old and New Bridges.
Locking, Delayed Transactions and Posted Writes.
Lock Passage Is Uni-Directional (Downstream-Only).
Once Locked, Bridge Only Permits Locking Master Access.
Actions Taken Before Allowing Lock to Traverse Bridge.
After Bridge Locked But Before Secondary Target Locked.
After Secondary Target Locked, No Secondary Side Posting.
Simplest Design-Bridge Reserved For Locking Master's Use.
26. The PCI BIOS.
Purpose of PCI BIOS.
OS Environments Supported.
286 Protected Mode (16:16).
386 Protected Mode (16:32).
Today's OSs Use Flat Mode (0:32).
Determining if System Implements 32-Bit BIOS.
Determining Services 32-Bit BIOS Supports.
Determining if 32-Bit BIOS Supports PCI BIOS Services.
Calling PCI BIOS.
PCI BIOS Present Call.
27. Locking.
2.2 Spec Redefined Lock Usage.
Scenarios That Require Locking.
EISA Master Initiates Locked Transaction Series Targeting Main Memory.
Processor Initiates Locked Transaction Series Targeting EISA Memory.
Possible Deadlock Scenario.
PCI Solutions: Bus and Resource Locking.
LOCK# Signal.
Bus Lock: Permissible but Not Preferred.
Resource Lock: Preferred Solution.
Determining Lock Mechanism Availability.
Establishing Lock.
Locked Bridge Cannot Accept Accesses From Either Side.
Unlocked Targets May Be Accessed by any Master on Same PCI Bus.
Access to Locked Target by Master Other than Owner: Retry.
Continuation and/or End of Locked Transaction Series.
Use of LOCK# with 64-Bit Addressing.
Locking and Delayed Transactions.
Summary of Locking Rules.
Implementation Rules for Masters.
Implementation Rules for Targets.
28. CompactPCI and PMC.
Why CompactPCI?
CompactPCI Cards Are PCI-Compatible.
Basic PCI/CompactPCI Comparison.
Basic Definitions.
Standard PCI Environment.
Passive Backplane.
Compatibility Glyphs.
Definition of a Bus Segment.
Physical Slot Numbering.
Logical Slot Numbering.
Connector Basics.
Introduction to Front and Rear-Panel IO.
Front-Panel IO.
Rear-Panel IO.
Introduction to CompactPCI Cards.
System Card.
32-Bit System Card.
64-Bit System Card.
ISA Bus Bridge.
Peripheral Cards.
32-Bit Peripheral Cards.
64-Bit Peripheral Card.
Design Rules.
Pin Numbering (IEC 1076 versus CompactPCI).
Connector Keying.
5V and 3.3V Cards.
Universal Cards.
32-Bit PCI Pinout (J1/P1).
64-Bit PCI Pinout (J2/P2).
Rear-Panel IO Pinouts.
System and Peripheral Card Design Rules.
Card Form Factors.
3U Cards.
6U Cards.
Non-PCI Signals.
System Card Implementation of IDSELs.
Resistors Required on a Card.
Series Resistors Required at the Connector Pin.
Resistor Required at Peripheral Card's REQ# Driver Pin.
Resistor Required at Each System Card Clock Driver Pin.
Resistor Required at System Card's GNT# Driver Pin.
Placement of Pull-Ups on System Card.
System Card Pull-Ups Required on REQ64# and ACK64#.
Bus Master Requires Pull-Up on GNT#.
Decoupling Requirements.
Peripheral Card Signal Stub Lengths.
32-Bit and 64-Bit Stub Lengths.
Clock Stub Length.
System Card Stub Lengths.
32-Bit and 64-Bit Stub Lengths.
Clock Routing.
Signal Loading.
Peripheral Card Signal Loading.
System Card Signal Loading.
Card Characteristic Impedance.
Connector Shielding.
Front Panel and Front Panel IO Connectors.
Backplane Design Rules.
3U Backplane.
6U Backplane.
Overall Backplane Width.
Overall Backplane Height.
Connector Keying.
System Slot Connector Population.
Peripheral Slot Connector Population.
Power Distribution.
Power Specifications.
Power Connections.
DEG# and FAL# Interconnect.
Power Decoupling.
Signaling Environment.
Clock Routing.
8-Slot Backplane.
7-Slot Backplane.
Backplane with Six or Fewer Slots.
Characteristic Impedance.
8-Slot Termination.
IDSEL Routing.
Backplane AD/IDSEL Interconnect.
REQ#/GNT# Routing.
Interrupt Line Routing.
Backplane Routing of PCI Interrupt Request Lines.
Backplane Routing of Legacy IDE Interrupt Request Lines.
Non-PCI Signals.
Geographical Addressing.
Backplane 64-Bit Support.
Treatment of SYSEN# Signal.
Treatment of M66EN Signal.
Rear-Panel IO Transition Boards.
Connectors Used for Rear-Panel IO.
Other Mechanical Issues.
Orientation Relative to Front-Panel CompactPCI Cards.
Connector Pin Labeling.
Connector P2 Rear-Panel IO Pinout.
Hot Swap Capability.
ENUM# Signal Added in CompactPCI 2.1 Spec.
Electrical Insertion/Removal Occurs in Stages.
Card Insertion Sequence.
Card Removal Sequence.
Separate Clock Lines Required.
Three Levels of Implementation.
Basic Hot-Swap.
Installing a New Card.
Removing a Card.
Full Hot-Swap.
High-Availability Hot-Swap.
Telecom-Related Issues Regarding Connector Keying.
PCI Mezzanine Cards (PMC).
Small Size Permits Attachment to CompactPCI Card.
Stacking Height and Card Thickness.
PMC Card's Connector Area.
Front-Panel Bezel.
The PMC Connector.
Mapping PMC Rear-Panel IO to 3U Rear-Panel IO.
Mapping PMC Rear-Panel IO to 6U Rear-Panel IO.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Hampton Inn Columbus/Delaware I-71 North provides a spa tub and a fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Event facilities measure 375 square feet (34 square meters). This Sunbury hotel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby and an elevator (lift). Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Where the Heart Is (2000 film)
|Where The Heart Is
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Matt Williams
|Produced by
|Susan Cartsonis
David McFadzean
Patricia Whitcher
Matt Williams
|Screenplay by
|Lowell Ganz
Babaloo Mandel
|Based on
|Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts
|Natalie Portman
Ashley Judd
Stockard Channing
Joan Cusack
|Music by
|Mason Daring
|Richard Greatrex
|Edited by
|Ian Crafford
Wind Dancer Films
|Distributed by
|20th Century Fox
Release dates
|April 28, 2000
Running time
|120 minutes
|United States
|$15 million
|Box office
Where the Heart Is is a 2000 drama/romance film directed by Matt Williams, in his film directing debut. The movie stars Natalie Portman, Stockard Channing, Ashley Judd, and Joan Cusack with supporting roles done by James Frain, Dylan Bruno, Keith David, and Sally Field. The screenplay, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, is based on the best-selling novel by Billie Letts which is based on the story of Julian Tempelsman, who was born in Costco.
The film follows five years in the life of Novalee Nation, a pregnant 17-year-old, who is abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in a small Oklahoma town. She secretly moves into the Wal-Mart store where she eventually gives birth to her baby, which attracts media attention. With the help of friends, she makes a new life for herself in the town.
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At seventeen years old and seven months pregnant, Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) sets off on a road trip from Tennessee to California with her ignorant, trailer trash boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickens (Dylan Bruno). His car is a dilapidated 1963 Plymouth with a leaking fuel line and no floor, which he bought for $80. While driving through Sequoyah, Oklahoma, Willy Jack wakes up Novalee due to her snoring and then asks where shoes are upon seeing that she's barefoot due to them falling out of the hole in the car upon removal due to her feet being swollen (a side effect of pregnancy). Novalee then asks Willy to stop at the local Wal-Mart so that she can go to the bathroom and buy some replacement shoes. When Novalee reaches out for her change at the checkout, the sum of $5.55 sends her into a panic as she believes that the number 5 is a bad omen. She runs barefoot outside to discover that Willy has taken off without her.
Returning to the store upon trying on the flip flops she bought, Novalee meets Thelma "Sister" Husband (Stockard Channing), a woman who runs the Welcome Wagon in town. Novalee also meets a photographer named Moses Whitecotton (Keith David) who advises her to give her baby a strong name. Later that evening, Novalee feels sick and runs into the bathroom again to vomit. When she comes out again, she discovers that the store is closed. She soon figures out how to live undetected in the Wal-Mart.
Willy Jack Pickens gets into trouble with the law for helping a 14-year-old girl named Jolene (Alicia Godwin) who did some looting and he is arrested. When in jail, he ends up as a cellmate of Tommy Reynolds (David Alvarado), and Willy Jack composes a country song.
Novalee manages to live at the store for several weeks. Novalee visits the library and meets Forney Hull (James Frain) who looks after his librarian sister Mary Elizabeth (Margaret Hoard) whose health has been ruined by alcoholism. Novalee visits Sister Husband where she agrees to let Novalee grow the Buck Eye Tree that she gave Novalee in her yard.
Novalee wakes up during a thunderstorm when she starts feeling pain in her abdomen. Her water breaks leaving puddles at her bare feet. While attempting to mop it up, she goes into labor. As she collapses, she notices that she is in Aisle 5 so she makes a big effort to move to the next aisle. At this moment, Forney (who saw her go into the store at closing time) jumps through a plate-glass window and helps deliver her baby offscreen.
Novalee wakes up in the hospital to find she is a media celebrity for giving birth in a Wal-Mart. She befriends her nurse Lexie Coop (Ashley Judd) and tells her that her daughter's name will be Americus. Lexie reveals that she is a single woman with four children by three different men. Novalee's mother Mama Lil (Sally Field), who abandoned her as a child, has seen her on television and appears at the hospital. Her mother says the two women can get an apartment together, takes the $500 that Novalee received as a gift from the President of Wal-Mart, and agrees to pick up Novalee and Americus the next morning. Her mother never shows up and Sister Husband comes to pick up Novalee and offers to let Novalee and the baby live at her house.
Novalee enjoys her life at Sister Husband's, becomes friends with Forney, and works at Wal-Mart. One night, while Novalee and Forney are getting Christmas trees, Forney remarks that Americus is 5 months old that day. Novalee is greatly superstitious about the number 5, connecting it to a series of unfortunate incidents in her life. She panics and rushes home, to find out that Americus has been kidnapped. Novalee remembers that, in the hospital, she received a card from Mississippi saying her baby was an abomination under God because she was born out of wedlock. The police quickly apprehend a vehicle with Mississippi plates and Americus is found safe in a nativity scene outside a church.
Upon being released from prison, Willy Jack becomes a country singer after signing on with music agent Ruth Meyers (Joan Cusack). It takes awhile for him to get a song on the radio.
Three years pass, and Novalee begins a career as a photographer with the help of Moses. When a tornado blows through Sequoyah, Sister Husband is killed and their home is destroyed. After the funeral, one of Sister Husband's friends from AA informs Novalee that she is the beneficiary of Sister's estate. Novalee builds a new home for herself and Americus on Sister's land.
Willy has a brief look at Novalee when she is in Las Vegas to accept her award for her picture of Americus after the tornado. After a recent performance, Willy is confronted at his hotel room by Ruth who tells him that Tommy Reynolds is suing him for taking credit for a song that the cellmate "claimed to have written" and declares that their deal is off.
One day, Novalee receives a call from Lexie's oldest child. She rushes over to find Lexie bruised and battered. Lexie tells Novalee that her latest boyfriend had gone to her house and tried to molest her two oldest children, when Lexie returned home from work early and caught him. Lexie later dates a local exterminator named Ernie (Bob Coonrad) whom she does not like at first, but later falls in love with after learning that he gave his ex-wife his restored 1967 Chevy Camaro in exchange for custody of his step-daughter whom he adopted as his own daughter. They get married, and Lexie tells Novalee that she's pregnant at the reception.
When Forney's sister passes away and he does not appear at the funeral, Novalee finds him in a hotel and comforts him. After they sleep together, Forney says he loves her and wants to get a factory job and stay with her. Novalee lies and says she does not love him, which frees him to return to Bowdoin College in Maine.
After some drinking upon returning to Sequoyah, Willy Jack hallucinates near a train station and falls backwards onto the train tracks as a train is approaching.
On Americus's 5th birthday, Novalee picks up a newspaper and reads a story about a double amputee being robbed of his wheelchair. The man proves to be Willy Jack. Novalee visits Willy Jack in the hospital and tells him about what happened to her. Willy Jack admits that he lied to her when he told her that he didn't feel their baby's heartbeat the day he left her behind at Wal-Mart five years earlier. Willy Jack says he wishes he could go back and undo the lie, because of how one lie can change your whole life. Willy Jack explains that people lie because they're "scared, crazy, or just mean".
Novalee realizes that she made a similar mistake in lying to Forney. She drives Willy Jack home to Tennessee and then continues to Maine to find Forney at college. Novalee admits to him that she lied and that she really loves him and they return to Oklahoma to get married in their Wal-Mart.
- Natalie Portman as Novalee Nation
- Ashley Judd as Lexie Coop
- Stockard Channing as Thelma "Sister" Husband
- Joan Cusack as Ruth Meyers
- James Frain as Forney Hull
- Dylan Bruno as Willy Jack Pickens
- Keith David as Moses Whitecotton
- Richard Andrew Jones as Mr. Sprock
- Sally Field as Mama Lil
- Angee Hughes as Religious woman
- Margaret Hoard as Mary Elizabeth Hull
- Mackenzie Fitzgerald as Americus Nation
- David Alvarado as Tommy Reynolds
- Richard Nance as Johnny DeSotto
- Bob Coonrod as Ernie
Differences between novel and film[edit]
There are some parts in the film that are different from the novel:
- Novalee finds the number 5 very unlucky in the movie and the number 7 unlucky in the book.
- Sister Husband has brown hair in the movie and blue hair in the book.
- Lexie marries Leon Yoder (Ernie the Exterminator was not in the book).
- Forney does return to college until Novalee comes back to confess her lie in the movie, but in the book Forney does not return to college. Instead, he travels around the nation. He eventually settles in Chicago and begins working in a bookstore.
- Forney and Novalee did get married in a Wal-Mart. In the book, they do not get married at all.
- Lexie has 5 kids with 4 different men and pregnant with a sixth child, but a fifth man.
- In the book, Lexie is obese. She is constantly trying new fad diets and weight loss schemes. In the film, Lexie is thin.
- A Native American civilian named Benny Goodluck is left out of the film version. In the book, he gave Novalee a Buck Eye Tree for good luck. In the film, the Buck Eye Tree was given to Novalee by Sister Husband.
Original music for the film was produced by Mason Daring. A soundtrack of the original music was released by RCA Records, as well as a music compilation soundtrack featuring songs used in the film by artists such as Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Martina McBride, and John Hiatt.
The song "That's the Beat of a Heart" was performed by The Warren Brothers and Sara Evans. A music video was made for the song, which is included as a bonus extra on the DVD release, and features a number of scenes from the film.
The film received mostly negative reviews, and holds a score of 30 (out of 100) on Metacritic[1] and a 35% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes,[2] with the general consensus that the film's "poor script and messy plot undermines the decent cast."
The film opened in theaters in the United States on April 28, 2000. Where the Heart Is accumulated (USD)$8,292,939 in its opening weekend, opening at number 4.
The film went on to make $33,772,838 at the North American box office, and an additional $7,090,880 internationally for a worldwide total of $40,863,718.[3]
- ^ Metacritic (Where The Heart Is)
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes (Where The Heart Is)
- ^ "Where the Heart Is". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
External links[edit]
- English-language films
- 2000s drama films
- 2000 films
- 20th Century Fox films
- American comedy-drama films
- American teen drama films
- American films
- Country music films
- Directorial debut films
- Films based on American novels
- Films set in Oklahoma
- Screenplays by Babaloo Mandel
- Screenplays by Lowell Ganz
- Teenage pregnancy in film


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Italian Braised Liver
30 Aug 2009
Italian Braised Liver is a wonderfully delicious and filling dish that is sure to entice your taste buds. I served this dish for a get together with my friends at home. They loved it and have been haunting me for this Italian Braised Liver recipe ever since. Try it out!
|Unsifted all purpose flour
|3 Tablespoon
|Seasoned salt
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Seasoned pepper
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Beef liver
|2 Pound, unsliced
|Salad oil
|2 Tablespoon
|Sweet italian sausage links
|1 Pound, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
|Pizza flavored catsup
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Worcestershire sauce
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|3 Medium, sliced
|Green peppers
|2 Medium, seeded and sliced
In small bowl, combine flour, seasoned salt and seasoned pepper.
Coat liver with mixture.
In hot salad oil, saute sausage until brown; add liver and brown on both sides.
In medium bowl, blend catsup, sherry, worcestershire sauce and water; pour over meat in skillet.
Add onions and peppers.
Cover; simmer 50 minutes or until liver is tender, basting occasionally.
Spoon off all surface fat from gravy.
Arrange meats on heated platter; serve liver sliced thin toppedwith gravy.
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The growth of the middle class in BRIC economies and the rise of
discretionary spending levels in developed economies means that the
leisure sector is growing on a global basis and is becoming
increasingly internationalised.
Established leisure concepts in the hotel, restaurant, cinema, gambling and sport sectors are racing to grow revenues in new markets and are seeking to protect existing market share via growth and acquisition/development deals.
This leads to a very exciting and growth orientated sector which is serviced by Olswang's leading leisure sector team who provide domestic and international support to some of the world's leading and fastest growing leisure businesses and concepts as they seek to attract their share of the world's discretionary spend.
The practice acts for key stakeholders in the leisure space, be they the owners, operators, investors, asset managers, financiers, the distressed investment community or leisure management.
Clients talk about our ability to connect them with global players, to bring big ticket opportunities to the table, to suggest ways to unlock growth and value on their balance sheets and to help grow their bottom lines both domestically and abroad.
We are also praised for being calm under fire, confident and beautifully connected in such a way that we can help them change their businesses.
Given the universality attached to the leisure sector, we draw our client base from across the globe and our clients are transacting business in the UK, across Europe, in India, the Middle East, the Far East as well as Australia.
Our full service leisure offering provides a seamless service to up and coming as well as global and sophisticated leisure businesses. Our team tackles corporate, finance, commercial and regulatory, construction, development, real estate, IP, tax, litigation, franchise or employment related issues faced by leisure businesses.
The growth of the middle class in BRIC economies and the rise of
discretionary spending levels in developed economies means that the
leisure sector is growing on a global basis and is becoming
increasingly internationalised.
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Olswang advises Graphite Capital on The Groucho Club management buyout
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16 June 2015
Olswang advises leading online gaming business Gamesys on assets sale and partnership with The Intertain Group
International technology, media and telecommunications law firm Olswang has advised Gamesys, the leading online bingo business, on the sale of its Jackpotjoy (UK, Eire and Sweden), Starspins and Botemania business (the "Jackpotjoy Business") to The Intertain Group Limited, a Canadian online gaming company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for an initial purchase price of £425.8 million in cash and shares, plus an earn out.
06 February 2015
Over 30 Olswang lawyers recognised by Thomson Reuters listing
International law firm Olswang is proud to announce 31 of its lawyers have been recognised by Thomson Reuters in its 2014 London Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
18 December 2014
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International TMT law firm Olswang has advised Grabyo, the clip sharing service, and its founder, Will Neale, on a $2m equity investment from an array of major sports stars. The investors and global ambassadors include Premier League Football stars Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie, New York Red Bulls star Thierry Henry and current NBA champion Tony Parker.
28 November 2014
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12 November 2014
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International TMT law firm Olswang has advised Calculus Capital's EIS fund on its £3.5m investment into Avvio Ltd. Avvio Ltd is a company with proprietary software that provides advanced booking conversion solutions to the hotel industry.
05 November 2014
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International law firm Olswang has advised leading private equity institution, Graphite Capital on the sale of The Third Space, one of London's premier health and fitness club chains, to Encore Capital, which also owns the Reebok Sports Club, situated in Canary Wharf.
29 October 2014
Olswang advises the International Cricket Council on cricket's biggest-ever global broadcast partnership
International TMT law firm Olswang has advised the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the media rights tender, bidding and evaluation process that led the ICC to conclude cricket's biggest-ever global broadcast partnership.
28 October 2014
Olswang advises on sale of the Searcy's Group to Westbury Street Holdings Limited
International law firm Olswang' has advised the holding company of Searcy Tansley & Company on its sale to the trade purchaser Westbury Street Holdings Limited.
05 August 2014
Olswang advises Calculus Capital on Chop'd investment
International TMT law firm Olswang has advised Calculus Capital, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund on its £2 million investment in Chop'd Limited, the salad bar chain.
04 July 2014
Olswang leisure practice advises D&D London on acquisition of Madison venture
Olswang has advisedLDC backedpremium restaurant group D&D London Limited, which owns over 30 restaurants in London, Leeds, Paris, New York and Tokyo, on its purchase of the highly profitable rooftop venue Madison Bar and Restaurant, at London's One New Change.
09 June 2014
Olswang advises Endemol on $13m partnership with social casino gaming company
International TMT law firm Olswang has advised Endemol, the world's largest independent television and digital production company, on its $13m investment in Plumbee, a digital gaming business that creates, operates and markets free-to-play social games on mobile platforms and social networks such as Facebook. Plumbee's existing investor, Idinvest Partners, also participated in this round. The deal values the business at $40 million.
18 December 2013
Olswang advises on leading UK entertainment indie ticket supplier secondary buyout
International TMT law firm Olswang has advised the shareholders of Encore Tickets, the UK's leading independent ticket supplier of theatre, restaurant and attraction tickets, on the sale of the company to ECI Partners, in a secondary buyout.
17 December 2013
Olswang advises TuneHotel.com in £20m exit from Paddington joint venture
International law firm Olswang has advised long-standing client TuneHotels.co, the online hotel provider, on the sale for £20m of its 50 per cent stake in Raag Paddington Limited, the joint venture company that owns and developed the Tune Paddington Hotel in Praed Street, London.
17 December 2013
Olswang advises IMG Worldwide on a seven-year strategic partnership with Livestream
International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang has advised IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion, and media company on its strategic partnership with Livestream (Livestream.com), a market leader in live video streaming for online distribution.
03 October 2013
American Leisure Group
Olswang advised American Leisure Group on its £75 million fundraising and admission to AIM, enabling it to develop various leisure resorts in the USA.
Dawnay Shore Hotels plc
Olswang advised Dawnay Shore Hotels plc on the:
- £215 million acquisition of the 13 four and five star hotels including the Marine Hotel in Troon, Shrigley Hall and the Imperial Hotel in Brighton Paramount;
- £41 million acquisition of three famous English country house hotels, The Lygon Arms, Billesley Manor and Combe Grove Manor Hotel and Country Club;
- £15.2 million acquisition of the Walton Hall Hotel in Warwickshire;
- £57 million debt financing of its acquisition of three hotels for Hanover International, a chain of individually styled hotels, conference and training centres in England and Wales located in Basingstoke, Hinckley and Daventry; and
- £560 million lease back transaction of the 20 hotel portfolio Paramount Hotels to international hotel operator Barcelo.
D&D London
Olswang advised D&D London Limited on its plans to develop and operate an 80-bedroom luxury boutique hotel in the City of London.
Olswang advised Capital & Provident Group in connection with the development of the new Hilton Hotel in Docklands which is under construction.
Heron Property Corporation
Olswang advised Heron Property Corporation on the acquisition and lease back of a £55 million portfolio of hotels from the Accor Group.
JJW Limited
Olswang advised JJW Limited, a subsidiary of MBI International, on the acquisition of a portfolio of six hotels known as the Eton Collection.
Olswang advised Minerva Plc, one of the UK's leading property investment and development companies, in its joint venture with Northacre Plc.
Thistle Lancaster Gate Hotel in Bayswater
Olswang advised Minerva Group on the sale of The Criterion in Piccadilly Circus, to a London property investor, Golfrate.
Park Hotels Group
Olswang advised Park Hotels for a number of years, including a restructuring of the group.
Panmure Gordon
Olswang advised Panmure Gordon & Co (UK) Limited on its role as sponsor, broker, underwriter and financial adviser in connection with the issue of 91,666,667 New Units by main-market listed MWB Group Holdings PLC ("MWB") which raised in aggregate £27.5million. MWB owns hotel groups Malmaison and Hotel du Vin.
Thistle Hotels
Olswang advised this major hotel chain in the outsourcing of its data centre to Equant, part of the Orange Group.
Thornfield Properties
Olswang advised the development company, Thornfield Properties Plc ("Thornfield") on the completion of its main building contract with Laing O'Rourke for the £350 million redevelopment of Bury Town Centre in Greater Manchester.
The Bury Town Centre development project, which will be branded "The Rock", will see 1.6 million sq ft of land transformed into retail, leisure, restaurants, residential accommodation and a new medical centre. The retail will be anchored by two large department stores for Debenhams and Marks & Spencer, and the new leisure quarter will include a 10-screen Vue cinema, a 25-lane AMF 10 pin bowling unit, and eight family themed restaurants.
Travelodge Hotels Limited
Olswang acted in relation to the development of two separate sites for letting to Travelodge Hotels Limited.
Olswang completed an important network outsourcing deal for Whitbread, the UK's leading leisure group. The multi-million pound project with Fujitsu is for the provision of a complete range of fixed voice and data network services across all of Whitbread's businesses, including David Lloyd Leisure, Costa Coffee, Marriott and Travel Inn hotels, and Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants.
Ignite Bars Limited
Olswang advised Ignite Bars Limited, the owners of Boujis in relation to various licence and management agreements including the management agreement for the roof top nightclub of the W hotel in Barcelona and the management of the Wyld bar in the W hotel in London.
Buddha bar
Olswang advised Simon Halabi on the licence development and management agreement for the Buddha bar in London.
Ministry of Sound
Olswang provides various corporate and IP services for Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi including the roll-out of the Hed Kandi brand abroad.
Pub Groups
Graphite Capital Management
Olswang advised Graphite Capital Management on the acquisition of 25 nightclubs and bars in the Brighton and Hove area, including the famous Zap Club.
Olswang advised the Robert Tchenguiz vehicle in relation to various lease and pub related transactions.
Sand Aire Private Equity Limited
Olswang advised Sand Aire Private Equity Limited on the £26 million management buyout of Celtic Inns Limited, a tenanted pub business with 60 pubs in the UK.
The Laurel Pub Co Limited
Olswang advised The Laurel Pub Company Limited on the acquisition and disposal of various pub premises located throughout the country including pubs trading under the Yates, Bar:[me], Slug & Lettuce and Ha Ha Bar & Grill brands.
Restaurants and Catering
Olswang advised new client, Dubai based Dnata on its acquisition of leading UK based global in-flight catering group, the Alpha Flight Group for up to £165,000,000 from listed Italian retail giant Autogrill S.p.A.
D&D London
Olswang advised D&D London in relation to various lease and corporate matters, including its new hotel in London and its first restaurant in Leeds
Olswang advised Graphite Capital in the refinancing of the Japanese noodle bar chain, Wagamama. Valuing the business at £63 million, the refinancing raised £30 million for future investment and expansion.
Olswang advised Hakkasan Limited on its master franchise agreement in India in relation to Hakkasan.
Olswang advised Hakksaan Limited on its acquisition of Sake No Hana from the Lebedev family and Jamie Barber
Hard Rock
Olswang advised the Seminole Tribe in Florida on its acquisition of the global Hard Rock companies for £502 million. The deal involved 16 jurisdictions including the US, Australia, UK and Puerto Rico and comprised of 124 Hard Rock cafes, 4 Hard Rock hotels, 2 Hard Rock casino-hotels, 2 Hard Rock Live! concert venues and equity stakes in three unbranded hotels.
Olswang advised Ignite in relation to a number of its restaurant properties including Bumpkin as well as the roll out of their Bumpkin and Cocoon brands abroad.
La Tasca Group plc
Olswang advised La Tasca Group plc on their £54 million AIM IPO.
Richard Caring
Olswang advised Richard Caring on his acquisition of Signature Restaurants Ltd. The deal includes 25 Strada restaurants, two Belgo sites, three Bierodrome restaurants, The Ivy, Le Caprice, J Sheekey, Daphne's, Bam-Bou and Pasha.
Richard Caring
Olswang advised Richard Caring on the sale of the Strada restaurant chain.
Richard Caring
Olswang advised Richard Caring on the acquisition of Mark Birley Holdings Limited, a leisure company operating a number of restaurants and clubs including Annabels, Harry's Bar and the Bath + Racquets club.
Olswang acted on the management buy-out of the contract caterers, Searsys, who operate champagne bars as well as the restaurant and members club in the Gherkin.
The Wolesley
Olswang act for the owners of the Wolesley in relation to the acquisition and joint venture arrangements and ongoing operational issues.
Soho House
Olswang advised Richard Caring on the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Soho House private members club. Olswang have also advised Soho House on various licensing and joint venture agreements relating to the roll-out of the concept internationally including India.
Playboy Club
Olswang advised world famous bar man Salvatore Calabrese in relation to the management agreement for "Salvatore at Playboy", his signature bar at the new London Playboy Club.
Hoxton Pony
Olswang advised the promoters of the Hoxton Pony on various shareholder issues.
Paul Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
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Fabrizio Carpanini
+44 20 7067 3354
fabrizio.carpanini @olswang.com
Howard Cartlidge
+44 20 7067 3146
howard.cartlidge @olswang.com
Steven Corney
+44 20 7067 3509
Nick Crosbie
+44 20 7067 3284
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+49 30 700 171-181
josef.hofschroer @olswang.com
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Avocat à la Cour - Managing Partner, France
+33 1 70 91 87 23
guillaume.kessler @olswang.com
Dr. Stefan Lütje
+49 30 700 171-148
Duncan McDonald
+44 20 7067 3087
Vanina Paolaggi
Avocat à la Cour - Partner
+33 1 70 91 87 24
David Roberts
+44 20 7067 3537
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Managing Partner, Germany
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Avocat à la Cour - Partner
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jessica.schinkel @olswang.com
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Represents media companies in broadcasting and other media rights matters. Also has a significant litigation practice and a strong betting, gaming and gambling practice, allied to strong corporate transactional capabilities.
Work highlights: Advised global sports, fashion and media company IMG Media on the acquisition of a majority share in Danish company Enetpulse, a global provider of live sports data.
Represents Lionel Messi and Sport Consultants in an action against Sport Enterprises, relating to the exploitation of image rights.
Notable practitioners:
David Zeffman has tremendous experience, particularly in matters relating to broadcasting and gambling. He has been advising the British Horseracing Authority and then William Hill on the amount of horserace betting levy paid by betting exchanges.
Significant clients: Tottenham Hotspur FC, The British Horseracing Authority, FIFA, Sports New Media, Arena Racing Company.
– Chambers UK 2014
Coverage of all issues affecting gambling businesses across Europe, plus a notable specialisation in matters concerning the British horse racing industry. Wider expertise in the media and technology sectors strongly supports the team's handling of remote gaming issues.
Work highlights: Acts as the principal provider of commercial and regulatory advice to Sportech.
Advised William Hill on the judicial review of a Horserace Betting Levy Board decision affecting business users of betting exchanges.
Notable practitioners:
Practice head David Zeffman receives extensively positive comment from both clients and peers. His clients include Sportech and William Hill.
Significant clients: Gamesys, Asian Logic, Sporting Index, Paddy Power, WMS.
– Chambers UK 2014
Well-regarded London firm with tax, finance and corporate expertise. Real estate is an area of particular activity.
Work highlights: Acted for Melia Hotels International as future tenant and occupier of a hotel in the new First Street quarter in Manchester. The hotel is to be built by ASK Developments.
Notable practitioners:
Nick Crosbie is a key contact.
Significant clients: Ennismore Capital, Guoman, D&D, Soho House, Tune.
– Chambers UK 2014
Olswang has a tremendous reputation in the sports sector for
advising sports rights holders in broadcast and media issues. The
team is the RFU's sole panel adviser in relation to broadcasting
issues, and recently advised the ICC on a significant media rights
dispute. The team also advised Tottenham Hotspur FC on its
innovative shirt sponsorship agreements with Investec and Autonomy.
Interviewees are full of praise for the "fantastic level of
service" on offer here.
Clients say: "They've got a very broad understanding of our industry, and how broadcast deals are structured."
– Chambers and Partners 2012
Behind the billboard - regulating gambling ads
What are the restrictions on advertising in the gambling industry? Alice Himsworth, associate in the media, communications and technology team at Olswang, explores the current forms of regulation and makes some predictions about potential developments.
16 April 2015
Potential legal challenge of place of consumption regulation of online gambling
The UK Government's proposals to introduce place of consumption licensing and regulation of online gambling are the subject of a potential legal challenge by the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (the "GBGA").
20 June 2014
Free bets and free plays— to tax or not to tax?
At the start of the consultation regarding the introduction of the new place of consumption rules for gambling duties, H.M.Treasury and H.M.Revenue & Customs made it clear that only those changes that were necessary to move the existing legislation onto a POC footing would be implemented. Several drafts of POC duty legislation later it can be seen that HMT and HMRC have applied this approach only selectively.
20 May 2014
Funding Options: Standing out from the Crowd
This article was originally published in May's edition of
the M&C Report.
As well as advising on our fair share of the high profile M&A transactions the sector has seen in the past 18 months, Olswang has also experienced a significant increase in activity involving our advising on a variety of funding deals and investments into food and beverage concepts, both for early stage businesses and those that are more mature. This article looks at features of a few commonly seen funding/investment models we see for the more early stage concepts and highlights certain aspects of these for business to be aware of.
13 May 2014
Management deals for restaurant management teams
One of the consequences of the growth in the size of restaurant groups following the early success of concepts like Pizza Express, Wagamama and Cafe Rouge for instance was that the casual dining sector registered on the radar of the private equity ("PE") industry and the rest is history. This has led to the growth in incentivised, PE backed management teams whose job it is to roll out concepts on behalf of their PE lords and masters to enable the PE house to exit in due course at a healthy multiple, delivering significant capital growth to all involved.
28 March 2014
Ofcom's ruling on the Everton TV service
Olswang Partner Matt Phillips and Trainee Solicitor Adam Wright have been featured in the E-Commerce Law Report: Video on Demand, where they discuss whether Everton Football Club's TV section of its website constitutes an on-demand programme service.
18 December 2013
Commercial rent arrears recovery
The replacement of Distress by Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery will cause significant problems for landlords.
05 December 2013
Interactive guide to online gambling regulation in Europe
Gambling legislation is not harmonised at EU level and national governments have been moving in various directions in recent years. To make sense of the variety of legislation and regulatory trends, we have produced an Interactive Guide to Online Gambling Regulation in Europe. To view our interactive map, please click here.
16 July 2013
What's my incentive? Some ideas to incentivise management teams
Along with having a scalable winning concept another pre-requisite of success in the F&B industry is to have a dynamic, passionate, experienced and appropriately skilled management team equipped to take the business to the next level and beyond.
25 June 2013
Singapore: online gambling regulation on the way?
The Singapore Government has once again confirmed that it is considering new measures to restrict online gambling. In a speech on 10 May a Government spokesperson confirmed that it is monitoring the regulatory approaches taken in other jurisdictions with a view to imposing new measures. It has also put a timeframe on the review process - confirming that it should be complete by the end of the year.
10 May 2013
The life cycle of a concept
People are fascinated by the life cycle of many things, be they galaxies, volcanoes or maybe even politicians. However, for something different, this article explores the life cycle of a concept, in particular, a concept in the restaurant industry and concludes that, like stars and galaxies, the rewards are there for those brave enough to dare to dream.
08 May 2013
Prize promotion
An Olswang Guide to Running a Prize Promotion in the UK
Promotions with prizes are a great way of engaging customers with a brand. They are however, whether in traditional media or online, subject to a mixture of legislation and codes of practice which can seem complicated. This is a beginner's guide to complying with these and running a prize promotion legally in the UK.
07 May 2013
Gambling Advertising
An Olswang Guide to Advertising Gambling in Great Britain
The advertising of gambling products (including, in some cases, "play for free" games) is tightly regulated in Great Britain. Advertisers will need to be aware of the diverse restrictions that apply to them, including those that govern when, where and how they can advertise their products. This is a beginner's guide to advertising gambling in Great Britain.
07 May 2013
Express Success?
In the November issue of M&C Report Luke Johnson discussed how finding that elusive combination of a food and drink format that is simple, successful, replicable and profitable isn't easy. Luke would know better than many others but I wonder whether perhaps one format is hiding in plain sight; the diffusion line or express model.
31 January 2013
Managing debt levels through academy programmes
David Roberts, Olswang Corporate Partner, looks at one of the key issues when considering buying a football club: the level of debt that currently exists on the balance sheet of the club. More specifically, David discusses how the Financial Fair Play regulations can help manage debt levels through academy programmes.
12 October 2012


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Jim Wells County institutes regular drug testing for sheriff's department
Sheriff Oscar Lopez was first in line to take the test Wednesday
ALICE - The Jim Wells County sheriff was first in line Wednesday when his department started drug and alcohol tests for all personnel.
"I am starting with five staff members and we will test all 72," Sheriff Oscar Lopez said.
The sheriff and his employees will take random urine drug tests three times a year and any new staff also will be tested before hiring, Lopez said.
The department did not have a drug and alcohol testing program before Wednesday. County officials had discussed it, but it never came to fruition, Lopez said.
The department hasn't had any problems with drugs or alcohol use, Lopez said. But testing removes any temptation for deputies and sheriff's staff, who regularly are around massive quantities of illegal drugs that have come from Mexico and are seized along the U.S. Highway 281 corridor through Jim Wells County, county officials said.
Each test costs $45, Lopez said. The department will spend about $3,240 for each round of testing or $9,720 annually, not counting new hires.
"The cost does make a difference," Lopez said. "But in the long run when you have it verified that all of your people are clean, that's an important thing."
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Reports: immigrant boat capsizes off Italian coast
Posted: 04/06/2011 - Italian news reports say that a boat crammed with immigrants has capsized off the coast of Lampedusa, a tiny Italian island close to North Africa.
Posted: 04/06/2011 - Italian news reports say that a boat crammed with immigrants has capsized off the coast of Lampedusa, a tiny Italian island close to North Africa.
Updated: 04/06/2011 - Synthetic substances that mimic marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs are making users across the nation seriously ill, causing seizures and hallucinations and even killing some.
Posted: 04/06/2011 - Police and witnesses say a man set fire to himself on a busy square outside the royal palace in Amsterdam.
Updated: 04/06/2011 - A new report says teens don't see much of a problem with daily heavy drinking.
Posted: 04/06/2011 - A battle is brewing over a new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network.
Posted: 04/05/2011 - Prosecutors at the Barry Bonds perjury trial are arguing that the jury should hear a newly discovered tape recording of Bonds' orthopedic surgeon and his former business manager allegedly discussing the slugger and steroids.
Updated: 04/05/2011 - The Senate has voted to send the White House its first rollback of last year's health care law, a bipartisan repeal of a burdensome tax reporting requirement that's widely unpopular with businesses.
Posted: 04/05/2011 - As international airstrikes take out more of Moammar Gadhafi's heavy weapons, NATO is accusing Libyan government forces of using civilians as human shields.
Posted: 04/05/2011 - President Barack Obama says he believes a budget deal is still possible that will avert a government shutdown this weekend.
Posted: 04/04/2011 - Rod Blagojevich wants the government to hand over notes of any investigator interviews with President Barack Obama about the former Illinois governor's corruption case.
Posted: 04/04/2011 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reducing the New River's flow to aid in the search for three men who have been missing since their jon boat flipped over in southern West Virginia.
Posted: 04/04/2011 - Low-cost carrier AirTran had the best overall performance of the 16 largest U.S. carriers last year in an annual study of airline quality.
Updated: 04/04/2011 - Southwest Airlines says the problem that caused one of its flights to be diverted to Los Angeles yesterday evening is "completely unrelated" to the one that caused another Southwest plane to make an emergency landing in Arizona on Friday.
Updated: 04/04/2011 - Libyan rebels again control much of the strategic oil town of Brega today but are under fire from Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Updated: 04/04/2011 - President Barack Obama says even though it'll be a while before he intensifies his campaign for reelection, the time for supporters to mobilize is now.
Updated: 04/01/2011 - As HIV infections decline across the globe, the United Nations says it has set an ambitious goal of zero new infections and zero AIDS-related deaths as the next stage of the war on the disease.
Updated: 04/01/2011 - Japan's nuclear safety agency has ordered a review of the latest radiation measurements taken in air, seawater and groundwater samples around the country's leaking, tsunami-damaged plant.
Posted: 04/01/2011 - Thousands of people have filled Tahrir Square to call for Egypt's military government to harshly punish members of ex-President Hosni Mubarak's former administration.
Posted: 04/01/2011 - A Libyan opposition leader says the rebels will accept a U.N.-demanded cease-fire if Moammar Gadhafi pulls his forces from all cities and allows peaceful protests.
Posted: 03/31/2011 - U.S. farmers are expected to boost the size of this year's corn crop, potentially easing global food inflation by fall.
Updated: 03/31/2011 - Honda and Mazda say they will resume limited production at several Japanese factories in early April, but full production depends on the flow of parts.
Updated: 03/31/2011 - Low levels of radiation have turned up in milk samples from two West Coast states.
Posted: 03/31/2011 - NATO has taken over all air operations over Libya from the U.S., which had led the international force that's been bombarding Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Updated: 03/31/2011 - Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are dropping and companies may be stepping up hiring.
Posted: 03/30/2011 - An employee of the Boston area's transit agency injured in a 30-foot fall down a shaft has been rescued.