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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Apr 16, 1996
|Filing date
|Nov 24, 1993
|Priority date
|Nov 16, 1992
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Henri J. Larabell
|Original Assignee
|Hjs & E Engineering
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (27), Referenced by (34), Classifications (19), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application, Ser. No. 07/976,416, filed Nov. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,299,944.
This invention relates to computer peripherals and more particularly to an array of daisy chained slides for connection to electrical equipment such as computers, and more particularly to an array of slides which can accept a variety of differently sized electrical devices, such as hard disks, and having a variety of different electrical configurations.
The personal computer has gone through an incredible transformation since its inception in the early 1970's. For example, the original IBM PC used an Intel 8086 microprocessor and had only a single low density floppy drive of 360 kilobytes storage capacity, a RAM capacity of 64 kilobytes, and a 13" mono-chrome display terminal. Later, faster and better microprocessors were develop including the 8088, the 80286, the 80386 and currently the 80486.
Faster and increased memory storage capacity was developed by the addition of a hard disk drive assembly and greater RAM (today 8 megabytes is not uncommon). The original hard disk drive assembly typically had a capacity of 20 megabytes with 40 megabytes being state of the art. Currently, a typical hard disk drive assembly will be at least 100 megabytes and it is not uncommon for the hard disk drive of even a typical office user to have a capacity of 500 megabytes or even one or more giga-bytes.
Greater capacity floppy disk drives were concurrently developed with the hard disk drive assembly. While the original floppy disk drive typically had a capacity of only 360 kilobytes, later floppy disk drives had capacities of 720 kilobytes and 1.2 megabytes. Currently, there is a floppy disk drive having a capacity of 2.88 megabytes. These greater capacity floppy disk drives are smaller and faster than the original.
One very important reason for having a floppy disk drive was to be able to transfer computer work product from one user to another electronically rather than via hard copy. This saved the users time and money and increased their efficiency and output. The work product would not have to be re-created over and over again. The users simply added their modifications to the computer work product until the project was complete.
As can well be appreciated, the users were limited only by the capacities of the floppy disk drive. Additionally, since the speed of the floppy disk drive is far less than the hard disk drive, it is desirable to be able to exchange hard disk drives rather than only floppy disk drives.
As an alternative to the high cost of a main frame computer and the lower capabilities of the PC, work stations such as the Sun and others were developed. The work station operates at a far greater speed and capacity than the PC and in some cases approaches the smaller main frames. The price of the work station is closer to the PC than the main frame.
The speed, capacity and capabilities of both the PC and the work station are continuing to increase at a dramatic rate even at this time. As a result, there are many more serious users of such electrical equipment requiring the need to exchange not only floppy and hard disk drives, but other electrical devices, such as memory storage devices. Such devices include tape drives, digital tape drives, optical disk drives and the like.
Such users are finding it more and more desirable to exchange their work product via a memory storage device, just as was once done with main frame computers. It is now not uncommon for a user of a work station (or for that matter a PC) to have multiple memory storage devices. One such way of having multiple memory storage devices is to use a "shoe" box. A "shoe" box is understood by those skilled in the art to be an enclosure wherein such multiple memory storage devices may be housed and electrically connected together and to the host computer.
Removal and replacement of electrical devices, such as memory storage devices must be done with great care. The installation and removal of such electrical devices can cause the electrical connections to become damaged beyond simple repair. An entire mother board or even controller may need to be replaced in order to repair such damage. Therefore, alignment of the connectors of different electrical devices must match exactly with the host computer or the shoe box.
It will be appreciated that not all electrical devices are physically of the same size. It is therefore desirable to have an assembly which facilitates the installation and removal of a large variety of different sized electrical devices. It is further desirable to have such a device which is easy to use and makes the installation and removal of such devices routine while not causing damage to either the electrical device or the electrical equipment.
Additionally, care must be taken to prevent the loss of data on such electrical devices, especially the memory storage devices. It is desirable to be able to stop the disk head of a hard disk drive assembly from spinning before removing the same. Currently, there exists a bracket assembly which allows the installation and removal of a certain limited number of hard disk drives. There is still a need for a bracket assembly which is capable of stopping the rotating head of a hard disk drive prior to removal. U.S. Pat. No. 4,960,384 discloses a device which stops the spinning head of a hard disk. U.S. Pat. No. 4,941,841 discloses a bracket assembly for the installation and removal of a hard-disk. A bracket assembly is still desired which can be used with a variety of hard disk drives and other memory storage devices.
In addition to being physically compatible with a wide variety of electrical devices, it would also be desirable for a bracket assembly to accommodate a wide variety of different electronic configurations that are present in electrical devices, such as memory storage devices. There is no known bracket assembly which includes a structure for accomplishing this.
Typically, a work station includes a SCSI bus. A SCSI bus can handle as many as eight concurrent SCSI devices. Each SCSI device must have a unique identification number to be recognized by the bus. Each SCSI device is connected to the bus by a data cable. The data cable includes data and the device identification number.
In order to set the identification number of the SCSI device, the user installs a plurality of jumpers on pins located on the logic board under the device. The user must then be able to adjust the jumpers according to the correct binary code or go to a remote location to set the SCSI identification number using a remote SCSI identification switch which has been connected to the identification pins on the logic board of the SCSI device using a cable.
It would be highly desirable to be able to adjust the SCSI identification number on the bracket assembly without having to either adjust the jumpers on the bottom of the SCSI device or alternatively go to a remote place and then adjust the SCSI identification number. It would save time and eliminate confusion leading to configuration problems and in general allow the exchange or installation and removal of electrical devices to become routine.
In many applications, it is desirable to attach additional electrical devices to a SCSI bus. In some cases, the original enclosure has insufficient space or power to support the additional devices. When this occurs, the SCSI bus can be extended by attaching a length of compatible ribbon cable to one end of the bus in place of a bus termination. The devices are then placed into a separate enclosure having its own power supply if necessary.
It would be desirable to have such an enclosure, including a power supply, which can be easily modified to operate with a variety of electrical devices. It would also be desirable to provide such an enclosure which allows convenient removal and installation of electrical devices while the system is running.
It is an object of this invention to provide a bracket assembly for facilitating the installation and removal of a variety of different electrical devices into and out of electrical equipment, namely computer equipment.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a bracket assembly for installation and removal of a variety of different SCSI computer peripheral devices into and out of a computer system while that system is operational.
It is a yet further object of this invention to provide a universal bracket assembly as set forth above which accommodates the electrical configuration of a wide variety of electrical devices, namely SCSI memory storage devices.
These objects and those mentioned above and below are accomplished by providing an array of daisy chained slides for receiving carrier mounted electrical devices for connection with electrical equipment, comprising:
a bus cable having two ends and a data connector attached at each end, the bus cable being adapted for connection with the electrical equipment;
a plurality of slides, each slide having a slide data connector, the connector being attached to the cable between the ends in daisy chained fashion, each slide being adapted to receive a carrier compatible for sliding and mating connection with the slide and the carrier including an electrical device, the carrier having a carrier data connector for mating with the slide data connector, the carrier data connector being attached to one end of a stub cable, the other end of the stub cable being attached to a device data connector for connection with the electrical device,
whereby the electrical device mounted on the carrier may be conveniently removed, installed or reinstalled for operation with the electrical equipment.
In a preferred embodiment, the invention includes an array of slides daisy chained together by a cable having a data connector at each end. In one configuration, there are at least 2 slides, each slide can accept a carrier mounted electrical device. The slides are installed in an enclosure which includes a power source for operation of the electrical devices. The cable is used to extend a bus of the electrical equipment, and to communicate with the electrical devices.
It is an advantage of this invention to provide a bracket assembly that can be used to routinely remove and install electronic devices from electrical equipment with a minimum danger of physical and electrical damage to either the electrical device or the electrical equipment.
It is an additional advantage of this invention to provide a bracket assembly that can be used to routinely and blindly remove electrical devices from electrical equipment with a minimum danger of physical and electrical damage to either the electrical device or the electrical equipment.
For a further understanding of the objects and advantages of the present invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which like parts are given like reference numerals and wherein:
FIG. 1 is an elevated perspective plan view of the bracket assembly in accordance with this invention.
FIG. 2 is an elevated perspective plan view of the slide of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an elevated perspective plan view of the slide of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a partially exploded view of the first interconnect assembly and the slide illustrating the connection of the first interconnect assembly with the carrier.
FIGS. 5-7 illustrate the details of the slide in accordance with this invention.
FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate a carrier in accordance with this invention having mounting members above the level of the platform.
FIG. 10 is a back view of the carrier shown in FIG. 8.
FIG. 11 is a front view of the bracket assembly shown in FIG. 8.
FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the bracket assembly shown in FIG. 8.
FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the visual identification switch in accordance with this invention.
FIG. 14 illustrates an alternate carrier in accordance with this invention, having mounting members generally coincident with, although slightly above, the level of the platform.
FIG. 15 is a partially schematic diagram of an alternative embodiment of the invention having an array of daisy chained slides of FIG. 4.
FIG. 16 is a rear perspective view of one embodiment of the array of FIG. 15.
FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of the array of FIG. 16.
FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of a distal end of the slide of FIGS. 15-17.
The term "slide" as used herein means an essentially rigid, generally rectangular mounting brace which is semi-permanently mounted and electrically connected to the electrical equipment by means of screwless mounting and the like. The slide includes a first electrical interconnect for electrically connecting the slide to the electrical equipment. The slide illustrated in the preferred embodiment, has guide channels for slidable and mating connection with the carrier. In the preferred embodiment of the slide illustrated in the drawing, the slide will include a pair of channels for facilitating in locking and releasing the carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the slide includes an electrical interrupt switch assembly which is capable of cutting off power to the electrical device mounted on the carrier.
The term "carrier" as used herein means an essentially rigid, generally rectangular platform structure. The carrier includes a slot for containment of the second interconnect assembly, and a visual identification switch. The carrier has a platform for connecting an electrical device thereto. In one embodiment the platform has mounting members for the electrical device which are raised above the level of the platform. In another embodiment, the carrier has mounting members which are generally coincident to the level of the platform, but being slightly raised above the platform. The carrier has guide rails which allow it to slideably connect and mate with the slide channels.
The invention will now be described in detail with respect to FIGS. 1-4, wherein there is shown the bracket assembly in accordance with this invention generally denoted by the numeral 100. The bracket assembly 100 includes a slide 102 and a carrier 104. The carrier 104 includes electrical connectors 184, 188 and 217 for connection with the storage device (not shown).
With particular reference to FIGS. 2 & 3, there is shown the slide 102 having slide channels 103 for slidable and mateable connection of the carrier guide rails as will be discussed more fully below.
As shown in FIG. 2, the slide 102 includes a first electrical interconnect assembly generally denoted by the numeral 106. The first electrical interconnect assembly 106 includes first data connector 108, a support member 110 (best illustrated in FIG. 4) having second data connector 112 and a power supply connector 114. A ribbon cable 116 electrically connects the two data connectors, 108 and 112.
The first data connector 108 electrically connects the slide 102 with the electrical equipment, namely a computer or shoe box. The first data connector 108 is a 50 pin IDC connector.
As shown in FIG. 4, the support member 110 is generally rectangular and includes a pair of alignment openings 118 for aligning connectors 112 and 114 with mating connectors of the carrier 104. The connectors 112 and 114 are mounted in the support member 110 and when properly aligned facilitate proper physical and electrical connection of the carrier 104 with the slide 102.
The second data connector 112 has an exterior portion adapted for connection to the ribbon cable 116 and an interior portion adapted for blind mating connection with the data connector of the carrier 104.
The third electrical connector 114 is a 10-pin female connector adapted for blind mating connection of the electrical device to the power supply.
The slide 102 has a distal end 120 as best shown in FIGS. 2 & 4. The distal end has an upstanding member 122 defining a slide support receptacle. The support member 110 and the upstanding member 122 are sized and shaped so that the support member 110 slides into the upstanding member 122 with a snug friction fit.
The support member 110 has support guides 124 (FIG. 4) which mate with the upstanding member 122 providing additional friction fit. If desirable the upstanding member 122 may have support ridges for mating with the support guides 124 which will provide greater friction for an even tighter friction fit.
The combination of the support guides 124 and the properly sized and shaped support member 110 and upstanding member 122 provide for a solid physical connection of the connectors 112 and 114 on the slide 102. Additionally, the support member 110 may be removed from the slide 102 should either of the connectors 112 or 114 need to be replaced or repaired.
The slide 102 includes a power interrupt assembly generally indicated by the numeral 130 as best shown in FIGS. 2 & 3. The power interrupt assembly 130 includes the carrier 102 having a power cable channel 132 with a proximal end 133, a power cable 134, a power cable connector 136 at one end of the power cable 134 and a power interrupt switch assembly 138 mounted at the proximal end of the power cable channel 132 and at another end of the power cable 134.
The power cable connector 136 is a Molex 4 position disk drive power connector.
As best shown in FIG. 3, the power cable channel 132 extends from the proximal end of the slide 102 to the distal end of the slide 102. The power interrupt switch assembly 138 includes a housing 140 mounted at the proximal end 133 of the power cable channel 132. Mounted inside the housing 140 is a power switch 142.
As best shown in FIG. 2, the power cable connector 136 connects to a power supply (not shown). The power cable 134 is routed to the power interrupt switch assembly 138 where it is connected to the power switch 142. The power switch 142 has an "on" and an "off" position. The power cable 134 connects third electrical connector 114 of the support member 110 with the power switch 142 and the power cable connector 136.
In the "off" position, the switch 142 does not allow power from the power supply to be supplied to electrical device. Thus, the power from the power supply is interrupted when the power switch 142 is in the off position. Of course in the "on" position, power is routed to the third electrical connector 114 for supplying the electrical device with power.
In the case of the hard disk drive assembly, it is well understood that the head of the hard disk drive flies in close proximity to the rapidly moving memory media, the disk, while power is being supplied to the hard disk drive. If the head should crash as it flies over the surface of the memory media, physical damage to the memory media as well as loss of data is a likely result.
As long the head is flying there is a danger of such damage. However, when power is interrupted by placing the power switch 142 in the "off" position, the head moves to a safe position and the memory media spins down to a full stop and the hard disk drive assembly may be safely removed.
With respect to FIGS. 5-7, there is shown the detail construction of the slide 102. FIGS. 5-7 illustrate in detail the slide 102 having lock and release guide channels generally denoted by the numeral 150. The lock and release guide channels 150 have two separate channels 152 and 154. The guide channel 152 is defined by two ridges 156 and 158 and guides the appropriate member of the carrier 104 into place to enable a blind fit of the slide 102 and carrier 104.
The lock channel 154 is defined by two ridges 160 and 162 and locks the appropriate member of the carrier 104 into position when the slide 102 and carrier 104 are fully connected.
The operation of the lock and release structure will be more fully described with reference to FIGS. 8-12, below.
With respect to FIGS. 8-12, there is shown the carrier 104. The carrier has a base 164 defining a platform 166 having mounting members 167 suitable for compatible connection with the electrical device, for example a memory storage device as described above. The mounting members 167 are raised approximately 0.050" above the surface of the platform 166.
The carrier 104 has two guide rails 165 on either side of the bottom of the carrier 104 as best shown in FIG. 9, which extend the length of the carrier 104. The guide rails 165 are sized and shaped to slideably mate with the slide channels 103.
The carrier 104 is made of an injected molded one piece plastic. It is preferred that the plastic is fiberglass reinforced polycarbonate with a V0 fire retardant added.
The carrier 104 has a distal end 168 having a second electrical interconnect assembly defining a data interconnect assembly generally designated by the numeral 170 as best shown in FIGS. 10-12.
The data interconnect assembly 170 includes a replaceable electrical connector sub-assembly 172. Sub-assembly 172 includes an AMP 50 position Micro SCSI II blind mate connector 176 mounted in an alignment member 171 for compatible connection with second data connector 112 on one end and connection with the electrical device on the other end. This enables data to be transferred to and from the electrical device.
The alignment member 171 includes alignment fingers 173 sized and shaped for compatible sliding engagement with the alignment openings 118.
The alignment member 171 has detentes 175 on its sides. The carrier 104 has a connector slide opening 177 which has compatible detentes for snap on connection with the alignment member 171.
The carrier 104 includes a third electrical interconnect assembly defining a power connector sub-assembly 174. The power connector sub-assembly 174 has snap fit connectors 178 for mounting the sub-assembly 174 onto the carrier 104. The carrier 104 has power cable sub-assembly openings 179. In the preferred embodiment, the snap fit connectors 178 define plastic inserts having spiral ends which contract while being inserted through an opening and expand after being inserted through an opening, such as power cable sub-assembly openings 179 as clearly illustrated in FIGS. 8-12 and most clearly in FIGS. 10 & 12.
The sub-assembly 174 includes a 10 position power supply connector 180 for compatible connection with power supply connector 114 of the slide 102. As described above, and as will be more fully appreciated hereinafter, the connectors 180 and 114 must precisely align in order to make a blind mating fit as well as a fit that does not damage either of the connector or even cause excess or uneven wear.
The power supply connector 180 is a Molex 10 position blind mate SCSI connector adapted for snap fit connection.
The data connector 176 and the power supply connector 180 both have cabling in the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 11. The data connector 176 has a ribbon cable 182 and a 50 pin IDC connector 184 for connection to the electrical device. The power supply connector 180 has discrete wire cabling 186 connected to a 4 pin power supply connector 188 for connection with the power supply connector on the electrical device. This cabling allows the user to adjust an electrical configuration of the bracket assembly 100 by selecting cables and mating connectors which are compatible with the carrier mounted electrical device.
The carrier 104 includes the remainder of the lock and release assembly generally designated by the numeral 190. The lock and release assembly 190 includes a lever arm 192 rotatably connected to the base 164 as best shown in FIG. 9. The base 164 has a cylindrical extension 194 and locking tabs 196.
The lever arm 192 has a proximal end 197 and an enlarged distal end 198 defining an opening 199. The distal end 198 has slots 200. The slots 200 compatibly mate with the tabs 196 for insertion of the lever arm 192 on the cylindrical extension 194. The opening 199 of the lever arm 192 is sized and shaped to slide over the cylindrical extension 194 for rotatable connection therewith.
Additionally, the distal end 198 of the lever arm 192 has inside slots 250 (FIG. 12) which allow a circular spring (not shown) to be inserted between the lever arm 192 and the cylindrical extension 194 for normally urging the handle 202 to assume the full open position as will be appreciate more fully hereinafter.
The lever arm 192 has a handle 202 on the proximal end of the lever arm 192. Between the distal end 198 and proximal end of the lever arm 192, there is a cam member 204 which is sized and shaped to ride in guide channel 152 as will appreciated more fully hereinafter. The lever arm 192 has a lock member 206 between the cam member 204 and its proximal end.
The lock member 206 is designed to seat in the lock channel 154 once the lever arm 192 causes the data connector 176 and power supply connector 180 to fully engage second data connector 112 and power supply connector 114.
With particular reference to FIG. 13, there is shown a visual identification switch assembly generally denoted by the numeral 210. The visual identification switch assembly 210 includes switch 212 with a visual display 214 and a housing 216 for enclosing the switch 212.
An identification line 213 includes a switch connector 215 for connection of the identification line 213 to the switch 212 at one end. And, a device connector 217 (FIG. 1) at the other end for connection of the identification line 213 to the electrical device.
The visual identification switch assembly 210 includes the switch 212 having a connector 219 for connecting the switch 212 to the identification line 213. The switch 212 has top surface 224 having a series of pins 226 which are inserted into compatible openings 227 in the carrier 104.
The switch 212 includes a push-button sub-assembly 218 having two buttons 220. Upon pushing one of the buttons 220 the visual display 214 is changed to a digitally higher number. Upon pushing one other of the buttons 220 the visual display 214 is changed to a digitally lower number.
The switch 212 thus assigns the identification number to the electrical device. In the case of a SCSI device, the electrical device is assigned a number between 1 and 7. Each device must be assigned a unique number. The identification number is then carried to the device over identification line 213 to the electrical device. When the electrical device is connected to the bus it transmits this identification number to the bus and thereafter the electrical equipment, namely the computer, knows with which device it is communicating.
As can be appreciated, there is no need to count in binary to obtain the correct unique identification number for the electrical device. Nor does the user need to go to a remote location to change the identification number. Using the visual identification switch assembly in accordance with this invention, changing the identification number is routine and is accomplished with the carrier 104 (and device, if appropriate) remaining mated to the slide 102. The electrical device does not have to be removed from carrier 104, nor does the carrier 104 need to be removed from the slide 102 in order to change the identification number.
The housing 216 has an open, generally rectangular shape and encloses the switch 212. In addition, the lever arm 192 is normally urged toward the housing 216 by the spring 250. The housing 216 acts as a stop for the lever arm 192. The combination of the housing 216 acting as a stop for the lever arm 192, and the slots 200 and locking tabs 196 keeps the lever arm 192 rotatably in place.
Additionally, the stop created by the housing 216 sets the lever arm 192 in the correct position for performing the installation and removal of the carrier 104 from the slide 102.
The housing 216 is plastic. In the preferred embodiment the housing 216 is a fiberglass reinforced polycarbonate with a V0 fire retardant added. The housing 216 has locking tabs 222 which snap fit into compatibly designed openings in the carrier 104.
It is expected that over time, the switch 212 will wear out and need to be replaced. As a result of the visual identification switch assembly in accordance with this invention, the replacement or repair of the switch 212 is made routine and does not affect the operation of any other component of the bracket assembly 100.
As discussed above the identification line 213 is easily fitted to the switch 212. This allows a variety of different sized device connectors 217 to be used to match and be compatible with the particular electrical device desired. For example, some SCSI devices have a SCSI ID connector that will mate only with a 50 mil connector while other SCSI devices have a SCSI connector that will mate only with a 100 mil connector. The visual identification switch assembly in accordance with this invention allows such compatible mating to be routine.
In Use:
The bracket assembly 100 is used to facilitate the rapid and easy installation and removal of a compatible storage device from the computer or work station. The slide member 102 is first installed in an appropriate slot or other location within or associated with the computer. The first data connector 108 (FIG. 2) is attached to a mating connector of the SCSI bus and the power cable connector 136 is attached to a mating connector of the computer power distribution system.
A compatible storage device (not shown) is attached to the mounting members 167 (FIGS. 1, 8 and 12) of the carrier 104. This may be accomplished in a number of ways depending upon a particular storage device configuration. In a typical example, the storage device can be represented by a rectangular enclosure having an approximately flat bottom side and provision for electrical connection on a rear side. Two opposing edges of the flat bottom side of the storage device enclosure are placed upon the mounting members 167 and some attachment means, such as screws, is used to attach the opposing edges to the mounting members 167. The connectors 184, 188 and 217 (FIG. 1) are then attached to mating connectors (not shown) of the storage device. Connector 184 includes the SCSI bus signals, while connector 188 provides operating power to the storage device. Connector 217 is used to connect the visual identification switch assembly 210 to the storage device so that the device can respond to a user assigned device number via the SCSI bus.
The carrier member 104 and its attached storage device are then inserted into the slide member 102. The carrier 104 is slidably mated with the slide 102 by using the guide rails 165 (FIG. 9) to slidably mate with the slide channels 103 (FIG. 2). The carrier 104 is slid into the slide 102 and the fingers 173 (FIGS. 10, 12) are used to engage the alignment openings 118 (FIGS. 1,2 and 4) to obtain proper alignment of the connectors 112 and 114 (FIG. 2) with the connectors 176 and 180 (FIG. 10), respectively.
The lever arm 192 is urged against the housing 216 (FIG. 9) by the spring 250. This orientation of the lever arm 192 results in the cam member 204 being located to engage the slot 152 (FIG. 2). The lever arm 192 is manually operated to rotate it about the cylindrical extension 194, through a full range of rotational travel, causing the ridges 156, 158 to urge the cam member 204 and hence the carrier 104 toward the distal end 120 (FIG. 1) of the slide 102. The interplay of the cam member 204 and the ridges 156, 158 will continue to cause a movement of the carrier 104 with respect to the slide 102 until the lock member 206 (FIG. 9) fully engages slot 154 (FIG. 2). At this point in the rotation of the lever arm 192, the connectors 112, 114 of the slide 102 are fully engaged with the mating connectors 176, 180 of the carrier 104, respectively. In this manner, the lever arm 192 has been used to "cam" the carrier 104 and its attached storage device into a locked position on the slide 102. An electrical connection between the SCSI bus and the storage device is now completed.
The power interrupt switch 142 (FIG. 2) will have been placed in the "off" position during this installation procedure. Maintaining a power off condition during installation or removal of a storage device will help to prevent the potential "head crashes" discussed above.
The next step will be to use the visual identification switch 212 (FIG. 1) to set a SCSI device number for the storage device. This should be undertaken before power is applied to the storage device. The SCSI device number will be in a range from "1 to 7" and will be determined by system requirements known to the user. To change the device number, the user will depress and release one of the buttons 220 (FIG. 13) while observing the numeric display 214 which displays the selected device number as a single digit. The device number entered into the switch 212 is electrically connected with the storage device via the interconnecting line 213 and connector 217 (FIG. 1).
When the power interrupt switch 142 is now placed into the "on" position, the storage device will become responsive to commands and inquiries received from the computer via the SCSI bus. The storage device will use the device number provided by the visual identification switch 212 to respond to appropriate bus transactions, according to the SCSI protocols.
To remove a storage device from the computer for exchange with another device or for installation into another computer, the power interrupt switch 142 is first placed into the "off" position to prevent a head crash or other inappropriate device behavior. Next, the lever arm 192 is rotated from its "locked" to its "rest" position. This rotation of the lever arm 192 results in the ridges 156, 158 forcing the cam member 204 along the guide channel 152 in a direction opposite to that taken during installation. This movement causes the connectors 112 and 114 to disengage from the mating connectors 176 and 180. Once this step is accomplished, the carrier and its attached device can be slid away from the distal end 120 of the slide 102 for removal from the computer.
Using the method described above with the bracket assembly 100, a blind mating fit is achieved without damaging the electrical connectors.
With respect to FIG. 14, there is shown an alternate embodiment of the carrier in accordance with this invention, generally designated by the numeral 230. The carrier 230 has a base 164 and a platform 166. The platform 166 has mounting members 232. The mounting members 232 are nearly coincident with the platform 166.
The mounting members are raised within the range of 0.050" and 0.375". This allows the carrier 230 to accommodate a wide variety of different electrical devices.
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an alternative embodiment having an array 250 of slides 252 daisy chained on a cable 254. The cable 254 has a connector 256 at each end for attachment to a bus of the electrical equipment. Each slide 252 includes a slide data connector 258 which is attached between the ends of the cable 254 for communicating between the slide 252 and the electrical equipment. A carrier 260 having an electrical device 261 can be slid into any slide 252 for operation with the electrical equipment. Each carrier 260 includes a carrier data connector 262, stub cable 264, and device data connector 266 connected to complete the electrical communication between the cable 254 and the electrical device 261.
Either end of the cable 254 may be connected to the SCSI bus of a computer. When used in this manner, the cable 254 acts as an extension of the SCSI bus, the other end of the cable 254 being connected to a bus termination or used to further extend the bus. The slides 252 located along the cable 254 are each adapted to accept a carrier 260 mounted electrical device 261 such as a hard disk. In preferred embodiments, the array 250 includes 2, 4 or 7 slides which are attached to the cable 254. The SCSI bus electrical requirements define a stub length 268 not to exceed 4" between the carrier data connector 262 and the device data connector 266. The stub cable 264 interconnecting these two connectors must not exceed this limit.
In another preferred embodiment, the array 250 is installed in an enclosure 270 and a power source 272 is provided. FIG. 16 illustrates the enclosure 270 having a power source 272 and two slides 274, 276. One slide 274 is shown mounted above the other slide 276 within the enclosure 270. The power source 272 is connected to each slide via electrical harness 282 and slide power connectors 284.
A carrier 278 including an electrical device 280 is shown inserted into the upper slide 274. A mating power connector on the carrier 278, a carrier electrical harness 286 and a device power connector 288 complete the electrical connection between the slide power connector 284 and the electrical device 280.
Each of the slides 274, 276 includes a slide data connector 290 attached, daisy chain fashion, to a cable 292 as previously illustrated in FIG. 15. Both ends of the cable 292 are attached to identical data connectors 294. Communication between the cable 292 and the electrical device 280 is completed on the carrier 278 via stub cable 296 and device data connector 298. As discussed previously, one of the connectors 294 may be attached to the SCSI bus of a computer or other electrical equipment. The remaining connector 294 is attached to a bus termination or is used to extend the bus.
Some manufacturers supply carrier mounted electrical devices which modify the assignments of signals at pins of the carrier data connector 262 (FIG. 15). The modified pin assignments do not interfere with operation of the system, but the assignments must be restored to the SCSI standard before connection of the cable 292 to the SCSI bus. This restoration of SCSI pin assignments is accomplished in a preferred embodiment through use of an adapter card 300 which is connected to the data connectors 294 as illustrated in FIG. 16. The adapter card receives the signals at the modified pin assignments and redirects the signals to the SCSI pin assignments. The card 300 is purely passive and includes no active circuits. Additional cables 302 are used to connect the adapter card 300 to the SCSI bus, bus termination or bus extension, as previously described.
With reference to FIG. 17 there is illustrated a perspective view of an array 250 having two slides 304 within an enclosure 306. Each of the slides 304 includes a power interrupt switch 308 which is used to electrically connect and to disconnect the power source 272 (FIG. 16) from the slide power connector 284 (FIG. 16). This feature allows power to be disconnected before a carrier mounted electrical device is removed or installed, as previously discussed.
With particular reference to FIG. 18 there is illustrated a slide 310 having a distal end 312. The slide 310 includes an upstanding member 314 disposed in a plane perpendicular to the slide at the distal end 312. The upstanding member 314 includes a slot 316 for accepting a support member 318, and has openings 317 for receiving screws 319 or the like used to lock the support member 318 in the slot 316.
The support member 318 includes an opening 320 for accepting and retaining a cable mount data connector 322. A retainer 324 maintains the data connector 322 within the opening 320 of the support member 318. The retainer is held in place by screws 325 or the like. The support member 318 also includes alignment openings 326 for engaging mating carrier alignment fingers, and has openings 327 for engaging screws 319.
In a preferred embodiment, data connector 322 is an AMP male, cable mount, mass terminated micro connector having pins on 0.025" centers. In a wide SCSI bus system, the data connector will have 68 pins. In a narrow SCSI bus, the data connector 322 will have 50 pins. Data connector 322 is crimped to cable 254 (FIG. 15) for communication with the SCSI bus of the electrical equipment. The retainer 324 also serves to prevent accidental damage to the crimp connection between the cable 254 and the data connector 322 caused by repeated insertions of the carrier mating connector 258 (FIG. 15).
While the foregoing detailed description has described several embodiments of the bracket assembly in accordance with this invention, various embodiments of the carrier and slide are within the scope of this invention. Particularly, there are a wide variety of lock release mechanisms that would employ a cam and guide that would fall within the scope of this invention. Additionally, there are a variety of ways for having each interconnect assembly fasten to its appropriate place on the slide or carrier. The same is true for the way the visual identification switch assembly fastens to the carrier. Thus, the invention is to be limited only by the claims as set forth below.
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Courtesy photo The Student Council at Dexter Regional High School collected 270 pounds of pasta along with a $100 cash donation for the Dexter Food Closet. This has been an annual event for the last six years. The class that donates the most pasta starts off the Winter Carnival with 25 points. The class of 2015 won the event this year. Taking part in the pasta drive are (from left) Abbey Jordan, Alexandra Cooper, Sarah Eastman, Adam Malinauskas, Dana Webber, Meredith Roderka and Lauren Crane.
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My employer is a franchise managed company with a limited number of employees. I recently suffered an accidental back injury, forcing me to stay home from work until I recover. The day I was injured, I informed my boss of what happened. Since then, he has been calling me daily, asking if I can return to work. I responded "As I stated, I need to take care of my injury before returning to work. I am sorry you are understaffed." He has mentioned that several other employees have gotten sick/injured or have other priorities preventing them from being as available as he needs them to be. I told him to hire other people but he informed me that he does not know how to because his bosses will not teach him the process for some reason. Now apparently as he stated, his boss is mad at me. I lashed out a bit and said that it's not my fault he does not have enough people, and that I need to take this injury day by day. I also informed him that I have a Dr. s note, and that I was going to follow through with that THEY instructed me to do, not him. Am I wrong to be irritated at this job? It's the kind of of job where if you miss work, it greatly impacts the store. I do however believe that life happens, and people do not plan on things such as my back injury. Am I wrong to want to leave this job in search for more respect and better treatment? What are your thoughts?
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A little while ago we all saw a parallel storyline gathering steam while the IPL was on in full tilt and the events were not even unfolding in the cricket field but in the ballot boxes of the International Cricket Council, which ended up conducting (no pun intended) one of the most acrimonious elections in recent years. Although the ICC had made it clear to all member boards that all of them should abstain from lobbying for their candidates in the elections for selecting the members of the ICC's cricket committee in any way, it became apparent once the results were declared that all of it had fallen on deaf ears when the much feted former Australian cricketer and chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) found himself bundled out of the committee and out of their jobs.
So there lies the back drop and no prizes of guessing who the rogue cricket board turned out to be – it was the BCCI, who 'pressurised' the 5 key member boards to vote in favour of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan. The Australian and English media went into overdrive the moment this was announced and even ended up calling the BCCI a 'cancer' and its president the 'most destructive man in cricket'. The BCCI had always had a needle with FICA, whom they never recognised as a players' union of sorts and whatever they ever proposed were always shot down without even as much as looking at it and so you would agree that it was only in the BCCI's interests that they would try and oust the chief executive of FICA from the ICC cricket committee.
Now no one is disputing that it is well within the BCCI's scope of influence to swing 5 votes in favour of a candidate who they feel is well disposed towards their cause and Mr. Sivaramakrishnan, whose full time job is with India Cements owned by N. Srinivasan – the BCCI president – is anything but. However, what is astounding is the way they have painted Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as instead having the job of a 'paid commentator' of the BCCI deliberately overlooking the fact that he had also played Test cricket for India. The 4 countries who voted for Tim May- South Africa, New Zealand, Australia (understandably) and England sent their PR machinery on overdrive to pull down the BCCI for its brazen show of power to retain the 'monopoly' they had in the ICC.
We need to get a few facts straight before we get into the pros and cons of the BCCI's show of economic power in the cricketing world. First of all, the BCCI controls the world game because of the massive revenues it earns for the rest of the cricketing world and for those in the England and Australia who are bemoaning the developments should think twice before they take on the BCCI because no matter how much they try and talk up the Ashes; it is a tour by the Indian team that would drive up their revenues to levels that an Ashes series would never do. In addition to that, history is replete with examples of how powerful countries, dynasties and kings had always tried to see to their own interests before they saw to the interests of the less fortunate. The ones sitting in the dark long room at Lord's or MCG should try and live with the fact that the heart of cricket no longer beats in London or Melbourne but in the boardrooms of the BCCI in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata or Chennai. Many in Cricket do realize this (the power of the BCCI) – take for instance Haroon Lorgat – one of the first things he said on being elected the head of CSA is that he will try to improve CSA's relationship with the Indian board. The mandate is clear- either you are with the BCCI or against them– and there is no great benefit of being against them other than the stoking of erstwhile long forgotten pride.
Also See:
Who Is Srinivasan ?
Meiyappan / BCCI Corruption


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New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
View a video with Duncan Young, research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin.
Scientists from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high-resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted regions of Earth, the Aurora Subglacial Basin, an immense ice-buried lowland larger than Texas in East Antarctica.
The map reveals some of the largest fjords or ice cut channels on Earth, providing important insights into the history of ice in Antarctica.
Data from the study will help computer modelers improve their simulations of the Antarctic ice sheet and its potential impact on global sea level.
Because the basin lies kilometers below sea level, seawater could penetrate beneath the ice, causing portions of the ice sheet to collapse and float off to sea. Indeed, this work shows that the ice sheet has been significantly smaller in the past.
Funding for this research is provided by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Natural Environment Research Council (U.K.), the Australian Antarctic Division, the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation (U.S.), the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (Aus.) and the University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences.
For more information regarding this discovery, view the video sound bites of Duncan Young, research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Geophysics and lead author on the study, which appears today in the journal Nature.
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Starting from 24 February 2016 Facebook has introduced the reactions: six new icons created specifically to interact better with friends ' posts, revealing the feelings that we have tried reading the post.
You know exactly how they work these new six icons?
The famous "I like", After over a year of testing the sociological, proved insufficient to better express our degree of liking on a news or event shared on Facebook.
Last year we told you about the possibility that Facebook was considering, with respect to the possibility of introducing the button "I don't like it" and any consequences that would bring this button especially for marketing purposes. Consider for example how a ' company could exploit the imbalance between "I like" and "I don't like it" on its own sales campaign. Read our article "I don't like "on Facebook: Zuckerberg thinks better!" For more information.
In fact Facebook has refined the ability to make judgments, introducing ben six States d ' mind with which the user can ' "hone" your own "like".
Consider for example when a person publishes a news story or a sad state such as "I broke up with my boyfriend" or "Many victims in ' attack in Paris": We used to put a "like" not to express our appreciation for the ' event… but for "support" to the person.. to do understand we had read and "We had a heart" l ' happened. Thinking about it though "I like" It was not the right message that we supplied.
For this Facebook has introduced the "Reactions" (translated from ' English) that should be agreed as "feelings" that flank the old "like" without replacing it, and in particular are: Love (love), Haha (fun), Wow (surprise), Sigh (displeasure) or Grr (anger):
Each of these feelings We can express is still counting "like" a post: If a post he had for example: 4 like, 3 Ahah 6 Grrr would still have 13 like, but you can see what feelings he stirred.
At the bottom of the post, where we used to see the number of like, We will now have a summary of "reactions" that sparked recent posts, with a contatore indicating the number of "reactions" the post has collected (simple like including).
Here is an example for interpret the new Facebook reactions on a post appeared on the Bulletin Board:
This post received 555 "reactions" including simple I like "like", love "love" and anger "Grrr":
Clicking on the reactions we can get a detail of the reactions, that will lead us to understand if people have appreciated it or not the post. In our example:
the post has stirred:
- 476 simple like (for these early times, many users have not yet learned to use the reactions or laziness have simply clicked "like" without expressing a real reaction)
- 64 feelings of love
- 12 feelings of anger
- 3 feelings of sadness
- 2 feelings of fun
Also, for every single person we could figure out each which sentiment he stirred, watching the little icon of ' reaction in the lower right corner of the picture of user ':
Easy is not it?
If the reactions on Facebook they were used by all correctly, We might know without fail, what do people think about d ' eye on certain topics.
From Facebook reactions were therefore excluding: the smiley "I don't like it" evaluated at first from Facebook but then excluded to avoid sowing negativity on Facebook especially against ads or commercial post and the smiley face "Yay!" ("Yay") because after the first tests conducted by Facebook didn't have a unique meaning in various parts of the world.
Although there is no button "I don't like it" You can still express your disdain for a post using the reaction "anger": an official of a restaurant promotes your own room where you got terrible? Express anger over a comment, and the message will come very directly to the whole community!
How to express feelings and reactions on Facebook?
And' can express their reactions very easily with both PCs and mobile.
To Express reactions on Facebook from browsers for pc or mac simply leave your mouse a few seconds over the classic button "I like" to see a popup containing reactions:
To Express reactions on Facebook from mobile iPhone or Android app Instead, simply hold down the button for a few seconds "I like" to see appearing the same popup.
From mobile icons are animated too (for example, the heart of "love" pulses).
Sammi Krug, product manager of Reactions of Facebook said, Commenting on what he calls "a big change" for Facebook: "People log on to Facebook to share every kind of history – to be happy or sad, funny or provocative. We noticed that but they would be happy to have new ways to express your feelings".


text: Erica Heery, Lehighton Rotary Club president-elect for the 2011-2012 year, spoke at a recent club meeting. She presented members with information, goals, and projects for the upcoming year - as well as "ENTHUSIASM" - the recurring topic of her talk. Under the leadership of Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee, the 2011-2012 theme is "Reach Within to Embrace Humanity." Heery begins her term July 1. Pictured left to right are Club Secretary Patti Stockhausen, Heery, and current Club President Dr. Barbara Belón. Rotary Club of Lehighton meets Mondays from 7:30to 8:30 a.m. For more information, contact Belón at (610) 377-6103 or visit www.Rotary.org [1].


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EDU 320 Entire Course
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EDU 320 Week 2 DQs
EDU 320 Week 3 Behavior Intervention Plan
EDU 320 Week 3 Lesson Plans for Classroom Management
EDU 320 Week 3 DQs
EDU 320 Week 4 E-Portfolio Assignment Field Experience Classroom Observation Reflection Paper
EDU 320 Week 4 DQs
EDU 320 Week 5 Classroom Management Plan Paper
EDU 320 Week 5 Classroom Management Presentation
EDU 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Personal Philosophy Paper
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Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper of your philosophy on classroom management. You may make changes before your philosophy is incorporated in the Classroom Management Plan assignment, due in Week Five.
Address the following:
What is classroom management for an elementary classroom?
Why is there a need for a classroom management plan?
What should be considered when developing a personal philosophy for classroom management?
How does a diverse student population affect a classroom management plan?
Compare at least two classroom management models that support your philosophy.
Explain what implications your philosophy will have on you, your students, and the classroom environment.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
EDU 320 Week 2 Classroom Management Models Brochure
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Review the various classroom management models in Classroom Management: Models, Applications, and Cases.
Design a brochure comparing and contrasting at least three models and discipline plans, and their implications on communication. Include:
- Name of Model
- Model Description
- Theorist
- How does this model function in the classroom?
Usethe Brochure Builder located in Week Two of the student website.
EDU 320 Week 2 Individual Assignment Classroom Arrangement and Rationale
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Complete the Classroom Builder Simulation located on the student website.
Design an effective classroom arrangement for a given grade level.
Prepare a 350- to 700-word rationale for your design.
Address the following:
Identify the plan's grade level.
What are the ways in which this design influences a positive learning environment?
Explain how your plan will assist in managing your classroom's diverse and social dynamics.
How does your plan promote and maintain appropriate student behavior?
Include at least two references to support your content.
Format your rationale consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit your rationale and classroom design to your facilitator.
EDU 320 Week 3 Individual Assignment Lesson Plans for Classroom Management
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Locate three lesson plans to analyze for the grade level you created a classroom arrangement for in Week Two.
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Lesson Plans for Classroom Management located on the student website.
Submit your completed matrix and three lesson plans to your facilitator


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Photo of the Day – Whale splash down
Today is a little different because today there are 2 photos, these are 2 separate whale landing after a breach.
A trivial fact is that whales always land on their back after a breach!
Spicies: Southern Right Whale
Location: Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa


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Earn FREE FREIGHT through TROY's Loyalty Program.
As you may already know, TROY's Loyalty Program rewards those customers that do the most business with TROY; the more you buy, the more you benefit. If you didn't already know, you've picked the perfect time to find out as we unveil our Loyalty Program's best benefit ever: FREE FREIGHT!
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The LED A-shape light bulbs in this category replace common incandescent bulbs with equivalent light output. Select the wattage of the incandescent bulb you want to replace to view LED options.
LED light bulbs provide two significant benefits compared to incandescent bulbs: (1) save on electric costs by using approximately 80% less energy with LED to produce the equivalent light of an incandescent bulb; (2) save on bulb replacement costs with LEDs which have a rated life at least 25 times longer than incandescent.
The most common light bulb found in homes in the U.S. is called an A19 incandescent. Wherever you find table lamps, floor lamps, pendants, ceiling fixtures and even bare bulbs screwed into a socket around the house, there is a very good chance you'll also find a 40W, 60W, 75W or 100W A19 incandescent light bulb. Today many of these incandescents A19 bulbs (effectively banned by Federal legislation) are being replaced by LED equivalent bulbs that provide 6 times the energy efficiency and at least 30 times the life of incandescent. In the categories above, you'll find LED bulbs that provide the same light and similar dimming as the equivalent wattage incandescent bulbs. These latest generation LED bulbs have even better efficiency and longer life. Plus, the prices are low enough to provide a releatively quick return on your investment.
For a primer on buying LED light bulbs for homes, see our blog post Step by Step, How to Buy an LED Bulb for Your Home.


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When billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Laurene Powell-Jobs procure major media outlets, we should be paying closer attention, especially in the wake of an election that hinged on media coverage.
Donald Trump's career has been colored by racism, but it was his defense of white supremacists that forced CEOs to distance themselves from him.
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I spent 13 years in Arizona's punishment system. Though I completed all of the terms of my sentence and earned a master's degree and Ph.D., I remain unable to fully contribute to or participate in society. I have struggled to find employment, housing, I am unable to vote and I live under the constant threat of social rejection, all of which impacts my two children. The reality is that the impact of a conviction history cannot be neutralized -- at least not without amending our collective moral imagination that equates justice with punishment.
The United States and its allies are striking a deadly blow against ISIS (also known as Daesh). While much of the press coverage in the United States focuses on the horrors inflicted by ISIS throughout Iraq, Syria and the rest of the world, the United States and its allies are waging a massive military assault that has left tens of thousands of people dead.
In 2011, the United States led a NATO military intervention in Libya, overthrowing the regime of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. "We came, we saw, he died," Hillary Clinton boasted in an interview with "60 Minutes." The decision for the United States to overthrow another government while currently tangled in costly wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan was a marginal decision within the Obama administration. Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon opposed it, while Hillary Clinton tipped the balance in favor of going forward with the intervention.
Accusations of election fraud have been rampant throughout the 2016 primary. Recent WikiLeaks revelations about collusion by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) against Bernie Sanders have reignited cries of foul play. As the Democratic National Convention heads to its climax, the question remains, "Did Hillary win fair and square?" When contesting an election, many want absolute proof of fraud. But unequivocal evidence is hard to find. It often requires painstaking work of many teams and substantial resources. Questions about fraud often begin with just a hunch, but only the dedicated few follow it up with an investigation.
Virtually every Palestinian shop in H2 has been closed and their doors welded shut by the army. Because the Palestinian residents of Shuhadah St. are not allowed to walk on the road, they must enter and exit through the rear of homes because they cannot leave their own front doors. Because of these measures -- and the ongoing harassment and violence at the hands of Jewish settlers -- what was once the busting commercial center of Hebron has become a ghost town. 42% of its Palestinian homes are empty and 70% of its Palestinian business have been shut down.
I woke up yesterday hungry. Since my last shopping trip four days before, I'd not eaten much, saving most of the food for my younger daughter, who is two. I also woke up with a bank account that was overdrawn, and was waiting on a paycheck that was a week overdue. My diet is small and not varied compared to what my daughters eat. While I subsist off of eggs, chicken, frozen veggies, hummus, and apples with nut butters, they eat an assortment of fresh fruit. I love waking up and making them pancakes and bacon, cutting up strawberries and plums, and setting the table to watch them eat.
In the aftermath of the ISIS-claimed attack in Nice, France, that killed more than 80 people and wounded over 200 more, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich proposed a solution: "We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in Sharia, they should be deported." By Sharia, Gingrich is apparently referring to a diverse body of Islamic prescriptions that cover personal, group and state behavior which vary according to region and scholar.
Stories are a powerful mechanism for social change; entire nations are built and maintained by stories and sharing stories is a way of building community, of shaping identity and constructing meaning. However, the stories and voices of people directly impacted by the criminal punishment system, are routinely excluded from policy and reform efforts. This exclusion is the opening to create alternative sites to bridge understanding, knowledge production and impact public and penal policy.
Alton Sterling and Philando Castile are yet another set of names we won't forget. The consequent polarity of media representation regarding isolated events threatens to intercept an honest conversation about the institutional bias of law enforcement. The pattern is at once endemic and global. Here is a list of 14 movies that have sought to illuminate the deeper problem with police, racism and systemic abuse -- on a global scale.
Two former Guantánamo prisoners were convicted in Belgium by the Brussels Criminal Court on Monday, July 18, 2016, one on terrorism-related charges. The two men, Moussa Zemmouri, 38, a Belgian national, and Soufiane Abbar Huwari, 46, an Algerian national, were arrested on July 23, 2015. Huwari was arrested with three other men during an attempted armed burglary in Hoboken, near the city of Antwerp, where Zemmouri lives.


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You're probably familiar with Morning shows. If you live in or around a city with a population over 1,000 you can most likely tune in to find two smiling, idiotic, morning show anchors smiling through gritted teeth just so they can tie one on to calm the DTs from the night before.
And the best part is, it's live. Uncut, unfiltered live TV. That means that anything can happen. So when the cameras start rolling and these two morons have to bring you the haps on Duluth's 75th annual bake-off, you can feel the anticipation of something awful about to happen.
So, we here at CRAVE have found you seven of our favorite morning show fails from all around the internet.
1. Aussie Anchor Unknowingly Commits an Act of Animal Cruelty:
The best part about this is that after he's shamed, he's still trying ot reel the bird in.
2. Awkward Nintendo Wii Motions:
We wonder how many kids staying home from school sick were doing the same thing?
3. Pyschic on WGN Sucks Big Time…
Bazooka Joe is a better fortune teller than this chick.
4. Jet-Pack Guy Can't Catch a Break:
Boba Fett would be ashamed of you, sir.
5. Bridge Imposion Gets Awkward…
Zero points for style.
6. Tom Hanks Drop the F-Bomb on Live TV
Please, like he didn't say it a million times in Toy Story.
7. Wrong Music?
Could have been worse… Oh wait, no it couldn't…


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Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Monday reversed himself and signaled support for Newt Gingrich, praising Gingrich as "the last person" who was able to balance the federal budget and cut government spending. The move is a reversal from earlier, harsh attacks on the former House speaker.
"Who was the last person to actually cut government? Who was the last person who actually led a movement that balanced the federal budget? Who was the person that did that?" Limbaugh asked, before singing music from the show "Jeopardy."
He continued: "You're not gonna take a guess? That's right, it was Mr. Newt! The last guy who gave us a balanced budget. Now, there are a lot of other Republicans involved...but Gingrich was Speaker. The last time this budget was - the last time there was true welfare reform, the last time government was cut, Gingrich did it."
Limbaugh has been critical of Gingrich in the past; as Ron Paul spotlighted in an ad last week, he hammered Gingrich for casting Paul Ryan's Medicare plan as "right wing social engineering," saying the comment "cuts Paul Ryan off at the knees."
On the same show Monday, Limbaugh was repeatedly critical of Gingrich's top rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney.
That doesn't mean conservative radio is uniformly rallying around Gingrich, however. Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham was critical of Gingrich when he appeared on her show Monday, bringing up Gingrich's payouts from mortgage giant Freddie Mac and referencing Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn's criticisms of the former House speaker. Coburn said Sunday he found Gingrich's "leadership lacking" and suggested Gingrich is among those who have "one standard for the people they are leading and different standard for themselves."
Gingrich called into Glenn Beck's radio show Tuesday morning, and Beck set up the interview by noting he has "serious concerns" with Gingrich. Gingrich dodged a question on whether he believed humans cause global warming and was grilled by Beck on his support for the Medicare prescription drug benefit, with the host suggesting incredulously that Gingrich's position was "trying to transition to smaller government by supporting bill that has a gigantic giveaway in it."
"[O]n the drug benefit - my position is very straightforward," Gingrich said. "If you're going to have Medicare, which was created in 1965 and it was created at a time when drugs didn't matter - there weren't many breakthroughs at that point. But to take a position that 'we won't help you with insulin but we'll pay for your kidney dialysis' is both bad at a human level and bad at a financial level."Full CBS News coverage: Newt Gingrich