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A multiport memory architecture is disclosed for each of a plurality of task centers (11, 20, 30, 40) connected to a command and data bus (10). Each task center, (such as the center 11) includes a memory (13) and a plurality of devices (12, 14, 15, 17) which request direct memory access as needed. The memory (13) includes an internal data bus (53) and an internal address bus (50) to which the devices are connected, and direct timing and control logic (54) comprised of a 10-state ring counter (62) for allocating memory devices by enabling AND gates (64) connected to the request signal lines of the devices. The outputs of AND gates connected to the same device are combined by OR gates (66) to form an acknowledgement signal that enables the devices to address the memory during the next clock period. The length of the ring counter may be effectively lengthened to any multiple of ten to allow for more direct memory access intervals in one repetitive sequence. One device is a network bus adapter (14) which serially shifts onto the command and data bus (10) a data word (8 bits plus control and parity bits) during the next ten direct memory access intervals after it has been granted access. The NBA is therefore allocated only one access in every ten intervals, which is a predetermined interval for all centers. The ring counters of all centers are periodically synchronized by DMA SYNC signal to assure that all NBAs be able to function in synchronism for data transfer from one center to another.
1. In a distributed data processing system having a plurality of independent centers connected to a bus for performing tasks, and having a source of system clock pulses applied to all centers, each task center being comprised of a memory and a plurality of devices using said memory, one of said devices in each center being a bus adapter coupling said bus to said memory, and one of said devices in one of said centers being a bus controller for control of the transfer of data between task centers, a separate multiport memory architecture for said memory of each task center comprising logic means responsive to said clock pulses for synchronous timing and control of direct access to said memory by devices of the task center, including said bus adapter, a separate device being given access during each of NX clock pulse periods in a predetermined sequence, with selected devices being given access more than once in a sequence, where N is the fixed number of bits in a word to be serially transferred on said bus between centers and X is an integer selected for each task center to satisfy particular needs of the task center, whereby all devices of a task center are given memory access at least once during NX clock pulse intervals.
2. In a distributed data processing system as defined in claim 1 having a source of synchronizing pulses occurring at intervals of some multiple of NX clock pulses for the task center having the largest number X, wherein said direct memory access and control means is resynchronized by said synchronizing pulses.
3. The improvement defined by claim 2 wherein said network bus adapter of each task center is given access by said logic means once during every group of N clock pulses in order for said bus controller to direct a serial N-bit word transfer from one center to one or more centers during every group of N clock pulses which thereby define a serial word time on said bus.
4. A system as defined in claim 1, 2, or 3 wherein said center having said bus controller includes a command interface means as a device coupled to said memory for storing in said memory commands from an external source.
5. A system as defined in claim 4 wherein said multiport memory structure includes an internal address bus and an internal data bus, and each of said devices is coupled to said internal address bus for addressing said memory and each of said devices is coupled to said internal data bus for reading out or storing data in said memory when enabled to do so by said direct memory access timing and control means.
6. A system as defined in claim 5 wherein a device is enabled by said direct memory access timing and control means during its allotted clock pulse interval upon request by a signal acknowledging the request.
7. A system as defined in claim 6 wherein said direct memory access timing and control means of each is comprised of an array of NX AND gates, an array of OR gates, one OR gate for each device of a center, a ring counter means responsive to said clock pulses and resynchronized by said synchronizing pulses for successively enabling said array of NX AND gates, each AND gate having one terminal connected to a different one of NX output terminals of said ring counter means and the other input terminal conected to receive a request signal from a device, some AND gates having the other input terminal connected to the same devices as desired, each OR gate being connected to pass the output signal of all AND gates connected to receive a memory access request signal from the same associated device, each OR gate having its output terminal connected to the associated device to acknowledge the memory access request and enable the associated device to place a memory address on said internal address bus, and to read or write in memory through said internal data bus.
8. A multiport memory comprised of a memory into which data may be stored, and from which data stored may be read out, a bus for data stored and read from said memory, a bus for addressing said memory for storing or reading data, a plurality of devices connected to said address bus and said data bus for access to said memory to read or store, or both read and store data, each device being adapted to generate a request signal when memory access is required, and direct memory access timing and control means for allocating memory access to said devices in a fixed periodic sequence and acknowledging a request by each device during its allocated intervals by an acknowledgement signal to the device requesting access, thereby to enable it to place an address on said address bus and place or accept data on or from said data bus for storing or reading data from said memory.
9. A multiport memory as defined in claim 8 wherein said direct memory access timing and control means is comprised of a source of clock pulses, a ring counter means responsive to said clock pulses for producing at output terminals thereof output signals in repetitive sequence, an array of AND gates, one for each output terminal of said ring counter means, each AND gate having one terminal connected to a different one of said output terminals of said ring counter means, and the other input terminal connected to receive a request signal from a device, some AND gates having the other input terminal connected to the same devices as desired, and an array of OR gates, one OR gate for each device, each OR gate being connected to pass the output signal of all AND gates connected to receive a memory access signal from the same associated device, each OR gate having its output terminal connected to the associated device to transmit the passed request signal as an acknowledgement signal.
The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under a NASA contract and is subject to the provisions of Section 305 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568 (72 Stat. 435; 42 USC 2457).
This invention relates to a system for data processing, and more particularly to a separate multiport memory architecture for each of a plurality of task centers in a bus oriented, distributed data processing network.
A distributed data processing network is a preferred architecture for use of the new microprocessor technology. In a complex system, such as a spacecraft command and data system, separate microprocessors may be assigned the various tasks which are best carried out independently, but which require some communication and coordination between the task centers.
By distributing the data processing capability of a system to task centers, many instruments and sensors are converted into "intelligent" instruments and sensors. These task centers can process their own raw data to a desired extent, thus reducing the volume of raw data to be transferred for transmission, storage or further processing. In spacecraft, this reduces the load on the telemetry and communication systems. However, this limited computational ability of autonomous task centers must have communication and be coordinated with other task centers. This is best accomplished through a common bus to which each is coupled by a network bus adapter (NBA). The usual practice is to provide a buffer memory in the NBA, from which the microprocessor transfers the data to its dedicated memory for processing. Function devices associated with the microprocessor have access to that memory only under control of the microprocessor. It would be desirable to have direct memory access for each device associated with a microprocessor, as well as the microprocessor itself, on a time sharing basis.
In accordance with the present invention, a distributed data processing system is comprised of task centers interconnected by a system (serial command and data) bus. Each center has a multiport memory that is connected to one or more using devices and is coupled to the bus by a network bus adapter (NBA). The using devices connected to the memory may include a microprocessor. The memory of each task center includes an internal parallel data bus and an internal parallel address bus to which the bus adapter and other devices are connected for direct memory access (DMA). Also included is logic means for DMA timing and control of access to the memory by the devices in a time sharing mode which treats the NBA the same as all other devices. This timing and control is effected by a ring counter driven by a system clock pulse and periodically resynchronized by DMA sync pulses distributed to the task centers. Each ring counter produces NX intervals, where N is an integer that is the same for all centers, such as 10, and X is an integer that is selected for each center, depending on the needs of the individual centers for servicing all using devices during each group of NX intervals. For another aspect of the invention, which will become apparent from the summary below, the integer N is purposely selected to be 10 for synchronously transferring 10-bit words over the system bus.
During each group of the NX intervals in a task center, a different one of NX gate means is enabled by the ring counter to transmit a DMA request signal from whichever device connected thereto is requesting memory access. Since some devices may require more frequent memory access than others, such as the microprocessor, the memory access request signal from that device may be connected to more than one gate means, such as every other one enabled by the ring counter while other devices may be connected to only one or two of the gate means.
All gates connected to a common device are connected to a single means which acknowledges the request thus transmitted by the gate means. The acknowledgement enables the device requesting access to place an address on the internal address bus and to either accept data thereafter placed on the internal data bus or to place data on the internal data bus. The address thus placed on the internal address bus includes a read/write control signal. A device will always signal either a read or a write function each time it requests memory access. In that manner, as the NX gate means are sequentially enabled during the NX intervals, memory access is assured for each device requesting access at least once during each full cycle of the ring counter.
In the distributed data processing system, each multiport memory and its associated devices constitutes a center for the processing of data independent of all other data processing centers. Collision of data on the bus is avoided by a bus controller in one task center which directs data transfers between task centers by determining from a table stored in memory which should transmit and which should receive data transferred in the usual way, while other centers go about their own tasks. This assures command and data bus operation in a time-shared mode, with controlled and synchronized operating times one the bus for the various distributed task centers. Order is thus maintained by the bus controller while the task centers operate autonomously within blocks of time synchronized by the system clock and DMA pulses and intercommunication between task centers occur in strict synchronism.
The novel features that are considered characteristic of this invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention will best be understood from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a distributed data processing system utilizing multiport memories at the task centers or modules for direct memory access by all associated devices which may include a microprocessor, and which include a network bus adapter, with a bus controller in one module for the system to permit use of a command and data bus in a controlled manner by all of the centers connected to the bus.
FIG. 2 illustrates the manner in which each multiport memory is connected by an internal address bus and an internal data bus to devices for direct memory access (DMA) under control of DMA timing and control logic responding to system clock pulses and a sync pulse from a common source.
FIG. 3 is a basic timing diagram for the DMA timing and control logic of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a generalized logic diagram of means for generating the timing sequence illustrated in FIG. 3 for an exemplary task center.
FIG. 5 illustrates the message format for the command and data bus in FIG. 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, a distributed data processing network is provided by a plurality of task centers, or modules, of which four are shown by way of example, each connected to a serial command and data bus 10. One high level module (HLM) 11 contains a microprocessor (μP) 12, such as an RCA 1802 microprocessor operated at a clock frequency of 1.6128 mHz and a read/write memory (RWM) 13 for storage of 32K words of eight bits, each with parity error detection. In addition, the HLM contains a network bus adapter (NBA) 14 which enables data to be entered into or extracted from the memory via the bus 10. The HLM also has a bus controller (BC) 15 which is dedicated to the bus 10 for moving blocks of data between memories of all task centers connected to the bus 10. The bus controller operates independently from the microprocessor. It reads a control table directly from the memory 13 to specify the routing and priority of bus transfers. Thus, the bus 10 is controlled by the HLM.
A decoder 16 provides the basic communication path of input command data to the distributed data processing network. The input data may consist of a first type of commands to the high level module, such as for programming the operation of the bus controller 15. Briefly, the bus controller 15 puts data into the proper format, sends a data address header out on the bus, which describes the source and recipient bus adapter(s). Immediately thereafter, it extracts data from the source bus adapter one 10-bit word or byte at a time and serially transmits each word on the bus for reception by the recipient adapter(s). Bus operation is thus in a time-shared mode, with table controlled time sequences for uplinked commands and data transfers between data processing centers while devices at each center may engage in internal data transfers in independent and parallel processes. Consequently, there is no possibility of data collisions on the system bus; only one data word is permitted on the system bus at any one time, but independent of internal bus utilization of the task centers. The NBA of each task center provides the necessary one-word buffer memory for data to and from the bus 10.
A command interface 17 couples the decoder to the memory 13 of the HLM. For access to the memory, the command interface, microprocessor, bus controller and network bus adapter are each considered to be simply a "device" which must request direct memory access when needed.
The input data may also consist of a second type of commands which are routed to a critical controller 18 which acts on the commands to control the distributed data processing system through dedicated lines (not shown) independent of the command and data bus 10. Its primary role is to protect critical functions and establish the configuration of the system.
Other modules are illustrated by way of example, such as a module 20 for some using device 21 which shares a memory 22 with a microprocessor 23 and a network bus adapter 24 in the same manner in which the bus controller, or microprocessor of the module 11 share a memory. Similarly, a low-level module (LLM) 30 has a memory 31 shared by a network bus adapter 32, a microprocessor 33, and telemetry 34 for providing information from sensors in the form of signals converted from analog to digital form by a converter 35 which uses the memory 31 as a buffer memory. Another type of module 40 is unique in that it includes a read/write memory 42, a network bus adapter 44, a high rate input control buffer 46 for high rate scientific data input, and a tape recorder 48. The function of this module is that of bulk memory (BUM) only. It does not include a microprocessor.
This rather generalized system illustrates not only a typical environment for the invention which relates to the memories of the task centers, but also a system feature of the invention which takes advantage of the multiport memories of the task centers. That feature is the ability of data transfer from any one multiport memory to another through the system bus, thus linking all memories of distributed task centers in to effectively one multiport memory. Each multiport memory includes as a functional part thereof an internal address bus, an internal data bus and DMA timing and control logic as shown in FIG. 2 for the HLM of FIG. 1. The DMA timing and control logic similarly provided for every module is independent but synchronized with each of the other modules.
Referring now to FIG. 2, the internal parallel address bus, designated by the reference numeral 50 is connected to the microprocessor 12, memory 13, network bus adapter 14, and the bus controller 15 to form a completely independent task center. Also included, as desired, may be additional devices or functions, such as a parity check function 51 and a write/read protection and status function 52 which are put into operation as the memory is addressed. Data to and from the memory is through an internal parallel data bus 53. For a high speed memory, the memory is addressed directly from the address bus, but for a slower memory, an address register 13a may be included to latch the address codes. The memory may be divided into a read/write memory 13b and a read only memory 13c, as desired. The unique part of the task center is the manner in which direct memory access is controlled by DMA timing and control logic designated by a functional block 54.
The timing function of the control logic 54 is illustrated by the timing diagram in FIG. 3. The DMA timing and control logic receives clock pulses for timing NX intervals, where N is conveniently selected to be N bit times of a word serially transmitted, such as 10 (8 bit byte plus parity and control bits), and X is an integer such as one in this example, or any other number such as three in other task centers, for providing the minimum number of intervals in groups of NX necessary to service all devices. The number X thus allows a task center to be uniquely designed for its task. For example, if a great volume of data processing will involve very frequent memory access by a microprocessor and possibly by another device as well, X may well be selected to be three so that in three word times, each of the other devices (one or more) will be given memory access at least once during one sequence of NX timing intervals. Then the pattern is repeated.
For the HLM the number X is one, so there are only ten intervals during one NX sequence of the DMA timing and control logic. During this sequence, the memory access request of the microprocessor is sampled five times (every other clock pulse interval), and if the request signal line is up, the DMA transmits an acknowledgement signal to give the microprocessor direct memory access. During the remaining (odd numbered) intervals, the memory access request line of the other devices are sampled, and if up, the other devices are given direct memory access in a similar manner. Note that one interval designated DMA is reserved for the DMA timing and control logic should it be designed to include some function besides DMA timing that requires memory access, a possibility that goes beyond the scope of this invention, or should other devices be added.
In the event that X is selected to be greater than one, the 10-interval sequence is repeated three times, but each time with a different interval distribution pattern for access request and acknowledgement. FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary distribution patterns for the high-level module 11 and for the bulk memory module 40. Note that the bulk memory module requires three 10-interval cycles for the pattern. That may be achieved by simply adding a 2-bit counter to the logic means to count the ring counter cycles. The output of that 2-bit counter is then used to gate the outputs of the ring counter to first one set of gate means for sampling memory access requests from the devices to a second and then a third set of gate means. The single set of gate means for a 10-interval cycle will therefore illustrate the manner in which the present invention may be implemented.
Referring to FIG. 4, a DMA sync pulse from a source 60 sets a 10-state ring counter 62 to its first state every 66.67 ms. The next clock pulse from the source 60 then sets the counter to its second state, and each clock pulse thereafter occurring at 2.48 μs intervals advances the counter to the next state. When the tenth state has been reached, the counter simply steps to the first state. The 10-state sequence is repeated every 24.8 μs. Each of the outputs of the counter 1 through 10 is connected to a separate one of a group of ten AND gates 64. The second input to each gate is then connected to a device which may request memory access at random by transmitting a request signal. When the gate connected to a device requesting access is enabled by the ring counter, it transmits an acknowledgement signal to the device which then stops transmitting the request signal, i.e., which resets a request flag at the device, and enables the device to place a memory address on the internal memory bus 50, and to receive or transmit data via the internal data bus 53. A read or write control signal is gated to the memory via the internal address bus along with the address.
Each device may be connected to more than one AND gate, as shown in FIG. 4 to implement the memory access pattern shown in FIG. 3 for the high level module. The acknowledgement outputs of the AND gates connected to the same device are connected to the same one of a group of OR gates so that from the group of AND gates there are only as many acknowledgement signals as there are devices to be granted memory access. In that way, every device is granted memory access one or more times every 10-bit word time (24.8 μs). Once every 66.67 ms, all DMA timing and control logic is resynchronized by the DMA sync pulse from the source 60. Since the source 60 is common to all task centers, the memory access cycles are always synchronized, but should any one ring counter fall out of step, it will be resynchronized at the end of the 66.67 ms timing interval.
It should be noted in the timing diagram of FIG. 3 that memory access is allocated to the NBA once for every 10 clock pulses, which is once for every serial word time on the system bus. A word sync pulse is also generated by the clock pulse source 60 to indicate the end of a data word (8 bits plus control and parity bits). These word sync pulses are used by the centers to load a previously accumulated word in the bus adapter into the memory and to start receiving the next word on the bus or to stop serial transmission onto the bus and to read the next word to be transmitted from memory. Its position in the sequence of ten clock pulse periods is selected to allow ample time for the NBA to carry out its signal conditioning and data conditioning functions for the center's bus interface capability when transmitting data on the bus 10. The NBA also continually monitors data on the bus and determines when and how the center is to interact with messages. It has a one-word buffer memory for storing data to be transmitted or data being received. The NBA also routes the data to and from the desired locations in the multiport memory of the system.
Before proceeding with a discussion of the system aspects of this multiport memory architecture, it should be understood that the system embodying this invention is to be a well disciplined system in which all commands are stored in the memories of the task centers (along with their execution times) for execution at a later time as part of a preplanned and prestored sequence. The prestored sequence involves not only the stored commands but also the table for the bus controller in order that data may be transferred from one center to another when required. The transfer is made one data word at a time, where each word consists of eight bits with a leading control bit and a trailing parity bit added. Internal to a task center, a word is typically 8 bits, but can be 16 bits. Whenever a 16-bit word is transferred on the bus 10, it is divided into two bytes, each of which becomes part of a 10-bit word actually transmitted serially by the source NBA.
The data system bus protocol is designed to allow some interfacing flexibility so that the various task centers may efficiently communicate with each other in carrying out various transactions. The basic format and maximum size of those transactions are defined for all bus transfers according to the particular application of the system. The data transferred will reach all network bus adapters, but the unique address codes of the data transferred prevent them from affecting nonintended centers. The only allowable addressing modes and the specific protocol configuration for the various types of bus traffic will now be described.
Because of the varied needs of the different centers, the protocol allows different modes of information transfer. An external DMA channel can use the format header information to direct data transfers. If only an internal microprocessor controlled DMA channel is used, other means shall be used to specify local memory addressed for the transfers. The following paragraphs provide a brief description of the two allowable addressing modes namely an immediate and a nonimmediate addressing mode. Use of one or the other is required.
The immediate addressing mode requires an external DMA channel within the task center. In this mode, the two bytes following the recipient (source) code in the header specify the memory location into (from) which data is to be loaded (extracted). The contents of the operand explicitly define the memory location. The memory address words in the header are used to set the starting address for a data transfer. The transfer may be any kind: i.e., command, data collection, monitor, or memory load.
The nonimmediate addressing mode is required where only the internal DMA is available. In this mode the microprocessor of a center controls the starting address of a data transfer by its own internal program. The memory address word in the supervisory command header is ignored. Therefore, the address preparations for data transfers within a nonimmediate task center is the responsibility of that task center. The bus controller provides the bus transaction management function for the system using a table stored in the HLM memory 13. At the next DMS sync pulse, the table is read out of memory and used by the bus controller to transfer data between memories connected to the bus by their respective network bus adapters. For each transfer, the bus controller uses message header data obtained from the HLM memory, adds control and parity bits to each 8-bit byte and channels reply data from the data source into a supervisory line on the bus. The supervisory line is a simplex data channel in the bus which carries control and data information to the various task centers.
The bus message format will now be described in detail. Since the bus 10 is simply a memory transferring medium, the only information which appears on the bus is: what center memory is to be interrogated for data (the source, or transmitter), what center memory is to be loaded with this data (the destination, or recipient); and the data itself. The generalized bus message format is shown in FIG. 5. The bus protocol provides for multiple recipients to be addressed for any given data transfer. In the event that there is only one recipient, as will be the case in the majority of the transactions, the end of the header and beginning of the body of the message follow immediately. A repetitious 10-bit idle pattern (1000000000) is continuously transmitted on the supervisory line of the bus until a message transmission is initiated. Each message consists of a header followed by a body. The header contains a number of words of 10 bits each, that number depending on the number of recipients. Header words are grouped into 3-word triads defining a single source, and one or more recipients of the message. (The source may not be a recipient of the same message.) The first word of each triad has two 1's (11) as its leading bits (bits 0, 1). Bit 2 is 0 for the source and 1 for each recipient. Bits 3 through 8 contain the user codes. Specific user address codes are predetermined. The following two words in each triad are used to specify the starting address in the center's memory to which, or from which, the data in the message is transferred. Specific addresses for each function are also predetermined. Thus, the bus control header contains control information consisting of groups of 3 words followed by a final word. Each 3-word group identifies a task center, and the first of the three words of a group indicates whether the center is a source or a recipient, and a 16-bit address in memory for the beginning of the data transfer. The final word tells the bus controller how many words (data bytes plus control and parity bits) are to be transferred and informs the participants that the transfer is about to begin. The transfer consists of 0 to 127 words and it is terminated by the bus controller before starting another bus transfer. A typical data transfer involves the bus controller which manages the bus transaction, a single bus adapter of the task center which is selected as a data source, and the one or more bus adapters of task centers which are selected as data recipients. Bus controller instructions are passed over the supervisory line to the bus adapters. The reply data is passed over a reply line in the command and data bus after having been selected as one signal path out of many. This allows the controller to retain management of traffic on the supervisory line.
The last control word is a filler to allow sufficient time for the source to extract the first word from its memory and start placing the data on its reply line of the bus. This word contains the number of data bytes in the body of the message. The "body" following this control word is the data from the source's memory. The bus controller controls the data from the source's reply line and places it onto the bus. The controller continues to do this until it has placed a specified number (from 0 to 12710) of words onto the bus, at which time a new control word is placed on the supervisory line (may be the idle sequence). The transfer of data bytes is always terminated by a control word with a leading bit of 1.
From the foregoing description it is evident that a multiport memory system is provided comprised of a plurality of memories connected to a common command and data bus through network bus adapters, and interacting under control of a bus controller connected to one of the multiport memories. Routing of data on the bus, and priority of access to the bus are determined by a stored table in the memory associated with the bus controller. Each multiport memory may have a plurality of devices connected to it for direct memory access, one of which may be a microprocessor. Each multiport memory thus constitutes the nucleus of a center for autonomously carrying out distributed tasks which may be coordinated by the transfer of data between memories under the supervision of the command and data bus.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated herein, it is recognized that modifications and variations may readily occur to those skilled in the art. Consequently, it is intended that the claims be interpreted to cover such modifications and equivalents.
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Instead, the dishes were prepared for visitors, staff and bed-bound patients at Swedish Covenant Hospital.
For many of these institutions, the initiative includes buying antibiotic-free meats. Administrators say they hope increased demand for those products will reduce the use of antibiotics to treat cattle and other animals, which scientists believe helps pathogens become more resistant to drugs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that antibiotic-resistant infections kill 60,000 Americans a year.
Although the U.S. doesn't keep national records on antibiotic use in animals, the Pew Charitable Trusts estimate that up to 70 percent of all antibiotics used in the U.S. are administered to healthy animals to speed growth and compensate for crowded living conditions. Some of these drugs, such as penicillin and tetracycline, are also used to treat sick people.
Last week, as a congressional panel debated the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in agriculture, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., presented a petition organized by the nonprofit coalition Health Care Without Harm and signed by more than 1,000 health care professionals supporting the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act. Introduced by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., it would phase out the nontherapeutic use in animals of seven types of medically important antibiotics.
Last month the Food and Drug Administration also released draft guidelines for the "judicious use" of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals. The CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture support the FDA's guidance, which states that "using medically important antimicrobial drugs for production or growth enhancing purposes…in food-producing animals is not in the interest of protecting and promoting the public health."
Meat producers respond that there is not enough evidence to definitively link human antibacterial-resistant infection to animal use.
"The CDC, FDA and USDA all say that they believe there is a link, but we don't know," said Dave Warner, spokesman for the National Pork Producers Council. "They believe it, so they are going to ban these products because of a belief and not a scientific fact?"
Hospital administrators who have signed on to buy antibiotic-free meat say they hope to use their purchasing power to discourage the use of antibiotics in agriculture. According to the Association for Healthcare Foodservice, the institutions spend about $9.6 billion on food and drink a year.
An early adopter of healthier hospital menus, Swedish Covenant's director of nutrition, Maria Simmons, started serving grass-fed antibiotic- and hormone-free Tallgrass beef nearly five years ago. While the hospital's purchases of other sustainable foods have fluctuated with budgets and availability, this item has been a constant.
Simmons said the hospital uses the beef in one menu item a day served to patients and in the cafeteria, including "meat sauces, Salisbury steaks, meatloaf, beef stew and in our Korean seaweed soup."
Diane Imrie, director of nutrition services at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Vermont, also started serving antibiotic-free beef at the hospital in recent years as part of her plan to switch to local, seasonal, sustainable food.
"When we started a sustainability council at the hospital a few years ago, antibiotic reduction was one of the first things on my list," she said. "I think it has the most impact on farming, the environment and public health."
Imrie estimated that her food costs rose about $67,000 last year when she switched to antibiotic-free chicken from conventional. "But that's also about the same cost as treating a single MRSA infection," she said, referring to drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria.
Like Simmons, Imrie said she has found inventive ways to offset the cost of the antibiotic-free meats, such as choosing ground beef and stewing cuts instead of more expensive options. Simmons said the beef she buys ranges from 50 cents to $1 more a pound.
Simmons also said she is able to negotiate with vendors because the hospital buys food in large amounts. "Once they realize the volume and the fact that you will keep buying this, they work with you," she said.
Carolyn Lammersfeld, national director of nutrition at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, oversees a menu full of organic, antibiotic-free chicken, beef and dairy at the organization's facilities across the country.
Using the ingredients is primarily a response to patient demand, Lammersfeld said, but the centers are also "watching the controversy over the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics and their potential to cause resistant strains of bacteria."


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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is a crafty veteran head coach working on his 16th season as the man in charge of turning Tim Duncan and company into champions. Over the years he has been pretty good at it too having been crowned NBA Champions four times ('99, '03, '05, and '07).
So then why has NBA commissioner David Stern vowed to levy "substantial sanctions" against the Spurs for what was essentially Popovich just doing his job?...
If the Spurs at the time beat the Heat with their starters on the bench,what would have happened if they had played?The commish would have probably fined the spurs for piling on the points against his favorite team,the Heat.This commish must have fell and gotten a concussion because he does"nt think clearly.
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Seniors Kenneth Allen and Hayden White, along with junior Justin Adkison, are three-year starters at linebacker.
Allen led the way with 137 tackles and two interceptions last season. The 6-foot-2, 240-pounder's recruiting interest ranges from Oklahoma, Tulsa and Arkansas to Central Oklahoma and South Dakota State.
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Geologist are great collectors of Fakts, but if Plimer's anything to go by, they're not much chop at putting it into a coherent narrative. I suggest you have a read of Kurt Lambeck's Ockham's Razor review of Plimer's "Heaven and Earth".
Meanwhile, learn the following.
Pre-human climate variability is the subject of "Trends, Rhythms and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to present", Zachos, Pagani, Sloan, Thomas, & Billups, Science, 2001, downloadable at http://pangea.stanford.edu/research/Oceans/GES206/readings/Zachos2001.pdf.
In this review, Zachos and colleagues summarise evidence that the Earth has been on a long-term cooling trend for the past 65 million years (Science, vol 292, p 686). Superimposed upon this are oscillations in climate every 20,000, 40,000 and 100,000 years caused by wobbles in the Earth's orbit.
From about 2.7 million years ago this cooling trend had proceeded sufficiently for ice sheets to persist over Canada, Siberia and Scandinavia, initially during the during the coldest parts of these oscillations, and increasingly through more and more of the cycle.
Thus has global climate lurched between periods of glaciation and warmer interglacial's through the Pleistocene period. For more on such chaotic bifurcation between stable states, read Peter Ditlevsen's "Bifurcation structure and noise-assisted transitions in the Pleistocene glacial cycles", accessible from Ditlevsen's page at University of Copenhagen, http://www.gfy.ku.dk/~pditlev/. I'd also recommend William F Ruddiman's book, "Plows, Plagues and Petroleum – How Humans Took Control of Climate".
So what drove the long cooling trend that Zachos et al describe? An answer may be found in the spread of flowering plants, angiosperms, around the world over the last 65 million years.
Angiosperms are much quicker-growing than the other major terrestrial vegetation type, gymnosperms. Angiosperms extract nutrients from soil, and CO2 from the atmosphere much more quickly than gymnosperms. They also shed soil-enriching litter, that is leaves, twigs, seed pods, fruit and the suchlike, at much greater rates than the more parsimonious gymnosperms. Some of this carbon returns to the atmosphere as CO2, but a lot remains in the now richer soil, which further favours quick-growing angiosperms over gymnosperms. Read Frank Berendse and Marten Scheffer's "The angiosperm radiation revisited, an ecological explanation for Darwin's 'abominable mystery' ", Ecology Letters, (2009) 12: 865–872.
Thus it is that the accelerated photosynthesis of angiosperms that has transferred carbon from atmospheric CO2 to plant biomass, and thence into soils and ocean that has driven this long-term cooling trend.
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Reprints of Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces (which influenced Lucas as he was developing the films) issued after the release of Star Wars in 1977 used the image of Hamill as Luke Skywalker on the cover.
1978 26 Years Old On December 17, 1978, Hamill married dental hygienist Marilou York in a private civil ceremony. … Read More
1990 38 Years Old In 1990, he played an escaped mental patient who terrorizes Michael Dudikoff and his wife in Midnight Ride. … Read More
2001 49 Years Old In 2001, Hamill starred in the feature film Thank You, Good Night alongside Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, and Sally Kirkland. … Read More
2002 50 Years Old … He and his crew shot most of the "mockumentary" film during the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con, and enlisted Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, and Hugh Hefner in small roles. … Read More
2005 53 Years Old … Hamill also voiced the Joker alongside his Batman: The Animated Series co-star Kevin Conroy as Batman and Jason Hillhouse as Dick Grayson in a feature of a storyboard scene included in the 2005 Special Edition DVD of Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film. … Read More
2007 55 Years Old … He voiced the character of Chanukah Zombie for the 2007 straight-to-DVD release Futurama: Bender's Big Score. … Read More
2009 57 Years Old In April 2009, he had a voice cameo in the NASA animated short "Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Gravity and the Great Attractor," part of the web-series IRrelevant Astronomy, produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. … Read More
2010 58 Years Old Hamill provides the voice of Jameson Burkright in the miniseries comedy The Wrong Coast, and Yamma in the joint Cartoon Network/Production I.G anime series IGPX Immortal Grand Prix. In early 2010, he voiced as Dante's father in the anime film version of Dante's Inferno. … Read More
2011 59 Years Old One of Hamill's most prestigious roles in video games is his work on Batman: Arkham Asylum, as the Joker. He also played the Joker in the sequel, Batman: Arkham City, winning the 2011 British Academy Video Game Award for Best Performer. … Read More
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|2-door retractable hardtop
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Mercedes-Benz C209
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R171 represents the second generation of Mercedes-Benz SLK and is slightly larger than its predecessor the R170. The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class is a luxury roadster built by the German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz since 1997. The nomenclature was designated to reflect the company's intentions for the car - that it be Sportlich (sporty), Leicht (light), and Kurz (short). Production ran from 2004 until 2011 when it was replaced by the R172.
Like its predecessor, the R171 featured a retractable hardtop. By the time the R171 was released, this had become an increasingly common feature in almost every newly introduced convertible, especially in Europe. The redesigned SLK was introduced in 2004 with a new Formula One-inspired appearance. The exterior design created by Steve Mattin in 2000, also took design cues from the Mercedes-Benz Vision SLA concept car, presented in 2000. Design work was frozen for production in 2001. The vehicle was unveiled in 74th Geneva International Motor Show.[2] Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class went on sale in Europe in 2004-03-27.[3]
- 1 Specifications
- 2 AMG models
- 3 Special Editions
- 4 Reception
- 5 Production
- 6 Sales
- 7 Marketing
- 8 Updates (2008-)
- 9 SLK Specific Modifications
- 10 Tuners
- 11 References
- 12 External links
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|Power, torque@rpm
|1,796 cc (1.796 L; 109.6 cu in) I4 supercharged (M271)
|163 PS (120 kW; 161 hp)@5500, 240 N·m (180 lb·ft)@3000-4000
|1,796 cc (1.796 L; 109.6 cu in) I4 supercharged (M271)
|184 PS (135 kW; 181 hp)@5500, 240 N·m (180 lb·ft)@3000-4000
|2,996 cc (2.996 L; 182.8 cu in) V6 (M272)
|231 PS (170 kW; 228 hp), 300 N·m (220 lb·ft)
|2,996 cc (2.996 L; 182.8 cu in) V6 (M272)
|231 PS (170 kW; 228 hp), 300 N·m (220 lb·ft)
|3,498 cc (3.498 L; 213.5 cu in) V6 (M272)
|272 PS (200 kW; 268 hp)@6000, 350 N·m (260 lb·ft)@2400-5000
|3,498 cc (3.498 L; 213.5 cu in) V6 (M272)
|305 PS (224 kW; 301 hp)@6000, 360 N·m (270 lb·ft)@2400-5000
|5,439 cc (5.439 L; 331.9 cu in) V8 (M113)
|360 PS (260 kW; 360 hp), 510 N·m (380 lb·ft)
|SLK 55 AMG Black Series
|5,439 cc (5.439 L; 331.9 cu in) V8 (M113)
|400 PS (290 kW; 390 hp), 520 N·m (380 lb·ft)
*All specifications with standard equipment.[4]
For the facelifts: SLK 280 fuel economy was improved while CO2 emissions were reduced. In addition to power boosts on SLK 200 KOMPRESSOR and SLK 350, engine speed limit was raised to 6800 rpm, with temporary boost to 7200rpm across the family (except SLK 55 AMG). Other changes include a higher compression ratio, a new intake manifold and an extensively modified valve train.
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|7G-TRONIC with AMG-SPEEDSHIFT
|AMG 5-speed automatic
|0-100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration (second)
|Top Speed
|Kerb Weight (Automatic)
|229 km/h (142.3 mph)
|1,390 kg (3,060 lb) (1,415 kg (3,120 lb))
|250 km/h (155.3 mph)***
|1,440 kg (3,170 lb) (1,460 kg (3,220 lb))
|250 km/h (155.3 mph)***
|1,440 kg (3,170 lb) (1,460 kg (3,220 lb))
|250 km/h (155.3 mph)***
|1,465 kg (3,230 lb) (1,485 kg (3,274 lb))
|250 km/h (155.3 mph)***
|250 km/h (155.3 mph)***
|(1,540 kg (3,400 lb))
|SLK 55 AMG Black Series
|250 km/h (155.3 mph)***
|(1,495 kg (3,296 lb))
*Acceleration time with manual transmission.[4]
**Acceleration time with automatic transmission.
***Electronically limited top speed. Limiter only installed on certain cars, though it's supposed to be on all of them, and is supposedly an option only available with the P30 (030) package. Non-P30 SLK55s have been observed up to 170 mph.[citation needed]
Factory options[edit]
- AMG bodystyling
- High capacity battery
- COMAND APS control and display system for radio/navigation
- Bi-xenon headlights with headlight washers, auto leveling. (SLK 200K, SLK 280, SLK 350, SLK 55 [adds cornering adjustment])
- CD changer in glove box (6 disc)
- Alarm system with tow-away protection
- 'Homelink' garage door opener
- Pre-installation for roof carrier systems
- Basic carrier bars
- Interior lighting package (standard SLK 350, SLK 55 AMG)
- Asphymetric mirror glass (limited markets)
- THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control
- Air Scarf: Heated air directed from the headrest to the back of the neck. (includes fabric draught stop)
- Leather or wood/leather steering wheel/shifter (excluding SLK 55 AMG)
- Parktronic parking aids (front sensors are referred to as Quickpark)
- Rain sensing wipers.
- Tire pressure loss warning system
- Heated windscreen washer
- Heated seats (standard SLK 55 AMG)
- Lowered sports suspension (only available in conjunction with 17" light alloys and tyre pressure loss warning)
- Sport Package (limited markets, not offered for SLK 55 AMG)
- Harman Kardon LOGIC7 surround sound system
- Fabric draught-stop no longer included with US cars (except with AIRSCARF option)
- Transparent draught stop
- Sirius Satellite Radio (USA only)
- Designo: Special Paint colours and leathers, choices and prices depend on region, US pricing is $8000.
- Power-folding side mirrors (limited markets)
- Handsfree phone kit
- iPod integration
- Audio input with pre-facelift COMAND, post-facelift cars have the Media Interface option
- 8 way power seats
- Lumbar adjustement (not available on SLK 55)
- Performance Package (AMG 030 Package, only for the SLK 55)
- 'Edit10n' 10 year Anniversary Package (special paint colour, red trim on the interior)
AMG models[edit]
- 0-62 mph (100 km/h) quoted at 4.9 seconds but individuals have reported times of under 4.3 seconds. (Car & Driver Magazine reported 0-60 mph in 4.3 seconds.)
- Increased brake capacity. 345x30mm brake discs (Pre-2008-model-year cars have 6-piston front calipers with perforated and slotted rotors, and 4-piston rear calipers. Later models have a mix of brakes depending on options and market: either the original 6-piston fronts or the 4-piston fronts from the C55. Mercedes made this change not only to cut costs but also to reduce complaints about brake squeal from customers not used to high performance brakes.)
- Additional engine oil cooler (behind right-hand bumper vents)
- Lowered/stiffened suspension (springs, shocks, sway bars)
- 18-inch alloy wheels with 225/40 front and 245/35 rear tyres.
- AMG body kit, with distinctive gills in front bumpers
- Chrome-accented fog lights
- Napa leather interior
- Quad exhaust
- Smoked taillights and [CHMSL]
- 2008 facelift included a controller upgrade to the AMG SPEEDSHIFT 7G-TRONIC transmission, shifts 10% faster than previous model.
- SLK 55 Sport/030/P30 (an option package on top of the standard SLK 55 AMG) Developed by the AMG PERFORMANCE STUDIO, AMG performance package adds following:[5]
- Nurburgring suspension
- Improved pads and rotors (currently the only sure way to get the pre-2008 6-piston front brakes and 4-piston rears). AMG high-performance braking system with composite brake discs at the front wheels. Internally ventilated and perforated composite brake discs (360x32mm) with 6-piston fixed callipers at the front. Internally ventilated and perforated brake discs (330x26mm) with 4-piston fixed callipers at the rear
- Carbon fibre interior accents
- AMG 18-inch multi-piece light-alloy wheels in a twin-spoke design, 7.5x18 rim with 225/40R18 tyres at the front and 8.5x18 rim with 245/35R18 tyres at the rear
- AMG performance steering wheel with smaller diameter, flattened lower section and silver-coloured aluminium shift paddles (plus aluminium trim element)
- delimited top speed (which is actually now standard on most SLK 55s)
As of 2006 AMG has released several new models, but these are not available in all export markets:
- SLK 55 Track Sport
- SLK 55 Asia Cup
- SLK 55 'F1 Safety Car'
SLK 55 AMG Black Series (2006-2008)[edit]
It is a version with engine rated 400 PS (290 kW; 390 hp) and 520 N·m (380 lb·ft), restyled AMG front apron with large air intakes, additional transmission oil cooler and the high-performance steering gear oil cooler, aluminium front strut brace, new carbon fiber side air outlets, wider carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) front fenders, CFRP non-retractable hardtop, 19-inch light alloy wheels with 235/35ZR19 front and 265/30ZR19 rear tires (optional sport tires are available without extra charge), black pearl velour AMG sport bucket seats without side airbags, CF trunk spoiler, carbon fibre door panel lining and trim parts. The vehicle has curb weight of 1,495 kg (3,296 lb), 45 kg (99 lb) lighter than the basic vehicle. Engine performance increase comes largely from the long tube headers and a revised ECU.
The vehicle went on sale in Germany beginning in July 2006 with MSRP of €107,300 (incl. 16% VAT).[6]
Special Editions[edit]
"Edition 10" (2007)[edit]
It is a version commemorating the 10th anniversary of SLK-Class vehicles. The concept vehicle originally appeared in 2006 Paris Motor show[7] and was based on SLK 280 with 7G-TRONIC transmission, matt-grey metallic body; dark-grey painted, high-sheen light-alloy wheels in a ten-spoke design with 225/45R17 front and 245/40R17 rear tires; black leather seats and interior with silver-coloured under layer; AIRSCARF neck-level heating system, THERMOTRONIC automatic climate-control system, PARKTRONIC parking aid, COMAND system with Europe-wide navigation.
The production versions were available in SLK 200 KOMPRESSOR, SLK 280, SLK 350 models, which include 'allanite grey Magno' body, wheel and tires, and interior from the show car. AIRSCARF, THERMOTRONIC, and COMAND were offered separately.[8]
2LOOK Edition (2009)[edit]
It is a limited appearance package available for SLK 200 KOMPRESSOR, SLK 300 and SLK 350 models, which included calcite white, black, obsidian black metallic, or designo mystic white (300 units total for obsidian black metallic and designo mystic white) body 18-inch 5-twin-spoke titanium silver or chrome shadow alloy wheels with 225/40R18 front and 245/35R18 rear tires, discreet emblems on the wings and a draught-stop of transparent acrylic glass, nappa leather seats with the seat centre panels in white and the contoured bolsters in black, contrasting black-and-white doors and centre armrest in leather.
The vehicle was unveiled in 2009 Geneva Motor Show.[9]
The new R171-platform SLK was again on Car and Driver's Ten Best list for 2005, and it won the Canadian Car of the Year Best New Convertible award. Highlighting its potential appeal to women, New Zealand's Lucire magazine announced it as its 'Car to Be Seen in' for 2005.
In 2008, the SLK-Class began production in Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen.[10]
In 2008-05-05, Mercedes-Benz announced the sale of 500,000th SLK-Class vehicle.[11]
The Culture of Driving campaign includes a 'Sternschnuppe' (shooting star) TV ad telling a story of a couple on a romantic trip through the mountains in the roadster. The man in the spot - unlike his feminine 'better half' - can think only of his car and the prospects of driving on stretches of road featuring even more exciting curves.[12]
Updates (2008-)[edit]
The updated models include the new-look front bumper with a modified air-dam arrangement and a more pronounced arrow shape. The rear end was modified by introducing a diffuser-style lower section that makes the Roadster appear more powerful when viewed from behind. The larger exterior mirrors feature LED indicators with a pronounced arrow shape, while the range of light-alloy wheels is also almost entirely new. Interior was optimised to be more driver-oriented. Instrument cluster was updated to include NTG 2.5 audio and telematics with optional LINGUATRONIC voice-operated control, optional harman/kardon Logic7 sound system.
A "gullwing red" leather option, inspired by the original 300 SL gullwing, is added. Further new additions include nappa leather appointments in "natural beige", which complement the new "pale burr walnut" and "black ash grain" wood trims perfectly.
Direct steering assist system with variable steering assistance becomes an option (standard in SLK 55 AMG).
SLK 55 AMG included a new apron with a black-painted cross strut and side air outlets as well as darkened headlamps.
The vehicles went on sale in April 2008.[13]
The vehicle was unveiled in 2008 NAIAS.[14]
SLK Specific Modifications[edit]
- Roof controller: allows roof to be opened and closed by remote control and while driving without holding down the button. (Normally the roof can only be operated under 5 MPH.)
- LED lights: license-plate lights, signal indicators, etc. The brake lights are already LEDs, but only the Indicators on the door mirrors are LEDs.
- CHMSL flasher (Third Brake Light Flasher): flashes the center LED light in strobe or pulses.
- Windblocker: in some markets the car comes with a fabric mesh that fits between the roll bars to block the wind; elsewhere it is sold as part of option package. Mercedes-Benz offers a clip on acrylic glass one as an option/accessory; many other companies offer aftermarket bolt-on options.
- Sport air filters: can be ordered from the factory as a special option in some countries; many aftermarket options available.
- ^ http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/designers/whos_where/display/store4/item239082/
- ^ "Press Kit: Mercedes-Benz at the 74th Geneva International Motor Show". Media.daimler.com. 2004-03-02. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "The new Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class: Celebrating its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show". Media.daimler.com. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ a b "Mercedes-Benz SLK specification sheet". .mercedes-benz.com.au. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "SLK 55 AMG with direct-steer system and even more striking looks: Fine-tuning and yet more agility for the AMG eight-cylinder roadster". Media.daimler.com. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "With 294 kW/400 hp: exclusive, puristic special series of the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG". Media.daimler.com. 2006-06-09. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "SLK "Edition 10": Showcar marking the tenth anniversary of the SLK-Class". Media.daimler.com. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Special "Edition 10" model: an SLK-Class for the very discerning". Media.daimler.com. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Mercedes-Benz SLK 2LOOK Edition: Contrasting black-and-white colour scheme". Media.daimler.com. 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen starts production of new SLK and SL roadsters". Media.daimler.com. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "500,000 Mercedes-Benz SLK Delivered to Customers". Media.daimler.com. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ ""The Culture of Driving" - New brand campaigns from Mercedes-Benz: Fascination from the "Dream Factory": First Joint Presentation of the SL, SLK, and CLS". Media.daimler.com. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "The new-generation SLK: More powerful, more economical, more intense". Media.daimler.com. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Debut appearance of compact SUV and the new-generation SLK: Mercedes-Benz celebrates a double world premiere in Detroit". Media.daimler.com. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
External links[edit]
- Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class (R171) specifications: engines and transmissions, chassis, bodywork and vario-roof, design, interior, safety
- Press Kit: The new Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
- Press Kit: Intelligent dynamism - the new-generation Mercedes-Benz SLK
- Common issues and questions about the SLK - Benzworld.org
- Mercedes-Benz SLK 300 official site - Manufacturer's website
- Official AMG SLK55 site - AMG website


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Recently, we've seen open-source projects use Kickstarter, and it seems like a great idea. If you see a program idea you like, send money, and if the creators reach their goals, they'll create the programs. Because it's open source, the benefit is obvious: you get to use the program when it's complete.
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Gadget-focused web site Pocket Lint is reporting that Nokia is finally pulling the plug on the N-Gage platform next year. I know, right? I figured they had pulled the plug on that mess years ago. But Nokia is planning to shut down the N-Gage store in September of 2010, and the service side of it--meaning the community features for all of those awesome N-Gage games you're still totally playing--will run through the end of next year.
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But first, some history. Sidetalkin.com was the spot for the sidetalkin' crazy of 2004-2005. I loved it for its amazing photos of Frank Provo, but, really, the entire site was amazing. But it was brought to a crashing halt when Nokia released the N-Gage QD, an "upgraded" version of its device that no longer required you to hold phone conversations by holding the side of the taco directly up to your stupid face. As soon as I got my idiotic hands on new QD, we sent off the photo that would shut down the site:
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Giant Bomb: I figure as the world's foremost authority on sidetalkin', you must have some feelings on this important issue. What will happen to sidetalkin.com in the wake of this important news?
Sidetalkin: I REALLY ANGER THIS QUESTION, it is not nice to me, THE SITE WILL NEVER GO AWAY like a TRAIN that is TWO LAYERS OF STEEL WITH ENGINE POWER BY WHITE GOLD NUGGETS IT CAN'T BE STOPPED…... CAN'T MEANS CANNOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
GB: Do you feel that Nokia was right to abandon something as robust as the N-Gage and/or the N-Gage QD in favor of a software-only solution?
NOKIA was wrong 555% and i am angry, THEY REMOVE THE BEST PART END OF SENTENCE PLEASE don't understand NOKIA ARE MY HEROES BUT THEY ARE LIKE HEROES WHO FAIL TO THE GROUND, LIKE ICARUS WHEN CRASHING INTO THE SUN.
NOKIA™ whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ^_((((
GB: If you were running Nokia, what would you have done differently to ensure N-Gage domination in the marketplace?
ST: Firstable, SOME PEOPLE [[[not my friends]]] WOULD SAY "STEP ONE: NOT MAKE THE CUSTOMER LOOK LIKE INTERGALACTIC RETARDS WHEN USING PHONE"
BUT SCREW IT HOLE YOU GUYS ~~~ THIS ADVICE IS 155% BULLSHITS. SIDETALKIN' was LIKE A WELCOME TO THE FANTASY ZONE, the WORLDS #1 METHOD TO TALK AND SCREEN FORWARD SIMULTANEOUSLY.
PROOF IS RIGHT HERE: SIDETALKING HAS NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED BY ANY COMPETITOR!! not even china. BOOOOOOOOOM HEADSHOT w/sniper rifle no cheating
so my advice would be simplest: TRY harder MORE advertising CHEAPER PRICE ALSO better ads FREE SALES AND GIVEAWAYS, finally MAYBE A HIGH-IMPACT STREET TEAM, but i guess it is now too late.
HERE IS TRUE STORY NOKIA® GAVE ME MONEY TO PROMOTE NGAGE QD on sidetalking website BUT NOKIA OUT OF PROTEST I WOULD GIVE ALL YOUR DEVIL NAZI MONEY BACK NOW!!!!! would but unfortunately I've spent it all
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I have a cat (Bella) and a puppy Ryleigh (mix of Shepherd and Lab)
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|What she is looking for
|5'6" (167cms)
|5'10" (177cms) to 6'5" (195cms)
|Body type:
|About average
|About average, Athletic and toned, A few extra pounds
|No preference
|Black, Light brown, Dark brown, Blonde, Salt and pepper, Dark blonde, Bald
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Never, Social Drinker, Moderately
|Other profession
|No preference
Implementation for a software company
|$50,001 to $75,000
|$50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Divorced
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they live at home (1)
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home, No, Yes, and they live away from home, Yes, and they live at home
|Wants kids:
|Not sure
|Definitely, Someday, Not sure, Probably not, No, No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|White / Caucasian
|White / Caucasian
|Christian / Catholic
|Christian / Catholic
|Bachelors degree
|High school, Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral