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Longtime Revere High School English teacher Nancy Barile '90 G'93 is using the popular AMC show "The Walking Dead" to bring student-centered learning to her classroom.
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T-Mobile has shipped their first round of Motorola Cliq units to all the big sites and reviews started popping up today. I hope that one day we can be one of the elite sites and provide our readers with early reviews. Our traffic is exploding, but we are not quite in the Top 100 blogs yet (We rank 234. Thanks guys!).
I've read all the reviews and the general consensus is that the Cliq is a solid Android phone, but it is hampered by the same sluggish processor as the G1. Unfortunately, the Cliq also ships with Android 1.5 which is now outdated. The Cliq can receive OTA updates, so I expect T-Mobile will roll one out soon after launch.
We won free Cliq phones at the recent Motodev Summit, so it will most likely be my new daily phone for the next couple of months until the Snapdragon phones begin to ship. Be on the lookout for our in-depth review.
In case you missed it, users can win a free Cliq phone by registering for updates on T-Mobile's site, pre-orders will begin shipping on October 19, 2009, and the no contract price of the Cliq is $449.99.
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by Eric Margolis
In 1975, physicist Andrei Sakharov and a group of fellow Soviet academicians warned the Kremlin leadership that unless the nation's ruinous defense spending was slashed and funds refocused on modernizing the nation's decrepit, obsolete industrial base and its wretched state agriculture, the Soviet Union would collapse by 1990.
Their grim warning was prescient. Twenty years ago this week – 9 November, 1989 – boisterous German crowds forced open the hated Berlin Wall, Communist East Germany collapsed in black farce, and the once mighty Soviet Empire began to crumble.
This was one of modern history's most dramatic and dangerous moments. No one knew if the dying Soviet Union would expire peacefully, or ignite World War III.
In November, 1989, the vast empire built by Stalin that stretched from East Berlin to Vladivostok was on its last legs. The USSR had 50,000 battle tanks and 30,000 nuclear warheads, but could not feed its people. Military spending consumed 20% of the economy. As I saw for myself while traveling around the Soviet Union in the late 1980's, conditions were often primitive, even third world outside the big cities.
Afghanistan's "mujahidin" had all but defeated the mighty Red Army. Poland's Solidarity Union, secretly funded by Pope John Paul and the CIA through Panamanian shell companies, had risen in revolt. So, too, ever rebellious Hungarians, joined by Lithuanians and East Germans.
The old joke in Moscow was that the East Germans were the only people who could make Communism work. Now they were in revolt.
The reformist Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev had to make a fateful decision: allow events to take their course, or order the Red Army and KGB to crush the spreading uprisings – and run the risk of war with NATO, particularly so if the Warsaw Pact's armies turned their guns against the Soviet occupation forces and fighting spread across the Inner German Border.
Unlike his brutal Soviet predecessors, Mikhail Gorbachev was a man of profound moral values, a genuine humanist and idealist who believed he could reform the USSR through democratic socialism and patient, open debate – his "glasnost and perestroika."
After a violent incident staged by Communist hard-liners in the Baltic, President Gorbachev refused to use force against his own people.
But once fear of repression was removed, the Soviet Union, a nation of 120 languages spread over eleven time zones, shattered. Gorbachev simply could not control the ensuing whirlwind of nationalism his reforms had sown.
Today, most Russians revile Gorbachev for wrecking the Soviet Union. The sinister Communist era, including Stalin's monstrous crimes, are being sugarcoated with nostalgia.
Russia's Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, called the collapse of the Soviet Union "the greatest tragedy of the 20th century."
In truth, the Soviet Union was history's most brutal, murderous tyranny that killed three times more victims than Hitler.
Gorbachev did not plan to destroy the Soviet Union but to reform and revitalize it. But by refusing to hold it together by force, he brought about its doom.
Gorbachev did the world a huge favor.
In any event, the Soviet Union was destined to crumble, Gorby or no Gorby. Like the old Ottoman Empire, the USSR could only survive by gobbling up its neighbors.
In 1989, the state that had run on virtual war footing since 1945, died of exhaustion. As Voltaire said of Prussia, the Soviet Union was an army, disguised as a state.
For me, Gorbachev was one of the greatest men of our time. He put international law, basic humanity, and civilized behavior before the demands of brute power. We must also salute Gorbachev's chief lieutenant and powerhouse behind the reform movement, former Georgian KGB chief and Soviet Foreign Minister, Eduard Schevardnadze, who urged total de-communization and disarmament.
Later, as president of independent Georgia, Shevardnadze was overthrown – ironically – by a US-organized revolution.
Gorbachev purged hardeners from the Soviet military-industrial complex, vetoed an antimissile system, sharply downsized the Soviet military, and wisely ended the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, a lesson Nobel Peace Prize Winner Barack Obama has yet to learn.
But when Gorbachev and Shevardnadze sensibly sought total nuclear disarmament, President Ronald Reagan, obsessed by the unworkable Star Wars antimissile project, refused Russia's offer that would have eliminated all nuclear weapons and missiles.
Other courageous Russians reformers who helped end the Cold War deserve to be remembered: Anatoly Chernayev; Georgi Shakhnazarov; former ambassador to Canada, Alexander Yakovlev; and Gorbachev's brave, cerebral wife and confidante, Raisa.
Germany's Chancellor Helmut Kohl and President H.W. Bush also merit kudos for their able management of the Cold war's end. By contrast, Britain's Margaret Thatcher shamefully relapsed into Europe's evil old ways by trying to block German unification.
President Gorbachev kept begging the western powers to launch another Marshall Plan to rescue the dying Soviet Union and democratize it. Tragically, they did not. Instead, the Clinton administration chose to treat the new, battered Russia as a client state.
Communist die-hards launched a farcical, drunken coup against Gorbachev that was thwarted by the courage of the then still sober Russian president, Boris Yeltsin; Aviation Marshall Yevgeny Shaposhnikov; and – a story that is still little known in the west – KGB moderates.
In 1990, I was the first western journalist ever allowed into the dreaded Lubyanka Prison, the headquarters of KGB, to interview senior KGB officers of the elite First Directorate (from whence came Vlad Putin) who had turned against the Communist Party and were seeking to reform Russia.
In the end, Gorbachev was left the leader of a nation that had ceased to exist, the USSR, the object of popular wrath, a great statesman without a country, a Russian King Lear on a blasted heath.
Twenty years later, the world owes Gorbachev an enormous debt of gratitude for ending the Cold War, and freeing Eastern Europe and the Baltic states. Thank our lucky stars Gorbachev was in power when the Soviet Union met its inevitable collapse – or we could have faced World War III.
Mikhail Sergeyevitch Gorbachev showed that once in a millennium a great political leader can rise above the law of the jungle.
November 10, 2009
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Stocks fell in listless Thursday trading, as a batch of disappointing corporate earnings and a rise in first time jobless claims eventually overtook investors' impulse to buy.
In directionless trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the session down about 44 points, hovering near 13,865. The S&P 500 Index fell by about four points, finishing a hair below the key level of 1,500, while the the Nasdaq was fractionally lower at 3,142.
Still, the beneficial "January effect" that originally had the Dow flirting with a new high above 14,000 helped the index gain six percent this month. The S&P has gained five percent during January, with the Nasdaq rising four percent. Blue chips posted their best monthly gain since October 2011, and the S&P had its best January performance since 1997.
(Read more: Why the Dow May Not Make It to 14,000)
Although most quarterly earnings reports have been strong, a bearish case for the economy seems to be building, with key data coming in softer than expected.
Analysts say Washington's unresolved budget conflicts have kept some investors on the sidelines. Along with tame economic figures, the threat of sequestration — a mix of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes — have begun to unnerve markets.
On Thursday, economic bellwether companies like Dow Chemical and UPS interrupted a string of relatively encouraging earnings reports. Both fell short of market expectations, citing pockets of weakness at home and abroad.
"You have very mixed results from barometer earnings," Michael Yoshikami, Destination Wealth Management founder and CEO, told CNBC's "Closing Bell".
"What you're starting to see are corporate earnings still being very solid….but the underlying economy is still what I would call a stumbling recovery," he said. "It's getting better but it's going to be two steps forward and one step back."
(Read more: January Barometer May Not Deliver This Time Around)
Thursday's uninspired trading and mixed data set the stage for Friday's December payrolls data, which could either confirm or deny the growing belief that the economic recovery is faltering.
Earlier in the session, markets briefly reacted to news that the Department of Justice moved to Anheuser-Busch InBev's proposed $20.1 billion deal for the rest of the Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, which put Constellation Brands' plans to fully acquire Crown Imports at risk.
Beer shares bore the brunt of investor displeasure over the antitrust offensive. Constellation's stock was crushed as investors shaved nearly 20 percent off its stock price. Anheuser's shares fell about seven percent to -- other alcohol-related stocks fell in sympathy, seeing Boston Beer and Molson Coors slide by about a percent each.
(Read more: Constellation Shares Drop as DOJ Blocks Modelo Deal.)
The decision converged with less than spectacular earnings results from two corporate giants, and a rise in first time unemployment benefits that dovetailed with Wednesday's glum fourth quarter data. Although a key business barometer helped contain some of the gloom, most investors remained on the sidelines ahead of Friday's U.S. payrolls report.


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Tech cheers on immigration bill
Tech finally has what it wants in the Senate immigration bill, leaving it to do only one thing — hold the gains.
As the bill edges toward passage, industry groups are working to seduce wavering Republicans and ensure labor doesn't dilute wins on temporary worker visas.
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They're leaving little to chance.
More than 100 CEOs — including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Yahoo's Marissa Mayer — signed on to a letter Thursday that targeted every senator and framed the bill as a critical economic boost. Zuckerberg's advocacy group, FWD.us, just unveiled an online ad promoting reform and plans to couple lawmakers with executives in a series of roundtables. Industry lobbyists, who have bombarded Senate offices up to 30 times a week, are firing off statements against amendments that threaten their goal.
( PHOTOS: At a glance: The Senate immigration deal)
And several organizations are ramping up for a summer ad blitz aimed at invigorating the House — a whole other set of hurdles.
Tech has turned into a "public cheerleader and aggressive advocate on the Hill," said an industry insider, who pointed to the planned summer influx of ads, online campaigns and grass-roots efforts. Up until now, groups have not invested significantly in radio spots or TV ads.
"It's all drip, drip negative … you want to get some positive stuff out there," the insider said. "As the rhetoric and focus increases, now is a good time to remind people in a slow immigration news cycle that tech is for it."
The fanfare marks an about-face for an industry that avoided all but broad rhetoric during initial negotiations and the bill's markup. Supporters call the change persistence — not fear.
"I can say that we're not worried," said Scott Corley, Compete America's executive director. "The telltale sign that this bill will not simply die is the fact too many senators in both parties want it to pass. That's what we're hearing on the ground, and that's very different than 2007," when the last immigration reform effort failed.
Tech is especially wary of amendments by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that reinstate certain restrictions on temporary worker visas. The Information Technology Industry Council expects to release a key-vote letter that will direct members to vote against the amendments and for the bill.
"We can't take anything for granted," said Robert Hoffman, ITI's senior vice president of government relations. "'Eternal vigilance' is the operative phrase right now."
A recent deal on border security could ensure the Senate bill passes with greater bipartisan support. It's not clear that even matters to the House, which has presented a bill on high-skilled workers but failed to emerge with a comprehensive one. House Majority Leader John Boehner has said he won't advance a bill without support from a majority of Republicans.
"We've always been a little less clear about what would happen over there," said Peter Muller, Intel's director of governmental relations. "Not every day is going to make us feel like the end is around the corner. But I think the process is important and we're certainly seeing that, and that is what we want."
When negotiators reached a temporary worker visa compromise in the Senate Judiciary Committee, tech vowed to help win Republicans. They're keeping their word.
March for Innovation, the pro-immigration reform group spearheaded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has placed organizers in 21 states, 19 of which are Senate-focused. The group released 29 state polls last week focused on the bill and has advertised with full-page spreads in Utah papers. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group has asked members to call, write and visit senators in waffling states. And they're coupling tech with the agriculture industry in an "ag and tech tour" to convince House members of the bill's multifaceted perks. Businesses teamed up earlier this week with faith groups to promote the same theme.
Labor has noticed.
"At first they tried to take the approach that they got nothing in the bill," said Paul Almeida, president of the AFL-CIO's Department for Professional Employees. "Then they went silent. Now they are stepping up their attention directly to the various senators who are working amendments … with calls from the big dogs even before the amendment was dropped."
And that's just what they need to do, ITI's Hoffman said: "Tech has not been in this kind of position on something this significant as immigration."


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These species are native to the Indus River and her tributaries in Pakistan, India and China, which form the twelfth largest river basin in the world. This list is based on an Ecosystem species search, available from our partner, FishBase.
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This full-day course is aimed at people who already have a basic understanding of the autism spectrum. It explains why Social Stories can be effective to the improvements in the social understanding of individuals on the autism spectrum which often leads to an improvement in behaviour.
This course provides a step-by-step guide for parents and teachers on how to write and implement Social Stories to enable individuals to understand their world.
Whenever possible we engage guest speakers who are on the autism spectrum on this course to explain their unique personal experiences.
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By the end of this course you will:
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Time: 09.30am – 2.30pm
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Training can also be delivered to individual organisations at own venue (min 6 participants)
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Biogen Idec has won support from a European panel for Tecfidera, a pill to treat multiple sclerosis.
A Weston company known for such MS drugs as Avonex and Tysabri, Biogen Idec said it has received a positive opinion on Tecfidera from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, which is recommending that European Union regulators approve the drug as a first-line oral treatment for adults with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
A decision on Tecfidera by the Food and Drug Administration is expected shortly.
"We believe Tecfidera will raise expectations for what people living with MS can achieve with their therapy," Biogen Idec chief executive George Scangos said in a statement.
Earlier this week, Biogen Idec announced that the Patent Office had granted it broad protection for Tecfidera.
Avonex is typically injected once a week. Tysabi is generally taken by infusion once a month. And Tecfidera is envisioned as a capsule taken twice a day.
Biogen's stock closed Friday at $178, up almost one percent.
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James Earl Bennett
James Earl Bennett, 78, of Ridgway, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Hamot Medical Center in Erie.He was born August 7, 1934 in Punxsutawney, a son of the late James Robert and Ella Grace (McQuown) Bennett.On June 15, 1957 he married the former Diane Dunmire, and she survives.Mr. Bennett worked at Airco Carbon in St. Marys and Punxsutawney. He served in the United States Army after the Korean Conflict. He loved the outdoors, fishing, camping. He was fondly known as "Papa" by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom he dearly loved. He was a loving and devoted husband and father.In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Nancy Poy and husband Anthony of DuBois, Patti Bennett of DuBois, and James A. Bennett and fiancé Lisa Maruca of St. Marys; four grandchildren, James Allen Bennett, Jamie Lynn Eckert, Anthony Allen Poy, and Andrea Marie Poy; nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, David Bennett and wife Dorothy of Ringgold, Henry Bennett and wife Jane of Rossiter, and Joseph Bennett of Phillipsburg; and two sisters, Emma Grace Snyder and husband Darrell of Reynoldsville, and Dee Jarbeck and husband Richard of Punxsutawney.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley.A funeral service for James Earl Bennett will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Shumaker Funeral Home, Inc., Punxsutawney. Officiating will be Pastor Doug Wolfe.Military honors will be accorded at the funeral home.Friends will be received from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Shumaker Funeral Home, Inc., Punxsutawney.Memorial donations may be made in Bennett's memory to the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004.
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i'm trying to create a query method on BookmarkRepository to retrieve all bookmarks of a user, like this:
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everything works fine, but i want paginate the results.
Page<Bookmark> findByUser(User user, Pageable pageable);
Could not create query for public abstract org.springframework.data.domain.Page br.com.webbook.repositories.BookmarkRepository.findByUser_UserName(java.lang.String,org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable)! Reason: Your persistence provider does not support extracting the JPQL query from a named query thus you can't use Pageable inside your query method. Make sure you have a JpaDialect configured at your EntityManagerFactoryBean as this affects discovering the concrete persistence provider.
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Pac-Man is on a rampage. He began devouring random sewer fruit and carelessly disregarded pellets after being teleported away from his peaceful home, and on his own birthday, no less.
The ghosts behind Pac's teleportation are being terrorized by Erwin, a mad genius of sorts. When it comes to evil names, Erwin is a villain we rank right alongside Crisis Zone's terrorist leader, Derrick.
Erwin has created a machine designed to penetrate the Spectral Realm (ghost home). The side effect of this is an inadvertent collapse of Spectral existence into the real world (the one with all the giant yellow balls that eat things).
Unable to defeat Erwin, the ghosts call Pac. He's going to punch, stomp, roll into, and eat his way to victory.
- Pac-Man World 3 Features:
- A story. Pac-Man explores the Spectral Realm.
- Ghost control. Pinky and Clyde are now playable.
- Power-Ups. Ribbon, Time Decelerators and more.
- Mazes. 2D and 3D versions of old mazes included.
- Platforming. Climb, jump, pole swing. Etc.
- O.G. Pac. Original game from 1980 included.
We just played a few levels of Pac-Man World 3 and found ourselves running around, using a charged Sonic-esque rolling attack on enemies, punching other bad guys, doing some basic jumping puzzles and beating a mini-boss upside the head. At one point we even got to go robo and use a huge mechanized suit of armor to dispense Pac-vengeance. So yeah, this ain't your dad's Pac-Man. At least, we don't remember any robot-scorpions back in 1980. Ooh. Burn!
Our adventures took us 'round a hazardous sewer system poor sanitation employees must struggle to cope with on a daily basis. The various crushing devices, plumes of green toxicity, mashing spike things and otherwise poorly laid out work areas had to contribute to quite a few "accidents."
After that, we tried exploring the Spectral Plane, which seemed to be like Pac-Man 's homeland, only a fair bit more purple. Like before, we spent much of our time seeking out and eating every pellet we came across so that we could...well, we don't know what.
The next part of the game was a more treacherous grassy area that gave us an opportunity to climb ropes, dangle along edges, hop up, up and up staggered pillars and eventually vault from one pole to another by spinning around and launching Pac's fat yellow body gracefully through the air.
It was all decent enough platforming fun, but honestly, we're real worried about Pac-Man. Not the game, the creature. He / it is basically a trash eating hobo. Think about it. Pac runs around, eats any piece of garbage he can suck off the floor of a sewer or spectral plane and he's constantly picking fights with people. He even sees ghosts. The boy has problems.
Pac-Man, please get yourself into a therapy program and check your eating disorder at the door because there's no telling how many diseases you're picking up by swallowing mouthful after mouthful of sewer pellet.


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I believe there is nothing better than the details in life. The party that has everything prepared and ready so the hostess can be with her guests instead of in the kitchen for example. Or the little details spread throughout the house to tie the whole design together. A perfect party wouldn't be complete with out some great dinnerware! In my last post there was some interest in the whimsical tea set I photographed, so I decided to pull together a few favorites and just plain interesting pieces that will make a statement for any dinner party!
|Pretty cool collection "Dressed for Dinner"! Definitely a conversation starter!
|You can find this cute little tea set here!
I love these glasses, they are even better in person - flawless and make the water (in the glass) look so crisp and refreshing.
|You can find them here in tons of colors!
|I really love this scribbled black & white coffee set by Esther Coombs. I don't know if this set is produced anymore, but there are some great pieces in her collection!
These Diane von Furstenburg wine glasses are on my "to get" list, for sure!
|Diane von Furstenburg
|This collection is by Marcel Wanders
|This brilliantly designed asymmetrical tea set is called Five Senses Centuries by Barbara Schmidt & Andreas Meissner.
I mean - a city made out of plates and glasses - brilliant! How much better could it get - not to mention my favorite part are the floor plans on the faces of the plates!
|Can find it here or here.
|Fantastic Idea! Bowls by Obol.
|You can find these cute everyday mugs here.
|Spider Web Inspired (however I just like the geometric look) by Baita Design.
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About Novatec Solar
Novatec Solar undertakes manufacture, supply and turnkey delivery of solar boilers based on unique Fresnel collector technology for a range of applications including concentrated solar power stations and industrial processes e.g. enhanced oil recovery.
Novatec Solar utilises the sun as valuable energy supplier in conjunction with its state-of-the-art CSP technology to offer sustainable energy solutions.


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|System: PS3*, Xbox 360
|Dev: EA Tiburon
|Pub: EA
|Release: March 26, 2013
|Players: 1-4
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
But, if I were to critique Tiger 14 in a vacuum, which would be idiotic, I probably wouldn't find many drawbacks.
Golf lovers will undoubtedly enjoy the fact that, for the first time in video game history, all four Majors are finally playable. The Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Championship are all represented, so you won't have to play any more of those generic tournaments whose titles were just different enough to dissuade a lawsuit.
Also, female players will finally be able to customize an appropriately gendered character and fly through the ranks of an LPGA tour. Though, I should warn you, the LPGA is essentially a light version of the standard campaign. It almost feels sexist, actually. All of the mechanics are the exactly same, but everything is significantly easier.
The multiplayer modes have been beefed up as well. EA has increased the country club sizes, implemented a club-based chat function, and flushed out the game's online tournaments. As you progress through the single-player or multiplayer modes, you'll gain access to experience points and boost pins. Experience points translate into levels, which will allow you to unlock better equipment. Boost pins, on the other hand, work like skill points. They'll allow you to increase your skill level in any given area. So, as you progress, you'll become a more gifted golfer with better equipment, which will mitigate the bogey slot machine effect that I was complaining about earlier.
As a rule, we're typically supposed to applaud the collapse of big name publishers like EA, but Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 proves that they're still capable of producing games that are worth playing. It also proves that sports games don't have to feel like a Coldplay record, which is commendable by anyone's metric.
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Phoenix made the world news this weekend for hitting 119 degrees. If you are wondering what it was like, it was miserable. But really, it was only one day, as Sunday never lived up to the terrible hype. Thankfully, it's only been this hot four times in the past 23 years. Now that we got the formalities out of the way, let's talk about something that was almost as hot.
Last week I told you we were really close to Fibonacci calculations to spawn a bounce. By a week ago Friday, we had the minimum requirements in but we really didn't have the wash out I was looking for. On Monday we got that wash out and it was a classic. What people need to understand about sentiment is that fear can build but that's not really enough to bottom out markets. What is required is a whole bunch of fear and then the other shoe drops. We need the kind of day where it feels like it's going down forever. That was Monday and we got the response I was looking for. The rest of the week was up and by Friday we started a benign pullback. It was not the kind of selling we saw last week.
Feast your eyes on this chart. It's the best one I have. Never mind the calculations back in 2011, if you want to learn symmetry you ought to take my training. What I want you to look at is where the drop stopped going down. Its right on the trend line supporting a possible ending diagonal wedge. This could be a larger 4th wave low destined to give us one more high. We are off to a fine start. My view of these markets is we are in a similar situation to that of March 2011. The only difference is we didn't end quite with the bang of a Japanese tsunami. Thank God we didn't. But my point is the VIX got high enough to give us a trading leg but not high enough to give us a sustained rally. Don't forget my time windows coming in at the end of August. We have enough time if it's going to happen to top in the fall window. But let's be concerned about now.
This rally looks good for today and it comes after the best sentiment I've seen at a low since August/October 2011. But there are a few problems. Have you seen commodities? I know you've seen Gold and it violated an incredible 1-1 relationship in terms of range and time last week at 653 give or take. That's not supposed to happen if there's going to be a reversal. Also, I've seen some reports that suggest Gold insiders/traders/analysts are hoping for lower prices so they can buy on discount in an ongoing bull market. I know you folks long enough; can I be blunt about this?
In bull markets pullback are short and intense. Fear builds quickly. I understand Gold is a commodity and the psychology is a little different than if it were a stock. But we also had a 20 year bear market where nobody was interested in yellow metal. In that way the psychology is similar to equities. Gold is nearly 2 years off a high with several lousy bounces. This isn't Wal-Mart; you don't get to pick the price level you want to buy on the dip. These people have been around the block long enough to know this. I'm not going to name names. But let's just say that after all this time there is still complacency creeping into the precious metals. It might bounce here because we have an interesting reading in the XAU but in the bigger picture I think we are going lower.
Finally Corn and Wheat broke to the downside. Oil is treading water and so is Cotton. I cover the Cotton market once a week and come to know it pretty well and what I can tell you is it's a fairly good economic indicator because enough products use it. Equities might be up but the commodities are telling a different tale. That may not have a payoff right now but ultimately it should. Unless commodities kicks into gear the economy is likely stagnate into the 4th quarter.
Then we had a downward revised GDP number last week for the first quarter. Traders actually liked this because they took it as the Fed being early on ending their bond buying program. So that part of sentiment hasn't changed. Banking looked good, housing looked fair; biotech looked much improved, transports is okay while oil stocks are trying to get out of their own way. See what I mean about commodities?
I think we are in a position where we can get new highs in certain areas, not others or quite possibly marginal highs the way we did in May 2011. But I am looking for a rough 4th quarter for the stock market. That may or may not pan out but right now, coming out of the seasonal time window for June, if we did put a low in place with the information we have now we could peak this year.
Nothing has really changed with the longer view of interest rates and risk very high at some point for a waterfall event in the bond market. It could happen in October or a year from October. But my main concern is that interest rates do not accelerate but rise slowly over time. Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to happen. Finally, I think Europe also has a high probability low in place. That will allow them to be in a position for leadership again. There's excellent price and time symmetry on the DAX which stopped going down at the 200 day moving average. For a chart that has held and is testing the big average it would be rare for it to break on the first test. We'd probably need to see some really flat action in the coming days and weeks for it to violate to the downside. At the end of the day we are likely in a case of here we go again with the bull market. But there are danger and warning signs. Play it appropriately but as always be flexible enough to not be the last man in.


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N5411B SATA Compliance Test Software
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* Prices are subject to change without notice. Prices shown are Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP). Prices shown are exclusive of taxes.
Key Features & Specifications
Accuracy, simplicity and speed
- Setup and measurement wizard with guided connection diagrams
- Intelligent test filtering specific to interface selection
- Automated compliance and margin testing to the specification limits
- Comprehensive HTML report with visual documentation and pass/fail results
Standards supported
- SATA Revision 2.6 and 3.0
- Complete set of SATA physical layer transmitter tests
- 1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s and 6.0Gb/s data rates
Recommended Test Fixtures
- Wilder Technologies SATA Gen3 Plug Adapter
- Wilder Technologies SATA Gen3 Receptacle Adapter
- ICT-Lanto TF-1R31 or TF-2R11 Test Fixtures
- Use the N5467A User Defined Application tool (www.keysight.com/find/uda) to:
- Create and fully integrate custom tests, configuration variables and connection instructions.
- Insert external application calls into the run sequence, such as MATLAB scripts or your device controller.
- Configure additional external instruments used in your test suite.
The N5411B SATA Compliance Test Software for Infiniium oscilloscopes provides you with a fast and easy way to validate and debug your SATA 1.5Gb/s (Gen 1), 3.0Gb/s (Gen2) and 6.0Gb/s (Gen3) silicon, host bus adapter, port multiplier, high-density disk drive, solid-state disk drive or optical disk drive. The N5411B software provides automated compliance test support for the i (internal), m(eSATA) and x(SAS attachment) interfaces points, and displays the results in a flexible report format. In addition to the measurement data, the report provides a margin analysis that shows how closely your device passed or failed each test.
To make measurements with the N5411B SATA compliance test software, you will need test fixture to access signal at the SATA connector. Wilder Technologies' SATA Gen3 test fixtures are recommended and the product information is available at http://www.wilder-tech.com/sata.htm . The ICT-Lanto TF-1R31 and TF-2R11 fixtures are also recommended and the product information is available at http://www.ict-lanto.com .
The 81134A pattern generator or N4903B J-BERT with Option 002 can be configured and used for automated SATA transmitter signal quality and out-of-band (OOB) signal testing. EZJIT Plus Jitter Analysis Software and High-Speed Serial Data Analysis Software will be required to enable N5411B SATA 6Gb/s Compliance Software on the scope.
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Taylor Swift as Rapunzel in Disney's Tangled
Jessica Chastain, Taylor Swift, and More Celebrities Become Disney Princesses
Jessica Chastain, Taylor Swift, and More Celebrities Become Disney Princesses
Jessica Chastain is letting her red hair go wild to portray the Scottish heroine Merida from Disney's Brave for Annie Leibovitz's Disney Dream Portrait series. The actress is the latest famous lady to step into the shoes (or glass slipper) of a Disney princess for the ad series after Jennifer Hudson posed as Tiana and Taylor Swift took her turn as Rapunzel. Over the years, we've seen Jessica Biel as Pocahontas, Rachel Weisz as Snow White, and Julianne Moore as Ariel, to name a few. These dreamy photos by the renowned photographer bring the animated fairy tales from our childhood to life, literally, with musicians, athletes, actors, and more. So we're taking a trip down Disney memory lane with our favorite princesses, prince charmings, and villainesses snapped by Annie for the Disney Parks series, along with the animated characters that inspired them!


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5 Wits provides unique and fully interactive adventures using state-of-the-art equipment and special effects. Our first attraction, TOMB, offered a hands-on, pulse-pounding, mind-bending experience that puts you right in the middle of a fully recreated ancient Egyptian tomb. Our newest attraction fully immerses guests in the world of ESPIONAGE. Get hands on cracking safes, hacking computers & dodging lasers as your crew goes head to head with the notorious CABAL Corporation. The fate of the free world rests on your shoulders so team up with other agents to infiltrate CABAL headquarters, destroy the leaked blueprints and expose the mole in your organization. Every puzzle you solve, challenge you conquer, and mistake you make will change the outcome, so stay sharp, move fast - and don't get caught.
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Escobaria vivipara Flagstaff, AZ
Spiny Star Cactus
Details3-4" x 4-6" wide. This form of Spiny Star Cactus is a giant form with wide stems maturing to a height of 12 inches and covered with white spines. The plants bloom in late spring with frilly pink flowers. Fremont Co., CO. Collection #JRT1112
|Common Name
|Spiny Star Cactus
|Botanical Name
|Escobaria vivipara
|4, 5, 6, 7, 8
|Light Requirements
|Full Sun
|Flower Color
|Mature Height
|3-4" tall
|Mature Spread
|4-6" wide
|Bloom Time
|Late spring to early summer
|Ships As
|Potted Plant
|Planting Time
|Spring / Summer
|Soil Type
|Sandy Soil, Average Soil, Low Fertility Soil
|Amount of Rain
|20 to 30"
|Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Good for Containers, Native, Evergreen
|Ideal Region
|Western Only, Hot Desert
|Yes - Learn More
|Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada
Planting Guides
Tips for Growing Cacti and Succulents
Cacti shipped early in the spring may be dormant. As the weather warms, these cacti will expand and green-up. Remember, after an initial watering to settle the soil around the roots, no further water should be applied until the weather warms up. If plants are dormant and the spring weather is rainy, protect the plants from too much moisture by covering them with a gallon plastic milk container with the bottom cut out. Leave the top off the jug so heat build up isn't excessive in sunny weather.
Soil Preparation
All the species of hardy cacti and succulents require fast-draining soil.
Planting in the ground
Put the plants on a slope or raised area of the garden, not in a low spot which collects water. Select a bed with full sun exposure, preferably next to a south or west facing wall. These areas will provide extra winter warmth. In heavy clay soils, it is essential to replace half or more of the soil from a 10"x 10" or larger hole with coarse sand and gravel mixed thoroughly with the remaining soil to ensure adequate drainage. No compost should be added, only a small handful of Planters II and Yum Yum Mix®.
Planting in an outdoor pot or planter
Use a planting mix of 3 parts garden soil + 2 parts coarse sand + 2 parts coarse perlite (or similar material). When growing plants indoors in pots, use a good quality potting soil to mix with the sand, and expanded shale instead of garden soil.
Planting Instructions
1. Cacti, agaves, and tap-rooted succulents (Aloinopsis, Titanopsis, Nananthus) should be transplanted bare-root. Let the soil in the pot dry out for a few days. Then remove the pot and gently loosen the soil so it falls away from the roots. Trim off any broken roots. Bare root plants should then be planted into a shallow hole. Spread out the roots evenly and sprinkle the soil into the hole until full. The base of the plant should rest on top of the soil. Mulch with a 1⁄2"-1" thick layer of pea-sized gravel around the base of the plant to protect it from contact with soggy soil over the winter months. (See planting diagram on page 12 of our Planting Guide.)
2. Succulents with fibrous roots (Ruschia, Delosperma, Sedum, and others) need not be transplanted bare-root, instead, the root ball should be scored and roughed out like other perennials.
1. Bare-root cacti and tap-rooted succulents must not be watered right away, but should sit dry for a day or two to allow the roots to callus over any broken or damaged areas. Other succulents can be watered in right away. Water thoroughly with a mixture of SeaCom-PGR and Superthrive to stimulate strong new root growth. Water again with this mixture two weeks later.
2. Outdoor beds with new plants should be initially watered once every 5 to 7 days for the first month or so after transplanting. Cacti and succulents enjoy regular watering during the heat of the summer and will grow vigorously. After the first year, most cacti species need a good soaking only once every 2-4 weeks during the spring and summer if there has been no rain.
3. Potted plants require more frequent, regular watering, especially if the weather is hot and dry.
4. To prepare cacti and succulents for the approach of winter, begin withholding water in the fall so the plants can begin to dehydrate and shrivel. Plump, well watered plants are ripe for cold damage when temperatures plunge in late fall/early winter.
Cacti and succulents are very modest in their fertilizer requirements. When planted in the ground, fertilizing in spring with SeaCom-PGR and Yum Yum Mix® will encourage plentiful flowers and good stem growth. When planted in pots, remember to feed monthly with the same mixture as above, beginning in late summer.
Winter Protection
Garden plants: Many cacti and succulents are quite cold hardy if kept dry in the cold winter and spring months. In areas that receive a lot of winter and spring moisture (especially rain), it is strongly recommended that plants be protected from cold, wet soil conditions. For example, a temporary cold frame can be constructed using pipe or PVC hoops covered with a clear plastic sheet to cover the entire bed. Or individual plants can be covered with plastic gallon milk jugs with the bottom cut out to keep the ground around the plants dry. Leave the top off the jug so heat build up isn't excessive in sunny weather. Problems will occur if plants are in wet soil all winter or sit under melting snow for extended periods.
Potted plants: Should be moved under a roof overhang on the south or west side of the house or placed in a well ventilated cold frame. Water pots and other containers lightly a few times over the winter during warm spells.
All our cacti, agaves and succulents are seed-grown or cutting-grown in our greenhouses. Cacti and agave plants are 2-4 years old; succulents are 1-2 years old. Please, never collect cacti from the wild unless it's to rescue plants from construction sites. Many species are close to extinction in their native habitats due to irresponsible collectors.
View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.
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Most plant and bulb orders arrive within 2-6 days, or less, of leaving our greenhouses in Colorado. This prompt delivery is provided without additional express charges.
Grass Plugs Will ship at planting time in spring, beginning in late February.
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USDA Hardiness Planting Zones
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
- If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will survive the winter temperatures in your area.
- If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
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Kiernan Shipka & Teyonah Parris Look Mad Stylish at Emmys 2014!
Kiernan Shipka makes her adorable entrance to the 2014 Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday (August 25) in Los Angeles.
The 14-year-old actress was joined by her Mad Men co-stars Teyonah Parris, Robert Morse and Mason Vale Cotton on the red carpet.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kiernan Shipka
Mad Men is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series tonight. Robert was nominated Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his work on the show, but lost out to Scandal's Joe Morton.
FYI: Kiernan is wearing an Antonio Berardi dress, Kwiat jewelry, and Jimmy Choo shoes and bag. Teyonah is wearing a Christian Siriano dress, Jerome Rousseau shoes, Meira T earrings, and Carrera y Carrera and Suzanne Kelan rings.
10+ pictures inside of Kiernan Shipka and the Mad Men cast at the Emmys…


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Gilbert Morris's Bio:
Gilbert Morris is one of todays best-known Christian novelists, specializing in historical fiction. His best-selling works include Edge of Honor (winner of a Christy Award in 2001), Jacobs Way, the House of Winslow series, the Appomattox series, and The Wakefield Saga. He lives in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with his wife, Johnnie.
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Style # 205706
Give your winter darks a jumpstart with this pair of printed bebe skinny jeans, featuring pops of pastels and our signature soft stretch. Try it with a peplum top and a leather jacket.
- 42% lyocell, 33% cotton, 15% rayon, 9% polyester, 1% spandex
- Rise: 8" (20 cm)
- Inseam: 29" (74 cm)
- Leg opening: 10" (25 cm)
- Machine wash
- Made in USA with imported materials
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size 27
Rated 5 out of 5�by 2 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5�by Candy25 Great pick This jeans are super cute they can be dressed up or down. These pant are true to size and stop at the your ankle so that it can be worn with flats or heels. December 19, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5�by Diiiina Show Stopper This season is clearly about Prints and Colors. These jeans can be dressed up to go out on a Friday night or dressed more casual with an oversized shirt. They are fun, bright, and comfortable! Bebe with the W! December 4, 2012
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GAS vs PRS : The New SE Eye Candy from Paul Reed Smith!
Guitar Acquisition vs Paul Reed Smith : The Glorious new SE models have landed resist them if you dare!!
NEW!! PRS SE CUSTOM 24 25th Anniversary
The special 25th Anniversary Custom 24 SE follows in the footsteps of the tried and true Custom 24, the guitar that Paul Smith took to his first tradeshow in 1985.
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Auburn Tigers quarterback Nick Marshall has been selected as this week's Manning Award Player of the Week, beating out seven other Manning Award Stars of the Week in the Allstate Sugar Bowl's Facebook contest.
Marshall won the award even though he had the least passing yards of any quarterback to hold the award's distinction this year. Auburn officials point to another distinction though in the Tiger's game against Tennessee - Marshall, despite completing only 3-of-7 passes for 35 yards and one touchdown, still rushed for a career-high 214 yards and two more touchdowns to beat the Vols in their own stadium 55-23.
Auburn now sits at #7 in the BCS rankings.
In his first year as the Auburn quarterback, he has passed for over 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns while also running for over 700 yards and seven more scores.
Marshall leads the Tigers this week as they take on his old team, the #25 ranked Georgia Bulldogs, at Jordan Hare Stadium.
Ten finalists for the Manning Award will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26 and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the BCS National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 6.
INFORMATION SOURCE: Auburn Athletics Dept.
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Stonehenge Apocalypse (UK - DVD R2)
Marcus knew this would be nuts just by the title. Did watching it change that..?
Stonehenge just moved! That's right, after an earthquake and some mysterious lights the ancient monument moved and burnt seven tourists to a crisp. Now the army have surrounded it and the mystery of what's going on is underway. American Independent radio conspiracy theorist Jacob Glaser (Misha Collins) is on the case, but he may be too late as this may already be the beginning of end of the world.
Well with a synopsis like that you'd be bang on the money when predicting that this is yet another low budget sci-fi bonanza with terrible special effects, goofy acting, and a believability rating of about zero on the "seriously?" scale.
That said, if you let a majority of the visuals go there's a solid sci-fi idea in here somewhere. It's a goofy one and it comes out of that belief that every ancient monument on the planet is connected and are actually machines of some kind, but it's still a snug fit sci-fi arena that's been played with for years from Doctor Who to Star Trek.
Stonehenge Apocalypse has its moments and I have to admit I'd probably get hooked into this sort of a thing on a lazy Sunday afternoon, but nothing about the orchestration of this movie is at all convincing. From the scientists to the soldiers, from the terrible/obvious CGI stones of Stonehenge to the techy science babble that the makers think legitimise the story. Nothing really gels to make this a good film, even if Misha Collins has the Hugh Jackmans about his lead performance.
Stonehenge Apocalypse has visuals much like a TV show trying to look like a big budget movie but with a minimal budget and as in that situation, it hasn't got a chance in hell. I already mentioned the terrible effects, but the lighting here makes everything look so damn cheap.
The transfer itself is okay; it's bright and colourful in all the right places and the image is relatively clean. The darker scenes can get a little grubby but detail is still there and the skin textures and such can look pretty great. Wider shots can look a little duller with the fake CGI Stonehenge stones looking even more out of place but overall Stonehenge Apocalypse looks more like a mid-budget sci-fi TV episode with no established style than it does a movie.
For a 2.0 track the mix is actually quite layered and feels pretty well spread. Of course the sound effects are terrible and just fill up the speakers with little in the way of subtlety but dialogue is clear and well placed and the small blips and bleeps as fake scientists pretend to check their instruments fill the interior scenes and make the low key movie feel a little bigger than the visuals manage to do.
'Behind the Scenes' (28:51) is a standard making of with interviews inter-spliced with clips and it's really trying to sell the importance of the story behind this project, but you can tell everyone involved isn't quite buying it and the only other feature is the trailer (01:51) which makes the movie feel about forty years out of touch.
The one thing Stonehenge Apocalypse has going for it is that it feels like it's trying to reach further than its budget enables. The story wants to be epic, it wants to be clever, and it wants to make its audience think. It doesn't do any of that but at least it's trying. Same goes for the disc itself which is just about acceptable, but when compared to big budget affairs it just doesn't cut it.
Review by Marcus Doidge
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Couldn't help myself. Completely cracked up looking at the images. Being an Anthropology major doesn't help matters either.
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Some of the nonsense in this movie was hilarious.
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 28th February 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Behind the Scenes, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Paul Ziller
Cast: Misha Collins, Torri Higginson
Genre: Drama and Sci-Fi
Length: 87 minutes
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Like any addict in recovery, Mike Daisey has learned that admitting the sin upfront is the crucial first step. And thus, seated behind a table at the Public Theater, he spits it out as if a 31/2-inch floppy disk were stuck in his digestive tract: "I am a worshipper," he says, as if making his first declaration at Alcoholics Anonymous, "in the House of Mac."
We fellow addicts already suspected as much. There was, after all, the title of his solo show, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," begun before the demise of the oracle of the House of Mac turned the turtlenecked Jobs into something between an obsessively revered global icon and a dysfunctional personification of our complex feelings about technology, communication, art and consumption. What with the candles outside the Apple stores, the Walter Isaacson biography, the revelations of familial complexity and of toughness on employees, the manipulation of demand, supply and heaven knows what else in the chain, the Jobs legacy seems to have been forming, melting, upgrading, downgrading and generally shape-shifting even more quickly than Jobs himself could ever have profitably conceived.
Jobs' death has, without question, helped Daisey and is a big part of why his monologue, which is highly critical of several crucial aspects of the Jobs legacy, is packing the Public Theater. The theater, meanwhile, keeps announcing extensions, and the whole Jobs affair seems likely to propel Daisey, Spalding Gray's most obvious heir apparent, to a different level of popularity. What Jobs meant — and how good or bad that meaning was — is an obsession that seemed to come from nowhere, but actually was the result of exactly the same pent-up demand that Jobs exploited with such singular brilliance when hawking the latest iPhone.
In his key moment of personal revelation — the Mac-obsessive equivalent of hitting bottom — Daisey describes how a computer that once seemed perfectly adequate for all his needs, real and imagined, suddenly seemed slow, sluggish and depressing. So what had happened? Had the Daisey creative chain changed in some way? No. Jobs had brought out an upgrade. That was all it took; crippling inadequacy was conferred on the contents of the computer room. "And then," Daisey says, impishly, "I started to think. And that's always a problem for any religion."
It is that keen, deeply informed awareness of the essential Jobs paradox — in itself, merely an intensification of the semiguilty paradox lived by all worshipers at the House of Mac — that makes this such a remarkable show. Especially when the chief prosecutor admits he is complicit.
But before Daisey gets to the hamartia of his man, he details the depth of his Apple obsession, even through the trying years. "It has been difficult at times to keep the faith," he says. "In the late 1990s, I did sleep with the Windows system. Who didn't?"
Well, not me. Not unless it was a forced encounter precipitated by an unimaginative employer. In my first year of graduate school, I lusted as a (richer) fellow student unboxed a "Fat Mac." I tried and failed to find enough cash for a Mac Plus, but eventually dropped five months' rent on an open-box Mac 512Ke, upon which I wrote, and (thanks to many crashes) rewrote, my dissertation, all the time livid at how people thought I had a 512K, without the crucial "e." For "enhanced." I dropped more of my teaching assistant stipend on an SE/30, and then, well, you get the idea. So it has gone for me through Classics, Performas and PowerBooks, costly and confounding incompatibilities be damned: I even owned the infamous PowerBook 5300, a model through which flames were famously seen to shoot. And I write now on an iMac that, if it only were the latest model, would make my writing better.
That's one of Daisey's key takeaways: Jobs' genius was in the fostering of an upgrade need that is not actually a need but a fetishistic desire for conspicuous consumption, fueled by personal inadequacy. But Daisey's main point in this two-hour show (directed by Jean-Michele Gregory) is that Jobs — his astonishing ability to link brilliantly designed technology to human need notwithstanding — had one major moral failing: He did not pay attention to the deplorable conditions in which his gizmos were made.
And thus Daisey recounts his gonzo-journalistic trek to Shenzhen, China, to the factories of the contract manufacturer Foxconn, the largest maker in the world of electronic components, and a place where more than 400,000 workers currently put together iPhones, iPads and some of the other stuff bulging in American pockets and backpacks. Daisey's tales of worker abuse aren't new information — a fact he openly admits. But except for the last few minutes, when the didactic desires of his show overwhelm the balance of its aesthetics, "Agony and Ecstasy" brilliantly tells of working conditions on a twin-narrative track alongside the storyteller's loving, deeply admiring history of Jobs: how Jobs, and only Jobs, fused quotidian tools and beauteous creativity and came to understand, like no geek before, that he who controls the metaphor though which people see the world can become the world itself.
No wonder we loved Jobs. He ignored workplace conditions at a subcontractor, Daisey deftly alleges, because that's what we wanted. We just wanted the latest cool stuff; it was expensive enough already.
And now?
"The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" is performed at New York's Public Theater through Dec. 4. Tickets are $75-$85. Call 212-967-7555 or visit publictheater.org.
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Part 1: Quick Review of Arrays
This is a quick review of one dimensional arrays before we hit two dimensional arrays.
A one dimensional array is an array that only contains 1 row of information. The number it is initialized with is the number of units in that row, you can also call it column.
So a 1x4 array looks like this
Now, to declare that in C++ we have three options.
We can use regular array format.
int a[4];
We can use pointer array format.
int *a = new int[4];
Or we can use a vector.
std::vector<int> a;
Note that we don't need to tell vectors how much information is going in them since they auto resize to fit it.
And that's all for the review. I'm assuming that if you're reading this you know how to iterate through and access any member of these three types of arrays. If you don't, perhaps you should start by reading about arrays.
Part 2: Two Dimensional Arrays
A two dimensional array is something we're all use to. We've all had plane geometry in algebra so the X Y structure shouldn't scare anyone off. Let's get into regular array format first. Also note that Vectors have their own section later on.
Part 2.1: Regular 2D Arrays
A two dimensional array in regular array format.
int a[5][5];
This code creates a 5x5 array of integers. Now, one important thing to know is how to calculate the number of elements. Quite simply, if I have this declaration.
int a[x][y];
The number of elements is x*y and the memory required to hold those elements is sizeof(int)*(x*y). Now, this becomes increasingly important later on when we talk about X Dimensional arrays. Now onward to some simple functions of 2 Dimensional Arrays using regular array format.
//Our declaration: Assume we know X And Y int a[x][y]; //Iteration for( int i(0); i < x; i++ ) for( int j(0); j < y; j++ ) //do something to each element here //Accessing element at 3,3 a[3][3]; //Dynamic Allocation int b = 3, c = 3; int d[b][c]; //Yes! This does work //Special Note: passing to functions int foo( int d[][3] ) { return d[1][1]; }
That concludes the basic functions for two dimensional arrays in regular array format. Now, note that when I pass my 2D array to a function, I HAVE to pass the number of columns. It doesn't need the rows, but it needs to know how many columns there are.
Part 2.2: 2D Arrays using Pointers
Now let's hit 2D Arrays using pointers. This is going to be one of those WTF sections, so i'll try to be extra explanatory and go slow.
int **a = new int*[height]; for( int i(0); i < height; i++ ) a[i] = new int[width];
The above code declares an array of integer pointers to integer pointers. The first thing we do is then make a point to an array of integer pointers. Then we have to loop through all of those pointers and assign them to an array of ints of size width. What this does is create an array in the size of Height x Width.
Now, let's look at looping through a 2D pointer array.
for( int i(0); i < 5; i++ ) for( int j(0); j < 5; j++) cout << list[i][j];
Notice how that didn't change the syntax we use? So really the only difference is to remember that it's a pointer to pointers to arrays. So that you really need to use Delete or Free with these things.
Part 2.3: A few notes
I cannot stress enough that there is NO EASY WAY to determine the size of a 2D array without at least knowing either the Rows or the Columns.
Also, it is possible to declare the number of rows when passing 2D arrays. This will not affect how you code, but will force the function to accept an array with only that many columns and that many rows. For example.
int foo( int d[3][3] ) { return d[1][1]; }
The function foo above will ONLY accept 3x3 arrays of integers as its input. This can be useful when limited the size of constructs past to a certain function
Part 3: Three Dimensional Arrays
Assuming you aren't dead yet, I'd go get something to eat and drink then come back.
Done? Great. So, now let's tackle THREE dimensional arrays. Don't explode on me yet.
Part 3.1: 3D Arrays using regular array format
Let's start this section off as usual with declaring an array of integers.
int a[5][5][5];
The code aboves defines an array, a, that consists of 5 rows, 5 columns and each column contains 5 data items. This could also be used to represent an XYZ Coordinate plane much like a 2D can be used to represent an XY Coordinate plane.
Now, how to iterate through this thing.
for( int i(0); i < 5; i++ ) for( int j(0); j < 5; j++ ) for( int k(0); k < 5; k++ ) a[i][j][k];
See, not that much harder. All we did was add an extra for loop. Now let's talk about other cases.
//Dynamic Allocation int b = 3, c = 3, d = 3; int e[b][c][d]; //Yes! This does work //Special Note: passing to functions int foo( int e[][3][3]) { return e[1][1][1]; }
Note that nothing really changed here either except that I had to add in the 3rd dimension explicitly to function calls. This brings up a coding practice in C++. Any dimension after the first has to be explicitly passed in function calls.
Part 3.2: 3D Arrays using Pointers
Now to pointer arrays. Prepare to die on me, but try to pull through okay?
int ***a = new int**[Dim1]; for( int i(0); i < Dim1; i++ ) a[i] = new int*[Dim2]; for( int i(0); i < Dim1; i++ ) for( int j(0); j < Dim2; j++ ) a[i][j] = new int[Dim3];
Dead yet? No? Good. What that code does is that it declares an array of integer pointers to an array of integer pointers to an array of integer pointers that point to an array of numbers. Basically, the pointers simulate dimensions while the 1st dimension holds all the data. Does anyone see the pattern here yet?
//Iteration for( int i(0); i < Dim1; i++ ) for( int j(0); j < Dim2; j++ ) for( int k(0); k < Dim3; k++ ) a[i][j][k];
And that's all for this section.
Part 4: Multidimensional Vectors
Multidimensional Vectors are perhaps the most daunting before being explained. I'll note before we hit this that multidimensional vectors work much in the same way our pointers do. I'll explain this further as we go along.
Part 4.1: 2D Vectors
Let's set up a simple 2D vector.
vector< vector<int> > a;
What that code does is declare a vector that contains an unlimited number of vectors that contain an unlimited number of integers. That is, each index in a is a vector of ints. Now, doesn't this sound familiar? It kind of looks like what we did using pointers doesn't it? We had to declare an array of integer pointers to an array of integer pointers to an array of ints to accomplish 2D arrays. This is the exact same thing except it resizes itself automatically. You also need to remember that these are VECTORS, meaning that you use them the same as you would a regular vector.
//iteration for( int i(0); i < a.size(); i++ ) for( int j(0); j < a[i].size(); j++ ) a[i][j]; //accessing 2,2 a[2][2]; //size of first row a[0].size(); //number of rows a.size(); //passing to functions int foo( vector<vector<int>> a){ return a[0][0]; }
See, not that much different from a[2][2] except that we need to remember that a[0] is a vector and that a[0][0] is an element of the vector stored at position 0.
I don't think I need to invest anymore time here. I would add a 3D multidimensional vector, but I believe the next part will explain the algorithim enough that you won't need the tutorial.
Part 5: X Dimensional Arrays - THEORETICAL SECTION
Yes, X Dimensional Arrays. Now, I'm not saying 10 here, I'm saying X as in insert number there. I'm going to give you algorithims for creating Arrays of any number of dimensions. Now, I have no idea how many dimensions your particular system would be able to handle, but I can say that the most i've ever tested up to is 9. Now, I don't exactly expect that anyone would ever NEED more than 3 or 4 dimensions, however, I think that knowing an algorithim is better than learning one way of doing things so i'll explain the basic algorithim for each type of array.
Part 5.1: X Dimensional Arrays - Regular Array Format
I think that this one is pretty obvious, but let's examine. If we want X Dimensions we have to first have the size of each dimension and then do this.
<type> <identifier>[<dimension size>][<dimension size>]...;
Here's the iteration algorithim.
If we have an X dimension array, we need X loops to properly traverse the entire array. I will not show psuedo code for this as you should alreay understand what I mean if you've gotten this far.
Now, for passing to functions, as I said above, you MUST pass the size of EVERY dimension AFTER the first.
And that concludes the algorithims for X Dimensional Arrays in Regular Array Format.
Part 5.2: X Dimensional Arrays - Pointer Array Notation
This one gets a littler harder, but it's really quite simple once you get it. I'll try to explain it the best I can.
If we want an X Dimensional array, we need to declare it like so.
int (* - Repeat it X times)a = new int(* - repeat it x-1 times)[Dim1]; for( int i(0); i < Dim1; i++ ) a[i] = new int(* - repeat it x-y times)[Dim2]; //A bunch of for loops
Now, to explain that. We need to type <type>, then * X times, then the identifier and then we set it equals to new int, then we write * x-1 times, then we write [] and put our first dimension size into them.
Okay, now we have to loop through EACH level down to the last one and assign to an array of pointers. To do that we do a for loop for the first dim, then we set each element, that is a[i] to new int and, this is important, the * decreases by 2 the first time, 3 the third time, etc. So we keep removing 1 * each time we make a new int array until we have 0 *. We also have to do each level individually like we did for the 3D array so this method is LARGELY inefficient. I hope that makes sense, but otherwise, there's not an easier way to explain it.
After that everything stays the same. iteration is done through X loops and passing to functions requires the same as a regular array does. I won't spend anymore time here because I really feel it's too inefficient to use as a method past 2.
Part 5.3: X Dimensional Arrays - Vectory Style
Oh yeah, now we get to the easy part. What's easy about it you ask? Well, once you understand a 2D vector, you understand any number of Dimensions in a vector. So let's jump into it.
To have an X Dimensional Array in a vector we need to have this format.
vector< vector< vector<(So on and So Forth to desired amount)<type>>>(so on and so forth);
Now, what that essentially means is that our X dimensional array is really X vectors of Vectors of ints down to the last one which really contains the data.
Iteration and functions are the same here as they have been so I won't add anything there since this section is really meant to be theoretical.
Part 6: Closing Statements
I hope that this has cleared up arrays for you. I'm fairly sure that Part 5 was where you stopped and decided to skip down to 6 and that's fine. Part 5 is mainly for those who like to ask, well what if it was X Dimensions. That being said, I need to draw one final Distinction for you to help you better understand arrays.
Now, take a 2D array. What you need to understand is that the 1st dimension is simply for a cell. For example, if you had an excel document, the 1st dimension would be the number out to the left. The 2nd dimension is the DATA. That is, in an excel document, it'd be the Number or name next to the number to the left. Now, another distinction is that every dimension before X - Where X is the number of Dimensions - is simply a placeholder. The actual DATA exists always in the last dimension.
I would draw pictures for this, but I'll just go with painting a text description in your head. Assume that ALL Dimensions are initialized to 5.
A 3D array is actually an array of 5x5 matrices.
A 4D array is an array of arrays of 5x5 matrices.
A 5D array is an array of arrays of arrays of 5x5 matrices
Etc and so on and so forth.
That's all. You've graduated from the Multi-Dimensional Array school.


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