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Posted on December 13, 2013 by Anne Macdonald in Library Blog, Library Services, News
As of early 2013, mobile device users spent 158 minutes daily on their devices, and 127 minutes using apps. Only 31 minutes were spent on a browser. Most smartphone and tablet users spend 80% of their time on apps, of which 32% is spent on games and 18% on Facebook.
You don't have to be a business librarian to find this information interesting. If you're developing apps or wanting to publish online games, you NEED to know this information. For example, if you want to make a living from the app you developed, you need to know that the platforms get about a 30% cut of any revenue generated from your app.
Or, you have an electronic game you want to publish. Here is some industry trend information that may be of use to you: The global electronic games industry is so vast that it already rivals the categories of adult and children's books in terms of total 2013 revenues (at least $65 billion globally including hardware, software and subscriptions). Analysts at PWC estimated the global market for electronic gaming is $63.4 billion (2012), and projected growth to $86.9 billion for 2017. The "traditional" game segment (PlayStation, etc.) peaked, and will decline to $43 billion in 2016 (PCW), which at that point will be only about 50% of the total market.
The fastest growing segment is mobile games played on smartphones and tablets. Mobile gaming has, to a large extent, become an industry of its own, with startup firms such as Rovio and GungHo showing stunning growth. This is information you can use if you're entering that market.
Is there a way to access this and other industry information in an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand way? Can you get the industry and market trend information free?
All of the research and information above came from one source, Plunkett Research Online, one of the many business databases accessible from the Poudre River Libraries AnswerCache eResource collection. Plunkett Research Online tracks over 40 industries from Advertising and Branding to WiFi, Wireless and RFID industries. From Alternative Energy industry to Hotels and Hospitality industries, from Green Technology to Nanotechnolgy. Plunkett presents the total picture of an industry, including finances, markets, technologies, statistics, regulation, research and development and globalization; and provides financial and contact information for thousands of global and U.S. companies. Need gaming industry statistics? Need to know which trade associations might help you with your app development? Need to know the leading game publishing companies? Plunkett has the latest industry and market trend information.
Plunkett Research Online is only one of several industry and market research publishers accessible through the Library's business eResources. The Library also subscribes to First Research, a collaborative publication by Hoover's, Dun & Bradstreet and Mergent. First Research tracks industry and market trends for over 900 industries, including finances, markets, technologies, regulation, research and development, statistics and globalization. Unlike Plunkett, First Research also provides business challenges, competitive landscape and cost benchmarks comparing industry ratios.
Other industry and market trend information can be found in the Library's Encyclopedia of American Industries which includes detailed profiles of over 1,000 manufacturing and service industries; Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries which details industries that are pioneering new technologies, and newer industries such as biometrics, risk management services, satellites, special tourism and more; and Encyclopedia of Global Industries which chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries.
Okay, back to apps: The most popular apps include games, such as Angry Birds, tools such as Google Maps, the Facebook app, and entertainment and media related apps, such as those for Pandora Internet-based radio and for leading newspapers. At the same time, important apps provide tools for business people, travelers, students, hobbyists, wine drinkers, people who like to cook, job seekers, students, children, sports fan, shoppers, car enthusiasts and myriad other special interest niches.
One problem for app developers, however, is marketing their products. Aside from "Top 10" lists on store web sites, it is difficult to reach potential consumers with new releases among the hundreds of thousands of others available. Developers are hiring "pay for install" companies that promise set numbers of installations (helping new apps to rise from obscurity to best seller lists). Costs for the service run from $1.50 per $1.80 per installation. Developers are also pre-buying a number of downloads. Analysts at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers estimate that developers are spending between 60% and 70% of their gross income on marketing (Plunkett Games, Apps and Social Media 2013).
First, there was dial-up and Internet service providers like the original AOL.com; we were "sometimes-on." Then, with the adoption of broadband (via DSL, cable modem or smartphone) and higher Internet access speeds, we became "always-on." Now we're "always-with-you." Soon, according to industry experts, the industry trend will be "always-around-you." We'll be connected to, and collect data from, an astonishing array of objects ranging from automobiles to appliances and air conditioning systems to monitors that record our individual health statistics. We'll have wearable computing devices, such as Google Glass, and embedded computing that enables rooms to recognize you when you enter and automatically configure nearby devices to your personal preferences.
You can find these and more industry trends by having the Library "always-with-you," at home, at the office, coffee shop–anywhere you have Internet access by going to www.poudrelibraries.org eResources Business & Finance AnswerCache eResources.
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Anna Pulley September 17, 2018
Music streaming platforms have wildly changed the way many people listen to, download, and discover music. But the classical-music genre has largely been left out of the party.
Primephonic aims to change that. Frustrated by the limited amount of classical music available for streaming, as well as the limited ways to search for it, three classical fans set out to build their ideal music platform.
The newly launched streaming service purports to have "nearly all" classical music that has ever been recorded—over one million recordings, as of now, from more than 400 labels, including the big ones: Warner Classics, Sony Classical (and Sony Masterworks), and Universal Music Group (Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Verve, and Mercury)—with more on the way.
For $7.99 a month (or a two-week free trial period), subscribers could, for instance, listen to all 57 recordings of Beethoven's 7th symphony, as well as a rare recording of the upcoming Latvia composer Pelecis, medieval compositions, and minimalist works.
In addition to streaming and downloading, fans can search for music by the date it was recorded, composer, artists, title, opus number, genre, popularity, and even what key it's in. The site also includes stories and background information on the works, composers, and artists; recommendations of other works or artists fans might enjoy; and side-by-side comparisons of multiple recordings of the same pieces.
According to a recent statement, the site's business model aims to pay classical artists differently than the typical pay-for-play model. "The service has designed a pay-per-second model to ensure a fair payout model that considers the longer duration of classical music works."
Right now the service is only available in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, with plans for a global roll-out in 2019. Fans can steam on the web or mobile—iPhone/iPad users can partake immediately, though Android users have to wait until October.
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2018 ATQMRA Feature winners Joey Payne and Cole Mullen will be running in Atlantic City this weekend as well. Payne, a two-time winner of the event will be racing wheel-to-wheel with son, Anthony Payne, another ATQMRA regular. The Gambler's Classic will be a homecoming for Cole and father, "The Rocket" Ronnie Mullen, who both call the Jersey Shore home. ATQMRA veteran Jeff Kot is looking to make a strong comeback in Atlantic City. While showing great speed, Kot lost a front bumper during contact after working his way up into a transfer position for the A-Main. Expect car #17 to be a contender in the 17th Annual Gamblers Classic at Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk Hall.
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Q: NHibernate 4.0 code mapping with intentional duplicate import How can I get this working using only NHibernate 4.0 and CoC?
I need to map two different classes that share the same name:
namespace MyApp.VersionA {
    public class User{
    //omitted properties
    }
}
namespace MyApp.VersionB {
    public class User{
    //omitted properties
    }
}

This is my NHibernate setup method:
var config = new Configuration();
config.Configure();
var mapper = new ModelMapper();
mapper.AddMappings(GetAllMappingTypes());
config.AddMapping(mapper.CompileMappingForAllExplicitlyAddedEntities());
config.BeforeBindMapping += (sender, args) => args.Mapping.autoimport = false;
Factory = config.BuildSessionFactory();

Notice that I set up autoimport=false, but I still get an DuplicateMappingException from NHibernate:

nhibernate.duplicatemappingexception: duplicate import:
  User refers to both
  MyApp.VersionA,
  ... and
  MyApp.VersionB.User,
  ... (try using auto-import="false")

A: Alexander, try this:
        var assemblies =
            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies().Where(a => a.GetName().Name.Contains(".Infrastructure"));
        foreach (var assembly in assemblies)
        {
            var mapper = new ModelMapper();
            mapper.AddMappings(assembly.GetExportedTypes()
                .Where(t => t.BaseType != null && t.BaseType.IsGenericType &&
                            t.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof (ClassMapping<>)));

            var compileMapping = mapper.CompileMappingForAllExplicitlyAddedEntities();
            compileMapping.autoimport = false;

            configuration.AddMapping(compileMapping);
        }

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We are still not sure if this announcement is 100% genuine, but it certainly seems more feasible than a men's fragrance project! To see the announcement or to follow Mick Fanning on Instagram head over to his feed here and there is also a dedicated Balter Instagram page, with the promise that Balter will be coming in late 2015. A full article regarding the new project can be seen at Empire Ave.
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Q: How to get all dictionaries in a list that match a given criteron Suppose I have a list of dictionary entries:
list = (
          {"hammer" : "woodwork", "name" : "Mjolnir", "country": "NO"},
          {"chisel" : "woodwork", "name" : "Cold Chisel", "country": "AU"},
          {"chisel" : "masonry", "name" : "Bolster", "country": "AU"},
          {"drill" : "masonry/woodwork", "name" : "All purpose Drill", "country": "NO"}
        )

Can someone guide me as to the most Pythonic way to retrieve all dictionaries from the list where the value for the key country contains "NO"?
Bonus points for how to repeat the iteration so that if I then want to select from that subset anything which has a value from the other seemingly random keys of woodwork
Thanks in advance for any/all assistance received.
Note
As yet, I've failed to fully grasp how a list of dictionaries can be handled other than by iterating over them one by one. This strikes me as achievable but probably (definitely) massively inefficient, hence my request for a more Pythonic way to deal with this.


A two-pronged Tee Pee attack is heading for Europe as Chicago's The Skull – featuring vocalist Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, formerly of metal legends Trouble – team up with label mates, Worshipper to tour. Having released their second full length album last year, titled "The Endless Road Turns Dark," The Skull are set to return to the open arms of European fans as they take in stops including Desertfest London and Berlin.
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These personalized double-layer cakes are baked fresh by a local bakery. You have a choice of chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream, red velvet, lemon or strawberry and the package includes plates, napkins and forks. A brief personal message will be attached on a gift card. Cakes are delivered to the on-campus student's dorm on the afternoon of the delivery date. Off-campus students will be notified to pick up their cake at the Alumni House. Note: If a birthday falls on a weekend, the cake will be delivered the preceding Friday. Cost: $25.
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Q: Converting Fixed length statement from VB6 to VB.Net We perform a protocol based data sending to device where the device requires a formatted data packets.
the sample packet data is XXFSXXXFSXXXXXXXFSXXXXXX. The X mentioned is the max length size of each string. if data is less than string max length it should be filled with NULL character like ..11FS123FS1234XXXX (the remaining X will be filled with NULL).
I am just trying to convert one of VB6 function to VB.Net and below is the converted statement where i am facing issue
Option Strict Off
Option Explicit On
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.VB6
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Module FunctionCmd_Msg

    Public FunCommand_Msg As Fun_CommandMessage = Fun_CommandMessage.CreateInstance()
    'Function Command Message
    <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _ _
    Public Structure Fun_CommandMessage
        <VBFixedString(1)> Public one As String
        <VBFixedString(1)> Public two As String
        <VBFixedString(3)> Public three As String
        Dim five As String
        <VBFixedString(8)> Public four As String
        Public Shared Function CreateInstance() As Fun_CommandMessage
            Dim result As New Fun_CommandMessage
            result.one = String.Empty
            result.two = String.Empty
            result.three = String.Empty
            result.four = String.Empty
            result.five = String.Empty
        End Function
    End Structure
End Module

assuming:
one = "1"
two = "1"
three = "123"
four = "5678"
five = "testing"
FS = character (field separator)

on concatenating the strings i need a fixed length string such like this:
one & two & FS & three & FS & five & FS & four

output: since four is a fixed length string of 8 length remaining 4 characters should be filled with null as below
11 FS 123 FS testing FS 5678XXXX

A: Fixed-length strings simply make no sense in .NET any more. Microsoft tried to provide a similar class for easier upgrade but the truth is that you should change your code depending on usage:
What did the fixed-length string do in your VB6 code? Was it for no good reason? Then use a normal String in .NET.
Was it for interop with a C API? Then use marshalling to set a size for an array in the C API call.

A: Just forget about the fixed length, and use regular vb.net strings. They will return fine to whatever calls that code, including interop.
So, just pad your strings, and you off to the races.
In fact, build a Msg class that does the dirty work for you.
This looks quite nice to me:
NOTE how I set this up that you ONLY define the length of the string in ONE place. (so I use len(m_string) to determine the length from THEN on in the code.
Also, for debug and this example, in place of vbcharNull (which you should use), I used X for testing.
Now, in your code?
Just use this:
    Dim Msg As New MyMsg

    With Msg
        .one = "A"
        .two = "B"
        .three = "C"
        .four = "D"
        .Five = "E"
    End With

    Debug.WriteLine(Msg.Msg("*") & vbCrLf)

    Debug.WriteLine("total lenght = " & Len(Msg.Msg("X").ToString))

Output:
A*B*CXX*EXXXXXXX*DXXXXXXX

total lenght = 25

I note in your code that you have FIVE before FOUR - but if that is what you want, then no problem
Note that the class ALWAYS maintains the lengths for you.
So just paste this code into your module or even a new separate class.
Public Class MyMsg
    'Dim cPad As Char = vbNullChar
    Dim cPad As Char = "X"

    Private m_one As String = New String(cPad, 1)
    Private m_two As String = New String(cPad, 1)
    Private m_three As String = New String(cPad, 3)
    Private m_four As String = New String(cPad, 8)
    Private m_five As String = New String(cPad, 8)

    Public Property one As String
        Get
            Return m_one
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_one = MyPad(value, m_one)
        End Set
    End Property
    Public Property two As String
        Get
            Return m_two
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_two = MyPad(value, m_two)
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property three As String
        Get
            Return m_three
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_three = MyPad(value, m_three)
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property four As String
        Get
            Return m_four
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_four = MyPad(value, m_four)
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Five As String
        Get
            Return m_five
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_five = MyPad(value, m_five)
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Function Msg(FS As String) As String
        Return m_one & FS & m_two & FS & m_three & FS & m_five & FS & m_four
    End Function

    Private Function MyPad(str As String, strV As String) As String
        Return Strings.Left(str & New String(Me.cPad, Len(strV)), Len(strV))
    End Function

End Class

As noted, change the commented out line of "X" for the char back to vbCharNull.
And of course you STILL get to choose the delimiter. I used
Msg.Msg("*")

so I used a "*", but you can use space, or anything you want.


Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a phone. Not worth it.
Easy for him to say. Jobs' net worth is valued at $5.5 billion, thanks in no small part to what is, after all, "just a phone."
Read the full story at The Boy Genius Report.


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Category: Space
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to Event Horizon Telescope Team
Posted 09/09/2019 AFSLeave a commentPosted in Research, Science, Space
Almost 30 MIT-partnered scientists will partake in the prize, while David Jay Julius '77 successes Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences; assistant professor of mphysics Max Metlitski shares New Horizons prize with Xie Chen PhD '12 and Michael Levin PhD '06.
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, including researchers and specialists from MIT, will get a 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. The group is being respected for making the principal direct location of a black hole. Assistant professor of physics Max Metlitski and a few MIT alumni are likewise accepting honors from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
The $3 million fundamental physics prize will be shared similarly with the 347 EHT scientists from around the globe who co-created the six papers distributed on April 10, 2019, which revealed the identification of the supermassive black hole at the core of Messier 87, or M87, a system inside the Virgo galaxy cluster.
The new laureates will be perceived at an honors function in Mountain View, California, on Nov. 3.
Source: Event Horizon Telescope Awarded Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Researchers Reveal Novel Ways to Produce Complex Carbon Frameworks in Space
Posted 09/09/2019 AFSLeave a commentPosted in Science, Space
Novel trials at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source sparkle a light on another pathway for carbon science to develop in space.
A group of researchers has found another conceivable pathway toward framing carbon structures in space utilizing a particular compound investigation strategy at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
The group's examination has now distinguished a few roads by which ringed particles known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, can shape in space. The most recent examination is a piece of a continuous exertion to backtrack the synthetic advances prompting the development of complex carbon-containing atoms in profound space.
PAHs – which additionally happen on Earth in discharges and sediment from the ignition of petroleum products – could give signs to the arrangement of life's science in space as antecedents to interstellar nanoparticles. They are assessed to represent around 20 percent of all carbon in our world, and they have the concoction building blocks expected to frame 2D and 3D carbon structures.
In the most recent investigation, distributed in Nature Communications, specialists created a chain of ringed, carbon-containing atoms by joining two exceptionally responsive synthetic species that are called free radicals since they contain unpaired electrons. The investigation eventually demonstrated how these concoction procedures could prompt the advancement of carbon-containing graphene-type PAHs and 2D nanostructures. Graphene is a one-molecule thick layer of carbon iotas.
Source: Scientists Discover New Pathway to Forming Complex Carbon Molecules in SpaceMolecular mass growth through ring expansion in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via radical–radical reactions" by Long Zhao, Ralf. I. Kaiser, Wenchao Lu, Bo Xu, Musahid Ahmed, Alexander N. Morozov, Alexander M. Mebel, A. Hasan Howlader and Stanislaw F. Wnuk, 15 August 2019, Nature Communications.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11652-5
NASA Installed Deep Space Atomic Clock
Posted 08/28/2019 08/28/2019 AFSLeave a commentPosted in Science, Space
An atomic clock that might mount the way for independent deep space travelling was successfully activated past week and is set to start its year-long tech demonstration, the mission team affirmed on Friday, August 23, 2019. Established in June, NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock is a vital step toward sanctioning spacecraft to harmlessly voyage themselves in deep space instead of relying on the time-consuming route of receiving positions from Earth. Developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the clock is the initial timekeeper steady enough to map a spacecraft's flight in deep space while being tiny enough to fly aboard the spacecraft. A more stable clock can function further from Earth, where it inevitable to work well for extended periods than satellites near to home.
Atomic clocks, like those utilized in GPS satellites, are utilized to reference the distance between objects by timing how prolonged it takes a signal to travel from Point A to Point B. For space expedition, atomic clocks must be exceedingly fine: an mistake of even one second means the fluctuation between landing on a planet like Mars or missing it by hundreds of thousands of miles. Up to 50 times more steady than the atomic clocks on GPS satellites, the mercury-ion Deep Space Atomic Clock suffer one second every 10 million years, as established in controlled trial on Earth. Now it will trial that quality in space. Navigators presently exercise refrigerator-size atomic clocks on Earth to find a spacecraft's location. Minutes to hours can turn by as a signal is conveyed from Earth to the spacecraft before being arrival to Earth, where it is utilized to make instructions that are then sent back to the spacecraft. A clock onboard a spacecraft would permit the spacecraft to cipher its own flight, rather of waiting for navigators on Earth to direct that info. This progression would free missions to move further and, finally, transport humans risk-free to other planets.
Source: Deep Space Atomic Clock Activated by NASA


Love classic names, but worried that William and James are too common?
Thanks to Monika for suggesting a rock solid classic that isn't overused in 2015. Our Baby Name of the Day is Thomas.
Thomas is one of the twelve apostles, and while he's faithful, he has a little bit of a reputation as a skeptic. It's no surprise when he doubts if Jesus is truly risen from the dead. Thomas insists that he won't believe it until he's seen him for himself, and touched his wounds.
This comes to pass, and Thomas goes on to spread the gospel in India. It's believed that he died a martyr there, in Chennai, where a community of Syrian Christians, also called Nasrani, trace their roots to his evangelization.
He's also called Didymus in some accounts. Both names come from the Aramaic Taoma – twin.
We haven't really got a clue why he was called "twin," though it's generally believed that it was a nickname, not his given name. If he really was a multiple at birth, it's not clear what happened to that sibling.
What we do know? Thomas has questions, but he's loyal and true.
Thomas à Becket was born on the saint's feast day, December 21st, around the year 1120, to parents of Norman descent. In 1162, Becket became Archbishop of Canterbury, an appointment traditionally more political than spiritual.
Only Becket had a change of heart, and became a fierce champion of a more independent church.
In December 1170, four knights, believing they were acting on the king's behalf, murdered the Archbishop.
He's remembered as a martyr saint. Credit both the apostle and Becket with ensuring Thomas' status as a classic.
Italian theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Founding Father and American president Thomas Jefferson, one of the four faces on Mount Rushmore.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles author Thomas Hardy lends the name a literary quality, as does Mark Twain's immortal Tom Sawyer.
It's the given name of inventor Edison.
Actors Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, to name just two.
The world of sports gives us celebrated quarterback Tom Brady.
And let's not forget the world's most famous train: Thomas the Tank Engine, beloved by children everywhere.
The name is easily considered a classic, never out of the US Top 100.
And yet, at #61 in 2013, Thomas is much rarer than he was in years past. From the 1930s through the 1960s, this name was a Top Ten standard.
In fact, he remains even more common elsewhere in the Western World.
But in the US, Thomas keeps company with other under-used classics, like Lawrence and Louis. It's a rock solid name for a son, and one that he probably won't have to share very often.
What do you think of Thomas? Is this an overlooked classic ready for greater use?
Can't get on board with this one at all. Anglo classic isn't exactly my style, especially for boys, but it wouldn't ever be Thomas to bring me around on that.
Thomas is a family name on my mothers side, my great grandfather, my grandfather, my uncle and my cousin all are Thomas Richardson's. I have no problem with the name, but I don't think I'll be using it, since on my dads side also has the popular Edward being passed down, and we are using it as our first sons middle name.
Underused? That's pushing it a bit, considering its #61. Its not on Louis' or Lawrence's league at all.
Definitely not a name for me, too popular and I know way too many men with the name, and Tom's and Tommy's.
I agree. I put on the same level as Robert, Charles or John. Fading, but still very common – you also need to take into consideration at least the previous 10/20 years of popularity for a name because that child will encounter people not only from his own age group.
I'd say most Thomas' today are named after dad, at least that is what I can tell from birth announcements online – same goes to the names I mentioned above, plus a few others like Christopher and Michael.
My husband and I both adore Thomas. I love the Biblical St Thomas and he's a fan of St Thomas More. Unfortunately with our last name Tyson, the flow isn't the best, but the name keeps sneaking onto my list.
Nearly all the men surrounding Henry VIII seemed to be called Thomas – Cromwell, Cranmer, More, Howard, Wolsey, the list goes on! Thomas is a very classic, solid name with a strong history, and Tom is such a friendly sounding nickname. I'd consider using this one.


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I assume if you haven't managed to format or install Vista yet you still have your Windows XP install. Changing this transfer mode setting may cause the computer to operate incorrectly or not at all. Are other CDs working in that drive with Windows XP? Troubleshooting SD Card I/O Device Errors Over the past five years, the number of devices that contain SD cards for use around the home or car have significantly increased.
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This is a great pity, because just a few months ago BenQ were seemingly poised to launch an entire range of new cameras onto the market, including some very interesting looking models. Now apparently all that remains are the T700 touch-screen camera, which I've been trying to get hold of since it was announced back in April and this, the ultra-slim DC X725. It doesn't seem to be widely available through UK distributors yet, but if you want to track one down you should expect to pay about £127 for it.
At first glance the X725 looks superb. It bears a very strong resemblance to the excellent Casio Exilim EX-S770, even down to the 3x zoom Pentax SMC lens. It is almost exactly the same size as the S770, measuring approximately 93 x 61 x 20mm. I say approximately because I measured it myself. Its official dimensions according to BenQ's website are 91 x 60 x 14.7mm, and 12.5mm at the thinnest point, which would make it the thinnest 7MP camera in the world. What they've done is made the right-hand end of the camera taper slightly, so they can measure it just on the thinnest edge, but in my opinion that's cheating. In reality it's 20mm thick including the retracted lens and LCD monitor, and 15mm across the thinnest part of the body. That's still pretty remarkably skinny, but it's not 12.5mm. I don't have any scales handy, so I can't check the 120g dry weight, but then that doesn't sound unreasonable.


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Reynelda Muse (born 1946) is a former American television news anchor. In 1969 she became the first woman and first African American television news anchor in Colorado, co-anchoring a newscast at KOA-TV (later renamed KCNC-TV) in Denver. In 1980 she was part of the first group of anchors on CNN. She is the winner of many awards, including an Emmy Award, and has been inducted into numerous halls of fame. The Reynelda Muse Television Journalism Scholarship, annually awarded to an African American student majoring in television journalism, was established in her honor by the Colorado Association of Black Journalists.

Early life and education
She was born Reynelda Ware in Ohio, the daughter of Arthur Allan Ware, originally of Pittsburgh, and Evelyn Cook. She has one sister. She attended Ohio State University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English in 1968.

Career
Fresh out of college and newly married to a University of Denver law student, Muse joined KOA-TV (Channel 4) in 1968 as a general assignment reporter. Her hiring represented a commitment to diversity by the station's new owner, General Electric, but her reception in the newsroom was frosty: the first reporter assigned to work with her told her, "I have a friend who has been trying to get into broadcasting for a long time, but they told him if he was a black woman he would've gotten hired". Muse said, "After we went out, he threw all his notes at me and told me to write the story". She also felt the other newscasters were "protective" of her taking on "hard news" stories. A few months after taking the anchor seat, she decided to assert her identity by wearing an Afro, which was criticized by staff and viewers alike. At one point, she submitted her resignation rather than edit a story that reflected poorly on an employee of one of the station's advertisers. General Electric ordered her rehired immediately.

In 1969 she was promoted to co-anchor a 12:00 noon news program with Clyde Davis. Thus she became the first woman and first African American television news anchor in Colorado. In 1974 Muse and Davis were named co-anchors of the key 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm newscasts.

In 1980 Muse left Channel 4 to become one of the first 12 anchors on CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. Following rehearsals in May, CNN went on the air on June 1, 1980, with Muse co-anchoring the 8:00 pm broadcast segment with Lou Waters. For the next four years, she commuted between Atlanta and her home and family in Denver.

In 1984 Muse returned to Channel 4 to co-anchor the station's new Colorado Evening News program at 6:30 pm with Bill Stuart, a post she filled until November 1997.

In addition to her news anchoring and reporting, Muse appeared on public television as the co-host, with Harry Smith, of the weekly interview show Smith & Muse, which debuted on the KRMA-TV public television station in September 1980. She also hosted the American Skyline series exploring "cultural events, music and art around the United States" for Denver's Pacific Mountain network, and narrated the 1981 Spoonful of Loving documentary series on childhood development for KRMA-TV. For many years, hers was one of the pre-recorded voices greeting and directing passengers on the underground trains at the Denver International Airport.

In October 1997 Muse announced her decision to retire from television news; her last newscast was on November 26, 1997. She cited changes in programming at the station, which planned to replace the 6:30 pm news program with the game show Hollywood Squares, as influencing her decision. She added that she had become "somewhat disenchanted" with television news:
If you look at recent shows, there's a lot more promotional material, promoting the network shows, promoting this and that. If you look at the actual story content for hard news, it's going down. It's just not as satisfying. This bottom-line economy and market we find ourselves in is perhaps driving these decisions. They're probably cost effective, but I don't think they're good journalism.

After her retirement, Muse took on freelance projects, including doing voice-overs, producing documentaries, and media consulting.

Other activities

Muse maintained a close association with the Denver arts community, being the spokesperson for Arts for Colorado and a member of the advisory boards of the Mayor's Commission on the Arts, Culture and Film; the Cherry Creek Arts Festival; the Metro State College Center for the Visual Arts; the Denver International Film Society; and the black theater company Shadow Theatre. She produced a weekly spot for KCNC-TV called "City Beats" spotlighting the arts.

She was also a guest lecturer at the University of Colorado School of Journalism and other schools.

Awards and honors
Muse won an Emmy Award in 1988 for writing and reporting the documentary Ramses II on KCNC-TV. She received Emmy nominations in 1990, 1993, and 1996.

In 1993 she was the first female recipient of the Broadcaster of the Year award from the Colorado Broadcasters Association. She also won the First Amendment Freedom Prize from the Anti-Defamation League. The Colorado Black Journalists Association gave her their Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. In 1976 the Colorado Press Women named her their annual Woman of Achievement.

She was inducted into several halls of fame: the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame (1996), the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame (1997), the Silver Circle of the Heartland Chapter of NATAS (1997), and the Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado Hall of Fame (1999).

Fifteen years after her retirement as a news anchor, she was among 75 finalists selected by readers in a Denver Post survey as one of "Colorado's most influential women".

The Reynelda Muse Television Journalism Scholarship was established in her honor in 1998 by the Colorado Association of Black Journalists. The one-year scholarship is awarded annually to an African American student majoring in television journalism at an accredited Colorado college.

Personal life
Reynelda Muse's first husband was Daniel Muse, a fellow Ohioan and University of Denver Law School graduate who served as Colorado Assistant Attorney General from 1975 to 1979 and Colorado Public Utilities Commissioner from 1979 to 1984. They married in 1969 and divorced in 1991. They have three children. From 1974 to 1987 the family lived in the Schulz-Neef House, an historic home built in 1881 in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver. Muse remarried to Marion Iverson in 1997. Following her retirement from television news, Muse relocated to Gary, Indiana, where Iverson was a professor of labor studies at Indiana University Northwest.

References

External links
"Denver Airport Tram/Train Ride" (video)
"Smith & Muse 1981" (video)

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Laura 'Granny' Yvonnia (Bryant) Epley
Wilson — Home Going services for Mrs. Laura "Granny" Yvonnia (Bryant) Epley, 84, of Wilson, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the Ash Street Church of Christ of Wilson with John Kinslow, Jody Jones and Mike Johnston officiating. Interment will follow at the Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur. Services are under the care and direction of Alexander Gray Funeral Home of Wilson.
Granny was born on June 2, 1934, at Velma, to the late Mr. William Thomas Bryant and Camellia (Wright) Bryant. She peacefully departed from this life Saturday morning at her home May 4, 2019, in Wilson.
Granny was raised at Velma initially attending school at Claud until the eighth grade. She then attended Velma High School where she graduated. Later, she married Mr. Durwood Epley in 1960, and they made their home in Spain for two years and then Illinois for two years before returning to this area. She traveled extensively with Durwood while he was employed with Exxon. Granny always helped with all the school functions and enjoyed cooking for all the meals at the church. Cooking and making banana pudding was her calling and she loved everyone calling her Granny. Granny was a long time member of the Ash Street Church of Christ.
Durwood preceded her in death on July 7, 1987. Also preceding her in death were her parents; and a brother, Ray Bryant.
Survivors include her three sons, Dennis Epley and wife Cathy Ann, of Seadrift, Texas, Douglas Epley and Fiancée' Kennita Moon, of Wilson, and Durwin Epley and wife Stacie, of Seadrift, Texas; brother, Marion "Jerb" Thomas Bryant and wife Jeanette, of Velma; sister, Betty Brown and husband Bill, of Yukon; best friend, YZ Helms, Jr., of Seadrift, Texas; grandchildren, Deren Epley and wife Amy, Dara Pearce and husband Brent, Taylor Hamilton, Destiney Sellers and husband Sean, Josh Hamilton and wife Autum, D.J. Epley, Darel Epley, HayDen Epley, Canion Epley, Justice Epley, Angela Jester and Katelyn Stinson and husband Taylor;14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; numerous other family and friends.
Casket Bearers are Deren Epley, Darel Epley, D.J. Epley, Canion Epley, Justice Epley, Josh Hamilton, Joe Buzidragis, James Fred Ketchum, Russell Beck, Rusty Helms, Dr. Curtis Brown and Dr. Jim Brown.
Family visitation was held on Tuesday evening at Alexander Gray Funeral Home of Wilson.
Condolences may be sent online at www.alexanderfuneralhome.org.


Nathalie Arnould is a designer post graduated from Saint-Etienne Higher School of Art and Design. She has participated to the Saint-Etienne International Design Biennial from its beginning in 1998, and was one of its curators in 2006 and 2008. She has been Manager of sustainability projects, then Manager of the projects with the territory at the Cité du design. At this position, she worked with the public authorities and realized projects to integrate design in the city, in the shops or for the renovation of the hotels for example. In 2011, she has become the first design manager for the public authorities in France. Her mission is to integrate design in the policies led by the municipality and the Metropolis, disseminating the culture of design in all the services of these administrations.


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Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox
Tending to All of his Needs
After buying himself a London pad, the upper class Tony (James Fox - Sherlock Holmes) employs Barrett (Dirk Bogarde - H.M.S. Defiant) to be his man servant, to basically help him with everything and anything. But Tony's girlfriend Susan (Wendy Craig) takes a quick dislike to Barrett who feels he is dominating her boyfriend's life and wants him to be fired. When Tony agrees to hire Barrett's sister Vera (Sarah Miles - White Mischief) on a trial basis things take a dramatic turn when first he ends up seduced by her but then discovers that Vera is in fact Barrett's lover. After firing them both Tony ends up re-employing Barrett having missed him leading to a very dramatic change of affairs.
I like to lay my cards on the table upfront and knew I would struggle to enjoy "The Servant" before I watched it. Partly because I had read some glowing observations about the stunning camera work which totally ignored the story but also because I saw Harold Pinter as the screenwriter. Now there are those who love Pinter's style and clever use of dialogue but I am not one of them and find this wordy drama from the 1960's a bit of a struggle despite the fact this is a dark little tale which with age seems to have an even darker extra element.
Part of the trouble is that "The Servant" is the sort of movie which doesn't serve things up on a plate but slowly establishes things. Nothing wrong with that for a minute but when it seems to be establishing nothing for long periods of time it becomes laborious and tiresome. When eventually things do start to happen it is good but you need to wade through a lot of meandering nothingness to get to it.
It is because of that why it is sort of understandable that many people's observations on the movie are dominated by the movies look. Now there is no denying that director Joseph Losey and cinematographer Douglas Slocombe have crafted a stunning looking movie. The flowing camera work, the alternative and abstract views as well as the use of mirrors all combine to make it stand out visually from the crowd.
Then there is the acting and whilst I found the dialogue often over worked the acting is good throughout with James Fox, Wendy Craig and Sarah Miles all doing a first rate job. Although due to the nature of his character it is Dirk Bogarde who owns the movie and he brings to life the sinister side of Barrett quite brilliantly.
What this all boils down to is that in all honesty "The Servant" is a good movie but it is not my cup of tea because of its slow, even laborious pacing and over worked dialogue makes it hard work.
Victim (1961)
Barrister Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde - The Singer Not the Song) fears he is going to be blackmailed by a young man called Barrett (Peter McEnery) and so refuses to take any of his calls. But Barrett doesn't want to blackmail him he ...
Darling (1965)
Diana Scott (Julie Christie - Billy Liar) is a young and attractive model who wants to go places, she is also married but that wont stop her. After meeting married TV Journalist Robert Gold (Dirk Bogarde - They Who Dare) she embarks ...
The Singer Not the Song (1961)
Sent to a Mexican village to take over from Father Gomez (Leslie French), Father Michael Keogh (John Mills - Swiss Family Robinson) discovers that the town is under the control of Mexican bandit Anacleto Comachi (Dirk Bogarde - Camp ...
Hot Enough for June (1964)
Unemployed writer Nicholas Whistler (Dirk Bogarde - The Servant) is less than impressed when he is told he has to go for an interview at a glass company but when they offer him £2,000 a year he can't resist despite knowing nothing ...
Appointment in London (1953)
Having completed 87 bombing missions over Europe the pressure is starting to show on Wing-commander Tim Mason (Dirk Bogarde) and his superiors are concerned he is pushing himself too hard. But Tim has a goal of making it to 90 missi ...
TOP TEN 1980's MOVIES
1) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2) The Elephant Man (1980)
3) Raging Bull (1980)
4) The Blues Brothers (1980)
5) Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
6) Superman II (1980)
7) The Shining (1980)
8) Playing for Time (1980)
9) Caddyshack (1980)
10) Fame (1980)
Scrooged (1988)


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"Kevin Durant is going to be fine,"…
"Kevin Durant is going to be fine," says Dominique Wilkins, and he would know
Like Kevin Durant, former NBA superstar Dominique Wilkins suffered a torn Achilles
Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant (35) poses for a photograph during the Golden State Warriors Media Day at Rakuten Performance Center in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
By Mark Medina |
OAKLAND – The NBA's favorite parlor game will soon end. Within the next week, more clarity should emerge about where Kevin Durant will sign as a free agent.
Once that parlor game ends, though, another one will begin: How will Durant come back from a torn Achilles?
"I have a lot of faith in the man as a player and a person," Dominique Wilkins told Bay Area News Group. "He's definitely going to do the necessary thing to get back. He loves the game too much."
Wilkins' words hold weight. Beyond his credentials as a Hall of Famer and high-flying dunker. Wilkins is the only player in NBA history whose stats got better post-Achilles. Could Durant become the second?
"It's going to come down to how hard you are willing to work to get back," Wilkins said. "This injury takes a lot of patience. But I think Kevin Durant is going to be fine. He's one of those superstar players that will not let this obstacle hold him back."
There is a vast array of medical opinions on the matter.
Dr. John D. Kelly IV, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, said "this could very well be a career-killer" because of an anticipated decrease in jumping ability, especially if Durant returns earlier than the projected year-long absence. According to a 2013 study published by the American Journal of Sports Medicine, 37 out of 43 NBA players who had a major Achilles injury between 1988 and 2011 showed "a decreased level of performance. The other six did not return to the league.
"It's hard to predict," said Dr. Paul Cammack, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle surgeries at Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minnesota. "We have a lot of professional athletes who come back from that injury and are able to play at a high level again. Are they the same afterwards? I would say that's the exception and not the rule that they get back to the same level they were at before. There are those that do, but it's going to be a challenge. He's got a long road ahead of him."
When Wilkins ruptured his right Achilles tendon midway through the 1991-92 season, he faced the same questions about his future. Not only did he return in nine months, but he also increased his scoring average from 28.1 to 29.9. He played seven seasons after the injury and made two more All-Star teams.
Wilkins regularly shares the story of his recovery to other players who have suffered the same injury, including Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins. Wilkins has not spoken with Durant.
"There's no doubt in my mind he's going to do the necessary things to get back," Wilkins said. "He is a star player in this league. Star players and great players find a way."
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Why there is optimism about Durant's return
Wilkins isn't alone in his optimistic view.
"There's no reason to think he can't get back to where he was," said Dr. Steven Weinfeld, the chief of foot and ankle surgery at The Mount Sinai Health System in New York. "He should recover fine and get back to where he was. But it's a time thing. You have to get the repair done. You have to get the skin healed. Then you have to start working the muscle and getting it to strengthen itself. You can't rush that. It's not something that happens quicker if you're a professional versus somebody who is not. The type of player that he is, though, makes it more of a favorable prognosis."
Durant had averaged a league-leading 34.2 points on 51.3 percent shooting during the NBA playoffs before suffering what was said to be a right calf injury against Houston in the second round. After missing nine consecutive playoff games, and 32 days, Durant returned for Game 5 of the NBA Finals against Toronto. He had scored 11 points in 12 minutes when his Achilles blew.
Wes Wilcox, an NBA-TV analyst and onetime GM of the Atlanta Hawks, is another believer.
"I would expect Kevin to come back at an elite level and be able to play for a long time at an elite level," Wilcox said. "Certainly there is an unknown there with the Achilles, but we've seen players come back from it. I would expect Kevin to be the next success story with having to deal with that injury."
The optimism about Durant's injury is rooted partly in Durant's style of play. Unlike Kobe Bryant and Wesley Matthews, Durant won't be chasing point guards on his return. Unlike Cousins, he won't be taking a beating down low.
Instead, Durant can rely on what has made him No. 36 on the NBA/ABA's all-time scoring list. He can use his size — listed at 6-9, but more like 7-foot — to shoot over players. He can use his footwork to create separation in the post and along the perimeter. He can play more methodical to offset any diminished athleticism.
"It's a lot harder for a big center that plays down low to come back from an Achilles injury as opposed to someone who is more versatile. Specific to Kevin, I think what plays to his advantage is with how tall he is and how much of a shooter he is," said Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, a foot and ankle surgeon with the Hoag Orthopedic Institute. "He can get up and get over people by way of his height. So he may not have to rely as much on the explosive power of his Achilles, at least early on."
Another variable that might help Durant's case? His age. He injured his right Achilles tendon in the prime of his career. He is currently 30 years old and will turn 31 in late September. Therefore, medical experts do not anticipate Durant will experience as many challenges had he injured his Achilles tendon in his mid 30s.
At age 34, Bryant returned eight months following his Achilles injury and played only six games in the 2013-14 season before needing season-ending surgery on his left knee. Isiah Thomas and Chauncey Billups both were 35 when they tore an Achilles. Thomas had already decided to retire. Billups returned for two injury-filled seasons before retiring. Rudy Gay was 31 when he tore an Achilles; he returned and played in a reduced role for two seasons.
"Time will be the ultimate tell," said Dr. Douglas Cerynik, CEO of Stabiliz Orthopaedics, "but I think his unique persona and his unique play helps. If you can put a metric on passion and competitiveness? I think that, mixed also with age and his history in the league, should pull in his favor."
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Will Durant's free agency affect his recovery?
Where Durant will be playing when he returns is another question. He could exercise his $31.5-million option with the Warriors and then hit the free-agent market after next season, but that is not the expected course. Would he re-sign with the Warriors for five years and $221 million, thereby ensuring himself an additional year of guaranteed max-level income regardless of how he plays after his rehab. Would Durant feel less pressure to return at any point next season, given the Warriors' relatively sturdy championship foundation?
"The Warriors are a good fit for being able to provide him time for recovery," Kaplan said. "No. 1: the culture of the Warriors is positive. They aren't going to rush him back and don't need him now. They obviously have a developed team and have Steph Curry. So there is not a rush there and that helps him."
Bleacher Report recently reported that the Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers are wary of signing Durant because of his injury. It appears the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets are more than willing to sign Durant to a four-year, $164-million max deal. If they do, though, would they have the patience to handle Durant sitting out all of next season? Would they have enough roster depth to handle such an absence?
"Certain teams could be willing to take that risk," Cerynik said. "But with the timing of his rupture, he's going to miss an entire year. So you have to have more than $30 million to burn next season."
Durant had surgery less than two weeks ago in New York. Martin O'Malley, who also has been a physician for the Brooklyn Nets and USA Basketball, performed the surgery.
Cammack said most patients are off crutches by this time and begin wearing a walking boot, In about a month, they begin rehab exercises to improve range of motion. Some of those exercises will eventually likely include calf raises, weight machines and pool therapy. Kelly also noted it usually takes about four to five months before patients can begin any light running exercises.
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During that process, would Durant feel more comfortable being around his Warriors teammates? Or does Durant feel the Warriors' medical staff misled him or pressured him to return for Game 5? The Bleacher Report story indicated that might be the case.
"Because of the calf injury, the way he was playing might've been slightly different," Kaplan said. "He might've been shortening his stride. He might've been pivoting and rotating a little bit differently than he normally would have… He basically probably was playing slightly different and stepped slightly wrong and as a result of that, in an attempt to avoid straining his calf, it transferred more weight to his Achilles and resulted in an Achilles tear."
Still, Kelly insisted that "a link between calf and Achilles is nebulous; they are two distinctly different injuries."
None of these doctors have seen the MRI results. The Warriors have insisted, though, those tests did not indicate any correlation between Durant's respective calf and Achilles injury. They also have noted that Durant was cleared to play only after sign-off from all parties, including Durant, his business partner, Rich Kleiman, and his own medical team.
"I really applaud him that he didn't quit and he didn't stand on the side," Wilkins said of Durant. "He probably didn't know the level that he was hurt. At the same time, even if he did, it shows his commitment being out there with his guys."
Wilkins will have plenty to offer Durant should he reach out.
"I know Kevin very well. When a person is comfortable, they will reach out and ask for any type of insight you can give him," Wilkins said. "I'm always willing to give that insight. At the end of the day, the NBA is a big family. Any time you get a chance to share some knowledge or some feedback on injuries, we are obligated to do that, especially when someone has an injury that is serious as this."
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Complexity classes P and NP/Talk
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This question was asked on http://www.slashdot.org a little while ago, and it seems relevant here: What, if any, would be the effects of a proof that P=NP, or that P≠NP, or indeed that the question is undecidable?
- Stuart
The latter two wouldn't have any practical consequences, but it would be a big deal in the world of theoretical computer science (and the last also one in logic and mathematics). If somebody proves P=NP, then the practical consequences depend on the way they prove it. If they explicitly exhibit a polynomial algorithm for an NP complete problem, then we would know polynomial algorithms for all NP problems, and if the degrees of the involved polynomials are reasonable, that would be huge news in many fields, but is considered extremely unlikely. It's much more likely that either the polynomial has a ridiculously high degree, or that the proof wouldn't be constructive and just generally concludes P=NP without exhibiting any algorithm altogether. In those two cases, there wouldn't be any immediate practical consequences either. --AxelBoldt
I agree with your conclusion. However, it isn't really possible for there to be a nonconstructive proof of P=NP with no known algorithm. That's because the construction has already been done. I could easily give you an algorithm for, say, Travelling Salesman, whose correctness is obvious, but whose asymptotic running time is unknown. It's easy to prove that if P=NP, then my algorithm is polytime. If anyone ever publishes a "nonconstructive" proof of P=NP, the construction will already exist. This is all academic, of course. The huge multiplicative constant means none of this would have any practical value. --LC
That's very interesting. How does the construction work? --AxelBoldt
Assume the goal is a program that, given a TSP instance, returns the certificate (if "yes") or fails to halt (if "no"). Assume you already have a program to check certificates. Let X=1. Consider the list of all possible programs, sorted first by size, then lexicographically. Run the first X programs for X steps each, with the TSP instance as an input. If any of them halts and returns a certificate, check it. If it's right, halt and return it. If not, continue. If none of them succeed, then increment X, and repeat. Clearly, this algorithm is correct, and its theta running time will be the optimal running time, plus the time to check a certificate. The constant hidden by the theta is exponential in the length of the first program that solves the problem. Totally impractical. I don't remember offhand which books cover this, though I could look it up if needed. It's been a while since I've visited Wikipedia; it's nice to see that it's still going strong. --LC
The description is clear, I don't think we need a reference, but I think it's nice enough to put it in the main article. --AxelBoldt
I've added it, in a form that's hopefully accessible to a wider audience. --LC
Can you also concoct an algorithm which always gives the correct answer in polynomial time? --AxelBoldt
Yes, if you can tell me the running time of the first algorithm (or give a polynomial upper bound for it). Otherwise, I doubt it's possible now. It's too bad that we can construct this algorithm for NP-complete problems, but not for co-NP-complete problems. --LC
But then my original statement stands: if we find a non-constructive proof of P=NP, then we still wouldn't have a polynomial algorithm for NP problems, since a polynomial algorithm has to stop after p(n) steps. --AxelBoldt
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Launched a month ago, Gab.ai is a new social website focused on the validity of totally free speech. The site operates similarly to Reddit where users can be followed and posts can be upvoted or downvoted. Popular posts will trend, as on any other site, topping the page for quick viewing. Within one month the site had 12,000 registered users with 42,000 on the waiting list. The site is for those who want freedom of speech, regardless of the moral, social, or any other kind of implication that goes along with it.
The homepage of the social media site makes no secret of its mission statement featuring a quote from British-Indian novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie: "What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."
Expressing frustration with the power that social networks have over what is and isn't shared, Silicon Valley-based Andrew Torba founded Gab.ai. Where social media giants like Facebook and Twitter essentially dictate what is right and wrong, Gab only has a few guidelines: no threats of violence, illegal pornography, or sharing of personal information without consent.
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Washington, CA…President Barack Obama's Weekly Address as delivered from The White House, September 28, 2013. Hi, everybody. This Tuesday is an important day for families, businesses, and our economy. It's the day a big part of the Affordable Care Act kicks in, and tens of millions of Americans will finally have the same chance to buy quality, affordable health care as everyone else. It's also the day that a group of far-right Republicans in Congress might choose to shut down the government and potentially damage the economy just because they don't like this law.
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If you're one of the vast majority of Americans who already have health care, you already have new benefits you didn't before, like free mammograms and contraceptive care with no copay, and discounts on prescription medicine for seniors. You've already got new protections in place too, like no more lifetime limits on your care, no more discriminating against children with preexisting conditions like asthma, or being able to stay on your parents' plan until you turn 26.
That's all in place and available to Americans with health insurance right now.
If you don't have health insurance, or if you buy it on the individual market, then starting this Tuesday, October 1st, you can visit HealthCare.gov to find what's called the health insurance marketplace in your state.
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That's also one of the reasons it's so disturbing that Republicans in Congress are threatening to shut down the government – or worse – if I don't agree to gut this law.
Congress has two responsibilities right now: pass a budget on time, and pay our bills on time.
If Congress doesn't pass a budget by Monday – the end of the fiscal year – the government shuts down, along with many vital services the American people depend on. On Friday, the Senate passed a bill to keep the government open. But Republicans in the House have been more concerned with appeasing an extreme faction of their party than working to pass a budget that creates new jobs or strengthens the middle class. And in the next couple days, these Republicans will have to decide whether to join the Senate and keep the government open, or create a crisis that will hurt people for the sole purpose of advancing their ideological agenda.
Past government shutdowns have disrupted the economy. This shutdown would, too. At a moment when our economy has steadily gained traction, and our deficits have been falling faster than at any time in 60 years, a shutdown would be a purely self-inflicted wound. And that's why many Republican Senators and Republican governors have urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to knock it off, pass a budget, and move on.
This brings me to the second responsibility Congress has. Once they vote to keep the government open, they must also vote within the next couple weeks to allow the Treasury to pay the bills for the money that Congress has already spent. Failure to meet this responsibility would be far more dangerous than a government shutdown – it would be an economic shutdown, with impacts not just here, but around the world.
Unfortunately some Republicans have suggested that unless I agree to an even longer list of demands – not just gutting the health care law, but things like cutting taxes for millionaires or rolling back rules on big banks and polluters– they'll push the button, throwing America into default for the first time in history and risk throwing us back into recession.
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The American people have worked too hard to recover from crisis to see extremists in their Congress cause another one. And every day this goes on is another day that we can't continue the work of rebuilding the great American middle class. Congress needs to pass a budget in time, pay its bills on time, and refocus on the everyday concerns of the people who sent them there.
That's what I'm focused on. That's what I'll keep fighting for.


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15-vote margin unchanged in Porter County District 1 race as election results certified
Bob Poparad (left) and Andy Bozak. (Bob Poparad/Andy Bozak)
Democrat Bob Poparad maintained his 15-vote margin over Republican Andy Bozak, the council's president, to win the District 1 seat on the Porter County Council Friday after the election board went through 342 provisional and other ballots to certify the election results.
Poparad, 60, of Burns Harbor, previously served on the council for three terms, twice as the District 1 representative and once in an at-large seat.
After waiting for the results in the commissioners chambers for almost four hours and watching a live stream of the ballot count broadcast from the voter registration office, Poparad joked with an acquaintance, "Did I win? Let's go home," before offering a more serious reflection.
"I'd like to thank my supporters and I'd like to thank Andy for running a nice, clean campaign," he said. "There's too much negativity in politics."
Bozak, 35, also of Burns Harbor, was caucused into the seat in January 2017 after Jim Biggs was elected as North District commissioner.
He said waiting on the final tally for the past week, after preliminary results were released three days late on Nov. 9 because of a host of Election Day problems, had been "hills and valleys."
He said he would weigh the merits of a recount over the weekend with his wife and others with more political experience.
"I just want to make the right move. I don't want to drag it on if it doesn't have to be dragged on," he said, adding he would research tight races and the cost of a recount.
According to official election results, Poparad had 50.04 percent of the votes and Bozak had 49.96 percent.
Candidates have until Nov. 20 to request a recount and party chairs have until Nov. 26 to do so, said Kathy Kozuszek, Democratic director in the voter registration office.
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The margin between Poparad and Bozak, said David Bengs, president of the election board, "never changed."
"They both got votes but the margin didn't change," he said.
The results must be submitted to the Secretary of State's office by Monday, Kozusek said.
"We got it done," Bengs said. "We made our best effort to get it done as quickly as possible."
The election board tossed only a fraction of the 342 ballots as ineligible to be counted, including 13 that weren't received via mail by noon on Election Day and a ballot from a voter with a New York identification card that had their local address on it.
Once the board voted to certify the final results, the board passed a motion thanking everyone who worked to make the election happen, including poll workers who Bengs said were "criticized and picked on" for election problems that were not there fault.
"We appreciate their effort."
Additionally, the board voted to refer to the prosecutor's case allegations that a voter cast a ballot in Kouts though they had not lived in that community since 2011 and live in Hebron. The prosecutor's office will determine whether to file criminal charges, Bengs said.