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In my previous article, I explained how to get started with Scala. I presented a brief overview of the Scala IDE and explained a few features of Scala for developers experienced with C#. In this article, I focus on the way Scala works with immutable values and mutable variables, classes and constructors, and the use of operators as method names.
Mutable Variables and Immutable Values
One of the most important concepts in functional programming is that operations of a program should map input values to output values instead of changing data in place. Thus, functional programming relies on immutable data structures and methods that should not have side effects. Because of this approach, functional programming principles increased in popularity when the need to run code in multiple threads became essential to translating multicore power into application performance. When methods work with immutable data items and don't generate side effects, the methods are inherently thread-safe.
An immutable object cannot change its state after construction, and an immutable reference cannot change its referred-to object after it has been assigned an initial reference. The
String type is a great example of an immutable object in C#. Each time you call a method to modify a
String, the method returns a new
String instance whose value is the result of the requested operation performed on the original
String. For example, when you call the
ToUpper method for a
String instance, the method returns a new
String instance with all the characters converted to uppercase. The conversion to uppercase does not change the original
Sometimes, it is more convenient to use mutable types in certain algorithms, instead of working with a pure functional style that relies on immutable types. However, as you make the move to Scala, you should take advantage of immutable types as much as possible in order to reduce side effects and allow your code to scale. This is part of the mindset change that accompanies moving to a new language, rather than just coding the same way but with a different syntax. When your code works with immutable types, it can easily run it in parallel without having to worry about the problems of multiple concurrent pieces of code making changes to shared variables.
To understand how Scala offers you the ability to work with mutable and immutable variables, let's use the Scala interpreter. Launch it by selecting Window | Show View | Scala Interpreter in the main menu of the Scala IDE.
Enter the following Scala expression in the
Evaluate textbox:
var mutableLabel = "I'm a mutable string"
The Scala interpreter (also known as REPL) will display the following line:
mutableLabel: String = I'm a mutable string
The type-inference mechanism determined that the best type is a
String, and provides the following result for the evaluated expression:
- variable name:
- type:
- Assigned value:
I'm a mutable string
Because you've used the
var keyword to define the variable, the Scala interpreter has created a mutable
String, and now you can change the value assigned to the
mutableLabel variable to a new
String without limitations.
So, you can easily assign a new
String to the previously defined
mutableLabel mutable variable:
mutableLabel = "Now, I'm a new and different string. I told you I was a mutable string :)"
The Scala interpreter will display the following line with the results of evaluating the previous expression (see Figure 1):
mutableLabel: String = Now, I'm a new and different string. I told you I was a mutable string :)
Figure 1: The Scala interpreter with the results of defining a mutable string and changing its value.
Now, enter the following Scala expression in the
Evaluate textbox:
val immutableLabel = "I'm an immutable string. Nobody will change me!"
The Scala interpreter will display the following line:
immutableLabel: String = I'm an immutable string. Nobody will change me!
The type inference mechanism determined that the best type is a
String, and provides the following result for the evaluated expression:
- variable name:
- type:
- Assigned value:
I'm an immutable string. Nobody will change me!
Because, in this case, you've used the
val keyword to define the variable, the Scala interpreter has created an immutable
String; thus, you cannot change the value assigned to the
immutableLabel variable. However, notice that the Scala interpreter doesn't discriminate between the mutable and immutable types, it just provides you the type name.
If you try to assign a new
String to the previously defined
immutableLabel immutable variable, the Scala interpreter will display the following error:
<console>:8: error: reassignment to val immutableLabel = "I think I cannot change immutableLable, can I?" ^
In sum, the
val keyword which defines an immutable value, while
var defines a regular, mutable variable.
Creating Classes
When you want to enter multiple lines directly in the REPL, it is more convenient to use the Scala
Console instead of the Scala interpreter. The Scala
Console is also a Scala interpreter: It is the interactive shell that you can launch by executing
scala on the command line. From within the Scala IDE, select Window | Show View | Console or press Alt + Shift + Q, C. Then click on the Console selection dropdown (the last dropdown at the right side of the
Console toolbar) and select "6 Scala Console" (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: The
Console selection dropdown.
The Scala IDE will launch the Scala REPL and will display the
scala> prompt with a message that contains information about both the Scala and Java versions, similar to the following lines (see Figure 3):
Welcome to Scala version 2.10.1 (Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, Java 1.7.0_21). Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala>
Figure 3: The Scala
Console with the
scala> prompt waiting for your Scala expressions.
Now, you can enter Scala expressions with multiple lines and the Scala console will evaluate them and print the results. The following lines define a new
Point3D class. After you enter them, the
Console will display "
defined class Point3D," indicating that the class is ready to be used in new expressions.
class Point3D(val x: Double, val y: Double, val z: Double) { def move(dx: Double, dy: Double, dz: Double) : Point3D = new Point3D(x + dx, y + dy, z + dz) }
Notice that the class definition includes three parameters, which are parameters for the constructor. There is no need to define a method with the same name as the class name for the constructor. The three parameters define three fields for the
Point3D class and will be initialized when you create a new
Point3D instance. So, whenever you create a new
Point3D instance, you have to provide values for the three parameters and they will initialize the following three public immutable fields.
This way, Scala eliminates a lot of boilerplate code for the most common constructors and fields. In a single line, you defined a constructor that initializes three fields and you declared the three fields as immutable variables of type
Double. The class defines a public method named
move that generates and returns a new instance of
Point3D by using the new desired values for
y, and
z as the parameters for the
Point3D constructor. This way,
Point3D is a good representation of an immutable instance that does not contain methods that change its state.


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FreeCandy44 wrote:Stain of mind is a very underrated Slayer song. I've seen Slayer some 5 times. Very good show....but pretty standard.
Pucks_and_Pols wrote:Brad Paisley & LL Cool J wrote:
Accidental Racist
To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main, I hope you understand
When I put on that t-shirt, the only thing I meant to say is I'm a Skynyrd fan
The red flag on my chest somehow is like the elephant in the corner of the south
And I just walked him right in the room
Just a proud rebel son with an 'ol can of worms
Lookin' like I got a lot to learn but from my point of view
I'm just a white man comin' to you from the southland
Tryin' to understand what it's like not to be
I'm proud of where I'm from but not everything we've done
And it ain't like you and me can re-write history
Our generation didn't start this nation
We're still pickin' up the pieces, walkin' on eggshells, fightin' over yesterday
And caught between southern pride and southern blame
They called it Reconstruction, fixed the buildings, dried some tears
We're still siftin' through the rubble after a hundred-fifty years
I try to put myself in your shoes and that's a good place to begin
But it ain't like I can walk a mile in someone else's skin
'Cause I'm a white man livin' in the southland
Just like you I'm more than what you see
I'm proud of where I'm from but not everything we've done
And it ain't like you and me can re-write history
Our generation didn't start this nation
And we're still paying for the mistakes
That a bunch of folks made long before we came
And caught between southern pride and southern blame
(LL Cool J)
Dear Mr. White Man, I wish you understood
What the world is really like when you're livin' in the hood
Just because my pants are saggin' doesn't mean I'm up to no good
You should try to get to know me, I really wish you would
Now my chains are gold but I'm still misunderstood
I wasn't there when Sherman's March turned the south into firewood
I want you to get paid but be a slave I never could
Feel like a new fangled Django, dodgin' invisible white hoods
So when I see that white cowboy hat, I'm thinkin' it's not all good
I guess we're both guilty of judgin' the cover not the book
I'd love to buy you a beer, conversate and clear the air
But I see that red flag and I think you wish I wasn't here
I'm just a white man
(If you don't judge my do-rag)
Comin' to you from the southland
(I won't judge your red flag)
Tryin' to understand what it's like not to be
I'm proud of where I'm from
(If you don't judge my gold chains)
But not everything we've done
(I'll forget the iron chains)
It ain't like you and me can re-write history
(Can't re-write history baby)
Oh, Dixieland
(The relationship between the Mason-Dixon needs some fixin')
I hope you understand what this is all about
(Quite frankly I'm a black Yankee but I've been thinkin' about this lately)
I'm a son of the new south
(The past is the past, you feel me)
And I just want to make things right
(Let bygones be bygones)
Where all that's left is southern pride
(RIP Robert E. Lee but I've gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me, know what I mean)
It's real, it's real
It's truth
tifosi77 wrote:Spent the weekend in New Orleans. Never been to a place that's so expressive and artistic in my life. There are jazz and bayou-chic proto-blues rock bands that perform on the streets all over the French Quarter.
The best of the bunch was a group called Yes, Ma'am! We saw them on Royal Street outside the state Supreme Court building.
(Not my video; but the white building in the background is the courthouse, and the band is set up on the street in front of the NOPD 8th District building.)
Yes, the kick drum is a suitcase.
Definitely not my normal cup o tea, but something about the time and place made this stuff really speak to me. What a great trip.
Gaucho wrote:Have you seen Treme?
skullman80 wrote:I think these guys are singing in Russian, but holy **** is that riff awesome at the beginning. I love that chuggy chuggy riff stuff.
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KDE Ships KOffice 1.2, an Integrated Office Suite for Linux/Unix
The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of
Talk about the day for killer apps! A brand spanking new KOffice. Wowsa. :-)
By Navindra Umanee at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: wooohoooo!
Especially if you think about the very small number of developers working on the KOffice application.
Thanks to all of the developers, translators and documentation writers!
Wish there were more developers for KOffice...
(Sorry, my knowledge about c++ is limited to the knowledge how to spell "c++")
Re: wooohoooo!
The best way to learn something is to actually do it. :)
Start small and keep growing.
By Lenny at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Before they ask: wv2 preview
"David Faure and I are developing a replacement of the current MS Word filter in KOffice. The project's name is wv2 (the 2nd version of the word-view library) and consists of two parts: a document reader library, which handles the gory parsing of the MS Word documents and feeds a so-called consumer with
"Currently the filter is able to import section, paragraph and character properties, tabs, lists, and several other properties from Word 97 and Word 2000 documents (I didn't test Word XP, but it should also work). I put a screenshot showing some of those features here http://www.sbox.tugraz.at/home/t/trobin/wv2_1.png and here http://www.sbox.tugraz.at/home/t/trobin/wv2_2.png."
"It's planned to support Word 6 and Word 95 in the near future. I also have some documentation about older formats (Word 2, 3, 4, 5), but I consider support for other features like tables or embedded images more important."
"We think the filter has reached a stage where curious developers and users might want to give it a try. This would help us to test the filter on real world documents, not just on our limited set of test documents."
By KDE User at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
The obvious follow up question :-)
Any news of an export filter for MS Word??
By Adam Treat at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
Sounds promising - but - is it only for import?
If so - are you at least designing wv2 with export capabilities
Great work on KOffice 1.2, BTW : )
By greg at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
Yes, it's only for import right now. We plan to add support for export too, but there's no point in starting to write an export filter if we still don't understand the file format.
First we would like to get a better overview to avoid writing three export filters, throwing away the first and second iteration because the design isn't flexible enough.
Please be patient :-)
By Werner Trobin at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
Any chance of getting together with Openoffice and
1. Using the code from their excellent MS filter capabilities - in and out
By laccata at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
Not a KOffice developer, but I follow the lists, so I might be able to help here.
1. The OpenOffice.org filters, the way I understand it, convert the word documents directly to their own internal structures so the code cannot just be reused. It can be used to figure out some obfuscated features of the file formats, and I believe the KOffice people have been doing this. The KOffice filter infrastructure is very capable, the only thing missing is a lot of reverse-engineering that's gone into OOo. Unfortunately, the code there is specific to OpenOffice.org.
2. Work has been going on in that direction (for example, the KOffice 1.2 uses zip instead of gzip for compression), albeit slowly. On the other hand, there is an OpenOffice/StarOffice filter in the works for KWord.
By cosmo at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
Re .2
That wasn't what he was getting at. If all the non-MS Office packages use the same native file formats, so that for example docs generated in KOffice are the same as docs generated by OpenOffice, or AppleWorks (and all involved actively work to maintain compatability) then there is a real chance that the world can break the strangle hold MS has on desktop office software. As a side effect, this will also undermine their desktop monopoly.
This is the only way out of the dilema we find ourselves in today. Trying to work around it with filters just won't cut the mustard. Until we take this step, nothing will change.
By John at Thu, 2002/09/12 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
I think you misunderstood me, we are in agreement. I meant to say that it seems to me that the KOffice team are considering the switch to a common file format (see Holger Schroeder's post elsewhere in this discussion). Following the discussion with other open office suites, they changed the file format to a zip file instead of the gzip used so far -- same as OpenOffice.org uses. Other changes are coming, but will take more time. In the meantime, we will have filters for interoperability.
By cosmo at Thu, 2002/09/12 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
that isnt right dont listen to him
By Mike at Sun, 2002/09/15 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
Export? Why? that's only promoting M$ Office use. We should export only to free as in freedom formats.
By Anonymous m$WordUser at Thu, 2002/09/12 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
We should export to useful (as in useful) formats.. and as convulted as the M$ formats are... they are certainly useful.
By Nick Pleis at Sun, 2002/09/15 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
this is only for koffice-HEAD, that will become koffice1.3!
i would be more interested by a powerpoint import, but i'm already very happy of all of this :O)
By emmanuel at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
Exactly, Powerpoint and possibility to import the pictures embedded in Word documents, too.
Re: Before they ask: wv2 preview
> "David Faure and I are developing a replacement of the current MS Word"
Sounds great to me. :-)
By KDE User at Thu, 2002/09/12 - 5:00am
How about Open Office filters...
IMHO, perfect Open Office filters would be a huge boost for KOffice and since they are properly documented, they shouldn't be very difficult. If KOffice has good support for the Open Office formats it will allow KOffice to gain from all the work of the Open Office filters.
By Adam Treat at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
Abiword and gnumeric filters are also import as are filters for Star office. Open source office packages should lead the way in interoperability of files.
By David Findlay at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
I think even more important that having filters, would be to create an open standard format that all of the open source programs use. This would create much bigger impact than some filters could ever hope of doing.
By Resist at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
Then I would humbly suggest that OpenOffice serve as those standards. They are very well documented and seem entirely adequate for the job. I know they use XML/XSL and are zipped for efficiency. So, if any KOffice developers are reading this, how about adopting the OpenOffice formats as the KOffice standard?
By Adam Treat at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
Definitely yes!
By Miroslav Laus at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
Guess why we switched to ZIP?
Now, switching the file format is a lot of work - you need to know both file formats,
So yes, I like the idea, but that's not enough.
The first step is to compare both file formats and check if everything we support,
By David Faure at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
well, the actual status is i am writing my diploma thesis...
i will sei if i can find some time in between, but at the moment, it has to have a little lower priority...
(the only "thing", that is missing, is a programming dude, who does the work, i have an xslt filter working, which takes a kword file and transforms it into an openwriter file, that means, get the xml files out of the kword zip, transform them and put the resulting xml files into another zip file, which can be read by openoffice.
what doesn´t work yet:
so i came to the conclusion, that the openoffice xml format is almost almost fully capable of holding all the stuff we have in the actual kword xml format, and a lot more.
the task to do is:
we also don´t need to fiddle around in all the filters, i would vote for having the koffice- and the openoffice- load/saveXML in the source for a longer time and don´t force somebody to change his filter to the new format, as the old one works well.
for some screenshots go to http://holgis.net/ . there is a picture from the kword window, which i saved a .kwd file from, and on the other picture, there is openwriter with the resulting document opened.
(in download, there are several versions of the xslt filter, and an openoffice document, which contains a script. with this script, one can basically ude openoffice as a ms office <-> openoffice filter, no need for the user to do anything to open openoffice or so, it can all be done from the command line.
so when we teach koffice the openoffice file format (should work for kspread and kpresenter as well...), we get the openoffice filters for free.
well, now i hope, that i have convinced someone, that this is the way to go, and, that someone wants to help with this ;-)
the programming itself is not that hard, it is mainly saving the xml entities
no need to learn gui programming, no need to learn all the rest of koffice,
i´d be glad to help anybody, who likes to start with this, ohterwise you have to wait a little bit longer, til i find time for it ;-)
thanks, Holger
By Holger Schröder at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
Great news Holger! Thanks for all your work.
If I can find some time, I'll have a look at the LoadXML and SaveXML methods. If all that is required is some archive methods which will save to the OO DtD then this should really be a piece of cake.
Thanks again!
By Adam Treat at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
So, basically, the filtering stuffs that you refer to is unzip the existing openOffice file and do some manipulation on the files and zip it back to OpenOffice file format, is it?
As for me, im currently analysing how to solve a problem in which for my application, it needs some extra information for any .sxw file. After studying some articles online, I thought of to add few xml files to the unzipped OpenOffice file and zip it back to OpenOffice file once it is done. But I'm not sure if this is the best solution
I also thought of maybe i can look into OpenOffice filters and try to write my own filter, anyway, i think it is going to involve c++ stuffs and i will have to look into the existing OpenOffice structure.I feel that it is going to take much longer time to complete the job yet I dunno if this is the right direction to explore.
So, may i know your opinions and advice towards that?
Thanks alot, and hope to hearing from you as soon.
By Sook Sin at Mon, 2003/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
We already thought about this.
KSpread 1.3 is going to have much improved filter.
By Norbert at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
It is obvious that most of the people using (or that will use) Linux as a desktop operating system are using (or will use) OO/StarO. If Kword and kspread are using the same file format natively, then it gives them a big chance to be adopted as they:
By Murphy at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
I think the idea of using their format sounds dangerous at best.
First of all, they might change it in coming versions, which will bring back the compatibility problem. Second, who knows if the format will support the features the developers wish to add to koffice. Third, will koffice ever get to support the entire format?
Of the 3, i think 1 and 3 are the biggest problems. Unless koffice can really handle the entire format, you dont have true compatibility anyway in which case i think the point is gone.
I think chosing a file format that others control is quite brave, and deffinately something i would not personally do. One thing is export/import filters getting out of sync, but actually basing your internal format on what another office suite can do, well, sounds like a bad idea to me.
But of course, others may see it differently.
As a sidenote, im already worried about switching to zip, as IIRC the zip format is not entirely open.
By troels at Sat, 2002/09/14 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
Don't worry. The discussion about the standart office file format choose the OO file format as the standart, with some additions. The base of the standart format will be the OO format and they know it. There won't be a great change in this format, so no incompatibilities.
By Daniel Dantas at Sun, 2002/09/15 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
look at http://www.pkware.com/support/appnote.html . there is a description of the zip file format. pkware only claims copyright of the file describing the format, nothing more. so we simply wrote a kioslave, which understands the described format, and we were done. i don't see why this should worry anybody.
By Holger Schröder at Mon, 2002/09/16 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
I think SUN is already working on this. They are busy working on Standard format derived from Open Office format, they intend to submit it to a standard body, maybe OASIS. He said that they will make an annoucement as soon as they are ready. This is part of SUN new initiative on the Desktop.
By Khalid at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
Here is how I see the things, and I imagine some companies see too:
If open source can't agree in a standard, how could community ask for it from some companies?
Yes, I know, this sounds as trolling and bad, but maybe it's true. Let's think, we complain about microsoft not opening their file systems, but why they don't? Because by using a own and proprietary file format they have advantave over competition.
I think the big battle for winning desktop are file formats, not the interface, not the setup, but if people see they can handle their data on any different system, they will be really free to change for anything they want.
So, in resume, good open formats is the key for freedom of choice.
Reguards people, and keep the good work, I have faith in understanding and collaboration! :)
By Iuri Fiedoruk at Thu, 2002/09/12 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
I fully agree with you, we should think 'format-based' instead of 'aplication-based'. Good, true open, and well documented formats are the real keys for the ultimate freedom. Ofcourse both open-source people and commercial softwaredeveloppers should be able to use them.
By Maarten Rommerts at Fri, 2002/09/13 - 5:00am
Re: How about Open Office filters...
I have been in the process of migrating my system (and mind) out of the M$ world for all my business needs. I, unfortunately, have a lot of work, recieved and needs to be sent, in M$ formats. I tended towards OpenOffice, since it provides the ability to read/make the M$ formats. I like the work done by the koffice team, but not having the ability to either read/make OO (at least) or M$ formats locks me into koffice like a bad date. All this said, the potholes are many, but i agree a combined/standard file format should(MUST) be found (and it is possible); the compressed XML is the best direction, and it can facilitate any need. KO and OO are both Open, thus some discussion and handshaking should be able to hash out combining the DTD for all common elements; any diveregence for each, KO or OO, special features are incorportated into the DTD until which time the other App picks up the feature. The battle over File format is a disturbing one (after all its my @$#[email protected] data), so please find good common ground. HRC:)~
By Harland at Sun, 2003/04/13 - 5:00am
Would be cool if KOffice 1.2 could make it into the upcoming Mandrake 0.9
By KDE User at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake?
It's contained in Mandrake 9.0 RC2.
By Anonymous at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake?
That´s the KOffice RC...
By KDE User at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake?
Mandrake 9.0 will have koffice-1.2-final.
By David Faure at Thu, 2002/09/12 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake?
thanks David!
By Maarten Rommerts at Fri, 2002/09/13 - 5:00am
RedHat binaries again :(
Well here we go again. No RedHat binaries!
I sent a question about this at RedHat web pages, let's see if they bother to answer. Seems like the only options I have would be a) compiling from sources or b) changing distribution...
Is someone kind person making those unofficial rpm's this time?
Best Regards,
By Tapio Kautto at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat binaries again :(
Then change distribution. SuSE 8.0 with apt-rpm is a real killer.
By Erik Hensema at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat binaries again :(
Yeah, get away from RedHat. They choosed a very bad path to go. It is not normal that only Bero is packaging KDE stuff. This is a large project, they need much more people to help him, as he cannot do all this by himself.
But RedHat is a KDE bashing expert, and a Linux-will-never-make-it-to-the-desktop strong advocate, which can also be translated as Microsoft-please-don-t-change-too-much-windows-or-we-will-die, but they don't seem to realize it. If OpenSource/FreeSoftware succeed durably, it'l be in spite of RedHat, not because of them. They had their role in the past, a good and necessary role, but now they're to be put back on the dusty shelves of history.
Go for Mandrake or Debian or Gentoo or SuSE or Connectiva. A lot of good distros out here, whether you are beginner or not, installing on a server or on a desktop, GNU/GPL fanatic or not, etc.
RedHat has lost the very few credibility they had in the KDE and Linux-Desktop community. Let them lay down and die. I still don't swallow what they did with KDE 3(.0.x), it's unprofessionnal, and send only one message saying how little they value all the tremendous work done by the KDE team. It's a polite "fuck off", nothing else.
By loopkin at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat binaries again :(
I know I'm feeding a troll here, and maybe trolling myself, but here it goes:
I agree with you that if Red Hat is going to ship and modify KDE, they should have more KDE developers on staff. But calling them a "Linux-will-never-make-it-to-the-desktop" advocate is no longer appropriate, since their next release is aimed squarely at the corporate desktop. Yes, in the past they weren't interested in the desktop, but now they are doing a fair bit of work on that front. Also, I really don't think Red Hat is going to die any time soon just because they don't support one (albeight large) project very well. As for Red Hat making themes to unify KDE and GNOME, I think it is a good idea.
If KDE developers don't like that the QT/GTK themes in Red Hat 'null' make everything look GTK, then why doesn't someone develop a GTK theme that makes GNOME apps look like they're using default KDE 3.0/3.1 widgets. Ideally, a system where KDE apps look like GTK while being run in GNOME, and GNOME apps looking like QT/KDE apps while running in KDE would be ideal. Although I haven't seen Red Hat 'null' for myself, it appears from discussion that they are doing one side of this equation for us (among other things that people, maybe rightly, are not happy with). Since a consistant look and feel has always been a feature wanted by some desktop users of KDE and GNOME, I see nothing wrong with them trying for it, especially since KDE and GNOME themselves have not implemented it themselves yet. If KDE and GNOME already has a system set up where consistant look and feel could be achieved across both desktops for those who want it, then Red Hat probably would've gladly used the existing code instead of writing it themselves.
By anonomous monkey at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat binaries again :(
So that's why they remove the "About KDE" dialog? Is that what you call a good idea?
RedHat is doing a fine job, IMHO
You are not being objective.
By Anonymous at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat is doing a fine job, IMHO
This whole "GPL permits it, so you can't complain about changes" thing makes absolutely no sense. It's like saying that believing in free speech means you can't criticize anyone for saying something. There is a very significant difference between giving someone freedom, and approving of what they do with it.
By Sad Eagle at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat is doing a fine job, IMHO
I agree
Well, you are right.
Simple: Put all gnome apps aside the KDE native apps in the menu.
You can do this the other way round with Gnome, of course.
An it's really a fine idea to build a general look-n-feel theme for
But: _Never_ remove an about box. Respect the authors of both desktop
You can't tell me an about box is disturbing the user.
For competition a KDE-desktop should be a real KDE-desktop with all
This does _not_ imply you'd have to hide all fine gtk-apps from the user!!
By thomas at Thu, 2002/09/12 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat binaries again :(
> So that's why they remove the "About KDE" dialog?
Inaccurate fud.
FYI, the patch to remove the "About KDE" dialog was removed from RedHat's rpms a long time ago. If you're going to complain about redhat, at least be accurate.
By Rex Dieter at Wed, 2002/09/11 - 5:00am
Re: RedHat binaries again :(
...And replaced by an equivalent one done with action restrictions
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"Dolores," I said, "Why did the front desk just send up 400 yards of red, white and blue bunting?"
She was too busy talking on her Bluetooth to answer, but Harry chimed in.
"We're having a rally!" he said. "With cookies and balloons and speculating pundits and everything! What's a pundit?"
"Harry, shut up," said Dolores. "I can't hear what Mr. Gore is saying."
"Mr. Gore?"
"Yeah," Harry whispered. "He decided to throw his weight behind Dolores because she's the only candidate made entirely of natural fiber."
"Does he realize that's the only natural thing about her?"
Dolores shot me a look.
"Could you please," she hissed, "take this into the kitchen or something? I'm hammering out my stand on the environment. Go ahead, Al honey. No, nobody important, just some people I hired to set up the folding chairs. What are we saving this week, rainforests or whales? Both? Who the hell has that kinda time? Pick one."
The kitchen was full of cookies. Mrs Teitelbaum, smeared liberally with red and blue frosting, was attacking a lump of dough with my best rolling pin and humming "We Shall Overcome." I reached for a cookie and got a rap on the knuckles.
"Those are for members of the media only," she said. "You have to show me your credenza."
"Credentials," said Harry.
Mrs Teitelbaum bristled. "I don't care if this is a political setting," she said. "There's still no excuse for that kind of language."
I gingerly picked a sample off the pile. "What exactly is this supposed to be?"
"Well," said Harry, "Dolores wanted them in the shape of the Fibertarian Party logo but we couldn't find a sheep cookie cutter, so Mrs Teitelbaum used Rainbow Brite instead."
"And she made the eyes out of–"
"Olive pits," said Harry. "That part was my idea. We had bunches left over after Dolores's martini fundraiser last week."
The candidate herself bustled in. "Numbers," she snapped. "I want to know how many, and who. Gimme the big names first."
Harry riffled through his spiral notebook.
"Well, I'm still waiting to hear back from a couple of people. We have 'maybes' from Aerosmith, Donna Summer, and the guy who played Schneider on 'One Day at a Time.' Julia Roberts says she still hasn't forgiven you for what you said about Mary Reilly to the Washington Post so forget about it. Laura Bush is a yes, but she'll be wearing a blonde bouffant wig and please remember to put 'Carmelita Dupree' on her nametag. And Mrs Teitelbaum's friend Rose is coming and says it's okay if you want to use the folding tables from the senior center, but they need them back the next morning for the poetry slam."
"Word," said Mrs Teitelbaum.
"This not good, " said Dolores. "I need a halo of celebs around me for the big speech at the end. Get on the horn to Julia's people again and tell them if she doesn't show up smiling in something sexy I'm going on 'The View' to talk about Dying Young."
"Check," said Harry.
"And did you go through the entire A list in my address book?"
"Who's left on the B list?"
"Winona Ryder, Anne Murray and Yo Yo Ma."
"Shit. Okay, if we can get Julia and Aerosmith that should fill up the frame pretty well, but I want one of those goggle-eyed Obama-style choruses weeping joyfully in the background. What's the estimated turnout as of this morning?"
Harry tap-tapped on his calculator. "Not counting you...eleven."
"Eleven hundred? I'm glad we booked the bigger party room at the Best Western"
"Um, no. Eleven. But with you it's an even dozen!"
"Eleven? How the hell am I supposed to demonstrate my overwhelming groundswell of support with eleven people?"
"Well, it's ten people, really, because I was counting Tinkles and he's a cat."
"He's very politically aware," said Mrs Teitelbaum. "Every time Mary Matalin says something on 'Meet the Press,' he throws up on the rug."
"Dandy," said Dolores, munching morosely on a Rainbow Brite. "I have a handful of nobodies, an incognito first lady dressed as Dolly Parton and a vomiting cat. This isn't a political rally, it's a new season of 'The Surreal Life.'"
Knitting Up the Cabled Sleeve of Care
Given the state of the household, knitting is more than ever a refuge. I'm almost finished with the first sleeve of the as-yet-unnamed Lorna's Laces Fisherman Yarn sweater. (The basic pattern is Elizabeth Zimmermann's percentage sweater from Knitting Without Tears, Knitting Workshop, et al.–like the Seneca Sweater, but this time I plan on saddle shoulders instead of raglan.)
I knew I wanted to put cables into this project, but I didn't want to knit a cabled sweater. Not yet. So I decided on a little Aran braid running up the outside of each sleeve from wrist to elbow, a simple four-row repeat from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury that appears far more complex than it actually is.
If you look carefully, you'll also find I've worked the paired increases on top of the sleeve, a Joan Schrouder innovation I read about in Janet Szabo's fantastic book, Aran Sweater Design Putting the increases above instead of below apparently yields a more anatomical shape. I also love the look of the new rows branching out from the central motif.
Knitting the braid was so diverting that I reached elbow-length in a flash–and realized I hadn't considered the transition to plain stockinette. After frogging several half-assed solutions that I didn't even bother to photograph, I decided to try 'unbraiding' the braid so the individual ribands would appear to flow upward and melt into the fabric. It proved to be quite simple, really. An outward twist here and there, a sneaky purl increase to separate the two central strands, and voilà.
Eureka, dudes. Here was not only the smooth transition I wanted, but additional width (from the releasing of the previously cabled stitches) exactly where I needed it.
I'm not the first person to do this, but it was the first time I've ever done it and I figured it out on my own. It was one of those savory little knitting triumphs, the likes of which non-knitters will never know. Doesn't it just break your heart to think of those people?


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Cloud ALM company CollabNet is partnering with Big Blue to offer its CloudForge development platform in the IBM Cloud Marketplace. IBM software application developer customers can sign up for a CloudForge account for tools to manage development projects (plan, code, track, and collaborate) and deploy code in the cloud.
The IBM Cloud marketplace offers access to SaaS applications, the firm's own Bluemix PaaS with its suite of so-called "composable" services, and the SoftLayer IaaS. Both firms talk of a "a single online destination" for this suite of developer cloud services.
"As part of the IBM Cloud marketplace, IBM clients can now embrace cloud development to provide structure and visibility to software development projects, as well as improve productivity and reduce costs," said Bill Portelli, cofounder and CEO of CollabNet. "The move to more projects being developed in the cloud provides a more efficient and practical path for development teams to code, collaborate, and deploy software."
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George apparently took Amarilla and Grace with him on his trip to the East. The Brainerd Tribune of June 30, 1894 gives these accounts in the Pine River section of the Local News. There was a lot going on for the Barclays at this time.
1. George Barclay returned from the east last Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Barclay, who will spend the summer vacation here and watch our city grow.
2. George Barclay while away visited Minneapolis, Chicago and New York City and says things are very dull.
3. George Barclay will commence building in a few days on the new town site.
4. Last week our neighbor correspondent said that George Barclay was as tickled as a boy with a new pair of shoes, as the road passed through his place, etc. But George Barclay was in Chicago at the time and knew nothing of the line and when he came home last Sunday the shoes did not fit at all. When a man has to tear down four buildings and dig a new well for thirty feet, and have his gardens torn up, I don't think there is anything to be tickled about. Do you?
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Out Of The Rat Race: Lucky Rodents Find A Rat 'Taj Mahal'
Dawn Burke had always thought of rats as filthy animals, she says, until her neighbor introduced her to his "soft and cuddly" pet rats. Years later, she stopped by a pet shop on a whim — and ended up coming home with a rat of her own.
From there, says Dawn's husband, Don Burke, "it grew very quickly from one rat to 72." Before long, the couple had opened a rat sanctuary in their home in Boise, Idaho.
They now keep only nine rats at a time, but their home has been called the "Taj Mahal for rats" — and they like it that way. The rats they take in have been used in labs, Dawn says, or raised as snake food and then thrown away. "We're trying to make up for what they've been through," she says.
"Sometimes people don't realize just what rats can become," Don adds. "They can be very warm companions."
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Time again for StoryCorps. This week, we'll hear about a species often less popular than journalists and politicians – rats. Don Burke and his wife Dawn love rats so much so they opened a rat sanctuary five years ago in their home. The couple sat down at StoryCorps and talked about how that project got started.
DAWN BURKE: I always thought of rats as filthy, disease-carrying animals, but this neighbor of mine had pet rats. They were just so soft and cuddly. And years later, I stopped by a pet shop on a whim. That was how I got Drusilla. And I brought her in and you just said, OK, I'll put the cage together.
DON BURKE: And then, eventually we brought home Asha(ph) and Burka(ph).
BURKE: And Annie, Mattie and Lex.
BURKE: It grew very quickly from one rat to 72.
BURKE: I have to brag that we were the very first rat sanctuary in the United States to have our 501c3 status. We have all the cages on tables and we leave them open. Someone who came in the other day said it's like the Taj Mahal for rats. They have lots of space.
BURKE: We like to have it that way because we're trying to make up for how people mistreat them and raise them as snake food and just throw them away.
BURKE: So why don't you talk about Annie?
BURKE: People call it their heart rat, that one rat that they never forget. And Annie would run to the door when she heard the doorbell to great everybody. Everybody loved her so much.
BURKE: Remember she was your own private teeth cleaner.
BURKE: Yes.
BURKE: People call them ro-dentists and Annie was really gentle and she would get back to my molars and, you know, clean it out. I just adored her.
BURKE: Sometimes people don't realize just what rats can become. They can be a real pet.
BURKE: The other night, I was giving Bartholomew his medicine and I felt something across my feet and Domino had gotten off the table and he came looking for me.
BURKE: That was the most surprising thing to me is that they don't just scurry on the floor like you've seen rats do. Like, when they're really happy, they hop like bunnies.
BURKE: And that's one of the things that we're trying to teach people is that they have a heart and I want to thank you for doing the rat retreat with me. I know it's cost us a lot of money and put us in the hole financially, having 72 rats at one time. But I'm just really grateful to have you as a partner to do this with me.
BURKE: And the feeling's mutual.
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Apple introduced the iPhone 5, as well as a colorful major upgrade to the iPod touch, during a special media event on Wednesday. The new hardware boasts notable upgrades for both devices with respect to the built-in camera hardware. The iPhone 5 has a refined version of the 8MP camera in the iPhone 4S, while the iPod touch gets a serious shot in the photographic arm with a 5MP autofocus camera. Both devices also get a backside-illuminated, 1.2MP, 720p FaceTime HD front-facing camera and a new automatic panorama shooting feature in the Camera app.
We thought it might be helpful to break down all the updates in more detail for the avid shutterbugs in our audience.
iPhone 5: 8 megapixels refined
The iPhone 4S had very respectable camera hardware. The front-facing camera was the same old VGA-quality FaceTime camera we knew from previous iOS devices, but the rear-facing 8MP "iSight" camera was one of the best on any smartphone we've ever tested. Apple not only increased the resolution over the iPhone 4's 5MP, but it did so while improving sensitivity to light by employing a backside-illuminated, full-well CMOS design. It coupled the sensor with a noise-reducing hybrid IR filter and a new five-element, f/2.4 autofocus lens.
The iPhone 5's camera is still 8MP, but it is further refined. The new sensor and lens combination is thinner, to fit within the thinner iPhone 5 casing, and the focal length is ever so slightly wider (4.13mm versus 4.28mm). Otherwise the hardware specs are nearly identical: 3264x2448 pixel resolution, backside illumination, hybrid IR filter, five-element f/2.4 lens.
Specifically, Apple claims to now be using micron-level alignment for the lens, which should help improve critical sharpness. (Such precision is likely also required to fit the camera module into the thinner iPhone 5 body.) The lens is protected by a sapphire crystal cover for improved protection, which should also carry less potential aberrations compared to the glass cover used on the iPhone 4S.
These are minor refinements, however; most of the improved capabilities are due to the better processing capabilities of the A6 processor and improved software. The dual-core A6 processor—likely built on a 32nm process and employing A15 ARM cores and updated PowerVR GPUs—can capture photos 40 percent faster than the iPhone 4S, according to Apple. The iPhone 4S was already pretty fast in our experience, so this is a significant improvement.
Additional signal processing capabilities also allow Apple to employ advanced imaging improvements comparable to those of high-end digital cameras. Spatial noise reduction helps keep noise from the tiny sensor in check, and the camera will now use dynamic pixel-pinning to boost images captured in low light. A new "smart filter" also analyzes images before applying noise reduction, selectively reducing noise in areas of uniform color or tone, while using less noise reduction in areas that should retain texture and detail.
Sample images provided by Apple should show some evidence of this smart filtering. For instance, compare the areas in the skin of this cute snap of a little girl enjoying a sno-cone to those around the eyes, mouth, fingers, and hair. You may notice that areas around edges, or areas of more texture, have more noise than the larger areas of skin such as the cheeks. There's also less noise in the yellow wooden slats behind her, except in areas of texture or around the edges.
The iPhone 5 continues to capture 1080p stabilized video, same as the iPhone 4S.
The hardware for the front-facing camera has also been significantly improved over the first generation "FaceTime" cameras on previous iOS devices. A new "FaceTime HD" camera retains the fixed-focus lens, but now uses a 1.2MP backside-illuminated CMOS sensor. Stills can be captured at 1.2MP, while video is upgraded from SD to 720p HD. The camera can also use face detection to bias exposure for portraits and FaceTime video chats.
iPod touch: finally a worthy contender
The iPod touch got a more serious update to its camera hardware, which was barely useable in its previous incarnation. Our examination of the fourth-generation iPod touch revealed snapping abilities that were just this side of better-than-nothing, and the sub-2MP images captured with a fixed focus lens weren't good for much more than changing Facebook avatars or snapping a pic to quickly illustrate some point. These images were never going to be printed or saved for posterity; by contrast, a 5MP image straight from my iPhone 4 was printed on stretched canvas at 16x20" and now hangs over the mantel.
The good news is that Apple seriously beefed up the iPod touch's camera. It now features a 5MP backside-illuminated CMOS sensor similar to the one used in the iPad 3. It also has a hybrid IR filter and five-element f/2.4 autofocus lens from the iPhone, and now includes an LED "flash." Coupled with an A5 processor, the camera doesn't have the same spatial noise reduction, smart filter, or dynamic low-light capture as the iPhone 5. However, its capture quality should be as good as the iPhone 4S, with resolution comparable to the iPhone 4 or third-gen iPad. That's a pretty good standard—vastly improved over the old iPod touch, and good enough for many to consider ditching a dedicated point-and-shoot digicam.
In addition, the iPod touch now includes the FaceTime HD camera included in the iPhone 5, so self portraits and FaceTime chats will be comparably improved.
Easy panoramas: just follow the arrow
The major new software feature added to iOS 6's Camera app is the touted automatic "Panorama" feature. This feature, compatible with the iPhone 5, new iPod touch, and the iPhone 4S, makes it easy to capture wide, panoramic views of up to 240 degrees and up to 28MP in resolution by simply rotating the camera.
Simply hold your iPhone or iPod touch in vertical orientation and sweep it across the view in the direction indicated on the screen. The camera app uses input from the gyroscope to figure out how to align a series of images, even if you don't use a smooth, linear motion. "Behind the scenes, in real time, it's taking slices of photos, finding the edges, stitching them together, creating seamless transitions between photos," Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller explained during the iPhone 5's introduction on Wednesday.
So far the demonstrations have been impressive, and we look forward to testing the feature further once iOS 6 and the newer hardware is released.
Miscellaneous software tweaks
The Camera software has also gotten a few other software tweaks. With the iPhone 5's beefier A6 processor, the camera has improved video stabilization and face detection. One feature we think will be quite popular is the ability to take still photos while shooting video; this capability has been migrating from high-end digital cameras to smartphones over the past few months, and it was smart of Apple to add the feature. It's not clear if these stills are full resolution or just 1920x1080 pixel captures, but either way it could come in handy.
We are a little disappointed that Apple doesn't appear to have added any manual overrides to settings like white balance, ISO, exposure compensation, or exposure. It's clear that Apple wants the camera to be super easy to use, and therefore limits its features. But with other advanced options like HDR and a grid overlay, as well as the new panorama feature, we see no reason not to at least make them available as an optional ability that experienced photographers could use.
Overall, though, the iPhone 5 appears to offer significant and useful updates for existing owners of the iPhone 4 or earlier hardware. If you have an iPhone 4S, the refined camera may not be enough on its own to justify an early upgrade. We'll definitely dig into image quality comparisons when we have hardware to review, and should be able to offer a clearer picture—pun intended—of the value to both casual and serious photographers.
Users with older iPod touches who want to take better pictures should definitely be pleased with what Apple is offering with the $299-and-up fifth-gen models. In this case, if picture quality is a large concern for you, I honestly have no qualms about recommending an upgrade, even without having touched the new hardware.


text: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 Preparing for Falls Prevention Awareness Day Learn how you can participate in Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD), recognized September 22, by attending a free webinar on August 28 hosted by the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The webinar will explore: the issue of older adult falls in the United States effective strategies for bringing greater awareness to older adult falls prevention and how organizations can participate in FPAD the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) toolkit for health care providers to assess falls risks, create action plans to reduce risk, and link patients to community-based programs funding options, including Medicare coverage for falls and Title IIID falls prevention community program funding More than 40 states and numerous countries worldwide are coalescing to address this growing public health issue; many are working closely with physical therapists as key contributors to reducing falls. This year's theme, Standing Together to Prevent Falls, seeks to unite professionals, older adults, caregivers, and family members to play a part in raising awareness and preventing falls in the older adult population. Forty-six states will participate in FPAD this year, joining more than 70 national organizations, including APTA, professional associations and federal agencies that constitute the Falls Free© Initiative. Find ideas for observing FPAD and your State Falls Prevention Coalition on NCOA's website.


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When Apple debuted the iPod a decade ago, it redefined mobile audio technology. Other companies had already launched "MP3 players," but Apple propelled portable digital music hardware into the mainstream. Sony and Creative Labs struggled to compete, but ended up with fail on their faces.
And now we have Samsung, the latest to throw its hat into the portable media player ring with the release of the Galaxy Player 3.6. This hardware is aimed at anyone considering the iPod touch, and emerges in a long line of copycat devices – Samsung has followed Apple's lead into phones, tablets and ultrabooks.
But does the Galaxy Player 3.6 pack enough features and performance to capture the hearts (and wallets) of customers, especially when the smartphone is fast becoming the only portable media device we really need?
Possibly. First off, it's cheaper. The Player 3.6 costs $150, while the cheapest iPod touch, the 8GB version, costs $200. It's powered by Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface sitting atop the operating system – just like Samsung's smartphones.
In fact, the Player 3.6 almost is a Samsung smartphone – sort of like a neutered Galaxy S.
Unlike Apple's hardware, however, the Samsung media player feels lightweight in the hand, and even a bit cheap and chintzy. And, of course, if you're comparison shopping against Apple hardware, you'll be giving up the iPod's superior App Store selection. And, hell, this little Android-based media player isn't even running Google's most advanced mobile OS, Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
Speaking of software, I've never been a huge fan of samsung's TouchWiz UI. It's a skin – a set of custom graphics to make Android look different than it does on competing devices – and skinning Android with skill and elegance is tough to pull off. For one thing, it puts undue strain on system resources. Android runs faster as a barebones OS, sans an outer layer.
And to some degree, that graphical overhead would seem to impede performance. Flicking back and forth through app menu screens on the Player 3.6 feels sluggish – more so than it should, considering the Player has a 1GHz CPU that's driving a puny screen resolution of 480 x 320 on a 3.6-inch display. Apps launch quickly, but interface swiping just feels slow. Indeed, anyone familiar with the fluidity of the latest iOS phones or even the stock Ice Cream Sandwich build on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone will notice a difference.
Another qualm: Unlike devices that run Ice Cream Sandwich, the Player 3.6 requires physical keys in order to navigate Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). This present a potential problem: If Samsung upgrades this Player to Ice Cream Sandwich at some point, those physical keys will remain as useless, vestigial keepsakes.
Is there any upside to buying the Player 3.6 instead of an iPod touch? Yeah, a few. First, while the Samsung only comes with 8GB of onboard storage, it includes a microSD card slot that allows expansion of up to 32GB. While you can go up to 64GB with iPods, you've got to pay hundreds more for that extra storage.
And then there's the desktop version of iTunes – it's not the most graceful app for managing music, and transferring it to and from a portable music player. Android devices allow drag-and-drop transfers, and that alone might compel users (even Apple diehards) to try out the Samsung as a dedicated media player.
Oh, did we mention sound? It's fine – or at least more than sufficient for MP3-quality tracks through a pair of free earbuds.
And, of course, Samsung's "Player" moniker extends beyond just music. The device also supports video, which you can watch either on the 3.6-inch screen or, more impressively, mirrored to various high-end Samsung HDTVs via Wi-Fi (a feature we haven't yet tested).
I only spent one day with the Player 3.6, and this is by no means Gadget Lab's final review, but I think the device will be a tough sell to consumers. When I'm out and about, I want to carry as few devices as possible, so listening to music directly off my phone makes most sense. I'm not ready to carry a dedicated media player, and I suspect others have the exact same trepidation.
That said, I can see the Player 3.6 appealing to people who want to conserve their phone's battery life, while still having the option to listen to music or watch movies on the run. To this end, I can see iPhone users particularly interested in the device – it provides a window into the world of Android without high entry fees.
But is even $150 too much to pay for a second mobile device? The Player 3.6 drops on May 4, so we'll see soon enough.


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MTD. Over fifty years later, still growing strong.
Since 1958 when the first lawn mower rolled off the line, MTD has been designing easy-to-use outdoor power equipment and building a reputation for quality and dependability second to none. Today, a family of brands delivers award-winning solutions to residential and commercial customers around the world.
Riding Mowers
Equipment Highlights
- Perfect for yards two acres or more
- Wide range of cutting widths
- Manual, automatic or hydrostatic transmissions
- Attachments for other outdoor chores such as hauling, bagging, aerating, snow removal and more
Push Lawn Mowers
Equipment Highlights
- Classic design gets the job done
- Range of engine sizes
- Range of cutting widths
- 3-in-1 cutting decks
- Easy height adjustment
- Electric start available
Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers
Equipment Highlights
- Smooth cuts with less exertion
- Range of engine sizes
- Range of cutting widths
- 3-in-1 cutting decks
- Front or rear wheel drive
- Electric start available
Trimmers & Edgers
Equipment Highlights
- Precise tools for detailed work
- CARB Compliant units available
- 9" Dual Blades
- 2 1/4" Max Edger Depth
- No need to mix oil and gas
- Quieter, fewer emissions
Tillers and Cultivators
Equipment Highlights
- Prepares soil prior to planting
- Range of sizes
- Front-tine tillers for smaller gardens
- Rear-tine tillers for larger gardens
- Smaller, more compact cultivators
- Create finely tilled, well-aerated soil
Log Splitters
Equipment Highlights
- Stay warm this winter
- Choice of RAM force:
- More for big jobs
- Less for smaller jobs
- Range of log capacities
- Saves on heating bills
Single Stage Snow Throwers
Equipment Highlights
- Perfect for smaller driveways
- Cleans lighter, fluffier snow
- Snowfalls of 10" or less
- Range of clearing widths
- Great for patios, sidewalks and decks
- Lighter weight design
Two-Stage Snow Throwers
Equipment Highlights
- Great for long and curvy drives
- Cleans wet, heavy snow
- Snowfalls up to 2'
- Range of clearing widths
- Range of engine size


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Recover a MySQL database
Before trying to recover a MySQL database, you should check the exact error in the MySQL log file at /opt/bitnami/mysql/data/mysqld.log. Check the latest entries in the MySQL log file with the following command:
$ sudo tail -n 100 /opt/bitnami/mysql/data/mysqld.log
In this case, assume the following error in the log file:
110108 10:37:45 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't open and lock privilege tables: Table 'user' is marked as crashed
Here are some steps to resolve this error:
The MySQL database is configured to use InnoDB engine by default. You can add the innodb_force_recovery=1 option in the main MySQL configuration file at /opt/bitnami/mysql/etc/my.cnf to try and fix the database:
[mysqld] innodb_force_recovery = 1
Start the MySQL database with the following command:
$ mysqld --skip-grant-tables --user=mysql --pid-file=/opt/bitnami/mysql/data/mysqld.pid --skip-external-locking --port=3306 --sock=/opt/bitnami/mysql/tmp/mysql.sock
Open a new console and try to log in the database:
$ mysql -u root -p
In this case, the error was related to the mysql.user table. Run these commands:
mysql> use mysql; mysql> repair table user; mysql> check table user; mysql> exit;
If the table is recovered, you should see "OK" in the mysql.user status table. Do not forget to remove the innodb_force_recovery option from the my.cnf file and restart the MySQL server again.
$ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart mysql
If you find a different error or cannot fix an issue, we can try to help at http://community.bitnami.com.


text: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 Study: Physician Health Influences Patient Health Physicians who follow preventive health measures are more likely to have patients who follow preventive health measures, according to a Canadian Medical Association Journalstudy cited in the April 8 Medscape News Today. The study included 1,488 physicians and their 1,886,791 adult patients. The authors examined 8 indicators, such as flu vaccination and mammograms, and found that for all indicators, patients were more likely to undergo preventive practices if their physicians had undergone the same practices (P < .05). The authors found a stronger relationship between similar preventive practices than dissimilar ones; for example, patients of physicians who did and physicians who did not receive the flu vaccine had identical mammography rates. In their conclusion, the authors state, "Our findings suggest that there is room for improvement in some physicians' preventive practices (particularly around screening and vaccination) and that improving the health of physicians could improve outcomes for their patients as well. We believe that programs for physician health promotion should be developed and studied to determine how best to actively encourage the healthy doctor–healthy patient association." Physical therapists who set healthy examples for their patients are featured in the March 2013 issue of PT in Motion—read about them in "Endurance Tested."


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Half empty or half full, either way it's low.
The CFA Institute/Edelman Investor Trust Study 2013 found only half (53%) of investors trust investment management rms to do what is right. That compares with 68% of Hong Kong investors and 39% of UK investors.
Retail investors in the United States are also less trusting of the industry than their institutional counterparts (51% vs. 61%, respectively).
More troubling is the fact that nancial services is the industry least trusted by the general population, coming in behind telecommunications (56%), automotive (57%) and pharmaceuticals (60%), among others.
The reasons are familiar.
"This limited amount of trust reects a lack of confidence in the broader nancial services industry," the report says. "Hit by the shock of the 2008 financial crisis and ongoing scandals around money laundering, rogue trading, rate manipulation and insider trading, the industry lost the faith of its key constituents — the clients, investing public, and other participants that help it function on a day-to-day basis."
But not all is lost. Interestingly, the study notes that despite investors' lack of trust in the investment industry, they remain condent in the capital markets. Nearly three in four investors say they are optimistic about their fair opportunity for prot or loss in capital markets. And this is true worldwide: 74% of investors in Hong Kong, 70% of investors in the United States, and 69% of those in the United Kingdom express that belief.
"On the surface, these numbers are high," the report says. "But intensity is low — just 19% of investors 'strongly agree' they have a fair opportunity to profit by investing in capital markets."
Calling the low intensity a "warning sign," the authors note the amount of distrust in the investment management and, more broadly, the nancial services industries could be infecting the capital markets.
"If this continues," they conclude, "it could damage the markets' role as an essential component of economic vitality."
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1. Data are provided for information only and do not form part of the 2010 ranking.
2. Figure in brackets refers to data from second programme for schools with more than one programme ranked.
3. The Cems programme was ranked number two in the Masters in Management 2010 rankings, but it has not been included in the European Business Schools 2010 ranking as it is a programme and not a school.


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Rotary-wing Aerodynamics
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Recent literature related to rotary-wing aerodynamics has increased geometrically; yet, the field has long been without the benefit of a solid, practical basic text. To fill that void in technical data, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) commissioned the highly respected practicing engineers and authors W. Z. Stepniewski and C. N. Keys to write one. The result: Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics, a clear, concise introduction, highly recommended by U.S. Army experts, that provides students of helicopter and aeronautical engineering with an understanding of the aerodynamic phenomena of the rotor. In addition, it furnishes the tools for quantitative evaluation of both rotor performance and the helicopter as a whole. Now both volumes of the original have been reprinted together in this inexpensive Dover edition.
In Volume I: "Basic Theories of Rotor Aerodynamics," the concept of rotary-wing aircraft in general is defined, followed by comparison of the energy effectiveness of helicopters with that of other static-thrust generators in hover, as well as with various air and ground vehicles in forward translation. Volume II: "Performance Prediction of Helicopters" offers practical application of the rotary-wing aerodynamic theories discussed in Volume I, and contains complete and detailed performance calculations for conventional single-rotor, winged, and tandem-rotor helicopters.
Graduate students with some background in general aerodynamics, or those engaged in other fields of aeronautical or nonaeronautical engineering, will find this an essential and thoroughly practical reference text on basic rotor dynamics. While the material deals primarily with the conventional helicopter and its typical regimes of flight, Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics also provides a comprehensive insight into other fields of rotary-wing aircraft analysis as well.
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KDE Wins Spot @Comdex Open Source Pavillion
KDE will be represented at the large US computer show COMDEX, in Las Vegas, from the 17th to 20th November, as a result of placing second in a poll run by O'Reilly Network. Developer George Staikos will be demonstrating the soon-to-be-released KDE 3.2, featuring a vast number of improvements in all areas, as well Kolab, the Free Software groupware solution. Thank you for voting for KDE and giving us this opportunity of introducing our desktop to a whole new audience. See you there!
Sounds like a great opportunity.
Neat. Go, George, go! :-)
By Eike Hein at Fri, 2003/11/07 - 6:00am
What the heck is Plone, and how did it get more votes than KDE?
By Spy Hunter at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
Re: Plone?
CMSes are a dime a dozen. I've never heard of Plone, even though I've heard of every other project on that list other than the three bottom ones. Is it really that much better than the other CMSes that it deserves its own booth at Comdex? Are there even 1690 people using Plone to manage their site? I don't see how it could get that many votes.
Not that I hate Plone or anything, I'm just kind of curious who is voting for it.
By Spy Hunter at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
> I'm just kind of curious who is voting for it.
Plone is build on CMF, CMF in it's turn is based on Zope, Zope is written in Python and needs a tweaked Apache (if I remember well). [dot.kde.org made with squishdot, which is also built on Zope, BTW]
So Plone is only a layer on top of a lot of (IMHO very good) code...
I interpreted the 'victory' for Plone as a victory for all stuff underneath it, just as I think KDE is thanking part of it's glory to trolltech and it's cute-'Qt'-lib.
P.S.: Not that i wasn't thinking of a voting script in the first place ;-)
By cies at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
We use Zope and Plone for our complete intern and extern webmanagement and workflow. Its a quite complex but powerful tool. We use the zope server on localhost and use Apache virtualhost feature to bind urls to our zope webservices via zope's so called Vitual Host Monster.
By Thorsten Schnebeck at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
I agree. I voted in this poll a while ago when gnomedesktop.org was running something on it. I was surprised that Gnome had less than 1/3 the votes of KDE! I'm also shocked that OpenOffice had so many votes also. It's not a very exciting project, in my opinion. Too bad the OS booth couldn't have been cooler. KDE is definitely going to be the center of attention!
Re: Plone?
[Mod's note: Wiggle again...]
Re: Plone?
This does qualify as mindless, destructive trolling, no? Mods?
Re: Plone?
I think this is very premature. Novell purchased SuSE for its desktop distribution and tight integration. I would venture to guess that they would destroy SuSE linux in the process of converting it wholesale to gnome.
On that note I'd be more mindful of Novell's past history (Word Perfect, UnixWare, etc..) I'm thinking worst case senario the world will miss SuSE and Ximian, while KDE marches on, unencumbered by corperate agendas and missteps.
Just my 2c though
By Ian Reinhart Geiser at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
...well said.
Much better to reason than to mod trolls off.
By cies at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
Well, yeah, you're probably right. In my defense, I'm quickly getting frustrated and I've heard above comment a lot over the last few days, sometimes even in worse, even more content-lacking versions. I just don't comprehend what people get out of behaving like that.
Re: Thanks...
here's my theory: a lot of people are personally invested in the various desktop projects and some of those people would be more than happy to see their favourite "win" through the destruction of the others. after all, if there is no competition, your favourite will always be the best, right? and if your favourite will always be the best, then your personal investment is guaranteed to be worthwhile and shrewd. you win, they loose. hooray! yes, this is shortsighted and sad, but not completely uncommon.
the reverse can also happen out of panic: something appears to be negative for your favourite, and because of the personal loss such a death-knell would represent were it actually true, one may get overly concerned or read the situation to be overly-negative.
i think Sun Tzu would have a choice word or three for both sorts...
By Aaron J. Seigo at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
Well i think both sides are just plane nervous now. I mean no-one knows whats going to happen. Will it just fizzle out? Will it be the next big thing? I think its enough to make people crazy. I mean personally Id love to see KDE succeed. I really dont care less if Gnome goes anywhere, but I know they push us to keep getting better. I think the true tragity would be to have one or the other ignored, or worse, them molded into some mess that is not what the respective authors want.
Well see... its going to be a fun year :)
-ian reinhart geiser
By Ian Reinhart Geiser at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
Proven long-time abusers are not welcome here. That's all.
By Navindra Umanee at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
You have more patence than me, i had to disable anon posting on kdedevelopers because we had some guy comming in and just posting garbage posts in past blogs... it sucks but the internet is the worlds largest bathroom stall door :)
By Ian Reinhart Geiser at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
Yes, perhaps we can switch to plone from squishdot/zope ;)
there probably is even a migration path from various zope prods to plone.. =)
Re: Thanks...
Hehe. I thought I'd take a look at Plone. So out of curiosity I did a search for "squishdot" on the site to see if there is a decent/backwards-compatible migration path.
Guess what? The first 2 results I found mention dot.kde.org in a rather flattering way. :-)
By Navindra Umanee at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
I don't think one person justifies changing the way the dot works though... and I dare say the dot works dang well. :-)
By Navindra Umanee at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
[Mod's note: Baleeted.]
By Wiggle at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Thanks...
[Mod's note: Don't feed the troll. :)]
By Datschge at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
Well, that's ximian spin on the story. SuSe has a market, Ximian is just a programming think tank. In Europe Linux means Linux/KDE. Customers request it. Linux isn't strong on the desktop because of Ximian but KDE.
So probably it will be more the other way round.
Marketing: Ximian FUD: push - strategy give them Gnome
Guess who will be the stronger part?
I imagine that ximian will be forced to drop its KDE bullying and will be forced to provide proer interoperability.
"Novell purchased SuSE for its desktop distribution and tight integration"
By Language at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
well i refuse to speculate until the cards are on the table, i mean there are too many unknowns that go both ways. until someone says "This is what we are going to do..." its all wild armchair speculation :)
in the mean time im going to try to make KDE kick ass...
By Ian Reinhart Geiser at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
nice try wiggie troll!
Re: Plone?
Yes, it's wiggle -- somehow with Lynx/shell access to defiant.msoe.edu although his DSL is apparently still in the UK.
By Navindra Umanee at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
> Gnome had less than 1/3 the votes of KDE
becuase nobody reads gnomedesktop.org (in comparison to the old gnotices, of course =) )
> It's not a very exciting project
I disagree.. OpenOffice is the premier free software office suite, just like KDE is the premier free software desktop.
Re: Plone?
OpenOffice is no Gnome project. Unfortunately they oriented the apllication suite more towards Gnome while KDE or QT integration is still poor. However, perhaps SOT Office may focus on this.
By Henno Harms at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
As others have said, Plone is a CMS based on Zope. While there are lots of CMS packages out there, Plone is modular and comes packed with a LOT under the hood such as workflows, user & group management, customized content types, cache management, clustering (run multiple servers behind a load balancer and have centralized management), etc. Needless to say, for larger sites that maintain a larger staff of content developers, Plone provides a fantastic foundation to allow the site to be managed.
As far as why it topped out the list, I am guessing that this has a lot to do with timing. The project just had a conference in mid-March which stirred up a LOT of interest .. I think around 150 people attended and over 800 people watched the live stream of the conference. In addition to this, on the plone.org website as well as mailing lists, etc.. the core development team persisted with reminders to get people to vote.
In anycase, with Plone v2 set to be released at the end of the month (or early next month), I think having such an impressive project at Comdex is a great thing. It sounds like there have been many major newspapers, government agencies and businesses that have used the Plone/Zope combo. It should provide some impressive case studies for people unfamiliar with these larger OSS projects to be made aware of them.
Needless to say, I am very excited that KDE will be there as well. KDE is the best FOSS desktop available and with the exciting new features in 3.2, it should make for an EXCELLENT Open Source Pavillion.. Hopefully there is ample time to make the booths inviting and fun to continue to open the eyes of others that have been less fortunate to experience FOSS first hand. :-)
By John Alamo at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
does it got something to do with slashdot? they called it "they're own" on they're site.
By steve at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Plone?
No, the story submitter called it his own, not the Slashdot editors. It has nothing to do with Slashdot, which runs on its own Perl code (Slashcode).
By Spy Hunter at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Thanks for reminding me to register. KDE will be in the exhibit area, right?
I wonder how many people on the KDE boards and scene are going? It would be nice if we could all get together for lunch or dinner one day. Vegas is certainly the place for groups to meet.
By Evan "JabberWok... at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
I'm suprised nobody mentioned that KDE came in ahead of GNOME by about 8,00 votes, which means that KDE got voted about twice as many times as GNOME did =)
By Alex at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Congradulations!
Correction, KDE is ahead of gnome by 800 votes and got about three times as many votes as GNOME. I was ina hurry ;p
By Alex at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Congradulations!
Yeah, but then dot.kde.org was the only site that openly encouraged its viewers to vote early and vote often.
By anon2 at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: Congradulations!
Re: Congradulations!
Actually, no. The site that gnomedesktop.org linked to (O'Reilly) encouraged a daily vote.
Worked out Well
It's nice to see my favourite and voted-for projects up there! KDE is a given, but Zope together with Plone are two very good projects. CMSs are not a dime a dozen, particularly with the advantages that an environment like Zope provides.
By David at Sat, 2003/11/08 - 6:00am
Is Plone really that good?
Is Plone really that good? Just tried their demo server at http://demo.plone.org and I got:
502 Proxy Error
The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
Reason: Could not connect to remote machine: Operation timed out
Re: Is Plone really that good?
Timed out... I guess it has been very popular lately then :)
By Paul Eggleton at Sun, 2003/11/09 - 6:00am
Re: Is Plone really that good?
That wouldn't be a Plone thing so much as the Zope server on which it is built. The server's been slashdotted though...
By Navindra Umanee at Sun, 2003/11/09 - 6:00am
Isn't PHP-NUKE better?
From what I heard, ti is very good.
By Alex at Sun, 2003/11/09 - 6:00am
Re: Isn't PHP-NUKE better?
nope - php-nuke isn't quite as advanced as plone is. plone is really targeted more at professional/government/enterprise websites than php-nuke is, and as such, has goodies like full section 508 compliance and a quite modern optional design mode (which doesn't work with konq)
By anon at Sun, 2003/11/09 - 6:00am