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Perfect hash function
A perfect hash function for a set S is a hash function that maps distinct elements in S to a set of integers, with no collisions. A perfect hash function has many of the same applications as other hash functions, but with the advantage that no collision resolution has to be implemented. In mathematical terms, it is a total injective function.
Properties and uses[edit]
A perfect hash function for a specific set S that can be evaluated in constant time, and with values in a small range, can be found by a randomized algorithm in a number of operations that is proportional to the size of S.[1] Any perfect hash functions suitable for use with a hash table require at least a number of bits that is proportional to the size of S.
A perfect hash function with values in a limited range can be used for efficient lookup operations, by placing keys from S (or other associated values) in a table indexed by the output of the function. Using a perfect hash function is best in situations where there is a frequently queried large set, S, which is seldom updated. Efficient solutions to performing updates are known as dynamic perfect hashing, but these methods are relatively complicated to implement. A simple alternative to perfect hashing, which also allows dynamic updates, is cuckoo hashing.
Minimal perfect hash function[edit]
A minimal perfect hash function is a perfect hash function that maps keys to consecutive integers—usually or . A more formal way of expressing this is: Let and be elements of some finite set . F is a minimal perfect hash function iff implies (injectivity) and there exists an integer such that the range of is . It has been proved that a general purpose minimal perfect hash scheme requires at least 1.44 bits/key.[2] However, the most effective currently known minimal perfect hashing schemes use around 2.6 bits/key.[3]
A minimal perfect hash function F is order preserving if keys are given in some order and for any keys and , .[4] Order-preserving minimal perfect hash functions require necessarily bits to be represented.[5]
A minimal perfect hash function F is monotone if it preserves the lexicographical order of the keys. Monotone minimal perfect hash functions can be represented in very little space.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- ^ Fredman, M. L.; Komlós, J. N.; Szemerédi, E. (1984). "Storing a Sparse Table with 0(1) Worst Case Access Time". Journal of the ACM 31 (3): 538. doi:10.1145/828.1884.
- ^ Belazzougui, D.; Botelho, F. C.; Dietzfelbinger, M. (2009). "Hash, Displace, and Compress". Algorithms - ESA 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5757. p. 682. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-04128-0_61. ISBN 978-3-642-04127-3.
- ^ Baeza-Yates, Ricardo; Poblete, Patricio V. (2010), "Searching", in Atallah, Mikhail J.; Blanton, Marina, Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook: General Concepts and Techniques (2nd ed.), CRC Press, ISBN 9781584888239. See in particular p. 2-10.
- ^ Jenkins, Bob (14 April 2009), "order-preserving minimal perfect hashing", in Black, Paul E., Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, retrieved 2013-03-05
- ^ Fox, E. A.; Chen, Q. F.; Daoud, A. M.; Heath, L. S. (1990). "Order preserving minimal perfect hash functions and information retrieval". Proceedings of the 13th annual international ACM SIGIR conference on Research and development in information retrieval - SIGIR '90. p. 279. doi:10.1145/96749.98233. ISBN 0897914082.
Further reading[edit]
- Richard J. Cichelli. Minimal Perfect Hash Functions Made Simple, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 23, Number 1, January 1980.
- Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein. Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition. MIT Press and McGraw-Hill, 2001. ISBN 0-262-03293-7. Section 11.5: Perfect hashing, pp. 245–249.
- Fabiano C. Botelho, Rasmus Pagh and Nivio Ziviani. "Perfect Hashing for Data Management Applications".
- Fabiano C. Botelho and Nivio Ziviani. "External perfect hashing for very large key sets". 16th ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM07), Lisbon, Portugal, November 2007.
- Djamal Belazzougui, Paolo Boldi, Rasmus Pagh, and Sebastiano Vigna. "Monotone minimal perfect hashing: Searching a sorted table with O(1) accesses". In Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium On Discrete Mathematics (SODA), New York, 2009. ACM Press.
- Djamal Belazzougui, Paolo Boldi, Rasmus Pagh, and Sebastiano Vigna. "Theory and practise of monotone minimal perfect hashing". In Proceedings of the Tenth Workshop on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (ALENEX). SIAM, 2009.
- Douglas C. Schmidt, GPERF: A Perfect Hash Function Generator, C++ Report, SIGS, Vol. 10, No. 10, November/December, 1998.
External links[edit]
- Minimal Perfect Hashing by Bob Jenkins
- gperf is an Open Source C and C++ perfect hash generator
- cmph is Open Source implementing many perfect hashing methods
- Sux4J is Open Source implementing perfect hashing, including monotone minimal perfect hashing in Java
- MPHSharp is Open Source implementing many perfect hashing methods in C#


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is there not anyboby here that knows what buld i need for my dash lights?
12-02-2010, 06:49 PM #3I am sure that someone does, but they may not have stumbled across your post yet. While your waiting, I pasted a couple of links that may help you find them or you could try and do a search on GM Parts vender's website here.
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02:32 PM ET 12.31 | According to the Montreal Gazette, a new poll shows that the majority of Canadian citizens don't care if the NHL lockout ends and the NHL returns to action. NRG Research Group and Peak Communications surveyed about 800 Canadians from six of Canada's regions Dec. 11-16. A small group over a five-day period is all we are talking about here. The Gazette reported that the people polled were asked, "Do you think the NHL lockout will be settled in the next couple of weeks?; In the new year in time for a shortened season to be played?; Not until it's too late for games to be played this season?; or, Don't you care?" The survey results were as followed: 58 percent indicated they didn't care if the NHL returned, 25 percent believed it was too late for a deal to get done and have some sort of an abbreviated season, 8 percent felt that a deal could get done in the new year and a shortened season played, 5 percent said a deal could get done before the new year followed by an abbreviated season and the remaining 4 percent didn't have an opinion or just didn't want to answer the question.
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Happy New Year to all.And for HM members here's a new throwdown to "view."http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/679241-lets-rankem-nfl-pla yo ffs?category_id=17
Done. Wow that was a heckuva rant in there!! Had me in stitches in places!!
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Sorry NHL, I don't care either. Found some new things to do. I can always stream hockey when I need a fix.
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Done. Wow that was a heckuva rant in there!! Had me in stitches in places!!
Yep. Like I said, it's a classic. :-)
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Sorry NHL, I don't care either. Found some new things to do. I can always stream hockey when I need a fix.
I've really enjoyed the World Jrs. more than I thought I would. Lot of good hockey there.
I've really enjoyed the World Jrs. more than I thought I would. Lot of good hockey there.
Me too Slappy. Happy New Year lad!!!
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"Poll shows Canadians don't care if NHL comes back"
Funny. They've never asked me.
Oh, wait. I don't qualify.
I've really enjoyed the World Jrs. more than I thought I would. Lot of good hockey there.
Most Canadians are Chets.
You are an honorary Canuck.
I've really enjoyed the World Jrs. more than I thought I would. Lot of good hockey there.
Is that you hank?
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WGAFMost Canadians are Chets.You are an honorary Canuck.
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Do you care CI?
Yes I do. Pissed off is all!! Happy New Year Steeler!!!! What the heck's a "Chet"?
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LOL. That passes for "Best New Year Wishes" from Hank. I appreciate it! Happy New Year to you CI. It's got to be better! :-)
WGAFMost Canadians are Chets.You are an honorary Canuck.
Thanks Hank.
It's cold and snowy enough down here that I feel like a real Canadian! Enjoy the holiday.
Wonder what the poll results in the states are?
2% miss it. 4% don't and and 94% answered "huh" ?
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Boston's world music ensemble The Halalisa Singers celebrates 20 years of music making with a gala concert featuring newly commissioned works by Brian Tate and Mystic Chorale director/Halalisa founder Nick Page. Performances April 27, 7:30 p.m. in Lexington, and April 28, 3 p.m. at First Church Unitarian, 19 Foster St., Littleton.
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Former Prime Minister's Office chief of staff Natan Eshel sent a veiled threat of a libel suit to incoming Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg on Monday, after she publicly called for him not to represent Likud Beytenu in coalition talks.
In a short email to Zandberg, Eshel wrote she "does not have immunity from slander yet," referring to the parliamentary immunity she will receive after being sworn into the 19th Knesset next week.
"There is no claim that I harassed anyone, and certainly not sexually, and there is no limitation on my public activities," Eshel wrote. "I didn't hear you tweet about [Haim] Ramon, who was convicted [of indecent assault]."
The email concluded: "Stop your slander, which was not said innocently, and fix the distortion."
Zandberg took to her Facebook page after receiving the email to say that Eshel is going after those who seek justice, and is continuing in the path that led him to leave public service.
"The practice of whitewashing sex crimes and calling them 'inappropriate behavior' is well known from past cases, as are the methods of trying to intimidate the brave people who raise their voices," she wrote.
According to Zandberg, she and Revital Madar, who opened the Facebook petition, want "one simple thing: Stop Eshel's presence in public life, as the plea bargain established."
Meanwhile, Labor leader Shelly Yacimovich published on her Facebook page on Monday an email Eshel sent to Shlomit Barneah-Pargo, legal adviser at the Prime Minister's Office, and accidentally copied to Yacimovich, apparently because both of their first names start with "sh."
The email indicates Likud Beytenu planned to put Eshel at the head of its negotiating team.
"The prime minister and [former foreign] minister [Avigdor] Liberman want me to stand at the head of their negotiating team to form the next coalition," Eshel wrote. "Does my commitment not to work for the government – not public or political service – make this a problem, or is it OK?" Yacimovich called the email "bothersome, incriminating, but also amusing," and pointed out that others in the Prime Minister's Office were dismissed for complaining about Eshel's behavior, while the perpetrator "is still running the country like nothing happened."
"Now that Natan Eshel is back in our lives, and denies that he's involved in negotiations, read the email and judge for yourselves," the Labor leader wrote.
Likud Beytenu reiterated on Monday night that its negotiations team consists of Yitzhak Molcho, David Shimron, Moshe Leon and Yoav Mani.
In the past, party sources have said that Eshel will be an external adviser to the talks, but the party would not comment on Monday as to whether he has been removed from that post.
However, a senior Likud Beytenu source pointed out that if Yesh Atid wants to be picky about moral issues, then they should get rid of Uri Shani, an adviser to former prime minister Ariel Sharon and the head of their negotiating team, who was convicted of breach of trust in 1999, while Eshel was never charged with any crime.
On Sunday night, following a letter from Zandberg to Attorney- General Yehuda Weinstein and a Facebook petition that garnered nearly 4,500 members, Yesh Atid said they will not participate in coalition talks if Eshel is involved.
Eshel left his post as chief of staff in the Prime Minister's Office in February after a plea bargain with the Civil Service Commission, which determined he invaded a female staffer's privacy by photographing her without her permission and entering her personal email account.
As part of the deal, Eshel agreed not to return to the civil service, but he remains close with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his family.


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I found this on the shore of a beach at Sancti Petri, Chiclana de la Frontera, Cadiz Province.
I thought it was a lovely big shell, went to pick it up and found it attached to a rather large heavy occupant! It weighed at least a kilo and was about 4" round. You can see some little bits of shingle seem to have adhered to the creature itself but it was basically a reddish brown and mottled.
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To automate manufacturing changes, think ECM
Software provides a single point of control to assure consistency across multiple platforms.
By Mark Woodward
Enterprise change management (ECM) soft ware can help manufacturers manage the complexity associated with conducting e-business in Internet time, running plant operations, and complying with stringent industry and government standards.
From a technical perspective, ECM can provide manufacturers with the infrastructure they need to manage software changes across all their computing platforms, technologies, processes, and information technology (IT) organizations. From a business perspective, ECM can help manufacturers increase their competitiveness by ensuring quality and enhancing customer satisfaction.
According to a recent Yankee Group report, organizations using ECM software realize a 28% reduction in application downtime, a 23% improvement in time to market, and an 18% reduction in hard development costs.
ECM allows manufacturers to automate development processes and manage changes consistently across platforms with a single point of control. By establishing more network- efficient architectures that interface with multiple platforms, developers can work in the environments they choose.
Manufacturers that want to launch quality initiatives in their software development environment would do well to put ECM to work. ECM can enable manufacturers to completely eliminate software development errors, en sure all software changes are made properly across an application's life cycle, and see to it they are incorporated into the final version.
Seven key benefits of ECM
Among other important benefits, ECM allows manufacturers to track and manage all their software and Web content assets and to synchronize their delivery to the Web. Man agers can at any point in time verify the status of all these assets and know who has changed them, why they were modified, and when they were revised-thanks to the audit trails provided by ECM software.
Manufacturers can monitor daily changes in their assets and reuse assets. With ECM, the assets are properly stored and can be located instantly by developers, who can assemble them in various fashions to create more services and options for staff and customers. This way of working ensures that manufacturers can deliver more Internet-based services faster while saving time and money.
Finally, ECM can simplify and streamline online publishing processes. Content contributors can make their own Web site updates, using templates provided by the tools. This allows manufacturers to post Web changes whenever they want.
In short, ECM can enable manufacturers to operate at Internet time, manage operations inside a plant, and comply with standards.
Many manufacturers that want to harness the power of the Internet unfortunately still operate batch processing computing environments that will not allow them to extend services to the Internet at great speed.
To offset this challenge, many manufacturers' IT experts see ECM as an important battle horse that will allow them to establish the software development infrastructure they need to extend their mainframe, distributed, and Web applications to the Internet to deliver new services to employees and customers.
Operating at Internet speed means staffers can access up-to-date inventory information. As a result, they can work faster, be more productive on the job, and make more accurate business decisions.
Having inventory information readily available via the Web allows employees to better assess which products move fast in the supply chain and which ones do not sell as well. Staff can then communicate that information back to management and to the marketing department, which can better react to the changing marketplace demands with other choices and different ad campaigns, for example.
The capability to operate at Internet speed also enables customers to check the status of their orders online and learn when to expect product delivery. Operating in real time increases customer satisfaction.
Working at Internet speed also lets manu facturers quickly update Web sites to provide customers and staff with timely information-price changes, or new products, for example.
ECM can also enable manufacturers to propagate software changes across manufacturing execution systems, which govern, for instance, capacity data, product tracking, asset management, statistical process control, electronic batch record, and scheduling.
This ensures all the applications within a given supply system are in sync and accurate. Sales changes can immediately be propagated across the supply chain.
ECM can also play an essential role managing the entire product development effort, including associated applications, documentation, software changes, certifications, quality assurance, and incident re ports. ECM provides a way to manage these changes on multiple platforms from a single point of control.
Moreover, ECM can play a critical part empowering manufacturers to operate continuous plants and can to prevent costly work stoppages by enforcing the development processes of these organizations and by automating the approval of software changes and switchover. It is estimated, for instance, that a disruption in a semiconductor plant's operations can cost $32,000 a minute.
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ECM also enables manufacturers to meet various industry and government standards. Pharmaceutical makers, for example, are striving to meet Title 21 Code of Federal Reg ulations Part 11, which provides standards for electronic records and signatures.
ECM's ability to track changes and prevent unauthorized revisions can also serve the cosmetic business and other industries considering whether to adopt Part 11. The Environ mental Protection Agency is also evaluating whether to develop the standard.
The Health Insurance Provider Accoun tability Act provides manufacturers with standards on how to deal with the security, privacy, and management of documents and software. ECM can help health care manufacturers comply with those regulations as well because it provides a mechanism for managing software and documentation.
Nowhere is the need for compliance with safety and reporting standards greater than in enterprises that manufacture hazardous materials.
If, for example, a contamination incident occurred, ECM tools would prevent an individual from deleting the electronic incident reports and application documenting the spillage. By enforcing the organization's processes, ECM prevents misuse of software and associated documents.
ECM provides a central management point of control that spans multiple platforms and can simplify concurrent development, incorporate quality assurance, and accelerate software change approvals.
There are subtle and not so subtle differences among the many ECM technologies available. Manufacturers should consider picking an ECM solution that is easy to use, accommodates platform expansion, and allows legacy, distributed, and Web applications to be delivered to the Internet in a synchronized way.
Properly integrated into business strategy, ECM can turn into the infrastructure manufacturers need to manage change across their computing platforms, technologies, processes, and IT environments to improve their competitiveness in global markets. IC
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"These are great cigars (Principes by La Aurora) for when you don't have a lot of time to sit and enjoy a good smoke."
"First enjoyed these (Principes by La Aurora) in the DR 4 years ago and have been a loyal fan ever since. Great for a quick quality smoke or relaxing with a fine sigle malt after dinner......"
"Me encantan los de vainilla (Principes by La Aurora), son los mejores cigarros."
"These are fantastic little cigars (Principes by La Aurora)! I was very surprised and pleased with the burn, taste, and consistancy. I will definitley buy more!"
"Principes by La Aurora in the Natural wrap is a great cigar. Give them to someone in the tube and they think they are getting a $5 stick."
"....you spend more time spiting than smoking!"
"These are not bad (La Aurora Principes) for an inexpensive smoke. Not super consistent but for a short quick smoke not bad at all."
"I never liked cigars before.. that is until my neighbor turned me on to the La Aurora Principes. Now I'm hooked..and as my luck goes they are always sold out.."
"Well I finished the 3 boxes/75 cigars I had. Must say, I ordered another 3 boxes today simply because I love the size of this cigar. It's right in between a short smoke and a full smoke and I don't look like I'm in the Mafia smoking it at the Country Club. So far I haven't offended any women with the aroma. It lasts about 30 minutes and isn't overpowering or boring. The roll is outstanding."
"Principes (Principes by La Aurora) natural provide some BIG $$ flavor in a small, inexpensive cigar. Yet another superb CI deal!"
"Principes (Principes by La Aurora)prove that the stuff they sweep off the floor at La Aurora makes better cigars than most of the cigars you pay $3 to $5 for."
"Just got them (Principes by La Aurora) today - La Aurora has a winner here are you sure that these are the clippings from THE BIG BOYS??? Nice smooth cigar and the size is perfect for me. Just a hint of vanilla - I am a french vanilla coffee guy any way, no bite and the Tubes make them all the nicer. These babies will go to Disney World and my travel humidor can stay home. Thanks Again C/I."
"This is an amazing short cigar! It has a perfect burn, great taste, and the foil really keeps them fresh. This has become my everyday cigar!"
"I'm half-way through yet another order of Principes. These are damn good everyday smokes. Do they stack-up against a Ghurka or a Padron? Hell no! Are they good little smokes that will help you wind-down from work and the kids? Hell yes! When I have the time and opportunity, I spark a high dollar smoke, like a Ghurka. On a night like tonight, when the wife is working, I've just finished feeding the kids, and I'm watching them play with their friends until bath time.... aah, now it's Principe time! Do yourself a favor, guys, and put in an order for 50 or so."
"I've been on a quest for a decent everyday smoke that meets three criteria: 1) Inexpensive so I can smoke a couple everyday, or not feel guilty if I have to ditch one; 2) Decent quality so it doesn't taste like I'm smoking a dog rocket; and 3) a smaller size so I can smoke it in 20 minutes or less for those occasions when I don't have the time for one of my beloved toros. Principes hit the mark and then some: They're well under a buck a stick, they taste pretty good and are well made, and I can smoke one in 20 minutes or less. I don't normally smoke Dominican cigars, but these are an exception that I'll be making on a regular basis. Many a cigar snob or uber rich yahoo may turn up their noses at a cigar that meets such requirements, and that's too bad because they'd be missing-out on an enjoyable smoke. But if you're not a cigar snob or an uber rich yahoo, then take my advice and grab up 50 or so of these little gems - you'll be glad you did. Damn good smokes these are!! "
"Been searching for a good, short smoke that's easy on the wallet. Found it! These puppies are just right for the morning ritual or a quick break. Smooth burn and very consistent construction, not at all harsh (like most cheapos) and value plus priced. Very much like the regular La Aurora sticks. Thanks CI!"
"...These are barely a step above machine made malarkey that you can buy at any corner store...."
"They taste like if you were smoking a donuts, if you like the taste of tobacco when you smoke pick something else"
"Wow! My good friend Dan introduced me to these (La Aurora Principes) superb cigars and I've been completly hooked ever since. They are without a doubt the mildest, best drawing, smoke I've ever run across and the price is a great bargan that allows you to enjoy them without the guilt."
"Straight out of the foil, the Principes Natural has a hint of that odd molasses-sweet taste like one finds in a Swisher or King Edward. I find that this disappears if you remove all the foil wrappers and just put them in a humidor nude for awhile. Then, the flavor actually is fairly pleasant, the body just a hair above mild but not quite a solid medium. A decent everyday cigar for the morning commute or puttering around. I wish they had put them in standard cello instead of the silly foil which incidentally is also a pain to open as it has no pull tab."
"I got home with my Principes and just had to break one out of the foil and see what they're all about. Man I'm not sure what it is about the foil, but it tasted like it had just been given to me off the rolling table at the factory. It almost felt too wet to light, but it smoked so rich and smooth I thought to myself, so this is what a real cigar tastes like. If La Aurora puts this much quality into an 80 cent stick; I'm gonna have to use some WD 40 to get my wallet open and try some of their $2.00 + versions."
"These little cigars are great! Panatelas would be cool. I'd also like to try the other flavors besides the Naturals! Thanks C.I.!"
"I am very apprehensive about trying a new "value" cigar, but decided to give these a try. These little smokes are worth each of the few pennies you'll pay for them. Sure, I had to spit a few tobacco clippings, but the flavor and price more than make up for this shortfall. It does fall a bit shy of medium bodied."
"Ok, so having smoked almost everything La Aurora has to offer(including some one of a kind cigars rolled by Nestor for Rigo Diaz of Miami Cigars and Jose Blanco,) I decided to put my faith in their outstanding quality and try these machine mades. I bought the 75ct. deal here on CI and let me tell you, it's a purchase I don't regret. These little guys pack some serious and complex flavor in a small cigar that, for the price, makes the perfect "no-guilt" any time smoke. This cigar is truly a work of art for a machine made mass produced stick with notes of cedar, leather, earth, and a little pepper in the last 2/3. I get some of the same cedary/peppery flavor notes as the La Aurora 1495 and the smoothness from the Leon Jimenes line. Overall I'm extremely impressed by the price/quality of this smoke and highly recommend you go out on a limb and grab them while they're in stock."
"I was a little skeptical about ordering these, but I am happy I did! Getting ready to order my next box. I was surprised how good they were, lots of flavor, and excellent burn. I have shared these with friends (at this price you can afford to share!) and they were a big hit. I unwrapped the cigars and told them I was trying a new brand and wanted feedback. Needless to say several of my buddies have already ordered them! Keep up the good work CI"
"I was at a resort in the DR and asked for a recommendation by the proprietor. This is what he recommended. Great everyday smoke, sometimes inconsistent but well worth the price. I will be ordering more. Echo all the other positives."
"Needed a cheap everyday smoke and man did I find it! The coolest thing about these are the real leaf wrapper, the pre-cut, non-drilled ends, and the tightness of the cigar itself. The taste is enjoyable but not sophisticated but thats what I expected. Buy these if you are looking for a box a cheapies, you can't go wrong!"
"I recently placed a large order for inexpensive cigars, and included was one box of natural Principes. I have come to enjoy a lot of cheap cigars, including a number of machine made smokes. Chief among these are Marsh Wheeling Deluxe, Parodi King, De Nobili Tosconi Long, Avantis, Muniemakers, and Antonio y Cleopatra Grenadiers in the candella wrapper. Add to the list, very near the top, Principes. These have a good, honest cigar flavor. It is by no means exquisite, but it is solid, uncomplicated, and enjoyable. Being made with trimmings from La Aurora's premium blends and a natural wrapper, they have a predominantly traditional flavor, but the homogenized binder add a minor "machine made" flavor. This is extremely subtle, to the point of barely being worth mentioning. I prefer the Marsh Wheeling, Muniemakers, and Parodi, but the price of the Principes is more along the lines of what you might pay for a Phillie or Swisher Sweet, yet with a far, far better flavor. Out of the first ten or so, one of them was packaged without being given a wrapper. That is, it had filler and binder, but no natural wrapper leaf like the others. Considering it cost me less than 75 cents, this wasn't a big deal. I've not heard of this happening with other folks, so it may very well be an exceptionally rare mistake. The cigar, apart from being squishy around the "cap" end, still smoked well and tasted fairly similar to the others, but with a less solid traditional cigar flavor. The major drawback to these is since they are short filler and precut to allow an open draw like you'd find with a good premium smoke, they can burn fast and hot if you puff on them too frequently. You CAN smoke one of these in 15-20 minutes, but if you do you sacrifice the cool smoke and mellow flavor. If you smoke slowly and deliberately, you'll get a razor sharp burn and a very pleasant 30-40 minute smoke. These are mild-medium, and I find them more on the medium end. There are machine made cigars I enjoy more, but only slightly more. Given the price of these, at under 70 cents a piece, these are the single best value I've found to date. They do have a slightly sweet flavor, but it isn't a major feature in my experience with them so far. I've smoked three of them today, and thoroughly enjoyed each. If I get through the box and still think as highly of them as I do currently, I will not hesitate in the least to buy another box or two. I might even, purely out of curiosity, try a flavored variety in addition. I wish that CI would sell 5 packs of these because I avoided trying these for a VERY long time because until recently my experience with White Owl, Phillies, and Swisher Sweets had me very hesitant to order these. 55 cigars is a large commitment if you don't know you'll like them. But I'm glad I did. Gamble on this one and you may find you like them very much. For 60 some cents a piece, even if you don't like them they will be good for passing out to friends who just want something to smoke over a game of cards or checkers, while watching a game, or fishing or whatever you do for fun. I regret not having tried these sooner; when I still smoked cigars more often than my pipes, I could have saved a lot of money compared to buying value priced handmades like Flor de Oliva. They won't completely replace my premium cigars, but the will sure make up a large portion of what I smoke from here on out, and with the exception of overruns and seconds, I think they (and other good machine made cigars) will completely replace the economy hand mades"
"I really enjoy the taste, however, seems like you're spitting out the paper after every single puff."
"Love these. Perfect when you don't have the time to enjoy a 'big' cigar. Smooth with a great burn & draw. A tasty smoke."
"These little Principes are not bad at all. Nothing fancy, but nothing to scoff at either, especially at that price."
"Nothing new to add here but to agree with lots of other reviews. these little guys have a very strong vanilla aroma. i got a good 30mins + smoke time out of it. they do look like a more expensive cigar with its individual wrappers. I think i just found my go to flavored stick. I also purchased Swishers and by flavor comparison, these seem to have much more infusion of its flavor."
"I normally smoke cigarillos(Swisher, Black & Mild, Good Times) but I was looking for something different. After reading about the history of the company and the reviews, I decided to give these a shot. No guts no glory, right? I am so glad that I did! The taste, the burn, are fantastic! While these probably won't be an everyday smoke for me, they will most definitely be a welcome change when I'm in the mood for something different!"
"These are great little cigars with nice aroma of chocolate and a sweet smoke with a chocolate smooth easy draw. The price is fantastic and go good with a Johnnie Blue or Remy. Rated at 93 points. Try some, great smoke!"
"I love the flavor and special pricing. "
"Great Price for an excellent daily smoke. Smooth, well packaged with a superb aroma in every puff."
"Very nice inexpensive cigars and they sure are the life of the party. With a nice not over powering flavor that fills with the nice vanilla aroma. Favorites of both friends and their wives and girlfriends or those wanting to try something different. I'm glad CI carries such a nice variety of flavors."
"Nice quick smoke with a hint of vanilla."
"These are okay but the rum flavored ones are 100 percent better."
"This is one great little cigar. I love 'em"
"This is an excellent cigar! Smooth and flavorful, a really nice smoke!"
"Very nice cigar if you like Cherry."
"Great little cigars, priced right."
"I truly enjoy these cigars! When I saw how they were packaged...the appreciation increased! The draw was pleasant, the even burn was pleasing. I would order these as a "filler" for the auto-shipment to arrive...knowing full well that they would last me until then. I consider these as a "staple." To have until the order arrives. And still feel that it was money well spent!"
"I have to say that these cigars for the price are great. Overall a good cigar."


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Eagles' Injury Report: Questionable -- S Patrick Chung (shoulder); Probable -- CB Brandon Boykin (shoulder), DE Fletcher Cox (quadricep).
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This is a discussion on Hows this for a kudu within the Hunting Africa forums, part of the Hunting Forums - Hunting in Africa category; Here is a picture that was sent to me Sorry don't have any detail except that it says it was ...
Hows this for a kudu
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Sorry don't have any detail except that it says it was shot in Grootfontein Namibia, was 5 mm shorter than world record and weighed 267 kg on the hook (stomach out and head of).
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It's a heavy kudu for sure, but it can't be anywhere near the world record...there isn't much curl...and it's not that high. I have seen a lot of big kudu pictures and have come to believe most aren't officially measured....nobody wants to do all the paperwork and leg work too. Plus having seen big animals and people get bugged to death by people and media....a lot of people are content to be proud of there trophy. Sure a outfitter will post that there client shot it and use it in advertising. But I'm one of those people would never enter anything in the book. It's the hunt memories that are the most important.
He is a nice kudu for sure, but there are bigger out there.
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COLLEGE STATION -- Once Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione finished answering questions about his employment status this week, he was asked to explain why Mike Goodson missed the first half of Saturday's game at Oklahoma.
The explosive Goodson, A&M's third-leading rusher, rushed seven
times for 28 yards and caught a pass for a loss in the second half
of the Aggies' 42-14 loss in Norman. He spent the first half
holding his helmet on the sideline.
"He missed practice time," Franchione said. "If you want to
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personal family issues. He kind of was a little bit behind on
knowing the game plan."
Goodson did not attend Tuesday's weekly media availability,
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Sophomore Keondra Smith and freshman Cornell Tarrant filled in
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carries and caught two passes for short gains. Tarrant had two
rushes for minus-11 yards.
Franchione said Smith and Tarrant earned the right to play ahead
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The service on the Enchantment was superb, whether in the dining areas, guest services, or pool. We found the food in the Windjammer to have great variety and good flavor. My Fair Lady dining room, where we ate all suppers at "my time" dining, offered an extensive menu of nicely prepared entrees. If our table partners were not enthralled with their selections, the waitstaff was happy to bring them something else. Emanuel and Dennis at table 85 were very attentive waiters and tried very hard to satisfy our requests.
The nightly entertainment in the Orpheum Theater varied in quality. The magicians David and Abi Haines were fantastic! We enjoyed the comedian Derrick Cameron very much. The singers and dancers of the production shows tried their best with very mediocre material. It appeared that musical selections for the shows were chosen mostly for their cheap copyright fees. One male singer named Chris had an exceptionally beautiful voice, which often was wasted on banal tunes. How I wished that he could have had his own recital of opera arias. I would have liked to hear classical music offered daily in the form of string quartets and vocalists. The talent was there, but the repertoire was lacking. How sad on 3 formal nights that older couples in long gowns and tuxedos had no waltz music from the classical period with which to dance! Instead country western twangs resounded in the centrum.
Of the activities on board, I went to a jewelry class, but 2 minutes before the class was to begin, the instructor had already run out of kits. Other people were quite disappointed and complained to no avail. The trivia game involving science was run by a crew member, whose primary language was not English and whose major was not any form of science. His "official" answers were not correct, but it's only a game! Our favorite on board activity was swimming in the balmy waters of the solarium and reading on the highly-contested lounge chairs. Reading on a 12 day voyage would be greatly enhanced, if the ship hadn't eliminated most of the library, now a mere "Book Corner."
The best aspect of this cruise was, of course, enjoying the Caribbean ports. The ship's excursion to Tortola's Cane Garden Beach was very pleasant, as the the turquoise waves splashed on the very soft sand. Antigua's Halcyon Cove beach was a beautiful sunny swimming excursion also. On St. Martin only a 15 minute walk turning left from the dock brought us to a nice beach. By the time we reached St. Thomas, I needed a break from the glorious sunshine and nasty sunburn, so I strolled the many jewelry store of Havensight near the dock. In San Juan we really enjoyed the El Junque Rainforest excursion for the lush foliage, waterfall, mountain terrain, and informative guide. Labadee, Haiti was a beautiful private beach area, complete with turquoise waters, swaying palms, many lounge chairs, and barbeque lunch.
Returning to Baltimore the seas were rough one evening with what Captain Gus called "ocean motion" caused by a weather system near Cape Hatteras. The rest of the cruise the sailing was exceedingly smooth, and for us near the bow of the ship, nearly imperceptible. Disembarkation was very easy, with one half hour wait in the theater, and quick processing through immigration and luggage retrieval. Our hotel shuttle came as promised on time.
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Paulson & Co. Inc. wasn't charged in the Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations of securities fraud against Goldman Sachs, but the powerful hedge fund is still attracting unwanted attention for helping shape a mortgage-backed security in 2007 that made it $1 billion—and cost other investors the same amount.Some legal experts believe that Paulson could still be sued for its role in creating and betting against a synthetic collateralized debt obligation called ABACUS 2007-AC1, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims potentially worth billions of dollars. For now, Paulson appears safe. SEC enforcement chief Robert Khuzami recently said, according to the Wall Street Journal, that the hedge fund was not charged because only Goldman was responsible for representing the security to investors.And Paulson has said there's been no notice of impending civil litigation...
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COLUMBIA, SC — After living with her parents through college, Katie Dixon was looking forward to graduating, getting a job and moving out her own. I thought the dominoes would just fall into place.
But as her graduation from Columbia College approached in May 2011, the dominoes didnt fall. There were no jobs, especially for a studio art major, she said.
Dixon, now 23, looked for a year, applying at small portrait studios and the photo counters at drug stores and big box retailers. I never even got an interview.
Dixons story has been playing out across the nation as the country suffered through the Great Recession and its aftermath. But the tide is beginning to turn.
After riding out the tough economy in their parents basements, more young American adults are starting to break out on their own, pushing up the nations mobility rate and giving an important boost to the housing market and the broader recovery.
Thanks to improving job prospects and super-low mortgage rates, adults in their 20s and early 30s are moving into their own apartments and buying homes in increasingly greater numbers, according to real estate experts and government statistics.
Census Bureau data show that the nation added more than 2 million households in the 12 months that ended March 31, about triple the annual average for the previous four years. Most of the gain came from middle-aged and older baby boomers, but young adults are hitting the road as well.
The recession had knocked the overall U.S. interstate migration to a post-War World II low, but last year the number of people ages 25 to 29 who moved across state lines reached its highest level in 13 years, said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution.
Frey called the shift significant: Theyre leading indicators of migration coming for the broader population.
Although Dixon did not move across state lines, she did finally get the opportunity to move out of her parents house after landing a temp job as a receptionist at the University of South Carolina.
The second I got my job and knew it would be OK, I got out, she said.
Dixon said she is close with her parents, but the longer she stayed at their house, the lazier she got. When her 18-year-old sister started talking about moving out, it lit a fire under her, she said.
The two actually moved out together and rented a house with two more friends.
And just six months after landing the temp job, Dixon got a permanent spot at USC as a call center administrative specialist.
I am so proud of how far Ive come, she said. I pay my own bills. I got my own dog.
Dixon was far from alone in her struggles. All of my friends are in the same situation.
And the longer her unemployment dragged on, the more she felt like a failure. I really felt like, why did I even go (to college)?
During the recession and slow recovery, young people better educated than their parents generation have struggled to compete with older workers in a job market with several unemployed people for every opening. That compares with about two people unemployed for every job opening before the 2007-2009 recession.
Without sufficient incomes, they delayed marriages and having children, and simply stayed where they could pay little or no rent. The result was that 2 million more adults ages 18 to 34 were living under their parents roof last year than there were four years earlier, according to an analysis of census data by Timothy Dunne, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
In the past year, the jobless rate of those ages 25 to 34 has dropped a little more sharply than it has for the overall population. It fell to 8.3 percent in October from 9 percent at the start of the year for those workers, compared with a decline to 7.9 percent from 8.3 percent for all workers.
With stronger economic fundamentals, the process will pick up speed, Dunne said. I think theres pressure. Households can delay formation for only so long.
As more young adults go out on their own, one big question for the economy is: Will they rent or buy?
Many are deciding to rent because they cant afford to buy or are wary about the housing market. But theres a dwindling supply of available apartments in large cities, where young adults tend to settle. Builders have been slow to put up new units, pushing down vacancy rates and driving up rents.
Meanwhile, mortgage rates have fallen to historical lows. Thats made owning a home more affordable than it has been in years even competitive with rents. Perceptions that the housing market is starting to heat up also have more people thinking of buying.
As for all the talk about the fiscal cliff automatic government spending cuts and tax increases that will kick in Jan. 1 unless Congress acts it hasnt fazed consumers, at least not yet, brokers said.
Not when 30-year mortgages can be had for 3.25 percent interest, said Vladimir Kats, a Baltimore broker with Keller Williams Realty who specializes in distressed properties and focuses more on young buyers.
The interest rate is the main driver, Kats said.
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A Budding Industry Trend Worth Tapping, & FINRA's Latest Smack-Down
I'll be honest with you - I don't know whether to be happy or sad about the latest sanction from FINRA, the body that pretty much oversees the securities market in the U.S. On the one hand it's good to know they're doing something to restore complete credibility to the equities market. On the flipside, they keep finding so much crazy, somewhat fruitless, and completely avoidable stuff, I just can't help but wonder what some of these people were thinking.
I've got the details/rant below, but first I want to do something I always mean to do more of for you, but just don't get enough time to do it - talk about the next great industry trend.
The Next Great Industry Trade Is...
We talk about it from time to time, but bluntly, we still don't do it enough. What's that? Study individual industries.
We all have a willingness to look at individual stocks, but that's hyper-focused and tends to ignore important external factors. We all also have the willingness dissect economic data, but that's awfully 'bigger-picture', and not very timely. It's the 'in-between' tide and details that seem to be the toughest for all of us to get into, which is kind of ironic really, 'cause (in my opinion) it's also where the bulk of your trading money can be made or saved.
If any of you are fans/followers of Bill O'Neil's CANSLIM strategy, you'll already know what I'm talking about. If you're not part of the O'Neil cult, I can sum up one aspect of the strategy real simply... picking the right industry is (literally) almost half the battle in picking stocks.
The estimated numbers vary slightly. In his books O'Neil says 30% to a 40% of a stock's net movement is the result of its industry peers pushing or pulling it along - a herd movement. This FRED Report explanation actually implies the sector/industry relationship makes up almost half of a stock's net movement.
Either way the message is clear... we often focus on fruitless ideas, and ignore the fruit-bearing ones. That's why I'll sometimes just point out budding industry trends for you, without even pointing out any specific stocks; the industry is the important part of the pick. With that said....
I've got a new industry idea for you today. It's the investment bank/brokerage group.
And no, I'm not just saying it because Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Schwab (SCHW) are all flying today. It helps, but it's not the bulk of the reason. I'm saying it mostly because the group was one of the worst performers for 2011... until October 4th, when it became one of the best. There's still a ton of ground to regain though, for all the time lost over the past couple of years. [I'm also not a big fan of chasing yesteryear's winners, knowing they rarely post repeat rallies. There's generally more meat on the bone with last year's laggards.]
While the knee-jerk reaction may be to flock to a Goldman or a Charles Schwab, both of which are well-known as well as up big-time today, I still contend you're better off hunting for the off-the-radar stuff... something like Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (LTS). This is the small cap investment bank and broker I told you about back on August 26th when it was trading around $1.60. Now it's at $1.80, up 12% for the two-month span, and still going strong.
Other off-the-radar names that aren't over-watched or over-traded include GFI Group (GFIG) or MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX). The former has topped estimates in its last two quarters, and is on pace to grow its bottom line by 34% in 2012, while the latter has managed to keep on growing its top and bottom line like clockwork every quarter since 2008, sailing through 2011's turbulence as if it wasn't happening. MKTX is still a little frothy at 22.6 times its forward-looking earnings, but the growth may be worth it. GFIG is trading at only 11.2 times its forecasted earnings.
Like I said to you above, however, the point here isn't the individual stocks. I'm just pointing out how a long-beaten-down investment bank and brokerage industry finally looks ready to recover, especially in light of Q3's GDP rebound... a bounce nobody expected.
UBS Blows It.... Again
If you thought the $2 billion loss inflicted by a rogue UBS trader last month was an isolated supervisory problem for the Swiss bank, guess again. As it turns out, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (or just 'FINRA' to most of us) just slapped a $12 million punitive fine on UBS for a long-standing string of mis-marked and possibly-deceptive short trades its trading branch had executed. What they were doing is the kind of thing that effectively facilitated naked short selling.
And to be clear, it wasn't just a few mistakes. It was a systemic problem of (ultimately) nobody giving a crap and simply choosing to look the other way so they could claim plausible deniability... in my opinion.
Against the backdrop of the rogue trader - another 'failure to supervise' fiasco - and in the shadow of 2009's problems stemming the bank's efforts to help U.S. investors circumvent taxes, UBS is now facing a real credibility problem. The most ridiculous part of all, however, is how the upside of these bad decisions was nowhere near as big as the ultimate downside,
My response to how the company got there in the first place is a big fat proverbial "Really?"
Stuff happens. I get it. But, should this much stuff be happening back to back to back at the same company? This doesn't appear to be a mere couple of loose cannons anymore. This is now appearing to be part of the corporate culture... a much tougher cancer to kill.
Here's the cool part though - the regulators are now all over this stuff. FINRA got UBS for $12 million, the rogue trader was arrested by British authorities, and the IRS finally got UBS to do what it should have done in the first place. It's a start.
In some of these and other cases the crime is probably over-prosecuted. Better to over-do it than under-do it, however.
I still think it's going to take years to weed this kind of nonsense out of the system. And, that ultimately means weeding certain people out of the system. After all, in the end it's still always about individual character. It's exciting to see it happen though, because it will ultimately restore credibility and sanity back into the marketplace and put everyone back on a level playing field. When that happens, it's actually going to become easier for you to make some real money in this game.
In the meantime, way to go FINRA.
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History buffs will be reeling in Northwest Missouri. Head back to the days when the west was truly wild in St. Joseph. Travel to Independence to learn about the life and times of the 33rd president of the United States.
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Craving authentic cuisine? Travel no farther than Northwest Missouri to satisfy the most demanding connoisseur.
The Pony Express Region Tourism Commission provides information on Northwest Missouri visitor attractions and events.
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