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Quick arrest in Jonestown attack
A man has been arrested in connection with an attack on a Catholic sister with ties to Tunica.
Michael Matthews is in custody in Coahoma County and has been charged with aggravated assault, aggravated burglary and armed robbery in an incident in Jonestown, Miss. Sister Teresa Shield was transported to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis after being attacked in her home on Friday, May 11. She is recovering from injuries sustained and is reported to be in good condition.
Water consumption falling in town
Turning off the faucet when brushing your teeth. Cutting back on the use of sprinklers. Running the dishwasher and washing machine only when they are full. There are hundreds of ways to conserve water, and town water customers must be taking note.
Operations manager Ellis Koonce III told the Board of Aldermen that since 2011, 37 percent less water is being used. In May of 2011, the town was pumping 953,000 gallons a day. One year later, figures show that the town is pumping only 600, 000 gallons a day.
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Area farmers are seeing the benefits of an unseasonably warm and dry spring, but a rainfall deficit could spell problems over time as crops begin to mature into the critical growth stages, according to a local agricultural official.
"This is probably one of the earliest plantings on record because of the unseasonably warm temperatures we saw in March," said Anthony Bland, county agent with the Mississippi State Agricultural Extension Office. "Right now, I'd say we're about 2-3 weeks early on our plantings, if you take an average of all our farmers. But, some are as much as four weeks ahead of schedule."
Bland said temperatures during March, which reached as high as the mid-80s, were the primary factor for the early plantings. However, he noted that low rainfall has made it easier for growers to get equipment in the fields to plant.
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Posted April 16, 2014 by Luis Mercado in Sports
New York Knicks Sign Lamar Odom For Rest Of Season
The New York Knicks are filling the void lost when Carmelo Anthony went down with injury with forward Lamar Odom.
President Phil Jackson announced the move that he was signed for the remainder of the season (which ends today against the Toronto Raptors.)
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Odom hasn't played in the NBA since the 2012-2013 campaign with the Los Angeles Clippers where he averaged four points per game, 1.7 assists per game and 5.9 rebounds per game in a lost season.
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At Young's, our family is diverse and our culture is strong because of our employee network groups. Among our employee-led groups at Young's is the Latino American Partner Network, whose mission is to immerse, educate and empower Latino American employees to strengthen our company culture of diversity.
"This is a dynamic group whose work and dedication provide ongoing inspiration to the Hispanic community as well as to the Young's family at large. I'm eager to support their efforts, and I encourage our colleagues and business partners to join us as we celebrate our diversity and create opportunities for professional growth," says John Oehlke, Executive Vice President, Commercial Leadership and leadership sponsor for Young's Latino American Partner Network group.
This month, we recognize several members of the Latino American Partner Network Group: Gil Garcia, Sylvia Fleck, John Ruiz, Lupe DeGraaf, Blanca Loya, and Kevin Perez.
Gil Garcia is Director of Sales, Off-Premise – Southern California and has been with a member of the Young's family for more than 25 years. Gil is very competitive and values the relationships he has with customers, clients and the Young's leadership team. Gil enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing golf, and his favorite drink – Hendrick's and soda with a cucumber wedge. "We should always continue to grow, but never forget where we came from," said Gil. "Our diversity groups remind us of this!"
Sylvia Fleck joined the Young's family five years ago supporting our Southern California General Market team. In her role as Outreach Chair for the Latino American Partner Network Group, Sylvia has coordinated community outreach efforts with the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank, Los Angeles Rescue Mission, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and the Dolores Huerta Foundation. "Diversity is important to me because it's about more than race or ethnicity. Diversity is uniting people with varying characteristics for a better workplace," says Sylvia. Her favorite drink is Jose Cuervo Tradicional.
John Ruiz is Senior Vice President, Chain Merchandising – California and serves as Co-Chair of the Latino American Partner Network Group. John joined the Young's family in 2013 and was recently asked to lead the merchandising division for Young's California business unit. "The LAPN has the important task of raising awareness of the growing Hispanic and Latino populations in California by sponsoring outreach programs and internal communications," said John. "As a second-generation Mexican American, I believe it's important to recognize and share insights that may benefit Young's in this changing market. Diversity is the framework of the United States and for a company to be successful, its employees should be equally diverse to ensure all opportunities and options are realized." John's drink of choice? Anything cold that Young's sells!
Lupe DeGraaf is Director of Sales & Planning and a member of the Young's family since 1993. Lupe co-leads the Latino American Partner Network Group as Finance Chair Officer. "Diversity is key to a dynamic and successful workplace. Diverse companies that are rich in multi-cultural marketing knowledge, creativity and innovation become a better fit for today's business environment and achieve higher levels of success. As a Latino woman, I support a network that attracts future diverse employees enriching our company's future". Lupe's favorite drink to sip is tequila with a splash of lime.
Blanca Loya is a Human Resources Business Partner, member of the Young's family for 16 years, and Chair of the Latino American Partner Network Group. "Diversity isn't a box we check, it's a competitive advantage and necessary for a business to thrive. Our people are valuable resources with unique perspectives of the Latino demographic and expert knowledge of the wine and spirits industry. My goal is to leverage our diversity to benefit the bottom line and make inclusion a game-changing strategy!" Blanca's favorite drink is El Jimador Margarita on the rocks or a glass of Tattinger Champagne.
Kevin Perez has been a member of the Young's family for more than 24 years and has held sales management positions within all channels of the business. Kevin is currently an Account Executive for Safeway and serves as the Northern California Regional Chair for the Latino American Partner Network Group. "Diversity makes us well-rounded as an organization, ensuring our decisions touch all consumer markets and lead to strong sales growth." Kevin's favorite drink is a Woodford Reserve Manhattan.


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Mike Magers (Owner) has been working in one capacity or another here at Smitty's since he was able to drive. In 1987 when Smitty experienced health issues, Mike answered the call and began a career at Smitty's. Mike is an ASE certified Master Tech with a degree in business from San Diego State and a degree in Transportation Technology from Cuyamaca College. He is certified with the CTI technical institute for Hybrid repair. He is married with 3 fantastic kids. He enjoys surfing, diving and quad riding with his family.
Enrique (Office Manager) is Mike's oldest son. Enrique has a background in management and recently received his diploma in Kinesiology at San Diego State University. He's an avid Charger fan and when not crunching numbers at Smitty's he can be found working out or skateboarding.
Rick (Technician) has been Mike's "go to" guy since 1995- His Christian background has been a moral compass when decision making finds a gray area. He has done it all- Manager, Service Advisor, Technician, Fabricator and Facilities manager. Rick has a degree in Aviation flight operation and Aviation technology from Miramar College. This ASE Master Tech is an advanced engine performance specialist. He is certified with the CTI technical institute for Hybrid repair. Rick enjoys bible studies, flying and sailing.
Taha (Technician) While technically, Taha is the newest addition to the Smitty team, he has worked professionally as an automotive technician for over five years. He's quickly becoming known here at the shop as our "European Specialist". He is a graduate of Universal Technical Institute in Rancho Cucamonga with a 3.8 GPA. He has ASE certifications in A6 (Electrical), A8 (Advanced Electrical) and L1 (Engine Performance). You might find Taha in his off hours playing billiards or kayaking with his daughter.
Jose (Technician) began his career with Smitty's in 1996 - If he were a baseball player he would win the prize for most consecutive starts. You can always expect a smile from Jose and he has the most contagious laugh in the building (dare I say the industry?) He consistently produces quality work and has one of the lowest "comeback" rates in the industry. Jose enjoys Tae Kwon Do. He is married and is the "soccer dad" for 3 active kids.
Giuseppe (Technician) came on the scene in 2007. He loves being part of the Smitty team. Giuseppe brings almost 20 years of automotive experience to our family of seasoned veterans. He is fast and accurate. Giuseppe has a tool for every job and is an inspiration to work with. Giuseppe is married with three grown boys. He likes Surfing and just about anything his boys are involved in.
Beto (Technician) has been a natural leader here at Smitty's since he came on the scene in 2007. This ASE Master Tech / Advanced Engine Performance Specialist owned his own shop for five years. He is certified with the CTI technical institute for Hybrid repair. Beto's years of experience and excellent work ethic have been valuable asset to the Senior Tech team at Smitty's. He is married, with three girls and spends his "off hours" working on his new home.
Sam (Service Advisor) has over five years experience in the automotive industry. He is also fluent in Spanish and has a "hands on" approach. His work ethic has rewarded him with a proven track record of success. Most recently, as a general manager of Elite Auto Group, he learned the essentials of customer satisfaction. His early background was in the parts industry which serves to improve the quality and value of parts we provide. Sam enjoys weekends spent with his Family and friends. He's all about basketball; in fact he was the MVP for his league. He also enjoys building his high performance car and racing it at the Barona drag strip. Like any red-blooded San Diegan, Sam is an avid Padre and Charger fan.
Hector (Service Advisor) is one of Mike's longtime friends. They met at Cuyamaca College where they both earned their degrees in Transportation Technology. Hector turned a wrench for nearly 10 years before landing a job at Trueline Alignment and Brake. Hector became manager and ran the company for the next 19 years. His understanding of automobile repair and maintenance coupled with a genuine concern for people make him an obvious choice for team Smitty. Hector designed and built many race cars which earned him a National crew chief award. He began racing stock cars in 1995 and quickly became a force to reckon with. At Cajon speedway he holds the record as the fastest qualifier the most consecutive times in course history and even won the Track championship. Hector enjoys hunting and since Smitty was an avid hunter the fit appears to be even better. Hector has two boys, on any weekend you might find them bow- hunting.


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The Interface:
In a nutshell, the PTZOptics UVC Controller is a remote control for your camera that you can access from any computer or device on your internal network. Under the hood you will find access to advanced features such as: a camera manager, web server and preset visualizer which we will talk about in the "advanced features" section below. The top portion of the GUI interface includes a "Home" button along with 8 direction keys, which you can use to control your camera with a mouse, keyboard or USB joystick. Below the control section you have access to zoom and focus controls along with a camera selection bar. Yes, this software can control up to 8 cameras with one computer! Next, we have control of the presets which include the ability to name presets.
I can't stress enough how important it is to name presets. Once your presets are named you have a easy to use solution that is easy for others to pick up where you left off. Below the presets is where we have the "PresetVisuallizer" which open the PresetVisualizer and includes the ability to have live video preview and take a room snapshot to use for setting up visual presets. Below the PresetVisualizer we have "Web Control" which allows you to turn on/off your webhosting which allows other computers and smart phones to take camera control. Finally we have SkyPTZ which is a service that allows you to provide far end camera control outside your network.
The PresetVisualizer:
The best way to grasp how people are using this technology is to look at a few examples of the PresetVisualizer in action. In essence the PresetVisualizer can be used with any photo (ideally the room you are using your camera in) to overlay your preset positions visually. For use in a conference room or distance learning/classroom setting the ability to add headshots with name tags is also available. Once you have your room photo in place and your presets lined up you only have to align your camera presets with the actual corresponding locations and your done.
Let's look at the above classroom example. Actual student photos can be used and placed as preset or we can simply mark out the important areas for a distance learning video call. Since we are using a USB camera with UVC control we can assume that we are using a cloud based video conferencing software like Adobe Connect. The PresetVisualizer is our visual layout of the cameras views we will want to use during our video call. One preset is on a SmartBoard, another is on the teachers podium and another is on the classroom full of students. If we have multiple cameras in use we can use select between them in the main panel and use the visualizer to easily select between presets.
Let's take the conference room example where we have 8 people sitting around a table on both sides of a video call. The PresetVisualizer can be used to allow users from both sides of the video call to easily select who they want to see on the main screen. This set up works well for telepresence and video conferencing applications.
Advanced Features:
The PTZOptics UVC Control software offers many advanced features that are hidden from view to simplify the interface. One of the advanced features is WebPTZ Remote Control. This feature allows for Far-end IP control of the PTZOptics cameras from the web browser of any mobile device or computer over any LAN, Wi-Fi, and WAN IP Network. If you would like to provide access to a far-end outside your network we have two options. The first option is free and it allows you to open up your firewall to a outside IP address which will serve up the WebRemote to a far side. The second option is called SkyPTZ which is a service that sets up everything for you without any configuration. Simply give the far end computer (outside your network) the camera name and SkyPTZ will take care of everything else.
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- · Call Camera Presets (This is the world's first UVC camera that can call presets)
- · Provide Remote PTZ Web Server (Host a IP Address on your network and server a optimized "Web Remote" to users)
- · Provide Far End Camera Control outside your network (Additional Service called SkyPTZ)
- · Name Presets (Handy for complex scenarios and ease of use)
- · Preset-Visualizer (Patented technology for laying out visual previews of camera presets)
- · Pan Tilt Zoom (I know it's been done before, but worth noting)


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Pinkie and Pinkie. Double awesomeness
Awww, so beautiful!!!
so cute
i give this 1000 yays dont know how to make fluttershy icon
Great pic!
Oh wow. This is powerful ...theres a lot to be said about needing to be a friend to yourself before you can truly be a friend to others.
Let the Pinkie/Pinkie shipping begin! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAno.
Let the Pinkie/Pinkie shipping begin! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAno.
Looks sorta like you're channelling SpeccySY here.
This is great though, I love it. I have a similar mindset/thing going on. This speaks to me.
On an artistry kind of note, loving the colours, style and detail you've put into this, good work!
This is great though, I love it. I have a similar mindset/thing going on. This speaks to me.
On an artistry kind of note, loving the colours, style and detail you've put into this, good work!
So depressing yet happy
So depressing yet happy
So that is why Pinkie is always so happy: She is never alone.
<3 Hello, new wallpaper. I will go "aww" Everytime I see it.
Dual personalities are so awesome. I'm so glad I have them.
Lovely picture.
Lovely picture.
Your avatar is creepy, you know?
I know right. Many, many people said that already. (Even more called her Celestia) It wasn't a good idea sending her to EQD after all. My OC became a nightmare fuel to some people ever since. Mission accomplished I guess.
very cute.
I like to think it's the moment when both halves of Pinkie's personality finally accepted each other with love and merged into the one true Pinkie Pie!
Too cute! I love the fact that they're in the same pose but upside-down; it really highlights the whole duality aspect.
Pinkie is bi-polar. Not surprising.
would you mind if i used this photo as my cover on facebook?
I wish I had a second personality I could talk to.... Wait no I don't wtf am I saying.
I really love these Pinkie/Pinkamena arts! Awesome!!!
Right in the feels... Very good... but... could you make straight-maned Pinkie smile sometime? I love seeing Pinkie beaming with a straight mane.
This is so cute! /)^3^(\
It looks so cute. Even for ordinary (if you could call it that...) Pinkie Pie standards. I love how the Pinkamena side is a little darker. Her man looks awesome that way. All in all, a wonderful piece of artwork of our adorable party pony.
d'awwww! this is so heartwarming
Great job!But please give me my heart back.Please.


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Wednesday, January 09, 2013
I was sad to see 2012 end for many reasons because it was a very happy year with a lot of positive life milestones for my family...the birth of my son, my 30th birthday, a gradution, an engagement, a 50th birthday, a retirement...a long leave from work to help me re-connect with myself, my older son, my husband and my home...and with more time to run, I lost all the weight from the pregnancy with a few pounds to spare!
Some negatives were there but they were dealt with in as much grace as possilbe. I started off the year attending the burial of my grandmother, there was a huge health scare for husband's brother, a close family member's long distance move, some problems when I returned to work from leave...but none of these outweighed how I feel about 2012 although to top off my list of problems I gained back 12 pounds this passed fall. TWELVE!
My 2013 did not start well as a result. Over the last several weeks I had been weighing in and trying not to get discouraged about the scale creeping up and up. But when I saw a new pound on New Year's Day, in addition to all of those other pounds...I felt sad. I had accomplished a lot of new goals on Spark this year, made a lot of great choices, and had logged a lot of fitness. I will admit that many days I still struggle with my calorie intake, and there were a lot of factors at play to cause that weight gain...but I was just so frustrated. In fact, getting frustrated seemed to be one of my problems.
Thinking of where I was when I first joined Spark over 5 years ago, my current weight is 10 pounds heavier than where I started. Yet I don't even want to imagine how 10 pounds could have easily been 20 gained in 5 years if it hadn't been for Spark.
Since I have now been through two pregnancies I view what I am working on losing now as a "new" set of 12 pounds...and I can tell it's not going to be easy to lose so I know I need to apply new knowledge to challenge myself more with exercise, and keep DOING WHAT I KNOW HOW TO DO to reduce my calorie intake, don't give in, and start training for the 5K I signed up for this March.
So I decided I will continue with my weekly blogging as I started last April
Without further ado, this is my plan for the rest of the week. I have a few fitness minutes in already, but need lots more.
20 minutes of walking
... I had to make up some of these minutes the next day, but
Do two sets of regular Wall Pushups (at least 50 reps per set) RESCHEDULED--SATURDAY
Special Goal: Meet my fruits and veggies!
30 minutes of walking during lunch break (because the sandwich I pack won't take long to eat).
Special goal: Work on basement de-clutter and make a plan. This a project that will continue to haunt my blog until it's over!
30 minutes of walking...make it work!
Strength Day: Three different exercises with at least 50 reps of each.
Special goal: More work on basement!
RUN!!! The weather is supposed to be nice.
Walked instead since I missed yesterday and didn't find it wise to start right back into running when I haven't done it in awhile.. It was very nice!!!
Make up day: Wednesday Reps
Worked my abs for the first time in over a year!!!
Walk and stretch those tired legs.
thank you to my wonderful son for getting me out there on a whim. We ran a little, I carried him, and I only about about 10 minutes in but they were wonderful.
Workout video in the evening and start working on abs again. It's far past time.
yesterday on the abs, though the video didn't make it.
Last but not least...
for reading and hope to hear from you about your goals for the year ahead.
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I was confused...I didn't know it would mean this...
Life's hard, but who said it would be easy?
I was confused, confused and mad. No one seems to understand this though. I never meant to hurt her, but now it's too late to do anything and no one understands.
That isn't strictly speaking true though, there's one person who understands, but I can't talk to them. He's known as the creep, the creep who was always alone.
I'm Chrissy, Chrissy Jones and until today I have never known what it is like to be "unpopular". That's also the first time I have said that. I just never was, I always had friends, always had people trying to be like me and always had guys coming after me. I also never realised how "powerful" I was. I always had the power when walking down the corridors. People would move to the side for me and made sure they were out of my way. Sometimes, people would even shout after me on how I was looking and on what I was wearing.
I miss that now, more than ever. No one will listen to me, none of my "ex-friends" anyway. It makes me so sad and makes me feel so unwanted which I have felt many times, but I've just never showed it.
My Mum and Dad may be quite rich living in a mansion 8 hours away from my brother and I, but we never see them anymore. They are always off on a cruise or doing business to do with work. They don't have time for us.
Finn (my brother) and I are the same, but aren't. We like the same things and hate the same things just like a lot of twins, but at school we are completely different. I never speak to Finn at school and he never speaks to me. It's just the way it is. It's easier and gives us both a chance to live different lives.
At home we were so close. Always having a laugh and always doing something together. That's how it used to be anyway.
Lizzie Stuart, my best friend is amazing. I will never find anyone quite like her. She always had and knew the latest on gossip, had the perfect life and had the perfect family. I was so jealous of her. I only just realised how amazing she is, now that she's gone. She is so perfect, my only wish was to be just like her and live just like her. We were never apart. That's how it used to be anyway...
One person is to blame and I can't even say their name right now because I am so mad. I've never felt this way and I think of people that have this on a day to day basis. I don't know how they cope? It's such a strange feeling. I feel open and I feel sad. I feel proud and I feel happy, but I don't really know.
I love my life, slight correction I loved my life, but now everything has changed.


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Lady of the Lake is an unmarked location found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
A skeletal hand can be seen sticking out of the water, holding a leveled sword. Histcarp and silverside perch can also be found swimming around the hand. A nirnroot plant is also located near the water's edge.
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- When the player picks up the sword held by the hand, the arm will break and its bones will remain there for the rest of the game.


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Frances said only 100 words and he mailed this for me, since obdviously there's no adress. I just thought I'd let you know that Ellen and I are coming for a visit before we go back home. Hopefully you'll have already heard Frances's lullaby by then.
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text: Intel SIMD architecture Computer Organization and Assembly Languages Yung-Yu Chuang 2008/1/5 Overview • • • • • SIMD MMX architectures MMX instructions examples SSE/SSE2 • SIMD instructions are probably the best place to use assembly since compilers usually do not do a good job on using these instructions 2 Performance boost • Increasing clock rate is not fast enough for boosting performance In his 1965 paper, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore observed that "the number of transistors per square inch had doubled every 18 months. 3 Performance boost • Architecture improvements (such as pipeline/cache/SIMD) are more significant • Intel analyzed multimedia applications and found they share the following characteristics: – Small native data types (8-bit pixel, 16-bit audio) – Recurring operations – Inherent parallelism 4 SIMD • SIMD (single instruction multiple data) architecture performs the same operation on multiple data elements in parallel • PADDW MM0, MM1 5 SISD/SIMD/Streaming 6 IA-32 SIMD development • MMX (Multimedia Extension) was introduced in 1996 (Pentium with MMX and Pentium II). • SSE (Streaming SIMD Extension) was introduced with Pentium III. • SSE2 was introduced with Pentium 4. • SSE3 was introduced with Pentium 4 supporting hyper-threading technology. SSE3 adds 13 more instructions. 7 MMX • After analyzing a lot of existing applications such as graphics, MPEG, music, speech recognition, game, image processing, they found that many multimedia algorithms execute the same instructions on many pieces of data in a large data set. • Typical elements are small, 8 bits for pixels, 16 bits for audio, 32 bits for graphics and general computing. • New data type: 64-bit packed data type. Why 64 bits? – Good enough – Practical 8 MMX data types 9 MMX integration into IA NaN or infinity as real because bits 79-64 are ones. 79 11…11 Even if MMX registers are 64-bit, they don't extend Pentium to a 64-bit CPU since only logic instructions are provided for 64-bit data. 8 MM0~MM7 10 Compatibility • To be fully compatible with existing IA, no new mode or state was created. Hence, for context switching, no extra state needs to be saved. • To reach the goal, MMX is hidden behind FPU. When floating-point state is saved or restored, MMX is saved or restored. • It allows existing OS to perform context switching on the processes executing MMX instruction without be aware of MMX. • However, it means MMX and FPU can not be used at the same time. Big overhead to switch. 11 Compatibility • Although Intel defenses their decision on aliasing MMX to FPU for compatibility. It is actually a bad decision. OS can just provide a service pack or get updated. • It is why Intel introduced SSE later without any aliasing 12 MMX instructions • 57 MMX instructions are defined to perform the parallel operations on multiple data elements packed into 64-bit data types. • These include add, subtract, multiply, compare, and shift, data conversion, 64-bit data move, 64-bit logical operation and multiply-add for multiplyaccumulate operations. • All instructions except for data move use MMX registers as operands. • Most complete support for 16-bit operations. 13 Saturation arithmetic • Useful in graphics applications. • When an operation overflows or underflows, the result becomes the largest or smallest possible representable number. • Two types: signed and unsigned saturation wrap-around saturating 14 MMX instructions 15 MMX instructions Call it before you switch to FPU from MMX; Expensive operation 16 Arithmetic • PADDB/PADDW/PADDD: add two packed numbers, no EFLAGS is set, ensure overflow never occurs by yourself • Multiplication: two steps • PMULLW: multiplies four words and stores the four lo words of the four double word results • PMULHW/PMULHUW: multiplies four words and stores the four hi words of the four double word results. PMULHUW for unsigned. 17 Arithmetic • PMADDWD 18 Detect MMX/SSE mov eax, 1 ; request version info cpuid ; supported since Pentium test edx, 00800000h ;bit 23 ; 02000000h (bit 25) SSE ; 04000000h (bit 26) SSE2 jnz HasMMX 19 cpuid : : 20 Example: add a constant to a vector char d[]={5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5}; char clr[]={65,66,68,...,87,88}; // 24 bytes __asm{ movq mm1, d mov cx, 3 mov esi, 0 L1: movq mm0, clr[esi] paddb mm0, mm1 movq clr[esi], mm0 add esi, 8 loop L1 emms 22 } Comparison • No CFLAGS, how many flags will you need? Results are stored in destination. • EQ/GT, no LT 23 Change data types • Pack: converts a larger data type to the next smaller data type. • Unpack: takes two operands and interleave them. It can be used for expand data type for immediate calculation. 24 Pack with signed saturation 25 Pack with signed saturation 26 Unpack low portion 27 Unpack low portion 28 Unpack low portion 29 Unpack high portion 30 Keys to SIMD programming • Efficient data layout • Elimination of branches 31 Application: frame difference A B |A-B| 32 Application: frame difference A-B B-A (A-B) or (B-A) 33 Application: frame difference MOVQ MOVQ MOVQ PSUBSB PSUBSB POR mm1, mm2, mm3, mm1, mm2, mm1, A //move 8 pixels of image A B //move 8 pixels of image B mm1 // mm3=A mm2 // mm1=A-B mm3 // mm2=B-A mm2 // mm1=|A-B| 34 Example: image fade-in-fade-out A B A*α+B*(1-α) = B+α(A-B) 35 α=0.75 36 α=0.5 37 α=0.25 38 Example: image fade-in-fade-out • Two formats: planar and chunky • In Chunky format, 16 bits of 64 bits are wasted • So, we use planar in the following example R G B A R G B A 39 Example: image fade-in-fade-out Image A Image B 40 Example: image fade-in-fade-out MOVQ mm0, alpha//4 16-b zero-padding α MOVD mm1, A //move 4 pixels of image A MOVD mm2, B //move 4 pixels of image B PXOR mm3, mm3 //clear mm3 to all zeroes //unpack 4 pixels to 4 words PUNPCKLBW mm1, mm3 // Because B-A could be PUNPCKLBW mm2, mm3 // negative, need 16 bits PSUBW mm1, mm2 //(B-A) PMULHW mm1, mm0 //(B-A)*fade/256 PADDW mm1, mm2 //(B-A)*fade + B //pack four words back to four bytes PACKUSWB mm1, mm3 41 Data-independent computation • Each operation can execute without needing to know the results of a previous operation. • Example, sprite overlay for i=1 to sprite_Size if sprite[i]=clr then out_color[i]=bg[i] else out_color[i]=sprite[i] • How to execute data-dependent calculations on several pixels in parallel. 42 Application: sprite overlay 43 Application: sprite overlay MOVQ MOVQ MOVQ MOVQ PCMPEQW PAND PANDN POR mm0, mm2, mm4, mm1, mm0, mm4, mm0, mm0, sprite mm0 bg clr mm1 mm0 mm2 mm4 44 Application: matrix transport 45 Application: matrix transport char M1[4][8];// matrix to be transposed char M2[8][4];// transposed matrix int n=0; for (int i=0;i<4;i++) for (int j=0;j<8;j++) { M1[i][j]=n; n++; } __asm{ //move the 4 rows of M1 into MMX registers movq mm1,M1 movq mm2,M1+8 movq mm3,M1+16 movq mm4,M1+24 46 Application: matrix transport //generate rows 1 to 4 of M2 punpcklbw mm1, mm2 punpcklbw mm3, mm4 movq mm0, mm1 punpcklwd mm1, mm3 //mm1 has row 2 & row 1 punpckhwd mm0, mm3 //mm0 has row 4 & row 3 movq M2, mm1 movq M2+8, mm0 47 Application: matrix transport //generate rows 5 to 8 of M2 movq mm1, M1 //get row 1 of M1 movq mm3, M1+16 //get row 3 of M1 punpckhbw mm1, mm2 punpckhbw mm3, mm4 movq mm0, mm1 punpcklwd mm1, mm3 //mm1 has row 6 & row 5 punpckhwd mm0, mm3 //mm0 has row 8 & row 7 //save results to M2 movq M2+16, mm1 movq M2+24, mm0 emms } //end 48 Performance boost (data from 1996) Benchmark kernels: FFT, FIR, vector dotproduct, IDCT, motion compensation. 65% performance gain Lower the cost of multimedia programs by removing the need of specialized DSP chips 49 How to use assembly in projects • • • • Write the whole project in assembly Link with high-level languages Inline assembly Intrinsics 50 Link ASM and HLL programs • Assembly is rarely used to develop the entire program. • Use high-level language for overall project development – Relieves programmer from low-level details • Use assembly language code – – – – Speed up critical sections of code Access nonstandard hardware devices Write platform-specific code Extend the HLL's capabilities 51 General conventions • Considerations when calling assembly language procedures from high-level languages: – Both must use the same naming convention (rules regarding the naming of variables and procedures) – Both must use the same memory model, with compatible segment names – Both must use the same calling convention 52 Inline assembly code • Assembly language source code that is inserted directly into a HLL program. • Compilers such as Microsoft Visual C++ and Borland C++ have compiler-specific directives that identify inline ASM code. • Efficient inline code executes quickly because CALL and RET instructions are not required. • Simple to code because there are no external names, memory models, or naming conventions involved. • Decidedly not portable because it is written for a single platform. 53 __asm directive in Microsoft Visual C++ • Can be placed at the beginning of a single statement • Or, It can mark the beginning of a block of assembly language statements • Syntax: __asm statement __asm { statement-1 statement-2 ... statement-n } 54 Intrinsics • An intrinsic is a function known by the compiler that directly maps to a sequence of one or more assembly language instructions. • The compiler manages things that the user would normally have to be concerned with, such as register names, register allocations, and memory locations of data. • Intrinsic functions are inherently more efficient than called functions because no calling linkage is required. But, not necessarily as efficient as assembly. • _mm_<opcode>_<suffix> ps: packed single-precision ss: scalar single-precision 55 Intrinsics #include <xmmintrin.h> __m128 a , b , c; c = _mm_add_ps( a , b ); float a[4] , b[4] , c[4]; for( int i = 0 ; i < 4 ; ++ i ) c[i] = a[i] + b[i]; // a = b * c + d / e; __m128 a = _mm_add_ps( _mm_mul_ps( b , c ) , _mm_div_ps( d , e ) ); 56 SSE • Adds eight 128-bit registers • Allows SIMD operations on packed singleprecision floating-point numbers • Most SSE instructions require 16-aligned addresses 57 SSE features • Add eight 128-bit data registers (XMM registers) in non-64-bit modes; sixteen XMM registers are available in 64-bit mode. • 32-bit MXCSR register (control and status) • Add a new data type: 128-bit packed singleprecision floating-point (4 FP numbers.) • Instruction to perform SIMD operations on 128bit packed single-precision FP and additional 64-bit SIMD integer operations. • Instructions that explicitly prefetch data, control data cacheability and ordering of store 58 SSE programming environment XMM0 | XMM7 MM0 | MM7 EAX, EBX, ECX, EDX EBP, ESI, EDI, ESP 59 MXCSR control and status register Generally faster, but not compatible with IEEE 754 60 Exception _MM_ALIGN16 float test1[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 1 }; _MM_ALIGN16 float test2[4] = { 1, 2, 3, 0 }; _MM_ALIGN16 float out[4]; _MM_SET_EXCEPTION_MASK(0);//enable exception __try { Without this, result is 1.#INF __m128 a = _mm_load_ps(test1); __m128 b = _mm_load_ps(test2); a = _mm_div_ps(a, b); _mm_store_ps(out, a); } __except(EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER) { if(_mm_getcsr() & _MM_EXCEPT_DIV_ZERO) cout << "Divide by zero" << endl; return; } 61 SSE packed FP operation • ADDPS/SUBPS: packed single-precision FP 62 SSE scalar FP operation • ADDSS/SUBSS: scalar single-precision FP used as FPU? 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Brussels: Leaders of European Union (EU) member states gathered here on Wednesday for an informal summit to discuss an overall approach to the refugee crisis and the necessity to establish a credible European migration policy.
The summit was proposed by European Council President Donald Tusk, Xinhua reported.
"Today, our debate must be based on facts, not illusions and emotions," Tusk said, noting that there were eight million displaced people within Syria, while about four million have fled from Syria's to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
"This means that today we are talking about millions of potential refugees trying to reach Europe, not thousands," he said.
"After my visits to Turkey, Jordan, Egypt and other countries in the region, I realised that our partners are expecting our help to solve their refugee problems rather than thinking of how they can help us.
"It is likely that more refugees towards Europe will flow through their countries, not less," Tusk said.
Upon his arrival here, British Prime Minister David Cameron said: "We will be taking further actions today, what Europe needs more than ever is comprehensive approach to this migration crisis."
He noted that people need to stabilise the countries and regions from which the refugees are coming.
When it comes to Syria, Cameron said Britain had already given over $1.53 billion, more than any other country, other than the US.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said an united Europe means first of all sharing, calling for sharing of "responsibility, burden and capability, and common future".


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Outlook.com Premium's current promotional price won't change until June 30. Previously, a price hike was expected for March 31. Also, six more regions were recently added to the service.
From Xbox excitement and VAIO's old new phone, to Nintendo's Android ambitions, an ultra-mobile Windows 10 PC, and WhatsAppening on Google Play, it's our handy walkthrough of the week's top tech news.
An issue affecting Microsoft accounts is currently preventing users from accessing services such as Outlook.com, OneDrive and Xbox. Microsoft has stated it is deploying a fix to correct the issue.
Microsoft is rolling out the latest update to its Skype extension for Google's Chrome browser, offering deeper integration for the communications platform across more of your web experiences.
From Nokia nostalgia and gaming galore, to Patch Tuesday problems, mobile unlimited, Brexit price hikes, Android updates, and the Pocket PC, it's our handy walkthrough of the week's top tech news.
Cortana can now proactively remind you to complete tasks that you said you'd do in your emails - such as "I'll send you that report tomorrow" - without you having to ask for a reminder.
After unveiling the new Outlook.com in May 2015, and promising to upgrade all users by the end of summer 2016 "at the latest", Microsoft now says it's "in the final stages" of the migration program.
Microsoft has quietly opened up Outlook.com Premium to the public. The service will cost $19.99 for the first year, and it's open to all US users with the new Outlook.com service.
Microsoft today announced new features that will be coming to Outlook.com, as long as you're lucky enough to be on the new Outlook. You'll be able to send files from Google Drive and Facebook.
It's been over 15 months since Microsoft originally announced its plans to upgrade Outlook.com. This week, it said that almost 90% of active users have been upgraded - are you one of them?
Microsoft says an error message stating that Outlook.com upgrades would not be completed until the "first half of 2017" was itself an error, adding that 90% of active users have already been migrated.
Some users are reporting that they are seeing an error message when attempting to share their calendar which says that the upgrade to the new Outlook.com should be finished by early 2017.
Microsoft says that all Outlook.com users will be upgraded to its new service, built on Office 365, "by the end of summer at the latest" - nearly a year and a half after its original announcement.
Microsoft announced in February that it was starting to upgrade users to its new Outlook.com experience, built on Office 365. So far, over 175 million have been upgraded - but there's some way to go.
After first announcing its major upgrade to Outlook.com last May, Microsoft has now brought the new version of its webmail service out of preview, and will roll it out worldwide in the coming weeks.
Microsoft is expanding its Office partnerships with cloud storage providers, including Dropbox and Box integration on Outlook.com, more integration in iOS, and real-time co-authoring in Office Online.
Microsoft has announced that it will begin rolling out a smarter address book and the ability to learn about events from emails in Outlook.com and Outlook on the Web in early 2016.
Neowin member Ian S. has posted a number of screenshots and detailed new features coming to 'Outlook on the web', the new name for the Outlook Web App and Outlook.com.
Microsoft has activated plug-in support in Outlook for Uber, PayPal, Evernote and more. Microsoft has also announced future partners : IFTTT, Yelp and Wunderlist.
Microsoft has recently rolled out an update to Skype's Outlook.com integration to allow you to mute notifications, but with one step forward comes another annoying step backward as well.
Microsoft is ending support for its Outlook.com Android app, in favor of the newer 'Outlook for Android' app that it launched in January - but the new app isn't supported on older versions of the OS.
Microsoft has rolled out an update for Outlook.com that integrates Skype into the platform, but the messaging service is missing the most basic features and it is ruining the company's email service.
Facebook integration - including contact/calendar sync, and the ability to share to the social network - is no longer supported within Windows and other Microsoft services, after recent API changes.
Microsoft is rolling out an updated Skype experience for all Outlook.com users "in the coming months," making it easier to chat with friends while using the email service.
Microsoft has announced today a major update to Outlook.com that will bring with it new features designed to improve productivity by delivering a refined inbox, improved collaboration and more.
From PiPO boxes and Xbox updates, to Google-as-a-carrier, Microsoft money, OnePlus invites, Windows flagships and what happens when fanboys fight, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news.
Microsoft has been testing more changes on Outlook.com, such as Outlook Mail branding - matching its new Windows 10 phone app - and revisions to the drop-down nav menu, including new icon designs.
Microsoft appears to be testing a new message layout for new emails and replies on its Outlook.com email service, and we have a picture posted after the jump.
If you've been having trouble connecting to your Outlook.com account today, it's not just you - Microsoft says some users may be unable to connect via Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 8, and more.
If you have an Outlook.com email address, Microsoft is rolling out a new feature that allows you to save attachments directly to OneDrive; not everyone has it yet but hopefully should soon.
Security firm "Inside Security" have found what they believer are a number of security issues within Microsoft's Outlook.com android application which could leave users data exposed and unencrypted.
New documents released by Glenn Greenwald, the journalist behind the NSA revelations, highlight just how close the relationship between the U.S government and Microsoft really is.
Microsoft's Outlook.com email service is getting a few new features that will make it easier to keep the spam away and to reply to messages with in-line replies; the features will roll out soon.
Microsoft has announced that it has now added a way to import email from IMAP providers such as Yahoo Mail into Outlook.com accounts via a simple user interface.
Microsoft has now stopped taking new registrations for its free Custom Domains service for Hotmail and Outlook.com users in favor of its similar paid services via Office 365.
The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK is allowing Microsoft to run a "Scroogled" radio ad that attacks Google's stance on privacy in Gmail, following two formal complaints.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has come out against Microsoft's statements concerning the recent search through a person's Hotmail account, stating the company should have gotten a warrant first.
Microsoft now says it will have a separate legal team, outside of its investigative team, decide if a search through a customer's Hotmail or Outlook.com email is needed to protect company property.
Microsoft has announced that Outlook.com users around the world can now access Skype from within the email service, along with new features such as HD video calls.
Microsoft is celebrating the first official year of the Outlook.com email service with a new video along with a giveaway on Twitter using the hashtag #OutlookTurnsOne.
A new rumor claims that Microsoft could rename its free browser based Office Web Apps to Office Online in the near future, along with some new headers that might be added to Outlook.com.
Microsoft has announced it has added some improvements to the Sweep and Search features in Outlook.com, including reducing the amount of steps needed to delete mass emails.
Yahoo, keeping its promises, has announced this week that it is now finally encrypting all emails, joining Google's Gmail and Microsoft's Outlook.com which have provided such services for some time.
More details have been revealed on how Microsoft will improve the encryption of its online services like SkyDrive and Outlook.com so they cannot be read by the NSA and other groups.
Microsoft has announced it will roll out a new way for current users of Gmail to switch their account to Microsoft's Outlook.com that should by faster and easier than the old method.
Microsoft has confirmed reports it plans to upgrade the encryption for its online services to try to prevent its data from being used by government spy agencies like the NSA.
A report reveals some more changes that Microsoft has made to its internal team structure, which could result in the Windows 8 Mail and Calendar apps being replaced by the Outlook app at some point.
Microsoft has released a new update to its Outlook.com app for Android devices, adding in a number of new features, including the ability to download all emails from Outlook.com and more.
As well as the proper aliases that you can setup on Outlook.com for in/outbound email, Outlook.com also features + aliases that allow you to add anything after your primary email name for inbound mail
Microsoft representatives have stated they are currently working to address issues reported by Outlook.com users concerning the recent addition of IMAP support to the email service.


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Customs & Excise has lost its prosecuting powers following several high profile blunders that have cost the taxpayer millions of pounds.
The Attorney General and the Treasury have replaced the public prosecution arm of Customs with a new independent body due to start at the end of 2004.
A key report by High Court judge Mr Justice Butterfield in July recommended that such a body be established in the wake of technical errors committed by Customs. These errors, which included incitement to commit offences, led to the withdrawal of claims against a large number of defendants.
The new independent body, the Customs and Excise Prosecution Office (CEPO), will be accountable to the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith.
Goldsmith said: "Mr Justice Butterfield said that whilst there has been a significant improvement in the prosecutions office, there is more to be done if Customs & Excise prosecutions are to regain their reputation for excellence. Rebuilding that reputation through concrete improvements to the prosecution process is the key challenge for CEPO in the coming years."