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The redesigned 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, which shed its truck platform for a more refined unibody platform for 2013, is more comfortable and polished than before, say reviewers. They say that while it no longer is as capable off-road, it is now more composed and competent on paved roads. They're pleased with the power from its V6 and say its continuously variable transmission makes the most of the engine's power.
- "The driving experience can be summed up as mature. Suspension tuning is firm enough to keep cornering attitudes level, without compromising the comfort quotient, and there's enough power to minimize drama in passing on two-lane highways." -- Road and Track
- "With well-sorted steering, braking and handling, three-row CUV shoppers would be smart to shop the Pathfinder, if only because it's simply easier to drive than the others without feeling numb or totally uninspired." -- Autoblog
- "Although the Pathfinder's days of crossing the Rubicon Trail are long gone, it should handle just about anything the average family - and winter storm - can throw at it." -- Left Lane News
Acceleration and Power
The 2013 Pathfinder is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 that produces 260 horsepower. Power is routed to the wheels through a continuously variable transmission. A front-wheel drive Pathfinder achieves an EPA-estimated 20/26 mpg city/highway, which is fairly good for the class. All-wheel drive models average just slightly less.
Reviewers are generally impressed with the Pathfinder's performance abilities. They say the CVT makes the most of the available power and does a good job of transmitting power for acceleration and passing maneuvers. Jalopnik sums it up by saying that the Pathfinder's new powertrain "isn't blazingly fast, but adequately does its job."
- "At full thrust, the transmission makes the best of all 260 hp, pegging the tachometer needle satisfyingly into the red zone. With a curb weight as low as 4150 pounds, the Pathfinder is quick once it's up to speed, though sudden requests for power at highway speeds are met with an unacceptably long pause before speed starts gathering." -- Automobile Magazine
- "… on the road, this SUV does not lack for power. Both the engine and transmission do their jobs without drama, leaving all seven passengers to enjoy not being squished together in the quiet, comfortable cabin." -- The Los Angeles Times
- "Displacement drops from a 4.0-liter V-6 to a 3.5. That results in a loss of six horses. But, more noticeably, there are 48 fewer lb-ft of torque. Still, acceleration is plenty strong, and the biggest change in driving feel is a bit of torque steer because this crossover defaults to its fuel-sipping FWD arrangement unless there's wheel slip." -- Popular Mechanics
- "Nissan is not pushing any efficiency technologies, still relying on variable valve timing to get 260 horsepower and 240 pound-feet of torque out of the engine. These numbers sound mediocre, but the Pathfinder's CVT makes good use of the power. During road testing, the Pathfinder picked up speed rapidly, inspiring confidence for merging or passing." -- CNET
- "Acceleration is solid, perhaps somewhere around the mid 7 seconds to 60mph (although Nissan won't say). Power delivery is buttery smooth and you don't feel like you are lacking in ponies. It's a good balance that isn't blazingly fast, but adequately does its job." -- Jalopnik
Handling and Braking
While the previous Pathfinder was based on a truck platform and offered rear- or four-wheel drive, the new model rides on a car-based platform, and instead comes standard with front-wheel drive, while all-wheel drive is optional. One fairly unique feature on AWD models is a selection knob that allows the driver to select whether all the wheels are driving or just the front ones. This feature is unique to the class, and typically only found on off-road SUVs or pickup trucks with true 4x4 systems. As a result of its platform change, reviewers say that the Pathfinder has traded off-road capability for a more comfortable pavement ride. They also note that it handles a bit better than its predecessor, with less body roll through turns. Critics say it feels more stable on the road, and does well at quelling the impact of road imperfections. One critic says that the steering feels too heavy, and another criticizes the brake pedal for feeling spongy.
- "The speed-sensitive power steering is so dead and heavy that the driver feels like a pallbearer at Luciano Pavarotti's funeral. On-road ride motions, however, are controlled and always comfortable." -- Car and Driver
- "The only diminished dimension is height, down 3.0 inches to 69.6, in part due to reduced ground clearance, a very modest 6.5 inches, about the same as many sedans, and not at all conducive to rugged off-roading." -- Road and Track
- "Although the brake pedal feels a bit spongy, the brakes themselves are strong enough, with shorter than average stopping ability." -- Edmunds
- "Nissan let us loose on a small off-road course to demonstrate the system's capability, and it coped well with modest tests like steep grades any hilly pastures. We don't expect any Pathfinder owners to take them mudding through the woods or down rocky trails, and neither does Nissan. It's a fine system, but if off-road prowess is your thing, the Ford Explorer will do you one better with its Terrain Management system." -- Autoblog
- "A longer wheelbase, wider stance and lower overall height give the SUV a more stable feel, while a retuned suspension and advanced traction and stability systems help keep body roll in check through corners. The revised Pathfinder suspension setup does an equally commendable job of soaking up road imperfections when you're in cruise mode." -- Kelley Blue Book


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Young people use their coats as sails as they brave the gale force... News PhotoAnglesey,Close To,Coat,Courage,Emergencies and Disasters,Gale,Horizontal,Lighthouse,People,UK,Weather,WindPhotographer Christopher FurlongCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesANGLESEY, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 27: Young people use their coats as sails as they brave the gale force winds near South Stack lighthouse on December 27, 2013 in Anglesey, United Kingdom. A yellow 'be aware' warning has been issued for many parts of Britain as the country is affected by gale force winds and heavy rain. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Locals compete at track and field New Englands
Falmouth, Freeport, Greely and NYA all represented
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Standout runners, jumpers and throwers from Forecaster Country took part in the New England track and field championships Friday in Boston.
Greely's 4x800 relay team had the best showing. James LePage, Andy Fitch, Logan Price and Mark McCauley came in fourth (8 minute, 6.87 seconds).
Individually, North Yarmouth Academy's Henry Sterling placed ninth in the mile (4:28.56). Teammate Sam Fear tied for 13th in the high jump (6 feet, 3 inches) and was 23rd in the shot put (43-11.25). Falmouth's Tom Winger was 12th in the long jump (20-4.25). Teammate Kris Floridino placed 17th in the shot put (47-00.75). Greely's Peter Colesworthy finished 16th in the 55 hurdles (8.07). Teammate Logan Price was 18th in the two-mile (9:51.77). Falmouth's Kellen McDonald came in 17th in the 600 (1:26.23). The Yachtsmen's 4x200 relay team (Winger, Will Wegener, Alec Dunn and McDonald) placed ninth (1:34.32). Falmouth's 4x800 squad (Mike Serunian, Jamey Epstein, Scott Gardner and Wegener) was 24th (8:43.92).
On the girls' side, Greely's Hillary Cederna was fifth in the long jump (16 feet, 10.75 inches). Greely's Hannah Werneth came in 16th in the shot put (34-10.75). Falmouth's Jenna Serunian was 17th (34-6.25). Falmouth's Francesca D'Alfonso finished 21st in the 1,000 (3:17.87). Greely's Abby Diehl came in 26th in the 55 hurdles (9.26).
Freeport's 4x800 relay squad (Robin Gleason, Caroline Davis, Adrian Baker and Andrea Goodrich) came in 16th (10:22.99). Falmouth's 4x800 relay team (Maggie Parrish, Francesca D'Alfonso, Erin Morris and Rachel Brown) was 18th (10:24.81). The Yachtsmen's 4x200 relay team (Ali McClellan, Brown, Adriana Fox and Adrienne Michalakis) was 21st (1:51.50).
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A method is disclosed for operating a fault tolerant memory system which is provided with a fault alignment exclusion mechanism of the type disclosed in copending application Ser. No. 388,834. The method allows the assignment of a new permute vector to the fault alignment mechanism even though the memory is operating and storing user data. The method rearranges the data in the affected column by transferring data in one chip to another chip in the column through a buffer under the control of the old and new permute vectors. The transfer operation involves transferring the data at the same bit position from each chip in the column to a buffer under the control of the old permute vector and then transferring the data from the buffer to the same bit positions in other chips in the column determined by the new permute vector. The memory is then returned to the user for normal operation.
1. A memory system comprising in combination:
having a number of memory chips arranged in a matrix of N rows and M columns, each said chip having K�L individually addressable data bit positions;
K�L�N memory addresses, each of which comprises M bit positions;
a buffer for storing words each comprising M bit positions:
means for connecting the write input and the read output of each of said chip in each said column of said memory matrix to one of the buffer storage positions associated with each one of said memory columns;
a source of changeable control signals, and
data steering logic means connected to said source and said buffer for changing the connective relationship of said buffer storage positions associated with each bit position of said buffer relative to the position of said chips in the corresponding memory matrix column in response to said control signals, said control signals causing said relationship of said chips to said N buffer positions to be altered when said control signals are changed;
said source producing first and second control signals respectively representing an initial premute vector and a new permute vector,
said data steering logic means receiving said first control signal during a read operation when the read output of each said chip at a given address is connected to said associated buffer storage positions,
said data steering logic means receiving said second control signal during a write operation when the write input of each said chip at said given address is connected to said associated buffer storage positions;
said read and write operations being successive operations and occurring before any address other than said given address is accessed,
whereby the same data bits read out of said given address of chips is written back into said given address of chips in permuted form.
2. The system recited in claim 1 further characterized by a chip address register for providing one address to each of said chips during transfer from said memory to said buffers and transfers from said buffer to said memory; and
means for incrementing said chip address register when the data at one memory address has been rearranged in accordance with said new permute vector.
3. A method of operating a memory system having a fault alignment exclusion mechanism which employs an address permute vector for each column of the memory array to change the relationship between each chip in said column and positions of a column buffer, said method being characterized by the following steps:
(1) reading out data from one position of each chip in the column to positions of a buffer that are selected by a first permute vector; and
(2) writing each bit of said data from said buffer back to the same address position of another chip in the column that is selected by a second permute vector and repeating the above steps for each chip address.
4. A method of operating a memory system hyaving a fault alignment exclusion mechanism which employs an address permute vector for each column of the memory array to change the relationship between each chip in said column and positions of a column buffer, said method being characterized by the following steps:
(1) determining if an identified error is correctable, and if not:
(2) identifying the columns in error;
(3) developing a new permute vector for one of said columns in error;
(4) transferring data from one address of a first group of chips in said one column to said column buffer of an associated channel in accordance with an old permute vector;
(5) transferring data from the said address of a second group of chips in said one column to a column buffer of another channel;
(6) transferring data from said column buffers of said associated channel to said first group of chips in accordance with said new permute vector;
(7) transferring data from said column buffers of said another channel to said second group of chips in accordance with said new permute vector;
(8) advancing the chip address register by 1 and repeating steps 4-7 until all the data in said column is rearranged.
5. The method recited in claim 4 in which the step of advancing the chip address register by 1 is controlled in a manner to permit accesses to said memory system on a selected basis.
6. The method recited in claim 5 in which said selected basis is preprogrammed on the basis of time periods sufficiently short so as not to adversely interfere with the normal operation of said memory.
7. The system recited in claim 4 further comprising:
(1) means for determining if data at any address in memory that is being addressed has been rearranged in accordance with the new permute vector; and
(2) means for transferring data between said current address and said system in accordance with said initial permute vector or said new permute vector, depending on whether the data has been rearranged.
8. A method of operating a memory system having a fault alignment exclusion mechnaism which employs an address permute mechanism which employs an address permute vector for each column of the memory array to change the relationship between each chip in said column and positions of a column buffer, said method being characterized by the following steps:
(1) determining if an identified error is correctable, and if not:
(2)identifying the columns in error;
(3) developing a new permute vector for one of said columns in error;
(4) transferring data from one address of the chips in said one column to said column buffer in accordance with an old permute vector;
(5) transferring data from said column buffer to said chips in accordnce with said new permute vector;
(6) advancing the chip address register by 1 and repeating steps 4 and 5 until all the data in said column is rearranged.
1. Background of Invention
This invention relates in general to fault tolerant semiconductor memory systems and, in particular, to a fault tolerant memory system which is provided with an improved system and method for momentarily interrupting the normal operation of the memory in response to detecting an uncorrectable error, developing a new permute address for one of the offending memory columns and automatically transferring the stored data to different chips in the same column.
2. Cross-Referenced Applications
Application serial number 388,834, filed concurrently herewith and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, describes a fault tolerant memory system in which fault alignment exclusion is provided by (1) data steering logic connected between the memory and the multi-word buffer and/or (2) memory address permutation logic to effectively rearrange the chip addresses in the chip column associated with the defective bit position.
Application serial number 388,833, filed concurrently herewith and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, is directed to a method for use with a fault tolerant memory system of the type described in the aforesaid application serial number 388,834 which insures that previously paired chips that resulted in an uncorrectable error will not be similarly aligned at some future time by the realignment process.
Application serial number, 388,830, filed concurrently herewith and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, is directed to a method for storing data in a fault tolerant memory system in which the data portion of the word is stored in either the true or complement form while the check byte portion is always stored in true form to reduce the number of words read from memory that contain more errors than can be corrected by the ECC system.
Application serial number 388,832, filed concurrently herewith and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, is directed to an arrangement for maintaining an up-to-date map of defective bit positions in the memory during actual use of the memory in its working environment.
3. Description of the Prior Art
The cross-referenced applications describe various aspects of fault tolerant memory systems. As described therein and in other prior art systems, chips in the memory array are arranged either physically or electronically to minimize the alignment of defective locations at the same memory address. As will be appreciated by those persons familiar with the art, once the memory is operational in its intended environment and is loaded with customer data, there has been really no fast, economical way to realign a newly developed fault that causes an error which is not correctable by the ECC system. Even though techniques are available to correct the data under some error type conditions (complement/recomplement), the process is considered rather traumatic to system performance by most users, and so many systems merely will bypass that memory location (or inhibit the use of a larger section of addresses including the defective address) rather than to interrupt the system for an extended period of time. While such options are effective for a period of time, the number of bypassed locations eventually increases to the point where system performance is seriously affected. There is, therefore, a need to provide a method and system to permit newly developed faults to be realigned even though the memory is operational in a using system. The present invention provides such a method and system.
In accordance with the present invention, the operation of the memory system is momentarily interrupted in response to the detecting of a new error which results in an indication by the ECC system that it cannot correct the error in the word just read from memory. It is assumed that the location of the new error can be found by various techniques discussed in the prior art, including the cross-referenced applications. It is further assumed that a new permute vector can be found by prior art teachings, including those of the cross-referenced applications, that will result in the newly developed defective bit position being assigned to a memory address that contains no other defective bit locations. It is, of course, assumed that any previously identified defective bit locations in the column will not be reassigned to memory addresses to cause any uncorrectable errors as a result of the new permutation.
The system, after being interrupted, transfers one bit of data from the same bit position of each chip in the column to be realigned to stages of an output buffer that are determined by the initially assigned permute vector. The data is then transferred to the input buffer whose stages are connected back to the respective chips in the same column in accordance with the newly developed permute vector. The memory system is then returned to normal operation with the newly assigned permute vector being used to address the column of chips in future operations. Since one bit position of each plurality of chips in the column are addressed and read out in parallel, e.g., 16, a 64 chip column could be read with four reads and rewritten to another address with four write operations. If each chip had 64K bit positions and the time required to read or write a chip were, for example, 250 nanoseconds, the entire process would require less than 200 milliseconds.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an improved method and system for a fault tolerant memory system in which the memory is momentarily interrupted when a new uncorrectable error is detected to permit the assignment of one new fault alignment permute address and the realignment of previously stored data in the column in accordance with the new permute vector.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of a preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a memory system in which the present invention may be advantageously employed;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of one channel of the memory array shown in FIG. 1 illustrating the system for rearranging the logical order of the chips in the columns relative to the stages of the buffer register;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the system for causing data in the column containing the newly identified error which caused the ECC system to interrupt operation of the memory system to be rearranged in accordance with the newly developed permute address;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the various steps in the fault alignment process of the present inven- tion.
The memory system shown schematically in FIG. 1 represents generally a conventional large-scale semiconductor memory, for example, a 16 megabyte memory. The memory, as shown in FIG. 1, comprises 18 separate memory cards 10. Each of the cards are identical in that the cards are populated with 128 separate 64K memory chips 11 which are arranged on the card 10 in four separate 32-chip arrays 12, 13, 14 and 15. The system is arranged to provide a 72-bit data word so that each of the 72 (4�18) arrays contributes one bit to each data word. The arrays are addressed in parallel, for example, by a 16-bit address, which defines the 1-bit intersection of one of the 256 rows and one of the 256 columns in each of the separate 64K bit chips. The manner in which chips are selected and read out will be discussed later on in the specification.
As shown in FIG. 1, four 16-bit buffers 20-23 are associated respectively with the chip arrays 12-15 on each card. Each buffer 20, 21, 22 and 23 has 16 buffer positions so that 16 72-bit data words are contained in the buffer. The buffer functions as both input and output.
In addition to address signals, each card is also supplied with suitable read, write and control signals along with conventional clock or timing signals (not shown), as is well known in the art.
The memory shown in FIG. 1 is also referred to as having 72 separate channels in that one 32-chip array 12 and its associated 16-bit buffer 20 comprise one channel which is shown in detail in FIG. 2.
The buffer is connected to the system data bus 26 to transfer the 72-bit words to the system either in serial by bit form or in parallel. It is assumed that a suitable error correcting system 27 (ECC) is provided in the overall arrangement to automatically correct, for example, 1-bit errors in any one bit position of a word. The data word, therefore, includes for example a check byte consisting of 8 bit positions.
It will be appreciated by those persons skilled in the art that it is really not economically feasible to provide a 16 megabyte memory in which there are 128�18 error-free 64K bit memory chips which are all perfect and which will remain error-free for the useful life of the memory. The added cost of providing defect-free chips compared to the cost of a simple ECC system for correcting a single bit error has resulted in most memories being provided with an ECC system of reasonable capability and cost. However, as the number of defects permitted in each 64K chip increases, and the capacity of the memory increases, the probability of encountering an address in memory having more than one defective bit position also increases. Rather than eliminate that address from being used by the system, the arrangement shown in FIG. 2 may be employed with considerable advantage in that, with a small addition of some added logic circuitry, previous storage addresses in memory that would have been skipped in accordance with prior art suggestions can now be employed.
FIG. 2 illustrates in detail one channel of the memory shown in FIG. 1 with the additional logic circuitry, along with additional details of the memory address permutation logic. FIG. 2 shows the individual chips associated with one 32-chip array. As illustrated, the 32 chips are numbered 0-31 and divided into an A array and a B array which, as will be explained in detail later on, are operated at different clock times based on the output of activate logic 30. As shown, the output of one chip 0 and 16 of each array A and B is supplied to stage 0 of the buffer register 20 through data steering logic block 35 which is provided with control signals R5-R8 from a fault alignment exclusion register 36. The general function of logic 35 is to alter the normal relationship of chip 0 for example in the A array and chip 16 in the B array with stage 0 of buffer register 20 so that each of the 32 chips may be selectively connected to each of the 16 stages of buffer 20, depending on the binary pattern of control signals R5 through R8.
The arrangement shown in FIG. 2 also includes address permutation logic 40 which is connected between one address memory line 41 and the activate logic 30 and is supplied with a control signal R2 from the fault alignment exclusion register 36. The function of a permute logic 40 is to effectively change or swap the two associated memory chips in the one channel so that, if a given memory address involves a defective bit position in chip 0, for example, the address permutation logic of the channel can be supplied a control signal R2 which causes the other memory chip 16 to be inserted for chip 0 for that memory address. The objective of steering logic 25 and permutation logic 40 is to limit each memory address to a number of the defective bit locations (1) that is equal to or less than the capability of the ECC system so that an uncorrectable error is never encountered by the overall memory system.
The normal operation of the memory is as follows. The 16 word buffer 20 is connected as shown in FIG. 2. All 18 cards are addressed in parallel with the same 16-bit chip address so that a 72-bit data word is transferred out from 16 chips in the array to the buffer 20 and then to the system bus 26 at one time in response to a read buffer command. Also, 16 data words may be transferred from the system data bus 26 to the buffer 20 in response to a write buffer command.
Transfers between the buffer and the memory are generally similar in that all chips of the array are addressed at the corresponding bit position with 16 bits being read out in parallel from the 16 chips associated with the A array in one clock time and the 16 bits being read out of the chips associated with the B array at some different clock time. With the steering logic in its neutral state, that is, all control signals at binary 0, the output of the chips are supplied to the inputs of the respective stages of the buffer, as shown in FIG. 2 and described above.
As previously mentioned, application of control signals to the steering logic changes the normal relationships that each chip has with its stage of the buffer.
The control signals are supplied from some suitable source, such as another memory associated with the CPU. The control signals are developed prior to storage of data in the memory system by a suitable test program which (1) identifies all defective storage locations in the 16 megabyte memory, and (2) identifies all memory address positions in the memory in which the number of defective bit locations exceeds the corresponding capability of the system error correcting system 26. The identification of (1) and (2) is one of the functions of a conventional ECC system such as represented by the numeral 27 in FIG. 1. Another error mapping scheme is described in copending allowed patent application Ser. No. 345,944, filed on Dec. 17, 1981, in the name of Philip Ryan, entitled Apparatus for High Speed Fault Mapping of Large Memories, and assigned to the present assignee. Control signals R5-R8 and R2 are then developed for the steering logic and/or the address permutation logic in accordance with a suitable algorithm that effectively realigns all but one of the defective bit positions at each memory address that has more than one defect to some other address where no defective positions exist. The complexity of the algorithm will, of course, vary depending on the size of the memory, the width of the data word being transferred between the CPU and the memory, and the number and type of errors permitted in each of the 64K memory chips. A suitable method for producing data steering and address permutation control signals is described in the allowed aforecited patent application Ser. No. 388,833 and in U.S. Pat. No. 3,812,336, issued May 21, 1974 to Douglas C. Bossen et al., entitled Dynamic Address Translation Scheme Using Orthogonal Squares, and assigned to the present assignee. Briefly, logic means are employed to modify each bit of the memory array addressing signals so that non-repetitive combinations of array chips are selected (in succeeding memory read-outs) whenever more than one bit is found to be in error in an accessed data word.
It will be seen that the fault alignment exclusion operation described above is limited to rearranging the order of the chips in the offending column prior to the time that the memory is put online in the system. Once the memory is storing data, the rearrangement of the order of the chips in one row to achieve fault alignment exclusion would not be possible since one bit of every data word stored in memory would be affected.
FIG. 3 shows an arrangement of the chip array and buffer on one card of the memory which permits a new permute vector to be calculated for a column containing a defect and used for future memory accesses, even though the memory is loaded with user data. All of the respective cards in the memory array will be similar to the card shown in FIG. 3.
The arrangement shown in FIG. 3 is similar to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with corresponding components being identified with the same reference numerals. The arrangement shown in FIG. 3, in addition, is provided with a means for selectively connecting the output of the data steering logic 35-1 which is normally associated with channel 1 to the buffer register 21 of channel 2 through gate G1. Similarly, the output of the data steering logic 35-2, normally associated with channel 2, is selectively connectable to the buffer register 20 of channel 1 through gate G2. One bit position of each of the 32 chips for array 12 may, therefore, be transferred through data steering logic 35-1 to buffer register 20 and buffer register 21 in two separate read operations. Similarly, the contents of one bit position of each of the 32 chips in arrays 13-15 may also be transferred to two buffer registers through their associated data steering logic blocks 35 which have their outputs selectively connectable to two buffer registers. The operation of the arrangement shown in FIG. 3 is as follows and is summarized in the flow chart of FIG. 4.
As a result of an uncorrectable error being detected by the ECC system, the locations of the two columns containing defective bit positions for that address are identified and a new permute vector is developed for one of the columns which will change the alignment of the chips in that column so that the same error will not occur in the future. However, the data in the column which is to be assigned the new permute vector must be rearranged since the logical order of the chips will be different when the new permute vector is used.
The chip address register 50 is arranged to step through 64K separate chip addresses. At address 0, the first read command transfers 16 bits from chips 0-15 of array 12 (assuming that this column had one of the defects and will be assigned a new permute vector) through data steering logic 35-1 to buffer register 20. A second read operation transfers 16 bits from chips 16-31 of array 12 to buffer register 21 through data steering logic 35-1 and read gate G1 which was conditioned by a suitable gate signal. Data steering logic 35-1 was conditioned by the initial permute vector which was being used at the time that the uncorrectable error was detected. Therefore, the relationship of the first 16 chips to the stages in buffer 20 is determined by the old permute vector. A corresponding relationship exists between chips 16-31 and the stages of buffer 21.
The newly developed permute vector is applied to the data steering logic and the contents of buffers 20 and 21 transferred back to the 32 chips in array 12 by means of a series of two write memory commands.
The chip address register is then incremented by 1 and a series of two read commands employing the old permute vector and a series of two write memory commands using the new permute vector transfer each bit of data at the designated chip address to the same address of another chip. The operation is repeated for each of the 64K separate chip addresses, at the end of which time the memory is put back into the system using the new permute vector for the column.
Assuming a 250 nanosecond read time and write time for each memory address, the total elapsed time that the memory is out of service rearranging data in the one column is in the neighborhood of 200 milliseconds.
It will be appreciated by those persons skilled in the art that as the capacity of the memory system is increased, the time required to rearrange data in the entire memory from the old vector position to the new vector position may increase to a point where other system considerations and user requirements are adversely affected. Under such conditions, a number of different modifications to the basic system are possible. These modifications allow a data rearranging operation to be performed in stages where each stage lasts for a period of time which does not seriously affect system considerations or user requirements. By providing control circuitry which functions to select either the new permute vector or the old permute vector based on a comparison of the requested memory address and a memory address representing the dividing line between the section of memory that has been updated and the section of memory that still requires an update, the data in the entire memory need not be rearranged during one period of time. The dividing line memory address register is advanced as the data at each address is rearranged in accordance with the new permute vector. The update operation may then be programmed so as not to upset normal operations or function on a "cycle steal" concept, i.e, whenever the system is not using the memory. Such an arrangement is shown functionally in FIG. 5 and comprises dividing line register (D/L Reg) 70, comparator 71 and a number of control lines 73-75. One control line 73 labelled "Rearrange Data" is high from the start of the data rearrangement operation to the finish. The Rearrange Data line functions to gate the desired address through gate 80 to one input of comparator 71. Control line 73 orginates from the system. The other input to comparator 71 is from D/L Reg 70.
The control line 74 labelled "Increment D/L Reg" functions to increment the dividing line register 71 in response to a signal from the data rearranging circuit shown in FIG. 3. The D/L register is incremented by one as the data at each memory address is rearranged.
The output 75 of the comparator 71 indicates whether the current address being requested is in the updated section of the memory, in which case the new permute vector is employed by data steering logic 35 to transfer data between the memory and the buffers. If, however, the comparator indicates the current requested address is in the section of memory that has not been updated, the old permute vector is used by the data steering logic 35 in the data transfer operation. The staging of the data rearrangement operation is controlled by line 73 from the system, which also determines whether the current requested address has to be compared because the rearrange operation is not complete.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various other changes in the form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, in memory systems in which each array contains 64 chips, all four of the 16 position buffers 20-23 on the card would be selectively connectable to each of the data steering logic blocks 35 on the card to enable all 64 chips to be read out by a series of four consecutive reads and then read back into the array by a series of four consecutive write commands. Similarly, while the buffers have been described as functioning both as input and output buffers, it will be appreciated by those persons skilled in the art that two separate buffers may be employed for each column, one for input and one for output, in which situation the respective stages of the two buffers would be interconnected to complete the data transfer operations described above.
A further refinement which will be appreciated by those skilled in the art comes from the realization that data read from faulty chips will generally contain incorrect data bits. In the process of rearranging the data bits, the incorrect data read from faulty chips will be written into non-faulty chips as incorrect data in fully-functional cells. The result is that for a period of time after the rearrangement is accomplished some data words will contain hard/soft aligned errors, and a number of data words will contain single soft errors. The single soft errors will in time be eliminated by a background "scrubbing" operation, if such is provided by the system, or in the normal course of writing fully correct data words into various memory addresses. The soft "images" of the realigned faults may be eliminated at the time of data swapping by transferring the data in each buffer through the ECC logic, and, if necessary, performing a complement/recomplement operation on words which contain multiple errors, returning fully-corrected data words to the buffers before writing them back to the arrays under the new permute vector. In this way, for a slight increase in the time needed to perform the data-swapping, the soft "images" of hard faults can be fully eliminated before the memory is returned to normal system operation.
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I'm hoping you can help me. My daughter absolutely LOVES Oswald. She is very excited about the new Oswald vinylmation, however, as we all know, this is the chaser and very hard to find. Last night we went over to the store in Downtown Disney because she wanted to buy one and try to find Oswald. I discouraged her, explaining that the odds of getting an Oswald was 1 in 24 in a new unopened case, and since this case was opened her chances were less.
None-the-less, she bought one, opened it, got Donald Duck and started crying. Ugh. I know it's completely unreasonable for her not to realize that this is the way vinylmations are. She has about 4 others that she trades and has fun with, so she knows how vinylmations work. She's just obsessed with Oswald.
Well, here is my big problem, she got the great idea after getting Donald, that all she has to do is ask Santa for Oswald. What? How am I supposed to find him? I am at a loss for what to do, so I thought I would give my friends at this board a try.
I could buy him on ebay, but I really don't want to spend $75 for an Oswald. I know the cases are packed the same, and that the Oswald is in the same place. If anyone could give me a little info to help me find him, I would greatly appreciate it. You could even just say what row he is in or which column he's in, and I could buy far less than an entire case. I in no way can I afford to buy an entire case (what the sales lady said I should do). Or if you know any other tricks to help me, I would be so happy.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Office of Community Development-Disaster Recovery Unit is accepting public comments on the reallocation of $5 million in disaster recovery funds from the Gustav/Ike Non-Profit Homeowner Rehabilitation Program to the Economic Revitalization Program.
The Non-Profit Homeowner Rehabilitation Program was created after hurricanes Gustav and Ike to replicate an existing program created after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which provided grants to nonprofits to help homeowners meet the gap in rebuilding storm or flood-damaged homes. The state subsequently determined that there was not a pressing need for this program, given the other housing programs available at the local and state-wide levels.
However, hurricanes Gustav and Ike caused an estimated impact of up to $15 billion to the state's economy by severely disrupting many businesses via physical damages, power outages and workforce displacements. The state has identified a continued and previously unanticipated need to focus on major economic development initiatives aimed at establishing industries and developing a workforce appropriate to the unique geographic, climatic, population and growth conditions of the Gustav-Ike impacted areas.
The $5 million in unobligated funds will be reallocated to the $61.7 million Economic Revitalization Program to address unmet economic recovery and resiliency needs in the hurricane-impacted areas, with the goal of spurring long-term job creation and economic sustainability.
The program will be administered by the Louisiana Office of Community Development's Disaster Recovery Unit in accordance with disaster recovery Community Development Block Grant rules and regulations.
Action Plan Amendment 21 can be accessed online at http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/DR/GI_ActionPlans.htm.
The formal public comment period for the plan begins today, Oct. 9, 2013 and continues until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. After accepting public comments, the state will submit the plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for final federal approval.
Citizens, community leaders and elected officials can access the plan and submit comments online by visiting http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/DR/GI_ActionPlans.htm and opening "Action Plan Amendment 21". A copy of the plans can be requested by calling (225) 219-9600.
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AbstractAn efficient algorithm leading to the Fries canonical structure is presented for benzenoid hydrocarbons. This is a purely topological approach, which is based on adjacency matrices and the Hadamard procedure of matrix multiplication. The idea is presented for naphthalene, as an example. The Fries canonical-structures are also derived for anthracene, coronene, triphenylene, phenanthrene, benz[a]pyrene, and one large benzenoid system. The Fries concept can be convenient for obtaining Clar structures with the maximum number of sextets, which in turn effectively represent π-electron (de)localization in benzenoid hydrocarbons.
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Every time I've visited my friends on Fort Myers Beach, I've found SAND DOLLARS (and so many other beautiful shells). It's crazy!
I met Laura, Bruce, Rhonda and Darrell (Michigan) who were happy as clams they found so many SAND DOLLARS …
They filled up 2 bags! They asked me how they could get them home without breaking them so I suggested finding plastic containers. When we travel, we buy groceries based on what type of containers they come in… like chicken salad, lunch meat, peanut butter, etc. So what if we don't finish the peanut butter, we get several lunches out of it and then clean out the jar and use it for shells. CLICK HERE to see one of my posts on my containers.
Susan and Vince from Canada said they could have picked up hundreds of them but chose to only take a few as souvenirs.
They picked the most perfect ones!
Other than SAND DOLLARS, I found some really pretty SPINY JEWELBOXES…
And POINTED VENUS shells too. I don't find many of these on Sanibel but every time I go to this beautiful beach, I've found them.
I betcha a SAND DOLLAR the next time I take a stroll on this beach, I will find a POINTED VENUS and be just as tickled as if I found a dollar bill on the beach.
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I found a few shells on the low tide flats off the Sanibel causeway but the ROSEATE SPOONBILLS in yesterday's post Roseate Spoonbills at Sanibel Causeway Video really stole the show. I still want to show you this small POINTED VENUS bivalve I found, especially after Christine Kieffer wanted to know what kind of shells were out there.
There were quite a few with both valves still attached that were laying on top of the muck but when I picked them up to take a photo, I unintentionally broke them apart. Oops! Here's the interior of this one but all of them didn't have this dark purple. Some were plain white.
I didn't find tons of shells but while I was filming the ROSEATES, my flip flops were getting sucked into the muck so I took them off to go barefoot and almost stepped on several little baby HORSESHOE CRABS. So as I had the camera pointed at the birds, I had to keep my eye on not stepping on the live critters. I even saw a few live MARGINELLAS…
I videoed the HORSESHOE CRABS since I got tickled with them scooting along trying to make me slosh around them. You'll notice just a few empty shells here and there but the live critters were the real finds of the day.


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Proving that beauty is more than skin-deep, more than 50 girls younger than 18 competed in a "Pageant with a Purpose" earlier this month at Tennessee Tech University.
Together, they donated more than 500 toys to benefit children across the Upper Cumberland. Shelby Beaty, daughter of Charlene Beaty of Jamestown, won the Humanitarian Queen award for bringing the most donated toys to the event.
The 2013 Christmas Queen pageant was the third of its kind held at TTU to benefit agencies in the area. The toys collected in this month's pageant will reappear in the hands of young children this holiday season.
"With annual giving and donations lower than normal for so many agencies on these things, we feel now is a time these efforts are needed," said Michelle Huddleston, TTU service coordinator and one of the event organizers.
TTU fashion merchandising major Catherine Fitzpatrick and alumna Shannon Hood-Hayes collaborated with Huddleston to sponsor the pageant. Hood-Hayes owns a company called Nola Blue Productions and Pageants with a Purpose. She and Huddleston studied sociology together at TTU.
In August, the Poppy Queen pageant raised several hundred dollars and collected more than 2,500 items for the campus Blessings in a Backpack program. Blessings in a Backpack provides backpacks of food for hungry children in the Jackson County. In October, the Halloween Queen pageant collected hundreds of dollars for the Putnam County Humane Society's spay and neuter clinic.
"We believe that your crown comes with responsibility and that our queens and contestants should be role models for their peers," Hood-Hayes said. "They should give back to the community through various service projects."
The next TTU-sponsored charity pageant will be the March 8 Mardi Gras Queen pageant. Proceeds will be donated to Genesis House, an organization that helps victims of domestic and sexual violence.
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In all fairness, I can't say this stuff appeals to me near as much-- it's hard to seem Horde-ly when you get excited about decorative soaps. But I can admire her dedication-- these are all homemade, and while Hearthstone keychains are nice, Hearthstone (and Soulstone and Healthstone) soaps are pretty cool, too. I can't get a hold on the scale, though-- are these tiny, or are they "life" sized?
And MP is enterprising as always-- she's got these on sale on her site for about $10 for two. If you really, really like decorative soaps (or just need a gift for a dirty WoW player), there you go.


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In her letter to the editor on May 4, Monique Weston begins by quoting the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. She then proceeds to insist that the word "regulated" somehow has nothing to do with the training of the militia, but instead she invokes the power of the courts and argues that it has to do with government management of the militia. Regardless of what the courts may say, and even though they may have the authority to say so, this cannot be the correct interpretation, else the second half of the amendment, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" would not be the logical conclusion. Instead, the logical conclusion would be something like "the right of the government to keep an armed force for deployment in times of emergency, shall not be infringed." No, the word "regulated" cannot refer to government management of the militia, and the word "militia" cannot refer to today's State Militia simply on the basis that it is the same word, or that some prior ruling has been cited. If the Second Amendment is to be considered as a whole, the militia is meant to be comprised of the people and be managed by the people, without government interference. Although the courts have the authority to interpret the law, they are not by virtue of their position always right. They as individuals are swayed by their personal convictions and are as likely to err as any of the rest of us.
After further consideration, however, I will agree with Ms. Weston that the word "trained" is not a proper substitute for the word "regulated." Training is only part of being "well regulated." An individual may be well trained in the use of his firearm, and many well-trained individuals may come together as militia with intent to maintain or regain the security of their free state. But they need to be organized. They need to be drilled and disciplined. They need to learn how to function as a cohesive unit. In short they need effective leadership. It is both training and leadership that enables the militia to be characterized as "well regulated".
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Nationals GM Mike Rizzo added heavy fuel to the rumors that Ryan Zimmerman may spend some time in left field for the first time in his Major League career when he returns from his thumb injury.
Williams: Zimmerman's Shoulder 'Degenerative' Not 'Arthritic'
Matt Williams was sure to make the clarification that Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman's right shoulder is "degenerative," not "arthritic," in his weekly interview with the Junkies on 106.7 The Fan on Wednesday.
Matt Williams: Ryan Zimmerman's 'Got an Arthritic Shoulder'
Nationals manager Matt Williams revealed a new detail about Ryan Zimmerman's ongoing shoulder issues at 106.7 The Fan's "Chalk Talk": "Ryan's got an arthritic shoulder."
MRI: No 'Structural Issues' For Nats' Zimmerman
Unable to make a regular, comfortable throw to first, Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was out of the lineup Sunday. An MRI revealed inflammation on his right shoulder.
Zimmerman Scratched from Lineup with 'Soreness'
Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who was originally scheduled to be in the lineup for a split squad game against the Astros, did not make the trip with the team to Kissimmee.
Ryan Zimmerman Admits to Shoulder Problems During 2013 Season
Ryan Zimmerman admitted to having lingering arm issues in 2013 — in an interview with the Junkies on Friday — begging the question: How long can the Nationals hold off moving him to first base, on a not-so-temporary basis?
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CBS Local Sports breaks down the top players at third base for your fantasy baseball draft.
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The new piece of equipment in Ryan Zimmerman's locker is a first baseman's mitt. He doesn't mind using it a little, as long as it's not a lot.
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Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman called into Grant and Danny on 106.7 The Fan Thursday, and was open and honest about his feelings for Tom Brady, who he admits he has a "man crush" on, and had some advice for Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III.
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Shortly before 8pm Wednesday, Grants Pass police responded to calls regarding an armed carjacking.
Police say a lone man wearing a mask was crouching in the backseat of the owners blue BMW convertible. Police say the owner left the top down on the convertible at the time.
The car is described as a blue 2002 BMW 325i convertible with Oregon license plate 885-EMD. The suspect is described as an adult male, in his 20's. Thin build, last seen wearing dark mask and dark clothing and armed with a handgun.
The incident occurred in the 1500 block of Southeast N Street in downtown Grants Pass. The vehicle was last seen eastbound towards Northeast Agness Ave.
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My research has been in the area of study skills in the past, and more recently, I am working on the personal reading of pre service teachers.
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Spring 2013: Earned All-Southland Second Team honors after going 2-3 at No. 2 singles in conference play ... SLC wins were over Jason Mechali of Oral Roberts and Ricardo Hopker of Texas-Pan American ... Ended with an overall record of 6-14, beating Alcorn State's Ivan Umnikov, Youngstown State's Sebastian Hagn, Radford's Joe Mills and Prairie View A&M's Karim Fotso ... Teamed primarily with Trey Crysel at No. 3 doubles, going 1-11 with a win over UTSA's Joel Rubio and Hugo Guanais ... Also picked up a win with Rob Lee against Alcorn's Ernesto Santillan and Umnikov.
Fall 2012: Put together 4-5 record in singles play ... Picked up first career win with a 6-1, 6-2 decision over Jacob Rother of Tyler Junior College ... Also picked up victories against Vasco Valeverde of Southern Miss, and Andre Stabile of Troy ... Also went 2-5 in doubles play, compiling a 2-4 record with Mikko Rajamaki ... Won over Mason Harrel and Ross Peets of SMU and Cahit Kapukiran and Adrian Riseng of Stetson.
Prep: Attended Falkenberg's Upper Secondary School in Sweden ... Regularly ranked among the top 10 in Sweden and as high as No. 2 ... Ended as runner-up at national tournament.
Personal: Born Carl-Philip Hans Ake Lindqvist on March 23, 1993 in Varberg, Sweden ... Son of Kent Ake and Lena Lindqvist ... Father was a former All-American singles player for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga.


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African-American military veterans meet President Barack Obama at Stewart Air National Guard base in Newburgh
President Barack Obama's visit to the Hudson Valley included some exciting moments for a group of African-American military veterans.
The president stopped to speak with a group from the Buffalo Soldiers Organization in Newburgh.
He also took pictures with the World War II vets at Stewart Air National Guard Base.
The original Buffalo Soldiers were African-Americans who served...
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KERSHAW – Andrew Jackson hits the road for a pair of key Conference IV-AA basketball games this week and the Volunteers will be seeking to bounce back.
AJ, hosting Keenan of Columbia, dropped a pair of league games to the visiting Raiders on Friday night.
The KHS teams, each ranked eighth in their respective statewide hoops polls, rolled to wins over the Volunteers.
The Lady Raiders posted a 61-21 win over the Lady Vols to open the twin bill.
Lancaster High's Jonathan McGriff (11) goes to the hoop in the Bruins' 70-64 win over South Pointe in LHS's Region IV-AAAA opener on Monday night. Lancaster visits Rock Hill on Friday night.
BUFORD – The Buford High girls toyed with the upset, but couldn't quite pull it off in dropping a tough 41-38 home loss to Great Falls on Tuesday night in Conference III-A play.
The three-point GFHS girls' win gave the Red Devils a sweep after second-rated Great Falls prevailed in the nightcap, 61-38.
In the opener, Great Falls rallied from a five-point deficit to open the final period to post the three-point comeback win.
Great Fall outscored BHS 9-1 in the final period to take the victory. Great Falls was able to get the lead late in the game and hold on.
Andrew Jackson rallied in the final period to present Volunteers' veteran boys basketball coach Dale Reeves with his 300th career win on Tuesday night.
AJ, down 42-40 after three periods, outscored the host Indian Land Warriors 19-12 in the final eight minutes to register the 59-54 comeback win.
The Vols' five-point win gave AJ a split after the Lady Warriors took a 59-35 victory.
The Vols, up 15-13 after one period, held a 32-25 lead at the half, but the Warriors rallied to take a 42-40 lead.
The Lancaster Bruins ignited in the second period, taking control of the game to gain a Region IV-AAAA split with Rock Hill on Tuesday night.
The Bruins, 11-10, 3-4, led 22-20 after one period of play, but took control of the game with a 23-6 spurt.
"We were able to use our speed and athleticism to our advantage," LHS coach Ricardo Priester said. "Our defense was efficient and it caused some chaos out there for Rock Hill."
Indian Land made the most of a Conference III-A basketball road trip to McBee on Thursday.
The Warriors capped the league sweep with an exciting 69-67 win over the Panthers.
Terrell Rogers, who led IL with 25 points, hit a clutch trey with 6.6 seconds to play to give the Warriors the thrilling two-point win.
Rogers hit 15 points in the first half when IL held a 38-23 lead, but MHS rallied in the second half.
Eric Rowell
For The Lancaster News
INDIAN LAND – Host Indian Land earned a hardwood split with Class AAAA Fort Mill on Friday night.
The Lady Warriors prevailed in the opener, taking a 49-28 win over the Lady Jackets.
In the nightcap, the Jackets held on for a 66-59 win over the scrappy Warriors.
The opener saw coach Tamara Jacobus' Lady Warriors build an early lead and cruise to the 21-point win over the Lady Jackets.
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BUFORD – A short bus ride back to "Big Orange Country" was sweet for Andrew Jackson High School on Friday night.
The Volunteers swept a basketball twin bill from county rival Buford High School in the Jackets' gym.
The Lady Vols opened with a 46-26 win and the AJ boys completed the hoops broom job with a 66-41 victory.
In the nightcap, AJ held the upper hand throughout and finished strong for the 25-point win.
ROCK HILL – South Pointe, powered by a pivotal third-period surge, posted a Region IV-AAAA hardwood sweep of Lancaster on Friday night in the Stallions' gym.
The SPHS boys, 13-4, 5-1, avenged their lone league loss in an 82-71 win over the Bruins, who dipped to 10-10, 2-4.
The South Pointe girls opened the twin bill, taking a 41-38 win over the Lady Bruins, who battled to the buzzer before dropping the narrow loss.
BUFORD – Buford High School two-way football starter Joseph Wright led the Jackets' fall sports honorees Monday night in the school auditorium.
Wright, a four-year starter for the Jackets, was among a host of BHS standouts honored at the fall sports awards night.
"Joseph will be hard to replace," BHS football coach Mike Wells said. "He's one of the hardest workers I've ever been around."
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Please don't steal our images, yeah?
This is a drawing from Italy.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
This object is currently resting in our storage facility.
We're not sure who made this. Or if we do it's not for us to tell (perhaps because they're feeling shy?)
There are 2 other images of this object.
See more stuff from the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
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American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2013 A complex missile defense flight test today resulted in the intercept of two medium-range ballistic missile targets, Defense Department officials said.
The flight test was planned more than a year ago, officials added, and is not in any way connected to events in the Middle East.
It involved the Missile Defense Agency, Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, and U.S. Pacific Command, in conjunction with soldiers from the Army's Alpha Battery, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sailors aboard the Navy's guided missile destroyer USS Decatur, and Air Force airmen from the 613th Air and Operations Center.
The test was conducted near the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site and surrounding areas in the western Pacific. Officials said the test stressed the ability of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon systems to function in a layered defense architecture and defeat a raid of two near-simultaneous ballistic missile targets.
The two medium-range ballistic missile targets were launched on operationally realistic trajectories toward a defended area near Kwajalein, officials said. Along with overhead space assets providing launch alerts, an Army-Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control radar in forward-based mode detected the targets and relayed track information to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications system for further transmission to defending Ballistic Missile Defense System assets.
The USS Decatur with its Aegis Weapon System detected and tracked the first target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. The Aegis ballistic missile defense weapon system developed a fire control solution, launched a Standard Missile-3 Block IA missile, and successfully intercepted the target.
In a demonstration of Ballistic Missile Defense System layered defense capabilities, a second AN/TPY-2 radar in terminal mode located with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system acquired and tracked the target missiles. THAAD developed a fire control solution, launched a THAAD interceptor missile, and successfully intercepted the second medium-range ballistic missile target, officials said.
THAAD was operated by soldiers from the Alpha Battery, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment. As a planned demonstration of THAAD's layered defense capabilities, a second THAAD interceptor was launched at the target destroyed by Aegis as a contingency in the event that the SM-3 did not achieve an intercept.
Initial indications are that all components performed as designed, Pentagon officials said. Missile Defense Agency officials will extensively assess and evaluate system performance based upon telemetry and other data obtained during the test, they added.
U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System programs have completed 62 successful hit-to-kill intercepts in 78 flight test attempts since 2001, officials said.


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Not unlike most homes in Mississauga and the GTA, PORTICO is comprised of unique individuals with their own personalities and preferences.
While every individual is a valued member of the family, you wouldn't ask a teenager to enjoy Grandpa's classical music, nor expect Grandpa to enjoy the teen's tunes.
Neither would we! Each of PORTICO's venues offers its own unique expression and experience, while representing a vital part of our church family.
PORTICO a community church, 1814 Barbertown Road, Mississauga ON, Canada, L5M 2M5


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Engineering Graphics - Academic Staff « Position Deleted on 3/22/2013 »
|University of Wisconsin - Stout
|Menomonie, WI
|Full Time
This position is no longer an active posting on HigherEdJobsJOB DETAILS:
Position Description: Instructional academic staff position teaching engineering graphics courses to students in Manufacturing Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Engineering Technology, Packaging, Technology Education, and Industrial Design undergraduate degree programs.
The initial appointment shall be a fixed term contract with possible annual renewal. Commencing with the fourth year, the contract offered to an individual serving in the same position will be a fixed term, rolling horizon contract of two years duration. Commencing with the sixth year, the contract offered to an individual serving in the same position will be a fixed term, rolling horizon contract of three years' duration. See Faculty/Academic Staff Limited Appointees Handbook - Chapter IIIC http://www.uwstout.edu/hr/unclhdbk.cfm
Appointment Type: Instructional Academic staff
Department: Engineering and Technology
Title: Engineering Graphics Academic Staff Position
Appointment Percentage: 100% for academic year
Anticipated Start Date: 8/26/2013
Academic Year: 2013-2014
This is a renewable appointment.
Minimum of five years relevant industrial experience or supervision required
* Master's degree required
* One degree related to and supportive of engineering graphics such as Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technology, Technology Education or other technical fields required
* Demonstration of teaching proficiency required
* Teaching or training experience in engineering graphics preferred
* Relevant professional certificates preferred, such as:
- Senior Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professional Certification
- Certified SolidWorks Professional in at least one area such as Solid Modeling Specialist
- Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) (Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
Teaching Responsibilities: To include topics from the following areas:
* Engineering Graphics
* Descriptive Geometry
* Computer Aided Design and Drafting
* Freehand Sketching
* Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
* Design and Working Drawings
* Solid and Surface Modeling
* 3D Scanning and Rapid Prototyping
Additional Duties/Responsibilities/Expectations:
* Teach in a collaborative and supportive manner with colleagues. Incorporate innovative and emerging teaching techniques in course delivery. Provide courses in a variety of formats, times, and locations
* Develop and revise curriculum materials and instructional media
* Set-up, operate, maintain and improve laboratories and equipment. Keep current in required software(s) and updates
* Develop and maintain contacts and liaison with industrial and professional associations. Develop class projects relevant to the needs of industry
* Support our students throughout their academic career. Participate in student club activities. Be supportive in working with diverse populations of students and staff
* Activities as defined in contract and UW-Stout Faculty/Academic Staff/Limited Employee Handbook
The Engineering and Technology Department is one of seven departments in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CSTEM). The department has approximately 30 full time faculty and teaching staff. The department provides courses for programs in Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technology, Packaging, Computer Engineering and Plastics Engineering plus other programs throughout the university
A member of the University of Wisconsin System, UW-Stout serves approximately 9,300 students in 20 graduate and 40 undergraduate programs. UW-Stout is a 2001 Baldrige Award Recipient, supporting a progressive, learning-centered, quality-based educational environment that is focused on continuous improvement. A leader in adopting new technology, UW-Stout is a digital campus and all faculty and staff are required to use available technology in their positions including course delivery. Increasingly, courses are offered via alternative delivery methods and time frames. Faculty members are responsible for teaching, advising, research and scholarly activity, and service.
The university is located in Menomonie, situated in western Wisconsin, 60 minutes east of Minneapolis-St. Paul on Interstate 94; located in the scenic Chippewa Valley Region with a population base of more than 200,000. Menomonie is a city of 16,000 surrounded by lakes, streams and woodlands. For more information about the UW-Stout community and region visit: https://www.uwstout.edu/about/community.cfm.
As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, UW-Stout is committed to inclusive excellence and is actively seeking applications from individuals from diverse groups. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, employment will be contingent upon a criminal background check.
It is the policy of UW-Stout to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact us using the information below. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual's disability.
Unless confidentiality is requested, names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.
For campus safety information and crime statistics, visit http://www.uwstout.edu/hs/upload/2012-Updated-Final-Clery-Report.pdf
Review of applications will begin January 21, 2013 and continue until position is filled. To guarantee full consideration all materials should be received by this date.
Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. The UW System provides an excellent benefits package including participation in the Wisconsin State retirement plan.
-Benefit Details: http://www.wisconsin.edu/hr/benefits/uben.pdf
-Total Compensation Estimator:
Your online application will not be considered complete until all required documents are attached and all required fields are completed. Please note: Once you have submitted your application you will not be able to go into the system and change it.
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- Cover letter including statements of teaching philosophy, experience and interests, industry experience and its appropriateness to the position, and scholarship activities and interests
- Current resume
- Three references with current email addresses and phone numbers
- Unofficial copies of transcripts from university for highest degree(s) held or in progress
If you have application questions call or email:
Jean Price
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Phone: 715 232-1686
Email: email@example.com
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Finally, it may be possible to examine various medical outcomes, such as injuries, illnesses, or hospitalizations during the first term that could be related to initial medical or physical conditions, some of which might be subject to disqualification waivers. This type of analysis would involve merging files of the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) with medical record files, which may require special approvals but should be technically possible.
The final step, assuming that a physical or medical condition is reliably correlated with an acceptable outcome, is to determine a specific standard for that condition. There are at least two scenarios. On one hand, if the physical or medical condition is a simple binary "present" or "absent," then, as mentioned earlier, the standard may simply be a decision to disqualify a potential recruit if the condition is present (which assumes that a person with that condition cannot perform military duties). If, on the other hand, the condition has a continuous underlying metric, such as BMI, a score on a fitness test, or blood pressure, then a specific cutoff value is required.
The process of determining a specific cutoff value ranges from simple to complex, depending on the way in which utility is assessed. In the simplest case, military experts may be able to use a qualitative procedure based on experience that determines a value above or below which a recruit is highly unlikely to meet the requirement in question.
In the more complex case, particularly when there is no expert opinion about acceptable levels of the condition (or even sometimes when there is an expert opinion), a cost-performance trade-off model can be applied. For example, if BMI or some type of substance abuse is correlated with attrition or some performance outcome, one can compare the cost of disqualifying persons above certain values (based on supply information about the cost of recruits) with the cost of various performance or attrition levels (e.g., training costs associated with different rates of attrition).
In this section, we discuss an example of the type of cost-performance trade-off model that has been applied to aptitudes and education. The full model is a computer-based optimization model that evaluates enlistment standards along two dimensions: high school graduation status and aptitudes. We present a much simplified version of this model and illustrate it with high school graduation status, a characteristic not unlike such medical conditions as asthma or drug use. We use this model later for those


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Dutch company PAL-V has spent several years testing and developing "PAL-V One" (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) and now is reportedly gearing up to put the car in production beginning in 2016.Cars, PAL-V One, Video
IndyCar: Andretti aims to change luck at site of most recent win
Posted by Bruce Martin at 10:54 am
MOORESVILLE, North Carolina – On the track, Marco Andretti is driving with fierce desire and determination that has led Andretti Autosport General Manager Kyle Moyer to say it's the best he's ever seen Mario Andretti's grandson race. Unfortunately, mechanical failures, mistakes and plain bad luck has the son of team owner Michael Andretti mired in seventh place in the Verizon IndyCar Series standings.
Perhaps a return to his best racetrack will be enough to save Andretti's season.Andretti Autosport, IndyCar, Iowa Speedway, Marco Andretti
Corinna Schumacher returns to public with encouraging news
Posted by GMM Newswire at 9:54 am
Corinna Schumacher has delivered an encouraging message about the progress of her injured husband.
Now out of his long coma, F1 legend Michael Schumacher was transferred from intensive care in Grenoble to a Swiss rehabilitation clinic three weeks ago.
No official updates have been provided since then, but his wife Corinna buoyed hopes this week when she appeared happy and beaming in a series of photos.Formula 1, Michael Schumacher
MotoGP: Honda signs new contract with Pedrosa
Posted by MotoGP.com at 9:01 am
Honda Racing Corporation has officially announced an agreement with Dani Pedrosa that will see the Spanish rider remain in the factory Honda team for a further two years, until the end of 2016.
Pedrosa, who currently lies third in the World Championship – level on points with second placed Valentino Rossi – as the season reaches the halfway point, will extend his contract with Honda with whom he has raced in the World Championship since 2001.Dani Pedrosa, MotoGP, Repsol Honda
Test drive: How a sports car should evolve – the 2014 Porsche 911
Posted by Tom Jensen at 5:17 pm
For a full half century now, the Porsche 911 has defined what a pure, no compromises sports car can, and more importantly, should be.
And during the last 50 years, the 911 has stayed laser-focused and true to Porsche's vision of a sports car through countless automotive trends, market changes and fads.
If you bought a 911 new in 1964 and a 2014 model today, you would instantly understand the connection, how what the German automaker created way back when has evolved into what it is today. The new 911, now in its seventh generation, is every bit as targeted today as it was in '64. And that's a very good thing indeed.Cars, Porsche


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College of Law News
College of Law to host legal writing workshop
The College of Law has been chosen to host a one-day annual legal writing workshop aimed at law librarians and faculty who teach legal research and writing. Willamette's is the only law school in the Pacific Northwest to host the event this year.
Legal research and writing faculty member Jay Messenger will coordinate the event with assistance from fellow legal research and writing faculty Ed Harri, Helen Mazur-Hart and visiting legal research and writing instructor Robert Rocklin.
The workshops are sponsored by the Legal Writing Institute, a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve legal writing by providing a forum for discussion and scholarship about legal writing, analysis, and research. The institute has more than 2,800 members and includes representatives from 38 countries.
The themes of the workshops include teaching legal writing; teaching persuasive writing and advocacy; legal research; and innovative teaching techniques. Other law schools hosting workshops this year are the University of Arizona, George Washington University and Northwestern University.
Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh lectures on Sikhism in wake of temple shootings
Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh, associate director of the College of Law's Center for Dispute Resolution and a practicing Sikh, has been invited to speak at several events in the wake of the shootings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin last month.
The shootings left six dead and three injured. The priest of the temple remains in a coma.
The shootings shocked the country and generated an outpouring of support for Sikh practitioners, including those in Oregon. Singh was invited to speak at candlelight vigils at Sikh temples in Salem and Portland. He also spoke recently at a "lunch and lecture" series sponsored by the Oregon Area Jewish Committee.
"Some of us had conflicts within us – should we live here? Are we safe?" Singh said at the OAJC lecture. "How do we change the hatred into peace building?"
Singh said non-Sikhs are curious to learn more about his religion and how Sikhs are able to find forgiveness after the shootings. He tells them that Sikhs believe in creating peace within themselves before spreading it throughout the world.
Singh is a board member of the Oregon Mediation Association and has mediated family, cross-cultural and inter-religious disputes. He has spoken about peaceful cross-cultural conflict resolution in the United States, Europe and Asia. To read more about Singh, click here.


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Events this Week
Monday, August 3, 2015
Wayside Quilters & Crafters
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Two Monday evenings a month, crafty Waysiders meet and bring in their portable ...
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Wayside Worship
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Our 8:30 am worship includes singing, scripture, prayer and morning message. There is ...
Wayside Worship
10:00 am – 11:00 am
No matter who you are, or where you are on your faith journey, you are welcome to worship ...
Where is Wayside?
Wayside United Church of Christ
2000 SW Dash Point Road
Federal Way, WA 98023
t. 253-838-0915
Wayside in Pictures
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From Our Pastor's Desk...
By: Dennis Hollinger-Lant
Before I head for Spokane to take a UCC Clergy Boundary Training class and …Read More


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Pet-Free Cabin: This cabin is designated as a pet-free cabin. No pets are allowed.
KEY INFORMATION: Please call the park office at least 2 days prior to arrival to arrange key pick-up and drop-off.
DAMAGE DEPOSIT REQUIRED: A $50 damage deposit is required in addition to the rental fee. The deposit must be paid separate from the rental fee. The damage deposit is due upon arrival or a check can be mailed to the park office at least 7-14 days in advance. Checks should be made payable to Iowa DNR. Cash deposits must be returned in person. Checks will be returned by park staff at check-out or returned by mail upon satisfactory inspection of the facility. Mail the check to:
Lake of Three Fires State Park
2303 Lake Road
Bedford, IA 50833
Use and Cleaning Rules:
Renters must provide their own bedding, pillows, towels/washcloths and other toiletry items, cooking utensils, pots and pans, dishes and some cleaning items such as paper towels, dish soap, etc.
Renters are responsible for adhering to general use rules for this facility and cleaning the facility prior to vacating. Some cleaning supplies such as mops, brooms, vacuums, cleaning agents will be provided. A complete list of the general rules and cleaning procedures can be found on the Iowa DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov and entering "Cabin Rentals" in the site search box located right above the "Inside DNR" tab.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is not responsible for items that are lost, stolen, or become damaged. Renters are financially responsible for any damage to state park property or extra cleaning that may be required.