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TEENAGE sprinter Will Kennedy is hoping he's not far off being back to his best after putting his injury problems behind him with a silver medal and a new personal best at the Midland Championships earlier this month.
The 16-year-old, from Westbury, thrust himself into the national top 20 for U17s as he clocked up a new 60m best-ever time of 7.18 seconds in the heats at the Birmingham NIA (National Indoor Arena), before going on to win a silver medal in the final (7.19) on March 8.
Kennedy, who competes for Team Bath, has missed most of the year so far with a back problem but has his fingers crossed that his injury complaint is a thing of the past.
"I'd had a bit of a problem with my back for a little while and then I competed at the South West championships in January and made it worse," said the Wiltshire youngster, who is a pupil at Matravers School.
"I only ended up missing about a month and Birmingham went pretty well.
"I'm not sure if it's 100 per cent gone, so I didn't do the 200m there.
"I had a bit of physio and I'm just going to rest it a bit now and hope that it's healed now.
"I've got a few weeks before the nationals (at the English Institute of Sport, in Sheffield, on March 1-2) so I'm just getting ready for that now.
"I'll do the 60m again there and, depending on how I'm feeling, I might do the 200m too."
l IN HER first competition of 2014, 15-year-old Grace Davies-Redmond, from Bradford on Avon, clocked personal bests for both 60m (7.81secs) and 200m (25.69secs) at the Birmingham Games, winning both of her U17 women's races.
Southwick teenager Zoe Mattacks improved her personal best to 9.68secs in the 60m hurdles.
She started the season with 10.19secs – and recorded 8.28secs in the 60m, which was just outside her recent personal best of 8.17secs.
Frome sprinter Emily Dixon was also in action running the 200m indoors for the first time and also the 60m hurdles.
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What is a furnace? Simply put, a furnace draws air in from the living space, heats it up and returns it to warm the home. Most furnaces use gas—either natural gas or propane—ignited by the pilot to warm the air. Electric furnaces use heating elements, or strips, instead. Both types of fuel options result in the warm air being blown into the living space through ductwork.
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An upflow furnace takes cool air in from the bottom and discharges it from the top. These are generally placed in the home's basement. Because hot air naturally rises and cold air sinks, upflow furnaces have to perform less work and tend to have longer life spans than the other configurations. However, if you have no basement or crawlspace, an upflow furnace is not an option.
A gravity furnace is a type of upflow furnace that does not use a blower motor, but instead uses physics—the heated air rises through ducts and cooled air sinks through return vents.
A horizontal furnace lies on its side, pulling cool air from one side and pushing warm air out of the other. Horizontal furnaces are often used in locations where there is limited space and may be found in a crawl space or a closet.
In this configuration, the furnace takes cool air from the top and discharges warm air from the bottom. Downflow furnaces are generally found in homes with no basement and are usually placed in an attic.
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Digital thermostats are much more accurate at keeping your home comfortable. Most models today are programmable thermostats, which means you can set times for your system to run or shut down. Because you have much more control, you can possibly save on your energy costs by reducing your heat and cooling when you don't need as much.
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SEX offenders in York and North Yorkshire are to have their computers monitored by a new police search system.
Julia Mulligan, the region's new Police and Crime Commissioner, has approved the purchase of a system called Triage, which will be able to carry out remote checks of PCs owned by registered sex offenders and send a warning to officers if they type certain key words.
North Yorkshire Police said the system would be used by the force's eight public protection officers, who manage more than 500,000 sex offenders in the region.
They currently visit them twice a year, but police chiefs said this did not always allow enough time to assess their lifestyle and whether they may be committing further crimes. A report by Assistant Chief Constable Iain Spittal said reoffenders may only be caught during a police operation and, by that time, they may have been offending for some time.
It also said computer technology was developing at a rate which made it "impossible" to keep training officers to carry out manual "invasive" computer checks, meaning there was a need for Triage.
The report said if the Triage search suggests the sex offender's behaviour online is not as it should be, this will allow police to arrest them. The new system will cost £11,534 and will be bought in early next year.


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This is a scandal that's just too juicy to not throw together a couple of links for people unfamiliar with the story. The quick and dirty of Solyndra is that it's a solar panel manufacturer that went bankrupt, but received $535 million in federal loan guarantees. However, there's much more to it than that.
Here's a couple of links you can check out to keep up-to-date with the current Obama Administration scandal:
- Obama admin reworked Solyndra loan to favor donor
- Obama fundraiser linked to loan program that aided Solyndra
- Kaiser Family Foundation 2009 grant to Michelle Obama's 'Urban Health Initiative' sparks more Solyndra 'crony capitalism' questions
- Obama's Solyndra scandal reeks of the Chicago Way
Obviously, this is just the tip of the iceberg as more information will undoubtedly be coming out in the near future.
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Uriel Thomas (Buck) Chamberlain (1849-1939), of San Saba, TX, a grandson of Thompson Chamberlain, of TN, MO, and TX, was the son of Samuel West Chamberlain (1827-1866) and Margaret Ann Jackson (1831-1876). In 1868, he married Frances Louise (Fannie) Williamson, in Burnet Co., TX. He was a member of the TX Rangers, the TX Minute Men, and the Frontier Battalion. He also served as justice of the peace of San Saba Co. before being elected deputy sheriff in 1888. It was as a lawman that he became well-known in the annals of early TX. Buck Chamberlain was a legend, celebrated in tales and verse. He and wife Fannie were the parents of eight children: Alta Beulah; Vallie; James Dee (Keat); Henry S.; Hollis; James Franklin (Frank); Armour Bertha; and Mary Elizabeth.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's basketball team used another second-half surge en route to a dominating 65-52 defeat of visiting Barry University in Sunshine State Conference men's basketball action from the Bowman Center on Saturday afternoon.
The game, played as the Lions' Senior Day celebration as it's the final weekend game of the regular season, was knotted at halftime, but the second half belonged to Saint Leo (17-4, 9-2 SSC). The Lions' aggressive approach on offense forced Barry (9-11, 3-8 SSC) into foul trouble early and the Lions cashed in, draining 15 free throws in the half compared to Barry's 2-for-4 half from the charity stripe. While both teams shot roughly the same from the field in the half, the 15-for-20 effort from the free throw stripe help grow the margin to another Saint Leo victory.
The win gave the Lions' their ninth SSC triumph of the season and cemented the first back-to-back conference winning seasons in program history.
Senior Trent Thomas posted a game-high 19 points and senior Tom Neary added 13, marking the third game this season he has reached the baker's dozen.
For Barry, Magne Fivelstad scored 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Filip Toric posted a quiet 12 points in the loss.
The Lions, holding the no. 2 spot in the regular season standings, now turn their attention toward their toughest test this season. Saint Leo will travel to Lakeland, Fla. to face Florida Southern, the SSC's top team, in a prime time showdown on Wednesday night. Tip off between the Lions and Mocs is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Jenkins Field House at the Florida Southern campus.
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Ransom, Hairston hit back-to-back homers; Barney plates two
CHICAGO -- The Cubs may be a little unconventional these days as far as their closer is concerned, but it's working.
Kevin Gregg picked up his fourth save, Darwin Barney hit a pair of RBI doubles, and Scott Hairston and Cody Ransom smacked back-to-back home runs to lift the Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Padres on Monday night for their fourth win in the last five games.
Gregg, who signed after being released by the Dodgers on April 15, now has converted a save in each of his last four outings. However, manager Dale Sveum refuses to name him or anyone else the closer.
"For whatever reason, guys are getting the job done and getting big outs when we have to get outs," Sveum said of his collection of relievers. "That's the key is making pitches when you need to."
Michael Bowden picked up the win in relief of starter Jeff Samardzija, who struck out eight in five innings to raise his season total to 47, among the National League leaders. It's the second most K's in Cubs history in the month of April, behind Matt Garza's 51 in 2011.
Samardzija also didn't try to barehand any line drives. In his last outing, he suffered a bloody cut on his right index finger trying to snare a liner by the Reds' Shin-Soo Choo in the first and admitted it was tough to get a grip on Monday. Samardzija also didn't get a win, and now is 0-4 with a no-decision since his Opening Day victory over the Pirates.
"I think he probably got away from his fastball a little bit in situations," Sveum said.
"Too many walks," Samardzija said. "You can't put that many guys on for free. Just pitching in a lot of situations where you have to battle and make bigger pitches makes it harder on yourself."
He walked Everth Cabrera to start the game, and one out later, Chase Headley singled. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch, and Cabrera scored when Samardzija was charged with another wild pitch on a third strike to Carlos Quentin that catcher Welington Castillo couldn't reel in.
Hairston connected with one out in the second off Clayton Richard, ending an 0-for-15 stretch over eight games, and Ransom followed with another blast that landed in the juniper bushes in center field. Hairston and Ransom, both former Padres, are part of the Cubs' platoon lineup against left-handed starters.
It's the second time the Cubs have hit consecutive home runs this year; Anthony Rizzo and Alfonso Soriano did so April 18 off the Rangers' Alexi Ogando. Chicago also has out-homered the opposition, 13-4, at Wrigley Field.
Barney hit a RBI double in the fourth to go ahead, 3-1. But the Padres loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth as Samardzija walked two, and tied the game on Yonder Alonso's two-run single.
Soriano singled to start the sixth and scored two outs later on Ransom's RBI single to chase Richard. Barney then lined a RBI double to right off Anthony Bass.
The Cubs' 6-7-8 hitters provided the offense.
"These guys are Major League players, and somebody's gotta hit in the bottom of the order," Padres manager Bud Black said. "They got us."
Ransom and Barney also made solid defensive plays, including a running barehanded grab by Ransom on Jedd Gyorko's grounder with the bases loaded in the seventh. Ransom was able to get the Padres' second baseman by a half step.
"You take a million ground balls and hope to have the opportunity to catch it and throw it," Ransom said. "Checked swing, and it was a little strange off the bat and it came off a little harder than I thought it would and made it to me and luckily for us, Gyorko didn't run that well."
"That barehand play saved the game for us," Barney said. "It's nice to have a guy like [Ransom] who knows how to play the game the right way and knows the situation and knows who's running."
All 25 of the Cubs' games this season have been decided by four runs or fewer, a franchise record, and second most all-time to start a season in the Major Leagues. The 1914 Tigers have the longest streak at 33 games.
"That's a positive and a negative," Barney said. "It's a positive that our pitching staff has done a great job thus far. It's a negative because our offense hasn't blown up yet. Hopefully that happens. Hopefully we have one of those games this year where we're up by a lot."
Since the Cubs' series against the Reds last week, the defensive play has been better.
"With all these close games, pitching and defense is going to help us win those games," Barney said. "It's nice to get on a roll a little bit and hopefully we can keep it going."
It helps to have Gregg, 34, in the mix. This is his second turn with the Cubs; he was the closer in 2009.
"He's a calming presence for sure, especially just his demeanor and the way he goes about his work every day," Samardzija said. "If you've got [Carlos] Marmol pitching in the eighth, and [James] Russell in the seventh and [Shawn Camp] mixed in there, too, you're pretty confident with that."
The Cubs are ready to turn the calendar. It's been a tough April.
"Let's be honest -- we've played some really good teams in the first month," Samardzija said. "You've got the defending world champs [the Giants], you've got [the Rangers], you've got the Brew Crew at their place, and Cincinnati. We knew we'd have to come out and be on top of our game in April.
"It could easily be flipped around and we could be 15-10 instead of 10-15," he said. "They say you don't win or lose the season in April. I feel we're good where we are. ... Let's get a little momentum going and see what happens from there."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BASINGSTOKE RFC picked up the losing bonus point as they went down 20-13 to visiting Bury St Edmunds in National League Three London at Down Grange on Saturday afternoon.
The home side made three changes to the team which won at Thurrock the previous week, with Steve Osborne, Toby Salmon and fly-half Ryan Trevaskis all coming into the line-up.
'Stoke got off to a dream start as after only three minutes they took the lead.
Tim Richards caught a ball which looked to be heading for touch and from this the impressive Andy Hore broke a couple of tackles and was able to feed Freddie Gleadowe who went over for the try.
The conversion wide out on the right hand touchline was missed by Ryan Trevaskis, but his side still led 5-0.
The advantage was extended three minutes later, as Trevaskis this time found his range with the boot for a penalty.
The home side were dominating, but the visitors were able to slice through their lines and open their own account on 13 minutes as Casey Stone scored a try.
Despite the conversion attempt being in front of the posts, Jesse Rush still managed to miss it.
The home side had a chance to add to their tally, but Trevaskis failed with his second penalty of the game.
Bury then nearly scored a second try, as Stone released Chris Snelling, but Gleadowe came up with a try saving tackle to stop him.
The visitors then missed a penalty from Rush, so it remained 8-5 to 'Stoke at half-time and the game was very much up for grabs.
This was all to change early in second-half as the visitors took control and second two tries in the space of four minutes.
The first came after Matt Edison won a line-out which Bury dominated all day and from this Snelling was able to score.
Rush again failed to convert, but his side now led 10-8 and the advantage was increased when Rush fought his way over under the posts and for the only time in the afternoon the Bury fly-half kicked over the extras.
At this point the home side looked in danger of being over ran, but they struck to their game and tried to build some pressure, but handling errors were costing them dear.
Tim Coghlan started a break, but the ball was dropped and then Hore put in three crunching tackles and forced a turn-over which saw Guy Wilkinson release Richards down the flank, but he put his foot into touch.
With five minutes remaining Rush kicked over his first penalty of the game to make it 20-8.
'Stoke hit back straight away and with ball going along the line and it was left to Gleadowe to score his second try of the game and Travaskis wide out on the touchline missed the conversion.
Then right at the depth, Bury's Rush had a chance to steal the losing bonus point from 'Stoke, but he missed the target with his penalty leaving the final score 20-13.
This was the first of three home games on the trot for 'Stoke at Down Grange with Guernsey being the next visitors on Saturday.


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DETROIT - Timing is everything for good deals.
In November, stores know you may be looking for some Thanksgiving cookware. So, look for discounts on pots and pans the stores offer to get you in the door.
"So I think people are always looking for sales at the holiday, and cookware is often featured in sales at that time of the year." said one employee at a cooking store.
While high demand drives those bargains, it's just the opposite for wedding dresses. Demand is lower in November, and bridal shops are getting ready for next season, which means they want to clear out last year's models.
"December, product is already being received... so we want the things off our shelves by Thanksgiving," said Janell Verte, who works in a bridal store.
You could see some shops give you up to 40 percent off, or stores may throw in discounts on accessories.
Time to make travel plans
The same mentality goes for travel all across the map, the beginning of November can be slow which will ship savings your way.
"Hotels might have a lot of excess inventory so they drop the price, or a cruise line has a lot of extra cabins and they drop the price." said travel agent Shawn Dalani. He also says now is the time to book summer vacations.
If you're staying home for the holidays? November is the best time to buy furniture.
"Everybody starts to go inside. So, everybody starts to look at the interior of their house and think- "Oh my gosh it's time for us to get a new sofa, it's time for us to get some new end tables and it's time for us to really freshen up.'"
This time of year, cash discounts and deals on financing can all on the table.
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NVIDIA GeForce 335.23 WHQL Drivers Now Available: GTX 750 Overclocking Limits Increasedby Ryan Smith on 3/10/2014 6:20 PM EST
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lmcd - Monday, March 10, 2014 - linkTo be clear, both members of the 750 series got a max OC lift? Or just the 750? Reply
rhx123 - Monday, March 10, 2014 - linkIt's upped on the 750Ti as well but the max power limit is still 100% for me so I'm not seeing any faster clocks than before anyway. Reply
zach1 - Monday, March 10, 2014 - linkReally On my 750 ti, which I use for mining, I upped the core clock by 240 mhz or 105 more then the earlier 135 limit, with the same 600 mhz memory overclock. The 750 ti has a ton of thermal headroom. Reply
rhx123 - Monday, March 10, 2014 - linkYes, I am hitting 1200MHz before I hit PerfCap for power, even when I set it to +240, the same as when I had +135. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - linkIf you're power limited but have not yet reached your chips limits you could lower your voltage via a negative voltage offset. This reduces power at the same clock (as long as it's still stable) and hence allows for higher clocks to be reached Reply
Ryan Smith - Monday, March 10, 2014 - linkIt's on both. The entirely of the GTX 750 series (or all of the Maxwell parts released thus far). Reply
lavaheadache - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - linknow lift the limits on GK110 Reply
thunderising - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - linkOrrr... launch a GTX 750 Ti with a 6-pin power connector and higher clocks for $169.99. We'll OC the shit of out that Reply
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - linkFunny enough, I'm working on just such a card right now. Reply
kwrzesien - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - linkI hope it's this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...
6-pin power and dual ACX fans should be plenty for a good OC. Reply
dylan522p - Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - linkCan you also test it under water so we can see what kinda clocks maxwell can hit at what kinds of voltages? Even though this will not help us determine what 20nm Maxwell will clock like, it still would be nice. Reply
aggiechase37 - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkI'm still getting an installer fail. PhysX just won't install. Didn't install for the last one either. Am I hallucinating? Am I the only one having this problem? Reply


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LANCASHIRE'S police and crime commissioner has criticised the Home Secretary after she 'failed to recognise' the constabulary's performance on domestic violence.
Clive Grunshaw has written to Theresa May asking her to visit Lancashire and see first-hand the work the force and its partners are doing to tackle all forms of domestic abuse.
The Home Secretary wrote to all police forces and police and crime commissioners in the wake of domestic abuse inspection reports published by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and labelled police forces as 'simply not good enough'. She also said the 'current police response to domestic abuse is failing victims'.
But both the commissioner and Lancashire's Chief Constable, Steve Finnigan, have been left angered by the letter, which they said failed to recognise the 'excellent performance' of Lancashire Constabulary's public protection unit.
Mr Grunshaw said: "Lancashire Constabulary was told by HMIC its residents could have confidence in reporting domestic abuse, and inspectors praised the force for its investment in well-trained and specialist staff. The strength of the work we undertake with our partners was also recognised.
"I am very proud of the work of our public protection unit and believe the officers and staff involved should be praised for their performance. Therefore, to receive a generic letter which implied police forces across the board were failing victims was extremely disheartening.
"This does not mean I am complacent about the challenge we face when it comes to tackling domestic abuse. I am committed to ensuring we consistently strive to do more. Domestic abuse is a problem, and there are no easy answers.
"But I believe there are many things we do extremely well, and I feel the Home Secretary should see for herself what HMIC inspectors regarded as the strongest example of a good domestic abuse provision. I hope she will accept my invitation."
The Chief Constable has also written to the Home Secretary to express his disappointment and to urge her to accept the commissioner's invitation.


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The Chemistry Department annually awards over $20,000 in scholarships and awards to about 30 undergraduate students. This is a testament to the generosity of our alumni and friends of the department.
The Analytical Division of the American Chemical Society gives an award to an undergraduate chemistry student who shows outstanding potential in analytical chemistry. The award consists of an 8-month subscription to the journal, Analytical Chemistry and an honorary membership in the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the ACS. The award is presented to a junior chemistry major based on his or her performance in Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 332) and overall academic performance.
The Division of Polymer Chemistry ACS Award is given to a sophomore or junior student who has completed or will complete the second semester of organic chemistry during the current academic year. The recipient must be a chemistry major with an overall grade point average of at least 3.4, achievement of grades of A in each semester of organic chemistry and must rank in the top 10% of the class each semester.
This award is given to honor an outstanding senior majoring in chemistry, usually an ACS-certified major who plans to pursue a career in chemistry. The award is given in recognition of potential advancement of the chemical profession on the basis of the student's demonstrated record of leadership, ability, character, and scholastic achievement. In addition to a one-year free Student Associate Membership in the AIC, the student receives a certificate bearing his/her name.
The Selma Elizabeth Anderson Memorial Scholarship was established in 1981 by Sidney E. and Edis J. Anderson in memory of Sidney's mother. Contributors to this fund are Sidney and Edis Anderson and their children, Lucinda, Susan, Sidney Edison and Shaun Anderson, and the John Deere Foundation. The Selma Elizabeth Anderson Scholarship is given to an outstanding chemistry major finishing their junior year and is planning to attend medical school.
Thomas Beukelman graduated from USD in 1947 with a B.A. degree in Chemistry. The Thomas Beukelman Memorial Scholarship is given to a student finishing their sophomore or junior year, is working toward a professional chemistry major and is interested in pursuing a career in chemistry.
The CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award is given to a top student in the freshman chemistry program. The award consists of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics with a commemorative scroll mounted on the inside front cover.
The Josephine and William Flevares Memorial Foundation Freshman Scholarship is an endowed fund established by Constatine Flevares, Ph.D. (USD 1957-1959), in honor of his parents. The earnings from the Flevares Scholarship Endowment are used to support scholarships awarded to incoming freshmen who have an ACT of 26 or higher and who rank in the top 15% of their high school graduating class. One scholarship is awarded each year to an incoming freshman who plans to major in chemistry and one to a pre-medicine major. The Director of Admissions and Financial Aid is responsible for selecting the recipients.
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Power Intent Formats: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
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Two widely adopted formats for power intent exist: Si2s Common Power Format (CPF) and IEEEs Unified Power Format (UPF). The formats have been described as the same in every intent, but different in every detail. The IEEEs 1801-2009 specification, colloquially known as UPF 2.0, is the extension of Accelleras UPF 1.0 specification and is a big step forward to be a more robust power format standard. However, the industry is experiencing pain that there are multiple formats and many engineers would prefer one. The differences are widely characterized as CPF versus UPF, but this is an over-simplification. The differences go beyond syntax or even semantics; some differences are actually inherent in methodology used to capture and implement the power intent. As a result, some would question whether format convergence will ever be possible.
There are methodology differences between CPF and 1801-2009 and, due to UPF 1.0 backward compatibility, there are two methodologies within 1801-2009. As a result, the industry must address the methodology differences before any meaningful discussion can take place on power format convergence. The authors elaborate on a path to methodology convergence that involves deprecating the incompatible methodology enabled by some UPF 1.0 constructs, such as power supply netdriven power intent specification; emphasizing the successive refinement methodology that is enabled by new extensions in 1801-2009 and is compatible with CPFs layered power intent specification across different abstract levels; and, as 1801 has support for hierarchical design but CPF has a more formal hierarchical design approach, including macro modeling for power intent within hardened intellectual property (IP), that can be used to extend 1801.
The immediate benefit of methodology convergence is improved interoperability between different power formats in a mixed-format low-power design flow. Over the long term, the success of methodology convergence will lead to a fast track of format convergence. Standards process can often lead to a glacial rate of progress, but we believe this time will be different as the whole industry is aligned with the same objective and goal. Significant progress is underway toward methodology convergence. After five long years, we finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And for once its not an oncoming train.
Background: Design Techniques and Power Intent Standards
The need to deploy low-power techniques in system-on-chip (SoC) designs has accelerated greatly in the last few years, fueled by increasing performance demands and adoption of new very deep submicron CMOS process nodes. The need in battery-powered mobile equipment such as cell phones and digital cameras is obvious, but the advent of new categories of Internet-enabled mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, has recently accelerated the need. Less apparent to the casual observer is the rate at which home consumer electronics and high-performance computing segments are adopting advanced low-power design techniques. In consumer electronics, cost and quality are paramount. For equipment that is not battery-powered, while green design and power consumption per se are becoming more of an issue, with specifications such as Energy Star, low-power design is really about managing the thermal profile of the device. This reduces cost by reducing the need for expensive chip packages, heat sinks, and fans, and it improves quality in the form of reliability. Adoption of the latest process nodes is another widespread phenomenon, leading to the need to control increasing leakage power in designs across multiple segments. For this reason, it is commonly (and for the most part accurately) stated that at or below the 45nm node, all designs are low-power designs.
We can generally split the low-power design techniques into two groups: advanced and basic. By advanced low-power techniques, we mean using multiple, often switchable, power supplies. This entails splitting the design into power domains where each domains supply can either be shut off to reduce leakage, as in the case of power shutoff (PSO), also known as power gating; or the domains can be supplied with different voltage levels permanently, in the case of multi-supply voltage (MSV), or dynamically, in the case of dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS). Power gating can be implemented with or without state retention; that is, keeping some or all of the registers powered during shutoff to facilitate faster recovery when power is restored.
These advanced techniques cause a huge increase in complexity of both design and verification. They introduce many different power states, usually under software control. There are protocols that must be followed to successfully switch various parts of the design between power states, and have them switched off and brought back up when required without error. In addition to the functional design and verification needs this implies, there are many other needs we refer to as structural needs. Each power domain needs to be fully separated from other power domains, using appropriate isolators or level shifters on every signal that crosses the domains. These advanced techniques drove the need to express specifications and rules, requiring a set of design semantics not envisioned or supported by hardware description languages, which previously abstracted away power and ground connections during logic design phases as unnecessary facets of physical implementation. We refer to these power-related semantics as the designs power intent specification. From this specification, the control logic and structure to implement the techniques can be derived.
The basic techniques have been used for a longer time, are generally well automated, and do not have the impact on implementation, verification, and design closure that the advanced techniques do. These techniques include clock gating and multi-threshold voltage (MVt) optimization, as well as logic synthesis tools ability to optimize power as a cost function alongside performance and area. These basic techniques generally do not require a power intent specification.
Over the last few years, the industry has adopted either of two leading formats?the Unified Power Format (UPF) and the Common Power Format (CPF)?for power intent specification. Accellera and the Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) released UPF 1.0 and CPF 1.0 specifications, respectively, in early 2007 based on technical contributions from member companies. In 2008, UPF was handed over to the IEEE P1801 working group, who released the IEEE 1801-2009 standard, colloquially known as UPF 2.0, in March 2009. In this article, we use the term IEEE 1801 to refer to the IEEE 1801-2009 standard. Meanwhile, the Low Power Coalition (LPC) of Si2 released the CPF 1.1 specification in September 2008 and CPF 2.0 in February 2011.
The Si2s contribution of the Open Low-Power Methodology (OpenLPM) to IEEE, announced in May 2011, is a milestone in the development of power format standards and the most promising path yet for the industry to converge on one power format. Methodology convergence, however, is a pre-requisite for power format convergence. This paper explains what methodology convergence is required, and why the OpenLPM is a promising step toward enabling this convergence.
Fundamental Differences between UPF 1.0, IEEE 1801, and CPF
Although UPF 1.0 shares similarities with CPF, it has some fundamental differences in how the power intent is defined. Both specifications use structural groupings (called power domains) to refer to each collection of design objects sharing the same power supply. In CPF, power intent is primarily described by defining the power domain with implicit power supply starting at the register-transfer level (RTL). As the design flow evolves from RTL design to physical design, each power domain will eventually be refined into a primary set of power supplies to uniquely define this power domain. UPF 1.0, however, lacks such abstraction capability, so an RTL designer using UPF 1.0 has to describe the exact physical power network at RTL. The main difficulty of this approach is that RTL designers do not have the complete physical power network information. IEEE 1801 introduces the concept of supply set handles for the power domain, which has many similar properties to abstract power domain definition in CPF.
There are other major differences between UPF 1.0 and CPF, such as how the isolation and level-shifter logic between power domains is defined. Again, IEEE 1801 introduces constructs that close the methodology differences between UPF 1.0 and CPF in this regard (such as the way to specify isolation and level-shifter logic using the driving/receiving power domain or supply set of a signal).
An example of a simple design with two power domains. The top design has one external supply VDD and one of the internal blocks uses the switched version of the top supply VDD_SW, controlled by the signal pon at the top level.
Figure 1: A simple design with power gating
To describe Figure 1 using UPF 1.0, the power intent file would be as follows:
create_power_domain PD_blue include_scope
create_power_domain PD_greenelements { I1 }
create_supply_net VDD domain PD_blue
create_supply_net VSS domain PD_blue
create_supply_net VDD_SW domain PD_blue
create_supply_port VDD domain PD_blue
create_supply_port VSS domain PD_blue
connect_supply_net VDD -port VDD
connect_supply_net VSS -port VSS
create_supply_net VDD_SW domain PD_green reuse
create_supply_net VSS domain PD_green reuse
set_domain_supply_net PD_blue primary_power_net VDD primary_ground_net VSS set_domain_supply_net PD_green primary_power_net VDD_SW \
primary_ground_net VSS
create_power_switch PSW domain PD_blue
output_supply_port { VDD_SW VDD_SW } \
input_supply_port { VDD VDD } -control_port { pon pon } \
-on_state { on VDD pon } \
off_state {off !pon}
As indicated by the code above, designers using UPF 1.0 have to lay out almost the complete physical power structure at the RTL coding stage, which is not only a difficult task but also a completely unnecessary one. Using the power domain concept in CPF or the supply set construct in IEEE 1801, the power intent of the example design can be described easily at an early stage, as shown below:
Power intent in 1801:
create_power_domain PD_blue include_scope
create_power_domain PD_green elements {I1}
add_power_state PD_green state off \
{-simstate CORRUPT -logic_expr { !pon }}
Power intent in CPF:
create_power_domain PD_blue default
create_power_domain PD_green instances { I1 } \
-shutoff_condition { !pon } \
-base_domains PD_blue
It is clear that the methodology to describe power intent at RTL by using either CPF or the new constructs in IEEE 1801 is a much better approach than that of UPF 1.0. However, for backward compatibility reasons, IEEE 1801 includes all of UPF 1.0 and, as a result, there are two different methodologies to describe the same power intent within IEEE1801. Such a mix of methodologies in the same standard not only creates confusion for users but also adds unnecessary difficulties for tool vendors to support the standard. It is no surprise that two years after the release of IEEE 1801-2009, there is still limited tool support for the new 1801 methodology for power intent creation. This explains why designers who want to use IEEE 1801-2009 are pressuring vendors to support the true essence of the 1801-2009 specification, not just the UPF 1.0 methods. There are signs within both EDA and the user community that the momentum is finally shifting to facilitate this change. Figure 2 shows the current status of all power standards.
Figure 2: Current status of all power formats
Power Format Convergence Requires Methodology Convergence
To achieve full interoperability among different vendors supporting different power formats, the methodology differences between CPF and IEEE 1801 must be addressed. If the convergence of methodologies is complete enough and achieved relatively quickly, it could even pave the way for power-intent format convergence. Even without format convergence, methodology convergence would enable much easier support of two different formats for designers, IP providers, and EDA tool vendors. Methodology convergence has three main components:
- Avoid the use of incompatible UPF 1.0 constructs and methods
- Extend IEEE 1801 to include useful, commonly used CPF features as necessary
- Extend CPF to include useful commonly used IEEE 1801 features as necessary
Avoid the use of incompatible UPF 1.0 constructs and methods
Examples of constructs that have better alternatives in IEEE 1801 are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: UPF 1.0 constructs and their preferred IEEE 1801 and CPF alternatives
Table 1 highlights three methodology differences between UPF 1.0 and the new 1801 constructs. First, UPF 1.0 power intent specification is power and ground netcentric while 1801 is supply setcentric. The 1801 methodology is more flexible and complete. At the RTL design stage, designers typically do not have visibility into how the power and ground network will be implemented, and they may not even know the names of the supply nets. Using the supply set concept, the RTL designers can comfortably describe the virtual power network without even mentioning the names of the supply nets, which can be updated at the physical implementation stage. Furthermore, the state of a transistor is not determined by just power and ground nets?it also depends on other supply nets such as nwell or pwell supply. Therefore, simple power and ground netbased specification cannot describe the complete power intent.
The second difference is that 1801 supports the successive refinement methodology. What this means is that at different stages of a design flow, designers can choose to describe only the details of power intent needed for that design stage. This approach not only simplifies power intent specification at an early design stage, but also increases flexibility to refine power intent during later design stages. (For example, when supply nets are needed during the physical implementation stage, designers can use the associate_supply_set command to bind various supply nets to a supply set.) And the third difference: the new 1801 command add_power_state provides a more flexible and easier way to specify power states of a design that is consistent with the supply set concept. The old UPF 1.0 way, to specify power states in the Power State Table using the state of supply nets, requires the list of all supply nets of the current design scope. The new 1801 construct does not have this limitation; it has the additional capability to use Boolean function to describe any complex condition of a state as well as support hierarchical specification of power states.
Extend IEEE 1801 to include useful, commonly used CPF features
In 2011, the Si2 contributed the Open Low-Power Methodology (OpenLPM), which consists of a set of unique CPF features that are currently not available in IEEE 1801. Recent developments are progressing further: Si2 has recently worked with the IEEE to contribute all of CPF to further reduce the barriers to collaboration on methodology convergence. One such feature is the formal hierarchical design approach, including macro modeling for hardened intellectual property (IP). In a hierarchical design methodology, there is a need to load a block-level power intent file into a top-level power intent file to facilitate power intent creation. The command create_composite_domain in 1801 can be used to integrate power domains originated from different UPF files targeted for different blocks of a design.
With the OpenLPM contribution from Si2, the hierarchical flow of 1801 can be improved in the following ways:
- How to integrate the block-level power states at the top-level given the domain composition and top-level power state specifications
- How to integrate hard IP modeled using Liberty files (or power macro models) with blocks using domain composition; extend the semantics to enable domain composition on switchable sub-domains controlled by the same power gatingenable signal
- Clarify the prerequisites of domain composition to enable more automatic checks. For example, two sub-domains PD1 and PD2 may have illegal power states defined at the block level. After domain composition, each domain becomes a sub-domain of some top-level composite domain. But the two composite domains may have power states conflicting with the power states of PD1 and PD2. If such a scenario is defined as an error, tools can detect the illegal domain composition in the first place
- Input pin with diode protections
- Feedthrough and floating pins
- Supply set definition (required for hierarchical flow composite domains)
- Voltage tolerance at input pins
- Regulated supplies, i.e. LDO
- Power states based on the supply sets of the IP
- The required power-up sequence if there are multiple supplies that can be turned off
CPF has a formal approach to address hierarchical design. It has separate constructs for soft IP and hard IP. For low-power hard custom IP, the concept of the macro model is introduced with constructs to support all low-power features mentioned above. In addition to the hierarchical constructs, the OpenLPM highlighted many other CPF constructs that can benefit 1801. A subset of the constructs contributed by Si2 is summarized in Table 2.
Table 2: CPF constructs contributed to IEEE 1801 as part of the OpenLPM
Extend CPF to include useful, commonly used IEEE 1801 features
The third component required for methodology convergence, to extend CPF with useful features from 1801 that CPF was missing, has already occurred. Many of the extensions made to CPF 2.0 (the specification released by Si2 in February 2011) were to improve interoperability with IEEE 1801. These additions are summarized in Table 3 below.
Table 3: New CPF 2.0 constructs to increase interoperability with IEEE 1801
ARM, Cadence, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments are working together with other members of the IEEE 1801 Working Group to facilitate this methodology convergence effort. The effort is already gaining wide industry support and will benefit all EDA suppliers, IP providers, and semiconductor companies as it eliminates redundant investment in multiple and conflicting methodologies and formats. There is still much work to do, but we believe we can see the light at the end of the tunnel?and its not an oncoming train.
- IEEE 1801-2009 specification: http://www.techstreet.com/standards/ieee/1801_2009?product_id=1744966
- Si2 CPF specification version 2.0: http://www.si2.org/cgi-bin/openeda.si2.org/download?group_id=51&file_id=1626&filename=si2_cpf_v2.0_14-feb-2011_with_Errata_14-mar-2011.pdf
- Si2 Interoperability Guide: http://www.si2.org/?page=1126
- Si2 press release: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110531006613/en/Open-Low-Power-Methodology-Ushers-Era-Power-Interoperability
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Kanye West: The Evolution of an Icon's Clothes
Undoubtedly, he is one of the biggest stars on earth and, for a certain subset of vapmiricly inclined boys and girls, its biggest sex symbol. Not that Pattinson doesn't try to dissuade them of it — we've yet to see the man step out of his coffin with anything resembling a comb so much as touching his hair. The actor has admitted he's not big on bathing, and he most certainly prefers rather ratty, mismatched clothes. Pattinson even manages to make the smartest of suits look disheveled. If we could give Mr. Pattinson two pieces of advice on how to transition from tween heartthrob to legitimate actor and public figure it would be these: tuck in the shirt and wash that hair.
The Suggestion: Get a new hair stylist — a messy, choppy main can be a signature, but no one should be remembered for sporting a rats' nest. Also, tuck in the shirt.
The Takeaway: Looking effortless takes a lot of effort, so pay attention to details like grooming, fit, and, you know, showering. Start with a good haircut and work your way down.
He may play the same character onscreen as he does off it, but, hey, the man-child has made it big by starring in Judd Apatow cash cows, writing two booky wookies, sticking with stand-up, and, you know, marrying Katy Perry. We get it: Russell Brand is a performance artist and the world is his stage. All we're asking is that he buttons one more button on his shirt. Just one and we'll leave him alone.
The Suggestion: You're married — might be time to start separating Dr. Jekyll from Mr. Hyde. Even a little.
The Takeaway: Being comfortable in your own skin — and clothes — is the best way to exude confidence. Unbuttoning no more than two buttons of a proper dress shirt is the best way to exude good taste.
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I think Drew gets to ride in it on the downhills, so the brakes are not my concern. I'm just there to keep him from starting too fast - and for moral support - and to laugh.
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Hey, when is it my turn????? I call dibs on the hill at 23.
When it's all said and done, will you have said more than you've done?
I'd be happy to let you push me up the hill at mile 23. I'm sure Drew will be very tired by then.
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I would piss myself laughing if you showed up to Monkey with that I am too fat to walk, grocery getting type machine.
That would be classic.
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Tysons Noise Study
As part of the effort to transform Tysons into an urban center, Fairfax County will conduct a noise study. This study will produce estimates on the noise produced in Tysons, primarily by cars, trucks, and Metro trains traveling through the area.
Study results will be used to develop recommendations on what measures developers must take to reduce traffic noise inside residential buildings, hotels, and child care centers. These measures may include items such as triple-pane windows, sound deadening insulation, and other building materials or techniques. Developers will be required to reduce traffic noise inside apartments, condominiums, and homes to no louder than 45 decibels.
Normally, the county's land use policies (PDF) prohibit residential development in areas where outside traffic noise volumes exceed 75 decibels.
As a comparison, conversation often takes place at 70-75 decibels and gas-powered lawnmowers typically create noise levels ranging from 85-100 decibels.
The adopted Comprehensive Plan for Tysons (PDF) recommends this noise study that will examine traffic noise levels in Tysons today, as well as projected noise levels 20 years from now. The study is expected to begin in April, 2011 and will be completed within six months from the start of the study.


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Gotta Get the Bread and Milk [VIDEO]
Living in the Midwest, we are prepared for anything. We can be at 70 degrees and sunny when we wake up, then by 7 pm we are at 33 degrees and preparing for 6 inches of snow. It's crazy, but we are used to the insanity. Even though we are used to it, we still go crazy and head to Walmart for bread and milk.


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RUNNERS near Winchester are preparing for a ten kilometre charity race.
This year's Ropley 10k Road Race, which is expecting to see up to 400 entrants, will see both fun and serious runners take part - all in aid of supporting the village's facilities and school.
Starting from St Peter's Church in the heart of Ropley, the route takes in the local countryside, and is sure to test participant's stamina.
It also includes chip timing, free t-shirts for pre-entrants, fruit and bottled water at the end, a three kilometre course for nine to 14 year olds, and 100 and 500 metre dashes for younger children.
To sign up or for the race on May 25 or for more information visit ropley10k.co.uk.


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WORLD food restaurant chain COSMO has opened its £1 million eatery in York.
The Lord Mayor of York, Cllr Ian Gillies, was invited for a tour of the 248-seater restaurant and to try his hand a hot-plate cooking.
The new Bridge Street restaurant, which has created around 70 jobs, opened its doors to the sound of a Brazilian drumming display, accompanied by an appearance from an authentic Indian tuk tuk and a geisha girl stilt walker.
York is the fourth COSMO branch to open in Yorkshire in just over a year. The restaurant group runs 15 branches across the UK, including Aberdeen, Swansea and Belfast, as well as Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield, with more restaurants due to open this year, including Nottingham.
James Brion, creative director of COSMO Restaurant Group, said: "We are extremely grateful to the Lord Mayor and his party for kindly opening our York restaurant and for showing what a dab hand he was at teppanyaki cooking.
"We have been looking forward to opening a restaurant in York for some time and, judging by the number of people we have had through our doors, the city is already living up to all of our expectations."


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"The Heathers" is one of the top inspected Guest Houses in York according to the AA "Britain's Best B&B" Guide, and offers totally "No Smoking" accommodation, together with private "off-street" car parking for all of the guests.
Guest House with 5 rooms, £86-£108 prpnb
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Charming 4 star bed &breakfast in a Victorian townhouse, tastefully refurbished to a very high standard. 5 modern en-suite bedrooms set over 3 floors and close to the city centre, major attractions, railway station and racecourse.
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By now, you're probably familiar with the reports that Michael Dell is looking to take his company off the public stock market and make it private again. The deal would be the largest leveraged buyout since the economy hit the skids in 2008, and one of the biggest ever. Because of this, the current problem won't be easy to solve.
As it looks now, Michael is basically going to have to empty his piggy bank, which means his 16% stake in the company, financing by private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners, and arrange another $15 billion in debt financing with banks.
Microsoft is also involved, reportedly ready to contribute $2 billion or more of equity in the form of a preferred security. Other reports put Microsoft's contribution at between $1 and $3 billion.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft's role is proving to be a sticking point, which should surprise no one. You don't hand over $2 billion and let a company go on its way. Word to the WSJ is the key players in the deal still need to work out the ways Microsoft would and would not be involved in Dell's business after a deal closes.
Looking things over, it would seem there is more downside for Microsoft and Dell than there is upside. The great upside potential for both companies, as I see it, is that they would be the closest thing to an Apple-like scenario of merging hardware and software under one roof. It won't be as tightly knit as Apple, but it will be closer than it is now.
That said, I'm not sure how much tighter they can get. Dell and Microsoft are already close and have great integration between hardware and software. There's not much more the two need.
At the same time, Microsoft risks alienating or damaging its relationships with other OEMs, especially HP and the surging Lenovo. We've been through this argument before when talking about Microsoft making prototype smartphones and tablets. It's risky business, but at the same time, where else would the OEMs go?
And, on that note, will a meddling Microsoft put an end to Dell's Linux efforts? Dell offers Red Hat and SuSe enterprise servers and is working with Canonical to certify Ubuntu on the PowerEdge servers. What will become of that?
Dell has sworn off smartphones for now, having gotten burned on some earlier models like the Streak a few years back. But Microsoft is anxious for OEM partners. Will it lean on Dell to offer Windows Phone 8 devices? If so, how will Nokia, Samsung, HTC and LG take it, if they aren't the supplier through Dell?
Taking all of these headaches into account, it's hard for me to see an upside. In this case, Microsoft might want to just wash its hands of the whole thing. Or give a loan with no expectations of influence, although I kind of doubt that would happen.


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HOUSTON - A Harris County sheriff's deputy is being investigated for a possible inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Liberty County sheriff's deputies said they think the girl, a student at Hardin Junior High School, had sex with and/or exchanged and received inappropriate photographs and texts with 49 men and boys.
Detectives said one of those 49 is 34-year-old Deshon Foster-Smith, an eight-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office who is assigned to the county jail.
Liberty County detectives said the specific allegation they are looking into is that Foster-Smith drove the girl into Harris County, just across the Liberty County line, pulled off Highway 90 and then sexually assaulted her in his car.
KPRC Local 2 tried to contact Foster-Smith, whose last known address was in Hardin. Neighbors said he moved several months ago.
Foster-Smith has not been charged with a crime. He is still employed by the Harris County Sheriff's Office, but he has been relieved of duty with pay pending the outcome of an internal affairs division investigation.
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I found this recipe online
Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf Cupcakes
Ingredients (for 12)
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 cup bread crumbs
1 onion, finely diced
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 (8-ounce) can tomato paste
2 tbs brown sugar
1 1/2 tbs Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
12 slices of bacon
4-6 potatoes
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tbs butter
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Making the Meatloaf: Line your muffin tin with the bacon so that each tin is circled by one strip.
Mix together the beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, salt, pepper, tomato paste, sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Form the meat into 12 equally sized balls and place them into the bacon-lined muffin tins. Fold the top of the bacon over, if needed.
Pop them into the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the meat is cooked through and the bacon is crisp.
Making the Potatoes: While the meatloaf is cooking, prepare your mashed potatoes. Dice up the potatoes and boil them in salted water until they're soft. Drain the potatoes, pop them into a mixing bowl, and mash them with a fork until they're completely smooth. Add your butter, cheese, milk, salt, etc and mix until fully combined. Move your mashed potatoes into a piping bag (or a zip-lock with an edge [my personal edit: "Corner", not "Edge" of the ziploc bag] cut off) and save it until the meatloaf is ready.
Assembling the "cupcake": Once the meatloaf is ready, take em out of the oven, and pipe them with the mashed potatoes! After they're all piped, pop them back into the oven, and turn your heat up to 400-500 degrees. Heat until the tops of the potatoes are golden brown (it should be very quick – no more than 5-6 minutes).
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This course presents an particular model for responding to a disclosure of sexual violence. It stresses the importance of a supportive response to reduce secondary trauma and to encourage the survivor to seek further care. This approach trains staff to respond to disclosures emphasizing four key areas: Safety, Empowerment, Empathy, and Knowledge (SEEK). It is designed specifically for staff in college and university settings.
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Anyone have a recipe for salsa that you want to share?
I have in my garden tomatoes, bell peppers and maybe a few more onions-white and red. Also, two plants each jalepeno, Hungarian wax, Habenero, and scotch bonnet peppers. Actually, the Scotch Bonnet and Habeneros look very similar- hope they were not mislabeled at the nursery. And about four plants of horseradish- maybe more not sure -can't see for all the leaves!
The jalepenos I grew last year didn't seem to have any bite; this year the hungarian wax, though supposedly about 1/10 the heat of jalepenos were very hot- at least to me. I don't eat much "hot" stuff , not sure why I planted the hot peppers- guess they grow easily.


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