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Can The Sims Make Programming Cool Again?
A new initiative aims to combine EA's popular cyber-folk with basic computer-programming instruction, to snag the attention of U.S. youth
"Walk into a middle school classroom and ask 'Who wants to be a computer programmer?' and hardly any hands go up," says Caitlin Kelleher, a post-doctoral researcher in Computer Science & Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. Delivered from the stage in a crowded hotel ballroom, her words sound like the beginning of a joke.
But Kelleher's point is anything but funny. While the number of computer-science grads in India and China is on the rise, the U.S. has seen a 50% drop in CS college majors between 2000 and 2005 (according to a May, 2005, UCLA study), casting doubt over whether the U.S. will continue to be an innovation leader in the global economy.
Kelleher's venue was the Serious Games Summit, held Oct. 30-31 in Washington, D.C. It's an annual gathering of game designers and developers who are joined in researching how their "entertainment" medium can be leveraged as a training tool in areas ranging from the military to health care, education, activism, and the corporate world.
That's Edu-tainment
But, according to Kelleher, the situation isn't quite as grim as it might appear. "Walk into the same classroom and ask, 'Who wants to make Pixar movies?' and it's a different story," Kelleher continues, delivering the punch-line that offers a possible solution: Entice kids to study programming by focusing on the "products" of computer science that they're already familiar with—animated movies, video games, and social-networking sites—rather than the process of writing code. Not only does this make the discipline seem less tedious, it gives programming an element of cool.
Entertainment meets academics—this is the thinking behind Kelleher's research. She's part of a team working with CMU professor Randy Pausch on the next generation of Alice—software designed to introduce children to programming through simple exercises in digital animation. In development since the mid-1990s, the tool is based on early 3D-modeling software. Kelleher shows the current versions of Alice, one for middle and high school students and a more involved one for college students. At the moment, they have rather clunky onscreen graphics, though that will soon change.
She shares the podium with Steve Seabolt, vice-president of university and marketing education at Electronic Arts (ERTS), who's there to announce that EA is pouring $300,000 into the Alice project. Moreover, it has licensed the software from the popular Sims franchise, which has sold 70 million copies, to CMU, allowing the researchers to jazz up the Alice visuals and user experience.
Smart Blocks
Alice isn't the first effort to make computer programming fun for kids. Starting in the 1960s, MIT researchers began developing the children's programming language, LOGO. Now the Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT's Media Lab is developing The Scratch Project, in collaboration with the KIDS research group at UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies.
The Scratch Project's toolkit (based on open-source programming language Squeak) allows kids to create animations and computer games by selecting parameters from a point-and-click menu. The tool should be available for public release by the end of 2006.
Researchers at the Media Lab's Lifelong Kindergarten project also worked with Danish toymaker Lego to create "programmable bricks," or building blocks equipped with sensors and other chip-driven tools. The research led to Lego's Mindstorms robot-building kits and the PicoCricket, now used by educators and inventors (see BusinessWeek.com, 9/7/06, "Invasion of the DIY Robots").
Free Mickey
In the commercial arena, Massachusetts-based programmer Igor Kholodv released c-jump, an old-school board game for kids 11 and older that requires players to use programming commands such as "if (x = =1)…" to advance their game pieces.
Also available is ToonTalk, a computer-programming PC game for younger children developed by Oxford University researcher Ken Kahn that allows young kids to create simple animations.
Unlike its predecessors, CMU's joint project with EA is a collaboration between academic researchers and a video-game industry giant that pushes the envelope beyond mere financial or equipment sponsorship. Other traditional sponsors of Alice include Intel (INTC) and Microsoft (MSFT). "Randy Pausch says, 'It's like Coke giving away its formula, or Disney giving away Mickey Mouse,'" Kelleher says after the conference.
In a real-time demo of the original, pre-Sims Alice software at the Serious Games Summit, Kelleher chooses three cartoony avatars from a drop-down menu—a boy, a girl, and a stern-looking woman with glasses and her hair in topknot named the Lunch Lady. By clicking on drop-down commands—driven by about 10 or 15 lines of plain-English code—no "if (x ==1)…"—Kelleher programs the simple actions that cause an avatar to walk or turn.
Learning the Language
After the demo, the audience is respectful but circumspect: Is Alice really teaching computer programming? One man suggests the process, especially when the Sims characters are used, is more akin to Machinima, the name for a genre of movies created using video-game technologies.
After all, Alice doesn't require students to actually write Java or Python, only to string together pre-written commands from the menu and occasionally type in parameters, such as how much a character's head should tilt.
"[Alice] just changes the mechanics of how people write programs. It's still programming," responds Kelleher. "The idea is to familiarize kids with what programming is and to introduce them to the key idea of choosing parameters."
Staying Power
The CMU researchers have data that suggest the current, pre-Sims version of Alice has helped unmotivated computer programming students to stay committed. In 2004, the Alice team tracked students at St. Joseph's in Philadelphia and Ithaca College in New York. The schools were chosen because their student bodies generally had median, rather than high, SAT scores and represented a more "average" academic ability.
At each school, the researchers chose two groups of computer-science students deemed likely to drop out of the major. One group learned Java using traditional book and lecture methods. This group (at both schools) had an average grade of C, and only 47% continued as computer-science majors. The second group took a course in Alice, and then took the same Java class as their peers.
The second group's average grade in the Java class was B, and 88% stuck with the major. It's logical to assume that those numbers will be even higher after the slicker Sims graphics are incorporated.
Employee Creation
The new version of Alice will be distributed free online beginning in the spring of 2008. EA's Seabolt casts the company's Alice involvement as an "extension of the Sims franchise." He adds that "in The Sims, we have the most widely recognized [PC-game] brand. If we can make math and science relevant by connecting those skills to their favorite game—and their desire to build games—everyone wins."
But the real return for EA will likely come years from now in the form of large pool of software programmers for hire. At least, that's the hope of EA and the CMU researchers. And given the plummeting number of U.S. computer-science students, it should be the hope of everyone in the business world.


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Describe the adjusted present value (APV) method.
Solutions for Chapter 18.3
Describe the adjusted present value (APV) method.
Adjusted present value (APV) method can be described as below:
The adjusted present value (APV) method is an alternative valuation method in which we determine the levered value VL of an investment by first calculating its unlevered value VU, which is its value without any leverage and then adding the value of the interest tax shield.
APV formula:
(1) Find the unlevered value of investment, VU, by discounting its free cash flows at the cost of capital without leverage; rU may be calculated using following formula:
Unlevered Cost of Capital with a Target Leverage Ratio:
In this formula,
E= market value of equity
D= market value of debt (net of cash)
r D= debt cost of capital
r E = equity cost of capital
(2) Calculate the present value of the interest tax shield. Here interest tax shield is the benefit obtained in taxes by paying the interest hence it can also be called as interest tax benefit.
• Find the expected interest tax benefit: With expected debt Dt on date t, the interest tax benefit on date t+1 is τc rDDt.
• Discount the interest tax benefit. If a constant debt to equity ratio is maintained; then discounting the interest tax benefit using the rU is correct.
(3) Add the value of investment without leverage, VU, to the present value of the interest tax benefit to find the investment's value with debt, VL.


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Tulane back-up running back Payten Jason asked for his release, the University confirmed on Monday. Jason played in nine games this season after coming back from a difficult knee injury and surgery, rushing 64 times for 224 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught six passes for 72 yards.
Jason, who prepped at Jesuit, made two starts this season, but couldn't hang onto the job thanks to the rise of freshman running back Orleans Darkwa. Darkwa beat out Jason and the rest of the running backs enroute to the most prolific freshman season in Tulane freshman history. Darkwa started only six games but finished with 925 yards on 184 attempts and scored 11 rushing touchdowns.


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End of an Era: Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO
The man who rebuilt Apple and put the company on top of the tech world is no longer the CEO. Steve Jobs has resigned and former COO Tim Cook will take over as chief executive officer. According to a letter sent to the board, it seems Jobs' deteriorating health prevented the visionary from leading the company on a day-to-day basis:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple''s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
This is indeed sad news, but Jobs will continue to play a significant role at Apple as chairman of the board. Jobs is credited with transforming the technology landscape with three game-changing products during his tenure: the iPod, iPhone, and most recently the iPad. In addition, Jobs helped propel Macs to the No. 3 position in the U.S. The company's momentum has been so strong that HP discontinued its TouchPad tablet and is looking to potentially spin off its PC business.
Now its up to Tim Cook to continue that momentum.
"The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO," said Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, on behalf of Apple's Board in a prepared statement. "Tim's 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does."
Levinson went on to say that Jobs "will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration" but Cook will be the one charged with making sure the iPhone 5, iPad 3, iCloud and other future products are hits with consumers.
Cook certainly has the right pedigree and experience to keep Apple on a roll. As COO, he was responsible for all of the company's worldwide sales and operations. He also headed Apple's Macintosh division. Nevertheless, Cook has huge shoes to fill.
Here's Steve Jobs letter in full:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
via Apple


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This time last year Japan's diplomacy created a political tsunami with new dynamic leadership and doctrine. Prevailing sentiment in the region was full of excitement and anticipation. It was all about Japan paying more attention to fellow Asians and leaning less towards the US. As the enthusiasm was shaping up, the dream generated by the nine-month old maverick former prime minister Yukio Hatoyama's government took a sudden dip and woke up to a new reality. Quite predictably it has a long and nightmarish consequence within the region, Asean in particular.
With the combined rise of China and India dominating headlines and coffee-table discussions, Japan realises the country no longer has the power and niche quality that it used to enjoy throughout the past four decades. Unfortunately, such self-doubt comes at the most pivotal time when strong Japanese leadership is needed given the emerging new strategic environment.
Rapid changes of leadership in Japan in past years have generated the perception of non-sustainable policy focused on the region - even on economic matters, which have been the main strength of Asean-Japan relations. Worse of all has been the psychological outcome of Japan about to lose its position as the world's No. 2 economic power to China in the near future.
This reality has gradually sunk into the minds of Japanese decision makers, especially at the Foreign Ministry. Indeed, they are currently spending sleepless nights trying to figure out how to re-engage with the region, which could be less dependent on Japan's economic supremacy and make it more encompassing. They know Japan needs to reassess and review Asean-Japan relations and find out what went wrong or missing all these years.
Should Japan initiate new areas of cooperation with Asean, both in track one and track two levels that involve more sensitive matters? Japan has gained valuable experience in assisting the West and other regions in security, conflict prevention, humanitarian operations, as well as non-traditional security matters such as climate change and natural disaster management.
As far as the region is concerned, Japan had a brief stint in bringing together the conflicting parties in the Cambodian conflict in late 1990's, which subsequently led to its first peacekeeping mission - as well as its first human casualty - there. Later on, along with other Asean countries, Japan helped with the national building process in East Timor. Outside the region, Japan's role in international security has been more forthcoming and proactive.
While Tokyo would like to intensify cooperation in non-economic matters with Asean, its leaders are mindful of the existing taboos associating with more assertive Japan in political and security fields. Due to its historical links with the region, Japan inescapably shaped all previous policies within the framework of economic and social development.
The so-called heart-to-heart policy, under the Fukuda Doctrine in 1977, was essentially a political one designed to unite the two divisive regions - communist Indonesia and non-communist Asean at the time. It took exactly two decades of continued efforts and hundreds of billions of dollars of grant and loans to allow all Southeast Asian countries under one roof.
Obviously, Japan will continue with this approach - to broaden the regional network production-base, stretching from India to the whole archipelago over here - that would also benefit Japan's investment and economic progress. But it will no longer be one-dimensional, as before.
The recent decision by the Asean foreign ministers to invite the US and Russia to join the East Asia Summit (EAS) beginning next year will have a far reaching implication towards the emerging strategic environment. The expanded EAS will certainly open up the unique opportunity for all major powers to increase their diplomatic level playing fields as never before seen. The regional outlook will never be the same.
For decades, the rivalry between China and Japan was the key theme in regional cooperation and integration. Through Asean networks of meetings, their leaders have efficiently used the platforms to increase mutual trust and understanding, which underpins their current strong ties. Intensified discussions and cooperation for a new regional architecture have been possible due to their friendship.
As the cooperation among the plus three countries (China, Japan, Korea) proceeds confidently after their momentous summit in Fukuoka, Japan in 2008, Asean knows that the time has come to widen the regional engagement more intensely to include selective major powers - the US and Russia. This scheme will allow Asean to play off major powers and maintain its centrality.
While Washington's dramatic decision to join the EAS ahead of the Asean meeting in Hanoi last month came as a surprise, it was a big relief for Asean which constantly fears US negligence. Now the world's greatest super power is plugged into the Asean blood artery as the EAS would become the region's largest leaders' forum led by Asean. Indeed, the EAS membership - including the ascension to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation last year - helps to sharpen the US's future role since the Nixon Doctrine's thumbs-down policy in 1973.
Now, the US is back and has deliberately chosen to incubate its role within the regional framework. By supporting Asean centrality in the regional scheme of things, Washington is essentially boosting its own role. Closer cooperation and consultation with Asean will greatly benefit the US and counter other rising powers. Washington was wise to invoke the 2002 Asean-China code of conduct of concerning parties in South China Sea when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touched on the disputes in the resource-rich maritime area.
Judging from Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechie's unequivocal response to Clinton's comment, the US-China rivalry on transnational issues, including the mekong region, would be the template forthe future. As such this new strategic environment enables Japan, which has been relieved as China's main opponent within the Asean framework, to find a new niche and contemplate on more engaging and vigorous future roles.


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Something I can not get behind: KD's dunk over Brendan Haywood was not the top dunk of the conference finals.
Does the age limit work for the NBA? Eamonn Brennen of ESPN.com looks: "Maybe the one-and-done rule has helped players develop into elite NBA talents. It didn't seem to hurt Derrick Rose or Kevin Durant, the reigning NBA MVP and NBA scoring champion, respectively, both of whom happen to be 22 years old. But it's just as easy to say that duo would have been successful no matter what path they took to the NBA. It's also fair to say both players — like Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Tyson Chandler, Andre Iguodala and a host of other NBA stars that made major leaps this season — were just as affected by their time on Team USA in the summer of 2010. (This seems to be the common consensus in NBA circles, at least.)"
Eric Freeman of BDL on KD's summer ambitions: "It is interesting, though, to realize that Durant has accomplished as much as he has while still being very much a work-in-progress. Washburn notes that Durant doesn't really post up smaller opponents, but he also sometimes has a tough time getting open on the perimeter and doesn't always effectively lose his man off good screens. That Durant has won two scoring titles with these issues is something of a marvel. It's not hard to imagine him averaging 35 points per game at some point in his career. Plus, he's committed to his craft, which suggests that these problems won't remain for long. Somehow, Durant is nowhere near his prime."
KD is looking to bulk up, Perk is looking to slim down. Problem solved.
Should the MVP be awarded after the playoffs?
Mark Jackson doesn't hate you Thunder: "There's no way in the world that we have anything against the Oklahoma City Thunder," Jackson said. "… Our job is to speak the facts. The facts are that a couple of games in the series there were breakdowns, and they didn't play as well as they could have played. They had a couple of games won, and they did not win them. But they had a great season, and they should be extremely proud."
Perk donated a new sign to his old high school.
John Rohde writing on Nick Collison's strange season: "What made Collison so valuable this year was his impeccable timing. Whenever the Thunder needed a presence — defensively, or on the offensive boards, or in the huddle — he would rarely disappoint. Collison had 42 steals and took 57 charges. James Harden was next on the team in charges taken with 12."
You can't help but wonder: Why didn't the Mavs shoot like that against the Thunder? Better defense by the Heat, yes, but Barea missed a bunch in the lane, Peja missed open 3s and Terry couldn't hit anything.
Clark Matthews of The Lost Ogle on OKC's offseason: "Should Presti target Battier early in free agency, I think he would be easy to sign. Memphis is already stretched financially because of a fanbase that only shows up for the playoffs, and to get back to the playoffs they will have to open the checkbook to re-sign both Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. With Rudy Gay returning from injury, Battier will not be a priority for them. Going on 33 years old, the competition for signing the glue guy swingman will not be teams with tons of cap space. Everyone making a play at him will be franchises looking for one more piece to win a championship as their window closes. Oklahoma City should have a major advantage with cap space and the ability to sell him on the opportunity to win for the rest of Battier's career."


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Is Lacrosse Evolving Into A Program Sport?
By Gordon Boone
Until recently I thought training for lacrosse was pretty extensive. With all the club teams, school teams, recreational summer leagues, year round tournaments, indoor, camps, etc., that's a lot of lacrosse. But as I have watched my own son advance in both high school lacrosse and football, I have concluded that my assumption was wrong. High school lacrosse doesn't hold a candle to football regarding productive preparation. What I was also surprised to learn is that lacrosse is not "King" in many high schools, even in the Baltimore metro area. And some of these school names may surprise you, but Gilman, Loyola, McDonogh in the MIAA and Arundel, Broadneck, Hereford, Perry Hall and River Hill in the public league are all really football schools now.
For more than 2 years I have witnessed my son's football experience at perennial powerhouse Hereford High School in Parkton, Maryland and envisioned a possible future of high school lacrosse.
My son actually entered the Hereford Program 3 months before he entered the school and his focus has been very simple: keep the grades up and win the State Championship. That's it.
So what is a Program? Well it's a well thought out component system that includes: constant weight training, footwork and aerobic training, film study, hours of repetition of fundamentals and technique, team building events, mental preparation, and parent participation that is year-round. And what's really crazy is there is no burn out, only passion.
In the Summer (mid-June through July) there was a four day team instructional camp, footwork & endurance training for a minimum of 2 days per week, weightlifting 3 days per week, and Captain's workouts 1 day per week for the balance of the summer.
In season (August through December) his days consists of pre-class morning meetings, classes, watching film during lunch, more classes, a 3 hour practice, dinner, core weight lifting, shower, homework, some Madden, sleep - REPEAT.
Games are the reward for all that hard work and preparation and have real value because there are only 10 in regular season with the potential for up to 4 playoff games. Because the games have real value the attendance (2,000+) and community support is great. And kids also love to play in front of big crowds. Attendance at most lacrosse games is weak at best because there's too many and they don't have serious value.
The Hereford coach's true gift is managing these young attitudes. He reviews and teaches them on Monday & Tuesday, then breaks them down on Wednesday, builds them up and challenges them on Thursday, and on game day they explode. It's all by design and it works. Also the mental preparation is incredible. Before one of my son's big games he surprised me when he knew everything about the All Metro kid he was going up against, including all his tendencies and how to counter, his girlfriend's & parents names, what kind of car he drove, and all his prior injuries.
In the Spring (March though May) there's weight lifting 3 times per week and lacrosse practice each day. There are also a least 2 football combines that measure speed, strength, and agility. Oh yeah, and 15 plus lacrosse games.
So what does all this have to do with lacrosse?
Presently a lot of lacrosse people think a high school player just needs to run a bit and play year round to be ready. Outside of University Lacrosse, no one teaches or seriously trains kids after rec until college. For example, most kids in the MIAA are basically considered finished products by some coaches when they're 15. And if they're not ready, they're discarded.
In the old days of lacrosse, there weren't 20 games per season, 5 games per tournament, 5 tournaments per year, and 15 indoor games. Training was unheard of and training rules were a joke. And while the sport was much more fun and fraternal then, the sports' huge growth is forcing change.
Outside of traditional lacrosse hotbeds many burgeoning lacrosse teams have had only the football program to model themselves after. The program model is why out of state teams can now come into hot-beds like Baltimore and be competitive without having anywhere near the experience or so-called talent to do so. I began to realize this while watching St. Andrew's in Boca Raton, Florida practice 3 years ago. It was no fluke when just last year St. Andrew's had a close game with nationally ranked #1 Boys' Latin and defeated McDonogh of the powerful MIAA. St. Andrew's Coach Goldberg runs his program a lot like a football program and because his kids are hungry and having fun, they buy in and learn what they are taught.
The problem with high school lacrosse (besides crazy parents
which I was one) is that the lacrosse only kids play way too many games and the game is too serious at too young an age. Playing only lacrosse limits a player's toughness and the cross over benefits other sports add. Kids who wrestle, play hoops, play football many time end up being better lacrosse players on the whole than those who play lacrosse alone.
Now I know a lot of people are making some serious cash with all the out of season events and that the exposure is important for recruiting but playing games year-round kills the excitement for the players and the fans, and can burn the kid out on lacrosse. How many high school kids play in organized real football games out of season?
And what happens when a physical well trained team comes into Baltimore from football areas like Texas, Pennsylvania, or Ohio and is competitive with higher skilled teams? I hear a lot of "Well, they are not really lacrosse players. They're just athletes" or "they'd never survive the MIAA schedule". What a joke! The truth be told, many high caliber programs would get worn down and hurt playing against the better trained teams every week. And D1 college coaches are always looking for kids who are prepared physically. The best teams always have a mix of skill guys with some athletic hard nose guys.
In a football program, players come and go, but well lead programs remain consistently strong due to the system. So is lacrosse evolving into a program sport rapidly? Just ask the recruiters. The answer is yes, just not in the so-called hot beds, yet.
December 29, 2007


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Rocky Anderson on Foreign Policy
Justice Party challenger for President; former mayor of Salt Lake City
ROMNEY: First of all, Russia, I indicated, is a geopolitical foe, not [a national security threat]. It's a geopolitical foe. In the same paragraph, I said Iran is the greatest national security threat we face. Russia does continue to battle us in the UN time and time again.
ANDERSON: We need to start building friendly relationships with these nations and not go around with the kinds of belligerence where not only do we attack these countries, but Mitt Romney calling Russia our greatest geopolitical foe, for heaven's sakes, when we ought to be working with Russia to bring about a peaceful resolution of what's happening in Syria. So, this is a holistic problem with an imperialist foreign policy that we have to turn around, and the American people can see to it if we join together.
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Hi John,
On Dec 17, 2007 5:47 PM, John Reiser
> In mm/slab.c, the DEBUG variant of cache_alloc_debugcheck_after
> might call cachep->ctor(objp, cachep, 0); but the non-DEBUG
> variant does absolutely nothing. idr_pre_get is a routine
> which notices the difference.
How does ipr_pre_get notice this?
On Dec 17, 2007 5:47 PM, John Reiser
> Even when cache_alloc_debugcheck_after does invoke the ctor,
> then it is conditional upon cachep->flags & SLAB_POISON. This
> assumes that the only two states are poisoned and all-zero
> (from .bss static, or via a cleared new page frame.)
> So if SLAB_POISON is not specified, then a ctor which
> does anything other than memset(,0,) is out of luck.
> Instead: if a ctor is specified then it should be called
> for each successful allocation.
Sorry, I don't understand at all what's the problem is here. For the
common (non-poison) case, we initialize all objects *once* whenever a
cache is grown (see cache_grow calling cache_init_objs) which is the
whole point of having constructors. When poisoning is enabled, we
obviously cannot do this which is why we call the constructor for
every allocation.
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Meet the members of the most exclusive club in Major League Baseball. There is no award, there are no ceremonies, but nothing can compare to the pride and glory felt by a player as he hits that miracle milestone: 3,000. Since Cap Anson first reached the mark in 1897, only twenty-eight baseball players have ever heard the crack of ball and bat over 2,999 times; this newly updated edition of The 3,000 Hit Club captures the unique stories and career highlights of each one. In this distinctive collection of history and stats, veteran sportswriter Fred McMane takes readers onto the field and up to the plate with baseball's greatest players. From Pete Rose and Willie Mays to Ricky Henderson and Derek Jeter, The 3,000 Hit Club has it all.
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Thirteen prominent sports figures, including Martina Navratilova and Magic Johnson, tell of their biggest blunders and heartbreaks and how they managed to recover and go on to greater glory.
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Sometimes good things show up in the most unlikely places, like the lacewing eggs pictured above. I love lacewings, their delicate looking wings and legs make them appear impossibly fragile. I love the orderly way in which the eggs are suspended on the thinnest of filament, all in a row, pristine and white.
I found this strand while I was scooping out chicken feed on the front porch. I bent over and spotted them hanging from the bottom edge of a metal chair. Soon enough the eggs will mature and the larvae will emerge. Lacewing larvae do not look at all fragile and are, in fact, the stage that is most beneficial to gardeners. They feed on garden pests than seem to multiply and take over our beloved vegetables and flowers. Aphids, mealy bugs, thrips and leaf hoppers.
Each little larvae can eat up to 200 pests a week and they will do this for two to three weeks before they pupate. They spin a littlte white coccoon, go to sleep for a bit and wake up as a winged lacewing only to start the process all over again. I don't know what the larvae will find to eat on our front porch. I'm crossing my fingers that they don't dive over the side and into the chicken yard because the chickens also have voracious appetites and will eat anything that moves.
I imagine that the geckos that crawl along the walls of the porch will find the larvae, eat them and then they (the geckos) will make their way into the chicken yard. It will be like a living version of the children's story, "There Was An Old Woman" but with insects, geckos and chickens. If you remember, the old woman swallowed a fly, then a spider, then a bird and so on and so on. It makes it sound like a blood bath out in the garden. I best stay inside for a little while longer.


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From extraordinary plant and animal life to otherworldly rock formations, our national parks are home to some of America's strangest and most amazing natural wonders.
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Get inspired by historic places that celebrate innovation. Our national parks play a large role in protecting the legacy of American innovators!
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Now is not the time
to raise income taxes
To the editor:
Now is not the time to raise income taxes. The people that have jobs have had to take pay cuts and insurance premiums increases. Young families are struggling to keep their heads above water. Those of us that are retired should remember when times were hard for us and not vote yes for this increase.
As a realtor over the years people have told me they don't want to buy in Salem because of the income tax. Raising the income tax will not encourage people to move to Salem.
Another resident unhappy
with dogs doing their thing
To the editor:
To the people who walk their dogs in Salem: Please take a minute and grab a doo doo bag to pick up your dog's waste. There is nothing worse and more disgusting than to have a big pile of dog poo in your path, and have your dog stop and smell every pile. I have seen piles that look like somebody has an elephant for a pet.
Supports a potential
for change in Columbus
To the editor:
The fight for Ohio House District One can become a heated debate when candidates share conflicting views of the budget expenditures for 2010-11. The latest plan, which was supported by the current State Rep. Linda Bolon, cuts funds where they are needed most. So if her decisions haven't led to enough floundering in Columbiana County, our community is doomed if this scheme is set in motion. Not to mention the swift disapproval rate by Ohioans.
To counter the grand idea to raise taxes while cutting budgets in state agencies, social services, mental health facilities, libraries, and schools, consider the potential for change with a new representative, Craig Newbold. But if you are keen on having the tuition freeze on Ohio public universities lifted when it was promised to stay the same, stick with the current administration.
Newbold is a hardworking self-made man who was born and raised in East Liverpool. He is directly involved in his local community and the school district, because he thinks that "to involve real change, you must get involved." He has seen firsthand where Ohio's education system is lacking, which will directly influence an individual's hope of getting a job offering a livable income.
He feels that education is where it all begins and will one day lead to better employment, finally resulting in a more prosperous economy. The $8 billion deficit and plummeting economy that Bolon has so kindly graced us with creates a bleak future for Ohio.
East Liverpool
Encourages backing of
mental health renewal levy
To the editor:
I have received services or worked in the Columbiana County Mental Health System for the past 18 years. The services provided through levy dollars are extremely important to those of us whose lives are affected each day with mental illness.
I personally received the following services through the Counseling Center in Lisbon, which is just one of the provider agencies who receives some funding through levy dollars: psychiatrist, counseling (therapy), payee program, vocational, and children's services. I also received services from other provider programs covered under some levy dollars that included Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Shining Reflections, a peer operated service in East Liverpool.
Through these services available right here in Columbiana County, I have learned to manage the symptoms of my illness. I have gotten off Social Security disability, off food assistance and Medicaid from the Department of Job and Family Services (welfare), off help from Metropolitan Housing, off the HEAP program-to live a life of freedom from the assistance programs that held be bound in poverty, to working a full time job with benefits, supporting my self, paying taxes and my way through life, like other "normal" people do.
I am not the only person who receives services in Columbiana County who has achieved these accomplishments in their life many others are also working hard towards or already accomplished reaching their own goals of freedom from the system of assistance.
With your support by voting for the renewal of our mental health levy, these remarkable changes in the lives of people who live with serious mental illness will not improve but become more and more dependent on the systems that hold them bound in poverty and discourage dependence. So please continue the caring and vote yes for the mental health renewal levy.
Raspberry-aholic upset
by what research reveals
To the editor:
I'm a raspberry-aholic. I admit it. There is nothing finer in life to eat than raspberries, unless it is raspberries with dark chocolate. So, imagine my delight when I saw breakfast cereals with "more berries" and more varieties, like blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc. But, wait, with today's food crises occurring more often, I wondered where these freeze-dried berries were coming from. Are they from the USA, Mexico, or South America? Guess again.
My first call was to Kellogg's, and I asked if they were buying their freeze-dried strawberries from China. The answer was, "We do not buy any finished product from China." Hmmm. What does "finished product" mean? Is it not "finished" until it is in the box, ready to be sold? A follow-up e-mail stated, "Kellogg sources vitamins from a number of countries, including a small amount from China. Because of the Quality Assurance programs we have in place, we are confident of the safety of these ingredients." Did you know that the PRC forbids foreign inspection of farms?
I contacted Post also and got a denial that they were buying ingredients from China. "Please be assured that none of the ingredients used in the manufacturing of Post General are from China."
Next I contacted the biggest strawberry producer in Florida and asked about freeze-dried strawberries. The CEO answered, saying that no freeze-drying was performed in Florida, but that he believed freeze-drying was being done in California. Next I contacted the California Strawberry Commission and here's their answer: "Thank you for contacting the California Strawberry Commission with your question. The origin of the freeze-dried strawberries used as ingredients in many cereals is difficult to determine. There is no public source of information regarding origin, imports, exports and usage of freeze-dried strawberries as an ingredient. Our industry does not directly manufacture freeze-dried strawberries, but frozen strawberries from California are often used to manufacture freeze-dried strawberries. Much of the world's freeze-drying production capacity is in China and in some cases frozen strawberries produced in California are shipped to China, dried, and then returned to the US for ingredient use. However, production of strawberries in China has increased over the last few years and may now exceed US strawberry production, so it is likely that much of their domestic production is used to manufacture frozen and freeze-dried strawberry ingredients."
Thank you, Congress, for first allowing more and more food products and ingredients from China and other "developing" countries, and secondly for allowing US companies to hide that fact from the public. This is just one more negative effect of moving toward a "one world" or "global economy." I guess I'll just have to buy my fruits and vegetables locally, or raise them myself.
Angry with the debt that
our country is facing
To the editor:
We the people
What is going on? Are we rebelling against the truth and hoping the problem will just slip away? I am referring to the tremendous debt this country is now facing.
Who bears the responsibility for the mess we're in? Is it Washington alone? No, we the people have been and still are clamoring for fund for one project after another and our representatives in Washington do not have the guts to say no, even though many of these projects are not essential and could very well be put on hold. Too many of our representatives are allowing their personal ambitions to govern their actions and refuse to put their country first.
We have to put a stop to all unnecessary spending which includes not only Washington, but every city, town, village and hamlet. We as individuals should be more fiscally I responsible. To purchase a home beyond ones means to run up a credit card debt and expect the government to bail us out is certainly irresponsible. There are no freebees in this world. Somebody sometime is going to have to pay. We must stop depending on the government for hand cuts, because there is no money. The government will only continue borrowing or print what they need which will only compound the problem.
It is disturbing when we read of unions who refuse to take a 2 or 3 percent cut in pay to help their communities survive these difficult times. When workers are demanding pay raises with apparently no concern for the difficulties most businesses are facing today.
We are a nation of the people and by the people. This means we as individuals can enjoy the freedom and privileges only this great socially can provide. It also means when our country is in trouble we must unite and do our part to help return stability. .
John Kennedy put it so well. "Don't ask what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country." To some this might sound like a corny phrase, but I think it deserves serious thought. If there ever was a tune when we the people should unite and pull together it is now. Let's begin thinking out of the box
Concerned with small
businesses being overlooked
To the editor:
I am concerned that our elected officials are overlooking the importance of small businesses to the economy of Columbiana County. During the past year and a half, we have all witnessed state government grow at an alarming rate and take more taxes from our community-which has led to massive layoffs and business closures. How can we keep our economy strong if our elected officials continue to make it increasingly difficult to do business in Ohio?
Small businesses keep unemployment rates down by creating sustainable jobs and giving Ohioans steady paychecks. In both good and difficult economies, we need to be fostering small business growth and encouraging investment in our community.
Because jobs and the economy is the number one concern facing our state today, I would like to express my support for Craig Newbold, who is running for state representative of the First Ohio House District. He is a successful business owner who understands how to create jobs, as well as how to keep government spending responsible and efficient as any private sector business would. His business experience will help create jobs for Columbiana County.
Please join me in supporting Craig Newbold on Nov. 2.


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Aloe vera comes in many forms and provides different and unique benefits depending on what you are taking. You can purchase aloe vera juice which is the coveted liquid that spills from aloe vera leaves when they are broken or squeezed. The juice of the aloe vera plant can be processed into a jelly like substance. Simply called aloe vera gel. Aloe vera juice can also be made into face creams, moisturizers, sunburn creams, shampoos and body lotions.
Finally, aloe vera can also be specially processed and powdered to be placed in capsules or aloe vera pills. Keep in mind that when aloe is powdered, many of the natural and concentrated nutrients will be lost. However, aloe powder, if processed properly, does retain the immune boosting properties of aloe that reside in the natural polysaccharide content of aloe. While aloe is rich in thousands of natural healing components, it is the specialized saccharides that directly affect the immune system.
Top quality aloe vera pills have the potential to alleviate a plethora of conditions and symptoms. Research has demonstrated that the ingestion of concentrated aloe pills may indeed provide the immunological boost that most cancer patients require. It seems effective in this way by promoting the growth of non-cancerous cells and promoting the proliferation of certain immune system cells responsible for fighting cancer.
The use of aloe vera pills seems to have a profound effect on those suffering from HIV/AIDES. For many such patients, either a reduction in the viral load count is detected or the viral load has gone into complete remission. It is important to note that National Cancer Institute is currently testing aloe on an ongoing basis in order to try and determine clinical effectiveness across a wide array of individuals.
Aloe pills also show much promise for those people suffering from autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chrons Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. While not totally understood by science, the immune modulating effects of aloe vera are indeed recognized by some scientists, which is a positive move in the right direction given our environment of drugs, pills and other medicines. It would be safe to say that as far as science is concerned today, there appear to be no long-term side effects when using aloe vera pills. This indeed cannot be said for long-term prescription drug use.
The aloe vera plant has been with us for thousands of years and shows no sign of stopping. What our ancient ancestors knew innately and with out the benefits of doctors and laboratories is now slowly being proven via our modern day scientific methods. Now, hundreds of thousands of acres are dedicated to cultivating and harvesting the aloe plant. Each year millions of consumers use aloe vera products and millions of gallons of aloe vera juice are used in a direct endeavor towards natural health. That is health without side effects. There more people discover aloe, the more popular it becomes.
Keep in mind that aloe is a natural product and is most beneficial for those living a healthy lifestyle. The reality is there is no magic bullet, either prescription or natural product that will allow you drink, smoke, eat fast foods and live a sedentary lifestyle. While aloe vera pills have the potential to provide the majority with many benefits, those that will reap the most benefit are those who adhere to a healthful lifestyle.


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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has listened to the big-city folks - and the Panhandle will pay the price during the 2009 Legislature.
Straus, R-San Antonio, has relieved two Panhandle House committee chairman of their duties: David Swinford, R-Dumas, at State Affairs and Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, at Appropriations.
Swinford's chairmanship went to Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, while the Appropriations chairmanship now belongs to Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie. Those two gentlemen hail from the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
It's not a total downer. Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, keeps his Insurance Committee chairmanship.
Smithee, who mounted a brief campaign for speaker prior to the session's start, declared he is "glad that I am going to have an opportunity to work on some of the issues we've been working on for years, particularly windstorm insurance."
Smithee also landed a spot on the Natural Resources Committee, which will discuss issues near and dear to Panhandle landowners' hearts - such as, oh, water.
Smithee is trying to put something of a happy face on the loss of the Panhandle's two committee chairs, but the smile is looking forced, to say the least.
Swinford will stay on at State Affairs, and will serve also on the Agriculture and Livestock Committee. Meanwhile, Chisum will serve as vice chair of the Environmental Regulation Committee.
All the legislators say the Panhandle is well-represented in this session. Maybe. But the region won't be represented as well as it has been the past two sessions, given the immense power that committee chairs have in the House.
The urban interests who lobbied Speaker Straus for more clout have gotten what they want. It remains vital, therefore, for the three Panhandle House members - with their 63 years of combined legislative experience - to throw their weight around when the need arises.
It's good bet that need will show itself in due course.
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I Don't See Lillypads... >_>
Do You Have The GC Versiopn... That Woud Make It NW...
There aernt any lilypads..... I didn't see any..... Were is he really?
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I Don't See Lillypads... >_>
Do You Have The GC Versiopn... That Woud Make It NW...
I have the Wii version. No lily pads and i caught the sinking lure in the northwest
No.. the lillypads are at the north most part of the lake during the summer. Yes I have the Wii version.
Successfully modded my Wii with CycloWiz! :] Works great.
My signature picture exploded.
I'll check again but I doubt the'll be there... What do you mean by Summer? Isn't it always Summer?
Mine Never Changes. X_x
When you leave the fishing hole and come back, it becomes a different season. You can tell by the way the trees and grass look. The grass will be green and so will the trees. In the winter or whatever, the trees will be white and the grass will be like, yellow.
I took that guy's picture from an earlier post and circled the lillypad area with a yellow circle, ignore the red one..
When you cast out, you should be able to actually see the loach (it's huge). I had no trouble catching it, it went straight for the sinking lure, which was kind of a let down since it was SO hard in OoT to even get the thing to go after the lure. x_x
Successfully modded my Wii with CycloWiz! :] Works great.
My signature picture exploded.
It Still Doesn't Change... Mines Stuck... All... The... Time...O_o
To change the season leave the fishing hole and come back. I caught the Loach 27 inches. You dont get a prize unless you catch it with her as your guide. But you need the frog lure for that....Originally Posted by +Maniacal=Maniac+
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HILO - Authorities say a shark attack off the Big Island has left a 16-year-old surfer with multiple leg injuries.
The Hawaii County Fire Department said the boy was bit in both legs Sunday afternoon near the Pohoiki boat ramp southeast of Hilo. He was airlifted to Hilo Medical Center for treatment.
The boy's condition was not immediately known. A call to the hospital's spokeswoman was not immediately returned.
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources closed ocean waters along the Pohoiki coastline after the attack.
Earlier Sunday, officials closed Hapuna Beach on the island's northwestern shore after lifeguards spotted a shark.
On Wednesday, a shark bit off the arm of a 20-year-old German tourist who was snorkeling off South Maui.
Progress registering Hawaiians slow
HONOLULU - An effort by Native Hawaiians to form their own government has signed up fewer than 20,000 of the 200,000 people it is seeking, but organizers are undaunted.
The initiative known as Kana'iolowalu launched in July 2012 after enactment of a state law recognizing Native Hawaiians as the only indigenous people of the island. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the law created a Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to identify them.
The yearlong drive was extended until January because of the slow pace of signups.
Organizers say they are set to add another 50,000 names Sept. 15 when they consolidate people who have signed previous registries.
The law says that those who are registered may decide on their form of self-government.
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The Garden Island newspaper reported that the man was hiking with friends when he collapsed. He did not respond to CPR.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year… no, Christmas is not starting early. It's Hallowe'en season! (Hey, if stores are putting up Christmas decorations already, I get the whole month of October for Hallowe'en. Next year maybe I'll start in September.) And in celebration of my favorite holiday, The (Hopeful) Librarian is going all scary stories, all the time for the month of October.
Atmosphere is going to be the word of the month, because to me, atmosphere is what makes for a perfect Hallowe'en story. You can have as many zombies and vampires and demons as you like, but without the right atmosphere, it's not a scary story.
Scary stories are not necessarily horror stories, nor are they necessarily monster stories or even supernatural stories. They're the stories that remind you of fall, that hint of winter in the air and the rush of a chill wind, gold and crimson leaves falling in a graveyard, black crows and black cats and the hint of something uncanny out of the corner of your eye. Scary stories are the stories that give you a little shiver, and then never quite move on – things that are just this side of plausible.
I hope to have a little something for everyone, and I'll be reviewing all kinds of things this month – old and new books, adult and YA, comic books, movies, and music, and even a board game. I'll keep up my Saturday Shorts, featuring short stories available online to read right now, starting later this afternoon with one of my favorite scary stories of all time. And at the end of the month, I'll be hosting a special Hallowe'en Read-a-Thon, details of which I hope to have up by next weekend.
What can you do? Join in! Let me know what you think of my selections, or if you have any October favorites of your own. And let me know if you're hosting a Hallowe'en blog event – I definitely want to be there.
Schedule of Events
- October 1st – "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood
- October 2nd – the Eden Moore trilogy by Cherie Priest
- October 3rd – Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- October 4th – Bayou by Jeremy Love
- October 5th – The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
- October 6th – Wisconsin Death Trip
- October 7th – Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
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I am not new to primal, but have allowed myself to slip off the deep end over the past year and half. I was never really that on it before either. I'd say maybe 50/50, but the last year and half more like 10/90. OUCH! Well, I've had a bit of a wake up call and I am announcing it here that I am making a promise to myself to make better choices and develop good eating habits the PB way.
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O Hara named TheMat com Wrestler of the WeekMike O'Hara (Redlands, Calif./Santa Ana College) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for the week of Ocotber 25-31.
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O'Hara, a redshirt freshman at Santa Ana College in California, improved to 21-0 with two big victories during the week in California Community College competition.
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CORTLAND - If not for a desire to finish the regular season with an undefeated record, the Lakeview Bulldogs girls' basketball team could start its tournament run any day now.
So what if it's late January on the calendar - the Bulldogs are in a March state of mind. They took another step in their progression into a complete team Thursday with an 86-43 win over the Liberty Leopards in an All-American Conference National Division game.
The Bulldogs dominated play in every aspect from beginning to end. Five players scored in double figures, led again by senior Alli Pavlik with 25 points. Lakeview had a 42-33 advantage in rebounding, paced by senior Marissa Naples with 12.
Most impressive were the 29 steals generated by the Bulldogs (17-0 and 9-0 in the conference). Pavlik, who became Lakeview's career scoring leader this season, set the single-game steal record with 11, breaking the mark of nine set by Karen Stocz in 1999.
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Liberty coach Ron DeJulio would agree with that statement. He was surprised by the difficulty the Leopards had against pressure defense. They were more effective in the first meeting between the teams, which was won by Lakeview, 61-45.
"Twenty-two turnovers in the first half is tough for us to overcome," DeJulio said. "Their press really killed us. In the first game we played them they tried to press us, and they had to get out of it because they couldn't stop us. For some reason we didn't click on our press-breaker tonight."
Freshman Jensen Silbaugh, who plays a lot like Pavlik, had 13 points. Laney Lytle and Calli Schmitt both had 12 points, and Naples finished with 11. Pavlik's sister Abby was one point away from scoring in double figures with nine.
Don't think for a moment that Alli wasn't aware of Stocz's record. Breaking the record was on her to-do list.
"I got the all-time scoring record and the 1,000th point," Alli said. "This and the assist record are kind of my last two big records to get on the board. I don't know if I'll get the 3-point record, but this one I've been trying to get all year. To finally get it is a little bit of a relief."
Alli expected a closer game based on the earlier encounter. The Leopards entered with a 12-4 record (5-3 in the conference) and are led by talented senior Leah Leshnack, who scored 19 points.
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The Bulldogs cooled off offensively a bit in third quarter, producing just 13 points. Leading 66-34, Lakeview, with substitutes on the floor for much of the fourth period, padded its lead with a 20-point quarter.
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Marcy Dykes added 11 points to Liberty's scoring.