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10:35:19 flip214 hmmm, CFFI::FOREIGN-STRING-LENGTH is using 40% of the CPU time... ouch.
10:55:26 beach Is there an appropriate existing error condition that could be signaled if an attempt is made to execute a form that had compilation errors.
10:55:29 beach ?
10:55:41 phoe_ clhs program-error
10:55:41 specbot http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/e_progra.htm
10:56:00 phoe_ that's my first guess, but let's see if we can go more specific...
10:56:13 beach Yeah, OK. That could work.
10:56:31 beach I think of PROGRAM-ERROR as a compile-time type of condition.
10:56:38 beach But, why not.
10:56:41 phoe_ I think this is as good as you can get with the standard.
10:57:15 phoe_ beach: hey, compile-type type of condition, you say.
10:57:43 phoe_ "if an attempt is made toexecute a form that had compilation errors" - that's a compile-time of condition.
10:57:44 beach compile-TIME
10:57:50 phoe_ Yes, sorry, my typo.
10:58:02 beach OK, fair enough. Thanks.
10:59:38 phoe_ and yes, (defun foo () (go 3)) gives me a condition which is a subtype of PROGRAM-ERROR on SBCL
11:04:10 beach OK, good to know. Thanks.
11:04:29 beach That should have been a control-error though.
11:04:33 beach clhs control-error
11:04:34 specbot http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/e_contro.htm
11:05:42 phoe_ "The errors that result from naming a go tag or a block tag that is not lexically apparent are of type program-error. "
11:05:50 phoe_ actually it's a bit more complicated
11:06:00 shka beach: i think that signalling same error in exec time as in compilation time is reasonable
11:06:04 phoe_ lexical scope vs dynamic scope.
11:06:14 phoe_ lexixal is PROGRAM-ERROR, dynamic is CONTROL-ERROR.
11:06:21 phoe_ "The errors that result from giving throw a tag that is not active or from giving go or return-from a tag that is no longer dynamically available are of type control-error."
11:06:29 beach sb-int:compiled-program-error it is for SBCL
11:06:44 beach (defun f (x) (let 234 x)) and then (f 234)
11:07:09 phoe_ Class precedence-list: SB-INT:COMPILED-PROGRAM-ERROR, PROGRAM-ERROR, ERROR, SERIOUS-CONDITION, CONDITION, SB-PCL::SLOT-OBJECT, T
11:07:37 beach Right.
11:07:53 phoe_ So it's an indirect instance of PROGRAM-ERROR.
11:08:02 beach Indeed.
11:08:15 beach Or, rather a "sub-type".
11:08:28 phoe_ Oh, um, yes, correct.
11:08:40 phoe_ I meant the actual signaled condition instance, you mean the condition class.
11:09:06 beach shka: What SBCL does is that it includes the compile-time error in the run-time error. Nice.
11:09:29 shka best approach ever
11:09:36 phoe_ I think that when it encounters compile-time erroring code, it actually bakes the found condition in the compiled code and then signals it.
11:09:53 phoe_ I'd need to look at the decompiled code of (lambda () (go 3)) for example.
11:09:54 _death told-you-error
11:10:03 phoe_ _death: xD
11:10:19 beach phoe_: I thin it compiles a call to error instead of the incorrect form.
11:10:46 phoe_ Yes, that's what I've been trying to convey. It compiles a call to error that calls the condition that was signaled at compile-time.
11:10:51 phoe_ s/calls/signals/
11:10:58 phoe_ I can't into English today.
11:11:03 beach Conditions aren't called.
11:11:15 phoe_ Yes, I know.
11:11:22 shka _death: nice
11:11:23 phoe_ My words aren't cooperating today.
11:11:45 beach It compiles a call to ERROR that signals a condition of type sb-int:compiled-program-error, and that condition contains the instance of the error signaled at compile time.
11:13:13 phoe_ beach: yes, thank you. That's the correct order.
11:14:23 phoe_ minion: memo for Xach: your domain lisptips.com expired.
11:14:23 minion Remembered. I'll tell Xach when he/she/it next speaks.
11:14:29 phoe_ XachX: Xach: ^
11:23:03 beach clhs restart-case
11:23:03 specbot http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/m_rst_ca.htm
11:26:57 beach So the restartable-form I have may signal a compile-time error and I want to store that error condition in the run-time error condition. I came up with this solution: (let (cc) (restart-case (handler-case (form-that-may-signal-an-error) (error (c) (setf cc c) (error c))) (my-restart () (make-condition 'run-time-error :compile-time-error cc))))
11:27:08 beach Is there a better one?
11:27:27 beach I.e. I handle the compile time error by storing it in CC and then signaling it again.
11:28:28 beach Actually the make-condition won't work.
11:28:56 beach Never mind. I'll figure it out later.
11:31:36 shka beach: more-conditions system contains so called chainable-conditions
11:31:51 shka this is essentially what you are doing here as far i can tell
11:38:47 beach Maybe so.
11:39:28 beach But it is more complicated. I need to create a FORM that, when executed, makes a condition that includes a condition that existed at compile time.
11:39:47 phoe_ sounds like a use case for MAKE-LOAD-FORM
11:40:24 beach Maybe so.
11:40:31 Bike yeah, that's make-load-form exactly.
11:41:00 Bike inconveniently, i don't think make-load-form-saving-slots works for conditions
11:41:25 phoe_ Bike: of course it doesn't, conditions aren't standard-objects or structure-objects
11:41:44 beach I think I can do something simpler. If this is the file compiler, I just won't attempt to create a FASL, so the compile-time condition does not have to be there.
11:41:44 phoe_ it will work for most open/free CL implementations except SBCL
11:42:04 beach If it is not the file compiler, I can just include the condition itself in the source code.
11:42:16 Bike if that works, then sure
11:42:18 phoe_ because SBCL has its own thing called a slot-object, and conditions are slot-objects.
11:59:30 koenig j/clear
12:01:14 paule32 hello
12:01:22 paule32 i have two lists:
12:01:23 paule32 (1 2 3 4 5)
12:01:23 paule32 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
12:02:06 paule32 i tried "fill", but lost by compare, and add zeros to the first list depend on list2
12:07:01 paule32 i would like append pretrailing 0
12:07:07 paule32 in form of:
12:07:32 paule32 (0 0 1 2 3 4 5) ;
12:07:38 paule32 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
12:09:02 shka well, first of, list is a bad fit
12:10:19 jdz paule32: if you insist, the functions you need are: APPEND, MAKE-LIST and SUBSEQ.
12:10:53 shka just length will do
12:10:59 shka instead of subseq
12:11:42 Shinmera (loop repeat (- (length b) (length a)) do (push 0 a))
12:14:11 jdz I have no idea how I've survived this long with my reading comprehension.
12:19:18 paule32 (defvar a 0)
12:19:18 paule32 (setq a (loop repeat 2 do (push 0 listeA)))
12:19:18 paule32 (print a)
12:19:23 paule32 give me nil
12:21:46 Bike why do you go from "a" to "listeA"
12:22:10 Bike "do" is for effect, so the loop always returns nil
12:22:11 Bike you seem to have some extremely basic confusion about how programming works
12:31:48 paule32 (setq listeA (loop for x from 1 to (length stringA)
12:31:48 paule32 collect x ))
12:32:07 paule32 this will create the list (1 2 3 4 5)
12:32:33 jdz paule32: you could work as a magician: you keep pulling out variables like rabbits out of a hat.
12:32:56 paule32 (setq stringA "12345")
12:33:05 paule32 (defvar listeA ())
12:33:33 jdz paule32: have you tried reading a book or a tutorial?
12:33:48 paule32 yes
12:33:55 paule32 there many functions
12:33:59 paule32 append, fill
12:34:18 jdz Yes, one, two, many.
12:35:49 Shinmera Sometimes the things that are going on in this channel fill me with such inexplicable, explosive rage and fury that I wonder why I even bother coming here at all.
12:36:58 jdz Sorry, I'll just shut up.
12:37:04 Shinmera That wasn't directed at you.
12:37:23 jdz I'm not helping, anyway.
12:37:36 jdz I just don't see anybody else succeeding, either.
12:50:59 beach Shinmera: What were you referring to?
12:53:06 Shinmera beach: Sometimes when I see people that give me the impression they're not learning, or not doing their own work, I just get really mad. It's stupid of me, but I can't help it, it seems.
12:53:47 beach I see. Whatever you do, don't become a professor then. You'll have a heart attack.
12:53:58 Shinmera Heh.
12:54:07 Josh_2 I wouldn't say it is stupid of you to get mad, more a waste of your own energy. It is understandable that you would get frustrated, especially if you are self taught.
12:54:07 jackdaniel answering such people questions doesn't help, just encourages such behavior ,)
12:54:30 Shinmera Josh_2: The waste of my own energy is why I think it's stupid.
12:54:37 beach jackdaniel: That's exactly why I quit helping paule32.
12:54:49 jackdaniel beach: same here
12:56:36 Josh_2 Shinmera: I would argue that it isn't stupid to feel that way, because saying it is stupid may lead you to more negative emotion. I say accept and move on without judgement.
13:12:43 Bike beach: for what it's worth, it looks like sbcl writes the compile-time error to a string, and then signals a generic runtime condition that has that string in a slot, along with a string of the form.
13:12:56 beach Clever!
13:13:21 beach Thanks.
13:13:53 Bike it feels like there should be an actual condition, but i'm not sure what would really be handling this kind of condition anyway.
13:14:29 beach Well, it is not signaled, only reported, at run time.
13:14:50 Bike right...
13:16:52 paule32 (setq listeA (loop for x from 1 to 3 do
13:16:53 paule32 (append '(0) (list listeA))))
13:16:53 paule32 (print (list listeA))
13:17:04 paule32 result: (nil)
13:19:01 paule32 (print (append '(0) (list listeA)))
13:19:03 jackdaniel paule32: please put your pastes on pastebin-like service
13:19:11 jackdaniel also your questions match better #clnoobs channel
13:19:40 jackdaniel s/match/fit/
13:32:31 Xach phoe_: how did you notice?
13:32:31 minion Xach, memo from phoe_: your domain lisptips.com expired.
13:33:00 dlowe oh noes
14:31:15 kenanb I have a program that needs to be controlled via various interfaces, most probably through plugins inside other software, I decided it is better to have it be a server and design the interfaces as clients, now my problem is what kind of stack to use for communication
14:31:45 kenanb I really don't know much networking, my research points me to json-rpc so far
14:32:28 dlowe it's kind of an endless argument :)
14:32:39 kenanb what is?
14:33:12 dlowe what RPC format we should all be using
14:34:00 kenanb I thought protobuf+grpc / flatbuffers+grpc / trift etc but none seems easily applicable to lisp side
14:34:15 Shinmera If you're on Unix and on the same machine: probably something pipe-based. Otherwise: TCP. If you're on a wide network with unpredictable firewalls, probably HTTP-based.
14:34:25 dlowe There is a protobuf library for CL, but I don't know about grpc support.
14:34:31 kenanb dlowe: I see. so that is discussed a lot? I wonder how I missed that :D
14:35:25 kenanb Shinmera: it needs to be cross-platform, but both server and client will always be on same machine so the network is simple
14:36:02 dlowe The easiest way to make something cross-platform is to slap a web interface on it.
14:36:14 Shinmera Well, you could do shared memory, though I don't advise it. I'd rather say TCP-based.
14:36:16 dlowe but then you'll have a web interface
14:36:55 dlowe you'll have the most flexibility with json over http
14:37:01 kenanb is there any reason json-rpc would be a bad idea? the data that is transmitted will be really small
14:37:10 Shinmera Slapping together a simple server/client scheme with a protocol to call stuff doesn't take that much time.
14:37:29 Shinmera Could even just PRINT/READ or use CL-STORE as the wire format.
14:37:56 dlowe I'm assuming clients will be in potentially many different languages
14:38:12 Shinmera Ah.
14:38:19 kenanb dlowe: yes, your assumption is very true.
14:38:19 Shinmera Right, JSON, then. (sigh)
14:38:52 Shinmera Unless of course you implement a parser library for the other languages like I'm doing for Lichat.
14:39:25 kenanb you know, I would really prefer not to do that :D
14:39:51 Shinmera As mentioned, JSON is going to be the easiest/sanest choice, then.
14:40:07 kenanb I would actually love to work on it normally, but this is a program that I need to make useful by now or it will never finish :)
14:40:45 fe[nl]ix kenanb: I'd use protobuf+grpc because it's widely supported, though not as widely as JSON, and has built-in support for schemas
14:41:10 kenanb cool, I initially found xml-rpc, regardless of general xml hate, I was ok with it as long as it worked, but then even wikipedia says xml-rpc is criticized to be mostly stupid :D
14:41:58 Shinmera Why not just do SOAP (lol)
14:42:15 dlowe Even without grpc, protobufs are relatively sane, binary, and have wide language support
14:43:04 jackdaniel kenanb: CL port for Thrift is underway
14:43:13 kenanb Shinmera: :) I guess SOAP is also among the pile of deprecated-bad-xml-ideas of the early 2k era?
14:43:17 jackdaniel should be finished by the end of this month
14:43:50 dlowe SOAP has the distinction of being obviously bad even at the time
14:43:54 Shinmera SOAP is an exercise in insanity
14:44:12 Shinmera that somehow got industry adaptation
14:44:35 kenanb dlowe, fe[nl]ix: I actually have some experience with protobuf, but I don't think there is a readily available grpc binding for lisp?
14:44:54 dlowe kenanb: there isn't, but that doesn't stop you from just pushing the bytes through a pipe
14:45:05 kenanb well, at least they named it in a way to hint that
14:45:56 kenanb jackdaniel: CL port for Thrift is underway? you working on it? would you recommend adapting it immediately?
14:46:19 dlowe You want grpc if you have many services that all coordinate with each other, plus services that can operate on generic RPC streams
14:47:47 jackdaniel kenanb: only brief documentation is provided and cleanup is pending, also it is not merged to main branch yet. so if you are fine with wip which may have some slight changes in the future, you may use it
14:49:08 jackdaniel https://github.com/TurtleWarePL/thrift here it is, based on James Anderson work from https://github.com/lisp/de.setf.thrift
14:50:00 kenanb seriously, what I need is a single CL process communicating with another single process that maybe, C/C++, Python, C#, or CL. One is going to send commands, and act upon the response, either by updating the UI, or printing a fresh cli prompt etc. that is mostly it. I don't even expect two clients connect it at the same time.
14:50:39 Shinmera I say still just use a simple TCP server and JSON for the wire format.
14:51:16 kenanb so I guess any networking method will do in my case, the only major need is easy communication and calling commands on the server
14:51:21 dlowe what Shinmera says
14:51:52 Shinmera With usocket you'll have a server running in no time.
14:52:28 kenanb I see, so my initial idea of choosing json-rpc was ok, right?
14:52:32 jackdaniel comming up with REST api on top of ningle isn't the worst thing you can do either – if you plan to plug some UI to it frontend guys will know what to do right away
14:52:53 kenanb Fukamachi has a jsonrpc lib that seems cool
14:54:00 Shinmera kenanb: I don't know what that library does, so I can't comment on it.
14:54:08 kenanb jackdaniel: I will definitely check Thrift out as well, since it also seemed like a bundled solution, and as long as it works on CL part, I think the officially supported languages will do for the client side.
14:57:31 kenanb Shinmera: the API seems really simple, you just make-server, map some string commands to lambdas, and that's it for the client side, but I haven't tested it much yet, so I don't know how it handles error conditions etc.
14:57:46 kenanb that's it for the server side*
15:02:20 kenanb thank you very much for the information and the discussion, folks!
16:00:46 phoe_ Xach: mfiano attempted to access it.
16:01:11 XachX I have submitted renewal with my registrar.
16:15:39 mfiano yeah, i had thought it is where i found a particular article, but it turned out to be one of the other domains.
16:17:26 mfiano XachX: also, i request that sly follow up article, or at an idea of where you are now :)
16:30:34 Xach I want to follow up for sure
17:15:03 shka_ good evening all
17:20:41 emaczen can we use CFFI with C++ libraries?
17:23:07 shka_ emaczen: symbol mangling
17:23:18 shka_ you will need bridge with extern
17:24:00 emaczen shka_: well not for someone who doesn't want to get into that!
17:24:20 shka_ I agree
17:24:53 shka_ you may perhaps try to use some generator like SWIG, but no idea how hard or easy this will be
17:25:34 emaczen shka_: it's just that the C API I am trying to use has been deprecated
17:25:59 emaczen I'm pretty sure I have a starting point now
17:26:22 emaczen I'm just going to start parsing a JFIF file
17:26:31 emaczen I'm sure I'll learn enough about it to get what I want
18:03:15 emaczen what happends if you don't defcstruct correctly?
18:03:46 emaczen I think i'm getting a bunch of junk back from #'cffi:foreign-slot-value
18:09:30 Bike you mean if your provided definition is inconsistent with the actual C one?
18:11:28 fe[nl]ix emaczen: it happens that the code will dereference incorrect parts of the struct
18:11:33 fe[nl]ix same as in C
18:14:52 emaczen fe[nl]ix: I was getting strange integers and am pretty sure I didn't do it correctly then
18:15:18 emaczen I'm going to instead try writing it to a file and then reading it from lisp
18:27:29 phoe_ emaczen: or try fixing up your defstruct
18:28:28 emaczen phoe_: I don't like the idea of writing to a file and then reading from it, but maybe it is fast enough
18:28:52 emaczen phoe_: Maybe I can just get it to work for now you know?
18:29:06 emaczen this type of work isn't usually what I do...
18:34:27 _death could use shared memory, or zeromq
18:38:06 emaczen _death: can you elaborate on how to use shared memory here?
18:39:05 _death if you're using linux, mmap/shmem
18:39:16 _death erm, shmget
18:42:46 emaczen _death: is the idea that I can still write code in terms of files but it will still use RAM?
18:44:55 _death that's not shared memory, but you can also do that using a tmpfs mount (e.g., /tmp or /var/tmp on some distributions)
18:45:20 _death it will still require copying data
18:47:23 iqubic How do one make a function that does different things when given a int vs a double?
18:47:45 emaczen defmethod specialized on which type you want
18:47:47 iqubic Do I have to use generic methods and specializations?
18:47:55 Bike generic functions, yes
18:47:58 _death iqubic: you can use typecase
18:48:05 Bike assuming you mean integer and double-float
18:48:17 emaczen (defmethod function-name ((param double)) function-body)
18:48:18 _death iqubic: or typep, integerp, etc.
18:49:14 iqubic I see.
19:05:07 emaczen how would you serve a video stream consisting of jpeg images with hunchentoot?
19:08:22 Bike ...is that a thing? jpeg video?
19:08:35 _death mjpeg?
19:08:41 Bike M-JPEG, i see
19:08:56 phoe_ tell hunchentoot to output whatever proper HTTP headers it should output, give me the socket stream, and just (loop for jpeg in jpegs do (print-sequence jpeg stream))
19:08:57 emaczen from what I understand, mjpeg is just a sequence of jpeg images
19:10:49 Bike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_JPEG#M-JPEG_over_HTTP mhm don't understand this
19:15:59 emaczen http://paste.lisp.org/display/358425 -- that is my understanding
19:17:02 _death never tried streaming it.. best to look at ffmpeg or something


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A male and female athlete from each of Gaston County�s nine public high schools earned recognition for overcoming injury or medical condition to continue sports.
Sports Plus Physical Therapy this week announced the annual Gaston Athletics Mark of Excellence in Recovery (GAMER) awards. Athletic directors and coaches at each school chose their own award recipients based on criteria set by the Sports Plus staff.
The Sports Plus sports medicine staff then chose a male and female GAMER of the year from the 18 school winners.
The male GAMER of the year award went to Bessemer City�s Stephen Clark Jr., who now plays varsity baseball after suffering a life-threatening head injury during football season.
After collapsing on the sidelines in the arms of a coach during an August scrimmage and being airlifted to a hospital, Clark was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood between the brain cover and the brain. Clark remained in intensive care for two days and later returned to the football field to root for his team from the sidelines for the rest of the season.
Cherryville�s Allie Beam received the female GAMER of the year award. Beam was diagnosed with scoliosis in August but didn�t let the diagnosis stop her from playing basketball and softball. During cold softball games early in the season, Beam wore heated packs to keep her back warm. She also does exercises to keep her core muscles strong.
An awards ceremony was originally scheduled for Thursday but was canceled after many baseball and softball teams rescheduled their games for that night due to a wet weather forecast for Friday. The athletes will receive their GAMER awards at their respective school awards ceremonies.
Phillip Gardner: 704-869-1843; twitter.com/gazettephil
Full list of GAMER honorees:
Tre Brice, Ashbrook � Sat out one game with a knee injury in football, then returned to pass for a county-record 521 yards in his next game, a 40-36 win at Forestview.
Logan Carter, Ashbrook � Suffered a wrist injury prior to basketball season but recovered to finish with averages of 12.9 points, 3.3 steals and 3.2 assists per game.
Stephen Clark Jr., Bessemer City � Missed football season after leaving an August scrimmage with what was later diagnosed as a subdural hematoma (collection of blood between the brain cover and the brain). Rooted for his team from the sidelines for the rest of the season and is now playing varsity baseball.
Taylor Short, Bessemer City � Cracked her ankle during a softball game last season and now wears a brace for support as she continues to play.
Trent Friday, Cherryville � Suffered a broken clavicle during the last game of the 2011-12 basketball season. Missed six weeks of track season but recovered to win the 1A state championship in the 400 meters with a meet-record time of 48.12 seconds.
Allie Beam, Cherryville � Diagnosed with scoliosis in August but went on to play varsity basketball and now plays catcher for the softball team.
Lance Moore, East Gaston � Broke his right hand during the second game of the football season but missed no games on his way to second-team All-Gazette linebacker honors.
Landon Padgett, East Gaston � Had just made the junior varsity volleyball team when she suffered numerous injuries in a motorcycle wreck: broken tibia and fibula of the right leg, third-degree burn on right leg, broken toe, cracked ribs and loss of muscle and tissue on the right leg. Missed 2 1/2 months of school and has undergone nine surgeries. Now walking with a limp and hopes to return to the volleyball team next season.
Lauren Franklin, Forestview � Knee-to-knee collision with an opponent during soccer season caused an injury to her medial collateral ligament. She never missed a game (the injury happened with one soccer game left) and also played through the injury for her school and club volleyball teams.
Marlon Carter, Forestview � Missed the final four games of his junior football season with a broken left thumb. Broke his left hand while making a tackle in the first scrimmage of 2012. Intercepted a pass on the next play, and an X-ray later revealed the fracture. Returned after missing six games and earned all-conference honors.
Madison Armstrong, Highland Tech � Suffered a concussion during a fall softball game as a freshman but bounced back to become a key player for the basketball team. Suffered a second concussion the next softball season when a ball hit her helmet during a steal attempt; had to sit out two weeks.
Neven Sussman, Highland Tech � Suffered the second concussion of his high school career during this past football season. Returned three weeks later and earned all-conference honors while maintaining No. 1 academic class ranking.
Victoria Dawkins, Hunter Huss � The junior is playing with a knee injury suffered two years ago during soccer and volleyball seasons. Will undergo knee surgery after the current soccer season. Has also undergone three foot surgeries. Named junior varsity volleyball most valuable player and varsity soccer most improved player last season.
Andrew Jordan, Hunter Huss � Suffered a concussion in the first round of the football playoffs, missed school for a week and was then placed on restrictions such as no computer, texting or television. Sat out of sports for almost two months. Now a standout for the baseball team.
James Passmore, North Gaston � Participated in football, wrestling and track as a freshman, and then football and wrestling as a sophomore before realizing he had broken his wrist during middle school. Earned second-team All-Gazette football honors and won individual wrestling state championship as a sophomore.
Madison Roseberry, North Gaston � Underwent two knee surgeries (each knee), forcing her to miss her junior soccer season.
Tanner Muse, South Point � Underwent surgery for a torn labrum in mid-November but was ready for baseball season, when he received the team�s Best Offense award. Then earned all-conference and All-Gazette football honors at safety.
Christina White, South Point � Doctor told her she�d miss four weeks during the middle of the basketball season with a sprained medial collateral ligament but she returned after two weeks and missed only two games.

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3 GOP hopefuls each claim Super Tuesday wins
WASHINGTON – The ten states holding contests Super Tuesday offered Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich each something to celebrate. What the contests didn't do is clarify the Republican contest.
The Super Tuesday results helped Romney, the field's putative front-runner, open up a sizable lead over his rivals in the hunt for delegates to the party's national convention. The former Massachusetts governor can claim his razor-thin victory in Ohio — one of six triumphs in a single night — as a come-from-behind win since polls showed Santorum with a double-digit lead a week ago.
"I'm going to get this nomination," Romney told supporters at a campaign party in Boston, stressing his mounting delegate lead.
Santorum, for his part, snapped a four-state losing streak by winning three states, Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota. Perpetually short on cash with a limited organization and narrow focus on social issues, Santorum seemed to do it simply by not being Romney.
"When they say, 'Oh, he's finally finished,' we keep coming back," Santorum told supporters at an election night party in Steubenville, Ohio.
Gingrich won just one state, Georgia, where he launched his political career from a congressional district he represented for 20 years. But it was a threshold he acknowledged he had to cross to remain credible in the race.
"I hope the analysts in Washington and New York, who spent June and July explaining our campaign was dead, will watch this tonight and learn a little bit from this crowd and from this place," Gingrich said at a campaign party in Atlanta.
Here's how they did it:
For Romney, the week leading up to Super Tuesday involved a laser-like focus on the economy. After his twin wins last week in Michigan and Arizona, Romney decamped to Toledo, Ohio, and focused strictly on his economic pitch.
Romney cast his rivals — particularly Santorum — as disorganized and interested in tangential issues, which he argued would hurt Republicans against President Barack Obama in the general election. While Romney had allowed himself in the past to get dragged into fights over social issues and arguments over whether he was conservative enough to appeal to the GOP base, he abandoned that course after Michigan.
Romney refused to be drawn into the uproar surrounding Rush Limbaugh's speculative comments about contraception and a female law student's sex life, even though the frenzy at times seemed to overshadow events on the campaign trail.
Romney's campaign also played the inevitability card, pointing to an inexorable delegate march they insist none of his GOP rivals can stop. The campaign also rolled out endorsements from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and other Republican leaders, hoping to convey the message that party stalwarts are lining up behind Romney's candidacy.
Romney also received a significant boost from Restore Our Future, the super PAC run by several of his former advisers. Together, the Romney campaign and super PAC outspent Santorum 4 to 1 in Ohio, mostly on ads pummeling the former Pennsylvania senator for his spending and deal-making during his years in office.
Romney won Massachusetts, where he lives and served as governor, along with neighboring Vermont. He won Idaho, with its large population of Mormon voters, and easily won Virginia after Santorum and Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for the ballot there, leaving Ron Paul his only competitor. And he tacked on Alaska at the end.
A week ago, Romney managed just a narrow win in his home state of Michigan after a series of unforced stumbles reinforced lingering doubts about his candidacy.
He spoke awkwardly of his wealth, telling voters he had friends who are NASCAR team owners and his wife drives "a couple of Cadillacs." He delivered an economic speech in a gigantic and near-empty football stadium, serving up an embarrassing visual metaphor for a campaign that has seemed to draw little excitement from voters.
Santorum's relatively strong showing Tuesday surprised many observers, who had sensed his candidacy beginning to fade after losing Michigan and Arizona to Romney. But his pro-manufacturing message and heavy emphasis on social issues remained consistent and drew a fresh look in conservative strongholds.
An outspoken social conservative, Santorum at times seemed to let his opposition to single-parent families and children born out of wedlock overshadow his economic pitch. At a weekend campaign stop in Lima, Ohio, he said lack of attention to family dysfunction and other social issues was "damning" people.
But Santorum's consistent, values-laden message again helped him outperform Mitt Romney in key segments of the Republican electorate.
In Ohio, born-again or evangelical Christians give Santorum a double-digit lead, according to exit polls taken for The Associated Press and the television networks. Likewise, those who say it matters a great deal that a candidate shares their religious views gave Santorum a lead of about 30 points.
Gingrich's sole victory in Georgia breathed some new life into a candidacy that has gone winless since South Carolina weeks ago.
He had originally planned to campaign extensively in Ohio as well as Tennessee, but dialed back when it became clear a win in Georgia was the best and most realistic outcome he could hope for. The win offered some plausibility to his all-Southern strategy, which will be tested anew in primaries in Alabama and Mississippi next week.
Associated Press writers Kasie Hunt in Boston, Tom Beaumont in Atlanta and Steve Peoples in Steubenville, Ohio, contributed to this report.
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Selena Gomez Doctor Visit After Justin Bieber Hook Up at AMAs
The alleged reconciliation between Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez was briefly interrupted Monday morning when Gomez rushed off to a Los Angeles' doctor's office. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reportedly spent the evening together after the American Music Awards. The morning after, Selena Gomez was reportedly not feeling so hot and decided to get checked out by a doctor. Fear not, Selena Gomez fans, the lovely lady is reportedly going to be just fine.Read More..>>


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Peter Yared decided that CBS Interactive would replace employee computers with Macs instead of PCs, during his first week of work at the company in October 2011. As chief technology officer, Yared oversees internal IT for the roughly 2,500 employees that work at CBS.com, CBSSports.com, CNET, Last.fm, Chow and other online brands at CBS.
It used to be cost-prohibitive to run Macs in the enterprise, and that equation changed recently with the MacBook Air," he told CIO Journal. The MacBook Air is slightly more expensive than an enterprise-ready PC. But with docking stations and the solid state drives that Yared would have ordered for each employee, the cost is comparable, he said.
About 46% of corporations now issue Macs to employees, up by half in just two years, according to a Forrester report. "The use of iPads and iPhones in the workplace is creating increased awareness and consideration of Macs," said Frank Gillett, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester. Even though more companies are starting to issue Macs, the percent of workers using them is still fairly slim. About 7% of computers companies give to employees are Macs, he said.
Apple has enjoyed the fruits of the growing popularity of Macs in the workplace. Business sales of Macs grew 50.9% at the end of 2011, analyst Charlie Wolf with Needham & Company wrote in a note to investors on February 27. Business sales accounted for 34.9% of year-over-year total shipment growth for the Mac platform.
Macs are the de facto choice of many Silicon Valley startups, and many larger companies now let workers choose a Mac. For example, Cisco CIO Rebecca Jacoby told CIO Journal that about 25% of Cisco's 63,870 employees use Macs.
It's unusual, though, to see a larger company decide to make the computers the default choice. Yared's choice was partly driven by the expectations of digital workers in San Francisco, where he's located. "People aren't going to step into a time machine when they go to work, it makes them very frustrated and it makes it hard to attract and retain top talent," he said.
At Cisco, Macs have been an option for some time. Employees can choose either a PC or a Mac when it's time to do a refresh. With nearly 16,000 Macs, Jacoby said that Mac usage varies by country, but it doesn't vary out of the bounds of 20% to 30%.
Apple is notorious for not catering to corporate users and CIOs. Jacoby says that price is the main drawback. "It does cost a lot more than a standard-issue PC, so in order to absorb that cost, we made tradeoffs in the way we actually do the service structure for it," she said. "IT backs it but it's also the [Cisco employee] community that supports it, which ends up being a much more cost-effective support mechanism for us and we can make it cost neutral," she said.
At CBS Interactive, Yared said that the company had been supporting both PCs and Macs. He is buying about 100-150 Macs per quarter to replace older PCs and to give to new employees. Workers can still choose a PC. Accounting, for example, won't switch because those employees are extensive users of Microsoft Excel, which is different on the Mac. But most employees access Web-based software and Microsoft Office to do their work, so it's not a matter of having to update each machine. He doesn't let people run Macs in dual mode with two operating systems, though, because it's too expensive to buy two licenses. The biggest surprise, he said, was that people didn't need any training in how to use the Macs.
Internally, Yared said he's gotten a lot of support from CTO Doug Rousso, who is responsible for corporate IT at CBS. "He's very progressive," said Yared.
Giving people tools they want to use is part of Yared's goal to make IT exceed expectations and help people be more productive. "We don't want people to think about IT and how it's a pain."
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My name is Josh Rogal and I am writing to you in the hopes you may find this story of interest and want to cover it. I'm a volunteer with a very small nonprofit dog rescue group, The Big Dog Project. We are a registered 501 C 3 and 100% volunteer staffed, as such 100% of any funds we are able to raise go to the necessary vet care, transportation, food and other supplies needed to provide the best of care to our dogs.
Currently I have a foster dog in my care that is Chihuahua/min pin mix and approximately three years of age. This poor guy came to us from a hoarder and has been extremely underweight. Upon inspection, a horrible discovery was made, that his teeth were in abhorrent shape. Arrangements were made to get him into the vet. The vet stated, after his examination of Ren, that yes his teeth were in very bad shape and were in desperate need of cleaning and many of his teeth would need to be removed. He was placed on antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory for pain relief. I was very excited for Ren that evening, to see him literally inhaling the meal I had prepared for him. This has continued for the past week or so, however Ren only has enough medication for about one more week. One of our other volunteers and I have been working non-stop to try and locate a vet that would be able to perform the procedure on Ren's teeth. Our only hurdle has been finding a way to pay for the work. As of this point, Ren will be left out in the cold per se, left with very painful teeth and desperate for the ability to consume food without pain.
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Our summer fun has been going and going and going! We never want it to stop but we all know all summer fun comes to an end but hey Fall FUN will start soon! Who doesn't love the Fall especially in Rochester, NY! Enjoy the pictures!
Brooklyn's sunflower that she has been growing since it was a seed. It grew and it grew and it really grew! We had it in our home for while but soon it out grew the windowsill. As soon as we planted it in the garden it seriously grew this tall in a matter of days!
It took a while for the ONE flower to show up! It finally did after a day in Toronto we came home to this! I would have gotten a picture with Brooklyn in it but she was alseep! Darn bugs and birds kept eating/picking the leaves...
Trying so hard to bloom! Bloom where you're planted!
Taylor loves otter pops! Brain freeze maybe?
Taylor's first time eating cereal with a spoon, because I finally gave in a let her... several times since she has spilled the bowl of milk on the tray and onto the floor... thats why I was so hesitant. Silly girl but I sure love her!
Pucker lips! So darn cute when she does this! I swear whenever we ask her to pose she does just this. haha
With all the hot and humid heat this summer we did anything to try and keep cool! Matt was so hot one day and complained about our "working" AC and couldn't stand it any longer he stood on the chair to get a wift of what "cool" air was blowing out of this tiny vent. I laughed SO HARD... his face just did me in!
Keeping herself busy one Sabbath afernoon.. Ready for the winter Brooklyn?
That same afternoon I caught her playing on her computer... So imaginative that girl!
On our way to Toronto, Canada! Two hot gals showing off their shades! They are so good together and keep each her busy and laughing.
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America. Its actually taller than the Sears Tower in Chicago but since its not a building its not the tallest building... Thought I'd share that bit of information with ya. We decided not to go inside this because it was way too expensive and we, frankly, wanted to spend our money at the mall! LOL we are funny aren't we?
Since I hardly get in pictures (cause I am always the one taking them) I thought I would post us girls near the CN tower too!
Matt and I were sitting a table near by when we notice Brooklyn pretend talking on her phone... She must have just broken up with her boyfriend because she did not look happy! LOL
One of my favorite pictures of these two!
We stumbled upon the Hard Rock Cafe and decided to eat there for lunch! Mmmm! This is where Brooklyn learned the "squid" and "crab walk" move with her knuckles from the fun waiter we had. If you want to know what it is, you'll have to hit knuckles with Brooklyn to find out!
Look who decided to invade earth! SPOCK!!!
Is he for real the real one? He stared right at me when I took this picture it spooked me out and I hurried off so he wouldn't ZAP me with his gun! shuddering... imagine that...
We visited an old train station that was central to Toronto. Sorry we didn't get the whole picture of the caboose.... I wasn't taking this picture, you know who did.
Oh my gosh! It looks a lot like Times Square!
Had to post this picture of Taylor signing "camera"... she sure loves to use her hands! You should see her mimicking me when I sign and talk, she does the same only she moves her hands around and chatters too! It gets to me everytime and I laugh laugh laugh! She then giggles too.... LOL!
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BMW 3-Series Maintenance and Repair
Mr_Shiftright Sonoma, CaliforniaPosts: 64,490I don't think this is the car for your particular needs, given that your livelihood depends on absolute no-fail operation.
the price is retail, this model is "okay" in terms of reliability, but 25K a year is 500 miles a week, to say nothing of your pleasure use. This means you'd have to keep the car tip-top, and really almost a bit of overkill for maintenance. This might prove to be more than you wish to spend.
It would be a nice car for all that driving, though.0
shipo Posts: 9,148My take in it is this: if it has a stick shift, go for it, if it has the problematic automatic (that loses reverse gear), take a pass.
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Yep, shipo nailed it.
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damendolia Posts: 4I think you all saved me a lot of agrevation. Thank You. I am not going for it.0
New to owning BMW. We are deciding between a the 2005 with 30K miles or the 2004 with 17K miles. Looked at CR and 2005 has better reliability ratings? Need feedback from owners! Would you buy extended warranty?
Thank You!0
How much are does a tune up cost? What other costs have you had for repairs after 30K miles?0
The E46 3 Series has proven to be durable and reliable. The six cylinders need a water pump at 60K intervals but other than that there really aren't any major problems. The difference between the CR 2004 and 2005 reliability numbers is just statistical noise. I also recommend that you have the car inspected by a good BMW tech. The E46 3er is a great car, and there are enough of them around that you can afford to be selective. As for maintenance and repair, here's a brief overview:
On an E46 some services are determined by time, some by mileage, and some by the on-board Service Interval(SI) system(which calculates service based on driving conditions).
The time based services are: Brake Fluid(every 2 years) and Coolant(every 3 years)
The mileage based services are: Spark Plugs, ATF, and Oxygen Sensors(every 100K miles for all three).
The SI system has 3 levels of service: Oil Service, Inspection I, and Inspection II. An Oil Service is called for at 15K intervals(or every year, whichever comes first). It is just an oil change. It costs $80-$125
The Inspection I rolls up at 30K; it is an oil change, a cabin air filter change, and a comprehensive inspection of the car. Figure $250-$300
Inspection II occurs around 60K and is essentially an Inspection I + an engine air filter change. Costs average $400-$500
If you are planning on flipping the car in a couple of years I'd just follow the BMW schedule. However if you're going to hang on to it for a while I'd advise changing the transmission fluid(slushbox OR manual) every 60K at least. Ditto for the final drive oil. If you take your 3er to the track I'd reduce those mileage intervals by 50%. I change the engine oil on my 3er at 7.5K intervals due to the fact that it sees the track every so often and my wife's X3 chews up its oil in less than 9K miles(based on used oil analysis). Some people go 15K without any problem but I'm not one of them.
As for an extendeed warranty, I just don't think it's worth it. Stick whatever you were going to pay for it in a money market account and just self insure.
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I have a 2001 3251x wagon w/ 6000mls on it. im planning to open the door panel and check the vapor barrier. do i need to be concern on the side airbag. ive seen some photos on some bimmers being taken apart the door panel but not sure if they mention about taking off the battery or thse are older models. needs some advice before i venture on this. any inputs will be appreciated.0
The airbag stays on the door. Just use common sense and work around it.
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our 2002 does same thing. Did you ever find out the problem?
Can any of you guys recommend an internet site that I can purchase parts for my BMW e46 body? I'm actually looking for a radiator assembly and an auxilliary fan.
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hoodoomusic Posts: 16I've always favored www.pelicanparts.com0
Thanks for the replies. Do you guys have any feedbacks on the quality of their services?0
jaj Posts: 55I'd appreciate any suggestions here please:
2004 325 xi, manual trans, with a low frequency rumbling noise that I hear at idle. At times it seems to be transmitted from front to back along the driver's side under the cabin. Dealer checked it out, replaced two pulleys and belts, but no effect. Noise stops the instant the engine is turned off, but does not change with increased revs. On occasion the car will go a while without making the noise.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
I've never had any problems with Bavarian. I needed a plastic insert for the door - where the door handle sits for my '87 E30, and they had that part. Also bought rear shocks, the mounting plates, and other hardware from them.
I've heard Pelican is good also - just have never used them personally.
If I need something that's not really BMW specific, I've been using Rock Auto a lot.0
blindgoldfish Posts: 4I will be purchasing a CPO 2006 330i this weekend and am considering purchasing the $1800 maintenance program to cover wear items like brake pads, oil changes etc. through the CPO warranty (6 years/100,000 mi. total). There are 35k miles on the car and it has been in service for 3 years already, so basically the plan would cover me for 2 years and roughly 25,000 mi/yr (about $900/yr).
I don't really see how this would be worth it, but I am hoping to gather some empirical evidence as to annual routine maintenance costs from e90 3-series. I love to do maintenance on my own vehicles, but I find I don't really have time any more.
skobola Miami, FLPosts: 207I have a 2008 BMW 328 sedan with BMW Assist, and sometimes the voice command unit does not recognize not only the names but the plain words like "yes" or "no". Does anyone else have had such a problem, and if so, what is the suggested action that I should take. I know that I will have to go to the service, but they usually cannot see the problem, and this problem will likely not show when I bring it to them, as it is sporadic. However, it is very annoying when it happens, as I am driving at the time and cannot use my phone hands-free capability. Please, let me know. Thank you.0
Anybody know where I can get one?
I'm not real impressed with the techs in the dealerships. Tried three different dealers and convinced that none of their maintenance staff can do anything without the computer telling them what to do. Logic, common sense and experience don't seem to be a part of the picture. Computer diags are great, but the computer only sees what it's programming and sensors tell it.
Roseville BMW - Messed up everything they touched and failed to fix extremely simple problems. Did things like tried the same fix three times even when the first attempt didn't fix the problem. Purchased with 100,000 mile maintenance agreement because I got lazy (1st mistake). They didn't even inform me that all four tires were wearing on the inside edge and I trusted them to at least get the simple stuff like that right (2nd mistake), they didn't even though my wife took the car in to complain about the tire pressure warning coming up frequently. Turns out the warning was apparently happening because the tires were worn down to the belts on the inside edge. They never mentioned this and they had the car in their shop more than a dozen times.
Concord BMW, service writer tried to tell me the inside tire wear was the tradeoff you make for better performance.
Niello BMW performed alignment to fix the inside wear, subsequently wore on the outside tread. Wondering if they screwed up the alignment. Just got new tires (not run-flats). We'll see how they wear. Took the car to Niello for the passenger air bag recall, still get the airbag warning and Niello says it's because the SAS is messed up. Incidentally, that (SAS, steering attitude sensor) was one of the things Roseville was supposed to have fixed. Also, I don't see why the SAS would prevent the airbag warning from resetting if the recall was done properly.0
Can't help with that problem, but, if you are still under warranty, make sure the fact you reported the problem gets documented. Get paperwork that specifically states what the problem you reported is and keep it. Intermittent problems are hard to find and could become a hard failure further down the line, like after the warranty expires.0
the am radio fades out within 2 to 5 minutes . the fm and cd player work fine. Sometimes I can hit the dash and it comes back on. Sometimes I can cut radio off and back on and it will work again for awhile. Do I need a new radio? I have the business cd radio with steering wheel controls in 2002 325i.0
amv Posts: 6When turning the ignition it sounds like it is releasing air for about 10 seconds towards the back of the car. Any advice as to what this could be?0
Hi, I just got a used 2003, 325i, with 69,000 miles, and no service records. To me, it runs great, but I read about all the maintenance issues, and I'd like to stay on top of them if possible. What should I do first to establish a baseline for future service? What should I watch out for? Will a light come on and tell me the water pump was fried (as in never replaced for some reason), or that something else like bushings are ready to go? I love the car, but am a little nervous about keeping it on the road. Thanks.0
Take it to your local dealer, and they will be able to tell you what service the car had for the first 4yr/50K miles, as the service is included for whoever owned it (so, most likely was completed).
If they serviced the car at a BMW dealer after the maintenance plan expired, they'll have those records, as well.
If the Inspection II was completed at the dealer (60K service), then you won't have much to do... But, you'll need to find that out, first.
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Thanks. Unfortunately, it wasn't from a local dealer. Two owners, one in NC and one in VA, and I'm in MD. Is there a database that BMW keeps with the vin numbers and their service? Otherwise, is there a way to know if the water pump needs replacing or do I just wait until it breaks down? Gosh, I hate to even think about that!0
Yeah... if you can prove ownership of the car, then any BMW dealer can pull the service records by VIN...
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I know this is common to BMW. do i need to open and check the fluid and make sure im not loosing a lot and refill if need be. im scared to open it that i wont be able to cap it back. anyone who had this same problem and was able to fix it will give me a movtivation to do it also. all i need is an o-ring and some rubber to hand tight the cap. any imputs will be much appreciated. thanks in advance.0
Most likely the leakage you are referring to is a ventbreather hole on the screw on dipstick.. This is normal and doesn't need to be repaired.
However it is common for p/s fluid to leak from hoses connected to the reservoir tank. For this you will need to replace the hose that is leaking. One hose is going to P/S pump and that one does not need special tool to unscrew from pump. The other is connected to the radiator. But it is not simple you will need a special tool. Special tool is for disconnecting one of the hose that is going to radiator and other to the reservoir tank.
I recommend letting a professional repair shop that works on BMWs handle this so they do not damage the hose or the radiator.
Special tool is not expensive but many do not know about it and may damage your radiator.
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Thanks for the info. anyway, i dont see any leakage coming from any of the 2 hoses. its just greasy coming from the cap and outside of the reservoir, a friend told me once i open the cap make sure to put new o-ring and discard the old one. just waiting to get one including a p/s fluid. just wondering what kind of p/s fluid should i use. can i get a generic or a BMW. thanks again for the imput.0
Check the cap, it lists the type of fluid recommended, most likely it will say "ATF" if that is the case you should use any "Dexron III" auto trans fluid available at local auto parts store. Brand name is not necessary but use reputable name to avoid getting some unknown fluid. It may list "CHF 11" or mineral oil, if it lists that, then you need specially marked fluid CHF 11S available through most VW/Audi dealers in addition to the BMW dealer.
It is a good preventive maintenance to get the p/s fluid flushed every 30k miles. Though, BMW does not promote this service, it would be a inexpensive service ($50-$75) to get done and save you leakage issues in future. New fluid will have conditioners and detergents built in to provide you with long life with minimal expense.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-754?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12864542#action_12864542 ] Adam Kocoloski commented on COUCHDB-754: ---------------------------------------- Oh, another comment about O_(D)SYNC -- I don't think it works properly on NFS. Perhaps a good thing to do here is to borrow the wal_sync_method options from Postgres: http://www.westnet.com/~gsmith/content/postgresql/TuningPGWAL.htm so to use O_DSYNC we would have [couchdb] sync_method = open_datasync ; supply O_DSYNC when opening the file > Improve couch_file write performance > ------------------------------------ > > Key: COUCHDB-754 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-754 > Project: CouchDB > Issue Type: Improvement > Environment: some code might be platform-specific > Reporter: Adam Kocoloski > Fix For: 1.1 > > Attachments: cheaper-appending-v2.patch, cheaper-appending.patch > > > I've got a number of possible enhancements to couch_file floating around in my head, wanted to write them down. > * Use fdatasync instead of fsync. Filipe posted a patch to the OTP file driver [1] that adds a new file:datasync/1 function. I suspect that we won't see much of a performance gain from this switch because we append to the file and thus need to update the file metedata anyway. On the other hand, I'm fairly certain fdatasync is always safe for our needs, so if it is ever more efficient we should use it. Obviously, we'll need to fall back to file:sync/1 on platforms where the datasync function is not available. > * Use file:pwrite/2 to batch together multiple outstanding write requests. This is essentially Paul's zip_server [2]. In order to take full advantage of it we need to patch couch_btree to update nodes in parallel. Currently there should only be 1 outstanding write request in a couch_file at a time, so it wouldn't help at all. > * Open the file in append mode and stop seeking to eof in user space. We never modify files (aside from truncating, which is rare enough to be handled separately), so perhaps it would help with performance if we let the kernel deal with the seek. We'd still need a way to get the file size for the make_blocks function. I'm wondering if file:read_file_info(Fd) is more efficient than file:position(Fd, eof) for this purpose. > A caveat - I'm not sure if append-only files are compatible with the previous enhancement. There is no file:write/2, and I have no idea how file:pwrite behaves on a file which is opened append-only. Is the Pos ignored, or is it an error? Will have to test. > * Use O_DSYNC instead of fsync/fdatasync. This one is inspired by antirez' recent blog post [3] and some historical discussions on pgsql-performance. Basically, it seems that opening a file with O_DSYNC (or O_SYNC on Linux, which is currently the same thing) and doing all synchronous writes is reasonably fast. Antirez' tests showed 250 µs delays for (tiny) synchronous writes, compared to 40 ms delays for fsync and fdatasync on his ext4 system. > At the very least, this looks to be a compelling choice for file access when the server is running with delayed_commits = true. We'd need to patch the OTP file driver again, and also investigate the cross-platform support. In particular, I don't think it works on NFS. > [1]: http://github.com/fdmanana/otp/tree/fdatasync > [2]: http://github.com/davisp/zip_server > [3]: http://antirez.com/post/fsync-different-thread-useless.html -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Filmmaker Joss Whedon had to turn down the job of a lifetime – directing the new "Star Wars" movie – because of scheduling issues with his sequel to "The Avengers."
The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator admits he seriously considered ditching the superhero blockbuster to make his childhood dreams come true, but he couldn't bear the thought of someone else taking the reigns on his "Avengers" follow-up.
He tells CNN, "I'm as angry as you should be. When I heard that (he was in the running to direct the Star Wars film) I was like, 'I wonder … no, I really can't do that. Oh, I already have a job.' I wouldn't clear (be able to finish making) 'The Avengers.' I'm having so much fun with that sequel right now, just with the script, that I couldn't imagine not doing it."
Both "The Avengers" follow-up and "Star Wars: Episode VII" are tentatively scheduled for release in the summer of 2015.
Whedon is the latest to take his name out of the running to make Disney's reboot of the Star Wars franchise – Guillermo Del Toro, J.J. Abrams, Brad Bird and Zack Snyder have all distanced themselves from the sci-fi project.
However, Whedon knows what he wants to see in "Star Wars: Episode VII": "I'd like to see a little edge. … It got very portentous, which was justified by the story, but I think we'd all like to see a little anarchy in the mix."
According to reports, Disney bosses are now considering "X-Men: First Class" director Matthew Vaughn for the top job.
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas sold his production company LucasFilm to bosses at the family film giant last year.


text: January 1, 2017 It's the same quandary that faces us all every January: how to make this year special. This is the month of New Year's Resolutions, of concocting plans and goals, of things to look forward to. Why not make this the year you try something new? Tripadvisor research suggests that globally, 69% of travellers tried (or at least planned to try) something new last year, and 47% of respondents in a booking.com survey said they would like to explore corners of the globe that none of their friends had visited. This desire for something different and adventurous is growing all the time – and we're all looking for easier ways to satisfy it too. Kayaking in Spain Mixed activity adventures are designed to help you do exactly that. Awake each morning buzzing, knowing today has something new in store for you. There will be at least one, if not two, different activities each day. No having to commit to a week of an activity you might not like, you'll just get a taster of the best of each: the one-day highlight hike from the long distance trail, just a mornings taster of rock climbing to see if you like it, a bit of kayaking just for a change. If you're craving an escape that ticks that New Year's Resolution of trying something new, we've got something up our sleeve. Your Words, Not Ours "Something about the Sierra de Aitana mixed activity week caught my eye almost immediately," Exodus traveller Harriet Hunter-Purvis says. "It might have been the plethora of experiences the trip would offer me. It could have been the fact I love rock climbing. Whatever the reason, something about the diverse nature of the number of activities on offer excited me." Practicing climbing and abseiling techniques This thrilling exploration of Spain's east coast offers the actively-minded a week like no other. The beauty of the Guadalest Valley, the towering Aitana mountains, and the deep gullies – all just 20 minutes inland from Valencia – was the backdrop for a week that Harriet says will stay with her forever. Kayaking and paddle boarding "I'm a non-stop kind of girl," she laughs. "To say that I was keen for each activity is an understatement, but it's also true that I was frequently tested and pushed to my limit," Harriet adds. "But within a week my leaders had become my family. My climbing skills became tools of exploration and my taste for Spanish cuisine dangerously ramped up!" Penya Roc Walk, Sierra de Aitana, Spain The key is choice. It's about exploring one area from so many angles that you feel you've really gotten under the skin of it, with bags of adventure along the way. "Never could I imagine a future holiday of mine consisting of anything but mixed activity. My head and heart now seek variety, adventure, and a true test of nerve." Discover the Sierra de Aitana Mixed Activity Week See all Mixed Activity Holidays. Get inspired! Here are just some of our favourite activities you could try this year… Canyoning in the Picos de Europa... Building your own igloo like a survival expert in the Finnish wilderness... Kayaking and wild bivouac camping on the Ardeche River... Zip lining 700m above the treetops in Slovenia... Dogsledding in Arctic Sweden... Mountain biking on a volcano in Costa Rica... Bobsledding on the same track as the 1994 Winter Olympics... Salsa dancing in Cuba... Trips Picos Mixed Activity Week Slovenia Mixed Activity


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Residents of Madina Al Munawara Street in west Amman were awoken in the middle of the night on Friday by the sound of police patrolling the neighbourhood, only to discover that a Boeing 707 aircraft was parked on their street.
The plane, which only consisted of the fuselage without the wings, remained for hours in the residential area and "took everyone by surprise, including the police themselves", eyewitnesses said.
The initial shock abated quickly, however, and dozens of people soon surrounded the plane and started taking souvenir pictures of it.
"I thought to myself: I might not see such a thing again in my life. I started taking pictures of the plane and called my friends from all over Amman to come and join me," said Mohammad Gammaz, who lives only one block away from where the aircraft had stopped.
He noted that two police patrols arrived at the scene at around 1:00am and that they seemed to be "extremely surprised".
Nader Shaher, another eyewitness who lives in the area, said it was "obvious that they [the police] didn't have any idea how the plane ended up on the street".
Meanwhile, the Public Security Department (PSD) said the plane had been heading to Lebanon through Jordan overland before it lost its way.
"An Egyptian man explained to us that a Lebanese investor purchased the plane in order to turn it into a restaurant," PSD Spokesperson Lt. Col. Mohammad Khatib told The Jordan Times over the phone.
"The aircraft was towed from Aqaba to Amman and was heading to Lebanon through the Jaber border crossing before the driver lost his way. The plane got stuck on a narrow residential road and we had to intervene to put it on the right track," he elaborated.
"However, the aircraft was legal and didn't violate height restrictions. This is why the police were not notified about the plane," the PSD spokesperson underlined.
According to Khatib, the man claimed that the plane had belonged to the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat before the investor had purchased it.
"It is on its way to Lebanon now," he said.
Mahmoud Diab, a reporter from Al Ahram Egyptian newspaper, told The Jordan Times that if the plane was "truly" the one that was owned by Sadat, then it was sold at an auction to a Lebanese investor sometime last year.
"No one can verify for sure if it was the one owned by the former president, as it might be attributed to him for publicity reasons," he said, adding that the Boeing 707 has stirred many controversies, some caused by rumours that Israel had purchased it.
A CNN report issued last year cited the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot as saying that Egypt Airlines had sold the plane to Israel.
The paper also claimed that the aircraft, which had taken Sadat to Israel in 1977 to pave the way for the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, had been sold to the Israeli Air Force, CNN reported.
"This claim was denied as completely baseless by Egypt Airlines at that time," Diab indicated.
The plane also carried Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak during his visit to Israel in 1997 to take part in the late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's funeral, before being sold in 2005 to a private airline, according to CNN.
Yediot Ahronot said the plane had ended up in a warehouse in Thailand before Israel decided to purchase it in order to place it in a museum to commemorate the first peace treaty between Israel and a neighbouring country.
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. - To conclude the indoor season, the MIT men's track and field team traveled to North Central College to take part in the 2013 NCAA Championship, that took place this Friday and Saturday. On Friday night, the Engineers raced in the Distance Medley Relay, while on Saturday, they competed in the 4x400 relay. MIT, who finished tied for 14th place with 14 points at last year's championship, wrapped up the weekend in 45th place with three points.
On the first night of competition, the Distance Medley Relay, that was composed of senior Logan Trimble (Clearwater, Fla.), freshman States Lee (Charlotte, N.C.), senior Patrick Marx (Grand Rapids, Minn.) and junior Justin Bullock (Detroit, Mich.), crossed the line with a time of 10:03.97. Their sixth place finish earned them three points toward MIT's final score.
The 4x400 relay that raced on Saturday completed the event with a time of 3:18.70. Lee, sophomore Tyler Singer-Clark (Falmouth, Mass.), freshman Derek Barnes (Coto De Caza, Calif.) and Marx finished in ninth place, just half a second away from scoring a point and landing a place on the awards podium.
Many of the members of the indoor team will be returning to action in two weeks for the start of the outdoor track and field season at the Jerry Gravel Invitational at Westfield State University on Saturday, March 23.


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Today Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security published a Federal Register Notice which updates the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in several ways, including:
- Removing several Indian space- and defense-related companies from the Entity List. Removal from the Entity List eliminates a license requirement specific to the companies, and results in the removed companies being treated the same way as any other destination in India for export licensing purposes.
- Removing India from several country groups in the EAR resulting in the removal of export license requirements that were tied to India's placement in those country groups.
- Adding India to a country group in the EAR that consists of members of the Missile Technology Control Regime, to recognize and communicate India's adherence to the regime, the U.S.-India strategic partnership, and India's global non-proliferation standing. .
These are the first steps in implementing the export control policy initiatives announced by President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Singh on November 8, 2010.
"Today's action marks a significant milestone in reinforcing the U.S.-India strategic partnership and moving forward with export control reforms that will facilitate high technology trade and cooperation," said Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. He is preparing to lead 24 U.S. businesses on a high-tech trade mission to India in early February. | Release
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CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. -- Outside a scruffy, two-story building, armed and flak-jacketed U.S. soldiers stood watch under a sagging Afghan flag. Inside, the provincial governor, a Hamid Karzai look-alike in a striped robe and Karakul cap, pleaded with two tribal elders to get along. Only the Taliban would benefit from their dispute, the governor's aide said with a nervous click of his worry beads.
An American at the table asked to speak. If they couldn't settle their differences over landownership, he gently warned, a U.S.-funded dam designed to supply power and water to both tribes might not be built. As the elders glared at each other, a Dari language interpreter tried to convey their venom into English.
"Excuse me, gentlemen," an American officer broke in from the sidelines. "We're out of time." Backbones relaxed, smiles broke out, and Afghans and Americans walked together into a rainy Indiana morning.
The State Department hopes that this kind of role-playing will prepare hundreds of new "civilian surge" recruits to deal with two foreign cultures -- the U.S. military and Afghanistan. The mock dramas are set at a faux Afghan marketplace and sandbagged forward operating base constructed amid the cornfields and silos of southwestern Indiana.
When President Obama announced what the White House called a "comprehensive new strategy" for the Afghanistan war last March, he called for a "dramatic increase in our civilian effort" that included additional diplomats and experts in agriculture, education, health and rule of law sent to Kabul and to provincial reconstruction teams across the country. Despite early difficulties finding and clearing sufficient numbers of volunteers, Deputy Secretary Jacob L. Lew said during a visit to Indiana on Thursday that the State Department was "on track" to triple the number of civilians, to 974, by early next year.
U.S. Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry has asked for at least 300 more civilians over the next three years, as the number of both civilians and U.S. military troops in Afghanistan is expected to surpass those in Iraq. The 2010 Defense budget for the first time projected higher expenditures for the Afghan war than for the waning Iraq conflict; the State Department has $6 billion to spend in combined 2009 and 2010 funds.
Obama is now deliberating over another new Afghanistan strategy, likely to include tens of thousands of new U.S. troops. But Lew said he did not anticipate major changes in the civilian profile. "We're doing contingency planning to be able to respond to a number of options," he said, including the possible redeployment of U.S. forces to larger cities from more remote Afghan outposts.
Although the State Department hires private security guards to protect its diplomats in Iraq, civilians in Afghanistan are almost completely dependent on the military to protect and transport them. The result has been a close but sometimes rocky relationship, fraught with culture clashes and conflicting imperatives on the ground.
Senior Pentagon officials and soldiers on the ground have repeatedly complained that promised civilians have been slow to arrive and sometimes ill-equipped for their assigned tasks. The State Department, massively outmanned and out-resourced by the military, is ever-suspicious of being overwhelmed.
The Indiana program, located on a National Guard facility where active duty units also conduct pre-Afghanistan training, was established in July as an attempt to iron out civil-military and Afghan cultural problems before they occur. In vignettes scripted by government officials, Afghanistan-bound civilians spend a week learning to tell the difference between a captain and a colonel, climbing in and out of armored Humvees, reacting to village bombings and interacting with Afghans.
The soldiers are real. So are the Afghans -- recruited by a Virginia Beach-based defense consulting firm, the McKellar Corporation, from U.S. immigrant communities. The search began at the Bamiyan, an Afghan restaurant in Falls Church, contractor Jim McKellar said. Through word of mouth, he assembled a stable of 500 Afghan actors like Mohammed Pir Mohammad, a former Afghan diplomat who frequently plays the role of provincial governor or district official.
The civilians are a disparate group of retired and current Foreign Service officers, long-ago Peace Corp volunteers, academics and Agriculture Department employees like Kathy Gunderson, 57, who said her only previous trip abroad was to Canada. Speaking in the soft cadences of her native Appalachia, Gunderson said volunteered because she thought her skills could help Afghans produce enough food to feed themselves. "I'm more sure of this I have been about anything else in my life," she said.
Bill Harris, 59, who played the role of the Provincial Reconstruction Team leader trying to persuade tribal elders to give up centuries of warfare in return for a new dam, has a better idea of what lies in store for them. The first U.S. diplomat to enter Kabul with a U.S. combat unit in 2002, he retired from the Foreign Service last year to Colorado Springs -- where he was in the middle of a round of golf when his cellphone rang with a recruitment call.
"I tried to get out of it," he said of the training course. He leaves for Kandahar on Sunday.


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Penrith end season on a frustrating night as Brisbane prepare to meet Melbourne Storm TweetFacebookPictures: AAPBrisbane live to fight another day, Penrith depart season 2017 with another late flourish and ultimately, frustration. And Melbourne will start as prohibitive favourites to progress to another decider after a costly elimination final at Suncorp Stadium.
The young Panthers arrived in Brisbane full of hope and wonder. They left after a tough night where they simply couldn't create enough to find a way past a rejuvenated home side, who defended their line with the kind of vigour you need to win finals.
The Broncos defence, disconnected last week, scrambled, then scrambled some more, as they took care of business 13-6in front of 38,623 fans, setting up a trip to AAMI Park next Friday night.
But there would be some casualties, with key winger CoreyOates topping the list. Oates was knocked out cold in a horrible collision with team-mate Anthony Milford after 20 minutes and will almost certainly miss the preliminary final.
The pair made contact at full pace, with the shoulder of Milford making direct contact with Oates' head. Penrith looked as if they had a chance to pounce on the loose ball and score but with Oates looking in serious trouble, officials were right to call a halt to play. Later, he was awake and moving about the dressing rooms.
Penrith had some issues of their own with head knocks, although with a slightly more comedic aspect. Hooker Peter Wallace had to leave the field for a HIA in the first half after Ben Hunt slammed a kick squarely into his face.
They needed his experience and were grateful for his return. He helped them cling to life and eventually, the Panthers threatened one of their customary comebacks when they finally cracked the Broncos line after 54 minutes thanks to Reagan Campbell-Gillard.
But Brisbane weren't going to let this slip. Jordan Kahu delivered a field goal in the 70th minute, then the Broncos repelled set after set on their own line. All night, Penrith tried to send edge forwards at Anthony Milford. When that didn't work, they looked short of options.
It was the kind of night Penrith may eventually look back on as one that helped them take the next step in their premiership hunt, similar to Cronulla's semi-final loss to the Cowboys the year before their breakthrough.
Wayne Bennett's poor record against Anthony Griffin has been well publicised but he was able to win the one that mattered. Now he has to conjure a miracle against the Storm next week.
Melbourne shouldn't have feared what either team delivered on Friday night. It was scrappy and tough but lacked the kind of execution and discipline needed to compete against the Storm.
The Broncos are likely to get fullback and captain Darius Boyd back for the match but their record against Melbourne over the past decade has been nothing short of diabolical. Since 2007, they have won just four from 23 against the men in purple.
Brisbane had just one man on their bench at the end of the night and have further injury worries during the week. Jai Arrow was another that left the field with a concussion, while Kodi Nikorima, who was valiant again at fullback, looked to be carrying a knee injury at the end of the match.
But he was able to come up with one of the key moments, leaping high to spoil a Panthers raid late in the match just when it looked as if the Panthers were going to press for extra time.
Instead, they return to the foot of the mountains after a season that must be declared a success. Young half Nathan Cleary would have learned valuable lessons from the defeat – perhaps to be more flexible when Plan A wasn't working – and can take them one step further in 2018.


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A group of organisms is said to have common descent if they have a common ancestor. In modern biology, it is generally accepted that all living organisms on Earth are descended from a common ancestor or ancestral gene pool.
A theory of universal common descent via an evolutionary process was proposed by Charles Darwin in his book On the Origin of Species (1859), and later in The Descent of Man (1871). This theory is now generally accepted by biologists, and the last universal common ancestor (LUCA or LUA), that is, the most recent common ancestor of all currently living organisms, is believed to have appeared about 3.9 billion years ago. The theory of a common ancestor between all organisms is one of the principles of evolution, although for single cell organisms and viruses, single phylogeny is disputed (see: origin of life).
In his book The Ancestor's Tale, Richard Dawkins uses the word concestor as a substitute for "common ancestor." This new word is very gradually entering scientific parlance.
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for inline documentation there are those @somethings for some php documenter, when
there is the common @since @version and so on.
I have a lot of functions that are all part of a big package. But what if i want to indicate when i last updated a function and show on what version of the mayor package it was done?
should i just use @version and give the function the version of the entire package?
In case i cause confusion:
lets say i have a function with @since 0.1 in my program 1.0. then the program itself gets developed up to 2.9 and for the 3.0 version the function would have a change.
So actually the functions version would be 0.2 now but i want to show on what version of my entire programm it was updated. So should i just jump and say @version 3.0 at this function?
i just used a @updated but thats not existing right? nothing like this documented here
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Someone in Calgary might just have become very, very rich.
The winning ticket for the $30-million Lotto Max jackpot was purchased in the city.
Western Canada Lotteries spokeswoman Andrea Marantz said it might be a record win for Calgary.
"Yes I believe it that it is the largest jackpot that's ever been won with a ticket purchased in Calgary," she said.
It could take days or even weeks before the winner's name is known depending on when the ticket holder comes forward, Marantz said.
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The aim of this package is to unify the plethora of existing packages
integrating SQLAlchemy with Zope's transaction management. As such it
seeks only to provide a data manager and makes no attempt to define a
zopeish way to configure engines.
Maintained by: Lionel Young
Keywords: zope,sqlalchemy,python,twisted
ChangeLog: zope.sqlalchemy
Download SlackBuild:
zope.sqlalchemy.tar.gz.asc (FAQ)
(the SlackBuild does not include the source)
|Individual Files:
| slack-desc
| zope.sqlalchemy.SlackBuild
| zope.sqlalchemy.info
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amSynth stands for Analogue Modeling SYNTHesizer.
It provides virtual analogue synthesis in the style of the classic
Moog Minimoog/Roland Junos. It offers an easy-to-use interface and
synth engine, while still creating varied sounds.
jack-audio-connection-kit is an optional dependency.
Maintained by: Christopher Forrest
Keywords: amsynth,amsynthe,synthesizer,audio,media,jack,alsa
ChangeLog: amSynth
Download SlackBuild:
amSynth.tar.gz.asc (FAQ)
(the SlackBuild does not include the source)
|Individual Files:
| amSynth.SlackBuild
| amSynth.info
| doinst.sh
| slack-desc
© 2006-2019 SlackBuilds.org Project. All rights reserved.
Slackware® is a registered trademark of Patrick Volkerding
Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds
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