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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Dec 2, 1986
|Filing date
|Sep 8, 1983
|Priority date
|Sep 8, 1983
|Fee status
|Publication number
|John R. Trost, Daniel K. Zenk
|Original Assignee
|Sperry Corporation
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|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (57), Classifications (6), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
A. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to priority circuits used in conjunction with memory access systems. More particularly, it relates to those memory systems having multiport access capabilities wherein priority logic circuits are used to determine the sequential order in which requests have been presented.
B. Prior Art
In the past, priority circuits have been used to determine the sequential order which requestors have been accepted without conflict. Thus, as each memory request was made, earlier priority circuits merely placed them in the sequential order in which they were received so that they gained memory access in the same sequence in which the requests were made. Further, these request signals were temporarily stored in a register from which they were individually serviced as a memory port became available. The priority request register then was first filled with requests for memory and thereafter emptied in sequence until the last request was handled. At that time, the register was refilled and the sequence was repeated. However, as memory speed was increased, it soon became apparent that a relatively substantial amount of time was wasted between the granting of the last request of the previous group and the first request in the next group refill. Thus, no memory requests were being handled as the register was being refilled with the next group of request signals. In the present instance, this time gap was unacceptable.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved priority request mechanism.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an improved priority request system which eliminates the time gap between the servicing of the last request in one group of memory requests and the servicing of the first request in the next memory request group.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved memory request system which allows a higher rate of throughput in a multiport memory system by a faster means of priority requestor presentation.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide an improved memory request system in which the normal priority circuits are conditioned to accept the next set of memory request at a faster rate.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an improved memory request system in which an accelerator circuit detects the fact that the priority logic is processing the last requestor instead of waiting for all of the requestors to be processed.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an improved memory request system in which a priority requestor accelerator circuit detects the fact that the previous group of requestors is one request from finishing and alerts the next group of memory requests to be transferred to the priority memory request register during the same clock time as the last request of the former memory request group is being satisfied.
A priority requestor accelerator system is disclosed which detects the fact that there is one remaining request in the memory priority system. The priority logic is cleared out before the requestor logic would normally be activated to receive the next group of memory requests. This allows the acceptance of a new set of requestors to be presented to the priority circuits at the normal switching time. Without this system a time delay was necessitated because presentation and clearing could not occur simultaneously. This priority requestor accelerator system detects the fact that the requestors from a previous requesting group are on their last cycle. The system then allows a preclearing of the lower rank as the priority sequence finishes the last cycle. The new requestors are loaded and the priority input circuits are snapped shut beginning a new set of cycles. Operatively, there is a smooth transition between groups of request signals. As one set concludes, the new set is initiated, with interim time between sets being equal to the interim time between requests.
FIG. 1 includes FIGS. 1A and 1B is a priority logic block diagram showing in generalized form, an overall memory request system with the additional priority request accelerator positioned as suggested by the present preferred embodiment.
FIG. 2 is also a logical block diagram illustrating the various levels of priority, as well as the single request sense level and the processor latch level.
FIG. 3 is a detailed logic diagram showing the overall OR gate with four input requests entering a group of four AND gates to produce a one or less output signal.
FIG. 4 includes FIGS. 4a and 4b positioned as shown, and is a detailed logic diagram of the overall priority system with the four instruction processors (IP) requesting access via the priority requestor circuit with the priority requestor accelerator interconnected in the preferred manner.
FIG. 5, which includes FIGS. 5a and 5b, is a timing diagram showing when the requests are honored with and without the priority requestor accelerator.
FIG. 6 illustrates a truth table of the priority encoder shown in FIG. 4a.
In a consideration of the detail logic, cirucit conventions will be followed. A logical "1" will be the equivalent of a High signal, and a logical "0" will be the equivalent of a Low signal. The basic logic symbols are conventional, and represent circuits that will accomplish the logical functions represented. Certain of the logical functions will be depicted in block logic diagram symbols that will define higher ordered or combinations of logic functions. The basic logical operations comprising AND, OR or Inversion, and the like will be first described.
In the logic block diagram symbology, an open half-arrow head represents that the logic block is responsive to a Low signal. Similarly, a filled half-arrow head represents that the logic block is responsive to High signals. The same convention applies at the output, where the open half-arrow head indicates a Low output signal will result when prescribed input conditions are satisfied. Similarly, the closed or filled half-arrow head at the output is indicative that a High output signal will result when the input conditions are satisfied. In the logic block diagram symbology, which will be described for specific combinations below, it must be recognized that several functions may be accomplished with the logic block. The logic block symbol can represent circuitry that provides both the resultant output and its complement in the same manner as that described above. Accordingly, a block diagram symbol designated AND, having open half-arrow head inputs is a Low AND, the equivalent of a High OR. An AND having closed half-arrow head inputs is a High AND.
The symbols designated OR represent circuits that perform the logical OR function. The closed half-arrow head inputs to an OR symbol indicates that the symbol performs the OR function on High signals, resulting in a High output signal when any or all of the input signals are High. The open half-arrow head at the output portion of the symbol indicates the inverse of the condition that satisfies the logical function. For example, if the High OR circuit receives a High input signal, the open half-arrow output will provide Low signal. When the OR symbol has open half-arrow input lines, the logical function is that of providing the OR function of Low signals, the equivalent of High AND, and operations that are similar to that just described.
The logical operation of Latch circuits, such as D Latches, is such that an input signal applied on the D input terminal, when appropriately enabled by a clock signal or other enabling signal, will cause the Latch circuit to be switched to the state indicated by the input signal. Characteristically, the Latch circuit provides both true and complement output signals indicative of the state of the input signal. Latch circuits are welll known and are available commercially and a detailed description of the electrical operation of the Latch circuit is not necessary. It should be noted, however, that a latch cirucit may also be referred to herein as a flip-flop circuit, even though there is a slight operational difference. Strictly speaking, a flip flop operates on clock signal edges, whereas a latch circuit operates on the entire clock pulse. In any event, the terms, as used herein, are considered interchangeable.
With particular reference to FIG. 1, there is shown a priority logic block diagram incorporating the present invention. Starting at the lower portion of FIG. 1, a group of four memory requests, one from each of a plurality of four instruction processors IP0, IP1, IP2 and IP3 are asynchronously received and temporarily stored in register 110. The presence of these signals (less than all four may be received during any memory request cycle) in the request register 110, is immediately transmitted to the four latches 124, 126, 128 and 130 and to OR gate 112. These four latch circuits are illustrated as PORT .0.FF; PORT 1FF, PORT 2FF and PORT 3FF. Each of these circuits has an input D terminal; an enable signal input line E and a clear input signal line C. As previously noted, an input signal applied on the D input terminal, when appropriately enabled by an enabling signal on the E input terminal will cause the latch circuit to be switched to the state indicated by the D input signal. This state is denoted by an output signal from each of the latches 124, 126, 128 and 130 which is sent to the priority encoder 132 and the priority request accelator 100, which is the subject of this invention and will now be described.
For the purpose of this description of FIG. 1, suffice it to say that accelerator 100 will provide an output signal on line 144 to AND gate 122. The priority encoder 132 provides the encoded output signals which are sent to and stored by priority register 134. As the timing cycle continues through the eight phases (φ1 through φ8) of the clock, the priority register at φ3 of the clock will sequentially provide output signals which are returned to a group of AND gates 114, 116, 118 and 120. Each of these AND gates also receive two other input signals 136 and 138. Resume signal 136, which indicates that one storage cycle is completed, is present during the last clock cycle of the request cycle. Further, signal 138 is present at phase seven (φ7) of the clock. When these two signals and one of the output signals from the priority register 134 are simultaneously present at any of the AND gates 114, 116, 118 and 120 the individual AND gate will clear its corresponding latch. This sequence will continue until all of the requests have been honored. In the past, there has existed a time delay which occurred between the honoring of the last request and the start of a new set of cycle of requests. In the present instance, however, there exists an additional accelerator mechanism 100.
This priority network of FIG. 1 operates generally in the following manner. The presense of any request signal is presented to the AND gate 122 via the OR gate 112. In addition, the last cycle of the request cycle signal 136 is also applied to AND gate 122. When one or less requests remain to be honored in the priority register 134, a signal indicating this condition is applied to the AND gate 122. Finally, when the next φ1 of the eight phase clock is present on line 140 the AND gate 122 provides an output enabling signal on line 142 to each of the four PORT latches causing them to be switched and therefore ready to receive a new set of requests. This readiness to accept a new set of requests is therefore occurring when one request of the last batch still remains in the Priority Register 134. This overlapping of operation allows the first request of the new request batch to be honored on the φ1 clock signal of the following clock sequence.
Referring next to FIG. 2, there is shown in greater detail the elements of the priority request accelerator. The PORT latch level circuit 210 receives the four requests IP.0.-IP3 under control of the PORT control 208. It latches and holds this combination of requests. The first priority level circuit 214 announces to the priority second level 216 which PORT is currently being honored. The output signal 222, along with the last clock cycle of the request cycle (identified herein as the resume signal) AND φ7 clears the Priority Level 1 Register latch level 214 via signal 224. The load priority signal 202 emanates from AND gate 204 when the four signals illustrated are present.
The one request sense level circuit 218 announces via an active high signal 226 to the accelator level circuit 220 when the last held IP request is curently honored. Only during the last clock cycle of the last held request cycle will the accelerator disable its active high signal (i.e., it goes low on φ4 of the eight phase clock). A new combination of IP requests will be latched and held in the Priority Level 1 register circuit 214 on the φ1 clock pulse on the following cycle. The clear Priority Level One signal 224 allows respective clearing of the requests being honored in the Priority level One Register 214.
FIG. 3 illustrates a detailed logic diagram of the priority accelerator circuit. The priority selection is performed by a plurality of AND gates 328, 330, 332, and 334 in conjunction with an OR gate 310. Thus, to obtain the necessary one or less request signal it is required to perform the following logical sequence. First, the reciprocals (i.e. H) of the priority 1 signal 314, the priority 2 signal 316 and the priority 3 signal 318 are combined in AND gate 328. Next, the priority φ signal 320, the priority 2 signal 316, and the priority 3 signal 318 are combined in AND gate 330. Then, the priority φ signal 320, the priority 1 signal 314 and the priority 3 signal 318 are combined in AND gate 332. Finally, the priority φ signal 320, the priority 1 signal 314, and the priority 2 signal 316 are combined in AND gate 334. The outputs of these four AND gates 328, 330, 332 and 334 are thereafter joined together in OR gate 310 to produce the one or less output signal 326. This denotes that one AND condition has been satisfied which indicates that three of the four priority latches are in a cleared state. The presence of the one or less signal 326 causes the flip flop 312 to be enabled via input D to produce an output signal 324 which enables the next requestor load to be entered.
FIG. 4 includes FIGS. 4a and 4b positioned as illustrated. A group of four latching circuits 410, 412, 414 and 416 receive the next group of requests from the request register latches. These signals arrive as a group of memory requests and once they are received, the latching circuits are disabled (D) and are no longer capable of receiving requests until the next group of requests are received via an enabling and clearing operation. In prior systems, this enabling and clearing did not become operative until the last request had been granted (honored). Thus, new requests were not received until all requests presently latched were honored. The granting of the requests presently in the latching circuits 410, 412, 414 and 416 are accomplished in a prioritized manner. Thus, a priority order is placed on the request by the priority encoding circuit 418. It is not considered necessary to the description of this invention to explain in any detail, this priority encoder mechanism 418, since such circuits are well-known to those skilled in the art, and they are not required for an understanding of the present inventive concept.
Similarly, the decoding means 420 is simply a device to decode the encoding operation previously accomplished by the encoder 418. Suffice it to say that a two bit priority encoding system is transformed into four bits when the decoding of the signal is performed. As previously noted, such decoder devices are well-known to those skilled in the art and further, this decoding operation does not contribute in any way to an understanding of this inventive description. The use of these decoded signals, however, 0, 1, 2, and 3 from decoder 420 are respectively sent to a group of four AND gates 430, 432, 434, and 436. Each of these AND gates is a three input device which is operative upon the simultaneous presence of three input signals. Thus, any time all three signals, namely, a decoded signal from decoder 420; a φ7 clock signal (phase seven of an eight phase clock); and an L IP Resume signal (end of cycle at phase 1) are present at the inputs of the AND gates, a clear signal is sent from its output terminal. These four clear signals are returned to the clear input terminals of the latching circuits 410, 412, 414 and 416.
A Priority On (X) output from the priority encoder 418 is sent to another latch circuit 450. From this latch circuit 450, an output is sent to enable the decoder circuit 420 and also a signal (priority active) is sent to AND gate 428 of the accelerator (enclosed in dashed lines.) Note there that without this accelerator (that is, as previously constructed) this signal was sent via the dashed connection line 448 to the enabling terminals of the input latching circuits 410, 412, 414 and 416. In the present configuration, however, this dashed line is non-existent and the output terminal of AND gate 428, noted as the priority active signal, is returned to the enabling terminals of the four latching circuits 410, 412, 414 and 416.
The accelerator circuit commonly receives the same input signals as the priority encoder 418. Input signal φ is sent to AND gates 438, 440 and 442; input signal 1 is sent to AND gates 438, 440 and 446; input signal 2 is sent to AND gates 438, 442 and 446; and finally input signal 3 is sent to AND gate 440, 442 and 446. These four AND gates 438, 440, 442 and 446 and commonly coupled to the input of a common OR gate 422.
Next, OR gate 422 selects one of the inputs which indicates three of the four priority latches are cleared and transmits the signal to latch circuit 424. At phase four (φ4) of the eight phase clock, the latch circuit 424 provides a high output signal to the AND gate 426. This AND gate 426 is triggered when it simultaneously receives this high output signal, the resume (end of cycle @φ4) signal and the AND gate 426 provides an input signal to AND gate 428 where it provides the priority active Resume latch circuit clearing signal when the input signal priority active is also present at its input.
A priority encoder truth table is shown in FIG. 6. It shows the A, B, C, and D input signals to the encoder 418, and the high (H) and low (L) input signal combinations necessary to provide the necessary or required high (H) and low (L) output signal noted as Priority On.
What has been shown and described is a priority requestor accelerator that detects the fact that one remaining requestor is in the priority system. Thus, the priority logic is cleared out a period before the end of the normal requestor cycle. This early removal of these prior requests allows the acceptance of a new set of requestors to be presented to the priority circuits at the normal switching time. Without this feature an entire memory cycle would be lost since presentation of the new requests cannot occur concurrently with the clearing of the previous requests. By this early detection of termination and preclearing of the priority register, there is a smooth transition, without memory cycle loss, between request groups.
While the foregoing description describes a specific embodiment of this accelerator, it should be understood that it is within the scope of this invention to provide for other configurations of this early detection and clearing concept.
Further modifications of the invention falling within the scope of the appended claims, will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege are claimed is defined as follows.
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After three months of hard work, the Salvation Army Rookie Basketball 3-on-3 league finished up with intense championship games at the Salvation Army gym in West Duluth on May 8. This event was the culmination of the five-week league, narrowing 28 teams down to two championship teams in each level. The Central Ballers won the grades 3-4 division and the Denfeld Hunters won for grades 5-6.
Hayden Clore is a third-grader on the victorious team. "It's fun," he said. "I like to sweat."
Kris Mallett is the director of Rookie Basketball Association, a year-round program for boys and girls. She worked as a Salvation Army officer in the past, but has a degree in sports studies and management from Bemidji State.
"I'm also the Lakeview Christian Academy girls basketball coach," Mallett said. "It's a lot of fun to see the kids get excited to work hard at something they love and the heart and the hustle that they put into coming out on the court. That's what I love about it, to see the joy in their faces when their teammates are successful and seeing them grow as a team."
Travaugh Kinney, a basketball and baseball player at the College of St. Scholastica, has been refereeing the league all year. In total, he's reffed around 251 games this past year.
"I love kids," Kinney said. "The best part of my day is when I leave CSS and come here. I get to see smiles and great basketball."
The league provides kids with not only athletic opportunities, but character ones as well. The Salvation Army puts on summer clinics where kids are taught life skills along with basketball.
"We do character training where we talk about how sports translate to life," Mallett said. "We talk about teamwork and how you react in situations where you may not agree with the referee, and someday you're gonna have to not agree with a boss and how you're gonna handle that and what consequences are there."
According to Mallett, Rookie Basketball is a valuable asset to the community.
"It's a safe outlet for kids to learn, not only basketball but character qualities that will give them long-term benefits," she said. "Hopefully we're developing kids into young people who have a lifelong love of sport, not just basketball, but athletes who want to continue playing and give their best in whatever they're doing at any given time. We want them to be young people of character who are all in no matter what they're doing."
Rookie basketball has been taking place since 1987.
"When I was in high school, there was a summer when I came in and volunteered with the summer clinics," Mallett said.
This year consisted of the 5-on-5 league from October to March and the 3-on-3 league from March to May. The cycle will finish with six weeks of clinics in the summer. Registration is now open for summer clinics at DuluthSA.org.
"There's also a kindergarten through 12th grade 3-on-3 one-day tournament called Dunkin' in Duluth on Sept. 19," Mallett said. "They come up with their own teams and play at least two games. The UMD men's and women's basketball teams volunteer their time to referee all the games."

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0n 25th of October, 2016 in the town of Akhaltsikhe within the frame of the project "Animation and Strengthening of Parish Social Ministries in Catholic Communities in Georgia" was held the Second Joint Meeting/Training on the theme of "Volunteering". The participants were the leaders and Parish Priests from the Parishes of Latin, Armenian and Assyrian–Chaldean Rites of Ninotsminda, Akhalkalaki, Akhaltsikhe regions and Tbilisi.
During the meeting there were discussed what is Volunteering, who are Volunteers, how important it is to have volunteers in society and in the Parishes and also how can you motivate people to become volunteers. During the meeting there was discussed how and how much is Volunteering developed at different continents and countries. It was chosen to bring up North America, Africa and Asia examples.
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I just don't have many of them (not something i say often)
I have firmly planted myself in the faux leather skirt loving camp for 2 years now and i have worn it on numerous occasions (see the remix post here), to the point where i'm sure you're all bored to death of me banging on about it. So to put you out of your misery (winky face) i've decided to invest in maybe a couple more and expand my skirt collection this summer.
However the tan A line avec pockets (always a bonus..pockets, yay) holds a number of great potential outfit options.. decisions decisions.
So it appears i need both.. Bummer.
It could look great with tights and boots in winter or some sandals, a cream blouse and a denim jacket in summer. Me likey.
Alike with the tweed skirt, the colour keeps it fresh for spring but could easily be worn with tights. Multi-seasonal items always get my vote.
So yes, options are there.. There are A LOT of great skirts out there, its just finding the best one that works,ie can be used for multiple outfits and for all seasons.. i'm not asking a lot really am i ?!
Which is your favourite? Do you have a skirt that works really hard for you?


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A cosy townhouse in the old quarter of Cadaqués, a stone's throw from the church of Santa María. Situated on a quaint pedestrian street in the middle of the historic centre of the village and just 3 minutes by foot from the sea. The first floor consists of a large, bright lounge-diner with a well-equipped open-plan kitchen. There is a nice sunny balcony on one side of the first floor which overlooks the narrow, cobbled street below, while a large sliding window on the other side has views out to the mountains behind Cadaqués. The two bedrooms, both doubles, are located on the ground floor, along with a bathroom and a separate shower room. There is also an additional room which could serve as a third bedroom or as a reception room. This is a modern property, but with a very traditional 'Cadaquesenc' style, and a privileged location within one of the prettiest areas of the village.
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text: I purchased a phone app magazine from the grocery store this weekend. They had a review of the Incredible, and other than knocking it for the battery, they still gave it 5 out of 5 Stars. I was surprised considering the numerous articles in this issue for the Iphony 4 and Maxi pad. It shocased quite a few must have apps as well. Thought I would share.


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West Ham's Andy Carroll fumes as Leicester pounce
Leicester City 2-2 West Ham
Andy Carroll has risked a Football Association charge for questioning the integrity of a match official by accusing referee Jon Moss of attempting to 'even up' decisions by awarding Leicester City a stoppage time penalty in yesterday's 2-2 draw against West Ham.
West Yorkshire official Moss was escorted off the King Power Stadium pitch by security officers following a controversial performance that saw him award two debatable penalties and dismiss Leicester forward Jamie Vardy for diving, after the England striker had opened the scoring.
West Ham forward Carroll scored from the penalty spot after Moss judged that Wes Morgan had hauled Winston Reid to the ground on 83 minutes before Aaron Cresswell put the Hammers ahead, but Carroll was then on the wrong end of the referee's decision-making when he conceded a 94th-minute penalty following a tangle with Jeffrey Schlupp.
And with Leonardo Ulloa scoring from the spot to keep Leicester's title bid on track, Carroll hit out at Moss for allowing himself to be swayed by the events of the game.
"I think it was a poor decision," Carroll said. "I think he (Moss) is trying to even it up and I think a lot of people have said that.
"It's not acceptable - week-in, week-out we've had bad decisions and bad decisions cost us games.
"It is eight points now that we've dropped. It is not acceptable.
"Four decisions went against us. When we had our penalty, Wes Morgan said 'he doesn't know what he's doing, he's been bad all game'. It's happening every week and it's just unacceptable really.
"They need video evidence, 100 per cent. Whether they've got the camera, whatever - something needs to happen.
"We could have been third in the league now if we had those eight points. Third and now we're still fighting for fourth, fifth spot and we're slipping down by losing these points."
Carroll's comments were echoed by West Ham manager Slaven Bilic, who did little to hide his disappointment with Moss.
"We feel very frustrated," Bilic said. "Very disappointed because this game didn't deserve that. Now that (penalty decision) puts a shadow on one hell of a football game.
"I am not eagle-eyed or an ex-referee. I am a football coach, and I know it is hard for him (Moss) because you have 32,000 people screaming at every contact in the box.
"It's extremely hard for him and the game went crazy. It is easy to say now that refs shouldn't be influenced by fans, but it is real life.
"But of course it's not a penalty."
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, whose team moved eight points clear of second-placed Tottenham with the draw, will be without Vardy for next week's home game against Swansea due to suspension following his dismissal.
But despite claims that Vardy swore at Moss after being dismissed for diving, Ranieri refused to condemn the England striker.
"I am sad for Vardy because he cannot play in our next game, but I don't know this (if he swore)," Ranieri said. "He never dived. It goes very fast and at this speed, if you touch a little, well…
"The sending off totally changed our match, but I am proud because I asked for the players' heart and soul to the end and they showed that.
"I don't want to say or tell you my feelings. I have never spoken about referees in my life, they are part of the game and that is it."
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The Trump Administration Decides to Give Up on Human Health and the Environment, Proposes to Cancel Landmark Action on Climate
Washington, DC - Today Scott Pruitt announced a proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan. The Environmental Protection Agency will most likely propose a more polluter-friendly version in the future. Clean Water Action President and CEO Bob Wendelgass released the following statement in response:
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Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump know who butters their bread. This is a shortsighted proposal driven by special interests who want to extract as much profit as possible, with little concern for public health. Scott Pruitt has made sure that their voices were prioritized above all others. When he wasn't wasting taxpayer money on chartered jets and installing secret phone booths in his office, he was packing his days with back to back meetings with industry representatives. It's no wonder that EPA sounds less like an agency whose mission is to protect public health and the environment and more like a fossil fuel industry trade group under Pruitt's leadership.
This proposal makes clear that Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt believe government's duty is to serve special interests. Repealing the Clean Power Plan will create huge uncertainty for the states and private companies who are already crafting plans to meet the Plan's ambitious goals. It will undermine the clean energy industry, slowing job growth in one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy. It puts our water at risk because climate change is water change and this will set our efforts to fight climate change back by years. Most importantly, a repeal will jeopardize the health and well being of communities now and in the future."
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They really don't feel that it would go to my ovaries without having been picked up somewhere else in my neck or even lung first.
So, we shall see. Hopefully we both don't have to worry about anything more!
Dear Lori..Sorry you had a bad week ! I am sure having some side effects that were similar to chemo was not very pleasant. Hopefully that will pass soon ! Hope the taste buds will be back soon...So what now ? Any new plans now that the surgery is finished
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In Danai Gurira's The Convert, the main character Jekesai/Ester deals with the difficulty of the westernization of her culture on a very personal level. When she is saved from her marriage and allowed to attend school under Chilford's tutelage, Jekesai/Ester wholeheartedly turns to Christianity. However, her native traditions and duties go unfinished to the dismay of her family. Jekesai/Ester finds herself at a cross-section between her cultural traditions and the Western world that brought freedom and knowledge into her life.
The United States has always been a melting pot of different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. We asked some of our Goodman friends about their challenges assimilating into the dominant Western culture here in America and how that has affected their self-identity:
Lauren Escobar, Member of the Goodman Youth Arts Council
"My name is Lauren Escobar and I am Mexican-American. I always introduce as Mexican-American because both my parents are Mexican, but I was born in the United States. I would say that I have grown up in a traditional American home. Growing up in my house was different than my friend's because although I am Mexican, my family did not practice many of the Mexican traditions. We did, however, find it important to learn about our roots and embrace who we are. In my culture, a tradition that is important is having a "Quinceñera," which is a cotillion when a girl turns fifteen. Usually during the party the birthday girl will have a change of shoes, father-daughter dance, and gives her childhood doll way. The night of my quiñce I only had my father-daughter dance. I felt that this was the most important and as it was my quiñce was non-traditional Mexican. Each generation is different and I think the most important thing is to remember where a person comes from because that's what makes the person who they are. It is important to celebrate traditions, but it's equally as important to intertwine both cultures."
Monica Lopez, actress, Esmeralda in Camino Real
"You know, I don't ever remember a time when I was encouraged to assimilate more into Western/American culture because I have always considered myself as a Westerner. Maybe there has been an instance where someone has said something to this effect but it did not register. Certainly not in my childhood and I cannot think of a time in my adulthood when this has happened. However, being an American of Mexican descent, I can say that there is a fence, a tightrope, that I live on and it's as if both sides want me to choose which side to fall on. I guess I should say that most of White America is quick to dismiss my history (really, our shared history) and chalk me up as a second class citizen. That is the tendency. Although I am a fourth generation American, I know through which filter I am viewed. Because of this, I feel that if anything, I have encouraged myself to assimilate to either culture at different times.
I have chosen a career in which it is legal to not hire a candidate based on race. I am an actor. In this career, I have found myself asking what I can do to appeal to the mass market i.e. White America. I've asked myself how does someone like me, with obvious ethnic features and a Latino last name, make myself palatable to the companies that I desire to work for. Will I ever be cast in a Chekov play? What about Shaw? Most likely not. No matter that English is my first language, my mother is white and in my mind I am capable of speaking these plays with great creditability. I have found myself stating (to whites) that I am mixed. Not as a way to discount my Mexican-ness but because I've thought that by stating my heritage, it would make them accept me more. By the same token, I've found that I react the same way when I'm with other Latinos. I make it a point to discuss how I grew up in a big Mexican family and find myself overcompensating for my lack of Spanish speaking skills. To other Latinos, I'm fair skinned, which is a whole other conversation. I've spent most of my adult years adapting to how I think other people want me to be around them. This is so tiring and begs the question: when does a minority ever get the luxury to just be himself without the stereotypes and ideas and prejudices attached to their race and culture?
My culture is a thing of beauty, vibrancy and joy. We are a proud, loving, generous people and I cannot bear to see how we are portrayed in the media and used for political purposes with the wrong agenda. I wish that this society, this culture could see my heritage through my filter. I wish that I could see myself through this filter all of the time. At what point do I not feel the need to project the thought: "I'm just like you."?"
Nazihah Adil, Institutional Giving Assistant, Goodman Theatre
"The world of cultural and religious traditions can be a tricky one to navigate, especially when the world in question is as diverse as mine. As an American Muslim of Indian and Pakistani descent, my religious and ethnic backgrounds have always formed a major part of my identity. Growing up, I remember being called out early from school when a Christmas or Halloween party was on the agenda, or turning down corn dogs at lunchtime because pork was forbidden under religious dietary restrictions. I also remember politely turning down drinks at college gatherings, and explaining my religious beliefs to classmates in the aftermath of 9/11. I remember my first days fasting from sunrise to sunset during the Islamic month of Ramadan and explaining to my teachers and classmates the importance of Eid ul-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the holy month, and proudly wearing my first traditional Indian sari while participating in a high school cultural show.
And so it was that I grew up extremely aware of my cultural and religious identity. There were times when I felt the universe conspiring to encourage me to assimilate more into Western culture. When it might have been easier to attend the school dance than explain why it transgressed the bounds of my religious and cultural traditions. But I am who I am now, a proud American Muslim woman of South Asian descent, because of the choices I made and the religious and cultural values and traditions which were instilled in me by my parents—the same teachings and traditions that continue to dictate my actions each day and the same values of justice, compassion and equality that permeate across all religious and cultural boundaries."
Vincent Pagan, Education and Community Engagement Intern, Goodman Theatre
I was born into a Puerto Rican family, and during our childhood, my family went to Puerto Rico every summer, and spent almost two months basking in the island's beaming sun, walking to the waterfall two miles away from my grandfather's backyard, and falling asleep in the maca (hammock) on the gated front porch of his house that guarded me from the rain beating against the walls and roof. Being in Puerto Rico those summers gave me a real appreciation of what part of my family's history and legacy existed there. My grandfather was a hard-working Vietnam veteran, and many of my mother's seven brothers and sisters worked as teachers in the community of Caguas. Seeing a place that held the culture that ran through my blood with such respect gave me a love for my heritage that I never thought I could lose.
When my sister and I were fourteen and twelve, our parents separated, and in a matter of weeks after their divorce finalized almost a year later, I went to live with my dad. He drove me into Humboldt Park, and stopped in front of a small, dilapidated looking house. I asked where we were, and he said the one word whose definition is, to this day, unclear to me: "Home." I walked into the house the woman who came to the door was something like I'd never seen before. She wore clothes that were far too tight for her (not to mention hideous); she donned gold rings on each one of her perfectly polished fake-nailed fingers; sported dark brown lipliner with medium brown lipstick; and reeked of Elizabeth Taylor's Red Door perfume. She shrieked and gave me a hug, introduced herself and took me up to my room.
Living on Campbell was fine for the first few months; I pretty much kept to myself. I began high school and made a diverse group of friends quickly. My best friend, Kim, was part of a bi-racial family who lived in Uptown, a good forty minute drive from our small house in Humboldt park. The first day my family met her, I sat in the car for half an hour listening to that woman bad mouth her, saying she was an "oreo," and that she and her family weren't "really Mexican." "Be careful hanging around them, Vinnie. You might turn out as white as she is." I was only fifteen, and all I could do was sit and listen.
The heckling got worse with time. For the three years after that, every clothing choice, every song that came on the CD player, every phone conversation made me more and more "white". I tried to ignore her, and for a long time, I succeeded. I spent less and less time at home, much to the dismay of my father, who rarely got to see me as it was. I lashed out a couple of times when it was harder to keep my cool, particularly when she would tell me that I wasn't being a real Puerto Rican. How can someone not be "enough" of something that ran through their veins, something that was a part of them? But if being like her and her dead beat son and brothers was what it meant to be Puerto Rican, I didn't want to be Puerto Rican anymore.
When I was a senior in High School, I came out of the closet. She found out somehow before I told my father, and told him behind my back, and for the first time, my father's conservative and traditionalist Puerto Rican roots won out against his love for his child; I was kicked out of my house for three months. I returned to the house on Campbell with enough time to spend every couple of days at my house and going to Kim's for the rest of the week, preparing to go with her to Ithaca College, which was as far away as I could get from Humboldt Park.
I spent four straight years in Ithaca, only returning to Chicago for the odd summer internship, graduation or birthday. I returned this year and stayed with Kim's parents, since my father still lived in the suburbs, now remarried. When it was time for me to move out of Kim's house, the most affordable neighborhood was Humboldt Park. I went to look at a few places, but almost every corner was riddled with bad memories of her. I hated her for making me so afraid of the place where I'd grown up, and for making me wish that I was something other that who I was, if only to escape her heckling.
Then one day I saw her. Just as hideous and terrifying as the first day I met her. She was at the grocery store shouting at one of her daughters about something or another. I looked at her and looked around. She was the only one. The only one like her. An extreme of an awful stereotype of the heritage that I had, for some odd reason, wished that I could lose in the cold hills of Ithaca. And that was when I realized something: being Puerto Rican wasn't about fitting into a stereotype; it wasn't about liking certain things and disliking certain things. It was about having pride in knowing that your ancestors and the ancestors of those around you are from the same place, and that they came here for the same reasons: to make a better life for you.
So I moved into Humboldt Park, unafraid and proud, and knowing that no one, her least of all, would ever make me ashamed of the boricua inside again.
Liz Rice, Education and Community Engagement Assistant, Goodman Theatre
"I have always been proud, albeit a little cynical, of my Chinese heritage. Growing up it was one of the first things I would announce when meeting people. My mother was born in Taiwan although my grandparents were born in the Shan-dong province of China and no, my family is not Communist. From the age of 4 to 18, I would attend Chinese school every Sunday to learn reading and writing. It wasn't just my mother who wished that my brother and I would learn her native tongue, but my white American father believed it was essential that we learn about our heritage. He encouraged us to learn Mandarin and sign up for our school's speech competition as much as my mom. He became a staple at our Chinese school as a Dean of Students. My father would always mention that life would have been more difficult for our family 20 years earlier.
Growing up, my dad would hear his mother converse in fluent Polish to the neighbors. However, Polish was never spoken in the home. My grandmother never sent her children to Polish school nor made a move to teach it to them herself. I believed that my family saw the benefit of preparing their children for a multicultural world and I have never felt negative effects from my Asian heritage. I don't think I will ever entirely assimilate into either Chinese or Western culture, but in my mind, I don't see that necessarily as a bad thing."


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Two story house in front of the beach, located just 4kms away from the downtown of Telchac. It has palapa areas, bar near the ocean where you can cook an amazing BBQ with your friends and family. The master bedroom has a palapa roof and on the third floor you can find a view point with a palapa and hammocks, a great place to relax and watch the sunset.
You will have access to our private pool with the pool bar and volleyball area for having a priceless time with your friends and family.
Recently my wife and I returned for our second visit to Villa Zazil, this time for five weeks. It's difficult to think that someone could have improved on something as beautiful as this home since our last stay one year ago, but this family did, and then some.
While I could never say enough about this amazing house, what makes it irresistible to us is the people that own it. Now three generations strong, they are a kind loving family and you cannot stay here without feeling the sense of caring they have for one another, their guests, and their friends. It truly places you in a frame of mind that mere words cannot describe. Suffice it to say that we have already reserved the same time frame for next year and will continue to return as long as they will have us!
This year we ventured out to a few more of the restaurants in Telchac Pureto and have yet to have a meal that we could criticise the service only outdone by the freshness if the food and the price leaves you thinking why cook!. We also visited a few cenotes and the ruins at Uxmal which I highly recommend over Chichen Itza, they are just as large, 1/4 the crowds, 1/2 the price, and you can still climb the stairs to the top of a pyramid.
To Xama and your family, thank you again for letting us stay in your home, see you next year!
Sincerely, Nat and Pat
We loved our stay at Villa Zazil! It is a lovely home right on the beach with a pool and beach volleyball net. The house is comfortable with all of the necessities for your stay. The master suite is especially nice with its palm frond roof. Xama was a pleasure to work with a was always quick with her communication if we were in need of anything. Telchac Puerto is a small town that is conveniently located for exploring nearby Cenotes, Mayan Ruins, and Laguna Rosada. If you are looking for a quiet place to stay with family or a group of friends where you can lounge at home or explore the Yucatan, I would definitely recommend staying here.
Cool house. Great outdoor spaces. Pool is awesome. Master suite is amazing. Xama was prompt with all of her responses.
Some might find Villa Zazil too quiet, for us was a perfect location.
Within an our of a city with everything you need, yet far enough that you are isolated. Incredible beaches that you can quite literally see for miles and at the same time not see another sole. The solitude and tranquility for us was exactly what we sought, and were richly rewarded. Everything save a couple of small appliances (a toaster and coffee maker) is exactly what is represented on the property description, and I must say that these were delivered within hours of our requesting them which lead me to believe they were w simple oversight.
Xama Junior, Xama Senior, Bullie, Cecil, and of course Saul were the most accommodation and friendly hosts we have ever had the good fortune of renting from. On a minute's notice someone was there to deal with any issue we had, and truthfully what we encountered as issues were few and minor, and as I said rectified immediately.
Two doors down directly on the beach is the Bella Mar restaurant, owned and operated by a wonderful couple, the food was outstanding, the service was as though you were in a friend's home.
There are ruins within 1/2 hour's drive, definitely worth taking in. We went in the middle of the day and for three hours we had the entire site to ourselves.
Overall I would have to say that this area as a whole is the most well kept secret in Mexico, and fear that if it receives too many reviews like this we will find ourselves in another Tulum, once a quiet romantic place to go and now the streets are now so packed it is difficult to walk them. I hope Telchac remains the way it is for years to come, a sleepy village!
We enjoyed the property so much in fact we are already planning to return next year, so that if that isn't the best recommendation I can give I don't know what is.
Xama, thank you for sharing your home with us, we look forward to seeing you and your family again next year.
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2016 is going to be Canon's year. No less than five DSLR cameras are expected and three of them are top of the line models. They might not sell in huge numbers like entry level cameras, but are very important for working professionals as well as company image; Canon cannot afford to make just an ordinary products. The expected cameras are 1DX mark II, 5D mark IV, 6D mark II, 80D, 1300D and probably a replacement for 100D.
Canon EOS 1DX mark II
Expected announcement: February; expected availability: April
Canon's next top of the line model will be aimed at photojournalists and sports photographers and for them speed is the key. Current 1DX shoots at 14fps in RAW and the new model will probably remain at the same frame rate or might go a bit more like 15fps. I seriously doubt it will be more then that; it is both not needed and too complicated to make mechanical shutter and mirror mechanism to withstand that kind of speed. Instead we can expect 4K still mode in which the camera will record 4K video at 30p and allow extracting still images later. This feature is already available on many Panasonic cameras but what they lack is RAW 4K still mode. My best guess Canon 1DX mark II will have it.
Sensor will remain at relatively low resolution (20-22 megapixels) and have insane low light capabilities. Recently announced Nikon D5 has native ISO of 102400 and extended ISO at mind boggling 3.2 million; we can expect similar specs from Canon.
Video recording will be in 4K resolution but frame rates and other details remain to be seen. We can expect built-in GPS and probably Wi-Fi, as well as touch LCD.
Price will be high: at around $6000 this camera will be bough only by working professionals who need to have absolutely top level performance for any scenario.
Above: A week I spent with 1DX three years ago was very sweet but very short.
Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Expected announcement: March; expected availability: April (?)
The camera that started video revolution for DSLR is probably the most anticipated and best kept secret of 2016. For a long period, 5D series cameras were and still are the tools of the trade for many professionals: you can see 5D's in hands of wedding photographers, photojournalists, sports and wildlife, landscape and fine art photographers… It is equally popular for video recording and this is why it will most surely feature 4k video recording. Besides that, I expect more advanced auto focus system, built in Wi-Fi and probably a touch LCD. Continuous shooting will increase to around 8fps.
The biggest question of all is the sensor. It will surely stay around 24 megapixels, but having in mind superb Sony sensors performance in Sony and Nikon cameras (dynamic range), the main question is how will Canon be able to compete.
Above: Canon EOS 5D mark III was all that people wanted from 5D mark II. These two cameras are still one of the most popular weapons of choice for many pro's.
Canon EOS 6D mark II
Expected announcement and availability: Photokina in September is my bet.
EOS 6D was always regarded as a bit of an underdog but this camera sold very well and has a solid base of happy users – me being one of them. Current Canon 6D is light (relatively speaking), has one of the best high ISO sensors on the market, quiet shutter, excellent video, superb -3EV central auto focus point and is very easy to operate. This camera is very popular amongst landscape users (especially for astrophotography work) and this is where Mark II will probably be perfected.
You can expect even better high ISO performance (native ISO bump to 102,400) and articulated touch LCD like EOS 70D (5D mark IV surely will not have flippy LCD so Canon 6Dmk2 should). Auto focus will also be updated (even back in 2012 a lot of eyebrows were raised regarding 11-point AF in current 6D). It will probably be a variation of EOS 70D's 19-point AF module. Don't expect faster continues shooting; for sports there are 7D mark II and 5D mark IV. The camera might even more shrink in size and weight.
Above: having fun with legacy lenses on my EOS 6D
Canon EOS 80D
Expected announcement and availability: No info yet.
Canon EOS 70D is two and a half years old now and an update is probably coming this year. Canon EOS 80D will have slight incremental updates of all features except the image sensor. Rumors say it will be in the 28-34 megapixels range. This seems to me as a logical move; otherwise it would be to similar compared with 7D mark II what would hurt the sales. There was also a patent for EF-S 15-50mm F/2.8-4 IS lens what might be the new kit lens for EOS 80D.
Above: Canon EOS 70D has excellent articulated touch LCD
Canon EOS 1300D (Rebel T7)
Expected announcement and availability: late spring probably.
The popular entry level Canon EOS 1200D is due to update this year. New EOS 1300D will be an evolution rather than evolution. Sensor will be 20 or 24 megapixels unit from EOS 70D or late EOS 750D/760D and you can expect features like Wi-Fi or higher resolution LCD but no more than that. Canon knows it will sell no matter what and putting too much features will hurt EOS 750D sales.
Canon EOS 150D (Rebel SL1)
There is some information floating around the web of EOS 100D being discontinued. Being three years old this is no surprise but there are absolutely no rumors about the successor. Even more, some speculate there will be no successor what I highly doubt.
Instead, I think Canon might have a surprise for us. EOS 100D was well accepted due to its tiny size (smallest DSLR ever). The new EOS 150D (Rebel SL2) should be as small or even smaller and the only way to do it is to go mirrorless! The camera should have electronic viewfinder (1,5 million dots would be enough) but it would still use EF-S lens mount. That means all EF and EF-S would work natively on this camera. Mirror assembly would be completely removed and camera would work in full-time live-view mode. Auto focus would use Dual-Pixel AF technology from EOS 70D. EOS 150D would be targeted mainly toward amateur users but I suspect a lot of advanced users would consider buying it as a backup/carry-around camera due to small size and EF/EF-S lens native compatibility.
Paired with EF-S 24mm STM pancake this would be a perfect carry anywhere camera. Pair it with EF-S 10-18mm and EF-S 18-135mm STM and you have a small and light landscape and travel kit.
Above: My first contact with EOS 100D: It is so tiny!
Mirrorless models (EF-M mount)
With EOS M series, Canon failed to produce a good mirrorless for three generations in a row (yes, in spite some positive feedback from some reviewers and end users I think EOS M is a flop so far). In some late interviews Canon officials claimed we will see proper mirrorless cameras this year. What will they feature and how they will look like remains a mystery. We'll just have to wait and see.


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A PREGNANT mum has been arrested after police discovered two injured tots chained up in her back garden and another six in the house.
Porucha Phillips, 34, was charged after worried neighbours called the police at around 11.45pm on Thursday night.
Officers received reports a child would not stop crying and turned up to find a two-year-old boy and three-year-old girl suffering from a fractured arm tied up in the back garden with a chain and dog lead.
The girl was tied to the back door and the boy was chained to the ground.
Phillips, from San Antonio, Texas, US, was charged with child abandonment and injury offences with more expected to follow.
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SD card hard drives
My laptop (Win7 HP 64) has a SD slot. I use a SSD Samsung drive and was curious if a 32 gB card could be used like an SSD. Did a search here saw little about the subject. So has anyone tried it?
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|26 Feb 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
It sounds plausible but where would one start. You would need a guinea pig PC/laptop. Give it a whorl and see what happens.
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|26 Feb 2012
Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
Why not, except for:
Speed of the SD card
Speed of the interface to the card reader
Win7 installer usualy won't permit installation of an OS to a removable drive
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|27 Feb 2012
Not planning on using it as the boot. That's what the Samsung is for, but at 120gB on it I have only 50gB left and would like to install games on the SD card and run them there.
Was wondering if that were possible or if anyone had done so already.
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|27 Feb 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
I would think loading games or doing anything on it would be kinda slow. Just looked at a couple pages one titled "SanDisk releases super-fast SDHC and CompactFlash", acticle dated February 22, 2011.
This card can achieve 45MB per second read/write speed
In the CompactFlash field, SanDisk has released the world's fastest card with up to 100MB per second read/write speeds in 128GB capacity.
The Extreme Pro SDHC cards come in capacities ranging from 8GB to 32GB and are priced from AU$66.55 to AU$254.95 depending on capacity. The Extreme Pro CompactFlash card is available for AU$1529 for 128GB.
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|27 Feb 2012
Oh well... Looks like my 32gB SD card will simply be a permanent storage drive for pix and stuff
Btw, my Samsung SSD is freaking amazing!
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