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Public domain
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'Public Domain' means a work is no longer protected by copyright and can be freely distributed.
For an Introduction to copyright and the public domain, see: Copyright Made Simple
Basics of Canadian Copyright Law
IMSLP follows Canadian copyright laws because the main IMSLP servers are physically hosted in Canada.
To simplify, Canadian copyright expires 50 years after the death of the composer or other author. Only works first published in countries that are members of the WTO or Berne Convention are subject to copyright in Canada. In most cases this applies retrospectively, unless the work was already public domain in the country where it was first published when either treaty was signed.
Works published before 1923 are public domain in the US, but may not be in Canada and other countries. These US-only public domain works are hosted separately by IMSLP-US, but are searchable from this site. Users cannot upload such works as all normal uploads are to the main servers (located in Canada).
The copyright expiration year depends on the death year of "last surviving contributor" (composer, arranger, editor, author of text, etc.).
Some groups will re-print public domain editions with no new editing and write "copyright 20XX" even though the work does not qualify for copyright protection. This is known as copy-fraud, and despite the claim, the work is in the public domain. The copyright claim can usually be found on the bottom of the first page of a score.
Legal Uploading
While works in the Canadian public domain that remain protected in the US are allowed for inclusion in the archive, it is possible that scanning and uploading such a work could constitute a violation of the US law for those who reside in the US.
Determining Copyright Term
The following tables apply to 2016. The term "author" refers to either the composer, an orchestrator or arranger, an editor of a non-urtext edition, or an author of text which was set to music by the composer. Under nearly all life-plus XX years statutes, this refers to the last surviving author.
|Author's death
life+50 countries
|United States
|EU, Russia,
life+70 countries
|Template to be used on IMSLP
|< 1946
|None: always public domain
| Work:
|> 1965
- † (Extremely Rare Exception: certain foreign works published after 1909 might be protected in the western US states under the jurisdiction of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals.)
|Author's death
life+50 countries
|United States
|EU, Russia,
life+70 countries
|Template to be used on IMSLP
|< 1946
unless proof of non-renewal and NIE status is provided‡
| Template:WorkNonPD-US
unless proof of non-renewal and NIE status is provided‡
|> 1965
- ‡(US:Proof of non-renewal and NIE status applies mainly to works published 1923-1963. All works published 1964-1977 have been renewed automatically and enjoy a full term of 95 years after first publication provided notice and eligibility requirements were met. Works published 1978 and later are under copyright for life-plus-70, though notice and eligibility requirements remained in limited form until 1989.)
|Year Published
life+50 countries
|United States
|EU, Russia,
life+70 countries
|Template to be used on IMSLP
|before 1923
|None: always public domain
|File: Template:FileNonPD-US
|File: Template:FileNonPD-USandEU
|> 1965
|File: Template:FilenotPD
- * In Canada and most other countries, the term changes to that governing known authors when an anonymous author is identified.
|Author's death
life+50 countries
|United States
|EU, Russia,
life+70 countries
|< 1946
| Possible Editio princeps claims
(25 years from 1st publication)
|**Canada considers any "performance, recording, or delivery" as the equivalent of publication for works of authors who died between 1948 and 1963. Works which have never been performed, recorded or delivered are eligible for a term of first publication plus 50 years.
|> 1965
Editions of Public Domain Works
Determining Type
There is no copyright in Canada purely in the act of publication itself. Thus any non-edited reprint or re-engraving of a public domain edition is also public domain. The term "edition" or the credit "edited by" has been liberally applied by publishers for items ranging from serious re-arrangements and re-orchestrations of the original work to completely unaltered reprints of older, public domain scores.
Insignificant editorial contributions have no copyright in themselves. Significant ones often do. The editor's contribution to the work must be of a significant and original nature, meeting a "threshold of originality," to qualify for copyright protection. Some examples:
Urtext or Critical Editions
The EU, and others, have special provisions for a limited copyright term (generally 25 years) for scholarly editions, including critical, urtext, or "scientific" editions (Bärenreiter, etc). It is unlikely that this type of edition, apart from text passages, contains sufficient original material to qualify for copyright status in Canada. However, out of caution, IMSLP voluntarily prohibits the posting of critical or urtext editions published less than 25 years ago, with the exception of those issued by government entities (such as the USSR).
Posthumous Publication (Editio Princeps)
Works first published after the composer's copyright term had expired are known as "posthumous works" and have a limited copyright term in most countries. In the case of long-dead composers, a public performance might count as the first publication for the purpose of determining which works qualify for editio princeps in some countries.
- Posthumous works of composers who died after July 25, 1997 are protected for the author's lifetime plus 50 years.
- Posthumous works of composers who died before July 25, 1997 fall into three categories.
- A posthumous work published* before July 25, 1997 retains copyright from the date of first publication (performance or delivery) plus 50 years.
- The unpublished* work of an author who died between July 25, 1947 and July 24, 1997, retains copyright until December 31, 2047.
- The unpublished* work of an author who died before July 25, 1947 is now public domain.
*The works of composers who died before July 25, 1997 which were "performed or delivered" during a composer's lifetime or later counts as being "published" upon the date of the first performance or delivery.
European Union
- The publication is generally treated like a urtext or critical edition, giving 25 years after publication.
- Posthumous works first published between 1923 and 1977 with the proper copyright notice, registration and renewal are protected for 95 years.
- Works first published from 1978-2002 are protected until Jan. 1, 2048.
- Works of authors dead more than 70 years first published after 2002 are not subject to any copyright protection themselves, but only as a new edition or other derivative work.
Reprint Editions
Reprint editions of publications that are in public domain are not subject to copyright in Canada, the USA, the EU, and most (if not all) of the world. No copyright can be claimed on the scanning of a public domain work regardless of whether the original scanned is in printed or manuscript form.
Composers who will enter the public domain in the next few years
- 2015
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
- Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)
- Sylvio Lazzari (1857-1944)
- Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
- Hermann Wenzel (1863-1944)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-50 (Canada, China, Japan, S. Korea, etc.)
- Theodor Anton Blumer (1881-1964)
- Louis Gruenberg (1884-1964)
- Walther Lampe (1872-1964)
- Joseph Marx (1882-1964)
- Otto Olsson (1879-1964)
- Horst Platen (1884-1964)
- Ernst Toch (1887-1964)
- Vasily Zolotarev (1872-1964)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
- 2016
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
- Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
- Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)
- Aldo Finzi (1897-1945)
- István Járay-Janetschek (1868-1945)
- Jerome Kern (1885-1945)
- Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
- Emil von Reznicek (1860-1945)
- Nikolay Tcherepnin (1873-1945)
- Anton Webern (1883-1945)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-50 (Canada, China, Japan, S. Korea, etc.)
- Julián Carrillo (1875-1965)
- Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
- Leo Funtek (1885-1965)
- Myra Hess (1890-1965)
- Désire-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880-1965)
- Joseph Ryelandt (1870-1965)
- Nikolai Sokoloff (1886-1965)
- Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
- 2017
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
- Granville Bantock (1868-1946)
- Thomas Dunhill (1877-1946)
- Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
- Franz von Hoesslin (1885-1946)
- Sigismond Stojowski (1869-1946)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-50 (Canada, China, Japan, S. Korea, etc.)
- Arthur Meulemans (1884–1966)
- Quincy Porter (1897-1966)
- Deems Taylor (1885-1966)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
- 2018
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
- Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
- Leevi Madetoya (1887-1947)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-50 (Canada, China, Japan, S. Korea, etc.)
- Zóltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
- Countries with terms of life-plus-70 (EU and most of Europe)
International Copyright Treaties
- See also:
In Berne signatory countries
This rule basically states that if a work is in the public domain in the country of origin, it is also public domain in any country that signed the Berne Convention. This rule has not been adopted by the USA or Canada.
The European Union applies the Rule of the Shorter Term for works whose country of origin is outside the EU. Thus, a work by an American composer which entered the public domain in the USA, is public domain in the EU. Under the Berne treaty, the Country of Origin is defined as the country of first publication of a given work.
In NAFTA Parties (U.S.A, Canada, Mexico)
North American Free Trade Agreement: Article 1703: National Treatment
Copyright Laws by Country or Territory
Any work published in the lifetime of an author who died in 1954 or earlier, is out of copyright. The term for authors who died in 1955 or later is 70 years.
European Union
The 93/98/EC Copyright Directive, consolidated in the 2006/11/EC Directive, harmonized copyright terms for EU countries at life-plus-70 years. It also restored copyright status for works which had entered the public domain in member countries with life-plus-50 terms at the time.
- Article 5 states that member states may protect "critical and scientific publications of works which have come into the public domain" for a maximum of thirty years after publication.
- Article 4 grants copyright to the publisher of a public domain work which was previously unpublished for 25 years after the date of first publication (Editio Princeps), provided that the work in question is "legally published."
Czech Republic
All Czech government publications are in the public domain. This notably affects Artia/Orbis/SNKLHU/Supraphon, which was a government organization from 1948 to 1989. See the Czech Republic copyright act (file hosted by OSA, Czech author's rights organization).
As from January 1, 1995, the basic copyright has a duration of life of the last surviving author +70 years. Anonymous editions enjoy a copyright of 70 years after publication, or if not published, 70 years after creation. There is 30 extra years for authors who 'died in action' (like Jehan Alain). In addition, posthumous works are copyrighted 25 years from the year of publication. However, protection of musical works enjoys special time extension compensating for the war period (WWI and WWII). For composers who died before January 1, 1995, the time protection after death is 78 years and 120 days for works published between January 1, 1921 and December 31, 1947 and 84 years and 272 days for works published until December 31, 1920. This is why none of Ravel's work is Public Domain in France in 2009 while it is so in many European countries.
[1], [2], [3],[4]
The basic copyright has a duration of life of the last surviving author +70 years. Anonymous editions enjoy a copyright of 70 years after publication, or if not published, 70 years after creation. Posthumous first-time publications are protected for only 25 years after publication.
As per Article 70 of the German Urheberrechtsgesetz (copyright law), scientific editions, which is to say editions which are produced as a result of scientific analysis (i.e. scholarly or critical editions and urtext), have a copyright length of only publication + 25 years, meaning that all such scientific editions published in Germany before 1983 are in the public domain there. However, arrangements, transcriptions, orchestrations, continuo realizations, and interpretative editions enjoy a full term of protection of life-plus-70 years.
- Basic protection: 70 years p.m.a.
- Posthumous publication: 25 years post-publication
- See also: Franz Liszt: Neue Liszt-Ausgabe
- Basic protection: 70 p.m.a.
- Scientific and critical editions: 20 years [5]
- Rights belonging to the State, the provinces, the communes, the academies or public cultural organizations, or to private legal entities of a non-profit making character: 20 years
Portugal's basic copyright term is only 50 years after death of the last surviving author (even in the case of posthumously published works), or 50 years after publication if no author is identified. Portuguese copyright law reserves a separate article for Translation, arrangement, instrumentation, dramatization, filming and, in general, any transformation of a work but does not clearly specify a copyright protection for these works. (Law text at WIPO)
- This 1985 law has been superseded by the EU's term of life-plus-70 years.
Russia / USSR
Russian Copyright Laws are fairly complicated and confusing. Basically, works of authors who died before 1943 are in public domain, whereas authors died 1943 or later are protected for life plus 70 years. This is the present interpretation found at Wikipedia. According to the Wikipedia article on the Russian Federation Copyright Law as amended in 2004, the change of term from 50pma to 70pma was not retroactive. The Russian Federation enacted the first post-Soviet copyright law in 1993, establishing a term of life-plus-50 years of the last surviving author, which established protection for authors who died in 1943 and later. The 2004 revisions, which came into force in 2006, were retroactive to the enactment of the original law (1993), making the 1943 date correct. To make matters more confusing, there is another provision of the law (article 1256) which holds that any works published before the November 7, 1917 in the Russian Republic of the Russian Empire and not republished within 30 days of the revolution are not subject to copyright protection. It is not known if works by authors who died later than 1942 which were published before 11/7/1917 are considered to be in this category.
The Copyright Law of Tsarist Russia was very similar to that of Germany, where works were granted a copyright term of life plus 50 years. However, Russia was not a signatory to the Berne Copyright Treaty (1888) and works of Russian composers were protected in Europe only via co-publication agreements between Russian publishers like Jurgenson and Bessel with firms in the West like D. Rahter, Bote & Bock, and Breitkopf & Härtel. With the communist revolution of 1917, this situation changed drastically. Individual copyright was initially abolished along with all other forms of property ownership. This change was disastrous for the copyright status of Russian composers - even those living in the West like Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky. Since all works - whether Soviet or foreign - effectively became the property of the state in the USSR, all Soviet works were held to be public domain in Western countries, even those of expatriate Soviet citizens. In order to comply with treaties to secure Western copyright status for works of Soviet authors, the Soviet goverment finally introduced a limited term of life plus 25 years in the 1928, amended to life plus 15 years in 1961. However, the Soviet state (USSR) completely controlled publication of all works of living or deceased persons on which the state claimed copyright. Although the original works of Soviet composers have been given copyright status elsewhere thanks to several treaties, editions of public domain works issued by Muzyka, the Soviet state music publishing agency, are generally considered to be in the public domain, as they were prepared by state employees working for a government agency, and the copyright owner (the USSR) ceased to exist in late 1991.
United Kingdom
The basic copyright has a duration of life of the last surviving author +70 years. Anonymous editions enjoy a copyright of 70 years after publication, or if not published, 70 years after creation.
The UK has a special law regarding "typographical arrangement" ("typographical arrangement" essentially means re-engraving). A "typographical arrangement" is only copyrighted for the length of publication + 25 years.[6] This would affect many of the originally German publishers who relocated to the UK (ex. Eulenburg).
United States
- If a work was published before 1923, or first published in the U.S. from 1923-1963 without copyright renewal, it is almost certain to be public domain.
- Works published by an individual after 1923 with proper copyright renewal are protected for life plus 70 years.
- Works published by a corporation after 1923 with no author listed are protected for 95 years from publication.
Currently, the only way to ascertain renewal status for works published before 1950 is to conduct a formal search of the US Copyright Office records in person or pay for a formal search by the copyright office itself. Later records are available online at the US copyright office website. This database indexes only records from 1978, which include the renewals for works first published in 1950. Non-music records from 1923-1977 are indexed at Project Gutenberg.
Restoration for Foreign Works published 1923-1978 Some foreign works from this period that were formerly public domain due to failure to comply with notice and renewal provisions of the US law have been restored to copyright status due to the provisions of the GATT/TRIPS amendments (effective Jan. 1, 1996) provided the work in question was not already public domain in its country of origin. Works that were public domain in their country of origin as of 1 January 1996, are not eligible for restoration of U.S. copyright.
Copyright in recordings consists of two levels:
- The musical work being recorded.
- The sound recording itself.
The length of terms referred to below are for only the sound recording itself. If the musical work is not also public domain, the recording cannot be public domain.
A recording is public domain in the EU 70 years after lawful release.
A recording copyright lasts for 70 years after lawful release.
Recordings were not covered by US Copyright law until 1972. All recordings made before that date - even those published before 1923 - are potentially under copyright until February 15, 2067. This is due to the fact that such recordings might be protected under the common-law copyright and trade statutes of states. Recordings published without the required notice between February 15, 1972 and March 1, 1989 are possibly public domain, especially those issued between 1972 and 1977. After January 1, 1978, a notice omission or error was correctable if application was made to the copyright office within 5 years of the omission or error.
More information
- Wikipedia (public domain)
- a very useful table at Cornell about U.S. copyright. (Dead link, archived page here.)
- Wikipedia (copyright situations by country)
- Wikipedia (copyright length by country)
- Wikipedia (Canadian Copyright Law)
- Copyright Act of Canada (section:Term of Copyright)
- World Intellectual Property Organisation providing legislative text of all countries.
- WP:Non-U.S. Copyrights


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QuickPick is an app and document launcher designed to feel as if it's part of Mac OS X itself. Your files will only ever be a mouse click, flick, or key press away.
Why You Need a Launcher
The Dock in Mac OS X is a handy place to put the applications and documents you use constantly every day; Just one click and you're ready to go. But what if you have a lot of them, too many for the Dock? What about the apps and documents you don't use quite as frequently, but still want nearby? Navigating through Finder can take far too many clicks. Spotlight can be as helpful as a snail delivering rush order packages. So what do you do?
Why You Need QuickPick
QuickPick keeps any number of applications just a mouse flick (or keyboard shortcut) away. When you activate QuickPick, all of the windows on your system will zoom off into the distance, and the documents and apps you want close by will fly right into view. It's like having a fourth dimension just for your files.
QuickPick displays files, folders, and application as clickable icons which can be arranged in any way you want by simply dragging them around, similar to the Desktop in Finder. To launch an application or open a document from inside of QuickPick, just click on it. You can also select and launch items with the keyboard.
Required OS: 10.6
Tags: application , document , launcher , launchpad , lion
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Launchpad in Lion is quite different and far more limited. You have very little control over anything in Launchpad. It really is a terrible solution for anyone with more than a dozen applications. I'm sure by now you've discovered that.
That's okay. I'll wait for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, which has this all built in.
Looks nice, but there is no longer any demo available since it is Mac App Store only. Sad...


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Work It for Spring: Wedge Sneakers
This sunless-tanner-meets-sunscreen hybrid gives you a gradual glow and protects you from harsh ultraviolet rays at the same time. (Just remember to reapply with your regular SPF throughout the day if you're outdoors for more than two hours.)
Jergens Natural Glow & Protect SPF 20, $8.99, at drugstores nationwide.
If you're only looking for color from the neck (and décolletage) up, try Kate Somerville 360° Face Self Tanning Pads, $45, katesomerville.com. Each pad contains built-in exfoliators that slough away dead skin as the self-tanner is applied to help eliminate any streaks. It's glove-like applicator also protects your fingers from turning colors. Genius.


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In recent days, I've told you�HERE and HERE about growing resistance among Republican senators to hopeless efforts by some of their colleagues to block funding of Obamacare.
And now there's THIS:
Sen. Bob Corker [above] of Tennessee became the latest Republican to criticize what he described as a "silly effort" by some members of his party to block funding for the government unless Obamacare is gutted.
Corker said that fellow Republicans like Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) who have pledged to block a continuing resolution (CR) and cause a ...
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- Feb 19:
- Purdy: Bay Area Olympian Polina Edmunds introduces herself to the world
- Olympics hockey: Canada won't be at full strength against USA
- Olympic hockey: Canada survives scare against Latvia
- Olympic hockey: USA crushes Czech Republic, will play Canada in semis
- Olympics: South Korea's Yuna Kim wins figure skating short program
- Skater Polina Edmunds makes solid Olympic debut
- Nightmare on Ice for host nation: Russian hockey team eliminated
- Winter Olympics: Your Wednesday morning update
- Olympics: Staggering worldwide TV numbers for Sochi Games
- Olympics: American Vic Wild wins snowboard gold ... for Russia
- Olympics: Ted Ligety wins giant slalom in signature moment for U.S. ski team
- Olympics: Ted Ligety wins gold medal in giant slalom
SOCHI, Russia -- Leave it to a skier from California to perfectly capture the spirit of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
With her competition finished, Julia Mancuso decided to grab some waves. With the temperatures in Sochi balmy once again on Wednesday, Mancuso did some surfing in the Black Sea.
She got some help from an NBC reporter to locate a local man who builds surf boards by hand in his garage. He also had a spare wetsuit, and that's all Mancuso, who lives in Squaw Valley, needed to indulge in one of her favorite pastimes.
"There are real waves in Sochi," Mancuso said with a laugh.
Perhaps sensing that none of her friends and family back home would believe that she could actually surf in Russia in February, Mancuso used a handheld camera to film some of her ride. After getting a decent amount of footage, she put the camera away and got down to business.
"It's distracting to try and film at the same time," said Mancuso, who won bronze in the super combined and finished eighth in her two other events. "I wanted to enjoy the waves."


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Cats' lineman makes up for lost time
Pat Daly returned to the starting lineup as a two-way performer with Cheshire Academy's football team last Saturday determined to make an immediate impact.
It was a grueling rehabilitation following right knee surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament. That caused Daly to wonder if his senior year would be lost.
When Daly was medically cleared to play early last week, all he thought about was putting on his No. 52 jersey again. Daly, a Cheshire resident, made the most of it, recording six tackles at linebacker. His ability to play most of the offensive series at guard against Suffield Academy gave Daly, who has played several positions on the line in his career, renewed hope for the future.
Daly, who stands 5-foot-11 and weighs 235 pounds, credits his recovery to the direction of Cheshire Academy athletic trainer Jennifer Trillo, who worked with Daly feverishly over the summer and early fall to get him ready.
"As an athletic trainer, I could not ask for a more hard-working, driven athlete than Pat," said Trillo. "He was committed early on in the rehabilitation process to get back on the athletic field and he certainly put the time in. I couldn't be happier for him and his family to see him back on the turf for his senior season."
"Pat's return to the field has to be considered a minor miracle," said Cheshire Academy's first-year coach, David Dykeman. "He did it because of hard work and commitment."
Daly attributes his recovery to a positive outlook.
"You have to be able to overcome adversity to be successful in life," said Daly, 17. "The day after surgery I was in the hospital already doing leg lifts to try to gain my range of motion back. I knew that I could overcome this. When I was in Cheshire Youth Football, I broke my hand and had my hand wrapped in a cast, so I could play."
This time, Daly said he was motivated by Cheshire Academy line coach Jay Jenkins' comforting words.
"Coach Jenkins told me that he would make me a coach and would be like general leading the line," said Daly. "I knew that I was being supported by everyone. That got me through this."
Daly leads the Cats (4-1) on Saturday night against St. Thomas More on the Cheshire campus.
"It feels like I had two brand new knees," said Daly. "Once I made my first tackle, I was fine. It felt special to be back and helping my teammates (most notably Mike Caldwell and Sean Herdman, two teammates from his Cheshire youth football days).
Now, all Daly is thinking about is finishing his senior year and possibly playing in college.
This wasn't the first time Daly needed to deal with an injury. Three years ago, his freshman lacrosse season was also cut short when he had his left anterior cruciate ligament surgically repaired.
Not in the scoring summary: With the game tied at 21-21, Zach Jamele of Southington intercepted a pass in the closing minutes of the game against Glastonbury, and his long return set up Jarrid Grimmett's 17-yard touchdown run with 24 seconds left to lift the Blue Knights a 28-21 win at Falcon Field.
The win improved the Blue Knights to a 6-0 overall record. They host Conard of West Hartford on Saturday night at 7 at Falcon Field in Meriden.
Home cooking: The O'Brien Tech football team will finally play a home game on the soccer field at the Ansonia campus Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Condors, only in their second season as a program, host Whitney Tech of Hamden. Goalposts had been stored away, but were installed this week for the occasion.
Past home games were scheduled at neighboring Shelton High, but Shelton had a commitment for this weekend.
"We are very appreciative to finally have a home game," said O'Brien Tech athletic director Dan Nemergut. "It's great for our players, students and fans."
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Coding Practices
A little over a year ago, I moved from a free-wheeling web development job to a more technically demanding job at Johnson Space Center. I was very optimistic about the experience and the cool technologies I would get to see.
Most of all, I was ready for a chance to work for an organization that enforced uniform coding standards. For those of you that do not program, coding standards are important. It can be the difference between spending an hour or two debugging a problem and spending a week understanding what is going on before you even can start debugging a problem.
I was not let down. My first week, I was given several documents that delineated the code practices at NASA. For three months (until I received my security clearance to actually log in and work) I read about the processes that NASA put in place for engineers to get things done. The documents had great suggestions.
Then I logged in and began maintaining existing code. The first sign of danger was the entire code base is written in C, while the vast majority of JSC software is written in C++ or Java. C is not necessarily a bad language, (in fact is it a very powerful language) but it will let you do just about anything you want, anyway you want without checking up on you at all. It fosters an attitude of clever solutions to problems and, because it lacks many of the built in benefits of object-oriented programming, these solutions will often be repeated, line for line, in different files.
My system, for security reasons I will call it the Current Resource Analysis Program (formally a piece of the System Heuristics Information Tracker), was a hodge-podge of different programmers being clever.
I should explain that clever is not always a good thing in programming. A clever solution often solves a problem in a manner that no one has before utilized. Sometimes a clever solution will get the job done in fewer lines (sometimes referred to as elegance) than another less clever solution. Many times, clever programmers fail to properly comment clever solutions, making them impossible to figure out unless you know the original programmer or spend some quality time with the code and a debugger. My first point, with regard to coding standards, is that if you want to be clever, you had better document what you did for the poor schmuck that follows after you.
I will give you an example of a clever solution that is currently executing in my system, the CRAP:
v.d = ((double)*((unsigned long*)(dc->d[i].v[j]))) + 0.0;
Ah. So elegant. It gets the jobs done and does so fairly quickly. This statement properly takes the value stored in the value array and converts it to a usable double. One problem though: Why, in God's name, do it this way? Leaving the poor variable names for later discussion, why the cast/deference/pointer cast of a value that is only used here? I am not sure if this is clever or ridiculous, but is more indicative of the programming choices made by CRAP developers.
Variable Naming
for(ss = s->ss; ss; ss = ss->ss);
What the heck:
- Does s stand for?
- Does ss stand for?
For those of you that are interested, the line traverses a linked-list of sources and sub-sources to process the values inside (loop block omitted). But it took a good deal of research to figure that out, because there were no comments and the variable names, well, suck.
This brings me to my next point about coding standards:
Names (method, function, class, variable) are important and programmers should not overlook them.
Most of the variables in CRAP are one or two letters long. Originally, this was due to the memory constraints involved when programmers first designed and built the system. Some of the code guilty of one and two letter names was written in the late nineties. The explanation told to me was that CRAP programmers took it as a badge of pride that their code was so hard to understand and it was a sort of initiation test to new team members to understand the code despite the poor variable names. (My current teammates and I are currently rectifying this issue, but CRAP is a big system and it still is not always clear what
dc or
v do.)
If you have a variable that is a rating of employees at an organization,
organizationEmployeeRating is not a ridiculous name, while
erating is.
If you have a method that calculates the risk of an investment, name it
calculateInvestmentRisk(), not
A name should inform what the code selection does without needing to have intimate knowledge of the program.
Code Comments
A college professor at Texas A&M, Dr. Salih Yurtas told us that he believed comments were useless. His argument was that people rarely pay enough attention to code comments and that since developers often add them at the last minute after the program is finished, they are often incomplete. In its place, he suggested that code should be self-documenting instead. Whether you want to comment your code or not, self-documenting code is a good habit to get into.
Source Formatting
Many programmers need not worry about this anymore with IDEs like Eclipse and .NET offering functions that will automatically format your code for you. Me? Here in the space program we code in good ol' vi, or gvim if we are lucky with our terminal.
Source formatting is usually dependent on the language you are using, but the most important thing is that everyone on the team (or in the organization if necessary) agrees on a standard format for code. Poor or variable formatting can create difficulties in understanding code until familiarity is gained with a certain piece of software.
CRAP has all of the following ways of defining an if-else statement:
if(test) do_something()
else dont()
if (test) {
} else {
First off, use brackets. because if your
if statement goes from:
You probably are not going to get the functionality you were expecting. Second, brackets let other programmers know what you intended the scope of a statement to be.
But most important is that everyone agrees on a style and that they communicate that style to any new hires that may in the future work on your system.
David Wheeler once said:
All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection 1
And Kevlin Henney answered
…except for the problem of too many layers of indirection. 2
Indirection (and its cousin Abstraction) is a supremely useful tool in programming. C programmers often fall prey to the fault of too much indirection. Consider the example
s->ss->dc.d->v + i. If that seems incomprehensible to you, join the club. The C programming paradigm does nothing to help this monstrosity, but in general this many layers of abstraction is just a poor design. There are times when a problem will require something like this level of complexity, but during those times, ensure that the variables are meaningful and that the line makes sense. If you cannot do that, rethink the logic.
The other side of C/C++ indirection is pointer logic. Pointers are powerful, but dangerous. For now I will just say try to stay away from statements like:
int ***values;
Instead, try C++'s STL Containers .
Further Information
This is really a very small piece of what good coding practices entail, and some of the ideas presented are nothing more than my preference. Coding Practices help extend the lifetime of a piece of software by easing the effort required to maintain it. It also helps extend the lifetimes of software engineers tasked to work on it.
In the mean time, there are many excellent guides available for coding standard ideas. A few that I have found useful are:
The GNU Standard
Java's Coding Conventions
C++ Code Style
Perl Standards
1 Diomidis Spinellis. Another level of indirection. In Andy Oram and Greg Wilson, editors, Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think, chapter 17, pages 279–291. O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol, CA, 2007.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirection_(programming)"
2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirection_(programming)
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Just popped in to see if this site was still alive. Seems to me that if it was an old age pensioner it would have been put on the Liverpool Pathway by now.
Most popular thread with 16 posts in 4 days, Mr Locke still dominating the whole site with his witty, inciteful thoughts and some days hardly any posts at all.
All this with Spurs having recently reached 3rd so you would think there would be plenty to debate.
I don't want to say "told you so" but the sooner someone puts this site out of its misery the better rather than letting Mr Locke slowly strangle it to death.
Oh for the good old days!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
All AVB needs is a couple of Newcastle Browns down his kneck. His nose'll turn red, he'll be full of confidence. He'll throw his coat over the 4th official's head, and tell him to get a fuskcing life in a Scottish accent.
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not_blonde_really not_blonde_really Feb 15, 2013 13:42 Flag
I tell you what, I heard AVB on the radio a few weeks back and thought he sounded so clear, much clearer than on telly - maybe it's something about looking at him that makes him difficult to hear!
Sfer, just a couple of points in your post. You say no prove in Abramovich telling AVB to restructure the squad at Chelsea, well I think it's becoming clear that was his brief by the fact they let Drogba leave, refuse to give Lampard a new contract, and what seem's a gradual wind down on Terry's future at the club. As for getting player's in to quick, I wish we could, because Mata wasnt too shabby a signing, was he? I think we all know it's Levy who wont release the funds needed to get the sort of player's we need and it was the same under HR. I would imagine AVB knows we need new strikers, just as he knew we needed a playmaker like Moutino and would of tried to convince Levy to spend. When it became clear we wer'nt going to get anyone, I think he's right to say we have enough so as to show the player's we have got, that he has confidence in them, but inside he is probably disappointed he couldnt strengthen the squad.
hahahaha, I would like to see him stand up straight, clear his throat, and stop wearing that stupid coat, I'm sure there's an ism in there somewhere lol..
The debate and opinions about AVB are getting a bit boring now so sorry if this post adds to that.
I don't like him Joe because he arrived at Chelsea like he was the Messiah. This was based on what he had done at Porto but I don't think it was justified. Porto are the Manure of Portugal so it could be argued that they would have done what they did with or without AVB.
He was so up himself at Chelsea he tried to dismantle the team, get rid of the older players and bring in too many new players too quickly. His tactics were negative (which we have witnesed ourselves this season) and he "lost" the squads confidence. Yes I know it could be argued that he was only doing what he was told to do by Abramovich but there is no proof of that.
Then he gets sacked and turns up at Spurs. He looks smug, has been negative, made some very strange team selections and substitutions and generally just not impressed me at all. IF, and it is an IF, it was and is Levy holding back from buying a much needed Striker then if AVB is worth anything he would be kicking up a fuss about that instead of attempting to justify it and saying that we don't need one.
Yes, it appears he has learnt something from his arrogant time at Chelsea but slowly that seems to be creeping back in. I would like him to stand up straight, clear his throat, stop wearing that stupic coat, look whoever he is talking to in the eye and be a bit more humble. As I can't see that happening he is not going to be someone I have much respect for.
All IMHO of course!
Sfer- good to see you back!
JL- I agree with your front 3/4, although I'd like to see Gylfi given more chances and with Lennons dip in attacking play, I think it might be the right time for Gylfi to get a few starts.
Glyfi worked well with Holtby tonight, both are very techincally gifted.
Dempsey is always going to be fighting to justify his place IMO, he isn't specialist enough to ever be my first choice for any position, but he works very hard and will continue to be useful against certain opponents. He'd just make the bench in my fully fit team sheet.
I'm enjoying every second of Bales current form, with every goal, his value increases and sadly the chances of him being with us this time next season deminish. We won't be able to keep him, especially if Levy continues to fail to strengthen appropriately.
The league doesn't lie and although I would have like to see us drubb a few teams, we are consistently doing what we have always struggled to do, sit on narrow leads and restrict our opponents opportunities.
B2S, Sfer what is it you don't like about AVB? is it just his face? How do you think he's done in relation to the expectations you had for him?
AVB........................I am yet to be fully convinced, but I have decided to try and be entirely objective, if another manager (Moyes) had come in under the same circumstances, I would be raving about him. I'm backing him, until I see a reason not to.
Born2Suffer Born2Suffer Feb 14, 2013 18:50 Flag
Spot on Sfer, although I'd cut Lennon a little slack. I commented on Ade a couple of days ago...has he paid for the private jet yet?
I'm glad we are scraping results, but we definately need to up the strike rate to get 4th spot.
Like you, don't really rate AVB, perhaps it's the raincoat. Someone tell him to throw it away....who would buy it?
Which ex Spurs Geordie took and passed The Knowledge in London in order to chauffeur you guys around.
H---Taxi !!
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Born2Suffer Born2Suffer Feb 13, 2013 15:50 Flag
Sfer, the only way this site will get busy again is if people start talking football instead of being critical of others. Sure, John does seem a little over reliant on stats, but it is easy enough to ignore if you find it irritating. There was a time when I had the odd run-in with Spursbabe but now find her input worthwhile. Either she has got better at putting her point across or I have become more tolerant....perhaps a bit of both.
I too found the site interesting but in my case I thought it had closed a few months ago, until I discovered they had just altered the layout of the home page and hid the message board link "off-screen" and I wonder how many others have done the same, or maybe I'm just thick.
Anyway Sfer, why not just go back to posting like you used to. I always found your input good reading and would welcome a return to the "good old days"...... unless Vito decides to invade us again with his plaguerisms.
Nearly 3.00 on the 13th and not one post today despite a big European game coming up tomorrow.
Another few hours and I will indeed be able to say that to you Mr Locke.
I see you have toned down your pompous, statistic laden waffle filled posts and tried some simple sleazy charm in an effort to turn back time but it appears it is too little too late.
I wish it were different I really do. As I said, I used to love this site when there were loads of different opinions and friendly banter. Oh well.
...how about as a result of a conversation - you know, about football. Somebody posts something, somebody replies. Quite simple really.
I do find it it odd that if you find it so offensive that you keep coming back. I feel that you want to see 0 posts, so you can say '....there I told you that Mr Locke would kill this forum off....'.
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Roger continued to lord it with a straight-sets victory over David Ferrer. The defending champion is the first man to confirm his passage into the knockout rounds, though he does still need to beat Juan Martin del Potro tomorrow to make sure that he finishes top of his group. While Group A has been tightly contested, Group B resembles the nearby landscape of South-East London, with Roger looming over his would-be rivals like the Shard. He proved that again on Thursday at the Barclays ATP tournament, beating David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 and advancing to the semi-finals with a group match to spare despite struggling with his serve and scrambling to stay in the long rallies.
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HeatGear moisture control.
Brad Friedel, Michael Dawson and Kyle Walker will be joined by new signings Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jan Vertonghen in this official Tottenham Hotspur jersey.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Philipp Baar and Ashley Phelps have been named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by Pepsi. Baar received the award after finishing seventh at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships, while Phelps earned this recognition after helping the volleyball team to three wins on the week.
Baar paced the men's cross country team to a third-place finish during the conference championships, crossing the finish line in 25:23.4 to earn seventh place and a spot on the Second Team All-Conference. The junior jumped into the top 10 after a 14th-place finish at the event last year.
He will now look to earn another top-10 finish in a couple of weeks, as the cross country teams will head to Waco on Friday, Nov. 15, for the South Central Regional Meet.
Phelps led the Islanders' volleyball team offensively this week with 5.50 kills per set in four sets. In the first match of the week against Prairie View A&M, the junior tallied six kills on .625 hitting and followed it with a match-high 16 kills on .452 hitting against McNeese State. For the week, Phelps hit .487 with 22 kills to help propel the Islanders to its third straight sweep.
After getting a week off, the Islanders volleyball team will be back in action on Saturday as it hosts Houston Baptist at 1 p.m. in the Dugan Wellness Center.
Keep up-to-date with GoIslanders.com each week to see who is named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi. Also, for the latest information, follow Islanders Athletics on Twitter and Instagram (@Go_Islanders) and Facebook (Islanders Athletics).
2013-14 GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi Weekly Winners:
11-5-13: Philipp Baar, Men's Cross Country and Ashley Phelps, Volleyball
10-29-13: Vanessa Johnson, Women's Golf
10-22-13: Logen Bourque, Volleyball
10-15-13: Shayla Maldonado, Volleyball
10-8-13: Alyssa Miller, Women's Soccer
10-1-13: Cecilia Jones, Women's Cross Country
9-23-13: Kevin Bettendroffer and Stefania Nicolae, Men's and Women's Tennis
9-16-13: Logen Bourque, Volleyball
9-9-13: Ivy Baresh, Volleyball
9-2-13: Yvette Franco, Women's Soccer


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Perpetual Pivots
Muted palette, texture, repetition and circles are some of the common themes found in the work of artists Delainey Barclay and Ruth Sklut. Although they work in different media and approach their art in varied ways, the outcome is wonderfully cohesive.
Both artists use circles in a repetitive way that can suggest many things to the viewer. Perfection, wholeness, spirit, femininity, cycles, womb, sun, space, the list goes on. The universality of this symbol is what gives it its strength in art and why these artists are attracted to it. The muted palette is another thread that ties their work together and allows the viewer to comfortably move throughout this well integrated show.


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
July 27, 2004
DOE Breaks Ground on New Energy Research Building
DOE broke ground on July 27th on a new research facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. The 71,000-square-foot Science and Technology Facility (S&TF) will include a 10,000-square-foot laboratory dedicated to thin-film photovoltaic devices, which promise lower-cost solar power. The facility will also enable NREL to expand its research capabilities in hydrogen, solid-state lighting, superconductivity, electrochromic windows, and nanotechnologies. Construction is expected to begin in fall, and the building should be complete in 2006.
"This new facility will extend DOE's and NREL's research capabilities and hasten the day when we reach our goal of providing the kind of clean, affordable energy solutions that can be used by all Americans," said David Garman, DOE's acting Under Secretary of Energy. See the DOE press release.
The new S&TF building is also designed to use about 40 percent less energy than similar laboratory buildings. Daylighting will be combined with automated controls to minimize the use of electric lights, and the design also includes energy-efficient climate control features. In addition, energy will be recovered from the air vented from laboratories. The building is designed to achieve a gold rating from the Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. See the building's description on the NREL Web site.


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Engineered design that was inspired by AC Milan's 1901 winning kit. This new jersey has a thinner stripe design compared to last year. There are 21 stripes, 11 black, 10 red. "Associazione Calcio Milan" is on the back neck. Jersey has Italian flag incorporated throughout.
White details at the collar and cuffs have also been updated.
ClimaCool fabric keeps players and fans cool both on and off the pitch. Embroidered Milan crest and adidas brand logo on the chest.
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NEW: Manatee may delay vote on sales tax increase
Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 5:39 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 5:39 p.m.
MANATEE COUNTY - Voters traveling during the early summer months or who still have questions about a new district health plan for the poor and uninsured may get the chance to sound off in greater numbers on a sales tax referendum that would fund indigent health care.
This article has been modified from its original version, published March 26, as follows:
Manatee County commissioners Michael Gallen, Robin DiSabatino and Vanessa Baugh voted against postponing a planned sales tax referendum from June to August 2013 at a commission meeting on Tuesday. Commissioners Larry Bustle, Betsy Benac, Carol Whitmore and John Chappie voted to consider the two-month delay at the April 9 meeting.
An earlier Herald-Tribune story misstated the vote.
Manatee county commissioners will vote next month on whether to postpone from June to August a referendum on a 0.5 percentage point sales tax increase to pay for indigent health care.
County officials revealed a new indigent health care plan this year that would use $23 million of sales tax revenue to help local clinics provide preventative and primary care to the county's most needy. But the plan, which aims to avoid expensive emergency room visits that place a burden on the county, lacks specifics on how funding would be used.
Commissioner Michael Gallen on Tuesday proposed postponing the vote, originally suggesting it be pushed to August 2014 to avoid the cost of a special election and to give time for the plan to be developed.
"I was hoping in the next year and half we could finalize the details in the plan," Gallen said Tuesday afternoon. "I'm 100 percent behind indigent care. I just thought the timing was bad."
But Gallen only gained support from commissioners Robin DiSabatino and Vanessa Baugh. Commissioners Larry Bustle, Betsy Benac, Carol Whitmore and John Chappie voted to consider postponing the referendum to August 2013 at the April 9 meeting.
The county already spends $24 million a year on indigent health care, splitting costs primarily between property taxes and a fund set to run out in 2015 created from the 1984 sale of Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Shifting costs from property owners to a broader base is a crucial part of a three-part plan that County Administrator Ed Hunzeker has said will reduce property taxes by $10 million. But the plan relies on the sales tax referendum being approved this summer.
"The kink here is unless the voters decide this summer, the property tax component can't be part of next year's budget," said county Information Outreach Coordinator Nick Azzara.
Azzara said the department will have to get creative if the referendum is postponed until August, perhaps presenting two versions of the budget to commissioners — one that assumes the referendum will pass, and one that assumes it will fail.
If the referendum is approved by voters, the sales tax changes would begin in January 2014 and include purchases under $5,000.
Gallen said he still plans to advocate for an August 2014 referendum on April 9, when the matter is scheduled to come before the commission for a vote.
"It would be a greater turnout, and that's good," Gallen said of an August 2013 referendum. "But we still need more time to answer the public's questions."
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Children's Health
Vapor Rub Helps Kids' Cold Symptoms, Sleep
Nov. 9, 2010 -- The home remedy your mother probably gave you for upper respiratory infections as a kid works, according to a new study.
In a comparison study of vapor rub, petroleum jelly, or no treatment, the vapor rub won in helping to relieve symptoms of congestion and coughing while making it easier to sleep for kids and parents.
"A vapor rub containing camphor, menthol, and eucalyptus oil provides kids 2 years old and up with some relief from cough and congestion and helps them sleep better," researcher Ian M. Paul, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and public health science at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, tells WebMD.
The study is published in the journal Pediatrics.
The study was funded by an unrestricted grant from Procter and Gamble, which makes Vicks VapoRub, the product used in the study. The researchers were free to publish the study results regardless of how the research turned out.
Parents of young children are left with few options when coughs and colds strike, as the FDA in January 2008 issued a public health advisory saying children younger than 2 should not be given cold medicines because of potentially serious side effects. The American Academy of Pediatric says that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines do not work for kids less than 6 years old and in some cases may pose a health risk.
Vapor Rub vs. Petroleum Jelly
Paul and his colleagues assigned 138 children with upper respiratory infections, ages 2 to 11, to one of three groups:
- The vapor rub group used Vicks, which has 4.8% camphor, 2.6% menthol, and 1.2% eucalyptus oil.
- The petroleum jelly group used Equate 100% pure white petroleum jelly.
- No treatment.
Parents answered questions on two consecutive days about their child's symptoms -- before the treatment and the morning after.
On the treatment night, parents applied the products 30 minutes before their children's bedtimes. To reduce the chances parents would easily tell they were using the vapor rub, due to its distinctive odor, those in both treatment groups first opened a cup filled with vapor rub and applied it between their upper lip and nose before opening their child's treatment, so they smelled the vapor rub regardless of which treatment they then gave their child.
Parents were told to apply the vapor rub or petroleum jelly to their child's upper chest and neck area and to massage the ointment in for one minute. Kids were told not to tell their parents if the treatment had an odor or not.


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'It takes the best bits from the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S6, and blends them together into a quite brilliant smartphone. '
'Not much has really changed from the outgoing S6, but this still holds up as the best screen on a smartphone. '
'fantastic phone'
'It's a great and highly desirable phone with our enthusiasm tempered only slightly by the strength of the competition. '
'It really is something special.'
'Very compact for a 5.5-incher. '
'Great feel.'
'Stunning design.'
'The OnePlus 3 is excellent.'
'The inclusion of important features such as NFC, an accurate fingerprint sensor, an excellent Amoled screen and fast charging also finally means that this is a phone that checks all of the boxes. '
'Despite that, it's still a fantastic smartphone and its combination of super-fast processing speeds, massive battery life and a pretty decent camera make it excellent value for money. '
'low price'
'The HTC 10 is a wonderful size for a phone; the 5.2in panel is definitely the new goldilocks standard for me. '
'So this could be the ideal smartphone for hi-fi nerds. '
'Solid flagship specs.'
'The HTC 10 has an elegantly chiseled design, brilliant audio quality and a highly customizable user interface.'
'The iPhone SE is a great smartphone that brings plenty of power in a small package. '
'Easy to recommend.'
'It's a mighty mini phone. '
'The iPhone SE is great, but there's plenty of room for improvement.'
'The Nexus 6P is one of the best Android phones you can buy right now, given its top-of-the-line specs for a more affordable price. '
'If you're just looking for an excellent Android phone, this could be the phone for you too... along with any number of strong alternatives. '
'The Nexus 6P is the closest thing there's ever been to a perfect Android device. '
'Highly adaptable camera'
'The Huawei P9 is one of the best phones the Chinese company has ever made. '
'The P9 is the best Huawei phone to date. '
'impressive and powerful phone'
'The P9 proves that Huawei can make great phones outside of Google's Nexus program, and it extends a budding tradition of excellence at Huawei. '
'This year's iPhone 6s Plus is a terrific phone in virtually every respect. '
'From its sturdy and new 7000 Series aluminum, all the way to its incredibly svelte construction, it's indicative of a meticulously made smartphone. '
'Much faster speeds on Sprint than previous iPhones. '
'The 6S Plus is a great looking phone and it feels great in the hand.'
'The Xiaomi Mi 5 is a fantastic phone, with one major downside. '
'The Mi 5 gets practically everything right, with decent design, excellent performance, good camera quality and great battery life.'
'Surprisingly good for an inexpensive phone.'
'Underwhelming video recording.'


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The Colorado Department of Corrections says GPS tracking bracelet malfunctions and instillation problems on offenders have been corrected.
One parolee who spoke with KRDO says he was having numerous problems with his bracelet. Ironically, the offender was on parole for escape. The DOC says there was a brief time they couldn't track that offender because of the equipment malfunctioning.
"In one particular occasion we did lose track for a couple of hours, but walking him through it they were able to get it corrected," said Shaun McGuire, a parole manager.
McGuire declined to reveal how many offenders were having problems with tracking equipment or what the problems were saying he didn't want offenders to possibly learn how to manipulate the system.
He did indicate that some of the problems stemmed from a subcontractor not properly installing the ankle monitors on offenders.
"I even actually had the installer install the equipment on me so I can make sure they are properly installing the equipment on me so I can make sure they are properly installing the equipment and they know how it's functioning and they're doing it appropriately and in a manner that is going to be done right the first time," McGuire said.
Another possible problem that McGuire says he is going to address with the subcontractor are about alleged instances of parolees left alone for several minutes in the instillation room. The same offender who talked to KRDO about the equipment malfunction showed us a picture of an empty room as he waited for a new monitor.
"Everything I need to just take the monitor off and then put it back on is right there," Justin said.
"I think it is a security issue," McGuire said. "Offenders should not be left alone with the equipment with the tools, but on the same side of that, if they were to grab tools and start using it on the equipment, it is going to signal some sort of alert so we'll know to investigate it."
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The Skechers Beaching It Sandals aren't just a pair of flimsy flip flops that you'll have to throw away right after the summer ends. Nope, these have a durability and comfort that will actually last.
The Nano Lite flexible plastic foam has sculpted details and a super soft feel that feels great against skin, and the cushioned and contoured footbed gives your feet extra support.
The materials that make up their construction also make them super easy to clean, so they will maintain their new-look even longer.
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I have a 1999 Coleman 455 Seaspray with a 51764 circuit board. I received a FLO error, so I checked the following:
1. Removed filter, still get error
2. Replaced pressure sensor, still get error
When I get the FLO error, I turn off the main breaker, wait a few and turn it back on. Turn the temp to 100 degrees and the tub heats up to 100 and the pumps turn off, within 30 seconds, the FLO error appears. I have checked continuity from the pressure sensor and I get no continuity when pump is not on, when pump is on, I get continuity. I checked this at the pressure switch and at the connector inside the control box (appears that my new pressure sensor is working properly).
I have good flow on low speed (it's a brand new pump).
I am out of ideas on how to trouble shoot this error. Anyone have any ideas on what else I could check?
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It wouldn't be summer in Eagle without a couple of large construction projects and 2012 is no exception to that rule.
Projects on tap for this summer include Grand Avenue/U.S. Highway 6 improvements, downtown wastewater collection system replacement and construction of a new recycling drop-off center. Additionally, the town is continuing to set the stage for its biggest capital project of all - the Eagle Interstate 70 interchange upgrade, which will include construction of roundabouts at all intersections along Eby Creek Road along with recreation paths, sidewalks, storm drainage and a new pedestrian bridge across I-70.
Last week, the Eagle Town Board awarded a $33,461.45 bid to Elam Construction for the project that will run from Violet Lane east to Brooks Lane on the north side of Grand Avenue/U.S. Highway 6.
The project will extend the Eagle County bike trail through the area and add a bus pullout lane near the Sylvan Lake Road roundabout. Additionally, landscaping improvements will be made in the area, including tree and bush planting and installation of an irrigation system.
"Originally the main purpose of the project was to improve the aesthetics of the corridor," said Eagle Town Manager Willy Powell. "The scope was then expanded to include the Eagle Valley Trail and bus pullout as a matter of practicality."
Construction is slated to begin in late June and conclude by October.
This summer marks the second season for this project, which will improve existing sewer pipes in older town neighborhoods.
The areas earmarked for improvements include Violet Lane, the Capitol/Howard alley, Second Street, Sixth Street, Whiting Road, the McIntire/Washington alley, Castle Drive, Seventh Street and Third Street.
The town is slated to award a bid for the project on June 27 and work will begin late July with completion in October. Total cost is estimated at $713,000.
The Eagle recycling center is moving to the Eagle Town Shop site on east Chambers.
The recycling center will feature a cardboard compactor and a 40-yard cardboard container, a 40-yard commingling container and a 40-yard paper container. As part of the project, the Eagle Public Works employee parking area will be relocated and landscaping, lighting, security, sign and fencing improvements are planned.
The town and Eagle County are splitting the project cost of $135,567. The construction schedule is estimated at six weeks.
This $14 million project is Eagle's largest capital project on the horizon. To date the town has committed approximately $1.4 million for the planning/design/right-of-way work on the Eby Creek corridor. The Colorado Department of Transportation has matched those planning dollars. When the project shifts to actual construction, the town plans to spend an additional $3 million.
According to town engineer Tom Gosiorowski, nearly $11 million in state and federal money has been pledged for the project and the coming year could mark a big milestone for the work. Along with CDOT resident engineer Martha Miller, the town is recommending a construction manager/general contractor procedure for the project, which would include hiring a firm in 2013. The selected firm would then be involved in the final design, which would be completed by winter of 2014 with actual construction commencing in April 2014.


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REDWOOD CITY -- Software giant Oracle said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter sales and profit increased slightly from the same period a year ago and its financial report roughly met analysts expectations.
The Redwood City corporation said it registered a $2.56 billion profit, up 2 percent from a year ago, and had sales of $9.3 billion, an increase of 4 percent.
That worked out to fully reported earnings of 56 cents a share.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters generally had expected 56 cents a share on sales of $9.36 billion. However, Oracle's adjusted earnings of 68 cents a share -- which excluded some expenses -- missed Wall Street's estimate of 70 cents a share.
Oracle executives said the sales and profit boost was partly due to the company's so-called cloud-based products, offered via the Internet, and its "engineered systems" computer hardware business.
"Q3 for us was a solid quarter and overall we're pleased with our results," Chief Financial Officer Safra Catz said during a conference call with analysts.
Investors seemed displeased, however. At the market's official close before Oracle announced its earnings, the company's shares rose 62 cents -- up nearly 2 percent -- to $38.84. After its financial disclosure, its shares slumped nearly 4 percent in after-hours trading.
Oracle has long been among the world's biggest sellers of business-oriented database programs and other software. But to keep its sales growing, it has been moving rapidly into providing cloud services. It faces a slew of cloud competitors, however. So to help strengthen its grasp on that market, Oracle has been buying cloud providers and recently announced cloud-service partnerships with its former rivals, Microsoft and Salesforce.com.
Some Wall Street experts have been troubled by sluggish sales of Oracle's server and storage equipment business, a niche it got into by buying Sun Microsystems in 2010. But Oracle has phased out most of the less profitable parts of that business as it ramps up sales of more advanced products, such as its Exadata line, which combines hardware with software for high-performance data processing.
In a recent note, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry expressed concern that Oracle is playing catch-up with some other providers of online services, including Amazon and Workday, and that "customers "continue to complain about poor customer support" from Oracle.
But he added that the company has a major plus going for it.
"Oracle is fundamentally critical to its customer's business," Chowdhry concluded. "If Oracle software stops working, the customer's business will come to a grinding halt. You cannot say this about many other companies.
"The critical nature of Oracle software tells us that Oracle should be able to overcome short- to midterm business challenges," Chowdhry said.
In a separate note recently, analysts with FBR Capital Markets said Oracle's latest Internet-based products appear to be gaining acceptance among business customers. Moreover, they said, growing interest in Oracle's new database software "is putting the company in an enviable position to take more market share" in that business in the near future.
Contact Steve Johnson at 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews.


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37-pound tubby tabby Biscuit in need of home
Published: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:41 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:41 a.m.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — At 37 pounds, Biscuit is about the right weight for a 4-year-old — human, that is.
A St. Louis-area animal shelter is trying to find a new home for the sweet tabby with a sweet tooth.
Biscuit's salad days were spent pigging out, and now at roughly three times the weight of a healthy adult cat, he's restricted to about a cup of diet food per day.
His first owner, a disabled woman who fed him lots of treats, brought him to the St. Charles Animal Control shelter about a year ago because she could no longer care for him, Teresa Gilley, the shelter's lead animal control officer, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/15VQRvf ).
"She didn't mean the cat any harm," Gilley said. "I just think she didn't know any better."
Another woman took him in but had to return him about a week ago because her new apartment doesn't allow pets, she said.
Gilley said the tubby tabby isn't crazy about his new low-calorie diet, but he has begun adjusting to it. When he arrived, Biscuit could only take a few steps before lying down and panting, but now he's showing increased energy.
"The other day I went into the office, and he was up in the chair," Gilley said. "So he was able to jump pretty high."
Biscuit is neutered and is believed to be about 4. Gilley said he's easygoing and loves being petted.
"He's sweet and loving, and if you talk to him, he'll talk back," Gilley said.
Any prospective owner would need to keep Biscuit away from the gravy and on a strict diet.
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About the Book
Supernatural superhero Rachel Morgan must counter a strange magic that could spell civil war for the Hollows in this sexy and bewitching urban fantasy adventure in acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's Hollows series.
Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now, strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering. Rachel must stop this dark necromancy before the undead vampire masters who keep the rest of the undead under control are lost and all-out supernatural war breaks out.
Rachel knows of only weapon to ensure the peace: ancient elven wild magic, which carries its own perils. And no one know better than Rachel that no good deed goes unpunished . . .
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the supernatural adventures of Rachel Morgan in the penultimate book of the Hollows series
Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan knows magic—earth, ley line, even the forbidden demon magic—and that knowledge has saved her life more than once. But now something—or someone—is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong while living vampires attack humans and Inderlanders alike.
The pressures build when the city is quarantined to contain the unreliable magic, and Rachel must stop the attacks before the undead vampire masters who keep the rest of the undead under control are lost and it becomes all-out supernatural war.
The only way to do so is through the ancient elven magic, but that carries its own perils—for magic always has a price, and gods do not come lightly when called.
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Critical Praise
"A great ride in and of itself, rather than simply a buildup to the finale, which is sure to be whiz-bang." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Harrison delivers some amazing major payoffs and throws new wrenches into the life of day-walking demon Rachel Morgan....Huge kudos, as Harrison really nails this one!" — RT Book Reviews (top pick)
"Readers who have followed this series will be overjoyed to have Trent and Rachel finally deal with their complicated history and chemistry." — Library Journal
"There's a general sensation of closure and imminent climax as Harrison maneuvers toward the end, and patient readers are promised a substantial payoff." — Publishers Weekly
"The world-building is complex and solid....and the cast of characters is immensely engaging. The Undead Pool doesn't disappoint." — Tor.com
"Fast-paced and entertaining." — Publishers Weekly
"Longtime fans will find their emotions running the gamut, as events for many of Harrison's familiar characters take new and sometimes tragic turns this time around. Rachel's journey of self-discovery is hard, frightening and definitely life-threatening; it also makes for fantastic entertainment!" — Romantic Times BOOKclub
"Tense and thrilling." — Miami Herald
"The world-building is incomparable" — Fresh Fiction
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper Voyager
- On Sale: 02/25/2014
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.33 in (d)
- Pages: 432
- List Price: 27.99 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / Fantasy / Urban
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The recycling program for Los Gatos, Saratoga, Campbell and Monte Sereno will be expanding on March 1, the result of a new 10-year agreement between the municipalities and West Valley Collection and Recycling.
Metals, fibers, plastics, glass and electronic waste items that previously could not be recycled will be accepted under the terms of the new contract.
"The breakthrough thing is the state requires us to decrease the amount of garbage going to landfills and this contract does that," Los Gatos Mayor Steve Leonardis said.
In 1989, the state passed legislation requiring cities to divert 50 percent of the materials it sends to landfills. In addition, a 2012 law that mandates commercial and multi-family residential recycling has a stated goal of sending 75 percent less material to landfills.
The West Valley deal also specifies that the garbage trucks being used now will be replaced with compressed natural gas vehicles. That's expected to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions.
Meantime, Campbell Councilman Evan Low said WVCR will give $4.5 million back to the four communities over the next 10 years. The money will go toward stabilizing rates or expanding services.
The agreement that was approved Dec. 3 does not include rate increases. A consultant hired by the cities to negotiate with WVCR said rates will be set next spring.
Paul Nelson, general manager of WVCR, said he plans to help businesses improve their recycling efforts. "I think that's an area of focus that interests us very much that could be developed," Nelson said.
Low said that's important because some businesses, big box outfits in particular, often toss items that can be recycled. As a result, WVCR must hire a public education coordinator whose focus will be on helping the business community learn about recycling methods.
Saratoga Councilman Howard Miller concluded that the new deal is a good deal for everyone. "I think we've managed to pull off the miracle in modern politics," he said. "We did something big and important that matters to every one of our residents, at least weekly, and we're doing it in a way that they probably won't even notice."
He said the new contract will not disrupt billing or routes.