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Google I/O (Google's annual developer conference) attendees in San Francisco got a very nice surprise this week, a shiny new limited edition Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to take away with them. Of course Pocket-lint was on hand to grab a hands-on with the new slightly tweaked model, over the one we previously played with at US mobile trade show CTIA.
The big differences are the ditching of Samsung TouchWiz layer giving you a pure "Google experience" and a new back plate so you can show you that you're special.
Out of the box and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (remember this is a different design to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1V) is the Honeycomb tablet most likely to be mistaken for an iPad. In fact several passers by asked how we liked our new iPad as we were using the Tab.
Design wise it has a similar sleek silver design (the limited edition version from the Google I/O conference that we looked at has a design of little grey and white droids on the back) and is a very similar size.
It's not exactly the same - the Tab 10.1 sports a 16:9 screen ratio that it's a little longer than the iPad, and it's actually some 25g lighter if we are getting picky, and that screen ratio and the slightly-off centre positioning of the battery means it looks and feels a little larger and less balanced. Still a quick glance will make you wonder which one you are looking at.
The oversized power button and volume control are on the top edge of the screen (although it auto-rotates at the slightest twist of your wrist, almost too readily), along with the headphone socket (and the extreme thinness of the Tab makes the socket look unusually large). Tiny speakers are on either side and the sound is reasonably good, although we certainly noticed distortion at high volumes.
On the bottom is a proprietary Samsung USB port (and it's not the same proprietary Samsung USB port as their MP3 players or any other Samsung devices we've had our hands on lately). And that's it; no SD card socket or USB port, no HDMI connector (and as this is a Wi-Fi-only version, no SIM card socket).
Google is obviously hoping you'll use services like the new Music Beta (US-only) to get content.
You can plug it into your PC but when so many other tablets and smartphones make it easier to load content that seems beyond minimalist.
The screen is extremely, almost excessively shiny and we had significant problems with reflection if we tried turning the brightness down; turn off the power saving ambient light sensor and you get a bright and very colourful screen that's much easier to see (but that uses up rather more battery - a quarter of the battery life gone in under 2 hours). Pictures and video look vivid and saturated.
The 3 megapixel camera on the back is a little slower than we'd like to focus and to adjust the white balance (indoors we saw a yellow cast until the automatic adjustments kicked in) and with such a large image to paint on-screen, live preview can show a clear lag if you move the tab around.
When you take your photo it's reasonable quality although it's odd to have a camera app (not the standard Honeycomb one) that lets you set the white balance but not zoom in or out.
The Google I/O version of the Tab doesn't have Samsung's TouchWiz UX interface; this is a "Google Experience" tablet with the stock Honeycomb interface, including Honeycomb versions of apps like Google Maps and the new Music Beta interface and just a couple of extra apps.
Samsung Apps is a store, currently with nothing but some strange Korean apps; Pulse is a news aggregator that's nicely designed for the tablet form factor (many Android apps don't scale up well, so it's good to have something that shows it off) and there's the ubiquitous 7digital Music Store.
The size of the screen has some drawbacks - the keyboard is overly large in landscape mode - and you're getting all the advantages and disadvantages of Honeycomb, on a high performance tablet (thanks to the Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual Core processor).
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An auxiliary power generation device is provided for use in outboard motors having a typically horizontal flywheel with a recoil starter mounted thereabove. The device includes an alternator adapted for installation between the flywheel and the recoil starter. The alternator has a rotor shaft projecting from both ends of the alternator, and is intended for mounting coaxially with the flywheel and the recoil starter. Rollers project upwardly from the upper surface of the flywheel for engaging rollers suspended from the lower end of the rotor shaft of the alternator. Rotation of the flywheel thus produces rotation of the alternator rotor shaft, and vice verse. The recoil starter is connected to the upper end of the rotor shaft.
1. For use in outboard motors having a flywheel with a recoil starter mounted coaxially with facing sides adjacent to each other, an auxiliary power generation device comprising:
an alternator adapted for installation between said flywheel and said recoil starter, said alternator having a rotor shaft projecting from both ends of the alternator, for mounting coaxially with said flywheel and said recoil starter;
means mounted on the facing side of said flywheel for engaging means mounted on the near end of the rotor shaft of said alternator, whereby rotation of said flywheel produces rotation of said alternator rotor shaft, and vice versa;
means connecting said recoil starter with the other end of said rotor shaft.
This invention relates to auxiliary power generation means, and particularly to a dedicated marine power generator intended primarily for use on small vessels, and particularly adapted for installation on and use with outboard motors.
There is a need for an innovative alternative source to condition-dependent power generation devices such as wind generators, portable gasoline generators, and solar panels which all serve to augment the charging coils.
It is an object of the invention to provide a readily available and affordable device for auxiliary power generation.
Thus in accordance with the present invention an auxiliary power generation device is provided for use in outboard motors having a typically horizontal flywheel, for example, with a recoil starter mounted thereabove. The device includes an alternator adapted for installation between the flywheel and the recoil starter. The alternator has a rotor shaft projecting from both ends of the alternator, and is intended for mounting coaxially with the flywheel and the recoil starter. Means are mounted on the upper surface of the flywheel for engaging means mounted on the lower end of the rotor shaft of the alternator. Rotation of the flywheel thus produces rotation of the alternator rotor shaft, and vice versa. Means are provided for connecting the recoil starter with the upper end of the rotor shaft.
In contrast to the previous alternatives, the invention is not condition-dependent (e.g., whether or not it is a cloudy day, whether or not the wind is calm, etc.), and is intended to supply reliable, immediate and plentiful electrical power on demand, satisfying electrical draw of convenience items and safety equipment on pleasure and commercial craft (powered by means of outboard motors). The invention is weight and space efficient, and is safe from fumes inside the vessel by virtue of being located within the outboard powerhead outside of the vessel itself. The invention is a practical solution for small sailing craft or other vessels.
Further features of the invention will be described or will become apparent in the course of the following detailed description.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, the preferred embodiment thereof will now be described in detail by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of an outboard motor without the invention installed;
FIG. 2 is a side view similar to FIG. 1, but with the key parts exploded;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the alternator;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the alternator;
FIG. 5 is circuit diagram; and
FIG. 6 is an exploded side view of an alternative embodiment.
Referring now to the drawings, the preferred embodiment of the invention consists of an electrical current generating device or capable of producing peak power of typically 1000 watts, or more or less, when directly coupled to a mechanical source of greater value, specifically and namely the power unit of a marine outboard motor 2, or derivatives and adaptations of the same. The novelty, uniqueness, utility and the significant difference of this invention from other devices intended to provide auxiliary electrical current for and/or in addition to feeding current to the coil, is its notably greater current output capability and the achievement of this increase through the application of a voltage regulated and rectified alternating current generator rated at typically 1000 watts or greater, as opposed to magnetic coil or charging coil systems typically rated at 120 watts at peak R.P.M. as presently employed. This device is positioned within the powerhead, and is best described as an alternator 4 permanently coupled in between existing components, namely above the flywheel 6 and below the repositioned recoil starter 8, if so equipped.
The device functions primarily as an efficient and quick replenisher of storage batteries, while offshore and/or under conditions not favourable for reliance on other means. It is also capable of providing electrical current in the event of battery insufficiency. With the available inverter it can enable the user to employ A.C. power consuming appliances in addition to the standard D.C. supply. Thus boaters gain access, through use of the invention, to power to operate a much greater range of tools and appliances.
FIG. 1 shows a typical outboard motor 2, for example a Honda (trademark) 7.5 HP motor. Included is a cowl 10, recoil starter 8, mounting bracket 12, and flywheel 6.
In FIG. 2, the invention is added to the conventional motor of FIG. 1. The alternator 4 has air cooling intake/exhaust ports 14. Cushion mounts 16 may be provided. (The alternator assembly, preferably mounted on legs 26 as described below rather than directly as illustrated in FIG. 2, may or may not be dampened or cushioned on its mounts, depending on the application.) There is a connecting joint assembly 18 with tolerance and cushion compensation, either of the "love joint" type illustrated in FIG. 2, or preferably as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 and described below. FIG. 2 also shows the threaded crankshaft end 20, a lock 22, mounting bracket 12, and flexible air ducts 24 (not required in some cases).
The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is essentially universal. It may be advantageous in some cases to produce embodiments which are dedicated to particular motors, if volumes warrant.
Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 4, the alternator 4 is mounted above the flywheel 6. It is mounted on three articulating legs 26 spaced apart from each other, by virtue of three slider attachments 28 attached by positioning screws 29 or perimeter clamps or the like, to a grooved slider rim 30 and lower alternator housing plate. The bottom portion of each leg has a flange 32 with a bolt hole 33 so that the leg can be mounted on the recoil starter mounting holes 34 in the mounting bracket 16. The legs are permitted to articulate as long as the bolts 36 are loosened, so that the alternator can be properly positioned on a variety of motors, thus providing at least a degree of universality. The top of each leg is provided with an upper flange 38 with a threaded mounting hole 39 for receiving the mounting bolt from the recoil starter.
Mounted on top of the flywheel, supported above a mounting plate 40 attached to the flywheel, are two rollers 42 mounted on vertical axes. Mounted under the alternator, suspended from a mounting plate 44 connected to the alternator rotor shaft 46, are two corresponding rollers 48, seen also in FIG. 4. When the flywheel is rotating, the flywheel-mounted rollers 42 rotate into contact with the alternator-mounted rollers 48, thus driving the alternator.
The recoil starter 8 is connected to the top of the alternator rotor shaft 46, so during starting, the alternator-mounted rollers 48 drive the flywheel-mounted rollers 42 to produce rotation of the engine crankshaft, to start the motor.
Referring again to FIG. 2, to provide space to accommodate the alternator, a spacer assembly 50 is used. Mounted on the front panel 52 of the spacer assembly is an ammeter 54 or other charge monitoring device, and output electrical connections 56. A plug 58 transmits the alternator output to the panel. The spacer may include air cooling intake/exhaust ports 6 to which the flexible ducts 24 from the ports 14 connect. AlternativelY, the spacer may be provided with suitable ventilation apertures, to allow ventilation of the air-cooled alternator.
The alternator 4 is a conventional alternator with built-in regulator, such as the Delco (trademark) 100 A alternator, modified in several respects:
1. Instead of a unidirectional fan with angled or curved blades, a high efficiency bi-directional fan 62, i.e. one with vertical blades, is used, since the direction of rotation is different from the usual one.
2. The top bearing 64 is open instead of capped, since the alternator rotor shaft 46 must project through the alternator.
3. The rectifier assembly 66 is upgraded to higher amperage (e.g. from 25 to 50 A diodes).
4. The stator 68 is delta wound, as seen in the circuit diagram (FIG. 5).
5. A low voltage, low-cut in regulator 61 is used, with an internal heat transfer gel for better cooling.
The steps in installing the alternator are essentially as follows:
1. Remove outboard cover 10
2. Remove spark plugs for safety. Replace when finished
3. Remove recoil starter 8
4. Remove attachment for recoil starter from flywheel 6
5. Disconnect throttle limiting lever in Neutral--to run the alternator at the desired R.P.M. for desired current output. (E.g. 1200 RPM=48 Amps; 3750 RPM - 100 Amps)
6. Bolt the lower roller mounting plate 40 onto the flywheel
7. Align alternator support legs 26 to fit on recoil starter original mountings, using 3 bolts
8. Bolt on alternator
9. Replace lower recoil starter mounting on to alternator rotor shaft
10. Re-bolt recoil starter to upper leg protrusions
11. Install lower spacer cover--instrument panel 52 facing forward
12. Connect harness from alternator to spacer cover via plug 58
13. Replace outboard cover 10
14. Make the electrical connections from the front panel 52 to battery switch or direct to battery
15. Turn switch -on- on panel
16. Start engine
FIG. 5 shows the electrical diagram of the preferred embodiment. The main components are the rotor 46, switch 59, voltage regulator 61, stator 68, ammeter 54 or other charge monitor, rectifier assembly 66, battery 72, fuse 74, and light 76.
The FIG. 2 embodiment is for retrofits. FIG. 6 shows an alternative embodiment, suitable for original equipment manufacturers, with the alternator 4 directly connected to the crankshaft 20, and the rotor acting as the flywheel.
It will be appreciated that the above description relates to the preferred embodiment by way of example only. Many variations on the invention will be obvious to those knowledgeable in the field, and such obvious variations are within the scope of the invention as described and claimed, whether or not expressly described.
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A method system for tracking the state of an entity (e.g., an object) on behalf of a client (e.g., an application program). The states of an entity include up and down. The tracking system of the present invention receives a request from a client to track the state of an entity. The tracking system then watches the state of the entity to detect when the entity enters the up state. When the entity enters the up state, the tracking system performs a behavior that is specified by the client to be performed when the entity enters the up state. When the entity is in the up state, the tracking system monitors the state of the entity to detect when the entity enters the down state. When the entity enters the down state, the tracking system performs a behavior that is specified by the client to be performed when the entity enters the down state. When the tracking system receives a request from the client for a pointer to the entity, the tracking system determines the current state of the entity and either provides a pointer to the entity or indicates that a pointer is not being provided.
1. A method in a computer system for providing property notifications for properties of software components in a distributed computing environment, the method comprising:
registering, by a first software component, an interest in watching a property of a second software component;
receiving a notification by the first software component when the property of said second software component is set;
establishing direct communications between said first software component and said second software component;
monitoring a state of the first software component, wherein monitoring a state comprises receiving periodic notifications from the first software component; and
determining when the first software component is in a down state based upon said monitoring and resetting an internal state of the second software component.
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establishing direct communications for the plurality of software components with the server node based on the received notification;
periodically notifying the server node by said direct communications that a software component is operational if said software component is operational;
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This application is related to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/118,668, entitled "COMMON DISTRIBUTED OBJECT PLATFORM," filed on Feb. 3, 1999; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/322,455, entitled "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS," filed on May 28, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,721,898 issued Apr. 13, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/322,962, entitled "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING CLIENTS," filed on May 28, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,684,246 issued on Jan. 27, 2004; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/322,643, entitled "AUDIO VISUAL ARCHITECTURE," filed on May 28, 1999; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/322,459, entitled "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS," filed on May 28, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,466,234 issued Oct. 15, 2002 ; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/322,207, entitled "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING ART," filed on May 28, 1999, now U.S Pat. No. 6,670,934 issued on Dec. 30, 2003; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/322,964, entitled "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A USER INTERFACE FOR DISTRIBUTED DEVICES," filed on May 28, 1999; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/322,852, entitled "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS," filed on May 28, 1999, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates generally to a computer system for tracking references to objects and, more particularly, to a system that encapsulates the complexities of tracking objects as they come up and go down.
The tracking of objects in computer systems can involve very complex processes. The processes are complex because the number of objects may be in the thousands, the objects may be distributed across many different computer systems, and the objects may frequently change states. For example, a distributed system to control the various systems in a large building may include hundreds of computers. These computers may control the lighting systems, the heating systems, the elevators, and various electronic systems (e.g., a television and a laserdisc player). The distributed system may instantiate an object for each of the devices that can be controlled or that can receive input or output. For example, an object may be instantiated for each light that can be separately controlled, and an object may be instantiated for each light switch. The number of such devices in a large building can be very large.
Such large distributed systems need to ensure that they can function even when portions of the system fail or go off-line for maintenance. For example, when one object goes down because of a failure of one computer, the objects that reference that failed object should not also fail. In addition, when the failed object eventually comes up, the objects that reference that failed object should be able to continue to access the object. This tracking of objects as they go down and come up can be very complex. For example, in a large distributed system, there may be no guarantee that messages relating to when an object comes up or goes down are received in the order in which they are generated or even received at all. Thus, applications accessing the objects need to perform these complex processes to ensure that references are current. Current object models, however, provide very little support for tracking objects in such complex systems.
Current object models, such as Microsoft's Component Object Model ("COM"), facilitate the implementing of complex systems that may use hundreds or thousands of objects. COM is more fully described in "Inside COM" by Dale Rogerson and published by Microsoft Press in 1997. COM specifies that each object is to implement a certain interface referred to as the IUknown interface. An interface is a collection of functions that all are generally semantically related. The IUnknown interface provides a query interface function, an add reference function, and a release function. The query interface function is passed the identifier of an interface and returns a reference to that interface. The add reference and the release functions are used for reference counting the object. Each object that conforms to COM implements the IUknown interface.
A client that requests to instantiate a COM object may receive a pointer to the IUknown interface in return. The client may then invoke the query interface function passing the identifier of another interface supported by that COM object. The query interface function returns a pointer to the requested interface. The client can then use the pointer to invoke one of the functions of the requested interface. Each interface of a COM object inherits the IUknown interface. Thus, each of these interfaces provide access to other interfaces and provides reference counting. Whenever a client duplicates a pointer to an interface of a COM object, the client is expected to invoke the add reference function, which increments the reference count to that COM object. Whenever the client no longer needs a pointer to an interface of a COM object, the client is expected to invoke the release function, which decrements the reference count to that COM object and destructs the COM object when the reference count goes to 0.
A method and system for tracking the state of an entity (e.g., an object) on behalf of a client (e.g., an application program) is provided. The states of an entity include up and down. The tracking system of the present invention receives a request from a client to track the state of an entity. The tracking system then watches the state of the entity to detect when the entity enters the up state. When the entity enters the up state, the tracking system performs a behavior (e.g., notification) that is specified by the client to be performed when the entity enters the up state. When the entity is in the up state, the tracking system monitors the state of the entity to detect when the entity enters the down state. When the entity enters the down state, the tracking system performs a behavior (e.g., notification) that is specified by the client to be performed when the entity enters the down state. When the tracking system receives a request from the client for a reference to the entity, the tracking system determines the current state of the entity and either provides a reference to the entity or indicates that a reference is not being provided. Such a reference allows a client to access the behavior of the entity. For example, the reference may be a pointer and the behavior is accessed by invoking a function of the entity using the pointer.
In one embodiment, the tracking system receives notifications when the state of the entity has changed. When a notification is received, the tracking system retrieves a pointer to the entity. If the tracking system had previously retrieved a pointer to the entity, the tracking system determines whether the previously retrieved pointer and the newly retrieved pointer point to the sane occurrence (e.g., instantiation) of the entity. If the references do not point to the same occurrence, then the tracking system notifies the client that the entity has gone down and then notifies the client that the entity has come up. In this way, the client is made aware that the previously retrieved pointer is out-of-date and that a newly retrieved pointer is available. In one embodiment, the tracking system determines whether the pointers point to the same occurrence based on the time at which the occurrences were created.
A method and system for tracking the state of objects and references to the objects is provided. The object tracking system in one embodiment provides an asynchronous notification mechanism for notifying a client, when an object that is referenced by the client changes state in a distributed object environment. An object can be either in an up state (e.g., instantiated) or a down state (e.g., destructed). The object tracking system also provides a mechanism through which a client can register its interest in accessing an object, can retrieve a pointer to the object when the object is in the up state, and can unregister its interest in accessing the object. The object tracking system interacts with an object manager that provides the facility to locate objects, to monitor the state of objects, and to retrieve pointers to the objects. The object manager notifies the object tracking system when objects change state. The object tracking system hides the complexities of tracking object state changes from the clients by working in conjunction with an installable object manager. In one embodiment, the object tracking system allows multiple clients to register their interests in the same object. A client as used in this specification refers to a process, a thread of execution within a process, a routine, a module, a program, or some other programming entity that may need to track changes in state of an object.
The object tracking system correctly tracks the state of objects in environments where the objects are long-lived and where there is no guarantee that notification of changes in the state of objects will be received in the same order as they are generated. For example, an object may correspond to and monitor a real-world component (e.g., a light). Since the real-world component is always in an up state in the sense that it can always be utilized, the corresponding object should always be in the up state. A client that also corresponds to a real-world component (e.g., a light switch) that wants to control the physical state of another real-world component (e.g., the light) may register an interest in the object that controls the other real-world component. While the client is executing, it may not need to actually access the object for long periods of time. During that time period, the object may occasionally enter the down state because, for example, the computer on which the object resides has a failure or a new version of code for the object is provided. The object tracking system tracks these changes of states and notifies the client. When the client eventually decides to access the object, it requests the object tracking system to provide a pointer to the object.
The object tracking system also tracks each new instantiation of an object to help ensure that current behavioral reference (e.g., pointer) held by the object tracking system points to the currently instantiated object. In one embodiment, the object tracking system uses the creation time of different instantiations of the same object to ensure the validity of a pointer. A problem may arise if the object tracking system receives notifications from the object manager that are out of order. For example, the object tracking system may receive two notifications that an object is up without receiving an intervening notification that the object is down. The two notifications that the object is up may correspond to either redundant notifications (e.g., because of retransmission) or notifications of two different is instantiations of the object. Since the object tracking system may have a pointer to the object, it needs to ensure that the pointer is correct. In certain situations there is no guarantee that two pointers to the same instantiation of an object will be the same. In particular, the object may want to track the particular client to which a pointer is provided and may provide different valued pointers to track which client is accessing the object. For example, the object may want to track the clients to enforce different access rights for different clients. To ensure the pointer is current, the object tracking system compares the creation time of the current object with the creation time of the object whose pointer it has. If the times are equal, then the object tracking system does not need to notify the clients that the object has changed state. If, however, the creation times are different, then the object tracking system can notify the clients and the clients can request new pointers as appropriate.
The watching of a resource is coordinated by the bus manager, but the monitoring of a resource is performed on a client-to-server node basis without interaction from the bus manager. When a client wants to watch a resource so that it knows when the resource is in the up state, the client node notifies the bus manager. The resource is identified using a tracking reference. If the resource is already up, then the bus manager then notifies the client node that the resource is up. Otherwise, the bus manager notifies the client node when the resource comes up. When the client node is notified that the resource is up, it may notify the bus manager to stop watching for the resource. The monitoring of a resource is performed on a peer-to-peer basis. That is, once a client node is informed that a resource has entered the up state, it establishes a connection directly with the server node that contains the resource. Once the connection is established, the client node notifies the server node periodically note that is up and running. If the server node does not receive this notification, it assumes that the client node is no longer up and running and resets its internal state accordingly. Similarly, if the client node receives an error when sending its periodic notification to the server node, it assumes the server node is down and resets its internal state accordingly. When the resource goes down, the server node notifies the client node that the resource is now down. Each node includes clients 205, a resource tracking system 206, and a resource manager 207. A client requests the resource tracking system to provide pointers to resources and to notify the client when resources come up or go down. The resource tracking system interacts with the resource manager to watch, monitor, and retrieve pointers to the resource. The resource manager also detects when resources on its node come up and go down and notifies the bus manager or other nodes as appropriate. The nodes may all be computer systems with a central processing unit, memory, and input/output devices. The software components and data structures of these nodes may be stored on computer-readable medium such as memory, CD-ROM, flexible disk, hard disk, and so on and may transmitted via a data transmission medium.
1. Resource Tracking System/Resource Manager Interface
A pointer used may be "smart pointer" such that when a pointer is copied it is automatically reference counted; when the pointer is reset, it is automatically released. When a smart pointer goes out of scope, its destructor releases it. The myResPtr of the resource reference object and myRefResPtr of the client object are smart pointers.
A._Directory Object
B. Resource Reference Object
C. Client Object
2. Watching a Resource
A. Watch Resource Component
B. Bus Manager
3. Monitoring a Resource
A. Client Node
B. Server Node
4. Property Notifications
The tracking system also provides for watching the properties of a server resource by a client resource. A property of a resource corresponds to data related to the resource whose value can be set by that resource during execution of a function of the resource. That function can be invoked by another software component. The function may be specifically provided to set the value of the property (e.g., a set property function) or may set the value of the property as a side effect. In one embodiment, a property watching component of the resource tracking system allows client resources to register their interest in receiving notifications when a property of a server resource is set. The client resources also specify the behavior to be performed when the property is set. The property watching component provides a synchronous mechanism for notifying client resources when the property is set. This synchronous mechanism ensures that client resources who are registered to watch a property are notified of the setting of the property before any client resources are notified of a subsequent setting of the property. The property watching component thus provides a mechanism for synchronizing processing among multiple client resources.
5. Event System
The event system provides a mechanism for providing event notifications when events are generated by resources. An event is an asynchronous signal that is distributed to all client resources, also referred to as listeners, who have registered to listen for an event signal. In one embodiment, the event system neither guarantees that a listener will receive the events in the order they are generated nor guarantees that each listener will receive every event for which it is listening. Each event has an associated event type. A listener registers to listen for events of a certain event type. In one embodiment, the event types may be hierarchically organized. For example, one event type may be a timer event. The timer events may be further classified into catastrophic timer events, warning tuner events, and informational timer events, which are sub-events. An informational timer event may further be classified into start-up timer events and shut-down timer events. A listener may register to listen for events at any level in the event hierarchy. For example, a listener may register to listen for informational timer events. That listener would receive an event notification as for start-up tuner events and a shut-down timer events. A listener will receive event notifications for leaf events of the sub-tree corresponding to the event type registered. A leaf event is an event that is not further classified into sub-events. An event type may have its hierarchy embedded in its name. For example, the name of start-up timer event may be "/timer event/informational time event/start-up timer event."
The listener bus manager maintains a listener table 6307. The listener table contains a mapping from each event type to the registering nodes. When the listener bus manager receives an event posting, it notifies each node who has registered to listen for events of that event type and any event type that is a parent event type. The listener bus manager queues event notifications in a manner that is similar to the queuing performed by the listener component. In particular, the listener bus manager allocates a different thread for each node to which an event notification is sent so that the event notifications to other nodes are not delayed because of problems in notifying one node. The listener bus manager may receive a node is down message and remove the entries from the listener table for that node so that no more event notifications will be sent to that node. A server 6302 may generate and post events by sending a post event message to the listener bus manager. The post event message includes event information that describes the event. The event information may include the event type, a time associated with the event an indication of who generated the event, and the reason the event was generated.
6. Logging System
All log records are classified using an ASN.1 Object Id.
Standard Log record ASN.1 Type Classification:
Log records are composed of four fields of information: type, time, creator, information. Type and time are ASN.1 ids while the creator can be either an ASN.1 HcsResource instance id or a text string. The information field is the actual text generated by the logging component.
There are various components in the system that are responsible for the collecting, storage, and possible forwarding of log records. All forms of this component are modeled by the HcsLogFacility class.
HcsLogFacility Class
The HcsLogFacility class is an HcsResource derivation whose purpose is to provide storage and forwarding at various levels in the system. There are currently two implementations: the Local Log Facility, and the Central Log Facility. The HcsLogFacility interface is:
The Local Log Facility
A Local Log Facility (LLF) instance (only one!) exists in every node in the system. The purpose of this HcsLogFacility implementation is to accept all log records from various HCS components on that node and to buffer them in a large circular on disk until they can be delivered to the Central Log Facility (CLF). The intent is that a node could survive for some time if the CLF were to be unavailable. One of the configuration parameters passed to each Local HcsLogFacility instance will be the resource name of the HcsLogFacility through which that instance is to forward its records. The current thinking is that this will be the name of the CLF, but this is not an architectural requirement. In other words, there could be intermediate levels of HcsLogFacilities placed in the system. In fact, an LLF could be configured to forward its records to another LLF. After all, an HcsLogFacility is a HcsLogFacility.
The Central Log Facility
There will be one instance of the Central Log Facility (CLF) instance in the entire system. The purpose of this HcsLogFacility implementation is to accept all log records from various HCS components within the entire system and to provide for the final storage of this information. The intent is that this facility provide for the long term, off line, archival of the entire HCS system log. In addition to this function, it will also provide for the on-line viewing of some portion of the log.
How Log Records are Written
So the question is: how do HCS components log their information? To provide a standard and safe access to the HcsLogFacilities, there is a class family provided. The family is based at a class called HcsLogPort. This class implements the common behavior of all types of LogPorts and is functional on its own.
Derived from the HcsLogPort are the HcsResourceLogPort and HcsLogFacilityPort classes. The HcsResourceLogPort provides easy support for the resource developer while the HcsLogFacilityPort provides direct access to HcsLogFacilities. In general, the first is used by Resource derivations while the second would be used by resource servers and system components.
Effects on the HcsResourceImp Interface
HcsResourceImp::putLogRecord implementation: keeps an internal HcsLogFacilityPort instance which is used to forward records through. Before a record is actually forwarded, HcsResourceImp checks to make sure an HcsLogFacility has been assigned to its port. If this is not the case, an attempt is made to locate the local HcsLogFacility for that node via the HcsResrcBusIf::locateLocalResourceById method (new). In any case, the log record is written via the resource instance's HcsLogFacilityPort.
New: The HcsResource interface defines, and the HcsResourceImp implements, two methods:
HRESULT enableLogging ([in, string]char* forLogRecClassPtr);
HRESULT disableLogging ([in, string]char* forLogRecClassPtr);
These are used by support to enable and disable logging dynamically within instances of HcsResources.
The HcsLogFacility Class and HcsLogFacilityPorts
Notice that any HcsLogFacility can be referenced by a HcsLogFacilityPort. This means that some components may wish to connect directly to the CLF. A good example of this may be the Resource Bus Manager (RBMGR.EXE).
Although specific embodiments of, and examples for, the present invention are described herein for illustrative purposes, it is not intended that the invention be limited to these embodiments. Equivalent methods, structures, processes, steps and other modifications within the spirit of the invention fall within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, but instead the scope of an invention is specified by the following claims.
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NRI to Lead New Five-Year Effort to Develop Post-CMOS Electronics
NIST will provide $2.6 million to the effort for up to five years, matched by $870 thousand each year from NRI. The program funds research at university centers around the country that are working to develop the fundamental nanoscale technologies that will be needed in the future to replace the aging CMOS ("complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor") transistor technologies at the heart of today's state-of-the-art electronics. Over the past few decades, silicon-based CMOS circuits have relentlessly followed a path of getting smaller and more complex and powerful. However, the basic underlying transistor technology is approaching physical limits.
The new award is essentially the successor to an earlier five-year collaboration between NRI and NIST that also focused on the long-term goal of "developing the next logic switch." The earlier program concentrated largely on the problem of developing the basic logic elements that are the building blocks of electronic devices. The new program will broaden the scope to consider novel circuit architectures and devices that combine logic with memory, analog and other functions to provide high "computational density."
The NRI initiative was launched by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in 2005. The NRI and the collaboration with NIST are managed by the Nanoelectronics Research Corporation (NERC), a special-purpose subsidiary of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC).
"The NRI seeks to insure that the United States remains the leader in cutting-edge semiconductor research and is home to the 'nanoelectronics' industry of the future," said SRC President Larry Sumney.
Since its inception, the NRI program has involved the research of nearly 500 students from more than 55 universities, resulting in 34 patent applications with seven patents granted and citations in more than 1,900 research publications. NRI currently supports four principle university-led research centers to pursue this work, including:
- the Western Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN) in California,
- the Midwest Institute of Nanoelectronics Discovery (MIND) in Indiana,
- the Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery and Exploration (INDEX) in New York, and
- the SouthWest Academy of Nanoelectronics (SWAN) in Texas.
The award to NRI was the result of a competition announced by NIST last spring; see the March 20, 2012, news item "NIST Announces $2.6 Million in Funding for Novel Semiconductor Research" at www.nist.gov/public_affairs/tech-beat/tb20120320.cfm#semiconductors. Additional information on NRI is available at www.src.org/program/nri/.
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As a responsible pet owner, you want to do everything you can to make sure your dog has a long, happy and healthy life. You take your dog to the vet for checkups and vaccinations, you treat him for fleas and ticks, you groom him and keep him clean and brushed – but one area you may be missing is your dog's ears.
Besides impacting your dog's hearing, dirty ears can have an effect on his general health. Ear wax build up, ear mites and ear infections can occur if you don't properly care for your dog's ears. Basic cleaning and care will eliminate these problems before they occur. Think of cleaning your dog's ears as preventative maintenance. The same as brushing their coat daily will prevent mats from forming, proper ear care will stop ear problems from happening.


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Bangkok R1: Gael Monfils def. Kevin Anderson 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Ugly, very ugly match at times, but what matters is that Gael got the job done and got yet another quality win in his comeback.
He faces Troicki next, another very winnable match.
Allez Gael :D
Re: Bangkok R1: Gael Monfils def. Kevin Anderson 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Good win for clownfils, not a fan, but its definitely great having him back.
I didnt watch the match, but for a big guy Anderson serves poorly, very, very poorly. At times his serve looks inferior to guys 30 cm's shorter than him. He should be serving like Karlovic, but he cant.
Hopefully Monfils comes back to the top 10, and soon. He brings some great variety, should replace Tipsarevic for sure :)
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Lamar senior quarterback Caleb Berry has been named to the 2014 College Football Performance Award Watch List announced CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith Sunday afternoon. Berry is one of 36 quarterbacks on the preseason watch list.
"We would like to congratulate Caleb on earning a spot on this year's watch list," said Smith. "Berry will be one of the top Southland Conference players to watch in 2014."
Berry began to receive national attention during his junior campaign. The Needville, Texas native, recorded the best single-season performance by a signal caller in school history by setting single-season records for passing yards, completions, touchdown passes and yards of total offense. He also set LU single-game records for completions and TD passes during the 2013 season.
Following the season, Berry was recognized for his work on the field by earning second-team All-SLC honors by College Sports Madness, and honorable mention all-conference honors from the league coaches and media relations directors.
Berry enters his senior season in pursuit of several career records. He is on pace to become the school's all-time leader in all four categories, and Lamar fans may not have to wait long to see him break the first record. Berry is only two touchdown passes shy of tying John Evans' record of 40 set during the 1989 season.
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- In association with partner Neutral Gator; the Gators held the first Carbon Neutral NCAA Football Game, first Carbon Neutral football season and first Carbon Neutral athletic department
- James W. "Bill" Heavener Football Complex; first LEED Platinum athletic facility in the country, first LEED Platinum Facility in the state of Florida
- Featured Athletic Program in NRDC Collegiate Game Changers Report – 8/26/13
- Fifteenth Collegiate Member of the Green Sports Alliance and first from the SEC to join
- Moving toward Zero Waste athletic events goal by unveiling composting along with recycling at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during the 2013 season.
- Green Sports Alliance named UF a "Game Changer" – 1 of 10 Universities to receive such honor
As opposed to fans having a trash receptacle and recycling receptacle when they walk to a waste area inside of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, they will in fact be walking up to labeled compostable and recyclable containers with pictures designating what products go into each. The compostable material will be hauled by WCA, the official waste partner of the Florida Gators to Watson C&D to be composted while the recyclable material will go to the WCA yard as it has in previous years. Efforts on the part of labeling, increased staffing of the Gator Green Team will be in place to assist spectators, and also to eliminate any contamination in the waste stream leaving Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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- Know what is recyclable: glass and plastic bottles, aluminum cans; and what is NOT: red solo cups, cardboard, food items.
- Look for the self-service TailGator Green Team Recycling Stations in popular tailgating spots to pick up blue recycling bags for glass and plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
- TailGator Green Teams make the rounds on game days, handing out blue recycling bags for glass and plastic bottles and aluminum cans. When the bag is full, tie it closed and leave it next to a trash or recycling can for pick-up.
- Visit the Sustainable UF Fan Fest tent near gate to play games, learn about what UF and the Gators are doing to be more sustainable, and get green souvenirs!
- Carpool to your tailgate spot, and encourage visitors to ride the bus, ride a bike, or walk to come celebrate another Gator win with you.
- Buy tailgating supplies with recycled content, and in bulk. You'll reduce packaging waste and probably save money!
- Buy local food: decrease food miles, your meal's carbon footprint and support the local economy.
- Bring a reusable water bottle for tailgating
- When you do your tailgate shopping, bring your own reusable bags. They're easier to carry and create less trash!
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Bring in the New Year in style on our 8th Annual "Rock The Boat" New Years Eve party!
Includes a fabulous dinner buffet with main entrees of Prime Rib, Chicken Piccata, Crab Stuffed Salmon and Vegetarian Lasagna along with sides of Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Cheese Tortellini with Pesto Cream Sauce, Wild Rice, Caribbean Vegetable Medley, Assorted Salads and Dinner Rolls. Champagne toast at midnight, party favors.
Music, dancing & cash bar available!
Gates open at 8pm with cruising from 10pm until 1am. Party goes until 2am.
Musical Melodies and Motown Memories: Our Motown Dinner is a musical tribute to Detroit's own great Motown music of the 60's. Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
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Nick Delio has been selected as an individual for the Division I Men's Golf NCAA Regional for the second consecutive season. The junior from Valencia, Calif., will play in the San Diego Regional at Carlton Oaks Golf Club in Santee, Calif. on May 20-22.
The Regional opens with a practice round on Wednesday, May 19. Delio is scheduled to tee-off at 9 a.m. off the 10th tee for the practice round. He is slated to open the first round Thursday at 9:50 a.m. off the first tee.
Delio is one of 10 individuals selected to the field and will compete with players from Oral Roberts University and other individuals. Big West champion UC Irvine is also in the field.
He competed in his first NCAA Regional as a sophomore in 2009, finishing in a tie for 43rd-place. Delio posted rounds of 76-68-74 for a three-round (+2) 218 at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, Calif. After a second round 68 moved him up from 60th place to 27th, Delio carded a final round 74 on Saturday to slip to 43rd.
Despite finishing his freshman season with an impressive 71.9 stroke average, Delio was not among the individuals selected for the 2008 NCAA Regionals. This season, he has competed in all 33 rounds for the Matadors posting a 71.5 stroke average. Delio has five top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes this season and placed 22nd at the Big West Championship last week in Mission Viejo.


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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Canola or olive oil cooking spray
1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges4 teaspoons canola oil1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun or Creole seasoning, divided
2 cups cornflakes
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large egg whites, beaten 1 pound cod (see Cooking Tips) or haddock, cut into 4 portions
Position racks in upper and lower third of oven; preheat to 425°F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray. Set a wire rack on another large baking sheet; coat with cooking spray.
Place potatoes in a colander. Thoroughly rinse with cold water, then pat dry completely with paper towels. Toss the potatoes, oil and 3/4 teaspoon Cajun (or Creole) seasoning in a large bowl. Spread on the baking sheet without the rack. Bake on the lower oven rack, turning every 10 minutes, until tender and golden, 30 to 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, coarsely grind cornflakes in a food processor or blender or crush in a sealable plastic bag. Transfer to a shallow dish. Place flour, the remaining 3/4 teaspoon Cajun (or Creole) seasoning and salt in another shallow dish and egg whites in a third shallow dish. Dredge fish in the flour mixture, dip it in egg white and then coat all sides with the ground cornflakes. Place on the prepared wire rack. Coat both sides of the breaded fish with cooking spray.
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"Got to Be NC" Receives Grants from Golden LEAF for the Third Straight
NCDA&CS has received grants from the Golden LEAF Foundation (www.GoldenLeaf.org) to support NC farmers and producers through the "Got to Be NC" marketing campaign from May 2006 through May 2009.
The "Got to Be NC" Agricultural Marketing Initiative with support from the Golden LEAF Foundation includes marketing programs in retail promotion, foodservice promotion, media advertising, underdeveloped product promotion, and international trade show participation. The objective of this initiative is to increase the purchase and consumption of NC agricultural products.
Retailer promotions include periodic newspaper ads, large product displays, customized "Got to Be NC" signs in stores, product sampling, and store promotional events all featuring NC products. Foodservice promotions utilize sales staff incentive contests, food shows and food drives to promote NC foods. These promotional activities include table signs and wall posters in participating restaurants, the Best Dish in NC contest, media dinners, Goodness Grows wait staff contests, and "Got to Be NC" ads featuring local products in trade magazines. "Got to Be NC" media advertising targeting consumers in major NC markets have been and are currently being run on highly rated television and radio programs. The underdeveloped product program includes promotions for greenhouse vegetables, natural beef and other small producer meat and specialty food products targeting grocers, restaurants and consumers.
The initiative has already proven very successful in leveraging the "Got to Be NC" message, enhancing the importance of buying local and increasing business for NC agricultural producers.
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Rollins (1993) illustrates, however, that zoning is primarily a natural resource based approach, and does not define the types or levels of recreational opportunities the can occur within such regions of the park. Visitor management within parks in North America is addressed through a number of pre-planned management frameworks, including
• The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)
• The Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC)
• The Visitor Activity Management Process (VAMP)
The former two are American and the latter is Canadian. Only about 2 percent of Canada's land mass is protected within the national parks system. National parks, though, represent only one of the many systems in that country that has been developed to safeguard the biophysical resources. Others include provincial parks, wildlife reserves, environmentally fragile and sensitive areas, areas of natural and scientific interest, biosphere reserves and world heritage sites.
However, all told, these protected areas represent between 6 and 7 percent of the Canadian landscape, but the actually protected area is only 2.6 percent, if one excludes protected areas where logging, mining, and hunting are nevertheless allowed (Rollins and Dearden 1993). Furthermore, it has taken some 110 years to fully establish 38 national parks in Canada. In Kerala also the concept of nature parks and its popularity hinges upon the proper management of the parks and also in designating newer areas for conservation.
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Lake Providence man wins Easy 5
A Lake Providence man is the latest announced winner of Louisiana's Easy 5 jackpot.
The Louisiana Lottery Corporation says 42-year-old Paul Tatum won the $70,000 Easy 5 drawing on Feb. 6.
Tatum's Quick Pick ticket with the numbers 4, 11, 13, 20 and 26 was purchased at Jong's in Lake Providence. The store will get a one-time selling bonus of $700, which is one percent of the prize. Tatum received $49,000 after federal and state taxes were withheld.
The corporation said in a news release Monday it's the fourth Easy 5 jackpot won so far in 2013.
According to the Lottery Corporation, Tatum's wife didn't believe him at first when he told her he'd won. She made him send her a picture of the winning ticket.


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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello, 24, of Verona, Penn., died August 13 in Khalidiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle. Santoriello was assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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