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The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood.Bestselling author Margaret Atwood's classic novel, The Handmaid's Tale is a provocative, dystopian masterpiece that portrays a world where women are completely controlled and prohibited from doing anything that gives them the slightest amount of freedom.Offred is a Handmaid living in the Republic of Gilead. As an unfortunate Handmaid , she lives under a new social order where she has been assigned to a prominent family for one purpose and one purpose alone: to breed. She can still remember the days where she lived with her husband and was able to play with and protect her daughter… but all that is gone and now she is forced to survive in a world where your value is measured by how functional your ovaries are.Buy your copy here.3. Half the Sky - Nicholas D. 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This largely autobiographical novel tells the story of a young girl's decent into sadness during a summer internship at a magazine.Of course, what makes this novel even more poignant is the fact that Sylvia, who suffered from bipolar disorder, committed suicide shortly after the book was first published. Beautifully written and achingly sad, this honest book will remain with you long after you've read it.Buy your copy here.6. This Charming Man - Marian KeyesHow could we not include Marian Keyes? There are so many reasons that women love her and if you haven't read any of her books yet, then perhaps you better start. Known for bestselling books which include Sushi for Beginners and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Keyes has definitely hit another high with This Charming Man.Narrated by four different women, This Charming Man chronicles the story of these four women whose lives have each been affected by one man (in this case a very slick politician) in one form or another. The novel explores how their relationship with this man has affected and shaped their lives, but is also a journey through the varying degrees of (highly relatable) demons that each woman faces. From depression to self-doubt and domestic abuse - This Charming Man is Marian Keyes at her storytelling best.Buy your copy here.7. What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day - Pearl CleageSo, this book made it on Oprah's book club. Now depending on how much you love Oprah, you will most likely either love or hate this book. Meet Ava Johnson. After years of living the high-life, Ava's life spirals on a downward path after she is diagnosed as being HIV-positive. Quickly packing up, she flees to her old home in Idlewild in order to look for solace and hideout at her sister's place.Yet, she doesn't really have time to mope or spend her days drowning in sorrow because her home town's little community are facing trials, troubles and tragedies of their own. And suddenly she finds that the community she couldn't wait to escape from is suddenly a community she just can't turn her back on.In doing so, she also discovers that in spite of it all, falling in love is still possible.Read our review here or buy your copy here.8. The Interruption of Everything - Terry McMillanAs a mother of three, Marilyn has always put her career and dreams on hold in order to build and create the perfect home and lifestyle with her not-so-faithful husband, while at the same time juggling her time between caring for her elderly mother-in-law and looking after her grown kids.In between, she still has to squeeze time in to keep tabs on her fabulous friends and her own aging mother who (as if life wasn't throwing enough curveballs her way) happens to be living with Marilyn's drug-addicted foster sister.Somewhere along the line… something's just got to give. But how?Read our review here or buy your copy here.9. Pomegranate Soup - Marsha MehranIt's been seven years since Marjan Aminpour fled Iran with her younger sisters Bayah and Layla and to them, the small, Irish little village of Ballinacroagh seem to be a much needed haven for them. When they set up an old pastry shop, the sisters set about creating an exotic oasis adrift with sensuous smells and decadent spices.Naturally this comes as a shock to a town to whom these scents and spicy aromas are as foreign as the foreigners themselves. But, these little fragrances soon work their magic on the people in spite of opposition from the village king and soon Marjan and her sisters are blooming in the little town of Ballinacroagh.If you've loved Like Water for Chocolate and Chocolat, then you will no doubt love this little gem of a novel.Read our review here or buy your copy here.10. Recipe for Life - Nicky PellegrinoOne summer, two women and a crumbling Mediterranean villa. Meet Alice and Babetta. One has fled from a night she'd rather forget while the other has a fair share of troubles of her own. Come Villa Rosa where the two meet and soon secrets, hopes, dreams and fears are shared. Beautifully written and fragrant with vivid emotions, this novel isn't just a foodie novel, but one of how life with its little surprises can transform you and prove to be far richer than you could ever have imagined.Read our review here or buy your copy here.That's our list, but we'd love to hear some of your suggestions, so recommend away.
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There is an old saying that "one man's loss is another man's gain" and that's certainly true of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinal tie between France and USA this weekend.
Both teams have been forced to tinker with their line-ups after the withdrawal of Mardy Fish and Gael Monfils from the US and French sides respectively. As such Ryan Harrison and Gilles Simon – two players who are otherwise on the periphery of the team – will have the opportunity to gain from the invaluable experience of playing in such a high-profile tie.
Asked how he felt about stepping into Fish's shoes and playing in his first live Davis Cup rubber, 19-year-old Harrison said: "Obviously excited. Ready to get out there and to [be] part of the experience. I'm looking forward to it."
The teenager, who is thought to be the next star of American tennis, is better known for his exploits on the hard courts of his native country, but he assured the local media at the Monte Carlo Country Club on Tuesday that he would be happy to play on the red stuff that has so often been the bane of his team's Davis Cup chances.
"I love to play on clay," he explained. "Where I grew up in Louisiana I had 12 clay courts so I'm very comfortable sliding and I like playing on it. It's going to be something that helps my game."
Despite the absence of Fish, who cited extreme fatigue as his reason for not making the Trans Atlantic flight, the Americans welcome back Bob Bryan to the Davis Cup fold.
The twin missed USA's famous 5-0 victory over Switzerland in the first round this year as he was busy changing nappies following the arrival of his first child, Micaela, on 31 January.
"Obviously I'm happy to be back on the Davis Cup team." He explained. "[I] Had some of my best memories playing for our country. It's gonna be exciting, as always, and we'll be ready to go."
The tie is finely poised, even more so after Fish's withdrawal was balanced by the fact that Monfils, the French No. 2, is also unable to play due to an injury to his left side.
Such is the strength in depth of French tennis at the moment, though, captain Guy Forget seemingly had a difficult decision to make choosing between Simon and Richard Gasquet to replace Monfils.
In a press conference prior to the tie, however, Forget explained that he had spoken to both players and that his decision had been made for him – Simon was fit and ready to go, while Gasquet felt he wouldn't be able to compete over five sets on clay due to a niggling elbow injury.
Simon is expected to play singles on the first day and he will have a difficult job of stopping the in-form John Isner, who might not look like a clay court player, but given that he defeated Roger Federer on the same surface in Fribourg in February and pushed Rafael Nadal to five sets in the first round at Roland Garros last year, the 6ft 9in American looks like he will be a match for anyone on the red dirt.
As always, the doubles rubber could prove crucial and the visitors will take heart from the fact that the Bryan brothers are the reigning Monte Carlo-1000 doubles champions.
If results were to go with rankings, the tie could well go down to a decisive fifth rubber – step up Harrison and Simon. It could be time to make the most of your opportunity.
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Calculated publicity stunt, or a legitimate reaction to a brutal action flick? You decide.
Gareth Evans bloody and, from what were hearing, bloody good sequel The Raid 2: Berandal had its premiere Tuesday evening at the Sundance Film Festival. And if you bothered to sit through Evans first Raid, you know that the follow-up promises bone-crunching (literally), blood-spurting fight choreography and on-screen kills. Yet The Wrap reports that the premiere screening had to be delayed five minutes as an audience member "fell ill," causing employees of the Eccles Theater in Park City, Utah to call paramedics.
Did this guy not watch yesterdays amazing trailer?
The story calls to mind all of those faintings at screenings of Danny Boyles 127 Hours, where audience members hit the ground at the moment where James Franco severed his trapped limb. Fox Searchlight never copped to the fact that plants were being placed in theaters to pass out, generating headlines. But I remain suspicious.
Maybe The Raid 2 is faint-inducing. Maybe Evans pushed the envelope so far, audience members with weak stomachs wont be able to tolerate the on-screen violence. The Wrap said that the man was able to regain consciousness and leave the theater under his own power. But Jordan Hoffman, in his ScreenCrush review, admitted that he left the screening because of the violence. He writes:
The violence in this unrated cut is so relentless, so absolutely brutal, that I just couldnt take anymore. The snapped bones, shattered skulls and spraying blood walked up to the line and ripped it apart with the back of a hammer. While athletically and technically impressive, the final fights in The Raid 2′ are so unpleasant that I realized that if I didnt race out of my seat, I may have vomited in the theater."
Thats rough. Evans is using the event as a way to help promote the film. Smart, smart man. While in Sundance, he told The Wrap:
See it before the MPAA has a heart attack."
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This is the third time that I've experienced the great joy of traveling overseas with toddler-aged children - there is no language barrier at this age! Matthew was used to not understanding others or being understood so he interacted with the children as he would with old friends. He didn't hang back, as the adults did, unsure how to begin interactions without the crutch of common speech. Consequently, Matthew was our ambassador, linking two distinctly different cultures through the shared language of child's play. It certainly didn't hurt that he was so very blond and fair. He was a novelty to these children, all the more entertaining because he played as they did but looked so different.
The village itself was composed of thatched huts on stilts and a small concrete common building including a school and clinic. Kids at school wore the traditional Panamanian uniform (white shirt and blue skirt/ slacks) while the children who were too young (or too excited by the boat arrival to go to school) played topless in very little clothing.
I hadn't been looking forward to this visit, as I hate the thought of a large boat arriving and demanding an "authentic native performance" in exchange for a boatload of tourists eager to purchase souvenirs. However, I was very impressed by the day as a whole. Yes, they did perform a native dance for us, but it really felt like a celebration for all. The Pacific Explorer is the only boat that stops at this village and it only stops a few times a month during the short cruise season so it really is a special holiday celebration for the locals as well. They seemed to look forward to the novelty of visitors and were excited to share their traditions with us (rather than feeling as though they were performing on demand).
Our guides were also impressive in that they did not try to pretend that this remote village lived a purely traditional lifestyle. They explained quite honestly how the villagers' lives were a mix of native traditions and modern conveniences. Their clinic and school were both simple, but could easily have been located in a suburb of Panama City without looking out of place. However, in many ways, their lives were still based on the traditional, self-sufficient, subsistent economy that had existed for hundreds of years. The sport of soccer perfectly embodied this mix of traditions. Each village had a soccer field and the villages competed against each other, just as two modern towns might. The difference, however, was that village boys would hike sometimes a full day to reach the next village for a competition. Because of the distance and the difficulty getting there, soccer matches were a big occasion. After the match, traditional feasts and dances were often held. This allowed villagers from different areas to meet each other and offered a great way to promote intermarriage, diversifying the gene pool and developing common bonds between areas.
This cross-village cooperation was important, as well, because the area that they lived was unfortunately quite dangerous. Just outside the village, we saw a Panamanian police officer (they don't have a national armed service) with a machine gun. He lived in a fully fortified barracks, complete with satellite TV. His job was to protect the villagers from outside threats. Unfortunately Columbian rebels had historically raided villages such as this one, kidnapping young boys for armed service, stealing food, and taking advantage of the women.
The villagers were usually safe while at home, but faced threats while traveling for soccer matches or going to the nearest towns to sell their handmade baskets. We did have a chance to purchase souvenirs while we were there, in this way delaying the need for them to travel to sell their goods at least a bit longer. I gratefully bought a few souvenirs and paid a lovely ancient looking woman $1 to paint a black temporary tattoo on my ankle using ink in a glass Coke bottle. The villagers themselves all had tattoos, often covering most exposed areas. These tattoos were used for decoration but also served the duel purpose of protecting their skin from the sun.
Back on the beach, Matthew spent nearly an hour playing with the older (maybe age 5-7) boys in the sand. They painted their faces with sand to make him laugh and had crab races down the beach. These interactions were particularly fun to watch as most of our visit, it had only been the girls and very young boys who played with Matthew. The older boys looked on from the sides, obviously curious, but apparently too firm in their gender roles to interact with a baby. It was not until they were alone, separated from the adults, girls, and younger boys that these older ones had the chance to satisfy their curiosity and play with the unusual looking blond boy who had appeared on their shore.
Matthew loved being one of the big boys. He also delighted in sitting where the tide would wash into him and he could dig his fingers into the sand. When it was time to go, he screamed and kicked, reminding us that he was only a two year old and had found a place on this trip where he felt right at home.
By the time we headed back, the tide was coming in with such force that our zodiacs could barely get moving against the crashing surf. We returned to the boat for another incredible lunch and a quiet afternoon enroute to our next stop.


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The kick-off of the Venice Film Festival tomorrow marks the annual turning point for the fall awards season. Over the next 19 or so days, Venice, Telluride this weekend and Toronto next week will offer both industry, and in Toronto's case the public, a glance at dozens of films that may or may not factor into this year's big race. From new works by the Coen Brothers, Steven Soderbergh and Michael Moore, to films that could rocket out of nowhere to feature prominently during awards season, these fests should take us a few decent-sized steps away from the state of mostly ignorant speculation we're currently in.
Granted, this year has already offered some exceptions. Earlier fests like Sundance and Cannes have given us quite a bit of food for awards season thought, from "Precious" and "An Education" at Sundance to "Bright Star" and, as it turns out, "Inglourious Basterds," at Cannes. And that whole ten best picture deal has all of a sudden made the summer movie season a much more viable time for Oscar prognosticators to break out their blogs, with best picture talks including every well-reviewed-blockbuster-of-the-month, from "Star Trek" to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to "District 9." And while I personally feel those discussions were a big case of us getting ahead of ourselves, talk surrounding the best picture chances of "Basterds," "Up" and "The Hurt Locker," as well as performances such as Meryl Streep's in "Julie & Julia," are all completely warranted.
But now we are about to enter a whole other monster. Distributors with light awards season slates (and there are many) may be madly searching through Toronto's near-300-film-strong catalog in search of the next "Juno." Buzz surrounding any of those aforementioned could get drowned out by shiny and new contenders. And even those newbies could find themselves in, and then out, of the race before the ink on their For Your Consideration ads has even dried (remember early last fall when everyone thought Kristin Scott Thomas was the frontrunner for "I've Loved You So Long"? Or when we thought "Rachel Getting Married" would get, you know, more than one nomination?). Awards season is upon us and it's up to these next few weeks to get the ball rolling.
While there's still loads of murky water left after these fests come and go - a laundry list of possibilities remain, from Rob Marshall's "Nine" to Terrance Malick's "The Tree of Life" to Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" to Clint Eastwood's "Invictus" - it's likely a respectable batch of unanswered questions will be no longer by September 19th. And instead of rambling on like a rabid awards geek for another six paragraphs, indieWIRE offers you ten such possibilities:
1. Are "Precious" and "An Education" the real deal?
From the moment they premiered at Sundance, doubts about these two films - both female coming-of-age stories, though the comparison can most certainly stop there - have been few and far between. In fact, it seems both films have managed to continue buzz-building despite cautiously staying away from the festival circuit. Lee Daniels' "Precious" has only screened once - in Cannes - after its triumphant Park City debut, while Lone Scherfig's "Education" screened in Berlin, Sydney and Brisbane, also waiting for Toronto to make another North American splash. At this point betting against either as they continue their carefully sketched routes to the Kodak Theater is not recommended. But, Toronto's public audiences will definitely be a good test for these titles, and should give a clearer indication as to how solid their stronghold really is. My prediction? These crowd-pleasers are made for festivals like Toronto, and I wouldn't blame Carey Mulligan or Mo'Nique if they started practicing Oscar speeches in their Toronto hotel mirrors.
2. Can this female coming-of-age trend extend beyond those two films?
In a recent interview with indieWIRE, Toronto co-director Cameron Bailey acknowledged the female coming-of-age trend this year (also including Andrea Arnold's Cannes premiere "Fish Tank," which I fear might have a tougher time with awards season, despite being worthy), and suggested two new additions coming from his festival: Francesca Gregorini and Tatiana von Furstenberg's prep school-circa-today-set "Tanner Hall" and Jordan Scott's boarding school-circa-1934-set "Cracks." Both are looking for North American distribution. My prediction? Considering I have no knowledge of either film beyond their synopses, I can't say anything with remote confidence. But, if one of these films is worthy of a major acquisition and awards campaign, I'd wager they'll go "Hurt Locker" style and save it for 2010 to avoid "Precious" and "An Education."
3. Is Michael Moore still capable of causing a stir? And can this equal a best picture nomination?
Had this ten best picture deal gone down a while back, it's likely Michael Moore would have factored into the race with either "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Bowling For Columbine," or both. Which makes "Capitalism: A Love Story" a good bet for a documentary's best hope at making use of the expanded Oscar pasture. But it's also unclear if Mr. Moore still has the ability to make a cultural impact like he used to. "Capitalism" - which explores the price America pays for its love of it - seems like it could feel dated. A lot has happened since Moore finished production. I mean, wouldn't a re-issue of "Sicko" prove more timely? My prediction: Moore still rouses the crowds, but its quieter than usual, and talk of a best picture nomination dies quickly.
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4. Is Tom Ford capable of making a good movie?
Perhaps the film I'm most curious about from Venice or Toronto is Tom Ford's "A Single Man." If only because the iconic fashion designer's capabilities as a filmmaker are completely unknown, and the fact that his debut offers so much potential in its stars (Colin Firth and Julianne Moore) and source (it's based on a Christopher Isherwood novel). The fact that it got into either festival means nothing - I'd gather its too high profile for either fest to turn down - so I'll be anxiously awaiting its first screening to see if this is simply a vanity project, or the discovery of a new facet to Ford's talents. And hey, as much as talk has surrounded the potential for 3 or 4 female-helmed films getting into Oscar's big ten, Ford could join Lee Daniels ("Precious") and Rob Marshall ("Nine") in another directorial trend: openly gay men. My prediction: I'd love to say I'm sure it will end up a poignant tale of gay love and loss (its about Firth's character losing his longtime lover in a car crash) and puts Julianne Moore (playing Firth's fun-loving best gal pal) in line for gold, but that's a grand prediction to make considering Ford's entirely unproven directorial talents.
5. Did "The Road"'s delays actually suggest anything about how good it is?
Many of us were expecting John Hillcoat's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's grim, critically-celebrated book "The Road" to screen at last year's fall festival trifecta, but that wasn't the case. The Weinstein Company ended up pushing the film back, eventually deciding to give it a shot this time around. So did all those rumors about reshoots and poor test screenings have any truth to them? To me, subjecting a film that a distributor isn't confident about to both the Venice and Toronto festts seems like a massive risk. Buzz could fall into extinction and the film's release - set for October 16th in "The Road"'s case - could be met with a larger thud than if they'd kept people waiting. But we all know this is by no means a hard rule, as exemplified by at least a few films annually. My prediction? It'll be better than most of us might have thought, but too bleak to make a serious play for Oscar's big categories.
6. Will "Bright Star"'s buzz translate Stateside?
Jane Campion's "Bright Star" came out of Cannes with perhaps more awards buzz than any other title, despite going home empty-handed from the festival's awards ceremony. I was tempted to rope in "Star" with "Precious" and "An Education" in asking whether or not it's awards promise is the real deal, but I felt it warranted its own spotlight. Unlike "Precious" and "An Education," Campion's suggested critical comeback has yet to screen in North America, and it's much less likely to play as the definitive crowd-pleaser those other films should. I haven't seen the film, but I paid close attention to its Cannes reviews, and not all of them fell head over heels. I'll be curious to see what a larger batch of North American critics think of the film because as we all know, sometimes the difference in reaction between Europe and the U.S. can be quite drastic. My prediction? "Star" is met with critical approval - though not overwhelmingly - and struggles to keep buzzing as the competition heats up.
7. Is this really the year of Matt Damon?
This is actually a two-part question, one that can only be fully answered once we get a look his work in Clint Eastwood's Nelson Mandela biopic "Invictus" much later in the year. But while Matt Damon's role in that film is suggestively in support of Morgan Freeman as Mandela, Steven Soderbergh's Venice/Toronto premiere "The Informant!" is Damon's show. While the film's excellent trailer doesn't exactly scream "best picture", Damon's performance - for which he gained a bunch of weight - suggests otherwise. Damon - who as a personality seems to have very few detractors - has been neglected by Oscar since "Good Will Hunting," despite worthy work in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "The Departed." My prediction? The first part of this question is met with a resounding 'yes'.
8. Can Jason Reitman do it again?
The same can be asked of Diablo Cody, also in Toronto this year, with her "Juno" follow-up script "Jennifer's Body." Both she and Reitman are branching out on their own at the festival that made them two of 2007's award season darlings. But I'm sure no one - including Cody - is betting on "Body"'s Oscar chances, Reitman is in a different situation. Directed from his own screenplay - an adaptation of Walter Kim's novel - Reitman's comic drama "Up In The Air" stars George Clooney as a corporate downsizing expert. The fact that Paramount, just sent its other big contender "Shutter Island" to the next decade could be seen as a huge vote of confidence for "Up In The Air." My prediction? Toronto crowds love it, and Reitman and Clooney are both sent into the fall on every online awards prognosticator's current prediction list.
9. What film we've never really heard of will all of a sudden be a major contender?
Toronto has something like 100 films up for North American acquisition and its assured that a couple of them are going to come out of the fest with a distributor and an Oscar campaign-in-waiting. Dagur Kári's "The Good Heart," for example, starring Brian Cox and Paul Dano; or Neil Jordan's "Ondine," starring Colin Farrell as a fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid; or opening night film "Creation," starring real life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly in a biopic of Charles Darwin and his wife. And these are the films we have kind of heard of. My prediction? Making one takes the fun out of Toronto, which is my excuse for the fact that I have no idea.
10. Is the Toronto-Venice-Telluride trifecta still the awards launch pad it once was?
The films that aren't screening in any of those festivals are quite a list - the previously noted "Nine," "The Tree of Life," "The Lovely Bones," and "Invictus," as well as films like Jim Sheridan's "Brothers," Mira Nair's "Amelia," even Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are." In many cases, it could be simply a matter of these films not being done in time to screen. But in others, it might be a matter of economics. If you screen at Venice or Toronto, your awards campaign - at least in some capacity - starts there. And that can get expensive. Only two years ago, in the noted year "Juno" reigned as Toronto's big surprise, almost all the eventual Oscar contenders were taking part in that fest trifecta. Only "There Will Be Blood" and "Sweeney Todd" were left as major question marks. This year (and last), we have a good half dozen. My prediction? The mere suggestion that these festivals don't matter in terms of awards season is a bit much - I can't forsee a near future when they won't. But their role might continue to become a little less dominant as distributors try and pinch more pennies.


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I've read the Wikipedia articles for both procedural programming and functional programming, but I'm still slightly confused. Could someone boil it down to the core?
A functional language (ideally) allows you to write a mathematical function, i.e. a function that takes n arguments and returns a value. If the program is executed, this function is evaluated.
A procedural language, on the other hand, performs a series of sequential steps, where the functional program would be nested. There's a way of transforming sequential logic into functional logic called continuation passing style.
As a consequence, a purely functional program always yields the same value for an input, and the order of evaluation is not well-defined; which means that uncertain values like user input or random values are hard to model in purely functional languages.
"Functional programming is like describing your problem to a mathematician. Imperative programming is like giving instructions to an idiot."
Basically the two styles, are like Yin and Yang. One is organized, while the other chaotic. There are situations when Functional programming is the obvious choice, and other situations were Procedural programming is the better choice. This is why there are at least two languages that have recently come out with a new version, that embraces both programming styles. ( Perl 6 and D 2 )
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Factorial is actually a common example to show how easy it is to create new operators in Perl 6 the same way you would create a subroutine. This feature is so ingrained into Perl 6 that most operators in the Rakudo implementation are defined this way. It also allows you to add your own multi candidates to existing operators.
This example also shows range creation (
( You can get away with starting the range with
In computer science, functional programming is a programming paradigm that treats computation as the evaluation of mathematical functions and avoids state and mutable data. It emphasizes the application of functions, in contrast with the procedural programming style that emphasizes changes in state.
I've never seen this definition given elsewhere, but I think this sums up the differences given here fairly well:
Functional programming focuses on expressions
Procedural programming focuses on statements
Expressions have values. A functional program is an expression who's value is a sequence of instructions for the computer to carry out.
Statements don't have values and instead modify the state of some conceptual machine.
In a purely functional language there would be no statements, in the sense that there's no way to manipulate state (they might still have a syntactic construct named "statement", but unless it manipulates state I wouldn't call it a statement in this sense). In a purely procedural language there would be no expressions, everything would be an instruction which manipulates the state of the machine.
Haskell would be an example of a purely functional language because there is no way to manipulate state. Machine code would be an example of a purely procedural language because everything in a program is a statement which manipulates the state of the registers and memory of the machine.
The confusing part is that the vast majority of programming languages contain both expressions and statements, allowing you to mix paradigms. Languages can be classified as more functional or more procedural based on how much they encourage the use of statements vs expressions.
For example, C would be more functional than COBOL because a function call is an expression, whereas calling a sub program in COBOL is a statement (that manipulates the state of shared variables and doesn't return a value). Python would be more functional than C because it allows you to express conditional logic as an expression using short circuit evaluation (test && path1 || path2 as opposed to if statements). Scheme would be more functional than Python because everything in scheme is an expression.
You can still write in a functional style in a language which encourages the procedural paradigm and vice versa. It's just harder and/or more awkward to write in a paradigm which isn't encouraged by the language.
I believe that procedural/functional/objective programming are about how to approach a problem.
The first style would plan everything in to steps, and solves the problem by implementing one step (a procedure) at a time. On the other hand, functional programming would emphasize the divide-and-conquer approach, where the problem is divided into sub-problem, then each sub-problem is solved (creating a function to solve that sub problem) and the results are combined to create the answer for the whole problem. Lastly, Objective programming would mimic the real world by create a mini-world inside the computer with many objects, each of which has a (somewhat) unique characteristics, and interacts with others. From those interactions the result would emerge.
Each style of programming has its own advantages and weaknesses. Hence, doing something such as "pure programming" (i.e. purely procedural - no one does this, by the way, which is kind of weird - or purely functional or purely objective) is very difficult, if not impossible, except some elementary problems specially designed to demonstrate the advantage of a programming style (hence, we call those who like pureness "weenie" :D).
Then, from those styles, we have programming languages that is designed to optimized for some each style. For example, Assembly is all about procedural. Okay, most early languages are procedural, not only Asm, like C, Pascal, (and Fortran, I heard). Then, we have all famous Java in objective school (Actually, Java and C# is also in a class called "money-oriented," but that is subject for another discussion). Also objective is Smalltalk. In functional school, we would have "nearly functional" (some considered them to be impure) Lisp family and ML family and many "purely functional" Haskell, Erlang, etc. By the way, there are many general languages such as Perl, Python, Ruby.
To expand on Konrad's comment:
Because of this, functional code is generally easier to parallelize. Since there are (generally) no side effects of the functions, and they (generally) just act on their arguments, a lot of concurrency issues go away.
Functional programming is also used when you need to be capable of proving your code is correct. This is much harder to do with procedural programming (not easy with functional, but still easier).
Disclaimer: I haven't used functional programming in years, and only recently started looking at it again, so I might not be completely correct here. :)
One thing I hadn't seen really emphasized here is that modern functional languages such as Haskell really more on first class functions for flow control than explicit recursion. You don't need to define factorial recursively in Haskell, as was done above. I think something like
is a perfectly idiomatic construction, and much closer in spirit to using a loop than to using explicit recursion.
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The order of evaluation in a purely functional program may be hard(er) to reason about (especially with laziness) or even unimportant but I think that saying it is not well defined makes it sound like you can't tell if your program is going to work at all!
Perhaps a better explanation would be that control flow in functional programs is based on when the value of a function's arguments are needed. The Good Thing about this that in well written programs, state becomes explicit: each function lists its inputs as parameters instead of arbitrarily munging global state. So on some level, it is easier to reason about order of evaluation with respect to one function at a time. Each function can ignore the rest of the universe and focus on what it needs to do. When combined, functions are guaranteed to work the same[1] as they would in isolation.
The solution to the input problem in purely functional programs is to embed an imperative language as a DSL using a sufficiently powerful abstraction. In imperative (or non-pure functional) languages this is not needed because you can "cheat" and pass state implicitly and order of evaluation is explicit (whether you like it or not). Because of this "cheating" and forced evaluation of all parameters to every function, in imperative languages 1) you lose the ability to create your own control flow mechanisms (without macros), 2) code isn't inherently thread safe and/or parallelizable by default, 3) and implementing something like undo (time travel) takes careful work (imperative programmer must store a recipe for getting the old value(s) back!), whereas pure functional programming buys you all these things—and a few more I may have forgotten—"for free".
I hope this doesn't sound like zealotry, I just wanted to add some perspective. Imperative programming and especially mixed paradigm programming in powerful languages like C# 3.0 are still totally effective ways to get things done and there is no silver bullet.
[1] ... except possibly with respect memory usage (cf. foldl and foldl' in Haskell).
Procedural languages tend to keep track of state (using variables) and tend to execute as a sequence of steps. Purely functional languages don't keep track of state, use immutable values, and tend to execute as a series of dependencies. In many cases the status of the call stack will hold the information that would be equivalent to that which would be stored in state variables in procedural code.
Recursion is a classic example of functional style programming.
If you have a chance, I would recommand getting a copy of Lisp/Scheme, and doing some projects in it. Most of the ideas that have lately become bandwagons were expressed in Lisp decades ago: functional programming, continuations (as closures), garbage collection, even XML.
So that would be a good way to get a head start on all these current ideas, and a few more besides, like symbolic computation.
You should know what functional programming is good for, and what it isn't good for. It isn't good for everything. Some problems are best expressed in terms of side-effects, where the same question gives differet answers depending on when it is asked.
To expand on Konrad's comment:
Some functional languages have what is called Lazy Evaluation. Which means a function is not executed until the value is needed. Until that time the function itself is what is passed around.
Procedural languages are step 1 step 2 step 3... if in step 2 you say add 2 + 2, it does it right then. In lazy evaluation you would say add 2 + 2, but if the result is never used, it never does the addition.
In Haskell there is a library function called product:
or simply:
so the "idiomatic" factorial
would simply be
Procedural programming divides sequences of statements and conditional constructs into separate blocks called procedures that are parameterized over arguments that are (non-functional) values.
Functional programming is the same except that functions are first-class values, so they can be passed as arguments to other functions and returned as results from function calls.
Note that functional programming is a generalization of procedural programming in this interpretation. However, a minority interpret "functional programming" to mean side-effect-free which is quite different but irrelevant for all major functional languages except Haskell.


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would have never suspected that you and John make life interesting with patterns......Arwen gets a friend!!!!! love you and I hope Susan is born on June 19th!
Awesome that you have them in pairs. Another sweet little girl will be sweet. Blessings to you all!
Congrats Diane!
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Stars Get Into the Indie Spirit the Day Before Oscars
Written by Sarah Osman
This past weekend, a day before the magnificent Oscars, the official presenter gift lounge backstage at the Film Independent Spirit Awards swarmed with celebrities, including Jason Schwartzman, Chris Tucker, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Mae Whitman, Common, Nina Dobrev, Emily Mortimer, Bryan Cranston, Quvenzhané Wallis, Michael Pena, Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, Laura Dern, John Hawkes, and many more!
The lounge from the outside looked like a simple white tent, but I felt just like Harry Potter when I walked inside. The interior was enchanting—small crystal chandeliers sparkled from the ceiling onto the glittering floor below; black curtains hung from the walls as comfy couches sat in the middle. Vendors were sprinkled around the room, each more welcoming than the last. I made my way around them, starting with Caribbean Living Magazine, where I learned a bit about island life (and Jeremy Renner snagged a private island getaway -- lucky Jeremy!) before I made my way to Yoplait Greek 100. Celebrities seemed to really enjoy this new healthier yogurt, as Renner and Tucker couldn't stop eating it. I then learned about Perfect Pearl, a unique luxury lotion that is made from pearl extract (I didn't even know that was possible!) after which I tested my film knowledge at Mattel Games (and enjoyed some delicious popcorn). The designer for Blessed & Cursed jeans told me about some of the most popular jeans on the market (note: metallics are in!) and informed me that we can expect to see a Blessed & Cursed store opening in Los Angeles shortly. Jabra let me try out their new noise canceling headphones (which really do block out sound; I literally couldn't hear a thing!). I learned that Crunch (a line of gyms) has a new class involving drums, as well as belly-dancing and African dance classes. I was intrigued by Thursday Friday's totes, which are screen prints of iconic handbags on totes, so you can take your faux fancy handbag to the beach. Gkhair informed me that a small hair straightener is great for flyaways and for keeping your hair in tact, while Fashion Forms bras are great if you're wearing a strapless dress (or shirt). Sookbox, a system which allows you to play your favorite videos, music, and favorite apps on any TV or stereo, really intrigued Tucker, who watched himself in awe as Rush Hour was shown before him. And finally, Nina Dobrev and I couldn't stop feeling Manito Linens as she, the sponsors, and I discussed Canada (where the company is based). I really learned a great deal about Canada yesterday. (What I concluded: Canadians are extremely friendly, like warm weather because it is so chilly in Canada, and like In & Out Burger).
As I wandered around the gift lounge, I fell into conversation with a few of our favorite celebrities. Hannah Simone, who plays CeCe on the hit show "New Girl", told me that this week's episode will be a game changer, and informed me that she does Pilates to stay in tip-top shape. We also discussed why lasagna is the best comfort food on the planet, her go-to Spring must-have (answer: a great pair of shorts), and why long T-shirts go with everything. Chris Tucker and I discussed his great charity work with children, in which he told me that he loves working with kids because of how creative they are and how fun they are to be around. Mae Whitman ("Arrested Development", "Parenthood") introduced me to the miracle of wedges, a comfortable heel that you can wear to events and not hate your feet by the end of the night. Mae also told me that -- fingers crossed -- "Parenthood" will be renewed for a fourth season, and that we can expect to hear her voice in upcoming Disney and Nickelodeon movies/shows. Jason Schwartzman and I had a brief conversation about his hilarious TV Show, "Bored to Death," and why, as a writer, it probably wouldn't be a good idea for me to attempt to become a private investigator. I complimented Kerry Washington on her gorgeous dress and sense of style, and as she graciously thanked me, told me that she always tries to look "event appropriate."
The awards ceremony itself was hosted by Andy Samberg, and big winners included Silver Linings Playbook (Best Feature), Jennifer Lawrence (Best Female Lead), John Hawkes (Best Male Lead), David O'Russell (Best Director), and Matthew McConaughey (Best Supporting Male) for his groundbreaking work in Magic Mike.
- Sarah Osman, YH Staff


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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, has said that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden withdrew his request for political asylum in Russia as soon as President Vladimir Putin made clear that he would be welcome only if he stopped "his work aimed at bringing harm" to the US. Peskov said on Tuesday that Snowden is staying in the transit area of Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Peskov's statement followed Putin's announcement that Snowden's request will be considered only if he stops revealing secrets related to US interests. Putin affirmed that Edward Snowden is not a Russian secret agent and that Russian intelligence agencies have not collaborated with him.
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Rolling Thunder, Grindhouse and Cowboy Go 'Beyond' Dinner and a Movie, To Midnight
by Mark Rabinowitz
This summer, Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder, Grindhouse Productions
and Cowboy Booking International are getting set to re-release Lucio
Fulci's classic scream-fest, "The Beyond." After initial runs in New
York, L.A. and five other cities for midnight screenings on June 12th,
Cowboy is planning a summer roll-out to other cities across the country.
indieWIRE spoke with Cowboy Vice-President John Vanco about the
re-release, which started with Rolling Thunder principles Tarantino and
Jerry Martinez. "Fulci is one of (Tarantino and Martinez's) favorite
directors," said Vanco, adding that the pair "wanted to have someone
with a little more kind of midnight movie specialized kind of background
(distribute the film)." That brought them to Vanco and his Cowboy
partner Noah Cowan, who started the Midnight Madness series of
screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival.
When prompted, Vanco said that "it would be great" to play at some of
the remaining drive-in theaters in the country along with the usual
indoor locations. "In some places we're playing in arthouse theaters, in
calendar houses," adding, "in some places we're going to be playing in
college film series. We're really gonna go to whatever venues have
thriving midnight traditions going on." Vanco also said that Rolling
Thunder in interested in having this re-release "be the beginning of a
midnight revival," giving traditional midnight films a place to play
outside of television.
Programming a midnight movie can be easy or hard, depending on the part
of the country being targeted. Cowboy recognizes that, with Vanco
saying, "In some cities like Los Angeles, for instance, have really
strong midnight movies going on (with) maybe ten or fifteen screens with
different movies every Friday and Saturday night, whereas in (other
cities) there's one. Rocky Horror is playing on one screen. It's gonna
be a little harder (in cities like that)."
Bob Murawski and Sage Stallone's Grindhouse Productions, which purchased
the re-release rights to "The Beyond," is a Hollywood-based company
"dedicated to the restoration and preservation of motion pictures
historically held in very low regard," according to the press release
issued about the re-release. Grindhouse will also be releasing the laser
disc release which promises to have all sorts of extras, like behind the
scenes footage and interviews with the stars, according to Vanco.
Cowboy Booking International is releasing Tim Kirkman's documentary
"Dear Jesse" on June 19th in New York, with a national roll-out set to
follow during the summer.
Rolling Thunder, was created, according to Quentin Tarantino's prepared
statement, because "it's a film buff's dream to give the theatrical
experience to films that might never be seen in this country." Films
released by the company include "Chungking Express," "Switchblade
Sisters" and Takeshi Kitano's "Sonatine."


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Fishnet Escape Route Wins Dyson Award
The invention of "escape rings" that keep a net open and light up to guide immature fish to safety has won the U.K. leg of the James Dyson Award for recent Glasgow School of Art Graduate Dan Watson.
He now goes on to compete against the winners from 17 other countries, but, the BBC reports he will launch the product whether he wins or not.
SafetyNet is designed to help trawlers capture mature haddock and whiting, and prevent other kinds of smaller fish being thrown back into the sea dead because they are unmarketable…
The rings harvest their own energy from the nets' motion, meaning that once fitted the fishermen do not need to think about changing their batteries or switching them on and off.
The lights are activated once the net sinks to a certain depth, making the rings more visible and also stimulating the fish to swim towards them.
Because the devices are rigid they keep the surrounding net meshes open, preventing the gaps from closing when the equipment is under tension. Fish are often injured when this happens using standard equipment.
Mr. Watson said it would cost about £500 (about $790) for an average net using 20 rings, but they could be retrofitted and switched between nets. They could pay for themselves, he said, through incentives for sustainable fishing.


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Hi All,
For those following along, my Monoprice order placed on Monday, January 20th, was finally delivered on Wednesday, January 29th. Recall that I paid for USPS Priority: 2-3 business days and it arrived 7 business days later. Retailers should be monitoring their fulfillment processes to make sure that orders get out quickly AND actually make it to the shopper as "promised". To add salt to the wound, I received a request today (February 3rd) to rate the products I ordered. The form has a way for me to provide feedback on each item I ordered, but no separate opportunity to provide feedback about the website/order capture process or the order fulfillment process.
Frustrated Shopper Suggestion
Monitor order fulfillment to make sure carriers are meeting their SLA's and when they aren't let the customer know that you know it's late, and at least apologize. Amazon apologized for the last minute shopping last Christmas that UPS was unable to deliver on-time. In that case Amazon also offered "store credit" against future purchases. At a minimum, it's good customer service to let the customer know that you know the item was delivered late as opposed to just washing your hands of the order once it's in the hands of the shipping carrier. Successful fulfillment of an order is the start of convincing the customer to place their next order and builds on customer loyalty and trust.
That's all for now. Gotta go shopping!


text: Rachelle Lefevre has been enjoying a busy schedule this past year that includes starring in a primetime series, a pilot, promoting her first French language film, appearing in an indie feature and lending her voice to her first animated film. Her television credits include starring roles in "A Gifted Man," on the Network, and "Off the Map." She had recurring arcs on "Boston Legal," "What about Brian" and "Swingtown," on the Network. Lefevre will be seen in two upcoming features, "White House Down" and "Homefront." Most recently, she wrapped filming "Pawn Shop Chornicles" and lent her voice as the female lead in her first full-length animated feature "Sarila." Her other feature film credits include "The Caller," "Barney's Version," "Casino Jack," "Twilight," "Twilight: New Moon," "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" as well as the independent film "Fugitive Pieces" and the television mini-series "The Summit." An avid animal rights activist, Lefevre is a national spokesperson for the Best Friends Animal Society and their "Puppies Aren't Product's" campaign, which educates and encourages people to rescue animals rather than buy them. Her billboards have appeared around L.A. and N.Y., including Times Square. She is also passionately involved with Environment California and is on the Young Hollywood Board of the Environmental Media Association, which includes projects such as bringing organic gardens to L.A.'s public schools and successfully lobbying government officials to ban plastic bags in L.A. and in cities throughout California. She resides in Los Angeles and her birthdate is Feb. 1. She can be followed on Twitter @RachelleLefevre.


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2BiT is Dubstep Bass for your Face!
Out now on Invisible Agent Records, 2BiTs bassbin bothering remix of Swarm Intelligence's 'On The Edge'. Lots more killer mixes on this release too from the likes of A-Force, Danseizure and more… go check!
Lakker (Kaboogie)
A-Force & Lady Grew (Kaboogie/Ghetto Quietly)
Rob Dubculture (Dubculture)
There is simply TOO MUCH amazing stuff to say about this lineup of bass focused producers, label kingpins, to fit here….for the full lowdown check the info page below (just make sure you make it…this is one you don't want to miss)
Doors open at 9.30pm
£5 on the door all night
Drinks promos all night, £2 for selected beers and spirits
Saturday, October 22 at 9:30pm – October 23 at 2:00am
The Bunatee, Queens University Students Union
Gonna be dropping some back-to-mine styles this Thursday at This Island in the Menagerie, Belfast
FREE in n cheap drinks…plus funk, soul, tropicalia, ska, reggae n loads more. Expect dusty 7″s and rare grooves.
Bassline badman Baobinga bounces into Belfast! (I should be writing headlines for the Sun)
Launching his new album featuring, well, just about _everybody_ in forward-thinking bass music at the moment so we're hosting a shindig featuring Baobinga, Nez, MassyFuture, J. King and of course myself (more liveset action).
18/6/11 9PM onwards, £3 before 10:30 £7 after…so get there EARLY!!!
The Menagerie, 130 University Street, BT7 1HH
After the storming gig that was the All City Records crew, Pressure are back with 2 exclusive livesets for the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.
Kab Driver AKA Dre Krabski is a Serbian robot from the 40′s who makes dance music. His creator died in the US in 72 during a science convention and Dre managed to escape and hide under the supervision of the funk band Phunkatropics. He has played uncredited due to his robotic nature, on numerous funk, R&B and pop records, throughout the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s but has now settled in the UK where he produces electronic music in the privacy of his own lab.
Some killer releases on Acroplane (as Filaria), Airflex Labs and some HOTNESS in a collab with Boxcutter on Planet Mu.
2BiT probably doesn't need much of introduction (as you're already here) but expect LOADS of new bass business…y'all heard it here first
Support from Pressure residents Messfuture/J.King/Nez
Saturday 30th April
The Deers Head
Lower Garfield Street
£3 b4 11 £4 after
Pressure proudly present the resident dj's from one of Irelands biggest and best record shop/label, SUB ONE & OLAN
Over the past few years All City have been responsible for putting out music from big international artists such as Rira / Captain Moonlight / Relevance / Exile Eye / Heralds Of Change[Hudson Mohawke & Mike Slott / Daedalus / Teebs / Computer Jay / House Shoes / Matthew David / Take / Samiyan / Ras G / Martyn / Krystle Klear / Sully / Onra / Tokimonsta / Om Unit / Knxwledge to name but a few so expect the best in up front electronic funk!
Olan is the label head/shop owner/visionary(!), expect diverse post-hop beats and futuristic sounds+ exclusives from upcoming releases.
Sub One is the new school… bass-heavy selections spanning slo-mo house, tropical bass and dubstep.
Pressure residents J.King, 2Bit, Messyfuture and Nez on the warm up duties
The Menagerie, 130 University Street, Belfast
Doors open 9.30pm – Late
Door Tax £5 all night
So one of my tracks 'Real Life Fantasy' was played on the Dusk & Blackdown show on Rinse last week…which pretty much made my day! Go grab the show from here (LOADS of other great and unreleased music on that show too): Rinse FM Podcast
Tracklist here: BlackdownSoundboy
The ever wonderful Dodgy Stereo (AKA Barrys Electronic Workshop) did an incredible job of the visuals for our 1st birthday gig at the weekend…and he's wrapped it all up into a nice wee video too!
It's gig time again and this one is gonna be a massive ol' skool throwback session…special guest of the Pressure crew is Mark Archer, of rave veterans Altern8!
We are _very_ excited about this one…glowsticks in effect! We've been taking requests over on the Pressure Facebook, so if there's something ya wanna hear let us know!
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Smoking marijuana in our state is illegal, but there is a bill in the North Carolina House that would change that. It is bill 1380, and it would make it legal for people to use the drug for medical reasons. Many are against the idea, but there's a group in our state pushing hard to get it passed.
Richard Michael and Rebecca Forbes both smoke marijuana for medical reasons. They are among the 500 people in our state that belong to a group called N.C. Cannabis Patient Network. The group is pushing for for passage of House Bill 1380.
Michael says he lights up to ease the pain from a motorcycle accident that left him with severe injuries. He says even after several surgeries, he still has constant headaches, chronic pain and tremors. Michael says he turned to marijuana because he didn't like the effects prescription drugs Oxycontin and Xanax had on him.
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Fourteen states in our country have passed similar bills allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. It's up to each state to decide how they will distribute the drug.
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"A recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reveals that about one third of companies in Brazil (32%) was victim of cyber attacks last year. The world average is lower: 23%. In Brazil, 8% of the companies attacked had losses greater than $ 5 million. In total, hackers stole $ 1 billion from companies in Brazil in 2011."
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It's time to give up the farcical notion that the Minutemen have any real role defending the border, writes columnist Mary Sanchez. That job needs to be left to the professionals.
SOMETIMES I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the antics of the anti-immigrant lunatic fringe. Lately, it's been a bit of both.
Shawna Forde, an Everett-based loyalist of the so-called Minuteman movement, which advocates paramilitary policing of the U.S. border with Mexico, was recently charged with orchestrating a "raid" in which an Arizona man and his 9-year-old daughter were shot dead. The terrified wife and mother was shot, and she played dead until she could frantically dial 911.
Forde and two pals posed as the law enforcement they fantasized about being. Their plan was to seize a stash of drug money to fund vigilante border patrols, armed to the hilt, to hunt down illegal immigrants. They were convinced they could do a better job than the U.S. government with its thousands of agents, high-tech equipment, drone aircraft, night sensors and miles of fencing.
One of Forde's accomplices in the murders has associated with white-supremacist groups and is also charged with stabbing a homeless Hispanic man to death for sport.
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Forde is exactly the kind of armed and dangerous wing nut many feared would emerge from the grab-a-gun-and-defend-the-border movement. It's not that Minuteman followers — and multitudes of chapters have sprouted across the nation — can be held accountable for Forde's crime spree. Most of the movement's members are harmless, comical really, with their weekend-warrior bravado. They have long been more bumbling than menacing. Forde's murderous raid, however, show that some are capable of being bumbling and menacing.
The Minuteman groups do not necessarily form a coherent movement. They have a tendency to splinter and a penchant for infighting. New factions arise, claiming to be the true Minutemen and accusing their rivals of corruption or selling out.
Shortly after Forde was charged in June, various anti-immigrant groups let fly with vitriolic rants distancing themselves from her and trying to attach her to rival groups. Two prominent leaders resorted to calling each other "idiot" on their Web sites.
In fact, Forde was once a member of the Chris Simcox's Arizona-based Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, which was among the first border-watch groups to gain national prominence. But she'd also written articles for Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project out of Southern California.
Simcox contends that by kicking Forde out of his circle in 2007 (after which she started her own Minuteman group in Washington state) he proved that the Minuteman movement can police itself against violent extremists. However, it's not clear Forde was exiled because she was deemed dangerous. In interviews before and after the murders, Simcox explained that it was because she misrepresented herself as being a high-ranking leader of his organization.
Such fights over rank and leadership are common. That's because the Minuteman movement organizers tend to be lost souls seeking a purpose and a stature that actual life hasn't afforded them. Less-agitated everyday citizens also join, out of concern for the perceived threat of illegal immigration.
It would be a mistake to attribute too much capacity for mayhem to the Minutemen. Left to its own devices, the movement will unravel itself through money problems and internecine squabbling. But it's also unlikely that Forde is the last homicidal loony to dabble in the movement. Law enforcement should take note.
I've spent time with Minutemen in Arizona and attended their organizing meetings and rallies in several cities. Most of the curiosity seekers in attendance were average people, their only offending characteristic being gullibility.
I contrast those sessions with spending time along much of the nearly 2,000-mile line with the U.S. Border Patrol, with the Mexican military and with elite U.S. drug squads, men who have multimillion-dollar bounties placed on their heads by the drug cartels.
There is a distinct difference. The Minutemen are playacting. Time with them always is reminiscent of visiting Boy Scout camp. They plan outings of conjured adventure in the wild to break the monotony of daily living.
But now that two lives have been taken, it's time to give up the farcical notion that the Minutemen have any real role defending the border. That job needs to be left to the professionals.
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You will now face the queen of Nasods.
Eve may not look tough like the others, but she uses her powers of machinery to take down enemy forces for her. Since Eve is the Queen of Nasods, she can summon Nasods from her kingdom to aid her in her battle.
Special Ability
- Main Article: Core Release
Eve is able to summon the Queen's Core, which is able to protect Eve while also damaging all targets in its line of fire.
- Main Article: Center of Altera Core
Eve, an upper-class Nasod, was once called 'The Little Queen of Nasods' when Humans and Nasod coexisted in Ancient Elrios. The times were peaceful and they worked side by side with their creators. However, the reign of prosperity was fleeting, as the power of El began to weaken. Nasod civilization declined without its power source. They sought help from the Humans, but they were denied help, and the war of Nasod and Humans began. Years passed with the Humans winning the ancient war but at the same time diminishing the El's power. Only a few ancient Nasods survived the war and made it back into their preservation capsules.
For thousands of years, Eve was preserved in her capsule unit to avoid the catastrophe until an El fragment flew into it. Eve woke up to only find out that she was stranded alone in this new present time. She gathered her remaining energy and ancient knowledge to revive King Nasod and the Nasod race. After all, a queen cannot be without a king and Eve understood that best.
Years passed and King Nasod was on a mission to continue the ancient war with the humans. He and his followers had become corrupted and no longer acknowledged Eve. In the midst of the war, a young red-haired boy and his friends destroyed the last remains of Eve's race and ended King Nasod's life. Once again, Eve is left stranded and alone in this present time as though her efforts were meaningless. Not all hope is lost! Eve decides to regain the power of El and hopes to revive her race once again. She decides to follow the red-haired boy and his friends to find the El Shards and revive her race. It was, after all, the first time a boy said he wanted to be her friend.
First Class Advancement
Eve is required to be Lv15 to begin her first class advancement.
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- Collect 4 drops from the White Ghost Magicians in 2-3 on Very Hard (☆☆☆)
- Kill 15 Bomber Mong and defeat William Phoru in 2-4 on any difficulty.
- Speak to Echo, the alchemist of Elder Village.
After completing the Another Code quest chain, Eve can decide between advancing as a Code: Exotic, Code: Architecture or Code: Electra.
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With help from her Nasod drones, Eve can glide around. This can be done by doing the commands such as:
They last longer than normal running and dash jumping. They also give Eve good hangtime in midair. However, Eve can only glide up once.
If you have a Nasod Battle Suit Drone, the color of the trail left behind will turn pink. Likewise, having a weapon with Triple fire/poison/ice, will change the trail to red/green/blue.
The amount of glides you can do in mid-air is affected by passives such as Graceful Step (movement increased), Electron Accelerator or Photon Booster (air dash movement increased).
Code: Recovery
With the "Recovery Code", Eve can extract energy from MP to gain HP. When pressing V (default key and only available where combat is possible), Eve will consume 30 MP and recover 5% HP. Cooldown time for V key is 30 seconds. When advance into first class, Code: Recovery will gain additional effect depend on the class.
Due to her nature as a Nasod, Eve falls more quickly compared to other characters after being launched by enemy attacks. She is, however, one of the characters who is launched further up when under effect of any launching attack.
Special Active
Couple Skill(Active)
Artwork of Eve in her Idol Band dress to celebrate her anniversary in North American server.
- Eve officially joins the main cast after the Altera Core story quest [Dungeon] Turning Everything Back to Normal.
- Eve's black and white drones are named Moby and Remy, respectively.
- With element enchantment, given orientation when Eve is facing the player, the left drone will take the stacking element aura, while the right drone will take the instant effect element aura.
- All of Eve's summoned Nasods are enemy monsters from Altera.
- Dimension Link - Century's Scout, Dimension Link - Guardian, who closely resembles Ignis and Leviathan, and as Code: Architecture, Heaven's Fist resembles King Nasod's hand.
- As a gag Eve slaps her opponent in her combo just as she would slap Elsword in ElType and in her introduction.
- This slap turns the enemy around, so it's useful against shield mobs. It's also the only time Eve directly lays a hand on the enemy.
- Code Nemesis can no longer use this combo as it was replaced with her Nasod Drill Break combo.
- Eve often displays an expressionless face and states that she does not have 'any emotions'. Despite this, she has shown signs that she does have emotions.
- Characters released after Eve started to only have one Skill Cut in.
- Eve's 1st / 2nd Job Classes have the highest Physical Defense of all female characters.
- Eve wrote the skill notes Piercing Soul and Reaction Acceleration.
- She seems to be keeping a diary.
- According to the official biodata, she has no weight stated, but it was written that she sinks faster than Raven (who is 98kg in his base job), most likely because of her Nasod body.
- Like Aisha, Eve also falls faster than other characters in the game if is held.
- According to Add, Eve is a second generation Nasod. Yuno, on the other hand, is an example of a third generation Nasod.
- Because both of them are Nasods, Yuno refers to Eve as "noona" (누나), a Korean honorific used by males to refer to an older girl or an older sister.
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Iliotibial Band Syndrome (cont.)
Medical Treatment
Aside from pain control with antiinflammatory medications, treatment alternatives tend to be recommended in a stepwise approach.
Physical therapy may be a viable treatment option for many patients with iliotibial band syndrome. The therapist may wish to assess running technique and style to look for an underlying biomechanical cause of iliotibial band inflammation. This may include gait analysis as well as flexibility and muscle strength assessment.
If rest, ice, and physical therapy fail to resolve the inflammation, the health-care provider may consider a corticosteroid injection into the inflamed area.
Finally, if all else fails, surgical options do exist. An orthopedic surgeon, using an arthroscope, may be able to break down the scarring surrounding the iliotibial band. If needed, the band can also be lengthened to decrease the stretch and subsequent potential for irritation and inflammation as it crosses the femoral condyle.
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I think I found his room, but I didnt need any key to get to it. North from zonein, water elevator, southeast to next water elevator, then first left out of the room. He wasnt there so I cant confirm 100% but the walls do look darkened like in the pic so I think its the right place.
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I'm getting ready to head out the door to the graduation reception (free beer!) at the Alumni Center, then on to the LAS commencement ceremonies at Hilton. I signed up to do both LAS and tomorrow's all-university one. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't done that, but a professor pointed out to me that I've put in a ton of work, so I might as well walk as many times as they'll let me.
Anybody else walking (or already did earlier today)?
True and Valiant
I also remember a game with Kansas when Cy (wore a huge suit then) went out to center field, squatted, and "pooped" a couple of chickens that had been dyed blue then chased them around.
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God I hope so, even if it's not the right thing to do, KF needs to do it.
Victory before honor.
getting ready now.
Did ag convocation last year. Won't do the business convocation this year, and won't do the university wide walk either.
I didn't see the point in the university wide commencement. But I appreciated doing convocation with the majority of the people I went to school with for four years.
Congratulations to all of you graduating this Spring !
Doing the ChemE thing tomorrow morning and then the University wide thing.
You can't die. That would upset the equilibrium in the Cave.
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Gratz you guys. One of the best days ever!
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Paint/Body shops in PDX, OR for JD flat black
This is my first post, so hopefully it's in the right spot. :) I've got a 92 Caprice and I'm looking for a place in the Portland/Vancouver area that does JD flat black paint jobs. Matted black would be okay as well. I just moved into an aprtment so DIY isn't going to happen.
As far as what I'm needing: I plan to remove as much trim as possible, there's minimal body work that needs to be done, and I'm looking for a complete color change, including door jambs, under hood/trunk, etc.
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I know some view flat black as passee, but I still like the look :D
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