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This chapter details Scheme 48's command processor, which incorporates both a read-eval-print loop and an interactive debugger. At the > prompt, you can type either a Scheme form (expression or definition) or a command beginning with a comma. In inspection mode (see section 3.7) the prompt changes to : and commands no longer need to be preceded by a comma; input beginning with a letter or digit is assumed to be a command, not an expression. In inspection mode the command processor prints out a menu of selectable components for the current object of interest.
The command processor keeps track of a current focus value. This value is normally the last value returned by a command. If a command returns multiple values the focus object is a list of the values. The focus value is not changed if a command returns no values or a distinguished 'unspecific' value. Examples of forms that return this unspecific value are definitions, uses of set!, and (if #f 0). It prints as #{Unspecific}.
The reader used by the command processor reads ## as a special expression that evaluates to the current focus object.
> (list 'a 'b) '(a b) > (car ##) 'a > (symbol->string ##) "a" > (if #f 0) #{Unspecific} > ## "a" >
If an error, keyboard interrupt, or other breakpoint occurs, or the ,push command is used, the command processor invokes a recursive copy of itself, preserving the dynamic state of the program when the breakpoint occured. The recursive invocation creates a new command level. The command levels form a stack with the current level at the top. The command prompt indicates the number of stopped levels below the current one: > or : for the base level and n> or n: for all other levels, where n is the command-level nesting depth. The levels setting described below can be used to disable the automatic pushing of new levels.
The command processor's evaluation package and the value of the current focus value are local to each command level. They are preserved when a new level is pushed and restored when it is discarded. The settings of all other settings are shared by all command levels.
Whenever moving to an existing level, either by sending an 〈eof〉 or by using ,reset or the other commands listed above, the command processor runs all of the dynamic-wind "after" thunks belonging to stopped computations on the discarded level(s).
There are many commands related to modules. Only the most commonly used module commands are described here; documentation for the rest can be found in section 4.8. There is also a brief description of modules, structures, and packages in section 2.6 below.
,config ,load filename
to load a file containing module definitions. If no command is given, the config package becomes the execution package for future commands.
If the current focus object is a continuation or a thread, then that continuation or thread's stack is displayed.
Otherwise, if the current command level was initiated because of a breakpoint in the next level down, then the stack at that breakpoint is displayed.
Otherwise, there is no stack to display and a message is printed to that effect.
One line is printed out for each continuation on the chosen stack, going from top to bottom.
There are a number of settings that control the behavior of the command processor; most of them are booleans. They can be set using the ,set and ,unset commands.
The settings are as follows:
a longer prompt
retention of the continuation in effect at the point of errors
confusion among some newcomers
With levels disabled one must issue a ,push command immediately following an error in order to retain the error continuation for debugging purposes; otherwise the continuation is lost as soon as the focus object changes. If you don't know anything about the available debugging tools, then levels might as well be disabled.
> ,set ask-before-loading will ask before loading modules > ,open random Load structure random (y/n)? y >
> ,set load-noisily will notify when loading modules and files > ,open random [random /usr/local/lib/scheme48/big/random.scm] >
There is a data inspector available via the ,inspect and ,debug commands. The inspector is particularly useful with procedures, continuations, and records. The command processor can be taken out of inspection mode by using the q command. When in inspection mode, input that begins with a letter or digit is read as a command, not as an expression. To see the value of a variable or number, do (begin exp) or use the ,run exp command.
In inspection mode the command processor prints out a menu of selectable components for the current focus object. To inspect a particular component, just type the corresponding number in the menu. That component becomes the new focus object. For example:
> ,inspect '(a (b c) d) (a (b c) d) [0] a [1] (b c) [2] d : 1 (b c) [0] b [1] c :
When a new focus object is selected the previous one is pushed onto a stack. You can pop the stack, reverting to the previous object, with the u command, or use the stack command to move to an earlier object.
Commands useful when in inspection mode:
u (up) pop object stack
m (more) print more of a long menu
(...) evaluate a form and select result
q quit
template select a closure or continuation's template (Templates are the static components of procedures; these are found inside of procedures and continuations, and contain the quoted constants and top-level variables referred to by byte-compiled code.)
d (down) move to the next continuation (current object must be a continuation)
menu print the selection menu for the focus object
Multiple selection commands (u, d, and menu indexes) may be put on a single line.
All ordinary commands are available when in inspection mode. Similarly, the inspection commands can be used when not in inspection mode. For example:
> (list 'a '(b c) 'd) '(a (b c) d) > ,1 '(b c) > ,menu [0] b [1] c >
If the current command level was initiated because of a breakpoint in the next level down, then ,debug will invoke the inspector on the continuation at the point of the error. The u and d (up and down) commands then make the inspected-value stack look like a conventional stack debugger, with continuations playing the role of stack frames. D goes to older or deeper continuations (frames), and u goes back up to more recent ones.
The exec package contains procedures that are used to execute the command processor's commands. A command ,foo is executed by applying the value of the identifier foo in the exec package to the (suitably parsed) command arguments.
,exec ,load filename
to load a file containing commands. If no command is given, the exec package becomes the execution package for future commands.
The required argument types are as follows:
filenames should be strings
other names and identifiers should be symbols
expressions should be s-expressions
commands (as for ,config and ,exec itself) should be lists of the form (command-name argument ...) where command-name is a symbol.
For example, the following two commands are equivalent:
,config ,load my-file.scm ,exec (config '(load "my-file.scm"))
The file scheme/vm/load-vm.scm in the source directory contains an example of an exec program.
If no-warnings appears as an option after the file name, no warnings about undefined external bindings (see Section 8.2) will be printed upon resuming the image. This is useful when the definitions of external bindings appear in shared objects that are only loaded after the resumption of the image.
Doing ,flush before building an image will reduce the amount of debugging information in the image, making for a smaller image file, but if an error occurs, the error message may be less helpful. Doing ,flush source maps before loading any programs used in the image will make it still smaller. See section 3.10 for more information.
maps - environment maps (local variable names, for inspector)
source - source code for continuations (displayed by inspector)
names - procedure names (as displayed by write and in error messages)
files - source file names
These commands refer to future compilations only, not to procedures that already exist. To have any effect, they must be done before programs are loaded. The default is to keep all four types.
Each command level has its own set of threads. These threads are suspended when a new level is entered and resumed when the owning level again becomes the current level. A thread that raises an error is not resumed unless explicitly restarted using the ,proceed command. In addition to any threads spawned by the user, each level has a thread that runs the command processor on that level. A new command-processor thread is started if the current one dies or is terminated. When a command level is abandoned for a lower level, or when a level is restarted using ,reset, all of the threads on that level are terminated and any dynamic-wind "after" thunks are run.
The following commands are useful when debugging multithreaded programs:
,translate /usr/gjc/ /zu/gjc/
will cause (load "/usr/gjc/foo.scm") to have the same effect as (load "/zu/gjc/foo.scm").


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While there, he learned the significance of banding migratory song birds. Utilizing a technique called mist netting, he and his coworkers caught various species of birds, ID'ed them, took various measurements, and ultimately banded them before sending them on their way. "I have always had a passion for birds, mostly of the waterfowl and endangered variety. I've spent the past few summers working with endangered birds through the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife and know the significance for tracking their breeding seasons and migrations. This opportunity working with song birds offered a little bit different feel as to why their migratory routes are equally important."
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Hope College has been selected to host national championship tournaments in two sports by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The NCAA announced today that Hope will host the 2012 and 2013 Division III volleyball and women's basketball finals at DeVos Fieldhouse.
"We are delighted that the NCAA has selected Hope College for these two national tournaments. It is a tribute to Hope personnel, especially co-athletic director Eva Dean Folkert, associate vice president for public and community relations Tom Renner, and our community volunteers. Once again the DeVos Fieldhouse enables national collegiate competition for the Hope and Holland communities which not insignificantly also benefits the local economy," said President James Bultman.
Hope was host to the 2008 and 2009 women's basketball finals and last year hosted for the first time the Great Lakes regional volleyball tournament.
Hope fans have shown their excitement for Division III sports through their attendance. Last year, for the first time in NCAA history, Hope topped all Division III schools in home attendance in men's and women's basketball and volleyball.
"That the NCAA has chosen Hope College to host four national championships in two sports for two years in-a-row speaks volumes to the quality of this campus, this community, and this facility. Most of all, it speaks highly of the quality of Hope and Holland people who make these tournaments so special and so well-run. We have received rave reviews from NCAA personnel, athletic participants, parents and fans from our hosting of past national events. We're honored that the NCAA has once again placed their faith in us," said Folkert who will serve as tournament director.
"The Holland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is thrilled that Hope College has been selected to host the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball and Volleyball National Championships in 2012 and 2013. The economic impact of sporting events such as these is significant," said Sally Laukitis, Executive Director of the Holland Visitors Bureau. "We anticipate the direct economic impact on the Holland community (hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses) will exceed $1,000,000 for each of these weekend events. The fact that these premier NCAA championships occur in March and November, as opposed to our prime tourist season, is an added benefit to the Holland area."
The tournaments in 2012 will be March 16-17 for basketball and November 15-17 for volleyball. The 2013 dates are to be announced.
The basketball finals will consist of four teams while the volleyball
championship will be comprised of eight teams.
Hope College has a long history of hosting NCAA championship. The men's and women's cross country finals were held at the former Holland Country Club in 1987 and the men's and women's swimming & diving champions took place at the Holland Aquatic Center in 2005. The women's basketball championships have been in Holland three times, first in 1990 at the Holland Civic Center and in 2008 and 2009.
The upcoming school year is already shaping up for some exciting championship action. The NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional men's and women's cross country championships will be held at the West Ottawa golf course on Saturday, Nov. 13 and the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division III finals will be played at The Edge in March. Hope College fields a club hockey team which a year ago finished at the national tournament.


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Growing up in Sligo in the 1960s when fiddle music had regained popularity in its native home, the Northwest of Ireland, Manus McGuire was ideally placed to carry on a tradition made legend by fiddlers Michael Coleman, James Morrison, and Paddy Killoran thirty years previously. From an early age he learned various dance tunes by his father's knee and followed his older brother, Seamus, into the national traditional music arena that was steadily gathering momentum. In 1970, at the young age of 14, Manus won Sligo's prestigious Fiddler of Dooney competition. Since then, he has toured extensively in North America and Canada.
Manus has recorded eight albums, including The Humours of Lisadell (Folk Legacy, 1980), and Carousel (Gael Linn, 1984),with Seamus; Buttons & Bows (Green Linnet, 1983), First month of Summer (Green Linnet, 1987) and Grace Notes (Gael Linn, 1991), all with the group Buttons & Bows; Moving Cloud (Green Linnet, 1994) and Foxglove (Green Linnet, 1997), with the group Moving Cloud; and a solo debut, Saffron & Blue (Green Linnet, 2000) This last recording was placed in the Top Ten polls of the Boston Globe and Irish Echo newspapers. It was also named Best Album of 2000–and Manus, Best Male Musician of the same year–by the Irish American News.


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From Weezer to Chicago to Steve Miller, the 2011 Orange County Fair will feature musical acts and other shows for every generation.
Organizers said the fair, which is expected to attract more than a million visitors, strives to have something for everyone during the Los Angeles Times Concert Series at the Pacific Amphitheatre.
On the fair's opening night Friday, musical legend Bob Dylan will kick off the 22-night concert calendar. The singer-songwriter, now 70, influenced countless rock and folk bands with his songs like "The Times They are a-Changin'" and "Like a Rolling Stone." A limited number of tickets were still available earlier this week.
For the tweens and teens, Disney Channel star Selena Gomez and her band The Scene will headline performances scheduled for Sunday, July 24. The 18-year-old pop princess' most recent hit, "Who Says," rocketed her third full-band album to No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.
A lone break in the musical lineup, comedian Bill Cosby will take the stage Saturday, Aug. 6. The 74-year-old star of "The Cosby Show" is known not only for his comedy, but his educational activism and best-selling books.
The "King of Blues," B.B. King, closes out the concert calendar on Sunday, Aug. 14. King, 85, has been named one of the top 100 best guitarists of all time and is an honoree in both the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Pistol Permits
You must present a completed application along with cash, check, or debit/credit card at the Sheriff's Office to receive a pistol permit.
1. Who may obtain a pistol permit?
Alabama State Code 13A-11-70 et., seq. (1975) provides that the Sheriff of a county may issue a qualified license to a person residing in the county, and is a suitable person to be licensed.
There are many people who cannot obtain a pistol license. Most of these are prohibited because of certain State and Federal Laws. All the Laws contained in this question are contained in the Alabama State Code and in the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997. The people who cannot obtain a pistol license are as follows:
2. Who MAY NOT obtain a pistol permit?
- A person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence;***
- A person who is a drug addict, habitual drunkard or be of unsound mind
- A person who is a fugitive from justice;
- A person convicted of a felony or any degree of theft;
- A person discharged from the armed forces under dishonorable conditions;
- A person who has been adjudged by a court as mentally incompetent;
- A citizen of the United States who has renounced his citizenship;
- A person convicted of the Family Violence Act, even though the charge may be a misdemeanor;
- A person illegally or unlawfully in the United States;
- A person who has been convicted of an offense involving firearms;
- A person who has been convicted of an offense involving explosives;
- A person who is not deemed suitable or proper by the Sheriff's Office.
***Under Alabama law, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and a person who is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking or threatening an intimate partner or child is forbidden to possess a pistol. A crime of violence as defined by Alabama law includes any of the following crimes or an attempt to commit any of them: murder, manslaughter, rape, mayhem, assault with intent to commit robbery, assault with intent to ravish, assault with intent to murder, robbery burglary, kidnapping and larceny.
3. What are the age requirements to obtain a pistol permit?
It is the policy that a license will not be issued to anyone under the age of 18.
4. May a pistol permit be revoked?
Yes, Title 13A-11-75 of the State Law provides that the Sheriff may revoke a license.
5. Is the license valid in other counties?
Yes, Title 13A-11-75 of the State Law says the license is valid within all the counties of the State of Alabama.
6. How can a pistol permit be renewed?
Mail or bring the renewal card or pistol license, along with $20.00, to the Etowah County Sheriff's Office.
*Etowah County Sheriff's Office, 827 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901
7. What is the cost of a pistol permit?
$20.00 per year, up to five years
8. Where do you obtain an application for a pistol permit?
- Download an application from the above link.
- Fill out an application at the ECSO.
9. Will I be investigated if I make an application to the Etowah County Sheriff's Department for a pistol permit?
- We will check to see if you have a previous arrest record.
- We will make any other investigation as necessary.
Pistol Permits – Reciprocity
In 2001, the State of Alabama passed legislation recognizing handgun licenses issued by other states provided that state would recognize Alabama's pistol license. This allows residents of the State of Alabama who have a valid pistol permit to carry their weapon in any of these states, and also authorizes persons from these states to carry a pistol in Alabama.
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London, England (CNN) -- John Malkovich sits on stage, adrenalin rushing through him, as he prepares to claim another victim in his illustrious acting career -- this time, an Austrian serial killer.
The maverick actor's latest stage work -- "The Infernal Comedy" -- tells the true story of Jack Unterweger -- the notorious criminal who succeeded in combining a life of crime and murder with glamour and celebrity, killing a total of nine victims.
All of them prostitutes, strangled with their own bras.
Asked what he found interesting about this character, Malkovich says that being a serial killer doesn't have much to do with it.
"Any part that's really well written, rounded and dense is really fun to do. I would be just as happy playing Helen Mirren's part in 'The Queen' (2006)," he tells CNN from Vienna.
"What I particularly like is the way Michael Sturminger wrote it. It's funny, odd and archaic, it has a certain bleak and, at times, absurd charm to Unterweger -- of course he has his own tragedies but he is not someone I would be moved by."
On stage, Malkovich adds slight details of a very soft Austrian accent while arias by Vivaldi, Mozart, Haydn and Webber give voice to Unterweger's victims. His monologue is written in a way that requires him to improvise, a condition that he finds necessary for a good performance.
"Theater is a living thing, exceptionally ephemeral," he says. "I find it enraging when you watch a performance and you know that the actor is doing the same thing every night. The good thing about theater is that it reminds you of life, because you had to be there and because it is ephemeral.
"So if it isn't any of those things then I don't really understand what it is. Maybe I don't understand it and I just did 30 years because I haven't been arrested and no one has stopped me."
Far from getting arrested, Malkovich's run as a thespian has been met with both critical and popular acclaim.
It all started in 1976 when he joined Gary Sinise in the newly-founded Steppenwolf Theater company. The now-legendary group went on to become one of the most groundbreaking theater teams in the U.S. and paved the way for Malkovich's successful transition to the big screen in the mid-1980s.
In 1983, Malkovich won his first Obie (an annual award for theater actors working in off-Broadway productions) for his portrayal of the corrupting older brother in Sam Shepherd's "True West." One year later he made his Broadway debut, playing alongside Dustin Hoffman in Arthur Miller's "The Death of a Salesman," a collaboration that Malkovich cherishes to this day.
"He made me a much harder worker and much more concentrated," he tells of Hoffman. "I was such an instinctive sort of performer and he forced me to be more articulate about what I was doing and the choices I made."
From then on, Malkovich went on to become one of the most recognized movie actors globally, starring in both blockbusters and independent movies.
But his cinema career has been interspersed with theater breaks as Malkovich often returns to his beloved stage to either perform, direct or to do both.
For the skillful actor, cinema and theater cannot really be compared. "I see them as very distant cousins, sort of several times removed," he says.
"Theater lives in the moment, off the moment and for the moment. Movies aren't like that, they are much more heavily manipulated. And that can be fantastic too.
"But I like theater, if I see a fantastic play, I am more affected than if I see a fantastic movie because a play is alive."
Back in Vienna, the experienced actor is gearing up for another performance in his long career. He's not nervous but admits he doesn't particularly like opening nights because crowds are "normally there to watch each other."
Asked what goes through his head while being on stage, Malkovich says he tries to be open to his impulses and instincts and trust them, even if they are wrong.
"I try to empty my head out, try not to think, 'go on, have fun, see what happens, be free, be open.' If you try to repeat things too much then your instincts are blocked, and if your instincts are blocked, it'll never really be that good."
CNN's Rosie Tomkins contributed to this report


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Emergency room usage rate may reveal local doctor shortage
New London County residents, it seems, have a bad habit when it comes to seeking medical care.
The county's two emergency departments, at The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich and Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, have a combined usage rate that is higher than the statewide average, according to figures presented at a recent community forum.
"Emergency care is not a substitute for having a doctor of your own who keeps you well and costs you less," said Russell Melmed, epidemiologist at Ledge Light Health District who compiled the data.
His data shows that over a five-year period, there were 45,908 emergency department visits for every 100,000 New London County residents. That compares to the statewide rate of 36,410 visits for every 100,000 Connecticut residents. The data is for 2005 to 2009, the most recent available from the state Department of Public Health, but Melmed said he doesn't expect that more recent numbers would have affected his findings.
The data, he noted, reflects only patients treated and released from emergency rooms, not those admitted to the hospital from the ER because of more serious conditions. That indicates that many of the cases could have been treated by a primary care doctor.
"The most likely explanation is that people in New London County have an access to primary care issue," he said.
In fact, data compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that there is one doctor for every 1,098 New London County residents, compared to a statewide average of one doctor for every 729 people.
Other factors could be long wait times for appointments and a lack of doctors who accept certain types of insurance including Medicaid, or other reasons, Melmed said. Further study would need to be done to pinpoint the causes.
He compiled and presented the data in January for the Community Health Needs Assessment by L+M. The higher rates of emergency care in New London County, he said, emerged from the study as one of the priority areas on which the region should focus in response to the assessment.
The higher rates for emergency care in New London County were seen across all categories of reasons people go to the hospital, from injuries and poisoning to respiratory diseases - including asthma - and diabetes-related flare-ups. Both of those chronic conditions, Melmed said, can be better controlled more economically at home, with regular primary care visits, versus in emergency rooms.
Recognizing that emergency department overuse is a problem, Backus has undertaken two major initiatives to address the problem of inappropriate use, spokesman Shawn Mawhiney said. He noted that Backus' recently opened satellite emergency department in Plainfield (in Windham County) is much busier than anticipated, on track to see 20,000 patients in its first year compared to the 11,500 that had been anticipated. A shortage of primary care doctors and a lack of health insurance due to unemployment are the likely causes, he added.
But the hospital is working to recruit primary care doctors to its service area, he said, and even with the doctor shortage, it is working to get patients into a system of regular medical care. Through its My Health Direct and Access to Care initiatives, Backus staff are redirecting patients who don't have regular doctors to primary care physicians at United Community & Family Services, Generations Family Health Center and four local physicians who have joined the program.
"We make an appointment for them on the spot," Mawhiney said. "The problem is that we can give people appointments, but we can't make them keep them."
Backus, he said, is now considering offering incentives such as store gift cards to get people to keep appointments.
At L+M, which provides emergency care at the main hospital in New London and the Pequot Health Center in Groton, an initiative called the Center for Innovation is considering how to improve quality and efficiency of health care. Figuring out how to reduce inappropriate emergency department usage is part of that, said Laurel Holmes, director of community health outreach and partnerships at L+M.
"Another contributing factor is that there are groups who are not familiar with using a primary care provider, who believe that the emergency room is where you go for health care," she said, adding that a public education campaign is being considered.
Holmes said groups formed in response to the findings of the health needs assessment also will be working to develop ways to address issues about primary care doctor shortages.
L+M spokesman Mike O'Farrell said other factors contributing to the higher rates of emergency care in New London County include a regional population that's older than the statewide average. Also, tourists drawn to the region's coastal communities and attractions make up a significant portion of emergency patients, particularly at Pequot.
"And it is easy to come to the ED," he added. "Some may see it as a disincentive to see a primary care provider - particularly short-term. The ED provides 24-7 care, all the testing you need and quicker answers. The belief is that everyone should have primary care, but if you don't, it's easy to understand why folks would come to the ED first."
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The future of music is streaming - whether that means streaming from a service like Spotify, Apple Music, or Google Play Music, or streaming your local library throughout your home to various devices in your house. Did you know that you can take any of your old speakers and breath new life into them, allowing them to join in on streaming content from either your local library or the cloud?
All you need is the Google Chromecast Audio and a Wi-Fi network. Simply plug the device into an available speaker through the AUX port, then into USB for power, and your old speakers are now ready for your streaming music. You can send audio from your smartphone, tablet, or computer right over your Wi-Fi network, which provides a much stronger and robust connection than using Bluetooth.
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We are giving away two of the hottest smartphones on the planet right now - the iPhone 7 Plus and the Google Pixel XL! Each winner will get to choose whether they would like a 128GB iPhone 7 Plus, or a 128GB Google Pixel XL, and each winner will also get to choose the color that they'd like to receive. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel to stay up on all the latest tech reviews and gadget giveaways!
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Are today's laptop prices starting to worry you? If you have a laptop that's about ready to hum its last and need a replacement, there are inexpensive and dependable computers out there…if you know where to look. We're specifically talking about Chromebooks, those lightweight laptops that run Chrome OS and come with much cheaper specs than the average mobile machine. Even the best Chromebooks are limited in some ways: Because they can only run Chrome and have very limited storage, most of their work needs to be based in the cloud, on the web, or on more simple apps. However, if you don't need to run any demanding programs or save up a lot of data, they can be a very effective solution to your laptop vs. wallet problem. Here are several of our top picks for the best Chromebooks and why they shine.
Toshiba Chromebook 2 - $400
It's common to expect not-so-impressive specs on a Chromebook, so when one of these computers actually has impressive features, it's worth talking about. This Toshiba Chromebook 2 has a particularly great HD, 1080p screen: At around 13 inches it isn't huge, but it is bright and beautiful, and makes this Chromebook an entertainment device in its own right. The other features include 4GB of RAM, a Core i3 processor, and only 16GB of storage, so remember to take it easy and stream your entertainment instead of downloading it.
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The Interview, the movie release that's been at the center of media hysteria for the past week, is now available to stream from the comfort of your home after having its theatrical release pulled. You can still catch the movie in theaters starting tomorrow, Christmas Day, but you'll only find it in 300 select independent theaters. In order to reach the masses, Sony decided to partner with Xbox Video, YouTube, and Google Play in conjunction with its own SeeTheInterview.com site on streaming the feature into the homes of potential viewers.
As far as pricing goes, you can rent The Interview for $5.99, or buy it for $14.99. Will you be watching?
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Google I/O 2014 kicks off today, with the big keynote starting at 9:00 AM PDT / 12:00 PM EDT, and you can join in and watch the presentation in the player above. What are we expecting to hear about during the Google I/O 2014 keynote? Well, the biggest piece of news will likely be the reveal of the next version of Android, likely Android 5.0. We'll get a look at the future of Android smartphones and tablets, in addition to set-top boxes. Google will be showing off a new Android TV set-top box, which is interesting since Google TV hardware failed so miserably over the last few years. Wearables should also be big today, with Google Glass and Android Wear devices getting some stage time. Google also typically releases Google+ updates during the I/O keynote as well.
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Google wants to buy Twitch.tv for $1 billion to integrate it into YouTube
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If you live in the world of video gaming, you probably know about Twitch. It's a sound concept. Watch other people play video games. I know I did it when I was nine, there was always a group of us kids around the the guy with the Gameboy playing Mario as we cheered him on.
Now it comes down to watching strangers play over the internet in real time and instead of five guys looking at a handheld console over their friend's shoulder, it's 43 million people watching a sum total of 6 billion hours of video game coverage every single month.
Those are some big numbers, and if there is one company that has a good nose for big numbers and the internet, it's Google. Now sources connected to Google have let it slip that the internet giant YouTube, owned by Google, is looking to acquire Twitch for $1 billion.
Should the deal go through, Twitch would gain access to Google's nigh-unlimited resources to expand. It also could run afoul of United States monopoly laws, granting Google a majority share of internet video game streaming services.
Twitch alone accounted for 1.35% of all downstream bandwidth in North America in March, with Youtube raking in 18.67%.
It's still in the rumor stage unfortunately, with Youtube and Twitch refusing to confirm talks, naturally. We'll see what banner I'm streaming under when July rolls around.
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Google Glass sales now open to the public, still $1500
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Google wants you to get them while they are hot. Google Glass has made its public premiere, but the company warns that its inventory is limited. When it opened a preliminary sale last month Google burned through the overwhelming majority of its Glass inventory in a single day and were forced to close up shop.
Since then Google has been building up its supply of the long-anticipated gadget. And as of Wednesday morning, they have announced open season on the Google Glass Explorer edition. It's still in the beta, but Google wants this to be its open test, as they announced via company blog this morning.
The Explorer carries a pretty heavy price tag: $1,500 in its current form. It's certainly outside of my range, so it looks like I won't be getting one just yet. Google says it plans a more widespread release of the Glass later this year. If that's the case, we're curious if the price will stay the same, and if not, how the company will handle the unhappiness of those who may have paid much more.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 specs and release date
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As expected, Samsung introduced the Galaxy S5 at its Unpacked event on Monday. This time around, the company focused more on the practical hardware features of the smartphone, as opposed to the bell-and-whistle show we got with the Galaxy S4—we're talking about faster connectivity, a great display, durable build, and camera features that anyone can appreciate.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 packs in a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080p resolution, with a 2.5GHz quad-core CPU, and running Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The battery in the device hold 2800mAh of power, and it's paired alongside a "Super Power Save" mode that'll turn off battery-draining features and turn the display black-and-white in instances where you absolutely want to stretch out your battery life for as long as you can.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 announcement rumored for February 24
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It looks like Samsung is set to announce its new Galaxy S5 smartphone at the Samsung Unpacked 5 event on February 24th. It was previously expected that the Galaxy S5 would be announced at Mobile World Congress, similar to the S4 last year, but perhaps Samsung wants to churn out a new model a bit quicker this year.
Recent reports suggest that Samsung will align its Android devices a bit more closely with Google's vision, rather than in the grandiose fashion they've used in the past, focusing on superfluous features that weren't that exciting or usable in the real world. Of course, Samsung isn't saying anything, keeping the cat in the bag until February 24th.
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Now that the Moto X has landed on Verizon and AT&T, Sprint is up next to launch the customizable smartphone from Motorola. Sprint will have the Moto X for $199.99 with the typical two-year contract, but for a limited time, customers switching over a number from a competing carrier will get $100 off the price instantly, making the phone just $99.99. Sprint will offer the Moto X in woven black and white, with support for the highly-customizable Moto Maker versions coming later.
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Emerging Markets Crushed in Open of 2014 Trading: Bad Omen?
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Investors are kicking off 2014 by selling stocks and buying gold, which the opposite of what they did in 2013. Call it a hint of mean reversion.
But the same isn't happening at all in emerging markets. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF's (EEM) 3.8% loss Thursday afternoon is nearly four times the selloff in SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).
ETFs for China, Russia, Brazil, you name it, are falling especially hard in 2014's first trading session. It feels like 2013 all over again. Matters are ugly in iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI), down 3.2%, and in iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ), down 3.5%. Leveraged ETFs like Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares (EDC) are digging themselves holes of 10% or more to start the new year.
The question is why, when other areas with risky reputations like small- and micro-cap stocks aren't falling at nearly this speed. Citigroup emerging-markets strategist Dirk Willer emails clients this afternoon with the notion that emerging markets are stuck between a rock and a hard place -- all because of interest rates:
EM equities are underperforming again and EMFX is broadly weaker again, too, just as it was for most of 2013. And within EMFX the losers of 2013 are leading the losses again: ZAR, TRY and BRL are underperforming, while MXN is outperforming. Maybe this highlights the fact that EM is caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, higher global rates are clearly a negative for the EM asset class. But it is not clear that lower rates, if driven by weaker growth, are that much of a good thing, given that EM is already growing quite slowly.
Bulls can still hope Thursday's steep loss is primarily a result of emerging markets' weaker liquidity. Willer entertains the notion:
Then again, maybe one should not overthink this. It could just be a case of people not really being involved and the damage is therefore the largest in areas of low liquidity.


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The Jason Flores era at Fort Lewis College began with an eye-opening result.
The FLC womens basketball team stayed with Division I New Mexico State throughout, despite playing without injured preseason all-conference performer Katerina Garcia, falling 80-73 in an exhibition game Friday night in Las Cruces, N.M.
The Skyhawks held a lead at 63-60 with 7 minutes, 6 seconds to play in regulation before the Aggies pulled ahead and built enough breathing room to eke out a victory.
We battled hard. That was the theme coming out, Flores said. What were we going to do with a lot of players without a lot of experience?
The answer was a strong performance from the guard position. Ashley Kuchar led the way with 24 points, and Erika Richards scored 14. Alex Easterbrook, starting at the point in place of Garcia, had 11 points and eight assists for FLC.
Flores was pleased with his guard play so early in his first year at the helm, particularly that of Kuchar, who got her points without going outside the structure of the offense.
Thats what we need her to be is consistent throughout until all these other players come through with a bit more experience, Flores said. The good thing about it, to be honest with you, was it came out of regular offense. It wasnt like we were tailored and just running plays because she was our only option.
Stefanie Gilbreath scored 26 points to lead the Aggies, who also got 14 from Danesia Williamson.
The one area in which Flores hoped to see the most improvement before the Nov. 16 opener vs. McMurry was on defense. Foul trouble eventually hurt FLC on the scoreboard.
We have to become a little better defensively and at not putting people on the line, he said.