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Brewed my first batch using DME this weekend.. actually it was 9lbs of LME with 1lb of DME. Anyhow, when I added the LME as usual and there was no problems but when I tried mixing in the the DME it kind of clumped up and didn't really break down. Almost looked like there were a bunch of grains floating in my boiling wort. Did I do something wrong or did I need to mix it in a different way? How will this affect the outcome of my brew?
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I've droned on quite enough about which governors might be tapped as running mates. So, instead of saying any more, here are a few thoughtful comments from readers. Feel free to speak up for your favorite governor too.
Matt on Brian Schweitzer:
Of course, Schweitzer's biggest worry would be joining the national ticket and then seeing it lose. Obama can't seem to get more than a slight edge over his bumbling opponent's incompetent operation. He would go from a slam dunk reelection to unemployment. So I can see why he wouldn't be wild about the idea. But like a lot of veep contenders have said -- they don't want the job, but if asked, they would run. I suspect Schweitzer would see the wisdom of that.
Island Girl defends Sarah Palin:
Our governor can distinguish between Tlingits, Haidas, Tsimshians, Athabaskans, Aleuts, Yupiks and Inupiaqs. I suspect she would have no probem with Shiites and Sunnis.
Larry McD comments on Kathleen Sebelius:
Another point on the downside, Gov.Sebelius's appearance on national TV rebutting the State of the Union was a major snoozer that gave no indication she'd be capable taking on the Republican nominee...
cargocult discusses Joe Manchin:
not that i think Manchin belongs in the top tier of consideration, but he really could deliver WV (and help with the 'Mountain East' including Eastern OH). and its hard to envision a scenario where Obama winning WV and losing the national election.
and although Manchin is contrarian on a few issues...hes a team player and a populist and could be a decent weak VP in the (gulp) Quayle mold.
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He's only 22 years old.
The question is if the Pens organization believes if he has more upside and where is his development going. He has the skills to eventually be a Gonch replacement....the signs are there, but there are some details he has to work on (aka shot, faster passes on the PP).
A twist is that this year he has developed his D side quite a bit...pretty impressive that he's considered part of the shutdown duo on the Pens. He doesn't really look that big, but at 6' 200lbs, he isn't exactly small....and he could potentially put on 10-15 lbs.
I don't think Letang is stupid and thinks he can cash-out now....I see him staying with the Pens at this stage.
He's probably looking for a $3.5M - 4 year deal, and the Pens want to lock him at $3M over 4. I bet he'd take $3M at 2 years, and I'd be happy with that.
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Mariners hire Trent Jewett as bench coach
Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon named Trent Jewett as his bench coach. Jewett was a coach under McClendon when McClendon managed the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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New Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon began filling in his staff Monday by hiring Trent Jewett to be his bench coach.
Jewett, 49, spent the past three seasons coaching first and third base for the Washington Nationals. He served as a coach under McClendon when McClendon managed the Pittsburgh Pirates a decade ago.
"I'm looking forward to getting the chance to work with Trent again,'' McClendon said in a release. "We go back a ways as he was on my coaching staff in Pittsburgh and we have a very trusting relationship.''
Jewett spent 17 seasons as a minor-league manager, a dozen at the Class AAA level.
"Trent's extensive background as a minor-league manager, instructor, major-league coach and his 27 years of baseball experience make him a well-rounded fit for this position,'' general manager Jack Zduriencik said in the release.
Jewett replaces Robby Thompson, fired by the team three weeks ago. Thompson had spent three years serving under manager Eric Wedge, who informed the team at season's end he would not seek to work beyond his expiring contract.
The Mariners also learned on Monday that slugger Kendrys Morales had chosen not to accept the team's one-year qualifying offer of $14.1 million. None of the 13 free agents given qualifying offers by their teams accepted.
The Mariners are still free to sign Morales to a free-agent deal, and will get a compensatory draft pick if he leaves for another team.
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Tim Lincecum thrilled to be back with Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A long line of fans waiting to see Tim Lincecum weaved around the corner and down a hallway on the suite level of AT&T Park.
The popular pitcher had a pile of his baseball cards signed and at the ready to keep the morning moving smoothly at Giants FanFest under blue skies on a crisp, sunny Saturday.
The fact he is even back in the Bay Area is a big deal for The Freak, a longtime fan favorite who helped the franchise capture World Series titles in 2010 and again two years later.
For a few weeks last fall after the season ended without a playoff berth, Lincecum had doubts he would be back with the Giants and prepared himself for the unknowns of free agency. Then, he received a $35 million, two-year contract Oct. 25 to stay put with the only organization he knows.
"Early in the offseason, no," he said of whether he expected to be back. "But after I signed, yes. ... When we got to the point negotiations got finalized, it was just one of those things where I felt like I couldn't say no. It wasn't like I owed it to anybody, I owed it to myself. This team wants you, they want you bad and they're showing that, so reciprocate that in appreciation. I tried to. I've been ecstatic about coming back ever since. The familiarities are always going to be the biggest thing for me."
There's no drastic new look this season for the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner going into spring training — like that dramatic haircut a year ago — and he went without non-prescription glasses for at least part of this weekend before he heads home to Seattle on Sunday to root for the Seahawks in the Super Bowl from his couch.
"I actually sat on them earlier," Lincecum said while sporting a gray beanie over his dark hair, noting the specs bent and he needed to tweak them back to wearable form. "There's no look. It's just me today."
Lincecum has learned plenty about tweaking in recent years, from his approach between starts, to his diet and fitness regimen in the offseason and even how he prepares in the film room.
He had little choice.
Lincecum — the Cy Young winner in 2008 and '09, when he won 18 and 15 games, respectively — went 10-14 with a 4.37 ERA and 193 strikeouts over 32 starts last year, his third straight season with a losing record. But the strides he made down the stretch after a year spent reinventing himself showed the San Francisco brass plenty.
A four-time All-Star, Lincecum is 89-70 with a 3.46 ERA over seven major league seasons since the Giants drafted him 10th overall out of Washington in 2006 and quickly promoted him to the majors in May 2007.
The right-hander pitched the Game 5 World Series clincher at Texas in 2010, when the Giants captured their first championship since moving West in 1958. Then in 2012, Lincecum moved to the bullpen for the playoffs and emerged as a reliable reliever as San Francisco won another title.


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A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is used to detect the presence and identification of devices or equipment in a rack. Each device in the rack has an associated RFID tag that contains device information. The system which is implemented in the rack receives the information from the RFID tag on each device in the rack and provides the information to a central location, such as a central computer, where that information can be acted on, stored, processed, analyzed, and/or accessed by a system administrator or user, for example. The system that is implemented in the rack may continue to monitor the presence of the devices in the rack for security purposes.
1. A system for determining presence of a device, comprising:
a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed on the device; and
a rack for receiving the device, the rack comprising:
an antenna adapted to transmit interrogation signals to the RFID tag, and receive presence signals from the RFID tag; and
a pod unit comprising an RF interrogator and an RF controller, the pod unit adapted to receive and decode the presence signals from the antenna, and to determine the presence of the device based on the decoded presence signals.
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receiving a presence signal from at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag at a detector comprising an RF controller, the RFID tag disposed on the device;
decoding the presence signals at a pod unit associated with the rack; and
determining the presence of the device in the rack based on the decoded presence signals.
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This invention relates in general to the field of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. More particularly, this invention relates to the use of RFID tags to establish the presence and identification of devices in a rack.
Radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders or tags are well known and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. They can be as small as a pencil lead in diameter and one-half inch in length. They can be credit card shaped for combined use with barcode visual inspection applications. RFID tags can also be used for inventory and security purposes. For example, the anti-theft hard plastic tags attached to merchandise in stores are RFID tags.
RFID tags are categorized as either active or passive. Active RFID tags are powered by an internal battery and are typically read/write, i.e., tag data can be rewritten and/or modified, and typically last up to about four years. However, active tags are less desirable in many applications due to their cost, size, and longevity limitations.
Passive RFID tags operate without a separate external power source and obtain operating power from a reader. Passive tags are consequently much lighter than active tags, less expensive, and offer a virtually unlimited operational lifetime. Read-only tags are typically passive and generally are manufactured with a globally unique set of data (usually 32 to 128 bits) that cannot be modified.
RFID-based designs provide for noncontact, non-line-of-sight sensing. Tags can be employed by a vendor for different purposes during the entire life-cycle of the equipment, from manufacturing to distribution to sales to deployment to services and finally disposal. Tags can be employed by the customers for a wide range of purposes as well, including site capacity planning, asset management, and protection.
Determining the presence and identification of devices in a rack is desirable. Existing methods rely upon a user connecting a computer or other reading device to each of the devices in the rack individually, and requesting and retrieving the device information from each device individually. Thus, to retrieve the information from each of the devices in a rack is a large and burdensome undertaking. Furthermore, existing methods rely upon the device being powered and continually transmitting, using various communications protocols over a wired or wireless connection, an indicator of its presence at the prescribed physical location.
In view of the foregoing, there is a need for systems and methods that overcome the limitations and drawbacks of the prior art.
The present invention is directed to the use of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to determine the presence and identification of devices or equipment in a rack. Each device in the rack has an associated RFID tag that contains device information. The system which is implemented in the rack receives the information from the RFID tag on each device in the rack and provides the information to a central location, such as a central computer, where that information can be acted on, stored, processed, analyzed, and/or accessed by a system administrator or user, for example. The system that is implemented in the rack continues to monitor the presence of the devices in the rack for security purposes, for example.
Exemplary embodiments include systems and methods for determining the presence of a device, comprising an RFID tag disposed on the device, and a rack for receiving the device. The rack comprises an antenna adapted to transmit interrogation signals to the RFID tag, and receive presence signals from the RFID tag, and a �pod� (presence and occupancy discovery) unit comprising an RF interrogator and an RF controller. The pod unit is adapted to receive and decode the presence signals from the antenna, and to determine the presence of the device based on the decoded presence signals.
According to aspects of the invention, the rack is capable of receiving multiple devices, and the antenna is disposed along the height of the rack to transmit interrogation signals to each of the devices. Alternately, the antenna comprises multiple antennae, each of the antennae corresponding to an associated one of the devices to transmit interrogation signals individually to each of the devices.
According to further aspects of the invention, the pod unit monitors the presence of the device by directing interrogation signals to be transmitted via the antenna at predetermined times and confirming detection of received presence signals from the device. If a presence signal is not received from the device, the pod unit starts a timer, and if the timer elapses before another presence signal is received from the device, an indicator is activated, an absence entry is logged in storage, and/or a warning signal is provided to a central controller.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be made apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments that proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the drawings exemplary constructions of the invention; however, the invention is not limited to the specific methods and instrumentalities disclosed. In the drawings:
The present invention determines presence and identification of devices in a rack using radio frequency identification (RFID) wireless technology. Preferably, an RFID controller/reader is comprised within the rack and used in conjunction with a controller and/or a computer. A rack uses RFID to detect, classify, identify, and monitor the presence of servers and/or other rack-mountable devices (such as information technology, or IT, rack-mount devices) without requiring these devices to be powered on or an operator's manual intervention.
The data pertaining to each of the devices in a rack is determined based on information stored in an RFID tag provided on each tag, without turning on the device or connecting a computer to it. Thus, the device does not have to be powered on to be detected, identified, and/or monitored. Desirably, the device manufacturer provides the data into the RFID tag during the manufacture of the device.
When the devices are installed into the rack, the system retrieves information about the devices from the associated RFID tags, and provides the information to a central computer or system administrator. Alternatively, the system can access a database or other storage device to get additional detailed information about each device. The rack then continues to monitor the presence of the devices.
The RFID tag 10 is preferably disposed on the device or piece of equipment 5 that will be placed in the rack and subsequently detected, identified, and monitored. Such equipment includes IT rack-mount equipment. The RFID tag 10 is electronically programmed with unique information and affixed to the server or equipment to be installed in the rack. The RFID tag 10 is preferably a passive device that does not require a battery and contains integrated non-volatile memory that allows data to be written to and read from the tag. The tag can be programmed with the information either at installation or before installation (e.g., at a factory during manufacture). The information that can be programmed on the tag includes, for example, an identifier, and/or data about the device 5 to which the tag 10 is attached, such as serial number, manufacturer, and/or information about where to access or otherwise retrieve further data about the device, for example. It is contemplated that the tag 10 can be an active RFID tag instead of the passive RFID tag that is described herein with respect to the various embodiments.
In accordance with the present invention, the tag 10 is used to signal the presence of a device 5 in a rack to the RF controller 40 (via the RF interrogator 35 and the antenna 30), and ultimately the controller 60 or other location, such as a central server, if desired. The RF interrogator 35 generates an interrogatory signal and transmits this signal through the antenna 30 to the surrounding area. The antenna 30, as described in further detail below, may comprise a single antenna or multiple antennae and can be any type of appropriate antenna, such as an omnidirectional antenna. The antenna, e.g., a copper antenna, is desirably disposed within the exterior frame of the rack. The antenna emits radio signals to activate the tag and to the read/write data embedded within the tag. The antenna is the conduit between the tag and the transceiver (i.e., the pod unit), which controls the system's data acquisition and communication. The electromagnetic field produced by the antenna can be constantly present or pulsed at a given interval, such as every three seconds.
Preferably, the RF interrogator 35 interrogates the surrounding area (via the antenna 30) for an RFID tag or tags a predetermined (and preferably programmable) number of times per a predetermined (and preferably programmable) period. For example, the surrounding area could be interrogated approximately 1 time per three seconds. It is desirable that the antenna 30 and RF interrogator 35 can record a target RFID tag 10 at a range of about three feet, though the range can be changed according to suit a user's desires and the dimensions of the rack being used. Characteristics that can be modified to affect the range include the interrogatory signal power level of the RF interrogator 35, the presence signal power level of the RFID tag 10, the detection threshold of the RF interrogator 35, and the characteristics of the antenna 30.
A presence signal from the RFID tag 10 is received by the antenna 30 and provided to the RFID controller 40 via the RFID interrogator 35. A microprocessor (within the controller 40 or separate from the controller 40) including decoder features, for example, can then act on the received signal to generate an appropriate output signal. This output signal can be provided via wired or wireless technologies to a remote computer (comprising central controller 60, for example), as described in further detail below.
The presence and occupancy discovery unit 220, inside rack 100, is connected by either wired or wireless technologies to a computer, such as the PC 50, which comprises the central controller 60. It is contemplated that any device, and not only the PC 50, can be used to house the central controller 60. This host computer can be an integrated controller of the rack chassis, or a remote system elsewhere in the datacenter.
As shown, the PC 50 may also have access to the storage device 70. The storage device 70 may reside locally or remotely, and be accessible by a network connection, for example. The storage device 70 may contain supplemental device information that is requested after the devices in the rack 100 are identified. Each of the devices to be detected, identified, and monitored preferably has associated disposed or embedded RFID tags. For example, the server 105 has an RFID tag 210 and the networking switch 107 has an RFID tag 211, as shown in
Desirably, a pod unit 220 is incorporated or otherwise connected to a power supply 109. As noted above with respect to
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There desirably is no metallic interference between the antenna 230 and the RFID tag on each device. Because the antenna 230 is within the exterior frame of the rack 100, the rack 100 concentrates or otherwise focuses or limits the RF interrogator from sending signals to, and detecting, other external RFID tags (e.g., RFID tags residing on devices or equipment elsewhere in the vicinity, such as on other racks).
The pod unit 220 preferably is able to detect multiple RFID tags, either simultaneously or sequentially. This allows multiple devices in a rack to have their presence and identification established.
It is desirable to determine the presence and identification of a device in a rack, ad to provide that information to a real-time client. The real-time client may then act on the information. In this way, a user, such as a system administrator can easily identify and maintain records of the devices in a rack.
The antenna (e.g., element 30 in
The presence signal preferably comprises data that identifies the device. According to an example, the tag data is divided into three fields, each is 32-bit in length. The tag data could have identification fields such as �vendor ID�, �device ID�, �product-specific data�, and �serial number�. Other information can be included such as the physical characteristics of the server and its power consumption. This schema can be customized. It is contemplated that to ensure the uniqueness of the identification fields across the industry, the vendor ID's will be issued by a clearinghouse authority. It is contemplated that the device ID's will be issued by the product vendors according to a particular format or standard.
The RFID controller 40 receives the tag data (via the antenna 30 and the RFID interrogator 35 in
If it is determined that additional data is desired, then the central controller 60 implements the instructions for further retrieval, at step 140. For example, at step 140, pursuant to the instructions, the central controller 60, for example, accesses a database or other storage device 70, either locally or remote (e.g., via the internet), to retrieve the additional data. For example, the serial number of the device may be provided to the device manufacturer's website which would in turn provide the additional desired data.
More particularly, the PC 50 acts upon the information contained within the received RFID tag data, either directly (e.g., the information contains instructions) or by accessing a storage device and looking up predetermined rules or instructions associated with the received RFID tag data. Lookup tables or other data storage and retrieval techniques may be implemented to associate RFID tag data with system control instructions. The presence and identification is then provided, displayed, stored, and/or otherwise maintained, at step 150. Processing continues at step 100.
More particularly, with respect to
Desirably, each antenna 305, 310, 330, 340, has an active portion and a shielded portion. The shielded portion is that portion of the antenna that runs from the pod unit 320 to the device (represented in
According to an embodiment of the invention, a list of the devices in the rack that have been detected and identified is maintained in storage, such as storage that is local or remote to the pod unit and/or the central controller, for example. The system then monitors the presence of these devices, e.g., for security purposes or theft detection/prevention. If a device that had been previously detected in the rack is no longer detected, the system preferably logs the absence of the device, and may notify a central authority or other user.
It is then determined if the device that was earlier detected has responded to the latest interrogation signal with a presence signal via its RFID tag. This determination can be performed by receiving the presence signal, if any, from the RFID tag at step 530, and based on the information in the presence signal, determining the device to which the responding RFID tag is attached, at step 540. The latest device information is then compared to the previously stored device information, at step 550, to determine if the detected device is the same as previously identified. In such a case, it is determined that the originally detected device is still present, at step 560. Monitoring may then continue at step 520.
If, however, there is no response from the RFID tag associated with the earlier detected device, at step 570, it is determined that the device is no longer in the rack (or a different device is in the rack), and this absence may be noted in a log, for example, and a warning or other indicator may be activated, at step 580.
Additionally and optionally, if there is no response from the RFID tag associated with the earlier detected device at step 570, a timer is started. If a predetermined time elapses without the device's presence being detected again (repeating steps 520 to 570, and checking the timer at step 573), it is then determined that the device is no longer in the rack, and logging and/or warning about the absence may be implemented at step 580. If the predetermined time does not elapse before the device's presence is detected again, then the timer is reset, and monitoring may proceed at step 520.
The policies or rules that implement the monitoring of the devices could be stored at the desktop, for example, and may be determined by a user and/or by a central authority or administrator. The policies or rules desirably include such items as how often to send an interrogation signal to monitor the continued presence of a device, and how much time should elapse since the last detection of a presence signal from the device before determining that the device is missing and logging the absences and/or warning of the absence.
It is contemplated that collisions can occur, for example, when multiple RFID tags occupy the same RF channel. Accordingly, collision detection is preferably used to avoid or otherwise overcome the collisions between the data packets or signals of the variously transmitting RFID tags. For example, where collisions occur, repeat transmissions are desirably used until all the data packets are properly received.
Although the above embodiments have been described with respect to the RFID reader (detector system) residing in a rack, the RFID reader can be disposed separately from the rack, either in a standalone device or integrated into another piece of equipment that is connected to the rack, either through wired or wireless technologies.
Exemplary Computing Environment
The invention is operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the invention include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.
The invention may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network or other data transmission medium. In a distributed computing environment, program modules and other data may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.
With reference to
Computer 810 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by computer 810 and includes both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can accessed by computer 810. Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term �modulated data signal� means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above should also be included within the scope of computer readable media.
The system memory 830 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or non-volatile memory such as ROM 831 and RAM 832. A basic input/output system 833 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within computer 810, such as during start-up, is typically stored in ROM 831. RAM 832 typically contains data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to and/or presently being operated on by processing unit 820. By way of example, and not limitation,
The computer 810 may also include other removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media. By way of example only,
The drives and their associated computer storage media provide storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for the computer 810. In
The computer 810 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 880. The remote computer 880 may be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 810, although only a memory storage device 881 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 810 is connected to the LAN 871 through a network interface or adapter 870. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 810 typically includes a modem 872 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 873, such as the internet. The modem 872, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 821 via the user input interface 860, or other appropriate mechanism. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 810, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,
As mentioned above, while exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in connection with various computing devices, the underlying concepts may be applied to any computing device or system.
The various techniques described herein may be implemented in connection with hardware or software or, where appropriate, with a combination of both. Thus, the methods and apparatus of the present invention, or certain aspects or portions thereof, may take the form of program code (i.e., instructions) embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, CD-ROMs, hard drives, or any other machine-readable storage medium, wherein, when the program code is loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention. In the case of program code execution on programmable computers, the computing device will generally include a processor, a storage medium readable by the processor (including volatile and non-volatile memory and/or storage elements), at least one input device, and at least one output device. The program(s) can be implemented in assembly or machine language, if desired. In any case, the language may be a compiled or interpreted language, and combined with hardware implementations.
The methods and apparatus of the present invention may also be practiced via communications embodied in the form of program code that is transmitted over some transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, or via any other form of transmission, wherein, when the program code is received and loaded into and executed by a machine, such as an EPROM, a gate array, a programmable logic device (PLD), a client computer, or the like, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention. When implemented on a general-purpose processor, the program code combines with the processor to provide a unique apparatus that operates to invoke the functionality of the present invention. Additionally, any storage techniques used in connection with the present invention may invariably be a combination of hardware and software.
While the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments of the various figures, it is to be understood that other similar embodiments may be used or modifications and additions may be made to the described embodiments for performing the same function of the present invention without deviating therefrom. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to any single embodiment, but rather should be construed in breadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims.
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Occupy Wall Street Activist Cecily McMillan Released, Brings Messages from Women Held at Rikers JailThe Occupy Wall Street activist spoke to reporters outside the Rikers Island jail complex, saying she will work to make sure the voices of the women she met there "reach outside the prison system."July 02, 2014 | Web Exclusive
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Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 126/2012/TT-BTC, dated 7 August, 2012, on the regulations on collecting rates, methods, submission, management and utilization of entrance fees in National Parks namely Bach Ma, Cuc Phuong, Ba Vi, Tam Dao, Yokdon and Cat Tien
Special use forest is a type of forest which is established according to the Law on Forest Protection and Development and has special values for nature conservation, standard sample of national forest ecosystem, forest biological gene sources; scientific research; protection of historical and cultural relics and landscapes; in service of recreation, tourism in combination with protection, contributing to environmental protection.
On 9 January 2012, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed the Decision No. 57/QD-TTg on the Forest Protection and Development Plan 2011 - 2020 and Decision No. 58/QD-TTg on the establishment of the National Steering Committee on Forest Protection and Development Plan 2011 - 2020.
The study findings shall provide to the Ministry an objective perspective of donors, consultant specialists, and regional forestry policy networks to have foundation for studying and considering the amendment and supplementing of the 2004 Forest Protection and Development Law in the future.
Our thanks are also addressed to GIZ, JICA and SRD for providing financial support in a timely and effective manner for conducting the evaluation.
Forest rangers - Green guard for our homeland
CITES and the implementation in Vietnam
The Report mainly focused on Funds operating in the forest sector, especially the CDFs that were then compared with other 2 Funds introduced for the aquaculture and agriculture sectors regarding Fund establishment, operation and management, loan cycle management, saving regulations and project closing procedures as well as Fund handing over aspects. Upon research indings, lessons learnt on CDF organization, operation and management were drawn up for future use.
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Articles, documents and multimedia from ABC Science
Friday, 28 November 2014
This is the mysterious Jovian ice moon Europa.
Thursday, 27 November 2014
DNA hitching a ride on the outside of spacecraft has survived the launch, space travel and atmospheric re-entry to remain usable upon return to Earth, according to a new study.
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
StarStuff Podcast There's growing evidence that the strange physics in black holes provides the energy to power quasars. Also; how the Sun causes lightning on Earth, And NASA's new Orion spacecraft arrives at the Kennedy Space Centre for its first test flight.
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
StarStuff Podcast Philae completes experiments on Comet 67P despite ending up off target. Also; did volcanoes give early Mars its rivers and lakes? And Jupiter's great red spot most likely caused by sunburn rather than a blush.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Rough landing The European Space Agency has unveiled images of the probe Philae after it bounced while making its historic landing on comet 67P.
Friday, 14 November 2014
Rocky landing The Philae probe has ended up in the shadow of a cliff, about a kilometre from its intended resting place, the European Space Agency says.
Thursday, 13 November 2014
StarStuff Podcast History made as the first spacecraft successfully lands on a comet. Also; astronomers peer deep into the heart of a supernova, and up to half the stars in the universe may be orphans.
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Rosetta spacecraft Scientists have successfully landed a probe on the surface of a comet in an historic first for space exploration, the European Space Agency (ESA) says.
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
The Rosetta mission has detected a mysterious signal coming from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Monday, 10 November 2014
The comet lander Philae will be in for a rough ride when it tries to touchdown on Comet 67P later this week.
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
StarStuff Podcast Investigation continues into tragic Virgin Galactic crash. Also; first stage engine malfunction a possible cause of Antares rocket failure, and China completes its first return mission to the Moon.
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
StarStuff Podcast Astronomers get an unprecedented view of the fireball from an exploding star. Also China takes another step in its plans to send taikonauts to the Moon, and Antares rocket explodes seconds after launch.
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Rocket explosion An unmanned Antares rocket has exploded seconds after lift-off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
StarStuff Podcast New X-ray data suggests the possible detection of proposed dark matter particles called axions. Also; plasma bombs and tornadoes detected on the Sun, and secret space shuttle lands after 22 months in orbit.
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
StarStuff Podcast Astronomers move a step closer to seeing the first stars to shine in the universe. Also; new satellite data reveals Earth's ocean abyss in unprecedented detail, and the last lunar eclipse for 2014.


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With elections in the US, we are granted the illusion that voters generally have power over our elected leaders, the direction of the economy, and how to tackle climate change and other major issues. But where does the real power lie?
When a journalist tries to do a historian's job, the outcome can be quite interesting. Using history as a side note in a brief news report or political analysis oftentimes does more harm than good. Now imagine if that journalist was not dependable to begin with, even more than it being "interesting", the outcome runs the risk of becoming a mockery.
In one of the most polluted places on earth there's a resurgence of resistance. - See more at: http://newint.org/features/2014/11/01/oil-niger-delta/#sthash.oEHtnn4P.dpuIn one of the most polluted places on earth there's a resurgence of resistance.
In one of the most polluted places on earth there's a resurgence of resistance.
NATO and what it symbolizes today represents a severe danger because it represents the claim of western countries to interfere everywhere in the name of western interpretations of geopolitical realities. This can only lead to further, highly dangerous, conflict. Renouncing NATO as a structure would be a first step towards sanity and the world's survival.
As the climate warms and the ice melts, the Arctic could become the next great theater of global cooperation—or a battlefield.
Critics say over-medicating veterans is a quick fix, and like war itself, will leave its own tragic legacy.
Israel's decision to shut down al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, October 30, is not just a gross violation of the religious rights of Palestinian Muslims. In fact, the rights of Palestinian Muslims and Christians have been routinely violated under the Israeli occupation for decades.
The disappearance of 43 students from a rural school in Ayotzinapa, Mexico dedicated to training teachers mostly from indigenous communities has sparked outrage and solidarity throughout Mexico and the world. These horrible acts of violence must be understood within the context of an increasingly vile and murderous narco state.


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Former White Girl Mob member Lil Debbie recently chopped it up with SOHH to reveal her take on ex-homegirl Kreayshawn's long-awaited debut not living up to the hype and what lessons she took from the underperforming LP.
In Deb's perspective, Kreay experimented too much on her Somethin' 'Bout Kreay debut.
"I'm going to keep it real. I really wasn't surprised," Deb told SOHH when asked for her reaction on Kreayshawn's Somethin' 'Bout Kreay first-week sales. "I really wasn't surprised. I think that what had happened was she came out with 'Gucci Gucci' and people really liked 'Gucci Gucci' and then I think she put out an album and she put too much random sh*t on the album. People couldn't really tell who she was. I think it was just too different. You're going to put out 'Gucci Gucci' and that's great, and someone else is going to write it for you and it's great, that's how the music industry is but if you're going to do that and do an album, then do it with the same person that did that 'Gucci Gucci' song for you. Or do an album that's going to relate to the 'Gucci Gucci' song. I think she put 'Gucci Gucci' out and she sat around too long." (SOHH)
Deb also discussed what lessons she learned from seeing Kreay's album struggle at retail stores.
"I don't think people could really understand who she was and it made me sad because when I first heard 'Gucci Gucci,' I told her, 'You're going to f*cking get signed off this. Your whole life is going to f*cking change.' And I really believed she was going to change the game and it just made me, seeing that, realize just because you're on the Internet doesn't mean you can sell your album. Just because you're hot on the Internet doesn't mean you're going to be able to sell all your albums. It just inspired me to do what I wanted to do from the beginning. At the end of the day, even if someone tells you, 'You're going to make an album and it's going to sell this and this and this because your numbers on the Internet,' that could not really be it. I think it just inspired me not as much as go hard but to be careful with my own decisions and if someone at a label or a higher power persuades me to do differently." (SOHH)
Last September, the "Gucci Gucci" rapper's LP sold just under 4,000 copies in its opening week.
West Coast rapper Kreayshawn's long-awaited Somethin' 'Bout Kreay debuted on the chart this week. After seven days in stores, her debut has sold 3,900 pieces. (SOHH Sales Wrap)
Kreay previously spoke on what fans could expect from the highly-anticipated solo effort.
"The subjects fly around from nonsense to making too much sense and people might think I'm dissing people, but I'm not dissing anyone," she said. "It's just … when I was in the head space of making the album I didn't wanna make an album that's like, 'This is me proving to everyone that I'm actually the best.' This is just me proving that I'm myself. This is the music that I like, and I'm gonna replicate the music that I like and put my own spin on it and put a little Bay Area in it." (MTV)
Check out Lil Debbie's "I Do It For The Ratchets":