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The String is both a reference type and a value type in .NET

In .NET the string class is a special type. It is a hybrid of both a value type and a reference type. A typical reference type is stored on the heap, and a typical value type is stored on the stack. Classes are reference types, for example, Windows.Forms.Textbox Numbers are value types, for example, Integer and Double. Value types are able to be stored on the stack because they have a finite length. Reference types have variable length. So for reference types, .NET keeps a memory reference on the stack to a location on the heap where the actual value is stored. This allows the stack to be very fast and compact while still being able to store large values like a string variable that contains the preamble to the Constitution. An analogy: A comparison to Sqlserver variables is the difference betwnee the char and the varchar data types. The char always has a fixed length, the varchar does not. So the string is a special animal. You can use it without always having to use a constructor. G

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Have the unique name Fluckiger has a very unforseen, positive benefit in the present internet age

It’s amazing what you can find by typing in your name on google. Especially if your name is as unique as Joseph Fluckiger. Of 7 billion people on the planet, there are only a handful of Joseph Fluckigers. By searching on google, you can find, interestingly enough an archive of my race histories throughout my life, including my all-time favorite: a posting of the 1993 state championship team, Mesquite Poteet. Ah the glory days. I think my time was a 16:20 for a distance of 5 kilometers. My best race ever for sure. Scrolling through the results of the search "Joseph Fluckiger" brings up the following: 1993 texas state championship: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/archives/cross_country/playoff_text/93at_bcc.html 1999 BYU Rex Lee Memorial Run: http://www.runnercard.com/Results/1999/RexLee/RES-MEN.TXT 2004, Tripple threat: http://www.redtrailracing.com/TTT2004_final.html 2006: Venice triathalon http://www.altavistasports.com/results/2006results/venicetriathlon090206.html

shuttle launches

I finally found a reliable, concise list of future shuttle launches and their statuses.   http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts116/fdf/manifest.html   It also shows how is on the mission and what is being done.