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Lab #7: Compiling Simple ExpressionsAssigned: Thu 18 Nov 2002
Due: ?? May 2002
The problem descriptionYou should write a compiler that reads in an infix expression in the simple language we have been working on for the last couple of labs. Your compiler should produces PC-231 assembly code (or any other assembly or machine code of your choice) that will evaluate the expression when run. If you use PC-231 assembly language, you may use my assembler (asm231) to convert the assembly code into machine language and my simulator (sim231) to evaluate the resulting machine code (these are command-line calls on Gemini and Hudson).
If you use any other assembly or machine language, you should have a simulator (or chip!) available from the Collins 411 lab on which to run demos.
You should already have a parser and static analyzer (type and variable-initialization checker) written from the last two assignments. These should produce a type-decorated tree (for valid inputs) which you can traverse in order to produce assembly code (this is the "back end" of the compiler). I give detailed hints on how to approach the problem below.
It may be difficult to complete the compiler for the whole language all at once. I recommend taking a progressive approach, so that you implement only a few language features at a time. Adding fancier features in "layers" will allow you to keep a more-or-less complete working program at various checkpoints along the way, so that you have something to turn in should a deadline arrive.
See this section of Lab 2 for the expression grammar and this section of Lab #5 for typing rules.
More informal semanticsWe took a brief look at informal semantics for each of the different expression forms in Lab #2. Here is a more detailed description of each, along with some remarks relevant to code generation (all remarks are made under the assumption that you'll use the PC-231 for your compilation target):
- integer literals (sequences of digits only) mean exactly what you would expect, i.e., they are just non-negative, decimal numerals. Recall that the PC-231 has only 11 bits plus a sign bit to work with, and thus can only handle integers whose absolute value is smaller than 2048 (i.e., -2047 to +2047). You might want to generate an error upon seeing a numerals whose value is larger than 2047 (again, you need only handle non-negative literals). Note that literal values will need to be held in a RAM location or (much better!) in some register. Smaller values can be put in a register with a SET command, but larger values will need a DATA command and then a COPY (usually).
Examples: "0", "1", "10", "235", "2047".
- Boolean literals are just "T" or "F" and have as their meanings the usual truth-values (true and false). You may want to represent these values as right-justified, single-bit values 1 and 0, as this will make it easier to implement logical operations on them.
Examples: "T", "F",.
- variables are essentially storage locations on the PC-231 (either in RAM or in registers) interpreted as holding integer values. This means that they can be set, using assignment, or read, just by mentioning their names as part of an expression. Variable names are lowercase only and may not include digits. You may want to enhance your symbol table from Lab 2 to keep track of where variables are being stored (unless you move them around, e.g. from registers to RAM, in order to free up temporary registers).
Examples: "x", "y", "abc", "xyz".
- the READ token is a simple means of allowing our expressions to involve user input. When the READ token is evaluated, the effect should be to read a decimal integer or boolean value in from the user, using the decimal device ("DD") or ASCII device ("AD") of the PC-231. The decimal reader provided with the sim231 simulator takes care of all the details of number conversion (including negative numbers), so you need only generate machine code which performs the read itself. For Boolean values, you'll need to generate code which does appropriate checks and perhaps conversion (e.g., into a single 0 or 1 bits).
- assignment expressions are similar to those used in C, C++ and Java. Their constituents are a variable and an expression: the expression should be evaluated and the value stored in the variable. Note that the value of the assignment expression is the value of its constituent expression, i.e., the same value which is stored in the variable.
Examples: "x=3", "y=y++", "z=READ+x", "2*(n=READ+1)".
- the postfix operators include just the increment (++) and decrement (--) operators familiar from C, C++ and Java and a similar negation operator (~~). Note that these operators can only be applied to variables, not to arbitrary expressions. Just as in C and Java, when these operators are written postfix, the meaning is that the variable's value is modified after it's value is returned as the result of the expression. In other words, in order to evaluate the expression, we first stash the current value of the variable for the result, then operate on the value of the variable, and then return the stashed value as the result of the expression as a whole.
Examples: "x++", "x=y++", "x+++y++", "p~~".
- the binary operators include the usual multiplication, addition and subtraction operators, plus relational and logical operators for producing or operating on Boolean values. Evaluation is done from right to left, i.e., the right argument is evaluated first, then the left. This is important because of the interaction of variables with assignment and the postfix operators: consider the expression "x+x+x=6". According to the precedence and associativity, rules this should clearly be parsed the same as "x+(x+(x=6))", but this does not address the issue of how the expression should be evaluated. Assume for example that the value of x was 4 prior to evaluating this expression: then we might evaluate left-to-right and return results equivalent to "4+4+6" or right-to-left and return results equivalent to "6+6+6". Here we choose right-to-left order.
Logical operators can be implemented either directly with the underlying "AND" operation of the PC-231 or using arithmetic (or a combination of the two). Multiplication is not supported directly on the PC-231, so you'll need to implement this as a sub-routine call or in terms of SHIFT instructions.
Examples: "2+3", "2*(3+x)", "10-x*2+y=3".
- the IF-THEN-ELSE construct .
Examples: "x++", "x=y++", "x+++y++", "p~~".
Some sample expressionsHere is a set of sample expressions you might want to test your compiler on, along with the results they should produce. Note that several of the expressions involve the READ construct, and therefore depend on the values that a user types in at run time.
- (2+3)*2
produces: 10 (addition is done first, then multiplication).
- 2+3*7-1
produces: 22 (multiplication is done first, then subtraction, and finally the addition).
- 2*x*x + 3*x=7 + 2
produces: 121
produces: 37 (assuming the first (rightmost) READ yields 15 and the second (leftmost) READ yields 7).
- x*x+++10-x=3
produces: 19 (note that the expression parses as "(x*(x++))+(10-(x=3))"; the value of the rightmost x is 3, the value of the middle x is also 3, and the value of the final x is 4 because of the ++).
- 2*x+++10-x=3+x=READ
produces: 8 (assuming the value read is 5; note that the expression parses out as "(2*(x++))+(10-((x=3)+(x=READ)))"; the result then follows from right-to-left evaluation. x is left with the value 4).
Code generationCode generation is largely a process of traversing the parse tree in a bottom-up, right-to-left order, producing code to implement each of the operators, literals or variable references encountered along the way.
You will also need some general strategies for handling registers and RAM locations. In order to generate code for an integer literal, you will need to put it into some register, and you will need to know which ones are free for this purpose. Assuming that register R3, for example, is free, you might generate code like this for the integer literal 5:You will also need to know which register the result of a given sub-tree is stored in, so that the node above it can access it properly. For example, if the integer literal 5 from above occurs as a sub-tree of an addition operator node, you will want to generate code such as the following:DATA 5 COPY DR,R3As mentioned in above, you can use a free register list in order to keep track of register usage. This list can then be modified as you pass from node to node in the tree. In the example above, you would remove R3 from the list as you passed through the node for the integer literal 5, and then add R2 back into the free list after passing through the addition operator node.DATA 5 ; from above COPY DR,R3 ; from above ADD R2,R3 ; assuming other argument was in R2 ; result of the "+" node is in R3 ; and now R2 is free again
It is possible that a straight-forward use of registers will leave you with no free registers at certain points in the process, especially for larger expressions. If this happens, make sure you are using the free list properly, but you need not go the length of "spilling" registers out into RAM locations. In other words, it is OK if your algorithm fails for some large expressions, as long as you are doing your best to free registers as you go.
Variables can be handled by setting aside a RAM location for them and then loading them into a register and proceeding as above (i.e., noting the register used in the node somehow). For example, an expression such as "x=(x+2)" might compile as follows:; code for int lit "2" DATA 2 ; int literal 2 COPY DR,R0 ; R0 now in use ; code for var "x" DATA #x ; label for var x storage LOAD R1,DR ; load x using DR indirectly ; code for op "+" ADD R0,R1 ; free up R0, result in R1 ; code for assignment to "x" DATA #x ; set up for store using DR STORE R1,DR ; store x, result in R1 . . . ; etc., etc. HALT ; end of program #x CONST 0 ; placeholder for x #y CONST 0 ; placeholder for y . . . ; etc., etc.
Handling the multiplication operation will be a bit tougher than the rest: you will need to jump out of the main line of evaluation to a "subroutine" which implements multiplication for you, and then jump back when it is finished. I have a multiplication routine in this file which you can use to get started, but note that you will need to do some extra work to make sure that you have left registers for the multiplier to use, a register for the result, and a couple of jump registers for the "call" and "return".
The various other kinds of expressions are much easier to handle. You should probably try generating machine code for some simple expressions by hand until you are comfortable with the techniques before trying to code it up for the compiler. I will add some more detailed hints on code generation strategies for the various expression types, including multiplication, later in the week.
At the root of your tree, you should remember to generate a WRITE instruction which will print out the final value you have computed. Forgetting this step leads to a disappointing anti-climax in which you may have computed the right value, but can't tell, since it never gets printed!


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Friday, October 18, 2013
The Patriots' volleyball team defeated an impressive AAA team Tuesday and picked up a key region win.
Fort Dorchester improved to 22-2 on the season with a 4-2 mark in Region 8-AAAA with wins over region foe Beaufort and 3-A opponent James Island.
The Patriots prevailed 25-8, 25-8 over the Eagles. Senior middle hitter Jasmine Quinn and junior setter Amanda Gluck led the Fort offense. Quinn scored with five kills, four blocks and two service aces while Gluck had three kills and three blocks for points.
Gluck was also key on defense, finishing with several digs. Seniors Rachel Phillips, Meghan Sanders and McKenzie Long also had a strong match defensively.
The Patriots then fought the Trojans, a team that with an 8-2 record in its region has already secured a home match in the first round of the playoffs, 25-14, 21-25, 26-24.
After falling behind early in the second game, the Fort mounted a strong rally but came up a bit short. That momentum, however, carried into the third game.
The decisive game was a back and forth affair that saw the score tied several times. Finally, Quinn broke a 24-all score with a kill and followed with a block for a point to secure the victory for the Patriots.
"We knew we just needed to keep our intensity up," Quinn said. "Every ball that came to us we did what we could to work with it and set up a good pass. This team is so great. I love all my teammates and we are strong when we work together."
Quinn again led the Fort offense with seven kills, six blocks for points and two aces. Junior middle blocker/hitter Monica Mack had eight kills and two blocks for points. Gluck and junior Kira Ozegovich also made several plays for the Patriot offense. Long, the team's Libero, had more than 30 digs in the match and junior defensive specialist Katie Schneider had more than 20 digs. Gluck, Phillips and Sanders were other key defensive players in the match.
The Patriots traveled to Bluffton Thursday after press time looking to avenge an earlier loss to the Bobcats. The Fort hosts its final region contest of the season Oct. 22 when Summerville will make the short trip to North Charleston.
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I ate pizza on new years eve. I just ate normally the next day.
Okay, so I got invited to have dinner next week at a Chinese restaurant famous for its noodles. I can't refuse this offer, so I'm going to do it.
It's okay to do this a few times per year, right?
My question is: What should I do afterwards, in order to properly recover from the sugar high, insulin shock, load on the pancreas, and whatnot.
I ate pizza on new years eve. I just ate normally the next day.
That's what I would do... just go back to your regular way of eating the next day. Eating plenty of protein and some fat with the noodles will help blunt the sugar spike. Order them with beef. Use it as your 20% and just enjoy!
take a walk afterwards, and breathe deeply.
seriously, not a biggie. go for rice noodles if you can. don't do this often.
take a big pooh
Just try not to stuff yourself - the less you eat, the better. Try and eat mostly other things, while taking bites of your noodles to show respect to whomever invited you. If they ask why you didn't finish, just say that they're really good, but you can't handle too much starch.
Eat some, just not everything - if it's a belly full's size portion.
Yeah--it's likely no big deal.
I usually take times like this as a little n=1 time. I eat it, and I see what it does to my body. How do I feel after I eat it? Am I lethargic? Am I satisfied? Am I uncomfortable? Am I bloated? How's digestion?
Pretty much every time, it's confirmation that gluten does bad things to my body.
Then, just get back on the wagon and go back to what works for you. Your body will probably be fine within 24 hours.


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The Old French William of Tyre and its Continuations
Archbishop William of Tyre (1175-1185) wrote a history of the crusades and the Frankish states in the East covering the period from the First Crusade (1095-99) to 1184. At some point in the early thirteenth century it was translated from the original Latin into French, and at various points later in that same century various French-language additions (the Continuations) were appended so as to bring the story up to date. Closely connected is an anonymous text, known from its nineteenth-century title as the Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier, an independent work in French covering the period from the First Crusade to 1229 or, in some manuscripts, to 1232; for the period 1184-1232 a version of this text formed the basis for the composition of the Continuations.
The importance of the Continuations and Ernoul-Bernard is considerable. Together they constitute the fullest narrative for the events from 1184 until (in the case of one manuscript) 1277 in the territories in the Levant ruled by the crusaders, and they are the most significant historical works composed in the Latin East that describe these years. Their interest lies partly in the historical information they contain, but also in their capacity to mirror the political and cultural preoccupations of both the authors and the original audience.
This is an AHRC-funded project and has two main aims:
- to produce a modern critical edition of the William of Tyre Continuations and the Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier
- to examine the Old French translation of William of Tyre's Historia to see how and to what extent the translator modified William's Latin text and how the text of translation developed in the course of the thirteenth-fifteenth centuries.
Miniature from the British Library Henry Yates Thompson ms. 12 (ca 1250) showing William of Tyre discovering the leprosy of the future King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.
The project began on 1 September 2009 under the direction of Professor Peter Edbury. He and Dr Massimiliano Gaggero are preparing the new edition. Dr. Philip Handyside, the holder of the project PHD studentship successfully completed his PhD The Old French Translation of William of Tyre in 2012 and a monograph with the same title was published by Brill in February 2015.


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BOAZ, AL. - Snead State Community College here will see a tuition increase of almost 15 percent for its spring semester as a result of the 7 1/2 percent cut in state education money Gov. Bob Riley announced last month.
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Alabama Board of Education approved a tuition increase for colleges to offset the cut.
At Snead, the tuition, with the addition of fees that did not increase, will go from $94 to $108 per credit hour, a 14.9 percent jump.
Dr. Robert Exley, president of Snead State, said he supported the increase along with other presidents in the state's community college system.
"Not a single president wants to balance our budget on the backs of our students," Exley said today. "However, every president is committed to keep the door open to high quality educational opportunities."
Exley said that even with the increase tuition at community colleges is still 41 percent to 52 percent lower than the state's public universities.
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Tasso announces in the opening verses that he will sing of "l'arme pietose e 'l capitano / che 'l gran sepolcro liberò di Cristo" ("the reverent armies and the captain who liberated Christ's great sepulcher" (GL 1.1). The poem then gives life to several leading historical figures from the First Crusade (e.g., Peter the Hermit, Godfrey of Bouillon and his brother Baldwin, the Norman Tancred, Raymond of Toulouse) as it draws narrative details from the siege of Antioch and Jerusalem in early Crusading chronicles, in particular William of Tyre's influential history that had been recently translated into Italian (Historia della guerra sacra di Gierusalemme della terra di promissione e quasi di tutta la Soria …
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A cantilever beam AB carries three equally spaced concentrated loads, as shown in the figure. Obtain formulas for the angle of rotation θB and deflection δB at the free end of the beam.


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quote: "But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'" Luke 13:27
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From the Washington Post, February 9, 2013: "For more than a decade now, we have heard that the high-stakes testing obsession in K-12 education that began with the enactment of No Child Left Behind 11 years ago has resulted in high school graduates who don't think as analytically or as broadly as they should because so much emphasis has been placed on passing standardized tests. [In the article linked to below], an award-winning high school teacher who just retired, Kenneth Bernstein, warns college professors what they are up against. Bernstein, who lives near Washington, D.C. serves as a peer reviewer for educational journals and publishers, and he is nationally known as the blogger "teacherken." His e-mail address is email@example.com. This appeared in Academe, the journal of the American Association of University Professors."
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David Golfieri, of Watsontown, has recently published a book that is designed to help athletes organize their sporting events.
Golfieri, who is a carpentry teacher at Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood, always has been an athletic person, but had not started racing competitively until 10 years ago.
When he realized he had memorabilia from his races, he decided to make it into an organized book. He also realized other athletes might find it very helpful, just as he had.
The log book he has created, titled, "Pedal, Paddle, Run" Events Journal, was published in October. The book features 16 event sections where athletes can record race statistics and race day notes, photos of pre- and post-races, and a section for race bibs.
"Being able to organize the photographs, race and medals and have it in a structured way that I could look back made it easy to use as a resource for the next year and planning," Golfieri said.
The book has three themes, "Community of Athletics," "Finishing" and "Inspiration." It also includes inspirational quotes from athletes and people that Golfieri believed fit the themes. The process of starting to publish the sports event journal was a bit tedious for Golfieri, but his passion to get this into the hands of the public helped him push through.
"Self-publishing was very time consuming. I started at the bottom of the learning curve, and you run into a lot of difficult times," he said.
After a year of configuring how he wanted the book to look, he put his own event journal together with pages detailing the races he had run.
"When I looked at it, I realized it was going to be a lot of work," Golfieri said. "I then reconstructed the book so that it was a little more fluid and easy, it was generalized for basic things."
He added: "I hung in there, kept working at it. I came up with the finished product and I'm very happy with it."
Golfieri's events journal is available locally at Otto Book Store, Elite Feet, The Bicycle Store, Vargo Outdoors, MoJo Running and Multisport. It also is available online at www.pedalpaddlerun.com.


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sinus infection+diabetes+allergic to dogs and cats= no fun at all
So yeah I'm sick now, and I don't know why. It just happened out of nowhere, I mean I really remember being fine one second and the next my throat is sore. I've been taking these 3 pills for like the 2 days, and all they've given me is a headache. My throat feels so swolen, sore, and slimy, GRRR!
Any suggestions?
I'd try the salt and hot water thing, but I'm about to eat....
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sinus infection+diabetes+allergic to dogs and cats= no fun at all
Lol, En4Neo. Poor guy. Feel better, but was a thread really necessary? Could of just posted a blog in your profile. :/
Get Camble's Chicken Noodle Soup........mm mm mm mm good.
^Thanks Monsteroids^
Oh yeah, I'm sure I'd get a comment while I'm still sick.Originally Posted by ssbb_lover
Making a topic just makes most sense to me, but thanks.
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I hate Being Sick... In Fact, WHo Doesn't?
Depends how much you hate school. :]Originally Posted by +Maniacal=Maniac+
Lol, I haven't been sick for......7 months.......dammit....I want to be sick, I haven't been absent in awhile.
^Thanks Monsteroids^
^^ constantly changing avvies.
Too bad I homeschool, there are no absents. I could be on my freakin death bed and i'd still have to do Algebra.
^man that suck, and the worst part about home schooling is that you cant make friends...
I have the wii!!!! i know i suck at spelling!
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by Tarrah Teigland
"To Know God and To Make Him Known": this is the twofold purpose
of Master's Commission discipleship ministry. Several months ago,
representatives from the Master's Commission International Network
(MCIN) met with General Superintendent Thomas Trask and other Headquarters
leaders to explore how Master's Commission might best fit into the
Assemblies of God General Council while maintaining their specified
purpose. A recommendation was made at that time to include them
within a newly formed Commission on Discipleship that would encompass
all the discipleship ministries of the Assemblies of God. "We Build
People" provides the thematic focus of this commission.
LeRoy Bartel, national director of the Division of Christian Education
and chairman of the new commission, explains that one level of We
Build People's ministry focuses on the "emphasis given to the ongoing
spiritual development of disciples." The other side, the development
of lay leaders in the church, is where Master's Commission will
especially fit in. Here, they will actively seek how they might
fulfill the Great Commission in more effective ministry ways.
The Commission on Discipleship, when fully in place, will consist
of no more than 40 members who come from various departments within
the Assemblies of God. Members of the commission will be responsible
for providing guidance to the various departments and ministries
in the commission and developing programs and resources to better
facilitate discipleship ministries within A/G churches. When shown
the proposal for the integration into the Commission on Discipleship,
the Master's Commission International Network unanimously accepted.
The Commission on Discipleship will have two representatives from
Master's as members.
In 1984, Master's Commission began at Phoenix First Assembly (the
Rev. Tommy Barnett, pastor) in Phoenix, Ariz., because of a vision
in the heart of Pastor Larry Kerychuck. Kerychuck believed that
if young Mormons could give 2 years of their life for their "mission,"
Christian young people could certainly consecrate 1 year to God.
Master's Commission began under the direction of Carman Balsamo
with daily prayer, Bible study and Scripture memorization as its
foundation. Upon Balzamo's unfortunate death in 1987, Barnett asked
the Rev. Lloyd Zeigler to direct the program. Under Zeigler, Master's
Commission has become a multi-dimensional ministry branching into
inner-city outreach, ministry training and church and campus evangelism.
Today, there are 50 Master's Commission programs affiliated with
the MCIN from Alabama to Auckland, New Zealand. Although the majority
of the churches with Master's programs are A/G affiliates, several
Church of God and independent churches have caught the vision of
discipleship for their church.
The Master's Commission International Network Affiliation began
in 1995 at an annual directors' meeting. Eric Hunsberger and his
wife Raquel head up this arm of the ministry. At the yearly Master's
Commission Discipleship Conference last year, Hunsberger says, "we
had about 4,000 people. Next year we expect 6,000-8,000. God has
been doing a massive movement with that." While the International
teams are not able to bring all their members, leaders from El Salvador,
Honduras, Australia, and the Philippines come to take the Master's
vision home to their members.
Young people deciding to join Master's Commission enter a life-changing
program which is geared toward coming "face to face" with God. To
be a part of Master's Commission, each candidate must be committed
to the program for the year, must give Christ his/her all by agreeing
not to date during the program, and most importantly, must love
Jesus Christ wholeheartedly and without reservation.
Master's Commission is designed to be more of a lifestyle than
an actual program. Says Loren Triplett , former Foreign Missions
director, "Their powerful ministries and multiplied good works have
brought blessing to many at home and abroad, and I recognize them
as young people of trust and superb spiritual effectiveness."
Master's Commission "disciples" spend weeks of their year learning
various ministries. They study how to reach out to youth, children,
and seniors alike. Traveling to nursing homes and spending time
in church nurseries are all a part of their efforts to live lives
of total selflessness. Missions is also an essential part of Master's
Commission, whether home or abroad. Teams travel to the Philippines,
Canada, Slovakia and other countries to share the gospel of Christ.
Zeigler speaks of an upcoming trip to Nicaragua where the Honduras
Master's Commission group, El Salvador's group, and the Phoenix
group will all work together. Still other teams participate in training
youth groups to reach their peers with effective ministry tools.
Zeigler is excited about the opportunities now afforded to Master's
Commission by the Assemblies of God. Concerning the "adoption,"
he says, "We have never been, as an organization, more excited about
something because we are growing so rapidly that we really feel
we need the structure of the Assemblies to help guide us." He feels
that the transition is important because Master's Commission is
already such a vital part of the actual church body. "We work with
the youth department, the children's department, the adult department,
the wheelchairs, the buses. We serve the church."
Bartel also stressed the educational opportunities for Master's
Commission graduates. Although students work on Berean courses for
the duration of the program, only a small percentage go on to attend
Bible schools. The majority go straight into full-time ministry.
Bartel hopes that the commission will "serve as a liaison, as a
covering and as a bridge for those who desire to pursue their education
and at that point hand them off to what's happening in Christian
Higher Education."
"Discipleship is front and center to everything that the Master's
Commission is about; it is our passion," Zeigler says. He sees people
like Foreign Missions Director John Bueno going overseas "with a
warrior team that would be easily mobilized to go with him." Being
part of the "We Build People" team is "right on track with what
we are all about."
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text: !!This series contains YMMV examples of:* AdaptationDisplacement: Not many people know that ''U.S. Acres'' was a comic strip too. The comic strip version of Bo was very unintelligent, the comic's Sheldon had a philosophical side, and two characters, Cody the Dog and Blue the Cat, were left out of the cartoon altogether (possibly to avoid the TalkingAnimal confusion that would have arisen regarding them and the non-speaking Garfield and Odie, possibly also because they'd disappeared from the strip by that point).** Granted, it's probably due to the original strip having a very short life. Before the second season of ''Garfield and Friends'' even began, ''U.S. Acres'' newspaper run had already ended.* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Roy is this in the Snow Wade two parter. Was he [[MindScrew mindscrewing]] with both the other characters and the viewers or is he just an idiot....[[UpToEleven or both?]] ** Another one in "Once Upon a Time Warp". Roy didn't give Wade back the five bucks for fourteen years because "he doesn't like the principle of giving back money he owes". Considering they knew each other for fourteen years or so and in "Banana Nose", Roy implied he had little to no friends before he moved to the farm, was that the only reason or was that also an excuse for Wade not to stay away from him?** Also was Roy jealous of Wade and Orson's friendship in the early episodes?** Does Orson secretly hate Wade but is too polite to admit it?* CounterpartComparison: Both Roy and Wade, plus Rei and Usagi from ''Anime/SailorMoon'' seem to have some similarities. Both duos are [[VitriolicBestBuds friends who fight with each other but care about each other]]. Sometimes they fight, other times they act like friends and got more closer as the episodes went on. In episode "Goody-Go-Round", Wade manages to pull a prank on Roy by giving him really hot gum and fire came out of Roy's mouth. In episode 51 of Sailor Moon (the Japanese version only) Usagi pulls the same prank on Rei except with a sandwich with really hot mustard and fire also came out of Rei's mouth. Orson can even be considered Ami's counterpart since they're both calm [[BookWorm Bookworms]] that had to get their two friends to stop fighting.** The U.S.Acres and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is magic]] characters seem to have some similarities in personalities. Both Orson and Twilight Sparkle [[BookWorm Bookworms]] leader types who makes mistakes now and then. Roy and Rainbow Dash are both [[AntiHero AntiHeros]] who are full of themselves but help their friends in anyway they can. Wade and Fluttershy are both good-hearted [[LovableCoward cowards]] who helps save their friends when they need to. Lanolin is a mix of Apple Jack and Rarity. Both she and Apple Jack are both tough, hard working farm girls and Rarity seems to have more in common with the "imaginary Lanolin" in Orson's fantasies. And both Bo and Pinkie Pie are very friendly and want people to be happy(Pinkie Pie is also like Bo's comic strip counterpart as well).** Roy and Wade, and Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy as duos seem to have some similarities with their friendships. Both duos seemed/implied to have knew each other in their younger years before they joined the main cast. And over time in both series, both, duo's friendships developed and became closer friends.** When you compare Garfield's main LoveInterests Arlene and Penelope, it's like the case with Ash, Misty and May from Pokemon. Both Arlene and Misty are strong assertive [[TsunDere turnderes]] who argue with their male counterparts, while both Peneople and May appeared second and are the [[TheCutie sweet girls]] who gets along more smoothly with the main character. * CriticalResearchFailure: Although Roy Rooster is an antagonist(though not as much as Orson's mean older brothers or the weasel) some fans keep on saying he's a 'bully' when WordOfGod pointed out that he's not a bully, just an irritant. Although it may have been understandable if fans were just going by the comic book version(though Garfield.com and U.S.Acres facebook both made it clear in Roy's bio that he's not a bully), people who don't bother to watch the show/remember it clearly just go and assume he's a bully, when people who watch/know the show well knows that Roy's a 'class clown' compared to Orson's brothers who are the real bullies. * EarWorm:-->''We're ready to party, we're ready * boom boom* \\I hope you bring [[HilariousInHindsight lots of]] [[VideoGame/HotelMario spaghetti]] ("I'm scared!")''** "Friends are there... [[NoIndoorVoice TO HELP YOU GET STARTED, TO GIVE YOU A PUSH ON YOUR WAY!]]"** The final season's [[ThemeTuneRap hip hop opening theme]].** (OH WE ARE THE BUDDY BEARS WE ALWAYS GET ALONG. EACH DAY, WE DO A LITTLE DANCE AND SING A LITTLE SONG, [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong IF YOU EVER DISAGREE, IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE WRONG]]. OH WE ARE THE BUDDY BEARS WE ALWAYS GET ALONG!)** "Happy birthday, happy birthday, \\Whoop de doo, whoop de do, \\May your day be pleasant, \\Open up your present, \\Just for you, just for you." \\[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4wY48LUkws (repeat until insane)]]** "Oh we're the ants who ruin your dinner!..."** "It starts with just a little thing no one would miss at all. What possible, perceivable harm can it do do break just a little law?"** The "There Once Was A Pig Named Aloysius" song in Kiddie Korner.** [[Film/JamesBond "You're always under cover. There's no one you can trust…"]]** [[Franchise/StarTrek "Swine Trek, adventures in spaaaace! There's swine mess all over the plaaaace!"]]* EnsembleDarkhorse: Odie and Nermal, Wade the Duck. Binky the Clown too. The ants are also reasonably popular, despite only appearing in three episodes.* ForcedMeme: '''Aloysius Pig''', good ''god''. [[note]] The demerit jokes are quite common to see on the comments of Temp Trouble. An example would be this: "Threatening people who dislike this video? That's not right! That's twenty demerits for you!"[[/note]]** THE BUNNY RABBITS IS COMING! THE BUNNY RABBITS IS COMING! THE BUNNY RABBITS IS COOOMIIIING!-->"Shouldn't that be "The bunny rabbits 'ARE' coming?"* GeniusBonus: According to research from Yale University, people who have love-hate relationships is due to their poor self-esteem. Wade has poor self-esteem and he has a love-hate relationship with Roy! There are moments when Roy shows the esteem issue as well ("Banana Nose" for example), it's just not as upfront or often as Wade.** Abu Dhabi [[http://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/community/features/38837-stray-animals-in-abu-dhabi actually has a large population of stray cats]], so it makes sense for Garfield to often try to mail Nermal there.* GrowingTheBeard: A lot of the humor in the first season and even the beginning of the second season is very awkward, and the animation is quite a bit cruder than in later seasons. The show arguably didn't hit its stride until the Season Two episode "Robodie." ** Also worth mentioning is that [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the show didn't have consistent title card music until season two]][[note]]the title card music for "Nighty Nightmare" even became the season two US Acres theme[[/note]].* HarsherInHindsight: Two examples in 'The Legal Eagle', when Orson was building a cage jail. Wade said, "You're going to put your friends in jail?" [[spoiler: By the end of the episode, it was Orson's fault, everybody ended up in jail.]]** Another example, when Wade told Roy(who Orson made into a Deputy), "...Lock me up and throw away the key!" [[spoiler: After Roy put everyone in jail, including himself,]] he literally threw away the key.** And for a more general example, the whole episode "Ode To Odie" after bullying became a newsworthy issue.* HilariousInHindsight:** At the beginning of "Astrocat" Garfield and Odie watch the game show "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hit The Buzzer, Win A Cookie]]" and Garfield comments "And this is on the educational channel". Mildly amusing comment then, very relevant today thanks to the NetworkDecay of Creator/{{TLC}}.** Episode 35 had a U.S. Acres short ("Hamelot") about a griffon, followed by a Garfield short ("How To Be Funny!") that had a part mentioning practical jokes. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Sound familiar?]]** Try not to snicker when you consider "Wade, You're Afraid" [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown is about a flightless coward trying to overcome his cowardliness, and involves a bull]]. ** [[WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}} This isn't the only time Gregg Berger would voice a pig.]]** This also wasn't the only time Howard Morris voiced a character who's friends [[WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken with a Chicken.]] ** Although both games came out around the same time, "Garfield's Defense" and [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney World]]'s interactive card game, [[TabletopGame/SorcerersOfTheMagicKingdom Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom]] have some amusing similarities. In "Snow Wade and the 77 Dwarves", Snow Wade's dress,[[HairDecoration red bow]] and black hair was similar to the Disney version. In the now iPod/iPhone/iPad game "Garfield's Defense" the ComicStrip/USAcres characters help Garfield fight the enemies. Wade's weapon to fight off the enemies is a broom. In "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom", Snow White has a spell card to attack the enemies, "Snow White's Housecleaning". What weapon is she holding/using? A broom.** The episode "Binky Gets Cancelled, Again!" is about Binky the Clown's show getting cancelled again because it wasn't educational. Years later, it would be one of the main reasons why Saturday morning cartoons have all but disappeared on network television. Two other episodes, "Learning Lessons" and "Kiddie Korner", used the "educational things forced by the network" plot as well, making them this trope too.** In "The Legal Eagle", Wade was inside a pumpkin with the stem part on top of his head. In the first "Garfield's Defense game, he ends wearing a pumpkin costume similar to this in the Halloween levels. ** The plot of the fake U.S. Acres episode "Much Ado About Orson" in "The Mail Animal" was that Orson had to help Lanolin with her chores. 4 seasons later, the episode "A Little Time Off" occurs, having a similar plot to what Orson described to Wade (Helping Lanolin get her mind off chores by helping her imagine things, which would count as helping her).*** Plus, three seasons before that, an episode called "Much Ado About Lanolin" aired. ** And now, for a real-life Hilarious in Hindsight. The prophet Muhammad died three years after he ate lamb that was poisoned. 1,361 years later, the episode Snow Wade and the 77 Dwarfs airs, and guess who [[spoiler: gives Snow Wade the poison apple? Lanolin Sheep/Lamb!]]** The ending of Wanted: Wade involves [[spoiler: Booker and Sheldon playing a prank related to the main problem in the episode, which was Wade fearing he would be put in jail.]] 5 years later, the Animaniacs segment "De-Zanitized" has this exact same ending where [[spoiler: the Warner siblings were playing the prank, and the problem was that Dr. Scratchnsniff wanted to see a de-zychatrist in order to stop his problems with the Warners.]]** Meta example: In "Garfield Goes Hawaiian", Creator/FrankWelker voiced Garfield instead of Lorenzo Music because Music was ill. Welker would later become the regular voice actor for him in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' due to Music's death. *** Also in "The Bo Show", Bo(who Frank Welker also voiced) played as Garfield wearing a head mask and trying to voice him.** Probably the most famous of these is a line in the opening that was swiftly (ab)used in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop:--> [[VideoGame/HotelMario "I hope you made lots of spaghetti!"]]*** Wade then says "I'm scared!" '''''HE KNEW!'''''** There was a weasel who sounds and acts like the one in the US Acres segments in the ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' episode "Pop Goes The Weasel". The same episode also contains a RakeTake similar to the one in "Wanted: Wade".** The episode "Cute for Loot" has Garfield ending up in Abu Dhabi instead of Nermal and he complains that there are no Italian restaurants there. While this might have been the case when the episode aired, that is not the case nowadays as there's even [[http://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/gallery/36745-top-9-italian-restaurants-in-abu-dhabi: a listing of the best Italian restaurants in Abu Dhabi]]!* LoveToHate: Some people feel this way about the Weasel.* ReplacementScrappy: That's how some people especially the Garfield/Arlene fans feel about [[DieForOurShip poor Penelope.]]* ViewerGenderConfusion: Most fans thought Nermal was a girl because of [[CrossDressingVoices his feminine voice]] and there is absolutely nothing boyish about him...and he has [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics eye-lashes]]. Most of the people who knew he was a guy only knew because he was frequently referred to as a guy in the comics.* TheWoobie: Wade Duck, although his Woobie status has been toned down from the comics where he was a ChewToy. He especially becomes this in the Quack To The Future episode where Orson almost makes him cry.** Roy is a JerkassWoobie in the episodes "Big Bad Buddy Bird" and "Roy Gets Sacked", thanks to the Buddy Bears. Granted, he had it coming [[LaserGuidedKarma especially in "Roy Gets Sacked]], but it was still hard not to feel sorry for him.** Orson, whenever his mean older brothers(the real bullies) pick on him.** Heck, both Roy and Wade whenever they go through heck and back together("Read Alert" for example). [[ASharedSuffering At least neither is suffering it alone.]] * {{Woolseyism}}: In the Spanish dub, this happens. Here are a few examples:** Any logobox quip mentioning something Spanish viewers couldn't get (such as "Hey, ComicStrip/{{Heathcliff}}! Eat your heart out!" and "Don't bother checking what's on Creator/{{NBC}}, they've stopped airing cartoons!") would be cut out.** The US Acres segment "Kiddie Korner" had this happen to the nursery rhymes. One example was "La pequeña Lou, se sentó en su poo" replacing "Little Miss Muffet".** Roy's "It's Saturday morning. Do you know where your children are?" line in "Temp Trouble" was replaced with a different one.** In the US Acres quickie after "Attack Of The Mutant Guppies", the guppies want to go on ''Sabado Gigante'', a Spanish variety show, instead of ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies''.----


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The European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP) is saddened to learn of the death of former Finnish MEP Mrs Uma Aaltonen.
Uma AaltonenMrs Aaltonen, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1993, died suddenly on Tuesday morning (13 July) after a short illness. She was 68.
Following her diagnosis, she quickly became a devoted advocate and spokesperson for people with MS.
She was closely involved with the EMSP and the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF), and was especially concerned with the effects of discriminatory treatment toward people with MS within the European Union.
Being a Member of the European Parliament, she was the driving force behind the first report and resolution of the Parliament calling for equal access to high quality services and therapies for PwMS all over Europe.
"Life is too short and too valuable to be spent with moaning and complaints – I enjoy my life and I try to make it meaningful not only for myself but –even more important – for others", Uma once said.
Dorothea Pitschnau-Michel, President of EMSP, said: "People who knew Uma are in shock and disbelief after her all too sudden death. I am sure I am speaking on behalf of the whole European MS community when I say that we are grateful for all the support we received from Uma over the years, and extend our condolences to her family."


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Dating down (sizewise) is becoming less taboo for women, says Stephen S. Hall (see him and wife Mindy, right, and the lovebirds below). But as he explains in Size Matters: How Height Affects the Health, Happiness and Success of Boys—and the Men They Become, anatomy still influences destiny.
• Tall men earn more, but it's their height as adolescents that correlates most with earnings. Researchers think that's because tall teens succeed athletically and socially, building confidence and what economists call "human capital."
• Sperm banks like height: Some won't take donations from men under 5'8".
• In China, where jobs often have height requirements, cosmetic leg-lengthening surgery was increasingly common until the government banned it as dangerous this year.
• Good news for the untall: Recent animal research shows that bigger alpha males are often romantically challenged and struggle with reproductive failure—meaning females look elsewhere. "If you can't dominate physically," points out the 5'5¾" Hall, "you have to develop other skills."
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- Eyes are anti-reflective: elephant hawk-moth
- Slime rapidly expands and protects: Hagfish
- Secretions repel insects, bacteria: giraffe
- Poison protects seeds: yews
- Strychnine protects seeds: strychnine trees
- Toxic sap protects tree seeds: hura tree
- Tastiness protects seeds from beetles: acacia
- Red leaves hide plants from insects: plants
- Leaf tents hide caterpillars: Bornean moths
- Microscopic silica blades protect: meadow grasses
- Irritating sting wards off predators: nettles
- Pheromone mimic repels aphids: South American potato
- Hormone mimic protects from caterpillars: bugleweed
- Cyanide protects from herbivores: brackenfern
- Cyanogenic poison protects from herbivores: acacia
- Plant poison neutralizes digestive juices: cotton grass
- Toxic latex protects from herbivores: milkweeds
- Larvae produce deadly toxin: leaf beetle
- Scales prevent structural penetration: fig
- Resin protects damage: conifer trees
- Scales provide flexible, strong protection: pangolin
- Electric organs generate volts: rajid skates
- Electric organs generate volts: electric stargazers
- Electric organ stuns prey, deters attackers: electric catfish
- Flower's pattern attracts/deters insects: Aaron's beard
- Tail shedding protects from predators: lizard
- Tail shedding protects from predators: salamander
- Limbs sacrificed to escape predators: crabs
- Tri-layer shell protects from predators: golden-scale snail
- Ankle spur protects from predators: platypus
- Glue protects from insect bites: burrowing frog
- Stripes serve as long-distance camouflage: lionfish
- Threads adhere underwater: sea cucumber
- Limb shedding assists escape: starfish
- Tail shedding allows escape: rodents
- Case protects during years at sea: Polynesian box fruit
- Cocoon provides hard, protective casing: puss moth
- Chemical repels insects: catnip
- Constructing bubble nests: foam-nesting frog
- Pigment granules assist hiding: ray-finned fish
- Pigments cells respond to hormones: African clawed frog
- Self-medicating with plants: chimpanzees
- Self-medicating cures infections, stops pain: baboons
- Detachable bristles immobilize ants: Polyxenid millipede
- Scales form protective layer: bony fish
- Scales form protective armor: garpike
- Neurotoxin protects from predators: poison-dart frog
- Armor protects from predators: armadillo
- Rolling locomotion aids escape: mother-of-pearl moth caterpillar
- Vibrations attract ants: Australian blue butterfly
- Secretions deter predators: grasshoppers
- Reflex "bleeding" deters predators: bloody-nosed beetle
- Poisonous secretions deter predators: blister beetle
- Nests are parasite-free: eagles
- Nests are parasite-free: house sparrow
- Nests are parasite-free: starling
- Ink cloud distracts predators: octopus
- Rolling into a ball for protection: armadillo
- Rolling into a ball for protection: pill millipede
- Noxious spray deters predators: skunk
- Skin and feathers deter ectoparasites: black pitohui bird
- Toxins protect from predators: jellyfish
- Threads transfer movement to capsule: jumping bean moth caterpillar
- Plants enhance health: golden bee
- Deployable web distracts predators: blanket octopus
- Spiral-patterned cases prevent crushing: bagworm moths
- Inflating for protection: porcupine fish
- Portable cases protect from predators: caddisflies
- Bubbles protect against predators: spittle bug
- Skin resists microorganisms: pilot whale
- Tentacles detect predators: queen scallop
- Intricate relationship allows the other to flourish: the sea anemone and the clownfish
- Lack of wing scales enhances camouflage: clearwing butterfies
- Scales protect skin: cartilaginous fish
- Trunk protected from predators: half-mens plant
- Camouflage reduces herbivory: pebble plants
- Relationship provides nutrients, protection: ant-plants and ants
- Surviving changing conditions: ecosystems
- Species richness helps system respond to disturbance: ecosystems
- Leaf serves as container: red oak roller weevil
- Providing shelter for multiple organisms: English oak
- Thin "shells" resist impact loading: sea urchins
- Species diversity maintains grasslands: Tanzania's Serengeti Plain
- Shell protects, supports, and allows for growth: shelled mollusks
- Resident insects protect nearby fields: hedgerows
- Detecting presence and movement of predators: nocturnal moth
- Wing scales help camouflage from sonar: moth
- Leaves disorient beetles, prevent attack: cucumber
- Leaves communicate pest damage: plants
- Defense mechanism deters predators: wood snakes
- Reflex bleeding deters predators: fireflies
- Eyes squirt blood: horned lizard
- Wings allow escape from spider webs: butterflies
- Relationship provides nutrients, housing, protection: bull horn acacia and acacia ants
- Fins used to communicate: fish
- Durable nest is predator-proof: Eurasian penduline tit
- Trunk emits infrasonic calls: Asian elephant
- Abrupt flight patterns help evade predators: moths
- Squirting filaments protect from predators: pussmoth caterpillar
- Secondhand weapons protect from predators: sea slug
- Flowers protect from unwanted visitors: mistletoe
- Leaves signal presence of predators: acacia
- Leaves protect from herbivory: Australian stinging tree
- The neuron lobula giant movement detector (LGMD) protects from collision: locusts
- Leaves deter herbivory: birch trees
- Vision enables stealth communication: jewel scarab beetle
- Larvae ditch threatened hosts: parasitic fly
- Flowers selectively deter insects: acacia
- 'Bombs' distract predators: green bomber worms
- Skin lights up when touched: swimming sea cucumber
- Bioluminescence protects from predation: dinoflagellates
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And for high school juniors hoping to attend a University of California undergraduate campus in 2009, and for a California public hospital chief-of-staff already having to refuse patients due to mass overcrowding while trying to claw a path out of a monetary hijacking for his hospital, that amazement just became bitter awe.
Yet as Mr. Post-Partisan spreads the budgetary pain nice and thick to nearly every state-funded program, the provocation goes far deeper than just Arnold Schwarzenegger.
From Wilson to Schwarzenegger, with every legislative class in between, these enterprising pols have continually unearthed methods for constipating California's economy, and consequently shelving the interests of those (that's us) excluded from post-campaign policy sessions where stump promises meet politicians' ambition.
Those sessions have climaxed into gouging budget cuts that include possibly forcing the nine-campus University of California undergraduate system into freezing or cutting enrollment for the 2009-10 school year and hijacking needed funds from public hospitals to cover deficit spending elsewhere as California faces an arresting $14.5 billion shortfall for next summer. After running Gray Davis out of town on a rail, Schwarzenegger has modeled his predecessor by proposing corrosive budget cuts for higher education and by his slight-of-hand funding shifts.
So if Santa Clarita is going to hold anyone in contempt for the crippling financial blow dealt our schools, for example, that anger must extend far beyond our governor because this crisis has been molded over many years into a chronic agony.
Autopilot spending
For Schwarzenegger, the "villain" in California's continuous economic hell is our budget system's "autopilot" spending. By that is meant mandatory expenditures arising from predetermined commitments made through such acts as, for example, voter-approved initiatives or ballot propositions.
These programs, irrespective of urgent economic concerns or budgetary priorities, have a locked-in minimum funding that automatically swallows up better than half of California's budget. The alleged culprit, formerly aided and abetted by Schwarzenegger, includes Propositions 98, 42, and 49 and the welfare state's lax cost-of-living-adjustment increases for countless Medi-Cal recipients, to name a few.
This type of spending can prematurely and irrationally handcuff a state capital into blindly guaranteeing funds years in advance of having the reserves to fulfill the obligations. Yet the Wilson-to-Schwarzenegger era has seen a staggering rise in autopilot spending. That don't-pay-as-you-go system inevitably led to budgetary shortfalls, which trigger another beloved Sacramento gimmick for damning-up California's economy: massive state borrowing.
A particular favorite of Davis and Schwarzenegger, California's nearly unequaled recent history of excessive state borrowing has been viewed as a quick fix in shoring up its portfolio during economically hard times.
Excess leads to high interest rates
That excess has often led to exorbitant interest rates being imposed on California, which in turn have presented consistent difficulty for our state in meeting its loan obligations. That, coupled with reckless spending, have given California a notoriously low credit rating and close scrutiny from bond-rating houses. Years of this revolving insanity, enabled by piggish legislative classes and willing governors, is partially to blame for our present economic plight.
Whether it be excessive borrowing, reckless spending, or the raw greed that gives birth to them, California's elected officials have usually proven to be run-of-the-mill pols lacking the wisdom and will to be the fiscally conservative Republicans or pro-growth Democrats that they have claimed to be. Without rampant spending and simultaneous extreme borrowing, California's real estate crisis and job losses in the financial and construction sectors would not have so crippled our state's economy and forced such excessive budget cuts.
Instead, year after year, fat or lean, spending and borrowing were high and saving was scarce. Call me jaded or cynical, but I see nothing in Sacramento's recent history that elicits faith in politicians.
Before you, Santa Clarita resident, contribute to another Cameron Smyth campaign or any pol's ambition, let more than party affiliation and labels like "Reagan conservative" dictate to your wallet and vote.
And Democrats, let more than anti-Schwarzenegger sentiment persuade your decisions. Politics is too important and delicate for such shallow thinking.
Andre Hollings is a Santa Clarita resident. His column reflects his own views, not necessarily those of The Signal.


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FAU Criminal Justice Professor Named Chief Consultant to Blueprint Commission on Juvenile Justice Issues
BOCA RATON, FL (October 19, 2007) – Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Walter McNeil recently announced the appointment of Florida Atlantic University Professor Gordon Bazemore as chief consultant to the Blueprint Commission on juvenile justice issues.
Bazemore, a professor and chair of the department of criminology and criminal justice at FAU, has 30 years experience in juvenile justice practice, research and training/technical assistance, and has directed research and action projects funded by the National Institute of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and other public and private agencies. He served as a consultant, researcher and trainer to the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services' (HRS) initiative on juvenile pre-adjudicatory detention reform. As part of this initiative, Bazemore conducted research, prepared publications and made presentations on the impact of implementation of detention screening criteria and reforms on culture and climate in Broward and Dade county detention facilities. He is a former member and co-chair of the Florida Juvenile Justice Standards and Training Commission, and a founding member of the Florida Supreme Court work group on community and restorative justice.
"The Commission and Secretary McNeil face a number of serious challenges," said Bazemore. "I believe that Secretary McNeil has a great vision and mission for the department which better defines the boundaries between the responsibilities of the department of juvenile justice, those of other agencies, and those of the community. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to help him better define this mission and also put together some practical solutions for juvenile justice reform. Secretary McNeil wants to exercise leadership to guide the community in helping youth in trouble."
FAU President Frank T. Brogan chairs the Juvenile Justice Blueprint Commission, a time-limited group of 25 private and public stakeholders appointed by Secretary McNeil to assist the Department of Juvenile Justice in developing recommendations for a comprehensive strategic plan to improve the lives of at-risk youth while ensuring public safety. The concept for the Commission grew out of a collaboration between the department and several organizations supportive of juvenile justice reform, including the Children's Campaign Inc., the Florida Juvenile Justice Association, and the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services.
The Commission is in the process of conducting a "citizen listening tour" around the state to allow opportunities for the public and stakeholders in various communities to express ideas, comments, concerns and suggestions for improving Florida's juvenile justice system. The Commission's recommendations will be presented to Secretary McNeil, the governor and legislature for consideration during the 2008 legislative session.
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Americans need the whole truth
From the current President Obama and our government in general, much is said about "transparency." What a joke!
Government officials, media, etc. appear to care little about full truth on anything that might hurt their empire. Daily our channels of information are filled with misinformation and half-truths.
How can Americans be expected to make wise choices based on falsehoods or half-truths?
For example, the morning news is that employers added 157,000 jobs last month. Great! Not bad, but how many new workers came into the market looking for jobs?
Another example: Our new health care laws will provide new health care for an additional 30 million uninsured people with no additional costs to middle-class taxpayers. Yes, but let's be honest — while many of these people need coverage, there will be a cost to pay.
Our faith is being eroded by such tactics by our national leaders and government in general.
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Not many new retail centers sprouted from the ground since the recession, but hints of revival are under way.
A 12,725-square-foot speculative retail center just broke ground on an outparcel at the Target-anchored Azalea Square Shopping Center in Summerville. It should be completed by September.
The project is the product of Miller-Valentine Group and Gramling Brothers Real Estate. It will offer suites starting at 1,200 square feet. Mikell Harper of Charleston-based Gramling Brothers said the developer has already received tenant inquiries for space in the high-traffic area on U.S. 17-A just off Interstate 26.
Second wind
The restaurant beside Omar Shrine Temple in Mount Pleasant comes back to life Monday.
Owner Steve Judy said Harbor Breeze at 176 Patriots Point Blvd., which replaces the Point Grill, will be open six days a week with a lot of Lowcountry offerings. It will lean toward seafood, but will not be a seafood restaurant, he said.
The chef is Matt Riley, who has worked at Hanks and Mercato in downtown Charleston. General manager is Chuck Isenberg, formerly of Roadside Kitchens and Jim N Nicks. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays with later hours on Friday and Saturday nights.
Noodling around
Buying pasta at Piggly Wiggly over the next two weeks will support education.
The Charleston-based supermarket chain with nearly 100 stores is selling Muellers Pasta for 99 cents per box through May 29. Twenty-five cents from each sale will benefit S.C. Future Minds, up to $10,000.
S.C. Future Minds strives to connect private donors with public schools through statewide innovation efforts. The organization also runs the annual S.C. Teacher of the Year Award and hosts Teacher Appreciation Month each year, events that both Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. and Muellers Pasta support.
The grocery store chain donated hotel rooms to house all District Teachers of the Year during the Teacher of the Year celebration, and Muellers Pasta will contribute more than eight tons of pasta to 160 S.C. public schools during this year. The pasta is used to host Spaghetti Night fundraisers for schools.
Muellers Pasta is made in Columbia, one of its four manufacturing sites in the U.S.
Name dropping
Jim N Nicks Bar-B-Q at 288 King St. in downtown Charleston has dropped the Jim in its name. Its still part of the same company, but the restaurant, now called Nicks Bar-B-Q changed the name in-house, a company employee said.
Lights out
Arbys at 246 Spring St. in Charleston has closed. An employee at a nearby Arbys said it was not making enough money to stay open.
Fresh location
Fresh Berry frozen yogurt shop is adding another store in Charleston region. The new shop will be at 766 S. Shelmore Blvd. in Mount Pleasant in the Bi-Lo shopping center near IOn. Look for a possible opening in June. The Tulsa, Okla.-based chains other shop is at 39 George St. in downtown Charleston.
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Gallant Gallic hosts leave a lot to be desired
Johnny Watterson
When Christine Connolly addressed the crowd at Stade de France to confirm the bad news they had already heard from Ireland via text was perfectly true, her discomfort suggested the organisers had just pulled their pointy sticks out off camera, before prodding her to a reluctant, chilly apology.
Yes, it was frozen. Yes, it was dangerous. Yes, it was cancelled. All that was missing was a hapless French shrug.
That the communications manager of the Six Nations, one of the very few women in this manly, oval world, was anointed for the job seemed in itself a cowardly piece of decision making on a night where officials once again stretched fan loyalty beyond decency.
An initial observation, was how decision makers in the game stood up straight around the pitch as fans booed and jeered Mrs Connolly, when there wasn't a vertebra in the house.
Not for the first time gender was used to pacify a simmering crowd, which had every right to feel that some sort of treachery was afoot. That their tickets would be respected for the return fixture was, regardless of the legal terms and agreements, a sensational sleight and misjudgement of the mood which was bubbling beyond outrage.
Now that the 80,000 fans are not in a position to break up the stadium in St Denis, the Six Nations have decided that there are "very significant logistical issues arising from this situation," and they would wish to be in a position to give a comprehensive clarification following a meeting on Tuesday.
What is clear is that everyone who bought a ticket has the cash to get back to Paris, right?
In a world where the line between sport, business and entertainment is constantly blurred, the indifference to the Irish and French fans literally freezing cold in Paris was an interesting study of nonchalant disregard.
It was like the waiter standing beside the table in one of those wonderful French bistros shaking his head and unmoved saying 'non, non, non' when all you ask for is your entrecote to be well done. Well, maybe there is a cultural point to be made there but belittling detachment from the customer can be trying with two children and 80,000 people wondering when the next train will arrive.
For the uninitiated there are no bars and bistros around Stade de France. People cannot just filter away down cobbled side streets and hunker down in a bar to wait it out.
Thousands of euro that went into flights, hotels, food, drink will never be recovered because of indecision and lack of foresight and not once could the fans have come into the thinking. The IRFU recently found out to their cost with ticketing prices that the depth of the rugby pocket is in fact finite and when stakeholders of the game are treated with disdain there is a reaction.
The IRFU will say nothing because these events are political and, well, it's the French covered in merde. But they should because these fans are their support base. They deserve duty of care.
As it stands the FFR president, Pierre Camou, pointed the finger at referee Dave Pearson. Pearson pointed the finger at the concrete pitch. French television pointed the finger at the Six Nations and the FFR. The FFR pointed the finger at God. The fans pointed their fingers at officials who felt obliged to build a stadium with no underground heating and Declan Kidney, as tradition has shown on a variety of topics, pointed his finger at nobody.
Finally they pushed out poor Christine at whom everyone pointed a finger.
Gallant to the last.


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As a part of Pro Football Weekly's excellent game previews, Dan Parr takes a look at the key matchup of LT Anthony Castonzo vs. RDE Julius Peppers:
Castonzo has good length and certainly will not back down from the challenge of keeping Peppers away from Luck. He has the ability to shuffle, slide and mirror without losing his footing, but he will need to do a better job of guarding against being outleveraged. He has to use his hands to his advantage and avoid giving up the inside. Speed rushers gave him problems last season, and if Peppers is firing off the ball and having success getting into the backfield, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians is going to have to think about sending a tight end or a chipping back to Castonzo's side to help seal off the edge.


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A police officer has been suspended and could be fired after he apparently posted a racist, obscenity-laced rant about President Barack Obama on his Facebook page.
"The fact that he (Obama) is still alive bewilders me," Officer Peter Burns is alleged to have written in the post, obtained by The Journal News on Thursday. "Go die in a shallow grave you Muslim commie …"
The above post, apparently written Dec. 11 on a Facebook profile page Burns operated under the name "Coon Trapper" (screen cap below) contained a racial slur, made reference to "1st amendment NSA" and described Obama as "un-American."
Don't know what this asshole is upset about — he's making an annual salary of $98,959! That's near $100,000 bucks a year. And now, because of his BIG MOUTH on Facebook, he's going to lose that salary and likely will be on a hiring blacklist once employers find out what he was doing — if the Force fires him.


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Flash Tutorial to create simple & cool effects using Tweening and Masking
In this Tutorial you'll learn how to create simple and cool effects in Flash. This tutorial uses concepts of Symbols Basics and Tweened Animations in Flash. It is very simple and neatly explained below.
Note: Though this article demo was created using Flash MX 2004, it also can be applied fully to Flash 5 or 4.
Fade-in & Fade-out Effect
- Drawn any vector, say a circle and convert it into a graphic symbol and name the symbol, say 'ball_gr'.
- Insert frame (F5) in the 20th frame and create a Motion Tween.
- Select the 10th frame and insert a Key frame (F6).
- Select the 'ball_gr' instance on the stage and select Alpha from the Color Panel in the Properties window and reduce the value from 100% to 40%.
- Save your work and test the Movie (Ctrl + Enter). That's it your first cool effect is ready!
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GOBLES, MI -- The Schmuckers don't look like the typical skiers you'd find at the Timber Ridge Ski Area in Gobles on a weekday morning.
Wearing traditional Amish dress, nearly 40 extended family members and friends took over the hills on Friday.
"It's a great day to spend in the snow with families and friends," said Martin Schmucker.
It was the family's first trip to Timber Ridge in about a decade.
They come from a large Amish community in Grabill, Ind., though many of them have converted to modern-day Christianity, Schmucker said.


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Captive Bred Morphs
When a human breeds a type of reptile and develops a new color or pattern, it is called a "morph." However, not all morphs are the result of human involvement. Some occur as a result of spontaneous genetic mutations in the wild. The first morph produced in captivity was the albino ball python in 1992. Since then, the popularity of morphs has only increased. Many hobbyists are anxious to get their hands on the latest variety of their favorite reptile.
Some morphs take several years to produce. Many breeders work slowly and carefully to develop fantastic new patterns and colorings. However, some morphs get named several times, and some sellers will give new names to even the slightest of variations, all in the hopes of making more money. Be careful to investigate before making a purchase, particularly because new morphs can be exorbitantly expensive, although most varieties become affordable for the average hobbyist before too long.


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Beautiful. What time did you take it?ReplyDelete
surely Bergenhenge? (Bergenge?)ReplyDelete
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No injuries were reported in Thursday afternoon's fire. The show reopened several hours later.
The fire was in the rafters above the Audi display and filled the main hall with smoke. Auto show spokesman Sam Locricchio says no vehicles were damaged.
The Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority says a malfunction in a piece of electrical equipment caused the fire. The authority, which runs Cobo Center, says the exhibit halls were calmly evacuated.
The show runs through Sunday.


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