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Skills for Success, Connections for Life
ASC General Area - BACA 207
College Writing Center – BACA 207
Language Services – BACA 208
Prep Writing Lab – BACA 207
Prep Reading Lab – BTEC 206
Math Lab – BLRC 200
Contact Information:
Skills for Success, Connections for Life
ASC Team Mission Statement
Our primary mission is to provide a welcoming environment with the necessary resources and qualified staff to facilitate academic success for HCC students. Students will be greeted warmly and encouraged to arrive with a specific learning goal, to think critically during study sessions, to be persistent in their study habits, and to relate course concepts to real world applications. For the benefit of students and the college, ASC staff will model goal setting, time management, personal preparedness, and respectful, personal relationships. To further facilitate the center's support of student-centered goals, ASC staff will continually train to increase knowledge of subject areas and active learning strategies, to stay current with changing technology so that face-to-face sessions complement online services for students, and to provide equal services in each area of the ASC.
ASC – We Are Here to Assist You.We Want you to Succeed!
How do you manage to find the time to study?
Remember to Never Lose Sight of why you are attending school.
All Services are FREE to HCC students:
Spring 2011 Hours: January 10th – May 9th
Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-8:00pm
Friday: 9:00pm-1:00pm
We provide learning assistance to students in various academic subject or skill areas.
One of the ASC's primary services is Supplemental Learning = Active Learning Study Sessions.
SL sessions are conducted by Supplemental Leaders (SL) who facilitate group study.
SL's are HCC students:
- Selected by a faculty member.
- Earned an A in the course area.
- Demonstrate competence and model student behavior in academic subject or skill area.
Supplemental Learning focuses on creating a consistent study schedule throughout the term.
- Study sessions focus on current course material covered within the week.
- Use of active learning and study skill strategies to master course content.
- SL model adapted from UMKC program. Students who actively study earn ½ letter grade or
higher in the course and do not require remedial assistance.
Supplemental Learning allows a student to identify the following:
- learning styles
- academic goals for the course
- strengths/areas of improvement as a student
Skills for Success, Connections for Life
Student Success Workshops
Check in the lab for a list of upcoming workshops!
Skills for Success, Connections for Life
ASC General Area – BACA 207
BSC 1085 & BSC 1086: Nick & BrianCHM 1025/2210: NickCHM 1045/1046: Kathryn, Nick, & Brian
Computer Science - CGS & COP courses: Keith
Spanish: Shereka
Accounting (Managerial and Financial): Marge
Skills for Success, Connections for Life
College Writing Center
College Writing CenterBACA 207 – Inside the ASC Spring 2011 - January 10th - May 9th: Hours of Operation:Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Closed: 1/17, 2/21, 3/28-4/3, & 4/22-4/24 PH. 813-253-7934
to encourage writing growth while
ensuring academic integrity
—Art —Political Science —Humanities
—Creative Writing —Business Writing —Public Speaking
Essays Research papers Speeches
Lab reports Reaction papers Résumés
Film/art reviews Personal statements
Business letters
Computer Basics for Writing Projects
Analyzing Literature: Fiction/Poetry
Research Paper Blues?
English Conversation and PronunciationCollege Writing Center Group Study SessionsSPRING 2011
Please Sign up in Advance!
Academic Success CenterBACA 207
(B) Student reads while tutor takes notes
4. Concerns are discussed in order of importance
Have a great writing experience at HCC!
Take action to improve your writing by starting early, revising often, and applying new skills.
Be persistent in improving your writing.
Have the maturity to know that everyone's writing can improve.
Writing Center staff welcomes ALL HCC students!
Skills for Success, Connections for Life
Language Services – BACA 208
Spring 2011 - January 10th - May 9th: Hours of Operation:Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Closed: 1/17, 2/21, 3/28-4/3, & 4/22-4/24 Are you taking Prep Reading or Prep Writing?
Does Language get in the way of understanding these classes?
We can help you!
Language Services Objectives:
Remember Language Services can help you understand and switch over skills that you already have in your native language. We look forward to assisting you!
Skills for Success, Connections for Life
Math Lab – BLRC 200
Spring 2011 - January 10th - May 9th: Hours of Operation:Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Closed: 1/17, 2/21, 3/28-4/3, & 4/22-4/24
The Brandon Campus Academic Success Center Math Lab offers group study sessions guided by Supplemental Leaders (SL's) for the following mathematics courses:
MAT 0012 MAC 1105 College Algebra
MAT 0024 MAC 1114 Pre-Calculus Algebra
MAT 1033 MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra
MAC 1147 Pre-Calculus Algebra w/ Trig MAC 2233 Calculus for Business & Social Sciences
MAC 2311 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I MAC 2312 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II
MAC 2313 Calculus & Analytic Geometry III MAP 2302 Differential Equations
MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Mathematics II
STA 2023 Elementary Statistics
The Math Lab also offers guided study in the subject are of Physics. This service is available for students in the following courses:PHY 1053 General Physics IPHY 1054 General Physics IIPHY 2048 General Physics w/ Calculus IPHY 2049 General Physics w/ Calculus IIMath Lab has available computers and other resources to help students complete their courses of study successfully.
At the Math Lab, we are committed to helping students successfully complete the mathematics courses that will serve as the foundation for their future college success. For the students, on both a walk-in basis and during designated hours, we provide open group study session time frames, designated group study session time frames, graphing calculator workshops, computer areas that have access to MyMathLab, and available individual and group study areas.
Please check-out :
for time frames listed below:
Open Sessions:These are open to all math levels. Any student from any level can come in to receive assistance during an open session.
Specified Sessions:These are designated study session times for specific math levels.
We ask that the following guidelines be followed to
Enhance Assistance Received:
Student Preparation:
1. Students must sign-in and out at the front desk for the correct service they need assistance with. (student ID # required)
2. Must have the necessary study materials to receive assistance
(book, pencil, paper, and class notes).
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Prep Writing Lab – BACA 207
Prep Writing Lab Orientation
The State of Florida requires that any individual in prep writing I or II must have a minimum of 12 hours per semester in a "lab-like" setting.
"How many hours do I have to earn?"
Monday through Thursday- 9:00-7:30
Friday- 9:00-1:00
You must use the correct service, or your hours will not be recorded.
If we do not have the two hour rule, students are tempted to rush through their lab hours at the beginning of the semester or wait until the very end to complete them.
Our goal is to help you build a consistent study schedule!
If you want credit for your time in the lab, you must be working on prep writing work. Here are some options that you have:
The lab hour requirements that you have for reading cannot be completed in the prep writing lab.
You must go to BTEC 206 for Reading.
No Exceptions.
Of course! The Writing lab staff is always available to help you with writing assignments. We do ask that if you know when you will be coming in, either drop by or email Tealia at:
She will be happy to make an appointment for you.
We do take walk-ins when we are able to do so!
Academic Success Center assignments?"
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Prep Reading – BTEC 206
Spring 2011 - January 10th - May 9th: Hours of Operation:Monday/Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday: CLOSEDClosed: 1/17, 2/21, 3/28-4/3, & 4/22-4/24
The items listed below are intended to promote a collaborative and constructive learning environment. Please initial next to each rule to indicate that you have read and understand it.
1. To sign in properly at the front desk for any service in BTEC 206.
2. To sign out at the front desk when done utilizing services in BTEC 206. If a student doesn't sign out, time will be voided and no extra credit will be received.3. To have an ASC staff member sign off on my folder.4. Lab hour is for prep reading coursework and homework only. Student will not receive credit for lab hour spent working on anything other than prep reading materials.5. The Academic Success Center - Prep Reading Lab does not permit the use of cell phones in its facilities. If a student needs to make a call or use their cell phone, they will step outside to do so.
Prep Reading Lab: Policies and Procedures assignments?"
6. The computers in the Academic Success Center are for academic purposes only. If a student needs to check their personal email or if they want to visit any social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook, the student will use the computers in BTEC 203 (open computer lab).
7. Unless otherwise specified by the Lab Assistant or Instructor, students only receive credit for time spent in the lab. If the student has to leave the lab for an extended length of time (10 minutes or more), they will sign out at the front desk.
8. The student will understand that they are only allowed to earn a maximum of two hours per day.
9. Student will understand that the lab tech will only administer makeup/retake tests on Tuesday's &Thursday's and within one week of the original test date. Times available for testing are ( 10am-4pm) (5pm-7pm). Tests will not be administered an hour prior to closing. NO EXCEPTIONS unless given permission by the professor and he/she issues, supervises, and receives the test within their schedule.
10. Students will utilize the BTEC 201 entrance door for all the required lab hours with their instructor. Students will NOT enter through BTEC 206 nor will they use the middle door as an exit.
Spring 2011 - January 10th - May 9th: Hours of Operation:Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Closed: 1/17, 2/21, 3/28-4/3, & 4/22-4/24
The College fully complies with provisions of the American Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require an accommodation due to a physical disability or learning impairment, you should contact the Office of Services to Students with Disabilities.
Contact Person: Nicole Lambert (Bargeron)
Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
(813) 253-7914


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From Betty Boop to Tina Turner and Lily Langtree to Cyndi Lauper, female pop stars and their music provide a vivid reflection of how much has changed for American women in the last 100 years.
That's the story celebrated in the hit musical revue "Respect: A Musical Journey of Women," playing Friday through Sept. 1 at Sierra Repertory Theatre's East Sonora stage.
Four powerhouse performers and a live band draw from decades of Top 40 hits in this non-stop song-and-dance showcase of women's challenges, opportunities and triumphs.
An international hit, it has packed houses from coast to coast.
The song list stretches from period standards such as "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey," "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to pop fare like "Where the Boys Are" and "Bobbie's Girl" through energized anthems like "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," "I Am Woman," "I Will Survive" and "Girls Just Want To Have Fun."
A narrator puts the songs in context, so we experience them as a timeline and see how they punctuated turning points in women's history.
"Just hearing these songs that we all love is great fun in and of itself," said SRT Managing Director Sara Jones, "and getting to look at them from this slightly different angle adds depth."
Backstage called it "a lively, entertaining journey through heartache, joy, and liberation… performances by a sizzling ensemble make for a fun ride."
BroadwayWorld called it "one heck of a fun ride ... a must-see and must-hear musical that you will want to see more than once."
The Arizona Weekly Magazine said: "How do you spell hit - with a capital H? R-E-S-P-E-C-T! An entertaining and drop-dead funny musical … a ride through a glorious soundtrack about women over the last 100 years!"
New Jersey guest artist Brian Swasey directs and choreographs SRT's production, and SRT's Mark Seiver is the musical director who leads the live, onstage band.
Swasey, a busy freelancer who works at regional theaters up and down the East Coast, said he is eager to get this production under way.
"I saw the show in Philadelphia, and the audience just ate it up," he said. "It's remarkable - and so much fun. The show played there six months - they just kept extending it."
Creator Dorothy Marcic, a Vanderbilt University professor, based the show on her book that looked at the development of the women's movement through the lyrics of Top 40 hits from each decade.
That gives the show very personal appeal, Swasey said.
"Everyone in the audience, all ages, has personal attachments to this music. You hear a snippet and it creates a personal feeling," he said. "It's a fun 90 minutes, you're going down your own personal memory lane and you can just enjoy being entertained."
The cast includes Kacey Coppola, who was in last year's hit "Ring of Fire" at the Fallon House venue; Nancy O'Bryan, who just finished playing Karen in SRT's production of "Church Basement Ladies"; Southern California performer Tracie Franklin (SRT's "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Sweet Charity" and "All Night Strut") and SRT newcomer Courtney Nolan-Smith, a New York performer who has worked with Swasey in several shows on the East Coast.
Joining Seiver are Dennis Dragan on bass, Mark Kreuzer on drums and Josh Weeks on guitar. The live band, Seiver said, will punch up the energy of the show.
"The show isn't locked in," he said. "It can groove a little different every single night. I'm excited at the breadth of styles we get to explore."
Guest artist Rand Endlow of the University of the Pacific is designing the set with its scores of digital projections. Costume design is by guest artist Jose M. Rivera (SRT's "Oklahoma!," "I Love a Piano"), lighting by Christopher Van Tuyl, props by SRT's Mercy Sharpe and stage management by SRT's Lia Metz.
SRT's production of "Respect" is presented with the help of underwriters Clarke Broadcasting and MicroTronics.
Thursday and Friday performances begin at 7 p.m., Saturday evening performances are at 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices range from $26 to $32 depending on the day of the performance.
For more information or reservations, call Sierra Rep's box office at 532-3120 or visit www.sierrarep.org.


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Lefty Hector Santiago was back on the mound on Tuesday as a member of the Los Angeles Angels for the first time in nearly three weeks. His first assignment was a daunting task in the form of the Oakland Athletics, who his team trailed in the AL West by 3.5 games and a team that possessed the league's best scoring offense.
Santiago had received a call-up back to the majors when pitcher Tyler Skaggs suffered a strained right hamstring that forced him to the 15-day DL. With that in mind, the start read a potential disaster waiting to happen, but instead Santiago made the most of his opportunity to prove that he has bounced back from his early-season pitching struggles. He delivered his best pitching performance of the year as he tossed six scoreless innings that included just three hits allowed with eight strikeouts.
It was a statement game for Santiago as he proved on Tuesday that he can be a reliable pitcher for the Halos at the back of the rotation. Los Angeles will need more pitching performance like that from Santiago moving forward if they hope to catch the A's for the division, as Skaggs' injury could linger on and increase the pressure on the other young arms such as Garrett Richards and Matt Shoemaker to shoulder the load.
Santiago will arguably have the biggest role in this as he is essentially taking the spot of Skaggs, who has been one of the Angels' most reliable pitcher this season. Santiago demonstrated on Tuesday that he can handle the responsibility, and he will need to for the Angels to push for an AL West division crown and the team's first postseason berth since 2009.


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THE Waratahs were made to train the day after their long-haul flight to South Africa, against age-old medical advice that promotes a rest period to recover from jetlag.
NSW assistant coach Daryl Gibson said players were put through intense sessions on Monday and Tuesday following their 14-hour flight from Sydney to Johannesburg last Sunday week in a first for a touring team.
"I've been coming here since 1995 and it's the first time I've been involved in training the day after the flight," former All Black Gibson said from Port Elizabeth, where NSW plays Southern Kings this weekend.
"We are breaking new ground.
"One of the things we wanted to improve is our mentality and attitude, and as a coaching staff and playing group that may mean we go against medical advice, but we haven't experienced any injuries from that."
The innovative approach by coach Michael Cheika and his assistants to training this year has also included cancelling captain's runs and giving the team days off later in the week, traditionally when they would have their heaviest sessions.
The early training failed to yield the Waratahs a win in Pretoria against the Bulls for the first time since 2002 last weekend, but Gibson is confident the side will deliver a result against the struggling Kings, who oddly are undefeated against Australian sides this season.
"The players' response has been fantastic, their attitude towards trying to achieve what we have set out to has been great," Gibson said.
"We want to really come away with evidence of that hard work."
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Designer's Tip: Place a large flower at the bottom of the wreath and tuck that under the foam taped greeting in order to stand the easel card up right.
- Select the Festive Wreath Plum Elements sheet from the card kit. Foam tape the die-cut bow at the top of the wreath and foam tape the die-cut flowers around the wreath, adding leaves as shown.
- Using Wreath Cards 3 & 4 die-cut sheet, punch out the lavender dot easel card. Place the easel card vertically with scalloped edges at the bottom. Fold the card in half and then the top curved piece back.
- Glue the die cut rose border across the card, 1" from the scalloped edge. Foam tape the die-cut "Merry Christmas" circle to the center of the border. Fold a 3" white ribbon length (included in kit) in half and Zot( the fold under the greeting.
- Glue back of the assembled wreath to the folded back curved portion of the easel card. Stand the card by placing the bottom of the wreath behind the greeting. Fold the card flat for mailing.


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Welcome from the Principal
Dear Parents, Friends and Neighbours,
I am so pleased to introduce myself to you as the Principal of Carrick Primary School! Since joining you in September last year, so much has already happened and I am excited by what the new school year ahead holds.
As a school community, we all want the very best for our children. Under the care of our dedicated team of staff, every pupil at Carrick can thrive in an environment where they can work hard, achieve their very best but, most importantly, have lots of fun and enjoyment too!
This year I hope to see Carrick reach out more and more into our rich and diverse local community, and work hand in hand with the friends, neighbours and parents that make this such a wonderful school at the heart of the community. Already we have seen the launch of the Friends of Carrick group, our Facebook page is a big hit with over 750 likes and in the coming months our new webpages will allow us all to share more with one another, and work better with our children at the centre of everything we do.
I very much look forward to what will unfold as we look to the future of Carrick.
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Training Lately and Upcoming Races:
Wow, can't believe I am approaching my summer racing season! The months of May and June have just flown by so quickly. I have three races on my summer calendar, I Posted My Spring/Summer Race Calendar Here I feel ready to tackle the two 10ks, but am feeling a bit apprehensive about the half marathon!
My weekly training has been fairly consistent, but the longer-double digit runs were tough to fit in over the last few weeks. The last several weeks of May I focused on being a "track mom" as my daughter finished up her freshman year of high school and outdoor track. My Redhead ended up running on her 4 x400 meter relay team at the State meet! I am also "coaching" two middle school boys now, so some of my mileage is done with them during the week.
Consistent Weekly Running-averaging 27-29 miles or so a week
- Tuesdays have been an easy 6 miles, Wednesdays have been a tempo run of 7 miles, Thursdays have been an another easy 6 miles and Friday or Saturday has been my ten mile runs
- My ten milers were sometimes happening on a Friday night, if my Redhead had an all day track meet on Saturday
- Long Run-I was hoping to consistently be running 12 miles on my weekly long runs, but that didn't happen in early June.
- Hill Repeats- hoping to work back in some hill repeats for the end of June and into July, I found another good article on Hill Workouts Here
Nutrition Update-What I am Focusing On Lately:
About a year ago, I made the decision to no longer eat meat (any land animal), however, I do eat all fish and shellfish. I am a Maine Girl who loves her haddock and lobstah! I also order fresh, flash frozen premium wild caught fish from my absolute favorite company-sizzlefish
I do constantly worry though, that without the meat, if I am getting enough iron and protein. I eat a large variety of fresh, seasonal veggies, organic frozen veggies, tons of high protein beans and grains. Yet, still I wonder if I am getting the right balance of carbs and proteins, along with other essential nutrients. I am not a huge fan of protein powders, although lately, I have been using the Aloha Plant based Protein Powders and loving the clean taste.
Smoothie Bowls are my new summer go-to!
I feel like I eat fairly healthy, but still some questions linger. I want to know that I am properly fueling my body for optimal training and overall health. As a 41 year old mom, runner and teacher, I am constantly on-the-go. I want to know that I am getting all the right nutrients I need to feel healthy and energized.
I don't consistently take supplements, mostly because I always feel like I am not choosing the right ones of what my body actually needs. There are so many supplements to choose from on the market!
The Blood Test! Yikes!
So, with so many questions about my health, getting the right fuel and nutrients-I was excited to learn about InsideTracker the company which offers a blood screening test for – "Accurate blood biomarker analysis plus personalized interventions for nutrition, exercise, lifestyle and supplements to optimize health and fitness" Read about the creators of InsideTracker here at InsideTracker
I read a very thorough blog post by Michele at NYCRunningMama here and was very interested in having my own blood work done with InsideTracker. When the opportunity arose through Jonathan Levitt with InsideTracker to have some blood work analyzed, I jumped at the chance! I received a discount code. I chose the Ultimate Blood Test plus Inner Age which tests 30 total biomarkers all together in these categories:
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- Inflammation
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- Minerals
I am very interested in finding out more about my results in regards to energy, endurance, bone and muscle health, inflammation, oxygen and performance!
Check out the InsideTracker website for a variety of plans and pricing options!
Having blood drawn isn't usually my thing- I get all nervous and clammy, but I am excited to get more in-depth information about my health and make smart, informed decisions based on the results. I will definitely consult my doctor once I get the results. These results will help guide my training and nutrition choices.
I will be getting my blood drawn at Quest Diagnostic laboratory today! I will be sure to share my results when I receive them in a few days! I feel it's important to be proactive about your health!
Have you ever had in-depth blood work done? How often do you get blood work? Do you find the information to be useful?


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|Oct 30, 1995
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|David Plakosh, Michael A. Wiegand, Norman E. Wright
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|Xerox Corporation
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|Patent Citations (22), Referenced by (24), Classifications (8), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
Cross-reference is made to the following patent application, being filed concurrently herewith and assigned to the assignee of the present application: U.S. Pat. No. 5,715,379, for "Architecture for a Digital Printer with Multiple Independent Decomposers."
The present invention relates generally to controlling a high-volume print server, and more particularly to a system for controlling the apportionment of CPU cycles among different server functions, for optimizing overall performance.
Personal computers have become commonplace on the desks of most office workers. Typically, much of the work product of such computers is intended to be transformed into hardcopy via a printer using digital imaging technology. A typical printer configuration for this purpose comprises a dedicated printer coupled to the personal computer ("PC"). However, printers used for this purpose are typically small laser or ink-jet printers which have limited functions and features such as a limited tray capacity which restricts the number and types of copy sheets that can be used to make prints on, or which do not have a finishing capability, etc. More importantly small laser printers also typically handle only one page description language.
On the other hand, larger high speed laser printers normally have a great deal of finishing and copy sheet capability which would allow the PC user to have, for example, custom printing and finishing of his work product, an option which for many PC users would be desirable. In practice, the PCs can be used advantageously with a network printing system of the type combining a number of client inputs, such as the PCs, or the like, and one or more printer outputs. In one example of such network printing systems, a client at one of the inputs sends electronic documents that comprise a job over a local area network (LAN) to one of the printers selected for printing the job. In particular, LANs provide a means by which users running dedicated processors are able to share resources such as printers, file servers and scanners. Integration of shared resources has been a problem addressed by LAN managers. LAN managers have made different network protocols such as Ethernet and Token Ring transparent to devices running different network protocols. LANs also have a variety of print drivers emitting different page description languages (PDLs), which are directed to specific printer devices.
With any PDL or image format, there will inevitably be a step of "decomposition" of the PDL or image format data into a form usable by an output device, such as a laser printer. Printing hardware requires a stream of binary data to be input into it. Thus, the instructions within the image format, such as to "print a white line," will eventually have to be translated into the actual binary code so that, for example, this code can be applied to the modulation of a laser source in a raster output scanner, or applied sequentially to individual ejectors in an ink-jet printer.
In the prior art, U.S. Pat. No. 5,075,874 discloses a printer having a plurality of physical ports which accept hardware cables. Each port is dedicated to a particular PDL emulation, although it is possible to temporarily reconfigure a particular port to accept a different PDL.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,142,667 discloses a control system for a digital copier-printer which schedules the printing of specific images in large jobs. The control system determines whether certain images being scanned into the copier should be retained in disk storage until requested by the printing hardware. The overall system is designed to minimize the number of pitch skips in the printer, which are caused when a desired image is not available at a particular moment.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,170,340 discloses an electronic reprographic system having a plurality of hardware and software system components, which a control system construes as various virtual machines. There is included in the system a scheduler for managing resources and setting priorities for various virtual machines defined by the system to process job requests in an efficient manner. The scheduler causes memory from a first virtual machine in the system to be distributed to a second virtual machine in the system when the second virtual machine requests more memory than is normally allocated to it.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,226,112 discloses a system by which original data in different PDL's can be processed by the same processor. When the processor is requested to decompose data of a particular PDL, the processor retrieves suitable translation instructions for the particular PDL, in order to interpret the data. When a second set of image data, of a different PDL than the first image data, is submitted to the processor, the processor retrieves another interpretation code for interpreting the second set of data.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,228,118 discloses a printing system having at least one interpreter and a data processor connected to the printing device. The data processor sends to the printer an inquiry signal asking the printer to send back to the data processor interpreter identification data representative of the interpreter or interpreters. The data processor selects a printer driver compatible with the requested interpreter, on the basis of the interpreter identification data. The printer sends the interpreter identification data to the data processor in response to the inquiry signal.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,276,780 discloses a data filing system for filing documents in a data file memory. The data filing system includes means for registering each document size in the data file memory together with image data.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,293,466 discloses a printer which is capable of interpreting print jobs in various printer control languages. The printer samples a portion of each print job and analyzes the sampled portion of the print job statistically to identify the printer control language in which the print job is encoded.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,327,526 discloses a print job control system which processes print requests to set an order of priority for printing print jobs. A print job manager checks the print request and determines which print option is selected and manipulates the queue identifier associated with print jobs and enters them into a print queue table.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,371,837 discloses a virtual printer system in which a user on a network is allowed to select a printer default configuration from a plurality of preset default configurations to control a printer on the network. By this technique, print data for a plurality of printer configurations can be sent through a single printer network interface to a single printer.
The Xerox "DocuTech" � network printing system includes provision for combining multiple files together as a unique print job, even if the different files are of different PDL file types or TIFF image files. Separate files can be submitted to the network server, and then submitted by the network server to printer hardware as a single output document.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for processing image data for submission to printing hardware. A decomposition facility outputs decomposed data relating to images desired to be printed. A buffer retains decomposed data output by the decomposition facility. A CPU facility provides CPU cycles of operation to the decomposition facility. Control means apportion a predetermined number of CPU cycles over time to the decomposition facility, in response to a predetermined amount of data being in the buffer.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram giving a general overview of an on-demand network printing system incorporating the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a systems diagram showing the basic elements of a preferred embodiment of a decomposing and marking system according to the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram showing a possible arrangement of the essential hardware elements underlying the systems diagram of FIG. 2.
FIG. 1 is a diagram giving a general overview of an on-demand printing system incorporating the present invention. A client indicated as 100 will typically have a print job to be submitted to the printing system. This job is typically in the form of a file which is expressed in one of many different commercially-available formats. Typical of such formats are the page description languages or PDLs, such as PostScript or HP-PCL and their respective variants, as well as other formats such as TIFF or ASCII. It is also conceivable that a job to be printed could exist in compressed or uncompressed binary form, such as when the printing system is used as a copier and the data is fed directly from a digital scanner. As used in the present description, a "PDL" will refer to any set of image data submitted for printing, regardless of whether it is in the form of a commercially-available PDL such as PCL or PostScript, or in another format such as TIFF or ASCII. ("PostScript" is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.) Typically, for large-scale on-demand printing systems, the client 100 is one of several clients which each access a network bus 102 which enables the client 100 to contact the printing system as desired. Indeed, several printing systems may exist on a network, and an individual client having a job to be printed will select a printing system capable of handling his particular job.
A printing system on network bus 102 includes a print service 104 which receives the submitted job from client 100 through network 102. The "job" is in the form of at least two portions: the PDL itself, that is the data desired to be printed, which is typically in the form of a PDL or other format, and a "job description" on which the client 100 has specified certain instructions for printing the job. This job description could include, for example, a specification of how many copies are to be made, on what size and color of paper the prints are to be made, into what tray the prints are to be inserted, whether the prints are to be duplexed, collated, stapled, or otherwise finished, etc. The data comprising the job description can include instructions in a "job ticket" separable from the portion of the PDL which defines the image data, and also can include instructions which are embedded within a PDL file.
The print service 104, having received the PDL and the associated job description, directs the PDL to a spool 106 and at least some of the job description data to a system control 108. The PDL retained temporarily on spool 106 remains in the form in which it was submitted, such as in PostScript, HP-PCL, or in another form such as TIFF or ASCII. The PDL is retained in spool 106 until it is, in the case of data in a PDL, decomposed into a form usable by printing hardware. This decomposition, or other interpretation, is performed by what is here referred to as a "decomposition facility" 110, which may include several independently-operable decomposers, each dedicated to a different PDL, in a manner which will be described in detail below.
System control 108 interprets the desired specifications from the job description to control the decomposition facility 110 and also what is here defined as a "marker" 112. Marker 112 controls the printing hardware so that the image embodied in the PDL is caused to print out by the printer hardware 114 according to the instructions in the job ticket. System control 108 also controls the decomposition facility 110 to remove the PDL from spool 106, decompose the data according to the required decomposer in decomposition facility 110, and make the decomposed data available for use by the printing hardware 114. System control 108 is also the site in which certain other functions, such as scheduling a plurality of individual jobs, or determining what available printing hardware is capable of carrying out the desired requirements of a particular job, are carried out.
FIG. 2 shows some of the previously-mentioned elements of the printing system of the present invention, with the addition of a buffer manager indicated as 120 and a compression element indicated as 122. Under the convention of FIG. 2, streams of image data, regardless of the degree of compression thereof, are indicated by solid arrows, while data affecting the control of the PDL is shown by broken arrows.
In the detailed view of FIG. 2, the decomposition facility 110 is here shown as four separate and independent decomposers 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d. Each independent decomposer 110a-110d has the function of processing input data (from spool 106 as shown in FIG. 1) according to a specific PDL or other format. As shown in FIG. 2, decomposer 110a is a PostScript interpreter, 110b is a PCL interpreter, and 110c and 110d interpret TIFF and ASCII codes respectively. Different decomposers, specific to different formats to be interpreted, will be activated as needed by the data being removed from the spool 106. In order to determine which particular decomposer is required for a particular set of data, either different required decomposition facility can be specifically called into action by use of "guessing" algorithms associated with some controller of the decomposition facility 110. Such "guessers," such as detecting "%|" commands to identify PostScript files, are known in the art. It may also be desirable, in certain situations, to provide multiple decomposers of the same type, such as multiple PostScript interpreters, which may be used simultaneously in parallel, thereby increasing the total throughput speed of the system.
After a PDL file from spool 106 is decomposed or interpreted by one of the appropriate decomposers in decomposition facility 110, the output is digital data which can be used to operate, for example, a xerographic or ink-jet marking engine in printer hardware 114. These data streams are indicated as 124. In a network environment, and where individual jobs are of relatively large size and may require special handling such as for collating and stapling, the decomposed PDL often must be retained temporarily until marker 112 requests that the data be sent to the printer hardware 114. In the illustrated embodiment, this decomposed data is retained in a buffer in the form of discrete page images, each page image corresponding to an image to be printed on one page by printing hardware 114. (One skilled in the art will appreciate that a "page" in this context could refer to an image on one side of a duplex sheet, or one page image in a signature.) Buffer manager 120 is a software construction which accepts any of these data streams 124 and controls the storage of the binary data on either spool 116 or image pool 130. (As used in the claims herein, a "buffer" refers to any memory which temporarily retains decomposed PDL data from decomposition facility 110. Thus, in the illustrated embodiment, either spool 116 or common image pool 130 can be said to form at least part of a "buffer." Alternately, a particular specified portion of a larger memory or set of memories can be construed as a "buffer" for purposes of the claims.)
Common image pool 130, which has special functions which will be described in detail below, acts as an initial buffer functionally immediately downstream of the decomposers in decomposition facility 110. A completely uncompressed bit map image, at a typical resolution, of a page to be printed is typically about 4 MB in size; thus, data emerges at various times from the different decomposers 110a-d in 4 MB batches. In typical prior-art decomposers, each decomposer is provided with its own dedicated 20 MB buffer at its output end, to retain the uncompressed data until requested by some other part of the system. The common image pool 130 in effect is a replacement for the individual buffers associated with each decomposer: instead of each individual decomposer 110a-d in decomposition facility 110 retaining data by itself, all data is sent to the common image pool 130, which typically has a capacity of 40 MB. An advantage of using a common image pool, as opposed to separate buffers for each decomposer in decomposition facility 110, is that different decomposers of different types output data at different rates, and a common image pool 130 allows relatively faster decomposition facilities to be unconstrained by limits on buffer space. In effect, a common image pool such as 130 allows the amount of memory apportioned to each decomposer 110a-d to be proportional to the rate at which an individual decomposer outputs data. Further, a common image pool such as 130 causes no memory to be "wasted" because the memory is dedicated to a particular decomposer that is not in use at a particular time.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, buffer manager 120 takes page images from common image pool 130 and sends them on to printing hardware 114 when the page images are requested by marker 112. In low-demand situations, marker 112 typically requests page images at a rate comparable to the rate the images enter image pool 130. In high-demand situations, however, as would be found in network printing systems, page images (i.e. decomposed PDLs) may have to wait for a particular desired printing hardware 114 on the network to become available, and therefore are taken by buffer manager 120 from common image pool 130 for storage on spool 116.
The decomposed PDLs stored on spool 116 are preferably in the form of compressed binary data, as opposed to the bits which are used to directly operate hardware, or the original PDL language. In one practical embodiment of the present invention, a PDL on spool 116 is stored either in CCITT format, or else in a proprietary "Xerox Adaptive" format. In order to perform this compression, there is provided a compression element 122, typically in the form of a hardware card which includes means for compressing or decompressing data as desired in either the CCITT or Xerox Adaptive format. Compression element 122 could be in the form of software instructions as well. Generally, just before the data is placed on spool 116, buffer manager 120 activates the compression element 122 to compress the data; similarly, as the decomposed and compressed PDL is removed from spool 116 to operate printer hardware 114, the data can be decompressed also by compression element 122, as can be seen by the solid arrows in FIG. 2. It will further be noted that some types of printer hardware 114 include a decompression element as a part thereof, so that the data stream to printer hardware 114 in some cases need not be completely decompressed.
As is known in the art of high-volume on-demand printing equipment, printing hardware 114 may respond to many sets of instructions as to exactly how the finished job is desired. For example, a typical high-volume printer may include a number of trays in which to place the finished prints, and may include any number of means of "finishing" the prints, such as stapling or binding. Further, a job may require a combination of different types of available print stock, such as colored papers, tab stock, and cardboard covers. All of these finishing requirements, which are present on the original job description data (such as on a separate job ticket or embedded in the PDL) submitted to print service 104, are ultimately carried out by software instructions from marker 112 to control the individual motors, paper diverters, etc., in the printer hardware 114. The instructions from marker 112 are illustrated by the broken line arrow to printer hardware 114. The software inputs to marker 112 include a quantity of job description information which marker 112 receives from system control 108 in FIG. 1, and ultimately from the job description submitted by client 100 (which, as mentioned above, can include instructions on a job ticket, and/or instructions embedded in the original PDL). Among these job description instructions received by marker 112 are the output destination of what trays in which the finished prints are to be deposited; the finishing requirement, such as stapling, binding, etc.; and the number of copies required. Other job description data could include whether or not the job is intended to be duplexed (printed on two sides of each page), and what type or combination of types of paper stock is desired. It is fairly typical that printing a booklet, for example, will require white regular-weight stock for the inner pages, and heavier colored stock for the cover. Many of these job description instructions ultimately submitted to marker 112 will be manifest in specific instructions to hardware within the printer hardware 114, such as to paper of a particular type from one stack or another as the job is being printed.
In addition to the job description instructions input into marker 112, the marker 112 interacts with buffer manager 120 to coordinate the operation of the printer hardware 114 (most specifically, in the sense of drawing the proper paper stock for printing a particular page, and directing the printed page to the correct finisher, such as a stapler) with the stream of PDL from spool 116. The marker 112 must interact with buffer manager 120 so that the right PDL is used to print an image on the right sheet at a particular time. A key function of buffer manager 120 is, as its name implies, to keep track of what PDL is located where within spool 116, so that the correct data can be placed into and retrieved from spool 116 as necessary.
Common image pool 130, because it effectively stands at the "intersection" of the three largely independent processes of decomposition (by decomposition facility 110), compression (by compression element 122), and the functions of marker 114, can be used to regulate the relative activities of decomposition, compression, and printing. Because these three functions, performed at various places in the system, may operate at different effective rates under different circumstances, it is important, for the efficiency of the system as a whole, that these three functions can be regulated relative to each other for most efficient total output. The amount of data retained in common image pool 130 can thus be an important tool for regulating the entire system.
Before discussing how common image pool 130 can be used to regulate the system, the underlying hardware of one possible embodiment of the system of FIG. 2 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a simplified circuit diagram showing the general hardware manifestation of the different systems shown in FIG. 2 as they would be embodied, for example, on a SPARC workstation. A CPU indicated as 200 resides on an "M-bus" 202 where it can access a memory 204. Memory 204, in turn, resides on what is known as an "S-bus" 206. Also accessing S-bus 206 is the compression element 122, which has been described above, and a large memory which acts as spool 116, the function of which has also been described above. A printer interface element 123, in turn, is typically connected via a cable 210 to the,printing hardware 114.
Important elements of the functional system shown in FIG. 2, such as decomposition facility 110, buffer manager 120, and marker 112, are software constructs which run on CPU 200. (In a more practical embodiment of the system shown in FIG. 3, there may be several CPUs; in the claims herein, any CPU or combination of CPUs working together are defined as a "CPU facility.") Memory 204 is the site of, among other elements, the common image pool 130. It is clear that PDLs retained in common image pool 130 in memory 204 must pass through S-bus 206 in order to be converted to Xerox Adaptive language and sent to printing hardware 114, or else to be compressed into CCITT in the card containing compression element 122 and then sent, again through the S-bus 206, to spool 116. On the whole, it is evident that any procedure described above in reference to FIG. 2 will require that relatively large amounts of data travel on M-bus 202 and S-bus 206, and further that large amounts of PDL data will be successively moved onto and off of memory 204.
In a practical situation, the three independent functions of the network printing system, decomposition, compression, and operating the printing hardware, are each competing for the "resources" of the hardware. Among these resources are the proportion of CPU cycles apportioned respectively to operating the decomposition facilities 110, sending data to compression element 122, and operating the printing hardware. Further, there is a limitation on "bus bandwidth," that is, the amount of time the M-bus 202 and S-bus 206 apportion to the three functions. Finally there is competition among the three functions for "memory bandwidth," which is the speed in which certain identified bytes are moved on and off of memory 204.
It is a key function of the present invention to set up a system by which, in order to obtain maximum efficiency of the entire system, the three functions of decomposition, compression, and operating the hardware, are each apportioned an optimal number of CPU cycles, bus bandwidth, and memory bandwidth. According to the present invention, there is provided, preferably as part of buffer manager 120, a facility which monitors the amount of data being retained in common image pool 130 over time, and then makes decisions about operating, such as via CPU 200, the decomposition facilities 110, and the compression element 112.
According to a simple embodiment of the present invention, and referring back to FIG. 2, the facility within buffer manager 120 monitors the amount of data in common image pool 130. As mentioned above, common image pool 130 represents a common buffer for all uncompressed decomposed data as it emerges through streams 124 from one or another decomposer 110a-d. From common image pool 130, depending on momentary circumstances, the data is either sent directly to printing hardware 114, or is compressed through compression element 122 and stored on spool 116 for subsequent retrieval. In a low-demand situation, where the decomposed PDL can be sent on to printing hardware 114 at a rate comparable to which it is being decomposed in decomposition facility 110, the amount of data in common image pool 130 will remain very low. If common image pool 130 is 40 MB in capacity, in low-demand situations there will typically never be more than two page images, totaling 4-8 MB, in common image pool 130 at any time. Thus, the common image pool 130 will at this stage be operating at no more than 20% of capacity. In such as case, the data need not be compressed and stored, but rather is sent directly to marking hardware 114 as requested by marker 112.
If the behavior of the decomposition facility 110 is such that large amounts of data are being decomposed at once, common image pool 130 will start filling up. This may happen, for example, in a multi-task job, when multiple decomposers, such as 110a and 110b, are operating simultaneously. When there is a high rate of output from decomposition facility 110, not only does common image pool 130 start to fill up, but the whole system is affected. Conceivably, PDLs can be decomposed faster than printing hardware 114 can output pages. Thus, in this example, the facility in buffer manager 120 will take an indication that common image pool 130 is consistently running at 50% of capacity as a signal that the PDL data should start being compressed by compression element 122, and stored in spool 116. In the present example, incidental to the diversion of data to spool 116, the data must be compressed by compression element 122.
This activation of compression element 122, as directed by the facility in buffer manager 120, has a number of short-term beneficial effects. First, the rate of data being emptied from common image pool 130 will increase, because data is now being diverted to spool 116. Incidental to this, the activation of compression element 122 consumes cycles on the CPU, which are cycles which had previously been dedicated to operating decomposition facility 110. Thus, the activation of compression element 122 has the effect of apportioning fewer CPU cycles to decomposition, and thereby generally slows down the rate at which data is entering common image pool 130. Because of these factors, once compression element 122 is activated, the amount of data being retained in common image pool 130 goes down.
Further according to a simple embodiment of the present invention, when the amount of data being consistently retained in common image pool 130 goes down to 20%, the facility in buffer manager 120 can be programmed to de-activate compression element 122. This de-activation frees CPU cycles from a compression function and makes them available for decomposition functions, thus increasing the rate at which the decomposition facility 110 enters data into common image pool 130. In effect, this operation apportions more CPU cycles to decomposition, relative to compression. Similarly, this de-activation frees up both bus bandwidth and memory bandwidth. A more sophisticated implementation of this principle is to provide "soft landings" for the operation of the compression element. For example, the facility can be programmed to apportion a lower proportion of CPU cycles to the compression element 122 if the amount of data in common image pool 130 is consistently between 20% and 40% of capacity, without deactivating the compression element 122 completely.
If the rate of output between decomposition facility 110 and the acceptance of data from other parts of the system are such that, even with compression, image pool 130 continues to fill up, other techniques for regulating the entire system can be used. For example, if the common image pool exceeds 80% of capacity, or fills up entirely, the facility in buffer manager 120 can simply halt decomposition facility 110, such as by stopping apportioning any CPU cycles to it. This will at least give the common image pool 130 time to empty out.
Alternately, a more sophisticated system could provide "soft landings" when imbalances in the system cause the amount of data in common image pool 130 to reach predetermined threshold levels of less than 100%. For example, one technique would be to have the facility, when the common image pool is operating at 80% of capacity, slow down the decomposition facility 110 without stopping it completely, such as by apportioning fewer CPU cycles to decomposition facility 110. This lower-apportioning of the decomposition facility 110 can be provided by moving the decomposition facility 110 to a lower priority in the operating system of the CPU, particularly relative to giving instructions to compression element 122 or in sending instructions to printer hardware.
In some instances a problem different from that above described may afflict the system as a whole: instead of the decomposition facility 110 working very fast and overloading the common image pool, the decomposition facility 110 may, for various reasons, be operating very slow, to such an extent that printing hardware 114 is not receiving any data when it is requested by marker 112. In such a case, there will inevitably be little or no data in common image pool 130. Under such a situation, one solution is to instruct printing hardware 114 (assuming it is a xerographic printer) to skip image-size pitches on its rotatable photoreceptor belt (not shown), thus decreasing its demand for image data. This "skip pitch" command can be delivered by the facility in buffer manager 120 when there are periods in which the common image pool 130 is completely empty. The "soft landing" approach can also be used with the printer hardware 114. For example, if printer hardware 114 is a high-volume printer, with for example a five-pitch photoreceptor belt, the buffer manager, faced with a common image pool in the 10%-20% range, can slightly slow down the data intake of printer 114, such as by skipping one of every five pitches consistently.
One variation to the general concept of the present invention may be useful in systems, such as illustrated in FIG. 2, where decomposition facility 110 includes multiple independent decomposers. Depending on the relative loads and relative image complexities of PDL data sent to different decomposers, one particular decomposer such as 110a-d in decomposition facility 110 may fill up common image pool 130 much faster than other decomposers. It may be desirable to apportion CPU cycles to different decomposers in order to equalize the relative outputs (in page images over time, for example) of different decomposers. For example, if common image pool 130 is in a high-demand situation where it is consistently operating at over 75% of capacity, the buffer manager 120 could be programmed to be sensitive to which single decomposer, if any, has output page images at the highest rate, for example, in the previous five minutes. If it appears that other decomposers are competing with the fast decomposer, the buffer manager 120 can apportion CPU cycles to favor the slower decomposers at the expense of the faster one. Such a provision might be useful, for example, if one knows in advance that a particular decomposer is receiving "difficult" images to decompose, such as graphics or color images, which typically are more time-consuming to decompose than all-text documents or facsimile messages.
While the present invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to that embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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|Wood Patrick H.
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|International Business Machines Corporation
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|International Business Machines Corporation
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|Nec Corporation
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|Boris Aronshtam
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|Wood Patrick H
|Methods and Apparatus for Parallel Processing Page Description Language Data
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|NEC Corporation
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These 2 blocks are my latest offerings for Barbara Brackman's civil war quilt (see button on side bar).
- 7 Stars and Texas Tears.
I love the star block. The other one, I'm not as sure about. I can't wait to see the whole thing.
They both look great to me!
Hello- have popped in to say hello via Lucy's blog. You have some lovely creations :-)
I had trouble too with the Texas tears. ( not eneough space around for sewing blocks together), so maybe I do that one once again too. Still your blocks look great. love your colors!
I signed up for a block of the month Civil War quilt from Keepsake Quilting. Their website is www.keepsakequilting.com Don't know what the postage would be for you. First block arrives in mid Feb. Looking forward to it. Never done anything like this.


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Restoril® (temazepam) capsules, 7.5 mg, 15 mg, 22.5 mg, and 30 mg, are for oral administration. We used to give the 30 mg caps with a may repeat once in four hours for sleep in the hospital setting.
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The Rado Florence R48792103-115.3792.4.010 presents out a masculine grandeur with its magnificent design. This stylish women's watch comes with a thick steel bezel enclosing a silver dial. This silver dial, engraved with the logo of Rado, is set with 12 diamonds as the hour markers, denoting it with unparalleled looks. Silver toned hands with a white second's arm add a touch of simplicity to the dial's time reading. A miniature silver crown calibrates the dial movements of hours, minutes, and date adjustments. A silver toned mesh bracelet is attached to the silver carriage of this timepiece, which offers excellent grip and comfort to the wearer


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Carbon steel forgings are created through the metallurgical process of forging, in which carbon steel is given a particular shape by the application of a strong compressive force. The metal forging method creates the strongest and most reliable carbon steel products available by deforming the grain of the metal to take on the shape of the part. Carbon steel is a ferrous alloy whose main alloying element is carbon, but it can also contain limited amounts of copper, manganese and silicon. The carbon gives the steel greater hardness and strength, particularly when the steel is heat treated.
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Remembrance by Michelle Madow (Amazon | Goodreads)
Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace (Amazon | Goodreads)
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Remembrance sounds quite amazing. I'll definitely need to add this to my to-read list. :)
I hope you like all of your new books. Enjoy! :)
Remembrance looks so good! ive been dying to read it and i love love love the cover its hot.
I love the cover for Remembrance, it's so pretty! It sounds like a good read as well.
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Introduction: What is WebSeal?
WebSEAL is a high performance, multi-threaded Web server that applies fine-grained security policy to the Tivoli Access Manager protected Web object space. WebSEAL can provide single sign-on solutions and incorporate back-end Web application server resources into its security policy.
WebSEAL normally acts as a reverse Web proxy by receiving HTTP/HTTPS requests from a Web browser and delivering content from its own Web server or from junctioned back-end Web application servers. Requests passing through WebSEAL are evaluated by the Tivoli Access Manager authorization service to determine whether the user is authorized to access the requested resource.
In simple terms, WebSeal intercepts all HTTP(S) requests from a browser and insures that protected web pages validate a user's right to access them before allowing the user to proceed. Once authenticated to WebSeal, all back-end resources (WebSphere, Portal, others) are authenticated in an SSO fashion so that the user only has to log in once.
Implications of Using WebSeal for Portal:
WebSeal has three important characteristics that affect how you install and implement Portal.
1) WebSeal must decompress (gunzip) all content from the Portal servers in order to rewrite URLs. Since hyperlinks in the content may refer to the Portal (or other WebSeal protected resources) and since WebSeal refers to these resources with different URLs than a browser would use, WebSeal has to insure that content uses the correct URL.
In order to rewrite the URLs in the content, the content cannot be compressed. So, compressing content in either the Portal or the web server (e.g. IHS or Apache) is a waste because WebSeal must decompress the content for the URL rewrite.
2a) WebSeal inserts an authorization header on all HTTP(S) requests in route to IHS and Portal. However, IHS's reverse proxy cache (mod_cache, mod_disk_cache, mod_mem_cache) will NOT serve any content if an authorization header is present in the request. Note that WebSeal does not insert this header if using LTPA junctions.
2b) WebSeal's proxy caching will NOT cache and responses for which there was a URL parameter (a "?" parameter) in the request. Portal makes heavy use of this pattern in it's "contenthandler" requests. Therefore, WebSeal is not appropriate as a proxy cache for Portal even though Portal requires one.
Recommendations for Portal When Using WebSeal:
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Just a quick update - due to 'deaths' in the family my visit to Mohmadea was shorter than expected - I ended up coming back to Alex Thursday around noon. The silver lining in the cloud. I love my family - but their beds leave soooo much to be desired. I did not get a lot of sleep - I am a pampered westerner - they have a cotton mattress and pillow on the bed of honour that I am given - and even with all my padding I hurt - every time I move my hips, knees and neck groan in agony - so I was very 'grateful' to get home early.
Today I am busy doing laundry and cleaning my house in preparation to taking off again. My visit to Ain Sokhna will be shorter than I was planning on due to the prophet's birthday - a day that is celebrated here with a day off - which puzzles me as the 'religion' purportedly does not 'favour' celebrating birthdays - hmmmm - must admit it does confuse me - the mixture of culture and religion and trying to figure out which is which. I am soo looking forward to some sand and surf time - mmmmm. Taking some books to read on the beach - working on my tan - I know I know - I will be liberally covered with sunscreen - wearing a hat - keeping my face out of the sun. I will soon like these Arab girls who use products on their face to bleach their skin colour so they appear white - and then their hands and feet are nice and brown - only difference is that I will NOT be bleaching my face - no way no how.
I need to make a quick trip to my MIL to drop off the scissors that she gave Aymn to be sharpened - needless to say they are still as dull as dishwater. If I knew where to get them sharpened I would - but I do not have a clue - and according to Aymn Mom does know where to go and get them sharpened - guess there is a place not far from her apartment.
Anyhow - not much else to report. Life here is as usual - have not had too many I HATE EGYPT days - must admit having my driver's license makes me much happier when I am out and about driving - did not driving illegally - always anxious when I see police check points - and they are always out there. It is like Christmas in Canada - with all the Checkpoints - all the time here in Egypt. I have yet to travel to Cairo without encountering at least two checkpoints - and when we came back from Mohmadeah yesterday there was a checkpoint - no idea what they were checking because I got flagged through.
So TTFN - think of me basking on the beach and floating around in the beautiful blue water.
Back home for good - in shaa allah. Have decided that I need to try to make a go of it here instead of trying to divide my life - I did not do well living that way. So am settling in here and hope I can make a go of it.
Friday, March 14, 2008
4 comments:
- Cairogal said...
Wow....2 blogs from Maureen in the same week! I'm going to have to write this down! :P
I know what you mean about the beds...I used to hurt just getting into the bed.
Are you taking Arabic lessons, m?
- Friday, March 14, 2008 7:31:00 PM
- Lynn said...
Ooooo! I am SO envious! I can feel the sun on my face from way over there, as we speak. We have word of more snow flurries tonight. : (
- Friday, March 14, 2008 11:43:00 PM
Assalamu Alaikum,
What happened to Safa??? Is she okay?
- Sunday, March 16, 2008 5:33:00 AM
- Solace said...
Hope you had a nice trip:-)
- Friday, March 21, 2008 11:31:00 PM
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Wisconsin Association of Women Police
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The Wisconsin Association of Women Police (WAWP) is a professional organization created by women in the law enforcement profession. As a professional organization, this Association is governed by a set of by-laws and is managed by a Board of Directors, representative of all sections of the State of Wisconsin. The organization strives to enhance the professional image and recognition of women in law enforcement and related work.
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Blake's New Jerusalem
Blake's New Jerusalem
BY Blake, Tim
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New remastered edition with bonus tracks of the second Tim Blake solo album. The original CD version has been out of print forever. Esoteric has cleaned it up, added tracks and new liner notes. New Jerusalem is a little bit different from Crystal Machine in that it has a more song oriented approach with some vocals but its got the familiar Crystal Machine celestial synth sounds that Blake does so well. In many ways its actually a better album than Crystal Machine. Maybe a bit more prog and a bit less electronic - overall a great balance.
"Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered edition of the classic 1978 ambient masterpiece "Blake's New Jerusalem" by Tim Blake. Tim first came to prominence as a member of Gong, where his synthesiser experimentation and mastery was demonstrated on albums such as Flying Teapot", "Angel's Egg" and "You". He would also join Hawkwind from 1979 – 1980 and from November 2007.
After departing Gong in 1975 he teamed up with French lighting designer Patrice Warrener to form Crystal Machine, pioneering the use of lasers and synthesisers in a live setting.
Balke's debut solo album, "Crystal Machine", was originally released in 1977 on the French experimental label Egg.
Tim followed this with arguably his finest work, "Blake's New Jerusalem" in 1978. Unlike his previous work, the album featured songs and the lengthy title-track would dominate the album's second side. "New Jerusalem" also featured the guest appearance of Jean-Philippe Rykiel on mini-moog. Tim Blake would later perform both "Lighthouse" and "New Jerusalem" as a member of Hawkwind when he joined the band the following year.
Now regarded as a truly pioneering work, this edition of "Blake's New Jerusalem" has been newly remastered and includes three bonus tracks previously unreleased on CD; 'The Woodland Voice' ( B-side of the 'Generator Laser Beam' single) and 'From Outta Space' and 'Jupiter to Jerusalem' – home demos recorded at the time of the album and released on the cassette "Waterfalls from Space".
The booklet features a new essay and fully restores the original album artwork."


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The burned human remains found after a Woodbridge area dumpster fire Wednesday are of an adult female, Prince William County police said Thursday.
The cause of death is under investigation, but after conducting an autopsy, police said the victim is between 20 and 40 years old, 5'2" to 5'4" and between 120 and 140 pounds. Police said she has straight, dark hair and possibly a missing front left tooth.
Police were called to the Bayvue Apartments in the 1200 block of Bayside Avenue about 10 a.m. Wednesday when fire and rescue officials discovered human remains after they extinguished a dumpster fire.
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Weekly price: min: $ 720 - max: $ 1,810
This delightful little house is located in a splendid position on the hills that slope down from Scicli towards the sea br The house has been recently renovated and is ... Read More >>
Casa Malva - GUESTS 4 - Bedrooms: 2 (1 double room, 1 twin room) - Bathrooms: 2 - Size: 65 m2
Ground floor: living room + dining area + kitchenette with refrigerator and freezer, dishwasher, microwave/grill; 1 double bedroom and bathroom with shower; 1 twin bedroom and bathroom with shower; a small laundry room with washing machine. Outside, a spacious loggia furnished with table, chairs and barbecue.
This delightful little house is located in a splendid position on the hills that slope down from Scicli towards the sea.
The house has been recently renovated, and is pleasantly furnished and well equipped.
Outside, guests have a large green area at their disposal and exclusive use of the beautiful swimming pool (4 x10 m) overlooking the surrounding countryside which is dominated by Mediterranean shrub land and the typical carob trees, against the backdrop of the sea. On the spacious loggia furnished with table, chairs and barbecue, it is possible to organize pleasant open air suppers and enjoy unforgettable relaxing moments.
This property is ideal for anyone who loves nature and tranquility: imagine the peaceful days you will enjoy in the sunshine, by the side of your own exclusive swimming pool.
In the immediate vicinity is Scicli, an ancient and atmospheric small Baroque town which is featured on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The town is filled with history and is also famous as the main set of the popular TV drama series "Inspector Montalbano". Just as interesting are the Baroque towns of Modica, Ragusa Ibla and Noto, all of which can be easily reached by car in around 20/30 minutes. The property is just 2 km from the beach of Arizza and around 5/10 km from the beautiful beaches of Sampieri, Donnalucata and Playa Grande.
Comiso and Catania airports are respectively 40 and 120 km away.
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text: Kabul - Afghan authorities braced for a fourth day of violent protests over the burning of copies of the Qur'an by the US military.This came despite calls for calm from the president and an apology from US President Barack Obama."We are extra vigilant," interior ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi said."We've had two reports of demonstrations, small demonstrations. But it's OK now. Nothing to worry about," Sediqqi said. "The police are on alert, of course."Riot-control police had been deployed in Kabul, officials said.Many Afghan and foreign nationals have expressed fear of revenge after the weekly Friday prayers, especially if some radical clerics incite more violence.The Taliban on Thursday called on Muslim Afghans to "beat and kill" foreigners to avenge the incineration of copies of the Qur'an by US troops on Monday.Call for restraintRiots broke out across the country after the incident and at least 17 people have been killed, including two US soldiers who were shot by a man wearing the Afghan National Police uniform.An investigation delegation set up by Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the burning an "insulting and shameful act".The delegation also asked "all our Muslim citizens of Afghanistan to exercise self-restraint and extra vigilance in dealing with the issue"."Nato officials promised to meet the Afghan nation's demand of bringing to justice, through an open trial, those responsible for the incident," a statement by the presidential palace said late on Thursday.The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Friday a joint investigation with Afghan authorities was looking into the "events surrounding the mishandling of religious materials"."I call on everyone throughout the country - ISAF members and Afghans -to exercise patience and restraint as we continue to gather the facts," said John Allen, the commander of the Nato-led forces, in the statement.