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Comcast has unveiled a program, known as "Internet Essentials," to expand Internet access for about $10 a month to low-income families.
The cable and Internet provider wants to make the program available next month in 39 states, including Illinois, where the company's Internet service is offered. Comcast spokesman Jack Segal said eligible families must have at least one child receiving free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program. He estimates that lunch program is open to more than 4,500 students in Champaign and Urbana.
"Internet access is the great equalizer," Segal said. "It's great for people economically to have access --- kids especially to have access to the internet to do their homework, to learn, to dream, and to really, really participate in the world."
To qualify for the program, customers must not have any overdue bills with the company or unreturned equipment. They also cannot join Comcast's Internet service 90 days prior to joining the program.
The low-income families who qualify can purchase vouchers for a new computer valued at around $150. They can also sign up for free digital literacy training.
This is not the only internet plan coming to Champaign-Urbana. Organizers of the UC2B Big Broadband project are hoping to get high-speed Internet in the area by Feb. 2013. The University of Illinois has taken the lead in getting the more than $22 million federal grant and a $3.5 million state grant to support the project, but it is leaving much of the work to the cities.
The high-speed Internet plan would costs about twice as much for customers compared to the Comcast program and run up to 10 times faster, according Mike Smeltzer, the principal investigator of UC2B's grant.
"Our connection will be massively fast," Smeltzer said. "I think (Comcast's plan) is kind of like training wheels for our project. If somebody doesn't have Internet today, and they look at this and they say, 'Hey, this would be good for our kids that are in school, and we can afford the 10 bucks a month, let's get it.' It will only wet their appetite for something better."
Smeltzer also praised Comcast's reduced-price service, saying it will help connect people in areas where the UC2B project won't be available.
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In the background, Dahlia imperialis holds court over Ricinus communis, the castor bean. In October, the dahlia will produce 4-inch diameter pink or white flowers.
I love big plants! Whether I'm designing a large estate garden or a small courtyard, big plants with large, architectural leaves and sometimes stunning flowers always play a role. Keep in mind that the words "big" and "large" are vague terms and everything is relative. A plant that looks very large in the confined space of a walled garden may look quite small on a wide open 2- or 3-acre property. At the same time, a plant that is truly suited to a large garden may quickly overwhelm one that is less spacious, so do your research and choose wisely. Also consider that "big" may refer to the height of the plant (a particularly tall selection), the width of the plant, the size of its leaves or a combination of all three. A very wide-growing plant may be difficult to accommodate in a small space, but tall plants can be used almost anywhere, so don't let the height of a plant scare you away! In fact, you'll find that tall plants, even in small spaces, add a dramatic sense of layering and help to create that lush garden effect that we're all after.
So what are my favorite super-sized plants? I'm glad you asked! Here are a few large-growing favorites that have graced my garden and the gardens of my clients for many years. Some are grown strictly for the foliage, while others also provide beautiful blooms. Some are annual, some perennial, a few are tropical and there are even some shrubs. There should be something for everyone, and I hope they whet your appetite for plants that might be outside of your normal comfort zone.
Dahlia imperialis
Even the name sounds regal, and regal it is! Perennial to Zone 6b, large trunk-like stems that may reach 3 to 4 inches in diameter by late summer and autumn emerge from ground level each spring and quickly rise to heights of 8 to 10 feet or more. The large, pinnately compound leaves almost resemble an unusual palm tree or bamboo as they hover above neighboring plants. In late autumn – provided we don't have an early frost – pink flowers appear atop the immense stems and bid farewell to the gardening season. A white-flowered form is occasionally offered by specialty mail order nurseries.
Podophyllum pleianthum
If you love the strikingly bold texture of the petasites, but prefer a plant that behaves itself, then this Chinese cousin of our native mayapple may just be the plant for you. Glossy green leaves may reach as much as 2 feet in diameter on well-established clumps (this will take a while!) and unlike our native mayapple, it stays put! It is the perfect companion for other shade-loving plants such as hostas, hellebores and many others, and only asks that you provide it with rich, well-amended, woodsy garden soil. Other beautiful and even more unusual relatives include Podophyllum hexandrum, P. 'Kaleidoscope' and P. 'Spotty Dotty', among others.
A version of this article appeared in a June 2011 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
Photography courtesy of Troy B. Marden.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Ryne Sandberg said Sunday there is an open competition for the fifth spot in the Phillies rotation.
But the Phillies suddenly have reason to be concerned with one of those competitors.
Right-hander Jonathan Pettibone did not throw his scheduled bullpen session Sunday because of what he called tightness in his right shoulder, the same issue that had him on the disabled list to finish last season.
"Well, it's kind of the early stages of what happened last year, so it's good that we stopped it early and jump on some anti-inflammatories and hopefully get it before it gets too serious," Pettibone said.
Pettibone went 5-4 with a 4.04 ERA in 18 starts last season. He said he started to feel discomfort in the shoulder during his last couple bullpen sessions.
"When I started to ramp up and kind of crank on it, I started to feel it a little," he said. "I think we're going to kind of play it by ear for now."
No MRI is currently scheduled.
It could become an issue because Cole Hamels said he expects to miss the beginning of the season following discomfort in his left shoulder. Hamels' absence would leave Cliff Lee, A.J. Burnett, Kyle Kendrick and Roberto Hernandez in the top four spots of the rotation. The fifth spot would be a competition among Pettibone, Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, Ethan Martin, Sean O'Sullivan and Jeff Manship.


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There's a terrific feature story in the current issue of Mother Jones that should be required reading for anyone engaged in the art and science of persuasion, and it's a must-read in particular for climate activists. It's called The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science, and it's one of the best single-link introductions I've found to the neuroscientific underpinnings for that common activist's dilemma: the facts that so compel you to act fail utterly to compel others to do so.
The piece centers on "an array of new discoveries in psychology and neuroscience [that have] demonstrated how our preexisting beliefs, far more than any new facts, can skew our thoughts and even color what we consider our most dispassionate and logical conclusions." In particular, there's a phenomenon that neuroscientists call "motivated reasoning," which refers to a vast array of emotions, biases, and other point-of-view tics we all use to filter new information. Even when — maybe especially when — we think we're bringing our intellect most fully to bear on an issue, at the very moments we believe reason is our copilot, we're actually looking for ways to deflect and deny, to counter-argue and dissuade, to stuff this new data into the worldview we already hold dear.
"It would seem," Mother Jones' Chris Mooney explains, "that expecting people to be convinced by the facts flies in the face of, you know, the facts."
What's more, the impact of this motivated reasoning is sometimes strongest when we encounter the most passionate arguments. Mooney: "In fact, head-on attempts to persuade can sometimes trigger a backfire effect, where people not only fail to change their minds when confronted with the facts — they may hold their wrong views more tenaciously than ever."
As Mooney notes, this is not a partisan thing. Though it can be found in the entrenched views of death penalty diehards and Iraq warhawks, it's just as big a factor in the uncompromising stances of those who take to the Huffington Post with counterfactual arguments about the link between vaccines and autism.
One of Mooney's strongest cases in point is the rational gulf between climate activists and climate denialists. "If you wanted to show how and why fact is ditched in favor of motivated reasoning," he writes, "you could find no better test case than climate change."
Reading the article, I was reminded of a couple of other long(ish) reads/watches well worth your time. The first is the report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change, which runs through a lengthy checklist of the many cognitive and perceptive biases that discourage many people from feeling the fight-or-flight urgency so evident among climate activists.
If APA Task Force reports aren't your cup of tea, I highly recommend checking out a series of videos posted recently at Climate Change Denial, a website run by George Marshall, head of the U.K.-based Climate Outreach Information Network. Here's Marshall on his website's raison d'etre: "It seeks to answer a question that has puzzled me for years: why, when the evidence is so strong, and so many agree that this is our greatest problem, are we doing so little about climate change?"
I first met Marshall at a climate-and-peak-oil conference five years ago, when he'd just begun his investigation of what he calls "the psychology of denial." (I can report, among other things, that I've rarely had the good fortune to meet a conference-goer who makes as engaging and entertaining between-session company as he does.) These most recent videos are from a 2009 lecture he gave on the topic, which he introduces like this: "When we look at climate change, we actually have something that you could say is in many ways perfectly designed to confound our immediate risk and threat assessment process. This therefore means that when it comes to climate change, our perception of risk or threat has to be generated. And it leads us into a world of belief."
I'll let George explain how to navigate that world for those interested. The takeaway from all of this, for now, is that the key challenge facing climate activists is ultimately one of innovation. They need to reinvent the way they engage the general public on the topic. They need to recognize, first of all, that more facts, delivered more forcefully, might very well be counterproductive. They are engaged not in the Green civil rights movement but in something more akin to a Green New Deal (or better yet in catalyzing the Second Industrial Revolution).
How you do that is a topic beyond the scope of one humble blog post; it's one I intend to return to often in this space.
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Barcelona and Benfica battled out a goalless draw at the Nou Camp this evening, meaning Lionel Messi remained one goal away from equalling Gerd Muller's record and the Portuguese visitors crashed out of the Champions League.
Messi was introduced just before the hour and played for around 25 minutes before being carried off on a stretcher.
And that was not the only late drama, as Celtic – who had to better Benfica's result to reach the last 16 – secured a 2-1 victory over Spartak Moscow, condemning Jorge Jesus' side to third place in Group G and a place in the Europa League.
Much of the pre-match build-up had focused on Messi, with the prolific Argentina forward just one goal away from matching Muller's 1972 mark of 85 in a calendar year.
But the three-time Ballon d'Or winner was named on the bench in Tito Vilanova's much-changed line-up which included eight B team players, with Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas among the star names not included in the matchday squad.
Barca had the bulk of possession but it was the visitors who posed the greater threat in the first half. They had 11 attempts, six of which were on target, but failed to find a way past Jose Pinto.
Rodrigo had the first presentable opportunity for the Portuguese team when he sprung the offside trap and was played in by Ola John, but he slotted his left-footed shot just wide.
Lima then went within a whisker with a diving header at the near post from former Barcelona B team forward Nolito's cross.
Barca had a couple of sights of goal of their own, Cristian Tello going through but unable to get the ball under control as Benfica goalkeeper Artur advanced and then Rafinha seeing his angled effort headed off the line.
But it was Pinto who continued to be the busier goalkeeper, getting a vital touch to divert Lima's right-footed shot onto the post and then looking on as John fired into the side-netting after cutting in from the right.
Benfica started the second period in similar fashion, Nolito flashing narrowly wide after Lima's cross from the right had only been half cleared by the Barca defence within a minute of the restart.
But Barca looked brighter and, after Artur comfortably held onto David Villa's well-struck free-kick and the Spain striker had directed another opportunity wide, the biggest cheer of the night so far greeted the 58th-minute introduction of Messi in place of Rafinha.
Jesus' side were clearly primed to keep a close eye on the 25-year-old, and within a minute Benfica centre-back Luisao found himself in the referee's notebook for fouling the substitute.
At the other end, Pinto had to scramble to his right to push away a dangerous ball from John five minutes later.
But Messi was looking menacing, running at the Benfica defence when given half a chance and curling a free-kick from distance which was well held by Artur.
After 83 minutes at the Nou Camp news filtered through from Scotland that Celtic had gone 2-1 up against Spartak Moscow, meaning a draw was not enough for Benfica to progress.
Before they could push forward, though, Barca created a golden chance to go ahead themselves.
Messi burst through down the right but was pushed wide by Artur, who then got back to his line just in time to save Messi's effort.
The Argentinian then immediately pulled up clutching the back of his leg and was carried off on a stretcher, leaving the hosts to finish the game with 10 men having already made their three changes.
Unperturbed by the loss of their star man, teenage substitute Gerard Deulofeu embarked on a run at goal which ended in a drive flying inches wide of Artur's right post.
Benfica struggled to get any sights of goal in the closing stages and, when they did come their way, they were passed up by substitute Oscar Cardozo and then Maxi Pereira in the 96th minute.


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1865 Groombridge and Sons edition of Robinson Crusoe. Alexander Frank Lydon (1836-1917) was a British artist who produced a lot of natural history work, including parrots, other birds, and fish among much else. Grooombridge put out this edition in the mid 19th century and I believe it went through at least a few printings over a number of years, but I am not certain.
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Not edited or enhanced other than removing the age toning of the paper. Decorative lettering, and the paper with lots of aging and spotting.
Title Page Detail - Robinson Crusoe with his dog and gun
The man holds his gun, parasol and equipment, surveying the sea with his dog standing beside him.
"Robinson Crusoe leaves home and is shipwrecked"
Four people row a small boat while at least five others sit, one steering. The boat is tossed by the surf and waves, while a large sailing ship is visible at sea beyond the large waves and cliffs. A light house stands on the cliff.
"Robinson Crusoe by means of a raft saves many useful articles from the ship"
The raft is laden with casks, rope and other provisions as Crusoe steers it gently along the lush shoreline. He is very clean and well dressed for a recent castaway.
"Robinson Crusoe erects a post on the shore"
He nails up a sign while his dog stands watching. Clouds and birds adorn the sky as the calm sea and cliffs are in the distance.
"Robinson Crusoe taking a survey of the Island"
His dog lays beside him as he leans against the bole of a large tree, gazing down from a mountain into a valley. The sun sets behind a peak.
"Robinson Crusoe awakened from sleep by his parrot"
Very well bearded by this time, he lies on the ground in his garden, a rude fence in the rear.
"Robinson Crusoe at dinner with his little family" (Frontispiece)
His dog, two cats and the parrot sit nearby as he has a meal in his house.
"Robinson Crusoe frightened by a goat in a cave"
He carries a blazing and smoking torch as he walks into the cave.
"Robinson Crusoe rescuing Friday from the savages"
The two men converse while a third man, dead perhaps, lies on a rock in the background.
"Robinson Crusoe and Friday attacking the savages"
The two men peer from behind a tree, spying on a large group of people around a bonfire on the beach.
"Robinson Crusoe surprising the three Englishmen"
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EXPOSURE!, an international exhibition of the photography of Clive Barda, opens at the High House Production Park in Thurrock on 14 October.
The free exhibition, co-curated by Clive Barda and Jannette Cheong, features 100 prints spanning Clive's 40-year career. A stunning collection of classic photos, it includes early black and white portraits of iconic figures from the world of music as well as images of major theatrical productions and performers. The exhibition, which toured major performing arts venues during the spring of 2012, will be in Thurrock until 20 October. See below for full details and opening times.
Globally renowned, Clive Barda began photographing the arts in the 1960s, and since then he has captured some of the world's most talented and well-respected musicians and celebrated shows, including opera legend Pavarotti and acclaimed Wagnerian John Tomlinson in Keith Warner's Siegfried.
Clive, who photographed his first opera at the Royal Opera House in 1974, is known within the industry for his discretion and close relationship with the artists, and is in high demand amongst those working in the performing arts. His work is featured in permanent collections in the the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, and Wigmore Hall.
At the exhibition, a new 60-minute documentary about Clive's work, by film-maker Philippe Monet, will be screened. Watch a trailer of the film:
On Tuesday 16 October at 7pm, Philippe's film will be introduced with a special presentation, and Clive Barda himself will be interviewed and take part in a question and answer session. A Q&A will take place with Phillipe at a second screening at 3pm on 20 October.
Although the exhibition is free, tickets to the film screening cost £3 (£2 concessions). Tickets can be purchased in person at High House Production Park's Reception or by phoning 01708 891 200. You can also e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for further information.
The full schedule for the exhibition is as follows:
Sunday 14 Oct midday – 6pm
Monday 15 Oct midday – 8pm
Tuesday 16 Oct midday – 9pm
Wednesday 17 Oct midday – 8pm
Thursday 18 Oct midday – 8pm
Friday 19 Oct midday – 8pm
Saturday 20 Oct midday – 6pm
Clive Barda's The Power of the Ring, a book that documents The Royal Opera's 2007 production of The Ring Cycle, is being re-issued to celebrate the revival of the opera this season, and will be available in the Royal Opera House Shop from 17 September.
The exhibition takes place in The Barns in the High House Production Park, Purfleet, Essex. The park is also home to Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop, where Royal Opera House sets and scenery are constructed. The workshop, which opened in 2011, is now open for public tours. For full details, visit our Tours page.


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|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
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|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
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These powers, along with the whirlwind, the ice blast, the trail of flame, and the stone armor that he can use during combat, are all the Prince needs to overcome the obstacles in The Forgotten Sands. The platforming and the use of magic are one of the strong suits of the game. Sadly, as exciting as the gameplay sounds, the experience is marred by some bad viewing angles and the fact that you can't move the camera around you freely, as we used to be able to do in previous titles. This is very frustrating when you're trying to plan the next jump or when you can't distinguish an ice wall from an ice column due to the side perspective provided. Pushing down the right analog stick re-centers the camera, and twisting it moves the camera around a bit, but not always offering the desired results.
Another negative note is the combat. It's really weak compared to what the Prince of Persia used to be. His attacks are very limited, and they're all performed with the same button. You can't even do combos, other than pushing the same button five times for a stronger attack or holding it down and letting go for a power attack. If you approach an enemy that's in the ground, you can finish him with the same button as well, but it's so far from satisfying, especially when you're used to the trilogy. There you could jump off a wall and crush the enemy, do fancy pirouettes in the air and finish him with a devastating blow, and so on. In The Forgotten Sands, this is barely possible. You can jump over their heads and hop in between them for an "aerial slash," and you can kick them or push them away, but that's the extent of this Prince's combat abilities. Later on, you can upgrade the aerial slash, getting a bit closer to what we're used to, but it takes a while to upgrade it if you want to keep a balance and increase your health and magic as well.
When you fight, you'll obtain red orbs for extra health, yellow for experience points, and occasionally blue ones that'll fill up one of your energy slots. This energy is what you use to rewind or perform magic attacks. If you want to increase their duration and effectiveness, you'll have to invest your yellow experience points into upgrades. This wasn't part of other Prince of Persia titles, but it's a tried-and-true formula that has always worked well. Of course, you almost don't even need these upgrades when you keep on fighting the same enemies, rarely breaking a sweat. There aren't even many bosses, and the ones you'll encounter require almost the same approach every time, leaving our expectations for epic boss battles behind.
A glitch in the game made my upgrades disappear when I was closer to the end, weakening the Prince's attacks and making me pay for upgrades all over again, but even still, I was able to finish the game just fine. While I assume Ubisoft will fix this with a future patch, I was quite disappointed due to the lack of polish that was obvious in this and other mistakes. Other glitches I encountered made platforms disappear at the wrong time while using the Power of Memory, making it impossible to advance in the game. Luckily, this problem was solved by turning off the console and restarting the game. I've also read there's a glitch that locks you up in a room when you fall in a certain area, forcing you to restart the game from scratch. Luckily, there seems to be a fix for this one, which simply requires you to go to your console's memory and delete the game save. When you reload the game, the backup save will take over, this time glitch-free, as long as you don't fall again.
Regarding the visuals, there's no complaint. The realistic style found in the POP trilogy brings back the authenticity to the franchise, and needless to say, the charm. The environments are full of detail, with true-to-life textures, wonderful architectural elements, and the Arabian Nights feel we've come to love. Everything looks great, save for the Prince's face, which, if you don't mind me saying, I find slightly unattractive.
As far as sounds, fans should be satisfied as well. The soundtrack is just right for this kind of adventure, matching the game's feel and theme perfectly. If anything, it may not have the wow factor other game soundtracks often have, but overall, it's still of high-quality and enjoyable. Same with the voice acting, which gives an excellent voice to the Prince, making players sympathize with his comments and sarcastic tone.
Unfortunately, between the camera issues, the couple of glitches found in the game, and the weaker combat style, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands fails to fully satisfy the fans. Luckily, this is not to say it isn't a very enjoyable game. There's still plenty of action and plenty of fun to be had, as long as you can overcome these flaws. Like I said before, the level design and the platforming are possibly the best ever found in a game, and the puzzles are clever and satisfying, so you have to enjoy the game for what it has to offer and look past its blunders.
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Dynamic multiple cluster system reconfiguration
According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to allow dynamic multiple cluster system configuration changes. In one example, processors in the multiple cluster system share a virtual address space. Mechanisms for dynamically introducing and removing processors, I/O resources, and clusters are provided. The mechanisms can be implemented during reset or while a system is operating. Links can be dynamically enabled or disabled.
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The present application is related to filed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/157,384 titled Transaction Management in Systems Having Multiple Multi-Processor Clusters by David B. Glasco et al. and filed on May 28, 2002, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a multiple processor system. More specifically, the present invention provides techniques for effectively and efficiently managing resources in a multiple cluster system.
2. Description of Related Art
Performance limitations have led to the development of a point-to-point architecture for connecting processors in a system with a single memory space. In one example, individual processors can be directly connected to each other through a plurality of point-to-point links to form a cluster of processors. Separate clusters of processors can also be connected. The point-to-point links significantly increase the bandwidth for coprocessing and multiprocessing functions.
A variety of mechanisms can be used to connect the multiple processor clusters. However, mechanisms for dynamically changing the configuration of a multiple cluster system have been limited. A variety of challenges have limited that functionality of communications protocols including physical layer protocols in multiple cluster systems.
Consequently, it is desirable to provide techniques for improving the mechanisms and techniques for communications between clusters in systems having multiple clusters of multiple processors connected using point-to-point links.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to allow dynamic multiple cluster system configuration changes. In one example, processors in the multiple cluster system share a virtual address space. Mechanisms for dynamically introducing and removing processors, I/O resources, and clusters are provided. The mechanisms can be implemented during reset or while a system is operating. Links can be dynamically enabled or disabled.
In one embodiment, a computer system is provided. The computer system includes a first cluster and a second cluster. The first cluster includes a first plurality of processors and a first interconnection controller. The first plurality of processors and the first interconnection controller are in communication using a point-to-point architecture. The second cluster includes a second plurality of processors and a second interconnection controller. The second plurality of processors and the second interconnection controller are in communication using a point-to-point architecture. Polling for a link from the first interconnection controller to the second interconnection controller can be enabled or disabled by configuring the first interconnection controller.
In another example, a method for introducing a cluster of processors is provided. A first interconnection controller in a first cluster including a first plurality of processor in communication using a point-to-point architecture is configured to poll for the presence of a second interconnection controller. A reset signal is asserted on a second interconnection controller in a second cluster including a second plurality of processors in communication using a point-to-point architecture. A link layer protocol is established on a connection between the first and second interconnection controllers.
A further understanding of the nature and advantages of the present invention may be realized by reference to the remaining portions of the specification and the drawings.
The invention may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which are illustrative of specific embodiments of the present invention.
Reference will now be made in detail to some specific embodiments of the invention including the best modes contemplated by the inventors for carrying out the invention. Examples of these specific embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the invention is described in conjunction with these specific embodiments, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Multi-processor architectures having point-to-point communication among their processors are suitable for implementing specific embodiments of the present invention. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. Well-known process operations have not been described in detail in order not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention. Furthermore, the present application's reference to a particular singular entity includes that possibility that the methods and apparatus of the present invention can be implemented using more than one entity, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
According to specific embodiments, the service processor of the present invention has the intelligence to partition system resources according to a previously specified partitioning schema. In one implementation, the service processor can explore the connection of clusters with remote links and the presence of processing and I/O elements within each cluster and generate routing table information for BIOS 204. BIOS 204 can then use this information to program the complete system. The partitioning can be achieved through direct manipulation of routing tables associated with the system processors by the service processor which is made possible by the point-to-point communication infrastructure. The routing tables can also be changed by execution of the BIOS code in one or more processors. The routing tables are used to control and isolate various system resources, the connections between which are defined therein.
The processors 202a-d are also coupled to an interconnection controller 230 through point-to-point links 232a-d. According to various embodiments and as will be described below in greater detail, the interconnection controller 230 performs a variety of functions which enable the number of interconnected processors in the system to exceed the node ID space and mapping table limitations associated with each of a plurality of processor clusters. According to some embodiments, the interconnection controller 230 performs a variety of other functions including the maintaining of cache coherency across clusters. Interconnection controller 230 can be coupled to similar controllers associated with other multi-processor clusters. It should be noted that there can be more than one such interconnection controller in one cluster. Interconnection controller 230 communicates with both processors 202a-d as well as remote clusters using a point-to-point protocol.
More generally, it should be understood that the specific architecture shown in
According to one embodiment, service processor 212 is a Motorola MPC855T microprocessor which includes integrated chipset functions, and interconnection controller 230 is an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) supporting the local point-to-point coherence protocol. Interconnection controller 230 can also be configured to handle a non-coherent protocol to allow communication with I/O devices. In one embodiment, the interconnection controller 230 is a specially configured programmable chip such as a programmable logic device or a field programmable gate array. In another embodiment, the interconnect controller 230 is an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). In yet another embodiment, the interconnect controller 230 is a general purpose processor augmented with an ability to access and process interconnect packet traffic.
The protocol engine 305 has access to a pending buffer 309 that allows the interconnection controller to track transactions such as recent requests and probes and associate the transactions with specific processors. Transaction information maintained in the pending buffer 309 can include transaction destination nodes, the addresses of requests for subsequent collision detection and protocol optimizations, response information, tags, and state information. A history buffer 311 may also be provided to allow for efficient retransmission of packets that have not been successfully received by an interconnection controller in another cluster.
The interconnection controller has a coherent protocol interface 307 that allows the interconnection controller to communicate with other processors in the cluster as well as external processor clusters. The interconnection controller may also include other interfaces such as a non-coherent protocol interface 311 for communicating with I/O devices (e.g., as represented in
According to various embodiments of the invention, processors 202a-202d are substantially identical.
The infrastructure shown in
The routing tables associated with each of the nodes in the distributed routing mechanism collectively represent the current state of interconnection among the computer system resources. Each of the resources (e.g., a specific memory range or I/O device) owned by any given node (e.g., processor) is represented in the routing table(s) associated with the node as an address. When a request arrives at a node, the requested address is compared to a two level entry in the node's routing table identifying the appropriate node and link, i.e., given a particular address within a range of addresses, go to node x; and for node x use link y.
As shown in
Processor 202 also has a set of JTAG handshake registers 408 which, among other things, facilitate communication between the service processor (e.g., service processor 212 of
As mentioned above, the basic protocol upon which the clusters in specific embodiments of the invention are based provides for a limited node ID space which, according to a particular implementation, is a 3-bit space, therefore allowing for the unique identification of only 8 nodes. That is, if this basic protocol is employed without the innovations represented by the present invention, only 8 nodes may be interconnected in a single cluster via the point-to-point infrastructure. To get around this limitation, the present invention introduces a hierarchical mechanism which preserves the single-layer identification scheme within particular clusters while enabling interconnection with and communication between other similarly situated clusters and processing nodes.
According to a specific embodiment, one of the nodes in each multi-processor cluster is an interconnection controller, e.g., the interconnection controller 230 of
In the basic protocol, when a particular processor in a cluster generates a request, a set of address mapping tables are employed to map the request to one of the other nodes in the cluster. That is, each node in a cluster has a portion of a shared memory space with which it is associated. There are different types of address mapping tables for main memory, memory-mapped I/O, different types of I/O space, etc. These address mapping tables map the address identified in the request to a particular node in the cluster.
A set of routing tables are then employed to determine how to get from the requesting node to the node identified from the address mapping table. That is, as discussed above, each processor (i.e., cluster node) has associated routing tables which identify a particular link in the point-to-point infrastructure which may be used to transmit the request from the current node to the node identified from the address mapping tables. Although generally a node may correspond to one or a plurality of resources (including, for example, a processor), it should be noted that the terms node and processor are often used interchangeably herein. According to a particular implementation, a node comprises multiple sub-units, e.g., CPUs, memory controllers, I/O bridges, etc., each of which has a unit ID.
In addition, because individual transactions may be segmented in non-consecutive packets, each packet includes a unique transaction tag to identify the transaction with which the packet is associated with reference to the node which initiated the transaction. According to a specific implementation, a transaction tag identifies the source node (3-bit field), the source node unit (2-bit field), and a transaction ID (5-bit field).
Thus, when a transaction is initiated at a particular node, the address mapping tables are employed to identify the destination node (and unit) which are then appended to the packet and used by the routing tables to identify the appropriate link(s) on which to route the packet. The source information is used by the destination node and any other nodes which are probed with the request to respond to the request appropriately.
According to a specific embodiment and as mentioned above, the interconnection controller in each cluster appears to the other processors in its cluster as just another processor in the cluster. However, the portion of the shared memory space associated with the interconnection controller actually encompasses the remainder of the globally shared memory space, i.e., the memory associated with all other clusters in the system. That is, from the perspective of the local processors in a particular cluster, the memory space associated with all of the other multi-processor clusters in the system are represented by the interconnection controller(s) in their own cluster.
According to an even more specific embodiment which will be described with reference to
An illustration of an exemplary address mapping scheme designed according to the invention and assuming-such a cluster configuration is shown in
To extend the address mapping function beyond a single cluster, each cluster maps its local memory space, i.e., the portion of the global memory space associated with the processors in that cluster, into a contiguous region while the remaining portion of the global memory space above and below this region is mapped to the local interconnection controller(s). The interconnection controller in each cluster maintains two mapping tables: a global map and local map. The global map maps outgoing requests to remote clusters. The local map maps incoming requests from remote clusters to a particular node within the local cluster.
Referring now to
An exemplary transaction described with reference to
In a particular implementation, each processor or cluster node is limited to eight memory map registers. The scheme described above with reference to
As described above, on the local cluster level, information from address mapping tables is used to identify the appropriate link on which to transmit information to a destination node within the cluster. To effect transmissions between clusters using the global mapping described above, a similar mechanism is needed. Therefore, according to various embodiments, in addition to the local routing tables associated with each node in a cluster, the interconnection controller maintains global routing information which maps the other clusters in the system to the various point-to-point transmission links interconnecting the clusters (e.g., links 111 of
According to a specific embodiment of the invention, two types of local routing tables are employed: one for directed packets and one for broadcast packets. Each table (e.g., tables 406 of
In a particular implementation of the interconnection controller of the present invention, its local tables map a local destination node to one of four links for directed packets and any number of links for broadcast packets. The interconnection controller also maintains a global routing table that maps remote destination clusters to a particular remote link. According to a particular embodiment, the interconnection controller also supports multicast of packets at the global routing level.
A specific embodiment of a routing mechanism designed according to the present invention will now be described with reference to
As part of an exemplary transaction, a CPU 602 at node N0 in Cluster 0 generates a packet directed to a CPU 604 at node N0 in the Cluster 3. This packet could be, for example, a memory request that maps to a memory controller at that node. Because CPU 602 has no knowledge of anything outside of its cluster, it generates the packet targeting node N1 in Cluster 0 (i.e., the local interconnection controller 606) as the destination. As discussed above, this is due to the fact that the local memory map owned by node N0 (see the relevant portion of the table of
When interconnection controller 608 at Cluster 1 receives the packet, it also determines that the packet is destined for Cluster 3 and determines from its global routing table (
Having a multi-level routing mechanism allows a system to have a relatively unbounded number of processors and processing clusters. However, with the increase the system size and complexity, it becomes increasingly critical to provide mechanisms for dynamically adding and removing processors and processing clusters without disrupting system performance. More configurations are also possible with a large number of processors and processing clusters, and it becomes beneficial to allow configuration changes in a seamless manner. One type of configuration change is the removal or dynamic replacement of defective components such as processors, processing clusters, links, etc.
Conventional mechanisms for opening and closing links are limited. Existing mechanisms lack provisions for dynamically opening a link that was not found during reset or closing a link that was found during reset, for example. Consequently, it is desirable to provide improvements that allow a user to dynamically enable or disable links and change the configuration of a multiple processor, multiple cluster system. In one example, a user could dynamically add resources such as processors and processing clusters to an existing system. In another example, a user could dynamically replace faulty components like interconnection controllers or HyperTransport cables between clusters.
According to various embodiments of the present invention, mechanisms are provided in interconnection controllers to allow the dynamic enabling and disabling or links. In one embodiment, configuration space registers are associated with an interconnection controller. The configuration space registers include information for enabling physical layer and link layer communications, indicators for reinitializing a link, and identifiers for tracking processing clusters coupled to the interconnection controllers.
However, the interconnection controller will still respond to polling and will maintain existing connection. Because nothing other than physical layer communications are allowed, no HyperTransport command or data packets can be sent across a link with a disabled link layer. Polling state can be maintained using configuration space registers. In one example, if a link is not found when a system is coming out of reset, the physical layer protocol has the capability to continuously poll a link to determine if any device has been attached. This polling feature can be enabled or disable by setting appropriate toggles in the configuration space registers. Polling allows hot plugging of resources to an existing cluster with automatic recognition and notification. In one example, polling allows the hot plugging of a new multiple processing cluster to an existing multiple processing cluster.
The processor maintaining a system configuration could choose to enable the link when a new cluster is attached and expand the system or simply inform a user that a connection recently made has been recognized by the system. According to various embodiments, the configuration space registers also include a reinitialize indicator 715 to indicate whether or a new initialization sequence should be performed. Registers for holding cluster identifiers 717, 719, and 721 also are provided to allow configuration space registers 701 to maintain the IDs of connected clusters. It should be noted that not all of the values in the configuration space registers 701 are necessary. For example, in a system that supports only two clusters, only a single register may be provided for holding a cluster ID. In the same manner, configuration space registers 701 may hold other information, such as specific polling state information.
Transmission is typically performed using serialization and deserialization (SERDES) mechanisms and 8b/10b encoding. 8b/10b encoding replaces continuous sequences of ones or zeros with mixed sequences and is used for several reasons. 8b/10b helps to generate enough signal transitions in the transmitted data to ensure correct PLL operation. Without this 8B/10B encoding scheme, a string of ones or zeros in the data could cause the receive clock to drift or lose synchronization, causing loss of data. 8b/10b also ensures that the signal is DC balanced, which means that no DC offset develops in the link over time. 8B/10B encoded characters follow specific rules that detect many signaling errors immediately.
Examples of initialization or training sequences that can be used are described in the Infiniband Architecture Specification Volumes I and II available from the Infiniband Trade Association, the entireties of which are incorporated by reference for all purposes. It should be noted that Infiniband does not necessarily have to be used. During the initialization of physical layer communications, information is exchanged between interconnection controllers. At 811 link width parameters are exchanged. At 813, link speed parameters are exchanged. At 815, optional error correction information is exchanged. At 817, the link layer is then enabled by toggling the fence bit off. With the link layer enabled, data communications can proceed. At 819, cluster ID information is exchanged. At 821, the cluster ID is set in the configuration space registers. At 823, routing tables associated with the interconnection controllers are updated as needed to reflect connected resources.
In another example, there is no assumption made on synchronization of reset across multiple clusters. Any chronological order of assertion and deassertion of system reset signals is valid. In one instance, each remote link layer in each cluster comes up with the fence bit cleared after the deassertion of reset. Each remote link comes up disabled and the remote physical layer is polling for the presence of another cluster on the other end of the connection. After the clusters on both ends of a remote connection are out of reset, the remote physical layers detect each other upon polling. According to various embodiments, the remote physical layers can now perform an initialization/training sequence which might involve exchanging link width parameters, link speed parameters, error correction information, as well as any other information needed for a reliable establishment of the physical link connection.
After the initialization/training sequence, the cluster ID field can be exchanged. Since the clusters just came out of reset, the cluster ID is can be initialized to predetermined fixed value, e.g. all zeros. The remote cluster ID are then maintained in the CSR. The physical layer is enabled while the link layer is still disabled. At this point, the service processor does an exploration of the whole system starting from the primary cluster by reading the CSRs of the remote links in the primary cluster, assigning cluster Ids, and writing a CSR to reinitialize the physical layers of the remote connections.
According to various embodiment, the service processor in the primary cluster now gets the information about which cluster is connected to which other clusters through remote links on each cluster. The information is used to generate the routing tables. The information is also passed to the BIOS. The BIOS sets the "initialize link layer" bit in a CSR in one of clusters. This causes the link layer on one side to start the link layer initialization with a link layer start packet. When the link layer on the other side receives the link layer start packet, it replies with a link layer start packet and the link layer is established.
When the link layer is up, packets can be sent across remote links from the primary cluster to program/initialize the processors and controllers in the remote clusters. The system is now running. In one instance, if any remote connection is not used, the service processor or BIOS can choose to fence of the link layer and disable the physical layer for those remote connections.
In another example, one or more clusters are running and a new cluster needs to be added to the system. According to various embodiments, reset is asserted and deasserted on the new cluster that needs to be added. If the physical layer for a remote connection to the new cluster is disabled, the physical layer placed into the polling state. The remote connection is unfenced. Cluster IDs are exchanged and the physical layer is enabled. The service processor generates information needed to program the new cluster and also the main cluster in a similar manner as noted above. The link layer of the new remote connection is now initialized.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that changes in the form and details of the disclosed embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. For example, embodiments of the present invention may be employed with multiple processor clusters connected through a point-to-point, switch, or bus architecture. In another example, multiple clusters of processors may share a single interconnection controller, or multiple interconnection controllers can be used in a single cluster. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the appended claims.
1. A method comprising:
- terminating a plurality of applications running in an operating system environment that supports dynamic removal of a first processor cluster from a plurality of processor clusters, the first processor cluster including a first plurality of processors and a first interconnection controller interconnected using a point-to-point architecture;
- identifying the first processor cluster for removal;
- flushing a plurality of caches associated with the first processor cluster;
- modifying a plurality of routing tables associated with each processor cluster to reflect removal of the first processor cluster;
- disabling link layer communications associated with the first processor cluster, wherein the first processor cluster is disconnected after disabling link layer communications associated with the first processor cluster;
- maintaining physical layer communications associated with the first processor cluster to allow connection of a replacement processor cluster.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein a fence bit is written by a service processor.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein a fence bit is written by a JTAG interface associated with a processor.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first cluster of processors and a second cluster of processors share a single virtual address space.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second cluster of processors includes a second interconnection controller.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second interconnection controller includes a physical layer enable indicator.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the second interconnection controller includes a fence indicator configurable to prevent the transmission of logical packets between the first interconnection controller and the second interconnection controller.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the second interconnection controller includes a reinitialization indicator configurable to direct the second interconnection controller to reinitialize the link.
9. An apparatus comprising:
- means for terminating a plurality of applications running in an operating system environment that supports dynamic removal of a first processor cluster from a plurality of processor clusters, the first processor cluster including a first plurality of processors and a first interconnection controller interconnected using a point-to-point architecture;
- means for identifying a first processor cluster for removal;
- means for flushing a plurality of caches associated with the first processor cluster;
- means for modifying a plurality of routing tables associated with each processor cluster to reflect removal of the first processor cluster;
- means for disabling link layer communications associated with the first processor cluster, wherein the first processor cluster is disconnected after disabling link layer communications associated with the first processor cluster;
- means for maintaining physical layer communications associated with the first processor cluster to allow connection of a replacement processor cluster.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a fence bit is written by a service processor.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a fence bit is written by a JTAG interface associated with a processor.
12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first cluster of processors and the second cluster of processors share a single virtual address space.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2009
Patent Publication Number: 20050021699
Assignee: Newisys, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Rajesh Kota (Austin, TX), Shashank Newawarker (Austin, TX), Guru Prasadh (Austin, TX), Carl Zeitler (Tomball, TX), David B. Glasco (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: Ario Etienne
Assistant Examiner: Lashanya R Nash
Attorney: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
Application Number: 10/607,819
International Classification: G06F 15/177 (20060101);


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Okay, I am in no way promising that this will happen soon, but it occured to me that, what with how hilarious y'all are, and how attention to The Book is getting us new readers, we might be in need of a blog lexicon for our shorthand, jokes, etc. Some of them are used all the time (baby donuts, natch), where others are more topic-specific (like Chili's anecdotes).
It seemed like a great idea that would take too much time to execute until Resident Thin Scientist Volcanista helpfully suggested that we could farm it out to you all! Only she put it more nicely. So, Shapelings, help us out: what should go in a Shapeling Dictionary? Bonus points if you can link to the original instance of any given phrase!


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"Beverly Hills Nanny" co-star Tricia Leigh Fisher has listed her home in the Carthay neighborhood at $929,000.
The Spanish-style house, built in 1927, is gated and sits behind walls. A step-down living room features wooden cathedral ceilings, a stone fireplace and French doors that open to a courtyard with a fountain. There are four bedrooms, two bathrooms and about 2,100 square feet of living space. The garage has been turned into studio space.
Leigh, 43, used the house as her bachelorette pad before marrying actor and musician Byron Thames in 2007. She has been leasing it out in recent years. Public records show she bought the property in 2005 for $1.2 million.
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Cranberry cop thankful for return after 22-month ordeal
Cpl. Dan Hahn going back to work
Nearly two years ago, Cranberry police Cpl. Dan Hahn plunged more than 20 feet over an Interstate 79 overpass while chasing a suspect on foot.
The suspect, Thomas William Booth, died in his fall. But Hahn survived through a coma, ongoing pain, rehabilitation work and time spent in a wheelchair.
As Hahn walked through the doors of the Cranberry Police Department on Wednesday morning and returned to light duty, one word came to mind.
"Victory," he said. "It's something that I've been wanting to do since I got hurt, and I needed to prove to myself that I could do it."
State police said Booth was sleeping inside a parked SUV along Blackburn Road when a Sewickley Heights officer approached it on Valentine's Day in 2011. When the 22-year-old man woke up, he refused to cooperate and drove away, police said.
The pursuit covered 20 miles, going through two counties and involving five police departments as it continued into Jackson Township and reached speeds of up to 100 mph on I-79, police said. Booth eventually got out and jumped, and Hahn followed.
The encouragement of others was a key factor in Hahn's recovery, he said. The thankful officer advises anyone who's coming back from a serious injury to surround themselves with support.
"Don't give up under any circumstances," Hahn said. "No matter what the doctors say, no matter what the nurses say, no matter what other people say, you know in your heart that you need to get better."
He also had a message to the Cranberry community: "I thank you for your support and prayers and your cards and thoughts. They have been so appreciated. They have pushed me to get better and fight harder."


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It's not every Monday that we kick off the week with a round of "awesome indie movie title", but I'm feeling frisky so here it goes. Check out "Bong of the Dead". Aaah, an oldie but a goodie. Enjoy.
The Brian Keene novel "Dark Hollow" has been picked up for adaptation. The Story follows a half-man, half-goat "Satyr" who begins luring all the women of a small town into the woods with his spell. The men, pissed off about losing their women, go out into the woods to confront the evil. Another cool aspect of this is that he dropped the story of the acquisition on his Twitter feed, which seems to be happening more and more lately.
Here's an interesting little Japanese slasher called "Invitation Only". While digging through details I also discovered that it stars Japanese "actress" Maria Ozawa. Who is that you might ask? Let's just say if you're going to Google her, you may want to wait until you're in the privacy of your own home... with the lights off... and the door locked.
I was staying away from the rumor but today we have confirmation, Elizabeth Shue is confirmed for the remake of "Piranha 3D". The film, being shot in the newest 3D technology, is being written/directed by Alexandre Aja, of "Hills Have Eyes" and "Mirrors" fame. Shue will play the role of Sherriff Julie Forester, a "take-charge authority figure in the community of Lake Victoria". Sounds sassy!
And finally, a little treat for you on this Monday, a much better look at Megan Fox in Diablo Cody's "Jennifer's Body". Don't ever say I'm not looking out for you guys.
The awesome thing about Woody Harrelson, is that I really do believe he attacked that photographer because he thought he was a zombie. You can't blame the man for trying to stop the apocalypse.
Oregon bill successfully outlaws "facials", but not the actual practice they were aiming at, ie a gang ritual in which members were forced to throw their semen at people in public areas. Way to go, guys.
Those massage chairs they have at the mall for when you're tired are a pretty great idea... unless of course someone jumps to their death and lands directly on top of you. That's not relaxing AT ALL.
Woman develops "phantom" third arm, and tests have proven that her brain is literally "controlling" the limb and processing feedback. Really cool story you guys should check out.
1984: Itinerant serial killer Henry Lee Lucas found guilty by a Texas jury for the murder of "Orange Socks", a hitchhiker whose name is not known. Lucas and his partner Ottis Toole are thought to have killed as many as 200 people.


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Keuschnigg, Christian; Nielsen, Søren Bo (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper we set up a model of start-up finance under double moral hazard. Entrepreneurs lack own resources and business experience to develop their ideas. Venture capitalists can provide start-up finance and commercial support. The effort put forth by either agent contributes to the firm's success, but is not verifiable. As a result, the market equilibrium is biased towards inefficiently low venture capital support. The capital gains tax becomes especially harmful, as it further impairs advice and causes a first-order welfare loss. Once the capital gains tax is in place, limitations on loss off-set may paradoxically contribute to higher quality of venture capital finance and welfare. Subsidies to physical investment in VC-backed startups are detrimental in our framework. Keywords: Venture capital, capital gains taxation, double moral hazard. JEL-Classification: D82, G24, H24, H25 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6821
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Abstract: We show that when the researcher's (observable but not contractible) contribution to innovation is crucial, a covenant not to compete (CNC) reduces effort and profits under both spot and relational contracts. Having no CNC allows the researcher to leave for a rival. This alleviates a commitment problem by forcing the firm to reward a successful researcher. However, if the firm's R&D investment mainly matters, including a CNC in the contract is optimal, as it ensures the firm's incentives to invest. JEL Codes: J3, K2, L14, O31, O34. Keywords: Innovation, intellectual property rights, labor contracts, poaching, relational contracts, start-ups. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6800
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Abstract: This article studies the involuntary transfer of property rights by theft - a topic almost unexplored in the law and economics literature. The question is whether a buyer of a stolen good should obtain title to the good if he/she has purchased it in good faith. As described in the article different jurisdictions treat this issue differently. The traditional theory suggests that there is a tradeoff between the costs of protecting the good and the costs of verifying the ownership. However, as shown, the rule of law concerning this issue significantly affects parties' incentives. Specifically, it is shown that a rule of law where good faith is irrelevant in determining the issue of property rights Pareto dominates a rule where good faith may protect an innocent buyer. Thus, an owner of an asset will spend more resources on protecting his property and potential buyers will incur higher costs in order to verify the ownership when good faith is decisive for the transfer of property rights. JEL Classification: K11, K14 and K42 Keywords: property right law, theft, good faith and game theory URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6802
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testing current theory on value drivers of innovations within a structural two-stage discrete choice simultaneous equation modelReitzig, Markus (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Patent indicators are widely used to assess innovative output. Despite the large variety of empirical studies in the field, however, the precise meaning of these indicators and their obvious relation to patent value is still based on assumptions and intuitions. This paper provides the first empirical test of patent indicators as value measures in the structural form. It disentangles the different effects reflected in patent indicators and enhances our understanding why inventions are valuable at all. Using a newly assembled data set on European polymer patents, current assumptions on the innovation incentives set by patentability requirements (novelty, inventive activity) are tested. The estimations are carried out using a custom-tailored two stage discrete choice probit model yet unknown in the literature. The results support the assumptions that novelty and inventive activity enhance a patent's value. They confirm the importance of backward citations, family size, and forward citations as va lue indicators. However, they expand on and partly break with the respective explanations why patent indicators correlate with profitability. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6807
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A comparative analysis of the explanatory power of accounting and patent information for the market values of German firmsRamb, Fred; Reitzig, Markus (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the fitness of national German (German Commercial Code – Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB)) and international (IAS and US-GAAP) accounting information, as well as European patent data to explain the market values of German manufacturing firms. For the chosen volatile period from 1997 to 2002, cautious national accounting information does not correlate with the firms' residual market values (RMV). International accounting information makes no meaningful contribution to explaining firms' RMV and seems to measure overinvestment only. Finally, patents counted at the individual country level correlate with the firms' RMV. Keywords: Accounting standards, investor information, market value, patents JEL-classifications: D82, M40, M41, K11 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6814
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A Comparative International Analysis of Innovation Incentives from Patent Indemnification RulesReitzig, Markus; Henkel, Joachim; Heath, Christopher (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract: This paper contributes to the fundamental discussion of setting optimal liabilities in restitution law by analyzing the effects that the existing multitude of indemnification rules for patent infringements have on innovative and imitative activity. From a theoretical legal standpoint, the choice of patent law is particularly enlightening due to its hybrid public and private nature. From an economic perspective its relevance lies in regulating the driving forces of welfare in highly industrialized societies. Our analysis of regulations from six different jurisdictions (US, JP, DE, UK, FR, NL) reveals that from a scholarly standpoint none of the regulations sets optimal liabilities in general. Our major finding is that an expectation damage rule based on a renegotiation outcome from an ex-ante perspective (falling in between the generic legal notions of 'lost profits' and 'infringer's profits') between licensor and licensee appears optimal in patent infringement cases to avoid dynamic inefficiencies. The result is intuitive, however, was not predicted by the existing literature on indemnification law. Keywords: Patents, litigation, damage awards, innovation, infringement JEL-Classifications: K41,L00, L20 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6827
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Cameroon – Archbishop calls same-sex marriage crime against humanity
One of Cameroon's most senior Christian leaders on Tuesday called same-sex marriages a "crime against humanity", ramping up anti-gay rhetoric in the Central African state.
As in most African nations, homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon. But a number of incidents have highlighted the clash between a largely conservative culture backed by draconian law and youth for some of whom it is less of an issue.
"Marriage of persons of the same sex is a serious crime against humanity," Victor Tonye Bakot, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Yaounde, told followers at Christmas Day mass.
"We need to stand up to combat it with all our energy. I am particularly thankful to our local media that has been spreading this message of it as a criminality against mankind."
The comments follow a three-year jail sentence handed earlier this month to 32-year-old Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, who was found guilty of homosexual conduct because he sent a text message to another man telling him he loved him.
At least 12 people were convicted this year of being gay in Cameroon, where jail terms range from six months to five years.
Other African countries have seen fierce debate over anti-gay measures, which are often popular in societies where homosexuality is largely taboo but have drawn criticism from rights groups and threats of aid cuts from donors.
Ugandan politicians are seeking to pass an anti-gay law that initially sought the death penalty for homosexuals before it was watered down in the faced of opposition.
Meanwhile, earlier on Tuesday the Roman Catholic Church's leader in England and Wales, Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, said the government's plans to allow gay marriage were a "shambles" and had no mandate.


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The Devil's Advocate has a necessary task but the late Pope's virtues outweigh his faults and errors of judgement
By Francis Phillips on Thursday, 14 April 2011
The late John Paul II is soon to be beatified. With this in mind, a friend has kindly pointed out to me an article in The Remnant online for March 21 which challenges the whole basis for the beatification. Reading it I see that the traditional and necessary office of the Devil's Advocate has been doing its work. The article does not deny the late Pope's personal holiness, but raises a number of points which will all be familiar to readers of "Christian Order" over here (and I note that Rod Pead, the Editor of CO, has added his signature to the list of those opposing the beatification, at the bottom of the Remnant article.)
The indictment against John Paul II states that "in the exercise of his exalted office as Pope" he did nothing to stop the abuses of the liturgy; he did not take the proper steps to investigate the sexual scandals of the priesthood – in particular those connected with the disgraced founder of the Legionaries of Christ; he caused confusion by his "numerous theologically dubious apologies for the presumed sins of Catholics in prior epochs of Church history"; and he caused scandal by the gatherings at Assisi in 1986 and 2002, in which he prayed with animists and other pagans. The article even throws doubt on the miracle that was needed for the process of beatification to go forward.
The charges are grave and, as I said above, the task of the Devil's Advocate is a necessary one. However, once everything has been weighed up, both in favour of John Paul's pontificate and against it, and Rome has made its decision, is it not a little churlish at this late stage of the process to try to put a spanner in the works? Beatification does not assume impeccability; it investigates and assesses the heroic virtue of the candidate. In this case the late Pope's virtues vastly outweigh, to my mind, his faults and errors of judgment.
What springs to mind when I think of the late Holy Father? He was a magnificent defender of the sacredness of human life, marriage and family, and the dignity of women, in a host of inspiring encyclicals and other writings: Familiaris Consortio, Mulieris Dignitatem, Evangelium Vitae come to mind, but there are many others. Indeed, he was a great teaching Pope. He was hugely instrumental, along with President Ronald Reagan, in bringing about the fall of Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe. He was a wonderful communicator of the Faith to young people at the World Youth Days he instituted. How many young men and women have decided to dedicate themselves to the priesthood and religious life as a result of attending one of these occasions?
There is much more than could be cited in the Pope's favour, but I will simply mention the Assisi gatherings.
I accept I might be biased here, as Francis of Assisi is my patron saint – but what is wrong with a Catholic leader praying alongside those of other faiths? I do not say you that pray 'in unity' with them as this is not possible; but to ask the Holy Spirit to come down and do His mysterious, grace-filled work at such a gathering: surely that is an act of charity towards those who, through no fault of their own, lack the fullness of truth?
This morning a Muslim lady taxi driver came to my house to take my daughter to her day centre. She happened to notice the tile stuck on the brickwork by the front door with the words (in Portuguese) "Our Lady of Fatima, bless this house". "What does this mean?" she asked, pointing at the word 'Fatima'. I explained that Our Lady had appeared at Fatima, adding I had once read that she had chosen to appear at this particular spot because the name 'Fatima' is very important to Muslims as the name of Muhammad's daughter, and so that Catholics who reverence the shrine might pray especially for the followers of Islam. She was very pleased at this idea.
I then explained briefly (I was in my dressing –gown) about the Blessed Trinity, the role of Mary and the work of the Holy Spirit and we parted with much good will. I would gladly have prayed for her and alongside her if our dialogue had fallen out that way.
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Duquette: O's have offseason work to do
Club is interested in adding a veteran pitcher to help bolster its rotation
BALTIMORE -- Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette wanted to make one thing clear at Saturday's FanFest: Baltimore has unfinished business this winter.
"I want to say this: We have some more work to do this offseason," said Duquette, who has been talking with several free-agent starters and is hoping to add at least one pitcher to the staff. "We are going to see what we can do between now and when the season starts. If we can get the work done that we've been trying to get done, I think we will have a very competitive team."
That work is almost exclusively to the pitching staff. While the Orioles are still kicking around some names in the designated-hitter market, particularly with Kendrys Morales still available, the team has been heavily rumored in talks with starters A.J. Burnett, Bronson Arroyo, Ervin Santana and Ubaldo Jimenez. So far, the O's have made no significant additions and have only traded away closer Jim Johnson and lost starters Jason Hammel and Scott Feldman to free agency.
"We are going to see what we can do to add a veteran pitcher between now and when Spring Training starts," said Duquette, who wouldn't name names and shied away from a report earlier in the week that stated the club was "all in" on Burnett.
"We think we have the core of a good staff; a veteran starter would help stabilize the staff and help us get off to a good start. And then some of these young pitchers who we really like should be able to help us later on in the season. But if we can sign a veteran starter, I think that would help us fill out our ballclub."
Signing Burnett or Arroyo would allow the club to not forfeit a Draft pick, while Jimenez and Santana would cost a pick since they received qualifying offers from their former clubs. Given how close it is to Spring Training, Duquette said he expected all of those pitchers to sign within the next week and hoped the organization's patience in allowing the market to develop will ultimately pay off.
However, he did caution reporters -- and fans -- once again that Baltimore will never be a club that builds primarily through free agency. Instead, the Orioles will be a competitive club "by having a good pitching staff," Duquette said. "And really, the crux and core of that is going to come from the Minor League system and trades."


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