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A microcomputer system uses a standardized S-100 bus with eight bit Data In and eight bit Data Out lines, but has a sixteen bit microprocessor with sixteen bit bidirectional data input/output terminals. An arrangement of mirror image pairs of memory boards is provided to cross-connect the Data In lines and Data Out lines for one memory board compared to another, these two memory boards being accessed by the same address. A processor board containing the microprocessor connects the Data In and Data Out lines to the data input/output terminals by controllable unidirectional buffers which criss-cross the bytes on write compared to read operations.
1. A microcomputer system comprising: a processor having sixteen-bit bidirectional data terminals; at least two memory means each containing separate eight-bit unidirectional Data-In and Data-Out lines, each memory means containing a memory array with an input and an output and unidirectional coupling means connecting the array to the Data-In lines and to the Data-Out lines to transfer data to and from the array; connector means containing a bus with a plurality of conductor means to interconnect the processor and memory means, the connector means having separate eight-bit Data-In and Data-Out lines for connection to said lines on the memory means; said unidirectional coupling means on the memory means connecting the eight-bit Data-In and Data-Out lines to the input and output, respectively, of the memory array on both of the memory means, said unidirectional coupling means selectively connecting the eight-bit Data-In and Data-Out lines to the output and input, respectively, of the memory array contained in one of said memory means whereby coupling is in opposite directions on said one of the memory means relative to the other; and connecting means for the processor connecting the sixteen-bit bidirectional data terminals of the processor to the two separate eight-bit Data-In and Data-Out lines of the connector means, said processor including means for simultaneously transmitting or simultaneously receiving sixteen bits to or from said memory arrays by utilizing said Data-In and Data-Out lines as a sixteen bit bidirectional bus.
2. A microcomputer system according to claim 1 wherein the unidirectional means comprises buffers associated with said one memory means which connect the eight-bit Data-In lines to the input of the memory array of such memory means and which connect the eight-bit Data-Out lines to the output of the memory array of such memory means, and comprises buffers associated with said other memory means which connect the eight-bit Data-Out lines to the input of the memory array of such other memory means and which connect the eight-bit Data-In lines to the input of the memory array of such other memory means.
3. A microcomputer system according to claim 2 wherein unidirectional Data-In and Data-Out lines on said connector means are coupled by the connecting means on the processor to the sixteen bit bidirectional data terminals via controllable unidirectional buffers which cross-connect the Data-In and Data-Out connections for read and write operations.
4. A microcomputer system according to claim 3 wherein the connector means contains a plurality of conductors physically positioned thereon in a pattern which define a standardized bus, and wherein said one memory means is compatible with other microcomputer systems having eight-bit processors instead of sixteen-bit processors.
5. A microcomputer system according to claim 1 wherein said one of the memory means is accessed by the same address as said other of the memory means by a plurality of like address lines in said processor, connector means, and memory means.
6. A connection arrangement for memory means for a microcomputer system of the type having a standardized bus with N Data-In lines and N Data-Out lines, and a processor having 2 N bit data/address parallel lines connected to said bus, where N is an integral power of two, comprising unidirectional coupling means associated with both of the memory means for connecting the Data-In lines to the input of a memory array on both of the memory means and for connecting the Data-Out lines to the output of the memory array on both of the memory means, and unidirectional coupling means associated with one of the memory means for selectively connecting the Data-In lines to the output of the memory array and for connecting the Data-Out lines to the input of the memory array, said processor including means for simultaneously transmitting or simultaneously receiving 2 N bits to or from said memory arrays by utilizing said Data-In and Data-Out lines as a 2 N bit bidirectional bus.
7. A connection arrangement according to claim 6 wherein there are eight parallel conductors for data in and eight parallel conductors for data out.
8. A connection arrangement according to claim 7 wherein the parallel conductors are physically positioned on the connector means in a pattern designated for standard uses in accordance with a standard bus arrangement.
9. A method of using a 2 N bit processor with connector means having an N bit Data-In bus and an N bit Data-Out bus, where N is an integral power of two, comprising the steps of: connecting one memory to the connector means with the input to the memory array associated with such one memory coupled to the Data-In bus and the output from the memory array coupled to the Data-Out bus; connecting another memory to the connector means with the input to the memory array associated with such another memory coupled to the Data-Out bus and the output from the memory array coupled to the Data-In bus; accessing both said one memory and said another memory with the same address via a plurality of address conductors associated with said connector means and said one memory and said another memory; and connecting a 2 N bit processor to the connector means with the 2 N bidirectional data lines of the processor being connected to the N bit Data-In lines and N bit Data-Out lines by unidirectional controllable cross-connected buffers, said processor simultaneously transmitting or simultaneously receiving 2 N bits to or from said memory arrays by utilizing said Data-In and Data-Out lines as a 2 N bit bidirectional bus.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 898,735, filed Apr. 24, 1978 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,213,177 issued July 15, 1980.
The subject matter of this application is related to that of my copending application Ser. No. 898,736, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,214,302, issued July 22, 1980, filed herewith and assigned to Texas Instruments.
This invention relates to microcomputer systems, and more particularly to the use of a sixteen bit microcomputer with standard eight bit bus arrangement and memory boards.
One of the most favorable factors in the development of the home or personal computer industry is de facto standardization of the bus arrangement used to connect one printed circuit board to another. This standard, which is fairly widely accepted, is the "Altair" or "S-100" bus used in the original home computer kit, the Altair 8800. The S-100 bus contains one hundred conductors, many of which are not used or not assigned at present. Certain pins or conductors are designated for power supplies, clocks and ground, others for various interrupts and controls such as WAIT, INTERRUPT ACKNOWLEDGE, MEMORY WRITE, HOLD, etc. Sixteen pins are designated for the memory address, allowing 64K bytes of memory to be directly accessed. Separate unidirectional eight bit data pins are provided, eight Data In pins and eight Data Out pins. This bus system was built for the 8080 eight bit microprocessor, which is the most widely used at present, but it can be used with other eight bit microprocessor parts. Several manufacturers of microcomputers use the S-100 bus, and dozens of manufacturers of microcomputer boards use the S- 100 to make hundreds of standard parts such as various types of memory boards as well as processor boards.
The Proceedings of the IEEE, February 1978, p. 117, in an article entitled "Low-Cost Microcomputing: The Personal Computer and Single-Board Revolutions", states:
"The Altair 8800 and S100 Bus: The original MITS Altair 8800 kit . . . featured . . . 8080 central processing unit (CPU) . . . and a 100 line bus (known as the Altair or `S100" bus). The bus allows expansion memory and peripherals to be connected. Expansion kits included additional memory, real-time clock, and vectored interrupt cards 11.
"The 100-line Altair bus has been widely copied. The bus data width is 8 bits, with separate lines for input and output. 65,536 bytes of memory may be addressed. Fourteen lines remain unused, and extensions have been proposed . . . Dozens of manufacturers offer Altair plug-compatible modules including READ-WRITE RAM, READ-ONLY memory (ROM) and combination RAM/ROM cards. Compatible EPROM programmers are available for the ultraviolet-Erasable, reProgrammable Read Only Memories (EPROM's) used for nonvolatile storage. S100 interface cards will drive black-and-white video displays, color video displays, magnetic cassette tape controllers, real-time clocks, and parallel and serial digital input/output (I/O). There are Altair-compatible controllers for flexible disks such as the mini-floppy (approximately 64K bytes), standard floppy (256 K bytes), and even for Calcomp Trident hard disks (80 000 K bytes). Besides digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters, there are S100-compatible speech and music synthesizers, modems for communication via telephones, video camera controllers, and kits for experimenting with speech recognition."
Sixteen bit microprocessors employ a sixteen bit bidirectional data bus which obviously is not directly compatible with the two eight bit unidirectional data bus sets in the S-100. A sixteen bit processor of course uses a sixteen bit instruction word which is of many times more capability than an eight bit instruction word. Arithmetic operations can be performed in sixteen bit machines in from one third to one tenth the instruction words needed in eight bit machines. The cost of generating software is directly related to the number of statements or lines of code needed, so if the number of statements needed is halved, the cost is likewise halved. Further, sixteen bit processors often contain additional features such as more flexible addressing modes and more interrupt capability. The TMS9900 sixteen bit processor manufactured by the assignee hereof, Texas Instruments, has the added features of hardware multiply and divide instructions, multiple sets of sixteen general purpose registers and context switching which allows rapid interrupt response and user extension of the hardware instruction set. And so, many designers seek to employ sixteen bit processors in place of the older but widely accepted eight bit processors.
Various interconnect arrangements have been proposed for interfacing a sixteen bit processor with the eight bit S-100 bus. Certainly, additional ones of the unused pins could be employed, producing two sixteen bit unidirectional buses. This would not be desirable because the system would not be compatible with the many available memory boards now on the market, and further a user could not use any of his existing boards if he wished to upgrade to a sixteen bit system. Compatibility can be achieved by forcing the sixteen bit processor to handle data input/output to the memory boards in eight bit bytes instead of sixteen bit words, but this sacrifices much of the advantage of using a sixteen bit processor in the first place, since each memory access is twice as long. See Journal of West Coast Computer Faire, March 1978, p. 394-401, and BYTE Magazine, March 1978, p. 148.
It is the principal object of this invention to provide a microcomputer system wherein the board-to-board connectors employ a standardized bus which has a word length of fewer bits than that of the data bus of the processor chip.
Another object is to provide an interconnection arrangement wherein a sixteen bit microprocessor can be used with existing eight bit memory boards having a standardized bus, particularly without sacrificing the speed inherent in a more powerful processor.
A microcomputer system uses a standardized S-100 bus with eight-bit Data In and eight-bit Data Out lines, but has a sixteen bit microprocessor with sixteen bit bidirectional data input terminals. An arrangement is provided to cross-connect the Data In lines and Data Out lines for one memory board compared to another, these two memory boards being accessed by the same address. A processor board containing the microprocessor connects the Data In and Data Out lines to the data input/output terminals by controllable unidirectional buffers which criss-cross the bytes on write compared to read operations.
The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, as well as other features and advantages thereof, will be best understood by reference to the detailed description which follows, read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:
The single FIGURE is an electrical diagram represented in block form showing a microcomputer system according to the invention.
In a normal S-100 bus system operating with an 8080 processor, the data bus is two 8-bit unidirectional buses, Data In and Data Out. During a Write cycle eight bits of data are sent out from the processor on the Data Out lines, and the data is written into the appropriate eight memory cells at the byte selected by the address bus. When a Read cycle is performed the data is sent out from the memory board to the processor on the Data In bus. So, during any given Read or Write cycle only one bus is used, either Data In or Data Out, with eight lines being wasted. A single eight-bit bidirectional bus could have been used, since only one set of tristate devices is ever active on the bus at any one time. Data is written to the memory on one set of lines, and read back from memory on a different set of lines.
Referring now to the FIGURE, a modification of an S-100 bus system is illustrated to make use of the fact that the Data In or Data Out buses are not ever in use at the same time. The system includes a processor board 10, an S-100 motherboard or connector board 11, and standard memory boards 12 and 13. The motherboard 11 is a printed circuit board with one hundred conductor lines or traces running parallel along its length, with a number of slots or connectors 14 into which are plugged the pins of the various boards such as the processor and memory boards, using conventional edge connectors. A typical size for small microcomputers is twelve of the slots 14. The traces include an eight bit Data Out bus 15 and an eight bit Data In bus 16, along with an address bus 17, power supply and clock lines 18, and a large number of control lines 19 and other lines not pertinent to this invention. To provide sixteen bit operation, a standard memory card 12 is plugged into a slot 14 on the left, and another "mirror image" memory card 13 is plugged into a slot 14 on the right. The cards 12 and 13 are set to select for the same address space. This modification of one of the memory boards by transposing the unidirectional buffers is all that is required to use S-100 boards in a sixteen bit system.
If the CPU chip 25 puts a write command on the bus, and the sixteen bits of data on the bidirectional data output pins 26 on the chip and appropriate pins on the board 10, then each of the memory cards 12 and 13 will store one of the bytes of data. Unidirectional buffers 27 in each of the eight Data In lines on the memory card 12 will allow the data on the lines 15 to be applied to the "D" inputs 28 of the memory chips in an array 29 of memory devices on the board 12. Likewise, unidirectional buffers 30 on the mirror image memory board 13 allow the data from lines 16 to be applied to the data input lines 31 in the array 32 of memory chips. The unidirectional buffers 27 and 30 would be actuated to allow data on the bus 15 and bus 16 to be applied to the inputs 28 and 31 only when a WRITE command is applied to the control lines 19 of the bus, along with board select or chip select when a large number of pairs of memory boards or chips is used. For a Read operation, the output 33 of the array 29 on the board 12 is connected by eight unidirectional buffers 34 to the Data In lines 16, while the output 35 from the mirror memory array 32 is connected by eight unidirectional buffers 36 to the Data Out lines 15. The sets of unidirectional buffers 34 and 36 are controlled by a READ command on control lines 19, as well as board or chip select. Thus, if the CPU 25 puts a WRITE command on the control lines 19 and drives sixteen bits of data onto the bus lines 15 and 16, each of the memories 29 and 32 will store one of the bytes of data. But when a READ cycle is performed by putting a READ command on the lines 19 and activating unidirectional buffers 34 and 36, the data will return on the opposite bus lines. This byte swap could be reconciled by the CPU, by appropriate programming, but it can be eliminated so that the operation of the system will be faster. The unidirectional buffers ordinarily used on the processor card are wired slightly differently to eliminate the byte swap. For WRITE, high order byte is connected by eight lines 37 and eight controllable unidirectional buffers 38 to the pins going to the lines 15, and likewise the low order byte is connected by eight lines 39 and eight controllable unidirectional buffers 40 to pins going to the bus lines 16. For READ, the pins for the bus 15 are connected by eight unidirectional buffers 41 to the lines 39, rather than the lines 37 as in conventional sixteen bit processor boards. Likewise, the pins for the bus 16 are connected by eight unidirectional buffers 42 to the lines 37. This transpostion or criss-cross eliminates the byte swap. The unidirectional buffers 38, 40, 41 and 42 are controlled by WRITE and READ commands from the CPU 25 in conventional manner.
The system thus far described provides operation with a sixteen bit CPU in an eight bit S-100 bus, but a more practical product would have both standard and mirrored buffers on the mirrored memory card 13, allowing its use on either a sixteen bit system or an eight bit S-100 bus. Thus, eight unidirectional buffers 45 transpose the output 35 to the pins going to the lines 16, and eight unidirectional buffers 46 transpose the lines from the pins connected to the bus 15 to the input 31 to the memory array 32. A switch or jumper on the memory board 13 would select the normal or mirror mode by connecting the READ or WRITE commands and board select controls to the appropriate ones of the controllable unidirectional buffers. That is, for normal operation, the buffers 30 and 36 would never be operative, and for mirror operation, the buffers 45 and 46 would never be operative.
The decision of whether to use the mirror memory boards of this invention or the cutting and criss-cross of the motherboard as in my copending application Ser. No. 898,736, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,214,302, depends upon whether the user is upgrading an existing system, or creating a new one. The user with a large investment in existing S-100 memory and peripheral cards would be inclined to modify (or purchase pre-modified) an S-100 bus motherboard. The designer of a new system would tend to purchase mirror cards and use an unmodified bus. It should be noted that modification of the bus motherboard does not preclude the use of the older eight bit processor card. If the user wants to revert to the eight bit bus and CPU card, he merely changes the address select switches on the LOW Byte cards, and moves them to a HIGH Byte slot.
While this invention has been described with reference to an illustrative embodiment, this description is not intended to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications of the illustrative embodiment, as well as other embodiments of the invention, will be apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to this description. It is therefore contemplated that the appended claims will cover any such modifications or embodiments as fall within the true scope of the invention.
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It is difficult for me to fall asleep when my boyfriend stays the night. I don't have any problem with sharing my bed; we just have a hard time finding a sleeping position that we can both be comfortable in. I was almost able to fall asleep spooning, but having his arm under me for a long time got uncomfortable. I thought maybe we should try minimizing bodily contact, but I have a tiny little twin bed (I'm in a dorm) and that kind of defeats the purpose of falling asleep with him anyway. Any time he stays over, I have to take a huge nap the next day to catch up on my sleep. Any suggestions?
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Having enough space to be in a comfortable position for sleeping is important to a good night's rest. A twin bed for two is definitely a challenge. Certainly nothing is wrong with the fact that you can't sleep well when your boyfriend stays over; it does not mean you do not care about him nor that you don't want him there. Sleep, similar to nutrition and exercise, is an essential component of your physical and mental health. You've come to realize that a part of your relationship is challenging to your health, so now, it's just a matter of deciding what to do about it.
Let's explore some options:
- You can do nothing about the current situation, and continue to rely on your nap the following day. Napping is a useful strategy in preventing significant sleep debt, and your body is telling you that you need more quality sleep than what you are currently getting on the nights your boyfriend sleeps over.
- You can find creative ways to have more space when you sleep. Do you have your own room or do you share it with someone else or several other persons? Can you use floor space in your room, for example, and lay down blankets, sleeping pads, and/or pillows to make a comfy rest area on the floor where you two will have more room to get some Zzzz's? Can you replace your twin bed with a double or queen size futon that you can fold up during the day for more living space, or do you have enough room to upgrade the bed itself?
- You can plan to spend nights together in his bed, if it's an option and if it's larger than yours, rather than bunk up in your cozy twin. If this is a possibility, maybe you can designate nights together at his place.
To explore other possible options, take a moment to think about why it's so important for you two to sleep in the same bed. Is it so that the two of you can have sex? If so, is it possible that when you two are ready for sleep, your boyfriend sleeps elsewhere, either in your room (such as on the floor) or in his bed? Maybe you both like to sleep together so you can share intimate moments. If so, what if you both plan nights in bed to cuddle, say while you talk or watch a movie, but then when it's time for sleeping, you sleep in separate places? It's not an uncommon arrangement, nor is not touching each other during sleep.
Have you discussed this with your boyfriend? Is he having a similar experience of not sleeping well in your bed? If you haven't talked with him about this yet, it may be worth having a chat to let him know you're struggling to sleep well. Sometimes a situation like this can cause anxiety for one or both persons, in which case, raising the issue is a proactive strategy for the health of the relationship. Perhaps you two could devise a new plan that suits both your needs, and opens the door to better sleep together.
Sleeping with another person is a learned behavior. Many of us spend much of our formative years sleeping alone in our own beds, so it's natural to experience some disruption when sharing your bed, especially if it's made for one. Try to enjoy learning how to sleep well with your boyfriend. And remember, it's a process.
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I have the same problem with my boyfriend — as much as we love the physical contact of spooning, I find it difficult to fall asleep that way. Our compromise is to turn back-to-back when we're ready to go to sleep — since our backs are still touching, it doesn't feel too isolated, but it solves the problem of trying to find a spooning position that will remain comfortable for both of us.
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Hey, Alice -
Twin beds can be tough. After a few very sleepless nights, my boyfriend and I decided not to sleep over in each other's rooms at school anymore (where we have twin beds) but...
Hey, Alice -
Twin beds can be tough. After a few very sleepless nights, my boyfriend and I decided not to sleep over in each other's rooms at school anymore (where we have twin beds) but here's a strategy we have for sleeping in the same bed elsewhere. We both know we love each other but we also know it's just not practical to fall asleep all entwined, despite what movies and tv show. So what we do is cuddle together and all that, but when we're ready to actually go to sleep, we disentangle ourselves and minimize bodily contact. We're still within reach of each other, but it's much easier to sleep on opposite sides of the bed without touching. Another possibility is that you're just not used to sleeping in the same bed with someone, especially if you've always slept alone previously. I've found that one gets used to it after a while. A bigger bed does help, though.
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The major addition that the second beta of the iPhone 2.0 SDK brings is the Interface Builder. This nifty little tool will allow you to drag and drop in order to build the user interface for your application.
Dave Zatz over at Sling Media said they were definitely one of the first 100k people to download the recent iPhone SDK and that they have been looking at it in an effort to bring SlingPlayer to the iPhone. Sling Media has been looking for a way to get their coveted software on the iPhone for quite sometime, ever since last April in fact, and it looks like they might finally be able to pull it off.
The class of Professor John Rogers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has made some serious strides in the world of chip technology. One such advancement is that they now have IC's that you can bend and stretch instead of the strictly rigid chips that Silicon offers up.
You might be wondering why this is such a big deal since your motherboards aren't going to be coming in origami shapes any time soon, but it matters a lot in the medical markets. For years people have been striving to achieve some method to easily and conveniently get computers and chips inside the body if not to help keep things in order in the body, then to, at the very least, monitor bodily functions and especially such functions that occur in the brain.
Nowadays, Linux has been used for so many gadgets and computing appliances - some of those who use them does not even know Linux powers it. While Linux is not the bona-fide desktop OS in term of market share, it is a very powerful operating system that many average Joe still afraid of giving it a try. Control4 is one of the companies that take advantage of Linux for its flexibility and low cost. Recently Control4 introduced a new home automation controller, the Linux based HC-500.


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What is palm pain?
Palm pain can result from damage or injury to any of the structures in your palm, including bones, joints, tendons, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, connective tissue, or skin. The symptoms may be constant or they may vary, and they may improve or worsen with movement. You might describe your palm pain as sharp, dull, stabbing, burning or throbbing, and ranging in intensity from mild to severe. Sometimes, pain perceived in the palms is actually referred pain that originates from injury or disease elsewhere in the body.
Depending on the cause, palm pain may be present in only one or both of your palms. Arthritis is a cause of palm pain, along with injuries and trauma. In other cases, palm pain may be related to a chronic underlying disease that affects other regions of the body.
Diseases or conditions that affect the nerves and muscles, such as diabetic neuropathy and cerebral palsy, can be associated with symptoms that involve both the arms and the hands. Disorders of the spine, such as infection, fracture, tumor, or disc disease, often produce symptoms in the arms and hands.
The duration and course of palm pain vary widely, depending on the cause. Injuries resulting in symptoms often have an obviously sudden onset. In other cases, palm pain resulting from wear-and-tear damage to your body develops slowly and persists or worsens over time.
Palm pain alone is rarely a serious condition. However, if palm pain is associated with other symptoms it may be a sign of something serious. If palm pain occurs with the sudden onset of weakness or numbness in the arms or hands, especially if it occurs on only one side of your body, it can be a sign of stroke. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you have sudden weakness, paralysis or numbness in your hands.
If your palm pain is persistent or causes you concern, seek prompt medical care.
What other symptoms might occur with palm pain?
Palm pain may be accompanied by other symptoms, depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Symptoms that affect the palm may also involve other systems of your body.
Traumatic symptoms that may occur along with palm painPalm pain may accompany other symptoms of trauma including:
- Bleeding or Read more about palm painsymptoms
What causes palm pain?
Disease or injury of any of the structures in the hand or palm can result in palm pain. Symptoms may arise from neuromuscular conditions, inflammatory conditions, infections, or diseases that affect the blood flow to the palms.
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I mentioned about availability of Oracle Identity & Access Management version 11gR2 PS2 (22.214.171.124).
This post covers changes in installation from previous version of these components (OIM, OAM, OAAM, OES, OPAM) i.e.
a) 11gR1 – 184.108.40.206, 22.214.171.124, 126.96.36.199
b) 11gR2 – 184.108.40.206, 220.127.116.11
Installation steps are more or less same as 11gR1 or 11gR2 (including PS1) with following additional steps
1. You must upgrade the OPSS schema (XXX_OPSS) from 126.96.36.199.0 to 188.8.131.52.2
Note: When you create OPSS schema using 184.108.40.206 RCU, OPSS schema version is 18.104.22.168.0 . You must upgrade OPSS schema from 220.127.116.11.0 to 22.214.171.124.2 using Patch Set Assistant (PSA)
2. You must configure security store to database (configureSecurityStore.py)
Note 1: By default security store (credential & policy store) is in XML file and this step migrates it to database in OPSS schema.
Note 2: This step is also required in 11gR2 and PS1 (184.108.40.206 & 22.214.171.124)
Note 3: In 11gR1 (188.8.131.52, 22.214.171.124) policy store could be set to either in XML, OID, or Oracle Database .
3. You can deploy IAM in 11gR2 PS 2 using IAM Lifecycle Tools (idmlcm) More information here (Deploying IAM using IDMLCM is optional)
Note: Deployment of IAM using IAM Lifecycle Management Tool (idmlcm) is mainly for Oracle Fusion Applications
High Level installation Steps of IAM 11gR2 PS2 (184.108.40.206)
- Install JDK 1.6
- Install WebLogic 10.3.6
- Install IAM 184.108.40.206
- Create Schema in database using RCU 184.108.40.206
- Install SOA 188.8.131.52 (Only if you are installing OIM)
- Configure WebLogic Domain and select components (OIM, OAM, OES, OPAM, OAAM )
- Upgrade OPSS
- Configure Database Security Store
- Configure OIM (If you are planning to use OIM)
- Start Services
Here is installation guides for IAM 11gR2 PS2 (220.127.116.11)
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Culture and Diversity
Diversity celebrates our uniqueness as individuals. It affirms the individual strengths, gifts, personalities, challenges, and differences in each employee, student, graduate, and supporter of Pellissippi State. Through exciting community events, Pellissippi State celebrates the culture and diversity that make us all unique, and it brings us all together.
For more information about culture and diversity opportunities at Pellissippi State, please visit www.pstcc.edu/diversity.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Wednesday, October 1, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Goins Building College Center
This event celebrates the Hispanic and Latino histories, cultures, and contributions.
American Indian Heritage Month
Monday, November 3, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Goins Building College Center
Featuring Arvel Bird, a violinist and Native American flutist, this event spotlights American Indian cultures with food, music, arts, and crafts.
Caribbean Carnival
Thursday, February 26, 6-8 p.m., Goins Building College Center
Originating in the islands of the Caribbean, the Carnival is based on folklore, culture, religion and tradition. This event celebrates the rich island culture with calypso music, dance, food and fun.
Eighth Annual Festival of Cultures
Friday, April 10, 4:00-8:30 p.m., J.L. Goins Administration Building
Truly a participatory event! Dance to music, sample foods from a diversity of nations and meet new friends during this multicultural celebration.


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AFAIK Pan 25 (not CHS 25, which is indeed a different film, I know for sure because I have used both) is discontinued. I remember it was mentioned in a german forum some time ago.
I was a big fan of the original Agfa APX 25. I've been looking for a replacement for a long time.
I've tested Rollei Pan 25 and Adox Pan 25, but was not satiesfied. Good films, but they couldn't match Agfa APX 25.
APX 25 has had much better detail: Higher resolution, better sharpness and finer grain, and therefore was better suitable for bigger prints. Curve shape was better with APX as well.
And Agfas QC was much better, I've always got top quality.
Now, finally, I have found a replacement which completely satisfy me.
It even surpasses Agfa APX 25 significantly:
It's from Agfa-Gevaert again (fresh production from Belgium):
Agfa Copex Rapid, developed in the dedicated developer SPUR Modular UR New (part A1 + B).
With this film-developer combination I achieve the following advantages compared to Agfa APX 25 and Adox Pan 25:
- higher effective speed with ISO 40/17°
- wonderful linear chracteristic curve, excellent shadow detail and tonality
- much, much better resolution; Agfa Copex Rapid delivers incredible high resolution
- significantly better sharpness
- finer grain
The quality level is outstanding: I have directly compared 35mm Agfa Copex Rapid with my 6x6 medium format Plus-X, Fomapan 100 and FP4+ shots (exactly same shooting conditions). Made 16x20" prints from both.
The 35mm Agfa Copex Rapid / Spur Modular UR New prints surpass the prints from medium format 6x6 Plus-X, FP4+, Fomapan.
Better detail with the Copex Rapid 35mm pictures. And excellent tonality.
It's photography heaven for me: I can combine the advantages of my 35mm system with medium format quality.
And with Copex Rapid 120 I am very near to 4x5" with Fomapan 100 or FP4+.


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Oct. 13, 2014, 1:33 PM
- Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. (OTCQB:ECIG) is set for its IPO of 33.3M shares of common stock at a prospective price of $4.50 per share. The firm is selling 28,443,133 shares and selling shareholders are offering 4,890,200.
- The company markets and distributes electronic cigarettes and accessories through over 50K outlets in multiple countries.
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- Proforma 1H 2014 financials: Revenues: $48.5M; Gross Profit: $26.8M; Operating Expenses: $57.9M; Operating Loss: ($31.1M); Net Loss: ($10.5M); Loss Per Share: (0.08).
- Actual 1H 2014 financials: Revenues: $15.4M (+862.5%); Gross Profit: $8.2M (+780.1%); Operating Expenses: $92.8M (-999%); Operating Loss: ($84.6M); Net Loss: ($84.5M); Loss Per Share: ($1.23); Quick Assets: $5.6M (+166.7%); Cash Burn Ops: ($10.9M) (-999%).
- The company expects Q3 2014 revenues to be $16M - 17M (pro forma net $22.9M - 24.3M).
- ETFs: IWM, TZA, TNA, IWC, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, RWJ, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWO, RWM, IJT, SRTY, SAA, DWAS, VTWO, SLYG, VIOO, SDD, RZG, PZI, SBB, RSCO, FDM, JKJ, UKK, VTWG, VIOG, WMCR, FYX, EWRS, XSLV, TWOK, SKK, JKK, SMLV, PXSG, FYC, PXSC, CSF
- ETFs: IRY, IXJ (IPO -0.5%)
May 10, 2014, 8:25 AM
- Small-cap stocks enjoyed a bit of a bounce yesterday but they've lagged the broader market this year, and Credit Suisse predicts more pain ahead.
- Even though many individual growth stocks have been hit much harder, the Russell 2000 has dropped only ~9% from its early March 2014 peak; average and median pullbacks in the Russell 2000 since the mid-1990s have been a respective 21% and 14%, so Credit Suisse thinks the historical track record points to the Russell approaching 1,000 (vs. its YTD peak of 1,209 and Friday's close of 1,097) before finding a bottom.
- The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is down ~5% YTD, with its biggest losers - MLI, MDSO, FNGN, ISIS - all plunging at least 40% so far.
- Meanwhile, the S&P continues to hold up relatively well, and Citigroup's Tobias Levkovich thinks easier lending standards for bigger companies is an important factor explaining large-cap outperformance; Bespoke sees large-cap stability holding just as much weight as the argument that weakness in momentum names eventually will spill over to the broad market.
- ETFs: IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWO, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, VTWO, JKJ, FYX, VTWG, UKK, SKK, EWRS, JKK, TWOK, SMLV, PXSC, FYC, PXSG
May 8, 2014, 3:31 PM
- Making the rounds across trading desks is this chart showing the Russell 2000 (IWM -1%) this week closing below its 200-day moving average for the first time since November 2012.
- BAML's Macneil Curry adds a couple of additional technical ideas, noting Tuesdays this year have typically been positive, but not this week, and the Russell 2000 looks to be completing a 4-month head-and-shoulders top.
- The small cap index is now off 5.3% YTD vs. a 1.6% gain for the S&P 500. It's also now fallen below the S&P on a Y/Y basis, up 13.3% vs. the big cap's 14.9% gain.
- ETFs: IWM, IJS, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, VBR, RWJ, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWO, IWN, IJT, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, SAA, VTWO, JKL, RZV, SLYG, SLYV, VIOO, SDD, RZG, SBB, RSCO, JKJ, VTWG, FYX, UKK, TILT, VIOG, FNDA, XSLV, VIOV, FYT, SKK, EWRS, JKK, TWOK, PXSV, VTWV, UVT, SMLV, SJH, IESM, VLU, PXSC, FYC, PXSG
Apr. 28, 2014, 8:35 AM
- "It's hard to find a bargain out there," says Fidelity fund manager John Roth, as - even with two sharp small-cap selloffs this year - the Russell 2000 (IWM) is down only 3.5%, and still trades at a lofty 19.1x earnings. At the start of 2013, the index's P/E was 15.1, and the average since 1994 is 16.9. After trimming positions in Q1, Roth's New Millenium Fund holds just 12% of assets in small caps vs. an average of 19% from 2008-2013.
- Manager of the $240M Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund, Jim Larkings is keeping cash towards the higher end of his typical 2-8% of AUM. He's finding some value in those small caps reeling due to the broader selloff in high-growth tech, but "The real darlings aren't even close to value territory."
- Individual investors, however, continue to be believers, pouring $3.1B into small cap mutual funds to add to $16.4B in inflows last year.
- ETFs: IWM, IJS, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, VBR, RWJ, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWO, IWN, IJT, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, SAA, JKL, VTWO, RZV, SLYG, SLYV, VIOO, SDD, RZG, SBB, RSCO, JKJ, UKK, VTWG, FYX, TILT, VIOG, FNDA, XSLV, VIOV, FYT, SKK, JKK, EWRS, TWOK, PXSV, VTWV, UVT, SMLV, SJH, IESM, VLU, PXSC, FYC, PXSG
Mar. 24, 2014, 7:37 AM
- The Russell 2000 (IWM) is trading for 49x earnings compared with a multiple of 39x at the height of the Internet bubble. The S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.2x is within spitting distance of its 75-year average.
- The small cap gauge has returned an average of 30% per year since the March 2009 bottom vs. 25% for the S&P 500, but profits lately are not keeping up. In the last quarter, Russell 2000 profits climbed 6.8% vs. 8.6% for the S&P 500, and while S&P companies exceeded analyst estimates by 4.6%, Russell 2000 companies missed by 13%, according to Bloomberg.
- "Monetary policy action cannot be taken off the table as a response to the build-up of broad and sustained systemic risk," said Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo recently, sighting bubbly small caps as one thing being eyed at the central bank.
- ETFs: IWM, IJS, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWO, IWN, IJT, RWM, SRTY, SAA, DWAS, JKL, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, VIOO, SDD, JKJ, RZG, RSCO, SBB, UKK, VTWG, VIOG, TILT, FYX, FNDA, VIOV, XSLV, FYT, SKK, JKK, PXSV, VTWV, EWRS, UVT, TWOK, IESM, SMLV, SJH, FYC, VLU, PXSC, PXSG
Mar. 10, 2014, 2:48 PM
- "We are getting increasingly concerned about the extended nature of small-caps," writes MKM's Jonathan Krinsky, noting the Russell 2000 as of last week closed 42% above its 200-day moving average, the most in four years. A check of the records over the last 30 years when the Russell's been more than 40% above its 200-day finds forward returns 90 days out to be negative 94% of the time, with an average decline of 7%.
- He notes biotech makes up about 5% of the Russell 2000 and that sector's rally seems particularly unsustainable.
- Small-cap ETFs: IWM, IJS, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWO, IWN, IJT, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, SAA, JKL, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, SDD, VIOO, JKJ, RZG, RSCO, SBB, VTWG, UKK, FYX, TILT, VIOG, XSLV, FNDA, VIOV, SKK, FYT, EWRS, JKK, PXSV, VTWV, UVT, TWOK, SMLV, SJH, FYC, IESM, VLU, PXSC, PXSG
Mar. 4, 2014, 11:54 AM
- The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are all ahead about 1.25%, but the small caps are really breaking out, with the Russell 2000 up 2.8%, at an all-time high, and now ahead 4% on the year vs. a 1.4% gain for the S&P 500.
- The index's gain over the last month sums to nearly 11%. Last week, Ryan Detrick noted the Russell was up 14 of the previous 15 sessions for the first time in its history.
- ETFs: IWM, IJS, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWO, IWN, IJT, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, SAA, JKL, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, VIOO, SDD, JKJ, RZG, SBB, RSCO, VTWG, UKK, FYX, TILT, VIOG, XSLV, SKK, VIOV, FYT, FNDA, JKK, PXSV, EWRS, UVT, VTWV, TWOK, SMLV, SJH, FYC, IESM, PXSC, VLU, PXSG
Feb. 26, 2014, 12:42 PM
- The major averages are posting moderate gains thus far in the session, but it's another big day for the small caps, with the Russell 2000 ahead 1.3%. Off 6% for the year around the start of February and lagging the S&P 500, the small cap gauge is now up 2.3% YTD, at a new all-time high, and ahead of the S&P by 190 basis points thus far in 2014.
- Small cap ETFs: IWM, IJS, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, SCHA, TWM, IWN, IWO, IJT, RWM, SRTY, SAA, DWAS, JKL, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, VIOO, SDD, JKJ, SBB, RSCO, RZG, VTWG, UKK, TILT, VIOG, FYX, XSLV, VIOV, SKK, FYT, PXSV, FNDA, JKK, EWRS, VTWV, UVT, TWOK, FYC, SMLV, SJH, IESM, PXSC, VLU, PXSG
Feb. 3, 2014, 1:24 PM
- The Russell 2000's (IWM -3.3%) decline is nearly twice that of the S&P 500 and has the small-cap index now underperforming the big-cap gauge YTD (down 5.7% vs. 5.2%). It was little more than a week ago, the Russell 2000 was outperforming by about 300 basis points, and there have been numerous warnings (I, II) in recent weeks about an overvaluation in small-cap stocks that just couldn't last.
- Small-cap ETFs: IJS, IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, TWM, SCHA, IWN, IWO, IJT, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, SAA, JKL, SLYG, VTWO, RZV, SLYV, SDD, JKJ, RSCO, SBB, RZG, VIOO, VTWG, UKK, FYX, TILT, VIOG, XSLV, FYT, VIOV, JKK, FNDA, EWRS, SKK, PXSV, UVT, TWOK, VTWV, SMLV, SJH, FYC, IESM, PXSC, VLU, PXSG
Jan. 27, 2014, 12:31 PM
- Once again, it's the Russell 2000 (IWM -1.9%) leading the way as the averages tumble. Green for the year just a few sessions ago, the small cap index is now off 3.6%, though it still hasn't caught up with the Dow's (DIA -0.5%) 4.7% YTD drop.
- Earlier: Small cap biotechs torched.
- Small cap ETFs: IJS, IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, TWM, SCHA, IWN, IWO, IJT, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, SAA, JKL, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, SDD, JKJ, SBB, RSCO, RZG, VIOO, VTWG, UKK, FYX, TILT, VIOG, XSLV, VIOV, FYT, FNDA, JKK, EWRS, SKK, PXSV, UVT, TWOK, VTWV, SMLV, FYC, SJH, IESM, PXSC, VLU, PXSG
- Apple's higher ahead of earnings this evening, but the broader tech sector (QQQ -1.5%) is also taking a big hit. Excepting Apple, all of the top holdings of the Nasdaq 100 - Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Qualcomm, Gilead, Intel, Cisco, Comcast, and Facebook - are lower.
- Broad tech ETFs: XLK, VGT, TECL, IYW, ROM, TDIV, TECS, IGM, RYT, QTEC, PSCT, FTEC, FXL, REW, MTK, PTF
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- "Investors should prepare for a bout of significant Russell 2000 underperformance," presciently wrote Michael O'Rourke of Jones Trading last night, noting how unusual it was to see the DJIA off 2.3% YTD, but the Russell up 1%. Look for that performance gap to close, he said.
- Closing it is today, with the small-cap index off 2.5%, about 1% worse than the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq. The iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM) -2.7%.
- Small-cap ETFs: IJS, IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, TWM, SCHA, IWN, IWO, IJT, RWM, SRTY, DWAS, SAA, JKL, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, SDD, JKJ, SBB, RSCO, VIOO, RZG, VTWG, FYX, UKK, TILT, VIOG, XSLV, VIOV, FYT, FNDA, JKK, EWRS, SKK, UVT, PXSV, TWOK, VTWV, SMLV, FYC, SJH, IESM, PXSC, VLU, PXSG
Dec. 9, 2013, 12:00 PM
- December is the new January as far as small caps are concerned, with Arthur Hill pointing out it's actually the year's last month when small caps are most likely to outperform the market - they do it 74% of the time vs. 50% in January (and a range of 40-60% for the rest of the year).
- The Russell 2000 (IWM -0.2%) is off today as the S&P 500 (SPY +0.3%) rises, and thus far this month the S&P 500 - is ahead of the Russell by 140 basis points.
- Small cap ETFs: IJS, IWM, TZA, TNA, UWM, VB, IJR, SLY, EES, RWJ, VBR, VBK, URTY, TWM, IWN, SCHA, IWO, IJT, RWM, SRTY, SAA, JKL, DWAS, VTWO, SLYG, RZV, SLYV, SBB, SDD, JKJ, RSCO, RZG, TILT, UKK, XSLV, FYX, VTWG, VIOO, JKK, SKK, FYT, VIOG, EWRS, UVT, VIOV, PXSV, TWOK, VTWV, SMLV, SJH, FNDA, FYC, IESM, VLU, PXSG, PXSC
Jul. 9, 2013, 3:11 PMState Street (STT) is competing aggressively on price with the launch of its Russell 2000 ETF (TWOK) - the fund will have an expense ratio of 0.12% vs. iShares' (BLK) IWM with expenses of 0.24%, and Vanguard's VTWO at 0.21%. In addition, SSgA is relaunching 3 existing ETFs after refitting them to Russell indexes. The SPDR Russell 3000 ETF (THRK) replaces the SPDR Dow Jones Total Market ETF (TMW), with expense ratio halved to 0.10%. The SPDR Russell 1000 ETF (ONEK) replaces the SPDR Dow Jones Large Cap ETF (ELR), with expense ratio halved to 0.10%. The SPDR Russell Small Cap Completeness ETF (RSCO) replaces the SPDR Dow Jones Mid Cap ETF (EMM) with expense ratio falling to 0.10% from 0.25%. | Jul. 9, 2013, 3:11 PM | Comment!
Jul. 8, 2013, 3:54 PMState Street (STT) looks to take on iShares' (BLK) dominant small cap ETF (IWM) with the Tuesday launch of the SPDR Russell 2000 ETF (TWOK). IWM currently has $23.3B in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.24%. This compares to other far smaller competitors like Schwab's SCHA at 0.08% and Vanguard's VB at 0.10%. Previous: Small cap stocks outpace the S&P 500. Other reasonably popular ETFs: IJS, IJR.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 10:51 AMBNP's "Love-Panic Index" signals a correction ahead as it crossed into "love" territory a few weeks back. Past experience says to brace for an average 12% decline in the S&P (SPY) over the next 6 months. The biggest drivers of the recent move into "love" have been State Street's Investor Confidence, the CFTC's COT report, falling short interest, rising Nasdaq to NYSE trading volume, and small caps (IWM) outperformance over large caps (IWB). | Jun. 4, 2013, 10:51 AM | 14 Comments
May 20, 2013, 3:11 PMThe Russell 2000 (IWM) cracked 1,000 for the first time this morning, but the small cap sector is far from over-loved by the fund managers who invest in it, according to Credit Suisse's Lori Calvasina - they ended Q1 with cash holdings at a near 10-year high. Indexing (IJR, IWO, IWN XSLV are some others) beats most active management, but Calvasina screened for stocks owned by fewer than 50 small-cap funds with $500M-$1.5B market cap, and with favorable investment ratings. No surprise the answer is heavy on mREITs - MTGE, AMTG, PMT. Also coming up: OMX and WFR. | May 20, 2013, 3:11 PM | Comment!
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ, July 10, 2014 – LG Electronics today announced its latest flagship smartphone LG G3 for Verizon Wireless is now available for pre-order and will be on sales in stores starting July 17. LG's Android Wear smartwatch and perfect companion to the LG G3, LG G Watch, is now also available through Verizon Wireless.
Starting today and for a limited time, Verizon Wireless customers can pre-order the LG G3 for $99.99 in Metallic Black and Silk White with a new two-year activation online and in Verizon Wireless Smart Stores. On Verizon Wireless, the LG G3 is XLTE-ready, giving customers faster peak speeds and greater network capacity nationwide.
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"With the LG G3 and LG G Watch, LG Mobile is redefining what that mobile experience should look like with smart technologies that bring relevant information to people when they need it most," said Morris Lee, senior vice president and head of North American sales and marketing, LG MobileComm. "As the all-new G3 comes fresh on the heels of our continued success with Optimus G, G2 and G Pad, more and more consumers are walking into network provider stores and national retail outlets asking for LG mobile devices."
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In Arizona a male was lucky to be alive after he fell onto a pair of dropped shears, and then had one handle sink into his throat after it had gone through his eye. Ouch! The male needed to go into fast surgery where medicals were able to quickly remove the shears, and fix the eye so that the male was able to see again.
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Kendall and Greenlee talk about the future. Richie tries to take his revenge on Annie. Josh thinks something isn't right with the Chandler Enterprises deal. Hannah tries to kill Kendall!
At Cambias, Josh surprises Hannah who didn't realize he was back from a business trip. He brings up Kendall and Hannah pretends to be happy about the judge's decision. The conversation turns back to business but Josh can't stop talking about Kendall and her close call with prison. Hannah wonders if Kendall's complete honesty could hurt her later. Josh turns back to business, asking about the latest on the Chandler portfolio. Hannah surprises Josh by saying she sold it all off. She shows him the paperwork but Josh is still uneasy with what she has done, especially when he realizes he doesn't recognize any of the company names. Hannah tries to get Josh to leave but he sticks around, talking about Zach and Kendall non-stop. Hannah can't get over how committed Zach is to Kendall and wonders if she could have that someday. Josh believes Hannah is still hung up on Zach but Hannah insists she isn't. He brings up Tad and Hannah tells him about Tad's marriage. Josh invites her out for a drink but she begs off and leaves the office alone. Josh goes back to his office and keeps going over Hannah's papers. The more he digs into the deal the less he likes it.
Ryan, Zach and Kendall accompany Greenlee and Aidan home. Ryan tries to call Annie but can't get through. Kendall brings up the future; she and Greenlee are both excited about what could happen next. Aidan breaks out the bubbly but the girls both prefer fizzy water. Ryan calls for pizza. Kendall asks about Annie and Ryan assures her Annie will be by later. Greenlee and Zach start in on their silly, bomb shelter jokes. They all make plans for a weekend outing with the kiddos; Aidan and Greenlee are glad to be included. Zach and Kendall get amorous and so do Aidan and Greenlee, leaving Ryan to tell them all to get a room. They all wonder what is keeping Annie. Zach brings up the love letters they found in the shelter; Kendall mentions that while Zach was missing she began writing, too, to keep her mind off of the situation. Greenlee tells them more about the letters. Ryan pulls Aidan aside and thanks him for standing by Greens. He believes Greenlee and Aidan have a shot at real, deep love. Aidan asks about Richie and Ryan fills him in on the latest happenings. Ryan tries calling Annie again but she doesn't answer. Greenlee and Kendall start talking about Fusion and ideas for their next big campaign. Kendall gets a little teary because it seems like they really are moving on from all the drama. Across the room Aidan asks Zach if he needs to know about anything traumatic that happened in the bomb shelter. Zach tells him Greenlee was great in the shelter. Ryan and Zach decide it is time for Greenlee and Aidan to have some alone time but Greens asks them all to stay a little while longer. The guys begin giving Greenlee a hard time and teasing her unmercifully. Greenlee loves it. Kendall and Aidan are across the room, chatting and becoming more uneasy with each other by the moment. Finally Kendall brings up Zach and Greenlee; Aidan tells her to leave all of that in the past and returns to the group. Ryan comes over to Kendall to make sure she is okay. She wonders what her community service will entail and the gathering begins giving her a hard time about being a member of the fashion police or having to live without 4-inch heels.
Hannah checks her reflection in a mirror at her Yacht Club room and likes what she sees. Dressed only in her underwear she picks up a high-powered rifle and takes aim! Satisfied with her gun, she gets dressed. Hannah arrives at the rooftop across from Greenlee's penthouse! She sets up the gun and takes aim! Through the viewfinder Hannah watches Ryan, then Aidan, Greenlee and Zach and finally focuses on Kendall!
At the hospital, Babe tries to run interference between the siblings, telling Richie she just wanted to see him again. "I don't want you here, Babe," Richie says! Then he reaches out to her and asks her to remember him the way he was at her condo. One of the patients, the same one who called Annie, comes over and repeats Richie's "diagnosis". When the patient begins to shake an orderly takes him away. Annie and Babe realize they've been had. Annie angrily tells Babe not to believe anything Richie says, insisting that this was all a set up to hurt her. Richie tells Babe that he just wanted a few more minutes with his sister and she begins to believe him! He begs her to leave and not come back ever again. Babe walks out, crying. Annie turns to Richie and asks what he really wants. Richie won't say so Annie turns away. Slowly Richie stands and reaches in to his pocket, telling Annie he wants things to be different. When Annie steps close to him he apologizes for hurting her in the past. "I want to make things right," Richie says and asks Annie to be his sister again. Annie still doesn't trust him. Richie confesses that he turned Walter against her. He pulls a letter of confession from his pocket and asks Annie to take it to Walter, but not to read it right away. He says not reading it will be a favor for Babe. He tells her he is afraid of death and that is why he wants to make things right before he dies. Finally Annie tries to take the paper but Richie reaches out and scratches her. She backs away, ready to leave. Richie begs her not to go. He asks her to take the paper and when she reaches out, he reaches in to his pocket. Annie pulls away from him, seeing something strange in his eyes. He grabs her but his doctor comes in and breaks them up before Richie can follow through on his plan. Annie turns to go but the doctor asks her to stay. "You might live to a ripe old age after all," he says!
Babe arrives at Greenlee's apartment as Ryan tries to reach Annie once more on the phone. She tells him about Richie dying and says Annie is with him; Ryan doesn't like that turn of events. Outside on the rooftop Hannah takes aim again but Kendall moves before she can get the shot off. Ryan turns to the group and sees the red dot from Hannah's gun on Kendall's forehead. He runs for Kendall and is shot in the head!
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|This exemplary 19th Century Persian suratgari (figural) miniature is of a regal courtyard and scenic painting with pronounced verticality. Two-sided display of lavish ornamentation in opaque colors, ink and gold on paper with balanced calligraphic boxed inserts on the front and hand painted calligraphic poem page on the opposite side. Silvered bundle-of-rods frame and mats hold the two-sided manuscript page for display.[152A] The art exhibits some characteristics that were first used in the 15th Century Timurid Period, such as, buildings decorated in patterned tiles and 'spongy' rocks at the horizon. The Safavid high baton turbans are 16th Century. Finally, the facial and costumes are distinctive of the 19th Century Qajar Dynasty.[110B, 110C, 108D, 110E, 61F] The Art and Orchid Gallery's 19th Century Persian miniature demonstrates the incredible precision line in the geometric tile work, faces, hair, turbans and arabesque floral patterns that make Qajar Dynasty painters fitting successors to the masters of the Timurid and Safavid Periods.[110G] Our suratgari miniature is not only remarkable for its finely executed minute details, showing viewers a beautiful minuscule world of some past event described in Arabic poetry but is an example of the historical connection between the visual painting and literary calligraphic poems that existed in Persia for hundreds of years. This suratgari miniature is in excellent condition (see photos) ready for display. Much more information, photos and references available on our website. Sizes: Painting Side: ~ 10 1/2" H x 6 1/2"; Calligraphic Side: ~ 11 1/4" H x 7 1/4"; Framed Size: ~ 17 1/2" H x 13 3/8"; Weight: ~ 3 pounds


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- 2014 Jazz Education Network Conference featured over 20 presentations and performances by IU Jazz faculty, students, and alumni!
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When Obama penned a letter to the Conference of Jewish Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, I wondered whether this sort of puffery and rhetorical cotton candy would hush up American Jewish officialdom. Well, it seems it has, for the most part. As this report notes:
The Obama administration is projecting a new attitude when it comes to Israel, and is selling it hard: unbreakable, unshakeable bond going forward, whatever happens.
Jewish leaders have kicked the tires and they're buying — although anxious still at what happens when the rubber hits the road.
"It's a positive development," Alan Solow, the chairman of the Conference of Presidents Of Major American Jewish Organizations, said of the recent Jewish outreach blitz by the administration. "There are two questions, though, that will only be answered over time: Will the outreach be sustained, and will the policy be consistent with the positions being expressed in the outreach?"
Apparently, that's all it took — a few platitudes, an ill-conceived Jewish joke, a few back slaps — and back on the bandwagon climb the "leaders" of most Jewish organizations. Well, they want to see how it all turns out, but they seem not the least bit perturbed that the new sunny rhetoric bears no resemblance to the policy initiatives of the administration. Could it be that they are so anxious to clamber back on board with the Democratic president that they don't much care what the administration does, so long as it doesn't sound so overtly hostile to the Jewish state? They have nothing to say, it seems, about the invitation of Mahmoud Abbas following the multiple snubs to Bibi. It's charm offensive time, so everyone is smiles again.
It doesn't seem that the administration has given any substantive assurances to Jewish leaders. Indeed, they admit they will have to watch to see if the administration really intends to shift gears:
Jewish leaders said they would closely watch the aftermath of next month's visit to Washington by Abbas, when the sides are expected to announce the resumption of talks. The nitty-gritty of the talks may yet derail the new good feelings; how that works depends on communications, said William Daroff, who heads the Washington office of the Jewish Federations of North America.
"This charm offensive is part of a prefatory way of setting up the communications so that when we get to proximity talks we will all move forward instead," he said.
But what about the administration's ineffective Iran policy? What of the continued insistence on unilateral concessions by Israel? Oh, well, the Jewish leaders hope for the best. This is, to put it mildly, embarrassing. Unless Jewish "leaders" insist on more than platitudes, the Obami will keep right on doing what they have been — distancing themselves from Israel and inching toward a containment policy with Iran. But he writes lovely letters, so all is well.


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Denmark international Eriksen was one of a raft of new signings at White Hart Lane last summer after joining from Ajax.
He was initially in and out of the team under Andre Villas-Boas before the Portuguese left Spurs in December to be replaced by Sherwood.
Eriksen has been a key performer during Sherwood's tenure and he is happy to be playing for the former Spurs midfielder.
"I was glad because he put my name on the team-sheet right away," Eriksen told The Sun Sunday.
"I enjoy working with him and you can see he's a big Spurs man.
"First you're at a new club and then suddenly after a couple of months you've got a new coach. That is difficult for people but I haven't had any problems."
Eriksen also had praise for his former Ajax coach Frank de Boer, who has been linked with the Tottenham manager's job in the past.
He added: "On a professional level, De Boer is the coach who has had the biggest influence on me.
"He understood me very well. He gave me the responsibility to play my own game, to get involved, to get the ball and show my talent.
"I only had good years with him so I don't have anything bad to say."
Meanwhile, Eriksen's team-mate Gylfi Sigurdsson has acknowledged that Sherwood was right to criticise the players following last week's 4-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Sigurdsson told The People: "He was probably right to say what he did because it has happened too many times. It is down to us to give a good reaction and show that we are hungry.
"It hurts but it is down to us to prove that we are not gutless and that we do care about the club. The manager was within his rights to say what he did.
"As long as you have a manager who cares about the team and the players then you will be fine.
"We need to show we want to win trophies or Champions League football for the club."