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Haskell For Kids: Week 3
Where We Are
We've gotten a lot done in just two weeks. To sum up, we've done all of these:
- Learned how computer programming works: all about compilers, programming languages, and libraries, and how they work together.
- Wrote computer programs to describe pictures. We described simple pictures like circles and rectangles. We modified other pictures by stretching, rotating, and moving them around. And most importantly, we combined smaller pictures into bigger and more complicated ones.
- Used variables to give names to things in our program, like the individual parts of our pictures… like sun, elephant, and so on.
- Saw for ourselves the importance of staying organized, giving things good names, keeping track of related ideas, and using comments (sections of your program that the compiler ignores) to make notes in your program.
If you like, you can review those ideas in Week 1 and Week 2. Go on, we'll wait for you.
Lines and Polygons
So far, we've been spending a lot of time drawing with circles and rectangles. That's been fun, but it's also limiting. What if you wanted to draw a star? Maybe you could rig something up by stretching or rotating rectangles in the right ways, but it sure wouldn't be easy! We spent our second class last week talking about how to do something more flexible: lines and polygons.
Cartesian Coordinates
To understand lines and polygons, we'll need a way to talk about specific places on the drawing. We do that using something called cartesian coordinates. The idea is to talk about a point by giving two numbers:
- How far from the middle of the painting, horizontally. We call this the x coordinate.
- Haw far from the middle of the painting, vertically. We call this the y coordinate.
Here's a picture that might help (taken from Berkeley Science, here):
We write a point as (x,y) where x and y are the coordinates as above: x goes right or left, and y goes up or down. The point in the very middle of the picture is called (0,0) because it's immediately in the center both horizontally and vertically. Other points can be found by following the x line (or "axis") to the first coordinate, then moving up or down alongside the y line (the y "axis") to the second coordinate. Notice that we use negative numbers to mean "left" or "down".
Exercise: Take a few minutes to pick some more points on the diagram, and see if you can write down their coordinates — that is, write them as a pair of numbers in parentheses just like the points already labeled.
If you remember, we said earlier that the drawing area on the gloss-web web site is 500 by 500 in size. That means the center is still (0,0), but the numbers in your coordinates can range from -250 to 250. (Why? Because 250 is half of 500, and half of the size is on each side of the center.) It might help at this point to get out some graph paper, and draw yourself a square, and see if you can find some points… like (100,100) or (-200, 50). As a special bonus, you can also hover your mouse over the drawing area when you run your programs using gloss-web, and you'll see a tool tip with the coordinates of the place your mouse pointer is.
Drawing Lines
Let's use those coordinates to draw things. Try out this program:
import Graphics.Gloss
picture = line [ (-100, -100), (-200, 50) ]
Can you guess at what the result will be? Now run it, and see for yourself. It drew a line from one point to the other. You can also draw longer (jagged) lines by listing even more points.
import Graphics.Gloss
picture = line [ (-200, -200), ( 200, -200), ( 200, 200), (-200, 200), (-200, -200) ]
Try to see where those points will end up on the drawing screen, and then what the result will be. Now run it. Did it do what you expected?
Drawing Polygons
Not only can you draw lines, but you can draw filled-in shapes as well. These are called polygons, which are just a fancy word for shapes with straight edges as sides. We can turn the previous example into a filled in shape:
import Graphics.Gloss
picture = polygon [ (-200, -200), ( 200, -200), ( 200, 200), (-200, 200) ]
Notice that I didn't need to repeat the last point like I did for the line. That's because shapes have to be closed off, so Gloss assumes that we meant to add a line back to where we started. Of course, rectangles aren't very exciting, so here's a program that Ms. Sue wrote!
import Graphics.Gloss picture = stars stars = pictures [ translate ( 100) ( 100) (color blue star), translate (-100) (-100) (color yellow star), translate ( 0) ( 0) (color red star) ] star = polygon [ ( 0, 50), ( 10, 20), ( 40, 20), ( 20, 0), ( 30, -30), ( 0, -10), (-30, -30), (-20, 0), (-40, 20), (-10, 20), ( 0, 50) ]
Can you guess what that does? Here's the result.
Thinking Like a Computer
That's what we did last week. This week, we're talking about how to think about computer programs from the computer's perspective. We're going back over everything we've learned, but this time we're pretending to be a computer, reading the programs and trying to interpret them. Here's what we've talked about so far:
When we write our computer programs in the web browser, we type everything into a text box and choose Run. The whole thing we type into our text box is called a module. So far, you can think of module as a word that means the entire program. (We talked a little bit about how programs can have more than one module, too. In fact, most programs in the world do! But it will be a while before we'll really need to separate our programs into more than one module.)
Modules have two kinds of things in them that we've seen so far:
- Imports. These always have to be at the beginning of the module, and they say what other modules (normally from libraries) we're using. For example, we always start our programs by importing Graphics.Gloss, because that gives us all the Gloss stuff, like circles and colors and so on. We normally only import one library, but if you needed to, you could import more than thing.
- Definitions. A definition tells the computer what a word (called a variable) means. For example, if you look at the star program earlier, there are three definitions: for the words "picture", "stars", and "star".
An import always starts with the special word "import". A definition for a variable always has the name of the variable you're defining, an equal sign, and the thing you're defining it to mean. Sometimes in the past, we've seen people try to add other stuff to a module that are not imports or definitions. For example, maybe you've tried to write something like this:
import Graphics.Gloss
circle 80
If you've tried that, you know it doesn't work! You can't throw in a description of the circle just anywhere in your program. The error you'd get for that would say "Naked expression at top level". When you see that, it means you forgot to say what variable you are defining!
How To Be A Compiler
Here's what the compiler does: it reads your program, and remembers what words you've defined. Then it know a specific word it wants to look up the meaning of. For us, that specific word is "picture". So it consults your program, and looks up the meaning of "picture". Then, if there are any words that occur in there that the compiler doesn't know, it tries to look those up, too. As long as there are words it doesn't know, it keeps looking them up! Basically, when you write a computer program, you're giving the compiler a dictionary to look up words in.
With that in mind, think about the next program.
import Graphics.Gloss picture = color myFavoriteColor (circle 100) myFavoriteColor = blue stars = pictures [ translate ( 100) ( 100) (color blue star), translate (-100) (-100) (color yellow star), translate ( 0) ( 0) (color red star) ] star = polygon [ ( 0, 50), ( 10, 20), ( 40, 20), ( 20, 0), ( 30, -30), ( 0, -10), (-30, -30), (-20, 0), (-40, 20), (-10, 20), ( 0, 50) ]
If you are a compiler and see this program, what do you do? Here's what:
- You see the import, and make a note that this program uses the Gloss library. You can then go see what's in the Gloss library, and you'll see that there are definitions for things like "circle" and "rectangleSolid" and "polygon" and "green". You now know what these words mean.
- You then see the definitions in this module. There are three of them: "picture", "stars", and "star".
- Since your goal in life is to go find out what "picture" means and draw it, you read the definition, and try to understand it.
- Oops, you don't know what "myFavoriteColor" means! Not a problem; you go look that up, and find out that it means blue.
- Now you know everything you need about what "picture" means, and you're done. You go and draw a blue circle.
You might wonder, what about "stars" and "star"? Well, you know what they mean… but they never came up. Just because a word is in the dictionary doesn't mean you necessarily need it. Remember, the compiler only uses the parts of your program that it needs to draw the thing you've called "picture". If you want to see a shape, you need to make it part of the definition of picture (or of some other word that happens in picture, and so on).
Expressions (and we don't mean smiles!)
We can talk a little bit more about the things that come after the equal signs in definitions. These are called expressions, and there are several forms of them we've used. You have seen all of these before, but it will help to review them.
- Variables. A variable name (something that you've defined, or something that comes from a library) can be an expression. To find out what it means, you'd look up the definition. Examples of this are picture or green.
- Functions (with arguments). Another kind of expression we use a lot is a function, along with its arguments (also sometimes called parameters). Examples of this are circle 100, or translate 50 50 star. Remember that each function expects a certain number of parameters, and you have to give it that many!
- Lists. A list is a bunch of things in square brackets, separated by commas. We've seen them in two different places now: the parameter to pictures is a list of other pictures. The parameter to line or polygon is a list of points.
- Points. A point is a pair of coordinates in parentheses, with a comma between them. You need them in line and polygon, to go in the list of points you give it.
- Numbers. A number is written as just itself, like 5 or 1.75.
- Strings. Remember with text, where we put things in quotes after it? That's a form of expression too: a string.
You might have noticed that not all the forms of expressions give you pictures! Some of them give you numbers, or points, or lists. It's up to you to make sure that you're putting the right type of expression in the right places. If you try to define picture to be the number 7, for example, it won't work! That's because 7 isn't a picture… it's just a number.
Now, here's where things get interesting: Some of those kinds of expressions have smaller parts… and those smaller parts are expressions too! So we build up expressions out of other, smaller expressions.
How about an example? Let's look at Ms. Sue's stars program from earlier. Here it is again, so you don't have to scroll so far.
import Graphics.Gloss picture = stars stars = pictures [ translate ( 100) ( 100) (color blue star), translate (-100) (-100) (color yellow star), translate ( 0) ( 0) (color red star) ] star = polygon [ ( 0, 50), ( 10, 20), ( 40, 20), ( 20, 0), ( 30, -30), ( 0, -10), (-30, -30), (-20, 0), (-40, 20), (-10, 20), ( 0, 50) ]
There are three definitions: picture, stars, and star.
The picture definition is easy. We say that picture means the expression with just one thing in it: the variable stars. So a picture is the same thing as a stars. You can define synonyms like this all over the place! Marcello noticed that you could write:
move = translate
And then you don't have to remember what translate means any more. (I think you should remember what translate means, though. Defining a new word for it might help you in the short term to write your program, but it won't help at all when you need to read someone else's program!)
Let's look at star, which is a little bit longer. The expression used for star is a function with arguments: the function is polygon, and there is one argument. Remember, that argument is an expression of its own! In particular, it's a list, which means it's a bunch of things separated by commas, surrounded by square brackets. We can go deeper, though: each of the things in the list is yet another smaller expression: in this case, a point. And finally, each of the coordinates in a point is yet another expression, which is a number. So we have expressions within expressions within expressions within expressions! That's normally how things go: you do a lot of building up expressions in computer programming.
I've been saving the most complicated one for last. Let's take a look at stars. This time, I'll describe the expression using a bulleted list, and I think you'll see why.
- At the top level, stars is defined to mean a function with arguments…
- The function is pictures, which is a variable. So it has no smaller pieces.
- The argument is a list — a bunch of things in square brackets, separated by commas…
- The first thing in the list is a function with arguments…
- The function is translate. That's just a variable; it has no smaller parts.
- The first argument is 100. It's a number, and has no smaller parts.
- The second argument is also 100, and has no smaller parts.
- The third argument (which means the picture to draw) is another function with arguments.
- The function is color, a variable.
- The first argument is blue, which is a variable.
- The second argument is star, which is also a variable.
- The second thing in the list is a function with arguments…
- The function is translate, a variable.
- The first argument is -100, a number.
- The second argument is -100, a number.
- The third argument is another function with arguments.
- The function is color, a variable.
- The first argument is yellow, a variable.
- The second argument is star, a variable.
- The third thing in the list is yet another function with arguments.
- The function is translate, a variable.
- The first argument is 0, a number.
- The second argument is 0, a number.
- The third argument is another function with arguments.
- The function is color, a variable.
- The first argument is red, a variable.
- The second argument is star, a variable.
That was long! But can you look over it, and see how we can break down the expression into pieces, and each of their pieces is another expression?
Understanding Programs
The last thing we did this week, and also your homework, was to try to predict the results of some programs. Here's how this works.
- You'll need some graph paper — you know, the kind with little squares all over it.
- Draw a square on your graph paper… maybe make it 10 boxes to a side.
- Draw a dot right exactly in the middle of your square. This is the point (0,0).
If you made your square 10 boxes to a side, then each box is a distance of 50. See if you can find some points in your square.
- Find the point (250, 250).
- (You should have come up with the top right corner of the box.)
- Find the point (0, -250).
- (You should come up with the point in the middle of the bottom edge.)
Now your goal will be to read some programs, and try to draw what they would draw. You can check your answers using the programming environment. Be careful, though. If you submit one of these programs, your computer will forget the program you've been working on, so be sure to save a copy of that somewhere first!
Exercise 1: Draw the following.
import Graphics.Gloss picture = rotate 45 (rectangleWire 150 150)
Exercise 2: Draw the following.
import Graphics.Gloss picture = rotate 135 (pictures [ circle 50, rectangleWire 10 100 ])
Exercise 3: Draw the following.
import Graphics.Gloss picture = translate 50 0 (rotate 45 triangle) triangle = line [ (0,0), (100,200), (-100,200), (0,0) ]
Exercise 4: Draw the following.
import Graphics.Gloss picture = rotate 90 (translate 100 0 (circle 100))
After you've tried those, try making up some expressions of your own, and predict what they are going to do. We're spending some time on this, because before we can move on to animations, it's important to see what your programs mean!
That's all until next week.
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matthias / Sep 5 2011 3:01 pm
You may wish to consider an algebraic stepper for these Haskell programs. It would relate their experience in functional programming to the experience in mathematics education. With Bootstrap, we have made tremendously positive experiences, lifting the math performance of students significantly. We actually tell them that the stepper does exactly what the computer does: calculate, but quickly. It eliminates any and all low-level models because this stepper model scales even to monads.
One tool that helps a lot is our algebraic stepper. It shows how functional programs can be evaluated as if they were plain old exercises in 'middle school algebra'. (I am quoting this phrase because it is a uniquely American idea to have such delineations in K12 math education but I am sure your non-American participants/readers can relate to the idea.)
To give you an idea of how this works, I have encoded one of your programs w/ our image library and posted some of the algebraic steps at
When it comes to annotations, this is even more valuable. (I animated your chuck wagon wheel from a couple of weeks back and it's neat to develop
Lambdor / Nov 6 2011 3:37 am
@cdsmith: I'd be interested in how the kids have done with the exercises. What was hard do grasp, what was easy? Especially since non functional-programmers often complain that Haskell is hard to learn and you basically teached it to kids :) Maybe you could write something on that.


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Cook the Book: Crudites and Miso Dip
Too many crudité platters leave me wondering where the buffalo wings are. Not that I'm knocking carrot and celery sticks, but there are other vegetables out there. Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything, has a few suggestions for branching out with veggies, steamed purple potatoes, Belgian endive and jicama sticks among them.
Here, they're paired with a savory miso dip, a lighter, vegetarian alternative to bagna cauda. In its citrus and herb variations, the dipping sauce is also great on steamed fish, pasta or Asian noodle salads.
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1. Baby carrots (not the nubby kind sold in bags) with the green tops, tops trimmed to 1 inch and carrots peeled
2. Asparagus spears, trimmed and very lightly steamed (still crunchy and bright green)
3. Green or wax beans, steamed or boiled until crisp-tender
4. Sugar snap peas, raw if very fresh or very lightly steamed
5. Belgian endive leaves
6. Jicama, peeled and cut into sticks
7. Purple potatoes, steamed until just tender and cut into long wedges
8. Small "new" potatoes, steamed whole
9. Red or white radishes, whole or cut in half
Simple Miso Dipping Sauce
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- 3/4 cup warm water or sake or a mixture
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon mirin or white wine
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, or more to taste
- Salt
Put everything except the salt in a small bowl and whisk together. Taste and add more vinegar and salt if needed.
serve immediately. To use warm, heat gently but do not boil. Or refrigerate for up to a week (and serve warm or cold.)
Herb: Add 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, basil, Thai basil, shiso, or mint (or a combination.) For a smooth green sauce, combine everything in the blender.
Citrus: Instead of the rice vinegar, add a tablespoon or two of freshly squeezed lemon, lime, orange or tangerine juice.
Soy: A no-brainer. Add a tablespoon or two of soy sauce to the main recipe or preceding variations.
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Google today reported a drop in profit and revenue for the third quarter, an unexpected slip that highlighted an online industry still struggling to make money on a growing mobile market.
Google's sagging earnings report followed similarly tough news this week from industry giant Intel and IBM, signaling that the tech sector could be entering a difficult economic phase, according to analysts.
Also reporting soft earnings and revenue today: Microsoft.
"The tech sector is finally feeling the impact of the world-wide recession," said Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group. "It's hit the PC vendors hard, and is now making its way up to the large diversified tech vendors like Intel and IBM. I think that we're going to see a few quarters of weakness moving forward, but there might be some light at the end of the tunnel next year, assuming that some confidence returns to the economy."
Google caught Wall Street by surprise when its third-quarter earnings report was released hours before expected.
The report showed a 20% drop in the company's profits, as total costs rose and advertising prices slid. The news brought on a sell-off of Google shares, dropping the company's stock price by 9% before trading was suspended to halt the stock's slide.
Google, which had been scheduled to post its quarterly earnings report after the close of trading today, reported net revenue of $11.33 billion, missing market expectations of $11.86 billion.
Although quarterly revenue was up 45%, year over year, so were operating expenses, which rose from $3.28 billion a year ago to $4.81 billion in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, according to a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
And despite layoffs earlier this year, Google's recently acquired Motorola Mobility business showed an operating loss of $527 million on revenue of $2.58 billion.
"OK, first Motorola lost a lot of money...and from what I'm hearing, Google has a mobile problem, too," said Olds. "They can't charge as much for a mobile ad or click as they can for a regular one on a browser. Mobile advertising is generating less revenue for all of the players, including Google."
Google isn't alone. Figuring out how to monetize the burgeoning mobile market is a problem that has has plagued Facebook - in a very public way.
In the months leading up to Facebook's initial public offering this past summer, the company admitted in a filing with the SEC that the fast-moving shift from traditional desktop or laptop computers to mobile devices was hurting the company's advertising plan.
Facebook also listed mobile among the company's "risk factors."
"The results today are really underlining how important mobile is for Google going forward, as consumers move away from the PC to phones and tablets to do what they do," said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst with Gartner Inc. "Consumers spend less time on the Internet and more time on their apps, and that plays a role in how we use search and the role that search plays in our lives."
Much will depend on the role Motorola plays in Google's mobile strategy, especially when it comes to search.
"I think this is not something you fix in a quarter," said Milanesi. "It's such a change in the market with the role that search has. Google is soul searching how they're going to monetize in this next phase. How will consumers search? How do they go about serving that need? There's a big opportunity there."
The sluggish global economy also weighs on Google's efforts to correct this financial slip.
"Google isn't in big trouble, but there are limits to growth and limits to the market power that any single company can wield," said Olds. "Plus, we're also still in a serious worldwide recession. Google has managed to grow steadily throughout the recession, but perhaps we're finally seeing lower global economic activity have an effect on the Google juggernaut?"
Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, noted that Google certainly isn't alone. The economy is starting to drag on a lot of tech companies.
"High tech is in a financial funk, on the whole, as evidenced by the downturn in nearly all sectors of the market," he added. "Google can't do anything about the economy, but they can optimize their business around a downturn. They will need to pull back on their operating expenses, which could mean layoffs or less advertising themselves. Google is one of the last companies to reduce R&D spending, so they will need to go after operating expense."
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20 May: Double Event on the European Elections at the SCEUS
On Monday, the 20th of May, the SCEUS hosts two joint events specialised on the European Elections. Don't miss them!
At 13:00 we start with a workshop pertaining to the idea of European identity in cooperation with the election campaign "This time I vote", hosted by one of our EUS Alumni.
Within the framework of this workshop we develop further ideas to make the inner workings of the EU more transparent, even beyond the election.
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Followed by a thrilling discussion with Political Science Professors from SCEUS about the upcoming European Elections. Dr. Zoe Lefkofridi, Dr. Eric Miklin and Dr. Sonja Puntscher Riekmann moderated by Dr. Michael Blauberger, will discuss questions such as "How visible was the election campaign?", "How reliable are the current polls?" and "How will the election influence the future of the European Union?".
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Greetings! I'm new to the forums, though I've been training for a fair amount of time.
And a question came up. I've trained with a number of teachers - all of whom have stressed very strongly the rule to do know more than 3 Sanchin / day. I had thought this was universal - but I've connected with a number of people - all very senior - who do not hold to the 3 Sanchin / day "rule."
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Manteca CVB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Manteca Convention & Visitor's Bureau - Best of Manteca
Located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, Manteca is centered among some of California's most popular tourist attractions. We are the ideal location for a family stop-over, business trip, or group tour. Manteca is a showcase for our agricultural heritage, as well as home to new and expanding high tech industries. We offer unique retail stores and outlets for numerous recreational activities. Our "family city" atmosphere and central location makes Manteca "your" ideal destination.
The "Best of Manteca" is the CVB's annual contest and celebration in which the residents vote for and award the best businesses, services, and people in the city.
More than simply the residents of Manteca, the logo will be seen by millions of online and in-person visitors to the winning establishments.
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The two prominant colors are red and blue, but beyond that, your interpretation of the colors will be appreciated. The original logo will be available to look at, but I encourage all artists to use the original logo only as a historical reference. The new logo should be unique and fresh, yet professional and appropriate.
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Jean Gilbert Dupont-Portofino Fly 35 Yacht
At Design Interviews
Interview with Jean Gilbert Dupont : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : The exterior design of the project Portofino 35 Fly was inspired by the straight lines of the Lamborghini Aventador. The interior was inspired by modern residential lines. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : We want to achieve excellence in the design of yachts, launching a project where more spacious and attractive. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : This is our first release, with this award the customer have more confidence in acquire a Yacht in Portofino. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : 16 months to design and build the first boat. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : It was designed for my own company and will be produced in series. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : Through market research we found an untapped market for this size of vessel. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : Customers between 35 and 50 years who want comfort and luxury. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : The Luxury, space and comfort it offers. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : Came during a trip to Italy where we known the town of Portofino. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : Max surf, Autocad, Rhinoceros. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : The agressive, modern lines and nice layout. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Jean Gilbert Dupont : To make a good design should do enough research and much, much work .. .
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Schultz: Efforts did not suppress Iowa vote
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz says his efforts to prevent election irregularities did not suppress the vote in the November election.
Schultz told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Iowa had a record turnout in the election, which shows his "election integrity efforts" did not deter legal voters as some critics had claimed.
Schultz testified during a hearing examining voting problems in the election, which included long lines in Florida and elsewhere.
The first-term Republican has been a lightning rod of criticism for taking steps to find and prosecute possibly ineligible voters.
He led an unsuccessful effort to check the citizenship of voters who may have been noncitizens. And he hired a state criminal investigator to probe potential misconduct, resulting in charges against 8 individuals so far.


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The Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland.
The structure of the Government of Ireland is regulated fundamentally by the Constitution of Ireland. The Government is headed by a prime minister called the Taoiseach. The deputy prime minister is called the Tánaiste, and is nominated by the Taoiseach from among the members of the Government.
The Government must consist of between seven and fifteen members, according to the Constitution of Ireland.[1] Every member of the Government must be a member of the parliament of Ireland, called the Oireachtas. No more than two members of the Government may be members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas.[2] Therefore, all other members of the Government must be members of Dáil Éireann, the lower house. The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance must be members of the Dáil.[3]
The Taoiseach is nominated by Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, and appointed by the President. Other members of the Government are nominated by the Taoiseach, approved by Dáil Éireann, and appointed by the President. Members of the government are often styled "cabinet ministers", as opposed to Ministers of State (before 1977 Parliamentary Secretaries), called "junior ministers", who are not in the cabinet. A minister is usually in charge of a Department of State and thus technically a "Minister of the Government" (before 1977 a "Minister of State").[4] Occasionally a minister without portfolio is appointed who is a minister and a member of the Government but not a "Minister of the Government".
The Government is advised by the Attorney General, who is not formally a member of the Government, but who participates in cabinet meetings as part of her role as legal advisor to the Government.
The Chief Whip may attend meetings of the cabinet, but is not a member of the Government.[5]
In addition, the Government can choose another Minister of State (junior minister), who may attend cabinet meetings. This person is informally known as a Super Junior Minister".[5] The current Super Junior Minister is Gerald Nash, the Minister of State for business and employment.
The President of Ireland is not a member of the government. The Constitution of Ireland does not make the President the nominal chief executive officer of the government, instead it explicitly vests executive authority in the cabinet. In addition, the President does not have discretion in appointing a Taoiseach; this is a constitutional obligation which must happen upon the nomination of the Taoiseach. A similar obligation exists for the appointment of members of the Government; they must be appointed upon nomination by the Taoiseach and approval by the Dáil.
Normally, the Government serves in office until the nomination of a new Taoiseach by Dáil Éireann.
The Government must enjoy the confidence of Dáil Éireann if it is to remain in office. If the Taoiseach ceases "to retain the support of a majority in Dáil Éireann", either Dáil Éireann must be dissolved or the Taoiseach must resign.[6] The President may refuse to grant a dissolution to a Taoiseach who does not enjoy the support of the Dáil, thus forcing the resignation of the Taoiseach.
When the Taoiseach resigns, the entire Government is deemed to have resigned as a collective. However in such a scenario, according to the Constitution, "the Taoiseach and the other members of the Government shall continue to carry on their duties until their successors shall have been appointed". The Taoiseach can also direct the President to dismiss or accept the resignation of individual ministers.
Upon the dissolution of Dáil Éireann, ministers are no longer members of the Oireachtas, and therefore ineligible for office. However, under a different clause in the Constitution, they "shall continue to hold office until their successors shall have been appointed".[7]
The Constitution explicitly vests executive authority in the Government, not the President. In other parliamentary regimes, the head of state is usually the nominal chief executive, though bound by convention to act on the advice of the cabinet.
The executive authority of the Government is subject to certain limitations. In particular:
Government ministers are collectively responsible for the actions of the government. Each minister is responsible for the actions of his or her department. Departments of State do not have legal personalities. Actions of departments are carried out under the title of ministers even, as is commonly the case, when the minister has little knowledge of the details of these actions. This contradicts the rule in common law that a person given a statutory power cannot delegate that power.[9] This leads to a phrase in correspondence by government departments, "the Minister has directed me to write", on letters or documents that the minister in question may never have seen.
When one of the Government's ministerial positions ceases to exist (as distinct from being renamed, which occurs more frequently), its powers are transferred to those of other ministers. "Defunct" ministers include the Ministers for Communications, Labour, Posts and Telegraphs, Public Service and Supplies. The office of Minister without portfolio has not been held since 1977.
If the Government should fail to fulfill its constitutional duties, it may be ordered to do so by a court of law, by writ of mandamus. Ministers who fail to comply may, ultimately, be found to be in contempt of court, and even imprisoned.
The Government was created by the 1937 Constitution of Ireland; the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 and amendments, contains the detailed provisions regarding status and functions of the Government in general.[10] The Government was preceded by the Executive Council of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State.
All Governments since 1989 have been coalitions of two or more parties. The first coalition government was formed in 1948. The Taoiseach has always been a member of the largest party in the coalition. The Taoiseach has almost always been the leader of that party, with John A. Costello the only exception to this rule.
The Government is a significant employer in the state, due to its control of the civil service, the public service, and the state-sponsored bodies. These three sectors are often called the "public sector". These bodies are managed in different ways. The civil service features clearly defined and standard hierarchies of management, while among the public services, a sponsoring minister or the Minister for Finance may appoint a board or commission. The state's commercial activities are normally managed through the state-sponsored bodies, which are organised in a similar fashion to private companies.
A June 2005 report on public sector employment,[11] shows that the numbers employed in the public sector stood at 350,100. By sector, there were 38,700 in the civil service, 254,100 in the public service and 57,300 in state-sponsored bodies. The total workforce of the state was 1,857,400 that year. Thus, the public sector comprised approximately 20% of the total workforce.
The civil service of Ireland consists of two broad components, the Civil Service of the Government and the Civil Service of the State. While this partition is largely theoretical, the two parts do have some fundamental operational differences. The civil service is expected to maintain political impartiality in its work, and some parts of it are entirely independent of Government decision making.
The public service is a broad term, not clearly defined, and it is sometimes taken to include the civil service. The public service proper comprises Government agencies and bodies which provide services on behalf of the Government, but which are not part of the civil service. For instance, local authorities, Education and Training Boards and the Garda Síochána are considered to be public services.
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Keep Your Ecosystem Open
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(NOTE: PLEASE SHARE THIS PETITION ASAP TO YOUR FOLLOWERS and use the hashtag #OccupyTwitter)
Twitter, what kind of bird are you becoming? Are you still that cute little bird that everyone loved, or are you becoming a scary bird of prey? We need you to clarify this ASAP.
We, the undersigned, urge you, Twitter, not to betray the trust and goodwill of your ecosystem of millions of developers and users. And we urge you to clarify your intentions for your APIs and the huge ecosystem of third-party apps and services that rely on these APIs to connect to Twitter, right away.
Specifically, we ask you to:
1. Uphold your promise of being an open platform.
Support the open Web. Keep your developer APIs open, as you promised from the beginning.
Support and leverage the ecosystem of third-party apps and services that connect to Twitter through these APIs.
Please consider revising your proposed API changes to be more reasonable and practical. We recommend calling a meeting of leading third-party app developers to discuss a plan that all parties could live with.
2. Clarify your intentions for your developer community ASAP.
Your recent blog posts have only increased confusion. Give us clarity. Do it now. Don't allow this situation of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) to continue any longer.
Answer these ten questions please.
And in the future please do not start vague and scary rumors about your APIs, and do not allow such rumors to fester for weeks without official comment or reassurance. Such conduct harms developers and businesses, customers and investors in your ecosystem. This lack of clarity is causing real economic damage to thousands of companies and developers.
3. Respect and appreciate the enormous ecosystem around your company and product.
Treat your developers with TLC. Leverage the power of your network, instead of viewing it as a threat.
You will make more money by leveraging network effects than by blocking them. If, to pay for keeping your APIs open, you want to pump ads through the free APIs, or require Tweets to be displayed in a certain way, that's fine - everyone can adapt to that. Read this proposal for one example of how to do that.
4. Allow your users to choose how they access the Twitter network.
Millions of people access Twitter through third-party apps and services that they really love.
Don't kill all that innovation and good-will, and don't deprive your users of choice. Instead, view this diversity as a good problem to have. Monetize it if you need to, but don't try to stop it. You will just be killing off Twitter in the end. The ecosystem IS Twitter. Twitter is a network, not simply a Web site.
We urge you, Twitter, to take the right path. Don't Be Evil. Be Open. And if necessary, monetize the APIs with ads and the option to pay to not get the ads. But don't shut them off, and don't mutate the terms such that they are no longer open.
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WHAT ARE THE TWITTER APIs?
The Twitter APIs enable applications and services to post data to Twitter, and get data from Twitter.
For example, they are used by third-party Twitter clients, mobile Twitter apps, Twitter plugins and widgets, enterprise social media management tools, search engines, content publishing sites, and many other third-party uses of Twitter.
These APIs are the only way to get data in and out of Twitter, and nearly a million developers use them every day. They are used indirectly by tens of millions of people every day as they use third-party apps built on them.
The Twitter developer terms start by stating that Twitter is open: "Twitter maintains an open platform" (https://dev.twitter.com/terms/api-terms ).
Twitter's growth has been largely due to third-party developers and apps that were built on Twitter's promise of "open" APIs. These apps are what spread Twitter and what created the rich tapestry of innovation and network effects that have helped the company achieve prominence so quickly.
Nearly a million developers took Twitter at their word, and poured their hearts, time, money and careers into building apps on this supposedly "open" platform's APIs. These include many popular apps that are widely used and loved by tens of millions of consumers, professionals, startups and large companies alike.
Even Twitter's top employees and engineers use these third-party apps to post to Twitter, instead of Twitter's own apps (there is much evidence of this if you look at posts by Twitter employees and what apps they were posted from).
If Twitter closes these APIs or restricts them, all of these third-party apps and all of the users who use them are at risk.
Recently, Twitter began to generate rumors (mainly via a post on their official developer weblog) that they will be clamping down on their APIs, or perhaps shutting them altogether.
This is creating an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty, doubt, and anger in the technology industry and particularly amongst those who use these APIs or apps that rely on them.
The media has taken these rumors and amplified them to panic levels. Unfortunately, Twitter has so far refused to comment or reassure anyone. But allowing these rumors to amplify is causing even more damage.
Allowing this FUD to fester and amplify in the media for weeks, without any reassurance or clarification of intent by Twitter, sends a terrible signal that the rumors might actually be true.
These rumors are harmful and are causing real economic damage to companies that currently work around these APIs. For example, investors are afraid to invest and customers are afraid to go forward, on anything that touches the Twitter APIs. Companies, products and jobs are at risk.
Why has Twitter not clarified this situation with a statement that they still intend to be "open" and that their developers should not worry? Is it because the rumors are true, or is it that Twitter isn't sure yet, or that they just don't care? None of these conclusions are good.
What is at stake here? Why does this matter?
This is an issue that affects everyone who uses Twitter, not just technology geeks.
If Twitter shuts down their public API's to prevent 3rd party apps from accessing Twitter, or restricts these APIs, there will be many ripple effects that will dramatically change Twitter and how everyone uses it.
1. There are literally tens of millions of people and thousands of businesses using 3rd party apps that require access to these APIs. All these users -- many of whom paid for third-party apps -- would now have no choice and will have also lost their money in many cases.
2. There are thousands of business that provide products and services based around Twitter's "open" APIs -- and at least tens of thousands of jobs at stake. Thousands of businesses have been built around the Twitter APIs -- or built on them -- and they employ a lot of people. If Twitter shuts off these APIs all those businesses and jobs could be harmed or at risk.
3. If Twitter shuts down their APIs, it will concentrate total control over the flow of information in the Twitter network into the hands of a few people who run Twitter. That is risky and puts Twitter into a position of potentially having a chokehold on the flow of ideas around the world. Nobody should have that much control over the world's messages. For example, imagine if one company controlled all email communication. It's just too dangerous. The network should be open and Twitter's role should be to protect it's freedom, not restrict it.
4. Finally, Twitter promised to be an "open platform" - and it was this promise that led nearly a million developers and around 100 million people to connect with Twitter and make it huge.
It would be quite a betrayal of trust for Twitter to turn the tables, this late in the game, now that they are big enough not to need help from anyone. And it would be a bad move for Twitter too - because in fact, without this enormous open ecosystem, Twitter could easily become irrelevant and probably will.
The ecosystem around Twitter will move elsewhere (for example to another competing network or a new one). It will have to. Because the Internet wants to be free.
One thing is certain: If Twitter does clamp down on it's APIs it will be shooting itself in the foot, for short-term gain. And this short-term gain will not be worth it.
The ecosystem is what makes Twitter powerful and special, and in fact could be leveraged into an incredible revenue source.
There is in fact a better option for Twitter. An option that does not require shutting the APIs, or charging users. It would turn Twitter into a huge ad network overnight and make a ton of money. It's probably the best way for Twitter to prosper in fact. Read more here.
While we hope this doesn't happen, if Twitter turns against developers and companies that have helped build Twitter for so many years, that will result in long-term backlash and an erosion of good-will that will damage Twitter's brand and reputation for years to come.
It will also open Twitter up to major competition from other players who will inevitably fill the gap with more open APIs.
This could be Twitter's "MySpace Moment" ... or it could be an opportunity for Twitter to stand up for its core and original principles and build an ecosystem, and an entire economy, not just one company.
In the end, the ecosystem play is bigger and will result in more revenue and network effects to Twitter than it can ever achieve on its own.
We urge Twitter to be more transparent, and to the recognize the value of this ecosystem. And most importantly, we need clarification ASAP from Twitter on these issues.
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- For the Vanguard novel, see Harbinger. For the DS9 video game, see Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger.
The Enterprise rescues an alien from a massive spatial anomaly, but its lone pilot refuses to explain why he was there. Reed and Hayes confront each other over their roles on the ship.
Commander Tucker is in his quarters, practicing Vulcan neuropressure on Corporal Amanda Cole's foot rather than his usual partner, T'Pol. After completing a few other pressure points, Cole turns round, and stares at Tucker. She kisses him, and then walks out, leaving him looking surprised, but happy.
Act One
- "Captain's starlog, December 27, 2153. Using the coordinates we got from Degra, we're en route to the location of the red giant star and with any luck, the Xindi weapon."
Captain Archer calls Lieutenant Reed to his ready room to discuss training sessions with the MACOs. Major Hayes has already discussed including the senior officers in the training sessions, but Reed has some objections to taking orders from the major. However, he accepts his orders.
On the bridge, Ensign Mayweather comments that the stars directly ahead appear to be shifting positions. The Enterprise proceeds to investigate the phenomenon. They arrive to find that it is a convergence of a large number of spatial anomalies. Ensign Sato picks up a weak transmission coming from within the disturbance. T'Pol identifies its source as a small pod containing one humanoid life sign. Archer instructs Reed to deploy the grappler, and they attempt to remove the pod. Upon trying to pull the pod out, the disturbance suddenly expands and envelops the primary hull. Small spatial disturbances begin forming on the bridge, disrupting a few systems, and ammonium sulfide starts accumulating in the atmosphere. The captain orders full reverse from the engineering crew, and the Enterprise manages to escape, along with the pod. Dr. Phlox asks T'Pol to join him in sickbay to discuss Corporal Cole. She has been to see the doctor because of headaches, which Phlox associates with the neuropressure sessions she'd been receiving from Commander Tucker. Phlox recommends that T'Pol should try to remedy the situation by conducting further sessions with the corporal, and that Tucker should be discouraged from continuing with her.
In the shuttlebay, Archer, Reed and Tucker open the pod, and discover a humanoid inside, alive, with many electrodes connecting him to the pod.
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They take him to sickbay, where Phlox tries to revive the alien. In the command center, T'Pol has been working on the readings from the disturbance, and has gathered some interesting data. She has deduced that the disturbance is located exactly in the center of five spheres. Archer hypothesizes that the spheres are the cause of the disturbance.
Meanwhile, Reed and Hayes argue over the timing of the training sessions, much to the major's exasperation. Reed is unhappy about the major going over his head with his recommendation to the captain. The captain wants the doctor to revive the alien, but Phlox states that's unethical. Archer says they're going to have to bend a few ethics.
Act Three
In T'Pol's quarters, she is conducting a neuropressure session with Cole. They discuss Cole's apparent attraction to Tucker, which she admits to, much to the surprise of T'Pol.
The doctor confirms to Archer that the alien is dying, but not just dying – he is disintegrating. There isn't much that Phlox can do to stop the alien's demise.
In one of the cargo bays, Major Hayes has set up a session of hand-to-hand combat, and the MACOs and the senior officers are paired up against each other. Both groups appear to be equally matched, much to Reed's relief. The session goes well, until one of the MACOs goes over the top with Mayweather. Mayweather seems to not be too badly hurt, but Reed stops the session, and demands that the major keeps control of his soldiers.
The alien's condition continues to deteriorate, and he continues to demand to be returned to the disturbance site. However, Archer is adamant that he needs more answers about why he was there. He reveals that he is from a trans-dimensional realm, and then experiences a further development - his hand starts to phase.
Hayes sets up a weapon targeting session as part of his new training regime. Reed doesn't score very high in his first attempt, much to his disappointment, and he isn't consoled by the major's comments. Afterward, in the crew's mess, Tucker engages Reed in discussion concerning the training sessions. Reed doesn't wish to discuss Major Hayes, but is more interested in the rumors of a relationship between Cole and Tucker. Tucker is equally not keen to discuss this conversation.
- "Captain's starlog, supplemental. With Travis' adjustments in place, we've resumed course for the red giant."
Tucker goes to see T'Pol for his neuropressure session, and discusses his situation with Cole with her. T'Pol learns that Tucker is attracted to her, and quickly kisses him before taking off her clothes and kissing him again...
In sickbay, the Doctor talks to the steadily sickening alien about Denobula and Earth. As the Doctor turns away to consult a medical screen, the alien attacks him, knocking him unconscious, before discovering that he can pass through solid walls - he walks through the sickbay wall.
Act Four
The alien's passage through the ship causes ship-wide power failures that T'Pol notes are a way to track his progress. Meanwhile, Reed and Hayes' conflict has escalated, and they are in the middle of a big fight, when they are called to duty to attempt to track down the alien. They intercept him, but their weapons have no effect.
In engineering, Tucker encounters the alien, but is knocked unconscious seconds before the MACOs and Reed arrive. The alien then pushes his hand into the warp core, destabilizing the magnetic seals. With Hayes' help, Reed is able to reverse the polarity of the field coils, and this repels the alien.
The next day, Tucker and T'Pol discuss their intimacies over coffee and tea in the crew's mess. T'Pol attempts to dismiss the event as her "exploration of Human sexuality". They both agree to keep their secret between themselves and also agree to continue their sessions together.
Hayes and Reed are called to the Captain's ready room for a dressing down because of the wounds they inflicted on each other during their fighting. He orders their dispute to be ended right now, though Reed and Hayes confirm that the dispute has already been settled. When the Captain leaves, a bit of humor is added when Reed and Hayes are left wondering if they're dismissed yet.
Back in sickbay, the alien deteriorates further, and disintegrates completely, but not before telling Archer that his people are involved with the Xindi plan to destroy Earth.
Memorable quotes
"I've noticed that you and Corporal Cole have become somewhat friendly."
"Last week you were eating together in the mess hall, and in the training session yesterday she touched your behind."
"You've been keeping a pretty close eye on us."
"You're hard to miss."
- - T'Pol and Tucker
"Captain, this man is dying a painful death. To keep him conscious is unethical."
"Until I get the answers I need, we're going to have to bend a few ethics."
- - Phlox and Captain Archer
"You and Commander Tucker appear to enjoy each other's company."
"We do have a lot in common. Did he tell you we grew up less than fifty kilometers from each other?"
"He didn't mention it."
"Our high schools were rivals. We went to the same movie theaters. What are the odds?"
"Extremely low."
- - T'Pol and Corporal Cole, discussing Trip Tucker
"You two really ought to declare a truce."
"Oh, no. This is a fight to the death."
- - Tucker and Reed
"You have to admit, the extra training isn't such a bad idea."
"Just... drop it."
- - Tucker and Reed
"Why were you giving Amanda Cole neuropressure, anyway?"
"What's it to you?"
"Well, from what I'm told, it's a pretty intimate procedure... for just friends."
"I do it with T'Pol. Are you implying there's something going on there as well?"
"That's the rumor."
"Look, for the last time, there's nothing going on with any of us... between any of us."
"Right, you're all just friends."
"That's right."
"Huh. I guess this Vulcan neuropressure isn't that intimate, after all."
"In that case, I've got a nasty little pain just..."
"Just drop it."
- - Reed and Tucker
"That's it! Stay loose... excellent! You're improving."
- - Reed, sarcastically, to Major Hayes as they fight
"As you were!"
- - Reed, to a crewman, seconds before Hayes punches him in the head.
"What was that?"
"It was a little Klingon move I picked up."
- - Hayes and Reed, after he knocks Hayes down during their brawl
"I don't know who did more damage to the engine, the alien or Malcolm."
- - Tucker, to T'Pol
"Think we're dismissed?"
- - Reed, to Hayes, after Captain Archer leaves them standing at attention
"When the Xindi destroy Earth, my people will prevail."
- - The alien, to Archer (last line of the episode)
Background Information
- As originally filmed, the famous "love scene" between Tucker and T'Pol featured a look at actress Jolene Blalock's naked posterior. Two versions of this scene exist, however, depending on where and how the episode is watched: US audiences watching the original broadcast on UPN (or later on the Sci-Fi Channel) were shown a version in which the frame was "enlarged", enabling the network to crop the picture just above Blalock's bare bottom. Canadian viewers, however, were treated to the scene as it was originally shot – with Ms. Blalock's bottom shown (see the picture to the right). The "unedited" version of this scene is intact on Paramount's Star Trek: Enterprise - The Complete Third Season DVD release and HDNet's broadcast. It has been speculated that this was due to a recent uproar involving nudity on television - the episode aired a mere ten days after the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during halftime at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
- Thomas Kopache, who played the test subject here, has portrayed a number of different characters and aliens over the years. He appeared as Mirok, (TNG: "The Next Phase") the engineer, (TNG: "Emergence") USS Enterprise-B communications officer, (Star Trek Generations) Viorsa, (VOY: "The Thaw") Kira Taban, (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water", "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night") and Tos. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
- T'Pol references Sim, a short-lived clone of Tucker seen in "Similitude", who revealed his feelings (and thus Trip's feelings) for her to her.
- This is the first appearance of a member of the species that was later revealed as the Sphere Builders.
- When the tactical alert was initiated, an alarm was sounded that has never appeared in any episodes prior to this or since.
- The MACO training fight sequences were choreographed by stuntman Ron Balicki.
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Main cast
- Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
- John Billingsley as Phlox
- Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
- Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
- Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
- Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
- Connor Trinneer as Charles "Trip" Tucker III
Guest stars
Uncredited Co-Stars
- Solomon Burke, Jr. as Billy
- Hilde Garcia as Crewman Rossi
- Yoshio Iizuka as V. Brown
- Andrew MacBeth as E. Hamboyan
- Dorenda Moore as S. Money
- Paul Sklar as R. Richards
- Chris Torres as B. Moreno
- Jeff Wolfe as a MACO
Stunt doubles
- Alex Chansky as stunt double for Steven Culp
- Marty Murray as stunt double for Dominic Keating
- Karen Sheperd as stunt double for Linda Park
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