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Barickman Supports Enterprise Zone Extension Legislation
SPRINGFIELD- State Representative Jason Barickman (R-Champaign) voted in favor of legislation that will extend the life of current enterprise zones for 25 years and create five new zones throughout the state.
"I am pleased we were finally able to approve this economic development measure that will help ensure our job creators have a reliable, stable business environment within these zones," said Barickman. "These are proven incentives that attract employers, allow businesses to expand and grow, and help to improve the communities and areas they are located in."
Since the creation of enterprise zones over 900,000 jobs have been created or retained within the areas. Around $49 billion dollars has been invested by tens of thousands of businesses within the zones.
Enterprise zones are economic development tools which allow businesses located in designated regions to receive specified incentives. Businesses located within the zones can receive a number of benefits, such as tax credits for each new job created or a sales tax exemption for machinery and building supplies. In order to maintain these incentives businesses must meet specified requirements for job creation and retention, as well as capital and infrastructure investments.
Senate Bill 3616 would extend current enterprise zones for 25 years, create 5 new zones and put in place additional accountability measures for the areas. The legislation has passed the Illinois Senate and House, and now heads to the Governor for final approval.
"Enterprise zones are a key economic development tool for Illinois communities that have led to the creation of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment. The IMA appreciates the leadership of Rep. Barickman who helped ensure that this pro-jobs legislation passed the General Assembly," said Mark Denzler, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association.
The Enterprise Zone Act of 1982 created 89 standard enterprise zones, with eight additional zones created by special legislation. Because the individual enterprise zones were only given a 30 year lifespan, many are nearing their expiration date. A few enterprise zones within the 105th District will expire over the next couple of years, including Urbana (December 2015) and Champaign/Champaign County (December 2016). A number of enterprise zones in close proximity to the area are also facing expiration, including Streator (December 2014) and Danville/Tilton/Vermilion County (December 2014).

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich spoke for nearly 20 minutes with the hundreds tuning in on Ustream, taking questions from the chatroom. Senator Chris Dodd's staff streamed live from their Campaign War Room giving us a inside look into the behind the scenes in presidential politics.
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Burnett decision coming
TORONTO — All right, so I haven't been blogging as much as you all would probably like. Imagine, I've actually just been enjoying some time off for much of the past month. But, today there was actually some Blue Jays news that convinced me to head back to the ol' keyboard here.
A few things, some of the lesser stuff out of the way first: Brad Wilkerson has filed for free agency and a report out of Puerto Rico confirmed that Alex Rios will indeed be suiting up for P.R. in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. The "big" news of the day involved A.J. Burnett.
A report on ESPN.com indicated that Burnett's agent, Darek Braunecker, said the pitcher would make a decision about his opt out clause by Monday — prior to the start of the GM Meetings in California. I spoke with Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, who was watching his boys play hockey back home in Mass., and he hadn't heard about this new "deadline."
As it turns out, Braunecker told me tonight that he was misunderstood. What he meant was that, in order for him to talk to other clubs about Burnett, the pitcher would need to make a decision before Monday. That didn't mean that a decision was going to necessarily come this weekend.
We haven't put a timetable on anything," Braunecker said. "Obviously, his decision would need to be made in the next few days if indeed we wanted to have the opportunity to talk to people at the general managers' meetings about him.
"I'm going to the GM meetings and we've got multiple free agents this winter. For us to discuss A.J. with anybody, then he would have to exercise the out at that time."
Braunecker and Ricciardi both indicated that they've had general discussions, but neither side would going into specifics, or say that specifics — contract length or money — had been part of the talks. Toronto still has exclusive negotiating rights with Burnett until he decides whether or not to opt out.
So, a decision could be coming soon, maybe even this weekend. But Burnett could just as easily wait until Nov. 13 to make up his mind. Stay tuned…
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I'm looking forward to seeing Burnett opt out. He's waaaay overpaid. If someone wants to pay him more than he is getting now, then let them. See ya!
Brad Wilkerson a free agent? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Blue Jays prospect J.P. Arencibia homered in his first two at-bats Thursday as the red-hot Phoenix Desert Dogs won their sixth in a row with a 7-1 victory over the Peoria Javelinas.
Arencibia, who batted .298 with 27 homers and 105 RBIs in 126 games between Class A Advanced Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire this season, has carried his penchant for run production into the Arizona Fall League.
The 22-year-old catcher sparked a four-run first inning with a two-run homer and added a solo blast in the second to give him four roundtrippers and 17 RBIs in 16 fall contests.
Toronto's first-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft has been especially productive of late, driving in at least one run in seven straight games while racking up 15 RBIs during that stretch.
Here's hoping A.J. stays but it does look doubtful. He's fun to watch when he's on his game and i'll keep an eye on him where ever he goes.
Wilkerson wont be missed and is easily replaceable.
Eyebleaf thanks for the link, I read some of it, pretty good stuff.


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A Duck-Hunting Reality Star Turns Bestselling Author
A little-known author named Phil Robertson has been creeping up the best-seller lists. His memoir "Happy Happy Happy" details his upbringing in rural Louisiana and his unlikely multimillion-dollar duck-hunting empire. Alexandra Alter takes a look. Photo: Jim Fiscus/A&E.
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Overidentification can be a strategy to undermine what is ostensibly advocated as you say, but needn't be so. Mishima took fascism to its radical gay, self-destructive vanishing point, but i think this is more the result of his wanting to undermine himself, the genuine fascist, than of some hidden wish to undermine fascism as such. It is not as simple as someone who secretly identifies as a leftist, but seeks to undermine the right by portraying it as a ridiculous farce. Mishima, like Laibach, probably truly enjoyed and believed


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Freitag Bags
- SwissTwist said...
The Freitag bags are über-cool! Even if they are a bit pricey. I know the do tours of their factory so you can see the process of how the bags are made, etc and can the buy directly from them, definitely something worth checking out!
((Are you going to ZüriFäscht?))
- July 1, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Fashion Butter said...
I just love stuff like this. So cute. I have a similar bag made out of recycled billboards.
- July 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- this free bird said...
I say tote. Get the tote. And I'm super jelly that you are right there seeing these cool things! Lucky girl! The recycling bit makes the bags even more appealing. So much better than ending up in a landfill along with everything else. argh
- July 1, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Elisa @ Globetrotting in Heels said...
I don't love Freitag bags, but I do think they are a good product, since they are from recycled materials and the messenger bags especially are great if you ride a bike a lot.
I think the tote might be a better pick otherwise - it would make a great bag for the pool or beach, since it's so sturdy and it won't get water damage!
- July 1, 2010 at 10:55 AM
I've seen the messenger bags around but totes never. So I'd go for a tote!
- July 1, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Kelly Leigh said...
I like the green messenger bag a lot!
- July 1, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- Flirty 30 said...
I vote for Tote! More Stylish than the Messenger bag - you can dress a tote up or down.
- July 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
I adore stuff like that...and I am such a sucker for recycled products:)
I am going to put this one om my wish list:)
Muah sweetie
- July 1, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Jess said...
I've never heard of these before. I love all the bright colors and designs!
- July 1, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- {eleise} said...
Oh man...these are so fun!!
- July 1, 2010 at 9:54 PM
- Meg said...
how neat! i wonder if the trend will make it to the U.S.!
- July 1, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Erica said...
These are pretty awesome!
BTW, those were ice molds in the shape of guitars. The neck of the guitar acts as the stirrer for your drink. Isn't it super cute!?
- July 1, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- AMY said...
i think you should get the tote definitely! those bags are incredible! i think making things with recycled material is a really good idea, and it's getting popular. nike actually made soccer jerseys out of recycled plastic for the world cup teams, like portugal, brazil, the netherlands, and a few others.
- July 2, 2010 at 12:21 AM
- Laura said...
I've never seen these before but they look fab and I love the concept behind them! I think I've spent enough on bags for the rest of the year haha but you go for it!
Laura xx
- July 2, 2010 at 1:11 AM
- MarchMusings said...
What a cool idea and they look cool too.
- July 2, 2010 at 2:18 AM
- Molly said...
I love the messenger bags. Super practical if you're a cyclist. I like the black and white one on the bottom left.
- July 2, 2010 at 4:29 AM
- house 09 said...
the totes are the best! and you're right, it's a big decision, so many pretty ones ;)
- July 2, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- Rosemary said...
Ooh, I love these bags! They're so chic!
- July 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- kelli g. { bug miscellany } said...
these are neat! a sturdy, waterproof bag would go over gangbusters here (it's raining again today - blech). :)
happy friday!
ps - i did a post on harem pants, inspired by your comment. :)
- July 2, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- The Zhush said...
Love these...thanks for the hot Swiss trend tip!
- July 3, 2010 at 12:17 AM
- hip hip gin gin said...
These are fantastic!! Love them. I'm not sure I could pick between the two but I suppose if pressed I would get a messenger bag, would be so great for travel.
- July 4, 2010 at 2:06 AM
- knk said...
nice bags great collection
happy weekend
- July 4, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- CHANTELLE said...
how cool! it's great that they're environmentally friendly :)
- July 5, 2010 at 3:16 AM
- Chuzai Living said...
I like learning about the history of how these bags were designed and created! How interesting! Inspirations are everywhere!
- January 20, 2011 at 12:58 AM
- Chuzai Living said...
I also love that they were made with recycled materials! I think they will do well in Japan, too!
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Baseball's New Homerun Legend
For Bonds, happiness to have Willie Mays there to greet him, sadness due to the absence of his beloved father All-Star Major League player Bobby Bonds who died in 2003.
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Less than 48 hours after Major League Baseball (MLB) crowned its new homerun king, insinuations about the alleged use of steroids and perjury continue to swirl around Barry Bonds and for many, questions still remain.
Although there has been no substantive proof of any kind or failure of any Major League Baseball administered drug test, this issue has dogged and plagued Bonds' journey toward this feat and the celebration of breaking the fabled homerun record.
For Bonds one can only imagine this experience being bitter sweet. On one hand, happiness to have his godfather and Hall of Famer, Willie Mays there to greet him and share in his joy and sense accomplishment in his home stadium of AT&T Park. On the other hand, sadness due to the absence of his beloved father All-Star Major League player Bobby Bonds who died in 2003 from lung cancer and a brain tumor at the age of 57 years old.
Many people continue to talk about Bonds' cold demeanor and about what they perceive as his ingratitude. I wonder how many times one has to say "thank you" before one have shown enough gratitude. The bottom line for Bonds is baseball is a business. This is his occupation.
Yes, he does come off as intolerant of others but if nothing else you have to appreciate how he did not waver from his agenda. He did not allow others to define or limit him. When you are in the limelight you are an easier target for people to throw rocks at. As he neared breaking the record, there were more comments about his character. Ultimately, we do not know Barry Bonds the man, the husband, the dad, or the son.
Is baseball immortality the next stop for Barry? There is a big difference between being enshrined in the Hall of Fame and being adored by fans; it's definitely a plus to have both factors in the culmination for one's career.
There's no denying he has the skills and the longevity lasting some 20-plus seasons in the Major Leagues. If that were the end of the story, yes baseball immortality would be his next stop. However, there is his volatile relationship with the media and this cloud of suspicion and uncertainty surrounding alleged steroids use. For some fans they would have to be dragged kicking, screaming and begging for their mother to fully embrace Bonds. There are just too many variables.
What is clear is that even everyday people who do not watch or care about sports and baseball specifically, were following the course Bonds forged not only toward tying and breaking Hank Aaron's home run record which stood for 31 years—and then breaking it-but his final steps into Baseball's storied history books. Whether you were rooting for him or not you were somehow drawn in and you watched as history unfolded before you. If you are a sport or baseball fan, you were excited to have witnessed what many call baseball's most holy record eclipsed during your life time.
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Foxconn closed one of its Chinese electronics factories after a riot erupted late Sunday. There are conflicting reports as to what caused the disturbance, which Foxconn says remains under investigation.
The incident at the plant in Taiyuan in central China was first reported by Engadget's Richard Lai, translating from Chinese news and social media sites. Some of those earlier stories have since been censored or removed, he said.
The plant reportedly makes the back for the new iPhone 5, along with many other electronic components.
Early reports indicated the riot, which involved up to 2,000 people, may have been started when a security guard struck a worker. But Foxconn told the New York Times and Reuters that the riot began "with a personal row that blew up into a brawl."
The Next Web has the full text of Foxconn's formal statement:
Foxconn can confirm that a personal dispute between several employees escalated into an incident involving some 2,000 workers at approximately 11 pm last night in a privately-managed dormitory near our manufacturing facility in Taiyuan in Shanxi province. The dispute was brought under control by local police at approximately 3 am this morning. According to police, some 40 individuals were taken to the hospital for medical attention and a number of individuals were arrested. The cause of this dispute is under investigation by local authorities and we are working closely with them in this process, but it appears not to have been work-related. The Taiyuan facility employs 79,000 people and manufactures automobile electronic components, consumer electronic components and precision moldings.
Foxconn also denied reports that 10 people died in the riots, according to the The Next Web. Other reports indicated at least 40 people were injured.
Engadget's Lai speculated that conditions at the plant may have led to tensions that caused the incident to explode:
. . . An undercover report from August mentioned that the Taiyuan plant processed the back casing of the iPhone 5. It also highlighted the company's harsh management as well as "practically compulsory" over-time work. We don't doubt that this riot escalated due to dissatisfaction over working conditions.
Images purportedly from the riot have shown up on Tieba Baidu, and Forbes' Philip Elmer-Dewitt has posted a video allegedly shot at the scene.
Lai reported the plant "focuses on magnesium alloy components for consumer electronics, heat conduction products, LED lighting products, mobile phone products and magnesium alloy automotive components."
Foxconn's Chinese factories build many of the world's electronics, contracting to companies such as Apple, Dell, HP and others. It has been the subject of criticism for poor working conditions, long hours and low wages. Other Foxconn plants have be the sites of worker disturbances, including a riot at a plant in Chengdu in June.
Update: The New York Times' story, linked above, includes more information about how the riot began, and how officials responded:
One Foxconn employee reached by telephone Monday afternoon, however, said the disturbance had begun when workers started brawling with security guards, and it eventually had led to a huge riot involving more than 1,000 workers. Foxconn said no property had been destroyed or damaged.
The Chinese state-run news media said 5,000 police officers had been called in to quell the riot.
Update 2.0: Foxconn tells CNet the plant will resume production on Tuesday.


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Copyright Note: The code in this post is not covered by the LGPL.
The code in the Representation and Addition sections is taken almost verbatim from the paper "Towards Equal Rights for Higher-Kinded Types" by Moors, Piessens and Odersky, July 2007, so is a derivative of their published code and is thus under their Copyright, used here under Fair Use.
The code in the Alternate Approach and following sections is based on Jesper Nordenberg's type-safe Units code. That code is part of a more general package; my version is simpler and hopefully easier to understand. Since I am not a lawyer I don't know if my implementation is different enough to be considered a separate work. Whatever part of this work is considered a derivative of Jesper's work is thus covered by his Copyright and is used here under Fair Use. However, I was unable to find a copyright notice associated with Jesper's code. Because of this uncertainty and to avoid the possibility of promoting the distribution of Jesper's code without clear permission, I reserve all rights on whatever part of this code is not considered derivative.
- Theory
- Representation
- Addition
- An Alternate Approach
- Addition Revisited
- Negative Numbers
- Subtraction
- Units
- Multiple Units
- Limitations
- Summary
TheoryUsing the Peano axioms, the natural numbers are defined by assuming the existence of zero and a successor function, where one is defined as the successor of zero, two is defined as the successor of one, etc. If we use s() for the successor function, we can write these Peano numbers numbers like this:
Douglas Hofstadter's Typographical Number Theory uses a similar scheme to define the numbers, but without parentheses (0, S0, SS0, SSS0, etc.).0 = 0 1 = s(0) 2 = s(s(0)) 3 = s(s(s(0))) 4 = s(s(s(s(0))))
The approach of using the repeated application of a function to represent numbers (and other values) was used by Alonzo Church to embed data in the lambda calculus. That technique is called Church Encoding, and that representation when used for the natural numbers is called the Church Numerals.
If we use the letter z to represent zero, the Peano numbers look like this:
This is closer to the first formulation we give below.0 = z 1 = s(z) 2 = s(s(z)) 3 = s(s(s(z))) 4 = s(s(s(s(z))))
We can then define addition of two Peano numbers recursively:
Here's how it works:a + 0 = a a + s(b) = s(a + b)
We will be using this approach to add our Church Numerals, so when we get to that point you might want to look back at these examples.a + 1 = a + s(0) = s(a + 0) = s(a) a + 2 = a + s(1) = s(a + 1) = s(s(a))
RepresentationWe are going to use Scala's type system to represent our numbers. First, we will go through the Church Encoding and addition as it is done in section 3.2 on page 16 of the paper "Towards Equal Rights for Higher-Kinded Types" by Moors, Piessens and Odersky, July 2007. As stated in that paper:
Scala's kinds correspond to the types of the simply-typed lambda calculus. This means that we can express addition on natural numbers on the level of types using a Church Encoding.This same formulation is used by Michael Dürig in his implementation.
Zero is represented by a type parameter z and the successor function is represented by a higher-kinded type s[_] that takes one "argument", which can be either z or, recursively, s[_].
Given these type parameters, we define our number types as follows:
Compare this to the Peano numbers given above.type _0[s[_],z] = z type _1[s[_],z] = s[z] type _2[s[_],z] = s[s[z]] type _3[s[_],z] = s[s[s[z]]]
AdditionContinuing with the approach from "Towards Equal Rights For Higher Kinded Types" (referred to as "Equal Rights" in the rest of this post), given the above type definitions for the numbers _0, _1, etc., we can now define a plus operation. Our "operation" is really a higher-kinded type, where the two arguments are actually types. Our numbers are all of the form _X[s[_],z], so that is the format of the two arguments to our plus function, which we call m and n. We also add two more type arguments, s[_] and z, which are necessary to make this formulation work.
We add class definitions for the z and s types, and create atype plus[m[s[_],z], n[s[_],z], s[_], z] = n[s, m[s, z]]
+ type infix operator:
Now we can add our number types. To be consistent with our previously defined numbers, we include the two type parameters in our definition. This allows us to use _4 in another addition expression. (The "Equal Rights" paper does not include these parameters.)abstract class Zero abstract class Succ[a] type +[m[s[_],z], n[s[_],z]] = plus[m, n, Succ, Zero]
If you do all of the expansion for the _X types and the + operator, you will find that _2 + _2, _1 + _3, and _3 + _1 expand to the same type definition, which istype _4[s[_],z] = _2 + _2
There are a couple of ways you can verify that the addition operator gives equivalent types. One way is to define a function that takes an argument of a specific type, and pass different argument types to it://Sample of how + works; don't type this into Scala _2 + _2 +[_2, _2] +[s[s[z], s[s[z]] plus[_2, _2, Succ, Zero] _2[Succ, _2[Succ,Zero]] Succ[Succ[_2[Succ,Zero]]]] Succ[Succ[Succ[Succ[Zero]]]]
Alternatively, you can use the approach in the "Equal Rights" paper and define andef test(x:_3[Succ,Zero]) = null test(null.asInstanceOf[_3[Succ,Zero]]) test(null.asInstanceOf[_1+_2]) test(null.asInstanceOf[_2+_2]) //error
Equals higher-kinded type that is only valid
when given two types that are the same.
Try the examples below and you will see that the compiler accepts the
line when the two types are equal, and complains when they are different:
So far most of the code in the above Representation and Addition sections is taken almost verbatim from the "Equal Rights" paper. This is all done using the standard Scala type system and features that have been in Scala for a while.case class Equals[A >: B <: B, B] Equals[_1[Succ,Zero],_1[Succ,Zero]] Equals[_1[Succ,Zero],_2[Succ,Zero]] //error Equals[_1+_1,_2[Succ,Zero]]
But there is another way to do this.
An Alternate ApproachIn addition to higher-kinded types, Scala allows abstract types to be defined within classes or traits. These types can then be made concrete in a subclass. This mechanism can often be used as an alternative to parameterized types. This was the approach taken by Jesper Nordenberg in his type-safe Units class (discussed in a previous post), and I preferred that approach. The code below was inspired by Jesper's code (and may be covered by his Copyright, see the copyright note above).
As Jesper did, I wanted to be able to represent negative numbers as well as positive numbers, and I wanted to be able to subtract as well as add. We will get to negatives and subtraction later; let's start with our representation and addition using abstract types.
Note: this Scala code includes recursive type definitions, which requires a feature in the Scala compiler that is not in version 2.7.2. In order to execute the examples below, you will have to download one of the nightly snapshots (or build from source). To get a nightly snapshot, visit the Scala downloads page, follow the "Nightly Builds" link, download a nightly build file, unpack it, and runWe start by defining an abstract trait
bin/scala -Yrecursion 1. I used
scala-2.7.2.r16357-b20081027010143.tgz. To find out if your copy of scala includes the recursion option, run
scala -Ywith no other options.
representing a Church Numeral, a positive or negative integer.
CPos trait subtypes
CInt to
represent only positive numbers or zero.
Next we define our zero and successor classes.trait CInt { type Succ <: CInt } trait CPos extends CInt
With the above code we can now define some Church Numerals:class CSucc[P <: CPos] extends CPos { //P is our predecessor type Succ = CSucc[CSucc[P]] //our successor is the second successor of our predecessor } final class _0 extends CPos { type Succ = CSucc[_0] }
Thetype _1 = CSucc[_0] type _2 = CSucc[_1] type _3 = CSucc[_2]
Succ type field within the classes allows us to specify
the successor to a type by referencing the
Succ inner type,
an approach which we will use for addition:
We can verify that these two syntaxes produce equivalent types by using the Equals class we defined above:type _1b = _0#Succ type _2b = _1b#Succ type _3b = _2b#Succ
Equals[_1,_1b] Equals[_2,_2b]
Addition RevisitedWe modify our classes to add an addition operator. The new code is shown in bold.
Note the similarity of thetrait CInt { type Succ <: CInt type Add[N <: CInt] <: CInt } trait CPos extends CInt //No change to CPos, but we redefine because CInt changed, //so that you can cut and paste this block into the Scala interpreter. class CSucc[P <: CPos] extends CPos { type Succ = CSucc[CSucc[P]] type Add[N <: CInt] = P#Add[N]#Succ } final class _0 extends CPos { type Succ = CSucc[_0] type Add[N <: CInt] = N } type +[N1<:CInt, N2<:CInt] = N1#Add[N2] //_0 changed, so we redefine the numbers that are based on it type _1 = _0#Succ type _2 = _1#Succ type _3 = _2#Succ
Add type to the recursive definition
of addition given in the discussion of Peano numbers
adding a number N to zero gives that number N, and adding a number N to
the successor of P is equal to the successor of P plus N.
We can now add our Church Numerals together, which we can verify with our Equals class:
Equals[_2,_1+_1] Equals[_3,_2+_1]
Negative NumbersThe Successor approach above only covers the positive numbers. We will use another series of Church Numerals to represent the negative numbers. Instead of a successor function, we will use a predecessor function. We will use the term "successor" always to mean the next most positive number, and "predecessor" always to mean the next most negative number. Thus our negative numbers are represented by repeated application of the predecessor function p on zero:
To code this, we will add a new trait0 = 0 -1 = p(0) -2 = p(p(0)) -3 = p(p(p(0))) -4 = p(p(p(p(0))))
CNeg for negative
numbers, a new class
CPred to encode our negative
Church Numerals, and a new abstract type
Note that the predecessor code is all completely symmetric with
the successor code: exchange
CPred with
Pred with
P with
CPos with
and the numerals
_1 etc with
_M1 etc.,
and you end up with the same thing.
As above, changes are in bold, and we include the bits that have not changed so that you can just copy and paste this entire code block into the Scala interpreter.
We can test addition of negative and positive numbers using Equals:trait CInt { type Succ <: CInt type Add[N <: CInt] <: CInt type Pred <: CInt } trait CPos extends CInt trait CNeg extends CInt class CSucc[P <: CPos] extends CPos { type Succ = CSucc[CSucc[P]] type Add[N <: CInt] = P#Add[N]#Succ type Pred = P } class CPred[S <: CNeg] extends CNeg { type Succ = S type Add[N <: CInt] = S#Add[N]#Pred type Pred = CPred[CPred[S]] } final class _0 extends CPos with CNeg { type Succ = CSucc[_0] type Add[N <: CInt] = N type Pred = CPred[_0] } type +[N1<:CInt, N2<:CInt] = N1#Add[N2] type _1 = _0#Succ type _2 = _1#Succ type _3 = _2#Succ type _M1 = _0#Pred type _M2 = _M1#Pred type _M3 = _M2#Pred
Equals[_M1+_M1,_M2] Equals[_M1+_1,_0] Equals[_1+_M3,_M2]
SubtractionSubtraction is mostly symmetric with addition, except that in order to subtract from zero, we need to be able to take the negative of the value rather the using the value directly. Thus we add a
Neg operation (using a type) along
with the
Sub type for subtraction.
Neg, we no longer need to define separate types for the
negative numbers (_M1 etc. above), we can use the
Neg type field
of the corresponding positive number.
Thus negative one is
negative two is
_2#Neg, etc.
As usual, we can verify our subtraction operation using Equals:case class Equals[A >: B <: B, B] trait CInt { type Succ <: CInt type Add[N <: CInt] <: CInt type Pred <: CInt type Sub[N <: CInt] <: CInt type Neg <: CInt } trait CPos extends CInt trait CNeg extends CInt class CSucc[P <: CPos] extends CPos { type Succ = CSucc[CSucc[P]] type Add[N <: CInt] = P#Add[N]#Succ type Pred = P type Sub[N <: CInt] = P#Sub[N]#Succ type Neg = P#Neg#Pred } class CPred[S <: CNeg] extends CNeg { type Succ = S type Add[N <: CInt] = S#Add[N]#Pred type Pred = CPred[CPred[S]] type Sub[N <: CInt] = S#Sub[N]#Pred type Neg = S#Neg#Succ } final class _0 extends CPos with CNeg { type Succ = CSucc[_0] type Add[N <: CInt] = N type Pred = CPred[_0] type Sub[N <: CInt] = N#Neg type Neg = _0 } type +[N1<:CInt, N2<:CInt] = N1#Add[N2] type -[N1<:CInt, N2<:CInt] = N1#Sub[N2] type _1 = _0#Succ type _2 = _1#Succ type _3 = _2#Succ
The last code section above with the traits and classes provides a complete definition of our Church Numerals. Now let's see how to use them for a practical application.Equals[_2 - _1, _1] Equals[_1 - _2, _1#Neg] Equals[_1#Neg - _1, _2#Neg] Equals[_2#Neg - _1#Neg, _1#Neg] Equals[_1#Neg - _3#Neg, _2]
UnitsWe define a class that represents a value that has units of meters. We define arithmetic operators so we can add or subtract quantities of the same type, or multiply or divide quantities that may have a different power of Meters:
The type parametercase class Meter[M<:CInt](value:Double) { def +(that:Meter[M]) = Meter[M](this.value + that.value) def -(that:Meter[M]) = Meter[M](this.value - that.value) def *[M2<:CInt](that:Meter[M2]) = Meter[M+M2](this.value * that.value) def /[M2<:CInt](that:Meter[M2]) = Meter[M-M2](this.value / that.value) }
M is a Church Numeral representing the
power of the units, as shown by the following type definitions:
We define an implicit conversion fromtype Scalar = Meter[_0] type Length = Meter[_1] type Area = Meter[_2] type Volume = Meter[_3]
Double to
Scalar, which we need for expressions such as
r*r*PI as used below.
Unfortunately, if we attempt to use
Scala does not find our implicit conversion.
We can now define some simple type-safe functions:implicit def toScalar(d:Double) = new Scalar(d)
The operators in ourimport java.lang.Math.PI def circleArea(r:Length):Area = r*r*PI def sphereSurfaceArea(r:Length):Area = r*r*4.*PI def sphereVolume(r:Length):Volume = r*r*r*(4./3.)*PI
Meter class are normal operators,
so we test them with some value assignment statements
and calls to our functions:
val x = new Length(5) val y = new Length(6) val z = new Length(2) val a:Area = x*y val v:Volume = a*z circleArea(x) sphereVolume(y) sphereVolume(a) //type error
Multiple UnitsWe could define types for
Seconds and any other units as we
did for
Meter above,
but what happens when we want to divide a
by a
Second to get a speed value?
In order to allow operations across units, we have to combine our units
into one class.
We will create a
MKS class
that allows us to combine meters, kilograms and seconds.
It looks a lot like the
Meter class, except that it has
three type parameter slots,
one for each of our units.
While we are at it, we also add the six relational operators
so that we can do type-safe comparisons of values.
Now we define our physical types in terms ofcase class MKS[M<:CInt, K<:CInt, S<:CInt](value:Double) { def +(that:MKS[M,K,S]) = MKS[M,K,S](this.value + that.value) def -(that:MKS[M,K,S]) = MKS[M,K,S](this.value - that.value) def *[M2<:CInt,K2<:CInt,S2<:CInt](that:MKS[M2,K2,S2]) = MKS[M+M2,K+K2,S+S2](this.value * that.value) def /[M2<:CInt,K2<:CInt,S2<:CInt](that:MKS[M2,K2,S2]) = MKS[M-M2,K-K2,S-S2](this.value / that.value) def ==(that:MKS[M,K,S]) = (this.value == that.value) def !=(that:MKS[M,K,S]) = (this.value != that.value) def > (that:MKS[M,K,S]) = (this.value > that.value) def >=(that:MKS[M,K,S]) = (this.value >= that.value) def < (that:MKS[M,K,S]) = (this.value < that.value) def <=(that:MKS[M,K,S]) = (this.value <= that.value) }
With these units, we can define physical constants and functions and do type-safe calculations.type Length = MKS[_1,_0,_0] //meter type Area = MKS[_2,_0,_0] //square meter type Volume = MKS[_3,_0,_0] //cubic meter, or kiloliter type Mass = MKS[_0,_1,_0] //kilogram type Time = MKS[_0,_0,_1] //second type Frequency = MKS[_0,_0,_1#Neg] //hertz type Speed = MKS[_1,_0,_1#Neg] //meter per second type Acceleration = MKS[_1,_0,_2#Neg] //meter per second-squared type Force = MKS[_1,_1,_2#Neg] //newton type Energy = MKS[_2,_1,_2#Neg] //joule type Power = MKS[_2,_1,_3#Neg] //watt
val G = MKS[_3, _1#Neg, _2#Neg](6.673e-11) //gravitational constant def gravitationalForce(m1:Mass, m2:Mass, r:Length):Force = (m1*m2/(r*r))*G val earthMass = new Mass(5.9742e24) val earthRadius = new Length(6.378137e6) val earthSurfaceAcceleration:Acceleration = (earthMass/(earthRadius*earthRadius))*G
LimitationsJesper's implementation of type-safe units, on which this code is based, includes slots for length, mass and time as I have in my MKS implementation above, as well as for the other four accepted SI units current, temperature, molarity and brightness. This allows for a greater combination of units than my MKS implementation, so is more powerful and will cover most typical physical calculations. But even with all of those additional units, there may be some other unit that I want to add, such as radians of angle, or electron volts, or dollars. It would be nice if it were possible to define a new unit type and have it automatically work with the others, but I don't know how to do that with this setup. If I figure that out, it will have to be a subject for another post.
SummaryWe have shown an implementation of Church Numerals and addition in Scala's type system using parameterized types, and another implementation using type variables. We extended the second implementation to include subtraction and negation as well as addition, then used those Church Numerals to define a class that can represent a collection of units with various powers on each unit. That class can be used to create unit-typed values and function definitions with which we can do type-safe calculations. Although we don't have an easy way to add arbitrary new units, a type-safe units class with the seven standard SI units can be used to do many calculations of physical quantities.
My thanks to Moors, Piessens and Odersky for their "Equal Rights" paper and to Jesper Nordenberg for his implementation of a type-safe units class.


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The days of gun-slinging roughriders who deliver swift justice might be over, but that cowboy code of honor, integrity and courage is still very present in the men of Southeast Texas. Men who challenge the obstacles of life head on with determination — from business ventures to the fight against a life-threatening disease — are the men who achieve the impossible and inspire courage.
These are men of true grit.
On Tuesday, April 12, The Julie Rogers "Gift of Life" Program will bring its highly anticipated "True Grit" themed Champagne & Ribs fundraiser to the Cowboy-Harley Davidson dealership. With Mid-Life Crisis on the stage, a John Wayne impersonator (and his yodeling wife), an all-you-can-eat dinner spread of fantastic proportions, flowing champagne and yes, the ribs, this year's event is looking to be the biggest bash yet.
In addition to raising spirits, funds and awareness for the "Gift of Life" Prostate Cancer Program, Champagne & Ribs will honor two local legends for their unwavering ability to accomplish goals, inspire courage and give back to the community: Walter Umphrey and Joe Penland.
"They're humble men of valor who embody the best of the old west," Norma Sampson, GOL special projects coordinator, said of this year's honorees. "While each of our honorees is unique, both of them share the entrepreneurial spirit of determination and perseverance. These men are true Southeast Texas heroes who have built successful businesses while providing unfaltering support to civic and community causes."
Umphrey, known by most as "the heart and soul" of the Provost Umphrey Law Firm, worked in the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office as a prosecuting attorney, ultimately becoming chief felony prosecutor. Board certified in the legal areas dealing with personal injury trial law, labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Umphrey has numerous legal affiliations and was named one of the top lawyers of the 20th century by Texas Lawyer's "Legal Legends: A Century of Texas Law and Lawyering."
"My wife and I have been extremely fortunate in our law business and various business investments, and this community has been very good to us," said Umphrey. "It's only right to put funds back into the community to make it a better place to live."
In addition to being a tremendous supporter of Lamar University, the Humane Society of Southeast Texas and various other local and national charities, Umphrey has gladly lent his motorcycle dealership to GOL for the annual Champagne & Ribs bash since the event began in 2005.
"You really gotta take your hat off to both of these men, Mr. Umphrey and Mr. Penland," said event co-chair Jim Broussard. "They just continue to give their support and their dollars to this community, and they don't have to do that. They do it because they want to."
Owner of the largest industrial mat producer in the world, Penland has shared the outstanding success of his business, Quality Mat Company Inc., by becoming a pillar of support for local organizations including the 100 Club of Southeast Texas, Girls' Haven, The Jefferson County Grandparents Association and the Desire Street Ministries. In 2007, he and his wife Linda, a breast cancer survivor, established the Linda and Joe Penland Free Mammogram Fund in 2007.
"To me, it's rewarding to see and meet the people that have been helped by Gift of Life; that's what it's all about," said Penland. "It's the biggest thrill to me to meet a lady or a gentleman who has received a free mammogram or a prostate screening, and their lives were saved — I don't think anything could be any more rewarding than helping someone that you don't even know. There is no other organization that I'm aware of that works so hard to do something before you get the call that there's a problem."
John Cassimere, 46, is of the 6,000 men of true grit brave enough to reach out to "Gift of Life" for a free prostate screening—reluctantly facing his deepest fear. In 2008, he was diagnosed with cancer and immediately underwent a radical prostatectomy.
Six weeks later, he was right back to work.
Cassimere is one of more than 50 men in Southeast Texas whose lives have been prolonged because of the accessibility of cancer treatment Gift of Life provides to those medically underserved in the area.
"This can be a sensitive subject for guys, but this event kind of breaks the ice and leads to conversation about the issue," said Broussard. "The focus is not necessarily on prostate cancer — the focus is on the screening and what early detection can do for you."
Tickets to Champagne & Ribs are priced at $75 with sponsorship opportunities available. All proceeds generated from the fundraiser benefit the "Gift of Life" Prostate Cancer Program and educational initiatives.
"We truly are grassroots from the sense that the funds that come to this program come straight from the community and go directly back into the community," said Sampson. "We have no national affiliation, so everything we do is here in your backyard."
For more information about the program or to purchase tickets to Champagne & Ribs, call the Gift of Life office at (409) 833-3663 or visit giftoflifebmt.org.


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Death toll reaches 53 in day of violence in Egypt as police turn on Brotherhood protesters
A day set aside to celebrate the Egyptian military turned into scenes of bloody violence Sunday as Egyptian security forces opened fire on demonstrators sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood in a sign of how the once powerful group has become the target of official repression.
The Health Ministry announced that at least 53 people were dead, but the toll had changed throughout the night and was expected to go higher. At least 32 of the deaths took place in Cairo and the adjoining city of Giza, where 246 people were injured. Deaths were also announced in the cities of Beni Suef and Minya. The ministry did not say where eight of the deaths had occurred.
The Ministry of the Interior, which oversees the police and security forces, said that 423 people had been arrested in Cairo and Giza and it blamed the violence on Brotherhood supporters attempting to crash pro-military rallies called to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of Egypt's last war with Israel. The military-backed government had warned in a statement from Ahmed El-Mosalamani, the presidential spokesman, that anyone protesting against the military on Sunday would be considered an "agent" conspiring against the state.
But it was an open question whether the Brotherhood demonstrators had done anything to provoke the attacks. Earlier on Sunday, two McClatchy reporters witnessed police openly beating Brotherhood demonstrators, without provocation, not far from the main pro-military rally in Tahrir Square in central Cairo.
The two reporters, who had left the pro-military demonstration to cover the Brotherhood protest, were pounced on by security officers, who struck one on the neck with a night stick, stole both reporters' cell phones and camera, and threatened to haul one away.
The abuse ended only after the reporters proved they'd been at the pro-military rally by producing a poster of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi, the military head who engineered the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi in July.
There was no sign of Brotherhood provocation. The beatings took place well away from the crowds that were celebrating the military, and McClatchy reporters witnessed police officers throwing rocks at the protesters. Some protesters jumped into the Nile River to take refuge.
Residents nearby also played a role, refusing to give Brotherhood sympathizers shelter as they sought to flee the security forces' onslaught.
When police spotted the reporters watching what was taking place, a police officer struck a male McClatchy reporter in the back of his neck and stole his phone from his pocket. He then stole the phone and camera of a second correspondent.
"Screw your mother," the officer told the reporters.
The beatings apparently had the approval of higher ups. Near Tahrir Square, two officers appeared with broken night sticks. Their commander asked what happened.
"We beat Brotherhood," the officers responded.
The gunfire took place elsewhere, apparently as Brotherhood protesters assembled to march toward Tahrir Square from Cairo's Garden City district and Giza's Dokki district.
Police reportedly fired tear gas to disperse the marchers, then opened up with live ammunition. An Associated Press photographer reported that he had seen at least nine bodies on the floor of a clinic in Dokki. All had been shot in the head.
The deaths recalled several other Brotherhood demonstrations where protesters were killed, overwhelmingly by gunshots to the head and chest. In the most notorious incident, security forces stormed a sit-in that had been set up to protest Morsi's ouster. More than 1,000 people may have died in that attack.
The deaths of Brotherhood supporters stood in sharp contrast to the scene inside Tahrir Square, where tens of thousands gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the 1973 war, which ended in Egyptian defeat but that is hailed here for having led to Israel's agreement to return the Sinai Peninsula to Egyptian control.
At least a dozen tanks and armored vehicles were deployed at the entrances to the square, the iconic plaza where pro-democracy demonstrations nearly three years ago drove Hosni Mubarak from the presidency.
Smiling and laughing, thousands passed through checkpoints with metal detectors to demonstrate their support for the military, whose toppling of Morsi ended the administration of Egypt's first democratically elected president. If the crowd found the location ironic, that realization didn't dampen their enthusiasm, as the ululating trills of women and the boisterous cheers of men celebrated the return of military rule.
Everywhere inside the square the atmosphere was nationalistic. Egyptian flags and kites bearing the Egyptian colors flew overhead. People cheered, whistled and passed out cookies and candy. Posters of El-Sissi were everywhere.
Military helicopters flew overhead and a military band kept the crowds entertained. Meanwhile, dozens of people passed petitions urging el-Sissi to run for president. "Finish your favor," the petition read, a reference to the millions of people who flooded Cairo's streets in June urging Morsi's removal from office.
There were more signs that the military was continuing its efforts to erase whatever changes had taken place during the year-long Morsi reign. Retired Field Marshall Mohammed Tantawi, who Morsi fired as head of the army in the first weeks of his administration, appeared in public Sunday night for the first time since his dismissal at a ceremony in a military-owned stadium marking the war anniversary. El Sissi and the transitional president el-Sissi named to replace Morsi, Adly Mansour, were also present.


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The first time I saw Fire Island was in 1969, the year of Stonewall, in which I was an unwitting participant. I saw Paradise and took a job as a waiter the very next summer at The Sandpiper. I fell in love with The Pines and decided then and there that one day it would be my home, and now it is. The face of AIDS on Fire Island is much the same as in any predominantly gay community anywhere. The Pines and Cherry Grove are just microcosms of the gay world. In any of them you look and see that an entire generation is missing: mine.
I have advanced AIDS. I've looked right up the asshole of Death and saw the face of AIDS up close and laughed at it. I've seen tens of dozens of my friends and loved ones die while politicos and religious leaders watched with mock concern and did nothing. I'm certain I'm not alone in this and it's what has made our communities get angry and rise to act. There are dozens of fund-raisers every summer to help in some way to combat the ravages of this plague. That's obvious to anyone who is here. Still, one cannot help but wonder why, in spite of all this, activities which continue to spread this transmittable disease are rampant. AIDS is transmittable. It's not, as some quacks claim, caused by parasites or drugs or disco music. Most of us here got it the same way, by sexual transmission, and even though I've been infected since 1984, I still see men sero-converting nowadays.
Mass marketers of immune products are leaving samples of pills, shakes, hormones and steroids at the gate of every household here. No one can be unaware there's a situation. Yet drugs, unsafe sex and stupidity abound, and the new infection rate and death rate continue to rise. I believe that gay pride has fallen down here. It has taught young people to be unashamed to dance, be openly queer, and love out in the open. But no pride group has yet taught us the real meaning of pride, which is that each of is precious and has great value, and we must preserve ourselves by insisting that we and our partners respect ourselves while having sex. It conflicts with the concept of "being cool."
Self esteem is the one missing element in the island communities. I've heard it time and again "I'm not worth much to anybody, why bother." Blame society, blame the schools, the religious groups, the Boy Scouts. It doesn't matter who you blame, the answer lies in making young people not believe they are less worthy than anyone else, and that they -- we -- are worth as much as any other human life.
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Doggone it: Michael Bennet's daughter threatens to go negative
Michael Bennet is getting a big laugh on the campaign trail with his story about how much negative campaign ads have influenced his own daughters.
The girls have been promised a puppy when the election is over, and the Democratic U.S. senator said the talk around their household these days is not what happens on Nov. 2 but what kind of puppy, what color of puppy and what to name the new dog.
"What would you do if we didn't get a puppy?" Bennet asked one day.
He said that his 11-year-old daughter, Caroline, "didn't skip a beat" when she shot back, "I'd run a negative TV ad about you."
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First responders and citizens hit by a local disaster have a new cloud-based mapping tool that will give them more detailed knowledge on the ground, enabling them to react better with more informed decisions.
Esri, a geographic information system provider, and Microsoft have entered into a strategic alliance that will allow Microsoft to display ESRI public information maps on its cloud-based Disaster Response Incident Portal, as well as direct users to the maps via its online outlets including MSN and Bing, the companies said in an announcement.
Esri's ArcGIS integration within a number of Microsoft's disaster response management solutions will provide governments and leading aid organizations with a more comprehensive set of tools to address key challenges.
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Very few sequels are better than the movies they follow. The few who are – Toy Story 2, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, The Godfather Part II, and Spider-Man 2 – all share a few key ingredients.
First, you need an exciting, original movie worth caring about, worth topping. Second, a filmmaker who's more confident from their original success, with a bigger canvas to play with. Third, and most important, a really great sequel doesn't try telling a wholly original story. It's comfortable in the fact that its a sequel – instead it tries to retell the original story with a little more finesse, more skill, and with the emotional stakes raised.
Star Trek into Darkness is a truly great sequel. It's the same simple story of the first; a story of growing up, taking responsibility for yourself and others, of balancing your head (Spock) and your heart (Kirk) in times of crisis. Only it's so much better than the original (fine, ok, original reboot) on every level.
This is superb filmmaking. The ensemble cast feel like a real crew, bouncing off each other like life long friends. Every moment, every action set piece, drives the story forward. For Trekkers, there's a lot of care taken to acknowledge and playfully rewrite more of its folklore. And all the while you can feel JJ Abrams is more confident in his storytelling, as well he bloody should be.
Ok, yeah, there are moments that don't work. Hell, there are moments that make no damn sense at all, but they fly by like so much space debris. Just enjoy the ride.
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New Zealand 42-10 Ireland, Auckland
Clinical All Blacks power past Ireland
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New Zealand's Julian Savea is congratulated on scoring during an outstanding display at Eden Park
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Debutant winger Julian Savea scored a hat-trick to inspire New Zealand to an impressive 42-10 win over Ireland at Eden Park.
Story of the Game
The Irish had no answer for the pace and power of world champions' backline and the Hurricanes winger ran in three tries inside the first 43 minutes of his first international outing. The running lines and swift incisions of Israel Dagg, Conrad Smith and Savea caused Ireland problems throughout and coach Declan Kidney will need to come up with a way of negating the dangerous New Zealand backs if Ireland are to avoid a series sweep.
Ireland's start was bright, but they lost possession off their own scrum with three minutes on the clock and conceded a penalty seconds later which Dan Carter sent over. The All Blacks went off their feet two minutes later and Jonathan Sexton levelled matters. The score spurred the visitors on and Donnacha Ryan, Sean O'Brien and Cian Healy were all responsible for huge hits.
Brian O'Driscoll found Earls in midfield and the Munster man set up the charging Simon Zebo, who was bundled out of play only metres from the left-hand corner. The momentum was reversed by two quick penalty concessions and Carter landed a goal-kick from the halfway line to make it 6-3 with 16 minutes on the clock.
The out-half added three more from a similar distance as Savea forced a penalty through a hefty challenge on fullback Rob Kearney. An Ireland clearance looked to have Zac Guilford under pressure after 26 minutes, but his drop bounced backward and he spooned a pass left.
Smith created the opening as he drew in Fergus McFadden and Keith Earls before offloading. Carter took possession and slipped Savea in. The winger raced free and touched down under the posts. Carter added the extras. Savea broke free again minutes later as Sean O'Brien missed a regulation tackle and it took a flying tap tackle from Kearney and good scrambling from Peter O'Mahony for Ireland to clear.
Zebo was Ireland's best attacking option in the opening half and he was almost clear for a try after 30 minutes, but was chopped down in full flight as he sprinted into the All Blacks' 22. Ireland enjoyed a brief attacking flurry in New Zealand territory, but they were getting knocked back heavily in the tackle. A big hit on Sexton led to broken play and Zebo needed to use his pace in defence as he slid in to cover a dangerous Dagg chip.
Conor Murray needed every ounce of strength in his scrum-half frame soon after as he repelled a charging Sam Whitelock at the right corner. Play streamed right to left and Dagg took a great attacking line before setting up Savea for his second try.
There was attention from Kearney and Murray and a television replay, but the score was never in doubt. Carter landed a fine conversion from the left touchline to make it 23-3 at the break.
Any thoughts of an unlikely Irish comeback were extinguished within three minutes of the restart as Dagg and Savea combined again. The All Black 15 twisted and turned his opposite number in defence before he popped up a pass for Savea to get his hat-trick. Carter got his third conversion to make it 30-3.
All the attacks were coming down McFadden's flank but the right winger got some relief as Rory Best scrambled for possession and Sexton hoofed the ball upfield. The Leinster man beat Richie McCaw in a foot race to touch down and Sexton's conversion made it 30-10.
Earls and O'Driscoll then needed to be strong in defence as they held up Keiran Read on the line after a thundering run. The relief was short-lived as New Zealand's strong ruck sucked in Irish defenders but not enough to stop Adam Thomson from crashing over.
Both teams rang the changes with 20 minutes remaining and Ireland weathered another spell of pressure from the home team and looked to have clawed themselves back into a respectable position. McFadden outsprinted Dagg 80 metres to score under the posts but referee Nigel Owens had already called back play for an Irish offside.
There was further reason for Irish hearts to flutter in the final minutes as loosehead prop Cian Healy was injured and replaced by hooker Sean Cronin. Smith was then rewarded for a fantastic performance when he dived over to the right of the posts after a slick pass from Cruden. Carter added the extras to make it 42-10 and give the Irish plenty to ponder ahead of next week's second Test in Christchurch.
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Few people can say they've walked the halls of the White House and met the president. Fewer still can say they've given him a hug while receiving praise.
But 18 second-graders from Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School in Roxbury can say all of the above.
Last year, they delivered Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech" before President Obama. And that gives them a special perspective on the president, who on Monday will take the oath of office for a second time — a man whose presidency and reelection they followed with unusual interest, given they're still a good decade away from being old enough to vote.
"He makes the right rules."
"He is nice to people."
"He makes things cheap."
"If it weren't for Obama, all the poor people would die by now because they wouldn't have no food to eat."
The students were first-graders in Darlene White-Dottin's class when they visited the White House. White-Dottin has taught a truncated version of King's speech for nearly two decades as a way to improve vocabulary and instill a sense of history in her young students.
Governor Deval Patrick first heard White-Dottin's students deliver King's speech — and define the words — during a visit to Orchard Gardens. He was so impressed by the performance and by the learning gains of all students at the school that he arranged the trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Orchard Gardens had consistently been rated among the lowest-performing schools in the state until it was designated a "turnaround school." That designation helped it get extra resources to extend the school day and hire more experienced teachers, White-Dottin among them.
She has been a teacher for 29 years, three of them at Orchard Gardens. King's speech, she said, helps students build their vocabulary as they learn the meaning of words like brotherhood, justice, oppression, and creed. Students must do more than simply memorize words from a page, she said. They must comprehend the meaning and history behind them.
"If they don't ever remember anything else, if they don't remember my name, I want them to take this history on and get an understanding that the way we are in this building and going to the movies and drinking from a water fountain, it has not [always] been like that," White-Dottin said.
"I told them, 'You know a lot. You have to keep it.' "
They remember.
"Martin Luther King was trying to tell us that everybody could be friends and that's the reason why we did the speech," 8-year-old Ajensy Rosario explained. "Black people and white people could all be together even if they're not the same skin color."
Seven of White-Dottin's former students sat together on the carpet in their second-grade class after a recent composition lesson and recalled the legacy of the man who dreamed that children would one day live in a nation where they would be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. "He helped us be together," Ajensy said.
King taught us "that we could be nice and not be rude," Kierra Thompson said.
They also remember in vivid detail that Tuesday last February when they visited the White House, which they said was beautiful and filled with gold, chocolate, and water.
The one-day, whirlwind field trip started before dawn and included a special peek inside the airplane's cockpit and a visit to the "gigantic" Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, where they practiced the speech before a small group of tourists.
When they arrived at the White House, for their afternoon audience with the president, they were greeted with: "'Who are you guys?' And then we said, 'We're from Orchard Gardens and we're gonna sing to the president, sing the Martin Luther King speech,' " Ajensy remembered.
In those moments before the president walked into the Diplomatic Reception Room, the students recalled, they felt "excited, . . . overjoyed, . . . thrilled, . . . lucky."
They also felt nervous.
"I was about to use the bathroom on myself," Elianie Morales said. "Me too," interrupted 7-year-old Aveley Kissi.
And when the president saw Aveley squirming in the corner and asked if she needed to use the restroom, he served as her personal escort. "Aveley got to hold the president's hand!" 8-year-old Tanish Whiteside said.
"The bathroom," Aveley whispered, "had a chandelier in it. It looked like I was in heaven."
But these boys and girls weren't there to gawk at chandeliers. They came to deliver a message. Eighteen little voices began in unison:
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.' "
They continued their rendition for 128 words, ending with a call for hope. It is a speech whose meaning they remember, even if the exact words are a little foggy.
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Summit County mail sting yields 10 arrests, 13 pounds of marijuana
Seven Summit County residents and three others have been arrested after the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Summit County Sheriff's Office conducted a joint drug-stopping operation at local post offices.
The week-long sting yielded $29,000 in cash, 13.5 pounds of marijuana and marijuana edibles and more than 200 controlled-substance pills, according to a sheriff's office statement.
"The use of the mail to transport narcotics and related proceeds is a federal crime," U.S. Postal Inspection Service inspector Adam Behnen said. "We take these cases seriously and they are priority investigations for us."
David Alan Bullock, 36, and Preston Lee Davenport, 20, both of Breckenridge, and Danyelle Marie Morrison, 20, and Thomas Alfred Schmitz, Jr., 22, both of Dillon, are facing charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Bryan David Perlman, 40, of Silverthorne, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Kevin Michael McCombs, 33, of Summit Cove, is also charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Jesus Uribe-Salinas, 32, of Dillon Valley, is facing charges of obstruction of a police officer.
Individuals in Leadville, Maine and Wisconsin are also facing charges related to the sting.
The drug-busting operation, which ended March 1, was part of an effort to decrease the number of packages containing narcotics or narcotics proceeds being shipped through the postal service.
Possession with intent to distribute marijuana, a class 5 felony, carries a penalty of up to three years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
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How to Add a Group Item to the Item List in QuickBooks 2012
A group item lets you more easily invoice customers in QuickBooks 2012 when, from the customer's perspective, he or she is buying a single item, but from your perspective, you're actually selling several items.
Suppose that you're a florist and do a booming business on Valentine's Day. Your best-selling items may be red roses and pretty crystal vases. But you probably don't sell individual roses and individual vases. What you actually sell is a dozen roses and a single vase.
Although you want to individually track purchases of dozens of red roses and individual crystal vases on your purchase orders, on your invoices to customers, you want to bill for "a dozen red roses and a crystal vase."
If that example doesn't make sense, imagine a more complex floral arrangement, including the dozen red roses, a crystal vase, baby's breath, flower preservative, tissue paper wrapping, ribbon, a box, and so forth.
In this case, do you really want an invoice that shows perhaps 20 different items? Or do you want an invoice that shows a single item: a dozen red roses and a crystal vase? This is why you create group items.
A group item lets you create a single item that you use on invoices. However, this group item actually combines a bunch of individual items that you're probably using on your purchase orders.
To create a group item, display the New Item window and select Group from the Type drop-down list. When QuickBooks displays the group version of the New Item window, use the Group Name/Number box to give the group item a name or code.
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Evan Chapman: Anatomy of an Arrangement
Alumnus Evan Chapman talks about his arrangement of student Ben Johnston and alumnus Jordan Lucero's song, "I Don't Have a Song for That," which was written in response to the Boston Marathon bombings.
How did you approach the arrangement?
"I felt I should go about choosing a tone, texture, and instrumentation that would best suit the subject matter behind the song before actually starting the arrangement. Seeing as though the subject behind the song was very near to me, having been in Boston close to the finish line last year, I wanted to be sure I paid homage to the event the best I knew how."
"The introduction in the song begins with each section of the choir singing a few chosen phrases: 'we are strong,' 'hallelujah,' and 'clarity' in opposing rhythms, in a higher register, to create a glittery texture that would eventually lead into and support the lead vocal."
Was there anything in particular about this song that was inspiring for you to take on in the assignment?
"Having spoken to Ben and hearing his story, to me the arrangement became a symbol of something a bit bigger then just the lyrics. It's hard not to feel inspired by someone like Ben. He encapsulates what it means to be resilient, a quality that defines what it also means to be a Bostonian."
How did the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings factor into your choices?
"I wanted to make sure I didn't overdo it or make the arrangement too somber. It's a heavy task. I think in the end, the marathon proved something much more positive and uplifting than that initial act of hate. I wanted the arrangement to be about the grit and our hard-wired resilience in the face of adversity instead of those few days we all remember but try to forget."
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..I was thinking it went 4 from each team get switched ( funny Steph was wishing she was on a different tribe and the TPTB grant her , her wish )
Well are we going with the spoliers this week?
That's not buff-o-matic at work, puddin. Doncha know, Mark Burnett now insists that they dye the edges of their faces to match their buffs {l{
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