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An Interview with David J. TeeceAugier, Mie (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper, Mie Augier provides a rich description of the intellectual traditions, the signifi-cant people and academic institutions that in some way or another made a difference to Davis Teece's own intellectual development. In this sense, it is a dynamic account of the emerging career of a distinguished scholar - but not only that. It is also a description of the co-development of three major disciplinary fields; organization theory, economics and strategic management during three decades or so. David Teece has made several important contribu-tions, perhaps most notably to economics (on the theory of the firm and transaction cost eco-nomics) and strategic management (on dynamic capabilities) while drawing upon organization theory and notions such as organizational routines and bounded rationality. In addition, Augier also provides an interview with David Teece, a true scholar still unsettled with what has been achieved so far - in all three fields: "Maybe I'm wrong; and maybe technology is a special case and maybe technology and organization do not belong at the core of the theory of the firm. My intuition tells me otherwise." (David Teece, quoted in this issue). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6686
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Olsen, Mia; Hedman, Jonas; Vatrapu, Ravi (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the design of e-wallets. e-wallets are intended to replace the existing physical wallet, with its notes, coins, photos, plastic cards, loyalty cards etc. Four different user groups, including teenagers, young adults, mothers and businessmen, has been involved in process of identifying, developing and evaluating functional and design properties of e-wallets. Interviews and formative usability evaluations have provided data for the construction of first a conceptual model in the form of sketches, and later a functional model in the form of low-fidelity mockups. During the design phases, knowledge was gained on what properties the test users would like the mobile wallet to hold and the properties implemented in four prototypes. The identified properties have been clustered as 'Functionality properties' and 'Design properties', which are theoretical contributions to the ongoing research in mobile wallets. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8311
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Lehrer, Christiane; Constantiou, Ioanna; Hess, Thomas (, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The continuance of use is an important topic of IS research. However, in the past, many researchers have focused on adoption rather than IS continuance. Studying continuance is of equal importance, because if use does not persist, this may limit the revenues of the provider. This is particularly true for consumer-oriented services, which rely on advertising, or subscription-based revenue models. In this paper, we investigate the determinants of location-based services (LBS) continuance as a relevant case study for the examination of IS continuance generally. A research model is developed and empirically tested through a survey of a representative sample in Germany. The proposed model builds on and extends the Limayem et al. model of IS continuance. Our analysis highlights the importance of habit and emotion in LBS continuance. The results indicate that habit has a stronger predictive power than continuance intentions for LBS continuance and that emotions are an important driver for user satisfaction with LBS. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8523
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Interactive climate control in greenhouses in DenmarkClemmensen, Torkil (Lisbon, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper argues that we should focus on creating examples of indigenous HCI. This should be done by becoming more sensitive to regional and national differences in how work styles and interaction design across time and use merge, adapt, localize and reduce the ambiguity of the technology. A case of climate control is reported. The method is interpretive phenomenological analysis that focuses on idiosyncrasies. The climate control experience of a Danish expert is compared with the experiences of a similar Israeli expert. The conclusion says that many similarities exist, but also meaningful differences that should be the basis for Indigenous HCI design. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8533
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Danø, Bo (Frederiksberg, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Afhandlingen består af en introduktion og fire selvstændige kapitler. kapitlerne omhandler dels forskellige aspekter af valutakurseksponering og dels prisfastsættelse af valutakursrisiko, og alle de empiriske data er gennemført på danske data. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7926
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Perceptions, Values and DifferencesBislev, Sven; Kragh, Simon U. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6995
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Subcontracting agreements in Eastern Europe's car component industryMøllgaard, Peter; Lorentzen, Jochen (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We study the rationale for the use of exclusivity to protect transfer of technology in subcontracting agreements. The legal possibility arises through the EU Notice on Subcontracting. Empirically, the link between exclusive agreements and technology transfer among firms in the automotive supply industry in EU candidate countries is surprisingly weak, although with exclusive-supply or exclusive-buying clauses in subcontracting agreements upstream transfer of technology is more likely. Exclusive agreements are often reciprocal, and are typically passed on. Downstream firms are more likely to face and use vertical restraints. Technology trickles upstream: Multinational final assemblers transfer more technology than lower-tier suppliers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7527
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Leander, Anna (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: As the scale and scope private military and security companies (PMSCs) are rapidly expanding internationally, the question of their regulation is evermore pressing. Although credible exact figures on the activities of the companies are not available, there is ample indication that the companies play a central role around the world. In Iraq, a Department of Defense survey estimates that there are some 180.000 contractors compared to 160.000 U.S. troops (Singer, 2007: 2). In Nigeria some 1000 registered security companies constitute the second economic sector in the economy after oil (Abrahamsen and Williams, 2006a). Moreover, the scope of PMSC activity is steadily expanding. The trend to privatize and outsource a growing range of activities places PMSCs in charge of an ever growing range of formerly military or policing tasks. The predictable consequence is that PMSCs are increasingly visible and controversial. Incidences such as that in the Nisour square Baghdad where Blackwater contractors were involved in an incident leaving 17 dead civilians on 16th of September 2007 focus attention around the regulatory context of PMSC work. This presentation discusses one aspect of that regulatory context, namely the existing international regulation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6992
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Uneson, Marcus; Juel Henrichsen, Peter (Jachranka, 2011)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8413
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Three Fevers and Two Tonics from Historical SociologySeabrooke, Leonard (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Much of the literature in political economy seeks to capture an essential insight into the evolution of political and economic systems to provide a foundation for policy advice. This article suggests that attempts to nut out the kernels of change often restrict rather than expand policy imagination. Three "fevers" are identified as involved in the narrowing of policy imagination and two "tonics" are offered to widen it. The three fevers are: 1. viewing the present as natural; 2. seeing history as overtly path dependent; and 3. viewing history as driven by "Great Men". These fevers limit our capacity to see political, social, and economic changes that do not conform to conventional theories, as well as distorting our understanding of how the contemporary world works. What policymakers want, more than prediction or recitation of conventional theories, is context to understand how policy can be implemented. Historical sociology provides a way to generate information about contextual constellations through two "tonics": intentional rationality and social mechanisms. With the assistance of these tonics, historical sociology widens political economy's policy imagination. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7327
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1960-2000Grafström, Maria (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7373
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A Critique of Behaviorist and Empiricist ApproachesFelin, Teppo (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We discuss the behaviorist and empiricist foundations of the organizational routines and capabilities literature, specifically the extant emphasis placed on experience, repetition and observation as the key inputs and mechanisms of behavior, learning and change in organizations. Based on this discussion we highlight several concerns associated with specifying experience and repetition as antecedents of routines and capabilities, namely, (1) the problem of origins and causation, (2) the problem of extremes, (3) the problem of intentionality, (4) the problem of new knowledge, and (5) the problem of the environment. We highlight the "poverty of stimulus" argument and more generally discuss how internalist or rationalist, choice-based approach might provide a more fruitful (though preliminary) foundation for extant research on organizational routines and capabilities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7954
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National and local politics in branding the pastLai, Shevren; Ooi, Can-Seng (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper critically examines the relationship between federal and local‐state level governments in interpreting and presenting the World Heritage brand at two Malaysian World Heritage sites, George Town and Melaka. The World Heritage status is internationally recognised. Although the World Heritage brand offers many advantages in tourism development and destination marketing, what and how the local heritage is conserved, interpreted and appreciated remains open. This article shows that the mechanisms of interpreting and presenting the WH status vary according to the agendas and needs of authorities. This working paper also shows that material heritage and heritage stories are highly politicized, and the World Heritage recognition has inevitably become a tool for further ideological intentions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9122
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A Methodical Inquiry Into Practice and TheoryKahle, Lynn (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The subject of this thesis is the experiential discourse in marketing: how experience is researched by scholars as well as understood and delivered by practitioners. While experience-based approaches have been accepted and implemented by consultants, scholars have yet to comprehensively embrace experience as an academically robust concept (Holbrook, 2007; Palmer, 2010). An experiential perspective seeks to delve deeper into cognitive and emotional levels concerning consumption (Holbrook & Hirschman, 1982). In order to gain insight into the intricacies of experience, a large data set consisting of conference speeches and interviews was qualitatively analyzed, applying content analysis (Kassarjian, 1977). The findings reveal that there are many lessons to be learned about how practitioners design and deliver experiential offers. Compared to the cases often cited as part of the experience economy, which are typically manifested in retail environments, consumer products and staged events, the findings reveal a more nuanced discourse and a broader range of experience offerings representing many industries, including: hospitality, software, documentary film making, science, gaming, banking, and environmental design. The data shed light on several aspects worthy of further research. How an experience adds value, supports values, and is meaningful to the user is crucial. Understanding a user's goals is important in order to be able to design appropriate interaction touch points yet allow fluid engagement. In addition to shaping experience environments, whether physical or virtual, the findings reveal that practitioners exhibit an astute sensitivity to context and process. Moreover they are concerned with affording "flow," meaning optimal experiences (Csikszentmihalyi, 2003): not only for users but also for themselves. The focus on purposeful activity and change suggests that experience is part of an innovation discourse, potentially creating better offers and relationships. This resonates with academic and business communities alike. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8408
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Carl, Michael; Mesa-Lao, Bartolomé; Schaeffer, Moritz; García-Martínez, Mercedes (Edinburgh, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This deliverable describes the experimental data gathered in Tasks 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5, it is related to deliverable D6.5. Numerous translation and post-editing experiments have been conducted during the Cas- MaCat project and many of them have been assembled in a Translation Process Database (TPR-DB) which is hosted at the CRITT1. The current TPR-DB version 2.0 is an extension of the TPR-DB version 1.0 which was described in deliverable D1.1, Appendix 4.5. This deliverable gives an overview of the data collected in TPR-DB version 2.0. A more detailed description of the TPR-DB can be found on the TPR-DB website. A description of the structure and the features is provided in a document on the same site from the link http://bridge.cbs.dk/resources/tpr-db/TPR-DB1.4.pdf. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9058
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Effects of Institutional Distances. Studies of Risk Definitions, Perceptions, Management and CommunicationMerkelsen, Henrik (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis consists of four papers which address different aspects of risk. All the papers in the thesis relate one way or another to food risks, but food risks is not the core subject matter of the thesis. The overall theme is about how risks are defined, perceived, managed and communicated. However, the empirical focus on food risks is not a result of mere coincidence. During the past decades society has witnessed a number of food scares such as BSE, avian bird flu, E-Coli, Salmonella and Dioxin residues (Löfstedt 2006; Knowles 2007). New food risk topics related to novel foods and biotechnology such as GMO have added to the public concerns over food risks (Frewer et al. 2002; Sjöberg 2008). Obesity and other consequences of lifestyle related food risks cause severe health problems (Seiders 2004). Recently the growing concern about climate changes has led to significant public concern and media attention to the environmental impacts of food miles and green house gas emissions in food production (Weber and Matthews 2008). As a consequence of this development consumer concerns over food safety have increased steadily since the 1970s (Knox 2000). The sum of all these risks and the resulting societal anxiety are a politicization of food risks similar to that of risks related to new technologies. The politicization of food risks is accompanied by increased public demands for regulation, which, similar to the case of regulating new technologies, lead to the necessity of a better understanding of what factors drive public attitudes towards those risks. Subsequently the studies of public perceptions of 10 food risks have increased steadily over the past decades (Löfstedt 2006, Hohl and Gaskel 2008)). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8289
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Loasby, Brian J. (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7283
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Minbaeva, Dana B.; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Rabbiosi, Larissa (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The knowledge-based view has recently been criticized for overlooking individual-level action and interaction in favor of an over-emphasis on the firm-level capabilities. This paper seeks to respond to that criticism by providing some individual-level explanations for a collective-level phenomenon – intraorganizational knowledge transfer. We suggest that variations in individual ability, motivation and the use of interaction opportunities provided by the organization explain part of the variation found in individuallevel knowledge acquisition and use, and that this has an influence on organizational level knowledge transfer within a firm. More specifically, we find that ability and intrinsic motivation are important drivers of individual level knowledge acquisition and use, while extrinsic motivation has no impact. Furthermore, the extent to which an individual uses interaction opportunities provided by the organization influences knowledge transfer both directly and through a moderator effect with ability and person-to-person interaction. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8001
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The Role of Internal AntecedentsHarder, Mie (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Management innovation is the introduction of new management practices, processes, techniques or organizational structures that significantly alter the way the work of management is performed. This paper examines a particular characteristic of management innovation: i.e. pervasiveness. Based on the behavioral theory of the firm, the determinants of firms' adoption of pervasive management innovations are explored. I find that performance shortfalls have a direct positive effect on the pervasiveness of adopted innovations. Likewise, I find a direct effect of education level, richness of internal communication and CEO novelty on pervasiveness. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8246
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Background Paper for the Committee for Greenlandic Mineral Resources to the Benefit of SocietyNielsen, Søren Bo (København, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper considers the role of the public sector in future exploitation of non-renewable resources, especially minerals, in Greenland. The focus is on fiscal sustainability, principles for public sector involvement and the form of government take from mining activities. At present, the public budget in Greenland is nearly in balance, but at unchanged policies and standards public expenditures relative to GDP are bound to increase dramatically over the next decades due to population ageing. At the same time, the freezing of the block grant from Denmark implies a decrease in revenues relative to GDP. Hence, fiscal policy is quite far from being sustainable. Apart from a need for reforms, these facts also constrain the possible role of the public sector in future resource exploitation. In any case, the government should preferably adhere to strict principles when developing the mineral sector in Greenland. Furthermore, serious attention should be given to how to secure an appropriate government take from mineral activities. The paper discusses several types of taxes as well as financing models. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9050
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SCE UK chief Fergal Gara said he would naturally like to see the PSP successor performing better commercially, but stated the handheld's best months are still to come. The executive referred to a strong line-up of games for the platform that are due for a release this Christmas such as Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, FIFA, Assassin's Creed and LittleBigPlanet.
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OpenACC Features in the PGI Accelerator C Compiler—Part 1This is an update of a previous article about the PGI Accelerator programming model for GPUs
GPUs have a very high compute capacity, and the latest designs have made them even more programmable and useful for tasks other than just graphics. Research on using GPUs for general purpose computing has gone on for several years, but it was only when NVIDIA introduced the CUDA Toolkit in 2007, including a compiler with extensions to C, that GPU computing became useful without heroic effort. Yet, while CUDA is a big step towards GPU programming, it requires significant rewriting and restructuring of your program, and if you want to retain the option of running on an X64 host, you must maintain both the GPU and CPU program versions separately.
In November 2011, PGI, along with Cray, NVIDIA and CAPS Entreprise, introduced the OpenACC API, a directive-based method for host+accelerator programming, allowing us to treat the GPU as an accelerator. The OpenACC specification shares many features of the PGI Accelerator programming model, which we introduced in 2009. This article describes OpenACC features for those of you who have little or no experience with GPU programming, and no experience with the PGI Accelerator programming model. If you have used the PGI Accelerator directives, and specifically want information about the differences between the PGI Accelerator directives and OpenACC directives, please read the companion article instead.
The OpenACC API uses directives and compiler analysis to compile natural C for the GPU; this often allows you to maintain a single source version, since ignoring the directives will compile the same program for the X64 CPU.
PGI is introducing full support for the OpenACC 1.0 specification with 12.6 release of its compilers. Some OpenACC features are available in earlier releases beginning with version 12.3.
GPU Architecture
Let's start by looking at accelerators, GPUs, and the current NVIDIA Fermi GPU in particular, because it is the first target for our compiler. An accelerator is typically implemented as a coprocessor to the host; it has its own instruction set and usually (but not always) its own memory. To the hardware, the accelerator looks like another IO unit; it communicates with the CPU using IO commands and DMA memory transfers. To the software, the accelerator is another computer to which your program sends data and routines to execute. Many accelerators have been produced over the years; with current technology, an accelerator fits on a single chip, like a CPU. Besides GPUs, other accelerators being considered today are the forthcoming Intel MIC, the AMD APU, and FPGAs. Here we focus on the NVIDIA family of GPUs; a picture of the relevant architectural features is shown below.
NVIDIA Fermi GPU Accelerator Block Diagram
The key features are the processors, the memory, and the interconnect. The NVIDIA GPUs have (currently) up to 16 multiprocessors; each multiprocessor has two SIMD units, each unit with 16 parallel thread processors. The thread processors run synchronously, meaning all thread processors in a SIMD unit execute the same instruction at the same time. Different multiprocessors run asynchronously, much like commodity multicore processors.
The GPU has its own memory, usually called device memory; this can range up to 6GB today. As with CPUs, access time to the memory is quite slow. CPUs use caches to try to reduce the effect of the long memory latency, by caching recently accessed data in the hopes that the future accesses will hit in the cache. Caches can be quite effective, but they don't solve the basic memory bandwidth problem. GPU programs typically require streaming access to large data sets that would overflow the size of a reasonable cache. To solve this problem, GPUs use multithreading. When the GPU processor issues an access to the device memory, that GPU thread goes to sleep until the memory returns the value. In the meantime, the GPU processor switches over very quickly, in hardware, to another GPU thread, and continues executing that thread. In this way, the GPU exploits program parallelism to keep busy while the slow device memory is responding.
While the device memory has long latency, the interconnect between the memory and the GPU processors supports very high bandwidth. In contrast to a CPU, the memory can keep up with the demands of data-intensive programs; instead of suffering from cache stalls, the GPU can keep busy, as long as there is enough parallelism to keep the processors busy.
Current approaches to programming GPUs include NVIDIA's CUDA and the open standard language OpenCL. Over the past several years, there have been many success stories using CUDA to port programs to NVIDIA GPUs. The goal of OpenCL is to provide a portable mechanism to program different GPUs and other parallel systems. Is there need or room for another programming strategy?
The cost of programming using CUDA or OpenCL is the initial programming effort to convert your program into the host part and the accelerator part. Each routine to run on the accelerator must be extracted to a separate kernel function, and the host code must manage device memory allocation, data movement, and kernel invocation. The kernel itself may have to be carefully optimized for the GPU or accelerator, including unrolling loops and orchestrating device memory fetches and stores. While CUDA and OpenCL are much, much easier programming environments than what was available before 2007, and both allow very detailed low-level optimization for the GPU, they are a long way from making it easy to program and experiment.
To address this, the OpenACC consortium has come up with the OpenACC API, implemented as a set of directives and API runtime routines. Using these, you can more easily start and experiment with porting programs to GPUs, letting the compiler do much of the bookkeeping. The resulting program is more portable, and in fact can run unmodified on the CPU itself. In this first tutorial installment, we will show some initial programs to get you started, and explore some of the features of the model. As we will see in the next installment, this model doesn't make parallel programming easy, but it does reduce the cost of entry; we will also explore using the directives to tune performance.
Setting Up
You need the right hardware and software to start using the PGI Accelerator compilers. First, you need a 64-bit x86 system with a Linux distribution supported both by PGI and NVIDIA; these include recent RHEL, SLES, OpenSUSE, Fedora, and Ubuntu distributions. See the PGI release support page and the Download CUDA page on the NVIDIA web site for currently supported distributions. Your system needs a CUDA-enabled NVIDIA graphics or Tesla card; see the CUDA-Enabled Products page on the NVIDIA web site for a list of appropriate cards. You need to install the PGI compilers, which come with the necessary CUDA toolkit components. From NVIDIA, you'll want a recent CUDA driver, available from the Download CUDA page on the NVIDIA site.
Let's assume you've installed the PGI compilers under the default location /opt/pgi. The PGI installation has two additional directory levels. The first corresponds to the target (linux86 for 32-bit linux86, linux86-64 for 64-bit). The second level has a directory for the PGI version (12.3 or 12.6 for example) and another PGI release directory containing common components (2012). If the compilers are installed, you're ready to test your accelerator connection. Try running the PGI-supplied tool pgaccelinfo. If you have everything set up properly, you should see output similar to this:
CUDA Driver Version: 4010 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 285.05.33 Thu Jan 19 14:07:02 PST 2012 Device Number: 0 Device Name: Quadro 6000 Device Revision Number: 2.0 Global Memory Size: 6441992192 Number of Multiprocessors: 14 Number of Cores: 448 Concurrent Copy and Execution: Yes Total Constant Memory: 65536 Total Shared Memory per Block: 49152 Registers per Block: 32768 Warp Size: 32 Maximum Threads per Block: 1024 Maximum Block Dimensions: 1024, 1024, 64 Maximum Grid Dimensions: 65535 x 65535 x 65535 Maximum Memory Pitch: 2147483647B Texture Alignment: 512B Clock Rate: 1147 MHz Execution Timeout: No Integrated Device: No Can Map Host Memory: Yes Compute Mode: default Concurrent Kernels: Yes ECC Enabled: No Memory Clock Rate: 1494 MHz Memory Bus Width: 384 bits L2 Cache Size: 786432 bytes Max Threads Per SMP: 1536 Async Engines: 2 Unified Addressing: Yes Initialization time: 1134669 microseconds Current free memory: 6367731712 Upload time (4MB): 2605 microseconds (1308 ms pinned) Download time: 2929 microseconds (1382 ms pinned) Upload bandwidth: 1610 MB/sec (3206 MB/sec pinned) Download bandwidth: 1431 MB/sec (3034 MB/sec pinned
This first tells you the CUDA driver version information. It tells you that there is a single device, number zero; it's an NVIDIA Quadro 6000, it has compute capability 2.0, 6GB memory and 14 multiprocessors. You might have more than one GPU installed; perhaps you have a small GPU on the motherboard and a larger GPU or Tesla card in a PCI slot. The pgaccelinfo will give you information about each one it can find. On the other hand, if you see the message:
No accelerators found. Try pgaccelinfo -v for more information
then you probably don't have the right hardware or drivers installed.
Now you're ready to start your first program.
First Program
We're going to show several simple example programs; we encourage you to try each one yourself. These examples are all available for download from the PGI web site.
We'll start with a very simple program; it will send a vector of floats to the GPU, double it, and bring the results back. In C, the whole program is:
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <assert.h> int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) { int n; /* size of the vector */ float *a; /* the vector */ float *restrict r; /* the results */ float *e; /* expected results */ int i; if( argc > 1 ) n = atoi( argv[1] ); else n = 100000; if( n <= 0 ) n = 100000; a = (float*)malloc(n*sizeof(float)); r = (float*)malloc(n*sizeof(float)); e = (float*)malloc(n*sizeof(float)); /* initialize */ for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ) a[i] = (float)(i+1); #pragma acc kernels loop for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ) r[i] = a[i]*2.0f; /* compute on the host to compare */ for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ) e[i] = a[i]*2.0f; /* check the results */ for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ) assert( r[i] == e[i] ); printf( "%d iterations completed\n", n ); return 0; }
Note the restrict keyword in the declarations of the pointer r assigned in the loop; we'll see why shortly. Note also the explicit float constant 2.0f instead of 2.0. By default, C floating point constants are double precision. The expression a[i]*2.0 is computed in double precision, as (float)((double)a[i] * 2.0). To avoid this, use explicit float constants, or use the command line flag -Mfcon, which treats float constants as type float by default.
We prefixed the loop we want sent to the GPU by a kernels loop directive. This tells the compiler to find the parallelism in the loop, move the data over to the GPU, launch the operation on the GPU, then bring the results back. For this program, it's as simple as that.
Build this with the command:
pgcc -o acc_c1.exe acc_c1.c -acc -Minfo
Note the ‑acc and ‑Minfo flags. The ‑acc enables the OpenACC directives in the compiler; by default, the PGI compilers will target the accelerator regions for the NVIDIA GPU. We'll show other options in later examples. The ‑Minfo flag enables informational messages from the compiler; we'll enable this on all our builds, and explain what the messages mean. You're going to want to understand these messages when you start to tune for performance.
If everything is installed and licensed correctly you should see the following informational messages from pgcc:
main: 24, Generating copyout(r[:n]) Generating copyin(a[:n]) Generating compute capability 1.0 binary Generating compute capability 2.0 binary 25, Loop is parallelizable Accelerator kernel generated 25, #pragma acc loop gang, vector(256) /* blockIdx.x threadIdx.x */
Let's explain a few of these messages. The first:
Generating copyin(a[:n])
tells you that the compiler determined that the array a is used only as input to the loop, so those n elements of array a need to copied over from the CPU memory to the GPU device memory; this is a copyin to the device memory. Because they aren't modified, they don't need to be brought back. The second messageGenerating copyout(r[:n])
tells you that the array r is assigned, but never read inside the loop; the values from the CPU memory don't need to be sent to the GPU, but the modified values need to be copied back. This is a copyout from the device memory. Below that is the message:Loop is parallelizable
This tells you that the compiler analyzed the references in the loop and determined that all iterations could be executed in parallel. We added the restrict keyword to the declarations of the pointer r to allow this; otherwise, the compiler couldn't safely determine that a and r pointed to different memory. The next message is the most key:Accelerator kernel generated
This tells you that the compiler successfully converted the body of that loop to a kernel for the GPU. The kernel is the GPU function itself created by the compiler, that will be called by the program and executed in parallel on the GPU. We'll discuss the next message, and others that you'll see, in more detail in the next installment.
So now you're ready to run the program. Assuming you're on the machine with the GPU, just type the name of the executable, acc_c1.exe. If you get a message
libcuda.so not found, exiting
then you must not have installed the CUDA software in its default location, /usr/lib. You may have to set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH. What you should see is just the final output
100000 iterations completed
How do you know that anything executed on the GPU? You can set the environment variable ACC_NOTIFY to 1:
csh: setenv ACC_NOTIFY 1 bash: export ACC_NOTIFY=1
then run the program; it will then print out a line each time a GPU kernel is launched. In this case, you'll see something like:
launch kernel file=acc_c1.c function=main line=25 device=0 grid=391 block=25
which tells you the file, function, and line number of the kernel, and the CUDA grid and thread block dimensions. You probably don't want to leave this set for all your programs, but it's instructive and useful during program development and testing.
Second Program
Our first program was pretty trivial, just enough to get a test run. Let's take on a slightly more interesting program, one that has more computational intensity on each iteration. In C, the program is:
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <assert.h> #include <sys/time.h> #include <math.h> #include <openacc.h> #include <accelmath.h> int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) { int n; /* size of the vector */ float *a; /* the vector */ float *restrict r; /* the results */ float *e; /* expected results */ float s, c; struct timeval t1, t2, t3; long cgpu, chost; int i; if( argc > 1 ) n = atoi( argv[1] ); else n = 100000; if( n <= 0 ) n = 100000; a = (float*)malloc(n*sizeof(float)); r = (float*)malloc(n*sizeof(float)); e = (float*)malloc(n*sizeof(float)); for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ) a[i] = (float)(i+1) * 2.0f; /*acc_init( acc_device_nvidia );*/ gettimeofday( &t1, NULL ); #pragma acc kernels loop for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ){ s = sinf(a[i]); c = cosf(a[i]); r[i] = s*s + c*c; } gettimeofday( &t2, NULL ); cgpu = (t2.tv_sec - t1.tv_sec)*1000000 + (t2.tv_usec - t1.tv_usec); for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ){ s = sinf(a[i]); c = cosf(a[i]); e[i] = s*s + c*c; } gettimeofday( &t3, NULL ); chost = (t3.tv_sec - t2.tv_sec)*1000000 + (t3.tv_usec - t2.tv_usec); /* check the results */ for( i = 0; i < n; ++i ) assert( fabsf(r[i] - e[i]) < 0.000001f ); printf( "%13d iterations completed\n", n ); printf( "%13ld microseconds on GPU\n", cgpu ); printf( "%13ld microseconds on host\n", chost ); return 0; }
It reads the first command line argument as the number of elements to compute, allocates arrays, runs a kernel to compute floating point sine and cosine (note sinf and cosf function names here), and compares to the host. Some details to note:
- There is a call to acc_init() commented out; you'll uncomment that shortly.
- There are calls to gettimeofday() to measure wall clock time on the GPU and host loops.
- The program doesn't compare for equality, it compares against a tolerance. We'll discuss that as well.
Now let's build and run the program; you'll compare the speed of your GPU to the speed of the host. Build as you did before, and you should see messages much like you did before. You can view just the accelerator messages by replacing ‑Minfo by ‑Minfo=accel on the compile line.
The first time you run this program, you'll see output something like:
100000 iterations completed 1363658 microseconds on GPU 1886 microseconds on host
So what's this? Over a second on the GPU? Only 1.8 milliseconds on the host? What's the deal?
Let's explore this a little. If I enclose the program from the first call to the timer to the last print statement in another loop that iterates three times, I'll see something more like the following:
100000 iterations completed 1360159 microseconds on GPU 2086 microseconds on host 100000 iterations completed 527 microseconds on GPU 1972 microseconds on host 100000 iterations completed 530 microseconds on GPU 1972 microseconds on host
The time on the GPU is very long for the first iteration, then is much faster after that. The reason is the overhead of connecting to the GPU on Linux. On Linux, if you run on a GPU without a display connected, it can take 1 to 1.5 seconds to make that initial connection, the first time the first kernel executes. You can set the environment variable PGI_ACC_TIME to 1 before running your program. This directs the runtime to collect the time spent in GPU initialization, data movement, and kernel execution. If we set the environment variable, we'll get additional profile information:
100000 iterations completed 1359584 microseconds on GPU 2079 microseconds on host Accelerator Kernel Timing data acc_c2.c main 32: region entered 1 time time(us): total=1357176 init=1356266 region=910 kernels=54 data=530 w/o init: total=910 max=910 min=910 avg=910 34: kernel launched 1 times grid: [391] block: [256] time(us): total=54 max=54 min=54 avg=54
The timing data tells us that the accelerator region at line 32 was entered once and took a total of 1.357 seconds. Of that, 1.356 was spent in initialization. The actual execution time was 0.9 milliseconds. Of that time, 530 microseconds was spent moving data back and forth (copying the a and r arrays to and from the GPU), and only 54 microseconds was spent executing the kernel.
So, let's take the initialization out of the timing code altogether. Uncomment the call to acc_init() in your program, rebuild and then run the program. You should see output more like:
100000 iterations completed 913 microseconds on GPU 1882 microseconds on host
The GPU time still includes the overhead of moving data between the GPU and host. Your times may differ, even substantially, depending on the GPU you have installed (particularly the Number of Multiprocessors reported by pgaccelinfo) and the host processor. These runs were made on a 2.6GHz Intel Nehalem.
To see some more interesting performance numbers, try increasing the number of loop iterations. The program defaults to 100000; increase this to 1000000. On my machine, I see
1000000 iterations completed 4504 microseconds on GPU 40042 microseconds on host
Note the GPU time increases by about a factor of 5, less than you would expect; the host time increases by quite a bit more. That's because the host is sensitive to cache locality. The GPU has a very high bandwidth device memory; it uses the extra parallelism that comes from the 1,000,000 parallel iterations to tolerate the long memory latency, so there's no performance cliff.
So, let's go back and look at the reason for the tolerance test, instead of an equality test, for correctness. The fact is that the GPU doesn't always compute to exactly the same precision as the host. In particular, some transcendentals and trigonometric functions may be different in the low-order bit. You, the programmer, have to be aware of the potential for these differences, and if they are not acceptable, you may need to wait until the GPUs implement full host equivalence. Before the adoption of the IEEE floating point arithmetic standard, every computer used a different floating point format and delivered different precision, so this is not a new problem, just a new manifestation.
Your next assignment is to convert this second program to double precision; remember to change the sinf and cosf calls. You might compare the results to find the maximum difference. We're computing sin^2 + cos^2, which, if I remember my high school geometry, should equal 1.0 for all angles. So, you can compare the GPU and host computed values against the actual correct answer as well.
Third Program
Here, we'll explore writing a slightly more complex program, and try some other options, such as building it to run on either the GPU, or on the host if you don't have a GPU installed. We'll look at a simple Jacobi relaxation on a two-dimensional rectangular mesh. In C, the relaxation routine we'll use is:
void smooth( float* restrict a, float* restrict b, float w0, float w1, float w2, int n, int m, int niters ) { int i, j, iter; float* tmp; for( iter = 1; iter < niters; ++iter ){ #pragma acc kernels loop copyin(b[0:n*m]) copy(a[0:n*m]) independent for( i = 1; i < n-1; ++i ) for( j = 1; j < m-1; ++j ) a[i*m+j] = w0 * b[i*m+j] + w1*(b[(i-1)*m+j] + b[(i+1)*m+j] + b[i*m+j-1] + b[i*m+j+1]) + w2*(b[(i-1)*m+j-1] + b[(i-1)*m+j+1] + b[(i+1)*m+j-1] + b[(i+1)*m+j+1]); tmp = a; a = b; b = tmp; } }
Again, note the use of the restrict keyword on the pointers. We can build these routines as before, and we'll get a set of messages as before. This particular implementation executes a fixed number of iterations. We added some clauses to the kernels directive. We added two data clauses; the first is a copyin clause to tell the compiler to copy the array b starting at b[0] and continuing for n*m elements in to the GPU. The second is a copy clause to tell the compiler to copy the array a starting at a[0] and continuing for n*m elements in to the GPU, and back out from the GPU at the end of the loop. We also added the independent clause to tell the compiler that the iterations of the i loop are data-independent as well, and can be run in parallel.
We can build this program as usual, and we'll see the information messages:
smooth: 31, Generating copyin(b[:m*n]) Generating copy(a[:m*n]) Generating compute capability 1.0 binary Generating compute capability 2.0 binary 32, Loop is parallelizable 33, Loop is parallelizable Accelerator kernel generated 32, #pragma acc loop gang, vector(16) /* blockIdx.y threadIdx.y */ 33, #pragma acc loop gang, vector(16) /* blockIdx.x threadIdx.x */The compiler produces messages about the data copied into and out of the GPU. The next two lines tell us that the compiler generated two GPU binaries, one suitable for Tesla devices (NVIDIA compute capability 1.0-1.3), and a second for Fermi devices (NVIDIA compute capability 2.0). After the line specifying that an accelerator kernel was generated, the compiler gives us the execution schedule, the mapping of the loop iterations to the device parallelism. The compiler prints this using the directives that you might use if you were going to specify this schedule manually. In this case, the compiler tiles the loop into 16x16 tiles (vector(16) for both loops), and executes the tiles in parallel across the NVIDIA multiprocessors (gang for both loops). A useful exercise would be to take out the independent clause and recompile the program, and look at the schedule generated by the compiler.
We've provided the source for this routine along with a driver routine to call it. Try running the program with a 1000 x 1000 matrix and 50 iterations, using a call to acc_init to isolate any device initialization. On my machine, setting the environment variable PGI_ACC_TIME, I see the performance output:
Accelerator Kernel Timing data acc_c3.c smooth 31: region entered 50 times time(us): total=172415 init=18 region=172397 kernels=16849 data=143582 w/o init: total=172397 max=3942 min=3425 avg=3447 33: kernel launched 50 times grid: [63x63] block: [16x16] time(us): total=16849 max=355 min=331 avg=336 acc_init.c acc_init 30: region entered 1 time time(us): init=1372702
As before, we see the 90% of the time for the GPU is spent moving data to and from the GPU memory. What if, instead of moving the data back and forth for each iteration, we could move the data once and leave it there. Let's modify the program so in the routine that calls smooth, we surround that call with a data construct:
#pragma acc data copy(b[0:n*m],a[0:n*m]) { smooth( a, b, w0, w1, w2, n, m, iters ); }
This tells the compiler to copy both arrays to the GPU before the call, and bring the results back to the host memory after the call. Inside the function, replace the copyin and copy data clauses by a present clause:
#pragma acc kernels loop present(b[0:n*m],a[0:n*m]) independent
This tells the compiler that the data is already present on the GPU, so rather than copying the data it should just use the copy that is already present. Now the performance profile looks like:
Accelerator Kernel Timing data acc_c3a.c smooth 31: region entered 50 times time(us): total=17072 init=5 region=17067 kernels=16563 data=0 w/o init: total=17067 max=448 min=331 avg=341 33: kernel launched 50 times grid: [63x63] block: [16x16] time(us): total=16563 max=354 min=323 avg=331 acc_c3a.c main 126: region entered 1 time time(us): total=6324 data=4227
We see no data movement in the smooth function, just the 16.5 milliseconds for kernel execution. The data movement only happens in the main routine, and only once, taking roughly 4 milliseconds, instead of 140 as before.
But suppose we want a program that will run on the GPU when it's available, or on the host when it's not. The PGI compilers provide that functionality using the PGI Unified Binary technology. To enable, we build with the target accelerator option: ‑ta=nvidia,host. This generates two versions of the smooth function, one that runs on the host and one on the GPU. At run time, the program will determine whether there is a GPU attached and run that version if there is, or run the host version if there is not. You should see compiler messages like:
smooth: 27, PGI Unified Binary version for -tp=nehalem-64 -ta=host 33, 2 loop-carried redundant expressions removed with 2 operations and 4 arrays ... smooth: 27, PGI Unified Binary version for -tp=nehalem-64 -ta=nvidia 30, Loop not vectorized/parallelized: contains call 31, Generating copyin(b[:m*n]) Generating copy(a[:m*n]) ...
where the printed ‑tp value depends on the host on which you are running. Now you should be able to run this on the machine with the GPU and see the GPU performance, and then move the same binary to a machine with no GPU, where the host (‑ta=host) copy will run.
By default, the runtime system will use the GPU version if the GPU is available, and will use the host version if it is not. You can manually select the host version two ways. One way is to set the environment variable ACC_DEVICE before running the program:
csh: setenv ACC_DEVICE_TYPE host bash: export ACC_DEVICE_TYPE=host
You can go back to the default by unsetting this variable. Alternatively, the program can select the device by calling an API routine:
#include "openacc.h" ... acc_set_device( acc_device_host );
This installment introduced the OpenACC features in the PGI Accelerator C compiler for NVIDIA GPUs, and presented three simple programs. We looked at some issues you may run into with float vs. double and unrestricted pointers. We enabled the OpenACC directives with the ‑acc flag, used the simple accelerator profile library with the PGI_ACC_TIME environment variable, and used ‑ta=nvidia,host to generate a unified host+GPU binary, and introduced the data construct and the present clause. We hope you have a chance to try our simple examples and can start putting some simple programs on the GPU. We will follow up this introductory article with more details about Openacc, tuning OpenACC programs, and using OpenACC in larger programs.


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The speakers include John C. Maxwell, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who was identified as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association®. Simon Sinek, is the author of two books: the bestselling Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action and Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't. Liz Wiseman, teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders around the world. She is the President of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. She is the author of three bestselling books: Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools. Dan Cathy is the Chairman, President and CEO for Chick-fil-A. He has taken an unconventional, yet personally and professionally rewarding approach to Chick-fil-A leadership.
Tickets for the event may be purchased on the chamber's website here or by calling (843) 332-6401. Tickets purchased prior to October 16 will be discounted. Sponsorships, which include tickets, an opportunity to speak at the event, and to have a display, are available through the chamber of commerce. All interested Hartsville-area nonprofit organizations may apply for tickets by emailing the employee's name, organization, and employee's title to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Dad's day can be tricky. Just like there are cliched gifts for Mother's Day, during Father's Day, the sales of ties, ever-larger Swiss Army Knives, and whatever gadgets make watching sports a more comfortable, bone-atrophying experience go through the roof. Another holiday staple is the Father's Day dinner. But considering dinners help people make up for lost time due to a busy work week, it's the one conventional Father's Day gift that should be given every year. It can't just be any old restaurant, though. We suggest BRIO Tuscan Grille, a BRAVO | BRIO Restaurant Group concept. The restaurant is adding some new creations to the menu just in time for the big day, such as fire-roasted tomato and chicken risotto with toasted garlic, grilled asparagus, and Reggiano cheese. Or chow down on the new Fettuccine Verduta that weds grilled chicken, shitake mushrooms, vegetables and roasted garlic pesto in Parmesan white wine cream sauce. Brio will open early for Father's Day brunch this year. If you can't make it on Sunday, grab a gift certificate. Sure, gift certificates seem to lack thoughtfulness, but when it comes to good food, it doesn't matter how it's packaged.
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Sutton Housing Partnership is committed to providing an excellent service to our residents. We love to hear feedback from residents because it helps us to improve and develop our services.
So if you think we've delivered a great service or provided excellent customer care, or if you find yourself less satisfied with our service, we want to hear about it.
If you have a complaint, we'd like to handle it informally and come up with a solution to suit everybody. When this isn't possible, you can make a formal complaint in several ways:
When contacting us please make sure that you:
Help in making a complaintIf you have a problem in making a complaint, a friend, relative, Councillor or a Member of Parliament may be able to help. You may also be eligible to receive help from an independent agency. One organisation providing this type of help is Advocacy Partners. This organisation employs experienced staff who will be able to represent your views and help you deal with a specific complaint.
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Keylor, Skinner
Chris and Lynda Keylor of Barnesville announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsey Louise Keylor, to Kody Todd Skinner, son of Todd and Donna Skinner of Barnesville.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Paul and Patty Keylor of Woodsfield, Richard and Marlene Moose of Woodsfield, and the late Louis Schumacher. She is a 2008 graduate of Barnesville High School and a 2012 graduate of Wheeling Jesuit University with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training. She will complete her doctorate of physical therapy degree this fall.
Her fiance is the grandson of Fred and Nancy Skinner of Somerton, Darlene House of Barnesville, and the late Donald House. He is a 2009 graduate of Barnesville High School and a 2012 graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor of science degree in middle childhood education. He is employed as a teacher at Cambridge Middle School.
An Aug. 30 wedding is planned.


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TJ is committed to supporting your continuing professional development through in-depth features that analyse L&D principles in detail.
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Writing Fiction About Real Issues
I write middle grade, young adult, and contemporary women's novels.
Words, written or spoken, can change lives. My goal is to help readers understand that in every situation there is hope. Sustaining faith can be found even in the midst life's hardest situations.
Story communicates. It does more than entertain, it prods us to think. A well-crafted tale challenges, soothes, imparts truth, or attempts to conceal it. For seekers, stories open blind eyes. They speak a language the heart can hear.
They bring the prodigal home.
Life is messy and beautiful. In everyone's story there is truth and hope. My novels are about common struggles and the triumph of finding faith to carry on through those battles.
I am a parent and writer. I help parents and teachers point teens and tweens toward the hope they need to deal with the difficulties of life by writing engaging fiction about real issues kids face.
In the first writing class I took as an adult, one of the assignments was to write about what you would tell your sixteen year old self if you could go back in time. These were my words.
If I could reach yesterday's child,
The tender woman-child that I was,
I would write words most eloquent.
My words would not be enough for her.
If I could,
I would go to that child,
Wipe the painted veneer from her face
And cup her cheeks tenderly,
With my two strong hands.
I would kiss her eyes,
And lips,
And the tears flowing down.
I would hold her gently,
Draw her to me and bring her to lean against me,
While I brushed her hair and let her grieve.
I would let her break my heart
And I would never look away.
I would whisper in her ear who she is,
And tell her truth,
And put a pen in her hand.
I would show her the beauty that is hers.
But I am a mere mortal,
I cannot do any of these things.
So God did it for me.
Not only do I wish I could tell my younger self to lean in, that hope is there, I am compelled to share that message with the girls who are traveling hard paths right now. My heart has always ached for the broken girls. That is who I am writing for.
I am working on the second book in a series for tweens. My first book dealt with grief and loss. My current work in progress is about the reality of eating disorders and the battle to overcome the need for perfection and control.
What's on The Blog
Right now I am focusing on my novel writing and blog when I can.
Mondays I post stories to encourage, share on topics relating to personal growth, or write about parenting. I may post the rare writing update or talk about what's going on at with the Stone clan.
On Wednesdays I post reviews on books from a variety of genres. Every book I review is one I have found some value in. I try to include things I feel may be issues of concern for parents and teachers. I often link to related materials or free study guides if available. I review adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction and nonfiction.
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Property Description: Property Location
Located in Ko Yao Noi, Koh Yao Chukit Dachanan Resort is on the Strip and within the region of Tubkaek Beach and Loh Paret Beach. This beach resort is within the region of Loh Jark Pier.
Make yourself at home in one of the 62 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
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Location Description: On the beach
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Friday, July 8, 2016
So Let's look at Some More Vintage Trailers...
Isn't this the cutest wheel cover?
Love these colors. Love the shape of this trailer, too.
How sweet is this? One of the new Shasta re-issues.
This looks like the twin to my trailer, Driving Ms. Daisy!
We had beautiful open skies above us, which offered lot of beautiful clouds, sun and even a bit of rain....never during the day, the best kind.
Just loving these colors together!
Another adorable Tab.
I will be bringing you more vintage trailer...after all there were over 130!
Thursday, July 7, 2016
N W Gathering of Sisters on the Fly
A couple weeks ago I attended the NW Gathering of Sisters on the Fly in Cle Elum, WA. There were 140 attending this fabulous event.
There were lots of vintage trailers.
And as always, some glamping.
And a few new trailers...how fun!
Since there were so many trailers at this event it will take me a few days to share them. See you again soon.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Busy as a Bee
My Hollyhocks are loving this wet Spring we had and have never looked so good.
I have several colors and they are all making the bees very happy.
Notice the old shutters? I found those in the attic of this 110 year old house. What a find....I love the little tree.
Enjoy the bright sunshiny day!
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Sharpening Hours
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Warther Cutlery in Dover, OH begain in 1902 out of necessity for a sharp knife that would hold its edge. Ernest (Mooney) Warther, known as the World's Master Carver who carved the history of the steam engine in walnut, ebony and ivory, couldn't find a knife that would hold its edge. He was working in a local steel mill at the time and learned to temper steel from a blacksmith. Mooney found that the knives he made and sharpened held their edge against hard woods and ivory. About the same time, Mooney's mother complained about her kitchen knives. At the age of 17, he made a kitchen knife for his mom, she loved it, told the neighbors and more than 100 years later, Warther Cutlery continues to use the same high quality standards.
We are a small shop who hand grinds and polishes each knife much the same way Mooney did. All of our materials are American made with strict quality control for each of the 32 hand processes. The Warther family still owns and operates Warther Cutlery and offers a life-time warranty on the knives and life-time sharpening. We also create our own wood blocks to hold the knives of cherry and oak. Cutting boards are made of cherry and maple. Every Warther knife is made and sold from our 327 Karl Ave. Dover, OH location. We also invite you to visit our newly renovated gift shop where you'll be able to see and handle the knives plus hundreds of seasonal and home decor items. The Gift Shop is open 7 days a week from 9AM-5PM. Knife sharpening is available Monday - Friday, 9AM-4PM.


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It is our pleasure to invite you to the 2016 BREATHE! GALA. Join us for The Lung Association's highly anticipated signature gala, on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Liberty Grand.
This past year, we had the pleasure of working with NBA PLAYER NIK STAUSKAS, whose grandmother, Irene, suffers from IPF. In honour of Irene, Nik has helped us create a short video, insisting on the need for more research. We are extremely excited to premiere this video at Breathe!.
We are also thrilled to announce that JEREMIE SAUNDERS ("SICKBOY") will be this year's keynote speaker. Jeremie is an award-winning professional actor, podcast host, and yoga instructor who happens to live with Cystic Fibrosis. He views his illness as the ultimate gift---something that fuels his motivation and creativity. Jeremie is the creator, producer and co-host of Sickboy Podcast, interviewing guests that are also living with lung disease in an effort to de-stigmatize fatal illnesses.
In addition to the two annual OLA-Pfizer Research Awards, we are excited to present the inaugural TRAILBLAZER AWARD to the late Dr. Mitchell Baran, founder of Trudell Medical International. The Trailblazer Award recognizes an individual's profound contributions, both nationally and internationally, to lung health. The award will be accepted on his behalf by his son, George Baran.
Join us for an evening of celebration, and help us continue to create breathing breakthroughs!
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This was my first time ever using fondant. I made a marshmallow fondant and it turned out great. Barney's head and belly are mini wondermolds. I love it!
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"Цезарь? I thought it said seize 'er!" Little Cyrillic humor there. Very little.
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As David Burge tweeted: Don't let a nuclear-armed Iran distract us from America's #1 threat – Indiana bakeries
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Maybe I can get a little mileage out of my latest contraption, which illustrates the powers that truly fuel climate change. Introducing the Mega-Denialatron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38fnWNavOEU
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Correction, 1990.
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This was taken in 1996. Voyager 1 is now about three times farther away — 12 billion miles, or 130 times the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
"Honey, can we go back? I think I left the iron on."
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Excellent, Stu. The other day I posted a brief mockery and a graphic that parallel your points above.
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I came up with a Common Core lesson a few months ago. http://www.nukingpolitics.com/2014/04/standardized-detesting.html
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Also facing an assault charge for muggin' David.
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Miss Jimmy Carter yet?
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Funny, the NYT and phâm look the same to me.
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I haven't heard much analysis of how long it would actually take to get everyone enrolled, at the current rate. Here's my simple take: http://www.nukingpolitics.com/2013/10/nobodys-prefect.html
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Best wishes, but if I were planning a vacation in these parts for several years, I might pick a better time of year. Highs in Yellowstone are in the 30s and 40s, and in Glacier: http://www.ktvq.com/news/snow-piling-up-near-logan-pass-in-glacier-national-park/
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They didn't like my suggestion.
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Olivia Munn in talks to board 'Ride Along 2' with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart may be taking Olivia Munn for a drive in the "Ride Along 2," the inevitable sequel to the 2014 comedy hit.
The actress is in negotiations for the role, and Universal will have to work around Munn's schedule, as she's preparing to start shooting the third season HBO's "Newsroom" soon, according to Variety.
"Ride Along 2's" plot is being kept under wraps, but reports indicate that the action will be moved from Atlanta to Miami. Cube and Hart will reprise their roles from the first film, alongside newcomer Benjamin Bratt.
Tim Story is once again directing from a script by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. With a reported budget of just $25 million, the first film grossed over $134 million in the U.S. alone.
Munn will be seen this weekend in "Deliver Us From Evil," and recently wrapped David Koeep's "Mortdecai" alongside Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor and Aubrey Plaza.
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Teams looking for help this winter picked the wrong year to try to find some. Prices on both the free-agent market and the trade market are through the roof.
It cost the Detroit Tigers $80 million to sign a pitcher who's never logged more than 200 innings in a season. The Atlanta Braves paid $75 million for a center fielder with a .316 OBP over the last four years. The Kansas City Royals had to give up several of their best prospects to land one ace starting pitcher.
With the supply of top players running low and plenty of needs still out there to be filled, teams have to be wondering if there are any players available who are both good and cheap.
Why, yes. There are. Here's a look at a mix of free agents and trade targets who could provide great returns for small prices.
Note: Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com unless otherwise noted. Salary and payroll information courtesy of Cot's Baseball Contracts.


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Where does your milk come from?
Yeah, yeah, it starts with a cow. But really, where did your milk come from? Decode the product info on your milk or other dairy product, then pinpoint its origin at Where is My Milk From?
Michael J. Fox has no Elvis in him
To promote his new CD Whiskey Rebellion one Mojo Nixon is giving away pretty much his entire catalog for free on Amazon. Get it while the gettin's good, since this celebration of all music Mojo lasts for "about three weeks." (previously)
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