Abstract: A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid close able upon the shell and deployable structure, operably associated with either the shell or the lid, and integrally formed therewith, which, when deployed, defines a memorial surface adapted to have placed thereon items of memorialization for display. The deployable structure is so configured and arranged such that the items of memorialization must be removed therefrom when the structure is not deployed. In one aspect, the deployable structure can be operably associated with said shell. In another aspect, the deployable structure can be operably associated with the lid.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for sharing a boot volume among server blades. The shared boot volume may be a single drive or a RAID volume. The shared boot volume is first partitioned into boot slices. Next, individual boot slices of the shared boot volume are correlated with individual server blades, which share the shared boot volume. When a boot slice is correlated with a server blade, the boot slice is presented to the server blade, and the server blade sees the boot slice and only the boot slice, and owns the boot slice. This correlation is transparent to the OS or applications on a given server blade, because the I/O controller masks all boot slices but the one owned by that server blade. As far as OS and applications are concerned, the server blade just has a single boot slice as a dedicated local drive.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for sharing a boot volume among server blades. The shared boot volume may be a single drive or a RAID volume. The shared boot volume is first partitioned into boot slices. Next, individual boot slices of the shared boot volume are correlated with individual server blades, which share the shared boot volume. When a boot slice is correlated with a server blade, the boot slice is presented to the server blade, and the server blade sees the boot slice and only the boot slice, and owns the boot slice. This correlation is transparent to the OS or applications on a given server blade, because the I/O controller masks all boot slices but the one owned by that server blade. As far as OS and applications are concerned, the server blade just has a single boot slice as a dedicated local drive.

Abstract: A memory controller apparatus for controlling access to a memory array from a microprocessor and a plurality of devices is described. The memory controller apparatus interfaces the microprocessor and the plurality of devices. The microprocessor functions asynchronously with the plurality of devices. The memory controller apparatus comprises a delay line circuitry coupled to receive a selected request for accessing the memory array from one of the microprocessor and the plurality of devices, the delay line means further including means for generating a plurality of memory timing control signals. The memory timing control signals are used for accessing the memory array. The delay line circuitry functions independently of any clock signal. The delay line circuitry is only triggered by the selected request. The memory controller apparatus further comprises a memory state circuitry coupled to the delay line circuitry for controlling sequence and timing of the memory timing control signals.