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Ian McLagan, a fun-loving keyboardist who played on records by such artists as the Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen and his own bands -- the Small Faces and its successor, the Faces -- died Wednesday, according to a statement from his record label, Yep Roc Records. He was 69.

The cause of death was complications from a stroke, according to Yep Roc.

Kenney Jones, the Faces' drummer who later joined the Who, expressed his sadness in the statement.

"I am completely devastated by this shocking news and I know this goes for Ronnie (Wood) and Rod (Stewart) also."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's resume was varied and eclectic, his soulful and often joyous organ fills heard on such albums as the Stones' "Some Girls," Lucinda Williams' "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" and John Mayer's "Battle Studies." A rousing live performer, he played with Bob Dylan and Springsteen and was scheduled to tour with Nick Lowe this winter.

His death comes on the heels of that of another Stones sideman, saxophone player Bobby Keys, who died Tuesday.

McLagan established his abilities while touring with the Small Faces and the Faces. The latter band was particularly known for its good-time habits, like demolishing hotel rooms in classic rock 'n' roll fashion.

"You couldn't go from one town to another and not walk into the identical room in every town," he explained to CNN in a 2004 interview. "So we hurt them."

The Small Faces were heroes of Britain's youth and had a great deal of success there, though just one of their songs, 1967's "Itchycoo Park," cracked the Top 10 in the United States. When lead singer Steve Marriott left the band in 1969, the height-challenged group reformed around the much taller Rod Stewart and Ron Wood and dropped the "Small" from its name.
1. Who was Ian McLagan?
2. Did he play with anyone famous?
3. Who?
4. Anyone else?
5. Like who?
6. Did he have his own band?
7. What was it called?
8. Is he still alive?
9. When did he die?
10. How old was he?
11. What did people have to say about it?
12. What did he say?
13. Was he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
14. Was his band popular?
15. Did they have many top ten hits in the States?
16. What was the name of it?
17. Who was the lead singer?
18. Did he play with anyone else?
19. Who?
20. Were there others?

Numbered answers:
1. a keyboardist
2. yes
3. the Rolling Stones
4. yes
5. Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen
6. yes
7. the Small Faces
8. no
9. Wednesday
10. 69.
11. Kenney Jones expressed sadness
12. "I am completely devastated by this shocking news and I know this goes for Ronnie (Wood) and Rod (Stewart) also."
13. yes
14. yes
15. just one
16. Itchycoo Park
17. Steve Marriott
18. yes
19. Rod Stewart and Ron Wood
20. Bob Dylan and Springsteen

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Local businessmen are increasingly facing competition from on line retailers. Larry Pollock, owner of Camera Co/Op on South Congress, said he has been dealing with this kind of problem for years, even before the Internet. The struggle began with mail-order catalogues, which are similar to online retailers in that they have few employees to pay, no sales tax fees and no business venue to lease and manage.

"Their overhead is lower, but they don't offer a service like we do," Pollock said.

Pollock, however, said providing a valuable service to customers does not always guarantee continued sales.

"We spend 30 minutes to an hour with somebody and they go home and buy it online," he said.

According to the state comptroller's office, online shopping is developing at a more rapid rate than traditional businesses.

In spite of how fair or unfair online shopping may be to the local businessmen, consumers will continue to turn to the Internet for its variety and accessibility, said Mitch Wilson, an online shopper. "You have a larger selection and it's easier to compare prices."

Wilson said he built his personal computer and paid a third of the price by shopping online.

"Before the Internet, I would have had to go and buy an assembled computer from somebody like Dell," he said. "Before I started shopping online I could never find all the pieces I wanted. No single store had everything needed, so shopping online saved me from having to buy from Dell."

Janny Brazeal, a psychology freshman, said online shopping is too impersonal.

"I'd rather see it in person, touch it, know that I'm getting it," she said.

Brazeal also said she would not give out her credit card number or other personal information online no matter how safe the site claims it is.
1. What doesn't always guarantee continued sales?
2. Who made this assertion?
3. What company does he own?
4. Where's that located?
5. Has he been dealing with this issue since before the Internet?
6. For how long?
7. Is the overhead for online businesses higher or lower?
8. Do they offer the same service as Pollock?

Numbered answers:
1. Providing a valuable service
2. Larry Pollock
3. Camera Co/Op
4. South Congress
5. Yes
6. Years
7. Lower
8. No.

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The Z notation is a formal specification language used for describing and modelling computing systems. It is targeted at the clear specification of computer programs and computer-based systems in general.

In 1974, Jean-Raymond Abrial published "Data Semantics". He used a notation that would later be taught in the University of Grenoble until the end of the 1980s. While at EDF (Electricite de France), Abrial wrote internal notes on Z. The Z notation is used in the 1980 book "Methodes de programmation".

Z was originally proposed by Abrial in 1977 with the help of Steve Schuman and Bertrand Meyer. It was developed further at the Programming Research Group at Oxford University, where Abrial worked in the early 1980s, having arrived at Oxford in September 1979.

Abrial has said that Z is so named "Because it is the ultimate language!" although the name "Zermelo" is also associated with the Z notation through its use of ZermeloFraenkel set theory.

Z is based on the standard mathematical notation used in axiomatic set theory, lambda calculus, and first-order predicate logic. All expressions in Z notation are typed, thereby avoiding some of the paradoxes of naive set theory. Z contains a standardized catalogue (called the "mathematical toolkit") of commonly used mathematical functions and predicates, defined using Z itself.
1. What computer system is the article about?
2. What does it target?
3. Who created it?
4. What did he publish in 1974?
5. Where was the notation taught?
6. What book uses this notation?
7. When was the book published?
8. Who helped him create it?
9. WSho else/
10. Where was it developed?
11. Why does it have the name it does?
Numbered answers:
1. Z notation
2. the clear specification of computer programs
3. Jean-Raymond Abrial
4. Data Semantics
5. University of Grenoble
6. Methodes de programmation
7. 1980
8. Steve Schuman
9. Bertrand Meyer
10. Oxford University
11. its use of ZermeloFraenkel set theory