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- - GAME, SET AND MATCH - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 2-6 BOUCHARD - An absolutely fantastic final point from Bouchard. No signs of nerves at her situation whatsoever as she continued to play aggressive tennis right through that final point, stepping inside the baseline and thumping a forehand winner away to seal her place in a maiden Grand Slam semi-final.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 2-5 40-Ad BOUCHARD - Ivanovic looking very nervy as she gives away the first two points of the game on errors. The Serb pegs one point back with a great forehand volley deep towards the baseline and then levels at 30-all by following a superb serve up the court and producing a forehand winner across court. Bouchard goes long with a forehand. A sensational off-backhand winner across court, right to the corner, sees Bouchard level at deuce before Ivanovic goes long. Match point...
- - Ivanovic will have to serve to stay in this match after the change of ends...
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 2-5 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic has absolutely the whole court to aim at with her volley but appears to have too much choice as she dumps the backhand into the net and hand Bouchard two game points. The Serb denies her on the first but can do nothing about the second and Bouchard holds after a very calm point, working Ivanovic from one side of the court to the other before eventually over-stretching the Serb and finding a forehand volley winner.
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- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 2-4 BOUCHARD - Bouchard is really firing now as she thumps a low backhand passing shot winner down the line to level up at 30-all. Another fine return of a good Ivanovic serve brings up break point although it goes begging with a forehand long. Another break point is secured with the perfect forehand volley but again the Canadian cannot take advantage of it and instead Ivanovic goes on to hold with another cracking serve.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 1-4 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic sneaks ahead with some fantastic touch on the backhand drop shot that Bouchard cannot get to before the double bounce. But the Canadian steadies the ship with a backhand winner across court before going on to hold at the first attempt to consolidate her break lead.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 1-3 BOUCHARD - The first Ivanovic outburst at her camp comes after Ivanovic lifts up on a backhand and sends the ball long of the baseline. It's two more break points to Bouchard and this time she does take advantage, Ivanovic netting a backhand after a deep, tricky return from the Canadian.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 1-2 BOUCHARD - Bouchard races through a comfortable service hold, Ivanovic's one point coming after a lucky net cord. The 19-year-old is not showing any signs of nerves at this stage of the final set though and sneaks ahead once more with a bakchand winner and a big serve that Ivanovic cannot return in play.
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- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 1-1 BOUCHARD - The double faults are starting to flow from the Ivanovic racquet now as she hands Bouchard two early break points in this final set. The Serb saves them both with a couple of much better serves though before being frustrated by Bouchard saving a number of game points. Ivanovic produces her first ace to bring up another game point and this time she does hold when Bouchard fails to land a forehand.
- - This match is fascinating now. It's as big a deal for Ivanovic to get to her first Grand Slam semi-final since 2008 as it is for Bouchard to reach her first ever Grand Slam semi. And with the injury seemingly playing on Ivanovic's mind, can she maintain her focus?
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 0-1 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic fights back from triple game point to Bouchard to level at deuce. But the Canadian holds firm and fires down a big first serve that draws the mis-timed forehand from Ivanovic, before leaping all over the shorter return from the Serb and holding with a forehand winner down the line.
- - SET - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-7 BOUCHARD - Ouch. Ivanovic opens the game with a double fault before going on to hand Bouchard a set point with a netted forehand. A second double in the game puts an end to this second set in favour of Bouchard. We are going to a decider.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-6 BOUCHARD - Bouchard also stops the run of broken service games against her. She opens with a forehand winner before drawing Ivanovic into the net and forcing the Serb into a backhand volley error. A double fault is the only down point for Bouchard in the game as she holds to leave Ivanovic serving to stay in this second set.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 5-5 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic is beginning to look a little more comfortable again now after a couple of games since the injury timeout of struggling to get going again. And she races through a service hold for the loss of just the one point to properly level up once more.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 7-5 4-5 BOUCHARD - A thumping forehand return of serve winner across court from Ivanovic quickly followed by a double fault from Bouchard and Ivanovic has chances to break back once again. A poor lob attempt, easily dealt with by Bouchard, wastes the first but she does break back for a second straight time when the Canadian pulls a backhand wide across court. Was that nerves that got to Bouchard? Serving for a set in her first Grand Slam quarter-finals.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 7-5 3-5 BOUCHARD - Wow, did Bouchard mainain her concentration during the medical timeout. The Canadian belts a forehand drive volley winner and an inside-out forehand winner across court to no response whatsoever from Ivanovic to re-establish her break advantage.
- - Ivanovic has been playing with some strapping on her right upper thigh all tournament and has taken an injury timeout for treatment to that same area, or for the strapping to be re-done.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 7-5 3-4 BOUCHARD - A fouth game point goes begging for Bouchard when her forehand down the line drifts wide and instead Ivanovic earns herself another break point with a curling forehand winner across court, right into the corner. And this time Ivanovic does secure the break back when Bouchard sends a forehand just long. The Canadian challenges but she also heads back to the chair, suggesting a lack of confidence in the challenge. The ball was out.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 2-4 DEUCE BOUCHARD - An angled backhand across court from Ivanovic is too tricky for Bouchard as she doesn't quite get up to the ball and instead pushes it wide down the line to squander a game point. A backhand long then gifts Ivanovic a break back point although this also goes begging as the Serb gets her feet in a muddle and pulls a backhand wide. A fantastic running backhand winner down the line brings up another break point but again the chance goes begging for Ivanovic...
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- - IVANOVIC 7-5 2-4 BOUCHARD - A very good game this time around from Ivanovic to keep the pressure on Bouchard, who will now have to serve from the sunny end of the court. Ivanovic just threw in the one telegraphed shot in that game that Bouchard could return with ease for a winner but apart from that good serving and heavy forehands see the Serb through.
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- - IVANOVIC 7-5 1-4 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic climbs all over the second serve of Bouchard and flicks is away dismissively for a forehand winner to deny the Canadian on a game point. But she can't quite do the same on a second, trying to be a bit too cute on an angled forehand volley only to pull the ball short into the net.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 7-5 1-3 BOUCHARD - A great off-forehand across court from Bouchard can only be returned wide down the line by a running Ivanovic to hand Bouchard two break points. The first goes begging on a poor choice of shot from the Canadian but break she does at the second opportunity, with a well watched backhand winner across court comfortably beating Ivanovic for pace.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 1-2 BOUCHARD - So well played from Ivanovic to slice a backhand drop shot down the line when she is in all kinds of trouble. Bouchard actually plays a pretty decent half volley in response but Ivanovic is there to pull a backhand passing shot winner across court for the opening point of the game. It's the only point Ivanovic does get in the game though as Bouchard plays a clever backhand volley to draw the error from Ivanovic and hold.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 1-1 BOUCHARD - Bouchard does well to adjust the direction of her feet when coming up to the net and play a backhand drive volley. But the Canadian cannot get enough on it and Ivanovic rattles a forehand passing shot winner down the line to seal the hold and get her second set off the mark.
- - IVANOVIC 7-5 0-1 BOUCHARD - Much better from Bouchard. She brings up a first game point with a brutal forehand winner across court from up at the net. She didn't care that Ivanovic was already running that way, she was going to hit it as hard as she could and no-one would chase it down! A backhand winner then seals the game and stops the run of breaks against the Bouchard serve.
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- - SET - IVANOVIC 7-5 BOUCHARD - An inexperienced game from Bouchard as she misses a couple of forehands to help Ivanovic on her way to three more set points. The first goes begging on a forehand wide down the line from Ivanovic, after a much better point from Bouchard when she just makes Ivanovic play one more ball. But the Serb finally does wrap up the match at the second attempt when Bouchard nets a very low forehand down the centre of the court.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 6-5 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic looked as though she had gone off the boil at the end of that last game but she re-focused her frustration down in to her racquet and rattled off a couple of brutal forehands to break to love and give herself a second chance to serve out this opening set.
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- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 5-5 BOUCHARD - Big serving from Ivanovic helps her out of a spot of bother at 15-30 down. Two blows later and it's set point to the Serb. She fails to take advantage of it with a slightly off-balance forehand into the net and also squanders a second with another mis-hit. The Serb then completely loses concentration after a ball she thinks should have been called out. She doesn't stop and challenge though and two errors later Bouchard has the break back.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 5-4 BOUCHARD - A third double, not at the sun at this time, from Bouchard does not help her cause as Ivanovic earns herself another break point. The Canadian saves it but goes long with a forehand down the centre of the court. And this time Ivanovic does re-establish the break advantage when Bouchard twists on a forehand cross court and pulls the ball wide. Ivanovic will serve for the first set after the change of ends.
- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 4-4 BOUCHARD - An incredibly cheeky drop shot from Bouchard, just pausing before she played it and then slicing the backhand short over the net. And she goes on to break back at the first attempt with an inside out forehand winner across court and on to the sideline
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- - BREAK - IVANOVIC 4-3 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic belts a forehand return of serve down the line for a perfectly placed winner to take the first point of the game. Bouchard sneaks ahead again with a trip into the net and a forehand winner but Ivanovic pegs her back with a forehand approach shot winner of her own. A second double from Bouchard, serving into the sun, hands Ivanovic a break point. Bouchard saves it and two more but the sun gets in the way of a smash and the Serb does have the first break!
- - IVANOVIC 3-3 BOUCHARD - An injection of pace on a backhand down the line proves too much for Ivaovic as Bouchard follows it up with a forehand down the opposite line. Ivanovic challenges but the ball caught the very back of the line and it's break point Bouchard. The Serb saves it with a huge first serve before going on to hold in aggressive fashion.
- - IVANOVIC 2-3 BOUCHARD - Bouchard's second ace of the day is quickly followed by her first double fault. But she holds for the loss of just that one point with an aggressive move up the court, following her forehand approach shot down the line with a forehand winner whipped across court.
- - IVANOVIC 2-2 BOUCHARD - Ivanovic slaps down a first double fault, the sun is at it's worst possible position for the players at the moment. But she recovers with two very agressive points, holding with a move up the court and a forehand cross court winner.
- - IVANOVIC 1-2 BOUCHARD - The first break points go the way of Ivanovic as she makes a great move along the baseline and produces a forehand winner. Bouchard saves the first after a great half-volley backhand and then also the second with an ace. And from there the Canadian goes on to hold with a trip into the net and a great stop volley that Ivanovic cannot quite get up before the second bounce.
- - IVANOVIC 1-1 BOUCHARD - The early signs are also good for Ivanovic as she curls a forehand winner down the line and right on to the baseline to hold to 15, the only point that has gone against the serve so far being a mis-timed forehand by Ivanovic that lands about half way up the net.
- - IVANOVIC 0-1 BOUCHARD - Nerves? What nerves? Bouchard opens the match in confident fashion with a love service hold. She thumps a forehand winner on the very first point to settle herself before also throwing in a service winner and another forehand winner to seal the opening game.
- - The players are just about ready to go and it will be Bouchard to get the clash underway by serving first after winning the toss...
- - But this is an intriguing match. Bouchard is playing in her very first Grand Slam quarter-final. Can she cope with the occasion? Over the other end of the net is a former Grand Slam winner and world number one - albeit it one who has struggled in recent years to control both her game and her emotions.
- - STATS - These two have met each other just the once before which was a surprisingly comfortable, straight sets victory for Bouchard back at Wimbledon last year.
- - The winner of this clash will play two-times runner up Li Na, seeded fourth at this year's tournament, in the semi-finals. Li just recorded a very convincing 6-2 6-2 win over Flavia Pennetta in little more than an hour.
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- - Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage from the second of the women's quarter-finals on day nine of the Australian Open. This one is between Serbia's 14th seed Ana Ivanovic and 30th seed Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
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Grounded Alaska oil rig refloated, no pollution seenJanuary 7th, 2013 in Earth / Environment
This image provided by the US Coast Guard, shows the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island about 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, January 1, 2013. An oil rig which ran aground in Alaska has been refloated and is being towed to a nearby harbor, with no signs of pollution seen, officials said Monday.
An oil rig which ran aground in Alaska has been refloated and is being towed to a nearby harbor, with no signs of pollution seen, officials said Monday.
Salvage experts were on board oil giant Shell's Kulluk mobile drilling unit when it was pulled back out to sea late Sunday, and was heading for Kiliuda Bay for inspection, they said.
"The Kulluk was refloated and the vessel condition assessed. The tow is now ongoing and the vessels are in Kiliuda Bay approaching the anchorage," said incident commander Sean Churchfield, Shell Alaska's operation manager.
"Once the Kulluk arrives in Kiliuda Bay, a more detailed assessment will take place before any decisions are made regarding the forward plans for the Kulluk," he added at a briefing.
The structure had 150,000 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel and roughly 12,000 gallons of oil and hydraulic fluid, according to media reports in the far northwestern US state.
But Alaska state coordinator Steve Russell said: "The crew of the Kulluk reported no evidence of pollution during its removal from the site," adding that an infrared survey of the spot where it was grounded also showed no spill.
The rig was being towed to Seattle when it broke free in heavy seas on New Year's Eve and washed ashore near Kodiak Island, some 300 miles (480 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.
Environmental group Greenpeace said the grounding highlighted serious problems. "The battered rig may finally be free, but after this latest fiasco Shell's reputation is in tatters," said Greenpeace campaigner Ben Ayliffe.
"The time has come for the US government to act. It is now patently clear that it is impossible to drill for oil safely in the Arctic."
The recovery operation is being led by Smit Salvage, which has assisted in hundreds of operations around the world, including that of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy last year.
Kodiak Island is a few hundred miles from Prince William Sound, where the "Exxon Valdez" oil tanker spilled around 11 million gallons (40 million litres) in March 1989, in one of the world's worst environmental disasters.
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The Tampa Bay Rays and All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria have agreed to a contract extension through 2022, with a team option for 2023. The new deal will incorporate the salaries for 2013-16 from his original contract and extends six more years for an additional 100 million. Longoria, 27, was the 2008 AL Rookie of the Year and a three-time All-Star. He missed most of the 2012 season with a partially torn left hamstring. In 74 games, he hit .289 with 17 home runs, 55 RBIs, a .369 on-base percentage and a .527 slugging percentage. The Rays were 47-27 with him in the lineup and 41-44 without. The Rays said Longoria underwent a minor procedure on his left hamstring last Tuesday, but should be fully recovered in time for spring training.
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It was as pleasure working with New Milford Productions. Jeff is very easy going and is an unobtrusive videographer. He was especially accommodating to all of our editing requests. I loved our montage video! It turned out great!
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Jeff was so pleasant to work with, always on time responding emails. He did such a wonderful job capturing the wedding and all the details. Our video was ready in no time. We are so happy that we booked him as our videographer.
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New Milford productions was amazing,especially for us since we were on a budget for this wedding. The videographer put together the video very nicely and captured all the precious moments of that day. The DVD quality was very good and it was put together in such a organized way that I can see different parts of my wedding day easily. The recap of our wedding was beautiful and moving ! Jeff was easy to work with and was really down to earth. We recommend Jeff to anyone looking for a videographer who is affordable and gives a really great quality video.
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Jeff Cafaro was great to work with! From start to finish I was never concerned our wedding day wouldn't have every moment captured. He was very professional to work with and the final product was more than we could have imagined. We had even made a special request for some of the the raw footage he captured and Jeff was more than accommodating! From being a bride and doing research on many vendors, New Milford Productions was very reasonable in price for the entire day! Your wedding goes by so quickly, so it's nice to have a video to look back on that captures your special day. You will not be disappointed with choosing New Milford Productions!
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I'm so thrilled we hired Jeff to capture our wedding day. It was a last minute decision - I knew it was something I wanted, but videographers can be very pricey. Jeff was perfect - incredibly professional, amazing final product, and very reasonable price. He captured every moment of the day without being at all obtrusive, which I know can be a concern. He was incredibly flexible as well, agreeing to stay later than planned when our schedule got a little delayed and cake cutting/parent dances got pushed back. I can't say enough great things. Thanks Jeff!!!


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A priority selector prioritizes interrupts associated with each ASIC of a plural ASIC system in accordance with a programmed sequence. A table in each ASIC contains a programmable offset table and a programmable priority code table. The table selects an offset value and a priority code associated with the highest priority interrupt for the ASIC. An interrupt collector includes a priority compare to identify the priority code of the highest-priority interrupt of all of the ASICs. A multiplexer selects the offset value associated with it. The offset value forms a jump or offset address to the interrupt for the CPU. The priority sequencing, offset tables, priority code tables and priority compare values are programmable, so the prioritizing is adjustable. Each priority selector generates an interrupt active signal for the CPU. A mask disables interrupts until serviced by the CPU so that any interrupt active signal resulting from a disabled interrupt is terminated.
1. A programmable priority interrupt system for prioritizing interrupts handled by a plurality of interrupt processing subsystems which provide offset values representative of the interrupts to a central processor unit comprising:
A. a portion from each of said interrupt processing subsystems, each said portion including:
i) an input receiver for receiving interrupts associated with the respective interrupt processing subsystem,
ii) a priority selector responsive to the respective input receiver for prioritizing interrupts associated with the respective interrupt processing subsystem in accordance with a programmed sequence, the priority selector selecting an interrupt address associated with an interrupt having the highest priority of the interrupts associated with the respective interrupt processing subsystem, and
iii) a lookup table memory containing an offset table having programmable offset values representing the interrupts associated with the respective interrupt processing subsystem and a priority code table having programmable priority codes corresponding to the offset values and representing the relative system priority of the offset values, the lookup table memory being responsive to the priority selector for selecting an offset value from the offset table and a corresponding priority code from the priority code table associated with the interrupt address selected by the priority selector;
B. an interrupt collector comprising:
i) a priority comparator responsive to the lookup table memory in all of the interrupt processing subsystems for comparing the priority codes from the interrupt processing subsystems and for selecting a priority code representing the offset value with the highest system priority, and
ii) a multiplexing processor responsive to the priority comparator and to the lookup table memory in all of the interrupt processing subsystems for selecting the offset value from the lookup table memory corresponding to the priority code selected by the priority comparator;
C. an offset value sender responsive to the multiplexing processor for supplying the offset value selected by the multiplexing processor to the central processor unit; and
D. a program selector connected to the priority selector and the lookup table memory in each interrupt processing subsystem for selectively altering the priority sequences in the priority selector, the offset values in the offset tables in the lookup table memory, and the priority codes in the priority code tables in the lookup table memory.
2. Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein each input receiver includes a mask selector for disabling interrupts.
3. Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the interrupt collector is incorporated in one of the interrupt processing subsystems.
4. Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein each priority selector includes an interrupt active generator responsive to an interrupt received at the respective input receiver for generating an interrupt active signal, and the interrupt collector includes logic responsive to each interrupt active generator to provide an interrupt active signal to the central processor unit.
5. Apparatus as in claim 4, wherein each input receiver includes a mask selector for disabling interrupts, the respective generator being responsive to the disabling of an interrupt to terminate generation of an interrupt active signal.
6. Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein each interrupt processing subsystem is implemented in an application-specific integrated circuit.
The United States Government has rights in this contract pursuant to contract (or award) No. F04606-90-D-0003 awarded to the United States Air Force.
This invention relates to processor modules, and particularly to an integrated programmable external interrupt system for a central processing unit on a module.
Various conditions in a processor module require interrupting the normal flow of instructions executed by the central processing unit (CPU). Some of these conditions arise internal to the CPU (internal interrupts) and some arise external to the CPU (external interrupts). The present invention is directed to the handling of external interrupts.
Processor modules often contain plural application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), each being a potential source of interrupts. Prior processor modules relied on using one interrupt from each of the ASICs. This required the CPU to read ASIC interrupt registers to determine which interrupt(s) were active each ASIC. Potential interrupts in one ASIC do not necessarily have a higher priority than interrupts another ASIC. Moreover several ASICs can have active interrupts at the same time. Consequently, it was a complicated and time consuming task for the CPU to sort through the various interrupt registers to determine the highest priority interrupt.
Prior processor modules had no mechanism for changing the priorities of individual interrupts, once the module design was completed. Consequently, it was difficult or impossible to correct system problems which arose due to incorrect assignment of priorities.
A programmable priority interrupt controller prioritizes interrupts from plural ASICs to a CPU. The apparatus includes a priority selector at each ASIC to prioritize interrupts associated with the ASIC in accordance with a programmed sequence. A register file or lookup table in the ASIC contains a programmable offset table and a programmable priority code table. The table supplies an offset value and a priority code associated with the highest priority active interrupt. An interrupt collector includes priority compare having a programmable priority compare table to identify the priority code of the highest-priority interrupt of all of the ASICs, and a multiplexer is responsive to the priority compare to select the offset value associated with the highest-priority interrupt. The offset value forms a jump or offset address to the interrupt for the CPU.
The priority sequencing, offset tables, priority code tables and priority compare values are programmable, so the prioritizing is adjustable.
Preferably, each priority selector generates an interrupt active signal, and the interrupt collector provides an interrupt active signal to the central processor unit when there is an active interrupt in the system. A mask disables interrupts until serviced so that any interrupt active signal resulting from the disabled interrupt is terminated.
FIG. 1 is a top level block diagram of the interrupt system according to the present invention illustrating connections between ASICs and a CPU.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of logic in each ASIC for programmable interrupts used in the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of logic for programmable priority selection.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the interrupt collection circuitry in the collector ASIC.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a processor module illustrating the incorporation of an interrupt system according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of interrupt logic in each application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) 100A, 100B, . . . 100N and collector ASIC 102. Each ASIC includes programmable interrupt logic 104A, 104B, . . . 104N, 104X arranged to identify and prioritize interrupts generated by the respective ASIC. Each interrupt logic 104 produces a priority code representing the priority level for that ASIC's highest priority active interrupt. Interrupt collection logic 106 of collector ASIC 102 includes compare logic 150 which compares the priority code values received from the several logics 104 and selects the highest offset value in multiplexer 152; the selected offset representing the highest priority active interrupt in the system. Central processor unit (CPU) 28 connected to logic 106 for reading the offset value from multiplexer 152.
The programmable interrupt logic 104 is illustrated in greater detail in FIG. 2. Interrupt register 120 captures individual system interrupts and interrupts generated inside the individual ASIC and provides an output which is logically ANDed at gate 122. Mask data is provided by mask register 124 for purposes to be explained. Priority select registers 126 are preprogrammed to assign each individual interrupt a predetermined priority level by unique priority codes; the priority codes, and hence, the priority level, being changeable by changes to the program. The output 160 of priority select registers 126 provides multiplexer control for programmable priority selector 128.
FIG. 3 illustrates the details of programmable priority selector 128. A plurality of multiplexers 130A, 130B, . . . 130M and priority encoder 132 permit any system interrupt to be programmed to any level of priority. More particularly, the number, M+1, of multiplexers 130 is equal to the number, M+1, of possible interrupts for the ASIC. Additionally, each multiplexer 130 has M+1 inputs 161, each representing a possible interrupt. Each multiplexer 130 has an input at 160 representing a unique priority select number from priority select register 126 (FIG. 2). As an example, if interrupt 3 is the highest priority interrupt, multiplexer 130A is programmed with a priority select number to select interrupt 3 as the highest priority interrupt for the ASIC. Priority encoder 132 examines the active system interrupts and places a unique priority address code at its output 162 to multiplexer 140. The priority encoder also provides an interrupt active signal at output at 134 to indicate that an interrupt is active.
Multiplexer 140 selects either the priority code address from priority encoder 132 or a system register file address from the system. During initialization, when the system software is loading the register file 142, multiplexer 140 will provide the system register file address to register file 142. The remainder of the time multiplexer 140 will provide the priority code address from priority encoder 132. Register file or lookup table 142 contains an interrupt table offset and a priority code for the individual system interrupts. The register file or lookup table 142 selects an offset value from the file or table based on the address of the highest priority interrupt from priority encoder 132 selected by multiplexer 140 (FIG. 2).
After the system is initialized and operating, an interrupt in an ASIC will be received by interrupt register 120 and prioritized. An interrupt active signal is placed at output 134 and the file address of the interrupt is provided to register file 142. That address is used to select an offset value from the interrupt table offset, the offset value being placed at output 144, and to select a priority code placed at output 146.
Once the interrupt has been recognized, the system software will operate mask register 124 to mask, or disable, the interrupt until the interrupt processing is completed and the interrupt can be cleared. Thus, mask register 124 contains the disable information for the individual interrupts.
FIG. 4 shows the collection logic 106 in the interrupt collection ASIC 102. Compare and select logic 150 compares the priority codes on lines 146 from all ASICs and supplies the highest priority code to multiplexer 152 via channel 163 to select the priority offset value from the ASIC having the associated highest priority. Thus, the priority code from each ASIC is used to select the highest priority offset value in the collector ASIC. The selected offset value is supplied to CPU 28 via line 154 and is used to point to a unique interrupt vector or jump address to obtain the system interrupt vector.
Or gate 156 ORs the interrupt active inputs on lines 134 from the plurality of ASICs to provide an interrupt active signal on line 158 to CPU 28.
FIG. 5 illustrates the incorporation of the interrupt system of the present invention into a processor module. Thus, FIG. 5 illustrates a processor module 20 which is shown and described in greater detail the Peterson et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,305,442 which was filed Mar. 27, 1992 and issued Apr. 19, 1994 and assigned to the same Assignee as the present invention, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
VMEbus adapter chip (VBAC) 22 provides an interface between local bus 24 and two VMEbuses 26A and 26B. A VMEbus or Versatile Backplane Bus is a standard system bus commonly used in computer systems. Local bus 24 comprises local data bus 24A and local address bus 24B and communicates between devices within computer platform 20. More particularly, local bus 24 provides connection between electronically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) 44, local DRAM memory 46 through control 48, receiver 52 which provides interrupts to VBAC 22, transmitter/receivers 54 and 56 which themselves are connected to external local buses 58, transmitter/receivers 50A and 50B which are connected to external or system VMEbuses 26A and 26B to communicate to other modules in the total system, and input/output control (IOC) chip 40 which provides connection to data bus 29, tag bus 31 and address bus 33. The other modules may be configured like platform 20 and include a VBAC 22.
Devices attached to data, tag and address buses 29, 31 and 33 include central processing unit (CPU) 28, floating-point coprocessor (FPU) 30, instruction cache 32, address latch chip 34, data cache 36, and address latch and invalidate buffer chip 38. IOC 40 provides local bus arbitration of communication and control between local bus 24 and the data bus 29, tag bus 31, and address bus 33. A test and maintenance serial bus 62 and a RS232 industry standard low speed interface 60 for devices such as a program console, are connected through IOC 40 to local bus 24. IOC bypass register 42 provides a direct path from local data bus 24A to data bus 29. EEPROM 44 is also connected to local bus 24. VBAC 22 synchronizes asynchronous operations in implementing the local bus to the VMEbus adapter 50.
Each ASIC subject to interrupt control may have a programmable interrupt logic 104 according to the present invention. Thus, logic 104 may be included in DRAM controller 48, VBAC 22, cache 32, floating point unit 30 and cache 36, to name a few. IOC 40 preferably contains both a programmable interrupt logic 104 as well as the interrupt collection logic 106. Thus, IOC 40 serves as the collector ASIC 102 described above. The priority associated with each device and in each collector is programmable through the CPU 28 and buses 24, 29, 31 and 33. Priority codes, offset codes, tables and sequences may be stored in EPROMs, EEPROMs, RAMs, registers, multiplexers, etc. and may be loaded or altered under the control of the CPU 28 and I/O control 40, operating through buses 24, 29, 31 and 33, as appropriate.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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List of National Basketball Association career playoff steals leaders
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This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff steals recorded.[1]
- Statistics accurate as of the end of the June 14, 2015 games.
|Active NBA player
|Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
|Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2]
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- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record steal statistics until the 1973–74 season.
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for five calendar years or is deceased; player was not eligible for induction upon the commencement of the 2013–14 NBA season.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
- ^ Games played in prior seasons where steals were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are they used in calculating the per game average.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
- ^ Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to official spelling change March 9, 1991.
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Session Guitar: Do You Suffer from Guitar-Tuner Dependency?
Session Guitar: Do You Suffer from Guitar-Tuner Dependency?
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It always starts with something small, a seemingly insignificant act that can have a huge effect on the rest of your life.
Horror stories usually begin like this.
Guitar tuners. We all use them. Clip-on. Stomp box. Software. Part of your modeler. Built in to your guitar.
I use them every day in the studio. But have you ever had to get in tune without one? No problem, right? Just do all the little tricks we do to get a guitar in tune and keep it in tune. After all, if you aren't in tune, nothing you play will sound good.
I was commenting this morning on a group page on Facebook. We were discussing robotic guitar tuners, tuning machines that tune themselves. I first saw this on a Gibson guitar. Now I saw a new one. Then I did a search. I even saw a robotic tuning tool.
It got me thinking: How may young guitarists are taught to tune the guitar by ear these days? I mean really taught, as in making it a requirement?
Back in the day, when dinosaurs walked the earth and a Strobo-Tuner cost a small fortune, we had to tune our guitars by ear. We'd tune to a pitchfork, piano or another guitar. This was an acquired and required skill. Imagine not being able to tune your own instrument! How would that affect your intonation? Your ability to bend in pitch to a half-step or whole step or more? Even pressing down too hard can alter the pitch.
Now let's take this part of our craft even further. If you don't learn how to hear pitch properly, you also will not be able to sing in tune — or listen deep for better part playing ... or hear intervallic relationships. Depending on an outside source to properly pitch your instrument is not very different than allowing Auto-Tune to pitch your voice! Or instrument! Does anybody but me see a problematic trend here?
How many of you are budding producers or engineers? Yesterday I was mixing a track that had bells on it. I felt they needed to be doubled with strings. They just didn't sound right. So I played the part and thought the string sample I was using was slightly out of tune. Then I shut off the bells and the strings sounded in tune. That meant the bells were the culprit. I had to tune the bell samples up by 10 cents. That is not a lot, but it's enough to make them uncomfortable.
I don't believe everything must be in perfect pitch. But I do require relative pitch. And being able to accurately tune slightly out of pitch and doubling to a guitar in perfect pitch gives a chorus effect a million times better than any digital emulation. Analog, baby! See? It's not only about being in tune! It is about controlling tuning. And you must be able to do this on the fly. Even locking systems go out.
I'd like you to try something. Buy a tuning fork — or use a keyboard to tune your guitar. Learn to hear and match pitches at least once a day. I agree with using a source to tune if you are onstage or in a noisy environment. And they certainly have their place in the studio or if you are recording alone. But a guitar is not a perfect instrument. String gauge, temperature fluctuations, fret height, tuning pegs, how hard you fret and pick, are the strings properly stretched, how many windings around the pole and actual quality of the construction can all have dramatic or subtle fluctuations that need to be constantly checked.
But for your practice time, try tuning by ear. Tune to a track, the radio, television or, if you are lucky enough these days, another instrument/player. This habit and skill can only improve your overall musicianship! Let's be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Be the best you can be. Start with a small, "insignificant" thing like tuning. It might be more important than you think.
I'd love to hear your comments and a raise of hands on how many tune by ear regularly or not.
Ron Zabrocki on Ron Zabrocki: I'm a session guitarist from New York, now living in Connecticut. I started playing at age 6, sight reading right off the bat. That's how I was taught, so I just believed everyone started that way! I could pretty much sight read anything within a few years, and that aided me in becoming a session guy later in life. I took lessons from anyone I could and was fortunate enough to have some wonderful instructors, including John Scofield, Joe Pass and Alan DeMausse. I've played many jingle sessions, and even now I not only play them but have written a few. I've "ghosted" for a few people that shall remain nameless, but they get the credit and I got the money! I've played sessions in every style, from pop to jazz.
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January 20, 2015 at 8:07pm
this is accurate tuner. But if you found any difficulties you could also try this one http://onlinetuner.us
October 20, 2014 at 2:05pm
With that chorus effect you said have 1 gtr tuned and the other one how many cents sharp or flat do you have it set thanks. Does this work for phase or any other effects thanks. Ron. I love your column. So insightful, good to keep it old school.
October 17, 2014 at 2:24pm
One can make the same argument about driving with GPS systems--no more memorizing the scenery and drama of going awry. That's a negative trade-off of losing a connection with reality in favor of a dependence on technology. As far as guitar tuning goes I can tell you that my guitar goes a bit sharp over night as the strings react to cooler temps and not being played. If they all go sharp equally but in the tiny degree that they do, I won't notice it. But if I run the tuner installed in the bezel of my neck pickup, I make tiny adjustments to bring the readings right on. Is that technology dependence too? I really don't think so. It's a real hep compared to the old days of listening and either sending one string sharp or flat by adjusting another or just convincing yourself something is not right with your perception today. Now, I check, I play for hours and I my guitar stays in tune. I can check before I stop for the day. But it will show a few strings slightly sharp the next from rest and temperature causing the steel to slighly pull into atomic rest.
December 31, 2013 at 12:56pm
I have been playing for a very long time, and the bulk of my playing was done without a tuner. I tuned to a tuning fork and then a keyboard. I always managed to be in tune when needed, but now I use the Polytune, and I use it religiously. I am glad I learned to do it by ear, but I am equally glad that I can do it quickly and silently as well. Call me lazy, but I just want to be in tune, and I want to do it the quickest and easiest way possible. I want to concentrate on the song and not have to second guess if I am in tune or not.
December 24, 2013 at 3:03pm
Back in the old days (and I mean old, the 60s and 70s)we used to say, "Good enough for folk" when we'd all tune first to a piano and then to each other. Recently, with on-board tuners, I've discovered that my natural relative pitch is a bit sharp if I tune without using the electronics. So, it's interesting to have learned that and now try to better fix the correct pitch in my head, knowing that I am probably a touch sharp.
December 24, 2013 at 12:04am
You mentioned in your article about the number of string windings even affecting the intonation... How many windings do you use???? Is it different for every string, like I would imagine? Is it different for different types of guitars, i.e. a Strat and Les Paul, or even an acoustic??? Also, I love your column! Have a great holiday!!!!
December 20, 2013 at 3:50am
I totally agree with your point of the importance of being able to tune by ear.
The importance dawned on me particularly when I started playing guitars with tuning systems outside of 12 equal temperament. I've been playing guitars in 19, 15, and 22-equal temperament (ie 19 evenly spaced notes per octave) a lot over the last couple years and the electric tuners don't have a way to chromatically tune all the strings, because in the 19 equal temperament A is 7 cents sharp, B is 7 cents flat and G and D are both pretty sharp.
So I tune the E strings to the tuner then everything else relative. It's been tricky but tuning by ear like that sure makes your ears open up to subtle differences, and the effects have been very enjoyable!
December 19, 2013 at 11:50pm
I had been playing for many years before I ever bought an electronic tuner. I used to just use a tuning fork or a reference note from a pitch pipe (remember those?).
December 19, 2013 at 12:15am
I found a way of tuning using a tuning fork & a distorted guitar. play open A & place the vibrating fork an inch or two away from the string above a pick up. You hear the frequencies beating if out of tune & then tune accordingly. you do need to hold the fork at an angle of about 45 degrees to the strings for it to work. Then tune the rest.
December 19, 2013 at 12:11am
i've found that using a tuner consistently helps me tremendously on those rare occasions when i do not have a tuner available.
once you become accustomed hearing your strings at proper pitch and to to playing in tune all the time, it's much easier to hear/realize it when you aren't in tune. at least, it is for me.
in my case, i started learning to play back in the bad old days when electronic tuners were prohibitively expensive. as a result, i HAD to learn how to relatively tune my guitar - by ear - to a single "known to be accurate" pitch such as a tuning fork, pitch pipe or even a recording. so i know how it's done.
i have met some less-experienced players who haven't a clue on how to tune their instruments without the use of a tuner, so i believe "tuner dependency" to be a very real potential problem.
we're lucky to live in a time where reliable and accurate tuners are so inexpensive...
December 19, 2013 at 5:45pm
We sure are lucky! And I agree that hearing it over time will help a student recognize it. But there are so many quicker ways! Thanks!
December 18, 2013 at 10:15pm
I was born with severe hearing loss in both ears. So of course I decided to take up the guitar. Been playing for 16 years and I still have a hard time tuning by ear. Noise throws me off big time. Especially cars going by and any noise in the house. I'm stuck with my tuner but for me it is not a bad thing.
December 19, 2013 at 5:47pm
And I commend you for not letting your condition stop you! You are a hero! I mean it! We're all in need of some sort of technology. My eyes are bad so I wear glasses. You are an inspiration! Have a great Holiday Season!
Alex Rude
December 18, 2013 at 9:22pm
Thank you for the article!! I have been playing guitar seriously for probably 30+ years now and tuning was definitely something I needed to learn about when I first started. Today I make a good living as a piano tech/tuner along with playing guitar in my band and what I have learned is that practically 90% of the people I see playing guitar or bass (even drums!) have no clue how to tune their instruments! They rely on electronic tuners all the time. Live and in the studio accuracy is essential but if they were to lose their tuners they would be severely challenged to tune their respective instruments in any other setting. That is the one thing that drives me batty and keeps me from enjoying live music a lot of the time. Maybe it's because I have a deeper understanding of what "in tune" actually means and should sound like but I definitely believe that even the most accomplished musicians could learn a thing or two about tuning their instruments. Please write more about this in future issues of Guitar World as it will make for a much more harmonious world!
December 19, 2013 at 5:50pm
Being a piano tuner, your ears must be amazing! I remember back in the day before most sessions were using samples, we had a tuner before EVERY session. Part of the budget! I'll definitely keep it in mind. Instruments out of tune drives me crazy! And don't get me started on vocalists! HA! Thanks for commenting!
December 18, 2013 at 6:07pm
i hateeeeeeeeeeeeee being out of tune espichlly on a floyd rose guitar i cant stand it! it took me 7 years to figure out how to keep the dam thing in tune and once i did its SOOOO pleasuring after u keep it in tune and it lasts awhile! once u tune it the first time ur set X)
December 19, 2013 at 5:52pm
I hear you! Floyds are the most amazing innovation and a giant pain till you get it your technique on string changing down! I love em!I have some guitars I take out months later and they are in tune. Amazing! Enjoy the Season!
December 18, 2013 at 4:58pm
Based on experience, a long ride back from a gig with a tuner in a gig bag emitting its A440 tone in the trunk for the entire ride will give you the ability to hear an A for the rest of your life.
December 19, 2013 at 6:03pm
Hysterical! That will get it stuck for sure! You probably thought you had tinnitus! Great story! Have a great Holiday season and thanks for commenting.
December 18, 2013 at 3:50pm
December 19, 2013 at 6:16pm
Thanks for commenting. Hey, great that you found a technique that works for you! Success in the future and a great Holiday Season.
December 18, 2013 at 2:49pm
I used to tune by ear at the beginning of my guitar playing years (49 years playing and still going strong!) I loved to use a tuning fork, then gently ease all of the strings into tune. Of course, playing a gig in a noisy club meant I had to tune at a fairly high volume, and one day a bandleader told me to figure out a different way to tune, or figure out a different band.
'Nuff said!
When I'm practicing at home by myself, I love to use the online guitar tuners that play a pitch. That way, I can heterodyne each string into a very precise state. Not so for the clubs, though!
And here's a tip- if you happen to have an Ebow, use it to tune your strings since it excites them into a steady state. Yes, I know this ignores the pitch differential on the first attack, but you hear steady state longer than the attack… unless you're Yngwie.
December 19, 2013 at 6:20pm
Thanks for that Ebow tip mooseboy! Love that! Will definitely try it! Enjoy the Winter!
December 18, 2013 at 2:25pm
I have always tuned by ear for about 40 years. I get one string set and I am goog to go. But one of my guitars sounds better when tuned using an electronic tuner.
December 19, 2013 at 6:21pm
I hear ya! Every guitar is different and we do what works with each guitar! Enjoy the season!
Glenn Kennedy
December 18, 2013 at 2:20pm
Great article! Personally, I never owned a tuner at all until I was 22, nearly a decade after starting to play. I always trusted my ears more, and still do. So many slight things need to be compensated for, as you said, and they do make a big difference in the end.
I started using a tuner because of something that has been an issue ever since - working for bandleaders who do not allow audible tuning before performance. I've found that particularly those who play digital pianos have no real grasp of this necessity and often seem to assume you are just messing around or something, instead of properly preparing for performance. I have been sat under air-conditioning vents etc, had to tune silently and electronically because someone decided it was more important to sit or stand in complete silence than to check tuning audibly,and then expected to be in tune throughout the show, defying the laws of physics consistently as well as playing the music perfectly.
It's hard to get around that and I do wish there were more knowledge and understanding from other musicians about this integral part of the intrinsic nature of the guitar. But for rock shows and club gigs, it is certainly feasible to tune by ear - or even to tune with a tuner and let your ears provide the final "quality control". And if you're stuck using a tuner, it is always worth checking the octave and even the 5th, as well as the tonic open string.
December 19, 2013 at 6:27pm
Bandleaders....they are the boss! Thankfully we have the technology to not get them angry and be replaced! They have a lot on their plate anyway...better to just do what you can and take the check and walk away happy. And speaking of Happy! Happy Holidays!
December 18, 2013 at 2:00pm
This is interesting because I feel I am addicted to my on-board tuner. I literally turn it on and tune every time I pick up my acoustic-electric. I've tried to tune by ear but it never matches exactly what the onboard tuner says.
December 19, 2013 at 6:31pm
It's just a habit. Sometimes they are necessary. Just keep trying. Try it with just one string. Tune the A, then try and get another in tune using octaves and harmonics and whatever. You'll get it. But on board tuners make it too easy to not use! Thanks for commenting and enjoy the Holidays!
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Reports Results for Fiscal Second Quarter
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Reports Results for Fiscal Second Quarter16:15 EDT Wednesday, September 22, 2010- Net Earnings per Diluted Share Increase 35% to $.70 - Quarterly Comparable Store Sales Increase by 7.4% - Quarterly Net Sales Increase by 11.6% - Full Year Net Earnings per Diluted Share Modeled to Increase Approximately 20%; Previously Modeled at Approximately 15%UNION, N.J., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. today reported net earnings of $.70 per diluted share ($181.8 million) in the fiscal second quarter ended August 28, 2010, an increase of approximately 35% versus net earnings of $.52 per diluted share ($135.5 million) in the same quarter a year ago. Net sales for the fiscal second quarter of 2010 were approximately $2.137 billion, an increase of approximately 11.6% from net sales of approximately $1.915 billion reported in the fiscal second quarter of 2009. Comparable store sales in the fiscal second quarter of 2010 increased by approximately 7.4%, compared with a decrease of approximately 0.6% in last year's fiscal second quarter. Also during the fiscal second quarter of 2010, the Company repurchased approximately $193 million of its common stock representing approximately 4.9 million shares. For the fiscal first half ended August 28, 2010, the Company reported net earnings of $1.22 per diluted share ($319.3 million), an increase of approximately 42% over net earnings of $.86 per diluted share ($222.7 million) in the corresponding period a year ago. Net sales for the fiscal first half of 2010 were approximately $4.060 billion, an increase of approximately 12.5% from net sales of approximately $3.609 billion in the corresponding period a year ago. Comparable store sales for the fiscal first half of 2010 increased by approximately 7.9%, compared with a decrease of approximately 1.1% in last year's fiscal first half.For the fiscal third quarter of 2010, the Company is modeling net earnings per diluted share to be approximately $.61 to $.65. For fiscal 2010, the Company is now modeling net earnings per diluted share to increase by approximately 20%, up from the previous model of approximately 15%. As of August 28, 2010, the Company had a total of 1,111 stores, including 972 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, 61 Christmas Tree Shops stores, 33 buybuy BABY stores and 45 stores under the names of Harmon or Harmon Face Values. During the fiscal second quarter, the Company opened five Bed Bath & Beyond stores, including the first store in its 50th state, Hawaii, and two buybuy BABY stores. Consolidated store space as of August 28, 2010 was approximately 34.1 million square feet. Since the beginning of the third quarter of fiscal 2010 on August 29, 2010, one additional Bed Bath & Beyond store, two buybuy BABY stores and one Christmas Tree Shops store have been opened. In addition, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates two stores in the Mexico City market under the name "Home & More."Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is a chain of retail stores, operating under the names of Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY. In addition, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name "Home & More." The Company sells a wide assortment of domestics merchandise and home furnishings, which include food, giftware, health and beauty care items and infant and toddler merchandise. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol "BBBY" and are included in the Standard and Poor's 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index. The Company is counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000. This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, approximate, estimate, assume, continue, model, project, plan, and similar words and phrases. The Company's actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company's control. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, a challenging overall macroeconomic environment and related changes in the retailing environment, consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company's expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate securities held by the Company; and matters arising out of or related to the Company's stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including any tax implications relating to the Company's stock option grants. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESConsolidated Statements of Earnings(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited)Three Months EndedSix Months EndedAugust 28,August 29,August 28,August 29,2010200920102009Net sales$ 2,136,730$ 1,914,909$ 4,059,781$ 3,609,249Cost of sales1,261,8121,141,5162,409,8272,169,038 Gross profit874,918773,3931,649,9541,440,211Selling, general and administrative expenses578,016551,3621,127,6581,075,876 Operating profit296,902222,031522,296364,335Interest income3271,4768433,243 Earnings before provision for income taxes297,229223,507523,139367,578Provision for income taxes115,47487,976203,831144,875 Net earnings$ 181,755$ 135,531$ 319,308$ 222,703Net earnings per share - Basic$ 0.71$ 0.53$ 1.24$ 0.87Net earnings per share - Diluted$ 0.70$ 0.52$ 1.22$ 0.86Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic257,013257,814258,207257,378Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted259,928259,940261,783259,352BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESConsolidated Balance Sheets(in thousands, unaudited)August 28,August 29,20102009AssetsCurrent assets: Cash and cash equivalents$ 1,040,504$ 1,035,601 Short term investment securities602,22343,125 Merchandise inventories1,903,0961,755,377 Other current assets306,571289,101 Total current assets3,852,3943,123,204Long term investment securities132,242157,193Property and equipment, net1,105,2971,111,971Other assets350,079343,070$ 5,440,012$ 4,735,438Liabilities and Shareholders' EquityCurrent liabilities: Accounts payable$ 771,752$ 682,936 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities306,316264,066 Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities179,119163,338 Current income taxes payable25,24429,159 Total current liabilities1,282,4311,139,499Deferred rent and other liabilities262,198236,107Income taxes payable110,64298,928 Total liabilities1,655,2711,474,534 Total shareholders' equity3,784,7413,260,904$ 5,440,012$ 4,735,438BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows(in thousands, unaudited)Six Months EndedAugust 28,August 29,20102009Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net earnings$ 319,308$ 222,703 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation89,88289,746 Stock-based compensation22,63622,137 Tax benefit from stock-based compensation (2,660)(964) Deferred income taxes(11,281)(13,943) Other(694)(12) (Increase) decrease in assets: Merchandise inventories(143,393)(113,038) Trading investment securities(1,859)(4,071) Other current assets(29,525)(32,756) Other assets(2,562)302 Increase (decrease) in liabilities: Accounts payable168,903183,176 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities24,32219,123 Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities6,315(2,283) Income taxes payable(51,370)11,318 Deferred rent and other liabilities16,08010,968 Net cash provided by operating activities404,102392,406Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Purchase of held-to-maturity investment securities(780,750)- Redemption of held-to-maturity investment securities555,020- Redemption of available-for-sale investment securities14,02527,245 Redemption of trading investment securities42,825- Capital expenditures(83,574)(67,631) Net cash used in investing activities(252,454)(40,386)Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Proceeds from exercise of stock options70,05445,663 Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation1,0382,778 Repurchase of common stock, including fees(278,336)(33,069) Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(207,244)15,372 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(55,596)367,392Cash and cash equivalents: Beginning of period1,096,100668,209 End of period$ 1,040,504$ 1,035,601SOURCE Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.For further information: Investor Contacts: Kenneth C. Frankel, +1-908-855-4554; Eugene A. Castagna, +1-908-855-4110


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YIELD: Makes 4 servings
1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. In a heavy-bottomed 6-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil; add the onion, mushrooms, and chorizo. Stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat until the onion is softened, about 8 minutes.
2. Add the vermouth and bring to a boil. Add the tomato sauce, wine, and clams. Cover and cook until the clams open, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Uncover the clams and discard any that did not open. Serve immediately in shallow bowls with warm garlic bread.
Per serving: 583 calories, 21g carbohydrates, 28g protein, 36g fat, 79mg cholesterol.
Nutritional analysis provided by New Wellness, Richmond, Va.