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Saturday, November 01, 2008
Maybe A Good Thing?
I confess, I'm having a hard time getting particularly excited about this leadership race. My reasoning, this leadership race will be a grand distraction, in terms of fundraising, party "renewal", policy development, unity, effective opposition, basically all the ingredients required to get this party back on course. With that in mind, Rae taking a pass was entirely attractive in one sense. Eliminate Rae, then it's pretty much an Ignatieff coronation. That doesn't translate to an endorsement of Ignatieff, but within that reality, people could move forward with some basic assumptions, our collective energy placed where it needs to be, straight away, the leadership race almost a sideline.
I have no empirical evidence or "insider" information to support this thesis, but my instincts tell me that Ignatieff will be hard to beat in this leadership race. It would appear, Iggy has substantial backroom support, as well as a potent grassroots network throughout the country. I honestly don't see a Manley bid seriously challenging Ignatieff, and LeBlanc's run looks more like a future audition, than serious contender. That effectively leaves Rae as the only credible alternative, so his rumored exit had appeal, because it would short-circuit a six months navel gazing exercise, that undercuts the real issues at hand. Early days, but it's hard to see Rae actually winning, because the discussion will invariably turn to the economy as the central question moving forward, Rae's baggage biblical in scope. That reality, brings us back to Iggy again, but we only arrive there after a torturous, and inevitably divisive, process.
It's a mute point now, Rae will run, but in the grand scheme, part of me wishes the rumors true. In terms of the Liberal Party, a neutered leadership race, with eventually victor assumptions, is probably the best case scenario. But, alas...
38 comments:
- bigcitylib said...
I'm not so sure about Rae's "baggage". This seemed to be an issue last time out that faded in importance as the race progressed. Obviously the Tories will have their attack ads, but by next year this country will be running a deficit and so that may blunt alot of the impact. (Pot/Kettle. That sort of thing)
PS. Remember last time out Iggy tried to give the impression of inevitability...and then the gaffes started.
- 10:11 AM, November 01, 2008
- Steve V said...
If you have a government soft on the economy, do you run someone who has a dubious pedigree to challenge credibly?
Last time out, the economy was rolling, I expect this time, who can counter the Cons mismanagement a primary consideration. Rae's a tough sell.
You're right about the campaign, a lot can happen.
- 10:14 AM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
You're talking about short term gain for long term pain. The Paul Martin coronation only helped to reinforce the notion of the Liberal elite, culture of entitlement, out of tough with Canadians. A leadership race with credible challengers to Iggy will force Iggy to prove his worth and hopefully provide a forum for new ideas to be generated. So far all we're seeing are the usual dirty tricks leading up to the leadership race, attempts to intimidate Bob Rae out of the race just reflects badly on the party to the world outside and gives Mr. Rae perhaps unintended sympathy and appeal.
- 10:31 AM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
"If you have a government soft on the economy, do you run someone who has a dubious pedigree to challenge credibly?"
Flaherty buggies will be on the streets of Guelph within the next few months. Laissez-faire capitalism is dead, and Bob Rae can kill it once and for all.
What the Canadian economy needs is a fiscal stimulus package led by major government spending. I would recommend that Rae puts a John Baird-style workfare scheme that does NOT punish crack-addicted single mothers.
A Rae campaign would succeed if the Grits goad the Harper Cons into a false sense of security and gives them NO option but to implement Harris-like policy in Ontario. This means highlighting the positives of Rae days and forcing Harper to defend the indefensible.
- 11:14 AM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
I just can't see Rae winning this thing. And honestly, I'm not sure that I'd bother voting for him in a General Election, and I like him, as a person! But at the end of the day I'm not comfortable putting him in charge of the books. And when PM Steve will be busy running up a big deficit, it will be a "Rae did it too" election. Deficit Harper vs. Deficit Rae, Black Cats vs. White Cats.
I wish that he'd sat this out.
I'm thinking like Steve here, get this over with and get down to the real work. raise money, get reforms in place that engage the grassroots, build some credible policy, and get into the House and do the job that Canadian's pay our party to do!. If this is to be an Iggy vs. Rae fight, it's hard to imagine that that they have anything new to say to us. Now if Manley jumps in, that may change things a bit.
And a first step would be to scale back the convention and show that we won't waste money on a big fancy show. Have the convention, but find a way to do it and the entire Leadership race on the cheap.
Make in affordable and demonstrate that in tough times we can tighten our belts like real people do. You know the ones with mortgages to pay and people who's jobs are on the line. The VOTERS!
- 11:29 AM, November 01, 2008
- liberazzi said...
I think Rae is an awesome politician and he probably could get over the Ontario thing with his savy. However, I too was of the same mind thinking that without Rae we could basically crown Iggy and get onto the business at hand, with Leblanc and Mcguinty getting some air time in btw. Neither a coronation or a tight race propelled the Libs, so like I have said before you need four solid pillars for success:
1. Leadership
2. Fundraising
3. Policy
4. Strong local organizations
A strong leader will help with fundraising and creating strong local organizations. However, the members still need a real say on policy. I am looking for a leader that will be able to fulfill all of these four atributes.
Back to the race, I am intrigued with regards to Cauchon, but another french Liberal leader would elicit groans throughout the country. Coderre needs to stop fooling himself and get lost. Manley zzzzzzzzz. Apparently, the fundraising rules are going to have a strong factor in determining which potential candidate will be entering the race.
- 11:33 AM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
With the Obama candidacy, a legitimate issue about leadership has been raised: temperament. Obama has the temperament needed for these times. I submit Bob Rae also does, not sure about his competitors.
- 11:35 AM, November 01, 2008
- RuralSandi said...
The dirty tricks are not coming from the Ignatieff camp apparently. The Globe confirmed the rumour was from Dominic LeBlanc's camp.
I just can't get excited by Bob Rae and the people that do vote (old enough to remember the Rae Days) will not vote for him. He did well in his riding - but that riding is totally Liberal anyway. In HofC, QP - the Harper gang continually attacked Rae on his stint as Premier of Ontario. That package is ready and raring to go.
Ignatieff made gaffes, yes, but he had improved dramatically. He's obviously a quick learner and so far he's the only one that seems to be able to get under Harper's skin.
And, I'm concerned about the Chretien, Power Corp. and his brother (John Rae, exec in Power Corp.) being pulling the strings. We need to severe from that nonsense.
Ruby Dhalla, Martha Hall Finlay -good candidates - "down the road". They both need more experience. And, the judgment factor - Finlay walked over a supported and continually sucked p to Dion.
- 11:37 AM, November 01, 2008
- liberazzi said...
Apparently, the last convention generated a profit.
I would like to see a convention in early March with only a handful of candidates. It doesnt seem that the committee will not bend on the delegate thing, since it was voted on in the last convention.
- 11:41 AM, November 01, 2008
- liberazzi said...
To be fair to Rae, the NDP fluked into power in 1990 right in the midst of a deep recession. Moreover, he had a very inexperienced team behind him. It is doubtful any govt in that position would not have had a difficult time. Rae in his years out of politics rebuilt his reputation and can longer be called a tourist within the Liberal party. Furthermore, before the Cons rev up the attack machine, lets see if they can avoid a deficit and how they manage the pending recession.
I was not an Iggy fan until I heard his concession speech at his after party. It was a defining moment for him and certainly changed my impression of him. I have also been at a couple of events since that he has spoken and he is a very capable politician. The safe choice is Iggy and I believe he has overcome his so called gaffes since. I believe it is Iggy overzealous supporters and not necessarily the man that turn some people off.
- 11:50 AM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
"To be fair to Rae, the NDP fluked into power in 1990 right in the midst of a deep recession. Moreover, he had a very inexperienced team behind him. It is doubtful any govt in that position would not have had a difficult time"
Fair enough, but just try to sell that in a sound bite. And the simple fact is, Rae's term happened. And there's not a big enough ad buy in the world to change the past. Rae is choosing to run at the worst possible time. As Premier he was barely competent.
"Rae in his years out of politics rebuilt his reputation"
True, he has rebuilt his reputation on many things, but not on managing a tough economy. He's just not going to be credible, to the people who are old enough to have lived, worked (more often that were OUT of work) in Ontario in those days. These are the people who vote.
- 12:12 PM, November 01, 2008
- Militant Dipper said...
I know I don't speak for all Liberals. (Who can? that is like herding cats.) But I'm not the only left leaning Liberal. We can't be completely ignored and we would pull out our own eyeballs before voting for Ignatieff. The guy was wrong about Iraq. How could anyone recover from being that much on the wrong side of history?
- 12:27 PM, November 01, 2008
- bigcitylib said...
I have the same feelings re Iggy and Iraq (plus the torture thing). But if people can forgive Harper for similar views then maybe that should be water under the bridge. His enviro plan was pretty solid. Right now the big hurtle for me is the gaffe prone thing, and I don't agree that he's overcome that. Where do you think the puffin poop jokes come from in the first place?
- 12:44 PM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
I'm with BCL on this. Iggy's problem is the gaffe thing. I may have a problem with Iggy & Iraq, but it seems that Iraq is not much of an issue with voters. Go figure.
I think that Iggy is far more likely to win a GE even with his Iraq past, than Rae could with his bad economic/Premier past. Most people vote with their wallets anyway.
On most other issues, I'm on the same page as Iggy. He is a compelling speaker in person, and he has a lot of support within the Party.
So, I'm willing to support him this time, maybe.
Any day now I'm sure that he'll trip over a rake, right after slipping on a banana peel, and hitting himself in the face with a coconut cream pie.
Watch for it!
- 12:59 PM, November 01, 2008
- Militant Dipper said...
I think you're right that the average Canadian might be able to get over his position on Iraq but I don't think the average left leaning Liberal can. One of the reasons I'm willing to vote Liberal instead of NDP is that I believe the day old JC stood up in front of the world and said we will not be going to Iraq may have been the greatest day in Canadian history. Iggy would have been in like Flynn.By contrast the worst day in Canadian history was the day Iggy and 24 other traders stood up and extended, along with the war loving Tories the war in Afghanistan. Iggy is by far the best speaker and easily has the most charisma of any of the leadership candidates.In fact I believe he would have the best chance of winning an election for the Liberals. However somethings are more important than winning elections.
- 1:07 PM, November 01, 2008
- Steve V said...
I'm not comfortable with his Iraq position, but let's keep it in context. Ignatieff's view wasn't akin to Bush, he had actually spent extensive time in Iraq, his view was influenced by what he saw on the humanitarian front, what he saw under the Saddam regime. To lump people together, when they reached similar conclusions, for entirely different reasons, is unfair. Was he wrong? Yep. Does that make him the same as Harper and Bush. Not a chance.
As for gaffe's, let's see, but there is no doubt he is more seasoned as a politician, so one can hope.
"Fair", a non-existent word in Canadian politics. What has more resonance, an essay explaining the circumstances, or "Rae days". I think we've learned that soundbites win everytime.
- 1:14 PM, November 01, 2008
- liberazzi said...
So these are the potential candidates liabilities:
Rae - Rae Days
Iggy - gaffe prone
Manley - zzzzz, tory lite?
Kennedy - lack of french, kingmaker, still in debt, capable?
Leblanc - unknown, risky choice
Cauchon - another french leader
Findlay - unknown
Mcguinty - unknown
Coderre - shit disturber
Who's the safest choice?
- 2:14 PM, November 01, 2008
- liberazzi said...
Are we discounting Dryden? Yes, the lack of french and long-winded thing still dogs him. However, he's a rock star wherever he goes, passionate, progressive and has leadership qualities/experience. I think he had the best speech at the convention. Just throwing it out there...
- 2:18 PM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Is Goodale out of the picture?
- 3:01 PM, November 01, 2008
- Militant Dipper said...
I could vote for Dryden.
- 3:41 PM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Liberals have to get over the Rae "baggage" issue and start taking the offensive. Steven Harper has so much right wing baggage that could be used in soundbite after soundbite. Bob Rae is the perfect one to do it. He's got wit, timing, and is very articulate. I believe he will go for Harper's jugular the very minute he becomes Liberal leader.
- 4:54 PM, November 01, 2008
- Steve V said...
Do Liberals need to get over it, or VOTERS? I really like Rae, so don't get me wrong, but walk down a street one day in a Ontario town, stop people and mention Bob Rae. Get back to me with the results :) The baggage is real, it just is, and we need to incorporate that into our thinking.
- 6:51 PM, November 01, 2008
- Francesco said...
All the liberals blogging or asking questions on rae's leadership or possibility of becoming a leader of the liberal party should do one thing...go ask the nurses, teachers, doctors, bus drivers, students etc of ontario..and ask them would they vote for bob rae? The liberal party remains concentrated in toroto and in ontaro and one needs to ask him or herself...will electing Rae improve our chances on in Ontario? i think if you ask ontarions the answer quite clearly is "no" the citizens of ontario their response is brutal they rightly or wrongly have formed an impression of rae and his negatives rival hillary's negatives in he U.S.....plus we need someone with no baggage..if the worst that iggy has is his support for iraq..hmm... i guess that did not impact harper and if dion voted against the iraq war which he did ..hmmm that really did not help dion....almost one million less canadians voted for the liberal party so if we want to move further to the left people should really think about that!!!
- 6:56 PM, November 01, 2008
- Jerry Prager said...
Put Rae and Harper's Lack of Common Sense Reactionaries side by side and to me Rae comes up looking good, Rae days were good days compared to Harris days. I also agree that while Ignatief was wrong on the Iraq issue, his starting point and end point were different than Bush-Harper. They went for the oil, Iggy went for the people. Of course, that suggests a naivete too, believing that people like Bush could be trusted. But then, unlike me, he actually shares that naivete with a lot of Canadians who took nearly seven years to realize that Bush was nothing more than a gangster.
I suspect it took Iggy less time.
I don't know, both men seem considerably more able than Harper.
- 7:20 PM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
"Was he wrong? Yep."
No, Iggy wasn't wrong. He took a Blairite position. Iraq can send chemical weapons and attack London, Washington, and Toronto in 45 minutes.
What if Iggy and Manley says as Opposition Leader that Harper did not do enough to help protect the rights of Iranian dissidents? Both these people are good for one thing. Goading Harper into taking more hawkish stance on Afghanistan and Iran. They make Jason Kenney look like a fat puffin!!!
"The baggage is real, it just is, and we need to incorporate that into our thinking."
One thing I know. Bob Rae is not Stephane Dion!!! Do you think that Rae would not respond to attack ads with his own? He will unleash an air war to destroy Baird and Flaherty, especially in Ontario. With Smitherman and Sorbara on his side, there is no way Rae is going to go on a whim and start offering pie-in-the-sky green shifts.
I did not support Rae two years ago. Now it is different. Tougher economic times, must be prepared to defeat Harper at the earliest opportunity. Needing to take Jack Layton's votes back.
- 10:28 PM, November 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Steve V
What I'm trying to say is that Liberals have to seize the agenda early and never loose momentum. Rae has baggage. Harper has more. Exploit it. Focus on Harper's baggage. Liberals should not let Rae's past get in the way of electing him as leader. Rae is clearly the best attack dog you've got and he will do it effectively and with class. Harper has lots more baggage than Rae and they elected him leader and now he's PM.
- 11:24 PM, November 01, 2008
- Steve V said...
"He will unleash an air war to destroy Baird and Flaherty, especially in Ontario."
Mushroom, with what funds exactly? You honestly don't think the Liberals would have done that with Dion if they had any MONEY?
- 11:56 PM, November 01, 2008
- In_The_Centre said...
Hey, personal perspective
I supported and fundraised for Ignatieff in 2006 and now with McKenna out of the running, I will probably do the same this time around. A lot of the friends I signed up during 2006, non-partisans who are not normally politically active and went off the radar after Dion's victory, are expressing interest in coming back into the fold
The man has changed considerably and has become much more seasoned and humble. He speaks much more frankly and directly, is less academic in his one on one conversations, and has improved his small talk skills considerably (ie. having a beer and talking about how crappy the Leafs are). The puffin crap is hopefully the last case of his complex mouth
I've also heard that at this point, he will have a much more veteran filled campaign team, rather then relying on the same younger, arrogant crowd that turned off a lot of other people in 2006.
So let's hope he runs a clean, gaffe free campaign!
- 12:21 AM, November 02, 2008
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- 1:30 AM, November 02, 2008
- burlivespipe said...
In 06 I supported Rae; he fits with my personal left-of-centre views and came across as refreshing, a part of party renewal. But I think my choice now will be taking a different angle, not less principled, but from a stance that we now know who and what our enemies are. Just as Harper's tacking right incrementally, his chops at the Liberal party have been incremental, in some regards. The last election - less about racking up a majority (oh he wanted it, but it needed a complete implosion of Bloc and Liberal support in specific regions) but equally about applying 18 cuts at his main opposition. And just like he expected, Dion without the caucus support, it has thrown us into another leadership race. So I will listen to Ignatieff, Rae and the others but will be considering elements that weren't so obviously on the radar last time, like a) depth of grass roots support, b) caucus and brain trust support, c) fund raising abilities, and d) toughness and agility. Yes, ideas will trump all. But we need someone who can withstand a pummelling - I believe it will be Layton who will be the pointman to an Iggy-led party, and can he/we handle that? Can Rae's experience be turned into a positive, when Harper will be swinging it like an axe? Who will be the candidate who can step forward and present our ideas clearly, and at the same time go on the attack of the others? Unlike Harper, Ignatieff stepped forward and tried to make amends with his support of the Iraq invasion. It likely won't fly with dyed-in-the-wool Ndpers, but we weren't going to get their votes anyways. Who is best to implement a fundraising answer to our current dilemma, who can take advantage of what we can learn from the democrats down south but also inspire the team here at home?
It's a lot of sifting, but if its the same candidates (for the most part) as last time, I'm currently leaning to Ignatieff at least for now.
- 1:35 AM, November 02, 2008
- Anonymous said...
"with what funds exactly? You honestly don't think the Liberals would have done that with Dion if they had any MONEY?"
Money will be a problem. But look who can fundraise the easiest. Rae cleaned his debts out the easiest. So he may rally the rank and file more easier than Dion.
Who knows. The party may be damaged goods if we still continue to trail the NDP in attracting donors. Thomas Mulcair as the next French Canadian PM, anyone???
- 3:23 AM, November 02, 2008
- liberazzi said...
Apparently, Kennedy is ready to announce and plans to be the "renewal" candidate. I think it is going to be an interesting race with some distinct choices. I just hope it is a respectful campaign. We do not need to give the CPC ammunition like last time.
- 8:05 AM, November 02, 2008
- Steve V said...
I'm a bit surprised to hear the Kennedy angle. That certainly changes the dynamics drastically.
- 8:58 AM, November 02, 2008
- Anonymous said...
"Apparently, Kennedy is ready to announce and plans to be the "renewal" candidate."
As a Kennedy supporter the last time, I don't want him to say the same spiel once more. He has to be better this time before I can be convinced.
- 9:42 AM, November 02, 2008
- liberazzi said...
So this is the way it is beginning to shape up:
Rae/Iggy - establishment candidates
Leblanc/Kennedy - renewal candidates
Manley - "conservative" candidate (I hope he stays out)
Findlay or Bennett basically need to run or its going to look like the old boys network. Cauchon should run otherwise Quebec is not going to be represented.
I am wondering if Mcguinty has the potential to come up the middle?
Unfortunately, it might be a large field, which will divide up the fundraising.
- 10:24 AM, November 02, 2008
- Steve V said...
The only thing, NOTHING Kennedy proposed was adopted, so the same spiel is still relevant.
- 11:01 AM, November 02, 2008
- Demosthenes said...
The problem is not the topline numbers of positive/negative/unsure, the problem is where these guys stand among Liberal/NDP/Green switchers vs. Liberal/Conservative switchers.
If Ignatieff wants to keep from bleeding out on his left side, he's going to have to play more of a progressive than he has to date. And he doesn't seem inclined to.
Rae has the same problem on the right side, though that side appears less volatile.
- 2:36 PM, November 02, 2008
- Möbius said...
It's a mute point now, Rae will run
"Moot point" not mute point.
Similar idea, though.
Can't stand Rae at all, too bad Manley is backing out.
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The state broadcast regulator, the High Council of Radio and Television (RTÜK), levied fines on Wednesday against the pro-opposition TV stations Ulusal Kanal, Halk TV, Cem TV, and EM TV, in the amount of 12,000 Turkish lira (US$6,460) each, for allegedly "inciting violence" and "violating broadcasting principles," according to local news reports. RTÜK said the stations' live coverage of clashes between riot police and protesters in Taksim Square "could harm the physical, moral, and mental development of children and young people," the reports said.
While mainstream television channels such as Habertürk, CNN Türk, and NTV were airing unrelated programming despite the dramatic events unfolding in Istanbul's streets--incurring the frustration of protesters--Ulusal Kanal, Halk TV, Cem TV, and EM TV were streaming live coverage.
It is unclear if the stations will pay the fine or are planning to appeal.
"We call on the High Council of Radio and Television to reverse its decision to punish Ulusal Kanal, Halk TV, Cem TV, and EM TV for doing their job by reporting on anti-government demonstrations," CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said from New York. "Keeping the public informed of events as they happen is not harmful to society; keeping those events concealed is."
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Steve Samarov is a principal architect at Foliage Software. Over his career, Steve has held technical leadership and software development positions at Xerox, Microsoft, and other companies.
In my .NET development work, I always look for ways to apply lessons and techniques learned as a C++ programmer. There are substantial differences between C++ and C#, making it an interesting challenge to find in C# a conceptual equivalent to a C++ construct or idiom.
Expression templates are one such example. Described by Todd Veldhuizen in 1995, they have been addressed by the likes of Angelika Langer and Klaus Kreft in C++ Expression Templates and Thomas Becker in Expression Templates. Veldhuizen's goal was to create a C++ class library of numeric algorithms with "performance on par with Fortran 77/90." Expression templates are a useful tool in imaging applications that calculate algebraic expressions with bitmaps as input. The focus of this article is finding a C# technique conceptually equivalent to C++ expression templates that could be used by .NET programmers in imaging, numeric calculations, and other areas.
What are Expression Templates?
In this article, I follow the example in Veldhuizen's original paper -- computation of expressions over vectors of double-precision values. With a user-defined class Vector representing a container of doubles, my goal is to calculate algebraic expressions that take Vector objects as arguments. For example, given vectors v1 and v2, I can write in C++:
v = Sqrt(v1 + v2)/Log(v1);
The Vector class behaves like built-in types, a desired attribute in object-oriented programming. For this to work, I need a complete set of binary and unary operators, as well as mathematical functions that I intend to use in the expressions. With conventional operator overloading, evaluation of such expressions requires creation of temporary objects and multiple loops -- one for each operator and function. In the previous example, four temporary objects and five loops (including the final assignment) are needed to evaluate the expression, making calculations costly in time and space.
Expression templates solve both problems: They eliminate temporary objects and fuse all the loops in the expression into one, resulting in a considerably smaller and faster code. At compile time, the expression is parsed into a tree-like object. The leaf nodes are iterators positioned at the first elements of the input Vectors, and the inner nodes represent binary and unary operations, and functions. At runtime, the expression is evaluated in a single loop. In each iteration, the result is calculated for current iterator positions, then all iterators are incremented.
How Does It Work In C++?
Class Vector, the container of double-precision numbers, must have an iterator and functions begin() and end() that return iterators positioned at both ends of the container. For example, my iterator is:
typedef double* Iter;
Next, I need two classes that represent binary and unary operations in the parse tree of the expression. The binary expression class, DVBinExpr, DV stands for "double vector", is a template with three parameters: the iterator type of the left operand, the iterator type of the right operand, and the type of the operation. The last parameter is an "applicative" class; it defines a static function apply() that takes two iterators as arguments and returns the result. The binary expression class must behave as an iterator and define operator*() and operator++(). Example 1 is the definition of DVBinExpr.
template<class IterA, class IterB, class Op> class DVBinExpr { public: typedef DVBinExpr<IterA, IterB, Op> Iter; DVBinExpr(IterA ia, IterB ib) : _ia(ia), _ib(ib) {} double operator*() const { return Op::apply(_ia, _ib); } void operator++() { ++_ia; ++_ib; } Iter begin() const { return *this; } private: IterA _ia; IterB _ib; };
The unary expression class, DVUnaryExpr, is similar, except it has only one operand to work with. The addition applicative class DVOpAdd (Example 2), and similar classes are defined for other binary and unary operations, as well as functions, such as Log() or Sin().
template<class IterA, class IterB> class DVOpAdd { public: static double apply(const IterA& ia, const IterB& ib) { return *ia + *ib; } };
Finally, Example 3 is the overloaded operator+().
template<class OperandA, class OperandB> DVBinExpr<typename OperandA::Iter, typename OperandB::Iter, DVOpAdd<typename OperandA::Iter, typename OperandB::Iter> > operator+(const OperandA& a, const OperandB& b) { return DVBinExpr<typename OperandA::Iter, typename OperandB::Iter, DVOpAdd<typename OperandA::Iter, typename OperandB::Iter> >(a.begin(), b.begin()); }
The rest of the operators follow the same pattern. As you can see, instead of executing addition of the two operands, I construct a binary expression with the iterators positioned at the beginning of its operands and DVOpAdd as its applicative. The operands can be either Vector variables or other expressions. In turn, the constructed expression can be an operand of another expression higher in the parse tree. Figure 1 illustrates the resulting structure.


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There is no shortage of hyperbole when politicians of all stripes describe the nature and effects of video games. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney proclaimed, "Pornography and violence poison our music and movies and TV and video games. The Virginia Tech shooter, like the Columbine shooters before him, had drunk from this cesspool."1 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke of the game, "Grand Theft Auto, which has so many demeaning messages about women, and so encourages violent imagination and activities, and it scares parents."2
Some researchers have echoed similar sentiments, noting that Columbine High School shooters Dylan Harris and Eric Klebold were avid computer gamers.3 Several television pundits quickly drew a link between the recent Virginia Tech shootings and video games, as well. (Ironically, Seung-Hui Cho's college roommates found it odd that he never joined them in playing video games.4)
Do these assumptions about video-game violence leading to similarly violent behavior among child and adolescent players make sense? A review of the research gives us insights into which patterns of video game play may serve as potential markers of more serious problems among children and adolescents, and which are normal or even possibly beneficial.
Additional research and case studies may shed some light on parents' concerns, such as whether video games are addictive or dangerous. Finally, we will offer recommendations on what parents can do to reduce potential risks and to maximize potential benefits of video game play.
The biggest fear of clinicians and the public alike—that violent video games turn ordinary children and adolescents into violent people in the real world—is not borne out by the data. Analyses of school shooting incidents from the US Secret Service5 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime6 do not support a link between violent games and real-world attacks. But what does research show about more subtle behaviors, such as bullying or changes in game players' perceptions of violence?
Going from lab to street
An August 2007 search of the OVID database for titles incorporating some variation on "video game" yielded 30 articles; a similar search of PsycINFO (limited to peer-reviewed journals) found 418 articles. Most reports focused on studies of the effects of violent video games on aggressive cognitions, emotions, and behavior.
This body of research, however, is of limited use to clinicians for a range of reasons.7 The most-cited studies are laboratory experiments on college students, generally involving brief exposures to a single violent game. Correlational studies typically involve small, nonrepresentative samples, and assess playing time rather than game content. The terminology is vague, and some researchers use "aggression" and "violence" interchangeably, implying that one inevitably leads to the other. Studies done in the 1980s and 1990s are outdated because of rapidly evolving content and technologies. Recent studies that involve child or adolescent exposure to violent game content represent a tiny fraction of this literature.
In the sections below, we review some findings relevant to clinicians, including our own surveys and focus groups with young adolescents. Unless otherwise specified, "video games" refers to console and handheld games as well as games played on computers.
Normal use
In a 2005 national sample, the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed 2032 children in grades 3 to 12 about their media use, including computers and video games.8 On average, children aged 8 to 18 years spent 49 minutes per day on video games (console or handheld) and 19 minutes on computer games. Boys aged 8 to 10 years were the heaviest users of video games; 73% played on a typical day for an average of an hour and a half.
To learn more, we surveyed 7th- and 8th-grade students at 2 middle schools in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Virtually all eligible children attending school on that day participated.9 For most, electronic game play was a routine activity. Of 1254 children surveyed, only 6% had not played any electronic games in the 6 months before the survey. (These nonplayers were excluded from most analyses.) Gender differences were striking. Boys typically said they played video games 6 or 7 days per week; girls typically played 1 day per week.
To assess exposure to various types of game content, we asked children to list the games they had played "a lot in the past months." We found that 68% of boys and 29% of girls aged 12 to 14 years included at least one M-rated (for those aged 17 years and older, often because of violent or sexual content) game on this list of frequently played games.
Why kids play
We presented children and adolescents with a list of 17 possible reasons for playing video games. More than half cited creative reasons for play, such as "I like to learn new things" and "I like to create my own world."
"To relax" was chosen as a reason to play by the majority of boys and close to half of girls. "To get my anger out" was selected by 45% of boys and 29% of girls; 25% of boys and 11% of girls said that they played to "cope with anger." Violent video games might provide a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings.10
This use of video games to manage emotions came up repeatedly in focus groups we conducted with 42 young adolescent boys. A typical comment was, "If I had a bad day at school, I'll play a violent video game, and it just relieves all my stress."
Children also play violent electronic games for predictable developmental reasons, such as rebellion, curiosity about the forbidden, and testing the limits of acceptable behavior in a safe environment.11 "You get to see something that hopefully will never happen to you," said one boy in our focus groups. "So you want to experience it a little bit without actually being there."
In both surveys and focus groups, boys described video game play as a social activity. Although most boys played games alone at times, most also routinely played with one or more friends. Just 18% of boys and 12% of girls surveyed said they always played alone.
Markers of problems
Our survey results, combined with other research, hint at some markers of abnormal (though not necessarily unhealthy) game play patterns. It is uncommon for girls to be frequent, heavy players of video games, especially violent games. One third of girls in our survey played electronic games for less than an hour per week on average. By contrast, it was unusual for boys to rarely or never play video games; just 8% of boys played for less than an hour per week. (Since game play is often a social activity for boys, nonparticipation could be a marker of social difficulties. These boys were also more likely than others to report problems such as getting into fights or trouble with teachers.) Finally, boys and girls who exclusively play games alone are atypical.
In our survey of young adolescents, we found significant correlations between routine play of M-rated games and greater self-reported involvement in physical fights, with a stronger association for girls. It is likely that aggressive or hostile youths may be drawn to violent games. There is limited but suggestive evidence that persons with trait anger or aggression may be affected differently by violent games.12 In one study, players tended to be less angry after playing a violent game, but this was not true for subjects who scored high on trait anger and aggression.13 Thus, another possible marker of unhealthy video game use may be increased anger after a round of play.
It must be emphasized that correlational studies, including ours, cannot show whether video games cause particular behaviors. Far too frequently, this important distinction between correlation and causation is overlooked.
Case Vignette: Games and Attention/ Learning Disorders
Alex, a 13-year-old boy, spends 6 to 7 hours a day playing video games. He locks himself in his room, misses meals, and often stays up most of the night, which results in school tardiness. He learns "cheats" (tricks to find quick solutions to game-based problems) online, converses with players in chat rooms, and has accumulated a great deal of knowledge about the intricacies of the many, often violent, games he plays.
Although very bright, Alex has a nonverbal learning disability, social difficulties, poor athletic skills, and attention problems, and he was often made fun of at school. The primary source of his self-esteem, beyond academic achievement, is his video game prowess.
His parents have no understanding of the games, nor of the video games' central importance in his life. Other children in school often come to him for advice about games and strategies and ask to play with him. This has become his claim to fame in and out of school.
While his parents need to educate themselves about the games he is playing and to set limits on his game play, their initial response to curtail them has been modified over time, allowing for an important avenue in the socialization of their son.
Therapy for Alex and his parents involved their appreciation of the role and meaning of games in his life. His parents needed to understand that competence is a crucial component of positive self-esteem—something Alex needed tremendously in order to take on academic and social challenges. Video games provided a means for Alex to feel more confident in moving ahead in these areas. With a greater understanding of the role the games played in his life, his parents were much more tolerant of his game playing.
The therapist continues to work with Alex and his parents and teachers to find additional ways for him to build a stronger sense of himself, improve his self-worth, and learn new ways of connecting with peers. His increased sense of competence has translated into greater academic achievement and the development of friendships outside the realm of video games.
Little research has been done on how subgroups of children, including those with diagnosed mental illness or learning difficulties, may be differentially affected by video games—for better or worse.14 Our survey included Pediatric Symptom Checklist subscales15 on attention and internalizing symptoms. Boys whose responses put them over a threshold level for attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms were more likely than others to use games to cope with angry feelings.
Among girls with ADHD symptoms, twice as many (almost 1 in 4) played games to make new friends compared with girls who did not have ADHD. In moderation, these are probably healthy uses of video games. As in the case of Alex above, children with ADHD often are adept at playing video games and using computers. This can provide a highly valued source of self-esteem.
Might video games be helpful with other illnesses, such as depression? In our survey, children who endorsed internalizing symptoms, such as feeling sad, hopeless, and worthless were much more likely to select "to forget my problems" as a reason for playing video games. These children did not spend significantly more time with video games, but they were more likely to play alone. Unfortunately, we do not know enough to say whether using video games to manage emotions is healthy or unhealthy for depressed children in general, or any child in particular. It may be that temporary or intermittent immersion in a game is therapeutic, while playing games alone for hours most days after school makes matters worse. Talking with a child about where, when, why, and how he or she uses electronic games could provide some useful insights.
1. Bacon P. Romney reaches to the Christian right. Washington Post. May 6, 2007: A4.
2. Clinton H. Speech to Kaiser Family Foundation Upon Release of Generation M: Media in the Lives of Kids 8 to 18. March 8, 2005. Available at: http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=233740. Accessed August 29, 2007.
3. Anderson CA, Dill KE. Video games and aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the laboratory and in life. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2000;78:772-790.
4. Virginia Tech Review Panel. Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007. August 2007: 51. Available at: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/TempContent/techPanelReport-docs/FullReport.pdf. Accessed September 6, 2007.
5. US Secret Service and US Dept of Education. The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States. Washington, DC: US Secret Service and US Dept of Education; May 2002. Available at: http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_final_report.pdf. Accessed August 29, 2007.
6. National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, FBI Academy. The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment Perspective. Quantico, Va: National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, FBI Academy; 2000. Available at: http://www.fbi.gov/publications/school/school2.pdf. Accessed August 29, 2007.
7. Olson CK. Media violence research and youth violence data: why do they conflict? Acad Psychiatry. 2004;28: 144-150.
8. Roberts DF, Foehr UG, Rideout V. Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds. Menlo Park, Calif: Kaiser Family Foundation; 2005.
9. Olson CK, Kutner LA, Warner DE, et al. Factors correlated with violent video game use by adolescent boys and girls. J Adolesc Health. 2007;41:77-83.
10. Griffiths MD. Video game violence and aggression: comments on 'Video game playing and its relations with aggressive and prosocial behaviour' by O. Wiegman and E.G.M. van Schie. Br J Soc Psychol. 2000;39:147-149.
11. Goldstein J. The attractions of violent entertainment. Media Psychol. 1999;3:271-282.
12. Kirsh SJ. The effects of violent video games on adolescents: The overlooked influence of development. Aggress Violent Behav. 2003;8:377-389.
13. Unsworth G, Devilly GJ, Ward T. The effect of playing violent videogames on adolescents: Should parents be quaking in their boots? Psychol Crime Law. 2007;13: 383-394.
14. Browne KD, Hamilton-Giachritsis C. The influence of violent media on children and adolescents: a public-health approach. Lancet. 2005;365:702-710.
15. Gardner W, Murphy M, Childs G, et al. The PSC-17: a brief pediatric symptom checklist with psychological problem subscales. Ambulatory Child Health. 1999;5: 225-236.
16. Crawford G. Digital gaming, sport and gender. Leisure Studies. 2005;24:259-270.
17. Khan MK. Emotional and behavioral effects,including addictive potential, of video games. Report of the Council on Science and Public Health. CSAPH Report 12-A-07; 2007. Available at: http://psychcentral.com/blog/images/csaph12a07.pdf. Accessed September 6, 2007.
18. Villani VS, Olson CK, Jelliniek MS. Media literacy for clinicians and parents. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2005;14:523-553.


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The purpose of screening is early diagnosis and treatment. Screening tests are given to people without symptoms currently, but who may be at high risk for certain diseases or conditions.
Screening Tests
The same tests used to diagnose sickle cell disease can be used to screen for it before symptoms begin. These tests include:
Hemoglobin electrophoresis —A small blood sample is taken and sent to a laboratory, where the percentage of normal and abnormal hemoglobin is measured.
Sickledex test —A small blood sample is taken and sent to a laboratory. In the laboratory, a substance called a deoxygenating agent is added to the blood sample. If the deoxygenating agent causes at least 25% of the red blood cells to assume a sickle shape, the test is considered positive for the presence of either sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease. Hemoglobin electrophoresis will need to be done to distinguish between sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease.
Amniocentesis —In this test, ultrasound is used to locate the fetus and a pocket of the fluid that surrounds the growing fetus. A long, thin needle is used to remove a small amount of amniotic fluid, which is sent to a laboratory for testing.
Screening Guidelines
In many hospitals, screening tests are done on newborn babies before they leave the hospital. Screening tests may also be done on adults who want to know whether they carry the sickle cell trait. Pregnant women can also choose to have their unborn babies tested for the presence of sickle cell trait or disease.
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DATE: April 22, 2010
This Bulletin is intended to address the issue of late paid supervision fees, specifically the Department's intent to charge a late fee as set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated 45-4-1002(c)(2).
Each credit union shall pay an annual supervision fee into the state treasury upon notice from the commissioner. The supervision fee shall be assessed against each credit union on a graduated scale in proportion to its assets, as reported on the credit union's June 30 Statement of Financial Condition (June 30 Call Report), according to the schedule set out in T.C.A. Section 45-4-1002.
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This looks like sushi, but it's really a new way to present the familiar Passover fish course.
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- Makes 8 servings
- 1 1 1/2 pound center-cut salmon fillet
- 6 large zucchini (each about 7 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick), trimmed
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 7 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 6 ounces smoked salmon (not lox), coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped dill pickle
- Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Steam until just opaque in center, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
- Line baking sheet with paper towels. Slice enough 1/8-inch-thick lengthwise strips from center portion of each zucchini to make 24. Steam in batches until just tender but very pliable, about 3 minutes. Transfer to prepared baking sheet; pat dry.
- Whisk mayonnaise, 3/4 cup dill and vinegar in small bowl. Season dill sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Flake salmon coarsely into large bowl, discarding skin and bones. Gently mix in smoked salmon, pickle, remaining 3 tablespoons dill and 1/4 cup dill sauce.
- Place 1 rounded tablespoon salmon mixture at end of each zucchini strip. Roll up strips, enclosing salmon. Place rolls seam side down on platter. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Place rolls on paper towels. Cover rolls and sauce separately; chill.)
- Serve rolls with remaining dill sauce.
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- Calories470
- Carbohydrates8 g(3%)
- Fat42 g(64%)
- Protein17 g(34%)
- Saturated Fat7 g(34%)
- Sodium471 mg(20%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat22 g
- Fiber2 g(10%)
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A pair of polls out this week shows the dire state the Republican Party finds itself in -- and a way out of the wilderness, should Republicans choose to take it.
Poll No. 1: Rasmussen Reports found that views of the tea party -- the wing of Republicanism that dominates party primaries and therefore the congressional Republican caucuses -- at a new low. Only 8 percent of likely voters considered themselves tea-party members, down from 24 percent in 2010. According to Rasmussen (which tends to have a pro-Republican bias), unfavorable views of the movement topped favorable views, 49 percent to 30 percent.
Poll No. 2: Fairleigh Dickinson University found that 73 percent of New Jersey voters approved of the job their Republican governor, Chris Christie, is doing -- near his all-time high. Even 62 percent of Democrats approve of Christie, as well as 69 percent of racial minorities and 70 percent of women. The top would-be challenger to Christie in November's gubernatorial election is trailing him by 33 percentage points.
So grim are things for the Democrats in heavily Democratic New Jersey that the state Senate president, Democrat Stephen Sweeney, apologized Monday after saying Christie wished for Hurricane Sandy to hit New Jersey. "I guess he prayed a lot and got lucky a storm came," Sweeney had said.
Certainly, the storm -- and, more important, Christie's forceful response -- boosted the governor's standing. But the tea party's record lows and Christie's record highs tell a larger story: Americans are crying out for an end to ideological warfare.
That has developed into Christie's signature in New Jersey. He began his term promising tax cuts and fighting with the teachers union over tenure, pay and education reforms, but he now preaches reconciliation -- a recurring theme in his State of the State address Tuesday afternoon.
"Now, we've had our fights," he told state legislators. "We have stuck to our principles. But we have established a governing model for America that shows that, even with heartfelt beliefs, bipartisan compromise is possible. ... Maybe the folks in Washington, in both parties, could learn something from our record here."
Christie, his eye on a possible 2016 presidential run, overstates that record, both in terms of economic progress and in terms of partisan cooperation. But his message is undoubtedly a winning one. More than three-quarters of Americans believe that politics in Washington is causing "serious harm to the United States," according to a new Gallup poll -- and they are correct to think so.
Christie lent his powerful voice to that sentiment last week when he condemned as "disgusting" the House Republicans' decision not to take up a $60 billion Hurricane Sandy recovery bill because tea-party lawmakers considered it wasteful. "That's why people hate Washington," Christie said at the time, helping to force House Speaker John Boehner to reconsider.
It was just the latest of Christie's many breaks with tea-party orthodoxy. Just before the election, his effusive praise of President Obama's "outstanding" response to Sandy earned him condemnation from Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdoch.
He unnerved fiscal conservatives by saying that the hurricane recovery would probably require higher taxes, because "there's no magic money tree." He came out against the National Rifle Association's plan to have gun-wielding guards in schools, saying, "You don't want to make this an armed camp for kids."
Earlier, after conservatives criticized his appointment of a Muslim judge, he took on these "bigots" for their "gaze of intolerance." And on immigration, he called for an "orderly process" to legalize immigrants and he criticized those who "demagogue."
Certainly, Christie is no liberal, but his State of the State speech was full of policy prescriptions that conservatives might label big government: "We've requested the federal government to pay 100 percent of the costs of the significant debris removal. ... We have secured $20 million from the Federal Highway Administration. ... We have worked with the Small Business Administration to secure nearly $189 million in loans."
Christie also bragged about "implementing the toughest fertilizer law in America," fighting insurers' "excessive deductibles" and "investing the largest amount of state aid to education in New Jersey history." He said "both Republicans and Democrats" would make sure the state got its full federal payout for the storm.
"You see," he told the legislators, "some things are above politics."
It's a lesson that could help the national Republican Party loosen the tea party's death grip.
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Just as was the case yesterday, the second and final day of Valencia's post-race MotoGP test was blessed with ideal weather conditions.
Valentino Rossi was among the first riders to get on his bike after the track was opened, and he worked tirelessly with his team and Filippo Preziosi to carry out the tests requested by the engineers, who will continue working on the 2012 project tomorrow in Bologna. Once again, official test rider Franco Battaini substituted for Nicky Hayden, who has an injured scaphoid in his right wrist, though the American stayed at the track and followed the test from the Ducati Team garage. Hayden will likely undergo a small operation in the coming days to speed up his recovery.
MotoGP concludes its 2011 season of racing and testing, and will return to action with the first winter test, planned in Sepang, Malaysia, from January 21 to February 2.
**Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) 6th, 1:33.332 (62 laps)
** "These were two important days of testing because we needed to collect a lot of data for the next few months of work, which will be crucial. The positives of this bike are certainly the engine, which I like, and the fact that it handles a bit better than the previous one. It's definitely more fun, in part because you can get sideways more. The frame isn't bad, but it needs work. We have to improve the braking, because I need to brake harder and later, and we need to improve traction under acceleration. Filippo has many ideas, and now we have a little time to apply them before next year's tests."
**Filippo Preziosi (Technical Director)
** "We were lucky to have sun and generally much better conditions than what we had over the race weekend, and this allowed us to take full advantage of both test days. Unfortunately, Nicky wasn't able to ride, but at least he'll have plenty of time to recover before the first test at Sepang next year. We asked Valentino, Franco (Battaini) and the other Ducati riders to carry out a series of comparisons between different solutions, as there are still chassis parameters that we have to define for the project we're working on. It has been really hard work, but we've collected a lot of information that we'll now use for the design that we'll be doing in the coming weeks."


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Graham Kaltman
Class of 2013
Major/Minor: Major: Psychology
A major in psychology, Graham Kaltman '13 is a peer mentor and a member of Phi Delta Theta and Saferide.
Campus Involvement
- Major: Psychology
- Tennis
- Peer Mentor
- Safe Ride
- Phi Delta Theta
Hometown? Harleysville
High School? Germantown Academy
Favorite C-town Eats/Place? Ellen's
Mistake made your 1st year? time management, doing work before hanging with friends
Dance Move? dougie because dougieing just let's you move your body.
Which Disney character would you be? Abu
How do you like your eggs? Ham, bacon, and cheese omelet.
Favorite Class at WC? psychology is very interesting to learn about the inner workings of humans and how the brain works.
Recommended Professor? Spilich. Great enthusiasm to teach and very understanding teacher; he is very personable.
Most Memorable Experience as a First-Year Student? MAYDAY weekend
If I Could be an Animal? I would be a Panda
One Item You Shouldn't Forget to Pack is? phone and charger
Favorite WAC tradition: War on the Shore
Favorite Vacation Spot: The Outer Banks, NC
Favorite place to eat in Chestertown: Ellen's


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Most just know it as the home of the King, but there is a lot more than Graceland going on in Memphis. The city is the largest in Tennessee, with more than 650,000 people living there. Although it has bloomed to be the biggest, it is also the newest of the large cities in the State, with a history only reaching back two hundred years. Memphis is home to a number of institutes of higher education, but the largest is unquestionably the University of Memphis. With more than 21,000 students and 2400 staff, the University is a significant factor in the local economy.
Looking for an apartment in Memphis is best done in the summer. People are less likely to move during the winter, especially from southern cities. This means that vacancies start cropping up with greater numbers as you move from spring into the summer months.
Finding an apartment can be hard, especially when there are so many choices. Adding a filter can help narrow your search. With our Quick Filters below, you can search by a price and amenities. After following one of these links, be sure to check out the advanced search filters and then sign up for an Email Alert so you can receive new listings that match your needs.
Set up multiple appointments to view several apartments. Continue to attend your viewings and meetings with landlords even if you've decided to apply for one of the first ones you've viewed. An application is not a guarantee that you'll get an apartment, and you want to keep working on your search until the lease is signed.
Getting round downtown Memphis is easy via public transit. The MATA system services the downtown core well enough, but to get to anywhere on the outskirts of the city with any degree of reliability you'll need a car. Poplar and Union are both major streets that run the length of much of the city from East to West.
The pilgrimage to Graceland should be obligatory for anyone in Memphis. The Rock 'n' Soul Museum on Beale street is a great way to get introduced to the musical history of Memphis that includes, but goes much beyond, Elvis. A carriage ride around downtown is a romantic way to spend a summer evening. Finally, famous Beale Street is still the best place to hear live music and get a drink any night of the week.
There is no question that the top attraction in Memphis is the legendary home of the King. Touring Elvis Presley's magnificent Graceland is a glimpse into the history of Rock and Roll, and into the life of it's greatest star. Touring Memphis is all about the music even beyond Graceland, and a visit to Sun Studio is a must for any music fan. Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and many other early greats recorded some of their greatest hits at this famous recording studio. There are also a number of great music museums in Memphis, including the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.
A local legend in Memphis is Gus' World Famous Fried Chicken. Locals will have you believe it is the best fried chicken in the world, and the only way to put the theory to the test is to try it for yourself. Restaurant Iris is one of the most in-demand fine dining establishments in the city. It is well worth the trouble, but you'll need a reservation far in advance. Almost every list reviewing Memphis restaurants will agree that Folk's Folly Prime Steak House is the definitive steakhouse in Memphis, and somewhere you need to go if you love a good steak. Finally, for some fantastic Tennessee BBQ, visit Central BBQ, especially during the summer months when you can get a seat on the patio.
The Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar is perfect for those who like to explore new culinary delights. The small plates and taster-sized drinks ensure that you can try as many new things as possible on your night out. Silky O'Sullivan's is a Beale street legend, and includes duelling pianos and an outdoor patio, complete with goats who entertain the customers. Blues music lovers can't miss out on B.B. King's Blues Club. A new surge of microbreweries and their accompanying taprooms has come to Memphis. The Wiseacre Brewing Company has a great taproom for those who want to sit down and appreciate some truly great beer.
Memphis is the kind of town where the culture is largely about the music. When it comes to music in Memphis, you should think "Beale Street". There are bars all up and down Beale Street, and on any given night you will here music coming out of dozens of them. Beyond music though, there is also a considerable history to Memphis that is worth learning about. The National Civil Rights Museum is an important testament to the battle for civil rights that was fought by Dr. King and many others. The Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum is also worth visiting to get an overview of all the great music history that has taken place in this southern town.
The largest Memphis event is the Memphis in May International Festival. Beale Street is transformed during this festival when musicians descend on Memphis for a 3-day celebration of great music. At the same time, one of the world's most prestigious barbecue competitions is taking place, with competitors from all over the world coming to prove that their barbecue is the best. Great food and great music make the first weekend in May a party that Memphis residents look forward too all year long. Finally, although he may no longer be with us, Elvis remains the King, especially in Memphis. Elvis week brings lovers of The King from all over the world to celebrate his life and music.
It shouldn't be overlooked that one of the best places to shop in Memphis is Graceland itself, where you can get Elvis souvenirs straight from the source. If you like the big mall experience, then the Wolfchase Galleria is where you'll want to take your shopping dollars, as it features all of the typical big name mall stores, along with a movie theatre and several dining options. Antique hunters should head to the Cooper-Young area of town and browse the several shops. For the most picturesque shopping district in town, you need to visit the Collierville Square, which looks like every perfect picture of a town square that you've ever seen.
The Memphis Tigers are the athletics program at the University of Memphis. This Division I program is strongly supported by the local people, and fans turn out in droves for games in almost any sport. The Tigers compete in 18 sports between men's and women's teams. The basketball team plays right on Beale Street in the FedEx Forum. The football team has also been competitive, and both, along with the baseball team, have produced a handful of athletes who have gone onto success in the major leagues, including DeAngelo Williams of the NFL and Dan Uggla of Major League Baseball.
When you talk about outdoor recreation in Memphis, everyone assumes you're talking about Shelby Farms Park. Not just because it is the best park in the city, but also because it has come to be viewed as one of the best parks in the world. It includes miles of trails, opportunities for horseback riding, an off-leash dog park, and many other recreational opportunities. Hunters and fisherman also have ample opportunities in the area immediately around Memphis. One of the best hunting areas is in the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, and trout fisherman should be heading to the rivers in the nearby Ozarks.


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Appetizer 3 to 5 cheeses: 1 ounce per person of each cheese
Main course 3 to 7 cheeses: 11/2 ounces per person of each cheese After dinner plate 3 to 5 cheeses: 1-11/2 ounces per person of each cheese
Note: When in doubt, err on the side of smaller portions.
Source: Ben Rose, Whole Foods Market
Cheese platter suggestions
Holiday cheer:
Appleby's Cheshire (cow's milk, semi-firm)
Colston-Bassett Stilton (Cow's milk, blue)
Haystack Peak (goat's milk, soft ripened)
Quadrello Di Buffala (buffalo milk, washed rind)
Serve with fresh grapes and figs
Italian flight
Fontina D'aosta (cow's milk, Alpine)
Gorgonzola Dolce (cow's milk, blue)
Taleggio or Robiola (cow's milk, washed rind)
Pecorino Toscano (sheep's milk, firm, aged cheese)
Pair with a nice Prosecco
Sheep's milk cheeses
Aged Manchego (Spain, firm)
Ossau Iraty (France, Alpine)
Roquefort (France, blue)
Cypress Grove Lamb Chopper (California, semi-firm)
Source: Ben Rose, Whole Foods Market
Four ingredients.
Here's what most cheeses contain: milk, cultures salt and rennet. Yet, the combination of these ingredients with tradition, animal husbandry, technique, time and elements of nature, yield what could easily be considered humankind's most dazzling culinary artistry.
Lucky for those of us whose culinary star shines more like a compact fluorescent bulb than the Big Bang, such food related derring-do is not a journey of light years, but merely a simple hop to local market. More fortunate, still, as holidays from Halloween to New Year's beckon, it's possible to feed gatherings, small or large with very little effort and a lot of pizazz.
The path to happy guests and a relaxed host: A beeline to a good cheesemonger.
"I think it can be a little intimidating to walk up to a cheese case with several hundred cheeses," says Ben Rose, one of 120 cheese professionals nationwide certified by the American Cheese Society and one of two at Whole Foods Market on Pearl Street in Boulder.
Rose says there are several "access points" or ways of categorizing cheeses that make it easier for a cheesehound to find and try cheeses to suit the palate. As it happens, these access points can also be a good way to create a cheese board to serve at your next gathering.
Rose's favorite cheese is Ossau Iraty, an Alpine cheese from the Pyrenees. The cheese, an Alpine style cheese that he describes as similar to Gruyere or Emmenthaler, is, he says, has "beautifully nutty" characteristics. He might combine that with a French Roquefort, the famous French blue cheese drizzled with honey.
Preston Titus, cheesemonger at Cheese Importers in Longmont, says a regional approach can be particularly useful if the person starts with wine and wants to find cheese to complement it. Titus also picks the Pyrenees region as an example, suggesting the firm cheese Abbaye de Belloc, a soft cow's cheese with pickled green peppercorns and a Bleu d'Auvergne.
Local cheeses
But you don't have to look to Europe for fine artisanal cheeses. Rose points to two world class cheesemakers Haystack, here in Boulder County and Avalanche in Basalt. For a gathering that emphasizes Colorado cheeses, pairing them with Colorado wines or craft beers can serve as an accent to regionality. Pairing cheese with beer is a growing trend as the craft beer industry continues to grow.
"Beer makes a wonderful pairing for cheese," Rose says. "Its effervescence cuts the richness."
Rose says many winter and holiday beers go particularly well with cheese.
"These beers tend to be more malty, more caramelized. With aged cheese, it's a wonderful pairing," he says.
He says one of the most important guidelines for pairing is to match body to body, meaning a light-bodied cheese would go with a lighter, crisper beer, just as a heavier cheese is more appropriate for a richer, full-bodied beer.
"If you took a really pungent, piquant blue cheese with a very light beer, the beer would get lost," he says.
Individual tastes
Molly Brown, shop manager of Cured, a Boulder shop specializing in artisanal cheeses and cured meats, says she helps customers by asking them their own preferences, when picking cheese for party.
"We always like to start with things that the people themselves like, the types they're partial to, the things they strongly dislike," she says.
They also talk about the type of gathering. Cheeses she calls crowd pleasers that have a broad appeal would be an aged gouda or a fine cheddar. For gatherings with more sophisticated palates, she might suggest a washed rind cheese or a strong blue cheese, "some of our more aged cheeses that can get a little funkier," she says.
Titus of Cheese Importers suggests that customers come prepared with what else they're going to serve, whether it's food or wine or beer.
"We can make a good cheese pairing based on wines or other foods," he says.
He agrees the type of gathering is also an important consideration, as well.
"A book club with wine is going to be completely different than a family reunion," he says.
Rose says the style of cheese, the way it is made and the characteristics it exhibits, is the most important consideration in how a cheese will taste. According to the American Cheese society, styles include fresh cheeses that have not been aged such as feta, chevre and mascarpone; soft-ripened cheeses that are ripened from the outside in and are runny inside, such brie and camembert; semi-soft cheeses, which have very little rind and can include blues, fontina, havarti and Monterey jack; and firm or hard cheeses, which can range from grating cheese such as Parmigiano Reggiano to cheddar or Alpine styles such as gouda. In addition, there are blue cheeses, which are injected with a certain type of mold and can be both semi-soft and hard; and washed rind cheeses such as tallegio, which are made by washing the outside of the cheese throughout the ripening process with brine, beer, wine, brandy or other ingredients to encourage the growth of bacteria. Washed rind cheeses, sometimes described as stinky cheese are often particularly loved by cheese geeks, Rose says.
"There's a real complexity," he says. "They may be very pungent and stinky, yet the actual cheese tastes mild, flavorful, subtle, elegant and complex."
Finally, the type of milk plays a role in the cheese. Rose says sheep's milk, which has the most fat, tends to make a richer cheese, while goat's milk leads often to a crumbly cheese and cheeses with a more mineral or flinty flavor. Most cheeses, including some of the world's best known and regarded are made with cow's milk.
Putting it all together
Many accoutrements are available to go with cheese from membranillo — a quince paste that is often paired with Spanish cheeses — to Frasca's red pepper jelly, available at Cured, to regional honeys, to various types of nuts. Most cheesemongers suggest keeping the cheese board uncluttered. Fresh fruit such as pears, grapes or figs often pair well with strong tasting cheeses. Charcuterie, such as prosciutto and savory items such as olives can also add to a cheese plate.
As for what to put the cheese on, Rose suggests keeping it simple with an excellent bread — that other stellar human culinary accomplishment that has only four ingredients: flour, salt, yeast and water.
"(Accoutrements) can complement, can make for a beautiful presentation," Rose says. "But the focus should always be the cheese."


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In this digital age, when the US's most delicate information and processes are housed on vast computer networks, who do we turn to for defence against attacks by cyber-terrorists and 4chan? Now more than ever, the nation needs cyberwarriors.
But the cyberwarriors aren't heeding the call to battle. According to a report on NPR, America needs an army of cyberwarriors, but there just aren't enough of them to go around.
"We don't have sufficiently bright people moving into this field to support those national security objectives as we move forward in time," says James Gosler, a veteran cybersecurity specialist who has worked at the CIA, the National Security Agency and the Energy Department.
It's strange. In the mid-'80s to early '90s, it seemed as if we were on the verge of breeding a nation of cyberwarriors. Films like Hackers promised a future filled with bright young minds, ready to take down cyber-villains with Cookie Monster-shaped viruses of their own design.
Gosler says the skills necessary to work as a cyberwarrior are extremely rare in the US, estimating around 1000 people in the country with the skillset needed to defend our virtual borders against enemy AI insurgents.
Alan Paller, director of the SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute outside of Washington D.C. backs up Gosler's numbers.
"You go looking for those people, but everybody else is looking for the same thousand people...So they're just being pushed around from NSA to CIA to DHS to Boeing. It's a mess."
So where are all of the cyberwarriors of the world? Peller points to China, where every military district of the Peoples' Liberation Army runs competitions every spring, in order to find top talent to help build a cyberwarrior army. "They search for kids who might have gotten caught hacking," says Peller. It sounds like a late '80s, early '90s movie, doesn't it? One Chinese youth who won the competition was caught hacking into a Japanese computer previously. Instead of punishment, he was rewarded with extra training. ""Later that year, we found him hacking into the Pentagon."
So what are we going to do in the US? Why, copy the Chinese, of course. Several members of Congress are now backing a US Cyber Challenge, weeding out promising talent at the high school level.
"The idea is for schools around the country to field teams, and the teams would compete against one another," says Sen. Thomas Carper, a Delaware Democrat who is one of the backers of the effort. He sees the challenge as an opportunity "not only for them to hone their skills on being able to hack into other systems, particularly those of folks we may not be fond of, but also to use what they learn to strengthen our defenses."
Last year's winner was 17-year-old Michael Coppola from Connecticut, who won the game by hacking into the computer and altering his score.
"There's actually a flaw within that Web application," Coppola says. "Using that, I was able to execute commands on the computer running the scoring software, and I was able to add points and basically do whatever I wanted."
Michael is now 18, and seeking a job in cyber security. We're pretty sure he's going to find one.


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Disabilities in kids rise; not physical problems
Chicago — Disabilities among U.S. children have increased slightly, with a bigger rise in mental and developmental problems in those from wealthier families, a 10-year analysis found.
Disadvantaged kids still bear a disproportionate burden.
The increases may partly reflect more awareness and recognition that conditions, including autism, require a specific diagnosis to receive special services, the researchers said.
Meantime, physical disabilities declined, as other studies have suggested.
The study is the first to look broadly at the 10-year trend but the results echo previous studies showing increases in autism, attention problems and other developmental or mental disabilities. It also has long been known that the disadvantaged are more likely to have chronic health problems and lack of access to good health care, which both can contribute to disabilities.
The researchers studied parents' responses about children from birth through age 17 gathered in 2000-2011 government-conducted health surveys. Parents were asked about disabilities from chronic conditions including hearing or vision problems; bone or muscle ailments; and mental, behavioral or developmental problems that limited kids' physical abilities or required them to receive early behavioral intervention or special educational services. Nearly 200,000 children were involved.
Results were published online Monday in Pediatrics.
Overall, disabilities of any kind affected 8 percent children by 2010-2011, compared to close to 7 percent a decade earlier. For children living in poverty, the rate was 10 percent at the end of the period, versus about 6 percent of kids from wealthy families.
The overall trend reflects a 16 percent increase, while disabilities in kids from wealthy families climbed more than 28 percent, the researchers found. The trend was fueled by increases in attention problems, speech problems and other mental or developmental disorders that likely include autism although that condition isn't identified in the analyzed data.
Declines in asthma-related problems and kids' injuries accounted for much of the overall 12 percent drop in physical disabilities. Better asthma control and treatment and more use of bike helmets, car seats and seat-belts may have contributed to that trend, said lead author Dr. Amy Houtrow, a pediatric rehabilitation specialist at the University of Pittsburgh.
The developmental disability increases echo what Dr. Kenneth Norwood, a developmental pediatrician in Charlottesville, Virginia sees in his medical practice.
"I'm routinely backed up six months for new patients," said Norwood, chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Children with Disabilities.
Norwood thinks there is more awareness of these conditions and that some, including autism, are truly rising in prevalence. Autism is thought to result from genetic flaws interacting with many other factors. Some studies have suggested these may include parents' age and prenatal infections.
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