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PURPOSE: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events defines RBD PSG features as sustained muscle activity or excessive transient muscle activity in REM sleep. These scoring rules have not yet been validated in combat veterans with both PTSD and RBD.
METHODS: We undertook a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of history and PSG findings of veterans referred sleep center for polysomnography between September 28, 2010 and February 25, 2011. Patients with PTSD, with or without complaints of dream enactment, were included. We excluded patients with incomplete questionnaires; less than 5 minutes of REM sleep on PSG; or history of head injury or neurodegenerative disease. Criteria to classify a PSG as abnormal included tonic or phasic EMG activity, as defined by the AASM scoring manual, not associated with an arousal or obstructive respiratory event. We calculated the sensitivity and specificity of these scoring rules in the detection of RBD, as defined by the complaint of dream enactment on the pre-PSG questionnaire.
RESULTS: Records from 23 patients were included in this study. Twelve patients with PTSD composed the experimental group. Ten PTSD group reported dream enactments; 2 did not. Eleven patients without PTSD or dream enactment comprised the control group. None of the control group members reported dream enactment. Eight patients with dream enactment (80%) met criteria for abnormal EMG tone during REM sleep in the form of phasic type augmentation. Five patients without dream enactment (38%), including 1 of the 2 patients with PTSD, had abnormal EMG activity during REM sleep. The sensitivity and specificity of the current PSG scoring rules for detection of reported dream enactment are 80% and 62%, respectively. The positive predictive value (PPV) is 62% and the negative predictive value (NPV) is 80%. If only phasic muscle activity during REM sleep is used for the diagnosis the the sensitivity remains 80% but the specificity increases to 77%.
CONCLUSIONS: Dream enactment is very often reported in veterans with PTSD. Phasic EMG augmentation during REM sleep is a sensitive and specific marker of clinically diagnosed RBD in this population.
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What has prompted the magazine to honour what it describes as "the most scandalous novel of all time"? Its somewhat esoteric reason – given the kind of magazine it is – is that a new translation of Flaubert's masterwork is about to be published, by the American short story writer and Proust translator Lydia Davis.
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Wow nothing better than lebanese food, love, love, love it! ok not just lebanese food but food in general! :)ReplyDelete
Very nice food presentation! Ah reminds me of the Lebanese food phase I went through with my BF..we went like every day for a week lolReplyDelete
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I am not very familiar with Lebanese food but these dishes look really delicious, especially like that they are vegan! Thanks for your fashion input…Have a great start to the week!ReplyDelete
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In the first few weeks there was unprecedented cooperation between the government and Tamil rebels to reach victims. But since then progress has been mired in political wrangling.
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The judge who gave 3 to Takahashis 3A is stupid, but so is the other judge who gave Hanyu 9.25 for his SS.
The judge who gave 3 to Takahashis 3A is stupid, but so is the other judge who gave Hanyu 9.25 for his SS.
The +3 for Daisuke's 3A was probably a glitch, a mistake by the judge, most certainly not done on purpose. That is one of the reasons why the highest and lowest GOE is thrown out from the score. You can also explain why you think 9.25 for Hanyu's SS is too high before you call someone stupid.
Voronov was a little underscored I guess. Judges probably don't like that hangover-ed sailor-on-leave dancing in yesterday's shirt.
If Dai, Hanyu and Chan skated clean I would have Dai and chan neck and neck and then Hanyu. Technically they are about the same but pc wise Dai and chan should be given the edge if hey skated their best. This is realistic - to say dai and chan could skate clean whereas say in the freeskate to say "if Javier skated his best"...well his best would probably not be a totally clean long. I know it is hard to be so objective as we have our faves. People seem to like or hate Chan and the Hanyu lovers are really strong advocates. the freeskate will tell. Can Hanyu handle the pressure. Can Javier show he can hold it together? Will Tak show he wants to be the no. 1 Japanese man. And which American man will step up and say he is a contender for the national title. And on a side note, is it time for Kevin Reynolds to make a drastic move or retire. His mediocre performances witht he consistent falls and lack of artistic and skating skill development are really sad. He's almost the Jenna McCorkell of Canada. I skate on because my competition in my nation sucks (oops that sounds so harsh).
I actually would put his PCS higher, you want Reynolds to retire ? he has great musicality and has better prospects, you must have confused Reynolds for Rogozine ?


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Lobbyists for special interest groups invariably demand tough action from government in favour of their particular cause – often seeking new legislation. Yet as small businesses have found out to their cost, even when such legislation makes it on to the statute book, there's no guarantee it will have the desired effect.
Seven years ago, after years of complaints from SMEs fed up with their cashflow being squeezed by bigger business partners, the Government passed the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act. The aim was to speed up payments, particularly to vulnerable smaller companies. Unfortunately, the legislation has not delivered.
Research from Experian, the credit reference agency, shows that, on average, the typical British company now takes 60 days to pay its bills, a full two days longer than it did prior to the change of law in 2005.
As ever, it is SMEs that suffer. They take less time to pay their own bills – an average of 59 days – but have to wait more than 80 days for payment when working with a large company. And for every type of business, Experian's research suggests that the problem of late payments is getting worse rather than better. This year's figures are a marked deterioration on the position last year.
So what can be done about the problem, which groups such as the Forum of Private Business believes is driving otherwise viable SMEs to the wall? Well, the Government's response has been to reform a working group that disbanded four years ago after failing to persuade ministers to take further action on late payments.
Mark Prisk, the Business minister, insists that this time around, the late payment working group will be taken more seriously in Whitehall – but clearly, it is going to take some time to achieve anything meaningful.
In the meantime, Mr Prisk's government has disappointed many SMEs by failing to fast-track a new European directive on late payments into law. Ministers had previously suggested the legislation, which will set 30 days as the standard bill payment term, would be introduced this year – now they say the directive won't come into force until 2013, when it takes force across Europe.
Still, the last attempt at tackling the late payments problem with legislation suggests that without meaningful penalties, such initiatives are doomed to failure. And as one of the biggest contractors with the private sector of all, government does have real power. A ban on companies that repeatedly pay bills late from bidding for public-sector contracts might be just the stick that's needed.
Fluorite miner gets teeth into South African operation
Fluorspar, or fluorite, is not a mineral with which many people will be familiar, but it is used in products ranging from toothpaste to non-stick frying pans, as well as in industrial processes such as aluminium manufacturing. And one of its leading producers is a British company listed on the Aim.
Fluormin got its listing through a reverse takeover of Mahgreb Minerals last September, and has assets in South Africa and Tunisia.
In the latter country, the miner already has agreements in place with the commodities giant Glencore, but the latest news concerns its operation at the other end of the continent. It now owns 97 per cent of its flagship mine in South Africa, having just moved closer to the complete takeover of Sallies, the miner on the ground there (having bought all its ordinary shares, Fluormin is now mopping up its debentures).
The positive news has helped the company to hold on to the gains it has made since the shares dipped below 40p in November, with the stock now trading at 58p.
Security fears boost surveillance specialist Datong
Aim-listed Datong supplies governments and security agencies with covert tracking and location technology to combat crime and terrorism. Revenues have been resilient throughout the economic ups and downs of the past five years. last week a court ruled in its favour in a five-year patent case against a rival and Datong's shares closed on Friday at 28.5p, a gain of more than 15 per cent on the week.Reuse content


text: DCFanatic Radio – Live at 10pm Est By dcfanatic, September 11, 2009 9:37 pm We go live at 10pm Eastern. Will be going over my five keys to the game and also playing most of the Emmitt interview on the Irvin Show today which was a great listen. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/DCFanaticRadio The live chat room will be open as well... http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashChat/Chat.aspx?HostUserURL=DCFanaticRadio Hope you guys enjoy the show.


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Helen McKendry's siblings witnessed first hand how her mother was dragged out of their flat at the height of the Troubles by an armed IRA gang of up to 12 men and women. It was 1972 and that evening was the last time she saw her mother alive.
After campaigning tenaciously for 20 years to bring Jean McConville's killers to justice, McKendry – now 57 – believes it is time to cooperate with the police regardless of any potential retribution. Her defiance comes in contrast to her brother, Michael, who expressed fears that he and other members of his immediate family could be killed if they name names.
Struggling to be heard over two of her grandchildren playing raucously at her home in the County Down countryside, McKendry said she knew the identities of the people who dragged her mother away. "If full cooperation into the murder of my mother includes naming those who burst into our flat, who dragged my mother away from us at gunpoint and who were directly involved in her disappearance and murder, then yes, I would be prepared to name names. To me, that is not informing, but doing my duty to my mother," she said. "And, if anything happens to me, I have five children who will carry on campaigning for the truth."
Asked if she was worried about possible retaliation if she named those involved, she replied: "Are they going to come and shoot me like they did with my mother all those years ago? I don't think so, not any more. As I said before, I spent the first half of my life in terror of those people, but now that fear is gone. It is they who are afraid these days, of the truth and of justice catching up on them."
She went further on Newsnight on Thursday evening, saying: "What are they going to do to me? They've done so much to me already in the past 42 years, will they come and put a bullet in my head? Well, they know where I live."
McKendry agreed that the Belfast Project-Boston College taped archives of ex-IRA and loyalist paramilitaries had played a key role in prompting the Police Service of Northern Ireland to arrest Adams, the Sinn Féin president and former West Belfast MP.
Alongside her husband, Seamus, McKendry has long insisted that one-time Belfast IRA commander Brendan Hughes was telling the truth when he alleged in a taped archive that Adams gave the order for her mother to be killed and buried secretly to avoid any potential political embarrassment for the republican movement. She said: "I have always believed Gerry Adams was involved in the murder of my mother and, until the day I die, I will believe that. There's a saying here: 'the dogs in the street know it'."
Adams has consistently denied his former friend's allegations of involvement in the murder and has also rejected claims that he was ever in the IRA. The Sinn Féin president, who is the member of parliament for Co Louth in the Irish Republic, has said that Hughes's allegations stemmed from his opposition to the party's peace strategy.
Last month, when another of Gerry Adams' estranged former comrades, the IRA negotiator Ivor Bell, was charged with aiding and abetting her mother's murder, McKendry predicted outside Belfast's Laganside courthouse that the Sinn Féin president would be the next person arrested. Bell, a veteran republican who held secret talks with British ministers and senior civil servants earlier in 1972, denies all the charges against him.
But McKendry insists that she is ready to take on Adams. "I have waited a long time for [Adams] to be questioned by the police about my mother's murder. Seamus and I fought a long, often very lonely campaign to bring my mother's story back into public view … and to hopefully one day get justice," she said.
Adams' arrest brings to seven the number of people questioned so far over what happened to Jean McConville in 1972 – the bloodiest year of the Northern Irish Troubles. But if the Boston College archive and the testimonies do not stand up in court as evidence, and if police do not prosecute Adams, McKendry said she would be prepared to take civil legal action.
Citing the precedent of the Omagh bomb families who took a similar path against the Real IRA, she said she regarded what happened as a heinous act.
"From the start I have been serious about taking a civil legal action against Gerry Adams if there is no criminal prosecution. The Omagh bomb families took one against the Real IRA over what happened to their loved ones – they led the way. If we have to go down that route, we will be seeking support to bring a civil action against him."
"If Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin and the IRA say it was war, then disappearing a civilian … shooting them is a was a war crime," she said.
• This article was amended on 13 May 2014. An earlier version said Helen McKendry had seen her mother being dragged away by the IRA. Although her brothers and sisters were present, she was not.


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|Name : Henna (DVD) (1991)
|Releaser Info : Movieloverz
|Releasing Date : 28 June 1991
|Genre : Musical | Romance
|Size : 253 MB
|Duration : 03:01
|Starcast : Rishi Kapoor, Ashwini Bhave and Zeba Bakhtiyar
|Description : Beautiful Henna Khan lives the life of a gypsy near the river, Jhelum, in Pakistan with her widowed dad, Khan Baba; three brothers, Ashraf, Razzak, and Zaman; and Razzak\'s wife, Najma. One day she comes across a male body that has been washed ashore. Khan Baba, Bibi Gul, and Henna take this male in, nurse him back to health, only to find out that he has lost his memory. The male in his sleep cries out the name of \"Chand\", and everyone starts calling him by that name. Soon he is well enough to walk around and starts working for Bibi and helping her make clay pots. Henna falls in love with him and would like to marry him, much to the chagrin of Daroga Shahbaaz Khan, who has already been married twice, but according to Shariat Law can marry twice more. Khan Baba arranges the marriage of Henna and Chand and a day is set for the marriage. The tribe will soon find out that Chand is not a Muslim, neither is he from Pakistan, but will soon confess to the Daroga that he is a Hindu, an Indian.
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text: Machine Instructions: • Language of the Machine • Lowest level of programming, control directly the hardware • Assembly instructions are symbolic versions of machine instructions • More primitive than higher level languages • Very restrictive • Programs are stored in the memory, one instruction is fetched and executed at a time • We'll be working with the MIPS instruction set architecture 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 1 MIPS instruction set: • Load from memory Store in memory • Logic operations – and, or, negation, shift, ... • Arithmetic operations – addition, subtraction, ... • Branch 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 2 Instruction types: • 1 operand Jump #address Jump $register number • 2 operands Multiply $reg1, $reg2 • 3 operands Add $reg1, $reg2, $reg3 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 3 MIPS arithmetic • Instructions have 3 operands • Operand order is fixed (destination first) Example: C code: A=B+C MIPS code: add $s0, $s1, $s2 $s0, etc. are registers (associated with variables by compiler) 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 4 MIPS arithmetic • Design Principle 1: simplicity favours regularity. • Of course this complicates some things... C code: A = B + C + D; E = F - A; MIPS code: add $t0, $s1, $s2 add $s0, $t0, $s3 sub $s4, $s5, $s0 • Operands must be registers, 32 registers provided • Design Principle 2: smaller is faster. 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 5 Registers vs. Memory • Arithmetic instructions operands are registers. • Compiler associates variables with registers. • What about programs with lots of variables? Memory! Control Input Memory Datapath Processor Output I/O 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 6 Memory Organization • Viewed as a large, single-dimension array, with an address. • A memory address is an index into the array. • "Byte addressing" means that the index points to a byte of memory. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 8 bits of data 8 bits of data 8 bits of data 8 bits of data 8 bits of data 8 bits of data 8 bits of data 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 7 Memory Organization • Bytes are nice, but most data items use larger "words". • For MIPS, a word is 32 bits or 4 bytes. 0 4 8 12 ... 32 bits of data 32 bits of data 32 bits of data Registers hold 32 bits of data. 32 bits of data • 232 bytes with byte addresses from 0 to 232-1 • 230 words with byte addresses 0, 4, 8, ... 232-4 • Words are aligned, i.e., the 2 least significant bits of a word address are equal to 0. – Not in all architectures! 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 8 Load and store instructions • Example: C code: A[8] = h + A[8]; MIPS code: lw $t0, 32($s3) add $t0, $s2, $t0 sw $t0, 32($s3) • $s3 contains the base of the array. $s2 contains h. • Word offset 8 equals byte offset 32. • Store word has destination last. • Remember arithmetic operands are registers, not memory! 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 9 So far we've learned: • MIPS — loading and storing words but addressing bytes — arithmetic on registers only • Instruction add $s1, $s2, $s3 sub $s1, $s2, $s3 lw $s1, 100($s2) sw $s1, 100($s2) Meaning $s1 = $s2 + $s3 $s1 = $s2 – $s3 $s1 = Memory[$s2+100] Memory[$s2+100] = $s1 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 10 Machine Language • Instructions, like registers and words of data, are also 32 bits long. • Example: add $t0, $s1, $s2 R-type instruction Format: 000000 10001 op op rs rt rd shamt funct rs 10010 rt 01000 rd 00000 100000 shamt funct opcode, basic operation 1st source reg. 2nd source reg. destination reg shift amount (in shift instructions) function, selects the specific variant of the operation 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 11 Machine Language • Introduce a new type of instruction format – I-type for data transfer instructions Example: lw $t0, 32($s2) 35 18 9 op rs rt 32 16 bit number rt = destination register address range = 215 B = 213 words new instruction format but fields 1…3 are the same • Design principle 3: Good design demands good compromises 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 12 Stored Program Concept • Instructions are groups of bits • Programs are stored in memory — to be read or written just like data Processor Memory memory for data, programs, compilers, editors, etc. • Fetch & Execute Cycle – Instructions are fetched and put into a special register – Bits in the register "control" the subsequent actions – Fetch the "next" instruction and continue 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 13 Control • Decision making instructions – alter the control flow, – i.e., change the "next" instruction to be executed • MIPS conditional branch instructions: bne $t0, $t1, Label beq $t0, $t1, Label # branch if not equal # branch if equal • Example (if): if (i==j) h = i + j; bne $s0, $s1, Label add $s3, $s0, $s1 Label: .... 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 14 Control • MIPS unconditional branch instructions: j label • Example (if - then - else): if (i!=j) h=i+j; else h=i-j; beq $s4, $s5, Label1 add $s3, $s4, $s5 j Label2 Label1: sub $s3, $s4, $s5 Label2: ... 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 15 Control • Example (loop): Loop: ---i=i+j; if(i!=h) go to Loop --- • Loop: --add $s1, $s1, $s2 #i=i+j bne $s1, $s3, Loop --- 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 16 So far: • • • Instruction Meaning add $s1,$s2,$s3 sub $s1,$s2,$s3 lw $s1,100($s2) sw $s1,100($s2) bne $s4,$s5,L beq $s4,$s5,L j Label $s1 = $s2 + $s3 $s1 = $s2 – $s3 $s1 = Memory[$s2+100] Memory[$s2+100] = $s1 Next instr. is at Label if $s4 $s5 Next instr. is at Label if $s4 = $s5 Next instr. is at Label Formats: R op rs rt rd I op rs rt 16 bit address J op shamt funct 26 bit address the 16 b and 26 b addresses are word addresses 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 17 Control Flow • We have: beq, bne, what about Branch-if-less-than? • New instruction: set on less than if $s1 < $s2 then $t0 = 1 slt $t0, $s1, $s2 else $t0 = 0 • slt and bne can be used to implement branch on less than slt $t0, $s0, $s1 bne $t0, $zero, Less • Note that the assembler needs a register to do this, there are register conventions for the MIPS assembly language • we can now build general control structures 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 18 MIPS Register Convention Na m e $zero • • • • R e g is te r n u m b e r 0 Us a g e the c o ns ta nt v a lue 0 $v0-$v1 2 -3 v a lue s fo r re s ults a nd e xpre s s io n e v a lua tio n $a0-$a3 4 -7 a rgume nts $t0-$t7 8 -1 5 $s0-$s7 1 6 -2 3 saved $t8-$t9 2 4 -2 5 mo re te mpo ra rie s te mpo ra rie s $gp 28 glo ba l po inte r $sp 29 s ta c k po inte r $fp 30 fra me po inte r $ra 31 re turn a ddre s s $at, 1 reserved for assembler $k0, $k1, 26-27 reserved for operating system $t0…$t7, $t8, $t9 subroutine does not save $s0…$s7 subroutine saves if uses 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 19 Procedure calls • Procedures and subroutines allow reuse and structuring of code • Steps – Place parameters in a place where the procedure can access them – Transfer control to the procedure – Acquire the storage needed for the procedure – Perform the desired task – Place the results in a place where the calling program can access them – Return control to the point of origin 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 20 Register assignments for procedure calls • $a0...$a3 • $v0...$v1 • $ra four argument registers for passing parameters two return value registers return address register • use of argument and return value register: compiler • handling of control passing mechanism: machine • jump and link instruction: jal ProcAddress – saves return address (PC+4) in $ra (Program Counter holds the address of the current instruction) – loads ProcAddress in PC • return jump: jr $ra – loads return address in PC 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 21 Stack • Used if four argument registers and two return value registers are not enough or if nested subroutines (a subroutine calls another one) are used • Can also contain temporary data • The stack is a last-in-first-out structure in the memory • Stack pointer ($sp) points at the top of the stack • Push and pop instructions • MIPS stack grows from higher addresses to lower addresses 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 22 Stack and Stack Pointer elements in the stack bottom elements in the stack SP top in out stack grows 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 23 Constants • Small constants are used quite frequently e.g., A = A + 5; B = B - 1; • Solution 1: put constants in memory and load them To add a constant to a register: lw $t0, AddrConstant($zero) add $sp,$sp,$t0 • Solution 2: to avoid extra instructions keep the constant inside the instruction itself addi $29, $29, 4 # i means immediate slti $8, $18, 10 andi $29, $29, 6 • Design principle 4: Make the common case fast. 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 24 How about larger constants? • We'd like to be able to load a 32 bit constant into a register • Must use two instructions, new "load upper immediate" instruction lui $t0, 1010101010101010 1010101010101010 filled with zeros 0000000000000000 • Then must get the lower order bits right, i.e., ori $t0, $t0, 1010101010101010 ori 1010101010101010 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 1010101010101010 1010101010101010 1010101010101010 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 25 Overview of MIPS • simple instructions all 32 bits wide • very structured, no unnecessary baggage • only three instruction formats R op rs rt rd I op rs rt 16 bit address J op shamt funct 26 bit address • rely on compiler to achieve performance — what are the compiler's goals? • help compiler where we can 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 26 Addresses in Branches and Jumps • Instructions: bne $t4,$t5,Label Next instruction is at Label if $t4 $t5 beq $t4,$t5,Label Next instruction is at Label if $t4 = $t5 j Label Next instruction is at Label • Formats: I op J op rs rt 16 bit address 26 bit address • Addresses are not 32 bits 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 27 Addresses in Branches • Instructions: bne $t4,$t5,Label beq $t4,$t5,Label Next instruction is at Label if $t4$t5 Next instruction is at Label if $t4=$t5 • Format: I op rs rt 16 bit address • We need 32 bit addresses; use PC-relative addressing – add the 16-bit address (2's complement number) to the PC; – most branches are local, so 16-bit offset or 215 word ( 128 kB) address range is usually enough 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 28 Addresses in Jumps • Instruction: j Label Next instruction is at Label • Format: J op 26 bit address • To get a 32 bit address the upper bits of the PC are concatenated with the 26-bit address • 226 word (256 MB) address range • if range is not enough, use the jr instruction (not discussed in detail) jr Register 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 29 MIPS addressing mode summary • • • • • Register addressing – operand in a register Base or displacement addressing – operand in the memory – address is the sum of a register and a constant in the instruction Immediate addressing – operand is a constant within the instruction PC-relative addressing – address is the sum of the PC and a constant in the instruction – used e.g. in branch instructions Pseudodirect addressing – jump address is the 26 bits of the instruction concatenated with the upper bits of the PC 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 30 MIPS addressing mode summary 1. Im m e diate a d d re s sin g op rs rt Im m ed ia te 2. R eg is ter ad dr e ss in g op rs rt rd . .. fu nc t R eg is te rs R eg is te r 3. B as e a d dr es s in g op rs rt M emory Ad dress + R e gister B y te H a lfw or d W o rd 4. P C -re la tive a d d re ss in g op rs rt M emory Ad dress PC + W o rd 5. P se u d o dir e ct ad dr e s s in g op A d d re ss PC M emory W o rd 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 31 Additional addressing modes • • • • Direct addressing – operand in the memory – address in the instruction Register indirect addressing – operand in the memory – address in a register Implied addressing – operand location specified by the operation code Used in other computers 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 32 To summarize: M IP S o p e ra n d s Nam e 3 2 re g is te rs 2 30 E x a m p le $s0-$s7, $t0-$t9, $zero, F a s t lo c a tio n s fo r d a ta . In M IP S , d a ta m u s t b e in re g is te rs to p e rfo rm $a0-$a3, $v0-$v1, $gp, a rith m e tic . M IP S re g is te r $ z e ro a lw a y s e q u a ls 0 . R e g is te r $ a t is $fp, $sp, $ra, $at re s e rv e d fo r th e a s s e m b le r to h a n d le la rg e c o n s ta n ts . M e m o ry [0 ], A c c e s s e d o n ly b y d a ta tra n s fe r in s tru c tio n s . M IP S u s e s b y te a d d re s s e s , s o m e m o ry M e m o ry [4 ], ..., w o rd s C o m m e n ts s e q u e n tia l w o rd s d iffe r b y 4 . M e m o ry h o ld s d a ta s tru c tu re s , s u c h a s a rra y s , M e m o ry [4 2 9 4 9 6 7 2 9 2 ] a n d s p ille d re g is te rs , s u c h a s th o s e s a v e d o n p ro c e d u re c a lls . M IP S a s s e m b ly la n g u a g e C a te g o ry A rith m e tic D a ta tra n s fe r In s tru c tio n add E x a m p le add $s1, $s2, $s3 M e a n in g $s1 = $s2 + $s3 T h re e o p e ra n d s ; d a ta in re g is te rs s u b tra c t sub $s1, $s2, $s3 $s1 = $s2 - $s3 T h re e o p e ra n d s ; d a ta in re g is te rs a d d im m e d ia te addi $s1, $s2, 100 $s1 = $s2 + 100 U s e d to a d d c o n s ta n ts lo a d w o rd lw $s1, 100($s2) s to re w o rd sw $s1, 100($s2) lo a d b y te lb $s1, 100($s2) $ s 1 = M e m o ry [ $ s 2 + 1 0 0 ] W o rd fro m m e m o ry to re g is te r W o rd fro m re g is te r to m e m o ry M e m o ry [ $ s 2 + 1 0 0 ] = $ s 1 $ s 1 = M e m o ry [ $ s 2 + 1 0 0 ] B y te fro m m e m o ry to re g is te r sb $s1, 100($s2) lo a d u p p e r im m e d ia te l u i $ s 1 , 1 0 0 s to re b y te b ra n c h o n e q u a l beq $s1, $s2, 25 M e m o ry [ $ s 2 + 1 0 0 ] = $ s 1 $s1 = 100 * 2 16 if ( $ s 1 = = $ s 2 ) g o to C o m m e n ts B y te fro m re g is te r to m e m o ry L o a d s c o n s ta n t in u p p e r 1 6 b its E q u a l te s t; P C -re la tiv e b ra n c h PC + 4 + 100 b ra n c h o n n o t e q u a l bne $s1, $s2, 25 N o t e q u a l te s t; P C -re la tiv e PC + 4 + 100 C o n d itio n a l b ra n c h if ( $ s 1 ! = $ s 2 ) g o to s e t o n le s s th a n slt s e t le s s th a n slti $s1, $s2, $s3 $s1, $s2, 100 im m e d ia te if ( $ s 2 < $ s 3 ) $ s 1 = 1 ; e ls e $ s 1 = 0 C o m p a re le s s th a n ; fo r b e q , b n e if ( $ s 2 < 1 0 0 ) $ s 1 = 1 ; e ls e $ s 1 = 0 C o m p a re le s s th a n c o n s ta n t ju m p j 2500 ju m p re g is te r $ra g o to 1 0 0 0 0 g o to $ r a J u m p to ta rg e t a d d re s s U n c o n d i- jr tio n a l ju m p ju m p a n d lin k jal 2500 $ r a = P C + 4 ; g o to 1 0 0 0 0 F o r p ro c e d u re c a ll F o r s w itc h , p ro c e d u re re tu rn 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 33 Assembly Language vs. Machine Language • Assembly provides convenient symbolic representation – much easier than writing down numbers – e.g., destination first • Machine language is the underlying reality – e.g., destination is no longer first • Assembly can provide 'pseudoinstructions' – e.g., "move $t0, $t1" exists only in Assembly – would be implemented using "add $t0,$t1,$zero" • When considering performance you should count real instructions 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 34 Alternative Architectures • Design alternative: – provide more powerful operations than found in MIPS – goal is to reduce number of instructions executed – danger is a slower cycle time and/or a higher CPI • Sometimes referred to as "RISC vs. CISC" – Reduced Instruction Set Computers – Complex Instruction Set Computers – virtually all new instruction sets since 1982 have been RISC 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 35 Reduced Instruction Set Computers • Common characteristics of all RISCs – Single cycle issue – Small number of fixed length instruction formats – Load/store architecture – Large number of registers • Additional characteristics of most RISCs – Small number of instructions – Small number of addressing modes – Fast control unit 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 36 An alternative architecture: 80x86 • 1978: The Intel 8086 is announced (16 bit architecture) • 1980: The 8087 floating point coprocessor is added • 1982: The 80286 increases address space to 24 bits, +instructions • 1985: The 80386 extends to 32 bits, new addressing modes • 1989-1995: The 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro add a few instructions (mostly designed for higher performance) • 1997: MMX is added 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 37 An alternative architecture: 80x86 • Intel had a 16-bit microprocessor two years before its competitors' more elegant architectures which led to the selection of the 8086 as the CPU for the IBM PC • "This history illustrates the impact of the "golden handcuffs" of compatibility" "an architecture that is difficult to explain and impossible to love" 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 38 A dominant architecture: 80x86 • See your textbook for a more detailed description • Complexity: – Instructions from 1 to 17 bytes long – one operand must act as both a source and destination – one operand can come from memory – complex addressing modes e.g., "base or scaled index with 8 or 32 bit displacement" • Saving grace: – the most frequently used architectural components are not too difficult to implement – compilers avoid the portions of the architecture that are slow 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 39 Summary • Instruction complexity is only one variable – lower instruction count vs. higher CPI / lower clock rate • Design Principles: – simplicity favours regularity – smaller is faster – good design demands good compromises – make the common case fast • Instruction set architecture – a very important abstraction indeed! 1998 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 40


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Sophie tossed and turned beneath the comfort of her pink comforter and hand quilted blanket her Grandmother made for her. Each panel in the quilt depicting a moment in Sophie's ten years on this blessed Earth. Her birth, first steps, first word, school achievements, talents and hobbies, all represented on her favorite blanket. Her soft little brown eyes open, fully dilated within the dark room. She sits up and glances at her sister Amanda still sound asleep in the black hours just past midnight.
"Not this time." Sophie mutters under her breathe as she throws the comforter off of her body. Her tiny feet touch the floor next to her bed as she tries to shrug off enough sleep to stand. Tiny fists rub gently against her closed eyes. Eye lids flutter as Sophie turns back to the bed to retrieve her favorite blanket. With a heightened sense of security, Sophie ventures off to use the bathroom. The old floor boards creak and whine with each step. Sophie had imagined all her life that the old house was speaking to her. It was there to soothe her in times of sadness, and encourage her in times of joy. The house whispered to Sophie when someone came looking for her during frequent games of Hide and Seek. When Grandma would wake and move to the kitchen downstairs for coffee, or when Mom or Dad came home from work, the house would let Sophie know. She loved the old house, and the surrounding land that served as her kingdom. To the rear of the 15 acres of land was the Thornhill Cemetery. The closest neighbor was a mile down the road. The Nilbogs. A retired farming couple that chose to spend their remaining days tending smaller gardens and a good sized patch of corn. Sophie had her own little space in their garden and helped tend it whenever she was allowed to leave the house and visit the Nilbogs with Grandma. The next visit was in the morning, and Sophie was determined not to wake this time with wet sheets and pajamas. The hallway stood still and dark from her room. Nine paces from her bedroom, the bathroom door hung slightly ajar. Its ancient hinges sagging slightly so that any movement by the door had a voice of its own. With a creak and a pop, Sophie opened the door and closed it tightly. The tiny lock turned to keep out intruders. Mainly, the intruder was Amanda. Since the time both children could walk, it appeared their bladders were connected somehow. Without fail, if one had to use the bathroom, the other was sure to follow. Sophie managed to finish her business moments before she heard the house tell her Amanda was out of bed and heading for the bathroom door. Three tiny knocks echoed outside the locked door.
"Sophie? Are you in there?" Amanda whispered.
"Yes. I am just cleaning up." Sophie replied as she turned on the cold water in the sink to wash her hands.
"Please hurry! I really have to go!" Amanda quietly pleaded.
Sophie grabbed the sliver of soap from the bathroom counter and began rubbing her hands together under the stream of water.
"Sophie? I am about to make a mess!" Amanda , slightly irritated, whispered through the door.
Sophie continued her strict ritual of hand washing by beginning her ABC's . This was to be repeated twice before rinsing off her hands.
"Please!" Amanda whispered again while trying the locked knob of the bathroom door.
"E F G H… use the bathroom downstairs if you can't wait a few more seconds!" Sophie replied.
The house let her know again that Amanda began her decent down the stairs to the second bathroom. As strict as Sophie was during her hand washing , by the time the second set of her ABC's were recited, the pace always seemed to pick up speed.
"G H I J K" Sophie stopped abruptly. Her eyes turned to the door. The house was deathly quiet. The only sound within Sophie's ears was her heart beat and the sound of the door knob slowly being turned one way and then the other.
"Amanda?" Sophie whispered.
Silence was the answer, except for the turning door knob.
"Amanda? Is that you?" Sophie slowly put her ear near the door.
"Sophie… open the door." Amanda's voice whispered.
Sophie stood still. A puzzled look stretched across her tiny face. She hurriedly finished rinsing her hands and drying them on the bathroom towel that hung by the sink.
"How did you get back here so fast? I didn't hear you come up the stairs."
No answer was given, but the door knob continued to turn back and forth.
"I'm not opening the door until you answer me."
Sophie stood at the bathroom door. Her arms crossed with childhood stubbornness, waiting for her sister to reply. The only sound came from the bottom of the stairs. Each step slowly announcing the weight put upon it as someone ascended. The door knob stopped its slow revolutions back and forth. Sophie grabbed up her favorite blanket and wrapped it around her in an attempt to protect her from the uneasy feeling quickly washing over. The footsteps coming up the stairs finally reached the second floor and stopped. Sophie opened her mouth to speak, but nothing would come out. Her throat tightened as she stretched her blanket tighter around her body. One more footstep reverberated beyond the door, followed by a gasp and a soft whimper. The floor boards creaked one final time as something pressed against the bottom of the bathroom door. Sophie backed herself as far from the door as possible, pushing herself into the farthest corner. Her tiny hands and face trembling in this new experience. True fear. No longer the creation of a child's imagination. No trick of shadows or raccoons in the attic. Something was out there, and it had Amanda. Sophie turned to the bathroom window. One time before, she had climbed the tall tree next to the house and crawled through into the bathroom. Her parents were so furious about the dangerous stunt, her father installed child proof latches on the window. Sophie began wrestling with the locks. Her tiny fingers fumbling in panic. Tears now streaming down her face, she feverishly pulled at the latches, but the locks were too strong and would not oblige the strength of a ten year old girl.
"Sophie. Open the door."
The hair on the back of her neck tingled. Sophie stopped her attempt to open the window and slowly turned back to the door. It was Amanda's voice calling to her, but something about it seemed different. Aggressive and slightly mature.
"Go away!" Sophie said softly. Her fear choking out any volume. The door knob began to twist and turn again.
"Sophie. Open the door and we will play a game."
"I don't want to play a game! I want Mommy and Daddy!"
"Mommy and Daddy are sleeping. Open the door and we can wake them up."
"I don't want to open the door!"
Silence crept into the room like a heavy fog. The door knob sat motionless. Sophie's heavy panting and sobbing drew back as she held her breath. Her ears straining to catch any sound. The house fell mute, except for a strange hissing sound emanating from somewhere beyond the door. The bathroom door suddenly heaved inward as if a weight was quickly pressing on it. The old wood and sagging hinges moaned and whined under the pressure.
"Open the goddamn door you fucking sow!" It started as Amanda's voice, but turned into something guttural and low.
Sophie's eyes widened as she gasped for air. With the fuel and fear, her tiny throat shrieked. The outburst brought a steady flow of tears. Blood, just below the bathroom door, began creeping into the room. Ebbing tides of hot red puddle and throb, seeking out the spaces between the tile floor. Sophie, now paralyzed with fear, can only scream as the assault on the door increases. Pounding and thrashing mix with the sound of wood splintering.
Sophie's screams cannot drowned out the verbal and physical cacophony just beyond the door. Something silver and deadly sharp pierces the space above the door knob between the door and jam. Twisting and prying, the knife splinters wood and the lock on the door gives way. All falls silent except for Sophie's screams. The stillness is broken by the bathroom door slowly creaking open. Amanda's body lay in a bloody heap at the base of the opening door. Her tiny face stares without eyes into the bathroom.
Looming just behind her, a dark shape appears to be hovering. Two silver knives held crossing each other at its chest reflect in the bathroom light. It slowly floats over Amanda's body, dragging its rotted naked feet across her back. Entering the light, Sophie's screams let out a final burst of desperation as her fears are illuminated. The smiling yellow teeth rotting inside the tight decaying lips of the hovering corpse do not move. Its' cold grey eyes fixed on Sophie do not blink. The decomposing flesh spattered in fresh viscera looms closer and closer while dragging Amanda's blood with it.


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What a Canonical URL is, and how to use the Canonical URL meta tags. This Reference entry is about Canonical URLs.
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LAKELAND, FL (July 20, 2015) - The City of Lakeland will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 28th at 6 p.m. so citizens can learn more about municipal governance models including strong mayor and city manager forms of government. Mike McGrath, Chief Information Officer with the National Civic League will give a nonpartisan overview of the various local government models. The meeting will be held in the City Commission Chambers located on the 3rd floor of City Hall at 228 S. Massachusetts Avenue.
Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Law Olmsted, Louis Brandeis and other leading municipal reformers founded the National Civic League in the late nineteenth century; the league has been instrumental in efforts to make local governments more open, accountable and effective. Mayor Howard Wiggs said, "We have a great deal of discussion taking place in our community about various governance models and this is an excellent opportunity for our citizens to hear about the issue so they can be informed and engaged in the process."
The National Civic League is a 120-year old nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The League focuses on public participation and civic action. It depends on groups and individuals across the country that promote community engagement and problem solving approaches to build better governments.
As chief communications officer at the National Civic League, Mike McGrath heads the organization's publication program, edits the 102-year-old National Civic Review and other NCL publications. He recently served as research and writer for the Fiscal Sustainability Case Investigations Project, a joint effort of NCL and the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy. He has a master's degree in journalism is from the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
Congratulations to the Lakeland Police Department - 3rd Place Honors in Florida Law Enforcement Liaison Program 2015 Click or Ticket Challenge.
The annual awards, supported by the Florida Department of Transportation, recognize those agencies who participate in the annual Click or Ticket Challenge with traffic enforcement and education initiatives geared toward saving lives by enforcing Florida's safety belt laws.
Cleveland Heights Golf Course Featured as Florida Historic Golf Trail Course of the Month
TALLAHASSEE– Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced today that the Cleveland Heights Golf Course has been chosen as the featured course on the Florida Historic Golf Trail for the month of July. The Cleveland Heights Golf Course is located in the city of Lakeland in Polk County.
"We are pleased to feature the historic Cleveland HeightsGolf Courseas a partner on the Florida Historic Golf Trail," said Secretary Detzner. "The City of Lakeland recognizes the value of this golf course to the community and the state, and has done a wonderful job renovating this historic resource."
Cleveland Heights was the focal point of an exclusive golf course community built by developer H.A. Stahl, who named the project after his hometown. The golf course was designed by the golf course architectural firm of Howard Toomey & William Flynn. Under the personal supervision of William Flynn, the course was described to be as long and difficult as most of the northern links and opened in 1925. The City of Lakeland took over the golf course by the end of the 1930s and maintains the course today. In the early 1980s, general manager, Reuben Gibson supervised the addition of the third nine holes, which expanded the course to the 27 holes in play today.
The Cleveland Heights Golf Course is a 27-hole golf complex consisting of three 9-hole courses that are played in 18-hole combinations (A/B, A/C, or B/C). Each 9-hole course features three sets of tees playing from 2,600 to 3,200 yards and the 18-hole combinations play from 5,300 to 6,400 yards. The "A" Course has the most open fairways, the "B" Course is more challenging than the other two, and the "C" Course has the most length. Known locally as the "Heights," the facility is run by the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Lakeland, and offers golfers of all abilities the opportunity to enjoy the sport.
"Cleveland Heights and the City of Lakeland are very appreciative for being the featured golf course for the month of July," said Golf Course Manager Brock Witmyer. "Upon finishing the C Course this summer, we will have renovated the tees and greens on all three of our 9 hole courses over the past three years. Come out and visit our friendly staff - we are a public facility with a country club feel."
LAKELAND, FL (July 15, 2015) - The City of Lakeland will open the newly constructed roundabout located at the intersection of Lake Hollingsworth Drive and Hollingsworth Road on Tuesday, July 28th. The roadway has been closed for construction and there will be a celebration starting at 9 a.m. to christen the project as completed. The roadway will open to the public immediately after the celebration at approximately 9:30 a.m. The Lakeland City Commission, administration and project stakeholders will christen the new roadway with water balloons as part of the roundabout opening ceremony.
The roundabout was constructed as part of a Lake Hollingsworth bicycle and pedestrian safety plan that began in 2012. Compared to other types of intersections, roundabouts are designed to improve safety, reduce congestion and reduce fuel usage.
Rick Lilyquist, Director of Public Works, said, "We are very pleased to open the roundabout a few weeks ahead of schedule." He added, "The roundabout is just one element of a master plan to enhance bicycle and pedestrian safety for an area that sees a great deal of recreational and automobile activity."
A number of multi-modal enhancements have been included in the roundabout design such as raised brick crosswalks, a landscaped center island and improved street lighting. The roundabout construction started in early May and the project took about 80 days to complete. The roundabout project required utility and sidewalk relocations and the Lake Hollingsworth Multi-Use Trail was re-routed to accommodate the new roundabout.
Those attending the roundabout opening ceremony are asked to turn onto Callahan Court from Hollingsworth Drive and then take the second driveway on the right for parking. The ceremony will take place at the roundabout location where Lake Hollingsworth Drive and Hollingsworth Road intersect.
Guidelines for driving through the new single-lane roundabout:
As you approach the roundabout in any of the three directions, you will see a yellow "Roundabout (Symbol) Ahead" sign and a "Raised Crosswalk Ahead" sign – Slow Down.
Stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. If there are no pedestrians in the crosswalk, you should continue over the raised crosswalk at the advisory speed of 10 mph.
Continue toward the roundabout and look to your left as you near the yield sign and dashed yield line at the entrance to the roundabout. Yield to traffic already in the roundabout.
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29. Change The Tune
Blotched like ink on silk, the sky was a collection of black feathers
Before a fire glow cluster of embers.
Pools of water nestled in cupped eye sockets, blinking them away strained the lights into flowers and daggers, stretched the tendons of these forever fires.
Autumn realised the sky wouldn't change no matter how many tears fled her. there was no altering the songs these stars had so long sung. All that she knew could be a lie because she heard it in a dream? …


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But There is a Silver Lining:Lionfish are delicious. They fry up really nice, they are good in stew, and make wonderful ceviche. It's also a lot of fun to hunt them with spears. They are the only marine life you are allowed to hunt while diving, so they do add a whole new dynamic to diving that wouldn't exist without them. For a lot of people, killing lionfish has become second nature, and it's almost expected that you bring along a spear when fun diving. You can kill as many as you like, and there is no shortage of them either. Seeing 3 or 4 in a dive is almost routine. Annually, the dive shops on Utila organize a lionfish derby and cookout to promote the new sport. In 2011, they managed to catch a little over 300 lionfish in a single day. All of them hit the grill and were eaten up by the hungry masses in mere minutes. And let me tell you, everything was delicious. If you want to kill lionfish, help the environment, and get free lunch all at the same time, there's a few things you can do. First, plan for a few days of fun diving. You can't bring a spear along during any courses, so just plan on making a few extra dives just for fishing. If you don't already have your advanced certification you might consider getting it. The advanced certification extends your depth limits from 18 metres down to 30 metres. Lionfish love the deeper water, so your odds of seeing some you can reach improves dramatically. Finally, ask about diving on the North Side of Utila. Lionfish numbers are substantially greater on the North Side, and your kill count will benefit from that.
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Fascinating. I was picturing a giant caveman like spear though. Love the video. Makes me want to scuba dive even more either with or with a spear in hand:)
I find it interesting how diving makes me want to dive more. I'm glad my exploits are rubbing off on you too. Diving is an incredibly addictive activity. You see something different every day.
I think it's sick. If these lionfish are here now then leave them alone. There are more important things to worry about in this world and instead you are educating people on how to kill an innocent fish that isn't hurting you? You deserve a spear through your own body… Ridiculous.
really? what is more important that keeping the diversity of the caribbean? it's ok with you to lose all the species? what are your priorities??
Mike: I don't know where you got the info that lionfish are "the only marine life (one) is allowed to hunt while diving." Don't know where you're from, but in the Gulf of Mexico, there are only a very few species off limits to spear fishers. All game fish are fair targets during seasons, of course.


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