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Lagibu.com - For you to stoke the particular embers on the Jaguar XF assortment and retain product sales ticking above till their substitute will come, JLR possesses announced a variety of tools upgrades plus a brand-new run-out plan termed the particular Jaguar XF R-Sport Black.
Of which name's an amazing mouthful…
It's in line with the existing XF R-Sport variant, which is basically a normal XF of which seems to be a little sportier using even bigger wheels and chunkier bumpers, in the mold involving BMW's M sport as well as Audi's Ohydrates series versions.
This Black adds a variety of components of cut and tools icing in addition to the particular R-Sport cake, which include 20-inch alloys (in dark-colored, natch) plus a strong 770w Meridian revolve surround sound system.
Entirely, Jaguar affirms there's an additional £8,770 worthy of involving tools on the typical R-Sport, for the cost increase involving £2,100.
What's brand-new intended for the rest of the assortment?
Completely new blend small wheels at all times, with the Winter Comfort Pack (heated seating and screen) and Parking Pack (front auto parking receptors and rear-view camera), formerly selections with extra cost although currently typical upon most versions.
Posh Porfolio and S Portfolio trims get a impaired area observe, as perform the particular XFR and XFR-S performance versions, and there are numerous more detail upgrades in order to every cut singularly.
This upgrades connect with the two saloon plus the Sportbrake estate.
Jaguar's made easier the product range a tad too, through trashing the particular ZE, ZE Company and High quality High end trims. The luxurious cut, formerly a mid-spec model, is actually the 1st rung for the XF hierarchy, then the particular R-Sport, R-Sport Black, Portfolio, XFR and XFR-S.
The number commences with £33, 445 for the 2.2-litre diesel powered High end, stretching out to a heady £82,495 for the XFR-S Sportbrake.
Some of the engine assortment have been culled also – the particular 3.0-litre V6 petrol's eliminated and for that reason gets the 248bhp 3.0-litre TDV6 diesel powered.
As soon as will the new XF arrive?
It's likely to be unveiled on the Nyc electric motor display throughout May. For now, the particular current-gen XF actually documented their finest season involving product sales to date throughout 2014.
Jaguar's absolutely retaining occupied presently. This XE mid-sized professional saloon will come throughout April 2015 plus the fresh referred to as F-Pace crossover will come throughout 2016.


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The bata de cola on stage
We're celebrating the addition of our new class 'tecnica - BATA DE COLA' to our online dance studio danza estudio Flamenco Bites with a series of posts looking at the bata de cola.
Today we're going to take a look at examples of the bata de cola on the stage.
From our last post you'll recall that according to Matilde Coral the first flamenco dancers to wear the bata de cola on stage in the early 20th century were La Malena and La Macarrona.
I have also found articles that state La Mejorana a contemporary of both La Malena and La Macarrona was the first dancer to perform with the bata de cola.
La Mejorana performed professionally in the cafes cantantes of Seville from 1878 to the year of her marriage in 1881.
Both La Malena and La Macarrona were also dancing in the cafes cantantes at the turn of the century before moving on to dancing in more formal staged performances that toured both Europe and regional Spain.
I couldn't find any footage of these dancers but I did find a written description of La Macarrona written by Fernando el de Triana.
You can read the whole article (written in Spanish) with photos here - http://www.elartedevivirelflamenco.com/bailaores16.html
In my search for early footage I found some videos of La Argentinita (not to be confused with La Argentina).
In this video La Argentinita dances por alegrías.
Something that strikes me in this video is the style and construction of the bata de cola. The skirt in the front is quite short, it finishes well above the ankles. Also, that the train of the bata doesn't appear to be very bulky.
The early batas are said to have been very heavy, up to 25kg so perhaps La Argentenita is just doing a very good job of making things look easier than they actually are.
As far as how La Argentinita dances with the bata, apart from moving the skirt from one side to the other and some slightly larger patadas, the style of dance is very elegant and refined and becomes more exuberant at the end of the dance.
Next we have Matilde Coral dancing a Caña.
Matilde Coral has dedicated her career to studying the bata de cola and she wrote a book about it called 'Tratado de la bata de cola'. Unfortunately it is now out of print but if you have 700 euro lying around you can pick up a second hand copy on Amazon España.
I don't know what the year of this recording is but my guess would be sometime in the 1960s. The technique and the style of dancing with the bata de cola has certainly come a long way since the earlier video of La Argentinita above.
The next video I want to share with you is of Milagros Menjibar.
Milagros is a student of Matilde Coral and in this video she is dancing a Petenera. This recording is from 2008 so it is relatively recent but I wanted to find a generation from the next generation on from Matilde to show you.
Also, this Petenera is amazing you should watch it all the way through. The control of the bata de cola here is incredible. It's like it truly is an extension of her body.
Moving on to the next video also from 2008 we have Belén Maya performing a contemporary choreography with the bata de cola.
And to complete our look at the bata de cola today we're going to finish with Fuensanta 'La Moneta'. This performance was filmed last year in 2016.
There are so many more incredible dancers that have contributed to the art of dancing with the bata de cola. We haven't even mentioned Carmen Amaya who apparently danced with a bata de cola that was 3 metres long!
We could never listed them all here but we hope that you've enjoyed this short little bit of time travelling.
References and links
La Macarrona
- https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/01/21/juana-vargas-la-macarrona-flamenco
- http://www.elartedevivirelflamenco.com/bailaores16.html La Malena
- http://www.elartedevivirelflamenco.com/bailaores56.html La Mejorana
- http://www.elartedevivirelflamenco.com/cantaores149.html
- http://www.flamencasporderecho.com/rosario-la-mejorana/ Matilde Coral
- http://www.elartedevivirelflamenco.com/bailaores26.html Milagros Menjibar
- http://www.danza.es/multimedia/biografias/milagros-menjibar-de-la-cruz Fuensanta 'La Moneta'
- http://fuensantalamoneta.es/en/243-2

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Print Your Own Key
Technology is developing and changing every week and I have recently seen reports that the iPhone 5 will have a different charger that is magnetic and smaller causing havoc in the Apple user-base, but it was this article that caught my eye and imagination.
With the introduction of 3D printers, items can be made at the click of a few buttons; although it is still in its preliminary stages, items such as guitars, jewellry and even dental and medical products have been made. The printer is also beginning to be used in architecture, engineering and construction.
Image sourced – http://www.guardian.co.uk
This is all an exciting progression in the way we create tools, equipment and raw materials, but what I didn't expect to see was the creation of keys that are used for handcuffs. This has the potential to cause chaos within the security market.
Handcuffs don't use patterned keys, unlike the locks in front doors. The security of handcuffs has relied solely on the manufacturers keeping the availability of such keys to a bare minimum. This security flaw was discovered by 'Ray', a German security researcher who has in the past advised the German police on handcuff technology.
In an even bigger twist, Ray first discovered his new printing technique when he bought a key for Chubb handcuffs from eBay, along with a German Bonowi key. It took some accurate measuring and a 3D computer model, complete with precise dimensions to input into a laser cutter and a 3D printer for the key to be replicated. The keys were duplicated meaning he could theoretically escape from handcuffs with ease. It is quite shocking to know such keys were purchased so easily on eBay!
Now keys can be created with a printer that is getting cheaper year-on-year and more readily used, what implications does this have for the future of security? Security is always developing – new locks, new keys and new methods to enter a building. For the majority of us, nothing will change for years to come and your home will be as secure as ever.
At Anglian we use a highly secure, multi-point locking system which locks in 3 different places with hook-like bolts that penetrate deep into the door frame.The lock itself is a top of the range Yale lock, which is resistant to bumping, picking and drilling. The handle of the door is also a security feature as it cannot be levered or tampered with to gain entry, meaning your home is safe from opportunist thieves and even a more determined criminal. Should new technology come in that could threaten the security of doors, we at Anglian strive to evolve the security of our products to prevent there ever being an issue.
Security is paramount to feeling safe in your home! I personally feel although this could be a worry for police around the world, new handcuffs and keys will be created to prevent this, but this development will not affect the safety of your home.


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California lawmakers' call this week to redefine rape under state law is well-intentioned – but may be off the mark, legal analysts say.
California is one of a handful of states that limits rape, which carries a sentence of up to eight years in state prison when the victim is over age 14, to an act that involves both physical force and sexual intercourse. State Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia and Susan Eggman on Monday called for legislation that would broaden that definition to include almost any act of penetration without consent.
The call follows the public outcry over the six-month jail sentence of ex-Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner, who in March was convicted of sexual assault – not rape – after he violated an unconscious woman outside a party. The goal, the lawmakers say, is to close a gap in the law's language that protects perpetrators of sexual assault from facing punishment equivalent to their crime.
The effort is in line with an ongoing push to empower survivors of sexual violence. But the greater need is to address a rape culture and to enforce the laws on the books, not change their language, legal analysts and women's rights advocates say.
"In the overwhelming majority of cases, the laws are already there," says Jennifer Gentile Long, chief executive officer at AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women. "Ninety-nine percent of the time, it's implementation [that's the problem]."
Prosecutors originally filed five charges against Mr. Turner. They dropped two of the most serious – rape of an intoxicated person and rape of an unconscious person – at a preliminary hearing, after receiving DNA results from the rape kit, the Los Angeles Times reported. Turner was instead charged and convicted of felony sexual assault. Judge Aaron Persky, who presided, gave him six months in jail and three years' probation.
The public backlash has been fierce. But instead of going after the judge, as others have, Democratic Assemblymembers Garcia and Eggman say they are going after the system: Turner, they posit, slipped through cracks in the language of the law.
"Sexual penetration without consent is rape. It is never invited, wanted, or warranted. Rape is rape, period," Garcia said in a statement Monday. "We found a loophole in California's criminal code and need to fix the law to send a strong message that we do not accept rape in California."
The move is in some ways a response to a letter from Turner's victim – which quickly went viral – detailing her experience and the consequences of existing legal language surrounding sexual violence. "The seriousness of rape has to be communicated clearly, we should not create a culture that suggests we learn that rape is wrong through trial and error," she wrote. "The consequences of sexual assault needs to be severe enough that people feel enough fear to exercise good judgment even if they are drunk, severe enough to be preventative."
The new bill would adopt for California the Federal Bureau of Investigation definition of rape, which requires only that an offender penetrate a victim with any body part or object without the victim's consent. Physical force is not necessary for the law to consider such an act as rape.
"Because the FBI definition does not require force, that can make a difference," says Ms. Long at AEquitas.
But she and other legal experts note that the issue in the Turner case lay in the judge's discretion – not the law itself.
California's sexual assault statute does carry a penalty of up to four years in prison, says Peter Arenella, a professor of criminal law at the University of California, Los Angeles. But after evaluating the risk Turner presented to public safety, a probation officer recommended that he receive a "moderate county jail sentence, formal probation, and sexual offender treatment."
Judge Persky focused on that recommendation and on preventing Turner from committing the crime again, says Professor Arenella. What was lost along the way was the need to provide the victim with retribution for the crime committed against her, he says. And he doubts that a broader definition of rape would have made a difference.
"I have no objection to expanding a rape statute," Arenella says. "But the issue [here] is not the definition of rape. The issue is the inherent conflict between the different purposes of punishment."
More than changing laws, Arenella and others say, policymakers should focus on broader ways of changing attitudes around sexual violence – such as further educating law enforcement, court officials, and the public about sexuality, safety, and drinking and drug culture.
"I think as a society, instead of rushing for the quick, easy solution that makes us feel good about ourselves, we have to think about the most effective solution, the deeper solution," says Brenda Smith, a law professor at American University in Washington who specializes in criminal justice, sexual violence, and gender issues. "What did we learn here? I don't think we learned that the law was not adequate. The law was adequate to address issues around retribution and punishment that the public wanted to enforce."
"What we need to figure out is what we can do address the harm to the victim, and also create opportunities for the defendant and institutions and society to do better," she says. "Because we have to do better about this."


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Monday, February 27, 2012
Lent Hats week 1
The first hat is Gayle's Baby Hat, there is a blanket to match
hat 2 is the Baby Stripes Hat by Julee Reeves
Hat 3 is the Rib Knit baby hat by Jennifer Sauselein
and hat 4 is the Baby Bunny Newborn or Preemie hat by Jennifer Dickerson
All are available free through Ravelry. Hope you are having a great week!
Until next time,
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what does "lent" mean, please ?
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@Alba, it was my study on what Lent was that led me to these projects. You can read what I discovered in my post here: http://sunflowersathome.blogspot.com/2012/02/lent.html
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Thanks, Rich. This is now issue 32 http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/addr/wd-issues/#i032 To me, the most apparent questions here are; a) Should we describe the specification using XML Schema? b) Should such a schema replace the "pseudo-schema"? c) Should such a schema be normative? d) Should such a schema be developed alongside the spec, or should we wait until the spec is more stable (i.e., is someone willing to track the spec)? Would you agree? -- Mark Nottingham Principal Technologist Office of the CTO BEA SystemsReceived on Wednesday, 10 November 2004 19:49:26 UTC
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- Closed: 5 homes
- Average days on the market: 118 days
- Average listing price: $101,760
- Average selling price: $93,300
- Average sqft.: 1405
- Avearge $/sqft.: $66
- Active Listings: 3 homes
- Average listing price: $93,300
- Average days on the market: 90 days
- Average sqft: 1154
- Average $/sqft.: $81
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Can Your Car Be Hacked? Absolutely!
The mainstream media isn't giving you the whole story about high-tech cars.
They tell you how high-tech cars are safer to drive. How they are better for the environment. How they make your life easier with this or that new gadget.
What they aren't telling you about is the security. That's because the security in high-tech cars is terrible.
And that means these cars can be hacked.
One expert has described the security on existing car computers as "…virtually non-existent, it is at a level of protection that a desktop computer system had in the 1980s…"
Self-Driving Cars Whittle Away Your Self-Reliance
The trend in the auto industry is to make cars more autonomous. Current cars have a number of "self-driving" features. Cars are becoming integrated into wireless networks, as well.
Cars on the roads these days have a range of self-driving features. Some cars can apply the brakes for you if your proximity to another car is too close. Other cars communicate with stoplights and will automatically slow you down if you're approaching a red light too fast. And versions of self-driving cars are coming that will do most of the actual driving for you.
Every new car on the market today comes with computer technology that acts as the center of operations. The computer is usually located beneath the steering wheel. Anyone with a little know-how and the right equipment can access your car through it. They can use the computer to assess the health of the car—that's good for maintenance. But they can also use it to control the car—very bad for security.
This technology can even be accessed remotely. All it takes is a bit of fairly simple, easy-to-get equipment. That means that hackers don't even have to break into your car to take control of it.
A group of researchers did an assessment of the "hack-ability" of vehicles already on the road. They found that several models are already vulnerable to this kind of remote attack.
The researchers looked at three things. First, how many features a car possessed that could give hackers a foothold. Things like Bluetooth, cellular network connections, and keyless entry systems. Then they looked at the car's underlying network architecture. That helped them determine how easy it would be for hackers to use an initial foothold to access other systems like brakes and steering. Finally, they checked out automated features like brake assist. These are features that hackers could use to fool the car into going out of control.
Based on their findings the three easiest-to-hack cars are the 2014 InfinitiQ50, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, and the 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The 2014 Toyota Prius was a little better, but not much.
The Potential for Abuse is Off the Charts
The technology curve for cars is on an accelerated path. With nearly every advancement, vehicles on the road become more vulnerable remote attacks.
Eventually car companies will improve security. They'll make it harder for the average hacker to break into your car. But even when that happens, you can bet back doors will be built in that give law enforcement a way to control your car remotely.
I've long been an advocate of keeping at least one older vehicle. An older model, non-computerized car can give you peace of mind in several ways:
- If you know your way around an engine, you can work on it with good old-fashioned tools.
- It won't be vulnerable to as much damage in the event of an electromagnetic pulse. Most cars — even those built recently — will continue to run after an EMP.But the older the car, the less it will be affected by such an event. And with future cars — those that are wirelessly connected to other vehicles on the road and to surrounding infrastructure — it's likely that their EMP vulnerability will be very high.
- It won't be at risk of being hacked by thieves, thugs, or government bureaucrats.
If you don't want to purchase a car that's a few decades old, focus on buying a car that doesn't have a lot of computerized bells and whistles. According the "hack-ability" study, a 2006 Ford Fusion is pretty hack-proof. So is a 2006 Range Rover. You do have more modern options when it comes to keeping cyber invaders out of your car. But those options are going to become fewer and farther between.
Just remember, reliable transportation can be critical during any emergency, so take that under advisement when you make your next car purchase.
P.S. If you're forced to evacuate your home, you car isn't only one thing you need to worry about. You also must be certain you have everything you need to survive and keep your family safe. And you may need to gather it all together in five minutes or less!
Or you could take a different approach. The Evac-Pak has everything you need for a safe, comfortable evacuation. All in one place. All ready to go at a moment's notice. Secure yours today.


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Host your New Art On The Edge Center!
Now that our new center is up-and-running, we all have an opportunity to show it off to those in our community as well as visitors from outside of Castle Rock. As the saying goes…"it takes a village." If you are interested in hosting a couple of hours here or there to support our new center, we want to hear from you! Hours available for hosting are grouped into 3-4 hour segments at various times so that they are convenient for everyone's schedule. You'll have so much fun the time will fly! If interested, you will need to fill out an application and pass a brief background check. For more information or to sign up for a time slot, go tohttp://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040844AEAD29A46-artonthe.


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The Problem With Deleveraging
What happens when a debt-happy nation starts to save?
Let's find out.
1.2 Million Jobs and Counting
The unemployment numbers came out last week and they were ugly. October showed a loss of 240,000 jobs. But the really bad news was the negative revision to August and September numbers by a further loss of 179,000. Unemployment estimates are largely based on recent past performance. There is no way the models can catch a change in the overall trend.
The data shows that the economy has lost 1.2 million jobs since December, with over half of those losses in the last 3 months. While two-thirds of the losses are in manufacturing and goods production, the service economy is also starting to show signs of strain. 1 in 5 lost jobs are from the retail sector.
Philippa Dunne of The Liscio Report writes:
"A stunning fact: yearly job losses in private services, 0.4%, now match the worst of the 1982 recession and exceed the worst of 1975; once upon a time, the service sector wasn't very cyclical. Now it is."
Equally disturbing is the jump in the unemployment rate. It leaped to 6.5%, far above even the most dismal expectations. It's likely we'll see another 1 million jobs lost over the next year, with the unemployment rate headed up as high as 8%. There are now 10 million unemployed Americans. You have to go back to 1982 and a double-dip recession to find an 8% unemployment rate. Very few people under 50 remember what that's like.
Look at the chart below. Notice how swiftly unemployment rises both during and after a recession. Since I don't think the current recession will be over until the 3rd quarter of next year, we could see unemployment continue to rise for the next 8-10 months.
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Be Careful of Geeks Bearing Recovery Data
Going forward, you are going to hear all sorts of analysts (including sometimes even this humble analyst!) quote statistics that in general sound something like: "Since the end of WWII, average recessions have lasted X months, and thus we are almost through the current one, so buy what I am selling." Or the ever popular "Stocks tend to find the bottom in the middle of a recession, so now is the time to buy."
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RUTH: God's Redeeming Grace in a Broken Place
Ruth is a small book with a big message. In the midst of difficult circumstances, God begins to show us his sovereign, redemptive grace through the story of Ruth and Naomi, as we walk with them from brokenness to blessedness. Ultimately, Ruth points us towards the coming of God's true Redeemer: Jesus Christ.


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Posts tagged "engraving" User news
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Valentine Hirsch, Berlin based tattoo artist… There's nothing to say, just take a look at her work and you'll be speechless as well Valentine Hirsch, tattoo artist di Berlino… Non c'è molto da dire, date un'occhiata al suo lavoro e anche voi resterete senza parole » read moreleggi tutto
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Against the Grain show has been held on May 6th in San Francisco, where artists Julie West. 123Klan, Hydro74 and Munk One, realized over skateboards designs which have been laser engraved by Karvt, a company producing wooden skins for Apple products."Against the Grain" è un evento che si è tenuto... » read moreleggi tutto
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Charlotte Hughes Martin is a UK based artist. Some time ago she started this art project with discarded bottles of milks being engraved, she started dropping these bottles at random doorsteps around the city and letting people find 'em, as a mistestious special gift from an unknown author. The idea... » read moreleggi tutto


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Gina MarySol Ruiz
Ancient grandfather of times long past
Aztlan, El Gran Tenochtítlan Pyramids of the Sun and Moon
The Rabbit in the Moon Navel of Mextli, la luna Mexico,
Me-shee-co pronounced with that soft "x"
ssh… like a whisper in our flowery, melodic Nahuatl.
Oh Ancient one, ancient drum
Made of the sacred tree
Stripped of bark and
Hollowed out by fiery coals
Lovingly carved and
Fitted with just the right skin
Of a deer or other mammal
The one that calls, that
Produces just the right timbre.
While copal - another ancient one
Burns in the copalero
Sinuously gliding up to heaven
Huehuetl, old grandfather
Náhuatl name for drum
Sometimes over a year in the making
Prayed over, dreamed about, longed for
Work and time offered as sacrifice
To the old ones, los antepasados
Each chip of the wood, each shaving
A piece of our culture saved
Preserved, for times to come
Xipe Totec – la nueva vida
The new life – springtime.
A new drum, ancient father
In your likeness
In defiance of La Conquista
They conquered nothing Abuelo
Porque aquí estamos toda día
We are still here fighting
Loving, remembering, honoring
Ustedes los anicianos
With every beat of our drums
Our hearts – corazon - yollotl
Our souls – alma - elhuayotl
Our memories – recuerdo - tlalnamiquiliztli
Our dreams –sueños – cochitlehua
Huehuetl, querido anciano
Cherished drum of los Mexicanos
We are still here in spite of Genocide, torture, rape
Stripped of our language, our bright feathers
Our children, our elders
Our warriors so brave in battle
Over 500 years
A new century in this, our stolen land
And we are still here
Grandfather, abuelo, huehuetl mio
You hold my culture in your steady beat
My son releases your music, your heartbeat
At the ceremony of Tonantzin,
Virgen de Guadalupe Mother Earth
And we dance, querido abuelo
For the ancient ones
Those whose dreams were stolen
And our feathers shine brightly
In our headdresses
Quivering with joy
As we do the danza, the sacred prayers
El circulo
The never ending circle


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One of the things I admire about musicians who've been musicians for awhile is just that -- they've been musicians for awhile. It's difficult enough to have the same job for a number of years, but when that job is primarily one which generates creative products as an output, keeping things fresh over a long period of time is particularly difficult.
Which is one reason I wanted to talk with Steve Denyes of the band Hullabaloo. Their brand new album I Chew features songs mostly written last year when the San Diego-based Denyes set himself the goal to write and record one song a day for nearly a month. Anyone who wants to challenge himself that way has figured out how to keep things fresh and wants to try new things.
And indeed, when I suggested that instead of doing an interview over Skype to record it, rather than by phone or over e-mail, Denyes was game to sign himself up for Skype and tackle this interview in a slightly different manner.
So in just a shade under 30 minutes you can listen to his thoughts on the growth of his band, the origins of I Chew, and how surfing helps him be a musician.
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Pucked Love (Pucked #6) by Helena Hunting
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Unless you're south of the equator, in which case you're closing in on winter, spring's here and so it's time to clear out the deadwood from last season. That means it's time once again for CNET TV's worst downloads of the past three months.
As always, we call out some especially silly software, but I reserved a special place for Internet Explorer toolbars. There's not one IE toolbar that's worse than the other. Instead, the entire category is so rife with disaster that even Microsoft has called them out as the single largest contributor to IE's instability. We're talking 70 percent, folks. That's insane. Ditch those toolbars, STAT.
However, the single worst program uploaded to Download.com since the beginning of the year is one that's designed for men, and those who want to make fun of them. Watch the video to find out which one it is, and let me know in the comments if you're man enough to try it.


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Happy accidents, illustrations, photography and other random bursts of creativity.
Many of the illustrations seen here were created during a year-long weekly illustration project. See the whole project on this tumblr blog.
The photography is mostly experimental image-making with toy cameras, expired film, polaroid transfers, and alternative photographic processes. You can see more on flickr.


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Xbox One was built by gamers, for gamers. With the best exclusive titles (Halo, Sunset Overdrive), the biggest blockbusters (Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty) the hottest sports franchises (Madden 15, FIFA 15, NBA 2K15) and top family titles (Fantasia: Music Evolved, Just Dance 15, Skylanders) Xbox One takes gaming to a whole new level.
In addition to being a great gaming console, Xbox one connects consumers unlike any other device. Xbox One enables access to the latest TV shows and movies through your favorite apps. With Xbox One all of your media is at your fingertips when you want it.
JBL great for music lovers
This year, JBL has beefed up their offerings just in time for the holidays!
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Do you have any suggestions for lichen planus?
Dear Terry, "Do you have any suggestions for lichen planus? I have had this condition for many years, and while not severe, the dentist always comments on it. Thanks!" — Shirley C., Detroit, MI
Dear Shirley, You may want to consider adding some natural, concentrated plant oils to your daily regimen. I would recommend Cinnamon, Thyme, Clove, and Oregano oils – some of nature's most powerful antimicrobial ingredients to help boost your natural defenses. I suggest taking a total of 75 mg of these oils. Swish the oil in your mouth for 20-30 seconds. You can either swallow the oil at the end or spit it out. Do this 2 or 3 times a day.
Make sure to choose concentrated plant oils that are approved for internal use. Unlike essential oils used for massage and aromatherapy, these plant oils are tested and "fingerprinted" based on specific molecular makeup, species, marker compounds, purity and safety for internal medicinal use. The extraordinary potency of these tested plant oils allows for relatively low doses, but very powerful health benefits.
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Plan 1: $595 tuition, t-shirt, locker, housing and all meals
Plan 2: $495 tuition, t-shirt, locker, lunch and dinner each day (no housing)
Plan 3: $395 tuition, t-shirt, and locker only (no housing or meals)
*A $100.00 nonrefundable deposit is required with your application that goes towards your overall bill.
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Additional Lodging & Meals- $96.00 per night. Supervised lodging for campers who need to arrive a day early or stay a day late. If you attend two consecutive weeks of camp, you are entitled to free lodging and meals for the night(s) in between the camps.
Shuttle Van- $25.00 fee for two-way or one-way transportation at Eugene airport, train or bus station. This shuttle service is operated by Summer Music Camps Staff and Counselors that pass the UO Driver Certification and Van Training in university vehicles. You must notify the camp office no later than two weeks before camp if you will need shuttle service.
CD of Performance- $15.00 each (Concert and Jazz Camps only)
Memory DVD- $20 (Marching Camp Only)
*The DVD will be produced by college journalism students in an effort to provide an educational experience for other UofO students and keep costs low. Please note that the DVD must meet our minimum sales order to be produced.
Group Photo size 8×10 – $15.00 each
Family BBQ- $15.00 per person (Marching Camp Only). This is for friends and family of campers who wish to join the BBQ Lunch before the final performance. This is a catered event, therefore all tickets must be paid for in advanced. Plan 1 & 2 Campers: the cost of the BBQ is already included in your fees.
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The $100 deposit is non-refundable. Withdrawal requests made more than 30 days before camp begins will be refunded in full, except for the $100 non-refundable deposit. Requests made 29-11 days before camp begins will receive a 50% refund. There will be no refunds for cancellations made within 10 days before camp begins. Students arriving late for camp or leaving early are not eligible for monetary compensation or discounts.
*Please note that all camps must meet minimum enrollment, or they are subject to cancellation with full refunds.
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Are you a director or a booster member and you don't know who you are sending to camp yet? Reserve space for your students now. Simply contact Anna Frazer (541) 346-2138 to set up your reservations and pay the $100 deposits (we accept purchase orders). Once you have selected your students, we will adjust the reservation into their name. Please contact us with your selections no later than 30 days prior to camp. If needed, you may cancel up to 50% of the campers you reserve and their deposits will get credited towards your remaining students' tuition.


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A White House Petition to allow Tesla to sell cars direct has succeeded to get the necessary 100,000 signatures.
Car dealers are trying to prevent Tesla Motors from selling cars direct in some states. A White House petition to prevent States from blocking Tesla direct sales model has been launched early June. There petition has now well passed the 100,000 signatures mark before the cut off day July 5.
The petition is aimed to allow Tesla Motors to sell directly to consumers in all 50 states.
The description reads: "States should not be allowed to prevent Tesla Motors from selling cars directly to customers. The state legislators are trying to unfairly protect automobile dealers in their states from competition. Tesla is providing competition, which is good for consumers."
You still can sign the petition online here.
Now the government has to look at the issue. The question is how they will act. The modern way to buy cars is made to order. That is why Tesla needs to be able to sell direct and not have to own big dealerships with cars on a lot.


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This time of year is the anniversary of a Thanksgiving reunion unlike any other. Erich and Karl Bley were born and raised in East Germany, but separated when the iron curtain was lowered. Erich, the older brother, escaped with his fiancé. Karl was just a boy and was left behind with his mother. But Karl never gave up the idea of fleeing Communist East Germany. As a young man, he began sending coded letters to his brother Erich in the U.S., laying out a mission you might see in a James Bond movie. It was a bold, daring escape, and the brothers' lives were forever changed that Thanksgiving.
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And if you feel just like a tourist
In the city you were born
Then, it's time to go;
And you find your destination
With so many different places
To call home.
Four years is but a flash in a lifetime.
Four years may change everything.
Johor Bahru has developed rapidly in the years since I was last here. City Square, Komtar, Kotaraya, Danga Bay, Tebrau City, Bukit Indah, Perling, Skudai, Pelangi, Puteri Harbor, Mount Austin… All places that are unrecognizable to my eyes.
Businesses and shops have changed around as well. Cafes are a dime a dozen now, ten on every block (and another ten on the second floor, added Nicole). Hipster joints and 'concept' restaurants have sprung up, a sign of the increasing affluence of the city (or perhaps more accurately, of the influence of a burgeoning Singapore-based working population). Meanwhile, some old haunts have vanished or are shadows of their former selves.
The salt in the wound is the fact that I have to use Google Maps to go anywhere. I don't remember the roads and shortcuts anymore. The traffic hasn't changed, though.
All in all, I was, indeed, a tourist in my own city.
Reuniting with people dear to me – that was the main purpose and highlight of the trip. My favorite aunt in Kelantan teared up. My grandmother, scarcely remembering who I was, was still perfectly capable of noting that I'm old enough to marry. My little cousins have grown up, and in their place are new ones who have not known me and will not know me. Meeting my INTI lecturers and the Lim sisters was heartwarming – apparently, the university put me in one of their old brochures for the American Program. Miss Shyamala commented that I "don't look like a nerd anymore". Thanks, I guess…? It was sobering to hear her thoughts on the present state of English College, my high school.
Pira, Nelson, Ram, Alvin – they all seem to be doing better than a few years ago, which is awesome. Pira has a girlfriend, Nelson is on track for graduation, Ram experienced the equivalent of a Korean drama, and I surprised Alvin when we went to pick him up. Alex's infectious giggles haven't changed – I only forgot about it. Nigel's slightly less horrible with technology than before. Hanging out with Mubin and Meng Yee was like good ol' times at Purdue, and meeting the elders from Purdue was similarly nostalgic. I made a trip to Singapore exclusively for Edward. The evening with Nicole was wonderful. And finally, seeing mom.. Yeah, a trip well worth the trouble (see Pt 1).


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Prefect Leadership is a specially designed 3-day offsite programme focused on student groups in leadership roles such as prefects, student council, house leaders, etc. The programme creates opportunities for participants to learn to take charge, understand group dynamics and work together towards a common action plan. The action plan is then reviewed in an in-school review session after 3 months.
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- GP 8: Frustrated that miracles don't existnote , Sōsuke runs off. Speedor, ill and stuck in the toy-size because of the rust, crawls after Sōsuke in order to cheer him up. He tells Sōsuke him that there are miracles; that's why they met.
- Renn gets one in GP 25. When a statue which was an important part of his childhood is revealed to be a Gaiark member, he initially refuses to believe, and stops the others from destroying it. But when the statue awakens and begins to endanger his "family members", he makes up his mind and finally destroys it himself. What pushes the scene is a soft melody playing in the background, instead of an upbeat action theme.
- In GP 36, the team fights Yogostein while Sosuke is in a coma, presumed dead. Toward the end of the roll call, this happens:Team: Engine Sentai Go-Onger! MACH FULL FORCE!note
- Hiroto gets one in GP 41 by raising an alien baby...towards the end, he moves towards the baby with what looks like a gun...only to reveal that it contains the alien's favourite vegie juice and that he knew the baby was hungry. Awww.
- He also gets one near the beginning when he enlarges Toripter to encourage it to "lay" the egg. Not because he's curious, but because Toripter wants a little brother of his own.
- The Finale in GP 50, where the Engines finally have to go home and the various goodbyes the Go-Ongers make to their longtime partners.
- Particularly to Gunpei, who you can see saluting the Engines as they fly back to Engine World.
- Also, on a Fridge level, the Epilogue scenes feature the Go-Ongers interacting with the various voice actors for their villains and Engines.
- Particularly to Gunpei, who you can see saluting the Engines as they fly back to Engine World.
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I love when I get to photograph the couple's engagement and wedding. I got to photograph both Sarah and Jimmy's engagement and wedding. We did their engagement pictures at the same location of their wedding, at Edwards Barn in Nipomo. During the engagement session I got to know Sarah and Jimmy. Throughout the session there was a barn cat following us wanting to be in the pictures (I love cats so this was not an issue for me). From having the engagement pictures at the wedding venue we got to vision what the wedding day would look like. From that day, May seemed SO far away but the months flew by and the wedding day came up quick!
I showed up the barn and started photographing my favorite things, the details! Chelsea from Blissful Blossoms was the florist and did an excellent job on the flowers. The colors of all the flowers were perfect for this spring wedding and on top of it they smelled fantastic. Sarah and Jimmy's wedding a party was a little different from I am use to. She included her best friend and brother and he included his best friend and sister. So the girls got ready with each other and the boys got ready with each other but then at the ceremony when they got to the alter, Jimmy's sister stood on his side and Sarah's brother stood on her side. What a unique and cute idea! After the ceremony we managed to get all of the wedding guests in front of the barn for a big group photo. I was surprised on how quickly this could be accomplished; usually it is like herding cats to get that many people together and stay put for a picture.
The whole day went by stress free and perfect as could be. To end the great day all the guests got handfuls of rose petals and threw them in the air as the newly wed couple walked out. Since it was still light out after the reception Sarah, Jimmy and I went to Avila Beach on the cliffs and take a few sunset pictures and it was the perfect ending to a marvelous wedding.
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The City of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau would like to alert all businesses, motorists and residents that several main roads and intersections will be affected by the Neon Vibe 5K race this Saturday, September 21. The road race starts at 8 p.m. near the Pavilion inside AK Bissell Park.
The Oak Ridge Police Department will start closing major intersections and side roads at 7 p.m. The entire race course will be closed to all traffic by 7:30 p.m. The following intersections will be blocked and will not open again until after the race has finished at 9 p.m. or 9:30 p.m.: Oak Ridge Turnpike from Illinois Avenue to Rutgers Avenue, Oak Ridge Turnpike and Robertsville Road, Robertsville Road and Providence Road, Providence Road and Tulane Avenue at Pennsylvania, Oak Ridge Turnpike and Tulane Avenue, Tulane Avenue and Illinois Avenue, and Oak Ridge Turnpike and Rutgers Avenue. Traffic will be diverted around these intersections. Motorists should be aware of runners and walkers in the race areas and try to avoid these roads and find alternate routes if possible.
The Neon Vibe 5K is an after-dark, fluorescent fun run/walk that will have participants glowing with neon color and dancing all night long. Starting with the 5K, participants will run a traditional, non-competitive 3.1 mile course with four UV black light "glow zone" color stations and upbeat dance music set up throughout the route. Volunteers will be on hand to cover the crowd with neon powder that glows under UV black lights. The evening ends with a fun "Aftervibe Party" with a DJ at the Pavilion inside AK Bissell Park.
This is the first Neon Vibe 5K in the state of Tennessee and over 1,200 people are expected to participate. The Neon Vibe welcomes all participants regardless of age or ability and the race proceeds benefit the East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
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April 23rd, 2014: Added the ideone examples to GitHub: https://github.com/KjellKod/blog_linkedlist_vs_vector
Java Battle Royal: LinkedList vs ArrayList vs DynamicIntArray
My obstinate anti-LinkedList blog entry which turned into a CodeProject article recently took some heat from a former college, David.
I think his objections were smart, to the point and important. Many of his objections came up earlier at CodeProject but instead of expecting the reader to read through all the comments there and here I decided to take a different approach. Instead of doing an easy-to-miss reply in the comments I decided to do a blog sort-of reply here. I am sure many has the same objections and questions as the ones earlier asked, and it is good to bring them into the light (questions + people ;). This blog post will highlight some issues that were not clearly explained or could be misinterpreted.
Some cut and paste from the reply gives a nice picture of what we should all strive for:
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What you should do is to look at your problem and create the most suitable solution for it
I would try to encourage them choose the correct one [kjell: data structure choice] for the specific problem! […]
Well put. I could not agree more.
Some of the irate comments I have received I can sympathize with. My anti-LinkedList entry can be argued used somewhat contrived examples, even if I actually used real-life examples that I have encountered.
David was so kind as to suggest a few examples when LinkedList should shine. Let us look at them and compare. Let us also quickly do a recap of what the article showed.
[ Rationale ]
On algorithms: Doing performance testing on data structures is tricky. If your algorithm is faulty, working against the nature of the structure or has logical errors you can get bad performance even if the produced result is correct.
Looping through a LinkedList using index, or through an ArrayList using iterator are both examples of working against the nature of the structure. Both will also have a sad impact on performance. In the testing below such against-the-nature approaches are called "naive".
Such a naive approach is probably taken by mistake, by laziness or by lack of knowledge : it might just be that it is pseudo intuitive for coders who have not bothered to understand nor read up on how the structure works. A more sad reason for choosing a naive approach is when the coder follows the rule of premature pessimization.
On performance: The Java code snippets performance testing were mostly done at ideone.com. The performance testing is a bit sketcy. Should it be done cold or warm? Playing with repeating gave sometimes the following result
Run 1: fast
Run 2: slower
Run 3: fastest so far
This is a Java optimization artifact and whether justified or not I decided to run the tests cold.
[ Let it begin ]
Thanks to David's and @rc's comments I can soon update the Java section on the article. At the time of writing the Java section is just simply wrong. They [David and "rc"] (aware or not) kindly helped me to understand how to squeeze out the cache boosted performance out of Java's ArrayList and how a wrong use of it and LinkedList will just give horrible performance for both.
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When using LinkedList you should be using it the way it's [supposed] to be used, e.g. _not_ using indexes. It is, as the name suggests, a _linked_list_ and behave really bad using indexes to find elements
Huge blunder by me. Of course a LinkedList should use iterators instead of calculating the indexes. That approach was born out of a desire to be generic. It very much fits my own description of naive and I was happy to correct it. Thank you for pointing it out.
When treating both structures right, and comparing them in the original scope the ArrayList still shines over LinkedList.
[ Silly "insert sorted" to prove a point ]
Correcting the code according to David's example fixed the code and for a while LinkedList rocked in comparison to ArrayList. This just did not make sense to me and I decided to skip being naive and read up on ArrayList. This resulted in simple changes that lead to a huge performance boost for ArrayList.
For performance reasons traversing the ArrayList should use the random access lookup and being treated in function calls as an ArrayList and not as a List (my bad). It will remove some from being generic and it will hurt the object oriented fanatics but it will squeeze out that cache-friendly nature of it that we want.
I.e.an example of when ArrayList is unnecessarily slowed down because it is iterating as a List and not an ArrayList. The ArrayList loop will be roughly twice as fast as the List loop
// SLOWER: as shown in http://ideone.com/1wnF1 private static void linearInsertion(Integer[] intArray, List<Integer> list) { [...] int list_size = list.size(); for (int i = 0; i < list_size; i++) { if (integer.compareTo(list.get(i)) >= 0) { // ... more code
// FASTER: as shown in http://ideone.com/JOJ05 private static void linearInsertion(Integer[] intArray, ArrayList<Integer> list) { [...] int list_size = list.size(); for (int i = 0; i < list_size; i++) { if (integer.compareTo(list.get(i)) >= 0) { // ... more code
The only difference between the snippets above is that the ArrayList is at top iterated through the List interface and in the second it is iterated through the ArrayList interface. The difference in performance is huge. So almost identical code, for the same structure is behaving radically different. If you would use iterator instead of random access lookup then the ArrayList would perform even worse. Please see this reference at Oracle for more information.
[ DynamicIntArray ]
In Java the
C++ std::list equivalent is called
LinkedList. The
C++ dynamic array
std::vector is in
Java called
ArrayList. There is one big difference between these libraries, both the Java
LinkedList and
ArrayList can only contain objects. This means that the boost of adjacent memory will be somewhat less for an
ArrayList containing
Integer objects. To access and compare values for the search there is one extra indirection, from reference to value.
To see what difference that made for
ArrayList I threw in a
DynamicIntArray to get a truly cache friendly structure to compare with. The
DynamicIntArray use
int, not
Integer objects.
From: http://ideone.com/JOJ05 Linear search, then insertion to prove a point. Times are in microseconds [us] #Elements LinkedList ArrayList DynamicArray 100 47 (157%) 39 (130%) 30 (100%) 200 177 (197%) 128 (142%) 90 (100%) 500 1074 (205%) 802 (153%) 524 (100%) 1000 4527 (233%) 2756 (142%) 1946 (100%) 2000 21782 (259%) 10873 (129%) 8405 (100%) 3000 49707 (232%) 26284 (122%) 21468 (100%) 4000 91929 (238%) 46914 (121%) 38652 (100%) 5000 141390 (246%) 75871 (132%) 57452 (100%) 10000 628813 (258%) 317474 (130%) 243352 (100%) 20000 3125540 (322%) 1319927 (136%) 971471 (100%)
With the corrections in place the
LinkedList showed immediately that it was performing worse than the
ArrayList. For the test on ideone.com (http://ideone.com/JOJ05) the
LinkedList was performing from a factor of 1.5 to a factor of 3 slower then the best array container.
On my x64 ultrabook the cache architecture is different and the cache friendly structures got a nice boost. The
LinkedList was then a factor 1.5 to factor 15 slower then the
DynamicIntArray for the same range of elements.
Integer object slow down for ArrayList
On ideone.com the extra indirection overhead of using Integer
objects instead of int
. On my x64 laptop the ArrayList
What this scenario really shows is that the overhead of array shuffling, creating larger arrays when needed and copying content to the larger array is not that expensive performance wise. At least in comparison with traversing a disjoint memory structure with lots of cache misses, lots of cache loading and slow RAM access to get what to load.
What this scenario shows is that the sheer amount of the operations needed to find and do an insert in the middle of a dynamic array plays mind tricks with people. LinkedList insertion is: search time + O(1). ArrayList insertion is search time + O(n). Unless you have the pointer in advance the LinkedList search time is excruciatingly slow
I.e. there are lots and lots of cache misses when traversing a LinkedList. This means idle CPU cycles. Which is expensive. Which means that that even though more data has to be shuffled the adjacent memory structures ArrayList and DynamicIntArray win in this silly scenario.
I.e. search time + O(1) is slower than search time + O(n). What does this mean?
[ O(1) beats O(n), or does it? ]
David wrote:
Cache is a faster memory, period, nothing else and it certainly doesn't make O(n) go O(1).
Yes. Exactly. Or. Kind of.
Cache is much faster then disjoint memory traversal (lots of RAM fetching). However doing the big O comparison is just pointless. Let me be repeat this: It is pointless to compare algorithms that way.
Please, everyone who reads this. Be extremely careful when juggling Big O – you are on a slippery slope if you use it for drawing conclusions of which container or algorithm to choose. If comparing algorithms and containers beware for drawing conclusions like X with O(n) is slower then Y which has O(1). Or statements such as Y with O(n log n) beats Z which runs in O(n2).
Big-O notations tells nothing about how one algorithm fare against another algorithm. Big-O will only tell you how performance will degrade as n increases.
In my CodeProject article I wrote about this:
Kjell wrote:
"[…] for a given problem set these mathematical models are completely and utterly false"
This might be clumsily written out of frustration. The mathematical models are accurate but are so severely abused in the computer science area that I consider them [for coders use] to be flawed and dangerous.
Remember this from the linear search, then insert example?
LinkedList insertion is: search time + O(1).
ArrayList insertion is search time + O(n).
In the silly example "search then insert" the search complexity for both was O(n). But the search time for LinkedList grows rapidly, at first seemingly near exponential up to a certain level.
[ Almost but not quite, exponential increase for linked-list ]
y = a(1+r)ˆx
No. It is not exponential. So that formula won't work
If monitoring the numbers closely you would see that the exponential growth formula does not work. The growth factor decreases and eventually it clearly levels off. At these levels the time usage for linked-list is absurd but I thought the fake exponential display would be good for clarity. The linked-list search time does not grow exponentially, it is just excruciatingly slow from the get-go.
[ The most common operation on a data structure ]
The article got a response "6 good reasons to always use linkedlist" from steveb. He and David makes similar observations
steveb wrote:
"[If] Your insertion is always done [at] the index 0 or somwhere in the middle. No matter how large list grows the operation perfomed in constant time O(1). With vectors it is O(log(n)). The larger the array the slower the insertion."
David wrote:
"[A] very common example when adding elements to the beginning a list. Using a LinkedList this would be a fairly simple operation (just swapping some pointers) while the ArrayList would struggle to make such insertion (moving the entire array)"
Copy and pasting from my own article comment answer to steveb:
"What you wrote above is completely accurate. You are not the first to mention this and while it is so right it is also so wrong. Let me explain.
The scenario you outlined is very believable. In fact putting one piece of data in front of an older piece of data and so forth is perhaps the most common task for data collecting?
In this scenario it makes sense to do insert at "index 0" for the linked-list. This does not makes sense for the vector.
The default insertion on vector should be done by
push_back. Insertion in the direction of growth. An obvious choice to avoid shifting the whole previous section. This is made abundantly clear in C++ where the
std::vector[^] have
push_back, and
insert but lacks completely the function
So, let us not be silly [naive] here, right? Doing
push_back on the vector instead and comparing that to insert at index 0 on the linked-list that is probably the valid options a programmer would choose from. Don't you agree?
push_back on the vector does not need to shuffle everything for every new element. The overhead when the vector is full and need to be re-sized still applies."
A code and performance comparison between these three insertions can be seen at http://ideone.com/DDEJF. It compares between the common linked-list operation : insert at "index 0" vs std::vector
push_back vs a naive std::vector "
From: http://ideone.com/DDEJF. Times are given in microseconds [us] elements, list, vector, vector (naive) 10, 3, 6, 1 100, 7, 3, 13 500, 43, 7, 83 1000, 70, 10, 285 2000, 149, 27, 986 10000, 928, 159, 22613 20000, 1578, 284, 97330 40000, 3138, 582, 553636 100000, 7802, 1179, 3555756 Exiting test,. the whole measuring took 4266 milliseconds (4seconds or 0 minutes)
[ Applying a filter to a set of values ]
David wrote: [in regard to finding an example where linked-list would rule]
[..] to filter an array of elements, removing the values that are above or below a threshold, perfect for an linked list (http://ideone.com/KM5Ev)! And wouldn't those examples be "Number crunching problems"?
Yes. Definitely in the number crunching area. Let us take a look at that then. Remember that we are trying to be realistic here. The naive approach might be interesting but will not prove anything. Let us look at how we can apply both structures at their best to solve the filtering problem.
Printout from : http://ideone.com/NH6jl
Filter containers with random 1.000 numbers Performance is measured in microseconds [us] Naive ArrayList 1200 Less naive ArrayList 691 Davids 'set/replace' ArrayList 805 LinkedList 1221 Smart ArrayList 278 Smart DynamicIntArray 403 All containers filtered equally: true Filter containers with random 100.000 numbers Performance is measured in microseconds [us] Naive ArrayList 2230954 [working against] Less naive ArrayList 1074467 [working with, but performance ignorant ] Davids 'set/replace' ArrayList 3504 [smart in-place algorithm ] LinkedList 6229 Smart ArrayList 3471 ["simple/smart", wanted values --> to work copy] Smart DynamicIntArray 2363 ["simple/smart", wanted values -->to work copy] All containers filtered equally: true ************************************** Another view Elements Davids Arraylist LinkedList copy ArrayList copy DynamicArr NaiveArrayList LessNaiveArrayList 10 21 129 24 21 29 14 1.000 805 1221 278 403 1200 691 100.000 3504 6229 3471 2363 2230954 1074467
For small range of values, 10 – 1000, even the completely naive array-based solution is just as fast or faster then the Linkedlist. This means that for smaller ranges the cache friendly array structure is much more forgiving. It is not too bad to use a completely naive solution and still beat or come in split position with LinkedList.
After 1.000 elements the naive array-based solutions pay the price. For the more sensible array-based solutions the relative order of effectiveness seems to be pretty much the same from 1.000 elements up to 100.000. I.e. the array-based solutions beat the LinkedList solutions with factor ranging from 1.5 up to 4. Maybe not that much difference but still, remember it is the battlefield chosen to favor the LinkedList.
[ What about sorting? ]
The initial "linear search, then insert" should of course never be thought of as a optimal way of sorting a data structure. It is in fact an extremely slow way of sorting. Not in my wildest dreams have I even considered the possibility that anyone would consider my example as a suggestion for sorting. Please do not do that. It is there to prove a point. Nothing else, nothing more.
For both linked-list and the dynamic array the initial "sort" example is very ineffective, but the point was made!
Sorting is interesting. How will the LinkedList fare against array-based structures when it comes to sorting? By now the answer should be clear, but let us verify it first, shall we? But the algorithm for sorting one data structure will not be effective on another. Here we initially trust the Java (and C++) libraries to be as effective as they can for each data structure.
Sorting the data structures using the Java Collections.sort(…) for ArrayList and LinkedList and Arrays.sort(…) for the raw array gave the following.
Java sort examples from http://ideone.com/0l8Ct Elements Linked-List[us] ArrayList[us] RawArray 10 150 (938%) 128 (800%) 16 (100%) 1.000 3406 (1577%) 1628 (754%) 216 (100%) 10.000 6360 (215%) 4757 (161%) 2954 (100%) 100.000 56693 (125%) 54353 (120%) 45378 (100%) 1000.000 949816 (123%) 1054523 (136%) 774160 (100%)
For me, this is uncharted territory. I read somewhere that Collections.sort would dump the list into an array and then sort it. I read somewhere else that Arrays.sort(raw_array) would use QuickSort but that Collections.sort(LinkedList) or Collections.sort(ArrayList) would use MergeSort. Whatever the case was I could compare their performance related to each other, and expected to see similar figures as when I compared C++ std::list::sort and std::sort(vector) (http://ideone.com/3eouT).
As n grows the C++ sorting of the array became more effective compared to the std::list, not less as shown in the Java sort example above.
C++ sort as shown in http://ideone.com/3eouT ********** Times in microseconds (us) ********** Elements SORT(List, Vector) elements list_time vector_time 10 5, (250%), 2(100%) 1.000 139, (239%), 58(100%) 10.000 1823, (270%), 674(100%) 100.000 26167, (324%), 8058(100%) 1000.000 507663, (519%), 97794(100%) 10.000.000 9331131, (831%), 1122050(100%)
Why did the Java sorting relative performance not follow the C++ example as the numbers went up? It is still somewhat of a mystery but I got closer to the answer when I just had to take care of a must-try "itch" that I scratched by trying out Quicksort on the DynamicIntArray.
C:\temp>java -Xmx756m Main . Times in microseconds. Same as http://ideone.com/0l8Ct but with a home wrought QuickSort (nothing special). Collections.sort on Linked-List and ArrayList. Arrays.sort on RawArray Home made QuickSort on RawArray Elements Linked-List ArrayList RawArray HomeQuickSort(rawArray) 100 513 245 123 1417 1.000 1503 1193 387 458 10.000 4173 3795 2819 863 100.000 32468 33854 24440 9193 1000.000 448278 470919 382999 101954 10.000.000 6589875 8498179 5914902 1174076
Putting this into a chart instead put mayhap things into perspective.
This relationship between DynamicIntArray/QuickSort and the rest looks almost identical to the C++ std::list vs std::vector sorting.
The Arrays.sort and Collections.sort(ArrayList) follow, surprisingly, very closely the Collections.sort(LinkedList).
I seriously doubt that my QuickSort is that effective, the explanation lies elsewhere. I.e. to me it seems like the positive cache effects seems to be missing from Arrays.sort and Collections.sort(ArrayList) while the cache friendliness of the array is showing for the DynamicIntArray/QuickSort.
But hey, I am Java naive so maybe it has a natural, very obvious explanation that is escaping me. Maybe delving into this mystery will be the subject for a future blog entry?
[ Conclusions ]
Any new conclusions to draw from all this testing? Well, choosing the right algorithm for the task is of course of paramount importance. And choosing the right data structure goes hand in hand with that.
The CPU-cache architecture plays a huge importance of course. On ideone.com the cache performance boost is not that significant. On a modern x64 ultrabook laptop the boost is so much more. If anything the use of ideone.com in this blog entry downplays the relative performance boost of cache friendly structures vs cache hostile structures (linked-list). Please try out the ideone.com examples yourself, at ideone.com and on your computer. Notice that your computer will (likely) show much larger difference – favoring the ArrayList and DynamicIntArray.
In the area of number crunching you will be hard pressed to come up with realistic scenarios where LinkedList with its disjoint memory beats array-based contiguous memory structures. Even for the LinkedList favored scenarios it was dead simple to beat it performance wise.
LinkedList has its uses. It is not horrible to use LinkedList,. but make no mistake about it. In the area of number crunching there is one who almost always rule. The Array is King.


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