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WACO (December 6, 2012)—Smoke inside the building at Ridgecrest Retirement Center Thursday morning in Waco didn't require a mandatory evacuation, but some residents went outside to escape the acrid odor.
Firefighters were sent just before 8 a.m. to the building at 1900 West Highway 6 where the first units on the scene reported smoke inside the building but hadn't yet found from where the smoke was coming.
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Elsewhere, Jonathan Gold looks at his favorite dishes of the past year.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Gold looks at his favorite dishes of the past year.
The critic feels her tweets with The Parish were misinterpreted.
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Despite a few dishes that may not be worth the price, Kuh appreciates the balance of creativity and tradition in the $1.5 million remake.
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Sherry sees a future in the spread of the Parisian bistronomics movement in L.A.
Both critics love the breadth and invention at the new Downtown home of the chef's bäco.
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The co-owner admits the restaurant might have not been review-ready anyway.
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2013 Mooneyes Christmas PartyWritten by on April 7, 2014 When They Say Rain Or Shine, They Never Really Expect The Former!
As a non-native Californian, I'm still amazed that the rod run season is a year-round affair in the Golden State, but that same status also affords me the ability to say "I never moved to California for rain!" Yeah, once again Mooneyes Christmas Party was hit by the wet stuff, though not until mid morning. What is a regular occurrence in most other states is something of a rarity in SoCal, and the number of roadsters on hand was way down compared to most years—their owners no doubt having paid attention to the previous night's weather forecasts!
Attendance in general, though, wasn't badly affected, it just meant the partying and barbecuing under E-Z Ups was keeping folks dry rather than out of the sun. Of course the inclement weather put paid to any drag racing, which is a major part of this show, though a few optimistic souls were lined up in the staging lanes hoping for a break in the clouds.
That break did come, but too late for any chance of racing, though it meant those who'd braved the rain got to see the pin-up contest then drive home under clear blue skies. We'd spent the previous evening installing temporary windows in the 1946 pickup, and left midway through the day, dodging raindrops all the way home with no wipers. By the time the sun emerged we'd been busy in the garage for a couple of hours. At least when it does rain in SoCal it doesn't rain for long.
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With a Nailhead and suicide front suspension this stretched and channeled A sedan was low enough to put the gas filler in the roof. A ribbed panel replaces the roof insert, and what are those neat taillights from?Looking back through these pictures, it seems chopped 1940-41 Chevy coupes were the car of the day! This one is Robert Atkinson's, looking infinitely better since it lost the 'caps.We're guessing Robert Bayles was trying to protect the roof or interior on his primered '29 coupe from the imminent downpour.Half a century separates these two Moon dragsters, the front-blown slingshot and the Jim Dunn Racing, Jeff Arend–driven Funny Car that ran at the Winternationals last year, harking back to Dunn's partnership with Mooneyes 20 years ago.It's amazing what a simple trim change can do. This 1954 Ford mild custom benefits from '55 side trim.The 1941-48 Ford coupe is one of the hardest to chop "right". The interior sheetmetal is gloss, but the exterior is still satin after a couple of years on the road.
The molded fender skirts are cool, but we're diggin' the recessed and molded lakes pipes in the rocker panels on this Chevy!You can see by the ground that the rain started to come down about now, the owner of this 1932 pickup probably wishing he'd fitted side windows.We knew this had to be a Nash, but it took a little research to discover it was Paul Cepeda's 1952 Nash Statesman—was being the operative word, given the modifications!Vidal Macias' 1957 is bodily stock, apart from the one-year-earlier grille and sunvisor. The latter does a lot to make the windshield appear "shorter".New Jersey's Gerard Christensen found the Bill Kelly coupe after nearly 40 years in storage. Once featured in Rodder's Journal #15 it became a well-known barn find. Built by William Kelly and his father, Thomas, in 1948 in Philadelphia Robert Kasner bought the chopped-and-channeled Deuce in 2013 and brought it to California.Tomas Rodriguez's 1951 Merc features plenty of traditional styling cues as well as some twists, such as the removal of the dogleg in the body line, which leads into a scoop on the rear quarter. Owning a body shop is a big help!An OEM car designer once told us that any car looks good lowered, and Randy McDaniel's 1940 sedan is a case in point. Of course a 1940 looks good any way!


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@firebirdude: Perhaps the others were 5400-5900 RPM? This one is 7200 so it does at least have that going for it. I do agree that the price seems a bit high though, even if Newegg says it's on sale. I don't hate Seagate, but I am fully aware that they've had some problems in the past. I don't think that I would go for a Seagate drive at this price.
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This is tempting, but I just bought two 2TB hard drives last month, and I'm all out of space in my case as well as ports on my SATA controller.
This same drive can apparently be found at NCIX for $130
@firebirdude: I don't really see the deal here either. 3TB drives are dropping and this is a decent price, but 7200 rpm doesn't make THAT much of a difference.
Good to see the drives going down in price though!
@nanovox: NAS enclosure :D . That's what I am starting to do.
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@hobbitss: 1yr warranty vs 2. I like 3 yr min as indication of man's expectations.
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COLUMBUS — Two women's groups are expected to present Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine a petition Monday containing more than 85,000 signatures demanding Michael Nodianos of Steubenville, who is......
It seems to me that the parents and guardians are primarily responsible for the way their child behaved. Why were some of the kids on tape condeming the actions of the rapists and others thought it was funny? These parents spent too much time giving their children what they wanted instead of what they needed to grow up to be responsible and compassionate adults. This is obviously not the first time they all got drunk at a coache's house and now the adults need to look at the mess they created or at least allowed to happem.
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What I find funny is Buckeye local cheering squad is banned from competition for an activity based violation. Big Red athletes commit RAPE, the whole team knows of it and yet there is no penalty from the OVAC, or OHSAA. WTF?
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The facts are the facts..The video clearly shows these boy knew what happened and failed to report a crime..I highly doubt that they regret it now..Otherwise they would be stepping forward, and they are not..Michael Nodianos is certainly entitled to freedom of speech.. However he is speaking of a crime he did not report..Reno was the first to get his face in the news when this story broke "backing his boys"..He crossed the line..He is a coach not a parent..When the kitchen got hot he bailed and was not heard from again..I believe there are plenty of charges that could be filed and they're being overlooked..This Valley will never trust it's officials again.
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The ONLY thing which will garner attention from Steubenville Big Red is if the Ohio High School Athletic Association were to bar Big Red from playoffs for two or three years. Then and only then will the school system put integrity and huamn drcency ahead of a teenaged boy's game! RapeRedRape!!!
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You have 40+ people ready to testify against those two individuals, so, that means any one of them could of stopped the rape by reporting it, or even trying to intervene and stop it. Charge them all, as accesories. I wish you well...
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They watched it happen before their own eyes and did not report it to an adult or the police. Some of them took video or photos. I don't know what the best course of action would be, that is for the judge. The judge is one of the best so we'll wait to see what he thinks is the best course of action. I trust he will do what is best for all involved.
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I think the problem most people are having is not in the actual rape itself but rather the fact that such a large amount of older teenagers knew this was happening and found it funny. The rape of a young girl was the entertainment for these boys that night. Any one of the boys or girls that night who saw any of the photos, videos, or online Twitter posts(and knew what they were referring to) could have told an adult or the police but no one did. Out of all those kids not one of them had the morals to do the right thing. With all the attention received I'm sure they are regretful for their actions that night already so I don't know how much good incarceration will do them at this point. Volunteering with an abuse crisis center I think would better serve these teens. It is not enough to say "you were wrong", they need to understand WHY their inaction was wrong. As for the boys who were at the Cole home I don't even know, they were present during these attacks
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I find the comments made in the video hugely gross and disgusting however Nodianos does have the right to freedom of speech just as any American does. We can not start stifling select individuals constitutionally guaranteed freedoms simply because their opinions and thoughts go against that of the general public. I'm not defending rape nor am I a rape apologist what I am defending is the right to freedom of speech for all.
@Mike831 Please reserve the "You're a jealous Big Red Hater" defense for yourself because you're doing nothing to help the situation. In actuality the only thing you are doing is helping to prove that Steubenville if full of backwoods, football obsessed idiots. Nodianos or any of those boys in the video could have done something to stop it. Please tell me why none of the boys could have told the Howarth's what was happening to this young girl? They could have but chose not to, that's the crime they committed.
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Hi Warriors, Hi TomSays, Facts will never matter to you guys. I am very proud to call Steubenville home and I am very, very impressed with Steubenville City Schools. I also think that Steubenville is a very safe place to raise a family and I believe that females are quite safe here.
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TomSays, what a jerk you are, Nodianos , who may be a jerk, but did not participate in the rape, evidently you don't read the paper,So it's hard to stop something if you weren't there, NO.2 , my son played football for BIG RED and he is no scumbag, nor is he stupid, you're probably another jealous BIG RED HATER from a school in this valley that can't win a football game. My son will never grow up like you and critisize a whole school and city for something a couple of kids did wrong.i happen to be proud of BIG RED , Reno, and the BIG REd football program, you need to get a life.
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I agree with TomSays. I also firmly believe there are cover ups, contrary of what Mike DeWine,Sheriff Abdella, Bill McCafferty, and Reno say.
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Michael Nodianos should be arrested and tried for participating in the rape party. He's over 18 so he deserves a good long stay in prison for being there and not stopping it. He's just another Big Red stupid scumbag athlete from Steubenville, Ohio. Steubenville should be ashamed.
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They say "like attracts like"; and after spending time representing Mad Dogg Athletics and our Spinning® Program at ECA Thrive, I couldn't agree more. The attendees who attended my sessions and attended Brooke Hayward's sessions were just as passionate about learning more about Spinning as we were to share our experiences.
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STEUBENVILLE - The Franciscan University of Steubenville women's soccer team tied for the third time this season and this one ended in a 0-0 draw with La Roche College in double overtime.
"The girls showed great courage and discipline," FUS head coach Johann Marin said, adding, "Today they rose above all that was placed against them."
With several players suffering from injuries, the team was forced to shift the lineup and replace four of its usual starters, but Marin said that in spite of this, the girls adjusted well.
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"You can barely tell the difference. The girls did really great today. Every single player performed their role and function," Marin said.
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As the season progresses, Marin said that the girls will focus on getting goals and continuing to play an aggressive game.
"We're going for consistency right now because we have something that is working," said Marin. "These girls are really doing extraordinary things. We hope to continue moving up from here."
The Lady Barons are 3-8-3 overall and 1-2-2 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. They host D'Youville College at 1 p.m. Saturday.
STEUBENVILLE - The men's soccer team dropped a 7-1 decision to La Roche College.
The Redhawks scored their first goal within the first two minutes, but Franciscan forward Brian Bobek quickly responded with an assist to Peter Herrmann.
"We got things under control, but at that point it was 5-1. That's really what I call 'chasing the game,'" said men's coach Ward Rogers. "When you get down as far as we were down, you don't want to quit playing, you really want to try and score goals, so it's always in our nature to try to come back and we just leave ourselves vulnerable to counterattacks."
Rogers mentioned the effort contributed by forward Peter Herrmann until he was taken out on injury.
"Peter Herrmann was really making runs in the space and helping us release the ball up the field and helping us to hold it," said Rogers. "When he got hurt we struggled with trying to have someone do the same kinds of runs he was doing, so we had to make some substitutions and sort of change our style of play a little bit."
The Barons (0-13, 0-5) host D'Youville at 3 p.m. home on Saturday.


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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The caterpillar's tomato
The season's last tomato that I grew here in North Carolina.
I sacrificed this one for the caterpillar who seemed so happy to have it. Does anyone know what kind of caterpillar this is?
17 comments:
- Leah said...
I expect it's a very, very hungry caterpillar! Sorry, couldn't resist. I haven't seen one of these before. But that may be because I'm in Australia.
- October 13, 2010 at 4:49 PM
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- October 13, 2010 at 5:04 PM
- Riskole said...
Luna moth. Just a guess. Be well.
- October 13, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- lauren ♥ said...
we live in raleigh, and our tomatoes had these fat little visitors too. it is a tomato hornworm. they will eat up your whole plant if you let them. we just picked the branch off that they were on, and moved them to another part of our yard :)
- October 13, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- Paintedpaper said...
A very destructive worm. In Ohio we call it a tomato worm. They are very bad for your garden and will take a bite out of every tomato! They bite too and leave a large red sore. :(
- October 13, 2010 at 6:06 PM
- Arundhati said...
A very hungry caterpillar!
- October 14, 2010 at 2:00 AM
- Alicia Padrón said...
Hee.. I love this! And the fact that you spotted it makes it even better. I say that is The Very Hungry and Super Lucky caterpillar. :o)
- October 14, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- the wrath of khandrea said...
falling on the extensive scientific background i acquired in 8th grade biology class, i am going to rule this a "green" caterpillar, of the tomato eating variety.
you're welcome!
- October 14, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Ms. Baker said...
We suggest that you should put your caterpillar in another part of the yard so that he doesn't eat anymore tomatoes. (Good thing it's your last one.) We agree that he's a lucky caterpillar to be there.
We LOVE your blog. We've learned so many new things about you. Thanks!
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- October 14, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Paige said...
It's a tomato hornworm. And they do LOVE tomatoes. You're lucky it didn't eat every one of yours (-: They turn into sphinx moths. Have fun watching it especially if it gets parasitized by a wasp. The wasp lays it's eggs in the caterpillars body!! It is almost Halloween after all.
Love your blog! It was great to meet you at the museum in August. Many of my friends were jealous.
Happy Fall. Paige
- October 14, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- Crafty Critter said...
Tomato Hornworm. Welcome to NC and the Southeast. The land of mutant bugs! lol.
- October 15, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- snoringdogstudio said...
We have them here in Idaho, too. Probably the largest thing I've ever found in my garden that wasn't a pet. I trapped two of them once under a gallon can of paint. Came back later and the cans were turned over and the house was a lovely shade of green.
- October 19, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Betsy Snyder said...
A friend of mine just told me about the hornworm caterpillar. Yes, they do love tomatoes...but they also turn into the beautiful hummingbird moth.
- October 21, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Wendy Walker Cushing said...
Yes they even live here in the desert of Las Vegas on my tomatoes! They are quite irresistible aren't they! Great for playing with if you are a child, or think like one! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
- October 21, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- stephey said...
When I first read your post I was so excited that you choose to spare the tomato for the hungry little caterpillar! I thought, that's an act I can celebrate! But with each comment I read, I began loosing that enthusiasm and felt compassion for the little guy - especially if the laying of wasp eggs torture is true. mama. what an ill fate - in which case perhaps that sacrificed tomato is serving the exact caterpillar in need! Now it has a great chance to become the month it is destined to be and avoid the bludgeoning wasps. Let's here it for the underdog and positive endings! Thank you for sharing the tenderness that you do within your work. I am a fan.
- October 30, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Karen said...
The tomato hornworm nearly looks like a stem. I did not recognize it. Why is the tomato green? -- Ella 6 3/4 years old
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (February 1, 2013)--Ten years ago Friday, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated high over Texas as the seven-member crew returned to Earth after a 16-day mission.
They were just 16 minutes from home when the shuttle broke apart on Feb. 1, 2003.
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It is well known that given two Hilbert-Schmidt operators $a$ and $b$ on a Hilbert space $H$, their product is trace class and $tr(ab)=tr(ba)$. A similar result holds for $a$ bounded and $b$ trace class.
The following attractive statement, however, is false:
Non-theorem: Let $a$ and $b$ be bounded operators on $H$. If $ab$ is trace class , then $ba$ is trace class and $tr(ab)=tr(ba)$.
The counterexample is $a=\pmatrix{0&0&0\\0&0&1\\0&0&0}\otimes 1_{\ell^2(\mathbb N)}$, $b=\pmatrix{0&1&0\\0&0&0\\0&0&0}\otimes 1_{\ell^2(\mathbb N)}$.
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What are the differences between POSIX, the Single UNIX Specification, and the Open Group Base Specifications? I think their purpose is for determining if an OS is Unix?
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Looking at the top of the Open Group Base Specifications, you will see the standard identifier IEEE Std 1003.1-2008. IEEE Std 1003.1 is what is known as POSIX.1 with 2008 just being the latest incarnation. Looking at POSIX on Wikipedia, you will see that the standard contains three parts including:
Basically, POSIX is just the name of the standard developed by the IEEE with the initial version done in 1988. POSIX is not UNIX™ officially simply because IEEE does not own the trademark, but it is the operating system environment and interface found on UNIX™ systems. Later on, The Open Group who controls the UNIX™ trademark got involved with creating a standard based on POSIX called Single UNIX Specification version 2 or SUSv2. Now these two specifications are developed jointly as The Austin Group. The latest version is SUSv4. So, to sum up:
POSIX:2008 = IEEE Std. 1003.1-2008 = SUSv4 = The Open Group Specification Issue 7.
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One important "difference" is the XSI (XOPEN) option group, which specifies a number of traditional Unix interfaces which are unlikely to be applicable to a new operating system that's not "a Unix". Often people will use "SUS" to refer to the full standard including the XSI option, and "POSIX" to refer to the base standard and possibly the non-Unix-centric option groups.
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Some days ago, I posted a question about models of arithmetic and incompleteness. I then made a mixture of too many scattered ideas. Thinking again about such matters, I realize that what really annoyed me was the assertion by Ken Kunen that the circularity in the informal definition of natural number (what one gets starting from 0 by iterating the successor operation a finite number of times) is broken "by formalizing the properties of the order relation on ω" ( page 23 of his "The Foundations of Mathematics"). What does actually "breaking the circularity" mean? Is there a precise model theoretic statement that expresses this meaning? And what about proving that statement? Is that possible?
Looking at the draft that was linked above, it's more clear what Kunen means. He is just saying that the informal "definition" of the natural numbers that you might think of in school is circular when examined closely. And it is, in the sense that you have to start with some undefined concept, be it "natural number", "finite set", "proof", etc., to capture finiteness.
However, Kunen does not dwell on that sort of philosohical point. He is simply saying that there is a formal and non-circular definition of ω in set theory, as the smallest infinite ordinal. This does give a rigorous definition, but it doesn't ensure that "finite" in an aribitrary model corresponds to our actual notion of finite. That is something that cannot be ensured in first-order logic.
I don't have that book, but as far as I can understand, the "circularity" must mean this: in the phrase "iterating the successor operation a finite number of times", we should mean a number of times corresponding to a natural number. But since the natural numbers are what we are defining, this is circular. So one has to define the natural numbers without reference to the concept of "finite". Where the circularity is broken is if you rewrite your definition as follows:
(All this stated in more technical language, of course.)
There is no reference to the notion of "finite" here. Instead, number 3 above gives us, by definition, the principle of induction. For example, how do you show that some object X is not a natural number? Well, if for some property P, you can show P(0) and you can also show that ∀n: P(n)⇒P(n') where the prime denotes the successor function, but X fails property P, then you can know for sure that X is not a natural number.
Edit: I see I did not answer all your questions. I am not a logician, so take this with a grain of salt. But basically, in first order logic (in which ZFC is expressed) it is impossible to make circular definitions, and if you can't make one, you can't repair it. The circularity, as I see it, all exists on the meta-level, before you have even gotten around to formalizing the theory. So "breaking the circularity" must in essence happen in the transition between the informal and the formal.
Strictly speaking, first order theories don't even allow definitions at all! What you have to do is to notice that there is a complicated formula NN(x) that we interpret as "x is the set of natural numbers", and a theorem ∃!x NN(x) in ZFC (where ∃! is short for "there exists a unique …"); then we create a new theory by adding the symbol ω and adding the axiom NN(ω). Now, any formula A(ω) in the new theory can be rewritten in the old theory as ∃x:NN(x)∧A(x), so nothing new has really happened, except for a great amount of simplification.
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January 1, 1975
The MITS Altair 8800 appears on the cover of Popular Electronics. The article inspires Paul Allen and Bill Gates to develop a BASIC language for the Altair.
February 1, 1975
Bill Gates and Paul Allen complete Altair BASIC and sell it to Microsoft's first customer, MITS of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the first computer language program for a personal computer.
March 1, 1975
Paul Allen joins MITS as director of software.
April 7, 1975
"Altair BASIC – Up and Running," declares the headline of the first edition of MITS Computer Notes.
July 1, 1975
Bill Gates' and Paul Allen's BASIC officially ships as version 2.0 in both 4K and 8K editions.
July 22, 1975
Paul Allen and Bill Gates sign a licensing agreement with MITS regarding the Basic Interpreter. The name Microsoft has not yet been chosen, and Microsoft is not yet an official partnership.
July 29, 1975
In a letter to Paul Allen, Bill Gates uses the name "Micro-soft" to refer to their partnership. This is the earliest known written reference.
December 31, 1975
The 1975 year-end sales total equals 16,005 dollars, as detailed on Form 1065 U.S. Partnership Return of Income.
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This footage is awesome, It's so cool seeing the first version of BASIC
My favorite part of the interview is when Bill's bragging about how he reduced the number of bytes for the loader that Paul had built
Thanks for supporting this show everyone. There is lots of great footage like we see in 1975 in the years to come. It's really pretty amazing when you sit back and listen to Billg talk about how it all came together. It's good to be a part of the channel
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man that's awesome, I like when Bill mention that the first bootstraper was 46 bytes and then later he wrote one on 17 bytes.
Can you imagine sitting in your office facinated with this computer and flipping switches all day long? we have come a very LONG way, I am sure people would be making fun of us in 100 year from now for having desktops with only 2 and 4 cores.
Awesome, thank you Tina to share this. The most amazing thing I like that Bill & Paul invent Basic in one month or less! I liked that bill is still having that Altair 8800 also I like when Bill enhanced the loader and reduce the number of bytes for the loader lol.
Could the high quality WMV be reuploaded please? The current one is broken.
Sorry to be grumpy, but I'd much prefer a version targeted at programmers, without the instant-brainwipe background noise and with a presenter who looks and sounds like she'd code circles around me. Just a thought.
I think I bought my 8K Microsoft Basic rom for th Rockwell Aim 65 in 1978. To me (in Europe) Microsoft already was an institute, an authority. But Basic was Texas Instruments calculators and school (arrays and mathematics), Forth was HP reversed polish notation, electronics and fun. I studied for weeks, but - just as with the 8K Monitor rom of the Aim 65 - I couldn't make the connection between the assembly opcode and what was going on functionally. It just went over my head. The 4 K Forth rom was easy: if you understood defining words (especially the Next-interpreter) you understood it all. Besides, most of Forth was written in Forth.
I think what killed Forth was that it was Open Source (the term then, slipped my mind). I wonder what would have happened if Bill had gone for Forth in those days. I think, we would have had totally different boundaries regarding opcode, operating systems, languages, applications etc, than we do today. A lot of what the CLR, managed code, .Net Framework and the like is meaning to us, would have been intrinsic in my view. Anyway, Microsoft today is an ashtonishing feat, with a lot more to come probably.
It is very interesting to see the beginning of this now Empire of a company. I remember when I was a kid about 10 years old or so and got my first PC for Christmas. That system is ancient now but I still have pictures of it. It is truly interesting how far technology has come since the mid/early 80's.
Nice episode waitiing for another one
Good article....
Wow it's really great to see that this all started the year i was born. Going from holes punched into cardboard to enter instructions into the computer, all the way up to Microsoft Windows 7 technology. Congrats Microsoft.
Amazing his persistance. I don't think it was ever about the money.
This is a great article. Quite informative.
Nice video. It's nice to see how it all started.
Great piece of article , thank you for sharing this with us !
@reborn8:I AGREE THIS IS AWESOMEE!!!!!!
i hope i can start a nice histry like this! Gates bless me PLS!
Great idea for a series of videos, look forward to seeing all of them.
And to think when I went to college, they were still handing out handwritten receipts for our tuition payments. Long ago...
Feb 05, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Dan wrote
This footage is awesome, It's so cool seeing the first version of BASIC My favorite part of the interview is when Bill's bragging about how he reduced the number of bytes for the loader that Paul had built
You have to understand that in the early days of micro computers every byte counted. The was limited memory and limited space for storage.
Great hystori of Microsoft. Bill Gates change the world. This video is very god. This is a great article. I also working in software industry, I am programmer. Congratulations from Romania!!!
great...... histori of Microsoft and now the next name of technology has become d Bill Gates.............
Great post Tina, really interesting stuff!
Looking forward to your next post
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Minnesota's move to raise $2.1 billion in new taxes, largely from the wealthy, to fund government programs puts it among a handful of states controlled by Democrats that are adopting more liberal fiscal policies at a time when many Republican-dominated statehouses are pushing to cut taxes.
The Minnesota tax package, which Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law Thursday, aims to raise the revenue largely for expanding early-childhood education programs and freezing tuitions at state universities, as well as closing the state's budget deficit and funding some jobs initiatives and property-tax refunds.
The measure was backed by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which holds control of both legislative chambers and the governor's office in Minnesota for the first time in more than two decades. The legislative session, which ended this week, also saw the passage of measures legalizing same-sex marriage and expanding union-organizing powers over the steady objection of Republican lawmakers.
"It is just what government should be doing, and just what Republicans refuse to acknowledge government should be doing," Mr. Dayton said of the tax plan.
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- Minnesota: Bill passes to raise $2.1 billion by raising taxes on top earners, cigarettes.
- Massachusetts: Governor proposes raising $1.9 billion via income-tax boost, while legislators eye gas-tax increase.
- Colorado: Education-funding overhaul passes, requires $925 million in new tax revenue.
- California: Voters backed income-tax increase for higher earners, boost in sales tax.
- Maryland: Raised income taxes on top earners, cut exemptions.
The measures contrast starkly with initiatives to cut or eliminate taxes on individual and corporate incomes that have dominated the discussion in much of the country, thanks to Republican control of nearly half the statehouses. In Minnesota, Republicans said the tax increases would cause jobs and residents to leave the state for nearby places like Wisconsin and North Dakota. State Rep. Greg Davids called the legislation an overreach by the majority party, putting Minnesota "so far out of the mainstream."
Other blue states are taking similar steps, betting that new spending on education and infrastructure funded by tax increases can produce sustained economic growth that reaches a broad swath of the population. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and fellow Democrats who control the legislature are debating proposals to raise taxes on income and gasoline to fund new investments.
In Colorado, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation this week that would require an additional $925 million in taxes to boost education spending. Raising income taxes would still need to pass in a statewide vote, which is necessary to raise the income and other taxes in Colorado.
Those efforts follow income-tax increases approved last year in Democratic strongholds such as Maryland and California.
Republican governors in states such as Ohio, Nebraska and Louisiana argue income taxes impede economic growth and discourage businesses from locating in their states.
Proposals from the GOP have achieved limited success, as support for cutting income taxes is balanced by opposition even within the Republican Party to making up for lost revenue by broadening the sales tax and eliminating exemptions.
After the latest recession, states across the country were forced to make deep cuts in spending, slashing services and jobs. Now, as tax revenues return to levels last seen in 2008, lawmakers are starting to decide whether to add services back and start new programs, some of which require additional tax dollars. The tax moves follow elections in November that left all but 13 states with one-party control of both the legislature and the governor's office, the most in decades.
"You have got these two theories being played out of what creates economic growth," said David Madland, director of the American Worker Project at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress.
Minnesota Democrats passed legislation that adds a new tax bracket with a rate of 9.85% for single residents making over $150,000 and married couples making over $250,000. Maryland and California passed similar taxes on top earners last year. Minnesota lawmakers also approved an increase in the cigarette tax and an elimination of certain corporate exemptions as part of the package.
The new money will expand full-day kindergarten, as well as allow for the college tuition freeze and scholarships for preschool programs. The money also is going to economic-development projects, from expanding the Mayo Clinic to building a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis.
While the tax increases won passage in Minnesota, similar policies face further tests in other blue states. In Colorado, the new law signed by Mr. Hickenlooper on Tuesday restructures how the state funds K-12 education, while expanding full-day kindergarten and early-childhood programs. But the overhaul will happen only if residents agree to an income-tax increase that would bring in $925 million annually. A vote is likely in November.
In Massachusetts, a plan by Mr. Patrick, a Democrat, to raise $1.9 billion in new revenues in part through a one-percentage-point increase in the income tax to fund transportation and education has faced resistance from the Legislature, which is controlled by the same party. So far, lawmakers favor less than half as much in revenue and want to raise it largely through a higher gas tax.
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I read somewhere on this site itself that you should spend more on your lenses and less on your camera bodies.
Is it a myth or a fact that mostly it is the lenses which make your photographs not the camera bodies? If it is true, then on what basis?
It's a bit of both.
Everything that the camera has to work with comes to it through the lens. If the lens is horribly soft (that is, it gives low-contrast and not very sharp images) when you do everything right, then it doesn't make a lot of difference what camera it's attached to, you're not going to be able to get razor-sharp images with a lot of "pop". The same goes for any of the optical characteristics of a lens -- the camera can't give you a wider maximum aperture, lower distortion, etc.†
So there is a minimum level of optical quality below which you really don't want to fall when selecting lenses, and there really is no substitute for having the right class of lens for the job (whether that means having a wide maximum aperture or the right focal length).
And there are handling issues to consider as well -- many of the "kit" lenses and crop-sensor superzooms are optically very good (some are actually excellent), but they're almost impossible to focus manually because they have only a very narrow ring of knurled plastic way out on the far end of a wobbly set of focus tubes to work with. If you don't focus manually, you'd never notice, but a Zen master on Valium could easily find himself smashing what is otherwise an acceptable lens to smithereens (and kicking kittens) if manual focus was important to him. And some lenses that get the optics very right but saved money on the construction exhibit zoom or focus creep -- the glass in the lens is heavier than the mechanical bits can handle, so when you point the lens up or down, gravity does its thing and changes your settings.
All of that said, though, a lens can't fix all of the problems with a camera either. If you need to shoot, say, people in very low ambient light, it's a lot easier (though only slightly less expensive) to find a camera that will let you work at ISO 25,600 than it is to find a lens with an f/0.35 maximum aperture (and if you did find the lens, you'd have to decide which part of which eyelash on which person you wanted in focus, since everything else will be thoroughly blurred). And on the camera I use hand-held and in the field most of the time,‡ a 6MP Nikon D70, there isn't enough resolution on the sensor for me to see the difference between an excellent lens and one that's merely very good -- I could spend a fortune on the very best lenses, but until I change cameras I can't see the difference in my photographs. So yes, the camera body makes a much bigger difference in the digital era than it did in the film era. But it still can't make up for a horrible lens.
And let's be realistic, too -- the lens you can afford and actually use to take pictures will always be better than the brilliant but expensive pinnacle of the lensmaker's art that never gets closer to you than your Amazon wish list. When it comes right down to it, it's much better to have a $300 dollar Samyang on your camera, with all of its flaws and foibles, than an $1800 Nikkor locked away safely in your local photo boutique. The picture you can't take never comes out well.
As Nir said, the photographer, not the tools, is the biggest limiting factor.
† Both cameras and some outboard processing software can remove things like geometric distortion (barrel and pincushion), vignetting and lateral chromatic abberation after the fact by calculating what the image would have looked like without the problems, but that always involves losing some of the original data.
‡ I have Parkinson's disease, and I can't afford to buy a new top-of-the-range camera every time I drop one or involuntarily swing it into a wall. Meds can keep the tremors under control (and one learns to time things), but they don't do much for the clumsiness. At under $200 per, I don't worry about the D70s so much, and that's liberating. (I can't wait for the "ew, that's so-o-o old" used D7000s to hit the market at that price, though.) There's the whole CCD sync speed thing, too -- everything is X-sync, and all I have to consider is the flash duration being longer than my selected shutter speed. And since most of what I shoot is for small prints and the web, 6MP isn't much of a limitation. Now, if I could just get it to work in available darkness...
It's not the lens that makes the picture, nor is it the camera body, nor is it I'm afraid the photographer. It's a system of integrated parts that work together that produce an image, no one part can claim all of the credit.
The popular viewpoint that it's the photographer that matters not the gear, doesn't tell the whole story. I agree with the sentiment that with enough imagination you can make up for the shortcomings of your equipment, something which is often demonstrated hold up examples of amazing images shot with cameraphones. However no mention is made of how many conditions had to be just right for the image, how much skill (or luck) went into nailing the focus, likewise no mention is made of the type of photography attempted, it's much easier to use your imagination to create a funky portrait with a simple camera than it is to get a good wildlife shot with the same camera.
The same applies to the camera vs. lens debate. In the broadest possible terms, a good lens will make your images look better, but a good camera body will increase your chances of getting the image in the first place (with the right exposure/framing/focus). Both is preferable to get results consistently. You can of course overcome shortcomings in either but again it's heavily dependant on what you shoot. If you shoot in low light a good prime lens can really help, if you shoot sports you might appreciate a faster shooting speed and better AF.
Upgrading to a full frame body often means you can get better results (in terms of depth of field / sharpness) from cheaper prime lenses. For example if you're not limited by light shooting a 50 f/1.4 stopped down to f/2.2 (a stop and a bit) on full frame will give you the same framing and depth of field as shooting a 35 f/1.4 wide open on a crop but with more sharpness and contrast from a cheaper lens.
If you are birding then you really should have a telephoto lens. I can't say the word need because I once photographed a bird in flight with an ultrawide 10mm lens but it was a few inches from my face. Again you can do without the gear but in this field you wont get the results nearly as often.
It's the photographer that makes the picture, not the camera, lens or lighting equipment.
The reason for the advice to invest in lenses is that for most cases the cheap DSLR bodies are good enough and you simply won't use the features of the more advanced bodies - while you will see the difference with the better lens.
My advice is to find the factor that limits you and spend the money there - in my cases (and I believe for most amateur photographers) a good flash and a set of radio triggers makes a much bigger difference than the body or the lens.
As one of the perpetrators of that myth, I feel that most people are missing the point.
It is true that everything is important - the system as Matt said - but if you have to give more importance to one piece of equipment, it is the lens.
If you look at historical photos, you will see plenty of evocative images made from cameras and lenses which do not even compare to the cheapest kit you can find today. What makes them powerful is what is in them, and that is controlled much more by the lens.
There are of course plenty of reasons to get a better camera, including the ability to shoot in lower light, faster, in freezing temperatures, under the rain, etc. A new lens also gives new abilities like a different prespective, angle of view, depth-of-field, reach, etc. Of all those, the abilities given by the lens will have a far greater impact and your photography.
Once you get the right framing, subject and perspective, then you should worry about what your camera can do.
I think the answer boils down to one simple point related to physics and another one related to product evolution:
I'd start with the cheapest entry-level body that fits my hands, and spend all I can afford on the lens. Then later, perhaps after building a collection of various quality lenses, upgrade the body to a newer and/or bigger model.
In the days of film, the camera was basically a light-tight box. The film and the lens determined quality. So that statement was true to a degree.
In the digital world, the sensor may make as much of a difference to image quality as the lens, especially at higher ISOs. So the answer is...it depends. If you have enough light to shoot at ISO with a fast enough shutter speed, the lens is going to be the most limiting factor. If you're shooting at higher ISOs, the sensor matters.
In any event, if you can't get a fast enough shutter speed, a good tripod might help with absolute resolving power more than either the lens or sensor.
Much of the Time, Lens Quality Beats Camera Quality!
By ignoring the lens quality when considering new kit, you may as well forget the quality of camera too. You see, you may buy the latest all-singing, all-dancing camera, but if you put a cheap lens on the front, you lose all the benefits that the camera has.
How can I check the lens quality when I buy one?
If you use a digital SLR camera, take it with you when you next go into a camera shop. If you don't use digital, ask the shop assistant if you can borrow one to test the lens.
First of all "feel" the lens. Is it sturdy? Does it feel like quality in your hands? Do the focus ring and/or zoom ring operate smoothly? Is it heavy-ish? (means better quality glass), what is the maximum aperture? f.8? Too small! You will hardly be able to use it in normal situations. f3.5 is a good start.
Put it on the camera and test the autofocus. Is it reasonably quick and accurate? Is it very noisy? (bad)! Does it spend time "searching" for a focus point or does it find the spot quickly? Can you switch it to manual focus? Again, how does it "feel"?
Now take a couple of photos. One of a scene, using a small aperture like f.11, maybe of the street. Use the cameras replay mode and zoom in to check the focus, paying attention to the edges. Are they pretty sharp? Is the depth of field ok, with distant objects being relatively clear? Is there any fringing (purple halos) around anything?
Now, take one inside the shop using the widest aperture of f.2.8 or f.4 (maybe f5.6) for a really shallow depth of field (i.e. just what you focus on will be sharp!). Be careful to focus on something in particular and hold the camera steady, take the shot. Again, replay the photograph and check that what you focussed on is actually in focus!
Then you'll learn if the lens or the camera.
The idea comes from pre-micoprocessor days when camera bodies were all mechanical and lens design wasn't computerized. Camera bodies were just light-tight boxes (many didn't even have shutters) and the quality of the lens was very dependent on human craftsmanship (and perhaps some luck). Given two competent 35mm mechanical cameras made by different companies with the same kind of film, the difference between the two cameras would the lenses.
During this era there was a photographer (or cinematographer, I couldn't find the quote) who said something like -- if the lens I want mounts on a pumpkin, I'd use a pumpkin as a camera.
These days the bodies are much more important in terms of differentiating camera equipment -- as the quality of the sensor, image processor, etc. do have an important effect on quality.
But like I always say -- I've taken crapy pictures with very good cameras. The really important equipment is yourself.
The advice to spend more on lenses than on the body reflects the ongoing investment, if a body wears out or breaks then the lenses can be used with a new body. Also different lenses mean different photographc options.
That said, it is a triumvirate of photographer, camera body and lens. If any of these is not up to the job then the resulting pictures will not be as good as they could be.
There is also the adage that the best camera is the one you have with you, which tends to argue in favour of smaller (and perhaps less valuable).
In brief, it's complicated.
It is the lens that takes the picture, not the camera body. All that the body does is open and close the shutter to let in the light from the lens. You can have the best and most expensive camera body in the world, if you put a cheap lens on it the result will be a poor picture quality. Conversely, if you put a high quality lens on a cheap camera body, as long as the mechanism is reliable, you will get a high quality picture. But ultimately, even before the lens, it is the photographer that makes the picture. A talented photographer with a relatively cheap camera and lens can take a far better picture than a mediocre photographer with the best camera and lens in the world.
My experience is that photographer skills is the first important factor. Lens is very important when it comes to the type of photo you are going to take. Most of entry level lenses can do the job, but when you want to capture a ,for example, long-focus photo your lens is very decisive on the results you get.
Im coming from a 30 year pro photographer background and I have this sort of conversation all the time with friends. Back in film days most camera systems had a lens in their line up that was worth owning and so i would buy the lens because it would give the look i was after and the body just to hold the film .Examples are Hasselblad 110 f2 , pentax 165mm on the 6x7 body. (had about 5 of these bodies as they were terribly unreliable) Mamiya 110 on the RZ for the leaf shutter etc etc etc. Now with Digital im still doing basically the same thing. Subject matter comes into it though. Do i need 8000th of a second - huge files- no noise- 6 frames per second etc. Only you can answer that bit. My clients always comment on the "look" of the shot before pixel peeping. My advice is work out what you actually NEED in a camera body and then pick the lens you WANT for the style of image your after. Sensor size to lens focal length with play a part also.
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TreePanel is too slow
Ext version tested:
- Ext 3.4.0 (I used this as reference - in this version the TreePanel is very good)
- Ext 4.1.1
- Ext 4.2 beta
Browser versions tested against:
- Chrome 23.0.1271.97 m
- The TreePanel component is too slow for trees with with around 400 nodes and a depth level of 6-7. This manifests in two ways:
- the tree rendering process is slow. This can be somehow alleviated using Ext.suspendLayouts()/Ext.resumeLayouts().
- expanding collapsed nodes with lots of descendants and a high depth takes an unacceptable long time.
Steps to reproduce the problem:
- Unzip the TestExtJs4.zip file in a folder of your choice. The zip file contains a small app wired to work with 4.1.1. The app can be launched through the app.html file. The zip file also contains a data.json file with data. It is very important to use this data for testing. You might have to change the paths inside app.html file to point it to different versions of ExtJs 4.
- Assuming that you made the app available under web server etc. etc, run app.html inside IE or Chrome or FireFox. Open the development tools specific to the browser in order to be able to see the console messages produced with Ext.log.
- Click on the Load Tree button. The application will display how long it took to load the nodes. Make a note of that. On my computer and using IE9 it took ~ 14s to render the tree.
- Now, collapse the first folder node (llprqpgrhgzqyzvi) and after that collapse the second folder node (yvcrjbllfshgtv)
- Expand the second folder node (yvcrjbllfshgtv)
- Check the time it took to expand the node. On my computer and using IE9, it took 8.405 seconds to expand the node!
- Try the previous steps with ExtJs 4.2 and different browsers.
- Now, unzip the TreeGridExtJs34.zip in the folder of your choice etc.
- Open treegrid.html in the browser of your choice (the same one you used to test ExtJs 4) and open the development tools specific to the browser
- Click the Load Tree node button and check the console that shows you how long it took to load the nodes. On my computer and using IE9 it took 1.1s to render the tree.
- Now, collapse the first folder node (llprqpgrhgzqyzvi) and after that collapse the second folder node (yvcrjbllfshgtv)
- Expand the second folder node (yvcrjbllfshgtv)
- Check the time it took to expand the node. On my computer and using IE9 it took 0.038 seconds to expand the nodes.
The result that was expected:
- See the same performance level in Ext Js 4.x as is in Ext Js 3.4
- Performance in Ext Js 4.2 to be better than ExtJs 4.1
- In Ext Js 4.x expanding any node in the tree to be instantaneous for a reasonable amount of nodes (it's subjective but I think 500 nodes should be fine in my mind) that are underneath that node and no matter the depth level.
The result that occurs instead:
- Overall poor performance of the tree in ExtJs 4.x. Even when using Ext.suspendLayouts()/Ext.resumeLayouts() the performance is worse than it is in ExtJs 3.4 (by more than 100% worse).
- The performance in Ext Js 4.2 is worse than it is in ExtJs 4.1!
- Expanding the second node took an unacceptable amount of time (8s under IE). Business users won't be happy at all if they have to wait such a long time to expand nodes of trees already loaded in the memory.
Test Case:
I don't have a test case, but you could transform the sample I have provided in a test case by comparing the amount of time to load the tree against a hard value such as 1s or 2s.
Operating System:
- Windows 7 64 bit
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In 4.2, the solution is to configure the TreePanel with
plugins: { ptype: 'bufferedrenderer' }Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
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17 Dec 2012 10:31 AM #3
Do you have a sample, or point me to a sample where I can try this?
I tried to add the plugin to the sample app that I attached to the bug but it ultimately gives an error:
It fails at line 143 in BufferedRenderer.js because store is undefined and store is undefined because view.dataSource is undefined (init function line 128).
me.storeListeners = store.on({
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There will be buffer rendered tree examples in 4.2 final.
It does not work with the current beta code. It was some work to integrate it into the Tree!Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
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17 Dec 2012 12:25 PM #5
I just wanted to point out another side effect, and I am not too sure that this is related to the treepanel specifically, but it can be reproduced in the context of this issue.
The selection in a treepanel context menu menu becomes jittery when the tree contains lots of nodes, let's say 400. The phenomenon is more pronounced in slower browsers such as IE 9.
Basically, when I hover the mouse above a menu item of a treepanel context menu, it takes a bit of time until the selection moves to that menu item. Usually the selection changes instantaneously.
I modified the MyViewport.js file for you to try and see what I mean. To reproduce:
1. Update the MyViewport.js based on the code in this post
2. Load the page in IE 9 and click on the Load Tree button
3. Right-click on the tree and hover the mouse above the menu items. On my computer the selection doesn't change immediately, it takes a delay. This never happened in 3.4. Lesser nodes in the tree makes this less noticeable. In my application it was very pronounced because I had two trees. In the context of my app the selection of a button menu items was also jittery (the button with the menu was placed above the trees). So, is this sensitive to the number of html elements in the page? I am not too sure but it looks that way.
There is also some weirdness to it. If another window has the focus and the menu is still visible, if I hover the mouse above the menu the menu item selection changes instantaneously, as long as the browser window containing the page with page with the context menu doesn't have the focus.
I am using Win 7 64 bit and I tested this with 4.1.1/4.2 (no noticeable difference between the two).
/* * File: app/view/MyViewport.js * * This file was generated by Sencha Architect version 2.1.0. * http://www.sencha.com/products/architect/ * * This file requires use of the Ext JS 4.1.x library, under independent license. * License of Sencha Architect does not include license for Ext JS 4.1.x. For more * details see http://www.sencha.com/license or contact firstname.lastname@example.com. * * This file will be auto-generated each and everytime you save your project. * * Do NOT hand edit this file. */ Ext.define('App.view.MyViewport', { extend: 'Ext.container.Viewport', requires: [ 'Ext.menu.Menu' ], layout: { type: 'fit' }, initComponent: function () { var me = this; var contextMenu = Ext.create('Ext.menu.Menu', { items: [ { xtype: 'menuitem', text: 'Menu Item 1' }, { xtype: 'menuitem', text: 'Menu Item 2' }, { xtype: 'menuitem', text: 'Menu Item 3' } ] }); Ext.applyIf(me, { items: [ { xtype: 'treepanel', height: 250, id: 'treePanel', itemId: 'treePanel', width: 400, title: 'My Tree Grid Panel', store: 'MyJsonTreeStore', rootVisible: false, useArrows: true, animate: false, viewConfig: { }, listeners: { beforeitemexpand: function( node, eOpts ) { node.startTimeMs = new Date().getTime(); Ext.suspendLayouts(); }, afteritemexpand: function ( node, index, item, eOpts ) { Ext.resumeLayouts(true); Ext.log({level: 'info'}, 'Expanded ' + node.data.text + ' in ' + (new Date().getTime() - node.startTimeMs) / 1000 + 'seconds') }, itemcontextmenu: function (view, rec, node, index, e) { e.stopEvent(); contextMenu.showAt(e.getXY()); return false; } }, columns: [ { xtype: 'treecolumn', width: 319, dataIndex: 'text', text: 'Title' }, { xtype: 'gridcolumn', width: 29, text: ' ' }, { xtype: 'gridcolumn', dataIndex: 'TagInstance', text: 'Tag Instance' }, { xtype: 'gridcolumn', dataIndex: 'State', text: 'State' }, { xtype: 'booleancolumn', align: 'center', dataIndex: 'HasNotes', text: 'Has Notes' }, { xtype: 'booleancolumn', align: 'center', dataIndex: 'IsUsedByACanvas', text: 'Used by a Canvas' } ], dockedItems: [ { xtype: 'toolbar', dock: 'top', items: [ { xtype: 'button', text: 'Load Tree', listeners: { click: { fn: me.onLoadTreeButtonClick, scope: me } } } ] } ] } ] }); me.callParent(arguments); }, onLoadTreeButtonClick: function (button, e, options) { //debugger; var treePanel = Ext.getCmp('treePanel'); treePanel.el.mask('Loading...', 'x-mask-loading'); Ext.Ajax.request( { url: 'data.json', method: 'GET', params: {}, success: function onSuccess(result, request) { var nodes = Ext.JSON.decode(result.responseText).result; startTimeMs = new Date().getTime(); treePanel.suspendEvents(false); Ext.suspendLayouts(); // batch of updates treePanel.setRootNode(nodes[0]); //treePanel.getRootNode().expand(true); treePanel.el.unmask(); Ext.resumeLayouts(true); //treePanel.getStore().resumeEvents(); treePanel.resumeEvents(); Ext.log({level: 'info'}, (new Date().getTime() - startTimeMs) / 1000 + 'seconds'); }, failure: function (result, request) { treePanel.el.unmask(); Ext.net.DirectEvent.showFailure(result); } }); } });
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Buffered rendering will help this.
There will only be a few rows in the table. Just a few more (configurable using buffered renderer plugin's leadingBufferZone and trailingBufferZone) than are actually visible in the Panel body.Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
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17 Dec 2012 2:48 PM #7
Your answers got me worried, because what you are telling me is that 4.2 will not fix these underlying problems by addressing the original cause (i.e. the rendering code). Rather, it is my responsibility to improve the performance by employing ways to limit the number of html elements rendered, which is fine but unexpected for tree panels given the behaviour in the previous major version.
The treepanel is a very complex component because it has to remember the expanded/collapsed state for each node, plus the child/parent relationships. If the tree gets buffered whose responsibility is to keep track of the expanded flag? Is the Treestore going to be stored in the memory entirely or only a range? In my app I also provide search functionality where users can search for nodes and the app selects the matching node. I assume that the library will provide the api to select a node is not visible.
I really hope that this is going to work...
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The TreeStore handles all that.
The hierarchy and expanded/collapsed state are tracked there.
The flattened NodeStore is what the view is rendered from, and that doesn't care about all that.
If you search the TreeStore, you will find whatever is in it.
NodeStore is updated in response to node expand/collapse events, and the view updates in response to that.Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
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I am getting married in 2 weeks and am looking an outstanding wedding gift for my future husband! I'm after an older (18 y.o or older) single malt scotch whisky with the perceived 'prestige' of a johnny walker (I don't know what colour labels are 'prestige' but you know what I mean) except NOT blended. I have done a ton of research online but I'm really such a 'noob' (not being a whisky drinker myself)!!!
Bit about my fiancé... I know he has drank and bought for others various selections of Glenfiddich but that's when he was 'on a budget'. I've heard him suggest Glenlivet to someone else who was looking for gift ideas as well.
My considerations: My boss (who has tons of disposable income -unlike me) has recommended The Macallan 18 y.o as being his favourite single malt. I've done some research online and have found nothing but excellent reviews from consumers. That is definitely within my budget and is what I'm leaning towards (because if that is something good enough for my boss with tons of cash, the. It would be good enough for my fiancé)!!
On the other hand, I've also come across the Glenlivet 18 y.o which won double gold at the 2012 whisky awards but haven't found many consumer reviews. It's also something that my fiancé has suggested to another but he hasn't actually tried it himself so he may be basing that suggestion on the awards. It is also significantly cheaper than the Macallan 18 which I'm not sure why.
Can someone please help me?!? Ultimately I'm leaning toward the Macallan 18 but if here is something even better tasting and more prestigious at around the same price range then I'd go with that.


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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Anatomy of a False Breakout in the Stock Market
The time-trend pattern described in my latest update to the Trader Performance page was triggered when we had 14 out of the last 16 bars closing with higher prices. From that point forward, thrusts in the NYSE TICK above 1000 are no longer able to generate higher prices; there is a stalling out of the rally.
This emboldens the sellers, who proceed to take the market back to the midpoint of the prior trading range. Note that an opposite time-trend pattern occurred as sellers began hitting bids on enhanced volume: 16 of the prior 19 bars had closed lower. Very shortly thereafter, the market bounced higher.
Much of the market's short-term swings consists of counter-movement once markets become too one-sided. When bulls are trapped in positions no longer rising, they become sellers, exaggerating the subsequent decline. When bears are caught in positions no longer falling, they cover shorts, exaggerating the rise.
The key to short-term trading is to be one of the ones trapping the longs and shorts, not to be one of the trapped.
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- xyz said...
How do you differentiate between a tick reading of +1000 being a sign of impending weakness versus a sign of continued strength? In my opinion, an extreme +1000 reading is a sign of a down shift or at least a temporary stalling out of an upward trend.
Thank you.
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi XYZ,
It's not the TICK reading in isolation but the relationship between price change and TICK reading that is key. A topping market will display inefficiency: upthrusts in the TICK will not generate higher prices.
- Wil said...
Thanks for the interesting post Dr Brett.
Sometimes different data vendors/chart packages will produce slightly different numbers on the counts for higher/lower closes but I get the idea of what to look for. Thanks again.
- Glen Bowman, Ph.D. said...
I am little confused with your answer to XYZ's question. I was under the impression that the S&P futures tend to lead the S&P stocks. How, then, could upticks in TICK "generate higher prices" in the futures?
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi Glen,
Thanks for your question; I agree my phraseology could lead to misunderstanding. What I'm trying to get at is the degree to which upthrusts in TICK are associated with fresh highs in price. What we see at transition points is that the correlation between TICK and price change diminishes. This is what I refer to as inefficiency: the upticking of stocks is no longer associated with price strength.
In the short term, futures can lead stocks and hence TICK (as in classic index arb trades). There are also situations in which the directional buying of baskets of stocks can lead futures. But it's the contemporaneous correlation between moves in TICK and index price--and shifts in this correlation--that I find to be key.


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