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(Photo By LM Otero, AP) President Barack Obama gives the "Hook 'Em Hand" while delivering a speech at the University of Texas in Austin.
President Obama is working to give the nation's declining manufacturing industry a boost.
He signed the manufacturing enhancement act in to law to help cut costs. The measure reduces or suspends the tariffs companies pay on materials they import to make their products.
Mister Obama says the act should help an industry that has long been losing steam.
"Some suggest this decline is inevitable," says the President. "That the only way for America to get ahead is to leave manufacturing communities and their workers behind. I don't see it that way. The answer isn't to stop building things, to stop making things. The answer is to build things better, make things better right here in the United States."
The president set a goal during his inauguration to double the nation's exports within five years.
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MGM China Applies for Hong Kong Initial Share Sale
MGM China Holdings Ltd., the Macau venture between the biggest casino owner on the Las Vegas Strip and billionaire Stanley Ho's daughter, filed a preliminary application for an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
The venture between MGM Resorts International and Pansy Ho submitted a proposed listing application with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday, according to a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. No decision has been made about when to hold the share sale or how much to raise, according to the statement.
MGM Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren said in August he plans to build "multiple properties" in Macau, where total casino revenue has surged 63 percent this year through August. The MGM venture has the smallest market share of the six casino operators in the world's biggest gambling hub, according to estimates by CLSA Ltd. analyst Aaron Fischer.
"We designed this joint venture to go public," Murren said today in an interview in Las Vegas. "It's happening at a time when the Macau market is obviously large and growing. We like our how we're positioned there."
The listing plan is "modestly bullish" for MGM Resorts, David Katz, an analyst at Jefferies & Co. in New York, wrote in a note to investors today.
"Management has indicated previously its intention to pursue an IPO of 25 percent of its Macau assets, which we expect to generate $300 million for MGM's 50 percent share," he wrote.
MGM Resorts rose 1.7 percent to close at $11.44 in New York trading today, boosting its gain this year to 25 percent. Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world's biggest casino operator by market value, rose 1.4 percent to $35.59 and has more than doubled.
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If the share sale proceeds, MGM China will become the owner of MGM Grand Paradise SA, which operates the MGM Macau casino resort, according to the statement. Murren said in March he was "confident" the share sale would be done in the third quarter.
Sands China Ltd., the Macau unit of billionaire Sheldon Adelson's company, gained 2 percent to HK$13.36 in Hong Kong trading. Stanley Ho's SJM Holdings Ltd., which has the biggest market share in Macau according to CLSA's Fischer, slid 4 percent to HK$8.74.
MGM Grand Paradise said Aug. 2 it agreed to a $950 million loan to refinance existing debt and provide added liquidity.
Casino revenue in Macau may grow as much as 40 percent this month to about $2 billion from a year earlier, Gary Pinge, regional head for consumer and gaming research at Macquarie Group Ltd. in Hong Kong, wrote in a Sept. 14 note to clients.
Macau surpassed the Las Vegas Strip as the world's biggest gambling hub in 2006.
Macau casino revenue rose 40 percent to 15.8 billion patacas ($2 billion) in August, according to the city's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. Casino sales for the year through August totaled 117.9 billion patacas.


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Jessie J, Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj Team Up for 'Bang Bang' Collaboration
Brace yourselves, pop music fans! Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj are teaming up for what is sure to be one of the biggest collaborations of the year!
Brace yourselves, pop music fans! Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj are teaming up for what is sure to be one of the biggest collaborations of the year!
Fans excited for new music from Nicki Minaj no longer have to wait! The singer-rapper dropped her new single, 'Pills N Potions' today (May 21).
In recent years, Nicki Minaj, like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, went to extremes with her hair, clothes and makeup. But like Perry with 'Prism,' Minaj is reeling it in and taking a step back, choosing to go the more au naturel route with her image, as well as her music.
You can always count on Nicki Minaj to bring it when she hits a red carpet. The singer opted to go glam with a provocative edge at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.
Here is a heartwarming story to brighten up your Monday: Over the weekend, Nicki Minaj granted the wish of a young fan who is suffering from cancer, bringing her a bright pink wig to wear.
Nicki Minaj is being sued by her former wig dude. We know, that rhymes.
Nicki Minaj is known for her array of wigs. She even has wig stylists. She rocks a different length, texture and 'do every time we see her. The Queen of the Barbz posted a few photos to her Instagram showing off her real hair. We know you wanna see Nicki au naturel.
Nicki Minaj recently sat down to shoot a cover for ESPN magazine, but was ultimately none too happy with the final product, which she says is heavily Photoshopped.
Spoiler: all magazine covers are Photoshopped.
ESPN magazine has put out its music issue and gracing the cover is none other than a leggy and platinum wig-wearing Nicki Minaj, who is draped against NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.
Beyonce may be the Queen Bey, but Nicki Minal is also all about embracing your inner royalty. The 'Freedom' MC and onetime 'American Idol' judge channels the regale of Bey and the fairy tale dreams of Taylor Swift in her latest fragrance commercial for Minajesty.
Leading men's entertainment site Guyspeed has compiled its list of the 100 Hottest Women of 2014, which should keep you warm as another bitter cold spell makes its way to the country next week. Many of our favorite pop stars made the list, like Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and more.
Nicki Minaj stars in the upcoming Cameron Diaz chick flick 'The Other Woman,' and while she cycles through a pair of Minajian wig changes in the two-minute trailer, you don't feel like you are watching the rap vixen having a cameo in a movie.


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... my phone on me but I took a couple pictures (pic 1, pic 2).
The second difficult thing I did was have dinner. Right next to the place recommended to me was a grocery store so I could have simply bought a few things and hid in my hotel room but I braved the restaurant. Not exactly less expensive but much tastier. Tomorrow I'll go to the grocery store and get food for the next couple days. Anyway, the waitress ...
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The Apothecary at Bauge
... which was part of the old hospital so we decided to visit the. Well worth the visit as it showed how people were treated long ago. The apothecary itself had a lot of the original medicines used in the 17th century.
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... br> After settling in we took a stroll to check it out and found we were only about 350 metres from the impressive Chateau in Bauge. after our stroll we had decided on a restaurant which was part of an Auberge de France hotel. It was excellent.
We had passed by Bauge a number of times over the years but as the road towards Le Man bypasses the centre we had never stopped.
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Moon Shadow is a sweet retreat in Big Bear! This serene retreat is just steps to the National Forest and the lake and ski resorts are just minutes away. This two story home has one-bedroom plus a spacious loft and one-bath, furnished and decorated in Big Bear Mountain charm. The useful kitchen has all the basics, dishwasher, microwave and a dining table with seating for 4 people. The relaxed living room has comfortable furniture, wood burning stove, CD/DVD/wireless internet and flat screen HD TV with surround sound stereo. The first bedroom has a new Queen Serta Pillow Top Mattress bed and the loft bedroom has two queen beds. Off the back of the property, you access a back deck facing a seasonal creek and the trees, with outdoor spa and charcoal BBQ. The property is within walking distance to the National Forest, at night it has a spectacular view of the moon and stars. Even though you feel like you are far away from it all, you are only five to seven minutes by car to all of the Big Bear Lake activities. If you are looking to get away from it all, you have found it in Moon Shadow. This home is just right for a small family or two couples that want to get-a-way from it all. No pets allowed. Charcoal BBQ
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The veteran centre-half is delighted that the England forward looks like his old self again, while admitting that he will consider his own future at the end of the seasonManchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Wayne Rooney has been the club's "best player this season".
The England forward has scored seven goals in 15 games for the Red Devils in 2013-14 and the centre-back thinks that he is starting to really shine thanks to regular football.
"I just think with Wazza, if he's playing continually - week-in, week-out - with no injuries then you get a fit, striving, thriving Rooney," Ferdinand enthused to the Daily Mirror.
"He seems like the old Wayne Rooney. He's happy and he's enjoying his football. You can see his tail's up.
"We have two unbelievable match-winners in him and Robin [van Persie]. We're lucky to have them. When you have two like that who can win you a game by themselves, you just need the other people to play their part and you can be successful."
Ferdinand is not sure, however, whether he will be able to play on past this season, as he becomes increasingly frustrated by the limitations of his ageing body.
"The manager just didn't play me [against Arsenal]. I played midweek and then not at the weekend," the 35-year-old added. "It's frustrating but my age doesn't lie.
"I have to come to terms with the fact that I can't play every game. It's hard to do because you want to play every game every week but you've got to be professional. At a club like United, when you get to 35, you have to share responsibilities.
"If you want to be successful in a number of competitions you can't just play the same team week in, week out. Now it's common for players to come in and out of the team and it seems seamless for the individual.
"I don't know [if I'll retire]. I've got to get through this season first. I hope I finish this one. Last season I said the same thing. I won't look any further than the end of the season and then re-evaluate it around that time."


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The FDA says patients taking the anti-clotting drug Plavix should avoid using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec and Prilosec OTC. They say new data suggests that when patients take both Prilosec and Plavix, Plavix's anti clotting effect may be reduced by about half.
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|Jan 24, 1978
|Filing date
|May 17, 1976
|Priority date
|May 17, 1976
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|Jaime Calle, Robert J. Garvey, Earnest M. Monahan, George L. Parris, Jerome J. Twibell, John M. Woods
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|Honeywell Information Systems Inc.
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (66), Classifications (13)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The following patent applications filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the date indicated thereon and assigned to the same assignee as the instant application are hereby incorporated by reference to this application.
A. "Processor for Input/Output Processing System", invented by M. G. Porter, et al, having U.S. Ser. No. 562,317, and filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on 3/26/75 now U.S. Pat. No. 3,976,977.
B. "Hardware Interrupt Mechanism", invented by E. M. Monahan, et al, having U.S. Ser. No. 562,315, and filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on 3/26/75, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,011,783.
C. "fail Soft Memory", invented by M. G. Porter, et al, having U.S. Ser. No. 562,361, and filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on 3/26/75, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,010,450.
D. "Dispatching Hardware", invented by E. M. Monahan, et al, having U.S. Ser. No. 562,314, and filed in the U.S. patent and Trademark Office on 3/26/75.
E. "programmable Interface", invented by G. W. Patterson, et al, having U.S. Ser. No. 562,364, and filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on 3/26/75, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,006,466.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to data processing systems and more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically reconfiguring the local-memory/processor configuration and reinitiating a bootload sequence in the event of a failure in the start phase of the input/output processor (IOP) bootload.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A "bootstrap loader" is an elementary computer program generally of very short length (many times less than 20 instructions), which initiates the loading of either the operating system programs or any other desired programs into core or transistor storage for execution. In an error-free environment, the "bootstrap loader" is placed in the main random access memory or local random access memory only once. However, the area occupied by the bootstrap loader program is generally shared with other programs such as compilers, assembly language programs, etc. and sometimes inevitably gets written over by the loaded program. In order to obviate this difficulty and avoid the necessity of reloading such programs as the operating system from the disk memory, etc. many computer systems have provided a hardware or firmware bootloader apparatus for automatically initiating the loading of any desired program. Whereas this hardware or firmware type of bootloader apparatus obviates many of the difficulties previously encountered with a software program, it does not solve the problem where the bootload apparatus encounters trouble in the system such as a faulty memory or other faults wherein the automatic bootload is unable to load the desired program into a selected random access memory, or is unable to complete the bootload for some other undetermined reason. In such cases, prior art devices require operator intervention to reconfigure the system and reinitiate the bootload. This technique can be time-consuming, particularly where more than one fault is located in reconfiguring the system.
What is needed, therefore, is automatic reconfiguration hardware to automatically alter the local-memory-processor configuration and reinitiate the bootload sequence in the event of a failure in the start phase of the local memory/IOP bootload. More particularly, this automatic reconfiguration hardware should be capable of reconfiguring the system sequentially and automatically to produce at least (n) configurations without interruption when the preceding (n-1) configurations have been found faulty.
It is a primary object of the invention therefore to provide improved automatic reconfiguration hardware for a general purpose computer system.
It is another object of the invention to provide a hardware capability in a computer system to automatically alter the memory/processor configuration and reinitiate a bootload sequence in the event of a failure in the start phase of the bootload operation.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide a hardware capability in the computer system to automatically provide at least (n) memory/processor configurations and reinitiate the bootload sequence for at least (n-1) times in the event of (n-1) failures in the start phase of the bootload operation.
In accordance with the above and other objects of the invention, there is provided a hardware capability in the computer system for altering the memory/processor configuration and reinitiating the bootload sequence in the event of failure in the start phase of the bootload operation. The automatic reconfiguration logic of the invention is enabled by a bootload request which originates from a computer system console by operator intervention, or from the operating system without operator intervention. Upon the initiation of a bootload request by an operator at the console or by the operating system, the automatic reconfiguration logic will first initialize the computer system to a known state and automatically try to bootload, one after the other, all possible memory/processor configurations without operator intervention until a bootload is successful with one configuration, or until all possible configurations have been attempted without success. If no configuration is successful, a bootload error indication is presented at the computer system configuration panel, whereupon further corrective action may be necessary by the operator.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a typical computer system utilizing the invention.
FIGS. 2a-2f are schematic block diagrams of various processor/memory configurations that the invention is capable of automatically reconfiguring.
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of the automatic reconfiguration sequence that the invention is capable of performing.
FIG. 4 is a schematic logic block diagram of the invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1 there is shown a typical computer system utilizing the invention. (The background system is described in detail in the above referenced U.S. applications incorporated herein by reference). The System Interface Unit (SIU) 100, containing the priority interrupt and dispatcher unit mechanisms 101 and 102 respectively, provides connections between the elements of the computer processing system.. The SIU 100 provides access to local memories 121 and 122, and remote memories 122a and 123 for the active module processors 103-106 and the configuration panel 124. The SIU 100 further accommodates direct addressing of the multiplexors 107, 112 and 113 and of the control adapters 108, 109, 134 and 135 by the processors 103-106.
The interrupt unit 101 and the dispatch unit 102 control the interrupt discipline and perform processor dispatching as required.
Each processor 103-106 typically contains 16 registers 130-133 for each level of priority assigned to a processor or a total of 128 processor registers capable of storing 128 words. (These registers are sometimes referred to in this specification as the scratchpad memory). Each processor is a general purpose computer processor with a conventional complement of register-register, register-memory, immediate, branch, bit field and shift instructions. These processors may be used as input/output processors (IOPP) whose functions include initiation and termination of I/O command sequences, fetching, checking and translating channel programs, and direct control of low-speed peripheral devices such as unit record and data communications equipment. Processors 103-106 are attached to and communicate with the SIU 100 via interface ports H, G, F and E respectively.
The processors 103-106 communicate with the local memories 121, 122 via the interface unit (SIU) and ports LM0 + LM1. Each of the local memories 121, 122 is organized as a read-write store 136, 137 respectively, plus read only memory (ROM) 138, 139, with an optional cache memory 140, 141. Widths of the local memory interface LM0, LM1 is 36 bits plus 4 bits for parity. Local memory size is typically 256K or 512K bytes wherein each K is equal to 1024 bytes.
The remote memory adapters 122a, 123 are utilized when the SIU with its processors and peripherals are part of a larger general purpose computer system. The Remote Memory Adapters (REMA) 122a, 123, then provide a means for exchanging control and data transfers between the processors 103-106 and a Central System Interface Unit of the larger general purpose computer system not shown herein. Up to two ports alpha, betta, gamma, and delta for each of the REMA units 122a, 123 respectively are provided, each port having a 40-bit data path for input and 40-bit for output between the computer system shown and described herein and a larger computer system not shown herein. The REMA units 122a, 123 are connected and communicate with the SIU 100 via interface ports RM0 and RM1.
A high-speed multiplexor 107 provides direct control of data transfers between high-speed peripheral devices (disk drive 110, tape drive 111) and remote memory 122a, 123 or local memory 121, 122. The high-speed multiplexor 107 interfaces between the SIU and the peripherals via ports A-F.
Each low-speed multiplexor 112, 113 permits direct control by a processor 103-106 of a low-speed device such as card punch 118, printer 119 and console 120 via interface ports J and K and device adapter interface unit DAI 115, 116 and 117 respectively.
(For a detailed discussion of the above background computer system, reference should be made to the above identified applications incorporated by reference herein).
Referring now to FIGS. 2a--2f there is shown in block diagram format various configurations that the invention may automatically assume for the automatic boot loading of either the operating system programs or any other desired program for the memory selected. Referring more particularly to FIG. 2a there is shown a first configuration of FIG. 1 wherein IOP/P processors 103a and 104a are in a locked mode operating as a locked pair. (It should be noted that only the essential elements are shown on FIG. 2a and identified by the same reference numerals as on FIG. 1 with the exception that the "a" has been added in each of the reference numerals in order to indicate that it belongs to the configuration of FIG. 2a). Hence the IOP/P 103a of FIG. 2a corresponds to the IOP processor 103 of FIG. 1. System interface unit (SIU) 100a of FIG. 2a corresponds to system interface unit 100 of FIG. 1. The IOP/P processor 104a of FIG. 2a corresponds to the IOP processor 104 of FIG. 1. Local memory (LM1) 122a of FIG. 2a corresponds to local memory 122 attached to port LM1 of FIG. 1. Local memory (LM0) 121a of FIG. 2a is shown dotted because it does not participate in the configuration of FIG. 2a, but there is a correspondence to local memory 121 attached to port LM0 of FIG. 1. Similar correspondence with FIG. 1 will be found for the remaining FIGS. 2b-2f. In Figures 2c-2f, the processors are illustrated in an unlocked mode wherein each processor executes individually. Block 400 of each of FIGS. 2a-2f is the reconfiguration logic illustrated in FIG. 4.
It should be noted that the configurations of FIGS. 2a-2f have included processors 103 and 104 attached to ports H and G of the SIU 100. This configuration of processors 103 and 104 are designated as processor pair 0 or simply a processor 0. (See FIG. 4 reference numeral 411 which is the 4 bit counter for processor number 0). It should be understood that similar configurations as those shown in FIGS. 2a-2f are also possible utilizing processors 105 and 106 attached to ports F, E of SIU 100. (See FIG. 4 reference numeral 410 which is the 4 bit counter for the configuration for those IOP processors attached to ports E and F respectively and designated as processor number 1).
Referring now to FIG. 3 there is a flow chart of the operation performed by the invention. The automatic reconfiguration apparatus is started when it receives an initialize request signal from either a console or central computer system, and also receives an operational signal from the unit making the request. (See block 301). The operational signal indicates that the unit making the request is physically in place, that power is applied to it, and that the port coupling the requesting unit to the system interface unit (SIU) 100 is unmasked. The OR'ed output of these request signals are then applied to set the automatic reconfiguration flag which is flip-flop 414 on FIG. 4. With this reconfiguration flag set (i.e. the Q output terminal of flip-flop 414 is high) the system assumes the reconfiguration mode. The AND'ed initialize request signal and operational signal is then applied to the 4 bit register 413 indicating the unit making the initialized request. (See block 302). The next step (block 303) is to generate an IOP initialize signal via OR gate 406 and reset the entire system including the interval timer 412. (Details of these operations will be discussed in greater detail infra). The IOP initialize signal is generated via 4 bit counter 408 and OR gate 406. Normally 4 bit counter 408 is in the count zero state and remains in that state until it is triggered by an external signal, whereupon it steps through 16 consecutive counts responsive to each clock signal until it returns to its initial count zero state where it is once again disabled and remains there until the next initiating signal. (It should be noted by referring to FIG. 4 that the SYS-INT-CNT-0*100 signal from the 4 bit counter is true when the signal is high. This is because of the convention adopted on FIG. 4 whereby an asterisk is followed by 3 digits generally 000 or 100. If the first digit after the asterisk is a zero, it indicates that the statement is true when the signal is low whereas when the first digit following the asterisk is a 1 it indicates that the statement is true when the signal is high). Accordingly, the IOP initialize signal is generated on count 0 when 4 bit counter 408 is low; this signal is inverted through OR gate 406 to generate the IOP initialize signal. The IOP initialize signal is applied to the IOP unit (not shown) to initialize it to a known state and also it is applied to the 24 bit interval counter 412 to reset it. Finally the last operation (block 304) is initializing the configuration apparatus of FIG. 4 is to unmask the ports for a selected local memory and IOP processor configuration. This is done on the 15th count of 4 bit counter 408 to be discussed infra. It has previously been shown that the output signal generated in OR/NOR gate 407 in addition to being applied to flip-flop 414 is also applied to 4 bit counter 408 to commence one cycle of 16 counts. This same signal is also applied to the J terminal of JK flip-flop 431 to generate on the Q output terminal of flip-flop 431 a high signal SIU-SYS-INIT*100. This high signal is applied to each of the 4 bit counters 410 and 411 to reset them to an initial state. The SIU-SYS-INIT signal is also used to set all 14 mask bits on in the port mask register through OR gate 432. When 4 bit counter 408 reaches count 10 (decimal) a high signal SYS-INIT-CNT-10*100 is generated and applied to the K terminal of JK flip-flop 431 to reset the Q output terminal to a low state. This removes the reset signal from configuration counters 410 and 411 respectively, thus leaving them in a cleared state so that either one may receive the configuration code for a selected initial configuration. On count 15 of 4 bit counter 408 a high signal SYS-INIT-CNT-15*100 is generated and is applied to the J terminal to set JK flip-flop 430. This generates a high signal START*100 on the Q output terminal of JK flip-flop 430. The START*100 signal is applied for one clock cycle to configuration counters 410 and 411 which permit the loading of the initial configuration code selected by an operator from the configuration panel. (It should be noted that whereas in prior art systems the operator manually selected the initial configuration he also manually selected the subsequent configurations in the event of failures of the bootload which is not the case with this invention). The next state to be set into counters 410 and 411 is available as outputs so these signals are applied to the 14 bit port mask register to unmask the initial configuration corresponding to the selected configuration of FIGS. 2a-2f of LM/IOPP. (Port mask registers are well known in the art and store a selected code, which can be applied to individual ports to select any one of the configurations of FIGS. 2a- 2f). When this state is reached the automatic configuration apparatus is initialized and ready to perform its first bootload. (See block 304). As noted before, the actual bootloader is not a part of this invention and in prior art may be firmware or software.
The actual bootload operation is timed by 24 bit interval counter 412 for a predetermined interval, and if not successful with that interval another reconfiguration is attempted and so on until all configurations have been exhausted. (See block 305). If there has been an unsuccessful bootload, the RST-RECONFIG signal is not generated and is not applied to the K terminal of JK flip-flop 414; hence JK flip-flop 414 is not reset. Accordingly, the automatic reconfiguration flag is still on and a high signal is applied to an input terminal of AND gate 405. (See decision block 306). Moreover, since the 24 bit interval timer 412 has timed out (i.e. bit 214 has been reached) a carry out signal is generated and it too is also applied to another input terminal of AND gate 405. However, it will be seen that since this was the first configuration attempted, configuration registers 410 and 411 still have the initial reconfiguration code and have not been stepped through any additional reconfigurations and accordingly there is at least one IOPP still configured for processor zero or processor one. Therefore, the AUTO-BOOT-FLD*000 signal from configuration counters 410 and 411 is in the high state and is applied to a third input terminal of AND gate 405. (See decision blocks 307 and 308). With all input terminals of AND gate 405 high a high signal is generated at its output terminal and applied to 4 bit port initialize counter 409. (It should be noted that 4 bit counter 409 is similar to 4 bit counter 408, but whereas 4 bit counter 408 was utilized in the first stages of the configuration apparatus, 4 bit counter 409 will now be utilized in the reconfiguration stages of the configuration apparatus of FIG. 4). Hence on the zero count a low output signal PORT-INIT-CNT-0*100 is generated and applied to OR gate 406 where it is inverted and a high IOP reinitialize signal is generated. (See block 309). This IOP reinitialize signal which was previously generated by 4 bit counter 408 and now is generated by 4 bit counter 409 is also applied to the IOP unit (not shown) and to 24 bit interval counter 412 to reset it. As was previously done with counter 408. Counter 409 is also stepped through 16 counts and then it stops at the zero count until reinitialized again. At count 10, the signal PORT-INIT-CNT-10*000 is OR'ed at gate 432 and applied to the port mask register to make all 14 ports. On count 15 of 4 bit counter 409 a high PORT-INIT-CNT-15*100 signal is generated which is applied to configuration counters 410 and 411 to decrement the count by 1. When this count is decremented by 1, a different code than the initial code first applied from the configuration panel is now generated simply because the count has been decremented. The next state outputs from counters 410 and 411 are used to unmask the new configuration in the port mask register 415 at PORT-INIT-CNT-15*100 time. (See block 310). A second bootload is then performed. If this is successful, then a RS-RECONFIG signal is generated and applied to the K terminal to reset JK flip-flop 414 thus causing the Q output terminal of flip-flop 414 to become low and thus disabling AND gate 405 and terminating the reconfiguration bootmode. However, if the second bootload is not successful, AND gate 405 remains enabled and the reconfiguration cycle is repeated until finally after all attempts to bootload have been unsuccessful and the nth bootload has been reached, the AUTO-BOOT-FLD*000 decode from one of the 4 bit counters 410 and 411 goes low which disables AND gate 405. At the same time a high boot error signal is generated which is applied to a boot error light on configuration panel 124. (See block 311).
Having thus far discussed the operational details of FIG. 4 with reference to FIG. 3, the structural details will now be discussed.
Referring to FIG. 4 there is shown 4 AND/NAND gates 401-404. Each gate is coupled to appropriate requesting units of the computer system of FIG. 1 to receive an initialize request signal and an operational signal on its input terminal. The non-inverted output terminals of AND gates 401-404 are coupled to a 4 bit register 413 with each output terminal of each AND gate being applied to separate input bit terminals. The inverted output signals from AND/NAND gates 401-404 are coupled to the inverted input terminals of OR/NOR gate 407. The output terminal OR/NOR gate 407 is coupled to the J input terminal of JK flip-flop 414, to the J input terminal of JK flip-flop 431, and also the input terminal of 4 bit counter 408. The Q output terminal of flip-flop 414 is coupled to an input terminal of AND gate 405. The count zero terminal of 4 bit counter 408 is coupled to OR gate 406. The output terminal of count number 10 of 4 bit counter 408 is coupled to the K reset terminal of JK flip-flop 431. The Q output terminal of JK flip-flop 431 is in turn coupled to the reset terminals of 4 bit counters 410 and 4111. The Q output terminal of JK flip-flop 431 is coupled to an input of OR gate 432. The output terminal of OR gate 432 is coupled into the clear input of the port mask register 415. The output terminal for count 15 of 4 bit counter 408 is coupled to the J set terminal of JK flip-flop 430. The Q output terminal of JK flip-flop 430 is coupled to the load terminals of 4 bit counters 410 and 411. The output terminal of OR gate 406 is coupled to the IOP unit (not shown)) and also to the reset terminal of 24 bit counter 412. The carry out terminal of 24 bit counter 412 is coupled to an input terminal of AND gate 405; whereas the inverted output terminals of 4 bit counters 410 and 411 are coupled to another input terminal of AND gate 405. The output terminal of AND gate 405 is coupled to a count input terminal of 4 bit counter 409. The count zero output terminal of 4 bit counter 409 is coupled to an inverter input terminal of OR gate 406. The count 10 output terminal of 4 bit counter 409 is coupled to an inverted input of OR gate 432. The count 15 output terminal of 4 bit counter 409 is coupled to the count decrement terminal of 4 bit counters 410 and 411. There is also input terminals on 4 bit counters 410 and 411 to receive an initial configuration code from configuration panel. Also on 14 bit register 415 (the port mask register) there are input terminals to also receive a configuration code from configuration counters 410 and 411.
With respect to the elements utilized in this apparatus, it should be noted that they are well known in the computer art and commercially available. Most of these items are available from Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas, Texas and other manufacturers as of May 17, 1976. For example, AND gates 401-404, 406 and 405 are available from Texas Instruments Corporation and designated TI7400. OR/NOR gate 407 is of the TI7420 type. Counters 408-412 are of the TI74161 type. Registers 413 and 415 and flip-flops 414, 430 and 431 are of the TI740107 type.
Having shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, those skilled in the art will realize that many variations and modifications may be made to effect the described invention and still be within the scope of the claimed invention. Thus, many of the elements indicated above may be altered or replaced by different elements which will provide the same result and fall within the spirit of the claimed invention. It is the intention, therefore, to limit the invention only as indicated by the scope of the claims.
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Are these kids coming up with the topics themselves? The first two I thought were kid-like enough but... what elementary student is angry about the tobacco industry?
I bet they drilled out topics and the teacher wrote them on the board. How they were assigned, I'm not sure, but one thing I'm sure of is no child would ever voluntarily write about telemarketers (unless they couldn't think of anything and their parents filled them in with a topic).
Exaggerated, yes. But bitter?
I just figured that commercials about dying from lung cancer don't resonate with the kids these days, so maybe the "You'll stink and have nasty teeth" approach will.
It's not so much about getting kids to quit as it is keeping them from starting, right?
I'm soooo watching Thank You For Smoking again this weekend.
Re: 2 & 3: The assignment question is a good one. I have no idea idea what the specifics were. The only clue I have is that some of the entries have things like "Home room" and "final draft" in the upper left corner.
This letter rings of "Quit teasing my mom!"
I'm with Katelyn. These are beginning to look suspicious. The first few looked totally legit. But I'm dubious of these last two. Yes, telemarketers are asswipes, and yes, the new anti-smoking campaign is a bit over the top. But neither of these sound like thoughts that would be at the forefront of a 9 year old.
I think the writer should realize that teenagers don't think of long term consequences like lung cancer. Many smokers blow it off with, "You gotta go sometime." By targeting adolescents with immediate social pariah status, it makes the consequences more real, and more present.
And really, smokers are undateable and broke. I won't even go down on a smoker. Their cum tastes bad.
@8: we mustn't forget that the authors include middle schoolers which i believe range from 12 - 14yrs. old? i know at that age, anti-smoking was being drilled into my impressionable mind.
The teacher probably gave them the assignment and said pick something on your own or pick something from this list on the board.
David is picking what he thinks are the best ones, and I think most of what we are reading is from the 8th grade, so this one could have been written by a 15 or 16 year old.
I would hope a 15 or 16-year-old wasn't still in 8th grade. 8th graders where I went to school were 13/14 years old.
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Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program
This year's winner of the Best Radiologic Technologist Training Program, Albert Einstein Medical Center, was faced with a difficult decision when the economy went south back in 2008. The job market for radiologic technologists in the Philadelphia area had contracted dramatically, but RT training programs continued to pump out graduates, making it extremely difficult for newly minted technologists to find jobs. So Albert Einstein, which had been training RTs for more than 60 years, put its program on hiatus rather than continue to send graduates into the workforce without good job prospects, according to Linda DeRenzis, director of the radiologic technology program. It was a particularly tough decision for DeRenzis, who herself had gone through the program in 2000 before becoming director in 2009. "It was emotionally hard for me," DeRenzis said. "It was a home for me, and to see things potentially come to a close was very upsetting." Fast forward two years: The technologist job market in Philadelphia began rebounding, so Albert Einstein reopened the program in 2013. In May, the program graduated its first class since restarting, and DeRenzis reports that so far its graduates have a 100% job placement rate. She believes that the decision to put things on hiatus probably was a major factor in helping the Philadelphia market for technologists return to equilibrium. "Instead of worrying about making money for the program, we were worried about what would happen for our graduates," DeRenzis said. Albert Einstein graduated 16 technologists in its most recent class. Thanks to a partnership with Philadelphia University, graduates have an Associate of Sciences degree when they complete the program. DeRenzis advises technologists entering the workforce to be flexible, given the still-turbulent job market. Full-time positions can still be hard to find, but there are a number of part-time and per diem positions that can evolve into permanent jobs, especially as members of the baby boom generation retire. And always remember to be assertive. "Be an advocate for yourself," she advises. Runner-up: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Click here to view the Minnies Award article
The percentage of graduates successful in the American Registry of Radiologic Technology was:
Class of 2011 – 100%Class of 2012 - 100% Class of 2013 - N/A*Class of 2014 - N/A*Class of 2015 - 100%*No Graduating Class year 2013, 2014
Program's Affiliation with Philadelphia University
Albert Einstein Medical Center's School of Radiologic Technology has developed an affiliation agreement with Philadelphia University to offer academic courses that will enable students to pursue an Associate of Science Degree in Health and Human Sciences: Radiologic Technology.
PhilaSRT Student Day Competition
Congratulations to senior students LeighAnn Sulzbach and Sarah Sliwinski for winning Third Place in the annual Philadelphia Society of Radiologic Technologists' 2012 Student Day TechnoBowl competition. LeighAnn and Sarah competed in three rounds of radiography related questions and competed against other local programs to win this accomplishment.
Einstein Represented at the 2010 ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting
Congratulations to the Program's senior student, RhondaLee on being selected, as one of six Radiology students nationwide, to serve as a Student Intern for the 2010 ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates meeting in Albuquerque, NM in June 2010.
Rhonda will have the opportunity to take part in all events and learn more about the governance structure within the ASRT association. This will be a great learning experience for her as well as an opportunity for Rhonda to represent AEMC's School of Radiologic Technology. Rhonda was selected based on recommendations, her dedication and academic excellence.


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Friends Down Under
In the Lower Level of the Woods Library, operated by the Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library
Friends Down Under is the used Bookstore run by the Friends of the Grosse Pointe Library. The store provides a way to raise money for the library's Friends' programs, recycle books, and offers a fantastic variety of media at amazing prices. We get new books all the time so stop by often!!
Hours at the Woods Branch lower level
- Saturday 12 - 4 p.m.
- Tuesday 6 - 8 p.m.
- Most hard covers- $1.00
- Trade sized paperbacks- $1.00
- Pocket paperbacks- $.50
WE Will NOT be accepting book donations during November and December 2015. We have run out of storage room at the library. Will accept donations of DVDs and CDs. Will be accepting books again in January, 2016. THANKS!
Volunteers Needed
We always need volunteers to sell and shelve at the store and at our other library book sales during the year. Please join the Friends and give us a hand. Call 313-343-2074 x204 for more information.
WE RELY SOLELY ON DONATIONS (see link on the left hand side of this page for what we do and don't accept)
All proceeds benefit the programs of the Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library