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text:
```c
From: KarimAllah Ahmed <karahmed@amazon.de>

[ Upstream commit ddd6f0e94d3153951580d5b88b9d97c7e26a0e00 ]

... to avoid having a stale value when handling an EPT misconfig for MMIO
regions.

MMIO regions that are not passed-through to the guest are handled through
EPT misconfigs. The first time a certain MMIO page is touched it causes an
EPT violation, then KVM marks the EPT entry to cause an EPT misconfig
instead. Any subsequent accesses to the entry will generate an EPT
misconfig.

Things gets slightly complicated with nested guest handling for MMIO
regions that are not passed through from L0 (i.e. emulated by L0
user-space).

An EPT violation for one of these MMIO regions from L2, exits to L0
hypervisor. L0 would then look at the EPT12 mapping for L1 hypervisor and
realize it is not present (or not sufficient to serve the request). Then L0
injects an EPT violation to L1. L1 would then update its EPT mappings. The
EXIT_QUALIFICATION value for L1 would come from exit_qualification variable
in "struct vcpu". The problem is that this variable is only updated on EPT
violation and not on EPT misconfig. So if an EPT violation because of a
read happened first, then an EPT misconfig because of a write happened
afterwards. The L0 hypervisor will still contain exit_qualification value
from the previous read instead of the write and end up injecting an EPT
violation to the L1 hypervisor with an out of date EXIT_QUALIFICATION.

The EPT violation that is injected from L0 to L1 needs to have the correct
EXIT_QUALIFICATION specially for the access bits because the individual
access bits for MMIO EPTs are updated only on actual access of this
specific type. So for the example above, the L1 hypervisor will keep
updating only the read bit in the EPT then resume the L2 guest. The L2
guest would end up causing another exit where the L0 *again* will inject
another EPT violation to L1 hypervisor with *again* an out of date
exit_qualification which indicates a read and not a write. Then this
ping-pong just keeps happening without making any forward progress.

The behavior of mapping MMIO regions changed in:

   commit a340b3e229b24 ("kvm: Map PFN-type memory regions as writable (if possible)")

... where an EPT violation for a read would also fixup the write bits to
avoid another EPT violation which by acciddent would fix the bug mentioned
above.

This commit fixes this situation and ensures that the access bits for the
exit_qualifcation is up to date. That ensures that even L1 hypervisor
running with a KVM version before the commit mentioned above would still
work.

( The description above assumes EPT to be available and used by L1
  hypervisor + the L1 hypervisor is passing through the MMIO region to the L2
  guest while this MMIO region is emulated by the L0 user-space ).

Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: KarimAllah Ahmed <karahmed@amazon.de>
Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

```
#### [PATCH]  kvm/x86 : remove unused struct definition
##### From: Peng Hao <peng.hao2@zte.com.cn>

```c
structure svm_init_data is never used. So remove it.

Signed-off-by: Peng Hao <peng.hao2@zte.com.cn>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

```
#### [PATCH v2 1/2] vfio: ccw: Merge BUSY and BOXED states
##### From: Pierre Morel <pmorel@linux.ibm.com>

```c
VFIO_CCW_STATE_BOXED and VFIO_CCW_STATE_BUSY have
identical actions for the same events.

Let's merge both into a single state to simplify the code.
We choose to keep VFIO_CCW_STATE_BUSY.

Signed-off-by: Pierre Morel <pmorel@linux.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_fsm.c     | 7 +------
 drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h | 1 -
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

```
#### [PATCH v2 1/6] x86/kernel/hyper-v: xmm fast hypercall as guest
##### From: Isaku Yamahata <isaku.yamahata@gmail.com>

```c
hyper-v hypercall supports xmm fast hypercall
where argument is exchanged though regular/xmm registers.
This patch implements them and make use of them.
With this patch, hyperv/hv_apic.c and hyperv/mmu.c will use (xmm) fast
hypercall.

Signed-off-by: Isaku Yamahata <isaku.yamahata@gmail.com>
---
 arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c               |   4 +-
 arch/x86/hyperv/nested.c            |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/hyperv-tlfs.h  |   3 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h     | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/hv/hv.c                     |   3 +-
 drivers/pci/controller/pci-hyperv.c |   7 +-
 6 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

```

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text:
Send Flowers for Charles
Charles Edward (Jr.) Brown
October 11, 1945 ~ December 15, 2021 (age 76)
Tribute & Services
Charles was born in Spokane, Washington on October 11, 1945, to Charles and May (Barrett) Brown. Although Charles loved being a Jr., he preferred to be called Charlie, or to his older family members, "Little Eddie."
Charlie lived in and around the greater northwest of the country for most of his youth until relocating to sunny Southern California in his young teens. It is here that Charlie flourished in his musical talents, singing and performing with new and old friends, and popular bands of the day, such as the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, and the Righteous Brothers to name a few. He enjoyed entertaining people, always at the center stage ready to sing, dance, tell jokes, and make you blush!
Charlie was very proud of his Irish roots, and often could be heard singing an Irish folk song or dancing a jig now and again that was taught to him as a wee lad.
In 1964, Charlie joined the United States Air Force. He was very proud to be one of very few men to call themselves an Instrument Trainer Specialist. To this day, that fact still remains, those few men were the only ones to receive that title. Once military life came to an end, Charlie pursued many career adventures. Holding several degrees in different fields, from television and radio engineering, music, management positions with major food chains, CPA and Auditor for the State of California's Board of Equalization; to eventually owning and operating his own restaurant, Charlie Brown's Pizza and Grinder. I have yet to ever taste a pizza as perfect as his!
Charlie married in 1965 and was blessed with three children, Michele, David, and Wendy. His family was the one thing in life he believed to be his greatest gift and accomplishment. Family BBQ's, watching movies, particularly the scary ones, and reading Steven King novels were of his favorite past times.
On December 15, 2021, Charlie passed away at the age of 76 where he was joined with Our Lord and his loved ones that passed before him. He is survived by his loving family and friends. Charlie Brown was a unique character that lived life to the fullest. He was loved greatly and will be sorely missed.
Charlie Brown's Celebration of Life will begin on January 11, 2022, with a Rosary/Viewing at Evans Brown Mortuary, Sun City- 4:30pm-8pm; January 12, 2022- Funeral Mass at St. James the Less Catholic Church (old Parish) Perris- 10am; burial service- Riverside National Cemetery- 12pm; followed by reception at VFW in Moreno Valley, CA at 1pm.
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In lieu of flowers, to honor Charlie's military service as a Vietnam Veteran, donations may be made to the VFW Department #8547 Fund, Moreno Valley: (951)656-7756. In the memo section state Donations in honor of Charles E. Brown Jr.
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SunRice moves to list on Australian Securities Exchange
Grain Central, May 28, 2018
SunRice CEO Rob Gordon and chairman Laurie Arthur.
THE Board of Australian branded food business SunRice today announced plans to move the listing of its B Class Shares from the National Stock Exchange (NSX) to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to improve access to external capital and support the company's growth strategy.
If approved by shareholders, the ASX listing will remove current B Class Share ownership restrictions and the 5 per cent shareholding cap and allow anyone to invest in SunRice B Class Shares, up to a new maximum 10pc shareholding cap.
This will allow the company to take advantage of investor appetite for Australian branded FMCG and agri-stocks, while retaining its dual class structure and A Class grower shareholder control.
The ASX Proposal will be taken to a shareholder vote at the time of the SunRice AGM on 20 September 2018.
For the proposal to proceed a 75% majority vote of both A and B Class shareholders is required.
Significant step in 70-year history
SunRice chairman Laurie Arthur said SunRice, growers and shareholders were ideally positioned to take one of the most significant steps forward in our 70-year history.
"The Company's 2022 Growth Strategy details the potential opportunities ahead of us to capitalise on global food trends and our competitive advantages to increase farm gate returns and drive shareholder value," he said.
"We have a strong growth agenda over the medium term, however SunRice requires capital beyond our current capabilities to deliver on our strategy in full. The ASX provides access to Australia's largest pool of equity capital and we have worked closely with the exchange to enable the listing of SunRice's dual class share structure.
"An ASX listing will provide the opportunity to attract investment from both new and existing shareholders to support our growth strategy and benefit both A and B Class shareholders. Critically, our dual class share structure and A Class grower shareholder control will be retained and there will be no change to the fundamental structure or operation of SunRice, which has seen us successfully deliver returns for both A and B Class shareholders for more than 10 years. This presents a compelling opportunity for the Company, our Riverina growers and our shareholders."
"Because improved paddy prices will benefit all growers, not just those with shares, it's important for everyone in the industry to understand how SunRice's five-year strategy, supported by the ASX listing, is intended to generate better grower returns. In the same way, those B Class shareholders whose families or associates are keen to have exposure to the business are also encouraged to inform themselves on this decision and what it may mean for them in terms of potential capital growth and dividends in the future."
Unanimous Board recommendation
The SunRice Board is unanimously recommending the ASX Proposal to A and B Class shareholders.
Retaining SunRice's existing structure and transferring the B Class Share listing from the NSX to the ASX, allowing anyone to invest in SunRice up to a maximum holding of 10pc, represents a straightforward change that is expected to deliver on the Board's objectives to:
Preserve ongoing A Class grower shareholder control;
Improve access and ability to raise capital to support future growth initiatives intended to benefit both growers and investors;
Improve SunRice's ability to reduce business risk and increase resilience and balance sheet strength;
Provide opportunity to increase the liquidity and market price** of the Company's B Class Shares over time; and
Address estate planning issues by removing ownership restrictions on B Class Shares.
Business remains unchanged
If implemented, the ASX Proposal will preserve the fundamental elements of the SunRice business that are critically important to shareholders.
There will be no material change to SunRice's existing company or dual class share structure and no change to its Paddy Pricing or Dividend Policies, protecting both sets of shareholders' interests.
A Class grower shareholders will continue to elect the Directors of SunRice and approve (through a 75pc majority vote) any changes to the Constitution and any change of control transaction.
A Class shareholders will also be given the right to review the 10pc B Class shareholding cap in 10 years' time and every three years thereafter, with a 50pc majority vote to retain it and, if desired, a 75pc vote to change it via a separate EGM.
B Class shareholders will continue to be entitled to dividends and vote on issues that affect their B Class Share rights, although the range of matters that are deemed to do so will be expanded under the Proposal.
B Class shareholders will also have the right to approve any takeover transactions through a 75pc majority vote, as they do today.
The SunRice Board will continue to comprise a majority of Grower Directors, with one additional External Director proposed by the Board to be voted on by A Class grower shareholders at the AGM, separate to the ASX Proposal. Further detail will be provided in next week's meetings.
The Board says the success of SunRice's growth strategy is dependent on access to external capital.
If the ASX Proposal is successful, it is the Board's current intention to conduct a small capital raising, which is anticipated to be in the order of $20 – $30 million.
The capital raising will provide the opportunity for both existing and new shareholders to participate, and funds raised will contribute to the financing of existing projects, as well as new opportunities.
Importantly, the capital raising will provide new investors with the ability to gain exposure to SunRice, providing the first step towards developing a deeper pool of liquidity for B Class Shares.
If it proceeds, further details of SunRice's intended capital raising will be provided in due course and
Source: SunRice
Further information for growers and shareholders is available at www.sunrice.com.au/ASX or through the Information Line on 1800 020 806.
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Home APJS newsfile Fiji stabilises, growth positive but still a big question over military role
Asia Pacific Journalism
IntJourn Project
Fiji stabilises, growth positive but still a big question over military role
By Sri Krishnamurthi -
The 4ha Carpenters Fiji waterfront development in downtown Suva ... an example of urban renewal development. Image: Carpenters Fiji
As Fiji lurches towards stability and democracy, the military's overwhelming presence is a reminder of what once was, and could happen again, as the Pacific Media Centre's Sri Krishnamurthi talks to an academic who does not discount the possibility.
Fiji's military has the backing of the elected government at the moment, but a clause reinserted from the 1990 Constitution making it "judge and jury" is cause for concern, argues Professor Vijay Naidu of the University of the South Pacific.
"There is a provision in the 2013 Constitution akin to the 1990 Constitution, which gives the military a blank cheque to interfere in the political process,'' says the School of Governance and Development Studies academic.
He has witnessed the positives and negatives as Fiji heads towards its second election since the fourth coup in 2006.
FIJI PRE-ELECTION 2018 SPECIAL REPORTS
While there are pros and cons that have developed, one red light Professor Naidu can see in the distance is the military, whose role was sanctioned by the 2013 Constitution.
A clause from the 1990 Constitution is causing concern because of its ambiguity.
Professor Vijay Naidu … the 2013 military constitutional intervention clause is a worry, but not everything has been gloom and doom. Image: Sri Krishnamurthi/PMC/Wansolwara News
"The 1990 Constitution had a clause that says the security and well-being of the people of the country is in the hands of the Fiji Military Force and that has been reinserted in the 2013 Constitution," Professor Naidu said.
"Giving that kind of responsibility to the military means that any time the military is not happy with the policies followed by the government, they can intervene under the guise of acting on behalf of the security and well-being of all citizens of the country."
However, it hasn't been all doom and gloom under Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, Professor Naidu says.
"At the level of the economy, things have stabilised and there has been a pattern of growth over the last four years. We now have a common name (Fijian) for all Fiji citizens and, making Fiji citizenship available to our people who have gone abroad – nearly 200,000 since 1987. Those are good initiatives in my view," he said.
There is still a long way to go in other aspects.
"In the area of human rights, we have a long way to go and there are issues around the nature of the 2013 Constitution: how more than 400 decrees that were promulgated between late 2006 to 2013 continue to be valid under the Constitution is a mystery."
Taking in a bilingual stance and commonalty for all was another positive of the Bainimarama government, but it remains to be seen whether it will work or not.
"On one hand, we have a common name. There has been an attempt to introduce conversational "Bauan" Fijian and Fiji Hindi among primary schools but there have not been any reports indicating how that has gone," Professor Naidu said.
"Prior to that, the governments have talked about it as a major hurdle – there are not enough language teachers so whether or not we suddenly address that is not something that is in the public domain.
"Also, there are attempts at building bridges between the different ethnic groups and the Government tries to push this at a national level – this idea of common citizenship, non-discrimination, social cohesion etc."
Nonetheless, he feels that the government is going to be perceived as arrogant by its actions.
"The government had such a big majority (in the last election) it has not taken heed of the opposition, and the opposition does represent a significant proportion of Fiji's citizens," Professor Naidu said.
"We have not had any local government elections since late 2006 and this has serious implications for the democratisation of the country.
The lack of media freedom issue is seen as a negative also.
"There is strict media control and the media is dead scared with fines and prison sentences in store for editors and publishers. There are serious issues about freedom of expression," the professor summed up.
Sri Krishnamurthi is a journalist and Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies student at Auckland University of Technology. He is attached to the University of the South Pacific's Journalism Programme, filing for USP's Wansolwara News and the AUT Pacific Media Centre's Asia Pacific Report.
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Sri Krishnamurthi is the Pacific Media Centre's 2018 NZ Institute for Pacific Research journalist and is also on an International Journalism Project in Fiji. Originally from Fiji, Sri has worked in the media as a journalist and in communications in New Zealand for more than 20 years. Sri is currently a student in the Postgraduate Diploma in Communications (Digital Media) course at AUT. He also has an MBA (Massey University).


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Norman Lamb MP, pictured at Blakeney Hotel. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY
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North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb, who suffered a stroke earlier this year, has pulled out of opening a new shop in North Walsham this weekend.
Mr Lamb was due to cut the ribbon at the new Specsavers shop in Market Place at 11am on Saturday, May 12.
A store spokesman said: "Unfortunately, due to recent well-publicised circumstances regarding his health, he will now no longer be able to attend the official opening. The store will now officially be opened by Sallie Stuckey, the Mayor of North Walsham, instead."
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\section{Introduction}

Fast and high-fidelity readout of superconducting qubits is essential to
implementing complex quantum algorithms~\cite{riste2017demonstration}, error
correction~\cite{ofek2016extending,barends2014superconducting} and quantum
feedback~\cite{riste2013deterministic,vijay2012stabilizing}. The low-noise amplification of
readout signals is usually achieved via Josephson parametric amplifiers and
ring
modulators~\cite{yamamoto2008flux,castellanos2008amplification,bergeal2010phase,lecocq2017nonreciprocal};
 however
lumped-element  Josephson parametric amplifiers (JPAs) typically have low saturation power and bandwidths
of a few megahertz that can be extended up to 700~\si{MHz} with suitable impedance matching
techniques~\cite{mutus2014strong,eichler2014quantum,roy2015broadband,simoen2015characterization}.
 As the size and complexity of superconducting
quantum circuits
increases~\cite{chen2014qubit,riste2017demonstration,takita2017experimental}, it
is desirable to extend the amplifier bandwidth and saturation power in order  to
achieve higher measurement speeds by performing the simultaneous
dispersive readout of a large number of qubits, while simultaneously increasing the
power of each individual readout tone. Traveling-wave parametric amplifiers
provide such an option because of their wide bandwidth, typically spanning
several gigahertz, high saturation power and near quantum limited
noise performance. In this case, amplification is obtained by injecting the input signal
together with a strong co-propagating pump into a nonlinear transmission
medium, consisting of either a long array of Josephson
junctions or
SQUIDs~\cite{macklin2015near,o2014resonant,bell2015traveling,white2015traveling,zorin2016josephson,zorin2017traveling},
 or of a high kinetic inductance
material~\cite{eom2012wideband,vissers2016low,erickson2017theory,chaudhuri2017broadband}.
In both cases the propagating pump modulates the inductance per unit length of
the line and parametrically amplifies the weak input signals. Kinetic inductance
traveling-wave (KIT) amplifiers
further provide an extremely high saturation power ($>\SI{-60}{\dBm}$),  in
addition to the
broad ($\sim$\SI{4}{GHz}) bandwidth, that make them a desirable tool for the
simultaneous readout of superconducting qubits. Moreover, recent demonstrations
of the KIT amplifier have significantly lowered the required pump power, thus
enabling operation near sensitive quantum devices~\cite{vissers2016low}. \\

In this work we characterize the gain, return loss and noise temperature of a KIT
amplifier at 10~mK optimized for superconducting qubit readout. The amplifier has
relatively
low pump power \SI{-30}{\dBm}, \SI{12}{\decibel} gain with low ripple and wide bandwidth. Moreover we obtain an
in-band gain ripple lower than \SI{3}{\decibel} between 4 and \SI{12}{GHz} and system noise
temperature as  low as \SI{1.5}{K}. This is about a factor of ten lower than the system noise of a typical superconducting qubit
measurement chain with HEMT amplifiers only, which is 10-20~K. We further demonstrate the simultaneous readout of
two  superconducting transmon qubits with readout fidelities up to 89\%
and  show that the amplifier has no effect on qubit lifetime and
coherence within our measurement errors. Furthermore the large saturation power~\cite{vissers2016low}
(-40~dBm) of the KIT amplifier makes it a suitable candidate for the multiplexing of superconducting qubit readout tones.\\

For our measurements we operated a KIT amplifier in three-wave mixing
mode~\cite{vissers2016low,erickson2017theory}. The device consists of a meandered
superconducting
coplanar waveguide lithographically defined on a silicon chip. The
superconductor exhibits a high kinetic inductance that depends nonlinearly on the
current:
\begin{equation}
L_k(I)\approx L_k(0)\left[1+\left(\frac{I}{I_*}\right)^2\right],
\end{equation}
where the current $I_*$ is comparable to the critical current $I_c$ of the
superconductor\cite{eom2012wideband}. By injecting a strong microwave pump at
frequency $\omega_p$
into the line we induce a radio-frequency modulation of the current
$I_{rf}=a_p\cos(k_px-\omega_pt+\phi)$ and, therefore, of the line  inductance
$L_k(x,t)$. In three-wave mixing operation we further introduce a bias current
$I=I_{rf}+I_{dc}$, so that the signal and idler mode frequencies satisfy the
constraint $\omega_s+\omega_i=\omega_p$. The
amplifier gain grows exponentially with the device length under the phase
matching condition $k_s+k_i=k_p-\Delta \theta$, where $\Delta
\theta$ is the nonlinear phase shift of the pump due to self- and cross-phase
modulation.
For $I_{dc} \ll I_*$, the gain is $G\approx 1+\sinh^2(gL)$,
with~\cite{eom2012wideband,erickson2017theory}:
\begin{equation}
g=\sqrt{k_sk_i}\frac{I_{dc}}{2I_*^2}a_p,
\end{equation}
In a uniform coplanar waveguide (CPW) line in general $k_p \approx k_s+k_i$ and
the phase matching
condition is not satisfied unless artificial dispersion is introduced by
periodically
modulating the CPW line width to introduce a bandgap near the pump
frequency. Finally we observe that, even when operating the KIT amplifier under a
nonzero dc current bias, 4-wave mixing and other parametric processes are present
and impact the device
characteristics~\cite{erickson2017theory}.
\begin{figure}
		\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{./Fig1.pdf}
\caption{KIT scattering parameters: forward gain and input return loss (left) and
reverse gain and output return loss (right). The return loss increases when the
gain is turned on, because the device reverse transmission and gain create a feedback mechanism that amplifies the reflected
signals.
	\label{fig1}}
\end{figure}
Our KIT amplifier is fabricated on a 20nm NbTiN film over a
2.0$\times$2.2~\si{cm}, \SI{381}{\micron} thick  silicon chip. The meandered CPW
line is \SI{2}{m} long, has a gap of \SI{2}{\micron} and width of
\SI{3}{\micron}, which is increased to
\SI{6}{\micron} at the
periodic loadings used for dispersion engineering. Since the line characteristic
impedance is \SI{180}{\ohm}, we use 50 to 180~\si{\ohm} triangular tapers
for impedance matching. Furthermore, we coat the ground plane with gold to
suppress parasitic microwave modes and thermalize the device.

We characterize the amplifier gain and return loss in our dilution
refrigerator at a temperature T$\sim$\SI{10}{mK}. The KIT amplifier is
connected on both sides to single-layer Nb superconducting microwave diplexers to
separate the signal (4-12~\si{GHz})
from the parametric pump (17~\si{GHz}), while the bias current $I_{dc}$ is
provided via
commercial external bias tees. The superconducting diplexers are fabricated in a
single Niobium layer on a 6$\times$8.5~\si{mm} silicon
chip. They consist of a low-pass stepped-impedance microstrip filter
(dc-12~\si{GHz}, with $<$0.2~\si{\decibel} insertion loss up to 9~\si{GHz}) and a
band-pass parallel coupled-lines (hairpin) filter
(14-20~\si{GHz} with 0.4~\si{\decibel} of insertion loss at the pump
frequency)~\cite{hunter2001theory}. The lowpass filter suppresses the pump power
by more than 50~\si{\decibel}.

We use a set of cold thru-reflect-line (TRL) coaxial
calibration standards to deembed the intervening components in the measurement
chain and obtain the device scattering parameters~\cite{ranzani2013two}. A pair
of 6-port mechanical dc-18~\si{GHz}
switches mounted onto the mixing chamber plate allows the selection of different
calibration standards without needing to warm up the system. We connect
the KIT and calibration standards to the switches via short
($\sim$6~\si{in}) identical coaxial cables to minimize calibration errors due
to variations in the standard measurement lines. We then measure
all four scattering parameters via two independent attenuated input lines
(\SI{90}{\decibel} loss) and two amplified output lines. By
measuring three calibration standards, we extract
an error model for the intervening components before and after the
device under test and de-embed the scattering
parameters of the KIT amplifier: the error model consists of 8 independent terms
determined by a constrained interior-point nonlinear optimization
algorithm~\cite{ranzani2013two}.\\

When the parametric pump is turned off and the KIT is biased with a bias current of
$I_b=1.5mA$, we measure the insertion loss of the CPW line and obtain
\SI{0.5}{\decibel} at \SI{2}{GHz} up to \SI{3}{\decibel} at \SI{8}{GHz}. We
then turn the  pump on and obtain the scattering parameters shown in
Figure~\ref{fig1}. We measure a peak forward gain of \SI{12}{dB} at
\SI{7.6}{GHz} with a \SI{3}{\decibel} bandwidth of \SI{8}{GHz} and $\pm$\SI{1.5}{\decibel} ripple. The reverse
gain of the device is independent on the pump power and equal to the device
insertion loss measured with no parametric pump, as expected. In
Figure~\ref{fig1} we also show the device return loss, which, interestingly, is
a function of the pump power. With no microwave pump applied to the KIT, we
measure a return loss of around \SI{20}{\decibel} on both ports, with a maximum
return loss of \SI{10}{\decibel} above \SI{8}{GHz}. However, as soon as the
microwave pump is turned on, the device reflection coefficients increase up to
$\sim \SI{0}{\decibel}$ around \SI{8}{GHz}, as shown in Figure~\ref{fig1}. We
can understand this behavior by observing that the amplifier impedance mismatch
is due to the interference of multiple reflections at the taper junctions as
well as at the multiple bends of the CPW line. When we tune the amplifier up,
the signal is amplified before each reflection, causing an increase in the total
return loss. If we further increase the pump power we obtain increase in gain ripple. Therefore, the low reverse
isolation ($>\SI{-2.5}{\decibel}$) and
impedance match effectively limit the maximum amount of gain that
can be extracted from the device. Nevertheless, we show below that our KIT
amplifier still provides a substantial improvement in qubit readout
fidelity.\\
\begin{figure}
	\includegraphics[width=7.5cm]{./Fig2.pdf}
	\caption{Amplifier noise temperature measurement acquired with a variable
	temperature load tuned between \SI{300}{mK} and \SI{3}{K}. The system noise
	temperature without the amplifier (blue line) is compared to the noise
	temperature measured with the amplifier turned off (black line) and on (red
	line). The KIT amplifier provides a factor of 10 improvement in system noise.
	The figure on the right shows a detail of the system noise and the KIT noise
	after removing the effect of the external
	components (blue line).
		\label{fig2}}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}
	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{./Fig3.pdf}
	\caption{(a) Qubit readout setup: the qubit chip is measured in transmission
		with N readout tones that are then directed to a KIT amplifier, anchored
		to
		the mixing chamber plate, followed by a two-stage circulator and a HEMT
		amplifier. (b) Layout of the qubit chip consisting of 4 transmon qubits,
		quarter-wave readout resonators (green), and readout Purcell filter
		(orange). We measured qubit
		$Q_2$ (red) and $Q_3$ (blue). The readout resonators are placed in the
		center of the Purcell
		filter
		band (7.1-7.4~GHz), while the transmon qubits are placed around 5.5~GHz.}
	\label{fig3}
\end{figure}
To characterize the noise temperature, we perform
a hot/cold load measurement by use of a variable temperature load
noise source, which is heated by injecting a dc
current and measured by a thermocouple. The source is anchored to the cold plate
via a low thermal conductivity platform. The
temperature of the noise source can be continuously tuned from \SI{100}{mK} to
\SI{3}{K}, unlike a traditional hot/cold measurement where only two temperature
points are available, thus leading to improved accuracy. We measure
the output noise spectral density $S(\omega,T)$ of the amplifier as a function of
frequency $\omega$ and temperature $T$ in a
spectrum analyzer and compute the system noise via a minimum least
squares fit to:
\begin{equation}
S(\omega,T)=G\left(\frac{(\hbar\omega/k_B)}{e^{\hbar\omega/k_BT}-1}+T_{sys}(\omega)\right)
\end{equation}
Note that the system noise
is characterized over the entire amplifier band in a single measurement, which is
important for devices such as the KIT that amplify over several GHz
of bandwidth. In Figure~\ref{fig2} we show the measured system noise in Kelvin
as a function of frequency: we measure
$T^{off}_{sys}$=6-15~\si{K} between 4-12~\si{GHz} when the KIT is removed
(blue line) and a lower system noise $T^{on}_{sys}$= 3-1.7~K when the KIT is
inserted. The noise is referred to
the input of the amplifier chain. We also observe a noise
temperature increase when the amplifier is off (black line), due to the
insertion loss of the diplexers and bias tees (\SI{3}{\decibel} at \SI{8}{GHz})
and the amplifier itself (\SI{1}{\decibel} at \SI{8}{GHz}). In future device
implementations these components could be
placed into the same package to minimize insertion loss and improve
impedance match. At \SI{9}{GHz}, where the gain is maximum, the system noise
$T^{on}_{sys}$=\SI{1.5}{K}($\pm$0.17K) corresponds to 3.5 noise photons. We
attribute the excess noise to losses in the measurement chain, particularly in the
diplexers and bias tees, HEMT amplifier noise and thermal
heating of the KIT amplifier.  We use a distributed
model~\cite{macklin2015near} of the KIT
internal gain and loss to estimate the intrinsic amplifier input noise
and obtain 1.4 photons of added noise at \SI{10}{GHz} (close to the standard
quantum limit)
and 4.1 photons at \SI{6}{GHz}.
Finally, we test the performance of the KIT amplifier in a single and two-qubit dispersive
readout experiment. In our measurement setup, shown in Figure~\ref{fig3}(a), we
replace the noise source in the previous experiment with a qubit circuit. This
circuit (Figure~\ref{fig3}(b)) consists of four transmon qubits
dispersively coupled to quarter-wave CPW readout resonators (center frequencies
7.1-7.4~\si{GHz}, coupling strength $g = \SI{38}{MHz}$). The readout resonators
are in turn capacitively coupled to a quarter-wave resonator Purcell
filter~\cite{jeffrey2014fast}, with readout resonator
damping rate $\kappa^{-1}=\SI{33}{ns}$ to achieve fast readout while preserving qubit
coherence. The filter is weakly coupled to an input
line via a small (15~fF) coupling capacitor and strongly inductively coupled
(external quality factor Q=22) to an output line to enable measurements in
transmission. We measured fixed frequency qubit $Q_2$ with 0-1 transition frequency
\SI{4.518}{GHz} and tunable $Q_3$ with 0-1 transition frequency \SI{5.772}{GHz}. Both
qubits have an anharmonicity of \SI{-310}{MHz}. Typical qubit coherence times
measured for this device are $T_1 = \SI{12}{\micro\second}$, $T_2 =
\SI{14}{\micro\second}$ and Hahn echo time $T_{\mathrm{echo}} =
\SI{19}{\micro\second}$.

In a first experiment we measure coherence and dephasing times $T_1$ and $T_2$
of qubit $Q_2$ with the KIT pump turned on and off for identical readout
drive parameters. We measure a slight decrease in
$T_1$ when the KIT is turned on, and no change in $T_2$ ($T_2^{off}$=13.6 $\pm$ 0.57 $\mu s$, $T_2^{on}$=12.85
$\pm$ 0.42 $\mu s$, see Figure \ref{fig4}(c)). We fit to two frequency components
in the Ramsey fringe experiments
used to measure $T_2$ and we ascribe a small splitting $\Delta f \sim \SI{600}{kHz}$,
consistent with charge dispersion of a transmons with $E_J/E_C = 30$ to $\pm e$
offsets induced by background fluctuations. \cite{schreier2008chargenoise,
riste2013fluctuations}. We note that the distribution of $T_2^*$ measured through
Ramsey interferometry is not affected by turning the KIT on, see Figure
\ref{fig4}c, and verify that the Hahn echo time is also preserved
($T_2^{e,off}$=18.52 $\pm$ 1.27 $\mu s$, $T_2^{e,on}$=21.19
$\pm$ 3.38 $\mu s$). Finally, we do not observe a measurable Stark shift induced
by the amplifier pump leaking into the readout resonator, consistent with
the pump being far from the readout resonator
center frequency and pump leakage being further suppressed by the diplexer,
isolator and Purcell filter.

In a second experiment we perform single shot readout measurements of the same
qubit to determine readout fidelity. We prepare the qubit in its $|0\rangle$ or
$|1\rangle$ states \num{3e4} times, and monitor the transmission across the
Purcell filter while driving the qubit cavity on the dressed $|0\rangle$ with a
\SI{1}{\micro\second} long readout pulse. We use an optimal matched filter
approach \cite{ryan2015tomo} to integrate the digitized heterodyne signal and
rotate qubit state information into the real quadrature of the signal. Binning
this data, we measure well separated histograms corresponding to the two state
preparations (Figure~\ref{fig4}). We then extract the readout fidelity,
defined as $F=1-(P_{1|0|}+P_{0|1})/2$, where $P_{0|1}$ is the probability of
erroneously identifying the qubit state as $|0\rangle$ instead of $|1\rangle$, by
integrating the two histograms and taking the difference. We obtain a
fidelity of $F$=71.7\% with the KIT turned off, compared to 90.3\%
with the KIT turned on, corresponding to a 18.6\% improvement.
\begin{figure}
	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{./Fig4.pdf}
	\caption{Qubit measurement data for qubit $Q_2$. (a) Histogram of measurement results with the KIT amplifier turned off, corresponding to $F = 71.7\%$. (b) Histogram of measurement results with the KIT amplifier turned on, corresponding to $F = 90.3\%$. (c) Histogram of $T_2^*$ measured with Ramsey interferometry on qubit $Q_2$, with the KIT on and off.
		\label{fig4}}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}
	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{./Fig5.pdf}
	\caption{Two qubit fidelity histograms for 30,000 ground and excited state
	preparations for $Q_2$ (top) and $Q_3$ (bottom).
		Measurement fidelity is $F = 89.4\%$  for $Q_2$ and $F = 83.3\%$ for
		$Q_3$. The individual error probabilities are
		$P_{1|0|}$=7.01\% and $P_{0|1|}$=13.6\% for $Q_2$ and $P_{1|0|}$=14.5\%
		and $P_{0|1|}$=17.8\% for $Q_3$.
		\label{fig5}}
\end{figure}

Finally we perform a simultaneous readout of two qubits $Q_{2,3}$ by probing their
respective readout cavities at the same time. From the measured
histograms (Figure~\ref{fig5}) we extract readout fidelities of
89.4\% and 83.3\%. While these fidelities do not match the best results
achieved for other quantum-limited amplifiers~\cite{heinsoo2018rapid,gu2017microwave}, we believe that they demonstrate
the KIT promise for superconducting qubit readout, particularly for those
situations that benefit from its broad bandwidth and high saturation power. The
fidelities reported
here are limited by the low gain of present KIT devices and the use of a qubit
device not optimized for
high-fidelity readout
($\kappa \gg 2\chi \approx \SI{2}{\mega\hertz}$).
In conclusion we characterized the gain and noise temperature of a KIT
amplifier at \SI{10}{mK}, demonstrating 12 $\pm$ \SI{1.5}{\decibel} gain and
\SI{1.5}{K} of system noise at \SI{9}{GHz}. Furthermore, we demonstrated the
single shot
readout of superconducting qubits with a KIT amplifier and measured more than
90\% fidelity (single qubit) and 83-89\% (two-qubit).
Further improvements need higher amplifier gain to further overcome
microwave losses and HEMT noise. The maximum gain is limited by the
insurgence of instability as the pump power is increased past a critical threshold. Higher gains
require a further investigation into the effect of impedance fluctuations in the
superconducting line, increasing the
nonlinearity at low pump powers and use 50~$\Omega$ artificial
lines~\cite{adamyan2016superconducting} that achieve better
impedance match by reducing overall device size and eliminating impedance
transformers.

\section{Acknowledgments}
We acknowledge funding to BBN by NASA JPL (subcontract \#1548616) and to NIST by
the Quantum Based Metrology Initiative (NIST), the Intelligence Advanced Research
Projects Agency (IARPA) LogiQ Program, and  the ARO quantum computing program.
R.P.E. acknowledges grants 60NANB14D024 and 70NANB17H033 from the US Department
of Commerce. This work is a contribution of the
U.S. Government, not subject to copyright.

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I've noticed since I was a child, that some men, display their last meal on their chests. Women do it too, but mostly it is the trait of the type of men I know. I am not dissing them as dirty or clumsy - quite the opposite; men with dinners displayed on their chests are content and thinking to high purpose. He who is well fed is never angry; until he discovers a collection of holes down the front of this best cashmere.
Moth larvae eat protein fiber, especially if it's greasy. That's why we get holes in our knitwear. The cashmere jumper pictured here provided the larvae with a delicious meal of goat wool, gravy, coffee and biscuit residue.
Holes continually appear on this garment, so I thought it easier to make the darns a feature. I worked them in primary colours. To my delight, I saw the said jumper this weekend, in all it's glory, showered in croissant crumbs, now camouflaged in the darning 'design'. This man no longer looks like a dribbler, he displays decoration.
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HE helped mastermind the Maroons' most dominant era in Origin history. Now former Maroons skipper Darren Lockyer is back to haunt the Blues - as a Queensland selector.
The Queensland Rugby League yesterday added Lockyer to their Origin selection panel as the Maroons plot a ninth consecutive series victory this season.
And the QRL has also bolstered Mal Meninga's squadron of assistants, with Kevin Walters formally installed in the first step towards succeeding Meninga as Queensland coach.
The 36-year-old Lockyer will be Queensland's fourth and youngest selector, joining existing triumvirate Gene Miles, Allan Smith and Des Morris, who remains the panel's chairman.
Lockyer retired at the end of 2011 as the Maroons' most capped player and the veteran of 36 Origin matches last night spoke of his desire to help continue Queensland's dominance.
"I don't want to be a passenger, I want to help make a difference and it will be great to have some input in selecting the side," said Lockyer, who will stay on as a board member of the Broncos.
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"It was driven by the current coach and Mal indicated he wanted me to stay heavily involved with the Origin family.
"I always said I would do whatever I could to help Queensland out. Mal does a wonderful job not only with coaching on the field but the peripheral stuff around the team and it's great to be a part of the process."
QRL chief executive Rob Moore said Lockyer's role as a Channel Nine commentator gives the former Maroons five-eighth the ability to assess the form of Queensland aspirants.
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First - the story. Parisians - and visitors - were being driven away from using Paris's licensed taxis, overwhelmingly owned by G7 - a business built by Andre Rousselet to the stage where it controlled 8,000 of the French capital's 20,000 cabs. Why? By dirty cabs, surly cabbies and some pretty dodgy practices.
Andre and his deputy, Serge Metz, looked long and hard for the solution to a problem that has dogged the existing taxi industry worldwide when faced with organised competitors such a Uber.
business began to flow back towards G7's cabs.
It is a great validation of M Rousselet and M Metz's open-minded attitude that they adopted this course of action. Needless to say it has not been popular with some of the old-school Paris cabbies whose habit of living in their cabs and taking customers to the Gare du Nord via Versailles, whatever their starting point, had become ingrained, but it enabled the management of G7 to quickly identify those die-hards and apply pressure in cases where it was needed.
The message from G7 is that reviews can do all this and more - they can be used to motivate staff to provide a better service and then monitor that service to ensure consistency of delivery.
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The Masonic Hall is not accessible by wheelchair. To get in the front entrance, there are nine stairs up to the door and then sixteen down to the hall where the dance is. There is also a locked side door, with fewer (eight) stairs down to the hall. To reach a volunteer who can let you in the side door, please call 617-871-0237. If assistance would be helpful, we can get people together to do that as well.
The bathrooms are very small, and are on the same level as the dancing.
The Somerville Armory is wheelchair accessible. There is a ramp from street level to the door, and then everything we use is on a single level. This includes the bathrooms, which each have a handicap stall.
At our regular 1st and 3rd Sunday dances at the Masonic Hall there is a disco ball. We typically reduce light levels and turn on the ball about halfway through the evening, during one of the dances. If you want to know when this will be, ask at the door to talk to the hall manager.
At our occasional Spark in the Dark dances we have much lower light levels, moving colored lights, and blacklights. We don't use strobes or smoke machines.
The Masonic Hall is on the Red Line, Fitchburg Line, and the 77, 83, 87, and 96 buses. The Armory is on the 88 and 90 buses. All of these buses and trains are wheelchair accessible. For detailed directions and schedules Google Maps works well: Cambridge Masonic Hall, Somerville Armory.
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Our regular dances have a dessert potluck at the break, and our family dances have a dinner potluck between the family dance and the regular dance. We don't have restrictions on what people can bring, and this often includes nuts and other common allergens.
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The race had been schooled to be a 100 lap relay consisting of five rider teams.
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Q: C++ function pointer; no matching function So I have a assignment ask me to use randomized quick sort, and I found problems using function pointers.
The sort function is in rqs.cpp:
template <typename Item_Type>
void rqs_with_range(std::vector<Item_Type> &vec, int p, int q,
                int (*cmp)(Item_Type, Item_Type));

Then in my cpp file, I have something like this:
class Table{
   constructor....
   vector< vector<string>* >* holder; // table
   int compare_str(vector<string>* a, vector<string>* b) {
      return a->at(compare_column) < b->at(compare_column) ? -1 :a->at(compare_column) == b->at(compare_column) ? 0 : 1;
  }

   void rqs{
      rqs_with_range( (*holder) , 1, int(holder->size()-1), &Table::compare_str);
   }
}

The compiler says I have error in function rqs, no matching function. my compare function is member function of Table, would it be the cause of problem?

A: Yes, that is a problem.
You could either make it a free function or a static member. Otherwise you have a hidden this parameter that affects the function signature.

A: If you already are using templates, then please don't use a function pointer. Use a function object instead:
template <typename Item_Type, typename Compare>
void rqs_with_range(std::vector<Item_Type> &vec, int p, int q, Compare comp);

Then the next problem: Make compare_str not a non-static member function, i.e. a function outside the Table class.  With the modified rqs_with_range you are also able to solve your problem with std::mem_fun or std::bind but this does not make sense.

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What is PC/104-Plus?
The PC/104-Plus specification establishes a standard for the use of a high speed PCI bus in embedded applications. Incorporating the PCI bus within the industry proven PC/104 form-factor brings many advantages to its users, including fast data transfer over a PCI bus, low cost due to PC/104's unique self-stacking bus, and high reliability due to PC/104's inherent ruggedness.
A PCI-enhanced version of PC/104 was developed by Ampro Computers, Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif) and offered to the PC/104 Consortium in September 1996. The Consortium formed a working group to review and finalize the specification, and PC/104-Plus was subsequently approved by the Consortium's voting members in February 1997.
The main objective in defining an addition of PCI to PC/104 was to preserve the attributes that have made PC/104 so successful in embedded applications, namely:
Compact …………………………………..3.6 by 3.8 inches (90 x 96 mm) module size
Self-stacking ……………………………..expands without backplanes or card cages
Pin-and-socket bus connector……….reliable in harsh environments
Four-corner mounting holes ………….resistance to shock and vibration
Low power consumption ………………low power consumption and low heat generation
Fully PC compatible …………………….reduced development costs and fast time-to-market
In addition, it was important that the new embedded form of PCI also be . . .
Stackable and usable along with standard PC/104 modules (in the same stack)
This added requirement enables newly designed PC/104-Plus modules to be used in conjunction with the wide variety of preexisting PC/104 "legacy" modules.
Since the 104 pins of the standard PC/104 bus connectors are fully occupied with the signals of the "ISA" (PC/AT) bus, a new 120-pin stackable connector was needed to handle the additional signals of the 32-bit PCI bus. A 120-pin high-density (2mm) connector that precisely matches the stacking and other dimensional requirements of PC/104 was developed. A unique connector pin "shroud" was also created, to: (1) guide the male portion of the PCI connector as it mates with the female portion of the next connector in the stack; and (2) protect the PCI connector pins, which are slightly thinner and therefore somewhat more vulnerable than those of the ISA connector.
The resulting combination of PC/104 with PCI, called "PC/104-Plus," meets all the objectives listed above. In addition, extensive simulations have been used to validate its reliability for both current 33 MHz PCI bus chipsets and future 66 MHz PCI silicon.
PC/104-Plus Specification Overview
Figure 1 shows the basic mechanical dimensions of a PC/104-Plus module. The module's form-factor matches that of PC/104, so PC/104-Plus can be said to be "PC/104 form-factor compliant". The new self-stacking 120-pin high-density (2 mm) PCI bus connector fits between the standard PC/104 mounting holes along the edge opposite the regular PC/104 (ISA) bus, so it consumes minimal space (approximately 10%).
Figure 1. PC/104-Plus Basic Mechanical Dimensions
Here is a brief summary of the basic specs of PC/104-Plus modules:
Module dimensions …………………………………………3.575 x 3.775 in. (same as PC/104)
Spacing between stacked modules ……………………0.6 in. (same as PC/104)
Data throughput (max.) ……………………………………132 Mbytes/sec (26 x PC/104)
Bus drive current (min.) …………………………………….3 mA (most signals)
Bus load current (max.) ……………………………………700 uA
Number of PCI modules per stack (max.)……………..5 (includes "base" CPU module)
Figure 2 illustrates a typical PC/104-Plus stack. 8- and 16-bit PC/104 (ISA) modules can be stacked along with 32-bit PC/104-Plus (PCI) modules, provided that similar type modules are adjacent to each other. This results in maximum system expansion and configuration flexibility.
Figure 2. Typical PC/104 and PC/104-Plus Module Stack
PC/104-Plus, like PC/104, is essentially a repackaged version of PCI that is optimized for the unique requirements of embedded systems — where space is scarce and ruggedness is paramount.
Although PC/104-Plus modules provide connectors for both buses, the "120-pin PCI bus" and the "104-pin ISA bus," only the PCI bus usually connects to circuitry on such a module. The ISA bus connectors are only there to pass the ISA bus on for possible use by the next module in a stack.
Current status of the PC/104-Plus standard
PC/104-Plus shows every indication of following in the footsteps of its predecessor. Numerous companies have announced support or begun development programs based on PC/104-Plus. Products being developed include high performance single-board computers, full-motion video interfaces, high speed LANs, communications interfaces (100BaseT, USB, IEEE-1394, etc.), high performance data acquisition and control interfaces, and PCI bus adapters and bridges.
Copies of the PC/104-Plus Specification are available at no charge to individuals and companies developing embedded systems. For further information, contact the PC/104 Consortium.
Comparison of PCI Form-Factors
Desktop PCI Passive
Backplane PCI PMC CompactPCI Small-PCI PC/104-Plus
Dimensions (in.) Long: 12.3 x 3.9
Short:
6.9 x 3.9 12.3 x 3.9 5.9 x 2.9 6.3 x 3.9 3.4 x 2.1 3.8 x 3.6
Area (sq. in.) Long:
Short: 24 48 17 25 7 13
Connector Edge-Card Edge-Card Pin & Socket Pin & Socket Pin & Socket Pin & Socket
ISA bus No Yes No No No Yes
Plane Perpendicular Perpendicular Parallel Parallel Parallel
Additional Slots
(Self-Stacking) No No No No No Yes
retention No No Yes Yes No Yes
Body PCI-SIG PICMG IEEE PICMG PCI-SIG PC/104
Area Desktop:
expansion Industrial:
VME mezzanine Industrial:
expansion Laptop:
options Embedded:
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BBC Young Sports Personality of Year 2012 terms & conditions
Last updated on 11 October 201211 October 2012 .From the section Sports Personality
Young Sports Personality of the Year 2012
This will be awarded to the outstanding young sports person aged 16 or under on 1 January 2012, selected from nominations made to the BBC and by sports governing bodies via the Youth Sport Trust. Nominations close on Monday 19 November 2012.
People are eligible to win the award if they are the right age and they are citizens of Britain or Northern Ireland or if they fulfil all three of the following criteria:
- They play a significant amount of their sport in the UK
- Their core achievements that year were achieved in the UK, and not with a national team (in which case they would more likely qualify for the Overseas award)
- They are residents in the UK
Judging Panel
BBC Sport's John Inverdale chairs a panel which includes BBC Sport presenters Ore Oduba, Sonali Shah and Helen Skelton, three representatives from the Youth Sports Trust, former Young Sports Personality of the Year winners Amy Spencer and Harry Aikines Aryeetey and two representatives from the BBC Sports Personality of the Year production team.
The panel meet to decide the top 10 contenders from the list of nominations collected by the Youth Sport Trust and the BBC on Monday 26 November 2012.
The panel will reconvene on Monday 3 December 2012 to select the top three and the winner from the top 10 list. They will select the winner by secret ballot. The final vote will be independently verified.
The top three will be invited to the live event and the other seven contenders will be notified out of courtesy that they have not made the final shortlist.
The winner will be announced live on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show and the website on Sunday 16 December 2012.
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In my dirty basement days, I always kept stressing about every bill that was approaching. I learned to automate it by having automatic payments over manual. But that didn't exactly solve the problem of keeping track when each bill was due and planning for payment. Even worse, you might be like me and stress out over each bill that needs to be paid.
This is part of my beginner finance series, keep following me to check it out!
We all have a crapload of bills to pay each month: Phone, utilities, insurance, credit cards, loans, etc. Each has their own payment dates and regardless of your preferred payment method, do you really want stress out 6-12 times a month on each bill?
Screw that! If you are someone that does manual payments or payments by check, you are always keeping an eye out on your checking account. As someone who prefers to live a stress-free life, constant worry about bills is not a happy lifestyle.
Not to mention, when you have multiple due dates of bill payment you increase the likelihood of missing a payment or paying late which will cost you extra time and money.
I want to propose that an ideal solution, change your payment due dates to the same date so you can pay bills at once. I believe that this will dramatically reduce stress and time in your bill payment process.
I think what most people don't realize is that most billing cycles revolve around a service that has been fulfilled from a previous time period. Phone, utilities (water/heat/etc), and credit card payments are based on previous use.
That means that they need to make it as painless as possible for you to pay them back. They want their money, so why would they make it harder for you to pay them?
That is why most of these companies allow for automatic payments, payments by credit cards, and the ability to change your due date. Also, these companies often have their own billing cycles in which they process payments often 1 or 2 times a month as well.
The key here is that you will only need to track and make payments once a month. Saving you time as it's only a once a month process compared to a dozen stressful processes.
I'll keep this step simple. Take a look at my google spreadsheet and insert the bills that will be taken out of your checking account. Some of us make most payments by credit card (even utilities) so it doesn't matter when those payments occur. But what does matter are the bills that directly take money out of your checking account.
I've also included the user ID and password for each account because you will need to keep track of billing and some companies allow you to change the payment date online. You will also get a notification when you successfully change your billing date.
Everyone is different. Most of this our payment date determined by either when you get paid over the course of the month, or by personal preference. In the example above you see that most of the due dates are focused around mid-month and other dates are a mix between the beginning/end.
My rule of thumb is to focus all of your bill payments either around the dates that you can't change (rent/mortgage is the biggest one) or a date that's about 2-3 days after you receive a paycheck.
For me, the ideal dates are 3rd, 7th, 17th or 28th.
These dates are often a couple days out from most paychecks so you can plan for the full month ahead of time all at once.
For fixed dates (usually, rent/mortgage) I recommend keeping tabs on the bills you can't move. You can still make all of your flexible bills either a couple days after your fixed bills. The key is that you still only need to plan once a month all at once.
My mortgage is due on the 1st, but all of my credit card payments are paid on the 4th. It's totally up to you!
Calling is often the most effective way to change your payment due date.
Once approved, you will get an email and letter mail notification on your date change.
In my experience, credit card companies offer the most flexibility in changing due dates.
You can also go online and request to change your due date. This is probably the faster method, but it's not guaranteed that you'll have the ability to change your due date online and you'll have to call anyway.
Be sure to update your date to "New Due Date". Feel free to remove the "old date" whenever it's changed.
In the example above (reflected off my own bills) I was able to change most dates to the 3rd of the month. The remaining dates are either the 1st or the 7th.
This means that I always plan my next bill payments in the middle of the month and that's it. I simply log onto my accounts in the middle of the month, update the amount owed, and set up my payments.
I love automatic payments because it saves so much time compared to manual payments. I don't need to worry if my check got delivered in time or worry that it might be late.
Best of all, everything is done for you! I get that if you use automatic payments then keeping track of due dates might seem moot, but the cornerstone to good finance is to be cognizant of your budget/spend. Even if you have automatic payments set up, you still should see how much you are spending and are keeping track of your budget.
Now, I get why some people prefer writing checks and if that's up your alley, the more power to you. I'm more of a set it and forget it type of guy.
Automatic vs Manual Credit Card Payments, Which is Better?


The games menu is the third menu on the sidebar, located below players and right above strategy. This menu is further divided into three sub-menus. Yours, Upcoming, and History. When you select Games you are automatically directed to the Yours menu.
This menu is the combination of upcoming and history. It shows the next three games that your team will play and shows the last seven games that your team has played.
This menu shows the next five games that you team will play. It will show more than five if you are a subscriber. This page only displays the upcoming league and team ranked games you will play. It does not showcase sandbox games. Furthermore it will show your opponent and side for your league games but will not show the opponent or side for team ranked games. All games are time stamped in order to tell you how long until they occur.
This page shows you the last ten games your team has played. It will show more than ten if you are a subscriber. This page displays all type of games you have played: league, team ranked, and even sandbox. The type of game, your opponent, the side you played on, how long ago the game was, and the outcome are all showcased in this menu.


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According to KMOV, the so-called "Hotel Influenza" is located in SLU's Salus Center, a facility formerly known as the Water Tower Inn. Participants will be asked to stay in the hotel for up to 12 days and will randomly be given a flu vaccine or a placebo before they are given a dose of the flu virus via nasal spray. Researchers will then tally their observations around the clock, recording any possible symptoms the participants may be suffering from, and helping them through a series of blood and lung tests to determine if they were infected by the flu or not.
A separate report from Fortune described the experiment as a "human challenge study," one which the researchers believe would help them gather data faster without having to recruit a large number of participants.
"In a traditional flu study, we vaccinate people and see if their immune systems respond by creating antibodies that fight flu," explained SLU Center for Vaccine Development director Daniel Hoft.
All in all, 24 people will be living in Hotel Influenza, and while the prospect of contracting the flu and being quarantined for over a week might not sound pleasant, the participants will also be able to enjoy some perks, including private rooms and common areas that come complete with chairs, television sets, and exercise equipment. The subjects will also be served catered meals in the dining room, as further noted on the Fortune report, but if found to be infected, they won't be able to leave the location until they test negative for the flu for two days.
The "Hotel Influenza" study is important because of the seriousness of the 2017-2018 flu season that had recently hit the United States. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that at least 172 children died from the flu this season, representing the largest death toll since the 2012-13 season took the lives of 171 children. People young and old are advised to get flu shots, though the efficacy of these vaccines may vary depending on the strain of flu.


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Josh Taylor confident ahead of WBSS
The World Boxing Super Series comes to Glasgow on November 3rd with a couple of great fights already having been announced.
Norhern Ireland's Ryan Burnett (19-0, 9 KO'S) will defend his WBA title against former multiple division world champion, Nonito Donaire (38-5, 24 KO's).
Scotland's Josh Taylor (13-0, 11 KO's) will defend his WBC Silver Super Ligtweight title against American Ryan Martin (22-0, 12 KO's).
It was Taylor, yesterday, that the media turned out to see in a press conference to announce the upcoming show at the Hydro Arena, Glasgow.
Prestonpans boxer Taylor returns to the home of some of his finest triumphs at the Hydro. Taylor's last two fights have been at the Hydro, beating Winston Campos by 3rd round TKO in March and then an unanimous decision over former world champion Viktor Postol in June. And with a day that will be etched in the Scottish boxing public memory when Taylor won gold at the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow in 2014 as an amateur.
When asked about appearing at the Hydro, Taylor said, "Its brilliant, I feel the Hydro is now my home, I've had such great success there since 2014.
"My biggest victories as a professional have been in the Hydro as well, so it definitely feels like my home. Looking forward to get travelling, going around the world as part of this tournament and seeing different places."
Has Taylor been studying Martin?
"I've only seen bits and bobs of him, I've studied enough of him to know what I need to watch for.
"I know he's a very well rounded fighter, got fast hands, good defensively. Good variation of punches and knows his way around the ring. He's obviously got power as well although his record doesn't say, only got 12 stoppages in his 22 wins.
"I know he's going to throw punches and be strong and I'll have my hands full. I'm fully confident I'm going to come out on top."
Taylor feels in great shape and is settled ahead of the fight.
"The way I've been performing in the gym, I'm more settled now, got myself my own place down in London. So I'm settled, happy and I'm firing in the gym.
"I feel this is the best shape and condition I've been in since I turned professional, so feeling really confident."
Taylor feels fighting in front of his own fans brings an air of invincibility to him.
"I think it's brilliant, I don't think there is anybody that will beat me in front of those fans at the Hydro.
"The atmosphere they make, the noise they make and the support they give me, they throw every single punch with me. So there is no way anybody will beat me in the Hydro, definitely no!"
With some quality operators taking part in the WBSS such as Regis Prograis, former world champion Terry Flanagan and WBA champion Kiryl Relikh however Taylor doesn't fear any of them.
"I'm not really fussed about any of the opposition. I feel I can beat every single one of them that's in this competition.
"With that being said, they're all good fighters, with good amateur careers and very tough fighters. They're all undefeated, I think. Yeah it's stiff opposition but I'm fully confident I'm going to come away with the trophy."
Taylor already knows who he will face in the semi finals should he beat Martin. He will face the winner of Ivan Baranchyk v Anthony Yigit who are fighting for the vacant IBF world championship.
Who would Taylor prefer?
"I don't care. I think Baranchyk will probably get through that and if so I'm confident I can win that.
"And if Yigit wins it I know I will win that fight as well. I've had experience of him in the ring as a professional and experience of him in the amateurs as well. So I'm fairly confident of winning that fight so I'm not bothered who I face."
There are still some tickets on sale, prices starting at £35, with the Hydro expected to be filled to the rafters backing Taylor, Martin could be in for a difficult night.
Could Scotland have another world champion boxer in the near future, this Scotsman certainly hopes and believes Taylor will not only win a world title but add another one, the Ring belt and Ali Trophy, all if which would come by winning World Boxing Super Series season 2.
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Q: SQL Injection prevention with Microsoft Access and VB.NET I'm a beginner in ASP.NET so I have some questions about how to prevent SQL injection in ASP.NET. My programming language is VB.NET, not C#, and I'm using Microsoft Access as my database.
My questions are:

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*How to protect my database from SQL injection?

*I have been reading postings from other forums and they said using
parameters with stored procedures, parameters with dynamic SQL. Can they be implemented in a Microsoft Access database?

A: Here is a very simple ASP.NET example using a parameterized query via OleDb in VB.NET:
Default.aspx
<%@ Page Title="Home Page" Language="vb" MasterPageFile="~/Site.Master" AutoEventWireup="false"
    CodeBehind="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="vbOleDbSite._Default" %>

<asp:Content ID="HeaderContent" runat="server" ContentPlaceHolderID="HeadContent">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="BodyContent" runat="server" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent">

        First Name: <asp:TextBox ID="FirstName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

        Last Name: <asp:TextBox ID="LastName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

        <asp:Button ID="btnAddUser" runat="server" Text="Add User" />

        Status: Awaiting submission...

</asp:Content>

Default.aspx.vb
Public Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

    End Sub

    Protected Sub btnAddUser_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnAddUser.Click
        Dim newID As Long = 0
        Using con As New OleDb.OleDbConnection
            con.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\__tmp\testData.accdb;"
            con.Open()
            Using cmd As New OleDb.OleDbCommand
                cmd.Connection = con
                cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO UsersTable (LastName, FirstName) VALUES (?, ?);"
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?", Me.LastName.Text)
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?", Me.FirstName.Text)
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
            End Using
            Using cmd As New OleDb.OleDbCommand
                cmd.Connection = con
                cmd.CommandText = "SELECT @@IDENTITY"
                newID = cmd.ExecuteScalar()
            End Using
            con.Close()
        End Using
        Me.spanStatus.InnerText = "User """ & Me.FirstName.Text & " " & Me.LastName.Text & _
                """ has been added (ID: " & newID.ToString() & ")."
    End Sub
End Class

Notes:

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*The parameterized query uses "?" instead of "real" names for the parameters because Access OLEDB ignores parameter names. The parameters must be defined in the exact order that they appear in the OleDbCommand.CommandText.

*The [UsersTable] table has an AutoNumber primary key, and SELECT @@IDENTITY retrieves the new key value created by the INSERT INTO statement.


There's more to Baltimore these days than the popular Inner Harbor shops and restaurants on the waterfront near Camden Yards. What makes Baltimore, a quick 45-minute drive away, worth an overnight visit is the newly developed Harbor East neighborhood, where there's sophisticated shopping, some of the city's most positively reviewed restaurants, and cobblestone streets lining the harbor. Walk the Waterfront Promenade to neighboring Fells Point, with its eclectic mix of funky shops and bars, or hop a water taxi to the American Visionary Art Museum or the Maryland Science Center, both favorites with grown-ups and kids alike.
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In a RGB color space, hex #04b347 is composed of 1.6% red, 70.2% green and 27.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 97.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.3% yellow and 29.8% black. It has a hue angle of 143 degrees, a saturation of 95.6% and a lightness of 35.9%. #04b347 color hex could be obtained by blending #08ff8e with #006700. Closest websafe color is: #00cc33.
● #04b347 color description : Strong cyan - lime green.
The hexadecimal color #04b347 has RGB values of R:4, G:179, B:71 and CMYK values of C:0.98, M:0, Y:0.6, K:0.3. Its decimal value is 308039.
Below, you can see some colors close to #04b347. Having a set of related colors can be useful if you need an inspirational alternative to your original color choice.
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A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #000603 is the darkest color, while #f2fff7 is the lightest one.
A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #585f5b is the less saturated color, while #04b347 is the most saturated one.
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