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Whether you agree or disagree with what President Trump is doing, there is little disagreement that he has done a lot since being sworn in as President on January 20, 100 days ago. If you disagree (like media pundits Judith Miller and David Gergen), you probably have either not been paying attention or have been only watching CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, or MSNBC, since those T.V. stations usually do not report the positive actions the President has taken or downplay/twist his accomplishments. On the other hand, brilliant journalist Chris Wallace, son of the late great journalist, Mike Wallace, said that President Trump has done more in his first 100 days than any other President he's ever seen. Here's a partial list of the President's accomplishments in his first 100 days in office:
1. Created and announced the largest reduction in Federal income tax rates that the U.S. has ever had.
2. Worked with the Congress in an effort to have Obamacare replaced with a much better and less expensive healthcare insurance.
3. Signed 30 Executive Orders largely directing various Federal agencies to eliminate specific job-killing regulations.
4. Signed 28 bills into law.
5. Selected a great judge to become his first Supreme Court justice (Neal Gorsuch).
6. Appointed an extremely well-qualified cabinet.
7. Decreased illegal alien border crossings by 73%.
8. Dow Jones Industrial Average increased in value by over 6% (increased over 14% since he was elected on November 8).
9. Met with numerous groups at the White House (businessmen, union leaders, all 100 senators, etc.) in furthering an agenda to increase jobs, etc.
10. Met with numerous heads of State (like Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Japan, England, Germany, Italy, etc.) to improve relations.
11. Re-established the United States as the world leader by bombing a Syrian airfield when Syria used chemical weapons against its citizens.
12. Used the "Mother-of-all-bombs" (MOAB) on ISIS, killing 94, demonstrating that the U.S. is now serious about destroying ISIS.
13. Convinced China to work to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons program. China consequently turned back shipments of North Korean coal, placed 175,000 troops on the China-North Korean border and told N. Korea that it would place sanctions on it if there were further nuclear tests.
14. Agreed with Mexico and Canada to attempt to renegotiate NAFTA to make it fairer to the United States.
15. Approved the completion of both the Keystone and Dakota Access oil pipelines thereby saving the more dangerous train and trucking of the oil.
16. Cancelled U.S. participation in the very flawed and harmful-to-the-U.S. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
17. Etc., etc., etc.
I've followed politics since 1960, beginning with the Kennedy-Nixon debates, and have never seen any President do more or work so hard in his first 100 days than President Trump. Let's see what happens in the next 1360. President Trump has become a genuine "Jobs President." His policy positions are superb for the United States and his "in-your-face" and negative campaigning style I believe were instrumental in Donald Trump becoming President Trump. If he continues improving in being more prudent in choosing the words he uses in his tweets and comments, I believe he will change many hearts and minds of Independents and Moderate Democrats and will be re-elected in 2020 by a landside.


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Getting Schools Up to Par Will Cost More Than 3 Billion, Officials Say
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is catching up with the times, and maybe getting a little ahead, by upgrading their facilities with state of the art buildings and classrooms.
Technology based jobs are the wave of the future, and the only way that residents of Los Angeles are going to be able to obtain those jobs is through a state of the art education.
Fifty percent of LACCD students live below the poverty level, so it is very important for the district to be able to give students the best possible education so that they will be able to obtain a job that will give them a better life.
The district has received $2.2 billion through two measures in 2001 and 2003 to upgrade the facilities on the nine LACCD campuses. Larry Eisenberg, Executive Director of Facilities Planning and Development for the LACCD, said that the district has spent $1.4 billion so far on new construction and repairs to existing buildings. The district is spending about $15-20 million per week. At that rate the district would have exhausted their funds by next year.
The district is looking for an additional $3.5 billion to complete the various projects. The community will be able to vote on Measure J this fall to allow the district to obtain the money that it needs.
Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, the chair of the LACCD Citizens' Oversight Committee, refers to the measure as "Measure Jobs". Eisenberg calculates that 29,000 new jobs will be created by this project.
State of the art facilities and curriculum based on new technology will train students for the complicated jobs of today. A number of green-related jobs have been created over the past five years, and the district looks to train students so that they can obtain employment in those fields.
The district looks to become the first chain of colleges to produce their own energy through solar power, which Eisenberg points out will save the district $10 million per year. That money can be used to create more jobs within the district. There will need to be workers to maintain the equipment. There will need to be workers to keep the new buildings clean. And there will need to be more professors in the new classrooms.
Eisenberg envisions that when the project is completed the district will be able to offer students the education to obtain employment in high tech fields.
"We need to incorporate state of the art technology that prepares students for the jobs of the future where technology is going to be the key," Eisenberg said.
By having new facilitates and curriculum the district will be able to attract many residents who may not think about attending a college. The population is also growing at a fast pace, so more buildings and professors are needed.
With more educated residents who will have good paying jobs, the economy of Los Angeles will be stimulated.
With all of the new construction African-American builders have been able to benefit. Last year over $1 million went to African-American firms.
It is important to the community for the LACCD to be able to give students the best possible education. Voting yes on Measure J this fall will ensure a bright future for the youth of Los Angeles.


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Try Something New at the Third Annual Oklahoma Wildlife Expo
You can forget a trip to workout at the gym the last weekend in September. You won't need any more exercise after attending the third annual Wildlife Expo.
Whether you have been active in outdoor sports your whole life or would just like to give these activities a try, you'll have a great time at the Expo. You can ride the latest and lightest mountain bikes down a wooded trail, you can paddle a kayak on the indoor pond, you can challenge yourself by climbing the rock wall, try on a backpack, test your skill at throwing a tomahawk or even pull back a bow and aim for the bullseye.
"Don't come to the Expo and just plan to walk around and look at stuff. Bring some comfortable shoes and an open mind and plan on trying some outdoor sports you've never done before. This is perfect event to come and do something new for the first time. We've got some of the best outdoor experts in the state at the Expo and they all have one thing in common – they love to share their passion for the outdoors with others," said Rhonda Hurst, Wildlife Expo coordinator.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's is hosting the Oklahoma Wildlife Expo slated for September 28-30 at the Lazy E Arena just north of Oklahoma City. The Wildlife Department is working with a range of organizations, individuals and outdoor-related companies to host the Expo - an event intended to promote and develop appreciation for Oklahoma's wildlife and natural resources.
New this year, the Expo will feature the
Outdoor Marketplace, a large tent where
commercial vendors will be selling their
hunting and fishing-related merchandise,
services and memberships to outdoor
Written by Micah Holmes. Micah is an information supervisor. He enjoys duck hunting with his Chesapeake Bay retriever, Meat.
Great Plains Trail of Oklahoma
Loop 10: The Black Kettle Loop
The Black Kettle Loop, number ten of thirteen loops that together make the Great Plains Trail of Oklahoma, lies in a very diverse ecosystem. This area consists of an upland mixed-grass prairie with gently to steep rolling hills containing plants such as little bluestem, shinnery oak, sand sagebrush, and sand plum. Sand plum is currently being studied by Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension to understand the shrub's interaction with bird populations. Black Kettle Wildlife Management Area lies within this loop and has a wide array of topography, vegetation, and animal life. Many of the streams in this area contain Oklahoma's largest darter species, the logperch. The high soaring Mississippi kite is also an abundant species here in the summer.
The Washita National Wildlife Refuge lies on the northwest portion of Foss reservoir. Many different species of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals have been observed on the refuge. A total of 271 bird species have been sighted at or near the refuge since 1966 including least bitterns, lesser prairie-chickens, and whooping cranes. Other species sighted in or near the refuge that are rare or uncommon include burrowing owl, ash-throated flycatcher, ladder-backed woodpecker, loggerhead shrike, Bell's vireo, American pipit, Cassin's sparrow, rufous-crowned sparrow, painted bunting, and bullock's oriole.
With it's diverse wildlife and topography, the Black Kettle Loop is one area of the state that is definitely worth seeing.
For more information on the Great Plains Trail of Oklahoma, click here.
Written by Brett Cooper. Brett is a graduate student studying relationships of sand plum to bird abundance through Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension. He saw his first ash-throated flycatcher near Loop 10.
Newest license tag due out later this year.
Soon, rainbow trout enthusiasts will be showing their pride. The newest wildlife conservation license tag will feature this colorful master of streams.
Newest in a group of six tags, the rainbow trout joins the bobwhite quail, scissortail flycatcher, whitetail deer, largemouth bass and wild turkey. The new tag is due out later this year.
The tags can be ordered by picking up a form at your local tag office and following the instructions or visiting the Oklahoma Tax Commission. For no additional fee, anyone can personalize their tag.
To download an order form or to view any of the tags, click here.
Most of the proceeds go to Oklahoma's Wildlife Diversity Program, which assists more than 600 of the state's wildlife species and the places they live. It helps keep species from becoming endangered. The program receives no state tax appropriations and is funded mostly through voluntary contributions.
Written by Lesley B.
Carson. Lesley is a wildlife diversity information specialist and has proudly displayed three different wildlife conservation license tags on vehicles.
The WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PROGRAM monitors and manages the state's wildlife and fish species that are not hunted or fished.


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- Heat vs. Bulls: Series Hub | Notebook | Box Score
CHICAGO – Shorthanded from their first practice of training camp through the 104-94 Game 3 loss to the Miami Heat Friday night at United Center in their Eastern Conference semifinals series, the Chicago Bulls have remained stoic throughout — sphinx-like, even.
At no point during a season defined as much by who hasn't played as who has – no Derrick Rose at all, no Luol Deng or Kirk Hinrich for about half of this playoff run now – have they whined. No grousing, no feeling sorry for themselves, no covetous glances or comments about the relative health of their opponents.
The Bulls have fallen in line behind their coach, Tom Thibodeau, who replays the same half dozen or so responses to any questions he fields about the team's shortage of healthy players. More than enough to win. Do your job. Next man up. More than answers, they're mantras and affirmations, repeated so often now that the fellows in Chicago's dressing room truly believe.
Only it's gone on too long now. The manpower disadvantage Chicago drags onto the court each game in this series against the NBA's defending champions is starting to seize up on them. It's frustrating, facing mighty Miami outnumbered and undermanned, and it's starting to poke through not as woe-are-we grumbles about their injury plight but in a creeping sense of persecution.
Maybe it's not merely the unfairness of relying on the same seven or eight players night after night, the Bulls more than hinted after Friday's defeat, while the Heat can draw a rotation from 10 or 12. Maybe it's the impossibility of winning basketball games five-on-eight, when three on the other side have whistles.
Yes, for the last few days, Thibodeau and the Bulls have gone there.
"We're well aware of what's going on," the coach said after a game in which his backup center Nazr Mohammed got ejected for pushing Miami's LeBron James in the second quarter and his starter Joakim Noah got called on what might have been an offensive rebound in the final minutes.
The former, a stunning moment that saw the NBA's Most Valuable Player toppling backwards (and looking for the best place to land as he fell), cost Chicago Mohammed's services, which typically provide 10 or 15 minutes rest for Noah. The latter, with the Bulls down 88-83 with 3:15 to play, might have triggered a four- or five-point swing when Noah's foul coughed up the ball and the Heat's Chris Bosh sank two free throws.
"When you play this team, you have to have a lot of mental, physical and emotional toughness," Thibodeau said. "And things aren't going to go your way. We're not going to get calls. That's reality. We've still got to find a way to get it done. And we can."
That might read like typical Thibs-ese, but there are insinuations in it of a double standard at work. Thibodeau has dropped in comments about the Bulls "not getting calls" each day since their 115-78 meltdown in Game 2 Wednesday, when Chicago players were slapped with six technical fouls and both Noah and Taj Gibson were ejected.
Fact is, the sense that Miami might try to muscle up in this series dates back to Chicago's streak-busting victory on March 27. After that game, in which the Heat's run of consecutive victories ended at 27, James complained publicly about the Bulls being overly aggressive – particularly two "not basketball plays" in which Hinrich tackled him and Gibson knocked him down awkwardly in the lane. James acted out his frustration that night, slamming into Bulls forward Carlos Boozer to earn his own flagrant foul.
But the tone was set.
Game 1 flew below the radar, Miami searching for its game and its edge beneath some layoff rust and a lack of urgency dating back weeks. But Game 2 got snarly – in the tradition of Dwyane Wade pushing Rip Hamilton into the seats last season – and Game 3 wanted to go that way, too, if not for referee Joey Crawford, and his notoriously short fuse, working as the night's top cop.
Still, it didn't stop Mohammed. After the backup center fouled James to prevent a fast break, the Miami star pushed back – harder – sending the bigger man to the floor. Mohammed got up and, without even realizing James had just earned a technical foul for that move, shoved back. James went reeling, lost his balance or folded in a little theatrics exaggerating the impact enough that Mohammed was a sure goner from the game. Easy ejection.
The Bulls, however, didn't see it that way.
"From my angle, I just saw a guy basically flop," Thibodeau said. "And … I'm gonna leave it at that."
Only he didn't. Asked specifically about the refs' decision to eject Mohammed, the Bulls coach said: "I didn't think it warranted an ejection. I understand a flagrant foul. I understand that. But an ejection? No. No. Nope."
Mohammed said he never imagined he would get tossed, given James' shove triggered his reaction. And that's where the context of what had happened – the way the series has gone, the way most of the games between Chicago and Miami have gone the past three seasons – bubbled to the surface.
"I look at some plays that have happened through the series already," Mohammed said. "Guys jumping on [Nate Robinson's] face. [A] Guy tackling Marco Belinelli out of bounds. Guy takes out Nate first play of the game. I mean, there have been a lot of plays that didn't [get] ejections.
"I'm disappointed in myself. I let my teammates down, I could have been out there to help. I'm disappointed in myself also because my son was probably watching the game. I don't want him to see that type of behavior on the court. But I'm also disappointed it warranted an ejection for something like a push when I got pushed down first."
There also was a heated moment late in the first quarter when Miami's Chris "Birdman" Anderson fell atop Robinson along the baseline and wasn't getting off him fast enough to suit Noah. The Heat do seem to aim their falls so they land on opposing players, so Noah rushed over and shoved Andersen, as he was untangling from the Bulls guard. It was a sneak preview of the Mohammed-James altercation.
Miami coach Erik Spoelstra brushed aside questions about the dust-ups, calling them "inconsequential" to the outcome. And, mostly, Spoelstra was right. Chicago could not get stops when it needed them down the stretch and the Heat got a big game from Bosh, unexpected help from backup guard Norris Cole and timely scoring late from James.
But the Mohammed and Noah incidents did matter to Chicago, same as nudge foul by Jimmy Butler on James for a three-point play that made it 99-90. The series is one of attrition for the Bulls, so more than doling out free throws, any disparity in how fouls are assessed further shortens their bench and dictates which players Thibodeau can keep on the floor, for fear of maxing out with six.
Miami can play with abandon, as the Bulls see it, because it has numbers on them. Its stars rarely veer into foul trouble – James had only three games this season of more than three fouls and never fouled out, while Wade had one disqualification and five more with more than three – and there is depth for everyone else.
"I'm watching how things are going," Thibodeau said. "I see how things are going. I watch very closely. And what I'm seeing, we'll adjust accordingly."
Coming from a guy who'd rather sing the anthem pregame than make excuses or shift responsibility anywhere but within, it was telling. A sign, it seemed, that the toothache of missing players had pounded on too long.
Also telling: Noah's reaction when asked late Friday if that March 27 game and James' gripes about it had bled into how Miami was playing and the refs were calling things now.
"Nah, I don't think so," the Bulls center said.
His words said one thing. His eye roll, broad enough for Broadway, said another.


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Aviva Premiership
Shortlist revealed for top Premiership players' award
ESPN Staff
April 24, 2013
Chris Robshaw scooped the award last term but he does not make the cut this season © Getty Images
Past winners of Player of the Season
The shortlist for the Aviva Premiership Player of the Season Award has been announced with Leicester's Julian Salvi the only player included who made the cut last year.
Salvi has excelled for Leicester at openside this year and gets the nod alongside five other players. Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick, although out of the England reckoning, has been one of the stand-out second-rows in the Premiership this term and has played a key role in leading his side to the summit of the league.
Wasps' flyer Christian Wade is also included after enjoying a memorable campaign where he has scored 11 tries in the top flight - one of which came against Exeter on Sunday. And Gloucester's Fijian back-rower Akapusi Qera also gets the nod.
Two of England's Six Nations contingent complete the shortlist with Tom Youngs included for the first time. Youngs made his debut for England during the November Tests and has now won nine international caps to date. And he is joined on the six-man list by Quins scrum-half Danny Care who bagged two tries against Worcester on Saturday.
"We have enjoyed another breathtaking season on the pitch with so many matches going down to the wire," Premiership Rugby's rugby director Phil Winstanley said."The length of the deliberations for the awards reflects the current standard of Aviva Premiership Rugby - we had so many compelling candidates."
The six-man shortlist was complied by rugby's media with ESPN's Nick Mullins included on the panel alongside: Miles Harrison (Sky Sports), Alastair Eykyn (BBC 5 Live), Jill Douglas (Freelance), Stephen Jones (Sunday Times), Adam Hathaway (chairman of the Rugby Writers' Club and Sunday People), Hugh Godwin (The Independent and Independent on Sunday), David Rogers (Getty Images), and Alan Pearey (Rugby World).
The winner will be announced on May 9 while more award nominees will be revealed over the coming days.
Aviva Premiership Player of the Season:
Steve Borthwick - Saracens
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To send out 2012, Eat It and Like It columnist Jesse Blanco presented 12 recipes from 12 Savannah restaurants leading up to Christmas Day.
Offerings ranged from fried doughnuts at The Olde Pink House to Back in the Day Bakery's amazing banana pudding.
For the full list of recipes, head over to eatitandlikeit.com. Today, we've put together a menu featuring some of our favorites.
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup green onion, minced
½ cup celery, minced
1 tablespoon carrots, minced
6 tablespoons flour
2 ½ cups milk
2 ½ cups chicken broth
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon white pepper
1 cup cream
¼ cup good sherry
1 pound claw crab meat
Melt butter over low heat in saucepan. Add minced onion, celery and carrots and cover, sweat until tender, about 5 minutes. Whisk in flour and cook 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and broth. Bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. Add seasonings, cream, sherry and crab. Serve immediately.
1 4-pound center-cut beef tenderloin; fat, silverskin trimmed
Kosher salt
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
2/3 cup fine breadcrumbs made from day-old white bread
2/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
2/3 cup mayonnaise
4 anchovy fillets packed in oil, drained, finely chopped
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
4 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Season tenderloin lightly with salt and pepper. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate overnight. Uncover tenderloin; let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Set a rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer tenderloin to rack. Pulse 4 teaspoons black pepper and remaining ingredients in a small food processor until well blended. Generously and evenly spread and pack Parmesan mixture around tenderloin. Roast until crust is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of tenderloin registers 110-115 degrees for rare and 120-125 degrees for medium-rare, 30-40 minutes. Transfer to a carving board. Let rest for 20 minutes. Cut into ½-inch thick slices, taking care not to lose too much of the delicate crust.
1 ½ cups chicken stock
1 ½ cups milk
1 cup quick-cooking grits
2 teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup sliced mushrooms
½ cup sliced green onions, white and light green parts
1 cup ¼-inch diced red bell peppers
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
½ cup shredded Parmesean or Asiago cheese
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine chicken stock, milk, grits, kosher salt and pepper in a 3-quart saucepan. Let grit mixture sit for about 10 minutes for grits to begin absorbing liquid. Place on the stove over medium heat just until mixture begins to simmer. Turn heat to low and cook for about 45 minutes, whisking periodically. Cook until grits are fluffy. While grits are cooking, preheat a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat. The pan is ready when your hand can feel heat radiating from the surface when held about 6 inches above the pan. When pan is ready, add olive oil and butter. Add mushrooms, green onions and red bell pepper. Season vegetables with kosher salt and pepper. Cook until soft and tender, about 5-6 minutes. Add minced garlic and rosemary and continue cooking another 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly. In a large (6-8 quart) mixing bowl, combine eggs and sour cream, beating to blend well. Add both of the cheeses, the grits and the sauteed vegetables. Mix well to thoroughly combine all ingredients. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish with vegetable spray or butter and pour grit mixture into pan. Bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes until center no longer jiggles. Serve hot.
8 egg yolks
½ cup sugar
5 tablespoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups half-and-half
1 14-ounce can condensed milk
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
8 large bananas
3 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
36 shortbread bars
Whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. In a medium saucepan, heat the half-and-half to its boiling point, but do not let it actually boil (about 180 degrees). Whisk about one cup into the egg yolk mixture. Continue to whisk, adding the remainder of the half-and-half in a steady stream. Continue to cook the egg/half-and-half mixture, whisking constantly for 3 to 5 minutes until it has completely thickened. Remove from heat. Whisk in the vanilla extract. Let the filling mixture sit about 2 minutes to cool, then whisk in the butter until the pudding is silky. Place a piece of plastic wrap on top of the pudding so a skin does not form. Let cool 30 minutes. Whisk in the condensed milk and chill for at least 2 hours. Using a mixer with a whisk attachment, whip one cup heavy cream in a medium bowl until it starts to thicken. Add the confectioner's sugar until stiff peaks hold when you lift the mixer. Once chilled, gently fold in the whipped cream into the pudding mixture. Return to the refrigerator to chill. In a large serving bowl, spoon 1/3 of the pudding on the bottom. Add 1/3 of broken pieces of shortbread bars, followed by a layer of sliced bananas. Repeat process. Finish with whipped cream.
750 milliliters cabernet wine
1 bay leaf
4 sticks of cinnamon
5 whole star anise
1 teaspoon whole clove
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 ½ cups sugar
3 ounces brandy
3 ounces apple cider
Bring all ingredients to a low boil. Lower heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Take off of heat and let steep for another 15-20 minutes. Serve gently warmed.


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Of course, if you've been using PHP 5 for a while to build your object-oriented applications, then it's likely that you're already familiar with creating classes, defining their corresponding methods and properties, working with exceptions and interfaces, and so forth.
However, even when all of the features that I highlighted actually comprise the foundations of the so-called object-based paradigm, it'd be rather unfair not to mention other useful characteristics that come packaged with PHP 5, which can help facilitate the development of object-oriented projects.
Destructors and object deferencing are good examples of certain characteristics available in PHP 5, which can be extremely helpful when working with objects that need to be called when they no longer exist in the context of a given web application, or when a certain number of these objects must be chained with each other through their corresponding APIs.
Nevertheless, among the improvements introduced into the object model provided by PHP 5, there's one in particular that can be considered a programmer's best friend when using objects, due to its remarkable functionality. Do you think that I'm being too verbose here? Well, maybe, but this won't stop me from telling you loud and clear the name of the improvement in question. Yes! You guessed right! In this case, I'm talking about the useful "__autoload()" PHP 5 magic function, which can be really magical when it comes to automatically loading all the class files required by a determined PHP application.
As you might know, the "__autoload()" function, when used in a clever way, can eliminate almost completely the need to use the "require()/require_once()" and "include()/include_once()" PHP native functions to load your nicely-crafted classes automatically during the execution of an object-oriented application. This certainly speaks for itself about the powerful capabilities offered through this function.
Personally, when I started "auto loading" all of my PHP 5 classes with this magic function, I realized that it was one of those things one can't live without. Hopefully after you go through this series of articles, you'll feel the same way.
Actually I'm getting ahead of myself, so now is the perfect time to move forward and start learning how to put the "__autoload()" magic function to work for you, and load your classes without having to include them manually into your PHP 5 object-oriented applications. It's going to be an educational experience. Believe me!
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Loading PHP 5 classes using a traditional approach: developing an illustrative example
An adequate place to start demonstrating how the "__autoload()" PHP 5 magic function works is by developing a simple database-driven application, where all of the classes required by the application in question are loaded into client code by using a couple of "require_once()" functions.
By creating this "conventional" sample application, you'll have at your disposal an excellent point of reference for comparing the pros and cons of using this approach with utilizing one that implements the mentioned "__autoload()" function.
Having clarified this point, suppose that there's a MySQL database table that has been populated with some basic data about a few fictional users, which needs to be displayed on the browser. To perform this process as easily as possible, I'll use two different MySQL handling classes that will reside in different files.
In this case, the first class, called "MySQL," was previously stored on a "mysql.php" file. It has the following signature:
class MySQL{
private $host;
private $user;
private $password;
private $database;
private $connId;
// constructor
function __construct($options=array()){
throw new Exception('Connection options must be an array');
foreach($options as $option=>$value){
throw new Exception('Connection parameter cannot be empty');
// private 'connectDb()' method
private function connectDb(){
throw new Exception('Error connecting to MySQL');
throw new Exception('Error selecting database');
// public 'query()' method
public function query($sql){
throw new Exception('Error running query '.$sql.' '.mysql_error());
return new Result($this,$result);
You might find the definition of the above "MySQL" class quite familiar, since I used it in some of my previous articles on PHP development. As you can see, this class defines a group of methods for connecting to the pertinent database server, as well as for performing queries against one or more tables. So far, the signature of this class is not rocket science at all.
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However, the point to stress in this case is that the prior class resides in a separate file, called "mysql.php," which should be included manually into this sample application via a "require_once()" PHP function. Also, to make the application work as expected, I'm going to define an additional class, called "Result," which will reside in a different file called "result.php." It will look like this:
class Result{
private $mysql;
private $result;
// constructor
public function __construct($mysql,$result){
// public 'fetch()' method
public function fetch(){
return mysql_fetch_array($this->result,MYSQL_ASSOC);
// public 'count()' method
public function count(){
throw new Exception('Error counting rows');
return $rows;
// public 'get_insertId()' method
public function getInsertId(){
throw new Exception('Error getting insert ID');
return $insId;
// public 'seek()' method
public function seek($row){
throw new Exception('Invalid row parameter');
throw new Exception('Error seeking row');
return $row;
// public 'getAffectedRows()' method
public function getAffectedRows(){
throw new Exception('Error counting affected rows');
return $rows;
As you can see, the above "Result" class comes in handy for processing MySQL result-sets in all sorts of clever ways. And it's capable of doing some interesting things, like fetching and counting the rows returned in a data set, determining the ID of a particular insert operation, etc. It's nothing too complex, actually.
Besides, as I said before, this class is stored in a "result.php" file, which should be included in this sample database-driven application via a "require_once()" function, as you've possibly done hundreds of times before.
So, having showed you the respective definitions of the two previous MySQL handling classes, I want to fetch a few database records from a basic "Users" table and display them on the browser. The following script should do the job quite decently:
// include required classes
require_once 'mysql.php';
require_once 'result.php';
// connect to MySQL
$db=new MySQL(array
// fetch users from database table
$result=$db->query('SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY id');
// display user data
echo 'Id: '.$row['id'].' First Name: '.$row['firstname'].' Last Name: '.$row
['lastname'].' Email: '.$row['email'].'
';
catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();
In this case, the above script will display some basic data about a few fictional users, including their first and last names, by using the pair of MySQL processing classes that you learned before. Nonetheless, the most important thing to highlight here is that the classes are loaded "manually" by using the popular "require_once()" PHP native function. This is a process that should be familiar to you.
So far, I've recreated a hypothetical situation where the classes required by a certain database-driven application are included manually into client code via a couple of "require_once()" functions.
Now that you've seen how this simple process is achieved, it's time to take a close look at the handy "__autoload()" PHP 5 magic function. As you'll see in a few moments, it will allow you to load the previous classes "automatically" and logically without having to use any "require_once()" statements.
To learn how this handy function will be used in the context of the prior database-driven application, please click on the link below and keep reading.
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Loading classes automatically: taking a first look at the "__autoload()" PHP 5 magic function
As I explained in the previous section, PHP 5 comes equipped with the "__autoload()" magic function for automatically including all of the source classes required by a specific application into client code. In others words, the PHP 5 interpreter will simply invoke this function automatically when a determined script attempts to utilize a class that hadn't been defined previously.
This means that it's possible to implement this function in such a way that it includes the source file of a given class when not available. Sounds rather confusing, doesn't it? Well, fear not. In order to clarify how the "__autoload()" function works, below I rewrote the script that you saw in the prior section, this time using the mentioned function.
Please, have a close look at the following code sample:
// include required classes using the magic '__autoload()' function
function __autoload($className){
require_once $className.'.php';
// connect to MySQL
$db=new MySQL(array
// fetch users from database table
$result=$db->query('SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY id');
// display user data
echo 'Id: '.$row['id'].' First Name: '.$row['firstname'].' Last Name: '.$row
['lastname'].' Email: '.$row['email'].'
';
catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();
If you study in detail the above example, you'll understand very easily how the "__autoload()" PHP function does its business. As you can see, in this case the function in question will try to include two different files, called "mysql.php" and "result.php" respectively, whenever the pertinent definitions of the "MySQL" and "Result" classes are required by this sample database-driven application. In this way it implements a powerful mechanism for loading all the source classes demanded by a certain script.
Of course, the major benefit of using this function is that's no longer necessary to use a PHP include for each class that needs to be utilized. The "__autoload()" function will perform this task behind the scenes, so you won't have to be concerned about this process. Pretty useful, right?
Besides, it's easy to see that all the scripts that work with this function will obviously need to implement it concretely. This can be a bit annoying, but I think that you'll be more than happy using it within your PHP 5-based applications.
Now that you've hopefully grasped the logic in utilizing the "__autoload()" PHP 5 magic function, it's time to read the last section of this tutorial, where I'll be listing the complete definitions of the two practical examples that I developed earlier. You can evaluate adequately the pros and cons in loading source classes with conventional includes and with the "__autoload()" function.
Go ahead and read the next few lines. I'll be there, waiting for you.
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Comparing two different approaches for loading source classes: listing the previous code samples
As I promised in the previous section, here is the complete source code corresponding to the two examples that you learned earlier, where the first one uses conventional PHP includes to load the pertinent "MySQL" and "Result" classes, and the second one utilizes the handy "__autoload()" function:
(example using conventional PHP includes)
// include required classes
require_once 'mysql.php';
require_once 'result.php';
// connect to MySQL
$db=new MySQL(array
// fetch users from database table
$result=$db->query('SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY id');
// display user data
echo 'Id: '.$row['id'].' First Name: '.$row['firstname'].' Last Name: '.$row
['lastname'].' Email: '.$row['email'].'
';
catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();
// example using the magic '__autoload()' function
function __autoload($className){
require_once $className.'.php';
// connect to MySQL
$db=new MySQL(array
// fetch users from database table
$result=$db->query('SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY id');
// display user data
echo 'Id: '.$row['id'].' First Name: '.$row['firstname'].' Last Name: '.$row
['lastname'].' Email: '.$row['email'].'
';
catch(Exception $e){
echo $e->getMessage();
From this point on, it's up to you decide which approach fits your specific needs better when it comes to loading all the source classes required by a specific PHP 5 application. I've been using the "__autoload()" magic function for one year or so, and I consider it a superior option over common PHP includes.
Final thoughts
In this initial article of the series, I introduced the basics of using the "__autoload()" magic function that comes bundled with PHP 5. As you saw, it can be really useful for loading automatically all the source classes required by a given application.
However, this function has an important downside, since any exception thrown when attempting to load a concrete class simply can't be caught inside a "try-catch" block. However, there are some workarounds that come in handy for solving this issue. And I'll be showing them in the next part of the series.
Now that you've been warned, you won't want to miss it!


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PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth equestrian team took second place at Roger Williams University's show on Saturday.
Sophomore Sarah Kieran (Plympton, Mass.) placed second in her open flat class and third in open over fences.
Senior Captain Kathryn Gardner (Concord, Mass.) placed sixth in novice over fences, while sophomore Colleen Waclawk (Rochester, Mass.) placed fourth. In novice on the flat, Waclawk placed first, while juniors Lauryn Mort (Mattapoisett, Mass.) and Rachel Pacheco (Fall River, Mass.) placed fifth and sixth respectively.
Sophomore Alexandra Koury (Holden, Mass.) placed first in her advanced walk trot canter class. In beginner walk trot canter, junior Natalie Fernberg (Attleboro, Mass.) and sophomore Erin Robinson (Medway, Mass.) both placed second.
In walk trot, sophomore LillyAnna Kuehl (Westford, Mass.) received first place, while freshman Kira Hallberg (Foxboro, Mass.) and Ciara Barrigas (Sandwich, Mass.) each finished in third.
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Desiree Davila, Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher celebrate while holding American flags after the U.S. Marathon Olympic Trials January 14, 2012.
Desiree Davila is the smallest and most experienced member of the 2012 US women's Olympic marathon team. The 5-foot-2, 100-pound runner has already competed in seven marathons and on August 5, she will line up on the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace to try to become the first American to earn an Olympic marathon medal since 2004.
Until then, Davila's most famous race will remain the 2011 Boston Marathon where she engaged in a gritty battle over the final miles with Caroline Kilel of Kenya. Davila lost by 2 seconds, but her time of 2:22:38 made her the third-fastest American woman in history at that distance.
On Thursday, TeamUSA.org caught up with Davila in New York City as she prepared for her final race before London: an all-women's 10K in Central Park on Saturday called the "New York Mini."
With 59 days before your Olympic debut, at what point are you in your marathon training?
We're really just getting started in marathon-specific training. Monday [June 4] was my first workout at marathon pace. It was six [repeats] of one-and-a-half miles – so nine miles of work – at 5:24 to 5:25 per mile. I always feel like I'm a little bit behind, but it always works out. The flip between building into it and being in it is pretty quick. There's not much backing down.
You may be ramping up now, but when do you start going down the other side?
About one month out, we do 26.2 kilometers. That's our simulator. Each "K" represents a mile. It essentially simulates the last half of a marathon. Because you're [still] on a 120-mile week. That's the idea behind it. We have three big workouts following that, and about two [weeks before the marathon] we really back down. Our taper is 85-90 miles that week. It's not traditional taper like a 60-mile week that feels so fresh. You kind of have to keep the body in a routine, otherwise you just end up lethargic.
What kinds of things do you like to pay attention to when you're training? Does how you feel matter?
On a day-to-day basis, I think evaluating how you feel turns out to be kind of a bad thing. You're in marathon training. You should be dong heavy mileage, you should be tired, and your legs should feel flat. A lot of people are like: 'I don't have that pop in my leg. I want to feel a little bit quicker. My legs don't feel fresh.' That's the kind of thing we're trying to get rid of in marathon training – until the very end when you hope it comes back. You're trying to run on tired legs every day so if you evaluate it all the time, you just end up upsetting yourself.
The 2008 and 2012 Olympic qualifier Ryan Hall is trying to self-coach his way to an Olympic medal. How much do you lean on your coaches, Keith and Kevin Hanson?
I rely heavily on them. I just really trust in their program. If I have a question or don't like the way something is, they'll explain it, and I'll be like: "Okay, I get it. They're always right – which is annoying."
Does one Hanson brother train you more than the other?
Nope, they're like the same person. They do everything together.
Mention "Hanson Brothers" and a lot of people immediately think of the comedic characters from the movie "Slap Shot." How would you describe the two?
They're super intense. They're detail guys. If you want to know anything about the turns in London, those are the guys to ask. They have charts and mapped out a similar course at our park. It has, like, nine hard right turns – not exactly – but it's really similar. They know all that stuff.
Kevin is older, and they're totally brothers – they're competitive about everything. If we're driving to the airport in separate cars, they're racing to get there. They don't verbalize it, but when you get to the airport it's like, "Get your bags. Hurry up," because they want to beat the other one. They do that with everything.
Does it make you laugh or does it make you more competitive?
A little bit of both. Depends on the day. Most of the time it's pretty funny. But when they're coaching me, it's relaxed. It's not like work when you get to the track. It's a lot of fun. It makes it easy.
Have you been training at all with your Olympic marathon teammates Kara Goucher or Shalane Flanagan?
No, they're out in Portland, [Oregon]. We're staying in Michigan. I've been with the Hansons-Brooks training group for seven years. Since right out of college [Arizona State]. We're a marathon-specific group of five to seven women, and some men.
How many times have you seen the London course?
Last year, I ran a 5k on the track over there. We went eight or 10 days early. Didn't talk about it, just got on the course every day.
Before you even made the team?
Yes. And this year, during the London marathon, I got on it a couple of times so I know it well enough.
Kara said it's really turny. It's a rhythm-breaker. Does that suit your style?
It is a rhythm-breaker. I don't really think it really suits anyone. But Kevin has set up a course that simulates that to get used to that change in rhythm and get better at it.
Do you still think about your Boston second place?
It's motivating. It makes you want to get out and get it right next time. The last six miles are so tricky. Mile 25 was slower than it should have been, but I competed the best I could on that day.
It's definitely changed my mentality. I [proved I] can compete at the front, and I can contend for a win in a major race. That helps.
[Note: there will be no Kilel-Davila rematch in London because Kilel wasn't selected for the 2012 Kenyan Olympic team.]
You'll be turning 29 during the Olympics, on July 26. Are you a birthday person?
No, not at this age.
Any plans, though?
Actually, Keith [Hanson] and I will fly into Paris and stay there a few days to get used to the time change without having to go through all the processing stuff right away. So I'll just be in Paris with Keith – which is really boring. (laugh) Maybe I'll make him take me out to dinner.
Are you injury free?
I had a little thing bothering me after the B.A.A. 5K [in Boston in April] so we changed the schedule, and now I'm fine. It was on the outside of the left foot, some stress on the fifth metatarsal, and that can go bad real quick. We were gearing up for track season, and running a 10K on the track just seemed like a bad decision. If you turn 25 laps hard in spikes, it seemed like: Why risk that?
What's the best advice you've received as you look forward to your Olympic debut?
We had a summit in Palo Alto to go over a bunch of different things. Dr. Dave Martin – who wasn't there but does a lot of science with the USATF – has a great quote. He says, "Capture the electricity of the event without being electrocuted by it." I think that's perfect advice.
Aimee Berg is a freelance contributor for TeamUSA.org. This story was not subject to the approval of any National Governing Bodies.


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Ah, Valentine's Day.
All the world's rosebushes have buzz cuts and the sound of cha-chings grow ever louder at Pfizer headquarters (a.k.a. Viagraville).
In honor of this day filled with the purest love and lustier musings, I bring you a sneak peak into Cupid's Pharmacy: A Smattering of Historical Aphrodisiacs.
Forget the obvious raw oysters and such. Let's bring on the asparagus and the bugs.
1. Asparagus. Yes, it makes your urine stink. That's a chemical lesson unto itself, but did you know it was considered a go-to dish for French bridegrooms in the 19th century?
2. Spanish Fly. This little bug is really a bug. A beetle, actually. The crushed powder is iridescent like the insect and contains a toxic chemical called cantharidin. When eaten, it causes irritation of the urethra (that's the tube that connect your bladder to the outside world). It can also called priapism (That's an erection that won't go away after 4 hours. Despite what you're thinking, it's painful and NOT a good thing).
3. Conch pistol. In the Caribbean, you can get a freshly made, raw conch ceviche. In the process of hacking the poor invertebrate to bits, the server may offer you this gelatinous, spaghetti-like part of the conch called the pistol. Bahamians swear it's an aphrodisiac. To me, it looks like a Jell-O nightmare.
4. Saffron. It's to dye for, it's expensive, it comes from a crocus, and paella is nothing without it. But, it also contains a chemical, crocin, which has been shown in preliminary studies to work as an aphrodisiac in rats. Pfizer owns all the crocus fields in Kashmir right now.
No. I'm just kidding.
5. Lettuce and Arugula. And you thought salads were just good for your waistline! Well, this isn't really backed by science. It's all hearsay, but hey, maybe it'll get more people eating salads.
Okay. There's a million more aphrodisiacs but Cupid is shutting his pharmacy doors because right now, you just can't afford the copay.
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Ah the Catholic church in Ireland – always shameless, always brazen, always ignoring the harm it does to other people while demanding infinite respect for itself. This time it has its mitres in a knot because a broadcaster said it had fucked things up in Ireland. Yes, and?
The Communications Office of the Irish bishops has demanded a full apology and retraction from radio presenter Ray D'Arcy after he told listeners "the Catholic Church, in many ways, has fucked up this country"…
Catholic communications chief Martin Long has demanded that the station and presenter retract the "insulting" and "offensive" comment on air tomorrow.
Oh has he. Has he really. The Irish bishops who concealed child rape and transferred rapist priests instead of reporting them to the police, thus enabling them to go on raping. The Irish bishops at the head of an organization that for generations imprisoned women in laundries to do slave labor for decades – an organization that made those women raise their children for three years and then hand them over to the "mother superior" and sign an oath "never to attempt to see, interfere with or make any claim to the said child at any future time." The Irish bishops at the head of an organization that imprisoned the children of parents with no money for the sake of the cash the state paid them; an organization that starved the children and tortured them emotionally and physically. Those Irish bishops.
H/t Robin.


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Video display Pitlochry to Braemar and Blairgowrie Area More detail Place count in area: 163, Highest place: Beinn a'Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar, 1121m Maximum height for area: 1121 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 657 metres, Places in area Pitlochry to Braemar and Blairgowrie:A'Chreag 463mAirgiod Bheinn 1061mAn Socach 944mAn Socach East Top 938mAn Socach North Top 855mBad an Tuirc 605mBarr Salachaidh 564mBeinn a'Chruachain 617mBeinn a'Ghlo - Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain 1070mBeinn a'Ghlo - Carn Liath 976mBeinn a'Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar 1121mBeinn Bheag 737mBeinn Iutharn Bheag 953mBeinn Iutharn Mhor 1045mBen Earb 802mBen Gulabin 806mBen Skievie 536mBen Vrackie 842mBen Vuirich 903mBenachally 487mBlackcraig Hill 481mBlar Achaidh 515mBlath Bhalg 641mBlath Bhalg West Top 637mBuachaille Breige 745mBuachaille Breige Far West Top 702mBuachaille Breige West Top 719mCapel Hill 510mCarn a'Bhutha 907mCarn a'Chlarsaich 871mCarn a'Gheoidh 975mCarn an Righ 1029mCarn Aosda 917mCarn Aosda North Top 860mCarn Bhac 946mCarn Bhac South Top 818mCarn Bhac SW Top 920mCarn Bhinnein 917mCarn Bhithir 573mCarn Creagach 894mCarn Cruinn 863mCarn Dallaig 858mCarn Dallaig South Top 764mCarn Dearg 786mCarn Dearg North Top 770mCarn Dubh 580mCarn Dubh 868mCarn Geal 776.3mCarn Liath 818mCarn Mor 876mCarn Mor 706mCarn na Drochaide 830mCarn na Moine 760mCarn nan Gabhar North Top 947mCarn nan Sac 920mCarn Torcaidh 806mCnoc a'Chaorainn 489mCnoc an Daimh 514mCnoc Dubh 545mCnoc Eirionnaich 431mCnoc Meadhon 518mCnoc Monzie 446mCnocan Oisinneach Mor 484mConlan Hill 403mCraig a Barns 360mCraig More 404mCraig Wood 525mCreag an Dubh Shluic 728mCreag an Fhuathais 853mCreag an Lair 499mCreag an t-Sithein 634.4mCreag Bhinnein 508mCreag Bhreac 827mCreag Bhreac 557mCreag Cam a'Choire 718mCreag Cam a'Choire North Top 668mCreag Chlacharnach 695mCreag Dhearg 717mCreag Dubh-leitir 520mCreag Eallaich 509mCreag Easgaidh 841mCreag Easgaidh East Top 785mCreag Gharbh 496mCreag Lamhaich 747mCreag Leacagach 726mCreag Liath 418mCreag na h-Iolaire 450mCreag nam Brataichean 538mCreag nam Mial 563mCreag nam Mial NW Top 512mCreag nam Mial West Top 509mCreag nan Ceard 432mCreag nan Gobhar 774mCreag nan Yailey 452mCreag Spardain 649.9mCreagan Ruathair 429mCreagan Uaine 580mCrochton 601mCrungie Clach 618mCrungie Dubh 589mDeuchary Hill 511mDeuchary Hill West Top 450mElrig 588mFaire Mhor 488mGarbh Chreag 413mGeal Charn 878mGeal Charn Far North Top 788mGeal Charn NE Top 797mGeal Charn North Top 801mGlas Tulaichean 1051mGlas Tulaichean North Top 858mGurlet 608.9mGurlet North Top 601.8mHill of Persie 447mKindrogan Hill 495mKnock of Balmyle 444mLamh Dhearg 575mMam nan Carn 986mMeall a'Choire Bhuidhe 868mMeall a'Mhuirich 898mMeall an Daimh 722mMeall Breac 675mMeall Breac 710.5mMeall Chrombaig 681mMeall Dail Min 536mMeall Daimheidh 539mMeall Dubh 545mMeall Duibhinidh 516mMeall Garbh 518mMeall Gharran 759mMeall Lochain Oisinneich 470mMeall Mor 512mMeall Mor 411mMeall na h-Aodainn Moire 633mMeall na h-Eilrig 708mMeall na Spionaig 763mMeall Odhar 686mMeall Reamhar 534mMeall Reamhar 647mMeall Ruigh Mor Thearlaich 815mMeall Tionail 712mMeall Uaine 627mMeall Uaine 794mMeall Uamhaidh 526mMenachban 448mMorrone 859mMorrone South Top 824mNewtyle Hill 317mRiemore Hill 418mRiemore Hill North Top 416mRuigh na Cuile 640mSgor Mor 887mSgor Mor North Top 792mSgorr Gorm 503mSpurn Hill 480mSpurn Hill South Top 416mSron an h-Innearach 639mStac nam Bodach 672mThe Cairnwell 933mThe Cairnwell North Top 873mTom Anthon 635mTop of the Battery [Carn Damhaireach] 784mWhitefield Hill 447m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. 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ACM SIGPLAN Workshop on Partial Evaluation and Program Manipulation (PEPM'09) January 19-20, 2009 Savannah, Georgia, USA http://clip.dia.fi.upm.es/Conferences/PEPM09 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IMPORTANT DATES * Hotel reservation deadline: December 18, 2008 * Early registration deadline: December 19, 2008 VENUE PEPM'09 and all POPL'09 affiliated events will take place at the Hyatt Regency Savannah hotel. SCOPE The PEPM Symposium/Workshop series aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners working in the areas of program manipulation, partial evaluation, and program generation. PEPM focuses on techniques, theory, tools, and applications of analysis and manipulation of programs. PEPM is classified as category A in the CORE ranking of ICT conferences. INVITED TALKS: * Umut Acar. Toyota Technological Institute and Univ. of Chicago. Title: Self-Adjusting Computation * Cristina Cifuentes. Sun Microsystems Laboratories. Title: Program Analysis for Bug Detection using Parfait PROGRAM CHAIRS: German Puebla, Technical University of Madrid, Spain German Vidal, Technical University of Valencia, Spain PROGRAM COMMITTEE: David Binkley, Loyola College, USA Radhia Cousot, CNRS, France Silvia Crafa, University of Padova, Italy Stephen A. Edwards, Columbia University, USA Lidia Fuentes, University of Malaga, Spain John P. Gallagher, Roskilde University, Denmark Thomas Jensen, IRISA, France Yukiyoshi Kameyama, University of Tsukuba, Japan Siau Cheng Khoo, National University of Singapore, Singapore Julia Lawall, University of Copenhagen (DIKU), Denmark Shin-Cheng Mu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Naoki Nishida, Nagoya University, Japan Maurizio Proietti, CNR, Italy Armin Rigo, University of Dusseldorf, Germany Simon Thompson, Kent University, UK Tarmo Uustalu, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Wim Vanhoof, Namur University, Belgium Joost Visser, Software Improvement Group, The Netherlands Janis Voigtlander, TU Dresden, Germany PRELIMINARY PROGRAM * MONDAY, January 19, 2009 ---------------------- ** Invited talk 9:00-10:00 Umut Acar. Toyota Technological Institute and University of Chicago. Title: Self-adjusting computation ---------------------- ** Static Analysis 10:30-12:30 *** Linear Logical Approximations Robert Simmons and Frank Pfenning *** Guided model checking for programs with polymorphism Neha Rungta and Eric Mercer *** Program Interpolation Andrew Moss and Dan Page *** Translation and Optimization for a Core Calculus with Exceptions Cristina David, Cristian Gherghina and Wei-Ngan Chin ---------------------- ** Partial Evaluation and Specialization 13:30-15:00 *** Is there a Fourth Futamura projection? Robert Glueck *** Type-based Specialization of XML Transformations Kazutaka Matsuda, Zhenjiang Hu and Masato Takeichi *** Partially evauated sensor networks Leon Evers and Jan Kuper ---------------------- ** Program Transformation I 15:30-17:00 *** Shortcut fusion rules for the derivation of circular and higher-order monadic programs Alberto Pardo, Joao Fernandes and Joao Saraiva *** A Flexible Framework for Programming with Non-deterministic Functions Francisco Javier Lopez-Fraguas, Juan Rodriguez-Hortala and Jaime Sanchez-Hernandez *** Program Transformation for Numerical Precision Matthieu Martel ---------------------- * TUESDAY, January 20, 2009 ---------------------- ** Invited talk 9:00-10:00 Cristina Cifuentes. Sun Microsystems Laboratories. Title: Program Analysis for Bug Detection using Parfait ---------------------- ** Types 10:30-12:30 *** Shifting the Stage: Staging with Delimited Control Yukiyoshi Kameyama, Oleg Kiselyov and Chung-chieh Shan *** Static Consistency Checking for Verilog Wire Interconnects Cherif Salama, Gregory Malecha, Walid Taha, Jim Grundy and John O'Leary *** Improving Type Error Messages for Generic Java Nabil El Boustani and Jurriaan Hage *** Bidirectional data-flow analyses, type-systematically Maria Joao Frade, Ando Saabas and Tarmo Uustalu ---------------------- ** Slicing and Profiling 13:30-15:00 *** CCCP - Complete Calling Context Profiling in Virtual Execution Environments Philippe Moret, Walter Binder and Alex Villazon *** CProf: Customizable Calling Context Cross-Profiling for Embedded Java Processors Philippe Moret, Walter Binder and Alex Villazon *** SOC: a Slicer for CSP Specifications Marisa Llorens, Javier Oliver, Josep Silva, Salvador Tamarit and Michael Leuschel ---------------------- ** Program Transformation II 15:30-17:00 *** Clone Detection and Removal for Erlang/OTP within a Refactoring Environment Huiqing Li and Simon Thompson *** From Spreadsheets to Relational Databases and Back Jacome Cunha, Joao Saraiva and Joost Visser *** Designing Aspects for Side-Effect Localization Kung Chen, Jia-Yin Lin, Shu-Chun Weng and Siau-Cheng Khoo ----------------------
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 27, 2010) - Senior guard Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) hit a 30-foot 3-point basket with just under three minutes left in the game, sparking the ETSU offense and helping the Buccaneers surge to a 72-57 win over Campbell in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball action Wednesday night at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
Prior to Davis' shot, the Bucs had looked on as the first-place Camels took an 18-point second half deficit and whittled away to make it 51-47 with 3:33 left in the contest. However, Davis' shot was followed by back-to-back 3-pointers from junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) and the Bucs never let the Camels' surge overtake them.
"What big shots by Jocolby and Justin," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team improved to 11-10 overall, 7-3 in league play, and moved back into a tie for first place with Campbell and Jacksonville. "This is a big stretch of games for us and we really needed to start with a win tonight. Our guys gave a lot of effort and when they made their run we could have backed down. But guys made plays. That's the difference."
For the game, Tubbs led the way with a game-high 18 points, and he was joined in double figures by four other Buccaneers. Junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) picked up his ninth double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore forward Isiah Brown (Miami) pitched in 12 points and eight boards, Micah Williams (Manchester) added 11 points, and Davis netted 10.
For Campbell (12-7 overall, 7-3 A-Sun), Jonathan Rodriguez and Junard Hartley each had a team high 12 points, while Lorne Merthie added 10.
In the first half, the Bucs used a strong man-to-man defense to force the issue and make for efficient opportunities on the offensive end. While Campbell pulled ahead 1-0 on a Rodriguez foul shot, the Bucs immediately took the lead on a layup by Davis and later built their advantage to as many as 17 at 34-17 with 2:14 left before the break. However, the Camels scored the final five points of the half to make it 34-22 at the break.
After the intermission, ETSU built its lead to as many as 18 points at 40-22 with 17:17 left in the contest. But Campbell responded with a methodical attack that outscored the Bucs 25-11 over the next 14 minutes to make it 51-47 with 3:33 left. Then Davis responded with his heroics.
The Bucs shot 59 percent from the floor for the game and 50 percent from 3-point range. Campbell did force 20 ETSU turnovers, but the Bucs won the battle of the boards 33-26. ETSU's defense held the Camels to just 39 percent shooting for the game and 18 percent from 3-point range.
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Information has been scarce regarding the groin injury suffered last Sunday by Buccaneers cornerback Darrelle Revis.
For now, the best information is that Revis could be a game-time decision, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. Revis, who recently has seemed to be back in his pre-ACL form, hasn't practiced this week, and no one has said anything specific regarding the outcome of an MRI performed in the wake of the injury.
If Revis can't play, the Bucs will need to decide how to cover Carolina's top wideout, Steve Smith. Rookie Johnthan Banks could get the honors.
Later today, we'll know whether Revis was able to practice on Friday — and which of the various labels will be applied to him on the injury report.
If he's questionable or doubtful, the next question will be whether he travels with the team to Charlotte on Saturday.
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Results from work at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Low-Dose Radiation Program are described in three articles in the November 2005 issue of Radiation Research.
One article features work done by PNNL to determine whether low doses of low-linear energy transfer (LET) radiation induce shedding of bioactive molecules. Shedding, the release of cell surface proteins by regulated proteolysis, is a general cellular response to injury and generates signaling molecules such as growth factors and cytokines. Using a mass spectrometry-based global proteomics method, the PNNL team analyzed media for shed proteins secreted by irradiated human mammary epithelial cells. Several hundred proteins were identified; however, no changes in abundance attributable to radiation exposure were observed. The results showed that the proteomic-based approach developed at PNNL has the sensitivity to identify the kinds of proteins believed to be released after low-dose radiation exposure, but that improvements are needed in the ability to detect the small abundance changes associated with this type of insult. The authors include David L. Springer, Joshua N. Adkins, and Loel E. Kathmann, PNNL; and John H. Miller, Washington State University.
The other two articles feature microbeam studies, a powerful technique for understanding the interaction of ionizing radiation with cells and tissues. The first paper represents a technical advance and describes the development and characterization of a low-cost, variable-energy, low-linear energy transfer (LET) electron microbeam. This device, which was constructed at PNNL, uses energetic electrons to mimic radiation damage produced by gamma and X rays. The microbeam can access lower regions of the LET spectrum, similar to conventional X-ray or 60Co gamma-ray sources. Authors are Marianne B. Sowa, Mark K. Murphy, Joseph C. McDonald, Daniel J. Strom, and Gregory A. Kimmel, PNNL; and John H. Miller, WSU.
A related article describes use of the low-LET electron microbeam to selectively expose human diploid fibroblasts to different parts of the energetic electron tracks. The low-energy ends of electrically charged accelerated particle tracks have long been hypothesized to be the dominant source of damage when low-LET radiation interacts with biological samples. Until recently, it has been difficult to directly assess the role of the track terminus in the observed biological response. Using a pulsed electron beam, the PNNL team investigated the incident electron energy dependence on micronuclei formation in fibroblasts after nontargeted irradiations at 25 and 80 keV. They found that 25 keV electrons are more effective than 80 keV electrons at producing biological damage for a given dose. The results demonstrated the induction of micronuclei as a function of incident electron energy and support the hypothesis that the electron track end is responsible for the biological damage occurring in the cell. Authors are Marianne B. Sowa, Loel E. Kathmann, Brooke A. Holben, Brian D. Thrall, and Greg A. Kimmel.
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In late September, two San Diego County Sheriff's deputies were shot with a high-powered gun after confronting a man suspected of possessing child pornography with the intent of selling it. Sgt. Craig Johnson was wounded in the arm. Detective Ali Perez was shot at least twice at close range, including in the stomach. They both are lucky to be alive.
Johnson underwent surgery and was released after three days. For Perez, who is a member of the Rock Church in San Diego where I'm pastor, it was touch-and-go for some time. He suffered a significant amount of internal bleeding, had severe damage to vital arteries in his arm, and bone damage to his arm and shoulder.
This story is too common in communities throughout our country. Can you imagine going to work every day and facing the possibility of being brutally attacked while on duty? Law enforcement officers never know what the next traffic stop, the next domestic disturbance call, might bring. It's an occupational hazard – an accepted risk – that officers tolerate as part of their work.
Yes, it's an occupational hazard – an accepted risk – that officers must tolerate as part of their work. But just think about the level of faith that's required to step out of your house every day and face the possibility of death at the hands of a stranger. The ability to cope and even thrive in a world of complete uncertainty is a gift and a calling.
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Appreciate: Approach a police officer today and simply say, "Thank you." Let him or her know you appreciate the service and for working to keep your community safe.
Prepare: When disaster strikes, first responders must switch from their day-to-day activities to disaster response. Help first responders in your community to focus on the people who are most vulnerable. Prepare yourself and your family to be self sufficient for at least 72 hours following a disaster. Learn more here: www.ready.gov
Serve: Organize a group at your church to paint a fire station or landscape their grounds. Ask how you can serve them. Start a neighborhood watch, join a Community Emergency Response Team, or volunteer with the Red Cross. 1 Peter 4:10 says, "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."
Continue praying for our law enforcement, fire and military personnel and especially for Detective Ali Perez and Sgt. Craig Johnson and their families as they recover. And take the time to honor and help those who dedicate their lives to serve and protect us.


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'Glee' Stars Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera Auction Off Kisses at GLAAD Media Awards
Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera know how to put their money where their mouths are — literally. The 'Glee' stars auctioned off kisses at the GLAAD Media Awards, much to the delight of the top bidders.
The Santana and Finn players hosted the event, which celebrates LGBT characters, stories and coverage in media. "Our show 'Glee' and other nominated series, movies and media help audiences understand that LGBT characters and stories are central to the fabric of American culture," Monteith explained. Rivera added, "But we still need more. More lesbians, more transgender people, more allies and more stories."
Monteith and Rivera, joined by none other than John Stamos (have mercy!) auctioned off "sweet lady kisses" to raise funds for GLAAD's projects.
Stamos joked that he got his guest role on 'Glee' by kissing Monteith for free. This was recalled later when the top bidder for Monteith's lips was none other than 'Smash' starlet Megan Hilty — with the announcement, in jest, that Monteith would guest star on 'Smash' in two weeks.
Watch the adorable and hilarious video of the expensive smooches below. Would you pay $5,000 to kiss Naya, Cory or John?
Watch Naya Rivera + Cory Monteith Auction Kisses for GLAAD


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Alexander Chen's "Central Park Winter". Perfect for the home or office. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to own the brilliant artistry of Alexander Chen."Central Park Winter" highlights a famous landmark with a touch of whimsy. Stunningly detailed, this image was produced using the techniques of both offset lithography and serigraph to create a remarkable piece.Unframed/signed and numbered limited edition. Mixed media graphic on paper, image size 11.5" x 17.5". Each piece comes with a free Alexander Chen screensaver and publisher's Certificate of Authenticity.
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I have several log files that contain a bunch of ip addresses. I would love to be able to pipe the data through a program that would match and resolve ip addresses.
I.E. cat /var/log/somelogfile | host
which would turn a line like
10:45 accessed by 10.13.13.10
10:45 accessed by myhostname.intranet
My thought is there might be a way to do this with a combination of sed and host, but I have no idea how to do so. I know that I could write a simple script that would do it, but I would rather be able to use built in tools if possible. Any suggestions?