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Hello. If you had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome sufficient to cause these symptoms, something should have shown up on the nerve study (assuming it was done and interpreted correctly). In addition, one would expect some involvement of your thumb and possibly forearm, with some weakness as well.
Other possible causes would include Tendonitis, which can affect the tendons that run from your forearm muscles into the palm and fingers. (Repetitive strain from computer use is a common precipitating cause). OR Arthritis, either osteoarthritis from wear and tear of the joints or rheumatoid arthritis from an inflammatory reaction in the joints. These can also flare intermittently.
Treatment is similar for all these entities, and include rest (with splinting of wrist in most cases), avoidance of repetitive motions and heavy lifting ( > 5#), ice 3-4 x per day, especially after work, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen or naproxyn. If you feel you need a work up for arthritis, your family doctor can do this with simple blood tests and possibly x-rays.
Sorry I should have mentioned that I have had hand x-rays which were fine and tests for RA which were fine as well. I also get major aching in my forearm if i use my hand too much. I also get a stiff feeling in my hand where it feels swollen but it isnt. My massage therapist thought it was muscle related so i tested the theory and had a hot bath which tended to aggrevate the area just down from the wrist as well as the pain across the top of my and - i got out of the bath and used ice which tended to help settle it down... i also have soreness running from my elbow along the muscle or tendon that runs along that part.
if it is tendonitis who should i see to treat this conditions?
Some people are very vulnerable to tendonitis, for reasons that are not well understood, but probably relate to an over exuberant immune system. This might actually help you in some ways (e.g. fighting infections, removing cancerous cells), but not in terms of aches and pains and such. For this you have to counter the immune system with ice and medications.
Tendonitis would fall under the perview of orthopedics, possibly rheumatology. Some ortho docs specialize in hand problems. Similarly some sports medicine specialists have particular expertise in tendonitis and other activity related disorders of the hands and arms.


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Ford, Lincoln boast strong 2011 lineup across region's autoshows
Ford is set to create considerable buzz in this year's regional motor shows in December as it rolls out world-class product offerings for 2011 headlined by the exciting new 2011 Ford Edge, the new Mustang 3.7L V6 and the 5.0L V8 GT, and the new 2011 Lincoln MKX. The all-new sub-compact B-car, the Ford Figo, also joins the ranks in Oman and Riyadh, marking its regional debut.
"Now more than ever, the Ford and Lincoln brands feature one of their most refreshed lineups ever," said Larry Prein, Ford Middle East's managing director. "Visitors to the Ford stands at these autoshows will clearly touch upon the tremendous achievements we have scored on design, quality craftsmanship, technology and features. We remain focused on offering what our customers want: breathtaking looks, class-leading features and technologies, as well as awesome driving dynamics and quality, all presented in a great value package."
"Ford continues to deliver on its promise and achieve superb results in light of the One Ford plan," said Hussein Murad, Regional director of Sales, Ford Middle East. "Visitors to our stands will not only be awed by these great new products, but will clearly understand why more and more customers are voting for the Ford and Lincoln products. Not only we have had a great year where we gained further market share, but we have had our dealers' support and commitment to the business, which meant offering a better ownership experience and higher levels of customer satisfaction. All these points converge nicely together during these motorshows and we are thrilled to be part of the action".
First on the roster of auto shows is the Oman International Motor Show (Dec 2-5) followed by the Riyadh Motor Show (Dec 5-9), the Abu Dhabi International Motor Show (Dec 7-11) and the Kuwait Automobile & Accessories Fair (Dec 12-18).
Besides witnessing the awesome new Ford and Lincoln product lineups, visitors of the motor shows will have the chance to take part in various Ford activities and challenges that feature simulator cars, Mustang customization shows, Mustang slot car racing, on-the-go foosball matches and more.
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Muscle car enthusiasts will get to check out the legendary Ford Mustang which comes with a choice of an awesome entry level 305HP 3.7LV6 and the super performing 412HP 5.0 liter V8 Mustang GT.
The new 2011 Ford Mustang puts 305 high-performance horses in the hands of V-6 coupe buyers with a new all-aluminum double-overhead-camshaft (DOHC) engine that delivers 31 mpg (13.18 km/liter) on the highway with a six-speed automatic transmission. The 2011 lineup also sees the modern 5.0-liter four-valve Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) V-8 engine in the new Mustang GT, with fuel economy projected to be better than the previous model and unsurpassed in the segment.
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The 2011 Ford Edge created quite a stir when it debuted in GITEX earlier, and rightfully so. Its bold new design has been making heads turn as it blends technology and class-leading powertrains in a revamped package. Dramatic freshening of the 2011 Ford Edge includes extensive exterior redesign, improved materials and craftsmanship on the interior, class-exclusive technology and new powertrains.
In addition to delivering customer-focused technology, the new Edge also showcases Ford's impressive drive to bring new powertrain options to the customer. Both the Edge 3.5-liter V-6 and Edge Sport 3.7-liter V-6 use advanced engine valvetrain technology (Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing, or Ti-VCT) and clever control strategies to increase horsepower and torque to best-in-class levels.
Currently, Ford Edge is creating buzz with its revolutionary MyFord Touch™ driver connect technology, which no one in its segment or the industry is able to match. The industry-first MyFord Touch driver connect technology provides a smarter, safer, simpler way to connect drivers with in-car technologies and their digital lives. It replaces traditional vehicle buttons, knobs and gauges with clear, crisp LCD screens and five-way controls like those found on cell phones and MP3 players.
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Ford's passenger car lineup sees that introduction of a new sub-B compact, the all new Ford Figo, which will debut in Oman and Saudi Arabia at the Motorshows, bringing a smart and affordable contender to retail and fleet customers looking for a quality and value vehicle in the sub-compact segment.
Figo's exterior and interior styling follows global kinetic design elements bringing a new set of standards in its category. The interior of the Figo features five-passenger seating and more interior features for customers wanting something new and refreshing in a Sub-B compact.
Figo offers two fuel-efficient powertrains for the Middle East market: The 1.4L (80ps) Petrol Duratec equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission, and the 1.6L (101ps) Petrol Duratec paired with a 5-speed automatic.
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The 2011 Lincoln MKX luxury crossover features the first application of industry-exclusive MyLincoln Touch™ driver connect technology, which creates a whole new way for customers to interact with digital and vehicle technology. Its modern, flowing exterior design embraces Lincoln signature DNA - split-wing grille, body-side brightwork and new treatments for taillamps and exhaust tips enhance presence. The Lincoln MKX's all-new interior showcases use of more luxurious materials and attention to detail.
Powertrain enhancements include a new 3.7-liter Duratec® V-6 engine, delivering best-in-class 300 horsepower and 270 ft.-lb. of torque versus all V-6 competitors – plus unsurpassed fuel economy.
Industry leading technologies
Ford's drive for innovation continues this year as new technologies continue to find their way to the region. But the most prominent and eye catching one is probably MyFord Touch™ and MyLincoln Touch™ driver connect technologies that come with the new 2011 Ford Edge and the new Lincoln MKX respectively.
Both new innovations, powered by SYNC, replace many of the traditional vehicle buttons, knobs and gauges with clear, colorful LCD screens and 5-way buttons, offering a smarter, safer and simpler system to connect drivers with in-car technologies and their digital lives. The screens can be personalized to display information relevant to each individual driver using a simple button click, voice command or touch screen tap.
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When we first take an interest in drag racing we soon realize that nothing in its mechanical history is more absorbing than the racing clutch and its operation.
Multi-disc drag racing clutches are constructed in four or five different diameters. They range mainly from 6.25 inches (500-ci Pro Stock) to 10 inches (Mountain Motor Pro Stock). Comp Eliminator and Sport Compact classes often run 7-inch twin-disc clutches, while other engine sizes use 8 inches. Mountain Motor clutches comprise two discs, while Pro Mod and Pro Nitrous use three.
Obviously, the object of these clutches is to transmit formidable engine power to the manual gearboxes and to the rear wheels, but they also must provide predictability and adjustability. Modern billet drag racing clutches feature five principal adjustment mechanisms. These include provisions to address the following: clutch disc wear; static or base spring pressure; centrifugal pressure generated by counterweights, which are positioned on the clutch levers; throw-out bearing distance from the clutch levers; and the air gap, which is the distance that the cover assembly separates itself from the clutch plates. Of course, launch rpm could also be considered an adjustment mechanism.
Clutch disc wear causes the clutch levers (the fingers) to move from their optimum operating position toward the release bearing. Adjustment is made by inserting a pin punch in the small holes and rotating the upper barrels of the titanium stands. This adjustment, which is made each time the clutch is installed in the car and sometimes between runs, returns the clutch levers to their proper operating position.
Static or base pressure is altered by increasing or decreasing the pressure on the springs located inside the red aluminum housings. Data acquisition software is used to monitor driveshaft speeds. It calculates the amount of clutch slippage that occurs during launch and at intervals as the car is traveling along the race track. From this data the most appropriate base pressure springs are determined.
Centrifugal force or counterweights compress the clutch pack and cause the clutch to lock fully. The centrifugal force is used to bring the clutch and engine speeds together. It also provides the additional clamping force that enables the next higher gear to be held. A racing clutch could be constructed using only spring pressure, much like the diaphragm clutch used on the street car. However, under these circumstances the clutch would perform adequately in first gear but it would slip severely in second gear because of insufficient clamping force.
On the other hand, if you provided the clutch with sufficient base pressure clamping force to hold second gear, it would have too much clamping force in first gear and would therefore promote too much wheel spin—overpowering the tire. Thus, by adding centrifugal weights to the fingers (in the form of small bolts, nuts and washers), the clutch has the ability to add the perfect progressive clamping force in each gear, unlike a street-strip diaphragm clutch. The street-strip assembly operates with a fixed and unalterable clamping force. As a result, it doesn't have the benefit of the centrifugal action of the drag racing clutch, which smooths the vehicle's acceleration at all engine speeds.
Throw-out bearing clearance refers to the distance between the bearing and the clutch levers, which is usually set to around .300-inch. The air gap is determined by the distance the cover assembly separates itself from the clutch pack and is usually measured by feeler gauge. Air gaps, which affect reaction times, are set for every run and typically vary from .030-.075-inch.
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A couple of things have happened, but it's more of the overarching theme of this year. My heart wants simplicity, wants to honor God, wants to be Christ-centered, wants to be moment by moment walking in the Spirit.
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When Danny returns, hopefully in the next couple of weeks, he will have an opportunity to scale the Pacers career scoring ladder pretty quickly.
Sadly since he has missed so many games he is not going to be on track to be the # 2 all time scorer when he contract runs out. If he returns to the team beyond the current contract he can become the # 2 scorer (he'll never pass Reggie)
But for this season he needs to score 12 points to catch & 13 to surpass Pacers legend Mel Daniels moving into 8th all time scoring.
He just needs to score 279 points the res of the season to pass Jermaine O'Neal as the 5th all time leading scorer.
If he plays 30 games and averages 16 a game (not out of the question) he will score 480. This will just leave him just behind Roger Brown.
He'll need 117 steals to surpass Billy Knight for 6th place but I don't suspect he'll come close to that this year (although if he does look out NBA).
The injury is really a downer on his career record path as I believe he would have easily made the top 10 in rebounds & assists.
Also he probably isn't going to move up the shot blocking ladder much because the guy in front of him is Hibbert so they are going up together but Danny won't catch him. He might catch Darnell Hillman before his career ends but he won't catch Dale Davis.
To possibly end your career as the second all time leading scorer for a franchise, any franchise, is quite an accomplishment and I hope Danny gets the chance.
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Dell XPS M1730: SLI, Penryn, and Overclockingby Jarred Walton on 2/28/2008 10:00 AM EST
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hyperealism - Monday, May 19, 2008 - linkAre there any stats available showing how much power is saved by using the single video card compared to the SLI? I am buying one and I want to know if its worth getting the SLI version. It would be nice if you could disable one in the bios.
Thanks in advance!
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xantha - Monday, March 17, 2008 - linkJust in case there are any Aussie readers that aren't aware but a gaming notebook can be more affordable than you think.
You can get the XPS 1730 nicely specced for around AU$4300 (includes bluray, tv tuner, dual 8800, T9300, 4G) If you have the ability to salary sacrifice then that $4k+ starts dropping - lots :D
First you don't pay GST so its now AU$3900. Then its taken out in pre-tax dollars so depending on what you are earning thats another 30-40% off. Making the XPS only AU$2340-$2730 effective cost. And its like 12mth interest free cause the payments are spaced out over the FBT year.
Thanks Mr Taxman for a half price gaming notebook every year :D Reply
docjon - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkI'm just curious, With the new drivers is there still a large performance difference between Vista and XP? Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkThe short summary is that I found no reason to even want to run XP on this system. It works great as is. Time constraints do not permit me to test every option, unfortunately.
As you can imagine, given the number of tests run, all of the testing was done with the system as shipped (after uninstalling any Internet Security Suite of course - PUKE!) It is possible to order certain models of the M1730 with XP, but at this point I see little reason to buy a DX10 SLI setup only to run XP. I believe that the focus on driver optimizations for 8800M SLI has been primarily on Vista as well.
I'm sure there are instances where XP is still slightly faster (and likewise others where Vista is faster), but the last time we took a close look at XP and Vista graphics performance those situations were very rare and generally not a serious concern. I mean, if we're talking about 30 FPS vs. 40 FPS that would be a serious issue, but when it's 180 vs. 190 I'm not too worried. Reply
Scottyboy99 - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - linkAm a bit gutted reading the article. I have dell xps m1730 (Core 2 duo 2.4 ghz, 8800m gtx sli & 4 gig ram - Vista Home Premium) & my 3d mark 06 are nowhere near the scores shown. I have 3d mark 06 basic demo version (I can only run half the tests & stuck at resolution 1280*1024) and my single gpu score is 8700 whilst my sli enabled score is 10750 ish. So I am 2000 points at least shy of the systems tested here. My drivers are dell stock 167.55. I did try out 174.16 from laptop2go & my scores went down by a few hundred so went back to 167.55.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - linkWell, outside of overclocking, at stock speeds with the official 176.55 drivers I got 12859. My guess is that you might have a bunch of other software still installed that is affecting performance. I clean out all the stuff I don't want (i.e. McAfee Internet Security Suite or whatever it's called - Norton/Symantec is just as bad - and various other programs; I shut of Dell QuickSet as well as most other system tray icons/utilities), so that might be the problem you're having.
The CPU score is going to be a factor, of course. I tested with Penryn 2.8GHz and got the following:
2.8GHz 3DMark06 Scores:
3DMarks: 12859.000000000
SM2.0 Score: 5971.000000000
SM3.0 Score: 6559.000000000
CPU Score: 2554.000000000
Bumping up the CPU speed to 3.2GHz (the same 400MHz gap that your system has relative to the test system) yielded:
3.2GHz 3DMark06 Scores:
3DMarks: 13920.000000000
SM2.0 Score: 6337.000000000
SM3.0 Score: 6969.000000000
CPU Score: 2893.000000000
So that's ~1000 points right there, and potentially I have a 6MB cache chip vs. your 4MB chip (T7700?). That could account for another ~1000 points or so. Also, the 174.20 drivers dropped Futuremark performance, but they dramatically improve gaming performance. Reply
Scottyboy99 - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - linkOk thanks mate. Yes mine is T7700 cpu. You are probably right in that I should shut a whole bunch of stuff off. I do have the McAfee security suite running so maybe I should re-bench without that on (if I can work out how to close it down without disabling it at start up!!!). Based on what you have said I lose 1000 based on my cpu & the cache might be almost another 1000 so perhaps my score isn't so bad after all. Having said that I expect I should be able to eek some more performance out of my rig and maybe go past 11,000 marks. Will post if I get any joy.
Thanks again Reply
flatron85 - Saturday, March 01, 2008 - link**** - **** - **** - **** - ****
the last B could be an 8 the rest is readable. Reply
mark3450 - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkIn Feburary 2005 Dell released the "Dell XPS/Inspiron Gen 2", which was the equivilant of the one machine reviewed here at the time. I own one.
The last video driver update for this machine was November 2005. That means that Dell continued to the video drivers for this machine for LESS THAN ONE YEAR after it's release.
I have attempted to update to various unofficial drivers without success (machine boots and runs but then crashes after a few minuites of use), and have been forced to return to the Dell blessed ones.
Overall it's a nice piece of hardware, but the lack of driver support that was given too it makes me leery of buying the M1730. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkWould these by chance help?
I don't see any Vista drivers for those notebooks, unfortunately, but maybe I'm just not putting in the correct search criteria. Reply
FXi - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkIf folks are going to be told that a laptop performs extremely well, I think it would be fair to throw at least a single desktop system (mainstream enthusiast level, nothing over the top) into the charts for comparisons. I realize it could stunt the graphs a bit, but folks really need to understand what they are buying into with these machines, and all too often they think they are getting something that is 90% of a desktop's power, and that's rarely the case.
If it breaks the grapsh too badly, throw a couple of graphs in the end of the article (much like you have a couple of pages dedicated to "overclocking performance") that give the fair comparison. I'm not saying that lappies aren't worth it, just people should be fully aware of what they are paying for.
7Enigma - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkI would completely agree with you up until the conclusion of the article. I have never owned a laptop, and probably won't for quite some time. Because of this I don't follow the laptop-only parts (CPU/GPU/RAM/etc.) much and so thought, "This is a crazy fast laptop but I wonder how it compares to a Q6600 with 8800GTX".
The conclusion really put the laptop in perspective for me. Basically its a top of the line desktop system from a year ago. That's all I needed to hear. I think it is quite a feat to have a laptop capable of performance a year behind current tech. Yes it is more desktop in a small form factor, but it is a easily portable computer that behaves like a very capable desktop system.
With all that said, I can't wait to build my new system after 3 years with my current un-upgraded one. Just waiting on the 45nm quads and the new 9800's to pull the trigger... Reply
funky24 - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkman they got the best job in the whole world do u keep all hardware u test here ,man that is one mean laptop would kill to have it lol Reply
PlasmaBomb - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkNope, they have to give it back :( Reply
Baked - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkThis is totally necessary... You can probably murder somebody w/ the power brick if they try to take the "notebook" from you. Reply
PlasmaBomb - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkWhat size and rating does the power brick on this beast have? Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkIt's the biggest power brick I've seen to date, rated at 230W output. So assuming ~80% efficiency, even at the maximum load with overclocking it still has some remaining capacity. Heck, the power brick probably weighs as much as a Mac Air! ;) Reply
PlasmaBomb - Saturday, March 01, 2008 - linkCheers for the info, any chance of a piccy?
It must get rather hot, if indeed it's 80% efficient it is dumping 50W when drawing 260W from the plug! Reply
JarredWalton - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkImage added. And it could be less than 80% efficient, but the point is the laptop uses nearly as much power as an entry level desktop with discrete graphics.
Direct link to image:
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/mobile/2008/de...">One big power brick Reply
PlasmaBomb - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkCheers for the pics, good job btw :) Reply
mark3450 - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkThis is a near perfect computer for me. I'm always near a plug at a friends house or traveling for work, and in those places I want my machine to be as powerfule as possible. I bought and still use one of the original XPS laptops, and I've been happy with it. It is however getting near time to upgrade.
One drawback I see however is that dell won't supply it with Vista64, which is disappointing as I'd defiantely get this beast with 4Gb and want to make full use of it. I've been using Vista64 on my gaming desktop for several months and have been very pleased with it. I'm sure Dell just doesn't want to deal with 2 sets of drivers, but Vista64 is the future and they should support it on a machine like this. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkDell did ship me 2x2GB of RAM for additional testing, but I didn't get time to look at that (yet). 32-bit is still better for a lot of people, and I think the real inflection point is going to be when we start moving to 8GB systems. 64-bit can address all 4GB of memory without the need to split things into application and OS memory spaces, but usually it doesn't *need* it.
I know Dell is starting to offer 64-bit as an option on some other systems, and I'd imagine down the road they'll have 64-bit for the M1730 (or perhaps the successor). Drivers are just so critical and notebooks don't get updated quite as often, so you really are living on the bleeding edge with SLI and Vista-64 right now. It's possible, of course, and in fact I'm sure you could install Vista-64 on the system on your own; Dell just isn't ready to support that yet. Reply
mark3450 - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkThe problem with installing my own Vista64 OS, aside from the cost, is that it's likely impossible to get NVIDIA drivers for it. I currently own an XPS/inspiron Gen2 and anything but the blessed drivers from Dell crash the machine, and it doesn't even have SLI. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkHave you checked with NVIDIA? My understanding is that they now have quarterly driver updates that apply to various gaming notebooks, so even if Dell (or someone else) has abandoned an older model laptop, you might not be totally out of luck. If that does work, let me know as well - I'm certainly curious about it. The last driver release was supposedly just a couple months ago, and it should cover up through 8700M notebooks. (Dell XPS is supposed to be one of the participating vendors, so it's still voluntary, but most of the gaming notebook companies hopefully understand the importance of drivers and agreed to allow "reference" drivers from NVIDIA to work for certain systems.)
Regarding Vista-64, again the above may offer a solution. Reply
strafejumper - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkthis is what i mean
i only use desktops my whole life so i don't know much about laptops but - for $3500 i would want to be able to watch a 120 minute dvd, and this thing can only make it through 60 mins... also can only browse the web for 60 mins, justdon't get this.
maybe i had the idea that the appeal of the laptop was you are free from outlets and wires and etc. but with these even for $3500 you still have to be near a plug to watch a dvd Reply
7Enigma - Friday, February 29, 2008 - linkThe purpose is to have the power of a desktop with the portability of a laptop. NOT that you can have a 5 (heck 2) hour portable laptop. As the author mentioned, it really is a niche product. You want to be able to take your screaming desktop pc from home to work or to a friends house, not on the plane/train/automobile that a typical notebook computer is used for. If I had oodles of cash and went to lan parties frequently, this would be the perfect computer. And forget the loud fans, if you are gaming on it and need the overclocked performance, I'd be playing the games with headphones!
Put simply, this is the 10lb desktop computer. Reply
IvanAndreevich - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkHey guys, you might want to blur out the serial number on that COA sticker on the bottom. Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, March 01, 2008 - linkOoops... yeah, forgot to do that. :| Reply
legoman666 - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkThanks OP, in for 3! Reply
crimson117 - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkJarred - here's some advice:
Find a woman who thinks it'd be romantic to buy his and hers M1730's :) Reply
LoneWolf15 - Thursday, February 28, 2008 - linkI would like to see nVidia take Notebook SLI, and add the ability to switch one GPU off while on battery if the user chooses. I think this could really make a difference in the system's battery life, and it wouldn't affect non-gaming uses.
Good article. Reply
loki1944 - Thursday, April 30, 2015 - linkI still have my M1730, after 7 years, great laptop. Reply


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Extension Kit:
Kevin Shorts
4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Party tent
July 8, 2013
assembly went well, poles could have better markings but atogether construction seems to good.
Pros:this tent has two sizes or can have two sides to help with weather
Cons:stakes are weak, the tightening feature for the tie downs is not user friendly
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
excellent product
August 9, 2012
Easy to put up and take down, well marked parts - held up really well in a major rain storm. The only complaint I would have is the quality of the rope provided - need to buy better rope for the extensions, otherwise it's all good. I'm very pleased with the value.
Pros:Easy to put up, holds up well to rain
Cons:Need better rope
Stockbridge, MI
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Good Value for the Price
August 1, 2011
this canopy was very easy to set up with 3 people..although I believe it could have just as easily been set up with only 2 people...the size was fantastic...set up two 8 ft tables down the center and 3 card table under each extension with plenty of room in between...was able to seat 40 guests very comfortably....could very easily seat more than that with a different table arrangement...delivery was prompt...although the box was a bit beat up and had a hole in it...but didn't lose any of the contents....should be packaged a bit better considering the box weighs 117 lbs....but overall a grand experience...would be nice if it came with some sort of duffel type bag to store it in....I think I will be making a "set" of bags for storage...I left most of the poles together as some were a bit tight to get together...not that i thought that was an issue
Pros:easy set up large size reasonable price
Cons:packaging no storage bag


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Cornerback Ratliff says decision to sign with the Steelers was a no-brainer
The Steelers got to know cornerback Keiwan Ratliff up-close-and-personal during the 2008 season when he was a member of the Indianapolis Colts.
Ratliff's interception of a Ben Roethlisberger pass set up a Colts' touchdown late in the second quarter of Indianapolis' 24-20 victory at Heinz Field.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin reminded Ratliff of that interception during practice this week.
"Coach Tomlin was teasing me," Ratliff said. "I dropped an interception in practice (Tuesday). He was saying if I dropped that one last year, the game could have gone the other way.''
An unrestricted free agent after last season, Ratliff believed the Colts would re-sign him. When they didn't, he signed a one-year deal with the Steelers.
"Coming here was a blessing," he said. "Who could turn down a team who was basically No. 1 in every major defensive category in the league• If you've got a chance to play with the Steelers, it's kind of like being a wide receiver and having an opportunity to play with Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.
"No matter what, if (the Steelers) offered, this is where I was going to be.''
Ratliff gives the Steelers veteran depth. In addition to lining up at backup cornerback at Steelers' practices, he has filled in at safety in the absence of Troy Polamalu, Ryan Clark and Tyrone Carter.
"Guys who can play multiple positions have a greater opportunity of being on the field,'' said Ratliff, 28. "The Steelers lost a good player in Bryant McFadden. As a cornerback, when you see something like that, a guy on the Super Bowl winning team who goes elsewhere, you know there's going to be an open spot.''
A second-round draft pick in 2004, Ratliff played three seasons with Cincinnati before being released. He joined Tampa Bay briefly and signed with Indianapolis toward the end of the 2007 season. The Colts released him twice last season but re-signed him after cornerback Marlin Jackson went on injured reserve.
Ratliff recorded 32 tackles and two interceptions in four starts last season. He also returned an interception 35 yards against the Jaguars' David Garrard for his first NFL score.
"The thing I do best is make plays,'' said Ratliff, who has five career inteceptions. "Some guys are physical corners or cover corners. I consider myself a playmaker.
"Last year was the first time in a couple of years I got a chance to play 70-plus snaps a game and actually put extensive filmwork out there.''


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Users of Microsoft's Surface 2 tablet no longer need to be tethered to Wi-Fi networks for connectivity with the availability today of a new model that supports LTE broadband.
Users of Microsoft's Surface 2 tablet no longer need to be tethered to Wi-Fi networks for connectivity with the availability tomorrow of a new model that supports LTE broadband.
Surface 2
Called Surface 2 (AT&T 4G LTE) the new model sells for $679 and is available in Microsoft retail stores and Best Buy, and is supported by AT&T's LTE network, Microsoft says.
+ Also on Network World: How Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 are better suited for businesses | Microsoft wants Windows 8 to get small to run on more devices +
While the 64GB device is unlocked and can be configured for other providers' networks, Microsoft makes performance guarantees only for AT&T's.
Pricing for the device seems set to take on Apple's iPad Air, whose 64GB version costs $829. The Surface 2 comes with Microsoft's home and student version of Office. There is no Office for iPad, although users can buy an Office 365 subscription for the device.
Surface 2 also comes with free Skype calls to traditional phones for a year, free access for a year to a worldwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots and two years' of 200GB storage in Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service.
Click to see: Chart of Surface 2 specs
Tim Greene covers Microsoft and unified communications for Network World and writes the Mostly Microsoft blog. Reach him at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter @Tim_Greene.


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78 Acres with Electricity, Barn and Well
This parcel is actually 2 lots 639 and 640 [APN 301-13-715] in Sierra Verde Ranch. Ridge Runner Road bounds the high side of the lot at an elevation of 5,600 feet. An unnamed road runs at the lowest part of the lots along the bottom of Lion Canyon. The entire 78-acre property slopes downward to the south from Ridge Runner Road. There is a building pad at the highest part of the lot adjacent to Ridge Runner Road. All total, there is around 1.6 miles of road frontage on the lot. The lot has on-the-grid APS power, including around 1,100 feet of underground power line to a 36' x 60' Barnmaster Stable with 4 stalls and a 3/4 bath. The property also has a water well producing 8 gpm. Around 15 acres is fenced. Seller is a licensed Real Estate Agen
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A FROZEN food shop is set to become the latest addition to Dorchester town centre.
COOK, which will offer a wide range of frozen meals, is setting up shop in the Tudor Arcade.
It will open on Friday February 22 in the unit last used as the Town Mill Bakery, which shut its doors back in September 2011.
The company claims to create frozen meals and puddings at minus 35 degrees Celsius that taste homemade.
COOK Dorchester's head of operations Richard Simmons said: "The team at COOK is passionate about making fantastic food that a really good cook might produce at home if only they had the time and we are delighted to be opening our new shop in Dorchester.
"We look forward to offering local residents a huge variety of mouth-watering dishes and will be running a leaflet promotion offering 15 per cent off all our meals until March 30."


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A very nice and rare Bugatti Veyron "Blue Carbon Fiber" Edition in Montreal during Grand Prix weekend. There were 3 other Veyrons with this too.
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As a Jewish professor, I know that it is my lot in life to deal with stereotypes of Jewish academics. As a Jewish professor from California, dealing with these stereotypes is even more difficult because I lack recourse to the solution favored by many colleagues: acting as if the complex negotiation of my identity can be accomplished simply by assuming that "Jewish" means "from New York" and leaving it at that. As a Jewish professor from California who teaches in Hawaii, navigating my identity as a practicing Reform Jew, both in the classroom and out, has taken many surprising twists and turns.
Oxford University Press's Judaism: A Very Short Introduction notes astutely that Jews, like tomatoes, are neither "particularly complicated or obscure when left to themselves, but they don't neatly fit into the handy categories such as fruit or vegetable or nation and religion which are so useful for pigeonholing other foods and people." Growing up in northern California, I went to a high school where the blanket term "Asian" was scrupulously decomposed into a wide variety of ethnicities, which included not just Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, but Hmong, Miao, Mien, Lao, Hongkie, Taiwanese, and so forth. When I got lunch at Vang's convenience store, my Thai friend grumbled about "those hill people." But for him, as for me, there was only one kind of white person: the white kind.
It was not until I moved to graduate school in Chicago that I realized that there were different kinds of white people. Growing up in Reagan's America, "Marxism" to me meant a critique of the soullessness of suburban life. Exploitation was not about class -- it was about Mexican-Anglo relations. While I understood that my religion made me different from most people, it didn't seem to make me any more distinctive than the guy in my class whose family had a time-share in Tahoe: I missed a few days of class for high holy days, he missed them for the time share. But living on the south side of Chicago, class became an inescapable fact of life, and "color" meant "black" and "white."
That I could understand. But I was particularly puzzled by religion as a source of social differentiation in America. I traveled to Minnesota and visited small towns, which featured intersections with churches on every corner. Why did the Missouri Synod Lutherans need one church and the Wisconsin Synod Lutherans need another? And how was all this related to the graduate student parties where bizarre passes would occasionally be made at me by women whose complex psychological relationship with novels like Portnoy's Complaint and Ravelstein had driven them out of their dairy-rich farming communities and into the arms of a cosmopolitan intellectualism which they expected me to embody?
My dissertation committee consisted of three Jewish structuralists and a Protestant interested in performativity. The Protestant member of my committee claimed that reading Kierkegaard's analysis of the sacrifice of Isaac through a Derridean lens could help explain nationalism in Indonesia, but this was the closest I actually got to Judaism as a religious phenomenon. Actually that is not true. At one point as I was driving in the car with one member of my committee, she pointed out a kosher butcher shop and told me that that was where another member of my committee went "for really good meat." But that was it -- my committee was alarmed when I suggested that Judaism was not actually synonymous with being an atheist intellectual, or even who knew where to get a pound of lean pastrami.
I originally felt my move to Hawaii would be a sort of homecoming -- a return to the multicultural environment of my childhood and an end to the terrible, terrible cold I had suffered through in the Midwest. In fact I was in for a bit of a shock. Hawaii has a unique local culture derived from the state's legacy of plantation colonialism and its overthrow at the hands of a strong labor movement. As a result Hawaii owes much to the Japanese, Chinese, and Portuguese workers who moved here to cut cane. And of course there is the rich tradition of native Hawaiian culture, which has experienced a renaissance here in the past 30 years. Since the United States has long been the inheritor of Spanish colonialism in the Pacific, our islands are called home by increasing numbers of Chammoro and Filipinos. The growing number of migrants from Samoa and Tonga allows Hawaii to challenge Auckland as the unofficial capital of Polynesia. And there is no doubt that Honolulu -- the forward point for the projection of U.S. political and military power into the Pacific -- has long been a center for Micronesian migration.
Further, Hawaii has one of the highest rates of intermarriage in the country, and the place is remarkably cosmopolitan given its small size and distance from major centers. The result of all this is that my students are more likely to visit Saipan than Schenectady, and know more about Pago Pago than Paris. It soon became apparent that the welcome return to my natal relation to my Jewish identity was not to be had -- and for reasons more enduring than the fact that the Web site for my new shul in Honolulu was "shaloha.com."
A great deal of my Introduction to Cultural Anthropology course involves getting students to rethink ideas of race and ethnicity in light of the anthropological concept of culture. However, I feel very uncomfortable asking my students to objectify themselves in class by asking them "as an Asian, how do you feel about this?" or lecturing my African-American students about supposedly innate black athletic ability. On the mainland I solved this problem by objectifying myself and examining, for instance, stereotypes about Jews. In fact I typically use the tomato imagery from Oxford's Very Short Introduction to Judaism. "So," I said in my first class in the islands, dry erase marker in hand and ready to make a discussion-spurring list, "what are some stereotypes you have of Jewish people?"
"Please," I say generously, "This classroom is a safe place where people can discuss controversial topics civilly, so don't feel you need to spare my feelings. So: what are some stereotypes of Jews?"
Silence. As a new professor I had read countless books and articles exhorting me not to get freaked out if it took a while for someone to say
something. But this time I get nothing. Nada.
"How about the idea that Jews are good with money?" I finally offer.
"You mean like they're pake?" asked one confused woman, using a
Hawaiian term originally meant to describe Chinese people, but which in
local slang simply means tight-fisted.
In this and other classes I quickly came to realize that when it comes to Jews the Hawaiian response to the question of "is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit" is to ask "what's a tomato?" In California, my identity as a Jew wasn't particularly relevant. In Honolulu, I am pretty much off the table insofar as the ethnic imagination of my students goes. All white people were haole -- a Hawaiian word with a slightly derogatory connotations (one of my students wears a T-shirt to class that reads "Haole you flew here I grew here".)
The problem was not just that my students didn't know that I was a tomato, they're often a little unclear on the idea that people must be sorted into fruits and vegetables. To put it another way: it is difficult to expose the culturally-contingent nature of your student's essentialist folk theories of identity when they have names like Motoko Kapualani da Silva or Brian Ka'imikaua Li. This latter student claimed to be "Japanese, Filipino, and Hawaiian." I pointed out to him that his last name was Chinese. He paused and thought about it for a second and then remembered that yes, his family was also Chinese but he had never really thought of "Li" as a Chinese name. By speaking frankly about my own identity with my students I learned that they did not operate with the same concepts of race and ethnicity that my students on the mainland did, and this insight allowed me to teach anthropology in a way that was accessible to them.
Now when I teach my intro class I engage my student's expectations about ethnic difference by approaching some of the aporias of identity in Hawaii. How does the selective retention of taboos and purity laws by orthodox Jews provide a model of how (or how not!) to creatively innovate one's tradition? Why do we speak of Hawaii as a multicultural paradise when there is so much racial tension simmering under the surface? Is the distinction of "local" and "haole" one of race? Of class? What does it mean to talk about "ancient Hawaiian tradition" with a professor whose people lived in diaspora for a millennium before the first Hawaiians arrived in the islands? Why are haole tourists noisy, rude, and overbearing compared to locals? How can we use the concept of culture to render this comportment intelligible?
In sum, living in Hawaii has forced me to rethink not just my own Jewish heritage, but the issue of heritage in general. As an anthropologist I find the challenge of working through these multiple layers of identity and (as we say in the business) "group affiliation" to be both professionally and personally rewarding. And most important of all, it provides my students a chance to grow intellectually by thinking about identity and belonging in ways they may not have before. In the next few semesters I plan to put together a class entitled "Kohen and Kahuna," based on an unpublished manuscript by a Rabbi and sociologist who studied at the University of Hawaii in the 1940s. We will not discuss Woody Allen films or where to get a pound of lean pastrami. We will discuss the comparative study of taboo, social complexity in Polynesia and the ancient Middle East, and anxiety about not being able to chant properly in your heritage language. Shaloha, everyone!
Alex Golub finished his dissertation in anthropology at the University of Chicago in 2005 and is now an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He blogs at Savage Minds, [1] a group blog about cultural anthropology.


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About a month ago I received an email from Andja Maric who was a global ambassador for wannabesociety.com . Andja came across Wish while googling for wishes, she explained that wannabesociety shared a similar idea of sharing your wish with the world (t-shirts in their case, binaries in my case). Andja then mentioned that she liked the concept of Wish and kindly offered to send a gift as a token of appreciation.…more »


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Inexpensive. Familiar IM-esque interface. 6 video streams (up to 720p) and 6 phone call-ins. Impressive videoconferencing infrastructure. Skype integration. Mobile and web-based access.
Limited functionality (such as no app sharing). Uneven experience, depending upon your client. Only one HD stream at a time. Occasional glitches.
Bottom Line
While ooVoo Pro doesn't match the feature sets of other Web conferencing solutions, it does want to be the Web conferencing water cooler of your office.
Features, Unpacked
Because it aims at a different market than other Web-conferencing solutions, ooVoo's feature set deserves unpacking. Certainly, it has limitations. First ooVoo Pro allows desktop sharing, but doesn't permit users to share a specific application, meaning that an ill-timed IM could disrupt your PowerPoint presentation. And, despite including file transferup to 25 megabytes at a clipthere's also no online repository, à la Fuze Meeting Pro, for repurposing files from one meeting to the next.
Other features ooVoo Pro simply does differently. Unlike pricier competitors which have toggles for group and individual chat, ooVoo starts with individual chat (as with IM) and asks that customers add subsequent participants one-by-one (it makes sense if you think of it as water cooler conversation). When it comes to meeting recordings, ooVoo Pro is a diligent secretary: In addition to allowing customers to upload 10-minute clips to YouTube or save recordings as Adobe Flash files, the Pro version provides ample hostingup to 1,000 minutes of recorded meetings on their website.
Audio and Video Conferencing
An unique approach to audio and videoconferencing is central to ooVoo's appeal. When it comes to audio conferencing, users can conference through their computers by making a video-less ooVoo calls or take advantage of ooVoo's dial-out capability. The Pro plan includes 500-minutes per month, though you can add credits to your account (there's even an option for one-click recharging, similar to Skype). Using a keypad, I called out to landlines and cell phones and brought phone-based callers into the conversation one by one; the service supports up to 6 simultaneous call-outs. There isn't, though, a dial-in number: Instead, as with Adobe Connect, customers will need to supply their own phone bridge.
In my testing, audio quality varied. VoIP-based calls were clear even without headsets. Calling phones, on the other hand, ran the gamut. My biggest problem was the low volumeoften difficult to hearof speakers on other lines. That said, much of this may be attributable to the phones used by participants.
When it comes to videoconferencing, ooVoo Pro is more capable. Much of this has to do with the company's backend support. ooVoo leverages its own video server infrastructure to lighten your network's lift: When you connect to an ooVoo Pro video chat, you connect to ooVoo's server once, which in turn distributes your feed to the other parties. This reduces the number of upstreams (most networks are less suited to uploading) and increases the number of downstreams (most networks are better suited to downloading). The result is crisp, clear video that won't tax your network (ooVoo supplies a bandwidth indicator and mine never dipped below "Good").
The other thing that makes ooVoo Pro stand out is its video quality. Using advanced video codecs (such as H.264) video can scale to 720p. The catch: For now, only one of the six streams can be HD at a time. This means that the first person to select "HD" gets it; everyone else has to wait for him or her to relinquish the lead (though I suppose that's incentive for people to show up early to meetings). It's also worth noting that the Mac client automatically expands that HD video feed, whereas the Windows client allows users to manually size the high quality feed. ooVoo technical support said that an upcoming version, due within the next month, will allow for more than one HD stream and manually sizing of video feeds.
The Water Cooler Web Conferencer
While ooVoo doesn't quite match up with some of the competitors I've reviewed, I wanted to include it because it fills a gap in the coverage. For small businesses seeking ongoing videoconferencing, ooVoo Pro takes Skype to another level. Larger offices may prefer Editor's Choice pick Adobe Connect for its all-around excellence and scalability. Smaller offices, on the other hand, may be just as happy with the free, ad-supported version (up to 3 video feeds, though no dial-out minutes, desktop sharing, or meeting recordings) or the $10/month Plus version (5 video feeds, 200 minutes/month for dial-out calls and 750 minutes of hosted meetings); however, at $30/month, even the Pro version is a bargain. For IM-easy web conferencing, try out one of ooVoo's plans today.
More Conferencing Software:
RingCentral Office (for Business)
Amazon Chime
Zoho Meeting


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Aswan's recommendation
Throw this in the bathroom, kitchen, or bedroom. This cabinet is made from acacia wood which gives it nice surface variations. It has two exposed shelves and two subtle drawers.
SaneAmy's recommendation
Upgrade the bath with real house furniture. 50s-ish storage case showcases the bold grain of acacia wood and a subconscious iridescence from certain angles. Two open squares tower over two with beveled doors, no hardware in sight. Block plinth feet add minimal chunk. Extremely bedroom, living and dining compatible, too.
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Changes in Destructor Semantics
Semantics for class destructors have changed significantly from Managed Extensions for C++ to Visual C++ 2010.
In Managed Extensions, a class destructor was permitted within a reference class but not within a value class. This has not changed in the new syntax. However, the semantics of the class destructor have changed. This topic focuses on the reasons of that change and discusses how it affects the translation of existing CLR code. It is probably the most important programmer-level change between the two versions of the language.
Before the memory associated with an object is reclaimed by the garbage collector, an associated Finalize method, if present, is invoked. You can think of this method as a kind of super-destructor because it is not tied to the program lifetime of the object. We refer to this as finalization. The timing of just when or even whether a Finalize method is invoked is undefined. This is what we mean when we say that garbage collection exhibits non-deterministic finalization.
Non-deterministic finalization works well with dynamic memory management. When available memory becomes scarce, the garbage collector kicks in. Under a garbage collected environment, destructors to free memory are unnecessary. Non-deterministic finalization does not work well, however, when an object maintains a critical resource such as a database connection or a lock of some sort. In this case, we should release that resource as soon as possible. In the native world, that is achieved by using a constructor/destructor pair. As soon as the lifetime of the object ends, either when the local block within which it is declared ends, or when the stack unravels because of a thrown exception, the destructor executes and the resource is automatically released. This approach works very well, and its absence under Managed Extensions was sorely missed.
The solution provided by the CLR is for a class to implement the Dispose method of the IDisposable interface. The problem here is that Dispose requires an explicit invocation by the user. This is error-prone. The C# language provides a modest form of automation in the form of a special using statement. The Managed Extensions design provided no special support.
In Managed Extensions, the destructor of a reference class is implemented by using the following two steps:
The user-supplied destructor is renamed internally to Finalize. If the class has a base class (remember, under the CLR Object Model, only single inheritance is supported), the compiler injects a call to its finalizer following execution of the user-supplied code. For example, consider the following simple hierarchy taken from the Managed Extensions language specification:
__gc class A { public: ~A() { Console::WriteLine(S"in ~A"); } }; __gc class B : public A { public: ~B() { Console::WriteLine(S"in ~B"); } };
In this example, both destructors are renamed Finalize. B's Finalize has an invocation of A's Finalize method added following the invocation of WriteLine. This is what the garbage collector will by default invoke during finalization. Here is what this internal transformation might look like:
// internal transformation of destructor under Managed Extensions __gc class A { public: void Finalize() { Console::WriteLine(S"in ~A"); } }; __gc class B : public A { public: void Finalize() { Console::WriteLine(S"in ~B"); A::Finalize(); } };
In the second step, the compiler synthesizes a virtual destructor. This destructor is what our Managed Extensions user programs invoke either directly or through an application of the delete expression. It is never invoked by the garbage collector.
Two statements are placed within this synthesized destructor. One is a call to GC::SuppressFinalize to make sure that there are no more invocations of Finalize. The second is the actual invocation of Finalize, which represents the user-supplied destructor for that class. Here is what this might look like:
__gc class A { public: virtual ~A() { System::GC::SuppressFinalize(this); A::Finalize(); } }; __gc class B : public A { public: virtual ~B() { System::GC::SuppressFinalize(this); B::Finalize(); } };
While this implementation allows the user to explicitly invoke the class Finalize method now rather than at a time you have no control over, it does not really tie in with the Dispose method solution. This is changed in Visual C++ 2010.
In the new syntax, the destructor is renamed internally to the Dispose method and the reference class is automatically extended to implement the IDispose interface. That is, under Visual C++ 2010, our pair of classes is transformed as follows:
// internal transformation of destructor under the new syntax __gc class A : IDisposable { public: void Dispose() { System::GC::SuppressFinalize(this); Console::WriteLine( "in ~A"); } }; __gc class B : public A { public: void Dispose() { System::GC::SuppressFinalize(this); Console::WriteLine( "in ~B"); A::Dispose(); } };
When either a destructor is invoked explicitly under the new syntax, or when delete is applied to a tracking handle, the underlying Dispose method is invoked automatically. If it is a derived class, a call of the Dispose method of the base class is inserted at the close of the synthesized method.
But this does not get us all the way to deterministic finalization. In order to reach that, we need the additional support of local reference objects. (This has no analogous support within Managed Extensions, and so it is not a translation issue.)
Visual C++ 2010 supports the declaration of an object of a reference class on the local stack or as a member of a class as if it were directly accessible. When combined with the association of the destructor with the Dispose method, the result is the automated invocation of finalization semantics on reference types.
First, we define our reference class such that object creation functions as the acquisition of a resource through its class constructor. Secondly, within the class destructor, we release the resource acquired when the object was created.
public ref class R { public: R() { /* acquire expensive resource */ } ~R() { /* release expensive resource */ } // … everything else … };
The object is declared locally by using the type name but without the accompanying hat. All uses of the object, such as invoking a method, are done through the member selection dot (.) instead of arrow (->). At the end of the block, the associated destructor, transformed into Dispose, is invoked automatically, as shown here:
void f() { R r; r.methodCall(); // r is automatically destructed here – // that is, r.Dispose() is invoked }
As with the using statement within C#, this does not defy the underlying CLR constraint that all reference types must be allocated on the CLR heap. The underlying semantics remain unchanged. The user could equivalently have written the following (and this is likely the internal transformation performed by the compiler):
// equivalent implementation // except that it should be in a try/finally clause void f() { R^ r = gcnew R; r->methodCall(); delete r; }
In effect, under the new syntax, destructors are again paired with constructors as an automated acquisition/release mechanism tied to a local object's lifetime.
In the new syntax, as we've seen, the destructor is synthesized into the Dispose method. This means that when the destructor is not explicitly invoked, the garbage collector, during finalization, will not as before find an associated Finalize method for the object. To support both destruction and finalization, we have introduced a special syntax for providing a finalizer. For example:
public ref class R { public: !R() { Console::WriteLine( "I am the R::finalizer()!" ); } };
The ! prefix is analogous to tilde (~) that introduces a class destructor – that is, both post-lifetime methods have a token prefixing the name of the class. If the synthesized Finalize method occurs within a derived class, an invocation of the base class Finalize method is inserted at its end. If the destructor is explicitly invoked, the finalizer is suppressed. Here is what the transformation might look like:
// internal transformation under new syntax public ref class R { public: void Finalize() { Console::WriteLine( "I am the R::finalizer()!" ); } };
The runtime behavior of a Managed Extensions for C++ program is changed when it is compiled under Visual C++ 2010 whenever a reference class contains a non-trivial destructor. The required translation algorithm is similar to the following:
If a destructor is present, rewrite that to be the class finalizer.
If a Dispose method is present, rewrite that into the class destructor.
If a destructor is present but there is no Dispose method, retain the destructor while performing the first item.
In moving your code from Managed Extensions to the new syntax, you might miss performing this transformation. If the application depended in some way on the execution of associated finalization methods, the behavior of the application will silently differ from the one you intended.


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Posted by @ 1:06
Denizens, your homework assignment to start the week is to read this. It's a well-written work of fiction from Matt Bracken over at Western Rifle Shooters.
Or is it…?
Posted by @ 18:00
Denizens, if you've been paying attention, you've no doubt become attuned to the new dance craze sweeping YouTube – "Gangnam Style".
The Emperor has judged a competition of sorts over at the Rott.
Of course, you haven't really lived until you've seen it in the original Klingon…
Posted by @ 11:47
For your Sunday, Denizens – and since I know that at least some of youse guys (mheh) will be doing this this weekend – a short primer on the art of changing oil.
Below the fold, 'cause it's kinda long – but a good read and always well worth your time, because I said so.
Posted by @ 8:49
Denizens, we start this week with something out of the Grab Bag, courtesy of the Sibling Unit, who just sent this to me.
Dear Airlines:
Dump the male flight Attendants. No one wanted them in the first place.
Replace all the female flight attendants with good-looking strippers!
What the hell!!
They don't even serve food anymore, so what's the loss?
The strippers would at least triple the alcohol sales and get a "partyatmosphere" going in the cabin.
And, of course, every businessman in this country would start flying again, hoping to see naked women.
Because of the tips, female flight attendants wouldn't need a salary, thus saving even more money.
Muslims would be afraid to get on the planes for fear of seeing naked women. Hijackings would come to a screeching halt, and the airline industry would see record revenues.
This is definitely a win- win situation if we handle it right — a golden opportunity to turn a liability into an asset.
Why didn't Bush or Obama think of this?
Why do I still have to do everything myself?
Bill Clinton
Well, if that doesn't jump-start the aviation industry…
Posted by @ 10:05
We start my Glorious Week of Vacation with a Grab-Bag item, courtesy of the Sibling Unit.
Posted by @ 14:30
Oh, snap.
(Hat tip: Former LENSnetter Bob Blaylock.)
Posted by @ 3:24
Denizens, while I'm trying to figure how I'm gonna pull my ass out of a 300-million megaton warp-core explosion (grin), why don't you guys go have a look at how Iowahawk positively excoriated Bambi's new girlfriend "Julia".
Trust me, it's that good.
Posted by @ 12:29
In all the hubbub surrounding the Trayvon Martin-George (Jorge?) Zimmerman brouhaha, there has been (to put it mildly) a lot of noise.
Reports, opinions, accusations, denials, threats – you name it, it's out there.
I found the following (below the fold) on this thread here. And before NJ.com scrubs it, I'm presenting it here for you.
The commenter seems to have done a most impressive job of investigating.
Posted by @ 8:56
Well, Denizens, I've gotta do something to get my blood pressure under control, seeing as Roger Goodfella's No Fair League can't be arsed to hire full-time zebras who would be somewhat more than fairly competent to know the difference between a busted route & intentional grounding…
…so here, to try to get us all in a better mood today, comes this from Ronaldus Magnus:
Posted by David Hartung @ 8:13
General Claus' Visit
To: All Personnel
_1._ An official visit by MG Santa (NMI) Claus is expected at this headquarters 25 December 2011. The following instructions will be in effect and govern the activities of all personnel during the visit:
_a._ Not a creature will stir without official permission. This will include indigenous mice. Special stirring permits for necessary administrative actions will be obtained through normal command channels. Mice stirring permits will be obtained through the office of OSURG, Veterinary Services.
_b._ Personnel will settle their brains for a long winter nap prior to 2200 hours, 24 December 2011. Uniform for the nap will be: Pajamas, cotton, light, drowsing, with kerchief, general purpose, camouflage; and Cap, camouflage w/ear flaps. Equipment will be drawn from CIF prior to 1900 hours, 24 December 2011.
_c._ Personnel will utilize standard ration sugar plums for visions to dance through their heads. This item will be drawn from the servicing dining facility.
_d._ Stockings, wool, cushion sole, will be hung by the chimney with care. Necessary safety precautions will be taken to avoid fire hazards caused by carelessly hung stockings. Unit Safety Officers will submit stocking hanging plans to this headquarters prior to 0800 hours, 24 December 2011, ATTN: AEAGA-S, for approval.
_e._ At the first sign of clatter from the lawn, all troops will spring from their beds to evaluate noise and cause. Immediate action will be taken to tear open the shutters and throw open the window sashes. ODCSOPS Plan (Saint Nick), Reference LO No. 3, paragraph 6c, this headquarters, 2 February 2005, will be in effect to facilitate shutter tearing and sash throwing. Division chiefs will familiarize all personnel with procedures and are responsible for ensuring that no shutters are torn open nor window sashes thrown prior to start of official clatter.
_f._ Prior to 2400, 24 December 2011, all personnel will be assigned "Wondering Eye" stations. After shutters are thrown and sashes are torn, these stations will be manned.
_g. _ODCSLOG will assign one each Sleigh, miniature, M-66, and eight (8) deer, rein, tiny, for use of MG Claus' driver who, in accordance with current directives and other applicable regulations, must have a valid SF 56 properly annotated by Driver Testing; be authorized rooftop parking and be able to shout "On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Vixen, up Comet, up Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen."
_2._ MG Claus will enter quarters through standard chimneys. All units without chimneys will draw Chimney Simulator, M-6, for use during ceremonies. Chimney simulator units will be requested on Engineer Job Order Request Form submitted to the Furniture Warehouse prior to 19 December 2011, and issued on DA Form 3161, Request for Issue or Turn-In.
_3._ Personnel will be rehearsed on shouting "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night." This shout will be given on termination of General Claus' visit. Uniformity of shouting is the responsibility of division chiefs.
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Posted by @ 5:08
Stop the presses!
I can't believe this is happening!!!
If/when this shows up in the papers, it'll probably be in six-inch "2nd coming" type!!!!!
This is abso-fucking-lutely in-fucking-credible!!!1!!ONE!!1!!1ELEVENTYTEEN!!1~1
Spread the word.
(Hat tip to a co-worker of mine, who shall remain nameless. (And is probably eternally grateful for it.))
Posted by @ 9:27
Got this from a friend o' mine off o' Facebook Hell…
I know, I know…the Vicar's having a Facepalm Moment Right About Now…
Posted by @ 9:41
Got this from Denizen & fellow blogger Alan K. Henderson:
Proving yet again that Alan Does Not Have Enough To Do.
Posted by @ 9:37
(Hat tip Alan K. Henderson.)
Just, ew.
(sigh) Jedi scum…
Posted by @ 7:00
And in the interests of equality & fair play…and because the Southern Command insisted (grin)…
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Girlfriend Upgrade
Subject: Tech Support
Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 and noticed that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. No mention of this phenomenon was included in the product brochure.
In addition, Wife 1.0 installs itself into all other programs and launches during system initialization, where it monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Pokernight 10.3 Drunken Boys Night 2.5 and Sunday Football 5.0 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected. I cannot seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run some of my other favorite applications.
I am thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the un-install does not work on this program. Can you help me, please???
Thanks, Joe
Dear Joe:
This is a very common problem men complain about but is mostly due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a UTILITIES & ENTERTAINMENT program.Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and designed by its creator to run everything.
It is unlikely that you would be able to purge Wife 1.0 and still convert back to Girlfriend 7.0. Hidden operating files within your system would cause Girlfriend 7.0 to emulate Wife 1.0 so that, in the end, nothing would be gained. It is impossible to un-install, delete, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this.
Some have tried to install Girlfriend 8.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than with the original system. Look in your manual under "Warnings-Alimony/Child Support". I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and just deal with the situation.
Having Wife 1.0 installed myself, I might also suggest you read the entire section regarding General Partnership Faults (GPFs). You must assume all responsibility for faults and problems that might occur,regardless of their actual cause. The best course of action will be to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE. In any case, avoid excessive use of the Esc key because — ultimately-you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the operating system will return to normal. The system will run smoothly as long as you take the blame for all the GPFs.
Wife 1.0 is a great program, but very high maintenance. Consider buying additional software to improve the performance of Wife 1.0. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Chocolates 5.0. Do not, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This is not a supported application for Wife 1.0 and is likely to cause irreversible damage to the operating system.
Best of luck,
Tech Support.
Although, if you ask me, I'm going for Secretary 38.22.35 myself…
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Andy Garcia Welded To Max Steel
He'll play Dr. Miles Edwards in the superhero adventure
Following a brief, worrying detour where it looked like Taylor Lautner might be picking up the powers for Paramount, the Max Steel movie was put back in development via production company Dolphin Entertainment last August. The Lautner-free cast is finally coming together, with Andy Garcia, Ben Winchell and Ana Villafañe.
Steel, based on the Mattel superhero toy line-turned-'toon, is set up as an origin story that introduces 16-year-old Max McGrath (Winchell). He has to join forces with a powerful alien known as Steel, and uses his new extra-terrestrial abilities to discover strange secrets and save the world from a terrible threat.
Villafañe is playing a young woman named Sofia Martinez, while Garcia will be mysterious scientist Dr. Miles Edwards. Sorority Row director Stewart Handler is in charge of shot-calling for this one, based on a script by Thor: The Dark World's Christopher Yost. The cameras have just started rolling in North Carolina.
"We're ecstatic to be working with legendary actor Andy Garcia," says Dolphin Films CEO Bill O'Dowd in a statement picked up by The wrap. "Dr. Miles Edwards is a very complicated character, and he is central to the entire mythology of Max Steel. The role requires a truly talented actor, and there is no one more qualified than Andy to tackle it."
Does that sound like he meant, "Andy is playing the villain, everyone!!" to anyone else? Just us? Perhaps we're reading too much into it. Anyway, there's no word on a release date yet, but we'd expect this one to arrive next year, even given the already crowded schedule.


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Production of oil and natural gas from facilities operated by Petrobras in the pre-salt layer exceeded 1 million boed during September, with output averaging 1.028 million boed, and reaching a record level of 1.12 million boed on the 15th of the month.
September 15 also set a new daily pre-salt oil output record at 901,000 barrels. Average daily pre-salt oil output over the month of September stood at 828,000 barrels per day (bpd).
Oil and natural gas output in September
Petrobras average oil and natural gas output for September, both in Brazil and abroad, stood at 2.72 million, a on the 2.88 million boed recorded in August, which was a record month for the Company.
Oil output in Brazil to September reached an average of 2.13 million bpd
Petrobras average oil production in Brazil to September was 2.13 million bpd. During the month of September, oil production reached 2.06 million bpd. The 6.7% on the August production figure (2.21 million bpd) was mainly due to scheduled routine maintenance shutdowns on large platforms, and in particular platform P-52.
Natural gas production, excluding liquefied gas, was 75.0 million m3/day in September, 2.8% down on the previous month's figure (77.2 million m3/day).
This resulted in total oil and natural gas output in Brazil during September of 2.53 million boed, 6% down on the August figure (2.69 million boed).
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This article was published 21/8/2013 (1459 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A regretful robber was arrested early this morning at the scene of his crime when he returned to apologize.
The man said he had a weapon when he tried to rob a gas bar in the 700 block of Keewatin Street at about 2 a.m. but the clerk refused to comply. The suspect left in a vehicle.
Police were still at the scene meeting with an employee when the suspect returned to apologize to the clerk.
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Uncorked quenches our curiosity about the inner workings of one of the world's most prized beverages. Esteemed for its freshness, vitality, and sensuality, champagne is a wine of great complexity. Mysteries aplenty gush forth with the popping of that cork. Just what is that fizz? Can you judge champagne quality by how big the bubbles are, how long they last, or how they behave before they fade? And why does serving champagne in a long-stemmed flute prolong its chill and effervescence? Through lively prose and a wealth of state-of-the-art photos, this revised edition of Uncorked unlocks the door to what champagne is all about.
Providing an unprecedented close-up view of the beauty in the bubbles, Gérard Liger-Belair presents images that look surprisingly like lovely flowers, geometric patterns, even galaxies as the bubbles rise through the glass and burst forth on the surface. He illustrates how bubbles form not on the glass itself but are "born" out of debris stuck on the glass wall, how they rise, and how they pop. Offering a colorful history of champagne, Liger-Belair tells us how it is made and he asks if global warming could spell champagne's demise. In a brand-new afterword, he updates the reader on new developments in the world of bubble science and delves even more deeply into the processes that give champagne its unique and beautiful character.
Bubbly may tickle the nose, but Uncorked tackles what the nose and the naked eye cannot--the spectacular science that gives champagne its charm and champagne drinkers immeasurable pleasure.
Praise for the previous edition: "[This] jewel-of-a-book makes the perfect companion gift to a bottle of bubbly. . . . Written by a passionate, wine-loving physicist with just the proper level of jargon for non-scientists, the birth, rise and bursting of a Champagne bubble is scrutinized, rhapsodized, diagrammed, photographed and, finally, demystified. . . . Knowing more about a bubble's lowly birth (formed from debris on the side of the glass) and ephemeral rise to fame will only serve to make you love it more."--Claudia Conlon, Wine News
Praise for the previous edition: "This book presents the birth, life and death of a champagne bubble with such gusto, good humor and clarity that you will devour its delicious contents in one gulp. Whereas good champagne is to be sipped, this book is not. You will never experience the sensual elegance of champagne in quite the same way again once you have read this entertaining account of its history and 'fizzics.'"--Richard N. Zare, Nature
Praise for the previous edition: "A highly entertaining introduction to the science of champagne bubbles. . . . Uncorked is very readable, and Liger-Belair's clear and simple descriptions of the physics are superbly suitable for a general audience. The book is also very aesthetically pleasing, making it an ideal present for wine lovers and bores alike."--Stuart West, Science
Praise for the previous edition: "Uncorked is an interesting, enjoyable read for anyone who has gazed too long upon a champagne-filled flute."--Gregory Mone, Popular Science
Praise for the previous edition: "Liger-Belair, a physicist inspired to study bubbles by a brainstorm over a beer, delves into a champagne flute with a curiosity as strong as his microscope. The result is a book as informative as it is engaging, boosted by the gorgeous, up-close photos of bubbles in motion."--Tara Q. Thomas, Denver Post
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If you have a medical question, you are sure to find good resources and reliable iformation here. Whether you are seeking a symptom checker, medical info on a specific medical condition or a doctor who specializes in the area of expertise you need ( and who offers information online, also called a webmd ) you can find it here.
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Jim Cramer is bullish on Carrizo Oil & Gas, Illinois Tool Works, Randgold Resources and Kratos Defense & Security.
Methode Electronics (MEI) stock climbed on Thursday after the company reported 2016 fiscal fourth quarter results that topped analysts' expectations.
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Harold Cohen
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Harold Cohen currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Jewish National Fund (JNF), a position he assumed in 1998. He brings to this position more than 40 years of professional experience in Jewish communal service.
Before joining JNF, Mr. Cohen served as Senior Vice President of United Jewish Appeal. Prior to that he served as Executive Director of both the Allied Jewish Federation of Denver and the Greater Hartford Jewish Federation.
Mr. Cohen's leadership abilities extend beyond the realm of JNF. He was also a Young Judea Leader, a Consultant on Aging to the State of Connecticut, as well as a Field Instructor for Yeshiva University, the University of Denver, and the University of Connecticut, in each respective university's School of Social Work.
Harold Cohen resides in New York City with his wife, Barbara. They have three children and two grandchildren, Sarah and Kazden.