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What makes your book different from the other introductory works on Mormonism?
It is a narrative history of Mormonism. My editor put it to me as "from Joseph Smith to Mitt Romney." There aren't actually a lot of those already. There are three; two, The Mormon Experience and The Story of the Latter-day Saints, are 40 years old, and the last one is ten years old and it's quite short. It, like much of the official material, reads the essential parts of Mormon history as being Joseph Smith and Brigham Young – the early years of the church. Not a lot of attention is given to the 20th century. So I wanted to do two things: first, synthesize the amount of scholarship that had been done since the 1970s, and second, to give a good history of 20th-century Mormonism.
Tell me how the book came into being. I know you wrote it at a crazy speed.
Ten weeks. Ten weeks. I insisted that that fact be acknowledged in the introduction, which it is. That's about 30 pages a week for ten weeks. It was rather grueling.
And here I was feeling very good about myself when I do 1,000 words a day.
My pace for my dissertation was two pages a day, and I didn't always hit that. So this was unprecedented for me. And it has down sides; I was not able to do everything I wanted. I would have liked to do less on Joseph Smith and more on early Mormonism as a social experience. In my early conversation with Jon Meacham, I pitched that at him, and he gently guided me toward talking more about Joseph Smith. People are more interested in Joseph Smith than the early Mormon experiences of people like William McLellin.
The first five chapters went very smoothly because I leaned heavily on work that had already been laid down. The last three chapters contain more original research, which was more work but also very rewarding.
Why did you decide to include a whole chapter on Correlation, the Church's program to systematize its teachings and organizations around the world?
It's Correlation, broadly thought of. There's a great deal about the program and its administrative aspects, but more generally it's a chapter in which I discuss the growing conservative nature of Mormonism in the 20th century, the settlement into a new sense of what being Mormon is. It's post-progressive Mormonism; – a church defined by effort and self-discipline, by cultivating moral rectitude, and a church less and less sympathetic to the growing permissiveness of American culture. I talk in this chapter to some extent about Saturday's Warrior, for instance, and its obsession with birth control. I also address other cultural developments that consolidate what Mormonism had become and send it on a new trajectory toward insularity and suspicion of the outside world.
The Mormons in the 1960s are suddenly not that sympathetic to the national mood anymore; there's this renewed sense of being separate and different. I see this sense of separation as part of the popularity of Bruce R. McConkie. I pay a lot of attention to him in this chapter.
You've been extremely busy with the media. What are you learning?
I'm learning that you need to have a solid paragraph about polygamy before you get to explain anything else, because they always ask – even when you're told that the interview will be about Mitt Romney and politics. They will ask you first about polygamy.
That's exactly my experience too.
I have been distressed by what I see as this persistent urge to exoticize Mormonism, to see it as something odd and alien. Or as something kind of cute, like the Osmonds. For many in the media, it appears that Mormons are either the Osmonds or the Laffertys, the murderous polygamists portrayed by Jon Krakauer.
And even those people who would not subscribe to the evangelical notion that Mormonism is a cult often take the associations of cultism seriously and insist that there's something there that Mormons need to explain or disprove.
What do you think will happen to Mitt Romney?
I think whether or not Mitt Romney is elected has little to do with his Mormonism and everything to do with what the economy does this year. If the economy gets worse, he'll win.
What would his winning mean for Mormonism?
I think many scholars would be delighted because it would mean steady business for them. I think many other Mormons wish it would all just go away because they're tired of answering questions.


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Delta Air Lines will continue its direct flights to Paris into 2012, though it will take this winter off, officials said Thursday.
Delta began offering nonstop flights at least four days a week between Pittsburgh International Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in June 2009 with a guarantee from the state and the Allegheny Conference on Community Development to cover up to $9 million in Delta losses in its first two years.
That agreement ended June 2, with airport officials saying Delta would continue to offer the flights until Aug. 31.
"Delta's decision to extend international service from Pittsburgh is thrilling and a testimony to the region's growing position in the global economy," Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato said in a statement.
Delta will fly between Pittsburgh and Paris five days a week until Aug. 31. From Sept. 1 through Oct. 28, it will fly the route four times a week. Flights will be suspended from Oct. 29 until March 24, when service returns at four days a week.
The airline offered the flights during winter months in the last two years, said Ken Zapinski, senior vice president of the Allegheny Conference's transportation and infrastructure program.
Tourism traffic between Pittsburgh and Europe drops off in the winter months, Zapinski said.
"There aren't a whole lot of folks going from Pittsburgh to Europe in the winter months," he said.
Atlanta-based Delta is cutting several cities' trans-Atlantic flights this winter in reaction to rising fuel costs, said spokesman Trebor Banstetter. For example, he said, Delta will suspend flights between Philadelphia and Paris, Atlanta and Moscow, and several from New York to European destinations.
"These are routes that might be successful in the summer, but for this year at least we had to suspend them for the winter," he said.
International air travel was beginning to increase this year after having been depressed during the economic recession, he said. Any revenue growth was offset by increased costs.
While Delta recouped $5 million from the state and the Allegheny Conference on the Paris route in its first year of operation, it remains unclear whether the airline lost money on the flight in its second year before the agreement expired.
State officials said last month that they did not expect to pay any money to Delta. Under the agreement, the Allegheny Conference was responsible for the first half of the remaining $4 million guarantee, meaning Delta could have made a profit or lost no more than $2 million.
The conference does not know if it will owe Delta money because is still waiting for final numbers from the airline, Zapinski said.
Banstetter declined to comment on the guarantee. But, he said, "I think it's fair to say it's been successful so far this year."
Delta's decision to extend the service into next year -- without a guarantee of recouping losses -- is a "tremendous step," Zapinski said.
"What today's announcement shows is that Delta has tremendous faith in this flight, even as they're cutting other trans-Atlantic flights," he said.
Until Delta started the Paris route two years ago, Pittsburgh International Airport had not had nonstop European service since 2004, when US Airways ended flights to Frankfurt, Germany.


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A proposal to allocate $75,000 more to the legal fight against fracking in St. Tammany Parish never got off the ground Thursday night at the end of a marathon Parish Council meeting. The proposal came in the form of an "off the floor" resolution, but it could not muster the required unanimous support of the council to be formally considered.
Councilman Richard Tanner refused to entertain the item as the council meeting dragged on past the five-hour mark, prompting discussion about what the parish's outside attorneys have done thus far and just how much money the council should spend in an attempt to regulate oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing in St. Tammany.
Tanner said he supports the fight against fracking, but complained that the attorneys had surpassed the initial $25,000 allocated by the parish without informing the council and keeping members up to date about the legal effort and its costs. He said he had not seen itemized invoices for the $32,596 in bills already submitted.
Tanner, who represents a wide swath of northern St. Tammany, told his colleagues he's not opposed to the lawsuit seeking to block Helis Oil & Gas Co. from drilling and fracking a well northeast of Mandeville. He also said he is not against putting additional money toward the legal effort.
But, he said, "I'm opposed for this council not to know what's going on as far as the lawsuit. We need to be kept up to date on this thing."
Tanner said the council's Finance Committee should discuss the matter before the full council considers it. Council members said they would seek to schedule special meetings of both the committee and council next week.
At that point in the lengthy meeting, most of the large crowd had gone home. But a handful of fracking opponents, some holding signs illustrating their position on the issue, remained until the end.
Tanner refused several colleagues' requests to reconsider his stance, saying "I'm not opening the agenda tonight to put this out for a vote."
"I know they're thinking out there saying 'Tanner is for drilling,''' he said. "That's bull. Tanner's for fiscal responsibility."
The council voted in June to hire attorneys from Blue Williams LLC and allocate an initial $25,000 for the legal fight against fracking, which many citizens oppose due to concerns about pollution of the air, soil and water, and industrialization of the parish. Some citizens pleaded with the council to spend whatever it takes to keep fracking out of the parish.
The attorneys have filed a lawsuit in state court in Baton Rouge seeking an injunction to block the state Department of Natural Resources from issuing any approvals in connection with Helis' drilling plans. Council attorney Terry Hand told council members Thursday night that the outside attorneys were doing an "exceptional job" and that a status conference is set for Aug. 28 and a hearing scheduled Oct. 27.
Councilman Jake Groby said the parish should extend the budget to $100,000.
"We are fighting for the future of this entire parish. We need to do what we need to do," he said.
Councilman Marty Gould agreed and said the parish could spend $200,000 to $300,000 on the lawsuit. "Whether we win or we lose, we gotta take a shot at protecting our own rights."
Others were more cautious.
Tanner said Thursday that a town in Texas spent $6 million in a legal fight against fracking, only to lose the case. "I tell you, I'm going to stop fracking litigation before it hits $6 million."
Councilman Steve Stefancik agreed with Tanner that more information was needed from the attorneys. He said the council asked them to develop a plan of action but said he had not seen one.
"I think they owe us some answers. I'm willing to look at it but I'm not going to be frivolous with the money."
Stefancik instructed Hand to tell the attorneys to keep working while the financing gets worked out.
By the time the discussion concluded, some had forgotten that another motion to open the agenda item was still pending. The vote was 11-2 with Tanner and Councilman Dennis Sharp voting no.


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Baker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree child abuse after Dominick was found badly beaten April 11, 2010, and died the following day after he was removed from life support.
After her sentencing, Baker claimed that her former attorney, Erwin F. Meiers III, told her that she had to plead guilty in order to testify against her son's killer, Brandon Hayes, even though she has a constitutional right to testify without a plea.
Genesee Chief Circuit Judge Richard Yuille agreed, and denied the request to toss out the plea agreement.
Yuille read back Baker's testimony during the day she pleaded guilty, hitting on the comments that showed Baker never asked for help from family and friends who stopped by the apartment she shared with Hayes. He also read back testimony that she understood Dominick was injured and those injuries could result in death.
"It goes without saying that anyone who was a participant in these trials or proceedings will never forget it," Yuille said. "I really don't know what motivated Ms. Baker to be here today. But I do believe that after all the proceedings in this case, that her motivation has been her self interest instead of in the interest of Dominick."
Baker remained quiet and nonreactive during the court proceeding Tuesday. She often looked down or closed her eyes while Yuille spoke.
Baker was sentenced in February 2012 to 13-30 years on the murder charge and 2-4 years on the child abuse charge. She is incarcerated at the Huron Valley Women's Center.
Baker told Yuille in May that she wanted to testify against Hayes, who was sentenced to life in prison for beating Calhoun to death, in order to share what happened to her son.
Yuille said Tuesday that Baker and all involved understood what her plea agreement meant. He said he thought Baker grabbed the option that was least painful to her.
"It is in my opinion that she did receive favorable treatment (with a plea agreement). Motion to withdraw plea is denied," Yuille said. Second-degree murder can carry a sentence of up to life in prison.
Baker and her attorney have the option to appeal the decision.
Phillips said she it was never a worry that the attorney gave ineffective advice or that the plea would be withdrawn.
"I was never concerned it would be an issue," Phillips said after the ruling. "There was a clear message from the judge that you should be thankful for what you got."


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Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. They're both engaged! Just not to each other, that is. I still remember the stories of these two a decade ago, the pop princess and the boyband heartthrob was so much in love even when they're in their overdosed denim ensemble until the alleged cheating rumor broke them apart. It was sad yeah, but sadder now that they're both "taken".
If Justin Timberlake marry, this will be his first and if Britney Spears marry, this will be her third.
So who are they paired up with?
Justin Timberlake have asked Jessica Biel to marry him when they went vacationing last Christmas (2011) on some mountain. Reports said they vacationed at Jackson, Wyoming while some said at Montana. I have no idea which is the right one but one thing is true – they're engaged, just as Justin's grandmother confirmed.
I told Bbunz about it and we both went, "Oh no!" Bbunz was sort of brokenhearted because he liked Jessical Biel and I was sort of brokenhearted over Justin Timberlake. I always thought he was the non-marrying type but I guess I was wrong. Well, there's still Leonardo "the-never-marrying" DiCaprio for me – right?
Britney Spears too got engaged in December last year (2011) when her boyfriend who used to be her manager, Jason Trawick popped the question at a private dinner on his 40th birthday. She tweeted that it was the "gift" she had been waiting for and can't wait to show the world the ring on her finger through twitter. Hopefully after the last 2 failed marriages for Britney, this will one will last forever and make her very happy.
Last year was not a very good year to the married couples of Hollywood. It was shocking to hear the 6-years marriage of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore went crumbling down following a rumor of Ashton's infidelity and then the marriage of Katy Perry and Russell Brand fell apart too. Remember Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony? I remember their performance at American Idol finals and not long after that, they announced that they're separating. That was quite a surprise. Oh, and don't remind me of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Though all these celebrities might have their own personal reasons to divorce or separate, I'm sure it wasn't an easy ordeal to just pack up their bags and leave. So hopefully 2012 will be a wonderful year to couples who are married, engaged, in relationship and also to those looking for love.
My best friend is going to get married this year, I'm so happy for her. Anybody here going to get married this year too?


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Why not check out an art show that benefits a cause and awareness of a disease? Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment at 2211 Seminole Drive will host the Celiac Awareness Art Show and reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday that will feature resident artists Terri Shows and Vicki Bates, and Tina Rochester, who also works at Lowe Mill in public relations. All three artists either have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant. By hosting the art show, all three artists plan to promote awareness of the misunderstood and often misdiagnosed condition. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the cause. Visit www.lowemill.net or call 256-533-0399 for more information.
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The Madison Street Festival will be celebrating its 30th anniversary downtown from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday The event is free and open to the public. Just bring a chair and listen to live music from acts such as the Alabama Blues Brothers. Check out Artist Alley and more than 250 vendor booths featuring traditional crafts, community information, characters and games. Other features include the car and bike show, birds of prey and a children's tent. Call 888-228-5845 or visit www.madisonstreetfestival.org for more information.
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It's about time to start stocking your kitchen with fresh herbs and goods before the cool weather rolls in. The Huntsville Botanical Garden and the Huntsville Herb Society will host the Harvest Herb Fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Murray Hall, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. The fair, which happens only once every two years, will feature baked goods, infused honey, jams, jellies, preserves, pickles, dried herb mixes, dried flowers and wreaths, pet treats, bird-seed cakes, herbal teas and other herbal crafts and gifts. Admission to the garden is not required. See www.hsvbg.org.


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GRAND RAPIDS - Bing Goei will need to make some room on his award shelf.
The business and community leader is the 2011 recipient of the Diversity Visionary Award given annually by Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce.
The CEO of Eastern Floral is being honored for a "tireless champion for economic opportunity and inclusion of all people."
In 2009, he founded the International Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the Goei Center, a business incubator that provides collaborative space and other resources for minority-and women-owned businesses.
He has also been involved in several community organizations and initiatives including the Chamber's Multiracial Association of Professionals, Coalition for Racial and Ethnic Diversity, and the City of Grand Rapids Community Relations Commission.
"The field of finalists was extremely competitive," said Chamber CEO Jeanne Englehart. "So much is going on throughout the business community to improve cultural competency, but the selection committee was particularly impressed with Bing's passion and decades-long commitment to diversity and inclusion and his leadership on these issues in the Grand Rapids community."
Goei's previous honors including induction into the Junior Achievement West Michigan Business Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Logie Award in 2009 given by the Neighborhood Business Alliance.
The chamber created the Diversity Visionary Award to highlight a person or organization that demonstrates excellence and commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion, innovative leadership in improving cultural competency and the ability to elevate and encourage ongoing efforts that contribute to a pluralistic and welcoming community.
"I am greatly honored and humbled to receive this prestigious award and thank the past recipients for their work as champions of diversity," Goei said.
Past recipients include Robert Woodrick, former president of D&W Food Centers, Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett, Cascade Engineering and Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP.
Goei will accept the award at the Chamber's biennial Diversity Visionary Award Celebration at 5:30 p.m. March 29 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel's Ambassador Ballroom.
The event will also feature a keynote from Georgianna Melendez, co-director of the Commonwealth Compact, a Massachusetts initiative established to make the state a world leader in diversity and inclusion.
Melendez will speak about the development of the statewide initiative, why more than 200 organizations including some of the state's largest businesses have signed on to be a part of the collaboration and the benchmarking tool.
The Diversity Visionary Award Celebration cost $60 per person for chamber members and or $75. Corporate tables of 10 available for $750. Proceeds from the event help fund the Chamber's Diversity programs, including the Institute for Healing Racism and Multiracial Association of Professionals (MAP). More information at grandrapids.org/visionaryaward.
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The popcorn stitch is really one that "pops" when you see it on a finished project; I had to crack that joke! The popcorn stitch, also known as pop or pc, is a rounded oval that pops out of the fabric; it truly gives added depth and texture to your project and is similar to the shell stitch and the bobble stitch because it is made up of a number of stitches worked in the same stitch and joined together. When making free crochet patterns using the popcorn stitch you'll realize it takes a bit more time to make then other stitches. Why is this? Instead of flying through each stitch you have to work in the same stitch multiple times before moving on to the next. Although timely, it is well worth the end product. As the stitches puff out you will see it makes a 3D-looking bubble.
Follow crochet instructions and learn how to crochet the popcorn stitch. Keep in mind the number of stitches varies from one pattern to another, but most crochet instructions call for four or five double crochet stitches. Depending on the pattern you might have the popcorn stitch in the front of the project or the back. When you want the stitch to pop in the front you work double crochet in the same stitch, drop a loop from the hook then insert the hook from front to back in the top of the first double crochet or dc. After you do this you then pull the dropped loop through the stitch. Again, it depends on what pattern you're following as to how many double crochet stitches to work.
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Fantastic tutorial, perfectly shown I have never tried this stitch before but I will be trying it out, thank you for sharing
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This is absolutey a gorgeous 3 dimensional afghan, I'll probably try this for a scarf. I absolutely love this!
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Thank you so much for your excellent videos and explanations of crochet stitches. I wanted to know if there is a way to make a scarf with the popcorn stitch on BOTH sides. Some stitches, like the basketweave stitch, show the pattern on both sides, so there is never a problem of having the plain side of a scarf showing when it is tied or knotted. Can it be done with the popcorn stitch? Would the scarf be too bulky in a #4 worsted weight yarn?
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The union that represents about 3,000 state liquor store employees has taken to the airwaves in its fight against Gov. Tom Corbett's efforts to privatize the system, dismissing it as a "reckless scheme" that will cost jobs.
Local 1776 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (they of the ubiquitous yellow t-shirts) is expected to spend about $1 million on the ads. The union helped derail the privatization effort last session. And the current bill has hit a roadblock in the state Senate.
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The rest of the day's news starts now:
The conservative journal The Weekly Standard is questioning whether U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz referred women to the abortion clinic run by accused murdered Kermit Gosnell when she was in charge of a women's health center in Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, Esquire magazine jumps on Gov. Tom Corbett's no-good, very-bad week, calling him a "dead governor walking." The piece is based on Corbett's dismal approvals and poor performance against a pack of Democratic challengers in a recent Quinnipiac University poll.
The state House is set to vote Monday on a bill overhauling the state's corporate tax structure, The Morning Call reports. Business executives will be easy to spot with their loosened ties and large tumblers of adult beverage.
Acting PA Welfare Secretary Bev Mackereth, a former House member, has been nominated to take over the agency permanently, The Post-Gazette reports.
State lawmakers are considering saving boar preserves, The Tribune-Review reports.
A gigantic Capitol Notebook Mazel Tov to our old pal and political reporting co-conspirator Colby Itkowitz of The Morning Call. She became an engaged lady late last week. We couldn't be happier for her.
Heavy Rotation.
Now is the time on Capitol Notebook when you dance. Here's "Differentology" from Buju Garlin. Enjoy this one.
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As we arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport after our business-class flight from Perth on China Southern Airlines' new A330-223 - having enjoyed flat-bed seats and a succession of food and drink - we disembark on to the runway and are whisked away on a private minibus.
It's a similar story through the rest of our five-day stay in China, culminating in the check-in for our flight from Guangzhou to Beijing at China Southern's new red-carpet check-in desk for international first and business-class travellers, before taking our seats on the upper deck of an A380. On board, some of the cabin crew have a little trouble understanding our request for a celebratory flute of champagne - and given it's barely 9am, it is perhaps a little early for a drink - but make up for it by offering to place our complimentary slippers on our feet for us.
While you can't expect quite the same level of luxury in China Southern's economy seats, the airline has recently introduced a new A330-223 on flights from Perth to its hub in Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton), just a stone's throw north of Hong Kong in mainland China.
This means all passengers can now enjoy seat-back televisions, wider seats and more leg room, while first class and business get the full flat-bed seats. Also, its new luggage allowances are generous: two pieces of luggage up to 24kg for economy passengers, two up to 32kg for business and three up to 32kg for first class.
While relatively new to Perth, having started direct flights from Perth to mainland China in November 2011, China Southern has operated in Australia for 12 years and is the third-largest carrier in the world. Its fleet of more than 500 aircraft is the largest in Asia and carried more than 86 million passengers last year.
China Southern has three flights a week from Perth and Guangzhou - the only direct flights from WA to mainland China - departing Perth at 8.30am on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, arriving in Guangzhou at 4.55pm. Passengers can then continue on to Beijing at 7pm, arriving at 10.20pm.
That's a total travelling time of about 8½ hours to Guangzhou - roughly the same as flying from Perth to Mauritius - and just under 14 hours all the way through to Beijing.
Return flights to Perth depart Beijing at 5.30pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, stopping at Guangzhou at 8.45pm, taking off at 9.45pm and landing in Perth at 6am.
The Guangzhou-Beijing route is serviced by A380s (along with other planes) and China Southern has 12 daily direct flights between the two cities - which, if nothing else, is an impressive demonstration of the sheer scale of China's population. And that's just one route, and one airline, on one day.
From Guangzhou or Beijing, travellers can connect onward to key destinations in Japan, North America and Europe. China Southern has onward connections to almost 200 destinations in 35 countries via its Guangzhou hub on what it has dubbed the "Canton route". It recently announced direct flights to Vancouver and Moscow from Guangzhou and introduced A380s on its Guangzhou-Los Angeles route.
The airline also offers an affordable option for WA traveller going to London - its current return Perth to London fares start from $1553 for economy, $7153 for business and $9283 for first class.
Indeed, despite the new planes and my own luxurious flying experience, China Southern is at the affordable end of the market - return economy flights to Guangzhou currently start at $759 (from $3848 for business and from $5978 for first class) and to Beijing from $765 (from $4074 for business class and from $6244 for first class).
The new Perth to Vancouver route costs from $1360 return for economy and Perth to Los Angeles is from $1373 return for economy, making them cost-effective ways to reach North America.
There's also the potential to break longer journeys such as these with a stopover in Beijing or Guangzhou - an option made all the more appealing by the fact all of China is on the same time zone at Perth, so jet lag is not an issue.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport recently announced it will join Beijing and Shanghai by introducing a 72-hour visa-free stay policy for Australians from the middle of the year.
This means it will be possible to stop over for up to three days in Guangzhou without needing a visa, allowing travellers to enjoy all that the vibrant city of about 14 million people has to offer - from shopping and Cantonese cuisine (it's the home of dim sum) to cultural experiences ranging from traditional Buddhist temples to ultra-modern architectural splendours such as the monumental Zaha Hadid-designed Opera House.
Gemma Nisbet travelled to China courtesy of China Southern Airlines and Creative Holidays.
For China Southern bookings, see travel agents, phone 1300 889 628 or visit facebook.com/ChinaSouthernAU.
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Three men were arrested Sunday after they went to a Phoenix residence and assaulted an alleged drug dealer, according to police.
Kendall Jamar Pride, 37, Jason Shaffer Ellis, 28, and Dion Colter, 24, were booked into jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and possession and use of a weapon.
Police allege the men went to a home in the 6900 block of West Verde Lane to purchase 100 pounds of marijuana, according to records filed in Country Meadows Justice Court.
When the men entered the home, they attacked the man who was going to sell them drugs, records stated.
Police say Pride, Ellis and Colter held the alleged drug dealer by the throat, put guns against his head and began to beat him using their fists and guns.
Maricopa County Sheriff's detectives arrived at the residence and instructed the men to exit the house with their hands up, according to records.
Pride, Ellis and Colter fled the house on foot and headed south on Thomas Road, records stated.
Detectives called in the Phoenix Police Department helicopter to help locate the men, who were hiding in heavy brush from the detectives, according to records.
Records show that Pride and Colter invoked their right to remain silent and Ellis claimed to have no knowledge of the crime.
The man who was beaten was transported to a hospital for treatment, according to records. His condition was not available Monday.


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A question was asked a while back on a Linked In discussion group, "How can you tell whether a coach is any good?" It was a fair question, because there is a huge variety in the coaching field, and from a number of different perspectives. So while this post won't claim to be a be-alland end-all reference to help you choose well, it will give you some starting criteria.
- The question that goes begging from the start is, "Why are you thinking about engaging a coach?" What are you looking for, and what are you trying to achieve? Until you know the answer to these questions, you're shooting darts with your eyes closed.
- Are you looking for answers, or are you looking for questions that will help you to come up with your own answers? Consultants are answer people - trained coaches are question people. As a matter of fact, coaches tend to come from the perspective that their job is to resist the urge to answer questions for you in your relationship with them. Their job is to help you determine the right action to take - and only you can define what "right" means to you.
- Does the coach have training or credentials? There are a variety of certifying organizations, and the best require both passage of an exam (body of knowledge) and a proficiency (coaching in action) test.
- Does the coach use a process? Sometimes your presenting (initial) issue is not the real issue, but rather a symptom of the real issue or a stand-in (proxy) when you haven't wanted to deal with the real issue. A process can help you go beneath the surface and figure out what the top priority is for your attention and action. The coach may use resource materials (books, assessments, action plans, etc.) to help you explore.
- Over what span of time does the engagement go? Some coaches will have a process that lasts for a specified number of sessions. Others will go session by session or month by month with you.
- What is your chemistry with the coach? Coaching is a relationship, and so personality, temperament, communication style, and even sometimes gender can play a part in how comfortable you feel. The best coach for you might not always be soothing - she or he might have to nudge you outside your comfort zone in order for you to take action that you haven't been willing to take on your own.
- Have your friends, colleagues or family members had experience with this coach? A coaching relationship is often established via referral, so inquire about whether they have a recommended name for you. This will narrow the field to a reasonable size, then you make the call.


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This time last year, the King's West girls basketbal
Team 7-5 and in second place under
first-year coach Yvonne Brittain.
This time last year, the King's West girls basketball team was cruising toward the postseason on the wings of uncle-niece duo Bryan Hanley and Megan Spence.
Hanley, the now-departed coach who compiled a 101-32 lifetime record, and Spence, a three-time SeaTac League Most Valuable Player who averaged 20.4 points per game in 2007-08, led the Lady Warriors to a school-record fourth-place finish in the Class 2B state tournament.
With Hanley and Spence gone, the Lady Warriors have held serve in the SeaTac League thanks to a new brand of leadership.
Senior Michelle Mosey, who sat out the 2007-08 season to focus on academics, is back.
Yvonne Brittain, who has extensive coaching experience at both the AAU and collegiate levels, is at the helm.
And senior Irene Moore, who previously took a backseat to Spence and now-departed Megan Morris on offense, is suddenly a legitimate scorer.
The result?
A revamped, new-look 7-5 team (5-2 league) aiming for the same old season-ending destination: the state tournament in Spokane.
"We have new personnel, new coaches, new everything," Moore said Tuesday. "It's been a challenge. I think the whole team was comfortable with where we were."
But Moore said "change is always a challenge" and that she's happy with the team's progress and style of player under first-year coach Brittain.
"This year my role has changed ... to be more a scoring threat," she said. "We're a lot more of a guard-oriented team ... We just don't have the size to develop our game in the post."
Moore, a point guard, is suited well to the guard-oriented style of play. And naturally, she's evolved into a team leader.
"I like the feeling of being the leader out there, just making it happen," she said.
For Mosey, the 2008-09 adjustments have been twofold; getting back into playing shape after sitting out a year, while finding a niche alongside a new coach and a few new teammates.
"In the beginning, it was more trying to become a team and adapt to the new coach and her style of coaching," Mosey said. "Now, midseason, we are starting to come together well ... we just need to put our ducks in a line and get everything ready and we'll be pretty good."
With the regular-season finale looming and league and district tournaments to follow, both Mosey and Moore said advancing to the state tournament is a realistic goal.
"Just making it back to state would be the ultimate (end) to my senior year," Moore said.
"It's about us as a team being successful," Mosey added. "We just need to have faith in our team and each other."
The Lady Warriors visit The Bear Creek School at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. The team beat Rainier Christian 56-22 Jan. 17 to rebound from a 37-36 loss against Seattle Lutheran Jan. 15.
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> I'm considering putting up a crank-up tower. What's the best recommended low-loss feedline for an antenna mounted on a tall crankup tower? I know that unfortunately you can't use heliax on a crankup, due to it wanting to kink (except maybe from the ham shack to the top of the lowest non-moving section of the tower, probably about 20 feet above ground.) From there, what do people using things like the tall HDX-5106 towers use, to try to get a balance between feedline strength and low loss? That length alone could easily be about 100 feet of feedline, if you have an antenna on the upper part of a tall mast, and the length needed to get to the driven element. For the moving coax on the tower, you want something manageable and that has a stranded center conductor. IMO most any 1/2" coax is fine. Then you run the other stuff (e.g. bigger, more expensive, etc.) from the bottom of the tower to the shack. Cheers & GL, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Emile E. Martin III, a lawyer who never shrank from opposing the Perez political machine that ran Plaquemines Parish for decades, died Monday (Feb. 17) at his Belle Chasse home. He was 92."He was always anti-Perez before it was safe to be that way," said Michael Kirby, a retired state appeals judge. "He had this passion to see things done right and to take up for the little guy against the giants."
Nothing daunted him, Kirby said. "He was never afraid to take on anybody or anything. He might be wrong, but he'd go down fighting. . . . He always fought for what was right."
Mr. Martin locked horns with Leander Perez, the family's patriarch, over desegregation because Mr. Martin believed schools should be integrated, said Johnette Martin, his daughter. "He said we have to provide an equal education for black children. That was the ending point of my father's working with Leander Perez."
He lost his job as the parish's inheritance-tax collector, Johnette Martin said, and his law practice suffered because people were afraid their cases would be doomed if Mr. Martin represented them.
But he carried on, frequently representing poor people who paid him in produce because they had no money, Johnette Martin said.
"We would see people come to the back porch and leave a box of produce to pay my dad," she said. "Once he was paid with a freezer-ready butchered cow.
"My father was a good man. He cared about people."
Mr. Martin, who was elected to a state district judgeship in 1982, after the Perez family lost its clout, was a native of Port Sulphur whose father served on the parish police jury.
He was a baker with the Seabees on a ship in the South Pacific during World War II. After leaving the service, he earned undergraduate and law degrees at LSU and set up a law practice in Plaquemines Parish.
Mr. Martin ran for the Legislature in 1959, but he and the other members of his ticket lost because they were running against the Perez machine.
He kept practicing law until he was elected to the 25th Judicial District bench, where he served one eight-year term.
Among the lawyers who appeared before him was Mark Pivach, a former neighbor.
"He was always fair," Pivach said. "He would always listen and do what he thought was right."
Mr. Martin resumed his law practice after leaving the bench.
Throughout his career, he was adamant once he took a position, his daughter said. "He had the heart of a lion."
Although Mr. Martin could be firm, he had a wry sense of humor, Kirby said. "At one point, his staff pitched in and bought him a sweatshirt that said, 'Grumpy.' He said, 'I'm not grumpy; I'm irascible.'"
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and the state and parish bar associations. He also worked with Boy Scout Troop 106, and he was an avid fisherman.
Survivors include his wife, Amanda Zahn Martin; five sons, Edward Zahn Martin, Jay Edgar Martin, Robert Dale Martin, David Edward Martin and Gregory Frank Martin, all of Belle Chasse; a daughter, Johnette Leontine Martin of New Orleans; a brother, Ray Martin of Belle Chasse; a sister, Mary Lou Martin of Belle Chasse; and six grandchildren.
A Mass will be said Thursday (Feb. 20) at noon at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Belle Chasse. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.
Burial will be in Metairie Cemetery.
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Jeff Stark couldn't be more correct regarding a change in government form in Montgomery County. There needs to be A "go to person", not a hope of turning 15 heads that wear two hats, one for their town or city ward and one for the county. Having sat on the board some time ago, I know the desire to protect your town first and look for compromise from the county to secure that protection, which may not always be in the best interest of the county. A separate legislative board, with an Elected board president would give the county that "go to person" and a board who has the county's best interest at heart, and let the supervisor's run their respective towns and city wards. It's a fact that if the county is prosperous, the towns and city would be as well.
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If we re-elect these clowns in the senate, we should have our heads examined.
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I wonder just how many "Administrators" it takes to run a district. Something to the effect that is likely 10 fold the number 20 years ago. Isn't it time to look to consolidation? We're definitely top heavy. If we want to keep our individual school districts, fine, but do some serious sharing of adminitration. Why do we need the amount of Superintendents, and other top level positions that several, if not all, schools in each county could share.
Yet in Amsterdam they HAD to cut 4 custodial positions to save money. You know, the people that have to seriously work for a lving..........
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Personally, I think that every County in the state should control police services to the people through the Sheriff's Department. It is done very successfully in other parts of the country and with an elected Sheriff at the helm, don't you think you'd get a more concientious leader than some appointed chief (NO disrespect to the current leader) who only has to answer to a select few? (mayor & council) City police departments have had their run. Eliminate the redundancy and at the same time eliminate a level of tax supported government.
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The PawSox have had their share of Major League rehabbers this season. In fact, before today, six Red Sox players had rehabbed with Pawtucket this year.
1. Andrew Miller
2. Rich Hill
3. Daisuke Matsuzaka
4. Kevin Youkilis
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6. Ryan Kalish (later optioned to the PawSox)
We can now add two more names to the list: Cody Ross and Aaron Cook. Ross, in his first year with the Red Sox, is scheduled to lead-off tonight in Buffalo and DH. The Red Sox outfielder suffered a broken bone in his left foot that fortunately did not need surgery.
Right-hander Aaron Cook, who began the season with the PawSox, is scheduled to make his first rehab start on Monday in Syracuse. Cook's injury is as odd as it is disappointing. In his 2012 Major League debut at Fenway Park, Cook suffered a deep cut on his knee when he was "cleated" covering home plate.
The PawSox are a league-best 43-25 and can lock down a sereis win with a "W" in Buffalo tonight. Billy Buckner (0-1, 11.42) will be opposed by Bisons' starter Jeurys Familia (5-3, 4.35). First pitch tonight is scheduled for 7:05, pre-game coverage begins at 6:50.
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The Best Part About Pennsylvania's Vote on Constitutional Marriage Ban? The Threat To Out Its Gay Supporters
As the Pennsylvania State Senate Judiciary Committee votes today whether to move forward a bill that would cement the state's gay marriage ban into the constitution, a threat: If you're a closeted homosexual legislator who votes for it, you will be outed. Also, if you're a raging alcoholic, you'll also be exposed.
Sorry if we come across as ridiculously excited, but how else to describe the feeling of being on the verge of outing anti-gay homosexual lawmakers? Unlike some media outlets, we live for this shit; Outrage is our porn.
The bill up for debate is SB 707, from State Sen. John Eichelberger, who last year remarked in a campaign debate that "we're allowing [gays] to exist" and says gay marriage would lead to "polygamy, marrying younger people"; it's the foil to State Sen. Daylin Leach's bill to legalize gay marriage. And it's also the new battleground for outing lawmakers who vote against their own.
The promise to do so comes from John Morgan of the Pennsylvania Progressive blog, who wrote on Friday, "I urge all Senators to value every person regardless of sexual orientation, to value equal justice under law, to uphold our federal constitution and the 14th Amendment which guarantees equal justice and vote against Eichelberger's notorious legislation. I spend a fair amount of time in Harrisburg. I know who is closeted. Any closeted Senator who votes for Eichelberger's bill will be outed. I also know a State Senator who is wildly homophobic and is also an alcoholic. One of her rants will also be made public depending on her vote. This is fair warning."
To which we say: Do it! And with this post-script: Out any of these lawmakers who already voted to ban gay marriage via the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Or who supported last year's failed attempt at a constitutional ban. And then send those names directly to Tim Gill.
UPDATE: "Sadly," there will be no voting on the bill; the committee voted 8-6 to table the bill.
More time making not-so-thinly veiled extortion threats which could be better used to, I don't know, help the pro-equality bill stuck in committee since June of 2009?!?
Out them!
I would just out them all regardless. It should be known to those voters of the state who exactly they voted in. The families of politicians are a matter of public interest because it leads itself to their history and what's important to them. If some members of a politician's family are members of the KKK, I would like to know about it before I voted them in, regardless of their past legislating history.
I say out them now BEFORE the vote. Make sure the PA population knows exactly who they voted for in 2008.
Movement was canned 8-6 by the committee just a little while ago.
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More time making not-so-thinly veiled extortion threats which could be better used to, I don't know, help the pro-equality bill stuck in committee since June of 2009?!?
Yes, you were over on the other string defending people still in the closet, or claiming that any person outed in the Enquier was not really gay because the story was automatically false. And now you're saying that people are being extorted…nice agenda there "Doc", but is it extortion if somebody was voting against a bill that would provide services to abortion clinics if somebody found out she had had 5 abortions when she was younger paid for by the state? Politicians tell us everything about their lives while running for office, their medical history, their social, dating, and married lives, please tell me how it is extortion to point out that these people all lied about themselves on the campaign trail. To me that merely sounds like good opposition research.
What is interesting in the vote to table the bill 3 Republican voted with the 5 Democrats to table it. The 6 opposed to tabling it were all Republicans. You wonder if any of these Republicans were the target of these threats.
I say, yes, do it, out them regardless to send a message to other closet cases across the country. They vote against us, we out them with impunity to suffer the consequences. No mercy spared, no more political correctness.
lol I was the guy in orange in the video…just sayin' =)
@Shawn: Congrats and thanx on the victory………Orange you glad???? : p


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A train consisting of 39 CARS is carrying DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE CARGO and barreling at high speed TOWARDS A TIGHT CURVE IN A DENSELY POPULATED AREA, and it's up to TWO MEN TO STOP IT!
Sorry, I don't mean to yell. But it's easy to get caught up in the spirit of "Unstoppable," the latest adrenaline-rush actioner from director Tony Scott, master of the jitter-cam. He stages an elaborate runaway-locomotive scenario where the characters often yell GO GO GO and GO FASTER and YOU'RE COMIN' IN HOT. It makes a body wonder if such bellowings were also Scott's directorial mandates, for his average shot lasts roughly two-and-a-half seconds, and if it's longer than that, the camera is panning, zooming, tracking, his pictures always in motion motion motion.
Mark Bomback's screenplay is inspired by the "Crazy Eights" incident of 2001, where an unmanned train carrying toxic chemicals rolled 66 miles through Ohio before it stopped. I highly doubt that any real person would proclaim it to be A MISSILE THE SIZE OF THE CHRYSLER BUILDING, but that's Hollywood hyperbole for you, maximizing your entertainment value with heaps of implausible silliness.
Not that "Unstoppable" is boring -- far from it -- just formulaic in its storytelling. A comedy of errors could potentially end up being a tragedy after a railyard doofus named Dewey (Ethan Suplee) pulls an oopsie, leaving the throttle down and the power on when he jumps off to throw a switch. His crazy train -- dubbed Triple-7, an apparent numerical nod to Crazy Eights -- is loaded with explosive chemicals, so derailment is an issue.
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of action and peril, some language
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee
Director: Tony Scott
Run time: 98 minutes
The TWO MEN aforementioned are average blue-collar dudes Frank (Denzel Washington, Scott's go-to actor), a grizzled-veteran engineer, and Will (Chris Pine of the "Star Trek" reboot), a rookie conductor on, yes, his first day at work. They're on a separate train and are forced to dig deep into their untapped wells of heroism, racing against time to catch up to Triple-7 and slow it down. This, after helicopter attempts to drop a daredevil onto the speeding train, an event that occurs with much noise and way too early in the film to be successful.
We learn that Frank has two late-teen daughters who work at Hooters, ha ha ha. He missed a birthday and is trying to right that wrong via cell phone. Meanwhile, Will wants to reconcile his marriage after a misunderstanding results in a restraining order against him. He, too, cell-phones frantically, as their character subplots roll along on their preordained tracks like the Pere Marquette to New Buffalo.
Washington and Pine are as charismatic as they're allowed, hemmed in as they are by the script and playing second fiddle to speed and explosions. Same goes for Rosario Dawson, frumped up as the yardmaster, stationed in the mega-techy control booth, the go-between for the flustered suits and the determined cogs. She gets the CHRYSLER BUILDING line, but resists the urge to go hammy.
There's no questioning Scott's ability to put the pedal to the metal and at least enough control to keep "Unstoppable," yes, moving forward rapidly, creating suspense with sheer velocity. He's a reliable craftsman of this type of boilerplate picture, designed for escapism, if not realism, enjoyed best by willing participants in dumb-but-not-too-dumb fun and, I presume, the hard of hearing.
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A diving catch by Shane Brown in the deepest corner of left field stopped the bleeding in the top of the fifth inning and the Staten Island Yankees went on to defeat the Vermont LakeMonsters 7-4 in New York-Penn League action last night in St. George.The first three innings offered a variety of baseball "things" that have no designation. Not outs, errors or hits, but various miscues, mishandles, muffs, misjudgments and all-around missed opportunities.
The Baby Bombers survived seven or eight of those 'Ms' by banging out eight of their 14 hits in the first two frames to rally from an early 3-0 deficit to take a 4-3 lead.
"It always feels good when the team comes out hitting after we only managed two hits the night before," said Brown, who singled twice, scored a run and knocked in one. "As for the sloppiness in the early going, well those things are going to happen. I can't speak for the infield or the baserunning, but as for the line drives hit to the outfield, the swirling winds were definitely knocking some balls down while others would just catch the wind and take off. This outfield can be tricky."
And Brown should know because he's spent plenty of time out there, especially in practice.
"I never played left field until I got here," Brown admitted. "I played right field in college (Central Florida) and even played the infield after I signed. So I've put a lot of work in learning the position. I've had a lot of help and believe I've come a long way this season."
The Yanks held a 4-3 lead in the top of the top of the fifth when the LakeMonsters tied it, and then loaded the bases with two outs.
Connor Rowe lined what appeared would be a bases-clearing drive down the left-field line, but seconds later the fans along the right-field line were up and cheering.
When the fans in the left side of the stands, who lost sight of Brown as he sped into the corner saw the video replay, they also rose. In the bottom of the sixth that brilliant play was rewarded when the Bombers loaded the bases with two outs.
Yankee third-baseman Rob Segedin fought off two 1-2 breaking balls, then lined a clutch two-run single to center that gave the Bombers a 6-4 advantage.
As for Brown, who made the defensive play of the year a few weeks ago when he dove with his back to home plate to make an over-the-shoulder catch, the hard work has clearly paid off.
"Tonight wasn't over the shoulder," Brown said with a smile. "But it was still pretty good."
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I think all of the primitive wrappers (except Double) have trivially
perfect integer hashes, as they wrap distinct values. Patricia was
perhaps referring to algorithms of the kind discussed here:
The jumble algorithm relies on a hashed map for efficiency, but a
perfect hash is not essential. I recently implemented the algorithm
in both Java and Ada using library routines:
I was intrigued to compare the two languages' library implementations
of a general purpose string hash. Using a multiplicative function with
an initial value of zero, both offer excellent performance. Java uses a
multiplier of 31 on a signed 32-bit integer; Ada uses a multiplier of
eight on an unsigned (modular) value whose size is implementation
defined (e.g. mod 2**32):
[Cross-posted to comp.lang.java.programmer and comp.lang.ada;
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I remember in school we implemented a minimal perfect hash function on a
given set of keys: the keywords in the Pascal language. We were given
the parameters of the algorithm: use the length of the keyword, the
first character and the last character only.
The concept was obviously to show how a fast look-up could be done when
implementing a compiler, but the hash function itself was interesting at
the time.
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Because it has constant-time performance for get() with the String hash code.
The Java String hash is just about verbatim from Knuth. It has the virtue of
being a well-studied algorithm that has been shown to have good distribution
I'm not so sure about the Ada one. I haven't studied this in a while, but I
seem to recall that power-of-two multipliers mod 2**32 don't have as good a
distribution. Perhaps someone could correct me on that.
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"Giovanni Azua" <email@example.com> wrote:
"John B. Matthews" <email@example.com> wrote:
"Patricia Shanahan" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
To achieve the perfect, optimal and ideal no collisions Hash table "perfect
Hash table" these are the two factors that play a role:
1-. the "perfect" property of the hash function as defined in the wiki page
cited above
2-. the size of the elements set
If #2 goes arbitrarily large meaning allocating a hash table of the size of
that elements set becomes prohibitive memory-wise then it does not really
matter how perfect the hash function is, there will be collisions anyway and
an additional search algorithm will be needed to disambiguate the colliding
elements that fall under the same buckets. This is what I think John
Matthews hasn't realized yet about his implementation of the Jumble
algorithm. For a realistic dataset he will be returning elements that do not
match the of input (String built on top of the sorted character input) but
matches that happen to collide under the same bucket.
e.g. trying to allocate a Hash table of the size ( Integer.MAX_VALUE -
Integer.MIN_VALUE) would be prohibitive unless you place unrealistic
requirements so you have the Integer with a perfect hash function but you
will not get a "perfect Hash table". It is of course worse for the String
class where neither #1 nor #2 are fulfilled.
Character class offers the perfect hash function but since the elements set
is discrete i.e. 26 elements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_alphabet
you can build a perfect Hash structure like the one I described and edited
by Tom McGlynn.
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John, i think you've missed a trick there - doesn't Rotate_Left do a
barrel shift, where the bits that fall off the left-hand end get shoved
back in at the right, rather than a plain shift? If so, the basic
algebraic structure is actually a bit different to java's hash.
If Rotate_Left is a plain shift, then the Ada hash is based only on the
last 10 characters of the string. Multiplying by eight is like shifting
left three places; modding by 2*32 is like anding with 0xffffffff (if
you'll pardon my verbs). When you add in a character, the rightmost bit
you can affect is bit 0, the LSB; after ten shifts of three bits, that is
now at bit thirty, and after one more, it's at bit thirty-three, and has
If Rotate_Left is a barrel shift, then our bit of interest doesn't vanish,
because it comes back to the right-hand end of the hash after the eleventh
shift in position 1. Because 3 is coprime with 32, it will then proceed to
make a complete circuit of all positions in the hash over the following
twenty-one shifts, winding up back in position 0 after the thirty-second.
I have a vague worry that this means that strings built from the same
32-character blocks arranged in any order will have the same hash, but i
suspect that this is not the case, because of carries. My maths isn't up
to proving it, though.
I still think this is a shoddy hash. It has no diffusion: if you hash two
strings which differ at one character position, the difference between the
hashes will always be confined to the six**** bits which correspond to
where that character ended up in the rotating hash. Java's
multiply-and-mod approach quickly spreads the bits of each character out
over the whole hash.
Science of a sufficiently advanced form is indistinguishable from magic
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D'oh, you're absolutely right. I overlooked this when I was tinkering
with my own hash function, too. Thank you for looking at this. [...]
Well, it's a legacy from GNAT.HTable.Hash, but it does very well in the
context of Ada.Containers.Hashed_Maps. Java uses a bucket list whose
size is an integral power of two, while (this implementation of) Ada
uses the next largest prime. Modeling an Ada collision counter on your
example <http://urchin.earth.li/~twic/tmp/Collisions.java>, I got these
results for collision count, number of buckets having that count, and
the percentage of the total:
$ ./collisions
0: 218586 (55.6%)
1: 126250 (32.1%)
2: 38432 (9.8%)
3: 8362 (2.1%)
4: 1354 (0.3%)
5: 229 (0.1%)
6: 24 (0.0%)
7: 4 (0.0%)
8: 1 (0.0%)
The code is here: <http://home.roadrunner.com/~jbmatthews/jumble.html>
[Followup-To set to comp.lang.ada.]
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Auburn Montgomery baseball team scored all five of its runs in the final two innings, capped by the second game-winning hit in as many days by freshman Shelby Nobles, as the Warhawks defeated Cumberland 5-4 Monday at the AUM Baseball Complex.
With the win, the Warhawks improved to 9-5 on the season, while the Bulldogs fell to 5-3-1 overall.
AUM trailed 4-0 heading to the bottom of the seventh inning, but rallied to tie the score at four each on two-run singles by senior Chad Mansmann and junior Josh Thompson. The hit capped a 3-for-3 day for Mansmann, who added two stolen bases in the victory.
Nobles collected the game-winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning by beating out an infield single to shortstop. Senior Shane Turner led off the inning by working a walk, before junior Hayden Hillyer sacrificed him to second. Sophomore Bryan Young followed with a single to right field, loading the bases. Nobles drove in Turner with the winning run after putting an 0-2 pitch in play.
Junior Erik Lawrence (1-0) earned the victory with two innings of scoreless relief. Fellow junior Spencer Youmans started the contest, allowing three runs on three hits in six innings of work. Freshman Matt Hand also tossed one inning.
Craig Monson (0-1) took the loss, allowing one run on two hits in one inning of work. Tyler Adams started the game, throwing seven innings and allowing four unearned runs.
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