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Full detailed profile on Cameron Davis Played by Nathan Owens on Days of Our Lives Daytime Soap Opera.
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Cameron Davis
Actor: Nathan Owens
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* Cameron is Celeste's son.
Current: Medical doctor
Past: Medical doctor
Cameron Davis came to Salem April 5, 2012 with Celeste in order to meet his half-sister Lexi. He bumped into Abigail and they started dating. She helped him through hard times since his sister was dying. Not long after Lexi rapidly faded away, he decided to stick around town and take a permanent position at the hospital.
Things fizzled between him and Abby and he left town to work with Doctors Without Borders in 2013.
Abigail Devereux (dated)
Celeste Perrault - mother
Alexandra (Lexi) Brooks Carver - half-sister
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At the hospital, Cameron takes a call from someone telling them he's honored but needs time to think. He hangs up and Jordan asks if everything is okay. He's surprised she spoke to him. She usually keeps to herself. He compliments her work and brings up Rafe. She admires how far Rafe has come and credits him. When she's alone, she flashes to touching Rafe's hand. Nicole visits Rafe in his room. She's glum and he notices. He knows Brady's getting married today. She says that's the rumor and that they'll probably never speak again. Rafe gets her to spill. She tells him that for once, she did nothing wrong but can't prove it. It doesn't matter; she doesn't think she could forgive Eric for this. Abby finds Cameron in the waiting room. She fills him in on hearing Chad's surgery went well. He tells her Doctors With Borders called and he's leaving for South Africa. She's startled but happy for him. She congratulates him but looks shaken up. Once Nicole has left, Jordan turns up for therapy. He's bummed about Nicole's mood.
Abigail walks into Chad's hospital room just as Cameron tells Chad that Abby wouldn't have gotten into bed with him if he hadn't backed off. Cameron's flustered. Abby feels like a piece of meat and takes out a coin. Sarcastically, she says, "Heads I'm Cameron's and tails I'm Chad's." Chad says they were competing for her, "Because you set it up that way." She sniffs that she chose Cameron. In the waiting room, Arianna's dressed as a pumpkin for the children's party. Sonny wanted to dress her as Margaret Thatcher. Ciara strolls in with Hope. She grumps that she's going as the kid who hates Hallowe'en parties. Hope gives Karin a hand with the punch. She's angry with herself for gossiping about Theresa. She didn't know she did drugs.
Will arrives at the hospital Hallowe'en party. Everyone grins when Ciara flirts with another kid. She goes off with the kid and his mother to trick-or-treat at the nurses' stations. Back in Chad's room, Abby tells the guys it doesn't matter that she chose Cameron. She kicks Cam out and dumps Chad. He's not the person for her for now. She needs to work on herself. They hold hands and he tears up. She wishes him well and goes away, crying. Back at the Hallowe'en party, Hope and Gabi toss popcorn in their mouths and Ciara returns without candy. She traded it all with Tommy for his leather jacket. It reminds her of her dad. She misses him more and more. Hope gives her a hug. Sonny and Will take Ari to see Chad. He tells them about the break-up and blames himself. He holds Arianna. Gabi arrives to the hub and greets Cameron. He wants to see photos of Ari but when he sees Abby, he suddenly has to go. Gabi questions Abby, who tells her about the break-up but ensures she knows nothing's going on with Cameron. EJ strolls into Chad's room. He says karma really is a bitch. EJ assumes Abby ditched him. Chad thinks he had it coming. They laugh and EJ receives the 8th text from Stefano, wondering where they are. At least he won't be alone. EJ says he'll never walk alone. Chad tears up and Karin arrives with a wheelchair. A helicopter landed on the hospital for him. She goes and EJ helps Chad into the chair. Chad will miss the kids. They make plans to Skype a lot. EJ calls him a hero. He'll be forever grateful. They hug. Outside, Abby says she'll fill Gabi in on the debatable later. She plans on taking time away from dating. Some don't know how to be alone and that desperation leads to bad decisions...
Nick watches Cameron at the Horton Square and flashes to seeing him hold Gabi's hand and then himself kissing Gabi. He tells himself he and Gabi will be together forever. At the park, Brady and Kristen discuss what happened with Nicole and Eric.
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Cottonwood's menu is one-of-a-kind venue with interesting bites, a huge selection of craft beers and drinks and outdoor fun like ring toss, sandbag toss, even sand boxes if you're so inclined.
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It's SUMMER, baby! After a long, but relatively mild winter, a super-busy spring, a difficult month, a vexing week, and a hard hard morning for Clayton and I (those of you in the know, know to what I am alluding…), we can finally say we got our first real summer evening in Chez Fontaine. After taking a stress-reducing bike ride through downtown Boston, to the Seaport for lunch, to the North End for meat, to Haymarket for veggies, and back home again (14 miles, more or less), we settled on our lovely little deck, dusted off Little Red, and had ourselves some supper in the fading sunshine.
ChimmiChurri Strip Steaks and Asparagus
2 8oz hand-trimmed NY Strip Steaks
1 lb fresh, thin asparagus
1 bunch fresh cilantro
1 lime
zest of 1 lemon
6-8 cloves garlic
2 small foccaccia
1 medium sized tomato
EVOO, white balsamic vinegar, dried oregano, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, dried parsley flakes, sea salt, cracked black pepper
I start by trimming the woody ends off my slender asparagus spears and peeling 1/2″ or so of some of the outer green off the ends of the stalks.
Into a large zipper bag they go, along with several glugs of EVOO, a glug of white balsamic vinegar, some dried oregano, a pinch of red pepper flakes, a healthy dose of garlic powder, and salt and pepper. I let these marinate for about 20 minutes while I prep my chimmichurri.
Traditional chimmichurri sauce, of Argentinean fame, is made from parsley – but I like mine predominantly made of cilantro. The peppery snap of the sauce pairs really well with grilled meats — from land, air, and sea. I pull the leaves off a small bunch, wash and dry them well, and then chop the crap out of them.
I smash my garlic cloves, reserve two of them for later, and then finely mince the rest.
The chopped cilantro and minced garlic go into a bowl, along with a few dashes of dried oregano, a couple tablespoons of dried parsley, the zest of one lemon and the juice from one lime, along with salt and pepper.
Finally, I add just enough of my best EVOO to the bowl to cover the herbs, and I mix this very well. Letting it sit so it can get to know itself better for a little while is a good idea.
The handsome fella at Sulmonia Meat Market in Boston's North End ….
… trimmed these babies off a huge hunk of so-fresh-it-was-still-mooing meat – and I was happy. I sprinkled them liberally with salt and pepper to prep them for the grill.
Here are some cute foccacias I got at Trader Joe's, of all places.
I slice them into 1/2″ thick wedges, then spread them on a cookie sheet doused with EVOO, swishing them around a bit so they can soak up its olivey goodness. And here is one of Lolita's jerry-rigs: I then set my cookie sheet onto a slightly larger sheet before setting them both – one on top of the other – across both my stove-top's back burners.
By raising the heat on both eyes to medium, I'm sort of making myself a little flat-grill. Once I get a nice tan sear on the 1st side, I flip all the slices over, push them around in the EVOO so they get nice and greased up, and then drop the heat to low so they can continue to toast leisurely. This makes perfectly crunchy, crispy bread – ideal for Pa amb tomàquet, one of my favorite Barcelona foods.
Quite literally "bread with tomato," Pa amb tomàquet was served to us in Spain many different ways, but for my home use I like to keep it super simple: for two people, all I do is slice one medium tomato in half, salt it liberally (especially if it's a hot-house tomato like this one, which lacks native flavor), and set it face down on top of a crushed clove of garlic and a couple tablespoons of high-quality EVOO in a ramekin with just the right circumference.
Using a couple of tiny forks (designed for picking crabmeat out of claws and legs), I stab through the center of each tomato half. When the time comes, we'll each rub the oiled and garlicky face of our tomatoes across the toasted surface of our slices of bread, depositing pulp and deliciousness on each bite. The more I squish my tomato, the more juicy redness I get to enjoy on my bread – and if I want a more garlicky snap I scrape the crushed clove across the scratchy toast. Who needs butter? Along with my S&P and my chimmichurri, I bring this out to my deck to start the steaks.
The asparagus goes on first – because we like the heads to get nice and crispy. Clayton lays them carefully across Little Red's grate and starts them roasting for about 10 minutes.
While my spears roast, I sit back and enjoy the best thing about our tiny little apartment among the treetops: our view. I know it might not look like much to many of you, dear readers, but it's MINE – and the exorbitant amount of money we spent on our 592 sq ft apartment in Cambridge, MA, was paid to secure this piece of sky.
In a few months, our tomato bushes will start bearing fruit; until then I love the trees and Easter egg colored buildings that surround us.
Our southern view. When the Red Sox are playing, we can hear the game from here, and watch it on the DirectTV blimp that floats overhead.
After my 10 minutes have passed, it's time to throw the steaks on the grill.
After 5 minutes on this side, Clayton starts the delicate task of rolling the asparagus spears over, pulling them to the front of the grill …
… so he can flip the steaks over and onto the back of the grill, where the electric heating coil can be raised slightly to sear the meat even more effectively. We close the lid and let this sizzle for about 8 minutes, or until the steaks are a perfect medium rare.
My bed of crispy, seared asparagus spears serves as the base for my tender, grilled steaks and a healthy slopping of tangy, sharp, savory chimmichurri sauce. The crunchy, garlicky, tomato bread pairs perfectly with the juicy beef and snappy flavors. A light, simple meal with a complex set of flavors — just what our first night of summer demanded. And this is one kind of directive I never mind obeying — the "eat something good" kind.


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By Evan Nehring
Well, today was day 1 of a month-long massive software implementation at my hospital and clinic system. It was a very challenging day. It felt great to make a difference, but we're just getting started! I'll be working 70-80 hours a week until October 20.
I may or may not be able to post at all in that time. I want to say thank you to all who have dropped by the blog. I've had 311 visitors in these 10 weeks, with over 2500 page views!
We're just getting started! I have so much more plotted out to post in the months ahead. In the meantime...
...I got this thing I gotta do.
Please feel free to stop by and catch up on some reading. Comments are welcome and I'll reply when I can.
Take care! Evan
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oiy! I know those long hours! Blessings to you Evan, you have been such a blessing to so many. Not only through out your blog, throughout your life.ReplyDelete
Lots of prayers to you for the next while with all the work load ahead. Everything happens for a reason, and I am sure there is a reason God has this going on in your life.
Thanks Tara, I'm closing in on the half way point this weekend!ReplyDelete
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That means the farmers get no tax incentives or subsidies.
The oil industry would get no tax subsidies.
There would be no loopholes in the corporate tax system.
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The Harvard men's field hockey team trumpeted in a new era in the sport when they defeated UMass yesterday in what is, believed to be the first men's intercollegiate field hockey game ever played in the United States.
The Crimson squad was organized last year by junior Felix Twaalfhoven, a native of Holland, and graduate student Murphin Fernandez, who hails from Tanzania. The UMass team was formed only three weeks ago.
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The significance of the contest, held at Soliders Field, will probably best be appreciated by posterity. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the first half before the Crimson's Stephen Potts drilled home the clinching tally.
The only American-born member of the polyglot squad is Steve Kowal, who was originally an ice hockey goalie. Other team members come from England, Malaysia India, and France. The fledgling field hockey team's only other game this fall was an exhibition against the Islanders, a team of West Indian players based in New York.


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Join author David Gassner as he explores Java SE (Standard Edition), the language used to build mobile apps for Android devices, enterprise server applications, and more. This course demonstrates how to install both Java and the Eclipse IDE and dives into the particulars of programming. The course also explains the fundamentals of Java, from creating simple variables, assigning values, and declaring methods to working with strings, arrays, and subclasses; reading and writing to text files; and implementing object oriented programming concepts.
Complete applications in Java typically consist of more than one class. You'll have a starting class that has the main method for a console application, but then you have all sorts of supporting classes that either encapsulates data or functionality or both. For this exercise, I'll show you a simple strategy for taking an application where all the code is in a single class or a single file and extracting it out to multiple files, so it's easier to keep track of and maintain. I'll start with this beginning Calculator application.
This is a version of the Calculator application that I worked on in a previous chapter of the course. It accepts two numeric values and then asks the user what operation they want to do; addition, subtraction, and so on. Right now, all of the code for the application is in a single file. There is code to get the input and to figure out what to do, but then all of the supporting methods are also in the primary class. In a well-structured Java application, you would extract a lot of this code out to separate classes.
It's up to you as the developer and the application architect to figure out where the code goes and how to group it together. I'll show you a strategy for this application, where I take all of the mathematical operations and group them together into one class and then I'll take the functionality that's accepting input from the command line and put it into another class. The goal will be to create classes that are reusable. I'll start in the CustomClasses project and I'm going to create two new classes. I'll right-click on the default package and choose New>Class.
The first class will be SimpleMath. You could name the class anything you want, but make sure you use an uppercase initial character and that you don't put in any spaces or special characters. This will not be the starting class so don't check the option to create a main method. You'll only be able to call this class from other classes of the application. Click Finish, and you end up with a very simple class structure. The class is public and the name is SimpleMath.
When you declare your own classes, the name of the public class must match the name of the Java file and you can only have one public class in each Java file. It is possible to declare multiple classes in a single Java file, but any other classes can't be public and will only be accessible from within the code in this file. I am going to have just one class in this file and I'm going to put all of my mathematical operation methods into it. So I'll go back to the application, I'll scroll down, and I'll locate my divide, multiply, subtract, and add methods.
I'll select all four of them and I'll cut them to the clipboard. Then I'll go to SimpleMath.java, I'll place the cursor inside the class declaration, and paste in the methods. Now because I'm going to be calling these methods from another class, I can no longer have them marked as private. They must be marked public or I can just remove the access modifier entirely. I like to be explicit in my access modifiers though, so I am going to change private to public on all four methods.
I'll save my changes to this file and go back to the application, and now I'll go to the switch statement where I'm calling those methods. I now have errors telling me that these methods are undefined. I'll fix this by adding the name of the class SimpleMath as a prefix to the call to the method. I'll type Simp and press Ctrl+Space and there is my new class, SimpleMath.
I'll separate the name of the class and the method name with a dot. Notice when I type in the dot, the four available methods are shown automatically and I can easily call them where needed. Now I am going to copy SimpleMath and the dot to the clipboard, and I'll paste that string in to each of the other three method calls. I'll save my changes and I'll run the application, I'll enter a value, I'll enter another value, I'll choose subtraction this time, and everything still works.
So now I've successfully refactored my application. I've extracted the code that's not a part of the main operation and put it in its own separate class. Let's do the same thing with the input function. Once again, I'm going to create a new class, I'll right click and choose New>Class, and I'll call this InputHelper. Once again making sure I don't have the main method selected, I'll click Finish. I'll go back to the main application, I'll scroll down to the bottom and I'll grab this getInput method, make sure you get all of the method including the opening and closing braces, I'll cut that code to the clipboard, I'll go to my new class, place the cursor inside the class declaration, and paste.
Notice that when I paste the code into the new class, Eclipse automatically adds import statements for the BufferedReader and InputStreamReader classes that I need. Just as I did with the methods in the SimpleMath class, I'll change this access modifier from private to public. I'll save my changes to this file and go back to the main application, and I'll go up to the calls to the getInput method. I'll type in input and press Ctrl+ Space and I'll choose my new class, InputHelper and add the dot.
I'll select and copy the InputHelper .string and paste that in twice and I'll save my changes. Down to the bottom, I get a warning, The import java.io is never used. That import statement was handling the classes that deal with input, but because I've moved the usage of those classes into my own separate custom class, I no longer need the import statement. I can either delete it explicitly or I can let Eclipse do it for me.
To do it in Eclipse, hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys on Windows or the Command and Shift keys on Mac and press the letter O, and that is something called organizing imports. That's a great trick, because it will not only get rid of the imports that you don't need, but it will also add or propose the imports that you do need and alphabetize and otherwise organize them for you. I'll save my changes and run the application again and I'll test it again with values of 10, 3 and this time I'll multiply and everything still works.
By organizing your application in smaller classes, it makes it easier to maintain your work over time, and you'll be tempted to tune and refactor your application as you go along. Eclipse will help you with this in many ways. Let's say, for example, that you end up not liking the name of this class SimpleMath, and you think well, I'd like to change the name of that class so that it matches InputHelper, I'd like it really to be named MathHelper. But it would be a real pain to go through and try to search and replace for every occurrence of this class name.
I have it here and I have it four times in the main method. Well, this kind of class renaming is called refactoring and it's incredibly simple in Eclipse. Go to the class in your package Explorer, right click, choose Refactor and then Rename. Assign the new name of the class and I'm going to call it MathHelper. Then click Finish and you'll see that the name of the class is updated in all the calls in the main application, the name of the file is changed, and the name of the class in the class declaration is changed as well.
At the minimum, you can use your custom classes to organize the code, bringing together methods that execute similar operations and moving them out of the main application file that has your main method. How you design the application and how you separate the code is completely up to you, but Java gives you all the tools to do it.
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GTK+, and glib (installed by default on most Linux distributions) pilot-link (comes with many distributions)
To compile J-Pilot you need to have GTK+1.2 or later installed. You can find out what version you have by running
gtk-config --version
GTK+ requires glib. The glib version probably should match the gtk version. You can also do a
glib-config --version
You can get these at www.gtk.org
Pilot link must be installed and working. What I mean by working is that you can use pilot-xfer,memos, or some other pilot-link program.
David Silber has some pretty good documentation for using Palm Pilots with Linux at www.orbits.com/Palm/. The pilot-link code can be found at ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca/pub/PalmOS/ If you are installing pilot-link from RPMs make sure that you also have the pilot-link-dev rpm installed for the header files so that J-Pilot can compile.
To compile and install do the following:
./configure make make install jpilot
For Japanese support, use
./configure --with-japanese ./configure --help
will list all the options available.
make uninstall
is also an option, however I do not recommend using this ;)
I have included a spec file so if you want to create your own RPM all you have to do is
rpm -t jpilot-0.96.tar.gz
J-Pilot was written in such a way that it should be very safe to sync. There is always the possibilityof something going wrong though. As with anything else, backup your data if you cannot afford to lose it. Just make sure your backup software doesn't destroy it first.
When syncing, J-Pilot uses the port and speed settings out of the J-Pilot preferences screen. If the port is blank then J-Pilot will use the PILOTPORT environment variables, as does pilot-link. If these are blank also then J-Pilot will default to /dev/pilot. It is recommended, but not necessary to make a link from /dev/pilot to the correct serial port. So, if your cradle is on COM1, this is /dev/ttyS0 under Linux. You could execute the command
ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilotCOM2 is /dev/ttyS1, and so on.
The Linux serial ports cua[n] are going away. You should use the ttyS[n] ports instead.
You must also give non-root users permissions to access the serial port. The command to do this is (as root)
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0for the first serial port, ttyS1, for the second, and so on.
Make install will copy a few default color files to /usr/local/share/jpilot/ (unless you told configure to use another prefix).
These will be selectable from the preferences menu. Also J-Pilot will look in $HOME/.jpilot/ for colors files. They must start with "jpilotrc". If you want to add new ones, or modify the current ones, just put the files in one of these directories and they will show up in the preferences menu.
If you create your own cool jpilotrc files feel free to send them back to me and if I like it, I'llinclude it in the release.


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It's not the accommodations that draw you to Molokai. You come here to get away, slow down and feel the pulse of a quieter life style and perhaps walk in Father Damien's path.
Teri Waros, owner of Kalele Bookstore in Kaunakakai, says it best, "Molokai is like a pilgrimage."
Regardless of what brings you to Molokai, you need a place to rest your head at night. The choices are few with the closure of the Molokai Ranch last year. What remains is not perfect.
Recently re-branded an Aqua resort, we liked the comfortable bed and down pillows, large room and oversize lanai, plus the well stocked kitchen. Hotel Molokai also has the advantage of being the most central place to stay on the island located two miles from Kaunakakai. It's also the island's only hotel.
There were three problems we experienced on our recent visit; a) an outbreak of ants in the kitchen and bathroom, b) loud music every night until 10:30 p.m. that penetrated the walls of our room, c) blowing a fuse each time we tried to use both stovetop burners at the same time or the burner and microwave simultaneously.
We stayed at this condominium two years ago. Our unit was a one bedroom with kitchen. The grounds are well kept but the room décor varies as each unit is privately owned.
We didn't like the room layout which placed the bedroom at the front facing the parking lot. After the first night we switched the furniture between the living room and the bedroom in order to take advantage of the view and trades.
You're also going to be charged a cleaning fee and daily housekeeping is not included.
Wavecrest is located a distant 13 miles from Kaunakakai on the east side of Molokai. There are some good beaches close by and spectacular scenery as you drive to the end of the road.
This condominium has the advantage of being near Papohaku Beach which is one of our favorites.
We've never stayed here, but long-term visitors we talked to in town swear by it. It's located at the Western end of Molokai and you'll be 12 miles from the main town of Kaunakakai. The landscape around here is dry compared to the eastern side of Molokai where Wavecrest is located.
The town of Maunaloa near the resort feels like a ghost town with the closure of the Molokai Ranch.
Like Wavecrest, an additional cleaning fee will apply.
Reservations for Hotel Molokai can be booked on-line directly with the hotel. For the two condominiums mentioned, you can check VRBO, Molokai real estate offices or search Google to book directly with the property owner.
If you have any favorite place to stay on Molokai or have experience with any that we've mentioned, please add your comments.
Disclosure: On our recent visit we paid full price for one night at Hotel Molokai and received two nights complimentary.
Kyle (3 years ago)
The ants mentioned still reside in the rooms (they belong there… you'll see why if you read on) though I only noticed them after my wife pointed them out 2 or 3 days in to our stay. They are very small and Were only on the floor by a piece of food that I had unknowingly dropped while cooking the night before. Hardly an infestation…I would call it a feast for some lucky ant's if anything, and for me it was more of a glimpse at how nature should be less the mainlands obsession with extermination and false sense of cleanliness. Secondly, no fuse tripped while cooking said meal, microwave included while both burners were on. I made rice, broccoli, ahi, steak, and fresh shrimp from the local market. All very fresh and delicious, though deveining and beheading the shrimp was a little tedious with limited kitchen utensils.
People come here expecting to find that barbie doll paradise… An "untouched" and authentic Hawaii, that still offers picture-perfect amenities. This island is not for the Yuppies back on the main land looking for a deserted island movie prop to spend their vacation on. It IS the real deal. Beautiful, Clean, Pristine, Rugged, Natural…. The REAL Hawaii. Molokai took my love for everything natural and political and built it in to a goal for me to achieve by one day becoming part of this awesome community. The people here ARE friendly, but you can tell that you're an outsider until you become a part of it. I am sad to leave tomorrow morning since we have just now started to be recognized and greeted with more sincerity after spending a week here. You see the locals are all family in the way they interact with each other and it makes me wan't to move here and bring something to add to it. I Can tell that once I leave here I will always long to be back.


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Observation 1. Sun irradiates earth with short-wave energy.
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Observation 3. Greenhouse gases retard transmission of long-wave energy, not short-wave energy.
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Inference 2, (drawn from inference 1 and observations 4, 5 and 6). Ocean is thermally coupled with atmosphere, and transfers a lot of heat to both Arctic and Antarctic.
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The usually low profile of U.S. military operations in Africa leaped into view over the weekend with news of two Special Forces operations, one an American victory and the other apparently no better than a draw. The rising prominence of active al-Qaida-like groups on that continent points to the likelihood of more such operations.
That could increase the need for, and the risks of, much larger U.S. military engagements in Africa. For example, militants might attack a U.S. base in East Africa in an operation on the scale of the "Black Hawk Down" episode in Somalia in October 1993, when U.S. forces lost 18 men, another 80 were wounded and a helicopter pilot was captured.
On Saturday, U.S. special forces grabbed terrorist Nazih Abdul-Hamid al-Ruqai from his house in Tripoli, Libya, and flew him out of the country in an action strongly protested by the Libyan government as "kidnapping." Also known as Abu Anas al-Liby, he was indicted by the U.S. government for a role in the 2000 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. He will presumably be brought to the United States for trial.
Earlier on the same day, Navy SEALS attacked a shoreside terrorist camp in Somalia in a failed attempt to kidnap a leader of al-Shabab, the al-Qaida affiliate responsible for the recent massacre at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.
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But all four individuals indicted for the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya remain at large. And the leader of that murderous mission, Ahmed Khattalah, lives openly in Tripoli.
The SEALs operation was called off without a successful capture when the team became concerned about danger to innocent civilians at the camp.
The operations were conducted under the aegis of Africom, a unified military command created by President George. W. Bush in 2008 to combat al-Qaida in Africa and train African armed forces to aid in the struggle.
Africom has had mixed success. A promising relationship with the army of Mali turned sour in 2012 when it overthrew the democratically elected government. That forced a U.S. aid cutoff hastily restored when al-Qaida in the Islamic Mahgreb came close to taking over a large part of the country. Ultimately, it took French boosts on the ground to defeat the terrorists.
Another coup, in the Central African Republic this year, caused Uganda to call off a major, American-backed military operation authorized by Congress to capture rebel terrorist warlord Joseph Kony. He remains at large, though the United States has put a $5 million reward on his head.
Meanwhile, terrorist operations in Nigeria and the al-Shabab raid on the Westgate Mall are signals that al-Qaida remains a real threat to stability in Africa and to Africom's mission.
They also are a grim indication that U.S. forces could soon face more hazardous — but necessary — duty in Africa.
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A processor includes at least one execution unit, an instruction sequencing unit coupled to the execution unit, and a plurality of caches at a same level. The caches, which store data utilized by the execution unit, have diverse cache hardware and each preferably store only data having associated addresses within a respective one of a plurality of subsets of an address space. The diverse cache hardware can include, for example, differing cache sizes, differing associativities, differing sectoring, and differing inclusivities.
1. A processor, comprising:
at least one execution unit;
an instruction sequencing unit coupled to said at least one execution unit; and
a first cache and a second cache at a same level that store data utilized by said at least one execution unit, wherein said first and second caches have hardware with diverse data storage architectures.
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7. A data processing system, comprising:
at least one system interconnect;
at least one system memory coupled to said at least one system interconnect; and
at least one processor coupled to said system interconnect, wherein each processor includes:
at least one execution unit;
an instruction sequencing unit coupled to said at least one execution unit; and
a first cache and a second cache at a same level that store data utilized by said at least one execution unit, wherein said first and second caches have diverse hardware.
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The present application is related to the following copending applications, which are filed on even date herewith and incorporated herein by reference:
(1) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/364,284;
(2) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/364,283;
(3) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/364,282;
(4) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/364,287;
(5) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/364,288;
(6) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/364,281; and
(7) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/364,286.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates in general to data processing and, in particular, to the storage subsystem of a data processing system. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a data processing system having asymmetrical cache partitions.
2. Description of the Related Art
In order to capitalize on the high performance processing capability of a state-of-the-art processor core, the storage subsystem of a data processing system must efficiently supply the processor core with large amounts of instructions and data. Conventional data processing systems attempt to satisfy the processor core's demand for instructions and data by implementing deep cache hierarchies and wide buses capable of operating at high frequency. Although heretofore such strategies have been somewhat effective in staying apace of the demands of the core as processing frequency has increased, such strategies, because of their limited scalability, are by themselves inadequate to meet the data and instruction consumption demands of state-of-the-art and future processor technologies operating at 1 GHz and beyond.
To address the above and other shortcomings of conventional processor and data processing system architectures, the present invention introduces a processor having a hashed and partitioned storage subsystem. The processor includes at least one execution unit, an instruction sequencing unit coupled to the execution unit, and a cache subsystem including a plurality of caches that store data utilized by the execution unit. Each cache among the plurality of caches stores only data having associated addresses within a respective one of a plurality of subsets of an address space. In one preferred embodiment, the caches are implemented with diverse hardware, which can include, for example, differing cache sizes, differing associativities, differing sectoring, and differing inclusivities.
The processor may further be incorporated within a data processing system having a number of interconnects and a number of sets of system memory hardware that each have affinity to a respective one of the plurality of address subsets.
All objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed written description.
The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objects and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a multiprocessor data processing system in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a more detailed block diagram of a processor in the multiprocessor data processing system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3A depicts a circuit that can implement an exemplary hashing algorithm on selected address bits;
FIG. 3B illustrates the bit positions of the address bits forming inputs to the exemplary hashing algorithm shown in FIG. 3A;
FIGS. 4A and 4B respectively depict more detailed block diagrams of the general purpose register file (GPRF) and floating-point register file (FPRF) of the processor of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a compiler in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an instruction within the instruction set architecture (ISA) of the processor depicted in FIG. 2; and
FIG. 7 depicts a block diagram of an illustrative embodiment of a hash selection circuit in accordance with the present invention.
With reference now to the figures and in particular with reference to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a high level block diagram of a multiprocessor data processing system in accordance with the present invention. As depicted, data processing system 8 includes a number of processors 10 a-10 d, which each comprise a single integrated circuit including a processor core and an on-chip cache subsystem, as discussed further below. Processors 10 a-10 d are all connected to each of system interconnects 12 a-12 d, which are in turn each coupled to a respective one of system memories 16 a-16 d through an associated one of memory controllers 14 a-14 d.
According to an important aspect of the present invention, data processing system 8 implements a hashed and partitioned storage subsystem. That is, instead of the single memory controller and system memory implemented in many conventional data processing systems, the present invention partitions the system memory hardware into multiple memory controllers 14 a-14 d and multiple system memories 16 a-16 d. System memories 16 a-16 d can each contain only a respective subset of all memory addresses, such that the disjoint subsets contained in all of system memories 16 together form the system memory data set. For example, each of system memories 16 may have a storage capacity of 2 GB for a total collective storage capacity of 8 GB. The subset of memory addresses assigned to each system memory 16 is determined by a hash algorithm implemented by each of processors 10 a-10 d, as discussed further below.
System interconnects 12 a-12 d serve as conduits for transactions between processing units 10, transactions between processing units 10 and memory controllers 14, and transactions between processors 10 or memory controllers 14 and other snoopers (e.g., I/O controllers) that may be coupled to system interconnects 12. By virtue of the fact that each system interconnect 12 is connected to less than all of memory controllers 14 (and in the illustrated embodiment only one), each system interconnect 12 conveys only transactions that pertain to the addresses subset(s) assigned to the attached memory controller(s) 14. Advantageously, system interconnects 12, which may each be implemented as one or more buses or as a cross-point switch, can be implemented with the same or different architectures, bandwidths, and communication protocols, as will become apparent.
The hashing and partitioning of the storage subsystem of data processing system 8 is not limited in application to memory controllers 14 and system memories 16, but preferably extends to the instruction fetch units (IFUs), load-store units (LSUs), register files, and cache subsystems of processors 10. Referring now to FIG. 2, there is illustrated a high level block diagram of a processor 10 within data processing system 8 of FIG. 1. As shown, processor 10 includes three principal collections of circuitry: instruction sequencing unit 20, execution units 22, 24 a-24 d and 26, and data storage including register files 28 and 30 and cache subsystem 32.
In the illustrative embodiment, cache subsystem 32, which provides low latency storage for data and instructions likely to be processed by the execution units of processor 10, includes level two (L2) caches 34 a-34 d and bifurcated level one (L1) instruction and data caches 36 a-36 d and 38 a-38 d, respectively. In the illustrative embodiment, L1 instruction caches 36 may be 32 kB each, L1 data caches 38 may be 16 kB each, and L2 caches 34 may be 512 kB each, for combined cache capacities of 128 kB of L1 instruction cache, 64 kB of L1 data cache, and 2 MB of L2 cache. Of course, if desired, cache subsystem 32 may also include additional levels of on-chip or off-chip in-line or lookaside caches.
As indicated by the interconnection of L1 caches 36 and 38 to respective L2 caches 34 a-34 d and the interconnection of L2 caches 34 a-34 d to respective system interconnects 12 a-12 d, each L1 cache 36, 38 and each L2 cache 34 can store only data and instructions having addresses within the subset of addresses contained in system memories 16 coupled to the associated interconnect. Thus, in the illustrated example, L1 caches 36 a and 38 a and L2 cache 34 a can only cache data and instructions residing in system memory 16 a, L1 caches 36 b and 38 b and L2 cache 34 b can only cache data and instructions residing in system memory 16 b, etc.
Instruction sequencing unit 20 contains a number of instruction fetch units (IFUs) 40 a-40 d that are each coupled to a respective one of L1 instruction cache 36 a-36 d. Thus, each IFU 40 has an affinity to a particular address subset. IFUs 40 independently fetch instructions from the associated L1 instruction caches 36 and pass fetched instructions to either branch unit 42 or dispatch unit 44, depending upon whether the instructions are branch or sequential instructions, respectively. Branch instructions are processed directly by branch unit 42, but sequential instructions are opportunistically assigned by dispatch unit 44 to one of execution units 22, 24 a-24 d and 26 as execution resources (e.g., registers and a slot in completion buffer 46) become available. Dispatch unit 44 assigns instructions to execution units 22, 24 a-24 d and 26 according to instruction type and, if a load or store instruction, the target address of the instruction. In other words, integer and floating point instructions are dispatched to integer unit (IU) 22 and floating-point unit (FPU) 26, respectively, while load and store instructions are dispatched to particular ones of LSUs 24 a-24 d after dispatch unit 44 hashes the target address specified by the instruction to determine which L1 data cache 38 contains the target data. Thus, each of LSUs 24 executes only those load and store instructions targeting addresses within the particular address subset with which the associated L1 cache has affinity.
The hash algorithm implemented by dispatch unit 44, which is programmable and can be altered dynamically during operation of data processing system 8 as discussed below, can be based on any type of address (e.g., effective address, virtual address, or real (physical) address) or any combination of address types. Referring now to FIG. 3A, there is illustrated a block diagram of exemplary hashing circuit that utilizes five low order bits, which are present in effective, virtual, and real addresses, to hash an input address into one of four address subsets A-D. As shown in FIG. 3B, the five input bits, designated bits 52-56, form the high order bits of the 12-bit page offset within both the N-bit (e.g., 64-bit) effective addresses 60 utilized by processors 10 and the 42-bit real addresses 62 utilized by cache subsystem 32, memory controllers 14, and other snoopers coupled to system interconnects 12. In addition, the five selected bits form the low order bits of the index portion of the 42-bit real address 64 utilized to select a congruence class within L2 caches 34. As depicted in FIG. 3A, the exemplary hashing algorithm performs an exclusive-OR of bits 52, 54 and 56 (e.g., with an XOR gate 52) and an exclusive-OR of bits 53 and 55 (e.g., with an XOR gate 54) and decodes the two-bit result with a decoder 56 to select one of the four address subsets.
In the illustrative embodiment, dispatch unit 44 is the only point of centralization or interaction between the different instruction and data pipelines. As a consequence, if operations such as synchronizing instructions (e.g., SYNC) must be made visible to all caches or all system interconnects, dispatch unit 44 broadcasts such operations to all LSUs 24. The synchronizing instructions are thereafter made visible on all system interconnects 12.
Referring again to FIG. 2, general purpose register file (GPRF) 28 and floating-point register file (FPRF) 30 are utilized to temporarily store integer and floating-point operands consumed by and resulting from instruction execution. Thus, IU 22 is coupled to GPRF 28, FPU 26 is coupled to FPRF 30, and GPRF 28 and FPRF 30 are each coupled to one or more (and possibly all) of LSUs 24. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, which respectively illustrate more detailed views of GPRF 28 and FPRF 30, each register file contains a respective set of rename registers 70, 72 for temporarily storing result data produced by the execution of instructions and a set of architected registers 74, 76 for storing operand and result data. Result data is transferred from rename registers 70, 72 to the associated set of architected registers 74, 76 following execution of an instruction under the direction of completion unit 46 within ISU 20.
In accordance with the present invention, each of rename registers 70, 72 and architected registers 74, 76 may be partitioned between the various hashes so that only result data from instructions residing at and/or targeting addresses within the subset defined by a hash are stored in rename and architected registers associated with that hash. It is important to note that the number of registers allocated to each hash within each of register sets 70, 72, 74 and 76 can differ and the number of rename and architected registers allocated to each hash may be programmable or dynamically alterable during operation of processor 10, for example, in response to an on-chip performance monitor 60 detecting a threshold number of dispatch stalls for instructions having addresses within a particular address subset.
There are several ways in which the enhanced parallelism of the hashed and partitioned storage subsystem of the present invention can be exploited. For example, a compiler can be optimized to allocate different classes of data, for example, instructions, data, and the instruction page table entries and data page table entries utilized for address translation, to different address subsets. Alternatively, the classes of data assigned to each address subset may be data for different types of applications, for example, technical or commercial. The compiler can also distribute variables accessed by software among the various address subsets to maximize utilization of LSUs 24.
With reference now to FIG. 5, there is depicted a block diagram of an illustrative embodiment of a compiler that implements the optimizations described above. In the illustrative embodiment, compiler 80 includes a scanner/parser 82 that, in response to receipt of an instruction set architecture (ISA) source program as an input, tokenizes the ISA source program and verifies program syntax according to a defined context-free grammar. Scanner/parser 82 outputs a syntactic structure representing the program to translator 84. Translator 84 receives the output of scanner/parser 82 and generates either an intermediate code representation or target machine code after verifying that the constructs parsed by scanner/parser 82 are legal and meaningful in context. According to the illustrative embodiment, an optimizer 86 receives an intermediate code representation produced by translator 84 and optimizes the location of variables in memory, register utilization, etc., as described above by reference to a hashing algorithm known to be implemented by dispatch unit 44. The optimized intermediate code output by optimizer 86 is then utilized by machine code generator 88 to produce a target machine code executable by a processor 10.
Alternatively, or in addition to such compiler optimizations, the hashed and partitioned subsystem of the present invention can be exploited by incorporating an awareness of the hashing of memory addresses into the instruction set architecture (ISA) of processors 10. For example, FIG. 6 illustrates an ISA instruction 90 that, in addition to conventional opcode and operand fields 92 and 94, includes optional source and destination hash fields 96 and 98. Thus, a programmer could be permitted, by supplying value(s) within hash fields 96 and 98, to explicitly direct the compiler as to which address subset source data is drawn and the address subset to which result data is stored.
The above compiler and ISA mechanisms for directing data to selected address subsets are particularly advantageous when the hardware partitions having affinity with the various address subsets are individually tailored for the type and amount of data anticipated to be within each address subset. In other words, to enhance performance each hardware partition can be implemented differently from the others. For example, the hardware of some of LSUs 24 can be devoted to execution of only integer loads and stores (i.e., be connected to only GPRF 28), while the hardware of other LSUs 24 can be capable of executing only floating-point loads and stores (i.e., be connected to only FPRF 30). In addition, certain of LSUs 24 be implemented with duplicate hardware such that multiple load and store instructions targeting addresses within the address subset associated with those LSUs 24 by the hash algorithm can be executed in parallel.
Each level of cache can also be heterogeneous. For example, caches of the same type (e.g., L1 instruction cache, L1 data cache, and L2 cache) can be designed or configured with differing sizes, associativities, coherence protocols, inclusivities, sectoring, replacement policies, and prefetch behaviors. Such diversity among caches is particularly useful if different data types are allocated to different address subsets. For example, if the compiler is optimized to assign all locks to a small address subset, the caches having affinity to that address subset can be limited to a small size to reduce access latency and therefore improve system performance on updates to shared data. The "lock" caches may also exhibit a different behavior from caches associated with other address subsets, for example, a store-through (or store-with-update) rather than a write-back protocol, to make the release of a lock visible to other processors 10 via a particular system interconnect 12 in response to execution of a store-conditional instruction.
As noted above, the implementation of diverse hardware components of the same type can also extend to system interconnects 12, and can also extend to memory controllers 14 and system memories 16. For example, a particular memory controller 14 in FIG. 1 can be implemented with duplicate memory controller hardware operating in parallel, and different memory controllers 14 can access the associated system memory 16 differently to retrieve a requested cache line of data (e.g., horizontal versus vertical slicing of memory). In addition, different system memories 16 can be implemented with differing memory technologies, for example, synchronous dynamic access memory (SDRAM) versus DRAM, differing module sizes, etc.
The hashed and partitioned storage subsystem of the present invention also preferably supports dynamic hash optimization and dynamic repair capability. In a conventional processor having only one cache at each level in a cache hierarchy and single instances of other storage subsystem circuitry, the occurrence of a double-bit ECC error in a particular cache or circuit would disable the processor. In contrast, if a double-bit ECC error (which is not correctable) is detected within a particular hardware partition of a processor 10 in accordance with the present invention, the hashing algorithm implemented by dispatch unit 44 can be altered dynamically to redistribute all addresses within the address subset associated with the defective partition to one or more of the other address subsets, thus idling the defective hardware (which may also be disabled). The hashing algorithm implemented by dispatch unit 44 can also be modified to redistribute the subsets to which memory addresses belong while retaining the full number of subsets, for example, to maximize LSU utilization, to improve address bus and/or data bus utilization or to reduce single-bit (soft) errors.
With reference now to FIG. 7, there is depicted an exemplary embodiment of a hash selection circuit that supports dynamic changes to the hashing algorithm implemented by dispatch unit 44. Hash selection circuit 100 includes a number of hashing circuits 102 (one of which may be hashing circuit 50 of FIG. 3A) that each receive certain of the bits of effective address 60 as inputs and provide a hash output designating one of the hardware partitions. As noted above, the hashing algorithms implemented by hashing circuits 102 preferably differ, such that some of hashing circuits 102 hash addresses to fewer than all of the hardware partitions and others of hashing circuits 102 provide different hashes but still distribute addresses among all hardware partitions. The hash output of each hashing circuit 102 forms an input of multiplexer 104, which selects one of the hash outputs as its output in response to select signal 106. As illustrated, select signal 106 is derived from the contents of control register 108, which may in turn be set by either or both of monitoring software and monitoring hardware (e.g., performance monitor 60).
Once a dynamic update has been made to the control register 108 of a processor 10 within data processing system 8, coherent operation of data processing system 8 requires that a similar update be performed at each of the other processors 10. These updates can be handled by sourcing special transactions from the updated processor 10 on system interconnects 12 or by execution of a software exception handler that writes a new value to each other control register 108. To minimize the performance penalty associated with a dynamic hash update, L2 caches 34 are preferably implemented such that full addresses are utilized and such that each L2 cache 34 snoops all address transactions regardless of the address subset to which the address transactions belong. With this arrangement, a dynamic change in the address hash implemented by dispatch unit 44 would require only caches in a disabled hardware partition to be flushed. However, if each L2 cache 34 only snoops address transactions for its assigned address subset, all LSUs 24 and caches within each hardware partition from which any address is reassigned would have to be flushed prior to enforcing a dynamic change in the hash.
As has been described, the present invention provides an improved processor and data processing system architecture having a hashed and partitioned storage subsystem. The present invention not only enhances performance through increased hardware parallelism, but also permits the various hardware partitions to be individually optimized for the type of data contained in each address subset. Advantageously, the address subset assigned to each hardware partition can be changed dynamically by updating the hash, thus permitting runtime optimization and dynamic repair capability. The hashed and partitioned architecture of the present invention is also highly scalable and supports future increases in processor operating frequency through the addition of more hardware partitions.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, although a compiler in accordance with the present invention can reside within the volatile and non-volatile storage of an operating data processing system, the compiler may alternatively be implemented as a program product for use with a data processing system. Such a program product can be delivered to a data processing system via a variety of signal-bearing media, which include, without limitation, non-rewritable storage media (e.g., CD-ROM), rewritable storage media (e.g., a floppy diskette or hard disk drive), and communication media, such as digital and analog networks. It should be understood, therefore, that such signal-bearing media, when carrying or encoding computer readable instructions that direct the functions of the present invention, represent alternative embodiments of the present invention.
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Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time. In 2004, after several years of covering the Spurs, he started Project Spurs, a Spurs team fansite as an outlet to provide content to Spurs fans, while continuing to write for himself and learning the ins and outs of online publishing and web design. He has since built a writing team and started a popular weekly Spurs podcast called the Spurscast.
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By Paul Garcia, Project Spurs Since the last "Views From The Couch," the San Antonio Spurs have gone 5-1 during that span. They began with: a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Thunder, a win over the new look New Jersey Nets, a win at home in which they lost one of their stars against […] [Read More]
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By Robby Lim, Project Spurs Tony Parker is expected to miss two to four weeks after suffering a strained left calf last Saturday night. Playing their first game without starting point guard, the San Antonio Spurs (49-11) were sloppy and committed 22 turnovers in the game. The Memphis Grizzlies took advantage of Parker's absence and poor ball […] [Read More]
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By Robby Lim, Project Spurs Tony Parker hit a 16-footer with 26.1 seconds left, as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-105. The game had a playoff type of atmosphere and it was physical all throughout. Parker got into a bit of a scuffle off a hard foul from Thunder's Nick Collison, and […] [Read More]
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Once again, the Army Corps of Engineers has given its blessing to another mountaintop removal project — saying it's okay to let Big Coal dump the blown-off tops of mountains into pristine Virginia waterways.
Ten miles downstream from the proposed Doe Branch mine, the Russell Fork River flows through Breaks Interstate Park. This park, known as the Grand Canyon of the South, features the deepest gorge east of the Mississippi, thousands of acres of forest to hike and camp, and some of the most challenging white water rapids in the East. Pollution of this natural wonder would put the squeeze on a local eco-tourism industry that pumps millions of dollars into the economy, supporting communities throughout the area.
We already know the harm to public health and the environmental destruction brought by mountaintop removal mining. But sadly, the Army Corps is willfully ignoring the polluted streams and rivers, increased cancer rates, heart disease rates, birth defects, and destroyed local economies to once again let Big Coal have its way. That's why the EPA must step up to protect people's water, health, and livelihoods.
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Roland Fryer, the Harvard University economics professor who is consulting with the Houston Independent School District on the Apollo school reform program, won a coveted $500,000 "genius grant," according to an announcement today. The no-strings-attached grant, awarded to 22 recipients in all this year, comes from the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. […] [Read More]


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Google Site-Reliability Engineer Michael "Mikey" Dickerson '01 made the cover of the March 10 issue of Time magazine for his role leading the team called in to fix the healthcare.gov website. "I knew Mikey by reputation," fellow fixer Mike Abbott says in the piece. "He was a natural fit to lead the team."
Dickerson, who majored in math at Pomona and previously worked on the Obama campaign, expected to work without pay to save healthcare.gov and wound up getting what the article says was a "fraction" of his Google pay. He is third from the right in the group photo on the magazine cover, and a full-page photo of him appears inside.
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Disc golf takes flight at state parks in Northwest OhioWritten by Andy Ouriel | | email@example.com
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TEMPERANCE, Mich. — While it's nearly impossible for a recreational golfer to join the Professional Golf Association, a local group will allow anyone to make the cut.
The Toledo Area Disc Golf Association (TADGA) is an organization promoting the sport of disc golf at state parks in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
TADGA members cater to its players by constantly improving the sport. TADGA runs various tournaments, cleans up courses and tailors improvements to individual holes such as changing the number of throws it takes to make par.
The main priority of the organization is to get individuals to play, no matter his or her skill level.
"It is an incredibly easy sport to pick up and play competitively, but it is also an incredibly difficult sport to become great at," said Chris Wojciechowski, TADGA tournament director for May 30's Stateline Classic Tournament. "The way it feels so easy, combined with the fact that it isn't really that easy to master, makes it very addicting."
Anyone can compete in tournaments affiliated with TADGA, including events sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association.
TADGA splits its competitors into two divisions – professionals and amateurs.
Professionals compete for money and points. Points can be used to enter Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA)-sanctioned events, earn higher rankings through the PDGA point system and enter the annual World Championships. An entry fee is required for any professional entering a sanctioned tournament.
Amateurs compete on the same courses, but play for awards, apparel and discs. Amateurs do not pay an entry fee. Their participation is an extension of recreational play in a more structured manner, Wojciechowski said.
A series of tournaments popular with both groups is the Michigan/Ohio Border Tour (see schedule, right). Events have seen more entrants leading to better competition over the last decade, according to Mark Kruse, local disc golf enthusiast.
TADGA contributes to the popularity of the sport by making the game available in many different ways to those interested, Kruse said.
"If someone doesn't want to play tournaments because it's too nerve-wracking, they can always play the smaller, unsanctioned tournaments or leagues or just play for fun," Kruse said.
Anyone can join leagues after paying a registration fee, Kruse said. Players interested in leagues can visit Disc Golf Scene's website (www.discgolfscene.com) and find parks hosting events.
A popular venue for high school and UT students is Ottawa Park, Kruse said. One Rocket launching discs is senior Nicholas Gray. Gray, who plays in TADGA-sponsored events, learned how to play disc golf 18 months ago.
Gray's motivation for playing is to constantly improve.
"From my first throw, I was hooked," Gray said. "The pursuit of perfection — That's what makes me keep coming out. I try to master and become the best at things."
Robert A. Turner remains dedicated to the game after 20 years. Joining the PDGA in 1990, Turner has played at more than 500 courses from California to Florida and his home state of Michigan.
Nicknamed "Mr. Smooth Like Butter," Turner mentors younger players in TADGA. He said today's competition is the best he's ever seen because of the sport's increasing popularity.
"I love to teach the kids how to play and give them pointers," Turner said.
Kruse believes corporate sponsors and television exposure on local television such as Buckeye Cable Sports Network will help the sport grow. But the most important aspect to attracting new talent is to expose people to the sport and entice them to participate.
"My goal is to try to make sure that we get as many people out there playing," Kruse said.
Turner encourages anyone to try the sport, even if they haven't flicked a disc before. Disc golf is great because it's a way to enjoy the outdoors, let loose and take part in a little competition, he said.
"Go buy a [disc], try your first local course, play your amateur tees," he said. "I will guarantee from your first throw to your last throw you will have improved probably 300 percent," Turner said.
Anyone that pays dues can join the PDGA. Players can still play in PDGA sanctioned events at $10 per tournament. More information can be found at www.pdga.com
TADGA is free to register and members interested can join the group's message board website, www.tadga.com.
Ziggy Bierekoven plays for the fun
TEMPERANCE, Mich. — Ziggy Bierekoven is the hardest-working pupil in this particular class.
Bierekoven, a recent graduate at Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., studied after school and weekends to perfect his skills. He also took field trips, getting accustomed to the surroundings.
And after hundreds of practice rounds and throwing thousands of discs at chain-linked baskets over the past six years, his hard work paid off once again May 30.
Bierekoven defeated 90 competitors and shot the lowest score to win disc golf's Stateline Classic Tournament at Vienna Park — one of several regional tour events on the Professional Disc Golf Association Tour.
Bierekoven, a 17-year-old professionally sponsored disc golfer, won a $500 prize and points to enter next year's World Championships located in Rochester, N.Y.
Bierekoven said dedication, and not age, is the most important factor as to who the best golfers are.
"In order to be the best, you have to play like the best," he said. "You have to play every day, putt every day, drive every day."
Bierekoven is the most successful player on the Michigan/Ohio Border Tour since 2008. He's won 11 professional tournaments since winning the 2007 Junior World Championships in Milwaukee.
Bierekoven's friend, fellow professional and disc golf partner Jimmy Bates, said golfers play their best when they have the most fun. If a player is only concerned about winning money or advancing through the ranks, a golfer will never be a top player because they aren't prioritizing fun, Bates said.
"You can't play well if you are not having a good time," Bates said. "If it was only about the money, I wouldn't be out here."
Bierekoven overtook Bates during the second day of play to win the tournament. Bierekoven's devotion to win is what, he believes, separates him from his competitors.
"Everyone out there wants it," he said. "You got to want it more if you want to win."
PDGA sanctioned events, such as the Stateline Classic Tournament, attract as many as four times the amount of participants compared to nonsanctioned events, according to Mark Kruse, local disc golf enthusiast.
Kruse said the atmosphere players experience when competing in sanctioned tournaments is a tremendous feeling, one which a league or recreational play cannot match.
"There is nothing like the feeling of being a part of a tournament with 90 players," Kruse said. "There is an electricity in the air."
Qdoba Mexican Restaurant sponsors first 'Frisbee Golf Open' at Carter Park
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Qdoba Mexican Restaurant gave customers the opportunity to taste victory Saturday at Carter Park.
The Bowling Green location hosted the Qdoba First Annual Frisbee Golf Open. Eleven teams of 22 players competed in a disc golf tournament where partners would alternate shots with one another on each hole.
The inaugural event, which attracted players from Toledo and southern Michigan, was a success according to Ganim Shihadeh, co-owner of Qdoba in Bowling Green.
"This is a pretty cool community event," he said. "We thought it was time to host one of our own. It gives people something fun to come out and do."
The tournament was organized for two reasons. First, disc golf is one of the fastest growing sports through participation. Multiple courses — free of charge — within an hour's drive are available to the public. Qdoba wanted to capitalize on the sport's growth, said Jacob Corall, event organizer.
"We just wanted to do something that people in the community would enjoy and just help promote disc golf," Corall said.
Second, the sport is popular with Qdoba employees. Shihadeh said disc golf is a great sport because the game can appeal to so many different people without it being costly.
"Anybody from 10 to 80 can play this game," he said. "You can be as good as you want to be with practice."
The tournament was a nonsanctioned Professional Disc Golf Association event, meaning players participating were not eligible for money or points accumulated in those events.
This didn't deter Nicholas Gray, a regular attendee of PDGA events, from playing.
"It's still a tournament. It doesn't matter if it's PDGA or not," Gray, a UT senior, said. "In this format, alternating [shots] is different than what I'm used to."
Gray played on Team Gunner with his girlfriend Danielle Mahl who also plays in PDGA events. The two named their team after their pet Doberman.
Gray said he enjoys events such as this one because it allows him to help more inexperienced players with shots or encourage recreational players to join leagues.
Shihadeh said a second disc golf event sponsored by Qdoba will occur as early as this summer. Players interested in participating can visit the Bowling Green Qdoba located at 129 S. Main St.
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New York City's only aquarium is also the nation's oldest but the New York Aquarium was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and is still recovering. As of early 2014 many exhibits were still closed but the park is still open year-round, with the Aquatheater open and animal feedings still take place (check the schedules). There are exciting plans for rebuilding and expansion. Admission prices have been adjusted during the process.
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