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"I believe you've learned your lesson..."
The room was pitch black, damp, and reeked of death. For a moment, it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, but a figure in the corner soon shuffled and stuttered. "Y- yes... my lord." The voice of Kimma was shivering. Her eyes were bloodshot, some of her hair had fallen out, her nails her bitten, and her skin was pale as ever.
"That's good to hear."
"I- I'll... never do it again, my lord." Kimma flinched as she got up.
"Then I am prepared to offer you my forgiveness. I was saddened to see you betray me."
"I know, Onjing. Your forgiveness is undying. I don't know what I was thinking."
"Perhaps you too sensed that Phronk was dead?"
Kimma's face turned to shock, and although she wasn't visible in the dark, Onjing could see. "His presence is no longer in this world."
"Then you could bring him back, right?" Kimma was desperate.
"You know the rules Kofaru gave me. He rises dead Cha Jin De's that we have... cleansed. Nothing else."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"I promise you, soon he will be avenged. We will bring this city- this world to its knees, but it all starts with the pro-bending tournament. I'm giving you a second chance: can I trust you."
Kimma's fear vanished and her trembling lips formed a cynical smile. "Of course."
"All participating teams sign up here!" A short, plump woman yelled through a megaphone on a small platform outside the bustling Republic City pro-bending arena. "See the lines on the ground? Waterbenders to the left column, Earthbenders in the middle, Firebenders on the right. C'mon, this isn't difficult people!"
The Isha trio of Kimma, Sangti, and Zhouray stood side by side in the order they were told, behind two other teams in a line to demonstrate their bending abilities. Shortly enough, it was there turn.
"Team name?" An older man sat at a desk with a clipboard.
"The Avengers," announced Kimma. The name struck the other two as odd.
"And are you the team captain?"
Zhouray opened his mouth, but Kimma cut him off. "Yes. My name is Serra."
"Please step forward."
The Waterbender complied and walked to a small blocked-off square and faced a red line. On the other side, three targets popped up, and Kimma flung water from grates beneath her to clinched three bulls-eyes. Then a disc flew in the air in front of her and she struck it down with powerful stream. Lastly, a catapult on the other side of the red line sprung up and fired a rock at her, which she evaded before jumping over a line of confetti meant to represent fire.
"The Avengers' Waterbender qualifies," announced the man. "Earthbender, step forward."
Sangti and Zhouray eached pass their respective tests and The Avengers were assigned a match against the Omashu Cave-Hoppers on the second night of the tournament. They walked away quietly, making sure not to draw too much attention or make eye contact with anyone.
"Alright Avatar," Keric cleared his throat in the room of the three pools in his massive gym. "We've been working together for weeks, and I want you to go over every move you've learned on that platform in the center of the pool here.
Brek nodded and got right to it, taking note of the water floating both around him and under where he was standing through metal bars. He exhaled deeply, then made an wave movement with his arms, exaggerating it in his writs. As he did so, a line of water rose up vertically in front of him. He slid his left foot farther to the left, moving his left arm in the same direction- the water followed. He did the same to his right. As Keric nodded, pleased, Brek used both arms to force the water to circumnavigate his body. When it reached his front, he shot his right arm up, his hand flat, sending the stream shooting for the ceiling. As it fell, he waited patiently before bringing his hands together and pulling them apart again, splitting the water into two blobs. Concentrating, he attempted to freeze both, but one fell awkwardly to the ground.
"Keep going," said Keric softly, hoping his pupil would not be discouraged from his mistake.
The Avatar shook it off and pulled another stream from the pool, immediately firing it to his right as a water whip. He then sent a jet of water to the left, and a more powerful blast to his front.
Brek drew more water from the pull and made his most impressive water blast yet before Keric exploded it. It was time for his last move- a wave. Brek took a deep breath and put all of his focus on the water in front of him in the pool.
Suddenly, the door burst open; it was Berani. "Brek! Come outside, quickly! It's the Isha!"
"What? Onjing?"
"No! Just some of their followers! Kaeta saw them down at the park!"
Brek nodded and rushed to the door, followed by Keric.
"I'm coming, too," asserted the Councilman and Waterbending master.
It took a few minutes for the group to arrive at the park, but when they reached the bridge to the once-peaceful public resting place, they saw Zola trying to advance into the park, blocking fire blasts from four men in red jumpsuits and sending some of her own.
"Brek! They've taken the park. They've killed the non-benders and are holding the benders hostage." She ducked under a bolt of lightning as she finished the sentence.
Brek raised a wall of rock to buy some time. Berani commenced with firing arrows at the Firebenders as Keric shot ice spears from a pond and blocked their attacks with water shields.
"What are their demands?" asked Brek.
"They want eleven non-benders from the police to sacrifice themselves for the hostages."
The Avatar didn't have time to think ab out the Isha's horrendous offer. "Where's Kaeta."
Zola, holding back tears, answered her friend. "They have him."
"Wh-" With an ear-busting boom, the wall exploded on impact from another lightning bolt. Brek and Zola fell backwards and looked up to see the four men approaching with a whips of electricity. Brek formed a 90 degree angle with his arm and forced his palm straight into the ground, causing the bridge underneath the Isha to collapse into the river below. Keric, without being able to see the drowning Firebenders, froze them in place.
"Frozen isn't good enough," muttered Zola. With that she ran across the bridge and down the gap Brek had created, the other three then saw flames burst out of the area, followed by Zola propelling herself with intense fire. Before she landed, she threw a right hook, sending an attack at a group of jumpsuits.
Brek paused. "It sure has been a while since we've dealt with jumpsuit people. At least they're better than the zombies." He then threw his arms back to blast him, Berani, and Keric forward with wind, and the flew over the hole in the bridge to the greater battle scene.
The Councilman was displaying Waterbending like Brek had never seen. His ammunition was water he took from the lush grass, that blackened and died as he sapped their water. He even drew water from a tree and sent an icicle into the heart of an attacker.
Zola blocked a fire wheel with a field of lightning, then hurled discs of hot flames. Meanwhile, Berani was more than capable of fending off the Isha with her katana.
Brek, on the other hand, was determined to free the hostages, and found that they were heavily guarded in the park's center, by a fountain. Suddenly, his eyes glowed for a brief second, and he crumbled part of the fountain with long-distance Earthbending. He followed by sending a few guards flying with a powerful strike of air. As he prepared his next move, everyone else in the park had vanished.
Brek couldn't believe his eyes. The place seemed as if it was glowing. When the Avatar noticed that the fountain looked as if he had never destroyed it, and that the bridge was still in tact, he thought he had traveled back in time.
"Hello, young Earthbender. Or should I call you young Firebender? Airbender?"
Brek turned to see a familiar old woman in Water Tribe clothing. "Avatar Korra! What are you doing here? What am I doing here?"
"I thought you could use some help. You're not the only Avatar who has had to deal with problems in this city. Although in my case, the situation was quite the opposite."
"That's right... you stopped a non-bender revolt! That's what caused this... reaction!"
"I've told you already that our actions always have consequences. That wisdom has been passed down to every Avatar since Kyoshi."
"How do I stop this, then? How did you stop the Equalists?"
"It wasn't easy. It took courage, which you have, skill, which you have, but it also took some thinking outside the box. If you face the enemy dead-on in a pure match of strength, you will lose, but you can't run away from them either, as fate will bring you closer."
"So what should I do."
"Get a little... creative. May I also add that the key to the element you are currently learning, Water, is using your opponents' force against them." With those final words, Brek blinked and finished the attack he started before the conversation. Virtually no time had passed.
Using their own force against them? Bending... Onjing... force... forces? I got it! Without explaining his plan, he fled the battle and ignored Berani's cries out to him. He didn't know where exactly he was going; he just needed a lot of people. When he found a street he felt was busy enough, he stood on a bench and called out, "People of Republic City, I am your Avatar!" Without hesitating he breathed fire from his mouth while levitating himself on an earth pillar. He then sent a gust of wind from his fingertips, and people halted in a dead stop to stare at him in utter silence.
"The people of this city are in trouble, and I'm going to need all of your help. If you are brave enough to help save the world and stop the Isha, come with me!"
To Brek's surprise he managed to muster up over 100 supporters. Knowing that time was of the essence, he instructed them to walk, not run, to the park, emotionlessly.
The Isha guards back at the park, blocking off an entrance from the city, were surprised to see a mass of risen Cha Jin De's approach.
"You think Onjing sent them? As back up?" one asked the other.
"He must have. We can use their help too."
The two guards welcomed the newcomers and began to give them orders. The people kept walking with blank faces, and reached the hostages whom they were told to guard while fighting the Avatar's forces. Little did the Isha know that among the people was Brek himself, who promptly shouted "Now!" just before the people he had gathered revolted against the men in jumpsuits, much to their astonishment.
It didn't take long for the benders and non-benders alike of the city to overcome the Isha. Fire flew in all directions, water was tossed around in both a liquid and sold form, lightning sprung through the air, and rocks went in every direction. Sure enough, Brek's plan prevailed.
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Since last August, Suzy Thorne of Ahwatukee has helped buy new school clothes for almost 900 children in need, coordinating a massive effort that involves eight school districts and dozens of volunteers. She did the same thing the year before.
As a member of Assistance League of East Valley, Thorne is a chairman for the group's main philanthropic project, Operation School Bell. The project provides new clothing, shoes and hygiene kits to elementary school students in the Kyrene, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa and Gilbert school districts.
Dixie Shirley of Ahwatukee, former principal at Kyrene de las Lomas and Kyrene de la Sierra, is in charge of working with school districts who require uniforms. Another 6,000 children in 19 area schools received uniforms last year.
"The kids are so excited to try on new clothes, and to get things that match," said Thorne, one of at least 10 Ahwatukee residents who are part of the group. "They are accustomed to getting hand-me-downs. One child said he'd never had his own toothbrush before.
"The children are chosen by the schools, and all are on the free lunch program. It makes you feel good to see how happy the kids are, and how appreciative their parents are."
One afternoon Thorne navigated through the aisles of Target with a social worker from Children's First Academy, a school for homeless children, piling four carts full of jeans, T-shirts, socks and underwear. They cleaned out the sale racks.
At most "dressing" events, 90 children come with their parents to a Target store at a specified time, meeting with volunteers who help them select $90 worth of clothing. Thorne remembers one exhausted young mother who came rushing in just before closing time, having taken the bus with her baby and two older children.
"One volunteer held her baby while others pitched in to pick out clothes," said Thorne. "There's a lot of need out there. It takes a lot of work on the part of volunteers to raise the money for this."
ALEV raises much of its funds by operating a thrift store at 1950 N. Arizona Ave. in Chandler, at the southwest corner of Warner Road and Arizona Avenue. The store is run entirely by volunteers and is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
"The shop has great things, beautiful boutique clothing, housewares, books, linens, toys, you name it," said Katie Seavers of Ahwatukee, who is secretary for the group. "I like the interaction with the customers who come in, and I like the fact that we're helping children. I wore a purple sweater today that I bought at the shop."
ALEV also provided 3,500 assault survivor kits last year to police and fire departments containing clothing and personal care items for victims of assault, accidents or other crisis situations. They've started providing teddy bears for child victims to the Chandler Police Department this year.
The group also holds monthly birthday parties at an adult day care center, provides supplemental materials to teachers and awards scholarships. ALEV is part of a national nonprofit Assistance League that puts caring and commitment into action through community-based philanthropic programs.
Another fundraiser for the organization is an annual fashion show and raffle, this year on April 12 at The Arizona Biltmore. Sheila Stimmel of Ahwatukee is on the fashion show committee, and she also edits the monthly ALEV newsletter. She said she loves working at the shop.
"I always work on a Tuesday morning, since that's when all the new merchandise is put out and there's always a crowd outside waiting for us to open," said Stimmel. "You get to see the same people, who become like friends.
"Some women make a beeline for the boutique. They come to the register with their arms full of clothes. They say it's like the Nieman Marcus of thrift shops."
Stimmel said the group is always looking for new members. For more information on membership, on the thrift shop or fashion show, go to www.assistanceleagueeastvalley.org.
• Sarah Auffret is a freelance writer and member of the Assistance League of East Valley.

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|Nov 22, 2011
|Filing date
|Jan 22, 2007
|Priority date
|Jan 22, 2007
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|Prasad Miriyala, Chandrodaya Prasad, Arthur G. Howarth, Roland Saville
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|Cisco Technology, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (20), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (3), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to inventory devices and methods.
2. Description of the Related Art
Identifying and locating devices within a company can be a time consuming, expensive task. For example, inventorying physical networking assets includes not only the identification of the manufacturer, model number, and serial number of chassis based devices, but also the identification of the internal modules, blades, and/or daughter boards within those devices.
Maintenance and service contracts rely on an accurate assessment of physical networking assets deployed. Mistakes in inventorying such physical assets can cause the wrong part to be shipped in the event of a component failure. This can lead to extended downtime of the network resource, missed service level agreements, as well as additional shipping and labor costs. Companies expend additional operating expenses in renewing maintenance contracts on networking equipment that has been retired, lost, or replaced, because its current status is unknown.
Due to similar issues, companies spend capital resources for networking equipment they already possess, but cannot locate or do not know exists. These additional capital expenditures increase depreciation costs and decrease free capital for other projects. Newer inventory may be received and then deployed before the older inventory is deployed. The older inventory may become obsolete before being deployed and utilized productively within a company. It would be desirable to address at least some of these shortcomings of the prior art.
In this application, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be obvious, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known process steps have not been described in detail in order not to obscure the present invention.
Various techniques and mechanisms of the present invention will sometimes be shown and/or described in singular form for clarity. However, it should be noted that some embodiments may include multiple iterations of a technique or multiple instantiations of a mechanism unless noted otherwise. For example, a system uses a processor in a variety of contexts. However, it will be appreciated that a system can use multiple processors can while remaining within the scope of the present invention unless otherwise noted.
Furthermore, the techniques and mechanisms of the present invention will sometimes describe a connection between two entities. It should be noted that a connection between two entities does not necessarily mean a direct, unimpeded connection, as a variety of other entities may reside between the two entities. For example, a processor may be connected to memory, but it will be appreciated that a variety of bridges and controllers may reside between the processor and memory. Consequently, a connection that is illustrated and/or described does not necessarily mean a direct, unimpeded connection unless otherwise noted.
Although the present invention involves methods and devices for locating, identifying and inventorying network devices and their components, many aspects of the present invention can be applied to locating, identifying and inventorying other types of devices, including wireless and wired devices, in other types of networks. For example, the present invention may also be used for locating, identifying and inventorying consumer electronic devices, personal computing devices, telephony devices, etc.
Accordingly, the methods and devices of the present invention have very broad utility, both in the public and private sectors. Any enterprise needs to keep track of how its equipment is being deployed, whether that equipment is used for commercial purposes, for military purposes, etc. Devices that are located, identified and inventoried according to the present invention can provide necessary information for allowing enterprises to track equipment and products (or groups of products). Information provided according to the present invention will be of great benefit for enterprise resource planning, including the planning of manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing.
Networking assets deployed by a company can currently be identified and located if they are powered on and connected to the network. This can be accomplished via connecting to the device directly or over an IP-based network and requesting such information. For example, Cisco has developed software that allows such identification, e.g., via a "show diag" command to a network device that is powered on and connected to a network. A company may also use other mechanisms utilizing the Simple Network Management Protocol ("SNMP") to inventory networking devices that are powered on and connected to a network. Real Time Location Systems ("RTLS") may be used to track and identify the location of objects, such as automobiles, in real time.
When networking equipment is installed but powered off, or when networking equipment is stored at third party integrator or customer warehousing sites prior to deployment within a network, no remote mechanism previously existed to inventory such assets. Inventorying of such equipment was performed by matching purchase orders with physical boxes and by manually opening boxes and/or chassis devices to read part and serial numbers. Each component of the device (e.g., each card, power supply, etc.) would need to be evaluated, possibly removed, scrutinized and compared with a component inventory sheet in order to determine whether all of the proper components were present. This method was highly expensive, time consuming, and error prone.
Various improvements over such techniques are provided herein. Some implementations of the present invention provide mechanisms to inventory remotely the physical chassis of a networking device as well as the various cards, modules, and/or blades inserted within the chassis. Some implementations also provide mechanisms to remotely determine the physical location of the asset. Preferred implementations of the invention can provide such functionality regardless of whether a main power supply of the physical device is on or off.
Some embodiments described herein provide an apparatus that includes the following elements: a support structure; means for communicating with a network; a plurality of components disposed within the support structure, each component having an associated radio frequency identification ("RFID") tag; and an RFID reader. The RFID reader preferably has a read range approximately corresponding with a volume of the support structure and is configured to do the following: read the RFID tag associated with each of the plurality of components; aggregate component information from tag reads; and transmit aggregated component information via the network interface.
In some such embodiments, the support structure may be a device chassis. However, in other embodiments, the support structure may be a box containing the components.
The apparatus may include a non-volatile memory. The RFID reader may be configured to store component information in the non-volatile memory. The apparatus may include means for indicating whether a component was previously detected when the apparatus was powered on, e.g., by reference to the non-volatile memory and/or to a memory of a device motherboard.
The operating frequency of the RFID tags and/or the RFID reader may be selected for short-range operation. The RFID reader may comprise a Class IV or Class V RFID tag, e.g., an RFID aggregation tag.
The means for communicating with a network may comprise a wireless interface. Alternatively, or additionally, the means for communicating with a network may comprise an active or passive RFID tag.
The apparatus may include a main power supply and a battery backup system. The battery backup system may be configured for powering the RFID reader when the main power supply is off. The battery backup system may be configured to recharge from the main power supply.
Another apparatus described herein includes the following elements: a support structure; a plurality of components disposed within the support structure; a first non-volatile memory; a processor configured for communication with the plurality of components and configured to store component data regarding the plurality of components in the first non-volatile memory; means for communicating with a network; and an aggregation device configured for communication with the first non-volatile memory. The aggregation device may be configured to receive component data from the first non-volatile memory, aggregate the component data and transmit aggregated component data via the network interface.
The apparatus may include a motherboard, e.g., disposed within the support structure. The processor may be disposed on the motherboard. The first non-volatile memory may comprise a motherboard memory.
The apparatus may include a second non-volatile memory. The aggregation device may be configured to store component data in the second non-volatile memory.
In some embodiments, the aggregation device may comprise an aggregation tag. The means for communicating with a network may comprise a wired or a wireless interface. The means for communicating with a network may comprise an active or a passive RFID tag.
Another apparatus described herein includes these elements: a support structure; a plurality of components disposed within the support structure; means for communicating with a network; and an aggregation device configured for communication with the plurality of components. The aggregation device may be configured to query each of the plurality of components, aggregate the component data and transmit aggregated component data via the network interface. The aggregation device may be configured for communication with the plurality of components via hardware connections or via wireless interfaces.
The apparatus may include a non-volatile memory. The aggregation device may be configured to store component data regarding the plurality of components in the non-volatile memory.
The aggregation device may be further configured to detect a configuration change and to query each of the plurality of components when a configuration change is detected. The aggregation device may comprise an aggregation tag.
The means for communicating with a network may comprise a wireless interface, e.g., an interface configured for communication via one of the IEEE 802.11 standards. The means for communicating with a network may comprise an active or a passive RFID tag.
The apparatus may have a main power supply and a battery backup system for powering the aggregation device when other parts of the apparatus are powered down. The battery backup system may be configured to recharge from the main power supply.
Some embodiments of the invention employ radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology. Alternative technologies, including Bluetooth™, near-field communications (e.g., near-field magnetics), sensor networks and others not mentioned herein may also be used to gather information from components. Although the cost of such technologies makes these embodiments less desirable at present, within the foreseeable future such embodiments may prove to be cost-effective.
As shown in
Most RFID tags use one of the Electronic Product Code ("EPC" or "ePC") formats for encoding information. EPC codes may be formed in various lengths (common formats are 64, 96 and 128 bits) and have various types of defined fields, which allow for identification of, e.g., individual products as well as associated information. These formats are defined in various documents in the public domain. One such document is EPC Tag Data Standards Version 1.1 Rev 1.24, published by EPCglobal� in 2004. EPCglobal� is a joint venture between GS1 (formerly known as EAN International) and GS1 US™ (formerly the Uniform Code Council, Inc.). EPCglobal� is an organization set up to achieve world-wide adoption and standardization of EPC technology.
One example of an RFID tag format is shown in
Active RFID tags have their own battery and can transmit at higher power levels than passive tags. Therefore, active RFID tags may be more effective in environments that are challenging for RF operation, such as those including metal (e.g., device chassis, shipping containers, etc.). Active RFID tags can transmit signals over relatively longer distances than passive RFID tags: some active tags have practical ranges of hundreds of meters.
Some active RFID tags, known as Class IV and Class V RFID tags, have additional capabilities. Class IV RFID tags may be configured for communication with other active RFID tags as well as with RFID readers. Some Class IV RFID tags may be configured for broad-band communication. Class V RFID tags are essentially readers with extended functionality. Class V RFID tags can power passive RFID tags and can communicate with readers, Class IV RFID tags and other Class V RFID tags.
Some active RFID tags may be configured as read/write RFID tags, which can capture information regarding the history of products or groups of products, e.g., component changes, temperature and other environmental changes, stresses, accelerations and/or vibrations that have acted upon the product. It can be particularly useful to record such information for products that are relatively valuable and/or more subject to theft, spoilage or other damage, such as perishable foods and fragile items.
Some methods of the present invention can be used to provide information to update databases maintained by various entities (e.g., manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, transportation companies and financial institutions). The information can be used not only to keep track of inventory, but also to resolve disputes (for example, regarding responsibility for product damage) to increase customer satisfaction, to avoid health risks, etc.
Collecting and Aggregating Information Regarding Components Within a Support Structure
Various examples of mechanisms are presented herein for the collection and aggregation of information regarding components within a support structure. In some implementations, the components may be the cards, modules, and/or blades of a network device. The support structure may be the chassis of the network device. However, in some implementations, the support structure may be a box, a package or another container within which various components are contained. Moreover, all components are not necessarily inside the support structure; one or more components may be, e.g., attached to the outside of the support structure, not attached to the support structure but nearby, etc. For example, there may be additional components of interest that are shipped with a device having a chassis and various components within the chassis, but the additional components may be outside the chassis.
RFID Tags Attached to Components Within the Support Structure
In some examples, RFID tags may be attached to various components of interest within (or near) a support structure.
In this example, passive RFID tag 100 a is attached to module 220, passive RFID tag 100 b is attached to module 225 and passive RFID tag 100 c is attached to power supply 230. Each of the RFID tags includes information regarding the associated component, e.g., the specific instance of the associated component, including a specific serial number of a make and model. The RFID tag may include more detailed information regarding the component's features, specifications, etc. Alternatively, or additionally, the RFID tag may reference more detailed information that is stored in an associated database.
If a component has sub-components of value or interest, the RFID tag of a component may identify the sub-components. In some implementations, some or all of the sub-components may also have associated RFID tags that include information regarding the sub-components.
In some implementations RFID reader 210 comprises a miniature RFID reader, which may be provided in a format similar to that of existing Personal Computer Memory Card International Association ("PCMCIA") form factors. Alternatively, RFID reader 210 may comprise a tag similar to an EPCglobal� Class IV tag. RFID reader 210 is preferably configured for communication with motherboard 215, and may be connected to (or even embedded within) the motherboard.
RFID reader 210 is configured for communication with one or more devices outside of device chassis 205 via network uplink 240. Network uplink 240 may be, for example, a radio frequency uplink, a wireless uplink (e.g., according to one of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' ["IEEE"] 802.11 standards), depending on the desired implementation. In some implementations, network uplink 240 comprises one or more active or passive RFID tags associated with RFID reader 210.
As described in more detail elsewhere herein, RFID reader 210 collects and aggregates information from the RFID tags associated with each component (e.g., each daughterboard, blade, power supply, etc.) that is of interest for inventory management. This component information is transmitted to one or more other devices (e.g., other RFID readers, wireless access points, network devices, host devices, etc.) via network uplink 240. RFID reader 210 preferably stores component information within a non-volatile memory of the RFID reader/aggregation tag (e.g., in a memory similar to non-volatile random access memory ["NVRAM"] 310, shown in
It is preferable that the read range should be sufficient to read the RFID tags associated with all components within the support structure and any associated components that may be near the support structure. However, it is also preferable that the read range does not extend far beyond the volume of the support structure in order to avoid reading RFID tags of unrelated components in or near other support structures. In this example, the components of interest are all within chassis 205, so it is desirable that the read volume is large enough to read the RFID tags associated with all components within chassis 205, but is not so large as to read RFID tags associated with components within another chassis.
Accordingly, the particular operating frequency of the RFID tags and/or the antenna gain of RFID reader 210 may be chosen for short-range operation, such that the read volume is the approximate volume of the support structure, e.g., the approximate volume of chassis 205. For example, the operating frequency may be low frequency ("LF"), high frequency ("HF"), ultra-high frequency ("UHF"), etc.)
If network uplink 240 comprises a radio frequency communication link, that link is preferably configured for relatively longer-range communication. However, the communication range may be selected according to the implementation: in some implementations it may be desirable for network uplink 240 to have a relatively short communication range. For example, if many chassis 205 are disposed near one another (e.g., in a warehouse), it may be desirable for network uplink 240 to transmit signals only a relatively short distance, e.g., a few meters.
RFID reader 210 preferably includes its own power supply (here, battery backup 214) to enable RFID reader 210 to operate at times when chassis power supply 230 is switched off. Accordingly, battery backup 214 provides the necessary power to periodically activate RFID reader 210 in order to read nearby RFID tags. Additionally, battery backup 214 provides the necessary power to periodically transmit the aggregated information via the uplink and/or respond to a query for aggregated information from an external device. The capacity of battery backup 214 is preferably such that RFID reader 210 can remain un-powered for months at a time and still be able to carry out its function of collecting and sending aggregated inventory information when appropriate.
Here, battery backup system 214 is configured to recharge from chassis power supply 230 when chassis power supply 230 is switched on. When chassis power supply 230 is on, RFID reader 210 may be powered from chassis power supply 230 directly off the main power supply of the device, or from battery backup system 214.
A method 250 of operating RFID reader 210 is outlined the flow chart of
In step 251, part or all of RFID reader 210 is inactive. In some implementations, the antenna portion of the reader is inactive, but one or more logic devices (e.g., processors), timers, etc., are active.
In step 255, RFID reader 210 determines whether to query RFID tags associated with components. RFID reader 210 may make this determination in various ways, according to the implementation. For example, RFID reader 210 may make the determination of step 255 in response to an indication that a predetermined period of time has elapsed. In such examples, RFID reader 210 may receive the indication from another device, from its own timer, etc. The predetermined period of time may be, for example, defined by a factory default, but is preferably configurable by a customer, network manager, etc. For example, the period of time may be configured when the chassis is powered on. Alternatively, the period of time may be remotely configurable according to commands received via a network interface. In some examples, predetermined period of time may be based upon the expected life of battery backup 214 when the device is un-powered.
However, RFID reader 210 may make the determination of step 255 in alternative ways. For example, RFID reader 210 may make the determination in response to a signal from another device, e.g., an RF signal, a wireless signal, a near-field magnetic signal, etc. RFID reader 210 may receive the signal via network uplink 240 or via another interface.
If it is time to query the components' RFID tags, RFID reader 210 initializes (step 260) and reads the component tags. (Step 265.) RFID reader 210 collects and aggregates component data from all tags within the chassis. (Step 270.) In some implementations, the component data include information obtained from motherboard 215, e.g., as described below.
The component data may include, but is not limited to, the component's manufacturer, the component's model name and/or number and; the component's serial number. The component data may comprise a Unique Identifier (UID), (e.g., similar to a Serialized General Trade Item Number ["SGTIN"] code as defined by EPCGlobal�) which can be used in place of the manufacturer, model number and serial number. The values corresponding to the UID can be assigned by the manufacturer and may be used, e.g., where security concerns make it inadvisable to disclose the manufacturer, model number and serial number. In some such implementations, the transmission of the correlation of the UID to manufacturer, model number and serial number may be done via secure mechanisms, such as online query by the end-customer after authentication by the manufacturer.
Optionally, additional information may indicate whether the particular component is a "known" component that was identified (e.g., by the firmware of the device) when chassis power supply 230 was last powered on. This information may be obtained, for example, from a non-volatile memory of RFID reader 210, of motherboard 215, etc. A logic device (e.g., of RFID reader 210, of motherboard 215, of another device that receives the data via network uplink 240) may compare the components detected in step 265 and the "known" components in order to determine whether any new or different components have been detected in step 265.
In some instances, RFID reader 210 will detect the RFID tags of components other than known components in step 265. Identifying such previously unknown components can reduce the possibility that a spurious tag read from a component within another chassis is attributed to chassis 205. On the other hand, if RFID reader 210 does not detect a known component in step 265, the process may also indicate that an existing component has been removed from chassis 205, or that the component is still within chassis 205 but that RFID reader 210 did not successfully read its RFID tag.
When chassis power supply 230 is powered on, additional information may indicate whether the component is currently powered on and "seen" by the firmware of the device. Comparing the components detected in step 265 with those identified can be useful for correlation between existing online mechanisms for inventory management and/or failure identification of a particular module.
In step 275, the aggregated component data are transmitted via network uplink 240. If comparisons such as those previously mentioned (e.g., comparing known components with components whose RFID tags are read in step 265) are performed locally, some implementations of the invention involve filtering the component data before transmission. For example, a local logic device may filter component data according to a predetermined rule set designed to detect tag reads from nearby chassis. In one such example, if RFID reader 210 detects 3 chassis power supplies 230, but only one is a known component, the RFID tag reads from the other two power supplies may be filtered out prior to transmission. Alternatively, or additionally, another device (such as an RFID middleware server) may provide such filtering.
In some implementations, component data are transmitted only when indicated, e.g., in response to a query from another device, after a predetermined time has elapsed, etc. Preferably, at least some of the component data are stored in a local non-volatile memory. (Step 280.)
Obtaining Component Data from a Local Memory
Instead of, or in addition to, obtaining component data via reading RFID tags or the like, some implementations of the invention involve obtaining component data from a local memory that may not be associated with an RFID reader or other aggregation device. Many devices from manufacturers are bench tested with their current configurations before being shipped to customers; these current configurations may be stored in a non-volatile memory. Accordingly, if there is no subsequent modification of components, inventory can be accurately assessed, e.g., for devices that are stored within boxes in warehouse-type environments.
One example of obtaining component data from a local memory will now be described with reference to
Aggregation device 305 collects and aggregates component information directly from RAM 325 when chassis power supply 230 is powered on. Aggregation device 305 may comprise an aggregation tag, similar to an EPCglobal� Class IV tag. However, aggregation device 305 does not necessarily comprise an aggregation tag or any type of tag. More generally, aggregation device 305 may comprise one or more logic devices configured to perform functions such as those described herein, associated memory, one or more network interfaces, etc. Aggregation device 305 is configured for communication with RAM 325 via a wired or wireless connection. In some embodiments, aggregation device 305 is connected to motherboard 315 and may be embedded within motherboard 315.
When chassis power supply 230 is switched on, aggregation device 305 reads component data from RAM 325 (step 360), aggregates these data, if necessary (step 365) and stores the component data in NVRAM 310. (Step 370.)
In step 375, it is determined whether there is an indication to transmit component data via an network uplink of aggregation device 305. If so, these data are transmitted (step 380). For example, aggregation device 305 may determine whether there has been a query for component data from another device. Aggregation device 305 may determine whether a predetermined time until a planned transmission has elapsed. In some implementations, aggregation device 305 will transmit component data whenever they are received from motherboard RAM 325. Even when chassis power supply 230 is subsequently powered off, aggregation device 305 has stored the last known configuration of the device and can provide component data when indicated. In this example, battery backup 385 charges while chassis power supply 230 is powered on. (Step 385.)
If there is an indication that component data have been updated (step 390), aggregation device 305 reads the updated component data from motherboard RAM 325. (Step 360.) For example, a motherboard CPU may be configured to send a signal to aggregation device 305 when motherboard RAM 325 indicates a new component, that a component has been removed, etc. In some such implementations, any warm configuration changes to the device will also automatically update motherboard RAM 325, triggering aggregation device 305 to again query motherboard RAM 325.
Collecting Component Data from Hardware Connections
One drawback of collecting component data only from motherboard RAM 325 is that components may be changed when a chassis power supply 230 is off. In such cases, when aggregation device 305 subsequently transmits component data, the component data would not indicate the change in configuration. As noted above, some implementations overcome this problem by collecting component data from motherboard RAM 325 and other sources, e.g., RFID tags, sensors, etc. on each component of interest.
In alternative embodiments, hardware connections are disposed between components and an aggregation device in order to overcome this issue. One such embodiment is illustrated in
Battery backup system provides power to aggregation device 405 when chassis power supply 230 is powered off. Regardless of whether chassis power supply 230 is powered on or off, aggregation device 405 can collect data directly from hardware connections 410, store the current configuration of the device in NVRAM 420 and provide component data via a network uplink when indicated.
Transmitting Inventory Information Across a Network
Utilizing passive RFID technology, readers 515 would need to be placed in closer proximity to passive RFID tags 510, possibly within 5 meters or less given the current state of passive RFID technology. However, the uplink operation may be similar. Readers may periodically query the network device, which can respond with the aggregated data. However, a battery backup system is not utilized to power passive RFID tags 510. Instead, the RF energy from the external reader is used.
In both such scenarios, the physical location of the device can be determined by the RFID reader antenna that received the aggregated data. Network devices 525 convey the component data via network 520 to other devices, such as host device 530 of an inventory management system. In this example, network 520 is an IP-based network, but network 520 may be any convenient type of network. Some network devices 525 may be switches, RFID middleware servers and other such devices. In one such example, one or more middleware servers are implemented via the Cisco AON™ for RFID solution running on a network device such as a router.
Some such network devices 525 can explicitly add detailed location or other information to the component data. In some examples, the information may be added in the form of "ECReports": an ECReports object is generated by a single activation of an event cycle within an application level event ("ALE") engine. The contents of ECReports are defined by the event cycle specification (ECSpec) that defined the event cycle. Alternatively, or additionally, the information may be added in the form of EPC information services ("EPCIS") events. Such implementations provide additional benefits as compared to traditional online mechanisms for inventory management, which rely on a text string manually coded into the device, indicating its current location.
In the example depicted in
According to such methods, the existing 802.11 infrastructure of a warehouse, storage room, lab, data center, or other location can be used to collect inventory information. Using a modified version of an existing 802.11 infrastructure avoids the expense of installing separate RFID readers and related RFID devices. Moreover, existing 802.11-based asset location and tracking systems can be extended, if so desired, to include detailed inventory information.
In this example, the uplink of an aggregation device 610 periodically becomes active. Here, the uplink becomes active according to an indication (e.g., by a timer of aggregation device 610) that a predetermined period of time has elapsed. However, in alternative implementations, the uplink of an aggregation device 610 becomes active in response to a signal from another device.
In step 660, the uplink transmits a media access control ("MAC") address of a chassis of corresponding device 605. (See signal 612.) In some implementations, the uplink includes location information, or other information from which a location may be determined, with the MAC address. However, in this example, the nearest access point 615 provides such location information. (Step 665.) Another device, such as WLAN controller 620, may provide related information, e.g., regarding the current location of the access point. Here, location server 635 is configured to receive the included location information, to translate and/or interpret the location information as needed and to provide human-readable and/or machine-readable location information to an inventory management system.
Instead of immediately returning to standby mode, in this example aggregation device 610 remains active for a predetermined length of time. If aggregation device 610 receives an indication to transmit component data within this predetermined length of time, aggregation device 610 may transmit these data. (Step 675.) For example, location server 635, a third party application server or host device and/or a device of an inventory management system may query aggregation device 610 for inventory information.
If security is a concern, aggregation device 610 may transmit one or more UIDs, which must be matched to a database to have meaning. In situations wherein higher-level security is desired, the uplink may be required to form an association with the access point before transmitting such information. Such association may include encryption capabilities.
If aggregation device 610 does not receive an indication to transmit component data within the predetermined length of time (or after transmission), aggregation device 610 may return to standby mode (as determined in step 680). Aggregation device 610 may make and store a record of the component data transmission and/or perform other functions, if indicated, before returning to standby mode.
As described elsewhere, aggregation devices 610 are preferably provided with battery backup systems that allow aggregation devices 610 to function when the other components of devices 605 are powered off. The capacity of the battery is preferably such that the devices 605 can be un-powered for a significant length of time (e.g., weeks, months or even years) and still be able to transmit aggregated inventory data.
Flash memory 720 is used to store a program (a "bootloader") for booting/initializing RFID reader 700. The bootloader, which is usually stored in a separate, partitioned area of flash memory 720, also allows RFID reader 700 to recover from a power loss, etc. In some embodiments of the invention, flash memory 720 includes instructions for controlling CPU 710 to form "DHCPDISCOVER" requests to initiate a provisioning/configuration cycle. In some implementations, flash memory 720 is used to store personality information and other configuration information obtained from, e.g., a DHCP server during such a cycle.
However, in preferred implementations, such information is only stored in volatile memory 715 after being received from, e.g. a DHCP server. There are advantages to keeping RFID devices "dumb." For example, a network of dumb RFID devices allows much of the processing load to be centralized, instead of being performed by the RFID devices. Alternatively, the processing load can be decentralized, but only to trusted devices.
Configuration information is downloaded from, e.g., a central server to memory 715. Updates may be instigated by the central server or selected, trusted devices. New versions of the image file (e.g., the running, base image necessary to operate the RFID device) are copied into flash memory 720. Alternative embodiments of RFID devices implement the methods of the present invention yet lack flash memory.
Newer RFID devices also include dry contact input/output leads to connect to signal lights, industrial networks or the equivalent. These newer RFID devices typically have evolved in the amount of memory, flash, CPU capacity and methods of determination of the number, type and content of RFID tags in their field of view.
The methods of the present invention may be implemented, at least in part, by hardware and/or software. For example, some embodiments of the invention provide computer programs embodied in machine-readable media. The computer programs include instructions for controlling one or more devices to perform the methods described herein.
Although illustrative embodiments and applications of this invention are shown and described herein, many variations and modifications are possible which remain within the concept, scope, and spirit of the invention, and these variations would become clear to those of ordinary skill in the art after perusal of this application. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope and equivalents of the appended claims.
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Gov. George E. Pataki and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg strolled across Governors Island yesterday, brimming with visions for transforming the former Coast Guard station there into the crown jewel of the City University of New York, but offered few details about how they would make it all happen.
There are already classrooms and labs, the mayor noted. The mess could be a dining hall, the governor said. There is a great gymnasium in Building 400. There is a bowling alley, plus plenty of ball fields and a movie theater. The barracks could be dorms. The officers' quarters could be faculty housing, or even fraternities.
But how much would all this cost the cash-poor city and state? No price tag was offered, not even an estimate, except for assurances that it would be affordable. President Bush offered to sell the land to New York for a nominal fee, but how would the transfer work, and who would get control of the land? The legal details have not yet been worked out. What programs, from what campuses, would be moved there? A group will be convened to study that.
And university officials, although warm to the idea, noted yesterday that they could not possibly foot the $20 million or so it costs to maintain the island every year and hoped to enlist other universities' help.
Mr. Bloomberg, visibly excited by the plan, was vexed by the suggestion that the details were still pretty vague.Continue reading the main story
''If you want to know what color we should paint which classroom, no, we have not thought that out,'' he said. ''But big ideas don't start out that way. We have a democracy, and we want to get input from lots of different groups and lots of different people on the details. Leadership is there to start the big ideas, to find feasible ways to do it, to make it affordable and legal, and make sure that the concepts are what this city and this state and this country needs.''
Things have been moving quickly since Monday, when President Bush met with the mayor and the governor in the White House and announced that he would turn the island over to New York. The new pledge came several years after President Bill Clinton first offered to sell the island to New York for $1.
The rough outline of the plan goes something like this. The island will be transformed into a campus for the City University. Several programs, including teacher training and possibly math and science, will be relocated from the university's 17 campuses to the island, a seven-minute ferry ride off Lower Manhattan. The city will use the space that is freed up on the university campuses to place several new high schools.
During the campaign last fall, Mr. Bloomberg had suggested putting high schools on Governors Island. Yesterday he said that he thought putting university programs there, and putting new high schools on the college campuses, was even better. ''When everybody talks about smaller class size, those are just words unless you come up with a ways to get more teachers and to get more classrooms,'' he said.
The idea appeared to catch CUNY officials by surprise. The university was first approached about it five days ago, officials said, adding that they were given few details about it before the big White House announcement. But even if it was all still more of a vision than a plan, several university officials reacted warmly to it.
When Governor Pataki stepped off the Swivel, an old Coast Guard vessel that ferried officials to the island, he was greeted by the chancellor of the university, Dr. Matthew Goldstein, with the words: ''Welcome to CUNY, governor.''
Dr. Goldstein said that he hoped to have some students on the island as early as this summer. ''This is on a very fast track for us because I want our students, I want our faculty, to get here as quickly as possible,'' he said. ''This is a bucolic place to study. We don't have anything like this in the CUNY system right now.''
Just how much space on college campuses can be given to new high schools is unclear.
CUNY's enrollment of nearly 200,000 students has left some of its campuses, like Queens College and Medgar Evers College, bursting at their seams. But university officials said that others, like York College in Queens, might have room. And they said they would consider adding students to the dozen high schools currently on CUNY property.
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Small town waitress Lou (Emilia Clarke) is hired as a carer/companion to wealthy Will (Sam Claflin), who is paralysed after an accident. Initially shut out by Will, Lou begins to soften him – but can she give him the desire to live?
Based on Jojo Moyes' novel, this homegrown drama aims squarely at the tragic-romance market lead by the likes of The Fault In Our Stars. British attempts such as Now Is Good haven't been as successful as their American counterparts, and Me Before You could have a similar prognosis.
Sam Claflin works well with the physical demands of the role.
The set up is the stuff of many a classic (and non-classic) romance: a poor but cheerful young girl meets a rich, gruff gentleman and begins working for him, soldiering on despite her reservations and his vague hostility. When her bright, kind nature begins to wear him down, she gets to go to the ball and consider a life of luxury with a man who's been nursing a broken heart. The Sound Of Music fans will be no strangers to this concept.
What makes Me Before You different, and quite interesting in principle, is that Will is physically broken as well as emotionally: he's severely paralysed, unable to care for himself and resents having to rely on his parents (Janet McTeer and Charles Dance) and the staff they hire. On a basic level, it's engaging watching Lou enter this new world for which she is entirely unprepared, and indulgent audiences will be rooting for Lou to crack Will's tough exterior.
Claflin is good as Will, working well with the physical demands of the role and bringing a gentle, jocular flirtatiousness to his character as he develops his relationship with Lou. Jenna Coleman is also effective in a small role as Lou's sister. Unfortunately Lou is the weakest link: rather than a relatable protagonist she's a caricatured Bridget Jones pretender whose clumsy pratfalling sits oddly with the story's otherwise mawkish tone. There's also a problem with the story's ending, which, while moving, has caused controversy with disability rights campaigners.
This weepie eventually packs an emotional punch but it's an uneven mix of melodrama and attempted broad comedy.


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The city is new, but the situation -- a losing and desperate football team -- will be very familiar for J.D. Griggs when he starts at defensive end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers against the Montreal Alouettes Monday afternoon at Stade Molson.
Prior to joining the practice roster of the CFL-worst 2-12 Bombers last week, Griggs was a member of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, who just happen to be the worst team in the NFL. And prior to that, he played for a University of Akron squad that also did a lot more losing than winning.
Put it all together and you have a football player in Griggs who is even hungrier for a win than his success-starved new teammates.
"My last two years at University of Akron, we were 1-11 both years. So yeah, I'm not exactly new to losing," Griggs laughed following his newest team's practice at Investors Group Field Friday.
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The Bombers are hoping the same thing. Big (6-5,262) fast and exceptionally strong, the Bombers are hoping Griggs can seamlessly slide into the rush end position vacated this week by the trade of CFL sack leader Alex Hall to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Undrafted by the NFL, Griggs signed as a free agent with the Jaguars last spring and made it through training camp in Jacksonville before he was one of the team's final cuts in late August.
With Hall now gone to Regina, Griggs knows he has a special opportunity to potentially win a long-term job in Winnipeg during the final month of this hapless season.
"The coaches have told me that the next four weeks is an evaluation-type thing. They want me to get used to the system, get used to Winnipeg and hopefully be back next year," said Griggs.
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"Young campers find their inner pioneer at Murphy's Landing
June 27, 2005
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At the far end of a winding dirt road in Shakopee, a rustic 19th-century farm nestles in a tree-ringed hollow, shimmering in the 92-degree sun.
The Berger Farm along the Minnesota River, where the German pioneer family originally raised most of its own food and made its own clothing, is now part of Historic Murphy's Landing and is home base for the Three Rivers Park District's Pioneer Log Cabin Life Camp.
The three-day blast to the past for 20 first-, second- and third-grade graduates is a day camp aimed at recapturing life in the 1870s -- bandanas, bonnets and all.
It's one of myriad summer camp opportunities available to Minnesota kids. From sports to science and Bible verses to dance steps, campers can learn about almost anything that interests them. Watch Around the Metro each Monday this summer for a peek at what our kids are doing with their summer vacations.
Samuel Viskocil, 8, held onto his brown suede cowboy hat as he jumped through a window in the double-bay barn. His mission: find the right wooden log to add to the 4-by 4-foot cabin he and his fellow campers were piecing together. It was like Lego with splinters.
"[The counselor] said not to jump through the window," scolded 7-year-old Kari Jirik, whose twin sister Rebecca lifted the other end of a wooden plank. Their matching braided pigtails flipped over the frilly-sleeved shoulders of their period frocks and rested on the back of their bonnets as they trudged out of the barn with another piece for the cabin.
"I don't care," Samuel said, as he explored the floor of the hay-strewn barn. "There's a hole right there, and there's a hole right here. I don't know what the dickens lives in 'em!"
Samuel has been obsessed with the early American time period ever since he watched "Liberty's Kids" on PBS, a cartoon. It's about three colonial teenagers who helped Benjamin Franklin report in the Pennsylvania Gazette about the rumblings before the Revolution.
"I like it 'cause there's a lot of fighting," Samuel said. "I really like the Alamo."
At Historic Murphy's Landing, year-round interactive programs transport students of all ages into the history of Minnesota's settlers. Costumed staff members act as guides, and from fur trade to family life, the 19th century comes alive in a fun learning experience. And the kids embrace their roles in the re-creation of cabin life, right down to turns of speech and 19th-century manners.
They didn't cover such stuff in Samuel's first-grade class, but he and his cousin Cole Engstrom, 7, have pored over a musket and pistol -- Civil War relics owned by Cole's dad -- and they have used their knowledge about the war to create their own re-enactments with toy guns. And like a pistol, Samuel took off, and with a running jump over a big rock, dunked his red bandana in a tub of water.
"It gets a little hot," said Abby Wessel, 7. Eve Burdick, 9, splashed water from the tub onto her face.
No electric fans or air conditioners intrude on the authentic scene.
"We make sure to keep them watered," said Kathy Dummer, site manager for Murphy's Landing. "They're pumped."
Beads of sweat trickled down Samuel's face -- but he kept his hat on.
Eight girls, most sporting bonnets, aprons and frilly frocks stood in line inside a steaming two-story log cabin eagerly awaiting their turn to wash the dishes.
"Yep, you use the same soap for the laundry, the dishes and yourself," said Catie Jacobs, another counselor.
"Whoa, I'd be dirty," said 8-year-old Abigail Weiby.
"Can we wash anything? Shoot, I'll get a pan," Claire Neiman, 7, as she exchanged her teacup for a black skillet.
"I'm washing it 'cause it's dirty, denty and dusty," Abigail said, examining the bumps and breaks of her pan.
Olivia Haller, 9, of Chanhassen, put her hand in the pan, and when she pulled it out it was a rusty, reddish black.
"E-e-ew!" said Linnea Melbye, 9, also of Chanhassen. And she put her hand into her own pan.
"E-e-ew!" she repeated, when she looked down at her skirt. It matched Olivia's hand.
"Oh, you'll be fine," Olivia said. "You can use a washing machine at home."
Wait ... they wash their own clothes at home?
"Um ... no" Abigail and Paige Erickson, 9, of Chanhassen said in unison, while they concentrated on a washboard and the rags they scrubbed clean. While most of the girls said their parents do most of the work at home, they were all in awe of the old-fashioned chores. They swapped stories about the chores they had completed earlier that day.
"You get to iron," Kaitlyn Ryan, 7, of Apple Valley said. "Really?" Eve asked enthusiastically. "Do you wash the dishes?" "Yeah," Kaitlyn said. "Cool!" Eve said.
What is it about the chores that makes them fun?
"Parents are like, 'Why don't you do this at home?' " Jacobs said. "But the kids always say, 'That's different.' "
Cole's tongue stuck sharply out of the side of his mouth as he concentrated on the crank used to grind corn for the chickens. "Cole, sheesh, you tired yet?" Eve asked.
He continued to grind with gusto. "Why would you like dry corn?" Kari asked. "Why wouldn't you?" Jack Lambert, 7, Minneapolis said, eyeing the powder on his hand. It looked like he was about to taste it.
Norm Peterson, the long-bearded counselor who eats, sleeps and breathes the 19th century as an on-site historian, smiled. "It's fun to see a lot of these kids get interested in history," he said.
At lunch, the only three boy pioneers huddled together around an unfortunate spider. Samuel doused it in the fruit punch that matched the stain on his white T-shirt. Cole attacked it with bug spray.
A group of five girls watched from a picnic table. The classic boy-girl dynamic seemed to transcend the centuries. "Yesterday, they tried to rope a chicken," Eve said. "They played tug of war with a tree and they fell down," Kari added.
High-pitched shrieks cut through the air. A spider climbed up 7-year-old Piper Melbye's puffy sleeve. Jacobs rushed to the rescue and brushed it off. Piper and the girls giggled.
So would they be able to live pioneer life every day?
"It's too hard of a job to do all these chores every day," Piper said.
Olivia disagreed. "I could live with it."
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Brette Harrington Free Solos Austríaca in Patagonia
Before sunrise, Brette Harrington stood on the summit of Aguja De l'S—a vertebra in the granite spine that makes up the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia. She had just free soloed a 350-meter route, Austríaca (6a/5.10b), and quickly rigged her 80-meter rope to rappel back to the Col de los Austriacos below so she could begin climbing the higher, adjacent tower of Saint-Exupéry.
Harrington, 24, was planning to link-up Aguja De l'S, Saint-Exupéry and Rafael-Juarez—the last three peaks of the Fitz Traverse—in a single, solo push.
She was on route at 3:10 a.m., climbing by headlamp. "Despite the super cold temps and a strong wind, the climbing went really smooth," Harrington tells Rock and Ice.
Ropeless, she powered through the crux, "a stemming shaft with a fist-crack on the right and an offwidth on the left, and legs pressing against each wall," she says. "Once atop the chimney I came to some grooves over an arête. This was the most insecure section as it was super windy at the time and quite slabby."
Hans Bärnthaler and Ewald Lidl, two Austrians, established the route in 1987 from the east (it can also be climbed from the west). According to pataclimb.com, Austríaca has seen a number of solo ascents, by Charlie Fowler in 1996, from the west, Colin Haley in 2011, from the west, and Josh McClure in 2012, as part of a solo link-up of Saint-Exupéry and Aguja de l'S—all American climbers. It's likely that there have been other, unreported solo ascents, but Harrington's is the first known free solo.
By 6 a.m., she was down from Aguja De l'S, having completed Austríaca in two-and-a-half hours. An hour later she reached the base of Saint-Exupéry, the second peak of her link-up.
"The route was packed with people," Harrington says. "A line of four parties piled up the first pitches, and another party waited at the base."
Harrington returned to her bivy, fell asleep, and waited until noon to try again. "When I woke up I was not feeling so well," she says. On the flight down to Patagonia, she had caught "a nasty cold" that had spread to her throat and lungs. Nevertheless, she started up the first few crux pitches of Saint-Exupéry.
"…but it didn't feel right," she says.
This wasn't Harrington's first time on Saint-Exupéry. The year before, during her first climbing trip to Patagonia, she completed the first free-solo ascent of Chiaro di Luna (5.11a) on Saint-Exupéry, becoming the first woman to free solo a tower in the Fitz Roy massif.
Yet, despite gaining notoriety in the climbing world for this free solo, Harrington wouldn't classify herself as a free-soloist—she doesn't even consider her free solos bold.
"I know when I'm being bold," she told Rock and Ice for a Spotlight article (issue 230, November 2015). "Keeping my mind together is one of my strengths."
But she also said that if it doesn't feel right, she'll back off.
In the crux pitches on Saint-Exupéry, she began to solo climb with daisy-chains, thinking that she would feel better after warming up, but it didn't help. "…so I bailed," she says, "and hiked back to town that evening.
"Hopefully I'll recover soon here so I can keep climbing!!!"
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Brette Harrington's Rock and Ice Spotlight appeared in issue 230 (November 2015).


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Monash Asia Institute and the Department of Business Law & Taxation, Monash University
Monday 29 March 2010, 2 pm – 6 pm
Room 6.90, Level 6, Building H, Monash University, Caulfield, Victoria.
Professor Paul Davidson, Carleton University
Mr Richard Arthur Woolcott, AC
Call for Papers
Papers are invited for an afternoon of discussions about the architecture of Asia-Pacific relations from different perspectives: economic, political, legal, strategic and social. Possible topics include:
What should an Asia-Pacific Community look like?
The role of international law in the governance of Asia-Pacific economic relations.
The role of APEC in the governance of Asia-Pacific economic relations; climate-change, resource-wealth and the future of an Asia-Pacific community.
Professor Paul Davidson, Carleton University. A long-time expert and commentator on Asia-Pacific legal structures and editor of 'Doing Business in Asia'.
Richard Arthur Woolcott, AC, Prime Minister Rudd's Special Envoy for the Asia Pacific community will speak on: ''The Asia Pacific community: an idea whose age is coming?"
Mr Woolcott has had a distinguished career as an Australian diplomat. He was Mr Hawke's special envoy on APEC twenty years ago when APEC was first proposed and then established.
Papers and proposals to be sent to:
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By MOIRA HODGSON
Published: April 19, 1987
IN April and May asparagus is cheap and plentiful. It comes in many sizes, from thin as a pencil to almost as thick as sugar cane. All sizes are good - whether you like your asparagus served hot with melted butter and lemon juice or cold with a vinaigrette. But after awhile, I like to be more adventurous, and serve asparagus with a puree of red peppers sprinkled with fresh tarragon or, as the Italians do, with Parmesan cheese and baked in a hot oven. I also like to eat it with pasta, in a cream sauce with prosciutto or shrimp.
Another good sauce is made with oil and lemon flavored with a puree of herbs such as mint, basil, chives and parsley. The latter is a recipe from Jo Bettoja and Anna Maria Cornetto, from their book, ''Italian Cooking in the Grand Tradition'' (Dial, $24.95).
When buying asparagus, make sure that the tips are tightly closed and not limp or wilted - or worse still, going to seed. Stalks should be firm and straight and strong enough to be snapped. At the cut end they should be moist, not dry or withered. The color of the stalks should be a rich green, the scales green or tinged with purple. The size does not affect the taste: both fat and skinny asparagus are equally tender and full of flavor.
If possible, pick out your own so that you can choose spears that are the same size. About six to 10 per person is adequate as a first course.
Cook the asparagus fast so that it turns a bright green and is still slightly, but not too, crunchy, when you remove it from the heat. It is not necessary to peel the stalks unless the asparagus is very large or sandy. Tie the stalks in bundles and stand them up in a couple of inches of rapidly boiling water, covered. Don't cook them in aluminum or iron pots, this will affect their taste.
Like artichokes, asparagus alters the taste of red wine. The sulfur it contains makes the wine taste sweet. The best wine to drink with asparagus is a cold Gewurtztraminer. Asparagus With Red Pepper Sauce Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time:
About 20 minutes 2 red bell peppers 1/2 cup olive oil Balsamic vinegar to taste Course salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 1 1/2 pounds asparagus Fresh tarragon leaves to garnish.
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Cut the peppers into quarters and remove the stems and seeds. Place the quarters skin side up on foil placed on a broiling rack. Broil until the skins are charred. Place the pepper strips in a sealed paper or plastic bag for a few minutes, then slip off the skins.
3. Combine the pepper strips in a blender or food processor with the olive oil and puree. Add vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
4. Cut the tough stems from the asparagus. With a vegetable peeler, pare away any tough skin from the lower half of the stalk. Rinse the asparagus in cold water.
5. Either cook the asparagus in a steamer or tie in bundle standing in two inches of water. Cook, covered, until tender but firm. Drain and place on individual plates. Cool to room temperature before serving.
6. Pour a pool of sauce on each plate and garnish with tarragon leaves.
Yield: 4 servings. Fettuccine With Asparagus Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time:
About 20 to 25 minutes 1 1/2 pounds of asparagus 12 ounces fettucine 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 garlic clove, minced 3 shallots, chopped 6 ounces prosciutto or cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped 1 cup heavy cream Course salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
1. Trim the tough ends of the stalks from the asparagus. With a vegetable peeler, pare away any tough skin from the lower half of the stalks. Rinse the asparagus in cold water.
2. Either cook the asparagus in a steamer or tie in a bundle standing in two inches of water. Cook, covered, until tender but firm. Drain and, when cool enough to handle, cut the stalks into three-quarter-inch pieces. Meanwhile, bring four quarts of water to boil for the fettuccine.
3. Melt the butter in a large frying pan. Add the garlic and the shallots and saute for one minute. Add the prosciutto or shrimp and the cream and bring to a simmer. Cook for several minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly. Season with salt and pepper. Add the asparagus and keep warm until the fettuccine is cooked.
4. Cook the fettuccine until al dente, drain, and transfer to a heated serving bowl. Add the sauce, toss, and serve. Pass the cheese separately.
Yield: 3 to 4 main-course servings. Steamed Asparagus With Herb Sauce Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time:
About 20 minutes 3 pounds asparagus 10 fresh basil leaves 4 sprigs watercress, plus additional watercress for garnish 5 large mint leaves 1 small handful parsley 1 tablespoon chopped chives Course salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1. Wash the asparagus carefully and gently scrape them to remove all trace of soil. Tie together, according to size, with string. Put the asparagus into two inches of boiling, salted water. Cook, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, according to size; the asparagus should remain al dente. Drain and put into cold water briefly to cool rapidly and to maintain color. Drain on paper towels, then place on a round platter, tips toward the center.
2. Prepare a sauce with the remaining ingredients. Place all the herbs except for the additional watercress in a blender, add the salt and pepper, and blend for a second. Add the lemon juice and then the oil in a trickle to the blender on low speed. Pour the sauce over the cooled asparagus. Garnish with the reserved watercress. Serve at room temperature.
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I went to pick up cabin tray air filter and tray,was back and forth from parts to service and then parts got the wrong filter needed for cabin tray so had to void orginial cost and rering correct air filter for cabin-then lady who checked me in placed tray and air filter in my vehicle. All isa good but seems like check in could have called over to parts and told them what I needed than me walking back and forth.
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