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A compiler for data processing outputs lower-level code for packing multiple signed data elements per register into a processor's registers using the rules set forth herein, and when executed, the code simultaneously operates on the elements in a register in a single cycle using the same operand. The elements can be independent of each other as defined by compiler directives, and the sizes of the elements in a register can differ from each other. Moreover, a relatively large element can be split across multiple registers. In an exemplary application, a data stream representing two images can be simultaneously processed using the same number of registers as have been required to process a single image. Or, a single image can be processed approaching N-times faster, where N is the number of elements per register. In any case, the present invention results in a significant increase in processing efficiency.
1. A computer system, comprising:
a compiler receiving higher-level code and outputting lower-level code to enable a processor to simultaneously process multiple multi-bit data elements in a single register, the logic of the lower-level code including:
establishing at least first and second signed, multi-bit data elements in at least a first register; and
simultaneously processing the elements, wherein it least one of: a carry, and a borrow, may occur between data elements in a register.
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13. A computer program device comprising:
a computer program storage device readable by a digital processing apparatus; and
a compiler program on the program storage device and including instructions executable by the digital processing apparatus for performing method acts for outputting lower-level code to process multi-bit, signed data elements, the lower-level code comprising:
computer readable code means for packing at least first and second data elements into a single register; and
computer readable code means for processing the elements simultaneously, the elements being permitted to interact with each other.
14. The computer program device of
flag means indicating whether a precision should be checked in at least one cycle.
15. The computer program device of
compiler directive means for defining an input precision.
16. The computer program device of
compiler directive means for defining multiple data sources of respective data elements to be packed into a common register and operated on by an algorithm simultaneously with each other.
17. The computer program device of
means for indicating whether a precision should be checked;
means responsive to the means for indicating for checking that the packed elements do not overflow or underflow or achieve a maximum magnitude negative number representable in the precision; and
means for, when packed elements overflow or underflow or achieve a maximum magnitude negative number representable in the precision in a cycle, undertaking wrap or saturation in the elements to prevent corruption of other data elements in a register, or signalling an error to be handled by an error-handling routine in the program.
18. The computer program device of
19. The computer program device of
20. A method, comprising:
defining at least one compiler directive, instructions, or configuration file for a compiler defining at least one of;
an input precision for at least one data element; and
multiple data sources of respective data elements to be packed into a common register and operated on by an algorithm simultaneously with each other, wherein the data elements can carry from each other, and wherein a carry propagating left without a previous borrow having occurred cannot happen and further wherein a borrow can only follow a borrow in underflow conditions such that in any one processing cycle at most one borrow occurs from each element in the register.
21. The method of
packing the elements into the register; and
operating on the elements.
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This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/675,779, filed Sep. 29, 2000, for an invention entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING MULTIPLE SIGNED INDEPENDENT DATA ELEMENTS PER REGISTER" ("the parent application").
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to compilers for generating lower-level code from higher-level code to process data in parallel in computer registers.
2. Description of the Related Art
As set forth in the parent application, computer processors function by processing data elements through various registers in accordance with instructions provided by a computer program. The registers have a capacity that is a power of two. For instance, a register might have a capacity of 8 bits, and it would be able to process, in a single processing cycle, a data element having up to eight bits in the element. As an example, an 8-bit register can process a 4-bit data element in a single cycle. Of course, registers typically have sizes larger than 8 bits, i.e., registers can have 16 bit capacities, or 32 bits, or 64 bits, and so on. Non-limiting illustrative examples of the types of operations undertaken by registers include multiplication by a constant, addition, subtraction, shift-left-logical, shift-right-logical, AND, and OR operations.
After the data elements have been processed, they can be sent to another register for further processing, or they can be stored or output. To illustrate, in the printer field a server microprocessor processes an input data stream through its various registers in accordance with a computer program, and it might output a data stream of compressed image data in so-called JPEG format to a printer processor, which then operates on the data as appropriate to instruct a printer apparatus how to print the image.
The processor itself executes instructions in the form of machine language, which are the low-level instructions relating to what data elements are processed through which registers. Most software, however, is written in higher-level programming code such as C, which has the advantages of being human readable and of embodying relatively complex processing operations using comparatively short, quickly-written commands. A compiler receives the high-level programming code, decides the best way among many choices to map it into lower-level language, passes the mapping to an assembler or subsequent compiler which then maps the lower-level language into machine language that is readable by a processor. The higher-level language may be, e.g., C or C++ programming languages with extensions or macros, and the lower-level language may be C with some of the extensions or macros interpreted and removed. Or, the lower-level language may be machine language or assembly language.
From time to time, a programmer may elect to write parts of the program that are executed more frequently than other parts directly in a lower-level language. While more cumbersome to write, these so-called "hand-crafted" portions of code do not have to be translated by a higher level language compiler and, thus, may facilitate faster processing at run time.
Regardless of whether the processor receives the machine code from a compiler or directly from a hand-crafted program, however, the parent application makes the critical observation that it is often the case that register space is wasted. More particularly, as intimated above, a register might not be used to its full capacity in every processing cycle. For instance, when a 16-bit capacity register is used to process 4-bit data elements, 12 bits of the register per cycle are wasted. This slows processing time, creates additional data caching requirements (and attendant cache miss problems), and in general fails to fully exploit processor capacity. Accordingly, the parent application recognizes the potential improvement in processor performance that would inure were multiple data elements to be processed in a register in a single cycle.
The present invention further understands that a compiler can be used to implement the above recognition. This disclosure focusses on such a compiler.
A general purpose computer is programmed according to the inventive steps herein. The invention can also be embodied as an article of manufacture—a machine component—that is used by a digital processing apparatus such as a computer and which tangibly embodies a program of instructions that are executable by the digital processing apparatus to execute the present logic. This invention is realized in a critical machine component that causes a digital processing apparatus to perform the inventive method steps herein.
Accordingly, a general purpose computer includes a compiler receiving higher-level code and outputting lower-level code to enable a processor to simultaneously process multiple multi-bit data elements in a single register. The logic of the lower-level code that is output by the compiler includes establishing at least first and second signed, multi-bit data elements in at least a first register, and simultaneously processing the elements. The precision for these packed elements determines their packing configuration. In this disclosure, "input precision" is used to reference the initial precision of individual data elements prior to simultaneous operation, while "output precision" is used to reference the final maximum precision of individual data elements prior to simultaneous operations have been completed.
In a preferred embodiment, prior to generating the instructions for packing the data and instructions for simultaneous operations, the compiler may access a flag or a configuration state to decide whether the output precision will be calculated from the input precision by the programmer or by the compiler. When determined by the programmer, the output precision can be specified to the compiler by compiler directives, or by variable definition, or by a configuration file. In contrast, when the output precision is to be determined from the input precision by the compiler, the compiler counts the number and types of operations to be performed on the data, extending the input precision by one bit for each addition or subtraction and by sufficient bits to accommodate multiplication operations, and by one bit when necessary to ensure that the maximum magnitude negative number that can be represented by a data element is one larger than the maximum negative number that can be represented in the output precision.
The compiler may also generate code to undertake operations to make the elements independent of each other after processing, if required by the needs of the program to be executed. To do this, the compiler can access compiler directives or specific higher level language (HLL) syntax to decide whether to make the elements independent of each other, i.e., when to unpack the elements.
In another aspect, a computer program device includes a computer program storage device that can be read by a digital processing apparatus. A compiler program is on the program storage device. The compiler program includes instructions that generate lower-level code that is executable by the digital processing apparatus for processing multi-bit, signed data elements. The compiler program includes computer readable code means for outputting a lower-level code that packs at least first and second data elements into a single register. Also, the compiler program includes computer readable code means for outputting lower-level code to process the elements simultaneously.
In still another aspect, a method includes defining at least one compiler directive for a compiler. The compiler directive defines at least an initial precision for a data element, or multiple data sources of respective data elements to be packed into a common register and operated on by an algorithm simultaneously with each other, or instructions not to compile a predetermined portion of code received by the compiler.
The details of the present invention, both as to its structure and operation, can best be understood in reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts, and in which:
Referring initially to
In one intended embodiment, the processor 12 may be a personal computer made by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) of Armonk, N.Y., or the processor 12 may be any computer, including computers sold under trademarks such as AS400, with accompanying IBM Network Stations. Or, the processor 12 may be a Unix server, or OS/2 server, or Windows NT server, or IBM workstation or an IBM laptop computer. Still further, the present processor which embodies the present registers can be a digital signal processor (DSP), specialized hardware, chips that are built around standard libraries for processing subsystems and arithmetic logic units (ALU). The term "computer register" as used herein refers to registers in all of these data processing units.
With the above overview of the present architecture in mind, it is to be understood that the present logic is executed on the architecture shown in
In other words, portions of the logic may be embodied by a compiler program 11 that is executed by the processor 12 as a series of computer-executable instructions. These instructions may reside, for example, in RAM of the processor 12 or on a hard drive or optical drive of the processor 12, or the instructions may be stored on a DASD array, magnetic tape, electronic read-only memory, or other appropriate data storage device.
Now referring to
For the illustrative embodiment shown in
It is to be understood that in accordance with present principles, a register 24 can be of any size that is sufficiently large to hold "m" data elements, with the data elements being of the same size or of different sizes. Accordingly, the register of the present invention can be a 32 bit register that holds two 16 bit data elements, or it can hold more than two N-bit elements, or it can be a 64 bit register that holds four 16 bit elements, and so on. In any case, each data element 26, 28 is a multi-bit element that can be either positive or negative and, hence, is a "signed" element, with the sizes of the elements 26, 28 not being constrained to a single predetermined size during manufacture of the processor 12 but rather being definable by a programmer depending on the particular application. It is to be further understood that the register 24 stores elements and, when appropriate, sends data elements to computational subsystems including but not limited to adders, or multipliers, or shifters.
The second stage, represented at block 32, is program initialization wherein specifics of implementing the invention in the present registers are determined by the compiler 11, which generates the appropriate initialization code. Then, register set up is undertaken at block 33, where the compiler generates code for packing input data into the target processor registers. The fourth stage is execution, represented at block 34, wherein the generated code is executed on the target processor by a human operator, or an automatic script program, or other means of causing the generated code to run. All of these stages are discussed further below, with blocks 32, 33, and 34 representing how the compiler 11 actually reduces the higher level language to assembly language in accordance with the present invention. As noted above, the compiler alternately can generate conventional higher level language instructions that can then be compiled by a conventional compiler.
With particular regard to the first stage (algorithm design), reference is now made to
As an example,
An in-line parallelizable computation could be specified in the same manner, e.g., by specification inside compiler directives. Yet another compiler directive can be defined to prevent the compiler 11 from performing the parallelization optimization logic on code that the programmer does not wish to have optimized, e.g., if the code has already been hand-crafted (in machine language) by the programmer. An example of such a directive as it might be applied to a loop is:
Next, at block 36, the number of bits required for the required precision as dictated by each original data element is determined, i.e., the input precision is determined for each element to be operated on. At decision diamond 37 it is determined whether the compiler will determine the output precision, and if so the programmer specifies the input precision at block 38.4 using compiler directives, or by defining an appropriate variable type, or by using a configuration file. Below is shown an exemplary compiler directive. All of the examples shown herein use the syntax for the "C" programming language, although extensions to other programming languages will be clear to those skilled in the art. Other programming languages to which extensions can be made include but are not limited to FORTRAN, Pascal, Ada, and Java. For example, if the compiler-supported directive were of the exemplary syntax shown as follows, the programmer could write a compiler directive as follows to define an original precision:
If, on the other hand, the compiler 11 is not to determine the output precision, the programmer must do so, and accordingly in this event the logic moves from decision diamond 37 to block 38. At block 38, for each data element to be operated on, the additional number of bits of precision that might be required for each operation that the elements will undergo is determined. For instance, adding two elements together might result in an output element that is one bit larger than the input elements.
From block 38, the logic moves to decision diamond 38.1, wherein it is determined whether the precision allocated in block 38 satisfies a maximum negative number rule. By "maximum negative number" is meant the negative number having the largest absolute value. Specifically, at decision diamond 38.1 it is determined whether the maximum negative number that can be represented by the data element is one larger than the maximum negative number that can be represented in the respective precision, e.g., −2N−1 in a twos-complement representation with N bits. If not, an additional bit of precision is allocated for the element at block 38.2. The resulting output precision is specified at block 38.3 in the form of compiler directives, variable types, or configuration files.
It is appropriate to note here that when the output precision is determined by the compiler, the system is more robust to programmer error than when the programmer determines the output precision. When the output precision is to be determined by the programmer, however, the compiler 11 has two choices. First, the compiler can generate instructions to perform run-time checking of precision to ensure that underflow (possibly including occurrence of the maximum-magnitude negative number) and overflow do not occur, providing for wrap or saturation if they do occur. Alternatively, the compiler 11 can assume that the programmer has correctly provided sufficient precision, which has the advantage of consuming fewer execution cycles than the run-time checking, but has the disadvantage of potentially allowing overflow and underflow, which could corrupt the contents of the entire register. Accordingly, as envisioned herein a programmer can use the slower but more robust method of having the compiler generate instructions to perform run-time checking to verify implementation, and then during subsequent compiles after execution verification disable run-time checking to speed up execution.
In any case, either the output precision from block 38.3 or input precision from block 38.4 is sent to the compiler 11, with the remainder of
Proceeding to block 42, variables to be processed in parallel are grouped. Next, at block 43, the compiler 11 allocates sufficient space in the registers for optimal packing of elements, i.e., it is determined how to most efficiently fill the available registers on the target processor with the available data elements that are to be simultaneously held in a register with other elements, such that a minimum amount of unused register capacity is achieved. For example, for a tight packing of an 8 bit original data element that is to undergo a maximum of six addition operations, the precision allocated to that element would be (8+6)=14. At block 44.1, the instructions generated that implement the below-described "parallelization" methods are accessed, and the non-parallelizable portions of the program are compiled/translated at block 44.2. The resulting lower-level code is output at block 44.3 for running as described below on a processor to process elements in parallel.
From block 45.6 or from decision diamond 45.3 when the test there is negative, the logic flows to decision diamond 45.65, wherein it is determined whether sign positions of elements will need to be known. If so, the compiler generates a mask at block 45.7 for masking sign bit positions as discussed further below. From block 45.7 or from decision diamond 45.65 when the test there is negative, the logic flows to decision diamond 45.8, wherein it is determined whether any shift right logical operations will be performed. If so, the compiler generates a mask at block 45.9 for clearing shifted bit positions as discussed further below.
When the above conditions are met for all data elements that are to be processed in accordance with the present invention, a carry propagating left (in terms of the exemplary register 24 shown in
Once the register set up process is complete, the input data stream can be processed by executing the logic shown in
After the simultaneous operations, the logic flows to decision diamond 59, wherein it is determined whether elements must be split. Specifically, elements in a single register that are simultaneously operated on might need to be independent of each other as defined by the above-mentioned compiler directives or at the end of a parallel execution block. In the compiler-generated code, after the code to perform the simultaneous operations, if the elements need to be split, the compiler must insert the lower-level code for performing the split. This logic is reflected in decision diamond 59, which indicates that after instructions are generated that simultaneously operate on packed, independent elements in a single register, instructions are generated to separate them from each other in accordance with the logic of
Alternatively, the logic of
Then, the value in the left most (or previous sign bit) position of each element is discarded or ignored at block 76 before passing the element on. Although the above operation results in decreasing the precision per data element, it renders the elements independent of each other in fewer cycles than the recursive method shown in
Now referring to
In contrast, when the test at decision diamond 82 is negative, the sign bit is added into the neighboring element at block 86. Then, at block 88 the element under test is compared to the top boundary in a single logical test and the process at blocks 86 and 88 is looped on until all elements are compared.
In relation to the discussion of
While the particular COMPILER FOR ENABLING MULTIPLE SIGNED INDEPENDENT DATA ELEMENTS PER REGISTER as herein shown and described in detail is fully capable of attaining the above-described objects of the invention, it is to be understood that it is the presently preferred embodiment of the present invention and is thus representative of the subject matter which is broadly contemplated by the present invention, that the scope of the present invention fully encompasses other embodiments which may become obvious to those skilled in the art, and that the scope of the present invention is accordingly to be limited by nothing other than the appended claims, in which reference to an element in the singular means "at least one". All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the above-described preferred embodiment that are known or later come to be known to those of ordinary skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the present claims. Moreover, it is not necessary for a device or method to address each and every problem sought to be solved by the present invention, for it to be encompassed by the present claims. Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited in the claims. No claim element herein is to be construed under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. �112, sixth paragraph, unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase "means for".
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Live from the Maryland Biz Expo, Part 1
You can almost smell the cooking of crabcakes in the air here at the MD Biz Expo, presented by the Maryland Association of CPAs. Gail Perry (CPA, Managing Editor) and I are fully immersed in this terrific gathering spearheaded by Tom Hood, Executive Director of the Maryland Society. Tom even treated me to a nice piece of salmon last night.
In yesterday's session on Second Life, the creator of Second Life, Philip Linden, popped in to the virtual session. Linden stated that he believes Second Life will replace a portion of business travel in the coming years. He sees Second Life expansion on the business side occurring as a substitute for teleconferencing, specifically for small business groups and remote workers.
So who in the accounting world is using Second Life effectively? For starters, IGAF Worldwide has a large presence in this virtual world. KPMG and Clifton Gunderson are also using it quite successfully for recruiting purposes.
Check out CPA Island. Tom Hood founded this world. www.cpaisland.com
My avatar is Quincy Greybeard. Gail Perry's character is Glal Landar.
Second Life is still a bit cumbersome, plus there's a real learning curve...but there are worthwhile business applications. Stats say that users are pretty evenly split between men and women, with the average user being 32 years old.
I think one day in the not-so-distant future we'll look back at Second Life in 2009 in much the way that we now look back at the rudimentary beginnings of the Commodore 64, VCRs and bulky mobile phones. This is just the beginning for Second Life.
This blog
Prior to this role, Caleb served as the editor of Going Concern since its founding in 2009. During his time as editor, Going Concern quickly became one of the most popular and talked about websites in the accounting profession. He has been named one of Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People every year since 2011 and has been published on numerous websites, including Above the Law, Deadspin, Denver Business Journal, and the Huffington Post.
Caleb is an adjunct professor of journalism the Community College of Denver in Denver, Colorado, where he teaches Internet Media.
Prior to falling bass ackwards into the media business, Caleb spent over five years working in public accounting, with more than three of those years at KPMG. Caleb received a Master of Science in Accounting from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Caleb spends a lot of time on a bicycle and reading, but never at the same time.

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
I don't understand the complaints.
What we really asked for is for them to stop doing XIII.
XIII is dead, they're idiots, they screwed up the first, the 2nd was even more convoluted and annoying, and now they try a 3rd.
Somewhere they said, no FFVII remake till they make one that surpasses it, well that won't happen if they keep beating this dead horse.
I don't even care that much about a 7 remake, how about Versus, is this taking absolutely nothing away from it's development?
What about KH3. If they are still working on Versus, which is so much like KH3, and still trying to put out more XIII, and aren't gettnig Versus done... they won't make KH3 anytime soon, as having them release too closely together would make them compete with each other.
So... great, I honestly NEVER thought I'd see the day FF would die in my mind, but I think it's here. Watched Capcom kill Breath of Fire, and Megaman, no sign of Dark Cloud from level5, when was the last good Suikoden, or Wild Arms? Hope they are enjoying their "money" cause they are destroying everything for it. For what? To produce crap like XIII, or White Knight Chronicles, or giving us more Ultra Ultimate editions of every fighting game they produce, which is too many, considering they are all basically the same....
Yeah, old school RPG gamer, raging cause they are destroying the worlds I've loved so much growing up. At least we can count on Nintendo to keep the classics living on their end *hasn't had a Nintendo system since GameCube specifically so I could keep playing his RPGs*. My loyalties are misplaced I'd say.
I wish there were other playable characters, but on the other hand, there's always the possibility of DLC and AI characters are probably guaranteed. For a story-based game, I highly doubt they'll have Lightning lugging around all by herself.
"The only thing that gets me high is the musky scent of my enemy's fear.'' - Stephen Colbert
Ftpkorn posted...
shygirl914 posted...zodiac_sword posted...She's the only playable.
I hope the world will build her.
I'm more interested in Lightning personality, she is deep down has very kind and very strong characters, the most mature character of all.
See what length see would risk her life just to atone what she did to her sister. She showed what she truly is when she is with hope before.
But aside that Skyrim is more RPG than any RPG, because we could role playing as we wants to.
shygirl914 posted...
YOU asked for Lightning. I didn't complain about Serah in XIII-2, and preferred her to Lightning anyway.
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Allow me to correct you:
FF13-2: "Why was Lightning marketed all over this?! Where the **** is she?!"
LR:FF13: "Why is Lightning the only character?!"
It's not a JRPG until you kill a god. http://somestatic.tumblr.com
Don't mess with Mrs. Chu; she'll put you in the soup.
Some_Static posted...
Allow me to correct you:
some people just can't have their own way in the games. Because it will take forever..
But remember that at LEAST, we are getting:
1) full control over movement AND blocking AND skills used in combat
2) towns, dungeons, and a rail to move around the place
3) outfit and customization
4) weapons not being all the same anymore as Lightning is able to carry a Auron-like sword.
so basically, I rather have this to overlook the fact its only one character in the game. But then again, who the hell would had given this game a BETTER opinion if the old party did come back. Just the same old Snow/Hope haters going to ruin this board =X.


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CO2 Solution Announces Extension of Joint Development Agreement with Codexis
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WEC is perfect for Trigg, nothing special anymore and a good learning curve for younger more unexperienced fighters that want a chance at bigger game.
Rumors of a fight between WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho and Frank Trigg have been circulating trough forums this week. Frank Trigg confirmed on his radio show, that the fight is possible, but no contract has been presented to him by Zuffa.
"I haven't signed anything at all," said Trigg. "I haven't seen a contract and I won't until everything is finalized and the only thing I have to do is sign my name and fax the contract back to Zuffa. My manager, Rico Chiapparelli, deals with everything else."
"The way Zuffa's accounting system works these days is that things can be done in a matter of hours", stated Trigg. "The contracts they send out don't really take a lot of time to make. There aren't many details that need to be worked out. I'm saying that right now nothing is happening but things could completely change by this afternoon or later tonight."
WEC 31 is scheduled for December 12 Live on Verses
WEC is perfect for Trigg, nothing special anymore and a good learning curve for younger more unexperienced fighters that want a chance at bigger game.
I think that is where the WEC is now, but some of those fighters are pretty bad ass. It's great for the 135 and 145 weight class guys.
There is a local fighter in my city that weighs 135, he's 13 and 2 and is a lot of fun to watch. I could see him at WEC.
WEC Bantomweight Champ Chase Bebe is one of my favorite fighters and I'm glad I've gotten a chance to see him fight some good fights. He has found a way to beat better strikers and better jujitsu fighters, so the guy has a lot of heart.
I agree with Don about Trigg, I hope its a good fight.
it should be a great fight i'd give it to filho. hes very strong and trigg is pretty small for 185 he fought at 170 throughout his UFC career and before that i think.


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First of all, I'll state that this is a university assignment so I'm not asking for someone to write the code for me I just need to be pointed in the right direction. :)
Ok, so I need to write an algorithm to solve any (solvable) sudoku board of arbitrary size. I've written a recursive function that can solve any 9x9 board quickly (~1ms) but when I do larger boards (16x16) that are hard to solve it struggles.. I've had one test going for 20 minutes and it can't seem to solve it. It can solve easy 16x16 puzzles or even a blank 16x16 board so I don't think it's the dimensions that are the problem.. it's more likely to be the algorithm that is the problem I think.
Anyway, this is the basic logic of my program..
- I have a 3D vector that stores the possible values of my every square
- When a value is placed in a square then it is removed from the possible values of the surrounding square, row and column that it's in
Then my solve function is basically:
bool solve() {
if (there are no unfilled squares)
return true
if (the board is unsolvable - there are empty squares that have no possible values)
return false
while (there are empty squares)
int squaresFilled = fillSquaresWithOnlyOneChoice(); //this method updates the possible results vector whenever it fills a square
if (squaresFilled == 0)
//exhausted all of the 'easy' squares (squares with only one possible choice), need to make a guess
while (there are empty squares that have choices left) {
find the square with the least number of choices
if (the square with the least number of choices has 0 choices)
return false; //not solvable.
remove that choice from the 3D vector (vector that has the choices for each square)
make a copy of the board and the 3D choices vector
fill the square with the choice
if (solve())
return true; //we're done
restore the board and choices vector
//the guess didn't work so keep looping and make a new guess with the restored board and choices -- the choice we just made has been removed though so it won't get made again.
return false; //can't go any further
Is there anything inefficient about this? Is there any way I could get it to work better? I'm guessing that a 16x16 board takes so long is because the decision tree for it is so large for a board that isn't filled in very much. It's weird though, because a 9x9 board will solve really fast.
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Amparito Lhuillier receives honorary doctorate from Recoletos university
Amparito Llamas Lhuillier was conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R). In the school's 65-year history there have only been five so honored, and Amparito is the only woman.
Proponent was Milagros Castillo Espina, who for many years was the dean of arts and sciences at USJ-R. Though she retired some time ago, she has remained active in school affairs, and was recently awarded one of the highest honors of the Recollect Order.
"I am deeply honored. I don't know what to say. What have I done to deserve this?" Amparito exulted when told about the honorary degree. "Your life story," replied Mila. "Your passion for education," she added, showing a special biographical sketch made of Amparito by a friend.
Amparito studied kinder to high school at St. Scholastica's College in Manila, and took up Elementary Education at St. Paul's College, also in Manila. She became a preschool teacher, taught Spanish at the International School and Reading at the Assumption Convent. Her goal was to put up a school.
Marriage to Michel Lhuillier, now the Honorary Consul of France in the Visayas, brought her to Cebu in 1964. They settled here and raised their four children—Charles who is based in Manila; Michael who is in California; Yvette who lives in Paris; and Monique, world renowned couturier.
In 1995, Amparito contacted Mila Espina who helped her set up the Amparito Llamas Lhullier Educational Foundation (Allef). It gives tuition subsidies to deserving poor scholars, specifically those with singing and theatrical skills. In these 17 years, more than 1,000 in USJ-R have benefited in a budget that has come close to P8 million.
Allef has also assisted teachers with the thesis and dissertation grants, as well as attended to more than 100 (annually) academically gifted children of employees of the M. Lhuillier group of companies.
The conferment ceremonies were held with the attendant panoply and pageantry at the USJ-R Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Cebu. It was filled with family, friends, school officials, faculty and most of all by students who were there to cheer their glamorous benefactress.
Indeed, beneath the academic gown of green satin, Amparito wore a clinging black formal with the signature of daughter Monique. However, as anyone who knows Amparito well will tell you, there is more to her than being a fashion plate. Her best facet is that of a concerned person involved in various charities and civic obligations.
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USJ-R president Rev. Fr. Enrico Silab, OAR, presided the conferment and the awarding of the diploma and medallion. The hooding and capping ceremony was led by professor Teoddie Duman-ag, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Assisting were Consul Michel Lhuillier and sons—Charles Lhuillier and Michael Lhuillier.
Amalia Biglete, Region 7 director of the Commission on Higher Education, was present. Also involved in the program were Prior Provincial Rev. Fr. Lauro Larlar, OAR; Rev. Fr. Edwin Macmac, OAR, VP for academics; Rev. Fr. Amando Emannuel Bolilia, OAR, VP for religious affairs; Rev. Fr. Raul Buhay, OAR, VP for administration; and university registrar Demetrio Quirante.
Amparito was inducted an alumna of the school by Dr. Antonio Esmero, president of Josenians Inc. Professor Ma. Virginia Visitacion hosted the program. At the end of which she asked Amparito to give the response, as she stood on a raised dais on the center of the stage.
"My heart is beating quite fast," Amparito said, "This is the happiest day of my life. Come join me for a photo." There was surge toward her, among them her sister Anna Marie with husband Johnny Dizon, her sisters-in-law Angie L. Mathieu and Marguerite Lhuillier, and a group of friends who had been her classmates during her St. Scholastica days.
Among them were Sister Maribel Carceller, Maricris Vasquez Prada, Hedy Taylor who came with her husband Jim Toolen, and Guadalupe Cabahug Latonio who makes her home in Mandaue City, Cebu. They are all at the reception and dinner that followed at the Casino Español de Cebu's Salon de España.
Every table sparkled with silver mesh interspersed with the masses of rare orchids in vivid reds, oranges, pinks and deep ochre. Teresin Mendezona and Pinky Chang were collecting due credit. Guests were happy that at the end of the evening Amparito gave the sign they could take as many as they wanted home.
Among the many notables present and asked to stay at the head table were Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia with her child Christina, Duke Frasco (mayor of Lilo-an), Mayor Michael Rama with Jocelyn Pesquera, Councilor Margot Osmeña, Norma Gullas, Carlos and Mariquita Yeung, Bo and Hans Hauri.
Mila Espina acted as emcee and the evening was made even more lively by the performances by Allef scholars of today and yesteryears.
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The decibels might have been missing but the decisiveness was there again.
Lima Central Catholic rolled to its sixth consecutive boys basketball win of the season in a game that took down Van Wert 61-40 but didn't exactly bring the fans up to their feet to cheer at LCC on Friday night.
Xavier Simpson scored 15 points, Martyce Kimbrough had 13 points and Tre Cobbs scored 11 for the Thunderbirds (6-0). Matt Bidlacks' 12 points led Van Wert (3-3).
The average margin of victory in LCC's six wins is 23 points a game, and its closest game so far has been a 15-point decision over Elida.
LCC jumped out to a 33-20 halftime lead and never let the Cougars get closer than 13 points the rest of the way. The biggest lead was 25 points at 61-36 late in the fourth quarter.
Despite the comfortable margin of victory, LCC coach Frank Kill rated the Thunderbirds' play as "kind of blah."
"We kind of played blah tonight. Our defensive intensity wasn't quite there," Kill said.
"It was kind of a coast mode. As a coach I'm trying to teach these guys to have that killer mentality. That's really what I want out of these guys.
"We're a team that's fueled (offensively) by our defense. We didn't get a lot of offense from our defense," he said.
LCC's defense produced only 13 turnovers but it also held Van Wert to 30 percent shooting on field goals (14 of 47).
That defense appeared more than "blah" from Van Wert coach Mark Bagley's viewpoint.
"Last week at Shawnee we hit 55 percent and hit 10 threes and were 15 of 20 at the line. But you have to give a lot of credit to LCC and their pressure. We knew that. You try to simulate it by bringing alumni and college basketball players in this week but you can't simulate their quickness. It snowballed on us," he said.
"They cause havoc. We never got them in a position where they had to tighten up. They've had six games, and it's been a steam roll every game.
We have to do everything right skill-wise because we're not the biggest team, we're not that athletic. We were never comfortable tonight. They made us uncomfortable," Bagley said. "They've got Division I athletes."
Van Wert has started its season with up and down results, never winning more than one game in a row, but never losing more than one in a row. Its shooting has also followed a similar pattern.
"We're shooting 42 percent for the year but we're either shooting 50 percent or we're shooting 30 percent," Bagley said.
Van Wert's shooting issues even extended to the free throw line Friday night, when it missed its first six free throw attempts, was 3 of 14 in the first half and finished the night 8 of 22.
"If we take care of that (free throws) in the first half, it's a competitive game," Bagley said. "We missed some easy shots early and the free throws snowballed out of control."
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Eagan, Minn., USA, July 27, 2012 - Global M&A activity remained slow in the second quarter, with deal volume sitting at its lowest levels in three years, according to the latest M&A Trends & Insight for Lawyers report from Thomson Reuters Business Law Advisor - M&A. U.S. and UK M&A activity, however, bucked the global trend, with volume up 14 percent and 13 percent respectively.
Global M&A activity dropped in volume by five percent compared with the first quarter of 2012. At the same time, a flurry of large deals pushed the total value of deals up 23 percent in the second quarter. Despite this surge, the total deal value so far this year is still running well below the levels seen over the same time period a year earlier.
The slowdown in global deal activity over the first six months of the year compared with 2011 is widespread, reflecting current global economic malaise, as well as political and financial market uncertainty in much of Europe and the Mideast. Of the 22 most active countries for M&A, more than two-thirds are showing year-on-year declines in both domestic and cross-border activity.
Private equity deal volume and total deal values were up compared with the first quarter (up 14 percent and 48 percent, respectively), yet activity is running behind the comparable time period from a year ago. In addition, the value of sellside deals (where private equity firms sell their interest in a company) has exceeded buyside deals (where private equity firms buy an interest in a company) for nine of the most recent 11 quarters. The largest private equity deal in the second quarter was Walgreen Co.'s acquisition of a 45 percent interest in Alliance Boots GmbH from KKR & Co for approximately U.S. $6.7 billion.
Reflecting continued financial market uncertainty, private equity buyers continued to demand reverse break fees in 90 percent of the private equity deals conducted in the second quarter.That figure has held fairly steady over the past five quarters. The second quarter saw an uptick in private equity buyers' willingness to permit "go-shop" periods in their deals, which allow a limited amount of time for the target company to solicit and talk to other potential buyers.
Meanwhile, deals involving publicly traded companies are growing increasingly contentious. Both the volume and value of hostile public deals reached their highest level in nearly a year. In addition, changes in the regulatory landscape continued to increase the complexity of dealmaking; perhaps for this reason, announced public deals in the highly regulated telecommunications and financial services sectors are taking longer to close than are deals in other industries.
U.S. deal activity was encouraging, particularly at the high end. The number of deals rose 14 percent and deal value surged 80 percent compared with the first quarter, led by Eaton Corporation's acquisition of Cooper Industries plc for U.S. $11.46 billion in cash and shares, and Nestle's U.S. $12 billion acquisition of Pfizer's nutrition business.
UK activity also showed gains, brushing off on-going concerns about the Eurozone. While domestic M&A activity continued a modest growth trend which began in Q4 of last year, cross-border deals - which regularly outpace domestic deals in the UK - again made up the majority of activity, rising in the second quarter. Deals in the healthcare industry rose, while activity in consumer goods declined. The largest deal in the second quarter was Anheuser-Busch InBev SA / Grupo Modelo SAB de CV worth U.S. $20.1B
"Global M&A activity in the first half was generally slower compared to 2011," said Steve Obenski, general manager, Business Law Solutions at Thomson Reuters. "Continued economic and political uncertainties in many parts of the world may further dampen activity in the coming months. However, the increased activity in the U.S. and UK is an encouraging sign. High levels of corporate cash reserves and untapped private equity funds mean that potential buyers will continue to be on the lookout for opportunities that make strategic sense."
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Kuras developed an aversion to the digital format after working on Spike Lee's Bamboozled. "I had a crash course," explains Kuras, who discovered that the resolution of wider-angle shots falls apart in the digital format. "The first day, I said to Rebecca, 'We're not doing any wide shots.'
"I don't consider myself a hugely technical DP," says Kuras, who studied anthropology and structural linguistics at Brown. "I usually approach cinematography from an emotional standpoint." Her initial plan for Personal Velocity was to use Super 16mm film, nearly as freewheeling as DV, but sharper when blown up to 35mm. But production company InDigEnt demanded DV, Kuras recalls, "So I said, 'OK, I'm going to approach this like three poems.' "
Kuras and Miller then precisely mapped out the visual scheme: from a hazy yellow palette for Kyra Sedgwick's abused mother to static frames and cool colors for Parker Posey's publishing yuppie to handheld shots punctuated by what Kuras calls "macro-epiphanies" (extreme-close-up inserts) for Fairuza Balk's bohemian on the run.
During filming, much of it handheld, Kuras stayed attuned to what Miller calls the "emotional detail" of the scenes. For her most recent production, Analyze That, the De Niro-Crystal comedy opening December 6 (next up: Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Kuras says, "I would have loved to give the actors in Analyze That the fluidity and flexibility we had on Personal Velocity. But it's a bigger machine to move around."
Still, obstacles rarely deter her. "While making Angela I found a perfect shot in a forest, but a tree was in the way," recalls Miller. "I figured we would have to move the camera when Ellen just put her hand out and pushed the tree over. Then we had our shot."
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Life-Size Chipmunk Sighting on Herron Hill
Friday afternoon I drove a colleague to the Strip District to pick up her car. It was raining. She'd gotten new tires.
At the red light, down Herron Hill, I saw a Life Size Chipmunk making her way to the intersection to cross Liberty Avenue. (The same spot I saw the groundhog scurrying under the cars.)
Oh that's right, it was Halloween.
Office Party? Chip or Dale? Alvin? A leftover from the Furries
A City Hornet Returns to Nest at S. Evaline and Friendship Avenue
After dinner Steve said he wanted to go to Bloomfield/ Friendship neighborhood and show me an incredible nest, alive with hornets coming in and out. Perhaps an expert will be able to identify what type of hornet they are by the nest structure but after researching them when we got home tonight, I wish I had the telephoto lens and didn't get quite as close with my 50mm fixed lens. I read about how they can sting multiple times and can be very dangerous to animals and humans. Hope no one decides to disturb this nest but it is so low to the sidewalk, hanging right over the middle, near a PAT bus stop.
People walk under it all day long and it 's fairly well camouflaged by the tree leaves. It seems the color of the church stones.
from the other side you can see the nest entrance
Unsuspecting woman approaching the sidewalk where the hornet nest hangs.
Groundhog in City Traffic
Below Polish Hill, turning onto Liberty Ave into the Strip District. Here is what I saw.
He got out from under the cars as we were all stopped at the red light.
Instead of crossing the road, he kept walking back under the cars.
Good thing I had my camera on the front seat.
Good thing he didn't get squished. I felt sorry for the groundhog.
Too much concrete to burrow in.
(And my car windows need a wash)
Just a snippet. I saw movement.
Coming under the cars. Oh no.
Go the other way. He did eventually.
I felt badly for the groundhog but at least he finally made it to the side before the light turned green. But what then?
Silvery-Cheeked Hornbills, Cheetah and Camel Rides at the Columbus Zoo
The new Heart of Africa region (43 Acres) is open at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
I have mixed feelings about zoos but know that they do important animal conservation work and support programs around the world that assist in this effort. The weather was cool for a July day so we kept taking our jackets and sweaters on and off.
I can tell you that the grandkids LOVE going to the zoo to see the animals.
There is always something interesting to learn and experience. A first for the kids was the camel ride.
Six camels are rotated to give the rides.
Aunt Lala was remembering a lengthy camel ride she had in Egypt that she didn't really enjoy but everyone had fun on Monday.
Yes, it was a bumpy ride.
The Stripes Looked Brown to Me
I never saw a zebra this close before. A relative to the horse and donkey. Love that mane!
These photos were taken last Friday at the Food Revolution Day, Pittsburgh.
Zebra foals are supposed to be brown and cream at birth according to what I could google. Depends on the breed.
The hair might be brown but the skin is black underneath?
This one didn't look that young to me.
But I was so surprised to see the brown color in the light.
The petting zoo goat tries the grass on the zebra's side of the fence.
Looked brown to me
Thinking about petting the zebra
Reaching to pet the zebra
There! Petting the zebra.
Lots of lines and patterns with zebra stripes and chain link fence. On my way home…..
Back Sleeper and the Rule of Thirds via Anna
Are you a back, side or stomach sleeper? Anna texted me and sent this photo and said the lion is lying the same way as Henry (Airedale Terrier) Maura (almost 5) her sister, asked her other grandma if this is how she sleeps!
See the different positions and suggestions at the Mayo Clinic site about sleeping positions. Back sleeping is supposedly good for back pain relief but not so great for snorers.
Photographed by guest blogger, granddaughter Anna (10) , at the Columbus Zoo Wednesday afternoon. It's always fun for me when my family contributes to the blog effort.
Last week I was teaching the HS photography students about the Rule of Thirds and even made a grid on a transparency so they could see the lines splitting up the picture frame , get the idea. Information on how they could compose the strongest photograph by knowing about this concept of composition.
The Rule of Thirds comes to mind immediately when I look at Anna's photo. And she wasn't even in the class.
So went to check out The Lion Sleeps Tonight, original by Solomon Linda 1939 but covered by many famous singers and groups
When a Dog Smiles at the Camera
You have to take a picture. I asked the owner's permission. She looked as if she had just been on a run or about to go on one with some friends.
His name is Oliver!
Oliver is a Heinz 57 mutt and he was smiling for the camera!
He's six months old and has that puppy energy and enthusiasm. What a happy guy.
I'd just come out of the end of the year faculty meeting/gathering at the Hofbrauhaus on the edge of South Side Works near the riverfront trail.
So thanks Oliver (and your owner also- sorry I didn't get your name)
I know Murphy smiles for the camera, too.
Sea Lion Viewing Window at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo trip with K-2 grade.
The Sea Lion seemed to enjoy looking at the students!
I could have stayed there a long time to watch the sea lions swim by and blow bubbles at us.
How Many Deer Do You See?
Three is the answer.
Steve says he is glad he is not a deer. These are woods IN the city.
What I Saw Out the Window at School
The cropped version and the original. You get a better feel for the place in the second, original, full size.
WILD turkeys but they seem fairly domesticated and brave ( or not too bright?). There are a lot of them in the area (remember my first day of school post with the family of turkeys on the sidewalk.)
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An early morning house fire caused minor damage, but luckily it was quickly put out.
Gallery of viewer pictures from storms on Tuesday, May 26th.
The Maryland "free-range" parents at the center of a national debate over parental supervision have been cleared of child neglect charges related to an incident in December.
Storms will likely develop in the early afternoon
Five months into the year and Stephens County has reported it's first case of rabies. A kitten found in the Harpersville area was brought to Breckenridge after the animal bit someone trying to rescue it.
Imagine going 13 years without missing a day of scheduled activities. That's what one Cooper High School senior did; 13 years of schooling without one missed day.
A young man hoping to keep his uncle's legacy alive is taking over Cypress Street Station in downtown Abilene.
A new list ranks the Top 100 Safest Texas Cities. Find out who else in the Big County made the list.
Abilene I.S.D has 96 refugee students from Nepal in the district and 36 go to Cooper High School. After the devastating earthquake struck Nepal last month, a group of Cooper students got together to help out their friends and family back home.
The City of Abilene is in talks with Texas Parks and Wildlife looking into alternate routes for the pipeline that will eventually bring water to the city from Possum Kingdom lake.
A bright, outgoing, young man with the heart and looks of a cowboy.
A doctor believes music can help those diagnosed as a form of mental exercise.
Storms traveling through the Big Country Monday left behind a wake of destruction. Forecasters say more storms are on their way.
Deputies are on the scene of a tornado that touched down briefly.
An 18-wheeler fire on I-20 slowed traffic Tuesday afternoon.
Buffalo Gap's Historic Village was recently recognized for the exceptional experience it offers tourists.
Three months after a Brownsville-based federal judge halted President Obama's executive action on immigration, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the White House's request to let the controversial immigration policy proceed.
A sixth package of narcotics has washed ashore in Galveston the past week.
When the police are chasing you, and you think you're in danger, the best thing to do -- at least in the mind of one California suspect -- is to call 911
An accident in north central Abilene caused a lot of damage Tuesday morning.
A homeowner arrived at this residence to discover a burglary in progress.
11 inches of rain rushed floods into Houston Monday, causing deadly flash floods.
Gas prices are on the rise once again, but only by a minuscule amount.
A former San Angelo ISD employee has been arrested for child pornography, and a former Grape Creek ISD employee has been arrested for allegations of an improper relationship with a student.
Seven years ago, a brutal murder claimed the life of an Abilene man.
Inmates in some Texas county jails may no longer have to speak to loved ones on a video screen after the Senate voted Monday to back a House measure requiring in-person jail visitation.
Rainfall totals from the Abilene Fire Department on May 26, 2015.
Two of B.B. King's daughters are alleging that the blues legend was poisoned to death by his closest associates. But the coroner says preliminary autopsy results don't support that contention.
While most will stay dry today, there is a 'SLIGHT' risk of isolated severe thunderstorms this afternoon/evening.
High winds damage homes and buildings in Loraine.
Abilene Independent School District took advantage of this bad weather make-up school day to honor and remember this special holiday.
Abilene residents stepped up to take on a heavy-duty challenge in honor of late Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy.
A possible tornado damages a Runnels County church.
Strong winds and rain made their presence in the Big Country this morning only lasting for a couple of hours, but leaving behind damage and destruction.
Veterans returning from war are finding assistance through yoga and meditation.
The last of the four murder suspects is now in jail for involvement with a murder and robbery in Baird.
An elderly man was caught in an SUV in flooding in Boerne, Texas. Bystanders were able to pull him from the vehicle and bring him to safety.
Record-setting rains left officials in Texas and Oklahoma scrambling to assess the scope of the damage and destruction Monday as an emergency coordinator told reporters that a dozen people were missing in one county.
Today is Memorial Day, and events are being held across the nation to honor our fallen military heroes. Here are a couple of the events happening in Abilene today.
Most City of Abilene offices and community service centers will be closed Monday, May 25, 2015 in observance of Memorial Day.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 1:00pm Monday for Abilene
It's not every Sunday that planes fly over Elm Dale Baptist Church, but for the past 29 years on the Sunday of Memorial Weekend it has become a tradition. The Big Country Squadron Commemorative Air Force, a group of volunteer pilots who are Air Force Veterans, flew vintage aircraft in formation to kick off Elm Dale's Memorial worship service.
Memorial is a holiday when Americans take the time to recognize those who were in the armed forces who lost their lives. One Big Country veteran shares how the holiday is special for him.
Two wrecks were reported within minutes of each other in south Abilene.
Two U.S. Marines from Lubbock, share their insight on the devastating events in Nepal and continue their relief efforts to bring aid to the survivors.
A Lubbock woman said it's a miracle that she was able to see her grandson graduate from Monterey High School Saturday afternoon.
Wichita Falls Residents who had to flee their homes due to flooding threats should be back in their homes by late Sunday afternoon.
Memorial Day weekend unofficially opens up the summer season, when kids and families usually flock to water for fun and escape from the heat. In the midst of all the fun, it's important to watch children at all times when they are around water.
Major street flooding in Amarillo has the police and fire departments busy handling calls for people who've gotten their cars stuck in deep water. The water has affected their ability to get to calls.
On Friday, May 22, 2015 around 11:00 p.m., the New Mexico State Police responded to the scene of a single vehicle rollover crash. This crash occurred at mile marker 2 on US 62/180, south of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
The Canutillo Independent School District has received approval from the Hunt Communities to repaint the wall at Reyes Elementary School red, white and blue.


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In regards to the 60 Minutes episode that aired April 17, 2011: "Greg Mortenson's work as a humanitarian in Afghanistan and Pakistan has provided tens of thousands of children with an education. 60 Minutes is a serious news organization and in the wake of their report, Viking plans to carefully review the materials with the author."
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One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time--Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban. In a region where Americans are often feared and hated, he has survived kidnapping, death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children. But his success speaks for itself--at last count, his Central Asia Institute had built fifty-five schools.--From publisher description.… (more)
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