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As a child I would't fit in any school.
The disciplinary system in the old country was something
impossible for me to accept. My father helped me on the
way and he tried to find some usefull occupation for me.
I went through many trades until I met someone who
would become my Persian arts master for several years.
After having spent a long time learning with him,
I started working independantly .
Then I moved to Sweden and today I produce mostly oil paintings,
experiment with a new technique in mixed media with
antique glass and oil. Digital graphics is a part of my work
and inspiration too.


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AgoraGallery necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 66 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Agora Gallery, New York
The Chelsea International Fine Art Contest, has been drawing attention to the work of talented upcoming artists from around the world for more than 25 years.
The contest is hosted by Agora Gallery, a fine art gallery based in Chelsea, New York that is dedicated to the promotion of contemporary artists. The Gallery caters to the taste and trends of the sophisticated New York art market and the Gallery's discerning worldwide collector base.
The Competition is juried by important figures in the New York art scene; last year's juror was Megan Fontanella, Assistant Curator of the Guggenheim Museum. Artists from around the world, at whatever stage in their career, are invited to join the competition.
In addition to the recognition received by the selected artists, prizes valued at $38,000 are awarded. Prizes include participation in the competition exhibition in New York, cash, internet promotion and review by an art critic.
The website is targeted at potential contest participants.
The participants are artists from around the world, at all stages in their artistic career. Their technical ability varies, and not all our native English speakers, so the design needs to be easy to navigate.
What the participants have in common is the desire to have their work judged by an art professional, and the dream of having their work shown in a New York Gallery and recognized on the world stage.
We are looking for a design that will get artists excited about our competition and which will make them want to take part. Of course, we'd like as many artists as possible to sign up, and we want to make it easy for artists to find the information they are looking for.
We'd also like to leave the artists with a positive impression of Agora Gallery, and with a desire to show their work there in the future.
The homepage will have slightly different content depending on whether the competition is open or closed:
* A title: "The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition"
* The text from the page http://tinyurl.com/6r6b6n , starting "The management of Agora" and ending with "children in need throughout the New York Metropolitan Area."
* Links to foreign language versions of the page.
* Links to the inner pages More Information, How to Enter, Entry Fee, FAQ & Results.
* The BBB accredited business logo.
When the competition is open the homepage must include the following:
* A Competition Entry Box. This is most important element on the site, and it should be very prominent. This will be similar in content to the Portfolio Submission box on our representation site ( http://tinyurl.com/34sly6f ). The artists will enter their email address and choose whether they are a new or existing artist. If they are an existing artist they will be asked for their password, or have the option of a having a password reminder sent to them.
Before the competition is open the homepage must include:
* "The next fine art contest is due to open in February 2011."
* "Sign up for an email reminder when the competition opens:" and a box for the users email address. This should be prominent. It could also include a link to our mailing list page, with the text "alternatively, join our mailing list."
In addition to the homepage we need a standard layout for our inner pages.
This should include links to the homepage and the other inner pages (More Information, How to Enter, Entry Fee, FAQ & Results.).
It should either include the competition entry box (described above) or a 'Click here to begin your entry' button.
The following elements are optional, both for the homepage and the inner page:
* A countdown until the competition opens/closes.
* This video of last year's competition exhibition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffgt…r_embedded
* Photos from the competition exhibition reception ( http://www.agora-gallery.com/exhibi…=8/17/2010 ), photos of other receptions ( http://www.agora-gallery.com/exhibi…_main.aspx ) or of the gallery generally ( http://www.agora-gallery.com/galler…hotos.aspx )
* A link to our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AgoraGalleryNY twitter feed http://twitter.com/agora_gallery or blog http://agoraartgalleryblog.com/
* A placeholder for a small portrait of the juror and/or text about the juror. This year's juror has not yet been chosen, but will be appointed by the time the page launches.
We like most of the content, but the design is messy and missing the sign up box.
We are not sure how integrated we would like the competition site to be with the rest of our website. Right now it sits inside the same template as the rest of the site - it has the full blue menu at the top and the blue-gray background. We are welcome designs which are either:
1. Completely different to the rest of the Agora Gallery site (in which case we would require a link to the main gallery site).
2. Have the same top menu and background as the rest of the Agora Gallery site.
3. Include changes to the top menu/background that we would use everywhere on the Agora Gallery site.

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Russ Taff – Faroe Islands
Producer: Jakup Zachariassen, Óli Poulsen and Kristoffer Mørkøre
Label: Spring Hill Music Group
Website: http://www.russtaff.com
After years and years of being a fan of Christian music, sometimes it's easier to turn to the old stuff than to try something new. I mean, how can we possibly keep coming up with new ways to express the same things? For an artist whose career has remained lauded across decades, the answer was to get away from it all, go to a strikingly-beautiful place to record, and showcase exactly what works: the message and the messenger.
And so, the answer to the "how to make it new again" question may very well lie in Russ Taff's Faroe Islands. Let me first lay the disclaimer here that I adore Russ and his wife Tori as people (and I adore their daughters and their dogs, too!), but until recently, I was largely unfamiliar with all but his most iconic songs. Having gotten to know his catalogue a little better in the past year, I can with some authority say that Faroe Islands reflects what is absolutely awesome about Russ Taff; and by awesome, I mean powerful, passionate, and personal.
What Russ does is genre-defying and inimitable. He does not just sing a song; he seems to be breathing it in and out. His own connection with the words translates into something tangible for the listener to experience. In the track, "Heaven," for example, an old lady leaving flowers at a grave, wishing to go "home," becomes us, or perhaps our mothers, or even our grandmothers, and the idea of "home" stirs us, even as Russ describes it as a place of peace, shamelessness, and equality.
On "I Believe in You," the resilience of tested faith is put to music. Again, Russ takes a familiar concept – perseverance in the Christian walk – and translates it through sound. It isn't just the sung words which communicate the idea; it is the "been there" reality, almost like scars, in his voice. (It might be a familiar song, too, as this one is a Bob Dylan cover…)
"Missionary Man" will stop you when you hear it. It's the haunting voices at the beginning, it's the backed-off instrumentation throughout the first verse, it's the cadence-like way the simple but vivid descriptions are communicated. At the end of the song, we've been given a look inside the heart and mind of a missionary.
"Go Play In the Sun" is a song filled with the promise of grace and freedom, but again, edged with something unique. There is a parental love stressed in this one, a strong, uplifting, healing love meant to bring freedom to all God's children. Who couldn't use a dose of that?
One of my favorite tracks happens to be a cover of one of my favorite songs, Larry Gatlin's "Help Me." I didn't think I could love a cover of it as much as I love Johnny Cash's, but Russ proved me wrong. I will listen to this one over and over again.
"God's Love," with its stunning line, "This world is so loud, millions of voices all fighting to be heard. I'm just a face in the crowd trying to reach You, but I can't find the words." This sentiment seems to be a sign of our times, when even Christians struggle to feel worthy, accepted, and important in a world often clouded with discouragement. This track, co-written by Russ and Tori, is a rockin' reminder that God's love is like a hurricane, and that He knows us by name. (Amen!)
The instrumentation throughout, ranging from brass to mandolin and steel guitar, is fitted to the songs' moods (I especially enjoy how it fits together on the lovely "Harvest"). The background vocals serve to complement Russ in places and amp up the mood in others. Also – bonus!- there are 16 tracks, a real treat by today's typical 10-song-per-CD standard.
But as an overall project, this is more than the sum of its ample parts. What is showcased here is not just a voice, not just the songs, but a true, human communicator, who through the years has nearly-perfected an ability to bring a song to life because he is not afraid to show what it means to his own life. And so, upon listening to it, it becomes a part of our lives, too.


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I was in an Arathi Basin tonight on my level 68 Warrior when this mage started chewing people out for not calling incomings. Really nasty stuff, actually, and when I say that you have to remember how much /bg chat I see.
Yet, every single criticism was correct. People weren't calling out incs. He didn't need to be insulting about it, but they weren't doing it. I think I was still fighting at BS when an inc finally came out from LM. The Mage was all THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT and the battle really got underway.
I fought with this guy at a few nodes. He was all over the place, running laps between LM-BS (slowfall) to FM and back to LM. He had great control and burst. He didn't die until nearly the end of the BG, and had a 41 KB / 0 Deaths record at one point.
But he never stopped yelling at people, calling then names, really digging at them. I reported him after about 5 minutes of this, but I could see he was still talking by the responses in /bg.
I checked out his armory after the match, and was a little surprised by what I saw. This is a PvP achievement toon, working very seriously towards Battlemaster. He's got Spell Penetration (which makes me weep for joy when I see it in the lower brackets), the right amount of hit, good gear choices, and no XP-boosting heirlooms. He's there to spend as much time as possible in the leveling BGs, and it shows. 30k HKs by level 69? Huh.
On the one hand, I have to say that this guy was good at Warcraft. Great at Mage PvP, even.
But on the other hand, no matter how right he was, that never excuses being a jerk to your fellow players.
I hope he comes to realize this someday.
(For the record, the only thing he said to me, or about me, was to compliment my inc calls, and then berate other people for not doing it too. *sigh*.)


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It's hard to believe, but the holiday season is officially upon us once again. I spend a lot of time in a toy store in one of my secret identities as an assistant manager, so I know of what I speak. For better or worse, a big part of the Christmas season (or whatever holiday you may celebrate at this time of year), revolves around the giving and receiving of gifts.
After my column last week on why I think the brand split should end got the most reader feedback I've received so far, I got to thinking about what else the wrestling fan in me would like to receive under the tree this year. I mean that figuratively, of course, because most of the things on my wish list can't be found amongst all the goodies at the SLAM! Wrestling store --
hey editors, that's a free plug! Nope, even though Santa is a pretty clever guy, most of these things can't be wrapped up with a bow.
Not everyone will feel the same way about these potential presents, but I bet most SLAM! readers have a list of their own. Feel free to share yours with me if you like and I'll see if I can get that jolly guy from the North Pole to work on it.
Nick's wrestling Christmas list
1. Less wrestling deaths
It's not hard to put this one first and foremost with the loss of Eddie Guerrero still fresh in the minds of fans everywhere. One of the sad constants of my time as a contributor for this site is the steady stream of wrestler obituaries, most of them for men far too young to be passing on. What better holiday blessing could there be than a 2006 free of anything other than grapplers dying of old age?
Something I read about today might help. The WWE is talking about getting tougher on steroids -- I actually saw it mentioned on ESPN.com of all places. I'd be the last person to suggest that all, or even most, wrestler deaths can be attributed to steroids, but let's be honest: they certainly don't contribute to a longer, healthier life. The cynical little guy sitting on my left shoulder is saying it's probably just an attempt for the WWE to cash in on some of the anti-steroid sentiment sweeping through baseball and other sports, but in the spirit of the holiday season, I'm going to content myself with thinking that less steroids are a good thing regardless of the motivation behind getting rid of them.
2. Something to kick WWE in the butt
I can still tune on to watch Raw and Smackdown without having to force myself, but I don't rearrange my schedule to
make sure I don't miss them like I did when wrestling was in it's late-'90s glory. WWE programming has had rougher stretches, to be sure, but even the most fervent fans have to admit that the shows sure are stagnant these days. A little holiday spark of excitement would be a welcome sight.
The obvious thing would be to hope that TNA becomes the external competition that usually gets the WWE to ramp up its game, but it doesn't necessarily have to be something that dramatic. Maybe the coming year will see the rise of a charismatic young star that will catch on the way The Rock did a few years ago, or someone we've already seen will finally find the gimmick that gets him to the top. Perhaps a new writer will freshen things up a little bit. I'm not picky, so I'll take anything that will get Raw to be can't miss programming once again.
And speaking of things I'd like to see change...
3. A John Cena heel turn
This is actually something that my good friend, SLAM! Wrestling Raw reporter Dale Plummer, has been bringing up in a roundabout way, pointing out how the fans seem to have turned on Cena. I happen to like The Champ, but his hip-hop gimmick is a polarizing one. Rap music might rule the pop charts, but there are a lot of people who hate it too. The best time to turn him is right now, if it hasn't passed already.
While we're at it, Kurt Angle could turn face at the same time. The WWE used to be so good at this type of double switch (Bret Hart/Steve Austin comes to mind immediately), and I think Kurt could get over as a no nonsense, bad-ass type of face. Something to consider anyway.
4. An excellent wrestling video game for a Nintendo platform
There's nothing my wife loves better than me spending my time away from watching or writing about
wrestling playing wrestling video games. Seriously though, there was a time when the Nintendo systems had the best wrestling games, which is why I once bought a Nintendo 64 and only ever owned two games for it: WrestleMania 2000 and No Mercy. The only current system I own is a GameCube, and the last few WWE releases have been less than inspiring, to say the least.
Unless THQ does something I'm not expecting or the license changes hands in the near future, I may have to wait for Nintendo's Revolution to launch next year and hope that things turn around. My other two choices are to suck it up and buy an Xbox 360 (if I can find one) or Sony's upcoming PS3, and I'm not sure my bank account can handle either one of those choices. Nintendo owners, I know you feel me on this one.
5. Joey Styles as the lead announcer on Raw
Hey, how about that? It looks like I got one of my Christmas presents
a few weeks early, because >Styles is officially signed to be the play-by-play man on Monday nights. It's funny reading Joey talk about how he'll have to tone it down a little bit from his energetic ECW style, but he'll be a pleasant antidote to too much Jonathan Coachman, and as sacrilegious as it may seem to say it, probably an upgrade from Jim Ross at this point of his career. In any case, at least I know one of my Christmas wishes is going to come true.
6. More hours in a day
Everyone could use this, but my inner wrestling fan would definitely benefit. I'd love to have the time to see some more indy shows or watch some of the older stuff I have on tape. A friend of mine attended the WrestleReunion 2 FanFest near Philadelphia a few months ago and told me it made him remember why he
fell in love with wrestling in the first place. I could definitely use the time to reconnect, but working a couple of jobs and thinking about starting a family eats up a lot of my time. Maybe with a 36-hour day...
Oh yeah, and I'd have plenty of time to get this column finished without bumping up against the deadline every week, and I'm sure my editors would appreciate that.
Okay Mr. Claus, you've got your work cut out for you. Let's see how much of my list you can make happen.
Nick Tylwalk has been a SLAM! Wrestling contributor since 1998, and his column, Walkin' That Aisle with Nick Tylwalk, will appear every Monday. Comments, compliments and complaints will be fielded at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, May 20, 2011
Is your pool main drain unsafe?
Pool main drains and spa drains have the ability to hold a person down under water. This boy to the left was lucky, pulled off the drain by 3 grown men. Entrapment injuries in pools and spas have become a hot topic in the last few years. With the passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act in 2007, commercial pool operators were forced to upgrade their pool and spa drains.
Single main drains can be hazardous when connected to a large pump. Many drownings, injuries and even bowel evisceration have occured in hundreds of cases in the U.S. in the last 10 years.
Commercial pools in the U.S. are now required to:
1. Install Dual Main Drains in the place of single main drains. Dual pool drains will not trap a swimmer.
2. Install modified drain covers, which can prevent entrapment, due to their raised, ridged design.
3. Install Safety Vacuum Release Systems (SVRS) which shuts off the pump when a vacuum is sensed.
But what about Residential Pools? Is your residential pool main drain safe?
If you have a dual main drain in your swimming pool, which has been required in most areas now for many years, then you can rest easy. Splitting the flow between two main drain pots will simply shift the suction if one drain cover becomes blocked.
If you have a single main drain in the bottom of your pool or spa, -and- you have a separate valve at the pump to control the flow of the main drain - you may have a potentially unsafe situation. If other lines are also open and flowing, suction will shift to the skimmers for example, if the main drain cover is blocked. However, if the skimmers are shut off completely, and the pump is drawing only from a single main drain, the suction force could be enough to trap a person by suctioning to a body part or drawing in long hair.
Pool / Spa combinations commonly have one suction line coming from the spa attached to the pool. When "turning on" the spa, one adjusts the valves to close off pool suction ports, drawing all of the pumped water from the spa drain. If your spa has only one drain grate, the suction of your filter pump could be enough to trap a seated adult under water.
If your main drain is connected into the skimmer line, and controlled under the skimmer basket by means of a diverter, then you can rest easy. Only when the main drain (for pool or spa) has a separate valve controlling the flow - does a potentially lethal condition exist.
If you have a single main drain in your pool or spa, controlled by a separate valve:
1. Consider the renovation of cutting the pool floor, and replacing the single main drain with dual main drains.
2. Install anti-vortex safe pool drain covers. Flat grates are considered unsafe. Modern, safe main drain covers have a raised dome, and a design that prevents entrapment.
3. Remove the valve handle from the main drain valve to prevent accidental isolation of the main drain line.
4. Install an SVRS device to sense entrapment on the suction.


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I uploaded a story/chapter and it's not appearing. Now what?
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In other words, please be patient.
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Why do you keep saying I should have my fic betad?
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Topic: Content
Order Out of Chaos: Patterns of Organization for Writing on the Job
The meaning of what you write isn't only the the words. The sequence of information, the categories you use, the emphasis you imply through your hierarchy—all of these decisions have a huge influence on audience understanding. Richard Rabil, Jr., explains how to use foundational patterns of organization to help you convey what you mean to say.
Your Emails (and Recipients) Deserve Better Context
Like the headlights of an oncoming train, the sender name and address, subject, and preheader are typically all that's initially visible whenever our company or app reaches out to connect with users via email. With huge impact on engagement, open rates, and user satisfaction, these are nimble context elements that punch well above their weight, yet rarely get the attention they deserve. As Garrett Dimon points out in this exploration of best practice, that's a shame, because they, your users, your app, and your company deserve better.
No More FAQs: Create Purposeful Information for a More Effective User Experience
Putting the right information in the right place to best support user (and company) goals requires carefully targeted content and good information architecture (IA) … and definitely no FAQs! However attractive the FAQ "solution" might seem at times, using it makes information hard to find, access and maintain, and generally hinders task completion. Discussing the limitations of—and alternatives to—FAQs, Lisa Wright is on a mission to banish them forever, or at the very least make them more effective if you have to include them.
How the Sausage Gets Made: The Hidden Work of Content
Making great content is the messy part of our design and development process that we often overlook and underestimate. Through an Emmy award-winning experience, Caroline Roberts shares helpful tools and tips to help you get the whole team on board, improve your process, and make the best content sausage you possibly can.
Gaming the System…and Winning
Go ahead. Game it up. Set that corporate website abuzz with rewards and badges and magic codes. Just don't be surprised, says user interface specialist Graham Herrli, when the site's primary users balk at your efforts. Before incorporating cool, hip game elements, he says, it's important to know your target. Who are they? What are their time constraints? What motivates them?
Awaken the Champion A/B Tester Within
Athletes capture and analyze data to optimize their performance. A/B testing can produce winners the same way: with data that goes beyond best guesses via behavioral analysis to extract deeper insights.
Resurrecting Dead Personas
You spent a lot of time and money putting a human face on your market research. You created a dream-user and pledged to design with this persona in mind. But something happened. Now, your user persona is dying a lingering death. Meg Dickey-Kurdziolek explains that user personas—those darlings of user-centered design—require care and feeding to remain vital, and valid.
Do Androids Dream in Free Verse?
From ATMs to Siri to the button text in an application user interface, we "talk" to our tech—and our tech talks back. Often this exchange is purely transactional, but newer technologies have renegotiated this relationship. Joscelin Cooper reflects on how we can design successful human-machine conversations that are neither cloying nor overly mechanical.
The People are the Work
You take pride in your creativity and brilliant work, but the web is a place of transience. Businesses evolve, client needs change, sites are outgrown, and it's time to start building again. Can you be content with the work of presenting content on the web? For an approach to creating something that stands the test of time, Matt Griffin and the Bearded crew took to heart an old adage in a surprisingly new way.
Responsive Design Won't Fix Your Content Problem
For years, we've told clients to serve the same content to every platform. We explained that Responsive Web Design allows content to squish itself into any container. Is it any wonder, then, that the belief has slowly grown that RWD can act as a substitute for actual content strategy?
Don't Poke the Bear: Creating Content for Sensitive Situations
Delivering bad news is hard, but it's part of life and business. We notify customers when we're out of a product they want to buy, and we send warnings when people violate our companies' terms of service. God forbid we have to send a system alert because our database was hacked, affecting every one of our users. But these things happen to the best of us. Can you be the bearer of bad news in a way that respects your customers? Learn how to create empathetic content for tricky situations, and shape your internal culture to foster human values of support, respect, and empathy.
The Alternative is Nothing
We're witnessing one of the latest waves of technological disruption, as mobile devices put access to the internet in the hands of people who previously never had that power.
Arguing for "separation of content from presentation" implies a neat division between the two. The reality, of course, is that content and form, structure and style, can never be fully separated. Anyone who's ever written a document and played around to see the impact of different fonts, heading weights, and whitespace on the way the writing flows knows this is true. Anyone who's ever squinted at HTML code, trying to parse text from tags, knows it too.
Digital Publishing and the Web
Electronic books are on the rise everywhere. For some this threatens centuries-old traditions; for others it opens up new possibilities in the way we think about information exchange in general, and about books in particular. Hate it or love it: electronic books are with us to stay.
Passing On Our Rights
Last month, a U.S. District Court handed down a decision that's pretty awful if you care about consumer rights and digital content.
They Keep Using That Word
The word "real" gets tossed around a lot when people compare physical objects and digital ones. That's fine for casual conversation, but when publishers use that kind of sloppy language it reveals serious flaws in how they think about their products and businesses.
Who Needs Headlines?
A designer formats and places text. Technically, the job ends there. But some designers go further, sharpening their clients' content to grab and focus user attention. In so doing, they create more effective sites—and gain an advantage over other designers. Drawing on decades of copywriter lore, Shaun Crowley discusses seduction by headline and other principles of writing that sells.


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Hi folks:
I need help from any Java guru, for this little program. This is homework I've done without success, but I want to understand where is my error and how to solve this exercise.
The problem is:
Giving an array of ints (with possible duplicate elements) I want to list pairs of numbers in ascending order without repetitions.
The classes Sequence and FixedSize can't be changed, because they are inherited by other classes (external to this code) and they ran without errors.
The only class that may (and need to) be changed is SortArray.
Here's the code:
public abstract class Sequence { private int index = -1; public final int nextIndex() { return index+1; } public boolean hasNext() { return nextIndex() < size(); } public int next() { return ++index; } public abstract int size(); } public abstract class FixedSize extends Sequence { private final int size; public FixedSize(int sz) { size = sz; } public final int size() { return size; } } public class SortArray extends FixedSize { public static int WithoutRepetitions[]; // static array where the static method 'RemoveDups' stores the result public SortArray(int a[], int bi, int ei) { super (RemoveDups (a, bi, ei)); // super() calls a static method that receives the array of integers, // removes duplicates and return the number of elements without repetitions } private int idx = 0; // variable to store the n-th element of the array @Override public int next() { super.next(); return WithoutRepetitions[idx++]; // return the n-th element of the array // and increment the index to the next element // to be shown in the next call to next() } // static method for removing duplicates (must be static to pass as argument of super() ) private static int RemoveDups(int a[], int bi, int ei) { int[] ArrayRange = Arrays.copyOfRange(a, bi, ei); // sorting array with repetitions Arrays.sort(ArrayRange, 0, ArrayRange.length); // temporary array to store non duplicate elements int tmp[] = new int[ArrayRange.length]; boolean dups; tmp[0] = ArrayRange[0]; int DimArray = 0; for (int i=1; i<ArrayRange.length; i++) { dups= false; for (int j=0; j<tmp.length; j++) { if (ArrayRange[i] == tmp[j]) dups= true; } if (!dups) { DimArray++; tmp[DimArray] = ArrayRange[i]; } } DimArray++; // size of array without repeated elements // copy to array static array non duplicated elements WithoutRepetitions = Arrays.copyOf(tmp, DimArray); return DimArray; // return number of elements of array > to use in super() - (see above) } }
When we ran the code snippet:
public static void main(String[] args) { int a[] = {7, 5, 8, 5, 2, 1}; Sequence s1 = new SortArray(a, 1, 6), s2 = new SortArray(a, 3, 5); while (s1.hasNext()) System.out.print(s1.nextIndex() + ":" + s1.next() + " - "); while (s2.hasNext()) System.out.print(" - " + s2.nextIndex() + ":" + s2.next()); }
The expected output should be:
0:1 - 1:2 - 2:5 - 3:8 - - 0:2 - 1:5 (two sequences of numbers - one for each while - in ascending order without repetitions)
However this code doesn't run, because the static array "WithoutRepetitions[]" being static is shared by the two instances of Sequence (s1 and s2),
and both while loops show the second sequence (0:2 - 1:5) crashing the program in the first while because the length of s1 is bigger than the length of s2.
If I exchange the order of instructions like below, it works:
public static void main(String[] args) { int a[] = {7, 5, 8, 5, 2, 1}; Sequence s1 = new SortArray(a, 1, 6); while (s1.hasNext()) System.out.print(s1.nextIndex() + ":" + s1.next() + " - "); Sequence s2 = new SortArray(a, 3, 5); while (s2.hasNext()) System.out.print(" - " + s2.nextIndex() + ":" + s2.next()); }
In that order it works, however I'm not allowded to do this:
Somebody advice me to instead of a static array, I must use an instance array, however this is not possible, because the method "RemoveDups" must be static to be used inside super() and because of this constraint (static) can't access non static variables.
Can someone help me to solve this.
Thank you in advance for your help.


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Dynamic Kernel Module Support
Dynamic Kernel Module Support allows one to compile and install kernel modules without recompiling the entire kernel.
Install package dkms in the Official Repositories.
Here are some guidelines to follow.
Package name
Since it is likely that the DKMS package duplicates a non-DKMS package, I am prefixing the DKMS-enabled package with "dkms-". If I were to package something that didn't have a non-DKMS counterpart, I would still use the "dkms-" prefix.
Where should source go?
DKMS by default uses /usr/src/, but [namcap] complains that is a non-standard directory. (Even though the FHS reference namcap uses states that /usr/src is "optional". One could place the source in /opt/<package> and then sym-link it (which is what some non-DKMS packages do.)
Sources should go into /usr/src/<package>-<package version> which is the default directory that DKMS commands use. <package> is the "true package name" (which is usually the PKGBUILD $_pkgname variable, which is the $pkgname minus the "dkms-" prefix). <package version> refers to the PACKAGE_VERSION field in dkms.conf. By convention, PKGBUILDs $pkgver should have the same value.
Where should patches be applied?
One could patch the source either in the PKGBUILD or through DKMS. Since non-DKMS packages patch from the PKGBUILD, and to keep the DKMS PKGBUILD as close to the non-DKMS version, I am patching in the PKGBUILD.
Should the .install file attempt to modprobe/rmmod the module?
No, it should not. Consider a module that crashes when loaded. That could halt a pacman upgrade or installation which has more severe consequences.
Loading/ removing modules is a task for the user.
How to create .install / dkms.conf files?
Try to avoid updating things like version numbers in multiple files. Try to avoid cluttering up PKGBUILDs/.install files with DKMS-specific stuff. (This keeps them closer to the non-DKMS files).
I've just started using a simple bash script to create the dkms.conf file and to replace text in an install.template file. This leads to much cleaner and easier to understand files.
You should not run
depmod in your .install script, this is done automatically by
dkms install. Running
dkms install depends on
dkms build which depends on
dkms add and are executed automatically. Thus, you only need to put the sources in
/usr/src/MODULE-VERSION and run
dkms install in your .install script.
Example for a module put in
/usr/src/MODULE-VERSION (substitute
MODULE and
PACKAGE_NAME accordingly):
post_install() { dkms install -m MODULE -v $1 } pre_upgrade() { local curver=$2 # $2 is unset due to a bug. Query current version using pacman as fallback [ -n "$curver" ] || curver=$(pacman -Qi PACKAGE_NAME | awk '/^Version/{print $3}') pre_remove $curver } post_upgrade() { post_install $1 } pre_remove() { dkms remove -m MODULE -v $1 --all }
DKMS breaks the ABS
Sort of, yes. The problem is that the resulting modules don't belong to the package, so pacman can't track or report on them.
I don't think that's a show-stopper, but it probably puts DKMS out on the fringe a bit. There is some talk about pacman adding similar support through pacman hooks. [1]. I think you could might "fake" the ownership, by installing the module as normal (or even a "dummy" file) and just letting DKMS overwrite it.
namcap issues
As mentioned earlier, namcap complains if you put source in /usr/src. Also, namcap can not detect that dkms is a dependency. (I guess maybe it's not technically a dependency, but...)
Basically, take the dependencies of the non-DKMS version, add 'dkms' and remove 'linux-headers' (since dkms optdepends on that)
See Also
- Dell's DKMS man page Official site.
- Ubuntu's DKMS man page (Documents some officially un-documented bits.)
- Exploring Dynamic Kernel Module Support


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CTS-V Interchiller Review. (Watch in HD)
IAT2 is 34F (1.1c) and the intercooler fluid temp is 16F (-9c)
This review has not been paid for, this customer does not profit from this review it is his personal opinion and views.
When he posted this video he listed the following:
Ok so here's a little review of the interchiller kit. Before videoing my car was idling in my garage for roughly 25-30min. I had to leave to grab fuel because I was about to run out.
*I am not affiliated with any shops, nothing to gain
*I installed it myself.
*I know the kit works
*No im not showing detailed shots
*I'll make hits later on I can't make hits and film at the same time.
*im not here to convince you, take it how you want
the point of the video is to give people an idea that the forced induction interchiller kit works. I know of friends who have other kits and do not and have not ever hit these temps. Use the video and make the decision that works best for you.
Use your common sense, if the starting temp is super low, obviously, you won't rise as high on peak temps at the end of the track
-I'm TOTALLY happy with what I have and glad I bought it even though I had doubts initially. The kit cost me more than retail because I honestly didn't trust I would work, but I was willing to try it.
Any other questions post them in the comments


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Get your favorite SSC scripts directly in SSMS with the free SQL Scripts addin.
Search for scripts directly from SSMS, and instantly access any saved scripts in your
SSC briefcase from the favorites tab.
Download now (direct download link)
Thank this author by sharing:
By Jesse Roberge,
*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=Util_ColumnSearchBy Jesse Roberge - email@example.com - Fixed existance check for drop
Searches for columns with names containing @Colname that belong to tables with names containing @TableName (optional) or schemas with names containing @SchemaName (optional). Gives size and rowcount for tables.LIKE wildcards are not automatic, which allows for easy 'begins with', 'ends with', and 'equal to' queries.Requires the VIEW DATABASE STATE database permission.
Update 2009-01-14: Fixed Rows Output - Was being erroneously multiplied by (1+#NonClusteredIndexes) SUM(Rows) Should be SUM(CASE WHEN index_id BETWEEN 0 AND 1 THEN row_count ELSE 0 END)
Update 2009-09-21: Fixed column_id sorting, now sorts correctly as an int rather than a (converted) string Added searching of system tables
Update 2009-10-01: Fixed system object searching (sys.columns is also split-in-two; DMV / Catelog views do not have sys.dm_db_partition_stats entries) Added optional output of non-materialized virtual table objects Size output columns will be NULL for these. All system catelog views and DMVs are non-materialized.
Required Input Parameters @ColumnName sysname Filters columns. Can use LIKE wildcards.
Optional Input Parameters @SchemaName sysname='' Filters schemas. Can use LIKE wildcards. All schemas if blank. @TableName sysname='' Filters tables. Can use LIKE wildcards. All tables if blank. @VirtualTables TinyInt=0 Search virutal tables (views, table-valued functions) - Size output will be NULL for these @UserOjbects TinyInt=1 Search user objects @SystemObjects TinyInt=0 Search system objects @Sort TinyInt=1 1=sort by SchemaName, TableName, ColumnID; 2=sort by SchemaName, TableName, ColumnName
Usage EXECUTE Util_ColumnSearch '%price%' EXECUTE Util_ColumnSearch @SchemaName='dbo', @Tablename='cart%', @Columnname='%price%'
Copyright: Licensed under the L-GPL - a weak copyleft license - you are permitted to use this as a component of a proprietary database and call this from proprietary software. Copyleft lets you do anything you want except plagarize, conceal the source, proprietarize modifications, or prohibit copying & re-distribution of this script/proc.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
see <http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/lgpl.html> for the license text.
How to get schemaname, tablename, identity column, foreign key constraints
Full Text search option
Search option should include all topics
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BGR is reporting that, according to one of their Apple sources, the first week of sales for the new Verizon iPhone were purportedly smaller than Apple and Verizon expected. The figures were drawn from five Apple retails stores covering the first five days of availability, including two "very, very prominent" locations and show a dwindling margin between AT&T and Verizon sales after the first 48 hours of availability:
- Thursday: Verizon = 909, AT&T = 539
- Friday: Verizon = 916, AT&T = 680
- Saturday: Verizon = 660, AT&T = 471
- Sunday: Verizon = 796, AT&T = 701
- Monday: Verizon = 711, AT&T = 618
The difference between Verizon and AT&T sales were as low as 12% by day four, although the Verizon iPhone still managed to out-sell that of AT&T. We're not exactly sure what Apple's expectations were, but regardless it looks like the Verizon iPhone has still been out-selling the AT&T iPhone since day one.
They were also told that online pre-orders between Verizon and Apple amounted to around 550,000 units after selling out within the first 18 hours. The majority of Verizon iPhone buyers were Android switchers at 30% followed by sales to ex-Blackberry users at 25%. Only 14% of Verizon iPhone sales were to former AT&T iPhone users.
There are probably a fair amount of people still locked into contracts, on family plans, or corporate accounts who may have to wait to switch. That could be a gradual process to say the least. Still, given all the hype do you think store sales numbers should have been higher out of the gate? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!


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Patrick Walsh needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 121 designs submitted by 42 freelance designers.
This is small interior design company that is just starting out. She wants an elegant, classic, image. Client likes the idea of using company initials.
Tagline: Classic Interior Design Services
Signature Design Creations
logo should be visually different from other interior designers
May reflect the qualities of interior design: rich wood,, high end furntiure, attention to details,
classic as opposed to techno-contemporary, deco, etc.
Prefers script fonts, maybe momogram, coat of arms, feel using the letters SDC.
Something more personalized than corporate
Colors are open. up to 4 color process
Will be used on letterhead, buseinss card and website
We are a small marketing company located outside Phila, PA
Pat Walsh
- name: Signature Design Creations
- tagline: classic interior design services
- Initials SDC
- Something elegant, upscale, classic
- Final design in adobe photoshop or illustrator, we'll convert as needed
- Something we can present to client week of Dec. 8th
- old English fonts
- contemporary techno
- no graphics of houses or furniture
- no clip art
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Transform your photos into one-of-a-kind, hand painted masterpieces!
This product is currently out of stock.
Image Size
The image is near the edges of the product but doesn't cover the entire product. Some of the background color may appear around the outside edges of the image.
Background Color
Here it is... the towel that's taking the internet by storm. Our round beach towels are 60" in diameter and made from ultra-soft plush microfiber with a 100% cotton back. Perfect for a day at the beach, a picnic, an outdoor music festival, or just general home decor. This versatile summer essential is a must-have this season!
60" Diameter Not Including Tassles
Care Instructions
Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.
Ships Within
2 - 3 business days
Average Rating (5 Stars):
Charles Rogers
August 29th, 2018
Judy Bostrom
July 28th, 2018
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July 27th, 2018
Kay Roberson
July 19th, 2018
Wow - I didn't realise it was going to be that big! It's a gift for a young member of the family - I think he'll be thrilled as he's a tractor fanatic at 6 years old. A practical gift too. The towel has a smoother upper side so it'll be more comfortable to sit on at the beach. It seems to have a thick absorbent power so no usual skinny beach towel.
Macro photography of a Calla Lily flower petal before it opens. Copyright by Jennie Marie Schell. All Rights Reserved.
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Posted: Tue 18 May 2010, 00:07
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pBiblx2 Field Wise Bible System
Subject description: The next generation of pBiblx!
I am pleased to publicly announce the beta release of the new second generation of pBiblx bible study software - the 'pBiblx2 - Field Wise Bible System'.
With pBiblx2, bible study software jumps into an entirely new realm, that of personal internet bible server. All of your notes and resources are available to you at anytime, from anywhere, any computer or cellphone, any browser, any operating system. Your efforts are now available to share with anyone, at anytime, for any reason.
Notes are now kept on your personal bible integrated Wiki, new entries are syndicated automatically via RSS2 to others. Note content from your server can be shared by other servers, their content can be shared on your server. Simple Wiki note syntax integrates all pBiblx2 tools and resources, even external links and pictures. Plus notes now can be automatically converted into W3C Slidy presentations.
The default installation of the pBiblx2 P.C.A.R.R Wiki includes four distinct Wiki types. The original 'Practical Christian Application Reference and Resource' Wiki focuses on the daily application of God's word into everyday life. The 'Real Life - Real People - Real God' Wiki is a place for public testimony of the wondrous working of our Lord Jesus. The 'BibleNotes' Wiki divides studies into topical/verse/chapter/book/character studies. And the 'MyPad' Wiki becomes a PIM/GIM/jot/initial study work surface.
Advanced study can be aided with multiple frame interfaces, Parallel views, on board integrated tools such as TSK/TCR/NAVES/EASTON/THOMPSONS/HITCHCOCKS, external links to Philologos/Vines/DICT.ORG/and more.
Best of all, with just a simple dynamic domain, your pBiblx2 server becomes a evangelical and ministerial tool for you to use in a myriad of different situations. Use it as a personal or family study hub, the center of your home church or study group, distribute it via ShepherdPup or your own Puppy Puplet as a gift or tract, even add it's simple PERL CGI to your church's existing Web Server. The possibilities are all yours.
Update 07-24-2011
Version 2.0.5 + 2.0.7 New features:
*Pop up verse text boxes on mouseovers - dict + pcarr (enable popups in your browser)
*comments now available on basic bible verses and ranges
*new dictionary resources self configure into drop down menus with no editing
*tags now excepted most all wiki syntax
*white board echo feature to slidy
*Comments in PCARR
*Random quote place holder rq[default]
*Quiz syntax
*Poll syntax
Update 01-12-2011
Version 2.0.3 New features:
* Boolean AND/OR/NOT searching
* More powerful Version 2 note syntax allowing quotes, random quotes, picture quotes, quiz, polling, random Quote of Day files, and much more.
* Selectable CSS themes.
* Random Slidy Backgrounds.
* Discussion Boards for each page and specified placeholders.
* Revised password mechanism.
* Additional Help Files.
* Component level HTML access for web designers and framed interfaces.
More information and a functional live version can be found on line at
. Download it there as well.
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Posted: Fri 21 May 2010, 00:46
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Examples of how a pBiblx2 server (either your own or any other) can be used to host cloud bible apps.
Here is an HTML page with direct links to several key resources intended to be sent to others via email. The hope is that anyone with email ability would be able to evangelize and minister to others.
Here is a set of .desktop files that could be used in /usr/share/applications for menu or on desktop for shortcuts or a /my_applications/bin folder. (Mini-Icons not included) Modify them as you see fit.
HTTP links can be changed in either of these to point to your pBiblx2 server and content if desired.
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Posted: Sun 23 May 2010, 23:49
Post subject: pBiblx2 - Field Wise Bible System
Subject description: pBiblx2 - Now registered with Sourceforge
The pBiblx2 Field Wise project has now been moved to Sourceforge.
As the system is now a PERL CGI possibly adaptable to numerous OSes, it is felt that that it's future is best served by the larger pool of users and developers. This forum will still remain available to serve Puppy and ShepherdPup users in particular, as Shep' will always remain loyal to it's roots - Puppy Linux.
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Posted: Mon 07 Jun 2010, 00:33
Post subject: pBiblx2 Field Wise Bible System
Subject description: Bug Fixes
pBiblx2 06-07-10 .pet and tar.gz packages have been updated with recent directory permission fixes and a new create/edit security mecahnism. The puppy remaster script seems to force ./www directories back to root:webuser however even after this fix - so be aware if you are remastering your own puplet!
A new clean and brite CSS2 theme MaroonWhiteBlue has also been posted that I've been using on my Pupeee netbook.
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Posted: Wed 23 Jun 2010, 13:12
Post subject: ShepherdPup2
Subject description: Supplemental Manual
Work has begun on a supplemental manual focusing on using pBiblx2 in conjunction with other pets and apps, a sort of building block approach to bigger and better evangelical uses.
The first entry in this series is regarding public presentation projections using NoteCase/Seamonkey/pBIblx2/xrandr. This building block approach produces a capable feature rich projection package with all components resident on a stock Shep CD.
This manual is being authored in NoteCase and is also available in its original ncd format for first hand trial.
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Posted: Wed 28 Jul 2010, 14:48
Post subject: pBiblx2 Field Wise Bible System
Subject description: Added features
The 07-27-2010 update of pBiblx2 now includes random backgrounds per each Slidy show and a recent modification to the indexed component that allows for GoogleMap mapping within an index.
Background Image files have given a seperate assignable directory ./style/img/slidy by default.
I've included a new index BIBLEMAPS.txt that has mapping of all individual bible cities, plus links to cities by book and cities by chapter kml and kmz files up on my server.
Reminder, that the indexed file capability opens pBiblx2 up to a great many capabilities, maps now being one.
If you haven't updated yet, it might be well worth it!
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Posted: Wed 12 Jan 2011, 20:17
Post subject: pBiblx2 Field Wise Bible System
Version 2.0.3 Released - see top update 01-12-11 announcement.
Available as a tar.gz either at home site
or at SourceForge
Pet soon to follow. New ShepherdPupLinux due by early February.
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Posted: Fri 19 Aug 2011, 00:26
Post subject: pBiblx2 Field Wise Bible System
Subject description: Updates 2.0.5 + 2.0.7
The current pBiblx2 Field Wise Bible System download has been updated to the pbiblx2_07-24-2011.tar.gz on both shepherdpuplinux.us and sourceforge/pbiblx2.
This release goes back to the original idea of packaging of CGI and PCARR resources back into one download. I am working on the admin gui attempting to rewrite several of the scripts into perl. Your admin ideas are welcome.
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Posted: Mon 05 Mar 2012, 19:34
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where is teh download for this version of shep pup its anoying not having it there. its not here or on the shep pup website
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where is teh download for this version of shep pup its anoying not having it there. its not here or on the shep pup website
Are you looking for this?
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Posted: Wed 07 Mar 2012, 04:58
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Hi i found the version of ShepPUP it seems ok but i think i will now be creating my pupy os and then installing the pbiblex2 on that. this is because noted that shepheard pup has some features removed from the original wary base. that i like in my puppies.
what i am wanting to know is how to use pbible. i find the wiki, and tools explaining the bible a bit hard for me to understand.
what i want to be able to do is add pbiblex2 to my website http://www.fomstudy.info/ which is a wordpress.com website.
i will look at hosting it on the site. which atm i have to find a hosting site for the bible. but without knowing how to use and manage pbiblex2 i might not use it.
I see from shepherdPUP that there are sites eg when clicking on mypad it gives an explanation on what it is for but i cant even add notes there. mypad, bible study note taking etc. but nothing explaining how to use them..
I will keep reading the tutorial and notes on the site and see if i get to grips with how to manage it. i will be trying to set up this from shepherd pup internally and run it for my own use as a test so i can see how it works etc. if i like it and find it handy then i would love to include it in my website,
so any ides tips and tricks on how i can use the different tools would be a good start. later i will look into how to host on my site.
thanks for this great tool.
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Jose Antonio Vargas, the writer and activist who went public last year with his status as an undocumented immigrant, was arrested for a driving infraction in Minnesota on Friday, but federal immigration authorities did not detain him or take any other action, officials said Saturday.
Vargas, a former Washington Post reporter who revealed his status in The New York Times Magazine and touched off a debate in the journalistic community, was initially pulled over by a state trooper for driving while wearing head phones, Eric Roeske, public information officer for the Minnesota state patrol, told POLITICO.
"He did produce a Washington driver's license" after being pulled over, Roeske said. "When the trooper ran the license, it showed the status [of the license] was canceled. It also indicated there may have been fraudulent activity associated with the license. That's why [it might have been] canceled. That triggered the trooper to look into that further and contact ICE (U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement)."
Roeske, who had no details about the possible "fraudulent activity" regarding the license, said Vargas, who was in Minnesota for a speaking engagement that he ended up missing, "spoke to our captain that works with ICE, he had some conversations with Mr. Vargas." Roeske said he didn't "know what the nature of that conversation was."
I guess Jose must have said the secret word ("Swordfish"?) because he remains a free man here in the United States -- fighting for the rights of people like himself, who were brought here as children, to remain and be recognized as Americans.


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We came upon them suddenly as we rounded a bend in a narrow road that wound along Spain's Mediterranean coast.
They stuck out their thumbs. Maybe 18 or 19, she pretty, he a little scruffy. Day packs; probably beach-bound.
"Should we stop?"
Three decades ago, I would have done so almost automatically. If you hitchhiked yourself, you stopped for others — and I had been a regular hitchhiker.
When college broke for Thanksgiving or Christmas, I'd head to a nearby overpass, scramble down to the interstate, and hold up my sign.
It would generally take a day to get home, but it was time interestingly spent. Most often your rides came from salt-of-the-earth types or aging hippies, folks who'd thumbed themselves once and who were bored and wanted to talk the miles away.
They never seemed dangerous, though some were certainly passing strange.
Heading from Los Angeles to San Francisco, my pal Tim Cockey once thought he'd hit the jackpot when a driver said he'd take him all the way to Bay Area. Until . . . well, cut to Tim: "Every 10 minutes he pulls out a sock and smears it with glue and then holds it to his nose. While he is performing his inhalations, he has me reach over and steer the car. Along the coastal highway! It has curves! It has cliffs! And it is dark!"
When the driver pulled over for a break, Tim offered to drive. "By this point he is so high he insists on seeing my driver's license first. I show him, and he concludes that he can't let me drive, as I have an out-of-state license."
Myself, I once hopped into a van so thick with smoke that it was akin to stepping into one of Amsterdam's cannabis coffee shops. The driver's name was Andy. His wife had left him and he was utterly perplexed as to why.
"Never get married," he counseled. "Sure, it's great to have someone to do the laundry and clean up the house and cook the meals. But uh-uh." It struck me that I might be able to help Andy solve the mystery of his failed marriage. But it was his van, and he was the one dispensing advice.
"When people say 'thank you,' say 'welcome,' " he told me. "Not 'no problem' or 'glad to' or 'my pleasure.' Just 'welcome.' ''
Why not the others? "Because sometimes it is a problem and you weren't glad to. That's why you just say 'welcome.' "
The conversation took a philosophical turn. Had I ever considered what things would be like if humans were descended from cats? The time he had afforded to this subject might have been more profitably spent contemplating the cause of his wife's discontent.
'Most often your rides came from salt-of-the-earth types or aging hippies, folks who were bored and wanted to talk the miles away.'
"Everyone would be neat, because cats love to wash," he observed. He took his hands off the wheel. One hand stalked, then pounced upon, the other.
"We'd all be quick," he said. "Cats are quick."
Cats would keep their paws on the wheel, I wanted to say, but how could you prove such an optimistic assertion? The cats of my acquaintance, after all, had been easily distracted by moths or bugs or marbles or even bits of dancing light.
"Thanks for the ride," I said when he dropped me off.
"Welcome," Andy said.
I never had a bad experience. Only one even qualified as startling. About 10 minutes into our ride, a 20-something woman I had stopped for pulled a large knife from her coat pocket. "You seem like you're OK," she said, folding it closed and slipping it back into her coat.
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When we came to a sketchy looking patch of off road, we didn't think twice about going through the narrow passage.
Even though there was a blue circular sign with a red X through it, the gate was up. Plus, the navigation had led us here, so Jaguar must have meant for us to take the 2018 E-Pace off the beaten path.
After having forded about a foot of water and some craggy dirt roads in the morning, we thought this was just another turn along the route.
It wasn't until we came to the large rock and tree blocking our path that we realized we might have taken a wrong turn.
But the thing to note here: We didn't think twice about tackling some mild off-roading in a compact luxury SUV. We knew it could handle that, and probably a bit more.
Something else to note: If you're ever driving in France and see a blue circular road sign with red X, it literally means "No Stopping."
The E-Pace is all-new for 2018 and slots below Jaguar's F-Pace. It's slightly smaller and costs about $3K less than its big brother, but it still manages to retain a sense of sport and panache, even at a lower price point.
During our 6-hour test, we were driving the up-level R-Dynamic models with the 2.0-liter engine that delivers 296 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque.
This engine is perfectly suited to fast acceleration and steep up-hill jaunts through the mountains. We did notice a small amount of lag under hard acceleration, but it wasn't anything to cause disruption in aggressive driving.
If you aren't familiar with Corsica, you should understand that the roads are very unforgiving. Rough-hewn pavement, zero-drop shoulders and plenty of blind curves dot this French island in the middle of the Mediterranean. And, while the speed limit in most places was 90 kilometers per hour or about 56 mph, we had a tough time topping 70 kph (43 mph) during most of the drive.
And though the E-Pace felt a bit heavy through the tight, winding roads, it managed to hold its own against not only the herds of cows grazing on the main thoroughfares but also the reckless natives who completely disregard the center line on blind corners. Brakes and steering work in concert to handle emergency maneuvers with aplomb.
The available adaptive dynamics system is also pretty amazing, as it made rough roads feel almost like smooth pavement.
The E-Pace is only available with all-wheel drive, which simplifies the trim lineup somewhat.
E-Pace has six trims and two engine options, with the 2.0-liter engine that delivers 246 horsepower rounding out the lower three trims.
Pricing is as follows:
- Base: $38,600
- R-Dynamic S: $47,250
- R-Dynamic SE: $50,050
- R-Dynamic HSE: $53,100
As Jaguar is wont to do, they also have a First Edition model available only for 2018. It gets the base engine but most of the other up-level package options and is priced at $53,550.
The vehicles we were testing were R-Dynamic S models that included several available features, such as the 12.3-inch interactive driver display, red brake calipers, 4G WiFi Hotspot for up to 8 devices, Activity Key, power gesture tailgate, panoramic roof, head-up display, adaptive cruise control and blind-spot monitoring.
Jaguar didn't give us the exact pricing of the models we were driving, but we estimate they were probably priced around $64K.
Though the E-Pace is very much of a utility vehicle, the design language takes several cues from the F-Type sports coupe – inside and out. You see it in everything from the headlights to the horizontal pencil line down the side of the vehicle.
Inside, the design remains sporty, and in fact, the E-Pace has the same steering wheel and gear shift as the F-Type.
The vehicle we drove came in Borasco Grey – a kind of a cement color that is amazing on the E-Pace. The interior was a flashy Mars Red Windsor that managed to look both rich and sporty at the same time.
The interior design is both intuitive and attractive, and all of the touch points are fairly solid. I like the looks and operations of the new Jaguar infotainment system – from the 4-color graphics to the easy-touch operation.
Another personal fave: The available 18-way power adjustable, heated-and-cooled front seats. From the lumbar support to the seat bottom length adjustor, it was really easy to fine-tune my driving or passenger position – and after 6 solid hours in the seats, I can safely say they were just as comfortable at the end as they were in the beginning.
The Bottom Line
The 2018 Jaguar E-Pace is set to compete with the all-wheel drive versions of the BMW X1 ($35,900) and X2 ($38,400), Mercedes-Benz GLA ($35,400) and Audi Q3 ($35,000), and in terms of styling and interior finish, E-Pace totally wins. The X1 might feel a bit sportier and lighter, but E-Pace absolutely handles better than the GLA and A3.
It can easily double as a daily commuter and weekend family car with a decent amount of cargo space in the "boot" for strollers, groceries or luggage.
At the end of the day, E-Pace is practical, attractive and fun-to-drive and certainly worth testing if you're looking at a compact luxury SUV.
Editor's Note: Driving impressions in this "First Look" review are from an invitation-only automaker launch event that allowed special access to the vehicle and executives. Jaguar covered our accommodations, meals and transportation costs.