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The Separation of Money and State
The following is an excerpt from The End of Money and the Future of Civilization by Thomas Greco, Jr.. It has been adapted for the Web.
Money needs to be depoliticized, and the time has come for the separation of money and state to be accomplished.
Some will argue that money and state have already been separated, since the central bank in the United States, the Federal Reserve, is a privately owned corporation that operates independently of the U.S. government. But that separation is more apparent than real. In reality, the federal government and the central bank are both controlled by a small group of powerful men (mostly), and they work together in ways that are detrimental to the common good. The collusive arrangement between them, following the pattern that was instituted more than three hundred years ago with the founding of the Bank of England, is the pattern that prevails today in virtually every country of the world, regardless of whether the central bank is privately owned or government owned.
Under this arrangement, the banking cartel gets the privilege of creating money as debt and charging interest on it, while the central government gets to spend as much as it wants without regard to its limited tax revenues or the popular will. Does anyone really believe that the U.S. government, for instance, will ever repay its accumulated debt that now amounts to more than $10.8 trillion? That's more than $35,000 for each man, woman, and child in the United States, not counting the full extent of the ongoing bailouts and stimulus spending being enacted as this book is finalized in February 2009, nor the massive amounts of government guarantees that are not reported as part of the debt.
Through legal tender laws and banking regulations, governments endow their respective central bank currencies with the full support of the government, and give the banking establishment the privilege to effectively monopolize everyone's credit and lend it out at interest. While the central government of the United States is precluded from directly monetizing its debts, that same result is achieved indirectly through the banking system. When government borrows money to finance its budget deficits, it sells its bonds on the open market. It is not only the portion which is bought by the Fed that gets monetized, but also the bonds that are bought by the commercial banks. This debt monetization process has the same effect as spending counterfeit money into the economy.
When it comes to financing its operations, government can look either to its current tax revenues or to its future tax revenues. If current tax revenues are deficient, as they almost always seem to be, government must borrow. When government borrows in order to finance its deficits it would appear that it is choosing to tax us later instead of taxing us now. Ordinarily, money borrowed must eventually be repaid out of future revenues. That means there must be eventual budget surpluses sufficient to offset the current budget deficits. But budget surpluses have been few and far between, so governments and central banks together have conjured up another possibility—monetization of the debt and legally enforced circulation of debased currency by means of legal tender laws.
It should be obvious by now that the debts of the central government will never be repaid. As described in the previous chapter, it is like the farmer adding water to his milk. The part of the debt that is monetized adds "empty dollars" to the money supply, dollars that are not matched by additional goods and services going to market. The part of the debt that is not monetized by the banking system is acquired by individuals and institutions who allocate our collective savings to be spent by the government. The situation is very much like the following: Suppose you are regularly putting money aside into a shoe box to save up for your college education, but your drug-addicted parent is regularly taking that money out and replacing it with their IOUs. Will that suffice to get you through college? Only if your parent changes their ways and repays what they owe you. Our government is the wayward parent. It has been taking real value out of the economy and providing empty promises in return. Will it ever reform itself and start paying back its debt? Judging from past experience, that will never happen. What then is the likely prospect?
Fiscally irresponsible government has only two choices: it must either eventually default on its debt repayments—acknowledging that its bonds, bills, and notes are worthless—or it must continue to monetize more and more of its debt. For a country like the United States which constitutes the world's biggest market and whose currency serves as the global reserve currency for foreign governments and investors, the former course is unthinkable. That leaves continued monetization, continued bailouts, and inflation. According to official figures, inflation rates in the United States for the past several years have been modest—in the range 3 percent—but at other times they have been much higher. Furthermore, these figures do not seem to reflect the true cost of living. The most common measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index, has been widely criticized in this regard. In any case, the cumulative effect over time of government debt has been an enormous decline in the purchasing power of the dollar. The prospects are for that decline to accelerate as the budget deficits and trade deficits continue to mount up. On the global scene, the dollar has already lost a major part of its value and is beginning to lose its status as the preferred global reserve currency.
Under the central banking regime that prevails in virtually every country around the world, money has been politicized. The collusion between politicians and international bankers enables governments to extract wealth from the economy by deficit spending, and banks to extract wealth by charging interest on money as they create it by making loans. These two parasitic elements take wealth away from productive members of society and lavish it on military adventures, international intrigues, wasteful boondoggles, and financial finaglers. The truth of the matter is that central banks have one overriding function—to manage the effects of the parasitic drain, to decide who will pay the price and who will feel the pain. They can either (1) restrict credit in the private sector, thus causing recessions, bankruptcies, and unemployment; or (2) they can expand credit and inflate the money supply by monetizing debts (either public or private) that are ultimately uncollectible.
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One of the more surprising announcements during last year's E3, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare has actually been looking really great. We're just as shocked as you are. However, not everything is coming up roses for the cartoony shooter, as its release date has just been bumped.
Originally slated to arrive on Feb. 18 on the Xbox One and Xbox 360, PvZ: Garden Warfare will now arrive on Feb. 25. There was no reason given for the delay, but obviously it wasn't something too major, otherwise we the gap between the original date and this new release day could have been much larger.
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Central Penn College's History
The Boyer House
The Boyer House, named for the Boyer family who occupied the house for almost 200 years, is located on the campus of Central Penn College. Ownership of the home can be traced in a direct line to seven generations of Boyers. The families were farmers, and farming continued by the family until 1999 when Rob Boyer, who was living in the house when the College purchased it, passed away. The College bought the Boyer House from Catherine Boyer on March 19, 1999, and former College President Todd Milano promised Mrs. Boyer he would restore the stone house and dedicate it to the Boyer Family.
The Boyer House is a unique treasure of the past. Many other old houses do exist, but not many can claim so few changes over a 200-year period. The removal of the staircase railing on the second floor and the addition of a bathroom in 1947 were the only modifications made to this home in its 200-year history! No interior walls were ever removed or altered. During the renovation, the bathroom was removed and the staircase railing was restored to its original place.
It is unclear exactly when the Boyers bought the land and built the house known as "The Boyer House." What is known, however, is that John Harris was the first to purchase property in what is now East Pennsboro Township.
Harris purchased 311 acres of land in 1737; and, one month later, on February 18, 1737, he sold a portion of that land, (290 acres) to Mr. Thomas Spray, of Darby, County of Chester. That acreage included the 209 acres that would become the Boyer Farm.
Philip Bayer (Boyer) was born in 1709, and was the son of Frederick Bayer from Straussburg, Germany. Phillip and his wife, Susanna, had 13 children, all born in Lebanon County. Their youngest surviving son, John Peter, purchased 77 acres from the original Thomas Spray plot; and in 1794, Jacob Boyer had possession of the entire 209 acres. He sold 78 acres, to Christian and Barbara Blosser on April 15th, 1794 (taking a portion of the property out of Boyer hands until May 5, 1810 when Peter and Anne Margaret Boyer purchased it for 700 pounds).
In 1829 John Peter sold the property to his son George. George and Elizabeth had eight children; and one of them, Philip, purchased the farm in 1883. On February 4th, 1903, Philip and Susan Boyer sold 50 acres of it to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The remaining acreage remained in the Boyer family until March 19, 1999 when Central Penn College purchased the property from George Walton Boyer, Jr.'s wife, Catherine A. Boyer.
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The Historical Society of East Pennsboro Township maintains two rooms showcasing memorabilia of the township's past. The historical society offers tours of the Boyer House. To arrange a tour, contact Judy Jacobs or Jim Leonard, Executive Director, Historical Society of East Pennsboro Township, by telephone 717-732-5801. Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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I have a fully functional version of Codeigniter and XAMPP on my Mac. I installed ImageMagick from http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binar ... php#macosx to the directory /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/imagic/ImageMagick-6.6.9
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Image processing failed. Please verify that your server supports the chosen protocol and that the path to your image library is correct.
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I'm covered by the company plan, and I've been seeing a doctor about planning a knee surgery. I'm afraid that I won't be considered for a promotion, if they know I'm planning to be out on medical leave. My question is to what extent does my employer have access to my health insurance records? Can they see my doctor's office visits and what I'm going there for?
On Painful Knees
Dear On Painful Knees,
The answer depends a little bit on how large your company is: larger companies have more access to health insurance data than smaller ones. But, regardless of what data they can see, they cannot use it to decide whether you get a promotion.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) prohibits employers from using health data to make firing, promoting or any job-related decisions. So, even a large company that gets detailed reports from the health plan cannot use the information against you. Companies have to have protocols in place to ensure that people making promotion decisions (for example) do not also have access to the health insurance data. In a small company, the detailed reports simply are not available at all. Plans generally do not give these reports to groups with fewer than 50 employees.
Your boss will not know about your upcoming knee surgery. You might want to be open and honest about your plans, once the promotion offer is on the table. If it is a good company and you are the best candidate, you will be able to work something out.


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This is a guest post by Laura James, an engineer based in Cambridge UK, and the founder of Makespace, a non-profit building a community workshop where you'll be able to build or fix almost anything. This post appeared on her blog for Ada Lovelace Day 2011.
This year, I'm going with a topical woman in technology from the lovely DevChix community. I'm not sure if she'd want to be named; but she stood up and asked for an apology after a male speaker made a sexist joke at a major tech conference (JavaOne) recently. She also made sure the organisers heard about it, and they apologised and will follow up with the speaker's company. But in some quarters she's been criticised for making men in the audience uncomfortable – but she's still an inspiration.
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Floyd Mayweather puts his undefeated record on the line Saturday night when he steps in to the ring against Miguel Cotto. Mayweather will earn at least $45 million for the bout that will feature at most 36 minutes of ring action. That is $1.25 million per minute of work if it lasts 12 rounds for the man many consider the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now. They call him "Money" for a reason.
Mayweather is the biggest draw in boxing since Mike Tyson was wreaking havoc in the 1990s. His pay is boosted by the fact that he controls the purse strings of his fights thanks to his role as a promoter through his company, Mayweather Promotions. Mayweather earned $40 million for his September bout against Victor Ortiz that had 1.25 million pay-per-view buys and grossed nearly $80 million from PPV.
Mayweather's contract guarantee for the Cotto fight is $32 million, which is the largest guarantee ever for a boxer (Cotto is guaranteed $8 million). It breaks the record of $30 million held by Mike Tyson in his rematch against Evander Holyfield in 1997. Mayweather's piece of the PPV revenue will bring his total take much higher.
In recent bouts Mayweather has netted roughly 50% of the gross PPV receipts. His last three fights have all eclipsed one million PPV buys. The Cotto fight could exceed 1.5 million buys at $60 a clip and net Mayweather as much as $50 million. It likely will be the second biggest non-heavyweight PPV bout ever. The record pay-per-view boxing event involved Mayweather, of course. His 2007 bout against Oscar De La Hoya had 2.4 million buyers.
Mayweather has had help selling the Cotto fight. HBO, which controls the PPV to Saturday's fight, promoted the bout through its "24/7" reality series that featured Mayweather and Cotto. Mayweather does not have personal endorsement deals, but he has attracted sponsors to the bout including AT&T, DeWalt, O'Reilly Auto Parts and the History Channel. Sponsors are paying $2 million in rights fees according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer (Golden Boy is promoting the fight with Mayweather Promotions). The real boost from sponsors is through their promotional value of the fight which is estimated to be $8.5 million. These promotions goose PPV sales and put more money in Mayweather's pocket.
Mayweather means big money for more than just himself. He was sentenced to three months in jail in December for a domestic violence conviction against the mother of three of his four children. Yet, a Las Vegas judge postponed Mayweather's sentence until June 1 to allow him to fight Cotto. The defense attorney argued that a Mayweather fight provides Las Vegas with an economic boost of more than $100 million.
The biggest economic boost for Las Vegas, Mayweather and boxing would be from a long-anticipated Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao bout. The two parties and their camps have been going back and forth for two years with name calling, Twitter challanges, defamation lawsuits and drug allegations. The fight would smash the Mayweather-De La Hoya pay-per-view record and generate as much as $250 million. The sticking point as always: money. The fight would seemingly generate enough cash to satisfy everyone, but egos come into play as Mayweather vows he deserves a bigger share of the total purse. When you are talking about Mayweather, it always comes back to money.


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- Wuhu Island has so many things to do, there's never a dull moment. A dozen activities await visitors: Archery, Frisbee®, Basketball, Cycling, Canoeing, Power Cruising, Table Tennis, Air Sports, Bowling, Swordplay, Golf and Wakeboarding.
- The activities use the precision controls of the Wii MotionPlus accessory to help players come much closer to the physical reality of engaging in the actual sports. Every real-world action, whether it's a perfect drive on the fairway or a slice off the course, is meant to be faithfully replicated.
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Movies based on Marvel characters have been comparatively successful of late – compared to a diamond mine, that is. The strategy from Marvel, to form its own Entertainment division and work with Disney to create a universe rather than just a film, is paying off in a major, major way. And it's not just Marvel Studios that is reaping the benefits, but all Marvel properties.
Sony continues to churn out Spider-Man movies, while Fox holds on to the rights of several Marvel characters, most notably the X-Men and Fantastic Four. Regardless of the studio behind it, Marvel characters are hot in films right now. We've accumulated all the news and rumors of the upcoming Marvel characters for you to sort through. Check back often, as we will continue to update this page.
This article will contain minor spoilers, so if you are hoping to remain completely in the dark, this might not be the page for you. Otherwise, just choose from one of the upcoming films below or take look at all the upcoming DC films, both rumored and confirmed.
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (May 2, 2014)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and related projects (TBA) NEW!
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (May 23, 2014)
- Fantastic Four (March 6, 2015)
- X-Force (TBA)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (August 1, 2014)
- The Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1, 2015)
- Ant-Man (July 21, 2015)
- Captain America 3 (May 6, 2016) NEW!
- Doctor Strange (TBA) NEW!
- Marvel Film News and Rumors
- Marvel TV shows
Updated on 4-07-2014 by Ryan Fleming: Added new sections on the upcoming Spider Man films, Captain America 3, and Doctor Strange, as well as more detailed info on Marvel's TV projects, and the latest news for each movie.
(Any updates or additional news will be posted with the date of the update next to them.)
Films with Marvel Characters Being Developed Outside of Marvel Studios
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (May 2, 2014)
Filming on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 completed long ago, and the movie is nearing release. There is still a lot we don't know yet, but all rumors will be confirmed soon enough. What we do know is that the film pits Peter Parker, aka Spidery, against a trio of enemies: Rhino, Electro, and the Green Goblin. Of the three, Electro is said to be the primary antagonist though, with the Rhino in little more than a bit role and the Green Goblin working with Electro in some fashion. Andrew Garfield reprises his role as Parker, while Emma Stone once again plays his love interest Gwen Stacey. Marc Webb returns to direct.
The images and trailers confirm that the film's Electro will be modeled on the Ultimate Electro, who rather than wearing a gaudy yellow costume is instead himself electric blue. Leaked images also confirm that the story will be set around the time of Peter Parker and Gwen Stacey's high school graduation. We also know that the film's version of the Green Goblin will be Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), rather than his father Norman (Chris Cooper) as is traditional, who looks to be deathly ill. Based on some hints in the trailer though, the elder Osborn will be pulling many of the strings throughout. BJ Novak will also appear as Alistair Smythe, who in the comics goes on to become the villain, the Ultimate Spider-Slayer.
- Shailene Woodley was set to appear as Mary Jane in the film, but her role has been cut and pushed to the third and fourth films, presumably due to pacing issues. There are rumors that the role may be recast as well.
- Actress Felicity Jones has been cast in an unknown role, but she stated that she is playing the "Goblin's girlfriend – I'm in a relationship with him, and his accomplice." If the film follows the source material, that could make her Harry Osborn's girlfriend, Lily Hollister. In the comics, Hollister stumbles upon Norman Osborn's Green Goblin gear (along with his super strength serum) and becomes the villain Menace. [7/17/13].
- Giamatti will only be in a few scenes, and Webb has called it "a little bit of a tease." [7/22/13] [7/23/13]
- Harry Osborne and Peter Parker are childhood friends who haven't seen each other in years. Harry has been at a private boarding school called Ravencroft – in the comics, the Ravencroft Institute is a maximum security prison for the criminally insane. [7/22/13]
- Norman Osborn (Chris Cooper) will be sick throughout the movie, building on the story started in the first film that will likely continue on through the sequels. [7/22/13]
- Jamie Foxx has confirmed that there has been discussion about the possibility of bringing the Sinister Six to the big screen. [9/13/13]
- In the film's Tumblr feed, a faux news article was posted that may hint at future developments. In it, the name Spencer Smythe was mentioned as the head of Oscorp's engineering division, which is currently working on a flight harness and various robotics projects. That flight harness is likely going to end up as the Green Goblin's glider, while the robotics could become "Spider Slayers," robots that in the comics Spencer Smythe created to destroy Spider-Man. [10/14/13]
- The first full trailer has arrived. [12/6/13]
- The international trailer shows that the film will have a lighter side, and Peter Parker cracks jokes, just like in the comics. [12/13/13]
- Sony is in the very early stages of developing two Amazing Spider-Man spin-off films, one featuring Venom and another starring the Sinister Six. [12/13/13]
- Colm Feore will appear as Donald Menken, who in the comics is a personal assistant to Norman Osborn. The character of Menken may be the mysterious person that appears at the end of the first film representing Oscorp. [1/17/14]
- A new article on the film's faux-Daily Bugle Tumblr site has posted a story introducing geneticist Miles Warren. this may simply be color to expand the Spider-Man universe in the yes of its fans, or it may be the first step towards something more. In the comics, Warren became the Jackal. After falling in love with Gwen Stacey, he cloned her and then Peter Parker, leading to a story arc known as "The Clone Saga." [1/17/14]
- A closer look at DeHaan as the Goblin has been released (on the right). The image clearly shows that the transformation is at least partially physical. If you look closely, you can also see the Oscorp logo on the suit he wears. [3/26/14]
- Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal announced that the end of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will set-up some of the characters that will make up the Sinister Six. [3/26/14]
- A post-credit scene is rumored to feature a nod to X-Men: Days of Future Past. [4/18/14]
The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (June 10, 2016)
There isn't much to say about The Amazing Spider-Man 3 just yet, but Sony has confirmed that it is moving ahead with a third, and potentially a fourth film. Barring a shockingly disastrous outing from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the third offering is a lock. A fourth is almost a certainly as well, but in the unlikely event of two Spidey box office bombs in a row, Sony would probably cancel – or at least severely alter – a fourth. Based on the hype alone though, both films should do at least alright if not be outright hits.
Director Marc Webb has announced that he will return to direct the third film. He won't helm a fourth, but he will remain attached in a different capacity, most likely as an executive producer. No news on the story yet, but it's a safe bet that it will continue Spider-Man's ongoing conflict with Oscorp.
- The Amazing Spider-Man 4 is tentatively set to hit theaters on May 4, 2018.
- It may be that the story director Marc Webb and Sony initially envisioned warranted four movies, but the sequel announcements may also have something to do with ensuring that the rights to the character stick with Sony for a while to come. If Sony does not develop a film based on the property for a set (and unknown) period of time, the rights revert back to Marvel.
- Webb has hinted that the fourth Spider-Man movie could feature multiple superheroes and be a team-up film. Sony owns the rights to all characters that primarily appear in the Spider-Man comics, so there are a lot of possibilities to introduce lesser known secondary heroes.
- Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jeff Pinkner, screenwriters of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, have been brought back to begin work on the script for the third film.
- J. Jonah Jameson may appear in the third film. [4/22/14]
Venom (TBA)
Sony has yet to officially confirm that Venom will be released in 2017, but it has stated that it intends to release a Spider-Man related film every year, following The Amazing Spider-Man 3 in 2016. That leaves 2017 and 2019 for spin-off films, as The Amazing Spider-Man 4 will fill the 2018 gap. Of the two confirmed spin-offs – Venom and The Sinister Six – Venom is further ahead in the development process. Sony hired the writers of The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2, Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci to write the script with Ed Soloman, and Kurtzman is also set to direct.
- A faux-news article for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 teased Cletus Kasady, the man who becomes Carnage. The Daily Bugle article was written by Eddie Brock, the man that becomes Venom. [4/11/14]
The Sinister Six (TBA)
The next spin-off movie on the way will be a supervillain team-up featuring several of Spider-Man's deadliest foes. Sony has yet to say exactly who will make up the team's roster, although Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal hinted that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will give us a few clues. Drew Goddard is set to write and direct the film.
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Why does the MIPS Architecture need a new ABI?
An ABI (Application Binary Interface, though that hardly helps) is a set of rules governing compiled programs which - if followed - make the programs able to be linked together (for calling and to share data) and to be comprehensible to various useful bits of software - that includes debuggers, the Linux kernel, and run-time loaders.
Earlier MIPS ABIs were interpreted as machine-specific extensions to the cross-architecture [SVR4]; but the definition of OS services in a unix-like system now falls to POSIX and (specifically) Linux. This specification does not include the machine-indepedent parts of SVR4 ABI by reference or otherwise.
The existing MIPS ABIs were evolved substantially by Silicon Graphics Inc (SGI) for various versions of their Irix OS; they are fairly typical of ABIs for Linux and other sophisticated operating systems. At least to date most MIPS embedded systems have got by using a subset of SGI's complicated ABIs - o32, n32 and n64. So What's wrong with o32, n32 and n64?.
ABI History
The MIPS ABI took shape as a set of register usage and calling conventions established from the earliest days of MIPS CPUs. It picked up the ABI acronym and a defined binding to object code with the AT&T-inspired UnixSystem V document which is rooted with SVR4.
That process had coalesced as early as 1990 into much of the o32 ABI which is widely used today. By about 1994 the ABI was expanded to encompass position-independent code and the ELF object code syntax, and there have been no substantive and intentional changes since.
SGI pioneered 64-bit operating systems for MIPS in the early 1990s, and the o32 ABI was quite unsuitable for real 64-bit computing. SGI defined a 64-bit ABI called n64 suitable for the largest applications; and then - belatedly realising that n64's 64-bit pointer and long types bloated programs and caused portability problems to many applications which didn't need them - produced the very similar standard n32, which differs primarily in having 32-bit pointers.
From 1995 or so SGI used solely 64-bit-capable MIPS CPUs, so they had no need to revisit a 32-bit ABI. As a result the embedded MIPS world is still stuck on the 20-year-old o32 standard. A series of talks five years ago failed to come up with a replacement.
Meanwhile, the perceived deficiencies of o32 have led to the proliferation of variants and more narrowly-focussed alternatives, to the point where there are now as many as 15 incompatible MIPS ABIs. It may yet prove the least worst decision for us all to continue to use o32 forever: but escaping from o32 could noticeably improve performance and ease various kinds of compatibility. So this is MIPS Technologies' proposal to do so: but this won't make sense unless we can take the community with us and end up with fewer ABIs - not just another family to add to the overlong list.
Specific Goals for NUBI
- Replace multiple existing ABIs : a new family should be good enough for all the applications we can make contact with, and a seed for consolidation on a single standard.
- Make better use of registers : o32's limit of four argument registers causes unnecessary stack shuffling, and programs would run slightly better if we reserved more. Eight argument registers has been tried with success, notably by n64/n32.
We will define more saved registers. Not only is this common for other architectures, but it is evident that the GNU C compiler would quite often generate better code with a few more of these.
- Add a thread pointer : a per-thread pointer in a reserved register makes for efficient thread-local storage.
- Avoid unnecessary trouble with MIPS16e: the MIPS16 compact-code standard uses half-size (16-bit) instructions, and one of the trade-offs made means it only has first-class access to eight general-purpose registers. We want to ensure the ABI's register use does not cause avoidable pain to MIPS16e programs (1).
- Better position-independent code (PIC) : all Linux shared libraries and applications are built PIC, so PIC efficiency matters. The general PIC code sequences for external data access and subroutine linkage are quite slow: we want to permit more optimisations of PIC calling and data referencing sequences.
- Reduce 32-/64-bit incompatibility : 64-bit hardware is already with us. It will be easier for applications to migrate to 64-bit computing if we can offer transition tools which can build applications from a mixture of 32- and 64-bit modules. This will never be seamless, but we believe it's worth making it practicable in controlled circumstances.
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Noem Predicts Farm Bill Passage By End of January
Overdue by over a year, a five-year plan for farmers to conduct their operations is close to implementation. First it must be agreed upon in conference committee. South Dakota Representative Kristi Noem who is part of the group assigned to the task of bridging the differences between the House and Senate versions expects the work to get done.
There will be some things that will be included and some that will not on a simple up or down vote according to Noem. "Some of those are things like Country of Origin Labelling rules and how they impact our meat packing industry. Then we'll be able to put the final package together. I'm hoping that we'll have this done and signed into law by the end of January.
The main sticking point between the different legislations is the SNAP program which provides food assistance for the poor. The House cut a lot and the Senate cut a little from the program. Noem thinks there will be some give from both sides. "What we've agreed to so far is around $10 billion in cuts. About two months ago, we had about $11 billion worth of food stamp benefits that expired. So that was money that in our House bill we cut that actually happened because it expired and nobody renewed them. We'll end up with about a $20 billion reduction in spending in the food stamp program."
Noem would rather highlight reforms than talk about raw dollars spent or saved by the program. There is now more oversight in the sign-up process. For example, enrollees could previously register through a toll-free number. States would no longer get incentive bonuses for putting people on the rolls. Noem admits people need help, but reforms help the integrity of the process. Additionally, the promotion of the SNAP program will be curtailed. "We have millions of dollars spent advertising food stamps (on different media) and also advertised in foreign governments. We have agreed that the USDA is now prevented from promoting food stamps." Congress returns to session on Tuesday to begin the 2014 legislative calendar.


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MIDDLEBURY — After an unprecedented $141,333.45 of dorm damage in the 2010-11 academic year, the College saw a 44.5 percent decrease during the first semester of the current academic year.
According to data released by Assistant Director of Custodial Services Linda Ross, there was a total of $21,605.03 of damage this past fall semester. Comparatively, the College suffered $48,550.629 during the fall of 2010.
Ross, a Middlebury resident, attributed the turnaround to this year's first-year class and a "phenomenal" residential life staff.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 14, 2007) -- The ETSU men's basketaball team hits the road again Saturday, taking on Syrcause at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome before heading to Honolulu for the Rainbow Classic.
The Syracuse game, which will be televised locally on WJHL (CBS), is the second of a three-game stretch which sees the Bucs playing teams out of the Big 12 Conference (Oklahoma State), the Big East Conference (Syracuse) and the Southeastern Conference (Georgia). Currently at 4-4 on the year, the Bucs are hoping for a successful trip before returning home to rekindle a longtime rivalry with former Southern Conference foe Appalachian State on Dec. 30.
Fans are reminded they can watch the game inside Fanatics Restaurant at the Doubletree Hotel Saturday evening as part of the Buc Bash. Beverage and food specials will be offered, and free ETSU giveaways will be For more on the Syracuse game, click the game notes link above or read below. Also, click the link above to access ETSU free live audio stream.
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A seven-time NCAA Tournament participant and two-time NIT participant, the ETSU Buccaneers ended the 2007-08 season coming off a regular season Atlantic Sun Conference championship with a 24-10 overall record, a 16-2 league mark a year ago ... The Bucs return the 2006-07 A-Sun Player of the Year in junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis), as well as the A-Sun Coach of the Year Murry Bartow and All A-Sun Freshman team pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) ... Along with returning players like Pigram and Smith, the Bucs also return significant contributors to last season's success such as senior post Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.), sophomore point guard Dequan Twilley (Shelbyville), senior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna), and senior guard Travis Strong (Memphis) ... Newcomers for the Bucs that are expected to contribute early and often include junior college transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.), who was the JuCo Division II National Player of the Year last season, and lightning quick JuCo point guard Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) ... Several Bucs finished last season leading A-Sun statistical categories, see page 6 of this notebook for more information on those players and their rank ... In addition, see where the Bucs ranked as a team and individually in the NCAA charts last season on page 4.
The series against Syracuse
The Bucs and Orangmen have only met once before, with that game coming in the early part of the 1988-89 season ... In that game, Syracuse rolled 120-81 against an ETSU team that ultimately would finish the season 20-11 and make the first of four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament ... The sophomore point guard for the Bucs that night was current ETSU graduate manager Keith "Mister" Jennings, who would eventually be an All-American, finish as one of the greatest players in ETSU history, and enjoy a long professional career that included multiple years playing in the NBA for both the Golden State Warriors and the Denver Nuggets.
The Bucs vs. the Big East
As might be expected when playing arguably the best hoops conference in the country, the Buccaneers have not enjoyed much success against Big East Conference foes in the program's history ... ETSU is 1-10 all-time against the Big East, with the team's only victory coming against Bob Huggins' Cincinnati squad 90-79 in 1990 ... The Bucs also about clipped the Bearcats in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, falling 80-77 in that contest thanks to a late 3-pointer. Below are the teams ETSU has played in the Big East, with their record against those schools and their last meeting in parenthesis.
Team Record Last Meeting
Cincinnati 1-2 (2004)
DePaul 0-1 (1970)
Marquette 0-3 (1993)
South Florida 0-1 (2003)
Syracuse 0-1 (1988)
West Virginia 0-2 (1997)
Last time out
STILLWATER, Okla. (Dec. 8, 2007)- Relinquishing a six-point lead midway through the second half, the ETSU men's basketball team went scoreless in the final 6:52 against Big 12 Conference member Oklahoma State, eventually falling 78-65 in non-conference action Saturday evening at the Gallagher-Iba Arena ... The Bucs (4-4) enjoyed their largest lead of the game at 55-49 on a 3-pointer by junior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) with 13:02 left. However, with the score at 65-64 in favor of the Bucs with 6:52 left, Oklahoma State (5-3) went on to score the final 14 points and get the victory. Pigram finished with a game-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, but the Cowboys' James Anderson powered OSU with a game-high 26 ... The box score looked good for the Bucs in many ways, as ETSU shot 51 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Cowboys 33-29. However, it was OSU's 40 percent shooting from 3-point range, a six-point advantage at the foul line, and the Bucs' 25 turnovers that were too much to overcome ... In the first half, the Buccaneers took an early 6-4 lead, but the Cowboys didn't let that stand and used a pair of offensive runs to build a lead of as many as 13 points at 28-15 with 10:43 left before the intermission. However, ETSU did not fold and used a 10-0 run of its own to cut the lead to one at 38-37 with just over 1:05 left on the clock. OSU's Anderson added a final free throw to go with his 18-point first half to give the Cowboys a 39-37 advantage at the break. It was the first time this season that the Bucs have trailed at the break ... The second half saw the Bucs bring the fight to OSU early and often, taking the lead at 41-39 with less than two minutes played in the second period. From there it was back and forth until the Bucs' offense went in the deep freeze ... Along with Pigram, junior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) nearly picked up a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. Other players in double figures included OSU's Terrel Harris and Byron Eaton with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Strong enough?
With his play in recent games, it is obvious that senior guardTravis Strong (Memphis) has been trying to work his way into the starting lineup ... A starter in the past, Strong missed last season with a serious knee injury and had filled the role as first off the bench to backup the perimeter this season ... But against Tennessee Wesleyan, Strong was given a starting spot for the first time this season and responded with a game high 21 points, matching his career high with five 3-pointers ... In the three games prior to the Marshall game (12/4), Strong has eclipsed 20 points twice and has scored 59 points (19.7 ppg) ... Currently, Strong stands at 770 points for his career or 8.4 ppg.
Pigram eclipses 1,000 points
Beginning just his third season at ETSU, junior guardCourtney Pigram (Memphis) has already eclipsed the 1,000-point mark with a jump shot from the right corner at the 17:52 mark against Chattanooga (11/28) ... That basket gave Pigram 1,000 for his career and following the contest with the Mocs, the junior now stands at 1,068 for his career ... The 6-1 shooting guard scored 325 points as a freshman and then netted a remarkable 614 as a sophomore ... His 614 points a year ago ranks 6th on the single season list.
Another championship banner
With a win against Stetson (2/22), the Bucs wrapped up an outright 2006-07 A-Sun regular season title and garnered the No. 1 seed in the week's league championship tournament ... For ETSU, it was the continuation of a recent string of success that dates back to the 2000-2001 season ... In all, the Bucs have captured championships in five of the last seven seasons, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament trips in 2002-03 and 2003-04, and a trip to the NIT in 2006-07 ... Here is the championship breakdown:
2000-2001-- Southern Conference North Division Championship
2001-2002 -- SoCon North Division championship
2002-2003 -- SoCon North Division championship; SoCon Tournament Championship
2003-2004 -- SoCon North Division championship, SoCon Regular Season Championship, SoCon Tournament Championship
2006-2007 -- Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship
Swader, Tiggs
breaking out
Entering this season, a great deal was expected of both junior transferKevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and senior forward Kenyona Swader (Smyrna) ... Following eight games, the two are definitely meeting or surpassing those expections ... In the Bucs' win at UNCA, Tiggs scored the game winner with 1.7 seconds left and also picked up 20 points ... In the first Marshall game, Tiggs broke out with a game-high 26 points, and setting career marks in most every statistical category ... In all, Tiggs has scored at least 20 points in four of the Bucs' eight games, and currently stands tall on the Atlantic Sun stat sheets, ranking sixth in scoring, second in field goal percentage, and sixth in free throw percentage ... Meanwhile, Swader has provided an immediate offensive threat in his first six games, currently standing fifth on the team with 7.4 points per game ... Currently, Swader is first in the A-Sun with a 54 percent 3-point field goal percentage, and is second in overall field goal percentage at 60 percent.
Foul issues
With 183 fouls in their first eight games -- an average of 22.9 a contest -- the Buccaneers are certainly hearing the whistle too much ... By comparison, ETSU opponents have committed just 153 fouls against the Bucs ... In particular, during the Bucs' first three losses of the season -- all on the road -- they have been whistled 26 times (Dayton), 27 times (Marshall) and 30 times (Chattanooga) ... In all three games, the Bucs had multiple players leave the game with five fouls, including three players against UTC ... Against the Mocs, those 30 fouls led to a lop-sided foul shot differential, as the Mocs were 31-of-44 from the line compared to just 17-of-23 for ETSU.
Chilton's No. 42 comes out of retirement
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2007)- For many years, Tom Chilton's No. 42 has held a special place in ETSU basketball's history. Next season, fans will see that special number on the floor once again ... Chilton, who ranks first all-time with 26.1 points per game and fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,801, has agreed to allow junior transfer Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) to wear his No. 42 jersey for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 season. Chilton, who now makes his home in Madison, Ind., said he was honored a current player would want to wear his number ... "I wish him the best and I'm honored he wants to wear No. 42," said Chilton, whose 42 is the only retired number in ETSU's program history. "I hope he always considers that the number doesn't make the player, but the player makes the number. A lot of hard work and effort went into that number during my time there, but ETSU gave a lot back to me and I wouldn't be where I am today without that university, so I'm happy to allow the number to be worn again." ... ETSU head coach Murry Bartow said he was appreciative Chilton would allow the number to come out of retirement, and he reiterated that the number will go back into retirement two years from now ... "Tom Chilton was one of the finest players to ever wear an ETSU uniform, and his willingness to allow Kevin to wear the number shows he is still proud to be a part of our program's tradition," Bartow said. "It's our expectation that Kevin understand the importance of the number and the responsibility that goes with wearing it." ... Tiggs, the 2007 National Junior College Division II Player of the Year, said he certainly understood the history behind the number ... "Mr. Chilton was and is a legend here, so wearing his number comes with a great deal of responsibility," Tiggs said. "I just want to play in a way that would make him proud."
Non-conference home win streak at 15
Over the last three seasons, the Bucs have fared well against non-conference opponents within the confines of Memorial Center ... In fact, the Bucs have won 15 straight non-conference homes games since losing a 90-73 contest to Fresno State back on Nov. 27, 2004 ... ETSU has enjoyed wins over teams such as Marshall (2), Chattanooga, Central Michigan, Morehead State, Tennessee Tech, UNC Asheville, Eastern Kentucky and Radford in that time frame.
Home Sweet Dome
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 110-36 inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 75 percent ... The Bucs ETSU had won five straight at Memorial Center during the 2006-07 season before a loss to Belmont (1/2) ... The Bucs then rattled off 10 straight at home to stand at 15-1 on the Memorial Center floor this season, but fell to Belmont in the final game of the year in the championship of the A-Sun Tournament.
Bucs leading the A-Sun in field goal percentage
Currently, the Bucs sport four of the best shooters in the Atlantic Sun Conference, asKevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.), Andrew Reed (Port Richey, Fla.) and Travis Strong (Memphis) rank 2nd, 5th and 7th, respectively ... For a complete breakdown of the Bucs' standing in the Atlantic Sun Conference stat sheets, see the column to the left.
A great season in 2006-07
With 16 wins in its last 19 games a year ago, ETSU enjoyed a 2006-07 record of 24-10 overall, 16-2 in A-Sun play ... It was the best overall and conference record for the Bucs since the 2003-04 season ... That season, the Bucs were 27-6 and 15-1 in Southern Conference play, losing by three points to Cincinnati in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Bucs on the Tube
Along with the new ASun.TV package which will video stream all ETSU men's and women's home games on the Internet, the Bucs will again have a significant presence on the television screen as well this year ... In fact, ETSU's trips to Oklahoma State (Dec. 8) and Syracuse (Dec. 15) will air live locally, with the Oklahoma State game showing on WKPT (ABC) and the Syracuse contest airing on WJHL (CBS) ... The Bucs will also appear on regional cable through the Friday's night CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week with the Jan. 25th trip to Jacksonville and the Feb. 1 home game against Mercer scheduled for air on CSS ... In addition, Charter Main Street will air its weekly ETSU replay on Charter 13 and Comcast 14 Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., with the weekly games beginning on Dec. 4th with the Tennessee-Wesleyan game ... For a complete schedule, visit ETSUBucs.com.
Bucs dominate Preseason All A-Sun Picks
Last season, ETSU won its first Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball title, but Belmont denied the Buccaneers the conference's automatic bid in the final of the General Shale Brick Men's Basketball Championship ... Entering the 2007-08 season, both the coaches and the media predict that the Buccaneers will again be battling the Bruins for conference supremacy ... Both chose ETSU as the favorite to win the conference and defend its regular-season title with Belmont second ... The Bucs were the clear choice by the media to win the tournament ... The Buccaneers, who have gone 28-10 in A-Sun play in their two years in the league, will continue to be led byCourtney Pigram (Memphis). The junior from Memphis, Tenn. was named the preseason Player of the Year following up his Player of the Year award for the 2006-07 season. As a sophomore, Pigram averaged 18.1 points per game, second-best in the conference and also ranked in the top 10 in steals (2nd, 2.62 SPG), 3-point field goals per game (3rd, 2.62 3-pt FG per game) and assists (7th, 3.74 APG). He turned in one the league's virtuoso performances of the season when he dished out a conference-record 18 assists against Mercer on February 24 to go along with 29 points and eight rebounds. The 18 assists set an A-Sun record, were one off the school record and were the second-highest single-game total in Division I in the last two seasons.
1,113 wins and counting
With a win Jan. 25 against Belmont, the Bucs collected the program's 1,100th win all-time ... In over 80 years of basketball, the Bucs are 1,113-891-27 all-time after dropping Marshall on Dec. 4.


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Statistics - Publications per year
Publications per year
For this diagram the different publication are grouped by their publication type and publication year. The diagram shows the number of publications of one type per year. The lower diagram can be used to descrease the range of depicted years.